May 2011 Entries
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By Marian Goe
Recently, I felt a strong urge to do some spring cleaning and decided to start with my antique chest of drawers that holds many memories of years past. As I sorted through old menus, wedding clippings, obituaries and the like, my hand touched a colorful crayoned drawing by one of my children, emblazoned with the letters "Mother’s Day" in between red hearts that encircled stick figures of our family. I sat there remembering the love that poured into each and every Mother’s Day card and one particular Mother’s Day when I was served breakfast in bed on a...
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Contributed by Jean Leavitt
When San Diego is mentioned in conversation with people in and out of California, the first few words that come to one’s mind are, "The San Diego Zoo." It has long enjoyed a good reputation as one of the best in the world. LCG visitors attested to this after the scheduled trip on March 16th.
We enjoyed a bus tour and were then ushered to a reserved dining room where we enjoyed a generous and delightful but somewhat time-consuming lunch. After lunch we embarked on our own "safari" to explore the grounds and exhibits at our leisure.
One cannot...
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By Jim Raymond
Recently Christine Gillis has been honored in the Cal Business magazine in an article by Sandra Millers Younger. She was noted for her groundbreaking leadership as a Wall Street broker and, particularly recognized here, as a "pioneer" in bringing change as a woman attacking Wall Street’s old-boy barricades by becoming a registered representative of the New York Stock Exchange.
She started her business career with a B.S. in Business Administration at UC Berkley and an MS in Education at USC. She quickly moved on to successfully study for the NYSE and National Association of Securities Dealers test. As a...
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By Jen Krail
Fairway Clubhouse will have photos taken by Seabreeze resident, Jack Iskin, on display. This display represents his joy of photography over the last 20 years in medias encompassing film, Polaroid manipulation and digital. Any residents interested in purchasing one of his photos may do so by calling him at 6507. All proceeds will benefit the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society.
Resident Bunny Anderson of Brookside has some of her fabulous collection of bunnies at the Lakeside Clubhouse display cases. She is showing some of her favorites from a bigger collection of bunnies she brought to La Costa Glen. Her first...