The Leisure World Scrabble Club met on the first four Wednesdays in August. The members combined for 53 scores of 300 or higher and 27 “bingos.” (A bingo is the use of all seven tiles in one move.) Larry Edgar led with 12 scores of 300 or above. His best was a 432. He had one bingo. Diane Seeger topped 300 11 times. She had five bingos and a high score of 392. Bob Ruderman exceeded 300

Local writer will give talk at library Sept. 9 The Leisure World Library is rounding out its 2022Author-Speak series with a presentation by Michael McGrorty on Friday, Sept. 9 at 11 a.m. at Veterans Plaza next to the library. McGrorty has been many things: a private eye, a librarian, a federal investigator and an author. He’s known for his popular writings on the social media platform Nextdoor.

NEW CLUB The new Country Gospel Strings Club is looking for members. The first meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 7, in Clubhouse 3, Room 3, from 1-3:30 p.m. LW residents who enjoy singing gospel music but do not play a musical instrument or do play an instrument and enjoy group singing and strumming (guitar) are invited to the meeting. Both levels of participation are enthusiastically

The Stamp & Collectibles Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, in Clubhouse 3, Room 9. People are invited to bring items from their collections to show and discuss. Club members collect stamps, postcards, historic newspapers, rare books, vintage toys, or any other items of interest. The members meet to discuss their collections and perhaps discover new information about something

Everyone is welcome to attend the monthly Dancers & Mixers dance on Tuesday, Sept. 6, in Clubhouse 4, from 7-9 p.m. A variety of live dance music will be provided by Linda Herman, with some line dancing and a mixer. Partners or dancing skills are not required. Residents are invited to bring their favorite beverage and snacks and enjoy an evening with friends. Dancers & Mixers club was