Things to Do in CWPV…… Page 16 Cottonwood Winter 2014 Palo Verde at Sun Lakes Employee of the Year! New Administration Building Progress PLUS… Tennis News Things to Do in CWPV Aerial photo by Stacy Spahr, with his Phantom Vision aerial drone Everything You Need To Feel at Home th Participating Locations Tues. February 25 (As of January 2014) Chandler BBQ Co. Support The Arts In Chandler! 5 Restaurants help by donating a percentage 0(*"$&"0"4%(-&,)3! !%#(&1&!"##") of their proceeds to the Chandler Center for +&)%*"% ("##1!","% &&$ the Arts on that day. You help by eating at "001"**)+( !"##/) one or more of the participating restaurants. %%(-"% & For more information: ((%&)."% &&)*+(%* www.ChandlerCenter.org/EAT !+)!"&&$1 #3#&."% ("## (%()*&*"##& &#)&(* $-0)**--"%(",%*&.! !%#(&1 &!%#( +&)%*"% ("##1 &% ("##!%#( !","% &&$1"00 ((%&)."% &&)*+(%* !+)!"&&$1 #3#&."% ("## "/0-.0(&.,2&,1&(-&,)3! 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Please call (480) 634-1708 or email: [email protected]. 1 Jeanne Robertson, Humorist . 7:30pm 8 Los Lonely Boys............7:30pm 15 The Texas Tenors ...........7:30pm Los Lonely Boys 22 River City Brass “American Heroes” ........... 3pm 23 Pat Metheny Unity Group ....... 7pm 25 Eat Your Art Out Chandler......All Day 1 Debbie Reynolds ...........7:30pm 8 One Night Of Queen.........7:30pm 15 Yakov Smirnoff ............7:30pm 21 SIRO-A: Technodelic Comedy. 7:30pm 28 Bella Gaia Beautiful Earth ....7:30pm 9 An Evening with Jesse Cook . 7:30pm On Sale Januaryy 17 Jesse Cook One Night Of Queen Aerial photo by Stacy Spahr, with his Phantom Vision aerial drone River City Brass HOA News… Golf News… Community News… 4 A Letter From the HOA 14 From the Pros 17 Return to Swan Lake 5 Meet Your HOA Palo Verde Golf Course 18 Cast Selected for Sun Lakes 6 A Letter From the General Manager Cottonwood Golf Course Community Theatre Spring Show Have You Signed Up for Email? Neighbors Who Care 7 Keeping in Touch With Your HOA Tennis News… 19 CWPV Community Garage Sale Bee & Bird Removal Specialists Saturday, April 12 Homeowner Services 15 What is Cottonwood Tennis ? The New Year is Here for the 8 New Administration Building Sun Lakes Women’s Association Underway Things to Do in CWPV… Food for Thought Health & Safety... 16 Entertainment 9 Architectural Compliance Guidelines 20 Cottonwood Palo Verde Patrol 12 Employee Spotlight In Every Issue… Consumer Fraud…by Phone or Mail 10 Community Map 21 Product & Service Directory Taking careca of your neighbors since 1992! 12 NO CONTRACTS! We take care of all your pest control needs: Our contract with you is UÊ À`ÃÊ UÊ,>V iÃÊ UÊ iiÌiÃÊ UÊ,`iÌÊ ÌÀ our customer service. 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For www.chandlerpestcontrol.com advertising and editorial information please call 480-634-1708 or visit valhalla360.com. 2 Winter 2014 Cottonwood Palo Verde at Sun Lakes 3 HOA News… www.cottonwoodpaloverde.com A LETTER FROM THE HOA Meet Your HOA Management Team Many significant improvements to our community took place in 2013 and are indicative of how our HOA continues to accomplish positive projects that make this such a great place to live. Board of Directors I am pleased to finally be able to say that our new President - Kathy Skrei Administration Building is now under construction! This Vice President - Woody Neiman long awaited project began in January and its progress Secretary - Bud Jenssen can be seen at the northeast corner of Riggs Road and EJ Treasurer - Nancy Pannebecker Robson Blvd. I want to thank Board member Don Hicks Director - Richard Hawkes along with his Administration Task Force for all their hard Director - Don Hicks Front L to R: Nancy Pannebecker, Kathy Skrei, Woody Neiman Director - George Thomas work in bringing us to this point of constructing the new Steve Nolan Back L to R: Don Hicks, Bud Jenssen, Richard Hawkes building. General Manager Not available for picture: George Thomas As of January 1, 2014, there is no longer an 18% mandatory gratuity listed on your food and beverage bills. Phone Numbers This is due to IRS ruling 2012-18 that became effective on January 1st. Our servers often share their tips with Administration Office bartenders, bussers and dishwashers. Our hard-working 895-3550 food and beverage staff depend on your generosity. Catering/Banquets Please remember to add a gratuity when paying your food 895-0339 and beverage bills. PV Restaurant Reservations 895-1834 The new gate entry system for entry into Palo Verde should be operational in the spring. Iron Oakes residents Jim Miller Beth Becker Brian Shaw PV Restaurant use a similar system to the one being installed at Palo Facilities Manager Executive Administrative Services Manager Controller 895-1981 Verde. The new RFID windshield system and the old Cottonwood Bar & Grill clicker/reader card system can be used until the old 895-9688 system is eliminated. The new system should run very Cottonwood Pro Shop smoothly once the installation is complete 895-9449 On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to thank our Palo Verde Pro Shop General Manager and all of our employees, as well as 895-0300 all of our Committee members who volunteer their time Homeowner Services to make this one of the best and most financially sound 895-9606 HOA’s in the Valley. Patrol 895-9277 Your Board of Directors wishes everyone a Healthy and Bill Todd Desmond Dakin Greg Tokash Golf Course & Common Area Head Pro Cottonwood Head Pro Palo Verde Happy 2014. Superintendent Kathy Skrei, Cottonwood/Palo Verde Board President Mission Statement: To provide an active adult country club lifestyle for all homeowners with recreation, dining and entertainment activities, maintained and enhanced in a fiscally responsible manner. To provide a challenging, positive environment for all our employees encouraging them to become long term valued Linda Caton Chuckie Balnis Leigh Torres Dick Gothier Recreation Manager Palo Verde Food & Cottonwood Food & Patrol Manager staff members. Beverage Manager Beverage Manager 4 Winter 2014 Cottonwood Palo Verde at Sun Lakes 5 HOA News… www.cottonwoodpaloverde.com Keeping in Touch With Your HOA Cottonwood Palo Verde Magazine The Cottonwood Palo Verde Magazine A Letter From By Beth Becker is published quarterly and distributed to the General Manager Be sure to keep up with what’s going on in your CWPV homeowners and surrounding businesses and office complexes. community by checking out the many ways we com- By Steve Nolan municate! If you did not receive a copy of the Cottonwood Palo Verde Magazine in the mail, If you have a computer the best way is to sign up for you can pick one up at Homeowner Services email - see how below. or the Administration Office while supplies last. It has been a busy winter! The new John R. Dobson Individuals or organizations of Cottonwood Palo Verde that would The Flyer is available weekly in the white Administration Building project contract was awarded to like to contribute a story, CWPV sponsored event, or activity can boxes at entrance gates and Club House Farnsworth Construction. The project has started and we contact the Administration Office at 480-895-3550. Articles are areas. You also can get it by signing up published on a space-available basis. look forward to completing the construction this summer. for email or by downloading it from our website www.cottonwoodpaloverde.com. Pictured L to R: GM, Steve Nolan, Board member, and ABTF If you would you like to advertise your business in CWPV Magazine Bill Todd, Golf Course & Common Areas Superintendant Chairman, Don Hicks, Board President, Kathy Skrei, Farnsworth contact Vahalla at 480-634-1708 or visit valhalla360.com. and his staff have been very busy with a desert rock Construction President, Tim Nielsen and Vice President, John Arnett. Check out the Association bulletin boards at Cottonwood & Palo Verde for project on the Cottonwood Golf Course. They have The Sun Lakes Splash carries preliminary board meeting Board news, entertainment, For Sale items, already installed 800 tons of rock in the desert areas. minutes among other Sun Lakes news. The Splash is available at and social and activity opportunities. various boxes located throughout the Sun Lakes community. It can community. Their donation is deeply appreciated. also be accessed through our website www.cottonwoodpaloverde. Visit our website com by going to Links to Area Information on the home page. www.cottonwoodpaloverde.com for current Homeowner Terry Spahr and his son Stacy Spahr events, HOA information, and more. donated professional aerial photos of our community IMPORTANT HOA PHONE NUMBERS Administrative Office 895-3550 (see this issue’s magazine cover).