Category: August 2018

15th annual Member Guest Golf Tournament

  Dennis Anderson The Men’s Golf Association is wrapping up the plans for the 15th annual Member Guest Golf Tournament. The MGA Committee has been working since the first of the year putting together the tournament for this year. The dates are September 6-8 and since this is the 15th tournament held here at Robson…

The West Wingers (Unit 10-1) build July 4th float

Janet Slusher To commemorate Independence Day, residents from one of the newest sections, 10-1 (aka The West Wingers), built an unbelievably awesome July 4th float with the theme of the American Eagle. Veteran float builder and resident Mike Slusher took the float design his wife Janet developed, and with much help from other residents, transformed…

Love books? Join the fun at Robson Ranch Library

If you love books, there’s a fall full of fun happening in the Robson Ranch Library that you’ll want to explore! As an offshoot of a nationwide PBS activity to identify America’s best-loved novel (i.e. The Great American Read), a vote to choose Robson Ranch’s own best-loved novel will be conducted in the library, beginning…

Beads of Courage

David Bassham. Robson Ranch Woodworkers President Residents join the Robson Ranch Woodworkers for many reasons: to work on a special project, to learn how to create something with wood or enjoy the camaraderie that’s always present at the woodshop. In addition, experienced members can provide hands-on lessons to beginners on projects for charity. For the…

Robson Ranch Writers Guild looks at beginnings

Janet McKenzie Marx “It was a dark and stormy night.” Snoopy sits atop his dog house writing on his manual typewriter. Ho-hum. Trite. What makes a great beginning sentence? What makes most people want to read further? It’s the hook. It’s not always easy for the new writer to think what to write, no matter…

A great time for Rockin’ Red Ranchers

Vicki Baker Grapevine’s story began in 1843 when General Sam Houston and the Republic of Texas met with American Indian nations and negotiated a treaty of peace and friendship at Grape Vine Springs. The first settlers soon arrived by crossing the prairie covered with abundant wild mustang grapes, giving the area its name – Grapevine.…

Rogers, Ark 65AA champs

Johnny Blecher Some things get better with time. That doesn’t typically apply to softball skills, but it seems to work for the Robson Ranch Texans 65AA Softball Team and their tournaments. In June the Texans won the Texas State 65AA Championship in Waxahachie and then in July they won the SSUSA Midwest Championship in Rogers,…

Robson Democrats rally for mid-terms at state convention

Vicki Baker Nearly 8,000 Texas Democrats converged in Fort Worth in June for the 2018 Texas Democratic Convention. The Texas Democratic Party’s state convention, touted as one of the party’s largest such gatherings in the country, is second only in size to the national convention. And among those attending as delegates were Robson residents Phyllis…

Summer Table Tennis news

Don Pooley Our Table Tennis summer began with the club’s participation in the Robson Ranch 4th of July Parade. Organized by Linda Provenzano, a number of club members walked, biked, rode or drove decorated golf carts in the parade, playing a game of virtual Table Tennis as they moved along. July also started the “Arlene…