Men’s Golf – December 2011

The Men’s Golf group played on Oct 25th at Twin Oaks Golf Club in San Marcos.  Twin Oaks Golf Course includes 2 signature water features and plays adjacent to a protected wildlife habitat, adding to an experience that is both challenging and picturesque. Elevation changes combine with quick, undulating greens to create an Golf Course of both open … [Read more...]

Page Turners – December 2011

All three Page Turners Book Club groups will meet on Monday, December 19 for a holiday get together and book exchange. We will meet at the ClubHouse at 4:00 pm. • Bring a wrapped, new or gently used book (one you would like to read) for the exchange (optional). • Bring a dozen cookies on a plate along with another plate to take home a variety of … [Read more...]

The Garden Club – December 2011

  Garden Club members had a rather busy month in November. The Club held its annual Lobster Fest, attended by more than 50 members, spouses and guests. Lobsters were lovingly prepared by Jack Sweeney and his crew of eager volunteers. Appetites were appeased with lobster tails done to a turn, salads, fresh baked goodies and adult beverages, … [Read more...]

Men’s Club – WWII Veterans Recall their Service

There is probably not another group that meets on a regular basis in Dana Point with a higher percent age of military veterans. With this in mind we enjoyed two presentations by vets leading up to November 11 and Veterans Day. Peter Hammer, a retired Marine, spoke to us about the 5th Marine Regiment Support Group. This group, consisting of vets, … [Read more...]

Page Turners – November 2011

  Page Turners Book Club will meet on Monday, November 28, to discuss Tattoos on the Heart by Father Gregory Boyle. Jesuit priest Gregory Boyle recounts his two decades working with “homies” gangs in LA County and his establishment of legitimate means of their livinga productive life marketing home based products and services. Both … [Read more...]

The Garden Club – November 2011

      The Garden Club Takes a Field Trip: In lieu of the usual monthly meeting, Garden Club members convoyed to Long Beach to tour the gardens and house at Rancho Los Alamitos in Bixby Hills. Native Americans inhabited the land as far back as the 1500’s. The rancho, which stretched from Whittier to Costa Mesa, was originally given … [Read more...]

Niguel Shores Men’s Club – November 2011

  Our State legislator, Diane Harkey, paid us another informative and entertaining visit. It seems rather depressing how the gridlock in Sacramento keeps ignoring the serious financial problems and appeasing special interest groups.  One of our newer members, Mike Pla, who was a design engineer with SoCal Edison showed a training film about … [Read more...]

Page Turners Club – October 2011

October 2011  Page Turners Book Club will meet on Monday, October 24, to discuss Pearl of China by Anchee Min. In a southern town in China, in the last days of the nineteenth century, two young girls bump heads and become friends. Willow is the only child of a destitute family. Pearl is the headstrong daughter of Christian missionaries who grows … [Read more...]

Niguel Shores Men’s Club – September 2011

September 2011 Where he lived to tell the story of flipping nine times and walking away from what was left of his racer. This footage was shown nationally on That’s Incredible, and indeed it was. Dick is really a colorful guy with an amazing career from dirt track racing to Indy type cars and even owning race teams that fielded several cars in … [Read more...]

About the Oreo Cookie Book Club

The Really Serious Oreo Cookie Book Club was founded by Norton Schwartz in April, 2008 as a non-fiction book club for residents of Niguel Shores. Interested residents met to choose a selection of books to include biography, history, economics, science, politics, travel and other subjects of interest to them. Meetings are held at members’ homes on … [Read more...]