American Legion Post 327 hosts bingo on Sunday, April 10, in Clubhouse 2. Doors will open at 1 p.m., with the first call at 1:30 p.m. Buy-ins start at $5 per person. The American Legion Auxiliary will serve snacks and coffee. Proceeds benefit local veterans. Questions should be directed to Rich Carson, Post 327 commander, at (714) 719-6872.

along the trail. • April 3, 1969—“ Transit Ads Now on LW Minibuses” was the headline. The story explained that advertising would now appear on the inside and outside of the Leisure World Minibuses. Revenue was to be used to fund a bus replacement program. • April 6, 1967— The Seal Beach City Council approved the hiring of an architect to develop plans for a community center

to Bolsa is anticipated to reopen in approximately two months. The SB I-loop on-ramp from Goldenwest closed March 12 and is anticipated to reopen in approximately four months. Bolsa Avenue Crews are constructing the sound wall along southbound I-between the Bolsa Avenue bridge and the railroad. Construction is ongoing, 7 a.m.-4 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays, as needed for approximately one week.

FRIDAY, APRIL 1 On April 1, 1700, English pranksters began popularizing the annual tradition of April Fools’ Day by playing practical jokes on each other. Although the day, also called All Fools’ Day, has been celebrated for several centuries by different cultures, its exact origins remain a mystery. Some historians speculate that April Fools’ Day dates back to 1582, when France

GRF AMENITIES UPDATE by Kathy Thayer recreation manager To mask or not to mask? With apologies to the Bard, that has been the question since the pandemicinduced shutdown two years ago, with regular adjustments, according to the guidelines taken from the state, Orange County, Cal/OSHA and the GRF Board. On Feb. 28 the California Department of Public Health suspended the mask mandate

• Left Turn Signals—Emergency Item The board amended the agenda to add an emergency item to start the process to install left turn traffic signals at LW’s only intersection with a traffic light. The action was precipitated by an accident on Oct. 15 at Golden Rain Road and St. Andrews Drive. A LW resident on a scooter was injured in a collision with a car that was on Golden Rain turning

in Mutual or GRF meetings, in GRF offices, or when in the presence of staff. At the GRF Board Meeting held on March 22, two motions were passed that removed the mask mandate that was still in force which required masking at all meetings and in GRF offices. Subsequent to that, GRF announced staff was no longer required to mask up; however, in both decisions emphasized it was strongly recommended,