Cultural & Social

ILR - Institute of Learning in Retirement Pres. Lei Lane Bammel via Constant Contact or 520-818-0017 VP Gene Bammel ebammel@earthlink.net Curriculum Randy Myerson rcmyerson@gmail.com Registration Karen/Sherwin Koopmans skkoops@gmail.com Samplers Sally Evert sallyevert@gmail.com www.suncityilr.com

Summer Samplers will be featured every Thursday in July. On July 8, the Knit and Crochet Club will present Jim Brown, the coordinator for the Gospel Rescue Mission on “Tucson’s Homeless Situation and How We Are Helping.” The SCOV Carvers Club will help you get started with their program “Carve Out Time for Us” on July 15. “No Matter How You Cut It” will be presented by the Stained and Fused Glass Club on July 22, and on July 29, Jim Elken will be speaking on behalf of the Vistoso Cyclists Club. His program is “Bikes, Cars and Pedestrians–How We Can All Safely Get Along.” The Zoom link is listed in “This Week in SCOV” and the ILR website.

If you are a member who is not receiving club emails, please contact the registrars at the above address. And, if you’d like to offer a fall or winter course, kindly contact the curriculum coordinator at his email address.

Natural Health and Wellness Sherokee Ilse 520-818-3279 sherokeeilse@yahoo.com Third Wed., Oct.-May, 3-4:30 PM, Catalina Vista. That may change during Activity Center renovation.

Even when we are not meeting, we want to keep you upto-date. Check out our website that is full of healthy wellness tips, websites, resources, local practitioners and more, www.scovwellness.com.

Poets Corner Sharyn Rafieyan 520-331-1092 srafieyan@comcast.net Mon., 10:30 AM-12:30 PM, WC1

“In this world of pain, even half a rainbow, even one cherry blossom.”

Writing and reading poetry helps us define and process reality by allowing us to examine what we see, think, feel and imagine. The brevity and seeming simplicity of this haiku by Deborah A. Bennett encompasses the current status of our world with one sufficient descriptor: “pain.” It then offers the means to abate that pain with the hopeful symbol of even “half a rainbow” and the living beauty of “one cherry blossom.”

Printed as part of a series called “Five Haiku in Spring,” this selection seems to celebrate a welcome reversal of the Covid closures that began last March and the gradual return of what this season used to mean.

Experience the panacea that poetry can be. Newcomers are always welcome at the “Corner.”

SCOV Technology Club Pres. Paul Sherwood 520-329-7661 paulgsherwood@gmail.com www.scovcomputer.com

For help with basic and advanced digital problems, email scovtech@gmail.com or call 520-329-7661. Facebook access is also available, allowing members to consult with each other.

The club board is developing plans to reopen the lab at the Welcome Center for on-site help, special interest group use and research, as well as limited meeting space for other clubs to use during the lengthy Activity Center remodel. SCOV club presidents are encouraged to contact Paul Sherwood with any digital needs that can be provided in the lab.

Monthly general club meeting options are being considered for online and in-person attendance. Topics like how to age in place using electronics, accessing the medical industry from home, electronics for your motor home and exciting virtual tours may be discussed, if our members express interest.

Annual club membership is still only $10 per household. Visit the website for PayPal or debit/credit card options.

Democratic Club Richard Kopp 520-342-6633 richardkopp@mac.com Next meeting, Sat., Sep. 11, 1 PM, Zoom

Politics doesn’t take a holiday, but the SCOV Democratic Club will pause for the summer months and not hold general meetings during July or August. We will meet again on Zoom at our usual time: Saturday, September 11, 1 PM.

Please stay tuned. Until then, we wish you a safe, enjoyable summer.

Dining - Prepare & Share Pres. Debbie Kotlarek 262-899-5810 dlkotlarek@gmail.com VP Sandra Fisher 208-860-3431 sandrafisher2703@gmail.com www.scovprepareandshare.weebly.com

Given that so many people in SCOV have been fully vaccinated, we are optimistic that we will likely be able to resume our in-home dinners in the fall. The board will be communicating with membership about the conditions under which members would feel comfortable hosting. As our name implies, our members usually prepare meals that follow an agreed-upon theme and share our dishes in the home of a host. The board is considering a club activity in September and possibly earlier. Anyone interested in joining the club should email Debbie dlkotlarek@gmail.com to get on our email list.

Dog Club - Fido’s Friends Membership Chairs: Peggy Perkins 650-279-0347 peggyandpups@comcast.net or Carol Tombre 208-961-1133 mctombre@yahoo.com Membership meetings and lectures will resume in the fall www.scovff.weebly.com

Bob Abel (Fido’s Friends founder) and Chic Garner (Fido’s Friends president)

On May 14 we hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of the new small dog addition and expanded large dog section of the K-9 Korral. This was originally envisioned by Dr. Bill Abel back in 2005. In 2018, Ron Brown and Allan Keller volunteered to research and propose upgrades to the dog park. They visited other local dog parks, surveyed Fido’s Friends members, researched costs and prepared presentations. In 20192020 Kari Durfur and Chic Garner (co-presidents) presented the findings to the SCOV board. After several board presentations and discussions, and with the lobbying by Ronna Heinig (even though she is a cat person), the expansion project was approved.

The ribbon cutting ceremony marks the first of several improvements planned for the K-9 Korral. With the SCOV project money and the generous donations from club members, we are continuing plans to install a new entrance sign, provide more shade structures and additional seating.

We want to extend our thanks to all persons who made this project a success and to Phil Fisher for photographing this event.

Garden Club Co-Pres. Joyce Wisbey 520-825-5425 bwisbey90@msn.com Co-Pres. Peggy Knapp 520-825-0664 pegnap@gmail.com VP Charlotte Herbert 541-580-6289 charlotte.h12@gmail.com https://sites.google.com/view/scov-garden-club/home

The Tucson Botanical Gardens recommends the following for your gardens in July as monsoon rains arrive. Use the rain delay function on your irrigation timer to delay irrigation. Clean and repair drip-irrigation systems if needed. Inspect water harvesting systems and other garden structures after heavy rains. Plant a monsoon garden of southwestern heirloom seeds such as beans, corn and squash. Fertilize container succulents at one-half strength. Finally, tidy up your herbs and flowers. Over the summer, Charlotte Herbert, our new VP, and Judee Wickersham, member at large, are planning some desert-focused informational speakers for our monthly meetings and some great tours, too. Check out the club website for upcoming events in the fall. We begin taking new and renewing memberships for 2022 in October. If interested in receiving club communications, contact Annette Munoz queenanne9@yahoo.com.

Havurah Pres. Barbara Hamm 928-210-4735 www.havurahscov.org

Havurah is excited to announce that we have planned several activities for the upcoming months. On Saturday, August 7, 5:30 PM, Catalina Vista, we will hold our annual summer movie night. The film being shown is The Yankles, a comedy about a boys’ yeshiva that attempts to start a baseball team with the help of a washed-up major league player. In keeping with the baseball theme, we will be serving hot dogs, sides, cookies and, of course, popcorn with the movie. Cost is $5 pp and seating is limited. For information on buying tickets, email havurahscov.info@gmail.com. We are also planning a Break the Fast buffet dinner on Thursday, September 16, and general meetings will start up again in October. Come check us out. Have a safe and joyous summer.

Mindfulness Meditation Club Bonnie Grant Baird, bjgrantb77@gmail.com Tues., 3 PM, Catalina Vista

The Mindfulness Meditation Club currently meets Tuesdays, 3 PM, Catalina Vista. The format is 15 minutes of mindfulness discussion followed by 25 minutes silent sitting meditation, 10 minutes walking meditation, 25 minutes sitting meditation. One hour of silent meditation is not for everyone, so come regardless of your experience level or schedule, as it is acceptable to come or leave quietly at any time. Many faith traditions are represented and all are welcome to come and steep themselves in the insights that come from the stillness of silent meditation. We apologize to the Jewish community for past club announcements that failed to include that faith tradition in the wording.

If you wish to learn more, come 10 minutes early or email Bonnie. Republican Club Pres. Marilyn Rego 520-575-4022 mmrego@centurylink.net Second Mon., 3 PM, Catalina Vista

Our next meeting will be Monday, October 11, 3 PM, Catalina Vista.

Honor our military and support our police.

Keep America great.

St. Philip’s Social Club Abby Marier 520-825-4878 absma@comcast.net

Sun City Singles Pres. Anthony Delprete 520-989-0120 Ticket Sales Gail Brandt 520-825-7480 Dinner meeting second Thu., 5:30 PM; happy hour last Fri., 5:30 PM

First-time visitors may purchase a ticket to one of our activities without becoming a member. After attending one time, you must become a member in order to attend any of our activities. On Thursday, July 8, dinner will be provided by The Views Restaurant. Social hour, 5:30 PM; seating, 6 PM. Location to be announced. Menu: Chicken piccata/ pasta, vegetable, dessert. Bring your own favorite beverage. Entertainment: Chuck Moses. Happy Hour: Friday, July 30. Social hour, 5:30 PM; seating 6 PM, location to be announced. Bring your own favorite beverage. Entertainment: Daniel Slipetsky, keyboard entertainer. Dinner tickets, $20 pp; happy hour appetizers, $10 pp. Checks only, payable to Sun City Singles. Spanish Cultural Club (SCC) Gary/Carolyn Lerch 520-818-3319 gclerch@comcast.net Oct., Nov., Jan.-Mar., Apr. (Cinco de Mayo Fiesta) Fourth Mon., 7 PM, Catalina Vista

We will see you back, hopefully, in person, for our first meeting of the season October 25.

States

New England Club

Pres: Walt Swap, 520-623-3847, wswap@tufts.edu Claude Janus, ahj0523@aol.com, Allie Angeloni, alrogangeloni@hotmail.com Marjorie Gerdes, gerdesm14@gmail.com

Hold the date. Do you have a geographic or sentimental attachment to one or more of the six New England states? Then you are automatically a member of the no-dues New England Club. And, at long last, we have an event to announce: On October 6, 4 PM, we will be holding a free social at the home of Marjorie Gerdes. More information will be forthcoming in future Tipsters, but we will provide wine and beer and appetizers. Attendance will be limited. Stay tuned, or contact any of the officers listed above.

Wisconsin Club

Anne Rusch 920-202-0008

Save the date: Sunday, April 3, 2022, Catalina Vista, for the Wisconsin Club annual party. Note that this will be an afternoon event with exact times to be determined. Hope to see you there.