Rossmoor residents will pause the afternoon of Monday, Jan. 18, to reflect on the message of hope and change through nonviolence brought by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It will have been 12 days since armed pro-Trump hooligans seized and looted America’s symbol of democracy, the U.S. Capitol, during the counting of Electoral College votes for the 202...

Café to reopen with new menu Kairi’s Kitchen – and the team behind it at Café Oasis – will temporarily close for the month of January and reopen on Feb. 1. Cafe Oasis Manager Lori Parham said in a letter to customers that the closure will give the restaurant time to reevaluate how to better serve them. “If hindsight is 2020, then our vision has bec...

The Third Mutual Board of Directors is seeking volunteers for an open seat on the board. A vacant board seat is open in District XV, Projects 27, 31 and 32, which includes entries 10, 13, 14, 15 and 16 on Ptarmigan Drive. Any interested District XV owner is invited and encouraged to apply for the board position no later than Feb. 15, at 12 p.m. The...

A story in the Jan. 6 edition about a Zoom program featuring Darren Zook and sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) incorrectly reported the cost of the event. It is $20. A story in the Jan. 6 edition on a Commonwealth Club Middle East Forum event incorrectly reported that Robert Rosenthal co-authored “War of Shadows: Codebreakers...

Guy Bjerke will be the guest speaker for Rossmoor Rotary Club’s meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 27, via Zoom. Check-in starts at 11:45 a.m. Bjerke is the director of economic development and base reuse for the city of Concord. He’s responsible for overseeing the city’s economic development programs and the implementation of the Reuse Area Plan for the r...

How a stranger helped reunite Susan Pope with lost dog Roxie is back home, a little worse for wear but safe and snuggled up with her person, Susan Pope. The black-and-white Cocker Spaniel’s story is one of feared tragedy, hope, a lucky break and the kindness and determination of a dog-loving stranger. It’s a feel-good story in not-sogood times. Rox...

911, WC police, Securitas? It depends on the situation Confused about whom to call for help in Rossmoor? “In an emergency, you should call 911,” Public Safety Manager Dennis Bell said. This means to call for such things as a medical emergency, fire, a break-in, a crime in progress or that just occurred, a downed electric line or the smell of smoke....

Mary Taylor recalls hearing a Black Rossmoor resident speak of heading to one of the retirement community’s swimming pools for a dip only for a white woman to tell her that “the help” wasn’t allowed to use the facility. And decades ago when her teenage son was learning to drive, fears of racial profiling had prompted Taylor to buy him a cellphone s...

Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir joins neuroscientist What is the happiest age to be alive? In Daniel Levitin’s new book on aging, the wellknown neuroscientist points to studies showing that happiness peaks at 82 years old. But, in a recent interview with the Rossmoor News ahead of his upcoming talk at the Walnut Creek Public Library, Levitin acknowledged ...

The $1.4 million revenue shortfall from the 2020 budget for the organization did not change in November. Management has continued to focus on essential spending to offset that shortfall in order to maintain a strong financial position for the organization. In GRF Operations the year-to-date (YTD) revenue shortfall of $714,000 was offset by expense ...