Vicki Baker Robson Ranch is situated on the once-open Texas prairie. Today, there’s no sagebrush tumbling down dusty streets, horses aren’t the main mode of transportation, and longhorn cattle don’t roam freely in open pastures. What Robson Ranch does have is a diverse community, a colorful mosaic of people of differing backgrounds, ethnicities, nationalities, races,…
Vicki Baker The month of May is a time to celebrate—Memorial Day, Mother’s Day, and the start of summer. Yet there’s another often overlooked event: National Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a time to reflect and celebrate the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders whose rich heritage helped shape the history of the United…
Dick Remski On June 11 the Robson Ranch Gun Club was honored to have a very special guest speaker, Mr. Lance Tahmahkera, a great-great grandson of the last great Comanche Chief, Quanah Parker. Quanah was the son of Comanche Chief Peta Nokona and Cynthia Ann Parker who had been taken in a raid at the…
President Barbara Leurig welcomed Taffy Olszewski, Community Engagement Manager of Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Lone Star. Taffy presented an engaging overview of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) was founded 125 years ago as a prevention to youth from entering the juvenile justice system. Our area is a part…
At a recent Kiwanis Club meeting, members heard an update on the activities of Habitat for Humanity of Denton County. Barbara Leurig, president, welcomed Lora Blakeslee Atkinson from Habitat for Humanity of Denton County and Bill Wright, a Kiwanis Club member. Lora is the executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Denton County, and Bill…
Kiwanis Club of Robson Ranch members are having another very successful year designing and assembling little hand-sewn and stuffed dolls. The group named them “Comfort Dolls,” because that’s just what they do—provide a snug-able doll to hug when the world is a scary place. The dolls are provided to various hospitals and other agencies where…