Mike Welton The Gainesville Swing Orchestra will return for a Sunday afternoon Big Band Jazz Concert, providing music for your dancing and listening pleasure, on Sunday, Aug. 14, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Robson Ranch clubhouse ballroom. The Gainesville Swing Orchestra is a 20-piece “Big Band” with singers, trumpets, ‘bones, saxes, and rhythm…
Dennis Brooks, Vice President, Robson Ranch Drone Club Are there any photo types from our club that you are interested in for display in the Pioneer Press? High winds and heat are keeping our drones grounded for much of the days. I have a variety of high-contrast color photos of stormy or just cloudy skies. I…
Join us for the Colt and the Old 45s concerts on July 22 and 23 in the clubhouse ballroom. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the concerts start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $26 per person. Initially, this group was a three-member band in 2007. Colt and the Old 45s quickly grew to an 11-member…
Kiwanis Club of Robson Ranch is hosting a Kids Clothing Drive on July 25 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., to support the Community Clothes Closet in Justin. Needed are sizes infant to 18 years, primarily elementary-age clothes. The Community Clothes Closet in Justin provides free clothing to Denton and surrounding areas. Start collecting gently…
Tiffany Ramzy Several members of Voices United (VU) recently visited the Denton County African American Museum. During their visit, they were pleasantly surprised by a chance meeting with Alma Clark, a longtime Denton resident who moved to Quakertown in 1962 with her husband and children. Alma is one of five prominent African American women featured…
On May 2, 41 Singles Club members went on a bus tour to Nashville, Tenn. In addition to great food and great entertainment—including entertainment by one of our own—the group spent time on Honky Tonk Row, toured the Grand Ole Opry, and took in a wonderful evening performance. We also visited Belle Meade, site of…
Tiffany Ramzy Public Art in the City of Denton Texas Recently, several members of Voices United (VU) visited a commemorative art installation commissioned by the City of Denton Public Art Committee. The work features 60 images dyed and powder-coated onto aluminum discs, forming an “art curtain,” which commemorates a legacy of courage, love, sisterhood, and…
Tiffany Ramzy On June 4 Pat Gulley was a speaker at the Voices United (VU) monthly lunch meeting. Pat has gained notoriety at UNT and is the subject of several oral and written artifacts about her social activist work in the 1960s with the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship (DWIF). Pat earned her bachelor’s degree in…
Lea Ann Kirby Robson Ranch held the Third Annual Alzheimer’s Golf Tournament on June 17. This year, the Robson Ranch Community raised over $9,000 for this event. All monies received went directly to the Alzheimer’s Association. The contributions came from golfers and non-golfers all over the Ranch, and we had a great contribution for 2022.…
