Donors can give ‘power red’ or ‘whole’ blood Join the Red Cross, Rossmoor Emergency Preparedness Organization (EPO) and GRF to donate “whole” or “power red” blood on Friday, Oct. 20, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the Fireside Room at Gateway. To make an appointment, go to www.redcrossblood.org and enter “Rossmoor” where it asks for ZIP code (do not ...

Dollar Ranch Golf Course will close to walkers on Monday, Oct. 16, starting at noon, because of a golf tournament. Walkers can still walk all day on the Creekside Course and until noon on the Dollar Ranch Course. For information, residents can call the Golf Shop at 1-925-988-7861.

Residents who want to be included in the Rossmoor private telephone directory for 2024 need to fill out a listing card by Wednesday, Nov. 15. The yellow signup card is in today’s paper. Those who missed it can pick up a card next to the front door of the Rossmoor News in the Creekside complex. Cards either can be mailed (don’t forget to put a stamp...

Bocce players, well into their 90s, provide inspiration “Never Too Old” is a sentiment that fits one of the Bocce Club’s teams so well, it’s now that team’s name. Case in point: The team’s top players are well into their 90s. There’s Rene Herrerias, 97. He has lived in Rossmoor for 34 years and is the oldest member of the team. He might be its best...

GRF portion will be 1.45% higher than last year The GRF Board on Sept. 28 unanimously approved a $26,813,025 operating budget for 2024, about 5% higher than this year but which includes a 1.45% coupon increase for 2024. That means the 2024 GRF portion of the coupon, which applies to all homeowners, will be $334.69 a month, up from $329.82 this year...

Popular event becomes broader and more colorful With the third annual Diversity Festival coming Tuesday, Oct. 10 to the Event Center, its growing prominence shows the reach of diversity and inclusion efforts in this community. The festival, which follows August’s well-received Diversity Film Festival, is in a sense a celebration of the daily work p...

Printing options lessen as press for paper closes The schedule for moving the Rossmoor News to a primarily online mode needs to accelerate, its managing editor said last week, reflecting concerns that one day relatively soon there may not be any presses left that can produce the 7,300 copies of the paper printed each week. NEWS: New printer found b...

Neighbors for Safer Streets will host an information table at the Farmers Market on Friday, Oct. 6, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Learn about the organization, its goal, programs, and how to get involved. Neighbors for Safer Streets began in June 2022 after a trio of tragic accidents occurred on Tice Creek Drive, all involving Rossmoor residents – both d...

The End of Life Concerns Club (EOLC) will present a workshop on how to prepare an ethical will on Monday, Oct. 16, at 1 p.m. in the Club Room at Creekside. As a regular will disposes of personal property, an ethical will bequeaths the lessons a person has learned in their life, including the values that have guided them. An ethical will is differen...

A headline on the front page of the Sept. 27 News about the Rossmoor Diner closing incorrectly reported when the restaurant had to vacate the property. The correct date is Oct. 13. The final day of operation is planned for Oct. 8.