The following is the security incident report for January. It has been edited for brevity and clarity. FIRE: 6 •Jan. 3, 11:41 a.m., Mutual 7 A smoke alarm was activated after food in a toaster burned. •Jan. 5, 4:51 p.m., Mutual 4 A smoke alarm was activated during a false alarm, no smoke or fire at the scene. •Jan. 13, 2:52 p.m., Mutual 15 A neighbor smelled smoke

SENIOR PEACE CLUB The Senior Peace Club’s next monthly Peaceful Protest will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in front of the Leisure World Globe. As the days have begun to lengthen again, the protest will start a half hour later than the last few demonstrations. The focus this month will be gun control and police reform. California is reeling from gun carnage especially

The Golden Age Foundation (GAF) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to making Leisure World a better place to live. The GAF must fundraise throughout the year to continue providing services to the community. LWers can donate to the GAF without any additional cost. Ralphs Community Reward program is a way to donate to the GAF. Sign up on www. ralphs.com/community rewards.

The Concerned Shareholder’s meeting for February has been cancelled. The club will resume meeting next month.

The AARP Tax-Aide program IRS-certified volunteers are preparing and e-filing tax returns for full-year California residents. This tax service is sponsored by the Golden Age Foundation (GAF) and is provided every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning in the Knowledge and Learning Center in Clubhouse 3. Appointments are required. LW residents can call 562596-1987 and leave their name and telephone

The obituaries deadline is Friday at 1 p.m., prior to the desired Thursday publication date. Obituaries that are received later than Friday will go in the following week’s issue. Email obituary notices to laurieb@ lwsb. com with photos attached as jpg files. For more information, call 562430-0534, ext. 801.

theinsurancecompanies.Toavoidamisunderstanding,thepharmacist can work with the doctor or provider to change the prescription to a different preferred medication. The doctor’s office can also contact the insurance company and ask for a “formulary exception” or the drugmakerdirectlyforanyavailablemanufacturer’sdiscounts.People can also ask their doctor for a “pre-authorization” before getting

Forty-seven golfers showed up to participate in the first weekly tournament of February. On the first Tuesday of every month, the game is to make it into the circle that is drawn on a selected hole on the course on the golfer’s first shot off the tee. The women played for low gross and low net as well. The winners were: • Flight A: Low gross: tie between Devora Kim and Stella Yoon, 30;

MEN'S GOLF CLUB The Leisure World Men’s Golf Club Tournament was played on Feb. 8. It was a sunny but very cool at the 7:30 a.m. tee time. It warmed up nicely and ended up being a very pleasant morning to play golf. The course, while looking nice, had fairways that needed needed cutting, which kept short shots from rolling very much, plus the greens were initially quite wet after