The LW Chess Club meets every Friday in Clubhouse 3, Room 7, from 1-4:30 p.m. Beginners lessons are available. Keep Alzheimer’s and dementia at bay by practicing this strategy game, proven to improve short and long-term memory and critical thinking skills. People are encouraged to bring a friend and enjoy the moment. For more information, call Steven Kramer at 303-601-2511.

Jan. 8 marked the first Leisure Men’s Golf Club tournament of the year at the Turtle Lake Golf Course. The weather was very windy until 11 a.m. The nearby fires did not help air quality and ash was everywhere. Fifty-three golfers competed in three flights and contended for best net (gross score minus handicap) scores, plus four circle holes (shots within a 5-foot circle rewarded) and two closest

Forty-two women gathered at the Leisure World golf course for the weekly LW Women’s Golf Club tournament on Jan. 7. Play for the day was low gross, low net, and circle hole on No. 2. Several women landed their ball in the circle including Angela Yoo, Grace Choi, Veronica Chang and Sun Lee. A flight winners: Linda Herman, 27, low gross; Angela Yoo, 24, low net. B flight winners: Margie Thompson,