COUNCIL ON AGING The Council on Aging, Southern California, will present New Year, New Connections from 9 a.m.-noon on Jan. 11 in Clubhouse 4. Topics will include a report on the 2023 Older Adults State of Health and 988, the new national suicide prevention lifeline. A resource exhibit will also be available. Admission is free. Reservations are not required. People can check in at the

AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY The Affordable Connectivity Program is an FCC benefit program that helps ensure that households can afford the broadband they need for work, school, healthcare and more. The benefit provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible households. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop,

Interact Solutions will host informational meetings for residents interested in learning more about the bulk cable and internet service coming to LW. Town halls will be held on Jan. 7 and Jan. 21. All meetings are in the lobby of Clubhouse 3 from 1:30-5 p.m. LW’s bulk cable contract expired Dec. 31. Interact Solutions representatives will be there to answer questions and demonstrate the company’s

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDS Leftover household products, including paint, that contain corrosive, toxic, ignitable or reactive ingredients are considered household hazardous waste. Service Maintenance does not recycle paint for shareholders. They will have to take hazardous waste to an outside recycling facility or, in the case of paint, they can open cans and allow the paint to completely dry

CITY OF SEAL BEACH No candidate for Seal Beach City Council in Districts 3 or 5, which covers part of Leisure World, secured a majority of voters. That means they did not get at least 50% plus one in the November elections. Therefore, runoff elections are underway. In District 5, Mariann Klinger, a Seal Beach planning commissioner, and Nathan Steele, who owns an advertising agency

Christmas trees can be disposed of at the 1.8-Acre site, according to the Service Maintenance Department. People who need assistance can contact the department and create an order for their tree to be picked up at the rate of $50 an hour, billed in 15-minute increments. To place an order with Service Maintenance, call 562431-6586, ext. 367, 369 or 515. mayokab@lwsb.com.

The GRF Board holds monthly meetings on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 10 a.m. in Clubhouse 4. Meetings are livestreamed. The next meeting is set for Jan. 24. To speak during public comments, register in the lobby.

Editor: What is better than to see Christmas through the eyes of a child? The Turner’s charming Christmas village in Mutual 9, 207L, allowed me to tap into my inner child this year. The Christmas trees in all their glitz, the Merry Christmas blimp, the moving train, the blinking lights and all the minature people enjoying the festive season gave everyone such joy. What a gift for all those