OCTA North Gate Road is expected to reopen by Friday, June 25, as the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) has finished utility construction related to the I-405 Improvement Project. Crews anticipate returning to demolish and reconstruct the sound wall next to North Gate Road within the next year, according to Megan Abba, OCTA communications specialist. OCTA built the existing

CONCERNED SHAREHOLDERS The Concerned Shareholders Club is back with its first in-person meeting on Thursday, June 24, in Clubhouse 3, Room 2, starting at 1 p.m. There will not be a Zoom viewing option for this meeting. Golden Rain Foundation Executive Director Randy Ankeny will go over and examine everything that has happened in Leisure World over the past 15 months since the pandemic began.

PAWS, CLAWS AND BEAKS The Paws, Claws and Beaks Club came together for the first time since the pandemic with a picnic for all LW pet owners. Over 40 people and their pets gathered outside on a beautiful day with lots of food and a chance to meet other pet owners. The dogs and birds that were brought to the picnic all got along as well. Kathy Almeida and Eloy Gomez, along with the Leisure

FALW The annual picnic to honor all U.S. veterans living in Leisure World was cancelled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Filipino Association of Leisure World, in gratitude for veterans and their unselfish service and sacrifice to preserve freedom, will honor them with its annual picnic. Every veteran living in Leisure World is invited. The picnic will be on Saturday, July