HOLIDAY JOY For many, Christmases past were filled with love and joy. Those cherished memories live like echoes in time. LW readers and their families are welcome to share cherished memories of Christmases gone by for publication in the LW Weekly on Dec. 22. Send in a few paragraphs to rutho_news@lwsb.com orbringthem in writing to the LW Weekly office adjacent to the Amphitheater by Dec. 15.

A visiting U.S. Army aviation unit is conducting training, including night flight operations, at Los Alamitos Army Airfield on Joint Forces Training Base through Dec. 10. The training is designed to maintain overall operational readiness and proficiency of the aviators and support personnel and will include periods of increased air traffic. Residents living near Joint Forces Training Base

ST. HEDWIG St. Hedwig Catholic Church invites LW residents who will be alone on Christmas Day to Monsignor Quinn’s Annual Christmas Dinner on Sunday, Dec. 25. Doors open at noon, a welcome and blesssing will be held at 1:15 p.m. and dinner will be served at 1:30 p.m. St. Hedwig Church is located at 11482 Los Alamitos Blvd., Los Alamitos, 90720. Reservations are required by calling 562-387-3057

The 1.8-Acre Site is open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, closed Sundays. GRF ID cards are needed to access dumpsters to dispose of refuse. There is a monitor on site to ensure compliance.