Pets rescued, neighbors remember resident who died Adeadly fire at 1201 Leisure Lane on Nov. 23 claimed the life of a 101-year-old man and displaced five residents living in three adjoining manors. “The residents in the other manors were uninjured; they all got out, including their pets,” said Director of Mutual Operations Paul Donner. He said the ...

Back when Rossmoor women were just out of college, there was a job that symbolized glamor and adventure. It involved travel and meeting new people. It’s a career shared by some 20 Rossmoor women who today are members of the Flight Attendants Club. Members usually meet the third Wednesday of the month for the early bird dinner at Creekside Grill, an...

Just a few hours into Rossmoor’s annual holiday food drive last Monday, volunteers and a food bank official were encouraged by the number of donations. Residents dropped off food and money between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Gateway Clubhouse. “When I got there at 7:30, there was quite a bit of food in the lobby of the clubhouse,” said Neil Zarchin, f...

Rossmoor clubs and organizations that want to have an outdoor display should complete a request form and return it to the GRF Board Office. Forms can be downloaded from www.Rossmoor.com, under the Policies section. (Policy 301.3) Forms are also available at the Administration Desk at Gateway. Holiday outdoor displays are typically located at the gr...

For a wide variety of reasons, many find themselves alone for the holidays. With the emphasis on families and being with others, the holidays can be an especially lonely and trying time, even for those who are usually OK being on their own. Rossmoor Counseling Services and the Recreation Department are working to create a space for folks to celebra...

• Talk to people in the waiting room at your doctor’s office or while standing in line at Safeway. • Take a class. • Invite neighbors in your entry to your manor for tea or for a potluck lunch or dinner. • Volunteer either in Rossmoor or in the community. • Buy two tickets to an event and ask an acquaintance to join you. • Give sincere compliments....

A101- year-old resident died Saturday and his manor was destroyed when a fire broke out at 1201 Leisure Lane in Entry 7. The two-alarm fire, which was reported around 6:20 p.m., also displaced the residents of manors 2, 3 and 4 of building 1201, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (CCCFPD). The victim was Arthur Gertz, who...

Rossmoor’s dog park It’s the brief but baffling case of the “Bark Free Zone” sign at Rossmoor’s dog park. The sign was put up inside the dog park earlier this fall by GRF’s Landscape Maintenance Department, at the request of Lyn Hedrick, vice president of Rossmoor Friends of Animals. It was subsequently defaced by an unknown vandal, who blacked out...

Two dogs who frequent park diagnosed with the infection Resident Ian Moss reports that his seven-month-old puppy Samantha was diagnosed last Thursday with the highly contagious kennel cough. Moss wants to give dog owners a heads-up because Samantha – and another dog he knows of that was diagnosed with the illness – are frequent visitors to Rossmoor...

BurgerIM is finally opening at Rossmoor Town Center, next door to Starbucks. The restaurant, which was originally scheduled to open last summer, is now set to launch on Dec. 1. “They might do a soft opening a couple of days before the grand opening,” said Terrence Tallen of Tallen Capital Partners, LLC, which purchased the shopping center in 2012 a...