animal control services for the community. “It is extremely gratifying to see Seal Beach take a leadership role in its city by deciding to operate its own animal services program,” said Long Beach Animal Care Services Acting Bureau Manager Melanie Wagner. “No doubt this will bring greater connectedness between the community and their newly established Animal Welfare Department.”

provided in the welcome letter referenced above. If member and account information don’t correspond to that in the system, the shareholder will need to have GRF staff validate and approve the registration before access can be granted. All checks sent to the lockbox or delivered to Finance should be addressed to the shareholder’s Mutual and include the person’s five digit, individual account

OF MUTUAL INTEREST by Tom McCabe LW contributor Mutual 17 has significant differences from the other 15 Mutuals in Leisure World. The primary difference is that Mutual 17 is not a cooperative organization but a condominium organization. The property is fully deeded and individual units are owned by the recorded owners. The common areas, grounds and infrastructure are under the authority

Editor: I will chime in on the issue of the current lack of a pharmacy on the LW campus. I found the convenience of the pharmacy to be wonderful, but I did not find it necessary. However, it closed right before I had knee replacement surgery. Therefore, I had to go to the overcrowded CVS with overworked staff, inundated with a bunch of angry, impatient, displaced seniors from you-knowwhere.

Submissions in each of the following categories may be published at the discretion of the Communications Director. Letters to the Editor: Letters, maximum 200 words, should be typed and delivered to LW Weekly by email (preferred), regular mail or hand-delivered. Letters must be of general interest to the community and may contain opinions, suggestions, compliments, and complaints without being

The Copy and Supply Center in Building 5 is open from Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (closed for lunch from 12-12:30 p.m.). The center offers a variety of items for sale, including File of Life sleeves for 91 cents plus 10 cents for the medical information sheet that fits inside; compost bags for the food scrap collection program; copy, notary and passport services; household light bulb disposal

U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, (D), CA District 47, was inadvertently omitted from a “How to Contact Your Government” listing in the July 6 LW Weekly. Also omitted were California Sen. Janet Nguyen, (R), District 36; and Andrew Do, Orange County supervisor, District 1. The corrected listing is on page 5 of this issue of the paper.

Alzheimer’s Orange County, with the support of numerous community partners, is pleased to introduce the Leisure World Seal Beach Memory Support Team (MST). The MST will provide a variety of memory support programs and services to LWSB residents concerned about memory loss and/ or cognitive decline. MST is comprised of dementia care specialists and care team navigators who will team with residents