The News of Sun City Center by The News of Sun City Center & South County

The News of April 2011 - ISSUE #33

...an official publication of the Community Association

Check out the CA website: suncitycenter.org

50th Anniversary Fun Begins May 1! April Dates to Put on Your Calendar

CA Board Meeting

13th

9 a.m. Rollins Theater Watch videos of the Board meetings on your computer. Go to suncitycenter.org, click on Association, then on Meeting Videos.

By Phyllis Hodges Lifestyle for the Young at Heart—that’s the theme of Sun City Center’s year-long 50th Anniversary celebration. Whatever your plans are for Sunday afternoon, May 1, they should include two special events that begin the celebration. At 1 p.m., the kickoff will be marked by church bells and a fantastic parade that begins at the SCC Community Association’s Central Campus, 1010 N. Pebble Beach. Well over 50 participating groups— bands, dignitaries, floats, vintage cars, horses, dancers, clowns, decorated vehicles—

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Easter Steve Jerve, Chief Meteorologist for Channel 8, will be Grand Marshall for the parade on May 1. will make a two-mile loop starting south on N. Pebble Beach to Rickenbacker, Valley Forge, LaJolla, Cherry Hills and north on Pebble Beach to the starting point.

– 4:30 p.m.) sponsored by Minto Communities. For only 50 cents, you will be treated to a hot dog, chips and a drink. Free Italian ice mini-cones will also be available. The Dukes, a popular music duo will be

The Sundance Quadrill Riding Team is participating in the parade. Our own Sr. Maintenance Supervisor Kelly Emerson is a member of the group, as is his wife, Amy.

In the parade’s first car will be the Grand Marshal, Steve Jerve from WFLATV NewsChannel 8. He will ride the parade route in the first car, disembark at t he g randst and and announce participants in the parade as they pass there and continue back to the starting point. Jerve has been Chief Meteorologist for The Storm Team since 1998. He brings us the weekday weather forecasts at 5, 5:30, 6 and 11 p.m. Following the parade, everyone is invited to the Central Campus courtyard to continue the fun with a community picnic (2:30

performing during the picnic with their “rocking” style of entertainment. The United Community Church is graciously making its parking lot available to viewers starting anytime after noon on May 1. The accompanying map will help you plan parking and viewing locations.

Your Yearbook is Coming Soon!

Expect to see this commemorative book with 50th Anniversary celebration information in your mailbox in mid-April. It will have the major events being held from May 1, 2011, through April 2012. If you will be leaving SCC for the summer before then, be sure to let the CA office have your new address so the book can be mailed to you. Drop off your information or send it to the CA Office, 1009 N. Pebble Beach Blvd.

Notice! All CA Central Campus facilities will be closed all day on May 1 for the 50th Anniversary Parade. This includes the Fitness Center and the swimming pools.

Don’t Miss The NEWS!!!! Are you going to be away? The CA Office can mail you a copy of The News of Sun City Center so you won’t miss any of the important issues being decided and voted upon. Just complete the form below and bring or send it to the CA Office, 1009 N. Pebble Beach Blvd.

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On the Inside CA Schedule................. 2 CARE......................... 22 Club Happenings...... 10+ Crossword.................. 17 CryptoQuote............... 19 Deputy Chris................. 5 Entertainment Corner... 3 Expand Horizons.......... 6 Golf............................. 24 Military Affairs........ 20-21 Movies........................ 27 Newcomers................ 27 President’s Report........ 2 Sports.................... 23-25 Sudoku......................... 7 We Want to Know......... 3

Expected to join the parade are the four bicycle riders now participating in the Sammy Rides trek between Sun City AZ to here. Conclusion of their trip was scheduled to coincide with SCC’s 50 th celebration kickoff.

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The News of Sun City Center

From the Desk of

President Ed Barnes FunFest FunFest was a super event again this year. There was a lot of food, neat things to buy from the clubs, lots of entertainment and lots of give-aways from our commercial vendors. I think everyone attending had a great time. An event like this takes a tremendous amount of time to plan and execute – I would like to thank Director Jane Keegan and her committee for the tremendous job they did in planning FunFest this year – I would like to thank Lyn Reitz, Kelly Emerson and the entire CA maintenance staff for their efforts in setting up all of the tables, chairs, and tents that made all of this possible – and a very special thanks to CA staff member Linda Cannarella for her efforts in laying out the locations for all 181 participants. Next year, FunFest will be even better since it will be in the middle of the 50th Anniversary. Guest Passes Guest passes are a convenient way to show off our community to your house guests (visitors who are staying overnight) and in so doing we hope that some of those guests enjoy the use of our facilities so much that they will move to SCC and buy a house. However, we have a small number of members that are abusing this privilege by obtaining guest passes for people that live in Apollo Beach, Ruskin and other surrounding communities and allowing them to use our facilities on an unlimited basis. Some of these people have even been receiving 30-day passes under different members’ names. This situation is grossly unfair to the members who pay for our facilities. The CA Policy is that you can get a guest pass for 30 days at no charge and if your guest stays longer than 30 days you can get a guest pass for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th month at the rate of $10 per week. After the 4th month, your guest will be required to become a member of the CA as an additional occupant in your home. We have now set up a database and tracking system that will allow us to track every guest pass that is issued as well as the sponsor. Those members requesting guest passes for two weeks or more will now be required to bring the guest into the CA office and the guest will be required to provide a valid ID with address before the guest pass is issued.

Voting The last few times we have held an election or referendum, the use of the Newsletter ballots has proven to be an extremely effective way for members to participate. In the last election, 72% of the ballots cast were by Newsletter ballot. In the future, it is my plan to continue to use this type of balloting to reach out to all of the members. For those of you who are snow birds and leave for the summer you may want to make sure the Newsletter is forwarded to you in case we hold some votes this summer. We have some very important issues facing us and we want you to be able to participate. Or if you prefer, you can read the News of Sun City Center online at suncitycenter.org. Dues Sorry to keep bringing up this unpleasant subject but dues not paid by April 1 will be assessed interest at the rate of 18% per annum. If not paid by May 1, we will start placing liens against the title of your house. If for some reason you cannot pay your dues, please come to the CA office and see if a payment plan can be worked out. Survey The survey form in last month’s issue was designed to get ideas from our members as to what you would like to see done with our facilities in the long term. These surveys will be part of the Long Range Plan. Once the plan is formulated, it will be provided to the membership for consideration. The other aspect of the plan I keep talking about is a critical aspect of the plan -financing. As you know, we have a number of choices on how we finance, which really means how much of the plan do we want to implement and when? We can go down the path of pay as you go which is the path we have traditionally taken. Or we can be a little more aggressive and bet on the future growth of SCC and borrow some money which would be repaid with the income stream generated by our Transfer Fee. This funding stream can be used to accelerate the construction of new facilities giving the present members use of the facilities without financial burden. There will be more on this in the future.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CLUB/ORGANIZATION AMOUNT APPLIED TO Monday Movies $600 To offset licensing fees Community Foundation of Greater $5,000 For the Photo Club to Sun City Center (George A. Lutz Fund) replace obsolete equipment and add new items. Minto Communities $10,000 50th Anniversary Picnic Sponsor The Lawn Bowling Club paid $500 toward the repair of the irrigation timer. The Men’s Club paid $6,150 for the installation of an automatic door for the Palm Room. The Sawdust Engineers paid $375 for the installation of a fax line for their facility. The Softball Club paid for the following: Picnic Tables $208 Sand/Clay and Marble Chips $1,144 100 x 100 Tarp $616

CA Contact Information Phone: 633-3500 Email: sccboard@suncitycenter.org Website: suncitycenter.org

Traffic on Cherry Hills Drive was steady on the morning of March 14 as CA residents dropped off documents to be shredded. Lyn Reitz, community manager, said flow was steady during the three-hour event which brought in 10,880 pounds of paper to be shredded. That compares to 10,200 pounds last year. She said they plan to sponsor such an event again next year as a service to CA members. (L to R) Kelly Emerson and Mike Albanese.

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SCHEDULE April 6 13 19 25

Board Workshop Board Room – 9 a.m. Board Meeting Rollins Theater – 9 a.m. Community Leaders Meeting Florida Room – 9 a.m. CO-AP Meeting Caper Room – 2 p.m.

May 4 11 17 23

Board Workshop Board Room – 9 a.m. Board Meeting Rollins Theater – 9 a.m. Community Leaders Meeting Florida Room – 9 a.m. CO-AP Meeting Caper Room – 2 p.m.

Proposed agendas for monthly Board Meetings are discussed at the Board Workshops and posted on Official Bulletin Boards the Friday before. They will also be posted on our website (suncitycenter.org – under “Association.”) Every Wednesday: Orientation for new members in the Board Room starting at 1 p.m.

The NEWS of Sun City Center A publication of the SCC Community Association 1009 N. Pebble Beach Blvd. Sun City Center, FL 33573 813-633-3500 News Office: 813-642-2070 (located in Old Town Hall) Editor-in-Chief: Karen Jones sccnews@verizon.net Reporters: John Bowker, Phyllis Hodges, Uta Kuhn, Judy Stimson Contributors: CA Board of Directors and Staff, Linda Bowker, John McRee, Susan Muise, Lyn Reitz, Judy Schings, Marie Wood Photographer: Judy Stimson CA Board Liaison: Ann Marie Leblanc Advertising: John Wolf newsofsccads@gmail.com 813-938-8721 Publisher: Sun City Center Community Association Monthly deadline:

15th of each month Advertising: The NEWS is not liable for errors in advertising; it does not endorse and cannot verify the accuracy of representations made by advertisers who are solely responsible for advertisement contents. The NEWS welcomes announcements, articles, photos and stories about our community.

April 2011

The News of Sun City Center

From the desk of Director Al Alderman, CLD

We Want to Know!!!

Our latest report of membership lists from the 154 clubs within the CA shows that only 38 have not responded. A second letter will go out requesting that the list be updated and returned to the office immediately. For those clubs that have responded, the club lists are being updated in the computer. We have inputted 85 clubs as of the writing of the article. We would like to extend a thank you for complying with the CA Policies. I would like to remind the club presidents the next Leaders’ Meeting will be held in the Florida Room on Tuesday, April 19, at 9 a.m.

One Year Anniversary of the Golf Cart Path to Walmart

A Hurricane Reminder...

The golf cart path to cross US-301 celebrated its one-year anniversary on March 9, 2011. The path, for golf carts only, was recently repaired by Hillsborough County. 2010 photo by Judy Stimson.

If you are going to be away during hurricane season, before you leave please remember to bring in any garden objects which could become windborne during a hurricane. Also, make sure someone here has your contact information in case your property is damaged during a hurricane or for any other reason. Take with you the following website: www.sccarc.info. In case we lose our phone power here from a hurricane, you would be able to make contact with the community and find out what is happening. A list of things you should do before leaving your home for an extended period of time is available at the CA Office or at the Information Center.

House Watch Service for Snowbirds

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ENTERTAINMENT CORNER

GENERAL INFO: Tickets will be sold for these shows at the Community Association Office, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-noon. Cash and check only. Flyers can be found at the Kiosk, Community Hall, C.A. Office or Kings Point North Clubhouse. All shows are held at Community Hall, 1910 S. Pebble Beach Blvd., are open to the public and have reserved seats. Info: Judy Schings, 642-2001. ENTERTAINMENT SHOWS: Thank you all so much for another successful season. The 2011-2012 shows are booked. Flyers with dates/ show names are available at the Kiosk, C.A. Office, and Community Hall. ST. PETERSBURG OPERA CO.: Tickets on sale now for April 10–Opera’s Greatest Hits; and June 5–the Power of Puccini: Preview to Madama Butterfly. The shows are on Sundays, 2-3:30 p.m., and will be narrated by Maestro Mark Sforzini. Tickets are $10/show. THE JOY OF JAZZ: On Sunday, May 15, 2:30-4:30 p.m., the Sarasota Jazz Project will present “The Joy of Jazz” (Ticket price: $10). Ticket sales begin Monday, April 4. STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER - A JULY 4TH CELEBRATION: On Sunday, July 3, 2-4 p.m., the Sarasota Concert Band returns with “Stars and Stripes Forever - A July 4th Celebration” ($15/ticket). Ticket sales begin Monday, April 4.

(Answers to frequently asked questions at the CA) By Susan Muise “Does Sun City Center have a Lost and Found?” Yes, it does. Many thanks to the Security Patrol for not only patrolling our streets to help keep us safe, but also for keeping things that have been “lost and found” in Sun City Center. Except for items found in the pool locker rooms (bathing suits, towels, shampoo, etc.) that are kept in a basket by the pool desk, things left in any of the other CA facility rooms, found in the street or parking lots or often found elsewhere by residents are turned over to Security Patrol for their safekeeping. If you are missing sunglasses, sweaters or jackets, a piece of jewelry, keys, etc., please check with them to see if it has been turned in. The volunteers who work there will be very happy to help you. And besides dealing with lost items, those nice people also help lots of

folks who are lost. They regularly get questions from people who are trying to find their way through the neighborhood, or who, like many of us, have forgotten where they are supposed to be. We’re ver y lucky to have such wonderful volunteers in our community. Even if you have not lost anything, stop in to meet them. They brew a great cup of coffee. Or better yet, volunteer to help them. But, in the meantime, do check out their new website at sccsecuritypatrol.org. Just a note: If you have lost your glasses, they just might be at the Security Patrol. If you have an old pair of glasses you no longer want, Security Patrol collects them for the Lions Club.

Sun Towers to Offer Scam/Fraud Information

On Tuesday, April 19, 2011 from 10 – 11 a.m. Consumer Lawyer Eric Seidel, who appeared on Fox 13 for 18 years targeting scams, frauds and consumer rip-offs, will be making a presentation along with Attorney Ralph Guito, who brings 21 years of experience. They will both be present to inform attendees about the latest in crimes against seniors. Don’t miss this opportunity to protect yourself! This event is FREE of charge and is being held at Sun Towers located at 101 Trinity Lakes Drive, Sun City Center, FL. Call 813-634-3347 for additional information.

The News of Sun City Center

April 2011

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Expanded BERKSHIRE model in a great Sun City Center neighborhood. Split bedroom plan with vaulted ceilings, enclosed lanai with a/c and tiled floor, 20 x 42 screened patio. Electric shutters on back of home. Garage features screened door, Color Crown Driveway and garage flooring. 40 Year warranted METAL roof was installed in 2004. This home is nicely lanscaped and priced to sell!!

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WORTHINGTON model with great pool area which offers a panoramic view of Lake and conservation area. Large open kitchen, inside utility room, split bedroom plan with very comfortable master bedroom suite. Lots of storage cabinets plus a work bench in garage. This nicely lanscaped lot has what it takes for comfortable Southern living.

Newly reduced! This Kingspoint condo is a MALIBU model that offers extra room (office/den) Immaculately kept home features eating space in Kitchen, formal dining area in the great room layout, plant shelves, TWO screened lanais, plus master bedroom features his and her closets with double vanaties in the bath. Large garage with extra storage.

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806 Manchester Woods Drive NOW $99,900

2023 N. Pebble Beach Blvd.

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Custom Islander-Pool, Spa, Waterfront

806 Manchester Woods

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Malibu-Two Screened Lanais End Unit

2047 Berry Roberts

3/3 $ 265,000

Worthington-Pool Home on Conservation

307 Bryce Ct.

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Twintree-2 Master Suites Cul-de-sac

1918 East View Dr.

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Tradewinds-Golf, Water and large Pool

1506 Cherry Hills Dr

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DW37 Great Curb Appeal-New Paint

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T-2 Close In Fully Furnished

832 Regal Manor

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2023 New Bedford Dr

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Berkshire Metal Rf 2004-Storm Shutters

707 Churchill Place

2/2

$ 59,900

DW-51X-Cul De Sac and Golf

607 Oakmont Ave.

3/2 $ 149,900

DW-57 Golf and Water View

712 Riviera Dr.

2/2

$ 59,900

DW37-New roof ’08, new a/c unit

1705 Orchid Court

2/2 $ 135,000

Windjammer-Courtyrd Entry,Cul de sac

211 Glenellen Pl.

2/2

$ 54,900

Hampton-park-like views, scrned patio

1611 Bentwood

2/2 $ 125,000

Twintree Exp- New Paint in and out.

207 Islip Way

2/1.5

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Keystone-Priced to Sell! Great location!

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Custom-Updated, 2 lrg master suites

411 Flanborough Trl.#B

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$ 54,900

Stuart-Beautifully Furn “Must See”

1502 Bunker Hill Dr.

2/2 $ 119,900

DW54-Move-in condition, corner lot

702 Brockton Pl. E.

2/2

$ 54,500

DeSoto- newer roof ’07; plumbing ‘03

1521 Hartwick Dr.

2/2 $ 114,900

A-25 Spacious New A/C,Immaculate

305 Friar Ct. #A

2/2

$ 48,900

Windsor- Kingspoint Fully Furnished

1321 Bluewater Dr.

2/2 $ 114,500

New Kitchen 2009, Sharp, + Hot Tub

313 Knottwood Ct. #4

1/1

$ 30,000

Leisure 1, Furnished Pet Friendly

644 Masterpiece Dr.

2/2 $ 108,800

Melbourne-park-like view,encl lanai

2202 Clubhouse Dr. #174

1/1.5

$ 28,000

Gable I-Move-in ready – “cream puff”

319 Green Manor Dr

2/2 $ 105,000

Dedham-Laminate, Tile, Beautiful home

202 Bedford Trl. E111

1/1.5

$ 24,000

Mansard I-Furnished & Ready

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Man 1

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211 Glenellen

2/2

X Hampton

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1512 Council Dr

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$ 675 Walk-in Shower

703 Riviera Dr

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$ 900 Terrazzo floors

1811 Bedford G166

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Man 1

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1320 New Bedford

2/2

Cambridge

$ 925 Nice Furn + Den

2202 Clubhouse H174

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Gable1

$ 750 Walk 2 pool/club

2709 Lancaster

2/2

Augusta

$ 950 Golf-Unfurn/Tile

408B Flanborough

1/1.5

York

$ 750 Light & Bright

1309 Idlewood Dr

2/2

Sahara

$ 950 Spacious on Golf

1306 Burbank

1/1

A-24

$ 750 Guest Bedroom

2012 Heathfield

2/2

Brentwood

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A 24

$ 750 Darling

2316 Gainsborough Lp

2/2

Hampton

$ 950 Large LR clean

2016 Hullhouse

2/2

Brentwood 1

$ 800 GOLF, Granite

1611 Bentwood Dr

2/2

Twintree

$ 975 Lanai +BBQ Area

1811 Bedford G164

2/2

Man 2

$ 800 Model perfect

705 Churchill Pl

2/2

DW52

$ 975 New KITCHEN

617 LaJolla

2/1

DW46

$ 825 Cozy & Comfy

2125 Meadowlark Ln

2/2

Twintree

$ 990 Split BRs, Sola Tubes

509B Foxglove Cir

2/2

Hampton

$ 850 New carpet

309 Stroll Lane

2/2

Sahara

$1,000 1800 sq ft / split plan

307 Knottwood

2/2

Knolls

$ 850 Walk to Pool

2521 Lynx

3/2+

Siesta

$1,000 His/Her DENS (2)

610 Fox Hills Dr

2/2

DW52

$ 850 Very clean / brite

1001 Yellowbird

2/2

Twintree

$1,050 Waterfront

1715 Atrium

2/2

Capri

$ 875 Affordable

641 Fort Dupqesna

2/2

Laureltree

$1,100 Spotless

1004 Beach Blvd

2/2

T-2

$ 875 Walk to ALL

1809 Burlington Cir

2/2

DW 52 2G

$1,100 Wtrfront DOCK

705 Torrey Pines

2/1

DW32

$ 875 All TILE floors

1730 Council Drive

2/2

Exp T-2

$1,200 WATERFRONT

2232 Grenadier Dr

2/2

Stuart

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1601 Brookton Greens

2/2

Martinique

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2003 Heathfield

2/2

Brentwd 2

$ 890 All New SHARP

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2/2

Malibu

$1,300

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April 2011

The News of Sun City Center

Don’t Get Scammed!

PHOTO BY PHYLLIS HODGES

Submitted by Deputy Chris Girard Wi t h t h e s p r i n g s e a s o n coming to an end and summer fast approaching, I wanted to revisit a topic that we really can’t talk too much about: SCAMS. With all the hustle and bustles of fol k s making t h e i r seasonal moves, o u r minds are elsewhere – and that makes f o l k s easier targets. So we all have to be careful this time of year to be more vigilant, more aware. Scams have come via phone, mail and email, so it is very important that you arm yourself with the information you need to know in how to deal with suspicious contacts. Here are a few examples: Scam #1: The Phony Wire Transfer How it works: You get a call from someone you know, a friend or relative telling you they are stuck

outside the country. Some horrible thing has befallen them and they need you to wire money so they can get back home. What most folks do not realize is how easy it is for bad guys to access the names of your friends via email or social networks. Once they have them, they can contact you via email or phone asking for you to wire them the money. Do not do this! Talk to someone else who knows them first to confirm their whereabouts and circumstances. Scam #2: The Windfall Tax How it works: You receive a check in the mail for a large amount of money, usually several thousand dollars. The check looks completely legitimate. Along with the check there is a letter instructing you to deposit the check and then wire a specific amount of money in “taxes” to a numbered account. Do not do this! If you are not expecting a check, always do a confirmation check on the funds by calling the issuing bank. Never wire money in this situation. If you receive one of these checks, contact the Federal Trade Commission. Scam #3: Phantom Winnings How it works: Someone sends you an email, card or letter claiming

that you are a winner, but there is a “small fee” to receive your prize. They may only be asking for your information. Either way, before you offer any information or send any money, look up the number of the awarding organization in the phone book or online and call to confirm. Do not just use the number provided in the card or email. Look the number up. The first thing you need to know when addressing these scams is that most of them originate from outside the United States using prepaid pay phones or phone cards and are, therefore, difficult if not impossible to trace. Second, until you are deprived of money in one of these scams, you are not legally a victim. Once a crime has been committed, the Sheriff ’s Office can respond. To stop the bad guys BEFORE they hook you or your neighbors, here’s what to do: Research the contact information of the company or group who sent you the correspondence. Again, do not use the number on the card or in the email. Call that organization and confirm any contest or offer before proceeding. If an offer, call or request you receive doesn’t check out, or if someone claiming to represent a

government agency contacts you, you need to contact the Federal Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov. In the upper right hand portion of the home page of their website, click on the button that says “Consumer Complaints.” Then follow the instructions to report your situation. Reporting to the FTC allows them to put the proper agency on the job to stop these scammers before someone becomes a victim! And, as always, if you have been a victim, please don’t hesitate to call the HCSO. We will do all we can to help. Be safe out there, Deputy Chris

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Expanding Our Horizons By Judy Stimson With the U.S. Department of Energy projecting average gas prices of $3.70 per gallon this spring and summer, traveling with others makes a lot of sense. There are great opportunities to do that with the SCC MiniBus Travel Club and Fun Squad. The SCC MiniBus Travel Club has 10 upcoming trips in April. They include Apr il 2—Shops of Wiregrass / Fresh Market in Wesley Chapel, April 3—Jersey Boys in Tampa, April 5—Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture Tour in Lakeland, April 7—Musical Tour Vienna Austria in St. Petersburg, April 9—Sex Please We’re Sixty in Clearwater, April 13— Tarpon Springs Cruise & Shopping in Clearwater, April 17—Tampa Bay Symphony in Tampa, April 20—Port Manatee & Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Plant in Tampa, April 24—Easter Sunday Lunch at the Beachhouse in Bradenton, and April 26—International Day Lunch /Shopping in Sarasota. Membership dues are $10 per person. All tours leave from and return to Community Hall. The club is located in Community Hall Room 2 and can also be reached at

634-2685 or www.sccminibus.org. Monday 10 a.m. – noon, Wednesday 1 to 3 p.m., and Friday 10 a.m. – noon. Reservations are required. Check the website for sign-up date deadlines, costs, and departure and return times. Fun Squad’s purpose is to promote neighborliness through planned group activities and social f unc t ions. Memb ership dues are $5 per person. There are two upcoming trips planned: April 8— Dali Museum in St. Petersburg and May 2—Southeastern Guide Dogs in Palmetto. An overview of the new Dali Museum may be found in this column in our March 2011 issue. Southeastern Guide Dogs pairs dogs with visually impaired individuals. More information about them may be found at www.guidedogs.org. Carpools leave from and return to Community Hall. For more information on the Fun Squad and their events go to suncitycenter.org, click on the “Activities” tab, click on the “Club A to Z Index,” click on “F,” click on “Fun Squad,” then click on “Fun Squad Web Site.” You may also contact President Maggie Pliska at mplish@tampabay.rr.com or 6337884, or Vice President Nan Baytos at nanpolk@aol.com or 642-9897. Reservations are required.

April 2011

Swan Lake Gets Sign By Phyllis Hodges Swan Lake in Sun City Center finally has a sign! Bordered by N. Pebble Beach Blvd., Cherry Hills Drive, Augusta Drive and Beach Blvd., Swan Lake was the first lake developed by Del Webb when he established the community 50 years ago. Actually, there was a town beach, sand and all. Yet, there was no identifying Swan Lake Association President Jack sign. Symonds and Secretary Eileen Handin are Thanks to a credited with getting a county grant that Hillsborough County Office funded the new sign. of Neighborhood Relations mini-grant pursued by Swan Lake Association President Jack Symonds and Secretary Eileen Handin, there is a sign now that is visible from N. Pebble Beach Blvd. Coincidentally, nesting of the two black swans on the lake, Rosie and Sammy, resulted in five eggs just as the sign was going up. They are now being incubated and hatched in a protective environment. (We’ll have more on that later.) There really are swans on Swan Lake!

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Volunteers Provide Valuable Tax Service

TaxAide Volunteers (l to r) Kathy Schueler, Marilyn Wilson, Don Frederick, and Cathy Teates. By Phyllis Hodges Tax season ends April 18 this year; it marks the wind-down of a busy period for the 50 volunteers who have been performing a valuable service by helping area residents file a timely tax return. Five days a week at United Community Church, they put their “numbers” expertise to good use. The roster of volunteers for the AARP/IRS-sponsored program is 50-strong, which includes 38 who prepare tax returns and another 12 who serve in administrative/support

roles. The program is led locally by SCC resident Marilyn Wilson. She also provides the training for each of the participants. There is no charge for the service. Wilson says, however, that they do accept donations that go to the SCC Tax Club to which the volunteers belong. Appointments to arrange for help in preparing a return can be made by calling 6343502, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Walk-ins are always welcome, too. Solution on page 26.

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Many Clubs Participated in the 2011 FunFest

Polish Heritage Club was one of several clubs selling food.

China Painters was just one club showing their wares in the Arts & Crafts Building.

New Archery Club had some interest in their club and equipment. See page 23 for more info.

Linda Scola of the Art Club demonstrated painting.

Helen Kashenider of the Pottery Club demonstrated hand pottery.

Jane Ruth (left) and Kristine Hofmann of the Patriots Club sold flags flown on SR-674.

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Rita Bundas (left) and Mike Bundas of the new Cat Fanciers Club got a good response to their Cat Food Drive.

The Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club held its flea market again this year. Photos by Judy Stimson and Phyllis Hodges.

Weavers Club was open to answer questions.

AAWU held its annual book sale.

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2011 FunFest Offered Entertainment and Numerous Booths, Vendors, Health Information, and Community Service Programs

Elvis aka Bill Lindsey was the first entertainer in the Main Tent and drew a large crowd for his two sessions.

Automobile Row.

James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital brought their Mobile Outreach Clinic.

Deb Kaprive of Elmira’s Wildlife Sanctuary was on hand with two birds.

The Spyder from Barney’s was on display.

Attendees took advantage of the great food and weather while they enjoyed their lunch.

Lester Parkhurst got information from Ana Maria Nimphie on the Wheego Whip electronic vehicle.

Front Porch Pickers were just one of many entertainers on hand throughout the day.

There was plenty of seating for everyone during chow time. Observe the radio antennas at the Maintenance Building now that the Amateur Radio Club has moved from Old Town Hall to its new location in the former conference room in the Maintenance Building.

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The Computer Club

Photo Club Announces Its Spring Competition Winners

“CLOUD COMPUTING”

Heralded by many as being the future, “Cloud Computing” puts software and storage at an Internet site, rather than on your computer. There are many advantages and disadvantages to this approach. Learn all about it at the April 6 meeting of The Computer Club, when Fred Perry tells of the latest industry plans. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Florida Room, preceded by the HELP DESK at 7 p.m. All Sun City Center and Kings Point residents are invited to attend. For membership and meeting information, contact Bob Wehrle at 633-4516.

Polish Heritage Club The Polish Heritage Club held its monthly meeting on March 29 where plans for the Swienczonka (Easter Dinner) on Sunday, April 17 were finalized. For information, call Sandy 813-938-4144.

ROSE STACK PHOTO

New Gallery Exhibition: Color My World

points were awarded to Wayne Bengston for Congress In a Fog and George Seeley for Housekeeping. In the Intermediate color print division, Rose Stack won for both Up, Up and Away and Sunset on Tampa Bay. Intermediate digital division winners were Fred Durr for Contrasts and Matt Steers for Caribbean Sunset. F i na l ly, i n t he B e g i n ne r monochrome print division, Wayne Musholt won for What Water? The Beginner color print division, top points were given to Pat Jones for Dr. Chi Chi and Joyce Hicklin for Columbia Glacier Calf. In the Beginner digital division, top point winners were Vicki Breaugh for The Weight of a Nation and Ron Shakelford for McKinley and St. Croix USVI. There were 108 entries in this competition. A full list of winners and photographs can be found on the SCC Photo Club website at www. photoclubscc.com.

“Color My World” is the theme of a new art show at The Gallery, with an opening reception scheduled for Wednesday, April 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. The show will highlight how color selection influences the overall appeal of an artwork and how that color selection can affect a viewer’s reaction to the subject matter portrayed in the painting. There are those colors that soothe and calm, while others excite and motivate, color combinations that draw in the viewer, while others can repel and be a shock to the senses. Come and see how the talented

artists of the SCC community make use of a broad color palette to create works that “Color My World’ “Admission to the new showing is free, refreshments will be served and all are invited to attend. Can’t make the opening? The Gallery, located adjacent to the Art Room, is open to visitors each Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information about the show or The Gallery, contact Gallery director Eunice Agnello at 634-6003. Additional news of Art Club activities can be found at www. artclubofscc.org.

MOONGLOW DANCE CLUB TO FEATURE ‘THE ASHLEYS’

The Ashleys will play for Moonglow Dance Club from 7:30–9:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, at Community Hall. Join them for an evening of listening and dancing pleasure. BYOB and snacks. Members are free; guests $5 at the door. Singles are always welcome. Dressy casual attire recommended. For more information, call Al at 633-8170.

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SCC Dance Club welcomes you to its dance on Wednesday, April 20, at Community Hall, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Music by “DJ” Darlene with a variety of music. Attire: Dressy Casual. Guests $6 per person. Singles always welcome. BYOB and Snacks For more info, call 633-7173.

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WAYNE BENGSTON PHOTO

The Sun City Center Photo Club is proud to announce the winners of its Spring 2011 competition. Rose Stack earned a gold award in her division for Up, Up and Away (above) and Sunset on Tampa Bay and Wayne Bengston earned a gold award for Congress in the Fog (below). In the Advanced photographer c ategor y, mono chrome pr int division, top point winners were Rolf Sulzberger for Thieves of the Night and Egret Dominance, Patt Sulzberger for Mother Love and Matt Batt for Lighthouse at Night. In the Advanced color print division, our winners were Matt Batt for Repairing the Net, Paul Davenport for Ladies Having a Chat, Stan Lipski for Bubble Gum, Glenn Laucks for Skedaddle, and Rolf Sulzberger for Great Blue Hunting. In the Advanced digital division, Glenn Laucks had top honors for The Wright Way. In the Intermediate monochrome print division, top

The SCC Ceramics Club meets every day, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m to 4 p.m. and on Wednesday evening from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Members create wonderful pieces for home, garden, gifts and holidays. Come join the fun. No experience necessary; they will teach you. Please call 813-642-2040.

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The Metaphysical Society of SCC

Sun City Center Metaphysical Society meets every Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the Heritage Room of the Atrium Building in Sun City Center. Coming events include: April 6: Licensed massage therapist Debi Sanguedolce will discuss the “small miracles” that she has documented over three decades in the field of reflexology. Ingham style of reflexology was her first introduction to this amazing ancient healing art. In 2001 Debi was certified at the International Institute of Reflexology in St Pete. This professional credential was earned after 22 years of personal exploration of the art. Reflexology addresses all the systems in the body and it works for everyone. The entire body is mapped in the feet and the hands. Debi will demonstrate the application of pressure to points in the feet and discuss the healing and balance that is created in the body. Additional information on herbs and essential oils is incorporated in her treatment sessions. Learn a few techniques you can apply to your own body in this introduction opportunity. The presentation includes application of pressure to spots on your hands to increase your own health. April 13: How to be Healthy Holistically. Kenneth G. KucharHaas AP is an acupuncture physician who treats most everything from chronic pain, and headaches to stress. He will teach you about a variety of holistic techniques he uses in his practice. He will also reveal some of the innovative technology he uses for

testing the overall state of our bodies. He will also talk about wellness and nutrition. We are what we eat. Is it wholesome? Is it safe? His new Zyto technology detects food sensitivities and energy imbalances in the body of the client. April 20: The metaphysical s o c i e t y p r e s e nt s a p r o g r a m titled “Transformation Ignited by Breath,” by Carrie Sopko. Learn how to create permanent change in your life on the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual level. Retrain your pattern of breathing that becomes restricted during stress of everyday life. Realize optimal health and well being on every level. Blocks and discordant energies will be released when the audience practices her easy-to-assimilate instructions. Use your full respiratory system to enable access to repression in your subconscious mind. Once released, higher states of consciousness can be easily accessed. Additional training will be offered; in less than six sessions, most are able to achieve open healthy breath that increases energy and creativity. Other side effects include experiencing more joy and love, integration of suppressed emotions, resolution of childhood trauma, improved mental and emotional clarity. Join us as we rise above the limits of our minds. Carrie is also a Reiki Master Practitioner and a facilitator of Spiritual Response Therapy. For Information, contact Ed Leary, 383-7594. –Mary Anna Elias

Latin Fitness Dance Club The dynamic and exciting Latin Fitness Dance Club is a new club in SCC. Everyone can do it! Feel the Latin rhythms and your feet will move, your hips will roll and your heart will pump faster. No prior knowledge of dance is needed. From the novice to the most experienced, everyone has more fun than ever before while working mind and body together.

Residents of Sun City Center and Kings Point are invited to join the Latin Fitness Dance Club every Friday, 1 p.m., in the Atrium Building Dance Studio. Annual Membership is $5 plus $1 for each session attended; or $2 for each session for nonmembers. For more information, call Judi Larson, 634-3047.

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A three-judge format will be used, with professionals James Corwin Johnson, Lemoyne Johnson and Larry Mulvehill serving as judges. This is a wonderful opportunity to s ee the works of talented photographers from all over the state. For more information on the club and its activities, please see our website at www.photoclubscc.com or visit the learning lab at 960D Cherry Hills Drive.

Funsquad Calendar April 8, 2011 – Dali Museum Visit the new Dali Museum, leaving Community Hall at 9 a.m. Tour begins at 10:30. Again, reservation necessary. Send a check for $16.75 made out to the Funsquad to Maggie Pliska, 720 Plumbrook Rd., Sun City Center, Fl 33573. Car pool from Community Hall side parking lot. Lunch if you like at the Museum Café on premises. May 2, 2011 – Guide Dogs We will be visiting Southeastern Guide Dogs, near Palmetto, FL. Car pooling ® At Sun Centera.m. sharp. Lunch at the Crab from Community Hall parking lot City at 9:15 Trap if you choose. Verbal reservation necessary. Verbal Reservations to Maggie at 633-7884. Questions please call Maggie 633-7884 or Nan at 642 9897.

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Academy of Ballroom Dance Club

April 2011

SCC Cloggers Awarded the First Jane Cheevers Outstanding Performance Award

April dance: Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Community Hall, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Dressy attire, BYOB. Members free; guests $6. Free lesson at 6:15 p.m.: “Samba” Everyone welcome! Info: Call Jean Kostka at 813-634-1235 or Ginny Williams at 813-633-1710. Classes for April 2011 SOCIAL DANCE CLASSES Sponsored by the Academy Dance Club. Classes are held in the Dance Studio in the Atrium building. Open to all Sun City Center and Kings Point Residents. Couples and Singles welcome. $5/per class. For information, call Bernice May at 634-3205. TUESDAY EVENING CLASSES (April 5, 12, 19, 26) Beginning - Cha Cha 5:30 p.m. Beginning/Intermediate - Rumba 6:45 p.m. Beginning/Intermediate - Silver Waltz 8:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY DAY CLASSES (April 6, 13, 20, 27) Beginning - Waltz 12:45 p.m. Intermediate - Swing 2:00 p.m. Intermediate - Samba 3:15 p.m.

Ohio Club Raises Funds for the Emergency Squad

Pat Bostick, Valerie Liotta, Rosemary Skummer, JJ Roberts (Dance Director), Millie Grasser, Angie Robenhorst, Brenda Coman, James L. Monaghan It was Follies time again this year at the Borini Theater in Kings Point and at the last performance on Saturday evening February 26, 2011 a new award was given out. Cast members were polled to determine the best individual act and the best dance group who would receive the Jane Cheevers Outstanding Performance Award. The SCC Cloggers, under the dance direction of JJ Roberts, danced to “With A Little Bit of Luck,” and were the dance winners of this award. Their names will be the first written on this plaque, which will be mounted

outside the Borini Theater in Kings Point. The SCC Cloggers have been performing within Sun City Center and surrounding communities since May 2000. Their first Follies performance was in 2002 in which they performed Lord of the Dance, an Irish step-dance type of dance. Their dance director, JJ Roberts, is a very talented choreographer who manages to create dances to various types of music from country, to rock and roll, to musicals and to patriotic music. There are currently 17 dancers in the performing group.

“We Cut and Sew, We Cook and Eat”

Sew ‘n Sews Selling Recipe Book

Pictured for the check presentation are Asst. Chief Linda East, Carnival Cruise regional coordinator Seth Grunes, Chief Mike Jacksonm, Lee Collins (owner of SCC Travel) and Jim Rottman, past president of the Ohio Club. Jim Rottman (Team 2 dispatcher) and the Ohio Club teamed up with SCC Travel and Carnival Cruise Lines for a group cruise to benefit the Emergency Squad. Checks totalling $3,500 were presented to Chief Mike Jackson and Asst. Chief Linda East to be used toward a new ambulance for the Squad. Thanks to the 41 passengers who sailed with Jim on the Carnival Dream on February 26 and to the generosity of SCC Travel and Carnival Cruise Lines! The Squad is planning another cruise for October. Contact SCC Travel or Jim Rottman at 634-8122 for more details.

After many months of collecting recipes from members, the Sun City Center Sew ‘n Sews Club started selling their personalized cookbook on March 19 with all profits going to the their charitable work sewing projects. The comb-bound cookbook features recipes from club members. The book contains many pages of helpful cooking hints along with several pages of local and club information. Many recipes feature the donors’ names, so everyone can easily locate the favorite recipes of their friends and local residents. The books will be sold by members of the organization and at the Arts and Crafts Building Sew ‘n Sews Club Room. The Sew ‘n Sews are proud to offer this unique book to the public at a cost of $10 per copy. “We are so thrilled with the outcome of our cookbook project. These one-of-a-kind books are professionally printed and the funds will be used for various mission projects,” stated Barbara Paugh, Project Chairperson. The Sew ‘n Sews Club provides a place and equipment for experienced and novice stitchers or quilters to learn new techniques, to share in the joy of creating something beautiful and to enjoy great fellowship.    Membership is open to any SCC Community Association member. Annual dues are $10. Meetings and classes are held Monday through Friday in the Arts and Crafts Building. The Sew ‘n Sews Club also has a long and interesting history of service to the community. Projects during the year include sewing items of need for “The Kids Place,” the VA Hospital, RCMA and other charitable organizations.

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Ceramic Club Elects New Board

New Board members: Elsie Diel, Secretary; Kathy Boydston, Vice President; Monica McPhillips, Procurement Officer; Nan Burgett, Treasurer; Carol Cook, President.

ARTIST OF THE MONTH April 2011

A former resident of Staten Island, New York, and an elementary school teacher, Marianne Wexler has been selected as the April 2011, Artist of the Month by the Art Club In Sun City Center. Marianne has been a resident of Kings Point since 2008, is self-taught in watercolors and has continued her journey into art after moving here,

attending many local art classes and workshops to improve her skills in painting her favorite subjects: flowers and landscapes. Her goal is to learn new techniques, and to that end she is currently taking classes with Diane Simon. A member of the South Shore Art Group, Marianne is also a photographer and jewelry designer. Her artworks will be on display during April at SCC Library, SCC Chamber of Commerce, South Shore Bank, Wells Fargo Advisors, Sun Trust Bank, A-1 Connection Realty, Welcome Center on Cherry Hills Drive and in the showcase at the front of the Art Room. News of other Art Club activities can be found at: www.artclubofscc. org. –Ed Laudano

The Sun City Center Ceramic Club has a new Board and a new look! ART CLUB All are invited to come by the Club at 969 Library Walk Way and see the fresh new look of the cleaning and work rooms and more important, the Derek Stansfield Demonstration - April 18, 2011 GIFT SHOP. Members work on pieces for themselves as well as for the gift The Art Club In Sun City Center among others. He recently created shop to sell. Members are able to put pieces on consignment. New members will sponsor a demonstration by some artworks in which he used are provided with a newcomers’s kit to start. No experience needed. We Derek Stansfield on Monday, April 18, coffee as the medium and exhibited will teach you. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Come have fun and explore 2011 at 1 p.m. in the Rollins Theater. these unusual works at the firstyour creative talents. Derek will demonstrate “coffee” art, ever UK Coffee Festival in Bath. using that unique medium to create Chairman of the Cononley Art Club China Painters Raffle Winner artworks. and of the Nature Coast of Florida, he Born in Yorkshire, England, in has been awarded several first prizes the 1940’s, Derek attended St. John’s and was one of the featured artists, College in York, where he trained as along with his wife, at the Citrus a teacher. It was not until 2003, while County Art Center in 2009. awaiting a heart by-pass operation, The demonstration will follow that Derek took up painting. With a brief Club business meeting. watercolor as his favorite medium, Admission is free and all are welcome and landscapes as his preferred to attend. Art Club membership is subject matter, he has developed not required. his own style after workshops and For news of other Art Club courses with professional artists activities, visit www.artclubofscc.org. David Bellamy and Goeff Kersey, –Ed Laudano

SCC Big Band Dance Club Saturday, April 9 7-10 p.m. at Community Hall.

Karen Ransbury, right, won the SCC China Painters raffle, painted by Martha Klos, club president. Photo provided by Emilee Rugh.

One Club Helping Another in Sun City Center

Organ/KeyBoard Club provided 14 hours of music for the SCC Stained Glass Show on Feb 25 & 26 in the Florida Room. Piano, Organ, and KeyBoards by members of the club gave a essence of music for a background of art in Stained Glass.

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Oldies But Goodies Dance Club Music from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s Sunday – April 10, 2011 Community Hall 7 – 10 p.m. Entertainment: Tony & Tricia Cost: $5 per person Members Free BYOB For more info call: 633-5649

Left to right seated: Bill Bartell, Ed Myers, Bob Mulcahy, Don Graham. Standing left to right: Linda Hawken, Jackie Brouillard, Frank Guffin Pres., Kathy Katz, & Barb Carlini, Music co-ordinator.

Come join us for a fun-filled evening dancing to the music of Sun City Center’s own live 18-piece Swing Band playing the “Music Of Your Life” from the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Non-season ticket holders $9 at the door. Dress code: Dressy attire for the ladies and jackets (ties optional) for the men. Info. Call Charlie 642-8172 –Charlie Bostick

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April 2011

The Hope Fund’s Breakfast and Bingo to be Held at Community Hall on Saturday, April 30

Pictured front row l to r: Jean Rideout, Leyda Smith, Club President Janet Cardulla, Rachel Flack volunteer yoga instructor and Sharon Nathan. 2nd row l to r: Nancy Williams volunteer teacher/advocate, Maria Breeze-Williams, Myrna Persinger volunteer story time coordinator, Dee Rennert volunteer teacher, Carla Miles, Anne Karen Sochon and Yasmin Kevaka. Photo by Doesn’t time go quickly! Six Officer Bailey. months have passed since the last Breakfast and Bingo. Once again Members of the SCC Woman’s Club, along with some local prison it’s time to go to Community Hall volunteers, received a personal tour of the Hillsborough Correctional at 1910 S. Pebble Beach Blvd. on Institution recently. Following the 2-1/2 hour tour, they were able to join Saturday, April 30, 8:30 and 11 a.m., staff members for a special lunch prepared by Chef T and her inmates in and enjoy a wonderful breakfast the Culinary Arts Class. with friends and neighbors. For The tour group is pictured at the mural and memorial gardens, created (still) only $6, you’ll receive a large by the lady inmates, dedicated to Sun City Center resident Hugh Burns. omelet of your choice (cooked by the best omelet makers in Florida), a Burns served at this facility as a volunteer for over 20 years. bagel and cream cheese or a Danish, orange juice, and coffee or tea. After breakfast, if you wish, play bingo starting at 9:30 a.m., for cash prizes. Bingo cards cost $1 each. Tickets Ellen Kleinschmidt, Joe are available at the door. Everyone Birnbaum and Shauntelle is welcome! Holbrook are featured in Neil Breakfast and Bingo, which Simon’s funny and tender play, is held twice a year, is a major “I Ought To Be In Pictures,” fundraiser for the Hope Fund about a struggling Hollywood for Children. The Fund is an all writer, his girlfriend, and the volunteer, non-profit organization teenage daughter, abandoned that sponsors and runs programs 16 years earlier, who shows up for at-risk children who attend the suddenly aiming at a career in after-school and summer activities movies and setting Dad’s life at Bethune Park in Wimauma. The in order. Staged by Sun City children served need an extra boost Center’s Performing Arts Club, the remaining performances are April 1, 2, at to help them get a good start in life. 7:30 p.m., at the Rollins Theater, 970 Cherry Hills Dr., Sun City Center. $10 The Hope Fund provides mentoring and tutoring, extra help with reading tickets for the show, directed by Judy Branch, are on sale at the SCC Atrium and math, a running program Ticket Kiosk, open Mon. thru Fri., 9 a.m. to noon. Credit card orders, call (Marathon Kids) that emphasizes 642-0606. (Photo by Judy Brown) self-esteem and physical fitness, a computer lab, field trips, a gardening

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program, sex and drug classes for older children. Bethune Park is part of the Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation, and Conservation Dept.; the Hope Fund is not. There is a fee to attend the Park. The Hope Fund also provides scholarships to those children whose families cannot afford the costs required to send them to the Park. Because we have seen a decrease in property taxes, the cost to attend programs at Bethune Park has tripled. Your help is needed more than ever. By attending Breakfast and Bingo, you will help the children. Because it is an all volunteer organization, the Hope Fund has no administrative costs. All funds raised go to help the children. Call Carla Miles at 634-4268 if you like kids and would like to volunteer an hour a week, or for more information regarding The Hope Fund and/or Breakfast and Bingo. Please note that all of the children speak English. Also, check out the Fund’s website at www.The-Hope-Fund.org. The next Breakfast and Bingo will be held on November 12, 2011! This one will be during Sun City Center’s 50th Anniversary celebration and will be extra special. Save the date! Thank you for your support.

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SEW ‘N SEWS TRAVEL TO SEWING EXPO

WOODCARVERS WIN AT FLORIDA STATE FAIR

Nearly 50 Sun City Sew ‘n Sews Club members recently traveled together to the 2011 Original Sewing and Quilt EXPO in Lakeland, Florida. It was a great opportunity to re-energize their sewing passions by taking a bus trip to the Expo. “ What could be more motivating and fun than taking a trip for some ‘serious’ sewing and quilting inspiration,” stated Barbara Baker, Sew ‘n Sews co-president. “We were able to see all the newest techniques, gadgets, patterns, and classes. It was a fun-filled bus trip, with a group of lovely sewing gals,” Baker added.

Fred Joest, Richard Johnson, Donald Erickson, Bob Mendrala, Bruce Petrie display their ribbons. Members of the SCC Woodcarvers Club won ribbons at the recent Florida State Fair. This is an open competition where the entries are judged on individual merit without regard to the carver’s skill level. The wins at the State Fair build on the outstanding record the carvers established at the National Wood Arts Exposition held in January at Fort Myers where members were awarded 16 ribbons out of 19 entries. Many of these entries can be seen in the window display at the Woodcarvers club room. Other examples of the Woodcarvers’ creations may be seen in the diorama displaying 500 Years of Growth of Sun City Center now on exhibit at SouthShore Library.

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Cleantha Joughin, Sew n’ Sews member, participated in the sewing project for “A Kids Place.” Sun City Sew ‘n Sews Club a unique, state-of-the-art, 60-bed members recently delivered literally facility for abused, neglected or hundreds of items to “A Kids Place” abandoned children. A Kid’s Place in Brandon Florida. Most of the has five 3,200-square-foot homes, items were sewn or quilted by the located on five acres in Brandon, club members. FL. They currently utilize a live-in Pillows, blankets, quilts and house parent model that provides clothing, including PJ’s, shorts, tees, the children with consistency and dresses and other play clothes, were simulates family living. Their mission among the donated items. Also, is to protect and care for neglected stuffed animals, tote bags and toys and abused children who have been were contributed. Suitcases were removed from their homes. A Kid’s Place provides comfort and safety in included for the children as well. a stable and nurturing environment “A Kid’s Place,” a licensed, at a critical time. residential group care provider, is

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The Sun City Center Time Steppers, one of the oldest dance groups in Sun City Center, recently performed in the Pelican Players production Broadway Extravagance and are available to perform at other events. If interested in joining the tap dance group or having them perform at an event, call 813633-5088. Shown above are (l to r) Mira Beck, Pam Treadwell, Bea Bohm, Millie Grasser, the director and choreographer Gerry Malden, Marie Haycak, Barbara Piccione and Marsha Lucidi.

Low Vision Club

The Low Vision Club was originated in the late ‘90s by Dr. Yvonne Ponsor, currently Dean Emeritus of Sun City Center’s Community Church College. Ponsor says, “My good friend Jerry Milton, at the time president of the Community Association Board, observed I was having considerable difficulty with my vision and suggested I look into beginning a club for others in the same boat.” The club has been going strong ever since. Currently there are approximately 80 members; however, Ben Green remarked, “If national statistics hold for seniors in our community, there are undoubtedly between 1,500 to over 2,000 residents who could benefit from informational services our club offers. The club meets once a month, September through April (with the

exception of one month in early spring when the fair is held and an annual holiday party in December). Guest speakers are presented at meetings and may be either local ophthalmologic physicians from Sun City Center’s plethora of excellent doctors or agencies like the Florida Division of the Blind, The Tampa Lighthouse for the Blind, as well as other professionals such as low vision specialists offering helpful home based services. An important ancillary benefit of club members meeting together monthly is their ability to share mutual experiences dealing with vision issues and benefiting from learning and gaining strength from each other. For those requesting further information, Ben can be reached at 813-385-5590.

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Hearing Loss Association

The Hearing Loss Association programs are captioned by Tess of Sun City Center will host Dr.Laura Crowder, Communication Access, Men’s Club Hears about South Shore Campus Wazen, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Inc. who will provide a lecture on SCC-HLA, is the local chapter “Understanding and Solving Balance of the Hearing Loss Association of Disorders”on Wednesday, April 6 at America (HLAA), and a member 9:30 a.m. in St. Andrew Presbyterian of the State of Florida Hearing Loss Church, 1239 Del Webb Blvd. West. Association. For more information, The program is open to the public please contact Richard Herring at and is free of charge. richard@hla-scc.com or visit www. Dr. Wazen will speak on hla-scc.com. the causes of balance disorders, prevention and rehabilitation The German-American Club options one can consider. Dr. Folk Dance Group Wazen currently practices at both Sarasota Memorial Hospital and Body in Balance Physical Therapy in Bradenton, where among her specialties is treating those who wish to maintain an active lifestyle with Men’s Club President Gary Kaukonen, President of the South Shore Campus activities such as golf and tennis. of Hillsborough Community College Dr. Allen Witt, Myra Williams, Dr. Witt’s She is a member of the American assistant and Evening and Weekend Coordinator for the South Campus, and Physical Therapy Association and Men’s Club V.P. for Programs Don Murphy. Dr. Witt gave an informative lecture Sarasota County Medical Alliance. on the history of the South Shore campus and the types of courses offered by The purpose of the Sun City the Community College. The parking lots, planted shrubbery and buildings Center Hearing Loss Association is to for the South Campus were designed and built with the environment in mind. The dancers are currently enable people with hearing loss and preparing to perform the traditional their families to meet the challenge of “May Pole Dance,” an European sign hearing loss and to participate in the of spring/summer. Couples interested mainstream of an enlightened society in participating in this dance are through information, education, invited/urged to attend practice The International Forum of His initial talk will focus on life today advocac, and support. The group Sun City Center announces a panel in Iran. sessions on Friday evenings at 6:45 provides expert hearing loss topics discussion on Iran on Friday, April p.m. during the month of April. The Dr. Russ Kevala was born in 8. All Forum programs are from 9:30 India, came here in 1964, has a Ph.D. in the first Wednesday of each month club’s May Dance performance will to noon in the Florida Room of the mechanical engineering, and worked that are open ot the public at no be on May 5 in Community Hall. Atrium Building. 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Club Happenings 8 “Nifty Fifties” Square Dance I t ’ s m e m o r y time, Square D ancers - I know you all remember that period of our lives called the “Fifties.” The time of the big bands, great music and of course, bobby sox. The SCC Swingers Square Dance Club will help us reminisce with a “Nifty Fifties” Mainstream/Plus dance on Friday, April 29, 2011. The club’s gourmet bakers will treat the dancers to assorted dessert breads; beverages will also be served. So ladies get your bobby sox on and, men, get your hair properly trimmed Come join us for this nostalgic night of great dancing. These special dances, along with the club’s regular Friday Mainstream/ Plus dances are held in Community Hall, 1910 S. Pebble Beach Blvd. PreRounds 7 - 7:30 p.m. Mainstream/ Plus dance 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Gary Brown calls on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Friday of the month; Art Springer calls on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month. Pat Hagen cues. Bob Ellis has

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now joined Art and Gary as one of our Friday night callers. A beginners class and a plus workshop are held every Tuesday in Room 3 of Community Hall, 7 - 9 p.m. Van Coble is the instructor. The club had a great time demonstrating square dancing at the Sun City Center FunFest on March 19, 2011. The club is also holding an “Almost New” square dance clothing sale on Monday, April 4, 2011, noon - 2 p.m. The sale will be held in the Florida Room located in the Atrium Building on the North Campus, N. Pebble Beach Blvd. New square dancers as well as veteran dancers: this is a great opportunity to obtain wonderful square dance clothes at bargain prices. Come on out and indulge yourselves. All monies earned are for the benefit of the club –only cash or Florida checks will be accepted. Square dancers: come join us for this special dance and every Friday for great dancing, fellowship and refreshments. For further information, call Sue at 633-8780 or Gail at 633-1297. –Dick Schultz

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SCC Security Patrol Thankful for Grant

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Grant from Interfaith Council Helps Steppin’ Stone Farm At a recent SCC Interfaith Council Meeting held at the Beth Israel Congregation, 1115 West Del Webb Boulevard, Cindy Churchill, executive director of Steppin’ Stone Farm, a residential home for teenage girls located in Lithia, FL, spoke to The Interfaith Council of Sun City Center and thanked the Council for a grant that will help Steppin’ Stone purchase a bus for student activities. Grants from the IFC are made possible by proceeds from the Nearly New Shop in Sun City Center and the hard working volunteers at the shop. The Nearly New Shop is located at 1515 Sun City Center Plaza and is open Wednesdays and Saturday from 8 a.m. – noon. Donations are accepted anytime the shop is open or they be left in the drop box. Arrangements can be made to pick up larger items by calling 813- 642-0099.

Receiving the grant check are Karen Ryan, Security Patrol President and Mike Albanese, Security Patrol Chief, from Naomi Foreman, Grants Chairperson of Interfaith Council, and Jay Sparkman, President of the Interfaith Council. A grant from the Interfaith Council of Sun City Center in the amount of $5,000 was recently presented to Chief Mike Albanese. The grant will be used to defray operational expenses of the Security Patrol including fuel, repair and maintenance of their fleet of vehicles. Proceeds from the Nearly New Shop in Sun City Center fund the grants that the Interfaith Council gives out each year to organizations in our community that deal in areas such as health, education and community welfare. Recipients must be located in Sun City Center or South Hillsborough County. For additional information, call 813-642-9099 or look at the IFC website at: www.interfaithcouncilofsuncitycenter.com

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Published Authors Residing in SCC

(A continuing column by News staff writer Marie Wood.)

Bob Wolf

Bob Wolf (aka Wolfe) was born in Pennsylvania but spent most of his childhood in New Jersey. He attended Wilkes College in Pennsylvania and then spent two years in the Army in Oklahoma. He returned to college and received a B.S.C.E. degree in civil engineering from the Ft. Wayne Institute of Technology in Indiana. After working for a few years in New Jersey, he decided he wanted to travel and see more countries of the world. Working as a civil enginer, he has been to Belgium, Holland, Lebanon, Cambodia, Laos, the Phillipines, Italy and Greece. Learning new languages has always been important to him since he always liked to know what the people who worked for him were saying. He speaks five languages with some fluency and still speaks German at home since he met his German-speaking wife in Africa. He speaks some Italian and a little

Farsi though he says he doesn’t have much opportunity to use the latter these days. He and his wife had three children, two sons and a daughter. One son died young. This is Bob’s third book and is self-published. More information on how to get it is available online at Jexbo.com. The book is called Mango Jo’s: a Bar: Ramblings by Wolf. It is a collection of short stories and situations that might arise in a bar. Whle the title is taken from the name of a local bar, Wolf believes that most bars are very much alike. He spends an hour or so a day in his favorite bar, and he says that most of the situations that arise in a bar and that give him ideas for his stories could happen anywhere. He says that it is important to learn to use another language he calls “unspoken sex” that allows strangers to meet even if they don’t speak the local language.

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Military Affairs

Appellate Attorney Addresses MOAA

(L to R) Beverly Engles, Regent; Donna Cullen, State Vice Regent; Bobbie Schofield, State Curator; and Ginger Poffenberger, State Organizing Secretary. Col. George Mercer Brooke Chapter held its 35th Annual Invitational Luncheon on February 16 at the Plaza Club at Freedom Plaza. The guest speaker, Loyal Gordon Bassett, Lt. Col. Ret. USAF, spoke on the Veterans History Project. The silent auction raised $541 to benefit needy veterans of the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital. The luncheon was attended by Florida State officers: Donna Cullen, Vice Regent; Bobbie Schofield, Curator; Ginger Poffenberger, Organizing Secretary, and also candidates for State Office: Rebecca Morgan for Organizing Secretary and Kathleen Callahan for Librarian. The American History Essay winner, Ashlei Skelton ,was awarded a certificate and a $50 savings bond.

Local MOAA Chapter Recruiting New Members More than 5,000 members to be added to organization nationally Alexandria, VA —The Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), the leading voice on compensation and benefit issues for the military community, has launched a national recruitment campaign for 2011. “Our local military community has the opportunity to be part of this formidable force for positive change.” said Col. James Shumway, Sun City Center Chapter president. “MOAA is offering a great program to recruit new members including incentives for our local chapter.” T he c amp aig n and lo c a l incentives are part of “Give Me 10!,” a nationwide recruitment program. The Sun City Center Chapter currently has 213 members but hopes to add at least 10 new members as part of MOAA’s national goal of recruiting at least 5,000 or more new members this year. MOAA’s current legislative and benefit priorities include: • P r o t e c t i n g T R I C A R E / Tricare for Life benefits from unreasonable fee increases • Maintaining current military manpower levels to ease deployment strains on the force • Linking the GI Bill benefit amounts to the cost of four-year public college and improving Reserve GI benefits

• Upgraded retirement and health coverage for mobilized Guard and Reserve members and their families, consistent w it h i n c re a s i n g s e r v i c e demands upon them • Improved care and support for service members wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq • More support for families of deployed service members MOAA was the driving force behind the passage of several recent legislative victories. In the last decade, MOAA helped secure a cumulative 42 percent pay raise for military members on active duty. MOAA has also worked successfully to improve benefits for military survivors and disabled retirees. About MOAA MOAA is the nation’s largest and most influential association of military officers. It is an independent, politically non-partisan organization. With over 370,000 members from every branch of service, it is a powerful force speaking for a strong national defense and representing the interests of military officers at every stage of their careers. MOAA is also the leading voice on compensation and benefit matters for all military service members. CONTACT: Maj. Jerry Foppe, USAF (ret.), Sun City Center Chapter, MOAA at (813) 642-8129.

Rebecca O’Dell was the featured speaker at the Sun City Center Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America luncheon held on March 2, 2011. The meeting took place at 11 a.m. in the Florida Room in the Atrium Building. Ms. O’Dell, an appellate attorney, practicing before the U.S. Supreme Court, Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals and Florida Supreme Court, discussed the differences between a democracy and republic, emphasizing each government branch’s role within the Constitution. She has been traveling around the country speaking on “Our Current Constitutional Crisis.” She has spoken to a wide variety of groups, including Kiwanis, Rotary, Association of Women Business Owners, Neighborhood Associations, Knights of Columbus, Christian Coalition, Retired Special Agents of the FBI, Mayflower Society, Military Order of the World Wars, Sarasota Veterans Commission, 912 groups and various tea party groups. –Frank Kepley, Capt, USN, Ret

MOAA National Board Director to Address MOAA Col. Gary E. Clark, USAF (Ret), will be the featured speaker for the Sun City Center Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America monthly luncheon to be held on April 6, 2011 at 11 a.m., in the Florida Room at the Sun City Center Atrium Building. Col. Clark earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Kansas State University and his Master’s degree in systems analysis from the Air Force Institute of Technology. He graduated from the Air Command and Staff College and the National War College. He was assigned to Task Force Alpha, Thailand, during the Vietnam War and was US Central Command J-1 during Desert Shield/ Desert Storm. A combat suppor t group commander for a NATO ground-

launched cruise missile (GLCM) wing, he also served in senior personnel positions at the Air Staff, Air Force Military Personnel Center, and Air Training Command. For 14 years he was executive director of the $500 million Lakeland retirement system. He is a certified Public Pension Trustee, Retirement Administrator, Retirement Counselor, and Public Manager. He currently is Director of Institutional Retirement Plans for CPS Investment Advisors in Lakeland, Fla., where he lives. Reservations can be made by calling 877-332-3016 ($14) no later than the Sunday before the Wednesday meeting. –Frank Kepley, Capt, USN, Ret

WANTED: NAVAL AVIATORS (recently retired) The local Association of Naval Aviation Squadron wants to find recent retirees to help us celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation. Most of us are not recent and we want some new guys to tell us about new stuff like the stealth F-35 Lightning II fighter, and the status of the new electro-magnetic replacement of the steam catapult. Most meetings this year have themes that relate to the Centennial year. Several the group’s members will talk about various milestones of Naval Aviation in this century. They are well qualified to talk about naval aircraft from the thirties to just few

years ago and want new retirees to bring them up to date. The largest celebration in Florida will take place in Pensacola from Tuesday, May 3, to Monday, May 9. A number of us are planning to drive there for some of those days. We are also considering a bus with one or two overnights. We would welcome any interested parties to join us. For more information on the trip, or where you can be reached in the future, please contact Bill Shanks by phone or e-mail. His phone is 813-634-3194, and his e-mail is bshanx@verizon.net.

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MOWW Presents awards to Samaritan Services and SCC Rides

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British resident addresses MOWW

From left: Lt. Col. Frank Zahrobsky, Liz Argott, Kathy McGarth and Lt. Col. Harry Lascola (at podium). Photo provided by Frank Kepley. The Military Order of World Wars (M0WW) presented the Distinguished Community Service Award to Liz Argott and Kathy McGarth, members of The Samaritan Services and SCC Rides organizations. These organizations have been providing transportation for the Sun City Center residents from their homes to Brandon, Haley VA Hospital, Tampa and Bradenton for 31 years. Without Samaritan transportation to and from these locations, many residents would be housebound or would have to leave their homes and move to assisted living facilities. The awards were presented at the MOWW monthly luncheon held on March 17, 2011. LTC Frank Zahrobsky and David Brubery. Photo by Frank Kepley. David Brubery, a Sun City Center part time resident for the past 11 years, addressed the Military Order of World Wars (MOWW) at its monthly meeting and luncheon on Thursday, March 17, 2011, at the SCC Plaza Club. Mr. Brubery has been active in British local government in his hometown of Leicestershire, England, for many years. He is very interested in government and continuously follows British politics when not residing in Britain by reading and watching national television. He delivered a very interesting and detailed presentation on the recent British elections and provided enlightening information on the first coalition government to form in Britain since WWII.

Military Ball to Celebrate Veterans Day and Sun City Center’s 50th Anniversary

MOWW Presents Community Service Award to DAV Members

Commanders of the various SCC Military Organizations plan the Military Ball in honor of Veterans Day and SCC’s 50th Anniversary. Lt. Col. Gordon Bassett (2nd from right) is co-chair of the event. The Sun City Center Community Association and the combined Sun City Center Veterans’ Organizations will host a formal Military Ball on Friday, November From left: Lt. Col. Frank Zahrobsky, president of MOWW; Mike Albanese 11, 2011, at SCC’s Community Hall, and Bob Gerdes. (Photo provided by Frank Kepley) South Pebble Beach Blvd. On this The Military Order of World Wars (MOWW) presented the date, 11-11-11 (“Triple Eleven”), the Distinguished Community Service Award to Mike Albanese and Bob organizations will celebrate SCC’s Gerdes, members of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 110 50th Anniversary and Veterans Day. in Sun City Center at their monthly luncheon. The award was presented for Attendance is open to all community their commitment and dedication to providing transportation for the SCC residents and invited VIPs. veterans to and from James A. Haley VA Hospital. From the time the van The Ball (formal gown, military was obtained and the drivers trained, which took two years, it has transported dress uniform, tuxedo or dark over 600 riders and made 225 trips to the VA hospital. business suit, including military Mike Albanese has also recently been appointed as the president of the decorations is encouraged) will SCC Chapter of the DAV.

feature Champagne, wine, military ceremonies, dinner, and dancing. Veteran organizations are requested to make reservations early with their organization’s Table Captain. Tickets will be sold for tables of eight. Cost is $400 per table, or $50 per person. A $100 deposit check made payable to American Legion Post 246 will reserve a table. Table Captains should contact Jan Bassett at janb@tampabay.rr.com or 642-0691 with deposits for early reservations. Tickets for tables and individuals also will be available at the Atrium Kiosk in October.

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C. A. R. E.

Shadow Shadow is a beautiful black domestic short hair with a pretty round face. Unfortunatel,y his owner couldn’t keep him and had to give him up for adoption. Come see Shadow and give him a life in a Huey forever home. He is very friendly and Huey is a Terrier mix who was will tolerate being held and petted. brought to the shelter with his three Shadow is up to date on his shots, siblings. The four were very lucky. If neutered and microchipped. Est. left in the poor living conditions that DOB: 2007. the puppies came from, it is very likely that they wouldn’t be with us today. With all of the TLC Huey has received since his arrival, he is turning into a handsome pup. He is the biggest of C.A.R.E. is open 10 a.m. to 3 the pack and the most interested in p.m. toys. His favorite is a big stuffed lion’s Tuesday thru Saturday head. Huey and his siblings appear to like the other shelter dogs, even the big guys. They are also a blast to For directions, visit www. watch play together. As part of Huey’s CareShelter.org adoption, he will be neutered and or call 813-645-2273 microchipped. He is current on his shots. DOB: November 3, 2010.

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South Bay Hospital Welcomes New Director of Marketing and Public Relations

South Bay Hospital is proud to announce Natalia Diaz as the new Director of Marketing and Public Relations.“We are excited to have Natalia join the team at South Bay Hospital and hope to draw on her experience to further promote our mission in the community,” says Sharon Roush, Chief Executive Officer of South Bay Hospital. Natalia earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication from the University of South Florida. Most recently she served as the marketing manager for Amerigroup Community Care. In her role, she was responsible for the statewide marketing and promotion of the Florida Healthy Kids health insurance product line. Before working in the health care industry, Natalia worked with a senior population. She served as the program coordinator for Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay, where she was responsible for the ongoing management of the Senior Companion Program. In this program she assessed the needs of elders in the community and placed them with volunteers that could appropriately serve those needs. Natalia has been in the Tampa area for eight years and enjoys reading

Natalia Diaz and spending time with her family. “I am very excited to be working in the South Shore area” says Diaz. “I look forward to the opportunity to contribute to South Bay Hospital’s commitment to patient care and the community.” For more information, please contact Natalia Diaz at 813-6340496. South Bay Hospital is a 112 bed, acute care hospital serving Sun City Center, Ruskin, Wimauma, Riverview, Apollo Beach, Gibsonton and the surrounding areas. South Bay offers a wide range of services including general and vascular surgery, urology, cardiology and colorectal surgery.

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Sun City Center Pickleball Board is Active in the Community

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(L to R) Chris Jacobs, Treasurer; Dave Weber, Director; Theo Council, President; Karen Sellers, Vice President; Dee Dee Montana, Director; Sylvia Sjoberg, Secretary. Missing: Stevie Lingertot, Director Besides operating the Pickleball Club, this board also volunteers at Seeing Eye Dog, where their missing director was during the photo shot. They show their appreciation to disabled veterans by driving and dispatching when they need transportation. They are involved with Hope Fund to help children and give a needed lift to their parents. They help persons living alone with a Lifeline contact. The HCI prisoners are also being taught to play pickleball. Some even hop on their “bikes” for a group breakfast around the state. There is fun, comradeship, and exercise in pickleball. What else can you ask? Get involved in life with pickleball.

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eye target in less than an hour. The dare was accepted and, using an email newsletter to publicize the idea, over a dozen responses were received in two days! Since then, just by word of mouth, plus some exposure at FunFest last month where applications were given out, the club membership has grown to 15 and they’re still counting . It only took one meeting to organize the group as required by the Community Association. The vice president of the club is Wayne Koch and the other officers include Treasurer Chris Bruning and Secretary Dottie Mugavero. The final step took place on March 9 when the full CA Board unanimously approved the formation of the SCC Archery Club. Community Manager Lyn Reitz is now reviewing available CA property where a new safety cage could be erected that meets the club’s requirements for size and orientation for average sun conditions. For more information, call Wayne Koch at 813-938-1937.

It has come to my attention that I do not write enough about Mixed Martial Arts, which is an absolute lie — I never write about it all. Hey, I’m down with it. Most of you reading this weren’t even born when I bought the first pay-per-view “Ultimate Fighting Championship” with my friends (all I remember was some guy from Alabama knocked the teeth out of a Sumo wrestler, literally, and after we watched the show, my friends and I knocked the ever-loving crap out of each other for solidarity’s sake). Good times. And it’s not like I don’t like violence for violence’s sake. If I pay money for a movie ticket and popcorn, you know darn well I’m expecting a gunfight at the end of movie. I don’t care if it’s Ricky Nelson and Dean Martin, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford or Tom and Jerry ... just whoever controls it, make them fight at some point. I mean, I even follow Sylvester Stallone on Twitter, and that, right there, shows you I know how to take a punch. (So far, all he does is lament the loss of the “Hollywood action hero.” Still, I’m man enough to admit I cried a little during Rocky 6 ... the Adrian stuff gets me every time.) Nevertheless, I am and will always remain a boxing guy. The sages of the sport call it the “sweet science,” but I don’t know about that. Aside

By John Bowker An archery range may soon be appearing on our campus for the newest club in town. Joe Mugavero, president of the new organization, says, “Archery brings people into a very social and welcoming sport with new friends sharing a common interest and a lot of fresh air. Relaxation and enjoyment of the sport will be the order of the day here.” Those willing to try the sport will find it personally rewarding. It creates good posture, eye-hand coordination as well as self discipline. At the new range, you will be able to shoot at 10 feet if you like, or as far as 30 yards. Most of the targets will be set at 20 yards. Field trips will be planned to other clubs for “3-D” shooting in the future. The serious push to start the club occurred almost accidentally at a dinner event last December in Community Hall when Joe started teasing one of the others at the table, saying he could teach him to shoot an arrow 20 yards into a bulls

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from the cut man’s ability to slather coagulant on a boxer’s torn-up eye socket, too many people overthink the sport. Yes, I’m oversimplifying it when I say “fight or flight” or “punch or be punched,” but if you ask most boxing pundits and announcers — like Max Kellerman, who is easily my favorite in the game — they’d pretty much agree. It was Kellerman who pointed out the absurdity of the title belt during the Saul Alvarez-Matthew Hatton junior welterweight title fight last month on HBO. “It’s a promotional tool,” Kellerman said when referring to the WBC belt that was on the line that night, adding that all it could really bring a boxer is a chance to appear regularly on HBO’s “Boxing After Dark,” which translates into dollars. Look, if you’ve seen the excellent “The Fighter” movie, you know it’s based on the life and times of Mickey Ward. As great a movie it was, it didn’t even address Ward’s signature moments — namely the three-fight Armageddon against Arturo Gatti. Those fights were unanimously declared the fights of the year, fights of the century, what have you, but they weren’t title fights. They were just great fights — and that’s what boxing needs more than ever, particularly when they’re fighting as aggressive an opponent as MMA. A belt — be it a leather number from Sears or the acronymof-the-moment’s title belt — does little more than hold up your slacks. From now on, boxing in general needs to stop slacking and remind fans of sport exactly who wears the pants in the family. Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter and publisher of The Kansas City Luminary.

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SCC Men’s Golf 2/17/11: Individual Chicago: White Tees: 1st place: Chul Kim, plus 4; 2nd place: Ken Wagner, plus 3. Green Tees: 1st place: Tony Torre, plus 8; 2nd place: Mike Prach, plus 7. 2/24/11: 2-man alternate shot: White Tees: 1st place: David Ransbury/ Kenneth Wagner, 84; 2nd place: Chul Kim/Ken Defreeuw, 87. Green Tees: 1st place: John Mader/Bob Keyes, 88; 2nd place tie: Gene Skummer/ Les Easton and Jerry Huebner/Peter Brock, 90. 3/3/11: 4-man 2-best balls net: White Tees: 1st place: Chul Kim/Ken Wagner/Ed Weber and Mike Sharpe (blind draw), -19. Green Tees: 1st place: John Mader/”George Nelson/ Bob Keyes/Mike Prach (blind draw), -27; 2nd place: Ron Bimson/Walter Wight/Les Easton/Bob Keyes (blind draw), -24. 3/17/11: 4-man Chicago: White Tees: 1st place: Jerry Hart/Ron Pelow/Rocky Pucci/Ken Defreeuw, plus 5. Green Tees: 1st place: Dieter Quitsch/Harold Geldbach/Don Marborough/Ron Chaban, plus 19; 2nd place: John Mader/Al Hamm/ Chuck Alber/Tony Torre, plus 15.

Hogans League of Sun City Center and Kings Point 2/17/2011: Diamond Hill, flighted h-Skins: Flight #1: 1st : two-way tie @ 4 skins each – Andy Betz & Syl Amos. Low-net: Syl Amos and Paul Maki, 63; Low-gross: Syl Amos, 87. Flight #2: Tied @ 4 skins each – Jenice Taylor, Tom Kirchen, Buzz Wetzel, Bob Layer & Jerry Stemas. Low-net: Buzz Wetzel, 60; Lowgross: Tom Kirchen, 84, white T’s. Buzz Wetzel, 75, new course record from the senior T’s; Jenice Taylor, 90, new course record from the reds. 2/19/2011: Apollo Beach, h-Skins: 1st : Paul Maki, 6 skins; 2nd : Woody Nelson, 4 skins. Low-net: John Schachte, 67; Low-gross: Dan Stephens, 88. 2/21/2011: Summerfield, flighted h-Skins: Flight #1: 1st : Charlie Strimpell, 6 skins; 2nd : tied @ 3 skins each Paul Maki, Dick Ihrke, Bob Hull, Ruben Jones & John Schachte. Low-net: Dick Ihrke, 70; Low-gross: tied @ 91’s – Dave Briton & Ruben Jones. Flight #2: 1st : Tom Kirchen, 4 skins; 2nd : tied @ 2 skins each – Roy Clark, Andy Betz, Jerry Stemas, Trav Lansberry, Dan Stephens & Mary Pat Kirchen. Low-net: Dan Stephens, 69; Low-gross: Dan Stephens, 69. 2/23/2011: Bloomingdale, flighted h-Skins: Flight #1: 1st : tied @ 6 skins each – Rich Lucidi & John Schachter. Low-net: John Schachte, 66; Low-

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gross: John Schachte, 92. Flight #2: 5 skins each – Rex Gibbons, John Apostolou, Denny Wintersteen & Jim Byrne. Low-net: tied @ 72’s – Doc Lamiano & Jim Byrne; Lowgross: Jerry Stemas, 89.

Date Day Course 4/2 Sat Apollo Beach 4/4 Mon Summerfield 4/6 Wed Bloomingdale 4/8 Fri Buffalo Creek 4/9 Sat Apollo Beach 4/12 Tue Riverside 4/14 Thur Diamond Hill 4/16 Sat Imperial Lakewoods 4/18 Mon Summerfield 4/20 Wed Bloomingdale 4/22 Fri Buffalo Creek 4/23 Sat Apollo Beach 4/26 Tue Riverside 4/28 Thur Diamond Hill 4/30 Sat Apollo Beach Reservations are required to play with the Hogans. Contact ArtSwallow@aol.com or visit hogans-golf.com.

2/25/2011: Buffalo Creek, h-Skins: 1st : Jim Hanson, 3 skins; 2nd : tied @ 2 skins each – Dick Ihrke & Denny Wintersteen. Low-net: Dick Ihrke, 65; Low-gross: Chip Wood, 83. 2/26/2011: Apollo Beach, h-Skins: 1st : Terry Upson, 8 skins; 2nd : Woody Nelson, 4 skins. Low-net: Jay Sparkman, 67; Low-gross: Jay Sparkman, 88. 3/1/2011: Riverside, h-Skins: 6 Skins each – Jim Hanson, Rich Lucidi, Don Vazquez, Doc Lamiano & Dick Ihrke. Low-net: Doc Lamiano, 64; Low-gross: Buzz Wetzel, 81.

3/3/2011: Diamond Hill, h-Skins: FLIGHT #1: 1st : Jenice Taylor, 9 skins; 2nd : Syl Amos, 6 skins. Lownet: Ed Ristan, 71; Low-gross: Ed Ristan, 88. FLIGHT #2: 1st : Bill Cundy, 6 skins; 2nd : Doc Lamiano, Denny Wintersteen & Bob Harris – 3 Don Marlborough used his skins each. Low-net: Bob Harris, 64; driver to score a hole-in-one on Low-gross: Bob Harris, 86. March 17, 2011, on the 150-yard 3/5/2011: Apollo Beach, h-Skins: Oaks 5th hole at the Sandpiper Golf 1st : Paul Maki, 6 skins; 2nd : Terry Course. The accomplishment was Upson, 4 skins. Low-net: Dave witnessed by his playing partners Briton, 66; Low-gross: Dave Briton, Dieter Quitsch, Harold Geldbach, and Ron Chaban. 80. 3/7/2011: Summerfield, h-Skins :FLIGHT #1: 3 skins each: Paul Maki, Tom Kirchen, Ruben Jones, Van daCosta, John Schacte & Art Swallow. Low-net: Ruben Jones, 71; Low-gross: Ruben Jones, 88. FLIGHT #2: 1st : Denny Wintersteen, 8 skins; 2nd : tied @ 4 skins each – Rich Lucidi, Doc Lamiano & Jerry Stemas. Low-net: Doc Lamiano, 64 (2 skins); Low-gross: tied @ 84’s – Doc Lamiano & Jerry Stemas. 3/9/2011: Bloomingdale, h-Skins: FLIGHT #1: 1st : Dick Ihrke, 6 skins; 2nd : 2 skins each – Paul Maki, Jim Hanson, Don Mowry & Woody Nelson. Low-net: Jim Hanson, 71; Low-gross: Chip Wood, 91. FLIGHT #2: 1st : Fred Mayes, 8 skins; 2nd : Jim Byrne, 6 skins. Low-net: Fred Mayes, 60; Low-gross: Fred Mayes, 88. 3/11/2011: Buffalo Creek, h-Skins: 1st : 6 skins each – Dick Ihrke & Rex Gibbons. Low-net: Dick Ihrke, 65; Low-gross: Dave Britton, 87. 3/12/2011: Apollo Beach, h-Skins: 1st : Don Peasley. 8 skins; 2nd :Woody Nelson, 4 skins. Low-net: Woody Nelson, 68; Low-gross: Tom Kirchen, 84. 3/15/2011: Riverside, h-Skins: FLIGHT #1: 1st : Dick Ihrke, 6 skins; 2nd :Doc Lamiano, 4 skins. Low-net: Doc Lamiano, 68; Low-gross: Buzz Wetzel, 85. FLIGHT #2: 1st : Rich Powers & John Apostolou – 6 skins each. Low-net: Denny Wintersteen, 65; Low-gross: Tom Kirchen, 85.

VOLLEYBALL CLUB Plans December 2011 Volleyball Cruise for Members The Sun City Center Volleyball Club is planning a cruise from the Tampa Port for five days departing D e c e mb e r 5 , 2 0 1 1 on R oy a l Caribbean’s “Jewel of the Sea” ship to Mexico. The ship has a volleyball court and the club has use of it each morning for up to three hours. According to club member, Howie Hawkins, “We went on a similiar cruise with the club about five years ago and not only did everyone have a great time, but all the couples signed up again!” Membership in the club is only $5/year. New members and the Kings Point Volleyball Club members are not only welcome any time but welcome to join the cruise as well. A r r a n g e m e nt s a re b e i n g handled by Joy Dunn at 633-4880, of the SCC Auto Club. Prices range from $429 to $650/per person currently, depending on room chosen. A $200/ room deposit is required now to reserve the room at current prices. Call Nan McNamara at 633-4285 for additional information.

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The Sun City Center 2 Traveling Tennis Team relaxed at the Renaissance for lunch after a 5-0 win against Carrollwood. Pictured front row (l to r): Petra Stimmel, Nancy Williams. Back row (l to r): Sue Smith, Mary Pat Kirchen, Maggie Pliska, Joanne Schmitt and Alice Friedlein. Not pictured were Nan Baytos, Mary Lou Dando and Pat Iacurci. The Competitive Tennis Club of Sun City Center has two tennis teams that compete throughout Hillsborough County every Wednesday. Matches are played at home and away from 9 a.m. - noon. The tennis courts are located at the South Sports Complex off Pebble Beach Drive.

Two Rising Stars are Finalists at SCC Lawn Bowling Club

From March 14 to 21, members of Sun City Center Lawn Bowling Club battled it out to win the Ladies’ and Men’s Singles Championship. In the Ladies final, Linda McDougall won a strongly contested exciting match against Annette Dispenziere to become the Ladies Sun City Center Lawn Bowling Club champion. In the Men’s final, Joe Mignogna won a close and exciting match against Bob Ferguson to become the Men’s singles champion. At the beginning of March, Joe had also won the Singles Championship of Pebble Beach Lawn Bowling Club at Sun City Center. He was on a roll, but he had one more important match to play. The scene was set for the match of the year between the ladies champion Linda McDougall and the men’s champion Joe Mignogna. On Thursday, March 22, they played against each other for the coveted title of Club Champion. Just under 100 spectators were treated to a feast of quality Lawn Bowling. The match was very close. The winner had to reach 21 points to win the match.

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Linda McDougall and Joe Mignogna Linda took an early lead, only to see Joe fight back to within two points of her score. It was nip and tuck right to the end. On 19 points Linda came in with a miracle bowl to move the jack to her two bowls a few feet back, and give her the two points she needed for victory. At the conclusion, the trophy was presented to Linda McDougall, the 2011 Sun City Center Lawn Bowling Club Champion. –David Burbery

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Match Play Winners

(L to r): Phil Griffin (runner up) Joe Mignogna (winner) On Monday, February 28, the final of the Pebble Beach Men’s singles Lawn Bowling competition was played. The two finalists had fought their way to the final by winning against top competition on four days leading up to the final and unbelievably; both players are comparatively new to the game. Each player, Phil Griffin and Joe Mignogna, started Lawn Bowling only 15 months ago. Joe won the novices final in October 2009 and was runner up in the Pebble Beach singles final five months later.

Both had graduated through the Club’s beginner’s class. This year Joe was hoping to do one better, and he did not disappoint; however ,Phil did not intend to make it easy for him. In f ront of appre c i at ive spectators, both served up a diet of first class competitive bowling. At one stage Phil was leading 12 points to 3, however Joe fought back and after 21 exciting ends came out the winner 21 points to 15. –David Burbery

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If you are interested in any of the sporting activities going on in and around Sun City Center, The NEWS could use you as a staff writer. Please contact Karen Jones at sccnews@verizon.net.

The Caloosa Greens Men’s Golf Association’s 2011 Match Play Tournament was held Feb 2 through Feb 16, fielding two flights of 26 players over 72 holes. Winners were John Lay, Flight A, one up over Michael Prach, and AI Kohnle, Flight B, one up over Jim Fischer. Pictured above: Match Play winners AI Kohnle, Flight B and John Lay, Flight A. –V Pater, Publ Chrmn

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Wauchula, FL – (March 22, 2011) Do you feel creative? Do you feel artsy? Main Street Wauchula is looking for painters, sketch artists, sculptors and photographers interested in displaying and selling their artwork during the April Friday Night Live, Arts in the Park on April 15. The deadline to reserve your booth space is Monday, April 11. And that’s not all. The event also includes the 2nd Annual Itty Bitty Art Contest! Yes, that’s right…Itty Bitty Art. This is fun for all ages! Artwork must be created on a 3” x 3” size Post It Note®, in any color, as a canvas. There is a $5 entry fee with entries accepted in categories of Adult (16 and older) and Youth (15 and younger). Art will be judged for creativity and quality. First place winners of each category will receive $50 Downtown Dollars, runners up will receive $25 Downtown Dollars. More than one entry is allowed per person. The entry deadline for the Itty Bitty Art Contest is Thursday, April 14. For more event information and how you can participate contact Main Street Wauchula at 863.767.0330 or visit www.MainStreetWauchula.com.

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9th Annual Dog Show By Judy Stimson On Saturday, March 26, around 76 wagging tails and 200 smiles participated in the 9th Annual Sun City Center Dog Show. Dan Tackitt, Emcee again this year, along with judges Chip Carter, Channel 13 FOX Sportscaster, Darren Rivera, Southeastern Guide Dogs, and Joann With, CARE President, presided over the event where the four-legged friends strutted their stuff. B e s t Tr a i n e d , B e s t Appearance, and Best Costume awards were given in the Large, Medium, and Small dog categories. The “Best in Show” was selected from these nine category winners. Emerson, shown by his human mom Carol Schwindt, won “Best Appearance” in the Small dog category and “Best in Show.”

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“The Black Swan” 108 min. R Feverish worlds such as espionage and warfare have nothing on the hothouse realm of ballet, as director Darren Aronofsky makes clear in Black Swan, his over-the-top delve into a p ar t ic u l arly f raug ht production of Swan Lake. At the very moment hardworking ballerina Nina (Natalie Portman) lands the plum role of the White Swan, her company director (Vincent Cassel) informs her that she’ll also play the Black Swan— The film does work up some crazed momentum (and undeniably earned its share of critical raves), and the final sequence is one juicy curtain-dropper. A good part of the reason for this is the superbly all-or-nothing performance by Natalie Portman, who packs an enormous amount of ferocity into her small body. Kudos, too, to Tchaikovsky’s incredibly durable music, which has meshed well with psychological horror at least since being excerpted for the memorably moody opening credits of the 1931 Dracula, another pirouette through the dark side. –Robert Horton. Actors: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis. “Burlesque”

119 min. PG-13 There is, according to Burlesque, a nightclub on the Sunset Strip that looks like a blend of Cabaret and Moulin Rouge and employs a full contingent of dancers and musicians in the service of a neo-retro-burlesqueblues program. Presiding over the craziness within is Tess, a grande dame who also performs occasionally and who could only, under these circumstances, be played by Cher. Entering the scene is a young leather-lunged hopeful from Iowa named Ali, played by Christina Aguilera in her movie-acting debut. She stops the show with an old-fashioned torch song (“You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me”) that is clearly designed as a roofraiser. (And, by gum, it works.) This is a ridiculous movie, but it gets points for never claiming to be anything else. –Robert Horton. Actors: Cher, Christina Aguilera.

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The Monday Movies has added additional movies to the schedule for 2011. Please note the dates and times for movies as scheduling may vary because of scheduling conflicts in the Rollins Theater. Please come early as seating is LIMITED. These movies have English subtitles for the hearing impaired. Monday Movies are for Sun City Center Community Association members ONLY. A 2011 membership card must be presented for admission.

Poetry Reading on April 16

In celebrating National Poetry Month, Ruskin’s Southshore Regional Library is featuring an audio-visual presentation by area poet John Foster on Saturday, April 16. Foster, whose work has earned awards at both state and national levels, will offer a program entitled “Wit, Wisdom and Wordplay” using selections from his new collection, Where There’s A Quill. The poet will discuss a variety of poetry forms including light verse, formal verse and free verse. The event will be in the form of a PowerPoint presentation so that the audience may hear Foster’s poetry and view it simultaneously. The program will begin at 2 p.m. and is open to the public at no charge. For further information, call 634-3240.

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April 25 “The King’s Speech” 119 min. R Based on the true story of King George VI, THE KING’S SPEECH follows the Royal Monarch’s quest to find his voice. After the death of his father King George V (Michael Gambon) and the scandalous ab dic at ion of King E d w a rd V I I I ( Gu y Pearce), Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), the future Queen Mother, arranges for her husband to see an eccentric speech therapist, Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). Actors: Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffrey Rush, Guy Pearce.

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Travel Club Meeting

Choice of ships ~ Gala New Years Eve Dinner Party with Entertainment ~ Fabulous Ports! Best Value for New Years

CRUISE FROM TAMPA

Kings Point N Clubhouse April 10 at 2:00 PM

Guest speaker, Bruce Waters of Pacific Delight & Scenic Europe Tours

Spain for Thankgiving Barcelona to Ft Lauderdale 20 days from $1399 Free Air & Bus ~ 6 Day Costa Brava tour ~ Choice of Celebrity Ships ~ Malaga ~ Cadiz ~ Lisbon ~ Azores

Cross Panama Canal Los Angeles to Tampa

16 days from $949 with FREE Air

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Scandinavia to Florida!

Copenhagen to Port Canaveral One night Copenhagen, enjoy President’s Cruise amenities, Holland, Belgium, Portugal, Azores, FREE Bus to Sun City Center! ADD Baltic/Russia; Norway or Capitals of Scandinavia tours

from $1199!

LAND TOURS

Portuguese Explorer 21 days from $ 2199 Lisbon to Rio Free Air ~ Canary Isls ~ Brazil Recife – Salvador – Rio Post Tour

Alaska Super Value $ 10 Days/FREE Air

749

Enjoy two nights Seattle, CRUISE Canada’s Inside passages, visit glaciers, Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, Victoria & Vancouver!

Best of Fall Colors 8 Days/FREE Air NYC • Halifax St John • Bar Harbor • Boston Newport • NYC

from $599 with FREE Air

Best of Hawaii

BEST VALUE TO HAWAII FOR 2011! 16 day cruise from $1099 FREE Air to Los Angeles • LA Pre tour Hilo • Honolulu • Maui • Mexico

Costa del Sol Transatlantic 20 days from $ 1599 Free Air ~ Costa del Sol ~ Madeira ~ Canary Isl ~ St Thomas ~ San Juan

Musical Adventures $99

Billy Elliot, The Musical • West Side Story • Shrek, The Musical • Hair Free Bus to the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts

TOTALLY FIRST COME UNTIL SELLS OUT.

ROSE PARADE NEW YEARS 6 Days from $999

FREE Air • Great New Years Eve trip at the world’s most famous New Years event • Float Palace Construction Barn Tour • New Years Eve Dinner Party • Reserved seat for the Rose Parade • LA Sightseeing • Add optional cruises to Baja, Cabo or Mexican Riv!

Charles Dickens Christmas on the Queen Mary 2 from $1499

London to New York FREE Air • London Pre Christmas Tour • 7 day Dickens Christmas in Britain optional tour including York • Edinburgh • Lake District • Cardiff • Cruise the Queen Mary 2 to New York

Italy & Transatlantic 26 days from $ 1699

Free Air•Rome • 6 day Tuscany tour •Sail Rome to Miami•Casablanca• Madeira • Canary Isls Antigua • St Maarten • Tortola • Grand Turk

Italy Med Cruise 23 Days/FREE Air

1499

FREE Air • Cruise to Caribbean • Madiera • Spain • Italy • plus Tuscany tour with most meals • Easter in Rome!

Presidents Cruise Panama/Central America 13 Days from $679 • Buy 1 Get 1

Sail New York to Ft Lauderdale Free Air/Bus • Ocho Rios •Cristobal •Costa Rica •Cozumel Add opt 8 Day Canada New England Cruise just $ 299 • Add opt 5 Day New England Hub and Spoke tour just $ 499

Italy/Greece/Turkey Hub and Spoke Cruise/Tour

15 days from $ 1899 Free Air ~ Tuscany Pre Tour ~ Messina ~ Izmir ~ Santorini ~ Mykonos ~ Athens ~ Rome

Spain & Med Hub and Spoke Cruise/Tour 15 days from $1699

Free Air ~ Spain Pre Tour ~ Marseille ~ Savona ~ Naples Catania ~ Tunis ~ Barcelona

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