Category: Clubs & Classes

High Five for Pizza Pie!

  Vicki Baker Nearly any ingredient can be put on pizza. From pepperoni and anchovies to barbecue chicken and pineapple, every pizza pie is like a unique work of art. There are thin crust pies, deep dish pies and everything in between. There are pies with different cheeses and tomato sauces. Frozen, fresh, gourmet, fast…

Potluck Club update

  Brenda McKenzie The March-April rotation is winding down, and the schedulers will soon be preparing for the May-June rotation. Just a reminder to members, there is no regular potluck rotation during the months of July and August. The Potluck Club is open to all Robson Ranch residents. Six to eight people meet for a…

Material Girls enjoyed quilting class

  Sandi Price Now in its eighth year, Material Girls’ annual Beginning Quilting Class ran from February through March this year with nine students graduating. The class continues to be taught by Marguerite Rose with Paula Saunders preparing the materials. This class is limited to ten students and features an individual mentor for each student…

Wine Knots, waste not!

  Theresa Peoples Friday, April 20 the Wine Knots joined Bill and Theresa Peoples for a little bit of Italy! They tasted some of the regional wines from Italy, including Frascati, a savory, citrusy white wine that has been produced in Rome’s countryside for thousands of years and was enjoyed by ancient Romans and Renaissance…

Happy Potters… Raku and Masks

  Carolyn Detjen Clay, purified of rocks and organic matter, listened to the artisan spirit and became differing sights to behold. Each of the potters watched as birth came to life. Sarah Cunningham spoke of the experience as astonishing; never before had she watched as eyes looked back into hers and ears appeared beautifully. A…

Robson Ranch Catholic Club

  Irene Manning met on April 10 in the home of Jack and Dolores Kearney. The meeting was opened with a prayer by the president of the Catholic Club, John Goodpaster. Members asked for prayers for friends and relatives. John Goodpaster introduced our guest speaker, Mr. John Seago. Mr. Seago is the Legislative Director for…

Kiwanians…Start your engines

  Vicki Baker Kiwanis Club RR cruised on down to the Texas Motor Speedway—the site of the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 NASCAR race. But we didn’t sit behind the wheel of the snarling, rumbling engines and travel at insane speeds in cars plastered with ads driving around in a circle and turning left for hours…

JFG Passover Seder

  Lynne Moore Jewish Friendship Group held their Passover Seder April 8 in the Bandera Room of the Clubhouse. This important holiday commemorates the Jewish people’s flight out of Egypt to what became the land of Israel. It begins with a retelling of the Passover story and includes many blessings over the wine and food…

Flavors fill the night at Taste of North Texas

  Vicki Baker Once a year in Denton, many local restaurants and bars get together for a good cause, Taste of North Texas, and make their food and drinks available for roughly the price of a single restaurant meal. This amazingly gluttonous fundraiser sponsored by the 92-year-old Denton Kiwanis Club supports the ongoing efforts of…