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John Muir rehab clinic to close at shopping center

The John Muir Health Outpatient Rehabilitation Clinic in the Rossmoor Shopping Center is set to close at the end of May, according to the Walnut Creek-based not-for-profit health care organization. A letter sent to John Muir Health patients who use the Tice Valley facility states: “After careful evaluation, we have made the difficult decision to cl...
Posted on April 30, 2024
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Celebrating 15 years of Rossmoor drama

DAOR offers residents handson stage skills Jean Wilcox said she was at church one Sunday in 2009 when she ran into retired journalist and fellow Rossmoor resident Daryl “Bud” Lembke. “He said, ‘I’m writing a play, and I want it performed. But there’s no umbrella (in Rossmoor) under which it can be performed,’” Wilcox recounted recently. “He wanted ...
Posted on April 30, 2024
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Proposed FCC rule to end ‘bulk billing’ could impact Rossmoor Comcast package

Aproposal by the Federal Communications Commission seeks to put an end to “bulk billing” arrangements between broadband service providers and those who manage or own multi-tenant environments. This move could potentially endanger deals like the one Comcast has with Rossmoor that saves residents significantly on the cost of high-speed broadband inte...
Posted on April 30, 2024
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Spring Cleaning with Repurpose

Flea Market for more than just buying and selling While the calendar says it’s time for spring cleaning, Patricia Dickson knows that the sense of community the annual Activities Council Flea Market brings is never out of season. “You get to see a lot of people you don’t see very often,” said Dickson, one of about 70 people signed up as of late last...
Posted on April 23, 2024
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Insurance town hall: Most effective solutions will be legislative, speakers say

There is no free lunch as far as property insurance is concerned, and Rossmoor – as an entity, and as individual homeowners – is feeling the inevitable effects of too many catastrophes around the world needing to be covered. At an April 12 “Property Insurance Crisis” town hall meeting at the Event Center, state Sen. Steve Glazer said the root of th...
Posted on April 23, 2024
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Hope Lutheran names permanent pastor

When the Rev. Andreas Pielhoop came to Hope Lutheran Church in June 2022, it didn’t figure to be a long-term arrangement. The Rev. Andy Smith had just retired the previous month, after three years at Hope, and Pielhoop came in for what was supposed to be a “bridge” pastor assignment, to serve while a permanent successor was found. The normal proces...
Posted on April 23, 2024
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New Recreation Manager Zee Deleon joins Rossmoor’s version of ‘Disneyland’

To Zee Deleon, Rossmoor is much like Disneyland, down to the vintage mansion appeal of Dollar House. GRF’s new recreation manager can’t hide his amazement. “It’s like a carbon copy of Disneyland, but it’s exclusive for residents,” Deleon said. “They get to live here and play every day. They don’t have to purchase admission or the annual pass. They ...
Posted on April 23, 2024
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As Good As New

Repair Café making a Rossmoor stop on April 19 The Repair Café, a worldwide phenomenon in sustainability efforts, is coming to Rossmoor this Friday, April 19, at Dollar Clubhouse. That’s where residents can bring one household item, ranging from an appliance, electronics, sew-able items, and more, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. At Dollar, residents w...
Posted on April 16, 2024
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Planning Committee recommends abandoning land-use study

Insurance crisis cited as the top priority right now The proposed GRF study of a possible future sale of the Garden Club property off Tice Valley Boulevard and/or the east side of Terra Granada Drive at Grey Eagle Drive soon may be off the table for at least the near future, as the GRF Planning Committee voted unanimously Thursday for the GRF Board...
Posted on April 16, 2024