Spring is now in full swing and summer break will be upon us before we can blink, and for many of our youngest residents that means they have the freedom to play outside to their heart’s content (or at least until mom or dad call them back inside). While we encourage...
Finish What You Start by Matt Keel When you first learned how to play golf, you were first taught how to set up. You learned about grip, stance, alignment etc. To play good golf, it is important to make sure you are setting up correctly every time, however I often...
Frequently Asked Questions: Board of Directors What does the Nominating Committee do? Answer: The Nominating Committee’s primary function is to ensure that the community has qualified candidates nominated from the Desert Ridge community to serve as Members of the...
How Safe is Your Home Air Quality? For years, scientists have warned us about the poor quality of indoor air. Research over the last several years has indicated that the air within our homes and other buildings can be much more polluted than the outdoor air. With many...
At Desert Ridge, continual improvement is at the center of our belief system. We refer to it as,“Raising the Bar”, the idea that over time we want to continuously become better and better. With that concept in mind, we ask the following question: If you were King or...
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GET INVOLVED! SERVE ON THE Desert Ridge Community Association Board of Directors The Desert Ridge Community Association (DRCA) Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the 2021 annual election for four (4) open seats on the Board of Directors. The election results...
RESERVING FOR THE FUTURE As Board Treasurer of the Desert Ridge Community Association, I am sometimes asked about the reserves on the association’s balance sheet and what they are based on. Balance sheet reserves are funds set aside to pay for future maintenance,...
Helping Hands I know everyone is familiar with the old saying “it takes a village” when referring to raising children. The same quote can be applied to maintaining a safe and healthy community. The great City of Phoenix has many entities working together, as “helping...
APPRECIATE EACH DAY OK, 2020 is in the books. Hopefully, never to be experienced again. However, what if I suggested there was some good that came out of it, that will affect our future lives? Of course, I’m not talking about the isolation, illness, anger, and...
Lost Dutchman State Park Hiking trails through the park lead into a much wider trail network on adjacent National Forest land. The Sonoran Desert landscape holds a variety of birds and wildlife while offering amazingly beautiful panoramic views. The best part about...
An encounter with a rattlesnake is a potentially dangerous situation; your knowledge about reptiles and how to avoid rattlesnakes could be invaluable. https://www.azgfd.com/wildlife/livingwith/rattlesnakes/ RATTLESNAKES There are fifteen species of rattlesnakes in our...
From the Communications Chair Politics. Not touching it. COVID–19 not going there. Masking, social distancing, in person schooling vs. homeschooling, a vaccine, HOA rules and regulations, elections? No, no, no, no, no, and no way. As I sit at my desk on this day,...
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From the President Looking Back at 2019 Every year, we look back and review the major accomplishments of the previous year. These are big projects that require a great deal of time, attention and detail; and most of them are outside of the scope of our Association’s...
From the Lifestyle Committee MARK YOUR CALENDAR for Spring Fun Farmers Market The Farmers Market on High Street hosted by Arizona Farmers Market, ScanlanKemperBard, and Desert Ridge Lifestyles continues to be a tremendous success every Sunday. The market takes place...
From the Communications Chair Homeowners Association HOA WIIFM: What's in it for me? In addition to being a renaissance person, I am a lifelong sales/marketing person. I was trained that when trying to market a product or service, the first rule is to address the...
VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION MONTH The month of April is National Volunteer month in the United States to recognize and honor the many volunteers dedicated to community service and to encourage volunteerism from others. In the spirit of National Volunteer month, we would...
Residential Address Markers Guidelines Note....Design Review Committee approval is required prior to replacing or installing a new address marker to the home or curb. To ensure the intended and/or desired standards of a sub–association neighborhood address markers...
The Ease of Paperless E-Voting As this year’s Nominating Committee Chair and on behalf of the other members of the committee, Dan Oseran, and Robert Singer, we encourage you to continue to participate and cast your ballot online electronically. To facilitate the ease...
COEXISTING WITH COYOTES Over the past several months, there has been an increase in coyote sightings and interactions in our community. Typically, coyotes tend to be reclusive and do their best to avoid humans. However, as they adapt to their urban surroundings,...
Spring Crime Prevention/Block Watch Prevent Crime This time of year brings on many changes, the plants awaken and bloom, allergy season rears its ugly head, the kids start thinking of summertime instead of schoolwork, and families will start taking vacations away from...
