It gets pretty quiet on the sport courts during the hot months, but there are still a few of us enjoying summer tennis here in SunBird. We are presently able to fill two courts in the mornings, allowing all those interested to play on a rotational basis when we have more than eight players. Our…
Line Dancing is a fun way to exercise, and SunBird offers three classes a week! A class for Beginners is on Mondays, and the Improver/Intermediate level class is on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We meet in the ballroom from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., and the cost is $3 per class. We’d love to have you join…
The SunBird Pickleball Club is enjoying cooler evening hours. The summer sessions are managed via an online SignUp genius. If you would like to be added, send your email address to Marianna Buescher at [email protected], or call her at 480-285-4501. Drop-in hours from May 1 through Oct. 31 are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 7…
Bonnie Marcus, Community Administrator We would like to thank all of our volunteers for picking homeowners’ fruit trees. Every Tuesday morning, beginning at the end of January, through April, these volunteers would go out and strip trees of fruit and then deliver the fruit to the clubhouse. Numerous people benefited from the free fruit and…
Jan Bobbett and Mary Kenny New Adventures in Learning’s summer semester is just getting started, so there is plenty of time to take advantage of this lifelong learning program while taking a break from the summer heat. Just take a look at a sample of what’s coming in June: “What Is Juneteenth and Why WE…
Summer has arrived in SunBird, which brings a bit of a slowdown to activities. Our Art Club continues to meet on Thursday mornings, and though there are fewer of us, we still enjoy each other as we find new subjects and mediums to enjoy painting. As we finished out our season, Irene Coatta shared her…
The SunBird Riders (official club name to be decided) enjoyed a beautiful May ride to Lake Roosevelt followed by lunch at Ma’s Kitchen. Interested in riding with the SunBird Riders? Contact Dan Russell at [email protected] or Tony Garcia at [email protected]. The next scheduled ride is Friday, June 3. Destination to be determined.
It was a beautiful evening on Saturday, April 2, when SunBird held another amazing outdoor event—the SunBird Spring Fling Outdoor Concert. Over 1,000 SunBird residents and guests attended this fabulous event, which featured The Royal Islander Polynesian Entertainers, including fire and hula dancers, live music, featuring Outside the Line, Hawaiian food prepared by the Horizon…
The Bean Bag Baseball winter season has come to an end after a fun and exciting season of play! Quarterfinals were held on the patio on Wednesday, March 16, with eight teams participating in rivalrous games. Teams cheered one another on in good sport. Pizza and other treats were shared, and the teammates had a…
Sharon Eade It has been an amazing season for all of us in SunBird, and our Art Club is no exception. As things started opening up, slowly, we began seeing our artists coming back. Now we can celebrate the fact that our club found new life with returning members and the excitement of so many…