Stan Brein Sometimes the riding is so good that you get wrapped up in the journey. You become oblivious to your location and whereabouts, just drinking in the Zen of the ride. That’s how it was on September 15, which obviously was the first unintended mystery ride of the season. Two club members embarked from…
Jan Utzman “A blast from the past” was the theme that was used when the Rockin’ Red Ranchers met on September 16 at the home of Gayle Coe. The ladies were asked to bring a picture of themselves from sometime in those days long ago, before moving to Robson, when none of us knew each…
Vicki Baker Few situations are more stressful than having someone else’s well-being in your hands. That’s especially true when you’re providing home care for a member of your own family. As an untrained caregiver, the sheer weight of the responsibility is often overwhelming. That’s why it’s important to realize the toll that caregiving can take…
Dave Parker The Movie Lovers Group at Robson Ranch held its September meeting at Randy and Debbie Johnston’s house. Many of the members were traveling this month, but the remaining crew carried on and graded a number of movies. Co-leaders Jere Bone and Bill Frey called the meeting to order. The movie that many saw…
Joyce Brein The season premiere of the 2016-2017 Season of Happy Tails was a huge success. The room was packed to capacity as Bonnie Bradshaw, President of 911 Wildlife, was our guest presenter, and she addressed the topic of “Urban Adapters.” She spoke on the topics of (1) Armadillos, (2) Raccoons, (3) Bobcats/Coyotes, (4) Rats,…
John Kirk The Birding Interest Group met at the Cindric home on September 22. Twenty-four of the 30 people who have shown interest in the group attended the meeting. It appears that many of the folks are feeding birds on the Ranch. Most have seen hummingbirds at their feeders; however, the number of hummers being…
Janie Farnsworth Tuesday, September 20, ushered in two birthdays. We were hosted by John and Jane Thompson. John Thompson and Bob Jones celebrated their birthdays that evening. We won’t tell everyone how old. The Thompsons chose Chardonnay for the evening’s theme. Five different wines were brought, of course concealed in foil. We had a tie…
Marie Milleage Members of the African American Social Group Book Club met at the Roanoke CineMark to critique the film, The Light Between Oceans. A comparison was made to the book by the same name that was read and discussed earlier this year. The theme of several opposites presented itself in the plot and created suspense…
The Robson Ranch Singles Club just completed another of its periodic community service projects to benefit deserving groups in the local community. This time the subject was books and creative supplies. The project was led by Dorothy Pointer assisted by Jackie Drain and Janice Ritchie. Singles collected and contributed 247 books, 17 activity books, four…
Mala Bowdouris It’s Greek to Me was the theme for La Dolce Vino wine tasting club at the home of George and Mala Bowdouris on September 14 where members brought Greek wines. Greek music played while George discussed the attributes of Greek wines. Members brought both red and white wines. The winning wine was Dionysos…