Vicki Baker You could smell the pancakes before your other senses registered their presence. The homey smell of frying butter reached your nostrils and assaulted your brain with mouth-watering images of fluffy, warm goodness. Grabbing your plate, you snagged a soft piece of heaven off the platter stacked deep with the round, tan deliciousness, then…
Vicki Baker Going once…going twice…sold to the highest bidder! The excitement reached a fevered pitch and bidding was hot and heavy at the Kiwanis Club’s silent auction held Saturday, April 21 in the clubhouse. Each year the KCRR auction gets better and better and this year was no exception. Due to the relentless efforts of…
Vicki Baker The reasons we play bingo vary from one player to the next. Maybe the bingo gene was inherited from a family member or maybe it was just something to do on a lazy day. Whatever the reason, Robson Ranchers came out in full force to the Kiwanis Bingo Blast held April 15. Aside…
Vicki Baker Have you ever changed a person’s life in a single day? Ask the Kiwanis Club about good deeds and they’ll start talking about wood, tape measures and four-by-fours as they build ramps several times a year for the disabled or elderly. On a referral from Hearts for Homes, the Kiwanis Club received…
Vicki Baker Nearly any ingredient can be put on pizza. From pepperoni and anchovies to barbecue chicken and pineapple, every pizza pie is like a unique work of art. There are thin crust pies, deep dish pies and everything in between. There are pies with different cheeses and tomato sauces. Frozen, fresh, gourmet, fast…
Vicki Baker Kiwanis Club RR cruised on down to the Texas Motor Speedway—the site of the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 NASCAR race. But we didn’t sit behind the wheel of the snarling, rumbling engines and travel at insane speeds in cars plastered with ads driving around in a circle and turning left for hours…
Vicki Baker Once a year in Denton, many local restaurants and bars get together for a good cause, Taste of North Texas, and make their food and drinks available for roughly the price of a single restaurant meal. This amazingly gluttonous fundraiser sponsored by the 92-year-old Denton Kiwanis Club supports the ongoing efforts of…
Vicki Baker Mark your calendars now and join the Kiwanis Club for a day of bidding at its annual Silent Auction set for April 21. In its seventh year, the fund-raising event will offer all sorts of unique merchandise, products and services, restaurant and merchant gift cards, and much, much more. The top bidders…
Vicki Baker Winning is more than lining your pockets with big jackpots. It’s the high of winning and the coming so close, yet so far, that signals a thrill like no other. It’s the high all those lucky winners felt when yelling out “BINGO!” at the Kiwanis Club’s February Bingo Blast with a total…
Vicki Baker Whirrrrr…thwack…buzzzz…baaaang! That’s the sound of Jerry Waynant building another of the many ramps for the elderly and disabled. Hip Hip Hooray! That’s the sound of Jerry Waynant receiving recognition as 2017 Kiwanian of the Year! Moving to Robson Ranch seven years ago, Jerry was quickly drawn to the Kiwanis Club upon learning…