Joe Potozkin reflects on education, sports, family When Joe Potozkin looks back at his 100 years, there’s much on which to reflect. Potozkin, a World War II U.S. Navy veteran, turned 100 on Jan. 23. Asked about his secret to reaching that magic number, he put it simply. “Well, it’s not sweating the small stuff,” he said during a recent interview in...

Saying it will allow upper managers more time to focus on high-level management responsibilities and less on day-to-day oversight, ultimately resulting in better service to Rossmoor’s Mutuals, RWC Property Management (RPM) announced a comprehensive organizational restructuring last week, moving to a specialized “Service Team” model. That plan invol...

With an image of Matt Damon as reprogrammed film assassin Jason Bourne behind him, author, professor and psychiatric researcher Joel Dimsdale discussed the fictional plot of government scientists “blowing up” Bourne’s memory and reshaping him into a killer. But, according to Dimsdale, the idea wasn’t complete fiction. “All that happened, except for...

The RWC Board reviewed a $7.94 million 2026 Capital Projects priority list that includes a new Dollar House Master Plan plus ongoing expenditures for construction of the pickleball building ($4.36 million, set to open this spring), scheduled street paving work ($1 million), replacing bridges over Tice Creek on the golf courses ($656,000), golf cour...

Feb. 16 session to feature the Rev. Christie Hardwick Religious Science minister the Rev. Christie Hardwick will answer the Interfaith Council of Rossmoor’s Big Question: “How Does Your Faith or Spiritual Path Connect to the Feminine?” on Monday, Feb. 16, at 2:30 p.m. in the Vista Room at Hillside. She will speak not only from the Religious Science...

Golden Pear offers discounts at owner’s other restaurants The restaurant replacing the Creekside Grill is quickly taking shape with lots of progress being made, including a name change. Initially expected to be called The Pear at Rossmoor, the restaurant in the Creekside Complex will now be known as The Golden Pear. “A golden pear symbolizes prospe...

Add another to the list of peculiar morning sightings in Rossmoor: A small group of cows taking a stroll in a neighborhood. Around 9 a.m. Saturday, a small group of cattle that got loose from an area ranch were seen roaming around some Terra Granada Drive manors near entries 7 and 9. Jim Pearson had finished a hike when he saw the cows. He was amon...

Surrounded by a sizable audience inside the Sewing Arts Studio, Gerri Pymm and her quilting works were on center stage. With many – but not all – of her quilts on display along the studio walls, Pymm told the audience stories and shared the inspiration behind them. This produced a flood of memories and a lot of attention. This event, called a trunk...

More than 50 people gathered on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday Jan. 15 to trade quotes, laugh, sing and even shed a few tears. Sponsored by the African Americans and Friends Club, the open mic event in the Fairway Room at Creekside drew a variety of people celebrating not only King but their favorite civil rights icons. Mary Taylor, co-chairpers...

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