Sharlene Jerome Earlier this year, the Sunbird Tennis Club and resident and member Rowland Tegio began implementing club-sponsored (aka free for members) drop-in drills from 4 to 5 p.m. on Thursday afternoons. Each week, Rowland introduces new strokes and new strategies and improves our mobility on the court. If you haven’t done so yet, you…
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April 2024, Card Games & Sports
SunBird Ladies Traveling Team Brings Home the Trophy!
Margaret Munsch A huge congratulations to the SunBird Ladies Traveling Team for winning the East Valley Travel Team League trophy on Feb. 22! The league includes teams from Sun Lakes, Ironwood, Palo Verde, and, of course, SunBird. The SunBird team is comprised of the top low handicap ladies in the Lady 18ers League. They played…
April 2024, Card Games & Sports
Men’s Golf Club News
Scott Moore The SunBird Men’s Club monthly meeting was held on March 5. Two new members were welcomed into the club, Don McElheney and Darryl Joyce. Although there were no aces for February, the men did get in their weekly contests around the weather throughout the month. Jack Cooper noted that the new Deuce Pot…
April 2024, Card Games & Sports
SunBird Pickleball Club Charity Tournament
The SunBird Pickleball Club hosted the Seventh Annual Pickle4Purple Charity Pickleball tournament to raise money to research cures for Alzheimer’s/dementia, as well as provide funding to help caregivers. Funds raised go to the Alzheimer’s Association. We could not have done this without the generosity of our community. Many people donated valuable time and money for…
April 2024, Card Games & Sports
Bridge Results
Monday Afternoon Bridge Karlene Garn February winners: 2/05. 1st Beth Miller, 2nd Bruce Kaiser, 3rd Sue Kaat 2/12. 1st Barb Ott, 2nd Bruce Kaiser, 3rd Sue Kaat 2/19. 1st Delores Kvamme, 2nd June Preder, 3rd Mary Jo Howe 2/26. 1st Bruce Kaiser, 2nd Karlene Garn, 3rd June Preder Wednesday Morning Bridge Chris Nechvatal February results:…
April 2024, Card Games & Sports
Play Your Best Pool: Investing in Your Billiard Game
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool If you consider your billiard game as an investment, it is essential to ensure that you are getting a good return on your investment. As you invest a considerable amount of time, effort, and money into playing billiards, it is always advisable to invest in professional billiard instruction to improve your…
April 2024, Card Games & Sports
SunBird Golf Course Adds Landscaping Rock
The Golf Club recently added landscaping rock around the perimeter of holes 13 and 14 and around the exterior of the restroom. Many thanks to the Golf Club maintenance crew, plus Kelly Davis and his crew of faithful volunteers, for shoveling, loading, and placing the rock. At the SunBird Golf Club annual meeting held Feb.…
April 2024, Card Games & Sports
Garden Club
The SunBird Garden Club would like to thank everyone who came out for the 2024 Annual Home Tour last month. This popular and fun afternoon could not happen without gracious homeowners opening their beautiful homes, workers who coordinated the event, and all the volunteers who helped make this year’s event a huge success. A major…
Card Games & Sports, April 2024
SunBird Niners and Sun Lakes Niners Home and Home Golf Tournament
Gail Schroeder We had a great Home and Home Tournament again this year. The weather cooperated, and the lunch was sumptuous with a taco salad and warmed chorizos filled with cream cheese over a caramel sauce. Bev Launer did an excellent job organizing everything with a little help from her Niner friends (Janelle Cernich, Ranee…
April 2024, Card Games & Sports
Relishing Pickleball: Blocking Shots
David Zapatka Would you like to neutralize the hard shots being hit in your direction? Consider a blocking strategy. Blocking a shot properly requires technique, positioning, timing and strategy. Follow this advice to improve your blocking skills: * Stand with your knees bent and feet shoulder-width apart. The lower you can get down, the better.…