Hiking Group Went to Tucson Madera Canyon on March 12

Ret. Brig. Gen. Briefs Aero Club on Close Air Support Missions

American Irish Club News

Sunbird Lions Club – May

Who Am I? What Is My Identity?

Recently, our speaker Gus Chaydez challenged all of us at the Community Church of SunBird (CCSB) to take a fresh look at our life and ask ourselves some hard questions as we begin 2022. Questions such as: What makes up my identity? Is it taught or learned or inherent or assigned or predestined? Can it,…

Word of the Month: Chicane

David Zapatka The Tour de France is one of the greatest sporting spectacles of the year. I love watching the drama and triumph. While watching the broadcast, I heard a commentator describe the upcoming chicane in the course and knew immediately, “chicane” would be my next word of the month. Chicane verb chi·​cane | shi-ˈkān , chi- 1.…

Your SunBird Library News!

When searching for a book to read or for your favorite author, here are some tips: Most library books are alphabetized by the author’s last name in various categories. If you look at the end caps of the shelves, you will see we have collections for Fiction, Mystery Fiction, Biography, Non-Fiction, War, Western, Christian Fiction, and…

We Rise Again!

Rod Emmerton With winter slowly waning And spring around the bend Your SunBird Singers/Ringers Will surely “Rise Again” We love to entertain you The price is very fair We only ask donation$ So your bankers don’t despair! A comprehensive program Will see us ring and sing We’re mighty in our numbers So guests you’re free…

U.S. Military History: U.S. Navy Flag, Seal, and Song

Ross Dunfee Flag—What do you think of by reading the following list: Fluked, Admiralty, Stockless, Grapnel, Herreshoff, Northill, CQR, Delta, Danforth, and Bruce? If your answer was “various kinds of anchors,” you are correct. The first (unofficial) flag of the Continental Navy, called the Infantry Battalion Flag, was adopted December 1864. It consisted of a…

Trips & Tours

For more information or reservations, please contact Free Spirit Vacations and Events at 480-926-5547 or [email protected]. Verde Canyon Railroad Feb. 3, 2022 Price: $195 per person Board the Verde Canyon Railroad for a four-hour diesel train journey to places only accessible by rail. See crimson cliffs, eagle nests, white water rapids, and abandoned gold mines.…