The American Latino Club will not meet in November. Members are encouraged to attend the GRF bus trip to the Museum of Latin American Art on Wednesday, Nov. 19. The club will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 3, in Clubhouse 2, from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. The country of the month will be Peru. Entertainment will be provided by Peru Baila, Peruvian folklore dancers, who will perform three regional dances:

Leisure World’s Redeemer Lutheran and St. Theodore of Canterbury Episcopal churches will host an Operation Christmas Child gift drive in the community for Samaritan’s Purse from Nov. 13-17. Beginning now, people can sign up by choosing to sponsor a boy or girl in the age range of 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14 years old. People can then fill their own shoebox (or pick one up from the church) with items

by Jane Brittingham LW contributor With only one question on the ballot on California’s special election ballot for Prop. 50, LW Democrats fought hard with canvassing, postcarding, button making, operating the hospitality booth, and being available to explain why the passage of Prop 50 was important. It was an outstanding victory. Special shout-out to Kathy Moran, who organized canvassers

by Hope Horning LW contributor America First Republican Club members continue to collect signatures to get the Voter ID Proposition Petition on the state-wide ballot in 2026. The day after the Prop. 50 Special Election, the backers of the voter ID initiative announced that a record breaking 500,000-plus signatures have been collected of the required 874,641 needed. That’s over 500,000 signatures

SHUFFLEBOARD CLUB The annual Shuffleboard Club Turkey Shoot is Wednesday, Nov. 19 at the courts from 3-5 p.m. Sign ups are available at the courts. It is suggested that participants bring finger food to share with fellow club members. Milly Larsen has been playing shuffleboard long enough that she remembers when the membership was huge. There were 10 on a league team instead of the six

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 with the Tournament Poker Club on Saturday, Nov. 15. Regular tournaments are held on the first three Saturdays of every month in Clubhouse 6 and start at 10 a.m., with coffee/treats and registration. Cards are in the air at 10:30. The club has always had a no late seating policy for

The Leisure World Scrabble Club meets every Wednesday from 1-4 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 5. The club met on the last two Wednesdays in October and on Nov. 5. There were 27 scores above 300 and 18 bingos (i.e. the use of all seven tiles in one move). Jim Schneiderman led with seven scores higher than 300 and eight bingos. His totals ranged from 350 to 390. Also, he posted a 274 in a three-way

All Leisure World women are invited to join the LW Women’s Golf Club. There are weekly nine hole tournaments and several luncheons throughout the year. There will be a women’s holiday golf luncheon with food, entertainment and fun on Tuesday, Dec. 2. See the flyer in the golf starter shack to learn more. Nov. 3 brought 31 women to the golf course for the weekly tournament. Play for the day

The Leisure World pool league concluded its ninth week of play, with just one week left in the regular season. On Nov. 2, The Renegades beat The Burners 8-5. However, The Burners are still in first place by nine games. Steve Mitchell and Paul Ivanoff each won five games for The Renegades. The Snow Bros stayed in contention by edging RDS 7-6. It was a team effort by The Snow Bros, with Gary Snow,

The Leisure World Duplicate Bridge Club meets on Mondays and Fridays in Clubhouse 1 at 12:30 p.m. Reservations can be made at any game using the sign-up sheets. Players can call Linda Nye at 562-453-6678 or email her at yuelingnye@yahoo.com no later than 10 a.m. on game day. Arrive by 12:15 to confirm reservations. Oct. 27 winners (seven tables): North/South: Larry Topper and That Mikols (58%);