08 April 2026

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Broadway journey continues for aspiring actress granddaughter

Broadway journey continues for aspiring actress granddaughter


by Anna Derby LW contributor When our family received a call last April from Rebekah, our granddaughter who was to debut in her first play with the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in New York, we were elated to be there to cheer her on for her stage debut. In mid-October, the family got exciting news that she got a second play after three hard auditions, so it was exciting to

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Greystone Mansion offers up a fun day trip

Greystone Mansion offers up a fun day trip


by Leila Claudio LW contributor I’ve lived in Los Angeles for 56 years and never visited Greystone Mansion in all that time until now. It had been on my radar though. I finally got to see it. I thought it was just a venue for making movies, but little did I know that Greystone had its own little juicy bit of scandal. Greystone was built in 1928 by Edward Doheny, who was born in 1892.

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01 April 2026

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Blood drive is  April 3 at HCC

Blood drive is April 3 at HCC


RED CROSS The Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Friday, April 3, at the Optum Health Care Center from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The Red Cross goal is to collect 28 units of blood. Walk-ins are welcome. There is no age limit. Donors should eat an iron-rich meal and hydrate before they give blood. Donors will receive an exclusive Red Cross Life Is Good t-shirt. To make an appointment, call or text

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Flood channel regularly treated for mosquitoes

Flood channel regularly treated for mosquitoes


VECTOR CONTROL The flood channel that runs through Leisure World along Golden Rain Road is regularly treated by Orange County Vector Control with larvicide to prevent the proliferation of mosquitoes. The channel was last treated on March 24. The active ingredient in the treatment is a naturally occurring soil bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti), which only affects the