Though fairly new to his role as building maintenance manager for First Mutual, Dave Peakes has an abundance of experience in Rossmoor. Peakes, who has worked here since 1990, became building maintenance manager for Rossmoor’s oldest and largest Mutual in August after Doug Hughs retired after 20 years. Peakes worked for the previous 12 years as an ...

Gardens are an ancient symbol of peace and tranquility, of refreshment and renewal. The Garden of Eden, for example, represents a paradise of innocence and purity, without the stresses we experience in ordinary life. The arranged placement of trees and flowers planted and cared for by humans creates a setting for beauty that everyone can experience...

Eleni Kounalakis will answer questions Democrats of Rossmoor welcome Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis as their guest speaker on Thursday, April 13 in the Fireside Room. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and Kounalakis will speak at 6 p.m.; she will give an update on the latest news from Sacramento and answer questions. Kounalakis was sworn in by Gov. G...

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Remembering Tom Huster One of the things Tom Huster loved was dancing. He and his wife, Sunhi Kim, had taken dance lessons for several years, and had gone out dancing two nights in a row the weekend before Tom died. “If there was music playing in the grocery store and you asked if he wanted to dance, he’d say, ‘I’m in,’ ” his daughter, Beth Roens, ...

Popular event back following winter break Even during the bleakest winter weather, residents kept asking Recreation Manager Kelly Berto one question. “When is Night Market on the Plaza coming back?” The answer is Tuesday, April 4. After a winter hiatus, Tuesday nights at Peacock Plaza from 4 to 8 p.m. will feature a weekly rotation of three food tr...

One of the first things Lu Lynn de Silva noticed when she moved to Rossmoor from Piedmont last year was the Civility Task Force and the work it was doing to help improve neighborly relations in Rossmoor. And there was plenty to do. “I started to witness some of this first-hand – at CVS, at the (Creekside) restaurant – I saw a lot of frustration, im...

An accident that killed a Rossmoor resident when a massive eucalyptus tree fell onto the vehicle he was traveling in has raised the issue of tree safety to unprecedented heights. Tom Huster, 79, died the evening of March 21 when the Telsa he was a passenger in was struck by the fallen tree during a powerful windstorm that included what meteorologis...

The Hillside and Dollar outdoor pools will switch to their summer schedules, starting on Saturday, April 1. Both pools will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., except on their cleaning days. Hillside on Tuesdays and Dollar on Wednesdays will open after the cleaning at 1 p.m. The following are the times when each pool will have lifeguard coverage: Hillsi...

Rossmoorians looking at doing projects to upgrade their residences in the future are reminded that many Alteration and Resale fees have gone up. The fees must be high enough to fully support this department’s operations, to avoid passing costs along to all the residents in the coupon, said Mutual Operations Director Paul Donner. The fees were last ...