GRF BOARD HIGHLIGHTS The GRF Board of Directors meeting on Feb. 22 started out with a bang when a microphone on the dais sparked and blew, prompting a call to the Orange County Fire Authority and a quick rewiring of the defective equipment. After a 20-minute delay, the three-hour meeting proceeded without incident. The board plowed through a full agenda focused on mask requirements, cyber

POOL PROGRESS The pool renovation is progressing day by day. Current projects now underway include the installation of pool equipment, the tiling of the bathrooms, painting of the interior and exterior of the center, and working with Southern California Edison to energize the electrical distribution. The schedule is fluid due to COVID-related supply disruptions and fluctuating schedules

CRIME REPORT Seal Beach police are investigating an act of vandalism at Turtle Lake Golf Course that was discovered Feb. 22 at about 3:35 p.m. Someone used a chemical to kill the grass and write profanities on tee boxes 4 and 6. J and J Landscape photographed the damage and alerted Security, which then reported the incident to SBPD. The inital estimate to repair the damage is about $5,000.