April 2016

Sun Lakes – Cottonwood Palo Verde at Sun Lakes

Message from the board president Richard Hawkes Greetings to the homeowners and friends of Cottonwood Palo Verde! As you read this message the big news is that the Cottonwood Palo Verde homeowners have selected three new Board members. I encourage you to get to know your new community leaders. I know you will treat them…

Sun Lakes Country Club

A message from the general manager: A year in review It is hard to believe that another year is behind us – but in looking at the many things we have accomplished in the last year, it has been a great one. We have completed large projects, like the clubhouse front steps, painting of the…

Use your golf skills to help veterans in need

Golfing to help wounded veterans.

Denise Lott East Valley Marines, Detachment 1296, is sponsoring their third annual golf tournament to benefit our Arizona service members. The tournament is on April 15 at the Oakwood Country Club. It is a four-person scramble with a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. You will also get a chance to mingle with several of the…

CPR/First Aid Class

A CPR/first aid class will be held at Risen Savior Lutheran Church Pathway Center on Saturday, April 2 from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost for the class is $22 per person or $37 per couple. Please call the church office at 895-6782 to reserve your spot. All members of the community are invited to attend. Everyone…

Backyard railroads open houses

Dates: Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3 Rich and Sharon Hull, 25025 S. Lakeway Dr., Oakwood Gary and Cheryl Bang, 9028 E. Coopers Hawk Drive, Oakwood Dave and Sharon Kitchin, 9401 E. Jadecrest Dr., Oakwood Walt and Carolyn Pries, 10432 E. Cedar Waxwing Ct., Ironwood Follow the signs to these railroads around Sun Lakes…

Risen Savior Hosts 2016 Spring Food Drive

Rev. Ron Burcham, Sr. Pastor of Risen Savior Lutheran Church, announced that the congregation of Risen Savior invites all Sun Lakes residents to join in this year’s spring Food Drive which will benefit the Chandler Food Bank. He said, “We especially look forward to helping the food bank in the late spring because it enables…

Norris Invitational another success

The hard-working volunteers who helped in front of and behind the scenes. From left to right: David Novikoff, Mary Park, Bob McIlravy, Lindi Speager, Jorge Aparicio, Irene D’Aloisio, Gordon Markham, Linda Dirksmeyer, Andy Hughes, Karen Macksam, Hank Bryce, Bob Michael, Kathy Markham, Karn Rounds, Bev Schalin, JoAnn Zapatka, Dave Zapatka. Not pictured: Bev Krueger.

Irene D’Aloisio, Publicity Once again, the Sun Lakes Pickleball Club Cottonwood (SLPCC) hosted the Norris Invitational Tournament which was held from March 7-10 at the Cottonwood pickleball courts. The tournament was open to all Sun Lakes residents. A double elimination event, it had both mixed doubles and doubles with five ratings categories. The first place…