Tim Malone Savoring peace in retirement refers to the mindful and deeply appreciative experience of tranquility, freedom, and emotional well-being that often comes with leaving the workforce. It’s not just about relaxing—it’s about embracing a slower pace of life, finding joy in simple moments, and reconnecting with oneself and others without the pressures of a…
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Features, December 2025
Meet the Restaurant Management Team
Johonna Hoggatt, Assistant Food and Beverage Director Better known as Jody, she’s been a friendly face at Robson Ranch for the past 16 years, beginning as a server and steadily advancing her career to become the Assistant Food and Beverage Director. Jody said she “loves working at Robson for the atmosphere and people! Never a…
Features, December 2025
News from the Sky: Holiday Travel Season Tips
Holiday travel seems to start earlier and earlier each year, and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is here for it. We expect the airport to be busy in the weeks leading up to the December holidays. To help de-stress your planning and avoid potential travel pitfalls, here are some PHX travel tips to keep in…
Features, December 2025
Your Smartest New Year’s Resolution: Don’t Get Scammed
R.O.S.E., Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly As the year wraps up, many of us make resolutions to eat better, save more, or spend wisely. But here’s one that should top everyone’s list: staying scam-free in the new year. The weeks between December and January are prime time for fraud. Scammers know people are donating to…
Features, December 2025
Spirits, Spooks, and Spectacle: The Roving Ranchers’ Halloween Parade Lights Up the Night!
Pat Sand What a frightfully fun night it was at Robson Ranch! The Roving Ranchers’ annual Halloween parade took off from the softball field on Oct. 31 under a glowing autumn sky and a toasty 87 degrees. By 3:30 p.m., the staging area buzzed with excitement as carts lined up—spiders spun their webs, skeletons danced…
Features, December 2025
Word of the Month: Contronym (Continued!)
Word of the Month: Contronym (Continued!) David Zapatka Reader JoAnn Weston writes about the October 2025 WOTM column, “Hello David. Here is another contronym for your list: “Bound,” meaning to leap, but also the opposite, tied up. I enjoy your column, very clever! Oh, another one—“Leave” meaning to go and to remain!” In serendipitous fashion,…
Features, December 2025
Hubris Leads to a Lesson Learned the Hard Way
Jaine Toth No choreographed pratfall, rather I stumbled and quite ungracefully keeled over and flumped onto the sand. Not a second later, the freak wave that rose like a colossus engulfed me. Don, who had managed to run out of its reach, made his way back and helped me up. We’d been standing, along with…