Category: July 2015

A man who would not die in battle

Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Sun Lakes For over 150 years, a fascinating story appeared in virtually every student textbook in America but, sadly, it hasn’t been seen for decades. It is the story of George Washington when he was 23 years of age and involved in the French and Indian…

Food and Beverage Committee report

Leo Buries, Jean Pritchard, Gordon Lee, General Manager Layne Varney and Horizon Room Food and Beverage Director Julie Mathis met on April 28. Horizon Room Vision Statement: To provide residents with a social gathering place to enjoy a resort lifestyle atmosphere that offers high quality food and beverages. All food and beverages will be served…

Card Scores

500 Cards Darlene Thompson We meet in the Lakeview Room on the second floor by the Pro Shop on Thursday evenings and start to play at 6:30 p.m. Please come early. Remember we will be starting at 6:30 p.m. Buy-in is $.50. 5/07. 1st Ken Reidenbach 2478, 2nd Arlie Mulder 2390, 3rd Yvonne Petersen 1810…

April and May golf financial reports

The financial results for the four months ending April 30 shows total income more than budget by $30,400; $356,100 versus $325,700. Green fees are slightly below budget for the period, while punch cards and tournaments exceeded budget. Expenses are unfavorable by $12,200; $255,900 against the budget of $243,700 principally in the areas of general expense…

Agave plant

Close-up of the agave death stalk.

Barb Valentine I know it’s common to see all the “death stalks” on the agave, but this plant is monstrous! It’s located on the corner of Sawgrass and Doral in the SunBird Golf Resort.

Patrol Report

Thomas Catri It has been a very interesting first month on the job. During that time, I have been able to meet more of our residents, talk to the Board of Directors and our Rules Compliance Committee to answer some of their questions and to find out what is a matter of interest or importance…

VFW Bingo is year-round in  Sun Lakes

Get out of the heat, have fun and support veteran needs! Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 8053 Bingo remains the center for community support to our veterans and their families. Playing in VFW’s weekly game raises funds for the Post’s veteran support programs. The game also enables the sharing of unique local projects and…

American-German Club

Trish Deflieze Our club season has officially ended. We are now on hiatus for the summer and will remain so until September 2015. Our first meeting of the new 2015-2016 season will be September 22 at 6:00 p.m. in the Horizon Room. The club is open to all SunBird residents with German backgrounds. New members…

Al-Anon meeting

The new 12-step Al-Anon group meets Monday evenings at 5:30 p.m. in the Ceramics Room of the SunBird Clubhouse. If you are concerned about the drinking problems of someone you care about, come and join in on our discussions and receive some help for your peace of mind.

Senior Fitness classes

Take a class with Cat Sullivan!

Cat Sullivan Here we are in the midst of summer! While some of you are enjoying the pool at Springfield and others are on vacation, we are having some serious fun on Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. in the Navajo Room. Each week the folks encourage each other to meet each other’s personal goals. The style…