To preserve IronOaks as a desirable adult community that provides an active adult lifestyle for all Homeowners to enjoy for generations to come.

These are just a few of the subjects covered, so please don’t miss anything and read this very important newsletter in full.

• Crack Sealing Begins October 11th
• Meeting Space Requests for Committees, Sub-Committees, and Task Force Groups
• Cox Communications Coming to IronOaks

Community activities are picking up the pace. John reviews some of the upcoming holidays, road work starting October 11th, and other happenings.

Watch now!

• Board Special Meeting | Wednesday, October 13th, at 9:00am | Zoom Only. | View Agenda (PDF)
• Board Workshop | Wednesday, October 20th, at 9:00am | Oakwood Ballroom
• Board Special Meeting | Wednesday, October 20th immediately following Board Workshop | Oakwood Ballroom | View Agenda (PDF)
• Board Meeting | Wednesday, October 27th, at 9:00am | Oakwood Ballroom

• Master Planning | October 12th at 2:00pm | Library (Zoom will also be available) | View Agenda (PDF)
• ALC | October 14th at 10:30am | Library
• Buildings & Grounds | October 19th at 9:00am | Library
• Finance | October 26th at 9:00am | Bradford Room
• ALC | October 28th at 10:30am | Library

If you are currently meeting in any of the meeting space within the Oakwood Clubhouse, we are requesting you submit this form (PDF) to confirm your space. Due to the popularity and need for meeting space, we find it necessary to review all standing reservations. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

The Board recently signed an agreement with Cox Communications to provide residential video, local and long-distance telephone service, high speed internet service, home security, and home automation service. In the upcoming weeks, we will be providing our residents with timelines and additional information on services.  Infrastructure work will begin, and then our homeowners will be able to sign up for the various services in approximately one year. We appreciate everyone’s patience in getting another service provider into our community.

Area codes 480, 520, and 928 should begin dialing area codes with the phone numbers beginning this weekend before the transition is permanent starting October 24th. Calls made after that date that do not include area codes may not go through, officials said.

Cleaning and crack sealing is a process to clean debris out of the street cracks and to seal them, preventing expansion of the crack. Streets will not be closed during this process, and the material used to seal the cracks becomes dry and able to be driven on within seconds.

Beginning October 11th, the following units throughout the community will be sealed in the timeframes shown:

• Units 36, 36A 36B and 36C | October 11th - 13th (Blue on the map below)
• Units 38 and 39 | October 14th - 19th (Orange on the map below)
• Units 40 and 40A | October 20th (Green on the map below)
• Units 37 and 46A | October 21st - 22nd (Red on the map below)
• Units 27, 27A, 27B, 28 and 28A | October 25th - 27th (Purple on the map below)

Check out the map! (PDF)

Please note: Timing and units may be adjusted due to weather or unforeseen circumstances. We appreciate your patience during this process. Please be cautious of the trucks and men working during this time.

If you know someone who is always willing to help, who has served on committees, Boards, or maybe someone who volunteers, nominate them for a Crystal Award! Crystal Awards are presented each year to honor individuals who have demonstrated exemplary service and contributions to the betterment of the Sun Lakes community. To learn more, go to www.sunlakescrystalaward.com.  Look for "Crystal Award" on the tab. There you will find examples and the nomination form

While supplies last, get a free pair of leggings when you buy a Bella Sports Pickleball skort!

View the flyer for this promotion. (PDF)

Mark your calendar and stop by to get the jump on the latest products to improve your game! Learn more. (PDF) The Hungry Monk food truck will be at the event serving up some delicious lunch options.

Members of management, a resident liaison, and the Board are currently working with Intel on landscaping plans. A presentation on the landscaping will be given at a community forum. Dates have just been confirmed for our homeowners: October 27th at 1:00pm and again on November 9th at 1:00pm.

View the most current Frequently Asked Questions, here. (PDF)

Watch videos to learn more about the High-Tech Interconnect Project (HIP), here.

If you have questions about the project, please call 855.584.1484 or you may submit your questions online, here.

While Arizona leads the country with 97 out of a total 479 West Nile disease cases nationwide, 83 cases have been found in Colorado this year, 48 in California, 38 in Nebraska, 26 in South Dakota, and 22 in North Dakota. CDC figures indicate that the situation is not worse than last year, when 664 cases and 52 deaths were reported across the country.

West Nile Virus is transmitted to humans through a mosquito bite (although most mosquitoes do not carry the disease). Mosquitoes get the virus when they bite an infected bird. Crows and jays are the most common birds linked to the virus, according to John Hopkins Medicine, but at least 110 other bird species also carry the virus. Some good news: it cannot be passed from one human to another, as with COVID-19; but there is no treatment or vaccine.

IronOaks is taking steps to keep the threat at bay. We are spraying around lakes and wet areas with OneGuard, which has NyGuard in it. These chemicals disrupt the life cycle of the mosquito and reduce egg production, leading to sterile adults and death. We have also contact Maricopa County for fogging information. We will keep you posted once we know more on this.

We encourage you to take steps to prevent a bite when you are outside:

• Use insect repellent with an active ingredient such as DEET, oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE), or Para-menthane-diol (PMD).
• Wear long sleeves and long pants.
• Control mosquitos around your home by not allowing standing water in containers or in your yard, and repair window screens to avoid an entry point for the pest.

Pets and any animal not considered a service animal under the ADA are not permitted in the Community Facilities. This includes restaurants, golf shops, clubhouses, art rooms, card player rooms, meeting rooms, etc.

• Where pets are permitted on the community grounds, they must be on a leash and under control.  Service and assistance animals are allowed anywhere the animal's handler may go.
• Service animals must be under the control of the handler at all times.
• Handlers/residents are responsible for damage caused by an animal owned by the resident or under the control of the resident.

Rules on service animals and an explanation of the federal and state law regarding service animals, comfort animals, therapy animals, and pets can be found here.

The Arizona Rangers-Sun Lakes Company is stepping up this holiday season to ensure children in the surrounding Sun Lakes communities do not go without holiday gifts this season - and they're asking for our help.

The Sun Lakes Rangers will be sponsoring several underprivileged children and young adults in partnership with the non-profit organization AZLEOS (Azleos.org) to ensure they wake up with holiday smiles on their faces.

Sponsoring a child costs approximately $100, and the Sun Lakes Rangers would like to raise enough money to sponsor at least 10 children and young adults. If you are able to assist, please send your check payable to:

Arizona Rangers- Sun Lakes Company
PO Box 12090
Chandler, AZ 85248

In the information / memo line, add "Shop with a Cop."

If you know someone who is struggling, and you'd like to submit their information to participate in this program, please contact Lieutenant Roy Stanifer via email.

All donations are tax deductible.

It can be confusing, but here is a quick guide to help you determine if something should be recycled. If your item is not on the list, please place it in your regular trash container.

View the Guide. (PDF)

Here's a simple table:

Please note that during overseed (now through October 10th), Grill on the Green's hours will be as follows:

• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 3:00pm - 8:00pm
• Wednesday, Closed
• Saturday and Sunday, 10:00am - 8:00pm

Bar will be open until 9:00pm on Monday, Thursday, and Sunday for football games. Enjoy a pitcher of beer for $10 and pretzel bites with beer cheese for $9, starting at 4:00pm!

Grill on the Green will be back to regular hours beginning Monday, October 11th: 

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday | 11:00am - 8:00pm
Bar open until 9:00pm on Monday, Thursday, and Sunday

Here's the October Musical Lineup! The fun starts at 5:00pm unless otherwise noted. This information will also be available in the Dining & Events email as well as on the website.

• October 8th | Blues Man Mike (Music and Dancing)
• October 12th | Kristy Dee
• October 15th | Aaron Nelson (Music and Dancing)
• October 19th | Steve Newkirk
• October 22nd | neighborGOOD (Music and Dancing)
• October 26th | Open Mic with Kevin Crum
• October 29th | Aaron Nelson (Music and Dancing)

Stone & Barrel is open Sunday through Wednesday from 11:00am to 8:00pm, and Thursday through Saturday from 11:00am - 9:00pm.

Here's the October Musical Lineup for Stone & Barrel! Entertainment begins at 4:00pm on Thursday and 6:00pm on Saturday. This information will also be available in the Dining & Events email as well as on the website.

• October 7th | Suzy Steinmann
• October 9th | Cover Ups (Music and Dancing)
• October 14th | neighborGOOD entertainer
• October 16th | MKK Band (Music and Dancing)
• October 21st | Blues Man Mike
• October 23rd | Cactus Wine (Music and Dancing)
• October 28th | neighborGOOD entertainer
• October 30th | Splash Band (Music and Dancing)

Want to know more about each entertainer? Learn about their musical style and read a short bio, on the IronOaksAZ.com calendar.

Check out the Stone & Barrel menu online. (PDF)

Plus, join us for our Daily Happy Hour from 2:00pm - 6:00pm! View the menu here. (PDF)

Check out this week’s Drink of the Week for $6: the Cranberry Collins. It's got Deep Eddy Cranberry Vodka with fresh lemon juice and club soda.

For Stone & Barrel and Ironwood Grill on the Green daily specials,  live music schedule, and drink specials, check out the online Dining Calendar!

We had a total of twenty six comment cards: three were positive, one was negative, and twenty-two were neutral. In summary, many comments came in regarding mosquitos and the concern over West Nile Virus, as well as streetlights and fountain issues. Trash also continues to be a topic. The negative comment came in for the condition and cleanliness of the Stone & Barrel patio. Ending on a positive note, we had a compliment for the southwest scramble, for golf’s Par 3 tournament, and Barbara in the Golf Shop received a "job well done" compliment.

If you have a landscaping request or comment, please feel free to fill out a comment card, here.

New revisions to the ALC guidelines are posted for review. View them here. (PDF)

Gates are still being worked on and are working well intermittently.  Please be patient if you are behind someone struggling with their gate device. We are finding the newer car sticker devices and handheld cards to be not as reliable.

Be kind, and if necessary, you may want to assist them with your own card if they are fellow residents.

Sun Lakes Community Theatre presents:
A Mystery Dinner Comedy, "Dealt a Deadly Hand: Murder at the Sun Lakes Resort Casino" | October 9th - 13th
Enjoy this spine-tingling show and dinner October 9th - 13th. Purchase tickets on October 7th from 10:00am to noon in the Oakwood Clubhouse Lobby, or online at www.slctinfo.com.

Free Dance with Swing Memories Big Band | (NEW DATE!) November 10th | 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Tickets will go fast, so make your way to the Oakwood Concierge! This band will have you up out of your seat, dancing to the tunes you remember.

Blood Drive | October 26th | 9:00am - 1:00pm
Join us in the Oakwood Ballroom to save lives. Each donation can save up to three! Spend an hour to donate and provide this life saving service.

10 appointments remain available. Make your appointment online, here.

George Michael Tribute Concert | October 20th | 7:00pm
In the early 80’s, George Michael was part of the band Wham. You probably remember the songs, "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" and "Last Christmas" from the band's repertoire. Once out on his own, George Michael's big hits included "Faith," "Father Figure," "One More Try," and "Monkey." Each song sold millions of copies.  This tribute group coming to IronOaks covers some of George Michael’s most iconic, Grammy award-winning hits. Get your tickets now at www.OakwoodTickets.com.

IronOaks @ Sun Lakes HOA #3
24218 S. Oakwood Blvd.
Sun Lakes, AZ 85248
480.317.3600

DISCLAIMER: The information found in the various community newsletters provided by the Sun Lakes HOA#3 Management and staff is provided as a service to our members for informational purposes only.  While every effort is made to ensure information is correct and accurate, errors may occur.  We apologize for any inconveniences, but the Association will not be held liable or responsible for any such errors that may occur.  For the most up to date information, please check with our Oakwood Concierge at 480.317.3600.