ng Rossmoor resident adds climbing to base camp of Mt. Everest to list of milestones The most recent of Dr. Janny Li’s worldwide travels – which have included treks to both the North and South poles, and lots of territory in-between – was a journey in early October to the base camp at Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, on the Nepal-China ...

R ecently, the News ran an article with information that clarified the requirement for clubs to have an alcohol license at events with money exchanged in the form of tickets or donations. That article prompted questions with additional scenarios in which the Bureau of Alcohol Beverage Control would require a club to have an alcohol license. This fo...

Rossmoor event takes the hassle out of traveling and cleaning For residents like Julia Lam, being on her own for Thanksgiving is not a bad thing. Being on her own is also a misnomer. She’ll be in Rossmoor around friends, her fellow residents. Traveling for the holidays is difficult for Lam, especially considering jammed-packed airports and plane ri...

A fire in a carport area of a Golden Rain Road residential building on Nov. 15 significantly damaged three parked vehicles, forced evacuations from that building, and damaged adjacent balconies. The cause of the fire was under investigation at press time. The fire was isolated to the carport and building exterior at 1901 Golden Rain Road, Mutual Op...

placement of the “air handler” control. The air handler regulates the circulation and temperature of Tice’s indoor air. While Mottola said the air handler work will not prompt a pool shutdown, the resurfacing project will require such a closure. The original plan was to do the roof panel work and the resurfacing work at the same time, resulting in ...

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Planning Committee wants feedback from residents The latest construction cost estimate for the Pickleball Courts project has risen considerably from previous figures, the Planning Committee learned at its Nov. 14 meeting. A pre-construction estimate delivered to GRF staff less than 24 hours before that meeting now pegs the project at nearly $4 mill...

Over 30 vendors participated in Health Fair There are many reasons that residents come to the annual Health Fair put on by Rossmoor Counseling Services. Some are doing their homework, planning and seeing what is available as their health needs change. There may be one issue on someone’s radar, or they want to know what to do when a crisis does stri...

As Rossmoor leaders grapple with how this community should market itself to potential new residents and others, they realize it will be difficult, if not impossible, to play up both Rossmoor’s affordability and the qualities that make it so inviting – many of which come at a monetary cost. “We’re not going to be everything to everybody,” Marketing ...

Discussing the hot-button topic of whether political columns should resume in the Rossmoor News, Policy Committee members made one point clear at their Nov. 13 meeting: Their expressed preference is to not resume publishing that type of opinion, even with a modified approach. A draft of changes to Policy 601.2 that governs the newspaper’s editorial...