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View 

June 2012 from Sun City Shadow Hills 

Woman’s Club of Indio 

Story on page 10. Photo by Robert DeLaurenti.

Important Contact Numbers 

Sun City Shadow Hills Community Association 

80-814 Sun City Boulevard, Indio, CA 92203 

760-345-4349 

Montecito Clubhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760-772-9617 

Montecito Fitness Center . . . . . . . . . . . 760-772-0430 

Santa Rosa Clubhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760-342-2850 

Lynn Gilliam, General Manager 

lgilliam@pcminternet.com . . . . . . 760-345-4349 Ext. 225 

Jim Morgan, Assistant General Manager 

jmorgan@pcminternet.com . . . . . 760-345-4349 Ext. 223 

Ozzie Lopez, Facility Maintenance Director 

olopez@pcminternet.com. . . . . . . 760-345-4349 Ext. 224 

Evangeline Gomez, Fitness Director 

egomez@pcminternet.com . . . . . . 760-772-0430 Ext. 231 

Jason Ewals, Fitness Coordinator 

jewals@pcminternet.com . . . . . . . 760-772-0430 Ext. 230 

Eric Angle, Lifestyle Director 

eangle@pcminternet.com . . . . . . . 760-772-9617 Ext. 249 

Brenda Avina, Lifestyle Coordinator 

bavina@pcminternet.com . . . . . . . 760-772-9617 Ext. 241 

Gus Ramirez, Communications Coordinator 

gramirez@pcminternet.com . . . . . 760-342-2850 Ext. 204 

Ryan Stemsrud, General Manager, Golf Club 

rstemsrud@shadowhillsgolfclub.com . . 760-200-3375 Ext. 221 

Dar Gibbons, Food & Beverage Director 

dgibbons@pcminternet.com . . . . . . . . . . . . 760-772-7992 

Main Gate House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760-345-4458 

Phase III Gate House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760-342-4725 

Sales Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760-772-5400 

Shadow Hills Golf Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760-200-3375 

Shadows Restaurant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760-772-4342 


Board of Directors 

Tom Hutson, President 

tomhutson@dc.rr.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760-347-6317 

Roland “Dil” Dilda, Vice President 

rpdilda@aol.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760-972-4113 

Jerald “Jerry” Cavoretto, Treasurer 

jcavoretto@dc.rr.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760-469-2651 

Judy Arnold, Secretary 

jgarnold3@aol.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760-200-3500 

Bruce Bonafede, Member at Large 

bruce@bonafedecommunications.com . . . . 760-314-0025 

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For warranty or customer service needs concerning 

your home, please e-mail: socalservice@delwebb.com 

All warranty issues and questions must go through this email. 

You will receive an auto-reply stating your email has been received. 

Mailbox Repair . . . Ozzie Lopez, 760-345-4349 Ext. 224 

Sun City Shadow Hills 

Community Association 

Hours of Operation 

Association Office 

Monday – Friday · 9 am – noon, 1 pm – 4 pm 

1st Saturday of the Month · 8 am – noon 

Montecito Fitness Center 

7 days a week · 5 am – 8 pm 

Montecito Clubhouse 


Santa Rosa Clubhouse 


Lifestyle Desk 


Montecito Café (Kiosk) 


Shadows Restaurant · Fall/Winter/Spring 

Monday – Thursday · 10:30 am – 8 pm 

Friday – Sunday · 8 am – 8 pm 

Rodeo Drive · Tuesday Night · 5 – 7 pm 

$10 Cover · Doors open at 4 pm 

Happy Hour · 7 days a week · 2:30 pm – 5 pm 

Shadow Hills Golf Club Snack Bar 


Hours are subject to change. 

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The View is published monthly by the Sun City Shadow Hills 

Community Association. This publication is copyrighted and 

may not be reproduced or reprinted without the written 

permission of SCSHCA. For inquiries about articles and content, 

please contact Eric Angle (Editor) at 760-772-9617, Ext. 249. 

For advertising inquiries, contact the Lifestyle Department, 

760-342-2850, or email scshlifestyles@pcminternet.com. 

Staff 

Editor-In-Chief: Lynn Gilliam, General Manager 

Editor: Eric Angle, Lifestyle Director 

Production: Gus Ramirez, Communications Coordinator 

Residents 

SCSHCA Communications Committee: 

Shaun Casey, Chair; Arnold Choy; Aggie Jordan; 

Al Miller; Lee Powell; Sid Weiss 

Design 

Cynthia Gunn, Creative Services, La Quinta, CA 

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Chartered Clubs 

We are coming upon the time of year when our 

Chartered Clubs begin their new year with the 

election of board members. Chartered Clubs are 

the backbone of our Sun City Shadow Hills 

lifestyle as clubs offer the opportunity for the 

direct influence of each resident into daily, 

weekly, and monthly activities. With over 40 clubs 

and groups there is a wide variety of activities to 

share with your neighbors. 

As a general overview to the operation of each 

club, the membership of the club will select at 

least three willing (or sometimes not so willing) 

participants from its membership to conduct the 

business of the club and guide it in its activities. 

Although the role of board member for each club 

is very important, much of the success comes from 

the effort, work, and support of all the members 

as a whole. The most active and successful clubs 

work together and support one another for the 

greater benefit of all. These clubs have no shortage 

of volunteers wanting to participate at various 

levels without hesitation including the tasks of 

setting up and operating the activities. 

Pointing out that the underlying success of each 

club depends on the great membership by no 

means undermines the significance of the clubs’ 

elected board members. It takes those elected as 

your club board and their sense of fairness and 

goodwill as well as strong character to lead in the 

decision making process. For those willing to come 

forward and give of their own time to help improve 

the quality of life for their neighbors it takes a 

strong person with a sense of community. If I just 

described you and you are not currently involved 

with a club make sure you stop by the Lifestyle desk 

to visit with our staff so they can get you involved. 

Help is always wanted, needed, and appreciated 

at all levels of availability, so if you want to get 

involved with an existing club or start up a new 

one, our Lifestyle department is here to help. 

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From the 

General 

Manager 

BY LYNN P. GILLIAM 

GENERAL MANAGER 

Upcoming Age Verification Survey 


is an age-restricted community operated in 

compliance with all applicable state and federal laws. 

Pursuant to state and federal law, every owner of, 

or person residing in, a home in Sun City Shadow 

Hills must complete an “Age Verification Form” 

to certify his/her eligibility to reside in our active 

adult community. Without proper age verification, 

Sun City Shadow Hills could lose its status as an 

Adult (55 and older) Community. 

When you purchased your home in Sun City 

Shadow Hills you were asked to fill out age 

verification information based on the occupants 

residing in your residence at the time. Soon you 

should receive a mailing from the Association 

office asking you to update your residency 

information. Please fill this out, whether there 

have been changes in the status of persons living 

in your household or not, by checking the 

appropriate locations on the form and return the 

form to the Association office as soon as possible. 

If there have been changes to the status of your 

household, the Association office will follow up 

with you once they have received your initial 

form back in the mail. 

Once all forms have been returned to the 

Association, the Board of directors will be able to 

certify that the Association continues to meet 

the qualifications as an Adult (55 and older) 

Community. 

If you have any questions please feel free to 

contact the Association staff. We will be glad to 

help you or direct your questions to the proper 

staff member so that your questions are answered 

in a timely manner. The Association office staff is 

looking forward to assisting you. 

Lynn 

In this issue: 

Association News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

Feature Stories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

Food & Beverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

Sports & Fitness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

Lifestyle Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

From Del Webb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

Club News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

Advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 

from Sun City Shadow Hills June 2012 

Association News 

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Employee of the Month · May 2012 

Juanita Flores 

Since the opening of the new Santa Rosa 

Clubhouse in October, we have seen, heard, 

and experienced the growing pains of adding 

such an enormous amenity. One person has 

stepped up to the challenge and has been a 

tremendous help creating consistency in both 

the facility and the service that is provided there. 

Juanita – who has over five years of experience 

monitoring the Montecito Clubhouse, a fitness 

center, and a pool area – has leveraged that 

experience to bring the Santa Rosa online 

with great success. Juanita brings a bright smile 

and pleasant personality to her shift and has 

delivered to all residents the knowledge they 

need to fully utilize and enjoy their new 

clubhouse. Juanita knows and understands 

the operating procedures and rules, and she 

applies them both equally and professionally 

even in the most delicate of situations. 

Congratulations, Juanita, on your dedication 

to service and for making our residents the focus 

of the service we provide. Your ability to make 

others feel they are an important part of the 

community is an invaluable asset. Thank you 

for the work you do each and every day. 

Committee Reports 

Design Review 

BY JIM WIEBORG 

New DRC Guidelines 

All of you should have received your copies of the 

proposed DRC Guidelines. Please take the time to review 

the document and provide comments as you see fit. Once 

approved, there is no going back to make changes, so now 

is the time. This revision is a slow process that has taken 

approximately three years to accomplish, so you will be 

living with this document for a while. 

Several times I have written about the importance of 

staking new trees, how you must periodically check that the 

support wires are loose enough that the trunk can move 

when the wind blows, but one thing seems to be forgotten. 

Eventually, you need to remove the stakes! When the 

diameter of the tree reaches four to five inches, you should 

be able to remove them safely. As the tree gets larger, the 

diameter of the trunk increases more quickly; and we tend 

to forget to loosen the support wires to prevent them from 

cutting into the tree’s trunk. Eventually, the bark will grow 

over the wire if it is not loosened or removed. This interferes 

with the tree’s uptake of water and nutrients and its growth. 

(Refer to Design Review Guidelines Section 6.1.1.) 

Be sure to check your irrigation timing. With the high 

temperatures and wind, you should have increased your 

irrigation system’s run time. The best indicator is to check 

your plants in the heat of the day to see if they are drooping 

because they have not received enough water. 

Board Meeting 

Date: Monday, June 25 

Time: 2:00 pm 

Location: Ballroom 

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President’s Report 

As reported in The Weekly News on scshca.com in May. 

For those that regularly attend the Board of 

Directors monthly meetings, you may have 

noticed that the Board has added a new agenda 

item to its open meeting. Starting with the 

April 2012 meeting our Board will include, as 

part of its meeting, a “President’s Report.” The 

“President’s Report” will primarily provide to the 

members updates and information regarding 

items the Board is currently working on (subject 

to the restrictions imposed on the Board by the 

Association’s Governing Documents and State 

and Federal Laws). 

Items announced in the President’s April 2012 

report: 

• Capital Management Procedures have been 

implemented in order to prevent overspending. 

Requirements for approving capital improvements 

will be put into a folder and held until the end 

of the fiscal year. At that time, projects will be 

selected based on the Community’s needs, 

the amount of surplus monies available, and the 

priorities previously established. 

• SCSH resident Mike Bennett has been 

appointed as the Chairman of the Emergency 

Preparedness Committee. The Board has also 

recently approved the new Emergency 

Preparedness Plan and revisions to the 

Committee’s Charter. Additionally, Phil Olson 

has been appointed as the Chairman of the 

From the Library 

BY SANDY KANELIS 

Welcome to your volunteer 

library. Every book you see on 

the shelves has been donated, 

and volunteers make sure that 

all the books are processed 

and shelved correctly. Our 

volunteers shelve an average of 

1,500 books a month. 

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Many of our volunteers are 

snowbirds. We will NOT be 

accepting any donations until 

September because we do not 

have adequate help to process 

them. Please hold onto your 

donations until September 

when we will gladly accept 

them. 

Paperback and hardback 

fiction books are arranged on 

the shelves by the author’s last 

name. Biographies are arranged 

Finance Advisory Committee to replace Jerry 

Cavoretto, who is serving as Board Treasurer. 

Stu Stryker was selected to serve as a new 

member of the Finance Advisory Committee. 

• Next fall the golf course rough areas will not be 

overseeded. This decision was made in an effort 

to ensure that the Bermuda grass has the ability 

to grow properly in future years. This is a 

common practice for many golf courses in the 

desert area. 

• Pulte has just about completed construction of 

the new well in the northwest corner of the 

property. Pulte has reported that just a few 

miscellaneous items remain to be completed 

and then the well will be fully operational. 

Other areas of interest: 

• The Association has procured full liquor licenses 

at The Shadows restaurant and the Montecito 

Clubhouse. The Santa Rosa Clubhouse’s 

limited license is still pending. Summer hours 

go into effect with new menus beginning in 

June through September 2012. 

• It is anticipated that The Shadows restaurant 

Conceptual Design Proposals will be presented 

to the Community in early fall 2012 in an 

open forum. 

• The HOA office summer hours go into effect 

beginning June 1st until October 12. The office 

will be closed Fridays, and open the first 

Saturday of each month. 

by the first letter of the last 

name of the person the book is 

about. 

We have a small collection of 

historical books arranged by the 

author’s last name with a yellow 

dot above the letter on the 

spine of the book. 

Summer heat is here, and this 

is a good time to stay in air 

conditioned comfort and read a 

good book. 

Read and enjoy! 


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In Your Backyard… 

Desert Bighorn Sheep 

Rosie was a bighorn sheep that 

frequented Landmark Golf Course. 

The golfers would often share their 

sandwich with her. This caused what 

we call “imprinting.” Rosie began 

to prefer hanging out with people 

instead of her own kind. 

Management at the golf course 

worried that Rosie might kick a child 

or butt someone, so one day a truck 

arrived and animal control workers 

took her way up into the hills, so she 

would be with the other bighorn 

sheep again. Then a few months 

later Rosie showed up in a parking 

lot by Circuit City in Rancho 

Mirage. It was a wonder she wasn’t 

hit by a car. 

Something had to be done. She 

was taken to The Living Desert; 

and it was decided that, if Rosie 

wouldn’t stay in the hills, maybe she 

could play an important role in the 

education department so visitors 

could learn more about endangered 

species. 

And that’s where Rosie was when 

I met her. She ate from my hand and 

looked up at me with her big blue 

eyes, and it was love at first sight. 

Because the animals at The Living 

Desert don’t have to forage for their 

food and don’t come in contact with 

predators, they usually live much 

longer there than they would in the 

wild. Rosie’s life expectancy was about 

8 years, but she ended up living for 

14 and died peacefully in her sleep, 

and I cried when I heard she’d died. 

BY CAROL DEROSSETT 

What’s this? I’m crying over a 

bighorn sheep? But Rosie wasn’t 

your run-of-the-mill sheep. She was 

special. She let me pet her. She won 

many over with her charm. 

The desert bighorn sheep is one of 

four hoofed animals in our Sonoran 

Desert. Many live the mountains of 

Arizona. Some also live in our 

mountains above the Coachella V 

alley. They are well adapted to live in 

this arid environment because they 

can eat plants as a source of their 

moisture and, secondly, they have 

enlarged stomach compartments 

that can store water to last for several 

days. They can also drink 20 percent 

of their body weight (up to two 

gallons) in just a few minutes at a 

watering hole. And when the green 

plants have dried up, they eat cactus 

fruit for moisture. 

A bighorn’s hooves are specialized 

to enable it to run and climb to get 

away from its predators. Bighorns 

feel more protected in the steep, 

inaccessible terrain of canyon walls 

and rugged terrain. To stay cool, 

they simply look for a shady spot to 

lie down. Brains are sensitive to heat, 

so desert bighorn sheep have 

evaporative cooling in their nasal 

passages, resulting in a cooling of 

blood vessels that go to the brain. 

These animals socialize in herds, 

benefiting as individuals as many 

eyes watch for predators. Many 

mammals burrow into the earth to 

stay cool in our hot desert, but 

bighorns will find a cool spot in the 

shade and then just be inactive 

during the hot day. 

Both males and females have 

horns. The ewes have narrow horns 

that only grow to be about 12 inches 

long and have about a half a curl, 

while the males have wide, massive 

horns with a full curl. These horns 

can weigh up to 40 pounds. 

Bighorns have declined in numbers 

mainly due to human encroachment. 

Adding additional watering holes 

in our mountains can help these 

animals survive. They generally 

breed in August and September. The 

males will butt heads for dominance, 

and it is said that you can actually 

hear the crack of their butting heads 

over a mile away. 

The females leave the herd to have 

their lambs around February and 

return to the herd about a week 

later. The lambs imprint the spot 

where they were born, and then they 

try to return to that spot when they 

are ready to drop a lamb of their 

own. 

Several years ago we had a 

pneumonia epidemic that was killing 

our bighorns. We worried about 

their survival. A couple of springs 

later, I was on a bus tour heading up 

Highway 74 when we spotted a herd 

of 14. We were delighted to see two 

lambs among the herd, so we knew 

then they were back. 


Book Review 

BY SUE HAFFLEY 

The Uncoupling by Meg Wolitzer 

The Uncoupling is a delightful summer read by 

an author who gets the human condition, Meg 

Wolitzer. A suburban New Jersey high school 

drama teacher decides to stage the ancient Greek 

play, Lysistrata by Aristophanes, as the annual 

drama club offering. In the original Greek, the 

women of Greece withhold sex in a communal 

effort to stop a long-running war. The New 

Jersey version mystically foists a spell on the 

suburb as, one by one, the female staff and 

students of Eleanor Roosevelt High School start 

experiencing a chilly draft: it winds its way up 

from their toes into their very hearts and psyches 

as they decide, each for reasons of her own, that 

sex is simply no longer a feasible activity. The 

men are left perplexed, sometimes angry, but 

mostly baffled. Each story is individual but the 

outcome becomes communal. 

I’ve read most of Meg Wolitzer’s books 

(The Wife, The Position, The Ten-Year Nap) and 

what keeps me coming back are her credible 

characterizations. Both her women and her men 

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are thoroughly contemporary with recognizably 

complex situations and histories. Her deft 

storytelling – combined with generous doses of 

humor, insight, and a lack of rancor – makes for 

enjoyable reading. That’s if you appreciate a 

genre heavy on psychological portraits of 

modern-day people and how, in the living of their 

everyday lives, they create compelling literature. 

If you’re looking for action, The Uncoupling is 

not your cup of tea! 

There are a dozen or so characters featured 

in the book, including Dory and Robby Lang, 

the affable and loving couple who are both 

English teachers at Eleanor Roosevelt; Leeanne 

Bannerjee, Ph.D., the alluring East Indian school 

psychologist; Ed Cutler, the financially successful 

hedge fund manager; and Marissa Clayborn, the 

scholastically gifted athlete and thespian. All 

abide in Stellar Plains, New Jersey, and each story 

relates just how the spell turned boycott plays out 

individually and collectively from the perspectives 

of both the character and those close to them. Of 

course a story of this nature is bound to examine 

and implicitly comment on the role of sex (or the 

lack of it) in our modern-day world. This is a 

sophisticated take on the subject that most, if not 

all, will find inoffensive. Don’t expect explicit 

scenes or language here; that’s not Meg 

Wolitzer’s style. 

But I’m betting a fair number of us will relate 

to and enjoy this tale based on the ancient Greek 

comedy. Happy reading! 


Feature Stories 

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My Xanadu 

BY MYRON CRESPIN 

Xanadu, that mystical Mongolian city, Kublai Kahn’s 

capital in the 12th century, was his Shangri-La, his 

magical city, Chandu. In 1298 a traveler wrote the 

following: 

“Between north east and north, you come to a city called 

Chandu, which was built by the Kahn, now reigning. 

There is at this place a very fine marble Palace, the 

rooms of which are all gilt and painted with figures of 

men and beasts and birds, and with a variety of trees 

and flowers, all executed with such exquisite art that 

you regard with delight and astonishment.” 

Where was my Shangri-La, my Xanadu? Over 40 years 

ago Gina and I moved into our first home in Mar Vista. 

We were in love, and this was our very own Xanadu – 

a small two-bedroom, one-bath cottage built right 

after WWII. We were both New Yorkers, city people, 

apartment dwellers. Never lived in our own home. Never 

had a mortgage. Never had a front lawn or owned a 

lawnmower. Gina was hoping for a larger, more stylish, 

newer home; but this is what I could afford at the time. 

I told her, “Not to worry, it’s only temporary, and we’ll 

buy a new one in five years, someday I’ll build you a 

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and new castle.” Well five years turned into 40, 

but we added on twice to accommodate the two 

kids, a dog, a large den for the oversized 35-inch 

television, and a remodeled kitchen with a 

backyard view of Century City. This was my very 

own Xanadu. 

Soon it became evident, my Xanadu became 

my will do…my get around-to-it…my Gonnadu. 

Business everyday didn’t leave much time for the 

extra things that I promised Gina I would do… 

my Gonnadu. 

The kids moved out, the dog died, and it was 

time. We decided on a small weekender at Sun 

City Shadow Hills. However, it was still either 

the business or the house, so I gave up the 

business and retired. Not good enough for Gina. 

She said to me, “Where is my castle, my Xanadu, 

you promised me: ‘Some Day?’ You’re retired, 

sell the LA house, the weekender, and let’s move 

to a bigger home.” 

Six years ago Gina and I built our very own 

Xanadu. So here we are in a beautiful Shadow 

Hills 2,447-foot Dorado model home, on three- 

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quarters of an acre. With a two-car garage, grass 

in front, plenty of grass in back, rose garden, 

vegetable garden, flower garden, swimming pool, 

hot tub, fire pit, and a citrus orchid. I even have 

a partridge in a fig tree. This now is my dream 

home. Sun City retirement keeps me so active 

that I’m living in my realistic Xanadu. But… 

what went wrong? My Xanadu has become: 

“Myron, clean the garage.” 

“Don’t worry, Gina, later, I’m going to my 

art club.” 

“Myron, pick up the doggy poop.” 

“Later, I’m late for my golf time.” 

“Myron, clean off the back yard.” 

“Can’t now, the boys are waiting for me to 

play billiards, later.” 

“Clean the vegetable patch. Wash the car, 

empty the dishwasher, check the dryer.” 

“Don’t worry, Gina, someday I’ll get it done” 

…Gonnadu. 

My dream Xanadu has become my Gonnadu. 

The author can be reached at abm4rush@aol.com. 

BY LARRY GOODMAN 



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The Woman’s Club of Indio (WCI) hosted “Celebrating 

a Century of Women with Taste” in February of this year 

at the Hacienda Del Toro, Empire Polo Club. The gala 

fundraising affair was attended by 340 guests. Debbie 

Council, a resident of SCSH since September 2005, is 

the current president and opened the program by saying, 

“Never underestimate the power of women getting 

together over a cup of tea.” Among the 54 current 

members in the club are SCSH residents (seen above, left 

to right) Ellen Plach, Jane Tufts, Janet Beaty, Debbie 

Council, Pat Davis, Gloria Beauregard, and Teri Reid. 

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Woman’s Club of Indio: Celebrating 100 Years 

BY ARNOLD CHOY 

Photos by Robert DeLaurenti 

This prestigious event raised $22,000 and awarded 

$1,500 scholarships to 3 high school seniors and $1,000 

each to: the Empowering Women Through Education 

Scholarship, the Paula Ford Memorial Scholarship, a 

Community Service Award to the Indio K-9 Unit, a 

Community Affairs Award to the Coachella Valley Rescue 

Mission, and an Historical Preservation Award to the 

Coachella Valley History Museum. In addition, a $6,600 

check will be presented to the City of Indio for the Animal 

Care Center and a pledge of $10,000 to the Coachella 

Valley History Museum to renovate Pioneer Hall. 


In 1912, Sara Drummond and Estella Hall 

brought together a group of women and started 

the social club. These women, who lived on 

isolated ranches in Indio and throughout the 

Coachella Valley, felt a need and desire for social 

interaction and companionship. They would 

meet twice a month at Sara’s house to exchange 

ideas that would benefit everyone. The original 

name of the group was the Altrurian Literary 

Club. In 1917, the name was changed to the 

Woman’s Club of Indio, and a year later they 

became a part of the General Federation of 

Women’s Clubs (GFWC) that was chartered 

by Congress. Since 1920, the GFWC WCI has 

been meeting on the first Wednesday of every 

month. The WCI is currently the oldest service 

organization in the Coachella Valley and is also 

part of the California Federation of Women’s 

Clubs. 

The founders, Sara and Estella, would be 

proud to know that what they started over 

100 years ago is still successfully raising money 

for scholarships plus charitable and social 

organizations throughout the Coachella Valley. 

The organization also provides volunteers in 

support of various projects like serving lunches 

twice a month at the Coachella Valley Rescue 

Mission, coordinating toy and food drives, 

making personal care kits, and planting trees at 

Jacob C. Domingues Park. 

While visiting the Coachella Valley Historical 

Museum, I saw an exhibit dated April 15, 1918, 

that totally touched my heart and made me feel 

proud to be an American. During the First World 

War in France, eight-year-old Emilie Dondeau’s 

father was killed in action. She was only one of 

thousands of French children that the war left 

fatherless. The WCI adopted Emilie and from 

1918 – 1922 sent to her mother the equivalent 

of 10 cents a day (or half a Franc) to help them 

endure the hardships of their war-ravaged 

country. The WCI also periodically sent gift 

baskets, dolls, blankets, and more. I was amazed 

that a small benevolent organization in Indio 

would reach out to help someone in need over 

5,000 miles away. This historical exhibit is on 

display through May 2012. The museum is 

located at 82616 Miles Avenue and is open 

Thursday through Saturday, 10 – 4 pm, and 

Sunday, 1 – 4 pm. 

While interviewing the SCSH residents of the 

WCI, I captured a familiar and recurring theme: 

caring, giving, satisfying, camaraderie, trusting, 

and pride in the community. They also enjoy and 

respect Debbie’s leadership role as president of 

the club for the past two years. I then asked each 

person why they decided to join and participate 

in the WCI. Here are their candid responses: 

• Jane Tufts: enjoys doing things to help 

other people, feels empowered, likes to have 

fun and meet other people and discover new 

friends. 

• Ellen Plach: loves to make Easter baskets 

and personal care bags and do volunteer 

work. 

• Gloria Beauregard: it’s all about helping 

people, likes to be a volunteer at different 

events, Citizenship Committee Chair of 

the WCI. 

• Janet Beaty: appreciates the down-to-earth 

women, likes working with children, 

supports community services. 

• Teri Reid: likes the people, feels it’s very 

welcoming and fun, found the perfect 

volunteer work, Amenities Committee 

Chair of the WCI. 

• Patricia Davis: relishes giving back to the 

community. 

Teri pretty much summed it all up by 

commenting, “The more you give, the more you 

get.” 

In 2011, WCI members participated in 39 

projects, logged over 3,000 volunteer hours, and 

through various fundraisers raised and donated 

over $13,000 back into the community. The 

club members also accumulated $10,000 “in 

kind” donations (items purchased by members 

for various projects without club treasury 

reimbursements). At the end of the interview, 

Debbie’s parting words were, “Our main 

emphasis and mission is literacy and education: 

promoting the arts in the community, historical 

preservation, civic participation, health and 

public safety, and empowering women.” 

For additional information about the club go 

to womansclubofindio.org. 

The author can be contacted at 

choyarnold50@yahoo.com. 

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Feature Stories 11

When I quit smoking 29 years ago, I gained 30 

pounds. The doctor assured me that quitting was the 

right thing to do, but I was discouraged by the weight 

gain. I have lost and gained those 30 pounds ten times 

over the years. I feel better when I’ve lost weight. Then 

another vacation, holiday, or special occasion rolls around 

and bam! It’s back on. I’m a lifetime member of Weight 

Watchers stuck in a rut. 

I thought that the Fitness Center’s six-week summer 

program, Beat the Heat, starting July 2, might help; but 

I needed some motivation. So I asked four residents how 

they manage their weight-loss trials and tribulations. 

Each person had a different reason for initially losing 

weight. And each uses a different program or method. 

But they all agreed that it takes time and dedication. 

Ken Fails had a diagnosis of a 

pre-diabetic medical condition 

that started him on a low-carb, 

low-fat eating program. He never 

considered a “diet” because he 

didn’t feel the need to lose 

weight. He just wanted to be 

healthy. Ken lost about ten 

pounds on his own. Then, his 

doctor suggested he attend a pre-diabetes education 

class. He learned about portion size, what foods are 

better for you, and the importance of exercise and eating 

regular meals. He lost another 30 pounds within a year 

and is hoping to cut back or eliminate some of his 

medications. Ken said that, if you pay attention to 

portion size of low carb, low fat meals and exercise every 

day, it will be easier to maintain a healthy life style. 

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How they did it: 

Weight Loss Stories 

BY BONNIE TUCKER 

Photos By Sid Weiss 

Bettan Tomassino was very 

heavy as a young adult and first 

tried diet pills prescribed by her 

doctor. She initially lost 20 

pounds but was sick from the 

pills. She then decided to try it 

on her own, with help from her 

friends. She changed her diet 

and started going to the gym. 

Within a year, Bettan was down about 50 pounds. After 

a small set-back, she joined Weight Watchers. She lost 

another 20 pounds and credits the Fitness Center for her 

motivation to keep it off. 

Myron Crespin watched his 

wife lose weight and realized it 

was his time to “get real.” He 

returned from a vacation in 

Europe last year and knew he 

had to do something. His doctor 

suggested a program of Medifast 

drinks during the day plus a 

healthy meal of protein and 

salad at dinner. He was never hungry on the program, it 

was easy to follow, and he lost 30 pounds in three 

months. There was a rough patch over the holidays, but 

Myron admits it was due to not eating right and missing 

his exercise. He’s happy to say that he’s back on track 

now. He said that the key is to keep working whatever 

“diet program” you are following and to exercise. 


Dianne Brown 

was a yo-yo dieter 

for years. Simply put, 

she said, “When I 

lost weight, I felt in 

control and great 

about myself. When 

I gained weight, I 

felt insecure.” She 

has been very successful in the last eight years 

on Jenny Craig. In fact, Dianne now works 

as a counselor for them. She lost 40 pounds 

in six months and dropped a couple of dress 

sizes. Her overall health has improved as well, 

and she was able to stop some medications 

completely or reduced the dosage. Dianne 

said that dieting is 99% mental and that you 

must be ready to change eating habits and 

endorse exercise. 

Everyone agreed that motivation, a goal, 

and daily exercise are keys to the process. 

They said they feel healthier, look better, 

have greater self-esteem, and loads of energy. 

Doesn’t everyone want to feel like this? I sure 

do! 

Now I find myself in the unenviable but 

inevitable position of having a pre-diabetic 

diagnosis, and necessary weight loss is in 

my future. Writing this article has made me 

realize what’s important in my life. And that 

is to be the healthiest and look the best I can. 

SCSH has so much to offer and I want the 

energy to do everything. 

The motivation is staring back at me from 

the scale every day. I’d rather have the choice 

be mine than the doctor’s. So, I’ll take these 

suggestions and run with them. Look for me 

in the Fitness Center during this summer’s 

Beat the Heat! 

Bonnie Tucker can be reached at 

bonnietucker52@yahoo.com. 

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Poetry Contest: Honorable Mention 

“Barbara” 

BY BILLY F. BAUMANN 

Once upon a time 

There was a lovely lass 

She lights up my world 

She is real class 

I love to hear her voice 

And receive her Email 

She is God’s perfect gift 

To the human male 

Her fragrance is enchanting 

And stirs my very soul 

To make her mine forever 

Is my constant goal 

She’s filled with God’s spirit 

It shows upon her face 

She is an earthen vessel 

Everywhere and every place 

She helps so many people 

Her specialty is grief 

So many hurting people 

In her find relief 

She has a mischievous side 

Which thrills me to the core 

When sometimes I am with her 

It never is a bore 

Her name I love is Barbara 

She is such a great delight 

To be my mate forever 

I want with all my might 

Soon I lay me down to sleep 

I pray the Lord my soul to keep 

Dreams of Barbara I will seek 

I hope He lets me have a peek 



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Food & Beverage Update 

BY DAR GIBBONS, CCM 

FOOD & BEVERAGE DIRECTOR 

Mother’s Day Celebrated at Shadows 

We are excited to report on 

the wonderful response to our 

first Mother’s Day Champagne 

Brunch, hosted at the Shadows 

Restaurant. The entire kitchen 

staff went above and beyond to 

set the ambiance with their pink 

and white linen, along with fresh 

flowers on each table. The menu 

featuring Prime Rib, Turkey, 

Tilapia Vera Cruz, and Chicken 

Pomodoro was masterfully 

prepared by Chef José. He was 

also able to work in wonderful 

breakfast and dessert items to 

round out a complete menu, 

celebrating mom’s special day. 

While on the subject of popular 

choices…our signature fare, the 

Shadows Salad, seems to be the 

dish of choice for our frequent 

visitors. The combination of 

mixed greens, candied walnuts, 

dates, strawberries, dried 

cranberries, blue cheese, topped 

with chicken breast and sweet 

tarragon vinaigrette, is not only 

a healthy selection, but is cool 

and refreshing for the hot 

summer months. 

Remember to check the 

website, scshca.com, for our 

updated summer hours and a 

complete listing of menus 

including a printable “take-out” 

menu. 

Until next time, 

Dar 


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Golf 

Operations 

BY RYAN STEMSRUD, PGA 

GENERAL MANAGER 

New Disability Flag Policy 

Beginning July 1, 2012, there will be a new 

procedure for obtaining disability flags for use 

on the golf course. The procedure was 

recommended by the Golf Staff and Golf 

Advisory Committee, and it was approved by the 

Sun City Shadow Hills Board of Directors at the 

April Board Meeting. 

The purpose of the procedure is to improve the 

conditions of the golf course, particularly around 

the putting surface and after overseeding in the 

fall. The new procedure is: 

Eligibility: 

• A Sun City Shadow Hills resident must 

present a current DMV-issued parking 

placard, or other government agency 

document, which notates a disability 

requiring accommodation; or 

• A Sun City Shadow Hills resident must 

present a current dated doctor’s note from 

a physician indicating the specific amount 

of accommodation necessary. 

A Sun City Shadow Hills resident will be 

provided a disability flag the first time if the 

resident is unaware of this rule; however, the 

resident will not receive a flag for future rounds 

until the above documentation is received by 

the Pro Shop staff. When presenting the 

documentation, the resident will be asked to sign 

a statement regarding use of the disability flag for 

the current season. Each year, every golfer will 

need to renew the disability flag permit. 

Thank you for your understanding as we seek 

to present the best playing conditions possible for 

all residents. 

Ryan 

Rules of Golf 

Rule 26-1/15 

Procedures for Relief from 

Lateral Water Hazard 

In the diagram, a player has played a ball 

from the teeing ground (Point A) into the 

lateral water hazard at Point B. It last crossed 

the margin of the hazard at Point C. He may 

play the ball as it lies or, under penalty of one 

stroke: 

(a) play another ball from the teeing 

ground – Rule 26-1a; 

(b) drop a ball anywhere on the far side 

of the hazard on the dotted line 

from the hole through Point C, e.g., 

Point D – Rule 26-1b; 

(c) drop a ball in the shaded area on the 

near side of the hazard which is all 

ground within two club-lengths 

of Point C, but not nearer the hole 

than Point C – Rule 26-1c(i); or 

(d) drop a ball in the shaded area on 

the far side of the hazard which is 

all ground within two club-lengths 

of Point E, but not nearer the hole 

than Point E – Rule 26-1c(ii). 

The player may not drop a ball on the socalled 

“line-of-flight” at Point F or anywhere 

else on the line the ball followed from A to 

B, except in the shaded area on the near side. 

Nor may he drop a ball within two club-lengths 

of Point G, the point on the far side of the 

hazard directly opposite Point C. 


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Montecito Fitness Center Classes & Services 

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New Classes 

Come join our new and exciting 

group exercise classes! 

Integral Yoga 

Monday and Saturday at 9 – 10:30 am 

Santa Rosa Clubhouse 

This gentle class, often referred to as 

the complete or the full spectrum of 

yoga, integrates all the traditional forms 

of yoga into one peaceful and relaxing 

class. Please bring a beach towel and 

pillow for deep relaxation. 

Zumba Toning 

Tuesday at 10 am 

Taking Zumba to the next level! This 

class blends body-sculpting techniques 

and specific Zumba moves into one 

calorie-burning, strength-training class. 

You’ll learn how to use weighted, 

maraca-like Zumba Toning Sticks to 

enhance rhythm, build strength and 

tone all the target zones. 

Fitness Orientations 

By Appointment Only. 

If you are unfamiliar with the 

fitness equipment here at Sun City 

Shadow Hills, you may schedule a 

complimentary Fitness Orientation. 

We are happy to familiarize you 

with all of the state-of-the-art fitness 

equipment and create a basic program 

with workout card for you to follow. 

Please call the Montecito Fitness 

Center at 760-772-0430 or 

the Santa Rosa Fitness Center 

at 760-342-2850 to schedule 

an appointment. 

Beat the Heat 2012 

Fitness 

Update 

BY EVANGELINE GOMEZ 

FITNESS DIRECTOR 

Make sure to sign up 

May 21 – June 17 in the Fitness Center 

We are excited to start our Beat the Heat program 

on Monday, July 2! 

The program begins with baseline measurements 

on July 2 and 3. If you are enrolled in the program 

and haven’t already made an appointment for 

baseline measurements, please be sure to do so by 

June 29. During this appointment you will receive a 

program manual that includes your guide for gaining 

points and workout journals as well as information 

regarding the class schedules. 

This fitness program consists of a variety of special 

exercise classes and educational programs that are 

free to all residents that sign up (by the June 17 

deadline) and participate. The Fitness team keeps 

track of your exercise progress for six weeks (ending 

on Thursday, August 9), and participants are 

rewarded with incremental prizes as you earn points. 

So the more you exercise and participate, the more 

prizes you can win! The Beat the Heat point board 

is updated weekly so that you will be able to see 

where you stand. This is also a great way to get your 

friends and loved ones motivated to work out and 

live a healthy lifestyle. 

On Friday, August 10, we will have the grand finale 

celebration for all the participants who stayed with 

the program and acquired at least one of the 

incremental prizes. 

Please contact the Fitness Center at 760-772-0430 

for any questions. 

Evangeline 


Lecture Series 

Arthritis for Seniors 

What is Arthritis? Furthermore, what is 

Osteoarthritis? If you are interested in finding 

out, join us on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 

6:30 pm in the Aerobic Studio at the 

Montecito Fitness Center for an informative 

lecture presented by Eric Davenport DC. 

Eric is a Chiropractor at Gonstead Family 

Chiropractic and he will be discussing Arthritis 

as well as Osteoarthritis and ways to prevent 

and diminish the effects that they can have 

on the body. He will be discussing different 

types of exercise and activity that can aid in 

the relief of pain and stiffness caused by 

Arthritis and Osteoarthritis. Classes like 

Aqua Fitness and Eric’s Thera-band class are 

great ways to get moving without causing 

pain or discomfort. In this lecture, Eric will 

go into detail about what can be done to 

treat Arthritis as well as Osteoarthritis. 

So if you are interesting in learning more, 

sign up for this interesting talk by coming 

down to the Montecito Fitness Center or by 

giving us a call at 760-772-0430. 

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Massage Therapy 

Monday, June 25 

(Montecito Fitness Center) 

Wednesday, June 6 & 20 

(Santa Rosa Clubhouse) 

Time: 10 am – 2 pm 

Therapist: Jacquelyn Poulin 

Fee: $1/minute 

Chair Massage 

Please schedule 

with Fitness Center at 

760-772-0430 

Friday, June 8 & 22 

(Montecito Fitness Center) 

Time: 8 am – 12 pm 

Therapists: Two Therapists 

from A One Price Quality 

Massage Therapy 

Fee: $1/minute 

Chair Massage 

or $10 for 15 minutes 

Please schedule 

with Fitness Center at 

760-772-0430 


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2012 Fitness 

Guest Punch Card 

Residents can come to the 

Montecito Fitness Center and pick 

up the 2012 Fitness Guest Punch 

Card. The punch card is required 

for any guests using the Fitness 

Center (pool not included). 

This card must be presented to the 

Fitness Desk prior to working out. 

One of the 50 squares will be 

signed off for each guest each day. 

If a guest does not have the punch 

card, a $5 fee per visit will apply. 

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CPR/AED Certification 

June 29, 8 am – 12 pm 

Cost: $15.00 

First-Aid Certification 

June 29, 1 pm – 5 pm 

Cost: $15.00 

If you would like to 

participate in both the cost 

will be $25. 

Classes instructed by Philip J. 

Curia, EMT with over 20 years of 

experience in CPR and First-Aid. 

Please register for certification at 

the Fitness Center. Call 760-772- 

0430 for additional information. 

Blood Pressure Screenings 

June 4 and 18, 

8:30 – 10:30 am 

High blood pressure is called 

“the silent killer” because there 

often are no symptoms. Your 

numbers are your only warning. 

Know your numbers. Stop by the 

Fitness Center and get your blood 

pressure measured. Sponsored 

by Cambrian Homecare. 

Sunday Monday Tuesday 

June 2012 

Studio classes are limited to 25 participants for safety purposes. 

Please arrive early to ensure your spot. 

Listings in BLUE indicate Charter Club membership required. 

For more information on calendar listings, call the Fitness Center 

760-772-0430, or log on to the web site and check the Fitness Center 

page for class descriptions. This schedule is subject to change. 

3 4 5 

8:00 AM Bocce Ball Drop-In (SR) 

8:00 AM Putting Drop-In (PC) 

9:00 AM Mixed Doubles 

Tennis (TC) 

3:00 PM Table Tennis (SR) 

5:00 PM Volleyball Drop-In (SR) 




Tennis (TC) 






Tennis (TC) 






Tennis (TC) 



7:00 AM Stretch (SR) 

7:00 AM Ladies Tennis (TC) 

8:00 AM Reformer Pilates (AS) $$ 

8:00 AM Bocce Ball Drop-In (MC) 

9:00 AM Zumba (AS) $ 

9:00 AM Men’s Tennis (TC) 

9:00 AM Integral Yoga (SR) 

10:00 AM Mat Pilates (AS) $ 

10:00 AM Aqua Fitness (IP) $ 


2:00 PM Stretch (AS) 

3:00 PM Shall We All Dance (AS) 

4:00 PM Adv. Line Dance (AS) 

6:00 PM Wii Bowling (AS) 

6:00 PM Pickle Ball (SR) 

10 11 12 














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7:00 AM Total Body Ball (AS) $ 

8:00 AM Total Body Strength (AS) $ 

8:00 AM Mat Express (SR) 

8:00 AM Pickle Ball (SR) 


9:00 AM Balance the Brain (AS) $ 


10:00 AM Zumba Toning (AS) $ 


2:30 PM Table Tennis - Open (SR) 

4:00 PM Shuffleboard Drop-In (MC) 

5:00 PM Int. Line Dance (AS) 








2:30 PM Table Tennis - Open (SR) 

4:00 PM Shuffleboard Drop-In (MC) 


6:30 PM Health Speaker (AS) 








9:00 AM 

9:00 AM 

9:00 AM 

10:00 AM 

10:00 AM 

11:00 AM 

2:00 PM 

3:00 PM 

4:00 PM 

6:00 PM 

Zumba (AS) $ 

Men’s Tennis (TC) 

Integral Yoga (SR) 

Mat Pilates (as) $ 

Aqua Fitness (IP) $ 

Reformer Pilates (AS) $$ 

Stretch (AS) 

Shall We All Dance (AS) 

Adv. Line Dance (AS) 

Wii Bowling (AS) 

8:00 AM 

8:00 AM 

9:00 AM 

9:00 AM 

10:00 AM 

10:00 AM 

11:00 AM 

2:30 PM 

4:00 PM 

Mat Express (SR) 

Pickle Ball (SR) 


Balance the Brain (AS) $ 


Zumba Toning (AS) $ 


Table Tennis - Open (SR) 

Shuffleboard Drop-In (MC) 



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Legend 

AS – Aerobic Studio 

FC – Fitness Center 

GC – Golf Club 

IP – Indoor Pool 

MC – Montecito CH 

SR – Santa Rosa CH 

OS – Offsite 

TC – Tennis Courts 

$ – $3 charge 

$$ – $6 charge 











10:00 AM Massage (FC) 







8:00 AM 

8:00 AM 

9:00 AM 

9:00 AM 

10:00 AM 

10:00 AM 

11:00 AM 

2:30 PM 

4:00 PM 






Zumba Toning (AS) $ 


Table Tennis - Open (SR) 





Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 

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Wii Bowling League 

It’s that time again! Our Wii Bowling League is back! 

Come out and join your fellow residents for some fun and 

excitement as we start our 12-week Wii Bowling League at the 

Fitness Center. This 12-week league will be team play with 

teams of two competing for the SCSH Wii Bowling Team 

Championship. So come on down to the Fitness Center on 

Monday, June 4, at 6 pm to register your team and to get 

informed about the rules and layout of this 12-week league. 

See you there! Contact the Fitness Center at 

760-772-0430 for additional information. 

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8:00 AM Strength Cond. (AS) $ 



9:00 AM Beginning Zumba (AS) 



10:00 AM Power Yoga (AS) $ 


10:00 AM Weight Room Circuit (SR) 




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8:00 AM Interval Training (AS) $ 

8:00 AM Volleyball Drop-In (MC) 

7:00 AM Total Body (AS) $ 




9:00 AM 

9:00 AM 

9:00 AM 

10:00 AM 

10:00 AM 

10:00 AM 

11:00 AM 

Yoga (AS) $ 

Putting Drop-In (PC) 


Massage (SR) 

Mat Pilates (AS) $ 

Weight Room Circuit (SR) 


8:00 AM 

8:00 AM 

8:00 AM 

9:00 AM 

9:00 AM 

10:00 AM 





Ladies Tennis (TC) 


8:00 AM 

9:00 AM 

9:00 AM 

9:00 AM 

9:00 AM 

10:00 AM 


Beginning Zumba (AS) 

Stretch (SR) 


Bocce Ball Drop-In (SR) 

Power Yoga (AS) $ 

12:00 PM 

12:00 PM 

3:00 PM 

3:30 PM 

4:30 PM 

5:00 PM 

Latin Dance Party (AS) 

Table Tennis (SR) 

Line Dance – Basics (AS) 

Beg. I Line Dance (AS) 

Lively Liners (AS) 

Basketball Drop-In (SR) 

10:00 AM 

11:00 AM 

12:00 PM 

4:00 PM 

5:00 PM 

Zumba (AS) $ 


Thera-band Exercise (AS) 

Beg. II Line Dance (AS) 

Int. Line Dance (AS) 

10:00 AM 

10:00 AM 

11:00 AM 

1:00 PM 

3:00 PM 








8:00 AM Interval Training (AS) $ 


9:00 AM Yoga (AS) $ 







3:00 PM Line Dance – Basics (AS) 

3:30 PM Beg. I Line Dance (AS) 

4:30 PM Lively Liners (AS) 

5:00 PM Basketball Drop-In (SR) 



8:00 AM Mat Express (SR) 


8:00 AM Shuffleboard Drop-In (MC) 






12:00 PM Thera-band Exercise (AS) 

4:00 PM Beg. II Line Dance (AS) 

















8:00 AM Interval Training (AS)$ 





8:00 AM Massage (FC) 


9:00 AM 

9:00 AM 

9:00 AM 

10:00 AM 

10:00 AM 

10:00 AM 

11:00 AM 

Yoga (AS) $ 

Putting Drop-In (PC) 


Massage (SR) 

Mat Pilates (AS) $ 



8:00 AM 

8:00 AM 

8:00 AM 

9:00 AM 

9:00 AM 

10:00 AM 





Ladies Tennis (TC) 


8:00 AM 

9:00 AM 

9:00 AM 

9:00 AM 

9:00 AM 

10:00 AM 


Beginning Zumba (AS) 

Stretch (SR) 


Bocce Ball Drop-In (SR) 

Power Yoga (AS) $ 

12:00 PM 

12:00 PM 

3:00 PM 

3:30 PM 

4:30 PM 

5:00 PM 

Latin Dance Party (AS) 


Line Dance – Basics (AS) 

Beg. I Line Dance (AS) 

Lively Liners (AS) 

Basketball Drop-In (SR) 

10:00 AM 

11:00 AM 

12:00 PM 

4:00 PM 

5:00 PM 

Zumba (AS) $ 


Thera-band Exercise (AS) 

Beg. II Line Dance (AS) 

Int. Line Dance (AS) 

10:00 AM 

10:00 AM 

11:00 AM 

1:00 PM 

3:00 PM 






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20 21 22 23 

27 28 29 30 





8:00 AM CPR (MC) 

8:00 AM Interval Training (AS) $ 7:00 AM Men’s Tennis (TC) 8:00 AM Strength Cond. (AS) $ 

8:00 AM Volleyball Drop-In (MC) 8:00 AM Mat Express (SR) 


9:00 AM Yoga (AS) $ 





8:00 AM Shuffleboard Drop-In (MC) 






10:00 AM Weight Room Circuit (SR) 9:00 AM Ladies Tennis (TC) 


11:00 AM Reformer Pilates (AS) $$ 10:00 AM Aqua Fitness (IP) $ 10:00 AM Aqua Fitness (IP) $ 

12:00 PM Latin Dance Party (AS) 10:00 AM Zumba (AS) $ 




3:00 PM Line Dance – Basics (AS) 


3:30 PM Beg. I Line Dance (AS) 12:00 PM Thera-band Exercise (AS) 1:00 PM First Aid (MC) 

4:30 PM Lively Liners (AS) 

4:00 PM Beg. II Line Dance (AS) 1:00 PM Adv. Line Dance (AS) 

5:00 PM Basketball Drop-In (SR) 5:00 PM Int. Line Dance (AS) 3:00 PM Table Tennis (SR) 


7:00 AM Basketball Drop-In (SR) 


11:30 AM Table Tennis Drop-In (SR) 


5:00 PM Bocce Ball Drop-In (MC) 

5:00 PM Pickle Ball Drop-In (SR) 






























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Although summer is now here and our winter 

neighbors have left for friendly climates (either 

for the entire summer or extended vacations), we 

are still rocking and rolling in Lifestyle. There is 

way too much living to do to sit idle, so we came 

up with a wonderful plan to keep us going in 

June. 

First off, our happy hours are back at the 

Montecito. This time we are getting happy 

on Monday afternoons from 4 – 6 pm. Enjoy 

wine, cheese, and great company for only $5 

all-inclusive during this social power hour. We 

will have limited seating; make sure you buy your 

wristbands early so we don’t have to turn anyone 

away at the door. 

Our summer getaways will also take shape with 

another fun outing to Harrah’s Casino in San 

Diego on Thursday, June 7. You can’t lose as the 

day away in the picturesque mountains and great 

weather of is worth the $5 ticket. We also will 

be heading out to Sylmar for a fun day at the 

amazing on Thursday, June 14. The Nethercutt 

features over 250 classic automobiles among 

other fascinating collectibles. This is the perfect 

treat for dads of all ages or anyone who loves the 

classics. 

June also features the kick-off to our summer 

concert series. Enjoy the spicy sounds on Salsa 

Night (Saturday, June 16). You can relax and 

mingle with friends or dance the night away. 

Get your Zumba on if you dare. See you in the 

clubhouse! 

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Lifestyle Update 

June 2012 

BY ERIC ANGLE 

LIFESTYLE DIRECTOR 

– Eric 


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BY FRANCINE WALLACE 

GENERAL SALES MANAGER 

PULTEGROUP/DEL WEBB 

Before we unveiled our Living Well Collection 

of new model homes in January, I wrote a couple 

of articles talking about their innovative design. 

Turns out some of the features of our new homes 

made quite a splash not only with home buyers, 

but also with the news media. Especially the 

design feature we call the “retreat” and some 

media began calling the “snore room.” 

As you know if you have seen our new models, 

the retreat (or so-called “snore room”) is an extra 

room that is part of the master suite, separate 

from the master bedroom but connected to it 

through the master bath. Of course it is not only 

a sleeping space for someone who snores or 

needs to have the TV on all night; it is also a very 

convenient space for reading, relaxation, 

massage, exercise equipment, a hobby, or any 

other activity requiring a cozy, comfortable 

space. But the idea that it can also serve as a 

“snore room” really caught on with the media 

covering the new home industry. The following 

are just a couple of examples of the coverage. 

CBS in Los Angeles called the retreat/snore 

room “a revolutionary residential feature.” And 

said, “Del Webb offers prospective residents of 

its new Sun City Shadow Hills development a 

‘master retreat’ feature, a secondary bedroom 

attached to the master suite through the 

bathroom.” 

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Our new Californian plan is approximately 2,656 square feet 

with three bedrooms, three baths, and popular design options. 

Our New Designs Make the News 

MSNBC.com contributor Jane Hodges wrote 

a long story on the subject, pointing out 

“Celebrities such as Tom Cruise and Katie 

Holmes, and ‘Judge Judy’ Scheindlin and her 

husband reportedly have snore rooms in their 

homes.” She also said that Del Webb was a leader 

in addressing this issue through its innovative 

home designs. And she quoted our vice president 

of strategic marketing, Andy Wong, who said, 

“It’s not something for everybody. No one says, 

‘I want another bedroom for my spouse.’ But 

many say they wind up sleeping separately by the 

end of the night, even though they start out in 

bed together.” 

The way we see it, when you live at a Del Webb 

community, where there is so much lifestyle to 

enjoy during the day, it is important to get a 

good night’s sleep. If we can help some of our 

buyers do that through innovative home design 

we are really happy to do so. 

And while our new designs got a lot great 

coverage, and it is nice to get attention from the 

media, ultimately our mission and our goal is to 

meet the needs and exceed the expectations of 

our home buyers. Those are the only “reviews” 

we really care about. 

See you soon! 

Francine 


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Billiards 

Don Salvatore 

760-775-8394 

dsalvatore@dc.rr.com 

Bridge 

Arny Grushkin 

760-296-1477 

agg.industries@snet.net 

Bunco 

Marcia Guntman 

760-347-1534 

mguntman@msn.com 

Camera Club 

Gary Mencimer 

760-902-4021 

scshcamera@gmail.com 

Canasta 

Sarelle Rive 

760-610-2459 

sarelle100@yahoo.com 

Ceramics Club 

Paula Nadel 

760-262-8277 

idyletalks@dc.rr.com 

Classy Niners 

Mary Kunstler 

760-393-8143 

sunburstave1996@ 

yahoo.com 

Community Singers 

Mary Harder 

760-775-1427 

maryharder@aol.com 

Computer Club 

Mike Nilsson 

760-200-4848 

mmnilsson@aol.com 

Concerts 4 U 

Steve Blake 

760-345-7657 

sblake126@verizon.net 

Couples Golf 

Gloria Mossman 

760-360-3761 

turtleglo@verizon.com 

Creative Arts 

Adrianne Wagers 

760-200-0925 

adewage@msn.net 

Desert Life 

Criss Kiefer 

760-345-7551 

criss.kiefer@yahoo.com 

Discussion Forum 

Ben Weissbach 

760-702-7159 

ben11169@dc.rr.com 

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Games Plus 

Carol Dorler 

760-953-3224 

prov356jcd@msn.com 

Happy Tappers 

Pat Rosandich 

760-343-0783 

rosandich2@verizon.net 

King & Queens 

Card Club 

Ben Weissbach 

760-702-7159 


Lady Putters 

Linda Delaney 

760-772-1765 

lindajdelaney@gmail.com 

Lively Liners 

Barbara Wright 

760-636-0701 

bhwrcw@gmail.com 

Mah Jongg 

Darcy Muir 

760-610-1626 

tmuir@dc.rr.com 

Men’s Golf Club 

John Council 

760-360-9331 

johncouncil@verizon.net 

Oke Dokey Karaoke 

Lynn Trahan 

760-393-2390 

racquetbums@aol.com 

Opera Club 

Estelle Lieb 

760-345-6036 

estellelieb@dc.rr.com 

Paddle Tennis 

John Bowden 

760-298-1303 

john.bowden@yahoo.com 

Pairs 9-Hole Golf Club 

Vivian Chertok 

760-772-9771 

vchertok@yahoo.com 

Pan 

Thelma Levine 

760-610-2964 

temi@aol.com 

Performing Arts 

Jane Gayer 

760-393-8352 

janegayer@aol.com 

Pet Club 

Bob Sielski 

760-200-3193 

rsielski@verizon.net 

Pickleball 

Janice Volkenant 

314-497-3197 

jvolk1980@sbcglobal.net 

Club Contact Information 

Rainbow Friends 

Fera Mostow 

760-262-8596 

fmostow@gmail.com 

Readers Ink 

Merle Freedman 

760-345-2765 

mcfreedman@dc.rr.com 

Retirement Club 

Jeff Stoll 

760-619-2930 

jstoll@hotmail.com 

RV Club 

Tom Thomas 

760-342-3282 

stuffinskis@earthlink.net 

Shall We All Dance 

Olympia Pilafidis 

760-464-6885 

olympia.pilafidis@ 

verizon.net 

Softball 

Ed Mogan 

760-200-1693 

Solos 

Shirley Bunce 

760-345-8121 

sbdesertrose@yahoo.com 

Stitchin’ & Stampin’ 

Sue Gates 

760-393-8591 

gates.sue@gmail.com 

Table Tennis 

Ann Mottino 

760-393-2080 

amottino@dc.rr.com 

Tennis Club 

Marje Burdine 

760-610-5686 

mburdine@telus.net 

That’s Entertainment 

Ben Weissbach 

760-702-7159 


Travel Club 

Jerry Irwin 

760-289-6748 

ongreenpar@dc.rr.com 

Tuesday Night Putters 

Dale Conatser 

760-775-9680 

tuesdaynightputters@ 

msn.com 

Tutta Bella Vino 

Aldo Tremonti 

760-972-3025 

atremonti@dr.rr.com 

Ukulele Strummers 

Darlene Turner 

310-200-5022 

dardar37@dc.rr.com 

Veterans Club 

Tom Hutson 

760-347-6317 

tomhutson@dc.rr.com 

Women’s Golf Club 

Kathy Budzik 

760-262-8160 

kb32943@gmail.com 

Writers Club 

Tony Davis 

760-775-9521 

antiqphoto@earthlink.net 

Resident Groups 

Democrats In SCSH 

Stacia Armstrong 

760-469-3995 

sarmstrong3@dc.rr.com 

Republicans In SCSH 

Mike Cohen 

760-345-3636 

mikec7419@verizon.net 

Clubs in Formation 

Bocce 

Shel Ellman 

760-469-8124 

Motorcycle Rides 

Robert Mastrangelo 

760-636-0093 

agourabob@dc.rr.com 

Road Bicycle Riders 

Dario Fadiga 

760-345-7398 

dfadiga@dc.rr.com 

Stamp Club 

Ray: 760-262-0969 

Luell: 760-343-5667 

Interested in starting a new club? 

Are you interested in another hobby? 

Why not start a new club! 

Drop by the Lifestyle Desk in the 

Montecito Clubhouse to pick up 

an informational packet. 

760-772-9617 

THE LIFESTYLE DESK ACCEPTS VISA AND MASTERCARD. 


Billiards Club 

On Wednesday, April 25, we 

held our monthly tournament. 

We played a single eight ball 

format and had 16 players in 

competition with a consolation flight for those 

who lost their first match. First place was won by 

Bryan Murray, and second place went to Gary 

Hammer. The consolation flight was won by 

Balta Rosales. Everyone played well and enjoyed 

themselves. Congratulations to all our winners 

and all who competed. 

Our club continues to meet every Wednesday 

at 7 pm in the Billiards Room for open play. 

Tournaments are held the last Wednesday of 

the month at a cost of $2 per player for each 

tournament. You must be a club member to play 

in the monthly tournaments. 

Women and men of all levels of experience are 

welcome and encouraged to join. It’s a great way 

to make new friends and meet your neighbors! 

Come to the Montecito Billiards Room on 

Wednesday nights for open play. Lessons are 

available at 10 am every Monday in the Billiards 

Room by Bryan Murray (760-342-9028). 

Need any further information? Please call 

Don Salvatore at 760-775-8394. See you on 

Wednesday in the Billiards Room. 

Bunco 

We had a wonderful time last 

month. We had 20 ladies yelling 

and screaming at the dice. We had 

two new residents join us. 

Please join us the last Wednesday night of each 

month at 6:45 pm in the Montecito Clubhouse. 

Any questions, please call Marcia Guntman at 

760-347-1534. 

Camera Club 

We are looking forward to a 

great year with our new club 

officers: President, Glenn Darragh; 

Vice President, Paul Priebe; Secretary, Diane 

Anderson; and Treasurer, Anna Kelly. Our club 

will be dark until the fall while a lot of us travel 

to cooler climates this summer! Safe travels to all, 

and don’t forget to take lots of pictures! 

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Canasta Club 

A few new members have 

joined the club, and we always 

welcome more to enjoy a couple 

of hours of canasta card playing 

and a lot of fun. If you are not familiar with the 

game, we are happy to help you learn. The yearly 

dues of $10 are payable July 1 and good through 

June 30, 2012. 

We gather every Friday at 1 pm, usually in the 

Capistrano room. If you are interested in joining 

or have any questions, please call either Sarelle at 

760-610-2459 or Sherry at 760-200-3483. 

Hope to see you there! 

Ceramics Club 

No June blues at our club! 

We do not go on hiatus for the 

summer, so come stay cool with us 

and make some art. 

Member Alba enjoys using her creative talents 

to draw and paint on various items. Sarelle kept 

busy last month pouring many shapes of tea bag 

holders, including pigs and cactus. She was giving 

them as party favors at her special occasion 

get-together with her family. Several members, 

including Robert, were painting designs on 

garden watering cans, so individual and unique. 

Mark your calendars for the Harvest Festival, 

which will be on November 3. The Ceramics 

Club will once again coordinate that special 

event. More information to come. 

We meet at 9 am in the Montecito Clubhouse 

on Tuesdays and Fridays. 

Classy Niners 

On April 10, the Women’s Golf 

Club joined us for a wonderful 

time playing nine holes of golf 

followed by lunch at our Spring Par-Tee. Our 

final event was a cocktail party held on May 1 to 

celebrate a successful club year. The 2012/2013 

Board was introduced. They are President Sue 

McClure, Vice President Linda Doom, Treasurer 

Cory Stevens, and Secretary Janet Peper. Planning 

for the new year is already under way. 

The club will continue to play golf throughout 

the summer. The tee time will be 6:30 am with 

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check-in at 6:15 am. Remember to sign up no later than 

noon on Sunday before play either by email at 

scsh9ers@yahoo.com or on the signup sheet at the Pro 

Shop. 

Applications and dues for the 2012/2013 year are 

being accepted now. Please deposit your $15 check from 

a U.S. bank made payable to Classy Niners in the mailbox 

at the Montecito Clubhouse or in the drawer at the Pro 

Shop. Applications may be obtained at the Pro Shop, or 

you may contact Cory Stevens at 760-565-6892 for 

more information. We welcome ladies of all levels of golf. 

The club provides a great opportunity to improve your 

game as well as meet new friends. 

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Community Singers 

Singers will be on break for the summer 

months. We will be having our first 

meeting on Monday, September 24, at 

5 pm in the Montecito ballroom. We have a music-filled 

season planned for 2012/2013. 

The Community Singers 2012/2013 board is made up 

of Sally Bozzo, President; Ken Hailpern, Vice-President; 

Eileen Heckel, Secretary; Robin Zimmerman, Treasurer. 

If you wish to get more information, please contact 

President Sally Bozzo at sally@bozzo.net. 

Our holiday program is scheduled for December 9; and 

an exciting spring concert is scheduled for April 7, 2013. 

Keep watching The View for new details. 

Have a wonderful summer, and happy singing! 

Computer Club 

With the club unable to fill all of its 

board positions to continue operating, 

the Lifestyle team will step in to help keep 

the exciting array of classes going on an as needed basis. 

We filled all the officer slots except that of President. 

Unfortunately, our HOA rules require a club to have a 

president and we couldn’t find a volunteer to replace 

Mike Nilsson, our “irreplaceable” president of three years. 

He saved the club from extinction in 2009, bringing the 

membership up from about 35 to the current 252. 

Half of those 252 are Apple users who became members 

as a direct result of Gary Mencimer’s dedication and 

advanced Apple knowledge. He put on a ton of Apple 

classes for people of all skill levels (including one 90-yearold 

with an iPad!) 

Dwight Carlson deserves a lot of credit for four years 

of keeping track of pretty much everything and making 

the club run like a finely tuned Swiss watch. 

We look forward to seeing all of you in the fall and 

watch for announcements and information on upcoming 

classes. 

Concerts 4U 

Summer is just about here and things 

have slowed down considerably. But . . . 

Concerts 4U continues to entertain you 

and plan for next season’s events. Sir Laffs A Lot is still 

providing wonderful comedians for your entertainment. 

The series tickets (with reserved seating) are on sale for 

our 2012/2013 season. 

Congratulations to the new board of Concerts 4U: 

Cathie Riddle-Weiser, President; Barbara Dutton, Vice 

President; Julie Johnston, Treasurer; and Judy Baker, 

Secretary. A big thank you to our outstanding board who 

led us through a fabulous year of entertainment. We are 

confident that our new board will follow in their footsteps 

and grow our club to bigger and better heights. 

Thank you to everyone who made our year such a 

success. We have a wonderful group of people who are 

dedicated to bringing first-class entertainment to our 

community. Please consider joining our great club. We 

have a good time. Have a wonderful summer. 

Couples Golf 

What a great season for Couples Golf! 

We held our last regularly scheduled golf 

outing on Sunday, May 20. Of course we 

dined after golf at The Shadows as usual. Our appreciation 

to Dar and his crew for treating us sumptuously all year. 

For the rest of the summer, Couples Golf will go 

“informal.” You can make up your own groups and call 

the Pro Shop for tee times. Check the Couples Golf 

bulletin board in the Pro Shop for announcements. 

As you may know, we held our annual election of new 

Board members in late April. Two members of this year’s 

Board have graciously consented to stay on for another 

year. They are Gloria Mossman as Membership Chair and 

Merlina Tate as Sectetary. Thank you, ladies! 

Your newly elected Board is: President, Stu Stryker; 

Vice President, Mike Mello; Tournament Chair, Ken and 

Donna Rawson; Treasurer, Arnold Choy; and Handicap 


Chair, Etherwyn Hintz. Talk about strong and 

dedicated people. Couples Golf marches on! 

Special thanks go to retiring Board members 

Rich Smeby; Tournament Chair, Bob Mills; 

Treasurer, Grace Hutchins; and Handicap Chair 

and President, Dick Reed. Putt ‘em out. 

Creative Arts Club 

Summer has warmed up and 

we are warming up for our next 

workshop, which starts on Monday, 

June 4. Taught by award-winning artist Patrick 

Dooley, this is a three-day watercolor workshop 

(6/4, 6/11, and 6/18). Even if your preferred 

medium is not watercolor, you will gain 

something from these classes. The cost is $45, 

and you must pre-register. Contact Adrianne 

Wagers at 619-540-3554 for more information. 

Our new board members were elected, and 

some new committee members were appointed 

to assist with the smooth flow of business. Cathy 

Sciaini is our President, Adrianne Wagers is Vice 

President, Cathie Riddle-Weiser is Secretary, and 

Ann Blake is Treasurer. Marcia Gewelber is 

Director of Public Relations, Rose Taylor is 

Facility Monitor, and Ray Valle is Sergeant at Arms. 

Our featured “Artist of the Month” in the 

Montecito Clubhouse is Cathie Riddle-Weiser. 

Her medium of choice is acrylics. On display in 

the Sales Office this month is artist Anita Krapes, 

whose medium of choice is oils. Stop by to see 

their beautiful work. 

Join us any Monday and Thursday morning, 

from 9 am – noon in the Cambria/Mirada 

rooms. For information, call Marcia Gewelber at 

760-469-5258. 

Desert Life 

We celebrate our birthday this 

month! Desert Life will hold its 

monthly luncheon (our birthday 

party) on June 19 at the Indian Wells Country 

Club located at 46000 Club Drive in Indian 

Wells. We hope all Desert Life members can join 

us for a delicious lunch of cobb salad with choice 

of dressing, rolls/butter and, of course, a birthday 

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dessert. We will be installing the officers of our 

2012/2013 board and are planning a birthday 

party with fun and surprises for everyone. Doors 

open at 11 am. Lunch is served at 12 pm. The 

cost for the lunch is $19. Don’t miss this fun 

afternoon! Drop your $19 check payable to 

“SCSH Desert Life” in the Montecito 

Clubhouse mailbox by 5 pm Tuesday, June 12. 

If you have a reservation and cannot attend, call 

Charlene Sandin at 760-345-4322. 

This will be our last meeting of the 2011/2012 

club year as Desert Life is dark in the summer. 

We will resume our meetings in the fall with our 

2012/2013 schedule. 

Questions? Contact our President, Criss Kiefer, 

at 760-345-7551. 

Discussion Forum 

The Discussion Forum 

presented many interesting 

subjects for the 2011/2012 

season; we started in September with a talk by 

Dr. Bobbie Neustal and Dr. Margaret Ruley on 

Health Care Choices. This was followed in 

October by resident Jhan Schmidt with a 

fascinating look at the Expansion of the Panama 

Canal and the Cross-London Rail Link that were 

projects of his company. In November, Kevin 

Davis, CEO of the Independent News Network, 

spoke on Investigative Journalism’s Last Stand; 

and in December Dr. Eric Davenport gave a talk 

on How to Achieve Health and Wellness. 

January’s discussion was on travel given by 

representatives from several travel companies. 

This was followed in February by Dr. Nicole 

Ortiz talking about the comparison between 

Naturopathic and Conventional Medicine. In 

March, Robert Brasier stepped in at the last 

minute for a colleague who was unable to attend 

and gave an insightful talk on the Palm Springs 

Art Museum. Our April speaker, resident Harold 

Williamson, gave a fascinating talk on the 

Manhattan Project. Last month, Indio Mayor 

Glenn Miller, a frequent visitor to SCSH, 

discussed our City. 



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• = Santa Rosa Clubhouse 

• = Montecito Clubhouse 

AMP – Amphitheater 

AS – Aerobic Studio 

BC – Bocce Courts 

BH – Back Half Ballroom 

BR – Ballroom 

BW – Breezeway 

CAM – Cambria 

CAP – Capistrano 

CL – Clubhouse Lobby 

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday 

Legend 

FC – Fitness Center 

FH – Front Half Ballroom 

GC – Golf Clubhouse 

GR – Green Room 

KSK – Kiosk 

LJ – La Jolla 

MAR – Marisol 

MIR – Mirada 

MON – Monterey 

NEW – Newport 

OS – Offsite 

OUT – Outdoor Event 

PAC – Pacifica 

PAT – Patio by Capistrano 

PC – Putting Course 

PIS – Pismo 

PRK – Parking Lot 

SC – Sports Court 

SR – Shadows Restaurant 

SRC – Santa Rosa Clubhouse 

SY – Santa Ynez 

SY1 – Santa Ynez I 

SY2 – Santa Ynez II 

TBD – To Be Decided 

TC – Tennis Court 

WSP – West Side Patio 

11:00 AM All Games Played (MAR) 7:00 AM Lady Putters (CAP) 

9:00 AM Creative Arts (CAM/MIR) 

11:00 AM Pan (SY2) 

12:30 PM Stitchin’ & Stampin’ (CAM/MIR) 

1:00 PM Games Plus Scrabble (CAP) 

3:30 PM Communication Mtg (LJ) 

4:00 PM Happy Hour (KSK) 

6:00 PM King & Queens Poker (MIR) 

6:00 PM King & Queens Poker (PIS) 

6:30 PM Pan (CAP) 



11:00 AM Pan (SY2) 







FATHER’S DAY 

11:00 AM All Games Played (MAR) 

5:00 PM Solo’s Club (CAP) 

7:00 AM Lady Putters (CAP) 


11:00 AM Pan (SY2) 

12:30 PM Stitchin’ & Stampin’(CAM/MIR) 


1:00 PM Lively Liners (MON) 


6:00 PM King & Queens Poker (SY2) 





9:00 AM Executive Session (SY2) 



2:00 PM BOARD MEETING (BR) 





June 

4 5 6 

5:00 AM Primary Elections (BH) 

8:30 AM Ceramics (CAM/MIR) 

9:30 AM DRC Meeting (LJ) 

12:00 PM Duplicate Bridge (FH) 

12:00 PM Indio Rotary (CAP) 

5:00 PM King & Queens Poker (CAP) 


7:00 PM Concerts 4 U (LJ) 

10 11 12 13 


9:00 AM Desert Life Board (SY1) 





17 18 19 20 


9:30 AM DRC Meeting (LJ) 

12:00 PM Desert Life (OS) 

12:00 PM Duplicate Bridge (BH) 




6:30 PM Bridge (MAR) 

7:00 PM Veterans Club (CAM) 

24 25 26 27 


11:30 AM Desert Life Board (LJ) 



2:00 PM Readers Ink (CAM/MIR) 

2:30 PM Finance Committee (LJ) 



9:00 AM Stitchin’ & Stampin’ (CAM/MIR) 

10:00 AM Bridge Lessons (SY1) 

10:00 AM Mah Jongg Lessons (FH) 

10:30 AM Security Meeting (MAR) 

11:00 AM All Games Played (CAP) 

12:30 PM Mah Jongg (FH) 

2:00 PM Comm. Sub-Committee (MAR) 

3:00 PM Golf Advisory (LJ) 

6:00 PM Opera Club (FH) 

6:30 PM Bridge (CAP) 

7:00 PM Billiards Club (PAC) 








7:00 PM Performing Arts (MAR) 

SUMMER BEGINS 








7:00 PM Comedy Night (BR) 






6:00 PM Democrats (CAP) 

6:00 PM Movie Group (CAM) 

6:15 PM Bridge (SY1) 


7:00 PM Bunco (MAR) 


Thursday Friday Saturday 

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Sign up or purchase tickets 

to Lifestyle events 

at the Lifestyle Desk in the 

Montecito Clubhouse. 

760.772.9617 

Visa and MasterCard accepted. 


9:00 AM HARRAHS CASINO (OS) 

10:00 AM Women’s Golf (SY2) 

10:00 AM Writer’s Club (MON) 

10:30 AM Board Training Session (LJ) 



12:15 PM Ukulele Lessons (CAM) 

1:00 PM Ukulele Strummers (CAM) 

6:00 PM Lively Liners (KSK) 


FLAG DAY 

7:30 AM NETHERCUTT MUSEUM (OS) 






2:00 PM Men’s Golf Board (LJ) 

4:00 PM Oke Dokey Karaoke (FH) 



7:00 PM Republicans (MAR) 


10:00 AM Concerts 4 U (SY2) 







7:00 PM Retirement Club (SY2) 

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10:00 AM New Home Orientation (FH) 

10:00 AM Republicans (CL) 

12:30 PM Employee Meeting (CAP) 

1:00 PM Canasta (MAR) 

5:30 PM Bingo (BR) 

7:00 PM Movie Night: 

The Help 

(CAM/MIR) 

7 8 9 


1:00 PM Canasta (CAP) 


Bridesmaids (CAM/MIR) 

14 15 16 

8:30 AM Coffee with a Cop (CAP) 


10:00 AM Writer’s Club (LJ) 










Alice in Wonderland 

(CAM/MIR) 

21 22 23 

8:00 AM Covenants Committee (LJ) 



2:00 PM Computer Club (MON) 


Dolphin Tale 

(FH) 

28 29 30 

8:00 AM CPR/AED Certification (SY2) 



1:00 PM First Aid Certification (SY2) 


Another Earth 

(FH) 


6:00 PM Lively Liners (BR) 

7:00 PM Summer Concert Series (BR) 

SALSA NIGHT 


7:00 PM Tutta Bella Vino (BR) 



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The Discussion Forum will be dark until Fall, when we 

will continue with our highly successful speaker series. 

Watch for announcements about our 2012/2013 season. 

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Games Plus 

We are a club that has much to offer. 

We have Bingo the first Friday of the 

month held in the Montecito Ballroom. 

June 3 will be the last until October; it is dark July, 

August, and September. We start selling paper at 6 pm, 

with games starting at 7 pm. We play 15 games. Two are 

called special games where the prize money is greater; 

these games cost $1 each. The other 13 games have pots 

as high as $75 and sometimes more as the prizes are 

based on the paper sold. The paper is $5 a pack. You will 

have three chances at each of the 13 games. We sell 

daubers should you forget to bring yours as well as snacks 

and beverages. 

Our club also has a dinner and games night. May was 

our last for the season; we are dark June, July, August, 

and September. Our menu is a complete dinner with 

dessert and beverage. This event dinner is served and 

our games start after you finish eating. The favorite is 

Mexican Train but we also play Scrabble, Upword, 

Sequence, and Rummikub. The cost is $10 per person. 

Fill out the registration and place in the “Games Plus” 

mailbox near the library along with a check. 

The third event we offer is for our Scrabble lovers, 

every Monday from 1 – 5:30 pm. We usually have the 

Capistrano room. We have the games so come check it 

out. You can also play Hand and Foot or Mah Jongg, or 

bring a group and play something you like. It is a games 

club. 

If you have questions, please call or email Carol Dorler 

at 760-953-3224 or prov356jcd@msn.com. 

Kings and Queens Card Club 

The Kings and Queens Poker Card 

club is open for play throughout the 

year. Can’t decide which club to spend 

your evenings with at the clubhouse? Can’t decide 

how to spend those long Tuesday nights when the 

temperature goes down or up? It’s comfortable at the 

clubhouse playing cards with the Kings and Queens 

Poker Card Club. 

Our club keeps on playing poker week after week. 

We’re looking for new players as we welcome everyone 

from Shadow Hills. The card games start every Tuesday 

night at 6 pm. Men and women playing together just for 

fun. Remember those Friday night poker games you had 

as a kid when you played poker wild cards, high/low, five 

card draw, and high spade in the hole? At the card club 

we play poker games the same way you played as a kid in 

your old neighborhood. It’s dealer’s choice no matter 

what your favorite poker game may be. Is it Stud, 

Texas Holdem, or just plain Jacks or better? We’re here 

to have fun. 

For information call Ben Weissbach at 760-702-7159. 

Lady Putters 

In May, we held our fourth and final 

Business Meeting for the year and our 

End of the Year Luncheon. We 

welcomed our new Board members and 

our new Committee Chairs while giving a big round of 

appreciation to the Board and Chairs who led the club 

during the 2011/2012 club year. We also said goodbye 

to many good friends who will soon be leaving for cooler 

climates – and wished them well until we meet again on 

the green. 

Lady Putters continues to meet and putt during the 

summer. Putting sessions and times change depending 

on the temperatures. Check our website (shputters.com) 

for current times. 

Lady Putters meet every Monday morning in the 

Capistrano Room in the Montecito Clubhouse and putt 

on the practice green behind the clubhouse. Look for us 

in our blue and white attire. 

For more information about Lady Putters and our 

events, see our website shputters.com. Our event 

schedule and putting times are shown on the website. 

We invite all gals to come and visit us. Annual 

membership dues are $15, plus the cost of a logo shirt. 

All you need is a putter, a ball, $2, and the desire to meet 

new friends and have a fun time. Please note that we 

adhere to standard golf dress codes (no jeans). No golf 

spikes, please. 

No experience is necessary. We are a fun and friendly 

group. If you have questions, please call Ellen Owens at 

760-775-6204 or Maureen Whittaker at 760-342-1260, 

or email us at scshladyputters@gmail.com. 


Lively Liners 

Swaying palm trees, lots of 

sand . . . you’re at the beach, 

right? Wrong! You’re still in the 

desert at the Lively Liners Club “no frills” beach 

party. Join us on Saturday, June 9, from 

6 – 8:45 pm, in the air-conditioned Montecito 

Clubhouse ballroom for an evening of socializing 

and dancing to music for couples and line dancers. 

“No frills” means bring your own beverages and 

snacks, dress casually and, ladies, please wear 

appropriate shoes (no open backs or mules). 

Unlike many clubs at Shadow Hills, the Lively 

Liners do not go dark for the summer so, long 

after the “snow birds” have flown the coop, we 

will be grape-vining, stomping and kicking up 

our heels at beginner, intermediate, and 

advanced line dance classes. (Check the fitness 

schedule in this issue of The View for exact times 

and days.) 

Line dancing is an aerobically stimulating and 

socially rewarding experience, and we invite all 

you singles and couples out there to join in the 

fun. The new fiscal year begins July 1, and dues 

are only $15 a year. There is also a $10 monthly 

fee, which you pay only for the months you are 

in residence and plan to attend classes. For more 

information, call Barbara at 760-636-0701. 

Mah Jongg 

Our Mah Jongg Club is in full 

swing. The best place to be is in 

the clubhouse every Wednesday 

from 12:30 – 3:30 pm. Our Mah Jongg lessons 

continue; if you are interested, please call Babs 

Bloomgarden at 760-393-2056. The lessons are 

from 10 am – 12 pm on Wednesday before our 

regular game. Most of our snowbirds have left for 

the season, so it’s a good time get acquainted 

with the “locals” for a game with someone you 

have never had a chance to play with before. FYI: 

The air conditioning system in our Maj room 

does not work for everyone’s comfort, so it’s a 

good idea to bring a light sweater and a little 

hand fan so we can all be satisfied. 

See you next month. 

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Men’s Club Golf 

Lonnie Leeds has put together 

a great Summer Mondays schedule 

for us this year. Dates of play 

and courses are: 6/11, Monterey CC; 6/18, 

Westin Gary Player; 7/2, La Quinta Mountain; 

7/16, Silverrock; 7/30, PGA Nicklaus Private; 

8/13, La Quinta Dunes; 8/27, Classic Club; 

9/10, Bermuda Dunes; and 9/24, Avondale. 

The cost is $45 to $50 per outing including 

lunch. Sign-up sheets are located on the bulletin 

board at the Pro Shop. 

There is still plenty of golf to be played on 

Thursdays during the summer, so come on out 

and join the fun. The club plays competitive golf 

every Thursday morning. If you are interested in 

joining a fun-loving, competitive golfing group, 

you may contact the Membership Chairman, 

Pete Anderson, at 760-469-2086. 

Oke Dokey Karaoke 

Our final Oke Dokey Karaoke 

session of the season takes place 

Thursday, June 14, from 5 – 8 pm 

in the front half of the Montecito ballroom. We’ll 

celebrate Flag Day with a couple of patriotic 

songs and also sing our favorites. Even if you 

have never been to Karaoke before, come to 

listen, sing, or dance. You might discover a new 

interest in addition to meeting and socializing 

with your neighbors. BYOB and snacks. We look 

to seeing you on June 14! 

We will go dark for the summer and look 

forward to seeing you in the fall on Thursday, 

October 25. For further information, please call 

Lynn Trahan, club President, at 760-393-2390. 

Opera Club 

The Opera Club will meet on 

Wednesday, June 6, at 6 pm for 

its final gathering of the 2011/ 

2012 season. 

This month we will learn about, and then view, 

La Sonnambula (The Sleepwalker) by Vincenzo 

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two acts, with music in the bel canto style. Set in a Swiss 

village, where preparations are underway for the wedding 

of Elvino and Amina, this story deals with jealousy, lies, 

and a “village ghost” who haunts the town – who turns 

out to be our innocent sleepwalker. 

The Opera Club will be “dark” in July and August, and 

will be meeting on the second Tuesday of each month 

when we return. Our first meeting of the 2012/2013 

season will be on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. 

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Paddle Tennis Club 

We have a new chartered Paddle 

Tennis Club in SCSH. Currently we play 

every Sunday morning at 9 am on the 

pickleball courts at the Santa Rosa Clubhouse. 

As the club grows and we learn what our members 

want, we will be adding more days to the schedule. 

This is a great sport for tennis and table tennis players, 

too; it is fun and gives us a good workout. It has the feel 

of tennis, but it is played on a much smaller court. The 

pickleball courts are shorter than the regulation paddle 

tennis courts, but we are making it work for now. 

We have asked the HOA Board to fence the sports 

court at the Santa Rosa. In addition we need to add 

striping for paddle tennis, possibly in a different color so 

that it can still be used by pickleball and basketball 

players. This, of course, costs money; and we have to see 

what we can do to make it happen soon. 

For more information, contact John at 714-743-9018. 

Pairs 9-Hole Golf Club 

We are the new Pairs 9-Hole Golf 

Club. Our club’s mission is to share the 

love of golf in a social, friendly way. We 

will be playing on the North Course. We have a fun 

lineup of games and events planned. Our club does not 

require handicaps and is designed to provide golf for 

those who wish to have a relaxed, fun game. 

We encourage people to join by pairing up with a 

friend, be it two singles or couples. The new Bistro in 

Phase 3 is open, and we hope we will be able to get 

together there for many events. Our summer playing 

time will be at 7:30 am, and we will still be playing on 

the second and fourth Thursday of the month, EXCEPT 

FOR JUNE. We will be using a shotgun format. 

Membership dues are $10 per person and are payable in 

June or when you return to the Valley. The club year for 

all chartered clubs begins on July 1. 

All new and returning golfers to SCSH are welcome to 

join. There will be a sign-up sheet in the Pro Shop. Please 

sign up by 3 pm on the Tuesday before we play. Again, 

our games will be at 2:30 pm on June 7 and 21. We are 

changing our time due to the golf course aerification. 

Please sign in by 7 am. 

For new members, applications can be found in our 

drawer at the Pro Shop on the South Course. Please put 

the completed applications in our mailbox at the 

Montecito Clubhouse or in our drawer at the Pro Shop. 

For more information about our new Sun City 

Shadows Hills club, please contact Vivian Chertok at 

760-772-9771 or email pairs9holegolf@yahoo.com. 

Pan 

Let’s play Pan! Come join us in the 

Capistrano room at the Montecito 

Clubhouse Mondays at 6:30 pm and on 

Thursdays at noon. 

We welcome all new residents to come on by and say 

hello; we would love to meet you. We have established 

permanent games on Monday nights and are taking 

names for regulars and fill-ins. Bring your house games 

to the clubhouse and become part of the Pan Club. As 

we get into summer, come on by and play with us as 

some of the regulars will be gone during the hotter 

months. 

If you want to learn to play Pan, Beatrice Hersh will 

be giving instructions to new players and she would love 

to hear from you. Beatrice’s cell phone number is 

818-438-8369. 

For any other questions, please call President Thelma 

Levine at 760-610-2964. See you at the tables! 

Performing Arts 

A fantastic PAC 1st Annual Dinner! 

Good food and great entertainment! 

Mark April 10, 2013, for our next dinner! 

The officers voted in for 2012/2013 are President, 

Rose Borses; Vice President, PJ Nilson; Treasurer, Joan 

Banks; and Secretary, Gwen Roy. We thank the past 

board (Jane Gayer, Rose Borses, PJ Nilson, Mel Borses) 

plus advisors Phil Mastrelli and Merle Freedman for their 

contributions. 


The auditions are done. Here is the cast of 

Southern Hospitality: Lou Reinitz as Raynerd, 

Cathie Riddle-Weiser as Geneva, Diane Tuttle as 

Gina Jo (GJ) Dubberly Waverly, Jan Briggs as 

Honey Raye Futrelle, Criss Kiefer as Rhonda 

Lynn Lampley, Donna Hudson as Twink 

Futrelle, Bill Able as Justin Waverly, Phil Mastrelli 

as John Curtis Buntner, Shirley Renggli as 

Frankie Futrelle Dubberly, Gene Gambale as 

Dub Dubberly, Jo Rotunda as Aunt Iney, 

Caroline Smith as Ms. D. Dayva Davidson, and 

Paul Nilson as Buck Strickland. 

Rumor has it that the director PJ Nilson 

expects them to have their parts memorized for 

first rehearsal on September 18! 

For those here for the summer, plan to meet 

with the “Little Theater” on June 13 at 7 pm to 

plan “readings” for our meetings. 

Any questions, please contact Rose Borses at 

760-636-4788. 

Pet Club 

The Pet Club has concluded 

its meetings for the season but 

will begin again on Thursday, 

October 18, 2012, meeting at 6 pm at the 

Montecito Clubhouse for a pizza dinner with a 

guest speaker. Dinner donation will be $3 per 

person. 

The club will continue to meet at 6 pm on the 

third Thursday of every month during the 

2012/2013 season with either potluck or 

supplied dinners and a variety of guest speakers. 

For more information or suggestions for club 

activities, call Bob Sielski at 760-200-3193 or 

email rsielski@verizon.net for details. 

The Pet Club wants to remind all dog owners 

that the dog park is appropriate only for dogs 

that play well with other dogs and don’t bully 

others. This may be a matter of judgment but, if 

there is a question, talk to other dog owners in 

the park. If they feel that your animal is too 

aggressive, you should not use that facility. 

When using the dog park, be considerate of our 

neighbors and keep barking by dogs and owners 

to a minimum. 

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Pickleball 

First, let me thank our 

founding Board Janice 

Volkenant, Gary Kyler, and Barb 

Shepardson. They did an outstanding job getting 

our club started. The new Board looks forward 

to a great season next year. 

Second, the Pickleball Club is active this 

summer! We have drop-ins for members on 

Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 7 – 9 am and 

Monday evenings from 6:30 – 9:30 pm. Tuesday 

mornings are reserved for beginners. Anyone can 

learn to play. Drop by and give pickleball a try. 

If you’d like to join us for some fun, 

applications for membership can be found at 

both Fitness Centers. 

For further info contact Barb at 760-565-1711 

(shepsgolf@aol.com), or Nancy at 760-600-6954 

(nprice1071@aol.com). Club memberships are 

valid through June 30, 2013. Hope to see you 

on the courts! 

Rainbow Friends 

Our last meeting of the year 

was May 21. We elected our new 

slate of officers and began making 

plans for next year. We’ve gone dark until the fall 

but have some really exciting events planned for 

next season including trips, dinners, and a dance 

in November. 

We’re a social group for our gay and lesbian 

residents and their friends and family, and we’re 

always looking for more folks to come and join 

us. We plan to have lots of new activities during 

the upcoming season, and you don’t want to miss 

the fun. Dues are $10 per year, and we’d love to 

see you at our next meeting. 

Readers Ink 

Summer heat has arrived in the 

desert, but members of Readers 

Ink stay cool by staying indoors 

and reading! We meet each fourth Tuesday to 

discuss our monthly selection, and for June it is 

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On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy 

was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas, and the world 

changed. In 2011, in Lisbon Falls, Maine, Al Templeton 

(who is the owner of a diner which is about to close and 

who is gravely ill) reveals that his storeroom is a portal 

to the past, to a particular day in 1958. He enlists Jake 

Epping, a burned-out high school teacher, to take on a 

mission which had become Al’s obsession: stop Lee 

Harvey Oswald and prevent the Kennedy assassination, 

correct the past, and undo some of the evils of the 20th 

century. Once back in the past, however, Epping is 

confronted with what really happened back then and 

what the present might be if past events had not 

occurred. The book jacket notes, “Time-travel has never 

been so believable. Or so terrifying.” 

Historical fiction is one of – if not the – favorite genres 

of Readers Ink members, and we look forward to 

discussing this book at our meeting. Why not join us on 

June 26? (But you’d better start reading it the moment 

you read this, because the novel contains 849 pages!) 

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Retirement Club 

Our last meeting for the season was 

on April 26. We had a very informative 

presentation by Ross Winn, a tax attorney. 

He discussed some of the problems and solutions that 

surviving spouses face after the first spouse initiates the 

estate plan (known as kicking the bucket). 

Life insurance proceeds are a major financial resource 

upon the death of a spouse. Retirees should be aware that 

some insurance companies now put the proceeds into 

money market accounts and mail the beneficiaries a 

checkbook. Insurance companies increasingly are sending 

out checkbooks rather than checks; the checkbook 

provides the beneficiary with access to the proceeds 

through low interest-bearing accounts. Agents may start 

calling at a time when the beneficiary is in an unstable 

emotional state and can be persuaded pretty easily. Those 

agents may want the beneficiaries to make decisions that 

should be deferred. 

A major insurance company recently settled a complaint 

with a group of state insurance commissioners. The 

company was required to pay around $700 million to 

beneficiaries for death benefits the company was holding 

because the beneficiaries could not be found. It was 

revealed that the insurance company had no trouble stopping 

payments on the death of people holding annuities. 

RV Club 

In April our club’s trip was to the Fort 

McDowell RV Resort in Fountain Hills, 

AZ, just outside Scottsdale. Charlotte and 

Bert Emert were the Wagonmasters and did of great job 

of planning the trip. The first night the Emerts provided 

pulled beef sandwiches, and other members provided 

appetizers. We all participated in activities including 

golfing, shopping, and exploring the area. One day we 

took a boat tour on Lake Saguaro. For our dinner night, 

Bert and Mike Bozzo grilled tri-tips, and other members 

provided entrees. We ended the trip with a group of us 

going to Phil’s Filling Station Grill in Fountain Hills. An 

unexpected surprise was a herd of wild horses that would 

show up daily in the desert area across from the resort. 

At our April Meeting, the club elected new Officers for 

the 2012/2113 Year. The new Board is: John Taylor, 

President; Jill Thomas, Vice President; Bert Emert, 

Treasurer; Sammee Zeile, Secretary. Congratulations, and 

we look forward to a great year under their leadership. 

We’re still planning our May trip to Rancho California. 

We will close out the year in Newport Beach at the 

Newport Dunes RV. 

The SCSHRV Club meets every third Wednesday of 

the month at 5 pm in the Mirada room. For further 

information on the club activities, contact Tom Thomas 

at 760-342-3282 or email: stuffinskis@ earthlink.net. 

Shall We All Dance 

Mark your calendars early for next 

season’s dance club events! 

Dance Classes: The Monday dance classes 

will resume in October 2012 and continue every 

month through May 2013. Next season we will be 

starting a beginners class from 2 – 3 pm, which will be 

followed by an intermediate class from 3 – 4 pm. All 


dance classes will be in the Aerobics Room. A 

Saturday dance class is also being considered 

with select instructors. 

Dinner Dance Schedule: 

Halloween Dance: Saturday, October 27, 2012 

Holiday Dance: Sunday, December 16, 2012 

Valentine’s Dance: Saturday, February 9, 2013 

Spring Fling Dance: Saturday, April 20, 2013 

Dance Practice: Every Thursday from 6 – 8 pm, 

the Aerobics Room will be available for 

ballroom dance practice for all dance club 

members. 

Dance Club Information: More details will be 

provided as it gets closer to fall. Look for the 

dance club flyers in the clubhouses and fitness 

areas. 

Ballroom dancing is easy to learn, and the dance 

club is bringing the best ballroom instructors 

right here to Shadow Hills, so come on out and 

enjoy the fun and music! 

Solos 

The SCSH Solos Club, now 

in its seventh year, is a social club 

for single Shadow Hills residents. 

We hold a general/social meeting on the third 

Sunday of the month in the Capistrano Room of 

the Montecito Clubhouse at 5 pm as well as two 

other ongoing monthly activities – a first of 

the month Sunday lunch and a Mystery Happy 

Hour hosted by one of our members at a nearby 

restaurant. 

Every Friday evening between 4:30 and 6 pm 

our members meet at the Shadows Restaurant to 

socialize over a drink. 

Our year runs from July 1 through June 30 with 

annual dues of $10. Membership applications, 

along with our current Flyer listing information 

on scheduled activities, can be found in the 

rounders at the Lifestyle Desk. 

Stitchin’ & Stampin’ 

“Shirts for Life” is what 

Vickie Dinkin of the Stitchin’ 

group calls her custom-made 

memorial shirts. Recently, Linda Sage, the wife 

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of deceased Marvin Sage, ordered a shirt made 

by Vicki in memory of her husband, who was a 

teacher and a golfer. Pieces of his golf shirts and 

T-shirts were made into quilt squares with 

embroidered symbols of his career and hobbies 

on the squares. Then these squares were made 

into a quilt. What a clever idea! Currently, Vicki 

is working on a memorial quilt for a man who 

was best remembered as a grandfather. His plaid 

flannel shirts and T-shirts record memories of 

grandpa. 

Ladies, it is dues time again. Please fill out a 

membership form and attach a check or cash of 

$10 and drop them in an envelope into the 

Stitchin’ & Stampin’ mailbox or give them to 

Treasurer Vickie Dinkin. 

Membership forms are on the clipboard where 

we have our membership roster. 

Stampers have been making animal birthday 

cards recently, and we learned a technique of 

using wax paper and stressed inks to create an 

antiqued paper look. Various members have 

taught a different kind of card each week to the 

rest of the group. Martha Horner is a great 

teacher, but this way she can take an occasional 

break. 

Come join either group on Mondays at 12:30 pm 

at the Montecito Clubhouse in the Cambria or 

Mirada rooms across from the restrooms. Some 

quilters also meet on Wednesday mornings at 

9:30 am. 

Table Tennis Club 

The Table Tennis Club meets 

at the Santa Rosa Clubhouse. We 

have two rooms: the Newport and 

the Pismo. 

New members are welcome to join us. You may 

play twice before joining if you would like to 

check it out. Membership is $15 per year. You 

need to wear comfortable clothing and proper 

gym shoes. No sandals. 

We play four days a week: Wednesday, 

12 – 2:30 pm; Saturday, 12 – 2 pm; and Friday 

and Sunday, 3 – 6 pm. Come join us at the new 

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Tennis Club 

The mission of the Tennis Club is to 

provide organized tennis programs for 

men, women, and mixed doubles; to 

provide opportunities for social interaction; and to be 

an advocate for all tennis players by working with the 

HOA to maintain and improve our tennis facilities. We’re 

an enthusiastic group with a membership of about 180 

players. 

We started men’s and women’s doubles tennis matches 

in April and will continue until the end of October. For 

information and to be included in the matches, please 

contact the following program coordinators: 

• Men’s 3.5+: Tony Halpin, George Cerny, 

Bob Belluomini 

• Men’s 3.4-: Ben Weissbach, Jim Adamik 

• Women’s 3.5+: Evelyn Weissbach, Judy Chow, 

Joanne Belluomini 

• Women’s 3.4-: Sharon Steven, Barbara Irwin 

• Mixed Doubles 3.8+: Tony Halpin 

Contact information for all of the above are listed in 

the Tennis Club roster (email Bob Belluomini at 

rmbelluomini@yahoo.com if you need a copy of the 

roster). 

We welcome new members; our dues are a nominal 

$20 per year per person. Membership forms are available 

at the Fitness Centers, or for more information contact 

Marje Burdine at mburdine@telus.net or Bob Belluomini 

at rmbelluomini@yahoo.com. 

That’s Entertainment Club 

That’s Entertainment Club will hold 

a New York-style reunion social with all 

the trimmings of food and entertainment 

of the 40s, 50s, and 60s in October. High schools, 

neighborhoods, and NY street games (stick ball) will be 

the theme. Also how about a NY Egg Cream and a 

Yankee Doodle? If you’re an ex-New Yorker or would 

like to attend such a function, please email me your 

email address so you can be informed as we get closer to 

the event. 

The club also sold many tickets in March to the Follies, 

and residents at Shadow Hills had a wonderful time at a 

reduced price. If you would like to be put on a list for 

next year for advanced tickets, you will be notified of the 

dates for matinee or evening when the club finds out. 

Please send an email for either event to Ben Weissbach 

at ben11169@dc.rr.com. If there are other major events 

of interest you would like the club to pursue for group 

discounts, please reply as well. 

Travel Club 

Our Five-Country African Tour has 

sold out. There is a waiting list. Another 

date has been added, but it is not 

exclusively Shadow Hills travelers. If interested call Steve 

or Tina at ACT in Palm Springs at 760-322-1247. 

There are no meetings this summer. Our next meeting 

will be October 24 at 4 pm in the Cambria room. Our 

dues are only $5 per year. For 2013, we would like to 

plan a river cruise in Europe in the spring and a trip to 

Cuba in October. 

Please contact Jerry Irwin at 760-289-6748 if you have 

any questions. 

Tutta Bella Vino 

Here it is . . . the last Tutta Bella Vino 

event of the 2011/2012 season! 

So join us at our “End of the Season 

Dinner” by toasting the year goodbye with free-flowing 

bubbly and hors d’oeuvres followed by a buffet dinner. 

We will begin at 6:30 pm in the Montecito ballroom. 

The dinner catered by The Shadows restaurant will 

include mixed greens with assorted toppings/dressings, 

rolls/butter, carved roast tri-tip of beef au jus, chicken 

picatta, cape capensis white fish, rice pilaf, scalloped 

potatoes, and grilled vegetables. For dessert, we will 

create our own ice cream sundaes. And naturally, each 

table will have two bottles of red and white wine to enjoy 

with dinner. 

The cost is only $40 per person. You may reserve a 

table of eight. However, if you are reserving a table, 

you will need to submit all the checks in one envelope 

for your party of eight. Complete the form below, 

attach your check(s) made out to “SCSH Tutta Bella 

Vino,” and drop them off at the club’s mailbox near the 

billiard tables. Registration deadline is June 16. 

Attire will be desert casual, so please come dressed 

comfortably. 

Any questions may be directed to Aldo Tremonti at 

760-972-3025, or email to tuttabellavino@yahoo.com. 


Ukulele Strummers 

And so the season has come to 

an end. The “winter folks” have 

headed north, the streets are 

getting quiet, and the Ukulele Strummers have 

gone dark until September. Well, we really don’t 

go silent. We’ll jam on through the heat of the 

summer on a drop-in basis. 

I would like to thank the outgoing 

administration for their hard work and 

dedication. Through last year our group grew; 

new songs were added; and YES, we’ve 

automated. Our handy computer now displays 

well over 300 songs on a gigantic screen. You can 

access the music to practice or just have fun, 

wherever you have a computer and the Internet. 

Some things don’t change, thank goodness. 

Our wonderful Ann Olsen is taking a welldeserved 

rest. In September she will be in her 

familiar place each Thursday from noon – 1 pm. 

Then the entire group joins in and we rock the 

house with songs from the 20s, 30s, and 40s 

right up to rockin’ music of the Eagles, Dylan, 

and so many others. Of course we’ll never forget 

hip-swingin’ Hawaiian music. 

We invite everyone to drop in (you don’t need 

an invitation, just sit down, pick up a loaner uke 

or just sing along, at the top your lungs, what 

great therapy that is). So put us on your calendar, 

jump in, and LET THE FUN BEGIN. 

For more information, call Mel Borses 

760-636-4788 or email poppamel@dc.rr.com. 

Veterans Club 

Unlike many veterans groups, 

this club is not about rehashing 

war experiences. Our club is about 

assisting members and their spouses as well as all 

our neighbors. We sponsor speakers to make 

veterans aware of the many benefits they have 

earned while serving their country. The club has 

also established a reference file with the many 

agencies that deal with the elderly, including 

veterans. 

The club provides many services to the SCSH 

community: Veterans Day in the fall; a highly 

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successful Toys-For-Tots drive to begin winter; 

and our Memorial Day flagraising ceremony in 

the spring – providing recognition to those who 

have served. 

The flag display in the lobby of the Montecito 

Clubhouse is courtesy of our club. We also offer 

US flag disposal for worn flags as well as the sale 

of new flags. And finally, we offer an e-newsletter 

to our members with the latest information 

concerning veterans and club happenings, 

making this newsletter a “must have.” 

Our meetings are on the third Tuesday of the 

month. Our next meeting will be on June 19 at 

7 pm. Hope to see you there – God Bless 

America! 

For more information, contact Shaun Casey at 

kcnca@aol.com. 

Women’s Golf Club 

Hope you are all enjoying 

your summer. Our club is dark 

now until we start up again in 

November. 

Reminder: keep your GHIN active by 

renewing your SHWGC membership today and 

post your scores throughout the summer. 

Golf on Wednesdays and Fridays for the ladies 

is available. Just sign up at the Pro Shop. 

Officers for 2012/2013 are Kathy Budzik, 

President; Grace Hutchings, Vice President; 

Susan Moss, Secretary; Joyce Johnson, Treasurer; 

Sue Henricksen, Handicap Chair; Julie Kelly, 

Membership; Goldie Kane and Carole McCoy, 

Tournament; Ethylwyn Hintz, Rules. 

It may be too early to plan for November, but 

our Welcome Back Party is November 5. 

Are you new to Shadow Hills? Join today. 

Membership forms are available all year long 

online shwgc.com, at the Pro Shop, or from Julie 

Kelly, our membership chairperson, who can be 

reached at 760-469-2921. 

We welcome your comments and suggestions. 

Please contact our president, Kathy Budzik, at 

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Writer’s Club 

The purpose of our Writer’s Club is 

to encourage each other to write on a 

regular basis. It does not matter if you are 

writing for therapy or you have ambitions to have 

your work published, all are welcome to try their hand. 

Fiction, non-fiction, autobiographies, memoirs, 

screenplays, it does not matter what you are writing; we 

are interested in your work. Write a page a day for a year 

and you have a book! 

Try your hand at writing that story you have always 

wanted to tell. Each meeting we ask that you bring along 

two – three pages of something you have written to read 

to our group and we critique it (gently), offering ideas 

and sometimes direction. 

We discuss different aspects of writing drawn from 

articles and websites. We will look at different avenues of 

getting our writing in front of a wider audience: blogs, 

self-publishing, and competitions. 

The Writer’s Club meets twice a month on Thursdays 

in the Santa Rosa Clubhouse; and we are the only free 

club in SCSH, no membership dues. 

For more information call Tony at 760-775-9521 or 

email antiqphoto@gmail.com. The meeting dates in 

June are on the 7th and 21st in the Santa Rosa 

Clubhouse at 10 am. 

Resident Groups 

Democrats 

The Democrats of SCSH will not 

hold monthly meetings in June, July, or 

August on our usual fourth Wednesday 

of the month but will resume meetings 

on Wednesday, September 26. Mark your 

calendars and join us for a welcome-back potluck 

and then view an enlightening documentary with us 

about how politics is funded – and controlled – by some 

super-rich donors. 

If you are a Democrat, or a “no party preference” 

(formerly “decline-to-state”) voter, and would like to be 

added to our email list for news updates and announcements 

of progressive activities, please send an email to 

carol.wilson@yahoo.com. The Democrats of SCSH was 

established for registered Democrats to meet, learn, and 

share common goals. For other information, you may 

contact President Stacia Armstrong at 760-469-3995. 

Republicans 

Sun City Shadow Hills Republicans 

met on Thursday, May 10, in the 

Montecito Clubhouse. Our special guest 

speakers were Mayor Glenn Miller and Corky Emett, 

candidate for the 56th Assembly District. Mayor Miller 

discussed current Indio finances and how they affect 

our services. Ms. Emett discussed issues relevant to her 

campaign for election to the California Assembly. 

Our group is aggressively pursuing its voter registration 

drive. Look for our voter registration booths around the 

community. A registration booth was manned at the 

April 28th parking lot sale as well as in the Montecito 

Clubhouse on May 4. We will be happy to assist you with 

your registration regardless of your party affiliation. In 

these times, voting is not only a right but an obligation. 

In these perilous times, it is important that everyone not 

only register, but get out and vote. 

If you have any questions or need further information, 

please contact Mike Cohen at 760-345-3636 or 

mikec7419@verizon.net. 

Clubs in Formation 

Bocce The Bocce club is forming! We 

currently play Fridays at 9 am at the 

Santa Rosa Clubhouse bocce courts. 

Are you new to the game? We will show 

you how to play. For more information, 

call Shel Ellman at 760-469-8124. 

Motorcycle Rides Motorcycle riders 

(guys and gals), it’s time to do our 

weekly rides. We leave from the 

Montecito Clubhouse every Wednesday 

morning. Summer ride hours have been 

changed to 8:30 am. This will remain in 

effect through the summer months to make riding more 

comfortable. We would like to have you on board! Join 

us for some fun times on two wheels with the wind 

in your face. Call Bob Mastrangelo at 760-636-0093 or 

Dick Mathison at 760-393-8485. 

Stamp Club Anyone interested 

in forming a stamp club, please contact 

Ray at 760-262-0969, or Luell at 

760-343-5667. 


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