Julie Harman My name is Julie, I am a SunBird resident and volunteer at a Chandler food bank. If you have extra food (unopened, please) that you can’t use, I would be glad to take it to the food bank. The food bank also accepts toiletries, cleaning products, paper products, and other miscellaneous items. You…
Category: January 2020
Community News, January 2020
The Remodeling Corner
Janet Cook It’s a new year and a new decade! It’s a time that many take the time to reflect on what they want to improve and what changes need to be made. While many focus on healthy resolutions, is it time to address your home’s needs as well? It is hard to relax when…
Card Games & Sports, January 2020
Relishing Pickleball
David Zapatka PBX Club is a free online website where you can get more pickleball playing tips, news, and money-saving discounts on equipment and travel. Best of all, PBX Club broadcasts the Pickleball Show with top pickleball players and suppliers. The following advice was recently posted on their site. Never go in the kitchen with two…
Association News, January 2020
HOA Dues: Fact or Fiction
Layne Varney Re-run by popular request The SunBird Golf Club owns the roads within the community, including the parking lot east of the clubhouse, yet the SunBird HOA pays for all the maintenance for them. That is a partially-true statement—please read the following. In the beginning development of SunBird, Robson Communities, as the developer, had…
Association News, January 2020
2020 Board of Directors Elections
Layne Varney The board of directors election results were not complete as of the submission of this article, but they will have been posted at the clubhouse and website and emailed out to the membership. We want to thank all of the candidates who participated and volunteered to serve our community. We also want to thank…
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
Have You Seen Me?
Laurie Doyle I am the SunBird Garden Club’s January Rock of the Month. I can be found among the cacti, plants, and other landscape in the rock gardens. If you find me, take me home and call garden club member Shelly Seel at 310-387-8681. The first person who captures the rock will return it to…
Card Games & Sports, January 2020
SunBird Men’s Golf Association
Norm Ott Happy New Year, SunBird, from the SunBird Men’s Golf Association. As we move into January, more of our snowbird residents and renters will be returning for a joyous winter in the Valley of the Sun. The association, aka the Men’s Club, wishes to welcome all back, as well as those who are new…
Community News, January 2020
Colorado/Wyoming/New Mexico Get Together January 30
Colorado/Wyoming/New Mexico Get Together January 30 Mark your calendars. All Colorado/Wyoming/New Mexico present and former residents and houseguests are invited to a wine and cheese party on Thursday, Jan. 30, at the home of Gary Hall and Joy Stoltz at 6361 South Sawgrass Drive. The party will be from 3 to 5 p.m. BYOB and…
Community News, January 2020
Basha High School to Hold Concert at SunBird January 4
On Saturday, Jan. 4, the Basha High School band will hold a concert in the SunBird Ballroom. The concert will be sponsored by the SunBird Lions Club and Basha High School LEO Club. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the concert starts at 6 p.m. Admission is free; however, donations for the band are accepted.…
Front Page, January 2020
New Sports Courts a Smash Hit
Robyn Blosh We love the SunBird sports courts and our new pickleball nets on rollers. SunBird’s freshly-painted blue courts with white lines for tennis and light blue lines for pickleball play are awesome. If you haven’t seen the sports courts, go out and take a look! Better yet, come out to play. They look good…