Car Show

Club Volunteers Make the Difference

AAUW SE Valley Annual Scholarship Fundraiser a Great Success!

SunBird Lions Club – April 2025

Rock of the Month

Dave Fischer found the April Rock of the Month, winning a $10 Horizon Room gift card, courtesy of the SunBird Garden Club. If you are the lucky one to find the June Rock of the Month, follow the instructions taped to the back and call Lisa Onyx at 847-845-1442 to claim your gift card!

What Is 54?

Kathy Sinnott, PhD As I write this, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page, 54 is the number of total law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty since 2024 began. So, what is 54? It’s far too many of our nation’s heroes who sacrificed for our freedom and safety. And, as summer knocks…

Welcome New Neighbors

Stacy and Lauren Peters Hometown/State: Sartell, Minn. Stacy and Lauren have been married for 33 years and have two children. They enjoy golf, sports, Pilates, hiking, real estate, and travel. Bruce Corkhill Hometown/State: Sonoma, Calif. Bruce is not married and has two children. His interests include motorcycle riding, sports, and music.

Board of Directors Meeting Notes

The board of directors met for a regularly scheduled meeting on April 22, 2024. These are the notes from that meeting: Board members present: Dan Buescher, Dirk Close, Nancy Eckstein, Dave Edington, Chuck Heitbrink, Bob Lama, Bob Morris, and Manager Layne Varney The meeting was called to order by President Nancy Eckstein at 10 a.m.…

Singing & Sailing

Yvonne Orlich While the Sun Lakes Chorale is officially on summer break, some of our members continued to gather and sing on the high seas. Ten of our Chorale members embarked on a Mexican Riviera cruise. The members were all acquainted with each other through the Chorale, but after sailing to Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlán,…

TOPS Club

Meg Hoffman TOPS Club members make losing weight fun. Never a criticism or judgment is heard at any TOPS function, resulting in over 6,000 pounds lost in TOPS chapters in 2023. Every Thursday morning a SunBird clubhouse second floor meeting room is abuzz for an hour of TOPS encouragement. TOPS stands for Take Off Pounds…