Category: February 2023

Manager’s Report

2023 is well on its way with a fast and furious start with the celebrations and festivities. January was an activity-packed month with SunBird welcoming the new year with an excellent party in the Horizon Room. This New Year’s Eve event had great food, live music from the Harley Davidson Band, and always good company of…

Notes from the Board of Directors Meeting

Chuck Heitbrink, HOA Board Secretary The board of directors met Nov. 21 for a regular scheduled business meeting. These are the approved meeting notes from that meeting. Members present: Steve Seel, Lisa Onyx, Jim Anderson, Dan Buescher, Dirk Close, Nancy Eckstein, Chuck Heitbrink, and Manager Layne Varney. The meeting was called to order at 10 a.m.…

Did You Know?

Bonnie Marcus, Community Administrator It has been reported that some residents are putting out food or birdseed for birds. Feeding wildlife is prohibited by Arizona State Law and is not permitted in our community. The SunBird Declaration of Restrictions, Article 2.11, Animals and Pets, states: “No animals, birds, fowl, poultry, or livestock, other than a…

Welcome Snowbirds and Visitors

Chris Nechvatal Now that there are more residents in SunBird, please take your time while driving through the community. The speed limit in all of Unit 1A is 10 miles per hour, and the same on Waterview and around the clubhouse. All other areas of SunBird have a 25-mile-an-hour speed limit. Did you know that…

Singing Your Way to Improved Health!

Barb Hyder It’s a proven fact that singing in a chorus is more fun when surrounded by friends, singing their hearts out. According to recent research, humans are wired for rhythmic togetherness and bond best when making music with each other. Why? Studies show that singing in a chorus improves our mood, with a decrease…

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…

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…

Message from the Mat Makers

Thank you again to all the people who are saving and bringing plastic bags to the Mat Makers. And thank you even more to the people who have volunteered to work with us. We so appreciate your support. We continue to meet in the Hopi Room every Wednesday morning from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. This…