Lifestyles Manager’s Message

Lorena Nieto Lifestyles Manager

Visit us on suncitygrand.com or contact us at 623-546-7449. Thank you for your continued support of your SCG Activities Department.

Stay happy, healthy and stay safe, Sun City Grand.

In Activities we are excited to welcome back a variety of events and club activities. We continue to work with our Board of Directors, General Manager and Staff to move forward and navigate our path to reopening through the pandemic. HAVE YOU VISITED YOUR SCG LIBRARY? We are open! You can visit suncitygrand.com for the specifics regarding the Board approved guidelines. Important items to note are a maximum of 6 persons are allowed in the Library at the same time and masks are required. But most important is – we hope you will stop in and enjoy your Library. SPRINGTIME PHOTOS Thank you for sharing your Spring Photos with us! Visit pages 30 & 31 for some Springtime Photo Fun. APRIL IS NATIONAL POETRY MONTH It was created to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States. See page 34 in this issue of your Grand Lifestyles as we share a few resident written poems. Look for upcoming eblasts and information regarding the following community events: Live Music at the Grand Café | Spring Shred Day The Market at Grand | Trivia Challenge Online For Tickets and more information visit www.suncitygrand.com. You can also find details on Reopening & Reservations, to stay up to date with all our community guidelines. Please help us in keeping our SCG friends and neighbors safe.

KINDRED TOURS

Kindred Tours is super excited to offer BUBBLE TOURS, to groups of no less than six, but no more than ten passengers, and you put your own group together. Choose a tour that we are currently offering or call the office with special requests. For more information, or to make a reservation, call Kindred Tours at 480-497-2478. Visit our website at www.kindredtours.com.

CHACO CULTURE NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK

APRIL 23-25 | FRIDAY-SUNDAY $499 (BASED UPON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY) $99 (SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

Day One: We’ll head towards Payson, with a stop for snacks, on our way to Heber, Arizona, for lunch on self at the Red Onion Restaurant. After lunch we’ll travel to Farmington, New Mexico, and check into our hotel. We’ll refresh before gathering for our own Happy Hour and carry-out dinner from Los Hermanito’s, serving delicious New Mexico-style food, and it’s all included. Day Two: We’ll enjoy breakfast, included at the hotel, then head for Chaco Culture National Historical Park. Chaco Canyon is home to the most exceptional concentration of pueblos in the Southwest. Climate change is thought to have led to the emigration of Chacoans and the eventual abandonment of the canyon. Chaco Canyon is a World Heritage Site and considered sacred ancestral homelands by the Hopi and Pueblo people. A picnic lunch is included. Late afternoon we’ll return to our hotel, refresh and meet for our own Happy Hour, included, before heading out to enjoy dinner on self. Day Three: We’ll enjoy breakfast at the hotel, included, and then head home.

MADERA CANYON & THE LONGHORN GRILL

APRIL 21 | WEDNESDAY | $95 The Longhorn Grill in Amado, one of southern Arizona’s most iconic landmarks, was reopened in 2019. Lunch is on self, then we’re off to Madera Canyon, located on the northwestern face of the Santa Rita Mountains in the Coronado National Forest.

DESERT TO TALL PINES SCENIC DRIVE & BRUZZI’S VINEYARD

APRIL 27 | TUESDAY | $125 The seventy-six-mile Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Byway follows Highway 288 from Globe to the tiny town of Young, Arizona. This area, known by cowboys as “the high lonesome,” is one of the most scenic drives in the state. Young is home to the first vineyard in Gila County, Bruzzi’s Vineyard. We’ll visit the winery, taste a flight of six wines and enjoy a hearty lunch of Italian style sandwiches on the patio—all included.

FREE SPIRIT VACATIONS

For more information or reservations please contact Free Spirit Vacations and Events at 480-926-5547 or reservations@freespiritvacations.com Please note: Due to decreased capacity restrictions, it is important to book early as space is limited.

NEW GETAWAY FROM OUR FEATURE PARTNERS – GRAND CANYON RAILWAY AND VERDE CANYON RAILROAD

DEPARTS SEPTEMBER 9-10, 2021 AND FEBRUARY 2-3, 2022 $550 PP/DOUBLE | $660 PP/SINGLE Ride Arizona’s premier railroads – The Verde Canyon Railroad and the Grand Canyon Railway. In addition to two unique, spectacular rail journeys, you will also see some of most spectacular scenery in Arizona a the magnificent Grand Canyon and along the route of the Verde Canyon Railroad. The Copper Art Museum in Cottonwood is also included and you will overnight at the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel in Williams.

OLD WEST HIGHWAY & LUNCH

APRIL 9 | $109 PER PERSON Travel the scenic Old West Highway. Visit the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, the World’s Smallest Museum, Besh Ba Gowah Ruins, and the Pickle Barrel Trading Post. Lunch is included.

VERDE VALLEY OVERNIGHT

APRIL 27-28 | $395 PP/DOUBLE $475 PP/SINGLE Highlights of this overnight getaway include first-class seating on the Verde Canyon Railroad, and the Copper Art Museum. Overnight is at the Best Western Cottonwood Inn.

VERDE CANYON RAILROAD

APRIL 27 | $149 PP (COACH) $195 PP (FIRST CLASS) Board the Verde Canyon Railroad for a four hour diesel train journey to places only accessible by rail. See crimson cliffs, eagle nests, white water rapids, and abandoned gold mines.

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