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Good news on progress of pickleball, medical center

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 ...
Posted on August 15, 2023
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Is there a link between hearing aids and reducing cognitive decline?

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...
Posted on August 8, 2023
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If happy little bluebirds fly …

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...
Posted on August 8, 2023
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Retiring Paul Donner gets two fond sendoffs

Paul Donner acknowledged that he didn’t necessarily relish getting in front of a large audience to make a speech, let alone do it twice in one day. But that’s exactly what he did on Tuesday, Aug. 1, which for all intents and purposes was Paul Donner Day in Rossmoor. That day was the last in a 31-year run in Rossmoor, first as a landscape supervisor...
Posted on August 8, 2023
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Growing acceptance, influence of increasingly diverse Rossmoor

Jennifer Luk-Matney was just getting started with a day of movie watching – Wednesday, Aug. 2 was her second day in a row of movies being screened by the Rossmoor Diversity Film Festival. The previous day, she had seen movies centered on Irish and Chinese culture; Wednesday would be followed first by a film depicting Peruvian life, with two more fi...
Posted on August 8, 2023
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ROLLING to the RESCUE

When one door recently closed for those receiving meal support in Rossmoor, Meals on Wheels Diablo Region (MOW) was ready with its volunteers to roll in with a network of time-tested services. As of July 31, the number of residents receiving delivered meals had inched past 50. There have been eight new signups since the frozen meals service on Frid...
Posted on August 1, 2023
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Golf clubs aim to bring rules into alignment

In a sport with a 366-page national rulebook, there are bound to be some inconsistencies and deviations, especially when an estimated one in seven Americans played at least one round of golf in 2022. That no two golf courses are the same in terms of layout, hazards, conditions and the like only adds to the opportunities for rules issues. Those inco...
Posted on August 1, 2023
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EV fast-charging station active at Rossmoor Shopping Center

The 21st century shopping center experience was evident on a recent Tuesday morning as local electric vehicle owners like Mary Sperlazza were using the new Level 3 Electrify America EV chargers at Rossmoor Shopping Center. She combined a fast charge for her Audi e-tron with a doctor’s appointment for her mother, Gloria Desimone, with whom she owns ...
Posted on August 1, 2023
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Tree branch incident points to effects of extreme weather

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...
Posted on July 25, 2023