Category: Card Games & Sports

News from the SunBird Golf Shop

Laurie Moore Kelech, Golf Shop Manager Yep, it’s a dry heat … let us celebrate with unlimited summer play! From June 1 through Oct. 7. Available seven days a week From Wednesday, June 1, through Friday, Oct. 7 Book tee times after 9:30 a.m.* $599 per person upfront includes cart (when reserved at booking) $180…

Men’s Club Newsletter

Scott Moore This will be my last newsletter for the season. It certainly was not a same ol’, same ol’ status quo year. As you know, we tried some things to increase Thursday Men’s play. Some things worked, and some things didn’t. To the credit of the board, they kept what worked (the new green…

Bridge Results

SunBird Duplicate Bridge Lois Schmidt March scores: 3/03. 1st Larry Schoenborn and Peggy White, 2nd Brian Turner and Carol Phillips, 3rd Jackie Huyghebaert and Mike McDonough 3/10. 1st Dianna Wreford and Brian Turner, 2nd Peggy White and Larry Schoenborn, 3rd Helen Goheen and Lois Schmidt 3/17. 1st Brian Turner and Dianna Wreford, 2nd Shirley Jackson…

Card Scores

500 Darlene Thompson We meet in the Apache Room, which is on the top floor, on Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m. Please come early. Buy-in is 50 cents. We must leave the chairs and tables where they are located at this time. You have the option to either wear a mask or not. We are…

Bocce Ball Marathon

The 2022 Bocce Ball Marathon is complete. The competition was amazing, with SunBird residents showing skills they didn’t even know they possessed. From the second week of January through mid-March, over 60 SunBird residents participated in over 700 games of bocce. The marathon participants were divided into three leagues, and each competing team played each…

Pickleball Club Wraps Up Season

The SunBird Pickleball Club wrapped up our 2021-22 season with a bang! We had a fun round robin followed by a delicious lunch. The big winners were Jim Zaccone, Lisa Dingeldein, Jeff Seaman, Cindy Krautwurst, Jayne Klein, and Sue Stephenson. We have added over 30 new members this season, bringing our member count to over…

Tennis Club News

Jen Walden It was great to be able to return to our usual tennis club activities this past season after suffering through all the restrictions, limitations, and confinement the previous two years. All of our Canadian friends were able to return and join us on the courts, and we acquired a few new members as…

Relishing Pickleball: The Volley—Part 2

David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, “Your entire demeanor at the net should be confident and strong. Let your attitude convey that you want the ball to come right at you because you’re willing and able to return it! Face the net with…

Bridge Quips

Shirley Jackson Pain of preparation is much less than the pain of regret. —Gen. Mark Milley Where are average things manufactured? The Satisfactory! What kind of exercise do lazy people do? Diddly-squats!