Emergency Preparedness Committee – Hazardous Waste Disposal

Wow, this is a no brainer: The enclosed flyer announces a new program the City of Dana Point has made available to all residents. Effective February 1, you can call for free, at your curb pick-up, of various Household Hazardous Waste (HHW). This includes a wide variety of materials and items that should never be disposed of in our regular trash … [Read more...]

Oreo Book Club – The Favorite Daughter by Fawzia Koofi

The Oreo Book Club meeting was held at the home of Mary Crowl on February 19, where the group discussed the book Nature Wars: the Incredible Story of Wildlife Comebacks Turned Backyards into Battlefields by Jim Sterba. The consensus of the group was that we, at Niguel Shores, are winning the war against the coyotes, rabbits, dogs, cats, lizards and … [Read more...]

Website – March Updates

If you are wondering what your neighbors and friends are thinking about the latest happening in our community, the Niguel Shores Website (www.niguelshores.org) is the place to go. This month, the website is chock full of interesting commentary. Whether you want opinions on latest landscape concerns or the ongoing revetment issues or traffic and … [Read more...]

Garden Club – Bonsai

The February meeting of the Garden Club was held on the 17th.Our thanks to JoAnn Webb and Chris Daley for the wonderful luncheon spread and to all the volunteers who helped out. Our thanks also to Gunjan for bringing a great speaker, Mr Ragle, Director of Forensic Sciences, Orange County Sheriff-Coroner. But Mr Ragle talked about his passion for … [Read more...]

Men’s Club – Join the Men’s Club

   Come join us at the Shores Men’s Club!! Our community club for men is both social and philanthropic. There is always a speaker after a good breakfast and most speakers are influential, interesting and informative about what is happening in Dana Point, Orange County and Southern California. Our city is going through some big, big changes and … [Read more...]

Spa Closure – Friday, 2/21 thru Saturday, 2/22

To All Residents: Due to contamination, the spa will be closed for 24 hours from Friday, February 21st thru Saturday, February 22nd. We apologize for the inconvenience. … [Read more...]

Women’s Club Luncheon – March 13, 2014 at 12:00 in the Clubhouse

Lunch: Thursday, March 13 at 12:00 in the ClubHouse. Remember when the librarian was the stern lady with her hair in a bun, iron rimmed spectacles and sensible lace-up shoes? Well, no more. Our Dana Point librarian is the charming, attractive young Susan Piña who will attend our March luncheon to tell us about the many exciting things going on … [Read more...]

Calendar for March 2014

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Oreo Book Club: Why Nations Fail: the Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty by Acemoglu and Robinson

This month’s Oreo Book Club meeting was held at the home of Norton Schwartz on January 15, where the group discussed the book Why Nations Fail: the Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty by Acemoglu and Robinson. The thesis of the book was that a culture must have the rule of law and an active philosophy of inclusion with regard to economic … [Read more...]

Page Turners – Under the Tree of Forgetfullness by Alexandra Cooper

Page Turners Book Club will be discussing Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness, by Alexandra Cooper. A story of survival and war, love and madness, loyalty and forgiveness, Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness is an intimate exploration of Fuller’s parents and of the price of being possessed by Africa’s uncompromising, fertile, … [Read more...]