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...

In a sport with a 366-page national rulebook, there are bound to be some inconsistencies and deviations, especially when an estimated one in seven Americans played at least one round of golf in 2022. That no two golf courses are the same in terms of layout, hazards, conditions and the like only adds to the opportunities for rules issues. Those inco...

The 21st century shopping center experience was evident on a recent Tuesday morning as local electric vehicle owners like Mary Sperlazza were using the new Level 3 Electrify America EV chargers at Rossmoor Shopping Center. She combined a fast charge for her Audi e-tron with a doctor’s appointment for her mother, Gloria Desimone, with whom she owns ...

By Mike Wood Staff writer Sudden shifts in temperature affect plant life as well as humans and animals. That seemingly played a role in a harrowing incident on Stanley Dollar Drive on July 17, when a large eucalyptus tree branch suddenly fell around 11 a.m. and crashed through the front windshield of a moving vehicle. Remarkably, a physical therapi...

By Mike Wood Staff writer Bursts of creativity can happen when you don’t expect them. That’s how the concept of Camp Rossmoor came to be. A widely encompassing array of Rossmoor activities, with a strong dose of sports and fitness, comes to life the week of Aug. 21 through 25. It’s the realization of what Fitness Center General Manager Kristine Dri...

By Sam Richards Staff writer After approximately 40 years of serving parched golfers, the old drinking fountain near the 6th tee box on Dollar Ranch Golf Course is unlikely to ever burble again. Mark Heptig, Rossmoor’s director of golf, recently told the GRF Golf Advisory Committee that he has retired the old fountain, as the pipe that supplies it ...

Firewise: Possible solution in current insurance climate? By Sam Richards Staff writer Reducing the danger of fire around one’s home and neighborhood is always a good safety-related call, but Jeroen Wright is also working to parlay Rossmoor fire-safety efforts into the most favorable property insurance costs possible - or maybe into preserving fire...