Patsy Cline Comes Back to Life In A Benefit Performance for SCC's Emergency Squad! On October 30 at 7:30 p.m., Kings Point Borini Theater will present "The Patsy Cline Show & Carolyn Cline Vegas Show." Performing will be the very talented Carolyn Cline, former Miss Florida and cousin of Patsy Cline. Carolyn will sing some of Patsy Cline's major hits, "Crazy" and "I Fall to Pieces" and others. Patsy Cline died in a 1963 plane crash. Carolyn brings her back to life! Following a brief intermission, Carolyn will totally change the style and perform her very own "Carolyn Cline Vegas Show." Carolyn Cline has studied music all her life and most recently achieved a master's degree in music education. Not only does she have a charming voice, she also plays seven instruments including the guitar... 10/03/2008

Hillsborough County Water Department plans to construct 11,000 feet of 30 inch sewage force main along State Road 674 from Hwy #301 to a lift station just west of Upper Creek Road. The new line is being built to accommodate growth in the South County. The existing 12 inch pipeline will remain in service when the new line is activated. Currently the project is through about one third of the design phase. Design phase completion is targeted for late spring 2009. The project, which has been budgeted at $4.8 million, design and construction, will have two more public meetings. One meeting will be held just prior to final design completion and the second will be help approximately one month prior to the commencement of construction.   09/29/2008

Construction of the New Gas Station is finally completed and the station is open for business. The new gasoline station is located on the Wal-Mart property located at the corner of State Road 674 and US Hwy. #301. The price of regular unleaded was $3.59 a gallon this morning. If you use a Wal-Mart credit card there is an additional $.03 per gallon discount. I told the cashier when she offered me an application for their credit card that I wasn't interested because another credit card would mean writing one more check every month. She informed me that their credit card payments may be made at the checkout when cashing out regular in store purchases. So, maybe the additional discount would be favorable after all. 09/21/2008

Kings Point has two clubhouses. The North club house is 90,000 square feet and has a gorgeous lobby. It also has a cafe for residents to enjoy. It also has an indoor and an outdoor pool with locker rooms and a sauna. Their is also a bank branch for residences in the clubhouse. There is also over 20 rooms in the clubhouse. There is a large theater, a library, craft room, wood working room, card room, billards room and much more. The South Clubhouse is 28,000 square feet. It has a state of the art fitness center. The second floor is a cyberspace cafe. There is also a beautiful outdoor pool that is used for relaxation and for classes. The clubhouse has a variety of rooms including a stained glass room, gaming room, a pottery room with pottery wheels, gaming room, art gallery and more. Ther... 09/09/2008

The Florida Department of Elder Affairs, along with the West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging, invites you to join the award-winning SHINE team of volunteers.This program helps elders make informed decisions about Medicare,  health insurance and prescription drug plans.SHINE volunteers provide individual counseling and assistance to elders and their caregivers about Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare plan choices, long term care planning and prescription discount drug programs.If you would like additional information to become a SHINE volunteer in Hillsborough County call Elder helpline at the West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging at 1.800.336.2226 08/22/2008

The Computer Club of Sun City Center has announced their fall class schedule. Monday, October 13               WORDWednesday, October 15       EXCELSaturday, October 18            QUICKENTuesday, October 28              INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERSFriday, October 31                  INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS These two-hour classes will be held in the Computer Club Classroom in the Sun City Center Atrium Building, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on the dates shown and will continue each week on that same day for four weeks; except Quicken, which will be a 3-session course.  Tuition is $20, payable upon registration. You may register any day, except Sunday, at the Classroom, from 12:30-5:00 p.m.  Due to the popularity of these classes and enrollment limitation of twelve students per class, early reg... 08/19/2008

Hillsborough County issued an update/advisory, as follows.   "The 0500 advisory moved the track of Fay back to the east again. At 800 am the center of tropical storm Fay was located over the northern coast of western Cuba near latitude 23.2 north...longitude 81.2 west or just northeast of Varadero, Cuba. This position places the center of Fay about 340 miles south-southeast of Tampa. Fay is moving toward the north-northwest near 12 mph...19 km/hr. This motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours with a turn to the north expected on Tuesday. The center of Fay should be emerging into the Florida straits during the next few hours and be very near the Florida Keys tonight. Reports from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate That maximum sustained winds are now near... 08/18/2008

The Deaf & Hearing Connection for Tampa Bay, Inc. is offering specialized telephone and ring signaling devices at no cost to Florida residents. Local residents of Florida that are deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf/blind or speech impaired can receive this equipment at "no cost." Equipment is available Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free hearing screenings and other assistive equipment and affordable hearing aids are also available on site at the Deaf & Hearing Connection, a non-for profit organization specializing in communication access for people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing or late deafened. For more information or to make an appointment visit F.T.R.I's website at  www.ftri.org 08/16/2008

The Art Club of Sun City Center will be offering Memoir writing classes to Club members this Fall. Joan Shalleck, graduate of the Cooper Union School of Fine Arts has been selected to teach the writing series. The series of Memoir Writing classes will be on Thursdays, September 4, 11 and 18. Sessions will be from 10 a.m. until noon. Each session will have a special focus: food, clothing, home or other unique experience that qualifies as truly memorable. Attendees will write about each remembered event and complement their story with illustrations. Works will be confined to 8 1/2 x 11 paper and involve the use of pen and ink, Colored pencils, watercolor or watercolor pencils. Attendees are encouraged to bring family photos to help in the process. The course if offer free of charge, howe... 08/16/2008

Sun City Center Disabled American Veterans, Chapter #110, are operating and offering daily van service from Sun City Center and South Shore to transport veterans to James A Daley VA Hospital, Monday through Friday each week. The van will be operated by volunteer drivers from the area. This is not a Handicap Accessible Vehicle and is not a taxi service. It is available to all veterans who have access to the VA system. Reservations must be made seven (7) days prior to your appointment and are on a first come first served basis Reservations are made by calling (813) 642-0302. Follow the prompts. You must indicate: A. Your Name B. Your Telephone Number C. Date and Day of the Week you need the ride D. Number of the Van Pick-up Station you will use. Vans will operate on an exact schedule. De... 08/16/2008

Second Quarter results are in from GTAR.   According to the latest report:   Average Sale Prices fell slightly from $255.900 in the first quarter to $246.600 in the second quarter.   Number of Homes on he Market increased from 10,345, first quarter to 13,375 second quarter.   Number of Homes Sold increased from 2062  to 2680 second quarter.   Number of New Homes Built decreased from 756 to 378  second quarter.   Average Number of Days On the Market increased slightly from 118 to 121 second quarter.   Sun City Center zip code had 173 homes sold with an average of 139 Days On The Market.   The percentage of asking price vs selling price came in at 81.6%.       08/13/2008

Security Patrol  of Sun City Center is staffed by volunteers. Their cars patrol our community roads seven days a week . These efforts have helped to make SCC one of the safest communities  in the State.         Residents are encouraged to do their part. Take the time to make your home safe. Keep all doors closed and locked, especially the over head garage door.      That open garage door is an invitation for a thief to make off with your golf clubs, expensive tools, perhaps your car or golf cart.             There’s also a good chance that if the main garage door is open, the service door into the house is unlocked. What an opportunity for a criminal to move in and look for cash, jewelry or other items.             In the summer some people like to leave their garage doors open in orde... 08/13/2008

Living in Sun City Center, Florida has it's perks.  We are so close to so many of the Theme Parks, and major Florida attractions.   I was going through some pictures today, looking for one a friend had asked me to send her. While searching my thousands....and I do mean thousands of pictures I came across a couple of a white peacock I took a couple years ago, and thought I would share. These pictures were taken at Busch Garden in Tampa.  The peacocks wander the park freely, and it's not unusual to see them proudly showing their beautiful plumage. The shot is a bit blurry    On this particular day, the White Peacock was sitting up in a tree, and I snapped what I thought was a pretty good shot. To my amazement and delight this beautiful bird jumped down from the tree, saw the other peacoc... 08/09/2008

Days Inn Comes To Sun City Center  Sun City Center Inn, the hotel at 809 North Pebble Beach Blvd. has become part of the Days Inn franchise as of early July.  Management of Days Inn  has committed to update the facility which was built some 30-year ago. Days Inn, brings a  nationally known Hotelier to Sun City Center. Its management will continue to offer a discount to family members and friends of Sun City Center residents. 08/09/2008

This is a 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 1.5 bath villa in the senior community of Kings Point.  It has a screen lanai and rents for $1,900 per month for a short term winter rental.  The master bedroom has a queen size bed, 13" TV, walk in closet and step in shower in the bath.  The second bedroom has twin beds and a 13" TV.  The living room has a 35" TV, DVD/VCR and rocking chair.  The kitchen has a dishwasher and microwave.  A washer and dryer are in a separate utility room.  Electricity, cable, local phone and water are included.  $50 extra per month for high speed internet service.  Call Barb for more information and pictures...813-244-3179.  Preview all available properties at www.TheLeasingLady.com   08/02/2008

The public can express their opinion at meetings scheduled to take place on Monday, July 14, 2008.Hartline buses are now providing service several times a day back and forth along Sun City Center Boulevard (to Wal-Mart) on what is known as Bus Route 87, with additional service to the Brandon Town Center (mall) on Bus Route 35LX. A third service focuses more on points to the west and north of Sun City Center. There is a proposal to eliminate Bus Route 35LX. The changes being planned are:           Route 87 - "SouthShore Connector" would be converted to HARTflex service.           The Route would be simplified with fewer time points and stops. Customers may          call in advance for a pick-up/drop-off within the service area. Former 35LX           patrons may be transported to meet Rou... 07/13/2008

Reviewing our office productivity for the first six months of 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007 was a lesson of the times. We enjoyed the same number of closings in both years, status quo in the current market isn't all that bad, however the dollar volume was down by 2.2 million in 2008. Being a Sno-Bird community, our market is normally seasonal, (November to April) however we continue to enjoy a moderately good flow of buyers.  It appears that buyers recognize prices are at or near their low and are taking advantage of the market. We anticipate current price level will hold until early fall. Once the "Season" begins pricing trends may be on the rise. Currently inventory levels are closer to the area's normal Level which is reducing the average days on the market.   07/11/2008

I received a call the other day (wednesday) from some folks from across the Bay.  They had read an Article about Sun City Center in their local paper and had a few questions. We talked for several minutes, and I answered all his questions to his satisfaction.   He then told me that I had done good, and now my next job was to convince him and his wife that Sun City Center was a place they would like to live.  They would be looking for a 1 or 2 Bd condo, minimum 1 1/2 bath and they needed a pet area for 50k - 60k.  They would come by the following day (thursday) sometime in the late morning if I could be available to show them some of the highlights of our community. I told him that I would be available to spend as much time as they wanted or needed.   After hanging up, I gathered togeth... 07/05/2008

NEW FLOOD PLAIN MAPS You may want to invest in Flood Plain Insurance now        Hillsborough County has announced that the newest generation of Flood Plain maps for Sun City Center will become official for flood insurance and development purposes on Wednesday, August 28th.        Full Flood Plan information will be available at the Information Center at 1002 Cherry Hills Drive on Monday (tomorrow) from 10 a.m. to 12 Noon, or from 2 - 4 p.m.  Dave Brown and John Bowker will be there to show you how your property looks on the new maps, and then ask you to make way for the next person right behind you.  Fair enough?      If you do need (or want) flood plain insurance, you should take action right now to apply for insurance. The reason is that, if your insurance takes effect before August 2... 06/22/2008

Hi- My name is Barb and I specialize in leasing properties in Sun City Center, Florida.  I have some of the finest homes in Sun City Center for both short term and long term leases. The homes can be either furnished or unfurnished. If you would like to see the homes I have available, please visit my website at www.TheLeasingLady.com. If you are tired of cold weather in the winter or just want to start enjoying life more, come visit Sun City Center. It is the premier Senior Community in Florida. There are many activities for residents to participate in including golf, card games, wood working, tennis, crafting, quilting and many more. If you have any questions about Sun City Center, please call me at 813-244-3179.   Call me soon, Barb The Leasing Lady  06/12/2008