Men’s Club – Orange County Fire Authority

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

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

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...]

Women’s Golf – Why should you never iron a 4-leaf clover? You don’t want to press your luck!

The most important information is that Niguel Shores Women’s Golf club will meet at Aliso Creek Golf Course on Monday, March 11, at 9:00 a.m. for a ‘Fun Day.’ Also, on the second Monday of every month, April 8, May 13, and so on, your friends and neighbors gather for a friendly nine holes of golf followed by a lunch/meeting at the golf course snack … [Read more...]

Men’s Golf – ‘Well,’ mutters Alex, ‘neither does John Gumby.’

January 22 opened a new golf season. The tournament was held at Tijeras Creek which is a beautiful course that has a back nine that can swallow up golf balls quickly. Since we all love a challenge, we got out our old scuffed up balls and tried to conquer the course. The game was the two best net of four balls. In other words, only two players … [Read more...]

Men’s Club – DP Historical Society

The Niguel Shores Men’s Club meets every first and third Tuesday of the month at the ClubHouse for breakfast and the opportunity to get together with our neighbors. All men who are residents of Niguel Shores are welcome and encouraged to join us. We are always looking for new members. Our last meeting was on February 5 at which Terry Walsh of … [Read more...]

Garden Club – Bird Migration

February’s meeting was a workshop on dealing with common garden problems, e.g., pests, mulching, watering and plant location. Also presented were some helpful hints for the gardener. At the March meeting on the 18th, the assembled throng will hear from Karl Kuhn, a serious “birder.” He’ll speak on migrating birds and feathery residents of Niguel … [Read more...]

Oreo Cookie Book Club – Drift by Rachel Maddow

The Really Serious Oreo Cookie Book Club met February 20 at the home of Rich Schwartz to discuss the book Red Dust by MaJian. Janet MacKaig recommended the book and led us down the dusty path of exploration along with the author’s solo adventure down the Old Silk Road and into the homes and lives of the villagers that lived in these rural outposts … [Read more...]

Women’s Golf – “Cold! If the thermometer had been an inch longer we’d all have frozen to death.” — Mark Twain and I

Do we all remember how cold it was on Monday, January 14? Seven hardy women golfers braved the cold… and the hour long frost delay…to take part in Fun Day that day. Five more, not so hardy golfers, waited for the warmest part of the day, lunch time to get to Aliso Creek Golf Course in time for the meeting. The winners of the day, amongst the hardy … [Read more...]

Men’s Golf – “My uncle, who has golfed all his life, has his own definition of the word G.O.L.F.: Getting Old and Living Fine!”

In 2013 we will kick off our first tournament on January 22 at Tijeras Creek Golf Club. The following dates and locations have also been scheduled for the first half of 2013. Other dates may be added as we go through the season. February 26 head back to a favorite Twin Oaks Golf Club. March 26 we will play Pala Mesa in Fallbrook A great … [Read more...]