The Niguel Shores lady golfers held their outing on September 11 at The Ranch (formerly known as Ben Brown’s 9-hole golf course in Laguna) and six golfers enjoyed a gorgeous day! President Marlene Lynch, Judy Boitano, Terri Matrisch, Val Mitchell, Julie Patton and India Rouse played the round, using the best drives from each player as the special … [Read more...]
Men’s Golf: September 2017 News
October 2, 2017 by Leave a Comment
September brought some great weather and great golf. We had outings at Talega and San Juan Hills. On September 19 we played our monthly tournament at Tijeras Creek. The course was in great shape and the big buck prize money on the line brought out the best of the Shores players. With 20 golfers signed up to play, we set the game to be “1,2,3, … [Read more...]
PageTurners Book Club: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
October 2, 2017 by Leave a Comment
For the month of October, the Monday and Thursday afternoon Page Turner groups will be reading and discussing The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen—winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction as well as six other awards. The narrator, a communist double agent, is a “man of two minds,” a half-French, half-Vietnamese army captain who arranges to … [Read more...]
Men’s Club: Please Join the Niguel Shores Men’s Club!
September 11, 2017 by Leave a Comment
-Please join the Niguel Shores Men's Club! … [Read more...]
Women’s Club Luncheon: September 14, 2017 at 12:00 in the Clubhouse
August 31, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Our opening luncheon meeting of the new season will be Thursday, September 14, at noon in the Clubhouse. You will want to be there to hear our speaker, Dana Point Mayor Debra Lewis. She will discuss the “Development Pipeline” of Dana Point’s progress on Coast Highway, Doheny Village, and the Harbor. All Niguel Shores women are invited to take part … [Read more...]
Men’s Golf: September 2017 News
August 28, 2017 by Leave a Comment
August brought us great golf weather. Cool and clear. On August 8 we played our monthly tournament at Oak Creek—a group favorite. The game that day was “Team score—best 3 net scores for each foursome.” In this format we only count the 3 best net scores and throw out the worst net score for each foursome. This is a great format as it makes each … [Read more...]
PageTurner’s Book Club – 2017-2017 Book Choices
August 28, 2017 by Leave a Comment
The Monday and Thursday PageTurners will begin their 2017-2018 reading season this month with a discussion of Amor Towles’ novel, A Gentleman in Moscow. The book has been praised for displaying a grace, wit and charm that contrasts dramatically against its bleak setting in 1920s Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution. It should provide for … [Read more...]
Garden Club: September 2017 News
August 28, 2017 by Leave a Comment
After the long, hot days of summer when we were all tinkering in our gardens (or drinking a cold beer—my favorite) it is time for our first Garden Club meeting of the new season, Monday, September 18. I hope you will not miss it because we have a very special treat in store. Our club president, Gunjan, will be showing a video of a beautiful garden … [Read more...]
Oreo Book Club: Sapiens-the History of Mankind, by Havari, Part II
August 27, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Sapiens—the History of Mankind, by Havari, Part II, a thoughtful and thought-provoking segment of the book, was the subject of a discussion led by Priscilla Agnew at our August meeting, which was hosted by Mary Crowl. There was some disagreement with the author’s concept of the thrust of history, but it was still a brilliant concept. The author’s … [Read more...]
Women’s Club: Celebrating Niguel Shores Women
August 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Celebrating Niguel Shores Women Niguel Shores Women’s Club (NSWC) would like to invite our women residents to join us at our luncheon meetings which will resume in September and continue monthly to the Annual Tea in June. We meet the second Thursday of the month from Noon to 2:00 p.m. to share tasty salads and desserts, conduct brief business, … [Read more...]
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