2016 october tipster

It’s More Than Living...It’s a Lifestyle!

Tipster October 2016

Study Session Thursday, October 13, 9 AM, WC3 BOD Meeting Tuesday, October 25, 9 AM, WC3

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by Sun City Oro Valley 1565 E. Rancho Vistoso Blvd., Oro Valley, AZ 85755, 520-825-3711 Activity Center.................................... 917-8066 Mon.-Fri. .......................................................................................... 7 AM-9 PM scovaz.com Sat................................................................................................... 9 AM-9 PM Sun. ................................................................................................ 9 AM-6 PM

Board of Directors

Administration (In Welcome Center)......... 825-3711 ext 120

directors@suncityorovalley.com

Aquatic & Fitness Center.................... 917-8067

Email address for BOD members, GM & Assistant Manager: Don Coleman, captdonc@gmail.com.................................................................President Susan Jakosa, susanjakosa@gmail.com.....................................................Vice President Debra Arrett, debra4scov@gmail.com..............................................................Secretary Lauren Strassburg, laurens1932@gmail.com....................................................Treasurer Meade Davis, meadedavis11@gmail.com............................................................ Director Ted Hood, azted@outlook.com........................................................................... Director Steve Taillie, tailliesteve.scov@gmail.com.......................................................... Director Management Team (area code 520) Bob Mariani, bmariani@suncityorovalley.com..................... General Manager, 917-8080 Robin Coulter, rcoulter@suncityorovalley.com ...................Assistant Manager, 917-8070 Mary Cunningham, scvcam@suncityorovalley.com....... Com. Area Maint. Sup., 917-8059 Julie Foerster, jfoerster@suncityorovalley.com.....................Human Resources, 917-8061 Kim Griggs, kgriggs@theviewsgolfclub.com..........................Golf Professional, 917-8053 Christopher Sapp, csapp@suncityorovalley.com....... Food & Beverage Director, 917-8074 Michael Kropf, scvgolf@suncityorovalley.com.......Golf Course Superintendent, 917-8063 Ken Sandrock, ksandrock@suncityorovalley.com...................... Facilities Sup., 917-8078 Pam Sarpalius, psarpalius@suncityorovalley.com................Program Director, 917-8077 Randy Trenary, rtrenary@suncityorovalley.com.............................. Controller, 917-8060 Support Team Kate Cusumano, kcusumano@suncityorovalley.com......................................... Librarian, 917-8083 Lonnie Davis, ldavis@suncityorovalley.com.........................................Fitness Supervisor, 917-8073 Angela Hong, ahong@suncityorovalley.com....................................Accounting Assistant, 917-8062 Karen Loffredo, kloffredo@suncityorovalley.com.............. Administrative Coordinator II, 917-8082 Katy Mosier, kmosier@suncityorovalley.com.................Community Services Coordinator, 917-8058 Lisa Orach, lorach@suncityorovalley.com............................. Administrative Coordinator, 917-8065 Kathy Peabody, kpeabody@suncityorovalley.com.... Marketing & Technology Coordinator, 917-8068 Chris Richard, crichard@suncityorovalley.com.................. Communications Coordinator, 917-8069 Coco Sullivan, csullivan@suncityorovalley.com.............................. Facilities Coordinator, 917-8072 Monitor - Activity Center................................................................................................... 917-8066 Monitor - Aquatic & Fitness Center.....................................................................................917-8067 Tipster Editorial Committee Lou Phillippi......................................Chair Brad Curtis....................................Member Arlene Douglas..............................Member Vicki Ettleman...............................Member Ann Fall.........................................Member Karen Koopmans............................Member Barbara McNeill............................Member Judy Mercer................... Secretary/Member

Paul Mercer...................................Member Mary Murck...................................Member John Njaa......................................Member Ann Owen......................................Member Lynn Parker...................................Member Laura Pigott..................................Member Susan Ross....................................Member Laura Suchocki..............................Member

Editor, Layout and Design: Chris Richard Advertising: Lisa Orach, Printing by: AlphaGraphics To advertise in the Sun City Oro Valley, Tipster call 917-8065 for information.

Sun City Oro Valley Community Association provides this publication for informational purposes only and neither endorses nor promotes any of the products or services advertised herein and assumes no responsibility or liability for the statements made in this publication.

Sun City Oro Valley Tipster,

Mon.-Fri. ................................................................................ 7:30 AM-4:30 PM

Daily.................................................................................................5 AM-9 PM Pool Mon.-Sat.....................................................................................5 AM-8:30 PM Sun.............................................................................................5 AM-5:30 PM Children’s Hours - Daily................................................................... 11 AM-1 PM

Restaurant......................................... 825-3277 Lounge.............................................. 917-8085

Mon.-Sun.......................................................................................... 7 AM-5 PM Afternoon Menu...................................................................................... 3-5 PM Recording of daily Restaurant specials..............................825-3711 ext 205

Catalina Vista.................................... 825-8613

Mon.-Fri. .......................................................................................... 7 AM-9 PM Sat................................................................................................... 9 AM-9 PM Sun. ................................................................................................ 9 AM-6 PM

Community Services........................... 917-8065 Mon.-Fri. .............................................................................................9-11 AM

Desert Oasis...................................... 825-0495

Mon.-Fri. .......................................................................................... 7 AM-9 PM Sat. .................................................................................................9 AM-8 PM Sun. ................................................................................................9 AM-5 PM Pool .Mon.-Fri...........................................................................................9 AM-5 PM Sat...................................................................................................9 AM-5 PM Sun............................................................................................ 9 AM-4:30 PM Children’s Hours: ............................................ Daily Noon-4 PM Except see below .Except Sun., Mon. and Thu. ........................................... Noon-1 PM and 3-4 PM Water volleyball on Sun.,Mon. and Thu. ............................................ 1 PM-3 PM

Gift Shop of Sun City.......................... 917-8051 Mon.-Fri..Mon.-Fri. ..........................................................................................9 AM-4 PM Sat. .Sat. ......................................................................................... 9 AM-12:30 PM

Library............................................... 917-8064

Mon.-Fri. ............................................................................. 9 AM-Noon, 1-4 PM Sat................................................................................................... 9 AM-Noon

Loan Room - Community Assistance­ Loan Room at Cart Barn Hours: Tue. and Thu. only.......................................8-9 AM Pro Shop............................................ 825-3110 Golf Info Line.................................. 825-0322

Mon............................................................................................. 6:30 AM-5 PM Tue................................................................................................... 9 AM-5 PM Wed. and Thu.................................................................................... 7 AM-5 PM Fri., Sat. and Sun. ........................................................................ 6:30 AM-5 PM Driving Range hours from October – April, closes ½ hour after the Pro Shop.

After-Hours Emergencies.................... 825-1161

If you encounter something in the common areas or golf course needing immediate attention (e.g. broken irrigation) and the Administration Office is closed, please report the issue to a building monitor. However, if a situation like this occurs after all the buildings are closed, please contact the emergency line.

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Go to the website: scovaz.com Login >Member Services >This n That >Photo Release, click here, fill out the form and submit photos (two per form) submit as many as you like.

Abbreviation Legend Aquatic & Fitness Center................................................................................AFC Sun City Oro Valley.....................................................................................SCOV Welcome Center Conference Room 1..............................................................WC1 Welcome Center Conference Room 2..............................................................WC2 October 2016, Page Welcome Center Conference Room23..............................................................WC3

Association News

From The Board of Directors Our mission as the SCOV Board is to lead in maintaining and enhancing the quality of life in Sun City Oro Valley as an active adult community.

All Board minutes, agendas and reports are available online and in the SCOV Library. Board meetings are open to residents.

Board Of Directors meadedavis11@gmail.com Let’s Get Involved

By Meade Davis.

All of us agree that SCOV is a wonderful place in which to live. We have so many terrific opportunities and amenities. We all appreciate the hard work of our staff, but we must also recognize the importance of the life blood of our community, the volunteers.

Our volunteers do much of the work that makes SCOV the magnificent place we enjoy. Veteran volunteers bring experience and knowledge to the process. New volunteers bring fresh ideas and energy to the table.

Not only is volunteering essential to the well-being of our community, but it also benefits the mental and physical health of those who become involved. By volunteering you will meet new friends and increase the fun and enjoyment of living in this place of enchantment.

If you really appreciate SCOV, I would encourage you to get involved. Attend some Board and committee meetings where you will learn what’s going on and be able to voice your opinions. Join a committee and actively contribute to our Association. Join and take an active role in one or more of our many special interest clubs or activities. Not only will you help improve our community, you will also improve your health and well-being. So join your dedicated neighbors and get involved.

SCOV Community Card & Cookie

Farewell Reception For Bob Mariani

Friday, October 28, 2:30-4 PM, Auditorium Bring a card and wish our general manager of eight years farewell as he ends his career of 36 years in community management.

What’s Inside

Association News............................ 3 Association Committees................. 7 Golf.................................................. 9 The Views Restaurant.................. ..10 Feature.......................................... 11 Coming Events.............................. 11

General Manager - Bob Mariani bmariani@suncityorovalley.com 917-8080 SCOV Insurance Have you ever wondered what kinds of insurance SCOV has in place? Some of your dues go toward paying for the Association’s insurance needs and requirements. Below is a list of the different types of insurance SCOV has secured. Some of these policies are required by the governing documents and others are in place due to needs that are beyond basic requirements.

Property insurance: This covers all buildings, structures, and personal property owned by the Association and owned by other parties, including common property improvements, golf course, open spaces, and recreational facilities.

General liability: In addition to protecting physical property, our Association has commercial liability insurance. Unlike property damage, which often can be measured in dollar amounts, liability claims have no limits other than those imposed by courts.

Auto: Associations with employees who drive cars, trucks, or maintenance vehicles on association property or elsewhere while carrying out Association business is covered by auto insurance.

Directors’ and officers’ liability: Boards are volunteers trying to serve their communities, but as the old adage says, “No good deed goes unpunished.” So, even when boards behave appropriately and use sound judgment, someone may still file a lawsuit claiming sexual harassment, discrimination, or mismanagement of funds, to name a few common suits. This insurance also extends to other volunteers and management.

Umbrella liability: This type of coverage extends the limits of the liability coverage provided by the standard liability insurance policies. No standard umbrella policy exists, so the Association works closely with our insurance professional to design a policy tailored to our specific needs.

Workers’ compensation: This insurance, which is required, provides benefits for employees who sustain injuries while working for the Association.

Equipment: This is specific insurance for breakdown of large equipment, such as golf course mowers that are not covered under the auto insurance.

Pollution liability: This is a unique insurance which covers leaks from our fuel tanks.

Crime: This is a specific insurance that covers issues such as employee dishonesty, forgery, computer fraud and fund transfer fraud.

Keep in mind that the information above is a summary.

While all the policies have been listed, not every covered incident is listed. The total premiums for the above insurance policies are approximately $173,000.

Workshops and Classes................. 12 For Your Information..................... 14 Thank You Corner......................... 14 Partnered Organizations............... 28 Extended Community................... 29 Classifieds...................................... 30

Clubs............................................. 14 Arts, Crafts & Hobbies............... 14 Continuing Education................. 17 Cultural & Social......................... 19 Dance......................................... 21 Exercise...................................... 24 Games........................................ 25 Sports......................................... 26 Travel.......................................... 28

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It’s More Than Living... It’s A Lifestyle!

Here Comes the Sun!

Extensive solar project to save energy costs, reduce carbon footprint

by Jim Mitchell

Ironically, as I sit down to start writing this, it’s a rare rainy day in SCOV. After all, it’s the tail end of the monsoons. But I know that tomorrow, we can all sing the Beatles’, Here Comes the Sun because that tune is true almost 300 days a year here.

That’s why more than three years ago, the Association’s volunteer Properties Committee began investigating an extensive solar project for our community. Scheduled to be fully operational by the end of this month, the project will provide around 60 percent of the electricity our facilities now use. That’s more than 700,000 kilowatt-hours per year at 13.65 cents per kilowatthour, a rate five percent less than our current Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP) rates.

First year savings are projected to be $5,000. But over the 20-year life of the Solar Services Agreement, savings are projected at $544,000 if annual rates increase one percent Ed Zwerling, Chairman of the Properties Committee, and Bob Mariani, SCOV General Manager, discuss the final and $899,000 if they increase two stage of the solar project. Photo by Jim Mitchell. percent annually. To give those one ful mountain views throughout SCOV. “We kept the Architectural or two percent annual percent increases perspective, between Review Committee involved to make sure the placement of pan2012 and 2015, TEP’s effective rate increase was 8.4 percent. els didn’t interfere with our views. We wanted to protect views “The goal was to save money for the community while mini- like those from the Welcome Center entrance down to the new mizing risk,” explains Dale Foster, a resident committee mem- Pro Shop.” (TFS also changed plans for some panels at the golf ber who spent his career consulting for solar and wind energy maintenance building to accommodate homeowners’ views.) industries. “Thus, the Solar Services Agreement was the best Ed says that the most positive feedback from residents has approach.” been about reducing our carbon footprint and providing shaded Under the agreement with Technicians for Sustainability (TFS), parking spaces. “It’s really been a very positive reception.”

LLC, the area’s largest solar installer and Technology Credit CorA 2015 ballot measure to give the Board authority to sign an poration (TCC), a California company that owns over 300 similar agreement for more than five years was approved by 76 percent solar projects in 12 states, SCOV pays none of the $1.2 million of voting residents. installation costs. Instead, the community pays a reduced guarIn addition to panels covering 110 parking spaces throughout anteed fixed rate per kilowatt-hour for the life of the contract. the community, the Activity Center, Artisan Center, Welcome TCC pays for and owns the system and will invoice SCOV Center, The Views Restaurant and Lounge, Catalina Vista, Desmonthly for solar energy. TFS not only installed, but will operate ert Oasis, Golf Cart Barn and Golf Maintenance buildings have and maintain the system. TEP will provide any energy needed installations. Because the Fitness Center is on a different (time beyond what the system produces. of day) rate schedule, there were not enough savings to warrant At the end of 20 years, SCOV has the option to buy the system installation there. at fair market value, renew the contract on an annual basis or A dedication ceremony is being planned for later this month or have the system removed. Each year after year five, SCOV also early November. has the option to buy the system.

Maybe then we’ll all sing, “Here comes the sun, here comes Ed Zwerling, Properties Committee chair, takes pride in the the sun and I say, ‘It’s all right.” committee’s sensitivity to aesthetics and maintaining the beauti-

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Assistant Manager - Robin Coulter rcoulter@suncityorovalley.com 917-8070 WAP Upgrade What is a WAP you ask? You probably use them every day…it’s a Wireless Access Point.

These are located throughout our campus to provide WiFi in our buildings, courtyard and pools. As with any technology, the improvements occurring in the wireless field change exponentially faster than we can (or should) replace them. Some of the WAPs were not able to handle the growing demand we are experiencing here in SCOV. Who knew we’d need WiFi for our iPad, iPhone, computers, TVs and projects? Because we have had our WAPs for a long time and some have stopped working, an upgrade was sought during the budget process last year. At the end of September the upgrade took place and we now have access points that can handle the traffic level we have in SCOV as well as room to grow. The wireless future looks bright and speedy for SCOV.

Programs/Facilities Director - Pam Sarpalius psarpalius@suncityorovalley.com 917-8077

October brings us cooler weather and the start of all facility winter hours. Please check page one of this Tipster to see the winter hours.

As many seasonal residents start to return, I would like to remind you to have your membership card/fob ready when entering a building. We have several new monitors, and asking to see your membership card or ask your name is part of their job. Also, I would like to remind guests that as they enter all buildings (except the Activity Center), they must swipe their card/fob and sign in at the monitor desk at that facility. SCOV is a private community. Monitoring who comes and goes into a facility should be a comfort to all residents.

Community Services - Katy Mosier Office Hours 9-11 AM, Monday-Friday, Welcome Center kmosier@suncityorovalley.com 917-8058 Exterior Changes to Your Home As many of you return from the cooler areas of the nation to our sunny community, there is an uptick in eagerness to update the exterior of your homes. Courtyards, walls, fences, gates, patios, lighting, roofs, windows, room additions, screens, rolling shades and major/minor landscaping. are just a few of the items that are being updated.

This is a reminder to refer to the Master Declaration and the Development Standards before making any decisions about what you wish to do. Please pay special attention to setback and height restrictions. The ARC Submittal Form and the In-House Submittal Form are both available on our website under Members/Documents. A plot plan to attach to your forms is available in my office. Please come to my office to review the submittal request so that we can make sure that your package is as complete as possible for ARC members to review. If you have clear verbiage about what you want to accomplish, good sketches with dimensions, material samples or brochures and colors consistent with the directions of the governing documents, the consideration usually goes very quickly and smoothly.

As a reminder, the ARC meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at 2 PM in the Welcome Center.

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The deadline for any paperwork to be reviewed in my office is one week prior by 11 AM. I am available for submittals (both ARC and In-House) review 9:00 -11:00 a.m. every weekday.

August 2016 Housing Resale Information Resales 2016 2015

For the Month YTD 17 161 23 141 2015 Total Sold = 194 2016: Active Listings as of 08/31/2016………...........32 2015: Active Listings as of 08/31/2015……..........….27

Source TARMLS®

August 2016 Avg. Age of New Owners:

Unit # 2 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 9 10 11B 12 12 12 15 15

Welcome New Neighbors Name Barbara & Dale James Susan & Gerald McNally Susan & Thomas Nagelkerk Arlene Pilkington Pieter Rooker Robin & Allen Schmidt Judith & Gary Widener Joann & John Breslin Laurie & Charles Jarrett Michelle & Jacob O’Neill Mary Jo & James Berard Norma & David Martin Barbara & Larry Grey Patricia & William Norton Carrie & William Wiley Randy & Jerry Ebertz Donna & Gary Harting

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Post Falls, ID Tucson, AZ Hillpoint, WI Arroyo Grande, CA Gig Harbor, WA Westerville, OH Oro Valley, AZ Oro Valley, AZ Overland Park, KS Evansville, IL Arlington Heights, IL Oro Valley, AZ Marana, AZ Oro Valley, AZ Bellingham, WA Tucson, AZ LaPorte, IA

SCOV Library - Kate Cusumano suncityorovalley.com/about/amenities-facilities/library Online catalog: webopac.infovisionsoftware.com/suncityorovalley kcusumano@suncityorovalley.com 917-8083

Interested in what SCOV residents are reading and watching? Here are the top circulators from our August statistics: Movies: Brooklyn, and Bridge of Spies Fiction: The Black Widow, and Clawback Nonfiction: Hillary’s America, and The Paleo Approach Audiobook: Dishonorable Intentions, and The Mathews Men Large Print Fiction: Dishonorable Intentions, and Sweet Tomorrows Now for what’s new. In fiction we have Winter’s Child by Margaret Coel, and Woman of God by James Patterson. In audiobook you can listen to Downfall by J.A. Jance, and Two

by Two by Nicholas Sparks (available October 4). New arrivals in large print include two word-of-mouth bestsellers: Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly, and A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. If it’s a movie you’re looking for, check out Genius (Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth) and Free State of Jones (Matthew McConaughey). To view the entire collection or place items on reserve, visit our online catalog.

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Money MATTERS

Statement of Revenues and Expenses and the Results of Operations

Golf Course Revenues

For Two Months of the Fiscal Year

2016-2017 2015-2016 Pre-Paid Rounds $48,877 $50,618 Resident Daily Rounds $ 9,821 $7,333 Public Daily Rounds $36,313 $34,975 Totals

$95,011

$92,926

Above is a summary of the Revenues and Expenses and the Results of Operations for the two months of the

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2016-2017 fiscal year. Also included this month is a chart comparing golf revenues from last year to the current year.

A copy of the report in greater detail can be found at our website, scovaz.com, you must login first. Hold your cursor over Members >Financials >Monthly Financial Statements.

At this page you will also find the Annual Budget. There are also copies of the monthly Financial Statements and a copy of the Annual Budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year in the SCOV Library in the Welcome Center.

If you are interested in more information regarding the Community’s finances, we encourage you to attend the Finance & Budget Committee meeting which will be held Monday, October 17, 1 PM in WC3.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 917-8060, or email me at rtrenary@suncityorovalley.com.

Randy Trenary, Controller

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Recreation and Fitness - Lonnie Davis ldavis@suncityorovalley.com 917-8073 Going too easy on yourself All walking is not created equal: Strolling is better than sitting, but to score walking’s cardio, strength and fat-burning effects you need to push yourself a little harder. If you ask runners what their one-mile pace is, they would probably know it, but many walkers don’t. But you should! When walking for fitness, you should aim for a 15-minute mile. Not there yet? No worries. Simply work toward that goal. Keep track of your pace with a free app, such as LFconnect or a fitnesstracking device, such as Fitbit or simply use a stopwatch or pedometer.

Special Note From the AFC Orientation on how to use the gym equipment will be held every Thursday at 1 PM, so stop in and sign up. Contact Lonnie Davis for questions or problems with the AFC. Tuesday, October 11, the AFC pool and spa will be closed for cleaning and shock treatment. It will reopen Wednesday.

Wednesday, October 12, the Desert Oasis pool will be closed for cleaning and shock treatment and will reopen Thursday.

Association Committees Active Health Chair Janyce Lundstedt 503-475-0520 janyce.lundstedt@gmail.com Oct.-May, Second Tue., 1:30 PM, WC1 suncityorovalley.com/members-login/committees/active-health

The AHC (Active Health Committee) is once again presenting a Balance Class; it will be on Mondays from 10:30-11:30 AM in AFC 1 and 2 Studios for ten weeks starting Monday, October 17 and ending December 19. The cost is $65/10 classes (or $10/class); early bird registration is $60/10classes if paid

by Thursday, October 6. The minimum number of participants required is 30, so encourage your friends to attend. To signup, email the instructor at heather@heatherchalon.com and mail your check made out to Heather Chalon to 3801 N. Swan Rd., Tucson, AZ 85718.

This structured and standardized program includes simple Tai Chi principles and movements; it is recommended by the Center for Disease Control and National Council On Aging.

The benefits are: 1. Increase strength, balance, and posture 2. Prevent falls 3. Improve mind, body, and spirit 4. Reduce stress and increase relaxation 5. Open to everyone. Can be done seated.

The instructor, Heather Chalon, MPH is a Senior Trainer in the Tai Chi for Health Institute. She is also going to help us develop our own SCOV instructors for this program so we can offer the class more often; if you are searching for a new purpose and/or wish to serve others while caring for yourself, contact the AHC chair at janyce.lundstedt@gmail.com.

Aquatic Fitness Center Advisory Chair Michael Takerian 520-256-3213 michaeltakerian@gmail.com First Wed., 11:30 AM, WC1 afc@suncityorovalley.com

The Aquatic Fitness Center Advisory Committee resumes monthly meetings starting Wednesday, October 5.

Here is a welcome back reminder when using the Aquatic Fitness Center. Upon completion of your activity on any

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piece of exercise equipment (Cardio, Strength, Mats, etc), please do a quick wipe down with the provided disinfection wipes. Avoid social conversations while at an exercise station; other patrons may be waiting to use that item. Swimmers and walkers are to sign in for their lane at the time of usage. Reservations of lanes are only permitted by the posted scheduled SCOV classes. There is a 45-minute time limit per lane, which encompasses all individuals in each lane.

Compliance with these policies ensures that all individuals have an equal opportunity to enjoy our fine facility.

Please remember to stay hydrated. Water is still considered the best hydrator.

Architectural Review Janice Strassburg, 520-338-2568, janicestrassburg@gmail.com Second and Fourth Tue., 2 PM, WC3 Consumer Referral - Vendor List Chair Gail Parsons 275-7117 gailma@comcast.net Here are the directions for looking up the Vendor List on the website (formerly called Consumer Referral List): Go to scovaz.com >Members >Member Services >Consumer Referral Vendor List >Read More.

A printed copy of the Vendor List is located at the Welcome Desk in the Activity Center during Center business hours.

Vendors may call or email Claudia to inquire about applying to be on our Consumer Referral Vendor List.

Election Chair Don Stewart 618-980-3878 Bethsdad81@gmail.com The ad hoc committee to study electronic voting has met several times considering pros and cons and discussing the passage of the Arizona electronic voting bill. HOAs currently using electronic voting have been surveyed and the SCOV residents have also been surveyed. Companies providing electronic voting services to HOAs have been interviewed. The committee will make a recommendation to add an electronic voting option for our next election to the Board of Directors at their October 27 meeting.

The next meeting of the ad hoc committee is October 4, 2 PM, WC1.

Finance-Budget Chair Dick Brammell crbbrammell@gmail.com Third Mon., 1 PM, WC3 Food and Beverage Chair Del Peterson 307-631-3114 October-June, First Tue., 9 AM, WC1 Welcome back to those who have been away for the summer.

If you haven’t seen the new restaurant/lounge yet, we know you will be impressed when you walk through the doors and see the big windows, the beautiful floors and those historic doors from McMahon’s Prime Steakhouse. It is quite the place.

The bar has new cocktail menus and choices for blended drinks. Happy Hours continue to be a big draw so come on in and join your friends and neighbors. The staff is looking forward to serving you.

Volunteer Greeters are needed. If you would like to volunteer please contact Mona Connoy 818-7923.

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Friends of the Library You can go into the Library for a personalized introduction or just go on your computer at home and “play” with it. Look up a book or author to see what we have available. You can tell if it’s available right now or when it’s due to be returned.

There are lots of new materials being added weekly. Come and see what’s new.

Then join The Friends of the Library and help support the acquisition of even more new materials.

Future Housing Task Force Sally Evert 520-955-7877 salleyevert@gmail.com The Future Housing Committee is in need of new members. Contact Jon Olson (jboclo@comcast.net) or Sally Evert if you are interested. We need your help.

Gift Shop Co-Chairs Barbara Gioioso 668-8610, Randi Leonard 638-7548 Gift Shop 917-8051 Shop Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9 AM-12:30 PM orovalleygiftshop.com Residents return from summer places and new items flow into the shop for your shopping needs and enjoyment. October featured artists are Bill Norton and Jane Fairchild.

Bill taught industrial arts at all

levels throughout his career. Now he chooses special wood pieces and lives with them until becoming inspired. “I just really enjoy working the equipment until my mind, heart and hands are happy with what my eyes see.” His goal is to make something different every time.

Jane makes lightweight necklaces of novelty yarns, finished with beads and magnetic clasps. “While knitting long scarves for the cold winters of New York, I ended up with leftover pieces of yarn too short to make more scarves. I made a short necklace, added a few beads, and the Fiber Fling was born.” She recently began offering colorful pottery wind chimes to add music to your yard.

General Manager Search Chair Dick Brammell 701-361-8573

The General Manager Search Committee has reviewed candidate applications and selected for interviews those candidates whom we determined to meet our qualifications.

The Board of Directors plans to conduct on-site interviews with the final candidates and then make a decision on which candidate to hire as our new General Manager.

Golf Advisory Committee The population of golfers is increasing as summer vacationers, part time residents and visitors return. Increasing player population and decreasing daylight reduces the number of tee times available.

Whether you are making a tee time reservation for just you, a foursome, a group, or a club, be as accurate as possible. When you make the reservation, please provide all of the players’ names. Notify the Pro Shop as soon as possible for changes to the: • roster and number of players

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• available space for other players Accurate and timely information for tee times will allow the Pro Shop to fill unused tee times.

This is important as we accommodate the increasing demand for tee times and in maximizing revenue for The Views. Thank you. Your help is greatly appreciated.

Government Affairs Ruth Coleman, 520-400-3593, grandmaruthc@gmail.com Second Wed., 1:30 PM, WC3 suncityorovalley.com/members-login/committees/government-affairs/

SCOV residents and members of the public will have an opportunity to evaluate Oro Valley, Pima County and state-wide candidates at upcoming political forums. During these forums, presented by the SCOV Government Affairs Committee, the candidates will respond to prepared committee questions as well as written questions submitted by audience members.

The Arizona State candidate forum is October 1, 2 PM, Auditorium. The Pima County Supervisors and Sheriff Candidate forum is Monday, October 10, 2 PM, Auditorium.

Committee Meetings: Wednesday, October 5, 2 PM, WC1, and Wednesday, October 12, 1:30 PM, WC1.

Bring your concerns or questions to meet with Senator Flake’s representative, Melissa Martin, re: issues with which your United States Senator might be of assistance: Tuesday, October 1, 10:30 AM -11:30 AM, Activity Center, Kachina Lounge.

Loan Room - Community Assistance Chair Gay Russell 825-5763 Meeting Third Thu., 3 PM, WC1 You probably know by now that the new computer system is up and running in the Loan Room. We believe this program will eventually make us more efficient in handling your requests.

Beginning in October, you will be able to make requests on the SCOV, Loan Room, website which should make getting the equipment more convenient.

To access this site, you will need to log into the SCOV website, go to Member Services, and click on the Loan Room. You will need to create a new password specifically for the Loan Room, look through the equipment listed and then make your request.

Once the volunteers in the Loan Room review your request and dates needed, you will receive an email letting you know that a reservation has been made for you or an explanation if there is a problem with your request. There needs to be at least a week between your request and the pickup date you have chosen.

You will need to be sure your dates and times are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8-9 AM. Reservations can also still be made at the Loan Room in person. We are looking forward to you using the new system.

In September, we delivered 500 pounds, the second load of aluminum cans to the recycler, for the current fiscal year, and received $200. Year to date for this fiscal year is 1,040 pounds, we received $416.

Marketing Committee Barbara Ross 818-0701 bfgnye@gmail.com Fourth Thu, 3 PM, WC1 Nominating Committee Board candidates sought - The SCOV Nominating Committee is seeking candidates for the Board of Directors. If you are interested in serving or if you know of someone who would make an excellent director, please take a moment to fill out the form on the website under Members/The Board.

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Neighborhood Pride Chair Tempe Johnson 825-6994 Third Tue., 2 PM, WC3 Perhaps Perhaps you didn’t know, or you just forgot, how much things grow here in our desert. The monsoon season this year caused trees, grasses, shrubs, and weeds to really grow. Pre-emergence applied to your yard will stop the germination of seeds, and you won’t have as many weeds next year. Check with your landscaper or pest control professional. Don’t forget to remove weeds in cracks of your driveway, sidewalk and where the concrete meets the blacktop of the street. Plants protruding over sidewalks need to be trimmed back so as not to injure passing walkers. Trees at corners need to be trimmed so stop signs may be seen. Suckers under trees should be cut to the ground.

With cooler weather here, take a look at your mailbox, flag and post to see if they need painting. If you can’t do the job yourself, check the Consumer Referral Vendor List on the SCOV website for the name and number of someone who will do it for a nominal fee.

Please continue to take pride in your property.

Posse Chair Larry Clark 404-7664

2larryclark@gmail.com First Tue., 3 PM, Catalina Vista scovaz.com/committees/posse/ (must be logged in first)

There will be a social gathering and awards presentation in the Catalina Vista on October 15, 4 PM. BYOD (Bring Your Own Drink) and an appetizer to share. Oro Valley PD will do a short training class. Check with your Squad Leader for more details.

Properties Chair Ed Zwerling, 520-329-0737, EZwerling@Yahoo.com Third Thu. 9AM, WC1

This month the Properties Committee will be conducting our semi-annual inspection of community owned facilities.

The goal is to report to staff and the Board of Directors any structural, maintenance and safety issues that may need remediation. If you see something that you think we should review, please contact me or any other member of the Properties Committee.

Our water-usage initiative is underway, and we will soon identify actions that will reduce our water consumption without affecting our quality of life. This is being conducted with other committees and various maintenance departments.

We are always looking for new members. You don’t have to have a technical background to join. Our meetings are open to the public, and we encourage all residents to attend

Tipster Editorial Chair Lou Phillippi 638-6957 lnphillippi@yahoo.com Next Tipster Editorial Committee meeting is Friday, October 14, 9 AM, WC3.

Coffee and Conversation

Golf Head Golf Professional - Kim Griggs kgriggs@theviewsgolfclub.com 917-8053 We hope you had a great summer and are ready for another fun season at The Views Golf Club.The new staff is certainly ready for another busy year, and we are eager to serve our annual pass holders and Residents to the very best of our ability.

The GolfNow program continues to be a success as does inviting outside groups to experience our spectacular golf course. These groups will be booked around our annual pass holder times as much as possible. Please remember that pass holders do have a nine-day advanced-booking option.

The golf course is currently closed for overseeding and will remain so through Sunday, October 9. We will reopen on Monday, October 10. We will be cart path only until Saturday, October 29.

Our schedule will be: Tee Time days Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 7 AM, Tuesday’s crossover begins at 7 AM and includes the 18-Hole Ladies Club starting at 11:15 AM. Wednesday’s Shotgun will be 8 AM and includes the 18-Hole Men’s Club and limited open play followed by a 12:30 PM Shotgun. Thursday’s Shotguns will be 8 AM, 9-Hole clubs only, and 11 AM open play.

For those of you who choose to walk/ride the course during the closed period or anytime in October, remember that all traffic, pedestrian or vehicular, must remain on the cart paths. This is to protect our immature grass. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

When we reopen for play, please ensure that you abide by the walking signs that are posted for your convenience. If you are an evening rider or walker, keep in mind you will be sharing the facility with golfers. So be cautious and courteous.

Superintendent - Michael Kropf scvgolf@suncityorovalley.com 917-8063 October is the start of a new season of golf.

The golf course has been overseeded so there are different colors of green on the fairways, tees and greens. The divot mix will be replaced with a sand and seed mix that is only to be used on fairways and tees that have been overseeded.

This year the green fairway on #4 and the tee fairway on #5 will not be overseeded so please don’t put seed in divots on those holes. The seed will germinate during the winter, and when the Bermuda grass goes dormant, the germinated seed mix will leave green spots all over the fairway. This also applies to all of the roughs since they aren’t overseeded either. This helps reduce extra maintenance required to chemically treat and remove the green spots.

Another reminder is that the course will be very wet following overseeding. Even though the water is slowly turned off prior to the course reopening, the soil will be very saturated.

Golf carts will be regulated to the cart paths for about two weeks to allow the fairways extra time to firm. Wet areas will then be marked once the cart path restriction is lifted to prevent golf carts from causing damage in lingering wet areas.

with the General Manager and a Board Member

An informal exchange of information.

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Golf Advisory Chair Tim Kelley 734-645-8199 First Wed., 2 PM, WC3 The Views 18-Hole Men’s Golf Club Pres. John Rowe 651-325-8122

Membership Jim Fogel 208-861-3220 Play Wed.

Welcome back early snowbirds. The course has new fairway grass and one less grass bunker on hole 4. Cart path only in October, but we have several Scrambles for league play. We start with a Coyote Scramble October 12, a Patriot Scramble October 19 and an Oh Crap Scramble October 26, followed by a Bash at $5 per person, food and beverages included. So come out and meet some new friends and enjoy the fellowship.

The dates have been set for our Member/Guest tournament, a practice round Thursday, April 6, 2017, followed by a two-day tournament. Get your requests in to your guests early. Let’s fill this tournament this year.

The Views Men’s Nine-Hole Golf Club Pres. Jim Mitchell 818-2893 Membership David Chatterton 520-204-5636

Play Thu.

We’ve had several new members join over the summer and we look forward to the return of seasonal residents over the next couple of months. A hearty welcome to Jack Breslin and Jerry McNally who just recently joined. We play at 7:30 AM Thursday morning.

The course will be closed from September 19 to October 10 for winter overseeding. When it opens again, it will be cart path only for a while to let the grass grow stronger. We’ll get more exercise because of all the walking and that’s a good thing, I think. Come join us; we appreciate new members.

The Views Women’s Golf Club Pres. Nancy Klucking 360-671-4488 Membership Pat Tempestini 825-9328 and Sue LaFontaine 742-0346 P lay Tue., 11:15 AM, crossover tee times

Our first 18-hole women’s league day will be November 1, 11:15 AM. A reminder to board members, standing and social committees that the first board meeting will be Tuesday, 8:30 AM, October 25, in the Artisan Center. More information will be going out closer to the date. Debbie Allen will be putting our birthday and month in the handbook; please let her know yours. We all have a rule question that comes up. If you have any you would like addressed, let Barb Hall know this season, and she will give you the answer.

The Views 9-Hole Women’s Golf Club Pres. Janet Kimble 825-3172 Membership Jennifer Clark jc1755@gmail.com Play Thu.

The Women’s 9-Hole Club had our last Fun Day on September 1 with 20 participants and a game of the least amount of putts. Our unofficial league play will continue after overseeding on Thursdays, October 13, 20 and 27. The 20162017 season will begin November 3 with a general meeting to follow. The sign-up form to join our league is in the Women’s 9-Hole book in the Pro Shop. Come out and enjoy a fun round with good company.

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Restaurant

Food & Beverage Director - Chris Sapp csapp@suncityorovalley.com 917-8074

The Views is Bustling Happy Hours have been super busy following our recent expansion, especially Fridays.

We now have seating for 242 guests which is more than double our previous capacity.

Please know that we are working hard to serve you, and we appreciate your patience as we adjust to our larger setting.

In October we welcome back our seasonal residents with a tasty Afternoon Bites menu from 3-5 PM that includes a weekly special, along with $1 tacos and a fine selection of wines, craft beers and domestic drafts. Don’t miss out on two for one margaritas and Bloody Marys.

We will continue to offer live music every Friday in October from 4-7 PM. Come enjoy your newly expanded Restaurant, Lounge and Terrace.

Sun City Vistoso Foundation

The Sun City Vistoso Community Foundation, a separate and independent organization from the Association established in 1998, provides a means through which tax-deductible gifts may be channeled to support qualified health, cultural, educational and charitable needs of SCOV and surrounding areas. Gifts may be made at any time by check, stocks or gifts-in-kind to the Foundation 1565 E. Rancho Vistoso Blvd., Oro Valley, AZ 85755.

Pres. Dick Cook 328-8674

Are you a new resident who has purchased a home since March 2016?

If so, you are cordially invited to the

SCOV New Resident Meet & Greet Breakfast Friday, October 21, 8 AM, Activity Center/Navajo Breakfast is followed by a short presentation by the SCOV staff, plus a free gift.

RSVP REQUIRED by Sunday, October 16.

Login and register online at:

www.scovaz.com

Members >Member Services >Event Registration >SCOV New Resident Meet & Greet.

We look forward to seeing you.

ON THE COVER

Resident Ron Watkins snapped a roadrunner which is a member of the cuckoo family and a frequent visitor to Sun City Oro Valley.

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Feature

Computerization of the CAC Loan Room

by Gay Russell Who do you call for help if you just had knee, hip or shoulder replacement surgery; you fell and need a wheelchair/crutches/ walker; your family is coming for a visit and extra beds are needed; your grandchildren need car seats/ Loan Room new computers on check-out desk. high chairs/toys during their visit; you’re entertaining and need extra chairs and tables? In SCOV these temporary emergencies mean a trip to the CAC Loan Room.

The CAC (Community Assistance Committee) is a SCOV Board-appointed committee responsible for the Loan Room, the Recycle Aluminum Can Collection Program and the Annual Pancake Breakfast. The Loan Room staff, the workers with the Can Collection, and the cooks and service personnel for the Pancake Breakfast are all SCOV resident volunteers. All year these activities involve more than 100 people contributing their time and efforts for the betterment of our community.

The CAC Loan Room has medical and child-care equipment as well as items for out-of-town visitors which can be checked out by SCOV residents free of charge. This service is unique to Sun City Oro Valley. Other communities may have committees that handle some contacts for medical items; but SCOV is unique in that a well-equipped facility with items for loan is available.

During 2016, the CAC embarked on a project headed by CAC chair, Gay Russell, to computerize the Loan Room inventory, check-in and out services and reservations. This project was funded by monies raised from the CAC Entrance to Loan Room at end of Cart Barn. activities (the Pancake Breakfast and Can Recycling Program), donations, and a grant from the SCV Foundation.

After extensive research, a software program, necessary computers and hardware were purchased, and a specially-designed cabinet/counter was constructed in the Loan Room. A website for requesting future reservations has been designed and a link was launched on the SCOV website October 1. Registered SCOV members can now link to that site and request reservations. An email confirmation will be sent within a week.

All check-in and out services, future reservations, and requests for reservations through the website are handled by Loan Room volunteers during normal hours: Tuesday and Thursday from 8 to 9 AM. The next time you have a temporary emergency, think of your CAC Loan Room and be assured that this unique and free service will be available to help.

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Coming Events

Items included in this section must be open to all residents and be either sponsored by the Association or an annual club event of interest to the entire community.

Every Friday, 4:30-7 PM

The Views Restaurant Happy Hour Please join us and expect the best in live entertainment shows during Friday Happy Hour.

Saturday, October 1 Vistoso Cyclists Annual Food Drive Thank you for your amazing generosity the past four years.

It’s time again to make the Holidays a little better for those in need. Be sure and check out the pink flyer in this month’s Tipster for details on how you can help seniors, families and individuals with their nutritional needs.

Tuesday, October 11, 10:30 AM

Meet Melissa Martin, Senator Flake’s Assistant Have issues you’d like help with from your senator in Washington? Come meet with Ms. Martin in the Activity Center/Kachina Lounge.

Tuesday, October 11, 10 AM Tucson Museum of Art Talks Docent, Ellie Eigen, will return to kick off our 19th season of great Art Talks. The very promising topic is: The Kiss: Before and After. Please join us. Included in this Tipster is a flyer of the whole season’s programs to put on your refrigerator. Refreshments are served. Questions? Call Rudi Punzmann 427-7777.

Saturday, October 22 Ocotillo Rain and Thunder Come join the fun as this group performs bluegrass music and more. This group has appeared at many locations in Tucson. Cabaret seating. Bring your own snack and drinks.

Tickets on sale at the Welcome Center. $15 pp.

Monday October 24, 9 AM-1 PM Flu Shots Walgreen’s staff will be in the Activity Center/Navajo to administer flu shots. Bring your Medicare and or insurance cards.

Tuesday, October 25, 10 AM University of Arizona Art Museum We are happy to have the UofA Art Museum back for another season of great presentations in the Activity Center/ Native American rooms. There is no charge for this event.

October’s subject is The Art of the Great Depression.

During the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Project hired hundreds of artists who collectively created more than 100,000 artworks. Some of the 20th century’s greatest visual artists were employed, including Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, as well as Philip Guston, Thomas Hart Benton and Stuart Davis.

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Tuesday, October 25, 1PM, Auditorium Coalition For Sonoran Desert Protection Carolyn Campbell, Executive Director, will make a free presentation, bringing us up to date on the wildlife crossings and the work that the Coalition has done to protect open space and improve habitat throughout the county and protect open land.

Thursday, October 27, 2 PM Author Ken Lamberton Ken Lamberton will speak and sign copies of his book Chasing Arizona: One Man’s Yearlong Obsession with the Grand Canyon State, a 2015 Southwest Book of the Year.

His presentation in the Hohokam/Hopi Rooms will include lots of photographs of our great state. There is no charge for this event.

Tickets available beginning Monday, October 10, Library.

Saturday, November 5, 7 PM, Auditorium Jovert The SCOV community loves this group of students playing steel drums. Their energy lights up the Auditorium. Gather your friends for a fun night. Bring your own snacks and drinks.Doors open at 6:30 PM.

Tickets on sale Wed., October 5, Welcome Center, $15 pp.

Saturday, November 5 Fall Emerge! Luncheon and Accessories Boutique Join us in the Activity Center/Navajo/Dance Studio for our fall fundraiser to benefit Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse. Preceding lunch there will be an Accessories Boutique open to all luncheon ticket holders. This boutique will feature gently-used accessories donated by SCOV residents (purses, scarves, jewelry, hats, shoes and designer jackets).

After the lunch and speaker, the Accessories Boutique will be reopened to all SCOV residents. All net proceeds will go to the Emerge! organization. Mark your calendars.

Wednesday, November 16, 1 PM Author Jim Turner Local author and historian Jim Turner will speak and sign copies of his latest book, The Mighty Colorado: From the Glaciers to the Gulf in the Auditorium. Ride along on a photographic trip down the river from beginning to end, passing through more than a dozen national parks, monuments, wildlife refuges and recreation areas, including the unforgettable colors and vistas of the Grand Canyon. Tickets available in the Library beginning Wednesday, November 2. Contact the Library for more details.

Special Events for Clubs See club articles for full details.

Sun City Singles, Bocce, Thu., Oct. 6, 6:30 PM Dinner ‘N Show, The Drowsy Chaperone, Sat., Oct. 8 PM Sun City Singles, Dinner, Thu., Oct. 13, 5:30 PM, Activity Center/Navajo Day Trippers, Tour of Biltmore Hotel, Fri., Oct. 28, Phoenix Sun City Singles, Happy Hour, Fri., Oct. 28, 5:30 PM., Activity Center/Navajo Rock ‘N Roll, Halloween Dance, Sat., Oct. 29, 7-10 PM, Auditorium Dinner ‘N Show, Halloween Cocktail Bash, Mon., Oct. 31, The Views/Terrace Kactus Kickers, Dance, Fri., Nov. 11, 6:30-9:30 PM Day Trippers, Terry Fator, Fri., Nov. 18, Talking Stick Casino, Phoenix, Day Trippers, Annual Holiday Party, Sun., Dec. 11

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Workshops and Classes

AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) Classes Lonnie Davis teaches these classes, and you must register ahead of time by calling 917-8073. You could save the life of a loved one.

Sign up now for class, Wednesday, October 26, 1:30 PM, WC1.

Association-Sponsored Fitness Purchase a punch card from the receptionist at the Administration Office in the Welcome Center, $20/10 classes.

You may use this card for all SCOV-sponsored fitness classes. It can also be used for your guests. There is $3 drop-in charge if you do not have a punch card.

Aqua Zumba® Tue., 1-2 PM, AFC Pool Cardio Chair Aerobics Tue., Thu., 10:30-11:30 AM, Sat.,9-10 AM,

Catalina Vista.

Core Conditioning Mon., 5:30-6:30 PM Wed. 3-4 PM, AFC Sunrisers Mon., Wed., Fri. 6:30-7:30 AM, AFC Sweat Stretch Tue., Thu., 7:30-9 AM, AFC. Zumba® Tue., 9:15-10:10 AM, Thu, 5:30-6:30 PM, AFC Water Aerobics Mon., Wed., Fri., 9-10 AM, AFC Pool.

ILR (Institute of Learning in Retirement) Samplers Samplers presentations for October. All SCOV residents are welcome. No registration and no fee. All Samplers are held from 2-3:45 PM, Catalina Vista.

Oct. 6 In Praise of Shakespeare – Whoever He Was, Mr. Ron Lancaster.

Oct. 13 Gist of Islam, Dr. Nooshie Motaref, PhD. Oct. 20 IRS Criminal Investigation – The Law Enforcement Side of the IRS, Mr. Brian Watson.

Oct. 27 The Future of Intercollegiate Football, Mr. Mike Lude.

For speakers’ topic descriptions and professional profiles, go to SCOV ILR website suncityilr.com or to Gene’s Phil Review ebammel@earthlink.net.

If you would like to make a future presentation or have a person to recommend, please email Gaston Meloche ILR.Samplers@gmail.com.

Line Dance Classes Introduction to line dancing by Sunliners Line Dance Club.

Saturday, November 5, 11:30 AM, Auditorium, picnic following.

Fall Basic Step Lessons begin Saturday, November 19.

See insert in October Tipster. Contact Kay Sheets, 818-1949.

Parkinson’s Exercise Classes Exercise classes are held Monday and Thursday 4-5:30 PM, WC3. This class has helped many and is a great support to those with Parkinson’s. Cost $10/class or $50/month.

Spouse or caretaker is welcome at every class. For information, call Ray Jerkins 219-3561.

Spanish Language Classes Spanish Language Classes are again being taught by Myriam Barrientos. The next session will start Monday, November 7. For information, please review the class list and times at vive-mexico.com. Contact Myriam, 520-906-8334.

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Sun City Oro Valley Scrapbook

- Resident submitted photos

Owl peers out of a SCOV attic vent. Homeowners report hearing the owl walk- Pipeline swallowtail. Photo by Sherm Conrow. ing around, so they have likely built a nest in the attic. Photo by Jim Goodwin.

Bobcat pays a visit to house cat. Photo by David Brueni.

Sagebrush lily. Photo by Barbara Antrobus.

Jane Ewing stands next to the sunrise AFC Pool photo that she took that now greets visitors behind the entry to the AFC. Photo by Patrick Mulligan.

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For Your Information The items under this heading are provided as a service to residents. SCOV assumes no responsibility or liability for the information contained therein.

American Red Cross When asked why he gave blood, a gentleman said, “… because blood is like a parachute. If it’s not there when you need it, chances are you’ll never need it again.” Sun City Oro Valley’s blood drive is Thursday, October 13, 9-11 AM, Auditorium. Schedule an appointment by calling the Red Cross 1-800-448-3543 or by visiting redcrossblood.org. Our goal is 40 pints.

Costume Closet Halloween is almost here. The Costume Closet at Desert Oasis will be available to all residents and clubs to check out costumes on Saturdays October 8, 15, 22, 29 from 10:00 to 12:00. Costumes may be returned Saturday November 5 from 10:00 to 12:00. Please do not return costumes to monitor.

Thank You Corner This section allows residents to express thanks to the community. Articles should not exceed 50 words and should not contain thanks to specific persons.

Thank you to my neighbors and all my friends at Show ‘N Share and Pinochle Club. Their care and support has warmed my heart and helped speed my recovery.

Helen Gorski

Memoriam Resident 1 1

Carlo Ottoboni September 9 Harlan Dubansky September 15

Former Resident Gloria Robinson 1 August 25 Marlene Barkdull 1 September 2 Virginia Guenther 1 September 15 George Osborne 1 September 19

Pass Holder Benefits This month The Views Golf Club Annual Pass Holders special is

Free Chips & Salsa With purchase of two beverages after 3 PM, Mon-Fri* *Must show 2016-17 pass to receive special.

Clubs Arts, Crafts & Hobbies Art League Co-Pres. Dave Dame 825-7430, Judy Bjorling 818-1296 Barkcarvers - Gourd - Woodcarvers Woodcarvers John Shaw 825-1368 Sat., 9 AM-Noon, Artisan Center/Lapidary Barkcarvers Ted Rydzewski 825-8624 Tue., 1-4 PM, Thu., 9 AM-Noon, Artisan Center/Lapidary Gourds Kaaren Drent 818-2343, Mon., 1-4 PM, Fri., 9 AM-Noon, Artisan Center/Lapidary Clay Pres. Joan Kelley 734-255-9644 Sep.-May, First Thu., 1 PM, Artisan Center/Pottery

As the excitement grows over the joint courtyard project with the Glass Club, we offer an image from one member who belongs to both clubs and has already melded the two media. This is not the first time this has happened. Both disciplines are based in fire. Whether fused or stained, the original glass is made hot, and the clay is matured even hotter.

Glazes are based on glass formation which further tightens the close relationship. We can barely contain our enthusiasm as we join in this project. The fairy house at left made by Resa Lankes, incorporates both techniques.

So here we go; another season has begun with gusto.

Colored Pencil Vanessa Edwards 825-1144 Fri., 9 AM-Noon, Catalina Vista/Art Studio

Love color? Interested in exploring patterns and shapes, darks and lights? Colored pencil may be just for you. This is an easy, yet exacting medium. We will show you some tricks which will smooth your artistic experience. You do not need to be able to draw. You will see the world in whole new light.

Come join us.

Fine Arts Studio Pres. Mellanie Herbert 825-2258 Wed., 9 AM, Catalina Vista/Art Studio

Our migrating members will be joining us this month and we’ll be one big, happy group again. We have two shows on the schedule for the remainder of this calendar year. In November, we have a joint show with the Photo Club wherein our artists will hang representative paintings of photos taken

by Photo Club members and painted over the summer.

The December show in the Activity Center is entitled Black and White and we’ll hang paintings created with just black, white and shades of grey. Sounds like fun, right? Well, it will be. See you all in late October.

Not a Pass Holder?

Call Kat at 917-8068 for details.

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Japanese Flower Arranging Donald Marier 825-4878 dolmar21@gmail.com Doris Oliver 818-1512 dorisoliver818@msn.com Oct.-May, Second and Fourth Mon., 2-4 PM, Catalina Vista/Pusch Ridge

Photo editing software and equipment instruction are offered in our modern photography lab located in Catalina Vista.

Guests are always welcome. Please join us.

Modelers Pres. Fred Faust 907-3469 fjfaust1030@gmail.com Second Fri., 8 AM, Catalina Vista/Pusch Ridge scovaz.com/clubs/modelers

Sculpture P Pres. Laurie Lichaa 812-0198 Mon., 9 AM-5 PM, Catalina Vista/Art Studio

Our club will be welcoming our winter resident members this month. Our big family will be together again and sharing our passion for sculpture. We’ll be planning classes and projects for the coming season. We invite all residents to visit our studio on Monday mornings and converse with our sculptors. We’ll be happy to demonstrate the process leading to a beautiful piece for your home.

Photo by Tom Prall.

World War II battleship USS Missouri. War with Japan officially ended with the signing of the proper documents on the deck of the Missouri on September 2, 1945. The model is now on display in the modelers display case in the Activity Center. Modelers Club member, Dave Scoles, built the model.

All SCOV residents are welcome at our monthly meetings and the use of the Modelers Room. The room is open 24/7 to all members. The room provides space to build models and to assist in building and operating the new HO train layout.

At our meetings, you will see what we are about, and you may enjoy a cup of coffee and a sweet roll. From time to time, we schedule field trips of interest to modelers.

Open Studio Artists Carol Nagel 825-3097 Thu., 9 AM-2 PM, Catalina Vista/Art Studio

Welcome back summer travelers. The Art Studio has been very quiet over the last few months. If you have not painted over the summer, dust off your supplies. We are looking forward to your rejoining our group.

Vistoso Photo Pres. Ken Ayers 638-7916 Sep.-May Second and Fourth Wed., 6:30 PM, Catalina Vista vistosophotoclub.weebly.com

The program for the October 12 meeting will be a presentation of the collaboration between the Photo Club and the Art League.

For this event, participating artists have chosen a photograph by a member of the Photo Club and have interpreted it through their own medium. The community is invited to attend. We will have refreshments and plenty of time to speak with the artists and photographers.

The competition on October 26 will be Ambient Light; the judge Photo by Brenda Ericsson. will be Tucson professional photographer Eddie Arriola.

Besides being a social club, we offer educational and instructional programs, host guest speakers, have friendly photo competitions for all skill levels and have monthly exhibitions of members’ photos. Enjoy viewing the Club’s photo gallery of digital-competition submissions on our website.

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Seniors for Kids Sharon Larsen 818-2791 Sewing/Crafting for SFK, Mon., 1-3 PM, Wed., 9 AM-Noon, Artisan Center/Sewing Toy Woodworking, various times, Artisan Center/Wood Shop First Thu., 8 AM, Catalina Vista/3 Pusch Ridge

Sewing machines have been humming, crochet hooks and knitting needles have been clicking, saws have been buzzing and drills have been whirring as our members have been busy in the Sewing Room and in the Wood Shop. We’ll be meeting for the first time since spring, October 6 to catch up and start planning our future activities to support various children’s organizations.

Everyone can help and contribute to Seniors For Kids by signing up with Fry’s and Amazon Smile, where donations from those companies will be made to SFKs.

Sewing Thimblelenas

Penny Burroughs 530-545-2642 Mon.-Fri., 9 AM-Noon and 1-4 PM, Artisan Center/Sewing

Are you a monitor? Please schedule a morning or afternoon for the full three-hour shift so others can use the room under your supervision. Thanks for thinking of others. We are training for the Pfaff sewing machines and room orientation Friday, October 21. Signup sheets for the sewing machines and monitor training are posted outside the Sewing Room. As a bunch of sewers, our group always welcomes new members. When you join Thimblelenas you can be active in as many of the seven groups as you wish: Tapestry Rug Hooking, Cheer Bears, Pet Beds, Seniors for Kids, Casa Amigas, Sun City Vistoso Quilters and Machine Embroidery.

Help Collate the Tipster

Once a month, residents are needed to insert flyers into the Tipster. Receive your Tipster early, share refreshments with us at the Auditorium. Usually the work is performed on the last business day of the month at approximately 10:45 AM. Call Dave or Tempe Johnson 825-6994.

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Karen Hasselbach 520-360-0215 Mon. and Thu., 9 AM-Noon, Artisan Center/Sewing

We are requesting yarn for baby and children’s hats and baby blankets. We provide this donated yarn if you wish to knit for us on your own. We need gently-used towels. We sew baby bibs and burpies that go to TOPS (Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services). We also will put your donated fabric to good use for various projects. Our beautiful quilts go to the VA Hospital, Youth On Their Own and TOPS. We appreciate you letting us help others.

Cheer Bears

Sep.-May, Wed., 1-3 PM,Artisan Center/Sewing

Machine Embroidery

Sharon Larsen 818-2791 SharLarsen@gmail.com Training Coordinator Karin Frohlich 825-5278 4D Computer Training Debra Dirks 825-2248 facebook.com/groups/SCOVMachineEmb Third Thu., 1:30 PM, Artisan Center/Sewing

What fun machine embroidery ideas were shared at our September meeting. We all loved the baby quilt with animals made by Jeanette Smith.

Pictured here are just four blocks of Jeanette’s quilt.

Check us out on Facebook for all the items made by our members in September. Come to the October 20 meeting and get more ideas of things you can make on an embroidery machine. Our educational topic will be tips for using metallic thread.

Pet Beds

Jan Bohe 825-9725 Tue., 1-3 PM, Artisan Center/Sewing

Cats and dogs come in all sizes. From washable fabric scraps, we sew pet beds from small to an oh-my gosh size for the Humane Society. They appreciate each one sewn for these adoptable pets. We welcome you.

Sun City Vistoso Quilters

Carol Guibert 520-404-1462 carolguibert1@gmail.com Second and Fourth Tue., 1 PM, Desert Oasis/Saguaro

October will be a busy month for the quilters. We have several demos to present to the group plus a mystery quilt to start.

October 11, Penny Burroughs will do a demo on making fabric pumpkins with additional help given on Friday if needed. There will also be a signup for Penny’s November 8 table runner class.

October 25 we will have a demo by Debra Kay on couching.

There will also be signups for Debra’s embellishment class in November.

Tapestry Rug Hooking

Ann Feeney 818-0340 Tue., 9-11 AM, Artisan Center/Sewing

We are always happy to enroll new members and welcome residents who are interested in rug hooking.

Show ‘N Share Marion Nelmark 825-9331

Fri., 9 AM-Noon, Catalina Vista/Mt. Lemmon Silversmith and Lapidary President Hartmut Wagner, 825-4175, hartmutgretel@icloud.com Shop Hours: Mon.-Thu., 9 AM-Noon, 1 PM-4 PM. Friday, 9 AM-Noon.

First Mon., 3:30 PM, Artisan Center, Silversmith Studio.

Welcome back to the fall and winter season in Silversmith and Lapidary. The new studio hours will go into effect Monday, October 3. Our first meeting will be held Monday, October 3, 3:30 PM, Silver and Lapidary Studio. Please come in and check out the new pickle counter installed this summer.

We also have a new electronic door lock. The proposed club bylaws changes were sent out to members around September 10 to be reviewed and voted on at the October meeting. Please bring new ideas for projects and classes in the coming months.

Stained/Fused Glass Lei Bammel 818-0017 Wye Mace: 825-8738 Fusing: Tue. and Thu., 9-11 AM, Artisan Center/Stained Glass Open Studio, any time Tue.-Sun., Artisan Center/Stained Glass

I am so glad that the busy season is coming, maybe I’ll catch my breath then. We have been working to teach and learn new techniques, doing glass fusing, making jewelry from glass and seeing some lovely pieces of stained glass go out of here. Our membership keeps growing and we have more to learn, teach, do and get ideas brought by our new members.

Lei has given some really cool ideas on jewelry that give us that “Why didn’t I think of that?” moment. Wye has run a test class (design your own glass) that will be a hit with the members.

I love learning these new ways to think outside the box and see the finished product. Come see for yourself and you too will be intrigued.

Club meeting Wednesday, October 5, 1 PM, Activity Center/Hohokam.

Ornament Exchange coming in December.

In a recent class, Judy Bjorling, quotes Rudolph Flesch, “Creative thinking may simply mean the realization that there’s no particular virtue in doing things the way they have always been done.” What creative thinking have you done during the summer? Plan to share your summer work with members during the fall as former residents return and new members come to the art studio.

We need your aluminum cans!

Put your empty aluminum cans to work for SCOV. Deposit only empty, rinsed aluminum cans in the box outside

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Water Media P res. John Ebert 818-1830 Tue., 9 AM-4 PM, Catalina Vista/Art Studio

the Activity Center kitchen door. The Community Assistance Committee uses the funds from recycling to purchase items for the Loan Room.

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Woodworking

Pres. John Njaa 825-5486 Membership Lauren Strassburg 338-2568

scovwoodworkingclub.com

Next meeting Nov. 16, 1:30 PM, Desert Oasis/Saguaro Many of our seasonal resident members will be returning this month. Welcome back. Reading the Safety and Shop Rules and Procedures pages in our website will be a good review for you. Monitors who are in this group should check in with Don Jovag because the monitor sign-up process has changed.

Reminders: Wearing proper eye protection by everyone in the shop is required. Cleaning up after yourself before you leave the shop is required and appreciated. Election of club officers is coming up by the end of the year. Dues for 2017 will be payable on January 1, 2017.

Chris Richard retired last month from her position as Tipster Editor. Chris was a friend and great help to all of us who submit articles to the Tipster. The consistent excellence of the publication is due, in very large part, to her outstanding work. She will be missed. Have a wonderful, well deserved retirement, Chris.

Continuing Education Astronomy

Pres. Ron Collins 812-344-4772 scovastronomy@gmail.com Oct.-May, Third Thu., 7 PM, Activity Center/Navajo scovastronomy.com

The SCOV Astronomy club will kick off the season with three events. Christian Veillet will be here October 6 to talk about the Large Binocular Telescope Observatory (LBTO) in support of our Mt. Graham field trip. On October 10, Tim Hunter will support our Getting Started group with a discussion about his life and times as an amateur astronomer. On October 20, Dr. Renu Malhotra will be our featured guest as she discusses the structure and evolution of the Solar system.

It’s going to be a great year.

Conjunction of Venus and JupiDues are being collected for the ter August 27.

2017 calendar year. Checks only, please, for $12/household, brought to the meeting or mailed to Barbara Gray, Treasurer, 14369 N. Lost Arrow Dr., Oro Valley, AZ 85755. New members may mail their checks with a Membership Information form found on our website: scovastronomy.com.

To help explore the night skies, the club recommends oneminuteastronomer.com/stargazing-and-night-sky-guide/. In addition we like the Cosmic Pursuits newsletter: cosmicpursuits.com/.

Bible Men’s Bible Study

Darwin Thornton 638-7024 Rick Thomas 591-0475 Oct.-May, Tue., 7:30 AM, Catalina Vista/Mt. Kimball

in store for returning and new members. We’ll be studying 1st and 2nd Thessalonians during the fall sessions. It’s great to welcome both cooler weather and a return to our fellowship among believers. After the 7:30 to 8:30 AM study, many of the men meet at The Views Restaurant for breakfast. Plan to be enriched, blessed and prepared for stronger discipleship in your life.

Precept Women’s Bible Study

Patti Higgins 630-369-7896 Oct.-Apr., Wed., 9 AM, WC3

Ladies, we need to inform you of a scheduling change in the fall class beginning October 12. We will begin with Jeremiah, Part 1, instead of Acts, Part 2. Dolores will be facilitating this study, which consists of nine lessons. Class will break on December 14 for the Christmas holiday. Our annual Christmas luncheon will be held on that same day. We do apologize about this sudden, unavoidable change. Thank you so much for your understanding and your desire to study The Word of God. We hope and pray that we will see many new students.

Great Books Pres. Barbara Gates 825-7645 VP Jeff Amthor 825-4571 scov.great.books@gmail.com Oct.-May, First and Third Wed., 2 PM, Catalina Vista/Mt. Lemmon

All residents are invited to join us as we continue discussion of Imperfect Ideal: Utopian and Dystopian Visions, a collection of modern and ancient literature by Dostoevsky, Homer, Lenin, Oscar Wilde, Rachel Carson and 17 other noteworthy thinkers (available from Great Books Foundation). The collection considers ideas about structuring and governing communities for the welfare of their citizens, revealing some of the best and worst aspects of utopian and dystopian visions.

On October 5, we will discuss A framework for utopia by the American philosopher Robert Nozick. The piece is a chapter from his Anarchy, State, and Utopia. Then, October 17, we will discuss short selections from Books 14 and 19 of The City of God by Augustine of Hippo. Augustine’s monumental writings were foundations for much of modern Christianity.

SCOV Book Club Glenda Tonkin 520-207-4802 gt99673@gmail.com First Mon., 1:30 PM, Catalina Vista/Pusch Ridge

At our October meeting we will discuss The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. The story of two French sisters, separated by age and experience and who unbeknownst to one another each take on dangerous missions to help the resistance in WWII France. This book is breathtakingly beautiful and celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women.

November: Ladies of Liberty: The Women who Shaped Our Nation by Cokie Roberts. Ms. Roberts brings to life the extraordinary accomplishments of women who laid the groundwork for a better American society. Told with insight and humor, Ladies of Liberty discusses a group of free-thinkers, reformers and visionaries including Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, Rebecca Gratz, Louise Livingston and Sacagawea.

Note: We expect to be back at Catalina Vista for our October meeting. Any change of venue will be communicated to members via email.

The wait is over. Our men’s Bible study is hitting the ground running on Tuesday, October 4, and great things are

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Computer - Vistoso Computer Society (VCS) David Johnson 825-6994 Membership Oct.-May Leo Belardinelli 520-989-9314 General Meetings Nov.-Mar., 1 PM, Auditorium

scovcomputer.com

There is no general meeting in October.

Membership is required for all classes, help sessions, assistance from other computer club members and the right to join the ListServ (online bulletin board). To know more about or join the PC or Mac ListServ, go to the club’s website homepage.

Drop off used ink cartridges in the basket provided just outside the CLC. The club donates them to Coronado K-8 school’s Parent Teachers Organization to fund a multitude of projects.

Class and Help Sessions: Register directly with the instructor either by phone or email, whichever the instructor prefers. For a PDF copy of the class schedules, go to the club’s website, click the Class Schedules tab, from the Class Schedules page, click the month you wish to download.

Hard copies are also available outside the CLC.

October Computer Class Schedule

Class Name Dates Time iPhone Basics, Phone, Camera, Siri, Safari and Mail, for Users with iPhones 4s or Newer, Limit 15 1 Session Wed., Oct. 12 1-3 PM Peg Bushong jerpegbushong@hotmail.com The Snipping Tool and Tips and Tricks in Word 2010 PC only 1 session Thu., Oct. 13 9:30-11:30 AM Sue Lane sklane6970@aol.com Windows 10 PC only 1 Session Mon., Oct. 17 10 AM-Noon Leo Belardinelli lbelardinelli@hotmail.com Basic Excel 2010 PC only 1 Session Tue., Oct. 25 9:30-11:30 AM Sue Lane sklane6970@aol.com iPhone Basics, Phone, Texting, Photos, Calendar and Apps Limit 15 1 session Thu., Oct. 27 1-3 PM Peg Bushong jerpegbushong@hotmail.com Help Session for PC & Mac Users Four sessions: Tue., Oct. 11 and 25 1-3 PM

Wed., Oct. 5 and 19 1-3 PM

Genealogy Pres.

Karen Hasselbach candydish7@gmail.com

Monitor Training Joan Allen 825-4464

Mentoring Holly Gibson 825-8808 ghgibson@live.com

Oct.-May, Second Tue., 1 PM, Activity Center/Navajo scvgs.org Do you have stubborn relatives you just cannot find in your genealogy family tree? We will open our season of speakers with Jean White, a Chicago native who will present Climbing Over Brick Walls Tuesday, October 11. Her suggestions may be just the right answers for you. Jean taught genealogy and lectured in Indiana and Kansas. Presently, she is working closely with the New England Historic Genealogical Society to publish the remaining Cranson and Phillips families in western Massachusetts in 1790. She was also an assistant librarian at the Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society.

Everyone is welcome.

If you read or see something that may be of interest to other club members and want to suggest it for posting to our blog, you may forward it to Michael Carroll our webmaster at: mcarroll@pox.com.

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ILR - Institute of Learning in Retirement Pres. Lei Lane Bammel 818-0017 Curriculum Jane Myerson jmyerson@gmail.com Registration Karen/Sherwin Koopmans skkoops@gmail.com Samplers Gaston Meloche ILR Samplers@gmail.com suncityilr.com

If you registered for courses, pay careful attention to start dates as some begin as early as the week of October 6. Start dates and duration of courses vary. Add all course meeting dates into your calendar. If you have not heard from the registrars, you have been accepted for the class(es) for which you registered. If you do not receive an ILR-related email this month, contact the registrars. If you have changed your email address, please let the registrars know your new email address. Also, periodically check the ILR webpage entitled Class Changes and Other Late Breaking News.

The club has recently purchased 18 PBS DVDs for the SCOV Library. This is just one of the many ways your ILR course registration fees bring educational resources into the community.

Another date for your calendar, December 8 will be the presentation of Winter 2017 Courses. Location to be determined.

Natural Health and Wellness Sherokee llse, Leader 818-3279 sherokeeilse@yahoo.com Third Wed., 3-4:30 PM Catalina Vista, Rooms 2 and 3 scovnaturalwellness.com

Our mission: To discuss, share and provide natural approaches to health and wellness. No meeting in October.

Join us November 16 for discussion on Alzheimers/Dementia.

What should you know? R. Wayne Gustin will share information from interviews with 32 of the top researchers and practitioners worldwide, providing a broad overview of the newest prevention and treatment options presently being used to treat patients.

Plant-based potluck group will be meeting on Wednesday, October 5, 5:30 PM, Catalina Vista. RSVP to Dale or Jackie Alger djalger@comcast.net.

Poets Corner Sharyn Rafieyan 825-6762 srafieyan@comcast.net Mon., 9:30-11:30 AM, Welcome Center/1

Poetry is an excellent venue for exploring life’s significant questions. Club member Adrian Korpel offers an unusual explanation for how the universe began and posits how it might end in a poem entitled The Cosmic Cuckology which employs invented words derived from unusual combinations.

The poem is extremely creative and intentionally provocative as seen below.

“On the quantum stroke of minus/ the cosmic egg broke/ and we appeared:/strange brainy birds with threadbare souls./ After some dumb twittering/we clevered up to tweeting/in the complex chirpolese/of God and love./ Soon we hit upon dislike,/loathing, anger, and hate,/which our false neighbors/deserved bigtimely/ In short order fire was invented,/hunting, arrows, science/guns, war, lies, epics,/and heromania./ War became the holy duty/we owed to the fathergod/who required bloodfealty/counted in corpses./ Next we heated Earth by slowfire/denied it by cuckoospeak/lost it by nothing/and disappeared/ on the quantum stroke of plus.”

Writers Club Paul Mercer 520-333-3490 pawmerc@gmail.com Second and Fourth Fri., 1-3 PM, Catalina Vista/Mt. Lemmon

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Cultural & Social Barbershop VLQ (Very Large Quartet) Kactus Krooners

Mike Moyer 818-6509 mmoyerpp@gmail.com Oct.-May, Mon., 11 AM-Noon, Desert Oasis

This fun, mixed a cappella barbershop chorus has been taking a rest during the summer months but will be starting up again in early November. Watch the Tipster for details. Meanwhile, get together with some friends and just keep singing. And put Monday mornings at 11 AM on your calendars starting in November.

Sun City Oro Valley Democrat Club

Pres. Maureen Salz 520-240-0049 mosalz@outlook.com Second Sat., 1 PM, Activity Center/Navajo scovdemocraticclub.wix.com/scov-democratic-club

The November 8 election will be definitely historical and perhaps the most important of our lives. There are lots of races, each having their own significant impact. One of those is for Amphi School Board. Scott Baker will share with us why he decided to run.

Are you familiar with Proposition 447? It will be on the ballot. Former Amphi School Board member, Patty Clymer, will share with us why it is so imperative that we understand Prop 447.

On November 8 check with every person you know to be sure that they have voted. I guarantee there will be at least one person who will have forgotten.

Impact of Southern Arizona always needs our nonperishable food donations. Monetary donations are also accepted.

Meetings are open to all residents regardless of political affiliation.

Dog Club - Fido’s Friends Pres. Marge Gustafson margustafson@gmail.com Membership/Sec. Elaine Deeter 825-5388 Nov., Jan. and Mar., Third Thu., 2 PM, Activity Center/Hopi

Fido’s Friends is the club in charge of the dog park in Sun City. If you and your dog would like to use this fully-fenced off-leash park, please contact Elaine Deeter to join the club and to get a dog park key so you can use the park whenever you choose.

Dining - Prepare & Share Alan Bancroft 520-907-4121 alanroxieb@msn.com Colin Kaltenbach, kltnbch@yahoo.com

Join us for our kick off get-together Friday, November 18, 5:30 PM, Catalina Vista. Our theme for this event is either East Indian or Southern States (Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama, etc.). Since The Views is no longer catering, we are in the process of exploring other avenues.

The club is a way to enjoy great food from around the world while making new friends. It is like a progressive dinner, except everyone brings a dish related to the theme to the hosts’ home. You get together with the your hosts and determine who brings what. Recipes are always shared so you can enjoy again.

Plan on joining us. Dues are still $7.50 pp. If you are not a member yet and would like to join or have any questions, give Alan Bancroft a call. See you this fall.

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Dinner ’N Show Pres./Membership Chairperson Marcia Polley 818-9073 Julie Balogh 818-1046 Third Tue., 9:15 AM, Auditorium

All are welcome to join us for our monthly meetings. Bring your checkbook; we prefer not to take cash. Nonmembers are welcome to come to shows with an additional $3 service fee.

Sat., Oct. 8

The Drowsy Chaperone at Hale Theater. Dinner at Cadillac Chaparral. Bus, show and dinner $76. Gay Russell 825-5763.

Mon., Oct. 31. The Great Halloween Cocktail Bash at The Views. Beer, wine and food and a Magician. Members only please, $15.

Starts 5PM. Nancy Butler 825-4664.

Sat., Nov. 19 Billy Elliott at Phoenix Theater. Dinner at Old Spaghetti Factory. Bus, show and dinner $90. Florence Duckett 8251994.

Buses leave on time behind the Welcome Center.

Different Drummers Women’s Circle Leader Bobi Borenstein 825-8856 donbobi173@gmail.com Co-Leader Zona Boss 520-638-6644 zona1boss@gmail.com

Looking forward to seeing everyone after a long and fun summer. Please note we will meet at the Catalina Vista October 12 and 26. Drumming locations for October 5 and 19 TBA. The Different Drummers Women’s Circle provides a community drum circle for any woman wanting to connect with others through hand drumming using African Djembe drums, hand-held Native American frame drums and other small percussion. Drums and instruments are provided for guests.

Join us to drum, laugh and meet new friends. People worldwide for centuries have used group drumming to energize minds and bodies, strengthen community bonds, release stress and celebrate life.

Garden Club Co-Pres.

Zona Boss 520-638-6644 zona1boss@gmail.com

Co-Pres. Deanna Haselwander 825-5291 frank2997@aol.com Oct.-Apr., Second Tue., 12:30 PM, Auditorium

Join us Tuesday, October 11 for our first meeting of the season. Come at 12:30 PM for social time, refreshments, a quick review of coming events and tours. Then enjoy our speaker, Hank Gardener from Pima County Extension as he gives us a lesson on Planting and Pruning.

J oin our Tuesday, October 25 tour to Caywood Cotton Farm in Casa Grande. Learn about this crop, explore a cotton field and experience picking cotton. Then travel to Eloy for lunch at La Paloma.

Sign up at the meeting or contact Bonnie Vastag 920-217-7737 or norway995@ gmail.com.

On Tuesday, November 15 our speaker Marion Cimmono talks about the Forgotten Pollinators (or Sex with a Third Party).

In preparation for the holidays join our tour to Green Things November 16 or 17 with a visit to greenhouses full of poinsettias. Lunch follows at P.F. Changs. Sign up at the meeting or contact Zona Boss.

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Havurah Pres. Daryl Cohen 267-250-7240 darylcohen@aol.com Corresponding Sec. Merle Schlesinger 678-778-0730

Havurah is a social group that shares an interest in Jewish Culture. Our meetings and events are open to all. Hope you had a great summer.

Early Music Recorder Ensemble Joyce Minks 825-0642 minkster42@comcast.net Tue., 12:30 PM, Catalina Vista/Pusch Ridge

Have a recorder (the musical instrument)? Want to learn or improve your skills? Would you like to play in a group? Soprano, alto, tenor, bass recorders welcome. Enjoy the harmonies of an ensemble. Music is provided. Just one hour every week. SCOV visitors welcome.

Republican Club Pres. Darwin Thornton 520-638-7024 scv.repub@gmail.com Third Tue., 3 PM, Auditorium

The national elections are looming on the horizon and apart from the candidates who receive most of the notoriety, there are others who will hold some important positions, such as Amphi School Board members. Initiative 205 has garnered quite a bit of news. These candidates and initiative positions will be discussed plus Oro Valley Planning Division will be presenting Your Voice, Our Future, the 10 year plan for our city. If you’ve never seen the plan by the city, this would be a great time to become informed so that you can make the proper decision when checking the ballot next month.

St. Philips Social Club Abby Marier (520) 825-4878 absma@comcast.net Ginny Culhane (520) 825-1961

Sun City Singers Pres. Nancy Gilbertson 308-5096 Director Don Hess Rehearsals Tue., 6:30-8:30 PM, Auditorium

The singers are rehearsing for their Tuesday, December 13 and Friday, December 16 concerts, 7 PM, Auditorium.

Look for more details in upcoming Tipsters and posters in SCOV facilities. Mark your calendar now to attend one of the programs. Join us as we celebrate this special time of year.

Sun City Singles Pres. Karen Curry 708-822-3057 VP Marge Albright 825-1582 Sec. Katy Melcher 825-2729 Treas. Joyce Melchi 825-8945 Dinner Meeting Second Thu., Happy Hour Last Fri.

Singles Bocce is played Thursday, October 6, at the Bocce Courts, 6:30 PM. Dinner is on Thursday, October 13, 5:30 PM, in the Navajo room. Debbie will prepare an Octoberfest menu featuring: Sauerbraten, Potato Cakes, Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage and Spinach Spin with Honey Dijon Dressing. There will be Black Forest Cake for dessert.

Entertainment after dinner will be performed by Singing Cowboy, Dave Henderson.

Happy Hour is Friday, October 28, at 5:30 PM in the Navajo room.

Tickets: $20 pp for dinner and $10 for Happy Hour appetizers.

Ticket sales: Thursday, October 6, 10 AM-Noon and Friday, October 7, 1-2 PM. Happy Hour tickets are also sold on Tuesday, October 25, 10-11 AM.

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Spanish Cultural Club (SCC) Gary Lerch 818-3319 gclerch@comcast.net Oct., Nov., Jan.-Mar. Fourth Mon. , 7 PM, Catalina Vista

Spanish Cultural Club meetings will resume Monday, October 24. Gary Lerch will be presenting photos from a trip to Guatemala featuring Antigua, the Highlands, Lake Atitlan, Panajachel and the ruins at Tikal. We will also celebrate Day of the Dead. Bring remembrances for our ofrenda (altar).

Dues are $10 pp. See Workshops and Classes for information regarding Spanish Language Classes.

States Minnesota Club Welcome back. Join us for an afternoon of live music, Sunday, October 23, 3-4:30 PM, Activity Center/Navajo.

Our featured entertainment will be Bill and Kate Isles, acoustic singer/songwriter duo from Duluth.

Last time they were here they filled the house. Bill and Kate use a wide variety of musical styles; their performances carry audiences through a broad landscape of experiences from metaphorical worlds to small town family stories and to zany comedy. Known for their catchy melodies and memorable songs, they have a deep-seated love for the audience and each other which shines when they perform. Winners of numerous musical awards, Bill and Kate tour nationally, entertaining audiences large and small, from house concerts, restaurant/bars, to festival stages and more.

Invite your friends and neighbors to this special MN Club sponsored event. A suggested donation of $5-10 pp will help us pay the band. Lemonade and cookies provided. CDs for sale. billandkateisles.com.

Wisconsin Club The annual Wisconsin dinner party is Saturday, March 11, 2017. The first planning committee meeting is Wednesday, November 9, 10 AM, Catalina Vista, Mt. Kimball Room. Anyone interested is welcome to attend.

Contact: Kerry Boness 907-830-1103.

Sun City Variety Theatre

Jacquie Katsones, jkatsones@yahoo.com scovtheatre.com

The Variety Theatre Club is still on hiatus while making plans for the new season. Keep watching for details in upcoming issues of the Tipster.

Ukulele - Sun City Strummers Marge Gustafson (760) 989-1745 suncitystrummers@gmail.com 9 AM Beginners tutoring, 1 0 AM-Noon Song Circle Tue., 9 AM-Noon, Desert Oasis/Ocotillo scovaz.com/clubs/ukulele

The first hour of our meetings is reserved for mentoring/tutoring when tutors are available. Just bring your blue book and yellow book, uke and music stand and be ready to lead one of your favorites from those collections.

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SCOV Women’s Auxiliary Pres. Jane Fairchild 909-5069 Finance Marie Gagnon 825-2354 Publicity/Secretary Debbie Francis 402-216-4227 Donations Judy Hood 818-2281 Sep.-Apr., Second Tue., 9 AM, WC3

Our Auxiliary benefits Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse. Emerge! educates the community by providing presentations on domestic abuse, as well as counseling to women and child survivors on handling conflict, trauma and abuse.

We are collecting for this Fall Emerge Accessories Boutique to be held on Saturday, November 5 so please donate those gently used accessories (shoes, purses, scarves, jewelry, hats, and designer jackets). Contact Jan Hopke-Almer at 818-2504 or hopkealmer@yahoo.com to make a donation. See Coming Events for more details.

We welcome new members and invite you to our next meeting on Tuesday, October 13 at 9 AM in WC3.

Line - Sunliners

Pres. Lynne Nelson 818-2665 nelsonlynne@q.com Membership Karen Perkins 333-3477, karenjperkins@comcast.net sites.google.com/site/sunlinerslinedancing/home Email: scsunliners@gmail.com Dances: Open Line Dance Social Dance Classes: Level 3 Level 2 Practices: Level 3 Level 3 Level 2 to 3 Level 2 Levels 1 to 2

Dance Dancin’ Dynamos

Dancin’ Dynamos Performers

Lynne Newbauer 818-3516 Tappers-Cloggers-Stage, Fri., 3 PM, Dance Studio

Jacquie Katsones is moving out of the area. Jazz and Jazz Tap Classes are now cancelled.

Hula - Aloha Hula Sisters

Del Salvaterra 520-834-5146 dslittlebrowngal@gmail.com Beginning Hula, Thu., 1-2 PM, Dance Studio

Intermediate Hula, Thu., 2-3 PM, Dance Studio Folk Dance Club of SCOV Marjorie Gerdes, 825-5750, Gerdesm14@gmail.com Fri., 10-11:30 AM, AFC/Studio 2

Folk dancing is more fun than a treadmill and excellent exercise for brain, balance, muscle and mood. For most dances we hold hands in a circle and perform nonDancing the Bannielou Lambaol from Brittany. gymnastic steps to the fascinating musical rhythms of diverse cultures (including the USA). No partner or prior experience needed. A typical session consists of 12-15 mostly easy folk dances (instructions are given for every dance). Come and see if international dancing is right for you. Videos of our club in action may be seen by Googling Folk Dance SCOV YouTube.

Garage Doors If you have a new garage door, remember it must be painted either the main body color or one of the trim colors of your house.

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Fri., Oct. 7, 6:30-8:30 PM, Auditorium Sat., Oct. 8, 6-9 PM, Auditorium Sat., 9 -10 AM, Auditorium Sat., 10:15-11:15 AM, Auditorium Sun., 11 AM-12:30 PM, Dance Studio Thu., 3-4 PM, Auditorium Transition begins Wed., Oct. 12, 2-3 PM, Dance Studio Thu., 4-5 PM, Auditorium Wed., 3:05-4 PM, Dance Studio

Rock ‘N Roll Pres. Francine Saccio 825-6526 scovrandrclub@gmail.com Membership Chair Norma Martin scovrandrclub@gmail.com

It’s that time of year again: ghosts, goblins, tricks or treats. Come join us for our Monster Mash Halloween Dance, Saturday, October 29, 7-10 PM. Auditorium. Doors open 6:15 PM. The band is the Retro Rockets. For those who enjoy dressing in costumes, there will be a contest with more costume categories and bigger prizes. Drink setups and dessert provided. BYOB with snacks to share. There will be 2 tables reserved for new members if they wish to take advantage of that seating. Rock on.

Tickets $20 pp for members; $25 pp for nonmembers.

Ticket sales Tuesday, October 18 for members only and Thursday, October 20 for nonmembers, 9-10 AM, Activity Center/Hohokam.

Square - Sundancers

Pres. Jane Macdonald 520-272-0014 ejmacdonald7@gmail.com VPs Fred and Deena Harris 520-818-6298 godeena@aol.com Dances Wed., 7 PM, Auditorium sundancersquarestucson.com

Rick Gittelman will be calling our Club Dances. Admission is $4 pp for members and $5 pp for guests. Casual attire will continue at these weekly dances with Halloween costumes anticipated on October 26th. Club colors (black & white) should be worn on November 2 at the Joint Dance with SaddleBrooke, after an early potluck.

The Sundancers will be hosting Dee Dee Dougherty Lottie at our first Guest Caller Dance on Saturday, November 19, 7 PM, Auditorium. Pre-rounds will be cued by Lisa Wall at 6:30 PM. Admission is $15 per couple, and we hope to see y’all across the square.

If you are interested in square dancing, useful information is available at you2candance.com. We hope to be offering instruction to new dancers, couples or singles, later in the season. If you would like to join us, please contact an officer.

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Western - Kactus Kickers

Pres. Yvette Schulz 825-0797 hyschulz@gmail.com Dances Nov.-Apr., Second Fri., Auditorium Membership Preston Sheriff 825-3101 pdsheriff@comcast.net scovkactuskickers.com

Our first dance is Friday, November 11, featuring Clear Country Band. Ticket sales are from 9-11 AM November 4, 7, and 8 in the Activity Center lobby. We will also have a dance warm up lesson Thursday, November 10 from 6:30-8:00 PM. We will begin collecting dues in November and renewals are due by year end. You can’t beat the value. If you are not receiving emails, please contact Yvette or Howard Schulz.

Exercise Aqua Tone Marcia Polley 818-9073 t.polley@comcast.net Irmel Wheeler 334-0957 Tue., Thu., Sat., 8 AM AFC/Pool Arthritis Water Pres. Dawn Simske 825-0907 Sec. Jane Myerson jmyerson@gmail.com Mon., Wed., Fri., 10:15 AM, AFC Pool

Come join us for gentle water exercises specifically designed by the Arthritis Foundation to help with range of motion and to relieve stiffness and pain. These exercises are also great for fibromyalgia, replaced hips and knees, etc.

Our resident volunteer instructor, Dawn Simske, is Arthritis Foundation trained.

Energetic Exercise

Carole Tracy 825-1187

Mon., Wed., Fri., 8-9 AM, Auditorium

Welcome Back to returning seasonal residents. We look forward to seeing you at Energetic Exercise, ready for fun and fitness with our friendly gang of guys & gals.

Sally Martinez, our professional instructor, has been leading these classes here at SCOV for 20 years. She’s expert at keeping us seniors strong and flexible with a variety of aerobic and weights exercises plus wonderful stretch moves.

You’ll be amazed at how good you’ll feel.

New members are always welcome, men and women.

Your get-acquainted class is free.

Annual dues are $3. Class tickets are a bargain: Only $30/ 12 classes.

Fitness Swim Chair Dave Goodwin AFC Pool, Times to be determined

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Karate Instructor Paul Lauff 548-5725 paullauff@hotmail.com Pres. Fred Hargrave 825-1779 Wed., 9 AM-Noon, AFC/Studio 1

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Pilates Mary Ayers 638-7916 scov.pilates@gmail.com Mon., 3 PM, Thu., 1:30 PM, AFC/Studio

Fall is finally here and it’s time to think about avoiding the stress of the holidays by exercising. Twice a week we have a professional instructor come to SCOV and teach a Joseph Pilates core (abdomen and back) strengthening class.

These Pilates workouts affect our entire system of bones and joints and are not just sets of simple exercises. Your abdominal muscles, arms, back, hips and more are strengthened and toned. This allows for better posture, flexibility, strength and balance. The classes are one-hour total body workouts and also include a lot of stretching. Because these are Pilates mat classes for seniors, all exercise movements can be modified for different levels of performance. Our instructors can be very helpful with this. The cost is only $8/ class and the annual club dues are $20 pp. Please join us or stop by and watch one of our classes first. For information call Mary Ayers.

Tai Chi Co-Chairs Gail Barr gailbarr@gmail.com 303-995-7485 Joyce Franke 2joycefranke@gmail.com 818-7955 Thu., 10-11:30 AM, AFC/Studio 1

Our new class session begins Thursday, October 6.

Most of us think of Tai Chi as a way to prevent falls, improve breathing, and reduce stress, but it is so much more.

In these classes we not only enjoy learning Tai Chi form, we also improve our balance, flexibility and strength and even learn meditation skills. Our instructors, Jose Hernandez-Rivera and Donna Drazenovich, stress the use of Tai Chi in daily life Research by Tufts University School of Medicine credits Tai Chi with decreased pain, improved sleep and mood, and better quality of life.

Would you enjoy Tai Chi? Why not try it out? The October 6 class is free.

Newcomers, please contact Gail Barr for class details.

Yoga Co-Pres. Ursula Jarvis 825-8461, Ginger Jones 503-319-2635 Mon., 8:30-10 AM, AFC Studio 1 & 2 Tue., 10:45 AM-Noon, AFC Studio 1 & 2

Thu., 3:45-5 PM, AFC Studio 1 & 2 Thu., Chair Yoga, 10:15-11:30 AM, Dance Studio

Yearly club membership of $5 required to take all classes.

Get membership form and pay by check at your first class.

Current membership honored through December 2016.

Classes are $7 each and we prefer payment in cash. For Monday classes only, payment is $7 cash or $10 if paying by check.Ten class tickets $70 cash or $80 if paying by check.

Tickets never expire. Beginners are welcome. Classes are structured for all levels. Bring mats and props you require.

Yoga promotes balance, flexibility and inner peace.

We are pleased to sponsor Maria’s workshop on balance Saturday, November 19, 9-11:30 AM in Studio 1 and 2. More details provided in classes and by email to club members.

Join the Posse The Ultimate Neighborhood Watch Keep our neighborhood safe.

Call Larry Clark 520-404-7664

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Games Duplicate Bridge Pres. William Abel 797-1049 wabel1726@comcast.net Mon., 6 PM; Fri., 12:30 PM; Activity Center/Hohokam

This summer there has been a drop in the number of players at our duplicate bridge games. Only a third of our membership has attended on Friday, and many Monday night games had to be cancelled. Many members have been away for the summer and are finally coming back and we are looking forward to seeing you at the tables again.

This club is for all bridge players who enjoy competing and playing against different couples. Annual dues are $10 pp and we do not award master points.

New players are always welcome. Residents and renters with an Association Renter’s card can play up to two times before joining. Please be present at least 10 minutes prior to game time and bring exactly $1 pp for prize money each time you play.

Ladies Monday Social Bridge Pres. Margot Rothenbuecher 825-9288 Mon., 1-3:30 PM, Catalina Vista/Mt. Kimball This is a friendly social group. Join us.

Ladies Wednesday Bridge Pres. Lynne Wohner, 336-9908, Lwohner@msn.com Wed., 12:15-3 PM, Activity Center/Navajo

We are a fun social bridge group. Please join us. We change partners after six hands with timed intervals to keep play moving. Bring 50 cents entry fee for prize money. For more information call Sally Healey, 825-6768.

Marathon Bridge Dave Johnson 825-6994

Looking for a Marathon Bridge group? Find a partner and join our club. We play once a month (your choice of date), October 2016 through April 2017. There is a one-time entry/ prize fee of $15 pp with no monthly game-time fee. Call Dave Johnson.

Mixed Social Bridge Pres. Barney Budreck 825-2172 Mon., Wed., Fri., 7:45-11 AM, Desert Oasis/Ocotillo

Come and join us in our early morning bridge group. Bring a partner or find someone here. We will be happy to have you join us. The coffee will be ready.

Partners Tuesday Night Bridge Pres. Dave Johnson 825-6994 Tue., 6:30 PM, Activity Center/Navajo/Hohokam

Join this social group for a friendly game of bridge. Bring $1 for play that contributes to the winners’ circle, divided among top scores for the evening. No Grand Slams were bid and made last month. Perhaps you will be the couple that is awarded the $10 prize at the next round of cards. Yearly dues are payable as you sign up for the evening.

Practice Bridge Pres. Joe Pheanis 520-818-9144 Sec./Treas. Joan Montgomery 520-825-0050 Mon., Wed., 12:30-3 PM, Desert Oasis/Ocotillo

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Bunco Fern 825-8127 Pat 825-7198 Fourth Tue., 1-4 PM, Desert Oasis/Ocotillo Cribbage Robert Hines 825-2208 First and Third Thu., 6:30 PM, Catalina Vista/Pusch Ridge Euchre Jack and Barb Matthies 825-4891 Jack and Maria Welch 520-395-1205 Mon., Meet 5:45 PM, Play 6 PM, Desert Oasis/Ocotillo

Don’t watch TV every night. Come play euchre, a fastmoving game. Meet your neighbors, and make new friends.

If you are new to the game, we will be glad to teach you.

Bring your smile and 50¢. We look forward to seeing you.

Five Crown Card Game Co-Pres. Rosemary Dalla Rosa 825-1982 Helen Slusher 822-4939 Sat., 4:30 PM or 5:30 PM, Desert Oasis/Ocotillo

Come join the fun. We have a wonderful group which enjoys a really fun and easy game. You are all welcome to come and join us. We look forward to seeing many new faces and sharing our good times.

Gin Rummy George Riley 818-0877 Thu. and Sat., 9 AM, Desert Oasis/Saguaro Hand and Foot Bonnie Arneson 225-0124 Sun., 1:30 PM, Desert Oasis/Ocotillo

Mah Jongg Co. Pres. Joyce Unger, Jan.-Nov., 825-8069 Co. Pres. Sandy BolzeDec.-Jun., 270-1402 Treas. Barbara Gray 307-733-6544 Thu., 1 PM, Desert Oasis/Ocotillo Business meeting, First Thu.

Annual dues are due now and may be brought to a Mah Jongg meeting. Cash only. We play all summer, so join us.

Mexican Train Dominoes Membership Chair Wye Mace 825-8738 Second and Fourth Sat., 6 PM, Catalina Vista/Pusch Ridge

Women’s Pan (Panguingue) Ena Mindel 818-7780 Mon., Fri., 1-4 PM, Wed., 9 AM-12:30 PM, Desert Oasis/Saguaro

Pan (Panguingue) is an enjoyable and interesting card game. Come watch us play at any session. If you like what you see, we’ll teach you to play.

Pinochle Dave Flatness 425-443-3708 Wed., 6 PM, Desert Oasis/Ocotillo

We play single deck and rotate partners every four hands. Bring 50¢ for your tally. The first Wednesday is treat night. The third Wednesday is birthday night. If your skills are a little rusty, we will get you up to speed quickly.

Annual dues $6 pp.

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Poker Dealer’s Choice Poker - Women Welcome

Steve Dirks 520-429-3303 stevenkdirks@gmail.com Tue., Thu., 6 PM, Desert Oasis/ Saguaro

Our game is open to all SCOV residents. Games: Texas hold’em, crazy pineapple, Omaha, seven card stud, Criss Cross, side rule and a couple of five-card draw variations. The dealer antes 25¢. All games are high-low except for Texas hold’em and pineapple which are high only. Stakes are 25¢ for the early round of bets and 50¢ for the last two rounds.

Contact Steve Dirks for a Word document with the full club rules and a detailed description of the games.

Men’s Friday Poker

Bob Arms 520-395-1697 bobarms44@gmail.com Fri., 5:45-8:45 PM, Desert Oasis/ Saguaro

We play easygoing, informal poker with low stakes. We play high only, five draw, five stud, seven stud, Omaha, Texas hold’em and iron cross (criss cross). No dues. Bring your own refreshments. Cards are provided. The dealer will ante for all players and choose the game. Absolute requirements are to leave politics and religion at the front door and come to enjoy three hours of no-hassle, understandable poker. We welcome new fellows. Bring your nickels, dimes and quarters. Call Bob Arms to review the rules of play before your first game.

Scrabble

Bill Wallace 818-6747 Fri., 1 PM, Desert Oasis/Ocotillo Sheepshead - Shauskopf Bill Allen 825-3095 margbill7@gmail.com Tue., 10 AM-Noon, Desert Oasis

Sports Bike - Vistoso Cyclists Pres.

Jim Elkan 913-744-1686

Membership Tom and Bonnie Bethea 773-653-4580 Mon., Wed., Fri.,1200 E. Rancho Vistoso Blvd.

vistosocyclists.wildapricot.org

We meet year-round starting from the Vistoso Community Church parking lot at 1200 E. Rancho Vistoso Blvd. (behind the Fire Station), to enjoy an unparalleled combination of amazing desert vistas and ever improving infrastructure of bike lanes and dedicated paths. New riders are always welcome .

A monthly schedule of our 20-60 mile rides is available on our website. Our well-tested loop routes support a wide-variety of abilities and usually include a mid-ride coffee stop. We also offer a mountain bike option on Wednesday, which most often heads out into the Tortolita rangelands.

Tuesday morning our WOW (Women on Wheels) group takes somewhat shorter rides nearer to SCOV. In addition, we hold a number of social events each season.

Vistoso Cyclists partner Wheels for Kids: Donate your seldomused, tax-deductible bicycle to Wheels for Kids. We refurbish bikes and distribute them to kids and teens, thus giving youth in need the freedom, fun, and fitness that results from cycling. See azwfk.org to arrange for a drop-off or pickup. Your cash donations may be tax-deductible.

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Billiards Jack Matthies 825-4891 suncityorovalleybilliards@yahoo.com Mon.-Fri., Noon-4 PM, Catalina Vista/Billiards

Now that summer is on the wane, come down to the cool Billiards Room and be entertained by an afternoon of playing the game and enjoy the company of our members.

Birders Group Mona Connoy 520-818-7923 Last Fri., 4 PM, Catalina Vista/Art Studio

All SCOV residents are welcome. You must contact the group coordinator prior to 4 PM the day before the trip to assure your carpool space. Meet at the parking area behind the Welcome Center 15 minutes before the departure time. Bring lunch where indicated.

Don’t forget binoculars, hat, water, sunscreen, insect repellent and bird guidebook. Gas money Birding in Huachuca Canyon will be collected before departure from SCOV. Please contact the trip coordinator several days in advance to learn of any schedule changes.

Wed., Oct. 12. 6 AM. Patagonia Lake. Maggie & Roger Hinkle 818-9488. $13 carpool. Bring lunch.

Thu., Oct. 20. 6 AM. Pena Blanca Lake. Mike Welch 308-5753. $13 carpool. Bring money for lunch at Wisdom’s.

Mon., Oct. 24. 6 AM. Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge. Shirley Piplani 825-8428. $13 carpool. Bring lunch.

Mon., Nov. 7. 6:30 AM. Mt. Lemmon. Max Haegele 818-9178. $10 carpool. Bring money for lunch out.

Bocce Pres. Scott Barr, dscottbarr@gmail.com Sec: Gail Parson, gailma@comcast.net Mon., Wed. and Fri., Bocce Courts

May-Oct., 7 PM, evening play, Nov.-Apr., 2 PM, afternoon play

Join us for bocce. We love to welcome new members.

Gun Club

Pres. David Ilse 818-3279 Oct.-Apr., Second Wed., 2 PM, Activity Center/Hohokam

The Wednesday, October 12 meeting has been cancelled.

Our next meeting will be Wednesday, November 9.

The object of the gun club is to promote safe, skillful and responsible firearm ownership and activities. The club meeting is open to visitors and new members are welcome. Recently we have been pleased to see an increase in women members. We have interesting and informative speakers throughout the year. Topics include self defense, conceal and carry, shooting ranges, transporting firearms across state lines, etc.

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Hiking Jim Williams, 520-818-2226 SCOVhiking.wix.com/vistosohikingclub

Horseshoes Ray Coleman 825-2789

Ron Knudson 825-9307 Oct.-Apr., Tue. and Thu., 2 PM; May-September, 8 AM The Pits at Catalina Vista

Welcome to horseshoes. If you are looking for an exciting activity that requires little or no experience, you have found it. Everyone is welcome, nothing needed, no fees, horseshoes are available. Come Tuesday or Thursday or call for more information. Read more about horseshoes on this web site: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoes Get outdoors enjoy our wonderful weather and get good exercise. See you at the horseshoe pits.

Pickleball Pres. Steve Alverdes, salverdes@gmail.com Treas. Renee Steinmetz, steinwhit@att.net Trainers: Judy MacGregor 415-971-0236, Brenda Hawkins 531-0256 scovpickleballclub.wix.com/scov-pickleball-club

We don’t always play pickleball, but when we don’t, we eat pizza!

The club had a fun party in August to celebrate the approaching end of summer and the imminent return (we hope) of cooler weather. If you’re an experienced player who recently moved to SCOV, or you’re thinking about getting started in America’s fastest growing sport, get in touch with us. We have players of all levels of ability, a great facility, and offer orientation and training for newbies.

Racquetball Pres. Jim Hansen 490-0547 jghansen@gci.net Sec./Treas. Mike Steinmetz 955-7833 Open Doubles Mon., Wed., Fri. 8-10 AM

OK, you all year players have monopolized the court long enough. We winter residents might be rusty but we’re comin’ to play. Be easy on us to start. This is a great sport and anyone who has played before or is a newbie, come on down during club hours and join us. You’ll be surprised with the fun you’ll have. We have a great club and have fun together both on and off the court.

Volunteers Needed New SCOV Community Telephone Directory

Volunteers needed to help us organize and deliver the SCOV Telephone Directory to each home.

Saturday, October 21, 1-4 PM, Auditorium.

Please contact Carolyn Lerch at gclerch@comcast.net

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Senior Olympics Swim Team Gordon Gillin 825-8261 swimgordon2@gmail.com

We start again in January. We need new swimmers. Anyone, experienced or not, may contact Gordon Gillin.

Table Tennis Co-Chairs Clive Probert 825-8719 Francie Galbraith 447-5834

We have play at all levels of ability and welcome new players. If you have not played for a few years, we will help you get back your game with some instruction. It is a great way to keep fit and flexible. We have four tables at Catalina Vista and provide paddles and balls as needed.

Hours of Club Play

Women Men/Advanced Women Men/Women Recreational Open Club Play Clinic by Appointment Open Club Play

Tue., 1:30-3:30 PM Tue., Thu., 5-8 PM Fri., 4-6 PM Fri., 6-8 PM Sat., 9-10 AM Sat., 10 AM-Noon

Tennis Pres. Larry Wall 248-701-1044 larryandmaureenwall@gmail.com Treas. Bill Pitts 317-308-8155 wlpitts1@comcast.net Women: Jan Ostrander 818-0006 Mon., Wed., Fri., 7-11 AM Men: Sandy Wilson 818-2368 Tue., Thu., Sat., 7-11 AM Mixed Doubles: Sandy Kennedy 825-4865 Sun., 1-3 PM

We are happy to see so many folks returning to enjoy fall in the desert. The courts look great and it’s time to enjoy some good tennis with your friends and neighbors and welcome new folks to the area.

Please join us for our Welcome Back Mixed Doubles and Social Sunday, October 30, 1:00 PM. Watch for the sign-up sheets on the tennis bulletin board. Join us for tennis, the social or both. We look forward to seeing you there.

Calendar Dates: General Meeting and Social, Saturday November 5, 5:00 PM, Catalina Vista.

Holiday Dinner and Social, Saturday, December 10, 6:00 PM, Hopi Room.

Wallyball and Water Volleyball Co-Pres. Water Volleyball Rep Dick Munson 612-414-7010 dmunson47@gmail.com Co-Pres. Wallyball Rep Walt Nalewicki 818-9590 wnalewi@gmail.com Recreational Water Vollyball: Sun. and Thu., 1-3 PM, Desert Oasis/Pool Competitive Water Volleyball: Mon., 1-3 PM, Desert Oasis/Pool Wallyball: Tue. and Fri., AFC/Racquetball Court

Great job on the new pool filtration system at the Desert Oasis, the water is crystal clear. A reminder that on October 9th we will play The Highlands at Dove Mountain water volleyball team at the Desert Oasis from 1-3 PM. Food and beverages afterward, hosted by our club. As always, players are encouraged to show up 15 minutes early to set up equipment.

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Travel

Day Trippers Chair Warren Cuthbert 818-1282 Co-Chair Laura Suchocki 612-7226 Membership Carol Guibert and Barbara Phillips Second Fri., 9 AM, Activity Center/Navajo

Fri., Oct. 28 Tour of Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix. Cost $50 pp includes bus, driver tip, private docent tour and lunch at Texas Roadhouse. Bus leaves at 8:00 AM. Monitors: Edie Phillips 2973920 and Kathy Garver 345-2188.

Fri., Nov. 18 Terry Fator at Talking Stick Casino, Phoenix. Joy’s mystery/unmystery trip. Cost $118 pp includes round trip bus with mystery events and prizes, driver tip and new performance by Terry Fator. Bus leaves at 4 PM allowing time on your own for dinner and gambling. Monitor: Joy Johnson 825-0412.

Sun., Dec. 11 Annual Holiday Party. Entertainment by Kids Unlimited.

Catered by Culinary Design. Monitors: Carol Guibert 4041462 and Rosemary Dalla Rosa 825-1982.

Please bring your check book to every meeting as these and others trips require deposits and/or full payment when registering.

RV Club - Sundowners Member information Meade Davis 307-630-5330 mdwy11@gmail.com Oct.-May, Second Mon., 9 AM, Catalina Vista/Mt. Kimball

The first meeting of the season will be Monday, October 10. As a Welcome Home, members, guests and prospective members will enjoy coffee and pastries. Come early and socialize with old friends and new. The program will include a sharing of summer adventures. Residents interested in joining are welcome.

The Sale Table will be available for any RV, travel or camping equipment you would like to sell to a fellow enthusiast .

Future Club trips are planned to: Moab, UT, Cochise County, Rocky Point, Mexico, Wilcox for the migrating cranes, Tubac and Patagonia Lake, Canyon Lake, Roper State Park and more. Another great year.

If You Rent Your Home

Please make sure your renters are aware of the following rules and rights: • The facility-use card is $25 (up to two cards),valid for the length of the lease and is non-transferable.

• Access to all facilities (restaurant, golf course and Gift Shop), Aquatic & Fitness Center (including pool, gym and exercise classes), Desert Oasis, Catalina Vista, Activity Center, Artisan Center, Library and all workshops, studios, etc.

• Participate in activities including use of tennis courts, pickleball, bocce ball, basketball courts, horse shoes, mini-golf, table tennis and billiards as well as join any club.

• A renter will receive SCOV homeowner rates at the golf course (approximately 15% off rack rates) and 10% off at the Views Restaurant.

• A renter is not allowed to vote in the HOA board elections or participate on a committee.

Counting Your Steps?

Join the Tipster Collation

On the last weekday of each and every month, volunteers who live in SCOV gather in the Auditorium to help place inserts in the upcoming new Tipster. Interested in just how many steps folks take in order to complete the project, people were asked to wear their Fitbit or other tracking device to see how far volunteers actually walk while performing the task.

At the end of collating in the “test month,” people turned in their numbers, and an average number of steps taken by walkers was determined to be 2,094.

Ten thousand (10,000) steps equates to approximately five (5) miles, so by helping out each month, volunteers get in over one mile of walking exercise; all while socializing with friends, having fun and helping out a good cause.

The particular month that the “test” was run had nineteen inserts being placed in approximately 2,700 Tipsters. The time spent actually walking to do the collating was just under an hour and a half. Each month would be a little different depending on the number of inserts.

Do think about coming to help each month, as we have a fun time and it’s an excellent way to get in some exercise while doing a little walking. Dates for doing the monthly collating are posted on the bulletin boards, and sent out as reminders to homeowners each month via computer email. Refreshments are served when the collating is done, and you get to take your Tipster home when you leave. Do come; join us, and get a little exercise while walking.

Partnered Organizations The items contained under this heading are provided as a service to residents by other organizations. SCOV does not sponsor, support, assume responsibility nor liability for the information.

AA Cora S. 825-5461 coras@Q.com Mon., 12:30 PM, Artisan Center/Stained Glass Tue., 7 PM, Desert Oasis/Ocotillo Alzheimer’s Education and Support Group Don Dittman 544-6109 Arlene Schneider 825-5741 Last Tue., 4 PM, Desert Oasis/Ocotillo Learn the basics of the disease and how to live with it.

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Bereaved Partners First and third Thursdays at 4:00 PM Contact Julie Holtry 825-4473.

A support group for those suffering from loss of a loved one.

Safe and confidential environment.

Caregivers’ Support Group Facilitator Ester Leutenberg 818-0016 ester36@gmail.com First and Third Fri., 2-3 PM, Catalina Vista/Art Studio

If you are caring for a partner, child, parent or any other loved one, this support group will allow you to share with other like-minded people in a safe environment. What’s said in this group, stays with this group.

Civic Association The Civic Association of SCOV Inc. is an advocate in consumer affairs. Established in 1994 as a volunteer resident group, it has successfully dealt with the Pima County Assessor and utility companies and conducted valuable investigations such as blue pipe and roofing problems. We provide an organization where residents can request assistance with problems not covered by SCOV. Marty Abelson 825-3522 cascvi@comcast.net

Residents who want to be on our email list to receive, submit or share home maintenance information, consumer warnings and advisories, residential tax information and resident-related issues not covered by SCOV, should submit their email addresses to the Civic Association.

We are nonpolitical and are here to serve our fellow residents. Nonresident emails will not be accepted.

Parkinson’s Support Payton Davies 825-5352 bpwdavies@gmail.com Third Wed., Oct-May, 10:30 AM-Noon, Desert Springs

Our October 19 meeting will start at 10:30 AM at Desert Springs, 30 W. Lambert Lane, Oro Valley.

Our guest speaker will be Dr. Torsten Falk and his topic will be Could Ketamine be a Novel Treatment Option for Parkinson’s Medication Side Effects? He is an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pharmacology at the U of A. His research focuses on cellular and rodent models to test novel pharmacological treatments for levodopa-induced dyskinesias, gene therapy approaches and development of pharmacological neuroprotective treatments for Parkinson’s.

Don’t forget Title Boxing at Oro Valley Marketplace gives free lessons to Parkinson’s patients and caregivers every Monday at 11 AM. Great way to take a Punch at Parkinson’s.

Survivors of a Loved One Who Died By Suicide Contact Ester Leutenberg 818-0016 ester36@gmail.com

Survivors of a loved one who died by suicide have unique grief issues and struggles. It is extremely helpful to speak with other people who completely get it. This is a safe atmosphere. What’s said in this room, stays in this room.

Vistoso Helpful Hands Barb McNeill 825-0677 bjmac68@gmail.com

SCOV residents need your assistance.

Occasionally, we have requests for a paperwork organizer.

If you have some organizational skills that can help with bill paying, sorting, filing (or tossing away), please contact Barb McNeill.

Pager Carriers (PC) are also needed 1-2 days a month to answer calls from residents who need assistance. You will be trained. Your neighbors will be grateful and you may make a friend for life.

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If you need assistance, dial 410-9498. After the greeting and tones, touch in your area code, phone number and hang up.

We will call you back, usually within 30 minutes, when possible.

YOTO/Northwest Auxiliary Kris Cohen 818-2582 krisandearl@msn.com

YOTO works with Pima County’s homeless youth striving to break the cycle of poverty.

Thanks to the Arizona Charitable Tax Credit for Qualifying Organizations, you can provide YOTO students an opportunity to achieve self-sufficiency, stability, and success at no cost to you. Take $400 in tax credit individually, or $800 jointly on Arizona state income taxes while helping homeless students stay in school.

The AZ Charitable Tax Credit is a dollar-for-dollar charitable contribution you can give to 501(c)(3) organizations. If you make a contribution to YOTO and file an Arizona state tax return, you may qualify for the tax credit.

Extended Community The Adult Loss of Hearing Association (ALOHA) Oro Valley Support Group’s first monthly meeting of this fall season will be held Thursday, October 13, 2 PM in the Cholla and Ocotillo meeting rooms at Santa Catalina Catholic Church, 14380 N. Oracle Road.

Our speaker will be Ken Arcia, Outreach Manager for Arizona Relay Service. Ken became deaf at age 21 due to Neurofibrotosis, (NF-2), a nerve disorder. The title of his speech is The Arizona Relay Service, CapTel and the AZ Telephone Equipment Program. What can they provide for you?

For further information contact Joan Eddy at eddyjoan@ comcast.net or 520-825-8630.

American Legion Oro Valley Post 132 We are local veterans making a difference in the lives of our returning injured heroes, veterans and service members in need. Help us to help them by joining our friendly Post.

You too can make a difference. Your membership adds to our collective voice even if you can’t be active. Contact: Steve Didio, 520-219-9997, ovpost132@gmail.com. We meet the third Thursday, 6:30 PM, September-June, Vistoso Memorial Chapel 2285 E. Rancho Vistoso Blvd., Oro Valley.

AAUW (American Association of University Women) On Saturday, October 8, 9:30 AM, Activity Center/Hopi Corinne Kulick will present Corinne’s Career: From Occupational Therapist (O.T.) to Psychotherapist. A journey from her first O.T. job at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago to a private practice in Encino, California. Mrs. Kulick was a member of the Sampler Committee of the Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) for nine years. casasadobestucson-az.aauw.net Hermitage No-Kill Cat Shelter, Desperate for Help We need your help. The cats of the Hermitage No-Kill Cat Shelter desperately need a complete do-over of their 50-year-old home. Please make a donation to the Building Fund. Send donations to P.O. Box 13508, Tucson, AZ,85732.

Your generosity will help provide a safer, healthier, environment for staff and cats.

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NARFE (National Active & Retired Federal Employees) Current and retired Federal employees, spouses, guests, and visitors are invited to join NARFE Chapter 1874 and Chapter 55 for our joint picnic. The October meeting will be on Monday, October 10, 11 AM at Reid Park, Ramada 1. Follow signs. Contact Rosie King for information 520-400-3456.

Vista Fine Arts Tucson favorite, Joe Bourne, opens the 2016-2017 season of Vista Fine Arts with a tribute to Nat King Cole, accompanied by a trio of Sly Slypetsky/Piano, Matt Mitchell/ Guitar and Scott Black/Bass. Sunday, October 9, at 3 PM at Vista de la Montaña Church in Catalina.

Oro Valley Historical Society Local historian David Devine will give a talk on Researching 19th Century Oro Valley, sponsored by the OV Historical Society, on Wednesday, October 12 at 2:00 PM in the OV Library. It is free to the public.

The Oro Valley Historical Society is offering free individual and family memberships for 2016-2017. Join and get to know about a local group that is working to preserve our heritage! Go to www.ovhistory.org and sign up.

We Care Golf Classic - ICS Fundraiser Veterans Day, Friday, November 11, Shotgun start, 12:30 PM, Omni Tucson National, Sonoran Course. Register now at icstucson.org, $100 individual, $600 foursome.

Tutors Needed for Nearby School Kids Would you enjoy tutoring a child? Painted Sky Elementary School, Rancho Vistoso’s neighborhood public school, is looking for volunteers (including math) to work one-toone with students. One hour a week of your time will make the difference in a child’s education. Contact Amy Watson at awatson@amphi.com or 696-3820.

Classifieds

The items contained under this heading are provided as a service to residents by other organizations that are neither sponsored nor supported by SCOV Community Association, Inc. SCOV assumes no responsibility or liability for the information contained therein.

BR=Bedroom; BA=Bath; BBQ=Barbecue; N/S=No Smoking; N/P=No Pets; W/D=Washer and Dryer; LR=Living Room; DR=Dining Room; FR=Family Room; AZRM=Arizona Room; FP=Fireplace; Stainless Steel= S/S; WiFi=Wireless Internet Service.

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FOR SALE: By Owner. Large 2200 sq. ft home; 2 BR/2 BA with great view of mountains from back yard on 14th fairway. New tile floor, kitchen with new cabinets, appliances and Granite. No realtors. Will consider a buyer’s agent representing purchaser. Call for more information Jan 636-357-8817 or email: janostrander2013@gmail.com.

FOR SALE: Cottonwood style home, 1577 sq. ft., on Lobelia with unobstructed beautiful views. Upgrades to both house and yard. rcpalu@gmail.com FOR RENT Beautiful vacation home in SCOV, 2BR/2BA. Completely furnished, includes WiFi, cable, patio, W/D, garage, N/S, N/P. Available SeptemberDecember 2016, May-December 2017 and all of 2018. Great location, 13490 N. Tom Ryans Way. Call Kathy 510-537-1590 or email kmappell@aol.com.

FOR RENT: Beautiful Montara model home, fully furnished 2 BR, and den. Very large backyard with mature trees and lots of birds. Two patios, one front and one back. View mountains from screened porch. $1100/mo. for yearly rental.

September-March $2200/mo. three month minimum rental. Call 520-989-3285.

FOR RENT: 2BR/2BA fully furnished Pacifica model. King in master. Utilities, cable, Internet included. Furnished, covered patio with grill and beautiful waterfall feature. N/S and N/P. Available for the month of December. Details and/or pictures call Knansee 970-948-8808 or email knansee@aol.com.

FOR RENT: Experience Southwest living at its best this fall in our 2 BD/2 BA home.

Wide open mountain views from our patio, great for relaxing or entertaining.

Beautifully furnished and immaculate. Separate office and complimentary WiFi included. For photos and more details call (520) 825-0618.

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Welcome Club Northwest Our club is a relaxed and fun way to meet new people and take part in various activities introducing you to what Tucson has to offer. We sponsor a charity each year and have various fun groups for games such as canasta, Mexican Train, etc. We welcome prospective members to attend two events before joining. For information on upcoming lunches and reservations, please call Sherry Ingino 520 818-6392.

The Thursday, September 1 luncheon is at Vivace, 6440 N. Campbell Ave.

FOR RENT: 2 BR/2 BA, fully furnished with mountain view. King in master, Internet, patio furniture and BBQ. Available September-December 2016.

April-December 2017. For details and/or pictures call Jan 636-357-8817 or email janostrander2013@gmail.com.

FOR RENT: 2 BR/2 BA fully furnished with mountain view. King in master, queen in guest, patio furniture and BBQ. Available Jan 5, 2017 to Jan 18, 2017 and available February 20, 2017 to March 6, 2017. Call Cliff 520-825-2278 or email 5cliff15@gmail.com.

FOR RENT: A piece of paradise with vibrant Catalina Mountain vistas, privacy to enjoy your personal hot tub, separated 2 BD 2BA Montara model to have guests share this great experience and all you’ll need for a warm and special season.

Pets are possible but no fenced yard. Utilities included and views to make this the time of your life. 3-4 month minimum. Please contact Cathy 520-730-7862 for details.

FOR RENT: Beautiful, light, airy, vacation home in SCOV. Fully furnished, split 2 BD, 2 BA, open dining/living room, large windows looking out at beautiful yard with mt view, a covered and an open patio with furniture and BBQ, king bed in master, twins in guest room. All you need to bring is your personal luggage. Open for rent December, January, April and beyond. All utilities, cable TV, and WiFi included. NS/NP. Photos available. Sherokeeilse@yahoo.com or 520-818-3279.

FOR RENT: Enjoy privacy and sweeping mountain views from this 2 BR/2 BA home. Open AZRM with separate DR and kitchen nook. Includes digital cable TV in AZRM and 2 BRs and WiFi. BBQ, ceiling fans, kitchen appliances, WD and linens. Available October 1-January 2, and April 7, 2017 forward. NP and NS policy. Photos are available. Call Larry 949-244-0210.

FOR RENT: 1650 sq ft Mayfair model, 2 BR/2 BA, new appliances. new furnishings, King in master, Queen in 2nd, interior upgraded and freshly painted, patio backs up to the “big wash.” Wonderful view from the covered patio. Lots of birds and wildlife. Back yard fenced, cable TV, WiFi, N/S, N/P, available October thru December. Info & pictures, contact Seph 503.910.7521, Lin 503.991.2737, sephlin91@gmail.com.

FOR RENT: 2BR/2BA with open floor plan available December. Mt. view, nice patio, fully furnished and equipped. Includes HDTV, WiFi, computer and printer.

N/S. $1800. Call 303-772-4143 or 303-408-1983.

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FOR RENT: Now available bright, sunny 2 BD/2 BA Vistoso home. Completely furnished with resort-style living amenities, pool, golf, etc. Short or long term leases. Rates negotiable, call (520) 977-5790.

FOR RENT: Enjoy mountain views from 1,858 sq. ft., fully furnished SW home.

2BR/2BA, open kitchen, front and back-covered patios, all utilities included, Wi-Fi, DirecTV, W/D, garage and BBQ. Close to golf, fitness and Activity Center.

Golf cart negotiable. N/S, N/P policy. Available October - January 31st, 2017.

Call Rachelle, 928-277-5454.

WANT TO BUY: For Sale By Owner for viewing Wednesday-Sunday, October 5-9 at Sun City Oro Valley. Seeking 2-1/2 BR, 2 BA with double sink, 2-car garage.

Cathedral ceiling, mature trees, view, fireplace, ceiling fans. Call Chuck and Nancy Tice 970-385-9191.

WANT TO RENT: Midwest couple transitioning to retirement seeking 2 or 3 BR/2BA SCOV home for February and/or March 2017. N/S. SCOV references available. Contact Diane Pfeiffer 317-753-5700 or pfeifferdi@aol.com.

BUYING: A curious collector would like to buy watches, old photos, war relics, 19th and 20th century family and estate items, antiques, jewelry, coins, silver and much more. Anything unusual or nostalgic. I like to look and love to buy.

Exceptional prices paid. 529-2984.

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Linda S. Tucker, Attorney Wills • Probate • Trusts

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Wine Wednesday ½ off bottles of wine $5 prickly pear margaritas

Throwback Thursday $10 sampler platter; $4 grilled cheese & chips. Receive a 20% off coupon your next visit for every $15 (food purchase) spent

Live Music Friday Fresh Brewed Coffee 1 $

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4-7 PM Afternoon Bites Menu

Sangria Saturday $3 sangria $4 Mexican beer Free chips and salsa

All-American Sunday $5 pitchers domestic beer $3 mimosas $3 hot dog & chips

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