VF - ANNIVERSARIES

1970

1960

10th ANNIVERSARY

1970

CALENDAR of EVENTS
DEL WEBB'S

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S u n City

JANUARY 1970

America's Most Famous Resort-Retirement Community

EVENT

DATE

L a k e v i e w Center D e d i c a t i o n and
10th A n n i v e r s a r y Opening C e r e m o n i e s

Jan. 3

Pioneer Party

Jan. 4

p h o t o Contest

Jan. 3-31

Lawn Bowling Festival

Pinochle

TIME

LOCATION

10 a. m . - 4:30 p. m .

Lakeview

2 p. m .

Sun B o w l

Daily

Sun C i t y

Jan. 5-7

10 a. m . - 2 p. m .

Lakeview

Center

Jan. 5-8

1 p. m .

Lakeview

Center

Duplicate Bridge Tournament

Jan. 7

1 p. m .

10th A n n i v e r s a r y Sale Days

Jan, 1 5 , 2 2 , 2 9

9 a . m . - 5 p. m .

3 Shopping

10th A n n i v e r s a r y

Jan. 10

8 p. m . - Midnight

L a k e v i e w , N o r t h and
South T o w n H a l l s

L u k e A i r F o r c e Base Band C o n c e r t

Jan. 11

2 p. m .

Sun B o w l

Contract Bridge

Jan. 14

1 p. m .

Lakeview & T H C t r .

Euchre Tournament

Jan. 12-15

7 p. m .

Hole-In-One

Jan. 12-16

9 a. m . - 4 p. m .

L a k e s West C o u r s e

Tournament

Dances

Festivals

Contest

Center

Centers

Ladies Golf Tournament

Jan.

13

N o . & So.

Courses

M e n ' s Golf T o u r n a m e n t

Jan.

14

N o . & So,

Courses

Golf Cart - Bicycle Parade

Jan,

17

10 a. m .

Sun C i t y

C o n c e r t - V a r i e t y Show - Dance

Jan.

17

1:30 p. m .

Sun B o w l

'70 S e r i e s Show - G i s e l e M a c K e n z i e

Jan.

18

2 p. m .

Sun B o w l

Billiards Tournament

Jan.

19- 22

Lakeview

'500' Club T o u r n a m e n t

Jan. 20

1 p. m .

M i n i a t u r e G o l f Contest

Jan.

19- 23

10 a. m . - 4:30 P- m .

Lakeview

Center

Shuffleboard T u r k e y Shoot

Jan.

19

10 a. m , - 4:30 P- m .

Lakeview

Center

Shviffleboard T o u r n a m e n t

J a n . 20- 23

10 a, m . - 3:30 P- m .

Lakeview

Center

10th A n n i v e r s a r y V a r i e t y Show

J a n . 24- 25

2 p. m .

Sun B o w l

Jan. 27

Whist Tournament

Jan. 29

1 p. m .

Fishing Derby

Jan. 30- 31

8 a. m .

Sun C i t y L a k e

T r o p h y Day - P l a y e r s ' Skit C r a z e e Hat Contest

Jan. 31

2 p, m .

Sun B o w l

Canasta T o u r n a m e n t

* W a t c h y o u r Sun C i t y newspaper and the J a n u a r y m o n t h l y N e w s l e t t e r f o r event l o c a t i o n s and schedule

Center

changes.

J a n u a r y , 1970, w i l l be one of the m o s t e x c i t i n g m o n t h s and c e r t a i n l y the b u s i e s t i n Sun C i t y ' s t e n - y e a r h i s t o r y . T h i s c a l e n d a r

of events i s an i n d i c a t i o n of how we w i l l c e l e b r a t e o u r c o m m u n i t y ' s t e n y e a r s of p r o u d g r o w t h and p r o g r e s s . A l l of us have
s h a r e d i n m a k i n g Sun C i t y the f i n e s t c o m m u n i t y i n the w o r l d . Now, we w i l l share i n t h i s e l a b o r a t e p a r t y that h o n o r s o u r c i t y .
T h i s c a l e n d a r w i l l s e r v e as y o u r guide to f o u r f u n - f i l l e d weeks of d i v e r s i f i e d a c t i v i t i e s . A l t h o u g h e n t r i e s a r e closed f o r some
t o u r n a m e n t s and c o n t e s t s , m a n y p r o g r a m s of g e n e r a l r e s i d e n t i n t e r e s t a r e a v a i l a b l e . I f you have questions about the b i r t h d a y
p r o g r a m o u t l i n e d h e r e , d o n ' t h e s i t a t e to contact y o u r 10th A n n i v e r s a r y C o m m i t t e e . M e m b e r s a r e W a l t e r Schott, Jay T i t u s ,
George Schuck, and Doug L o w t h e r (933-0127). I t i s o u r s i n c e r e d e s i r e that y o u t h o r o u g h l y enjoy Sun C i t y ' s m o n t h - l o n g b i r t h day c e l e b r a t i o n ,
*

Y o u r 10th A n n i v e r s a r y

Committee

10th ANNIVERSARY EVENT DETAILS

L A K E V I E W C E N T E R D E D I C A T I O N A N D l O T H A N N I V E R S A R Y O P E N I N G C E R E M O N I E S ( J a n . 3) - R i b b o n c u t t i n g c e r e m o n i e s ,
t o u r s , and r e f r e s h m e n t s a r e scheduled 10 a . m . to noon at L a k e v i e w C e n t e r , w a t e r b a l l e t , m i n i a t u r e boat show and r a c e s , b a r b e r s h o p p e r s , o r c h e s t r a , C o m m i i n i t y A s s o c i a t i o n D a y , and an A r t s and C r a f t s F e s t i v a l scheduled f r o m 1 - 4:30 p . m .
P I O N E E R P A R T Y ( J a n . 4) - A l l Sun C i t i a n s a r e i n v i t e d to t h i s event h o n o r i n g o u r c o m m u n i t y ' s f i r s t r e s i d e n t s . The p a r t y w i l l i n clude a good o l d fashioned sing along l e d by Stan Sharpe and h i s P h o e n i x K a c h i n a Sweet A d e l i n e s C h o r u s . Come enjoy t h i s "Sing
Out Sun C i t y " m u s i c a l p r o g r a m .
P H O T O C O N T E S T ( J a n . 3-31) - Get out the o l d c a m e r a (or the new I n s t a m a t i c ) . J a n u a r y p r o m i s e s to be a p r o f i t a b l e m o n t h f o r
e n t e r p r i s i n g s h u t t e r b u g s . D u r i n g Sun C i t y ' s 10th A n n i v e r s a r y , the D e l E . Webb D e v e l o p m e n t Co. is s p o n s o r i n g a P h o t o Contest
that l i m i t s subjects to 10th A n n i v e r s a r y events. Two d i v i s i o n s : b l a c k & w h i t e p r i n t s (5x7 a r e p r e f e r r a b l e ) and c o l o r s l i d e s . E n t r i e s l i m i t e d to t h r e e . C o l o r s l i d e s and/or b l a c k & w h i t e p r i n t s can be s u b m i t t e d to the P u b l i c R e l a t i o n s D e p a r t m e n t , Sun C i t y
P r o f e s s i o n a l B u i l d i n g , 103rd Avenue and Coggins D r i v e , t h r o u g h F r i d a y , F e b r u a r y 6. A l l E n t r i e s m u s t be i d e n t i f i e d by n a m e ,
a d d r e s s , phone. C o m m u n i t y A s s o c i a t i o n c a r d n u m b e r , date and i d e n t i f i c a t i o n of 10th A n n i v e r s a r y event p i c t u r e d .
10th A N N I V E R S A R Y S A L E D A Y S ( J a n . 1 5 , 2 2 , & 29) - T h e r e w i l l be d e s s e r t , loads of p r i z e s , e n t e r t a i n m e n t , and s p e c i a l sales at
a l l t h r e e shopping c e n t e r s on each of these T h u r s d a y s .
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10th A N N I V E R S A R Y D A N C E S ( J a n . 10) - S t a r t i n g at 8 p. m . , dances w i l l be held s i m u l t a n e o u s l y at t h r e e l o c a t i o n s . M u s i c a l a g g r e g a t i o n s i n c l u d e F r a n k P r a t t and h i s O r c h e s t r a at T o w n H a l l South, the M o o n l i g h t e r s at T o w n H a l l N o r t h , and Eddie W i n n and
h i s O r c h e s t r a at L a k e v i e w C e n t e r . A n n i v e r s a r y cake and coffee w i l l be s e r v e d .
L U K E Affi. F O R C E B A S E B A N D C O N C E R T ( J a n . 11) - The 541st U n i t e d States A i r F o r c e C o n c e r t Band c o m b i n e s M o z a r t and
Beethoven w i t h such c o n t e m p o r a r i e s as H e n r i M a n c i n i and H e r b A l b e r t i n p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h i s f r e e m u s i c a l p r o g r a m .
H O L E - I N - O N E C O N T E S T ( J a n . 12-16) - T h i s one w i l l be h e l d on L a k e s West G o l f C o u r s e d r i v i n g r a n g e . F i r s t p r i z e w i l l be a
c o m p l e t e l y equipped f o u r - w h e e l Tee B i r d golf c a r t . I f m o r e than one h o l e - i n - o n e is made d u r i n g the week, a playoff w i l l be h e l d
f o r the c a r t , w i t h gifts being a w a r d e d l o s e r s . Should t h e r e be no a c e s , c l o s e s t - t o - t h e - h o l e takes that f i r s t p r i z e . T h e r e has to
be a w i n n e r , and i t could be y o u . Give i t a t r y ! C o m m u n i t y A s s o c i a t i o n a c t i v i t y c a r d h o l d e r s w i l l be a l l o w e d t h r e e shots at the
elusive cup.
G O L F C A R T - B I C Y C L E P A R A D E ( J a n . 17) - T h i s should be a dandy! T h e r e w i l l be a g r a n d p r i z e of $75 f o r each of t h r e e d i v i s i o n s : B i c y c l e s , T r i c y c l e s , and Golf C a r t s . Judging w i l l be based on appearance of both v e h i c l e and r i d e r . A d d i t i o n a l $25 p r i z e s
w i l l be a w a r d e d i n each d i v i s i o n f o r M o s t A p p r o p r i a t e 10th A n n i v e r s a r y C o s t u m e , M o s t C o m i c a l V e h i c l e and R i d e r , M o s t O r i g i n a l
V e h i c l e D e c o r a t i o n , B e s t Costume - M a l e , and Best Costume - F e m a l e . P r i z e s w i l l be i n the f o r m of m e r c h a n d i s e gift c e r t i f i cates r e d e e m a b l e at any Sun C i t y m e r c h a n t o u t l e t . Sign-up f o r t h i s event at a l l Sun C i t y golf c o u r s e p r o shops and at A r i z o n a
B a n k , l o c a t e d i n Sun B o w l P l a z a , on o r before Dec. 3 1 . T h i s event should be g r e a t fun f o r the v i e w e r s as w e l l as p a r t i c i p a n t s .

C O M B I N A T I O N C O N C E R T , V A R I E T Y SHOW, D A N C E ( J a n . 17) - T h i s p r o g r a m f e a t u r e s seven t a l e n t e d Sun C i t y o r g a n i z a t i o n s and

o f f e r s r e s i d e n t s a f u l l a f t e r n o o n of e x c e l l e n t e n t e r t a i n m e n t . The Sun C i t y H a n d b e l l R i n g e r s and W o m a n ' s and M a l e C h o r u s e s w i l l
lead off w i t h a 4 0 - m i n u t e c o n c e r t . The v a r i e t y show f o l l o w s w i t h p e r f o r m a n c e s by the Sun C i t y Sun D a n c e r s , Round Dance C l u b ,
the Sun C i t y R h y t h m R a m b l e r s and O r g a n C l u b . The R a m b l e r s w i l l f u r n i s h m u s i c f o r a dance that w i l l conclude the a f t e r n o o n
party.
'70 SERIES SHOW S T A R R I N G G I S E L E M a c K E N Z I E ( J a n . 18) - T h i s is the f i r s t of five 1970 Sun B o w l C e l e b r i t i e s Series shows.
F r a n k P r a t t and h i s O r c h e s t r a w i l l b a c k t h i s show that f e a t u r e s the song s t y l i n g s of l o v e l y M i s s G i s e l e M a c K e n z i e . Y o u w i l l r e ceive c o m p l e t e i n f o r m a t i o n about the Series by m a i l a f t e r C h r i s t m a s .
S H U F F L E B O A R D T U R K E Y SHOOT ( J a n . 19) - Anyone and everyone can get into the T u r k e y Shoot b y p r e s e n t i n g t h e i r Sun C i t y
C o m m u n i t y A s s o c i a t i o n a c t i v i t y c a r d at the L a k e v i e w C e n t e r s h u f f l e b o a r d c o u r t s . Contestants can shoot the d i s c s a c e r t a i n n u m b e r of t i m e s i n an a t t e m p t to get h i g h t o t a l s c o r e . Over 50 w i n n e r s w i l l r e c e i v e v a l u a b l e p r i z e s . Top w i n n e r gets the t u r k e y p l u s
a gift c e r t i f i c a t e .
M I N I A T U R E G O L F C O N T E S T ( J a n . 19-23) - T h i s one is f o r g o l f e r s , dubs, and low h a n d i c a p p e r s . I t w i l l be h e l d at L a k e v i e w
C e n t e r ' s new m i n i a t u r e golf c o u r s e . T h i s event w i l l be five days, i f the $500 p r i z e m o n e y l a s t s that l o n g . Get a h o l e - i n - o n e on
2, 9 o r 15 and a $10 g i f t c e r t i f i c a t e is y o u r s . Those who ace two of the t h r e e holes w i n $15, and a l l t h r e e - a $25 c e r t i f i c a t e .
C o m m u n i t y A s s o c i a t i o n m e m b e r s - y o u a r e l i m i t e d to one 18-hole r o u n d d u r i n g the c o n t e s t . I m a g i n e t h e r e w i l l be a l o t of people
out p r a c t i c i n g p u t t i n g .
10th A N N I V E R S A R Y V A R I E T Y SHOW ( J a n . 24-25) - T h i s s t a r - s t u d d e d p r o g r a m f e a t u r e s L a w r e n c e W e l k T e l e v i s i o n Show p e r f o r m e r s M y r o n F l o r e n , Bobby B u r g e s s & C i s s y K i n g , N o r m a Z i m m e r , and J i m R o b e r t s . B r i n g along y o u r a c t i v i t y c a r d , since the
J a n . 24 a d m i s s i o n - f r e e event i s e x c l u s i v e l y f o r Sun C i t y r e s i d e n t s . C h a i r s w i l l be p r o v i d e d . T h i s same show w i l l be p r e s e n t e d
a g a i n Sunday, J a n . 25, w i t h $ 1 . 5 0 t i c k e t s a v a i l a b l e to r e s i d e n t s and the g e n e r a l p u b l i c .
F I S H I N G D E R B Y ( J a n . 30-31) - $550 i n m e r c h a n d i s e p r i z e s w i l l go to the l u c k y o r s k i l l e d a n g l e r s who l a n d the h e a v i e s t t r o u t ,
b a s s , and c a t f i s h d u r i n g the t w o - d a y d e r b y . Only b a i t and r o d a r e n e c e s s a r y . F i s h i n g w i l l be a l l o w e d at a designated l o c a t i o n
along the lake s h o r e . No f i s h i n g l i c e n s e r e q u i r e d , o n l y y o u r C o m m u n i t y A s s o c i a t i o n a c t i v i t y c a r d . K y o u p l a n to p a r t i c i p a t e ,
please s i g n up at T o w n H a l l C e n t e r office on o r before J a n . 9.
T R O P H Y D A Y - P L A Y E R S ' SKIT - C R A Z E E H A T C O N T E S T ( J a n . 31) - T h i s p r o g r a m w i l l top off the f u l l m o n t h of 10th A n n i v e r s a r y a c t i v i t i e s . I t i n c l u d e s a w a r d i n g of top p r i z e s to t o u r n a m e n t w i n n e r s by Webb v i c e p r e s i d e n t Owen C h i l d r e s s . F o l l o w i n g the
p r e s e n t a t i o n , the Sun C i t y P l a y e r s w i l l s u r p r i s e us w i t h s o m e t h i n g s p e c i a l . F o l l o w i n g t h e i r act w i l l be a C r a z e e Hat Contest .
s p o n s o r e d b y the Sun C i t y L a d i e s G y m and R h y t h m C l a s s . Those l a d i e s w i s h i n g to e n t e r the l a t t e r event m u s t s i g n up at T o w n
H a l l C e n t e r office by J a n , 9. Hat c a t e g o r i e s i n c l u d e : (1) M o s t B e a u t i f u l , (2) M o s t O r i g i n a l , and (3) F u n n i e s t . Loads of nice
p r i z e s , so w h y not make a l i d , l a d i e s .
'70 SERIES SHOW S T A R R I N G E D A M E S ( F e b . 1) - F e a t u r e d w i t h t h i s w e l l - k n o w n v o c a l i s t w i l l be a 22-piece p r o f e s s i o n a l o r c h e s t r a and t w o e x c e l l e n t s u p p o r t i n g a c t s . One i n a s e r i e s of five e x c i t i n g Sun B o w l C e l e b r i t i e s shows.