Maintenance Committee – June 2012

A fairly normal month in Niguel Shores for the Maintenance Department. The FOB gate at the Beach Bluff Park stopped working. The gate fails on the weekend when we don’t have staff on site to make the repairs so the Maintenance Manager comes in the morning to open the gate and again at night to lock the gate. Monday, we find the problem. The fix … [Read more...]

Landscape Committee Update

All the Niguel Shores neighborhoods and common areas have been visited by Management, Harvest Landscape and the area representative. Again, the Committee would like to thank Deborah Baker, George Cooley and Harvest’s Nate Bonghanoy and Nacho Chavez for this valuable time together. Harvest has been at Niguel Shores for six months. Most of the … [Read more...]

Garden Club – June 2012

Plant Sale: The club held its annual plant sale at the ClubHouse on Saturday, May 19. A huge crowd turned out, and left loaded with a large variety of plants. Our thanks to Dana Point Nursery, Green Thumb Nursery, Plant Depot, Armstrong Nursery and Harvest Landscape for their generous donations of plants, materials, tools and gift certificates. If … [Read more...]

Men’s Club – June 2012

The Niguel Shores Men’s Club meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month for an 8:00 a.m. breakfast in the ClubHouse and an informational speaker or presentation. On Tuesday, May 1 we had “Captain” Dave of Dana Point’s Dolphin & Whale Safari. “Captain” Dave provided us with photos and videos of whales and dolphins that inhabit our local … [Read more...]

Women’s Golf – June 2012

The Niguel Shores ladies who golf together had a “Fun-Day” in May at Aliso Creek Golf Course. What a little hidden gem of a place. We noticed a group of ladies in pink golf shirts from the Beverly Hills Golf Club there. Later, we noted a contingent of men from Minnesota playing in a tournament. The Niguel Shores ladies have been playing at Aliso … [Read more...]

Men’s Golf – June 2012

April 24 had us playing at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club. It was a beautiful warm day at this great course. The format for the tournament was “Combined Net Foursome.” Flight A winning team was Roy Dohner, Dave Ontiveros, John Monson, and Bob Gutknecht. Flight B winning team: Gary Katsuki, Woody Woodward, Boyd Van Ness, and Barry Daniel. … [Read more...]

Oreo Cookie Book Club – June 2012

The Really Serious Oreo Cookie Book Club met May 16 at the home of Norton Schwartz, where Curt Swanson led us in a discussion of the book Arguably, by the recently deceased Christopher Hitchens. The book is a collection of thirty five articles written over the past few years with a vast range of subjects including the Founding Fathers, Abraham … [Read more...]

Page Turners – June 2012

All Page Turners will meet on Monday, June 25 at the ClubHouse to select our eight books for next year. 12:15 p.m. — Light lunch for those who signed up ahead of time. 1:00 p.m. — Voting. Bring your printed lists of the 24 possible titles, circling your eight choices. There will be no discussion at the meeting. Lists will be collected, … [Read more...]

Guest Lists & Parking, Skateboards, and Dogs off Leash

I notice that the spikes from the many agapanthuses that are planted throughout our community are bursting with white and blue blooms. This is a sure sign that summer will soon be here, and the school year will be drawing to an end. With that, many families in our community will host graduation parties or simply welcome guests who wish to enjoy all … [Read more...]

Women’s Club Tea Luncheon – June 14th at 12:00

June is the annual Tea and installation of officers for the coming year. The Tea will be on Thursday, June 14 at noon in the ClubHouse. Members are encouraged to bring their favorite cup and saucer to enjoy a cup of tea with sandwiches and dessert. Past presidents are invited to pour at the tea and summer dresses and hats should be in abundance. … [Read more...]