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Sun City Festival Community Association

26501 W Desert Vista Blvd, Buckeye, AZ 85396

April 2012

Quarterly Board Of Directors Meeting

1:30 PM Celebration Hall

April 24

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Sunday, April 8

Sun City Festival Community Association

Easter Brunch Buffet

Have you made your reservations for Easter Sunday yet?
On April 8th, the Indigo Grille will be serving an Easter Brunch Buffet including: An Assortment of Danishes and Breakfast Breads An Omelet Station Glazed Ham Raisin Bread French Toast A Mlange of Salads Desserts

$22.00 Inclusive Per Person

Reservations Are Required, Please Call 928-252-6445, Ext. 209.

Easter Brunch Seating is from 10 am to 2 pm. We will not be serving regular Breakfast on April 8th, and will begin the Lunch menu at 2 pm and close at 7 pm.

Sheet Cakes Available

Did you know that you can order sheet cakes from the Indigo Grille? A half sheet is $25, and a full sheet is $50. We ask for at least 3 days notice for cake orders. You can enjoy them at the Grille or take them to go! Call 928-252-6445, ext. 209 to place your cake order.

Taco Tuesday!
Dont forget to join us every Tuesday for all day Taco Tuesday! We offer a weekly-changing taco platter that could be chicken, fish, beef, pork, or even shrimp! To quench your thirst, we have a specialty made Margarita for $3.50 all day every Tuesday!

Get Golf Ready Clinic: April 16 - 20

Golf Shops Wine Shopping Sale

Friday, April 6 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Please join us for our Annual Wine Shopping Sale, where wine will not be the only thing you enjoy. Enjoy discounts up to 50% off your entire purchase of golf shop merchandise in a fun festive atmosphere. Please remember that the Golf Shop will be closed from 4:00 - 5:00 pm in preparation for the big event.

Tee Times: 9 AM - 10:30 AM Cost: $99 These clinics are ideal for people who have never played the game or havent played in awhile. Register in the Golf Shop or online at www.playgolfamerica.com/ggr/

Nine and Dine

Monday, April 23

Dinner is at approximately 5:00 or 5:30 PM. Nine holes of golf followed by a wonderful dinner buffet. Please sign up in the Golf Shop.

Tee Time: 3:30 PM

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Fitness Bingo Challenge Results
Congratulations to seventeen amazing Sun City Festival residents who completed the Fitness Bingo Challenge during the month of February! They each received a beautiful, red canvas cinch-sack adorned with the Sun City Festival logo. Participants had their BINGO cards stamped by completing five days of exercises each week including walking, resistance training, stationary biking, elliptical trainging and an exercise of their choice.

Monthly Community

POTLUC K April 20 at 5:30 pm Celebration Hall

$1 donation per person. 1 dish to pass admits 2 people.

Sign up required in the notebook at the Member Services Desk.

Caring Neighbors Visiting Team

Caring Neighbors is here to help support our growing community. We are a resource for your needs, including but not limited to offering home visits by Visiting Team Members during a residents time of need. Visiting Team Members: Provide home visits for post hospital stays; Make weekly or monthly well-check calls on residents; Provide visits to permanent or temporary homebound individuals; Provide visits during a residents time of grieving; Provide visits to our Sun City Festival neighbors needing a friend. During our visits we: Read to or with a resident; Watch television, movies or sports; Play cards, board games, etc.; Listen and learn from and about our neighbor; Share quiet reflective time. We are not able to: Prepare food on-site or deliver food; Perform errands or grocery shopping; Transport the resident to appointments; Visit with residents temporarily confined to a hospital or rehabilitation facility. It is our absolute pleasure to be able to visit with and learn more about our wonderful neighbors here at Sun City Festival. We hope our visits initiate some fun, generate some smiles, and provide comfort and cheer when most needed. If you are, or if you know one of your neighbors who is, in need of the Caring Neighbors Visiting Teams services, please contact the Caring Neighbors Office at 928-252-2118, or Charlotte Stout at 928-252-6324. Some other services we offer to our community include lending out equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers and other items, as well as childrens items from toys/games to strollers, booster seats, car seats, etc. Please remember that we are here for our community. Come and visit our office in the Sage Recreation Center across from the Fitness Center. Our office hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 am - 2 PM. Thanks for your generous support!

April Community Events

April 5 Buckeye Bookmobile 9 am Sage Center Parking Lot April 7 Concert In The Park (VIP Tables) 7 pm Amphitheater April 11 Greenfuel Technologies Energy Management Seminar 11 am Sable Room April 12 Humana Cash Cancer Plan Seminar 9 am Sable Room April 13 Salt River Solar Seminar 11:30 am Sable Room April 14 Igors Jazz Cowboys -NPA Show 7 pm Celebration Hall April 16 SKY Renewable Energy Seminar 9 am Sable Room April 19 Buckeye Bookmobile - 9 am Sage Center Parking Lot April 20 Make Sense of Investing - Edward Jones Seminar 10 am Sable Room Monthly Resident Potluck Dinner 5:30 pm Celebration Hall April 21 Murder Mystery Dinner, Death In Them Thar Hills 6 pm Celebration Hall April 24 1st Quarter Board of Directors Meeting 1:30 pm Celebration Hall April 29 Sunday Movie Matinee, Moneyball 1 pm Celebration Hall

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Sun City Festival Community Association

CHARTEREd Clubs
Sun City Festival offers a spectacular variety of activities for all residents, including many Chartered Clubs ranging from hobbies and various arts groups to sports and social groups. Go to the community website at www.oursuncityfestival.net to learn more.

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Knit One & Crochet Too Do you like to knit or crochet? If you would like to learn, come join us. We provide an opportunity to pursue an interest in knitting and/or crocheting and exchange ideas. Weekly gatherings are Thurs. 1:30-5:30 in the Terra Cotta Room. Drop in to participate anytime. Contact Dorothy Cushley at 928-252-2084 for more information.

Pottery & Ceramics Club Stop by our fabulous new studio and check out our Ceramic and Pottery projects in progress. If you are interested in joining, please contact Shirley Steinbach at sstein9911@ msn.com.

The Quilting Bees Come join the fun with the Quilting Bees. We have many fun and exciting projects and classes lined up. Please contact Carol Stoney for further information at 503-899-9976.

Tennis Club The Tennis Club offers many game opportunities for all residents to participate. Mixed doubles drop-in sessions are every Tue., Thur., & Fri. at 9 am. All levels are welcome! Contact Ed Piegza at 628-237-3020 for more information.

Desert Harmony Thanks to all who attended A Tour of the States in Song concert. We enjoyed preparing and singing for you. Five of our members were fortunate to sing in Carnegie Hall (New York) in February. They sang with a group from Seattle and with a mass choir of 270 voices from all over the U. S. Membership is open for fall. Contact Pat Kubler at 928-252-6878 or email desertharmonyscf@yahoo.com for details.

Paws & Claws Pet Club We encourage pet owners of all types to meet and gather information on various educational and health related pet information. Our club meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 5:30 pm. Mugs & Muffins is the 3rd Thurs. each month at 8:30 am at the Amphitheatre. Contact Kathi Landis at 928-252-6771 for details.

Barrel Buddies This wine tasting group holds events in members homes, at outside venues, or joint events with other wine clubs. We will have two events in our members homes each month. Please contact Steven Miller at 928-252-6640 for details and to learn more about our club.

The Softball Club All skill levels are welcome, no experience necessary. Visit the softball field on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 9 am - 3 pm to watch the club play. Contact Bill Jenkins at 928252-5433 if interested in participating.

Glass Arts Club Members create traditional stained glass and warm glass through workshops, demonstrations, selfexporation and shared expertise. Contact C J Zimmerman at 928-252-2203 for details. Visit us at our new studio Mon-Sat 10 am-1 pm.

Gourmet Club Like to cook and eat?? The Gourmet Club always welcomes new members, singles or couples. We meet once a month, usually 3rd Sunday, and enjoy a four-course dinner in a private home at Sun City Festival. Contact Carol Komassa at 928-252-3400 for more information.

Pickleball Club We are dedicated to the promotion of Pickleball and encourage everyone to come out and join us in the fun! Open Play is daily from 8am-12 noon (except Sun.). Every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 6:30-9 am. Ladies Play every Thursday at 2pm. Free lessons available on Tuesdays at 10am. Contact Donald Schelling at 602-317-6298 for more information.

Mystery Riders We are a group of motorcyle aficianados who set aside Thursdays and at least two Saturdays or Sundays per month to do our riding throughout Arizona. We have all makes and models in our group. We dont always know where we are going or where weve been but have fun riding. Contact Ed Zvonik at 928-252-3849 for more information.

Genealogy Club Learn the what, where and how of genealogy. Were here to share with members the techniques, methods, resources, and facilities used in genealogy research. Learn how to organize and protect the results of your research. New or experienced are welcome. Meetings are second Wed., Oct - May at 3pm in the Sage Center. Contact David Komassa for more details at 252-3400.

Sun City Festival RV Club If youd like to learn more about RVing and find ways to enhance the RV life you love, then the Festival RV Club is for you! Our Club purpose is to facilitate bringing together those who wish to travel and who enjoy the recreational vehicle lifestyle. Contact Virg Mellott at 928252-3829 for more details.

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The Players Club The Players Club offers 12 different board and card games seven days a week. New members are welcome. Consult the newsletter calendar, Cable Channel 22, or Fitness Center bulletin board for dates and times. To join the club, attend any of our daily functions and complete a membership application. Contact Jay Cohn at 928-252-6104 for additional information.

Fine Arts Club Fine Arts has open painting on Monday afternoons and all day on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Try out your creativity and fun at the same time. Contact Jean Buhle at 928-252-2468 for more information!

Festival Association of Beauties (FABs) We promote social interaction among the women here at Sun City Festival. We meet for lunch every Friday, at 11 am, at the Indigo Grille. FABs is open to all residents of Sun City Festival. Come join us! Its a great way to make new friends. Contact Stephanie Baker at 928-252-6964 to learn more!

Canadian/American Friendship Club We promote activities that bring Canadians and Americans together for fun and friendship. We will plan various activities including sporting events, arts, off-road trips, and more. Contact Terry Barnard at 928-232-0262 or Chuck Smith at 928-252-6976 for more information.

The Brew Crew We have hosted several successful events with a variety of beers and conversation. Club badges and shirts are available for purchase by members. Membership is still open with dues of $8 per person. Contact Milt Levy at 928252-6952 or Mark Silver 623-249-5917 for more information.

Field and Stream Club Join us if you have an interest in fishing, hunting, shooting, archery, or other outdoor activities. We meet the first Wed. of the month at 6:30pm. Range Day is the second Fri. meeting at the convenience store parking lot at 7:30 am. A Trap/Skeet Day is also being considered. Contact Steve Kelley at 480-544-7037 for more information.

Digital Photo Club The SCF Digital Camera Club is dedicated to advancing the art of photography for the residents of Sun CIty Festival. This is accomplished through a wide variety of programs that encourage members to excel in picture taking, electronic enhancement and display. Contact Chuck Roderique at 928-252-2497 for details.

Woodcrafters Club Our club caters to all facets of wood crafting. Learn wood working skills and work on various projects with us! The primary purpose of the Woodcrafters Club is to promote the craft of woodworking as a hobby and assist in the improvement of member skills and abilities. Contact Jerry Moore at 928-252-6439 to learn more!

Crafty Scrappers Club Life is a scrapbook of young and old in which precious stories are told. When time moves on and our memories fail us, this book will be the sweetest tale. We can turn the pages of times gone by and see how the days and years did fly. Contact Bonnie Lenke at 623-229-6400 bonnielenke@msn.com for more information.

Sun City Festival Car Club Sun City Festival Car Club is a mixture of Muscle, Vintage and Sports Car enthusiasts dedicated to having fun. The Club sponsors monthly outings both events and road trips. Once per month we meet to talk about what to do to make the experience better. Contact Tom Flanagan (tpflana@yahoo.com), Damon Deacon, Vel Moss or Tony Dellinger for details.

Paper Crafts & More Please join us Tuesday mornings at 9:30 am or Wednesday nights at 6 pm. You will be amazed at the variety of projects we do. We incorporate all different levels of skills that include rubber stamping, tea bag folding, iris folding, just to name a few. Stop by and say hi. Contact Judi Kuczek at 928-252-2485 for more information.

The Social Dance Club Our members learn and practice various social and line dances in a fun environment. Couples dance is on Mondays, in Celebration Hall. Open dance is from 7:30-8:30pm. Line Dance is Thursdays from 11 am-1 pm in Celebration Hall. Contact Linda Pusch at 928252-3659 for couples dance or Joanne Palaoro at 928-2526778 for line dance. Club membership is $5/person and includes both activities.

Sun City Festival Golf Chartered Club We are always accepting applications for new members! Every Tues. the Womens Golf Group plays. Every Mon., Wed. and Fri. the Mens Golf Group plays. See the Pro Shop for details. Contact Steve Nebel, for the Mens Golf Group, at 928-252-6401 or Cynthia Czernysz for the Womens Golf Group, at 928-2522806.

Sun City Festival Hiking Club We offer many exciting hiking trips all over the region. We meet once a month to review previous and upcoming trips and learn many helpful tips on hiking. We offer separate hiking levels for new and experienced hikers. This past season we introduced night hikes and overnights for one or two days away. Contact Patrick Smith at 928-252-6018 to join.

The Lady Putters Come and enjoy the camaraderie of friends and neighbors while developing and enhancing your putting skills. The Lady Putters play on Mondays at 12:30 pm and Thursdays at 9:30 am. Please join us for a game or two. Contact Sue Peppler at 928-252-2663 for all the details.

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Sun City Festival Community Association

RESIDENT PROFILE
Brenda & Chuck Rainwater
We truly love it here and have made this our full-time home.

Chartered Club Activities

Brenda operated a Washington State licensed Adult Family Home, caring for six disabled adults. Chuck and Brenda learned about Sun City Festival while visiting the area and immediately decided this was the place they wanted to spend their retirement years. In their opinion, this is resort lifestyle at its best. They were immediately impressed with the warm welcome and friendliness of everyone. They are actively involved in several Clubs and activities, including Players Club, Softball Club, Pickleball Club, Camera Club, hiking, biking, golfing, Mah Jongg, FABs, Dance Club, and more. Theres always something happening here at Festival. They truly love it here and have made this their full-time home.

Every Monday Pickleball 8:00am Mah Jongg 9:00am Crafty Scrappers 9:00am Lady Putters 12:30pm Dealers Choice Poker 12:30pm Chess 1:00pm Fine Arts 1:00pm Woodcrafters 5:30pm Euchre Lessons 6:00pm Pickleball 6:30pm Euchre Play 6:30pm Desert Harmony Rehearsal 6:30pm Couples Dance 7:30pm

Brenda and Chuck Rainwater are from Illinois and Ohio. They met in Des Moines, Iowa while attending college. This year they celebrate 46 wonderful years of marriage. They have two children, a daughter, Michelle, and a son, Chaz. Both are married and live in Washington. They have two grandsons, Bennett and Braedon, and a new granddaughter, Charlee, four months old. Chuck served 41 years as a minister, and pastored the last 17 years in Spokane, Washington. Also during these years,

Every Tuesday Pickleball 8:00am Mixed Doubles Drop-In Tennis 9:00am Play Anything! 9:00am Paper Crafts 9:30am Digital Photo Club 10:00am Pickleball Lessons 10:00am Contract Bridge 1:00pm Water Volleyball 1:00pm Ladies Play -Pickleball 2:00pm Hi-Lo Omaha Poker (2nd, 4th Tue) 5:30pm Tx HoldEm Tourn. (1st, 3rd Tue) 5:30pm Pickleball 6:30pm Ponytail Canasta 6:30pm Every Wednesday Pickleball 8:00am Fine Arts 8:30am Crafty Scrappers 9:00am Tx HoldEm Poker 12:30pm Mah Jongg 12:30pm Paws & Claws (1st Wed) 5:30pm Paper Crafts 6:00pm Single Deck Pinochle 6:30pm Every Thursday Pickleball 8:00am Mixed Doubles Drop-In Tennis 9:00am Mixed Doubles Tennis 9:00am Lady Putters 9:30am Line Dancing 11:00am Duplicate Bridge 12:00pm Knit One & Crochet Too 1:30pm Ladies Pickleball Play 2:00pm Water Volleyball 2:00pm Volleyball 3:00pm Dealers Choice Poker 5:00pm Table Tennis 6:00pm Pickleball 6:30pm Chess 6:30pm Digital Photo Club 6:30pm Every Friday Pickleball 8:00am Mixed Doubles Drop-In Tennis 9:00am Contract Bridge 9:00am Quilting Bees 9:00am Mixed Doubles Tennis 9:00am FABs Luncheon 11:00am Mah Jongg 12:30pm Bunco 7:00pm Every Saturday Pickleball 8:00am Tx HoldEm Poker 12:30pm Table Tennis 1:00pm Anything Goes Social 6:00pm Couples Contract Bridge 6:30pm Every Sunday Bocce Ball 2:00pm Table Tennis 3:00pm Mexican Train Dominoes 6:30pm Double Deck Pinochle 6:30pm

April 16 - 20 Get Golf Ready Clinics April 23 Nine and Dine Monday & Thursday Golf Clinics 11 AM - 12 PM, Cost $15 Every Tuesday Sun City Festival Womens Golf Group Every Monday, Wednesday & Friday Sun City Festival Mens Golf Group

Sunday - Tuesday 11:00am - 7:00pm Wednesday - Saturday 11:00am - 8:00pm

Hours of Operation:

Happy Hour Monday - Friday 4 pm - 6 pm Sunday Breakfast: 8 am - 12 pm Pizza Mondays: All Day Taco Tuesdays: All Day Wednesdays, Asian Night: 4 pm - 8 pm Thursdays, Italian Night: 4 pm - 8 pm Fridays, Seafood Night: 4 pm - 8 pm Saturdays, Prime Rib Night: 4 pm - 8 pm

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Fitness Classes
Every Monday Flow Yoga 8:45 am Pilates 8:45 am Body Sculpting 10:00 am Aqua Aerobics 11:00 am Zumba Gold 11:00 am Cardio Core 1:00 pm Aqua Aerobics 4:00 pm Every Tuesday Rhythm & Moves 8:00 am Cardio Core 9:15 am Strength, Stretch & Balance 10:30 am Group Cycling 5:00 pm Every Wednesday Flow Yoga 8:45 am Tai Chi (sign up only) 10:15 am Aqua Aerobics 11:00 am Pilates 11:30 am Body Sculpting 12:45 pm Zumba Gold 1:45 pm Every Thursday Rhythm & Moves 8:00 am Cardio Core 9:15 am Strength & Cycle 10:30 am Equipment Orientation 3:00 pm Aqua Aerobics 4:00 pm Group Cycling 5:00 pm Every Friday Strength, Stretch & Balance 8:00 am Pilates 8:00 am Body Sculpting 9:15 am Zumba Gold 10:15 am Aqua Aerobics 11:00 am Every Saturday Group Cycling 8:00 am

Get The Most From Weight Training

Weight training is well-known as an important part of any fitness program. Benefits of pumping iron include elevated resting metabolism, maintenance of strength and lean muscle, and minimized risks of osteoporosis. While most people are diligent about performing weight training exercise, benefits often are not optimal for many reasons. by Chuck Eier, M.S. C.S.C.S., Weight training should be done three times per week Fitness & Wellness Director and not on consecutive days. Rest days are critical for muscle recovery. Muscle recovery facilitates strength gains and minimizes risk for repetitive stress injuries such as tendonitis or muscle pulls/tears. Where many people fall short is continuously doing the same exercises. The body and muscles adapt to the stimulus of exercise. Once adaptation occurs, fitness and strength gains are minimal at best. To get more, different and better results, the stimulus needs to be changed. An example would be to switch from doing a shoulder press to doing a lateral raise. Both exercises work the shoulder muscles but provide a different challenge. Every muscle can be challenged in different ways. Periodically changing exercises for the same muscle is a great way to improve results. Another shortcoming in weight training is to perform the movements too quickly and, when on machines, allow weight to come to a complete stop (plates slamming) with each repetition. Each movement should be performed in a slow and controlled manner, approximately 3 seconds in each phase of the movement. Slower movement provides greater challenge to the muscles. When the weight is allowed to drop, the movement has been performed too quickly and the muscles are provided with a moment of recovery. For maximal results, 12 repetitions of the exercise should be performed prior to rest. Another way to provide best results from weight exercises is to ensure an adequate amount of challenge. Resistance used should be enough to require near maximal effort at ten to twelve repetitions of each exercise and performing two sets of each exercise. If the resistance is low enough that more than twelve repetitions can be completed, the challenge to the muscle is not enough to create any strength gain. Honest effort each time is critical for getting the best results. To achieve maximal results from strength training, frequently vary the exercises for each muscle, perform the movements slowly, and make sure the effort level is high enough to challenge muscles to near failure.

Free Blood Pressure Screenings

April 6 at 2 pm; April 16 at 9 am

Instructor of the Month Nancy Zingg

Fitness/Wellness Services
Massage Therapy: Male & Female Therapists, 1-Hour = $60, 90-Minutes = $90 Fitness Assessment: A complete Fitness Assessment with a personal exercise program including one lesson = $40 Equipment Orientation: Free 60-minute group session on effective and safe exercise with demonstrations. Personal Training: One-on-one personal training sessions = $35/Hour
Nancy Zingg comes to Tai Chi from a background in bodywork and has been a Massage Therapist since 1980. The fluidity, balance, and meditative qualities are a framework in her life and has enhanced her practice of massage.

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Contact Information & Important Numbers

Bruce Friedman Community Manager 928-252-2103 Jennifer Haigwood Lifestyle Director 928-252-2104 Carol Jackson Community Standards 928-252-2105

Rodgers & Hammerstein Arcosanti Tour & Lunch Thunder & Lightning Over AZ Patsy Cline The Rat Pack!

Marketplace Partners

Lisa Annett Communications Coordinator 928-252-2133 Chuck Eier Fitness & Wellness Director 928-252-2115 George Jeffers, Ed. D. ASU Lifelong Learning Coordinator 928-252-2107 Caring Neighbors 928-252-2118 Copper Canyon Golf Club/ Indigo Grille 928-252-6445 CopperCanyonGolfClub.com Sales Center 928-252-6500 Del Webb Customer Service 800-664-3183

Steven D. Kelley
480-544-7037
928-252-2323 bus 928-458-7594 fax

CRB, CRS, GRI, ABR, ASP, e-PRO

Associate Broker

skelley30@cox.net

Hours of Operation
Sage Recreation Center
928-252-2100 Fax: 928-252-2102

Monday - Friday 5:30 am - 10:00 pm Saturday & Sunday 7:00 am - 10:00 pm

Wood Shop & Craft Studios

928-252-2283

Monday - Saturday 7:00 am - 7:00 pm Sunday 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm