15 July 2020

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STAY SAFE AFTER THE QUAKE: Even amid a pandemic,  Southern Californians need to stay vigilant.

STAY SAFE AFTER THE QUAKE: Even amid a pandemic, Southern Californians need to stay vigilant.


by Eloy Gomez GRF safety/emergency coordinator Many Americans have become so concerned about COVID-19 that they have forgotten about preparing or maintaining their emergency survival kits for other disasters. “Disasters don’t stop for a virus,” says Craig Fugate, former administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Still, experts stress that people living in disaster-prone

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Hand-delivered gifts brighten the 4th for LW vets sheltering at home

Hand-delivered gifts brighten the 4th for LW vets sheltering at home


FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF LW The Filipino Association of Leisure World could not hold its annaul Fourth of July picnic to honor veterans this year because of the COVID-19 shut-downs. But the group found a creative way to make vets living in Leisure World feel special with a gift of lap robes and masks imprinted with each honoree’s branch of military service. “It was so special,”

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Grocery Delivery Coming to LW

Grocery Delivery Coming to LW


Globally Delicious Burgers in Long Beach has created a grocery delivery service whereby LW residents can place their orders from an extensive list of goods online and have them delivered here weekly for pickup outside Clubhouse 4. This will be a drive-up service, much like the monthly Orange County one but with no qualifications or requirements. In addition, they offer prepackaged meals a cut above

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Mosquitoes test positive for WNV in Seal Beach

Mosquitoes test positive for WNV in Seal Beach


OC VECTOR CONTROL The Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District (OCMVCD/ District) has confirmed that mosquito samples in Orange County cities, including Seal Beach, have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). These are the first samples to test positive this year. Positive mosquitoes were found in surveillance traps set in the area of the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station.

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Disease deadly to rabbits confirmed  for first time in OC and area counties

Disease deadly to rabbits confirmed for first time in OC and area counties


DEPARTMENT OF FISH/WILDLIFE On May 11, rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus serotype-2 (RHDV2) was confirmed in a wild black-tailed jackrabbit collected from an area where over 10 dead jackrabbits were found near Palm Springs, Riverside county, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Since this initial report RHDV2 has been confirmed in the following California counties: Orange,

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