GRF Board Member Donna Gambol from Mutual 1 spent two days in Pasadena helping to prepare the Rotary International float for the Rose Parade. “It was a great experience, from cleaning out little tubes and preparing them for roses to clipping the petals off of status to sprinkle on the float. There’s so much detail to this art-form,” said Gambol. Her tasks during her time volunteering

Roger and Sue Elliott will celebrate their 60th anniversary today, Jan. 18, while on a Caribbean cruise. Roger and Sue met at Long Beach Jordan High School in 1961. They married three years later in 1964 and were blessed with four children, two boys and two girls. They have five grandchildren and three greatgranddaughters. Roger and Sue lived in Thailand where Roger was working and their oldest

The Emergency Information Council (EIC) met on Jan. 11 to kick off the new year by planning activities to promote emergency preparedness in the community. Twenty-one members representing 11 mutuals attended both in person and virtually. The group decided to regularly host meetings with speakers who can educate LW residents on topics such as managing medicines, pets, medical equipment and power

GRF Safety Manager Eloy Gomez, will speak at the Sunshine Club meeting on Friday, Jan. 19, in Clubhouse 3, Room 2, at 10 a.m. Gomez will speak in detail about home fire safety, fire prevention, fire suppression with the use of portable fire extinguishers and other resources. He is a certified Cal-OSHA instructor, Red Cross certified instructor, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) instructor

Mutual 1 resident Debbi Fudge celebrated her 79th birthday on Dec. 28 with a tamale dinner, board games and birthday cake hosted by residents Juan Melendez and Kristi Martin. Another 79th birthday celebration for Fudge was gosted by her Long Beach friend of 40 years, Cesario Galindo, at Hof ’s Hut on Dec. 29.

The Chinese Friendship Club will celebrate the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Dragon, on Feb. 8 in Clubhouse 3, Room 1, at noon. The club will have a potluck luncheon to celebrate the new year. All are welcome to join. For more information about the event, call Stella Huang at 562-588-6060.

The following is the security incident report for the month of December. It has been edited for brevity and clarity. FIRE: 2 •Dec. 12, 6:55 p.m., Health Care Center False alarm; no fire ocurred. •Dec. 27, 12:58 a.m., Mutual 1 A resident left a microwave on, which burned the food inside. No fire or injury occured, only smoke. COYOTE SIGHTINGS: 28 •28 sightings reported. THEFT: