Category: November 2019

Farewell and looking forward

Team members Peggy Zilinsky, Jois Ross, and Ruth Klein; photo by Nancy Thomas.

Sherry Zeise At her final meeting as leader of New Life Lunch Bunch, Jois Ross shared her life story with us, after a great lunch at the home of Ruth Klein. Jois’ story began in Wichita Falls, Texas, where she grew up with two loving, godly parents and a dear brother. Her parents surrounded her…

Sigma Chi Brothers meet in October

Dave Parker The Robson Ranch Sigma Chi Brothers held their October meeting at the Grill. The designated chapter table in the corner of the Grill was filled to capacity with brothers. Brother Mick Fox, the chapter chaplin, began the monthly meeting with a prayer. Two special brothers were able to attend the meeting. Kappa Xi…

Robson Ranch Holiday Gala set for December 7

Shelbi Berg The Robson Ranch Holiday Gala will be on Dec. 7, 2019. Doors open at 6 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the band plays from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Robson Ranch Clubhouse. Tickets are $75 per person. First Course Baby mesclun greens, radicchio, Roquefort blue cheese, cranberry, golden raisin vinaigrette.…

Road Runners Travel Club – more 2020 trips!

Gayle Cole Red Earth Festival in Oklahoma City June 12–13, 2020 Spend two colorful days in Oklahoma with an overnight stay at the award-winning Colcord Hotel. See the Native American Chickasaw Nation celebrations in Oklahoma City at the unique Native American Red Earth Parade and Festival. Tour the Oklahoma City Nat’l. Memorial, Bricktown, and the Myriad…

Pastor’s Corner

Jim Mann Texans old and new tend to greet fall with greater joy than many others around the nation. After the summers we have down here, the cooler temperatures are viewed as a gift from God. I’ve always loved a change in seasons – an amazing aspect of God’s design of the planet. “As long…

The Happy Booker’s travel to the City on the Bayou

Peggy Crandell After the Happy Booker’s read Mitchel Whitington’s captivating book about the history of Jefferson, we promptly planned a two-night/three-day trip to this East Texas town to make this book come alive for us. Arriving at lunch time, we dined in a unique restaurant, Kitt’s Kornbread. We feasted on sandwiches served on slices of…

The Better Life – with After Schoolers’

Lavelle Carlson After Schoolers at Robson Ranch Denton just completed another successful garage sale to provide teacher support at Borman Elementary and LaGrone Advanced Technology Center. For two months leading up to the sale, the members volunteer for many duties. Preparation for the sale can be overwhelming. However, there are so many upbeat aspects of…

Men’s Saturday Bible Study Group announces Neal Jeffrey as Christmas banquet speaker

Randy Brewer The Robson Ranch Men’s Bible Study group’s Christmas banquet will be held Dec. 10, 6 p.m. at the Robson Ranch Clubhouse. This year’s speaker Neal Jeffrey is a former All-American quarterback at Baylor University and NFL quarterback for the San Diego Chargers. Today, Neal is one of America’s most powerful and passionate communicators.…

Dresden Neighborhood quilts

Su Brusco

Sandi Price From one template comes many variations. The assignment was to produce a quilted wall hanging from one Dresden template and it was amazing to see how clever these ladies were both in color and the personal additions they made to their wall hangings. There were no two alike. One of the hangings had…

Fellowship at the Ranch

Ed Jones I’m often told that one doesn’t need to attend church to be a Christian. While I agree that you don’t need to go to church to be a Christian, there is some clarification necessary. Let’s define what it means to be a Christian by looking at a person who Jesus said was a Christian,…