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ISSUE #168 • OCTOBER 2015 • A PUBLICATION OF THE RECREATION CENTERS OF SUN CITY, INC. Budget “Crunch” Gets Underway Stay in the loop! Get RCSC News Alert Fall brings not only cooler temperatures and the return of snow- five percent increase in utility costs alone equates to $135,000 or Emails, sign up at: birds to Sun City AZ, but it is also the time of year that the RCSC nearly $5 for each and every home in Sun City. Cost of living salary Management Team is hard at work preparing next year’s budget. increases for many RCSC employees, while extremely modest, adds www.sunaz.com up quickly when multiplied by the number of employees. And each year the RCSC Board of Directors must give their final Email addresses approval to these expenditures and ultimately the amount that Providing first-rate entertainment has proven to be a top attraction remain confidential the annual property assessments must be increased to cover to many Sun City AZ residents – but that too comes with a price. these costs. Budgeting for entertainer’s travel and accommodations increases during the winter months as it does throughout Arizona. While The repair and maintenance of RCSC every event requires set-up and tear down, there are also costs facilities, which includes the recreation associated with decorations and staffing these events. INDEX centers, golf courses, bowling centers and the Sun Bowl, can cost as much as In addition, each year RCSC Chartered Clubs submit to the Assistant $3 million a year. The good news is that General Manager their “wish lists” of items that they would like to News Page 01 by maintaining and keeping RCSC prop- see budgeted for the following year which also have to be reviewed erties in great shape, the desirability of and evaluated. Events Page 02-03 Sun City AZ remains strong, protecting Golf Page 04 the value of our homes and attracting Remaining debt-free is the driving force behind each and every new buyers to the community. budget while staying true to our mission – to provide the broadest Bowling Page 05 range of recreational and social facilities possible to enhance the Golf | Bowling | News Page 06 While we all must adjust our finances on a personal level to active lifestyle and well-being of Sun City AZ residents. cover increased costs and unplanned repairs, doing the same Board News Page 07 for RCSC facilities can sometimes be a daunting task. A modest Management Page 08-09 Community News | Events Page 10-12 Board of Directors Election Update Club Articles Page 13-14 Club Articles | Events Page 15-16 Campaigning to Begin as Election Nears Club Events Page 17-19 Trips | Tours Page 20-21 Candidate packets for the upcoming RCSC Board of Directors Elec- Electronic voting for this year’s election will begin online one tions are due to the Corporate/Board Office no later than Friday, month prior to Election Day (Tuesday, December 8, 2015). Safe- Club Events Page 22-23 October 2, 2015 by noon. Once application packets have been guards that restrict each qualified member to only one vote will be Classes Page 24 deemed complete and signatures have been verified, candidates in place and strict confidentiality will be maintained throughout will be announced in the local media and the full slate of candi- the voting process. Fitness | Sports Page 25-26 dates and their qualifications will appear in the November edition Monitored Activities Page 27 of SunViews. By casting ballots online, RCSC Members will have the convenience of voting from any computer, anywhere – home, work, library – Club Directory Page 27-28 Candidates will be formally introduced at the Board/Member whether they are out of town or right here in Sun City AZ. For any Events Page 40 Exchange on Monday, October 12 in Social Hall #1 at the Lakeview members without access to a computer, in-person voting will be Center and at subsequent Board Meetings and Board/Member held at Lakeview Center on Election Day from 8am to 4pm. Exchanges, where candidates will have tables provided to share informational literature about their qualifications. R C S C Stay involved and do your part – participate in Cardholder Services the RCSC Board of Directors election process. Lakeview Center Two candidate forums will also be held this year, allowing mem- bers to question candidates about their goals and expectations if Remember - those elected will be leading Monday - Friday elected prior to ballots being cast. RCSC into the future. Your future and the 8:30 am to 4:00 pm future of Sun City AZ. Forums are scheduled for Thursday, November 5 at 2:00pm at Fair- 1st Saturday of the month way and on Tuesday, November 10 at 7:00pm at Marinette. Both REMINDER: Night Board Meeting - Thursday, 9:00 am to noon sessions will have a meet-and-greet social one-half hour prior to October 29 at 7pm, Fairway Recreation Center (Temporarily in Social Hall #3) the start of the forum. 2 0 1 5 Arizona Rooms 1 & 2. Social begins at 6:30pm. 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Oakmont Dr. ƚŚĞ ůĞŐĞŶĚĂƌLJ ůĂŶ :ĂĐŬƐŽŶ ƚŽ ŚŝƐ ƐŽŶŐƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ůŝĨĞ͕ ůŽǀĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ^ƵŶŽǁůƐƚĂŐĞŝŶƚŚŝƐLJŽƵͲ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĚĂLJ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐƐ͘ ZŽůůŝĞ Sundial Center: 623-876-3048 ǁŽŶ͛ƚͲďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝƚ͛ƐͲŶŽƚͲ: ĂďƐŽͲ ŚĂƐ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƵĐŚ ĂĐƚƐ 14801 N. 103rd Ave. ůƵƚĞůLJ ĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ͘ ĂƐůĂŶ:ĂĐŬƐŽŶ͕^ĂǁLJĞƌƌŽǁŶ 'ŝƚŽŶĚŽǁŶƚŽƚŚĞŽǁůĨŽƌƚŚŝƐ ĂŶĚ >LJŶŶ ŶĚĞƌƐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ Sun Bowl Amphitheatre ƐƵƌĞͲƚŽͲďĞŐƌĞĂƚƐŚŽǁ͊ ĐŽͲǁƌŝƩĞŶ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ηϭ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ŚŝƚƐ͘tŝƚŚŽǀĞƌϮϬϬƐŽŶŐƐƚŽŚŝƐ 10220 N. 107th Ave. Thank you! ĐƌĞĚŝƚ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĂŶ (weather recording) ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐLJŽƵ͛ůůŶŽƚǁĂŶƚƚŽŵŝƐƐ͘ 623-972-6014 Let’s Dance Softball Field Band *FREE* for RCSC Cardholders & their escorted guests! 10220 N. 107th Ave. ^ƵŶĚĂLJ͕KĐƚŽďĞƌϭϴͻϲ͗ϯϬƉŵ WůĞĂƐĞďĞƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚƚŽƐŚŽǁLJŽƵƌZ^DĞŵďĞƌŽƌWƌŝǀŝůĞŐĞĂƌĚ;ǁŝƚŚ Duffeeland Dog Park ƉŚŽƚŽͿĨŽƌĞŶƚƌLJƚŽĂůůŶŽŶͲƟĐŬĞƚĞĚZ^ĞǀĞŶƚƐ͖ŶŽŬĞLJĨŽďƐĂĐĐĞƉƚĞĚ͘ ƵƌŐŝĞƌĂŶĚĂůů͛Ɛ>Ğƚ͛ƐĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƉƌŽŵͲ 14610 N. Del Webb Blvd. 'ŽƵƌŵĞƚĨŽŽĚǀĞŶĚŽƌƐĂƌƌŝǀĞϭͲϭͬϮŚŽƵƌƐƉƌŝŽƌƚŽĞĂĐŚƐŚŽǁĨŽƌLJŽƵƌ ŝƐĞƐƚŽŚĂǀĞƚŚĞĐƌŽǁĚŽŶƚŚĞŝƌĨĞĞƚǁŝƚŚ ĚŝŶŝŶŐƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞ͘ŽŶ͛ƚĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŽďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵƌůĂǁŶĐŚĂŝƌŽƌďůĂŶŬĞƚ͊ Ă ƌĞƉĞƌƚŽŝƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƌƵŶƐ ƚŚĞ ŐĂŵƵƚ ĨƌŽŵ Sun City Visitors Center ϯϬƐĂŶĚϰϬƐďŝŐďĂŶĚƚŽũĂnjnj͕ƐǁŝŶŐĂŶĚ 1-844-4 SUN CITY or 623-977-5000 ůůƌĂŝŶůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐͲ^ƵŶĚŝĂůƵĚŝƚŽƌŝƵŵĂƚϭϬϯƌĚΘŽƐǁĞůůůǀĚ͘ ƐĂůƐĂ͘ >Ğƚ͛Ɛ ũƵƐƚ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĐĂƚ ƌĞĂůůLJ &ŽƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐƌĂŝŶůŽĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĂƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŵĞƐƐĂŐĞ͕ĐĂůů Located in the Bell Center at ŬŶŽǁƐŚŝƐƐĂdž͊ZĞůĂdžƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƐĂŶĚ ϲϮϯͲϵϳϮͲϲϬϭϰ͘ 16820 N. 99th Ave. ůĞƚ ƚŚĞ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƚĂŬĞ LJŽƵ ĚŽǁŶ ŵĞŵŽƌLJ &ZZ^ǀĞŶƚƐĂƌĞƉĂŝĚĨŽƌďLJZ^ĂƌĚŚŽůĚĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚ ůĂŶĞ͘ ĨŽƌZ^ĂƌĚŚŽůĚĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĞƐĐŽƌƚĞĚŐƵĞƐƚƐŽŶůLJ͘zŽƵƌĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶŝƐŐƌĞĂƚůLJ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞĚ͊ A Community Newsletter EVENTS PAGE 3 Winter Hours Resume October 1 Effective October 1, winter hours at the Sun City AZ Recreation Centers will be as follows: Mountain View, Oakmont, Lakeview • Monday-Saturday: 6am to 7pm • Sunday: 8am to 7pm Bell and Fairway Line-Up of Shows • Monday-Saturday: 5am to 9pm Sundial • 2016 JANUARY 2016 • Sunday: 8am to 8pm Sundial and Marinette Eleven evenings of great entertainment Turn the Page – Bob Seger Tribute Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 7pm • at an unbelievable price! • Monday-Saturday: 6am to 9pm • Sunday: 8am to 8pm Legendary Ladies of Country Music Reserved seating in the Sundial Auditorium Sunday, January 10, 2016 at 7pm The hours for Duffeeland Dog Park in • means no more arriving