Frank Nechvatal Our Christmas Potluck was superb. The dishes were very good, and it was well attended. Our January meeting was highlighted by a German Trivia Contest, and the winner received a nice little prize. For our February meeting, we are planning to show a video on Germany. Since Feb. 22 is Ash Wednesday, we…
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Card Games & Sports, February 2023
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.…
Card Games & Sports, February 2023
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 Please bring all non-perishable foods and items that are not outdated, and help those in need.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…
Card Games & Sports, February 2023
¿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…
Card Games & Sports, February 2023
Bridge Quips
Shirley Jackson “Your home is an extension of your energy field. This is why practices like cleaning your home, rearranging furniture, organizing your closet, and getting rid of objects that are cluttering your space can have a profound impact on your own mind, body, and spirit.” —Maryam Hasnaa Picture improvement in your duplicate bridge game…
Card Games & Sports, February 2023
Hits & Misses Bowling
Pat Smith Hits & Misses Bowling League ended the first half of the season with 21 bowlers on six teams. We lost many previous players because our time was changed from Mondays to Tuesdays, but picked up a few new players due to a change from previous years, allowing couples to be on the same…
Card Games & Sports, February 2023
Bridge Results
Monday Bridge Karlene Garn 12/05. 1st Frank Nechvatal, 2nd June Preder, 3rd Connie Robertshaw 12/12. 1st Karlene Garn, 2nd Mary Jo Howe, 3rd Sue Kaat 12/19. 1st Connie Robertshaw, 2nd Larry Schoenborn, 3rd Carol Phillips 12/26. 1st Jackie Huyghebaert, 2nd Karlene Garn, 3rd Dorothy Sykes Wednesday Morning Bridge Chris Nechvatal 12/07. 1st Chris Nechvatal, 2nd…
Card Games & Sports, February 2023
Ponytail
Darlene Thompson We meet in the new room (called the Apache Room), which is on the third floor of the clubhouse. There is no fee. Playing is free. We start playing at 12:30 p.m. on Saturdays. Ponytail is played year round. Ponytail is a form of Hand and Foot, only a little more detailed. Come…
Card Games & Sports, February 2023
Books to Read on Grandma’s or Grandpa’s Lap
As a Christmas gift, the Bandit Golf Club donated to the SunBird Library a selection of books to read “on Grandma’s (or Grandpa’s) lap.” These paperback books are primarily for preschool through second grade and include beginning vocabulary for young readers. If you have visitors of the younger set, please enjoy a quiet time with…
Card Games & Sports, February 2023
Card Scores
500 December winners: 12/01. 1st Jeanie Bertie 2980, 2nd Gleva Wiepking 1500, 3rd Harry Smelser 1350 12/08. 1st Ken Reidenbach 2860, 2nd Ray Cummings 2730, 3rd Gleva Wiepking 2690 12/15. 1st Ken Reidenbach 2270, 2nd Yvonne Petersen 2140, 3rd Ray Cummings 1730 12/22. 1st Harry Smelser 2140, 2nd Ken Reidenbach 1700, 3rd Yvonne Petersen 1410…