Category: April 2022

Art at the Lakes 2022

Diane Hitt Art at the Lakes 2022 was a huge success. Crowds of people walked the sidewalks to see and buy art displayed by 110 artists. The AFMA firefighters and medics cooked and sold delicious hamburger and hotdog meals. Three bands filled the lake area with great music. Lots of raffle tickets were sold. And…

Relishing Pickleball

David Zapatka The Volley Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, “A volley is a shot hit in the air before the ball bounces. It is used as a return of a ball that travels close to the top of the net and that is usually hit…

SunBird Irish Club News

Mary Pilon, Publicity The March meeting of the Irish Club was held on Thursday, March 3, on the clubhouse patio. President Val Bongiorno opened the meeting at 4:45 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Committee reports were given by the chairmen. “Boston” Mary reported that $326 was deposited into our account, and…

Democratic Club News

Roxy Banta The Sun Lakes Democratic Club is now holding hybrid meetings. You can attend in person in the Navajo Room, located in the Sun Lakes Country Club, or continue to attend via Zoom. If you would like to attend via Zoom, please email Weldon at [email protected] to request the Zoom link. Please include your…

SunBird Tennis Club News

Jen Walden The Palm Creek Tennis Club visited SunBird on March 12 for a rousing match of Men’s, Women’s, and Mixed Doubles. Christine Terechenok and Sharon Van Greunsven coordinated the chicken and salad luncheon for the day. Thanks so much for everyone’s help! We love our volunteers. On March 19 we put up a valiant…

German/American Club News

Frank Nechvatal The German/American Club had its February meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. in the Lakeview Room. After the business meeting, we adjourned to have Treva Christensen teach us how to play the dice game Bunco. We broke up into groups of four and played six rounds. We shared the treats that…

April Men’s Club Newsletter

Scott Moore Our March 1 meeting saw the sitting of the new Men’s Club Executive Board. Past President Dean Huyghebaert turned his gavel over to new president Buzz Curran, and Scott Stohr was nominated and confirmed as the new vice president. All the other existing board members will remain for the 2022-23 season. Treasurer Patrick…

April Rock

I am the SunBird Garden Club’s April Rock of the Month. I can be found among the cacti, plants, and other landscape in the rock gardens. If you find me, take me home and call Garden Club member Mary Jane Mogden at 815-861-1755. The first person who captures the rock will return it to the…

Kare Bears Thanks the SunBird Community

Shirley Jackson Kare Bears welcomed Carolyn Richel, community liaison for Hospice of the Valley, to the February meeting. She relayed information regarding supportive care for those with dementia. Hospice of the Valley not only serves patients, but their families as well. They offer education for caregivers. A nurse is on call 24 hours a day…