Category: November 2022

SunBird Kare Bears Open 2022-2023 Season

Shirley Jackson The Kare Bears have met for their first meeting of this season and invited new members in and returning members to re-up. Our Kare Bear Board for 2022-23 is as follows: Karen Volk, president; Kay Davis, vice president; Patsy Covington, member-at-large; Lena Craft, member-at-large; Donna Moran, member-at-large. The Kare Bears will provide a…

Card Scores

Tuesday and Friday Texas Hold’em Vic Kinser We meet at 6 p.m. every Tuesday and Friday in the Navajo Room. We play a tournament-style Texas Hold’em Poker game with a $5 buy-in. Approximate payout for 1st 60%, 2nd 30%, 3rd 10%, plus a separate pot for high hand of the night. New players (men and…

Grateful

Rev. Derrick Elliott A book called Grateful: Song of Giving Thanks, written by John Bucchino and then later sung by Art Garfunkel, was one of the many books I read to my elementary class the week before Thanksgiving. This song/book is powerful and illuminates what it truly means to be grateful. It gave voice to…

Employee Appreciation Water Balloon Toss

Layne Varney, General Manager, and Dave White, Golf Club Board President, were the targets for the water balloon toss at the Employee Appreciation Luncheon held on Oct. 7. Water balloons were sold for $1 each, with a total of $100 being collected. All of the employees’ names from both the Homeowners Association and the golf…

Happy Holidays

Harry Huckemeyer The Short Line Model Railroad Club is coming off a busy October and looking forward to the upcoming months ahead, where there is so much more to come. Wishing you all an enjoyable Thanksgiving weekend with friends and family as we head into the holiday season with all the lights and trimmings that…

Sun Lakes Rangers Support Shop With A Cop

This December the Arizona Law Enforcement Outreach program will sponsor their annual Shop With A Cop with a Sheepdog. Shop With A Cop is an event that focuses on underprivileged children and young adults within a local community. The Sun Lakes Rangers will be sponsoring several children and young adults to ensure they wake up…

Korean War Veterans

Chapter Commander Leon “Skip” Johnson A little change is good, and it is nice to return to our normal scheduling of meetings starting to all fall into place for our organization, as well as for the many other clubs in our local communities. Our meetings for the Korean War Veterans are held on the fourth…

Pickleball Sign-Up and Schedule

Welcome back, snowbirds! Thank you to all our summer players who endured through the heat, humidity, and bugs! What fun times we have had on the courts. Welcome to our newest club member Wanda Feliciano! Club sign-up continues as people return to SunBird. Please come to the courts with your $20 (cash only) the first…

Curiosity Thrives at New Adventures in Learning

Jan Bobbett and Mary Kenny New Adventures in Learning (NA) offers an engaging variety of lectures, roundtable discussions, language classes, book clubs, tech support, and much more throughout its 2022 fall semester that will keep our curiosity alive and our minds challenged. The program was developed for anyone wanting the benefits that lifelong learning offers…

Bridge Results

Monday Bridge September winners: 9/05. 1st Dorothy Sykes, 2nd Carol Phillips, 3rd Mary Jo Howe 9/12. 1st Gunter Deflieze, 2nd LaVonne Buland, 3rd June Preder 9/19. 1st Dolores Kline, 2nd Carol Dawley, 3rd Shirley Jackson 9/26. 1st Karlene Garn, 2nd Rose Brown, 3rd Toni Onyx Friday Afternoon Bridge Dolores Kline September winners: 9/02. 1st June…