By Mike Wood Staff writer Sudden shifts in temperature affect plant life as well as humans and animals. That seemingly played a role in a harrowing incident on Stanley Dollar Drive on July 17, when a large eucalyptus tree branch suddenly fell around 11 a.m. and crashed through the front windshield of a moving vehicle. Remarkably, a physical therapi...

By Mike Wood Staff writer Bursts of creativity can happen when you don’t expect them. That’s how the concept of Camp Rossmoor came to be. A widely encompassing array of Rossmoor activities, with a strong dose of sports and fitness, comes to life the week of Aug. 21 through 25. It’s the realization of what Fitness Center General Manager Kristine Dri...

By Sam Richards Staff writer After approximately 40 years of serving parched golfers, the old drinking fountain near the 6th tee box on Dollar Ranch Golf Course is unlikely to ever burble again. Mark Heptig, Rossmoor’s director of golf, recently told the GRF Golf Advisory Committee that he has retired the old fountain, as the pipe that supplies it ...

Firewise: Possible solution in current insurance climate? By Sam Richards Staff writer Reducing the danger of fire around one’s home and neighborhood is always a good safety-related call, but Jeroen Wright is also working to parlay Rossmoor fire-safety efforts into the most favorable property insurance costs possible - or maybe into preserving fire...

Paul Donner arrived at Rossmoor in 1991, interviewing for the vacant landscape field supervisor position. He was made no promises about what that job might morph into if he took it. “When I interviewed for the job, I was told its future was still up in the air,” Donner recounted last week. “They said they weren’t sure what the job would look like, ...

Roxanne Stallings navigates through vision loss to help others in Rossmoor For Roxanne Stallings, coping and adapting came later. First came the grieving process. Stallings, now 80, was diagnosed more than 25 years ago with retinitis pigmentosa. It ended up forcing her to give up her career as a psychotherapist before she planned to retire. She now...

A female driver escaped serious injury on Monday when a large eucalyptus tree branch suddenly broke and crashed through her front windshield while she was driving down Stanley Dollar Drive at approximately 11 a.m. The woman, a physical therapist, was driving a white health care company sedan toward Rossmoor Parkway when a branch from one of five eu...

The formal retirement party for Paul Donner, for the past 24 years the GRF director of Mutual Operations, will be held Tuesday, Aug. 1, from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Fireside Room at Gateway. All Rossmoor residents are invited to this gathering, where light refreshments will be served. Aug. 1 will be Donner’s final day on the job in Rossmoor after 31 yea...

The yellowing polycarbonate panels are clear (or not-so-clear now) evidence the roof of the pool at Tice Creek Fitness Center swimming pool needs replacement. A partly open roof revealing a bright blue sky throws the dingy 15-year-old panels into stark relief. Less visible, but equally in need of replacement, are the aging motors that power the ret...

Curt Mitchell sets Men’s Club record for victories In a community so intertwined with golf, Curt Mitchell has achieved something impressive. Skill, experience, perseverance, attention to detail and in his words “being blessed” have helped Mitchell, 74, win more golf tournaments than anyone else in the history of the Rossmoor Men’s Golf Club. Joinin...