Category: Association News

Welcome New Neighbors

Wendy Weber, Lifestyle Director Duanne and Colleen Fujimoto Hometown/State: Anchorage, Alaska Duanne and Colleen have been married for 12 years. They enjoy outdoor activities. Katherine Jenkins Hometown/State: Tombstone, Ariz. Katherine has been married for 34 years and has five children.

Who Am I? What Is My Identity?

Recently, our speaker Gus Chaydez challenged all of us at the Community Church of SunBird (CCSB) to take a fresh look at our life and ask ourselves some hard questions as we begin 2022. Questions such as: What makes up my identity? Is it taught or learned or inherent or assigned or predestined? Can it,…

Word of the Month: Chicane

David Zapatka The Tour de France is one of the greatest sporting spectacles of the year. I love watching the drama and triumph. While watching the broadcast, I heard a commentator describe the upcoming chicane in the course and knew immediately, “chicane” would be my next word of the month. Chicane verb chi·​cane | shi-ˈkān , chi- 1.…

Your SunBird Library News!

When searching for a book to read or for your favorite author, here are some tips: Most library books are alphabetized by the author’s last name in various categories. If you look at the end caps of the shelves, you will see we have collections for Fiction, Mystery Fiction, Biography, Non-Fiction, War, Western, Christian Fiction, and…

Sun Lakes Chorale Spring Concert

Yvonne Orlich As of Jan. 10, the Chorale members returned to working in earnest in preparation for our Spring Concert on Thursday, March 10. We were thrilled at the turnout for the Christmas Concert after the long drought of no practicing and no concerts due to that nasty Grinch, COVID-19. And now we are hoping…

SunBird Bandits Golf Tournament—Open to All!

Save the date of Wednesday, Feb. 23, for the annual Bandits Golf Tournament. Shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. The event is a Two-Person Triple Play Event (Best Ball/Scramble/Alternate Shot), and teams are women, men, and mixed (all flighted). The cost is $45 per person/$90 per team, which includes lunch! Check-in is on the patio before…

SunBird Golf Course Definitions

Every group has its own terminology and slang making communication awkward and difficult. Here are a few definitions used by the SunBird Golf Course to promote “golf speak.” Member: a person who has purchased an investment in the operation of the golf course and receives the following benefits: * Voting on golf course management *…

The Remodeling Corner

Janet Cook Last month was about the current national trends in kitchen remodeling design, this month we will look at the current bathroom design trends. Houzz, an online home improvement resource, did a 2021 survey of 75,470 users to find out if they had home renovation plans. Forty-eight percent of them were in the process…

2022 Membership Benefits

Membership Committee Advanced tee time bookings: You may call in for tee times eight days in advance. For members only, you may call in 24 hours before an individual tee is wanted to reserve any not previously filled tee times. Last-minute tee times for individuals will help us keep the course full. Members pay reduced…