Leisure World to recognize MLK Day after earlier failed attempts

SEAL BEACH — Fred Fenton received a bomb threat after marching with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Montgomery, Ala., in March of 1965.
Just a couple of weeks earlier, Donald Koepke wondered if anyone would shoot at him as he took a 24-hour bus ride from Maywood, Ill., to Selma, Ala., to hear King speak.
So, the Leisure World board of directors’ 12-4 vote on Tuesday, July 25, to observe MLK Day was special for both residents.
“Leisure World is … living up to our creed