Afternoon PageTurners: September Update

The Afternoon PageTurners’ groups will meet this month to discuss Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. “Oliver Twist with a twist…Waters spins an absorbing tale that withholds as much as it discloses. A pulsating story.” —The New York Times Book Review The Monday group will meet September 28 and the Thursday afternoon group on October 1. For more … [Read more...]

Women’s Club Luncheon: Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 12:00 in the Clubhouse

What an exciting new year is planned for the Women’s Club luncheons, with Captain Dave sharing some of his experiences with us on Thursday, September 10. Social half hour begins at 12 noon, with the luncheon to follow. We will see some of Capt. Dave’s exciting drone footage, whale rescue footage and will also get a sneak peek at his upcoming film, … [Read more...]

Men’s Club: September Update

The Men’s club information quest led us deeper into the issues of local politics and into a subject that we did not want to (or could not ) hear: a presentation about hearing loss. President Bill Tally opened both meetings by praising the breakfast teams for starting our day properly with a hearty breakfast. On July 21, Lisa Bartlett, our 5th … [Read more...]

Garden Club: Floral Arranging is the Topic of September Meeting

The Niguel Shores Garden Club’s first meeting of the 2015-16 year will be held on Monday September 21, 2015. The subject will be Floral Arranging. Our speaker, Summer Roberts, is a well known local Floral Design Artist. Summer and her sister have a local floral design business. She will share her tips on floral design with us. See you in … [Read more...]

Women’s Golf: September Update

Captains Val Mitchell and India Rouse set up a scramble for us, assisted by Terri Matrish. The day was overcast and warm with a gentle breeze. All of a sudden deer showed up. It was the mother and the two fawns. They were frolicking and grazing around the number 3 green, then the number 4 bunker. Our last encounter with them had been in October. … [Read more...]

Oreo Cookie Book Club: The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert

We reviewed the book The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert. The author gives us a litany of mass extinctions in the history of our planet, with the notion that Man is precipitating another one at an increased rate of speed that, eventually, will include all of us. There are many sources of destruction, but the main culprit is the use of fossil … [Read more...]

Traffic & Safety: Parking and Guest Lists

Summer is drawing to a close and with that, we can expect a significant drop in the number of guests entering our community to enjoy our amenities. During this summer season "welcomed guests" often outnumbered residents using the pool. Often during the heat of the summer day, there were a lot more visitor vehicles parked at the bluff than those … [Read more...]

Recreation Committee: Fall Events

The Recreation Committee has had a wonderful summer for everyone. The fall continues with events you want to put on your calendar Now!! September 6, Bluff BBQ in celebration of Labor Day. 5 to 8 p.m. The time to bring your food to the big grill and enjoy the visit with friends. September 19, Movie Night. Details will be on email and Web … [Read more...]

Emergency Preparedness Committee: Fall Update

How to Save a Life in 26 Days In last months issue, we announced another AED/CPR/First Aid class, scheduled for Saturday, September 26 (from 9:00 a.m. to Noon in our clubhouse). This is the third time we have held this certification class for our residents (or friends & family outside the Shores). The first classes got rave reviews for its … [Read more...]

Website: Summer Update

WWW.NIGUEL SHORES.ORG Boy that was quick!! Seems like just yesterday I was writing about the busy months ahead for our wonderful summers here in Niguel Shores. Now it is September, kids and teachers are heading back to school, summer camp is over and we won’t even have trolley service anymore!! But we do have great memories, more beach bluff … [Read more...]