Category: April 2020

Golf Course Lifeline

  Wes Akerman Our town hall meetings have put the spotlight on the lifeline the golf course needs in order to repair and maintain its infrastructure. Currently, income is allocated for operating expenses, leaving the capital expenditures under budgeted year after year. The annual CRAB Golf Tournament and Auction (T & A), held every November,…

Email News Group

SunBird has an email newsletter and special-notices program to improve communications with homeowners. If you are not registered for the SunBird email list or you are not sure if you are, please go to the SunBird website at sunbirdhoa.com and click on the icon picture of the email chimp (monkey) at the bottom of the…

Canadians Head Home

Wes Akerman After another fun-filled winter enjoying SunBird’s many amenities, we prepare to begin the trek north to our “home and native land.” By law, we are only allowed to be out of Canada for about 180 days, and the time is up for many of us. The Canadian Club continues to financially support the…

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…

Patrol Report

Chief Catri One of the primary purposes of a gated community is to offer its residents safety that they wouldn’t experience in a nearby non-gated community. In addition, many people today crave security, so they locate in a gated community to feel safe. The trend is that crimes against people go down and stay down…

Art Club Notice

Sharon Eade April is here, bringing springtime temperatures and lots of activities to SunBird and to the surrounding communities in the greater Phoenix area. Our Art Club Sale and Show is behind us, and it was a great success. Meeting our friends and neighbors while showcasing the artwork we put so much of ourselves into is…

“Here Comes the Sun”

Harry Huckemeyer As the days move by, I’m sure that we’re all aware that soon the summer months will be here. It’s no secret that many of our friends will be packing and going back to other areas to see their friends and families. March has been a really busy month with so many opportunities…

Social Dance Class Forming

Mary Lou Kaye Entry level basic social dance lessons will begin on Thursday, April 9. Social dancing is designed for those who don’t need to move like Fred and Ginger but want to avoid looking like Abbott and Costello. We’ll learn about the basic dance rhythms as well as the principles of leading and following—also defined as learning…

The Desert Navy Club to Meet April 17

Richard Volpe Looking forward to our next meeting scheduled for Friday, the 17th of April, at 11 a.m. The Desert Navy’s next meeting will be held at the SunBird Community Center in the Lakeview Room located on the main floor close to the elevator. The meetings start at 11 a.m., and all are welcome. Meetings…