With 40 karaoke performers in attendance, July 14 was a busy, enjoyable evening. Kyung Choi enjoyed her birthday by sharing cake with us all, plus she and Bob Barnum sang together. Nina LaRosa gets your attention when she sings; our karaoke members loved the way she sold the song “When a Man Loves a Woman.” Paul Renaldi chose the Beatles hit “Love Me Do.” Duane Owens had us swaying with

The Tournament Poker Club had a wonderful turnout of players on July 10. Barry Brideau won the final table, beating Drew Sargent with two pair. Brideau, of Mutual 12, is a business owner whose hobbies include poker, billiards and chess. Players ranked third to sixth were Hank Lincourt, Lem Hall, Steve Edrich and Guta Basner, respectively. High hand was won by Jon Jones with 9/9/9/9/K. Second

BOOK REVIEW by Sezen Tumer LW contributor “Hanne” by Bahadir Yenisehirlioglu Fiction, November 2020 The Turkish novel “Hanne” is based on the true story of a woman who searches for her roots and identity, while revealing the clash of the two cultures she exits in. Though author Bahadir Yenisehirlioglu is a man, I think he did an amazingly good job of expressing a woman’s feelings,

Esther Cummings’ “Flowers” placed first at the July meeting of the Photo Arts Club; in second place was Roger Bennett’s “Squash” and third was Marsha Sample’s “Chinese Garden.” The next meeting of the Photo Arts Club will be Aug. 12 at 1:30 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 5. Ben Benjamins will present a program on photographing people in action. Members are invited to bring a photo

Bobbie Straley celebrated her birthday by treating all 57 cribbage players at the July 13 meeting to cake and ice cream, served by Margaret Smith and Myrna Baker. Winners: First place: Cathy Boufford, 841; second: Gene Smith, 840; third: tie between Sharon Rutigliano and Suzanne Parks, 839; fourth: Linda Smith, 838. Terry Thrift won six out of a possible seven games. Play begins at 12:30 p.m.