Category: February 2022

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.

Trips & Tours

For more information or reservations, please contact Free Spirit Vacations and Events at 480-926-5547 or [email protected]. Verde Canyon Railroad Feb. 3, 2022 Price: $195 per person Board the Verde Canyon Railroad for a four-hour diesel train journey to places only accessible by rail. See crimson cliffs, eagle nests, white water rapids, and abandoned gold mines.…

We Rise Again!

Rod Emmerton With winter slowly waning And spring around the bend Your SunBird Singers/Ringers Will surely “Rise Again” We love to entertain you The price is very fair We only ask donation$ So your bankers don’t despair! A comprehensive program Will see us ring and sing We’re mighty in our numbers So guests you’re free…

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.…

U.S. Military History: U.S. Navy Flag, Seal, and Song

Ross Dunfee Flag—What do you think of by reading the following list: Fluked, Admiralty, Stockless, Grapnel, Herreshoff, Northill, CQR, Delta, Danforth, and Bruce? If your answer was “various kinds of anchors,” you are correct. The first (unofficial) flag of the Continental Navy, called the Infantry Battalion Flag, was adopted December 1864. It consisted of a…

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…

Fruit Picking

The SunBird Fruit Picking Team will begin picking fruit at the end of January. They will be picking on Tuesdays, beginning at 8:30 a.m. If you have a fruit tree that you cannot pick, these volunteers will pick your fruit and donate the fruit to the community. Fruit is left in the clubhouse for homeowners…

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 *…