GRF Service Maintenance Director Ruben Gonzalez reports that even though crews routinely pull wipes and other unflushables out of pipes, there are so many that they are clogging sewer pumps, which necessitates expensive repairs. This is a problem across all Mutuals. In 2023, Service Maintenance received 2,797 stoppage requests, costing the respective Mutuals a total $210,949 over the course

The Wa-Rite Club meets on Friday mornings from 9-10, in Clubhouse 3, Room 1. Weigh-ins are from 8-8:45. Dues are $10 a year. Leisure World ID card must be shown. The club celebrates and supports the process of losing weight for health and invites all female residents looking to lose at least 10 pounds to stop by one of the meetings no later than 8:45. Members Anna Sturdivant and Shirley LeBrecque

Everyone is invited for an hour of laughing for no reason on Wednesday, May 8, at 1:30 p.m. in Health Care Center Conference Room. Leave worries behind and have fun with others. People will leave with smiles on their faces and a song in their hearts. Best of all, it’s fun, free and non-fattening. Masks are required. Bev Bender is a certified laugh leader who helps people improve their lives

LW BICYCLE GROUP Twenty-four members of LW Bicycle Group spent two days in Oceanside biking and watching sunsets. The group meets at the North Gate on Sundays with breakfast, Mon - days, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9 a.m. Helmets and safe shoes are required. For more information, call Mary Romero at 562-509-8475 or Lucy Cyza at 818-209-5075.