Kris Peterson has extensive background in property management By Mike Wood Staff writer Kris Peterson already is impressed with how effectively Rossmoor operates. “Everything here is so well organized, and everybody has their role,” said Peterson, who is taking on a vital position with the Mutual Operations Department (MOD). Peterson is the new MOD...

Two Rossmoor residents share their stories Yelena Sigal: ‘At least I hear her voice, and I know everything is fine’ Yelena Sigal and her friend Larisa met in kindergarten in Kyiv, Ukraine, and the two have kept in touch ever since, despite Sigal having lived in the United States for 33 years. The pair would speak occasionally every few months – Lar...

It’s spring, an ideal time for Richard Bergstrom to immerse himself in his new role as the fitness lead for the Tice Creek Fitness Center. “I like the nature of everything around here, and the people here are very welcoming and friendly,” Bergstrom said. Bergstrom, who began his new role Feb. 21, is eager to be working with a wide range of individu...

Carolie Sly was at her computer in her dining room on a peaceful Sunday afternoon when she had an unexpected animal encounter of the strange and scary kind. Two turkeys that had been fighting and squawking suddenly struck and broke a large window of her home on Cactus Court, sending shards of broken glass through the room. The glass came perilously...

Eva Lukacs said her stomach turns at the knowledge of the millions of Ukraine residents who have fled their homeland. Rockets, cruise missiles and other Russian weaponry have turned many parts of Ukraine to rubble, with civilian casualties mounting. Eva Lukacs shows a magazine commemorating the Hungarian revolution, where she escaped the fighting t...

‘Town Square’ for Rossmoor? The popular food trucks at Gateway are expanding next month and bringing new life to Peacock Plaza at Gateway. Starting April 5, the Night Market on the Plaza will feature three food trucks and a bar on wheels from 4 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday night at Peacock Plaza. Night Market on the Plaza runs through October, weather p...

While a recent survey shows that Hillside Pool is the more popular place for GRF’s Family Swim program, a sizeable number of survey respondents said they would favor dividing Family Swim time between the Hillside and Dollar pools. This was a key finding of the Family Swim survey, results of which were discussed March 10 by the GRF Aquatics Advisory...

For more than three years, residents have heard water reclamation offered as a solution for saving the golf courses during future droughts. Now, residents will have a chance to better understand the water issues facing Rossmoor, the importance of maintaining the golf courses, what the water reclamation project is and what other conservation options...

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...

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...