February 2011 Entries
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After 12 months of grueling competition, Edna Baldwin and Ernie Bettin emerged as the 2010 winners of the La Costa Glen Cup, the golf tournament for the residents of La Costa Glen. More than 30 residents of the retirement community in Carlsbad, Calif., participated in the finals for the third annual event. Baldwin took top honors in the women's division, while Bettin won the men’s division. The popular tournament is played every year on the community's "Links at La Costa Glen," a six-hole pitch-and-putt course built on a scenic bluff overlooking the Batiquitos Lagoon wildlife area. ...
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By George L. England Sr.
On April 6, 2009, I moved to La Costa Glen. My second day at the Glen, a resident invited me to have dinner with seven other residents and I graciously accepted. This dinner was the first of several significant emotional events to happen in my life. I was seated next to one of the several charming ladies at the table. She introduced herself as Margie McGrath. During the course of the evening we chatted among all and became acquainted, discussing our families and geographic roots. I found that Margie and I had the same numbers in...
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By Bunny Anderson
The game of Bridge is played here every day of the week, sometimes for fun, sometimes for competition, and always for mental stimulation. Guess what?
It seems we finally hit the jackpot — no, make that the Grand Slam — when we hired the new Bridge Director, Norman Schwartz.
This fellow arrived just recently and already the Bridge activities here have ballooned to new proportions. The lesson attendance jumped from a handful to over 50 in three weeks. The popularity of this game which was always large is now off the charts. Here is a little introduction to a remarkable...
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By Carole Eibelheuser
During the Golden Age of radio, we listened for the avalanche of bric-a-brac to come tumbling out of McGee's closet making a big noise, after which we heard the sound of a clear, tiny household bell. Often he’d say, "I gotta get that closet cleaned out one of these days."
Fibber was the foible-prone husband and Molly was the patient, honey-natured wife — the perfect comedy team.
While downsizing to move to LCG, many of us found that we too had closets full of "stuff." Since we moved here over seven years ago, we have accumulated "stuff" and have a...
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Contributed By Jen Krail
For the month of February, the Lakeside display case will feature handmade dolls by Hillside resident Orpha Cade.
She’s had so much fun over the years, making all kinds of dolls. Her first dolls in 1966 were papier mache. Since she loves to sew, her next dolls were all cloth and handmade. Later, she had a next-door-neighbor who had a kiln, so she advanced to china or bisque dolls, which she fired in her kiln.
Among those on display are a Hilda doll and a Bye-Lo Baby doll, which is a reproduction of a 1922 doll with a painted...