It was a weekend of music, parades and patriotism to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary over Memorial Day in Washington, D.C., for a group from the Robson Ranch Singers. The weekend was to remember fallen heroes with profound gratitude and solemn respect. A highlight was joining with eight other choirs from across the country for a…
Martin Bender Support Our Troops-Arizona (SOT-AZ) presented a grant check for $2,000 on April 30 to the Tolleson High School Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program (JROTC). The grant was provided as “seed” money for the Cadet’s fundraising efforts to cover unfunded program costs and travel expenses in the coming 2026-27 school year.…
Pastor Larry Sundin Our country is celebrating its 250th birthday this month. Most of us have been around to celebrate 50 or more of those birthdays. But what is rarely mentioned about our nation’s birth is the role Christianity played in the founding of our nation. For one, the understanding that people are flawed by…
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Let me offer a piece of advice that can save you a lot of frustration and help you stay motivated on your journey to improvement. Anytime you take a lesson or begin working on a new skill, real improvement rarely happens immediately. In fact, it’s very common for your performance to…
July in Arizona is a special time of year. The pavement shimmers. The steering wheel becomes a branding iron. The mailbox feels like a pizza oven. And somewhere in Robson Ranch, a group of cigar lovers looks outside at the blazing desert and says, “Perfect weather to light something on fire.” That can only mean…
Conrad Tolson In May we welcomed Warren Petersen, AZ Senate President and Attorney General (AG) candidate, and our AZ House Representative, Teresa Martinez. Warren Petersen. He has been endorsed by a large number of police associations, sheriffs, legislators, supervisors, and attorneys. As Senate President he has constitutional authority to take on cases the AG declines,…
R.O.S.E., Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly Whenever we speak to a group, we sometimes ask those gathered the main reason why people do not report being the victim of a financial crime. In nearly 100 presentations over the past three years, the number one reason has always been the same: embarrassment. In a country where…
The Robson Ranch Fused Glass Club is pleased to introduce our member of the month, Laurel Prysiazny. Like many Robson residents, Laurel and her husband, Dwayne, started their journey in Canada before eventually relocating to Robson Ranch. She and Dwayne married on Halloween 1981 so they would never forget their wedding anniversary! On their wedding…
Terry Helmstetter This summer the Fine Arts Guild is putting a new twist on their painting themes. One week each month we will do an intense study on one topic of interest. The first in this series concentrated on water: an ocean scene, a river scene, and a lake scene and how to make each…
Sharon White Look around—there’s holiday fabric everywhere! The Fabric Committee is hosting a Christmas in July project with holiday themed pillowcase kits to sew up for kids to enjoy during the winter holidays. Members will make a pillowcase using the “burrito” method. A lucky child will get a cute pillowcase and the pattern is given…