Men’s Golf: March 2020

February brought us great golf weather. Plenty of sun and dry conditions. We played Arroyo Trabuco, Tijeras Creek, and Monarch Links. Coming up in March is ArroyoTrabuco, Arrowood in Oceanside, Talega, and Oak Creek.Be aware that we have had great turnouts with all our 24 tee slots filled six days before we play with a few on a wait list. … [Read more...]

Page Turners Book Club: Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver

During the month of March, the Page Turners Book Club will be reading Barbara Kingsolver’s newest novel Unsheltered. This “is a compulsively readable story of two families, in two [different] centuries . . . navigating what seems to be the end of the world as they know it . . .” (Harper Collins). Kingsolver gives readers plenty to think about in … [Read more...]

Men’s Club: March 2020

After a breakfast of cinnamon Fench toast with sausage and fresh fruit prepared to perfection by the Mike Roberts cooking team, members heard from Steven Kuykendall, our retired 36th District U.S. Congressman and current Board President of the Fisher House Foundation. Kuykendall spoke about the non-prof- it’s work providing modern, comfortable … [Read more...]

Garden Club: March 2020 Update

On February 17, twenty Garden Club members met at the San Juan Capistrano Mission to enjoy a docent led tour of this historic California treasure, one of twenty- one missions established by Spanish missionaries up and down the coast and inland.Mission San Juan Capistrano, the ninth mission established, is a California landmark and cultural icon as … [Read more...]

Women’s Club: March Luncheon Photos

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Women’s Club: February Luncheon Gallery

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Men’s Club: February 2020 News

The Men’s Club meets each first and third Tuesday from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. Breakfasts are excellent, thanks to our five cooking teams. Heading up the breakfast teams in January were Rob Wollin and Steve Morris, and Al Glatt and Bob Baker. For a mere $5, members enjoy a full meal of eggs, breakfast meat, fruit, a muffin, juice and coffee. In … [Read more...]

Page Turners: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

Page Turners are looking forward to reading another novel by author Lisa See. Last year we read The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, and following that we had the privilege of interviewing Lisa See via Skype. She gave us a whole hour of her time in which we asked questions regarding that book, and she gave us a little insight to this month’s … [Read more...]

Really Serious Book Club: The Point of it All by Charles Krauthammer

REALLY SERIOUS BOOK CLUB The next meeting of the Really Serious Book Club will be February 19, at 1:30 p.m. Charles Krauthammer’s latest book, The Point Of It All, will be discussed. It is a collection of his most important works. John McCain said, “Charles will be remembered as one of the greatest public intellects of his generation.” New … [Read more...]

Garden Club: February 2020 News

Due to SSN story deadlines I cannot write about our January club meeting that was held on Monday January 20. I can only give a brief report, In any case our speaker for that meeting was Jan Chronert from our local Armstrong Nursery who has instructed us on everything we needed to know about the care and enjoyment of orchids. I found the following … [Read more...]