Oreo Cookie Book Club – The Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt

The Really Serious Oreo Cookie Book Club met June 19 at the home of Chafer and Phyllis Tezer to discuss the book, After the Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, The Response and The Work Ahead, by Alan Blinder. Blinder is an economist whose professorship at Princeton should not be confused with Yale or Harvard or other anonymous Eastern … [Read more...]

Women’s Golf – Summer Golf

“Spring has sprung and the flowers are in bloom…you are in love with golf, pick a flower to play ‘loves me loves me not’”. A short ditty and a basket of posies greeted golfers in June. Each golfer picked a petal from her posy if she accomplished what was written on the petal, i.e. par or birdie, regulation two-putts, etc. The winning team had … [Read more...]

Men’s Golf – July Update

On May 28 we played Arrowood Golf Club in Oceanside. We had a great turnout and beautiful weather. The game played was “Individual Net Play.” First Place went to Gary Katsuki who won with a 79 (net 57) Go Gary! Second Place went to Bill Verbrugge with a net 63, Third Place went to John Monson with a net 68, Fourth Place went to Bob Russell with a … [Read more...]

Women’s Club – Installation Tea

New officers installed at the June Tea are: President Karla Sanders, Co-vice presidents Mary Crowl and Barbara Milner, Secretary Linda Ritch and Treasurer Christy Martinek. The tea was quite a wonderful affair with over 60 well-dressed and some well-hatted ladies in attendance, glittering silver and crystal table decorations, tea sandwiches, fruit … [Read more...]

Men’s Club – Pancake Breakfast

On July 4th the Niguel Shores Men’s Club will host the Annual Pancake Breakfast. It will be held at the Community Center from 8:00 till 10:30 a.m. The price is only $4 so bring the whole gang. The purpose is to celebrate the 4th of July as a community while supporting the Dana Hills Scholarship Fund. Also for sale supporting the fund will be Niguel … [Read more...]

Traffic and Safety – Summer Festivities

Summer Festivities: The regular gloomy days of June are now past us and we can look forward to at least several months of great "beach" weather. During this period a few extra guests may even drop by and, while visiting, take advantage of the beach, pool, picnic areas and the view. While enjoying the company, please take an extra effort to be a … [Read more...]

Maintenance Committee – Dolphin Statue

As Paul Harvey would say on his nightly broadcast, “and now for the rest of the story.” In 1996 a Men's Club Dolphin Committee composed of Don Ellis, Rick Foth and Jerry Pearl started a fund raising campaign to replace the topiary dolphins at the entrance of Mariner Drive. Frank Turner, a local artist, volunteered his considerable skills to … [Read more...]

Landscape Committee – Summer at the Bluff

Summer at the Bluff: We are so fortunate to have the beautiful stretch of grass, plus the ocean at our disposal. The important point is not to abuse it. Put your trash in the bins and don't let the kids play in the bushes near the wall. The shrubbery on the right is not for hide-n-seek, so alert them not to use it. There is plenty of room on the … [Read more...]

Emergency Preparedness Committee – Fire Safety

Kitchen Fires—Keep an Eye on what you Fry: It would be such an easy fix if all cooking fires were prevented by someone being in the room—staying in the kitchen and watching your cooking surfaces significantly reduces kitchen fires. As with anything, there are other ways to make certain a kitchen is safe for cooking and entertaining events: ■■ … [Read more...]

Food Truck Night – July 27, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.

Hello Niguel Shores Residents and friends,   Please join us this Saturday for our 2nd Annual Food Truck Night from 5-8 p.m. at the Beach Bluff.   Chomp Chomp Nation truck (Southeast asian cuisine), The Point restaurant ( sliders and ribs), and Chunk-n-Chip (ice cream sandwiches) will be serving up some delicious … [Read more...]