Category: Clubs & Classes

Healing with Essential Oils

  Paullene Caraher The next oil sharing will be on June 6 (the first Wednesday) from 1:00-2:00 p.m. We will be making a blend to address severe pain: The Morphine Bomb. This is a blend of particular oils which has a similar effect as the drug. This is one person’s experience: The following is my…

SunBird Pickleball Club continues play through summer

  Marianna Buescher The SunBird Pickleball Club is enjoying some fun in the sun and great pickleball, filled with laughter and camaraderie. We are missing some of our young spring break visitors! The club will continue to play this summer as follows: Monday and Friday, 7:00-10:00 a.m.; Tuesday nights, 7:00-9:00 p.m.; every other Saturday night.…

June Energy Yoga Class news

  Paullene Caraher Experience the benefits of Energy Yoga with Paullene at the SunBird Golf Resort, Navajo Room, third floor. Mornings: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 7:45 to 8:45 a.m. – Nidra Yoga on the second Tuesday (June 5) Afternoons: No Monday afternoon classes until the fall. Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.…

SunBird Irish Club luncheon

  Mary Pilon, Social Chairman The SunBird Irish Club enjoyed lunch at The Harp, hosted by George Shield who has been in charge of the luncheons for ages and has announced that he will no longer arrange these outings. George has done a super job over the years, and we are all so grateful to…

SunBird Lions Club award presentation

  Marilyn Hespel Two of our local SunBird Lions Club members were honored for their dedication and hard work. Lion Bill Hespel, president, and Lion Julie Napton, immediate past president, were awarded the Melvin Jones Fellow plaque and pin on April 17, 2018. The Melvin Jones Fellowship Program was established in 1973 in honor of…

Sun Lakes Rotary names Top Rotarians of the Year

  Norm Noble In a club with 90 members, all of them outstanding individuals, it is difficult to single out top performers. But despite this, three were selected to receive Sun Lakes Rotary’s highest annual awards for the Rotary year 2017-2018. Don Robins was named Rotarian of the Year for his outstanding leadership of the…

Word of The Month: Hoedown

  David Zapatka Listening to classical music this morning as I do every morning and evening, I heard Aaron Copland’s familiar Hoe-Down classic. I’ve always thought a hoedown was a country-style social gathering with dance and music. Right on track, the upbeat and catchy Copland tune comes from his score to the ballet Rodeo, which…

Outstanding lineup of Rotary speakers this month

  Norm Noble On Tuesday, June 5, Joan Campbell, Community Affairs Coordinator from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, will talk about “Trending Scams.” Joan is a retired City of Glendale police officer. She worked in the patrol bureau, served as a school resource officer and as a community action team officer. On Tuesday, June 12,…