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Lakes Spring Fling

Saturday, April 27

Dudes, it’s time to FLASHBACK to the 80’s! Break out your parachute pants, leg warmers, valley girl talk, and hairband wear to join us at The Lakes Spring Fling! Saturday April 27 from 5 to 8 PM.

Rock Out With Rock Lobster

Rock Lobster, the Valley’s most rad 80’s cover band will be jamming out with us again this year. Hang out, enjoy the music and dance the evening away!

Greg and his Burgers Amore food truck will be serving up their fabulous family-friendly menu featuring burgers, hot dogs, chicken tenders, fries, and so much more. They take cash, credit, and Apple Pay. Treat your family and yourself to dinner.

The concert event is free for Lakes residents. Bring your own beverages and a picnic dinner or support a fabulous food truck.

Submitted by Denise Rentschler for Activities Committee

Lakes Cinco de Mayo Fiesta

This Year It's On the 4th

Ballet Folklorico dancers The Activities Committee is again hosting the Lakes Cinco de Mayo Fiesta on Saturday, May 4 from 5 to 9 PM in the Clubhouse Park. Tickets are on sale now at the Clubhouse and are $10 per person. Buy your tickets early and don’t forget to bring them to the fiesta since food for the event will only be served by redeeming the tickets.

Paid fiesta entrance also includes tacos made fresh on-site from a taco vendor food truck. You’ll be able to choose from three types of street tacos with your favorite toppings and salsas and rice and beans. Frozen margarita mix will be provided.

Fiesta entertainment will include a very much lauded local mariachi band and a Ballet Folklorico troupe. Both have performed at previous Lakes Cinco de Mayo Fiestas and you won’t want to miss their performances.

Will there be pinatas? Of course there will be pinatas! One for the kids and one for the non-kids which are adults who still love pinatas.

The Lakes Cinco de Mayo Fiesta is always a fun and inclusive evening and a great place to meet and mingle with Lakes neighbors on a hermosa noche.

Cookies With the Coaches

Our Swim Team Coaches

The Lakes will again host the Lakes Snakes Swim Team in 2024, and on Sunday, April 28 the Snakes are having a pre-season social at the Clubhouse pool from 3 to 5 PM. Bring your suits and towels so you can swim with the coaches and ask any question you might have about the team's season ahead.

Find out about the upcoming Swim Team schedule and purchase your swim caps and team suits. This is a great summer program and a long-time tradition at the Lakes.

Mah Jongg at The Lakes is Growing and Expanding

A good time to learn

We now have two opportunities for Lakes residents to play mah jongg upstairs at the Clubhouse: Tuesday afternoon from 1 to 3 PM and Friday morning from 9 to 11 AM. LynnAnn Wojciechowicz is in charge of the Tuesday afternoon group. Jane Toaspern is in charge of the Friday morning group. Mah jongg is zooming in the Lakes. If you don't go the the Clubs page for details about joining, you could miss out on a fascinating game.

LCA Board Meeting

Posted: April 22

The next regular meeting of the Lakes Community Association Board of Directors will be held April 24 at 7 PM in the Beach and Tennis Club. All Lakes residents are encouraged to read the agenda and attend the meeting.

Christine

LCA President's Report
Mike Sotak
April 2024

Happy April to the Lakes! The Lakes Poker Regatta was held on Saturday, March 23 and was a huge success! Over 350 tickets were sold and was our most successful regatta to date! Thank you all for attending and huge thanks to those who helped organize and run the event. Fun times were had by all. Many more fun activities are planned for the coming weeks. Please plan on checking them out! These events are amazing ways to interact with your neighbors and community. I personally enjoy being able to meet so many great new people at these events.

Status of the Pump Station Vault and Bridge Repair on the President's Report page.

Mike Sotak, President

Community Manager's Report
Christine Baldanza
April 2024

Our lake is our biggest and most beautiful asset and shouldn’t be treated carelessly by homeowners dumping garbage into the lake or allowing their landscapers to use the lake as a free dumping ground. Please tell your landscapers that it is not alright to deposit or blow any bush, tree trimmings or grass into our lake.

Remind your landscapers to contain their trimmings and trash when working near the lake and to not blow debris into the lake. This extra organic material is not healthy for our lake. As it decomposes, it provides nutrients that promote the growth of unsightly aquatic weeds. All lakeside homeowner’s vegetation needs to be trimmed away from the lake so that there are no bushes, vines, or trees overhanging the lake or touching the water.

Our lake is our community's greatest asset. There's more to read the about the health of our greatest asset in Christine's full Community Manager report.

Christine

Friendly Reminders

Please remember to travel the waterways as you would drive a car. Stay on the right side of all channels and make sure you have working boat lights: green on your port side (your left), red on your starboard (your right) and a white light at the stern. Please follow basic boating rules to keep our lake safe.

Please be mindful of the no-burn days that Maricopa County Air Quality Department issues. This means no outdoor fire pits and no fireplace fires. Please check Maricopa County Air Quality Department for up-to-date no-burn information.

When you walk your dog, please be courteous and pick up after your dog. The Lakes has many doggy stations with bags, please use them.

Please be respectful of your Lakes neighbors and don't throw garbage over walls or into the lake.

Homeowners, please remind your landscapers not to throw bush and tree trimmings, leaves or grass clippings into the lake.

Don't forget, starting in March you need to prep your lawn for the warm growing season. Lawns in the Lakes must be green and lush from April through September.

The city bulk trash and green pickups are scheduled for the second Monday of every other month. Please put out your bulk trash items and yard trimmings no earlier than the Thursday before the Monday pickups. The dates are included on the Lakes Calendar.

Christine