Kaiser Permanente will host a free flu vaccination clinic at Rossmoor on Wednesday, Sept. 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the Event Center. Shots will be available for Kaiser members and non-members in the Tahoe Room. Participants can register for the shots on the MyRossmoor web portal by clicking “Events.” Residents who have not signed up for p...

Also, GRF sets fire season rules for grilling Residents should take another more critical look at a multimillion-dollar plan for Rossmoor’s largest Mutuals before greenlighting one giant solar energy project later this summer, with construction slated for early 2022. That was the upshot of suggestions made by GRF-hired consultant William Golove, wh...

It will take more than COVID-19, with its Zoom meetings and added reliance on internet tools and digital information, to make people forget the “hands on” feeling of turning paper pages with one’s fingers, touching the cover, even smelling the bookbinding. “Our patrons like to hold a book, and they chat about what they’re reading,” said Gay White, ...

Wildfire season The Bay Area has already seen several days of thick smoke clouding local skies from various wildfires hundreds of miles away. Its return to Rossmoor and surrounding areas is a virtual certainty. Particulate matter from that smoke can aggravate health problems for seniors, and others with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...

Rossmoor Emergency Preparedness Organization (EPO) and Rossmoor Area Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) are two resident volunteer organizations committed to encouraging residents to participate in the annual National Preparedness Month for September. This year’s theme is “Prepare to Protect: Preparing for Disasters is Protecting Everyone You...

Those with severely weakened immune systems are now eligible to receive a third dose of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, and all Americans vaccinated with Pfizer or Moderna can receive an additional shot starting Sept. 20, once an individual is eight months past his or her second dose. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Aug. 12 authorized the...

Kevin Faulconer is well aware there are almost twice as many registered Democrats in California as Republicans. As a Republican mayor of San Diego from 2014 until 2020, he watched that city become ever more Democratic over time. He said he worked effectively with Democrats there, and that he can do the same on a bigger, bluer scale. “I’ve proven we...

The bare store shelves from the early days of the pandemic are starting to show up this year in a less expected place – golf shops. From balls to clubs, bags and tees, golf supplies are hard to come by for retailers big and small. At the heart of a nationwide golf merchandise shortage are both a surge in the sport’s popularity and a surge in infect...

Despite losing the equivalent of one-third of its staff as employees retired, moved, went on medical leave, or found other jobs, Rossmoor’s Tice Creek Fitness Center recently took a big step toward turning the exodus around. Say hello to Evenija “Gena” Jhimb. The 43-year-old corporate consultant for all things fitness became the center’s new manage...

Hillside, Dollar each will close two weekdays Dollar and Hillside swimming pools will be closed on certain days because of a shortage of lifeguard staff – a scenario similar to one that played out in the spring of 2019. The Aquatics Advisory Committee agreed at last week’s meeting that there was no other feasible solution than to reduce opening hou...