Community Church’s Missions Team would like to thank the many generous LW residents who donated food at the recent food drive. All food donations were picked up by the Long Beach Rescue Mission, which expressed its deepest gratitude to this community. The church continues to add new members. Recently, Community Church held another Pizza with the Pastor in the fellowship hall. Those who had questions

by Donna Gambol LW Contributor You see them fluttering about, the regal monarch butterfly. Folks this year seem to notice that there are more and more because for the past few years many residents have made an effort to plant and maintain milkweed in their gardens, the only food eaten by the monarch caterpillar. The milkweed plant is not particularly attractive, but it is not offensive either

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