Sun City Festival Community Association

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26501 West Desert Vista Boulevard, Buckeye, Arizona 85396 September 2018
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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September
Events Sedaka Legacy
September 22nd

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Labor Day •Drug Drop
Sage Center Hours Off 10:00 am •Bookmobile
7am- 10pm 9:00 am to Noon
•BFS- Home War-
ranty Seminar
12:00pm

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Grandparents Day
Patriot Day
Rosh Hashanah

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• Bergen Financial • Bookmobile

•Diamondbacks •Modern City Seminar Special 9:00 am to Noon
•Sunday Movie
Cubs Bus Trip Solar Seminar Event 4:00 pm
Murder on the • Sedaka Legacy
11:00 am
Orient Express Constitution Day
Concert
1pm Yom Kippur

23 24 25 26 •New 27 28 29
Resident
Orientation
• Understanding •Food Truck Event
8:30 am Clubs
Medicare 4:00 pm- 8:00 pm
9:00 am Presentation
10:00 am
Autumnal & 6:00 pm • Dwornik Law
equinox Seminar 9:00 am

30 FESTIVAL LEARNING CLASSES IN CAPS. BOOKMOBILE

September 6th and 20th
Sign Up Today! Sage Center 9am-Noon
Festival Ranch Park 1pm-4pm

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 There is always something to do at Sun City Festival!
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MONDAYS TUESDAYS WEDNESDAYS
ZUMBA 7:15AM
S.E.T. 8:00 AM ZUMBA 7:15 am
Fine Arts 8:30am Swimmers Club Workout 7:00am Wood Carving Class 8:00am
PILATES 8:30AM (BALLROOM) Swimmers Club Workout 8:00am Fine Arts 8:30am
YOGA 8:30AM Pickleball 9:00am PILATES 8:20 AM (BALLROOM)
Pickleball 8:00am PlayersClubMahJongg&OpenPlay9:00am YOGA 8:30 AM
Mah Jongg 9:00am STEP AND PUMP 9:15 AM Pickleball 8:00am
Players Club Bridge & Open Play
Knit One & Crochet Too 9:00am Paper Crafts & More 9:30am
9:00am
Lady Putters 9:30amStrength, Stretch, Balance 10:30AM Beginner Bridge 9:00am
INTERVAL BLAST 9:45 AQUA AEROBICS 11:15 AM Don’t Worry Bead Happy 9:00am
AQUA AEROBICS 10:00AM DANCE FITNESS 11:45 AM Mah Jongg Marathon (2nd) 9am-
Current Events 10:30am Contract Bridge 12:30pm 4:00pm
DANCE FINTNESS 11:00AM Knit One & Crochet Too 12:30pm INTERVAL BLAST 9:45
Pickleball Women’s Rotational TBD
Festival Stitchers 12:30pm AQUA AEROBICS 10:00 AM
Dealer’s Choice Poker 12:30pm GENTLE FITNESS 11:45 AM
Water Volleyball 1:00pm Texas Hold’em Limit Poker 12:30pm
Chess 12:30pm
Scrabble 12:30pm YOGA 4:00 PM Mah Jongg 12:30pm
Lady Putters 12:30pm Tournament Poker (1st & 3rd Tue) 5:30pm Lady Putters 12:30pm
GENTLE FINTNESS 12:15PM Omaha Poker (2nd,4th,5th Tue) Genealogy (2nd Wed) 3:00pm
5:30pm Festival Veterans Club (2nd Wed) 3:30pm
Woodcrafters 5:30pm
Paper Crafts & More 6:00pm
Euchre 6:30pm Ponytail Canasta 6:30pm
Single Deck Pinochle 6:30pm
Social Dance - Ballroom 6:00pm Pickleball 6:30pm Pickleball 6:30pm
Desert Harmony Rehearsals 6:00pm
Pickleball 6:30pm

THURSDAYS FRIDAYS SATURDAYS

YOGA 8:00 AM H.I.I.T. 8:00 AM
S.E.T. 8:00 AM
Swimmers Club Workout 7:00am PILATES 8:00 AM (BALLROOM) Pickleball 9:00am
Swimmers Club Workout8:00am Pickleball 8:00am Don’t Worry Bead Happy 9:00am
Pickleball 8:00am AQUA YOGA 9:00 AM
Fine Arts 9:00am
Contract Bridge 9:00am
Quilting Bees 9:00am Table Tennis 11:45 am
STEP IT UP 9:15 AM
Lady Putters 9:30am ZUMBA 9:15 AM Texas Hold’Em Limit Poker 12:30pm
Strength, Stretch, Balance 10:30AM AQUA AEROBICS 10:00 AM Partners Pinochle 12:30pm
Line Dancers- 10:00am Couples Contract Bridge 6:00pm
AQUA AEROBICS 11:15 AM WoodshopMonthlyMtg(3rdFri)10:00am Pickleball 6:30pm
DANCE FITNESS 11:45 AM FAB’s Luncheon 11:30am
Duplicate Bridge 12:30pm GENTLE FITNESS 11:45 AM
Knit One & Crochet Too 12:30pm
Water Volleyball 1:00pm
Mah Jongg 12:30pm SUNDAYS
EQUIPMENT ORIENTATION3:00PM Chess 12:30pm
YOGA 4:00 PM Genealogy (2nd & 4th Fri) 1:00 pm Mah Jongg 12:30pm
Dealer’s Choice Poker 5:00pm Bunco 6:30pm Chinese Mah Jongg 12:30pm
Partners Pinochle 6:30pm
Pickleball 6:30pm
Pickleball 6:30pm Dominoes (Mexican Train) 6:00pm
Table Tennis 6:30 pm Double Deck Pinochle 6:30pm

Charter CLUBS in Black.

FITNESS CLASSES in Purple. Stop by the Sage Center to sign up! 3
 Resident Profile
News Ken and Linda Erdmann
I’m Ken Erdmann and along with my wife Linda, we’ve
been married for 47 years. We have one son who lives in
Houston and is very successful. My definition of success-
ful is he doesn’t ask me for any money. Seriously, he has
an MBA in IT Management and does well for himself.
We now call Festival home. It’s hard to believe it’s been 8
½ years since we retired and moved to SCF.

We grew up in the metro Detroit area of Michigan and

spent our last 15 years in East Lansing (MSU Spartan
country, GO GREEN!). We both retired in early 2010, me
from Delta Dental where I worked for over 22 years in the
IT world. Linda retired from AT&T where she worked 38
years for the local Bell system as a Customer Advocate.
We’re both pretty active out here, playing a lot of golf as
well as other activities. I tell the story when I was leav-
ing to play golf one day, I asked Linda what she was going
to do. “Clean house” was her response. I came home 5 hours later and found the vacuum cleaner in the
middle of the living room with a post it saying “went to play cards, finish up”.
We’re busy to say the least. Linda is serving her second term as secretary for the Canadian American Friend-
ship Club and I am currently President of the Barrel Buddies Wine Club. I’ve also served as President of the
Men’s Golf Club a couple of times in the past. We’ve got great neighbors and countless good friends. Does it
get any better? We love to travel to see different parts of the country as well as to go to various vineyards in
wine country to taste a little of the grape. We’re big Disney fans having been to both Disneyland and WDW
over 20+ times. We’re always on the go and don’t plan on stopping any time soon. Canadian Rockies next
year.
When we moved out here, Linda used to say, “We’re on a 5 year plan. If we don’t like it, we’re going back”.
She now says, “This is home, we’re not going back”. Festival, you’re stuck with us.

Chartered Club News

What are your interests? Join a club and have some fun!

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un City Festival actively promotes and supports
a variety of more than 30 Chartered Clubs within
the community. Each club is managed and run by
volunteer residents who passionately share a similar
interests.
A separate club listing page with a short introduction
of each club and the contact person is available at
Member Services as well as online at www.OurSun-
CityFestival.net under the Clubs & Interest Groups
section.
All Sun City Festival residents are encouraged to participate in any or all clubs. You can learn more
about club opportunities by attending their upcoming events or by contacting the club
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STAYING YOUNG WITH EXERCISE
With all of
today’s tech-
nology and
knowledge,
the process
of human
aging is still
somewhat
of a mystery. While we know a
lot about the results of aging, we
don’t clearly know the cause(s).
Theories of the causes of aging
include cellular damage due to
free radicals and ongoing chemical
reactions, accumulation of DNA
mutations, or that humans have a
programmed biological clock de-
signed to last only a certain period
of time.
Despite the mysteries of aging, we
clearly know its effects. The heart
becomes less efficient and cannot
pump blood as effectively. Our
blood vessels become less elastic,
less able to carry blood, and no
longer open and close effectively.
We lose muscle mass, bone mass,
brain cells, and balance skills. All
of these losses lead to physical
Fitness Assessment:
$40/one lesson. Complete Fitness Enjoy a relaxing, therapeutic massage. A
Assessment with a personal exercise massage promotes relaxation, reduces
program including one lesson
Equipment Orientation: FREE
60-minute group session on effective
and safe exercise with demonstrations. One-on-one personal training is avail- Blood Pressure Testing is offered
Every Thursday at 3:00 PM in the able for those wanting or needing, a bit
Fitness Center.
inactivity and contribute to hy-
pertension (high blood pressure),
high cholesterol, obesity, osteopo-
rosis, and diabetes.
While “father time” may bring
only bad news, exercise and a
healthy lifestyle provide good
news. Exercise is the best tool we
have to slow, and in some cases,
reverse the aging process. What’s
more, we know exercise specifical-
ly helps so many of the challenges
aging brings.
Aerobic, or cardiovascular, exer-
cise helps reduce blood pressure,
control weight and lower choles-
terol. Taking many forms, aerobic
exercise includes brisk walking,
swimming, cycling, and hiking.
At a minimum, aerobic exercise
should be done three times per
week for 20 minutes each time.
Ideally, aerobic exercise lasts 30-
60 minutes and is done most days
of the week.
Strength/weight training helps
maintain bone density, muscle
strength and mass, and minimizes
risks of falls. Strength training
should be performed 2-3 times
Fitness
Massage Therapy
stress and relieves mental and physical
fatigue. 60-minute appointment $60.00
Personal Training:
more exercise guidance or motivation.
exercise program. 1 session: $35.00
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by Chuck Eier, M.S. C.S.C..
Fitness/Wellness Director
per week, making sure to have a
rest day between sessions. This
rest day allows muscles to rest and
recover. The necessary amount of
weight/resistance varies with each
person. Appropriate resistance
will require a struggle (honest
effort) to perform 12 consecutive
repetitions of an exercise. The
goal is 2 sets of 12 repetitions
separated with 60 seconds rest.
Stretching is important to main-
tain muscle elasticity and joint
range of motion. Stiff, tight mus-
cles are prone to pulls and tears
and make movement difficult.
Stretching should be performed
after exercise and without bounc-
ing. Each stretch should be held
for about 30 seconds with mild to
moderate tension.
Maintaining health and fitness is
critical to slow the aging process
and keeping the body function-
ing at its peak. Always consult a
physician prior to starting exercise
and gradually increase amount of
exercise over time.
Free Blood Pressure
Screenings
September 7th at 2 pm &
September 17th at 9 am
(Sage Center Fitness)
twice per month in the Fitness
Center. No appointments are
necessary.
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Upcoming Sun City Festival October 20th
Lifestyle Events 2018 Charity Event SCF C.A.R.E.S., Partnering with the Buckeye
Police Foundation- stay tune for more details!

September 16th September 22nd October 20th

Movie Matinee The Sedaka Legacy, A Tribute to Neil December 63’
Murder on the Sedaka The music of FRANKIE VALLIE
Orient Express Neil Sedaka has been part of the AND THE FOUR SEASONS comes
Murder on the American Music Culture for over to life in this one-of-a-kind
concert experience. December
Orient Express is 55 years and has sold millions of 63’ showcases all of your favor-
a movie starring singles, albums and CD’s. Now ite Frankie Vallie including the
Kenneth Branagh, at over 70 years of age, and still classic that have been thrilling
Penélope Cruz, and Willem performing today, Neil is one audiences for decades along
Dafoe. When a murder occurs of the most prolific American with the most popular singles
on the train he’s travelling on, songwriters in pop music his- from the Broadway blockbuster
celebrated detective Hercule tory. Terry Davies brings over musical, The Jersey Boys. “Sher-
Poirot is recruited to solve the 25 Sedaka classics to life in this ry” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” ,”Walk
case. Like a Man,” “Candy Girl” and
passionate tribute to the song-
several others. Come out and
Includes candy bar, bag of pop- writing genius, Neil Sedaka. enjoy a night of timeless clas-
corn, soda or water Come out and hear all the Neil sics.
Start time: 1:00 pm Sedaka hits! $20.00 per person.
$3.00 per person. $20.00 per person.

Sunday Sept 16th

Murder on the
Oct 21st
Movie Orient Express
The Rider
Pre-Register at

Madness
1 pm
Pre-Register at
Member Services
$3/person Includes
Popcorn,
Member Services
$3/person Includes
Popcorn,
1 Soda and 1 Candy
Celebration Hall 1 Soda and 1 Candy

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Dining Hours:
Sat 10:30 am - 8 pm
Sun 8:00 am - 8 pm
Mon - Fri 10:30 am - 8 pm

Breakfast: Indigo Grille Hours of Operation Update

Sat & Sun, 8 am - 11 am Bar 28 will open for service again starting on
Happy Hour: Monday September 3rd – 12:00 pm to Close
Daily 3 pm - 6 pm
Saturday Breakfast will be offered starting
Bar 28: September 8th.
12:00pm - 8 pm

Golf Rate Change on September 14th

Annual Pass -
$18 - before 1:00pm
$14 - 1:00pm – 3:00pm
$11 - after 3:00pm Patriot Golf Day Weekend – benefit-
ting the Folds of Honor Foundation
Residents - August 31st – September 3rd
$36 - before 1:00pm •Make a donation in the Golf Shop or Grille
$28 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm •Round your purchase up to the nearest dol-
$22 - after 3:00pm lar or donate any amount you would like.
•Bid on our silent auction items.
*The Folds of Honor Foundation awards post-
Resident Guests - secondary education scholarships to the fam-
$45 - before 1:00pm ily of military men or women who have been
$36 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm injured or killed in the line of duty.
$27 - after 3:00pm
For a complete list of our rates, please
visit www.coppercanyongolfclub.com
Folds of Honor Mission Statement
Since 2007, the Folds of Honor has carried
forth this singular, noble mission. To provide
2018 Over-Seeding Schedule
educational scholarships to spouses and chil-
This year we will have 9 holes open through- dren of America’s fallen and disabled service-
out the over-seed process. members.
September 24th – October 12th - Front 9 The Folds of Honor motto says it best.
Closed for Overseed. Honor Their Sacrifice. Educate Their Legacy.
October 15th – November 2nd – Back 9
Closed for Overseed.

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 Contact Information
Kim Rinehart
Community Manager
928-252-2103
krinehart@aamaz.com

Melissa Kean
Community Standards
928-252-2105
mkean@aamaz.com

Mike Marino
Facilities Director
928-252-2130
mmarino@aamaz.com

Janet Turner
Lifestyle Director
928-252-2104
jturner@aamaz.com

Chuck Eier
Fitness & Wellness
Director
928-252-2115
ceier@aamaz.com

Ryan Duncan
Communications
928-252-2133
rduncan@aamaz.com

Caring Neighbors
928-252-2118

Copper Canyon Golf Club/

Indigo Grille
928-252-6445

Festival Sales Center

623-444-1105

Del Webb/Pulte
Customer Service
800-664-3094

AAM Billing/Customer Care

602-906-4940

Sage Recreation Center

928-252-2100
Fax: 928-252-2102
Monday - Friday
5:30 am - 10:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday
7:00 am - 10:00 pm

Wood Shop & Craft Studios

928-252-2283
Monday - Saturday
7:00 am - 9:00 pm
Sunday 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm