Category: August 2023

Our Trip to the Barn

Sandi Price Last month the Material Girls Club traveled to the new Boxcar Quilts location out in the country. We needed explicit directions to find it and discovered it was located in a barn. Yep, a real barn. But it was unlike any other barn I have ever seen. This one has been turned into…

It’s Groundhog Day at Robson Ranch

Ana Corey What does Punxsutawney, Pa., have in common with Robson Ranch? Groundhog Day! The RRWGA Groundhog Day Tournament, also known as the Eclectic Tournament, was held on July 17 and 18. Like in the movie Groundhog Day, players had the opportunity to repeat the game on the second day. So, during the two-day tournament,…

Sigma Chi Brothers Annual 4th of July Float

Dave Parker The Sigma Chi Brothers and Sweethearts rallied at the Chapter House for the annual decorating of the Sigma Chi float. Brother Mick Fox blessed the food and said a special prayer for a sweetheart who is undergoing medical treatment. The float was decorated and the meal was served. Brother Chuck Newcomer was in…

Girls on Wheels Bring Home the Bounty

Vicki Baker ‘Tis the season for summer’s produce-packed bounty. Where better for Girls on Wheels (Nancy Burns, Susan Hebert, and Vicki Baker) to get our fill of freshness than the farmers market? Nestled among the skyscrapers in the heart of Downtown is the Dallas Farmers Market, where we found local vendors who grow, raise, and…

Sigma Chi Brothers Celebrate Founders Week

Dave Parker It was a record month for attendance for the Sigma Chi Brothers at Robson Ranch as we gathered around the usual roundtable at the Grill in June. Before the lunch entrees arrived, Brother Mick Fox began the meeting with a prayer. A special guest for the lunch was Brother Joe Sholden who gave…

The Case of a Beginner Drone

Steve Simpson, Club Officer The Drone Club meets the fourth Monday evening of each month, from 7 to 8 p.m., in Room 104 at the Creative Arts Technology Center. We have no dues, and attendance is open for any Robson resident who is interested in anything that is drone related, regardless of what they own…

Yard of the Month

Letha Straub, Chair, Yard of the Month The Garden Club Board has selected the yard of Doris and Joe Hazewski as the recipients of the honorary Yard of the Month award. Doris and Joe stated, “Our journey began in early 2020 with our decision to relocate from our home in Missouri City, Texas, to a…

Voices Steps Out for 4th of July Parade

Jane Scholz Voices United (VU) members marched as a group for the first time this year in the Robson Independence Day Parade. To make their contingent stand out and provide a platform for those who could not walk in the heat, Chris Laffey, committee head, volunteered her husband’s imposing black pickup, and the VU social…