Category: Clubs & Classes

Tech Club March General Session

The Robson Ranch Tech Club’s March general session was held on March 11 at the CATC in Room 104. Our topic was “Cut the Cable—Home Antenna Install.” Club President Steve Simpson shared his personal experience regarding purchasing and installing a low-cost home antenna. The agenda was as follows: Why, Strategy, Location, Equipment, Install, Completion. This…

Caddo Lake … Swamp Thang, You Make Our Hearts Sing!

Scott Baker Ancient, 400-year-old bald cypress trees stood in the water, watching over the swamp. All was still. Alligators and snakes hidden away, lurking somewhere beneath the floating cover of water hyacinth, sneaking toward their prey. Thickets of Spanish moss dangled from trees, fluttering in the breeze. So quiet. So eerie. So serene. Stretching across…

The Way: a 500-mile Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage

At a recent Kiwanis Club meeting, Lonnie Gisi and Kathy Bailey shared their experiences walking 500 miles on the ancient path from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France, to Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Also in attendance were two other Robson residents who hiked the Camino: Steve Bailey and Erminja Maganja. Kathy and Lonnie shared the rich history associated with…

Happy Potters: All Play and No Work?

Cindy Groszkiewicz Taking care of our pottery studio and all the tools and equipment is a very important part of membership. About 40 members of both the Happy Potters and the Kiln Krafters joined forces for our semi-annual studio clean-up day held at the end of February. A lot of sweat equity was poured into…

Voices Members Have a Conversation About Conversations

Dianne Ace In March members participated in a workshop entitled “What Do You Think? A Conversation About Conversations.” Our guest speakers Debra Hughey and Maureen Underwood led the group on an exploratory journey to learn how to have a conversation with others who do not share our opinions. Before her retirement, Debra worked at Baylor…

Boomers Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

Susan Parker It is hard to find any group that can celebrate St. Paddy’s Day better than the Robson Ranch Baby Boomers! Under the leadership of Chief Boomer Carol Jankowski, the Robson Ranch Boomers filled the clubhouse ballroom for a gigantic, green celebration. Boomers dressed in their best green St. Paddy’s Day attire and filled…

Looking for One-of-a-Kind Gifts?

Cindy Groszkiewicz The Happy Potters are already working on projects for the RR Women’s Club Holiday Market where we host a booth each year. A few special workshops were held to plan and make various beautifully hand-crafted and uniquely one-of-a-kind pottery that will be for sale at the Market. A sneak peek at what may…

Flying in Cold Weather

Dennis Brooks, Vice President, Drone Club The Drone Club at Robson Ranch Denton met on Feb. 26 in Room 104 of the Creative Arts and Technology Center from 7 to 8 p.m., to discuss “Flying in Cold Weather.” Of course, being Texas, it was a 90-degree day. The presentation images showing snow and below-freezing temperatures…