Category: June 2014

Fifteen members from the Robson Ranch Ladies Golf Association competed throughout the year in the Eastern Valley Team Play. Other golf clubs in the league are Ahwatukee, Cottonwood, Coyote Run, Lone Tree, Dobson Ranch, Oakwood, San Marcos, Foothills and Ken McDonald. For each match eight players compete with one of the other clubs in a…

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Daily hours at Boyce Thompson Arboretum returned to the spring-summer schedule of 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on May 1 continuing through Labor Day weekend in September. Guided tours offered each month also move to morning start times, taking advantage of comparatively cooler temperatures and are included with admission of $10 for adults and $5…

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Cookie Smith We had an unusual happening playing six handed, triple deck Pinochle on Friday May 2. It was a game that pitted the men against the women. The three women consisted of Cookie Smith, Julie Kostroski and Diane Kincaid. The three men shall remain nameless as they feel that they were taken advantage of.…

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Ross Novotny In recent years many municipalities have required carbon monoxide detectors in all newly constructed homes. The most commonly installed detectors are combination units, which act both as a smoke detector and as a carbon monoxide detector. These combination units are installed in each sleeping area of a new home to alert homeowners of…

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Art Sloane, Robson Resident All veterans are invited to a Town Hall meeting with the six leading candidates for governor from 10:00-noon on June 7 at the Burton Barr Library in Phoenix. The auditorium holds 250 and we want these candidates to realize there are 600,000 plus veterans in this state that they must listen…

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Welcome these new residents to your neighborhood: Steven and Patricia Linderman, Larry and Chiara Haden, Wade and Kathryn Arend, Karl and Teresa Weinberg, Tom and Linda Mines, Tony and Donna Halkiadakis, Mike and Karen Lyons and Terry and Elizabeth Kumbera.

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Janet Mills Jim Henson – A Biography by Brian Jay Jones. This detailed account of Jim Henson takes the reader from Jim as a child growing up in the small town of Leland, Mississippi to New York City with his Muppet family. Along the way Jim had many projects. His first project working with puppets was…

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Must-have features in the 2014 home Janet Cook When my nieces and nephew were still at the age that they didn’t mind tagging along with their parents, my sister loved going to tour the latest model homes on Saturdays. She was mainly interested in decorating ideas. There were those, however, who wanted to know what…

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Dear Tammy and Cheri, We rarely travel during the summer months because we heard it cost more than fall or spring. Do you have any tips on how to get the best deal for summer vacation plans? Janice and Jim, Sun Lakes AZ Dear Janice and Jim, Typically summer months are costlier; however, here are…

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(Family Features) Can’t escape the office to cheer on your favorite soccer team this summer? Record a few of your favorite matches during the week and replay them with friends, marathon-style, as part of a weekend soccer viewing party. Regardless of what teams everyone cheers for, keep your guests fueled and happy with endless tortilla…

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