David Zapatka Dear friend and Wisdom Seeker moderator, Ellen Engel, suggested the word jeremiad for this month’s WOTM. Jeremiad: noun jer·e·mi·ad | ˌjer-ə-ˈmī-əd, -ˌad 1. a prolonged lamentation or complaint 2. a cautionary or angry harangue. 3. a long, literary work, usually in prose, sometimes in verse, where the author bitterly laments the state of society and its…
Azucena Alvarado Hello! My name is Azucena Alvarado. Azucena is Spanish for lily! I am a new resident here in the Eloy/Casa Grande area. I was previously living in Payson, Ariz., where I grew up. My husband works for Robson Landscape and I am excited to join the Robson Ranch team. Previously, I have worked…
Linda Gayer If nothing else, COVID has made us think outside of the box. First, the Sports Club is closed, so this summer line dancing moved to Posse Drive two evenings a week. Next, the ballroom opened for exercise classes and line dancing because you could socially distance yourself in the larger room, so line dancing…
Nancy Friedman, Co-Educational Director On the sunny Nov. 21, the annual Art Show and Sale was held despite all the indoor Robson Ranch facilities being closed to the public. The Fine Arts Guild’s board voted to use the progressive dinner concept while following the HOA and CDC guidelines to hold their annual show and sale.…
Lois Moncel, Certified Personal Trainer and Director of Fitness & Wellness Are you familiar with Self-Myofascial Release? Self-Myofascial Release (SMR) is a technique that will improve flexibility, muscle recovery, the way your body moves and can also reduce your aches and pains. According to the Mayo Clinic, SMR focuses on pain believed to arise from myofascial tissues—the…
David Zapatka While playing at the IronOaks courts in Sun Lakes for the first time last month, I ran into a group of very excited, highly motivated, new pickleball players. We played a couple games together and when we departed, this question was posed to me, “What should we do to improve and become 3.5 players?”…