Harry Huckemeyer Once again, as part of one of the area’s special events, several homes will be opening their model railroad layouts to the public on April 1 and 2 around the Valley. Several of these homes will be located in the Sun Lakes vicinity, with the majority of them being of the garden variety.…
The SunBird Yarn Club meets each Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m. in the Hopi Room. If you knit, crochet or do other handwork, please join us to learn, share and chat with other yarn lovers.
Frank Nechvatal At the February meeting, the club celebrated Fasching. Fasching is the months-long event to mark the beginning of Lent. Fasching begins the 11th month, the 11th hour, 11 minutes and continues until Shroud Tuesday. Shroud Tuesday is the equivalent to Mardi Gras. The day after Shroud Tuesday is Ash Wednesday which, for Catholics,…
The Chandler Lions Club has been conducting food drives in January (Safeway Food Store) and February (Albertson’s Food Store). Total donations collected at these sites included 750 pounds of non-perishable foods and $790 in cash. All donated food and cash was given to Chandler Christian Community Center located in downtown Chandler. Founded in 1966, CCCC…
Agave Quilters Guild, based in Sun Lakes, is recognizing two members as Master Quilters. Edna Hayn and Martha Powell are hand quilters, continuing the time-honored tradition of piecing and quilting by hand. Residents of SunBird, both are also members of Hand Sewing, a friendship group within the guild. An Agave member since 1994, Edna Hayn…
Sharon Eade Spring is here, and SunBird is bustling with activity. The Art Club is no exception. We had such a success with our Art Show and Sale in March and enjoyed visiting with everyone who came. It is very gratifying to be able to showcase our works in such a big way and to…