Women’s Golf – November Update

In October, we had two foursomes who had a great day of golf. But, this means that there are that many or more Niguel Shores Women Golfers who were not there, to sign up for Fun Day in November. Val Mitchell, 582-8311, is Golf Captain. Her co-captain is Pam Strayer, 499-4743. They will be making up the foursomes for the day, a week to 10 days … [Read more...]

Men’s Golf – November 2012

The months of August, September and October have had a reduced golf outing schedule. Vacations during this time make it difficult to get the group together. We did have a good tournament at Arroyo Trabuco on September 25. The weather was perfect and all had a great time after a four week hiatus. The format for the tournament was Combined Net … [Read more...]

Page Turners – Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland

Page Turners’ Book Club will meet this month to discuss Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland. Clara Driscoll (1861-1944) was an actual designer who worked for Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) at the turn of the last century. This novel steps into her shoes as she creates designs with colored glass pieces and manages the all-woman studio that … [Read more...]

Oreo Cookie Book Club – Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo

The Really Serious Oreo Cookie Book Club met October 15 at the home of Norton Schwartz with fifteen members attending to discuss the book Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo. The book invaded the lives of families who lived by sorting through salvage in the town dump. They were subject to the pervasive corruption of petty officials, lack … [Read more...]

Men’s Club Speakers – OC Park Rangers & Trabuco Golf Club Director of Instruction

The Niguel Shores Men’s Club meets every first and third Tuesday of the month at 8:00 a.m. for a breakfast meeting and good fellowship. We also have speakers with topics of interest to our members. On August 21, we had representatives from the Orange County Park Rangers who are responsible for some of the Dana Point beaches as well as the … [Read more...]

Page Turners – Garden of the Beasts

Page Turners’ Book Club will meet this month to discuss In the Garden of the Beasts, by Erik Larson. The novel tells the story of the American ambassador to Germany and his family, living in Germany during Hitler’s rise. The information comes from diaries, letters and other documents. It is an interesting perspective on Hitler and how he came into … [Read more...]

Oreo Cookie Book Club – End this Depression Now & Behind the Beautiful Forevers

The Really Serious Oreo Cookie Book Club met September 15 at the home of John Hall, twelve members strong and discussed End This Depression Now! by Paul Krugman. Opinions on Krugman’s economic propositions were divided between those who felt he was shallow and a sham and those who felt he is a great economist and right on target. We seemed to have … [Read more...]

Women’s Club Meeting – October 11, 2012 at 12:00 p.m.

The October Womens Club luncheon will be on the 11th in the ClubHouse at 12:00 noon. You will receive your e-mail invitation on October 4 and you are asked to please reply by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 7. Those attending will be informed by e-mail whether or not they should bring a salad. The speaker will be announced at the luncheon. — … [Read more...]

Women’s Club Luncheon – October 11, 2012 at 12:00 p.m.

The October Womens Club luncheon will be on the 11th in the ClubHouse at 12:00 noon. You will receive your e-mail invitation on October 4 and you are asked to please reply by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 7. Those attending will be informed by e-mail whether or not they should bring a salad. The speaker will be announced at the luncheon. — Mary … [Read more...]

Women’s Golf – October Update

Since Columbus Day falls on our regularly scheduled play day, we will be playing golf on the third Monday of the month on October 15. If you were not at the meeting in September to sign up for golf, please call either Ceacy Johns (493-8355) or Brenda Tuckley (249-6912). They will be in charge of making up the foursomes and deciding what ‘devil-ish’ … [Read more...]