Susan Galbraith Alice Uyeda is remembered as having a lovely smile for all she met. Individual Kiwanis Club members donated funds in memory of our beloved member who worked on many club projects, always with a smile. In Alice’s memory, $1,500 was given to Operation Smile through the Kiwanis Foundation so six children can have…
Vicki Baker How do you condense one’s life into 500 words, particularly if it is the life of Alice Uyeda, the matriarch of Kiwanis Club Robson Ranch? With great difficulty. Though diminutive in stature, she had a powerful impact on each life she has touched. Alice left this world on December 5, 2016, but she…
Vicki Baker A basic human motivator is to understand “why.” Curiosity about the world around us, about what makes us tick, is the foundation of creativity, discovery and invention. The place to unlock the imagination is through “science camps” where students become junior scientists and embark on a series of science adventures. And such a…
Vicki Baker Kiwanis Club got fired up for its annual chili cookoff. The heat outside might be subsiding, but it was turned up a few notches when everyone got a taste of this truly American dish. There’s no other country that has chili; it comes from right here and no one makes it exactly the…
Vicki Baker The holiday season is fast approaching, and the 25th will be here before we know. In between the parties with friends and family, the shopping and the baking, don’t forget the gift wrapping. So as you prepare for Christmas, let Kiwanis Club wrap those presents for you. The Christmas Gift Wrap Station will…
Jim Galbraith He received a standing ovation by the members of the Kiwanis Club of Robson Ranch at a recent meeting as Mr. Watson Crumbie concluded his presentation on the valiant Marines and Army personnel who fought at the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea during the winter months of 1950. Some 25,000 Marines faced the…
Carol Rauhauser Thank you fellow Robson Ranchers! For many years now Robson Ranch Kiwanis Club has collected aluminum soda, soup and vegetable can tabs for the Ronald McDonald house. This ongoing project had brought over 120 buckets of tabs and over $8,000 in money. Every time Kiwanis collects 20 buckets or more of the tabs…
Bill Wright On the morning of October 15, members of the Kiwanis Club of Robson Ranch directed the parking of vehicles for the many people attending the Fall Festival hosted by the New Hope Equine Assisted Therapy Center in Argyle. In addition to horseback riding, other activities for the participants included pumpkin bowling, apple bobbing,…
Vicki Baker Looking through the long list of places to do community service, the RR Kiwanis Club caught Gary Koenig’s attention. He knew this was going to be a great choice, but he didn’t think it could make such an impact in his life. Gary’s outstanding service not only positively affected his life but also…
Vicki Baker She draws people to her by her gracious and selfless spirit. She is a natural leader and community servant. She is one who makes a difference. She is Kathleen Wazny, Robson Ranch Kiwanis Club 2016 Citizen of the Year. Kathleen grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska and graduated from the university with a double…