Shelbi Berg, Activities Director HOA Shredding and Recycling Day is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7, from 9 to 11 a.m. Shredding cost is $5 (cash) per bag or box and $5 each (cash) to have your computer hard drive or printers crushed. Magic Shred will take any paper documents that you need shredded, but please…
Category: October 2020
Sports, October 2020
Pickleball Club Player Profile: Bob and Irene Romagosa
Dave Parker This month, the Robson Ranch Pickleball Club would like to profile a couple that are some of the country’s best pickleball ambassadors. Bob and Irene Romagosa are A-level players that travel the United States playing in pickleball tournaments. Not only are they great pickleball ambassadors, they are some of the country’s best referees…
Generals, October 2020
Election Essentials: Candidates for HOA Board of Directors
Kevin Andrews Kevin Andrews My current experience as the Chairman of the HOA Finance Committee as well as a prior healthcare CEO and officer of a publicly traded company has equipped me with the financial and management skills, which will contribute to the duties of an HOA Board member. My wife and I have been…
Sports, October 2020
Relishing Pickleball
David Zapatka When your opponent hits the ball high in the air, above your shoulders, think overhead smash! The smash is one of the most fun shots in all of pickleball. It ends rallies with an exclamation point. Execute this fun, rally-ending shot using these seven steps: 1. Use many small steps to position your…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
Generations of Food Giving by the After Schoolers
Lavelle Carlson The Robson Ranch After Schoolers are blessed to have multi-generational volunteering to help others in need. The After Schoolers have been able to provide baskets of food, books, stockings, scarves, and stuffed toys to the low-income children and families of Borman Elementary. Last year, the After Schoolers donated and packed (with the help of…
Generals, October 2020
The Power of the Purse
Jesse Davis, Denton City Councilmember, District 3 Denton is what we call a full-service city. That means that as taxpayers we support a police department, a fire department, street maintenance, parks, and all the other things we expect from our city government. But in addition, as utility ratepayers, we own and operate our own electric…
Features, October 2020
2nd Annual Ride to End Polio Set for October 24
David Everly District Polio Plus chair Jon Bullock and team are hard at work preparing for the October Ride to End Polio. More details will follow next month, but here are the basics to help you start planning how you will participate. Ride Location: If the COVID-19 situation improves, there will be three live locations: Grapevine,…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
Supporting Our Troops!
Karen Ellsworth Virgene Forest is at it again! At nearly 90 years of age, she is making cards to send to troops stationed in the Middle East. She read an article about sending items through the Any Soldier Program. The group that started doing the cards sent over 7,000 last year! The cards are all…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
Sassy Stampers Christmas Project for SOT
JoAnn Gantos The Sassy Stampers Club is an avid supporter of the Support Our Troops (SOT) club by providing greeting cards throughout the year that are sent to troops related to Robson Ranch residents. In the past few years, we have been providing Christmas cards for SOT. This year Debbie Thomas led the project. Back…
Front Page, October 2020
Patriot PAWS Featured at Women’s Club Luncheon
Sharon Foy In the holiday month of Thanksgiving, we have a very special luncheon planned for you. We are so excited to have representatives from the wonderful non-profit organization Patriot PAWS with us! The mission of Patriot PAWS is to train and provide service dogs of the highest quality at no cost to disabled American veterans…