This poetry feature showcase original poems by members of the Creative Writers Club of Leisure World and other GRF members. Autumn (Pantoum Form) A big orange Jack-O-lantern smiles from my window Crisp brown magnolia leaves crunch under foot Smoke drifts from a neighbor’s chimney Savory smells from the oven promise a feast. Crisp brown Magnolia leaves crunch underfoot Summer is dying and

Miryam Fernandez’s technology classes are taught on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. Topics change each week as follows: • Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m., Facebook Basics • Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 2 p.m., iPhone iOS 14 Updates For an invitation, email Miryam at mzzmimm@gmail.com. If you need help setting up your Zoom microphone and/or video or have other connectivity issues, call Bonnie Cooper at (562)

The Video Producers Club offers free weekly Zoom classes at 10 a.m. and a Zoom Party Social on Saturday at 5 p.m. Classes are as follows: • Monday, 10 a.m., intermediate Zoom class for Windows and Android users with Joe Osuna, host. For an invite to his class, email joosuna29a@gmail.com. • Monday, 2 p.m., Zoom class for iPad and Mac users hosted by Fred Carpenter. For an invite

Join Bob Cohen in a one-hour live Zoom class on a technology talk every Friday at 10 a.m. Topics are different each week and include iPhones and apps, websites, home office technology and Internet marketing. A question-and-answer session is held during each session, and all you need to know in advance is how to join using Zoom. All sessions are free. Registration information with optional reading

By Brian Harmon LW contributor The LW Republican club has announced its recommendations for the coming Nov. 3 elections. • President: Donald Trump • Congress: Michelle Steel • Assembly: Janet Nguyen • SB City Council: Thomas Moore As if voting on propositions were not difficult enough, even the titles of ballot measures and the descriptions are often misleading. The LW Republican

Long Beach Medical Center Shuttle available for Leisure World Residents MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center is providing a complimentary shuttle service exclusively for Leisure World residents. The shuttle allows Leisure World residents easier access to the specialists and expert care available at Long Beach Medical Center, the MemorialCare Breast Centers in Los Alamitos and Long Beach and