Category: Community News

Fauré ‘Requiem’ Concert

Yvonne Orlich On a sunny Palm Sunday in Sun Lakes, the Sun Lakes Community Choir gave us an extraordinary performance of Faure’s Requiem at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church. Once again, the idea for this performance was the brainchild of the choir director, Cris Evans, and was made possible to the Sun Lakes community’s residents by…

SunBird Car Show

Jackie Cox Bob Hoffman displayed his new hand-built golf cart, modeled after his ‘49 Ford Woody, at SunBird’s Car Show on March 1. He designed it, then built the front hood using wood and fiberglass and carpentered the polished wood box. He painted it sea green, the color of his original station wagon. He began…

Going the Distance

Dana Marrs Before sunrise, while we all are sleeping, JoAn Hartzell is swimming. She swims every morning—every morning. Weekends. Christmas. Thanksgiving. Daily. It began one day in early 2016 as she was making plans to get in shape for swimming to take a trip to Hawaii with her son. At first, she said she wondered…

SunBird Kare Bears Pause

Shirley Jackson The new board for the SunBird Kare Bears 2023-24 season will include Karen Volk, Kay Davis, Donna Moran, Patsy Covington, and Paula Warhoover. Barb Dunbar will continue as secretary, and Sandy Barber will continue as treasurer for the coming season. Donations have been given to the following charities in Chandler and nearby communities…

Block Party Fun

A gathering of approximately 80 friends and neighbors met on March 11 for the annual S. Coral Gable Drive block party. A potluck brunch was enjoyed while listening and dancing to the live music of The Sixties Guyz. We look forward to seeing you there next year.