Janet McKenzie Marx “It was a dark and stormy night.” Snoopy sits atop his dog house writing on his manual typewriter. Ho-hum. Trite. What makes a great beginning sentence? What makes most people want to read further? It’s the hook. It’s not always easy for the new writer to think what to write, no matter…
Vicki Baker Grapevine’s story began in 1843 when General Sam Houston and the Republic of Texas met with American Indian nations and negotiated a treaty of peace and friendship at Grape Vine Springs. The first settlers soon arrived by crossing the prairie covered with abundant wild mustang grapes, giving the area its name – Grapevine.…
Johnny Blecher Some things get better with time. That doesn’t typically apply to softball skills, but it seems to work for the Robson Ranch Texans 65AA Softball Team and their tournaments. In June the Texans won the Texas State 65AA Championship in Waxahachie and then in July they won the SSUSA Midwest Championship in Rogers,…
Mary Ornberg Question: What is the Wildhorse Lady Niners Club? When was the Wildhorse Lady Niners founded and why? Answer: We recognized a need for a more relaxed golf game for both newer and older players. We felt that offering a separate Nine Hole Association would be advantageous to new golfers and golfers returning to the game.…
Vicki Baker Nearly 8,000 Texas Democrats converged in Fort Worth in June for the 2018 Texas Democratic Convention. The Texas Democratic Party’s state convention, touted as one of the party’s largest such gatherings in the country, is second only in size to the national convention. And among those attending as delegates were Robson residents Phyllis…
Don Pooley Our Table Tennis summer began with the club’s participation in the Robson Ranch 4th of July Parade. Organized by Linda Provenzano, a number of club members walked, biked, rode or drove decorated golf carts in the parade, playing a game of virtual Table Tennis as they moved along. July also started the “Arlene…