Sports Scoreboard Fun Time Pinochle Club winners July 25: Amy Kasuyama, 10,070; Joe Jim Dix, 10,060; Julia Troise, 9,700; Diana Lambert, 9,250. Games are played from noon-4 p.m. Mondays in Clubhouse 1. For more information, call Peggy Kaspar at 799-0433.
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Monday Bridge Club winners July 25: Jan Craven, Ben Watada, Mary Sullivan. Games begin at noon in Clubhouse 1. All bridge players are invited and should arrive between 11:45-noon, with or without a partner. For more information, call Mary Nell Clark, 296-8570.
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Jolly Time Pinochle Club winners from July 23: Joe Capra, 12,910; Irene Perkins, 12,140; Oscar Moya, 11,580; Marilyn Allred, 11,140. Games are played from noon-4 p.m. on Saturdays in Clubhouse 1. For more information, call Peggy Kaspar at 799-0433.
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NSaturday Social Bunco Night winners July 23: Most buncos: Bet Morgan. Most wins: Jackie Walters. Most babies:Doris Dack. Most losses: Tie between Rose Marie Sprague and Mary Milhone. Door prize winner: Kathy Rose. The next meeting is Aug.13 in the Clubhouse 3 Lobby. Signups begin at 12:15 p.m. Due to the demand for tables, a 12:30 p.m. arrival is advised. Play begins at 1 p.m. The club meets the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. For more information, call Doris Dack, president, (714) 356-0446.
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Leisure World Duplicate Bridge Club winners July 21: N/S: First in Strat A: Eileen Nelson-Bill Linskey; second in Strat A: Fern Dunbar-Janet Wagner; third in Strat A: Betty Jackson-Fay Beckerman; fourth in Strat A: Larry Slutsky-Verna Baccus; fifth in Strat A, first in Strat B and C: Midge Dunagan-Mark Singer; sixth in Strat A: Eileen Kotecki-Christine Frumen; second in Strat B and C: Alan Olschwang-Jim Kaping; third in Strat B: Sharon Beran-Richard Norris. E/W: Tied for first place in Strat A: Joan Tschirki-Gary Paugh and Thad Mikols-Larry Topper; third in Strat A: Marilyn McClintock-Jeanette Estill; fourth in Strat A: Dorothy Favre-Simone Chottin; fifth in Strat A, first in Strat B: Howard Smith-Joyce Henderson; sixth in Strat A, second in Strat B, first in Strat C: Betty Scharf-Cookie Pham; third in Strat B, second in Strat C: Ellen Goodwin-Virginia Buccella; fourth in Strat B: Dixie Albright-Roger Farmer. Overall winners in a two-section, 17-1/2 table game July 18: First in Strats A and B: Simone Chottin-Philippe Varda; second in Strat A: Larry Slutsky-Bill Linskey; third in Strat A: Verna Baccus-Verna Burns; fourth in Strat A, second in Strat B and first in Strat C: Ernie Ross-Roy Tomooka; fifth in Strat A: Diane Sachs-Hank Dunbar; sixth in Strat A, third in Strat B, second in Strat C: Sue Boswell-Paul Chen; fourth in Strat B, third in Strat C: Ron Yaffee-Richard Norris; fifth in Strat B: Dolores Backlund-Robert Goodman; sixth in Strat B: Midge Dunagan-Lynn Danielson; fourth in Strat C: Chie Wickham-Sue McHale. Games are played Mondays and Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. in the Clubhouse 3 Lobby. Players should arrive by 12:15 to confirm reservations or by noon without a reservation or a partner (every effort will be made to find one). To make or cancel a reservation for Mondays call Midge Dunagan at 594-9698, for Thursdays call Cookie Pham at 431-6453. To cancel a reservation on game day or to report late, call 481-7368 between noon-1p.m.
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Friendly Pinochle Club winners July 21: Alma Zamzow, 11,590; John Loasby, 11,280; Bobbie Olsen, 10,920; Marie Parrent, 10,790. The club meets Thursdays, noon-4 p.m. in Clubhouse 1. For more information, call Peggy Kaspar, 799-0433.
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Burning Tree Duplicate Bridge Club winners July 16: N/S: Kar-Lee Nelson-Chie Wickham. E/W: Joyce Henderson-Howard Smith. Winners July 15: N/S: Bob Mault-George Alamashah. E/W: Sharon Appel and Al Appel. Games begin at 12:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays in Clubhouse 1. Players should arrive by 12:15. Reservations and cancellations should be made by calling Betty Scharf at 795-0356. Directors are Bud Parish and Emma Trepinski. Players should park only across Golden Rain Road by the golf course or along Clubhouse 1.
Table Tennis Club
Shin Chee Chung and Susan Dodson finished in first place and Gregory Black and Linda Joo tied for second in the Table Tennis Club’s first mixed player marathon.
A field of 35 players competed for nearly two hours, playing almost 100 individual 11-point games on four tables.
The top winners won gift cards to In-‘N-Out Burger. Others won participation prizes.
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An in-house tournament will begin at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3. Sign-ups are still being taken.
It will be singles and doubles play in five divisions.
Prizes will be awarded.
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The club is grateful to Executive Director Randy Ankeny, GRF President Carole Damoci and members of the Recreation Committee for supporting the club’s request for three new tables to replace those purchased in 2003.
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The club is taking pre-orders for new club polo shirts with the logo. The cost is $15. Sign-ups are in the table tennis area.
For more information about club events call Susan Dodson at 592-8911 or Wendy Wu at (714) 366-0940
Friday Golf
Bill McKusky and Bruce Anderson tied for first place with net scores of 70 in Friday Group play on July 22 the Willowick course.
McKusky also had two closest-to-the pin victories and two birds. The co-winners were followed by Dave Lacascia, 73; Merle McGee, 73 and Jim Dickerson.
Newcomer Bill Zurn won the second flight with net 70, followed by Lowell Goltra and Mauricio Rivero,
Since no birds were made in the second flight, a playoff is scheduled Friday at Baker.
Monday Golf
Bruce Anderson, a relative newcomer to Monday Golf, ran roughshod over the first flight in play on July 18 at Willowick.
He shot an impressive 63, winning by an incredible nine strokes. Rick Lenger followed in second place with a 72, two birdies, a tie with Fujio Norihiro for closest-to-the pin on the seventh hole and lowest putts in the flight with 27.
Bill McKusky was third with 75 and two birds. Paul Cose followed with a 76 and Merle McGee carded a 79 and was closest to the flag on the 16th hole.
Jim Dickerson also had a birdie.
Newcomer Bill Zurn won the second flight with a 75 and had the lowest putts, 36. Lowell Goltra was second with a 79.
For details about how to play in the Monday or Friday competitions, call McKusky at 506-8618.
Chess Club
This week’s puzzle: White moves first and for any answer by black, the white’s next move is checkmate.
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Chess partners are available in Leisure World when the Chess Club meets from 2-8 p.m. on Fridays in Clubhouse 3, Room 7. Beginners are welcome for free lessons.
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Solution to this week’s puzzle: Knight c1. The white knight moves from d3 to c1. Any answer by black, the white’s next move is check mate.
Monday Golf
Bruce Anderson, a relative newcomer to Monday Golf, ran roughshod over the first flight in play on July 18 at Willowick.
He shot an impressive 63, winning by an incredible nine strokes. Rick Lenger followed in second place with a 72, two birdies, a tie with Fujio Norihiro for closest-to-the pin on the seventh hole and lowest putts in the flight with 27.
Bill McKusky was third with 75 and two birds. Paul Cose followed with a 76 and Merle McGee carded a 79 and was closest to the flag on the 16th hole.
Jim Dickerson also had a birdie.
Newcomer Bill Zurn won the second flight with a 75 and had the lowest putts, 36. Lowell Goltra was second with a 79.
For details about how to play in the Monday or Friday competitions, call McKusky at 506-8618
Guys, Gals Golf
Forty couples survived a warm, humid day at the local course on July 20 to play in the monthly Guys and Gals tournament.
Highlight of the day was a hole-in-one by Jae H. Lee on the eighth hole. He shared closest-to-the pin honors on the same hole with Mary Ann Moore.
Jay Kim and Susie Kim won closest-to-the pin prizes on 17.
Young and Hae Lee won the A flight with an impressive 14-under par net score of 40.
Rick Lenger and Gee Gee Kwak finished second at 45, followed by Jay and Myung Kim, Alan Sewell and Mary Ann Moore and Chang and Soo Choi, all tied at 47.
Merle McGee and Yasmin Merali won the B flight with a net 41. They were followed by Steven and Judy Roe and Jae and Sun Lee, tied at 44; and Paul Alloway and Ann Tran and Stan Shiroma and Helen Yoon, tied at 45.
Jim Dickerson and Laura Garcia won the C flight with a superb 12-under-par net score of 42.
Lem Jameson and Sandy Derouin were a stroke back, followed by Ned and Donna Sprow and Dennis Kotecki and Evelyn Scherber, 45; Youn and Melinda Lee and Tom Morris and Marilyn Hewitt, tied at 46 and Joe DiDonato and Sandra deDubovay, 48 and Don and Sandy Kim and Bill McKusky and Donna Cooper 49.
Shuffleboard Club
Teams are now forming that will compete in Shuffleboard Club league play on Sept. 9. To join, call Liz Meripol at 537-0318.
Practices are held at 2 p.m. on Mondays and 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the courts behind Clubhouse 1.
Mimal training is required to play in the league.
The next membership meeting will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 2.
A social hour with coffee, tea and doughnuts is planned from 9:30-10 a.m., followed by the meeting.
The last Friday of the month luncheon is planned at 11:30 a.m. on July 29 at Ruby’s Restaurant in Long Beach.
Table Tennis
Patty Wasserman of Mutual 7 came up with an amazing performance in the recent National Table Tennis Championship tournament at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Patty, formerly known as Patty-Martinez-Simons, took home a record-breaking nine medals accumulated in every match she played.
She won five gold medals, one silver and bronze.
Her gold medal wins came in over 40 singles hardbat, women’s open hardbat, open doubles with partner Dan Seemiller, women’s over 50 doubles with partner Charlene Liu and over 60 doubles.
Wasserman and Seemiller have not lost a doubles game playing together in the last three year.
Wasserman also won a silver for a second finish and a bronze for a third-place finish.
Cribbage Club
Fifty-four members of the Cribbage Club were in attendance on July 19 when Sandra Holt finished first with a score of 841. She was followed by Karl Henry, 838; Anita Smart, 837; and Patti Smith, 830.
Bea Lissow had no wins and won a consolation prize.
Bob and Helyn Edwards celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary by treating members to cake and orange swirl ice cream. Edwards and Margaret Smith served.
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In play on July 12, 67 players turned out, a larger turnout than usual.
Kathleen Morrison had the high score of 842 followed by John Loasby, 841; Margaret Smith, 837 and Ethel Freitas, 834.
Anita Smart had six games of 121 and won a consolation prize.
Members celebrated Joyce Underhill’s 90th birthday. Her two daughters prepared sandwiches, fruit, chips, cookies, ice cream and candy for members.
The club meets at noon Tuesdays in Clubhouse 1. To be assured of a table, players should arrive promptly at noon. Partners are not required.
Players usually finish by 3:30 p.m.
To learn to play or just brush up, call Patti Smith at 242-4674 and she will arrange for lessons
Bowling Club
The Leisure World Bowling Club is looking for new bowlers for the upcoming season.
Three-person co-ed teams require players with a handicap is 90 percent of 200, so it isn’t necessary to be high average bowler to have fun and compete.
The new season begins on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at Westminster Lanes. Practice begins at noon and bowling begins at 12:30 p.m.
To play on a LW team as a regular and or substitute, call Kay Montoya at 626-8318.
Tournament Poker Club
Dolien Nguyen won at the final table with a pair of nines in the Tournament Poker Club’s player seminar on July 16 in Clubhouse 6.
Jay Young was second, followed by Susan Dodson, Larry Slutsky, Jane Legus, Bill Clawson and Grace Buster.
Nguyen is a retired teacher and has lived in Mutual 9 for 15 years. She enjoys yoga and ping pong and has been a Tournament Poker Club member since its inception.
First high hand winner was Chuck Burnett with four kings and a jack. No.2 was Del Baker with four threes and a 10.
Tournament play resumes on Aug. 8 in Clubhouse 6. Check in time is 11:30 a.m.,followed by cards play at noon.
The club will host its first summer fun cookout at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, at the Clubhouse 1 barbeque area. The cost is $3 per person.
The club will provided hot dogs, hamburgers, and drinks. Members are requested to bring a side dish to share.
Games of volleyball and bocce ball will be played for prizes.
Club members, family and their guests are invited.
For more information, call Wendy Wu at (714) 366-0940.
Women’s Golf
Forty-seven members of the Leisure World Women’s Golf Club played for low gross, low net and putts on Jan 19 at the local course.
Flight winners:
Flight A: Low gross: Janice Turner, 28. Low net: Helen Yoon, 26. Putts: Tie between Ki Yang and Sun Lee, 12.
Flight B: Low gross: Mary Ann Moore, 29. Low net: Tie between Ann Tran and Judy Ro, 24. Putts: Laura Garcia, 10.
Flight C: Low gross: Joyce Basch, 33. Low net: Tie between Joan Meyer and Betty Regalado, 24. Putts/hole: Joan Meyer, 12
Flight D: Low gross: Chris Cisneros, 36. Low net: Bertha Barragan, 24. Putts/hole: Susan Abouaf, 12.