The Pinochle Club meets on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays in Clubhouse 1 at 11:30 a.m. Lessons are available during Thursday meetings starting at 11:30. Contact Joan Taylor at 562-666-1714 for more information. Jan. 3 winners: Mary Messersmith, 12,640, first place; Diana Lambert, 12,140, second; Ron Jackson, 11,910, third; Nancy Wheeler, 11,180, fourth. Jan. 5 winners: Jim Campbell, 11,090,

The Leisure World Duplicate Bridge Club meets on Mondays and Fridays in Clubhouse 1 at 12:30 p.m. Reservations can be made at any game using the sign-up sheets. Players can call Linda Nye at 562-453-6678 or email her at yuelingnye@yahoo.com no later than 10 a.m. on game day. Arrive by 12:15 to confirm reservations. Jan. 12 winners (seven tables): North/South: Alan Olschwang and Linda Nye (59%);

The 14 golfers of the LW Men’s Golf League, plus resident 11year golf pro Ethan—grandson of Randy Massaro— were met with a lovely cool morning on Jan. 19 at the 5,800-yard par 70 River View Golf Course in Santa Ana. By mid-round there was radiant sun, temps moving into the 70s, and short sleeves were appearing out from under the long sleeve covers of early morning. With narrow fairways, several

from page 1 from every Mutual except for the Mutual 17 condos. However, many new residents rely on proceeds from selling their previous homes, and lower interest rates make those homes easier to sell. As a result, declining interest rates can encourage homeowners outside Leisure World to list their properties and begin downsizing. Januszka has noticed that people who’ve considered Leisure