Cinco de Mayo Celebration & Pool Tours

A Cinco de Mayo celebration will be held Thursday, May 5, with even more reasons to come out and enjoy Koffel’s Mexican food trucks, its famous virgin margaritas and a variety of Mexican and American food. This year, the GRF will present a double-feature event with the grand opening ceremonies for the long-awaited Aquatic Center.

As of presstime, the GRF was awaiting final approval of the pool by the Orange County Health Care Agency. Once the inspection is complete, the pool will be plastered and filled.

The GRF Physical Property Department expects all to go well, so the grand opening can proceed as scheduled; however, should any issue arise preventing water from being in the pool by the big day, the grand opening will be postponed. But the Cinco de Mayo fiesta will go on. Residents should make sure they are signed up for LW Live email alerts to ensure up-to-the-minute information. (To sign up, go to lwsb.com and click LW Live in the blue box on the home page.)

There will be tours, speeches, a ribbon cutting and a performance by surf band Venturesmania, featuring Deke Dickerson. The public viewing of the pool and hot tub facilities will start at 3 p.m., although swimming will start at a later date soon after. The dancing and fun moves to Clubhouse 6 at 5 p.m. in the parking lot as well as inside, so come ready to keep the party going with a live mariachi band called Mariachis Alas de Ángel (Ángel Wings), featuring singer Genesis Paz.

The first floor of the clubhouse will be closed to normal activities, including table tennis all day. The second floor Fitness Center will remain open until 1 p.m. only.

This is expected to be one of the most popular events of the year, and the space is always filled to capacity, both inside and outside the clubhouse, so residents only may attend the free festival.

Since parking is extremely limited, a free shuttle from the Clubhouse 4 parking lot will run continuously from 2:30-7:30 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to take advantage of the park-andride service provided by GRF Transportation Department. Look for the signs that say “Event Bus” at the clubhouses, or call (562) 431-6586, ext. 372, for more information. For general information, contact Kathy Thayer at kathyt@lwsb.com.