Erminja Maganja, Publicity Chair For its February meeting, the Garden Club hosted Ed Tavender, nursery manager at the family-owned Fossil Creek Tree Farm & Nursery in Fort Worth, to discuss gardening in North Texas. Ed has worked with owners Terra and Josh Richards since they opened the business in 2011. Ed’s style was friendly and…
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Clubs & Classes, March 2023
Rollin Ranchers Tour the McLaren Performance Car Headquarters
Recently, Randy Nowell, VP of Operations at McLaren and a Robson Ranch resident, invited his fellow club members for a tour of his sparkling clean headquarters. McLaren, a British Luxury Performance carmaker, moved their headquarters for storage, staff training, and service from Manhattan to Coppell, Texas. McLaren builds approximately 1,500 cars per year for customers…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
Motorcycle Club: Motorcycling Always, Safety First
Stan Brein February through March is an odd season for motorcycle riding. The temperatures are beginning to thaw, and we have days of warm weather, perfect for riding. Then the thermometer plunges, rain falls, and the riding is not so pleasant. So, during this time, we try to take care of other tasks related to…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
Girls on Wheels Laugh It Up for a Cause
Vicki Baker According to Laura Ingalls Wilder, “A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing.” The power of laughter is mighty indeed. A healthy sense of humor is necessary to help us cope, especially during the tough times in life, whether through pain, sickness, grief, loneliness, or…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
Food Should Be Your Medicine: Medicine Should Be Your Food
Jackie Ford, African American Social Group This is a mantra repeated at the African American Social Group’s free Lunch-N-Learn Nutrition Education event held on Feb. 22. Special thanks to Cynthia McPhaul for inviting Jacquelyne Samuels and Matt Lawrence to bring the free nutrition class and lunch to an audience of over 20 people. Another major…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
Gun Club News
The Robson Ranch Gun Club has an active membership of over 400, and over 100 are women. Shooting activities are encouraged and organized for all members. The Range Day group shoots monthly, either indoors at Eagle Gun Range in Lewisville or outdoors at Quail Creek. The Sporting Clays group travels to Fossil Pointe in Decatur…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
The Drama Club Introduces Tammy Pickard
Mary Ornberg The Robson Ranch Drama Club is a group of residents who perform plays and skits for the community. We are highlighting one of our actors, Tammy Pickard, who performed on Oct. 23, 2022, in Driving with Siri and Rollin in the Dough. Get to Know Tammy Pickard (in her own words): “We moved to Robson…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
Kiwanis Club Members Receive Life-Saving CPR Training
At a recent general meeting, members and guests of the Kiwanis Club Robson Ranch received CPR training from the staff at the Wise Health Surgical Hospital at Argyle. The Kiwanis Club frequently invites speakers from the community to our monthly meetings to provide overviews of their services and how they can help our members and…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
Road Runners Travel Club
Carol Boykin Italy is calling! The Robson Ranch Road Runners are making plans to travel with Brandt Travel to Italy on the “Insight Vacations Best of Italy Tour” April 18-27. Some of the sights will be Rome, Florence, Pisa, Venice, Assisi, Capri, Sorrento, and Pompeii. Book by March 31 and receive $50 off per person…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
Airboat Redfishing—A High-Octane Adventure
Scott Baker We love fishing the Texas Coast. Waking up before dawn, smelling the sea air as we purr through the waters, and locking into some great redfishing. With this in mind, the RR Fishing Club heard of an exclusive fishing camp and guide service based out of Rockport that was right up our alley.…