SunBird Golf Club Board of Directors It’s that time of year again … when golf courses in Arizona begin planning their annual overseeding with rye grass. Our base grass, which is bermudagrass, loves the heat but goes dormant in the fall. If left alone, the bermudagrass turns brown from November through May, the exact time…
Category: July 2022
Clubs & Classes, July 2022
April Rock of the Month Found!
Paula Russell was so excited when her husband noticed a strange-looking rock outside the entrance to the SunBird clubhouse. Paula investigated and came away with the April Rock of the Month. This was the final rock of the Garden Club’s “Rock of the Month” series. The painted rocks were intended to spark an interest in…
Association News, July 2022
Change of Occupancy/Renters
Bonnie Marcus, Community Administrator The HOA office is updating our renters list. According to the CC&Rs, “In the interest of preserving the property values of all Lots situated within the Property, the total number of Lots that may be offered for lease or rent by Owners is restricted to twenty percent (20%) of the Lots,…
Card Games & Sports, July 2022
Summer Tennis Continues!
Jen Walden It gets pretty quiet on the sport courts during the hot months, but there are still a few of us enjoying summer tennis here in SunBird. We are presently able to fill two courts in the mornings, allowing all those interested to play on a rotational basis when we have more than eight…
Card Games & Sports, July 2022
News from the SunBird Golf Shop
Laurie Kelech, Golf Shop Manager Yep, it’s a dry heat … let us celebrate with unlimited summer play! From June 1 to Oct. 7. Available seven days a week From Wednesday, June 1, through Friday, Oct. 7 Book tee times after 8:30 a.m.* $599 per person upfront includes cart (when reserved at booking) $180 per…
Clubs & Classes, July 2022
March Rock Finally Found
The March Rock of the Month eluded a number of rock hunters, but longtime resident Sandy Muyres was determined. She spent many days scouring the garden areas around the clubhouse without success. On one of her final days before returning to Canada, Sandy took one last look in the parking lot across from the ballroom…
Clubs & Classes, July 2022
Rotary Club 2022
RCSL Names Sawyer Merrill 2022 CUSD Educator of the Year Dr. Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Director The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes recently announced that Sawyer Merrill, special education teacher at Chandler Unified School District’s Auxier Elementary School located in Queen Creek, received the club’s 2022 Sandy Lundberg Educator of the Year Award. The club…
Community News, July 2022
News from the Sky: International Air Travel Bouncing Back at Phoenix Sky Harbor
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport International air travel has been making a strong recovery at Phoenix Sky Harbor, where Condor Airlines recently resumed its nonstop Phoenix-Frankfurt flight after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This service operates two days a week from May through September. Condor, which began nonstop seasonal service from Phoenix…
Front Page, July 2022
A Huge Thank You
Bonnie Marcus, Community Administrator We would like to thank all of our volunteers for picking homeowners’ fruit trees. Every Tuesday morning, beginning at the end of January, through April, these volunteers would go out and strip trees of fruit and then deliver the fruit to the clubhouse. Numerous people benefited from the free fruit and…
Association News, July 2022
SunBird Patrol
Chief Dan Russell Well, summer is here in SunBird! It’s pool time! With the two recent golf cart accidents here in SunBird, let us remember that the stop signs and speed limits in our community are not just for motor vehicles, but are also for golf carts using the roadways. So, let’s all put our best…