MEMBER COLUMN by Jim Greer LW contributor Congratulations, you’ve made it through 2020, the “peaceful” transfer of political power, and now with vaccines, you see the light at the end of the COVID tunnel. The real question is: Will we ever go back to normal? According to licensed clinical social worker and author Sara Van Tongeren, “There are things in our lives that are so indelibly

Editor: Finally I got a shot at the Feb. 4 COVID-19 vaccine clinic, after several weeks of anxious waiting. As they promised us, the GRF team emailed me the date and time to get shot. I went through the reception booth, then sat and waited for my name to be called through speaker. When I was called, I walked into Clubhouse 6 and was guided to a desk where Dr. Christopher and three other OptumCare

Editor: I’m so thankful to all the entities that made it possible for us, the residents, to get the COVID-19 vaccine. It was a very positive experience to be helped by everyone, from Security on the outside, to every person in the registration process and the very well-qualified personnel giving us the injections. Thanks, Leisure World, from the GRF to everyone who dedicated time and, with

The next American Red Cross Blood Drive is April 2 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Make an appointment by calling Lisa Love at the Red Cross at (909) 282-6685. Or go online at RedCrossBlood.org; enter the sponsor code “leisure” in the box at the top right of your screen.

The Leisure World Weekly office is closed to the public in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. Editors can be reached by phone and email. See page 4 of any edition for editors’ addresses or send emails to rutho_news@lwsb.com. People may drop articles and classified ads into the letter slot at the front of the News Building. The editorial deadline is Thursday for the following Thursday’s

The Orange County Health Care Agency continues to offer free COVID-19 tests at two super sites: the Orange County Fairgrounds and the Anaheim Convention Center. The PCR tests are free, but appointments are required via 360clinic. fulgentgenetics.com/. The OC Fairgrounds site is open Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-3 p.m., and the convention center is open Tuesday-Friday, noon-7 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m.-3