Dianna Lucas The Friends of the Library (FOL) annual meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 17, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. It will be held in the library in the CATC building instead of the clubhouse this year. All members of Friends of the Library and interested Robson residents are invited to attend. If…
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July 2024, Generals
Robson Ranch Library Highlights Historical Fiction
Lorraine Wilson Robson Ranch Library is spotlighting a genre beloved by many of our patrons: historical fiction. Throughout July and August, the library’s featured shelf is dedicated to this captivating category, offering patrons a chance to delve into the past through expertly woven tales. Historical fiction is a genre that transports readers to different eras,…
June 2024, Generals
The Denton Public Library Spring Visits Were Both Crowd Pleasers!
Linda Bono For a library enthusiast and book lover, it’s a pleasure to see how many residents enjoy visits from the staff of the Denton Public Library (DPL). The Robson Ranch Library hosts two visits from the Denton Public Library each spring and fall. The first of the season is always the extremely popular DPL…
Clubs & Classes, January 2024
Friends of the Library: First Book Discussion of the Year
Dianna Lucas You are invited to the Robson Library on Thursday, Feb. 15, at 2:30 p.m. for the first book discussion of the year. Julia Kellogg, Richard Kushmaul, and Marsha Scholze will be leading the discussion on Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, by David Grann. Even…
Features, July 2017
Robson writer publishes book
Carl “CL” Smothers I enjoy writing science fiction stories that feature colorful and likable characters that sometimes fail, occasionally succeed but never stop trying to accomplish their goals no matter how difficult. The Wormhole Project is a complex story consisting of three tightly integrated plots. The main protagonist, Dr. Harry Stevenson, is hired out of Cal…
Features, June 2017
Grandkids… unplugged
Last summer when our grandkids came to visit we limited the amount of time they spent on electronics. The only trouble was we were hard pressed to come up with something else for them to do. This year, thanks to Jay Ross’ new book Summer Challenge 2017 we won’t have a problem. This book is chock…
Clubs & Classes, March 2017
Just Good Readin’ Book Club
Richard Dauphinais There is a significant number of excellent organizations and clubs here at Robson Ranch that are staffed with volunteer leadership and run with little expense to the participants. One of these little-known organizations is the Just Good Readin’ Book Club. This club has been operational since 2002 and meets at the Clubhouse at…
Features, March 2017
New author at Robson Ranch
Klaus Dannenberg Robson Ranch added another new author to its list of published writers who are residents. Homeowner Klaus Dannenberg co-authored and published his first book in January, Honoring Aging Parents: How to Grow Up When Mom and Dad Grow Old. It is a practical guide to taking care of our aging parents based on the…
Features, January 2017
Another Robson writer publishes a novel
John Sandel I could never have written my novel Deadly Contraband if I didn’t live at Robson Ranch. First of all it’s a story about an airline flight attendant who stumbles on a smuggling operation in her airline and is almost killed. She vows never to be a victim again and while recovering tries to achieve…
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
Robson Ranch Writers Guild’s Carl Smothers’ latest book – MP-1: The Mineral Planet
Carl Smothers Science and technology combined with my experience in research and development of state-of-the-art weapon systems is the basis of the science fiction novels I write. I enjoy using this knowledge and my overactive imagination to create exciting stories set in high tech worlds with suspenseful, action-filled plots embellished with unexpected twists and turns.…