A couple of coyotes have been spotted in SunBird over the past month. Coyotes normally do not have interactions with humans. The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) has been made aware of these coyotes in SunBird. AZGFD reported that if the coyotes are observed being aggressive, to call their 24/7 hotline at 623-236-7201. Further,…
Category: April 2024
April 2024, Front Page
Singers and Ringers; March Concert Highlights!
Rod Emmerton Your SunBird Singers and Ringers enjoyed another spring concert in our ballroom this past March. We had a wonderful response from our community, and we are hopeful that our musical presentations were an exposé of goodwill, musical camaraderie, and pure enjoyment. Your talented neighbors worked extremely hard from early January to the March…
Community News, April 2024
Neighbors Who Care: ‘Keeping Company’—Respite Care Is Simply Visiting with a Neighbor
Remember the days when the crickets were chirping outside and the kids were scrambling to collect fireflies in jars and sitting on the porch keeping company with the neighbors? Shooting the breeze was the way we kept in touch before we scrolled through our Facebook accounts or texted friends. There was nothing scary about it,…
April 2024, Community News
The Remodeling Corner
Janet Cook In April, Earth Day is commemorated—a time to consider how we can take better care of the environment for our benefit and for generations to come. How can we make an impact in our corner of the world? There is the concept of Green Remodeling: to design and build in ways that will…
April 2024, Association News
Happy Birthday, Rose!
A group of friends gathered in the Horizon Room to celebrate Rose Brown’s 95th birthday.
April 2024, Card Games & Sports
Pickleball Club
Lisa Dingeldein The SunBird Pickleball Club would like to give a huge shout-out to Dan and Marianna Buescher for coordinating an extremely successful Pickle4Purple tournament. Their commitment to raise funds to help find a cure for Alzheimer’s is inspiring! Thank you and well done, Dan and Marianna! Look for all the details about this event…
April 2024, Clubs & Classes
Welcome on Board
Richard Volpe Desert Navy is an organization based locally here in the Sun Lakes area, although it has several active members from surrounding areas around the county. Its primary goal is to provide help and support to those veterans and others who are in need. To support that, we maintain a warehouse that contains a…
April 2024, Front Page
Celebrate National Day of Prayer
The Sun Lakes and SunBird communities will meet for the National Day of Prayer at the SunBird Golf Resort ballroom, at 6250 S. SunBird Blvd., in Chandler, on Thursday, May 2. The program begins at 10 a.m., with musicians playing patriotic music from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Sam Rotman, a concert pianist and inspirational speaker,…
April 2024, Association News
Manager’s Report
Let the good times roll. SunBird continues to have activities and events, with the facilities and parking reaching capacity and/or selling out. The Kare Bears Fashion Show was a huge success, with a sold-out crowd to have lunch and watch the models wearing the latest styling fashions of clothing. SunBird Pickleball Club’s Alzheimer’s three-day tournament…
April 2024, Clubs & Classes
Art Club News
Sharon Eade What a great success our SunBird Art Club enjoyed at this year’s annual Art Show and Sale! This year we invited artists from organizations around the Valley and opened up our event to include a wider array of art forms, i.e., pottery, handcrafted jewelry, and even hand-painted seashells, to name a few! The…