2026 Crystal Awards Banquet Was a Huge Success

Candy Clark More than 200 friends and family gathered at the Oakwood Ballroom for this year’s Crystal Awards Banquet, honoring eleven recipients from Cottonwood/Palo Verde, IronOaks, Robson Reserve, and Sun Lakes Country Club. Hearing their stories and motives for serving others was inspiring. This year’s honorees dedicate their time and talents in numerous ways and…

Fun Lakers Social Club Opportunities

Jacque Texeira You have probably had the experience of walking into a social event with 200 people and not recognizing one face. After all, it’s a community of over 5,000 people. It’s so much more fun to walk in and see lots of familiar faces. That’s what the Fun Lakers Social Club is all about,…

Tennis Clinic for Sun Lakes Players

Barb Jorgensen In February of this year, Sun Lakes tennis enthusiasts enjoyed a unique opportunity to learn from collegiate-level talent. Grand Canyon University (GCU) head coach, Dane Vorster and assistant coach, Oleksandra Dobranos conducted an engaging coaching drill for a select group of players from both the Cottonwood and lronOaks Tennis Clubs. The event was…

Hiking Club Breaks Last Year’s Record

Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club By the numbers, we did a lot of hiking this season. Collectively 150 active hikers hiked a total of 6,500 miles, 20% more miles than last year. Total AEG (average elevation gain climbed) totaled over 900,000 feet, or about 170 miles straight up into the sky, almost the equivalent…

IronOaks 4.5 Tennis Champions

Valley of the Sun League The “Desert Doubles” tennis team, who plays out of IronOaks Tennis Center, finished in first place in their division of “The Valley of the Sun” 4.5 League. Team members: captain Cathy Coin, co-captain Amy Clubb, Stephani Schaefer, Carmella Davin, Michelle Cohrs, Sandy Garry, Denise Wolfe, Traci Lynch, Joy Bowles, Anne…

Come Celebrate National Day of Prayer

Come celebrate America’s 250 years with us at the Oakwood country club ballroom with an event for the National Day of Prayer’s 75 years on Thursday, May 7. The pre-program patriotic music will be from 9:30 to 10 a.m. The program will begin at 10 a.m. During the morning event musicians will share patriotic and…