05 January 2022

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Community Karaoke

Community Karaoke


Despite the rain, 14 karaoke singers were excited to sing on Dec. 29. In fact, “Singing in the Rain” and other precipitationthemed songs were chosen by Don Sunday, Bev Adams, Essie Hicks and Bob Barnum. Rick Riley and Ellen Brannigan had fun with Grandpa Jones’ banjo-playing hit “Mountain Dew.” And both Richard Yokomi and Bob Barnum paid tribute to Walter St. Clair, a popular, longtime

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Art League welcomes Dana  Point artist Carolyn Machado

Art League welcomes Dana Point artist Carolyn Machado


Dana Point-based mixedmedia artist Carolyn Machado will be the guest at the Art League meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m. in Clubhouse 4. Art-lovers may have seen Machado’s works at the Festival of the Arts in Laguna Beach this past summer. According to her website, her art is about “recycling the odd yet precious things that I have very carefully collected over the years.” Machado

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Seal Beach Guitar Ensemble

Seal Beach Guitar Ensemble


Seal Beach Guitar Ensemble held its annual luncheon and Christmas party on Dec. 23 in Clubhouse 3, Room 6. Lunch included sushi, Korean rice cakes, potato chips, cookies and oranges, plus a variety of hot teas. The group will resume meetings today, Jan. 6, with guest instructor Kevin Kim, president of the Korean American Guitar Society of Orange County. Anyone interested in playing is invited to

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Pickleball’s history continues at Leisure World

Pickleball’s history continues at Leisure World


by Peggy Beste LW contributor Pickleball has been played in Leisure World since 2016. It started indoors with one court set up one day a week in Clubhouse 1, the lines marked with blue painter’s tape. It soon expanded to several indoor courts, and a club was formed on Oct. 9 of that year. Among the initial 20 members were Connie Adkins, Penny Alberts, Bob Margie, Connie Deady, Sandy Bird and

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Scrabble Club

Scrabble Club


The Leisure World Scrabble Club had an eventful December. In addition to weekly meetings, there was a Christmas luncheon on Dec. 15, and the club scoring record was broken when Bob Ruderman posted a 510. There were 36 scores above 300 and 13 bingos (i.e., the use of allseventilesinonemove).Diane Seeger led with nine scores above 300; her best was a 350. Ruderman was next, with seven scores higher

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