Cheers Trip Opportunities: Many of our members spent the holidays traveling to visit family or entertaining family. Now that it is the new year, many members are thinking about where they want to travel. With a wide variety of day trips and short, overnight travel, several of our members have elected to go on both…
Category: February 2023
Card Games & Sports, February 2023
American German Club News
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…
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
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.…
Community News, February 2023
Unique Opportunity!
If involvement, contribution, and musical excellence describe your modus operandi, then you may be interested in a unique opening in the SunBird Singers group. We are searching for a skilled and advanced piano player, a certain special someone who has experience accompanying a large choir. As the premier local showcase in SunBird, our talented group…
Community News, February 2023
Welcome New Neighbors
Shauna Hewett Hometown/State: Mason City, Iowa Shauna has two children. Her interests include golf and the SunBird Church and Outreach Programs. Jay and Deb Griebel Hometown/State: Bettendorf, Iowa Jay and Deb have been married 36 years and have two children. They enjoy golf, swimming, and soaking up the sun.
Community News, February 2023
Word of the Month: Abecedarian
David Zapatka Reader, friend, and fellow pickleball player Janie Blake-Zunino writes, “While reading Dancing with the Muse in Old Age by Priscilla Long, I read the word abecedarian and found it interesting.” Abecedarian abe·ce·dar·i·an noun a person who is just learning; a novice adjective 1. arranged alphabetically 2. rudimentary; elementary Origin and Etymology—abecedary “alphabet book, primer” (going back to…
Community News, February 2023
The Remodeling Corner
Janet Cook February is about giving and receiving love—and how would you feel to have a new customized kitchen or bath?! A recent national survey found that 94% of people who did a kitchen remodeling project said they enjoyed their home more. Those who did a bathroom remodel gave a joy score of 9.6 (on…
Community News, February 2023
How Is Your Library Trivia?
1. Who founded our nation’s first lending library in 1731? 2. What book is most often stolen from public libraries? 3. What is the first name of Mr. Dewey who is credited with the Dewey Decimal Classification system of filing books? 4. What country is the Library of Alexandria found in? 5. What First Lady…
Community News, February 2023
Meet New Friends! Become More Interesting! Earn a College Degree!
Okay, so we lied about that last part. But the previous two are guaranteed if you sign up for classes at New Adventures in Learning, the adult education program serving the Sun Lakes area. Sponsored by and a part of the Chandler/Gilbert Community College system, New Adventures in Learning offers an amazing variety of classes…