Rossmoor’s Emergency Preparedness Organization (EPO) uses Family Radio Service (FRS) radios to communicate with each other and the Rossmoor area Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) during a disaster. FRS radios (walkie-talkie type) are hand-held two-way short-distance radios. Using those, EPO reports to CERT such things as resident, entry or s...

A headline on Page 6A of the March 10 edition about the First Mutual board meeting was inaccurate. It should have read: First Mutual board gets carpentry update, discusses water costs The Rossmoor Bible Study Group story on Page 9B incorrectly reported the time of its meetings. They are held Thursdays at 10:15 a.m. An article in last week’s paper m...

Learn about Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) plans for pets and service animals in a disaster at a CERT training meeting on Tuesday, March 16, at 10 a.m. on Zoom. Walnut Creek area CERT, as well as all CERT areas, have a component specifically to respond to animals (such as dogs, cats, birds, hamsters, gerbils and reptiles) that accompany t...

With better weather and the change to Daylight Savings Time, the Dollar and Hillside pool hours will be extended, beginning Monday, March 15. The pools will then be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Residents must still sign up for 45-minute pool times. The pools’ cleaning day schedule will also change. Hillside will be closed for cleaning Tuesdays from 6...

2021 is presenting a very different picture from what we saw in 2020. Revenue for the overall organization fell short of expectations in January by only $44,000. More importantly, management focused on essential spending to offset that shortfall in order to maintain a strong financial position for the organization. In GRF Operations, January revenu...

In the Feb. 17 Residents’ Forum, an editing error inserted extra words into Pat Kasavan’s letter “In Defense of TV Channel 28.” The line should have read: “A fascinating series on the history of Rossmoor, from its origins as a Saklan Indian settlement, then Mexican land grant, ownership by a series of wealthy individuals, sale to developer Ross Cor...

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...