Not long ago with little fanfare, Gary Whistler turned over the gavel and leadership of the SunBird Golf Course to the very capable Jack Cooper. It did seem to a lot of us that we should take time to thank Gary and also to reflect on some of the accomplishments that the board made during…
Johnie Scofield The Desert Threads Chapter of the Arizona Quilters Guild is very busy with many charity projects. In the fall, we made 144 tray-size placemats for Neighbors Who Care for their 2018 Holiday client meal package. Then, in November and December, we completed 22 “fidget” quilts for NWC, for use with their memory impaired…
Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke will be the guest speaker next week on Thursday, May 2, 2019, at the National Day of Prayer. There will be observances of The National Day of Prayer all over America, including Arizona. Locally, the Sun Lakes Women’s Connection sponsors this event which is held in the SunBird Golf Resort Ballroom,…
April’s Rotarian of the Month started his journey to Sun Lakes Rotary Club when he and his father joined the local Rotary club in Michigan together. Mark Stapels graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a speech major and a teaching degree. After graduating from college, he spent five years as a junior high teacher, then…
Frank Nechvatal April’s meeting was held on the Patio. We had a great party with chicken, potato salad, other salads and, of course, for dessert we shared a sheet cake. This marked the end of the 2018/2019 season. Mark your calendar for our next meeting on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, in the Lakeview Room at…
Bingo Night for the SunBird Lions Club was held on Friday evening, April 5, 2019, in the SunBird Ballroom. The 16 lucky bingo winners were Annette Onyx who won two games, Rose Brown who also won two games, Susan Aichinger, William Ridgway, Mary Ann Voss, Sheila Page, Syd Page who won two games, Lois Niemi,…