Deborah Goodacre On April 2, at 1 p.m., the Daughters of the American Revolution, Gila Butte Chapter, held our first-ever flag burning ceremony at the Chandler American Legion Hall, Post 43. As soon as I arrived, Commander Lang had one caveat to tell me: Maricopa County would not allow a burning, due to contamination of…
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…
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…
Sue Bart Some Desert Threads chapter members entered their beautiful quilts in the Arizona Quilters Guild (AQG) Quilt Show in March held in Mesa. Diana Jones entered three quilts made by three generations: her grandson Casey (age 9), her mother Bobbie, and herself. Blanca Sanchez entered a sampler quilt, her first time in a quilt…
First, a big thank you to the snowbirds who have remembered to return their library items before their trip back north. Your library may have items that surprise you! One of our SunBird people discovered that while searching the Large Print section, she discovered that a favorite author was in large print—Patterson! Then she found…
The 2022 Bocce Ball Marathon is complete. The competition was amazing, with SunBird residents showing skills they didn’t even know they possessed. From the second week of January through mid-March, over 60 SunBird residents participated in over 700 games of bocce. The marathon participants were divided into three leagues, and each competing team played each…