Category: August 2020

Women’s Club September Luncheon: Fred Wilmer

Fred Wilmer

Sharon Foy The Women’s Club September luncheon is excited to host first tenor, Fred Wilmer, in celebration of the 85th anniversary of the first performance of the musical operetta Porgy and Bess which took place in Boston in September 1935! What better person to sing several of the songs from the famous Gershwin musical than Fred Wilmer,…

Car Club Neighborhood Cruise on 4th of July

Ron Hoeberling Concerns over the increased coronavirus cases caused many 4th of July events to be canceled, primarily fireworks and parades. This included the annual Robson Ranch 4th of July parade as the HOA was concerned about a large gathering of people along Ed Robson Blvd. So the Rollin’ Rancher Car Club asked the HOA…

July Marks Frank Ruggiero’s Departure from Robson Ranch

Fred Thompson, Coordinator, Nine Hole MGA Frank has truly been a prime mover in the golf world of Robson Ranch (RR). He and wife Judy began their association with RR in 2001 and actually moved here in June 2003. Being strongly sports-minded, Frank began almost immediately making inroads via various administrative roles, being only the 2nd person to serve…

The After Schoolers Club Wants You! Join Us!

Darla Chupp It is definitely the dog days of summer!  However, the members of the After Schoolers Club are eagerly looking for cooler weather along with the opening of Denton schools that are right around the corner. The After Schoolers officers have already had planning sessions for the school year anticipating that our local teachers…

“Singles On!” with the Robson Ranch Table Tennis Club

Singles play at Robson Ranch Table Tennis Club

Don Pooley As we continue our COVID-19 precautions and social distancing, club members continue to focus on single play. Our round-robin singles play has evolved naturally—we play one game, then we move to play another person until we play everyone at the play session, then we start over. It doesn’t matter who wins or loses.…

Pickleball Skills Development

Sherril Kerr and Donna Henry

Dave Parker No matter what level a pickleball player is, there is always some skill to work on. The person at Robson Ranch Pickleball Club that oversees all skill development is Donna Henry. Donna is charged with organizing and developing skills development programs tailored to the needs of each level within the club. Clinics focus…

Word of the Month: Contumacious

David Zapatka Sister and reader Judy Haberstroh wrote after reading the June column, “This one is interesting. Initially I was leaning toward using ‘yet’ but once I saw the specific definition of ‘still,’ I felt that was the correct word. However, when talking, I would more likely place the word ‘still’ after ‘it’s’ rather than at the end…