Those who would like to play a fun and friendly game of Texas Hold ‘Em for a $5 buy-in should make plans to play on Saturday, March 7, with the Tournament Poker Club in Clubhouse 6. Regular tournaments are on the first three Saturdays of every month and start with registration at 10 a.m. Cards are in the air at 10:30. There is no late seating. This has become even more important in the last few

The Leisure World Pickleball Club encourages residents to take up the sport of pickleball. Instructors give free lessons every Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. The first Wednesday of each month is especially designed for new players. Basic strokes are introduced, and new players begin to learn drills. The Golden Age Foundation generously awarded the club funds to purchase a ball machine and related

Velvetones and Vinyl Rock dances to allow people to fill out surveys in person. Responses will be kept anonymous. For more information, email the researchers at doreen.shanahan@ pepperdine.edu or jillian. alderman@pepperdine.edu.

The Shuffleboard Club’s Valentine’s potluck held on Feb. 13 was considered a success with 52 members and guests in attendance. Members contributed main dishes, side dishes and desserts. They were generous in purchasing opportunity tickets. Opportunity drawing items included cash, handmade wooden hearts by member Rod Osgood, hand-painted rocks and refrigerator magnets by member Fred Carpenter,

GUYS AND GALS TOURNAMENT A bright winter morning greeted 55 golfers of the Guys and Gals Golf Tournament on Feb. 18 at the Turtle Lake Golf Course. The tournament was sponsored by Primary Care Associates of CA in Cypress, with Network Development Specialist Emanuel Alvarez paying for each player’s entry fee and providing coffee, doughnuts, candy and golf balls to the players. Alton Smith Jr.

The Cribbage Club meets every Tuesday in Clubhouse 1 at noon. Refreshments are served from noon-12:15, and anyone arriving by 12:15 will be assured a place to play. Each player pays $1 to play and those finishing in the top four scores are awarded prize money the following week. Yearly dues are $5, which are currently being collecting. Alma Zamzow provided cake and ice cream on Feb. 17 in celebration

plastic or brown paper bags. • There will be no chairs for people to sit at the event, and no line will be allowed. •Magazines or newspapers will not be accepted. The shredding service program is sponsored by the GAF to help the community dispose of their personal information safely and securely. —Anna Derby The GAF is not affiliated with the GRF in any way.

FIRE SAFETY On Feb. 8 around 5:35 p.m., an unattended barbecue grill caught fire on a Mutual 15 patio, damaging a storage closet, nearby walls and the unit’s patio roof. Four fire engines reported to the scene and suppressed the fire. No injuries were reported. The owner of the barbecue uses it to grill steaks, according to a Security report. On Feb. 8, the resident put something on