Category: May 2017

Guns of the old west

The Antique Gun group met to discuss and share “Guns of the Old West.

Dave Parker The Robson Ranch Gun Club has over 150 members. The club is composed of seven different groups. In April the Antique Gun Group met to discuss and share “Guns of the Old West.” Dave MacDonald, who is a cowboy action shooter and expert in old west guns, led the discussion. Dave gave a…

Robson Ranch Health Fair recap

Althea Parent, Activities Coordinator Thank you for attending the 13th annual Robson Ranch Health Fair. There were almost 600 residents that attended this event. We hope that you were able to visit all 100 vendors between the clubhouse and Sports Club gym that took their time to be with us at the Health Fair, donated…

Flavors fill the night at Taste of North Texas

Kiwanians ready to indulge in the food feast

Vicki Baker Taste of North Texas is the biggest buffet you’ve ever seen. This amazingly gluttonous fundraiser sponsored by the 91-year old Denton Kiwanis Club supports the ongoing efforts of its Children’s Clinic, a network of dedicated local health care providers providing low-cost or no-cost medical, dental and prescription assistance to disadvantaged children in the…

A trip through our past

Nancy Thomas The ladies of New Life Church met for their monthly luncheon at the home of Jacque Geist. Her home was beautifully decorated for Easter. Our theme was remembering our days as a young girl at Vacation Bible School. We put on our “little girl” glasses and recalled fun times. Each lady brought a…

St. Patrick’s Day Karaoke

Sheilah Ross, Publicity Chair The St. Patrick’s Karaoke and Dance Party was a wonderful success. The room was filled with great decorations and lighting thanks to our special event chair Carol Copeland. Everyone was “Wearin’ the Green” in one form or another, and green beer and other refreshments were purchased from the Wild Horse Grill…

Tee up of fun at Kiwanis golf outing

Vicki Baker The annual Kiwanis Club Grandparent/Grandchild Golf Outing is the perfect excuse to get out your clubs and play a round of golf and at the same time help the charities supported by the Kiwanis Club. Approaching its ninth year, the golf event is set to happen at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 17,…

Double Sweetheart Month

The Sigma Chi’s

Dave Parker It was a double Sweetheart month for the Robson Ranch Sigma Chi brothers. For the first time ever Lauren and Amelia both held the coveted position of Sweetheart of Sigma Chi for March. Brother Chaplin Mick Fox began the meeting with a prayer. A special prayer was said for brother Al Grundstrom who…

Fresh new website for RRDC

Kara Engstrom working on our website

Joan Wall A fresh, new website is now up and running for the RR Democratic Club that is only a month old. This quick action was due to the computer savvy of Kara Engstrom. The new website is active and available to all. There you can find links to quality news sources, notices of upcoming…

Denton Public Library happenings

Laura Douglas, Senior Librarian I’ve Got Or I’m Getting My DNA Report: Now What Do I Do? Presented by Patti Gillespie, from a non-geneticist point of view, will explain how to choose a company and a test, what to do while waiting for the report, and how to maximize the report results. Whether deciding who…

A Charity Project Training can be productive

Back row: Boyce Irwin, Paul Altoff, Tom Cindric, Jay Vandenbree, Cal Mullins and Ron Ice; front row: Charles Ways, Linda Vanderbree, Jack Rhead and Kathy Dial

David Bassham As president of the Woodworkers, I have the good fortune to have a pool of incredibly talented individuals to call on for whatever projects present themselves. These run the gamut from money making to charity and anything in between. Recently we have been making memory boxes for the Pediatric Intensive Care Ward at…