More than 50 people gathered on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday Jan. 15 to trade quotes, laugh, sing and even shed a few tears. Sponsored by the African Americans and Friends Club, the open mic event in the Fairway Room at Creekside drew a variety of people celebrating not only King but their favorite civil rights icons. Mary Taylor, co-chairpers...

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RAA sees increase in popularity of classes Lined up against a wall in Art Studio 2 are 10 paintings, all inspired by the same image of a tree growing alongside the seashore. But these small artworks aren’t the same, differentiated, sometimes more than a little, by their shading, shadows, even the colors themselves. In this review of her students’ w...

Golf director: 2025 may have been ‘best year ever’ Crediting a combination of a relatively dry winter, a lack of stifling hot summer days and an increase in interest in golf in general, Rossmoor Director of Golf Mark Heptig said that 2025 was a banner year for RWC’s golf program. Heptig told the Golf Advisory Committee on Jan. 9 that in 2025, there...

Examining how Rossmoor clubs and guests factor into facilities usage eventually could develop into new RWC policy. How to shape that important discussion took center stage at the Policy Committee’s Jan. 12 meeting. Five existing policies pertaining to this subject might become more clearly defined as discussion continues. Ann Mottola, RWC’s communi...

After 33+ years and many improvements, Director of Golf Mark Heptig is retiring When Mark Heptig accepted a job as Rossmoor’s head golf pro in February 1993, the golf operation didn’t have the same polished sheen it has today. “The golf shop was very small, and the courses were run down,” Heptig said in a recent interview. “The courses were the ‘no...

Ideas include more weekday service in Rossmoor, moving to vans The RWC Planning Committee and other Rossmoor officials discussed last week what would be fundamental changes in bus transportation in and around Rossmoor, including more service within Rossmoor on weekdays and potential elimination of weekend service, transitioning from small buses to ...

Asking those attending Rossmoor Rotary’s luncheon meeting how many had a pet in their life, Alyssa Stone saw an endless sea of arms rise. Flipping the question to see if anyone had never had a pet in their life, no arms went up. “They are so important to us,” said Stone, director of community engagement for Joybound People & Pets of Walnut Cree...

Tracking Rossmoor’s room reservations requests, and how many have been fully satisfied, partially satisfied or not performed, figures to be the first primary focus of a task force designed to measure the effectiveness of a select group of Rossmoor departments. On Jan. 6, at the third of the Community Services Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Task F...

New plastic bag ban, HOA fine cap top list Every new year brings new laws, affecting consumers, motorists and others in various ways. In California, some of the more notable new laws taking effect in 2026 (or even a little earlier) will directly affect Rossmoor residents. These include an expanded ban of plastic bags at retail businesses (SB 1053) ...