Nancy Wendt The monthly luncheon meeting of Voices United met on Saturday, August 3, at the Robson Ranch Clubhouse. The current head of the steering committee, Tracy Olson, welcomed guests and new members. After lunch, standing committees reported on their activities with updates and new business. Guest speaker, Condell Garden, was welcomed to the meeting.…
Nancy Buenzow Thanks to Ranch resident Lonnie Loyd, a small group of residents were entitled to a tour of the Denton Peterbilt plant. Lonnie is a 33-year employee of Peterbilt with retirement on the horizon soon. Tours are typically not conducted for private individuals—only vendors, Peterbilt dealers and their customers. Given Lonnie’s longevity with the…
Frances Hackley, Publicity Chair Well folks the Robson Ranch Choir has begun rehearsals, as of August 26, for the upcoming season. Everyone is excited to once again dive into the learning of new, and the refreshing of known, music. They enjoy the learning process so much because they get it. What do they get? They…
Elaine Kushmaul, Speaker’s Series coordinator On August 7, the Living Well at Robson Ranch HOA Committee sponsored a workshop for caregivers. It was a part of our speaker’s series, though unlike our usual one-hour lecture, this was a much bigger program. The doors opened at 9:00 a.m. for registrants to visit with providers of services…
Linda Terry Just when we were downloading digital materials easily, the Denton Public Library updated to a new digital circulation system! Are we back to ground zero? No, the new system is actually an improvement. To help us navigate the new system and resolve any issues, the Robson Library Board is sponsoring a visit of…
Kris Price On October 30, Living Well and Robson Kiwanis are sponsoring a new seminar. Texas A&M Agrilife Extension will present a program about food labeling. Topics will include “GMO’s – What are they and are they safe?”, “Antibiotics in Meats and Dairy”, and “Natural? Organic? What do food labels mean?”. Signups will begin in…
Klaus Dannenberg Robson Ranch’s Friends of the Library (FOL) celebrated the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with two days of “Out-of-This-World” events on August 14 and 15. First, 86 people watched the movie In the Shadow of the Moon with its unique format, having no narration. It was filmed entirely with commentary from astronauts that…
Dave Parker The house band (host) for the August meeting of the Rock and Roll Martini Group was Susan Hebert. Susan picked the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artist, Janis Joplin, as the featured band for the month. Janis Joplin was an American rock, soul, and blues singer-songwriter, and one of the most successful…
Darin Burk The Veterans Park Committee is kicking off the fall Brick Drive. Our park now contains over 600 bricks commemorating the service of Robson Ranch residents and family members. Those of you that have visited the park know that we have many blank bricks reserving space for future honorees. The park is in a beautiful…
Stan Brein August is usually the hottest month of the year. We lucked out in June and July with moderate temperatures and a good amount of rain. But, alas, all good things must come to an end! Never fear, though. Once again, the Robson Ranch Motorcycle Club had a full schedule of activities planned and…