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CHARTERED CLUBS
Continued from the previous page
and apply them to everyday life. Contact
Mary Pat Morris, 512-869-8761 for more
information on this and the Wise Women
groups.
The Qigong Exercise Group will help
you start of your day with enhanced ener-
gy. It meets each Monday, Wednesday and
Friday mornings at 8 a.m. in the Atrium.
The Tai Chi Healing Movements
Group meets at 8 a.m. in the Jarrell/
Walburg Rooms on April 5, 12 and 19 and
in the Georgetown Room on April 26 to
practice the gentle healing movements
of Tai Chi.
Amateur Radio Society
(SCARS)
Contact: Pace McDonald, SCARS
president, h: 512-688-1459; c: 512-713-
3222; [email protected] in the industry. All are invited to
Wednesday, April 5, 7 p.m., ACA
Radio: that’s what we’re all about.
Whether you’re one of America’s 770,000
FCC-licensed ham radio operators, a
shortwave listener (SWL), AM/FM DX’er,
kit-builder or just want to learn more,
check us out! Join us at our:
– First Wednesday monthly club meetings
(January-November)
– Second Monday 7 p.m. Monthly Radio
Net on the club repeater
– Second Saturday radio direction-finding Monthly Dance
in-the-field “Fox Hunt” event
– Every Wednesday morning “tech-talk”
coffee group at City Market
– “Open Shack” operating sessions
Members’ Benefits: Unique 24/7 access
to SCARS’ new and fully equipped
state-of-the-art “ham shack” with multi-
mode HF/6m software-defined (SDR)
transceivers and VHF/UHF rigs with
D-Star, digital modes and more. New to
Sun City? SCARS also maintains the
441.625 MHz. Sun City repeater (+ offset,
pl tone 103.5) – open to any FCC-licensed
amateur radio operator. Tune in and join
in local QSO’s (conversations).
Public Service: SCARS members are
available to assist Sun City and the
Georgetown Fire and Police Departments
during emergencies and help with local
and county special event communications
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when additional radio resources are
needed. When normal communication
modes are down, ham radios still work
and can contact outside resources – locally, features an orchestra (or band) with
regionally and worldwide. When all else
fails, ham radio works.
Drop in! First Wednesday club meetings
normally start at 6:30 p.m. with a meet
and greet (eyeball QSO). The formal
business meeting starts at 7 p.m., topped
off by a radio/tech presentation.
Aviation
Saturday, April 8, 8:30 a.m., ACA
Contact: Sam Smith,
[email protected], 562-676-5534
Become a member of one of Sun City’s
first chartered clubs. Aviation brings
folks together to reminisce about days
when they, their friends and their
colleagues were more actively involved
advanced – on Monday and Tuesday
visit. Membership is not limited to
pilots, but to anyone with an interest in
aircraft, aviation history or the aviation
community. Dues are $12 a year.
Members meet on the second Saturday of
each month at 8:30 a.m. for a social time
of coffee and donut holes in the Atrium of
the Activities Center.
Ballroom Dance
Contact: Pam Epstein at
[email protected] or
512-868-4498
“A Celebration of Spring Dance”
April 28, SCB
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Dancing to recorded music 7-10 p.m.
Members no charge, guests $10
Beverages and snacks provided
Tea Dance
April 9, SCB
1:15-1:45 p.m. Social Time
1:45-3:45 p.m. Dance to recorded
music
Refreshments served
Members $3, Guests $10
Social Dance
No Social Dance this month
Dances: The Ballroom Dance Club
typically hosts two dances each month.
Both dances feature a wide range of dances
such as the foxtrot, waltz, rumba, cha-cha,
East and West Coast swing, bolero, samba,
night club two step, tango and merengue.
Four times a year the monthly dance
recorded music on the other dance
evenings. Three of the dances with live
music also are catered dinner dances.
Light refreshments are provided for the
Tea Dance. You are encouraged to bring
your own special teacup for the Tea Dance.
We also host a “Social Dance” throughout
the year where members can come
to mingle, chat, drink wine and have
refreshments while dancing in a very
relaxed atmosphere.
Guests are very welcome to the dances –
please come and dance with us!
The Ballroom Dance Club offers current
club members a variety of dance classes
at various levels – from beginning to
evenings. For more information refer to
the BDC website or contact Greg or Kathy
Rhodes (co-chairs, Dance Instruction) at
[email protected] or 512-869-
9218.
Membership is $14 annually and covers
admission to the recorded music monthly
dances. Additional fees may be charged for
monthly dances that feature live music.
Billiards
Billiards Center Hours
Weekdays: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Weekends: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Contact: Phillip Pensabene, 512-868-
0103 or [email protected]
Don’t become an April fool, drop by the
Billiards Center and play a game of pool.
The Billiards Center is open to all Sun
City residents. Monday night is Social
Billiards, a great opportunity for ladies,
couples and beginners to play with no
competitive pressure. Drop in and have
some fun.
For club members, we have an 8-ball
tournament every Wednesday at noon
and a 9-ball tournament at 5:30 p.m on
Thursdays. Members are also eligible for
lessons, league play and periodic special
billiard parties.
Our stereo system plays background
music, the television shows financial news
in the mornings and sports events other
times. We are a wi-fi hotspot, too!
ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG