URGENT NOTICE In response to the current surge in COVID-19 cases, Seal Beach City Hall temporarily closed on Jan. 4 and will remain shuttered through Friday, Jan. 14. The GRF also extended its mask mandate and issued new restrictions on clubhouses last week. The State of California has extended its previous mask mandate, which became effective Dec. 15, to at least Feb. 15. Masks are

What: In-Person Registration Date: Friday, Jan. 14 Time: 9 a.m. Where: Clubhouse 2 For more information on how to register for LW-based classes taught by North Orange Continuing Education (NOCE), see page 19.

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 Jan. 20. Every third Thursday from 9-11 a.m., qualified people receive 40 pounds of food, including canned fruit, vegetables, meat, rice, juice, cereal and more.

CalFresh can help qualifying Leisure World residents receive healthy fruits and vegetables, among other groceries. Recipients receive a card similar to a debit card with money loaded every month to shop for more fruit, vegetables, protein and other healthy foods. CalFresh is funded by the USDA and administered through the Community Action Partnership in Leisure World to help improve the health

Editor: The article on disposal of flags (Jan. 6) was an interesting reminder of those rules we learned years ago. It is time, clearly, that at least one more rule of flag etiquette is needed, something on the order of: “No flag, or its staff, shall be used as a weapon in attacking a duly constituted organization or its defenders.” A side issue, though also flag-related, is the pledge we

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