Category: Community News

Shop till You Drop event to benefit Hamilton High

  Rose Pachura Open to the public, “Shop till You Drop,” by Calle Rose Boutique, “Benefits Hamilton High School Homeless & Disadvantaged.” The traveling boutique is coming to SunBird Country Club ballroom on Thursday, April 12, 2018, sponsored by the Chit and Chat Breakfast Group. Join us for fun, shopping and door prizes. Shop at…

Service, Support and Sustenance

  Rosie VanderVeen It’s been an exciting year for the Kare Bears! Lots of events with many opportunities to volunteer. Kare Bear Faires are more popular than ever – a place to shop and mingle with friends and make new acquaintances. Sherry Fann would like to thank the SunBird community for all of the items…

The Remodeling Corner

  Janet Cook For 50 years, the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) has been showcasing the latest product innovations, and bigger still is the annual International Building Show (IBS), whose vendor displays fill the size of four football fields for professionals to see and learn about! Both shows judge hundreds of entries to determine…

This, That and Other Stuff

  Bob Neuman How would it be without your car? As we age, the thought of giving it up because of our driving ability is something we dread. Besides being inconvenient, it is another step toward the end. No one in SunBird was alive when the automobile did not exist. With horses, our ancestors did…

Computer Booters hit a home run

  Kc Coller, Publicity Director Computer Booters has waited over a year for the return of Ron Schott, a technology entrepreneur and President Emeritus with Arizona Technology Council, our guest speaker at the March general meeting. His last visit was most memorable, as was this one. Since his company serves Arizona’s premier trade association for…

Donations needed

  Here we are in 2018, and there are thousands of people who still suffer from food insecurity. My name is Julie, I am a SunBird resident and I volunteer at a Chandler food bank. If you have any extra food (unopened, please) that you can’t use, I would be glad to take it to…

Welcome New Neighbors

  Robert (Bear) Urias and Nancy Rudzek 6461 S. Sawgrass Hometown/State: Arvada, CO Robert and Nancy have been married for five years and have one child. They enjoy golf, travel and cooking. Rob and Linda Arnold 1720 E. Doral Drive Hometown/State: St. Paul, MN Rob and Linda have been married 10 years and have five…

Footnotes from the library

  Marilyn Klooster Taxes are done, spring cleaning completed, vacations planned. How can you call it “getting away from it all” with so much preparation before returning “home” for the summer? Or maybe you’re leaving SunBird for a vacation to the mountains or seashore. While you pack and before you close and leave your SunBird…

Yesterday Once More takes the stage April 7

  Barry Miller Yesterday Once More, ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s show and dance rock and roll variety group, will be performing at the Yesterday Once More’s Rock and Roll Variety Show on Saturday, April 7, at the SunBird Country Club, 6250 S. SunBird Blvd., Chandler, AZ 85249. The show starts at 7:00 p.m. Doors open at…