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February 2020 Finding Your Hidden Pen photo by Beth Bolduc story on page 26 THE VIEW | www.scshca.com HOURS OF OPERATION CONTACT INFORMATION ASSOCIATION OFFICE Monday – Friday | 9 AM – 12 PM, 1 – 4 PM Sun City Shadow Hills Community Association First Saturday of the Month 8 AM – 12 PM 80-814 Sun City Boulevard, Indio, CA 92203 | www.scshca.com | 760-345-4349 LIFESTYLE DESK | Daily | 8 AM – 5 PM
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT KIM FULLER | PRESIDENT
Happy New Year
It is a new year, a new decade, one year, so we need permission valid. If we don’t reach a quorum, and it must be great because it from the homeowners to complete the election would be invalid, and sounds like a TV show, 2020. If I the process if we are going to have we would have to do it over again write a check, do you think the a five-year contract with a cable at a cost of $10,000. bank will understand what year it company in the hopes of reducing With two important issues to is if I just put “1/1/20?” I guess I our cable service costs. consider, the Board member should write it out, “1/1/2020” to When your ballot arrives, you have election and a bulk cable contract, be sure. No matter what year it is, a choice of granting permission to please be sure to fill out your ballot the sunrise is terrific, and people the Board to sign such a five-year and send it back. You can also drop always say hello, what a great contract, or, if you don’t want such off the ballot at each clubhouse. place to live. a service for five years you would Ballots should be arriving at your At the last Board meeting on vote no on the measure. Once home by March 1. January 27, the Board selected the ballots are tabulated on April 7, if All in all, we have a lot to be cable company to be presented the majority of ballots are favorable, thankful for, so don’t ever forget: to the residents for a ballot vote the Board will then finish final it doesn’t get any better than this! asking permission for the Board to negotiations for a five-year contract finalize negotiations for a five-year and will then make the decision to bulk cable contract. This item will sign such a contract. The Board will be on the same ballot for the make the final decision based on election of Board members that favorable contract terms for our will be due April 7. Be sure to look community. Next Board for the ballot in the mail next The election for Board members month and cast your vote. will also be on the ballot. There are Meeting: The Board chose to recommend three spots open with three people Date: Monday, only one company which, in the running. Johnny Goodrum, Bruce best interest of the community, Marley, and Fera Mostow are all February 24, 2020 will be put forward for resident running to serve on the Board. approval. The Homeowners do Thanks to each of them for taking Time: 2:00 pm not decide the final contract or time to volunteer, so please let the cable company. Instead, the them know. Although the election Location: Ballroom Homeowners give permission for is uncontested because only three Please join us! the Board to sign such a contract people are running for three seats, since it is longer than one year. Our we still need to have the election governing documents do not allow and receive the minimum number for a service contract for more than of ballots for the election to be
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2020 HOA Election Candidate Statements
Disclaimer: Neither the Association nor the management company made any revisions, alterations, and/or corrections to the information submitted by the candidates. The information was transferred exactly as submitted, per Civil Code. Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name.
Now devoting time with my wife doing so, I believe this Board has and mother in law at our lovely contributed to a kinder and more home in Sun City Shadow Hills. friendly community. Yes, our Board Karen is Paymaster for 600 has had to deal with challenging employees at Omni Rancho Las issues, has not always agreed on Palmas, we both have a daughter, every issue, but in the end, we an EMT for the San Francisco Fire have each worked to the benefit of Johnny Goodrum Department and a Flight Attendant the entire community. for Southwest Airlines and two Our Board has been involved in Born in Texas, contracted polio grandchildren and one adorable making 100’s of decisions over the virus at 7 months old. Raised in a niece. past two years, whether personnel, loving home with mom and dad. Karen and I love to entertain and contracts, or how to spend our Started singing in church at 6 years share a glass of wine with friends. money. To that end, the financial old. Sang through high school and decisions we have made account college. Attended three years of for between $1.1 and $1.3 Million college at Eastern New Mexico of our dollars spent each month, University and Angelo State between daily operations and University with an emphasis on Replacement Fund expenditures! music and business. Additionally, our Board works with Started a Country band in the Comerica Securities in managing early 70’s and performed many over $13 Million of investments, gigs through the Southwest with as part of the Replacement Fund. stops in Las Vegas along the way. I take great pride as your Treasurer Performed in Budapest, Hungry in Bruce Marley in championing fiscal conservatism, the early 90’s. I am Bruce Marley, current HOA accountability, and sound decision For 13 years was District Board member, and candidate for making. Remember, we are a $32 Manager of a natural gas utility re-election to our Board. I have Million city within the city of Indio! company, oversaw office, service enjoyed my time on our Board, as My career in banking and finance, and construction personnel. Treasurer, and would appreciate and community service, have Moved to Palm Springs in 1996 the opportunity to continue to prepared me for this very after utility company buyout. serve our community. During this important role as a member of our In 2002 started travelling in a past two years the Board has HOA Board. motorhome fulltime singing at worked hard at transparency, I commit to continue to work RV Shows and Rallies around the professionalism, collegiality, and hard with all Board members for country performing around 200 to collectively make the right the greater good of all Sun City dates a year till January 2019. decisions for the community. In Shadow Hills residents. I take my
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fiduciary responsibility seriously to time significant enhancements I continue to be a consensus make honest, thoughtful decisions have been made in our community. builder. Reaching compromises on all matters that come before the I’m most proud of our efforts to that benefit all residents. I promise Board, regardless of any personal listen to what homeowners want to work in a productive manner interests or allegiances. I ask for and respond. I’ve been a that will benefit your interests. your vote. homeowner here for 14 years. During my tenure on the Board, Thank You. From almost day one, I’ve been an I’ve worked cooperatively with the active volunteer in our community, other Board Members to keep our serving on five HOA committees – community looking good; our Covenants, Design Review, home values up; our finances Information, Finance and Chair of strong as our dues continue to be the Governing Documents some of the lowest in the Committee. Being your Vice Coachella Valley and always listen President has been my greatest to your concerns. reward. If elected I promise to continue I’ve been a California practicing to represent all the members of attorney for over 30 years – first our community, making decisions Fera Mostow for the Internal Revenue Service, that will keep our finances strong, then as Vice President of two our property values up and our Integrity, experience, qualifications multi-national conglomerates: community well maintained. and good judgment; these are the Paramount Pictures and Walt I have the proven integrity, qualities you expect from your Disney Corporation. I continue to experience, qualifications and HOA Board. My name is FERA do pro bona work for low-income good judgment to continue to MOSTOW. For the past two years, clients and two volunteer represent you on the Sun City I have served as VICE PRESIDENT organizations. value my reputation Shadow Hills Board of Directors. of our HOA Board during which for integrity. I ask for your vote. Thank you.
Meet a Board Member Thursday, February 13, 3:00 pm · Capistrano, Montecito Clubhouse Come by and introduce yourself to Linda Aasen, Secretary of your HOA Board. She wants to hear what you like about our community and if you have any concerns.
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6 | February 2020 FOOD & BEVERAGE | FOOD & BEVERAGE MARIO CHAFFINO | FOOD & BEVERAGE / CATERING MANAGER JEFF JACOBSON | EXECUTIVE CHEF
The season is in full swing as we start the month of Please enroll in the weekly email blast and check our February. Come join us and your friends at Shadows website at www.theshadowsrestaurant.com/news for for the Super Bowl. The AFC champion will square the most current and accurate information. “Like” us on off against the NFC champion on February 2 at Hard Facebook, and “follow” us on Instagram and Twitter: Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. We will have all our • facebook.com/shadowsrestaurant TVs focused on the game. Game day food and drink • twitter.com/shadowsindio specials will be available. We will also be raffling off • instagram.com/shadowsrestaurant some nice Shadows’ prizes. Speaking of football, we would like to thank Best regards, everyone who came to Shadows for our Monday Mario & Jeff Night Football games this NFL season. It’s always nice to see the football crowd enjoying themselves CONTACT THE AUTHORS AT with friends. [email protected] AND Valentine’s Night falls on Friday, February 14. Call [email protected] Shadows to make reservations as we will have a special evening here for all of you lovebirds. Chef Jeff has a great menu set aside for everyone. Grab your sweetheart and join us. This month we continue with our themed nights, and Hours Of we are proud to present the following events for Operation you: Pasta Nights (February 12 and 19), and our SHADOWS RESTAURANT mouthwatering Burger Town U.S.A. Night returns on Monday – Sunday: 8 am – 8 pm February 26. We anticipate sold-out crowds again for Breakfast: 8 – 11 am these special events. Call Shadows for reservations Lunch/Small Plates: 11 am – 5 pm and availability. Flyers for these events are posted Dinner: 5 – 8 pm on these websites: theshadowsrestaurant.com and Happy Hour: 3 – 6 pm scshca.com/dining. GOLF SNACK BAR For all your catering needs, please contact Mario 6 am – 3 pm Chaffino (Food, Beverage, and Catering Manager) at 760-574-3634, or email him at [email protected]. SANTA ROSA BISTRO If you would like to plan a birthday party or 6 am – 3 pm large reservation at Shadows Restaurant, please MONTECITO CAFÉ contact Manny Guadarrama (Restaurant Manager): 8 am – 2 pm 760-772-7992 [email protected]
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CITY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE [email protected] COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE [email protected] COVENANTS COMMITTEE [email protected] Co-Chairs: Traci Barnett Hone & Lee Powell DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE [email protected] Chair: Ted Shettler PEOPLE WHO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS SUBCOMMITTEE [email protected] MAKE OUR Chair: Jeff Kirkpatrick FACILITIES & SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE [email protected] LIVES BETTER Chair: John Petersen FINANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Veronica Moya [email protected] Chair: Bill Wethe ASSOCIA EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH | 1-2020 FOOD & BEVERAGE COMMITTEE [email protected] Veronica Moya and staff recently exhibited Chair: Jurgen Gross outstanding professionalism. On December 21, GOLF ADVISORY COMMITTEE during a Lifestyle excursion, one of our SCSH [email protected] residents had a medical emergency. Veronica Chair: Dennis Hooper HEALTH & FITNESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE efficiently coordinated emergency efforts to [email protected] contact paramedics with Alexandra Duran, the Chair: Rick Halla other staff member on duty, and restaurant staff. INFORMATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE Once the paramedics arrived, Veronica [email protected] focused attention on efforts to ensure all 108 Chair: Stacia Armstrong attendees were looked after. She contacted the LANDSCAPE ADVISORY COMMITTEE [email protected] cruise company to inform them of the incident Chair: Chris Stevens and possible delay. The cruise company was very LIFESTYLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE accommodating and waited for our two buses [email protected] to arrive. Veronica kept management abreast of Chair: Pamela Castro-Lee the situation once everything was under control. SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE [email protected] Thank you, Veronica! Chair: Ed Chavez
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Design Review Committee (DRC) BY TED SHETTLER | CHAIR
This month I will discuss exterior lighting, which is may illuminate only the property on which they are addressed in §4.16 of the Design Rules. Homeowners installed; and the Design Review Committee (DRC) will who wish to replace or add exterior lights can be very review the aesthetics of the installation. creative, which I think is admirable. In the case of DECORATIVE STRING/ICICLE LIGHTING | This sub- exterior lighting, this creative expression is subject to section creates an exception for temporary decorative an overarching constraint: lighting, which is generally prohibited, permitting its use No lighting is permitted which causes glare during the December holiday season. DRC approval to neighboring owners, neighborhoods, or of other decorative lighting, such as “up-lighting” on plants, is done on a case-by-case basis. common areas. Lights are not to be directed STRING LIGHTING (REAR PATIOS) | For this outside a resident’s property. Proposed fixtures discussion, string lighting is a series of lights attached are to be compatible with the residence in style closely to a conductor cord, such as Christmas-tree and scale. lights (or similar lights used to decorate homes) or The Design Rules address exterior lighting in four lights contained in a plastic tube, as often seen subsections. The general theme that is present in the wrapped around tree trunks. Such lighting may only entire discussion of exterior lighting has two elements: be used on rear patios. It must be approved for 1) lighting may not create a hazard for vehicles or outdoor use, may not create a nuisance or glare that pedestrians or be a nuisance to neighbors; and disturbs neighbors, and may not provide total 2) the total illumination, whether provided by a single illumination greater than 450 lumens. The colors may bulb or an entire fixture, may not exceed 450 lumens. be clear, white, or amber. String lights are to be A “lumen” is a measure of the total illumination installed on the inside of the rear patio above the provided by a light. The illumination output of a light lower edge of the upper, horizontal patio structure. or fixture can usually be found on its packaging or in To summarize, exterior lighting must not present its specifications. a hazard or impose glare or other disturbance on EXTERIOR LIGHTS | The Design Rules, quoting the surrounding areas and homes; total illumination must CC&Rs, state that any exterior lights and fixtures may be less than 450 lumens (per single bulb or fixture); not pose a hazard of any kind or be a nuisance to aesthetics must consistent with the community; and neighbors. string lights may only be used on rear patios. The SECURITY LIGHTING | Residents want to feel secure Home Improvement Application to modify exterior in their homes, and we share that desire. Because our lighting provides the information needed to verify community is relatively densely populated, the Design compliance with the Design Rules. Rules provide a set of constraints for security lighting. Security light fixtures and their bulbs may not be CONTACT THE AUTHOR AT visible from outside the property lines; emitted light [email protected]
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SUN CITY SHADOW HILLS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Emergency Preparedness Sub-Committee (EPSC) BY JEFF KIRKPATRICK | CHAIR
Alert RivCo Q: Are cell phone numbers or Voice Over IP (VoIP) part Have you registered yourself and your loved ones of the system? with the Riverside County Emergency Management A: No. Currently cellular and VoIP providers are not Department’s Alert RivCo emergency alerting system? mandated to release their records to public safety Doing so will allow you to receive real-time emergency agencies. You may add your cell phone and communication alerts from the County and the City of VoIP numbers via the RivCoReady Web site at Indio (Indio links to the Alert RivCo program). You can www.RivCoReady.org, then click on the Alert RivCo receive these alerts via cellphone, texts, emails, voice, tab to register and add these numbers. VoIP, TTY/TTP, and other technologies as they emerge. Q: Can I receive Alert RivCo notifications via email? Sun City Shadow Hills does not have its own A: Yes. When registering, you can add your email dedicated emergency alert system, nor does the City of address. Indio, however, Alert RivCo allows emergency managers Q: I have a landline. Can I also get phone and text and public safety first responders to rapidly alert notifications on my cell phone? community members of urgent actions to take during A: Yes. Emergencies won’t always happen when you disasters and warn the public in emergencies such as are home. All residents are encouraged to register wildfires, floods, hazardous materials, severe weather, their cellular phones as well. Alert RivCo can also and certain law enforcement incidents. The County of send text notifications. Riverside uses the Swift Reach 911 technology to Q: Is there a smartphone app that I can use to get deliver Alert RivCo messages. alerts? Register online at http://rivcoready.org/AlertRivCo. A: Yes. Residents can also receive alerts by FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS) downloading the Swift911 Public App on their Q: What will Alert RivCo be used for? smartphones and registering within the app. Once A: Alert RivCo is used to alert and warn residents and registered, you can log into both the Public App businesses of Riverside County in the event of and web portal at any time to update your contact emergencies. Alert RivCo is part of a group of alert information. The app is available for both iPhones and warning tools used in the County. Other and Android phones. systems include the Emergency Alert System (EAS), Q: Does the city I live in have its own alerting system? and the Emergency Digital Information System. A: Indio does not currently own an alerting system for Q: What phone numbers are part of Alert RivCo? city residents. It currently uses the NextDoor app; A: The primary phone number for every business and Facebook; Twitter; and Alert RivCo. residence in Riverside County with a traditional, landline phone service, whether it is a listed or Please join us and become prepared! unlisted phone number. It really is quite easy!
10 | February 2020 ASSOCIATION NEWS | Finance Advisory Committee (FAC) BY BILL WETHE | CHAIR
As you may have already read or heard, FAC has three openings on the Committee. We would love to hear from you if you have an interest in serving on the FAC. The estimated time commitment is 15 to 20 hours per month. Work Completed During the month of January, the FAC continued its work with the Board as well as with DRM and Troon management on behalf of the Association including: - Review and recommend Board approval of the unaudited December 2019 Association financial - The Board approved the written recommendations statements including the: from the FAC and the Subcommittee in preparation - financial statements prepared by DRM/Associa, of Board Action Forms requesting expenditures from Troon, and the Controller. the Replacement Fund for replacement or major - combining and combined financial statements repair of common area real and personal property included in the Association Treasurer’s report components. prepared by the Controller. - Conference call with Comerica Securities, the - summary financial information on financial position Investment Manager for the Association’s and results of operations included in the Controller’s Replacement Fund, including review of the portfolio report to the Board. performance report as of December 31, 2019, and - condensed Association financial information to be investment recommendations for 2020. published in The View magazine. - Review of the monthly and year-to-date variance Work in Process analysis prepared by the Controller on the 2019 FAC has several items we are working on including: Operating Fund revenues and expenses. - The 2019 Audit is underway. Interim work was - Review of the year-to-date variance analysis prepared completed in December. We plan to issue the 2019 by the Controller on the 2019 Replacement Fund audited financial statements by Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. expenses and interfund transfers to the Operating - Interview of candidates for FAC who have prepared Fund. and submitted an Advisory Committee Interest Form. - Review of the 2019 annual results of the Operating Fund and Replacement Fund as compared to the Further Information 2019 Forecast (11+1) prepared by the Controller. Please review minutes of our monthly meetings and - Regular meeting of FAC on January 24, 2020. written reports to the Board included in Board meeting - Preparation of the FAC monthly written report to the packages on the Association’s website. Board for its meeting on January 27, 2020. Additional FAC Members: Larry Anderson, Steve Proia, - Review of December 2019 bank statements, bank Carey Thompson, Bob Giovannettone, and Bill Ferstenfeld. reconciliations, and Replacement Fund investment FAC Subcommittee Members on the Replacement Fund account statements. and Reserve Study: Chris Stevens, Don Salvatore, Steve - The Board approved the FAC proposed revisions to Proia, Carey Thompson, and Bill Wethe, Chair. the Charter & Mission for the FAC and the Charter & Mission for the FAC Subcommittee on the Replacement CONTACT THE AUTHOR AT Fund and Reserve Study (Subcommittee). [email protected]
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Health & Fitness Advisory Committee BY HEIDI WORCESTER
February is Fall Prevention Month natural gathering spot, pulling people together to Normal aging can result in physical changes that engage in a common activity. affect strength, balance, and agility; however, many The SCSH fitness program is amazing. I have built of these changes can be minimized by engaging in great relationships with my trainers and classmates regular exercise that builds and maintains core who keep me focused and committed to a weekly gym schedule. I have always felt that strength. Strengthening the core improves how if it is important to you, you’ll muscles in the pelvis, lower back, and abdomen work find a way; if not, you will find an together, and the better they work together, the less excuse. Put your heart into it. If likelihood a trip can lead to a fall. you really want to get healthier Visit the fitness centers in February to learn how to and more fit, bring that attitude use the gym equipment to build better balance and to your fitness class along with a stability, and help reduce your risk of a fall. willingness to change your life. Resident Spotlight – Cheryl Leach Enthusiasm breeds success! Interview & Photo by Graham Jones Upcoming Events I have been going to the gym and taking fitness • February 13 | Health & Wellness Series, classes after work for over 15 years. I believe exercising presented by Dr. Bruce Underwood is crucial to maintaining a youthful and healthy body. For me, a stimulating workout is like a bad mood • February 14 | Alzheimer’s Support Group Meeting repellent; it boosts the production of brain chemicals • February 15 | Yoga and Pilates Workshop that ease stress and anxiety, and make you feel happier and more relaxed. Resources When I retired, I felt lost without my daily structure • Classes and schedules: www.scshca.com and social bonds. So I find going to the gym and (Select Lifestyle, then Fitness) taking fitness classes brings that structure back, and • Mail feedback and suggestions to it’s a good place to strengthen social bonds. It’s a [email protected]
12 | February 2020 ASSOCIATION NEWS | From The Library BY CINDY DEGRAF
This is such a fabulous time of year in the valley. It’s We Accept as Donations: busy at your Montecito library, too! New books are 4 Hardcover and paperback fiction, historical/ coming in daily. Many of your favorite authors have political, biographies/autobiographies. books on our shelves. Stop in and see. We have many 4 Audio books and DVDs. large print books to select from, and they are grouped 4 Recent magazines together at the end of the alphabet on the lowest shelf We Do Not Accept: of the hardcovers. Please remember that we also have 8 Cooking, sports, self-help or “how to” books. puzzles and magazines located behind the cabinet 8 Coffee table or picture books. doors at the front of the library. 8 Religious or travel books. We appreciate your donations, too. Keep in mind 8 VCR tapes or music CDs that we have very limited space available to shelve and store books, so please do not leave items we Please contact Barbara Perler at 760-772-4484 or cannot use. Please only donate those in excellent [email protected] if you have any questions or condition; and do not leave more than 10 per month, comments about the library. per household. As always, thank you for supporting our library.
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February 2020 | 13 THE VIEW | www.scshca.com Did You Notice These Great Amenity Improvements in 2019? BY DENNIS SHEEHAN PHOTOS BY ART NEMIROFF AND DON PASKEWITZ
Our HOA Board and Associa management, along For the Montecito Clubhouse project, John explains: with much work and overall participation by advisory “The members of the Interior Design Refresh Ad-hoc committees, have been tackling projects to improve Subcommittee included Linda Bostjanick, Chair; Vicki several community amenities since last May. L. Berg; Ralph Erickson; Marie Devito; Barbara Segal; For this photojournal, we focus on three significant and Frankie Shack. The committee interviewed several efforts: resurfacing of the Santa Rosa pickleball and local interior designers, narrowed the list to three tennis courts; an interior design refresh at the companies, and reviewed design ideas and proposals Montecito Clubhouse; and landscaping improvements. from all three. They selected Angela Morris Interior To see additional photos, please go to our community Design to direct the project. website, www.scshca.com/improvements. The primary goal was to update the interior look in John Petersen and the Facilities & Services Advisory order to offer a more open, inviting, and comfortable Committee took the lead on resurfacing the Santa Rosa feel. The committee conducted extensive interviews courts, coordinating with the contractor, Zaino Tennis. with end users, like the game players, to help with choosing the new furnishings. We commend designer Angela Morris for all her hands-on involvement with every facet of the project. Plus, special recognition should go to Ralph Erickson for his expert advice in selecting the new artwork, which features all-local artists. Working with Angela Morris, Exquisite Remodeling did much of the painting and most other basic contractor work.”
The cushion material comes up.
Santa Rosa Courts – finished Montecito Clubhouse – before
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Montecito Clubhouse – after
Chris Stevens and the Landscape Advisory Committee Chris explains, were most helpful in selecting our new landscape “This effort included selection of a concept by contractor, Vintage Landscaping, and in prioritizing the Hermann Design Group; expansion of the existing projects in common areas. One involved the recently planter bed; and installation of a new mow strip completed refurbishment of the planter bed on the plus all-new landscaping including shrubs, palms, short par 3 putting course below the north windows groundcover rock, cobble, and boulders.” of the Montecito Clubhouse foyer.
Montecito before and after – note the newly designed planter bed with “desert” landscape
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February 2020 | 15 THE VIEW | www.scshca.com Love Makes the World Go Round BY CARL RIGOLI
The concept of “love” has Many of us have experienced person, our son Ryan, who is an fascinated – and even consumed – love in different degrees but, when extraordinary human being. He is philosophers, artists, authors, the lightning bolt strikes us and a gifted scholar and musician plus poets, and so many of the rest of the right lover comes along, it a creative, intuitive, spiritualist us for centuries upon centuries. mesmerizes us and it consumes innovator and healer. He is truly Emerson tells us that love is a our whole being. It is the most an amazing man. It was always synonym for God. Fleet says that miraculous emotion: love, beauty, fascinating to watch certain family love is the most powerful spiritual force in the world. Holmes sees love as a cosmic force whose sweep is irresistible. Gibran declares, “When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep.” Rigoli says that love is all of the above and much more. As in the Godfather II movie, Michael Corleone was struck by a love lightning bolt when he saw a beautiful young women in a small Sicilian village. I am sure that many of us have experienced it. We may warmth, unconditional devotion, characteristics become part of also feel fortunate that we have and dedication to your new-found Ryan’s personality as he was found a soulmate with whom we love. One cannot measure this growing up. Expressing and can spend the rest of our lives wonderful feeling of being sharing love and affection became together, sharing and discovering together with your soulmate/lover. so important to him, and he our compassion for one another. You just want to be together, attracted a beautiful woman who express your love, protect, take is his partner. care, and be faithful to her or him. For my second career, I spent You feel you have the opportunity 20 years teaching the fourth of a lifetime to share every grade along with being a school moment and experience it with counselor at an elementary school. your lover. I used all the skills that I had I experienced being struck by learned: setting goals, studying, the lightning bolt of “love at first social interaction, and visualizing sight” 56 years ago. And I give success in academics. I saw that thanks every day that I was my students were not only learning because I met the most beautiful academically; we also discussed lady who means everything to me. how they should respect their Our love produced a very special families, classmates, and school
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community in addition to believing witnessed how successful my in themselves. I could tell that my students became at the end of students and others I counseled each school year. were incorporating these qualities when I spoke in a positive and loving manner. At the end of our school year, I would ask each student to tell me what he or she learned that year. The majority said that they Kahlil Gibran on Love absorbed their academic subjects, learned to respect others and, When love beckons to above all, they came to believe you, follow him, in themselves. The students I counseled expressed how our Though his ways are discussions helped them to solve hard and steep. their personal issues plus bolster And when his wings their self-esteem. They were also enfold you yield to him, grateful for the opportunity to discuss their feelings with a school The author and his bride on their Though the sword hidden counselor who cared about them. wedding day in 1965 among his pinions may
In addition, they learned that they wound you. were responsible for resolving their The moral of the story is that, own problems. when you care and show love and And when he speaks to So, what does love have to do respect for everyone, you just may you believe in him, with it? Learning to love yourself help lift up others’ spirits around Though his voice may and others helps to keep children you by sending out good and in a positive frame of mind instead positive vibrations. Expressing love shatter your dreams of reverting to violence as an to everyone has its own melody, as the north wind lays and that’s what makes the world answer. Could you imagine if waste the garden. everyone were taught about how go round and round. loving oneself and others could have a positive effect in our CONTACT THE AUTHOR AT country right now? [email protected]. I loved my first career as a professional musician but, to my surprise, I loved my teaching experiences even more. The gratification I received as a teacher was worth every effort when I
February 2020 | 17 THE VIEW | www.scshca.com We Ain’t the Kids We Used to Be BY GEORGE ERHART
Sometimes I think my mind and says, “No problem.” But my body And my body said, “That was a my body are not in sync! Where I doesn’t always agree. really dumb idea!” grew up, the railroad ran alongside Now this didn’t happen Next (I think I was in my 70s), the Sacramento River and, as a kid, overnight! I remember walking when my son-in-law wanted to I often walked the tracks to get to down a railroad way back when play some tennis, I pulled out my my favorite fishing holes. To amuse I was 50 years old with my soon- old racquet, which I hadn’t used in myself, sometimes I would walk on to-be wife, showing her how I 30 years, and off we went. I don’t one rail and then jump to the other could walk on one rail, when I remember how long we played. one without losing my balance or decided to jump over to the other But, what I do recall is, the next day slipping off. Then I would go rail like I did as a kid. Well, I slipped my wrists hurt, my ankles ached, jumping back and forth, rail to rail, and fell; and the rail hit me solidly and I could hardly move. Again, rarely failing to land perfectly on the ribs. (Do you think, perhaps, my body didn’t agree with what balanced on the opposite side. that I was trying to show off?) my mind said I could do. Slowly but surely, I was beginning to learn a few things about aging. What bugged me most was that, if I got down on the floor, getting back up was now a major undertaking! Then, I thought about my favorite sport, skiing. If I fell, getting up could be a problem. Would I have to take off a ski in order to right myself? If so, how embarrassing that would be. No way! So, I quit skiing. (Besides, I didn’t have
In high school I played basketball, I remember one time up at and I don’t ever recall having to Lake Tahoe. I think I was about leave a game because I was 60 years old then when my friend “winded.” I also loved to ski and Bob and I decided to go out and did so for most of my life, priding “shoot a few baskets.” After a few myself on staying upright. Of minutes, I said I wanted to play course, I took a spill now and then, a little one-on-one. Bob replied, but those were rare occurrences. “Are you sure you want to do that Those days are now long gone. at this altitude?” My mind said, But the funny thing is that I often “Sure, why not?” Well, after three think I can still do all the things just or four minutes, I was panting as I did when I was a kid. My mind so hard I could hardly breathe.
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But then I found the answer. Well, it may not apply to everyone, but it works for me. I recalled an incident with my mother when she was about 90 years old. We had taken Mom to visit my son and his daughters and enjoyed a nice dinner at the clubhouse. After our meal, my teenage granddaughters excused themselves as the old folks sat at the table reminiscing about days gone by. When we left the restaurant, I took my mother’s arm, as she wasn’t anyone to ski with anymore…they All this got me to wondering, too stable, and went looking for were all too old and had already does everyone feels this way as the girls. We found them shooting quit.) Perhaps this was the only they age? Is it normal to believe baskets at an indoor court, and we time I listened to my body, rather you can still do those things you entered the court to watch. Shortly than go with my brain, which kept did in your youth? Or am I weird, thereafter, one of the basketballs telling me, “Go ahead, do it, no different, or whatever? Maybe I came bounding our way. My problem!” (And believe it or not, should do some research to see 90-year-old mother lunged for it my brain still tells me I can ski like if there are any studies on the like she was a teenager. I grabbed I used to.) subject? her and saved the day, all the time wondering, “What in the world is she thinking? Mother, you need to act your age!” Now, as I recall this incident, I believe I finally understand. Why do I think I can still do the things I did in my youth? It’s hereditary! Thanks, Mom!
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February 2020 | 19 THE VIEW | www.scshca.com Artificial Intelligence is Revolutionizing Our Lives BY ROBERT FIRRING
One can hardly avoid articles on not reported on in the West, it was Now when you log on, you will artificial intelligence these days. It major news in Asia. probably see a chat box. A friendly is clearly changing the world at a So how can AI help you? Let’s say lady identifies herself and asks what faster pace than we can imagine you are having difficulties with one the problem is. When you describe and is very exciting. of your electronic devices, and you it, she has a suggestion almost Let’s start with a definition. visit the manufacturer’s website. instantly. You are witnessing AI at Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to Only a few years ago, it used to be work. AI handles several thousand the ability of computers to learn practically impossible to get a questions simultaneously and has from each other. For example, a human on the phone. It was revolutionized help desks for the human makes an error driving frustrating for the company, too, better in the last couple of years. and learns from the experience. A because they already had you as I personally find AI wonderful self-driving car makes a mistake, a customer and didn’t want to on my new car. It alerts me with and all the self-driving cars in the aggravate you. noises if there is movement behind world learn from the experience. my car when I put it in reverse. It Such accelerated learning can automatically applies the brakes if make anything possible. it thinks I’m going to hit something. AI can consume information The cruise control is excellent, and faster than humans can. There are the steering wheel starts shaking if roughly 6,000 medical papers it thinks I’m drifting out of my lane published worldwide every day. on the freeway. IBM’s Watson reads every one of AI is also behind the easiest them and can spit out relevant device you will ever use, your information instantly. Stanford voice. You can order items from University has a website where Alexa or Google’s equivalent, doctors can send photos of skin play music, find out the weather rashes and moles, and its AI is forecast and traffic to where you already better at detecting skin are going, or hear the news. Alexa cancers than humans are. has the answer to an amazing AI has publicized itself by beating Deep Blue, at the Computer History number of questions, and I get Museum humans at games. IBM’s Deep updates weekly about new “skills” Blue beat chess champion Gary she has added. With AI-enabled Kasparov in 1997. Surely you devices, you can use your voice to remember Watson defeating turn on or dim lights, find TV human contestants at Jeopardy stations, or close your garage door. in 2011. Alexa will also read your book to Go is an Asian game that is you. The uses grow every day. widely considered to be the most AI also allows surgeons to difficult in the world to master. A practice virtually for difficult computer beat the current Korean Ken Jennings, Watson, and Brad Rutter operations before attempting champion in 2017. Although it was in their Jeopardy exhibition match them on a human. The procedure
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Experts have long predicted that AI is going to replace many jobs in this country. Robots with AI will replace all the dirty, repetitive, dangerous jobs that humans are doing now. I recently read a survey that 85 percent of Americans hate their jobs. Those are the jobs that AI will replace. Instead, we will be left with creative and stimulating work that we will be able to do from anywhere there is a good Wi-Fi connection. There will be no unemployment for people who are imaginative. AI will allow the most creative force in the world, human brainpower, to collaborate and attack problems faster. Basically, humans will be the ones telling Man versus machine computers what to do. Believing that people prefer is similar to a flight simulator that companies cannot fill all their AI negative news, science fiction pilots practice on. I had a personal jobs from our own workforce and writers and movie producers seem experience with this, too. My are going abroad for candidates. I to figure out all the evil things this daughter underwent a successful think you can see where this is can result in. In fact, though, life for operation for a brain aneurysm headed. most of us is likely to get longer using a non-invasive procedure China also has no copyright laws. and more pleasant. that Stanford had only recently You certainly have read about developed. I was even able to see aggrieved U.S. companies a simulation on YouTube. claiming China is stealing their Unfortunately, we are losing our patents. China’s view is that patent CONTACT THE AUTHOR AT lead to China in the AI field. There protection allows companies to [email protected]. are several reasons for this. We rest for a while because they have graduate 5,000 science and math no direct competition. In China, majors every year, but China companies must work every day to graduates 5 million. Our work get better. No matter which system week is 40 hours. China is on the you agree with, you can readily see 9-9-6 schedule; that means 9 am to that China’s system will produce 9 pm, six days a week. Further, U.S. change faster.
February 2020 | 21 THE VIEW | www.scshca.com The Fire Next Time BY RAY FAY
PG&E cut power to 432,000 homes and businesses for 3-7 days. Within 12 hours, our skies became grey and soot covered our banister and outdoor furniture. Smoke was in the air. Air quality deteriorated with public health warnings to stay indoors. Seniors with chronic lung disorder and school children were warned not only to stay indoors but also to wear masks, perform only minimal exercise, and seek medical care California Fire 2019 when needed. Schools and After my wife Ingrid and I close friends in San Francisco, but businesses closed. Generators, returned to Novato (Marin County, this all changed on October 23, batteries, and flashlights sold out Northern California) in May 2019, 2019, when the Kincade Fire began at Home Depot and local hardware we were ready to start our summer in Sonoma County (northeast of stores. Only San Francisco and of golf at Stone Tree Golf Club. Geyserville), a favored wine country Stockton had electricity. Highways The entrance to this club is about for tourists and gourmands. This 80 and 101 were gridlocked with 30 yards from Highway 37 (to fire, 60 miles from our home in snail-paced traffic, more like a Napa/Sonoma). As we were ready Novato, rapidly spread to 77,758 parking lot, with over 170,000 to tee off, a loud sound grabbed acres and burned over 178 residents needing to find electrical our attention. We turned to look in structures including many homes. energy replacement, food, and the direction of the sound to see To manage the risks of other fires, water. the entire hill across the freeway on fire. Prevented from teeing off, we observed two fire-fighting helicopters appear out of nowhere, swoop down to our water hazards on the seventh tee, fill their large containers with the water, and rapidly fly up to douse this fire within 30-45 minutes. Had the fire crossed over the freeway, we would have had to evacuate from the golf course and our home. We were lucky this time. Ingrid and I planned to celebrate my birthday on November 4 with Northern Californians getting aid
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We were trapped in our small morning of October 30, Ingrid’s possibly by climate change, high town of Novato with a population mom passed. As Ingrid packed for winds, drought, and an ancient of 48,000 people. Surprisingly, us to return to Indio to take care of infrastructure provider, PG&E? Safeway was still open with battery mom’s personal matters, I drove 87 The Fire Next Time by James power to a few food bins and cash miles to Stockton to console my Baldwin in 1963 warned of civil registers. They were still selling good friend since high school. I unrest due to race inequity. These what they could, but it was madcap could still smell the acrid smoke in new wildfires in California may lead shopping in a partially darkened the air. I crossed over the town of to large population migrations store while looking for goods Vallejo and looked toward Sonoma and civil unrest because of human with flashlights. Darkened fruits – a grey haze covered the sky with negligence, food and water and vegetables looked aged the sun blazing angry red-orange. instability, and inequity. Housing and inedible. As the staff emptied shortages plus loss of life, perishables from warming livelihood, and property will refrigerators, Ingrid suggested destabilize California communities. that they allow customers to take The “Golden State” will become a what they needed. That was desolate “Smoke-filled State.” impossible due to legal liabilities Generators and batteries are not from potentially spoiled food. permanent or sustainable solutions. Our community did not panic Nor can we live with PG&E’s newly and seemed spirited to help and rolled out PSPS (Public Safety assist those in need. Money and Power Shutdown) program. food and clothing items were We need to find permanent solicited at shopping centers. solutions based on SCIENCE. Our
Stories of friends driving north to Ingrid Hirashima and Ray Fay government and industries need help other friends and relatives to focus on providing more money were many. Shelters were soon The next day we drove south to and research toward preventing flooded, and parking lots at Indio along both Highways I-5 and these disasters. major shopping centers became I-10 as the Santa Ana winds started “The Fire Next Time” will affect temporary homes for the displaced wildfires in Santa Clarita and East all Californians! Are you ready for living in their cars. Los Angeles. Perhaps there are the “New California?” We had hot water and gas. many more to come. Fortunately, Ingrid bought camping We pondered whether this will CONTACT THE AUTHOR AT lamps which arrived on the day of be the new normal each year for [email protected]. the “blackout.” Life became simpler California since we have had three as we camped at home and kept in years of major wildfires. The Wine touch with immediate neighbors. County and Paradise fires in 2018 During those few days, my best burned 14,000 homes, destroying friend’s wife died after a failed an entire town of 27,000. Only percutaneous coronary catheteri- 3,000 people now live there. Will zation and, on that Wednesday the new normal be wildfires caused
February 2020 | 23 THE VIEW | www.scshca.com Happy to Share Happy Hours COMPILED BY STEVE TALBOT
We at The View are trying something new, beginning with this issue – a column called “Happy to Share Happy Hours.” The premise is pretty simple. As the title suggests, our hungry and thirsty team of writers wants to share their local Happy Hour favorites with you. The goal: give our readers some new places to try featuring tasty food and drink, during earlier dining hours at reduced prices.
Our first suggestion, Sloan’s Restaurant, comes from You will want to jump on 1-10 West and head toward Aggie Jordan. It is located close by in Indio, at Town Rancho Mirage to find a flavor of Ireland at Dennis & Country South on the corner of Dr. Carreon Blvd. Sheehan’s favorite, O’Caine’s Irish Pub in the Gelson and Highway 111. Shopping Center, where Bob Hope and Gerald Ford Drives meet.
There’s more than a touch of Ireland to this newer establishment, with not only Guinness on draft, but Sloan’s offers Tuesday and Thursday tacos. Bill and also several Irish lagers. Open with happy hour pricing, Jennifer Hendrix, and my husband Robert and I, have from 3 – 6 pm and 9 – 11 pm, too. O’Caine’s kitchen enjoyed happy hour there at very reasonable prices. serves up some splendid Irish cuisine including Jennifer, after many visits, says, “You can’t beat “Shepherd’s Skins,” “Fish Sliders,” and “St. Patrick’s the price. One dollar tacos plus a drink for $5! Good Pennies.” O’Caine’s boasts that it has the largest and food, good drinks, and good prices. They usually most complete list of Irish whiskeys in the Coachella have sports on TV. The atmosphere is country and Valley – the atmosphere is one-of-a-kind in this comfortable.” welcoming Irish pub.
CONTACT AGGIE AT CONTACT DENNIS AT [email protected]. [email protected].
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Next, Lee Powell recommends La Brasserie, which Unlike other places, you can order from the happy is just a few long hops, skips, and jumps down the hour menu anywhere in the restaurant, not just in the road in nearby La Quinta on the southwest corner of bar. (That includes the relaxing, private walled garden Highway 111 and Washington Street. patio.) And on Sundays, enjoy the entire wine list at La Brasserie, which means “brewery” in French, calls half price all night. itself a “traditional French bistro.” But who eats atmosphere? CONTACT LEE AT [email protected].
Short and sweet comments from our writers with the intent of whetting your appetites to investigate further. If you would like to include your favorite Happy Hour spots in the column, just send your written review for consideration to me, Steve Talbot, at [email protected]. So that I know it’s not spam or a phishing email, kindly write “Food Column” in the subject heading. Please, no more than 150 La Brasserie’s two award-winning French chefs have words. Pictures encouraged. the culinary experience covered, too — especially at CONTACT STEVE AT happy hour, which runs from 4:30 – 9 pm every day. [email protected]. The extensive happy hour menu features about 20 varied and unusual items (including a mini seafood platter; house-cured salmon “Gravlax” with horseradish cream; scrumptious butternut squash ravioli with candied walnuts; frog legs tempura-style; and even a satisfying grilled bistro steak with peppercorn sauce and pommes frites).
February 2020 | 25 THE VIEW | www.scshca.com Finding Your Hidden Pen COMPILED BY BETH BOLDUC
Have you ever thought about writing your memoirs? What prompts an individual to write about a lifetime of experiences? Where do you start? How each writer presents his or her personal story is very individual. It can be serious or fun, and oftentimes it’s both. The SCSH Writer’s Club is a welcoming support network and platform dedicated to helping authors realize their creativity (at times newfound or unexpected, in their opinion). What follows are the personal reasons five of our members have achieved their goals of not only writing their stories but successfully self-publishing them as well. During the time I’ve been with the Writer’s Club, several members have self-published books of fiction, adventure, and stories based on history and famous people. To learn more and meet our SCSH writers, come to an Open House on February 20, 2020, from 10 am – 12 pm in the Santa Rosa Clubhouse.
The Good Son Interesting Times: BY ARNOLD CHOY Journey Beyond an Ancient Curse I always dreamed of writing my BY RAYMOND FAY, M.D. “story” once I retired in 2010. So, after moving to SCSH, I took two In 2009, I first wrote a synopsis of six-week writing classes. The second was co-instructed my memoirs for the medical staff at Chinese Hospital by SCSH resident Aggie Jordan, who quickly became in San Francisco’s Chinatown when I retired as the first my writing mentor. Aggie got me involved with writing Chinese-speaking urologist after practicing there for articles and stories for The View magazine, and I also 36 years. I realized that I needed to expand my stories joined the SCSH Writer’s Club. to include my entire life because my stories were truly A few years later, I began my serious memoir journey an American Dream. by writing stories about my San Francisco childhood Born in Shanghai in 1941 during the Japanese and neighborhood. I recounted the many “firsts” I occupation, I lived in a Chinese redwood chest during experienced along the way including numerous family the first 14 months of my life. My life experiences tales (especially involving my overprotective brothers), shaped my personality and ethics as I learned to cope personal adventures and tragedies, the devastation of with complex tragedies and successes. I was trained divorce, vacation travel to faraway and beautiful in general and pediatric urology. I headed the gender places, and the absolute enjoyment and camaraderie surgery program at UCLA in 1972. I confronted racial of family and friends. prejudice in San Francisco to start my practice. Other Over five years and 51 stories later — I previewed complex encounters also shaped my happiness. many of these at Writer’s Club meetings — I finally I could not have written my memoirs without the self-published by using the Amazon Kindle Direct professional and friendly support of our Writer’s Club Publishing (KDP), with lots of help and guidance members at Shadow Hills. Judicious comments from from my esteemed editor and friend, Lee Powell. members and technical help were most welcome. In May 2019, The Good Son became available on Moreover, I made many friends along the way. Amazon.com. Thank you, Writer’s Club. CONTACT THE AUTHOR AT [email protected]. CONTACT THE AUTHOR AT [email protected].
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arrived through Ellis Island with little more than the clothes they wore. Drumming Along I wanted my grandchildren to know about their roots with Carmelo and lineage before the family history was lost. I’ve learned many are sorry they didn’t ask questions of BY CARL RIGOLI older relatives and now seek information about their About four years ago, my wife, family tree. Karen, urged me to join the Writer’s Documenting and sharing your family background is Club because I had been telling stories for years about a gift to future generations. being a professional drummer and growing up in a CONTACT THE AUTHOR AT [email protected]. New York Italian family. After attending my first club meeting, I knew it would be challenging for me. But I was encouraged and inspired by Tony Davis and the individual writers in the group. To my surprise, they seemed to enjoy hearing Lake Wannsee to the about the adventures in my life. California Desert This allowed me gradually to gain confidence in my BY SIGY ZASLOVE ability to write my stories. And I have now published I started out to write my book my book of memoirs, Drumming Along With Carmelo. of memoirs for my children and CONTACT THE AUTHOR AT [email protected]. grandchildren. But then, after thinking a bit, I felt my story was not only for them but also for any young person — especially if they might want to know what it was like during WWII for a Jewish family and a Courage: It’s More Than Luck very young German girl. You see, I was four when my story began. BY BARA ROSENHECK Similar incidents still happen today involving I had no intention of writing a anti-Semitism and other bigotry. Like any other group memoir until a friend convinced me that is singled out because they don’t fit the norm (like I had an important story to tell my a square peg in a round hole), they are unfortunately young grandchildren. They had no understanding of preyed on and harmed by prejudice and ignorant why I use a cane and had no information about my people. disability. My friend insisted they needed to learn I see it as my duty to reveal these inequities to about my remarkable recovery from paralysis due to a the younger generation, to call out for them to create serious spinal cord injury. Because recovery is rare and a better world free of hatred. Even though cruel uncertain, there was a story to tell. treatment continues to happen and my story might not I began writing, and I soon realized there was a rich seem unique, I felt compelled to write and share my family history that I needed to record. I regretted never experiences. asking my own grandparents about their journey from My children have told me that they truly appreciate Europe to the United States. Why did they leave their knowing their family history. homes? What were their hopes and dreams? They CONTACT THE AUTHOR AT [email protected].
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BY SUZY KEREKES
What are the Latest Tips for iPhone? Do you Blank in an Emergency? 1. Learn how to activate a quick SOS call on your First, update to iOS 13: iPhone: Settings > Emergency SOS > Call with Side Settings > General > Update iOS 13 Button > On > Auto Call > On. 2. Open the Health App (pink heart). In the upper-right hand corner, tap on the very small Profile Head > Medical ID > press Edit > add Emergency Contacts. Tired of Robo Calls? This allows the *Medical ID link to appear on your Now you can silence and block unknown callers: locked iPhone for emergency responders. Settings > Phone app > scroll down to Silence Unknown Callers > On. This new setting permits calls from your Worried about Overcharging Your Battery? Contacts, Mail, and Messages. All unknown callers are Well now there is Optimized Battery Charging. automatically sent to voicemail. Check your voicemails Meaning, it’s okay to keep your iPhone on the charger to see if you need to return a call. Otherwise, go to overnight. Settings > Battery > Battery Health > the Recent tab > tap on the small “i” next to the Optimized Battery Charging > On. unknown caller’s number > scroll down to block them. Not Seeing Favorites Home Page in Safari? Can’t find your Downloads? And no clue about how to close out all the open Like…where did they go? Open the blue Files app Web Pages? Just open Safari > notice the light toolbar > scroll down to Favorites > Downloads. This is the at the bottom > on the far right, press down and hold new central location to access all your on the two-pages icon (the two squares). As you press web downloads and attachments. Also, down, a new menu pops up. Select Close all Tabs and, open Settings > Apple ID > iCloud > poof, there is the Favorites Home Page! There is a new iCloud Drive > On. Setting to do this automatically: Settings > Safari > Close Tabs > After Day, Week or Month. Struggling with Passwords? Let Keychain do all the work: Settings > Apple ID > Reminder: Do a Little Cleaning. Keychain > On. Next, open Settings > Passwords & Open Mail > Mailboxes and scroll down to All Sent Accounts > AutoFill Passwords On. > Edit > delete.
Always Looking for your Devices & Friends? CONTACT THE AUTHOR AT Settings > Apple ID > Find My > Find [email protected]. my iPhone On > My Location On > Share > On. From the Homepage, open the Find My app. Notice three bottom tabs: People, Devices, Me. Under Devices > locate your devices; People > find people and Share My Location to add a contact you would like to share your location with in an emergency.
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Lifestyle Update CONNIE KING | LIFESTYLE DIRECTOR
The beginning of each new year brings with it a new set of resolutions. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ~ Margaret Mead. For some of us it is…out with the old and in with the new! Start the new year off with more motivation, positivity, and some resolutions! We hope you enjoyed the social events, trips, and excursions as well as the educational components in 2019. The Lifestyle Department brought to the residents of Sun City Shadow Hills several new adventures such as: Hot August Night in August (which had over 300 attendees), the first Monster Mash dance, and our Golf Cart Parade, which was a smash hit! There were three new clubs that formed adding to the 65 existing clubs. Our community is growing! Tribute bands are in high demand and Sun City Shadow Hills is fortunate to be working with some of the top entertainment agents in the Coachella Valley. We have an entertainment team of three who have just completed their recommendations for 2020/2021 Concert Schedule. We will announce the lineup when tickets go on sale, hopefully during the first week in March. The Lifestyle Advisory Committee meets the third Monday of the month at 10 am and welcomes your suggestions and input. Thank you for your continued support and participation. CONTACT CONNIE KING AT [email protected]
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GOLF OPERATIONS ROLLAND VAUGHN | GENERAL MANAGER, SHADOW HILLS GOLF CLUB
Golf course water usage continues to be a hot topic Groundwater Sustainability Plan in 2017. It is crucial with California lawmakers although press coverage has that every facility in the Coachella Valley cooperate declined because of increased rain in 2019. Many years to reduce water usage through improved irrigation, ago, the Coachella Valley Golf & Water Task Force was conversion to non-potable water, turf reduction, etc. formed to give the golf industry representation when Unfortunately, there are many golf courses without decisions were being made that could be detrimental representation on the Task Force; and they are not to the game we love. This task force is comprised of doing their part, causing us to fall short of the 10-year organizations including PGA, GCSAA, CMAA, SCGA, goal of a 10 percent reduction. This is problematic CGCOA, and the Coachella Valley Water District. As a because many lawmakers already believe that we will member, we meet the fourth Wednesday of every not change our practices unless the government steps other month to conduct business and keep informed in and takes regulatory action to effect improvements. about any new governmental policies. Our goal continues to be to show Sacramento that The main focus at our January meeting was an update we are able to manage our water usage without on the Coachella Valley Water Management Plan, that governmental involvement and that we can eliminate was certified by the State as the region’s Alternative the negative variance of depleting water from our aquifer. The Task Force will continue its efforts to educate and facilitate change in the Coachella Valley to ensure that golf is protected in the foreseeable future. Hours Of Operation If anyone would like more information about this topic, NORTH COURSE feel free to reach out and we will be happy to send 6 am – 5 pm that along. SOUTH COURSE Thank you again for all your support, and please 6 am – 5 pm contact us at any time with questions or feedback.
PRACTICE FACILITY* CONTACT THE AUTHOR AT 6 am – 5 pm [email protected] Closed Thursdays 10 am – 12 pm * Golfers will have priority for warming up prior to their round * Last bucket sold at 5 pm
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FITNESS UPDATE DESIREE PORRAS | FITNESS DIRECTOR
Yoga & Pilates Workshop Alzheimer’s Support Groups This month, I’d like to welcome a new face to Sun City We are also continuing to offer biweekly support who will be leading our upcoming Yoga and Pilates groups for caretakers and individuals affected by Workshop on February 15. Lorraine Lopez is a Certified Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. The Bikram Yoga and Inferno Pilates Instructor. She will support groups are facilitated by the Alzheimer’s be instructing a three-hour workshop on Saturday, Association. The benefits of support groups range February 15, beginning at 8 am. The workshop from improving coping skills to learning how to includes a presentation on form, modifications, and manage distress, anxiety, or depression. This is an breathing techniques plus some new repertoire. opportunity to talk with others who share similar Participants will also have lots of opportunity to experiences and to gain a sense of empowerment and practice and ask questions. control. If you are not one to talk openly, you can still Whether you are a novice or more advanced participate by listening and connecting to other student, the workshop is structured for all levels. This people’s stories. Our meetings this month are on is a great opportunity to improve your practice and Friday, February 14, and Friday, February 28, at try a new experience with an excellent instructor. 10:30 am in the Capistrano Room. Registration is $25 per person and is still taking place Health & Wellness Lecture at both fitness centers. Limited spots are available. Last but not least, our next health and wellness lecture is on Thursday, February 13, at 3:30 pm. The lecture is complimentary for all residents and will take place in the Montecito ballroom. This month’s topic is “Creating a Healthy Happy Heart” presented by Dr. Bruce Underwood. This will be Dr. Underwood’s third lecture in his four-part lecture series. I encourage you to join us on February 13, or for the last lecture of the season on March 12. To register for one of our upcoming events, please visit or call the fitness centers. Our contact numbers are below. Please also take a look at the Monday e-blast for more information about our upcoming other events. Montecito Fitness Center: (760) 345-4349 ext. 2111. Santa Rosa Fitness Center/Clubhouse: (760) 345-4339 ext. 2201.
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
7:15 AM Lady Putters CAP 9:00 AM Needles & Pins CAM/MIR 2 GROUNDHOG DAY 3 9:00 AM Creative Arts CAM/MIR 4 5 9:30 AM Bridge Lessons CAP AM CAP PM BH 11:30 Pan 8:00 AM Ceramics CAM/MIR 10:00 Mah Jongg Lessons 12:30 PM Needles & Pins CAM/MIR 10:30 AM Safety Meeting COA 9:00 AM MVC Bible Study PAT 10:30 AM DRC Meeting COA 1:00 PM Games Plus PIS 11:00 AM Table Tennis NPT/PIS 9:00 AM Needles & Pins CAM/MIR 11:15 AM Pan NPT 1:00 PM Gin Rummy NPT 12:30 PM Mah Jongg BH 12:00 PM Duplicate Bridge CAP 10:00 AM Mountain View Church CAP 2:00 PM Genealogy MON 1:00 PM Jewelry Club MIR 12:45 PM Paper Crafters CAM/MIR 2:00 PM Table Tennis NPT/PIS 3:30 PM Community Singers BH 1:30 PM King & Queens Club NPT 3:30 PM Tennis Club FBH 2:30 PM Tuesday Night Putters FH 2:00 PM Games Plus NPT 4:00 PM Solo’s Club LJ 4:30 PM King & Queens Club PIS 2:00 PM Landscape Advisory COA 4:30 PM King & Queens Club PIS 3:00 PM Camera Club MON/PIS 5:00 PM Bocce Buddies BCM 4:00 PM Bocce Buddies BCM 6:00 PM Pan CAP 6:30 PM Bridge BH 6:30 PM Performing Arts FH 6:30 PM Performing Arts FH 7:00 PM Billiards Club PAC 7:00 PM Billiards Club PAC 7:15 AM Lady Putters CAP 9:00 AM Needles & Pins CAM 9 10 9:00 AM Creative Arts CAM/MIR 11 12 9:30 AM Bridge Lessons CAP AM BR AM FH 9:00 AM MVC Bible Study PAT 11:30 Men’s Golf 8:00 AM Ceramics CAM/MIR 10:30 Mah Jongg 11:30 AM Pan CAP 11:00 AM Table Tennis NPT/PIS 9:00 AM Needles & Pins CAM/MIR 10:00 AM Desert Life Board LJ 12:30 PM Needles & Pins CAM/MIR 12:30 PM Mah Jongg BH 10:00 AM Mountain View Church CAP 11:15 AM Pan NPT 1:00 PM Games Plus PIS 1:00 PM Jewelry Club MIR 1:15 PM Table Tennis MON 12:00 PM Duplicate Bridge CAP 1:00 PM Gin Rummy NPT 1:30 PM King & Queens Club NPT 2:00 PM Table Tennis NPT/PIS 12:45 PM Paper Crafters CAM/MIR 2:00 PM Genealogy MON 2:00 PM Men’s Golf LJ 1:30 PM Computer Club Class MON 4:00 PM Let’s Meet and Eat BR 3:30 PM Community Singers CAP 3:00 PM Camera Club MON/PIS 4:30 PM King & Queens Club PIS 2:30 PM View Committee LJ 4:00 PM Bocce Buddies BCM 5:00 PM Bocce Buddies BCM 3:00 PM Computer Club Class MON 4:00 PM Desert Gardeners FH 6:00 PM Pan CAP 4:30 PM King & Queens Club PIS 6:00 PM Rainbow Friends CAM 6:30 PM Performing Arts FH 6:30 PM Performing Arts FH 6:30 PM Bridge BH 7:00 PM Billiards Club PAC 6:30 PM Pet Club CAM 6:30 PM Performing Arts FH 7:00 PM Bocce Buddies BCM 6:30 PM Republicans CAP 7:00 PM Billiards Club PAC PRESIDENTS’ DAY 7:30 AM Men’s Golf BR 16 17 7:15 AM Lady Putters CAP 18 19 9:00 AM Needles & Pins CAM AM CAM MIR AM CAP 9:00 AM MVC Bible Study PAT 9:00 Creative Arts / 8:00 AM Ceramics CAM/MIR 9:30 Bridge Lessons 11:30 AM Pan CAP 10:00 AM Mah Jongg Lessons BH 9:00 AM Needles & Pins CAM/MIR 10:30 AM DRC Meeting COA 12:00 PM Disaster Preparedness MON 11:00 AM Table Tennis NPT/PIS 10:00 AM Mountain View Church CAP 11:15 AM Pan NPT 12:30 PM Needles & Pins CAM/MIR 12:00 PM Women’s Golf FH 2:00 PM Table Tennis NPT/PIS 12:00 PM Duplicate Bridge CAP 1:00 PM Games Plus PIS 12:30 PM Mah Jongg BH 5:00 PM Shall We All Dance BR 12:45 PM Paper Crafters CAM/MIR 1:00 PM Gin Rummy NPT 1:00 PM Jewelry Club MIR 5:00 PM Solo’s Club CAP 3:30 PM Community Singers BH 2:00 PM Golf Advisory Comm. COA 1:30 PM Computer Club Class MON 4:30 PM King & Queens Club PIS 2:30 PM Tuesday Night Putters FH 1:30 PM King & Queens Club PIS 5:00 PM Bocce Buddies BCM 4:30 PM King & Queens Club PIS 3:00 PM Camera Club MON 6:00 PM Pan CAP 6:30 PM RV Club CAP 4:00 PM Bocce Buddies BCM 6:30 PM Performing Arts FH 7:00 PM Performing Arts FH 6:30 PM Bridge CAM/MIR 7:00 PM Billiards Club PAC 7:00 PM Veterans Club CAM 7:00 PM Billiards Club PAC 7:00 PM Bocce Buddies BCM 7:00 PM Comedy Night BR 7:15 AM Lady Putters CAP 9:00 AM Needles & Pins CAM 23 24 8:00 AM Executive Session COA 25 26 9:30 AM Bridge Lessons CAP AM CAM MIR AM BH 9:00 AM MVC Bible Study PAT 9:00 Creative Arts / 8:00 AM Ceramics CAM/MIR 10:00 Mah Jongg Lessons 11:30 AM Pan CAP 11:00 AM Table Tennis NPT/PIS 9:00 AM Needles & Pins CAM/MIR 11:15 AM Pan NPT 12:30 PM Needles & Pins CAM/MIR 12:00 PM Women’s Golf FH 10:00 AM Mountain View Church CAP 12:00 PM Duplicate Bridge BH 1:00 PM Games Plus PIS 12:30 PM Mah Jongg BH 2:00 PM Table Tennis NPT/PIS 12:45 PM Paper Crafters CAM/MIR 1:00 PM Gin Rummy NPT 1:00 PM Jewelry Club MIR 4:00 PM Couples Golf BR 2:00 PM Readers Ink CAP 2:00 PM Board Meeting BR 1:30 PM King & Queens Club PIS 4:30 PM King & Queens Club PIS 4:30 PM King & Queens Club PIS 2:00 PM Games Plus NPT 5:00 PM Bocce Buddies BCM 6:00 PM Fat Tuesday BR 2:00 PM Information Advisory COA 5:00 PM Community Singers BH 6:30 PM Performing Arts CAP 3:00 PM Camera Club MON 6:00 PM Pan CAP 7:00 PM Bunco CAM/MIR 4:00 PM Bocce Buddies BCM 6:30 PM Performing Arts FH 6:00 PM Movie Group CAM 7:00 PM Billiards Club PAC 6:30 PM Bridge BH 7:00 PM Bocce Buddies BCM 7:00 PM Billiards Club PAC
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THURSDAY FRIDAY 1 SATURDAY 9:00 AM Spanish Class CAM 10:00 AM Bridge CAP February 5:30 PM Bingo BR 2020
LEGEND MONTECITO CLUBHOUSE SANTA ROSA CLUBHOUSE HOA OFFICE 8:00 AM Classy Niners LJ 8:00 AM Ceramics CAM/MIR SHADOW HILLS GOLF CLUB 6 8:00 AM Women’s Golf SY2 7 8:30 AM Bocce Buddies BCM 8 AMP – Amphitheater AM CAM MIR AM LJ 9:00 Creative Arts / 10:00 Performing Arts Board 9:00 AM Spanish Class CAM AS – Aerobic Studio 9:00 AM Facilities & Services COA 11:45 AM Pan KSK 10:00 AM Creative Arts BR BCM – Bocce Courts MC 10:00 AM Hadassah CAP 12:00 PM Health/Fitness Sub.Com. LJ 10:00 AM Bridge CAP 10:00 AM Writer’s Club MON 1:00 PM Canasta MIR BCS – Bocce Courts SRC 11:30 AM Men’s Golf BR 1:00 PM Creative Arts CAM BH – Back Half Ballroom 11:45 AM Pan MAR 1:15 PM Health/Fitness Comm. COA BR – Ballroom 12:30 PM Games Plus NPT 1:30 PM Computer Workshop MON BW – Breezeway 12:30 PM Ukulele Strummers CAM/MIR 2:00 PM Table Tennis NPT/PIS CAM – Cambria 1:00 PM EPC MON/PIS 4:00 PM Intermediate Spanish MON 4:30 PM King & Queens Club PIS 5:10 PM Beginner Spanish MON CAP – Capistrano 6:00 PM Oke Dokey Karaoke BH 7:00 PM Movie: The Last Tycoon CAM CL – Clubhouse Lobby 6:30 PM Bridge MIR 7:00 PM Rock & Roll Reunion COA – Coachella 6:30 PM Performing Arts FH Concert CAM FC – Fitness Center 7:30 AM Lady Putters AMP/BW FH – Front Half Ballroom 13 9:00 AM Agenda Review COA 14 VALENTINE’S DAY 15 AM CAM MIR GR – Green Room 9:00 Creative Arts / 9:00 AM Spanish Class CAM 11:45 AM Pan MAR KSK – Kiosk 8:00 AM Ceramics CAM/MIR 10:00 AM Bridge CAP 12:30 PM Games Plus NPT LJ – La Jolla 8:30 AM Bocce Buddies BCM 4:00 PM Tennis Club NPT/PIS 12:30 PM Ukulele Strummers CAM/MIR 7:00 PM Tutta Bella Vino BR MAR – Marisol 2:00 PM Couples Golf Board PIS 10:00 AM Flag Sale CL MC – Montecito Clubhouse 3:00 PM Camera Club LJ 10:30 AM Alzheimer’s Support Gr. CAP 3:00 PM Meet a Board Member CAP 1:00 PM Canasta MIR MIR – Mirada 3:30 PM Health & Wellness Series SY 1:30 PM Creative Arts CAM MON – Monterey 4:30 PM King & Queens Club PIS 2:00 PM Table Tennis NPT/PIS NPT – Newport 6:00 PM Democrats CAM 5:10 PM Beginner Spanish MON OS – Offsite 6:30 PM Bridge MIR 7:00 PM Movie: Music and Lyrics OUT – Outdoor Event 6:30 PM Performing Arts CAM/MIR CAM/MIR 7:00 PM Discussion Forum FH PAC – Pacifica PAT – Patio by Capistrano 20 9:00 AM Creative Arts CAM/MIR 21 22 PC – Putting Course 9:30 AM Community Singers CAP 8:00 AM Ceramics CAM/MIR 9:00 AM Spanish Class CAM PIS – Pismo 10:00 AM Writers Club MON 8:30 AM Bocce Buddies BCM 10:00 AM Bridge CAP PRK – Parking Lot 11:45 AM Pan CAP 11:00 PM Finance Committee COA 5:45 PM Lively Liners BR 12:30 PM Games Plus NPT 11:45 AM Pan CAP SC – Sports Court 12:30 PM Ukulele Strummers CAM/MIR 1:00 PM Canasta MIR SEL – Santa Rosa Events Lawn 1:30 PM Computer Club Class MON 1:30 PM Creative Arts CAM SGC – South Golf Course PM COA 1:30 PM Computer Workshop MON 2:00 Food & Beverage Com. SHA – Shadows Restaurant 3:00 PM Computer Club Class MON 2:00 PM Table Tennis Club NPT/PIS SRC – Santa Rosa Clubhouse 4:30 PM King & Queens Club PIS 4:00 PM Intermediate Spanish MON 6:00 PM Democrats CAM 5:10 PM Beginner Spanish MON SRP – Santa Rosa Patio 6:30 PM Bridge BH 6:30 PM Candidate Forum BR SY – Santa Ynez 7:00 PM Discussion Forum FH 7:00 PM Movie: Under The Tuscan SY1 – Santa Ynez I 7:00 PM Performing Arts CAP Sun CAM/MIR SY2 – Santa Ynez II
TBD – To Be Decided 27 28 29 TC – Tennis Court 9:00 AM Creative Arts CAM/MIR 8:00 AM Ceramics CAM/MIR WSP – West Side Patio 9:30 AM Community Singers CAP 8:00 AM Covenants Committee COA 9:00 AM Spanish Class CAM 10:45 AM Spanish Club MON 8:30 AM Bocce Buddies BCM 10:00 AM Bridge CAP 11:45 AM Pan CAP 10:30 AM Alzheimer’s Support Gr. CAP 10:00 AM Camera Club Photo Sign up or purchase tickets Exhibition & Sale BR 12:30 PM Games Plus NPT 1:00 PM Canasta MIR to Lifestyle events at 1:30 PM Creative Arts CAM 12:30 PM Ukulele Strummers CAM/MIR the Lifestyle Desk in the 4:30 PM King & Queens Club PIS 2:00 PM Table Tennis Club NPT/PIS Montecito Clubhouse. 6:30 PM Bridge CAP 4:00 PM Intermediate Spanish MON 760-345-4349 x 2120 6:30 PM Performing Arts FH 5:10 PM Beginner Spanish MON 7:00 PM Gary Mule Deer BR Cash, checks & credit cards 7:00 PM Movie: Blinded by the Light accepted. CAM/MIR
February 2020 | 41 THE VIEW | www.scshca.com FITNESS CLASS SCHEDULE
MONDAY MONTECITO FITNESS CENTER SANTA ROSA CLUBHOUSE 8:00 AM Abs & Glutes; Angel 8:00 AM Cardio Kickboxing; Marlena 9:00 AM Zumba; Angel 9:00 AM Silver Fit; Marlena 10:00 AM Beginner Yoga; Angel 10:00 AM Mat Pilates; Desiree; NS 11:00 AM Reformer Pilates II; Brenna 12:00 PM Reformer Pilates I-II; Brenna 1:00 PM Lively Liners (Beginner 1) 2:00 PM Lively Liners (Beginner 2) 4:00 PM Lively Liners (Advanced) 6:00 PM Pom Squad Practice
TUESDAY MONTECITO FITNESS CENTER SANTA ROSA CLUBHOUSE 8:00 AM Total Body Strength; Marlena 8:00 AM Stretch & Relaxation; Desiree** 9:00 AM Yoga & Balance; Melinda 9:00 AM Silver Circuit; Marlena 10:00 AM Cardio Blast/Sculpt; Amy 2:00 PM Strength Training; Forest; SG** 11:00 AM Aqua Fitness; Amy 11:00 AM Reformer Pilates I-II; Justin* 12:00 PM Shall We All Dance Club 1:00 PM Lively Liners (Beginner) 2:45 PM Chair Yoga & Stretch; Marlena
WEDNESDAY
MONTECITO FITNESS CENTER SANTA ROSA CLUBHOUSE 8:00 AM Body Sculpt; Angel 8:00 AM Zumba; Rosy 9:00 AM Zumba; Angel 9:00 AM Power Pilates; Amy 9:30 AM Aqua Cardio/Balance; Karen 10:00 AM Gentle Yoga; Amy 10:00 AM Beginner Yoga; Angel 11:00 AM Reformer Pilates II; Justin 12:00 PM Reformer Pilates II; Justin 1:00 PM Lively Liners (Intermediate) 2:00 PM Lively Liners (Intermediate) 5:15 PM Sun Tai Chi; Dr. Haberkorn
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THURSDAY MONTECITO FITNESS CENTER SANTA ROSA CLUBHOUSE 8:00 AM Core & Stretch; Desiree** 8:00 AM Barre Above; Marlena 9:00 AM Yoga; Melinda 9:00 AM Silver Fit; Bonnie 10:00 AM Zumba Toning; Angel 10:00 AM Restorative Yoga; Amy 11:00 AM Reformer Pilates I-II; Justin 2:00 PM Strength Training; Forest; SG** 11:00 AM Aqua Fitness; Amy 12:00 PM Intro Reformer Pilates; Desiree 1:15 PM Thera-Band; Dr. Eric** 2:45 PM Silver Fit; Marlena 5:00 PM Lively Liners (Interm.) 6:00 PM Pom Squad Practice
FRIDAY MONTECITO FITNESS CENTER SANTA ROSA CLUBHOUSE 8:00 AM Total Body Tabata; Marlena 9:00 AM Yoga; Amy; NS 9:00 AM Zumba; Rosy 9:30 AM Aqua Cardio/Balance; Karen 10:00 AM Chair Yoga; Marlena 11:00 AM Reformer Pilates I-II; Justin* 1:00 PM Lively Liners (Advanced)
SATURDAY
MONTECITO FITNESS CENTER SANTA ROSA CLUBHOUSE 8:00 AM Zumba; Rosy/Michelle 8:30 AM Vinyasa Yoga; Leesann; NS 9:00 AM Open Line Dancing** 10:30 AM Tai Chi Qigong; Dr. Hamilton
Fitness Key NS = No Shoes | SG = Small Group Training (10 people max.) Classes with a Single Asterisk (*) = New Class | Classes with a Double Asterisk (**) = Free Class Schedule Subject to Change
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Club Contact Information
BILLIARDS DESERT LIFE PAIRS 9-HOLE GOLF CLUB TUTTA BELLA VINO John Hemphill 760-636-1924 Carline Smith 760-345-4092 Brandon Mason 310-508-3977 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] UKULELE STRUMMERS BOCCE BUDDIES DISCUSSION FORUM PAN Darlene Kretchmer Rick Halla 760-347-9676 Mike Mercurio 760-342-8108 Bobbi Morris 760-775-2976 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] VETERANS CLUB BOWLERS CLUB GAMES PLUS PAPER CRAFTERS Pete Anderson 760-469-2086 Diane O’Rourke 805-216-1818 [email protected] Rose Borses 760-636-4788 Pat Rosandich 760-343-0783 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] WOMEN’S GOLF CLUB PERFORMING ARTS Andrea Unfried 541-953-6367 BRIDGE GENEALOGY CLUB Judith Bennoch 905-394-1660 [email protected] Rich Rodeman 541-829-1934 Martha Horner 760-347-2349 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] WRITERS CLUB PET CLUB Tony Davis 760-775-9521 BUNCO GIN RUMMY Tami Lamporte 760-399-2299 [email protected] Stacy Boeskin 562-322-0985 Marie Devito 760-636-5593 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] RESIDENT GROUPS PICKLEBALL BAPTIST CHURCH GROUP CAMERA CLUB HIKING CLUB Tom Gierat Earl McDaniel 949-675-8717 Don Stenson 760-565-7235 Nancy Stenson [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] POM SQUAD CONCERNED HOMEOWNERS CANASTA JEWELRY CLUB 442-324-3780 OF SHADOW HILLS Beverly Mirsky Sharon Degenhart 619-777-3457 RAINBOW FRIENDS Stu Stryker [email protected] [email protected] Ron Forbes 925 785-3258 [email protected] CERAMICS CLUB KING & QUEENS CARD CLUB [email protected] DEMOCRATS Adam Roberts Mike Strittmatter 760-698-2790 READERS INK Avi Greene [email protected] [email protected] Beverly Mirsky 760-902-0217 [email protected] [email protected] CLASSY NINERS LADY PUTTERS HADASSAH Carolyn Stevens 626-616-5260 Barbara Prezlock 732-580-3681 RV CLUB Cindy Hailpern 760-360-4902 [email protected] [email protected] Ed Degenhart 619-777-3458 [email protected] [email protected] COMMUNITY SINGERS LET’S MEET AND EAT CLUB MIND, BODY, AND SOUL Geri Butler 760-775-7846 Tami Lamporte 760-399-2299 SOLOS Karen Bernert 818-355-1188 [email protected] [email protected] Judy Wilson 858-337-5284 [email protected] [email protected] COMPUTER CLUB LIVELY LINERS REPUBLICANS Sheila Bostater 760-396-5386 Lynn Turnbow 442-300-2572 SPANISH CLUB Pete Anderson 760-469-2086 [email protected] [email protected] Maria Blue [email protected] [email protected] COUPLES GOLF MAH JONGG THE VOICE TABLE TENNIS Linda Lunghamer 780-720-4117 Joan Schwarz 760-610-1561 Martin Stone 760-565-1840 Steve Monsky 760-625-1478 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] CREATIVE ARTS MEN’S GOLF CLUB TENNIS CLUB IF YOUR CLUB’S Marilyn Barton 480-274-5500 Rick Stohr 760-619-2416 Dennis J Sheehan 650-303-8539 OFFICERS HAVE [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] CHANGED, PLEASE DANCE CLUB NEEDLES & PINS THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT SEE THE LIFESTYLE Judy Wilson 858-337-5284 Joan Kiening 708-805-9783 Julie Johnston 760-772-0317 DESK AND FILL OUT [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] THE NEW OFFICERS DESERT GARDENERS OKE DOKEY KARAOKE TUESDAY NIGHT PUTTERS FORM. 760-345-4349 Amy Tomlinson 303-888-5429 Alan Voss 209-768-9393 Harry Shore 949-677-4403 EXT. 2120 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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Billiards great member turnout. There was a of us have returned from the bat- four-way tie for first place involving tlegrounds of Las Vegas, hopefully Club eight players. Everyone played well triumphant. Since this has been and had fun at this enjoyable event. prewritten, we have no stats to Join us at Montecito Clubhouse present. But this writer is quite Monday and Wednesday evenings confident that several of our and turn that billiards wish into members will return triumphant. reality. Contact our club leader, The regular league continues John Hemphill at (760-636-1924) every Friday at Fantasy Springs and he will get you set up and starting at 10 am. Also, several of playing immediately. We look our bowlers are willing to coach forward to meeting you and having anyone who wants to get started you join our club! or return to this spectacular sport. Did you know experts say that Billiard room at Montecito Clubhouse bowling is an excellent sport for Have you wanted to pick up that Bocce seniors? pool cue for years but have just Buddies Although our league ends late never gotten around to it, or had March/early April, we will continue the opportunity? Maybe you have Come and meet a nice group of the tradition of open bowling never even held a cue, but always residents who enjoy the game. It throughout the summer. If you wanted to play billiards! Your does not matter if you have never want to give it a try, there’s no moment has arrived! Our beautiful played before, we can teach you better time. For more information billiard room at the Montecito the game. We play bocce at the please contact Rose Borses at Clubhouse is home to six beautiful Montecito Clubhouse. There are [email protected]. nine-foot tables. Our club allows five bocce courts at the Montecito you to play with men and women Clubhouse and two courts at the of all levels of experience. If you Santa Rosa Clubhouse. Bridge are new to SCSH or a long time Log on to scshca.com and see Club resident, this is your opportunity to the “Clubs” calendar for the exact play, meet your neighbors and times. All are welcome to play Welcome to Bridge Club. make new friends. and join our club. There are no Membership dues are $15, and Our club is open year-round membership dues. all are welcome to join. We have and meets every Monday and The club plays year-round in sanctioned games on Tuesdays Wednesday evening at 7 pm in the foursomes and groups of six. If you 12:30 – 4 pm and Saturdays 10 am billiards room, but many members want to play bocce at any time – 3 pm. Master points are awarded. arrive early for practice. If you other than when the club meets, Non-sanctioned games are played would like to take billiard lessons, bocce balls are available for your on Wednesday evenings 6 – 9 pm our club member Brian Murry use at the fitness desk. and beginner games on Thursday provides instruction on Monday For more information, please call evenings 6 – 9 pm. Bidding boxes mornings at 10am for no cost. We Rick Halla at 760-347-9676. and computer-generated hands also have friendly and competitive are used with duplicate scoring. tournaments once each month at Boot Camp Bridge is an 8-week a cost of $5 per player, however, Bowlers course. Through coached play and you must be a club member to Club lecture, you can learn fundamentals compete. On December 18, we of bidding, playing the hand and played an eight and nine ball Greetings bowlers, wannabes, combined tournament and had a voyeurs, and friends. By now many Continued on page 46…
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…continued from page 45… have photographers of all levels in Ceramics basic conventions. The cost is $25 our club and have a great website which includes materials and Audrey that is updated regularly with Club Grant’s Bridge at a Glance. For photos submitted by our members, information contact Director Ron photo tips, and other information It’s amazing how time moves Gauny at [email protected]. such as that found in our “Toolbox.” along so quickly. Here we are in Our website is www.bridgewebs. Please go on the website to submit February 2020. com/shadowhills or contact our any questions you have about When we are busy setting goals president Denyse Raskin at photography. They will be and working to fulfill them, time [email protected]. answered during our monthly seems to speed by. meetings. For meeting times and Ceramics Club has been more information about our club, obtaining or making new projects, go to: www.scshcameraclub.com or working steadily on them to bring Bunco email: [email protected]. them to completion at our meetings on Tuesday and Fridays. Please join us on the following Schedule: Eight hours a week just never dates at the Montecito Clubhouse 1ST WED | Photo Show and Tell seems long enough to do all we at 7 pm for an evening of fun and want to do, but at least we are 2ND WED | friends. No experience necessary! General Monthly having a great time with our fellow • February 25 Meeting ceramics members while we work. • March 24 2ND THU | SIG (special interest This past month, our display • April 21 group) – Advanced cabinet took on a new theme, Please contact Stacy Boeskin at Post Processing “Yippie.” That pretty much sums [email protected] for more 3RD WED | Beginner Post up what Ceramics Club is all about. information. Processing The joy of an object we enjoy creating and painting in an 4TH WED | Workshop Camera atmosphere of camaraderie. Serious preparation is in process Club getting our photos ready for the Riverside Date Festival and for the Annual Photo Exhibit and Sale on February 29 at the Montecito Clubhouse.
Canasta Club
Please join us in the Mirada room So, if you would like to get some of the Montecito clubhouse at time out of the house and spend “Chow Down,” photo by Diane Anderson 1 pm on Fridays and spend an it with a very friendly group of We are into the second month of enjoyable afternoon playing people, come check out Ceramics the New Year and continuing our Canasta. Whether you have played Club Tuesday or Friday mornings busy schedule. We encourage all Canasta for years or are just from 8-Noon at the Montecito members to take photos, and then learning, all are welcome. For more Club House. take even more photos. If you are information, please email Beverly You can also contact our officers interested in photography, we at [email protected]. at [email protected].
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Classy Community It was also decided it was time for a name change for the club. Niners Singers The name presented to the membership at the General The Classy Niners season is now Returning from a well-deserved Meeting was the SCSH Tech Club. in full swing. In January, we held winter break, Community Singers This name was voted on and our “Beat the Pro” contest with converged at the Montecito approved. It is pending approval Dixie Eckes, our resident Pro. This Clubhouse on January 13 to from the SCSH Board. event is always a fun competition. kick off our spring season with a Check our website for dates and We also hosted an invitational with very energetic and welcoming times for our upcoming classes the Sun City Palm Desert Lady gathering. Music packets were and Open Workshops. Most Niners. Both clubs look forward to distributed and our musical events will be held at the Santa this annual matchup as we have director, Karen Adamik, presented Rosa Clubhouse, Monterey Room. established such great rapport an orientation to the group for new Visit scshcomputerclub.com. over the years and share a mutual members. Don’t forget to join us March 6, love of the game and good times Our Spring Show will be one not from 12:30 – 1:30 pm for our next, with our fellow golfers. to miss! Save the date: March 29, and final, General Meeting for the In addition to our regular play at 2 pm. The theme is Sing, Sing, season. This meeting will be held days on Tuesdays and Fridays, this Sing – The Big Band Beat. Tickets at the Santa Rosa Clubhouse, month we will be visiting Heritage are selling fast at the Lifestyles Monterey Room. Palms for an invitational with their desk for $12. Don’t be left out – Questions? Please e-mail us at nine-hole ladies’ group and then to buy your tickets now!! [email protected]. Temecula Creek for our annual golf For more information, contact getaway. The season has been Geri Butler at 760-218-6585 or filled with so much activity that it’s [email protected]. Couples hard to believe spring is on the Golf horizon. More fun-filled events are Computer Couples Golf continues to planned for March, so be sure to Club welcome new members this check the calendar on our website season! It is great to see new at www.shclassy9ers.com for a The Computer Club has changed couples joining us for fun and golf. complete listing of all upcoming its president and its name! Our annual Member/Member events. In November 2019, Traci Barnett tournament will be on February 23 Details regarding membership, announced she would be stepping and more information will be handicaps, signups and other down as President of the SCSH available on our website. pertinent club information can also Computer Club. Traci has served in Check out our website for any be found at this location. this capacity for seven years and updates and/or for membership The Classy Niners welcome we thank her for her dedication to inquiries, and to view the golfers of all levels of experience. the club. Four members stepped 2019/2020 Couples Golf schedule Questions regarding Classy Niners up to run for the Board and were at www.shcouples.com. membership should be directed to voted into office at the General For any questions about the Debbie Althouse, membership Meeting on December 6, 2019. Couples Golf club, please contact chair, at [email protected]. The new board members are: Linda Lunghamer, president, at Please refer all other questions PRESIDENT | Sheila Bostater [email protected] or e-mail about the Classy Niners club to VICE PRESIDENT | Patte Foreman Margaret Gouviea, membership, at Cory Stevens, president, at TREASURER | Martha Horner [email protected]. [email protected]. SECRETARY | Cynthia Bakshy
February 2020 | 47 THE VIEW | www.scshca.com Creative Dance Desert Arts Club Gardeners February is another exciting (Shall We All Dance) Our club goal is to expand your month for Creative Arts. We are Shall We All Dance is the SCSH gardening knowledge and skills offering a special series of club for lead-follow social dancing. through lectures, demonstrations classes taught by Heather Lara: Singles, couples, beginners, and field trips. We meet on the Introduction to Scratchboard. If experienced dancers and dance second Wednesday of the month you are interested in learning this hosts are welcome to join us for a from November to April. Our different way of creating art, please monthly dance, October through February events include a field trip sign up in the Art Studio. The May, in the Montecito ballroom. (with carpool) to the North Shore classes of four begin February 7. Don’t miss it! Whether you like to Living Herb Farm in Thermal on The cost is $120 for the series. lead or follow, you’ll enjoy a full February 6, and on February 12 In March, we will have another range of music from waltz to our speaker will be Al Hollinger, instructor teaching technique in foxtrot, swing to hustle, cha-cha to Operations Manager of Vintage Acrylic Painting. A signup sheet salsa and more. Landscape Inc. (the current for her class has already begun landscape company for SCSH), on so don’t wait too long. All Residents Welcome “Summer Stress and How it Affects This month we also have our Plants” at 4 pm at the Montecito amazing show and sale in the Join the Clubhouse. On February 27, we Montecito Ballroom. This is a Shall We All Dance will be touring the Moorten culmination of our artist’s creative and Love to Dance Botanical Garden in Palm Springs. work produced after many hours of clubs for a special, joint Our annual SCSH Landscape and hard work. Admission is free and Valentine Tea & Garden Tour will be in March and refreshments are served. Please Dance Party! we are looking for residents who take an hour or so of your day on would like to have their garden Saturday, February 8, and browse considered for the tour. If you the many types of artwork available have a unique garden landscape, for reasonable prices. please contact Lucy Lee Crane at [email protected]. Dates, details and news on our club activities, as well as a wealth All Member of gardening resources, are Art Show & Sale posted on our website, Sun City Palm Desert Saturday, February 8 Mountain View Clubhouse, www.scshdesertgardeners.com. Yearly dues are $15 for one person 10 am – 3 pm Sierra Ballroom Sunday, Feb. 16, 2 – 5 pm or $20 for two people from the Montecito Clubhouse same household. Checks payable Ballroom Appetizers & bubbly included $10 at the door to SCSH Desert Gardeners Club Join us for wine & cheese can be deposited in Box 55 at the RSVP by February 14 to and enjoy the art! Montecito Clubhouse. Once dues [email protected] are paid, members can access the FREE! club website and register for All Residents Welcome! For more information, call Judy events. Membership forms are Wilson, president, at 858-337-5284, available on our website. For or [email protected] further information or to be added
48 | February 2020 CLUB NEWS | to our email list, please contact you have a friend or neighbor who Games Amy Tomlinson, president, at lives in SCSH and would like to see [email protected] what DL is all about, please invite Plus or call 303-888-5429. them to attend our luncheon. Prospective members may attend Games Plus was formed to play Desert one luncheon as a guest. various games. Normally, we play Bingo the first Friday of the month, Life unless otherwise notified. February Discussion Bingo will be Saturday, February 1. Please join us for our monthly Forum Same time as usual. luncheon, Tuesday, February 18. BINGO | Doors open at 5:30 pm WHERE | Heritage Palms This month we have two different with games starting at 6:30 pm, TIME | 11:30 am – 2 pm speakers on two different topics unless specified otherwise. Paper PROGRAM | Desert Theater Works on two different dates, both from sells for $5 for 10 games, each presents entertaining plays and professors at College of the game sheet has three cards. There musicals for desert communities. Desert. are two special games throughout CHARITY (OPTIONAL) | Voices for On Thursday, February 13, we the evening. You may purchase Children, volunteers who provide will be discussing “The Future of double actions for $1 each and the care for foster care children. They Cars.” Our speaker leading this final game is three for $2. You may need school supplies (no scissors discussion will be Mr. Douglas purchase as many as you want to or compasses), gift cards to Redman, associate professor, play. The two special games are stores like Target, and gas cards. Automotive, College of the Desert. usually our biggest payouts. They MENU | Oven roasted pork loin, He is also Interim Dean, School of can pay as much as $250 each. As cherries jubilee for dessert, or Applied Science and Business. our numbers grow throughout the vegan salad for those who wish What will we be driving in five to season, the pots will get bigger. (please write “veggie” on your ten years? Or will cars drive us? We also have a free door prize check). What are the pros and cons of raffle right after intermission. It’s a PRICE | New is $31. This includes these vehicles? Will it be possible fun evening with lots of fellowship. the luncheon, program and to hack the controls? Bring your friends and or family to seven tickets for an opportunity The following week, on Thursday, play. Outside guests are always to win one of six door prizes. February 20, we will be discussing welcome, but must be 18 years of Checks must be in by Tuesday, “Cyber Security.“ Professor Williams age to play. Cash only and small February 11. Place your checks in is Instructor, Computer Information bills are appreciated. the Desert Life mailbox. If you Systems, College of the Desert. He SCRABBLE/OTHER GAMES | On wish to reserve a table of 8, 9, will be discussing steps we can take Monday of each week there is a or 10, please put all the checks to protect our data in cyberspace. room available at the Santa Rosa in one envelope with the name Even our cell phone knows a great Clubhouse from 1 – 3:30 pm for in which the table is being deal about us. How do we keep it Scrabble and other games. reserved. all as private as possible? Learn MEXICAN TRAIN | On the first and If you are not a member of how to protect yourself from some fourth Wednesday of the month Desert Life and would like to join, of the common scams, particularly from 2 to 5 pm there is a Mexican pick up an application at the those that prey on seniors. What Train game session at the Santa Montecito Clubhouse, near the are the risks of using the Internet Rosa Clubhouse. If you plan to front door. Make your check out for that are difficult to avoid? play, contact Cathy Nielsen at $15 to “SCSH Desert Life.” Write Any questions, please email [email protected] or “NEW” on the check and drop it President, Mike Mercurio, at phone at 760-522-3092. off at the Desert Life mailbox. If [email protected]. Continued on page 50…
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…continued from page 49… provided support to Lincoln Kings & HAND & FOOT | Every Thursday through the election process as there is a hand a foot game at the Lincoln fought for his second term Queens Santa Rosa clubhouse. We ask as President. The letter would The name of the game is poker! everyone to arrive at 12:15 pm to prove to be a dandy addition to Kings and Queens Card Club is be ready to play at 12:30 pm. family history. open for play throughout the year If you plan to play or are a new giving you the chance to join in. player, contact Kathy Reid at Gin WHO | Shadow Hills residents 760-469-2335. looking for a fun night out with If you have any questions, please Rummy friends and neighbors. contact Pat at 760-343-0783 or The Gin Rummy Club meets WHEN | 310-433-0714. Mondays, Tuesdays, and every Monday at the Santa Rosa Thursdays; 5 pm starting times. Clubhouse in the Newport Room. WHERE | Santa Rosa Clubhouse Genealogy Game starts at 1 pm, and we play WHAT | Dealers Choice (Omaha, until finished. Depending on how Stud, Hi Low etc.) Club many players there are, the game We’re always looking for new can end anywhere from 4:30 to LINCOLN LETTER players from our Shadow Hills 5:30 pm. Judy stumbled out of the community. Immediate seating If you play Gin Rummy or would bedroom, somewhat bleary-eyed, available. So, let’s all shuffle up and like to learn, please contact Marie to find the office light on and Greg deal! DeVito at 760-636-5593. We are a bent studiously over his laptop. For more information call Mike fun group and all are welcome. Concentrating so hard, Greg did at 760-698-2790. not even hear her approach. “What in the world are you doing Hiking on your computer at three in the Lady morning? Do you know what time Club Putters it is?” she asked. SCSH’s Over the Hill Hiking Club “Oh, Judy, you will not believe 2020 is off to a great start for offers easy, moderate, and strenuous what I have just found. This is so Lady Putters and we look forward hikes from October through March. exciting. It’s a handwritten, personal to many more opportunities to get To see the hike schedule and letter from Abraham Lincoln to your together and have FUN!!! further club information, go to fourth great grandfather, thanking On February 10, we will have our www.scshca.com/hiking. Please him for his support in the 1860 monthly Big Buck Hole. Who will check the schedule on the website election. Can you believe that?” be the big winner this month? regularly as changes do occur Greg exclaimed. February 17, one of SCSH very from time to time. New members Greg was clearly pumped. He own employees will join us to putt. please contact Nancy Stenson at went on “I stumbled across this It is always nice to get to know [email protected]. document trail around midnight these wonderful people who take and I just could not stop. So, I kept such good care of our community. digging and digging and finally, I Thursday, February 13, is one found this letter. Talk about history! of our BIG annual events, The I can’t wait to share this with the Valentine Tournament! For this family. Who knew?” event you can invite someone close It turns out that Judy’s fourth to you (husband, best friend, child) great grandfather, a lawyer and to be your putting partner. Putting prominent Philadelphia citizen, had sessions will be at 8 and 9 am.
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Putting will be followed with a Cardiac & The Coronaries! When: fill up very quickly, so please get reception in Montecito Ballroom at Sunday, February 9, 4 – 7 pm, in your forms and checks into the 12 pm. You must sign up for this the Montecito Ballroom. Dance the club mailbox as early as possible. event in advance. Please log onto night away to Classic Rock, Funk, For questions: Call Cherie at our website (address below) to get Disco, Contemporary, R&B, etc. 760-953-6674 or email her at the details and to register. The Let’s Meet and Eat Club [email protected]. We invite all ladies in our offers members the opportunity to community to attend Lady Putters spend time with their friends, meet Lively one time as our guest. No their neighbors, and enjoy some of experience is necessary. All you the best live entertainment in our Liners need is a putter, a ball, $2 and a community. We meet one Sunday desire to meet new friends and a month, from 4 – 7:00 pm, for have fun. Guests must to adhere to “dance parties” in the Montecito “Love is in the Air” standard golf dress code (no jeans, Ballroom. Everyone brings a dish Line Dance tank tops, no flip flops or golf to share, with a table of 10, and shoes with spikes). If you choose to Bring your dancing boots! their favorite beverages – beer Theme attire is optional. join our club, we wear white pants and wine ok! Dance, sing along, or Everyone is welcome! and a blue logo shirt. We meet socialize. Our club offers something in the Capistrano Room of the for everyone. Events cost $10 per February 22, 6–8:45 pm Montecito Club House to check in. member and $12 for non-resident Montecito Ballroom We have two putting sessions guests. Members $5 every Monday. First check-in is Starting January 1, 2020, we will Guests $10 7:30 – 7:45 am and putting starts be strictly enforcing the rule that at 8 am. Second check-in is 8:45 – no residents of SCSH will be able 9 am, playing starts at 9:15 am. to attend the Let’s Meet and Eat Line dance classes are offered If you want to join our Lady events without being a member. at the Montecito Fitness Center, Putters Club, we have an annual SCSH residents cannot attend as Aerobics Studio. Try the first two membership fee of $20. We invite guests. Because we fill up every classes for free! Please arrive at you to check out pictures of all month, there will be no exceptions 12:45 pm on Mondays only to the fun on our website, where to this rule. Membership forms are register. you can get additional information available on the SCSH website, Laugh, make new friends, and of and the latest updates as well: under “Clubs” and “Let’s Meet course…dance! We offer fun www.shputtrs.com. and Eat Club” and at the front monthly dances to show-off your You may also contact: Barbara desk of the Montecito Clubhouse. skills! Give it a try, and you will fall Prezlock at [email protected] or Please bring your membership in love with dancing! Dance to 732-580-3681; Maureen Whittaker forms and checks to the January country music and pop favorites! at [email protected] and February events, and we will Low $15 monthly fee includes or 760-342-1260. have a special box available just all classes!
Let’s Meet for those forms. The yearly BEGINNER 1 CLASS | membership cost is $10 per Mondays, 1 – 2 pm and Eat person, and membership runs from BEGINNER 2 CLASS | January 1 to December 31. Mondays, 2 – 3 pm Come out and party with us for Please look for our event dates BEGINNER REVIEW CLASS | festive February! Join Let’s Meet & on the SCSH website. Pick up the Tuesdays, 1 – 2 pm Eat on February 9, featuring one of event reservation forms in the our favorite rockin’ bands, Captain kiosks at both clubhouses. Events Continued on page 52…
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…continued from page 51… We look forward to seeing you at an accomplished horsewoman and INTERMEDIATE CLASS | the General Meeting held the third trains with her horse five days a Wednesdays, 1 – 3 pm Wednesday of each month. This is week. She has always had the INTERMEDIATE REVIEW CLASS | your opportunity to find out what’s desire to design her own line of Thursdays, 5 – 6 pm going on in your club, the course clothing and finding the Needles ADVANCED CLASS | changes, impacts of worldwide and Pins group has helped her to Mondays, 4 – 5 pm golf handicap system, rules, etc. make the leap to fashion designer. ADVANCED CLASS | Come meet your fellow members Everyone at Needles and Pins Fridays, 1 – 2 pm and enjoy a donut and coffee too! enjoys watching Louise’s creativity Please check the calendar on our Interested in joining our club? take shape. We are made up of website for schedule changes at Please contact Randy Thomas at individuals with di�erent skill levels www.scshlivelyliners.com. For more [email protected] or and interests in the fiber arts. information, call Lynn 442-300-2572 949-279-2115. Everyone is welcome to join in the or Katy 760-610-5710. fun whether it be quilting, sewing, Needles knitting, crochet, cross stitch, or Men’s any of the many other fiber crafts. and Pins We meet three times a week in Golf Club the Cambria/Miranda rooms at the The Needles and Pins group is Montecito Clubhouse: Sundays, The season is going strong for very diverse in their talents and 9 am–5pm; Mondays, 12:30–5pm; the club with some competitions interests. Shown here is Louise and Wednesdays, 9 am–1pm. wrapping up and others about to King-Bassett working on a beautiful For additional information, kickoff. League Match play entered blouse and matching camisole. contact Joan Kiening, president, at its second half of play on January 20 [email protected] and will conclude February 3, The Championship match is on March 9. Oke Dokey Individual match play saw close matches and is in the finals as we Karaoke write this. The two-man team match play began on January 13 and is Come and have a ball. Show the progressing to the finals. Two great world the entertainer that you are events this month: the Annual Can- or want to be. It’s great fun for all. Am will be February 6, so come Whether you think you have a cheer your fellow countrymen! The great voice, or you can’t carry a Third annual Dames and Dudes tune, it’s the opportunity to have competition is February 10 and is Louise is our resident fashion fun singing outside the shower, always a challenge for the men designer. Each season she comes without worrying that you are and fun event for all. Our annual up with some very fashion-forward going to embarrass yourself. You Member/Guest Tournament is looks. Louise joined Needles and can sing by yourself or with a March 11-13. Get your entry in Pins about four years ago. Her partner or group, sing all types of now at the Pro Shop. All money interest is in designing and sewing songs or just listen and enjoy. We earned on Thursdays will count garments, although she has also provide a songbook by song title, towards qualifying for the Shadow tried her hand at other fiber crafts by singer or pick your own favorite. Hills Cup (previously called AHC). on occasion. Louise moved to Sun Everyone should have a chance in The top 64 money winners will City Shadow Hills about six years his or her life to enjoy one of their qualify. Last day of qualification will ago from Stockton, California. In secret wishes. Because, if not now be March 21. addition to her sewing skills she is – when?
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Come the first Thursday of every Pan February and Valentines go month from 6 – 8:30 pm (October– together. The Valentine cards used May) to the Montecito Ballroom Club several techniques which you can for fun and a chance to meet neighbors and make new friends. Pan continues to be a great way Annual dues are $10. to meet people in our community. So, bring along your favorite The Pan Club plays on Monday at libation and enjoy the fun and 12 pm and 6 pm in the Capistrano companionship. Contact Alan Voss Room in the Montecito Clubhouse. 209-768-9393 for more information. On Tuesday, there are games beginning between 11:15 am Pairs 9- and 12 pm at the Santa Rosa easily learn during the class. After Clubhouse. Thursday and Friday classes, members are encouraged Hole Golf games are held at noon in the to stay and use the supplies and Montecito Clubhouse. Stop in, see equipment provided to make Pairs 9-Hole Golf Club’s mission if there is an open seat and/or get additional cards or projects. is to share the love of golf in a on the sub list. You are invited to attend a class, social and friendly way, for those Pan Club membership is $15 per make a project and then decide if who wish to have a relaxed and fun year. Please remember if you are you would like to join our group. golf game with others. After each not in a regular game, but plan on Membership is $10 per year. round of golf, we gather on the subbing in games, you must be a Weekly projects usually range patio at the Shadows Restaurant paid Pan Club member to play in a between $1 – $3. We meet every for a fun social happy hour. game in the Pan room. For any Tuesday in the Mirada Room at the Whether you are single or a questions, please contact Michele Montecito Clubhouse at 12:30 pm couple wanting to play; beginning Kirsch, [email protected] or to set up and catch up with each and experienced golfers are 661-510-5790. other. Card class begins at 1 pm. welcome. We do not require We are planning another exciting Be sure to check out our display handicaps! Pan Tournament on Friday, April 17. case (opposite the Mirada Room), Playing on the first and third Please mark your calendars! showcasing some of our current Thursday of each month, we use a We all look forward to playing cards and projects, or just stop by shotgun start format and play very enjoyable games with our to take a peek during class to see 9 holes of golf. Play begins at wonderful Shadow Hills neighbors. what we are up to. 1:30 pm on the par-3 North Questions? Call our President Course, signing in no later than Paper Diane O’Rourke at 805-216-1818 1 pm. Play dates scheduled are or [email protected]. February 6 and 20, March 5 and Crafters 19, April 2 and 16. Our “Closing Season Dinner” is March 12. To January began with new officers Performing register for each play date, you taking on their responsibility for Arts Club must complete the emailed invite the year of 2020: by noon on Tuesday before play. PRESIDENT | Diane O’Rourke PAC celebrated the New Year A total of 72 max players are CO-VP | Jan Martin, Carla Swihart with a Potluck Dinner meeting, and allowed to sign up. Email us at SECRETARY | Ellen Campbell entertaining skit by John Bennoch [email protected] to join; TREASURER | Linda Murray and Mike Johnson. Rehearsals are or call Brandon Mason at MEMBERSHIP | Marcia Meakim in full swing for our March 19-22 310-508-3977 or Mike Johnson at We look forward to an exciting production Hilda’s Yard, a comedy 775-721-7966. year ahead! Continued on page 54…
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…continued from page 53… lovers. We always have interesting Palms Golf Cart Parade, Indio Elks by well-known Canadian playwright speakers, refreshments and a raffle Children’s Christmas Party, and the Norm Foster. Cast members include for pet themed prizes. We meet at Rancho Mirage High School Winter Hilda – Judith Bennoch, Sam – 6:30 pm in the Cambria Room. Music Spectacular. We also baked Terry Shaw, son Gary – Earl Warner, Membership is $10 per person or and delivered cookies to our own his girlfriend Bobbi – Gwen Roy, $20 per couple. For any questions SCSH Fire Department. Visit our daughter Janey–Annette Sevedge, please contact Vice President, website at www.pom-squad.org for and Beverley – Gene Gambale. Lynda Seringa at [email protected]. a full calendar of appearances, Hilda and Sam are just beginning practice sessions, scheduled to enjoy their freedom as “empty Pickleball meetings, and photos and videos nesters,” but that bubble bursts… from all our events. how can that be? Find out for Club We’ve had a wonderful welcome yourself! Ticket sales begin in the community and received Monday, February 24! Our club is growing fast. 45+ new donations from Jelmberg Realty, PAC members are also busy in members have joined our already Stuft Pizza, Swing Point Media, and Community Theatre. Jannae and 300+ membership! some anonymous donors. If you’d Arnie Kleban acting in Rumors at Almost in the middle of our club like to sponsor the Pom Squad or IPAC, February 7 to March 1 and season, we’ve enjoyed two exciting know of an event we can support, member Don Savage is performing club tournaments. It’s always fun give us a call at 619-405-6854. in Cole Porter’s Anything Goes by for those who like to compete and February starts our membership Desert Theatricals, February 20 test their skills. And, there is more drive for new members who have and 21. We are proud of all the to come. the time to commit to our busy talent found within our club! The desert weather has allowed schedule. If you love being with a Interested in assisting with our us to play from early in the morning great group of young at heart spring production in any capacity, until evening on our lighted individuals, please visit our website or joining our club? Attend our courts. The website has our weekly and click on “Become a Member” next club meeting Wednesday, schedule and you can see the or email [email protected] for February 12, 7 pm, Capistrano organized groups we have and the more information. Room, Montecito Clubhouse. times they get together and play. There are many ways to get Lessons at the beginning, Rainbow involved in our activities and intermediate and advanced level events. Everyone is welcome! continue. Hone those skills and Friends For further information contact learn some tricks. Sign up on the Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone! Judith Bennoch at judithbennoch@ website. A big thank you to everyone who icloud.com or 905-394-1660. If you have questions, email helped make our Annual Dinner/ [email protected]. Pet Dance, a fun and tasty event. Pom Without the tireless efforts of our Club volunteers, this event would not be Squad able to take place. Once again, this Happy February, dog and cat year, as so many years in the past, lovers! This is the month of love so The SCSH Pom Squad took a the evening filled with friends, let’s all spoil our pets this month, much-needed rest in January after delicious food and great music. so they feel loved. Join us in the a very busy holiday season. In We look forward to seeing Montecito Clubhouse on the December, we appeared at the members old and new at our second Tuesday of each month for Palm Springs Festival of Lights, regular meeting on Wednesday, a fun gathering of fellow pet Indio Tamale Festival, Heritage February 12 at the Montecito
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Clubhouse starting at 6 pm. If you become informal and alternate Join us every Friday at 4:30 pm haven’t already paid your annual meetings at different locations. If for Happy Hour at Shadows. $15 dues of $10 per person, please do you are interested in attending or membership fee for each calendar so by the end of February. hosting a monthly meeting, contact year. Membership forms available We are a social club for the LGBT Ed Degenhart at 619-777-3458 or at the Lifestyle Desk. For more community, family and friends. For email [email protected]. information, please contact Shirley further information, please contact Bunce at 760-345-8121 or email: Sue at 949-584-2344 or Ron at Solos [email protected]. 925-785-3258. Club Spanish Readers We are the social club for single Club Ink residents of SCSH. Our activities include monthly meetings, game The Bienvenido Spanish Club I am excited to be taking over as nights, pool parties, dinners, would like to invite anyone president of the club this year. billiards, potlucks, mystery happy interested in exploring the Spanish Nancy Angus did a tremendous hour, comedy night, field trips, language, as well as the regional job as president, and she is a tough movie nights, dances, book customs, literature, art, music, act to follow. The new board is: discussions, and more. clothing, and FOOD of countries Beverly Mirsky, President; Carolann Join us for a Mystery Happy where Spanish is the primary Guinan, VP; Jennifer Wilkins, Hour on Wednesday, February 5. language. The club presents an Secretary; Cheryl Burt, Treasurer. Meet at 4 pm in the Montecito opportunity to practice your Connie Brennan did a great job Clubhouse lobby to carpool. Spanish with folks of all abilities, leading the discussion of The RSVP by February 3 to from beginner to native speakers. Professor and the Madman by [email protected]. Everyone is welcome! The club Simon Winchester in January. Also, meets every 2nd and 4th Thursday our very own Readers Ink member, of the month at 11 am at Santa Gina Pollack, talked about her new Cruising into 2020 Rosa Clubhouse Monterey Room. book, Star Spangled Villains. Our Sunday, Feb. 16, 5 – 7 pm The club will visit Peru during our February book is The Storyteller by Capistrano Room, Montecito meeting on Thursday, February 13. Jody Picoult. LaVerne Sheehan will Hosted Happy Hour by Guest Come and learn about the country’s lead the discussion. Speaker Barbara Sargent, literature, foods, architecture, and If you love to read and want to Riviera River Cruises more! join our group, please attend as a The club’s annual membership guest. We meet the 4th Tuesday of fee is $20. Please email questions every month (except December) at to: [email protected]. 2 pm in the Capistrano Room, in ¡Gracias, Amigos! Espero que the Montecito Clubhouse. Any puedan participar. Thank You, questions, email Beverly Mirsky at friends! I hope you can participate. [email protected]. The fun and adventure of Table RV solos cruising on a floating boutique hotel with single Tennis Club cabins at no extra cost! RSVP by February 14 to December 13, 2019, brought Hello from the RV Group! We [email protected]. overwhelming excitement to the decided by vote of the group to Continued on page 56…
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…continued from page 55… The drama and exertion from the held at SCPD starting at 10 am. Santa Rosa Coliseum as the tournament brought a high level This is a yearly rivalry tournament second annual doubles table of excitement to the potluck between SCSH vs. SCPD. Come tennis tournament took place. Christmas party where Al “Uber” over to watch this fun event. Your Members brought their “A” Shur brought along his new lady, fellow club members would game to an event developed by however, when Paul “The Building” appreciate a cheering section! Matt “The Master” Felix under the Snipes nearly hit her with a cup watchful eye of Annie “Masher” cake she might not want to return That’s Mottino. Tony “The Tiger” with her good clothes next party. Andreyka took first place, “Rowdy” Needless to say, “The Building” Entertainment Rocky Kulbo won second, Paul was not drinking punch. The idea “The General” Hulbert took third, of charades was shelved for a Mars and John “Pumpkin” Anderson vs. Venus trivial pursuit contest at took fourth in front of a massive the behest of the two mensa crowd of participants and two members of the table tennis family, cheering fans (okay, maybe only John “The Slasher” Kushinski and Mary Kay Sherman rooted her his wife, Moira. Lew “Money” husband “The Rifle” Rick Sherman Mullen was the only person who on to a fifth place finish, where he knew that the first zoo built in the took home a bath towel and U.S. was in Philadelphia and “The shower curtain for his efforts). The Building” blew us all away when he IRS would not allow me to mention answered that Delaware has the the cash prizes for the top four lowest highest elevation in America. finishers because the club Yes, we sent an application to president, Steve Monsky, is in the Jeopardy for Paul. A good time witness protection program. was had by all despite the fact a hazmat swat team had to be called Save the Date! Our club is in to clean up. Table tennis people pleased to announce a special just know how to party. reserved-seat event for Friday, February 28. The very funny Gary Mule Deer will be performing Tennis his comedy and country music Club concert at 7 pm in the Montecito Clubhouse ballroom. Tickets ($32) All tennis programs are in full are available for purchase on swing as we move into warmer Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays John Anderson and Rocky Kubo weather – especially appreciated 10 am – 1 pm in the Montecito by the 8 am crowd. Please be sure Clubhouse lobby. See our posters, you have paid your 2020 dues ($20 flyers, and the scshca.com website per year) if you plan to participate for further details. in any programs. Also, don’t forget We also present Sir-Laffs-A-Lot’s to sign up at www.scshtennis.com Comedy Night at the Montecito for our February 15 Valentine’s Clubhouse on the third Wednesday Social at the Santa Rosa Clubhouse. of every month. This event is open Full details are on the sign-up page. to all SCSH residents and their On February 15, the second guests. We arrange for two LA Ann Mottino and Matt Felix round of the Sunny Cup will be comedians to drive out to Indio
56 | February 2020 CLUB NEWS | and do an amazing show for 90 The price is $23 per member, minutes. The comedians are $27 for non-resident guests of Want to join the fun? different every month, and the members. SCSH residents who are Thursdays at 12:30 show can be “R” rated for adult returning, or new members please in the Cambria Room content, so plan accordingly. Be include your $10 per person season No experience necessary. sure to get your tickets early, as this dues when registering for your Beginners welcome!! event sells out quickly during first event of the season. New winter season. Please see our ad in members, please see our web page this magazine, on the community at www.scshca.com for application website (scshca.com), or pick up a and membership information. lobby flyer for further details. Registration flyers are available If you are interested in helping at the Montecito Lifestyle desk and Thursday, Jan. 9 – April 16 organize these events as a member on our website at www.scshca.com. Basics of Ukulele Course of the That’s Entertainment Club, Registration closes February 8, or 12:30 – 1:20 PM please call Julie at 760-772-0317. when sold out. Ukulele Performance Ensemble Please register early as this event 1:30 – 3 PM Tutta Bella could sell out quickly. For more information, please Vino email [email protected]. Veterans Whether you are sharing with a partner or a friend, or simply home Ukulele Club alone with a glass, the Intrigue is Strummers there. First the Attraction, then the Seduction leads to deep Desire to Happy February everyone! Meet a Vet: want to know and understand this See our Spring 2020 poster George Stephens liquid love a little better, so join us below. We are two weeks into our for A Love Affair with Wine on seven-week beginning class. Saturday, February 15, at 7 pm in But, don’t let that deter you from the Montecito Ballroom. PLEASE participating in the course if you REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR always wanted to learn the ukulele. OWN FAVORITE WINE GLASS Our ensemble members are FOR THIS EVENT! friendly and eager to help you learn how to play the ukulele, so you can share your musical A Love Affair with Wine George retired from the enjoyment performing for friends US Army at the rank of Colonel. and family. The class meets As a dentist, he served two Thursday at 12:30 pm in the years at Ft. Lewis in Washington Cambria Room. If you read music and have some and 26 additional years as an experience playing ukulele, we Active Reservist. In retirement, invite you to join the Ukulele George stays active in the Ensemble each Thursday from Men’s Golf Club and keeping Tutta Bella Vino 1:30 to 3 pm in the Cambria Room, track of three daughters and nine grandchildren. Saturday, Feb. 15, 7 pm Montecito Clubhouse. A few ukuleles found new Montecito Ballroom friends! Continued on page 58…
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…continued from page 57… on the participant who lowers their The annual Toys-for-Tots potluck index by the greatest margin. Our dinner and party was held on first “Ace” was awarded to RESIDENT December 13. It was a fun evening Collette Dechaine who lowered and through generous donations her index from 19.3 to 16.4. Way to GROUPS from SCSH residents and Shadow go Collette! High School students, over 1600 toys were distributed to local youth Writer’s Democrats of Coachella Valley. The next monthly Veterans Club Club Welcome Democrats to the most meeting will be held February 18 critical political year in our lifetime. at 7 pm in the Cambria Room of We are a group of individuals Join us, as we get out the vote, the Montecito Clubhouse. who enjoy writing. Each member register voters, and participate in Flag Sale day, an event sponsored has the opportunity to read one or local, regional, state and national by the Veterans Club on the second two pages (double spaced) of efforts to elect Democrats. Friday of the month, will be Friday, their work to the group; receive We have endorsed Joy Silver as Feb. 14 in the Montecito Clubhouse ideas, direction and gentle our candidate for State Senate lobby from 10:00 – 11:30 am. criticism. Part of being in our club District 28 in the March 3 special is the encouragement we all get election. Please vote for Joy as well Women’s from each other to write on a as your candidate in the Primary regular basis. Ballot. Golf Club It’s easier than you think to write your own story. Every year millions January was a busy month with of great stories disappear forever. Income Inequality the Princess two-day tournament It does not matter if you are writing What is it, what causes it, as well as the Solheim Cup “fun fiction, non-fiction, or memoirs, what can be done about it team” event, complete with a write a page a day for a year and and how does it affect you? selection party hosted on the 20th. you have a book! Join us for our February meeting This was followed by the two-day Come and join us. You will meet Thursday, February 20 member/guest held at the end of interesting people and hear their Montecito Clubhouse, Cam- January. Unfortunately, at the time fascinating stories. bria Room of this writing, results were not The Writer’s Club meetings this Social / Business Meeting: available. month are Thursdays, February 6 6 pm – 7 pm February brings our “Beat the and 20 at 10 am in the Santa Rosa Pro” event on the 5th followed by Clubhouse. Presentation begins 7 pm a 2-week member/member event, Come to our open house on Presentation where you can select your own February 20 at 10 am and meet by Larry Fox playing partner. The winner of this our writers, hear their stories and Larry is an economist event has the lowest gross or net view their published books. who founded and score, based on the better ball of Try your hand at writing that story managed a private equity group that the twosome for each hole, over you have always wanted to tell. purchased controlling interests in two weeks. We also have an Free membership! How can you go a number of notable companies. afternoon guest day February 26, wrong? When he retired from business, followed by dinner and awards. For more information. Beth he was appointed professor Each month an “Ace of the [email protected] or Tony of finance in the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern Month” member is selected based [email protected]. University.
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We welcome new members. A For any event information and to told us that she supports taxpayers member in good standing must be RSVP, call Debbie Orgen, program and businesses; wants to promote a registered Democrat and remit chair, at 760-289-7987. environmental health, restore local yearly dues. $20 membership dues Did you know that our Desert control for education and restore are payable by check (to Democrats area Hadassah group supports the parental rights. The evening was in SCSH), at our meeting or placed Hadassah Hospital and medical both informative and entertaining, in the Democrat mailbox at the research in Israel and advocates on and Republicans are encouraged Montecito Clubhouse. Registration behalf of Women’s Health in the to join us each month for more of forms will be available at the door US? There isn’t a person among us this kind of informative experience or can be accessed at our website: who hasn’t been helped by the as we approach the 2020 elections. democratsinscsh.org. medical advances that come from We meet the second Tuesday For questions, or to RSVP, please this research. The hospital serves of each month in the Montecito contact Avi Greene at our email: all races and nationalities. Join us Clubhouse at 6:30 pm. [email protected]. We to further these accomplishments. Questions: e-mail Pete Anderson also have a Facebook presence at Non-members are very welcome at [email protected] or call him Dems in Sun City Shadow Hills. to join with us. New to SCSH or at 760-469-2086. to the desert area and want information on Hadassah? Call Cindy Hailpern, membership chair, Hadassah at 760-360-4902. CLUBS IN
Join with us Thursday morning, FORMATION February 6, as we welcome Robin Shorr who will entertain us with Republicans funny stories and experiences from VeloCity her 15-year career as a television Cyclists writer and comic performer. The program promises to be loads of The VeloCity Cyclists of Sun City fun at the Montecito Clubhouse, Shadow Hills are a group of road Capistrano Room. Couvert is $18 cyclist enthusiasts. Over time, our per person; includes continental ranks have steadily grown. It is our breakfast. Deposit check, payable America Figueroa, Our Special Guest hope to add more members of Speaker in January to “Hadassah,” in the Hadassah both sexes to enjoy rides like the mailbox in Montecito Clubhouse. Republicans are back from the one we took from Yorba Linda to Flyers are in the clubhouse kiosks. holidays and ready to jump into Newport Beach and then to the Save the dates for two big events gear for 2020. To kick off our year, Huntington Beach Pier, as shown in in March: First, on Sunday, March 1, America Figueroa, candidate for the photograph. we will share an afternoon of Assembly in the 56th District, was If interested in joining, contact musical pleasure as we welcome guest speaker at our January 14 me, Dario Fadiga, at 760-345-7398 internationally-acclaimed singer meeting. America spoke about or [email protected]. Lesley Wolman, who will woo us what it was like to be a Hispanic with her fabulous voice and fun Republican in these times; the personality. Second, on Monday, public education crisis in California; March 30, we will host our 20th California taxes that are killing Annual Mah Jongg Tournament business in the state and how faith with breakfast, lunch, snacks, and and family values are under attack fabulous raffle items. by progressive legislation. America
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