Category: November 2018

Steel Drum Concert happening on November 28

HOA presents the UNT Steel Drum Concert on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Clubhouse Ballroom. Tickets are $5 per person. Come and enjoy a delightful evening as two of UNT’s Steel Drum Bands transport you to the Caribbean. UNT students will play beautifully tuned 55-gallon oil drums and create a sound…

An afternoon delight

Bernadett Fideli A sweat-laden workout at the fitness center, an intense round of golf, an exhausting game of tennis or pickleball, such is a typical morning routine for many Robson residents. What can be more relaxing than an afternoon delight of wine tasting? Charlene Cottingham and Linda Sorg invited the Wine Stewards to experience Robson’s…

Don’t miss the annual Turkey Trot

Autumn brings cooler temperatures, fall colors on trees (followed by the need to rake leaves), pumpkins and turkey trots? Well, yes. This year the Living Well Committee will hold the fourth annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning. That’s coming up soon on November 22. It’s truly an event for the whole family because it’s a…

The final piece of the puzzle

Ed Jones My wife and I are fond of doing jigsaw puzzles. There’s a certain feeling of accomplishment, a sort of instant gratification when one of us finds a long-sought-after piece. There is also an anticlimactic let down of sorts when we complete a puzzle. We smile, sometimes sigh and then carefully dismember the puzzle…

Little Free Library for the Girl Scouts

Ellen Leuschner, a fifth-grader in Argyle recently wrote an email to the RR Wood Workers with a request for help building a Little Free Library. She explained that Little Free Libraries were outside structures installed around the city where people could donate and borrow books. She informed us that her Argyle troop wanted to contribute…

Women’s Club luncheon

With oranges of every shade, and other fall colors, the October 1 Women’s Club Lunch was a happy fall gathering. Guests shared the tables with skulls, pumpkins, ghosts, witches and other un-worldly images. The business meeting was opened by President Mary Ornberg. President-Elect Joyce Frey interviewed new and first-time attendees while they shared where they…

Game Gang at D’Bone’s

Nancy Toppan Autumn is here and it’s time to enjoy fall foods. Zesty pasta casseroles, tangy meatballs, fresh green salad and hot garlic bread were served at Vickie and Jere Bone’s Game Gang night. Our favorite wines were enjoyed throughout the evening. Dessert was a delectable key lime pie. The Gang Game played a jovial…

“We did our best today…”

Bill Wright and Dianne Edmondson Marine Iwo Jima survivor Don Graves was the inspiring speaker to nearly 400 Robson Ranch residents at the October 8 meeting of Support Our Troops. Don, who joined the Marines at 17 in 1942, began sharing his Iwo Jima experiences about nine years ago at the age of 84, encouraged…