Reading Between the Wines

Roving Ranchers Golf Cart Poker Run

Vagabonds Go to Tombstone

Paper Crafters Have Been Busy!

Glass fusing is fun!

Doris Betuel Robson Ranch has an active glass fusing club! Started earlier this year, this club is making lots of exciting and creative projects. What is fusing? It is basically melting glass together to create art, but also to make usable art, such as bowls, trays, and platters. The beauty of glass fusing is you…

Experience the arts November 9

Susan Hudson On Nov. 9, the Painters, Gourd Group, and Pottery Club will be joining together to host an open house andsale at the Creative Arts Center. We will answer questions about our art ,as well as have many items displayed and available for sale. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in…

Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Packing Party

Mark your calendars, and save the date. The annual Shoebox Packing Party will be held Nov. 7 at 1 p.m. in the Hermosa Ballroom. We can use all the helping hands we can get to pack boxes for children in need around the world. Operation Christmas Child is a world-wide ministry of Samaritan’s Purse, sending loving…

Artist of the Month: Meet Bob Smith

Bob Smith, Artist of the Month

Nancy Friedman Bob is an oil painter who started painting nine years ago while still working as a vice president of a major furniture company where he was responsible for the recliner division. He enrolled in weekend adult classes given in oil painting at a high school in Pennsylvania where he took eight classes. When…

Welcome Back Party October 18

The Welcome Back Party will be on Friday, Oct. 18. Doors open at 4 p.m., with dinner at 4:30 p.m. in the Hermosa Room. The Level 9 Band will provide entertainment from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The dance floor will be open. Tickets are $30. This party and social gathering is for everyone, including the homeowners that…

Word of the Month: Carillon

Joe Dias, Missouri State University carillonist, giving us a private concert.

David Zapatka While traveling this summer on the Goldwing, I was fortunate to receive a private tour of Missouri State University’s Jane A. Meyer Carillon. Carillons are the world’s largest instruments, and this one is the largest of all those located in the U.S. Midwest. This carillon is made up of 48 bronze bells and…