DWDM | May 2024 Newsletter

Dove Mountain News

Infrastructure/Landscape Committee

May 16 | 2pm

Communications Committee

May 20 | 2pm

Finance Committee

May 21 | 10am

Social Events Committee

May 21 | 1pm

Architectural Review Committee

May 21 | 1:30pm

Board of Directors Meeting

May 23 | 10am

Please check the ourdovemountain.net website calendar for any meeting changes and Zoom information.

ARC June Submittal Deadline May 24, 2024

Congratulations to DWDM residents Gregg & Debbie Casey who celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary on April 19.

Homeowner, Steve Willer, competed in the USMS AZ State Short Course Yards Swim Meet April 20 and 21 at the Oro Valley Aquatic Center. He won four 1st places in individual events and two 2nd places in relay events. Way to go, Steve W!

Cover photo by Gabe Montiel

We welcome DWDM resident submissions, such as the suggested items below, as well as other articles or photos. Please send your digital submissions by the 15th of the month prior to publication to: btruman@associatedasset.com

MARRIAGES, ANNIVERSARIES, RETIREMENTS and BIRTHDAYS, NEW NEIGHBORS, NOTABLES (awards, accolades, etc.)

DEATH NOTICES: Death notices should be less than 60 words and can include a link to where the full obituary resides (funeral home, Legacy.com, etc.)

If interested in purchasing advertising with the DWDM News, contact the Lifestyle Director at btruman@associatedasset.com for the advertising terms and current pricing at least 30 days in advance of publication. The inclusion of an advertiser in this newsletter does not constitute any endorsement by Del Webb at Dove Mountain Community Association. The Association does not verify any information contained herein.

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The Grass is Always Greener…

When we listen to Complete Landscape

Provided by ILC Committee Members Jim Jansen and Catherine Janik

Have you noticed how green and nice our grassy lawn areas look? The grass has been beautiful almost all Fall and Winter thanks to the Board‘s interest in listening and responding to residents’ concerns combined with Complete Landscaping’s efforts. Definitely a challenge in our desert environment!

The purpose of this article is to address some Resident questions about natural turf and weeding strategy. The ILC (Infrastructure/Landscape Committee) researched these questions and we wanted to share some information with community members.

A little knowledge about our types of grass. Did you know there are two different types of grass in our desert community? Currently what is so green is the Winter Rye grass. Soon that grass will begin to fade and die due to the sun’s heat and its life cycle. It will be replaced by the now dormant, perennial Summer Bermuda grass. In the early Fall, the annual Winter Rye will be “overseeded” on top of perennial Bermuda grass. Complete Landscaping used its years of experience to do the overseeding that resulted in the noticeable lush green grass all winter.

Watering question: Why water in the daytime versus the night time? Why have the sunshine evaporate the water? Unlike Bermuda grass, if Rye grass is watered at night a fungus can grow which will kill the Rye grass! So, as we transition to the Bermuda grass, you will notice less daylight watering. And the grass won’t be “soft and soggy” to walk upon in the daytime!

Weeds and Buffelgrass. Earlier this year the ILC recommended to the Board of Directors that Complete Landscaping quit applying weed killer to the common areas known by residents as the Grand and Little Canyons. This action was in order to accelerate their return to a more natural environment like most of the other community washes. The plan has been initiated and hopefully over time the affect the community will notice is greener, flora filled spaces.

Finally, you may have read in a recent email from Linda Corsey, the Community Manager, that weeds will be trimmed that are growing within three feet of the walls lining the canyon areas. There is a non-native, invasive weed known as buffelgrass that we may see in the common areas. The ‘purplish blooming” weed does not respond to weed killer and can only be eliminated by pulling and complete removal of the roots. One of the biggest concerns often associated with this invasive plant is that it can increase the risk of wildfires. Please see this excellent reference material from the Sonoran Desert Museum if you want to be able to identify and learn more about Buffelgrass (click here).

Maintaining our common spaces requires a significant amount of time, energy and money. Thanks to Del Webb at Dove Mountain homeowners who give the ILC notice of landscaping issues by using the Contact the ILC form. It can be found by going to the ourdovemountain.net website, look at the bottom footer for TOOLS, then click on e-forms. Your efforts

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LSP Recommendations to be Shared at June Board Meeting

Provided by LSP Team Members

We heard you, have collated your feedback and want to update the Community on next steps. The LSP wants to give the community a heads-up that we plan to present our recommendations at the June Board Meeting (see website calendar for Board meeting schedule/time/Zoom info).

Now that our new Board is settling in, we wanted to walk folks through our recommendations, which importantly include a summary of the feedback received from Residents via e-form comments, via paper-form comments and via feedback at the two Town Hall meetings held in January. We previewed some of the key take aways in the March LSP Newsletter article We hope that the dialog in this upcoming meeting will be beneficial to the Board and Residents.

If you would like to refresh your understanding of the LSP Vision, then all content is available on the website ourdovemountain.net Committee Page, just click here to go directly to the LSP report, Report appendices, 8 Newsletter articles, and additional references (must be logged-in to view). Alternatively, the LSP hardcopy report is in a 3-ring binder at the Saguaro Center

Neighbor to Neighbor Network

520-204-0670

Our group of resident volunteers provides practical support to community members in unanticipated or temporary times of need. We recently provided help to a neighbor needing a ride to the pharmacy as they couldn’t drive while on prescription pain medications. We were happy to help and welcome your requests for this and other short-term needs.

Safety Tip of the Month

Safe Medication and Supplement Use

Whether you’re settling into your 60s or heading into your 90s, be careful when taking medicines, herbal preparations and supplements. According to the FDA, physical changes from aging can affect the way our body tolerates medications and how medicines work in our bodies, leading to potential complications.

Some important safety tips to keep in mind:

Take medication as prescribed with advice from your health care professional:

▪ Notify your prescriber if you’re experiencing side effects that prevent you from being able to tolerate the medication

▪ Finish all antibiotics as prescribed to avoid antibiotic resistant infections

Be aware of potential medication interactions and side effects:

▪ Make sure you prescriber knows about all non-prescription medications and supplements you’re taking

▪ Follow instructions for taking with or without food for proper absorption

▪ Clarify if medication is safe to use with alcohol, dairy, grapefruit or sun exposure

Store medications properly and safely:

▪ Most medications should be stored in dry and temperate conditions

▪ Keep medications out of reach of pets or children who visit the home

▪ Discard any unused or expired medications.

Keep a medication list:

▪ Keep the list up to date, including over the counter medications and supplements.

▪ Keep a copy of the list in your wallet.

When in doubt, call your retail or mail order pharmacist. They are educated professionals that are there to provide education and answer questions.

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Are You Ready to Try the New Cardio Equipment?

Provided by Cardio Equipment Team

Our new cardio equipment was installed on Monday, April 15th. The current rowing machine, one premium Precor Upright Bike and the SciFit recumbent stepper were included in the negotiations with Marathon Fitness and are now owned by the Association. If you are looking for background information on the research, actions and recommendations from the Cardio Equipment Focus Group, please refer to a prior newsletter article (click here to view the Cardio Equipment article in Dec 2023, page 8).

Briefly, we now have:

• 3 new Precor Adjustable CrossRamp Ellipticals,

• 1 new Precor StairClimber,

• 1 new Precor Adaptive Motion Trainer,

• 4 new Precor Treadmills,

• 2 new Peloton Commercial Bikes,

• 1 new Precor Upright Bike,

• 3 new NuStep Recumbent Bikes

All the new Precor equipment have upgraded 16” touchscreen entertainment consoles.

Early Feedback is very positive!

• “easy to pair with my headphones”

• “the new AMT is really smooth”

• “the new touchscreens have fantastic resolution”

Are you interested in learning more about how to use this equipment?

Residents and certified personal trainers, Dave Moilanen and Julia Darrah have kindly offered to orient you to the new equipment. Please sign up on the sheets located on the wall as you enter the gym.

Try Hitting to Their Feet

Do aggressive serve-and-volleyers intimidate you when playing doubles? Are you having a difficult time passing your opponent as he or she rushes the net? If so, try hitting to one of the most effective targets down the middle at the net-rusher's feet.

Instead of going for a low-percentage, angled passing shot all of the time, mix it up by hitting to your opponent's feet as he or she is running toward the net. For one, you will be hitting over the lowest part of the net. Also, your opponent will have a tough time hitting an offensive volley or half-volley from anywhere below knee level, giving you an advantage

Don't be afraid to go for the lower-percentage, angled passing shots when you are confident. But remember, it's the shot hit to the net-rusher's feet that might give him or her more problems and give you the point.

Acrylic flows are messy, but an extremely satisfying art form. Class will include mixing paints for flow consistency, applying the flow using three different methods: a dirty pour, using a funnel and using a kitchen sink strainer. Please consider wearing old clothes or an apron! Participants will need to leave their art for at least 2 days at the Saguaro Center for drying purposes.

Great Class for all levels including beginners.

Instructor: Theresa Poalucci

Theresa has been a painter since as far back as she can remember. Now that she has retired from her day job, she is devoted to creating and teaching art. “I love color and texture and am always striving to find new ways to express myself,” she says. Theresa works in both ceramics and paints using both acrylic and alcohol inks. She currently shows in galleries in Catalina, Tucson and Tubac. She is a member of Southern Arizona Arts Guild, SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild, Contemporary Arts of Southern Arizona and American Women Artist.

Look for activity #16847

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May Events & Fitness Schedule

10a Zumba Kate 9a M&M Julia 11a Ener-Ji Celeste Happy Hour 4-7pm

5 6 7 8

8:30a CdoTennis Rod

8:30a CdoTennis Rod

8a MellowFlo Mika

9:10a Circuit w1

Shannon

9:55a BarreBell

Celeste

11a Ess Celeste

11a Baton w2 Julia 12:15p StrgthCrct

Julia

8a MellowFlo Mika 9:10a Circuit w2

Shannon

9:55a BarreBell

Celeste

11a Ess Celeste

11a Baton w3 Julia

12:15p StrgthCrct

Julia

8:30a CdoTennis Rod

8:30a CdoTennis Rod

8a MellowFlo Mika

9:10a Circuit w3

Shannon

9:55a BarreBell

Celeste

11a Ess Celeste

11a Baton w6 Julia

12:15p StrgthCrct

Julia

8a MellowFlo Mika

9:10a Circuit w4

Shannon

9:55a BarreBell

Celeste

11a Ess Celeste

11a Baton wk1 Julia

12:15p StrgthCrct

Julia

8:30a Active&Move

Julia

8:30a CdoTennis Rod

9:45a UltiCond

Julia

2p IntroStrTrain

Julia

8:30a Active&Move

Julia

8:30a CdoTennis Rod

9:45a UltiCond

Julia

2p IntroStrTrain

Julia

8:30a Active&Move

Julia

8:30a CdoTennis

Rod

9:45a UltiCond

Julia 2p IntroStrTrain

Julia

8:30a Active&Move

Julia

8:30a CdoTennis Rod

9:45a UltiCond

Julia

10am Zumba Kate 9a= M&M Julia 11a Ener-Ji Celeste

8:30a CdoTennis Rod 9:15a B Fusion Celeste 12:15p StrgthCrct Julia

8:30a CdoTennis Rod 9:15a B Fusion Celeste

12:15p StrgthCrct

Julia 2p IntroStrTrain Julia

10am Zumba Kate 9:30a M&M Julia 11a Ener-Ji Celeste 8:30a CdoTennis Rod 9:15a B Fusion Celeste 12:15p StrgthCrct

Julia 2p IntroStrTrain Julia

10am Zumba Kate 9a M&M Julia 11a Ener-Ji Celeste

10am Zumba Kate

9a M&M Julia 11a Ener-Ji Celeste Happy Hour

8:30a CdoTennis Rod 9:15a B Fusion Celeste

12:15p StrgthCrct

Julia 2p IntroStrTrain Julia Acrylic Flow 3:30pm

8:30a CdoTennis Rod

9:15a B Fusion Celeste

12:15p StrgthCrct

Julia

Tucson Code Reminder on Dog Poop

10a Ess Celeste

Celeste

Sec. 4-102. Dog waste removal; exceptions. It shall be unlawful for the owner or person having custody of any dog to fail immediately to move and dispose of in a sanitary manner any solid waste deposited by such dog on public property or deposited on private property without the consent of the person in control of the property. This section shall not apply to blind persons, persons with mobility disabilities, or police officers or other law enforcement officers accompanied by police dogs while on emergency.

(Ord. No. 5219, § 5, 9-22-80)

Dove Mountain News

Call for Empty Rx Pill Bottles You Can Help!

Empty Rx Pill Bottles are needed by the Primavera Foundation to be re-purposed for personal hygiene kits to the homeless and other vulnerable residents of Pima County.

Empty Bottles are then filled with personal essentials such as:

• Shampoo

• Conditioner

• Hand & body lotion

• Liquid soap

Please bring your empty Rx pill bottles WITH THE LABELS OFF and drop in the plastic bin at the Saguaro Center.

Please note they can only use Rx bottles. Please NO Vitamin-Type Bottles.

To learn more about this community effort, contact Mary Kroll at: makroll@att.net

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Slow Roll Event

April 24

Neighbors gathered to slow roll through the community

Twirl Girls in Oro Valley Parade

April 6

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Interest Groups at a Glance

ARTISTS & CRAFTERS

COUNCIL

BOCCE – 1st & 3rd Mondays

Kathy Weaver kweaver@catsiii.com

Karen Gove govekm@gmail.com

BOCCE – 2nd & 4th Mondays Kathy Furnas kfurnas@gmail.com

BOCCE - Tuesdays Kit Nidever Kitford53@outlook.com

BOCCE - Wednesdays Carolyn Martin

BOCCE - Thursdays

dncmartin@comcast.net

Jeff Coons jeffcoons54@yahoo.com

BOCCE - Fridays Debbie Casey

debbiecasey1958@gmail.com

BOCCE - Saturdays Mary Gallardo marymgallardo@gmail.com

BOCCE – Sundays

BRIDGE

BUNCO

Dave Weaver

dave@catsiii.com

Karen Gove govekm@gmail.com

ACE – ACTIVE ENRICHMENT Linda Yanez ljy_babybird@gmail.com

CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY ALLIANCE

Lloyd Kirsch CRAatDWDM@gmail.com CANASTA – HAND & FOOT GAMES

PICKLEBALL INTRO

PICKLEBALL – Summer Evening

TAI CHI

Tim Gove

OurN2N@gmail.com

tkgove@gmail.com

henrykmck@aol.com

jat28779@gmail.com

Evie Belzer 847.848.0989 eibelzer@gmail.com

TENNIS Rod Dunnett roddunnettuspta@gmail.com

TEXAS HOLD’EM Gary Mahler

TRIVIA Various

mahlergarysuz@gmail.com

See Friday eblast for monthly leader

WATERCOLOR - Winter Various Group meets weekly

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Murder Mystery

April 20

A whole array of tourists, gamblers. showgirls, waitresses and even Jake from State Farm stopped in for a fun evening at the Saguaro Center.

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A Murder Has Occurred! Who did it? Was it the widow or the mistress? No fear! Vic Angelo, the Casino Operations Manager, is ready to help all solve the mystery!

Wine & Taxes

April 9

Ryan Freberg from Four Corners Wealth Management Wealth Partners provided dinner, drinks and an informative discussion on taxes.

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By: Associated Asset Management, LLC

Billing Questions: (866) 516-7424 | Monday- Friday | 8:30am - 5pm

Our DWDM Management Team

As you can imagine, it takes a team effort to manage the day-to-day operations at DWDM. Here is a brief description of our management team members’ responsibilities so you know who to contact with any questions:

Linda Corsey Community Manager

Liaison to Board of Directors, Communications, Finance, Infrastructure Landscape, Election and Architecture Review Committees. Common area and landscaping issues, questions regarding association budget and monthly financial reporting, operational procedures, resales, liquor license compliance, website updates and e-blast communications and employment opportunities.

lcorsey@associatedasset.com 520-485-0200

Randall Shaner Maintenance Technician

Facility management and building logistics, janitorial concerns, general repair, supply inventory and maintenance of the Saguaro Center, pool, spa, sports courts and entrance water feature. Also, assists Community Manager with bid procurement and maintenance/repair supervision.

rshaner@associatedasset.com

Barb Truman Lifestyle Director

Liaison to Communications, Pool Advisory and Social Event Committees. Staffing, Alcohol Manager, rental and room reservations, interest groups, lifestyle events, happy hours and notary services. Sponsor advertising, community newsletter, e-blasts, website and reservation system updates Also, fitness program, personal training and fitness facility oversight.

btruman@associatedasset.com 520-485-0202

Amelia Mooney Administrative Assistant

Liaison to Architectural Review Committee as well as processes architectural submittals.Provides administrative support for the Community Manager and Lifestyle Director, customer service support to homeowners, and assists with compliance and enforcement matters.

amelia.mooney@associatedasset.com 520-485-3332

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