Penny Petersen On Oct. 29 Cottonwood Tennis Club (CTC) hosted players from Sun Lakes Country Club and SunBird. A Social is a one-day event designed to bring tennis lovers from the Sun Lakes area together for friendly play, lunch, and desserts. The object, of course, is to win your match, but making new friends from…
Category: December 2022
Front Page, December 2022
SunBird Hikers Hit the Trails
The SunBird Hikers have hit the trails! We hike every Wednesday from November through March on moderate to easy trails, averaging around five miles and 700 feet elevation. If you would like to join us, email Jack Phillips at [email protected] or Jim Anderson at [email protected]. We meet at the SunBird Post Office parking lot at…
Community News, December 2022
Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse First Responders Open House
Dean Athmer Join MCSO, Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse, AZ Fire and Medical, and other groups on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at 10 a.m. for the Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse First Responders Open House. This is a popular event where you can watch demonstrations, look at booths of various groups, and ask questions. There will be…
Front Page, December 2022
Tickets for Troops
Nancy Stutman Steven Weintraub, chief strategy officer of the Veteran Tickets Foundation (Vet Tix), will address the Jewish War Veterans, Copper State Post 619, on Sunday, Dec. 18. The meeting takes place in the Poolside building of Oakwood Country Club, 24218 S. Oakwood Blvd. in Sun Lakes. A free brunch is offered beginning at 9:30…
Clubs & Classes, December 2022
December 2022 Rotary Club
Rotarian of the Month: Sharon Flood Dr. Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Chair Rotary Club of Sun Lakes (RCSL) named Sharon Flood its November 2022 Rotarian of the Month. Sharon, a Chandler resident, represents State Farm as an RCSL Corporate Member. She has been associated with State Farm since 1989 with underwriting and customer service…
Card Games & Sports, December 2022
Lew Lepore Left Indelible Mark on Wyoming Golf Community
(Reprinted with permission from the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, July 8, 2022) CHEYENNE—Lew Lepore wanted to grow the sport of golf in Wyoming and help the state’s golf community more closely resemble what he grew up with in Pennsylvania. That desire helped him become a pioneer on several fronts and a true titan of the sport…
Community News, December 2022
Mandarin Ducks Found in Arizona
Gwen Grace Beautiful Mandarin ducks were seen and photographed in Prescott, Ariz., in November. Through the Audubon network, the ducks were sighted and entered on the eBird alert so that birders could experience this once-in-a-lifetime event. Two males were seen! This is what the exciting bird migration can bring as birds come up from southern…
Card Games & Sports, December 2022
Bridge Quips
Front Page, December 2022
Lady 18ers Kick Off the 2022-23 Season
Margaret Munsch, Publicity The SunBird Ladies League 18ers kicked off their 2022-23 Season on Tuesday, Nov. 1, with a game of golf, followed by a tasty lunch provided by the Horizon Room and a general meeting. The ladies were happy to start another season. At the luncheon, the executive announced that the SunBird Ladies League…
Community News, December 2022
In Passing
Roger Rempert On Sunday morning, Sept. 18, 2022, we learned that our dad Roger Rempert had “Flown West” to rejoin our mom Sandy Rempert. He was staying with a friend near his home in beautiful SunBird, Ariz., while recuperating from a hip replacement surgery and slipped away in his sleep. He did not appear to…