LWers can visit The Pala Casino Spa Resort for the day on Feb. 20 through the Los Alamitos Senior Club for $45 per person. The Pala Casino is a AAA Four-Diamond award winner for nine consecutive years and its gaming and entertainment includes over 2,000 slot machines, 70 table games, eight restaurants, two concert and show venues and more. There will be two pickup and drop off locations for

GAF The Golden Age Foundation will hold its monthly board meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 2 p.m. in the GRF Conference Room B. All members of the GAF are welcome to observe. This is a great opportunity for members to catch up on the latest news and get a preview of coming GAF attractions. For more information, contact Anna Derby at 562-301-5339.

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.

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