Even after a cruel, shocking carport theft of donated items intended for refugees, the goodwill and generosity of Rossmoor continues to shine. Resident Cecelia Wambach had been gathering items in the carport of her Ptarmigan Drive home intended for two refugees from Afghanistan. Physicians Soghra and Najib fled Afghanistan in 2021 during the U.S. e...

By Sam Richards Staff writer Just as computers, and humanity’s reliance upon them, have changed, so too has the Computer Club of Rossmoor. While club members’ earliest areas of interest in the late 1990s were negotiating basic word processing and financial programs, club officials say that these days, there’s more focus on smartphones, tablets and ...

Getting back to socializing, gatherings, making new friends and reacquainting with old ones might be more challenging in a post-pandemic world than anticipated. Add in moving to Rossmoor amid a pandemic, and there’s a lot to catch on to. That was the impetus for resident Al Webster to start Hello Rossmoor early this spring as a way to help newcomer...

GRF Planning Committee Substantial progress is being made on two major GRF projects – the pickleball structure adjacent to Dollar Clubhouse and the Event Center, and evaluation of the former John Muir Health medical building off Rossmoor Parkway for potential GRF use, including as a possible replacement for part of the Mutual Operations Department ...

Those who’ve added hearing aids often marvel about their improved quality of life, beyond hearing sounds and voices more clearly. It’s possible they can help in other significant ways. A study published in July in the Lancet medical journal demonstrated that using hearing aids can dramatically reduce the risk of cognitive decline for older adults w...

Efforts of ‘Bluebird Ladies’ called exemplary Golfers are not the only ones who roll the fairways of Rossmoor’s golf courses. Without fail, for 14 years a dedicated duo known fondly as the “Bluebird Ladies” have religiously been tracking the nesting behaviors of their winged namesakes. Fran Eiven and Beverly Meinbress, since 2009 when they moved to...

Paul Donner acknowledged that he didn’t necessarily relish getting in front of a large audience to make a speech, let alone do it twice in one day. But that’s exactly what he did on Tuesday, Aug. 1, which for all intents and purposes was Paul Donner Day in Rossmoor. That day was the last in a 31-year run in Rossmoor, first as a landscape supervisor...

Jennifer Luk-Matney was just getting started with a day of movie watching – Wednesday, Aug. 2 was her second day in a row of movies being screened by the Rossmoor Diversity Film Festival. The previous day, she had seen movies centered on Irish and Chinese culture; Wednesday would be followed first by a film depicting Peruvian life, with two more fi...

GRF Board meeting Rossmoor’s wildfire safety and conservation efforts were focal points at last Thursday’s GRF Board meeting at Peacock Hall. Discussion focused on how encapsulating Rossmoor’s mitigation efforts and programs can reach beyond the critical objective of safety and help with fire insurance costs in a market growing more volatile statew...

When one door recently closed for those receiving meal support in Rossmoor, Meals on Wheels Diablo Region (MOW) was ready with its volunteers to roll in with a network of time-tested services. As of July 31, the number of residents receiving delivered meals had inched past 50. There have been eight new signups since the frozen meals service on Frid...