FROM THE GRF A Message from the Golden Rain Foundation, Leisure World Seal Beach’s Management Company Changes are coming to your Leisure World community cable TV programming on Jan. 1, 2023. That’s when the current bulk cable provider contract expires. Depending on what the 16 Mutual Boards decide, you may be able to subscribe at a discounted bulk rate. Or you may choose whether you

Superwire will host an informational meeting for residents interested in keeping Spectrum as their cable or Internet provider from 1-4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, in Clubhouse 4. LW’s bulk cable contract will expire Dec. 31. A Spectrum representative will be on hand to answer questions. All are welcome to attend.

Seal Beach City Council Member Sandra Massa-Lavitt invites the LW community to meet with her and the Seal Beach Police Department for Coffee with a Cop Monday, Nov. 7, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Often the community’s only interaction with the police is during a time of emergency or other crisis. During these events, people are often left with questions about police practices and procedures. Coffee

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS At 2 a.m. Pacific time on Sunday, Nov. 6, Leisure World residents will have to set their clocks back by one hour. That’s when daylight saving ends and clocks must be adjusted, even though in 2018, California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 7, a ballot initiative that opened the door to permanently adopting daylight saving time. Prop. 7 gave state

A Minibus informational meeting will be held today, Thursday, Nov. 3, at 10 a.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 3. It is held on the first Thursday of every month to help LW residents use the many transportation services available to the Leisure World community. No reservations are required. The GRF Transportation Department provides information on the LW Minibus service as well as the GRF appointment-based

OC REGISTRAR The Orange County Registrar of Voters was set to sponsor a pop-up Vote Center at Clubhouse 6 last Saturday. But a scheduling mix-up caused the event to be canceled at the last minute. The Registrar’s Office issued an apology and hastily scheduled another Vote Center for today, Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Clubhouse 6 parking lot. The center will be open between 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

OC FIRE AUTHORITY To better serve LW during a medical or fire emergency, the Orange County Fire Department will conduct a fire emergency drill in Mutual 15 near Building 7 along Del Monte Drive. The training is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 14, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. The exercise, which will be conducted outdoors, includes the use of smoke machines, mannequins as victims and laying hoses, among

The 52nd Annual Arts & Crafts Festival will be held tomorrow, Nov. 4, and Saturday, Nov. 5, in Clubhouse 2 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The sale will feature LW artists’ handmade items, including jewelry, textiles, ceramics, wreaths, prints, home decor and much more.

SENIOR LUNCH PROGRAM The Seal Beach Lunch Program is provided by Meals on Wheels OC at the North Seal Beach Center, 3333 St. Cloud Drive, Seal Beach. A dine-in Lunch Café is now open Thursdays from 11 a.m.-noon. Starting Monday, Dec. 5, the program will be offered five days a week, from 11 a.m.-noon, Monday-Friday. The lunch program is open to all adults age 60 years and older. Suggested donation

Editor: I read last week’s letter to the editor (Oct. 27) about Medicare Advantage plans claiming coverage for treatment was denied that Original Medicare covers. Since Medicare was signed in law in 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, all Medicare Advantage plans (which include Medicare HMOs, PPOs, Special Needs Plans, Private-Fee-For-Service Plans and Medical Savings Accounts) must at least