27 January 2021

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Embracing a future for all

Embracing a future for all


BOOK REVIEW “Say It Louder! Black Voters, WhiteNarratives,andSavingOur Democracy” by Tiffany Cross Nonfiction, July 6, 2020 By Fred Fenton LW contributor In his inaugural address, President Joseph Biden said we must confront white supremacy. In her arresting poem for the occasion, Amanda Gorman wrote, “America is more than a pride we inherit. It’s the past we step into and how we

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20 January 2021

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Cardboard creations given their moment to shine

Cardboard creations given their moment to shine


The 25 entries in the Cool Creations Cardboard Contest were viewed by LWers on Jan. 15 in a drive-through/walk-up display in the roundabout beside the LW Library. Sal Herrera of Mutual 4 won first place for his GRF maintenance vehicle, and Sally Fowler Untitled-2 1 of Mutual 8 placed second with her three-paneled farm. Tied for third were Judy Sherratt’s (Mutual 9) “Stairway to Heaven,”

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Technology Classes by Miryam

Technology Classes by Miryam


Miryam Fernandez’s technology classes are held every other Tuesday at 2 p.m. Topics change each session, all of which are closed captioned. For an invitation, email Fernandez at mzzmimm@gmail. com. If you need help setting up a microphone and/or video or have other connectivity issues, call Bonnie Cooper at (562) 822-6358 before class begins. Registration is required 24 hours prior. Feb. 2:

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13 January 2021

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Check out ebooks at OC Public Libraries

Check out ebooks at OC Public Libraries


By Patty Marsters pattym@lwsb.com The Orange County Public Libraries has an extensive catalog of ebooks available for readers with smartphones and tablets. Anyone with an OC Public Libraries card can check out audio and ebooks through the online app Libby by OverDrive. (To get a card, go to https://catalog. ocpl.org/client/en_US/default/ search/registration/$N/TEST/ true.) Through this app

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Escape with these characters

Escape with these characters


Looking for an escape? Open one of these tomes, all of which are available as ebooks, and lose yourself in their worlds. “TheHundred-Year-OldMan Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared.” Jonas Jonasson’s two-book series starts on the 100th birthday of Allan Karlsson. Instead of going to the party he didn’t want, Allan climbs out the window of his bedroom in a nursing home and begins