Robson Ranch Ladies Social Club Awards Scholarships

Robson Ranch Ladies Social Club Awards Scholarships

Stained Glass Club Member Spotlight: Pamela Swartz

Virtues in Action: Peacefulness

Summer with the Fine Arts Guild

Robson Ranch Ladies Social Club Awards Scholarships

Scholarship recipients, left to right: Layla Brown, Emilee Brown, Gabriela Galaviz Bonnie Carnagey On May 4, the Robson Ranch Arizona Ladies Social Club (RRALSC) proudly awarded three $1,500 scholarships to…

Sports, February 2022

Sun Lakes Duplicate Bridge Open to RRAZ Players

Winter season is fully underway and the bridge club is really going strong! If you have been thinking about joining a bridge group, now is the time to do it. There is a place for everyone in the Sun Lakes Duplicate Bridge Club. For general and specific information and questions about the bridge club, contact…

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Sports, February 2022

Pickleball Tips from a Robson PPR Certified Instructor

Ron Hunt “Stay positive at all times and all ways.” Research about “peak” sports performance shows that a positive attitude results in greater outcomes. No surprise, right? You’ve probably noticed this already as you play. You also may have played other sports before and seen this in your previous experience. So here are a few…

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Features, February 2022

U.S. Military History: U.S. Navy Flag, Seal, and Song

Ross Dunfee Flag—What do you think of by reading the following list: Fluked, Admiralty, Stockless, Grapnel, Herreshoff, Northill, CQR, Delta, Danforth, and Bruce? If your answer was “various kinds of anchors,” you are correct. The first (unofficial) flag of the Continental Navy, called the Infantry Battalion Flag, was adopted in December 1864. It consisted of a…

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Features, February 2022

Word of the Month: Chicane

David Zapatka The Tour de France is one of the greatest sporting spectacles of the year. I love watching the drama and triumph. While watching the broadcast, I heard a commentator describe the upcoming chicane in the course and knew immediately that “chicane” would be my next word of the month. Chicane verb chi·cane | shi-ˈkān , chi- 1. to…

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Sports, February 2022

Softball Player Profile: Allie Woodcock

Allie Woodcock

Ken Muhlbeier Because his father was a prolific boxer and had no love for team sports, Allie Woodcock was first encouraged and instructed in the pugilistic arts. Soon, other boys in their Norfolk, Va., neighborhood were showing up for instructions and sparring sessions. When neighborhood mothers became aware of what their youngsters were dabbling in,…

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Clubs & Classes, February 2022

Spreading Good Cheer

Volunteers with wrapped gifts for local seniors.

Jeana Capel-Jones and Nils Johnson During the holiday season, the Fine Arts Guild partnered with Casa Grande’s Art Mobile to bring some cheer to some 200 seniors in the local communities of Eloy and Casa Grande. The Fine Arts Guild collected shoeboxes, toiletries, and art supplies to distribute to seniors who are less fortunate. Thank you…

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