Collection to benefit local food bank By Lions Club The Rossmoor Lions Club will hold a food collection drive-thru event in front of Gateway Clubhouse on Thursday, Nov. 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The collection will benefit the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano. Non-perishable food items and monetary donations will be accepted. Residents donating...

The Fitness Center and pool will have early closing times and full closures during some of the upcoming holidays. On Wednesday, Nov. 22, the pool will close at 3:30 p.m. and the Fitness Center at 4 p.m. On Thursday, Nov. 23, both will be closed all day for Thanksgiving. On Sunday, Dec. 24, the pool will close at 12:30 p.m. and the Fitness Center at...

By Richard L. Rubin Club correspondent Nan Su, China expert and senior reporter for The Epoch Times newspaper, will be the guest speaker at the Republican Club dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 5:15 p.m., in the Event Center’s Tahoe Room. Dinner will be catered by the Creekside Grill. The Republican Club's traditional Thanksgiving season dinner w...

Nan Su, China expert and senior reporter for The Epoch Times newspaper, will be the guest speaker at the Republican Club dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 5:15 p.m., in the Event Center’s Tahoe Room. Dinner will be catered by the Creekside Grill. The Republican Club’s traditional Thanksgiving season dinner will be a choice of fresh roasted turkey and ...

By Fitness staff The Fitness Center and pool will have early closing times and full closures during some of the upcoming holidays. On Wednesday, Nov. 22, the pool will close at 3:30 p.m. and the Fitness Center at 4 p.m. On Thursday, Nov. 23, both will be closed all day for Thanksgiving. On Sunday, Dec. 24, the pool will close at 12:30 p.m. and the ...

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...