Carl Smothers Two murders, two culprits, four hundred miles apart. The only link is Silo Adams, English professor at a small private university in Denton, Texas. What can she do when others believe she’s guilty? As she begins a Texas journey from Denton to the Panhandle and finally to Mustang Island on the Gulf coast,…
Features, April 2016
Writers’ Guild’s Jan Marx’s new novel on e-books
Clubs & Classes, April 2016
Robson Woodworking Club offers training on inlay
JoAnn Bostwick As part of an ongoing training initiative, the Woodworking Club had a class on inlay on March 9. The class was conducted by Ray Wazny in the woodshop and covered the basic process of carving out a design in wood and different methods of inlaying turquoise and other materials into the design. The…
Generals, April 2016
Mamas and the Props Groovin’ to the ‘60s
Vicki Baker What better way to revisit incense, beads, black-light posters, trend-setting changes in the music world and the summer of love? The Mamas and the Props took to the stage at Karaoke Night on March 18 with their rendition of the pop folk ballad We’ll Sing in the Sunshine. Dressed in bright sunshine-yellow T-shirts,…
Front Page, April 2016
Kiwanis Club and RR Softball team up for charity
Vicki Baker What do you get when the Kiwanis Club and RR Softball All Stars team up? An exciting day of on-the-edge-of-your-seat softball and raising money for local charities during National Give Local week. The RR Softball All Stars will battle it out with the UNT football team in a game of slow pitch softball…
Clubs & Classes, April 2016
Robson Ranch Garden Club learns the fine art of Bonsai
Barbara Anderson The Robson Ranch Garden Club enjoyed a wonderful program on bonsai on Monday, 21 March, in The Lone Star Room with Vice-President Mary Ann Rich presiding. Bonsai is the traditional Japanese art of dwarfing and shaping trees and shrubs in shallow pots by pruning and controlled fertilization. Gene Holt, a Robson resident, gave…
Clubs & Classes, April 2016
A bit O’Feastin’ and Singin’
Sherry Zeise The March meeting of New Life Church’s Ladies Lunch Bunch is always special for three reasons: The first great reason is the food! Our director, Jois Ross, sets the stage for a St. Patty’s Day celebration by cooking up her special, tender and delicious corned beef, and to spare the “faint o’ heart,”…