29 September 2021

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Tom Pontac (l), president of ….

Tom Pontac (l), president of ….


Tom Pontac (l), president of the Leisure Leggers Club, came in first in his age group at the Long Beach Grand Prix 5K race on Sept. 12. He often says that he may have Parkinson's disease, but the disease doesn't have him! He is currently training to compete for the 38th time in the upcoming Long Beach Vir - tual Half Marathon in October. He encourages seniors with or without disabilities

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Community Church

Community Church


Community Church’s blessing of the animals event will be held on Monday, Oct. 4, at 10 a.m. The event is a personalized and distanced blessing in the church’s meditation garden. Each person will have a five-minute time slot for their pet’s blessing, with five minutes in between each person, from 10 a.m.-noon. Contact the church office at (562) 431-2503 to sign up. This event is outdoors, and

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Chess Club

Chess Club


This week’s puzzle is checkmate inthreemoves.Whitemoves first. Any answer by Black, and White’s third move is checkmate. The solution to this week’s puzzle begins with the first move: Ne7. The White knight moves from d5 to e7, then Black knight to h8, followed by White rook to h7. The Black king goes to h7, and the White rook moves to h5—checkmate. The Chess Club meets under

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Holy Family Catholic Church

Holy Family Catholic Church


Holy Family Catholic Church, 13900 Church Place, next to the St. Andrews Gate, will observe the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time on Oct. 3. The first reading is from Genesis 2:18-24, and the second reading is from Hebrews 2:9-11. The Gospel reading is from Mark 10:2-16. Blessings of the Animals During the feast of St. Francis on Monday, Oct. 4, Holy Family will host the annual blessings of animals