The IRS has extended the filing deadline for 2020 federal tax return to May 17. Therefore, the AARP Tax Program sponsored by the Golden Age Foundation (GAF) has extended it tax preparation service to May 5. The service is offered Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Appointments are required. No walk-ins are allowed due to COVID-19 restrictions. To schedule an appointment, call (562)596-1987.

HE'S SLEEPING IN by Ruth Osborn rutho_news@lwsb.com Today is the first day in 25 years that LW residents in Mutuals 3-7 haven’t gotten their LA Times, Press-Telegrams and OC Registers from the ever-cheerful Michael Chubbs. Today is the first day of his retirement. It’s also the first day in a quarter century that Chubbs has not hit the alarm button at 3 a.m., rolled out

The Leisure World Library recently announced it will reopen for in-person visits on Monday, April 5. The pick-up program has been suspended, and the Library’s open hours of Monday through Saturday, from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., will be reinstated. Though the hours will revert to the pre-pandemic schedule, there are some precautions that will be in place to continue to minimize exposure to COVID19.

The Chess Club publishes weekly puzzles to keep the love of the game alive until its members meet to play in person again. This week’s puzzle is checkmate in three moves. The solution to this week’s puzzle’s first move is White Nc5. The Knight moves from e4 to c5, and the Black’s answer is Qb6 takes c5. Two more moves with White is checkmate.

The Leisure World Library is sponsoring a Literature Art Contest, for which LWers are asked to re-create a scene or pay tribute to a suggested famous work of fiction. Any artistic medium—paint, ceramic, sculpture, wood, paper, needlecraft or other handcraft— will be accepted, but artists should be mindful that submitted works will be on display outside for several hours. Participants

by Patty Marsters pattym@lwsb.com With Orange County now in the orange tier, museums have begun reopening to the public, though at a reduced capacity so as to follow the CDC’s recommended guidelines. All the locations mentioned below are currently open; face masks are required, and social distancing is monitored. Some hours may be limited, so check with each museum before you go. Muckenthaler