GRF BOARD A special meeting of the GRF Board of Directors was held on Oct. 2 at 10 a.m. in Clubhouse 4 to conduct the counting process for the election of the GRF Director representing Mutual 9. The results of the ballot count are as follows, with the winner’s name bolded: Mutual 9: Robert “Bob” Croft, 71; Diane Henry, 157; Debra Schnaufer, 42 The minutes of the Oct. 2 Board meeting

FALL FESTIVAL The GRF Recreation Department will host the annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 14, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in Clubhouse 6. The event will feature an emergency preparedness expo. Minibus service will be available throughout the event. Stone Soul, which brought down the house at the Amphitheater this season, will perform at the event. It is an eightpiece, horn-blowing, classic

GATE ACCESS During RFID tag distribution, residents are asked to provide the names of their desired four authorized guests. People who do not need RFID tags on their vehicles will still have an opportunity to provide the names of their permanent authorized guests to Security. In mid- to late November, every resident will receive a copy of the GRF budget. In the budget packet, people

native. One excellent source is Tree of Life nursery in San Juan Capistrano, which specializes in native plants. Those who grow the common tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) should trim it back in late fall to near the ground to encourage new growth and to force the monarchs to migrate to their winter migration grounds. Not to worry about those hungry caterpillars, after they completely

Hyundai Motor America and Kia America have issued “park outside” recalls for more than 3.3 million vehicles due to the risk of fire. Out of an abundance of caution, owners of these vehicles should not use their carports and park away from buildings when possible until their vehicle is repaired. Until these recalled vehicles have been repaired, the manufacturers say the safest place to park