Monday Afternoon Bridge January Winners: 1/17. 1st Julie Tonner, 2nd Toni Onyx, 3rd Carol Dawley 1/24. 1st Chris Nechvatal, 2nd Carol Phillips, 3rd Marlys Haslow 1/31. 1st Beth Miller, 2nd Rose Brown, 3rd June Preder Wednesday Morning Bridge Chris Nechvatal 1/19. 1st Beth Miller, 2nd Karlene Garn, 3rd Carol Dawley 1/26. 1st Beth Miller, 2nd…
Category: Card Games & Sports
Card Games & Sports, March 2022
Card Scores – March 2022
Texas Hold’em Vic Kinser We meet at 6 p.m. every Tuesday and Friday in the Navajo Room. We play a tournament-style Texas Hold’em Poker game with a $5 buy-in. Approximate payout for 1st 60%, 2nd 30%, 3rd 10%, plus a separate pot for the high hand of the night. New players (men and women) are…
Card Games & Sports, March 2022
News from the SunBird Golf Shop
Laurie Moore Kelech, Golf Shop Manager This is for all women golfers and women in general—hats off to all of you ladies. I’d like to celebrate Black History Month with Cantana Starks. She was an American athletics coach. She was the first African-American woman to coach a men’s team at the collegiate level, when she coached…
Card Games & Sports, March 2022
Did You Know?
Sandy Crane SunBird Golf Resort is a semi-private course that welcomes public players. When the golf club was first started, we had active members numbering between 350 and 400. The Golf Club currently has approximately 240 members, both residents and non-residents. We all continue to age, and some relocate as family concerns and physical…
Card Games & Sports, March 2022
SunBird Tennis Club Newsletter
Jen Walden One of our most skilled and seasoned members, Hal Reimer, celebrated his 92nd birthday last month. We shared his special day with him by munching on cupcakes and treats at the courts—after he had played an hour and a half of tennis! It is so great to see him out there with all…
Card Games & Sports, March 2022
SunBird Lady 18er Golf Updates
Lisa Onyx, Publicity Congratulations to Cindy Vig and Jean Pritchard for placing fifth in their flight of 15 teams in the State Medallion Club Team Tournament. There were 122 club teams represented in the flighted tournament. The team score is based on the gross player’s score (Cindy’s) added to the net player’s score (Jean’s). The…
Card Games & Sports, March 2022
Annual Greenskeeper Tournament—Open to all Golfers
The annual Greenskeeper Fundraiser Tournament will be held on Saturday, March 19, with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. This will be a four-person team scramble event, and sign-up sheets are now available in the golf shop. The cost is $45 per player, which includes coffee and donut at check-in, golf, lunch, and prizes. A $10…
Card Games & Sports, March 2022
Relishing Pickleball: The Return of Serve
David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, “the player returning the serve stands deep in or behind the service court, ready to return the ball. The returner should be alert and ready for the next play. As the serve travels over the net, the returner…
Card Games & Sports, March 2022
Bridge Quips
Shirley Jackson Mind Booster: Bridge Despite all the medications doctors prescribe, the best way to save your brain as you get older is to use it. That’s why so many seniors are taking college classes. A less expensive way is to play bridge. According to a study by the University of California at Berkeley, bridge…