Come join us for a fun-filled day with your fellow Robson Communities Mahjong players. This event will take place on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the PebbleCreek Tuscany Falls Clubhouse (16262 Clubhouse Drive, Goodyear, AZ 85395). Entry fee is $60, which includes a catered lunch (your choice of Cobb…
Sports, October 2025
Play Your Best Pool: Practicing and Playing Speed Pool Can Help Improve Your Game in Many Ways
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool There is a new 8–ball tournament format that is being played by both professional and amateur players. It is called the Ultimate Pool League. The match has a time limit of 30 minutes with a 30 second shot limit. At 10 minutes left in the match the shot clock goes to…
Sports, October 2025
Relishing Pickleball: What to Look for in a Paddle
David Zapatka Reader Ann Howard writes, “Hi David, been reading your column in Robson Ranch Views. I’m a 3.5 player, in my 70s, and got a new paddle almost three years ago. I play regularly two to three times per week. I have been making more mistakes than usual and wondering if it’s me, the paddle,…
October 2025, Clubs & Classes
How Scammers Use Alternative Payment Methods to Steal Your Money
R.O.S.E., Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly Scammers are always looking for new ways to separate people from their money, and one of their favorite tricks is pushing victims toward alternative payment methods. These methods—wire transfers, peer-to-peer (P2P) apps like Zelle, Venmo, or Cash App, prepaid gift cards, and even cryptocurrency—make it much easier for fraudsters…
October 2025, Clubs & Classes
Ropin’ In Yer Relatives Genealogy Club Season Kickoff!
Pat Sand We’re back for another exciting year of family history discoveries! Join us for our first meeting of the 2025–26 season on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 6 p.m. in the Fireside Room. Our kickoff speaker is Duane Roen with his inspiring presentation,“Weaving Cultural History Into Your Family History.” Discover how to bring your ancestors’…
Clubs & Classes, October 2025
Who’s in Your Family Tree? Free Genealogy Seminar
Pat Sand A free genealogy seminar hosted by the Ropin’ In Yer Relatives Genealogy Group will be held Saturday, Oct. 25, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Cheyenne/Laredo Room. Have you ever wondered where your ancestors came from … or who you might be related to? Do you have a last name like Smith,…
Clubs & Classes, October 2025
October in the Desert: Where Your Cigar Melts Before You Do
The Robson Ranch Cigar Meetup is slightly toasted, mildly hydrated, always smoking. Listen up, ghouls and gentle-smokers: July gave us fireworks and grilled meat. August tried to bake us into people-jerky. Now it’s October, the month when skeletons come out of closets, pumpkins get weaponized, and we all pretend misters are a fog machine from…
October 2025, Clubs & Classes
Material Girls (and Guy) Donate School Supplies for Toltec Elementary School
Jennifer Coppolo The Robson Ranch Material Girls (and Guy) Block of the Month committee members Becky Duggins, Kristen Duggins, Robin Lauser, and Kay Wynsma hosted a back-to-school themed “Sewcial” at the Creative Arts Center Quilt Studio in September, featuring an elevated school lunch potluck. The event brought together a vibrant mix of seasoned quilters and…
Clubs & Classes, October 2025
Fused Glass Pocket Vases
Doris Betuel There is something fun happening in the Fused Glass Club! Glass vases are made by melting pieces of glass around “pockets” of glass. First, take two pieces of glass. Decorate your glass. Decide how big a pocket you want between your two pieces of glass. Then, place thick pieces of fiber paper between…
October 2025, Religion
Love-Thinking
Pastor Ash Dotson I invite you to join us … Oasis UMC Sundays at 9:30 a.m. in the Laredo Room. In John 7:36 what do you think Jesus means by saying, “You will search for me and you will not find me” and “Where I am, you cannot come”? I hit my late teens and…