The Rossmoor Braver Angels Club will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 1 p.m. in the Fairway Room at Creekside. Secretary Michele Beach will make a brief presentation and then facilitate small group discussions. Is higher education in the United States in crisis? In a U.S. News & World report on the top universities in the world, ...

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surrounding neighborhood.” Elite Armory, which operates other commercial gun stores and shooting ranges in Castro Valley and Tracy, has proposed a makeover of the former Lewis and Lewis Carpets store on North Main near First Street, vacant for about two years, building a 1,280-square-foot addition to the existing 3,000-square-foot structure, which ...

Have you ever been blindsided by an off-hand remark that left you feeling upset or confused? Had someone said something so offensive that you were at a loss for words? Experienced someone who seems to have the disturbing intention of creating drama and division? Felt the need to address a delicate situation and didn’t know where to begin? Known som...

Sharpening service for knives and other cutting devices will be offered by the Woodshop Club on Friday, Aug. 28. Bring items to the shop in the morning, starting at 9 a.m. and before noon. (Do not bring knives in before this time window as needed paperwork is not available until 9 a.m. Friday.) Pick up items before 4 p.m., when the shop closes. App...

The Firewise Committee will hold a town hall meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 16 to discuss wildfire prevention measures in Rossmoor. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in the Event Center. The focus of this town hall will be on the measures already taken, and those that are planned, to reduce wildfire risk in Rossmoor. Bob Kelso, Firewise Committee chai...

IF IT’S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE … The Rossmoor News only reports suspected scams; it does not investigate claims by residents. Xfinity Phishing Scams A resident reported receiving an email from Xfinity threatening to shut off her email account if she didn’t review changes to her service agreement. When she didn’t respond, she received another email a f...

FROM SECURITAS The following are the major incidents reported to Securitas, Rossmoor’s security service provider. They appear here as they were initially reported to Securitas. After investigation, details of a case may indicate a lesser or different incident description. If the case warrants it, the News will do a follow-up story. Tuesday, Aug. 4 ...

David Benet, volunteer coordinator with Mobility Matters, will be the guest speaker for the Wednesday, Aug. 19 meeting of the Rotary Club of Rossmoor from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Diablo Room at Hillside Clubhouse. Benet will speak about Mobility Matters’ mission – to provide free “doorthrough- door” transportation to seniors and veterans who...

ably raised after three bite-related fatalities were reported in California this spring, one each in Orange and Ventura counties in March and a third in Mendocino in early April. Typically, the state averages around one rattlesnake-bite fatality a year. Those incidents point to the fact rattlesnake activity happens before summer arrives, said Natal...