Progress continues on the renovation of the pool and spa this week. On Aug. 6, pipe for pool and spa plumbing was delivered, and installation was expected to begin yesterday. Trenching for pool plumbing continues; crews have completed digging the pool to grade. Work scheduled for this week includes: • Cut in skimmers and main drains, which are related to the filtration of the pool. •

OC VECTOR CONTROL The Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District (OCMVCD) has confirmed the first mosquito samples to test positive for West Nile virus (WNV) in 2021. The positive mosquitoes were collected from two different locations in the City of Fullerton at the cross streets of Chapman and Ladera Vista as well as Woodcrest and Richman Avenue. “West Nile virus positive

WEAR A MASK In Orange County, coronavirus case counts and hospitalizations due to COVID- 19 have been climbing for at least a month, prompting public health officials to implore everyone to resume wearing masks in public settings, avoid crowds and get a vaccine if they haven’t already. As of Aug. 6, the weekly average number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 OC residents was 15.3, and the

OC REGISTRAR OF VOTERS For the upcoming California Gubernatorial Recall Election, all 116 Ballot Drop Boxes located countywide will be operational and opened on Monday, Aug. 16, according to the OC Registrar’s Office. The Ballot Drop Box in Leisure World is located at the Amphitheater bus hub next to the U.S. Post Box near the Admininstration Building on Golden Rain Road. It is open

At some point in the day, everyone is a pedestrian, and unfortunately, pedestrian fatalities remain high, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In 2019, the last year statistics are available, a pedestrian was killed every 85 minutes in traffic crashes. The danger is heightened at night when visibility is diminished for drivers. Leisure World walkers are

MEMBER COLUMN by Robert Barnum LW contributor A truly beautiful and magnificent display of diversity in bird species happens for us every late spring at the Turtle Lake community golf course. We have the tiny hummingbird, flapping its wings 1,500 hundred times a minute. At times, it will hover in flight a mere 4feet from your face and stare in awe at you, its fluorescent green belly shining