Category: Features

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…

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…

Robson Ranch RC Club October membership drive

Butch Spiller The Robson Ranch Remote Control (RC) Club expects to attract several new members as residents return from their summer homes. The club maintains the Robson Ranch RC Park at the north side of the community. The park has two runways for RC flying and two well maintained tracks for RC car racing. There…