Mary Ornberg No – it’s not what you think. Director Mary Ornberg is pleased to announce that the Robson Ranch Drama Club will return this spring with three plays by Bob Naquin of Doctor, Doctor fame. All are brief one-act comedies: Lawyer, Lawyer; The Speeding Ticket; and The Dead Cat. Art Age Senior Theatre Resource Center; Edward and…
Category: January 2020
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
Singles Club Members Enjoy A Festive Christmas Dinner
Mary Fabian The RR Singles Club sponsored a Magical Madrigal Feast at the Clubhouse on Friday the 13th. The festivities were complete with King and Queen, Boar’s Head Presentation and a Knight in Shining Armor. The MadriGals of the Rich Tones Chapter of Sweet Adelines from North Richland Hills sang songs on the floor amongst the…
Sports, January 2020
Robson Ranch Tennis Club’s Holiday Celebration
Robin Sims The Robson Ranch Tennis Club celebrated the holiday season at their annual Christmas dinner Friday evening, Dec. 13! The party started with a cocktail hour followed by a plated and served meal in the clubhouse at the Ranch. Once the club members and guests identified one another in their holiday finest, they enjoyed…
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
Holiday Season Sweetened with Cookie Exchange Party
Vicki Baker The most wonderful time of the year brings the most anticipated parties of the year. No, we’re not talking cocktails or dinners. We’re talking cookies…holiday cookies! One of the holiday traditions most eagerly awaited was the baking of Christmas cookies, candies, and bars for the annual Bunco Cookie Exchange Party. Bakers and sweets…
Features, January 2020
Fishing the Waters of Wild Alaska
Scott Baker Think big…a little bit bigger…even bigger. Picture king salmon and enormous halibut. Imagine fishing in the land of the midnight sun all while bald eagles soar overhead and bears wander nearby. Pure nature at its best, unspoiled and untamed. We had promised ourselves that Alaska fishing trip long enough. That dream became a…
Front Page, January 2020
Boot Camp Vs. Faithfully Fit: Two Opposite Classes With the Same Goals!
Barbara Shippy Aging is a difficult process. As our bodies begin to slow down, we discover we are not able to do what we could do when we were younger. The reality is we must try to stay as active as possible while we age. Boot Camp and Faithfully Fit are completely opposite classes but…
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
Girls on Wheels Sleuthing at Southfork Ranch
Vicki Baker It was the talk of summer 1980. We were rockin’ to Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust”, lining up at the theater to see The Blues Brothers, and watching Howard Cosell hosting Battle of the Network Stars. But the big question was three simple words. Well, really, two words and two letters: Who…
Front Page, January 2020
Soles for Souls
Jan Norton Kiwanis is collecting any shoe in any condition – boots, sneakers, sandals, dress shoes, women’s heels, sport-related shoes, flip-flops. Adults, children, infants. The shoes will then be distributed to people in the poorest and neediest areas of the world in Haiti, Central America, and Africa. Clean those closets and pull out those shoes…
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
Hattitudes’ Ugly Sweater Contest
Jean Euker The Hattitudes enjoyed an Ugly Sweater Luncheon at the home of Vicky Taylor. After a delicious lunch, presents were given out. Then came the exchange of crazy socks which everyone proudly displayed on their hands.
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
New Baby Boomers Join in the Fun
Dave Parker The first Friday in December saw the Baby Boomers at Robson Ranch looking forward to Christmas and the holidays. The group was also looking forward to the annual Baby Boomer Progressive Party which was only weeks away. Margaret O’Neill, Commander in Chief of the Boomers, welcomed a number of new Boomers into the…