FALL 2012 NEWSLETTER CanClub.ca 2012/2013 EXECUTIVE President Wallace Crowston 602-416-1979 crowston@hotmail.com Vice President Clark Sanchez 602-803-2179 clark@clarksanchez.com Secretary Taka Crowston 602-416-1079 TCrow@live.jp Treasurer Betty Hamilton 928-252-3798 johnandbetty.hamilton@telus.net Events Coordinator Position Vacant Reservations/Membership Shirley Cordero 928-252-6246 newfiegigirl@yahoo.com Newsletter Doug Lockhart 623-544-4626 doug@ve7.ca Publicity and Website Lynda Millard 623-249-6347 lynda.millard@gmail.com Member-at-Large Orest Baron 623-977-6374 carotbar@hotmail.com Past President John Hepton 623-742-3911 heptoncanclub@gmail.com Coffee Morning Coordinator Lana Sundquist 623-322-5003 lanasundq@fastmail.fm Beverages David Smith 623-546-6906 dsmith3512@rogers.com and Tom Heinbaugh 651-361-0716 tomhein@comcast.net Photographer Sheila Hepton 623-742-3911 heptoncanclub@gmail.com Sunshine Person Charlotte Sanchez 602-870-8373 charlottes@sanchezcollectibles.com Reg form fixed 10/20/12 IMPORTANT READ CANA-PALOOZA INFORMATION ON PAGE 4 ASAP WELCOME BACK PICNIC with LIVE MUSIC Picnic buffet includes barbecued pork on a Kaiser roll With garden salad, baked beans, fresh baked bread and dessert Catered by Atlasta Caterer, Music by The Blu Notes Beverages provided by the Club Thursday, November 15, 2012 Check in at 11 A.M., Announcements and national anthems at 11:30 A.M. followed by lunch Music til 1:30 P.M. but mix, mingle and chat longer if you like. Beardsley Park, 12755 W Beardsley Rd. South East corner of Beardsley Rd. & 128th Ave. Ramadas 1, 2, & 3 in Sun City West We need to receive your reservation by Monday, Nov. 12. COST $12.00 per member (no increase since 2010) $16.00 per non-member See Page 5 for reservation form INSIDE THIS ISSUE Welcome Back Picnic information.................... 1 Canadian Club Executive list.........................1 Welcome Back Message from President................2 Hockey Ticket Information...........................2 Morning Coffee...................................2 Membership Registration/Renewal form...............3 Cana-Palooza information and registration form.........4 Welcome Back Picnic information and reservation form...5 Holiday Dinner Dance information and reservation......6 Hello Dolly information and reservation form.........7 Financial Event information and reservation form.......8 Farewell Buffet Luncheon information and reservation... 9
Welcome back message from... President Wallace Crowston This message will likely arrive in your e-mail or in your mail box as you are busy preparing for the trip south to Phoenix. You can be sure that the members of the Club Executive Committee, some new, some continuing from last year, have also been busy this summer preparing an interesting series of events for our members in the 2012/13 winter season. These will include our traditional picnic in November and a Christmas dinner/dance in December. Thanks to Clark Sanchez, our incoming vicepresident, who has planned and organized these events. You can read about them in detail on our new website, <CanClub.ca> and sign-up for them with an application and cheque to Shirley Cordero, our new Reservations person. As you may know, our old website was lost when the company hosting the Sun City West sites closed. Lynda Millard has created this new site and also taken responsibility for Publicity. Doug Lockhart who joined the Executive last year, will continue to create, edit and distribute the Newsletters and serve as our go to person for computer related matters. In addition we will be joined by Betty Hamilton ( Treasurer ), Lana Sundquist (Coffee Mornings ), Charlotte Sanchez (Sunshine Person ) and Taka Crowston ( Club Administrator, Secretary ). You will see from the number of new members on the Executive, our plea last year for more volunteers to assist in the operations of the Club was successful. However, we still need some assistance from you, our members. Specifically I am asking each of you to play a small role in assisting at one of the events. This could be taking tickets, arranging tables or other roles you would find of interest. You will be helping the Club to continue our programs and meeting some very friendly people. Get in touch with any member of the Executive if you are interested and available. Hopefully some of you will also be interested in joining us on the Executive next year. We would also ask for your assistance in recruiting new members. If you have friends who winter in the Phoenix area, please speak to them about the Club and invite them to join us at one of our events. On the Executive Committee's part, we will be advertising our programs in many of the neighbouring communities that are currently not well represented in the membership. If you have specific suggestions as to how we might approach this, we would like to hear from you. 2 In closing, let me give special thanks on behalf of all of the members to John Hepton who served as our President for two years and to three volunteers who left the executive this year; Diane Smith after serving as vice-president, president, publicity and website, Judith Fimrite for her work on Reservations and Teala Willett who organized last year's events program. See you at the picnic, Wally Crowston, President 2012/13 HOCKEY 2013 - or not! We're still unsure of the 2013 Hockey Season but as we go to press with this Newsletter, the NHL has resumed negotiations so we're all hopeful that there will be hockey this winter. As of September 28th, the Phoenix Coyotes have confirmed that pre -season tickets will not be sold. Tickets for regular season games are being sold now. Should the season start late, you will be able to transfer tickets to another game, or obtain a full refund if the season is indeed cancelled. This year we are offering tickets "in advance". Book the tickets you want when you renew or join. The form to reserve tickets is available on our website canclub.ca. Please note that the first available game will be on November 21st. You must be a member of the Canadian Club to order tickets through us at our discounted rate (save $16-25/ticket) contingent on our ordering a minimum of 10 tickets per game. Tickets will be either emailed to you or sent via USPS, directly from the Phoenix Coyotes. Payment will only be accepted via a US $ Money Order or a cheque written on a US bank account in US funds. The first game we offer tickets for is November 21st, Edmonton at Phoenix (depending on outcome of the NHL lock-out). Order form and details available on our website. Please contact me at scg.snowbird@gmail.com should you require more information. Lynda Millard Morning Coffee The morning coffee meeting will be held at the Crooked Putter Restaurant, Grandview golf course on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 9:00 a.m. Come join us in an informal setting to meet and chat in a small group. Breakfast and coffee are available for purchase. Look for the Canadian flag on the table. Address: 14260 W. Meeker Blvd. Sun City West, AZ 85375 Lana Sundquist, Coffee Morning Coordinator
MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION/RENEWAL FORM For Winter Season 2012/13 Please check appropriate boxes: DATE: New member Renewal Information change Names: U.S. Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: E-mail: Canadian Address: City: Province: Postal code: Phone: Email: Dues Calculation Basic Membership fee (includes e-mailed newsletters) $10.00 Enter $5.00 additional for a couple Enter $5.00 additional for using Canadian account Enter $7.00 additional for physical mailed newsletters Grand Total fee (add rows) 273 Ave., Buckeye, AZ 85396. Dues and fees must be paid in U.S. funds. Dues paid this fall cover the 2012-13 winter season. Note that the U.S. banking system charges us $5.00 for cheques written on a Canadian bank account. 3
CANA-PALOOZA SIGN UP FORM The Canadian Club ALL EVENTS package We call it the CANA-PALOOZA ALL 5 monthly events for a discounted price! See details of these events on pages 5 to 9. CANA-PALOOZA price includes: November 15 - Welcome Back Picnic December 12 - Gala Holiday dinner/dance with live music by The Breeze. January 30 Arizona Broadway Theater showing of HELLO DOLLY February 28 - Financial event: Buying, Owning, and Selling a home in the U.S. March 14 - Farewell Luncheon in Wickenburg at El Rancho de los Caballeros Dude Ranch FOR ALL 5 EVENTS ONE PERSON: $136 per person (a saving of $15!) TWO PERSONS: $272 for two people (a saving of $30!) CANA-PALOOZA all event pricing represents a discount of approximately 10%. IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE ALL EVENTS CANA-PALOOZA PACKAGE INCLUDES ALL 5 MONTHS, YOU MUST MAKE YOUR PURCHASE BEFORE THE FIRST EVENT IN NOVEMBER. THIS FORM AND FEE MUST BE RECEIVED BY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2012. ELIGIBILITY FOR THE CANA-PALOOZA IS LIMITED TO MEMBERS OF THE CANADIAN CLUB SO PLEASE FILL OUT AND SEND THE MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION FORM IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO. Members who want to reserve a spot for 9 holes of Early Bird golf at the March 14, 2013 event in Wickenburg, add $50 per player participating. See more details about golf on page 9. Member name(s): Address: City: State/Province: Zip/Postal Code: Phone: E-mail: One person $136 Two persons $272 Early Bird golf $50 per player 4
WELCOME BACK PICNIC RESERVATION FORM DATE: Thursday, November 15, 2012 LOCATION: Beardsley Park, 12755 W Beardsley Rd, Sun City West South East corner of Beardsley Rd. & 128th Ave. In Ramadas 1, 2 and 3. Look for Canadian flag. TIME: Arrival and Sign-in 11:00 AM Announcements and national anthems Buffet begins 11:40-11:45 AM Music til 1:30 PM Mix, mingle and chat longer if you like. 11:30 AM Live music performed by THE BLU NOTES Food catering by Atlasta Caterer. The picnic buffet includes barbecue pork on a Kaiser roll with garden salad, baked beans, fresh baked bread and dessert. Beverages are provided by The Club. Members: $12 ( No increase from 2010 or 2011 ) Non-members: $16 NOTE: We need to receive your reservation by Monday, November 12. MEMBER(S): GUEST(S): Cost: $12.00 per member X # = $ $16.00 per guest X # = $ TOTAL: $ 5
GALA HOLIDAY DINNER DANCE DATE: WEDNESDAY, December 12, 2012 LOCATION: Palm Brook Country Club 9350 West Greenway Road - Sun City TIME: The no-host bar starts at 5:00 PM. Dinner is served at 6:00 PM. You will enjoy a full Holiday dinner with entrée, coffee, hot or iced tea, cake and ice cream for desert! For the entrée, there is a choice of New York strip steak or Mediterranean Chicken. Please indicate your choice on the reservation form below. Lots of fun and special Holiday prizes. Try out the dance floor or just enjoy the Holiday and dance tunes. Live music by THE BREEZE for your listening or dancing enjoyment. Guests are welcome. NOTE: We need to receive your reservation by Wednesday, December 5th. Also note that this event is on a Wednesday not on a Thursday! MEMBER(S): GUEST(S): CHOOSE ENTRÉE(S) New York strip steak Mediterranean chicken Cost: $42.00 per member X # = $ $48.00 per non-member X # = $ TOTAL: 6 = $
HELLO DOLLY MUSICAL DATE: WEDNESDAY, January 30, 2013 This a mid-day matinee performance. LOCATION: Arizona Broadway Dinner Theater 7701 W Paradise Lane, Peoria (One stop-light south of Bell Road at 77th Avenue) Self-drive or carpool to the theatre. TIME: Doors open at 12:00 noon for dining. >>>>>> You must be seated at your table by 12:45 PM. <<<<<<<< The play starts at 2:00 PM. And we should be out around 4:30-4:45 PM. Tickets include the play, the same dinner meal that is served in the evening, coffee or tea and all taxes and base gratuity. You will be able to order from the standard menu. Appetizers, soft drinks, etc. are additional and the responsibility of each individual, plus gratuity appropriate for these additional purchases. A few entrées are extra cost items you may order these and pay the small additional charge. IMPORTANT All seats are reserved. Seat assignments will be made based upon date received not postmark. No walk-ups. You must have a reservation. If you wish to sit with another person or couple, send in your request together in one envelope. Tables seat 2 or 4 people. (There is 1 table for 6 people.) Accessible seating is available. Please indicate if needed. NOTE: We need to receive your reservation by Monday, January 7th. Also note that this event is on a Wednesday not a Thursday! MEMBER(S): GUEST(S): Cost: $60.00 per member X # = $ $68.00 per guest X # = $ TOTAL: $ 7
FEBRUARY FINANCIAL EVENT FEB 28, 2013 In person, DALE WALTERS, author of BUYING REAL ESTATE IN THE U.S.;THE CONCISE GUIDE FOR CANADIANS Gives his presentation to our Club: BUYING, OWNING, AND SELLING A HOME IN THE U.S. How to own property in the U.S. Non-resident U.S. estate tax Income tax consequences, U.S. Withholding tax Dale holds multiple professional designations for both the U.S. and for Canada and is a speaker in high demand! DATE: Thursday, February 28, 2013 LOCATION: Sun City West Foundation Building Webb room 14465 R.H. Johnson Blvd, Sun City West Meeting Schedule: Arrive, Registration, Sign-in 11:00 AM Meeting called to order: 11:30 AM Lunch Buffet: 11:45 AM Presentation by Dale Walters: 12:15 PM There is limited seating for this event, which is very popular and is always sold out in advance. No Walk-ins Available. Preference is given to paid-up members of The Canadian Club. Lunch: Sub style sandwiches, salad and desert will be provided Buffet Style with our assortment of beverages provided by the Club. To allow you to read Dale s book in advance of the meeting, the book will be available at the reduced price of $13 (normally $18.95) at each of the Canadian Club events starting in November. The book will also be a available at this February 28 meeting. MEMBER(S): GUEST(S): Cost: $12.00 per member X # = $ $16.00 per guest X # = $ TOTAL: $ 8
FAREWELL / CLOSING BUFFET LUNCHEON Thursday, March 14, 2013 Location: Rancho de los Caballeros Dude Ranch 1551 South Vulture Mine Road, Wickenburg, AZ 85390 Date: Thursday, March 14, 2013 Time: Meeting starts at 11:30 AM, for lunch at 12 noon. Live music by Bobby Freeman: Award winning organist for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Have a sumptuous western buffet at a real dude ranch. Last year many said this meal had some of the best food ever. Lunch with friends and enjoy the music of an Arizona legend: organist Bobby Freeman. This will be our final send-off event before everyone leaves to go back Up-north. GOLF: Nine holes of Early Bird golf is available for a limited number of players. Tee times are from 8:00 AM. To 8:30 AM. The cost is $50 per person which includes the cart fee. This is a golf course you won t want to miss. In the early 1980 s, the Rancho de los Caballeros golf course was used as a qualifying course for the U.S. Open. Self drive or carpool to location on west side of Wickenburg Driving directions and map will be provided at a later date. See you in November 2013! BE SURE TO SEE PAGE 4 FOR NEW, ALL EVENTS SPECIAL PRICING NOTE: We need to receive your reservation by Monday, March 4, 2013. MEMBER(S): GUEST(S): Cost: $25.00 per member X # = $ $30.00 per guest X # = $ Early Bird Golf $50 per person X # = $ TOTAL: $ The Canadian Club of the West Valley. Please sign here: 9
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