• The U.S. has the highest absolute number of centenarians in the world with 97,000 living in the country, according to World Atlas. The number of centenarians worldwide is estimated to reach 834,000 by 2050. • The majority of centenarians, 85%, are women. Scientists still don’t know why women outlive men on average. • Studies show the oldest adults have qualities in common,

Editor: I enjoy early morning walks around our beautiful neighborhoods. Everything is fresh, and the flowers are blooming. When I turn a corner, sometimes I see a little white cross in a flower bed, bright and shining in the morning sun, standing out against the greenery. I smile and am reminded of what it stands for: “Hope!” I begin to pray silently for my country, America, as the words on

Editor: This month’s coyote attack (Oct. 21, page 2) was heartbreaking. To lose something you love is heartbreaking. It’s even harder if you lose to a tragedy. I can’t imagine how this (pet owner who lost her dog) feels. However, I want to say, there is another side. This heartbreak will save others from experiencing the same loss. This little dog’s life gave to the lives of

carports for 25 and 15 years, respectively. Three shift supervisors, Selvin De Leon, Ramon Padilla and Ana Gomez, keep busy checking the custodians’ work, delivering supplies, assisting GRF Recreation staff at special events and managing special cleanups. They have all been here since ICS came on board. All of them and their co-workers are considered family by the GRF Recreation Department, which

Editor: I am writing in response to Gina Kano’s letter to the editor in the Oct. 21 issue of the LW Weekly. I don’t think it is inappropriate for our community paper to let people in our community know how they might secure a “God Bless America” cross. We have far too much divisiveness here. Democrats, Republicans, Christians, non-Christians, different ethnicities, straight, gay, etc.

Submissions in each of the following categories may be published at the discretion of the Communications and Technical Director. Letters to the Editor: Maximum number of words: 250. Letters should be typed and delivered to LW Weekly by email (preferred), regular mail, deposited in a white GRF drop box, or hand-delivered. Letters must be of general interest to the community and may contain opinions,

AMERICAN LEGION 716 LW veterans are invited to a complimentary barbecued chicken lunch in their honor on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, from 2-6 p.m. at the Los Alamitos American Legion, Post 716, 3252 Florista St. (just north of Katella between Los Alamitos Boulevard and the 605 freeway) in Los Alamitos. Veterans, whether they are an American Legion member or not, will dine for free. An optional,

A Minibus informational meeting is held on the first Thursday of every month in Clubhouse 3, Room 3, to help LW residents use LW’s transportation service. Reservations are not required. The next orientation is set for Nov. 4. The GRF Transportation Department provides information on the Minibus service and the GRF appointment-based Access bus service for people with mobility challenges.