Category: Clubs & Classes

Kiwanis Clubs have a common bond

Southlake Kiwanis Club is making a difference.

Vicki Baker Whether a Kiwanis Club hails from here, there or around the world, they all share a common mission and core value, “Serving the children of the world.” Although they serve a different city, are comprised of members with different backgrounds and engage with different community agencies, the Southlake Kiwanis Club reaffirmed that one…

Cook Children’s Hospital memory boxes

Boyce Irwin, Jack Rhead, Loucille Battig, Gene Holt, JoAnn Bostwick, Sue Wells and John Rohde. Not pictured are Bruce Walker, Jim McGill and Sue Reber

The Robson Ranch Woodworkers are at it again. Cook Children’s Hospital reached out to us asking if we could make a commemorative box for keepsake items for their ICU patients. They said something simple. Boyce Irwin gathered our talent and resources, and we made a dozen boxes out of beautiful Colorado Beetle Pine. They measure…

African American Social Club

Marie Milleage The African American social group invites all black residents to join us in fellowship and to welcome new homeowners to Robson Ranch. Only one member of the family needs to be black. We hold gatherings at the home of a resident or in a restaurant. We are not a club, religious or political…

Girls on Wheels step back in time

Girls on Wheels capture Waxahachie’s storybook charm.

Vicki Baker Driving around the city of Waxahachie it is evident it is steeped in history. Before the turn of the century and well into the 1920s when “cotton was king,” Waxahachie was one of the wealthiest and most influential cities in Texas. Once at the center of the cotton boom, large landowners made millions…

Campfire memories – senior style

Left to right, front row: Peggy Backes, Ilene Schlesinger, Bert Zeitlin, Valerie Tarren, Judy Loomis and Bernadette Fideli; back row: Nanci Zipes, Rosemary Weinstein, Peggy Crandell, Barbara Runner, Jan Utzman, Jennifer Rahn, Betty Gardner, Mala Bowdouris and Carol Solow

Bernadette Fideli The campfires of our youth were magical, mystical moments. Our imaginations ran wild with ghost stories as we stared into the flames, visualizing bone-chilling scenes. As the embers slowly died, the stories reverted to songs of friendship and tales of special family times. A recent gathering resurrected those long-ago memories. A group of…

Memories, barbecue and wine

Left to right, front row: Susan Parker, Nancy Toppan, Bernadette Fideli; back row: Mike Aramanda, Millie Aramanda, Dave Parker, Pete Toppan, Kathy Perry, Beverlee Deardorff, Charlene Cottingham, Linda Sorg and Frank Deardorff

Bernadette Fideli Memorial Day conjures up many vivid memories: family picnics, neighborhood barbecues, parades and thankful, solemn remembrances. Frank and Beverlee Deardorff treated the Wine Stewards to an old-fashioned barbecue with a Robson twist. Upon arrival guests were handed a chilled glass of Pinot Grigio. Frank asked each member to observe a moment of silence…

Happy Potters hold annual meeting

Dawn Schiegg, Judie Smothers, Lori Humphries, Carolyn Detjen and Trinka Taylor enjoy a morning together at Happy Potters annual meeting.

Jan Marx Not only do potters love making mud pies, they also enjoy a good get together with edible breakfast pies. Monday, June 13, we came together at Lori Humphries’ house to inaugurate two new officers. Liz Katz takes on the two-year task as president with Colleen Jordan as vice-president. Remaining another year are Nancy…