Ken Muhlbeier Like many other young men, Bernnie Leland enjoyed listening to his grandmother tell stories about his father. His father’s story, however, is quite unique. While still in high school, he was recruited to play shortstop on the city men’s team from Cashton, Wis. In 1938, that same team took up a collection to…
Pat Mumy Summer golf is in full swing here at the Ranch! With temperatures rising and rising, the Robson Ranch Ladies Golf Association (RRLGA) members are teeing off at 6:30 a.m. to beat the heat. The good news is that COVID-19 restrictions are beginning to loosen on the course. Shotguns are allowed, rakes have returned to the…
Diana Oleson For those of you who are new to Robson Ranch, welcome! We hope that you will join us for knitting, crochet, hand embroidery, counted cross-stitch, weaving, macramé, and needlepoint. This club is free to join and classes are free as well. The Needle Crafter’s will not be meeting in August, but will resume…
Jaine Toth Calling all authors and poets! The Robson Ranch writers’ group, Write On…, is re-forming after a hiatus of several years. Are you busy at work on a novel, memoir, children’s book, magazine article, poetry, opinion piece for the newspaper, or any other literary project? Have you begun something but find yourself struggling? Or have…
Sue Bart President Diana Jones challenged members this past spring to make a quilt using only supplies they already had and trying a new technique they hadn’t used before. The most important rule was that the maker could not buy anything new for this quilt. Even the batting and backs had to come from the member’s…
Joy Wegner It’s a noble goal to operate an animal shelter and think that every dog and every cat can be adopted into a loving, caring home. It’s a harsh reality that not every dog or cat that finds themselves lodged in an animal shelter is readily adoptable. The staff and volunteers at Pinal County Animal…
Pat Sand The Roving Ranchers were off and roving again. On June 24, the Ranchers drove to Tucson, meeting up at a local McDonald’s on Catalina Highway. After we grouped together, we drove up to the top of Mount Lemmon. Although it was a hot day in the desert with temps in the upper 90s,…
Sara Cecil Our monthly wine dinners are back and have been a huge success! We started the wine dinners again in June and had such a great response that we decided it was time to continue them monthly. Thank you to all the residents that have come out to enjoy Chef Stephen’s cuisine. He tastes…
David Zapatka While reading page 52 of The Labours of Hercules by Alice A. Bailey in my book-reading group, I ran across this sentence. “Let the soul be single in its purpose and freed from the thraldom of matter, and then right action and a right point of view will inevitably be the characteristics of the…
Jaine Toth Another charity received handmade greeting cards from the Robson Paper Crafting Club. Eagles Landing in Casa Grande serves as the hub for services to veteran and military families in Pinal County. They asked for and received 80 cards (20 birthday, 20 thinking of you, 20 thank you, and 20 get well cards). Debra…