David Zapatka This 12-common-mistakes column began after playing with some very excited, highly motivated, new pickleball players at our community courts recently. After playing a couple games, this question was posed to me, “What should we do to improve and become 3.5 players?” Last month we reviewed the first two mistakes. This month we take…
Clubs & Classes, February 2021
Champions Rotary Club Inducts New Member
David Everly Champions Rotary Club inducts Ron G. Lehrer. Ron is a Robson Ranch resident, a former Rotarian, and a Paul Harris Foundation member. Sponsoring Ron for membership is Gary Toothaker, Membership Chairman. Rotary President Justin Lansdowne presented Ron with a new member name tag and certificate. Our Champions Rotary meets every Wednesday morning at…
Clubs & Classes, February 2021
Drones, Photos, Videos, and Flying
Dennis Brooks The Robson Ranch Drone Special Interest Group (SIG) meets the fourth Monday of each month (except August and December) starting at 7 p.m., at the Creative Arts and Technology Center in room 104. We invite all with an interest in drones, aerial videography, or anyone curious about our flying, videos, and photos to attend. Our Jan.…
Clubs & Classes, February 2021
Happy Potters: Happy New Year
Karen Ellsworth The Happy Potters of Robson Ranch started 2021 with a bang! One of the goals of our club is to continue to grow and learn, which is exactly what we did in mid-January. Following social distancing guidelines and safety protocols (masks and hand washing), about 12 members showed up to watch a ClayShares…
Clubs & Classes, February 2021
Pilot Knob Rotary Highlights: Members, Films, and a Blood Drive
Karen McDaniels Pilot Knob Rotary Club had an eventful January, inducting new members, providing interesting and informative programs, and planning current and future projects. We kicked off the year with the new member orientation at The Wildhorse Grill led by Membership Chair Dolores Kearney. New and current members enjoyed lunch and an overview of Rotary…
Sports, February 2021
Zooming Into 2021
Don Pooley The Robson Ranch Table Tennis Club met online (using Zoom) on Jan. 26, to conduct its annual meeting and to allow members, who have been at home for the past few months, to say hi and share stories. During the meeting, the club’s 2021 dues were approved and the 2021 club’s officers were…
Sports, February 2021
Pickleball Club Player Profile: Rod Daake
Dave Parker This month the Pickleball Club would like to feature Rod Daake, as player profile of the month. Rod has an inspiring story that we all can benefit from. I am a husband, a father, and a grandfather of five. I am a blessed man. After over fifty years living in Nebraska, my wife,…
Sports, February 2021
WLN Prepares for the 2021 Season
WLN Communications The Wildhorse Lady Niner (WLN) Play Day Team is preparing for another fun golfing season for the WLN members. The WLN plays on Wednesday mornings with kick off day on March 10. The purpose of the WLN is to encourage women to enjoy playing nine holes of golf, and to assist in learning—or…
Front Page, January 2021
Friends of the Library: Planning for 2021
Alan Albarran Happy New Year from the Friends of the Library (FOL)! We hope you had a joyful holiday season and are looking forward to this year and the hope we can return to some sense of normalcy, both at Robson Ranch and in our country very soon. Like every other organization at Robson, the…
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
Robson Riders Motorcycle Club: A Reason to Be Thankful!
Stan Brein A big thank you to the wonderful residents of Robson Ranch and the members of the Robson Ranch Motorcycle Club. In this topsy turvy year where community need skyrocketed, your continued support made our 10th annual Coats for Kids Ride event an overwhelming success. Although the ride itself could not be held, we…