10 August 2022

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New food scrap collection program is in the works

New food scrap collection program is in the works


ATHENS SERVICES Athens Services is partnering with LW to implement a food scrap collection program, per Senate Bill 1383. This new mandate requires residents in LW and across California to place all landscaping waste, food scraps and food-soiled paper (100% fiber-based) into special containers. The new organics carts will be delivered the second half of October to all Mutual trash collection

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City of Seal Beach toured LW to offer guidelines to Mutuals

City of Seal Beach toured LW to offer guidelines to Mutuals


WATER CONSERVATION Representatives from the City of Seal Beach met with the four landscape companies that work in Leisure World July 29 and Aug. 1, according to Jeri Dolch of Mutual 8, who is the president of the Presidents’ Council and chair of a new drought management committee here. The goal of the meeting was to better understand how to best apply new water restrictions mandated by

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The Rec Department is planning ….

The Rec Department is planning ….


The Rec Department is planning a trip to the 2022 Pageant of the Masters, which will feature Manet’s “Music in the Tuileries.” Page 17

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GRF Dumpsters Now Open at 9 a.m.

GRF Dumpsters Now Open at 9 a.m.


On Aug. 3, the GRF Physical Property Committee agreed to begin to take action to limit the disposal of unauthorized trash in the dumpsters at the 1.8-Acre Site. To that end, the site is now open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., two hours later than the previous 7 a.m. start time. The site will also be closed on Sundays. GRF Physical Property Manager Kevin Black installed signs with the new hours of operation

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Board lauds LWers’ gifts for shade structure, LW Library

Board lauds LWers’ gifts for shade structure, LW Library


GRF BOARD HIGHLIGHTS by Ruth Osborn managing editor At its Aug. 3 meeting, the GRF Board accepted a $5,000 check from the Friends of the Leisure World Library. The Friends group operates a bookstore across the patio from the library that sells used books, cards, puzzles and other brica- brac to raise money for the library and other special causes. The Friends group makes a generous

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Leisure World is ‘Best Of’ Once Again

Leisure World is ‘Best Of’ Once Again


For the 2022 Los Angeles Times “Best of the Southland” reader survey, people from all over were invited to nominate their favorite coffee shops, medical groups, hospitals, communities and everything in-between in five regions, including Orange County. Once again, Leisure World Seal Beach came out on top after all the votes were counted. LW was voted best Senior Living Care/Retirement, which

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Thift shops are a better option than dumping large waste at 1.8-Acre Site

Thift shops are a better option than dumping large waste at 1.8-Acre Site


RESIDENT COLUMN by Nick Massetti LW contributor Mutual 12 resident Jackie Bishop had partially disassembled her no-longer-needed bike so it would fit in her car, but when she tried to donate it to a local thrift store, it would not accept the bike because it was not assembled. So she did what many residents would do. She took it to the 1.8-Acre Site next to the former Mini Farm and was

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