Karen McDaniels Pilot Knob Rotary spent time this summer working on service projects in our community and letting people know what we do. In June and July, we led a five-club project at Good Samaritan-Denton Village that built a Monarch Migration Waystation. We planted 90 native Texas plants that attract not only Monarch butterflies but…
Claudia J. Caporale September slipped in with cooler mornings—and club activities at the Ranch went gangbusters! More residents are walking daily, exercise classes are at full limits, bocce now has over 1,000 members and competition is heating up. Our Living Well monthly presentation was on Fraud and Identity Theft by the Denton-Area Teacher’s Credit Union (DACTU). Pat Sherman…
Ken Quarfoot and Mary Ann Bane Take a look at the crowd watching these players! It’s a common sight to see the courts and the viewing seats filled! Like so many, you might be asking what is going on with all of that pickleball activity? They are out playing at 6 a.m. and they are…
Dave Parker The House Band (host) for the September meeting of the Rock and Roll Martini Group was Cassie and Jim Richardson. Cassie and Jim picked Santana as the featured music for the evening. Carlos Santana rose to fame in the late 60s and early 70s, pioneering a fusion of Rock and Roll Latin American…
Dean French recently umpired his final softball game at Robson’s Field of Dreams. He holds the record for umpiring longer than anyone at the Ranch. A native of California, Dean grew up playing basketball, softball, and volleyball. From 1975 to 1988, he played for the SecoCots softball team and participated in basketball too. His college education…
Francesca Romano The Paint & Palette Club will present a very unusual exhibition. This exhibition is more like a happening—our artists are dressing up their easels as cowboys and cowgirls in their own creative style, and including a painting according to their theme. The exhibition is scheduled for viewing Oct. 24 through 29, in the Clubhouse…