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7th Portable Shuffleboard Tournament Held
This month’s winners, shown with Steve Scott, Director and Trainer of the Shuffleboard Team are Estelle Acree and Quency Jefferson.
Fun And Fellowship
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Last Friday, members of the Ragan Park Shuffle- board Team held their monthly competition. The tournament marked the 7th consecutive month the tour- nament took place.
Each month, Steve Scott, Director and Trainer of the team, sponsors the shuffleboard tournaments. The first and second place winners each win a gift card. The first place winners for this championship are Es- telle Acree and Quency Jefferson.
The teams use tempo- rary or portable shuffle- boards to play during the month. Scott continues to hope that someone or some organization will donate a permanent shuffleboard for East Tampa residents.
“My goal is to have four division shuffleboard teams, one from East Tampa, one from West Tampa, one from North Tampa, and one from South Tampa. Once I estab- lish the teams, they will play against each other for the championship, which is held the last Friday of each
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Members of the Shuffleboard Team are from left to right: San- dra Walker, Rec Leader 2; Ruby Cutler Spiritual Leader, Steve Scott Director and Trainer; Kathrine Palmer Assistant Trainer; Estelle Acree, Connie Bowen, and Linda Cotney. Shown standing from left to right are: Quency Jefferson, Louise Mays, Sandra Flowers, Carolyn Williams, Paulette Andrews, Percy Everett, Shirley Thomas, and Michael Haney, Rec Leader 1.
month,” Steve Scott, Di- rector and Trainer of the team said.
Anyone interested in learning to play shuffleboard can come to Ragan Park Community Center, 1200 E. Lake Avenue. Scott teaches the game to senior citizens on Mondays and Fridays from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. He also teaches the game at Cyrus Greene Community
Center on Thursday, from 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
Scott said he also trains seniors at Williams Park and Fair Oaks Community Cen- ters. All of these facilities have portable shuffleboards as well.
Anyone wishing to learn more about shuffleboard matches or other senior ac- tivities at Ragan Park can call (813) 242-5316.
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