Lois Anderson Why do jigsaw puzzles? It seems like a waste of time to take pieces of a picture, put them together, then break them apart before returning them to the box. However, it has been found that those who do jigsaw puzzles have good, if not excellent, cognitive (that’s being able to figure…
Category: September 2018
Front Page, September 2018
Preparations underway for 20th annual Community Day
Plans are underway for our 20th annual Community Day on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The primary purpose of the day is for the enjoyment, benefit and education of our residents. We are extending an invitation to local vendors to participate, sell, display and demonstrate their services or products.…
Association News, September 2018
Overnight street parking
Reminder: All existing overnight street parking variances will expire annually the first of October. Any homeowner who continues to have a valid need for a variance will need to complete and submit a new request form prior to the end of September. Please review the criteria for overnight street parking, as listed below: *…
Community News, September 2018
SunBird Personalities
Bob Neuman This interesting lady is, in a way, new to SunBird and Arizona. At first glance, one will notice several things. She is very bright and is a people person who gets great satisfaction in helping others, a trait she derived by caring for her brothers and sisters. She has led a life that…
Community News, September 2018
Al-Anon meeting notice
The new 12-Step Al-Anon Group meets Monday evenings at 5:00 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.
Community News, September 2018
Email news group
SunBird has an email newsletter and special-notices program to improve communications with homeowners. If you are not registered for the SunBird email list or you are not sure if you are, please go to the SunBird website at sunbirdhoa.com and click on the icon picture of the email chimp (monkey) at the bottom of…
Community News, September 2018
Donate to the Chandler Food Bank
My name is Julie, I am a SunBird resident and I volunteer at a Chandler Food Bank. If you have extra food (unopened, please) that you can’t use, I would be glad to take it to the food bank. The food bank also accepts toiletries, cleaning products, diapers, paper products and other miscellaneous items.…
Community News, September 2018
Lifelong learning program offers fall classes
Catherine Hammond More than 80 classes are available this fall through New Adventures in Learning. All presenters are volunteers who have gathered their knowledge in a variety of ways. Some are retired experts who have been formally trained or have worked for a lifetime in a particular field. Others have a newer passion to explore…
Association News, September 2018
Did you know? ACC committee guidelines regarding lights
It’s beginning to look at lot like Christmas. Suddenly, multicolor lights and lawn art with colored lights are beginning to pop up all over SunBird. Though no letters have gone out as of this date, these lights are not allowed throughout the year. According to the ACC Guidelines, page 3: “All holiday decorative lighting…
Card Games & Sports, September 2018
Card Scores
Hand & Foot Yvonne Beloney We meet on Tuesday in the Lakeview Room. We will start playing at 12:30 p.m. Come and join us and please arrive between noon and 12:15 p.m. so you can either pick a table or draw cards for partners. Buy-in is $.50. If you have any questions, you may…