GOLDEN AGE FOUNDATION by John Hlavac LW contributor Anything mechanical will eventually need adjustment or repair. The Leisure World community has many mobility aids in circulation. If you have a problem with yours, it’s smart to have it taken care of before it becomes a problem that could lead to injury to you. The Golden Age Foundation provides repair services for mobility aids.

LW BLOOD DRIVE A Leisure World Blood Drive will be held Oct. 16 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Health Care Center. Call Lisa Love, (909) 282-6685, at the American Red Cross for an appointment. All donations will be tested for COVID-19 antibodies. See page 19 for more information.

People who are having difficulty hearing or seeing their smartphones are invited to attend a free workshop on how to make them work better for you. Training covers making smartphone volume louder and easier to hear; sending text messages, connecting Bluetooth devices, using basic functions and more. This is a two-part online training. To participate, you need a computer; iPhone training is from 2:30-3:30

Keeping the Peace during Election Season This election season has been very high-spirited, and some residents possess strong opinions about candidates and other items on the ballot. Everyone is entitled to free speech. This includes the right to place signs and banners of support for candidates (within Mutual and GRF rules) and other lawful actions to support their candidates or cause.

HEALTHY BRAIN EXPO The Alzheimer’s Family Center virtual Healthy Brain Expo premiered Sept. 24 on Leisure World Spectrum Cable 1390. The following Leisure World Spectrum Cable Channel 1390 schedule will run through Oct. 24. Programming start times may vary by a few minutes. The show features four medical experts discussing the related subjects: • 9:28 a.m.-Cheryl Alvarez, Psy. D.,

The Friends of the Library Bookstore offers a Bag of Books program for people who love to read. Call (714) 350-7682 to request a bag of books in a specific genre or by a particular author, and volunteers will do their best to fill a bag per your request for $5. The bookstore has been closed since mid-March and has suspended donations because there is no more storage space. Residents are asked to

By Rolland Coburn Pastor Church music offers this prayer, “I cast all my cares upon you; I lay all of my burdens down at your feet. And anytime I don’t know what to do, I cast all my cares upon you.” The words echo a Bible promise, “Casting all your cares upon him, for he cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7). Psalms prophecies the suffering savior inviting us to the Father’s throne, “Cast