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Association News
From The Board of Directors
Our mission as the SCOV Board is to lead in maintaining and enhancing the quality of life in Sun City Oro Valley as an active adult community.
All Board minutes, agendas and reports are available online and in the SCOV Library. Board meetings are open to residents.
Board of Directors cludwigscov@gmail.com
Smile, You’re on Candid Camera
by Chris Ludwig On March 21, 2020, then SCOV BOD President John Wilson conducted the first Board meeting via Zoom, facilitated by our incredible administrative staff, who subsequently assisted other committees and clubs in setting up their own Zoom meetings. Over the past two years, I have participated in close to 100 Board, committee, and club Zoom meetings. While there were numerous technical problems to be worked out, there was also a learning curve for participants as all of us had to master Zoom etiquette. Hundreds of residents have tuned in to watch, listen, and participate in their pj’s with coffee cup in hand, and guess what? Everyone can see you. Oh, the things we have seen and heard over these past two years: Amazon delivery person arriving at the door, the cleaning lady vacuuming, barking/ whining dogs, hollering spouses, leaf blowers outside, contractors working inside, sweet spouses bringing coffee and a smile to list a few. The most memorable for me was when SCOV BOD President Joy Huxtable was out of state and conducted our three-hour Board meeting sitting in her car outside Wendy’s (her only WiFi connection). With her computer battery running low, Joy’s always prepared husband was there with a backup battery.
While Zoom technology has allowed us to engage many more residents in meetings than was ever the case in person, you need to be aware that if you can see yourself in a Zoom box, so can everyone else. And, they can see your first and last name. So, carrying on a conversation, flossing your teeth, taking a nap, communicating with your pet and using four-letter words should be avoided. If your camera is sitting on your lap, the view to the other participants is up your nose. The way to avoid these potentially embarrassing moments is to use the mute button on your Zoom screen. There is one that mutes the audio and another that controls the video. You can still see and hear everything that’s going on during the meeting, but the other participants cannot see or hear you. This will ease the distraction to all involved.
This article is intended to take a look back at where we’ve come, to laugh at ourselves, and to think, hope and pray we can go back to the good ‘ole days of in-person meetings. I hope to see you there. General Manager - Mark Wade mwade@suncityorovalley.com 520-917-8080
At a Glance Observations
Many of you may be going to cooler country for the summer very soon. Please remember to make arrangements for your property to be looked after while you are gone. Yards especially get overlooked and unsightly weeds are the result. Having someone take care of your yard will keep our community looking good.
The Posse is again driving around our community at night. Many thanks and a big shout out to those on the Posse for volunteering their time and efforts to keep our community safe.
SCOV elections went well thanks to the efforts of the Nominating Committee, Election Committee and staff with Robin Coulter in the lead. Well done, all of you.
The Activity Center Renovation continues with demolition completed and steel studs being erected. The team of six residents and three staff meet weekly with the contractor’s team and every other week with the architects. So far, we are told, we are on time and under budget.
The Board of Directors for 2022-2023 elected officers the first week of April. They are: President, Ronna Heinig; Vice President, Mike LaBarbera; Secretary, Elaine Deeter and Treasurer, Rocky Gedrose. Congratulations to all and thank you for being willing to serve in these positions.
At a time when words of hate and animosity seem to prevail around the world, my thanks goes out to those of you who provide kind words and support to myself, staff and other residents in our community. You are truly what makes Sun City Oro Valley great.
A reminder: if you have a concern about a staff member please contact me instead of the staff member. I will work to resolve the issue.
The restaurant continues to generate record revenues and serve record numbers of meals. Our gratitude goes out to our residents for supporting the restaurant.
Join Us for Board of Director and General Manager Chat with Residents Thursday, May 19 1 – 2 PM, WC3
What’s Inside
Association News...........................3 On the Cover .................................7 Association Committees ................8 Golf...............................................10 Coming Events .............................12 Photo Scrapbook....................13, 34 Workshops and Classes................14 Memoriam....................................14 Clubs ............................................14 Arts, Crafts & Hobbies..............14 Continuing Education ................18 Cultural & Social........................19 Dance ........................................24 Exercise.....................................25 Games .......................................26 Music .........................................27 Sports ........................................28 Travel.........................................30 Partnered Organizations ..............31 Extended Community ..................32 Volunteer Opportunity.................32 Classifieds.....................................33
It’s More Than Living... It’s A Lifestyle!
Staying Safe in SCOV
by Marsha Dean
Recently the website, ElitePersonalFinance, published a list of the 30 Safest Places in Arizona 20221. Extracted from the latest data from the FBI crime statistics in the United States, Oro Valley ranked number one as the safest place to live in Arizona. Violent crime was used as the main criteria.
According to the Oro Valley Police Department’s crime statistics, larcenytheft has the highest incidence of the reported crimes in Oro Valley. Be sure that you are not a victim. One of the easiest things you can do is keep your doors locked and garage door closed. The SCOV Posse has resumed nightly patrols following a two-year Covid-19 hiatus. These patrols help to deter potential thieves, but they are not a substitute for exercising caution on your part.
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office has a website full of resources that seniors may find useful: Care facilities and hiring a caregiver, legal information and services, businesses and their licensing–such as contractors, and programs and services for seniors. You may want to bookmark this page www.azag.gov/seniors/.
The Attorney General’s website also has scam alerts. Consider signing up for monthly scam alerts sent to your email. These alerts contain important information on topics specific to seniors such as gift card purchases, computer tech support, home repair fraud and phishing.
There is also a helpful section for life care planning. The frequently asked questions (FAQ) may be very helpful as you begin to prepare a Living Will and Durable Health Care Power of Attorney. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau2 provides some helpful tips to protect yourself from scams: • Don’t share numbers or passwords for accounts, credit
cards, or Social Security. • Never pay up front for a promised prize. It’s a scam if you are told that you must pay fees or taxes to receive a prize or other financial windfall. • After hearing a sales pitch, take time to compare prices.
Ask for information in writing and read it carefully. • Too good to be true? Ask yourself why someone is trying so hard to give you a “great deal.” If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. • Watch out for deals that are “good today only,” and that pressure you to act quickly. Walk away from high-pressure sales tactics that don’t allow you time to read a contract or get legal advice before signing. Also, don’t fall for the sales pitch that says you need to pay immediately, for example, by wiring the money or sending it by courier. • Put your number on the National Do Not Call Registry.
Go to www.donotcall.gov or call 888-382-1222.
Remain vigilant and do your part to keep Oro Valley a safe place to live.
Sources: 1www.elitepersonalfinance.com/safest-places-arizona/ 2 www.consumerfinance.gov
by Chris Ludwig
The Board of Directors’ Distinguished Service Award is given to the member-volunteer who has made an exemplary dence, and Zoom review meetings. Through it all, Kris was the catalyst, motivator, leader and tireless worker. As SCOV resicontribution to the quality of life in SCOV. Over the past two years, many volunteers have kept things running as we all have been confronted with unprecedented challenges. However, one person stands out, Kris Ahlstrand, cochair of the Architectural Review Committee (ARC). If you haven’t gotten ARC approval for a project since Covid, you may not be aware that pandemic restrictions necessitated the transition from a paper to an electronic application and review process. Kris was instrumental in this transition.
Looking back, Kris and her husband, David Murphy, moved to SCOV in 2008, and Kris joined the ARC in 2018, starting her four-year involvement. Having a background in the garment industry and home remodeling, this was a natural fit. After serving 18 months as a committee member, ARC business-as-usual was suspended by Covid restrictions. No more stopping in to talk with Katy, no more site visits to review applications, and no more meetings to discuss compliance, modifications, and approvals. Residents and contractors were in high anxiety mode regarding their submittals. How are we going to handle new applications? The first step was to ask Kris to be co-chair of ARC, and she got to work immediately.
Needless to say, the learning curve was steep, there were a number of false starts, and a supreme effort was needed from staff, committee members and applicants. What had been a paper-based submittal process has morphed into an entirely electronic process. Welcome to online applications, digital plot plans and aerial photographs, new submittal logging and tracking software, masked and distanced site visits, email correspondents retreated to their social bubbles, they planned remodeling projects. During one eight-month period of her co-chair tenure, ARC approved 381 submittals. This not only allowed resident projects to move forward, but it also helped keep our valuable contractors in business. Not to be overlooked is Kris’ dedication to assisting homeowners and resolving neighbor disagreements. In 2019, SCOV members voted to ensure that homeowner views would not be significantly compromised by home expansions. This was followed by Board Policy ARC-006, Home Expansions and Patio Covers. Kris worked to develop procedures implementing these new ARC review responsibilities. Going forward, ARC will meet with homeowners prior to their submitting an application so that potential points of non-compliance can be identified and modified before money is spent on professional services. Kris has spent many hours meeting with applicants and neighboring residents to resolve issues concerning a proposed expansion. Lastly, she also oversaw two revisions of the Development Standards (including the new Talavera front door colors), so that they would reflect the ever-changing remodeling desires of homeowners. Kris will be leaving her position as ARC co-chair this month but will continue to serve on the board of the Gift Shop. She looks forward to designing pillows and runners using fabrics from around the world and guiding SCOV homeowners with their remodels. She is committed to working on new home colors and hopes to continue advising on the renovation of the Artisan Center.
David Murphy photo
Asst. General Manager - Robin Coulter rcoulter@suncityorovalley.com 520-917-8070
How It’s Made – Committee Version
I find shows about how something is made fascinating. My granddaughter and I watched a show about how rainbow sprinkles were made. Who knew so much effort and so many steps went into those colorful confections that dot scoops of ice cream? That had me thinking about the way committees are made in SCOV. You may not know how many steps go into establishing this amazing volunteer tool for SCOV, so, let’s find out how committees are made.
The vote for directors is determined at the end of March. During early April the new Board meets to select its leadership, including the Board president. The new Board president is responsible for recommending committee chairs for the standing and advisory committees plus populating the entire Nominating and Election Committees. The General Manager is responsible for the Service and Support Committees. (Note: Ad Hoc and Task Force are short-term committees and are established as needed, so they are populated individually.)
Once the committee chairs have been selected by the Board president, they will start interviewing applicants from an earlier call to the community for committee members. All completed applications are submitted to the committee chair who then interviews the applicants and makes recommends to fill vacant positions. At the same time, the current committee membership is reviewed to identify those who have remaining time in their three-year term. Sometimes those who have served for three years are recommended for an extension of their membership, which is approved by either the Board or the General Manager, based on the type of committee. At a May Board meeting the committee chairs and membership are approved by the Board. The committee work year begins June 1. And that’s how SCOV committees are made.
Program/Facilities Director - Pam Sarpalius psarpalius@suncityorovalley.com 520-917-8077
Spring is Here
As our seasonal residents leave, we wish them all safe travels and look forward to seeing them back in the fall. I am sure we are all counting the days until we have a new Activity Center that will allow us to bring you bigger and better entertainment and fun. Plans are in the works for more TAD Management shows and new forms of entertainment. Please be patient as we look ahead. Continued on page 7
SUN CITY ORO VALLEY
Money MATTERS
Statement of Revenues and Expenses and the Results of Operations Statement of Revenues & Expenses and the Results of Operations
Revenues: Annual H.O. Fees Capital Contribution Fee Golf Revenues Activities Revenues Restaurant Revenues Interest Income Other Income Gross Revenues
Asset Reserve Capital Fund Contingency Fund Wash Fund Contribution New Capital Acquisitions Restricted Use Revenues Net Operating Revenues
Expenses: Wages & Benefits Cost of Sales Utilities Repair & Maint. Supplies & Expenses Depreciation Total Expenses
Restricted Fund Expenses Net Operating Expenses Results of Operations March
(102,017)$ (275,551)$ $ -
$
22,158$ 855,589$
(115,205)$ 680,473$ 175,11$ 6
9 Months 2021-2022
Actual Budget
(618,331)$ (1,583,327)$ $ -
$
(618,215)$ (1,582,600)$ $ -
$
(48,000)$ (30,240)$ 6,186,801$
(1,035,000)$ 6,059,957$ 126,844$
Above is a summary of the Revenues and Expenses and the Results of Operations for the first nine months of the 2021-2022 fiscal year. A copy of the report in greater detail can be found on our website www.suncityorovalley.com. Log in after hovering over the Members tab and selecting Financials. At this page you will find the monthly Financial Statements as well as the Annual Budget for the current Fiscal Year and a copy of the Annual Budget for the coming year.
The Finance-Budget Committee will be on hiatus until October 2022. Meetings will resume at their normal time on Monday, October 24, 1:30 PM, WC3.
If you have any questions, feel free to call me at 520917-8060, or email me at rtrenary@suncityorovalley.com. Randy Trenary, Controller
