Latest Spring 2020 Posts

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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...

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...

Carly Mertz named Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale 2020 Youth of the Year At its annual Celebrate Youth Gala, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale (BGCS) named Carly Mertz its 2020 Youth of the Year. Carly, age 17, has been a member of the BGCS...

Did You Know! Design Review Committee Approval Process Obtaining Approval Pursuant to the First Amendment to the Declaration of the Desert Ridge Community Association (Master Association) CC&R’s, Section 5.3 Obligation to Obtain Approval that all excavation,...

What’s Your Takeaway? By Matt Keel, PGA How you begin your backswing is important because it determines how the rest of your swing will go.  The position of your right palm, for a right-handed golfer, when your club is halfway back in your swing is a good indicator of...

GOLF, SUN AND SKIN Contributed by Cynthia Boggs Cynthia Boggs Skin Care Salon There are nearly 200 golf courses in the Phoenix metropolitan area, which includes Phoenix, Scottsdale, Glendale, Tempe and the far East and West Valley. That is over 3,600 holes to consider...

Statesman Properties A family-owned and operated real estate development company, Statesman owns 50 acres of land within the Desert Ridge master-planned community located on Deer Valley Road between 52nd and 56th streets. With more than $300 million in residential...

Wildfire Elementary School We are having a wonderful 2nd semester at Wildfire Elementary School. There have been so many great events and lessons this semester. We started off the new year with a visit from the Fox 10 Morning Show and Cory McCloskey, where we had the...

Restaurant Review Thirsty Lion Gastropub & Grill 21001 N Tatum Blvd. Phoenix, AZ 85050 HOURS Monday-Wednesday: 11 am - 11 pm Friday-Thursday: 11 am - 12 am           Saturday: 10 am - 12 am Sunday: 10 am - 10 pm thirstyliongastropub.com/arizona 480.419.5070...