HOA presents Trivia Night on Friday, May 6, 2016 from 7:00-9:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person and spectator tickets are $5 per person. The game consists of teams of eight players, six rounds of three questions each with prizes awarded to the first, second and third place teams. Now is the time to grab…
Category: April 2016
Generals, April 2016
Makin’ tracks with the Living Well Walkabout
Vicki Baker The morning of Saturday, March 19, was met with wind-chill temperatures of 36 degrees and winds gusting to 24 miles per hour. But these conditions weren’t enough to deter the diehard fans of the monthly Living Well Walkabout. Starting out from Veterans Park at 9:00 a.m. the walkers were bundled up in coats,…
Clubs & Classes, April 2016
Happy Potters’ classes scheduled through the end of the year
Jan Marx Learning the Wheel, Zentagle, Under Glazing, Extruders Small and Large, Learning to Make a Horse, Tea Pots and Pine Needle Weaving classes plus June’s annual meeting and the Christmas gift exchange will keep potters very busy through the end of the year. We will also offer three more new member classes this month,…
Features, April 2016
Designing with Carol: Why choose window coverings?
Carol Collins, WFCP, Expert When you are looking for truly custom blinds, shades, shutters and draperies, start by learning some key details about custom window treatments. As a Hunter Douglas Gallery Centurion dealer, we at Carol’s will listen to you and your needs and address them with the knowledge of our products so that we…
Clubs & Classes, April 2016
Road Runners – Over the mountains and across the sea
Vicki Baker What better way to explore America’s West and Gaelic treasures than on fully planned and escorted vacations offered by the Road Runners? Travel to distant shores and “capture the dream” for the best of Ireland and Scotland. This 15-day premium escorted tour combines two of the most picturesque countries in Europe. Scotland, famous…
Clubs & Classes, April 2016
The Women’s Club has “Fashion Passion”
Susan Knopick Robson Ranch Women’s Club was feted with a real treat at the March lunch with a presentation called “Fashion Passion” presented by Dana Young who is owner of Le Fashion Coach Boutique in Grapevine. The motto of this very interesting boutique is “Current and Comfortable,” and that’s exactly what it brought to a…
Clubs & Classes, April 2016
Robson Woodworking Club offers training on inlay
JoAnn Bostwick As part of an ongoing training initiative, the Woodworking Club had a class on inlay on March 9. The class was conducted by Ray Wazny in the woodshop and covered the basic process of carving out a design in wood and different methods of inlaying turquoise and other materials into the design. The…
Features, April 2016
Writers’ Guild’s Jan Marx’s new novel on e-books
Carl Smothers Two murders, two culprits, four hundred miles apart. The only link is Silo Adams, English professor at a small private university in Denton, Texas. What can she do when others believe she’s guilty? As she begins a Texas journey from Denton to the Panhandle and finally to Mustang Island on the Gulf coast,…
Generals, April 2016
Mamas and the Props Groovin’ to the ‘60s
Vicki Baker What better way to revisit incense, beads, black-light posters, trend-setting changes in the music world and the summer of love? The Mamas and the Props took to the stage at Karaoke Night on March 18 with their rendition of the pop folk ballad We’ll Sing in the Sunshine. Dressed in bright sunshine-yellow T-shirts,…
Front Page, April 2016
Kiwanis Club and RR Softball team up for charity
Vicki Baker What do you get when the Kiwanis Club and RR Softball All Stars team up? An exciting day of on-the-edge-of-your-seat softball and raising money for local charities during National Give Local week. The RR Softball All Stars will battle it out with the UNT football team in a game of slow pitch softball…