Room transitioning into Performing Arts Studio As part of the transformation of Hillside’s Las Trampas Room into the Performing Arts Studio, that room, as well as the Vista, will be closed for more than a month for improvements. Construction is scheduled to start at the end of this month and continue through the beginning of March, said Resident Se...

When Minoo Montlagh’s Vogue Cleaners and Alterations shop in Lafayette was robbed just a few days before Christmas, her neighbors on Mt. Diablo Boulevard decided to restore a little holiday spirit. Tom and Rosylyn Stenzel, who own Venture Quality Goods clothing store down the street from Montlagh, sent out an “email blast” to all their customers, a...

Packed room attends Senior Scams Stopper Your phone rings in the middle of the night. That’s startling enough, but on the other end of the line is your grandson “Timmy.” It seems Tim and some friends from college got in a little trouble in Cabo over spring break, and he needed you to wire him some money for bail. “Please don’t tell my parents,” he ...

Public Safety Report Thefts, suspicious circumstances and calls about animals went down drastically in 2019 compared to the previous two years, according to the 2017 to 2019 Public Safety statistics, which track incidents in Rossmoor that are reported to Securitas. There were 77 reported thefts last year, compared to 114 in 2018 and 96 in 2017. Pub...

The Board of Directors of Mutual No. 29 will hold their annual Meeting of the Members on Monday, March 16, at 9:30 a.m. in the Vista Room at the Hillside Clubhouse. There are two open board positions in this year’s election, each for a three-year term. Directors Barbara Crane and Mike McLaughlin currently hold these positions. Crane has met her ter...

Advisory Committee says no to piped-in music After several months of surveys and debate, it’s official – there will be no piped-in music at the Tice Creek Fitness Center. Despite the fact that there was no clear mandate from those who use the facility, the Fitness Center Advisory Committee decided to continue its ban on playing background music. Wa...

Peggy Spear has joined the staff of the Rossmoor News as assistant managing editor. She’ll be the right hand to Managing Editor Ann Peterson, who joined the newspaper in late 2018. “I’m thrilled to be here; I’ve wanted to write about Rossmoor for years,” said Spear, who traces her journalism roots to working at the Daily Californian when she was an...

In what may turn into an explosive issue, smokers, vapors and others lighting up at Lions Park will face potentially harsh penalties if the GRF Board agrees to a ban unanimously recommended by the Policy Committee on Jan. 7. Extreme fire danger at that windy park proved to be the deciding factor that pushed the committee to ultimately vote to send ...

ARossmoor resident suffered bruises, scrapes, torn clothes and damage to his bicycle when a hit-and-run motorist knocked him off his bike at the intersection of Rossmoor Parkway and Tice Valley Boulevard on Jan. 6, about 11:35 a.m. “I was really shaken,” said Leif Nielsen, 71. “I’ve been having headaches, so I think I might have a concussion. It’s ...

Rossmoor residents Jane Sprouse and Denise Mauldin sat down Jan. 6 with Safeway’s Northern California customer service manager, Michael Morreira- Evans, to discuss conditions at Rossmoor Safeway. The meeting was arranged after Sprouse contacted Safeway’s CEO regarding complaints about the supermarket. Prior to the meeting, Sprouse put a notice in t...