Stan Brein At the board meeting on Oct. 3, we reviewed the club activities for the prior year, which were many, and began planning for the coming year. Members have…
Dave Parker The house band (host) for the October meeting was Cassie and Jim Richardson. It was a “black out” evening to celebrate Ozzy Ozbourne, the “Prince of Darkness.” The…
Pat Garrett Juliets again had a great luncheon at Bella Bistro. Lots of talk and laughter was heard. Juliets have monthly luncheons at restaurants throughout the Denton area. Check the…
Kiln Krafters President Rhonda Swanson and Vice President Christy Taylor share the Christmas decorations their club created for the Robson Ranch Women’s Club with representative Jennifer Phelps. KD Rutherford Kiln…
Kathy Perry Friday, Nov. 6, General Meeting Notes It was our pleasure to install our Secretary, Chris Laffey for 2020-21. She has been back east helping her family. Greg Laffey has been hard at work with the membership drive. (We will be inducting five new members this month; great job, Greg.) Former Governor Jim Galbraith inducted…
Don Pooley On Nov. 13, the Robson Ranch Table Tennis Club announced the champions of the Dave Cooper Team Tournament—Norris Drum and Jack Zastrow. The runner-up team is Butch Southard and Jim Doyle (after Jim’s tie breaking sudden death win over Pete Belding). Dave Cooper, the tournament’s namesake, presented trophies to the champion and runner-up…
Ed Jones, Pastor The celebration of Christmas started in Rome about 336 (but it did not become a major Christian festival until the 9th century). Many Christmas traditions, such as decorating trees, started in Germany and later spread to other parts of the world, notably England and the United States. The English term Christmas (“mass…
David Zapatka Often called the most important shot in all of pickleball, the dink is the critical shot aspiring players must learn to improve their game. The dink is a shot hit slowly and softly into the opponents’ non-volley zone, as close to the net as possible. If the opponent hits this ball hard, it…
Jim Mann When it was late in the day, and the crowd of people listening to Jesus were hungry, Jesus’ disciples suggested Jesus send them away for dinner. This exchange followed, “But he answered, ‘You give them something to eat.’ They said to him, ‘That would take eight months of a man’s wages! Are we…
Alan Albarran While most of us are ready to forget 2020, for the Robson Ranch Friends of the Library (FOL), this year provided ample time for reading. We asked FOL members to share a book they read this year that they enjoyed; any genre, fiction or non-fiction. Here are their responses: Jane Scholz These Truths:…