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Voice of Bay Area sports silenced

Former A’s announcer Dick Callahan dies unexpectedly Rossmoor resident Dick Callahan, a longtime public address announcer for Bay Area sports teams, died early on the morning of Jan. 29. He was 80. “He had been receiving treatment for a heart issue, and his death was unexpected,” said Katie Callahan Cisco, one of his three daughters. The man with t...
Posted on February 9, 2021
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Aiming to put expansion on sound footing Limiting sound effects part of pickleball plan

The renovation and expansion of the Creekside pickleball courts will begin with the hiring of a landscape architect and acoustics consultant to develop a design that will address the needs of players and concerns of nearby residents, Director of Resident Services Jeff Matheson said. The GRF Board has budgeted up to $300,000 for the project, which i...
Posted on February 9, 2021
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Resident’s Reflections Ukrainian-born resident has bewildering resumé in science

Upon meeting Alexander Tetelbaum for the first time, nothing seems out of the ordinary. He’s a genial fellow who’s happy to make small talk about the weather or describe what life was like in his homeland. But if the conversation turns to technology, it quickly becomes apparent that one is in the presence of a higher mental power. The 72-year-old R...
Posted on February 9, 2021
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Solar expansion earns green light

GRF Board approves construction of second phase Solar energy will eventually power all of GRF’s facilities, leaving just a fraction of its needed electricity to be purchased from a power company. Under a plan adopted by the GRF Board on Jan. 28, solar systems will be installed at Gateway and the Event Center, which will power those facilities as we...
Posted on February 2, 2021
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Vaccines in Rossmoor

JMH clinic underway; Kaiser starts Feb. 17 The Event Center opened to residents Monday for the first time in almost a year, bringing the much-anticipated COVID-19 vaccines to those ages 75 and older. John Muir Health, partnering with OptumServe, began vaccinating eligible residents in the first of two clinics that will operate this month in Rossmoo...
Posted on February 2, 2021
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New public safety manager knows Rossmoor

Tom Cashion starts Feb. 8 Rossmoor’s new public safety manager, Tom Cashion, brings with him some ideas, along with just over 24 years of law enforcement experience and community involvement. Cashion, 50, is newly retired from the Walnut Creek Police Department, having risen through the ranks to acting captain. He starts his new Rossmoor job Monday...
Posted on February 2, 2021
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How does GRF communication rate? Share opinion in survey

Resident s throughout Rossmoor have the chance to help the Golden Rain Foundation (GRF) look for ways to enhance its communications through a survey being disseminated this week. “There is an abundance of high-quality GRF information available to residents, and we are exploring ways to raise awareness of its accessibility,” said Dwight Walker, GRF ...
Posted on February 2, 2021
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atural beauty in focus

N atural beauty in focus Gordon Wing’s keen eye captures hidden wonders Gordon Wing sees the world in a way few do whenever he steps outside. Others might cast a passing glance at a garden statuette or a spread of clouds, but Wing studies his surroundings with the practiced eye of one who recognizes natural beauty. And for the better part of five d...
Posted on January 26, 2021
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John Muir, Kaiser bringing vaccine clinic into Rossmoor

ACOVID-19 vaccination clinic is coming to Rossmoor next month for residents who are 75 years or older, in a partnership with Contra Costa County, Kaiser Permanente, John Muir Health and the Golden Rain Foundation. John Muir Health (JMH) will operate the clinic at the Event Center starting Monday, Feb. 1, for its patients and any residents who are n...
Posted on January 26, 2021
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What do residents want in their Rossmoor News?

The Rossmoor News reshaped a lot of its content in 2020 after public health orders shut down most facilities and canceled many events in Rossmoor. We introduced puzzles, recipes, pages of reader photos and so much more. Since then, residents have called and emailed to tell us what they like (and don’t like) and what they hope will fill our pages ev...
Posted on January 26, 2021