Talk about micro-homes postponed

A public forum to discuss a proposed micro- homes project at Grace Presbyterian Church has been postponed. The forum was to be held Wednesday, Jan. 12 at the Event Center but organizers canceled it because of concerns with spiking COVID-19 cases due to the omicron variant. The talk has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. in the Event ...
Posted on January 11, 2022
 

CB radio network looks for volunteers

About 26 years ago, the Rossmoor Emergency Preparedness Organization started a CB radio network to have an emergency communication network. The purpose was to transmit requests for help to a specific entry after an earthquake or other emergency. The network operates on CB Channel 40. A base station to receive messages is located in MPR 3 near the C...
Posted on January 11, 2022
 

Correction

An article in last week’s paper should have said FEMA coverage for COVID-related funeral expenses is for anyone who died on or after June 20, 2020.
Posted on January 11, 2022
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Trash Tip

Muddy footprints on the lid of a dumpster are a clue that raccoons have visited. To ensure raccoons don’t become a problem, make sure dumpsters are not overflowing and consider locking dumpsters every night by pulling up the bar that hangs across the front. Photo from Sustainable Rossmoor
Posted on January 11, 2022
 

Creekside Grill temporarily closes on Mondays

Owner hopes to return to five days a week starting May 2 The Creekside Grill will temporarily close the restaurant for in-person dining on Mondays, starting Jan. 17. Owner Stan Gedeon said he hopes the move is temporary. “Our business, just like most restaurants, has dropped off over 50% in the last week due to COVID,” he said. “I do not know if th...
Posted on January 11, 2022
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Rossmoor activities dialed back amid new COVID concerns

On a recent rainy Tuesday afternoon, people expecting to hear a lecture by Mazin Qumsiyeh about socio-political issues in the state of Palestine instead walked up to the Vista Room at Hillside to see the lecture had been postponed. A posted notice said Qumsiyeh and his wife canceled a trip to the U.S. out of COVID-related concerns. In the nearby La...
Posted on January 4, 2022
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Rain closes soggy golf course – but brings needed drought relief

Die-hard golfers were out of luck last week when Rossmoor had to close its two courses again after they became waterlogged. “It’s soggy – totally saturated,” said Golf Course Superintendent Blake Swint, noting that there are two factors at play: Because the Dollar and Creekside golf courses are in a valley, the runoff from surrounding hills flows o...
Posted on January 4, 2022
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Ruth Bond joins executive services

Ruth Bond is Rossmoor’s new administrative assistant for executive services, and her duties will center on offering support for her supervisor, Executive Services Senior Manager Deborah Rose, and for Rossmoor CEO Tim O’Keefe. But it was learning about one of her backup jobs, delivering mail to various GRF departments within Rossmoor, that helped gi...
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Neal Eddy recalls role in Apollo 11 moon landing

Resident reflection While the rest of the world was transfixed by the sights and sounds of two men walking on the moon for the first time, Neal Eddy almost couldn’t bear to look. “I was scared to death,” said the 88-year-old Rossmoor resident, recalling that historic summer day when Apollo 11 softly came to rest on the lunar basalt basin known as t...
Posted on January 4, 2022
 

Clarification

A Voices for Justice in Palestine article that published Dec. 8 should have included the byline “By Marvin Cohen, Club correspondent” and not just the club’s name.
Posted on January 4, 2022