Category: February 2017

Game Gang Fun

Sitting: Pete Toppan, Vickie Bone, Kathy Zumann, Millie Aramanda, Nancy Toppan, Kathy Heberlein and Al Wright; standing: Jere Bone, Tom Zumann, Mike Aramanda, Ed Heberlein and Viv Wright

Nancy Toppan The Game Gang filled up on meatball hoagies, tasty appetizers, side dishes and dessert at the Toppan’s before playing a friendly game of Mexican Train. Vickie Bone was the “big winner” with the low count of 54, while Millie Aramanda was second with 72 points. In third place was Mike Aramanda scoring 82.…

Join the Pickleball Academy

The Pickleball Academy

Susan Parker The Robson Ranch Pickleball Club has started 2017 with strong numbers for upcoming academies. Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America, and it also seems to be one of the fastest growing clubs at Robson Ranch. Some of the current high interest may be due to the upcoming completion of the new…

Photo Club winners

Image competition winners, left to right: Terry Brown, Randy Hatcher, Ron Ice, Ann Brackeen, Rhonda Pummill, Pat Powers and Jan Goodwin; not pictured: Jack Twiggs and Bill Cashin

Mary Ornberg The Robson Ranch Photo Club held its annual banquet at Rudy’s BBQ in Denton on January 16. Various monthly image contest ribbons were awarded. Among them were the prestigious award of Photographer of the Year, which went to Jack Twiggs of the advanced class and Bill Cashin of the basic class of photographer.…

Ranchers search for Godzilla

Brad Killingsworth, Dean French, Randy Shoff and Scott Baker

Scott Baker The RR Fishing Club took a trip to the same waters where the whooping cranes, eagles, ospreys and birds of North America congregate to winter. The Texas coast between Rockport and Port Aransas is where birds from North America migrate during the winter months because the fish are so plentiful. This area is…

Robson Ranch Gun Club – Antique Gun Group

Members of the Gun Club

Dave Parker The Gun Club is the fastest growing club at Robson Ranch with over 125 members. We will have general monthly meetings on the second Tuesday of every month in the Clubhouse beginning in February. Because the Gun Club has so many different areas of interest, the club offers nine different groups. The nine…

Robson Ranch Garden Club learns about trees

Scott Geer; photo by Mary Ann Rich

Barbara Anderson On Monday, January 16, the Robson Ranch Garden Club heard a presentation by Scott Geer from The Tree Shepherd about the value to our home landscapes of trees and the proper planting, care and maintenance of those assets. Trees are usually a permanent fixture of our landscapes, even as we redesign garden beds…

Fork in the road or use your GPS

Did you take the wrong fork?

Charles Forshaw I am sure that at some point in our life each of us has set out for a destination knowing that we knew exactly how to get there without any questions. However, somewhere on the road we took the wrong fork in the road and ended up at a different location. This same…

Red Hat Ladies with a Hattitude

List of Red Hat Lady Hostesses, left to right: April Bayne, Jean Euker, Lynne Hendren, Sally Hampton and Joan Petre

Jeanne Barger Such a display of delectable food you can only see on a cruise ship! For the business meeting of Red Hat Ladies With a Hattitude, Jean Euker opened her home. And we, in turn, opened our mouths for some good food and good talk. Jean and her helper hostesses put out a breakfast…