Nadine Koenig A Celebration of Life remembrance service was held Friday, March 18 for Nadine Koenig, a resident of SunBird Resort Community for 20 years. Nadine passed away on February 23, 2016. She will be greatly missed by her husband, Bill, two children, five grandchildren and her many SunBird friends.
Category: April 2016
Community News, April 2016
Library notice
Because the last two electric pencil sharpeners have been stolen from the Library, we will no longer have a sharpener for public use.
Community News, April 2016
Medicare, Medicaid and other related health benefit info
Personalized objective assistance to seniors, the disabled and caregivers provided by volunteer counselors especially trained by the Arizona Agency on Aging Benefits Assistance Program. Services include: Basic information about original Medicare, Supplemental (Medigap) policies, Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (Part “D”), Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO’s, etc.), AHCCCS (Medicaid), ALTCS (Arizona Long Term Care System) as well…
Community News, April 2016
Thanks from Iowa group
As a team the Iowans pulled it off with a scrumptious supper. Special thanks to Shirley Clark for fixing the pork and her team of helpers who shopped, set up and served; to Betty Nobiling who lettered the names tags; to Dave and Neva Beech, Joanne and Gary Astor and Donald Nobiling who made sure…
Community News, April 2016
Take the SunBird fitness challenge
Mary Sullivan As usual, we are enjoying fantastic weather at SunBird. We are truly fortunate to have mostly sunny weather! This year we are having the first SunBird fitness challenge starting in April. Everyone in the community who is interested will be given a sheet with instructions to measure distance, time and miles. There will…
Community News, April 2016
A sensational season of stimulating success
Our February meeting welcomed speaker Marcia McGaw, a community educator for Gemini Hospice and her associate and ambassador of love, Bella, a yellow Labrador mix. Bella is invaluable to the program, as clients immediately warm up to her. She is great therapy for the lonely and despondent reciprocating freely with natural affection. Hospice provides custodial…
Community News, April 2016
After Easter
Dr. Marc Drake, Sr. Pastor, First Baptist Church, Sun Lakes “But the Word of God is not bound!” (2 Timothy 2:9). What powerful words from the first century that must never be forgotten here in the 21st century. The Apostle Paul wrote those words from a prison cell and it was part of a letter…
Community News, April 2016
This, That and Other Stuff
Bob Neuman Many residents of SunBird feel fortunate growing up in the ‘40s and ‘50s. Sure, there was a big war, but wasn’t the pace slower and weren’t people, for the most part, kinder and gentler? In my small town, a bank loan sometimes took only a handshake. Weren’t the majority more accountable, responsible, honest…
Community News, April 2016
Ed Robson Branch Library events for April
Wednesday, April 6 at 10:30 a.m. – The Eagle and the Archaeologists: The Lindberghs’ 1929 Aerial Survey of Southwest Prehistoric Sites Pilot Charles Lindbergh (the “Lone Eagle”) is best known for his famous 1927 flight across the Atlantic Ocean. But Lindbergh and his wife, Anne, also played an important role in Southwestern archaeology. During the summer…
Community News, April 2016
Trips and Tours
For more information or reservations contact Free Spirit Vacations and Events at 480-926-5547 or [email protected]. Plan now for this summer’s cool getaway–Camp Free Sprit – book early for best cabin selection! Camp Free Spirit – Christopher Creek August 1-3 Price: $495 pp/double, $675 pp/single Call for triple and quad pricing as cabins can comfortably accommodate…