David Zapatka 2020 Pickleball Rocks Players of the Year 2020 was a crazy year. Many pickleball tournaments were cancelled. Public pickleball courts were closed and padlocked. That being said, Arizona pickleball players found ways to safely play, and even through the pandemic, new players found pickleball in record numbers. For 2020, Pickleball Rocks Clothing and…
Category: July 2021
Sports, July 2021
Softball Profile: Ron Carpenter
Ken Muhlbeier Every winter in upstate New York, the freezing of the local ponds in Elmira would signal the start of another season of neighborhood hockey games for Ron Carpenter and his brothers. Combined with various other sports such as baseball, football, and volleyball, friends and neighbors joined together to enjoy a kind of neighborhood Olympics.…
Clubs & Classes, July 2021
Needle Crafters: It’s a Macramé Revival!
Diana Oleson Macramé is making a comeback, and it is better than ever! It has a cleaner and more natural look. The brightly colored wall and plant hangers have been replaced with sleek macramé planters, modern wall décor, and stylish jewelry. Macramé has been around since the 13th century, was made popular in the 1970s, faded…
Sports, July 2021
Robson Ranch Softball Ladies Make an Impact
Ken Muhlbeier The Robson Ranch (RR) Softball Club has experienced a membership surge the last nine months. Among the new members are several females who have made their presence known in dramatic fashion and these ladies are impacting the way softball is being played. While there is a history of female softball players at RR, it is…
Clubs & Classes, July 2021
New FAA Rules to Impact Model Aircraft Pilots
Alan Friedman The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) passed two new regulations that will impact people who fly model aircraft at the Robson Ranch Radio and everywhere across the nation. The FAA is now requiring model pilots to pass a knowledge test in order to fly their aircraft. Expected to begin after June 2021, the test will…
Clubs & Classes, July 2021
Pottery/Ceramics Club: Workshop Instructors Creating a Cactus Birdhouse
Carol Breen What a fun afternoon with Debbie Olguin and MaryAnn Betchel instructing how to make a birdhouse. It was a great way to end the season. Participants are anxiously awaiting to see the final painted birdhouses. The studio will remain open during the summer. Please check the white board in the window to see when…
Clubs & Classes, July 2021
Robson Ranch Ladies Social Club Presents Scholarship Awards
Nora Shelton The Ladies Social Club awarded college book scholarships to five deserving seniors from Santa Cruz Valley Union High School in Eloy. Each year, selected recipients receive $500 to use toward the purchase of textbooks and incidentals needed for college. Congratulations to these deserving students! Guillermo Martinez plans to pursue a career in radiology at Central Arizona College,…
Front Page, July 2021
The Girls Next Door Rock Out the Pool Party!
Bernie Drew At the Memorial Day pool party, the Girls Next Door (GND) band entertained well over 200 residents and their guests at a barbecue hosted by the HOA. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., amid the gaiety of the pool-goers and the beach ball games, the band serenaded us with songs from the ’60s, ’70s,…
Features, July 2021
Spotlight On Employee: Keeping It Green
Pam Mumy His work day begins by 4:30 a.m., before most of us are even thinking about getting out of bed. With headlights on machines and headlamps on workers, he and his crew begin the daily rounds of setting pins, raking traps, checking sprinklers, and mowing greens and fairways. Meet Randy Corderman, Robson Ranch Golf Course superintendent.…
Clubs & Classes, July 2021
Desert Woodcrafters
Mike Consentino, Vice President I have, over the last couple of years, watched with envy and awe at some of the projects that people have completed in the Desert Woodcrafters workshop here at Robson Ranch Central Activity Center (CAC). I am amazed at the…