Community GRF Ticket prices vary for excursions
With the tremendous response to the Angels Baseball and Stars on Ice events, the GRF Recreation Department is planning more trips this year.
People are welcome to sign up for the following excursions:
• Angels vs. Cincinnati Reds, Aug. 31, Angels Stadium; tickets range from $38-$69 with bus transportation and all expenses included.
• Lakers vs. the Sacramento Kings, Oct. 4, Honda Center; tickets range from $46-$156, which includes bus transportation and gratuities.
• Andrea Bocelli, Dec. 4, Honda Center; tickets range from $97 to 380 with bus transportation and all expenses included.
These trips will be held if there is enough interest to fill one bus. The GRF Recreation Department will coordinate and host the excursions, but people would buy their own tickets. Accessible/mobility challenged seating (subject to availability) must be requested at the time of purchase. People who need assistance must provide their own caregivers, as well as the assistant’s ticket and transportation.
Pricing for the Angels game:
LOCATION ALL INCLUSIVE PRICE
Terrace Box $38
Field MVP $69.50
Pricing for the Lakers game:
LOCATION ALL INCLUSIVE PRICE
Terrace – Behind Baskets $46
Terrace – Center Court $64
Plaza – Behind Baskets $104
Plaza – Center Court $157
Pricing for the Bocelli concert:
LOCATION ALL INCLUSIVE PRICE
Terrace End $97
Terrace Center $144
Plaza End $210
Plaza Center $286
Plaza Front Stage $380
Tickets may be purchased from the Recreation Department in Building 5 between 9 a.m.-noon on Wednesdays or from 1-4 p.m. on Thursdays, beginning Aug. 4. For more information, contact Tommy Fileto, recreation supervisor, at 431-6586, ext. 371.
Plans are also in the works for an L.A. Opera trip with special community pricing.
PEO
Summer beach party is slated Aug. 8
PEO, Chapter RT, will host the Summer at the Beach Party luncheon on Aug. 8, in Clubhouse 3, Room 2. Plan to be there at 11:30 a.m.; lunch will be served at noon. People are welcome to bring a guest, husband, sister, grandchild, niece or neighbor.
Reservations are required by calling Sally Fowler at 493-5854.
FALW
Tickets on sale for club’s annual luau, Sept. 3
The Filipino Association of Leisure World (FALW) will hold its annual luau dinner dance from 5-10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3 in Clubhouse 2.
The smell of early summer breezes from the Pacific Ocean signals the start of a traditional tropical beach event called the luau. Polynesians, but most of all Hawaiians, always celebrate a very important feast called “aha’aina” (“aha” means gathering and “aina,” meal).
The Islanders believe in celebrating this event with families and friends.
True to the tradition, the FALW has planned food and festivities for this occasion. Dancers representing the exotic hip swinging wahines of Hawaii, Tahiti, Maoris, Marquesas and other Pacific islands will perform. A live band will play favorite ballroom music and food fit for the king of ancient Hawaii will be served buffet-style. A whole roasted pig will be accompanied by fresh salad, fruit and other sweets for dessert.
FALW has two fundraising affairs every year, to raise money for the Leisure World community.
Tickets for this event are now available at $25/person. Guests are limited to 250 to leave space for dancing, which is the heart of the luau. Contact any member of the FALW to obtain tickets or call (323) 854-6209, 493-1409 or 477-5541.
American-Latino
Make reservations for lunch Aug. 5
The American Latino Club will have a social meeting and show from 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 5, in Clubhouse 4.
Submarine sandwiches, beverages, potato chips and cake will be served. The cost is $6 per person.
Reservations and payments must be received by July 29. Call Carmen Edwards at 431-4257. Send payment to Edwards at 1240 Oakmont Road, 52-K,0 Seal Beach, CA, 90740.
GRF
Minibus service extended tonight
Due to the large attendance expected at the Amphitheater show tonight, July 21, additional Minibuses will be running. There will be two buses and two access buses to take shareholders to and from the show.
All shareholders who need a ride from the show will be accommodated in a timely manner.
Access service begins at 6:45 p.m. by appointment only.
The blue and white buses will make two trips through the community beginning at 6:35 p.m.
The buses do not go to the shopping center during the Amphitheater runs.
These runs will be made after the regular “B” evening schedule ends at 6:30 p.m.
Rollin Thunder
Picnic meeting is planned July 26
The Rollin’ Thunder Golf Cart Club will meet for a summer picnic meeting at noon on Tuesday, July 26, in the Clubhouse 1 picnic grounds.
Members will assess the July 4 parade that began with 50 carts and grew as the parade traveled through the community. It was the largest crowd of spectators ever, according to publicity chair Irv Hart.
A report will also be made on the July 9 cart maintenance clinic. The crew serviced 32 carts and received $108 in donations for their efforts. The next service clinic will be Oct. 8.
New members and those celebrating birthdays will be recognized and there will be a 50/50 drawing.
Members’ “random acts of kindness” will be acknowledged.
The club is open to all residents. Summer meetings, July, August and September, are picnics in the Clubhouse 1 picnic area.
Annual membership is $5 per cart or per person.
Happy Birthday-101 AND STILL GOING STRONG—Carmen Greco of Mutual 2, a World War II veteran and POW, celebrated his 101st birthday on July 18 with family and friends.
Partyline plus
PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS, in good condition, can be recycled to make “plarn,” plastic yarn, which is crocheted into sleeping mats for the homeless. Help the environment and help the homeless by calling Mutual 5 resident Mitzi Winks, 209-5607, who collects bags for this purpose.
ULTIMATE CLOTH— The Y Service Club is selling MiraFiber cloths to raise funds to send kids to camp. The MiraFiber Cloth plus water will clean any surface without chemicals. The cost is $6 each or five for $25. Call Glenna Hoff, 296-5040. This is an ongoing project.
Sunshine Club
Long-term care will be discussed
Marah Fineberg-Kuck, first vice-president of investments at Wells Fargo Financial, will be the guest speaker at the Sunshine Club at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 22, in Clubhouse 3, Room 2.
Fineberg-Kuck is a certified financial planner and chartered retirement planning counselor with expertise in retirement and elderly planning.
She will present a seminar on controlling long term care costs. Long term care is assistance that individuals require when they are unable to fully care for themselves. It is estimated that 70 percent of people over 65 will require long term care assistance at some time in their lives. The program will provide options for insurance coverage and investment options for meeting long term care needs.
She was named Five-Star Wealth Manager by Los Angeles Magazine four years in a row, 2013-2016. The award is based on customer service, ethics and investment results compared to other advisors in the area.
She started the Women’s Symposium of Southern California, a grass-roots, female-centered event that enhances awareness and financial education for women of all ages in Southern California. The event is held every year on International Women’s Day.
Fineberg-Kuck has been the director of the Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce for four years and chair of Governmental Affairs Committee Seal Beach Chamber for two years. She is also a member of the Seal Beach Lions Club.
She graduated from University of California, San Diego with two bachelor of arts degrees, economics and Chinese studies. She likes to spend her free time with her husband, Aaron. They enjoy dancing, traveling the world, music, sports and volunteering in multiple local charity and community events.
The club’s annual rummage sale is Thursday, Sept. 8. Funds raised are given back to the community through the Golden Age Foundation and for club refreshments at Friday club meetings. Those who want to donate items for the cause, call Anna Derby for pick up at 301-5339.
The Club meets to discuss everyday living in Leisure World from 10 a.m.-noon Fridays in Clubhouse 3 , Room 2 (Room 8 on the first Friday of the month).
There are no membership dues and everyone in LW is welcome. For more information, call Derby.
Friendship Club
Learn about Skype video on July 25
Computer classes hosted by the Friendship Club are taught by instructors Jeff Sacks, Keith Bague and Max Smith as follows:
Monday, July 25, in Clubhouse 3, Room 4
9 a.m., Intro to Apple Computers (Sacks)
10 a.m., Computer Advice all topics (Sacks)
11 a.m., Skype Video Communication (Bague)
noon, Microsoft word (Bague)
Tuesday, July 26, in Clubhouse 3, Room 7
noon, Intro to Computers (Sacks)
1 p.m., Windows 7/Windows 10 (Bague)
2 p.m., Let’s Talk eBay (Max)
Monday, Aug 1, in Clubhouse 3, Room 4
9 a.m., Intro to Computers (Sacks)
10 a.m., Computer Advice, All Topics (Sacks)
11 a.m., iPad (Bague)
noon, Computer Virus Protection/LWSB Website (Bague)
The classes are free, but donations are welcome. Wireless internet is available.
For eBay information, contact Smith, 493-3679; for computer information, contact Bague, (714) 267-7871 or Sacks, 431-8050
Subscribe to the email list at jfsacks@gmail.com.
KACMA
Classical music of Bizet presented
The Life and Music of Saint-Saens and Bizet will be reviewed and discussed at 9:30 a.m. on July 21 in Clubhouse 4.
Ken Chong will present classical music from Camille Saint-Saens and Georges Bizet, including an introduction to Rondo Capriccioso Op. 28 (Saint-Saens); Symphony No. 3 “Organ” in C minor Op. 78 Mov. 3 (Saint-Saens); an opera: The Pearl Fishers (Bizet); and L’Arlesiennes Suite No. 2 (Bizet).
Robert Chung will present Korean folk songs, to include“A Wooden Gravestone,” lyrics by MyungHee Han, sung by Bariton SengHyoun Ko and Soprano Youngok Shin.
All are invited to attend KACMA classes on the second, third and fourth Thursdays of the month at Clubhouse 4 from 9:30 -11:30 a.m.
The objective of the KACMA is to promote fellowship through interpretation, appreciation of classical music, including symphony, operas and by attending concerts.
For more information, call Grace Kim,431-3039; Robert Chung, 387-7377; or Yoon Soo Park, 431-3036.
LW Social
Pizza, salad served this month
The Social Club meets on the fourth Friday of each month for lunch and cards. The cost is $3. This month’s meeting will feature pizza, salad, snacks, coffee and tea.
New tables of four are welcome. Call Joan Taylor at 240-5416 or Marj Earls at 799-8449 to make reservations. Members need to cancel by the Wednesday before the meeting if they are unable to attend. To book a substitute or to be a substitute for bridge, pinochle, canasta, or Hand and Foot, call the numbers above.