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Winners Chosen In Fifth Portable Shuffleboard Tournament
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
On Friday, the Ragan Park Shuffleboard Team held their monthly competition. The event was held at the Barksdale Community Center at McFarlane Park.
The first place winners of the event this month were Ms. Linda Cotney and Ms. Connie Bowen. The second place winners were: Ms. Pearl James and Ms. Estelle Acree.
Steve Scott is the trainer for the senior citizens wishing to take part in the monthly event.
Each month, he sponsors shuffleboard tournaments. The first and second place winners each win a gift card.
The teams use temporary shuffleboards to play during the month. Scott hopes to acquire a permanent shuffleboard for East Tampa residents. The group currently meets at Ragan Park, 1200 E. Lake Avenue, three times per week.
Scott said he also trains seniors at Williams Park and Fair Oaks on Thursdays, and at Spring Hill on Mondays. He said all of those facilities have portable shuffleboards as well.
Scott said the event is not sponsored by the City of Tampa and he hopes someone in the community will help sponsor the monthly tournaments by providing the gift cards.
Anyone wishing to learn more about shuffleboard matches or other senior activities at Ragan Park can call Ms. Betty Bell or Steve Scott at (813) 242-5316.
Among those attending the Fifth Portable Shuffleboard Tournament are shown seated from left to right: Betty Bell, President of the Senior Group, Steve Scott, Director and Trainer, Katherine Palmer, Assistant Trainer, Sadie Lester, Earline Cohen, and Vonnie Scott. Shown standing from left to right are: Sunday Bivens Reese, Quincy Jefferson, Connie Bowen, Pearl James, Sandra Nelson, Linda Cotney, Estelle Acree, and Rosalind Timmons.
Desert Of Florida Gala Day
In front, Cedric McCray, Major Willie L. Parker, HCSO; Asst. Chief, Marc Hamlin, TPD; and Chief Paul Sireci TIA police. In the rear, from left to right: Past Potentate Jerwon Avery, Imperial Captain of the Guard; Past Potentate Billy D. McLamb, Imperial Deputy of the Desert of Florida; State Rep. Sean Shaw, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, County Commission Chair- man Stacy White and Visit Tampa Bay President/CEO Santiago Corrada.
Freddie Whitehead, Louis Harper, and Pembroke Bur- rows.
Dt. Bertha Baker, Dt. Rasheedah Stevenson, and Dt. Greta Powell.
Nobles Oris Broxton, Babatunji Croon, and Terence Cot- ton preparing for registration.
The members of Oasis of Tampa – Desert of Florida held its Desert of Florida Gala Day 2017 on May 26th. The public program was held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. HPIP Billy D. McLamb, No. 182, is Impe- rial Deputy of the Desert of Florida and Daughter Mary Caldwell-Williams (99, HPIC) is Imperial Deputy for the Desert of Florida, Daughters of the A. E. A. O. N. M. S., Inc.
HPIP Pierre Rutledge presided over the Public Program. Noble Rev. Charles Tabb gave the invocation.
Those on the program to bring greetings included: State Representative (District 61) Sean Shaw, County Commission Chairman Stacy White (District 4), City of Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, City Councilman
Frank Reddick, Major Willie Parker, HCSO, Assistant Chief Brian Dugan (TPD), Chief Of Police Paul Siereci, Tampa International Airport (TIA); and Santiago Corrada, President/CEO, Visit Tampa Bay.
Imperial officers who brought remarks were: Charles Davenport, Deputy Imperial Potentate; John Chapman, Imperial Chief Rabban; Eric R. Myers, Imperial Assistant Rabban; and Jerwon Avery, Imperial Cap- tain of the Guard.
The Coordinators for the Public Program Committee were: HPIP Michael Dozier, HPIP (Illustrious Potentate) Lesley ‘Les’ Miller, Jr., Harram Temple No. 23; and Harram Court No. 96, Daughter (Dt.) Andreatha Nurse. (Photos by Frederick Harris).
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