Category: December 2014

Softball Season closes with a tourney and picnic

Fall Season Champs, left to right, front: Nancy Rogus, Eddie Reeves, Lori Slocum (asst. manager) and Brad Killingsworth; back: Mike Slocum (manager), David Jones, Joe Bingiel, Ken Rogus, Terry Scholze, Fred Palmer, Steve Pratt, Alana Bingiel and Max Bear

Linda Kurita and Mike Conley Another season of softball at the Field of Dreams concluded with a single elimination tournament on the October 25 weekend. Many RR softball fans and their families joined in the cheers for the intense competition of all the teams involved. Great ball was played by every team, making the tournament…

Veterans Day concerts

World War II Veterans Ed Lamport and Austin Cleveland. Picture by Randy Hatcher.

Sheilah Ross, Publicity Chair It was COLD! It was WINDY! But Robson Ranch residents turned out in record numbers for the Music Club Community Choir’s VETERANS DAY CONCERTS. Choir Directors Joe and Tawana Arnett had promised a new format and all new music—even the Star Spangled Banner was a little different from past years (same beautiful…

Road Runner upcoming events calendar

For full details on the following events, go to www.rrrrclub.com. January 10, 2015: Southern Caribbean Cruise on Celebrity Summit. Seven nights round trip San Juan Puerto Rico. Limited space available. January 25, 2015: Campus Theater Production, Dividing the Estate. The cost is $13 for tickets; dinner and transportation are on your own. April 8, 2015:…

Pastor’s Corner – December 2014

Jim Mann Sometimes when I read the Bible I see some miracle God performs and think, “Sure, God did that for Paul or David or Moses; those were important people.” Then a story like John 2:1-11 comes along. Here Jesus is at a wedding and the wine runs out. So he turns water into wine…

Helpful tips from the Garden Club

The door prize winners: Frank Frascolla, Sheri Twiggs and Mary Lou Kuxhause. Photo by Lori Slocum.

Barbara Anderson On the 17th of November, Robson Ranch gardeners learned that spring work can be made easier by putting our gardens to bed in the fall! Some of the hints are: cut back herbaceous perennials; mulch 1-4 inches but not more; move or plant new trees, shrubs, or perennials and water them; plant spring…

What’s Cookin’?

Bert Zeitlin submitted the best dessert recipe.

Desserts: Bert Zeitlin – Mountain Dew Apple Dumplings 2 (10 oz.) cans refrigerated crescent roll dough 2 large Granny Smith apples 1 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 (12 oz.) can or bottle of Mountain Dew Ice cream (optional) Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish. Preheat oven…

One Blustery Day

Paula and Laura Hemingway

Paula Hemingway Is this Texas? Did I move to Robson Ranch or Siberia? I’d never seen so much ice in the Lone Star State, but I figured it would be gone in a day or two. Boy, was I wrong. It hung around like a bad cold. Television had lost its luster. We were bored…

Catholic Club notice

The Robson Ranch Catholic Club met on Wednesday, November 12, instead of the second Tuesday, November 11, which was Veterans Day. The meeting was held at the lovely home of Jim and Lynn D’Entremont. The guest speaker was Fr. Khoi, Assistant Pastor at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church here in Denton. Fr. Khoi, a refugee from…

Winners again

Pam and Wayne Casalino are winners again!

Catherine W. Bass For the second time in the past three months, Pam and Wayne Casalino have chosen the winning wine at Tuesday Tasters! They are getting to be pros at selecting award-winning wines. The Tuesday Tasters met at the home of Tom and Vickie Moses for their November tasting. Five wines were sampled along…