On February 17, twenty Garden Club members met at the San Juan Capistrano Mission to enjoy a docent led tour of this historic California treasure, one of twenty- one missions established by Spanish missionaries up and down the coast and inland.Mission San Juan Capistrano, the ninth mission established, is a California landmark and cultural icon as … [Read more...]
Women’s Club: February Luncheon Gallery
February 18, 2020 by Leave a Comment
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Men’s Club: February 2020 News
January 25, 2020 by Leave a Comment
The Men’s Club meets each first and third Tuesday from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. Breakfasts are excellent, thanks to our five cooking teams. Heading up the breakfast teams in January were Rob Wollin and Steve Morris, and Al Glatt and Bob Baker. For a mere $5, members enjoy a full meal of eggs, breakfast meat, fruit, a muffin, juice and coffee. In … [Read more...]
Page Turners: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
January 23, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Page Turners are looking forward to reading another novel by author Lisa See. Last year we read The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, and following that we had the privilege of interviewing Lisa See via Skype. She gave us a whole hour of her time in which we asked questions regarding that book, and she gave us a little insight to this month’s … [Read more...]
Really Serious Book Club: The Point of it All by Charles Krauthammer
January 23, 2020 by Leave a Comment
REALLY SERIOUS BOOK CLUB The next meeting of the Really Serious Book Club will be February 19, at 1:30 p.m. Charles Krauthammer’s latest book, The Point Of It All, will be discussed. It is a collection of his most important works. John McCain said, “Charles will be remembered as one of the greatest public intellects of his generation.” New … [Read more...]
Garden Club: February 2020 News
January 23, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Due to SSN story deadlines I cannot write about our January club meeting that was held on Monday January 20. I can only give a brief report, In any case our speaker for that meeting was Jan Chronert from our local Armstrong Nursery who has instructed us on everything we needed to know about the care and enjoyment of orchids. I found the following … [Read more...]
Women’s Club Luncheon: February 13, 2020 at 12:00
January 20, 2020 by Leave a Comment
WOMEN’S CLUB Members and guests met for our winter wonderland luncheon in January to start off the ROARING 20’s New Year! We noted the purpose of our club—Fun, Friendship, and Service—and announced the special events coming up this year: Valentine’s Day Luncheon, March Fashion Show, Spring Home Tour, Mother’s Day Luncheon, June Tea, and … [Read more...]
Really Serious Book Club: Presidents of War
January 6, 2020 by Leave a Comment
REALLY SERIOUS BOOK CLUB Our January book is the 600 page Presidents of War: The Epic Story from 1807 to Modern Times by Michael Beschloss, a presidential historian who is often featured on PBS or other television channels. An excellent writer, Beschloss presents personal details and background that yield a different view on … [Read more...]
Page Turners: A pRayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
January 6, 2020 by Leave a Comment
January finds both Page Turners groups settling in to our familiar routine of meeting monthly to discuss one of the ten books chosen last spring by the members. Our selection this month is A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. The following are author Stephen King’s comments on this book: “John Irving, who writes novels in the … [Read more...]
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