In 1989 Vietnam Veterans of Yavapai County erected the Veterans Memorial on the west side of the courthouse. Neil Logan a Vietnam veteran created the bronze statue. Tony Shaw, also a Vietnam veteran and Sunup Rotary member gave the original dedication speech in 1989. The base of the monument is granite stone from the quarry the courthouse was built with in 1916.
In 2006 John Stewart of Sunup Rotary Community Service spoke to Yavapai County about improvements to All Vets Memorial. Sunup added night lights, sprinkler system, benches and handicapped access. There was a re-dedication in April 2006 and Tony Shaw once again gave the key note speech. Since that time, Sunup and Ken Lain from Watters Nursery have teamed up to refresh and restore the site each year. Each year plants are added and the irrigation system is maintained. This year the bronze veteran was waxed and polished.
Our second annual Double Down Casino Night was a huge success this year thanks to all those who stepped up not only from the Sunup Club but also Frontier Rotary, Prescott Rotary and Chino Valley Rotary. Rotarians that work together on projects and events get more our Rotary and our community. Special thanks once again to Jane Anne Shimizu for chairing the event and Jerry Fohrman for bringing in the tables, dealers, sponsors 
and drinks. Shoutouts to Ben Tuttle, Dan Davis, Billie Orr, Susan Cohan, Barbara Oemcke, Par Wood, AJ Sheridan, Bud Ackerman and those that stepped up to be dealers. This Tuesday evening at 5:30 at the palace, the committee will have a wrap up meeting to discuss what we have learned to make the event even better than last year.
