Garden Club: October 2024 News

GARDEN CLUB Poisonous Plants!—Some poisonous plants can be dangerous to touch: poison ivy, oak, and sumac. Others can be poisonous to eat: certain wild berries, mushrooms, and rhu- barb leaves. There are “beautiful“ poisonous plants that are toxic to us or our pets: oleander, hydrangeas, rhododendrons, and daffodils. The deadly nightshade is … [Read more...]

Women’s Club: October 2024

September marks the new 2024-2025 year for the Women’s Club. The new board and the various chairs have many community filled celebratory events in store for members. A few thank you’s are in order to Laurel Yocca for all the time and effort she has put into her role as President; Cathy Tyson for serving as treasurer for over a decade; Lorraine … [Read more...]

Women’s Club Luncheon: September 12 at 12:00

We have a new slate of officers for the 2024-25 season. The Women’s Club Board will consist of President Laurel Yocca, Vice Presidents Sharon Stewart and Carol Daly, Secretary Laura Syme, and Treasurer Cathy Tyson. September Luncheon Meeting Our first member meeting this season is Thursday, September 12 at Noon in the Clubhouse. We will welcome … [Read more...]

Page Turners: September 2024 News

This month all three groups of Page Turners resume their discussion meetings of the books chosen by all members. One group meets the fourth Monday after- noon of the month and the other two groups meet, separately, on the fourth Thursday afternoon of the month. For information on the Monday group, you can contact me at fozimec@cox.net and for the … [Read more...]

Men’s Club: September 2024 News

The Men’s Club had a great August. At our morning meeting, we heard about our friends, the Shores Angels. This mostly ladies’ group does great work helping neighbors in need in Niguel Shores. The Angels asked for help from the Men’s Club because some of the Shores Angel’s work requires a male’s touch. It’s time for some members of the Men’s Club to … [Read more...]

Garden Club: September 2024

September Meeting Our first meeting of the new club year will be on Monday, September 16, at 11:00 a.m. in the Club- house. Florence LeFranc, a certified medicinal herbalist and certified nutrition therapist, will speak about the common herbs we can grow in our garden, and how to use them. She will review their medicinal properties and the … [Read more...]

Men’s Club: August 2024 News

Many thanks to the more than 400 of our friends and neighbors who joined us for a fine breakfast on the 4th of July and to those who participated in our lottery for tickets to the San Juan Mission Summer Concerts. Both activities contribute greatly to the funding of the Men’s Club’s Annual Scholarship program benefitting local high school scholars. … [Read more...]

Women’s Club: August 2024 News

I asked a few Women’s Club members to highlight their favorite activities of the 2023-24 year. President Sharon Stewart summarized, “Women’s Club provides a warm and welcoming community for all to enjoy. A place where you can visit with friends, make new friends, and even rekindle a friendship that may have fallen by the wayside. And this year’s … [Read more...]

Garden Club: August 2024 News

For the first time ever, members of the Garden Club decorated a golf cart and entered this year’s July 4th Parade! Thanks to the efforts of Janice Stauffer, Margi Eckes, and Nadine Allen, we won Third Place in the Creative Category! YEA! The club will be donating to Penny Pines in memory of two of our members who have recently passed away: … [Read more...]

Garden Club: July 2024

Special Congratulations! The Garden Club’s honorary life member Ruthy Stahl turned 106 years old on June 15. Ruthy is one of the club’s original founders, and attended for more than twenty years. The Garden Club donated money to the Penny Pines Reforestation Project in Cleveland National Forest in Ruthy’s honor. Our Garden Club meeting in June … [Read more...]