April Recap—On April 4 at the usual 0800h starting time, the Men’s Club assembled for a fine hot breakfast. After chatting with neighbors and catching up on the latest scuttlebutt, (as they say in the Navy), the assembled members pledged allegiance to Old Glory. We then turned our attention for the rest of the hour to our guest speaker for the day, … [Read more...]
Women’s Club: May 2023 Update
April 28, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Big congratulations to Fashion Show Chair Marnie Olia and her committee members Cathy Burgner, Sara Cowdry, Gigi McDonnell, Elle Midkiff, Robin Neuvirth and Carey Smith for their outstanding efforts to make this year’s Women’s Club Fashion Show such a huge success. A high element of anticipation filled the clubhouse as the audience awaited the … [Read more...]
Page Turners: May 2023
April 27, 2023 by Leave a Comment
The book club has been reading “older” novels so far this year, but this month we turn to the 2021 publication, The Queen of Paris: A Novel of Coco Chanel by Pamela Binnings Ewen. Called “top-notch historical fiction” by Publisher’s Weekly, the book describes the life of Coco Chanel during the four years of Nazi occupation of Paris. “While … [Read more...]
Women’s Club Fashion Show 2023: Photo Gallery
April 14, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Photos by Cathy Burgner, Marnie Olia, Carey Smith and Laurel Yocca … [Read more...]
Page Turners: April 2023
March 30, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This month the Page Turners Book Club continues its reading of older literary fiction with Crossing to Safety, the work of Wallace Stegner, whose novel The Angle of Repose won the Pulitzer Prize. In the words of the publisher, Crossing to Safety has been called a “magnificently crafted story brimming with wisdom” by Howard Frank Mosher in the … [Read more...]
Men’s Club: April 2023
March 30, 2023 by Leave a Comment
At our first meeting in March, we heard from a key part of the leadership team for the Seashore News, our much read and much appreciated community newspaper. Our guests included Sandy Homicz, Patti Staudenbauer, Su- san Courtney, Meg Wilson, Michelle Ralph, and Sharon Stewart. These dedicated and charming volunteers supplemented their interesting … [Read more...]
Women’s Club Luncheon: April 13, 2023 at 12:00 in the Clubhouse
March 27, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Our March St. Patrick’s themed luncheon was attended by a large group of energetic happy ladies. Caroline Swift of Sweet Caroline Travel gave an informative talk on what to expect and how to navi- gate various forms of land and cruise travel. She also strongly advised the purchase of travel insurance. We meet this Women’s Club Luncheon Speaker … [Read more...]
Page Turners Book Club: March 2023
February 26, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This Month’s Selection—Page Turners members have chosen several older works of fiction this year, including some noteworthy novels from 20 to 30 years ago. This month’s selection, Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey, was published in 1988 and won the Booker Prize for literature that year. It is also the second book of the nine we are reading this year … [Read more...]
Garden Club: March 2023
February 26, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Plant Sale This Month—The Niguel Shores Garden Club will celebrate the coming of spring with our Annual Plant Sale on Saturday, March 25, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come to the clubhouse and see the beautiful plants from our sponsoring local nurseries: Armstrong Plant Centers, Dana Point Nursery, Green Thumb Nursery, Harvest Landscaping, Plant Depot, and … [Read more...]
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