July 28 2022
Smooth crooner will take the stage tonight
Michael Bublé Tribute
July 28 | 7:30 p.m.
Amphitheater Stage
Sponsor: Tandem Careplanning
Anthony Bernasconi will take the stage tonight performing as a soulful Michael Bublé crooning classic swing and jazz standards.
Bernasconi is known as one of the leading entertainers paying tribute to Bublé, a Canadian singer whose first album reached the top 10 in Canada and the United Kingdom. He found a worldwide audience with his 2005 album “It’s Time” and his 2007 album “Call Me Irresponsible,” which reached No. 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, the UK Albums Chart, the U.S. Billboard 200, the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and several European charts.
Bernasconi has made his mark recreating the music and the effortless class that Bublé so famouly exudes.
He has captured the velvet voice and smooth moves that are signatures of every Bublé’ performance.
With his easy-going disposition and a million-watt smile, Bernasconi has created an immersive experience that will delight Bublé fans of all ages.
Bernasconi will sing Bublé’s greatest hits and the standards which have withstood the test of time from the great American songbook.
It’s Show Time!
Guests are welcome as long as they are accompanied by residents. Admission is free.
Minibus service is available before and after the show. Parking is limited near the Amphitheater.
No parking is allowed in front of the Amphitheater on southbound St. Andrews Drive. This is a tow-away zone on Thursdays during Amphitheater season.
People can bring picnics or Koffels food truck will provide options for pre-event dining.
TRASH DISPOSAL
F-waste is costing LW more money
by Nick Massetti
LW contributor
Known in the industry as “f-waste,” furniture disposal is becoming an ever-increasing problem in Leisure World. Home renovations, home sales and just sprucing up the living room give rise to a mountain of old couches, mattresses and other large items that ends up at the dumpsters on the 1.8-acre site.
Contractors also dispose of rubbish in those boxcar-sized behemoths. According to GRF Facilities Director Mark Weaver, the only contractors allowed to dump in the GRF dumpsters are those “working directly for Mutuals replacing dry rot/termite damaged wood.”
The GRF’s monthly cost to haul and empty dumpsters has risen over the years, from $10,000 per month in 2019 to $13,000 a month today. That amounts to $156,000 in 2022 or a $2-a-month carrying charge for every LW resident.
Worse yet, all that unwanted trash is often someone else’s treasure, attracting dumpster divers who root through the bins, putting themselves at risk of getting hurt and exposing GRF to liability lawsuits. Injury liability lawsuit payouts would ultimately come out of residents’ pockets too.
There are some solutions.
One simple way is to donate unwanted furniture and other large items to a charity that will pick them up for free or call a paid junk removal service provider.
GRF has identified two such nearby providers. The first is the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store of Long Beach, which is located at 2750 E. Pacific Coast Highway.
For free pickups, call its donation number at (800) 974-3571 or visit https://svdpla.org/donate/donation-of-goods/.
The thrift store uses proceeds to help the needy become self-sufficient by providing financial and emotional support, food, clothing, furniture and resources to connect those disadvantaged to resources in Los Angeles.
The second option is Junkluggers of Orange County, which is based in Garden Grove.
Owner Joe Sandoval says the company will completely rid units of all junk. Residents are only charged for the space their clutter takes up in Junkleggers’ trucks. The minimum is $150, and a full truck is $850.
This is a good option because the junk doesn’t sit in a landfill. Junkluggers donates, repurposes and recycles unwanted items. It has a strong partnership with Patriots & Paws, which receives the vast majority of donations. To find out more call (800) 584-5865 or visit junkluggersofoc.com.
To encourage the use of these types of services, the GRF will distribute this information in resource documents given to family members who inherit units.
Residents can also submit a free classified advertisement in the LW Weekly listing items to be given away.
For more information, call (562) 431-6586, ext. 383.
Let’s put the f-waste where it really belongs.
—GRF Director Nick Massetti chairs the Physical Property Committee.
Life Options Expo: Be Healthy, Enjoy Life, Plan for Future
The GRF Member Resources Department and Optum Health Care, in partnership with the City of Seal Beach Senior Services, will host the fifth annual Life Options Expo on Friday, July 29, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Clubhouse 4 and Veterans Plaza. Masks are not required but highly recommended.
The community-based expo will give Leisure World residents and their families an opportunity to learn about options that are available to enhance quality of life.
Everyone is invited to come to discover more about the businesses and agencies that operate or provide assisted living facilities, board and care facilities, home care, senior placement specialists, elder care agencies, long-term planning, health care and county organizations. Representatives will be there to provide information and referrals only. The GRF does not endorse the service of any particular agency.
For more information on the event, see the advertisement on page 4.
SB Naval Weapons Station
Feedback wanted on base land use
The U.S. Navy is considering possible development of two parcels of property at the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station and its looking for feedback from residents.
The property totals about 29 acres near the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Seal Beach Boulevard at the Naval Weapons Station.
The project is in the beginning stages. The mostly vacant acreage is underutilized so the military is looking for potential uses.
The first step is to draft an environmental assessment to help narrow possible uses for the property.
Residents can offer input until July 31, which ends a 30-day public comment period.
Until the U.S. Navy decides what it wants to build on the property, it’s not known whether the development will be open to the general public or only accessible to personnel at the station.
The 5,200-acre facility is one of the larger naval installations in the U.S. and the only military installation to feature an enclosed wildlife refuge within its borders.
The 965-acre Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge is home to the endangered California least tern and light-footed Ridgway’s rail, among other shorebirds.
Comments and concerns regarding the environmental assessment must be postmarked by July 31 to nwssbpao@us.navy.mil or via mail to: Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southwest, Attn: Amanda Peyton, 750 Pacific Highway (12th Floor, Environmental), San Diego, CA 92132-5190.
The 5,000-acre Naval Weapons Station is responsible for weapons storage, and loading and maintenance for ships of the United States Pacific Fleet. It recently reconfigurated its ammunition wharf to aprovide greater installation security and improve safety for private boaters. Now the base is considering development of 29 acres on its site.
MINIBUS Service
Learn more about LW transportation on Aug. 4 in CH 3
A Minibus informational meeting will be held on Aug. 4 at 10 a.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 3. Orientation meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month to assist LW residents with using the many transportation services available to the Leisure World community. Reservations are not required.
The GRF Transportation Department provides information on the LW Minibus service as well as the GRF appointment-based Access bus service for people with mobility challenges.
Information on other local area bus and transportation services to nearby grocery shopping and medical service destinations is also presented.
Meetings often cover the City of Seal Beach Senior Shopping Shuttle to Rossmoor and Old Ranch shopping centers and the Seal Beach Old Town Pier shuttle.
Monthly informational sessions are for new or current shareholders who would like to learn about the Minibus service routes and timetables.
The LW Minibus service is a community transportation service for everyone.
Residents, Leisure World employees, visitors, family members of residents and caregivers can all ride the minibuses.
Anyone who has a valid pass to enter the community can ride the LW buses.
The only rule is each person must be 18 years of age or older or accompanied by someone who is 18 years of age or older.
City of seal beach
Active shooter drill set for Aug. 4 at McGaugh Elementary School
The Seal Beach Police Department will conduct an active shooter response training exercise at the McGaugh Elementary School campus on Thursday, Aug. 4, from about 6 a.m.-6 p.m.
The goal of this training is to help prepare police officers in the event of a critical event on the campus.
During this training exercise, the community may hear screaming or yelling, simulated gun fire sounds, exercise alerts over the amplified voice system and sirens around McGaugh Elementary School.
Emergency response vehicles and first responders will respond accordingly for this exercise.
The McGaugh Elementary School campus will be closed during the drill. Because it is summer break, no students will be on campus that day.
Signage will be posted notifying the public of the training exercise. For additional information, visit the Seal Beach Police Department on social media @sealbeachpolice.
GRF BOARD
Monthly meeting postponed to Aug. 3
A period of severe staffing shortage led to missing the posting deadline in the LW Weekly for the GRF Board of Directors regular monthly meeting set for July 26.
GRF Board President Marsha Gerber rescheduled the meeting for Wednesday, Aug. 3. It will start at 10 a.m. in Clubhouse 4.
Did You Know?
The LW Library offers fax service for $1 per page to send a fax domestically, $3 per page to send a fax internationally and 50 cents per page to receive a fax; information at (562) 598-2431.
Calling All Photographers
The LW Weekly is producing a 2023 wall calendar featuring the work of Leisure World photographers.
This year, photos have been since January, so people can take compelling shots of local landscapes and immediately submit them for possible inclusion in the calendar.
That will save the time of swiping through hundreds of pictures at year’s end to find that perfect shot.
Editors are looking for scenic vistas of Leisure World and Seal Beach.
Photos of people are not eligible. Holiday or seasonal shots are welcome, especially images that capture the spirit of October, November and December.
Editors are also looking for original views of iconic LW spaces and fresh ways of seeing familiar spaces, such as the globe and Veterans Plaza for example.
A team of editors selects the photos featured in the calendars, so it’s possible that multiple shots by the same person are chosen (photographers’ names are not included in the decision-making process).
Potential contributors should submit large, high-resolution, 300 dpi images in landscape format.
Cell phone photos should be emailed in the “actual” or “original” size format. Email entries to stephenb_news@lwsb.com with name, address, phone number and a brief description of the photo.
For information on technical requirements, call (562) 431-6586, ext. 392.
The free calendar will be delivered to every LW home in late December.
Let’s Go Out to the Ball Game Friday
The GRF Recreation Department is hosting a baseball bus trip to see the Texas Rangers vs. the Angels at Angels Stadium in Anaheim on July 29. Game time is at 6:38 p.m. It will be Mike Trout tank top giveaway night, and the Angels will celebrate throwback uniform weekend with the team wearing retro garb. The bus will depart Leisure World just after 4:45 p.m. Tickets are $60 and include bus transportation to and from the game. For more information and to sign up, call (562) 431-6586, ext. 324.
Resident column
Meeting water targets and preserving green space are not mutually exclusive
by Donald R. Hodel
LW contributor
Leisure World Mutuals have been instructed to decide which grass areas to continue to water and keep green and which to stop watering and let them turn brown and die.
Mutual 6 has decided not to water any grass and I understand that the other mutuals might be doing the same, shutting off nearly all water to outdoor landscapes, potentially turning our much beloved, appreciated and regularly utilized lawns into a dystopian hellscape of dead brown grass and dying and dead trees.
The potentially disastrous impacts of the draconian, mostly unnecessary, ill-conceived and unfair water restrictions are a stunning development. While we must respond vigorously and meet targeted water savings, doing so does not preclude continuing to water and keeping grass green in selected areas. Some day, we might have to stop all outdoor watering, but we are not there yet in my opinion.
California state, regional and local water conservation rules and regulations indisputably state that an HOA can continue to water grass as long as the HOA, in consultation with its members, designates areas as “functional”; they are used for recreational purposes like walking and sitting under trees with neighbors and family members, walking pets, playing games and sports, exercising and working out, etc. This activity cannot be disputed and is just as critical and pertinent to residents as is the Leisure World Golf Course, which is considered functional and can be watered. In fact, significantly more people likely walk or congregate in daily and weekly recreational activities in Leisure World landscape areas than play golf. While we cannot claim all our grass areas as functional, a significant part of each mutual encompasses areas that could easily and fairly be designated as functional grass and continue to be watered.
Importantly, HOAs cannot be fined for watering grass they designate as “functional” as long as they follow water conservation guidelines.
Rules and regulations also state that trees, even in “non-functional” grass where water has been turned off, are exempt from water restrictions (but still have a few rules to follow about when and how to water). Adequately watering trees in this situation will be difficult. It is recommended for established trees to slowly soak the root zone under the canopy until water penetrates 12-18 inches below the surface. A soaker hose is ideal for this purpose.
According to Seal Beach public works officials, the city will water “functional” grass in its parks and (recreation areas in keeping with) state-mandated landscape water guidelines.
So, if we turn all the water off, how will you feel when you gaze upon our dystopian hellscape and then look over the fence and see green parks in non-Leisure World parts of the city?
For Mutuals that have made the decision to turn off all water to their grass, encourage your Mutual boards to reverse course and designate some areas as functional grass that can continue to be watered and kept green.
Meeting water conservation targets and having green space are not mutually exclusive.
We can have both. Let us work together and show how it can be done.
Donald Hodel is an emeritus environmental and landscape horticulture advisor specializing in palms, trees and landscape management, University of California, Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
Celebrating LW Centenarians
This is one story in an occasional series profiling some of LW’s most long-lived residents, those who have reached the enviable age of 100 years or more. The series is running in connection with the Golden Age Foundation centenarian event held April 20. In most cases, a family member or friend has written the stories.
by Nancy Davidson
special to the LW Weekly
William Miller of Mutual 3 was born on Oct. 10, 1922, in Colwyn, Pennsylvania, the son of Jacob and Anne Miller. Jacob was a steam fitter and Anne, a housewife. Together, they had two more children: Marion and Frank.
Life for the family of five was not easy in the Great Depression. Jobs were scarce, and Bill was lucky enough to get a paper route. All funds earned were put into the family earnings.
Bill graduated from Collingdale High School in 1940, and when Pearl Harbor was bombed, he, like many other patriotic men in his community, joined the armed services. One quarter of the men in his high school class would not return home.
Bill enlisted in the Navy. After basic training was sent to Pensacola, Florida, to work as an airplane mechanic. Maintaining Stearman biplanes instilled a lifelong love of flying. While at Pensacola, Bill learned that the Navy was accepting officer candidates, so he worked hard to pass all the requisite tests.
He was accepted at the original USC (University of South Carolina), where he graduated and was awarded his commission as an officer.
He was then ordered to Long Beach to serve aboard the USS General Anderson. While stationed in Long Beach, he met and married his first wife, to whom two children were born, a son and a daughter.
Bill was then transferred to the USS Midway, which patrolled the Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
When the Korean War broke out, Bill completed three tours of duty as executive officer on board the USS Bon Homme Richard and the USS Redstart.
After completing his service in the Navy, Bill returned to college to earn an additional degree in mathematics and secondary education. He spent several years teaching high school in Compton and Garden Grove.
While teaching, a co-worker informed him there were wonderful opportunities in the fledgling aerospace industry. Submitting his application to Autonetics, he was hired as an aerospace engineer, testing rockets that would soon be used in the Gemini and Apollo space missions. He also wrote programs for the on board computer systems.
Unfortunately, the NASA space program ended, and many talented people were out looking for jobs. Bill spent the last part of his working life in the post office, retiring in 1987.
After Bill’s second divorce, he sold his property in North Long Beach and moved to Leisure World in 1997. He was attracted by the many amenities in the community (especially the free golf) and determined to make this his last home.
Bill’s love of flying continued through his life, and he spent many an hour in the cockpit of a single engine airplane, taking trips all over the country with his favorite dog, Mac, as a co-pilot.
His golf clubs were always in the plane as well, and he played courses in Pennsylvania, California, Florida and Washington, among other places. He also loved to skeet shoot and play pool, but becoming legally blind cut back on his hobbies.
In Leisure World, Bill has been a member of the pool club, is a lifetime member of the VFW, a member of the American Legion and a member of Rolling Thunder.
While his lack of sight may hinder some of his hobbies, he is still very aware of current affairs, and his memory is sharp as a tack! Bill is also a strong advocate for Shriner’s Hospital for Children, having made it a priority to donate money on a monthly basis for the past 30 years. Bill has been recognized by El Bekal Shriners and Shriner’s International for his continued dedication to the children and support of the hospital.
Having nearly achieved the age of 100, he has outlived just about everybody in his family, including his brother and sister. He has three nieces in various parts of the country and one daughter who lives near him in Leisure World.
Setting It Straight
A promo on Page 1 had the incorrect date for a trip to the Angels vs. Rangers baseball game. The correct date is tomorrow, July 29.
A story from the Producers Club in last week’s edition was incorrectly attributed to the Video Producers Club. The two groups are unrelated.
405 Freeway Improvement Update
The Orange County Transportation Authority, in cooperation with Caltrans, is widening the San Diego Freeway (I-405) between SR-73 and I-605.The project is improving 16 miles of I-405 between the SR-73 freeway in Costa Mesa and I-605 near the Los Angeles County line. Construction updates are as follows:
North Gate Road Update
Pile installation for the sound wall adjacent to North Gate Road is anticipated to be complete by the end of the week. Crews closed North Gate Road July 5 for approximately three months to conduct sewer work.
Vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians will be detoured to Golden Rain Road to enter and exit Leisure World.
Sewer work is anticipated between 7 a.m.-4 p.m. on weekdays, for approximately three months. Crews may mobilize equipment as early as 6 a.m., and some activities may occur from 9 p.m.-6 a.m. as needed.
Be advised that this work may be loud. The schedule is subject to change due to inclement weather or unforeseen operational issues.
Almond Avenue
Crews wrapped up electrical work and will continue constructing the sound walls along northbound I-405 adjacent to Almond Avenue.
Block installation has been delayed due to material supply challenges.
Crews are anticipated to continue wall work in July, and block wall installation is anticipated to begin as early as August.
Construction activities will continue 7 a.m.-4 p.m. on weekdays.
Crews may mobilize equipment as early as 6 a.m., and some activities may occur from 9 p.m.-6 a.m. as needed.
Be advised that this work may be loud. The schedule is subject to change due to inclement weather or unforeseen operational issues.
Bolsa Avenue
Crews began block wall installation for the walls along SB I-405, adjacent to Vermont Street.
Activities will continue 7 a.m.-4 p.m. on weekdays for approximately two weeks.
Crews may mobilize equipment as early as 6 a.m., and some activities may occur from 9 p.m.-6 a.m. as needed.
Be advised that this work may be loud. The schedule is subject to change due to inclement weather or unforeseen operational issues.
New Features for
Beach Boulevard
The northbound I-405 straight off-ramp to Beach Boulevard has a new traffic signal. The ramp is updated with five lanes, including two dedicated right-turn and two dedicated left-turn lanes, as well as a shared lane for both right and left-turn movements.
As part of the final design for the intersection, the NB I-405 loop off-ramp has been permanently eliminated.
Work is expected to conclude May 13.
NB I-405/WB SR-22
On-Ramp from
Valley View Street
Closed for Two Months
Crews closed the northbound I-405/westbound SR-22 on-ramp from Valley View Street to accommodate the freeway widening. The ramp closed June 6 and is anticipated to reopen in August.
SB I-405/EB SR-22
Connector Extended Lane Reduction
Crews reduced the southbound I-405/eastbound SR-22 connector to two lanes for pavement activity.
The lane reductions began June 10 and will be in place through August.
Montecito Channel
Crews will begin relocating several utilities to continue widening the drainage channel adjacent to homes in the College Park West community.
Utility relocation was expected to begin July 25 and continue through mid-August.
Block wall installation is anticipated to begin in August.
Temporary fencing and sound blankets will remain in place during construction.
Construction activities are anticipated 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Crews may access the work zone, intermittently along College Park Drive and from the WB SR-22 connector, to mobilize equipment as early as 6 a.m., and some activities may occur at night from 9 p.m. -6 a.m. as needed
Be advised that this work may be loud. The schedule is subject to change due to inclement weather or unforeseen operational issues.
The 405 Community Outreach Team will provide detailed schedule, closure and detour information in future alerts.
Sign up for project-wide and bridge-specific construction alerts at bit.ly/405-signup. Email 405project@octa.net or call (888) 400-8994 for more information.
The Orange County Transportation Authority, in cooperation with Caltrans, is widening the San Diego Freeway (I-405) between SR-73 and I-605.The project is improving 16 miles of I-405 between the SR-73 freeway in Costa Mesa and I-605 near the Los Angeles County line. Construction updates are as follows:
North Gate Road Update
Pile installation for the sound wall adjacent to North Gate Road is anticipated to be complete by the end of the week. Crews closed North Gate Road July 5 for approximately three months to conduct sewer work.
Vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians will be detoured to Golden Rain Road to enter and exit Leisure World.
Sewer work is anticipated between 7 a.m.-4 p.m. on weekdays, for approximately three months. Crews may mobilize equipment as early as 6 a.m., and some activities may occur from 9 p.m.-6 a.m. as needed.
Be advised that this work may be loud. The schedule is subject to change due to inclement weather or unforeseen operational issues.
Almond Avenue
Crews wrapped up electrical work and will continue constructing the sound walls along northbound I-405 adjacent to Almond Avenue.
Block installation has been delayed due to material supply challenges.
Crews are anticipated to continue wall work in July, and block wall installation is anticipated to begin as early as August.
Construction activities will continue 7 a.m.-4 p.m. on weekdays.
Crews may mobilize equipment as early as 6 a.m., and some activities may occur from 9 p.m.-6 a.m. as needed.
Be advised that this work may be loud. The schedule is subject to change due to inclement weather or unforeseen operational issues.
Bolsa Avenue
Crews began block wall installation for the walls along SB I-405, adjacent to Vermont Street.
Activities will continue 7 a.m.-4 p.m. on weekdays for approximately two weeks.
Crews may mobilize equipment as early as 6 a.m., and some activities may occur from 9 p.m.-6 a.m. as needed.
Be advised that this work may be loud. The schedule is subject to change due to inclement weather or unforeseen operational issues.
New Features for
Beach Boulevard
The northbound I-405 straight off-ramp to Beach Boulevard has a new traffic signal. The ramp is updated with five lanes, including two dedicated right-turn and two dedicated left-turn lanes, as well as a shared lane for both right and left-turn movements.
As part of the final design for the intersection, the NB I-405 loop off-ramp has been permanently eliminated.
Work is expected to conclude May 13.
NB I-405/WB SR-22
On-Ramp from
Valley View Street
Closed for Two Months
Crews closed the northbound I-405/westbound SR-22 on-ramp from Valley View Street to accommodate the freeway widening. The ramp closed June 6 and is anticipated to reopen in August.
SB I-405/EB SR-22
Connector Extended Lane Reduction
Crews reduced the southbound I-405/eastbound SR-22 connector to two lanes for pavement activity.
The lane reductions began June 10 and will be in place through August.
Montecito Channel
Crews will begin relocating several utilities to continue widening the drainage channel adjacent to homes in the College Park West community.
Utility relocation was expected to begin July 25 and continue through mid-August.
Block wall installation is anticipated to begin in August.
Temporary fencing and sound blankets will remain in place during construction.
Construction activities are anticipated 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Crews may access the work zone, intermittently along College Park Drive and from the WB SR-22 connector, to mobilize equipment as early as 6 a.m., and some activities may occur at night from 9 p.m. -6 a.m. as needed
Be advised that this work may be loud. The schedule is subject to change due to inclement weather or unforeseen operational issues.
The 405 Community Outreach Team will provide detailed schedule, closure and detour information in future alerts.
Sign up for project-wide and bridge-specific construction alerts at bit.ly/405-signup. Email 405project@octa.net or call (888) 400-8994 for more information.
Election Canvassing Allowed
In this election year, concerned LW residents are reporting that representatives of both political parties are knocking on registered voters’ doors to get out the vote. In 2002, the Supreme Court struck down a law that banned canvassing without a permit, even in gated communities. The ruling superseded state and local laws, and the rules of any HOA community-—gated or not.
Thus, the GRF cannot legally keep citizens from entering this community and going door-to-door.
Political canvassers need to advise Security in advance of the time they will be canvassing to allow gate access.
There is a difference between soliciting and canvassing. Citizens canvassing for political reasons are not selling an item or asking for donations. It is likely that canvassers will be active through Election Day, and they are not breaking the law by knocking on doors.
LW Library Hours
The LW Library is open Monday-Saturday from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. People can bring their own devices or browse shelves for reading material, sit down and relax in air-conditioned comfort.
Computers are available for use with no appointments required.
The Orange County Register, Long Beach Press Telegram, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today and more are now available. People are welcome to take a seat and read for as long as they want. The library offers fax, copy and printing services along with nearly 40,000 different items to checkout at the library.
For more information, call (562) 598-2431 or email LWLibrary@lwsb.com. People can also contact the library online at https://www.lwsb.com/lwcommunity/library/.
Where Does Our Water Come From?
Once again, California is in the midst of a severe drought. In fact, 2022 is turning out to be the state’s driest year on record so far.
Seal Beach residents’ water supply is a blend of groundwater pumped from three local wells by the city’s water department and water imported from Northern California and the Colorado River by the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) via the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), according to the City of Seal Beach 2022 Water Report.
Groundwater comes from a natural underground aquifer that is replenished with water from the Santa Ana River, local rainfall, imported water and the Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS). The GWRS has been operating since January 2008. Jointly developed by Orange County Water District (OCWD) and Orange County Sanitation District, the GWRS is the largest water purification project of its kind in the world.
The GWRS currently produces 100 million gallons of high-quality water that exceeds drinking water standards and serves as a locally controlled, drought-proof water supply, according to the OCWD.
In early 2023, the GWRS will complete a final expansion that will produce 130 million gallons of water a day, enough to serve one million people daily.
Also, the Orange County Groundwater Basin supplies 77% of the drinking water supply to 2.5 million people in 19 cities and retail water agencies in north and central Orange County. The remaining 23% comes from imported supplies brought in by the MWD and served through its local subsidiary member agency, the MWDOC. The imported water comes from the Colorado River and northern California via the State Water Project, according to MWDOC.
The Orange County Groundwater Basin is 350 square miles and lies beneath north and central Orange County from Irvine to the Los Angeles County border and from Yorba Linda to the Pacific Ocean. More than 20 cities and retail water districts draw from the basin to provide water to homes and businesses.
The OCWD, MWDOC and the City of Seal Beach work cooperatively to evaluate new and innovative water management and supply development programs, including water reuse and recycling, wetlands expansion, recharge facility construction, ocean and brackish water desalination, surface storage and water use efficiency programs, according to the city’s 2022 Water Report. These efforts are helping to enhance long-term countywide water reliability and water quality.
In addition to Seal Beach residents, the MWDOC serves nearly 3.2 million Orange County residents through 27 retail water agencies.
MWDOC’s service area covers all of Orange County with the exception Anaheim, Fullerton and Santa Ana.
As water providers continue to plan and prepare for extended dry conditions, residents and businesses statewide are being called to take action and reduce water use by 20% to extend limited water supplies.
Overall, Orange County is better prepared for this drought then some, thanks to sound planning and wise investments in water supply and infrastructure.
For example, OCWD is implementing a regional groundwater banking program to ensure long-term reliability and increasing stormwater capture behind Prado Dam, where water eventually gets recharged into the Orange County Groundwater basin and becomes a part of the drinking water supply.
South OC
A total of eight retail water agencies deliver drinking water to the remaining 600,000 residents and businesses located in south Orange County.
These communities do not reside within the boundaries of the basin and are heavily dependent on imported water for their drinking water supply. As such, most of their drinking water supply is imported from hundreds of miles away via MWDOC.
Cost of water in OC
The cost of groundwater is $507/acre-foot, about half the cost of imported water, which is $1,143/acre-foot.
(One acre-foot equals about 326,000 gallons or enough water to cover an acre of land, about the size of a football field, one foot deep. An average California household uses between one-half and one acre-foot of water per year for indoor and outdoor use.)
Retail water agencies in Orange County establish the price of water delivered to customers.
The rate charged for water is impacted by multiple factors, including the cost of groundwater, the cost of imported water, the cost to construct, operate and maintain pipelines, reservoirs and pumps to deliver water to homes or businesses, and the administrative cost of operating a retail water system.
Retailers’ rates can vary depending upon the age of the water system, how much groundwater is used vs. more expensive imported water, and other factors.
For this reason, OCWD attempts to maximize the amount of groundwater available to retail agencies, while sustainably managing the basin.
A recent statewide mandate activating Level 2 water conservation plans has been instituted. Seal Beach has implemented water use restrictions that prohibit the watering of non-functional and purely ornamental turf, in addition to other measures.
The GRF has turned off its sprinklers in non-functional green spaces. LW residents are asked to conserve water in every way possible to avoid further restrictions.
Government
July 28
GRF Special Elections
Editor’s note: Two special elections to fill two vacancies—one in Mutual 11 and one in Mutual 16—on the GRF Board of Directors have been scheduled in August. Unopposed candidates are Edward Jablonski, Mutual 11, and Janet Isom, Mutual 16. The following instructions will assist residents of those Mutuals in casting their ballots.
Mutual 16 Special Election
Mailing Your GRF Ballot
For the ballot to be counted, the inspectors of election must receive it on or before noon on Aug. 5.
You may also bring a sealed ballot to Clubhouse 4 between 10-11 a.m. on Aug. 8. The polls will close at 11 a.m. to begin the counting process.
Observing GRF Ballot Counting
The ballot counting will be conducted at the GRF Board of Directors meeting on Aug. 8 at 11 a.m. in Clubhouse 4. GRF members are welcome to observe the counting process.
Candidate for GRF Board of Directors Representing Mutual 16:
Janet Isom—incumbent
Mutual 11 Special Election
Mailing Your GRF Ballot
For the ballot to be counted, the inspectors of election must receive it on or before noon on Aug. 24.
You may also bring a sealed ballot to Clubhouse 4 between 10-11 a.m. on Aug. 29. The polls will close at 11 a.m. to begin the counting process.
Observing GRF Ballot Counting
The ballot counting will be conducted at the GRF Board of Directors meeting on Aug. 29 at 11 a.m. in Clubhouse 4. GRF members are welcome to observe the counting process.
Candidate for GRF Board of Directors Representing Mutual 11:
Edward Jablonski
Mutual Meetings
Mutual residents are invited to attend the open meetings of their mutual boards. The following is a tentative schedule.
Thurs., July 28 Mutual 1
Conf. Rm A/Zoom 9 a.m.
Fri., July 29 Mutual 6
Conf. Rm A/Zoom 10 a.m.
Tues., Aug. 2 Mutual 17
Conf. Rm A/Zoom 1:30 p.m.
Thurs., Aug. 4 Presidents’ Council
Clubhouse 4/Zoom 9 a.m.
Mon., Aug. 8 Mutual 9
Conf. Rm A/Zoom 9 a.m.
Tues., Aug. 9 Mutual 16
Conf. A/Zoom 1 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 10 Mutual 4 (open forum, 9 a.m.)
Conf. Rm A/Zoom 9:15 a.m.
Thurs., Aug. 11 Mutual 12
Conf. Rm A/Zoom 9 a.m.
Fri., Aug. 12 Mutual 3
Conf. Rm A/Zoom 9 a.m.
GRF Meetings
Golden Rain Foundation committee and board meetings are open to Leisure World residents. The following is a tentative schedule.
Admin. Committee
Thurs., July 28, 1 p.m.
Conf. Rm A/virtual
Recreation Committee Mon., Aug. 1, 1 p.m.
Conf. Rm B/virtual
IT Services Committee
Tues., Aug. 2, 1 p.m.
Conf. Rm B/virtual
GRF Board (rescheduled)
Wed., Aug. 3, 10 a.m.
Clubhouse 4/virtual
Physical Property
Committee
Wed., Aug. 3, 1 p.m.
Conf. Rm B/virtual
GRF Board Exec. Session Thurs., Aug. 4, 1 p.m.
Conf. Rm A/virtual
Mutual Administration Committee
Mon., Aug. 8, 1 p.m.
Conf. Rm A/virtual
Security Bus and Traffic Committee
Wed., Aug. 10, 1 p.m.
Conf. Rm A/virtual
Communications
Committee
Thurs. Aug. 11, 1 p.m.
Conf. Rm A/virtual
Architectural Design &
Review Committee
Fri., Aug. 12, 1 p.m.
Conf. Rm A/virtual
GRF Monthly Board Meeting
Agenda
Aug. 3, 10 a.m., Clubhouse 4/virtual
1) Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
2) Roll Call
3) President’s Announcements
4) Seal Beach City Council Member’s Update
5) Member Comments
6) Consent Calendar
a) Special GRF Board of Directors Minutes, June
i) Election Minutes from June 7
ii) GRF Annual Minutes from June 14
iii) Organizational Minutes from June 14
iv) Ratification Minutes from June 17
b) GRF Board of Directors Minutes, May 24
c) Approve Capital Funds Investment Purchase
d) Approve Reserve Funds Investment Purchase
e) Acceptance of the Interim Financial Statements, June 2022, for Audit
7) Ad Hoc Reports
a) Governing Document Ad Hoc Committee – Discussion
b) Website Ad Hoc Committee – Discussion
8) New Business
a) Architectural Design & Review Committee
i) Approve Holiday Lighting and Decorations Contract
b) Physical Property Committee
i) Capital Funding Request – Mini Farm Design
ii) Capital Funding Request – Operational Analysis Traffic – Saint Andrews and Golden Rain
iii) Capital Funding Request – Shade Structure at Aquatic Center
c) Recreation Committee
i) Approve Golf Ball Retrieval Contract
ii) Capital Funding Request – Holiday Tree Replacement
iii) Approve Donation from Friends of the Library
d) Security, Bus & Traffic Committee
i) Operating Funding Request – Parking Enforcement System
ii) Approve Annual Entry Passes
9) Correspondence
10) Board Member Comments
11) Next Meeting
Tuesday., Aug. 23, GRF Board meeting in Clubhouse 4/virtual
12) Adjournment
GRF Board Executive Session
Thursday, Aug. 4, 1 p.m.
Conference Room A
Executive session meetings are closed to members due to the nature of agenda items. This meeting is closed to shareholders/members per Civil Code 4935
1) Call to Order
2) Roll Call
3) Approve Minutes
4) Legal
5) Contracts
6) Pending Litigation Updates
7) Member Code of Conduct
8) Personnel
9) Adjournment
Agenda is subject to change.
Community Guide White Pages
Residents’ names and phone numbers are not automatically placed in the LW Community Guide’s White Pages. To be included, shareholders may submit their information to the LW Weekly by filling out the form placed in previous editions of the Community Guide on page 55, and returning it to the LW Weekly office or by emailing debbiek@lwsb.com.
Those whose information may have changed since the 2021 edition of the White Pages may also submit new information via email or in person.
Resident names are deleted from the White Pages by request or after LW Weekly receives a report of sale and escrow closing from the Stock Transfer Office. Anyone who moves within LW may be deleted unless a form with the new address is submitted to LW Weekly.
Residents who think they know a name that should be removed may notify LW Weekly via email at debbiek@lwsb.com.
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Passport Photos
Passport photos can be taken at the Copy & Supply Center in Building 5 from 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Two photos cost $10.
For information, call 431-6586, ext. 345.
Residents can also recycle batteries at the center.
Sports, page 8
Guys and Gals Golf
The Guys and Gals Tournament was played on July 20. Teams of various skilled golfers with one man and one woman vied for best net scores (gross score minus handicap), plus two circle holes (shots within a 5-foot radius are rewarded), and two closest to the pin challenges. The Turtle Lake Golf Course is a 1,658-yard, 18 hole, par 54 course that tests all who play.
Scores and winners will not be available until later in July. Results will be published when available. For this and the next tournaments only general results will be noted in the newspaper.
A total of 27 teams (54 players) teed off and played 18 holes. The day started off cool and sunny with little wind until mid-morning. The wind then stiffened as it continued to warm up. The greens still have numerous weed patches, and the lack of dirt-based divot-fix repair material is slowly turning the once well-kept tees into sand traps.
There were just two circle holes winners, Jae Lee and Bill Lyons, and only 37 birdies. Closest to the pin on the eigth hole was Won Song and Sun Lee, and on hole No. 17 was Jae Lee and Linda Herman. The lowest gross score was carded by Won Song and Jane Song at even par-54. The lowest net score was by Bill Lyons and Pam Krug at 10 under 44.
All golfers are responsible for their own tee box divots and ball marks on the greens. Golfers are asked to repair their own marks, plus one more.
The next Guys and Gals Tournament will be on Aug. 17 and on the fifth Wednesday, Aug. 31. The next Men’s Tournaments will be held on Aug. 10 and 24, plus every second and fourth Wednesday of the following months.
Those who had planned to play in a tournament and need to cancel should contact Alan Sewell at (541) 324-8558 or Dave LaCascia at (801) 674-5975 as soon as possible. Golfers should arrive 10-15 minutes prior to the scheduled tee time and be ready to play.
–Dave LaCascia
Pool Tournament Results
On July 2,0 the Leisure World Pool Club held its annual Mano-A-Mano pool tournament. This event is a double-elimination eight ball tournament open to all residents. It was limited to 16 players with a $10 entry fee to pay the first four finishers. The matches in the winner’s bracket were two wins and the losers bracket was one-and-done elimination.
The tournament was started last year and was won by Bob Barnum,with Rufino Ramos finishing second and Dave Silva, third. This year, Barnum did not enter to claim the title of best pool player in Leisure World.
The final players in the winners bracket were Ramos and Silva. Ramos won two straight games, which sent Silva to play Ren Villenueva, the winner of the loser’s bracket. Silva won that match, which sent him to the finals against Ramos.
In all double elimination tournaments, the challenger has to win two games because the player in the winner’s bracket hasn’t lost a single game.
Silva won the first game, which sent it to one final game for the championship. Dave had stripes and ran the last five balls to win the tournament.
On Aug. 17, the LWPC will host an eight-ball Doubles Tournament in Clubhouse 2 at 6 p.m. It is open to all authorized LW residents; RSVPs are required.
The LWPC weekly Monday night Fall League will begin on Sept. 12. Players and substitute players must be members of the club to participate.
For more information or to RSVP a spot for the tournament or the LWPC Fall League, call or text club Secretary and Treasurer Eunis “WildFire!” Christensen, at (562) 879-1954. –Dave Silva
Women’s Golf Club
Forty-seven members of the Women’s Golf Club participated in the weekly tournament held on July 19. On a beautiful sunny day, the group competed for low gross, low net and fewest putts.
Amazingly, seven golfers tied for fewest putts, which is the highest number of golfers that have tied in recent club history.
The flight winners were:
Flight A: low gross: tie between Devora Kim and Zoe Pickell, 29; low net: Sandy Derouin, 25; fewest putts: a three-way tie between Stella Yoon, Lisa Kim and Bert Thompson, 12.
Flight B: low gross, Karen Mendon, 28; low net: three-way tie between Susie Kim, Mary Ann Moore and Young Suk, 24; fewest putts: a three-way tie between Young Suk, Karen Mendon and Young Yoon, 12.
Flight C: low gross: Helen Yoon, 34; low net: a tie between Liz Meripol and Soo Kim, 26; fewest putts: Helen Yoon, 12.
Flight D: low gross: Kyung Ju, 39; low net: Sandra deDubovay, 25; fewest putts: Connie Kang, 16.
-Dale Quinn
Bocce Ball Club
The Bocce Ball Club currently has player openings for the summer league that begins on Saturday, July 30. Openings are available on Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons.
Those who are interested in a fun, social, low-impact sport, should give Bocce Ball a try. For more information, or to schedule a personal lesson, call Laura Garcia at (562) 230-5302.
–Laura Garcia
SBTV Fitness
The following weekly excercise classes air on SBTV via TWC Spectrum CH3, Frontier Fios CH37 and sbtv3.org/schedule.
Sunday
5:30 a.m.: Feeling Fit
6:30 a.m.: Silver Age Yoga
Monday
6:30 a.m.: Feeling Fit
8:30 a.m.: Silver Age Yoga
Noon: Silver Age Yoga
Tuesday
7:30 a.m.: Feeling Fit
11 a.m.: Yoga for All Ages
Wednesday
5:30 a.m.: Yoga for All Ages
6 a.m.: Feeling Fit
7:30 a.m.: Silver Age Yoga
Thursday
6:30 a.m.: Silver Age Yoga
8:30 a.m.: Feeling Fit
Noon: Feeling Fit
Friday
6:30 a.m.: Silver Age Yoga
8:30 a.m.: Feeling Fit
Saturday
6:30 a.m.: Silver Age Yoga
8:30 a.m.: Feeling Fit
Men’s Golf July 15 and 18 Results
On July 15, 13 golfers of the Leisure World Golf League contested in two flights the 5,800-yard, par-71 Willowick Golf Course in Santa Ana. It was warm but overcast at the start of the round. The course is still uneven in the fairways but has been well watered. Although the course has no water hazards, there are several grass bunkers and sand traps, plus undulating greens. The golfers find this course a significant challenge due to its overall length and long par-4s. With decent playing conditions, eight of the 13 scores were at or under par and the course conceded five birdies.
All scores are net (gross minus handicap). A Flight handicaps are 0-19, while B Flight handicaps are 20 and over.
A Flight: First place: Tim Looney, a terrific 7 under 64, plus three birdies; second: Sam Choi, a well-played 2 under 69, plus closest to the pin on the 140-yard, par-3 hole No. 12; third: Jim Goltra, a nice 1 under 70, plus a birdie, fewest putts, and closest to the pin on the 140-yard par-3, hole No. 4; fourth: Gary Stivers, a good even par 71; fifth: Dave LaCascia, a hard-fought 1 over 72; sixth: tie between Fujio Norihiro, Clay Fischer, with a birdie, Gene Vesely, and Bill McKusky.
B Flight: First place: tie between Digna Vesely and Lowell Goltra, a super 4 under 67; second: Tom Ross, a solid 1 under 70, plus fewest putts; third: Bob Munn, at 3 over 74.
On July 18, 14 golfers of the Leisure World Golf League challenged the 5,800-yard, par-70 Riverview Golf Course in Santa Ana. It was a lovely and sunny morning that warmed up dramatically by rounds end.
Riverview has numerous sand traps, undulating greens, significant elevation changes throughout, and several large water hazards including the entire riverbed of the Santa Ana River. The golfers appreciate the consistently good playing environment making it enjoyable for all players. However, even with the good conditions only three of the 14 scores were at or under par and only three birdies were carded.
A Flight: First place: Dave LaCascia, a really well-played 6 under 64; second: tie between Larry Hillhouse, with two birdies, Chris Lankford, and Clay Fischer, with a birdie, a terrific even par 70; third: Sam Choi, a hard fought 2 over 72, plus fewest putts and closest to the pin on the 95-yard, par-3, hole No. 9; fourth: Gene Vesely, at 3 over 73 plus closest to the pin on the 140-yard, par-3 hole No. 2; fifth: tie between Gary Stivers and Bill McKusky.
B Flight: First place: tie between Ron Jackson, plus fewest putts, and Bill Zurn, at a hard-fought 1 over 71; second: Lowell Goltra, a nice 2 over 72: third: Fujio Norihiro; fourth: tie between Digna Vesely and Bob Munn.
A special incentive was included this week if a golfer could land on hole No. 14’s green (over 140 yards all over a yawning chasm) and then par the hole. Only Lankford and Norihiro accomplished this task.
The Monday and Friday Golf Leagues play at four local courses, all within 15–20 minutes of Leisure World. The courses are often full, so advance reservations are available via a sign-up sheet at each round.
There is a prize pool for each round that players are not obligated to enter. Rewards are given for low net and fewest putts in each flight, birdies and closest to the pin on two par-3 holes. holes-in-one and eagles (2 under par), although infrequent, are generously rewarded.
Those interested in joining the league can contact Gary Stivers at (714) 313-3697 or Dave LaCascia at (801) 674-5975.
–Dave LaCascia
Health,page 9
Joyful Line Dance Club
The Joyful Line Dance Club meets upstairs in Clubhouse 6 from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. It strives to help Leisure World residents improve their physical, social and mental well-being. It provides and opportunity for people to enjoy dancing to fun and energetic music while following a dance leader’s instruction.
The Joyful Line Dance Club has multiple leaders who take turns leading the class and class. The leaders include Albert Comia, Connie Peck, Caryn Lynn Stel, Kelly Johnson, Anna Derby, Chung Cha Lewis, George Pinada and Sunny Kim.
For safety and health reasons, classes are first-come, first-serve for the first 30 people.
Face masks are strongly recommended. The club recommends people wear exercise shoes; sandals and flip flops are not allowed.
Those who show up with inappropriate shoes will be turned away. No membership required to attend the free class.
For more information, text (562) 301-5339.
–Anna Derby
Pickleball Players
The Leisure World Pickle ball Players Club attended the 25th annual Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals. The “wiener dogs” were back for the first time in three years at Los Alamitos Race Track July 16.
A total of 108 Dachshunds raced in 10 trials, including the Inaugural Doxie Diaper Dash, with the finalists competing for top dog honors. The Wiener Nationals Championship went to Paisley, the fastest wiener in the west. Proceeds benefitted the Seal Beach Animal Care Center.
Club members enjoyed an exciting evening of live Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred racing between the 50-yard dash wiener dog trials.
The next Pickleball Players meeting will be Sept. 4 at 5 p.m. in Clubhouse 2. It will be an Indian potluck dinner and the winners of the summer “dinking” tournament will be awarded prizes.
For more information, contact club President Linda Evenson at (561) 577-3283 or email lwsbpickleball@gmail.com.
-Peggy Beste
Meals on Wheels, Long Beach
Meals on Wheels of Long Beach Inc. delivers freshly cooked meals for $9.75 per day Monday-Friday, between 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Deliveries include an 8-ounce carton of 1% milk. An alternate dessert is available for those on a diabetic diet. Contact Client Manager Caron Adler at (562) 439-5000, ext. 1, or visit www.mowlb.org to complete an online application. To cancel a meal for the following day, you must contact Adler before 9 a.m. the prior business day. Menu is subject to change without notice. The MOWLB August menu had not been posted as of press time.
Thursday, June 27: Beef picado, Spanish rice, black beans, seasoned carrots, Mandarin oranges, turkey and cheese sandwich with lettuce, tomato, and pickle, plus cucumber, red onion and dill salad.
Friday, June 28: Polish Sausage with sauted onions and bell peppers, baked beans; seasoned broccoli, fresh orange, Chinese chicken salad with Mandarin oranges, cabbage, carrots, onion and Asian dressing, plus crackers.
Leisure Leggers
The Leisure Leggers, a running and walking club in Leisure World for more than 20 years, meets every Monday at Clubhouse 6 at 8 a.m. for a brisk trot around the neighborhood, followed by coffee and camaraderie. Dues are 99 cents per year.
For more information, call club president Tom Pontac at (562) 304-0880.
Bicycle Club
Join the LW Bicycle Club for a healthy ride on Sundays (with breakfast) to El Dorado Park, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The group meets at the North Gate at 9 a.m. Everyone must be wearing a bicycle helmet and safe shoes. Call Mary Romero at (562) 810-4266 for additional details.
Members also enjoy happy hours, dining out, pickleball and playing Rummikub.
In response to several requests, the club is starting a group for slower riders. Contact Lucy Czra at (818) 209-5075 for more information.
Wa-Rite
The LW Wa-Rite group recorded a 29 pound weight loss for the week of July 15.
Melinda Lee was this week’s biggest loser with a recorded weight loss of 3 pounds.
Marina Tesla gave a presentation of her family’s favorite recipes. Her personal favorite is the beef watercress soup.
Wa-Rite reminds its members that the more a person makes eating healthy a no-brainer, the better his or her odds of success will be.
Wa-Rite meets on Friday mornings from 8-8:45 for weigh-ins, and the meeting begins at 9 a.m. People must present GRF ID to join meeting.
Pickleball Players
The Leisure World Pickle ball Players Club attended the 25th annual Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals. The “wiener dogs” were back for the first time in three years at Los Alamitos Race Track July 16.
A total of 108 Dachshunds raced in 10 trials, including the Inaugural Doxie Diaper Dash, with the finalists competing for top dog honors. The Wiener Nationals Championship went to Paisley, the fastest wiener in the west. Proceeds benefitted the Seal Beach Animal Care Center.
Club members enjoyed an exciting evening of live Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred racing between the 50-yard dash wiener dog trials.
The next Pickleball Players meeting will be Sept. 4 at 5 p.m. in Clubhouse 2. It will be an Indian potluck dinner and the winners of the summer “dinking” tournament will be awarded prizes.
For more information, contact club President Linda Evenson at (561) 577-3283 or email lwsbpickleball@gmail.com.
-Peggy Beste
Religion, 12-13
Community Church
Fireworks have fuses, little bits of rope permeated with gunpowder to carry the spark of fire slowly into each firework so that it explodes safely.
There are times in a person’s life where one might feel as though they have a short fuse, especially in the midst of the ongoing pandemic. While the world wants to be done with COVID, it is repeatedly reminded COVID is not done with the world.
People who have experienced another person’s short fuse, whether directly or indirectly, or have found themselves having a short fuse with someone and regretting it, will benefit from Community Church’s sermon this week. The church will continue its series in the letter to the Colossians with a look at how explosive people can be to themselves and each other.
Community Church is often called “the friendly church” and welcomes people of all backgrounds. It invites new people to come early for a cup of coffee before worship to get a feel for the community and stay for award-winning music and a powerful message.
Due to COVID cases rising, people who want to attend the in-person worship service must provide proof of vaccination and wear masks.
Entrances to the church may be found both at the front of the church and the pedestrian gate between the church and the shops.
Those who are in need without another way to address it can call the church office line at (562) 431-2503.
First Christian Church
First Christian Church of Leisure World teaches from God’s word, the Holy Bible, most often verse by verse. It is a friendly church that welcomes all visitors. People are welcome to worship and explore God’s word together “that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine” (Romans 1:12).
Message From the Pastor
In 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17, the apostle Paul wrote a little prayer saying, “Now may the Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and has given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace, comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and works.”
Paul later in 2 Thessalonians 3:3 describes some of that comforting of the heart and peace of mind: “But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.”
Paul is saying that the Lord is faithful, which is a great promise that believers can hold onto. Faithful to do what? Establish believers firmly in faith, and guard them against the evil one.
How does God do that? In Hebrews 4:12 the writer says, “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and joint and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
A living and powerful word, namely the scriptures, can do all that and it is sufficient to establish believers in faith and comfort the heart of anyone willing to receive it and abide within it.
Weekend Services
Sunday services from 9:30-10:45 a.m. are traditional, with hymnal music led by Pat Kogak at the piano. This week, there will be a special performance from Gregory Black.
Saturday services are more contemporary with Black leading in worship with guitar accompaniment. The Saturday service is held from 9:30-10:45 a.m.
Midweek Studies
Pastor Gary Whitlatch leads the Bible study held on Tuesdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Thursday’s Bible study, led by Elder Jack Frost, is held from 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Friday’s prayer and Bible study is from 6-7 p.m.
All Leisure World residents are welcome to attend.
Scripture of the Week
“When you lie down, you will not be afraid; When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. Do not be afraid of sudden fear or of the onslaught of the wicked when it comes; For the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught” (Proverbs 3:24-26).
Contact
First Christian Church is located on Northwood Road behind Carport 125.
Those who want more information or have a need, can call (562) 431-8810.
LW Baptist
The LW Baptist choir will lead worship on Sunday, July 31, at 10 a.m. in Clubhouse 4. The choir will sing gospel songs including “Love Lifted Me,” “Living for Jesus,” “Where He Leads Me I will Follow” and “I’ll Tell the World that I’m a Christian.”
The Scripture for the week is Acts 14, it tells how the apostle Paul concluded his first missionary journey by retracing his steps through the cities he had visited in what is now southern Turkey, encouraging the new believers in their faith in Christ.
The men’s fellowship group that is held on Mondays at 10 a.m. will read the history of Gideon in Judges 6, is also mentioned in Hebrew 11’s crescendo to climax of the faith chapter. On Wednesday, Aug. 3, the Energizers group will meet at 3 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 1, to explore Psalm 26’s prophecy of Jesus, the only man ever without sin.
For more information about the church, call (562) 430-8598.
Faith Christian Assembly
Faith Christian Assembly is conveniently located on the corner of Seal Beach Boulevard and St. Andrews Drive.
At Faith Christian Assembly, people will hear an inspiring and timely Bible-based message every week.
Faith Christian Assembly’s weekly Sunday service times are at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. The pre-service prayer is on Sundays at 5 p.m. The midweek Bible study is on Wednesdays at 11 a.m.
To receive a free newsletter and more information on the church, call (562) 598-9010, email contact@fcachurch.net, or visit www.FCAchurch.net.
Assembly of God
Service/Gathering Times: Sunday morning at 10:30 in Clubhouse 3, Room 2. Wednesday morning Bible study at 10 in Clubhouse 3, Room 2. Hymn Sing: is on the fourth Sunday night of the month in the Clubhouse 3 Lobby at 6 p.m.
Sermon for this week: The second sermon on “Legacy of the Kings” comes from 2 Chronicles, Chapter 10, which relates the story of Rehoboam. Things were going from bad to worse as the new kings drifted further away from God’s plan and mixed paganism in with their religion so no one would be offended. King Rehoboam had an opportunity to get the kingdom back on track. But instead of listening to wise counsel, he followed the advice of less experienced advisors who fed into his conceit. The son of the wisest man of his time, Solomon, Rehoboam seems to have been elsewhere when wisdom was being distributed.
Bible Study: As the study winds through locations in Egypt, the wild places get more treacherous. Session 5 titled “Cowardly,” leads students to face hard realities.
“Wild Places,” by George DeJong, is a video series filmed in the Holy Land. It challenges students to see the wilderness experiences people encounter in places where God forms his people. Not one heartache or tear is wasted or unseen. The good news is God does not mean for us to live in the wilderness. It is a place to travel through, not dwell in.
Pastor Chuck leads the guided discussion questions on Wednesdays in Clubhouse 3, Room 2, at 10 a.m
Contact: More information can be found at www.lwassemblyofgod.com. Those who would like prayer, personal contact from a pastor or a DVD of the Sunday morning sermon can contact pastors Chuck and Sheryl Franco by calling (562) 357-4360 or emailing pastorchuck@lwassemblyofgod.com. Carolyn van Aalst is also available to receive prayer requests at (562) 343-8424.
Pastor Chuck Franco’s sermons can be accessed on the Faithlife app under “Leisure World Assembly of God,” where people can also give online.
Beit Halev
Rabbi-Cantor Galit-Shirah is conducting a Prayer and Blessings class every Monday at 5 p.m. There is no charge to register; call (562) 715-0888 or email duets@icloud.com to sign up. This is a continuation of the class that was held last fall to learn the meanings of the prayers and blessings as well as the melodies for the Shabbat morning service.
The Zoom link for the class is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9152434704?pwd=THJGTE1OUXI5VXFDTWtuZHF4K3VxUT09.
Beit HaLev has livestream services on Facebook.com/galityomtov, YouTube.com (Beit HaLev LIVE! Channel) and Zoom.
Livestream for the Friday Shabbat evening and Saturday morning service can be viewed at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9152434704. The meeting ID is 915 243 4704, and the passcode is RavGalit.
All Beit HaLev services use special prayerbooks, “Lev L’Lev,” which include excerpts from the Reform Siddur, “Mishkan HaT’filah.” Printed versions of the prayerbooks will be available for sale at in-person services.
Beit HaLev and Rabbi Galit-Shirah are part of the Union of Jewish Universalist Clergy and Communities. It is progressive in thought and traditional in liturgy. Everyone who seeks a path to the Divine is welcome, and Beit Halev doesn’t believe in labels.
To request a membership form, call Rabbi Galit-Shirah at (562) 715-0888 or email duets@icloud.com. Contributions to Beit HaLev are welcome and can be sent to Beit HaLev, P.O. Box 2279, Seal Beach, CA 90740.
Buddha Circle
Buddha Circle will meet on Aug. 6, with Ven. Kusala in Clubhouse 3, Room 1, from 9:30-11 a.m.
Ven. Kusala is well-known in the Buddhist community and presents Buddhism in a simple way. He teaches people how to suffer less and become happier.
Donations are welcome and will support Kusala in his teachings.
For more information, go to www.urbandharma.org or call (714) 468-6887.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Meetings for the Atherton Ward are held at 6500 E. Atherton St., Long Beach. Sacrament service is held every Sunday at 9 a.m. This is followed in the second hour by Sunday School on the first and third Sundays; Relief Society and Elders Quorum meetings are on the second and fourth Sundays. Primary classes for children are held every Sunday during the second hour.
Members who are unable to attend Sacrament services in person can request a link from Bishop Mike Gravley at (562) 212-8681.
The course of study is the Old Testament. Personal reading should be those chapters in Job not covered in this study. The study for the week of Aug. 1 covers Job 1-3; 12-14; 19; 21-24; 38-40 and 42. As believers read Job, they are encouraged to seek inspiration from these two thoughts from the book “Come, Follow Me”: The Lord places believers in situations where they can bless others and doing the right thing often requires great courage.
Redeemer Lutheran
Pastor Lynda Elmer will preach at Redeemer Lutheran Church’s Sunday worship service on July 31 at 10:30 a.m. Residents are invited to reflect, join the celebration and share the word and Communion in the sanctuary, 13564 Saint Andrews Drive, across from the Administration building where ample parking is provided.
Dee Sessa, Teresa Smith and Anne Walshe are this week’s greeters, and the summer soloists will lift the church’s spirit in song.
Redeemer Lutheran thanks everyone who has brought a can of non-perishable food to the entrance way and to distribute to those in need in the community.
For more information about the service or the work of the church, call (562) 598-8697.
Congregation Sholom
On Friday, July 29, Congregation Sholom will hold a potluck dinner prior to services in Clubhouse 3, Room 9, at 5:15 p.m. A sign-up sheet has been sent to members. Services will begin following the dinner at 6:30 p.m. The service will be conducted by Rabbi Mike Mymon and will also be available on Zoom. Hybrid services will continue with Rabbi Mymon on Saturday, July 30, in Clubhouse 3, Room 9, and on Zoom at 10 a.m. To receive a Zoom invitation, call or text Jeff Sacks at (714) 642-0122.
This week’s Torah portion is Matot-Masei from the book of Numbers. Matot (Tribes) opens with laws about vows, and continues to describe the Israelites’ war against the Midianites and the allocation of spoils. The tribes of Reuben and Gad request to dwell outside of the Land of Israel, and Moses acquiesces on the condition that they help conquer it. Masei (Travels), the final Torah portion in the Book of Numbers, opens with a list of places that the Israelites traveled in the desert. God commands the Israelites to destroy idolatry in the Land of Israel, outlines Israel’s boundaries, and details the laws of cities of refuge for accidental killers.
Those who want to join Congregation Sholom should call Howard Brass at (714) 396-0121 for a membership packet.
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senior peace club
Club will now meet on Thursdays
The Senior Peace Club has changed the day of its meetings to the first Thursday of the month in Clubhouse 3, Room 9. This was done in order to secure Room 9, which is larger with better air circulation than the previous meeting room. The next meeting will be on Thursday, Aug. 4, at 2 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 9.
The speaker for the Aug. 4 meeting will be Olaina Anderson of Moms Demand Action. She will discuss how people can get involved in bringing about sane gun laws to protect school children and everyone from rampant gun violence.
Anderson joined Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America when it was created after the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. A former high school English and journalism teacher, she began her teaching career in 1999, the year after Columbine, and says she “always had a lesson plan and an escape plan.” When Sandy Hook happened, Anderson was a stay-at-home mom to her two-year-old daughter, so school safety wasn’t a daily personal concern. However, gun violence was still too close to home with the Salon Meritage (mass shooting in Seal Beach in 2011) shooter being caught just two blocks from her home. Those two events motivated her to join and eventually lead the Orange County Moms Demand Action local group.
Anderson currently lives in Seal Beach with her husband who is an emergency medicine physician and her daughter who attends middle school in Los Alamitos Unified School District, where she volunteers and serves on the PTA Board.
Moms Demand Action is a grassroots movement of “mothers and others” fighting for public safety measures that can protect people from gun violence in America. They take a multifaceted approach to gun violence prevention by passing common sense gun safety laws, electing gun sense candidates, working in communities and with business leaders to encourage a culture of responsible gun ownership, and educating the public about gun safety.
Wearing masks at the meeting is strongly encouraged.
For more information, call Pat Kruger at (562) 357-4040.
Cert
Prepare for a disaster by creating a ‘go bag’
An emergency can happen at any time and all residents need to be prepared. Leisure World has in place a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program to train volunteers in the community in disaster preparedness for the hazards that may impact the area and in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization and disaster medical operations.
Emergency preparedness for you and your family begins with making a “go bag.”
Leisure World CERT volunteers have a summer project to help every resident prepare for an emergency by packing a go bag. Go bags are a cache of supplies a person can grab immediately in case of a power outage or if they must evacuate their home.
Every resident can create their own go bag, and every person’s go bag will vary. It should contain the basics you would need for several days like water, food, medicine, a flashlight, extra clothing and other items vital to a person’s peace of mind. The LW Community Guide has emergency tips for residents (pages 90-96) including a go bag checklist. If anyone has questions about the LW CERT team or needs help assembling a go bag, email catherinesealbeach@gmail.com.
Stop by the CERT and go bag tables at the Life Options Expo on Friday, July 29, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Clubhouse 4. CERT volunteers will be there to provide information on both the Leisure World CERT program and the Go Bag project.
-Beth Greeley
sunshine Club
Learn how to prevent strokes
Los Alamitos Medical Center neurologist Dr. Nirav Patel will speak at the Sunshine Club’s meeting on Friday, July 29, at 10 a.m., in Clubhouse 3, Room 2.
Patel will cover causes, symptoms and treatments for stroke. Patel is board-certified and is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine. He is the medical director of the stroke program at Los Alamitos Medical Center and is an assistant clinical professor of neurology at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. He is also a member of the clinical faculty in the Department of Medicine at University of California, Irvine. Los Alamitos Medical Center is a comprehensive stroke center as designated by DNV-GL.
All residents are welcome to join the meeting. The Sunshine Club has no membership fees and welcomes people of all beliefs, religions and backgrounds. Donations are used for the refreshmentson each Friday.
GRF Executive Director Jessica Sedgwick will be next week’s speaker for the meeting on Friday, Aug. 5, at 10 a.m. In order to accommodate large attendance, it will be held in Clubhouse 4 from 10-11 a.m.
The club asks everyone to arrive on time to prevent disturbance during Sedgwick’s presentation. The doors will be closed at 10 a.m. The club asks for everyone to follow GRF rules and regulations accordingly.
For more information, contact Anna Derby at (562) 301-5339.
Mutual 14 held its annual picnic on July 20 with approximately 110 attendees. It was very successful. The Mutual supplied the hamburgers, hotdogs and drinks, and neighbors brought side dishes and desserts. The Neighbor-to-Neighbor program facilitated the picnic. There were door prizes for residents, including Neighbor-to-Neighbor’s 50/50 drawing.
American Sign Language Club
Beginning Aug. 2, the American Sign Language Club will meet on Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 6.
For more information, call or text Eileen C. Davis at (562) 212-9265.
On a beautiful, crisp summer day, over 40 members of the Sunshine Club joined to celebrate an outdoor gathering at an annual summer picnic. Unlike its regular Friday meetings, this was an opportunity to get to know more about each other and make new friends as well. The picnic was well-attended, and the food and laughter were grand with fresh sandwiches from Sprouts and refreshing watermelon. The club would like to thank Flo Thompson and Judy Menard for cutting watermelons, and Chung Cha Lewis for picking up the sandwiches from Sprouts.
The Korean American Classical Music Association held its last class on July 21. The club decided to close its wonderful class after the program director Dr. Samuel Kim’s resignation on July 15, when he expressed the need to slow down for a while. It was the most memorable class in 10 years. Club member Grace Kim would like to express her heartfelt appreciation to all the hard-working officers and former program directors, Dr. Robert Chung, Ken Chong and Dr. Samuel Kim.
Concerned Shareholders
Learn about the CERT Program
GRF Safety and Emergency Coordinator Eloy Gomez will speak at the Concerned Shareholders meeting today, July 28, at 1 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 2. Gomez is responsible for the Leisure World Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program and safety issues.
CERT is responsible for educating people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area. The program also trains residents in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. CERT training can also help residents assist their neighbors in an emergency.
All Leisure World residents are invited to attend this meeting.
American Latino Club
Next meeting will be on Aug. 11
The American Latino Club will have its next meeting on Thursday, Aug. 11, in Clubhouse 3, Room 2, beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Lunch will be served at noon. The lunch will be two slices of pepperoni pizza or mushroom pizza with bell peppers; green salad, one ice cream cup, soft drink, plus coffee or tea for $10 per person. People can order two pepperoni slices, or one pepperoni and one vegetarian. Those who order two vegetarian slices will have to pay $12.
People must call Carmen Edwards at (562) 431-4257 to order and pay before Aug. 8.
LW resident Pat Blum had her 90th birthday on June 27 and celebrated on July 9 with her family and a few friends on a dinner cruise out of Newport Beach. The beautiful evening cruise was enjoyed by Pat and her daughter, her granddaughter and husband; two grandsons and their wives; five great-grandchildren and five friends from Leisure World. Following dinner and cruising, many enjoyed dancing and touring the boat. A fun evening for all and a night for Pat to remember this important day in her life.
SBTV-3 Listings
SBTV-3 airs on TWC-Spectrum Channel 3, Frontier Fios Channel 37 and online streaming at sbtv3.org/schedule. Have Roku? Go to http://roku.streamsource.tv/add/sbtv. The playback schedule is available at SBTV3.org.
Thursday, July 28
4 pm LW 50th Anniversary
4:45 pm SBNWS Wally Shirra
5 pm LW Community Orchestra
Spring Concert 2022
5:30 pm LW Aquatic Center
Celebration
6:30 pm SB Classic Car Show
7 pm Studio Cafe
7:20 pm LW Rollin’ Thunder 2022
7:30 pm McGaugh Goes West
8 pm McGaugh Pageant of the Arts
9 pm Living the Good Life
10 pm Shakespeare in the Park:
Taming of the Shrew
Friday, July 29
4 pm Cinco De Mayo 2022:
Alas De Angel
4:40 pm Drones and Herons
5 pm LW Community Orchestra
Spring Concert 2022
6:35 pm Cabaret: Love is in the Air
8 pm Studio Cafe
8:30 pm SB Classic Car show
9 pm McGaugh Pageant of the Arts
10 pm Amphitheater Concert 2021
10:40 pm Cerritos Center:
Riders in the Sky
Saturday, July 30
4 pm Beginning of LW
4:20 pm Cinco De Mayo 2022:
Alas De Angel
5 pm LW Community Orchestra
Spring 2022
6:30 pm Studio Cafe
7 pm McGaugh Pageant of the Arts
8 pm LAUSD
Sunday, July 31
4 pm SB City Council Meeting
Replay July 25
6 pm SBNWS Wally Shirra
6:15 pm LW GRF 50th Celebration
7 pm Safety Flags Installation
7:30 pm McGaugh Goes West
8 pm SB Classic Car Show 2022
8:30 pm Studio Cafe
9 pm Livin’ the Good Life
10 pm LW Community Orchestra
Spring 2022
11:30 pm Safety Flags Installation
Monday, Aug. 1
4 pm LW GRF 50th Celebration
4:35 pm Fire Department Training in LW March 2022
5 pm LW Karaoke:
Friendship and Memories
6 pm LW 50th Anniversary
6:38 pm Rough Seas Ahead
7 pm SB Planning Committee: LIVE
8 pm Seal Beach City Limits:
Richard Hastings
9 pm Life and Times in Seal Beach:
Lawhead Brothers
10 pm Shakespeare in the Park:
Taming of the Shrew
Tuesday, Aug. 2
4 pm LW GRF 50th Celebration
4:40 pm Safety Flags Installation
5 pm Beginning of LW and the Special Olympics
5:30 pm Livin’ the Good Life
6:30 pm SB Classic Car Show
7 pm Studio Cafe
7:30 pm McGaugh Pageant of the Arts
8:30 pm Cerritos Center:
Barrage 8
10 pm Shakespeare in the Park:
Orthello
Wednesday, Aug. 3
4 pm LW Aquatic Center
Celebration
4:50 pm LW Hula 2021
5 pm Livin’ the Good Life
6 pm Cinco De Mayo 2022:
Alas De Angel
6:40 pm Rough Seas Ahead
7 pm Studio Cafe April 2022
8 pm Life and Times in Seal Beach:
Lawhead Brothers
9 pm Amphitheater Concert 2021
10:40 pm Cerritos Center:
Riders in the Sky
*All programming subject to change
Democratic Club
by Mary Larson
LW contributor
LW Democrats need to be aware that, beginning immediately, the monthly club meetings are scheduled for the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 9. Masks will be required. The meetings will also be accessible via Zoom. The goal is to provide an opportunity for all members to participate, those who feel comfortable meeting face-to-face indoors as well as for those who don’t.
The club’s first hybrid meeting took place on July 27 with Mariann Klinger as the featured speaker. Her presentation, titled “Patriarchal Power Grab: Still Alive and Thriving,” included information about California’s response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
The club anticipates hosting a major event in August that will feature an award to be given to the Congresswoman Katie Porter.
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The new OC Registrar of Voters Bob Page has certified the official Orange County results of the June 7 California Statewide Direct Primary Election. It is encouraging that the number of ballots cast (636,497) was 87% higher than the 2014 Statewide Direct Primary Election (340,187). However, total voter turnout for the current election was still only 35%.
Of those Orange County voters who cast a ballot, 88.6 percent voted by mail and 11.4 percent were in-person. The popularity of voting by mail was evidenced by the results in our 47th Congressional District. Porter received 4,868 mail-in votes as compared to only 2,671 for her primary opponent, Republican Scott Baugh.
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Porter has reported that the House has voted to enshrine the right to same-sex and interracial marriage into law. The newly passed bill repeals a 1996 law that defines marriage as between a man and woman. While it passed the House with bipartisan support, it needs to pass in the Senate to become law.
In the Senate, Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) have introduced the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill to repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act(DOMA), enshrine marriage equality in federal law and provide additional legal protections for marriage equality.
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Weather permitting, the SBLW Democratic Club’s Information and Hospitality Booth will be open in the parking lot outside Clubhouse 6 from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. every Tuesday through September. The booth will be open on both Tuesdays and Thursdays during October.
For more in-depth reporting about plans for the upcoming General Election, as well as information about the club’s upcoming programs, LW Democrats and no preferred party supporters can subscribe to the club’s free newsletter. This electronic newsletter is published twice a month.
People interested in subscribing can email democraticclubsblw@gmail.com or call editor Mary Larson at (562) 296-8521. People are asked to sure to include their full name, address, phone number, as well as party affiliation.
Jay and Connie Young celebrated 69 years together
Jay and Connie Young were married on July 25, 1953. Jay was born in Hollywood, California, to a preacher and his wife, and Connie was born in South Dakota to a mother who lived on a farm and father who was a basketball coach. A preacher’s kid and a farmer’s daughter
They met at the University of Redlands in 1951. Jay was a star basketball player and Connie was the head song girl and cheerleader. Jay says the success of their marriage can be accredited to Connie insisting they have a dance, a hug, a kiss and a laugh every day.
After they completed their college work and Jay spending two years in the army during the Korean conflict, they attended Long Beach State College to complete their degrees. They both majored in education. Jay was a teacher and varsity basketball coach for over 30 years and Connie was a first- and second-grade teacher in Long Beach and Seal Beach. During the summer months, they traveled the country in their three motor homes, taking their boys to all 48 states. They managed to travel to over 60 countries, their favorites being Africa, Machu Picchu, and especially the Scandinavian countries. Boating was really important to their family, and they spent many vacations at Lake Shasta, Bass Lake and the river. They both have played many years of bridge, and both have become life masters.
Jay and Connie have three children together and six grandchildren, and they are proud of all of them. They just returned from Utah where one of their grandchildren graduated from Utah State College.
To celebrate their anniversary, they will be going to Laguna Beach, where Jay asked Connie to go steady during Easter vacation week from college in 1951.
Republican Club
by Brian Harmon
LW contributor
Future speakers for the GOP club include State Senate candidate Assemblywoman Janet Nguyen, Congressional candidate Scott Baugh, and State Assembly candidate Diane Dixon.
Nguyen was elected to represent the 72nd Assembly District in 2020. She is a small-business owner, a former State Senator, former Orange County Supervisor and former Garden Grove City Council member.
Nguyen is also the former vice-president for Government and Public Affairs for a local Chamber of Commerce.
As a state senator, Nguyen was named Legislator of the Year by the American Legion, the Association of the United States Army and the Vietnam Veterans of America.
She was also named “Champion of Manufacturing” by the California Manufacturers and Technology Association for her work to protect jobs.
Nguyen received top ratings from California’s leading taxpayer groups and small business organizations, including the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and California Taxpayers Association.
The Assemblywoman is also known for her “firsts.”
Nguyen is the first Vietnamese American elected to the State Senate; the first woman Supervisor to represent the 1st District; the first Asian American and the first Vietnamese American to serve on the Board of Supervisors.
She is also the youngest Supervisor elected in Orange County history.
In addition, Nguyen was the highest-ranking Vietnamese American elected official in California.
She was also the highest-ranking Vietnamese-American woman elected official in the United States.
Nguyen previously served on the Garden Grove City Council where she was the first woman council member elected in 34 years and the youngest member ever elected.
She was awarded the “We Give Thanks 2004 Women of Vision Award,” which recognizes outstanding women who have provided exceptional services to the community. In addition, the Orange County Register has listed her as one of the “30 Vietnamese-Americans to Watch” and she was named one of OC Metro Magazine’s 2006 “25 Hottest People” in Orange County for her “demonstrated leadership and influence in Southern California.”
Born in Saigon, Vietnam, Nguyen and her family escaped communism on 30-foot boat sailing across the Southeast Asia Sea in search of freedom. After passing through numerous refugee camps, Janet and her family arrived in California in 1981. She is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine and resides in Huntington Beach with her husband, Tom and two sons.
Scott Baugh and Diane Dixon will be featured in next week’s article.
The Republican Club hospitality and information booth will be open every Monday in August from 11 a.m.-noon in the parking lot outside Clubhouse 6 where the gym is.
The club meets every third Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 2.
obituaries, page 16
In Memoriam
Robert Johnson 74
Carole Price 85
Jacquesline Griffith 68
Scott Bryan 56
Gilbert Quijada 76
Alan Morris 82
Iberia Nichols 88
Leland Freid 79
Margaret Russell 109
Families assisted by
McKenzie Mortuary,
(562) 961-9301
—Paid obituary
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The obituaries deadline is Monday at 1 p.m., prior to the desired Thursday publication date.
Obituaries that are received later than Monday will go in the following week’s issue.
Email obituary notices to laurieb@lwsb.com with photos attached as jpg files.
The first 250 words, plus one picture, are free to publish in the newspaper; each additional word is 25 cents.
For more information, call (562) 430-0534, ext. 801, or email laurieb@lwsb.com.
Arts & Leisure
Shuffleboard Summer of Fun Continues
Seven new members were announced at the July 13 meeting of the Shuffleboard Club after an active month of open houses and open play events in the shuffleboard courts building throughout June.
The new members include Esther Cummings, Sandy Derouin, Dennis and Eileen Kotecki, Annette and Mick O’Connell, and Zoe Pickell.
Even with the end of 2021-2022 shuffleboard season, the club players have not stopped practicing. All are welcome during the club’s off-time, at Clubhouse 1 courts building on Monday and Wednesday mornings from 9-11 a.m. to watch, play, and/or train to set-up or clean-up for greater access to the courts.
Shuffleboard is an entertaining, challenging and non-strenuous game of skill and strategy, played in its own building on indoor courts located behind Clubhouse 1. No partners are necessary, and all equipment is provided.
For more information, contact Kay Mount by text at (775) 527-0426 or email kaymount@hotmail.com, or Dave LaCascia (801) 674-5975.
—Dave LaCascia
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Dancers & Mixers Club
Everyone is welcome to attend the monthly Dancers & Mixers Club dance on Tuesday, Aug. 2, from 7-9 p.m. in Clubhouse 4.
A variety of live dance music, including some line dances, will be provided by Linda Herman. Bring favorite beverages and snacks, and enjoy a relaxing evening out.
Dancers & Mixers Club meets first Tuesday of the month from 7-9 p.m. in Clubhouse 4.
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LW Library AuthorSpeak Friday, Aug. 12
The Leisure World Library invites everyone to its third AuthorSpeak literary gathering of the season at 11 a.m., Friday, Aug. 12, at Veterans Plaza adjacent to the library.
New York Times best-selling author Debra Holland will discuss her “Montana Sky” book series. The historical western romance series is set in the late 1800s in the small town of Sweetwater Springs, where uplifting tales of love, loss and second chances are only a page away.
The presentation begins promptly at 11 a.m. People can arrive as early as 10:30 to enjoy refreshments provided by the library.
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Photo Arts Club
At the July 14 Photo Arts meeting, students took a photo of flowers in the outside rose garden with their cell phones, under the direction of the instructor Roger Bennett. After returning to the room, Bennett did a guided presentation, showing several techniques for enhancing and saving the photo, and discussed the homework photos. Following the presentation, members discussed photos they brought to share.
The next meeting of the Photo Arts Club will be on Thursday, Aug. 11, at 1:30 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 9. The assignment is to practice taking photos and editing them. People should bring their iPhone/Android and/or camera. At the meeting, the instructor will demonstrate how photographic techniques are fully transferable to all digital cameras. Be ready to take photos in the immediate vicinity of the classroom with hands-on, step-by-step instructions and get familiar with the camera/phone’s most typical capabilities.
The ultimate objective of the Photo Arts Club is to teach all students to make great photographs, whether using a camera or an iPhone/Android. The focus will be on composition.
For more information about the club, call Regine Schumacher at (562) 430-7978. Everyone is welcome.
—Regine Schumacher
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LW Travelogue
by Fred Fenton,
LW contributor
Why did we spend two weeks in southern Illinois during a heat wave? We traveled there at the end of June because two of Linda’s grandchildren and their father were moving from Chicago to the small town of Carbondale. The children’s mother, Linda’s daughter, had died in 2014. We had not seen the kids since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020.
Flying from Long Beach to St. Louis, we drove a rental 140 miles to reach Carbondale, passing through fields of corn and soybeans, stretching as far as the eye could see. Our destination was a cabin in the woods, a chance to live close to nature.
I am a city boy. My idea of camping is from one Hilton to the next. A cabin sounded like something I could handle, until the GPS directed us onto a gravel road. The beautiful deep forest of trees, unlike anything in Southern California, took our breath away. However, the car was now kicking up a cloud of dust, even though we reduced speed to 20 mph. My discomfort became alarm when the road turned into one-lane, bumpy trail through the trees. What were we getting ourselves into? What sort of a cabin had we rented?
It was with a sigh of relief we finally reached a lovely, 60-acre grassy spread in the forest, with what looked more like a house than a cabin, with three bedrooms, two baths, a complete kitchen, and even a washer and dryer. Most important, it was air conditioned.
Carbondale is home to the University of Southern Illinois. That is the major “industry” in town.The campus is impressive, but the rest of the area has had better times. The grandkids were glad to see us. On their first visit to our home in the woods they were thrilled to find a ladder leading up to a large loft with two beds. They soon hauled a box of toy blocks up to the loft and began building a castle in the sky.
Being Californians, we were of course interested to find a “wine trail” boasting a number of local wineries. The Pomona Winery had closed early on the day we visited. However, Linda found the co-owner, a man named George, doing some bookkeeping, and he graciously interrupted his work to conduct a wine tasting for us. Imagine our surprise when George had only “non-grape” wines. We had never heard of “non-grape” wines, but his have won many awards and we found them delicious. We bought a bottle of strawberry wine and one of blueberry and thanked George for introducing them to us, along with his enthusiastic instructions on using wines in cooking.
On the weekend, we made a side trip of 110 miles to Newburgh, Indiana to visit Sherry and Mitch, friends we met in Sedona, Arizona earlier this year. They took us to dinner at The Landing, a local eatery with a stunning view of the mighty Ohio River. We also were entertained for brunch by Sherry’s mom, Donna, whose beautiful home contains fine furniture crafted by her late husband.
Feeling the wind at our backs, we drove 235 miles from Newburgh to Springfield, Illinois, where we visited the Dana-Thomas House, a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece, the old state Capitol, where Obama announced his campaign for the presidency, the handsome Lincoln House, and the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Then “home” to Carbondale for our last three days with the kids and their father.
It was a full two weeks. It is fun to roam, but also to return home. To our delight the new LW pool is open. We enjoy seeing friends at water aerobics and our lovely weather here at Seal Beach.
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Hui O Hula had fun entertaining at the grand opening of Parkview Assisted Living and Memory Care in Fountain Valley. Dancers Sara Park (l-r) and Keiko Kawamoto performed indoors while others were outdoors by the patio stage. The club is sending a big mahalo to musicians Geri Kuhia and Carole White for participating. Hui O Hula, the LW Hawaiian dance club, offers hula dance-along dance lessons twice a week, from 1 p.m. at Clubhouse 6 on Tuesdays and at Veterans’ Plaza on Thursdays. For class information, call (562) 431-2242.
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Yahtzee Club
On July 15, the winner for most yahtzees was Marilyn Moody; the winner for highest score was Doris Dack; the door prize winner was Joyce Ingram.
The next meeting will be on July 29 in Clubhouse 3, Room 6, at 1 p.m. There will be a half time social. For more information, contact Diane Seeger at (562) 533-5997.
—Joyce Ingram
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Leisure World NOCE fall semester class list is here
Class registration for the Leisure World North Orange County Education (NOCE) fall semester begins Aug. 2. See the complete list of classes below.
Students can register online or in-person at Clubhouse 4 starting at 9 a.m. and must have their student ID also called a Banner ID and password for myGateway to register for classes. For assistance, visit the LW library.
Before attending the in-person registration event, people should note the CRNs (Class Registration Numbers) associated with the classes of their interest. If the class has two registration numbers associated with it, the student will need to register for both CRNs to stay enrolled for the entire semester.
For help with the student accounts visit the LW library Monday-Saturday from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
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Community Karaoke Club
Clubhouse one was swaying to the music at Wednesday night’s karaoke party. People enjoyed Margie Stewart’s fun Beatles’ tune, Octopus’s Garden. Country music hits were the popular selections from many singers: David Noble, Wayne Urban, Bob Barnum, Gerry Tagaloa, Barbie May, Elizabeth Butterfield, Pat Paternoster and Duane Owens. The familiar pop tunes were also appreciated and well done by Bev Sunday, Richard Yokomi, Vilma Lina, Pete Tupas, Don Sunday, Ric Dizon, Vito Villamor, Sheri Vanek, Don Hamasaki and Anna Le.
Everyone is invited to karaoke practice sessions on Mondays in Clubhouse 6 from 1-3 p.m. The club meets on Wednesdays in Clubhouse 1 beginning at 5:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
—Margie Thompson
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Tournament Poker
On July 16, Guta Basner won the final table, beating Doug Wolfe with a pair of sevens. Guta has been a poker club member as well as Leisure World resident for eight years. Her hobbies include poker, pickleball, and billiards.
Third place finisher was John Vento; Susan Dodson finished in fourth place. Jon Jones was the dealer. Guta also won both high hands with AAAKK times two. Terry Gonzalez won the promo hand of 7-3.
The club plays a Texas Hold’em tournament on the first three Saturdays of the month in Clubhouse 6. Texas Hold’em lessons are offered at 11 a.m., and the game starts at noon. No late seating is permitted. Membership is $10 per year, and each game costs $5.
—Judy Jasmin
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Chess Club
This week’s puzzle is checkmate in three moves. White moves first and any answer by back the white’s third move is checkmate.
Solution to this week’s puzzle is first move rook d1. The white rook moves from d5 to d1, black rook to a4, white rook to a1, black bishop to a1; the next move by white is check mate.
The Chess club meets on Fridays in Clubhouse 3, Room 7, from 1:30-6 p.m.
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Pinochle Club
Pinochle is played in Clubhouse 1 every Monday, Thursday and Saturday. The warmup game starts at 11:30 a.m., with the regular game beginning at 12:30 p.m. The club provides cards, score cards, pens, tablets and other equipment. It costs $2 per person to play, and the top four scorers of each day win cash prizes.
The following are the winning scores from the game on July 14: Tony Dodero, first place, 12,080; Diana Sambert, second, 11,500; Alma Zupancich, third, 11,480; and Phillis Pierse, fourth, 11,100.
July 16 winners are: Nita Dixon, first place, 11,420; Julia Troise, second, 10,940; Suzanne Tester, third, 10,400; and Diana Lambert, fourth, 10,170.
The winners from July 18 game are: Suzanne Parks, first place, 11,620; Margaret Smith, second, 11,520; Gene Smith, third, 10,980; and Ruth Bonnema, fourth, 10,970.
Lessons to learn how to play or to brush up on the game are available by appointment. Call Marilyn Allred at (562) 296-5248 or Marjorie Dodero at (562) 430-5828 for more information.
Anyone interested in playing pinochle should call Marge Dodero at (310) 968-9509.
—Marge Dodero
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Genealogy Club
The Leisure World Genealogy Club’s library located in Clubhouse 3 offers a good selection of books and 10 computers, which have Ancestry, Newspapers.com and Fold 3 (military records) for the members’ use.
The Genealogy library is open Monday-Friday, from 1-5 p.m. and on Sunday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The club is located in Clubhouse 3, at the east end near the open area. Everyone is welcome.
The club is considering offering a guided class on building a family tree on Ancestry. Anyone intersted can email: lwgenealogy@gmail.com or call Janet Lessin at (316) 640-8509 for more information.
-—Janet Lessin
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Duplicate Bridge
The Leisure World Duplicate Bridge Club play starts at 12:30 p.m on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Clubhouse 1. Players should arrive no later than noon to confirm their reservations. Reservations can be made at any game using the sign-up sheets or by contacting Sharon Beran or Dan Frank by calling (562) 739-6441 or emailing danfrankcpa@gmail.com no later than 10 a.m. on game day.
On July 14, Sibyl Smith and Al Appel were the overall winners in a 4-table Howell game with a 61.31% game; second were Jeanette Estill and Mike Ullman with a 57.74% game.
With an outstanding 69.35% game, Judy Jones and Al Appel were the east/west winners in the 8-table game on July 15; Larry Slutsky and Bob Goldstein were first north/south winners with a 59.82% game.
In the 4-table Howell game on July 16 overall winners were Tim Cole and Joyce Roberts with a 65.48% game; second were Ellen Kice & Kathy Kearney with a 58.33% game.
Overall winners in the Championship Game on July 18 were Sue Fardette and Bill Brooks with a 63.96% game. Close behind in second place were Fred Reker and Larry Slutsky with a 62.73% game; third were Sylvia Kaprelyan and Russ Gray with a 60.65% game.
Pro/Am game will be held on Saturday, July 30, in Clubhouse 1 at 12:30 p.m.
For reservations, call Larry Slutsky at (562) 253-7119.
—Gene Yaffee
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Doo Wop Club
Let the Good Times Roll Doo Wop Club regrets to inform everyone that its July 30 show will be postponed until Sept. 17, given the recent increase in COVID cases.
—Lu DeSantis
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LW Orchestra
The Leisure World Orchestra will present its first outdoor concert at Veterans Plaza at 11 a.m. on July 29, as part of Life Options Expo, located between Clubhouse 3 and the LW library. Come early to get a good seat under the canopy.
The orchestra now has over 40 players and hopes to continue to grow under the direction of Samuel Kim, the new conductor.
Selections include Haydn’s Surprise Symphony; Hallelujah Chorus, Handel; “Sound of Music,” Richard Rodgers; “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring,” Bach; Finlandia, Sibelius; and Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever.” Admission is free.
The LWSO rehearses Tuesday in the Amphitheater at 1 p.m. For more information on joining, contact Fred Reker at (615) 898-0669 or fredreker326@gmail.com.
—Fred Recker
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Cribbage Club
Last week, cribbage players were treated to cake and ice cream served by Sharon Rutigliano and Margaret Smith.
Franca Yeskes took first place with a score of 834. Kristi Wilkinson placed second with a score of 833. Joe DiDonato and Pat Fellers tied for third place, with a score of 830. Dolores Cook came in fourth at 829. Sandra deBubovay had 6 wins and Ruth Bonnema had no wins.
The Cribbage Club meets on Tuesdays at noon in Clubhouse 1 and welcomes more players, who should arrive by noon to be assured of a place at a table.
The club has lessons for beginners and those who want to brush up on the game. Partners are not required. Everyone usually finishes by 3:30 p.m. Dues for the year are $5 with a $1 weekly contribution at the playing table.
For more information, call Terry Thrift at (714) 394-5885, and leave your name and number. He will arrange for lessons.
-—Bobbie Straley
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2022 Amphitheater Season
The 2022 Amphitheater music festival started June 30 with a 12-show lineup at the 2,500-seat Amphitheater located behind the LW News Office in the GRF Administration compex. Non-resident guests must be accompanied by a resident. Smoking is not permitted at the Amphitheater.
No parking is allowed in front of the Amphitheater on St. Andrews Drive along the southbound lanes. This is a tow-away zone on Thursdays during Amphitheater season.
Minibus transportation will be available before and after shows. Food trucks will provide options for pre-event dining. The free weekly concerts start at 7:30 p.m. (schedule is subject to change).
The remaining schedule is:
• July 28: Michael Bublé Tribute with Anthony Bernasconi
Sponsor: Tandem Careplanning
• Aug. 4: Elvis Tribute with Matt Lewis
Sponsor: Financial Partners Credit Union
• Aug. 11: Paul McCartney Tribute, Live and Let Die
Sponsor: Athens Services
• Aug. 18: Stone Soul
• Aug. 25: Neil Diamond Tribute
Sponsor: Tandem Careplanning
• Sept. 1: Gregory Wolfe as Rod Stewart
Sponsors: Cannon Legal Firm,
Optum and United Healthcare (co-sponsors)
• Sept. 8: The Long Run, Experience the Eagles
Sponsors: MemorialCare, Optum and United Healthcare (co-sponsors)
• Sept. 15: Walk Like a Man, a Tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
Sponsors: MemorialCare, Optum and United Healthcare (co-sponsors)
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2022 Amphitheater Movies
Open-air movie nights at the Amphitheater began June 24. Movies are being shown on Friday nights through Sept. 16. Bring friends and family, and enjoy free movies in your own back yard. Movies start at 8:30 p.m. Minibus service will be available to take people home after the show.
The remainder of the schedule is as follows:
• Aug. 5: Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Sponsor: MemorialCare
When a single mother and her two children move to a new town, they soon discover they have a connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.
PG-13 | 2h 4min | adventure-comedy | 2021 |
• Aug. 19: Dog
Sponsor: Sandra Teel Medicare Insurance; Community Legal Aid SoCal
With a dog named Lulu by his side, Army Ranger Briggs races down the Pacific Coast to make it to a soldier’s funeral on time. Along the way, Briggs and Lulu drive each other completely crazy, break a handful of laws, narrowly evade death, and learn to let down their guards to have a fighting chance of finding happiness.
PG-13 | 1h 41min | comedy-drama | 2022 |
• Sept. 2: Respect
Sponsors: Optum and SCAN
Following the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career—from a child singing in her father’s church choir to her international superstardom—it’s the remarkable true story of the music icon’s journey to find her voice.
PG-13 | 2h 25min | musical-drama | 2021 |
• Sept. 16: Cyrano
Sponsors: Optum and SCAN
Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles everyone with his ferocious wordplay and brilliant swordplay. However, he’s convinced his appearance renders him unworthy of the affections of the luminous Roxanne, a devoted friend who’s in love with someone else.
PG-13 | 2h 4min | drama-melodrama | 2021 |
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Weekend Night Dances
The Velvetones Ballroom Dance Orchestra, Leisure World’s own professional big band, plays regularly on the first and third Sunday evenings in Clubhouse 4.
• Masks are no longer required regardless of vaccination status but are strongly recommended.
• People cannot save tables and can bring their own snacks.
• People must be out of the clubhouse no later than 10 p.m. to permit adequate time to prepare the space for the next day (except New Year’s Eve).
• No announcements are permitted from the stage, except by the bands.
• Clubhouse lighting and audio-visual equipment can only be adjusted by the custodians according to the instructions they have been given.
• Everyone should sign in as a resident or guest so GRF can gauge the popularities of bands.
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The Producers club
The Producers Club is looking for an actor to be in its current murder mystery comedy, “Bombs Away,” directed by Toby Richman. Memorization is required. This is the club’s ninth annual production. It puts on a new play every year, pandemic excepted.
Don’t be daunted if you have no acting experience. Amateurs are welcome. For more information, call Toby Richman at (562) 598-5242 or Sam Jones at (562) 598-0880.
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Entertainment Reviews
Seen any good movies lately? Read a great book? Attended a fantastic local theater production? LW residents are invited to submit reviews for publication in the LW Weekly. Include all pertinent information, such as author names, location information, movie ratings, etc.
Send reviews with your name, Mutual and telephone numbers to katyal@lwsb.com. All reviews are subject to editing for content and clarity and will run as space allows.
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Sunday Bingo
Join bingo players every Sunday afternoon in Clubhouse 2. The buy-in line opens at 1 p.m. and costs $5, with additional cards at $1 each. Calling begins at 1:30 p.m. sharp.
Games on the first Sunday of the month are sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary; those on the second and fourth Sundays are sponsored by American Legion, Post 327. The Filipino Association of Leisure World hosts on the third and fifth Sundays.
After prizes are distributed, all proceeds support Leisure World charitable organizations, benefiting the community’s residents and veterans.
GENERAL
AVON
Lenora Browning, LW Resident. Phone 562-493-5457. Seal Beach Business License BRN000. Exp 1/04/2023
BATHTUB & SHOWER REFINISHING
We refinish your SHOWER/TUB to look brand new. Convert to WALK IN SHOWER and/or raise seat. Nu Kote 562-833-3911
License 699080 Serving LW since 1999. Exp 10/19
FLOOR COVERINGS
562-596-0559, LW DECOR INC.
Vinyl Plank/Laminate/Wall-to-Wall Carpeting. Patio Carpet-and-Tile. 40+/Years in LW. License 723262. Exp 8/17
GARDENING & LANDSCAPING
FRANK’S GARDENING SERVICE
Complete maintenance and landscape. Serving Leisure-World since 1978. Planting/Clean-Ups/Fertilization. New Lawns, etc. Offering my services to every Mutual. Honest and Reliable. State Contractor’s License 779462. Call 562-863-7739,
562-743-3832 or 714-527-1172. Exp 9/28
HANDYMAN SERVICES
JR HOME REPAIRS. Quality work. Perfectionist, honest & reliable. Call JR 562-519-2764. SB Business License JRH0001. Exp 7/12/2023
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562-596-0559
LW DECOR INC.
Kitchen/Bathroom-Remodeling. Install Microwave/Dishwasher/Recessed-Lights/Fans/Light-Fixtures/Entry-Doors/Closets Redesigned/Cabinets-Refaced/New Windows. Exp 8/17
40+/Years in LW
License 723262
PAINTING
Painting/FREE Estimates. 1-room or entire-house and refinish kitchen cabinets. (714)-826-8636. Call Jerry. CA State License 675336. Exp 9/14
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Affordable – Professional, Licensed-and-Insured. Interior/Exterior Drywall Repairs/Texturing/Pressure-Washing/Cabinets. Senior discounts. Cory Gee Painting 714-308-9931. License 1049257. Exp 8/24
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562-596-0559, LW DECOR INC.
Premium-Paints. Interiors/Cabinets/Ceilings/Exterior-Windows/Frames. Our Own Painting-Crew. 40+/Years in LW. Business License 723262. Exp 8/17
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Bel-Rich Painting. Small-Jobs, Bathrooms, Walls, Gates & More! Call Bret 714-220-9702. Business License 705131. 10/19
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LADY PAINTER
Cindy Beatteay 714-356-1539. Interior paint, specialty-finishes, cabinets, murals and MORE! License 1033927. Exp 8/03
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Painting service for exterior or interior repairs, texture, drywall, cabinets, skylights, gates, frames. Joshua 714-267-6756. Contractor License 1081798. Exp 8/24
SKYLIGHT SERVICES
SKYLIGHTS
CLEAN AND REPAIR. Licensed and insured. Dan (562) 841-3787. Seal Beach License BRA0002. Exp 8/10
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SKYLIGHT Cleaning & Repairs, Contact Eugene (714) 774-4385. Contractor License 634613-B. Exp 1/04/2023
UPHOLSTERY/Carpet cleaning and tile & grout
All Year Carpet Cleaning since 1988. Tile & Grout. Tito/562-658-9841. State Contractors License 578194. Exp 9/14
WINDOW COVERINGS
562-596-0559, Leisure World Decorators. Shutters/Blinds/Roll-Up Shades/Custom Drapes/New Sound Suppression Windows. Exp 8/17
Window Washing
WANT CLEAN WINDOWS?
I clean Inside/Outside OR Clean Outside only and SAVE $$$. LW-Resident/Rich Livitski. (562)-600-0014. Seal Beach Business License LIV0004. Exp 8/24
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BEAUTIFUL WINDOWS. 40+ YEARS EXPERIENCE. PHIL (562)-881-2093. SEAL BEACH BUSINESS LICENSE AB0001. Exp 10/12
Leisure World Helping Leisure World
Does your walker need new tennis balls? Delivery and installation provided. Please provide your name and phone number. Free of charge. Diane Hart 714-955-2885
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“ROLLIN THUNDER” GOLF CART CLUB
Offering FREE advice on buying/selling of your golf cart. Also batteries and Safety Flags. 562-431-6859
CEMETERY PLOT
WESTMINSTER Memorial Park. Garden of Remembrance. 1-Plot/$4,500. Seller will pay transfer-fee. Call between10:00am-2:00pm ONLY. 714-222-6741.
EMPLOYMENT
Part-Time/Seasonal Candy Maker for Seal Beach Toffee Company. NO-Experience-Necessary Exp 8/10. Business License 1605736. Email sealbeachtoffee@gmail.com
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Part-Time Computer Drafter Needed for Spec Sheets and Drawings. Raycon Technology 714-799-4100.
HOME CARE PERSONAL ASSISTANT
I am an experienced caregiver available to assist with/Daily-Care/Doctor-Appointments/Errands. 949-899-7770. Available 24×7. Seal Beach Business License HEL0006. Exp 9/14
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CHRISTIAN HOME CARE
Experienced, knowledgeable caregivers, honest, assertive, fluent English. Hourly/full-time, doctor’s appointments, errands. Bernadine 562-310-0280. Seal Beach Business License BCS0002. Bonded/insured. Exp 1/04/2023
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MOST AFFORDABLE RATES with optimum service, 30-years LW experience, reliable, honest caregivers. Licensed, 24-hours, part-time, doctors, appointments, references, fluent English. Ann 714-624-1911, 562-277-3650 – Heidi. Seal Beach License HYC0001. Exp 8/31
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EXPERIENCED CAREGIVER
Over 25+/years in Leisure-World with/Excellent References. Hourly or Live-in. Please Call Pampet/562-371-4895. Seal Beach License PAN0003 Exp 8/17
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Elderly care. Live-in, Live-out. 30+ years experience. Cooking, cleaning, medications, companions, doctors. Experience with dementia. Gloria 949-371-7425. Licensed by the state Seal Beach RAZ0002. Exp 9/07
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Maria’s experienced caregivers. Run errands, Doctor appointments, cleaning, part-time, full-time, live-in. (562)-230-4648. Seal Beach Business License License CAM0006. Exp 8/24
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Anthony Caregivers. Light-Cleaning/Doctor-Appointments/Errands/Cooking/Laundry. Anthony Camacho College Student 714-605-6869. Business License 14206319. Exp 8/24
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CTC Home Care Inc. Caregivers are Trained/Licensed/Bonded/Insured/Honest and speak good English. Available to work Full-Time/Part-Time. Licensed to drive for Doctor-Appointments/Groceries. Contact Person Consuelo/714-820-0294. Seal Beach Business License 14206475. Exp 9/21
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Albert & Patricia Caregiver Services. Daily Care, Errands/Medication/Doctor-Appointments. (562)-397-4659,(323)-413-0830 Seal Beach License14206409. Exp 10/19
BEAUTY SERVICES
Tammy Nguyen Phenix Salon. Service in private suite. One-customer, one-hairstylist. Sanitized & professional. Haircut for men-and-women. Shampoo/Set/Color/Highlights/Perms, Nails/Toenails. In-house service available. Tammy Nguyen. 13944 Seal Beach Boulevard, #116. (714)-425-4198. Exp 8/03
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In home haircare, serving the men-and-women of Leisure-World for 36-years. Mel Cell/562-480-9341. License #KC75538. 8/31
HOUSE CLEANING
Experienced housekeeper providing weekly and monthly cleaning. Call/949-899-7770. Seal Beach Business License
HEL0006. Exp 9/14
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BEAUTIFUL WINDOWS. 40+ YEARS EXPERIENCE. PHIL (562)-881-2093. SEAL BEACH BUSINESS LICENSE AB0001. Exp 10/12
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GRACIAN’S HOUSECLEANING & WINDOWS.
Windows 10% off first cleaning. General housecleaning. Excellent referrals in LW. (562) 307-3861. 20 years experience.
Seal Beach Business License GRA0006. Exp 8/03
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General housekeeping, 30+ years experience. Bi-weekly or monthly. Gloria 949-371-7425. Seal Beach License RAZ002. Exp 9/07
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Maria House-Cleaning. We’ll make your house look NICE-as-Possible! 15+/years experience. We can work with/your schedule. Bi-weekly/Monthly. Deep-Cleaning. Call/Text/714-496-2885. Business License HER0008. Exp 9/07
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MAGALY’S CLEANING SERVICE. We make your home sparkle! 7-days/Call anytime! Complete-cleaning. Call/562-505-1613. Seal Beach Business License M0001A. Exp 8/24
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LeeGee Cleaning Services. Move-In, Move-Out. Deep Cleaning and/or Recurring. General Housecleaning, Weekly/Bi-Weekly/Monthly. 7-Days Call/Text Lisa/(714)-916-7796. Seal Beach Business License LEE0004. Exp 8/24
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Albert & Patricia House-Cleaning. Weekly/Bi-Weekly/Monthly. (562)-397-4659, (323)-413-0830. Seal Beach License14206409. Exp 10/19
COMPUTERS
FRUSTRATED (562)755-6199
Everything for your computer (PC-or-Mac), Cellphone, TV, Stereo, any Electronic-Device. Tina Schaffer. Seal Beach Business License CIP0001 Exp 8/24
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John’s Computer Services 562-733-9193
Virus-Removal, Repair, Training, Software, Wireless, Internet Security. LW-Resident SB License FUH0001. Exp 9/07
AUTOS WANTED
ANY KIND OF CAR
Cars/Motorcycle/Truck, running-or-not. We are local, call anytime! We pay cash and remove promptly! We do DMV and Release -of-Liability for you! Bonded/Licensed, since 1985! Call us 562-684-0901, we can come out and give you a quote. Exp 8/03
ELECTRIC CARTS/SCOOTERS/MOBILE CHAIRS FOR SALE
Golf Cars SELL, BUY, TRADE and REPAIRS. Call 714-292-9124. Exp 1/04/2023
Transportation
Need a lift? Pam Miller. LW Residents ONLY. 310-227-1258 Exp 8/03
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Inexpensive Shuttle. Airports, Shopping, Doctors, etc. SB License ABL0001. 562-881-2093. Exp 8/17
autos/boats/RV’s trailers FOR SALE
ELECTRIC CAR PADS
Installed at your residence. Call Frank 562-743-3832. Contractor’s License 779462. Exp 9/28
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2000 4-door Lincoln Cartier in Excellent Condition. 78,000 miles. Call 1-562-594-6631. Exp 8/03
MOVING, HAULING & STORAGE SERVICES
J&D HAUL-AWAY AND CLEAN-UP SERVICE
No job too small! Fast/Reliable/Great Prices. Seal Beach Business License BRA0002. 562-841-3787/Dan. Exp 8/10
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A FRIEND AND A TRUCK
Your moving service, any size job. Business License RO263644. Call/310-387-2618. Exp 8/17
MISCELLANEOUS WANTED
LESLIE’S VINTAGE STORE. Looking to buy Mid-Century Furniture/“ETC”/Men-Women Sterling-Silver-Rings/Old-Jewelry/Men-Women Vintage Clothing. 562-243-7229. Exp 10/12
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
5-Drawer Tool Rolling Chest with Tools, $125 OBO. 714-904-6136
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Estate Sale. Thursday/July-28th & Friday/July-29th/(8:00am-3:00pm). 1860 McKinney Way, Mutual-15/ Building-21/Carport-4. Small-Items, Furniture/Couches, Lamps, Pictures, Jewelry, Dishes, Knick-Knacks.
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Dining Table with Extensions, seats 6-8. Pier-1 Import, Dark Wood. 714-916-6313
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Patio Sale. Thursday/July-28th (9:00am-1:00pm) 13151 Shawnee Lane/Mutual-11/Apartment-266C. Downsizing. Unique Items, Portable Washer.
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Estate Sale – 1401 Skokie Road, Mutual 4 – 83J. Thursday, July 28 and Friday, July 29 from 8:30-2pm. MCM curved sofa, king bedroom set, cool coffee table. Nice dining set/hutch. Asian style secretary. Art, Judaica, decor, crystal. Costume jewelry, ladies clothing (XL-1X), mink coats, shoes (size 10). Estate Sales by Docia Drake 714-514-8232, PO Box 427, Seal Beach Bus. Lic. ESD0001
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Rattan Sofa with Chair/Ottoman $250 and Schwin 3-Wheel Bike. 562-760-3145.
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Saxaphone 1971 Selmer Mark-VI Tenor. Good condition, needs pads. Appraised/$5,000. 707-338-8583. Mutual-2/Apartment-48D.
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Private Sale – Saturday July 30. Beautiful sectional sofa with adjustable headrests, red recliner, wicker chair, 55 inch Smart TV, tiffany lamps, queen bedroom set. Call to see 714-514-8232.
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VIZIO 49″ Smart-TV with-Roku/$75, Living-Room round-glass coffee-table with/metal stand plant design/$85. Call-Joe/ 562-766-8424.
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Estate Sale. Thursday/July-28th and Friday/July-29th from 8:30-2:00pm. 1940 Del Monte, Mutual-15/Apartment-18C. Rocker-recliner, king-bed set, artwork, queen sofa-bed, love-seat, Asian 3-piece bench seat, Pyrex bowls, water fountain, patio 2-seat glider, patio-set with/umbrella, assorted Christmas decorations, plants and more. Estate Sales by Jennifer and Denise 714-234-8842, PO Box 427, Seal Beach Bus. Lic. EJD0001.
LEISURE WORLD CARPORT FOR RENT
Carport for Rent. Contact Ruth at 562-446-0464.
LEISURE WORLD STORAGE WANTED
Looking for carport STORAGE ONLY anywhere in LW. Contact Danny 714-356-7056.