form bond on Trails VOLUME 56, NO. 4 • 50 CENTS Scramblers 6,2022 WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, APRIL Photo by Lori Wong weeks ago. Diablo two on Mount Continued on page 14A News photo by Dan Rosenstrauch

Scramblers form bond on Trails Club’s hikes By Mike Wood Staff writer What drives the Trails Club’s hardiest group, the Scramblers, to tackle preposterously challenging hikes like their annual New Year Day’s trek to the Mount Diablo summit? It’s about being in the moment. “When you are outside and you are hiking, you are being in the present,” Shir...

Kris Peterson has extensive background in property management By Mike Wood Staff writer Kris Peterson already is impressed with how effectively Rossmoor operates. “Everything here is so well organized, and everybody has their role,” said Peterson, who is taking on a vital position with the Mutual Operations Department (MOD). Peterson is the new MOD...

By Sam Richards Staff writer The long-term Facilities Master Plan remains bogged down in debate, with the possibility of increasing the Membership Transfer Fee now adding a wrinkle to the proposal. Saying they want more choices both for projects for inclusion on the long-term Facilities Master Plan and for what the Membership Transfer Fee (MTF) sho...

Kris Peterson has extensive background in property management By Mike Wood Staff writer Kris Peterson already is impressed with how effectively Rossmoor operates. “Everything here is so well organized, and everybody has their role,” said Peterson, who is taking on a vital position with the Mutual Operations Department (MOD). Peterson is the new MOD...

By Sam Richards Staff writer Rossmoor’s outdoor swimming pools now will have times with no lifeguard on duty, after the GRF Board on Thursday voted to open those pools even when there isn’t a lifeguard available to cover all pool open hours. The Board voted 6 to 3 (with “no” votes from Dale Harrington, Paul Moderacki and Leanne Hamaji) to allow the...

Kris Peterson has extensive background in property management By Mike Wood Staff writer Kris Peterson already is impressed with how effectively Rossmoor operates. “Everything here is so well organized, and everybody has their role,” said Peterson, who is taking on a vital position with the Mutual Operations Department (MOD). Peterson is the new MOD...

Two Rossmoor residents share their stories Yelena Sigal: ‘At least I hear her voice, and I know everything is fine’ Yelena Sigal and her friend Larisa met in kindergarten in Kyiv, Ukraine, and the two have kept in touch ever since, despite Sigal having lived in the United States for 33 years. The pair would speak occasionally every few months – Lar...

It’s spring, an ideal time for Richard Bergstrom to immerse himself in his new role as the fitness lead for the Tice Creek Fitness Center. “I like the nature of everything around here, and the people here are very welcoming and friendly,” Bergstrom said. Bergstrom, who began his new role Feb. 21, is eager to be working with a wide range of individu...

Carolie Sly was at her computer in her dining room on a peaceful Sunday afternoon when she had an unexpected animal encounter of the strange and scary kind. Two turkeys that had been fighting and squawking suddenly struck and broke a large window of her home on Cactus Court, sending shards of broken glass through the room. The glass came perilously...