The usual Pechanga Reunion breakfast is a cup of coffee and a Costco muffin in the clubhouse, with Balz the elder leading the story-telling. But one morning midweek, guests were treated to a breakfast buffet like no other. The cornucopia included little sausages and shrimps, fresh veggies, bagels and burger sliders – all meant to be served on a skewer stuck inside of a Bloody Mary. Thanks Jack!
This year’s tour of Temecula’s now famous wineries was bigger and better than ever. So many signed up for the adventure that two trollies were needed to haul the crowd out to the vineyards. A subdued group was loaded onto the open-air vehicles at the Pechanga clubhouse in the morning. But it was obvious that they had barrels of fun visiting the four wineries on the tour when the boisterous bunch returned that afternoon. Of course, with this cluster of seniority, everything quieted down within minutes as everyone headed to their RV’s for a siesta before dinner.
The Thursday night visit to the casino buffet has been permanently replaced with the Magas’ Martini Contest and Potluck. Just before sundown, the tables started to fill with trays of tiny martini glasses and platters of finger food. But who really needed the food with the variety of martinis served. You could clear your pallet with a Lavender Lemon Drop as an appetizer, followed by the sweet and spicy Habanero Passion Fruit cocktail as your main course. And of course you’d need to save room for the Chocolate Almond Marshmallow martini for desert.
Tim Larson was up to his shenanigans again out on the golf course. No, he didn’t catch another flying fish or get arrested for . . . what did he get arrested for that time?!? This year he came back to the clubhouse claiming that he shot a hole-in-one! But his only witnesses were two A/O’s and a paramedic – so nobody believed him.
By Dave Wagner