Category: Community News

National Day of Prayer Set for May 4

The National Day of Prayer for the community will be held in the ballroom at the SunBird Golf Resort on Thursday, May 4, at 10 a.m. This event will have special guest speakers, scriptures, and prayers, along with patriotic and inspirational music. Two of the guest speakers will be Daesoo Lee and Mark Fuller. Daesoo…

Summer Newspaper Mailing Update

Attention Snowbirds: Due to the increased cost of postage, we can no longer forward your newspaper if you have a summer residence outside of the community. We invite you to keep up with your friends and neighbors online at sunbirdnews.com, or we offer a subscription service of $15 for 6 months or $30 for a…

Word of the Month: Paladin

David Zapatka The NCAA basketball tournament is fondly called March Madness, and madness it was this year. There may have been more upsets in the big tournament this year than any other year. One of the biggest was the Furman Paladins, a small South Carolina school of 2,970 students, upsetting the #4 seed, Virginia Cavaliers,…

Artists Display Their Talent at Art Show

Resident Diane Wimmer showed her latest acrylic painting White Stallion at the Art Club’s annual Art Show. Diane is a retired consultant for the computer industry and for special education behavior. Her husband is at their home in Hotchkiss, Colo., where it is cooler. Jane does watercolor and oil painting, in addition to pyrography wood-burned items.…

Monitoring Our Health

Jackie Cox Checking blood pressures is one of several free services offered at SunBird in the Puzzle Room of the clubhouse. Pressure checks are offered Monday and Friday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., from January through March. Maggie Seideman, retired nurse and volunteer and a snowbird from Manitoba, coordinates the service. During other months,…

Friendly Community!

Mary and Jerald Feltmann enjoyed the block party on the patio at Jerry and Jean Logosz’s home where Jerry served his signature barbecued ribs. Many of the guests were neighbors and shuffleboard friends. Their home on Pinehurst Drive overlooks shuffleboard’s six lanes. Although done for the season until fall, the group usually plays at 9 a.m.…

Trips and Travel

Tours Departing Regularly: Utah Mighty 5 from Las Vegas Departs second Monday every month Price: $1,950 pp/double; $2,199 pp/single Airfare is additional. Grand Canyon South Rim Day Tour Small Group Departs first Thursday of every month Price: $225 per person Grand Tetons & Yellowstone Departs second Sunday every month (May through October) 8 Days |…