February was a busy month with many planned activities for the Robson Ranch Singles Club. We were able to attend multiple gatherings, despite almost a solid week of icy conditions. We held our first Monday Music celebration of the year on Feb. 6 at the Grill, where we enjoyed a cocktail hour, dinner, music, and…
Marion Napurano The Robson Ranch Catholic Community (RRCC) gathered on Feb. 14 for our first gathering in the clubhouse. All in attendance were so excited to be in the clubhouse, and although it was Valentine’s Day, we still had 48 members in attendance, which shows how our group is growing. President Joan Bridges opened the…
Lorie Stockton You’ve probably heard about the game sweeping the country. Is it tennis? Is it badminton? How about ping pong? No, it’s pickleball, the latest game sweeping the country that is fun, social, friendly, and, best of all, easy to learn. According to the USA Pickleball website, pickleball was invented in 1965 on Bainbridge…
David Zapatka “Where’s my cellphone?” “Have you seen my cell phone?” “There’s no connection here. It’s so frustrating!” “My phone isn’t working. What am I going to do?” “Honey, will you call my cell phone? I can’t find it.” Have you heard these conversations? Scary, isn’t it? This fear is so prevalent in our society…
Lynne Kelsey The Liberty Belles of the Republican Club recently took time for a “liberty leave” when they journeyed to Arlington to attend comedian Brad Stine’s Unapologetically American show at the Arlington Music Hall Theater. Eight of the Belles carpooled down to Arlington and began the evening with a delicious dinner at Pappasito’s Cantina. They then…
Frances Hackley, Publicity Chair Love was definitely in the air on Saturday, Feb. 11, while the “Singing Valentines” were being delivered here at the Ranch. The Robson Ranch Music Club-sponsored event offered Robson residents an opportunity to send some love to their honey, their bestie, or someone needing a warm fuzzy. Purchasers of the Valentines…
Jim Kreter John Maltby gave a presentation on how to use the battery power of a golf cart for emergency ham radio communications. He showed that for about $30 for a DC voltage converter, a few bits of wire, and an antenna, you could have a usable ham radio station that is mobile! With modifications,…
Steve Simpson, 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 own…
Joni Matthiessen Since the CATC building has been closed for remodeling these past few weeks, there aren’t any new pictures of exciting projects to share. But sometimes there are lots of folks behind the scenes who just make things run better, so this is a good time to talk about them. Larry and Donna Ditch…
Celia Hall Feb. 17 was a perfect day for the Rockin’ Red Ranchers to Walk the Block and have some nostalgic cowboy fun! We started out with a grand tour of the John Wayne Museum. There was so much to see and learn about the larger-than-life star we remember from the movies, including the multitude…