Viva Smith Come out and enjoy a round of golf with your fellow Canadians on Sunday, March 16, with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. Coffee, donuts, and check-in will be at 7 a.m. on the patio. It will be a four-person scramble, ABCD player format. Teams will be picked randomly from the four categories. The…
Category: March 2025
March 2025, Community News
Mail Call
Isn’t it fun to open the mailbox and see a colored envelope with your name on it instead of a bill or advertisement? It might be a birthday or get well greeting card or maybe just one that says, “Hi, thinkin’ about you.” Even though this is the age of emails, texts, and FaceTime, it’s…
March 2025, Community News
Chinese Auction
SunBird’s 6th Annual Chinese Auction was a huge success, and we raised the most money to date—$2,426.02! Thank you to all who participated in this fun event. We are especially thankful to all of our volunteers. Without them, this event could not have been possible. Although it’s always fun to go home with a prize,…
Association News, March 2025
SunBird Unit 1A Dumpsters
SunBird Unit 1A large dumpsters and large blue containers are for Unit 1A resident use only. This section is mainly the manufactured home section of SunBird that does not have individual roll-out garbage bins. No Contractor Use • All garbage material must be bagged and tied and placed in the trash container. • Do not…
Card Games & Sports, March 2025
Card Scores
500 We meet in the Apache Room, which is located on the top floor of the clubhouse, on Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m. Buy-in is 50 cents. If you have any questions, please call Darlene Thompson at 602-460-1501 and leave a message and she will get back to you. January winners: 1/09. 1st Ed Hennek…
March 2025, Clubs & Classes
Rotary Club – March 2025
Rotary Club of Sun Lakes Names Dick Meyer Rotarian of the Month Dr. Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Director The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes (RCSL) named Dick Meyer the February 2025 Rotarian of the Month. Dick, a Gilbert resident, has been a Rotarian since 1988 and RCSL member since 2021. He has served as…
March 2025, Clubs & Classes
Hidden Gems
Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club If you haven’t noticed, it’s been a dry hiking season out there. In my eight years of hiking with the club, I’ve never seen landscape so close to completely drying up as I have seen this year, especially in sun-parched south exposure sides of South Mountain and the Superstitions.…
March 2025, Card Games & Sports
Bridge Results
Monday Bridge January winners: 1/06. 1st Fay Lockwood, 2nd Karlene Garn, 3rd Carol Dawley 1/13. 1st June Preder, 2nd Carol Phillips, 3rd Beth Miller 1/20. 1st Peggy White, 2nd Karlene Garn, 3rd Sue Kaat 1/27. 1st Beth Miller, 2nd Fay Lockwood, 3rd Chris Nechvatal Wednesday Bridge January results: 1/08. 1st Gunter DeFlieze, 2nd Ron Mrugala,…
March 2025, Clubs & Classes
SunBird Lions Club – March 2025
SunBird Lions Club Bingo Winners on January 17 Arlene Block What an exciting night it was on Jan. 17 at SunBird Lions Club Bingo! Two players doubled their money in the allotted time of caller Vern Green. The tables were filled with supporters, which was wonderful. The winners were Carol Mudryk, J. Sandburg, Tanya Pauling,…
March 2025, Front Page
Ladies Travel Team Wins Trophy Second Year in a Row!
Margaret Munsch Congratulations to the SunBird Ladies Travel Team for bringing the East Valley Travel Team League trophy home to SunBird for the second year in a row! The league includes teams from Sun Lakes, Ironwood, Palo Verde, and, of course, SunBird. The SunBird team is comprised of the top low handicap ladies in the…