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Editor: My husband and I received face masks from a Sunshine Club impromptu giveaway on July 17. We would like to thank club president Anna Derby and donor Randy Oh for making this possible. Anna even called us the day after the giveaway to confirm we received our masks. We truly appreciate her volunteer spirit, time and effort to make our community safe and strong. Anna’s kindness helps

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Margie Thompson of Mutual 11 writes: “Thanks to Ken Goettsch of Mutual 4, who took it upon himself to tighten the clotheslines at every laundry room starting with his own mutual and working his way through Leisure World. He’s an Iowa boy who is handy at a lot of things and likes to keep busy. Thanks, Ken, the folks that use these clotheslines appreciate what you’re doing.

Editor: Why is every golf course open in Orange County, except for the Leisure World’s Golf Course? Seniors have a need to get out, enjoy the fresh air and get in some exercise, especially in this time of COVID-19. Shouldn’t residents be able to use the benefits that they have already paid for? To say the decision is up to the GRF Board of Directors, which only meets once a month, is passing

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An article on the Sunshine Club mask giveaway misidentified people. Sunshine Club member Michael Oh was handing out masks at the table. His brother Randy Oh is a non-resident but donated masks for club members and friends.

by Joan Rose LW contributor I really never thought that I would be living in an age where most of the people you see on the street look like they belong to the Dalton gang. Because of COVID, face masks are now not only popular but mandatory. So everyone creeps around wearing their masks, showing only a worried look in their eyes while trying not to come within spitting distance of one another