Arizona is a great place for fruit trees. Mature fruit trees can harvest up to hundreds of fruits and sometimes are not all picked due to the height of the tree. If you have a fruit tree and are unable to pick or reach the fruit, please contact the SunBird office at 802-4901. SunBird residents…
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Community News, December 2014
Karaoke and dancing
Double the fun at Sun Lakes Country Club Pro Shop Lounge on Saturday, December 13 from 7:00-? p.m.; then join us again on Saturday, December 27 from 7:00-? p.m. The lounge will be serving food. Mark your calendar for another fun evening of singing and dancing. If you have been to karaoke with Mr. B.…
Community News, December 2014
Reconfiguration Pool Project moves forward
At the September 22, 2014 SunBird HOA board meeting, the Board of Directors approved a Reconfiguration Pool Project designed to increase the size of our existing swimming pool at the clubhouse. There will be a section of the new pool dedicated for swimming use at all times, along with an adjoining activities pool section that…
Community News, December 2014
The No Scrooge neighborhood
Eric Ehst, Executive Director It’s the holiday season again. Anyone who has read Dickens’ A Christmas Carol or seen one of the many movie versions remembers that moment when Scrooge realizes that a person’s true legacy is not how much money he accumulated but the difference he made in the lives of others. The moment is…
Community News, December 2014
Footnotes from the library – December 2014
Nancy Smith Have you ever noticed When December comes ‘round The places once quiet Are now filled with sound? The faces once troubled, With eyes so sad Are now changed with wonder, The love to be had. It’s only the heart of a child, you see, That gives us the glimpses Of what truly can…
Community News, December 2014
Veterans’ Voice – December 2014
Art Sloane Did you know that you can make a contribution to a statewide charity to support homeless and in need veterans and reduce your taxes? The qualifying charitable tax credit is a dollar for dollar reduction of your tax liability and it is better than a tax deduction and is available to all Arizona…
Community News, December 2014
Successful blanket drive
Alice M. Schroeder, President The Charles Company participated in the annual Christmas Blanket Drive for Soldiers. Blankets will be donated to “Packages from Home” who will mail them to our troops. This year the blankets will go to our troops in the mountains of Afghanistan or to other high elevations where temperatures at night are…
Community News, December 2014
SunBird Personalities – December 2014
Bob Neuman Even though they lived in the same neighborhood, it took a date-arranged in 1962 by a friend to begin the journey to the altar. When asked how he met her, Jerry replied, “I just picked her up on a corner.” Jean added, “When I saw him, I said ‘no way’.” Something must have…
Community News, December 2014
Whatever happened to Christmas?
Bob Neuman “Black Friday” refers to the jingling of merchants’ cash registers as shoppers flock to the supposed bargains. Stores open their doors early even on Thanksgiving Day for throngs waiting in line long before that. According to the statistics, that November weekend is one of the largest for shoppers and store revenue. With the…
Community News, December 2014
Panic or peace?
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Sun Lakes On Christmas Day 1939, King George VI of England gave a brief radio address to the nation. England was already at war with Germany and soon all of Europe would be plunged into the horror of global warfare. As the storm clouds gathered, the…