Meetings for the Atherton Ward are held at 6500 E. Atherton St., Long Beach. Sacrament service is held every Sunday at 9 a.m. This is followed in the second hour by Sunday School on the first and third Sundays; Relief Society and Elders Quorum meetings on the second and fourth Sundays. Primary classes for children are held every Sunday during the second hour. Members who are unable to attend Sacrament

LW Baptist’s theme for Communion Sunday in Clubhouse 4 is “Everybody Ought to Know Who Jesus Is.” The sermon for this week is about how Africa got the gospel. The choir will sing accompanied by a grand piano. The men’s Bible fellowship group will meet on Monday to discuss the book of Judges and reflect on why God’s salvation may at first appear unlikely. The Wednesday Energizers group

Athens, formally Cal-Met, was awarded the contract. A bidder’s conference was attended by a total of five vendors. Athens was the only company to submit a bid, largely due to the unique bins used in the community (which the company owns after buying out Cal-Met). The cost per month will be $10.79, up from $9.79, with a total cost per month of $71,300.32, up from $64,690. The contract also includes

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Join bingo players every Sunday afternoon in Clubhouse 2. The buy-in line opens at 1 p.m. and costs $5, with additional cards at $1 each. Calling begins at 1:30 p.m. sharp. After prizes are distributed, all proceeds support Leisure World charitable organizations, benefiting the community’s residents and veterans.

The final game of the 2021-22 Shuffleboard League was played at the Clubhouse 1 courts on May 20. After a spirited contest, the Hot Shots snuck by the Sliders 11-7. The Shufflers were one game behind in league play and came in second, with the Sliders landing in third. The Shuffleboard Club congratulates Hot Shots Capt. Carrie Kistner and her team. Instead of the usual 32-game season, there were

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 recent games. May 12: First place: Marilyn

Author and LW resident Dave Silva will discuss his book “Searching for Utopia” on Friday, June 3, at 11 a.m. at Veterans Plaza. The event is part of the LW Library’s monthly AuthorSpeak series. Through the prescient lens of science-fiction, “Searching for Utopia” examines problems past and present that must be overcome if humanity is to protect the planet and establish a brighter tomorrow.