Resident finds joy with her cactus garden “Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson The peace and contentment that Cuc Campbell finds amid her vast array of cactus plants at her Skycrest Drive home, with its jaw-dropping view of Mount Diablo, is a far cry from the harrowing experience of fleeing war-torn Vietnam with two youn...

Where are players going to park after the Creekside pickleball courts more than double later this year? That’s what the three-member Planning Committee wanted to know after hearing an update on the capital projects, including the renovation and expansion of the three pickleball courts to seven. They are located at the northern end of the Creekside ...

CDC recommends changing rules for vaccinated California will wait until June 15 to adopt new recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that would allow fully vaccinated people to take off their masks indoors. The CDC guidance said masks are no longer needed indoors except in health care facilities, airplanes, public transp...

Adjustments so far have been subtle The East Bay Municipal Utility District’s recent declaration of a Stage One drought emergency hasn’t brought major changes to Rossmoor – the golf courses remain green and lush, and landscaping is still robust. There have been subtle adjustments, such as increased purchases of water from Oakland- based EBMUD, and ...

Former symphony leader joins centenarians Janet Mendenhall loves music. And that’s what she’s been known for throughout the 17 years she’s lived in Rossmoor. “She is quite a remarkable woman. … Much of her efforts in Rossmoor have been in support of the Diablo Symphony,” said Betty Glazier, president of the Diablo Symphony Rossmoor Guild. “But that...

Three others earn seats by acclamation Ted Bentley won the District C election and joins three directors who ran unopposed to earn seats on the GRF Board of Directors. Winning by acclamation, Paul Moderacki in District A and Leanne Hamaji in District D are new members on the Board. Mary Hurt was appointed to the Board last year and won the District...

As the coordinator of the Interfaith Council of Rossmoor’s Big Questions Forum, Sara Blackstock has grown accustomed to using Zoom during the pandemic to engage with residents on topics of the day. But the experience of being back in the Fireside Room at Gateway on May 4 for an in-person education event was something Zoom just couldn’t duplicate. B...

The GRF Board has 11 total openings for non-Board members on its GRF committees that it is looking to fill in June. The committee openings are as follows: • Aquatics Advisory Committee: three • Audit Committee: two • Finance Committee: three • Fitness Center Advisory Committee: two • Golf Advisory Committee: one Residents interested in serving on a...

GRF Treasurer Dwight Walker has stepped into the role of pitchman on a new video designed to recruit residents to join the GRF Finance and Audit committees. “Are you looking for a volunteer opportunity?” Walker asks on the video, and then points to the audience. “Rossmoor wants you!” The “Rossmoor Wants You” video launches Thursday, May 13, at 6 p....

An edit in an April 28 Residents Forum letter by Raphael Danziger erroneously changed the word “article” to “column” twice. A report from Securitas in the May 5 paper listed Golden Rain Entry 6 as the location of an incident in which three tires of a vehicle were slashed. The owner of the vehicle said this happened in Entry 14.