TASCA SURVEY RESULTS
   129 TASCA members responded to the Interest Survey at the July 17 Membership event.  We are adding the requested activities as we have building space and volunteers to implement the activities.  Thanks to all of you who took the time to let us know what activities you wanted.  And, stay tuned.  We’ll be adding more and more each month.  Thanks to Carol Lott for preparing the surveys.  

CASCADES GIVES SIX LUCKY TASCA
   WINNERS BIG PRIZES AT 
       AUGUST POTLUCK DINNER
    Lea Guard, Community Director of Mansions at the Cascades Active Adult Community, spoke about the Cascades’ new adult community and then drew names for door prizes.  These weren’t ordinary door prizes.  $250 in Wal-Mart gift cards were given to the lucky winners, Pat    Williams, Doris Davis, Betty Whitaker, Wilma Rust, Dorothy Martin, Lowell Dailey, and Jeanne Rowlett.  Thanks to Doris Sharp for arranging the program, and thanks to the members who helped in the kitchen.  They were Marilyn McWilliams, Pete Haygood, Betty Whitaker, Jan Lemmon, Doris Kendall, Dorothy Martin and Kathryn Pike.  

SEPTEMBER POTLUCK TO FEATURE 
  EAST TEXAS STATE FAIR MANAGER
   September Monday Night Potluck will be on the second Monday night, September 8, at 6:00 PM,  because of the Labor Day  Holiday. 
   John Sykes, General Manager & CEO of the East Texas State Fair Association will be our speaker.  Sykes reports they have BIG plans for Seniors Day at the Fair.  We’ll have a big group so bring your best main dishes, veggies, salads, and desserts. As always, TASCA will furnish paper goods and beverages. Thanks to Carol Lott for arranging the program. 

TIME CHANGE FOR 
     MONTHLY DANCE
   The third Thursday night Hoss Huggins dance will begin at 7:00 PM instead of 7:30 PM effective September 18.  The dance will end at 10:00 PM. If you would be willing to sell tickets by emailing or calling the TASCA office.

CASCADES FURNISHES REFRESHMENTS
   FOR AUGUST DANCE  
   WOW!  Mansions at the Cascades Active Adult Community director, Lea Guard, provided a feast for over 70 dancers at the August dance, our  second dance at Cedars of Lebanon.  We had punch, cokes, cheese and meat tray, crackers, veggies & dip, trail mix, cookies, cheesecake, and cream puffs.  Thanks Lea!  And thanks to Glenda Miller, Paul Long, and Rheta York for selling tickets and to Rheta for decorating with her   beautiful floral arrangements.  Also thanks to  Marshall Sharp for making the coffee, and to Marilyn McWilliams and Doris Sharp for getting all the supplies from the TASCA building to Cedars of  Lebanon. 

UT TYLER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
   MAINTENANCE TO TASCA 
    ACTIVITY BUILDING
   UT Tyler has generously agreed to strip and wax the kitchen and bathroom floors, paint the entrance door, clean and paint the A/C vents, and other needed cleaning and maintenance items.  Many thanks to those TASCA members who came on our first workday on August 1 and cleaned.  Workers were Rheta York, Faye Crawford, and Marilyn McWilliams, along with some “supervisors” who met with UT Tyler personnel to discuss needed maintenance.  The supervisors were Larry Whitaker, Hugh Denson, Doris Sharp, Pete Haygood, and Glenda Miller.  Special thanks to Rheta York who has volunteered to donate her time, talents, and decorations to brighten up the building.

Pot Luck Dinner 
Monday, September 8 
6:00 PM 
TASCA Activity Building 
3402 Old Omen Road, Tyler 
Guest Speaker: John Sykes 
General Manager and CEO 
East Texas State Fair Association

SO LONG, FAREWELL, 
   WE HATE TO SEE YOU GO…… 
   This newsletter ends our membership campaign.  110 members joined TASCA during our membership drive.  If you would like to continuing receiving the TASCA newsletter, join TASCA NOW.  Membership fee for September through December is $10. You won’t want to miss the exciting new activities that we have planned for you. New activities will be     announced each month.  Some of them are: Luncheon Lessons at Cedars of Lebanon, TASCA IDLE Talent Show, Friday night monthly ballroom dances, Christmas Dance at  Cascades, Spanish lessons, Book Club, evening exercise classes, single senior mixers, Pinochle group, overnight trip, tailgate party at UT Tyler baseball game, and many, many more.  Many of these activities will be for TASCA members only, so don’t delay.  
   Just fill out the TASCA Membership Application and either mail it to the TASCA  Office, or drop it by the Activity Building on Old Omen Road.  
JOIN NOW !    JOIN NOW !      JOIN NOW !

LINE  UP  AND  DANCE  CLASSIC  III 
   The TASCA Triple Steppers will be hosting the Line Up and Dance Classic for the third year on September 18.  This year's LUD Classic III will be held at the Mineola Civic Center. More than 150 line dancers from Mineola, Longview, Lufkin, Greenville, Duncanville, Garland, and Waco will be joining the Triple Steppers to "dance like nobody's watching."  As a special treat this year, dance instructors Dwain and Kay Spradlin, TASCA members and owners of Dance433 in Chandler, will be performing an exhibition dance for us! Admission is $15 for both dancers and spectators.  A box lunch is included and a registration form must be returned before September 10. Everyone is invited and will have a great time!

42 GROUPS TO MERGE 
    The Basic 42 group and the Advanced 42 group will become the “42 group” and will play on Mondays and Wednesdays. The Wednesday time was moved to 10:45 AM until 12:45 PM. The Monday time remains at 12 :00 PM to 4:00 PM.

TAI CHI CLASSES TO
 BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER 
   Andy Meisenheimer, a Tai Chi instructor at Tyler Junior College for ten years and a  former TASCA instructor, will begin Tai Chi at TASCA on September 8 at 10:30 to 11:30.  Please come 15 minutes early to get registered.  If you would be willing to register the students and take the money, you may attend the sessions at no charge. 

TASCA NEEDS VOLUNTEERS 
    TASCA needs volunteers for our programs.  If you would consider giving some of your time for one of the following activities, please email  tascatyler@yahoo.com or call TASCA at (903)565-4445. 
      · Programs for Monday Night Pot Luck 
     · Kitchen helpers for Monday Night Pot Luck 
     · Arranging volunteers to sell tickets at Thursday night dances 
     · Be part of a set-up crew who would set up the building for activities 
     · Be part of clean up/decoration crew for the TASCA building 
     · Teach a course on something of interest to TASCA 
     · Write stories for the newsletter 
     · Something that we haven’t thought of 

SKIP-BO:  FUN  FOR MULTIPLE PLAYERS 
   If you would like to start a Skip-Bo group at TASCA, please sign your name to the list at the TASCA building and indicate which times would be best for you, or, you may email  tascatyler@yahoo.com. 

INSTRUCTORS NEEDED 
   TASCA is looking for instructors in several areas.  If you or anyone you know would be interested in teaching Bridge,  Pilates, or Yoga, please email tascatyler@yahoo.com or call TASCA at (903) 565-4445.  If we have volunteers, we will not have to charge the participants.  If you know someone who would teach for a fee, we would like to talk to them also. 

TASCA DAY OUTING TO 
  WOVEN HARMONY 
    The University of Texas at Tyler has offered half-price tickets to TASCA members FOR a Saturday matinee on October 4 called WOVEN HARMONY, a classical guitar and woven tapestries show. We’ll meet at the Cowan Center and sit together as the TASCA group. Regular cost per ticket is $11. TASCA members can  purchase a ticket through TASCA for $5.50.  Please make your check    payable to TASCA and indicate which TASCA members the tickets are for.  You may order non-member tickets for $11.  Include an addressed envelope and mail to TASCA, P. O. Box 131540, Tyler, TX  75713.  We’ll mail the tickets to you. Deadline to receive check is September 22.  Thanks to Doris Sharp for arranging this outing for TASCA members. 

EXERCISE CLASSES TO BEGIN
    SEPTEMBER 3 
   Thanks to Carol Lott for arranging for Charretta Jeffers, a certified fitness specialist in senior programming from the Cooper Institute, to begin exercise lessons for seniors on Wednesday, September 3, and Friday, September 5, from 9:30 to 10:30.  One-hour sessions will be twice a week on Wednesdays and Fridays at the TASCA Auxiliary Building. 
   The Cost is $2 person per one-hour session for TASCA members and $4 person per one-hour session for non-members.  No pre-registration is necessary.  Just come to TASCA on Wednesday, September 3, at 9:15 (15 minutes early to get registered).  FIRST SESSION ON SEPTEMBER 3 IS FREE TO TASCA MEMBERS.  If you would be willing to register students and collect the fees, you may attend the sessions at no charge.    

WEDNESDAY LINE
  DANCE CLASS TO
    CHANGE DAY  
   The Wednesday Line Dance class will begin  meeting on Monday at 9:00 to 10:00 effective September 8.  Thus, its name will be the Monday Line Dance class, taught by Lowell Dailey.

TURKEY - BIBLICAL AND
   ARCHEAOLOGICAL TREASURES  OF 
     ASIA MINOR 
   Dr. Manoucher Khosrowshahi, or Dr. K as he is often called, of Tyler Junior College will give a presentation on the journeys of St. Paul, Biblical sites, and Geek/Roman civilizations in Asia Minor.  Dr. K is a selected speaker for the Texas Council for the Humanities and reviewer for the National Security Educational Program.  He has   extensive field work and travel experience in the Middle East, Far East, and Near East. As part of his research in comparative politics, he traveled to Turkey over 15 times in the past 10 years, and to England, Japan, Thailand, Iran, and Mexico.  He is fluent in English, Azeri Turkish, Farsi, and Arabic. 

LATE AFTERNOON LINE DANCE CLASS
    TO BEGIN 
   The surveys completed by TASCA members at the July 17 Membership Drive event indicated that some members who cannot attend line dance in the mornings wanted late  afternoon line dance classes.  TASCA will   begin a line dance class from 3:00 to 4:00 at the TASCA building on Friday afternoons beginning September 5.  No charge for these lessons taught by Lowell Daily.

UT TYLER OFFERS DISCOUNT TO
   SENIORS FOR THEIR 
        SPORTING EVENTS 
   UT Tyler offers seniors a general admission fee of $3 for their sporting events.  Gather up a group of friends and attend one of these events and take advantage of the discounted rate.   September sporting events at UT Tyler are  volleyball, soccer, cross-country, golf and tennis.

TASCA TRAVELERS 
   Where would you like 
to go with 
TASCA in the fall? 
Our Spring Branson trip was 
fun, fun, fun ! 
31 people had a great time!   
Call the TASCA office
 or email 
tascatyler@yahoo.com  
with your ideas.

MAH JONGG LESSONS TO BEGIN
    IN SEPTEMBER 
   There are still a couple of openings in the Mah Jongg lessons scheduled to begin on Monday, September 8, at 2:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.  Maggie Glodde and Valerie McClure will teach the class.  You may make a reservation for the class by emailing tascatyler@yahoo.com or mailing your   contact information to TASCA.  You may also come to the first lesson and register, provided there are still spaces available.  The class will be held in the back of the TASCA building.  Your personal Mah Jongg card, necessary to play the game, can be purchased at the first lesson.