2020
Spindrift September 10, 2020
LUNCHEON/ZOOM MEETING The outdoor patio of the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club was again the site of our meeting last Thursday, which was attended by 12 of our members, and our guest speaker, Gary Sherwin. This meeting was not broadcast on ZOOM, so only those who were in attendance were able to both interact with our…
Read MoreSpindrift September 3, 2020
David Schapiro, Editor LUNCHEON/ZOOM MEETING Last week’s Thursday meeting was held on the outdoor patio of the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club and was attended in person by 13 members, and three guests: Francie Murphy, who is applying for membership; Jeff Fracalosy, accompanied by his father, Leo; and Lisa Fujimoto, our guest speaker. The meeting was…
Read MoreSpindrift August 27, 2020
Dr. Bob Wood, Editor ANNOUNCEMENTS Ken DuFour reported on the recent purchase of a new storage container (at below cost) installed in the City Yard last Tuesday with the wonderful help of Ross Stewart and Jerry Nininger. It is now repainted. George noted that his neighbor Al Wach feels better but is not quite ready…
Read MoreSpindrift August 20, 2020
Dr. Bob Wood, Editor PROGRAM was presented by Nancy Gardner, former mayor of Newport Beach, who showed great enthusiasm for telling us the details of the history of Newport Beach, from her family’s perspective. Her father, Robert Gardner, came to Newport as an 8-year old in 1920, and live on Balboa Island. Besides fishing, there…
Read MoreSpindrift August 13, 2020
Steve Pool – Reporter ANNOUNCEMENTS Member and today’s speaker Jeff Yeargain brought guests Ray and Nick deAngelo. Welcome Ray and Nick, we hope to see you again soon! Ross Stewart (left) is enjoying some sun while Buddy Ryan (right) enjoys the shade of an umbrella for our meeting. Did you know that Ross is our…
Read MoreSpindrift August 6, 2020
Dr. Bob Wood, Editor ANOTHER MEETING OUTSIDE Everything is a bit different each week. This week 13 of our members were able and wanted to come, so we sat in four tables on the pleasant patio at the bottom of the stairs. President-Elect Mike Gertner opened the meeting by asking new member and pastor Roger…
Read MoreSpindrift July 30, 2020
David Schapiro, Editor LUNCHEON/ZOOM MEETING This week’s meeting convened last Thursday shortly after high noon at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club on the outdoor patio overlooking our beautiful bay. It was our first face-to-face meeting at the club since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was good to be back! Five tables for…
Read MoreSpindrift July 24, 2020
Steve Pool – Reporter OPENING THE ZOOM President George Lesley spoke about what we do for the guests in the meeting. George found a “NextDoor Newport” social media posting to be quite profound and he called it the“Next Time” prayer. It was a prayer about seeing more clearly and being kind. Ken DuFour led us…
Read MoreSpindrift July 9, 2020
Dr. Bob Wood, Editor OPENING THE ZOOM New Board Member Steve Pool graciously hosted the Zoom meeting with normal host Richard Swinney out of town, and early attendees before the “bell” were Pool, Lesley, Stewart, Wood, Mitchell, Bechtel, Kruse, Schapiro, Lashmett and our guest speaker. Nearly a dozen more dropped in as the meeting started.…
Read MoreSpindrift July 2, 2020
Dave Schapiro, Editor VIRTUAL ZOOM MEETING There were 17 participants who attended our latest ZOOM Meeting last Thursday, including two guests, who were our featured speakers: Renay Teper, Pre-Planning Advisor of Dignity Memorial; and Basil Luck, the Dignity Memorial program director. Renay happens to be a member of the South OC Exchange, and she and…
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