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CHARTERED CLUBS

Pickleball                                      established – are welcome to join the club.  Email Steven E Northcutt at sen41@
                                                Dues for the remainder of 2016 are $5        me.com for time and meeting locations.
Contact: Barb Patterson, barbpatter1@           and allow each member to participate in      For a membership application, visit our
gmail.com                                       as many of the games as he/she desires.      website at www.sctexas.org or drop by our
Pickleball is a fun, active game that                                                        Tuesday meetings.
combines the elements of tennis,                Texas Hold’em no limit tournament            December schedule:
badminton, and ping pong. Played on a                                                        Social Center Ballroom: there will be no
doubles’ badminton court with paddles           The Poker Club will hold a $25 buy-in        club events in the ballroom in December.
and a perforated plastic ball, all it requires  Texas Hold’em no limit tournament on         Tuesdays and Saturdays: Sailing,
are workout clothes, court shoes and a          Tuesday, Dec. 13. The tournament will        Berry Creek Pond, 10 a.m. until noon
desire to play the game. Whether you are        consist of no more than four tables with a   Mondays: Outdoor flying (fixed wing and
new to pickleball or a seasoned veteran         maximum of 40 players. A sign-up sheet       rotary wing) on whichever driving range
with tournament experience, we have a           is posted on the bulletin board in Game      is closed
level of play suited to your needs.             Room 3. You must place your name on          Evenings: Outdoor flying (fixed wing and
                                                the sign-up sheet to reserve a seat for the  rotary wing) White Wing driving range
Our club offers a free introductory training    tournament.                                  after it closes
class that is open to all Sun City residents.
The class provides a fundamental                Texas Hold’em schedule of events             RV
overview of the rules of the game and           Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,
an opportunity for you to try the game          8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., GR3                  Tuesday, December 6, 5:30 p.m.,
out to see if it is for you. We provide the                                                  CCF/G
paddles and balls. Should you decide to         Omaha High/Low schedule of events            Contact: Mike Moody, 512-864-7873
join the club, we also sponsor a Beginner’s     Mondays and Thursdays,                       or [email protected]
Mentoring Program, in which some                5-9:30 p.m., MR 4
of our more experienced players assist          Tuesdays and Thursdays,                      The RV Club Holiday Party will be held
newcomers with skill development and            10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., GR 3                on Dec. 6 at 5:30 p.m. in the Cowan
basic court strategy. We recently added         Saturdays, 12:30-4:30 p.m., MR 3/4           Creek Florence/Georgetown Rooms. A
a new venue called “Skills and Drills                                                        delicious dinner and special entertain-
with Simon,” which enables members to           Are you interested in learning how           ment have been planned.
practice specific strokes with the club’s       to play Texas Hold’em? If so, email          Trips planned for 2017 include Lake
pickleball throwing machine. More               [email protected].                    Charles Mardi Gras (February), On the
experienced players can improve their                                                        Trail of Quanah Parker (March) and the
skills by competing in league play and          Radio Control Modelers                       Philadelphia area (May). Information
participating in scheduled tournaments.                                                      about these trips and our 2017 meeting
                                                Every Tuesday, 7:30 a.m., CCF/G              schedule is on our website.
We sponsor numerous tournaments and             Contact: John Price, president,              The RV club brings together those resi-
social events with something for everyone.      [email protected],                   dents of our active lifestyle community
Last month the club held its annual Fall        512-943-0073                                 who also enjoy the RV lifestyle. The
Pickleball Tournament during the day and                                                     result is a great combination for friend-
Shrimp Boil Dinner in the evening. This         Interested in planes, trains or              ships, travel and adventure. We cur-
coming year promises to be even better –        automobiles? We build them and we run        rently number nearly 100 rigs of virtu-
starting with annual club dues that have        them: airplanes, sailboats, helicopters,     ally every style and configuration. Our
been reduced to $10.                            quads, powerboats, cars, and off-roaders.    members organize group RV trips to a
                                                Come and learn how to do it with a group     wide variety of destinations throughout
Contact our Player Development Director         just like you…lots of members, some new      the year; they are listed on our website.
Peg O’Toole at [email protected] for more         to the hobby and many who are seasoned       We meet once a month except June, July
information.                                    hobbyists who can show you how. We           and August when many of our members
                                                fly small multi-copters at our weekly        are away traveling. Interested residents
Poker                                           meetings. Monthly we fly rotor craft,        can find membership and other infor-
                                                small airplanes and run cars/off-road        mation on the club website or from our
Contact: Alan Bourdo, 512-943-0430;             vehicles in the Social Center Ballroom.      contact above.
[email protected]                        On Tuesdays and Saturdays you will see
                                                our folks having sailboat races on Berry        D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 6 SUNRAYS | 99
If you like to play Texas Hold’em or Omaha      Creek Pond between 10 a.m. and noon. On
High/Low, come and join other resident          Mondays you may see us flying outdoors
players and have a great time. Players          at whatever golf course driving range is
come and go at their leisure throughout         closed that day. In the evenings we fly
the days of play.                               outdoors on the White Wing driving range.
                                                We even have a new car track near the
All of the events listed take place in the      Legacy Pavilion. We also have a Model
Activities Center located at 1 Texas Drive.     Railroaders SIG, where we enjoy talking
All Sun City Texas residents – new and          about, building and running model trains.

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