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March 2023 NEWS is HOT off the PRESS!

March 2023 NEWS is HOT off the PRESS!

In this issue… Check out FunFest on March 11 and Sun ‘n Fun on March 28, find out about the latest scams on March 9, stroll the Bluebird Trail, thank Claudia Hinson for years of outstanding service to the community, learn about Seniors in...

“Thanks, Dad”

“Thanks, Dad”

“Thanks, Dad” By E. Adam Porter Editor, News of SCC & South County There’s a picture on canvas, hanging over the stairwell to my bedroom. When I see it, I think, man, I look tired. And then I smile. Not because I look soggy, bedraggled, and...

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Recent Stories

Kings Point Garden Club Celebrates Cinco de Mayo

Kings Point Garden Club Celebrates Cinco de Mayo

Kings Point Garden Club Celebrates Cinco de Mayo By Paula Lickfeldt The residents of Kings Point have had space near the back entrance, for garden plots since 1990.  The garden club has many members and boasts a lot of diversity in their membership. Kings...

May 2021 NEWS is HOT off the PRESS!

May 2021 NEWS is HOT off the PRESS!

In this issue… The Photo Club members wow us once again, the SCCCA announces a very important Town Hall meeting; a local Club donates thousands for lifesaving equipment; we visit the reopened Tampa Theatre; make some local Family Connections;...

April 2021 NEWS is HOT off the PRESS!

April 2021 NEWS is HOT off the PRESS!

In this issue… Visit the Arcadia Rodeo, laugh and learn with Phoney Baloney, marvel at the blue Angels, enjoy Gazebo concerts, celebrate local volunteers, appreciate Andy Ledoux, take a Nature Break, join a grief support group, explore the...

Features

A Groundbreaking Event

A Groundbreaking Event

A Groundbreaking EventBy Cathy Meyerhoff, SCC History Society Though May 10, 1961 may not ring any bells with most local residents, it is important.  On that day ground was broken for the retirement community of Sun City Center. Nothing is recorded about...

For the Birds?

For the Birds?

For the Birds?Story by Ilona Merritt, Photography by Kai RambowSome information courtesy SCC History Society  When the greens of the North Courses were re-sodded in 1987-8, the chemicals used to fumigate the soil had been covered with plastic,...

Inspiring Our Future Leaders

Inspiring Our Future Leaders

Inspiring Our Future Leaders By Thomas D Hart, MOWW Sun City Center Chapter A  group of excited and curious students showed up at the Plaza Club in Sun City Center to attend a Youth Leadership Seminar.  Eight different high schools in Hillsborough...

Elmer Mack Celebrates a Century

Elmer Mack Celebrates a Century

Elmer Mack Celebrates a CenturyBy Diane M. Loeffler Do you know a local resident who is one hundred or older? Twenty-two Sun City Center Community Association members have reached or surpassed that number with one born in 1914, one in 1915, two in 1917,...

Previous Issues of The News of SCC & South County

April 2023 NEWS is HOT off the PRESS!

April 2023 NEWS is HOT off the PRESS!

In this issue… Explore the myriad of opportunities in the community through FunFest, marvel at the wonders created for the Stained Glass Show, swashbuckle with the History Society, save the date for shredding day, catch up with the Long Range...

March 2023 NEWS is HOT off the PRESS!

March 2023 NEWS is HOT off the PRESS!

In this issue… Check out FunFest on March 11 and Sun ‘n Fun on March 28, find out about the latest scams on March 9, stroll the Bluebird Trail, thank Claudia Hinson for years of outstanding service to the community, learn about Seniors in...

February 2023 NEWS is HOT off the PRESS!

February 2023 NEWS is HOT off the PRESS!

In this issue… Meet the new SCCCA board, enjoy amazing images created by Photo Club members, celebrate 60 years of SCC, jam with the Kings Point Music Makers, grab your calendars to fill with February festivals… Enjoy a Casual, Comfortable...

Virgin Atlantic Starts Service to London Heathrow

Virgin Atlantic Starts Service to London Heathrow

Virgin Atlantic Starts Service to London Heathrow By Kai Rambow Travel is back! Virgin Atlantic just started service between Tampa and London Heathrow.  It’s a first. Yes, there is British Airways, but their flight is to London Gatwick.  As...

January 2023 NEWS is HOT off the PRESS!

January 2023 NEWS is HOT off the PRESS!

In this issue… Discover why bird lovers flocked to Community Hall, save the date for the Volunteer Picnic on February 15; cruise with the Holiday Cart Parade, see how folks celebrated Christmas in Wimauma, enjoy the Shrine Christmas party, hang...

Christmas In Wimauma

Christmas In Wimauma

Christmas In WimaumaBy Paula Lickfeldt Event planners promised “all the fixins' and trimmings, arts, crafts, homemade goods, and so much more…” and they delivered. Vendors were inside and outside the building offering every holiday item...

Golf Cart Parade Kicks Off Holiday Season

Golf Cart Parade Kicks Off Holiday Season

Golf Cart Parade Kicks Off Holiday Season By Kai Rambow There may have been fewer golf carts participating in this year’s parade, however, those that entered put a lot of thought into their decorations.  It was fun to see the creativity put into...

December 2022 NEWS is HOT off the PRESS!

December 2022 NEWS is HOT off the PRESS!

In this issue… Celebrate 60 years with the Men’s Club, mark the season with the Holiday Cart Parade, join in the fun of Lighting Up SCC, review the progress of the Long Range Planners over the past year, enjoy “Hi, Neighbor!”, learn whooo...

November 2022 NEWS is HOT off the PRESS!

November 2022 NEWS is HOT off the PRESS!

As we turn our clocks back (November 6) and look forward to fall, we hope you are doing well and excited about another beautiful month here in Sun City Center and South Hillsborough County. In this issue… After Hurricane Ian, our...

Travel Stories

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