01 July 2020

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Historic barnyard and gardens are open

Historic barnyard and gardens are open


RANCHO LOS AL The historic barnyard and gardens at Rancho Los Alamitos are a peaceful place of respite during challenging times. The volunteers and staff at the Rancho will welcome visitors back to these outdoor spaces beginning on Saturday, June 20. Guests are invited to take a leisurely stroll through the green open spaces of the Rancho, enjoying the seasonal blooms in the gardens and communing

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Zoom Medical Cannabis class offered

Zoom Medical Cannabis class offered


OLLI SUMMER SESSION Holly Weber, RN, LCSW, psychoanalyst and certified brain nutrition counselor, will teach the course “Healthy Not High” through the Osher Life Long Learning Institute (OLLI) at California State University, Long Beach, on Wednesdays, July l0 -Aug. 12, from 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. (six weeks). Using the solid research of Bonni Goldstein, M.D., Raphael Mechoulam, Ph.D., and

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What do you get when ….

What do you get when ….


What do you get when you give 2,500 yards of cotton fabric and 350,000 inches of thin elastic to 120 Leisure World residents? Exactly 24,547 masks, according to Dean Jacobus of the LW Sewing Brigade. “There are still about 200 more masks coming in, so we will not hit 25,000 masks but close. We are not stopping the sewing brigade but we are taking a break through July,” he said. Yevette Louie (above)

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OC firefighters prep for wildfire season

OC firefighters prep for wildfire season


With the 2020 California wildfire season fast approaching, the Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB) hosted the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) for a full day of battalion-level wildland firefighting drills and training exercises on May 28. The agenda included practice filling the 360-gallon belly tank of the OCFA’s Bell 412 EP water dropping helicopter when the only available “water point”

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