Susan Parker The Baby Boomers took the show on the road this month. They all had a swinging good time at Big Shots Golf. Big Shots is located just south of the Tanger Outlet Mall. The venue offered food and beverages, and everyone had the opportunity to take a few swings! If golf was not…
To honor loved ones on Memorial Day, the members of Paint and Palette are creating a Floating Lantern experience to take place on May 30, on the pond near the Sales Office. The lantern sales will be held at the clubhouse on Monday, May 23; Wednesday, May 25; and Friday, May 27, from 9 to…
Cherlyn Conway The braided edge card was April’s project card for the Stampers who attended classes on April 16. This class project was brought to us by Debbie Warrick. As with most of the monthly presentations, there were skeptics among us. Could we handle this card? Of course, there was no reason to have doubts,…
Nick and Betty Alvarado cruised to Europe in March 2022, and visited the beautiful seaside city of Portofino, Italy. We reached the city by a small boat, as the use of cars in the town is extremely limited. We took a narrow trail above the city for these shots. Sorry, but we’re not too good…
Peggy Crandell If you have not visited our new county administrative courthouse, you must set aside some time and do so. You will be impressed with this new addition to our community. On a lovely day in early spring, after enjoying lunch at The Great Egg, 23 Rockin’ Red Ranchers headed over to the new…
Jo Ann Evans On April 11 Genealogy Club Board member and professional genealogist Emily Richardson presented an excellent workshop for beginners called Discovering FamilySearch. FamilySearch, a free website, now offers more than 14.3 billion searchable names and images of historical records from ancestral homelands all over the globe. Yes, you read that right—14.3 billion—and that…
Vicki Baker (Contributors: Richard Kushmaul and Scott Baker) A simple question was posed: “What would Denton be like if everyone picked up at least one piece of litter?” The city challenged its residents to do just that as part of the “Great American Cleanup” campaign, the country’s largest community-based improvement program. Denton, one of more…
Stan Brein Every ride is a great ride, but spring rides are special. We’ll let the pictures do the talking, for the most part. The Big Bend Extravaganza was March 26 to April 1. Starting at the Lajitas Resort, the trip included Santa Elena Canyon and Chisos Mountain (Big Bend), the Ghost Town of Terlingua,…
Michele Rawleigh For many, 2021 was a rough year. That was also the case for the Denton area’s ash trees. The extended freeze during Winter Storm Uri in February 2021 caused considerable damage or outright killed several trees, including ashes. Furthermore, ashes are now also battling a killer beetle, the emerald ash borer. This 1-2…
Lynne Kelsey Two years ago, members of the Robson Ranch Happy Potters attending the Texas Clay Festival in Gruene were captivated by the work of Renee Lindquist of League City, who was demonstrating the use of a tool called an air pen. An invitation to present a workshop at the Ranch was extended and accepted,…