The Leisure World Scrabble Club met on all four Wednesdays in January. The members posted 46 scores above 300 and 24 bingos (i.e., the use of all seven tiles in one move). Diane Seeger scored above 300 nine times, partly thanks to five bingos; her high score was 396. Larry Edgar also had nine scores above 300; he counted four bingos, and his best game scored 398. Suthy Chhoeuy posted eight

On Jan. 25, 46 members of the Cribbage Club gathered to play in Clubhouse 1. Dave LaCascia and Myrna Baker tied for first place with a score of 826, while second place went to Linda Smith with 825. Bea Lissow finished in third place with 824, and Joe DiDonato took fourth place with 822. Jorge Moy lost all seven games. Play begins at 12:30 p.m. every Tuesday. Dues for 2022 are $5. Anyone interested

Pinochle not only keeps the mind active, but also allows for socializing, as players converse and laugh with tablemates while arranging the 19 cards in their hand or bidding. Joan Taylor, officer at large, will teach pinochle classes every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. starting Feb. 10. Anyone who wants to learn the game or brush up on their skills should call Taylor at (562) 240-5416 for more details.

tree in Israel for any occasion can contact Michele Vallens at (562) 230-7464 for more information. Those who need to be added to the yahrzeit list should call Lisa Brass at (562) 794-9090 by Wednesday, Feb. 9, so she can inform the clergy. Those who need to be added or removed from the misheberach list should call Darlene Rose at (562) 347-8088 by Wednesday, so she can inform the clergy.

At the Jan. 24 LW Bridge game, sitting in the north/south seats were Alan Olschwang and Ken Miller with a 63 percent game. Sitting in the east/west seats were Jeanette Estill and Diane Schmitz with a 67 percent game. Beginning today, Feb. 3, American Contact Bridge League-sanctioned games are played in Clubhouse 1 on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays. Check in begins at 11:45 a.m., and the game

The Leisure World Library has received tax booklets from the State of California for processing your own 2021 state taxes. People are welcome to stop by the library to pick up a 540 booklet. Federal tax forms have not yet been received, but they are expected to start arriving over the next couple of weeks. Library staffers are not tax professionals and cannot offer any advice or help with tax

The OC Fair announced two more acts coming to its Pacific Amphitheatre this summer, including Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons July 22 and country star Brett Eldredge July 29. Tickets to see Valli are $40-$75 and are $50-$90 for Eldredge. Both shows are happening during the official fair season, running July 15-Aug. 14, and include admission to the OC Fair. Over in The Hangar, Dead Man’s

The Copy and Supply Center in Building 5 next to the Security Decal Office, offers copy, notary and passport photo services to residents for a nominal fee. Copy service costs 13 cents per color page; 8 cents, black-andwhite; passport photos, $10 for two photos; and notary, $15 per signature (by appointment only). For more information, call Copy & Supply at (562) 431-6586, ext. 345.

Traditionally, residents experiencing an issue were able to contact their Mutual director, who would then contact the appropriate department and facilitate timely service. Now, Mutual 15 residents are required to call a hotline where they are asked to leave a message and wait for a response. The hotline system, which may be easier for the directors, is very inconvenient for me. Those who are hold

CSULB Business students offer free tax prep College of Business students from California State University, Long Beach, are providing free virtual tax preparation assistance to families who make $58,000 or less, low-income students, the elderly, nonresidents and individuals with limited English proficiency. All volunteer students are certified by the IRS. The free service is part of the