Nancy Smith A new year! A new decade! It’s a good time to take a look at our accomplishments in 2019. Below are some solid numbers showing the variety of items your SunBird Library processed: We have given away 6,037 books (hardbound and paper) to local charities. That is double the 2018 amount. That total does…
Category: January 2020
Card Games & Sports, January 2020
The Bocce Ball Marathon Deadline Is Jan. 3
Dianne Reed What are those sounds I hear? There are muffled voices emanating from the southern Championship area: moans and groans of agony, screams of euphoria, and epithets of displeasure. What are these sounds? The noise is coming from the bocce ball players practicing for the big marathon that begins in January. Last year, 48 teams competed…
Community News, January 2020
Community Church of SunBird
Jamie Morgan The packages are unwrapped, and the excitement of the new year is in the air. A new year means a new look at life, maybe even some new resolutions. The promise of a new year also brings renewal of hope and faith. In that spirit, we would like to invite you to an…
Front Page, January 2020
Attention All Clubs at SunBird
Barb Dunbar The SunBird Kare Bears are hosting an event called the Second Hand Rose Fashion Show. It will be held on Jan. 31, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Our objective is to raise funds for an organization called Boots in the House and allow our service clubs to have a table to help…
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
SunBird Garden Club News
Jan Davidson Happy New Year to you and yours from the SunBird Garden Club. We hope that the new year brings everyone good health and much happiness! Also, congratulations to the newly-elected HOA board members. We look forward to working with you to help keep SunBird looking beautiful. The Garden Club will host its third…
Card Games & Sports, January 2020
FUN da MENTAL Bridge Classes for Everyone Starting in January!
Maria Davis FUN da MENTAL Bridge is offering a variety of bridge classes starting in January and February. Learn with Karin Hansen, Life Master; Maria Davis, certified ACBL (American Contract Bridge League) Better Bridge instructor; and Gordon Markham, veteran local bridge instructor and cruise bridge host. Back by popular demand! Have FUN. Exercise your BRAIN.…
Front Page, January 2020
2019 CRAB Tournament and Auction Results
Norman Ott The 2019 Community Auction and the Team Championship Tournament were held on Nov. 15 and 16, respectively. The main purpose of these events is as fundraisers in support of the SunBird Golf Course. Historically, the tournament, now known as the CRAB (Canadians, Roadrunners, Americans, and Bandits) Tournament, was started in 2008 as a fundraiser…
Card Games & Sports, January 2020
Bradshaw Tournament Brings Local Clubs Together
Penny Petersen The Bradshaw Tennis Tournament, recently held on the Cottonwood courts, brought four local tennis clubs together to compete in one place. Not only did the 132 competitors enjoy the experience of playing against teams they normally don’t play, the competition also drew many spectators from the Cottonwood, Oakwood, Sun Lakes Country Club, and…
Association News, January 2020
Arizona Rangers-Sun Lakes Company
In September of this year, the Arizona Rangers-Sun Lakes Company, was formally established by the Board of Governors of the Arizona Rangers. The formation of the Sun Lakes Company was a result of the hard work, persistence, and dogged determination of a former group of members of the Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse. The present-day Arizona…
Community News, January 2020
Girls Soccer Teams Benefit Charity
Bobbie Reed When three teams in a Chandler Girls Soccer Club were challenged by Coach Eddie Cooper to collect cards for the Crystal Card Project, they scored big. They collected more than 1,600 cards. The teams of young ladies (age 12 to 13) competed to see which team could collect the most cards. They appealed to…