CITY OF SEAL BEACH The City of Seal Beach Bathroom Accessibility Program has been approved for another cycle of funding. Starting in July, the city has nearly $200,000 in grants to give Leisure World residents for the Bathroom Accessibility Program. For over 15 years, Seal Beach has offered the Bathroom Accessibility Program to help residents make their bathrooms safer and more accessible.

The LW Weekly office is closed to the public in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the community. Staff is working onsite and remotely to produce the LW Weekly. See page 4 of any edition for editors’ addresses or send emails to rutho_news@lwsb.com, and submissions will be directed to the appropriate editor. People may drop hard copy into the letter slot at the front of the News Building.

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In May, the LW Weekly launched a new, enhanced online edition of the community newspaper. Readers can find it at LWWeekly.com or simply click the link near the familiar PDF version of the paper at lwsb.com. The new E-Edition offers interactive content, search capabilities and other fun features to check out. Users can access the LWWeekly.com edition through a browser on any device that has

Submissions may be published at the discretion of the Communications and Technical Director. Letters to the Editor: Maximum number of words: 250. Letters should be typed and delivered to LW Weekly by email (preferred), regular mail, deposited in a white GRF drop box, or hand-delivered. Letters must be of general interest to the community and may contain opinions, suggestions, compliments, and

Truth be told, my life continues to be void of such things (used to be it was only sports I boycotted!). Not that I was a big-time newshound. I wasn’t. But the small, curious part of me that was never went through withdrawals. I’m fine in my self-protected space. But now it’s time to transition back into society. Is it a relief to be able to be “free” again? Not for me, it isn’t.

Mutual 3 will conduct its board of directors meetings via Zoom until further notice. The link information will be on the agendas, which are posted on the website as well as in the laundry rooms. —Carol Ginthner, Mutual 3 president

Most of all I would like to thank our friend John Hlavac for all the work and time he spent during the COVID-19 pandemic helping the Golden Age Foundation Mobility Aids Program. He spent many hours making sure all the walkers, wheelchairs, etc. were sanitized. He delivered them no matter what time they were needed. We were some of the people who had to use his services, and we were more than satisfied.