We hope you’ve been making the most of the summer season, basking in the Arizona sun and enjoying the many activities that make Encanterra so special. The fun never stops, so let’s take a look at what’s to come in August:
Golf Operations With Damian Lane Lehew, Director of Golf
We hope you’ve been keeping cool while you’re out on the course. We have a few things going on over the next couple of months before we close for overseed in October. Below you will find an update on league days and upcoming events.
League play on Tuesday (Ladies) and Wednesday (Men) will utilize tee times starting at 6:30am. As a reminder, these league times are open to all ladies on Tuesdays and all men on Wednesdays. Sign-ups are in the “Event Sign Up” tab on ForeTees with registration beginning a week in advance at 4:00pm. Formats for each week are in the sign-up description and there is a $5 charge for the game that will be applied to the Member’s account on the day of play. All players will need an active GHIN handicap to play in leagues.
Upcoming Summer Events:
Saturday, August 12th – Sports Shop Revenge (Registration Open Now) Get ready for an exhilarating day! This is your chance to show your skills and teamwork on the course, with no handicap restrictions between teammates. You will also be taking on very challenging hole locations. Compete against other Members, and, in a unique twist, see if your net score can outshine the sport shop team’s gross score. There will be prizes! Lunch will follow with a delicious menu of Cubano Sandwiches, Black Beans, and Grilled Vegetables, and for dessert, Pani Popo with Pineapple. The cost is $28 ++ per person. The fee includes the game entry and lunch. You won’t want to miss the fun!
Thursday, August 17th –Ladies 9 & Wine
Thursday, August 24th – BlueStar Cactus Classic
This fun and social inter-club event is open to all Arizona BlueStar Clubs and will be hosted at Verde River Golf & Social Club. Registration is available on MTL here.
Saturday, August 26th –Men’s Skins Game
Saturday, September 9th –End of Summer Scramble
We look forward to hosting these fun events and seeing you on the course!
Golf Course Maintenance With Alex Ward, Golf Course Superintendent
This year’s transition has been progressing well. Even though we have not received any rain or monsoon activity, we have had several humid mornings where the dew point has been ideal for Bermuda growth. We hope that mother nature will start to cooperate and deliver some rain or monsoons to help the weak areas fill in.
Sod has been laid in areas that did not have adequate Bermuda coverage and we will continue laying sod through August as needed. Also in August, we will continue to be aggressive in the weaker areas with verti-cutting, slicing, spot fertilizing, and adding extra water cycles or use of hoses and micro sprinklers to help promote growth. The maintenance team will also be verti-cutting the established areas, mostly fairways and tees, to promote a healthier plant.
Below are some pictures to help show our progress.
Hole 2 Front Green Bunker | 3 Weeks Apart
Hole 18 Left Rough | 3 Weeks Apart
The bunker project is scheduled to begin around the end of August or the first part of September with completion prior to overseeding. This year, the fairway bunkers on Holes 2, 12 and 13 will be completed. There are still some issues in securing sand as the demand has risen drastically. The contractor is confident in reserving the sand and will secure the sand prior to any work being started.
Food & Beverage With Cornelius Cover, Director of Food & Beverage
Thanks so much for braving the higher temperatures and checking out the happenings with Food & Beverage! We’ve had some great events around the Club and have more exciting ones coming up in August.
The remodeling in Explorations is complete and the coffee is now available. The wine portion should be starting toward the end of August, and we can’t wait to bring you a brand new experience here at Encanterra.
Also in August is National S’mores Day on the 10th, and we’ll be celebrating with something sweet at Palma.
Pasta Night has been such an enormous success and we appreciate your excitement and support. Whether you’re carbo-loading for your next marathon or just love the Italian noodle dishes, come on down to Palma for made-to-order pasta cooked before your very eyes by one of our expert Culinarians! However, we are switching Pasta Night to Mondays in August, starting today, August 7th. If you haven’t tried it yet, we hope to see you for the next one and if you have tried it, we’re sure you’ll be back soon!
Lifestyle With Brittany Burke, Lifestyle Manager
We are excited to announce that the Lifestyle Calendar for the 2023-2024 season is officially on MTL! If you missed it, click here to see all the exciting events we have to offer in the coming months.
We’ve been busy organizing, planning, and coming up with exciting new ideas for this year’s New Year’s Eve Party! If you haven’t voted on the theme for our favorite party of the year, click here to cast your vote. The winning theme will be announced near the end of August so get your votes in soon.
Finally, we have two overnight offsite trips coming up this October. First, we’ll head to New Mexico for the world-famous Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta with our Balloon Fiesta Trip from October 6th to October 9th. Then we’ll head to Southern California’s wine country for the Temecula Wine Trip, from October 23rd to October 26th. Tickets are on sale now for both trips!
Spa and Fitness With Tabalyn Dosier, Wellness Director
The high summer temperatures don’t seem to be going anywhere so Beat the Heat with Alvea Spa! Click here to view our late summer specials, available through September 30th.
A new month means new fitness goals, to help with that, we bring your our August Movement Calendar! This is the perfect tool to help you stay motivated and on track. Our Featured Class for the month of August is Zen Stretch with Valerie at 10:30am on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Learn to slow down, breathe, and lengthen the body. This yoga inspired class will give you a full body stretch while incorporating classic poses to help you achieve optimal mobility and fitness.
Lastly, as the heat is bringing more Members indoors for their workouts, we wanted to share our fitness reminders and protocols with you. Click here to view the guidelines. Additionally, we would like to remind you to not reserve or block multiple pieces of the equipment, and for the courtesy and comfort of all Members we ask that there is no cologne or perfume worn inside the fitness center.
Thank you for your cooperation and we look forward to another successful month!
Facilities Maintenance With Mark Alexander, Facilities Director
The facilities team has been busy! The Grand Living Room and Explorations are available for your enjoyment once again! If you haven’t had the chance to visit, you’re in for a treat.
Now, we’ll be moving into the design stage of Phase 2 of the Club Refresh which will include the Mallorca Event Center, locker rooms, and lounge areas. In addition, the Sports Shop will undergo renovations, complete with new flooring, fresh paint, and additional lighting. Stay tuned as we progress through this exciting journey of enhancements!
We hope you are just as excited as we are for all the great things coming to Encanterra. We expect August to be another great month and I’d like to thank you all for being an integral part of our vibrant community!
Sincerely,
Trish Huff General Manager, Encanterra Country Club
BlueStar Resort & Golf
Encanterra Community Association
Dear Members,
I have been working with the Board of Directors, the Encanterra Membership, on-site Welcome Center team, and the BlueStar Resort & Golf Team for the past few weeks. I want to sincerely thank everyone for the very warm welcome. I am happy and excited to have the opportunity to work with Encanterra.
In my brief time here, I have learned many things about the community and residents. First and foremost, I have learned how involved the residents are in this community, which is truly great to see! So many of you have been active in reaching out to share suggestions and concerns, and to ask questions. Please know I am always happy to assist, whether that is providing information, getting work orders submitted to vendors, or talking through a situation and explaining why a suggestion may not feasible at this time. My goal is for every resident of Encanterra to know they can reach out and contact me, and that I will do my utmost to respond and provide a solution.
Please always feel free to send me an email at rdugall@associatedasset.com, whether that is with a question, concern, a request to meet onsite, or just to say hello. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Rachel Dugall Community Manager
Encanterra Community Association
Managed by AAM, LLC
Phone: 480.306.7743
FAX: 480.584.5011
602.647.3034 or 866.553.8290 (after hours emergency line) rdugall@associatedasset.com
Landscape Updates
The granite replenishment projects in the Resort Collection and select Master common areas have been completed! Thank you for your patience and cooperation during this project.
In August, Pro Qual will begin a 20% trim project for plants in the Master common areas. These plants were hard cut last winter, and then allowed to grow naturally over the past few months. They will now have about 20% of growth trimmed and shaped. This trimming method is recommended by ALCA (Arizona Landscape Contractors Association) as part of their Sustainable Landscape Maintenance Program. This trimming method promotes the long-term health of the plants by allowing them to grow and flower without monthly sheering and shaping. Healthier plants are more likely to survive the extreme temperatures here in Arizona, from our winter freezes to the triple digit summer days. You may notice plants looking a little more “overgrown” than they have in the past, but that is part of the natural pruning process which allows plants to grow full and lush.
With our record setting temperatures this summer, we have seen several plants and trees struggle and die. These are being tracked, but will not be replaced until the weather cools, to allow the new plants a good chance of survival. Please feel free to report any dead plants to me at rdugall@associatedasset.com.
Additional project details will be sent out via separate MTL communications.
Reminder: To request landscape service for specific areas, homeowners should submit maintenance requests via www.homeownerresources.com or via the AAM All Access App. *All maintenance requests are completed in the order received and during regularly scheduled Cycle Weeks.
Completed Projects
Granite replenishment
Good Life Way gatehouse beam and roofline repairs
Paver repair on Encanterra Blvd
Summer tree trimming
Repairs & Maintenance
Gate maintenance following storms and weather events
Erosion repair in 3 identified locations – 1) Orange Blossom & Pomelo; 2) Fruit Stand & Granada; 3) Stoneware & Atole
New doggie station installed at Elysian & Kenworthy
Annual backflow inspections completed and passed
Ongoing Resort Collection plant replacements
Ongoing treatment of common areas for gophers
Ongoing mosquito control throughout the community. This service is provided to our community monthly through November.
Upcoming
Additional traffic control signage will be installed at various locations throughout the community
Repairs to gate spires and reflective stickers
Replacement lighting at the Good Life gate area
Community Architectural Update
The ARC will meet twice a month on the first and third Tuesday to review submittals. The submission deadline for each regularly scheduled meeting is the Wednesday prior to the meeting.
The Encanterra community governing documents provide the Architectural Review Committee (ARC) with sixty (60) days to review and either approve or deny all architectural change submittals. While given 60 days, our Encanterra ARC endeavors to complete reviews much more quickly so homeowners can begin projects expeditiously.
Please plan your projects accordingly to allow ample time for committee review and approval prior to beginning any project.
Community Compliance Update
The Rules, Regulations, and Fine Policies for Encanterra are always available on the MTL website within the HOA Document Center!
Here are some tips to avoid unwanted fines:
Pursuant to the CCRs, all permitted pets shall be confined to an Owner’s Lot except that a dog may be permitted to leave the Owner’s Lot if such dog is at all times kept on a leash not to exceed six feet (6’) in length.
Please remember to store any temporary patio umbrellas out of sight when not in use. Wind gusts may displace the umbrella if left open, unsecured, and unattended during a storm.
Please remember that overnight street parking is prohibited. Violators will receive a $100 fine.
Federal regulations require us to verify the age of homeowners living in our age restricted neighborhoods every two years. If you received a notice for age verification, please email me a copy of your driver’s license, (rdugall@associatedasset.com) or present it to us in the HOA office.
If you are not sure about any community guidelines or rules, always ask. We are more than happy to help you in any way we can!
As always, thank you for your support and diligence in maintaining our beautiful community!
