How to be anti- racist talk set for Friday

As a result of rising incidents of hate and racism, Rossmoor’s Friends of Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center will hold a discussion on “How to be an anti-racist.” The meeting is Friday, Sept. 5, at 1 p.m. in the Vista Room at Hillside. The discussion topic will be based on a book of the same name by Ibram X. Kendi. He said the only way to undo rac...
Posted on August 27, 2019
 

First Mutual announces election

First Mutual will hold its 52nd Annual Meeting of the membership on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 10 a.m. in the Fireside Room at Gateway. All members are encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be served. Topics include the president’s report; a recap of the past year’s events; residents’ forum; and announcement of the organizational meeting. One cand...
Posted on August 27, 2019
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The long wait to return home

Two years after fire, moving day finally here Residents of four condos on Rossmoor Parkway that were destroyed in a fire nearly two years ago finally get to go home this month, just a few days shy of when the blaze broke out on Sept. 2, 2017. Fortunately, none of the residents was hurt – though, sadly, Papaya the cat lost her life – and all four un...
Posted on August 20, 2019
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First step for all things emergency: EPO rolls out thorough website

Earthquake, fire, flood, wind storm, landslide, heat wave, cold snap or long power outages – take your pick of disasters waiting to happen. Then ask yourself, how does someone prepare to survive the worst? Rossmoor’s Emergency Preparedness Committee (EPO) knows how and wants to share that information. Some of its members spent a year gathering the ...
Posted on August 20, 2019
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Get the lowdown on robocalls from Washington Post reporter

Washington Post technology columnist Geoffrey Fowler returns to speak to the Rossmoor Computer Club on Thursday, Aug. 29, at 7 p.m., in the Event Center. His topic is “Stop Calling Me!!” He’ll talk about robocalls – “the No. 1 technology nuisance,” in his opinion. Those annoyances are also the No. 1 complaint fielded by the Federal Communications C...
Posted on August 20, 2019
 

Corrections

An article about PG& E clearing vegetation in the Aug. 14 edition had a resident praising GRF’s landscaping crews for trimming vegetation on a stretch of hill off Golden Rain Road. That trimming was done by the Mutual, not GRF. A table tennis caption in the Aug. 14 edition should have listed David Kwok on the left and Frank Chu on the right and...
Posted on August 20, 2019
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PG&E clears vegetation around power pole near Golden Rain

Replacement pole planned for site of fire last summer Staff writer Residents who live on Golden Rain Road, Entry 16, can breathe a sigh of relief. A PG& E crew cleared the vegetation around a power pole where a fire broke out last summer, started by a squirrel that was electrocuted on a power line and fell into the parched grass. “The vegetatio...
Posted on August 13, 2019
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Howard Lowe was at Woodstock

And yes, he remembers everything Staff writer The first moon walk, Vietnam War protests, Sesame Street and my high school graduation weren’t the only notable things that happened in 1969. There was Woodstock – a three-day festival of peace and music by arguably the best rock ‘n’ roll talent to ever perform on the same stage. Woodstock is said to ha...
Posted on August 13, 2019