On April 5 the Men’s Club assembled for a fine break- fast, followed by an interesting, fact filled and fun presentation from Keith Johannes, a fifty-year resident of Dana Point, and a member of the leadership at Dana Point Historical Society. His presentation focused on the history of Dana Point, and was punctuated with photos of historical … [Read more...]

The Men’s Club held two interesting and well attended meetings last month. On March 1, a quorum was present, so President John Yocca took the opportunity to conduct elections. John Yocca as President, and Eric Eckes as Treasurer, were unanimously confirmed to serve the 2022 term. Yours truly Tim Moore’s service as Secretary was confirmed for the … [Read more...]

The Men’s Club had two excellent meetings in February, getting the new year off to a great start. On February 1 our guest speaker was a native of the Republic of South Africa, Jennifer Timm, a compelling and knowledgeable speaker on the topic of South Africa. She also presented interesting thoughts about her own immigration to the United States … [Read more...]

With the Omicron variant menacing the world, January ’22 was a troubling month for all, including the Niguel Shores Men’s Club. As you read this, we hope you are well, and you and yours have managed to avoid the worst of this insidious virus. Fortunately our Men’s Club leadership took appropriate steps to limit and miti- gate the risk, and … [Read more...]

Niguel Shores Men’s Club recently hosted several great meetings where members heard excellent speakers and enjoyed delicious breakfasts prepared by our cooking teams. Our October 19 meeting featured Dr. Dwight Stirling, the Center for Law and Military Policy CEO. Dwight enlightened the members about the Feres Doctrine, which prohibits negligence … [Read more...]

The Niguel Shores Men's Club had busy (and fun!) months in September and October, and we look forward to our breakfast meetings in November. On September 21, we hosted Brian Maryott, 49th Congressional District Candidate, who discussed the results of the Gavin Newsom recall attempt and gave a plea and glimpse into the hot issues for his upcoming … [Read more...]

At the Men’s Club meeting on September 7, I had the honor of interviewing 100-year-old Dudley F. Gladding, World War II Bomber Pilot. Dudley flew the B-24 Bomber off the small Island of Angaur in the island nation of Palau. Dudley and his crew flew over 600 miles each way, over water, to reach the Japanese targets in the Philippine Islands. He flew … [Read more...]

On July 20, the Men’s Club hosted 5th District Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett, who filled in the membership on topics including the county’s pandemic response and the Dana Point Harbor revitalization. According to Lisa, the county gave small businesses $112 million to help weather the pandemic. We were the first county to start vaccinating … [Read more...]