‘ ’ By Sam Richards Staff writer Until recently, Martie Marchetti had always done her sewing by hand, before finally giving in to (semi-) modern technology. “A whole bunch of people had told me, ‘You’ve got to start using a machine,’ and I did … and it does really go so much faster,” the Rossmoor resident said during a break on Feb. 16, the second ...

While it might seem rare to have a birthday on Feb. 29, Lisa Sammon has met a handful of others who share the unique birthdate that officially lands every four years. There was her first boss, her next-door neighbor when she first bought a home, and her great-grandmother. Those are just a few she’s met over the years. Still, the number of Rossmoori...

It’s no easy task – discuss the most controversial political and societal topics while maintaining civility and understanding toward those with opposing viewpoints. That’s what the Rossmoor Braver Angels Club sets out to do at its monthly meetings. Its meeting on Feb. 21 in the Fireside Room showed that it doesn’t shy away from big national issues....

up retreats … and machine embroidery.” Indeed, the Fireside Room on day two of the camp was like a quilting lab, with quilters going to and from one another’s workspaces, sharing advice and compliments and even needling each other, so to speak, over cups of coffee. Members of the general Rossmoor public also wandered in periodically and were welcom...

IN A CLASS OF THEIR OWN RAA instructors bring different experiences to the table John Hopper, one of the Rossmoor Art Association’s class instructors, shares why he enjoys teaching watercolor to his fellow residents. Often, it’s from the feedback he gets. “It’s them coming up to me and saying, ‘I really love this because I come here, and I don’t th...

Working group hashes out possible changes The future of demonstrations within Rossmoor prompted impassioned discussion at the Feb. 12 GRF Policy Committee meeting. The meeting in Gateway’s Board Room drew more than two dozen residents, many of whom spoke of concerns about being able to peacefully protest within Rossmoor. Policy Committee members’ d...

It was a big last few months of 2023 for Rossmoor resident Frankie Napoli, who has made a name for himself as a champion lawn bowler representing the Rossmoor Lawn Bowling Club, which he said is becoming wellknown in the “bowls” universe. “It’s a club players around the world know about,” Napoli said in a recent interview. In fact, the Rossmoor clu...

Officials from both the city of Walnut Creek and Rossmoor hope that an addition to the city’s 2024 list of legislative goals could prompt some relief from the ongoing insurance crisis, including the circumstances that have, at least temporarily, put a hold on most new mortgages in Rossmoor. On Feb. 6, the City Council unanimously approved its 2024 ...

California Associate Justice Ignazio Ruvolo (Ret.) is the guest speaker at the Rossmoor Rotary Club’s luncheon meeting on Wednesday, March 6, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Diablo Room at Hillside. His topic will be the California Appellate Court system. Ruvolo was first appointed as an associate justice to the California First District Court ...

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. Monday, Feb. 12 ...