DC Ranch Net.com
A publication of the DC Ranch Community Council
February 2011 • Vol. 3, No. 2
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Spotlight On: Modifications
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Marketplace News
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MSC Spotlight
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Community poll results Ranch Association makes process easy
Meet Par Exsalonce stylist Carol Hehman Preserve celebrates 20 years this month
Family & Healthy Lifestyles 8 Trails within DC Ranch offer glimpses of wildlife
Arts & Culture
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Around Scottsdale
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Community Connections
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The Homestead Playhouse enters next phase MSC names new chief
Community Council welcomes Rich Puricelli to board of directors
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Around the Ranch
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Images tell of events that provide community connections
Today was a cool crisp day. It brought me back to the reason I moved to Scottsdale and, in particular, DC Ranch. This place is amazingly beautiful. I grew up in Vancouver, Canada, and had never seen the desert until my 35th birthday. It is hard to believe how many bright clear days we have here. What intrigued me about DC Ranch was not only the beauty but also the sense of community. I believe in the Prior to serving as Ranch Association board vision of DC Ranch and realized the importance of management to maintain this president, Shawn Seaton was an NVM for the vision; this is why I ran for the DC Ranch Association board of directors. Desert Haciendas Neighborhood. The Association is a 7-member board that consists of elected residents from all DC Ranch neighborhoods. Each board member serves for a March 23 – Candidate two-year term. In April, four director positions will be open. March 1 – Candidate Statement Statement forms due forms available on RanchNet Any resident in good standing is welcome to run for the board. March 28 – Ballots mailed and at Ranch Offices Residents elect board members through their Neighborto residents March 16 – Candidate Interest hood Voting Members (NVMs). Some neighborhoods do not April 18 – Annual Meeting Reception at Desert Camp have NVMs, and in that case residents receive individual Community Center at 6 p.m.
Education & Philanthropy More than 150 volunteers needed at Run for Ryan House March 5
Ranch Association Board President Shawn Seaton offers his perspective on the importance of board service and aims to motivate residents to have an impact on their community by serving on the body that provides a system of standards and procedures for the overall administration and preservation of the community.
Featured Events & Meetings Monday, Feb. 7
Ranch Association Meeting The Homestead Community Center 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater Regale! at DC Ranch 6 to 9 p.m. Saturdays
Run for Ryan House at DC Ranch Group Runs See RanchNet for location. 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.
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Photo: Nicholas Spade
Get Connected
Ranch Association board president aims to inspire others to serve
and ballots due
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Long-standing DC Ranch and Ryan House partnership blossoms By Anne Driscoll | Community Council
How is it that DC Ranch is located in downtown Phoenix, and at the base of the McDowell Mountains? Because its heart is beating in the space that is Ryan House, located near the campus of St. Joe’s. The ‘presence’ of DC Ranch in downtown Phoenix is the result of a long-standing partnership between the community and what had begun as a germ of an idea for a unique palliative care facility for children. In 2003, a group of DC Ranch residents formed Heartstrings to be a philanthropic arm that wrapped themselves around worthy causes. About that time DMB, which was marketing its flagship
community, organized an annual run to be held in DC Ranch’s commercial area. The Run for Life, as it was known, was a platform to showcase DC Ranch. It welcomed a handful of runners on a short course. But the event needed to give back, too. Heartstrings suggested that one of its beloved beneficiaries, Ryan House, could be the worthy recipient. Today, both the DC Ranch-Ryan House partnership and the athletic event itself have matured. In an effort to heighten the fundraising capacity of the Run, and to enhance the sustainability of the race for years to come, Ryan House and the DC Ranch Community Council collaborate to
The DC Ranch – Ryan House partnership makes possible moments like these. Solomon and his sister, Jessica, partake in musical therapy at Ryan House with musical therapist staff member Danielle.
design, plan and execute all aspects of the Run for Ryan House at DC Ranch. DC Ranch produces the race, while fundraisRyan House | page 14
Photo: Ryan House
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