The SunBird Pickleball Club has begun our fall and winter season, and we’re so happy to see so many of our friends returning to SunBird. The 2021-22 winter hours are essentially the same as last season, with the exception that we decided to make the afternoon start times consistently at 2 p.m. We will play…
The Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation Sisterhood will hold its next meeting on Nov. 18, 2021, at 1 p.m. via Zoom. Our guest speaker is Marcia Fine, award-winning author, who will speak about her wickedly funny book Stressed in Scottsdale. It is a comedy about a harried mother and wife trying to cope with everyday life.…
The SunBird Golf Club is only a few weeks away from the re-emergence of one of the most significant annual fundraising events in support of the golf course. The CRAB Team Golf Challenge and its accompanying Community Auction are returning to their normal November time slots after the 2020 events had to be postponed until…
Duane Dub, Vice-President SBGC In 2021 we are showcasing the golf course carvings by highlighting a carving (or two) each month. Let us start with the history. In 2006 Leo Buries, our golf course manager, was left with dead and downed trees from the monsoon season. Rather than pay for the removal of the stumps,…
Mark Hall Est-ce qu’il y a des francophiles a SunBird? Mardi le 23 novembre de 17h a 18h30, vous serez le bienvenue de nous rejoindre chez moi a 6351 S. Sawgrass pour une “happy hour” de conversation francaise. Textez-moi (970-281-9918) pour plus d’informations. A bientot! Are there any Francophiles in SunBird? On Tuesday, Nov. 23,…
Colleen Ann Williams My mother Colleen Ann Williams moved to SunBird two years ago after moving here from California. She was more than proud to buy her own home. Looking back, it was like this special place was always waiting for her. After recently retiring from Intel, she soaked up long days of golf with…
Susan Reynhout, Publicity Chairman You are invited to join Women’s Connection’s November gathering for all women in the community on Thursday, Nov. 18, at 10 a.m., in our new location of the SunBird Golf Resort clubhouse ballroom. The address is 6250 S. SunBird Blvd., Chandler. You will be pleased with the continental breakfast (gluten-free will…
John Yu On Nov. 7, grab your muskets (no live ammo, please) and come to San Tan Ballroom’s Sunday Music, Dinner and Dancing Venue and defend against the second British invasion. We will be invaded by the music of our favorite redcoats: The Beatles, Sir Elton John, Herman’s Hermits, etc. Mrs. Brown will be bringing…
David Zapatka Reader and dear friend Ellen Engel suggested I look at Mental Floss’ article on contronyms. I subscribed to Mental Floss for years and enjoyed the magazine. Today, you can only read it online, as its print version has been discontinued. Contronym noun con·tro·nym | ˈkän-trə-ˌnim variant – contranym: a word having two meanings that contradict one…
Anne Petersen, a SunBird resident since 1990, turned 100 on Sept. 20, with family and friends helping her celebrate. Anne graduated high school in 1940 and married her husband in 1948 in Chicago, Ill. They moved to Wisconsin in 1948 where they raised two sons. Her husband managed the O’Connor Oil Co. Upon their retirement,…