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The Roving Ranchers Hit the Seas!

Pat Sand The Roving Ranchers enjoyed a fantastic 10-day Caribbean adventure aboard Holland America’s beautiful Rotterdam! Our journey began on Feb. 20, when the Ranchers boarded the ship and met at the sailaway party. There’s nothing quite like watching the shoreline fade away with good friends, ocean breezes, and the promise of a great adventure…

Move-A-Thon Celebrates Millions of Steps!

John Corbett The Robson Ranch Fit For Life Committee recognized and celebrated the accomplishments of 129 residents at a party in the Ranch House on Saturday, March 7. These residents tracked their steps during the month of February on the StepUp Pedometer Step Counter app and as a group accumulated 27,261,076 steps, which covered a…

Tai Chi for Everyone

Doris Betuel Did you know there is a group of Tai Chi enthusiasts at Robson Ranch? Led by a devoted group of volunteers, they meet every Tuesday and Thursday at the Elevate studios from 1 to 3 p.m. An entry level session is from 1 to 2 p.m., and advanced participants meet from 2 to…

Material Girls Are Busy!

Sharon White The Material Girls studio is buzzing with activity. We’re taking classes to learn new techniques on the longarm, making fun projects such as Stack, Whack, and Shuffle placemats, Mondo and Midi bags, sewing up backpacks for the Family Advocacy Center, and creating a Simple Elegant Tee in the garment group. Sewing machines are…

Justice and Repair of the World

Rev. Donna Vande Kieft On Sept. 11, 2001, a beautiful day in Lexington, Ky., I was between classes at seminary in the library when I heard about the first tower collapsing. Impossible to imagine the horror taking place in NYC. Enrolled in a class on New Testament Scriptures, our professor was a Jewish scholar. After…

Community Dance Party Ends Desert Fest Day

Linda Gayer February 21 was certainly a busy day at Robson Ranch. The Tennis Club hosted SunBird and Trilogy communities in a tennis social that allowed almost 40 players to compete in women’s, men’s, and mixed doubles. The vendor/club fair filled the overflow parking lot, a concert was performed in the Hermosa Room, a corn…

Wisconsin Party Fun for All

Keith Uhlenbrauck The committee members were Larry and Lori Morrin, Keith and Betty Uhlenbrauck, and Dave and Cindy Hazen. The Wisconsin party, which is open to all Robson Ranch residents, was at full capacity in the Hermosa Room March 3. The food and drinks were excellent. Everyone danced to the music of Angel Perez. We…

Living Retired: My Bad

Gary Chalk Some people don’t apologize, instead they get even. And then there are—you guessed it—men. Many men don’t take the effort to apologize or get even. Have you ever seen a guy get up from the sofa to change the furnace filters a couple of times a year and apologize for taking so long?…

The Stained Glass Club’s March Shenanigans

Julie White March was a lively month for the Stained Glass Club, with eight enthusiastic members diving into a Shamrock Suncatcher class. Over the course of two days, participants engaged in a hands-on experience where they cut, ground, washed, foiled, soldered, and patina’d their way to creating stunning, light-catching shamrocks. The atmosphere was filled with…