The Leisure World Weekly office is closed to the public in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the community. Staff is working on-site and remotely to produce the LW Weekly. Editors can be reached by phone and email. See page 4 of any edition for editors’ addresses or send emails to rutho_news@lwsb. com, and submissions will be directed to the appropriate editor.

The American Legion Board Meeting will be held on Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. in Clubhouse 3. All chairmen and officers are required to attend. The district meeting is scheduled for Feb. 12 at 9 a.m. in Cypress. Each unit in the district is required to send a representative. All members are invited to join. Those who want to carpool must meet at Jean Sudbeck’s parking lot before 8:15 a.m. The Auxiliary

Hands and Hearts United in Giving (HHUG) is a small, local nonprofit dedicated to helping the homeless in the community. It accepts donations of clean used towels and new, unopened travelsize shampoo, soap, lotion and disposable razors. The only clothing accepted is new socks and new underwear for men and women. To donate, contact Susan Hopewell at (562) 430-6044 or Linda Neer at (562) 430-3214

by Brian Harmon LW contributor District Attorney Todd Spitzer has recently announced that he is running for reelection this year. He has the complete support of the LW Republican Club. Spitzer chaired the campaign for Proposition 9, “Marsy’s Law,” the nation’s most comprehensive Victim’s Bill of Rights. He also served as state cochair for Proposition 83, the nation’s

SBTV-3 airs on TWC-Spectrum Channel 3, Frontier Fios Channel 37 and online streaming at sbtv3.org/ schedule. Have Roku? Go to http:// roku.streamsource.tv/add/sbtv. The playback schedule is available at SBTV3.org. Thursday, Feb. 10 4pm LWEmergencyPreparedness Expo 2021 4:45 pm LW Bike Club 5pm FALWValentineDinner& Dance 2020 5:55 pm Latino Club’s Christmas Luncheon 2021

by Mary Larson LW contributor The reconfiguration of voting districts continues to result in changes for Leisure World. These changes mean that Democrat Tom Umberg will no longer be LW’s representative in the California Senate, even if he wins re-election. Leisure World residents will vote in a newly drawn District 36, which encompasses all of coastal Orange County. Democrat Kim Carr and Republican

at (562) 594-0209. At the Feb. 21 general meeting, the opening prayer and draping of the charter to honor all deceased members will be held in the Veterans Plaza by the flag poles. The draping of the charter is a ceremony in which all members are honored and remembered after they are deceased. All LWers are welcome to attend and may submit a name for remembrance. Call Sudbeck at (562) 594-0209 for