Men’s Club: August 2019 News

July commenced with the United States of America and Niguel Shores celebrating the anniversary of the country’s founding. Our Fourth started with the successful community pancake breakfast led by a Men’s Club team of 48 members under the tutelage of Roy Dohner. The day ended with spectacular fireworks from venues surrounding us. The Fourth … [Read more...]

Men’s Club: July 2019 News

From Endurance to Eagle, last month the Men’s Club heard about lessons of leadership from two excellent speakers. Endurance—Brilliant. Enlightening. On June 4, Lance Miller used his world champion Toast Master storytelling skills to convey the inspirational story of Ernest Shackleton challengingAntarctica in his ship the Endurance. All survived. … [Read more...]

Really Serious Book Club – The Origin Story: A Big History of Everything

The Really Serious Book Club met at the home of Bill and Susan Imbriale to discuss The Origin Story: A Big History of Everything by David Christian, one of the originators of the “Big History” notion. This book addresses the origins of the universe, of humankind, of civilizations, of science and culture and, toward the end, what many of the … [Read more...]

Garden Club: July 2019 News

As the great singer Frank Sinatra once crooned, “It Was A Very Good Year”—for the Garden Club. We had many interesting speakers and garden tours to reflect on during the summer. We ended our club year with a potluck luncheon party at the beautiful Beach Bluff with members providing great salads, appetizers and a yummy table of deserts. Bob Borland … [Read more...]

Women’s Club: July 2019

How does a fancy plate full of fruit kabobs and tea sandwiches of chicken salad, egg salad, shrimp salad, cucumber, salmon, and crab salad sound to you? How about a dessert selection of traditional scones and lemon curd, chocolate-coconut squares, lemon bars, and rugalach? These were some of the delicacies created by the Women’s Club Board for … [Read more...]

Page Turners – July 2019 News

PAGE TURNERS Both the Monday and Thursday afternoon groups of Page Turners gathered in the Clubhouse on June 20 for their bi-annual joint meeting. This is always a fun meeting with socializing, book discussion and a “blind book exchange.” Most importantly, the next season’s reading list was disclosed. This list was created from results of the … [Read more...]

Men’s Golf – July 2019

In June we had great weather and great course conditions for outings at San Juan Hills, Tijeras Creek, Arroyo Trabuco, and Oak Creek. In July we will be playing Tijeras Creek on July 9, San Juan Hills on July 16, and Arroyo Trabuco on July 23. Contact russler65@gmail.com for more information. —Bob Russell "Golf! You hit down to make the … [Read more...]

Page Turners Book Club: June 2019 News

In June and December, Page Turners hold joint meetings of the Monday and Thursday afternoon groups. We will be meeting Thursday, June 20 at 1:00 p.m. in the Clubhouse. This is always a fun-filled meeting as we get to discuss the books we have read over the past year and also discover the results of our voting for the books we will be reading in the … [Read more...]

Garden Club: June 2019 Newsletter

Can gardening make your life better and happier? If you ask a Garden Club member they would say, “You bet!” Thirty-seven club members filled up on happiness recently when they visited four of our club members’ home gardens to view their horticultural endeavors.Each of these gardens was unique in their variety of plants and designs.Thanks are in … [Read more...]

Men’s Club: June 2019 News

Red Roses And Round Tables—Men’s Club Honors Mothers Day In May, the Men’s Club welcomed John Yocca as our new president, with many thanks to CW Gruenig for his service.We enjoyed a Mother’s Day breakfast on May 7, complete with red roses for the significant ladies in our lives. Our featured speaker, Dana Point Mayor Joe Muller, gave a … [Read more...]