Maintenance Committee: Coach Lamp Project Update

COACH LAMP PROJECT Coach lamps mounted on wooden posts or attached to walls and pilasters are used throughout NSCA for illumination in park areas. In addition, coach lamps are used for street illumination for the Garden homes and on Nauticus and Mercator Isle. Street lighting for the rest of NSCA uses mushroom lights. Last year the Board of … [Read more...]

DP Library: April 2016 News & Events

The following is a list of programs and events for April 2016. All events held in the Community Room unless otherwise noted. Walk-ins welcome. Toddler and Preschool: Spring Music Storytime. Tuesday, April 5, 12, 19, 26, 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. This event is for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Miss Brooke and … [Read more...]

Website: Spring Time in Niguel Shores

WWW.NIGUELSHORES.ORG So it is official, spring has arrived here in Niguel Shores and so has Daylight Savings time!! With the arrival of both those events our community seems to come out of hibernation and can be seen out and about the neighborhood. Quite a few neighbors got started a little early this year, by participating in the St. Patrick’s … [Read more...]

Traffic & Safety Committee: Hoverboards

Lock it Up! For many of us the Bluff is among the more pleasant places to gather to enjoy the evening, watch the sunset, have a cool drink, and enjoy the companionship of neighbors and friends. Sadly, for some but for the overall good, the party is over at 10:00 p.m. each evening. Security personnel are instructed to lock the gates and anyone … [Read more...]

Men’s Club – Join the Men’s Club

  Good things are happening at the Shores Men’s Club and you are invited to join the fun and fellowship. There is always a delicious complete breakfast, usually served hot, with coffee and juice provided for a bargain $3. There is almost always a speaker and the first three speakers for President C.W. Gruenig new term of service have … [Read more...]

Oreo Book Club: The Road to Character by David Brooks

Our book club met at the home of Mary Crowl to review her recommendation, The Road to Character by David Brooks. Brooks found many of Americans concern were with material things and accomplishments that would look good on a resume, but not in an obituary. He said making life easy was the way children were raised, but was not the way to acquire … [Read more...]

Afternoon PageTurners: Hunting and Gathering by Anna Gavalda

The Monday afternoon PageTurners’ group will meet on April 25 and the Thursday group on April 28. The book to be discussed is Hunting and Gathering by Anna Gavalda. For more information about PageTurners contact: Monday afternoons: Diane Hearne: dhearne476@gmail.com, Thursday afternoons: Lisa Buchner: lisabuchner@cox.net —Diane Hearne … [Read more...]

Garden Club: Great Park in Irvine

On Monday, March 21, 2016, club members car-pooled to the Great Park in Irvine to tour the Farm, Food and Landscape Lab. This facility’s activities are to preserve and investigate food and farm commodities. It is a non-profit organization with a cadre of volunteer gardeners. The vast majority of plants, cuttings and seeds that they plant are … [Read more...]

Men’s Club: Nicaragua & BARE

In March the Men’s Club speakers took us to Central America and also heard about an organization called BARE that teaches youth to resists bullying. On March 1, our own Carl Kukkonen gave us a spellbinding overview of his adventures in Granada, Nicaragua. His most telling recommendation was that he was soon to depart on his 19th trip there in the … [Read more...]

Women’s Club Luncheon: April 14, 2016 at 12:00 in the Clubhouse

Casa Romantica: Berenika, the artistic and general director of Casa Romantica, will be our speaker at the April 14 luncheon. The magnificent Casa is a living demonstration of California history, culture and ecology. It is a genuine part of California, not a commercial re-creation. Come and learn about the Casa’s history and up-coming … [Read more...]