Bob Neuman In the ancient but great poem “The Odyssey” by the Greek author Homer, Odysseus has fought in the Trojan war and is attempting to return to his home in Ithaca. However, the gods are against him and send numerous evils to stop him. The Sirens, a group of lovely ladies, sit on…
Category: March 2018
Clubs & Classes, March 2018
Rotarian of the Month
Dee Rasmussen Each month, the Sun Lakes Rotary Club selects a member who has stood out in his or her efforts to maintain our quality standards within the club. Colette McNally was chosen in February for her outstanding work as club secretary, faithfully keeping notes at all our meetings and our monthly board meetings.…
Clubs & Classes, March 2018
Art Club Show and Sale
Sharon Eade March 17 is the date for this year’s Art Club Show and Sale to be held in the ballroom from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and will give us a chance to share art created by your friends and neighbors in SunBird. We look forward to presenting our art pieces for sale…
Clubs & Classes, March 2018
Canadians invade the Patio
Wes Akerman A sea of red and white – happy SunBird residents from north of the 49th parallel – enjoyed the annual pork loin patio BBQ on the 8th of February. Janet Farrell and her merry band of singers led 180 Canadians in a boisterous singalong of campfire favourites. Registration for our annual Canadian…
Community News, March 2018
Welcome New Neighbors
Rogelio Martinez and Celia 5810 S. Kenneth Hometown/State: Chicago Rogelio and Celia have been married for 33 years and have four children. They enjoy traveling. Daniel J. Reedy and Jean R. 6451 S. Tournament Lane Hometown/State: Emmetsburg, IA Daniel and Jean have been married for 43 years and have five children. Joe and Debbie…
Card Games & Sports, March 2018
Tips From The Pro Shop
Jerry Lingen It’s March, and we are now on our spring schedule. Starting time for all shotgun starts will now be 8:00 a.m. Morning tee times will also begin at 8:00 a.m. Afternoon tee times will begin at noon. Hours for the Pro Shop will be from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Call-in for…
Clubs & Classes, March 2018
House and Garden Tour set for Sunday, March 11
Toni Greisiger This year, the SunBird Garden Club is celebrating its 15th year of sponsoring the annual House & Garden Tour. It is our favorite activity when homeowners offer to open their attractive homes and yards for residents to obtain ideas for their own homes. Tickets ($10.00) may be purchased at the HOA office…
Card Games & Sports, March 2018
SunBird Lady Niners
Mary Marshall, Secretary February 6 was a beautiful day for golf as two of our Niners shot a hole-in-one! June Yates aced hole #3, and Jamie Morgan hit her perfect shot on hole #13. Congratulations, ladies! The pot was split between the two winners and now starts over, so each member must put in…
Association News, March 2018
Notes from the Board meeting
The Board of Directors had a Business meeting January 22. These are the notes from this meeting. Members Present: Gordon Lee, Dee Brown-Knoeppel, Don Calvert, Nancy Eckstein, Shirley Clark, Linda DiPalma, Bob Moren and Layne Varney President Gordon Lee called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. Minutes reviewed from previous meetings and which were…
Clubs & Classes, March 2018
SunBird Men’s Golf Association Match Play Challenge
Norm Ott There are three major tournaments scheduled during the Men’s Club winter season. They are the SunBird Cup, the Match Play Challenge and the Club Championship. The SunBird Cup was played in December and was reported in the February paper. The second of these is the three-week Match Play Challenge which was started…