Some 200 Rossmoor residents filled the Fireside Room for a day-long forum on Jan. 25 to hear how to make health care more affordable for all, in particular for those on Medicare. “We’re bringing real data from people who actually study the subject,” said forum coordinator Harvey Weinstein, M.D. The forum provided a panel of medical doctors, public ...

Christine Pelosi will be the featured speaker at the 2020 Women’s Conference presented by Rossmoor Counseling Services. The conference will be held Monday, March 9, at 1 p.m. in the Event Center. Pelosi is an attorney, advocate and daughter of Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. She will discuss her book, “The Nancy Pelosi Way,” w...

There are currently no vaccines available to protect against human coronavirus infection. To reduce the risk of infection and transmitting it to others, the following should be done: • Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds (or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available); • Avoid touching your ey...

person-to-person transmission was recorded, between an Illinois man and his wife. At press time, the Wuhan coronavirus cases topped 8,000 as countries stepped up evacuation efforts. “Given what we’ve seen in China versus other countries, CDC experts have expected to find some person-to-person spread in the United States,” CDC Director Dr. Robert Re...

An article in the Jan. 22 issue about public safety had the wrong number of cars entering through the gate in 2019. The correct number is 3.5 million.

Does Gateway need an emergency backup generator at the expense of other long-awaited projects, such as the renovation of the hobby studios at Gateway? That’s one of the issues the GRF Board will face at its Thursday, Jan. 30, meeting at 9 a.m. in Peacock Hall, Gateway. There are 11 suggested discretionary capital improvement projects for this year ...

Following the lead of Project 39 leaving Third Mutual, seven other projects are preparing to do the same. And, more could follow. Ballots could be in homeowners’ hands within two months, according to estimates by disengagement leaders. One year after incorporation, Mutual 39 board members agree it was a good decision. “I think it was a wise thing f...

Volunteer Exchange helping each other Is it better to give or to receive? Well, the nice thing about Rossmoor Volunteer Exchange is that it lets members do both. Eric Mauer joined Rossmoor Volunteer Exchange when he and his wife Inna moved to Rossmoor three years ago. “I was attracted to the idea of giving service to people,” said Mauer, 74, a teac...

The Rossmoor News took a walking tour of Rossmoor Shopping Center last Thursday morning, with shopping center owner Terrence Tallen of Tallen Capital Partners, LLC. Tallen updated the News on how things are coming along. First stop was BurgerIM, next door to busy Starbucks, where the mid-morning coffee crowd milled around. Newly hired BurgerIM empl...

The popular Smart DriverTek workshop returns to Rossmoor on Thursday, Feb. 13. With cars becoming more technologically advanced every day, safety technology continues to grow in today’s cars. However, many drivers are not familiar with how to use that technology to keep them safe. The Smart DriverTek workshop provides drivers with the necessary too...