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PSA, iDevices, PSA-Print, and Story O’Toole, at [email protected] for more new to the hobby and many who are
Telling with Pictures. information. seasoned hobbyists who can show you
how. We fly small multi-copters at our
Field Trips: Monthly field trips Poker weekly meetings. Monthly we fly rotor
offer members great photographic craft, small airplanes and run cars/off-road
opportunities. There is a brief session Contact: Howard Hammerbeck, vehicles in the Social Center Ballroom. On
prior to the field trip to discuss trip details 512-948-7067 or PokerClub.SCTX@ Tuesdays and Saturdays you will see our
and logistics; another get-together takes gmail.com folks having sailboat races on Berry Creek
place after the trip to share experiences Pond between 10 a.m. and noon. You may
and photographs taken. If you like to play Texas Hold’em or see us flying outdoors at whatever golf
Omaha High/Low, come and join other course driving range is closed that day. In
Membership: The 2017 dues are $12 for Sun City Texas resident players and have the evenings we fly outdoors on the White
the first person and $5 for each additional a great time. Players come and go at their Wing driving range. We even have a car
family member for the remainder of the leisure throughout the days of play. track near the Legacy Pavilion. We also
year. You may join online through the have a Model Railroaders SIG, where we
Sun City Texas website. All of the events listed take place in the enjoy talking about, building and running
Activities Center located at 1 Texas Drive. model trains. Email Steven E Northcutt
Pickleball All residents – new and established – are at [email protected] for time and meeting
welcome to join the club. Dues for 2017 locations.
Contact: Hutch Hutchins, bhutchtx@ are $16 and that allows each member to
gmail.com participate in as many of the games as For a membership application, visit our
Pickleball is a fun, active game that he/she desires. website at www.sctexas.org or drop by
combines the elements of tennis, our meetings.
badminton, and ping pong. Played on a Texas Hold’em No Limit Tournament
doubles’ badminton court with paddles February schedule:
and a perforated plastic ball, all it requires The Poker Club will hold a $10 buy-in
are workout clothes, court shoes and a Texas Hold’em No Limit tournament on Weekly meetings – Tuesdays, Feb. 7, 14,
desire to play the game. Whether you Tuesday, Feb. 14. The tournament will 21 and 28, 7:30 a.m., Georgetown Room,
are new to pickleball or are a seasoned consist of no more than four tables with a Cowan Creek
veteran with tournament experience, we maximum of 40 players. A sign-up sheet
have a level of play suited to your needs. is posted on the bulletin board in Game Ballroom Fly, Hover, Race and Rail
Room 3. You must place your name on In: Sunday, Feb. 5 from 10 a.m. until 3:30
Our club offers a free introductory training the sign-up sheet to reserve a seat for the p.m.
class that is open to all Sun City residents. tournament.
The class provides a fundamental Sailing at Berry Creek Pond: Tuesdays
overview of the rules of the game and Texas Hold’em Schedule of Events and Saturdays, 10 a.m. until noon
an opportunity for you to try the game
out to see if it is for you. We provide the Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays Car racing: 9 a.m. Wednesdays at TWP
paddles and balls. Should you decide to 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., GR 3 parking lot, 9 a.m. Thursdays at the
join the club, we also sponsor a Beginner’s Legacy Park track.
Mentoring Program, in which some Thursdays (second and fourth)
of our more experienced players assist 5 - 9:30 p.m. MR 3 RV
newcomers with skill development and
basic court strategy. We recently added Omaha High/Low Schedule of Events Tuesday, Feb. 21, 11 a.m. CCF/G
a new clinic called “Skills and Drills Contact: James Crumbliss, 512-966-
with Simon,” which enables members to Mondays and Thursdays 8521, [email protected]
practice specific strokes with the club’s 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., MR 4
pickleball throwing machines. Of course, The next meeting of the club will be
the best way to become proficient at Tuesdays, Thursdays on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 11 a.m. in the
pickleball is to actually play the game. 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., GR 3 Florence/Georgetown Rooms at Cowan
More experienced players can improve Creek. Details for the meeting will be
their skills by competing in league Saturdays, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., MR 3 & 4 sent to members in early February.
play and participating in scheduled
tournaments. Are you interested in learning how Trips planned for 2017 include Lake
to play Texas Hold’em? If so, email Charles Mardi Gras (February), On the
Come and discover why pickleball has [email protected]. Trail of Quanah Parker (March) and the
become the fastest growing sport in Philadelphia area (May). More infor-
America. Find out what more than 2.4 Radio Control Modelers mation about these trips and our 2017
million players already know. Contact meeting schedule is on our website.
our Player Development Director, Peg Every Tuesday, 7:30 a.m., CCF/G
Contact: Dave Levy, president, The RV club brings together those resi-
ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG [email protected] 512-915-8766 dents of our active lifestyle community
who also enjoy the RV lifestyle. The
Interested in planes, trains or
automobiles? We build them and we run Continued on the next page
them: airplanes, sailboats, helicopters,
quads, powerboats, cars, and off-roaders. FEBRUARY 2017 SUNRAYS | 109
Come and learn how to do it with a group
just like you…lots of members, some
