At this time there are no meetings planned for May.However, we have a strong cadre of speakers lined up for when we do restore our meetings. The first six subjects planned will be the following, in no particular order:■ Life in South Africa presented by a South African now living the U.S.■ Voyaging history of the Polynesian people who incred- ibly … [Read more...]
Page Turners: The Library Book by Susan Orlean
March 28, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Page Turners book for April is The Library Book by Susan Orlean. This is a novel about the disastrous 1986 fire in the Los Angeles Central Library that destroyed or damaged more than a million books. In anticipation of our club reading this book, we had scheduled a docent guided tour of the L.A. Central Library for the group on … [Read more...]
Men’s Club: April 2020 News
March 28, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Please note: Men’s Club meetings are cancelled for the month of April.To recap our previous activities, at our meeting on March 3, members and guests enjoyed a hot breakfast from the Gutknecht Cooking Team featuring a delicious sausage egg dish, fresh fruit, muffin, juice and coffee—an amazing value for $5.Our speaker was Rosalind Russell, … [Read more...]
Women’s Golf: April 2020 Update
March 27, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Happy springtime! Last month we scooted out onto the golf course at The Ranch, trying to get ahead of the rain, and found plenty of good weather, a couple deer, and great greens! Our golf outing this month included seven golfers, and five former players joined us for lunch. Golf played out this way:Low Putts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Val … [Read more...]
Women’s Club: April 2020 News
March 27, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Please note: To keep us all healthy and follow com-munity, city and state regulations, we have cancelled all Women’s Club events for April.As we all face the enormous impact of the coronavirus, we must remember how precious life is and the importance of protecting our health and loved ones. We will temporarily miss the congenial times together, … [Read more...]
Really Serious Book Club: The Point of it All by Charles Krauthammer
March 1, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Mike Harrod hosted the Really Serious Book Club meeting for February where we discussed The Point 0f it All. These collected and selected columns of Charles Krauthammer’s from the Washington Post newspaper covered a wide variety of subjects. Some of us thought some ideas were wrong headed, other columns were brilliant, some were amusing, and … [Read more...]
Women’s Club Luncheon: March 12, 2020 at 12:00 in the Clubhouse
February 28, 2020 by Leave a Comment
We have left the month of Cupid’s Arrows and now approach Lucky Leprechauns in March! Our Valentine Luncheon was decorated with all shades of pinks and reds on tables as well as in fashions worn by our festively outfitted ladies. We exchanged heartfelt Valentines with tablemates as an outward expression of our friendships, and we collected a … [Read more...]
Men’s Golf: March 2020
February 28, 2020 by Leave a Comment
February brought us great golf weather. Plenty of sun and dry conditions. We played Arroyo Trabuco, Tijeras Creek, and Monarch Links. Coming up in March is ArroyoTrabuco, Arrowood in Oceanside, Talega, and Oak Creek.Be aware that we have had great turnouts with all our 24 tee slots filled six days before we play with a few on a wait list. … [Read more...]
Page Turners Book Club: Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
February 28, 2020 by Leave a Comment
During the month of March, the Page Turners Book Club will be reading Barbara Kingsolver’s newest novel Unsheltered. This “is a compulsively readable story of two families, in two [different] centuries . . . navigating what seems to be the end of the world as they know it . . .” (Harper Collins). Kingsolver gives readers plenty to think about in … [Read more...]
Men’s Club: March 2020
February 28, 2020 by Leave a Comment
After a breakfast of cinnamon Fench toast with sausage and fresh fruit prepared to perfection by the Mike Roberts cooking team, members heard from Steven Kuykendall, our retired 36th District U.S. Congressman and current Board President of the Fisher House Foundation. Kuykendall spoke about the non-prof- it’s work providing modern, comfortable … [Read more...]
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