SCE ALERT Southern California Edison (SCE) is planning a system outage relating to their outsourced payment processing that will affect LW shareholders who remit their SCE payments directly to the GRF Finance Office. The outage is planned for Wednesday, March 31, through Monday, April 5. To avoid late payment processing during this outage period, shareholders should mail their payments directly

Prevent age-related muscle loss, also known as sarcopenia, with strength training. Via Zoom, certified personal trainer and Leisure World resident Eunis “WildFire!” Christensen leads simple at-home workouts with dumbbells and stretch tubing/ bands every Monday at 4 p.m. This free, interactive half-hour group class is designed to help people stay strong and healthy for years to come. Rather

The Video Producers Club offers free, weekly Zoom classes, as well as a social opportunity. Classes are as follows: • Monday, 2 p.m.: Zoom class for iPad and Mac users hosted by Fred Carpenter. For an invite to his class, email sail1942@gmail.com. • Wednesday, 10 a.m.: Beginners’ ZoomclassforWindowsand Android users with Charlie Guggino. For an invite to this class, email joosuna29a@gmail.com.

Sunday Leisure Bikers ride to LongBeachMunicipalGolfCourse and have breakfast, then continue to El Dorado park for a 2-mile hike at the Nature Center. There are also rides on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. All are invited to join; helmets, safe shoes and masks are a must. Call Mary Romero at (562) 810-4266 for more information.

Calling all Family Radio Service Users in Leisure World: The Radio Club provides an opportunity for a Family Radio Service (FRS) practice drill every Wednesday morning. Anyone who has an FRS radio is invited to participate. The call-in time is 9:30-9:45 a.m. on Channel 13/0. Be sure to wait until the radio is clear, then call in stating your first name, last name initial and mutual number. Remember

Where We Live Club has heard from more than 300 shareholders interested in feng shui workshops. As a result, the club is hoping to broadcast its workshops via SBTV 3. Everyone who signed up for the workshops will receive notifications about the broadcast schedule aswellasalistofrequiredmaterials. There is still time to sign up via email at wherewelive@yahoo.com or snail mail at Where We Live Club,P.O.Box2213,SealBeach,CA

This feature showcases original poems by members of the Creative Writers Club of Leisure World and other GRF members. My Smart Phone I love my new smart phone; it’s smarter than me— A gift from a nephew and niece who love me. It lets me send emails, all for a small fee. It lets me get messages and jokes all for free. It gives me the weather, the time, and a key That opens the door to the future

A Landmark Balance & Stability class is offered on Saturdays, 11 a.m. A certified instructor teaches the free, 40-minute class that focuses on balance, shifting weight and cognizant activities. It broadcasts at around 4:20-4:40 p.m. every day on the Spectrum Cable Channel 1390 and is available on youtube.com. Join the Zoom meeting by visiting https://us02web.zoom. us/j/84982522530; the meeting