OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at California State University, Long Beach will host “A Taste of OLLI” open house for the community on March 8, from 10 a.m.-noon. This free event will be held on the CSULB campus in the Duncan Anderson Gallery, 6351 E. State University Drive (near Palo Verde Avenue). Attendees will experience an informative

FIRE • Jan. 13, 6:29 p.m., Mutual 4 Resident left stove on; no fire, smoke only, no damage. • Jan. 13, 5:29 p.m., Mutual 1 Resident left stove on; no fire, smoke only, no damage. COYOTE INCIDENTS: 7 • 7 sightings reported. THEFT • Jan. 8, 1 p.m., Clubhouse 6 Unknown person removed American flag. • Jan. 20, 3:25 p.m., Mutual 2 Unknown person removed resident pot from

AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY The community is invited to meet on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 17, at Veterans Plaza at 1 p.m. for a short prayer ceremony to honor deceased veterans. If the weather is cold, it will be moved to Clubhouse 3, Room 1. To have a veteran’s name included on the prayer list, call American Legion Auxiliary president Carolyn van Aalst at 562-343-8424. The event will be

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Every registered voter in Leisure World should have received a vote-by-mail ballot by now. The America First Republican recommends a vote for Tony Strickland for California Senate in this special election. Voters are encouraged to take their completed ballots to the club booth at Clubhouse 6. Ballots can also be mailed or dropped in the official ballot drop box near the amphitheater. Those