David Zapatka Wind is the great equalizer on the pickleball court. It doesn’t matter how polished your dink game is or how powerful your drive is; a stiff breeze can turn your best shots into unforced errors in a hurry. The good news is that with a few smart adjustments, you can use the wind…
Tag: Community
April 2026, Religion
Sin Ruins Everything
Pastor Larry Sundin, Rock Springs Church When we look at all the problems in the world today, no one suggests that most of our conflict and pain are simply the result of rampant sin in our culture. One reason no one acknowledges this, is that people just don’t like to be called sinners. Rather, when…
April 2026, Religion
The One Thing We Know for Sure
Pastor Ash Dotson, Oasis UMC The author(s) of John’s Gospel records Jesus speaking some pretty strong words against his antagonizers in John’s Gospel. Look to John 54b-55 where Jesus calls out many who claim to follow God, liars. I have to wonder if they actually came out of the frustrations of Jesus or out of…
Sports, March 2026
Analogy of a Beloved Community (of Pickleball Players)
Shared by Robson Ranch pickleball player, Charlie Hunt, with permission from author, Carol Madsen Something beautiful has happened this year for me. I took up pickleball. Now that may not seem very significant, but it has become like a part–time job. When I come home, I let people know how my day at work was.…
December 2025, Sports
Relishing Pickleball: No Man’s Land
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…
Clubs & Classes, December 2025
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…