Category: February 2017

Alice Uyeda – Legacy of a smile

Alice Uyeda: her smile cost nothing but gave much

Susan Galbraith Alice Uyeda is remembered as having a lovely smile for all she met. Individual Kiwanis Club members donated funds in memory of our beloved member who worked on many club projects, always with a smile. In Alice’s memory, $1,500 was given to Operation Smile through the Kiwanis Foundation so six children can have…

Movie Lovers Group notice

The Robson Ranch Movie Lovers Group

Dave Parker The Robson Ranch Movie Lovers Group held its January meeting at the home of Joyce and Bill Frey. The Frey’s along with Vickie and Jere Bone are the founding members of the Movie Lovers Group. This month was a full house with all members attending and even a few invited guests. As we…

Catholic Club news

Irene Manning The Robson Ranch Catholic Club met on January 10 at the lovely home of John and Mary Goodpaster. The meeting was opened with a prayer. Our guest speaker was Deacon Vic Norton, a fairly new deacon at St. Mark Catholic Church. Deacon Norton was introduced by John Goodpaster, the president of the Catholic…

Sigma Chi December meeting

Amelia and the Sigma Chi brothers

Dave Parker The Sigma Chi brothers at Robson Ranch held their December meeting at the Wildhorse Grill. Since the meeting was held between Christmas and New Year, a lot of the brothers were traveling. The honorary Sweetheart of the month was Amelia. She is definitely one of our favorites at the Grill. Mick Fox, our…

Robson Ranch School Mentors

The Robson Ranch School Mentoring Group

Dave Parker The Robson Ranch School Mentoring Group started 2017 strong. Even though we have a great core group, the children of Denton are in need of more mentors this spring. Every day many at-risk children express their desire to be in the program, but there are only so many mentors available. The time commitment…

Pastor’s Corner

Pastor Jim Mann This last year I noticed an interesting paradox in our society. First, our culture has a continuing love-affair with fame. It seems folks will do or say almost anything to be noticed by others. But in 2016 the pursuit of popularity ran headlong into another emerging trend in our society: we are…

Sassy Stampers kick off meeting

Stampers at work

More than 40 Sassy Stampers kicked off their first meeting of the year making a unique Valentine card taught by Sally Hampton and her teacher volunteers. We are a lively and interactive group for both experienced stampers and those who may never have stamped or crafted before. Do you have some pent-up creativity that needs…

Jewish Friendship Group

Shalom all. Our January meeting went very well with over 20 folks attending. Some were unable to attend as they were still out doing holiday stuff. The food was great. Blintzes, herring, gefilte fish, lox, bagels, cheeses, salads, desserts, etc. We enjoyed visiting with everyone and talking about our upcoming travels. Lots of people are…

Women’s Club kicks off 2017 with laughter and new ideas

Gayle Coe The Women’s Club January luncheon was held Monday, January 3. The clubhouse ballroom was filled with 28 tables decorated to highlight new year sparkle and a “newsroom” desk theme complete with newspapers featuring the column of guest speaker Dave Lieber. A big thanks is owed to the table decorators: Teresa Peoples, Gwen Heinen,…

Visiting friends at Highland Springs

From left: Grant Coulson, Jack Callaway, Maureen Lehrer, Martha Callaway, Barbara Coulson, Lollie Evans, Dwight Evans and Ron Lehrer

Maureen Lehrer Ron and Maureen Lehrer drove over to Highland Springs Senior Living in North Dallas in January to visit former residents and friends from Robson Ranch. Jack and Martha Callaway were our hosts for the touring of the “Cruise Ship” atmosphere they live in; but it doesn’t leave the dock! The accommodations are lovely…