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Scenes Around Rossmoor

Sustainable Rossmoor reviewing members’ clues Sustainable Rossmoor encourages its members to renew their membership for 2020. Membership is $20. Residents who are interested in promoting solar power, water and energy conservation, recycling and other efforts to improve sustainability in Rossmoor and beyond are welcome to join. The club meets on the...
Posted on December 10, 2019
 

Mutual 28 looking for candidates

An election will be held for one director for the Mutual 28 board. This position is a threeyear term. The incumbent, Jon Rasmussen, has decided not to run for another term. Any other Mutual member who is interested in running for a place on the board should contact the assistant secretary in the Mutual Board Office by Jan. 13 with a written candida...
Posted on December 10, 2019
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Fire displaces five residents for ‘quite a while’

Pets rescued, neighbors remember resident who died Adeadly fire at 1201 Leisure Lane on Nov. 23 claimed the life of a 101-year-old man and displaced five residents living in three adjoining manors. “The residents in the other manors were uninjured; they all got out, including their pets,” said Director of Mutual Operations Paul Donner. He said the ...
Posted on December 3, 2019
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Annual holiday food drive gets off to very good start

Just a few hours into Rossmoor’s annual holiday food drive last Monday, volunteers and a food bank official were encouraged by the number of donations. Residents dropped off food and money between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Gateway Clubhouse. “When I got there at 7:30, there was quite a bit of food in the lobby of the clubhouse,” said Neil Zarchin, f...
Posted on December 3, 2019
 

Submit requests for holiday displays

Rossmoor clubs and organizations that want to have an outdoor display should complete a request form and return it to the GRF Board Office. Forms can be downloaded from www.Rossmoor.com, under the Policies section. (Policy 301.3) Forms are also available at the Administration Desk at Gateway. Holiday outdoor displays are typically located at the gr...
Posted on December 3, 2019
 

Don’t have dinner alone on Christmas

For a wide variety of reasons, many find themselves alone for the holidays. With the emphasis on families and being with others, the holidays can be an especially lonely and trying time, even for those who are usually OK being on their own. Rossmoor Counseling Services and the Recreation Department are working to create a space for folks to celebra...
Posted on December 3, 2019
 

Prolonging life through human contact

• Talk to people in the waiting room at your doctor’s office or while standing in line at Safeway. • Take a class. • Invite neighbors in your entry to your manor for tea or for a potluck lunch or dinner. • Volunteer either in Rossmoor or in the community. • Buy two tickets to an event and ask an acquaintance to join you. • Give sincere compliments....
Posted on December 3, 2019
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Leisure Lane fire:

A101- year-old resident died Saturday and his manor was destroyed when a fire broke out at 1201 Leisure Lane in Entry 7. The two-alarm fire, which was reported around 6:20 p.m., also displaced the residents of manors 2, 3 and 4 of building 1201, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (CCCFPD). The victim was Arthur Gertz, who...
Posted on November 26, 2019
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Controversial ‘Bark-Free Zone’ sign goes up – and then comes down again

Rossmoor’s dog park It’s the brief but baffling case of the “Bark Free Zone” sign at Rossmoor’s dog park. The sign was put up inside the dog park earlier this fall by GRF’s Landscape Maintenance Department, at the request of Lyn Hedrick, vice president of Rossmoor Friends of Animals. It was subsequently defaced by an unknown vandal, who blacked out...
Posted on November 26, 2019