Belmont Shores Mobile Estates
SERVICES
- Duct Cleaning / Refreshing
- Leveling & Foundation Repair
- Permanent Foundation (433a)
- Plumbing Repairs & Re-Pipes
- Flooring, Paneling & Trim
- Doors & Windows
- Painting
- Roofs & Skylights
- Heating, A/C & Swamp Coolers
- Kitchen & Bathroom Remodels
- Decks & Steps
- Awnings & Patio Enclosures
- Siding, Skirting & Subfloor Repairs 855.906.6077
BSME LIVING
(recreation/resources)
562-570-3500
LONG BEACH POLICE
(non-emergency)
562-591-7631
HOUSING DEPT. (HCD)
800-952-8356
LONG BEACH ANIMAL CTRL
562-570-7387
Emergency Info.
Make sure to update your contact information with the office if you have not done son already. You can email or drop off your form at the office or tenant drop box next to the Laundry Room. This includes if you get a new landline or cell phone number. Form can be found within this newsletter.
Utility Clearance
INFORMATION Weeds! Weeds! Weeds!
Make sure to remove any weeds or overgrowth from your utilities and be careful building/modifying structures around it. Please remember, your utilities require 3 ft clearance all sides.
Happy Easter April 20
Staff wishes you a safe and happy Easter!
Be sure to check your lawns, backyards, driveways and gutters for weeds. Don’t neglect your space, you may receive a notice and finally be billed for work done by the park vendor or maintenance team. Check out the vendors within this newsletter or contact the office for a list of vendors that have worked in the park before.
Tax Time April 15
April 15 is the final day to file your taxes without an extension. Contact 4th St. Senior Center at 562-570-3500 for an appointment to have your taxes done for free for low income seniors.
Belmont Shores Mobile Estates • April 2025
BSME Resident Led Park Activities
be sure to exchange contact info with members of each activity in case of rescheduling
TOPS
Every Thursday in The Clubhouse
9:15—10:15 am
Having a difficult time shaving off those pesky extra pounds? Don’t go it alone!
"Take Off Pounds Sensibly” is a support group for individuals who desire sensible weight loss and a healthy lifestyle.
Tai Chi
Every Monday & Friday in grass area of walk path on Marina View Dr. 10:00 am
Tai Chi is held every Monday and Friday at 10 am in the Clubhouse or grass area along the walk path on Marina View. Everyone is welcome to join this informal gathering as we help each other improve strength, flexibility, mobility and balance.
Game Night
Every 3rd Wednesday in The Lounge 6:00 pm
If you’re looking to have some fun, game night is a great way to socialize and make friends. The more the merrier! Game night is held in the Lounge (next to the laundry room) on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 6:00 pm. Snacks and beverages to share are welcome!
Bunko!
Every 4th Wednesday in The Clubhouse
6:30 pm
Do you like dice games? Time to come roll the dice and try your hand at our monthly Bunko meet. Held on the 4th Wednesday of every month at 6:30 pm in the clubhouse. Bring $5.00 for the kitty, your own beverage and a snack to share. Hope to see you there!
Potluck
Every 2nd Monday in The Clubhouse
Hours: 5:30 pm 8 pm
Bring your favorite dish and come join the resident led potluck every 2nd Monday of the month.
Pool & Spa
Daily (guests are strongly encouraged to be accompanied by resident)
Adult Hours: 8 am—10 pm
Children Hours: 9 am—1 pm
Our outdoor pool and spa is the perfect place for relaxing, exercise and socializing with friends and neighbors. Please remember, no alcoholic beverages, glass of any kind, and leave your furry friends at home as they are not permitted within the enclosed pool area (does not apply to assistance animals).
Make sure to bring your approval letter from Edison to the office to ensure your rebate/allowance is applied to your bill.
Apply For Edison Medical Baseline Allowance
Users of electrically powered medical equipment may qualify for an additional 16.5 kilowatt -hours per day at the lowest baseline rate to help offset the cost of operating the medical equipment. Apply by visiting the link below or by filling out and mailing in both pages of the application provided on the following pages to Edison. If you are approved, be sure to let the office know and we can make sure its applied to your following bills.
Mail Application to:
Southern California Edison Company
Medical Baseline Department
P.O. Box 9527
Apply For Edison CARE Rebate
California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) program provides a discount of approximately 30 percent on monthly electric bills for eligible customers. Apply by visiting the link below or by filling out and mailing in the application provided on the following page to Edison. If you are approved, be sure to let the office know and we can make sure its applied to your following bills.
Mail Application to:
Southern California Edison CARE / FERA Program Po Box 9527
Azusa Ca 91702-9954
https://www.sce.com/apps/iqp
Azusa, CA 91702-9954
https://www.sce.com/residential/assistance/ medical-baseline?from=/medicalbaseline
Bins must be approved by Park Management
Meters and Readers
Your meter charges on your bill are based on your usage. In order to have accurate readings, a meter reader visits the park between the 6th-11th of the month and will visit each home to check their meter. Your reads are always a month behind.
REMINDER
Per the Rules and Regulations Rule No. 7(G): No structures may be installed and no shrubbery may be planted which would obstruct the utility pedestals impeding the reading of the utility meter.
If you receive your bill and it states “NO READING” please contact the office for a revised bill. Just because it says “no reading” this month, does not mean you will no be billed for those reads. It will be added to your next months bill which will cause your charges to be higher.
Submit a Complaint about your Meter Online
If you have a concern about your meter reads and believe your meter may be malfunctioning, please visit the link below and fill out the form online. All complaints are investigated by the Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner Weights and Measures Department: Phone: 562-622-0402
https://acwm.lacounty.gov/scale-meter-label-complaint/
April 12—April 20th
April 22nd
april 25
National Arbor Day is the Tree Planter’s holiday. It has been celebrated since 1872. It began in Nebraska, a largely treeless plain back in the 1800s. On April 10, 1872, Conservationist J. Sterling Morton proposed this day to the Nebraska Stae Board of Agriculture. in Lincoln, Nebraska. It grew to become a nationally recognized holiday.
Puzzles and Word Games you can
Kitchen Gadgets
AIR FRYER
BLENDER
CAN OPENER
COFFEE MAKER
CUTTING BOARD
EGG COOKER
GRIDDLE
HAND MIXER
INSTANT POT
JUICER
KETTLE
MICROWAVE NINJA
PASTA MAKER
POPCORN MAKER
RICE COOKER
SCALE
SCISSORS
SLOW COOKER
TOASTER
Across
1.Not an orig.
Flying Helicopter Bug
4.Like some renewable energy
9.WWW address
10.Livid
11.Turkish title
12.Mutton or lamb leg
13.Lowers oneself
15.Northeasternmost st.
16.Drivel
18.Radio mode
20. Flowering plant with healing properties
23.Cousin of a raccoon
25.In support of
26.Moth-___
27.Freddy Krueger’s street
28.Cubic meter
29.Beam Down 1.Couple
2.Exhort
3.Kilt pattern
4.Italian unmarried woman
5.Prayer
6.Hang back
7.Proton’s place
8.Neural network
14.Kitchen gadget
17.Inmate who’s never getting out
18.Air force heroes
19.Castle defense
21.RC, e.g.
22.___ brat
24.Lunched
The headline is a clue to the answer in the diagonal.
April Wordoku
How to solve wordoku puzzles
You only need logic and patience to solve a wordoku. Simply make sure that each 3x3 square region has only one letter from the word JUDGMENT. Similarly, each letter can only appear once in a column or row in
the larger grid. The difficulty on this puzzle is medium.
APRIL 2025 Calendar
ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH.
AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH.
BEAVER AWARENESS MONTH.
DISTRACTED DRIVING AWARENESS MONTH.
GLOBAL ASTRONOMY MONTH.
NATIONAL CANCER CONTROL MONTH.
NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH.
NATIONAL DONATE LIFE MONTH.
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS MONTH.
STRESS AWARENESS MONTH.
1, April Fool's Day.
4, ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., 56th ANNIVERSARY. In 1968, the racial justice advocate was shot and killed in Memphis, TN. Assassin James Early Ray died in prison in 1998 while serving a 99year sentence.
5, GOLD STAR SPOUSES DAY. Since 2010, honoring surviving spouses of armed forces members.
6-12, NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK.
7, INTERNATIONAL BEAVER DAY.
7-13, THE MASTERS TOURNAMENT. Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, GA. Web: masters.com
10-13, FRENCH QUARTER FESTIVAL. New Orleans, LA. 40th annual. Concerts, food.
11, CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, 56th anniversary.
11, NATIONAL PET DAY.
11-13, COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL. Also 18-20. Empire Polo Grounds, Indio, CA. Music and arts festival. Web:
coachella.com.
12, DOGWOOD FESTIVAL. Camdenton, MO. Spring carnival.
12-20, PASSOVER begins before sundown on Monday, April 12 and ends after nightfall on April 20.
13, PALM SUNDAY.
13, PINK MOON. The April full moon.
15, INCOME TAX PAY DAY.
16, NATIONAL STRESS AWARENESS DAY.
17, BAT APPRECIATION DAY.
17, MGM STUDIOS FOUNDED: 100th anniversary.
18, GOOD FRIDAY.
19, OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING REMEMBRANCE, 1995.
19-27, NATIONAL PARK WEEK.
20, EASTER.
*20-26, MERRIE MONARCH FESTIVAL AND HULA COMPETITION. Hilo HI. Honors King David Kalakauna.
*21, BOSTON MARATHON, 128th RUNNING.
21, AGGIE MUSTER. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. Current and former students gather to honor fellow Aggies. Web: aggienetwork.com.
22, EARTH DAY
23, FIRST MOVIE THEATER OPENS. Apr 23, 1896, New York City at Koster and Bials Mustic Hall.
23, ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DAY.
*24-May 4, FIESTA SAN ANTONIO. Since 1891.
25, ARBOR DAY. Since 1872. Web: arborday. org.
25, WORLD PENGUIN DAY.
25, FIDDLER'S FROLICS. Hallettsville, TX. Since 1971.
25, WASHMO BBQ & BLUESFEST. Washington, MO. Web: downtownwashmo.org.
26-May 3, HISTORIC GARDEN WEEK IN VIRGINIA. 91st annual. Web: vagardenweek. org.
26, WORLD VETERINARY DAY.
30, INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY. Web: jazzday. com
30, NATIONAL RAISIN DAY.
National Stress Awareness Month
Stress isn't all in your mind
Anita Lesco was a veteran nurse anesthetist, but nothing in her years of experience prepared her for the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic. She did her best to ignore her fear of becoming seriously ill herself and kept coming to work each day. But as Lesco told AARP Magazine, she couldn't keep the anxiety bottled up forever, and in March 2022, she experienced the first panic attack of her life. It wouldn't be the last.
Panic attacks are sudden episodes of intense fear and physical symptoms that can make the sufferer feel as if they're dying. According to the Cleveland Clinic, most people experience them at least once or twice during their lifetimes, and they occur regularly for some. They're an extreme example of the physical toll that stress can exact on us. These symptoms are almost always treatable, but can be difficult to recognize as stress related.
*Headaches. According to Henry Ford Health, stress is a major trigger for tension and migraine headaches.
*Lower back pain. Dr. Lynn Dado of Henry Ford Health comments that most lower back pain isn't a mechanical
problem at all, and often results from stress-related muscle tension.
* Jaw pain. Teeth-grinding to rid ourselves of built-up stress and anxiety is common, and we often don't even realize that we're doing it. In addition to jaw pain and dental problems, it can lead to pain in the neck and shoulders.
*Digestive problems. Stress can ramp up stomach acid production, which can lead to a host of digestive ailments including nausea, heartburn, and diarrhea.
* More frequent illness. Your immune system can also take a hit from excess stress, which leaves you more vulnerable to illness.
The Mayo Clinic encourages people to find active ways to try to manage your stress, like taking walks outside. A balanced diet, healthy sleep habits, and making time for hobbies can also help balance out our stress. If your physical symptoms are severe or fail to resolve with lifestyle changes, see your health care provider to ask about additional treatment options and to be assessed for other underlying causes.
Great resources for healthy eating guidance
Eating healthy means different things to different people, and the volume of information (and misinformation) available with just a few clicks can make it seem like a hopelessly complicated project. But it really doesn't have to be -- as long as you know where to look.
MyPlate.gov, published by the United States Department of Agriculture, shows how to divide up your plate to create balanced meals with each food group represented. Click on each food group and you'll see more detailed information about nutritional benefits, serving sizes, and what to look for at the grocery store.
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (eatright.org) provides evidencebased information about health and nutrition for people at all life stages. EatRight also provides a large library
of dietitian-developed recipes with complete nutrition information. The Academy also tackles fad diets and trendy products to help you cut through the marketing jargon and find a healthy, sustainable balance.
The Nutrition Source, a project from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, offers its own interactive balanced plate -- and it's available in 25 languages. The Nutrition Source's plate differs from the USDA's, with a greater emphasis on vegetables and the addition of healthy oils. And since nutrition is just one part of a healthy lifestyle, the project also includes guidance about sleep, stress, disease prevention, and weight management.
Health in the News
Study sheds light on liver damage risk
A new study published in the journal of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology shows that alcohol consumption nearly doubles the risk of severe liver damage among people with large bellies, diabetes, or high blood pressure. According to CNN, nearly half of all Americans have high blood pressure and more than a third have pre-diabetes.
Seniors suffer in 'pharmacy deserts'
A study published in the journal Health Affairs found that nearly 30 percent of U.S. pharmacies closed between 2010 and 2021, leaving many communities in so-called pharmacy deserts. According to the New York Times, reduced access to pharmacies poses a particular threat to older adults, the vast majority of whom take at least one prescription drug each year. Pharmacies also dispense 80 percent of shingles vaccines and as much as 70 percent of flu shots, and provide other essential basic health services that many seniors rely on.
Kidney cancer vaccine shows promise
A personalized anti-tumor vaccine showed promising initial results in a clinical trial of nine patients with advanced kidney cancer, generating measurable immune responses in all participants. According to Harvard Medical School, cancer researchers at Harvard's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute created individualized vaccines for each study participant with genetic material from their own tumors in order to train their immune systems to target and destroy cancerous cells. The researchers say that these positive early results are a strong indicator that personalized vaccines are a feasible future treatment option for certain types of cancers.
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