Would you like to use and keep up your Spanish skills? Our group is informal, and our purpose is to have fun talking and listening to each other while improving our language skills. We discuss topics suggested by members and, when needed, we help each other with grammar and vocabulary. We encourage intermediate Spanish speakers…
Category: January 2024
January 2024, Card Games & Sports
Tennis and the Reasons Why!
Perry Rollings As we age, we all have the intention to maintain or work on our fitness. Intentions are all well and good, but faced with gym sessions, squats, and bench presses, the enthusiasm is difficult to maintain. Tennis develops bone strength, stamina, and flexibility and burns around 400 calories per hour. Scheduling to play…
January 2024, Association News
Starting the Year Off with a Bang!
Kyle Messner What a great celebration New Adventures in Learning had at the 25th Anniversary event! January brings two more opportunities for us to meet again! First, would you like to try a class but not sure you are ready to commit to being a member? The week of Jan. 8 through 12 is Sample Week when we…
January 2024, Community News
SunBird Singers and Ringers
An unfortunate and untimely series of illnesses brought your SunBird Singers and Ringers to the regrettable halt of our planned Christmas Concert. Now, with recoveries well in place and a renewed sense of presentation, we are gearing up for a fun-filled “Spring Sing & Ring Fling” slated for March 6 and 7. Singers begin learning…
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
Sunday Dance Club: 35-Year Anniversary Dance
John Yu You are invited to our 35-year anniversary celebration on Sunday, Jan. 7, at Cottonwood’s San Tan Ballroom. Our dinner, dance, and live music venue continues because of the fantastic support from Sun Lakes residents. As residents change, our venue has also changed accordingly. We are open to the public—no reservations or membership required.…
Community News, January 2024
Tom Jones Brings Expertise and Warmth as a Volunteer
Neighbors Who Care (NWC) volunteer Tom Jones clearly demonstrates the heart of selfless service. He came to us this past August because he was looking for a way to fill his time since retiring. “I needed to fill a void,” Tom says. “Volunteering with Neighbors Who Care seemed like the perfect opportunity to do something…
January 2024, Association News
Board of Directors Meeting Notes
Chuck Heitbrink, HOA Board Secretary The board of directors had a regular business meeting on Nov. 20 in the ballroom of the clubhouse. The following are notes from this meeting. Members present: Nancy Eckstein, Dirk Close, Jim Anderson, Dan Buescher, Bob Morris, Chuck Heitbrink, and Manager Layne Varney The meeting was called to order at 10…
January 2024, Association News
Word of the Month: Pulse
David Zapatka David Wittenberg, fellow member of the Grammar Police Special Interest Group, wrote this in a recent post. “For most Indians, meat is not a staple. The majority of the Indian diet consists of grains, pulses, and vegetables. As a result, Indians don’t talk about meat the way Americans do. The terms ‘veg’ and…
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
Moving On
Harry Huckemeyer Now that all the holiday festivities of the previous year have passed and our New Year’s resolutions are behind us, we all have the opportunity to look ahead for a fresh start. For the Short Line Model Railroad Club, January is the time for planning, and we will hopefully continue to participate in a…
January 2024, Community News
Dueling Pianos Takes the Stage January 27
Join us in the SunBird ballroom for Dueling Pianos, sponsored by the SunBird Lions Club, on Saturday, Jan. 27, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Bar service will be available. Tickets are $20 per person and will be on sale beginning Jan. 2 in the SunBird lobby on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to…