DEMOCRATIC CLUB by Mary Larson LW contributor The Democratic Club will welcome Ada Briceño as the featured speaker at its next monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 19. Briceño, the chair of the Orange County Democratic Party, will report on the 2021 State Party Convention as well as bring updates relating to the upcoming recall election. The first immigrant to lead the Orange County

LW BIRTHDAY Donald Kibrizis (center) of Mutual 2 celebrated his centennial birthday on April 9 with close friends and family on his patio. Visitors were either vaccinated or masked the entire time, with the exception of posing for a quick picture. Kibrizis' birthday was on March 25, but he waited to celebrate until it was safe to do so.

HUI O HULA Mahalo/thanks to Martha Goosens for the introduction, LW’s Hawaiian dance club Hui O Hula will entertain the residents of the nearby Sunrise of Seal Beach assisted living center on Saturday, May 1, which is also May Day/Lei Day in Hawai’i. In Hawai’i, Lei Day is a statewide celebration of lei-making and the giving of them. Though its origins are largely unknown, the tradition

RESTAURANT REVIEW Crazy Fish Grill, 12420 Seal Beach Blvd., Seal Beach (562) 489-9411 www.crazyfish.com/location/ seal-beach/ Open Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday, 11:30 a.m.8:30 p.m. Crazy Fish Grill, a.k.a. CFG, is exactly what we have wanted since our 2002 LW move-in! We enjoyed our first lunch there on April 16 and were not disappointed! Grilled shrimp, sweet potato fries and coleslaw

The Chess Club publishes weekly puzzles to keep the love of the game alive until its members meet to play in person again. This week’s puzzle is checkmate in three moves. White moves first. Any answer by Black, and White’s third move is checkmate. The solution to this week’s puzzle’s first move is: Nc5. The White Knight moves from c6 to e5. Black R takes N. White R takes f4.