Vicki Baker Food is more than just the taste on the plate. It’s the history of our cultures. It tells a story about who we are and where we come from. It connects people of different backgrounds and experiences. Just as we browse the relics of history in a museum, we gain similar insights by…
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April 2024, Clubs & Classes
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…
April 2024, Clubs & Classes
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…
April 2024, Clubs & Classes
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…
April 2024, Clubs & Classes
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…
Clubs & Classes, April 2024
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…
April 2024, Clubs & Classes
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…
April 2024, Clubs & Classes
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…
Clubs & Classes, April 2024
Party Committee
April 2024, Clubs & Classes
Democrats Know Voting in the Primary Is Primary to Democracy
Vicki Baker It’s Primary Season in Texas, with all the chaos, expense, and bombast that phenomenon has come to represent in our national political life. Whether you’re a Democrat or Republican, left, right, or somewhere in between on the political spectrum, voting in the Primary Elections is an important civic responsibility. It’s “the election before…