Joyce Brein The season premiere of the 2016-2017 Season of Happy Tails was a huge success. The room was packed to capacity as Bonnie Bradshaw, President of 911 Wildlife, was our guest presenter, and she addressed the topic of “Urban Adapters.” She spoke on the topics of (1) Armadillos, (2) Raccoons, (3) Bobcats/Coyotes, (4) Rats,…
John Kirk The Birding Interest Group met at the Cindric home on September 22. Twenty-four of the 30 people who have shown interest in the group attended the meeting. It appears that many of the folks are feeding birds on the Ranch. Most have seen hummingbirds at their feeders; however, the number of hummers being…
Chelsea Johnson The holidays are almost upon us! Since the editorial deadlines are so close to Thanksgiving and Christmas, we are moving them up. Please have all editorial submitted by 4:00 p.m. on November 22 (for the December issue). Be sure to mark your calendars now! If you have any questions about submission guidelines, please…
Janie Farnsworth Tuesday, September 20, ushered in two birthdays. We were hosted by John and Jane Thompson. John Thompson and Bob Jones celebrated their birthdays that evening. We won’t tell everyone how old. The Thompsons chose Chardonnay for the evening’s theme. Five different wines were brought, of course concealed in foil. We had a tie…
Marie Milleage Members of the African American Social Group Book Club met at the Roanoke CineMark to critique the film, The Light Between Oceans. A comparison was made to the book by the same name that was read and discussed earlier this year. The theme of several opposites presented itself in the plot and created suspense…
The Robson Ranch Singles Club just completed another of its periodic community service projects to benefit deserving groups in the local community. This time the subject was books and creative supplies. The project was led by Dorothy Pointer assisted by Jackie Drain and Janice Ritchie. Singles collected and contributed 247 books, 17 activity books, four…