Annual event is Saturday at Gateway For each Rossmoor Flea Market, there’s a contingent of savvy sellers who plan ahead in the run-up to the annual spring event. This year’s Flea Market is Saturday, April 29, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., utilizing the Fireside Room, Oak Room and Peacock Plaza at Gateway, each filled with vendors selling used household it...

Sharon Fong reflects on her liver transplant Staff writer Sharon Fong holds a special appreciation for life. She likes to say, “Live life to its fullest.” Her license plate holder reads, “Donate life.” There is much to be thankful for. In May, Fong, 79, will mark her 30th anniversary of becoming a liver transplant recipient. In 1993, she was among ...

There has been an ever- growing line of residents at the Xfinity Comcast service representatives table in the Fireside Room. Residents have been concerned about an increase they are seeing on their Comcast bill for an unknown charge. Xfinity Comcast Account Executive Brent Harrah explained that there is no change to the GRF/Comcast contract. What r...

Comfort, low maintenance, a few extra niceties? Much like a car or any personal purchase, what goes into the golf carts cruising about Rossmoor reflect each owner’s unique personality. Recalling the rough ride of one, Rossmoorian Claudia Terry recalled that “it felt like your fillings were going to fall out.” So the soft and gentle ride of their oc...

After being on the market for several years, and almost sold twice, the former John Muir Health medical center building could soon become the new home for Rossmoor’s Mutual Operations Department – if such a conversion is practically and economically workable. On Thursday, the GRF Planning Committee voted to recommend the Finance Committee endorse c...

As part of ongoing efforts to keep residents informed, two departments are teaming up to assist residents with updating their contact information and signing up for the new MyRossmoor.com emailed bulletins. Staff members from the Recreation and Communications departments will be on hand Monday, April 24, from 10 a.m. to noon and on Wednesday, April...

Millions of residents throughout Northern California, including many in Rossmoor, found themselves in the dark – literally and figuratively – during the flurry of winter storms that battered the region and caused widespread, and in some cases extended, power outages. Rossmoor residents looking for answers to the causes, extent and duration of storm...

Inspiration from many facets led Nancy Munson to create Pickleball 4 Parkinson’s. The new fundraiser builds to a Monday, June 5, apex at the Creekside pickleball courts. On that day, members of the Rossmoor community are invited to watch some of the Pickleball Club’s top players compete in a tournament, learn more about Parkinson’s disease and cons...

Resident plays role of fairy godmother Wilma Horwitz and Lynn Carruthers met on the sidewalk near their respective homes off Tice Creek Drive three years ago, just before the COVID-19 lockdowns hit. They discovered they had a lot in common, despite a 26-year age difference. They attended the same San Francisco high school (Lowell), shopped at the s...

Shirley and Wayne Wiegand among first to sign on It’s the latest impressive expression of giving by the Rossmoor Scholarship Foundation. The Endowed Named Scholarships with estate pledges is a new program that the RSF Board of Trustees unanimously approved on March 27. After their distinguished careers as educators, Shirley and Wayne Wiegand find t...