SBPD If you are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, remember to do so responsibly by having a plan to get home safely. This St. Patrick’s Day (March 17), Seal Beach Police Department will have officers on patrol from 1 p.m.-3 a.m. specifically looking for drivers suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. “If drinking is part of your plans, plan on designating

COMMUNITY ACTION Free food is available in Leisure World to eligible residents who are 60 years or older through Community Action Partnership of Orange County (CAPOC), which has a monthly distribution site by Clubhouse 4. The next food distribution will be Thursday, March 18. Every third Thursday from 9-11 a.m., qualified people receive 40 pounds of food, including canned fruit, vegetables,

CSULB IRS-certified students will provide free tax services to lowincome families, disabled people, the elderly, students, non-residents and limited English-speaking individuals. More than 50 English- and Spanish-speaking California State University, Long Beach, accounting students are providing free tax preparation assistance to qualified families. The Internal Revenue Service-certified

The main entrance of the GRF RV lot is under construction as of March 8. The project is expected to take about eight weeks to complete. Improvements include the installation of new entry and pedestrian gates and a new driveway. The chain-link fence will be replaced with concrete blocks and 45-degree corners for access. New LED street lighting will also be installed. For more information, call

GOLDEN AGE FOUNDATION The Golden Age Foundation (GAF) will host a make-up shredding event today, March 11, from 10 a.m.-noon in the Clubhouse 2 parking lot. The March 4 shredding service was interrupted when a fire broke out in the truck, and then reignited. All documents left at the site on March 4 were ultimately shredded, according to the GAF, which sponsors the free shredding service.

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

Turtle Lake Golf Course, which has been operating under Pacific Standard Time since October, will switch to a daylight saving time schedule, effective March 14. The course will be open from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. with the last tee time reservation at 6:20 p.m. Copies of GRF Policy 70-1429.02-1, Golf Course Rules, are available from the starter. The policy is also available online at lwsb.com.

Credits & Kudos must include the writer’s name and mutual, and will be edited for brevity. Mention of a business or service is not an endorsement or recommendation by the LW Weekly or Golden Rain Foundation. Eileen C. Davis of Mutual 2 writes: Dr. Chang Yung helped relieve my sciatica pain, and I want my neighbors who are in pain to know. In October 2019, I spent 11 days receiving medical

by Eloy Gomez GRF safety and emergency coordinator Recycling is good for the environment, but not recycling correctly could harm the environment, humans, property and wildlife. For years, the Golden Rain and Golden Age foundations and the Seal Beach Police Department have been doing their part in recycling a variety of waste items. Items include green waste, cardboard, electronics (e-waste),

by Jim Greer LW contributor “I must down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied; And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying, And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.” This stanza from John Masefield’s “Sea Fever” speaks to my lifelong love affair with the ocean. My boyhood