David Zapatka Pickleball continues to grow in popularity around the country. It’s now making its way into U.S. universities. The leading example of this is my friend, Jarrod Smith, coach of Drury University’s men’s and women’s tennis teams, and in 2024, coach of Drury’s co-ed pickleball team in Springfield, Mo. In August, Drury announced the…
The Ladies Social Club Holiday Luncheon was held on Dec. 4 in the Hermosa Ballroom at Robson Ranch. The ladies enjoyed lunch along with a complimentary glass of wine and dessert. The Christmas tree raffle was the long-awaited event at the luncheon. We raffled four trees to raise money for the Eloy High School Scholarship Fund. These…
Vicki Keslin The co-chairs of the Hand, Knee & Foot Card Club, Vicki Keslin and Barb Mazurek, hosted a holiday luncheon at The Hideout with many of the club members on Dec. 5. We all enjoyed great conversations, yummy food, and lots of giveaways and prizes. Anyone interested in playing cards with us? We meet on…
Marsha Oliver For the past several months, we’ve asked, “What does ‘Home for the Holidays’ mean to us?” On Dec. 12 and 13, we—and hundreds of our guests—answered the question as we presented our holiday concert, “Home for the Holidays.” We’d been rehearsing since September but as we shared those beautiful holiday songs with our audiences,…
Janet Patton, a former Robson Ranch resident and previous member of the Fine Arts Guild, returned to Robson Ranch this last October. She introduced 11 members of the Fine Arts Guild to a new painting technique that started in 2006. Alcohol inking is applying different colors of alcohol ink to ceramic tiles or Yupo paper. Janet…
Robson Ranch residents explore the world as the Ranch Travel Group heads out to amazing destinations in 2024! In February, your Ranch Travel Group, made up of our fellow Robson Ranch residents, is readying to fly to Tahiti/French Polynesia and enjoy their bucket-list Dreams of Tahiti adventure and spend a few days discovering Papeete, the capital of…