In 2021, Security Department traffic specialists caught more than 500 drivers (of all vehicles, including golf carts) running stop signs in the Village. Rolling stops, also known infamously as “California stops,” are not permitted—and are downright dangerous to pedestrians and other drivers.
Please, help us keep your neighbors and your community safe by making full and complete stops at all Village stop signs.
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CR&R has recently received multiple complaints regarding residents putting green waste carts in their cars to move them to different locations. Please do not move organic waste recycling carts from their intended locations. Carts will not be serviced in areas where they are not assigned. If you find a cart that has been moved, please email LagunaWoods-Recycles@CRRMail.com.
Compostable bags, paper bags and newspaper are acceptable.
Green waste is accepted in the organics carts. However, to ensure everyone can participate in the program and use the carts for accepted waste, please do not fill the organics carts with garden/lawn prunings.
Please call Resident Services at 949-597-4600 to schedule a Friday clippings pick-up.
For assistance locating your nearest organics cart, please click here to access an interactive map or click here to access a printable map. If you have trash, recycling and organics recycling questions, concerns or requests, please email CR&R at LagunaWoods-Recycles@CRRmail.com or call 949-625-6735.
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Clubhouse 1
Thursday, March 17, 2022
7 p.m.
Free for members, $5 for guests
Theatre Guild presents an evening with Maya Grace singing music from Broadway and pop tunes. At age 9, Grace performed on Broadway in the show “Fun Home” as an understudy for three roles. At 15, her TV and film credits include “Smile,” a musical.
Also enjoy Saddleback Emeritus Class scenes and a St. Patrick’s Day sing-along.
Doors open at 6:30. No proof of vaccination required. Masks optional.
For more information, contact Barbara Powell at s2do@comline.com.
Clubhouse 1 Art Room
Monday, March 14, 2022
10 a.m.
Free
Join the Fit Brain Club‘s March meeting on how to help loved ones, friends or neighbors in our community who are experiencing memory loss or other cognitive changes. Toni Shapiro, LCSW, of Alzheimer’s Orange County will present, “My Neighbor Has Memory Loss: How Can I Help?”
For more information, contact Sunshine Lutey at 949-278-6454, email SunshineLutey@gmail.com, visit the Fit Brain Club’s website, or download the flyer by clicking the orange button below.
The Fit Brain Club meets every second Monday at 10 a.m. with various guest speakers presenting topics related to brain health, memory, planning for the future and more! Programs for the club are provided by Alzheimer’s Orange County. Light refreshments are provided by Adapt2It Home Medical Supply.
Village Television
Thursdays in March (March 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31)
8 p.m.
Free
Enjoy a look back at the Sunshine Performance Club‘s first major show that began the club’s legacy of musical productions that benefit charity. Originally presented on Feb. 16, 2008, in the Clubhouse 3 theater, “A Musical Variety Show” will air every Thursday in March on TV6. The show was free for Village residents and a benefit for Saddleback Memorial Foundation, which received the audience’s donations of $2,700. Performers included:
For more information, contact Sunshine Lutey at 949-278-6454 or SunshineLutey@gmail.com, or visit the Sunshine Performance Club website.
Ready for the feel-good story of the week? The Equestrian Center just welcomed a rescued 12-year-old registered American miniature horse named Sebastian, or Sebby for short—and short, special and oh so sweet he is!
Right now, shy little Sebby is becoming used to his surroundings and bonding with Equestrian Center Supervisor Laura Cobarruviaz and Stable Assistant Hailey Yocham. Once he is more confident and comfortable in his cozy digs, Laura and Hailey will work with him to become an equine outreach and education ambassador. According to Equestrian Center staff, he is becoming more relaxed and social by the day.
Residents can visit Sebby and many other wonderful horses, and check out the stables, during an Equestrian Center tour.
To join a tour at the Equestrian Center, arrive at one of three scheduled tour times and sign in, and Equestrian Center staff will greet and prepare you for a fun and informative tour. No reservations are necessary, but close-toed shoes are required to interact with any horse. Every tour features a photo opportunity with a GRF-owned horse at the conclusion of the event.
Tour schedule:
The Equestrian Center is located at 24312 El Toro Road.
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As a part of Conditional Use Permit 1135 with the City of Laguna Woods, Third and United mutuals are replacing barbed wire on all perimeter block walls with shepherd’s crook fencing in a phased approach.
The approved 2022 budget includes funding to replace 900 linear feet (300 linear feet each for GRF, Third and United) of barbed-wire fence with new shepherd’s crook wrought-iron fencing. Target areas for 2022 include a portion of the perimeter walls adjacent to Gates 1, 3 and 11.
At the end of 2022, approximately 44,959 linear feet will remain for shepherd’s crook replacement. To date, 6,702 linear feet have been installed in Third; 3,564 linear feet have been installed in United.
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The Security Services Department is responsible for the administration and operation of the Village’s 24-hour/7-day-a-week security. This includes, but is not limited to courteous and diligent gate ambassadors attending to our access gates, 24-hour dispatch attending to community service requests and 24-hour patrols by marked security vehicles.
As part of its routine tasking, Security staff also performs daily perimeter checks—specifically focusing on potential breaches. The staff checks the perimeter on foot in areas that are not as accessible. Once staff members identify a breach, they place yellow tape around the area and complete a service request to rectify the issue. The yellow tape helps staff repairing the breach easily locate the trouble point.
If you see something, say something! Report fencing breaches during business hours to Resident Services at 949-597-4600 or Security Dispatch at 949-580-1400; call Security Dispatch after regular business hours.
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The Recreation and Special Events Department currently seeks resident volunteers with a passion for customer service to share their time and expertise at Clubhouse 6.
Volunteer duties include managing U.S. flag protocol, answering phones and general questions, greeting visitors, collecting sign-in/facility checkout forms, enforcing GRF policies and ensuring various activities and events are assigned to the appropriate rooms.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday shifts are available from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 12:30 to 4 p.m. Volunteer from four to eight hours per week; all training is provided.
Find applications at lagunawoodsvillage.com > Amenities > Recreation > Volunteer Application or click here. Email your completed application to recreation@vmsinc.org or deliver it to the Recreation office in the Community Center or the Clubhouse 5 office.
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MemorialCare is offering two free classes to Village residents.
“Freedom from Smoking” virtual classes hosted by the MemorialCare Cancer Institute and led by certified American Lung Association instructors, aim to give smokers the tools and support they need to quit nicotine. Session 1 classes are Tuesdays from March 1 to April 12; Session 2 classes are Tuesdays from May 3 to June 14. Both sessions are from 5 to 6:30 p.m. New sessions start every other month. Register by contacting lung nurse navigator Sherri Hoag, M.S.N., R.N., O.C.N., at 949-452-7416.
“Advancements in Knee Replacement,” a Zoom session on Friday, April 8, from 12:30 to 1 p.m., features James B. Chen, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon who discusses advances in diagnosis and treatment options for chronic joint pain sufferers and the importance of having joint replacement surgery in the hospital. Wear and tear of the joints can cause significant pain and, when left untreated, can lead to diminished quality of life. Don’t let it hold you back! Register for this Zoom session at memorialcare.org/SBJointClass.
