Join us on Monday, March 6, as we welcome Don Shannon. Don has over four decades of experience in piping and teaching bagpipes. Don is also the Pipe Major of the award-winning North Texas Caledonian Pipes and Drums. He has also performed for most of the British Royal Family (including Queen Elizabeth II), Prime Minister…
Category: February 2023
February 2023
HOA Presents UNT Jazz Strings Lab
Join us on Tuesday, April 4, in the clubhouse ballroom for a concert by the UNT Jazz Strings Lab. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the concert starts at 7 p.m. The Jazz Strings Lab, under the direction of Scott Tixier, is a new performing ensemble of the internationally acclaimed Jazz Studies Division within the…
Clubs & Classes, February 2023
Robson Ranch Photo Club Annual Awards
Dick Remski On Jan. 23 the RR Photo Club held its annual awards event at an Italian buffet in the Grill. A review of 2022 was presented, along with upcoming events and announcement of the officers for 2023. In the Image of the Year award category, first place in Basic went to Kitz Parker for…
Features, February 2023
U.S. Military History: The Tomb
Ross Dunfee “Soldier, put those bodies in the graves and get them buried.” “Sargent, what names should I put on each of the grave markers?” “I don’t know. For now, just mark it Unknown.” This conversation has occurred throughout many wars around the world. Identifying and repatriating the deceased is a logistical nightmare. It is…
Clubs & Classes, February 2023
Sigma Chi Brothers
Dave Parker The Robson Ranch Sigma Chi Brothers held their January meeting at the usual round table at the Grill. With 10 Brothers all sitting around the round table, it was certainly a full house on a rainy day. Brother Mick Fox, Chapter Chaplain, began the meeting with a prayer. Brother Chuck Newcomer announced the…
Features, February 2023
Artist Spotlight: JJ Melkus
Sandy Hestes Our 44-year-old and youngest artist resident hails from Nebraska. He now lives with his father Gordon Melkus here at the Ranch. JJ holds a degree from Fresno College in CNC (Computer Numeric Control). An avid sports fan, JJ enjoys football, ice-hockey, and soccer. His favorite teams are the Eagles, the Devils, and Liverpool…
Generals, February 2023
Ask Your State Representative: A Life of Honest, Brave Leadership
Dr. Lynn Stucky, Texas State Representative When you grow up on a family farm, you learn a lot of hard lessons very quickly. The school of hard knocks is always in session. Brutal winters. Scorching summers. No days off. There is always work to be done, and you have to think critically to solve…
Generals, February 2023
Denton Market Vendor: Bennetts Berries, Birds, and Bees
Claudia J. Caporale Aaron and Carolyn Bennett are a unique, Texas born and raised couple with a wide range of skills and experience, who love what they do and do it with passion and love. With a background in electrical service and construction and after 10 successful years in the wholesale nursery business, Aaron’s green…
Generals, February 2023
MLK Day
Robson Ranch residents Jackie and David Ford and Bob Bailey and a friend, Jocelyn McMurray, honored Dr. King at a service project where hundreds of volunteers cleaned the Champion-Macedonia Cemetery in Lewisville. It is a cemetery where over 134 Black people, mostly from slavery times, are buried. It is located at I-35 near Corporate Drive,…
Clubs & Classes, February 2023
CGI Services
Steve Simpson, Tech Club Officer The Tech Club meets the second Monday evening of each month from 7 to 8 p.m., in Room 104 at the Creative Arts Technology Center. We have no dues, and attendance is open for any Robson resident who is interested in anything that is tech related, regardless of what they…