On June 9 we had our monthly tournament at Arrowood Golf Club in Oceanside. The course was in great shape, the weather was perfect. The game was 1, 2, 3 Team Foursome. This is scored with the 1st hole score is the best net score of the four players. The 2nd hole score is the 2 best net scores of the four players. The 3rd hole score is the 3 best … [Read more...]
Oreo Book Club: Revenge of Geography by Robert Kaplan
June 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment
We reviewed the book, Revenge of Geography, written by Robert Kaplan, a reporter who has traveled the world on assignments and has a grasp of the history and culture of each region. His thesis was that geography matters in the development of each region, both in terms of defense of the region and its industrial development. Comments from the … [Read more...]
Oreo Book Club: Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick
May 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Really Serious Oreo Cookie Book Club met at the home of Diane Hearne to discuss her recommended book Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick. Demick is a reporter who spent twelve years interviewing North Korean people who escaped their country. She described their life when they lived under the military dictatorship and it was, as the title … [Read more...]
PageTurners: Monday, June 22, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. in the Clubhouse
May 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Monday and Thursday afternoon Page Turners' groups will both meet Monday, June 22 at 1:00 p.m.in the Club House. We will celebrate a successful reading year and announce the winning eight books for the 2015-16 reading year. The possibility of summer meetings to discuss other books will be discussed. For information about Page Turners, contact … [Read more...]
Women’s Club Annual Tea: June 11, 2015 at 12:00 noon
May 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
It’s the end of our club year and we are going to have fun! On June 11 at noon we will be having our annual tea. Delicious tea sandwiches, scones and pastries will be served. This will be a delightful, traditional affair, complete with glittering silver and tea pourers. We will be entertained by the Jewel Tones, a Sweet Adelines quartet and … [Read more...]
Men’s Club: June Meeting
May 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
On May 5 the Men’s Club had invited the 6 candidates running for the Niguel Shores Board of Directors to present their vision of the future of Niguel Shores. The candidates also fielded questions from the club members. Then, on May 19, the club had a very interesting speaker, Manny Pacheco who gave an outstanding talk about the Forgotten … [Read more...]
Garden Club: Fullerton Arboretum & Beach Bluff
May 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Garden Club took a field trip to the Fullerton Arboretum on April 29. Two excellent docents gave us an informative tour of the gardens, with the history of the various plants and trees. The tour was followed by lunch at the Phoenix Club in Anaheim. Everyone enjoyed authentic German fare and beer to go along with it. On May 9, we had our … [Read more...]
PageTurners Book Club: The Hundred Foot Journey written by Richard Morais
April 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Page Turners’ Book Club will meet this month to discuss The Hundred Foot Journey written by Richard Morais. In The Hundred-Foot Journey, the narrator, Hassan Haji, describes his journey from his grandfather's restaurant in Mumbai to the haute cuisine restaurants of Paris. The ambiance, flavors and smells of Indian and French kitchens are … [Read more...]
Oreo Book Club – May 2015 Update
April 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
We reviewed the book Stuff Matters—Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World, by Mark Miodownik. Mr. Miodownik thinks we should know about the innards and outers of variety materials and takes us from the surface of materials to the underlying crystal or atomic structure. It was a facilitating tour and the discussion was led … [Read more...]
Men’s Club – May 2015 Update
April 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Men’s Club had two informative speakers in April. If you missed the meeting of April 7, you missed a chance to earn a few dollars. Why do I say that? Well, the speaker was James Fullenkamp, a financial adviser with Edward Jones Investments, and during his presentation he would ask the members to define a particular word or phase used by pundits … [Read more...]
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