John Yu You are invited to Sun Lakes Sunday Dance Club’s St. Paddy’s Green Dance on Sunday, March 3, at Cottonwood’s San Tan Ballroom. Our dinner, dance, and live music venue continues because of the fantastic support from Sun Lakes residents. As residents change, our venue has also changed accordingly. We are open to the public,…
Category: March 2024
March 2024, Association News
Fruit Picking and Volunteers Needed for Picking
Bonnie Marcus It’s that time of year when we have volunteers picking fruit for our residents. The fruit picking team picks fruit on Tuesday mornings starting at 8:30 a.m., and they are usually finished picking by 10:30 a.m. They will bring the fruit to the clubhouse for everyone to enjoy. If you have fruit trees…
March 2024, Community News
Bonnie Marcus Thank You and Appreciation
March 2024, Card Games & Sports
Bridge Results
Monday Bridge Karlene Garn January winners: 1/08. 1st June Preder, 2nd Carol Phillips, 3rd Chris Nechvatal 1/15. 1st June Preder, 2nd Frank Nechvatal, 3rd Delores Kvamme 1/22. 1st Carol Dawley, 2nd June Preder, 3rd Chris Nechvatal 1/29. 1st Jean Ballou, 2nd Carol Dawley, 3rd Karlene Garn Wednesday Bridge January results: 1/10. 1st Carol Dawley, 2nd…
March 2024, Community News
The Phoenix Area Walk for Sjögren’s Is Coming to Your House March 16!
Maria Davis I have been a Sjogren’s (SHOW-grins) patient since 2004. I am particularly excited about this year’s event, since people can participate from the comfort of their own home. You can join in an educational Zoom meeting and/or go out and walk right in your own neighborhood (details below). What is Sjogren’s? Sjögren’s is a…
Community News, March 2024
Dementia Friendly Information Class
Sheryl Keeme Since Sun Lakes has been designated a Dementia Friendly Community, many Sun Lakes residents have taken the Dementia Friend Info class. The Info Session helps in understanding dementia and how to best help friends, neighbors, and associates living with it. There are still many neighbors in our community who have not yet been…
March 2024, Community News
The Promise of Spring, the Seeds of Harmony
Rev. Derrick Elliott, Pastor, Sun Lakes United Church of Christ In the heart of winter, on Jan. 14, 2024, our community embarked on a journey of understanding and connection that defied the cold and barren landscape around us. Gathered within the warm embrace of fellowship, individuals from diverse religious backgrounds came together for an interfaith…
March 2024, Community News
Conley Cup March 22-24
Jack Cooper The big event is coming this month, the Conley Cup competition between the Canadians and the Americans, on March 22, 23, and 24. This has been an annual event between the men since 2011, honoring Mr. Bill Conley who was a decorated marine veteran who resided on hole number 5. The event was…
March 2024, Front Page
SunBird Annual Home Tour Honors Toni Onyx
The ever-popular SunBird annual Home Tour is nearly here! Seven SunBird homes will be showcased this year between 1 and 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, to share ideas for remodeling, refreshing, repurposing, and/or redecorating. This year’s tour honors Toni Onyx Greisiger, longtime member, contributor, and past president of the Garden Club. Toni was born…
March 2024, Community News
Distracted Walking Can Lead to Accidents
You may have seen members of the Rules Committee out there logging vehicle traffic here in SunBird. We have released the data we obtained and our plans for future vehicle safety initiatives. One of the concerns we noted was the SunBird Stop (think California Rolling Stop). The SunBird Stop raised concerns for pedestrians out enjoying…