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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SUN CITY CENTER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Sun City Center
July 2018
...an official publication of the Sun City Center Community Association
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SCHEDULE
July 4 4th of July Breakfast Community Hall 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 4 Karaoke, Food, Music, Ice Cream Pool/Bandstand 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 9 Board Workshop to discuss Agenda Boardroom - CA Office - 9 a.m. 11 Board Meeting Rollins Theater - 9 a.m. August 1 Bandstand Concert Tommy Johnson – 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 6 Board Workshop to discuss Agenda Boardroom – CA Office - 9 a.m. 8 Board Meeting Rollins Theater - 9 a.m. NOTE: Community Leaders Meetings are not held in July or August. 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 “Association”). They will also be sent via “What’s New in the CA” email. Every Wednesday: Orientation for new members in the Boardroom in the CA office starting at 1 p.m. sharp.
CA Contact Information Phone: 633-3500 sccboard@suncitycenter.org Website: suncitycenter.org Information Center 813-633-4670
Celebrate the 4th of July with Your Friends and Neighbors
By Diane M. Loeffler There is so much to do right here in Sun City Center this Independence
Day. Start out your day by heading to the Community Hall for a delicious breakfast for only $5 a person. While you are there, you can meet old friends and make new ones. Volunteer community members will be serving the meal from 7:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.
Nola Swaim kept a steady stream of pancakes coming.
Being Robin Hood at the Archery Club
takes energy and concentration. In the Olympics, archers shoot targets ranging from 30 to 90 meters (1 meter = 3.28 feet). I was shooting at about three meters and not hitting center. I did, however, send club members diving for cover. This was far more interesting and challenging than I ever thought. Members I met were overwhelmingly enthusiastic and supportive of each other. If you ever played Robin Hood or something similar as a child, this is your opportunity to do it for real – without the tights! Members meet every fourth Friday, 2 p.m. in the Caper room. They also have a social shoot at the range every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. weather permitting. If you wish to talk with someone before dropping in, you can reach Mark Erickson at (813) 634-0796.
Café Goes Exotic and People Love It
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Lysa Hendricks and Elise Oddo having fun at breakfast.
Indian food enthusiasts came early for this special buffet held at our café. There will be more at future dates. If you want to enjoy the next one, check with Ambreen.
By Kai Rambow “You are going to have some of this great food, aren’t you,” queried one enthusiastic diner at a recent café event. The event? An Indian buffet complete with dessert. Residents were so delighted with the first buffet event they arrived before Ambreen and her team had finished setting up. Dishes at this buffet included dhal (mixed lentil curry), chicken korma, aloo baingan (potato and eggplant), and chana masala (savory chickpea). This lunch buffet ran from 12 to 4. There will be more in the future. You can ask Ambreen to be put on her emailing list or visit the café’s Facebook page: facebook.com/Cafedluna.
From there, head over to the outdoor pool and grandstand on the North Campus to enjoy the entertainment, music and food. Free ice cream will be served until it is gone. See you on Wednesday, the 4th!
Mark Erickson demonstrating how to shoot an arrow.
By Kai Rambow “You’re standing right where we buried the last photographer,” joked members of the Archery club. While clearly friendly, members pay close attention to safety. Archery is nowhere near as easy as it looks, but Jerry Anderson, my instructor, gave me a wonderful introduction. The vast majority of club members had never picked up a bow and arrow before joining the club. “Form is the most important thing I teach,” commented Anderson. Indeed, you don’t just pick up an arrow, place it in the bow and pull. There is much more involved. You need to develop a feel for it. For example, during my short introductory lesson, it felt a little weird because your line of sight is not what you’d expect. When we switched bows,
I thought I was way off target but followed Anderson’s guidance. I hit close to the target a little puzzled. Anderson explained the arrow was now on the other side of the bow, so the trajectory was opposite of what I was expecting. “How did the Native Americans manage?” I asked. “Most of what you see in movies is misleading,” informed Anderson. “Natives waited very quietly for deer and shot them from less than 20 yards. On the plains, they rode right up to and fired down on buffalo.” There are several kinds of bows, requiring slightly different approaches. Then you need to pull on what is called a draw weight (think tension in the bow string), in my case about 20 pounds. Olympic archers are over 40 pounds on the draw weight. Pulling is the easy part, holding steady to focus on the target
New Community Service Aide
Michelle Mortimer is Sun City Center’s new Community Service Aide. She is taking over the position formerly held by Debbie Vijil. She and Deputy Merry have an office located between the Ceramics Club and the Lawn Bowling Club.