Save the Date 2022-2023

Up Coming Events …………..Pages 4-23 Day at a Glance………………Pages 24-24 Pass Port to Fun………………Pages 26-35 Cal-Am Concerts……………..Page 36 RESORT INFORMATION OFFICE HOURS Community Center & Resident Services MONTESA at Gold Canyon 480-982-1311 7373 East US Highway 60 Gold Canyon, AZ 85118 Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Activities - 480-982-3838 480-982-1311 Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Home Sales - 480-982-2393 Monday - Saturday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Sunday 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Tickets online: www.cal-am.com Concerts, Classes & Events 2

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SUNDAY Day at a Glance 8:00 9:00 Pickleball open play all levels Courts Shelly Harper 517-256-0460 1:00 Chapel (Starts November 13) Saguaro Room Renee Pfleger 480-671-4617 2:00 Hand, Foot & Toe Deb Mullarkey 608-604-0082 2:30 Line Dance Intro Coyote 505-362-8601 3:30 Line Dance Beginner Montesa Hall Pat Sikes 505-362-8601 4:30 Line Dance Intermediate Montesa Hall Pat Sikes 505-362-8601 Bumbee Ball (Starts October 15) Montesa Hall Pat Sikes 570-458-6194 MONDAY Tennis Courts Jim Smith 8:00 Tennis (Starts October) 480-414-1659 8:00 Water Aerobics Courts Barbara Dumas 541-639-1766 8:00 Pickleball open play all levels Pool Susan Bushong 517-256-0460 9:00 Taquata Courts 9:00 Glass Mosaic Pool Shelly Harper 480-215-8873 9:00 Mens Bible Study (Starts October) Aztec Cal-Am 320-583-4712 10:00 Ping Pong Fiesta (519) 777-6752 10:00 Water Volleyball Hall Linda Dale 480-458-7495 1:00 Woodcarvers Pool Tom Mortenson 440-834-0103 1:00 Shuffleboard Quail Run 515-249-4454 1:00 Hand, Foot & Toe Courts Glynn Litt 608-604-0082 6:30 Mahjong Coyote Rich Zettlemoyer 832-651-5806 7:00 Card Bingo Fiesta Becky Portman 715-891-0927 Montesa Hall TUESDAY Water Aerobics Bob Johnson 541-639-1766 8:00 Pickleball open play all levels Pool Deb Mullarkey 517-256-0460 8:00 Womens Bible study (Starts January 4th) Courts Martha Olson 231-750-4509 9:00 Tai Chi Coyote Steve Kolling 9:00 Open Studio Montesa hall 605-490-2942 9:30 Aqua Cycle Aztec Susan Bushong 10:00 ATC (Art trading cards) (Starts September 13) Pool Shelly Harper 480-294-3944 10:30 Hand, Foot & Toe Aztec 608-604-0082 1:00 Mahjong Coyote Loraine Czarneke 832-651-5806 1:00 Art (aka Watercolor) Fiesta 507-319-0342 1:30 Billiards Aztec Karla Dobitz 505-690-0375 2:00 Texas Hold'em Serious Billiards Room Cal-Am 303-229-4245 5:00 Bumbee Ball (Starts October 15) Coyote 570-458-6194 5:30 Pinochle Tennis Courts Sandy Brown 970-396-8534 6:30 Fiesta Deb Mullarkey Hiking Nov to Apr Martha Olson 360-320-7138 WEDNESDAY MH Parking Lot Pam Teorey 480-414-1659 7:45 Tennis (Starts October) Courts 8:00 Ron Ellis 541-639-1766 8:00 Core Balance Montesa Hall Mona Fitzmaurice 517-256-0460 8:00 Pool 8:00 Water Aerobics Courts Jim Smith (519) 777-6752 9:00 Pool Mae Cunning 480-458-7495 10:00 Pickleball open play all levels Hall 832-651-5806 10:00 Pool Ted Hunter 720-272-3766 10:00 Aqua Bootcamp Fiesta Barbara Dumas 11:30 Ping Pong Coyote Cal-Am Susan Bushong Water Volleyball Shelly Harper Mahjong Cal-Am Glynn Litt Omaha Tournament Style Rich Zettlemoyer Martha Olson Larry Bartels 28

Day at a Glance 515-249-4454 1:00 Shuffleboard Courts Bob Johnson 303-229-4245 5:00 Texas Hold'em Serious Coyote Mona Fitzmaurice THURSDAY 832-651-5806 8:00 Mahjong Fiesta Martha Olson 541-639-1766 8:00 Water Aerobics Pool Susan Bushong 517-256-0460 8:00 Pickleball open play all levels Courts Shelly Harper 480-671-4617 8:30 Aerobic Walking (Starts November 10) Saguaro Room Renee Pfleger 10:00 Aqua Cycle Pool 448-830-0103 11:00 Get to Know Your Gym- 2nd Thurs of Month Fitness Center Cal-Am 480-219-8873 Wood Carvers Cal-Am 480-215-8873 1:00 Gourds Quail Run Becky Portman 201-446-1055 Glass Mosiac Linda Dale 608-604-0082 1:00 Book Club (2nd Thursday of the Month) Aztec Linda Dale 505-690-0375 1:00 Hand, Foot & Toe Fiesta Room Lisa Abbatomarco 701-340-6713 1:00 Billiards Deb Mullarkey 570-458-6194 2:00 Line Dancing (November 10) Coyote Ron Ellis 517-256-0460 4:00 Bumbee Ball (Starts October 15) Billiards Room Lynn Sys 602-743-9346 5:30 Pickleball open play all levels Montesa Hall Jim Smith 6:15 Euchre (Starts October 20th) Tennis Courts Shelly Harper 480-671-4617 6:15 Cathy Hansen FRIDAY Bunco (Private) Courts 541-639-1766 8:00 Core Balance Fiesta Renee Pfleger 517-256-0460 8:00 Water Aerobics Cal-Am 480-414-1659 8:00 Pickleball open play all levels Coyote 8:00 Tennis (Starts October) Montesa Hall Susan Bushong 480-458-7495 8:00 Taquata Shelly Harper 715-457-2277 9:00 Yoga Pool Barbara Dumas 480-561-7167 10:00 Water Volleyball Courts 480-299-6296 10:00 Ladies Bunco 1st & 3rd Fri Courts Cal-Am 715-891-0927 12:45 Art Display Case 2nd Fri Pool 608-604-0082 1:00 Pokeno Cal-am Rich Zettlemoyer 715-891-0927 1:00 Bocce Ball (Starts January 6th) Pool Gloira Van Rooo 480-893-8302 1:00 Hand, Foot & Toe Fiesta Janet Christenson 480-215-8872 1:00 Bocce Ball Montesa Hall 6:00 Texas Hold'em Tournament Style Quail Run Del Collins 541-639-1766 6:00 Karoke Bocce Ball Courts Steve Kolling 517-256-0460 6:00 Coyote Deb Mullarkey 480-671-4617 SATURDAY Water Aerobics Courts Steve Kolling 515-249-4454 8:30 Pickleball open play all levels Coyote Cornell Klimczak 608-604-0082 8:00 Aerobic Walking (Starts November 10) Montesa Hall 480-458-7495 8:30 Shuffleboard John Dale 303-229-4245 9:30 Hand, Foot & Toe Pool 1:00 Water Volleyball Courts Susan Bushong 253-951-6200 5:00 Texas Hold'em Serious Saguaro Room Shelly Harper 480-458-7495 5:00 Courts Renee Pfleger Coyote Bob Johnson Pool Deb Mullarkey Coyote Rich Zettlemoyer Mona Fitzmaurice *Motorcycle Pat Mcdowell *Trail riders (tues-fri) Rich Zettlemoyer 29

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Groups and Organizations BIBLE STUDY “Men” Reading from the Bible and open discussion Mondays after Coffee & Donuts Fiesta Room Contact: Tom Mortenen 320-583-4712 BIBLE STUDY “Women” Reading from the Bible and open discussion Tuesdays 9:00 am Coyote Room Contact: Loraine Czarneke 231-750-4509 CHAPEL Non-Denominational Services Sundays 10:00 am Saguaro Room Contact: Renee Pfleger 480-671-4617 SINGLES - MINGLES Meet other single residents here at Montesa, Plan outings, like going to the zoo, museums, movies, plays,. SUNSET/MOONRISE Each month when there is a Full Moon, residents will gather on the knoll to watch the sunset and moonrise. Fun time for all. 31

Artist Trading Cards Artist trading cards (ATCs) are miniature pieces of art that are traded around the world. Artists create, trade and collect art at organized \"swap\" events, either in person or online. The only official rule for ATCs is the size: 2.5\" x 3.5\". 32

Art ART DISPLAY CASE - Exhibit your artwork in the Glass Case located in the Montesa Hall Foyer. Every month the artwork is exchanged to allow everyone a chance to display their artistic production. Contact: Janet Christenson 480-561-7167 ARTS, PAINTING, PAINT & SIP - Art Open Studio, open to work on any art project, no instruction. Painting - Water Color with Instructor Paint & Sip - Once a month enjoy with other residents a painting class taught by Pam Teorey. Contact : Pam Teorey 507-319-0342 GLASS MOSAIC - A stained glass mosaic is a piece of artwork made with glass pieces. Contact: Linda Dale 480-215-8873 GOURDS - Gourd carving, burning, painting, making masks and pots. An- ything you can imagine. You will need to have a jigsaw and dremel tools. Contact: Linda Dale 480-215-8873 NEEDLERS - Enjoy making projects with other residents. Individual pro- jects, group projects and making blankets for Children’s Hospitals. This is a group for quilters, sewers, crocheters, and anyone who likes to cre- ate with fabric and needles. Contact: Kate Smith 570-380-0906 WOODCARVERS - Bark, stick, chip, relief and general bass carving. Wood burning.. You will need to have a jigsaw and dremel tools. Contact: Becky Portman 440-636-3581 33

Cards & Games CARD BINGO - The caller deals 5 cards to each player, face up, from the first deck. Then, they take cards from the second deck one at a time and call out the rank and suit (e.g., “five of hearts”). If they call out a card you have in your deck, turn it face down. The first player to turn all their cards face down gets a bingo. Contact: Steve Kolling 715-891-0927 OMAHA HOLD’EM (also known as Omaha hold’em or simply Omaha) is a community card poker game similar to Texas hold'em, where each player is dealt four cards and must make their best hand using exactly two of them, plus exactly three of the five community cards. Omaha uses a 52-card French deck. Omaha hold 'em 8-or-better is the \"O\" game featured in H.O.R.S.E. Contact: Larry Bartells 720-272-3756 TEXAS HOLD’EM is one of the most popular variants of the card game of poker. Tournament Style Contact: Cornell Klimczak 480-893-8302 Non-Tournament Contact: Mona Fitzmaurice 303-229-4245 EUCHRE is a trick-taking card game for 2 to 4 players. The goal is for you or your team to win 3 or more of the 5 tricks in a round. It is a partnership game. There will be two teams of 2 with partners sitting opposite each other. The target score for winning is set before the game begins. It can be 5, 7, or 10 points. Contact: Cathy Hansen 602-743-9346 HAND, FOOT & TOE is a card game similar to Hand and Foot and Canasta but with Montesa Rules. Contact: Deb Mullarkey 608-604-0082 34

PINOCHLE, also called pinocle or penuchle, is a trick-taking, Ace-Ten card game typically for two to four players and played with a 48-card deck. It is derived from the card game bezique; players score points by trick-taking and also by forming combinations of cards into melds. It is thus considered part of a “trick-and-meld” category which also includes the game belote. Each hand is played in three phases: bidding, melds and tricks. The standard game today is called “partnership auction pinochle” Contact: Mae Cunning 970-396-8534 POKENO is a game played with special cards, called Pokeno Game Boards, and chips, called Pokeno Chips. This game is a combination of poker and keno (or lotto) and is similar to the game of bingo in several aspects. Contact: Del Collins 480-299-6296 BUNCO is a dice game generally played with twelve or more players, divided into groups of four, trying to score points while taking turns rolling three dice in a series of six rounds. A bunco is achieved when a person rolls three-of-a-kind and all three numbers match the round number. Contact: Gloria Van Roo 715-457-2277 AMERICAN MAHJONG is played with four players, at a table, using mah jong tiles. The goal of the game is to be the first, by picking and discarding, to match one's tiles to a specific hand. from the annually distributed scorecard published by the National Mah Jong League (NMJL) and American Mah-Jongg Association (AMJA). Contact: Martha Olson 832-651-5806 35

Exercise AEROBIC WALKING - This program helps improve cardiovascular fitness. Contact: Renee Pfleger 480-671-4617 AQUA CYCLE - This zero impact cardio class uses specially designed aqua bikes to work the total body in the pool. Please remember to bring water shoes, sunscreen, hat and sunglasses to this cardio class. Instructor: Laura Davis [email protected] CORE & BALANCE - This class is a great way to learn simple but effective tools and exercises to improve balance, strength and coordination. No equipment is necessary. Just bring water and proper shoes. Instructor: Angelique Randall [email protected] GET TO KNOW YOUR GYM - Come and get to know your gym and learn to use the equipment by a certified trainer. Learn to exercise Safely and Correctly 36

TAI CHI - a series of gentle physical exercises and stretches. Each posture flows into the next without pause, ensuring that your body is in constant motion. Tai chi is sometimes described as meditation in mo- tion because it promotes serenity through gentle movements — connecting the mind and body. Contact: Sharon Jones 530-488-0635 TAQUATA - This class takes Tabata or interval training to the pool with water weights, tetra noodles and your own body weight. A zero impace workout to get the body moving and heart rate pumping. Your whole body will feel this high intensity water aerobics class. No shoes necessary but bring a water, hat and sunblock. Instructor: Laura Davis [email protected] WATER AEROBICS - Come enjoy an energetic start to each Weekday and Saturday. Class includes stretching and cardio, using water as resistance. Contact - Susan Bushong 541-639-1766 ZUMBA FITNESS - a fitness program that involves cardio and Latin-inspired dance. It’s called the largest international branded fitness program in the world . Benefits: 1) Great for weight loss; 2) Tones entire body; 3) Boosts heart health; 4) Helps you de-stress; 5) Improves coordination; 6) Makes you happy. Instructor: Corina Meza [email protected] 37

Recreation BILLIARDS - a reference name given to a bunch of three games; pocket billiards, snooker carom billiards. All the three games involve the use of a cue stick and balls over a table covered in cloth with rubberised or leather cushions on the edges. Contact - Ron Ellis 505-690-0375 BOCCE BALL is played with eight large balls and one smaller target or object ball called a pallina. There are four balls per team and they are made of a different color or pattern to distinguish the balls of one team from those of the other team. Hitting either the pallino or either team's bocce balls is permitted. No penalty or bonus is awarded. After all bocce balls have been tossed, the team with the bocce closest to the pallino wins the frame. Contact: Steve Kolling 715-891-0927 / Jackie Killing 715-891-6508 BUMBEE BALL is best described as volleyball rules with tennis rackets and a nerf like ball (soft cloth ball the size of a baseball) played on tennis courts. There cam be as many as 8 players. Contact: Jim Smitih 570-458-8194 / Val Dowell 780-446-5258 HIKING - Join in for a fun hike in the Arizona desert. Bring water and a snack. Good footwear, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, layered clothing and a walking stick. Contact - Ted Hunter 360-3207136 HORSESHOES - horseshoe pitching, game for two or four players, most popular in the United States and Canada, in which players attempt to throw horseshoes so as to encircle a stake or to get them as close to the stake as possible. Learn to LINE DANCE from 2 different instructors: Intro, Beginner, Intermediate classes Pat Sikes 505-362 Classes Lynn Sys 480-982-1658 38

PICKLEBALL is a racket/paddle sport that was created by combining elements of several other racket sports. Two or four players use solid paddles to hit a perforated polymer ball over a net. The ball is much like a Wiffle ball, with 26–40 round holes. Contact - Sharon Kalmoe 612-483-1574 PING-PONG, also known as TABLE TENNIS and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net. Contact: Glynn Litt 519-777-6752 SHUFFLEBOARD, more precisely deck shuffleboard, and also known as floor shuffleboard, is a game in which players use cues to push weighted discs, sending them gliding down a narrow court, with the purpose of having them come to rest within a marked scoring area. Contact: - Bob Johnson 515-249-4454 Richard Sys 480-982-1658 Ed Raffey 306-740-7780 STROLLERS - Walking at a leisurely pace with other residents. En- joy talking, have fun, meet new friends. Contact: Lynda Mitchell 248-303-5942 TENNIS is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent or between two teams of two players each. Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. If you have never played or played in high school or college … Come play. Contact: Barbara Dumas 480-414-1659 WATER VOLLEYBALL is a team sport derived from volleyball in which the games are played in water.. Enjoy fun and fellowship. Contact Rich Zettlemoyer 480-458-7495 39

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