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CHARTERED CLUBS
Nature
No general club meeting in June; see
June meeting/walk for Nature interest
groups below.
Contact: Bob Jensen, President,
[email protected] For all of you dog fans who took the obe-
Amphibians and Reptiles: Jim Chris-
tiansen, 512-868-3504
Astronomy: Micheal Starch, 512-868-
1076 and Ed Wiley, 512-688-1071. No
meeting in June, July or August. The
next meeting will be held in September.
Birding: Karen McBride, txmotmot@
gmail.com; Ed Rozenburg, 512-869-7303.
No meeting or walks in June, July or Au-
gust. See you in September!
Butterflies: Ed Rozenburg, 512-869-
7303. No meeting in June. Walk: Wednes-
day, June 24, meet at LHPP at 9:30 a.m.
Native Plants: Art Gibson, 512-943-
0173. No walks scheduled. Watch for no-
tices by email or the club calendar.
Rockhounds: Ed Cook, edcook3@gmail.
com, 512-591-7572. Meeting: Tuesday,
June 9, 4 p.m., AC MR 3/4. Cate Jensen
will present “Natural Wonders of the
World You May Not Know.” Come at 3:30
p.m. for coffee and conversation.
FREE REPTILE REMOVAL: See page 4.
Oldies but Goodies Dance
Friday, September 18, 7 p.m., SCB
Contact: Bill Smith, 512-591-7016 or
[email protected] tuned for more information.
The OBG Dance Club is where “The Young
at Heart Dance to the Golden Oldies.” The
club is open to any Sun City resident that
enjoys dancing to those Oldies but Good-
ies. We have four dances per year which
feature the classic sounds of the ’50s, ’60s petting and treats to reward the correct
and ’70s. Our next dance will be held on
Friday, September 18. Our final dance of
the year will be on Saturday, November 14,
when we will dance to the sounds of Little
Beverly and the Shades, a rock-n-roll band
specializing in the oldies from the ’50s and Now, don’t tell them since dogs do not
’60s. All dances will be held in the Social
Center Ballroom. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
and the dance begins at 7 p.m. Dues are
$10 per person or $15 per household. All
dances are free to members. BYOB and
snacks; ice and water will be provided.
Non-members and guests are welcome to
attend any dance at $5 per person.
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Pet
Thursday, May 7, 6:30 p.m., AC
Contact: Tom Olsen, 512-639-2085 or
[email protected] 382-7760 or [email protected]
General Meeting: The June meeting
dience classes that Ruth offered in Sun
City, hope you did well and learned more
about your “furry friends.”
This month the word is Junior Camp.
The kids come from far and wide to par-
ticipate as a camper. But first, there are
two items to put on the calendar.
Saturday, June 6 is the AKC Canine
Good Citizen (CGC) tests. The teams in
the intermediate training class take this
exam in order to gauge how well they
have done in the training class. We will
need several volunteers in order to offer
this test. It is quite interesting from the website.
volunteer side to observe how to recognize
all the different signs that dogs can com-
municate. Cowan Creek Pavilion will be
the location of the CGC test and the time
has yet to be determined.
On Wednesday, June 17 and 24, the
Pet Club will participate in the Sun City
Junior Camp, as we do each year. We
work with the two youngest groups of
campers, and playing with the dogs is
definitely one of the highlights of their
week from all the feedback we get from
the campers! This event is open to all Pet
Club members and their well-behaved
dogs. This session will take place both
Wednesdays at Legacy Hills Park Pa-
vilion from about 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Stay
first person and $5 for each additional
Training Tip - When you are teaching
your dog any type of new commands or
just brushing up on what you have al-
ready taught him, please remember to
use a lot (tons!) of verbal praise, touch
behavior. Also using an upbeat, happy
tone is best. Many dogs respond very
strongly to treats; however, too many
can make for an overweight dog. You
can break the treats into smaller pieces.
judge treats on their size. (Lucky for us.) to play the game. Whether you are new
Photography
Wednesday, June 3, 2 p.m., CCF/G
Contact: Cheryl Cook, President, 281-
will be on Wednesday, June 3, starting
at 2 p.m. in the Georgetown/Florence
Rooms at Cowan Creek Amenity Center.
Visitors are welcome. This month is the
sixth of a series entitled “Photography
Improvement Program.” This month’s
presentation is “Macro & Close-up Pho-
tography,” presented by Mr. Brian Loflin.
In addition, there will be some club an-
nouncements.
Photographs on Display: Members’
photos are exhibited at the Activities
Center, Cowan Creek Amenity Center,
The Oaks, the Photo Studio and the club
Special Interest Groups: SIG meetings
are held in the Photography Studio. Cur-
rent SIGs are: Advanced, Competition,
Lightroom, Nature, Novice, Beyond the
Basics, Photoshop-CS-CC, Photoshop Ele-
ments, and PSA & PSA-Print.
Field Trips: Monthly field trips offer
members great photographic opportu-
nities. There is a brief session prior to
the field trip to discuss trip details and
logistics. Another get-together takes place
after the trip to share experiences and
photographs taken.
Membership: The 2015 club dues are
now payable online and are $12 for the
family member.
Pickleball
Contact: Judy Swain, 512-417-0627 or
[email protected]
Pickleball is a fun, active game that com-
bines the elements of tennis, badminton,
and ping pong. Played on a doubles’ bad-
minton court with paddles and a per-
forated plastic ball, all it requires are
workout clothes, court shoes and a desire
to pickleball or are a seasoned veteran
with tournament experience, we have a
level of play suited to your needs.
Our club offers a free introductory train-
ing class for beginners. It provides a fun-
damental overview of the skills needed to
play the game. We also sponsor a Men-
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