Sharon Foy The “Holiday Helpful Hands” Go Fund Me campaign, for Our Daily Bread and the Monsignor King Outreach Center, was a huge success! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who donated to this very worthwhile fall fundraiser! Recently, these charities initiated a transition to one entity known as The Junction. They are in the…
Vicki Baker The right to vote is one of our nation’s oldest and most important entitlements, and with this right comes responsibility. Free and open elections are the basis on which this country was formed, and 26 members of the RR Democratic Club stepped up, becoming poll workers, helping to protect that very freedom. We…
Abby McIntyre We are fabulously wealthy, friend. This year, though overwhelmingly centered around a pandemic, has been a blessing in disguise. Our unique situation has given many the chance to reflect on what is genuinely important in life, and reconnect with loved ones. The odd predicament has shown us what rich company we are surrounded…
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…