by Jim Greer LW contributor The relief we’ve been praying for has arrived. God is answering our prayers. We prayed the pandemic would start to dissipate, and it has. We prayed that people would stop suffering, and now fewer are. We prayed a vaccine would be developed, and now we have several. So why are we still fearful? For many, this pandemic has been a traumatic experience. The effects

Letters to the Editor should include your name, Mutual number and phone number, and be emailed to rutho_news@lwsb.com or typed and delivered to the LW Weekly office. Letters must be of general interest to the community and may contain opinions, suggestions, compliments and complaints without being scurrilous, libelous, defamatory, repetitive or otherwise inappropriate.

A letter to the editor by Russell Gray (May 27) contained unsubstantiated information. He stated, “One director asked to have the new voting procedures separated from the bylaws on the same ballot, by a 5-2 vote that went down,” but according to board meeting documents, there was no such vote at any board meetings. The letter further stated, “By a vote of 5-2, the board passed the bylaws

REPUBLICAN CLUB by Brian Harmon LW contributor The GOP club is looking forward to its picnic on Friday, June 11, at the picnic area near Clubhouse 1 at 12:30 p.m. The picnic will celebrate the volunteers who have made the club so successful over the past two years. Those who want to attend should RSVP to dharlow50@aol.com or call (562) 335 0779. All food will be provided except salad, beans

DEMOCRATIC CLUB by Mary Larson LW contributor The Democratic Club welcomes two new people, Carolyn Smith and Debbie Wrathall, to its board. Smith will serve as the board’s interim secretary, and Wrathall will be the interim chair of the Program Committee. Membership meetings will resume on Aug. 18 in Clubhouse 2 or via Zoom if necessary. In the meantime, the club’s board and committees

WOMAN'S CLUB By Janice Krehbiel LW contributor All LW Woman’s Club members should mark their calendars for the club’s first table games meeting on July 16 in Clubhouse 2 at 1 p.m. Members can play any game they want, including dominos, Yahtzee, cribbage, Scrabble, Rummikub, Monoply, Five Crowns, Euchre, Skipbo, Phase 10, Quiddler, canasta, Hand and Foot, bridge, poker or any other