On Friday, March 15, 2019, SunBird Lions Club held Bingo Night in the SunBird Ballroom. One hundred two people attended the fun evening. The lucky winners were Linda Hearn (2), Charlene Loomis, Jackie Bard, Lani Pappano, Don Stenberg, Linda Brandon, Barbara Calaway, Nancy Corder, Kimberly Ley, Cindy Vig, Rhonda Malta, Floy Feltmann and Duane Schatz.…
Just a reminder that the City of Chandler requires that all swimming pool and spa water discharges be maintained on private property, or in a sanitary sewer cleanout on private property. During general maintenance, when backwashing your pool, drainage into the sewer cleanout is not necessary as long as the discharge is maintained on your…
Sharon Eade May is here and seemed to sneak in without us noticing! We have had such a full year of learning and enjoying our individual journeys in art. In April, our own Irene Coatta gave us a class on creating paintings conveying “reflections” on glass and other nonporous subjects. Thank you, Irene. Though many…
Have you ever participated in any theater productions, big or small? Acting? Sound? Lighting? Props? Costumes? Set construction? Would you have an interest in getting involved again? Even if you’ve never done any theatre, would you be interested in giving it a try? A small group from the Community Church of SunBird is considering starting…
Nancy Smith “What the detective story is about is not murder, but the restoration of order.” So says mystery author P.D. James. The dictionary defines MYSTERY as secretive or a curiosity. It is something uncomprehending and beyond human understanding. You have only to walk through the MYSTERY section of our SunBird library to wonder at…
Dennis Hayward inspects the silver ring he just cast and polished in the Lapidary Shop. Dennis is past president of the club which includes 75 members doing fused glass, stained glass, silver wrap, silversmithing, rock cutting and polishing and jewelry making. The club meets the first Friday, November until April, with classes on the various…
SunBird has no specific rules and restrictions concerning the use of Yard Décor (i.e., metal sculptures, silk flowers, plastic flowers, pottery, etc.) within our community. As a matter of fact, it is impossible to arrive at a common dictionary of what is and what is not Yard Décor, where would Art Work be placed, what…
My name is Julie, I am a SunBird resident and I volunteer at a Chandler Food Bank. If you have extra food (unopened, please) that you can’t use, I would be glad to take it to the food bank. The food bank also accepts toiletries, cleaning products, paper products and other miscellaneous items. You can…
Frank Nechvatal April’s meeting was held on the Patio. We had a great party with chicken, potato salad, other salads and, of course, for dessert we shared a sheet cake. This marked the end of the 2018/2019 season. Mark your calendar for our next meeting on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, in the Lakeview Room at…
Jackie Cox For almost five years, SunBird’s Restaurant and Bar Manager Julie Mathis has served residents and the public. Not only have the sales and number of customers increased in that time, she has overseen the expansion of the kitchen, increased hours of service and added trivia nights. Julie hires, trains and schedules a staff…