Ross Dunfee At the outset of the 19th century, Great Britain was locked in a long and bitter conflict with Napoleon Bonaparte’s France. Both France and Great Britain attempted to block the United States from trading with the other, and restrict the USA from westward expansion. Beginning in 1812, Napoleon began to encounter the first…
SunBird Golf Club Board of Directors Thank you to our generous residents—golfers and nongolfers—for donating over $18,000 to the 2022 Annual Overseed Fund! This is a record amount, and we appreciate each and every one of you who contributed. SunBird Golf Club appreciates your help in keeping our course beautiful and green. We wouldn’t be…
Dave White, President, SunBird Golf Club On July 5 and 6, volunteers punched, sanded, and fertilized the greens. The teeing grounds were de-thatched and have been sanded. The turf crew, along with the volunteers, worked very hard on this. It was hot. We powered through a case of water in no time! Our volunteers did…
Rotary Announces Its 2022-23 Leadership Team Dr. Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Chair At a recent Rotary Club of Sun Lakes (RCSL) meeting held at Sun Lakes Palo Verde Country Club, the Rotary International (RI) District 5495 incoming district governor, Larry Horton, welcomed the Rotary Club of Sun Lakes 2022-23 board, officers, and committee chairs…
The Lob David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, “The lob is a lofted shot hit off a bounce that can be either offensive or defensive in nature. The object of lobbing is to force your opponents, who are in a strong position at…
Bonnie Marcus, Community Administrator July has brought us high winds, dust storms, and rain, leaving SunBird a mess. The landscaping crews are out in the community after each storm cleaning up the common areas, streets, and pools. All palm trees should have been trimmed by the end of July. Over 100 courtesy letters went out…