Fellowship at the Ranch Church

Ed Jones, Pastor This little story convicted me. I call myself a Christian. In June 2013, the Rev. Willie Lyle, the newly-appointed pastor of the Sango United Methodist Church in Clarksville, Tenn., spent four and a half days living in the streets in the guise of a homeless man. He then transformed back into his…

Mark Your Calendars

HOA Special Events 2020 Saturday, July 25 Rockin the Ranch Concert Series: Redline Drift – ’70s, ’80s, ’90s covers; Canceled Friday, July 31 Trivia Night; Canceled Friday, August 14 Lonely Street Good Rockin’ Live Concert; Canceled Saturday, August 22 Spring Rock n Roll Concert & Dinner: Graceland Ninjaz; 6 to 10 p.m.; $40 per person; London broil, red…

Practicing Social Distancing While Aging Strong

Bonnie Fickey Active Aging Group Fitness by Bonnie returns to normal action with phase one workouts in the parking lot of the Creative Arts Technical Center while practicing social distancing using flex cones as markers and workout props. Bonnie Fickey, instructor, offers fun, creative, and effective workouts for active agers with benefits over risks to…

Library Friends Starts Virtual Monthly Reading Group

The New Yorker has something for everyone!

Jane Scholz Friends of the Library (FOL) is starting a monthly New Yorker Magazine Reading Club open to all Robson residents. For now, the group will meet via the online meeting application Zoom. You don’t need to be a member of FOL to participate—our activities are for the enjoyment of all Robson Ranch (RR) residents! Of…

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Sam Karr I am 18 years old, wearing rain-soaked clothes for seven straight days, suffering from jungle rot and hunger and fatigue, fighting off ticks and leeches in a country I never knew, trying not to get killed. I am a Marine in Vietnam, and I am in constant fear. Can you imagine the feelings…

Looking Back and Looking Forward

Remember last June when we could write “love notes” in the library?

Linda Bono Nothing’s the same anymore, is it? COVID-19 is our new reality. It’s an unprecedented situation, and we don’t know what the future will bring. Nevertheless, Friends of the Library (FOL) is making plans. At this writing, the date of the library’s reopening and any new restrictions are uncertain, but the library will be…