Category: August 2024

Woodshop Prioritizes Safety with Advanced Table Saw Technology

Lorraine Wilson At the Robson Ranch Woodshop, safety isn’t just a guideline—it’s a priority. Recognizing the inherent dangers of woodworking tools, particularly table saws, the Woodshop has made significant investments to ensure the well-being of its members. With their precise, high-speed circular blades, table saws top the list of potential hazards, capable of inflicting severe…

Rock & Roll Martini Group Rocks Summer

Dave Parker With the temperature soaring, the house band (host) for the July meeting of the Rock & Roll Martini Group was Susan and Barry Joyce. It was a summer bash featuring a smorgasbord of food. Susan also rolled out some outstanding frozen berry desserts for the Rockers (members) and guests. Susan and Barry had…

Genealogy Notes

Dian Darr On July 16 at the regular meeting of the Robson Ranch Genealogy Club, members heard an interesting presentation by well-known genealogist Sandra Crowley. She gave us many ideas on how city directories provide valuable information on our ancestors, including the time and place where they lived. Using directories can give us information on…

Girls on Wheels’ French Journey

Nancy Burns Girls on Wheels journeyed all the way over to the home of Jarri Bunde in Harvest in Northlake. Our quest was to learn more about baking from scratch and actually make croissants. First, we donned our aprons, which Jarri provided. Jarri had all the ingredients ready. It is amazing how much butter goes…

BBQ Pitmasters—Smokers & Grillers

Dave Parker Even with two members missing, the age old saying holds true: “The BBQ feast must go on!” The BBQ Pitmasters—Smokers and Grillers meet about every other month to share a BBQ feast. This month it was John and Marlene McNemar’s time to host. The host gets to pick the main entrée, and John…

How Long?

Ed Jones We recently lost one of our own. The agony of that loss reminded me of what a friend of mine wrote at the death of his wife of more than 30 years: The words of the writer of this Psalm become our words: “How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How…