FROM THE BOARD Hello fellow Desert Aire people! We are approaching our busy season here in DA so lots going on!
Your Board of Directors, Darci Ulin, Matt Yanak, Keith Savinsky, Mark Pierce and Trent Cain From the GENERAL MANAGER’s Desk - James Curdy PLEASE BAG YOUR GARBAGE before putting it in your cans. When the wind blows it ends up all over the street and in your neighbors’ yards. Thank You!! Member cards – we still have a few very old cards that need updated. If your kids have grown this is a necessity for pool access this season. Also, as a reminder for the Pool we require 3 days’ notice to update your Registered Guest list. This means Wednesday 3:00 pm for the upcoming weekend. FAQ/DYK-I’m a new owner…with a VRBO/short-term rental house and I want my guests to have access to the pool, what are my options? You can use your personal member card but the guest list can only be updated 1x/week with 3 days’ notice. Or you can buy a rental house card for $200 that has a $50/year fee and Registered Guest Lists are not required. Annual SPRING CLEANUP Friday, April 24th will be at 9am in the Lobby. At the sign-in table, directions will be given to areas needing attention throughout the community. This will be from 9am to Noon and then afterwards, a free lunch for volunteers and an early dump pass to dump personal garbage (Friday) afternoon instead of waiting in line Saturday or Sunday. This year we will again try taking appliances in the steel bins. Saturday morning the SHRED EVENT in the Lobby will be from (9-12) or until the containers are full. Code Compliance and the Architectural Committee continue to work on Common area encroachments to protect Association property. These are members using this community asset as their personal property (without a license agreement).
Food Service at the Golf Course putting green will resume later this month as the Snack Shack. We will occasionally add specialty food trucks for various larger events! REMINDER Dog complaints have been around since the mid 70’s and while the county has done away with Dog Licenses, the animal control ordinance still applies and FINES are part of the enforcement in Desert Aire. We do not have the qualified staff or facilities to handle this issue and since we are under Grant County jurisdiction, we must contact the sheriff to handle them. Reporting should be done at: 800-431-9911 or 911 if an emergency, always get a Case Report #. PARKS & GREENBELTS- Volunteers are being sought for 4th of July Park Events which includes a big professional fireworks display. The sign-up sheet will be in the office soon. EXERCISE FACILITY We just replaced another treadmill and a few smaller items and soon it will be time for spring cleaning when we will close the facility for 1-2 days for carpet cleaning. It will be posted in the room a few days prior so users can plan accordingly. GOLF COURSE The golf course looks good coming out of winter and it has been busier than ever. (See Kyle and Shawn’s articles for more info) REMEMBER, you can also follow us on Facebook for information and upcoming events at: Desert Aire Owners Association and/or Desert Aire Golf Course As always please be sure your email and phone number are current with our office by calling or you can update them ONLINE through the website portal. Call or email the office if you need help. If you have any questions, thoughts or ideas, stop by, call or send me an email to [email protected] Watermaster Report – Chris Guillen
We have completed the annual Evergreen Rural Water conference. These conferences help keep us up to date on new information in water works as well as getting credits to keep up certifications. Last month we took our second set of PFAS water samples. So far our first set of samples has shown no PFAS. If the samples keep coming back this way we will be able to get reduced monitoring. I would like to remind owners to be vigilant when turning on their irrigation systems. A lot of leaks in the Spring are caused by improper operation of stop and waste valves. The next problem I see often is leaking or broken sprinkler heads. Broken heads can use more water than your whole system in a day. We have also been working on the pool. The pool will be getting its new coating this season. The old coating is now ten years old and was due to be redone. This work involves grinding out bad portions and then recoating. If you are gone for an extended period of time the Water Department can shut off your water at the meter for $5.00, this will not stop pipes from breaking but it will not flood your home. Just as a reminder, the water policy effective August 1st 2009, states members are not to access the meter boxes in any way or they will be subject to the enforcement mechanisms of the policy. All samples taken have been good. We are currently at 1,325 connections to the water system. The total year to date gallons produced for the domestic water system is 31,495,453. PRO SHOP NEWS— Kyle Preston, PGA Professional The weather has been great so far this year and the golfers are coming out! We had a great turn out for our Spring Best Ball this year which is usually one of Desert Aires biggest tournaments of the year. We had 136 players play in a 2-day tournament and we got a lot of good feedback on the tournament, and the condition of the golf course. This tournament kicks off the start of a lot of great tournaments coming up. We have a couple of outside events over the next couple of weekends bringing in a lot of outside play to the course, shortly followed by the Jack Rabbit Couples tournament on May 16th & 17th. Signups are open now so grab a partner and join us for a great weekend of golf. We have been receiving a lot of great new merchandise in the shop. We have the latest and greatest golf equipment from Ping, Callaway, Srixon, XXIO and Callaway. Demo clubs are available for you to try before you buy. We also have new apparel including outerwear, polos, skorts, hats and much more from various apparel companies. If you are not a golfer, we also have some great T Shirts from Swannies that look awesome! Come out and see what we have. Our Golf Committee has approved some funds from our Golf Improvement account to purchase some amenities for our range. You will soon see some new bag stands, club washers, flags, and a yardage sign to help you get the most out of your practice time at our beautiful range facility. We look forward to making these improvements and thank you to the Golf Committee for allowing us to do so. Please remember you should only use balls purchased from the range machine and not bring your own balls. We do appreciate it if you want to donate balls for our junior program, or any other events, but please do not hit your own balls into the practice area. This way we can monitor the quality of golf balls being run through our range machine. We also have some new food items in the shop including donuts, calzones, beef jerky, and several other items. Come try them out and let us know what you think. This past week we received five new golf carts for our fleet that look and run great! This means it’s time for another auction to sell off five of our older carts in the fleet. The silent auction is May 1st-10th for five. We will have more information on that soon. See you all soon out on the course!
Golf Course SUPERINTENDENT Report—Shawn Hocking The year is speeding by, and it is already April! The summer will be here before we know it. We have been busy with projects these last couple months and have been doing more of our maintenance tasks the last few weeks. Some of the task have included preparing for the Spring Best Ball, aerating greens and tees, working over some bunker faces that had a lot of sand, our 16 tee project, edging cart paths, and other cleanup around the golf course, parks, and airport. As we go forward, preparations for Community Cleanup/Dump Days are being made. In addition, we will be experimenting with some mowing changes on the golf course and driving range and preparing for all the golf events we will be hosting. Preparations have been made for the autonomous mower and ball picker that will be set up during the week of the April 13th. As the maintenance picks up on all of Desert Aire properties, our focus will be on providing a great experience for all who live and play and visit Desert Aire. Golf Committee—Kyle Patrick Our spring golf season is underway. Many of our bunkers have been fixed and the new tee on #16 is ready to open. We are working on an upgrade to our Driving Range and a new water fountain for the front nine. Our May meeting is moving to Thursday May 7th at 2:00 in the clubhouse. Thank you to Wendy Knopp for her many years of service to the Golf Committee, her insight and attention to detail was much appreciated. If you have suggestions for improvement, contact a member of the DA Golf Committee. Committee Members Kyle Patrick, Chair Wendy Knopp, Secretary and Country Club representative Dave Hartnett, Men’s Club representative Marcia Bartlett, Ladies Club representative Kevin Anderson, Leslie Savisky, Suzanne Yanak at-large Parks and Recreation Committee—Darci Ulin The Parks & Rec Committee has jumped right into the new year getting ready for our big three annual events; Memorial Day weekend, July 3rd and 4th, Labor Day weekend! We will be having 2 Golf Cart Poker Runs on Memorial Day and adding Labor Day weekends! There will be music, food trucks, soccer, volleyball and 3:3 basketball tournaments for $5/team registration, free corn hole tournaments! Please check the calendar on DAOA website on the member-login to access the event calendar for more details! Please consider donating to the commercial fireworks fund to bring another amazing and safe display back to Desert Aire for our 250th Independence Day celebration!! Security and Safety Committee—Matt Yanak Safety Below is a letter from one of our Neighbors on the Value of Life Flight. Hello, I just wanted to write a few words about the Life Flight membership and why I feel that it is a must for those of us who live here in Desert Aire/ Mattawa. We are situated a fair distance from any of the larger hospitals resulting in an hour-long drive to any emergency care. We recently had an incident where my wife had a cardiac arrest and was revived and stabilized by our amazing fire dept EMT crews. They prepared her for airlift transport to Moses Lake where she was further stabilized. The doctors then determined she needed to be taken to Spokane cardiac ICU for better care. The life flight crew could not fly into Spokane because of a snow storm so they got an ambulance and drove her there. Without the expedited transport I don’t know that we would have gotten the outcome that we did! My wife is doing great and well on the road to recovery. We pay $85.00 per year for the Life Flight Membership, which covers the household. The cost for the transport that she received would have been close to $60,000.00. So, we would encourage everyone to have a Life Flight membership. Security We should all be aware there has been some vandalism in the Park recently and there has also been graffiti to mailboxes and the restroom in the park. As the seasons change and Desert Aire sees more activity, please continue to keep an eye out for your neighbors and the entire community for malicious activity. Please call 911 or the MACC at 509-762-1160 if you see anything suspicious. And when you call, please ask for a case number and/or a return call. The data received through a GCSD records request for south Grant County shows very little activity or calls from Desert Aire. Consider there were only 23 stray dogs reported in all of Grant County last year. See Something Say Something. Used pool deck chairs will be for sale opening day at the pool May 16th at $5 each.
Country Club Happenings Our St. Patrick’s Day Celebration proved to be an outstanding success, attracting a vibrant crowd and infusing the Sagebrush Senior Center with excitement and warmth. The lively atmosphere was complemented by an array of delicious food, making the event truly memorable for everyone who attended. A heartfelt thank you goes out to the Sagebrush Senior Center for graciously hosting the event. Great costumes, awesome food and wonderful tasting "Birdie Juices". Looking ahead, please mark your calendars for the 2-Day Jack Rabbit Co-Ed Tournament, taking place May 16 and May 17, 2026, with a shotgun start at 9:00 A.M. This popular event promises tee prizes, two days of exciting golf, lunch at the Sagebrush Senior Center, and more. Another highlight will be "Draft Day" on Saturday, June 27th, featuring a 4-person team in an 18-Hole Scramble format. Details are coming soon. Stay tuned for details on upcoming summer events, including the Horserace, Twilight Scramble, and the Harvest Hustle. For your convenience, a calendar outlining all our events is posted outside the Pro Shop and in the stairwell. The Country Club extends a sincere thank you to Kyle Preston and their team for their unwavering support at each event. We also recognize Shawn and their crew for maintaining our course so beautifully—it truly is a pleasure to play on. Membership is just $25 per year, granting you discounted rates for our events. We invite you to join the Country Club, meet new friends, and experience all the fun we have to offer!
1. Log into your member account 2. Click on the Home tab and click on Calendar
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