Category: July 2018

SunBird Views – “Blast from the Past”

25 years ago – July 1993 Garmesons are finally coming home for good to SunBird. Fred and Joan Garmeson, longtime SunBird homeowners, are finally coming home. Fred and Joan have been living on Long Island, New York, pursuing their careers, waiting for the day they could finally retire to their home in SunBird. Fred retired…

Meet the Candidate Night

  The Sun Lakes Democratic Club meeting will be held Monday, July 9, 2018, at 7:00 p.m., in the Navajo Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club, located at 25601 E. Sun Lakes Blvd. N. The speakers will be Kelly Fryer, Candidate for Arizona Governor; Matt Orlando, Candidate for Chandler City Council; and Isabel Hiserodt,…

Manager’s Report

Layne Varney It’s HOT! But the work goes on… Common area five-year landscape refurbish plan has begun. The first phase of work this year has been rearranged to address the biggest problem by completely replacing the irrigation system with new upgraded pipes, valves and timer clocks. The current irrigation lines are breaking and failing on…

Healing with Essential Oils

  Paullene Caraher The next oil sharing will be on October 3, the first Wednesday, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. We are taking a summer break! The June meeting brought a lot of people together and, hopefully, their pain is being reduced by the Morphine Bomb. At least 20 were there, and many made two vials, spray-bottle…

Rotarian of the Month

Norm Noble The Sun Lakes Rotary Club has a new Rotarian of the Month, Bill McCoach. Bill joined the club in February of 2014 and became actively involved immediately. He joined several committees and chaired the club’s effort in developing a Strategic Plan. With his club involvement, he was selected as the Service Above Self…

Spanish, anyone?

  Dianne Zimmerman Join this fun, friendly and lively conversational Spanish group. We welcome Spanish speakers to participate each Wednesday from 4:15-5:30 p.m. in the Ocotillo Room of the Arts and Crafts building at Oakwood Country Club. We discuss a wide variety of topics in an informal setting and assist each other with grammar and…

Energy Yoga Class schedule

  Paullene Caraher Experience the benefits of Energy Yoga with Paullene at the SunBird Golf Resort, Navajo Room, third floor. Mornings: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 7:45 to 8:45 a.m. – Nidra Yoga on the second Tuesday (July 10); Mondays and Tuesdays – Chair Yoga and Meditation class 10:00 a.m. There will be no afternoon…

Happenings at the Ed Robson Library in July

  Please plan to join us and cool off at the library! Tuesday, July 10, at 1:00 p.m.: Arizona Movies: Westerns and More with Marshall Shore* The landscape across Arizona made it a prime location for Westerns, many featuring John Wayne. Walt Disney also filmed in Arizona, as well as Andy Warhol and the Coen…

Be prepared for summer power outages

  Bonnie, Community Administrator Summer marks the arrival of monsoon season and an extra strain on the energy grid. While outages may not occur often, SRP wants you to be prepared for the rare times when they do. Stay safe and informed with these tips about what to do if your power goes out. *…