David Zapatka Quoting from Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence, by Mary Littlewood, when hitting a forehand groundstroke, “from the moment the ball leaves the opponent’s paddle, you should be tracking its flight with your eyes to aid you in judging the speed and direction of the ball. Move to the ball as…
Category: November 2021
Association News, November 2021
Garbage Collection
SunBird Unit 1A is the only neighborhood in SunBird that has large dumpster garbage containers. Trash collection service is part of the City of Chandler services, provided and paid with the monthly water bill. These dumpsters are only for use of the Unit 1A residents, and not for other use of residents in SunBird. These…
Association News, November 2021
Patrol Report
Chief Dan Russell Welcome back, snowbirds! Speed Limits and Stop Signs: Patrol has addressed the complaints about speeding delivery vehicles not stopping at stop signs. Just a friendly reminder: Please be sure to watch your speeds while driving around the community, and be sure to stop at all stop signs. Keep in mind, Championship Drive…
Clubs & Classes, November 2021
American/German Club News
The German Club meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m., in the Lakeview Room, beginning in September through April. Any interested individuals are welcome to attend a meeting. If you have any questions, call the president, Frank Nechvatal, at 480-883-9262. In October, the club celebrated Oktoberfest with a Brat Potluck. Brats were…
Community News, November 2021
Unity: Take Time Out
Unity Church of Sun Lakes is a New Thought spiritual community dedicated to living the truths taught by Jesus Christ as well as other spiritual masters. We believe in Peace, Love, and Oneness with God and all our other fellow humans around the world. We meet on Sunday mornings at 9:30 at Sun Lakes Country…
Community News, November 2021
Library News
Welcome back, snowbirds, and hello to new neighbors. Thank you for the donations of books and puzzles to the library. There are a few changes in the library. We no longer accept the following: old magazines, cookbooks, large books (coffee table size), travel books, medical books, self-help books, VHS tapes, and music CDs. If you…
Card Games & Sports, November 2021
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Lisa Onyx It takes a lot of helping hands to run the Lady 18ers Golf League, but one of our hardest-working members is Karen DeLong, our weekly play chairperson. Karen is responsible for setting up the fun games we play each week, setting up the foursomes, and tallying the results after each round of…
Clubs & Classes, November 2021
Quilt in One Day
Sue Bart Members of Desert Threads, a Chapter of the Arizona Quilters Guild, worked together to make a quilt in one day during a sewing day. Many scrap pieces were cut by Diana Jones using an Accuquilt Go machine. She brought them to the sewing day. Members then pieced the squares into the quilt top,…
Clubs & Classes, November 2021
Korean War Veteran’s News and Happenings
Leon “Skip” Johnson, Chapter Commander It is certainly a nice change to see the local area communities, as well as the surrounding areas, come to life with the weather starting to really cooperate and most outdoor activities picking up, as we move closer to the holiday season. With Thanksgiving only days away, we can expect…
Community News, November 2021
Political Sign Changes
AZ Senate Bill 1722 was signed into law by the governor on April 9, 2021, and went into effect on Sept. 29, 2021. According to the bill, there were amendments made to the posting and removal of political signs in a planned community. The Rules Compliance Committee has looked at these changes and will incorporate…