Category: November 2015

Kiln Krafters elect officers at annual meeting

The Robson Ranch Kiln Krafters recently held their annual meeting and elected officers for the 2015-2016 year. Outgoing president Barbara Browning, who has a wealth of information on all aspects of ceramics including glazing, painting and firing, was named technical advisor. Joanne Heins will continue in an inventory control capacity, keeping track of our molds…

Sewing for Others

The Material Girls have enjoyed sewing for charity this year. In this productive year they have made 144 pillowcases for CASA, 244 Christmas stockings for various organizations, 175 drawstring bags that were requested by Support Our Troops, dozens of cancer pillows and 100 polar fleece cancer caps for the Denton Cancer Center. If you are…

Red Hat Ladies

Robson Ranch Red Hat Ladies with Hattitude recently toured the Civil War Museum in Fort Worth. The Texas Civil War Museum opened in January 2006. It houses the largest Civil War museum west of the Mississippi River. Especially of interest was the beautiful Victorian dress collection. The war exhibits were from both the Union and…

Red Hat Ranchers lunch in Oct.

Jan Utzman The ladies of the Red Hat Ranchers gathered October 1 for an old fashioned box lunch exchange. Each lady brought a decorated box with a special lunch she had prepared. Queen Glenda Brown and Barbara Runner won prizes for the best decorated boxes. Numbers were drawn, and members were given the corresponding number…

Women’s Club features Calloway’s Nursery

Mary Ornberg The Robson Ranch Women’s Club had its monthly luncheon on Monday, October 5, 2015. Our president, Teresa Blackburn-Korn, asked the first-time attendees to come to the front of the stage and introduce themselves, tell us how long they have lived here, where they moved from and what street they live on now. She…

Her Royal Highness – Sharon Dinsmore Reigns

Mary Ornberg The Wildhorse Lady Niners held its fourth annual Princess Tournament on October 6, 2015. The tournament was planned and organized by the “genius” of Carolyn Thomas. They started with 12 players consisting of Sandy Spitzmueller, Janie Farnsworth, Phyllis Formhals, Mary Ornberg, Teresa Blackburn-Korn, Sharon Dinsmore, Ann Fox, Mary Van Sant, Barb Holst, Deb…

Annual Chili Cook Off November 15

Tired of cooking? Why not gather your friends and family and come join the Kiwanis Club of Robson Ranch on Sunday, November 15, for our annual Chili Cook-Off. Tasting will be in the Talavera model home from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Tickets will be available at the Model Village on the day of the event. For $10…

Exciting action at Pickleball Tournament

Lots of spirited play all day and into the night was the hallmark of the Robson Ranch Denton Pickleball Club Tourney on October 9 and 10. Teams faced off in the double elimination event, which featured three of the four teams coming back out of the losers bracket to win the gold medals. Many matches…

African American Social Club news

Marie Milleage After an exciting and restful summer, African American social group members return to meet and greet other residents and welcome new homeowners to Robson Ranch. We enjoy dinner, fellowship, conversation and outside activities. Only one member of the family needs to be black. We hold gatherings at a resident’s home, in a restaurant…