A showcase of Rossmoor's collective creativity By Mike Wood Staff writer For writers Jon Foyt and Charles Holmes, exercise isn’t just about staying active. It also sparks creativity. Foyt and Holmes are Tice Creek Drive neighbors, both in their 90s and who keep active not just with writing but with daily exercise routines. In a community filled wit...

GRF officials said last week their battle to cope with skyrocketing property insurance costs continues, and that they’ve turned to state and regional elected officials to support legislation to help ease the pain. At an Oct. 26 GRF Board meeting discussion about the increased costs and decreased availability of property insurance, Board President D...

By Sam Richards Staff writer GRF will phase out its employee pension plan, ceasing to fund it after Dec. 31 and giving approximately 30 active affected nonunion GRF employees various options for keeping their funds in the program, drawing from the fund and/or reinvesting that money in other plans. Rossmoor General Manager Jeff Matheson said GRF is ...

By Sam Richards Staff writer There are too many variables - including rainfall, surface temperatures and humidity - to know exactly how much water GRF has saved with the removal of thirsty turf from near the golf courses’ tee boxes, and from various out-ofplay areas. But Mark Heptig, Rossmoor’s director of golf, knows that more and more sprinkler h...

By Amy Bollinger Activities Council Rossmoor Activities Council is hosting a presentation about tips and techniques for recruiting Rossmoor club volunteers and leaders on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m., in the Fireside Room at Gateway Clubhouse. The council is responding to a recent survey of Rossmoor clubs that very clearly indicated that recruiting le...

A story on the upcoming Human Rights Forum on the front page of the Oct. 25 News incorrectly indicated that resident Harvey M. Weinstein holds a Ph.D. In addition to holding a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree, Weinstein holds a Master of Public Health degree (MPH).

Veterans will have up to 10 minutes to share Bv Cinda Rapp Correspondent Nearly every culture has warriors. In the United States, our seven uniformed services protect and defend the country in various ways. Sebastian Junger, an Afghan war reporter, studied how different societies welcome, celebrate and support their veterans and started an organiza...

By Wood Shop Rossmoor’s Wood Shop is again offering its popular knife sharpening service. Wood Shop supervisors A1 and John Kaufman, experts in the sharpening procedure, will be performing the work Friday, Nov. 10, from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the Wood Shop, which is adjacent to Peacock Plaza at Gateway complex. Knives and other tools to be shar...

Donated quilts a passion for these stitchers QUILTERS: Group within Rossmoor Quilters donates to organizations be purpose-driven, as for donation, at its most basic it is a creative experience,” Grancio said. “No one else can duplicate the thought, creativity and hand another quilter works into her or his works.” Grancio and fellow quilter Judy Szi...

An obituary in the Rossmoor News got a lot of attention last week among folks in Rossmoor’s Transportation Department office – it was for Bernice Dreyfus, who had recently passed away at age 106. She was someone several Rossmoor bus drivers and dispatchers got to know well. “She told us stories about dancing with Grace Kelly onstage,” said Trish Mc...