Dave Parker The Baby Boomers at Robson Ranch returned true to form after the COVID shutdown. Margaret O’Neill, Commander in Chief, kicked off the Boomers with an event on the Wildhorse patio. The overflowing crowd of about 125 people left the staff scurrying for extra chairs from the store room. Jeremy and his staff from…
Category: May 2021
Sports, May 2021
Relishing Pickleball: 12 Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them: Mistakes 9 and 10
David Zapatka This 12-common-mistakes column began after playing with some very excited, highly motivated, new pickleball players at our community courts recently. After playing a couple games, this question was posed to me, “What should we do to improve and become 3.5 players?” We reviewed the first eight mistakes the past four months. This month…
Sports, May 2021
North Texas Junior PGA
Cindy Sterling On March 15, we had 62 young golfers who ranged in age from seven to 15 years come out and play the North South rotation. This is the second time we have entertained the North Texas Junior PGA (NTJPGA) group. Many parents either caddie or walk alongside their children helping them with rules and…
Clubs & Classes, May 2021
Spring Has Sprung for Sassy Stampers
JoAnn Gantos This card just screams spring! And with the nice rain mid-April, as we have seen, there surely will be May flowers. As the project lead this month, my goal was to find some cute spring-colored papers. And I think I nailed it. With three different papers all containing the same colors, our club…
Clubs & Classes, May 2021
Road Runners
Karen Lyons The Robson Ranch Road Runner Club is traveling! We had our first outing in over 14 months and visited Eataly in Dallas at North Park Mall. The club has also gone to the Dallas Arboretum and the always popular horse tour to Oak Meadow Ranch. What are you waiting for? Sign up for one…
Clubs & Classes, May 2021
Big Fun with Smallmouth Bass
Scott Baker When you think about smallmouth bass, the Great Lakes come immediately to mind, followed by clear natural northern lakes, rocky mountain streams, and big mid-South reservoirs. But the state of Oklahoma? The land of shallow, muddy water lakes where largemouth have long reigned supreme? Not so much. Well, it’s time to change your…
Generals, May 2021
Murder Mystery Dinner Show
Shelbi Berg, Activities Director Dead, Dead On the Range will be performed on Saturday, June 19. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with the buffet at 6 p.m. Showtime is at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person. The town is bustling with elections, cattle drives, promises of a railroad, and murder! Horace Grimsby, the wealthiest…
Clubs & Classes, May 2021
Happy Potters of Robson Ranch
Karen Ellsworth What a great bunch of fun, creative, and artistic people! The smiling faces say it all. Recently we welcomed eight new potters to our club. Their instructor was Pat Bender, and she has raved about these gifted students. They have produced some amazing pieces already. Several members took part in Raku firing—a technique…
Sports, May 2021
RRWGA News: Janet’s Hole-in-One
Lea Ann Kirby On March 30, Robson Ranch Women’s Golf Association (RRWGA) member, Janet Rogers, made her first hole-in-one on hole number 2 North course! She used her Callaway Edge Diablo 8 iron to sink the shot from 89 yards. The excitement was witnessed by Deb Nortunen, Paula Bone, and Judy Cromer. Congratulations Janet on…
Clubs & Classes, May 2021
Robson Republican Club Installs New Officers
On April 16, the Republican Club had its first in person meeting in 2021. Seeing all the updates at the clubhouse and finally socializing with other members of the club was a real treat! That night was a Denton ISD Candidate Forum. Questions were submitted prior to the meeting, as well as from the audience…