Rosie VanderVeen My friend Eddie Pepe is 83 years young! Have you seen him on the street walking and carrying weights? He’s found a new lease on life. He doesn’t talk the talk … he walks the walk. An overcomer! Now a little background information. Eddie’s dad, an Italian immigrant, came to America in 1923.…
Shirley Jackson Henning Mankell (3 February 1948 – 5 October 2015), novelist, playwright, publisher. He wrote the Kurt Wallander novels, a series of crime fiction, which novels were made into a series on PBS. Mankell, a left-wing social critic and activist, reflects his feelings in his writings. Sharing his time between Sweden and countries in…
Mary Vitolo Father Leo Pierre Hissey is retiring in June 2017, after 12 years as Pastor of St. Steven’s Roman Catholic Church. On Sunday, April 30, 2017, approximately 400 members of the St. Steven’s Community attended Father Pierre’s Retirement Celebration. Mr. Dennis McMullen, the main speaker, shared the story from the first time Father arrived…
The new 12-step Al-Anon group meets Monday evenings at 5:00 p.m. in the Ceramics Room of the SunBird clubhouse. If you are concerned about the drinking problems of someone you care about, come and join in on our discussions and receive some help for your peace of mind.
The meeting was called to order by President Gordon Lee at 10:00 a.m. All board members were present HOA/Golf Club Committee Layne Varney reported that no meeting has been held; however, Pro Shop lease to be renewed and updated. Project Review & Long Range Planning Committee Membership Recommendation The board voted and appointed Dianne Reed…
Patsy Thomas This article is to say thank you to the first person to extend the hand of friendship to me in SunBird. I’ll never forget; I was in the pool, waiting for water aerobics to start, when this very pretty, white-haired lady with this amazing smile tapped me on the shoulder. She said, “You’re…