If residents happen to run into Sal LaScala, wish him happy birthday. He turns 86 on Oct. 10. LaScala has been a Shuffleboard Club fixture as a consistent and well-liked player for the past 10 years. He and his wife moved to Leisure World from Anaheim Hills, and he started the sport right away. He said the club was very cliquey when he first arrived, with some excellent players, but far fewer of

The Saturday Social Bunco Club meets on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month in the Clubhouse 3 Lobby. The club will meet Oct. 11. Sign-in begins at 1 p.m. and is $5. Play begins at 1:30. For more information, contact Susan Hopewell at 562-754-5059 or Kathy Rapp at 562-230-8972. —Kathy Rapp

The Cribbage Club meets every Tuesday at noon in Clubhouse 1. Refreshments are served each week from noon-12:15 and anyone arriving by 12:15 will be assured a place to play. Brief announcements are made and play begins at 12:30. Yearly dues are $5 and each player pays $1 to play. Those finishing in the top four scores will be awarded prize money the following week. Another new player joined,

Every Wednesday at 10 a.m., members of the Leisure World Pickleball Club offer instruction and drills for new players on the courts behind Clubhouse 2. The instruction is sometimes a sizable class where interested players learn basic skills through repeated practice and drills. Other times the instruction may just be advanced players observing the newer players, offering suggestions regarding