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• Admission is free; non-residents must be accompanied by a resident. • Smoking is not permitted at the Amphitheater, which is located behind the LW News Office in the GRF Administration complex. • No parking is allowed in front of the Amphitheater on St. Andrews Drive along the southbound lanes. This is a tow-away zone on Thursdays during Amphitheater season. • Minibus

SPECIAL ELECTION A special meeting of the GRF Board of Directors was held on Aug. 29 at 11 a.m. in Clubhouse 4, for the purpose of recording the counting process for the election of a GRF Director representing Mutual 11. The results of the ballot count are as follows, with the winner’s name bolded: Mutual 11: Edward Jablonsky, 139 votes. Quorum only: 1. Abstain: 5.

HOLIDAY NOTICE In observance of Labor Day, all Golden Rain Foundation offices except Security will be closed Monday, Sept. 5. The Leisure World Maintenance Department will be on call for emergencies at (562) 594-4754. The Minibus and the Access bus will operate on the holiday schedule.

Katie Porter, the U.S. congresswoman representing Orange County, will attend a special meeting of the Democratic Club Sept. 2. She will receive the Social Security Champion Award. All residents are welcome. See page 16 for more.

SEAL BEACH ANIMAL SHELTER The Seal Beach Animal Care Center (SBACC) will have three tables to collect donations available at the Thursday, Sept. 8, Amphitheater show featuring a tribute to the Eagles. Volunteers from both SBACC and Leisure World’s Paws, Claws and Beaks club will be at the entrances from 6-8 p.m. to receive residents’ contributions. All those who contribute will be