WLN Communications The 2021 Wildhorse Lady Niners (WLN) season opened on March 10, with 90 excited golfers! Due to the overwhelming interest and participation, the format was a five-person scramble with play from the south course silver tees, to ensure pace of play. Needless to say, all ladies had a fabulous and fun time. The…
Fred Thompson, Director of Communication What a winter it’s been with the pandemic and then capped off with several days of sustained cold temperatures getting down to below zero. Are we still in Texas? Regarding COVID: several residents were afflicted including four from the pro shop (three relatively mild cases and one not so mild) but…
Don Pooley On March 1, members of the Robson Ranch Table Tennis Club gathered to honor Dave Cooper, founding club member and past club officer. Several members commented on Dave’s leadership and selfless dedication to the Table Tennis Club and its members. Dave and Barbara are relocating to Amarillo to be closer to their daughter…
Coco Ondina As you drive from the Ranch and head east, you can now see the sponsor’s banners adorning the outfield fence of the Field of Dreams. This year we have many new sponsors to complement those businesses that continue to support the Robson Ranch Softball Association. The banners were dutifully set up by a group…
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?” We reviewed the first six mistakes the past three months. This month…
Mary Ann Bane We may have lost one hour of sleep during the spring time change, but look at all the daylight we gained for pickleball in the evenings! (Not that we didn’t appreciate playing on winter evenings under our awesome lights, now on all 16 courts!) With spring, comes the beginning of the next…
Zach Davis, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Winter storm Uri, which devastated most of Texas, is estimated to have caused 600 million in damages to Texas Agriculture, according to AgriLife Extension Economists. Our state director recently discussed the storm and its impact. “A large number of Texas farmers, ranchers, and others involved in commercial agriculture and…
Kathy Perry Yes, it takes a village, and that is exactly what we have here at Robson Ranch, a village or community that helps each other. April is Child Abuse Prevention month, and the Kiwanis Club has set out to raise money to support the Denton County Rainbow Rooms of Denton, Carrolton, and Lewisville. The…
Lee Ann Kirby On March 2, the Robson Ranch Women’s Golf Association (RRWGA) had its first organized playday, with over 70 ladies signed up to play. It was a very chilly and windy day, but we had a fun scramble format and all the ladies had a wonderful time. The RRWGA has organized 18-hole playdays…