Category: September 2017

The Goumbas visit Portofino’s

The Goumbas

Dave Parker The Goumbas from Robson Ranch met at Portofino’s in Krum for their monthly meeting in July. Alfredo, the Godfather/owner of Portfino’s, welcomed with open arms our group again this month. The food was plentiful and above expectation. The meeting was called to order by the Grand Goumba Bob Tastle. Assistant Grand Goumba Jim…

RRWGA inaugural Swap Meet

Mary Beninato The RRWGA held the first annual Swap Meet. If you can’t golf in the Texas heat, it’s time to clean out the closet! That’s exactly what the RRWGA ladies did. It was organized and hosted by the greatest hostess queen Victoria Pettigrew. What a hostess; there were appetizers galore in her home! She…

Olympic games are on!

Judy Ondina If you are one of the over 100 registered participants, September ensures some extra physical activity for you! The annual Living Well Senior Olympics month-long activities kicked off on August 26 with official game day being Saturday, September 30. The games feature almost 20 sporting or wellness events. They promote health, physical fitness…

Hearts for Our Daily Bread: Volunteer Spotlight

Dana Bolin, volunteer for Our Daily Bread

Kristi Bledsoe When we moved out to Robson Ranch a year and a half ago I was already volunteering at Our Daily Bread soup kitchen in Denton and knew of many Robson residents who also shared my passion. After living here for a while I became absolutely amazed at the number of volunteers and supporters…

Road Runners: Free special events

Road Runners and fellow travelers “meet and greet”

Vicki Baker September 25, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. meet and greet your travel team. Love exploring the world? Find out why your neighbors choose to travel with Road Runners. Planning a trip today can be confusing and time consuming, so leave your worries behind. Road Runners and their travel partners go the extra mile to…

Come Out And Meet The Boomers

Dave Parker The Baby Boomers at Robson Ranch are not only active at getting together at the Grill for food, drink and fellowship but also on Monday nights at the outdoor pool during hot August nights. Water volleyball is usually played in the pool with a beach ball in a fun and non-competitive manner. Well…

The Adventures of Round Robbie

Robbie’s trip to Iceland and Norway I was recently invited to join Ilene and Jerry Schlesinger on their cruise to more Northern climes where it would be cool and we could beat the Texas heat. We picked up our ship, Pacific Princess (590 passengers) and the namesake of the original Loveboat, in Fort Lauderdale, but…