Rossmoor charitable organizations are holding their own in 2020, despite having to cancel the vast majority of annual fundraisers due to the pandemic. The organizations say it’s the generosity of Rossmoor residents that’s kept them afloat. Leanne Hamaji, president of Rossmoor Lions Club, said the club flourished financially in 2020. “Rossmoor Lions...

Task force impressed by preview Asneak peek at Rossmoor’s soon-to-be rolled out web portal was met with enthusiasm by the GRF Planning Committee’s new Ad Hoc Communications Task Force last week. The new portal will make it easier for residents to sign up for Recreation’s ticketed events, such as movies, excursions and classes; golf course tee times...

The Pickleball Club made its case for more outdoor pickleball courts to the GRF Planning Committee last Thursday and ended up on its list of recommended capital projects for 2021. At less than $250,000, the courts would be one of the cheaper of the nearly $6 million in suggested projects. But it could mean two of the eight Buckeye tennis courts wou...

Recreation and restaurants step up to help fill the void Thanksgiving 2020 is going to be quite unlike Thanksgivings gone by. With COVID-19 continuing to upend life as normal, most families won’t be crowding round the dinner table to carve the turkey and savor pumpkin pie. But Recreation, and Rossmoor restaurants, are stepping up to make sure every...

The Rossmoor Holiday Food Drive returns, just in time for Thanksgiving, but will look very different because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of collecting food in Rossmoor, this year’s drive will ask residents to make monetary donations to the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano. As in past years, the event is sponsored by the Interfaith Council...

Tice pools were forced to close last Friday, followed by the Fitness Center and Creekside Grill indoor dining on Tuesday, as Contra Costa County tried to halt rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Indoor pools were shuttered last week after the California Department of Public Health moved the county back to the restrictive red tier on Tuesday...

Arecent wildfire seminar hosted by the Rossmoor Emergency Preparedness Organization prompted quite a few questions about emergency evacuation notices. Quite a few means of communications will be used to notify Rossmoor residents in the event of an evacuation. First, the Contra Costa County Wa rning System (CWS) will be used. The CWS will notify lan...

Honoring Rossmoor’s veterans of war In Vietnam, Neil Fiore served in 101st Airborne Neil Fiore, who served in the 101st Airborne Division (dubbed the Screaming Eagles) during the Vietnam War, is not a fan of war – “war is crazy, it’s stupid,” he said – but he wants veterans to get the respect they deserve. “I wear my 101st Airborne hat because of t...

In honor of Veterans Day, I would like to introduce one of our more senior Rossmoor resident veterans, former U. S. Women’s Army Corps (WAC) private first class Leona Shahani. In fall 1943, Shahani was a freshman at the University of Wisconsin. While in college, she was very much aware of the war as she watched the young men in the ROTC “training f...

George Ivanov has been named Rossmoor TV Channel 28 station manager. He replaces Susan Ritner, who retired in July. Ivanov, who was studio coordinator, had filled in on an interim basis. “George has been a quiet, driving force behind the great work at Channel 28 for years, but during the pandemic and subsequent shutdown, he has really shined,” Comm...