children. Even though the night was nippy, people bundled up and brought their grandchildren to sit on Santa’s lap. The highlight of the night was the Korean American Chorale that sang selection of Christmas carols, including the iconic “O Holy Night.” A new tree has also been installed in front of Optum at the HCC, compliments of Optum and the GRF Recreation Department. Coming up

CLUB TREE DECORATING CONTEST The Recreation Department selected five LW groups— The Quilting Bees, the LW Garden Club, the Friends of the Library, the Art League and the Korean Christian Reformed Church—to decorate trees in the clubhouses for the annual GRF tree decorating contest. This year’s theme was “LWSB’s Got Talent.” Clubs were instructed to deck out their trees to reflect

FINDING PURPOSE IN LW Story and Photos by Emma DiMaggio Six weeks ago, John Beckham found a new lease on life and in an unlikely place—he became the newest member of the Lapidary Club. Prior to his initiation as an official lapidarist, Beckham was a caregiver to his wheelchair-bound wife, Doris. After 64 years of marriage, Doris died earlier this year—just three years after the couple

FROM THE GRF The 2023 calendar produced by the LW Weekly has been delivered to all LW households. A limited number of copies are available at the LW Weekly office adjacent to the Amphitheater. The calendar features resident and staff photographs of Leisure World and the Seal Beach area. Happy holidays to all from the GRF.

HOLIDAY DEADLINES Holiday deadlines for LW contributors are as follows: Dec. 22 (Christmas edition) • Classified ad deadline: Fri., Dec. 16, noon • Editorial submissions deadline: Wed., Dec. 14, 4 p.m. Editors will be unable to accommodate late submissions.

SECURITY REPORT Between Dec. 3 and 4, three bikes and two golf carts were reported stolen from three Mutuals. Two bikes were stolen from Mutual 4, one golf cart from Mutual 6 and one bike and one golf cart from Mutual 8. During a patrol check Sunday morning, a Security officer observed a lock cut at the LA Channel gate. There are two locks on this gate. One lock is provided by GRF; the