October’s meeting of the Oreo Book Club was held at the home of Chafer and Phyllis Tezer on October 15. The group discussed the book Strategic Vision, written by Ziggy Brzezinski. The author’s view is that America has lost its’ trajectory as a leader in the world and, if it wants to recover that role, must first make internal changes to make us a … [Read more...]
Page Turners – A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote
October 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Two of the Page Turners book clubs will be reading and discussing A Christmas Memory, written by Truman Capote on Monday, November 17 and Thursday, November 20. Following is Amazon’s review of the book: "Imagine a morning in late November." Thus begins Capote's autobiographical story of a childhood spent living with relatives in rural Alabama, … [Read more...]
Men’s Club – November Update
October 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Men’s Club held its two regular meetings during October. Master Chefs, Jerry Koppang and Charlie Clark, and their Kitchen Kommandos provided bountiful, tasty breakfasts…hardly any leftovers. At the October 7 meeting, the President introduced five new members. Jack Christiansen announced that the Men’s Club Oktoberfest was a roaring success, … [Read more...]
Women’s Golf – November Update
October 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The game of the day, chosen by Captains M. E. Banks and Helena Keershen had a Halloween theme. Only four clubs were allowed, including putter. An orange ball was the team ball and had to be played by each person. The team that lost the ball had 5 strokes added to its score. The team that kept the orange ball could deduct 5 points from its score. No … [Read more...]
Women’s Club Luncheon – Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 12:00 in the Clubhouse
October 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Women’s Club luncheon will take place at noon on Thursday, November 13 in the ClubHouse. Our speaker will be Polly Bowen of the Orange County Fire Authority who will tell us about the 2014 Firefighters’ Spark of Love Toy Drive. As part of the Orange County Toy Collaborative, which includes the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program, OC fire … [Read more...]
Men’s Club – Autumn Update
October 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Men’s Club held its two regular meetings during September with delicious breakfasts served up under the caring and gentle direction of Bob Enger and Jack Sweeney and were ably assisted by their crews. As is usually the case, no one went away hungry. Guess that KP experience in the service continues to pay off! At the September 2 meeting, the … [Read more...]
Garden Club – October Events
October 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The September 15 Garden Club Meeting was scheduled for the Great Park Food and Farm Lab. Due to high temperatures in Irvine, the field trip was cancelled. We will reschedule the trip for a later date. The first meeting of the year was held in the ClubHouse with a box lunch served. New members were introduced including Allen & Carolyn Brase, … [Read more...]
Oreo Book Club – Train by Tom Zoellner
October 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Oreo Book Club meeting was held at the home of Mary Crowl on September 17 where the group discussed the book Train, written by Tom Zoellner. Mary Crowl was the conductor and led us from station to station. Some members had been riding the rails of many of the lines the author writes about and had better information. We discussed the advantages … [Read more...]
Page Turners – Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
October 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Page Turners Book Club will meet this month to discuss Rules of Civility, written by Amor Towles. Find Amazon’s review of the book below: On the last night of 1937, twenty-five-year-old Katey Kontent is in a second-rate Greenwich Village jazz bar when Tinker Grey, a handsome banker, happens to sit down at the neighboring table. This chance … [Read more...]
Men’s Golf – October News
October 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
On September 9 we played at Arrowood Golf Club in Oceanside. The weather was good and the course was in great shape. The course is very challenging but, for our highly skilled players, it was a walk in the park. The format played was Team 1,2,3 Foursome. The first hole, the best net score counts. The second hole, the two best net scores count, … [Read more...]
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