Grief doesn’t take a holiday even during these festive times that are all about family and friends gathering for celebrations of love, fellowship and joy. The holidays can be a stark reminder of a loved one’s absence, regardless of when the death occurred. Over time, these periods will get easier, but a void may still exist that some find hard to f...

“Even under the best of conditions, on some of these cold mornings, even to put on a bathing suit is very hard,” she said, adding that “it’s harder getting back into it. This is a routine that people find just energizing. On the days that they don’t come, they are sorry.” Lifeguard Shelly Daly sees a calming effect, especially for those with mobili...

Investor underwrites new co-op loan despite lack of full insurance coverage There has been a lot of hand-wringing in Rossmoor in recent months over how the inability of GRF to fully insure its $2.7 billion of residential and community buildings (and other assets) has helped lead to fewer home sales here. With Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac not willing ...

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...