Rossmoor resident Steve Snyder recently visited the beacon atop Mount Diablo, which is traditionally lit on Dec. 7 to commemorate the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. It was originally lit by famed aviator Charles Lindbergh in 1928, and relit on Dec. 7, 1964, by World War II hero Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz to commemorate Pearl Harbor. It was repaired...

Rossmoor resident Dick Ling has contributed editorial cartoons to the Orinda News for almost 40 years. Now, he is sharing some of those cartoonists with his neighbors. Because the cartoons must be published in color, and those pages are limited in the News, we will publish these as space permits. See sample at right.

Available from Kairi’s Kitchen In the continued celebration of Black History Month, the Black Lives Matter Committee of the African American and Friends Club is highlighting the talents of Chef Michael Parham. Chef Michael is owner of Café Oasis and Catering and operates Kari’s Kitchen in Gateway. He is offering a Black History Month Special Soul F...

The Third Mutual Board of Directors has three openings starting in June 2021. Board service requires attending monthly board meetings, various committee meetings and two annual membership meetings, as well as directing MOD staff on maintenance, landscaping and budget issues. Potential candidates must live in the designated district. The district se...

New phone book offers answers to recycling questions The new Rossmoor phone book includes details on pages 19 through 26 that will answer many waste-sorting questions. Advice that’s changed is in red print, but some residents will find that even the items listed in black type that have not changed are news to them – such as which types of paper bel...

Beat the pandemic blues: Recreation LIVE streams crafts, cooking, travel information Take tours around the world, play trivia, learn to craft or cook and much more with Recreation LIVE, a live streaming interactive channel brought to you by the staff of the Recreation Department. New projects, recipes and journeys are created each week. A link to t...

One of Rossmoor’s native tree species is the California Buckeye, or the California Horse-Chestnut. While other celebrated California natives like Redwoods and Valley Oaks might be described as iconic or majestic, Buckeyes may be more accurately described as tenacious or determined. Evolved to make use of local climate conditions, Buckeyes have seve...

Members of The Connection are invited to a presentation by GRF CEO Tim O’Keefe on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. via Zoom. O’Keefe will discuss current items of interest, including the foundation’s plans for reopening Rossmoor facilities such as the Peacock Hall and the Event Center once the state and county ease or end the COVID-19 lockdown. He also w...

An item in the Security Reports on Jan. 13 incorrectly reported the gender of a driver who was injured Dec. 31 when the person’s car crashed into a tree at Tice Creek Drive and Singingwood Court at about 5:50 p.m. The driver was female.

GRF President Bob Kelso will continue his townhall Q& A sessions on the first Thursday of every month. The next monthly Q& A session will be held Thursday, Feb. 4 at 2 p.m. Kelso will answer residents’ questions live on the video conference website Zoom. Residents are asked to submit their questions prior to the session to grfquestion@rossm...