Category: December 2023

Trio Bests 2019 Palooza Finish with First Place this Year

Jane Scholz Three Robson women with a clearly defined strategy took first place in the second Puzzle Palooza, improving on their second-place finish in the first Puzzle Palooza in 2019. Suellen Self, Charlene Norris, and Eileen Pierson finished the puzzle in one hour and 27 minutes in the competition sponsored by Friends of the Library…

Road Runners Travel Club

Carolann Boykin Oh, what fun our travel club members have had this year! Many new friendships were discovered, and more adventures are planned for the future. Our membership drive is on now for 2024. Look for dates in the HOA announcements to sign up in the clubhouse or go to our website, www.rrrrclub.com, and sign up…

Donations Needed for Local Pet Shelter

Eileen Pierson I again need supplies to continue making dog beds for local shelter Apollo Support & Rescue in Justin. It’s a no-kill shelter and only gets money from grants, donations, etc., and not from any surrounding township like Denton does, so please help. All shelters are past capacity with rising inflation and people simply…

Republican Club Members Honored

Tim McCormick The Denton County Republican Party (DCRP) held its annual Volunteer Dinner on Nov. 16, and this year Robson Ranch was represented and honored in force! Each year the County Republican Party honors the most effective and impactful volunteers of the last year. Most clubs have one person honored, but this year the Robson…

Bocce Club Fall 2023 League Champions

Frank Cianci In the beautiful fall Texas sun, the top three teams in each of our 12 divisions, plus five wild card teams, saw their lifelong dreams realized playing in the Robson Ranch Bocce Club Fall 2023 playoffs! Will the event mark the finale for our Tinkertoy PVC pipe courts? Will we be playing on…

Texas Jazz All Stars Dance December 30

Chris Corbitt Texas Jazz All Stars (TeJas) will be in the Robson Ranch clubhouse ballroom on New Year’s Eve eve, Saturday, Dec. 30, at 6:30 p.m. for your listening and dancing pleasure. You say, “I’ve never heard Texas Jazz All Stars!” Yes, you have. They were previously the Keller Area Youth Jazz Orchestra. They performed in June…

Inspirational Fiction

Claudia J. Caporale New Beginnings: An Inspirational Novel is a faith-inspired and heartfelt story of new beginnings for Rachel Harper, a mid-aged widow who returns to Key West where she and her husband celebrated many anniversaries, hoping to make peace with 30 years of memories. Instead, she finds herself in the middle of a Hemingway Festival and…

Garden Club: Yard of the Month

Nancy Finley, Garden Club Publicity Chair Yard of the Month: December Yard of the Month is in the Diamond Woods section at 9701 Salford Way, the home of Candace J. Anderson. She built her home in 2020 after years in Round Rock, Texas. Time spent in Santa Fe, N.M., influences her home décor and the…

Seeds of Grace

Linda Buishas If asked, what was the first Christmas song ever sung, could you name it? We probably wouldn’t think of this one, but many of us have heard it during Advent season. It was “composed” by a young girl who lived in Galilee in the first century BC. She was the Virgin Mary, and…

Bookbinding More Than You Can Imagine!

Sandy Hestes Karla and Julia are our featured artisans with a display of creative books they’ve made themselves. You’ll find their artwork in the case just outside Room 103 in the CATC building. Take a look. Their talent is so unique, and you will be amazed! Karla Bennetsen moved to Robson six years ago (from…