Sports Scoreboard
Fun Time Pinochle Club winners Aug. 1: Sal LaScala, 11,420; Nancy Wheeler, 11,390; Tony Dodero, 10,820; Gene Smith, 10,670. 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 Aug.1: Pauline Fitzsimons, Jan Craven, Ardelle Roe. 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 30: Richard Van Wasshnova, 12,430; Cynthia Choate, 11,420; Bobbie Olsen, 11,210; Amy Kasuyama, 10,610. 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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Burning Tree Duplicate Bridge Club winners July 30: N/S: Ted Wieber and Joan Wieber. E/W: Gary Paugh. and John Tschirki. Winners July 29: N/S: Phillipe Varda-Judy C. Johnson. E/W: Jeanette Estill-Marilyn McClintock. Games begin at 12:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays in Clubhouse 1. Players should arrive by 12:15. Reservations should be made by calling Betty Scharf at 795-0356. Directors are Bud Parish and Emma Trepinski.
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Leisure World Duplicate Bridge Club overall winners in a 17-table game July 28: First in Strat A: Larry Topper-Thad Mikola; second in Strat A, first in Strats B and C: Ron and Gene Yaffee; third in Strat A, second in Strats B and C: Winnie Warga-John Hagman; fourth in Strat A: Marilyn McClintock-Jeanette Estill; fifth in Strat A: Verna Becker-Dorothy Favre; sixth in Strat A: Gary Paugh-Chie Wickham; third in Strat B: Christine Frumen-Stan Blitz; tied for fourth place in Strat B: Roger Farmer-Dixie Albright and Judy Mathias-Miriam Kelley (also third in Strat C); sixth in Strat B, fourth in Strat C: Lynn Danielson-William Dilks. Overall winners in a 16-table game July 25: First in Strat A: Joan Tschirki-Bill Linskey; second in Strat A, first in Strat B: Judy Carter-Johnson-Rob Preece; third in Strat A, second in Strat B, first in Strat C: Ellen Kice-Cookie Pham; fourth in Strat A: Marilyn McClintock-Fern Dunbar; tied for fifth in Strat A and tied for third in Strat B: Peggi Spring-Monica Gettis and Ron and Gene Yaffee (also second in Strat C); fifth in Strat C: Cooie Dampman-George Alemshah; third in Strat C: Alan Olschwang-Chie Wickham. 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 28: Grace Buster, 12,810; Jim Kaspar, 12,520; Bert Sellers, 10,930; Julia Troise, 10,840. The club meets Thursdays, noon-4 p.m. in Clubhouse 1. For more information, call Peggy Kaspar, 799-0433.
Leisure Leggers
The Leisure Leggers Walking and Running Club will celebrate it’s 15-year anniversary with a gala party from 4-8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13, in Clubhouse 3, Room 2.
The program will feature appetizers, drinks, dinner and live music for dancing by the popular band Deuce Coupe.
Members will play music from the 50s and 60s, including some hits from the Beach Boys.
To attend, (casual dress) call Jeanne Pontac at (714) 474-9405 by Aug. 8. Space is limited.
In 2001, Mutual 10 resident Tom Pontac had a vision to encourage other residents to cultivate a healthy lifestyle and camaraderie by meeting Mondays for a walk/jog/run around LW.
Since then, individual Leggers have trained and competed in 5K races in Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Cypress, Long Beach, the Race For the Cure, and the Summer and Winter Solstice.
Some went on to compete in marathons (26.2 miles) in Long Beach, Los Angeles, Athens, Greece’ Great Wall of China (10K), St. George, Utah; New York, Chicago, Alaska, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and New Orleans.
Tom and his wife, Jeanne, have completed more than 350 marathons and longer trail runs in New York, Boston, London, Paris, Ireland and Vancouver Island, British Colombia.
To join the club (dues are still 99 cents a year), meet at 7:30 a.m. Mondays in Clubhouse 6 during the summer months
Cribbage Club
Walter Johnson came close to a perfect score with an 842 to finish first in Cribbage Club play on July 26 at Clubhouse 1. A perfect score is 847.
Johnson was followed in scoring by Marcy Locy, 836; Dorothy Geisler, 835; and Wanda Bemben, 833.
Bemben celebrated her belated birthday by treating members to snacks.
Bemben and Margaret Smith served.
Pauline Fitzsimons added a can of assorted nuts.
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 make arrangements for lessons.
Bowling Club
The Leisure World Bowling Club needs players for the new season that begins Sept. 13 at Westminster Lanes. Three-person co-ed teams require players with a handicap that is 90 percent of 200. Each team can have one senior (55) non-resident. This year, more prize money will be added.
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.
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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The solution to this week’ puzzle: Bishop g5. The white Bishop moves from h4 to g5. Any answer by black, the white’s next move is check mates
Scrabble Club
Flo Thompson has been hard to beat since assuming the presidency of the Leisure World Scrabble Club earlier this year.
In July, she had scores of 363, 350, and 353. She had two bingo games (using all seven tiles in one turn) with the words “ladders” and “swelter.”
Larry Edgar missed a week but still waged a close scoring race with Thompson. He posted high scores of 352, 359, 396 and 363. His bingo words were “damning” and “glitters.”
Not far behind was Maria Giegerich with scores of 365 and 360 and bingo word “serials.” Wanda Bemben scored a bingo with “frigate,” and Zoe Pickell had a 375.
Everyone enjoyed the afternoons of socializing and challenging competition.
Those who play Scrabble and enjoy healthy mental exercise are invited to attend Wednesdays in Clubhouse 3, Room 5.
Three sessions of one-on-one play starts at 1,2 and 3 p.m.
An early arrival is advised to get familiar with the club’s style of play and review the rules.
For more information, call Flo Nesland at 598-1384.
Shuffleboard Club
The Shuffleboard Club is holding practices are at 2 p.m. on Mondays and 10 a.m. on Wednesdays at the courts behind Clubhouse 1.
Teams are forming that will compete in league play that begins on Sept. 9.
To join, call Liz Meripol at 537-0318.
Some training is required to play in the league.
Women’s Golf Club
A full field of 60 members of the Women’s Golf Club played for low gross, low net and chip-ins on July 26 at the Leisure World course.
Flight winners:
Flight A: Low gross: Mary Greig, 28. Low net: Helen Yoon, 24. Chip-in/hole:Yvonne Yim, 6; Sun Lee, 5.
Flight B: Low gross: Jane Song, 30. Low net: Tie between Marilyn Hewitt and Sadie Oh, 25. Chip-in/hole: Melinda Lee, 3, 7. Laura Garcia, 6.
Flight C: Low gross: Judy Kim, 32. Low net: Jane Legus, 25. Chip-in/hole: Jane Legus, 2.
Flight D: Low gross: Evelyn Scherber, 34. Low net: Kathy Gupton, 24. Chip-in/hole: Barbara Bertoldi, 9; Lottie Dolby, 6.
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Congratulations to member Maggie Howe, who celebrated her 90th birthday by treating other members with a decorated cake.
Pickleball
Nick Arico, ambassador of Torrance, USA Pickleball Association, will conduct a pickleball workshop for residents from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Aug. 7 in Clubhouse 1.
He will demonstrate serving fundamentals, proper forehand technique, executing a good backhand, playing at the non-volley (kitchen) line, and the basics of dinking and lobbing.
Arico will also work with people on common mistakes while volleying, foot faultsº and most importantly, moving up to the net.
Arico worked with LWers in a previous visit by making suggestions to improve their play.
Pickleball, one of the fastest-growing sports in North America, is played from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. every Sunday in Clubhouse 1.
The game is played on a badminton size court, with a net at tennis height.
Oversized table tennis paddles are used along with a perforated plastic ball similar to a wiffle ball.
The first player or team to reach 11 points wins the game. A player can only score points on his or her serve.
Monday Golf
Jim Dickerson, longtime member of the Monday group, won the first flight with a nifty 64 at the weekly round on June 25 at the local course.
Ron Jackson and Bruce Anderson tied for second place with matching 66s. Anderson was also closest to the pin on the ninth hole.
Tied for third were Ron Jackson and Bill McKusky with 67s. McKusky had a birdie and the fewest putts, 30.
Rick Lenger had two birds and Gary Stivers collected one. Stivers was also closest to the flag at the second hole.
Lowell Goltra carded a 65 to nip Bill Zurn by one stroke to win the second flight. Zurn also had the fewest putts.
For schedules and details about how to play Monday or Friday, call McKusky at 506-8618.