LifeStream will conduct a community blood drive on Monday, January 28, at the “new” Stater Bros, on the east end of Yucca Valley, from 10 to 3, and on Tuesday, January 29, at the Little Church of the Desert in Twentynine Palms, from 1 to 6 p.m. Donors have the opportunity to win a pair of Lakers tickets by giving the code “Lakers” at registration. LifeStream now offers donors free cholesterol screening with every blood donation. All prospective donors should be free of infections or illness, weigh at least 110 pounds, and not be at risk for AIDS or hepatitis. To make an appointment to donate blood, call 800-TRY-GIVING.