Category: Card Games & Sports

Golf Course Events 2023

Christina Riley, Marketing & Communications Feb. 4 (Saturday): Tee-up for Childhood Cancer Tournament sponsored by the Lions Club Feb. 22 (Wednesday): Bandits Tournament March 18 (Saturday): Greenskeeper Tournament March 19 (Sunday): Canadian Club Golf Tournament May 29 (Monday): Memorial Day Tournament July 1 (Saturday): 4th of July Tournament Sept. 4 (Monday): Labor Day Tournament

Relishing Pickleball: The Lob–Part 2

David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, “The lob is a lofted shot hit off a bounce that can be either offensive or defensive in nature. The object of lobbing is to force your opponents, who are in a strong position at the non-volley…

U.S. Military History: The Tomb

Ross Dunfee “Soldier, put those bodies in the graves and get them buried.” “Sargent, what names should I put on each of the grave markers?” “I don’t know. For now, just mark it Unknown.” This conversation has occurred throughout many wars around the world. Identifying and repatriating the deceased is a logistical nightmare. It is…

Garden Club News

MJ Johnson The Garden Club held its annual Christmas luncheon after the Dec. 9 meeting. Forty-one members enjoyed a fun holiday trivia game and a delicious lunch prepared by the Horizon Room. At our Jan. 13 meeting, we planned our Feb. 3 field trip to the 20th Annual Wuertz Farm Gourd Festival in Casa Grande.…

Jitsi Meet for Video Conferencing

Helen Seaton, Publicity Director The Computer Booters meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 8, will be about Jitsi Meet, which is a free, opensource, online video conferencing application, much like Zoom, but without the fees or time restrictions. If you have taken part in our Tech Tuesdays feature, then you have had your first taste of Jitsi…

Korean War Veterans

Chapter Commander Rich Volpe Our chapter commander would like to continue to extend his thanks and appreciation for all the support you all provided to our organization over the past year, and we’re looking forward to a fresh new start as we enter into the new year. Some major achievements over the past year include teaming…

SunBird Art Club

Sharon Eade With the arrival of 2023 there is the feeling of renewed energy and positivity. COVID-19 seemed to have put the world in a tailspin, but the SunBird community held us all together, and now our new calendars have begun filling up with activities and opportunities that make this such a special place. This…

SunBird Lions Food Drive

The SunBird Lions Club Food Drive is ongoing and helps support the local food pantry. There is a container in the SunBird HOA copy machine room opposite the library. Please bring all non-perishable foods and items that are not outdated, and help those in need. Paper items and pet foods are also acceptable. Thank you…

¿Habla Español?

Would you like to use and keep up your Spanish? 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 to…