‘Voices’ to get celebrity reading What began as five soldout performances by resident actors at Hillside in February 2023 has grown into an award-winning documentary and now is set to land in the Big Apple with a reading by a group of celebrity actors later this month. “ Voices f rom the Silenced: Pre-Roe Stories from Rossmoor” was created and dire...

Residents learn tools for preventing potential falls It wasn’t really applause, per se, but on Sept. 19, the Fireside Room echoed with the sounds of hands clapping … on bare feet. It was the sound of perhaps 100 people heeding fitness trainer and human movement specialist Ernie Adams’ call to “warm up” their feet. It sounded like muffled applause. ...

Residents will pay $354.52 monthly for GRF services/amenities next year The GRF Board on Thursday approved a 2025 operating budget of $28,401,490, and with it a monthly GRF coupon amount of $354.52, about 5.9% over the 2024 coupon amount. That $354.52 includes $59.45 for Comcast cable TV and internet service, a 3.84% increase over 2024. Thursday’s ...

Lynn Carruthers has dedicated much of the past two years to the cause of pedestrian safety in Rossmoor. Following a series of tragic accidents, including one that took the life of a resident, Carruthers’ group, Neighbors for Safer Streets, has pounded the pavement of Rossmoor’s roadways to educate pedestrians and drivers alike on the dos and don’ts...

Annual festival allows clubs to share their culture with community Mary Taylor sees her human rights work as a calling, one that surfaced after she came to Rossmoor in 2015. She was at a meeting, and Taylor – who is African American – told someone she lived in Rossmoor. “They told me they thought they were not letting Black FESTIVAL: Fourth annual ...

Work will close the pool area starting on Oct. 21 The wait to replace the aging, malfunctioning roof panel system at the Tice Pools soon will be over. The target date to start the work is Monday, Oct. 21. The roof panels and the gears and motors that operate them will be replaced, said John Raith, Trust Maintenance supervisor. The work will be done...

Resident Spotlight Lynne Forrette specializes in connecting neighbors Hitting the hiking trails may be the best way to get the lay of the land in Rossmoor. And that’s one of the first things Lynne Forrette did when she got here. “I met most of my friends – my posse – in the Trails Club,” said Forrette, who has lived in Rossmoor, and been a Trails C...

Starting today, what has for decades been a binder full of reference information for Rossmoor residents will be easier to refer to. And it’s not just for Rossmoor residents anymore. Included inside copies of today’s (Sept. 25) Rossmoor News is the inaugural edition of “All Around Rossmoor,” a magazine with all kinds of information about the communi...

Fran Gibson, past president of the Rossmoor Emergency Preparedness Organization, was one of three people honored last week for their volunteer work to promote preparation for natural disasters like earthquakes and wildfires. The action was the Walnut Creek City Council’s nod to National Preparedness Month. At the Sept. 17 council meeting, Gibson, a...

Board tackles rising costs at 2-day meeting The GRF portion of the coupon for 2025 could go up approximately 5.86% from this year’s monthly payment, with further refinements to be recommended by the Finance Committee at its Tuesday, Sept. 24 meeting. The full GRF Board could then approve a final 2025 coupon amount, along with Rossmoor’s 2025 operat...