Susan Parker Many players have heard of Frank Cianci, but few know the background of the “Godfather” of Robson Bocce. I asked Frank to respond to some questions to get to know him and the game better. Here are his responses: How did the club get started and what gave you the idea to start…
The Robson Ranch Catholic Community gathered on Oct. 11 in the Bluebonnet Room of the Creative Arts Building. There were 36 members in attendance. President Joan Bridges opened the meeting with a prayer. Joan then reminded everyone to please bring their donations for the homeless to our Nov. 8 meeting, or to drop those items…
Lorie Stockton The Robson Ranch Tennis Club held two Oktoberfest events on Oct. 22. Twenty-eight players signed up to play on a windy Saturday afternoon. Using all six courts, everyone got a chance to play six rounds and take a break for one round. Prizes for the event were beer mugs in honor of Oktoberfest.…
Rosemary “Killer” Myers-Neagli Ten years ago, the first pitch was thrown on the newly constructed RR community softball field, and today that venue has only gotten better. Before I was asked to write a short article, I had never given a moment’s thought about a softball field. Funny how we accept these facilities as just…
Claudia J. Caporale (information provided by Selvi Palaniswamy) Selvi Palaniswamy is the founder and farmer of Sapling Farms. She was raised on a farm in India where she watched her parents grow seasonal crops all year long. She and her siblings would assist their parents in producing veggies to take to their local farmers market in…
Barb Cummins Over 140 Robson Ranch residents attended the performances by your Robson Ranch Drama Club—all cast and crew comprised of your friends and neighbors at Robson Ranch. The format was new and different—nine short skits, including a unique table read based on the Hobbit series. Directed by Candy Anderson, the actors were David Blassingame, Don…
Mike Moss The most recent Gun Club monthly meeting featured another in our series of presentations from our members, as this month our own gunslinger extraordinaire David “Doc Holliday” MacDonald shared his passion with his fellow club members, teaching us all about “Cowboy Action Shooting.” Dave is a legit “Frontier Cartridge Gunfighter,” one of the…
Ed Jones It’s that time of year when we’re reminded to be thankful. One of my favorite hymns is “Give Thanks.” The easy-to-remember lyrics are, “Give thanks with a grateful heart, give thanks to the Holy One, give thanks because He’s given Jesus Christ, His Son.” I find it incredibly easy to give thanks when…
Ross Dunfee The thought of independence for the 13 English colonies was revolting to the mother country and the colonies knew that they had to band together to obtain their freedom, and they did. The First Continental Congress convened and concluded at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia, Penn., Sept. 5 to Oct. 26, 1774. Their primary…
Virginia E. Wheeless Just one year ago, the RRWGA decided to devote a tournament to breast cancer and raised funds to purchase eight healing mechanical chairs to assist breast cancer survivors. The tournament was called the Pink Tournament and was a huge success. So, in 2022 the RRWGA took that accomplishment and partnered with Women…