Category: March 2025

¿Habla Español?

Dianne Zimmerman Would you like to use and keep up your Spanish skills? Our group is informal, and our purpose is to have fun talking and listening to each other while improving our language skills. We discuss topics suggested by members and, when needed, we help each other with grammar and vocabulary. We encourage intermediate…

Post Office

Jan Griffin If our winter visitors are planning on leaving early, please be sure to come to the SunBird Post Office to complete Change of Address cards 7 to 10 days prior to your departure. Also, be sure to check out with our HOA office. A few reminders: We cannot accept bills larger than $20…

Sun Lakes Day Trippers Travel Group

Mike Swoverland Do you enjoy taking day trips but hate the hassle of driving to get to your destination? Do you enjoy the beauty of our state and would like to find a way to see the wonders of our state hassle-free with other Sun Lakes residents who share your passion? The Day Trippers may…

Founders Festivities Were a Huge Success

03Jack Cooper The Chili Cook-Off, followed by the SunBird Golf Auction and then the Founders Tournament, were all very successful. All of these events benefited the SunBird Golf Course and generated a lot of community involvement. We had 17 entrants in the Chili Cook-Off on the evening of Jan. 22. Nearly 300 SunBird residents enjoyed…

Dearest SunBird

You graciously opened your arms to us in 2009 and welcomed us into a community that would soon become family to us. We laughed, loved, and lived life to the fullest during our retirement years, and the many memories will never be forgotten. From the staff and board members on down to employees, we thank…

Garden Club Home & Garden Tour

MaryJo Johnson The SunBird Garden Club looks forward to seeing everyone at the Home & Garden Tour on Sunday, March 2, from 1 to 3 p.m.! Any tickets remaining on the day of the tour will be available at the Educational Garden (located along the path between hole nine and the clubhouse) for $20. Happy…

American Irish Club News

Sue Prudencio Please save the following dates: Saturday, March 15, 4 p.m. Happy Hour, 5 p.m. Dinner: Irish Club St. Patrick’s Day Dinner, Dance, and Basket Raffle. Please note, we have a new chef. There were some issues with last year’s corned beef. We will not have these issues this year. Horizon Room’s Chef Tom…

Relishing Pickleball: $100,000 Australian Open Pickleball Slam Made History

David Zapatka The Australian Open Tennis Championships, known as the “Happy Slam,” made history this year when it hosted the Australian Open Pickleball Championships in tandem with their famous tennis tournament on finals weekend, January 24-26. Tennis court #3 was transformed into center court for the pickleball championships. $100,000 in prize money was offered. The…

In Passing – March 2025

Rosemary Terhune Rosemary Terhune, 91, of Castle Rock, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, June 23, 2024, of natural causes. She was born April 21, 1933, in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of the late Ernest and the late Marie Zuber. Her father Ernest died when Rosemary was 3 years old. Her mother later married Charles Stressler.…