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Poignant memorial planned for late sports announcer

An enduring personality in Bay Area sports and the local community, famed sports public address announcer Dick Callahan is being memorialized in a special way. Most recently the longtime public address announcer for the Oakland A’s, Callahan died unexpectedly on Jan. 29, 2021, at age 80. Callahan, who lived in Rossmoor during the final years of his...
Posted on March 22, 2022
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Three win GRF Board seats by acclamation

Maxine Topper, Jill Alley and Dale Harrington will be elected by acclamation to the GRF Board of Directors this spring. Topper will represent District B and Alley District F. Harrington returns for his second term in District G. Topper, Alley and Harrington were the only candidates who qualified to run for the GRF Board. As they ran unopposed, no e...
Posted on March 15, 2022
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No lifeguards required?

Committee recommends opening pools if no lifeguards are available The Aquatics Advisory Commit t e e vo t e d Thursday to recommend to the GRF Board that Dollar and Hillside pools should remain open during normal hours even if there aren’t enough lifeguards available to cover all shifts. Committee members said they don’t want a repeat of the pain t...
Posted on March 15, 2022
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Lawn bowling: Blending etiquette, safety, fun

With its storied history and scenic location on the lush greens at Hillside, lawn bowling is a sport that catches a lot of attention. While the sport is fun and enticing, the Rossmoor Lawn Bowling Club emphasizes to interested residents that certification is required to join the club. Certification is conducted by coaches for the club, which is aff...
Posted on March 15, 2022
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GRF considers possibility of pools without lifeguards

Spurred by difficulty in finding enough lifeguards to fully staff Rossmoor’s three swimming pools, GRF officials are set to revive discussions about opening pools – on certain days or during certain hours – without lifeguards. The notion, which has surfaced in Rossmoor on a number of occasions over the past several years, will be a topic of discuss...
Posted on March 8, 2022
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Home At Last

Leisure Lane residents recount fire ordeal For residents displaced for more than two years by the Nov. 23, 2019 Leisure Lane fire, there is relief to be back home. But what they endured is something they won’t soon forget. Each resident is processing the ordeal in his or her own way after moving back around the start of 2022. The traumatic experien...
Posted on March 8, 2022
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City Council places buffer zone around Planned Parenthood

Saying that they were seeking to balance two Constitutional rights, all five Walnut Creek City Council members agreed to a buffer zone March 1 surrounding any “reproductive health care facility” in the city to limit obstruction, harassment and intimidation of patients at the Planned Parenthood clinic near downtown. Council members, including Kevin ...
Posted on March 8, 2022