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60 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | MAY 2017 Bocce Ball TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is here at Four Seasons and we have a great group of men and women that would love to help and encourage you in your weight loss journey. Our programs include discussions regarding nutrition, motivation, health, fitness and other related topics. A lot of our members have reached their goal and are enjoying their new lifestyle changes to maintain their weight. TOPS is also very affordable with a yearly membership fee of $32 which includes a great magazine every two months; plus $3 chapter dues per month. We meet in the Ballroom on Tuesday with weigh-in from 8 to 8:30 am and the meeting 8:30 to 9:30 am. You may attend one meeting with no obligation. You really should come and see what we are all about. You have nothing to lose but maybe a little weight. For more information please contact our chapter leader and Four Seasons resident, Cathy Calhoun at (951) 849-2614 or Rosalee Strong, TOPS Area Captain at (951) 845-9313. ~ Cheryl Burke TOPS Play during April and possibly into May is on old courts outside the RCN building. This is because courts at the Summit have had the improvements delayed until further notice. Keep watching at the Summit. Days are warm, trees and flowers are in bloom. These older courts are fun, but not regulation. The surface is dirt, so play has some variations. The word "bocce" comes from an Italian word and means "to bowl." The small white ball, called a pallino, is thrown first to start game. Rules are very simple: get your ball as close to the pallino as possible in order to score a point. If more balls of same color as closest also get close, these score points as well. Much like pool, bocce requires players to take turns. This makes it an ideal game for socializing in between turns. Often, cheers or laughter can be heard. No one has an edge in Bocce Ball unless, of course, they have played for years. We generally play a game to 12 points. Generally, two games are played and take approximately one and a half hours. We mix and match, so no team is expert and we change numbers on a team so no one is left out. Bocce Ball is played several times a week at the Summit. Current schedule is 9 am Tuesdays and 3 pm Wednesdays. Times change based on weather. Many groups play at different times. Call the Summit desk at (951) 769-6444 and ask the attendant for current times of play. Balls are always available for play anytime. There is a third set of balls now available, slightly smaller and four colors of two each. Great for kids and families. Adaptive to three or four teams of two balls each. If you would like to come early, meet others and learn game, or practice before scheduled times, or a different day or time call Mike Saperstein (951) 769-7909, Larry Anderson (951) 846-3123, Jeanine Baker (951) 797-0833. ~ Mike Saperstein Brenda Brazeal takes careful aim on beautiful day Kimi Olson gets low for very accurate throw while Mike Olson looks on