Jackie Cox Joan Bruening had a unique plan to meet her SunBird neighbors when she moved here 10 years ago. After concluding the billing coding work she did for a doctor, she began a sewing business! She started sewing for her friends, and they told their friends and neighbors about her careful, almost two-day turnaround…
Category: June 2019
Clubs & Classes, June 2019
Healing summer wellness with essential oils
JoAnne Gaudioso Essential oils are some of the best natural supplies to keep in your home. Besides being incredibly versatile and easy to use, these potent natural substances can improve health in so many different ways. From sleep and stress to skin and haircare, essential oils can positively impact almost every aspect of our wellbeing.…
Community News, June 2019
Word of the Month: Curry
David Zapatka Having spent the past week in Myanmar and India eating fabulous cuisine off the cruise ship, curry dishes are fresh on my mind. I’ve long loved Indian cuisine and all those many curry flavors. I’m impressed by how many different types of curry and varying spices there are. What I’ve learned is curry…
Association News, June 2019
Trimming palm trees
ACC Committee With summer approaching, it is almost time to begin trimming your palm trees. Please do not do them too early. The end of June and July are the recommended months for trimming palm trees. If you are not here, please make arrangements to have someone trim your trees. The palm flowers will be…
Community News, June 2019
Attention homeowners: change in “SunBird News” deadline
Effective July, 2019, the deadline for your SunBird News articles will be due on the 5th of each month. In the event that the 5th falls on the weekend, articles will be due on the Friday before. Please submit all articles to [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact…
Clubs & Classes, Card Games & Sports, June 2019
Spanish Conversation Group
Do you speak Spanish? Are you looking for a fun, friendly and lively environment in which to practice? This group is for you! Our conversational Spanish group meets every Wednesday from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. in the Ocotillo Room of the Arts and Crafts building at Oakwood Country Club. Topics and backgrounds are varied as…
Community News, June 2019
Footnotes from the library
Nancy Smith When June arrives, On quiet feet, The days dance on, To a gentle beat. June comes along softly, To say “Hello,” “It’s hot out there, So take it slow.” June whispers on breezes, She smiles at you – Stretch out and relax, With a book or two. The SunBird Library invites you to…
Association News, June 2019
Manager’s Report
The weather has been playing tricks on us all year and this still continues. Hot, then cool, then hot, then cool, but we all know what’s coming… and will be here to stay at the extreme hot temperatures through the summer months. Last month, an email was received by many SunBird residents from “Sunbird Golf…
Community News, June 2019
2nd annual Successful Aging Dementia Conference June 13
We are thrilled to announce the second annual Successful Aging, Sun Lakes Dementia Conference to be held on Thursday, June 13, 2019, at Sun Lakes Country Club from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Register NOW for a day of impactful and useful information about families learning to live with dementia and the often new role…
Front Page, June 2019
Roadrunners enjoy a day of fun and dinner
Ruth Anne Hobbs Thank you goes to Bill Johnson, the chairperson for the very fun event held on Saturday, April 20, 2019. A group of SunBird Roadrunners Golf and Social Club members enjoyed a round of putt-putt golf. We were able to convert the putting area into a miniature golf area for part of the…