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CHARTERED CLUBS

Photography                                      basic court strategy. We recently added      Thursdays (second and fourth)
                                                 a new clinic called “Skills and Drills       5 - 9:30 p.m., MR 3
Wednesday, April 5, 1:45 pm, CCF/G               with Simon,” which enables members to        Omaha High/Low Schedule of Events
Contact: President Brad Norrick at 312-          practice specific strokes with the club’s    Mondays and Thursdays
532-7073 or                                      pickleball throwing machines. Of course,     5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., MR 4
[email protected]              the best way to become proficient at         Tuesdays, Thursdays
                                                 pickleball is to actually play the game.     10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., GR 3
General Meeting: The April meeting               More experienced players can improve         Saturdays, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., MR 3 & 4
will be on April 5 starting at 1:45 p.m. for     their skills by competing in league          Are you interested in learning how
social time in the Georgetown/Florence           play and participating in scheduled          to play Texas Hold’em? If so, email
Rooms at Cowan Creek Amenity Center.             tournaments.                                 [email protected].
Visitors are welcomed.
                                                 The club’s paddle rack system presents a     Radio Control Modelers
Photographs on Display: Members’                 unique environment for residents to meet
photos are exhibited at the Activities           and play with players from throughout the    Every Tuesday, 7:30 a.m., CCF/G
Center, Cowan Creek Amenity Center,              community. We sponsor numerous tourna-       Contact: Dave Levy, president,
the Legacy Grill and the club website.           ments and social events with something       [email protected] 512-915-8766
                                                 for everyone.
Special Interest Groups: SIG meetings                                                         If you have an interest in model planes,
are held in the Photography Rooms at             Come on out and discover why pickleball      cars, trains, boats or hovercraft we are
the Atrium and Game Rooms 1 and 2.               has become the fastest growing sport in      the club! Come to share your enthusiasm
Current SIGs are: Competition, Creative          America. Find out what more than 2.4         and hone your skills. Come by our new
Photography, iDevices Photography/               million players already know. Contact        Berry Creek Airfield at the corner of Sun
Video, Lightroom, Nature, Photoshop-             our Player Development Director, Peg         City Boulevard and Ronald Reagan. Still
CC-CS, Post Processing, PSA Print and            O’Toole, at [email protected] for more         a work in progress, it gives us a new space
PSA Digital                                      information.                                 to fly planes and rotorcraft every day. Our
                                                                                              Railroad Special Interest Group (contact
Field Trips: Monthly field trips                 Poker                                        Steven E. Northcutt at [email protected]
offer members great photographic                                                              about biweekly meetings) will be setting
opportunities. There is a brief session          Contact: Howard Hammerbeck,                  up its modular layout in the ballroom on
prior to the field trip to discuss trip details  512-948-7067 or pokerclub.sctx@              Sunday, April 2, joining the planes, cars
and logistics; another get-together takes        gmail.com                                    and copters that enjoy that indoor venue.
place after the trip to share experiences                                                     Sailboats take to Berry Creek Pond at
and photographs taken.                           If you like to play Texas Hold’em or Omaha   Legacy Hills Park every Tuesday and
                                                 High/Low, come and join other resident       Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon.
Membership: The 2017 dues are payable            players and have a great time. Players       For more information, photos and videos,
online are $12 for the first person and $5       come and go at their leisure throughout      please visit our website at www.sctexas.
for each additional family member for            the days of play.                            org. Guests can pick up an application
the remainder of the year. You may join                                                       any Tuesday morning as well as bring
through the Sun City Texas website.              All of the events listed take place in the   along any hovercraft they may wish to
                                                 Activities Center located at 1 Texas Drive.  fly indoors before the meeting.
Pickleball                                       All Sun City Texas residents – new and       April Schedule
                                                 established – are welcome to join the club.  Weekly Meetings: April 4, 11, 18, 25 CC
Contact: Hutch Hutchins, bhutchtx@               Dues for 2017 are $16 and that allows each   F/G, 7:30 a.m.
gmail.com                                        member to participate in as many of the      Ballroom Fly, Hover, Race, and Rail:
                                                 games as he/she desires.                     Sunday, April 2, 10 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
Pickleball is a fun, active game that                                                         Berry Creek Sailing: Tuesdays and
combines the elements of tennis,                 Texas Hold’em No Limit Tournament            Saturdays, 10 a.m. until noon
badminton and ping pong. Played on a                                                          Car Racing: Wednesdays, The Worship
doubles’ badminton court with paddles            The Poker Club will hold a $10 buy-in        Place parking lot, Thursdays at Legacy
and a perforated plastic ball, all it requires   Texas Hold’em No Limit tournament on         Hills Park, 9 a.m.
are workout clothes, court shoes and a           Tuesday, April 11. The tournament will
desire to play the game. Whether you             consist of no more than four tables with a                APRIL 2017 SUNRAYS | 103
are new to pickleball or are a seasoned          maximum of 40 players. A sign-up sheet
veteran with tournament experience, we           is posted on the bulletin board in Game
have a level of play suited to your needs.       Room 3. You must place your name on
                                                 the sign-up sheet to reserve a seat for the
Our club offers a free introductory training     tournament.
class that is open to all residents. We pro-
vide the paddles and balls. Should you           Texas Hold’em Schedule of Events
decide to join we also sponsor a Beginner’s
Mentoring Program in which some of               Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays
our more experienced players assist              8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., GR 3
newcomers with skill development and

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