About 26 years ago, the Rossmoor Emergency Preparedness Organization started a CB radio network to have an emergency communication network. The purpose was to transmit requests for help to a specific entry after an earthquake or other emergency. The network operates on CB Channel 40. A base station to receive messages is located in MPR 3 near the C...

An article in last week’s paper should have said FEMA coverage for COVID-related funeral expenses is for anyone who died on or after June 20, 2020.

Muddy footprints on the lid of a dumpster are a clue that raccoons have visited. To ensure raccoons don’t become a problem, make sure dumpsters are not overflowing and consider locking dumpsters every night by pulling up the bar that hangs across the front. Photo from Sustainable Rossmoor

Owner hopes to return to five days a week starting May 2 The Creekside Grill will temporarily close the restaurant for in-person dining on Mondays, starting Jan. 17. Owner Stan Gedeon said he hopes the move is temporary. “Our business, just like most restaurants, has dropped off over 50% in the last week due to COVID,” he said. “I do not know if th...

A Voices for Justice in Palestine article that published Dec. 8 should have included the byline “By Marvin Cohen, Club correspondent” and not just the club’s name.

Rossmoor’s Wood Shop at Gateway Center will again be offering its popular knife-sharpening service on Friday mornings, Jan. 7 and Jan. 21, and continuing on alternate Friday mornings through February beginning Feb. 4. The sharpening meisters, Al Kaufman and his brother John, will be there from the shop’s opening at 9 a.m. until noon. Knives can be ...

Join Rossmoor Emergency Preparedness Organization (EPO) President Fran Gibson as she welcomes disaster insurance experts on how to fully provide for household insurance needs following a major disaster or emergency here in Rossmoor. The Zoom meeting will be held Monday, Jan. 10, at 9:30 a.m. The link to register and attend: https://tinyurl. com/EPO...

Landscaping crews will pick up cut Christmas trees through Friday, Jan. 7. Residents can leave their cut tree near the trash enclosure in their entry. Trees should not be placed inside the enclosure and should not block access to the enclosure. All stands, ornaments and tinsel must be removed from the tree before disposal. The Mutual Operations Dep...

moved and their resident birds displaced, or the tranquility of the picnic area shattered by new courts. Ultimately, a consultant’s study found Dollar to be too challenging an area to build pickleball courts because of the nearby creek, legacy trees, required reduction of the picnic area and need for terracing of the slope, which would have driven ...

The lineup is set for the food trucks at Gateway in January and February. The trucks serve lunch every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot at Gateway. January • Jan. 4: Rosie’s Mexican Food, serving street tacos, taco salad, shrimp ceviche and more • Jan. 11: Roadside SF, featuring rotisserie chicken, spare ribs, pork loin and wraps •...