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January 2014
Sun City Center Golf Cart Parade a Smashing Success A Creative Case of Christmas Magic
In the late evening of December 6 Connie Lesko, Business DevelopmentCoordinator at Freedom Plaza was adding finishing touches to the Freedom Plaza entry in the annual Sun City Center Golf Cart Christmas Parade. On a bright Saturday morning, December 7 the finished entry joined a dazzling display of over 100 carts lined up at SCC Community Center, each more original than the last. An awesome sight! At Freedom Plaza, an out size golf cart that is ordinarily used to transport residents from one end of the campus to another had been transformed. Eight passengers boarded the cart that now sparkled with red, blue, silver tinsel and fringe, topped off with two large silver stars. In the spirit of the day the red clad residents of Freedom Plaza wearing Santa hats sang Christmas and patriotic songs as we rode along the parade route. The parade was greeted by the enthusiastic residents of Sun City Center lining the streets. Good cheer was the order of the day as “Merry Christmas” was heard over and over throughout the parade route. Near the end of the parade route an overworked battery died. The Freedom Plaza cart came to a complete stop. Like a bit of Christmas magic, people rushed to the stricken chariot to help. Willing hands pushed the big cart off to one side. Other neighbors helped solved the problem and sent us on our merry way. Yes, the spirit of Christmas giving is alive and well on the streets of SCC. All in all, a grand tribute to the Season we all love so much. As we celebrate the arrival of 2014, our shared wish for the New Year is“a lasting peace for all mankind, for this year and the years to come.”
It was a beautiful December day and the parade route was lined with hundreds of spectators.
By Phyllis Hodges To say that Grand Marshal Charley Belcher was impressed with the creativity SCC residents showed to reflect the 2013 Golf Car Parade’s theme, Sights and Sounds of the Season, is an understatement. “Some of these entries should go through an x-ray
to make sure there is a golf cart under there,” he commented following the parade. The threetime Emmy award-winning feature reporter for Fox TV also said, “If the world could have the sense of community that you have here, it would be a better world.” Continued on Page 3
SCC Shuffleboard Club Beats Rival Rice Creek Bayshore Shuffle Travel League Tournament
On Wednesday, December 11, 2013, the Sun City Center shuffleboard travel team was braced for their second match of the season with Rice Creek, the current league front-runner. It was the 4th match of this season’s 18-match tournament and was played here at the Sun City Center shuffleboard courts. The other two teams in the Bayshore Shuffle Travel League, Hawaiian Isles “A” and “B” also played their 4th match at Hawaiian Isles. Having been defeated by Rice Creek in their first game this year, the SCC travel team has held practices twice each week, with some players, also getting together to hold additional practices session in addition to participating in the SCC Shuffleboard Club regular play. It has apparently been working because the Sun City Center team had its best outing in the two years since the team was formed. This week’s match against Rice Creek resulted in a victory by Sun City Center over Rice Creek with a final score of 9 to 6. While Continued on Page 7
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SCC Shuffleboard Club Member Wins Bronze
FL International Senior Games & State Championships
Cobleigh warms up for match against Rice Creek.
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Bulletin.......................... 19 - 22 Faith............................. 25 & 28 Military ......................... 26 & 27 Contract Bridge................... 29 Crossword & Sudoku........... 29 Solutions to Puzzles.............. 31
Don Cobleigh won the Bronze Medal for shuffleboard (65 to 69 age group) in the Florida International Senior Games and State Championships. Cobleigh initially qualified by winning his age group at the Hillsborough County Senior Games in October of this year. He joined the SCC Shuffleboard Club about two years ago. He joined the SCC Shuffleboard Travel League upon its creation in the fall of 2012 and currently holds the position of Co-Captain. Cobleigh serves on the Board of Directors of the SCC Shuffleboard Club. Earlier this year, Cobleigh competed in the senior billiards competition and placed second in his age group. Don and his wife Beth moved to SCC in 2011 from Pennsylvania and are active in a variety of SCC clubs. Scan the code with your Smart Phone to find us online at www.NewsOfKingsPoint.com.