e-WASTE MANAGEMENT
The Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association and Electronic Waste Recycling are hosting an e-Waste Drive Saturday, Jan. 17, from 9am to 3pm at the North Division Police Substation (parking at Atlantic and Del Amo). Items collected include: monitors, CRT screens, plasma screens, televisions, LCD screens, laptops, printers, copiers, fax machines, scanners, microwaves, computer towers, stereo systems, cell phones, etc. (basically anything that plugs in, runs on batteries, or has a wire). Call (562) 477-2872 or visit www.electronic-waste-recycling.com.
BRUNCH BUNCH
The Brotherhood and Sisterhood of Temple Beth David, Westminster, are hosting a joint brunch on Sunday, Jan. 18 at 10:30am. Featured speaker Dalia Taft (archivist for the Orange County Jewish Historical Society) will show how many of Orange County’s early Jewish pioneers were actively involved in local commerce and politics while still maintaining their Jewish identity. Jews have been in Orange County since 1858, when it was still a part of Los Angeles, and have made significant contributions ever since. The lecture includes a montage of old photos, period newspaper announcements and advertisements. The program will focus on the first 50 years of Jewish settlement in Orange County, from 1858 to 1908. Reservation deadline is January 14. Cost is: $12 for adults in advance, $15 at the door; children 12 and under $5 advance, $6 at the door. Contact Nancy Bigley at (562) 412-1175 or nancinator1111@yahoo.com.
KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF
Top Gun Flag Football League is offering registration now for their five-man all-passing leagues in Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and Torrance. Evening and weekend leagues start Sunday, Jan. 25, and there will be inter-league playoffs with neighboring counties. Call (877) 846-3178 or visit www.TopGunFlagFootball.com. Must be 18 or older to play. Referees needed.
FREE MENTORING FOR MIDDLE-SCHOOLERS
POWER 4 Youth, a mentoring program for middle-school students will be hosting an information meeting for interested students and parents on Monday, January 26 at 6pm at First United Presbyterian Church, 600 E. 5th Street (at Atlantic Avenue). POWER 4 Youth is an academic mentoring program for middle-school youth. It is for all youth who want to improve their grades and become more successful in their lives. POWER 4 Youth volunteers meet one-on-one with a youth weekly at supervised locations with the goal of helping the teen do better in school, while building a trusting relationship with the young person. The program is free and open to all middle-school students and adults. To find out more about the meeting or POWER 4 Youth, call (562) 435-2352 or visit www.power4youth.org.
A “JANE” OF MANY TRADES
The Friends of the Signal Hill Library will present Paula Yoo, an acclaimed children’s book author, novelist, screenwriter, and musician, on Monday, January 26 at 7pm in the Signal Hill Park Community Center, 1780 E Hill Street. Her debut novel Good Enough was released February 2008. When not writing, Yoo is a professional freelance violinist. For more info, call (562) 989-7323.
ELECTION SELECTION
The League of Women Voters, Long Beach Area will be examining two ideas which would change the way we vote or the way our votes are counted: Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) and the National Popular Vote Compact (NPVC). IRV is a system which would avoid runoff elections when no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote. Long Beach City Clerk Larry Herrera will discuss the possibility of IRV for Long Beach. The National Popular Vote (NPV) Compact involves a critical number of states passing identical legislation which would enter them into an interstate agreement to award their electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote nationally. This event will take place Saturday, Jan. 31, from 10am to 11am, at the Los Altos Library (5614 E. Britton Dr.). The meeting is open to the public at no charge, questions are encouraged, and reservations are not required. For more information, call Phyllis O’Connor at (562) 438-5478 or email the League at lwvlba@yahoo.com.
CALLING ALL BOOKWORMS
The public is welcome to join the Signal Hill Library’s new adult reading club session, which begins Friday, February 6 at 11:30am in the library meeting room, 1770 E Hill Street. The group will discuss the nonfiction book Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson. To obtain a copy of the book, call the library at (562) 989-7324.
