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INTEREST GROUPS

learning can be fun!                         just for fun!                                  fellow Coloradoans. Our next get-together
                                                                                            will be in the spring. All former Colorado-
AARP Driver Safety Program                   African/African-American Women                 ans (as well as those who just love Colorado)
Smart Driver Course                          Sun City women of African and African-         are welcome to join us. To be included on
                                             American descent meet monthly in an            our email list, please contact Devon at
Saturday, Feb. 18,                           informal, friendly and fun gathering to        [email protected].
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., CCW                    connect with one another. Contact Rae Gill
Purchase your $17 ticket online or           at 512-868-8688 or [email protected].       Cruisers Have a motorcycle or scooter
at the Member Services Office                                                               or dream of having one? Join the Sun City
                                             Book Discussion The Great Books                Cruisers. We meet for fellowship, story
The AARP Driver Safety program offers        groups meet monthly to discuss assigned        swapping, discussions on bikes and acces-
the nation’s first and largest refresher     readings.                                      sories, and planning for future group rides.
course designed specifically for older                                                      Call Russ Miller at 512-863-9692 or email
drivers.                                     Sunday, Feb. 12, AC, MR 1:                     [email protected]. www.sun-city-
The program consists of one (1) four-hour                                                   tx-clubs.org
session and costs $17. The course helps       – 2:30-4:30 p.m., Group Two, Eliot’s The
drivers refine existing skills and develop       Lifted Veil.                               Cycling The Sun City Texas Cyclists
safe defensive driving techniques. Both                                                     have rides from cruising around Sun City
AARP members and non-members may              – 5-7 p.m., Group One, Kant’s To Per-         to longer, faster rides over rarely traveled
take the course; however, non-AARP               petual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch.      roads. New member rides are Saturday
members must pay an extra $5 at the                                                         and Monday mornings. For more on our
door. AARP members must bring their          Wednesday, Feb. 1, CCAN:                       ride options, distances and pace, visit our
AARP card to avoid the additional charge.                                                   website at www.suncitytxcyclists.org
Upon completion of the course, graduates      – 7-9 p.m., The Military Book Club holds
MAY receive a discount on their automo-          an interesting discussion of selected      DAR - Robert Gilbert Livingston
bile insurance premiums. Please check            topics monthly.                            Chapter Daughters of the American Rev-
with your auto insurance carrier to see                                                     olution, Robert Gilbert Livingston Chap-
what discount, if any, will apply.           Contact: Bob Stockburger, stuttgart822@        ter will meet on Thursday, Feb. 9 at the
AARP courses do not qualify for ticket       yahoo.com or cell 817-999-3787.                San Gabriel Presbyterian Church, 5405
dismissal in Texas unless you have previ-                                                   Williams Drive, Georgetown. Coffee and
ously contacted the appropriate court and    Born In Texas If you or your spouse were       refreshments will be served at 9:30 a.m.
received approval to take this course in     born in Texas and are not receiving the        and the business meeting will begin at 10
place of a defensive driving course.         BIT Club emails, contact Carolyn Heald         a.m. The program will be “Portrayal of
Remember to bring your driver’s li-          at 512-819-9484 or [email protected].       Ellen Hardin Walworth, a DAR Founder,”
cense, AARP card and the ticket you                                                         presented by TXDAR State Correspond-
purchased at the Member Services             Brits The British Group meets monthly          ing Secretary Susan Francis. For more
Office or online.                            on the second Thursday of each month.          information, call Catharine Browning at
For more information, contact Herb           If you are from the UK and would like to       (512) 864-7544.
Hainlen at [email protected]                  socialize with fellow Brits, please come
                                             and join us. Anglophiles are also welcome!     French Social Born, lived or worked
Friends of the Library                       Contact Angela and Norman Tucker at            in French-speaking countries? Want to
                                             512-240-4063 or [email protected]           keep up the language? Join our group
The library is closed for book process-      for information.                               on the fourth Friday of the month at 2
ing from 8:30-11 a.m. on the first and                                                      p.m. We meet at individual homes or at
third Tuesday of each month.                 Cajuns Come “pass a good time” with            a restaurant. For the location, please
                                             The Sun City Cajun Club. Mark your cal-        contact Claudia Shelton by email at
Patrons who plan to donate books are re-     endar for the Mardi Gras golf cart parade      [email protected].
minded that we cannot accept books that      on Saturday, Feb. 25; then, join us for our
are more than 20 years old. For more de-     Fat Tuesday Party at Legacy Grille on          German This spirited social club com-
tails on the materials accepted, please see  Tuesday, Feb. 28. You need not be born         prises native-born and German-Amer-
the guidelines posted on the library door    Cajun, just enjoy the unique Cajun “joie       icans with a desire to share mutual ex-
and on the Sun City Texas website: Com-      de vivre.” If you’d like more information      periences in all things Germanic; the
munity Association Info > Community          or to receive our monthly newsletter, The      language, peoples, culture, prevalent in
Library > How You Can Help > Donation        Cajun Times, contact Ron or Peggy Scar-        its diverse regions. Interest is keen regard-
Guidelines. Thank you for your support!      borough at [email protected] or call         ing the migration of German settlers to
                                             (512) 943-9450.                                Texas and their contributions to the Lone
Contact Nancy Davis 512-86305626 or                                                         Star state. Luncheons are on the second
[email protected]                      California Call Jan Renfro at 512-863-         Thursday of each month, with dialogue
                                             2802 or email [email protected].
ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG                                                                                        Continued on the next page
                                             Colorado The Colorado Club hosted a
                                             picnic at the bocce ball court on Oct. 24. It      FEBRUARY 2017 SUNRAYS | 133
                                             was great enjoying the cooler Texas weather
                                             (finally!) and a game of bocce ball with our
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