Residents of LW took advantage of the opportunity to vote early on Oct. 30, thanks to the Orange County Registrar of Voters' pop-up poll center. Polling booths were spaced out to help voters remain socially distanced, and volunteers cleaned and disinfected each booth after use. Lucille's BBQ was also available to pick up after voting.

SUNSHINE CLUB Patty Mouton, vice president of Alzheimer’s Orange County, will present an informative Zoom speech discussing why we have to adapt during COVID-19 and why it is so important to have advance care planning in place. She will also speak on the importance of taking especially good care of our brain health during this unusual time. To join the Zoom meeting, type https://us02web.zoom.us/j/

RELATIVELY SPEAKING By Grace Kim LW contributor My niece, Julie Lee, published her first novel titled “Brother’s Keeper.” Julie was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Cornell University with a degree in history. After working in market research in Manhattan for more than 10 years, she decided to pursue writing full time. Julie currently lives in Georgia with her physician

LW STAR VOLUNTEERS Bernie and Martha Goossens from Mutual 2 always look for something to do for the neighbors. They have been married for over 40 years and have been living in Leisure World for three. Bernie, being a machinist turned tailor for 40 years, helped make face masks with his wife. They started sewing face masks at the beginning of the stay at home order to help neighbors, and

SUNSHINE CLUB Detective Jon Ainley, SBPD, is the Sunshine Club’s speaker on Friday, Oct. 23, at 10 a.m. via Zoom. During his presentation Ainley will cover these areas: • Calling police vs. calling LW security • Situational awareness • Safety and security • Common scams • Computerhacksandphishing • Identity theft To join the Zoom meeting, follow the link

LW STAR VOLUNTEER Celeste Lowe from Mutual 5 is one of 55 volunteers from the Golden Age Foundation’s face mask project. When COVID-19 hit the nation in March, Lowe began making PPE for her sister’s dental office in Whittier. When she saw in the LW Weekly that Diana Harrison was looking for volunteers to help with the Golden Age Foundation’s community mask giveaway project, she decided