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November, 2015
Sun City Center Veterans Day Ceremony
By Paul Wheat On Wednesday, November 11, Sun City Center will observe Veterans Day at the Community Association’s Community Hall located at 1910 South Pebble Beach Boulevard. The ceremony is sponsored by the Sun City Center combined military veterans organizations in recognition of our many community veterans. The program will start at 9 a.m.; however it is suggested that all guests be seated by 8:45 a.m. Doors will be opened at 8 a.m. Coffee and cookies will be provided. It is free and the public is invited. Our guest speaker will be Rear Admiral (RADM) Lawrence C. (Larry) Chambers, US Navy Retired. In the course of a 32year career, he piloted military aircraft, commanded ships, and held positions of responsibility on land. His military decorations include the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal, the China Service Medal, and the Vietnam Service Medal with three Bronze Stars. After his
Community Hall was packed in 2014 for the celebration commemorating our veterans, both local and still serving across the world. Guests are encouraged to arrive early for the best seats.
retirement from the Navy RADM Chambers worked for Unisys Corporation and subsequently went on to a third career with a Swedish conglomerate Kinnevik where he worked on projects in various locations around the world including Bosnia, Vietnam, and Kazakhstan. He and his wife Sarah presently reside at Freedom Plaza in Sun City Center.
Our program includes a musical interlude presented by the Trinity Baptist Church Choir directed by Rev. James Feist. Edward Mahoney, USMC veteran, will be our Grand Marshall and head the Procession. The Color Guard will be composed of JROTC Cadets from East Bay High School. This ceremony is complemented by the efforts of the Sun City
Center Patriots Club which has, through its fund raising efforts, ensured that the flags will continue to fly along SR 674 during this special period of recognition to our veterans and active military forces. The Patriots Club will be at the ceremony to collect for the special rehabilitation program at the James Haley VA Hospital
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Freedom Plaza Veterans Day Festival & Hometown Honor Flight “Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices.” ~ Pres. Harry S. Truman. Veterans Day is Wednesday, November 11. The Retired Officers’ Corporation and Freedom Plaza invite you to join us in thanking our wonderful Veterans. We will be hosting our Second Annual Hometown Honor Flight with Flight to Honor of Polk County. A Hometown Honor Flight provides the opportunity for Veterans who are physically unable to attend an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. a “virtual” Flight of Honor. We will kick off the public festivities at 9 a.m. by cheering on our Hometown Honor Flight Honorees at a short by meaningful parade on American Eagle Boulevard. Bring your business/organizational thank you banners and signs to show our Veterans your gratitude! Following the parade honorees
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will be awarded and recognized at a special ceremony featuring the Harmony Belles and Gary Vidito. Also in attendance will be the 1st Infantry Division Reenactment Group from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The First Infantry Reenactment Group is a non-profit group of amateur World War II historians and enthusiasts. They will portray the lifestyle, equipment, uniforms, and combat tactics of a United States Army soldier during the World War II years. Their display may include WW2 era tents, tent fly’s, equipment crates and supplies of an Infantry unit, the individual soldier’s gear, and of course WW2 soldiers in period uniforms. Soldiers at the event will interact with the public at the displays. We are hoping to include a weapons demonstrations and a small battle may be waged by Allied and Axis reenactors! Our goal is to bring the entire Sun City Center Community together for this patriotic event. We encourage local businesses and military organizations to reserve a display table. What a great opportunity to thank our Veterans and bring recognition and awareness (and maybe a few new members) to your organization. For more information or to reserve your table, contact the Retired Officers’ Corporation at (813) 633-4467 or email Corena Fristad at cfristad@brookdale. com.
Last year’s Hometown Honor Flight was well appreciated and well attended. Organizers expect another banner event this year.
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The News of Kings Point
November 2015
NOTICE: Each community and club in Sun City Center and Kings Point has specific rules about membership and attendance. Unless specifically stated or posted, most venues, meetings and events hosted on the Community Association campus and in Kings Point require attendees to bring their SCC CA or KP ID or come with a resident member. When in doubt, contact the club in question - not the venue or association - prior to arrival. Thanks.
Sew ’N Sews Fall Sale
November 6 from 9-12, under the tents by the gazebo on Cherry Hills Dr. Sale raises money for charitable projects donated to Kidz Place, LifePath Hospice and Haven for Hope. Receive a free raffle ticket for a Quilted Christmas wall hanging when you purchase any item. At the same time, you can purchase raffle tickets for a king-size Christmas Quilt for a drawing on Dec. 17. Parking will be limited so bring your golf cart. Sew ’N Sews members love to make handmade quilts for children. Dee Kelly presented Suzette Armadas, Development Director of A Kid’s Place in Brandon, FL, with donated quilts. This is a unique non-profit organization providing foster care and a loving home for abused, neglected, or abandoned children. For more information about Sew ’N Sews contact Linda at 813-3902377 or email “scc.sew.n.sews@gmail.com”.
Irish Connection Movie Night
Save This Date for Your Holiday Schedule!
December 5 is the Community Association’s Holiday Breakfast/Walk on the Central Campus (N. Pebble Beach Blvd.).
Scandinavian Club
The Scandinavian Club of Sun City Center will gather at IKEA for lunch on 18 November at 12 noon. In addition to having the excellent buffet we have become used to, a rep for IKEA will give a talk about their organization in our area and worldwide. The admission is $10; reservations are required; for questions please call Sandra, our Program Planner. The traditional and festive Scandinavian Christmas dinner will again be held at Club Renaissance in Sun City Center. The dinner will be on 9 December and the doors will open 5:30 p.m. The Men’s Chorus of SCC will entertain after dinner. Reservations are required, no BYOB. Club email: scandiscc@gmail.com Club web: https://sites.google.com/site/scandiscc/
Monday Nov. 9, 6:30 p.m. at the Rollins Theater Feature: An Everlasting Piece Starring: Barry McEvoy, Brian O’Bryne and Anna Friel A delightful Irish comedy set in the 1980’s during the Troubles Computer Club Monthly Meeting in Northern Ireland. Two good friends, one a Catholic & one a November 4, 2016 — Wednesday Time 7 p.m. in the Florida Room Protestant, become partners in a scheme to corner the wig market. Create Your Own Holiday Cards A comic twist brings humor to life during tense times. All in SCC To send a personally made card to families welcome. and friends is always well received, whether you make one to mail to all, or one for each What a Great Idea: Sleeping Mats for the Homeless individual, Journal Editor, Ilona Merritt, will By Uta Kuhn show us how to design them and where Member Anne Rankin of the GFWC to get ideas, pictures and verbiage. These Woman’s Club of SCC has taken on techniques can also be used for other a project of making sleeping mats occasions. Cards can be made with a card for the homeless. She read about program or more personal with Microsoft this ingenious idea somewhere and Publisher and Ilona will explain the difference. started making these mats. It is an Computer Classes easy project. It entails crocheting Sign up for your choice of class in the Computer Lab, plastic bags together to make the (Atrium Building) mat. So Anne decided not to throw Monday through Saturday, 12:30 - 5 p.m. any of her bags away. She is shown Tuition is payable upon registration. in a photo with a finished mat. If you For additional information email: Diane Hall, Education Director would like to help with this project, @ dhall2117@gmail.com. you can find easy to understand video clips of the entire process An Introduction to EXCEL 2013 from grocery bag to finished product. Thanks Anne for that great Four days November 10, 13, 17 & 20, 10 a.m. – 12 noon information. Members $10, Non-members $15 This is a class for beginners who are interested in spreadsheet Sun City Center Men’s Club Honors Hillsborough development from design to implementation. Prerequisite: County Sheriff Department ‘Introduction to Computers’, given by the Computer Club or By Jay Sparkman. equivalent. This class is an 8-hour class, covering definitions, layouts, SCC Men’s Club officers pose with the Hillsborough County data entering, number formats, mathematical operators and Sheriff’s Department Honor Guard before opening ceremonies of formulas, functions, cell alignments and worksheet management. a special program honoring the Sheriff’s Department in the SCCCA Computer Backup 101 Community Hall. From the left are Don Murphy, VP of Programs, Wednesday, Nov 25, 8:45 – 11:45 a.m. Ron Pelton, Men’s Club President, and Jim Rottman, chairman for $10 Members, $15 Non-members the special event. The Sheriff’s Department had members of the Computer Backup 101 is a 3-hour seminar on a backup method department present to answer questions from residents as well as that combines a program called Macrium Reflect Free (Free) and provide demonstrations of special vehicles, protective garb, K-9 a program called Goodsync ($29/one time). The result is a secure members, and information about the various ways the Sheriff’s backup that protects your personal files and the computer system Department provides safety. A department helicopter landed on files in an easily recoverable backup system. the softball field for viewing by residents. The Sun City Center Men’s Tuning Your PC Workshop Club also had the various Health Care Support Groups sponsored Nov. 19, 8:45 a.m. – 12 noon by the club such as Lifeline, Male Call for Prostate Health, Low Vision, $30 - Computer Club Members Only Hearing Loss, Neuropathy Resource Group, Parkinson’s Support, Is your PC or laptop running slow, long boot times, do you wait Diabetes Support, and Hearing Aid Recycling all present to present forever for web pages to come up? Bring your own laptop computer information to residents. Several hundred residents enjoyed the to class and see the results immediately. You will take home a CD information, the musical entertainment, and the ice cream sundaes disk that include the programs we use in the workshop, along with with ice cream provided by Sun Towers. preprinted notes. Introduction to File Explorer Monday, November 30, Time: 9 – 12 noon $10 Members, $15 Non-Members Windows File Explorer is the Windows built-in application that displays the contents of hard drives and folders. You use it to navigate all the folders and files on your computer. In this class you will learn to find, to save, to move, to copy, to delete and to rename files and folders on your hard drive or memory sticks. Windows 10 Same Class – Five Dates November 6, 11, 16, 24 and December 3 Time: 9 – 12 Noon Members $10, Non-members $15 This workshop is designed to familiarize you with Windows 10. We will customize the start screen and play with some of the preinstalled apps. Among other subjects we’ll cover antivirus, Microsoft accounts, Cortana, Edge, the store, keyboard shortcuts, control panel vs. settings, and snap & shake.
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The Women’s Chorus of Sun City Center
The Women’s Chorus welcomed new and former members to a “Welcome Back” harvest- themed party hosted by Debby Shorb, Hospitality Chair, pictured here with Jeff Jordan, Director, in the Fellowship Hall at the St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. The chorus holds two concerts a year, and on Sunday, November 29 at 3 p.m. the 50-member chorus will present their fall concert to celebrate memories of the holiday season at the St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. Mark your calendars for what is always a free and well-attended special event Women’s Chorus Members L to featuring inspiring music and song, R: Kris Collette, Gert Affayroux, audience participation, and a Karen Newton, Ludi Kulihin, public reception after the concert Maryann Wellander, and Maewith special treats prepared by Ellen Dowdy. chorus members. To learn more about The Women’s Chorus visit our Facebook page atwww.facebook.com/sccwomenschorus.
Wisconsinites It’s Tailgate Time
The Wisconsin Club of SCC/KP will tailgate and watch the Packers vs. The Lions on the big screen on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Noon in the Veterans Theatre (formerly Borini) in Kings Point. Burgers and Brats, buns, sauerkraut, chips and all the other fixins will be provided. Cost will be $5 per person and family/friends are welcome, too. BYOB and we will provide coffee, water and ice tea. Last names from A – L will bring a side dish and M – Z will bring a dessert to share. What do you need to do? Send your reservation and check made out to “The Wisconsin Club of SCC/KP” to Bev Hetzel, 1010 Chelsea Greens Court, SCC 33573. Please indicate whether you are a brat or burger lover so we can have some idea of quantities. No one will go hungry! Game time is scheduled to be 1 p.m. Questions? Please contact Art Droege, Prez, at “artdroege@aol. com” or Bev Hetzel, Membership Chair, at jbhetzel@gmail.com. Reservations with checks will be accepted through November 6, 2015. This kicks off our social season for 2015-2016 and we look forward to seeing you there when we cheer our beloved Packers to a win! Not a member of our club and want to be? Contact Bev Hetzel at the email address given and join the fun! We are one of the few clubs who have no membership fee, just a love for all things Wisconsin!
SCC Metaphysical Society Club
Spiritually uplifting! Please join us! By Frank Valentin Presentations & EXPO: Wednesdays - 10 a.m. Heritage Room - Main Campus November 4 “Acupuncture & Nutrition,” with local Ruskin Board Certified Acupuncture Physician, Nutritionist, and Reflexologist, Kenneth Kuchar-Haas. November 11 “Open Meeting” [in the Sandpiper Room] features video of “Omnec Onec - The Woman from Venus,” and the introduction of 2016 Board candidates. November 14 [Sat., 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., in the Chamber of Commerce, 1651 Sun City Center Plaza], Metaphysical Society EXPO with Readers, Intuitives, Vendors & More! November 18 “Compassionately Listening,” with Glenda Harrison, M.A., a former marriage and family therapist, who asks “can you hear them now”? November 25 “How to Connect with Angels and Recognize When They Are Communicating with You,” with Molly Friedenfeld who shares about life’s lessons. Activities: in the Heritage Room Sunday, November 1 at 2:30 p.m., Metaphysical Movie Sunday features “Somewhere in Time.” 1980 film starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour. Mondays, November 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 at 1 p.m., Book Group, features “The Storm before the Calm,” by Neale Donald Walsch. Mondays, November 9 and 23 at 6 p.m., [in the Palm Room], Drum Circle features drums, rattles, shakers, tambourines, and more. Feel the Spirit! Tuesdays, November 3 and 17 at 5 p.m., at Katarina’s. “Kitchen Table Wisdom - Chatting about Metaphysics” informal discussions. Thursday, November 12 at 1 p.m., at Debra Jo’s. Meditation Circle features various meditation methods in a group setting. Open to the public. Presentations, Metaphysical Movie Sunday, Book Group and Drum Circle are open to SCC residents and their guests, and reciprocal communities. Love offering requested at presentations to benefit the Society. Free admission for EXPO, Open Meeting and Activities. Info and location: call Holli at 813 419-4704 or Frank at 813 562-4404.
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The British Connection
Once again, the British Connection will be celebrating the Holiday Season with a Traditional British Christmas tea. The Tea will be held in the Florida Room at the Atrium Main Campus, North Pebble Blvd on Monday December 7, 2015, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. They will be offering a selection of sausage rolls, finger sandwiches, mince pies, fruit cake, egg nog and, of course, tea and coffee. A guest pianist will be providing music while the food is served, after which everyone will be invited to join in a sing-along of Christmas songs. The cost of this event is $18 members and $21 non-members. Checks should be made out to The British Connection and mailed to Terry Harris, 2303 Oxford Center road, Sun City Center, FL 33573. For more information, please call 813 922 6304. Tickets sell out fast, so everyone is urged not to delay sending in their checks.
The Italian Club “Roma Holiday”
The Italian Club will present Roma Holiday on Monday, November 16, 2015 at the Kings Point Veterans Theater. The doors open at 5 p.m. Dinner will be at 5:30 p.m. Ferraro’s will be the caterer and feature salad, sandwiches (meatball, eggplant parmigiana, sausage & peppers or italian deli with no sauce), dessert, coffee, tea and soda (BYOB). Entertainment will be by “Full Circle” with dancing from 6:30 p.m. till 9 p.m. Members $13 and Guests $15. Sandwich selection must be made at the time of ticket sales. Ticket sales will be held at the KP North Club on Tuesday, November 3 and Wednesday, November 4 from 9 until noon. SCC members please remember to bring your badges. Tables of eight must include the list of all names and food selections when you send in your checks. Any questions, please call Tom Barba at 813-633-0264. Cut-off date is: November 8.
SCC Audubon Club Begins Season
Hello Fellow Birders! Welcome to the 2015-2016 program of presentations and field trips. We have a great year planned for you. The Sun City Center Audubon Club meets on the first Saturday of the month, November through April. Tempting refreshments are always served at 9:30 a.m. and the meeting starts at 10. On Saturday, November 7, we will meet in the Florida Room. Kelly Holland, Scientist FL EPC Wetlands Division, will show and discuss the birds he photographed on travels to Africa as well as Central and South America. He will also tell us about his work with birds in Florida wetlands. A field trip to Hillsborough River State Park, Thonotosassa is scheduled for Wednesday, November 18. This is one of the oldest state parks in Florida. There are seven miles of birding trails through a dense, hydric hammock forest with an opportunity to view and photograph nature. Fee: $6 per car. Guests are welcome at all meetings. We hope you will want to join and become an active member. Annual membership dues are $10. For more information, call Lynn at 813-938-1065.
Women’s Chorus
Angie Maze (left), our club VP, is shown presenting a check of $500 for the benefit of the SCC Women’s Chorus. Janet Warren, President of the chorus and a Past President of our club, is shown receiving the check while Jeff Jordan, the new director of the chorus, looks on. Our Woman’s Club founded the chorus in 1963.
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Italian Club Christmas Dinner Dance
The Italian Club will have its annual Christmas Dinner Dance with a sit-down dinner catered by Banquet Masters on Friday, December 11, 2015 at the Veterans Theater from 5 p.m. till 9 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. with dinner being served at 6 p.m. Salad with Italian dressing served at table. Manicotti with tomato sauce individually served. Choice of beef bourguignon “or” tilapia with tarragon sauce. Chef selected desserts, decafe coffee, ice tea. Rolls and butter on table. BYOB. Entertainment will be by “THE DUKES”. Members only $20 (will be subsidized). Guests will be accommodated at full price of $28. Dress Code: Men: jacket & tie, ladies: dressy. Tickets will be on sale in the North Club Lobby on Tuesday, December 1 and Wednesday, December 2 from 9 a.m. till noon. Kindly indicate your dinner choice on your check. SCC members please have your badges with you. Tables of eight please keep your checks together. Any questions, please call Tom Barba at 813-633-0264. Cut-off date: December 8. Note: 2016 dues of $10 per person due end of January 2016.
Sun City Center Photo Club
Meets Tuesday, November 10 at 6:30 pm At our April photo club meeting, professional photographer, Bernie Hynes gave part 1 of the presentation “Creative Images.” This was a non-technical approach to develop ideas for motivational images. On Tuesday, November 10, at 6:30 p.m. in the Caper Room, Bernie will demonstrate “Part II,” a where to click presentation. We will look at a series of images that initially look quite different but actually were created using the same technique. Then we will accomplish that technique on a basic, intermediate and advanced level. We will look at some tools that can be added to Photoshop and Elements (free programs) that are indispensable for adding creative touches to your images. Community members and guests are welcome to attend. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Caper Room with a tutorial, followed by a brief business meeting. Our program will begin at 7 p.m. For more information on the club and its activities, please see our website at www.photoclubscc.com or visit the learning lab at 1203 N. Pebble Beach Blvd. Beginning November 1, dues for 2016 are $20 per person or $30 per household couple and provide access to club activities, competitions and classes as well as the photo lab with computers, scanners and large format printers.
Sun City Center Men’s Chorus Begins Season 52
The Sun City Center Men’s chorus began rehearsals in early September in preparation for the upcoming Christmas and spring season. The chorus has openings for a few new singers. The more than 30 member chorus comes from all walks of life and musical backgrounds. Some have sung most of their lives while other members first tested their vocals after retirement. The chorus is open to local residents and surrounding area. It is under the direction of Mr. Lynn Hirschfeld who is well known in the music community. Rehearsals are held every Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the St. Andrew Presbyterian Church located on Dell Web Blvd. West. If you enjoy singing and would like to become a member of this fun loving group come check us out, you will be most welcome. The chorus performs several times each year at a variety of patriotic, civic and club functions. Singing the National Anthem at Tropicana Field for the Rays and Boston Red Sox game was the highlight of last spring’s season. Making music that moves the soul and giving a good show to their audiences is what the chorus is about. For more information about our performance schedule, or if you are interested in becoming a member of the chorus, call Bob Garrod, President at (813) 634 4110.
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New York Empire State Club Pre Thanksgiving Dinner
Tuesday, November 3 in the Kings Point Veterans Theater at 5 p.m. Music by GARI and food by Banquet Masters. Menu: sliced turkey with dressing and cranberries, sliced glazed ham, roast pork loin, mashed potatoes and gravy, veggies du jour, dessert, coffee, tea and soda. BYOB. Members $20 per person. Guests $25 per person. Checks should have been received by October 25, so call 633-8942 for more information. Don’t forget our lets make a deal raffle, if you’re not in it u cant win it. Reminder our 2016 dues is do so send it in if you didn’t. Continued from Page 1
in Tampa and will also hand out U.S. stick flags to all attendees. For additional information call 634-7777. For those SCC and KP residents who wish to attend the Veterans Day Ceremony at Freedom
Plaza, arrangements have been made for a shuttle bus to run between the CA Community Hall on South Pebble Beach Blvd. and Freedom Plaza starting at 10 a.m. and will run most of the day. For additional information on the shuttle bus call 642-1279.
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Dick and Gail Green, Bill and Linda Stoces and Dave and Barb Green met up at the Vatican while on a Mediterranean Cruise.
Volunteers Make the Holiday Breakfast Happen
By Phyllis Hodges Joanne and Sam Sudman are busily recruiting 130 volunteers to serve an expected 900 or so on December 5 in the Central Campus Atrium (N. Pebble Beach) for breakfast. Open to the public, this Community Association Holiday Breakfast/ Walk is considered by many to be the beginning of their holiday season. They can enjoy a great The SCC community spirit reaches breakfast with friends and then far and wide. Norma and Terry stroll through some clubrooms to Street, brand new to SCC from browse, shop or just talk to the Wisconsin (early November), club members about the club. promptly stepped forward to help The breakfast will be served with the Holiday Breakfast. They operated a Bed & Breakfast in 7 a.m. to noon in the Florida, Wisconsin for 20 years and see Armstrong and Heritage rooms. the breakfast as a way to offer Pancakes, sausage, eggs, toast, their services at an event that they coffee and juice are a bargain consider “right up their alley.” for only $5. The clubrooms will open at 9 a.m. Proceeds from the breakfast will go to a special fund being set up for a community “Family Fun Day” for CA members on July 4. If you wish to help with the breakfast, contact the Sudmans at “jsudman@tampabay.rr.com”. Volunteers who handle the tickets or serve as kitchen workers, line servers and bussers are assigned to one of two shifts (6 to 9:30 or 8:45 to noon). A cleanup crew shows up just before noon. If you are the president of a club that plans to open your doors on December 5 for the Walk, you should contact Claudia Hinson in the CA Office (813-633-3500) to advise her you want to participate. The Sudmans have organized the breakfast since 2012. Every year they are amazed at the response they get from enthusiastic volunteers. They were especially impressed this year when Norma and Terry Street contacted them from Wisconsin saying they want to help. The Streets arrive at their new home here on November 9 and want to start their new life here by becoming contributing members of the community. (Look them up and welcome them to SCC. Terry will be serving eggs and Norma will be taking tickets on the first shift.)