Civil War researcher and presenter Charles Beal gives a virtual presentation on World War I soldiers from Orange County who were killed during the war to the Leisure World Genealogy Club on Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. For a Zoom invite, email lwgenealogy@gmail. com. Club members may send $10 annual dues to Betty Hacke, treasurer, at 13741 Annandale 18-K, Seal Beach, CA 90740. Contact Mary Romero at (562)

the plot.” Rabbi Galit Shirah conducts a weekday Ma’ariv service every Thursday for Sim Shalom, the online synagogue. Sim Shalom presents livestream services Monday-Thursday, with a different rabbi each day. To say Kaddish, pray for healing and to hear a spiritual message, go to SimShalom.com. Zoom classes for beginning Hebrew and Pirke Avot will begin soon. For information, contact the

On Feb. 8, a raw, cool morning greeted 13 men of the Golf League at the par-70, 6,000-yard Willowick Golf Course in Santa Ana. Conditions were not conducive to good scores. Only two of the scores were at or under par, but surprisingly, there were seven birdies were posted. (Three guest players accounted for five of them.) A Flight Winners: First place: Larry Hillhouse, 1 under 69, plus tie for

did on the cross? Didn’t he show an unconditional love for his enemies? Didn’t he bless those who had cursed him? Wasn’t it all good that he died on the cross for those who had nothing but hate for him? And what was he doing when he asked “Father forgive them, for they do not know what they do” while on the cross? He was praying for those who spitefully used him as he died for the sins of

to reality. • First, start by applying the uncertainty principle—the realization that we don’t and can’t know everything. “If we can start from this place, we can begin from a place of compassion, a place of love and a place of curiosity that exists without judgment.” • Second, listen to what your body is telling you; it is your power. It has evolved to help you know when you

ics, registration for the Fitness Center has been temporarily put on hold. Staff will update the community as the situation unfolds. In the meantime, check out http://www.lwsb.com/fitness-centertutorials/ to learn how to use the new equipment via a series of tutorial videos, so you’ll be able to hit the ground running when the new Fitness Center opens. Once it does, you will be able

temperatures are cooler. Water conservation begins with each individual. If each member makes a few simple adjustments to his or her household routine, the community can conserve thousands of gallons of water and save thousands of dollars each year. In California’s Mediterranean climate, winter rains typically taper off and end in the spring. By November, rain usually arrives and wets down