Martie Marchetti describes her level of phone tech savvy as “mediocre.” But as an entry coordinator for her Rockledge Lane neighbors, she knows that she had to bone up on her emergency preparedness. So, Marchetti spent part of her June 22 morning at the Emergency Alerts Fair hosted by the Computer Club of Rossmoor and the Rossmoor Emergency Prepare...

Lorie Hill’s advocacy for social justice and wide-ranging work with others – from youths to prison inmates – have been recognized by her alma mater, Grinnell College. Hill, a psychologist, educator, social and political activist who has lived in Rossmoor for four years, was honored with a 2023 Alumni Award by the Iowa college. The college cited her...

Mobility a major driver for in-home services House calls to see patients are so last century. Or are they? With a rapidly aging population where declining mobility is an increasing and unavoidable reality, a few local professionals in the health and personal care fields have carved out a niche that is harkening back to those simpler times when hous...

Susan Daniels went June 16 to Hillside to pick up a week’s worth of frozen meals, as she had done the eight to 10 previous Fridays. Using a walker, Daniels was moving slowly. “I have serious back issues,” she said. These prepared meals, she said, have been a godsend, as her physical problems make going to the store and preparing meals at home diffi...

Rossmoor’s largest multigenerational event is the Fourth of July celebration. Presenting this celebration of the nation’s birthday takes months of planning. Members of the GRF Recreation Department are putting the finishing touches together and preparing to set up the Dollar Picnic Grounds for the Tuesday, July 4, festivities, which start at 10 a.m...

John Nutley preserved history of Rossmoor John Nutley, widely acknowledged as Rossmoor’s preeminent historian and who was one of Rossmoor’s longest- tenured residents – at 50 years, quite possibly the lon- gest – died on June 12 at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Walnut Creek. He was 98. His stepson, Rossmoor resident Don Thompson, said Nutley ...

Donner, longtime director, to retire Aug. 1 Jeroen Wright already had a pretty good feel for Rossmoor when he got here, starting June 12 as GRF’s new director of Mutual Operations. He came over from BrightView Landscape Services, which does substantial contracting work with GRF. Wright was a vice president and senior branch manager there and had al...

New theater lighting ‘opens world of possibilities’ By David Scholz Staff writer Call it a riddle in the theater – what shines on stage but never says a word? Answer – stage lighting. Its presence at the Performing Arts Studio has taken a giant leap forward with a $20,000 upgrade. Enhancement of the stage lighting capabilities was more than three y...

The apparent discharge of a firearm through a Terra Granada Drive manor’s window in the early morning hours of June 12 led to the arrest of a male nonresident guest, but no criminal charges will be filed. Walnut Creek police responded to a 3:41 a.m. call that day to the 3100 block of Terra Granada Drive. A 63-year-old man was arrested on suspicion ...

Al Kaufman said he gets one or two calls each day from people asking when the Woodshop will reopen. And most, he said, aren’t even from people who use the tools and machines there. “We do a lot of knife sharpening, furniture repair … we call it the ‘community work,’” said Kaufman, one of 32 “supervisors” who watch over operations in the Woodshop. “...