Tips focus of EPO meeting Safety experts will tell you it’s always good to have a fire extinguisher around. Some, like Noell Crosse, may also tell you that using that fire extinguisher isn’t always the best idea when the heat’s on. “If the fire’s still at the source, like a pot on the stove, you can use it,” said Crosse, fire education coordinator ...

GRF Planning Committee Overall upgrades to Rossmoor’s computer system and replacing the liner and pumps for the golf course pond are two of the new projects on GRF’s proposed $6.48 million 2024 Capital Projects budget. Other proposed capital projects new for 2024 include Buckeye tennis court resurfacing, the replastering of the Tice Creek swimming ...

Dan Owens said he isn’t sure what else he would do on Thanksgiving Day if there was no holiday event in the Fireside Room. “I’d probably just be getting something out of the freezer and putting it in the microwave,” said Owens, an 11-year Rossmoor resident. At the holiday dinner, he said, “you get to mix with people at your table and talk with them...

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For something that started here just two years ago, the Vets Town Hall has quickly become a Veterans Day mainstay within Rossmoor. The third annual event will be held in the welcoming confines of Dollar Picnic Grounds on Saturday, Nov. 11, from 2 to 4 p.m., to mark Veterans Day and to recognize in a unique way those who served. These Vets Town Hall...

By Mike Wood Staff writer For something that started here just two years ago, the Vets Town Hall has quickly become a Veterans Day mainstay within Rossmoor. The third annual event will be held in the welcoming confines of Dollar Picnic Grounds on Saturday, Nov, 11, from 2 to 4 p.m., to mark Veterans Day and to recognize in a unique way those who se...

By David Scholz Staff writer Longtime stamp collector Bob Mixson sat in awe at a recent Rossmoor Philatelic Society gathering where the presenter spoke on the rare Confederate postage he has in his collection. To that person's claim to fame, Mixson mused. “I am the quantity guy.' No joke, as Mixson, in his 77 years of collecting, has accumulated 11...

Donations to Stamp Club enhance collections Longtime stamp collector Bob Mixson sat in awe at a recent Rossmoor Philatelic Society gathering where the presenter spoke on the rare Confederate postage he has in his collection. To that person’s claim to fame, Mixson mused, “I am the quantity guy.” No joke, as Mixson, in his 77 years of collecting, has...

By Sam Richards Staff writer Joyce Wren didn’t have a specific need in mind when dropping in on last week’s Health Fair at the Event Center. She was sort of a “general practitioner” Thursday morning. “Mainly, I want to keep up to date on services and prod Continued on page 16A HEALTH: Vendors, including Meals on Wheels and hospice, provide informat...

Joyce Wren didn’t have a specific need in mind when dropping in on last week’s Health Fair at the Event Center. She was sort of a “general practitioner” Thursday morning. “Mainly, I want to keep up to date on services and prod- HEALTH: Vendors, including Meals on Wheels and hospice, provide information ucts,” the Rossmoor resident said. “This is a ...