Marianna Buescher The SunBird Pickleball Club has made it through the summer and is now enjoying the cooler temperatures. We’re excited for a fun and fantastic winter on the courts! The club has switched to the winter TeamReach site, so please check there for play times and special announcements. Open play for all levels happens…
21 South Lions Club Kick-Off Arlene Block The SunBird Lions Club hosted the 21 South Kick-Off at the SunBird Golf Resort on Aug. 17. Lion Chris Gibbs, Induction Council chairman, inducted into the SunBird Lions Club Lions Nancy Eckstein, Michelle Seel, and Steve Seel who were sponsored by SunBird Lions Club President Chuck Heitbrink. Lion…
The Tee-Up for Childhood Cancer Tournament, sponsored by the SunBird Lions Club, will be on Saturday, Dec. 14, at the SunBird Golf Resort located at 6250 S. Sunbird Blvd. in Chandler. The tournament will be a four-person scramble, and there will be three flights: Men/Open, Women, and Mixed (must include two women). Check-in is at…
The Bradshaw/Neu Tennis Tournament, sponsored by the Cottonwood Tennis Club, will be held on Sunday, Dec. 1, through Saturday, Dec. 7. Entry is open to all 55+ communities in the area, and all the Cottonwood courts will be used for the event. Make sure that you are a part of this event as a spectator,…
Wayne Kozak Thanks to all 40 teams who participated in this year’s SunBird Bocce Tournament. We hope all of them come back next season.
The Shuffleboard Tournament for 2024 was completed over three days, with good weather and spirited competition. Twelve teams competed for four places. The winners were as follows: first place: Dick Ballou and Linda Hackett, second place: Jerry Hughes and Emile Ritchot, third place: Marty Eckstein and Maggie Seideman, fourth place: Vern Greene and Al Lopez.
The SunBird Pickleball Club hosted the Seventh Annual Pickle4Purple Charity Pickleball tournament to raise money to research cures for Alzheimer’s/dementia, as well as provide funding to help caregivers. Funds raised go to the Alzheimer’s Association. We could not have done this without the generosity of our community. Many people donated valuable time and money for…
Gail Schroeder We had a great Home and Home Tournament again this year. The weather cooperated, and the lunch was sumptuous with a taco salad and warmed chorizos filled with cream cheese over a caramel sauce. Bev Launer did an excellent job organizing everything with a little help from her Niner friends (Janelle Cernich, Ranee…
The Pickleball Club had an amazing time over the holiday season! Paula Warhoover was the winner of our Ugly Sweater Contest. Many of our friends and neighbors have been touched by the massive destruction of Alzheimer’s/dementia. The SunBird Pickleball Club is doing our part to fight back! Our annual Pickle for Purple ALZ Tournament will…
On Nov. 28 the Lady 18ers hosted the Lady 9ers for a game of Step Aside followed by a lovely lunch on the patio served by the Horizon Room. It was a beautiful, sunny day, and the smiles on everyone’s faces would indicate it was a fun time as well. A very large thank you…