‘ ’ By Sam Richards Staff writer Until recently, Martie Marchetti had always done her sewing by hand, before finally giving in to (semi-) modern technology. “A whole bunch of people had told me, ‘You’ve got to start using a machine,’ and I did … and it does really go so much faster,” the Rossmoor resident said during a break on Feb. 16, the second ...

While it might seem rare to have a birthday on Feb. 29, Lisa Sammon has met a handful of others who share the unique birthdate that officially lands every four years. There was her first boss, her next-door neighbor when she first bought a home, and her great-grandmother. Those are just a few she’s met over the years. Still, the number of Rossmoori...

It’s no easy task – discuss the most controversial political and societal topics while maintaining civility and understanding toward those with opposing viewpoints. That’s what the Rossmoor Braver Angels Club sets out to do at its monthly meetings. Its meeting on Feb. 21 in the Fireside Room showed that it doesn’t shy away from big national issues....

IN A CLASS OF THEIR OWN RAA instructors bring different experiences to the table John Hopper, one of the Rossmoor Art Association’s class instructors, shares why he enjoys teaching watercolor to his fellow residents. Often, it’s from the feedback he gets. “It’s them coming up to me and saying, ‘I really love this because I come here, and I don’t th...

Working group hashes out possible changes The future of demonstrations within Rossmoor prompted impassioned discussion at the Feb. 12 GRF Policy Committee meeting. The meeting in Gateway’s Board Room drew more than two dozen residents, many of whom spoke of concerns about being able to peacefully protest within Rossmoor. Policy Committee members’ d...

It was a big last few months of 2023 for Rossmoor resident Frankie Napoli, who has made a name for himself as a champion lawn bowler representing the Rossmoor Lawn Bowling Club, which he said is becoming wellknown in the “bowls” universe. “It’s a club players around the world know about,” Napoli said in a recent interview. In fact, the Rossmoor clu...

Officials from both the city of Walnut Creek and Rossmoor hope that an addition to the city’s 2024 list of legislative goals could prompt some relief from the ongoing insurance crisis, including the circumstances that have, at least temporarily, put a hold on most new mortgages in Rossmoor. On Feb. 6, the City Council unanimously approved its 2024 ...

Finding long-lasting love Rossmoor offers lots of opportunities for people to get together, stay together B arry Hunau said he was profoundly lonely after Lynn, his wife of 51 years, died in 2021. The retired dentist’s friends recommended he move to Rossmoor, and he did, selling his Lafayette house. He found what he considered a great unit on Ptarm...

T he GRF Planning Committee on Thursday talked about an early iteration of what the former John Muir Health medical building could look like after renovation to include most of the offices now housed in the outdated, overcrowded Mutual Operations Department facility on Rockview Drive. The earliest results of the “Space Use Study” (http:// tinyurl.c...

Fitness Center T he Fitness Center is bringing management back inhouse after the GRF terminated its contract with Active Wellness last week. Active Wellness had worked in Rossmoor since 2017, first as a consultant during the Fitness Center’s major renovation and later as manager of its programs and member services. Over the past year, GRF has slowl...