“I had nothing to do.”Īfter spending two months settling his wife’s affairs, Beckham became determined to occupy himself. My immediate neighbors I knew a little bit, but I didn’t know anyone else here,” Beckham said. She was survived by two children, six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one lonely husband. After 64 years of marriage, Doris died earlier this year-just three years after the couple moved to Leisure World. Prior to his initiation as an official lapidarist, Beckham was a caregiver to his wheelchair-bound wife, Doris. Six weeks ago, John Beckham found a new lease on life and in an unlikely place-he became the newest member of the Lapidary Club. The judges thank all the residents who contributed their time and talent to making this part of the holidays at Leisure World such a warm, cheerful time.Ĭomments from the community are always welcome and may be addressed to Club-It’s never too late to start anew Last, but certainly not least, the Quilting Bees’ joyful tree in Clubhouse 1 features a myriad of original, delicately quilted and sewn ornaments as well as carefully placed thread spools, bobbins, yarn balls and Christmas ribbons. The Leisure World Art League’s elegant tree in the Clubhouse 4 foyer shows off the members’ skills with exquisite hand-painted ornaments, including “The Twelve Days of Christmas” scenes on artists’ palettes. The remaining three trees won honorable mentions from the judges, who called them “remarkable.” The Korean Christian Reformed Church tree in Clubhouse 6 delights with its glittering white, gold and silver decorations. To finish the theme, the club added a tree skirt made of a coiled green garden hose, which judges called “ingenious.” Ornaments include red and white poinsettias and lovely little seed packet reproductions, with a bright red cardinal and gold floral sprigs as a topper. “This outstanding tree also shows the spirit of the club in creative, and humorous, ways,” Jacquelin noted. Second place went to the Leisure World Garden Club in Clubhouse 2. Jacquelin described the tree as “truly a team effort that reflects the activities of one of the many very special groups in the LW community.” The club took home a $100 gift card. Jacquelin called the tree “amazing” and noted that it was decorated with little handmade books with sayings such as “A book is a gift you can open again and again,” and, “We appreciate Taylor Greene.” (Greene is the library manager).Photos of volunteers were pasted onto old-fashioned library cards adorning the tree, and the tree was strung with chains made from printed pages. After serious debate, the Friends of the Library tree in Clubhouse 3 took first place. This year’s judges-GRF past presidents and current directors Carole Damoci and Susan Hopewell, and GRF Director Susan Jacquelin-had an exceptionally difficult time choosing only two winners of the five beautifully decorated trees in the contest. This year’s theme was “LWSB’s Got Talent.” Clubs were instructed to deck out their trees to reflect what sets them apart. The Recreation Department selected five LW groups-The Quilting Bees, the LW Garden Club, the Friends of the Library, the Art League and the Korean Christian Reformed Church-to decorate trees in the clubhouses for the annual GRF tree decorating contest.
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