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CHARTERED CLUBS

Continued from the previous page               Work is already underway for the              Horseshoes and Washers). The courts are
                                               2016 Garden Tour, May 14-15. We               open every day to residents. Although there
5:30 p.m.                                      are seeking seven beautiful yards that        is no league play, members of the SIG and
                                               provide a variety of landscape styles and     other residents gather at the courts at 1
Contact Ursula Pinner at jupinner@             plenty of creative ideas. We welcome          p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday to play
gmail.com for information.                     recommendations, so if you know a good        for one hour. Newcomers are welcome to
                                               candidate contact Lynn Stude at plstude@      join us any time.
Italian –Join us this January to study         gmail.com.
Italian. Contact Reeta Wadzeck at 512                                                        Horticulture/Sun City
591-7199.                                      January Yard of the Month                     Organic Gardens

Russian – Beginning Russian will be            Congratulations to Jim and Jan Yost, 300      Monday, January 4, 1 pm., CCF
offered in January. If interested, please      Pipe Creek Lane (N54). A photo of their       Nursery, Iris and Greenhouse: Open
email Nancy Grafton at nancygrafton@           beautiful yard is in the “Around Sun City”    Thursdays and Saturdays, 9-11 a.m.
sbcglobal.net. Also, if you are inter-         section of this month’s Sun Rays.             Contact: Randall Brown, president,
ested in teaching an intermediate level                                                      512-508-8015 or randy.brown@
Russian language class, please contact         Hiking                                        suddenlink.net.
Nancy.                                                                                       New members: Vern Gonion, 512-869-
                                               Email us at: [email protected]           1129 or [email protected]
Spanish - Beginning Spanish 101 starts
the week of Jan. 4. Judy Harries, jbhar-       The Hiking Club has nearly 100 hikes          Note a change in our meeting day and
[email protected].                                 planned in 2016 as well as four fun social    location. Our monthly meetings are on
                                               events. We hike near - like the San Ga-       the first Monday of each month at 1 p.m.
The Spanish 203 class will be offered          briel River Trail and the Lake Georgetown     in the Cowan Creek Florence Room. We
starting the second week of January.           Goodwater Loop, and far - like Colorado       cordially invite you to join us on Monday,
Contact Ginny Hahn (hahngin@sudden-            Bend State Park and Enchanted Rock            Jan. 4.
lin.net or 512 240-4323).                      State Natural Area. Our hikes can be
                                               relatively easy - about 4 miles on level      Members are reminded that all dues ($15
Also available are 103, upper level 300        trails, or challenging - like 12 miles on     per year) and fees (garden bed yearly rent-
classes, and Practice and Review. Con-         rocky and hilly terrain, and everything in    al is $30) are due by Jan. 31. Prospective
tact Judy Harries, [email protected].         between. Our schedule in January kicks        members may print out an application
                                               off with New Year’s Days hikes and con-       from our website. Membership is required
Happy Hour at the Movies resumes               tinues with nearby short jaunts as well as    before renting a garden bed.
in January. Contact Cheryl Jagst,              favorite locations like Brushy Creek and
[email protected].                       Canyon of the Eagles. You can learn all       Our nursery is always looking for donated
                                               about our hikes by accessing the calendar     live landscape plant material. If you are
Check our website for more information.        on the Hiking website. Be sure to log in as   dividing overgrown plants or replacing
                                               a resident before going to the club website.  plants from your home landscape, please
Garden                                         Interested folks are welcome to join us on    consider bringing the extra live plant ma-
                                               an introductory hike before you join. See     terial to the nursery on Thursdays or Sat-
Wednesday, Jan. 13, Social at 12:30            you on the trail!                             urdays from 9-11a.m. The nursery always
p.m., Meeting at 1 p.m. CCF/G                                                                has a variety of landscape plants for sale.
Contact: Carol Parsonage,                      Horseshoes & Washers
[email protected]                                                                 Hunting & Fishing
Meeting                                        Tuesdays and Thursdays 1 p.m.
                                               Horseshoe Courts                              Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2 p.m., SCB.
It may be cold outside, but the Garden         Contact: Tom Minor, 512-863-9811              Contact: President Frank Sicola,
Club is already thinking ahead to spring.      Newly arrived homeowners have been            512-863-9808 or franksicola@verizon.
Our program this month, presented by           joining our club, but we need more players.   net
Williamson County Master Gardener              Long-time residents are missing out on fun
Wayne Rhodan, will focus on gardening          and fellowship! Many of you have played       Meeting: There is no guest speaker
activities to start now for the best possible  horseshoes in parks and at family picnics,    scheduled for our January meeting, but
spring landscape. During the social time       so what are you waiting for to join us? Our   each Director will be presenting their
you can get your gardening questions           club maintains 10 well-kept courts, so come   plans for 2016.
answered by the expert gardeners among         on down!
our members, share plants, and warm up                                                       Membership: Annual dues: $12 per
with coffee and cookies.                       Shuffleboard SIG                              person; sign up and pay online through
                                                                                             www.sctexas.org or at the Member Ser-
Membership                                     Sun City Texas has an active Shuffleboard     vices Office. Contact John Pettitt, mem-
                                               group; approximately 20 individuals           bership director, at 512-943-0618.
Dues for 2016 can be paid now on the Sun       belong to the Shuffleboard SIG and 20
City website or at the Member Services         other residents also play at the two courts   Fishing: Check out the club website
Office located in the Texas Drive Social       (adjacent to Bocce Courts, and next to        for a list of planned fishing activities.
Center. Dues are $12 for both new and
renewing members. If you have a Sun                                                                                                     ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG
City yard you qualify for membership!

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