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CHARTERED CLUBS
Fabric & Fiber
Studio Hours: Monday-Saturday,
9 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m.
Studio Phone: 512-948-7667
Appliqué: 1st and 2nd Thursdays, 9:30-
11:30 a.m. Sharon Davis, 512-240-5649.
Beading/Jewelry: Tuesdays, 1-4 p.m.
Barbara Phillips, 512-864-1941.
Card Making: 1st and 4th Wednesdays,
9 a.m. to noon, 2nd Wednesdays 9 a.m. - 4
p.m. Janice Mitchell, 512-943-9425.
Fiber Art: 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesdays,
9:30 a.m. to noon. Linda Hillan, lhishere@ events and community outreach. You are
yahoo.com, winter leader; Pat Mellinger,
760-855-5511, summer leader.
Machine Embroidery: 3rd Friday/
Saturday/Sunday and 4th Monday, 9 a.m.-
4 p.m. Gladys Kennedy, 512-819-1859.
Night Owl Stitchers: Mondays, 6:30
p.m. Mary Jean Thorp, 512-948-5460.
Quilting: Meetings - Thursdays, 1-4
p.m.; Mini-Retreats - 2nd and 4th Friday
– Sunday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Workshops - 1st
and 5th Mondays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Elaine
Austin, 713-828-3316.
Rug Hooking: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays,
9:30 a.m. to noon. Irene Keaton, 832-865-
7683.
Scrapbooking: 1st Friday, Saturday and
Sunday and 3rd Wednesday, 9 a.m-4 p,m.
Kim Stout, 409-651-7513; Sheri Brainard,
512-912-6191.
Sewing/Embellishment: Meetings –
3rd, 4th and 5th Thursdays, 9:30-11:30
a.m.; Workday, 2nd Monday, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Pat Stroup, 512-869-8557.
Sit & Stitch: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th
Mondays, 9 a.m. to noon. 4th Mondays
9 a.m. to noon, AC GR 1/2. Sue Burchill
518-421-8801.
Spinning & Weaving: Wednesdays, 1-4
p.m. June Keller, 512-863-4259.
Garden
Holiday party: Monday, Dec. 12,
11 a.m., CCF/G
Contact: Carol Parsonage,
[email protected] joining our club, but we need more players. events and outings at a local shooting
Holiday Party
Another fun year is coming to an end.
Come and celebrate at the Garden Club
December holiday party. Wear holiday
colors and bring a side dish or salad to
complement the ham and turkey provided
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by the club. Guests will be the 2016 Gar-
den Tour homeowners and sponsors and
representatives of the four Williamson
County charitable agencies who will be
presented donation checks from the tour
proceeds. There will be festive food, cama- Horticulture/Sun City
raderie and plenty of door prizes. Please
note the unusual day, Monday, and the
early start time, 11 a.m.
Membership
We invite interested Sun City residents to
join the Garden Club for 2017. You don’t
need to be an experienced gardener to
enjoy the educational programs, social
sure to learn something that keeps your
landscape thriving. Dues for 2017 can be
paid through the Community Association
ticket system, either online or at the Mem- past year, the Outreach SIG donated over
ber Services Office located in the Texas
Drive Social Center. Dues are $12 for both
new and renewing members.
December Yard of the Month
Congratulations to Ted and Marie Stott
at 707 Armstrong Drive (N29). A photo
of their beautiful yard is in the Around
Sun City section of this month’s Sun Rays.
Hiking
Email us: [email protected] Hunting & Fishing
With all the stress of the holidays, De-
cember is the perfect time to take a break
and hit the trails! In December, Mother
Nature is usually kind, providing us with
warm sunshine and cool fall breezes—
perfect hiking weather. Join us on hikes
that include: Reveille Peak Ranch, Dec.
2; Goodwater Loop #4, Dec. 5; McKinney
Roughs Nature Park West, Dec. 8; La-
dybird Lake, Dec. 14; Goodwater Loop
#5, Dec. 16; Sun City Trail #5, Dec. 27.
Be sure to join us on our special Holiday
Hike, a club favorite, on Dec. 19. Now is
also the time of year to renew your club
membership or join us for the first time.
See you on the trails!
Horseshoes & Washers
Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m.
Horseshoe Courts
Contact: Tom Minor, 512-863-9811
Newly arrived homeowners have been
Long-time residents are missing out on fun
and fellowship! Many of you have played
horseshoes in parks and at family picnics,
so what are you waiting for to join us? Our
club maintains 10 well-kept courts, so come
on down!
Organic Gardens
Nursery/Iris open every Thursday and
Saturday morning 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Contact: President Randall Brown, 512-
508-8015 or [email protected]
Interested in growing and caring for iris?
Then join our Iris SIG. Interested in prop-
agating plants? Then join our Nursery
SIG. Interested in growing plants from
seed? Then join our Greenhouse SIG. In-
terested in learning to grow vegetables?
Then join our Outreach SIG. During the
a ton of fresh vegetables to The Caring
Place Food Bank and Annunciation Ma-
ternity Home in Georgetown.
We will have garden beds available for
rent after January 1. If you are interested
in gardening with us next year, please join
the club to have your name placed on the
waiting list for a garden bed. Information
about joining the club can be found on
the Horticulture Club website at www.
sctexas.org.
No meeting in December
Contact: President Frank Sicola, 512-
863-9808 or [email protected]
Vice President Gary Massaglia, 512-363-
8619 or [email protected]
Membership: Annual dues: $12 per
person; sign up and pay online through
www.sctexas.org or at the Member
Services Office. Contact John Pettitt,
membership director, at 512-943-0618.
Fishing: Check out the club website for a
list of planned fishing activities. Contact
Gary Goldfeder fishing director at 512-
868-5419 or [email protected].
Hunting: Leases and day hunts are
available for dove and deer. High fence
game preserve hunting and hog hunting
are available year round. Contact Bernie
Long, hunting director, at 512-943-0241
or [email protected].
Sport shooting: Club members organize
ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG