Page Turners Book Club will be discussing Waiting for Snow in Havana, by Carlos Eire. Carlos Eire has created a memorable record of his childhood in Havana writing of his lovely surroundings populated by colorful characters, many of them related to him. The shadow of impending doom in the shape of Fidel's revolution slowly but relentlessly advances … [Read more...]
Oreo Cookie Book Club – Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson
December 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This month’s book is Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson. The meeting will be at the home of Mary Crowl at 1:30 on January 15. February’s book is Nature Wars: The Incredible Story of How Wildlife Comebacks Turned Backyards into Battlegrounds by Jim Sterba. That meeting will be on … [Read more...]
Women’s Club Luncheon – January 9, 2014 at 12:00 in the Clubhouse
December 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
January Luncheon: The January luncheon will be on the 9th at 12:00 in the ClubHouse. Your invitation will be in you e-mailbox on the January 2. Please respond by Sunday, January 5. If you will be attending, you will receive a follow-up letting you know if you must bring a salad. Byron Walls Speaker: We are starting off the New Year with a … [Read more...]
Garden Club – Clean Air Plants
December 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Garden Club concluded 2013 with its annual holiday party at NSCA ClubHouse. Looking forward to 2014, our first meeting will be a workshop. Garden Club members will have the opportunity to construct a succulent wreath. All materials will be provided to members except succulent starts, so start looking for small starts from your garden or ask … [Read more...]
Garden Club – December News
December 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
On October 20, Garden Club members visited the Rogers Gardens and listened to a seminar by Dalia. The topic was small gardens and growing citrus in containers. All members got a hand out that listed all the variety of flowering plants and shrubs and the best combination of sun and shade that each requires and the height to which they grow. … [Read more...]
Oreo Cookie Book Club – The Party is Over: How Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became Useless and the Middle Class Got Shafted, by Mike Lofgren, a republican
December 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Really Serious Oreo Book Club met on November 20 at the home of Barbara Milner. The revelation was revealed that rats preferred Oreo cookies to cocaine—it gave greater stimulation to their pleasure centers. Attending members ere polled and the results confirmed that preference. We then discussed the book, The Party is Over: How republicans … [Read more...]
Page Turners – Holiday Party
December 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
We look forward to our December 5 meeting, when all three groups will get together at 1:00 p.m. at the ClubHouse. It is a rare opportunity to have everyone in one room at the same time. Along with greeting our friends, we will enjoy cookies and have a book exchange. Everyone who wants to participate in the book exchange should bring a … [Read more...]
Women’s Golf – December Update
December 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
We checked in at Aliso Creek, acknowledged Veterans' Day and Thanksgiving on a pristine “Summer” day while a herd of eight deer was grazing peacefully at the first tee. For the game of the day we each received a turkey with a pine cone body with colorful paper tail feathers inscribed with golf terms such as par, birdie, etc. We were to pull a … [Read more...]
Men’s Golf – December Update
December 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
On November 12 we played at Twin Oaks Golf Club where we had a great turnout and beautiful weather. The game played was “Combined Net Foursomes”. First Place with a net score 283 went to the team of Roy Dohner, John Lawton, and Bob Russell. Second Place with a net score 285 went to the team of Jack Sweeney, Bill Verbrugge, Charlie Clark, and … [Read more...]
Men’s Club – Holiday Party
December 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
On November 5 the featured speaker at the Men’s Club meeting was Rick Erkeneff, who is on the Board of the South Coast Water District. Rick grew up in Niguel Shores and was very appreciative of the support that Niguel Shores gave him in his election to the board. He went on to say that our community is very progressive in adopting policies that are … [Read more...]
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