Fire mitigation efforts could help with costs Environmental disasters – wildfires in Hawaii this month and in Canada earlier this year, huge earthquakes that decimated Turkey and Syria in February, and flooding that has inundated China and parts of Alaska and Vermont this month, all just in 2023 – are becoming more frequent, and more expensive. The...

Residents share wisdom with third graders It’s more than letters that Rossmoor residents are writing as part of a pen pal collective. Contained in every correspondence to a third grade class at Walnut Creek’s Parkmead Elementary School are pearls – time capsules of wisdom – cultivated over a lifetime of experiences. As a new school year begins, the...

Event Center set for biggest time increase By a 4-0 vote, the Policy Committee recommended expansion of dedicated parking- space hours for three sets of EV charging stations on GRF parking lots. At its Aug. 14 meeting, the committee opted to broaden dedicated hours for EV charging parking spots at Gateway and the Fitness Center, which each has 10 c...

Rossmoor real estate It’s been a rollercoaster ride for real estate in the Bay Area and statewide, more perilous due to soaring interest rates and two major insurance providers backing out of writing new homeowners insurance policies in California. In Rossmoor, the ride’s a bit calmer but with fewer sellers than usual on board. Indeed, inventory is...

Even after a cruel, shocking carport theft of donated items intended for refugees, the goodwill and generosity of Rossmoor continues to shine. Resident Cecelia Wambach had been gathering items in the carport of her Ptarmigan Drive home intended for two refugees from Afghanistan. Physicians Soghra and Najib fled Afghanistan in 2021 during the U.S. e...

By Sam Richards Staff writer Just as computers, and humanity’s reliance upon them, have changed, so too has the Computer Club of Rossmoor. While club members’ earliest areas of interest in the late 1990s were negotiating basic word processing and financial programs, club officials say that these days, there’s more focus on smartphones, tablets and ...

Getting back to socializing, gatherings, making new friends and reacquainting with old ones might be more challenging in a post-pandemic world than anticipated. Add in moving to Rossmoor amid a pandemic, and there’s a lot to catch on to. That was the impetus for resident Al Webster to start Hello Rossmoor early this spring as a way to help newcomer...

GRF Planning Committee Substantial progress is being made on two major GRF projects – the pickleball structure adjacent to Dollar Clubhouse and the Event Center, and evaluation of the former John Muir Health medical building off Rossmoor Parkway for potential GRF use, including as a possible replacement for part of the Mutual Operations Department ...

Those who’ve added hearing aids often marvel about their improved quality of life, beyond hearing sounds and voices more clearly. It’s possible they can help in other significant ways. A study published in July in the Lancet medical journal demonstrated that using hearing aids can dramatically reduce the risk of cognitive decline for older adults w...

Efforts of ‘Bluebird Ladies’ called exemplary Golfers are not the only ones who roll the fairways of Rossmoor’s golf courses. Without fail, for 14 years a dedicated duo known fondly as the “Bluebird Ladies” have religiously been tracking the nesting behaviors of their winged namesakes. Fran Eiven and Beverly Meinbress, since 2009 when they moved to...