Members of the Policy Committee took on the role of wordsmiths at their Nov. 13 meeting as they clarified a draft procedure, signaled support for renaming Rossmoor’s trails, and looked to provide guidance for plaque wording for bench dedications. The committee emphasized wanting to reduce confusion with changes to a procedure on GRF Board nominatio...

Human rights, and the devastating results when they are violated, were examined at a daylong forum Nov. 15 that brought numerous experts and scholars in the field to the Event Center. Put together largely by Rossmoor residents Katha Hartley and Harvey Weinstein, the forum drew around 200 people to hear guest speakers and panelists who discussed the...

Milner-Brage earns spot in national juried exhibit in S.F. Still relatively new to Rossmoor and the Bay Area, artist Marcía Milner-Brage is getting a warm welcome, and honor, from the arts community. Milner-Brage, who moved to Rossmoor a year ago with her husband, John, has had her drawing “Sycamore” selected for a national juried exhibit in San Fr...

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...