Dick Cecil Hats and horses were the order of the day as the Robson Ranch Singles Club welcomed the coming of spring with a Kentucky Derby party. The event was held at the Grill on Derby Day, May 6. Over 80 of the club’s members attended. Chef Aubrey prepared a great feast as usual featuring…
Dave Parker The House Band (host) for the May meeting of the Rock and Roll Martini Group was Wendy and Sam Cessna. As with our tradition, the House Band gets to pick the music. Wendy and Sam picked one of the most successful musical acts of the 70s and beyond, the Eagles. The Rockers (members)…
David Bassham, Woodworkers President If you have lived at Robson Ranch for any time at all you are probably familiar with the woodworking shop located in the Creative Arts and Technical Center. Still I am occasionally surprised when talking to long-term residents who don’t realize that we have a wood shop or that we do…
Jan Marx May 4 marked the close of a four-month challenge created for club members to stretch their imaginations. They were to explore clay making that has a flat back to hang on a wall or sit on a stand. They could create a decorative or utilitarian piece, which included mixed media objects. An original…
Mary Ornberg The Wildhorse Lady Niners started the day on May 11 with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start scramble. Afterwards we all met at the Grill for our “golf club scrub party.” Brushes, buckets and rags were provided to us by our social committee. After our clubs were sparkling and clean the Grill served up…
Vicki Baker When you think of spring blooming flowers, budding trees and chirping birds come to mind. But for the Dance Club we think “Swing into Spring” and dance, dance, dance those winter blues away! We got the party started on April 29 and rang in the warmer season with friends, dancing, fun and lots…
Gayle Coe The May luncheon was an enthusiastic program complete with a presentation by Dotty Griffith, The Texas Food Woman. The table decorations featured Women’s Club members’ personal memorabilia, which was in keeping with the Mother’s Day theme. The ballroom doors opened at 11:00 a.m., and members and guests located their seats in anticipation of…
Sam Goodrich Last month’s Fidelity Support Our Troops charity golf tournament continued a five-year string of record fundraising. While the 2017 tournament field was slightly larger than 2016 (125 participants, including 26 military), charity fundraising increased from the record $19,258 made last year to a new record of $20,303 at this year’s tournament. Out of…
Dick Dauphinais It was a glorious day on the “pitch” on Robson Ranch with beautiful sunshine, a cloudless sky with temperatures in the mid-seventies with only a slight breeze; most would call it a top 10 day. The flags were in place, the portable tent was up, the fans benches were filling-up; yes, it was…
Vicki Baker Thanks to the incredible generosity of Robson Ranch, the Kiwanis Club collected 3,500 pairs of shoes during its March “Soles for Needy Souls” Shoe Drive, which far surpassed all expectations. The club’s mantra is “changing the world one child at a time.” This time they did it one pair of shoes at a…