Pinochle Club
Pinochle is played in Clubhouse 1 every Monday, Thursday and Saturday. The warmup game starts at 11:30 a.m., with the regular game beginning at 12:30 p.m. The club provides cards, score cards, pens, tablets and other equipment. It costs $2 per person to play, and the top four scorers of each day win cash prizes. The following are the winning scores from the game on Aug. 11: Bobbie Olsen, first place, 12,210; Diana Lambert, second, 11,870; Julia Troise, third, 11,740; and Marilyn Allred, fourth, 11,720.
Aug. 13 winners were Chung He Scharschmidt, first place, 11,970; Ruth Bonnema, second, 9,990; Peggy Kasper, third, 9,260; and Julia Troise, fourth, 9,150.
Aug. 15 winners were Marilyn Allred, first place, 11,530; Charlotte Westcott, second, 11,110; Angelique Perkins, third, 10,660; and Don Walton, fourth, 10,610. Lessons to learn how to play or to brush up on the game are available by appointment. Call Marilyn Allred at (562) 296-5248 or Marjorie Dodero at (562) 430-5828 for more information. Anyone interested in playing pinochle should call Marge Dodero at (310) 968-9509.
—Marge Dodero