Martin Bender, SOT-AZ Support Our Troops-Arizona is marching on in its mission to provide support to active-duty military, veterans, military families, and military–related community programs. During February and March, SOT-AZ presented grant checks to the Arizona Veterans Home ($3,000) in Tucson, the Fisher House ($6,000) next to the Tucson VA Hospital, the Tollison High School…
Marsha Oliver The Robson Ranch Singers announce their new Board of Directors effective May 1, 2025, and thank two retiring members. The board exists to plan, direct, and monitor the activities of the group with the dual goals of maintaining a successful organization for our enthusiastic and talented singers and musicians as well as providing…
Robson Ranch Warriors On Feb. 22, the Robson Ranch Warriors met at the Province Town Hall in Maricopa for a Tai Chi competition. At the competition, Robson Ranch residents displayed their Tai Chi skills against the Province Ninjas. The competitors were from beginner, less than a year, to competitors with five years’ experience and beyond.…
Doris Betuel You can make a vase, an ornament, and a decorative bowl out of a dried gourd. However, if you have the imagination and the creativity, how about a way to display your boxed wine in a fanciful gourd? Admit it, we all drink boxed wine, and the generic boxes do not exactly thrill.…
Tamara Weaver For those who have been fortunate to live at Robson Ranch for some years, there’s a familiar transition period that begins every April. Many of our residents begin to head back to their summer homes and everything suddenly seems quieter. It’s a little like the calm after a storm. If it’s starting to…
Jaine Toth Are you ready to learn C.P.R.? No, not that C.P.R. This one is also a life saver, but not the physical kind. That one restarts the physical heart. This one jump starts the figurative heart, the one we refer to as heart and soul. Larry Garfield Ginn, MA, MFT, an active member of…
Jane Everett Karen Connell made a hole-in-one at Robson Ranch on hole number 6 on Feb. 10, 2025. Her husband, Doug, and Jan and Dave Kinney witnessed this event. The last hole-in-one for Karen was Nov. 13, 2024, also on hole number 6. Congratulations to Karen!
Julie White The first new member class of 2025 was held on Feb. 18 and 19. Five potential new members participated in a class held by Sandi Martin, Linda Millard, and Beth Sulek-LaHousse. Each participant selected their own color scheme from the glass provided, then learned the basic techniques of creating stained glass art. Their…
Jane Everett The Robson Ranch Ladies Golf Association (RRLGA) travel team played a tournament on Feb. 24 at Oakwood for the East Valley Team Play Event. The travel team scored 84 points compared to Power Ranch’s 60. All four teams did well, and Diane Penner and Mary Nielsen took the top spot scoring 25.5 and…
David Zapatka You’re in a crosscourt dinking rally and your opponent continues to put you under pressure with consistent dinking that tries your patience. The rally becomes more difficult as your opponent pushes you closer to the sidelines with shots close to the net. How long can you dink like this? Is it a battle…