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Sassy Stampers Club Supports Our Troops

Deena Barber The Texas weather was in the high 80s, and we were doing our best to have the Christmas spirit when we met on Oct. 20 to put together 100 Christmas cards for Support Our Troops (SOT). Eleven Stampers worked on an assembly line to put this card together. Die-cut machines were lined up,…

Big Swing’n Band Club Pink Fling Charity Dance

Chris Corbitt The Big Swing’n Band Club had its Third Annual Pink Fling Charity Dance on Oct. 3. It was attended by 115 energetic dancers. They kept the dance floor occupied throughout the night as the Robson Ranch Big Swing’n Band provided the music. The band started the evening with a popular big band favorite,…

Rock & Roll Martini Group Rocks ‘Ozzy’

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 singer, songwriter, and media personality co-founded Black Sabbath in 1968. Known for his “shock rock” antics and wailing vocals, Osbourne cultivated a rebellious, satanic persona.…

How a Book Gets Into Our Library

Joan Muyskens Pursley Historically, all books, audiobooks, movies, puzzles, and magazines were donations from Robson Ranch residents. However, for the past five years, Friends of the Library (FOL) has supplemented residents’ donations. At the time of this writing, there were 3,626 accessioned items in our collections, plus about 600 (not accessioned) paperback books. Among the…