The LW Library is closed for inventory until Saturday, Jan. 15, when it will reopen for regular business hours, which are Monday-Saturday from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. People can bring their own devices or browse shelves for reading material, sit down and relax in air-conditioned comfort. Four computers are available for use with no appointments required. The Orange County Register, Long Beach

GRF SERVICE MAINTENANCE LW residents can recycle Christmas trees at the green waste bin at the 1.8 lot/Mini Farm area. People who need assistance can contact the GRF Service Maintenance Department at (562) 431-6586, ext. 363, and place an order for tree pickup at a rate of $47.20 per hour. The rate is charged in 15-minute increments.

ANNUAL INVENTORY The Leisure World Library will be closed from Tuesday, Jan. 11, to Friday, Jan. 14, for its annual inventory. The library will reopen Saturday, Jan. 15, for regular business hours from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the GRF Stock Transfer Office was closed Jan. 3. The office is expected to reopen on Monday, Jan. 10, at 9 a.m. For urgent matters, call the GRF main line at (562) 431-6586 and issues will be handled accordingly. The mail room will remain open for Mutual Directors. The GRF appreciates everyone’s patience during this time.

GAF/ROLLIN’ THUNDER Come get a complimentary safety flag for your scooter, bike or trike on Jan. 8 from 9 a.m-noon at the parking lot in front of Clubhouse 6, courtesy of the Golden Age Foundation (GAF) and the Rollin’ Thunder Golf Cart Club. Those neon orange pennants flying from the tops and backs of golf carts and mobility devices add an extra layer of safety to people on carts, scooters,

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL Last week, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) increased the risk level for cruise ship travel to its highest level and said it should be avoided by everyone, even those who are vaccinated and boosted. The agency bumped up the travel risk level for cruise travel from Level 3 to Level 4 on Dec. 30, indicating the risk for COVID- 19 is “very high.” The move

Register for NOCE’s spring semester classes on Jan. 14 in Clubhouse 2 from 9 a.m.-noon or until classes are full. Classes are held in LW and include health and wellness, arts and crafts and driver education among other topics. ( For the class list, was published on page 21 of the Dec. 2 issue of the LW Weekly.) New students can fill out a NOCE application at www.tinyurl. com/NOCEapply; paper