The Niguel Shores lady golfers met June 11 at The Ranch 9-hole golf course with five golfers heading out to play: Irene McDonald, Terri Matrisch, Val Mitchell, Catriona Sigsby and Julie Patton. Val won with low gross score of 35, Catriona with longest drive on hole 9, and Julie with low putts at 14. Congratulations! The luncheon following golf was … [Read more...]
Really Serious Book Club: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
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The Really Serious Book Club, also known by friends as the Oreo Cookie Book Club, met at the home of Norton Schwartz to discuss the thrust and implications of the award winning Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond. Issues of tax policy, homelessness, housing subsidies, cultural norms and income distribution were all … [Read more...]
Page Turner’s Book Club: Books for Upcoming Year
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The Monday and Thursday afternoon Page Turners groups do not meet in July and August. We will resume our monthly book discussions in September. At the June 21 joint meeting the result of the two groups’ voting for books to be read in the upcoming year was revealed: ■ Little Fires Everywhere – Celeste Ng ■ Quartet in Autumn – Barbara Pym ■ … [Read more...]
Garden Club: July 2018 News
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At our May club meeting the following officers for the 2018-2019 year were approved by voice vote. ■ President – Nadine Allen ■ Vice President – Francine Stout ■ Secretary – Diane Dale ■ Treasurer – Karl Kuhn ■ Membership – Chris Daley Our annual Beach Bluff BBQ was a mouthwatering success. Instead of our usual hamburgers we enjoyed various … [Read more...]
Men’s Club: June 2018 News
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Thank you to Nadine Allen for helping us with the opening thoughts for this Men’s Club column. One of our own received special honors on June 1. Men’s Club member Jerry Allen was placed to rest in Arlington National Cemetery in a ceremony with full military honors—an Air Force marching band, bugler, caisson with horses, and the 21-gun salute. Lt. … [Read more...]
Women’s Club: Annual Tea Recap
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Our annual June Tea took place at the Clubhouse on June 14. Outgoing President Lydia Reese welcomed everyone to this very festive occasion where the individual tables were set with exquisite floral centerpieces created by Suzanne Enis using Oriental vases and satin draped with pearls. The central serving table held glistening silver tea services … [Read more...]
Men’s Club: June 2018 News
June 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Red roses, round dining tables, pretty faces, a meal of bacon, sausage, eggs, fruit, and rolls—and an eloquent presentation by architect Alan Hess. CW, Jack Christiansen, and the Clark team hit a grand slam for our first meeting after Mother’s Day honoring mothers, SO’s, widows, wives, and spice. Architect Alan Hess, an architect, author, lecturer … [Read more...]
Men’s Golf: June 2018 Schedule
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May brought us some great golf with good weather and excellent course conditions. We had our Tuesday outings at San Juan Hills, Talega, Tijeras Creek, and finished off the month at Arroyo Trabuco. Our schedule for June: June 5 at Talega June 12 at Oak Creek June 19 at San Juan Hills June 26 at Tijeras Creek —Bob Russell GOLFING TRUTHS The … [Read more...]
Garden Club: June 2018 News
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The last Garden Club meeting before our summer break is on Monday, June 18. Our group will meet at the Beach Bluff for our annual BBQ and Potluck. We plan to enjoy the delicious food brought by our members and hamburgers provided by the club and expertly grilled by Bob Borland. We will also take this opportunity to install officers for the … [Read more...]
Women’s Golf: June 2018 Update
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The Niguel Shores lady golfers met on May 14 at The Ranch in Laguna Beach with just three golfers heading out to play – Irene McDonald, Judy Boitano, and Catriona Sigsby. The weather was gorgeous and there were even a few deer roaming the fairways! Each golfer played her own ball, with these results: Catriona, low gross score; Judy, longest drive … [Read more...]
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