Category: August 2015

SLUMC Game Day continues on August 19, 2015

Game Day is back on Wednesday, August 19. What a great way to socialize during the hot August weather! Beat the heat and come to this popular repeat event in our air-conditioned facility. Take your pick of games; we’ll have Scrabble, Mexican Train, Bridge and Bingo. Or, if you like, bring a game of your…

SunBird Personalities

Pat and Jerry Younger with their guard dog Abby

Bob Neuman For 12 years, Pat and Jerry Younger traveled back and forth from their Omaha home to winter in SunBird, but last fall things changed. As Pat related, “We moved to SunBird in 2014 because we love the people and needed to get down to one home. Winter temps are wonderful, but I am…

Irene Coatta: the consummate artist

Irene Coatta

Bob Neuman So, what about this lady named Irene Coatta who has lived in SunBird for 25 years? She is a salty, diminutive, tell it like it is person packed full of energy and the owner of over 380 paintings which hang in each room of her house. All are products of her zest and…

Catch and Release

Earlier this year with donations about 600 bluegill fish were stocked in the lake at the Clubhouse. Fishing is welcome by SunBird residents and their guests. The fishing restriction is catch and release. Please use barbless hooks when fishing to make it easier to release any fish caught and allow the fish to continue to…

A musical tribute to Patriotism

Ed Treglia Patriotism, I like to keep it simple as I knew growing up. Picture in your mind the portraits of Norman Rockwell. The united American family, peaceful neighborhoods, children neatly dressed, homes well-kept and decorated. American flags flying about as neighborhoods swelled with loving pride, Boy Scouts troops were about. Patriotism is not possible…

The Remodeling Corner

Want a new kitchen by Thanksgiving? Janet Cook It may seem early, but August is a good time to start a kitchen remodeling project if your goal is to have a new kitchen by Thanksgiving. Determine how much you want to invest in your most used room in the house. Having an attractive and updated…

Frequently asked questions about New Adventures

Take a class at New Adventures in Learning!

Are you interested in joining New Adventures in Learning but have some questions you would like answered? Hopefully you will have all the information you need after you read this article and you will be ready to become a member of New Adventures. 1. Can someone who has not attended college join New Adventures? Yes.…

SunBird’s website

SunBird’s website has the latest news and information of what’s going on in SunBird. SunBird’s activities, meetings, calendars, clubs, groups and organization have contact information that can be accessed at sunbirdhoa.com. Come visit us.

Weeds

Bonnie Marcus (Weed Witch), Community Administrator We are now officially in monsoon season. This time of year we can expect warmer temperatures, heavy winds, thunderstorms, dust storms, rain and weeds. The winds can cause breakage of limbs and trees that have not been maintained. Trees and limbs can fall and cause property damage to your…