Category: May 2021

High Fashion at Robson Ranch

La Donna Womochel The Robson Ranch Women’s Club presented a fashion show, organized by Le Fashion Coach Boutique, on April 19. Fourteen members of the Women’s Club modeled the trendy, exciting clothes for more than 150 of their fellow members of the Women’s Club. Before the show started, the members mingled and checked the fashion…

Denton’s Trees Are a Valuable Investment

Jesse Davis Spring is officially here. The wildflowers are in bloom, the birds are singing, and Mother’s Day is just around the corner. After the frigid February we had, seeing all the bright green trees around town is especially rejuvenating. In Denton, we view those trees as a precious community resource. Valuable, of course, to…

Pilot Knob Rotary Club

Rotarian Pat Smith spoke about Shiloh Fields, the largest community garden in the U.S.

Karen McDaniels One of the great things about living at Robson Ranch is the large number of clubs and organizations residents can be part of. Many of us belong to more than one club/organization because we meet new people, make lifelong friends, and feed our souls by being of service to our community. If you’re…

Three Men at the Woodshop

Joni Matthiessen This particular morning three men wrestled with a big slab of half a tree trunk with a big protruding knot on the outer bark. This scared lady hovered in the background just in case they needed me, snapping pictures right and left of the wrestling match happening right there in the shop. Anyway,…

HOA Shredding and Recycling Day May 22

Shelbi Berg, Activities Director Saturday, May 22, 9 to 11 a.m. Shredding Cost: $5 (cash) per bag or box Computer hard drive crushed or printers: $5 ea. (cash) Magic Shred will take any paper documents that you need to be shredded, but please remove paper from 3-ring binders as they’re unable to shred metal. We…

Table Tennis Classes Start

Table Tennis class starts

Don Pooley On April 6, the Robson Ranch Table Tennis Club started the 2021 beginners and intermediate table tennis classes in the Sports Center’s multi-purpose room. Each class is coached by a certified table tennis instructor, Tom Taylor, and is focused on improving the student’s overall table tennis skills, and their understanding of rules, strategies, and…

Thanks, Robson Volunteers!

Commissioner Dianne Edmondson Thank you to the dozens of Robson Ranch residents who volunteered to help with the wildly successful COVID-19 vaccination clinics at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS). As a part of our Denton County Medical Reserve Corps, you all checked people in, directed traffic, helped with paperwork, observed recipients for possible side effects, helped…

What’s With the “Pickle” in Pickleball?

Pickleball Club members donated much more than pickles during our recent spring tournament. Pictured are Marilyn Winters and Julie Laderach helping to make it happen!

Mary Ann Bane One of the first questions a pickleball player may be asked is, “Why is it called pickleball?” Where is the pickle? Some long-time players still may have no idea, but most have heard the often-repeated story regarding the origins of the name. But, is there a possible twist? Let’s start with the…

Texas Comptroller Speaks to Robson Ranch GOP

Dianne Edmondson, Publicity Chair Did you know that Texas is the only state to have a state-owned gold bullion storage facility? About fifty people here at our newly-remodeled clubhouse learned that factoid plus many other interesting facts from Glenn Hager, who serves as the Texas State Comptroller of Public Accounts. Speaking recently to a special…