Strategies to lower premiums pay off for RWC In the turbulent world of property insurance, beset by devasting wildfires and destructive storms, being ahead of the game is more important than ever. Rossmoor is doing that, and it’s meant savings for residents, said Ken Johnson, senior area vice president of A.J. Gallagher & Co., Rossmoor’s insura...

Blake Swint, for the past 22 years Rossmoor’s golf course superintendent and credited with helping transform the two courses into first-class regional draws, will be leaving Rossmoor to become the course superintendent at Turlock Golf and Country Club south of Modesto. For Swint, a resident of Ripon north of Modesto, that will mean not only a chanc...

Starting July 1, the Rossmoor News will make some changes to accommodate a recent increase in the printing costs for the newspaper. Those changes include lowering the word limit from 600 to 500 words for each article submitted. Clubs will be allowed to request a higher word limit for articles publicizing special events such as galas or annual fundr...

Open house input favored keeping offices in current location Based largely on residents’ feedback gathered at a May 20 open house, the Planning Committee voted June 11 to recommend approving further study of refurbishing the Rossmoor Walnut Creek (RWC) and Rossmoor Property Management (RPM) office building at Rockview ‒ one of three options current...

Policy Committee upholds their appeal A group of musicians residing in Rossmoor, and several of their supporters, came to the June 8 Policy Committee meeting in their quest to receive approval as an official Rossmoor organization. The group, which most recently applied under the name Performers Club of Rossmoor, had filed an appeal after its applic...

Rossmoor resident discusses transition, daughter’s film At a point in life when most people are trying to simplify, Phil Singer “expanded his universe.” In April 2013, the then-71-year-old, 6-foot-2 self-described “alpha” came out first to his family, and then his friends, telling them he would be transitioning to life as a woman. In a June 8 inter...

To address its lifeguard shortage, staff will present recommendations for staffing and program operations to the Aquatics and Fitness Committee in July as it looks toward long-term solutions, including with the popular Family Swim program. Rossmoor has shortened its pool hours this year, closing Hillside and Dollar at 6 p.m. instead of 8 p.m. becau...

The Rossmoor LGBTQ+ Alliance’s Pride Week Four contains two exciting events: an author event and the Pride Gala. On Monday, June 22, the Alliance and the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club are co-sponsoring the Pride book discussion of “Outside Voices: A Memoir of the Berkeley Revolution” by Joan Gelfand. This event will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. in Cr...

Because of the July 4 holiday, the News will have early deadlines for the July 8 edition. All columns will be due by Monday, June 29 at noon. All religion, club trips, movies, food and fitness articles and listings will be due by Tuesday, June 30 at noon. All health, bridge, Mutual and RWC articles and listings will be due by June 30 at 3 p.m. All ...

IF IT’S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE … The Rossmoor News only reports suspected scams; it does not investigate claims by residents. Unpaid Traffic Penalty By Ken Jonah, correspondent I received the following text the other day: “(California DMV Official Notice) Our records show an unpaid traffic penalty associated with your vehicle. Failure to pay by the re...