Freshly lined with cedar, the sauna smells lovely. Please don’t wear your street shoes on the new untreated wood floor. Continued on Page 6
Using the sauna for the first time?
Do not use the sauna if you are ill or after drinking alco Whathol. to bring: a swim suit, robe, or similar clothing, a large bottle of water, a towel or two, clean sandals or shower shoes.
Plan to rinse off before entering. Locker rooms and the deck shower are right at hand. Enter and close the door quickly to avoid releasing the heat. Inside you will find a dimly-lit, wood-lined room with wooden benches placed at various levels. The tem perature will likely be between 160 and 180 degrees. Saunas are quiet spaces. Enter quietly and plan to keep conversation low and to a minimum. 2022 GVREC.ORG
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GVR’s sauna is an electric, dry sauna. No one should at tempt to create steam in the room.
Routine sauna users also report higher quality sleep, re duced joint stiffness and muscle soreness, and improved mood.
Proponents claim a range of health benefits including reduced allergy-related sinus congestion, improved skin conditions, boosted immunity, improved circulation, and more. A 2017 study cited in Science News indicates that routine use of a sauna (4-7 times per week) significantly reduces the risk of developing elevated blood pressure.
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A NEW SAUNA AT DESERT HILLS
Since 1976, studies have shown that sauna sessions improve sleep quality. A Finnish study in 2015 document ed an 18% reduction in death rates from cardiovascular disease and stroke among men who used a sauna four or more times each week.
GVR's lone sauna is located next to the Desert Hills pool deck shower. Dark, dry, and hot, this mysterious space can be a little intimidating for the uninitiated. Last month, the sauna was replaced with a brand new one, so there is no better time to give it a try.
Why sauna?
Spread a towel on an open bench and have a seat. Sitting on a towel or robe protects the benches from becoming Whensweat-stained.selecting a seat, remember heat rises. If you want a little more heat, select the higher bench. If you’re too hot on the higher bench, try the lower option. If there are few others in the sauna, feel free to stretch out, but be ready to sit up and make room as needed.
MAJOR CENTERS - Custodians SATELLITE CENTERS - Custodians Open daily 5:30am - 9pm Open daily 5:30am - 9pm 3660 S Camino del Sol 5750 S Turquoise Mtn Dr 2980 S Camino del Sol 7 S Abrego Dr 565 W Belltower Dr 921 W Via Rio Fuerte 1111 S GVR Dr 1601 N Abrego Dr 1655 S Abrego Dr 400 W Circulo del Paladin 330 N Calle de las Banderolas 906 W Camino Guarina 440 S Camino del Portillo 2612 S Camino de la Canoa GVR INFO AUGUST BOARD & COMMITTEE MEETINGS (520) 631-7151 (520) 631-0761 (520) 631-8060 (520) 631-8072 (520) 631-7068 (520) 631-8092 (520) 631-7909 (520) 631-0760 (520) 549-9733 (520) 631-0760 (520) 631-0760 (520) 549-9733 (520) 549-9733 (520) 549-9733 Canoa Hills Canoa Ranch Desert Hills East Center Las Campanas Santa Rita Springs West Center Abrego North Abrego South Casa Paloma I Casa Paloma II Continental Vistas Madera PickleballVistaCenter Page 2GVRNOW! SEPTEMBER 2022 Watch announcements for any change in meeting status on the GVR website calendar updated daily. CONTACT US 520.625.3440hotline@gvrec.orgboard@gvrec.org (520) 625-6200 Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm (520) 625-4641 Lunch 12:30pm-1:30pm (520) 648-7669 Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm (520) 625-0288 Lunch Noon-1pm For operational matters For Board policy matters........................................................ Canoa Hills Customer Service................................................. East Center Customer Service Las Campanas Customer Service West Center Customer Service............................................... AUDIT COMMITTEE No meetings scheduled BOARD OF DIRECTORS-TENTATIVE Wednesday September 21: 2pm WC Rm2/Zoom BOARD OF DIRECTORS-REGULAR MEETING Wednesday September 28: 2pm WC Rm2/Zoom BOARD AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Tuesday September 13: 1:30 - 3pm – WC Rm2/Zoom FISCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Tuesday September 20: 1:30 - 3pm – WC Rm2/Zoom INVESTMENTS COMMITTEE (Quarterly Meeting) No meetings scheduled NOMINATIONS & ELECTIONS COMMITTEE Monday September 19: 1:30pm WC Rm2/Zoom PLANNING & EVALUATION COMMITTEE No meetings scheduled BOARD MEETING HIGHLIGHTS In a special meeting on Wednesday, August 24, the Board of Directors took the following actions: > Approved formation of the GVR Canine Club. > Awarded a contract to Barker Construction to build a fitness center on the defunct shuffleboard courts at Desert Hills. GVR BOARD MEMBERS GVR BOARD MEMBERS President: Kathi Bachelor Vice President: Donna Coon Secretary: Bart Hillyer Treasurer: Carol Crothers Assistant Secretary: Laurel Dean Assistant Treasurer: Jim Carden DIRECTORS Nancy Austin Barbara Blake Ted Boyett Beth Dingman Steve Gilbert Bev Lawless Email: Board@gvrec.org GVR BOARD COMMITTEE CHAIRS Audit Committee: Nancy Austin Board Affairs Committee: Donna Coon Fiscal Affairs Committee: Carol Crothers Investments Committee: Bev Lawless Nominations & Elections Committee: Beth Dingman Planning & Evaluation Committee: Bart Hillyer
Real-time pool, fitness, and pickleball usage is now posted on the website. Find the link in the jump-to section of the home page at gvrec.org, or scan this QR code: D OES G VR HAVE SALT WATER POOLS?
Some items that have been discussed (but not decided on) to improve the policy include:
CORRECTION of information in the August issue: Not yet! Or not anymore. Or, not anymore and not yet. GVR used to use chlorine generator systems that relied on saltwater to create the chlorine required for a sanitary pool. Those systems were swapped out over time and all pools are currently chlorinated with sodium hypochlo rite solution. East Center will host GVR’s only pool (and spa) chlo rinated via a saltwater-chlorine generating process.
GVR staff often find themselves on the phone with members who are reporting dead animals that haven’t been removed from the street in front of their house, or asking for permis sion to install a wall around their front yard. Unlike planned commu nities such as Saddlebrooke or Quail Creek, your recreation organization has nothing to do with your Home owner’s Association. In fact, GVR serves members from 126 Homeown ers Associations and a couple of unaf filiated neighborhoods. If your con cern is about a recreation center or amenity, contact us! If it’s about your home or neighborhood, ask a nearby neighbor who you should talk to.
• Consider limiting the number of guest passes a member may pur chase each year Several other ideas were introduced and rejected after discussion. Some of these remaining ideas may be eliminated or others added as the conversation continues at ongoing BAC meetings.
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• Consider eliminating the requirement that guests stay in a GVR household with a member or in a local hotel as a guest of a mem ber, since this provision is unenforceable
Children 17 and younger must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Children 6 and younger must have an adult in the pool with them at all times.
• consider eliminating annual guest passes, offering daily and weekly passes instead
GVR AIN'T YOUR HOA
• Determine guest pass fees that discourage abuse but allow for legitimate guests to enjoy the facilities when they visit
• Clarify how far a person needs to live from GVR to qualify as a guest
A LETTER FROM THE GVR BOARD PRESIDENTDID YOU KNOW?
GVR guest passes are being abused. Members provide them to rent ers, Airbnb customers, live-in companions, and neighbors. Others bring several guests several times each week. It is a surprisingly tough, multi-faceted problem that adds wear and tear to facilities and displaces members who pay annual dues to enjoy activities. To most, it doesn’t feel fair. To resolve it will require quite a bit of thoughtful planning and open, gracious conversation.
REMINDER!
Watch for notice of an information session on this topic. Great solu tions result when people come together with a generous spirit to find GVR-Kathisolutions.BachelorBoardPresident
• Consider adopting a few practices from other recreation organiza tions:•institute a one-pass-per-adult-guest policy, eliminating the unlimited guests for unlimited visits provision, but continu ing to allow children at no fee
(no guest pass required for kids!)
> All pools except West Center and Abrego South: 11am-1pm & 4pm-6pm > Abrego South: 4pm-6pm only > West Center: Noon-9pm M-F; weekends and holidays 5:30am-9pm.
At a recent meeting, the Board Affairs Committee (BAC) began talking about the problems GVR faces with the current guest pass policy. I’d like to include you all in some thoughts that were shared.
CHILDREN’S POOL HRS
5 6 7 12 13 14 19 20 26 27 28 Page 4GVRNOW! 4 11 18 25 DROP-IN CLASSES Visit our website at: www.gvrec.org/classes to see the current catalog & class offerings happening throughout GVR! Or, call one of our helpful Customer Service Representatives at: 520.625.3440 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 21 1,2,3,4 $8, Page 6 20/20/20 $8, Page 8 Bathtub Singers I/II $15, Page 7 Chair Alignment Yoga $10, Page 9 Exercise, Fun & Fitness $5, Page 8 Full Body Barre Workout $15, Page 8 Gentle Alignment Yoga $10, Page 9 Intermediate Tap $10 (not in catalog) Stretch, Strength and Stabilize $28 (not in catalog) Total Body Conditioning $15, Page 9 Watercolor Fun $30, Page 5 Yoga for Beginners Yoga Release $10, Pages 9 & 10 Yoga + a Chair Yoga Saguaro Level I/II Yoga Saguaro for Back Care $15, Page 10 Zumba Gold w/Toning $10, Page 10 SEPTEMBERSEPTEMBER2022ARTEXHIBITS:CanoaHills—Jan Holland, Desert Las Campanas–Jenan ______________________________________________________________________________NOTES:________________________________________________________________________KristiansenLECTURE ELITE DRY EYE 10am-11am Las Campanas Cottonwood GVR EVENT: PICKIN' & GRINNIN' BODDY HOLLY'S 1pm-3pm Desert Hills gvrec.org for more GVR EVENT: COLORING FOR 8:00am-8:30am Abrego South gvrec.org for more REGISTRATION BEGINS & TICKETOPENSALES 8am Register online or inperson with a CSR at WC, EC, LC, or CH BOARD OF MEETINGDIRECTORS West Center Auditorium 2pm-4pm
Photo by Frankie Lopez
LIVE!GVR SEASON 2022-2023 ENTERTAINMENTARTS& 2 3 8 9 10 15 16 17 22 23 24 29 Page 5 SEPTEMBER 2022 GVR FALL CLASSES
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 30 1 Keep your eyes and ears open for GVR news in KGVY’s community quarterly newspapers and on the air! Fall Course Catalogs are now available at all centers, and online. RegistrationSeptemberbegins12! TO REGISTER, SCAN QR CODE WITH YOUR SMART PHONE OR TABLET. OR VISIT gvrec.org Desert Hills—Santa Rita Art League, ______________________________________________________________________________NOTES:________________________________________________________________________EVENT: & HOLLY'SGRINNIN'BIRTHDAY 1pm-3pm Hills Aud. for more details EVENT: COLORING FOR GRUPS! 8:00am-8:30am Abrego South for more details Our 2022-2023 GVR Live! Arts & Entertainment brochure is available in centers and online now. AmigOs Mens Club MEET & GREET 9:00am-11:00am East Center Auditorium OF MEETINGDIRECTORS Center Auditorium pm-4pm GVR Live! MOVIE The Eyes of Tammy Faye 2pm & 7pm West Center Auditorium
West Center Auditorium
Fitness Room at Desert Hills
Continued from Page 1 Just outside the door is the heat control and light switch. Be sure to check with other occupants before changing any settings.
FACILITY PROJECT UPDATES
East Center Pool
Santa Rita Springs Art Room
Flooring to be installed from 9/6-9/26. You’re going to sweat—use your second towel for this.
Santa Rita Springs Santa Cruz Room Flooring to be installed mid-September.
Construction of the new computer club space will begin the week of August 28 and should be complete by mid-Octo ber.
Completed construction drawings have been submitted for permitting which takes about eight weeks. The Board of Directors awarded a contract to build to Barker Construction on August 24.
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The pool will reopen this fall. There has been a delay in installing the shade structure footings due to the nature of the soils beneath the pool deck. Geotechnical survey ors and multiple engineers had to be consulted to design an approach that will ensure the shade structures remain intact through our monsoon winds. These plans are being finalized and submitted for permits now. Once permits are issued, the footings will be poured, followed by the pool deck. We are told this work will be complete no later than Thanksgiving, though staff remain ready for and hopeful of an earlier reopening date. Meanwhile, the locker rooms will get a facelift in the final week of September.
Santa Rita Springs Kino Room
If you become sleepy, dizzy, or light-headed, leave the room immediately. Never let yourself fall asleep in a sauna.
The American Journal of Public Health recommends that healthy people limit sauna sessions to fifteen minutes at a time. Five to ten minutes is a fine starting place for begin ners. Veteran users will often step out after ten or fifteen minutes, rinse off in the shower, drink some water, and return to the room. Do not do any personal grooming, stretching, or exercising in the sauna.
Demolition and new flooring are completed on the top floor and painting is nearly done. Accessible restrooms, the lower level, and the parking lot renovation are all in design phases.
A room that is currently part of the Computer Club space will become an Art Room. When it is finished, the Art Room at Desert Hills will be vacated and the Ceramics Club will expand into it.
Del Sol Clubhouse
GVR CLUBS and CONTACTS Page 7GVRNOW! SEPTEMBER 2022 Club Name (* dedicated space) Contact Email Phone ARTS & CRAFTS - 12 GVR Artisans' Shop * Priscilla Spurgeon artisansofgvr@gmail.com none GVR Arts & Crafts Association Janis Slaughter gvrartsandcrafts@gmail.com 520.975.4020 GVR Card Crafters Club Georgia Telfer GVRCardCraftersClub@gmail.com 920.285.9403 GVR Ceramics Club * Kathy Cline gvrceramics1@gmail.com 520.399.2818 GVR Clay Studio * Susan Anderson gvrclaystudiopresident@gmail.com 520.399.2755 GVR Decorative Art Painting Club Beth Bailey gvrdecoartpaintclub@gmail.com 253.327.3251 GVR Glass Artists Club * Linda Touzeau gvrglassartists@cox.net none GVR Lapidary & Silversmith Club * Suzy Russell contact.us@gvlapidaryclub.org 860.733.3238 GVR Metal Working Crafts Club * William Bachmann gvrmwcc1070@gmail.com 520.625.5270 GVR Needlearts Club Dawn Hawkins GVRneedlearts@gmail.com 330.283.5288 GVR Santa Rita Art League * Sonya Edwards Contact Us - SantaRitaArt.org none GVR Woodworkers * Stewart Tagg Contact Us - Woodshop.gvrclubs.org none CARDS & GAMES - 16 GVR Bridge: Abrego South Th Ladies Bridge Club Marsha Ewing none 719.539.7269 GVR Bridge: Desert Hills Ladies Bridge Club Jane Hedden GVRDHLBridge@gmail.com 520.399.2832 GVR Bridge: Desert Hills Midweek Prog Bridge Joseph Musacchia none 520.648.1373 GVR Bridge: Duplicate Bridge Club (Sanctioned) John Arnold gvrdupbridge@gmail.com 520.999.1151 GVR Bridge: East Center Monday Ladies Bridge Club Marsha Ewing none 719.539.7269 GVR Bridge: Friday Social Bridge Club Pauline Boston frisocbridge@gmail.com 520.392.6403 GVR Bridge: Monday Informal Duplicate Bridge Bob Dahm none 520.820.8823 GVR Canasta Club Sue Nelson canastagvr@gmail.com 402.369.4305 GVR Chess Club Roy Benson gvrchess.club@yahoo.com 520.648.8188 GVR Cribbage Club Roy Dashen gvrcribbageclub@gmail.com 520.301.7175 GVR Euchre Club Ed Fickes GVREuchreClub@gmail.com 501.209.2589 GVR Hearts Club Gregg Ireland gvrheartsclub@gmail.com 406.544.1481 GVR National Mah Jongg Club Pam Roederer gvmahjongg@gmail.com 218.410.3225 GVR Pinochle Club Dean Capes GVRPINOCHLE@gmail.com 520.647.9916 GVR Poker Club John Woolley info@gvrpokerclub.com 360.601.2016 GVR Sheepshead Card Club Robert Stanelle GVRSheepsheadClub@gmail.com 520.225.0321 DANCE - 4 GVR Argentine Tango Club Chuck Soukup gvrtango@yahoo.com 520.236.6358 GVR Line Dancers Club Jean Stephenson gvrlinedancers@gmail.com 785.259.0313 GVR Saturday Night Dance Club Carol Digby gvrdanceclub@gmail.com 520.275.1559 GVR Square & Round Dance Club David Flatt presidentgvsgvr@gmail.com 785.207.0819 SOCIAL - 11 GVR Amigas Club Diane Carley GVRamigasclub@gmail.com 920.344.6564 GVR AmigOs Men's Club Robert Petrillo gvramigos@gmail.com 917.599.7663 GVR Canadian Club Charles Atherton gvcdnclub@gmail.com 203.244.7388 GVR Colorado Club Jim Hakanson gvrcoloradoclub@gmail.com 720.560.3187 GVR Green Bay Packers Club Jim Chisholm GBPCofGVR@gmail.com 520.789.0318 GVR LGBTQ & Friends Club Kerry Scott Boll lgbtqgreenvalley@gmail.com 267.566.1396 GVR Michigan Club Diane Watts miclubcontact@gmail.com 616.581.0052 GVR Minnesota Club Rick Hoen gvmnclub@gmail.com 651.248.7162 GVR New England Club Leo LeFreniere gvrnewenglandclub@gmail.com 401.529.5394 GVR Pacific Northwest Club Joe Longo gvrpacificnorthwestclub@gmail.com 509.945.4993 GVR Singles Club Ed Vanderlaan gvrsingles@gmail.com 520.255.3128 SPECIAL INTEREST - 7 GVR Camera Club * Danny Valenzuela gvrcameraclub@gmail.com 520.428.0524 GVR Canine Club Patricia Tinney info@gvrcanine.org 720.205.0820 GVR Computer Club * Mike Kearns gvrcomputerclub@gmail.com 520.625.4508 GVR Forum Club Les Bakke gvrforumclub@gmail.com 701.261.2050 GVR Meditation Club Pat or Diann gvrmeditationclub@gmail.com 216.785.4770 GVR Travel Club Marcia Lickei travelclubofgvr@gmail.com 520.207.5584 GVR Valley Players Lance Heise gvrvalleyplayers@gmail.com 520.354.8729 SPORTS - 14 GVR Aquabelles Pat gvraquabelles@outlook.com 602.432.6044 GVR Billiards Club Harry Clark billiardsclubgvr@gmail.com 520.609.8454 GVR Bocce Club Dave Usher bocceclubofgvr@yahoo.com 802.735.2233 GVR Cycling Club Karen Rainford gvrcycling@gmail.com 651.454.5487 GVR Hiking Club Dave Toeniskoetter gvrhikingclub@gmail.com 651.470.8632 GVR Hunting & Fishing Club Gary Williams gvrhuntfish@gmail.com 520.260.2479 GVR Martial Arts Club Dean Curd gvrmartialarts@gmail.com none GVR Pickleball Club Patrick Furumoto greenvalleypickleballclub@gmail.com 630.842.4546 GVR Racquetball Club Jim GVRracquetballclub@gmail.com none GVR Shuffleboard Club Debbie Goulet ShuffleGVR@gmail.com 509.768.6472 GVR Swim Club Samantha Martoni gvrswimclub@gmail.com 636.328.4513 GVR Table Tennis Club Ford Demming greenvalleyttc@gmail.com 303.809.9874 GVR Tennis Club Tom Ransburg GVR_Tennis_Club@gvtennis.com 317.488.9050 GVR Volleyball Club Mark Olton greenvalleyvolleyball@gmail.com none 8/26/2022 GVRNow Sep2022 - Club
Page 8GVRNOW! SEPTEMBER 2022 UPCOMING EVENTS The GVR Clubs catalog will be mailed to Green Valley centerswillthemid-SeptemberresidentsinHome,Health,andLifenewspaper,andbeavailableinsoonafter.
