Many lose power, but preparation lessens impact About half of Rossmoor lost power the night of Jan. 4 as another brutal winter storm bore down, this time pairing high winds with the downpours that have become commonplace early in 2023. The major storm brought a flood warning for most of the Bay Area. Shortly after 6:30 p.m., PG& E reported that...

Dating back to March 2020, there’s no doubt these have been challenging times for Rossmoor’s clubs. Clubs have endured complete shutdowns; challenges in retaining membership; some members reluctant to take part in large gatherings; and just about any other effect imaginable from the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a testament to the vitality of Rossmoor’s ...

New General Manager Jeff Matheson will hold his first town hall on Wednesday, Jan. 18 from 11 a.m. to noon at the Event Center. Matheson, who took over the top job in Rossmoor on Jan. 1, billed the event as a meet-and-greet with residents. He will talk about the upcoming year in Rossmoor. “It will be interactive,” he said. “I hope people will bring...

Terry Delonas has had a personal connection to a small New Mexico mountain since he was a child, and a direct physical connection to it since 1977. Growing up, he heard stories from his grandmother about how she and his grandfather found treasures ancient and otherwise buried under Victorio Peak, an unassuming 500-foot-tall outcropping in the south...

Though most of Rossmoor’s power was restored about 1:24 a.m. Thursday, there still were approximately 269 manors without power on Cactus Court and Terra California Drive as of mid-morning, along with some homes on Ptarmigan Drive and Rossmoor Parkway. The Mutual Operations Department building was also without power, though a generator was in use to...

Timpani virtuoso was a pioneering woman of color Elayne Jones, a trailblazer in the world of orchestral percussion and a Rossmoor resident since 2005, died Dec. 17. She was 94. As a woman of color in the symphonic and operatic worlds on both U.S. coasts, she broke racial and gender barriers and gained fame as a virtuoso on timpani, or kettle drums....

Residents and staff on Monday were bracing for the arrival of a second atmospheric river storm system, just days after the first one uprooted trees and caused severe flooding and landslides in Rossmoor. Crews and contractors spent Sunday and Monday cleaning up damage from persistent rainfall on Saturday that resulted in more than 200 storm-related ...

Workout programs will run in January and February Traditionally, losing weight and becoming more physically fit rank among the most popular of New Year’s resolutions. Unfortunately, they also rank among the least-successful ones, as a January of healthy eating and gym workouts often give way to a February of old habits (Valentine’s chocolates and S...

Just as previous positions in Chico and in Dixon provided the ideal on-the-job training for Jeff Matheson’s first 12 years at Rossmoor, those dozen years as director of resident services have been, he said, the perfect prep for his new position – Rossmoor’s general manager. “Developing programs, overseeing capital projects – these are things I’m do...

Many Rossmoor residents recently received an email from Comcast titled, “Important information about Xfinity 2023 pricing,” which misled them into thinking their cable TV and internet rates were increasing. Julie Mason, a senior regional manager for Comcast, clarified that the notification applies to retail rate adjustments, not the bulk service th...