United Way is seeking VITA volunteers

Mike Weaver The United Way of Denton County needs volunteers for its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program for tax year 2017. VITA is a free tax preparation service for low to moderately low-income families and individuals. IRS trained and certified volunteers prepare taxes for families and individuals who earn $53,000 or less. The program…

The 2017 Wildhorse Lady Niners Princess Tournament

Carolyn Thomas The 2017 annual WLN Princess Tournament was a huge success! Please bow or curtsey when you come upon our 2017–2018 winner, Princess Virginia Wheeless. It was a great day with lots of excitement. It started with a close watch on the weather but by hole 2 we were confident the rain would hold…

Till the end

Speaker and host; photo by Nancy Thomas

Sherry Zeise This month’s met at the delightful home of Carl and Ruth Klein. As always dear Ruthie warmly welcomed us, sharing with us her marvelous talent of quilting and embroidery. Each room and table had an intriguing piece of sewing or quilting on which to feast our eyes. We were impressed and pleased to…

Twenty-five library volunteers enjoy get-together at The Grill

Frannie Howard, Elaine Kushmaul and Diane van Naerssen

Grace Gallagher and Elaine Kushmaul Did you know? Our Robson Ranch Library, located in the Creative Arts Center, is totally run by 62 volunteers who catalog, arrange and check out hard back books, videos, audio books and interlocking puzzles. All materials are donated by residents; nothing is purchased. We are happy to accept donations of…

Rock and Roll Martini Group

The Rock and Roll Martini Group

Dave Parker The house band (host) for the October meeting of the Rock and Roll Martini Group was Margot Leurig. As with tradition, the house band gets to pick the music group for the evening. Margot chose her favorite band of all time, Chicago. Chicago was formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. The self-described “rock…

Ask Your State Representative

Dianne Edmondson Each month our State Representative Dr. Lynn Stucky will answer written questions in this column. Please send your questions to either the email or office address listed below, and he will answer ones that are of the most general interest. What exactly does a state representative do? How is it different from our…