Category: Card Games & Sports

From the Superintendent’s Desk

Brendan Waddell Greetings SunBird residents. I am happy to say that the frost is behind us and spring is here. It’s time to enjoy our great temperatures and play some golf with only one layer of clothes on. Don’t forget your sunscreen. SunBird Golf Club has something special that I have never in my career…

2020 Gala Winners

Sue McCutcheon The scores are in, and the vying for each place on the winners’ board was quite close. The scores ranged between 5110 down to 3730 for eight lucky individuals. Judy Nelson took the top prize, and second through eighth prizes went to Dick Ballou, Tor Thorsen, Betty Nobiling, Larry Schoenborn, Bernie Hennek, Ken…

Pickleball News!

Christina Riley We will soon be welcoming five couples who have recently purchased or have pending sales, largely due to the SunBird Pickleball Club. Yay, pickleball, and welcome to SunBird! The SunBird Pickleball Club hosted a tournament on Saturday, Feb. 22, and Sunday, Feb. 23. In spite of cancelling play on Saturday, Feb. 22, due…

Couples Net Shoot Out

On March 8, we enjoyed a beautiful day and some excellent golf. Ten ladies and ten men were paired for “horserace” style play. First place pair was Barb Wallace and Dave White. Barb kept them in the competition with a clutch downhill putt on hole No. 8. Dave saved the day several times, but notably…

SBMGA Playday Results

Gross Score Shoot Out (left to right): Gerry Tomlinson, 3rd; Gary Hodges, 1st; Andrew Hodges, 2nd

The month of February was again full of major events for the SunBird Men’s Golf Club. First and foremost was the election of officers at the February business meeting. Leading the club for the 2020-2021 season are Bob Johns, president; Dean Huyghebaert, vice president; Patrick Leach, treasurer; and Gordon Olson, secretary. The other activities all…

SunBird Tennis Club News

Brian Turner and Dianna Wreford, you will be missed!

Jen Walden The month of March was our last month of scheduled social tournament play for the season. On March 14, we travelled to Palm Creek to play at their beautiful facilities, and on March 21 we got to play on Springfield’s new tennis courts! And our Farewell in-house tournament and picnic this year on…

Lady 18ers April Newsletter

SunBird Cup winners

As I write this article, SunBird Lady 18ers are getting ready for the club championship which will be played on March 10 and 17. We just completed the Ladies Gross Shootout. First place: Karen Gilmore, second place: Jackie Huyghebaert, third place: Cindy Vig. The tip most often shared by these shootout winners was “play to…

Other Card Results

Cribbage John Valentine We meet on Monday evenings in the Pima Room, which is on the third floor. Buy-in is $1, and we start at 7 p.m.; please come early. SunBird Cribbage scores for February, 2020: 2/03. 1st Don Nobiling 726, 2nd Lucy Tanner 722, 3rd Vic Kinser 719 2/10. 1st (tie) Lucy Tanner and…

Lady Niners News

In the month of February, the SunBird Ladies Niners visited the Sun Lakes Niners. Pictured are some of the ladies who enjoyed a day playing with the ladies down the road.

Emily Hardy, Secretary, Ladies Niners Our Ladies Niners golf group has a reputation for having a good time playing the sport of golf. Members describe others as fun and friendly people to play with. They are regarded as a golf family. Each week we meet in the Horizon Room for refreshments afterwards. This is our golf…

Bridge Results

SunBird Duplicate Bridge Lois Schmidt 2/06. 1st Helen Goheen and Lois Schmidt, 2nd Lil MacPherson and Jackie Huyghebaert, 3rd Dianna Wreford and Tor Thorsen 2/13. N/S: 1st Dianna Wreford and Brian Turner, 2nd Rose Brown and Dorothy Sykes, 3rd Helen Goheen and Lois Schmidt; E/W: 1st Larry Schoenborn and Lennie White, 2nd (tie) Lil MacPherson…