Continuing Education

Wood Carving Bob Ash 520-282-3688 SCOVCarvers@gmail.com Sat., 9-Noon, Artisan Center/Lapidary

Wood carving continues on Saturday mornings with Lew Dahmen or Bob Ash as the monitor. However, participation has been very limited, so sessions may be cancelled without notice.

Woodworking Pres. Gary Casner 303-880-4120 gcasner1@comcast.net VP Bill Norton 480-980-5493 Treas. Charlie Tomlinson 503-333-8887 charlie.tomlinson@gmail.com www.scovwoodworkingclub.com

Woodworkers fully vaccinated for Covid-19 may now work in the shop without a mask. All woodworkers must provide their own eye protection.

Gary Casner is the current SCOV Wood- working Club president and this month’s featured woodworker. Formerly from Colorado, he’s a three-year SCOV resident. Gary is in his second year of club presidency and keeps the club running smoothly. Our Wood Shop was his primary attraction to SCOV. A talented wood turner, Gary says he loves to hang out in the Wood Shop and have fun with the other club members.

A new member orientation is held at the Wood Shop the first Wednesday of each month at 4 PM. Call Bill Norton for further instructions. Club dues are $20 annually. Current hours are Monday-Friday, 9 AM-4 PM. If you have questions or need more information, please visit the website or call an officer.

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Astronomy Pres. Allan Mashburn 435-219-0042 scovastronomy@gmail.com Oct.-May, Catalina Vista, date and time varied due to Activity Center remodel, check website www.scovastronomy.weebly.com

The Astronomy Club will return to live meetings this coming fall. The first scheduled meeting is Saturday, October 16, 7-9 PM, at Catalina Vista due to the scheduled renovations to the Activity Center. Future meeting dates will be posted in the Tipster. The Astronomy Club has a new website at https://scovastronomy.weebly.com for club information, including future meeting dates and locatons. The old website is no longer active.

If you are tired of the heat, how about taking a trip to Mt Lemmon SkyCenter for an evening of stargazing? The temperature is usually 30 degrees cooler than SCOV. The SkyCenter has now reopened. Check it out at https://skycenter. arizona.edu.

Bible Studies

Men’s Bible Study

Jerry Anderson 520-638-6586 Oct.-May, Tue., 7:15 AM, Catalina Vista/Mt. Kimball

We are paused this summer from our weekly studies but will look forward to seeing everyone again October 5. In the meantime, many of the summer holdouts bravely endure the heat by continuing to meet for breakfast on Tuesdays at The Views Restaurant. Join us.

Precept Women’s Bible Study

Pres. Elaine Farmer 253-318-0018 elaineruth@gmail.com Sec. Faith Heitmann 208-750-5886 quincie51@gmail.com Oct.-May, Wed., 8:50 AM, WC3

We look forward to the fall and hope to see many of you join us in October for another wonderful study. We’ve been praying for all of our SCOV residents. Have a blessed summer.

Books

Great Books

Pres. Barbara Gates 302-354-6615 VP Maryfaith Fox 612-414-7789 maryfaith.fox@gmail.com Oct.-Apr., First and Third Wed., 2 PM, Catalina Vista/Mt. Lemmon

When we resume in October, we will enjoy our semimonthly discussions of challenging ideas raised by our reading of classic texts. We especially look forward to welcoming new members once we are meeting in person again.

SCOV Book Club

Pres. Glenda Tonkin 925-640-7312 gt99673@gmail.com Club Communications: Lynn Kallgren lynn.kallgren@gmail.com First Mon., 1:30 PM, Catalina Vista/Mt. Lemmon

Dear fellow book lovers: I hope you’re all enjoying the warm weather and finding great books to read. During our long hiatus, the club leadership has become involved in other projects and no longer has the time or, in some cases, energy to devote to running the book club. This is a plea for volunteers to step forward and lead the club. If you’d like to volunteer, please email Glenda Tonkin gt99673@gmail. com. I look forward to hearing from you. Stay well and keep reading.