WIDE SSPECTTRRUUMM OOF F FAITH Rossmoor reflects one of the nation’s most religiously diverse counties Many religious groups operate within, or immediately adjacent to, Rossmoor – “mainstream” faiths like Lutheranism, Catholicism and Judaism to “alternative spirituality” groups like Eckankar, Center of Spiritual Cultivation and Ananda (related to B...

Go to any event put on by The Connection, and it’s hard not to notice the hubbub created by happy chatter, bright smiles and cheerfulness. Discovering that “connection,” which women who belong to one of Rossmoor’s most enduring and successful clubs have found, is what it’s about. This club’s name fits. When casual conversation leads to finding comm...

Technical problems have plagued current system GRF is open to finding a new online golf tee-time reservation system, after the current system went down for three weeks in late October and early November, forcing reservations to be made manually and inconveniencing both players and Golf Shop staff. At the Golf Advisory Committee’s Nov. 22 meeting, G...

FROM SECURITAS The following are the major incidents reported to Securitas, Rossmoor’s security service provider. They appear here as they were initially reported to Securitas. After investigation, details of a case may indicate a lesser or different incident description. If the case warrants it, the News will do a follow-up story. Wednesday, Nov. ...

New members also welcome It’s time for members of the Drama Association of Rossmoor (DAOR) to renew their DAOR membership – $20 per person, $30 per couple. Non-members who want to know more or participate in the theater arts can also join at this time. Renewal/new member forms are available in the DAOR mailbox at Gateway, or on the DAOR website at ...

The Rossmoor Ukulele Club will perform at the Republican Club dinner on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the Event Center’s Tahoe Room. Dinner will be catered by Creekside Grill. The Republican Club’s traditional holiday season dinner will be a choice of medallions of beef with mushroom demi-glace sauce plus two tiger shrimp or eggplant lasagna (vegetarian opt...

Rossmoor’s only indoor pools should reopen in early January C athy Robinson-Walker said that, as a lap swimmer, she’s been missing her workouts at the Tice Creek Fitness Center pool. So, she was glad to hear that work to replace the roof panels there is on time. “It is a very big loss to many of us,” Robinson- Walker, a member of the GRF Aquatics a...

ng Rossmoor resident adds climbing to base camp of Mt. Everest to list of milestones The most recent of Dr. Janny Li’s worldwide travels – which have included treks to both the North and South poles, and lots of territory in-between – was a journey in early October to the base camp at Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, on the Nepal-China ...

R ecently, the News ran an article with information that clarified the requirement for clubs to have an alcohol license at events with money exchanged in the form of tickets or donations. That article prompted questions with additional scenarios in which the Bureau of Alcohol Beverage Control would require a club to have an alcohol license. This fo...

Rossmoor event takes the hassle out of traveling and cleaning For residents like Julia Lam, being on her own for Thanksgiving is not a bad thing. Being on her own is also a misnomer. She’ll be in Rossmoor around friends, her fellow residents. Traveling for the holidays is difficult for Lam, especially considering jammed-packed airports and plane ri...