••• • The obituaries deadline is Monday at 4 p.m., prior to the desired Thursday publication date. Obituaries that are received later than Monday will go in the following week’s issue. •Email obituary notices to laurieb@ lwsb. com with photos attached as jpg files. • The first 250 words, plus one picture, is free to publish in the newspaper; each additional word is

The Leisure World Pinochle Club has canceled meetings until further notice. The following are recent winners: Aug. 5: First place: Marilyn Allred, 12,650; second: Antonia Zupancich, 12,300; third: Ruth Bonnema, 11,030; fourth: Bev Adams, 10,710. Aug. 7: First place: Keith Clausen, 11,950; second: Joan Taylor, 10,200; third: Curt Rogers, 10,170; fourth, Marge Dodero, 10,070. Aug. 9: First place:

The winners at the Aug. 13 meeting of the Yahtzee Club were Nancy Hayes (most yahtzees), Pat Wilson (highest total scores) and Kathy Rose (door prize). The Yahtzee Club meets on Fridays from 12:30-4 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 6. The cost to play is $2 per meeting, which goes toward seven prizes at the end of the game. Each member should bring a beverage in a spill-proof, clearly labeled container.

The Leisure World Scrabble Club met on Aug. 4 and 18. Former club member Bob Ruderman returned and led the scoring with five games over 300. He had five “bingos” (i.e., the use of all seven tiles in one play), one of which represented a club record for the longest word; he added onto a two-letter word to make the nine-letter word “minister.” His high score that day was 426. Diane Seeger

On Aug. 17, 49 members of the Leisure World Women’s Golf Club competed for low gross, low net and fewest putts. The winners were: A Flight: Low gross: Zoe Pickell, 28; low net: Jane Song, 24; fewest puts: tie between Song and Devora Kim, 10. B Flight: Low gross: San An, 28; low net: Judy Kim, 21; fewest putts: Kim, 8. C Flight: Low gross: Sue Elliott, 33; low net: Neva Senske, 24; fewest

On Aug. 18, the Leisure World Guys & Gals Tournament was played at the Turtle Lake Golf Course. Three flights of oneman- and-one-woman teams participated for best net scores, four circle holes (within a 5-foot circle), and two closest-to-the-pin challenges. This week, only two of the rounds were in excess of net 10 below par, with one round at net 11 under par. This is substantially less than

Friends of the Leisure World Library Bookstore will host a big book sale Sept. 9-10 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Shoppers need to bring their own bag(s); for $2 per bag, they can fill them with any books from inside the store—hardbacks, paperbacks, children’s books, coffee table books, nonfiction, books on CD, etc. Masks are required. The number of customers inside the store will be limited as necessary.