No net, no paint . . . no problem. Don Skokan hits the first tennis ball on the new tennis courts even though they’re still under construction. Photo by Karen Skokan
Sports, January 2017
New tennis courts coming soon!
Features, January 2017
Designing With Carol
Carol Collins, Carol’s Custom Draperies Happy New Year The New Year has begun; what does 2017 bring for you and your home? Well, for Carol’s Custom Draperies comes a wealth of new changes beginning with a new location. Yes, we are moving away from the Downtown Square. Our new location will be at 535 South…
Sports, January 2017
The Wildhorse Lady Niners celebrate the holiday
Mary Ornberg This year we want to thank Tina Hoffenberg for her efforts to secure the Denton Country Club for our annual holiday luncheon. The club lunch included London broil, chicken piccata, salad and dessert. Jane Thompson and her daughter-in-law, Janet Thompson, were at the welcoming table distributing beverage tickets, and the pianist for the…
Generals, January 2017
OLLI at UNT
It’s official! The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of North Texas is offering university classes just steps from your door at Robson Ranch. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of North Texas provides exciting learning adventures for adults 50+. There are no tests, no grades, just fun. Thanks to the generosity…
Clubs & Classes, January 2017
Furniture repair
If you attended the Robson Ranch Craft Fair you might have noticed that we have a lot of very talented craftsmen in the Woodworking Club. If you have visited the Creative Arts Center then you also may have seen evidence of that. The sale of our items is how we keep the wood shop open…
Clubs & Classes, January 2017
Support Our Troops plans ahead for 2017
Mike Hoernemann “It is the fervent hope of all Americans that there will not be any need to deploy more U.S. Military personnel to dangerous overseas combat zones. Unfortunately the current world situation suggests that this will not be the case. In any event SOT is prepared to continue and expand as appropriate our charitable…
Sports, January 2017
RRWGA celebrates year end
Linda Farmer The Robson Ranch Women’s Golf Association celebrated the end of the year with our annual Christmas party and awards presentations. This year our social chair, Judy Markley, decided to do something different by planning an elegant brunch at our Robson Clubhouse. As we entered the clubhouse we were presented with mimosas. After a…
Generals, January 2017
Christmas Library gathering
Library volunteers met at the Grill to ring in the holidays, enjoy a Christmas lunch and donate children’s books to local school libraries. The idea for a holiday lunch began with one volunteer and ended with 28 volunteers at the first Robson Ranch Library Volunteer Holiday party. Cathie Rod, a library volunteer, coordinated luncheon details.…
Front Page, January 2017
Everyone’s a champion at the Olympic Games
Vicki Baker Why do we assume that getting older means losing stamina and energy? The Living Well Olympic athletics may never appear on a box of Wheaties, but they truly inspired us. They competed and showed that instead of slowing down they were invigorated, active and still had a spring in their step, even if…
Features, January 2017
Alice Uyeda – The Treasured Memories
Vicki Baker How do you condense one’s life into 500 words, particularly if it is the life of Alice Uyeda, the matriarch of Kiwanis Club Robson Ranch? With great difficulty. Though diminutive in stature, she had a powerful impact on each life she has touched. Alice left this world on December 5, 2016, but she…