Category: Clubs & Classes

East Valley Marines support JROTC cadets

The Marine Corps’ JROTC from Casa Grande at their 2014 drill completion.

Denise Lott East Valley Marines Detachment 1296 helps support the Vista Grande High School’s Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (MCJROTC) in Casa Grande. They provide scholarships each year toward college expenses for a graduating cadet. They also help send young Marine cadets on an annual trip to Camp Pendleton for a first-hand look…

Irish Club news – December 2014

Mary Pilon, Secretary The first meeting of the 2014-2015 season of the Irish Club was held on Wednesday, November 5 at 6:00 p.m. in the Horizon Room. Our new President Walt Kinney presided over the meeting. Deanna Calvert is our new Vice President, James Gascoyne is our Treasurer and Mary Pilon continues for her third…

Free exercise class

Lillian Donley Join us Monday through Friday from 8:00-8:45 a.m. in the Ballroom and walk away the pounds! It’s more than walking. It’s a full body workout for muscles in motion. “A body in motion, stays in motion.”

SunBird American Italian Club news

Frank Nechvatal The November meeting was held in the Horizon Room at 6:00 p.m. This was a potluck meeting that proved to be very enjoyable. Our meeting followed a very busy Community Day Event. President Bob Sciaretta, along with Herb and Jo Zielke and Chris Nechvatal, manned the club’s table. They were able to collect…

Formula One Racing comes to Arizona schools

Formula One (F1) racing is coming to Arizona schools!

Norm Noble Excuse me? Formula One (F1) racing in Arizona schools? Do we really want our school kids racing cars? We do if they are involved in the program developed by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the world’s premier engineering society dedicated to the advancement of the mobility community to serve society. F1 in…

Garden Club update

Enjoying the sunset on the new patio area are Arline and Ellie. This year Garden Club used funds from a private donation to buy new pottery for the patio areas.

The December 12 meeting at 9:00 a.m. in the Ballroom will once again be our popular Christmas Brunch celebration. This year, Donna Bergmann will do a presentation on how she pots her beautiful annuals. It is always a good time. When we arrived I was once again blown away by how beautiful SunBird looked. The…