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.

ConFire (Contra Costa County Fire Protection District) will hold a community presentation for Rossmoor residents on wildfires and mitigation efforts via Zoom on Tuesday, May 18 at 3:30 p.m. The presentation will cover wildfires; defensible space; home hardening; Ready, Set, Go and related topics. Residents can watch the presentation on Zoom by goin...

GRF directors will wait and see about expanding indoor social gatherings, look to the future on facilities needs, and put to rest cutting golf hours to allow walkers extra time on the Creekside Golf Course. Only three of nine Board members were convinced that the capacity of facilities should be increased before Gov. Gavin Newsom announces specific...

Marie Kahn regrets that big patches of greenery around Rossmoor are being pulled up – in some cases, to require a crane for their removal. But the aesthetic loss, she said, is a necessary sacrifice for safety. “Having to endure the loss of the bushes and other plants is very painful,” said Kahn, a resident of Ptarmigan Drive. “But so too is having ...

Parents and goslings are in spotlight in Rossmoor Rossmoor may be a 55 and older community for humans, but when it comes to Canada Geese, it’s clearly a bastion for young families. Scores of residents have sent photos to the News in recent weeks of proud mother and father geese watching over their goslings on Rossmoor’s golf courses and marching th...