Last night was the Gala, the second act of Down Home Ranch’s big annual fundraising weekend. Friday was brisk, clear, and breezy, but not too much so for a great day on the golf course. About 130 golfers played, or played at, 18 holes on the beautiful Avery Ranch course. All went off without…
“10K and a quarter a day”
Maria, Mike, & Marci at Family Day Today was Family Day. We invited the families of our Ranchers out to meet new staff, hear a “State of the Ranch” address, and learn more about the roller-coaster we suspect we’ll all be boarding sometime in the next 2-4 years as our nation confronts the fact that we’re–oops–out of…
Time to Call it a Day
Okay, the party’s over, and it was a grand success.Were there glitches? Oh, yes. However, they were not ones that were apparent to the assembled crowd, which overfilled the Parish Hall at St. William, and that’s a mercy. Within the hall itself magic happened. The food from Southside was wonderful, as always. The sound system…
The Gala is coming! On April 10 the Quebe Sisters Band will entertain at our annual big fundraiser, and the Ranchers are making sure they’ll be able to do that good old Texas swing. We’ve been having Tuesday night practice sessions with Denise and Don leading the way. I missed the first one, but was…