Despite a vandalized Turtle Lake Golf Course on Feb. 23, the LW Men’s Golf Club tournament proceeded, with 57 golfers vying for best net score, plus four circle holes (shots within a 5-foot circle are rewarded) and two closestto- the-pin challenges on par-3 holes. The morning’s weather at the 1,658-yard, par-54 course started out sunny and cool, but the strong, gusty winds may have affected play,

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. Feb. 14: First place:

John Burns won the final table at the Poker Club Tournament on Feb. 19. Burns, an LW resident for nine months, works as a tax consultant; in addition to poker, his hobbies include Jiu Jitsu. He beat Bill Clawson with a winning hand of JJJ28. Burns had hole cards of J2 compared to Clawson’s hole cards of A7. The other finalists at final table were John Vento and Jon Jones. The promotional hand

On Feb. 22, 43 cribbage players celebrated Margaret Smith’s birthday with cake and ice cream served by Smith and Sharon Rutigliano. At the end of play, Irvene Bernstein came in first place with a score of 845. Alma Zamzow placed second with 832, Sam Ray placed third with 830, and Ruth Bonnema and Bob Ide tied for fourth with 828. The Cribbage Club officers for 2022 are Terry Thrift, president;

On Feb. 18, 12 men and one woman of the LW Golf League challenged Santa Ana’s par-70, 5,600-yard Riverview Golf Course. With the Santa Ana River running down the middle of the course, numerous dramatic elevation changes, large sand traps and narrow fairways, this course is very challenging. Though it was cold at the 7 a.m. tee time, the sun was out early and the temperature rose to nearly 70

The LW Scrabble Club met during all four Wednesdays in February. The members recorded 45 scores above 300 (including seven above 400) and 31 bingos (i.e., the use of all seven tiles in one turn). Larry Edgar had the most scores above 300. He did so 11 times, including a high of 432, and recorded seven bingos. Diane Seeger and Bob Ruderman each posted 10 scores higher than 300. Seeger had three

Saturday, March 12, from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The club will follow all precautions and guidelines to stay safe and healthy; it’s first-come-firstserve with limited attendees. For more information, contact Anna Derby at (562) 301-- 5339.