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PHOTO BY STAN HOLZ VOLUNTEERS ARE AT THE HEART OF TENNIS IN THE PINK. PREPARING THE LUNCHEON AT A PREVIOUS EVENT ARE (LEFT TO RIGHT) MELINDA YOUNG, JEN ZIEHL AND FRAN BEDDARD.
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Sun City Tennis in the Pink returns Sept. 26 BY JOE TURINO Contributor There’s still time to register for one of the Sun City Women’s Tennis Organization’s (WTO) signature fundraising events. Registration remains open through Sept. 21 for Tennis in the Pink, set for Saturday, Sept. 26, a day of tennis, fellowship and fundraising benefiting the fight against breast cancer. Open to all Sun City women, the event begins with tennis drills and activities from 9 to 11 a.m., followed by a Memorial Scholarship exhibition match and luncheon at the Sun City Pavilion. While the tennis activities are for women, men are welcome to attend the luncheon, where certificates will be presented to 13 Memorial Scholarship recipients from Bluffton High School, May River High School and John Paul II High School. Scholarship awards help students purchase tennis equipment, including shoes and racquets, and pay for racquet string-
ing, lessons and tournament registration fees. The luncheon also honors breast cancer survivors, remembers those lost to the disease and includes presentation of the annual Pink Sneaker Award, recognizing a volunteer whose dedication has advanced WTO’s mission. “We invite everyone to join us on Sept. 26 for WTO’s Tennis in the Pink, a funfilled day of tennis with an important
purpose,” Chair Angela Bossu Wolfe said. “Your participation helps support the fight against breast cancer through the Bluffton-based Pledge the Pink Foundation, which provides funding for breast cancer screening, treatment, outreach and research. The day goes beyond the courts as we present certificates to our Memorial Scholarship recipients and celebrate the wonderful impact our tennis
community continues to make both on and off the courts.” Wolfe encourages Sun City women to “register, play, celebrate and help us make a difference!” This year’s Tennis in the Pink carries added significance as WTO celebrates its 20th anniversary. What began in 2006 with eight women has grown into a 370-member organization that has raised more than $125,500 for charitable causes. Over the past two decades, WTO has supported the Pledge the Pink Foundation, Memorial Scholarships, Public Tennis Inc. and Bluffton Self Help while building friendships, encouraging volunteer service and giving back to the community. Registration closes Sept. 21. Sun City women may register by visiting www.sctatennis.com and selecting Tennis in the Pink. Those wishing to support the event’s fundraising efforts may donate through WTO’s Pledge the Pink Foundation fundraising page at https://donate. pledgethepink.com/?p=43280.
Shaped by fire, crafted by hand BY ANDY HOERNER Contributor Pottery is one of humanity’s oldest inventions, dating back tens of thousands of years. First, humans fired clay to make small statues. Then, the oldest known cooking and storage pots were made in southern China. Subsequently, independent pottery traditions emerged as hunter-gatherers and early farmers settled down. Indigenous groups in the Americas and Africa use local clays to make beautifully decorated pottery that is sought after by collectors. Transforming a formless lump of earth into a functional, beautiful piece you can hold and use every day offers unmatched satisfaction. The simple definition of pottery is the process of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other raw materials, which are fired at high temperatures. But at the Sun City Ceramics Club, members take pottery to new levels. Using modern
techniques and equipment, they explore decorating bisqueware, wheel throwing and hand-built creations. With an amazing variety of tools, glazes and finishes, the creative possibilities are endless, limited only by one’s imagination. The Sun City Ceramics Club is one of the oldest clubs in our retirement community and currently has approximately 400 members. The club’s president is Carie Bovill. Bovill, who retired after a career in the U.S. Air Force, and her husband, Tim, spent a great deal of time looking for the right place to retire. They found it all in Sun City Hilton Head when they moved in 2022: a youthful lifestyle, golf for Tim and ceramics for Carie. “It’s like summer camp for adults!” Bovill said. The studio is run by volunteers who serve as instructors, manage the desk, provide assistance and keep day-to-day activities running smoothly. Classes for
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new members cover protocols and safety procedures, and continuing education classes are also offered. Member Ellen Ovaska said, “It is very
fulfilling to be creative. And members are like family away from family. I have made so many wonderful friends.” Studio equipment includes five kilns used to fire at low and medium temperatures. Using one of the potters’ wheels, an artist can shape smooth, balanced vessels. The club’s two slab rollers allow for creative work. Equipment is maintained, evaluated and replaced as needed through Lifestyles, which approves purchases. Clay is ordered in bulk and is available for members to purchase, along with other supplies. A plethora of glazes and finishes are available to bring color and durability to items. Members make items for themselves or to sell to the community on the first Saturday of the month. Ceramics displayed in the window are always for sale. Come join us! For more information, contact Carie Bovill at 843-812-5580.
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Croquet club invites residents to take a swing
BY JOE TURINO Contributor
A croquet shot can score, set up a teammate or send an opponent’s ball rolling across the court. That mix of skill, strategy, competition and camaraderie keeps the Sun City Croquet Club’s 90 members coming back. President Judy Murray proves no experience is necessary. After moving from Vero Beach, Florida to Sun City in 2020, she joined the following year without ever having played and now welcomes beginners and seasoned competitors alike. “Everybody is very friendly,” Murray said. “Everybody will help and bring people along.” According to Croquet England, the modern game is believed to have originated in Ireland and was introduced to England during the 1850s. It quickly gained popularity there before spreading to the United States and other countries. The club primarily plays golf croquet
with four colored balls and six metal hoops, traditionally called wickets. Blue and black compete against red and yellow. Players take turns striking their balls with mallets, and teams earn a point by being first through the next wicket. The first to seven points wins. Success requires thinking beyond the next shot. Players may position a ball for a future attempt, help a teammate or knock an opponent away from a wicket. “You have to think three moves ahead,” Murray said. “Croquet is much more than just a game. There’s a great deal of strategy that you have to incorporate in what you’re doing.” She considers physical skill and strategy equally important. Players need handeye coordination to strike the ball’s center and send it through a wicket, although that can be “easier said than done.” Beginners receive instruction, can learn the fundamentals in a day and may use club-provided mallets. Most regular players have their own mallets.
Play is open Saturday mornings to all Sun City residents, not only club members, offering an easy way to try the sport. Members play throughout the week when weather permits. This summer’s heat and humidity have limited activity, but play should increase as cooler weather returns. Reflecting British tradition, white attire is normally preferred for Sunday play and tournaments but is not expected during regular weekday play. The club celebrates holidays, holds a Christmas dinner and plays friendly matches with croquet clubs at three other gated Lowcountry communities: Dataw Island near Beaufort, Wexford on Hilton Head Island and Belfair in Bluffton. Members have also made the threehour trip from Sun City to play at Tega Cay Croquet Club near Fort Mill, South Carolina. Murray described its public croquet court as “magnificent” and “absolutely perfect,” making the longer trip worthwhile.
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Separate women’s and men’s tournaments are planned for October at the Town Square courts. Competition can be spirited, and Murray noted that a formidable 94-year-old member won last year’s tournament. Dating to approximately 1999, the club has grown from one court to two while retaining its welcoming spirit. It provides equipment, instruction and encouragement, plus an opportunity to make friends while learning a new sport. Residents interested in joining can add their names to a sign-up sheet available Saturday mornings when the Town Square courts are open to everyone in Sun City. Murray’s own experience shows how quickly a newcomer can become part of the club. She arrived as a complete beginner, picked up a mallet and eventually became president. Residents ready to take their first swing can visit the Sun City Hilton Head website, click “Clubs” and select “Croquet Club” for membership information.
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A labor of love BY RICH BERNSTEIN Contributor The United States Golf Association outlines golf etiquette and course-care guidelines for golfers to follow as a supplement to professional course maintenance. Repairing divots, fixing ball marks on greens, raking bunkers and complying with golf cart traffic rules are responsibilities of every golfer and go a long way toward helping ensure our courses remain in the best possible condition. That commitment to course care has been kicked up a notch with a volunteer program at all three Sun City courses. Although not as demanding as the commitment required to care for a pet, Sun City’s Adopt-A-Hole program gives golfers an opportunity to give a little love and a lot of care to a golf hole. Under the direction of the Sun City Golf Advisory Committee, the program is administered and monitored by the Greens Committee. As a relatively new volunteer, I’ll admit
my assigned 18th hole at Okatie Creek may not be as adorable as your adopted puppy or kitten, but its combination of three fairway and two greenside bunkers had me at hello, not to mention the lack of veterinary, grooming and boarding expenses! On a more serious note, the qualifications to become an Adopt-A-Hole volunteer are simple: a sincere interest in improving course conditions and access to a golf cart or the ability to walk a hole. Basic responsibilities include repairing divots from tee to green, repairing ball marks on greens and smoothing bunkers as needed. Volunteers also follow a comprehensive checklist, recording completed tasks and noting significant conditions requiring attention from the professional golf maintenance staff. Volunteers are encouraged to complete their responsibilities at least once each week, a process that typically takes less than an hour.
renovation of Hidden Cypress is on tap for next year. Increased maintenance is underway at both courses, along with ongoing conditioning efforts at the executive-length Argent Lakes golf course. Although all three courses have seen notable improvement, continued and consistent attention is critical to sustaining optimal playing conditions. All three courses currently have AdoptA-Hole volunteer opportunities available. The volunteers’ work benefits players while helping care for the courses. Those interested may contact Frank Corbi at fcorbijr@gmail.com or apply online at https://sites.google.com/view/adoptahole?usp=sharing.
Volunteers act as stewards of their assigned holes, taking pride in their condition and developing a sense of responsibility and ownership. In that regard, I would greatly appreciate it if you removed your shoes before playing Okatie Creek’s 18th. Only kidding, but you get Rich Bernstein is a resident of Sun City the idea! Hilton Head. Rich has been experiencing Sun City Hilton Head is home to three the joy, challenges and frustrations of golf golf courses designed to challenge golfers since his selection as the 6th player on his of all skill levels. A major renovation was 5-player high school golf team. recently completed at Okatie Creek, Realtor® and a Ruth Kimball, & Sun City Resident
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The great turn signal guessing game
BY CHRIS ROOSA Contributor
Each day, I try to make it a point to play several word or math games on my iPad in order to keep my mind sharp. I never was able to master puzzles at any stage in my life. Even those big wooden puzzles for toddlers baffled me. It’s quite humbling when your 3-year-old can easily slip those shapes together as you sit there befuddled. This year, I challenged my brain to tackle puzzles, and I’ve become quite accomplished at it. That being said, I’ve conquered the challenges inside my house. However, they are nothing compared to those outside my safe domain. I am faced with a greater challenge driving through our senior community. I notice that most of the family vehicles are newer SUVs. Corvettes or other flashy sports cars are occasionally seen with mature white hair blow-
ing from the heads of our senior males. It’s a time in their lives when they can experience their second youth. They’ve also reached an age when lifelong earnings afford them the luxury of that desired retirement sports car. With all these newer cars on the roads, there is one thing that continues to pique my curiosity. The new cars in our development apparently came off the assembly line with no turn signals. Yes, no turn indicator! Clicker. Blinker. Whatever you happen to call it, it seems to be missing. Upon leaving my house, I find my new challenge is that I get to a fourway stop and none of the other three cars has a flashing indicator signaling a left or right turn. So one would assume they are all going straight, right? Wrong! As I proceed to go straight, the new SUV will turn left in front of me. Not
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only was the four-way stop a “signal guessing game,” but the driver wasn’t even polite enough to wait their turn. Now, on the other hand, in case I’m not confused enough by the newer vehicles that never signal, there are the little puttering golf carts. They reach their maximum speed of 19 mph with me stuck behind them. They drive around constantly with their turn signals flashing for miles. Since their last turn, actually. The reason? They can’t hear because they left their hearing aids at home. So they don’t detect the quiet clicking coming from their dashboard. I end up following them forever, afraid to pass, as their turn signal indicates that they are going to move into the left passing lane to turn left. So I plod along, like a turtle, anxiously waiting for that turn. It never happens! I have to give recognition to the bicycles that have no turn signals and
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yet are intelligently signaling their intended direction. At least someone signals. I can remember, as a kid learning to drive, using those same hand signals out my car window. Turn signals were not mandatory on vehicles until 1968, although they were first installed in 1939. One would think that after nearly 90 years, folks would know what the purpose of that clicker was and how to use it. Perhaps I’m just more observant in my old age, or maybe I’m simply more confused, and annoyed, by this guessing game with other old-timers driving new vehicles loaded with high-tech equipment they don’t even know how to use. Regardless, I find my living room iPad games are less dangerous and far less confusing. Chris Roosa is a resident of Sun City Hilton Head.
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