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SCC Photo Club Announces Fall Competition Winners
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December, 2013
SCC Shuffleboard Travel League Plays First Game of Season
Pictured are the members of the SCC Center Travel League who played on Wednesday, November 13th at Hawaiian Isles retirement community. Back Row: Frank Watkins, Tom White, Paul Johnson [Bayshore Travel League Chairman], Carlene Bowen, George Bowen, Don Cobleigh, Bill Dias. Front Row; Charlie Vorst, Eileen Caudill, Dorothy Wagasky, Paul Carroll, Roger Kennicutt.
Submitted by Roger T. Kennicutt, CDR, USN(retired) The Sun City Center Travel League entered its second year as a participant in the Bayshore Shuffle Travel League. This year they will play 18 matches in the tournament. The other three teams in the League this year are Rice Creek, Hawaiian Isles “A” and Hawaiian Isles “B”. Captain Roger Kennicutt, CoCaptain Don Cobliegh and
Andre Ledoux “Glass Sculptor”
Club President, George Bowen were in attendance at the kickoff match of the season. Also present, and playing for SCC was Paul Johnson, Chairman of the Bayshore Shuffle Travel League. The SCC Shuffle Travel League has twelve, two person teams, but only five play at any one match. The final score this week was Hawaiian Isles - 10; SCC - 5. Captain Roger Kennicutt Continued on Page 2
A Visit from the Hanukkah Elf
Patt Sulzberge “Going to Market”
Jacquelyn Hanson “Oh Wow!”
Patt Sulzberger “The Tannery”
Winners have been announced in the fall competition of the Sun City Center Photo Club. Five perfect scores were awarded. They were given to Andre Ledoux for “Glass Sculptor,” Jacquelyn
Hanson for “Oh Wow!,” Patt Sulzberger for “The Tannery” and “Going to Market” and Rolf Sulzberger for “Taking the Sun in Morocco.” Continued on Page 5
Submitted by Ruthe Foy “But Mom, who will bring our presents?” my younger son asked. His voice was steeped in pure panic. First, he was d i s t r e s s e d Ruthe Foy because our new home, a small condo, lacked a fireplace. I had assured him that Santa had magical ways and could come to houses without fireplaces. Now I had announced that he wasn’t coming to our house at all. We were changing gears. I had just told them that we would be celebrating Hanukkah, instead of Christmas. Yes, Hanukkah, just like Grandmother and Grandfather. How did I find myself in this place? I was involved in a nasty divorce. My ex-spouse had been going to law school at night and as a newly minted attorney, he was actively advising his lawyer on how to try his divorce.
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Along the judicial process, he contested custody and claimed that I was an atheist and therefore, not the parent best suited to have custody of our young boys. It was clear he had no real intention of assuming custody, but I didn’t want to take the risk. I’m not religious and neither was their father, but a choice had to be made. Do I take the kids to a Catholic Church programs, or follow my traditions? I chose the latter and immediately enrolled the kids in a Jewish after-school program at the local Reform Temple. After all, I reasoned, gaining a religious understanding might be helpful in life. Back to Santa’s unwelcome disappearance. How could I avoid feeling like the Grinch that just shot Santa? I didn’t want to disappoint my kids. This called for some quick thinking. “Surely someone’s told you about the Hanukkah Elf, I said. He’ll bring you your presents. Don’t worry.” My youngest, always perceptive about such things
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