The first Leisure World Men’s Golf Club Tournament of the month was held on July 13. Three groups of three flights of variously skilled golfers vied for best net scores (gross score minus handicap), plus two circle holes (shots within a 5-foot radius are rewarded) and two closest to the pin challenges. The Turtle Lake Golf Course is a 1,658-yard, 18-hole, par-54 course that tests all who play.

The Bocce Ball Club currently has player openings for the summer league that begins on Saturday, July 30. Openings are available on Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons. Those who are interested in a fun, social, low-impact sport, should give Bocce Ball a try. For more information, or to schedule a personal lesson, call Laura Garcia at (562) 230-5302. –Laura Garcia

Registration now is open on a first-come, first-serve basis for the Leisure World Pool Club’s fall season weekly pool league. League play will begin on Monday, Sept. 12, at 6 p.m. in Clubhouse 2 through December. Prior to start of the season, players will be assigned an “A,” “B”’ or “C” ranking based on number of the previous season’s single game wins. Anyone new to league play

On July 8, 16 golfers of the Leisure World Golf League contested in two flights the 5,600-yard, par-70 Riverview Golf Course in Santa Ana. It was pleasant but overcast at the start of the round. The course has been well maintained with tees, fairways and greens in very good condition. Riverview runs down the middle of the Santa Ana riverbed with many sand traps, small greens, significant elevation

CONCERNED SHAREHOLDERS GRF Safety and Emergency Coordinator, Eloy Gomez will speak at the Concerned Shareholders meeting on Thursday, July 28, at 1 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 2. Gomez is responsible for the Leisure World Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program and safety issues. CERT is responsible for educating people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their

Over a dozen Midwesterners got together and enjoyed talking about growing up in the Chicago area. They will meet again on Saturday, July 23, at noon at the tables and chairs outside Clubhouse 6 parking lot. All LWers who have lived in Midwest are welcome to join and reminisce about all things Chicago For more information about the group, call Marla Hamblin at (714) 401-9973.

Beginning Aug. 2, the American Sign Language Club will meet on Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 6. For more information, call or text Eileen C. Davis at (562) 212-9265.

Hands and Hearts United in Giving (HHUG) is a small, local nonprofit dedicated to helping the homeless in the Orange County community. HHUG accepts donations of clean used towels, new, unopened travel-sized shampoo, soap, lotion and disposable razors, plus new socks and new underwear for men and women. Donations are delivered to the Long Beach Beach Multi-Service Center, which provides a variety

players and substitutes must be members of the club. Annual club dues is $10 and will be carried forward through renewal date of Nov. 1, and into fall 2023. Entry fee is $20 for the fall season pool league, which includes winner payouts and an end of the season sweepstakes and dinner night. To RSVP a spot in the fall pool league, call or text club secretary and treasurer Eunis “WildFire!”