Category: November 2020

Sun Lakes Chorale

Yvonne Orlich It is with heavy hearts that the Sun Lakes Chorale must announce that we will not be reconvening in September. In accordance with state and county COVID-19 guidelines, we have determined that for the safety of our members and staff, we will suspend any rehearsals until further notice. Therefore, our annual Holiday Concert…

New Enhancements at the Golf Club

Duane Dub, Vice President, SunBird Golf Club As our members know, the SunBird Golf Club (SBGC) Board has made some significant changes in the last year. We acquired a skilled groundskeeper (Superintendent Brendan Waddell) and Pro Shop manager (Laurie Moore), reinvigorated our communications with the Monday Morning Blast (Christina Riley), ramped up our marketing and golf…

Fun Lakers Club News

Bob and Vickie Bybee, Publicists Thank you to all who supported the Fun Lakers sponsored Charity Drive for San Marcos Elementary! We live in such a great place with generous people. A combination of donated supplies and cash was collected. We received 75 spiral notebooks, 10 packages of markers, 31 boxes of crayons, 11 packages…

The Cold War

Ross Dunfee It is impossible for this writer to pen a history of the Cold War (war without heated conflict) in 500 words, so please forgive my inadequacies. The Cold War, like so many actions, is wrought in fear. After World War II, the USA and other nations feared the expansion of communism. It also…

Sun Lakes Community Chit and Chat Breakfast Group

Rose Pachura, Coordinator and Founder We need sponsors! We are planning for the holiday gift to the community, “The Wonderland of Lights”  coming to Sun Lakes Medical Center located at 10440 East Riggs Road, Sun Lakes, in the entranceway. We need your help to bring a glorious glow, along with joy and laughter, into Sun Lakes,…

SunBird Website Newly Updated

Layne Varney, General Manager 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.

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Chuck White Chuck White’s wonderful life ended on Aug. 8, 2020, in Kalispell, Mont. He was born Charles Cole White, the only child of Constance and Cecil White, in Flagstaff, Ariz., on May 1, 1932. Cece and Connie owned a ranch in Sedona during Chuck’s early childhood, then later moved the Bar-U-Bar Ranch to remote…

Dr. Sallu to Speak at AAUW

Barbara Stewart Adama Sallu, Director of Equity and Inclusion at Chandler Unified School District, will speak at the Oct. 19, 2020, AAUW SEV Branch meeting by Zoom. She will address the changes in the educational experiences of girls in Chandler schools. The public is welcome. Dr. Sallu is a national and statewide presenter on educational…

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Violet “Vi” Dubros 1967 E. Augusta Avenue Hometown/State: Columbus, Ohio Violet is widowed, having been married for 53 years, and she has two children. She enjoys reading, walking, crafts, and embroidery. Kathy Husbach 6194 S. Sawgrass Drive Hometown/State: Chandler/Pinetop, Arizona (originally Michigan) Kathy was married for 30 years and has two children. Ronda Foote 6958…

SBGC Welcomes New Pro Shop Manager

Duane Dub, Vice President, SunBird Golf Club SunBird Golf Club (SBGC) welcomed Laurie Moore as the new pro shop manager effective Aug. 17. Laurie joined SunBird from Mountain Brook Golf Course where she was the retail pro shop manager for the past three years. In that capacity, she managed day-to-day operations in three retail pro shops:…