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Candidate packets available this Monday, Nov. 1
This Monday, Nov. 1, candidate packets for those interested in running for the Governing Board will be available for pick up at the R.H. Johnson admin offices.
Learn more about requirements and important deadlines for running for the Governing Board by visiting the link below.
Candidate packets for 2022 Governing Board election
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Governing Board and Committee meetings for November
Several committee and Governing Board meetings will be held in the RHJ Lecture Hall during the month of November. Members are encouraged to attend in person or watch online.
November meetings
Reminder that past meetings are available to watch online at anytime.
2021-22 Meetings
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Tentative schedule for RHJ Swim and Fitness closure
Members, we would like to provide the community with an updated tentative schedule of the RHJ Swim and Fitness closure and when certain areas will reopen. We also want to say thank you to the community for their patience during this project.
- Phase two of the project is scheduled to begin Monday, Nov. 15
- Outdoor pool and spa are anticipated to be reopened Monday, Nov. 29
- Monday, Dec. 6, is the tentative reopening date for the indoor spa, fitness group fitness and massage rooms
- Tile install for the outdoor shower rooms is slated to be completed in January of 2022
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Northwest Valley Connect
Motor and Meals
Join Northwest Valley Connect this Saturday, Oct. 30, for their Motors and Meals event at Beardsley Park. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will include a car show, food trucks, wine, beer, giveaways and more!
Learn more
Arizona Fire and Medical Authority will also be at the event to demo their AFMA drones, which can be used to transport items such as a portable AED to someone in a difficult to reach area.
See the drone in action
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Coffee with the Commander
The Sun City West Posse will be hosting a "Coffee with the Commander" meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 2, at 9 a.m. at the Posse headquarters. The Posse is encouraging residents to attend as they will have two guest speakers who will answer questions from the community concerning the topic of homelessness. Rachel Milne, assistant director of housing and community development with Maricopa County Human Services Department, and Scott Hall, manager of Maricopa County's homelessness program, are the two guest speakers.
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AFMA Blood Drive
Arizona Fire and Medical Authority will be hosting a blood drive from 8 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, Nov. 2, in the parking lot of Fire Station 103. If you would be interested in donating, please contact 623-215-1072 or visit here to make an appointment.
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Heroes with Heart Gala
Sun Health Foundation is inviting the community to join them at their second annual Heroes with Heart Gala on Saturday, Nov. 6, at the Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel and Spa. This special event is a celebration of heroes with heart and their exceptional contributions to caring for our community.
Learn more - RSVP
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Knights of Columbus holding frozen turkeys and hams food drive
Help provide to those in need this holiday season as the Knights of Columbus Council 11809 will be hosting a frozen turkey and ham food drive from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 17 and 18 in the parking lot of the SCW Foundation (across the street from Kuentz rec center).
Learn more
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Achieve your fitness goals with group classes and fitness equipment orientations this November
Whether or not you are a seasoned vet in the gym or just someone starting their fitness journey, the Rec Centers and West Valley Personal Training are here to help make achieving your fitness goals a little bit easier.
During the month of November, join one of the many group classes being held by West Valley Personal Training. Classes include yoga, zumba and more!
November group class schedule
The Rec Centers will also be hosting free, informational, equipment orientation sessions that will provide you with the basics of how to use the weight machines and cardio equipment. Check out the schedule below and sign up today at the fitness center of your choice!
- Palm Ridge Recreation Center: Tuesday, Nov. 2 from 1 to 2 p.m.
- Beardsley Recreation Center: Tuesday, Nov. 9 from 1 to 2 p.m.
- Kuentz Recreation Center: Tuesday, Nov. 16 from 1 to 2 p.m.
- R.H. Johnson Recreation Center: Date TBD due to construction closure
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November Talent Spotlight
Watch and support some of the local talent here in Sun City West with our Talent Spotlight series! Shows will take place at the Kuentz Courtyard from 11 a.m. to noon, Wednesdays, Nov. 3 and 17. Visit the link below to see the scheduled acts.
November Talent Spotlight
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November Rec Center Tours
Want to learn more about the amenities and clubs offered here in Sun City West? Join Phil Dauterive for a facility tour this during the month of November!
Tour Schedule
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Upcoming holiday closures
The Recreation Centers of Sun City West have announced their closure schedule for the upcoming holiday season. Visit the link below to see the upcoming closures. We recommend bookmarking the webpage so you have it handy throughout the holidays.
2021 holiday closures
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GB President office hours
Friendly reminder that the Governing Board president would like to hear from you! GB President Sue Fitzsimons is available to talk to residents every Monday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Stop by and ask for Sue at the reception desk inside Member Services at the R.H. Johnson Recreation Center.
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Make sure your emergency contact info is up to date
Did you know that in an emergency, Member Services is often contacted for information? Make sure your emergency contact information is current and up to date by contacting Member Services at 623-544-6100 or membership@suncitywest.com.
Learn more
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Need assistance with
Member Services?
Did you know that you can schedule an appointment. Members with appointments will have minimal wait time while walk in members may experience a longer wait time. We have also reimplemented our numbering system to better serve you.
The payment window outside of Member Services is also open for dues payments and member credit. Window hours are from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Regular office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Give Member Services a call at 623-544-6100 to schedule your appointment today.
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TORCH returning spring of 2022! Registration now open
Pictured above is the TORCH class of fall 2019
The Rec Centers are excited to announce TORCH is returning in the spring of 2022! Members who are interested in taking part in our seven-session TORCH Citizens Academy (every Thursday for seven weeks) can sign up beginning in October.
Registration opened first to those whose saw their session close down due to COVID. On Friday, Oct. 1, registration was opened to anyone else interested in taking the course.
Call 623-544-6115 to register for the academy.
For additional information, click here.
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RCSCW Links
Looking for additional information? Consider visiting any of the links below.
GM Weekly Reports - Financial Reports - Member Services - RCSCW Governing Board
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Event Volunteers Wanted
Interested in being a volunteer for our Events Department? Join our upcoming training session at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, in the Agave Room at Beardsley Recreation Center. Please call 623-544-6093 or email dee.coumont@suncitywest.com to reserve a spot in the training session.
Must be a SCW rec card holder in order to volunteer.
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Maricopa County Safety Fair at Beardsley Park next Saturday, Nov. 6
Join Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel and Sheriff Paul Penzone at a free event to learn about the issues that affect our communities the most. County agencies will be available at the event for residents to talk to.
See who will be in attendance
The Maricopa County Safety Fair takes place from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Nov. 6, at Beardsley Park. The event is limited capacity, please register online here.
Please bring your own chair for the event.
COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots will also be available during the safety fair. Learn more by clicking here.
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October Movies in the Park
Our Movies in the Park series for the month of October comes to an end this Sunday, Oct. 31, with the showing of 1984's Ghostbusters (PG). The movie will start at dusk and partial concessions will be available.
October Movies in the Park
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Fall Fest 2021
After almost a two-year hiatus, Beardsley Park will be welcoming back the very popular Fall Fest concert series. Tickets for this year's two-night event are currently on sale at the RHJ Box Office and online at suncitywest.com.
Thursday, Nov. 4 show is sold out,
Limited tickets left for Nov. 5 show
Learn More
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Popular Santa Letters program returns for 2021 holiday season
The Rec Centers are happy to announce the return of last year's very popular "Santa Letters" program this holiday season. From Oct. 12 through Nov. 23, fill out a grandchild questionnaire form and submit it to our Events Department at the RHJ Box Office. Our staff will then create a letter from Santa for your grandchild using your submitted questionnaire and have them mailed out in time for them to arrive during the month of December. All letter will be postmarked from the North Pole!
Learn More
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Dance into 2022 with
Hi-Fi All Stars Band
Ring in the new year with the Hi-Fi All Stars Band! The annual New Year's Eve Dance is scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31 at the Palm Ridge Recreation Center.
Tickets are $35 per person and are currently available at the RHJ Box Office or online on our ticketing website.
Learn More
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Shred-a-thon set for RHJ
The Rec Centers will be hosting a shred-a-thon event from 8 to 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 8, in the parking lot of the R.H. Johnson Rec Center. It will cost $5 to shred one banker box or three brown paper bags. Cash only.
20 percent of all proceeds will be donated to the SCW Community Fund.
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Free movie showing
Pearl Harbor
The Rec Centers will show remembrance of the "Day that will live in infamy," with a free screening of the 2001 film "Pearl Harbor."
Showtime is at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, in the Palm Ridge Rec Center.
Tickets are free and will be available at the RHJ Box Office starting Tuesday, Oct. 26, at 8 a.m. Must show rec card, limit two per household.
Movie Trailer
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Music on the Green
Enjoy a free hour of music with your SCW neighbors as the Rec Centers are happy to announce "Music on the Green," a series of free musical shows taking place on the RHJ Great Lawn! The next show of the series takes place Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 6 p.m. and will feature The Many Sounds of 9SW.
Learn More
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Mark your calendar for Cabaret Series subscriptions
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, Nov. 2, as subscriptions for next year's Cabaret Series at Palm Ridge will be available that day at 8 a.m. Those interested will be able to purchase subscriptions online or at the R.H. Johnson Box Office.
Learn more
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Tickets still available for Veterans Day Concert
Tickets for the show are now sold out
Tickets are still available for this year's Veterans Day Concert at the Palm Ridge Recreation Center. They are free and available for pick up at the RHJ Box Office. Must show rec card when picking up, limit 2 per card.
Learn More
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Check out upcoming trips
Want to see what else Allied Tours & Travel has planned for 2021?
Click the link below to see the remaining tours for this year.
Remaining 2021 tours
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Tournament of Roses Parade
Allied Tour and Travel
Friday, Dec. 31 through Monday, Jan. 3
Join Allied Tour and Travel as they travel to sunny California for the 133rd Rose Parade. Since 1890, the Tournament of Roses has produced one of America's biggest New Year's celebration.
The theme for this year's parade is "dream, believe, achieve."
Learn more
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Overnight to Algodones, Mexico
Allied Tour and Travel
Nov. 17 through 18
Join Allied Tours for an overnight trip to Algodones, Mexico! You will have plenty of time on this trip to enjoy the colorful history of this Arizona board town.
Learn More
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Home for the Holidays show at the Arizona Opry
Allied Tour and Travel
Wednesday, Dec. 15; $129
The Barleen Family has been entertaining Arizona for the past 30 years. Get into the holiday spirit with the Arizona Opry by joining Allied Tours and Travel for an afternoon of a delicious meal followed by the Barleen's seasonal holiday show.
Learn More
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Learn more about Allied Tours & Travel and their 2021 plans!
Allied Tours and Travel have provided SCW residents with a quick and short video that goes over their plans for 2021 and what you can expect when you travel with them!
Watch Allied Tours and Travel 2021 video
Reservations
For reservations or if you have any questions, please contact the RCSCW Tours and Scheduling department at 623-544-6129 or 6032.
Allied Tours and Travel health policies
In order to provide a safer and healthier travel experience, Allied Tours and Travel has new health policies in place.
Read more here
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Chat with Local Author
Art Blum
Stop by the R.H. Johnson Library between 10 a.m. and noon on Tuesday, Nov. 16 to meet local author Art Blum
Learn more
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Diamond painting demonstration at
R.H. Johnson Library
From 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, there will be a diamond painting demonstration at the R H Johnson Library.
Diamond painting is a combination of cross-stitch and paint-by-numbers. You use an applicator to apply hundreds of sparkling resin rhinestones, one-by-one, on an adhesive color-coded canvas painting. There will be approximately 15 paintings on display and a demonstration on how to do a painting.
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Culture Pass program now available at R.H. Johnson Library
The R.H. Johnson Library is happy to announce that the Act One Culture Pass program is now available for patrons of the library. This new program at the library is available in the Information Center and provides free admission for two people at participating arts and cultural institutions.
Learn more
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New booklists
To help place holds, the library now has a list of new books that you can browse for ideas to place holds. Use your library catalog login to place holds using the links below.
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Stardust Theatre Movie Night
"Keeping Mum"
Thursday, Oct. 28
Movie Trailer
IMDB Page
This week's Stardust movie is "Keeping Mum," a 2005 film starring Rowan Atkinson.
The Friends of the Library show movies at Stardust Theatre, located at the Kuentz rec center, every Thursday at 7 p.m. or when all seats are filled. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Entry is free but a $2 donation at the door is greatly appreciated as it helps support purchasing new material for the R.H. Johnson Library.
October Movie Schedule
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Reader advisor volunteers needed
The library is looking for volunteers to be Reader Advisors one day a week, Wednesday through Friday. Reader Advisors recommend books they have read to residents. They set up a table with a selection of books they recommend and can talk to residents about the books. The books can be fiction or non-fiction.
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Volunteer with the R.H. Johnson library
Do you like volunteering? Working or helping with others?
If you answered yes, then we want you! The R.H. Johnson Library is looking for circulation volunteers and Virtual Reality volunteers. Come join a fun team and play with us.
If interested, pickup an application at the checkout desk. For questions, call Audrey at 623-544-6164.
If not available, leave a message and she will get back to you.
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R.H. Johnson Library Homebound Program
“HOME” what a wonderful place to be!
However, some people are homebound and cannot come and go as they once did. Sightseeing, shopping, attending events, and coming to the library are not possible due to their current circumstances.
Recent research reveals that more than 30% of seniors aged 60 and above have disabilities that affect self-care. One of the main goals of the Recreation Centers of Sun City West is to provide quality experiential options to our more than 28,000 residents.
Therefore, the R.H. Johnson Library is offering the “Homebound” program, which provides books, magazines, DVD’s, Blu-Ray’s, and CD’s. to lighten and brighten the days for people who cannot leave their homes.
The program is free to Sun City West residents with valid recreation cards.
You can be on the “Homebound” program for short term for example if you are planning to have surgery and won’t be able to travel to the library during your recovery.
The “Homebound” adventure begins with a phone call to 623-544-6130. After your approved application, choose 5 items which will be delivered to your door by a mail carrier.
When you have finished with the items during the allotted time, you place them in the provided mail bag and return them to the library. Upon receipt of your items, we send the next 5 items you requested.
The United States Postal Service helps make this possible with the “Free Matter” program which provides free mail services for nonprofits who deliver needed matter to people who are audio, visually, and/or physically challenged.
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Catch all the football action at Lizard Acres Pub
Football season is here! Bring your family and friends to the Lizard Acre’s Pub every Sunday, Monday, and Thursday to enjoy watching your favorite professional football teams play. College football games will also be available on Saturdays.
The Fall/Winter hours for Lizard Acre’s Pub are Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sundays.
Fall/winter hours of operations
Lizard Acres drink menu
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Bowling pricing
Please click the graphic above to see the current bowling prices.
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Hours of operation
To enlarge, click any of the graphics below.
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Memo's Bistro
Stop by Memo's Bistro and enjoy some delicious food!
Current Hours
- Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Saturday and Sunday, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Octogenarian tournament results
Final results from this past weekend's 26th annual Octogenarian golf tournament are now available to view online at the link below.
Congratulations to everyone that participated in the tournament!
26th Annual Octogenarian results
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Golf tournament schedule for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022
Prepare your golf bags and get ready for a fun slate of golf tournaments later this year and early into 2022 as RCSCW Golf Operations has released their tournament schedule for Fall of 2021 and Spring of 2022. View it online at the link below.
Fall 2021/Spring 2022 Golf Tournaments
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2021-22 golf fees and start times
The golf fees and start times for the 2021-22 fiscal year are available to view online. Please note that the peak start time for September is 6:30 a.m.
View 2021-22 golf fees and start times
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Double check lottery request
Whenever a lottery request is submitted on the web portal, regardless of whether a lottery request confirmation email is received or not, the booking member should check their “My Itinerary” file to ensure the request was completed. If the request doesn’t appear in the “My Itinerary” list, the lottery request should be resubmitted, more than likely due to not completing the original lottery request.
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Stay updated about SCW golf courses
Did you know that Sun City West Golf has a text alert system available for golfers? Text "scwgolf" to 844-728-0158 to start receiving updates from our Golf Ops team about course closures and delays for weather and maintenance.
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Overseeding update
Sun City West golfers, down below is the current overseeding schedule for our golf courses. We'll also like to remind golfers to please observe the 90 degree rule and drive in the rough as much as possible when playing.
- Pebblebrook Golf Course - Closes Oct. 21, opens Nov. 16
- Stardust Golf Course - Open
- Grandview Golf Course - Closes Oct. 21, opens Nov. 16
- Echo Mesa Golf Course - Open
- Trail Ridge Golf Course - Open
- Deer Valley Golf Course - Open
- Desert Trails Golf Course - Closes Oct. 21, opens Nov. 16
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Which golf card is right for you?
Sun City West golfers who want to get a deal on their golf can choose from an array of discount card options. But how do you decide which card is the best deal? The Rec Centers have put together a "cheat sheet" to help you decide which card makes sense for you.
Golf card cheat sheet
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October Holes-in-one
Who hit a hole-in-one during the month of October? Find out at the link below!
October Holes-in-one
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The golf lottery
What is the golf lottery and how does it work? Click the links below to learn more about the golf lottery and the process of placing a lottery request.
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Online golf reservations
The Rec Centers have implemented a new web portal. For golfers who use the portal for online tee time reservations, please check out the links below to learn more about the new portal and online tee time process.
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Crooked Putter is open at Grandview Golf Course
The best in the "West," The Crooked Putter! How about a hearty breakfast plate, a quarter-pound burger or the best fish fry in town? Check out the best handmade (not frozen) burger right here in Sun City West from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday nights. Don't forget to try the fish fry on Wednesday or Friday nights, which is all you can eat. Visit the Crooked Putter at Grandview to find a great selection of dishes for your dining pleasure. Check out the menu and hours of operation here.
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