Customer traffic at all Post Office locations has been steadily increasing since Dec. 1, according to USPS. For expected delivery before Dec. 25, the Postal Service recommends the following send-by dates: Dec. 18 for Priority Mail; and Dec. 20 for Priority Mail Express. USPS has a branch in Leisure World, located behind the Amphitheater, open weekdays from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-3:30 p.m. The nearest

by Pat Kruger LW contributor Last week’s article listed the price of holiday cards as 10 for $1. The correct—and even better price—is 15 for $1, or 10 cents each for single cards. Books make great gifts and several almost new hardbacks are available for $1. An excellent selection of quite current political and history books can also be found at the same price. Other books are outside

This feature showcases original poems by GRF members. Send poems to emmad@lwsb.com. Poetry submissions run as space allows. Santa versus The Grouch ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and there sat The Grouch, waiting for Santa and his present filled pouch. I’m sure that all of you have heard of the Grinch, but The Grouch is far worse, at least by one inch. That vile and distasteful sixty-six-year-old

In Library Leads, library staff highlight new additions to the library collection that are worth checking out. “The History of Love,” by Nicole Krauss Genre: Literary Fiction Sixty years after a book’s publication, its author remembers his lost love and missing son, while a teenage girl named for one of the book’s characters seeks her namesake, as well as a cure for her widowed mother’s

To-go meals are offered weekly outside Clubhouse 6. All trucks accept cash and cards unless otherwise stated. On-call bus service is available until 6 p.m. To request a ride, call 562-472-1367. For more information, call 562-4316586, ext. 2476. Thursday, Dec. 18, Domino’s Pizza: Domino’s serves pizza, wings and salads from 4-6 p.m. Pizza flavors include pepperoni, cheese, ham and pineapple,

The Velvetones will perform Sunday, Dec. 21, at 6 p.m. in Clubhouse 4, sponsored by GRF and Grace Affordable Senior Care. The Velvetones Ballroom Dance Orchestra is Leisure World’s own professional big band, playing big band swing and jazz standards—music for dreaming and dancing—under the direction of Jeff Plum. Be sure to stop by the Grace Affordable Senior Care table for special giveaways.