While he was still in school, Jesus Morales was getting in some valuable on-the-job learning that ultimately planted the seeds of a career. “In high school and college, I worked for a family landscape company, mostly residential; that’s definitely where I got my first field work experience,” said Morales, who on Jan. 1 was named Rossmoor Property M...

Penny Reed, a licensed social worker and manager of Rossmoor Counseling Services, spoke to about 40 people on how to have conversations with loved ones about end-of-life decisions. Reed acknowledged that the conversations can be uncomfortable, emotional, difficult and necessary to have with everyone who may be involved in the decisions. “It’s impor...

Considering that Rossmoor residents are from various parts of the country and the world, the annual Flea Market has a worldwide feel. It’s beyond what you’d expect at similar markets or rummage sales outside the community, residents say. There’s a bit of a wow factor for shoppers. “It’s not the usual thrift shop stuff,” resident Jacki Rideau said. ...

Three new Board members to be elected in May Five candidates for two open seats on the Rossmoor Walnut Creek Board of Directors last week described varying top priorities but found common ground on at least one issue. And most of them said it presents a riddle that in-house Rossmoor minds can’t solve. “We can’t do it ourselves; we just don’t have t...

Joe and Lucy Felcher just celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary. It’s been a long trip for them. Literally. They came to the United States through the Iron Curtain via other countries during the 1950s, after getting a bitter taste of life under communist rule. Like so many 20th century Eastern European immigrants, members of their Jewish famili...

She spent a career working in supply chain management and product logistics, but Rhona Lishinsky said some co-workers gave her a more affectionate nickname. “I was ‘Gadget Girl,’ because I had all these gadgets, like computer equipment,” said Lishinsky, who began a second career, of sorts, after moving to Rossmoor in 2016. She joined the Computer C...

Walnut Creek Mayor Kevin Wilk will be the special guest speaker at the Republican Club’s coming meetand- greet, which will be held Sunday, May 3 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Fairway Room at Creekside Complex. Wilk will update attendees on the state of the city, and answer questions about public finances, government policies, crime and future city plans....

The Republican Club will host a debate party to watch the scheduled Wednesday, April 22 television debate between the candidates for California governor. The debate will feature two Republican candidates – former Fox News TV host Steve Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco – and several Democrats, including former Congress member Katie Po...

Mutual leaders hear about ‘nonfunctional’ turf A relatively new state law designed to protect the state’s increasingly precious supplies of potable water will certainly affect Rossmoor’s Mutuals, but a representative of the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) told a Rossmoor audience last week that the new law, AB 1572, has many gray areas ...

What is, isn’t included in ‘master’ insurance policy in Rossmoor Rossmoor residents are being encouraged to make sure their personal property insurance policies leave as few gaps as possible between that coverage and the protection Rossmoor’s “master” property insurance policy provides. Ken Johnson, area senior vice president with Gallagher, Rossmo...