AFTER 18 YEARS LW Pharmacy staff would like to thank the Leisure World community for supporting the Health Care Center pharmacy for the last 18-plus years. It has been an honor and a pleasure to be part of not only the health care of our patients but also their lives. The entire team will miss seeing them on a regular basis. The pharmacy’s last day of business will be today, Feb. 23.

OPTUM AT THE HCC With the closing of the Good Neighbor Pharmacy, the Health Care Center has been looking for a new pharmacy to move in. It is excited to announce the arrival of a company that provides the same hands-on care Leisure World residents have come to expect. The new pharmacy, Genoa Healthcare, has provided pharmacy services to patients throughout Southern California for more than

CERT Leisure World residents are invited to learn how to prepare for an earthquake at the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) monthly informational meeting on Friday, Feb. 24, at 10 a.m in Clubhouse 3, Room 9. This 45-minute meeting will discuss steps to take before, during and after an earthquake. This will be followed by further training for those who have taken the classes to become

St. Andrews Gate, exit lane only, will be closed at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Southern California Edison will shut off power to the guard house so that the new electric vehicle charging stations can be energized. The gate is expected to reopen at 2:30 p.m.

SEAL BEACH POLICE The driver of the vehicle who allegedly caused a hit-and-run collision that injured five people on Feb. 11 has been arrested. The crash happened at about about 7:11 p.m., according to a Seal Beach police report. Two vehicles collided at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Main Street in Seal Beach. The driver of the vehicle that reportedly caused the collision

Despite the recent sunshine and relatively balmy weather, winter is predicted to return this week. Residents should get ready for another bout of rain that will persist through the weekend, with another storm potentially brewing next week. Southern California is about to get wind-whipped and soaked with two systems on the horizon, though major flooding like that seen during January’s bomb

CALLING ALL CLUBS Despite posting notices on lockers several times in the clubhouses, unassigned lockers have been taken over by individuals or clubs. This will serve as final notice: The locks will be cut without further notice and the contents disposed of on lockers designated as unassigned. That means that people or clubs who are using lockers that have not been officially assigned to

The Middle Class Tax Refund (MCTR) has benefitted 31 million California taxpayers and their dependents. The majority of MCTR payments have been issued. Payments requiring additional review are still being processed. The Middle Class Tax Refund (MCTR) is a one-time payment to provide relief to Californians. Eligible LWers automatically re- received their payments, which were mostly issued between