Vicki Baker “When you’re a nurse you know that every day you touch a life and a life touches you.” Registered nurse and Ranch resident Barbara Schmidt shared the inspirational and oftentimes funny story of her nursing career from student to educator with the Kiwanis Club at its May 20 meeting. Drawing on her extensive…
Vicki Baker and Jim Galbraith The Kiwanis Club Robson Ranch was thrilled to announce the recipients of its 2016 Foundation Scholarships during its May and June meetings. Since 2009, 16 TWU college students have been awarded scholarships totaling $13,000. This year there were 15 strong candidates for consideration. In addition to club members Ralph Bunker,…
David Laschinger In our younger years we were faced with the challenges of raising a family, paying bills and staying employed. When we moved into this beautiful “Active Adult” community we may have thought life’s challenges would diminish or be less severe. Whether still employed or retired, the struggles of life have continued for many…
Linda Lea Grau Linda Lee Grau of Jamaica Beach, TX passed away on Friday, June 3, 2016 at the University of Texas Medical Center in Galveston, TX of complications from cancer. She was 73 years of age. She will always be remembered for her love of the water, zest for life and incredible kindness that…
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…
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…
The Ladies of East Crestview Drive played Hand & Foot and Mexican Train at the home of Anne Owens. Those in attendance were, front row: Anne Owens, Vickie Bone, Kathy Zumann, Glenda Carr, Lillian Keehn and Carol Fortner; second row: Nancy Toppan, Carol Kerr, Clarice Turner, Brenda McKenzie, Barbara Cooper, Diane Edmonson and Cathie Rod.
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…
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…
Vicki Baker Everything is bigger in Texas, and these Road Runners trips are no exception! Texas Hill Country Wine and Dine The small towns and two-lane roads that fan out westward from Austin make up the heart of the Texas Hill Country. It is the green hills rising out of the flatlands that make the…