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…

Fine Arts Guild’s Artist of the Month: Meet Sharon Nergaard

Sharon Nergaard

Nancy Friedman, Co-Education Chairman Sharon moved from Wisconsin after retiring from the restaurant business with her husband and working as a program assistant at the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire. Originally thinking Marana was where they wanted to move, Robson Ranch became their choice when meeting “nice and friendly people” while staying in a…

Joyful Downsizing: Addressing Closet Clutter

Kim Kubsch Tackling the master closet is fourth in a series of articles that features techniques for decluttering your home, one room at a time. As owner of Joyful DOWNSIZING and a Sun Lakes resident, I am passionate about helping boomers and seniors declutter to simplify their lives, organize remaining items, and downsize unwanted stuff.…

Word of the Month: Librettist

David Zapatka Commenting on the January WOTM column, reader Tom from Arlington, Va. writes, “Here’s a Washington Post article where your word of the month ‘jeremiad’ is used by the paper’s reporter Michael Scherer. In this case, the reporter uses it to describe the words of the chairman of the Nye County Republican Party in Nevada…

The Heart of a Giver

Bev Douglas What does it take to be a generous giver? That is a question we could ask Renee Kleinjan. Renee is a seamstress who gives her time and sewing talents to create items for Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes. For several years Renee has been creating pencil pouches, aprons, headbands, and bags to be included…

Vietnam Veterans Day

Ross Dunfee When did the Vietnam War begin? France maintained colonial rule of Vietnam from 1864 until the Geneva Accords of 1954. During that time, multiple wars occurred in the area (including Cambodia and Laos). The Geneva Accord divided Vietnam into north (Communist rule) and south (the Republic of Vietnam) and that enticed the U.S.…

So Many Books, So Little Time

Dear Reader, You may have noticed I tend to review books that are not recent publications or current best sellers as I think you will hear about them from many other sources. I try to go back and find a few gems that may have slipped your attention. These is My Words (1998) by Nancy Turner…