The LW Combined Party Bridge Club will gather on Nov. 5 and Nov. 12 in Clubhouse 1. Tables will be available starting at 12:15 p.m., with play starting at 12:30. All Leisure World residents are invited to organize a table or play with whoever is there; cards and score sheets will be provided. Lunch will not be served, but attendees can bring their own snacks and beverages. Anyone with questions

The first-place team, 4-20, extended its lead over The Fantastics to a seven-game margin by beating Break’em and Make’em by 10-3. Glen Everson won six games, and teammate Bob Barnum, who took first place in the Mano-a-Mano Tournament, won all seven of his matches. The team won all of its doubles matches and lost only three singles. Go for Broke defeated Hot Stix by a score of 8-5. Go for

Halloween favorite “Monster Mash” was both David Noble’s and Karen Morris’ selection at Oct. 27’s karaoke party. The song was among those performed by 30 entertainers while folks ate hot dogs and ice cream. Erika Greenwood was joined by a special guest, her son Lt. Col. Dan Edwin, who just retired from the Air Force after 30 years. Mother and son both have good voices and enjoy singing.

This week’s puzzle is checkmate in three moves. White moves first; any answer by Black, and White’s third move is checkmate. The solution to this week’s puzzle: The first move is Ne6. The White knight moves from g7 to e6, then Black king to e8, followed by White queen to f8 and Black knight to f7. The next move by White is checkmate. The Chess Club meets under the umbrella behind Clubhouse