Bob Neuman With Fay’s father living in Sun Lakes in the early ‘90s, it was natural for her and Tal to visit from chilly South Dakota. Perhaps that was their only plan until they discovered SunBird and purchased a home in 1995. It wasn’t until 1997 that the Lockwoods began using it in winters. “I…
Sara Schmidt and Ron Krambeer Our film series that started in February will continue in March, the first film being shown on Monday, March 13. The second film will be shown on Monday, March 27. Our films will be shown at the SunBird Clubhouse, 6250 SunBird Blvd., Chandler, in the Lakeview Room (first floor, east…
David L. Riggall The Desert Navy Club at SunBird Golf Resort meets the third Friday of each month at 11:00 a.m. in the Lakeview Room. The March speaker is Rear Admiral James Symonds speaking on the 4,000 flight hours logged during his career in an A-6 Intruder. The club membership is made up of Navy,…
Roger Mandeville Pickleball at SunBird is enjoying great popularity. The Women’s team is in first place in the East Valley Intramural League with a record of 5-1-1, and the courts are filled with new players. Captain Marianna Beuscher is proud of her team and their winning record. “We are having fun and are proud to…
Christine Terechenok The next meeting for the Tennis Club will be Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. in the Lakeview room. SunBird tennis has only a few more events coming up. March 18, 2017, SunBird will host Springfield March 26, 2017, annual year-end picnic April 1, 2017, SunBird will host IronOaks As always, we…
The highlight event for the SunBird Men’s Golf Association, a/k/a Men’s Club, in January was the annual Match Play Challenge. In match play, rather than determining a winner by the total strokes during the 18-hole round, the winner is determined by who wins the most holes. In other words, the player with the least number…
The SunBird Lady Niners are having a great year. We currently have 75 members, 14 of whom are new members. New members are always welcome. The Lady Niners league is a good way to meet many women in SunBird, enjoy golf and make new friends. We play every Tuesday morning, November through April. The league…
Jerry Lingen When I retired as the Pro Shop Manager some six years ago, I did not think that I would ever have to meet the deadline and write a monthly report again. But, here I am. As we head into March, the last of the very, very busy months, let’s look ahead at what…
Are you interested in playing golf but don’t know how to get started? This lesson is for you. Join us on the driving range on March 20 at 3:30 p.m. SunBird Golf Club’s top players from our Ladies and Men’s clubs will introduce you to the basic shots; driving, chipping and putting. You will learn…
We have been busy this past month! We had the Ladies Gross Shoot-out, the SunBird Cup, the nominating committee held their meeting and we heard from the Golf Board candidates; all while playing golf and having fun! Congratulations to Sandy Stibitz, our 2016/2017 SunBird Cup winner! The scores were close this year. Sandy shot a…