Category: January 2022

FUN da MENTAL Bridge Classes for Everyone!

Maria Davis FUN da MENTAL Bridge is offering a variety of Bridge classes starting in January. Learn with Better Bridge Certified Instructors Karin Hansen, Maria Davis, and Gordon Markham. Play of the Hand. Monday mornings from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in Cottonwood Room A-7, Jan. 10 through Feb. 14, six weeks, $60 for the series plus…

Welcome New Neighbors

Wendy Weber, Lifestyle Director Kay Fisher (Catherine) Hometown/State: Born in Springfield, Ohio, and has lived in Tempe and Mesa since 1957 Kay is widowed, having been married for 20 years, and has two children. Her interests include spending time with her children and grandchildren, cruising, and attending church services and activities. Lisa Alery Lisa has…

Water Volleyball

Due to the cooler temperature, beginning Jan. 1 through March 31, the Water Volleyball schedule will be 1 to 2:30 p.m., seven days a week. Beginning April 1, Water Volleyball will resume their normal hours, noon to 1:30 p.m., seven days a week.

Get to Know Your Neighbors—Host a Block Party

Block parties are a great way to get to know your neighbors. SunBird highly encourages these events. Many neighborhood block parties are held, and we encourage neighbors to organize these fun activities. It can be as simple as a potluck outdoors on a driveway or patio. It could be a barbeque of bringing your meat…

SunBird Irish Club News

Mary Pilon, Publicity Happy New Year! Best wishes for a healthy, happy, safe, and prosperous 2022. With the annual rush of Christmas shopping, parties, etc., behind us now, we can concentrate on plans for the upcoming events of the Irish Club for the spring. At this writing, it was undecided where or when our traditional…

SunBird Patrol

Dan Russell, Chief of Patrol We at the Patrol hope that everybody had a great holiday season and a great start to a new year. We had a question about golf carts driving on roads outside of SunBird Golf Resort. After doing some research, here are a few things I found: Arizona law requires motor…

Korean War Veterans News

Leon “Skip” Johnson, Chapter Commander The local Korean War Veterans Chapter is excited to start out the new year with a fresh new beginning, and are looking forward to one filled with adventure and continued support for those in need. Our doors are never closed to veterans, and especially to those who are in need…

Some U.S. Navy History

Prior to the American Revolution, the colonies had no naval forces, but did have a large maritime population and many merchant vessels employed in domestic and foreign trade. That merchant service was familiar not only with the sea, but also with warfare. On Oct. 13, 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the first Navy. On Dec.…

Happy New Year from the Garden Club

As we move into another year, let’s hope that 2022 is truly a “new year,” and we can get back to doing all the wonderful things that we all love to do here in SunBird, without reserve. In the last year or so, we have seen many homes sold, and now we have many new…