April Meeting: In lieu of the usual monthly meeting, Garden Club members boarded a bus for a trip to Beverly Hills on a gloriously sunny day, to visit Greystone Mansion. It was built by Edward Doheny, oil tycoon, for his son and family, at the then staggering sum of $3.1 million. One time it was considered the largest home on the West Coast; with … [Read more...]
Garden Club – Birds
March 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
March Meeting: There was a good turnout for the March 18 meeting. The meeting’s theme was for the birds… that is, our feathered friends in our area. Garden Club member, Karl Kuhn, an avid “birder” in Niguel Shores, gave a wide-ranging presentation, with photos, of interesting birds (not to mention “Big Bird”), many of which frequent our … [Read more...]
Women’s Golf – Golf in the Spring
March 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
In March the Niguel Shores Women’s Golf group enjoyed a Luck of the IrishTournament, even though St.Patrick's Day was a week away. After each hole, the team pulled a gold coin from a shamrock to determine how they were to adjust their score. Some teams had the good luck of the Irish while others had bad luck. A guest, Betty Brat, certainly had good … [Read more...]
Men’s Golf – “I play golf in the low eighties, the old man was telling one of the youngsters at his club. Wow, said the young man, that’s pretty impressive. Not really, said the old man, Any hotter and I’d probably have a stroke.”
March 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
On February 26 after several years we went back to Twin Oaks Golf Club. The game played was combined net foursome. The winning team was Boyd VanNess, Vid Kath, Morry Dohner and Gary Katsuki. Second Place team was: Larry Wellikson, Bill Verbrugge and John Monson. Closest-tothe-pin on #7 was Al Thome and on #17 Bill Verbrugge. On March 26 we … [Read more...]
Page Turners – The White Pearl by Kate Furnivall
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Page Turners Book Club will meet this month to discuss The White Pearl, by Kate Furnivall. This romantic suspense-filled fiction transports the reader back in time to WWII when the Japanese invaded Malaya shortly after their attack on Pearl Harbor. The British forces were soon overpowered, panic and chaos amongst the people erupted everywhere. One … [Read more...]
Oreo Book Club – Time to Start Thinking: American in the Age of Descent by Edward Luce
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TThe Really Serious Oreo Cookie Book Club met March 20 at the home of Barbara Milner to discuss the book Drift—The Unmooring of American’s Military Power by Rachael Maddow. Phyllis Tezer recommended the book and led us, by provocative questions, through an exploration of the Presidential initiated wars beginning with Ronald Regan and the Contra … [Read more...]
Women’s Club Luncheon – Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 12:00
March 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The April Luncheon is on the 11th at 12:00 in the ClubHouse. Invitations will be sent by e-mail one week ahead on the 4th and you are asked to please reply by 5:00 p.m. Sunday, the 7th. If you will be attending, you will receive a follow up note to let you know if it is your turn to bring a salad. Our speaker will be Susie Vanderlip, … [Read more...]
Men’s Club – Orange County Fire Authority
March 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Niguel Shores Men’s Club meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at the ClubHouse for breakfast and to get together with fellow residents. All men who are residents are welcome to join our club, we are always looking for new members. Our meeting on Tuesday March 19 featured Angela Garbiso from the Orange County Fire Authority as the … [Read more...]
Page Turners – 1,000 White Women
March 15, 2013 by
Page Turners Book Club will meet this month to discuss, 1000 White Women, by Jim Fergus. Once again, I haven’t had a chance to read this and had to rely on a review from two Amazon readers. The premise is based on an honest request made at a peace conference by a Cheyenne Indian Chief in the year 1854 to trade white women for horses. The women … [Read more...]
Women’s Club Luncheon – Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 12:00
March 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The March luncheon is on the 14th in the ClubHouse at 12:00 and, we’re going to see a movie! The son of our member, Hansa Sehgal, has produced an entertaining and informative documentary, Craigslist, which he has generously offered to have shown at our lunch. The story is about Joseph Garner, a 29-year-old American who decided to go off on his own … [Read more...]
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