Category: October 2018

Celebrating Wanda Gasteneau

  Wanda Gasteneau was the Activities Director at SunBird for over 13 years and unexpectedly passed away this past summer: always smiling, helpful and remembering the many details of this huge job. Wanda was involved in organizing and planning many wonderful activities for SunBird to enjoy. In fact, we called her “Wonderful Wanda.” Please join…

Sunday breakfast buffet

  Sunday breakfast buffet is now available each Sunday for $10.50. For lighter diners we will now be offering a small list for order off the menu. The Horizon Room is open for Sunday breakfast at 8:00 am until 12:00 noon. We look forward to seeing you.

Save our golf course

  What makes SunBird Golf Resort so inviting is the wonderful impression one gets entering the gates on Championship Drive. The lush green fairways, ponds and fountains create a luxurious setting for all residents. Like all golf courses, SunBird Golf Club struggles financially to stay afloat. With fewer than 200 members, we depend on donations…

Fiber collection

  Phoenix Fibers recently announced and removed the clothing and material recycle bin from the post office parking lot in SunBird. They have discontinued all collection sites and will only take deliveries at their location east of Arizona Avenue and between Riggs and Chandler Heights Roads. We are disappointed to lose this service which also…

Post Office hours extended

Jan Griffin, Manager The SunBird Post Office hours for the winter season are extended beginning Monday, October 1. The hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Please bring all letters and parcels requiring special service, such as certification or insurance, to the SunBird Post Office by 1:00 p.m. to be processed in time for…

Email news group

SunBird has an e-mail newsletter and special-notices program to improve communications with homeowners. If you are not registered for the SunBird e-mail 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 e-mail chimp (monkey) at the bottom of the…

Footnotes from the library

Nancy Smith Some people are born storytellers. Get them started on some adventure or person they knew, and the story just flows. Michael Connelly was a reporter for the L.A. Times before authoring a Pulitzer prize winner. And Steve Martini was a trial attorney and correspondent before writing his suspense novels. Some writers, like Susan Wiggs,…

Board of Directors notice

  The Board of Directors had meetings September 10 and 24th. The meetings were held prior to the deadline from submission for publication in this edition of the SunBird News. These meetings notes will be available next month. Next Scheduled Board meetings: Agenda Planning Meeting Monday, November 12th @ 10am in front of the ballroom,…

Website news

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