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CHARTERED CLUBS
Nature
Tuesday, May 24, 2:30 p.m., SCB
Contact: Ed Wiley, president,
512-688-1071; [email protected]
Dinosaur CSI
Have you ever stared at giant dinosaur
skeletons in museums and wondered how
they were put together? Join Kenneth
Bader, chief fossil preparator and man-
ager of the Modern Osteological Prepara-
tion Lab at UT Austin, as he describes
the process of collection and preparation
of dinosaur bones and explains how the
bones are examined for information about
how these animals died and were buried.
Membership dues for 2016 is $12 and
includes the monthly programs as well
as programs and activities of all special
interest groups (SIGs).
6SHFLDOLQWHUHVWJURXSV See club cal-
endar on the website
$PSKLELDQV$QG5HSWLOHVJim Chris-
tiansen, 512-868-3504
$VWURQRP\ Micheal Starch, 512-868-
1076; Rick Wagoner, 512-943-0966. Meet-
ing: Monday, May 23, 7 p.m., CC Florence
Room (CCF). Program: TBA
$WPRVSKHULF6FLHQFHV Gail Abend,
[email protected]. See club calendar;
Watch for program information via email.
%LUGLQJ Karen McBride, txmotmot@
gmail.com; Ed Rozenburg, 512-869-7303
Meeting: Tuesday, May 3, 2:30 p.m., AC
MR 3/4 “Off the beaten path in Costa Rica.” available to all Sun City residents, is
%LUG :DONV Thursday, May 5 and
Wednesday, May 18. Meet at LHPP at
7:30 a.m.; changes by email.
%XWWHUÁLHVSee club calendar; watch
for e-mail notices.
1DWLYH3ODQWVArt Gibson, 512-943-
0173. Info TBA by email and on club
calendar.
5RFNKRXQGV*HRORJ\ Ed Cook,
[email protected]. 512-591-7572
Meeting: Tuesday, May 10, 4 p.m., AC
MR 3/4. Will Holton will describe rock
tumbling. Come early for coffee, cookies,
and conversation.
FREE REPTILE REMOVAL: See page 4.
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Oldies But Goodies Dance Photography
Saturday, July 16, 7 p.m., SCB Contact: President Jim Newkirk, 805-660-
Contact: Buck Linscott, 512-863-9856 or 8855 or [email protected]
[email protected]. *HQHUDOPHHWLQJThe May meeting
will be on May 4 starting at 1:45 p.m. for
The Oldies But Goodies Club is where the social time in the Georgetown/Florence
“young at heart” dance to the music of the Rooms at CCAC. Visitors are welcomed.
golden oldies. The club is open to any Sun
City resident who enjoys dancing to those 3KRWRJUDSKVRQGLVSOD\ Members’
´ROGLHVEXWJRRGLHVµ:HKDYHÀYHGDQFHV photos are exhibited at the Activities
a year which feature the classic hits of the Center, Cowan Creek Amenity Center,
’50s, ’60s and ’70s. Our three remaining Legacy Hills Grille, the Photo Studio and
dances for 2016 will be on Saturday, July the club website.
16; Saturday, Sept. 10 and Thursday, Nov.
3. All dances will be held in the Social 6SHFLDOLQWHUHVWJURXSVSIG meetings
Center Ballroom. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. are held in the Photography Studio.
and dances start at 7 p.m. Dues are $10 Current SIGs are: Advanced, Competition,
per person. All dances are free to members. Lightroom, Nature, Photoshop-CC-CS,
BYOB and snacks. Ice and water will be Photoshop Elements, PSA, and PSA-
provided. Non-members and guests are Print, Story Telling with Pictures.
welcome to attend any event at $10 per
person payable at the door. )LHOG WULSV Monthly field trips
offer members great photographic
Pet opportunities. There is a brief session
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Contact: Tom Olsen, 512-639-2085 or and logistics; another get-together takes
place after the trip to share experiences
[email protected] and photographs taken.
The Pet Club will host a snake aversion
workshop on Sunday, May 22, at Cowan 0HPEHUVKLS The 2016 dues are payable
Creek Pavilion. This program, which is RQOLQHDQGDUHIRUWKHÀUVWPHPEHU
and $5 for each additional family member
designed to teach dogs to avoid poisonous until June 30. You may join through the
snakes they may encounter in and around Sun City Texas website.
Sun City. The snake aversion class costs
$60 per snake and takes about 10 minutes Pickleball
to teach your dog. Over 150 dogs have
been through this program in the last Contact: Don Hayes, 269-209-1658,
4 years. For more information and to
register for the class, please contact the [email protected]
Pet Club. You must have a reservation Pickleball is a fun, active game that
to participate. combines the elements of tennis,
badminton and ping-pong. Played on a
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dog hesitate to hop up into your car? One and a perforated plastic ball, all it requires
reason might be if they only travel in a are workout clothes, court shoes and a
car to go to “bad” places, like the vet, desire to play the game. Whether you
groomers or kennel. This can be resolved, are new to pickleball or are a seasoned
but it takes time. Contact the Pet Club for veteran with tournament experience, we
some advice and ideas. Your dog might have a level of play suited to your needs.
also hesitate if they can’t see where they
will be landing when they jump into the Our club offers a free introductory
vehicle. They may fear jumping into the training class for beginners. It provides
foot wells because it feels like they are a fundamental overview of the rules of
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an old, brightly colored towel on the seat Mentoring Program, in which some
RUÁRRU$WUHDWVKRZQWRWKHGRJDQG of our more experienced players assist
placed on the seat and patting the seat newcomers with skill development and
may also entice them to jump up. basic court strategy. Of course, the best
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is to actually play the game. More
experienced players can improve their
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