David Zapatka No man’s land, sometimes referred to as the transition area, aka the kitchen, is the area of the pickleball court between the non-volley zone line and the baseline. Think of it as a space 11 feet long and 20 feet wide; two feet behind the non-volley zone line and two feet inside the…
Tag: Community
December 2025, Clubs & Classes
Ropin’ In Yer Relatives Kicks Off the Season with a Spooktacular Party!
Pat Sand The Ropin’ In Yer Relatives Genealogy Club kicked off the new season in grand style on Oct. 27, gathering at Dan and Linda Wheeler’s home for a festive Halloween-themed celebration. Dan, the club’s president, and Linda pulled out all the stops—treating members to a delicious spread of squash and pumpkin ravioli, Italian meatballs,…
December 2025, Clubs & Classes
Material Girls Community Outreach
Trish Raczynski and Lin Michaud The Robson Ranch Material Girls and Guy (RRMG) want to thank everyone for supporting our recent Raffle Quilt. The support you provide through the purchase of tickets for the Raffle Quilt enables us to purchase supplies to make Comfort Quilts for our community and the Pinal County Family Advocacy Center…
December 2025, Generals
Robson Ranch Residents Adopt a Highway
Nancy Glass My superhero Spider–Man has nothing over these trash superheroes who showed up Oct. 18. The Robson community conquered the trash on two miles of Jimmie Kerr Highway. I thank you all for putting on your armor with garbage grabbers in hand ready for the task. Our next cleanup will be in the spring.…
December 2025, Front Page
Christmas Is Calling at the Gourd Club
Doris Betuel Did you know there is a club at Robson that creates gourd art? The club is here all year round, and it is feeling a lot like Christmas here! Our members are making ornaments and decorative items such as awesome snow people and elves! Gourds come in all shapes and sizes, and they…
August 2025, Sports
Relishing Pickleball: Don’t Hit Out Balls!
David Zapatka Let the bad ones go bad. This is a skill we all need to learn to improve our game. How can we become more aware of balls that are traveling out of bounds? Any shot by the opponent that lands out of bounds ends in a winning rally for your side. Don’t give…
August 2025, Religion
Judging Rightly
Pastor Ash Dotson Hey folks, Ash Dotson here with a thought and an invitation to join us at Oasis UMC in the Laredo Room, Sundays at 9:30 a.m. Jesus tells us in John 7:24: “Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgement.” This is a tough one, folks. Motivation, motivation, motivation … what…
January 2025, Religion
Thoughts to Begin the New Year
Pastor Ash Dotson Happy New Year from Oasis United Methodist Church! I am Pastor Ash Dotson and you are invited to join us each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. in the Laredo Room for worship! Let’s begin the year with love! John 7:17-18: “Anyone who resolves to do the will of God will know whether the…
Religion, January 2025
10 Years of God’s Steadfast Love
Pastor Larry Sundin If I had one Scripture to define how God has cared for and nurtured Rock Springs Church for the past 10 years, it’s this one from Psalm 86: But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. Psalm 86:15 God has been…
January 2025, Features
A Recipe for Generosity and Community
Christa Quackenbush “At this stage in my life, there is not a lot I can do. But this is something I can do,” Sandra said. She was talking about her desire to make a meaningful difference in the world—and she chose to do so through baking. Four loaves of bread, several dozen cookies, three or…