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CHARTERED CLUBS
Continued from the previous page Pet Photographs on Display: Members’ photos
are exhibited at the Activities Center,
Special Interest Groups: See club cal- Contact: Tom Olsen, 512-639-2085 or Cowan Creek Amenity Center, The Oaks,
endar on the website [email protected] the Photo Studio and the club website.
Special Interest Groups: SIG meetings
Amphibians and Reptiles. Jim Chris- Our fall dog training classes will start in are held in the Photography Studio. Cur-
tiansen, 512-868-3504 September. The training classes will be rent SIGs are: Advanced, Competition,
held outdoors in the morning for seven Lightroom, Nature, Novice, Beyond the
Astronomy: Micheal Starch, 512-868- Saturdays at one of the pavilions in Sun Basics, Photoshop-CS-CC, Photoshop
1076 and Ed Wiley, 512-688-1071, No City. Elements, and PSA & PSA-Print. Field
meeting in July or August. The next Trips: Monthly field trips offer members
meeting will be in September Some good news! New member dues will great photographic opportunities. There
drop to $6 a household for the remain- is a brief session prior to the field trip to
Atmospheric Sciences: New SIG. Con- der of 2015. What a bargain! There is discuss trip details and logistics. Another
tact Gail Abend, [email protected]. a wealth of valuable information that get-together takes place after the trip to
See Club Calendar and watch for email can be available to you by being a mem- share experiences and photographs taken.
notices. ber in the Pet Club, including a list of
certain foods as well as certain popular Membership: The 2015 club dues are now
Birding: Karen McBride, txmotmot@ plants that can be hazardous to your dog’s payable online and are $12 for the first
gmail.com; Ed Rozenburg, 512-869-7303. health. I recently put in a new landscape person and $5 for each additional family
No bird walks in July or August. See you and one of the plants I chose was a Bird member.
in September! of Paradise bush. It can cause vomiting,
stomach pain and diarrhea. Last May, Pickleball
Butterflies: Ed Rozenburg, 512-869- with all the wonderful rain, mushrooms
7303. No meeting in July. were in the backyard which can also Contact: Judy Swain, 512-417-0627 or
harm your pet. As I walk in Sun City, I [email protected]
Native Plants: Art Gibson, 512-943- see several plants that can cause convul-
0173. No walks scheduled. Changes TBA sions such as the Chinaberry. This summer, the Pickleball Club intro-
by email. duced the concept of ladder leagues so
Safety tip: During the dog days of sum- members with skill levels ranging from
Rockhounds (Geology): Ed Cook, mer, both cats and dogs can become de- novice to advanced could compete against
[email protected], 512-591-7572. Meet- hydrated. You might want to consider others of similar abilities. At the start
ing: Tuesday, July 14, 4 p.m., AC MR adding water to either their dry or wet of the season, players were assigned
3 and 4; program TBA. Come early for food. an initial position on a ladder based on
coffee and conversation. No meeting in their individual skill level. Each week,
August. If the pavement is too hot to walk bare- they played a match of three games to
FREE REPTILE REMOVAL: See page 4. foot, then it is too hot to let your dogs walk 11 points with three other players of a
there. Keep them on the grass or dirt and foursome. They then moved up or down
Oldies but Goodies Dance take them out early in the day or late the ladder based on their winning per-
in the evening. Shortening the walks to centages. The format has been so well
Friday, September 18, 7 p.m., SCB keep them from overheating also helps. received by participants that it will be
Contact: Bill Smith, 512-591-7016 or Overheating can happen fast, especially employed in the upcoming Fall League.
[email protected] dogs with even medium type coats. If you
are warm, they are hot. If you are hot, For those who haven’t heard of pickleball,
The OBG Dance Club is where “The Young the dogs are extremely hot. it is a fun, active game that combines
at Heart Dance to the Golden Oldies.” The the elements of tennis, badminton and
club is open to any Sun City resident that Photography ping pong. Played on a doubles’ badmin-
enjoys dancing to those Oldies but Good- ton court with paddles and a perforated
ies. We have four dances per year which Wednesday, July 1, 2 p.m., CCF/G plastic ball, all it requires are workout
feature the classic sounds of the ’50s, ’60s Contact: Cheryl Cook, President, 281- clothes, court shoes and a desire to play
and ’70s. Our next dance will be held on 382-7760 or [email protected] the game.
Friday, September 18. Our final dance of
the year will be on Saturday, November 14, General Meeting: The July meeting will Our club offers a free introductory train-
when we will dance to the sounds of Little be on Wednesday, July 1, starting at 2 ing class for beginners. It provides a fun-
Beverly and the Shades, a rock-n-roll band p.m. in the Georgetown/Florence Rooms damental overview of the skills needed to
specializing in the oldies from the ’50s and at Cowan Creek Amenity Center. Visitors play the game. We also sponsor a Mentor
’60s. All dances will be held in the Social are welcome. This month is the sixth of Program in which some of our more expe-
Center Ballroom. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. a series entitled “Photography Improve- rienced players assist beginners with rule
and the dance begins at 7 p.m. Dues are ment Program.” This month’s subject is assimilation and suggestions on tech-
$10 per person or $15 per household. All “Silhouette” presented by Mr. Don Simp- nique. During the spring and summer
dances are free to members. BYOB and son. In addition, there will be some club months, courts 5 and 6 are reserved for
snacks; ice and water will be provided. announcements.
Non-members and guests are welcome to ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG
attend any dance at $5 per person.
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