Category: March 2019

Weeds and unsightly landscaping

  At this time of year, you should have already prepared for the upcoming weed season. I have seen many homes preparing for the weeds in January and February with the pre-emergence herbicides. This application should be applied twice a year, January-February and again in July-August (winter rains or summer monsoons), but it’s not too…

Rotarian of the Month

Dick Nelsen Last month, the Sun Lakes Rotary Club selected a hard-working member, Chuck Deuth – the overseer of two of our biggest programs – the Dictionary project and the Choices project – as the Rotarian of the month for February. The Dictionary project provides a dictionary to every 3rd grader in the Chandler Unified…

Al-Anon meeting notice

  The new 12-Step Al-Anon group meets Monday evenings at 5:00 p.m. in the Lakeview Room (located on the main level by the Pro Shop) of the SunBird clubhouse. If you are concerned about the drinking problems of someone you care about, come and join in on our discussions and receive some help for your…

Social Events

  Bingo Friday, March 1 and 15, Ballroom, 6:00 p.m. If you are someone who would like to meet others from the community or just have a fun time playing Bingo, you might want to check into the Chandler SunBird Lions Club Bingo Nights on the first and third Fridays of each month. Bingo Nights…

Readying for the Spring Concert

  Yvonne Orlich There is very little time left to get your tickets and makes your plans to attend the Spring Concert presented by the Sun Lakes Chorale. To remind you, the concert will be on Thursday, March 14, at the United Methodist Church on Riggs Road in Sun Lakes. The doors open at 6:30…

Donate to the Chandler Food Bank

  My name is Julie, I am a SunBird resident and I volunteer at a Chandler Food Bank. If you have extra food (unopened, please) that you can’t use, I would be glad to take it to the food bank. The food bank also accepts toiletries, cleaning products, paper products and other miscellaneous items. You…

Manager’s Report

Shirley Clark, Dan Buescher, Nancy Eckstein, Bob Moren, Linda DiPalma, Gordon Lee, and Tammy Bachofner

SunBird is a great place to be! February was full of recreational and social activities. March is scheduled to be even busier. The weather has been TERRIFIC, and we hope you are enjoying the many facilities and amenities of SunBird. This is a great time of year with everything in full swing! The SunBird Marketing…

NAIL celebrates 20 years

Mikell Rhoades (left) and Lita Swanson (right) welcome fellow members and guests to New Adventures’ 20th anniversary celebration. (Photo by Kirk Tuey)

Catherine Hammond New Adventures in Learning recently marked 20 years of bringing lifelong learning to the Southeast Valley. Over 200 people celebrated that milestone at SunBird Golf Resort on January 11, 2019. Lee Ross, one of the original members, recollects, “It is hard to believe we have been thriving for 20 years. And like good…