The News of October 2012 - ISSUE #51
...an official publication of the Community Association — Named Best Newsletter in Hillsborough County 2011
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SCHEDULE
Sun City Center — A Beautiful Place to Live
November 7 Board Workshop Board Room – 9 a.m. 14 Board Meeting Rollins Theater – 9 a.m. 14 Meet the Candidates Night Community Hall - 7 p.m. 20 Community Leaders Florida Room 9 a.m. 26 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.”)
PHOTO BY KAREN JONES
October 3 Board Workshop Board Room – 9 a.m. 4 Survey Results Community Hall - 7 p.m. 10 Board Meeting Rollins Theater – 9 a.m. 16 Community Leaders Florida Room 9 a.m. 22 Co-AP Meeting Caper Room - 2 p.m. 24 Membership Meeting Community Hall - 7 p.m.
A rainbow was spotted beyond Swan Lake in Sun City Center, a 55+ retirement community whose slogan for its 50th Anniversary continues in the eyes of its 10,000 plus residents: Lifestyle for the Young at Heart!
German Visitors Explore SCC
Hi, Neighbor!
Thursday, November 1, 6:30 p.m. at Community Hall
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Every Wednesday (Except Oct. 10): Orientation for new members in the Board Room starting at 1 p.m.
Nov. Issue in your mailbox on
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On the Inside CARE..................................... 21 Club Happenings.................. 11+ Consumer Affairs.................... 24 Crossword.............................. 21 CryptoQuote............................. 7 Deputy Chris.......................... 30 Entertainment Corner............... 5 Expanding Horizons................. 7 Golf.................................... 26-27 Military Affairs.................... 18-19 Movies.................................... 31 Newcomers.............................. 2 Plants Happen.......................... 8 President’s Report.................... 3 Sports................................ 25-29 Sudoku................................... 23
100 tables of activities that make Sun City Center unique. This is the first major event each autumn in Sun City Center, featuring a huge display by our arts, crafts, sports, hobby clubs and veterans’ organizations in Community Hall. This year there will be more than 110 display tables where club members can describe their activities to newcomers and old-timers alike. According to Joe Elam, chairman of the Hospitality Committee, there are several new clubs and 1st time participants. These include the Association of Naval Aviation, the Scandinavian Club, the Moonglow Dance Club and the Model Railroaders. There is no charge for admission. Visit all the table displays at your own pace. Light refreshments will be served by the Sun City Line Dance Club. A walk through the main room of Community Hall at 1910 South Pebble Beach Blvd. usually brings expressions of surprise from people who are amazed at all the activities going on in town. As one visitor
from last year said, “Now I know why people here say, if you’re bored it’s your own fault.” As you talk with club members at tables of interest to them, you may make new friends with Sun City Center residents that have similar interests as your own. A guide to table locations will be available to each person as they arrive. In addition, most of the clubs will have a handout for anyone who expresses an interest in learning more about their club. No commercial interests are included. There will be no speeches or program to interrupt the evening. The Organ & Keyboard Club has volunteered to play and give out information in the lobby. So when you enter the lobby you will be greeted by the soft, sweet music of these very talented people. So come in, walk around and see what catches your eye or grabs your interest. You just never know! —John Bowker
By Phyllis Hodges The group of young adults touring SCC in September attracted attention and raised the question, “Why was a group clearly not old enough to live here visiting SCC?” The 15 students and their two professors were on a three-week U.S. field trip as part of their Master’s degree program in geography at the University of Bonn in Germany. They were exploring U.S. lifestyles in the East and Midwest because, as Professor Schenk explained, “geography” doesn’t just cover land but people as well. They arrived in three vans from Orlando where they had just visited DisneyWorld. Joe Elam, CA Hospitality Chairman, greeted them and escorted them to the Eberhardt Building. Elam offered
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DID YOU KNOW?
About half of our 10,422 Community Association members completed the 2012 Member Survey. They wanted a voice in the strategic planning and future of CA amenities. Want to learn what they said? Then come to the meeting on October 4, 7 p.m., at the SCC Community Hall, 1910 S. Pebble Beach Boulevard. Editor’s Note: Have you recently heard or read something about the SCC community that you think a lot of other people might like to know? Email your suggestions to hodgespress@yahoo.com
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Where Will YOU Take the SCC Story?
We will publish your picture taken elsewhere in your SCC T-shirts or holding a copy of The News of Sun City Center. Email your photo with a caption to sccnews@verizon.net or deliver it to the CA office.
Lake Powell, AZ/UT
Paris, France
Rhode Island
Walter and Carol Croll visited Paris in July.
NEWCOMERS List prepared by Linda Bowker from CA staff data. Report corrections, additions to CA at 633-3500.
First Steven & Karen Lance & Janice Eydie John & Cynthia Ken & Hilda Genny Leah Wally & Nancy Bob & Linn Leonard Roland & Shannon Alan & Rosemarie William & Iris Edgar Robert & Mary Dennis & Verna Richard & Michele Joanne John Dennis & Donna Raymond & Aida David & Margaret Linda Mary Jo Karen Donna John Linda Wayne & Delores Lauren Robert Joseph Lois William & Louise
Num Local street 637 Allegheny Dr 1750 Atrium Dr 1014 Burbank Ct 360 Club Manor Dr 249 Courtyard Blvd #105 259 Courtyard Blvd #201 237 Courtyard Blvd #207 2451 Del Webb Blvd E 1515 Del Webb Blvd W 1747 Del Webb Blvd W 1920 Del Webb Blvd W 2132 Del Webb Blvd W 1932 East View Dr 2425 Emerald Lake Dr #212 625 Fort Duquesna Dr 2017 Gardenia Landings Ln 324 Green Manor Dr 310 LaJolla Ave 310 LaJolla Ave 835 LaJolla Ave 2218 New Bedford Dr 327 Northway Dr 819 Oakmont Ave 819 Oakmont Ave 1018 Pebble Beach Blvd N 2010 Pebble Beach Blvd N 2329 Platinum Dr 2329 Platinum Dr 1016 Regal Manor Wy 503 Shea Pl 503 Shea Pl 1914 Sterling Glen Ct 1914 Sterling Glen Ct 1978 Wolf Laurel Dr
Hometown Winston Salem Rockford Rochester Roselle Cincinnati Washington Redington Shore Ottawa Erwin Cleveland Brighton Downers Grove Adrian Baltimore Canton Royersford Barre Brooklyn Riverhead Seattle Duluth Ocala Bradenton Bradenton Cambridge Silver Spring Williamsville Williamsville Lancaster Heidelberg Syracuse Whitehall Niagara Falls Atlanta
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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
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L to R: Fran and Mike Carlini and Sylvia and Stan Sjoberg visiting friends at Lake Powell AZ/UT.
Jerry & Rosalie Kelleher were visiting daughter and granddaughter in Narragansett in August.
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October 2012
The News of Sun City Center
No Trespassing!
President’s Report By Ed Barnes
FREEDOM PLAZA and SUN TOWERS The Board of Directors has been engaged over the past several months in discussions with Freedom Plaza and Sun Towers management c omp an i e s ab out t he p e ople living in the independent-living facilities joining the Community Association. We held two Coffee and Conversations on this subject to solicit membership opinion – most people attending them seemed to support this idea. At the bottom of this page is an opinion survey on whether the membership is in favor of this idea. I want to stress this is NOT a vote; it is an opinion survey – an opportunity for everyone to express their opinion on whether we should pursue bringing Freedom Plaza and Sun Towers into the Community Association. And I encourage everyone to respond to the survey. I think this is a very good deal for the CA membership. The increased revenue could offset future dues increases with minimal impact on the facilities. Many of the people living in those facilities are former CA members and have a strong relationship with our members. If we pursue this opportunity, the Board has a lot of work to develop changes to the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and the 1984 Agreement. Changing the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws will require a membership vote. I would like to try to do this toward the end of this year or first part of next year. Let us know what you think. Pebble Beach Blvd. Pau l Whe at is le ading a Task Force to develop long range alternatives for maintenance of the medians on Pebble Beach Blvd. This Task Force started the last of September and will conclude no later than October 31, 2013. Over the course of the next year, the Task Force will hold outreach meetings to the membership so the members have an understanding of the pluses and minuses associated with each alternative. An actual membership vote is a couple of years in the future.
Over the course of the next year you will be hearing much more about this subject. Board of Directors Positions This year there are three director positions on the Board up for election—each position is for a three-year term. Applications are available in the CA Office. Deadline for submission of applications is 3 p.m. on October 3 in the CA Office. The election of new directors will be held on December 4 and 5. New Modern Bus Stop Every year we have more and more people who have difficulty driving their automobiles and are turning to the HART bus service for transportation outside of Sun City Center. In an effort to improve bus service for our members, we reached an agreement with HART to erect an enclosed bus shelter on the edge of our north parking lot, near the corner of North Course Lane and North Pebble Beach Blvd. This new bus shelter will replace the bus stop currently located at the north end of the Lawn Bowling courts. The current bus stop is a sign on a telephone pole! Today if you use the bus, you drive or walk to the bus stop and then stand unprotected in the weather to wait on the bus which is forced to drive across CA property to get to the bus stop. The new bus shelter will be near the street and the bus will stop on Pebble Beach to pick up and discharge riders and will not come onto CA property. Bus ridership is not large in Sun City Center at this time, but HART is making bus service here more and more convenient for people to get to places like the Brandon Shopping Center, the VA Hospital or downtown Tampa. This new bus stop shelter will be a big improvement for those members that do use the HART service.
DONATIONS CLUB/ORGANIZATION Monday Movies
8/8/12 thru 9/11/12 AMOUNT $130
Watch videos of the Board meetings on your computer. Go to suncitycenter.org, click on Association, then on Meeting Videos.
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APPLIED TO License Fee offset
Directory Corrections or Additions Due to CA by
October 15
The land adjacent to our parking area for the Fitness Center and Atrium Building gifted by ClubLink has been posted “No Trespassing” and some members have inquired why this was done. Our insurance company reviewed the property and noted that some hazards exist on the land – exposed wiring, piping and holes that could cause injury. The CA is now in the process of cleaning up, mowing and removing dead trees and tree limbs from the property. The CA Board of Directors will need to determine the cost and timing to make the 5.25 acres safe for our members. The Board will be looking into this over the coming weeks and will keep the CA membership informed as to the progress. The CA Board requests that the members not use the property until it has been made safe.
This is an aerial view including the 5.25 acres adjacent to the Atrium parking lot the CA acquired from ClubLink. The property starts approximately between houses three and four on Cherry Hills Dr. and runs in a straight line (indicated by red line above) to Pebble Beach Blvd. including the front parking lot to the right of the clubhouse (but does not include the clubhouse). Photo Credit: Google Earth edited by Judy Stimson.
SURVEY RESULTS ANNOUNCED By: Dr. Erika Matulich
October 4, 2012 Community Hall 7 p.m.
APPLICATIONS FOR DIRECTOR ARE AVAILABLE IN THE CA OFFICE There are three positions open for a 3-year term January 2, 2013 – January 6, 2016 Completed applications must be returned to the CA office by 3 p.m., October 3, 2012
OPINION SURVEY The Sun City Center Community Association has been asked by the management of Freedom Plaza and Sun Towers to allow their independent-living residents to become CA members. They would pay the same dues and have all privileges of membership as do the current CA members. YES, it sounds like a good idea to have them as members; continue to work on this project. NO, it’s a bad idea; stop working on the project. Please return or mail to the CA office at 1009 N. Pebble Beach Blvd., Sun City Center FL 33573 by 10/31/12.
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The News of Sun City Center
October 2012
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1307 Idlewood Dr
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1141 Emerald Dunes Dr
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651 Tremont Greens
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2229 New Bedford Dr
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2529 Lynx
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2223 Nantucket Dr
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1920 N Pebble Bch
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2244 Greenwich Dr
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1605 El Rancho
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2240 Greenwich
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1007 Athens Way
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2/2/1C
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750
Andover H 187
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1200
1301 Warwick Ct
1/1/1.5C
close in - no pets
775
806 Augusta
1/1/1.5C
PERFECT
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1830B Foxhunt
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Stewart+GC storage
825
2243 Grenadier
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509B Foxglove
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Hampton NW A/C
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206 Andover 93
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Can’t beat it
1300
825 La Jolla Ave
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RENTED
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1912 Grand Cypress
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2232 Grenadier
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RENTED
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660 Allegheny
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Lanai on park
1600
705 Indian Wells
2/2/1.5G
A GARAGE TOO !
925
1715 Atrium
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663 Ft Duquesna
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1100
307 Knottwood
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Private pool
1500
Simmons Loop
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1100
617 La Jolla
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1013 Apollo Beach #101
2/2/1
Lovely apt with BOAT SLIP 1200
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Golf Course – FINE
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314 Caloosa Palms
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2/2/1.5
Spotless U WANT IT
1600
1712 Del Webb
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RENTED
1300
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1600
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3/2/2G
RENTED
1300
1303 Beach
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SWAN LAKE
1600
2211 Brookfield Grns
2/2/2G
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1600
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1600
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2012 Heathfield
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York
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2/2/1C
Screen porch Water
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2/2/2G
RENTED - LAKE
1200
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October 2012
The News of Sun City Center
Interested in Serving on CA Board? By Phyllis Hodges Three-year director terms of Ann-Marie LeBlanc, Chuck Collett and Martin Hurwitz are expiring January 2, 2013. That means CA members who wish to run for those three seats must make their desire known—NOW. The filing forms, now available at the CA Office, 1009 N. Pebble Beach Boulevard, are due by 3 p.m., October 3. What does the filing form cover? The form asks for your name, phone, address, email address and CA membership number. In addition, you are asked to choose three committees/ areas of interest from a list provided. An explanation of the purpose and scope of each committee is included on the form. How can I become familiar with director duties? Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws are included in the Membership Directory on pages 16-21 and should answer your questions. Who is eligible? Any current CA member who owns or lives in a unit covered by a signed CA Membership Agreement, provided that: 1) they are not a CA employee, 2) an immediate family member is not a CA employee, and 3) they are not engaged in subdividing or marketing any portion of the unimproved area of SCC. Are board members compensated? Directors of the SCC Community Association are volunteers; they are not paid. Who pays campaign expenses?
All candidates are responsible for costs associated with their campaigns. When will the CA inform members about my desire to run? Each candidate will complete a questionnaire that will run in its entirety in the November issue of The News of Sun City Center. Their bios will also be shown on the TV in the Atrium, and candidates can post materials on two bulletin boards that will be available (in Atrium and in front of CA office). Will candidates address CA members personally? If so, when? A Candidates Night is planned for Wednesday, November 14, at Community Hall to give each candidate an opportunity to talk faceto-face with members. When will CA members vote? Members will vote on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 4 and 5. How are winners determined? The three candidates receiving the highest number of votes will fill the three vacancies. How about it? Are you interested in using your talents and experience to help shape your SCC Community Association? If you have questions that aren’t answered above, please direct them to Carol Donner at the CA office (633-3500 or email: secretary@ suncitycenter.org. Also, any of the current directors will be pleased to talk with you about their experience on the Board. You can find their contact information on page 15 of your 2012 Membership Directory.
CA Contact Information Phone: 633-3500 Email: sccboard@suncitycenter.org Website: suncitycenter.org
SCCCA MEMBERSHIP MEETING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2012 7 p.m. COMMUNITY HALL (Refreshments at 6:30 p.m.) 200 MEMBERS REQUIRED FOR A QUORUM
-AGENDAI. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance II. Approval of Minutes: October 26 , 2011 Membership Meeting December 15, 2011 Special Membership Meeting III. President’s Report IV. Community Manager’s Report V. Treasurer’s Report Presentation of 2013 Budget VI. Holiday Walk VII. Golf Cart Parade VIII. General Discussion by Members IX. Adjournment David Floyd Corporate Secretary
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What’s New at the Library? As we feel our summer weather become less scorching, we know it is about time for our winter residents to return. Those of you who have been away for the summer will find a lot of changes in our library. In May, our maintenance department gave us a much-needed facelift. Having to move books out of their way gave us a great handson opportunity to handle every part of the collection. We divided the regular print fiction and the large print into separate sections on each side of the center aisle so that the twain shall not meet, except at the back wall. Fiction now starts at the first shelf by the puzzle aisle and continues down that side of the aisle; large print fiction begins with the first shelf on the opposite side of the aisle and continues to the back wall. No more crossing over the aisle! To make room for all the fiction we had to move the books on CD to the wall beside the TampaHillsborough catalog computers. The trade paperbacks (softcover fiction) went directly across the aisle to the former location for the VHS collection. Our collection of DVDs has increased considerably and now takes up the entire length of the wall. The growth of this collection is due in part to a large donation of DVDs and also because of some extra money from donations used to enhance this very popular collection. Among our new large print acquisitions are: the Voyagers of
the Titanic by Richard DavenportHines; Time Keeper by Mitch Albom; Robert B. Parker’s Fool Me Twice by Michael Brandman ; Sunless Sea by Anne Perry and The Tombs by Clive Cussler. Voyagers of the Titanic is a good read in this, the 100th anniversary year of the sinking of the Titanic. Davenport-Hines tells the personal side of the Titanic tragedy by recounting stories of the many people whose destinies crossed in the creation and ultimate loss of the beautiful luxury cruiser. He covers everyone from the engineers and stokers to the three classes of passengers. The library has also purchased the remastered James Cameron version of the movie Titanic starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. Several best-selling authors have new books out this fall including Sandra Brown’s Low Pressure, Lee Child’s Wanted Man, Clive Cussler’s Tombs, Stuart Woods Severe Clear and Ken Follett’s Winter of the World. They are here, along with a new thriller, 12.21 by Dustin Thomason. Come on in—check one out! I hope to see some of you at the Community Church College on Wednesday mornings for six weeks beginning October 10 for my class entitled “Your Brain on Fiction.” We will have a lot of fun discovering some of the fiction treasures in our library! —Elaine Birkinshaw
SPOTLIGHT ON ENTERTAINMENT All ticket sales will take place at the Atrium-Kiosk on Mondays-Wednesday-Fridays, 9 a.m.-noon. Brochures/flyers are available at Atrium-Kiosk, Community Association Office, Community Hall, and the Kings Point North and South Clubhouses. Info: 813-642-2001. America, the Beautiful will be presented by the Tampa Bay Heralds of Harmony, Sunday, September 30, 2:30-4:30, at Community Hall. Tickets are $15/person and will be available at the door day of show. St. Petersburg Opera Co. will present Highlights of Tosca, January 20, 2013, and Highlights of Ariadne auf Naxos, May 19, 2013, in the Rollins Theater. Tickets are $12/person. 2012-13 Entertainment Series of Shows -- Sunday shows include Monday-Monday, The Ditchfield Family Christmas Show, Adbacadabra, Earl Turner and Band, and Tribute to Roy Orbison and More (Note: Orbison Tribute replaces Patrick and Matilda) .. plus enjoy a wine-and-cheese reception, sponsored by Brandon Honda, as part of the price. Fridays include Rocky and the Rollers, the Hub Caps, Top 10 Rock ‘n Roll, and Yesterdayze. This year’s Showcase is on a Wednesday ... free to series ticket holders. The series tickets go on sale Monday, October 8, $70/person/series. Individual ticket sales begin Monday, October 29. Hold the Dates (more details to follow): Sunday, February 24, 2013 - 3:00-4:00 p.m. - Bach to Rock .. South Shore Concert Band Sunday, April 7, 2013 - 2:30-4:30 p.m. - Salute to the Big Bands .. Sarasota Jazz Project
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The News of Sun City Center
October 2012
Plan Now for December Events $5,000 for awards in four categories: 1. Individuals, 2. Clubs, 3. Condo Owner/Home Owner Associations 4.Service Organizations. Prize allocations are: $500 for 1st, $300 for 2nd, $200 for 3rd and $100 for 4th place in each category. That’s not all. The entry winning Best in Show, to be selected from the four 1st place winners, will take home an additional $400 and a trophy. Info: Dave Birkett—634-2601 or dmbirkett@yahoo. com (Watch for registration information.)
PHOTOS BY PHYLLIS HODGES
By Phyllis Hodges No, it is not too early to reserve dates on your December calendar! Two major SCC events you will not want to miss are the first two Saturdays. DECEMBER 1 is the HOLIDAY WALK on the Community Association’s Central Campus, 1009 N. Pebble Beach Boulevard. It’s open to the public and includes a breakfast in the Florida Room that starts at 7 a.m. and continues until noon. For only $5, you can enjoy pancakes, sausage, eggs, toast, coffee and juice, along with great holiday music by the Organ and Keyboard Club members. After breakfast, you will want to stroll around the decorated campus. The club rooms will be welcoming guests who wish to shop or browse their lovely handcrafted items. The rooms will be open from 9 a.m. until noon. Music and entertainment on campus will set the holiday mood. Info: Sam and Joann Sudman—633-3107 or jsudman@tampabay.rr.com DECEMBER 8 is the GOLF CART PARADE AND WINTER FESTIVAL. The parade, with a theme of “Tis the Sea-Sun” starts at 10 a.m. at the SCC Central Campus. The ambitious goal of this community effort (SCC Community Association, Kings Point, Freedom Plaza) is to break SCC’s previous record of 306 golf carts set in 2003. A second goal is to establish a new Guinness World Record category for Decorated Golf Carts. Every golf cart counts, so your participation is essential. Put on your creative cap and plan your cart either with a holiday or Florida lifestyle theme. The decoration doesn’t have to be elaborate, but there is a contest for big prize money . Minto is donating
Dressed in holiday attire, Kris Collett and other servers cheerfully served several hundred people at last year’s Holiday Walk breakfast.
After the parade, add fun to your day with the WINTER FESTIVAL on the campus. Sponsored by Minto, it starts at 11 a.m. and continues until 2:30 p.m. There will be food, music, entertainment, car show, pet show, vendor booths and more. Info: Channa Calzone—480-3578 or ccalzone@ mintofla.com. Check out the Minto ad on page 25.
Last year’s parade theme was the holiday or SCC’s 50th anniversary. This year, carts will be decorated to reflect the holiday or our Florida lifestyle (‘Tis the Sea-Sun). Riding in the cart shown here are Bill Shanks (L) and Mel Hartman.
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Expanding Our Horizons
Travel to Cuba By Judy Stimson
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While this is a little further south than we usually go in this column, there is a limited window of opportunity to visit a country 100 miles off our coastline. The last window of legal travel was 1999 through 2003 (the year I went), and the current window opened back up in 2011. While planes depart for Havana, Cuba twice a week from Tampa and daily from Miami, you cannot just jump on a plane and go! For a U.S. citizen without relatives living in Cuba or an independent license for occupation reasons (e.g., journalist), you must participate in the People-toPeople immersion trips offered by a licensed operator. The leading licensed operators are Insight Cuba (www.InsightCuba.com), National Geographic Expeditions (www. NationalGeographicExpeditions. com) and Road Scholar (www. RoadScholar.org). Second tier options include Distant Horizons (www.Distant-Horizons.com) and Marazul Charters (www.Marazul. com). There are many other companies that offer travel to Cuba (e.g., Elder Treks), but they mostly originate out of Canada and do not offer legal travel for U.S. citizens. The penalties are stiff—fines up to $100,000 and up to 10 years in prison. So, stick with the legal travel! Putting politics aside, the immersion trips offer the opportunity to discover the history, people,
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PLANTS HAPPEN
October 2012
By Ron Pelton
Alternatives to Citrus Many of us have by now replaced one or more of our beloved citrus trees. But just in case you are still undecided as to what to do, I will offer a few alternative citrus suggestions. Citrus is technically a fruit, and there are many different kinds of alternative fruit which can be grown successfully in Florida, although not without some individual problems. Selection of species and varieties is critical for fruit production. Weather is perhaps the single most important factor which determines which fruit crops can be grown. A governing weather factor is the accumulated number of hours below 45°F through the winter months constituting total hours of chilling. In our area the average chilling hours are around 100. To successfully grow apples or pears, the required chilling hours are between 300 and 400. Therefore, here are a few other fruit alternatives for Central Florida:
Be sure to purchase a European olive tree. Suitable cultivars include self-fertile ones like ‘Arbequina’, ‘Mission’, or ‘Manzanilla’. Planting more than one cultivar close together may increase fruit set. Generally the trees can reach 15 to 30 feet at maturity, but can be trained and kept lower for easier harvesting. Plant your olive trees in a sunny spot with well-drained soil. Once established they’ll require minimal care, but you will need to protect them if winter temperatures drop below 20 degrees. Depending on the cultivar, you can be enjoying your own olives in just three years.
Persimmons are classified into astringent and non-astringent cultivars. The preferred fruit is the non-astringent type which loses astringency while still hard and can be eaten hard or soft. Non-astringent fruit are good for fresh eating and are excellent with pears, dates, apples, citrus, raisins and/or coconut in salads. The Izu is the earliest ripening non-astringent cultivar. This tree produces large fruit which are generally blemish-free and will come into production about five years from planting. The tree can attain a height of 30 feet when fully mature.
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Jaboticaba Jaboticaba: This is a small, bushy tree or large shrub with finetextured evergreen foliage and multicolored bark. It grows very slowly and produces an abundance of delicious fruit throughout most of the year. This fruit can be eaten fresh or be made into jellies, jams or wine which are well preserved by freezing. The fruit is grapelike in appearance but with a thicker and tougher dark maroon-purple, almost black skin and averages about 1 inch in diameter. The whitish, gelatinous pulp contains one to four seeds and has a pleasant, sub acid, grapelike flavor. The tree blooms often and with only 20 to 30 days from bloom to harvest, there may be 5 to 6 crops per year. However, the tree usually does not bear fruit within 8 or more years, but it may fruit in less time under particularly favorable conditions. There are no serious pests or diseases of jaboticaba in Florida and requires full sunlight for good growth and fruiting. The mature jaboticaba tree is a very attractive plant with good landscape value with a height of 13 to 23 feet. It is well worth planting more extensively. REFERENCES: http://edis.ifas. ufl.edu/ep146edible landscapes; www.crec.ifas.ufl.edu/extension/ pomegranates/why.shtml,olives; gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/giam/ plants_and.../olives; html smallfarms. ifas.ufl.edu/crops/fruits_and_nuts/ tropical_fruits.html carambola; polkhort.ifas.ufl.edu/documents/.../ persimmons%20in%20florida.pdf; edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg335 jaboticaba
Pomegranate: Pomegranate fruit is beautiful, the juice is very healthy, and it is very well suited to an edible landscape. In addition, the Pomegrante shrub is an attractive ornamental. Dark-colored berr y f r uit like pomegranate generally are loaded with anti-oxidants and other components that aid your health and are rich in thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamins B6, B9, and C, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and zinc. Normally a dense, bushy, deciduous shrub, 6-12 ft. tall, the plant has slender, somewhat thorny branches. It can also be trained as a small tree reaching 20 ft. in height.
Carambola: Carambola grows best in tropical lowland climates; it also does well in warm subtropical areas that experience only occasional freezes. The carambola tree is small to medium in height, 22 to 33 ft, spreading, evergreen, and single or multi-trunked. Trees grow rapidly in locations protected from strong winds. The mid-canopy area (3’ to 7’ height) is the major fruit-producing area of mature trees. The fruit is a fleshy four- to five-celled berry with a waxy surface. Fruit are 2” to 6” in length, with five prominent longitudinal ribs; they are star-shaped in cross section. The fruit skin is thin, light to dark yellow, and smooth, with a waxy cuticle. The flesh is light to dark yellow in color, translucent, crisp, very juicy, and without fiber. Good cultivars have an agreeable, subacid to sweet flavor. Fruit are sweetest when allowed to ripen on the tree. Green fruit will slowly turn yellow if picked before fully ripe. It takes about 60 to 75 days from fruit set to maturity depending upon cultivar, production practices, and weather.
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Olives: Olive production is being explored as an alternative crop for fruit and vegetable producers in Florida. Their beautiful silvery foliage can complement any landscape, and the olives can be cured and eaten, or pressed for oil.
Ori enta l Persimmon: Persimmons are well adapted to central Florida and can be grown on a wide range of soils with little or no pest control or pruning. The tree itself has large, glossy, green leaves and highly colored fruit that make it a beautiful landscape tree.
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Trash or Treasures?
Put Saturday, October 13 on Your Calendar
The Elegant Gardeners Club’s “Trash or Treasures” sale will be on Saturday, October 13, from 8:30 a.m - 2 p.m. at Community Hall. Last year’s “Trash or Treasures” sale was a big success, and the Garden Club welcomes you to be a part of it this year, too! The Garden Club will have tables full of items donated by members and have invited CA Clubs and SCC HOA organizations to join us in this effort. The clubs can rent tables to set up for the sale of “flea market” items and/or their club items to add to their treasury. Clubs can reserve 3 - 8 ft. tables, if needed, for only $10. Clubs have choice of set-up spot on firstcome first-serve basis. Table space is still available. Call president Teri Brockway at 633-9767 if your club is interested or pass the news on to your club leader. The Softball Club will have a food tent outside Community Hall with hotdogs, chips, drinks, and more. It will be fun finding something you like or can use at the sale and chatting with neighbors and friends. You can make a day of it and even have your lunch. Have antiques you would like evaluated?? Representatives from Burchard Galleries will be doing antique appraisals in adjoining rooms in Community Hall as well. In an effort to expedite appraisals, and keep people from waiting in line, appointments are being made. Garden Club volunteers will be at the Kiosk in the Atrium from 9 a.m.noon the first week in October on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and the second week in October Tuesday and Thursday to make appointments. Time slots (e.g. 8:30-9:30) for the appraisals will be logged and tickets will be given to CA/KP residents presenting their CA/KP ID’s in person at the Kiosk. Appraisals will be limited to three items for $5 per person. Plans are to have seating available to rest or wait for your time slot. Announcements will be made while you are shopping to remind you of each time slot. The Garden Club will also have coffee and donuts for sale to get your morning started! The Elegant Garden Club will be making donations to Youth Scholarships and SCC Hardship Fund from the proceeds. Your support is appreciated. Hope to see you there! Carol Sowers
October 2012
The News of Sun City Center
Grasso Joins CA Office Team
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Security Patrol Hosts Sheriff’s Office Personnel at the September Meeting of the SCC Men’s Club
By Phyllis Hodges
As you know, the receptionist is usually the first face a person sees when walking into an office, so it helps if it’s a friendly one. Christine Grasso does indeed greet everyone with a bright smile. She came onboard in the CA office to replace Susan Muise who retired to free time for SCC “fun stuff.” PHOTO BY PHYLLIS HODGES
Living in Riverview, where she was born and raised, Grasso is well aware of the SCC community since she once Christine Grasso joined the CA staff as worked at TECO. She receptionist in August. discovered how much with anything they need—or finding fun seniors can be during her time someone who can. An additional as office manager at Country Villa responsibility is serving as the link Estates in Riverview. “They are from between residents, the Consumer all over,” she said, “and I love to hear Affairs Committee and vendors who their stories.” register with the service.
Grasso joins the office staff of 11 According to Grasso, CA in the CA office. That includes eight members have been very gracious in CA employees, two Continental welcoming her and she looks forward employees and one volunteer. Her to meeting more of them. primary duty is helping CA members
From left to right: Don Vicha, Deputy Chris Girard, Fred Lofland, Captain Steve Launikitis, Chief of Patrol Mike Albanese, Major Ron Hartley, Kirk Warren, Deputy David Martinez and Kurt Nolden. The Sun City Center Security Patrol was pleased to host members of the Hillsborough County Sheriff ’s Department at the Sun City Center Men’s Club meeting on September 19. Our new Community Resource Deputy David Martinez was introduced to the members of the Men’s Club. —Mike Albanese
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inlets would be repaired in 20years. During a meeting with Ed Barnes and Sam Sudman, members of the Board of Directors of the Sun City Center Community Association, we discussed the need for additional funding and expediting the repairs of the inlets. With that in mind, I flagged the funding for the Sun City Center Stormwater Inlets to receive an additional $100,000 per year, increasing the project funding to $150,000 per year. The additional funding will come from the Stormwater Assessment, which is currently being assessed as a non-ad valorem item on residential property tax bills. In Fiscal Year 2013, we are expecting to collect $5.7 million
Beginning October 1, you will be able to order a 22” live noble fir evergreen wreath from any Sun Center Lions member. Cost is $21 and must be paid at time of order. The wreaths will arrive with a red velvet waterproof bow and some trimmings. All orders and money must be in no later than Friday, November 2, for delivery the week after Thanksgiving. You may also order a wreath to send to a loved one or a friend— prices vary on these and your local SCC Lion will have all the information for you. T h e r e w i l l b e a s a mp l e available the middle of October, plus the Lions will have pictures. The Lions will be present at the Trash and Treasures function on October 13 and Hi, Neighbor! on November 1. You will be able to place an order then. Wouldn’t you just love to have one of these beautiful wreaths hanging on your door or wall for the holidays? If you don’t know a SCC Lions Club member, call Gloria and Gene Deiss at 634-1978, Rich Cohen at 597-5368, or Ellen and Terry McGovern at 633-4202.
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in this assessment countywide to be used towards 364 unfunded stormwater projects at an estimated cost of $360,000,000. The Fiscal Year 2013 Budget was approved on September 20, 2012. With the $150,000 allotted to this project, the Stormwater Team will analyze the severity of the inlet condition and consider the efficiencies based on locations to determine the schedule for repairs. Additionally, SCCCA has expressed a need to perform the repairs equally between the north and south sides of SR 674, so the schedule will reflect this request. Going forward, Public Works staff will meet with the leaders of the SCCCA to share the proposal and ensure the continued needs and suggestions are included in the plan. During next year’s budget cycle, I will make a similar request to further expedite the repairs. If you have any questions on this or any other matter, please do not hesitate to contact my office. I believe that working together we will make a difference, and I look forward to working with you to make Sun City Center and Hillsborough County a better place to live, work and play. Al Higginbotham County Commissioner, District 4 (813) 272-5740 HigginbothamA@Hillsborough County.org P. O. Box 1110 Tampa, FL 33601
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Dance Clubs
Academy of Ballroom Dance Club
MOONGLOW DANCE CLUB The Moonglow Dance Club will feature the live music of “The Ashleys” at its monthly dance on Thursday, October 25. Please join us at Community Hall, S. Pebble Beach. Blvd., for listening and dancing from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Dressy Casual. BYOB with cups, ice, water & napkins provided. Singles are always welcome. Club members are FREE and visitors pay $5 per person at the door. If you think that you can’t ballroom dance, remember we are not “Dancing with the Stars.” We each enjoy doing whatever our bodies allow us to do, in time to the varied music we have from a different live band every month. No one will be judging your performance, so just come and have fun dancing your own style to live music. For more information, call 813-633-1297 or 813-642-8845.
Come Dance With Us
Oldies But Goodies Dance Club Music from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s Sunday - October 14 Community Hall Dancing 7 – 10 p.m. Entertainment: “Bump in the Road” BYOB OBG Members free, Non-members $5 For more info call: 633-5649 —Valerie Liotta/Bill Fiacco
SCC Dance Club
SCC Dance Club welcomes you to its dance on Wednesday, October 17, at Community Hall, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Music by “GERARDO” with a variety of music plus coffee and cookies. Attire: Dressy Casual. Members Free. Guests $6 at the door. Singles always welcome. BYOB and Snacks For more info, call 634-9074.
“HALLOWEEN BASH” Square Dance
My Goodness, where has this hot summer gone? Here it is almost the middle of the fall season and the beginning of the holiday season. The first holiday is Halloween so the Sun City Center Swingers Square Dance Club, to help celebrate (with caution) this scary day, will hold a “Halloween Bash” Mainstream/Plus Square Dance Friday Night October 26, 2012. To help alleviate the dancers’ apprehensions and appease their appetites, members will provide all kinds of delicious apple desserts. The club will supply the appropriate beverages. Dancers: put away your fears and put on your Halloween Square Dance duds, or whatever, and join us for this fun night. These Special Dances, along with the Club’s regular Friday Night Mainstream/Plus Dances are held in Community Hall, 1910 S. Pebble Beach Blvd. Pre-Rounds 7 - 7:30 p.m. Mainstream/Plus Dance 7:30
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to 9:30 p.m. Bob Ellis 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. The club will hold its Annual FREE - Square Dance Open House on Tuesday, Nov. 13. The Open House will be held in Community Hall on S. Pebble Beach Blvd., 7 -9 p.m. Van Coble is the caller/ instructor. Anyone interested in learning about the wonderful world of Square Dancing is welcome. Any previous Square Dancer who has been away from dancing for awhile and is interested dancing again, please join us. Brushing up on the calls is real easy. Refreshments will be served. A Beginners Square Dance Class will be held on Tuesday, Nov.20, 6:308 p.m. in Room 3 of the Community Hall. A Plus workshop will follow 8 - 9:30 p.m. Square Dancers: Come join us for this Special Dance and every Friday Night for great dancing, fellowship and refreshments. For fur ther information, call Geri at 633-9742 or Leah at 633-3986. —Dick Schultz
Saturday, October 6, at Community Hall 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Members free; guests $6. Free lesson: Tango 6:30 -7:15 p.m. Music by Bernice Dubro Dressy casual attire. Everyone welcome, Singles tables available. BYOB For further information, call Jean Kostka at 634-1235 or Lennie Crooks at 642-9975.
Dance Classes in October 2012
SOCIAL DANCE CLASSES Sponsored by the Academy Dance Club. Classes are held in the Dance Studio in the Atrium. Open to all Sun City Center and Kings Point residents. Couples and singles welcome. $5 per class. For information, call Bernice DuBro at 634-3205. TUESDAY EVENING CLASSES (October 2,9,16,30) (No class Oct. 23) Beginning - Tango 5:30 p.m. Intermediate - Triple Swing 6:45 p.m. Beginning Silver -Bolero 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY DAY CLASSES (October 3,10,17,31) (No class Oct. 24) Beginning - Single Swing 12:45 p.m. Intermediate Bronze - Waltz 2 p.m. Intermediate - Samba 3:15 p.m.
SINGLES DANCE CLASSES THIS IS A SPECIAL DANCE SESSION FOR SINGLES ONLY. WE WILL BE TEACHING A Few BASIC STEPS IN THE TRIPLE TIME SWING DATE: Mondays (October 1,8,15,29) (No class Oct. 22) TIME: 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. PLACE: DANCE STUDIO (ATRIUM BUILDING) COST: $20 PER PERSON FOR ALL 4 CLASSES TAUGHT BY BERNICE DUBRO AND TOM GIANNINA FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: 634-3205 OR E-MAIL: DANCEWITHBERNICE@GMAIL.COM
Foxy Seniors Dance Club
The Foxy Seniors Dance Club is having a Karaoke & dance on Saturday, October 20, in the Florida Room in the Atrium Building from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Enjoy an evening of fun where you can dance and/or sing, hosted by ReAct Entertainment (Suzanne & Bruce). Open to Sun City Center, Kings Point and their guests. Couples & singles welcome. Members pay $3. Non-members pay $4. BYOB. Casual Attire. For information or to reserve a table for eight, phone Angelina at 813-634-1865.
Cabaret Dance Club
The Cabaret Dance Club is having a dance on Saturday, October 13, in the Florida Room from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Enjoy an evening of social fun where you can dance the night away. Open to Sun City Center, Kings Point and their guests. Couples & singles welcome. Members pay $3. Non-members pay $5. BYOB & snacks. Casual Attire. For information or to reserve a table for eight, phone Angelina at 813-634-1865.
Free Sunday Dance Practice
Need a place to practice your dance skills to music of various types of music? The perfect opportunity is every Sunday afternoon (2 – 3:30 p.m.) in the Dance Studio in the Atrium (CA Central Campus, N. Pebble Beach Blvd.). This is not a lesson, just a time to practice with some good music. The session is open to all members of the SCC Community Association or Kings Point. Contact for info: Bill and Phyllis Hodges at 641-0816.
CA Membership Meeting October 24, 7 p.m.
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The News of Sun City Center
The Computer Club
Open House Offers Dance Info
October 2012
CLASSES Classes are held in the Computer Club Classroom in the SCC Atrium. MICROSOFT EXCEL A four-session class, on four consecutive weeks. Oct. 23, Oct.30, Nov. 6, and Nov. 13 10 a.m. - noon All CA and KP residents are invited to enroll. Tuition $20, payable upon registration REGISTER NOW IN CLASSROOM
What: An Afternoon of Dance Fun and Entertainment Date: 2 – 4 p.m. Sunday, October 14 Where: Sun City Center Community Hall, 1910 S. Pebble Beach Blvd. • FREE Admission and Refreshments • Open to SCC and Kings Point Residents • No Dance Experience Necessary • Couples and Singles are Welcome
12:30 – 5 p.m., MON. THRU SAT.
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It was a party atmosphere for attendees at last year’s Open House as they socialized and learned a few dance steps. This is a super opportunity to receive information about social dancing and see how easy it is to learn. You don’t need to sit on the sidelines while others are having fun on the dance floor. Dancing is great exercise and a nice way to socialize and meet people. Bring your friends and join Bernice DuBro and Tom Giannina, SCC dance instructors, as they teach a few steps in some of the most popular dances and demonstrate a couple of dance styles. There will be a fun dance mixer, some general dancing and demonstrations by present and former students. The Academy Dance Club sponsors weekly dance lessons by DuBro and Giannina in the SCC Dance Studio (Atrium on CA Central Campus, N. Pebble Beach Blvd.). The club also holds monthly dances at Community Hall. For more information, call 634-3205. —Bernice DuBro
Sun City Center Men’s Club 50th Birthday Celebration The SCC Men’s Club is hosting a free event open to the public with live entertainment and coffee with cake and ice cream. Mark your calendar now for Thursday, October 25, 1 to 4 p.m. at Community Hall, 1902 South Pebble Beach Blvd. The club, which began as an informal social gathering, developed into one of the largest service clubs in our community: Dedicated to Provide and Promote Charitable Community Service, Cultural, Social and Civic Interest, and to Cooperate with Other Clubs and Organizations in the Best interest of Sun City Center. SCC Men’s Club members are needed as volunteers to help with the Birthday Celebration. Please contact Jim Rottman, president- elect at 813634-8122 to signup. —Don Murphy, VP Programs
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AAUW Sponsors Comedy Time Tunnel
The National Comedy Hall of Fame Museum a n d A AU W w i l l present on Sunday, October 21, at 2 p.m. “The Comedy Time Tunnel.” It will be held at Community Hall. Tickets are $10 and will be sold at the Atrium or call 813-634-6387. The Comedy Time Tunnel comes from the National Comedy Hall of Fame Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. The program begins with a wonderful journey that starts with the first great American comedian in the city of Boston in 1787 and takes the listener on a comedy ride through the 1800s, Vaudeville, Stand-Up, Theater and early days of radio and television comedy. The comedy/lecture tour, narrated by the museum curator, is a combination of lecture, mixed with exciting visuals, full of laughs from the greatest names in comedy history. You will see rare footage of great comedians such as Milton Berle, George Burns, Lucille Ball and more. All proceeds will be applied to mature women scholarships at HCC and USF. —Dot Churchill
Well, almost. Microsoft will officially release Windows 8 on October 26 but you can learn all about it at the Computer Club’s October 3 meeting, which will feature a demonstration of this brand-new Operating System for your PC. It is different—totally different—and has received great reviews. Come and get an advance look at what will be on your next PC. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Florida Room, proceeded 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.
ART CLUB FASHION SHOW & LUNCHEON
The Art Club In Sun City Center will present its first-ever combined Fashion ShowlLuncheon.The event will be held in Community Hall on Saturday, January 19, 2013. Doors will open at 11 a.m., with the Fashion Show to begin shortly thereafter. The fashions are being brought to the Show by A’Tu of Sarasota, featuring fashions for all body types, and some SCC residents have graciously volunteered to model the
fashions, all of which will be available for purchase. The luncheon, catered by Orange Blossom Catering, will be served at noon and will consist of Quiche Lorraine, fruit compote with mango and coconut, green salad, dinner rolls, fresh fruit tart with Ruskin strawberries, coffee and tea. In addition, everyone attending will receive a hand-made ‘Thank you’ token created by members of the Art Club. Tickets for this combined event are $20 per person and will be available to all SCC residents and their friends at the Atrium Kiosk starting November 26. Tables seating eight may be reserved with an advance payment that would be due by December 10. Membership in the Art Club is not required for attendance. For additional information about this grand social event, you may contact Marsha Lucidi at 813-938-5100. —Ed Laudano
AAUW Plans for 2012-2013 Year
The SCC Chapter of the American Association of University Women is very busy planning for the 2012-2013 year. The Association meets monthly in the Florida Room on the second Saturday of the month with the exception of February. The first meeting for the year will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 13, in the Florida Room. Informative and interesting programs are being lined up by Vice President of Programs Marcia Silverman. A committee has been established for a major event to raise money for scholarships. “The Comedy Time Tunnel” will present
a program on Sunday, October 21, at 2 p.m. in Community Hall. Tickets are $10. The dedicated participation of the members in its activities has fostered laughter, friendship, intel le c tu a l st imu l at ion, s elf development, networking and more. We welcome all college-university women to join us. Contact Diane Waronka, membership chairperson, 813-641-2722. She would be happy to talk with you and welcome you. A AU W i s a n a t i o n a l organization that promotes equity for all women and girls through advocacy, education and research.
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Art Club in Sun City Center
Metaphysical Society October Presentations All activities to be held at 10 a.m. in the Heritage Room, Atrium Bldg. For information, call Ed Leary 813-383-7594.
October 3 – Topic: How to Do An that anyone of any persuasion can Energy Tune-up In 15 Minutes use to change their lives and touch the lives around them. The goal is to Speaker: Karn Goff explores how guide you in an exploration of your using just a few minutes to balance, own belief system and to equip you ground and clear can transform with the tools to modify those things and empower your day. Additional that you wish to change. surprise guest speaker will share her unique and wonderful insights October 17 – Topic: Open Meeting regarding her experience of floating between heaven and earth when she Speaker: You. Everyone will have the was near death and other incredible opportunity to share their personal moments during her 86 years as a experiences, book reports, spiritual insights, an interesting article, gifted psychic. newsletter or e-mail. Open Meetings October 10 – Tools That Heal and are always very exciting, so socialize! Change Your Life Get to know your metaphysical neighbors then, come to lunch with Speaker: Teresa Pascoe is a licensed the group. Avatar® Master. Her background includes 25 years serving as a October 31 – Topic: “The Magic healthcare professional in various Glove” roles including but, not limited to, the following: Basic Life Support Trainer, Speaker: Louis Anthony Agnello, Medical Information Specialist, author of “The Magic Glove,” tells Pharma-covigilance Specialist, a spiritually uplifting tale about the Certified Hypnotist specializing trials and tribulations of a failed in past life regression therapy, Major League Baseball prospect. Meditation Teacher Aquarian self Billed as “Field of Dreams” meets Discovery Center and lifetime seeker “Ghost” and “The Sixth Sense”, come of truth. She has discovered tools hear about Cousin Vinny’s book. —Ed Leary
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ARTIST OF THE MONTH OCTOBER 2012 Virginia Laudano has been designated as Artist Of The Month for October, 2012 by the Art Club In SCC. A high school art teacher for many years, Virginia moved to SCC in 2000, joined the Art Club and has been an active member and teacher since her arrival. She is currently conducting classes on Mondays and Fridays. For more information, contact her at 633-6042. Specializing in pastel portraiture, she also produces works in all other media, including oil/egg emulsion, a technique employed by the old masters which result in a finished work of luminous color that seems to improve with age. Virginia’s works will be on display during October at SCC library, SCC Chamber of Commerce, Sun Trust Bank, American Bank, Wells Fargo Advisors (not WF Bank), A-1 Connection Realty, Information Center on Cherry Hills Drive and in the showcase at the front of the Art Room. News about other Art Club activities can be found at www. artclubofscc.org. —Ed Laudano
See Spot Change.
Patterson is New Art Teacher
Shirley Jean Patterson has joined the ranks of teachers in the Art Club In SCC. Born in Galion, Ohio, she moved to Bradenton in 1967 and proceeded to obtain an AA degree at Manatee College, majoring in art and art history, then went on to earn a BA degree from Florida State University where she had a double major: painting and art history. Shirley won the national award for the cover logo design of the Manatee Community College Annual Report and was awarded 2nd place in the annual SCC Art Show. Starting Tuesday, October 16, and each Tuesday thereafter, Shirley will be teaching a class in Creative Drawing in the Art Room from 1 to 3 p.m. She will present an exciting course that will feature “Drawing From The Right Side Of Your Brain” using different tools and media that will stimulate your creative imagination. Fee for each class is $10 and attendees must be members of the Art Club. Those interested may use the sign-up sheet in the Art Room or call either Shirley at 633-0909 or Curriculum Chairman Virginia Laudano at 633-6042. —Ed Laudano
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Sun City Center MINI BUS We travel to many different places. Some of our trips are:
10/16 Solomon’s Castle 10/17 Hard Rock Casino
October 2012
SCC Organ/Keyboard Proudly Announces a Special Event.
Thursday, Nov 1 - DyAnne Awe Lesson/Lunch/Concert Lesson 10 a.m. - Lunch 11:45 - Concert 1 p.m. in the Florida Room Tickets $10 available Mon-Wed-Fri at the Atrium-Kisok DyAnne Awe has played concerts in Las Vegas, Disney World, Radio City Music Hall and for the Long Island Ducks Baseball Team. She has thrilled audiences worldwide with her talent and music on the latest Lowrey Console Organs. For more information call 813-633-4628 —Barb Carlini
10/20 “Moon over Buffalo” in Clearwater
Organ/KeyBoard Club Fall Music Classes Now Forming
10/23 Wild Things in Dade City 10/25 “Sound of Music” in Hudson
The Organ/KeyBoard Club is accepting new members for the season. 10/30 Ybor City Ghost Walk with dessert at Cheesecake Factory There is a group lesson with music every Thursday, 9-11 a.m. for $3 in the Florida Room. Stimulate your brain learning new music. If you have any questions, call the office at 634-2685 or come in to visit —Barb Carlini at the South Campus office in Community Hall Monday and Friday from 10 a.m. – noon and Wednesday from 1 - 3 p.m. or you can even send us SCANDINAVIAN CLUB SEASON KICK-OFF an email from our new website. The Scandinavian Club of SCC will have its first meeting of the season The website is very user friendly. Go to www.sccminibus.org; just click on October 17 at 2:30 p.m. in the Sandpiper Room in the Atrium Building on trip schedule and browse all the trips. on North Pebble Beach Blvd. We will show the video ‘Country of Contrast’ about Norway’s transition to an oil-rich creditor nation, accompanied by Norwegian lefse and cookies baked by club members. There will be a small charge. If you would like to become a member and your heritage trails back to any one of the five Nordic countries, please contact us at scandiscc@ gmail.com or call Fritz Brinck at 813-260-3422. Information about the club is provided on our website sites.google.com/site/scandiscc. SCANDINAVIAN CLUB OF SUN CITY CENTER President Fritz Brinck 260-3422, VP & Historian Thyra Nagle 6337708, Treasurer Bill Escher 634-6705, Programs Harry Jackle 642-0989, Social Elsa Lang-Ree 633-7502, Membership Joan Collins 803-9799577. Club email: scandiscc@gmail.com.
Community
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Health Seminars
Arthritis is inflammation in the joints where two bones come together. One of the most affected and painful areas is the knee. David Cashen, MD, Coastal Orthopedics, Harvard-trained surgeon, and Medical Director of the Orthopaedic Spine and Joint Center at Lakewood Ranch will discuss the differences between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis of the knee, and the treatment options available to get you back on track.
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Wednesday, October 24th Sun City Center Area Chamber of Commerce Banquet Room 1651 Sun City Center Plaza
Seminars include a question-and-answer period. Seating is limited, so reservations are required. Call Direct DoctorsSM Plus at 941.708.8100 to reserve your spot. Light refreshments will be served. Physicians are on the medical staff of Manatee Healthcare System, but, with limited exceptions, are independent practitioners who are not employees or agents of Manatee Healthcare System. The hospitals shall not be liable for actions or treatments provided by physicians.
Knee Arthritis: What Are Your Treatment Options?
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Atrial Fibrillation ... Knowing the Facts Atrial Fibrillation is an irregular and often rapid heart rate that can cause heart palpitations, shortness of breath and weakness, and affect blood flow. Daniel Friedman, MD, FACC, Bradenton Cardiology Center, will explain the risk factors, symptoms and treatments for atrial fibrillation, including the differences between medical therapy and interventional therapy.
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OKTOBERFEST - LAST CALL
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Ohio Club to Sponsor an Oktoberfest The Ohio Club will sponsor an Oktoberfest on Friday, October 12 at 5:30 p.m. in the Florida Room. A catered dinner consisting of bratwurst on a hoagie roll, garnished with sauerkraut and mustard, German potato salad, New York style pumpkin cheesecake, coffee and tea will be served. You may also BYOB. The fascinating and talented magician, Nathan Cole Marsh, will provide the evening’s entertainment. A 50/50 drawing, as well as a few surprises, will round out the evening. Guests are welcome. The cost will be $12 for members and $13 for guests. Please make your checks payable to the Ohio Club and send or deliver them to Marianne Turman at 1954 Wolf Laurel, SCC. She may also be reached at 813-634-7770. Please mark your calendars for the annual Ohio State/Michigan football game on Saturday, November 24, 2012. Details will be made available as soon as the time of kick-off is officially announced.
SCC Low Vision Club to Meet October 15 The Sun City Center Low Vision Club will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, October 15, at 1:30 p.m. in the Chamber of Commerce building in the SCC Plaza next to Payant Financial. Please note that this is a new meeting location. The guest speaker will be Chris Gabbard, the owner of Magnifying Aids. He will be demonstrating and selling magnifiers, CCTVs, talking watches, keyboards, pens & paper, games and magnification software. This is a unique opportunity for you to try out the most current low vision technology that Magnifying Aids, the leading purveyor of low vision aids, has on display. For information, contact Ben Green, president, at 385-5590. —Barbara Rein
Time is running out to be part of one of Sun City Center’s most popular parties hosted by the German-American Club of SCC. On Thursday, October 11, the festivities will begin as doors open at 4:30 p.m. in Community Hall on S. Pebble Beach. The music for dancing and entertainment will be provided by the “Alpine Express,” a trio that performs on many different instruments to keep the audience happy and involved! For this special party, a group of 16 German-American Club members will perform the crown dance, a folk dance done to march music depicting figures of circles and stars and eventually a crown. The cost for the evening is $20 for members and $25 for non-members and includes an authentic Oktoberfest buffet of bratwurst, knockwurst, sauerkraut, potato salad, cake and coffee and GERMAN BEER. (BYOB for other beverages). Send or drop off your check for this party to Mike Albanese, 1808 Granville Lane, SCC 33573. For questions, please call Judy Quitsch 642-0157.
Men’s Chorus of Sun City Center If you like to sing, come check out the Men’s Chorus: we are looking for a “few good men.” The Men’s Chorus of Sun City Center has begun its rehearsals for the 2012-13 season. They practice on Wednesdays at 2 p.m. at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 1239 Del Webb Blvd. West. They sing music for all ages from Mitch Miller to Broadway to Bach. If you would like more information, call Bob Garrod, 813-634-4110.
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CAT FANCIERS CLUB
CAT PHOTO CONTEST
The Cat Fanciers Club is sponsoring the 2nd Annual Cat Photo Contest to feature the cats of Sun City Center. If you are a CA member, every cat you have may be entered once. It is FREE to enter. Please pick out your best photo of each cat, get an 8 x 10 printed on photographic paper, and tape your name, your cat’s name, your phone number and your CA number on the back of the photo. The entry deadline is Friday, Nov. 2. Mail your entries to CFC c/o SSF, PO Box 5772, SCC, FL 33571-5772 or call Judy at 633-4279 to make dropoff arrangements. If you have any questions, please email CatFanciersClub@ aol.com. The contest will take place on Thursday Nov. 8 in the Armstrong Room. Photo contest voting will be open to the public from 9 to 11 a.m. First, second and third places will be awarded by Nov. 15. Put your best paw forward!
Photo Club Hosting Tri-Club Competition on October 9
If you want to see great photography from photographers from Sun City Center, Bradenton and Sarasota, you have that opportunity when the Sun City Center Photo Club hosts the Fourth Annual Tri-Club Competition on Tuesday, October 9, at 6:45 p.m. in the Caper Room. Each club submits 30 photos: 20 color and 10 monochrome for judging. Manny Cruz, F.D.P.E., F.S.A., a professional photographer located in Bradenton, will judge this competition. You can see his website at www. cruzportrait.com. This is a wonderful opportunity to see the works of talented photographers and this year, Sun City Center is planning on reclaiming the bragging rights! 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. —Vicki Breaugh
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British Connection to Show “Goodnight, Mr. Tom” THE BRITISH CONNECTION of Sun City Center invites all residents of Sun City Center, Kings Point and Freedom Plaza to join us from 2 until 4:30 p.m. in the Florida Room at the Atrium on Tuesday, October 16, for the next film in its series, “Flicks with the Brits.” Tickets for the event cost $5 for members and $6 for guests. The ticket price includes the screening of the movie with popcorn and a wine and cheese reception afterward. BYOB. Non-alcoholic beverages including soda will also be provided. Our feature film, Goodnight, Mr. Tom, won the Bafta award for Most Popular TV program in 1998 and Best Drama in 1999. Based on the novel of the same name by Michelle Magorian, the film stars John Thaw (widely known as Masterpiece Theater’s Inspector Morse) and Nick Robinson. Directed by John Gold, the film explores the life of Tom Oakley, an old man with a short temper with no use for others. Under protest, Tom takes in a painfully shy 10 year-old boy evacuated from London during World War II. An unexpected bond develops between Tom and the boy so that when the boy’s mother wants him to return home, the boy reluctantly returns against Tom’s wishes. The story develops as Tom pursues the boy in London. For reservations, contact Kathy Howell at 567-3358 by Monday, October 8. Send a check payable to The British Connection to Ms. Howell at 316 Green Manor Drive, Sun City Center, FL 33573.
Ceramics Club Offers Workshops The Sun City Center Ceramic Club will be holding workshops again in October to introduce first-time ceramic artists to the world of bisque, underglazes, acrylics, stains and glazes. The Ceramic Club is offering a set of three FREE two-hour workshops to take the mystery away from “how we do it.” Classes will be offered on three consecutive Monday afternoons in October: October 15, 22 and 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. The only requirement is that you must be a current C A or Kings Point Federation member. Your ID card is necessary. A small ceramic piece, tools, brushes and paints will be provided at no cost, and it will be your personal work of art. Work space is limited so please sign up in the ceramic studio any Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. by October 8. If any questions, please call Carol Cook 633 0293
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for the starting or novice, 9 week course - $50 includes text Starting Tuesday, Oct. 9, 9:00 a.m., Horizon Room Instructor: John Foster, 634-3240 Playing your Hand More Effectively, 9 week course - $50 includes text Starting Monday, Oct. 15, 9 a.m. Horizon Room Instructor: Pat Rippel, 642-9216
Who has What? Hand Evaluation and Counting Your Hand for the Serious Player,
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Club Happenings 6 Sew ’n Sews have “Bag Ladies” Class
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GFWC SCC Woman’s Club Welcomes DAR to Meals on Wheels Program
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Woman’s Club Brings Foxy Fashions Luncheon Back by Popular Demand
L to R: Barbara Baker, Evelyn Brown, Mary Vance, and Jan Ring participated in the “Bag Ladies” Class. What is it with women and their purses? That question is yet to be answered, but while The Sun City Center Sew ‘n Sews Club pondered the question, they held a class recently to add a purse to their members’ collections. Each purse was a unique creation, but all were based on the same pattern. Instructor Josie Foky conduced the two-day workshop. “We never have enough ‘bags;’ it’s an outfit thing, right?” she stated. “Finding the perfect broach or the perfect fabric really brings a purse to life,” Josey concluded. —Katherine Benoit
Fund Raising Committee members are: front row, Karen Messina (co-chair), Helen Zeiders (co-chair), Phyllis Ward and Jean Smith, president. Standing are: Joann Duffy, Anne Rankin, Kathy Mahoney, Linda Smith and Rosie Clifton.
Foxy Fashions was a sell-out last year, so mark your calendars for its return on Saturday, November 3. It will be held at Community Hall this year. Janet Carr’s Accessories and More of Sarasota will bring a whole new line of fall and holiday clothing. You’ll have an opportunity to try things on before and after the show. If you like it, you may purchase it right then and there. The luncheon will be catered by Chef Doug’s Fun with Food and there will be champagne punch to welcome you. Tickets are $22 and will be available at the Atrium Kiosk about a month before the event. —Roselyn Cruthis
Angie Maze (left), coordinator for Kings Point Meals on Wheels drivers and Sharon Nathan (right) coordinator for Sun City Center CA drivers welcome Bunny Blackstone, representing the DAR, which is new to the Meals on Wheels program this year.
SCC Woman’s Club President Jean Smith announces that Angie Maze and Sharon Nathan are the Club’s new chairpersons for the Meals on Wheels program. The Woman’s Club especially wants to welcome the DAR, new to the Meals on Wheels program for the coming year. The DAR will work jointly with the AAUW in delivering meals for the month of February. This program is a cooperative effort between Samaritan Services, South Bay Hospital and the Woman’s Club. Samaritan Ser vices takes reservations for the meals and handles the billing. South Bay Hospital prepares the meals and the Woman’s Club recruits organizations to deliver the meals for one month each year. Last year, they delivered 5,615 meals. The meals include a salad,
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Military Affairs AMERICA CELEBRATES U.S. CONSTITUTION DAR Promoted Constitution Week Awareness September 17 began the national celebration of Constitution Week. The week-long commemoration of America’s most important document is one of our country’s least known official observances. Our Constitution stands as a testament to the tenacity of Americans throughout history to maintain their liberties and freedom and to ensure those inalienable rights to every American. The tradition of celebrating the Constitution was started many years ago by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). In 1955, the Daughters petitioned Congress to set aside September 17-23 annually to be dedicated for the observance of Constitution Week. The resolution was later adopted by the U.S. Congress and signed into Public Law #915 on August 2, 1956 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The aims of the celebration are to (1) emphasize citizens’ responsibilities for protecting and defending the Constitution, preserving it for posterity; (2) inform the people that the Constitution is the basis for America’s great heritage and the foundation for our way of life; and (3) encourage the study of the historical events which led to the framing of the Constitution in September 1787. The United States of America functions as a Republic under the Constitution, which is the oldest document still in active use that outlines the self-government of a people. This landmark idea that men had the inalienable right as individuals to be free and live their lives under their own governance was the impetus of the American Revolution. Today, the Constitution stands as an icon of freedom for people around the world. “We must remember and teach that those who wrote the Constitution
believed that no government can create freedom, but that government must guard freedom rather than encroach upon the freedoms of its people” stated Merry Ann T. Wright, President General of the DAR. “The Constitution by itself cannot guarantee liberty. A nation’s people can remain free only by being responsible citizens who are willing to learn about the rights of each arm of government and require that each is accountable for its own function. Therefore, Constitution Week is the perfect opportunity to read and study this great document which is the safeguard of our American liberties. We encourage all citizens across the country to take time this week to guard that which is committed to us by our forefathers... our freedom.” DAR has served America for 122 years as its foremost cheerleader. In 1928, the Daughters began work on a building as a memorial to the Constitution. John Russell Pope, architect of the Jefferson Memorial, was commissioned to design the performing arts center, known as DAR Constitution Hall. Today, DAR Constitution Hall is the only structure erected in tribute to the Constitution of the United States of America. Known as the largest women’s patriotic organization in the world, DAR has over 165,000 members with approximately 3,000 chapters in all 50 states and 11 foreign countries. The DAR has long promoted patriotism through commemorative celebrations, memorials, scholarships and activities for children and programs for new immigrants. The local Colonel George Mercer Brooke Chapter of the DAR can be contacted through email at DARcgmb@aol.com. —Jo Prater, Publicity Chairman
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Master Sergeant Chavez Discusses Operation Warmheart at MOAA Luncheon Master Sergeant Carlos Chavez, First Sergeant, 6 th Maintenance Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida was the featured speaker at the Military Officer Association of America, (MOAA) meeting, held at the Sun City Center Atrium on September 5. He d i s c u s s e d O p e r at i on Warmheart, which is among the several organizations ready to support Airmen and their families in times of need. One of its primary missions is to provide emergency grants to MacDill AFB members. They also provide Christmas and Thanksgiving meals for Airman families, as well as funds in times of dire financial need. Operation Warmheart is run by first sergeants, and provides assistance to all branches of military service. They also provide various types of gift cards and gasoline to military families. Warmheart funds are used to provide morale, health,
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Master Sergeant Carlos Chavez and welfare assistance to as many needy military families as funds will permit. The funds are provided by donations from local organization, including MOAA and private individuals. For information on making donations call the Master Sergeant at 813-924-3240. —B. Frank Kepley
SCC Leathernecks Club Celebrates 10 Years of Service to Community
L to R: Ray Hill, Al Schneider, Hilda Neff, Rene Morin, Jan Taylor, Jim Glass, George Maling, Rosemary Maling, Barry Myers, Ed Mahoney, Commander Jim Weller, & Dorothy Hill. On Tuesday, August 21, club officers met with other members and guests in the Sandpiper Room in the SCC Central Campus. At the completion of the Club Officers’ meeting, attendees gathered around a Key Lime pie decorated with the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor emblem to remember 10 years of service to their community, to other veterans, active duty members of the Corps and other armed forces. Club members since 2002 shown in this picture are Al Schneider, Jim Glass, & Ed Mahoney.
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MOWW Receives Three National Awards in San Diego
The Sun City Center Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) received three national best midsized chapter awards at the recent MOWW National Convention, which was held on July 31 through August 5, in San Diego, CA. The Chapter also won a $2,000 recruiting excellence award as well as the 1st runner-up for the law and order award. —B. Frank Kepley, CAPT, USN, (Ret)
Receiving the national best midsized chapter award, from left, Lt Col Frank Zahrobsky, USAF Ret; Sheila Greason, SCC chapter commander; CAPT Russel Vowinkel, USN Ret., MOWW national commander.
Receiving best newsletter award, from left, Sheila Greason, SCC chapter commander and CAPT Russel Vowinkel, USN Ret., MOWW national commander
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MOWW Military Ball tickets still available On Saturday, November 10, the Sun City Center Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW), will host a Formal Military Ball, starting with a Social Hour at 5 p.m., at Community Hall, 1910 S. Pebble Beach Blvd. Attendance is open to all—prior military service is not a requirement. The Ball will feature a Patriotic Program, hors d’oeuvres before a served dinner, entertainment, and dancing. Dining and dancing configuration in Community Hall will be limited to 40 tables of eight. Formal dress is encouraged (military, black tie, dark business suit) — wearing military decorations is encouraged. Dinner, featuring combined entrée of chicken and filet medallions, will be served by Banquet Masters. Music and dancing provided by Bob Boyd and the 42nd Street Orchestra. This is a BYOB event; however, wine for toasting will be provided. Cost is $50 per person. Check should be made payable to MOWW. Individual tickets, for singles or couples, as well as tables of eight, can still be reserved. A self-appointed table captain can reserve a table of eight. There are three tables of eight still available as well as four individual seats. For table reservations as well as single seats please contact Frank Zahrobsky at 642-9820 or Paul Wheat at 634-7777. —B. Frank Kepley, CAPT, USN, (Ret)
Association of Naval Aviation Silver Osprey Chapter to Kick Off Fall Season October 12 Admiral Mark Fitzgerald, USN (ret.), Chairman of the Board of the Association of Naval Aviation, is the keynote speaker for The Silver Osprey Squadron’s Friday, October 11, luncheon meeting at The Plaza Club. A d m i r a l F i t z g e r a l d ’s presentation is: “Events of the Arab Spring: Why now?” He will discuss the impact of this development and how the US should approach these issues in a more strategic manner. Admiral Fitzgerald graduated from Northeastern University in 1973. After Aviation Officer Candidate School and naval flight training, he was designated a naval aviator in October 1975. He has logged over 4,800 flight hours and over 1,100 landings on the decks of 13 aircraft carriers. Selected for flag rank in 1998, he commanded Carrier Group 8 from the Theodore Roosevelt. Before he retired in 2010, he was Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa. One of the main reasons for Admiral Fitzgerald’s visit is to conduct the change of command ceremony to honor CDR “Bo” Heininger, our current squadron commander and founder of the Silver Osprey Squadron. “Bo” will be relieved by RADM Larry Chambers, elected by squadron members. A large turnout is expected. Both of these men have made major contributions that go beyond the US Navy. Cdr Heininger is well known in aviation circles as the man who convinced all of the armed
Admiral Mark Fitzgerald, USN (ret.) forces to standardize on one standard pressure altimeter, greatly increasing flight safety. Admiral Chambers, while Commanding Officer, led the carrier USS Midway, in rescuing over 3000 South Vietnamese during the fall of Saigon. For reservations, please contact Tom Harding by phone or e-mail. Phone is 813-634-1236; e-mail is tharcons@aol.com. Our speaker for the Friday, November 9, meeting is William J. Fox, aeronautical engineer, first with Honeywell and then with Lockheed. Bill Fox was involved in developing the A-12 Blackbird, flown by CIA pilots. He will be introduced by Dr. Don Vining who met him at Groom Lake (Area 51). Dr. Vining was a USAF Flight Surgeon at the time. We are making this early announcement in hopes of reaching some of the CIA retirees who live in this area.
AMERICAN LEGION POST 246
Receiving best publicity award, from left, LTC Harry Lascola, USA Ret., Sheila Greason, SCC chapter commander, and CAPT Russel Vowinkel, USN Ret., MOWW national commander.
The American Legion, Sun City Center Post No. 246, will meet Friday, October 26, in Community Hall, Room 3, 1910 South Pebble Beach Blvd., Sun City Center, FL. Coffee and donuts will be available at 9 a.m. The meeting will start at 9:30 a.m. Our guest speaker will be Jessie Vail, a Sun City Center resident. Jessie was a member of the crew that sailed the nuclear powered submarine USS Triton. The submerged circumnavigation of the world by the USS Triton stands as one of the great sea stories of all time.
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Sun Towers Centenarian Celebration
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(L to R) Elsie Green (age 100), Ruth Allen (103), Violet Gura (100), Florence Ellenberger (102), Fermin Montes de Oca standing and singing (108), and Winella Applegate (103) at the end. Sun Towers Activity Director David Flannery is shown next to Mr. D holding the microphone. With a total of some 718 years of experience, centenarians living at the Sun Towers Retirement Community were celebrated on August 30th at an afternoon program with music, flowers, and a highlight event no one was expecting. Hosted by David Flannery, Activities Director at Sun Towers, an appreciative audience filled the dining room for some light refreshments and to pay respects to six of the seven centenarians who could attend. When it came time to introduce the eldest of the celebrants, “Mr. D”, Fermin Montes de Oca, he rose, asked for a microphone, and sang “What A Wonderful World” in true
form with no musical backup. Those in the room were captured by the remarkable moment. The room was filled with music generated by organist, Rudy Rosa, who many of us fondly remember from his years at the old Sunsations Restaurant (where Walgreens is now located). He has not lost any of his touch either. He explained that what appears to be an enormous grand organ is really a digitally sampled computer system! In fact, it provided some of the best organ/ piano/stringed instrument music I can remember. All in all, a delightful afternoon of nostalgia.
College Staff: Seated: Academic Dean Sally Erath (L) & Administrative Assistant Cori Fochesato. Standing (L to R): Administrative Dean Maureen Martinsky, Trip Coordinator Nancy Anderson & Volunteer Terry Hood. The Community Church College fall semester catalogs are now available throughout the community. There is every opportunity to come, learn and enjoy with 43 classes, 6 trips/tours, Tampa General Hospital Health Series and a one-time seminar “Passport To Cuba” with Rudy Fernandez. Sound great, exciting and new? It is. Open registration began on September 18, 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 -3 p.m. at the United Community Church, 1501 La Jolla Avenue, Sun City Center. The classes are once a week from October 8 through November 15 and the cost is $25 per course. You can view the catalog and register at any time at www.4lifelearning.org. College is open Monday thru Thursday 8:30 a.m. to noon and closed on Fridays. The phone is 634-8607. Remember, no tests, no grades, just the joy and perhaps independence that comes from learning. —Hazel Martin
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Cat - Dottie Dottie is a gorgeous Calico female who recently gave birth. That work finally over, she is now nursing the brood. She will be looking forward to a forever home where life will be easier. Dot is extremely friendly and deserves a place in your heart and home. Please stop in to C.A.R.E. to look at this friendly beauty. She just loves to have her belly rubbed. She is current on her shots microchipped and spayed. DOB : A pprox.: January 2, 2012
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The Hope Fund’s Breakfast & Bingo at Community Hall on October 27
Since 1998, The Hope Fund for Children has brought its most important fundraiser, Breakfast & Bingo (B&B), to Sun City Center, and it’s still going strong! On Sat., October 27, from 8:30 to 11 a.m., come to Community Hall on South Pebble Beach Boulevard in SCC to enjoy another B&B. The admission price is still only $6 for an omelet of your choice, a bagel with cream cheese or a Danish, orange juice, coffee or tea. Bingo begins at 9:30. Bingo cards cost $1. Play for cash prizes! Tickets are available at the door. The Hope Fund is a 501(c) (3) organization made up entirely of volunteers who are dedicated to improving the lives of at-risk children who live in Wimuama and attend the after-school and summer programs at Bethune Park. Currently, the main focus of the Hope Fund is to provide scholarships to those families who cannot afford the full cost of sending their children to Bethune Park. Also, this year, The Hope Fund gave $15,000 toward the cost of running the summer program and applied for a grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Sun City Center and received $20,000, which made the summer programs possible. Funds are raised by grants, donations, and fundraisers. The Fund can always use the help of volunteers for one hour a
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Evelyn Lunsford of the Community Foundation of SCC shares a moment with Joanna Milla at Bethune Park this summer. week. Specifically, a person is needed to help with the Marathon Kids running program, and someone is needed to conduct an art class for children around grade 5. Tutors, mentors, and readers are always needed. Please note that all the children speak English. For further information about The Hope Fund and Breakfast & Bingo, to volunteer or to give a taxdeductible donation, call Carla Miles at 634-4268. More information can be found at the Fund’s website at www.the-hope-fund.org. We hope to see you on October 27!! Bring your friends and neighbors. —Robi Jackson, Publicity Chair
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SUN CITY CENTER SUN TOWERS HOSTS EMERGENCY SQUAD “VIRTUAL DEMENTIA TO BEGIN EVENING TOUR” FOR SCC TRAINING CLASSES EMERGENCY SQUAD The “Squad” is pleased to announce that they will hold an EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER course during the evening hours starting in October. The 40-hour class will commence with CPR during which time the students will be taught proper technique for this lifesaving skill. Following this aspect of the course, the students will study medical and environmental emergencies, airway management, the human body, bleeding, shock, and poisoning. Students will also learn the techniques of splinting and bandaging, backboarding and scooping a patient. All aspects of trauma will be covered. Students will also be taught use of the Panasonic “Toughbook” which is a laptop computer designed for recording patient medical data. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be assigned to one of eight teams and will begin a period of mentoring with an experienced ambulance crew. Once successfully completed, students will be certified as “ Emergency Medical Responders.” If you would like to be considered for this excellent training course , please stop by 720 Ray Watson Drive and request an application. You may also visit the Squad website: www.scc-ems. us. All training is offered at no cost. The Squad currently has 440 members and is growing. We are always looking for new and enthusiastic volunteers. —Jan Huber
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Korea this year. That compares to six international groups last year, three of which were from China. Elam is manager of the SCC Information Center (Cherry Hills Drive), which provides a valuable
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some welcoming comments, as did Ilona Merritt, who was on hand to assist with translation. John Bowker, History Society president, then presented a community overview.
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German Students pursuing their Master’s in Geography were in SCC to learn about lifestyles in America.
From there they toured the CA Central and South Campus properties before enjoying a lunch at the Old Castle Restaurant with Ilona and her husband Russ. Ilona emigrated to the U.S. in 1954. She said they had a lot of follow-up questions and showed amazement at our many activities, as well as the absence of “gray days.” “This was the second German group this year,” Elam said. “The first group was interested in the U.S. Hospice program. We have also had groups from China, France and South
service to visitors seeking information about the SCC lifestyle. So far, the tally for visitors to the Center is 1,750. Volunteers work two-hour shifts during the Center’s operating hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. In addition, Elam and the volunteers handle about 1,000 information requests annually generated from phone calls and the website (suncitycenter.org). Contact for volunteer opportunities: relam1@ tampabay.rr.com or 642-8260. Solution on page 30.
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The Community Foundation of Greater Sun City Center would welcome the opportunity to speak at your next meeting or luncheon. We have put together a presentation (about 30 minutes) which might be called Community Foundation 101. It’s a simple explanation of who we are and what we do. We’ll keep it light and are certain you will find this very interesting. For details or booking info: Call Barbara VanEycken 633-3363.
October 2012
Bridge Club Nominee John Foster
The Americans of Italian Heritage Club will be having its annual Columbus Day Dinner Dance on October 11 at the Kings Point Borini Theater. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. This will be a sit-down dinner catered by Schuler and served starting at 6 p.m. The menu will feature a family style salad, chicken marsala, stuffed shells with cheese and meat and broccoli. There will be a trio of desserts. As always, coffee and tea will be provided. It is a BYOB. Nick @ Nite will be your entertainer. Everyone is always welcome to come and have a good time. Members $15 and guests $17. There will be table reservations for everyone. To reserve a full table, please send all names and checks in “one” envelope. Make checks payable to A.I.H. and mail to Annette Macdonald (633-9697) 2450 Kensington Greens Drive, SCC 33573. Cut-off date is: Oct. 5. —Annette Macdonald
A Little Advice from Consumer Affairs ... Someone New By Susan Muise
The Consumer Affairs Committee welcomes Christine Grasso who will now be taking care of the Consumer Affairs Register in the CA Office and online at receptionist@suncitycenter.org. Please stop in and say hello to her. She will be glad to answer your questions and help you find files to review. As always, we encourage you to use the Resident Response Form to give your opinion of any contractor you have used whether it be good, bad or indifferent. Also, don’t forget about the Hillsborough County Consumer Protection Agency Investigators are available for appointments right here in Sun City Center on the second and fourth Friday of each month. Consumer Protection also partners with State Attorney Mark Ober’s office and a representative can be made available
in person or by telephone to address some legal issues related to fraud and consumer protection. Common complaints handled by Consumer Protection include problems with home development contractors, automobile purchases and repair problems, landlord-tenant relations, warranties, appliances, mail orders and telemarketing, and internet fraud. Residents can schedule appointments about their complaints by calling Christine at 633-3500. This service is provided at no cost to the consumer. You c an v is it C onsu me r Protection on the web at www. h i l l s b o r o u g h c o u n t y. o r g / consumerprotection.
The Consumer Affairs Register is now available at suncitycenter.org. - Click on the SCC logo, Slide across the top to “Resources” and down to “Consumer Affairs.” The link to the Register is at the bottom of the page under the Disclaimer and Information sections.
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John Foster at the podium teaches a bridge class. The Board of Governors of the Sun City Center Duplicate Bridge Association is pleased to announce the nomination of John Foster for the 2013 “Bridge Teacher of the Year” award sponsored by the American Bridge Teachers Association. Criteria for the award include teaching excellence, innovation, service to bridge and service to the community. Foster has been teaching bridge in Sun City Center for 21 years and has introduced the game to more than 800 residents using an original set of visual materials which illustrate the fundamentals of bidding and play. Other unique aspects of his course are comprehensive review sheets used to summarize each lesson, and a program of practice play for his beginner students. An ACBL certified bridge instructor, John Foster has taught extensively for the SCCDBA, offering free mini-lectures to beginners on Thursday mornings and review topics for intermediate players. He has been a featured lecturer for the past two years at the Sun City Center Sectional Tournament. Additionally, he has been active in various mentoring programs sponsored by the SCCDBA over the past two decades.
In terms of service to the community, John Foster is a past president of the Pelican Players and was emcee and producer of the “Follies” for 12 years. Additionally, he has served on the SCCDBA board as publicist and historian. As the author of three collections of poetry, he has given readings or workshops for many clubs, civic organizations and area nursing homes across west central Florida. He is now at work on his fourth collection of poems. Dozens of testimonial letters are being received in support of John Foster’s candidacy. They include comments like: “John’s enthusiasm is contagious; his excitement gave me a sense of an ‘aha’ moment, i.e. I can do this!”; “John is an incredible teacher. He’s inspired me to fall in love with the game of bridge.”; “….after 13 years of playing bridge I still get his review sheets out and reread them”. Bridge Education Director Ronda O’Farrell encourages anyone who has taken John Foster’s course to write a letter of support and to submit it to her at 1918 Sterling Glen Court, SCC 33573. Deadline, December 31, 2012.
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September Tournament Results
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SCC’s Gary Nicolay’s 65’s Villages’ Beef O’Brady’s team overcame some sloppy infield play to eke out a win (15-13) over the Human Kinetics team from the East Coast for the championship. The climax of the game came in the last inning, with the bases loaded and two outs. The Kinetics batter lifted the ball high in the air over Nicolay’s head in right center—all expectations were an inside the park grand slam—only to have Nicolay with his back to the infield, running at full speed, glance up while lifting up his outstretched glove hand and have the ball land in the pocket of his glove before stopping at the fence for the final out! The consensus from the players, including the umpires, was that was the “Best” game ending catch they had ever witnessed.
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Golf League Results, Pictures and More
Caloosa Greens Ladies’ Golf
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August 30: Putts: A FLIGHT 1st Jane Fischer 28; 2nd Gerry Towers 29. B FLIGHT 1st Gil Evens 30; 2nd Elfi Nolden 31. C & D FLIGHT 1st Betty Williams 29; 2nd Jo Smalley 32.
Caloosa G & CC Men’s Golf
Hogans League of Sun City Center and Kings Point
Hogans League of Sun City Center and Kings Point
August 18, 2012: Freedom Fairways, H-Skins: 1st Place: Mike McClintic - 3 Skins; 2nd Place: Ruben Jones - 2 Skins. Low-net: Ruben Jones – 52; Low-gross: Ruben Jones – 61. Birds: Ruben Jones - #5 Par 4, #8 Par 3, #9 Par 4; Mike McClintic - #5 Par 4 and #8 Par 3; Charlie Brown - #3 Par 4.
S eptemb er 1, 2012: Freedom Fairways, H-Skins: 1st Place: Charlie Brown - 4 Skins; 2nd Place: Mike McClintic - 2 Skins. Low-net: Butch Gadd – 57; Low-gross: Butch Gadd – 71. Birds: Ruben Jones - #16 Par 3 and Bill Giblin - #9 Par 4.
September 12, 2012: Sandpiper Lakes-Palms, A-Skins: 1st Place: Jim Curtis, 4 Skins; 2 nd Place: Ruben Jones and John Apostolou, Tied at 3 Skins. Low-net: Jim Curtis – 65; Low-gross: Ruben Jones – 86. Birds: Ruben Jones - #4 Par 5 and #8 Par 3.
Left to Right: Mike McClintic, Bill Giblin, Butch Gadd, and Charlie Brown. Left to Right: Mike McClintic, Charlie Brown, and Ruben Jones August 20, 2012: Buffalo Creek, H-Skins: 1 st Place: Rich Lucidi and Butch Gadd - Tied at 3 Skins. Low-net: Butch Gadd – 66; Lowgross: Butch Gadd – 87.
September 3, 2012: Buffalo Creek, H-Skins: 1st Place: Ron Doncouse - 5 Skins; 2nd Place: John Apostolou - 3 Skins. Low-net: John Apostolou – 69; Low-gross: Ruben Jones and John Apostolou - Tied at 87. Birds: John Apostolou - #13 Par 3.
Bill Devine Group Winners August 23: “54”: 1st +15 Tom Bohlman, John Burns,Max Jessup, Woody Nelson ; 2nd +7 Dick Lanese, John McDougall, Tom Montgomery. August 30: 1 Best Ball: 1st place +25 Jack Last, Mike Zwissler, Roy Long; 2nd place +22 Dick Lanese, Max Jessup, Chuck Reeve.
Caloosa Women’s Golf
Left to Right: Ruben Jones, Rich Lucidi, Butch Gadd, and Art Swallow
August 22, 2012: Sandpiper Lakes– st 8/15 and 8/22: Select Score 2 week Palms, H-Skins: 1 Place: Ruben nd tournament: Flt 1 Kathi Nicolay 1st Jones - 3 Skins2 Place: Burt Easter 67. Flt 2 Kim Roush 1st 67; Joyce - 2 Skins. Low-net: Ruben Jones – 65; Stafford 2nd 70. Flt3 Alice Friedlein Low-gross: Ruben Jones – 83. 1st 72; Ethel Webb 2nd 73. Flt 4 (3August 29, 2012: Sandpiper Lakes– way tie at 72) Aileen Engel, Dolores Palms, H-Skins: 1st Place: Charlie Phelps, Judy Taylor. Flt 5 Joyce Shade Brown - 3 Skins; 2 nd Place: Paul 1st 67; Dessie Mahoney 2nd 70. Gorney - 2 Skins. Low-net: Ruben 8/29: Low Net: Red Tees: Ethel Webb Jones – 65; Low-gross: Ruben Jones 1st 71; Kathi Nicolay 2nd 73. Green – 83. Birds: Ruben Jones - #15 Par 5. Tees: Joyce Shade 1st 84. 9/ 5: Low Gross/Low Net: Flt. 1 Mary Jane Stutz 1st Low Gross 93; Kathi Nicolay 1st Low Net 73. Flt 2 Kim Roush 1st Low Gross 100; Sarah Chambers 1st Low Net 75. Flt 3 Val Pelkowski 1st Low Gross 101; Lolita Johnson and Ethel Webb 1st Low Net tie 75. Flt 4 Barb Larson 1st Low Gross 106; Ruth Ann Phelan 1st Low Net 73; Timi Pratt 2nd Low Net 77. Flt 5 Vera Thompson 1st Low Gross 118; Joyce Shade 1st Low Net 78.
October 2012
Hogans League of Sun City Center and Kings Point
August 16: Criers Tournament: A FLIGHT 1st Mary Jo Miller 32; 2nd Joan Camelio 34. B FLIGHT 1st Claudia Woolley 31; 2nd Joan Edwards 32. C FLIGHT 1st Vivian King 30; 2nd Jo Smalley 31. August 23: Odd Even Holes: 1st Joan Camelio & Mary Merrill 48.5; 2nd Jo Smalley & Mary Klopp 53.
Notice to All Sports Teams
September 5, 2012: Sandpiper LakesPalms, H-Skins: 1 st Place: Ron Doncouse, 3 Skins; 2nd Place: Ruben Jones & Charlie Brown - Tied at 2 Skins. Low-net: Ron Doncouse – 69; Low-gross: Ruben Jones - 87
Left to Right: Charlie Brown, Mike McClintic, Bill Giblin, Ruben Jones, Don Koester, and Bob Russell
Hogans League October Schedule
S eptemb er 8, 2012: Freedom Fairways H-Skins: 1st Place: Charlie Brown, 6 Skins; 2nd Place: Ruben Jones, 4 Skins. Low-net: Ruben Jones – 54; Low-gross: Ruben Jones – 63. Birds: Ruben Jones - #1 Par 4, #7 Par 4, and #8 Par 3; Charlie Brown #3 Par 4; and Bill Giblin #5 Par 4.
Please send your results/ schedules/news to sccnews@verizon.net by the 15th of each month.
September 15, 2012: Freedom Fairways’ H-Skins: 1st Place: Mike McClintic - 3 Skins; 2nd Place: Bill Giblin, Charlie Brown, and Don Koester - Tied at 2 Skins. Low-net: Don Koester – 54; Low-gross: Ruben Jones – 67. Birds: Mike McClintic #1 Par 4, #4 Par 3, #9 Par 4, and #13 Par3; Bill Giblin - #6 Par 4, #9 Par 4, and #17 Par 4; Ron Leombruno - #12 Par 4, Ruben Jones - #12 Par 4, Charlie Brown - #9 Par 4, Don Koester - #18 Par 3, Bob Russell - #13 Par 3, and Andy Betz - #9 Par 4.
Left to Right: Ruben Jones, Ron Doncouse, Rich Huff, and John Apostolou
Left to Right: John Apostolou, Ruben Jones, Ron Doncouse, Burt Easter, and Charlie Brown.
Left to Right: Ruben Jones, Paul Gorney, Ron Doncouse, John Apostolou, and Charlie Brown.
Left to Right: Ruben Jones, Jim Curtis, Charlie Brown, Ron Doncouse, and John Apostolou.
Ruben Jones, Andy Betz, Bill Giblin, and Charlie Brown
Date Day Course 10/1 Mon Imperial Lakewoods 10/3 Wed Sandpiper 10/5 Fri Summerfield 10/6 Sat Freedom Fairways 10/8 Mon Imperial Lakewoods 10/10 Wed Sandpiper 10/12 Fri Riverside 10/15 Mon Imperial Lakewoods 10/17 Wed Sandpiper 10/19 Fri Summerfield 10/20 Sat Freedom Fairways 10/22 Mon Imperial Lakewoods 10/24 Wed Sandpiper 10/26 Fri Summerfield 10/27 Sat Freedom Fairways 10/29 Mon Imperial Lakewoods 10/31 Wed Sandpiper
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GOLF AND MORE ClubLink Golf Results
9 Hole Ladies 8/17: Hit & Sit Scramble: Emma Gadd/ Carolyn Schultes/Kathy Boccieri. 8/24: Points on Green + Handicap: Flight 1 Emma Gadd. Flight 2 Terry Wynne. Flight 3 Mary McClafferty.
All golfers/teams listed were first place winners.
8/31: Alternate Shot: Jane Boccieri & Jennie Ryan.
September 10, 2012: 2 Net Best Balls of 3: King Slater/Steve Lockom/Bob Majewski 128.
9/7: Low Putts: Flight 1 Emma Gadd, Wally McIntosh, Jane Boccieri, Judy Delaney. Flight 2 June Krueger. Flight 3 Mary Arpaia.
Scepter 8/31: 4-Person Patriot Day Scramble: Gross Flight 1 (tie) Reggie Ridlon/Bob Barfield/ Bob McKown/John Lawhon and Mike Alamguer/Gene Newby/Roy Caudill/Jim Shipley. Gross Flight 2 John Lyons/Paul McGrath/Jim Betts/Steve Perkins; Net Flight 2 Bill Meier/Bill Stoces/Jack Riley/ Rich Langlois. Gross Flight 3 (tie) John Dowd/Terry Dowd/Dick Jackson/Jean Jackson and Al Lozosky/Tom Wagaman/ Ron Kling/Joe Gerry. Gross Flight 4 Ray Parisen/Ann Parisen/John Worthen/ Hiroko Vetsch; Net Flight 4 Bob Walker/Bob Sanicola/Mary Ann Vinci/Vince Robbio. Men 8/20: 1-2-3 best Ball: Dick Dalby/Dick Green/Greg Franczyk/Dennis Kintzel. 9/3: 2 On the Odd and 3 On the Even: Mike Porta/Paul Gorney/Bill Humes/Ron Kingston. 9/10: Shamble: Bill Horobec/Bill Yost/Mike Crabtree/Harry Devoti. Ladies 8/21: Individual Quota (18 Hole Ladies): Flight 1 Judie Schafers. Flight 2 Linda Suh. Flight 3 Pat Head. 8/28: Low Net (18 Hole Ladies): Judie Schafers. 9/4: 1 Best Ball of 2 (18 Hole Ladies): Flight 1 Judy Fenwick/Linda Belanger. Flight 2 Linda Bessignano/Jean Jackson. 9/11: Team Quota Points (18 Hole Ladies): Judy Fenwick/Jane Magalski/Ann Clark. 9/11: Low Net (9 Hole Ladies): Sue Buck. Renaissance September 3, 2012: Labor Day Tournament A-B-C-D Scramble Gross/Net: Flight 1 Gross Gregg Herr/Jack Stiles/ Bob Rose/Bill Collins 62; Net Joe Cherella/Bill Warjenski/ Richard Vollrath/Jim Kraft 56.5. Flight 2 Gross Marcia Morris/Lois Scoppettuolo/ Gary Morris/Gene Scoppettuolo 66; Net Denny Groves/Tommy Wardlow/Faye Groves/Frank Zahrobsky 57. Flight 3 Gross Herm Weston/Chuck Roth/Bill Kilmain/ John Gibson 68. Net Bob Winters/Linda Winters/Vic Linn/Judy Linn 59.5. Men
Ladies August 28, 2012: Individual Quota Points: Ruth Kramer +8.
Hole-in-One
September 4, 2012: Pick the Best Side after Play: Flight 1 Anne Skinner 34. Flight 2 Beverly Heil 35. Flight 3 Karen Goldwater 32 September 11, 2012: 2 Net Best Balls Of 3: Linda Scarbrough/Bev Heil/Betty McLoone 124. Sandpiper Men 8/16: Team Chicago: Ron Bimson/Martin Hurwitz/Floyd Harris. 8/24: Three Man Scramble: Mike Gomes/ Chuck Roth/Tom Bennis. 8/30: Team 3-2-1: Chuck Kim/Dieter Quitsch/Bob Keyes. 9/6: Team Combined Net: Jim Rottman/ Ron Pelow/Tom Bennis/Floyd Harris. 9/13: Team Scramble: Chul Kim/Zack Taylor/Mike Prach/Walt Pomorski Ladies 8/21: Individual Points: Jean Mooney. 9/4: Individual Low Net: Carolyn Deming. 9/11: Individual Low Net: Sue Wyckoff. Falcon Watch Men 8/20: Team Quota Points: Flight 1 Jim McClafferty/John Gelcich/Ron Windsor/ Dick McLaughlin. Flight 2 Dave Boyer/Bob Robinson/Jerry Sandusky/Dan Waldman. 9/3: 2 Best Balls: Flight 1 Dick McLaughlin/ Joe Spaziano/Bill Meier. Flight 2 Dave Gerow/Bruce Conley/Jerry Sandusky. 18 Hole Ladies 8/17: Front 9 ½ Hdcp.: Ruth Gaughf. 8/24: Odd Holes ½ Hdcp.: Alice Chura. 8/31: Throw Out Worst Hole Each 9: Ruth Gaughf. 9/7: Best 9: Ruth Gaughf.
August 22, 2012: 2 Net Best Balls of 4: Dave Liehr/Don Faron/Ed Annen 120.
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Louise Caufield, a Club Renaissance member, got a hole-in-one at the Owl’s Nest Golf Course, Campton New Hampshire. Playing from the white tees on hole #7, 175-yard par 3, she aced her 3 wood. Her feat was witnessed by her husband Dick and 2 other members, Jean and Jeff Beliveau from Lincoln New Hampshire. Congrats, Louise!
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First Sunday Mixed Couples October 7, 2012 Sandpiper Golf Club Noon Check In 12:30 Shotgun Start 6 p.m. Cocktails (cash bar) and 6:30 dinner at Club Renaissance Open to members of Sandpiper, Caloosa Greens, Falcon Watch, Scepter, and Renaissance Game: 2 Net Best Balls Men White Tees, Ladies Red Tees Please indicate if you prefer Green Tees*** on signup sheet Sign up at Sandpiper Golf Club (Limited to first 32 teams) $50 per couple Payable to Sandpiper Golf Club Price includes prizes and dinner Deadline for sign up AND CHECKS is Wednesday, Oct. 3. Non-refundable after Friday, Oct. 5 Call Jerry or Karen at 642-8722 or Marcia or Gary Morris at 985-7894
Tennis “A” Team Celebrates Victories T he Su n C it y C e nte r “A Team” celebrated at Club Renaissance after winning four out of five tennis matches against Heritage Harbor recently. Sun City Center fields two teams out of the 24 teams in ALOT (A League of Our Own Tennis). These seasoned senior athletes, average age 65, compete against younger players throughout Hillsborough. The League has a fall and spring schedule and the two teams play every Wednesday morning either at home courts or away. At the end of the season, team and Pictured 1st row (L to R)- Ann Skinner, individual awards are presented Team Captain; Rolande Poulin, Nancy at The Rose Restaurant in Plant Williams. 2nd row (L to R) sub Sharon City. The public is welcome to Lucas, Linda Smith, Mary Egger, come watch Wednesday play Sheryl Doom, sub Fran Walker, Bobbie from 9:00 - 11:30 on courts 5, 6 Sagraves. Not pictured is Betty Zeller. & 7 at the South Sports Complex in Sun City Center. —Nancy Williams
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Lawn Bowlers Hold Labor Day Event
Winners pictured are: Kneeling: Jackie Potts. 2nd row: Glenn Baumann, Gina Saxton, Cecelia McBride, Greg Gonella, Mel Grazano, Roger Vandenabeele. Top Row: Mike Perkins, Dennis Schroedter, Ron Wilhelm, Bob Mendrala, Dave Barrett, Cesar Eyssautier, Ron Kingsbury. Missing from picture Carol Eyssautier
Labor Day was a fun day at the SCC Lawn Bowling Greens. The Club had a two-game tournament and a delicious luncheon. Their sweet tooths were satisfied with delicious desserts donated by Natalie Lanouette, Annette Dispenziere, Kathy Gonella, Cecelia McBride, Phyliss Kashella and Barb Mignogna. Prize monies were awarded to the top five teams. —Barb Mignogna
Back home in Cincinnati, SCC softball player Johnny Saubers’ Pohlman Tire over “65” South West Ohio travel softball team won 1st place in the league with wins over the Hillsborough County team by the scores of 14-13 and 14-9. Johnny’s team had their backs to the wall, because they needed to win their last two games and the team that was tied with them had to lose one game. When the smoke cleared, Johnny’s team won the championship by one game with a 13-3 record. The win also gave them a first round bye in the two and out tournament that will run the next three Tuesdays. Johnny’s new bat and hours of batting practice paid off with a triple, three doubles and five rbi’s for a .750 batting average. As a courtesy runner, he scored six runs, including the winning run from first base with two outs. Fellow SCC player, Doug Seipelt from Cincinnati, came out and
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Johnny Sauber swings his new bat. watched a game and thought Johnny now runs with a wild flurry of selfconfidence. He gives “thanks” to Spanky T homp s on — an S C C s of t b a l l player for 20 years, 15 National Championships and inducted into the Georgia Hall of Fame—for tutoring him in the “art” of running the bases and propelling Johnny into a new dimension of softball that few players ever achieve. ...run Johnny run...
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SPORTS PAGE SCC Volleyball Club Returns to Winter Hours on October 1
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Five Photo Club Winners Earn Perfect Scores in September Competition
Of the winners announced in the September competition of the Photo Club, five perfect scores were awarded. Kathy Griffith received a 15 for Hawaiian Protea, Elinor Lennox received her perfect score for Dawn in Venice, Robert Price received the perfect score for After the Fire, George Seeley received his perfect score for Lipizzan Stallion and Patt Sulzberger received the perfect score for Lunch on the Veldt. The contest was judged by professional photographer Chuck Stevenson. —Vicki Breaugh
After the Fire by Robert Price
The Sun City Center Volleyball Club returns to its Winter Hours of 9 - 11 a.m. on Monday, October 1. The group plays every Monday, Thursday and Saturday on two courts in the Sports Complex in SCC, south of SR 674, off S. Pebble Beach Blvd. Membership in the club is open to SCC and Kings Point residents for $10 per year, due by October 15. New members must also provide their CA or Kings Point membership numbers as well. All levels of players are welcome, but be advised that gentle ribbing as well as encouragement may be encountered when an easy shot is missed! Hawaiian Protea by Kathy Griffith
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Dawn in Venice by Elinor Lennox
Lunch on the Veldt by Patt Sulzberger.
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Heads Up on a New Scam
October 2012
Submitted by Deputy Chris Girard phone who initiated to call to you. If you receive a phone call from your bank about suspicious activity on your credit card, immediately hang up and call your local bank or the customer service number on the back of the credit card. Explain the phone call you received and, if you have caller ID, make sure you jot down the number that called you. Your bank or credit provider will be able to tell you if your card has been compromised. Again, never just take a caller’s word for it. There are
several versions of this scam going around and all of them sound very official at first. It is much better to err on the side of caution, and be safe rather than sorry. Remember, if they call you, don’t give them your information. Call your bank immediately. Even if it actually was your bank calling, they will understand and respect your decision. Be safe out there.
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Deputy Chris Girard (right) and Community Service Officer Donna Budd welcome Deputy David Martinez who is replacing Chris Girard as Community Resource Deputy in Sun City Center.
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Election Day is November 6 Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. By Uta Kuhn Long lines are expected this year at the voting polls on November 6. In addition to the national elections, the state has introduced 11 amendments to our constitution that deserve our attention since some may well affect our personal pocketbooks. There are t hre e ways to vote. The official election day is Tuesday, November 6, and if you wait until then, you must cast your ballot at the Precinct poll shown on your voter registration card. If you prefer, you can vote early starting on October 27 at the nearby county library or, if that is not convenient, you can request a mail-in ballot and vote from home. You must be a registered voter in Hillsborough County to vote in this election in Hillsborough County. The deadline for registering to vote is October 9, 2012. You can register to vote locally at the SouthShore Regional Library, 15816 Beth Shields Way (just off 19th Avenue north of Sun City Center), or at the State Driver’s License office in Ruskin. Be sure to have proof that you are a U.S. citizen and a resident of Florida. Your voter registration card indicates the precinct and voting location for voting on November 6. ID you will need to vote Both photo and signature identification are required to vote a regular ballot. Here are some forms of acceptable ID: Florida Driver License (this has both your photo and your signature so it is all you will need) United States Passport (this has both your photo and your signature so it is all you will need) You should check to see which of the following has your photo, or just your signature (or maybe both!) • Florida ID Card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
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Debit or Credit Card The Monday Movies will normally show two movies each month in the Rollins Military ID Theater at 1 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays. Dates and times may Student ID change as required. Seating is limited to 200 per showing and is reserved for current Sun City Center Community Association members and guests who Retirement Center ID Neighborhood Association present an up-to-date member/guest card. ID October 8 “Darling Companion” 104 min. Rated: PG-13 • Public Assistance ID Voters without acceptable On the side of a busy freeway, a woman identification may still vote a finds the love, devotion, commitment, provisional ballot, which will later and courage she needs - all wrapped up be evaluated by a canvassing board in a bloodied stray dog who becomes for eligibility. her “darling companion.” When the beloved canine goes missing, a Early Voting shaggy-dog search adventure plays Registered voters can vote at the out, drawing together friends and SouthShore Regional Library, 15816 family and rekindling a lifelong love. Beth Shields Way from 7 a.m. to 7 Genres: Comedy p.m. during the period October 27 to November 3. Be sure to bring your Actors: Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, voter registration card and photo & Dianne Wiest, Richard Jenkins, signature ID with you (see above). Elisabeth Moss Vote By Mail Language: English With Vote By Mail, you don’t Subtitles: English have to travel to your Election Day Rated: PG-13 precinct, or to an Early Voting Run Time: 1:44 location. Note that voters no longer need to be physically “absent” to Vote By Mail. All registered voters October 22 “The Lucky One” 105 min. Rated: PG can request a Vote By Mail Ballot by calling (813) 612-4180, or go online U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault to www.votehillsborough.org. You returns from his third tour of duty can go in person to the Supervisor in Iraq, with the one thing he credits of Elections South Office, 10439 with keeping him alive: a photograph Gibsonton Drive in Riverview. he found of a woman he doesn’t even know. Learning her name is Be VERY careful to follow the Beth and where she lives, he shows instructions on how to mail your up at her door, and ends up taking completed ballot back for counting. a job at her family-run local kennel. Your ballot must be postmarked not Despite her initial mistrust and the later than October 31. complications in her life, a romance The information here was develops between them, giving Logan obtained from the Hillsborough hope that Beth could be much more County Supervisor of Elections than his good luck charm. website. To answer any questions Rated PG-13 which might not have been answered here, you can call (813) 612-4180 Genres: Drama, Romance or access their website: www. Actors: Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, votehillsborough.org. Blythe Danner, Riley Thomas Stewart, Jay R Ferguson Language: English Subtitles: English Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 1:41
Halloween – Getting Your Boo On!
By Judy Stimson There are many opportunities to get your boo on this Halloween season. Some local opportunities include Artists’ Market on Sat., Oct. 6, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Valencia Lakes, Trash or Treasures on Sat., Oct. 13, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Community Hall, Old Thyme Fair on Sat., Oct. 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at United Community Church to benefit the Community Church College and Pet Sunday on Sun., Oct. 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church in Apollo Beach. Some opportunities a little further away include ZooBoo at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa on Oct. 1, Oct. 7 – 9, Oct. 14 – 16, Oct. 21 – 23 and Oct. 27 – 30 from 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday and Thursday and from 7 to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Plus, Busch Gardens is hosting Howl-O-Scream on Oct. 4 – 6, 11 – 13, 18 – 20 and 25 – 27 from 7:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. There is also Octoberfest Tampa at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park (600 N. Ashley Dr.) along the banks of the Hillsborough River in Tampa on Fri., Oct. 12 (4 p.m. to midnight), Sat., Oct. 13 (10 a.m. to midnight) and Sun., Oct. 14 (11 a.m. to 6 p.m.). Lastly, there is Guavaween in Ybor City on Sat., Oct. 27 starting at 6 p.m. Outside Hillsborough County, there is Halloween Spooktacular on Sat., Oct. 27 from noon to 6 p.m. at Largo Central Park. For hard-core enthusiasts, there is Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios in Orlando on Oct. 4 – 7, Oct. 11 – 14, Oct. 17 – 21, Oct. 24 – 28 and Oct. 31 starting at 6:30 p.m. Please note this is too scary for persons less than 13 years of age (so leave the grandkids at home)!
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