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Women’s Club Photo Gallery: Valentines Day Luncheon
February 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Traffic and Safety Committee: Expedite Delivery Service
February 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Expedite Delivery Service: It is a sign of the times that more and more folks arrive at the gate to deliver restaurant prepared food or gourmet meals all set for cooking. At the same time, Uber and Lyft drivers also arrive anxious to pick up passengers, but not knowing the exact address because of their communications system. Unfortunately, the … [Read more...]
Landscape Committee: February News
February 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Drought Changes the Rules for Roses Tom Carruth, Rose Curator at Huntington Botanical Gardens in San Marino, oversees the care of more than 2500 rose bushes. He’s developed rule-breaking hacks to keep plants flourishing during a drought. The dry heat has introduced a heat-loving predator called “chilli thrips” from South Central Asia. The adults … [Read more...]
Maintenance Committee: Utility Boxes
February 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Ever wonder what is in all of those concrete and plastic boxes in the easement in front of your house? You probably know that the boxes are utility related but are unsure as to which box goes with which utility. Here’s an overview of what’s where: In general, the boxes are the places where your residential utility service taps into the utility’s … [Read more...]
Emergency Preparedness: Scams, Frauds, Identity Theft Protection
February 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment
SPECIAL ALERT! Over the past several years we have attempted to provide suggestions, warnings, cautions, and alerts on possible circumstances that might affect your wellbeing as a Niguel Shores resident. The following represents such an event that will occur this month. February 14 is Valentine’s Day, and we strongly urge you to take the following … [Read more...]
Garden Club: February 2018 News
February 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Nadine Allen, our club Vice President, opened our first meeting for 2018 with two announcements, one very joyous and one very sad. Nadine announced that our President, Gunjan, would miss the meeting because she went to San Francisco to be with her daughter, who gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby girl. On the sadder side, Nadine asked for a … [Read more...]
Men’s Club: February 2018 News
February 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Our January breakfast was packed and busy with two speakers plus our club business. Before the meeting, Vice President CW Gruenig honored chief cooks Charlie Clark, Jack Sweeney and Mike Roberts, plus previously honored Bob Enger, Steve Morris and Rob Wollin. They received aprons that Dee Gruenig prepared sporting their names in calligraphy. … [Read more...]
Really Serious Book Club: Gene by Siddhartha Mukharjee
February 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment
The Really Serious Book Club met at the home of Mary Crowl and digested the book Gene by Siddhartha Mukharjee. This is a comprehensive history of the discovery and current research on genes. The extent of environmental influence on genetic inheritance was discussed as presented in the book. The review was an opportunity for the members with … [Read more...]
Page Turners Book Club: The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
February 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This month both of the afternoon Page Turners groups are discussing Julian Barnes’ novel The Sense of an Ending which was published in 2011 and awarded the Man Booker Prize. The judges took only a brief 31 minutes to name it the winner, calling it a “beautifully written book,” that “spoke to humankind in the 21st Century.” In the words of one … [Read more...]
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