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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SUN CITY CENTER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Sun City Center
December 2019
...an official publication of the Sun City Center Community Association
CA SCHEDULE
DECEMBER 3 Membership Vote Sandpiper Room – 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 4 Membership Vote Community Hall – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 7 Holiday Breakfast Florida Room – 7:30 am to 11:30 a.m. 7 Holiday Walk – Club Rooms Central Campus – Beginning at 9 a.m. 9 Board Workshop to discuss Agenda Board Room – 9 a.m. 11 Board Meeting Rollins Theater - 9 a.m. 14 Golf Cart Parade Beginning at 10 a.m. 17 Community Leaders Meeting Florida Room – 9 a.m. 24 CA Office, Library & Facilities Close at 1 p.m. 25 CA Office & Library Closed All Facilities closed 31 CA Office, Library & Facilities Close at 1 p.m. JANUARY 1 CA Office & Library closed All facilities closed 2 Annual Membership Meeting Community Hall – 3 p.m. 6 Board Workshop to discuss Agenda Board Room - CA Office - 9 a.m. 8 Board Meeting Rollins Theater - 9 a.m. 21 Community Leaders Meeting Florida Room – 9 a.m. Agendas for the monthly Board Meetings will be posted on Official Bulletin Board in the Atrium the Monday before and on the CA website (www.suncitycenter.org – under “Residents” – Upcoming Meeting Agendas). They will also be sent via “What’s New in the CA” email. Every Wednesday: Orientation for new members in the Board Room in the CA office starting at 1 p.m. sharp. No Orientation on Wednesday, December 18.
CA Contact Information
Administration Office 1009 N. Pebble Beach Blvd, SCC Phone: 813.633.3500 Hours – 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., M-F sccboard@suncitycenter.org Website: suncitycenter.org Information Center: 813.633.4670
Woodcarvers Craft Gorgeous, Functional Art
By Paula Lickfeldt Around 1990, two men, Bob Bailey and Bill Potter started the Woodcarving Club. They both liked to carve, and they wanted to share their knowledge. A group of 15 to 20 people met at the Community Hall once a week and carved things from wood. The room was only open once a week thus the members could only carve one day a week. In 2004, the Woodcarving Club moved to their new home next to the Sawdust Engineers workshop on the north campus. Now that the club has their own home, the members are able to come to the workshop and work any time that they want. At this time, there are 76 carvers in the club. The dues to belong to the Woodcarvers Club are $15 per person per year. Membership is open to residents of Sun City Center and Kings Point. When someone new comes to try their hand at woodcarving, they may borrow a set of tools that belong to the club. This gives them a chance to see if they really want to carve before they invest in tools. Once the decision is made to belong to the club, and begin to carve, each member buys and uses their own tools. The club buys wood, because they buy in quantity and can get it cheaper. The club members then buy wood by the
Woodcarvers Club members Larry Wing, Glen Smith, Ron Monson, and Bill Anderson.
linear foot from the club. Tupelo wood from Louisiana is the kind of wood used to carve birds. Bass wood is used for most other projects. The carvers use hand tools such as gouges and knives to carve projects. They also use rotary tools and wood burners for details like birds and ducks. When a project is finished, it is painted with acrylics most of the time but sometimes with oils. On occasion, an outside instructor will come to the club. They teach a project that the members will work on for three
to five days. Members of the club also teach. The internal instructor will teach three hour lessons one day each week until the project is completed. This will usually run about four weeks for most of the projects but some projects like ducks may take up to a year to complete. Ralph Frensilla, of SCC, a master carver comes to the workshop on Friday from 9 until 12 to teach classes. The title of Master Carver is given to
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Clubs Strut Their Stuff at Another Successful “Hi, Neighbor!”
By Bob Sanchez Hundreds of residents poured into Community Hall for “Hi, Neighbor!” on November 7, when representatives from 94 clubs and organizations welcomed them with smiles, colorful displays and great reasons to join their clubs. At the Sunsations Dance table, Susan Seipelt’s reaction was typical. Her club gave out plenty of fliers, she said, expressing optimism about attracting new members.
“This was one of our most successful events,” said Hospitality Chairman Janet Ditmore, who has organized ‘Hi, Neighbor!” for the last seven years. She mailed close to 400 invitations to Sun City Center residents who bought homes here within the last year and estimated that over 800 people attended. Once again, Aston Gardens generously donated their fresh-baked cookies, while the Sun City Center Line Dance Club served refreshments under the
supervision of Information Center volunteer Dorothy Kociban. She credits other volunteers from the Information Center for contributing to the evening’s success, as well as a crew led by Bob Sullivan who kept traffic moving in the parking lot. Ditmore also offered thanks for “the cooperation of the attending club volunteers and the hard work of the Sun City Center maintenance crew and our CA office liaison, Claudia Hinson.”
Pottery Club Helps Santa’s Elves
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By Kai Rambow As you already know, Santa’s elves work all year ‘round. What you may not know, is for the past few years, members of the Pottery Club have helped Santa’s elves. Starting in late August, teams design pottery totems. Then, over several months each member creates their contribution to the team’s totem. Recently the pottery club celebrated by having a Totem Reveal party, complete with food. Teams did not know what other teams were creating. Upon seeing the reveal, club members voted on the totem they like best. This year’s winner, Winter, was created by JoAnn Kerr, Joel Bahl, Sue Bahl, and Carol Blecher. The totems will be on display and available for sale during the Holiday Walk on December 7.
Hundreds flocked to the Community Center to check out all the clubs. The evening continued a decades-long Hi Neighbor tradition of welcoming new neighbors and reconnecting with long-time residents.
Holiday Lights in SCC
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JoAnn Kerr, Joel Bahl, Sue Bahl in front of their winning totem “Winter.” Fourth team member, Carol Blecher was absent. It took several months to design and create the totem.
Cruise around SCC, and you will see, yards and homes lit festively. To help our community get in the holiday spirit, four local residents have answered our call to invite the community to ride by and enjoy their beautiful exterior illumination. So, warm up the cocoa, grab some candy canes, and head out to enjoy the shimmering lights. Here, in order from north to south, are those addresses, though we’re betting they’re not alone. 1519 Allegheny Drive 1001 Cherry Hills Drive 1909 New Bedford Drive 411 Crystal Downs Court (Verona) Note: Verona is gated, but residents suggested the gates will be open for light looking.