Residents enjoy a fully opened LW
Story & photos by Laurie Bullock
laurieb@lwsb.com
After a 15 months of staying indoors and being required to mask up whenever venturing outside, Gov. Gavin Newsom has lifted all coronavirus restrictions in California on June 15. Leisure World residents can now enjoy having full access to clubhouses, pickleball courts, Veterans Plaza, the Library and other amenities while seeing the friendly smiles of their neighbors, thanks to the lifted restrictions.
The GAF Hospitality Room in Clubhouse 6 is already bustling with friends and neighbors spending time together after opening last week on June 15. Its hours are Monday-Friday from 9-11 a.m., and residents couldn’t be happier to be back.
“If you want to meet and speak with the nicest people, come here,” said Diana Neal, who was sitting with her friends, Joseph Aksamit Jr. and Alanna Eaby. “It’s been so great to be able to come back here and see everyone.”
Residents aren’t the only ones excited about ammenities reopening. Beverly Lloyd and Vermille Sickler from the Friends of the Library are happy to see smiling, maskless faces. “It’s been great to see everyone’s smiles and get to talk to them like we did prepandemic,” Lloyd said.
Leisure World can look forward to a summer filled with in-person club meetings, Amphitheater shows, access to amenities, and seeing the bright, smiling faces of their friends and neighbors.
