Frank Nechvatal At the February meeting, the club celebrated Fasching. Fasching is the months-long event to mark the beginning of Lent. Fasching begins the 11th month, the 11th hour, 11 minutes and continues until Shroud Tuesday. Shroud Tuesday is the equivalent to Mardi Gras. The day after Shroud Tuesday is Ash Wednesday which, for Catholics,…
The Chandler Lions Club has been conducting food drives in January (Safeway Food Store) and February (Albertson’s Food Store). Total donations collected at these sites included 750 pounds of non-perishable foods and $790 in cash. All donated food and cash was given to Chandler Christian Community Center located in downtown Chandler. Founded in 1966, CCCC…
Agave Quilters Guild, based in Sun Lakes, is recognizing two members as Master Quilters. Edna Hayn and Martha Powell are hand quilters, continuing the time-honored tradition of piecing and quilting by hand. Residents of SunBird, both are also members of Hand Sewing, a friendship group within the guild. An Agave member since 1994, Edna Hayn…
Sharon Eade Spring is here, and SunBird is bustling with activity. The Art Club is no exception. We had such a success with our Art Show and Sale in March and enjoyed visiting with everyone who came. It is very gratifying to be able to showcase our works in such a big way and to…
Judee Curtis The rewards of learning and teaching line dancing come to surface when we have a “dance,” i.e., December before Christmas break and March before our snowbirds “fly away.” We were lucky to have half the group attending March 5 as “life” gets in the way of “pleasure” sometimes, i.e., illness with dancers or…
Paullene Caraher Morning: 7:45-8:45 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Afternoon: 4:00-5:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Classes are held at the SunBird Golf Resort Navajo Room, third floor. There is no cost, but donations are accepted. If you have questions, call Paullene Caraher on cell phone 602-292-7858 or email annieosha@gmail.com. Peggy Mottel is…