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CHARTERED CLUBS

Pickleball                                      Tuesday, Sept. 13. The tournament will           Rotor Craft.........................noon to 2 p.m.
                                                consist of no more than four tables with a
Contact: Barb Patterson, barbpatter1@           maximum of 40 players. A sign-up sheet           Fixed Wing................. 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
gmail.com                                       is posted on the bulletin board in Game
Pickleball is a fun, active game that           Room #3. You must place your name on             Trains....................... 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
combines the elements of tennis,                the sign-up sheet to reserve a seat for the
badminton and ping pong. Played on a            tournament.                                      Tuesdays and Saturdays: sailing,
doubles’ badminton court with paddles                                                            Berry Creek Pond, 10 a.m. to noon
and a perforated plastic ball, all it requires  Texas Hold’em schedule of events
are workout clothes, court shoes and a          Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,               Mondays: outdoor flying (fixed wing and
desire to play the game. Whether you            8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., GR3                      rotary wing) on whichever driving range
are new to pickleball or are a seasoned                                                          is closed
veteran with tournament experience, we          Omaha High/Low schedule of events
have a level of play suited to your needs.      Mondays and Thursdays,                           Evenings: outdoor flying (fixed wing and
                                                5 to 9:30 p.m., MR 4                             rotary wing) on White Wing driving range
Our club offers a free introductory training    Tuesdays and Thursdays,                          after it closes
class for all Sun City residents. The class     10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., GR 3
provides a fundamental overview of the          Saturdays, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., MR 3/4            RV
rules of the game and an opportunity for
you to try the game out to see if it is for     Are you interested in learning how               Tuesday, Sept. 20, 5:30 p.m., CCF
you. We provide the paddles and balls.          to play Texas Hold’em? If so, email              Contact: Mike Moody, 512-864-7873
Should you decide to join the club, we also     [email protected].                        or [email protected]
sponsor a beginner’s mentoring program                                                           Come join us for a “welcome back from
in which some of our more experienced           Radio Control Modelers                           summer travels” potluck on Tuesday,
players assist newcomers with skill                                                              Sept. 20, at 5:30 p.m. at Cowan Creek. A
development and basic court strategy. Of        Every Tuesday, 7:30 a.m., CCG                    Texas DPS trooper will give a presenta-
course, the best way to become proficient       Contact: John Price, president,                  tion on Driving Tips for Seniors.
at pickleball is to actually play the game.     [email protected],
More experienced players can improve            512-943-0073                                     The RV club brings together those resi-
their skills by competing in league                                                              dents of our active lifestyle community
play and participating in scheduled             Interested in planes, trains or                  who also enjoy the RV lifestyle. The
tournaments.                                    automobiles? We build them and we run            result is a great combination for friend-
                                                them: airplanes, sailboats, helicopters,         ships, travel and adventure. We cur-
Come discover why pickleball has become         quads, powerboats, cars and off-roaders.         rently number nearly 100 rigs of virtu-
the fastest growing sport in America.           Come and learn with a group just like            ally every style and configuration. Our
Find out what more than 2.4 million             yourself. Lots of members, some new              members organize group RV trips to a
players already know. Contact our Player        and many seasoned, can show you how.             wide variety of destinations throughout
Development Director Peg O’Toole at             We fly small multi-copters at our weekly         the year; they are listed on our website.
[email protected] for more information.           meetings. Monthly we fly rotor craft, small      We meet once a month except June, July
                                                airplanes and run cars/off-road vehicles in      and August when many of our members
Poker                                           the ballroom. On Tuesdays and Saturdays          are away traveling. Interested residents
                                                you will see our folks having sailboat races     can find membership and other infor-
Contact: Alan Bourdo, 512-943-0430;             on Berry Creek Pond between 10 a.m.              mation on the club website or from our
[email protected]                        and noon. Mondays you may see us flying          contact above.
                                                outdoors at whichever golf course driving
If you like to play Texas Hold’em or            range is closed that day. In the evenings        Self-Defense
Omaha High/Low, come and join other             we fly outdoors on the White Wing driving
Sun City resident players and have a great      range. We even have a new car track near         Contact Fred Warman at
time. Players come and go at their leisure      the Legacy Hills Park Pavilion. We also          [email protected]
throughout the days of play.                    have a Model Railroaders SIG, where we           for questions regarding club
                                                enjoy talking about, building and running        membership, insights into training,
All of the events listed take place in          model trains. Email Steven E Northcutt           class content and class schedules.
the Activities Center located at 1 Texas        at [email protected] for time and meeting
Drive. All Sun City residents – new and         locations.                                       The Self Defense Club’s primary goal is to
established – are welcome to join the club.                                                      help our members develop:
Dues for the remainder of 2016 are $5 and       For a membership application, visit our
that allows each member to participate in       website at www.sctexas.org or drop by             1) a greater awareness of risks
as many of the games as he/she desires.         our Tuesday meetings.
                                                                                                  2) avoidance and escape techniques
Texas Hold’em no limit tournament               September Schedule:
                                                                                                  3) effective defensive techniques
The Poker Club will hold a $25 buy-in           Sunday, Sept. 4, SCB:
Texas Hold’em no limit tournament on                                                             Members are taught easy-to-learn self-
                                                Cars/Trucks.....................10 a.m. to noon  protection techniques that require little
ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG                                                                              training and practice.

                                                                                                  – Club instructors are Sun City residents
                                                                                                     with extensive self-defense training.
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