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Mix of residents are finding warmth in annual Thanksgiving gathering

Rossmoor event takes the hassle out of traveling and cleaning For residents like Julia Lam, being on her own for Thanksgiving is not a bad thing. Being on her own is also a misnomer. She’ll be in Rossmoor around friends, her fellow residents. Traveling for the holidays is difficult for Lam, especially considering jammed-packed airports and plane ri...
Posted on November 26, 2024
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Three vehicles badly damaged in carport fire on Golden Rain Road

A fire in a carport area of a Golden Rain Road residential building on Nov. 15 significantly damaged three parked vehicles, forced evacuations from that building, and damaged adjacent balconies. The cause of the fire was under investigation at press time. The fire was isolated to the carport and building exterior at 1901 Golden Rain Road, Mutual Op...
Posted on November 26, 2024
 

POOLS: Outdoor pools remain open during Tice repairs

placement of the “air handler” control. The air handler regulates the circulation and temperature of Tice’s indoor air. While Mottola said the air handler work will not prompt a pool shutdown, the resurfacing project will require such a closure. The original plan was to do the roof panel work and the resurfacing work at the same time, resulting in ...
Posted on November 26, 2024
 

The publishing of advertisements for ….

The publishing of advertisements for goods or services in the Rossmoor News does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation for said goods or services by the Rossmoor News. Residents are responsible for verifying claims, credentials, licenses and references of any advertiser with whom they may do business. The Rossmoor News will not knowingly ...
Posted on November 26, 2024
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Increased cost calls into question future of pickleball facility

Planning Committee wants feedback from residents The latest construction cost estimate for the Pickleball Courts project has risen considerably from previous figures, the Planning Committee learned at its Nov. 14 meeting. A pre-construction estimate delivered to GRF staff less than 24 hours before that meeting now pegs the project at nearly $4 mill...
Posted on November 19, 2024
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Charting options for health

Over 30 vendors participated in Health Fair There are many reasons that residents come to the annual Health Fair put on by Rossmoor Counseling Services. Some are doing their homework, planning and seeing what is available as their health needs change. There may be one issue on someone’s radar, or they want to know what to do when a crisis does stri...
Posted on November 19, 2024
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Task force aims to sell Walnut Creek as part of the marketing campaign

As Rossmoor leaders grapple with how this community should market itself to potential new residents and others, they realize it will be difficult, if not impossible, to play up both Rossmoor’s affordability and the qualities that make it so inviting – many of which come at a monetary cost. “We’re not going to be everything to everybody,” Marketing ...
Posted on November 19, 2024
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Policy Committee sours on return of political columns

Discussing the hot-button topic of whether political columns should resume in the Rossmoor News, Policy Committee members made one point clear at their Nov. 13 meeting: Their expressed preference is to not resume publishing that type of opinion, even with a modified approach. A draft of changes to Policy 601.2 that governs the newspaper’s editorial...
Posted on November 19, 2024
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Mutuals want to know how best to communicate

Mutual leaders want to know as soon as possible how member residents prefer to receive information and documents – including annual Mutual budgets – whether by email, via the U.S. Postal Service, or both. Around the final week of October, member residents were sent copies of the “4041 form,” which since January 2023 has been a legal requirement und...
Posted on November 19, 2024
 

Living Together Better: Annual Harvest Festival set for Nov. 25 at Event Center

From Interfaith Council of Rossmoor The annual Harvest Festival, sponsored by the Interfaith Council of Rossmoor, will be held the Monday before Thanksgiving, on Nov. 25, from 4 p.m.to 5:30 p.m. in the Event Center. This year the theme is “Ubuntu” from the South African tradition meaning “we are nothing without each other” or “I am because you are....
Posted on November 19, 2024