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SCARS JUNE FOX HUNT PHOENIX RISING

Ham Radio operators Curtis Guyote and Steve Lawrence, using radio Sun City resident Jon Drake created the stained glass
directional finding equipment, were the first hunt team to find a hid- work “Phoenix Rising” depicting the long-lived mythi-
den transmitter (the “Fox”) hidden by the winners of May’s hunt. This cal bird in bright hues of red, yellow and blue. In an-
monthly Saturday morning radio hunt is sponsored by the Sun City cient mythology, the phoenix lived for hundreds of
Amateur Radio Society (SCARS). years before dying by bursting into flames and rising
from its ashes to start a new life. Jon has been crafting
In recognition of amateur radio operators, Texas Governor Greg original stained glass pieces for over 50 years and is
Abbott proclaimed June 19-25 to be Amateur Radio Operator Week. a member of the Stained Glass Club. This piece took
Jon about two months to complete.

WATER LILIES
ENJOY LUNCH

Water walking is excellent
exercise – just ask the “Wa-
ter Lilies,” a group of Sun
City residents who get to-
gether several times a week
at the Texas Drive pool to do
just that. Recently, the ladies
enjoyed a seafood lunch
at Salt Trader restaurant.
Shown: Pat Sosinski, Terry
Tjandrasa, Donna Nolen,
Kathy Digits, Lyn McCarthy
and Elaine Warner.

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