DROUGHT UPDATE The results from the April 1 snow survey by the California State Water Resources Control Board are sobering. Low snowpack levels emphasize the urgent need for Californians to save water amid the ongoing, severe drought. Survey highlights include: • A snow depth of 2.5 inches and only 1 inch of snow water content was recorded. That is 4 percent of the April 1 average at this

Fax service has returned to the LW Library, which is open Monday-Saturday from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Faxes are not sent past 3:15 p.m. to allow time for closing procedures. For more information, call the library at (562) 598-2431.

Editor: We had the opportunity to attend the fundraising concert for Ukrainian Refugees, which was sponsored by the Leisure World Korean American Classical Music Academy, on April 2 in Clubhouse 4. It was a first-class event with eight outstanding performers, each with a lovely classical voice. We have attended some of the Korean concerts in Leisure World before, and they have always been

Renovations to the Aquatic Center are progressing as opening day nears. Mechanical room electrical, plumbing and pool plumbingcontinuethisweek.The plumber will be setting bathroom fixtures. The concrete work is set to be finished, with grouting to follow. The pool has been closed since November 2019, when potentially catastrophic defects were uncovered in the 1960s-era facility. The project coincided

The Leisure World Historical Society, a 501(c)3 educational foundation, chronicles historical highlights in this weekly column. People are welcome to visit, volunteer for or donate memorabilia to the Historical Society, which is open every Thursday from 2-4 p.m. in Clubhouse 1. For more information, log on to LWHistory. org or SealBeachLeisure-WorldHistory. org. •April 13, 1967— The Little

from page 2 attend college, she took a job in a general merchandising store, where she learned to candle eggs and sell plug tobacco, yard goods, and fabric like calico and red flannel (for underwear). She was rescued from smalltown life when a cousin offered her a job in a nearby town. Phyllis was to use a band saw to cut two-dimensional shadow designs at the Marlow Wood Cut Factory. Phyllis