Joanne Gaudioso What are you doing to get ready for cold and flu season? This time of the year, we all begin to take precautions as the cold and flu season is upon us. Maybe we are getting flu or Covid vaccinations. Maybe we are stocking our medicine cabinets with cold medicines, cough drops, and…
Clubs & Classes, October 2023
Using DNA to Solve Crimes
Pat Sand When I was a child, I enjoyed playing the game “Clue.” Players tried to solve crimes by identifying the murderer to win the game. Was it Professor Plum in the library with the candlestick? Could it have been Mrs. Peacock with the rope in the kitchen? Rather than bumble around like Inspector Clouseau…
Clubs & Classes, October 2023
Material Girls Embroider!
Barbara Renthal Within our Material Girls club is a group of members who have mastered the art and skill of machine embroidery. They enjoy bringing their specialized machines, lots of colorful thread, and complicated projects into the studio on Tuesdays to share their passion with their friends. Now the whole club is welcome to learn this skill, with…
Sports, October 2023
Word of the Month: Verso and Recto
David Zapatka Reader, friend, and fellow bridge player, Gayle Covey, writes, “As always, enjoyed your SaddleBrooke word column. I’ve been saying I’d send a word or two. Finally … I’m an English major and a words person. How did I not know this? It just came up in Wordle (and I thought of you!) … verso. And…
Sports, October 2023
Play Your Best Pool: A Variation of 8 Ball Could Improve Your Game
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Players are always looking for ways to improve their game. I have taught players over the years to practice these fun variations of 8 ball to improve their confidence, playing ability and run out percentage. A lot of players are good ball pocketers, but have trouble finishing games and running racks in…
Sports, October 2023
Relishing Pickleball: More Doubles Strategies
David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, we will continue to learn from two professional Hall-of-Fame players, Alex Hamner and Jennifer Lucore. (Quotes are paraphrased for brevity. Buy Ms. Littlewood’s book to get the whole story!) Unforced errors happen! Nobody means to hit an unforced…
Religion, October 2023
A Great Revealing
Pastor Frank DeFusco In the Book of Acts chapter 20, the Apostle Paul gathered together the Elders from the church at Ephesus, with the foreknowledge that this would be the last time that he would ever see them. For he had an appointment in Jerusalem, where he was warned by a prophet named Agabus, he…
Religion, October 2023
God’s Treasures
Bob Skier A friend from Casa Grande, Helen Foster, sister of long-term Robson Ranch resident Laurie Waluk, recently began to share with me her gift for poetry. A dedicated Catholic laywoman, Helen focuses primarily on Christian themes based on Scripture. She humbly admits her work is strictly inspired by the Holy Spirit. Her poems move…
Front Page, May 2023
Be the Ball…
Pam Mumy “Caddy Shack Classic” was the theme of this year’s Robson Ranch Ladies Golf Association (RRLGA) Member/Guest tournament, and what a crazy fun two days! Planning began a year ago, with committee members meeting regularly, often via Zoom over the summer months. One hundred four ladies dressed for success, from classic argyle to Captain’s…
Generals, May 2023
Feeling ‘Forever Young’ at the Robson Ranch Singers’ Spring Concert
Marsha Oliver “Your best concert ever!” “I knew I would hear great music, but I didn’t know I would be so moved.” “Congrats on a great concert—everything was perfect!” These quotes—plus many more—were heard as we wrapped up our spring 2023 concert, Forever Young. On March 21 and 22, the Hermosa Ballroom was filled with…