Women’s Club Luncheon – Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 12:00

It’s November already! The Women’s Club luncheon will be on the 8th at noon in the ClubHouse and our fitting and timely speaker will be Jane Horlings, professor of Biological Sciences at Saddleback College where some of her classes are offered online. You can find lots about her online—a hundred things she likes, her Twitter and Facebook entries … [Read more...]

Landscape Update – Scalping, Overseeding, & Irrigation

About the turf scalping: Niguel Shores has kikuyugrass (Pennisetum clandestinum), a warm-season grass brought to Southern California in 1920 for erosion protection and as a pasture grass, a classic example of misdirected virtue. It grows on slopes, in pastures, on golf courses, in parks, on sports fields and in home lawns. Kikuyugrass is an … [Read more...]

Sea Terrace I Townhomes Homeowners’ Annual Meeting

Sea Terrace I Townhome Homeowners’ Annual Meeting The Board of Directors of the Sea Terrace I Townhome Homeowners’ Association will hold its Annual Meeting on Thursday, January 10, 2013 at the ClubHouse at 7:00 p.m. Nominations are now open to any homeowner to run for election to the Board. Nominations may be submitted to Larry Wellikson, … [Read more...]

Recreation Committee Events Update

Make room on your busy holiday calendars for the following events planned by the Recreation Committee: November 10 — Holiday Boutique: Let us help you with your Holiday shopping. We have vendors showing gifts that you will not see other places. Enjoy wine as you shop with your friends. See you noon to 4: 00 p.m. in the ClubHouse. November 18 … [Read more...]

Drainage Maintenance

Rebuilding our slopes involved many decisions. Among the more observable is the slope preparation, plant selection and planting design. But, we see only the “tip of the iceberg.” We don’t see the huge amount of time and effort by our General Manager and Facilities Manager to insure that the result is aesthetically pleasing, that it minimizes water … [Read more...]

Women’s Golf – November Update

In October, we had two foursomes who had a great day of golf. But, this means that there are that many or more Niguel Shores Women Golfers who were not there, to sign up for Fun Day in November. Val Mitchell, 582-8311, is Golf Captain. Her co-captain is Pam Strayer, 499-4743. They will be making up the foursomes for the day, a week to 10 days … [Read more...]

Men’s Golf – November 2012

The months of August, September and October have had a reduced golf outing schedule. Vacations during this time make it difficult to get the group together. We did have a good tournament at Arroyo Trabuco on September 25. The weather was perfect and all had a great time after a four week hiatus. The format for the tournament was Combined Net … [Read more...]

Page Turners – Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland

Page Turners’ Book Club will meet this month to discuss Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland. Clara Driscoll (1861-1944) was an actual designer who worked for Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) at the turn of the last century. This novel steps into her shoes as she creates designs with colored glass pieces and manages the all-woman studio that … [Read more...]

Oreo Cookie Book Club – Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo

The Really Serious Oreo Cookie Book Club met October 15 at the home of Norton Schwartz with fifteen members attending to discuss the book Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo. The book invaded the lives of families who lived by sorting through salvage in the town dump. They were subject to the pervasive corruption of petty officials, lack … [Read more...]

Partial Entrance/Exit and Street Closure – Salvador Bay, Sea Terrace II, The Villas

To All Salvador Bay, Sea Terrace II, and Villas Residents: The Board approved work to be completed at the Manta Gate and Garibaldi Gate area to replace the stamped concrete with pavers. This work requires that one side of the gate be closed for one week to allow for the work to be completed and the concrete to cure properly. The Board also … [Read more...]