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ROSSMOOR NEWS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA
VOLUME 43, NO. 28 • 50 CENTS
Board awards Creekside GRF Board and Finance Committee
project construction bid review options on 2010 GRF budget
Accepts Rotary gift of a water feature
By Wilma Murray
Staff writer
P
rior to its lengthy budget
session last Thursday, the
GRF Board held a special
session to vote on three items
regarding the Creekside project. The Board voted unanimously to award both phases 1
and 2 to Hillhouse Construction out of San Jose.
The construction amount of
$7,048,076 will be paid out of
the Trust Fund (from membership fees).
Hillhouse was one of six
serious bidders and one of the
three lowest bidders for the
project, although not the lowest. The recommendation to
accept the company’s bid came
after extensive review and interviews by Creekside Project
Manager Alex Gunst of Pound
Management, Dahlin Group
architect Gregor Markel and
Trust Operations Director Dan
Schranz.
The Board also unanimously agreed to authorize the
CEO to execute change orders
as necessary, within the limits of a contingency amount
of $1,100,000, also from the
Trust Fund.
Not so unanimous was the
decision to accept a gift from
Rossmoor Rotary Foundation of up to $25,000 toward
the building of a water feature at the Social Building at
Creekside, part of Phase 2.
Board President Ron Moschel, a Rotary member, recused himself from the vote
and discussion.
CEO Warren Salmons said
last December when the Board
approved the design for phases
1 and 2, the plans included a
water feature. However, the
intent behind the design elContinued on page 4
No decision
will be made
until Sept. 24
By Wilma Murray
Staff writer
T
he 2010 operating
budget
discussion
continued with meetings of the GRF Board and
the Finance Committee last
Tuesday and Wednesday in
the Fireside Room. The discussion led to a full-morning
event Tuesday and an all-day
affair Wednesday.
Both meetings drew modest audiences, although more
attended Wednesday, when
program modifications and
revenue enhancements were
on the agenda.
The informational meetings were, as GRF President
Ron Moschel explained, a
News photo by Mike DiCarlo
Finance Committee members, from left, Walt Braun, Jim Giffin
and Chairman Ken Haley, participated in the discussion about
program modifications.
time for exploration, not decision-making. “We are in the
investigative stage of the budget,” he said. Until the regular
Board meeting on Thursday,
Sept. 24, no decisions will be
made and “nothing is set in
stone.”
Moschel said the budget
process represented “a very
difficult journey this year”
due to the current economic climate, but that he was
proud of the staff for coming
up with a reasonable budget
that showed creativity. He
praised staff for a “superlaContinued on page 16
Flu shots will be given
by John Muir Outpatient
Center Saturday, Oct. 10
Instructions on making appointments
By Heather Trusler
Administrative assistant,
John Muir Outpatient Center
T
his year’s Rossmoor
Flu Clinic will be Saturday, Oct. 10, from 8
a.m. to 2 p.m. at the John Muir
Outpatient Center, Tice Valley/Rossmoor located at 1220
Rossmoor Parkway.
“There is no shortage of the
seasonal flu vaccine this year,”
said Michael Linn, John Muir
Outpatient Center administrator. “However, the timing and
availability of the H1N1 vaccine (Swine Flu) has not yet
been released by the Centers
for Disease Control. We recommend that you check with
your primary care physician
regarding the H1N1 (Swine
Flu) vaccine.”
Getting a annual seasonal
flu shot is as easy as 1-2-3.
1) Beginning Monday,
Sept. 28, go to the John Muir
Outpatient Center at 1220
Rossmoor Parkway and stop
by the volunteer desk to make
an appointment for a flu shot
and to pick up needed forms.
Volunteers are available from
9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
2) When it is convenient,
Continued on page 6
INSIDE THE NEWS
Arts & Leisure ................ 24-31
Arts and Leisure listing ...... 36
Bridge ............................. 45, 51
Calendar.......................... 32-36
Classified ......................... 52-63
Channel 28 TV Guide ......... 37
Clubs ....................36-39, 48-51
Dining Guide ....................... 31
Health .............................. 46-49
In Memoriam....................... 41
Maintenance ........................ 51
Movies .................................. 28
New Residents...................... 14
Op/Ed Columns .............. 22-23
Religion .......................... 40-41
Residents Forum ................. 21
Sports .............................. 42-45
The crowd was sparse for both meetings last Tuesday and Wednesday when the proposed 2010
GRF operations budget was discussed.
GRF director, Finance Committee chairman
disagree over 2010 GRF budget principles
By Maureen O’Rourke
News manager
C
SWCM residents hear
about costs of roofs.
See page 8.
www.rossmoornews.com
hanges to the 2010
GRF budget principles
brought together two organizations as well as two men
with differing opinions on the
budget principles at a community meeting last month.
The Committee for an Open
and Responsive Government
and the Rossmoor Residents
Association sponsored a joint
meeting on Aug. 11 to provide
information about anticipated
impacts on the 2010 GRF budget due to the principles.
GRF Board Director Fred
Barnes and GRF Finance Committee Chairman Ken Haley
gave their opposing views on
the budget principles that, if followed by the GRF Board when
preparing the 2010 budget, will
affect the GRF coupon (see accompanying story above on the
2010 GRF budget presentation).
Barnes said he disagrees
with three of the 16 budget principles that the Board adopted at
its June 25 meeting. One of the
principles has to do with the administration of Trust projects.
As recommended by the Finance Committee, the GRF
Board approved at its June meeting that the cost of Trust administration, particularly the cost
of administering Trust-financed
projects, should be an operations budget expenditure (on
the coupon), rather than a Trust
budget expenditure (funded by
the transfer fees and not on the
coupon), as these are essentially
administrative costs.
Haley said he agrees with this
budget principle because the
cost of Trust administration was
done this way for many years
before 2009 and the expenses
are intrinsically administrative.
Continued on page 20
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ROSSMOOR NEWS • SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
Glaucoma steals sight without warning Educational seminar on
glaucoma and search for
cure sponsored by Rotary
The following article is a
based on an original article
by George L. Spaeth, M.D.,
director of the Glaucoma Service and Research Laboratories at the Wills Eye Hospital
in Philadelphia, Penn.
Glaucoma is a group of eye
diseases that gradually steal
sight without warning. In the
early stages of the disease,
there may be no symptoms. Experts estimate that half of the
people affected by glaucoma
may not know they have it. Vision loss is caused by damage
to the optic nerve. This nerve
is responsible for carrying images from the eye to the brain.
There is no cure for glaucoma – yet. However, medication or surgery can slow or
prevent further vision loss.
Treatment depends upon the
type of glaucoma among other
factors. Early detection is vital
to stopping the progress of the
disease.
It was once thought that
high pressure within the eye,
also known as intraocular
pressure or IOP, was the main
cause of this optic nerve damage. Although IOP is clearly
a risk factor, it is now known
that other factors must also be
involved because even people
with “normal” levels of pressure can experience vision loss
from glaucoma.
One might think that “glaucoma,” being a medical word,
would mean the same thing to
all people. That is not true.
Consider what glaucoma
means to a widow who has no
children and whose mother,
uncle and aunt all went blind
from glaucoma, becoming
dependent and angry; she is
terrified by hearing the doctor say, “You have glaucoma.”
Consider a research scientist
in a pharmaceutical company
working on the development
of a new drug found highly
effective in the treatment of
glaucoma who is told, “You
have glaucoma.” It is likely
that he is surprised, but not
particularly concerned, because he knows that there
are effective ways to treat the
condition.
Now consider the two examiners. The first considers
glaucoma a condition in which
the pressure inside the eye is
above 21 mmHg. For him the
issue is clear. One measures
the pressure, makes the diagnosis and then advises treatment depending upon what
the pressure is. Now consider
the second examiner, a believer in new technology. He
performs image analysis tests
as well as a Humphrey visual field examination, and on
the results of both tests, the
printout says “outside normal limits.” Simply because
a test shows a result that is
not within normal limits does
not necessarily mean that the
person is sick.
Perhaps the widow has elevated intraocular pressure, but
no optic nerve damage and may
not even need treatment for her
elevated intraocular pressure
because she may never develop
any disability related to the
process we presently call glaucoma.
The pharmacologist may
or may not have glaucoma,
but certainly one cannot tell
whether any treatment is necessary just on the basis of test
results alone, no matter how
up-to-date the tests are.
Anyone receiving a diagnosis of glaucoma deserves to
have it explained – what he
or she has and what he or she
needs to do – in a way that is
caring and encouraging.
Tuesday, Sept. 29,
in Fireside Room
“What You Should Know
About Glaucoma and the
Search for a Cure” is the topic
for an educational presentation on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at
2 p.m. in the Fireside Room at
Gateway. The event features
a talk by Andrew G. Iwach,
M.D., associate professor at
UC San Francisco.
The free presentation is cosponsored by the Rotary Club
of Rossmoor and the Glaucoma Research Foundation, the
nation’s oldest and most experienced nonprofit dedicated to
innovative research to find a
cure for glaucoma.
Iwach will present information about glaucoma, including who is at greatest
risk, available treatment options, and what patients can
expect from their physician.
He will also discuss the latest
research and how it will translate into improved therapies
for patients.
This educational presentation at Rossmoor is the inaugural event of the Glaucoma
Research Foundation East
Bay Leadership Council. The
council will host light refreshments, and be available to
answer questions during the
event.
Globally, over 60 million
people have glaucoma, and
with a rapidly aging population this number is expected
to increase exponentially. In
the United States, there are
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ple with glaucoma, and half
don’t know they have it. Left
undiagnosed and untreated,
glaucoma leads to irreparable
damage of the optic nerve, vision loss and blindness.
Glaucoma Research
Foundation
Founded in 1978 in San
Francisco, the Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF) is
the nation’s most experienced
foundation dedicated solely to
glaucoma research and education. In addition to funding innovative research through the
Catalyst for a Cure research
consortium and the Shaffer
Fund for Innovative Glaucoma
Research, GRF is the “go-to”
source for educational information about glaucoma.
GRF publishes the definitive reference for newly diagnosed, “Understanding
and Living with Glaucoma”
brochures. A toll-free phone
line, 800-826-6693, is staffed
during office hours with an
information specialist to handle a variety of inquiries. For
information about the Glaucoma Research Foundation,
visit the Web site at www.
glaucoma.org, or call 800826-6693.
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Lions pancake breakfast
is a Rossmoor tradition
Event is Oct. 3 in Fireside Room
In the 46-year history of Rossmoor, there have been very
few public events that recur every year to attract communitywide attention.
For sure, the Rossmoor Lions Club pancake breakfast fundraiser is one of them.
Since its founding in 1966, the club has continued to host a
breakfast every year in autumn. And this year is no different.
The Lions will serve breakfast on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 7:30
to 11:30 a.m. in the Fireside Room at Gateway.
The breakfast has become a tradition that draws throngs of
Rossmoor residents, families and friends. They enjoy a hearty
breakfast and socialize with their friends and neighbors. As
with all Lions events, the funds raised will go to helping others so that they can help themselves.
Breakfast guests will be served a hearty, wholesome meal of
golden-brown whole wheat hot cakes, fluffy scrambled eggs,
apple sausage and a fruit-based treat. Coffee or tea will also
be served.
The cost is $6. Tickets may be purchased from any club
member or by calling Irv Katuna at 943-1567.
For guests who enjoy an aperitif, there will be a bar in the
Fireside Room lobby to serve gin fizzes, bloody Marys, screwdrivers and other drinks at a modest price.
This year, as in the past, Cindy Gershen, owner of the Sunrise Bistro, will provide nearly all of the food and supplies for
the breakfast. Her contribution allows the Lions to donate all
the proceeds to worthy causes, here in Rossmoor and other
places in the Bay Area.
These causes have included screening for both sight and
hearing; purchase of magnifiers; the installation of the “loop”
systems in the Diablo, Fireside, Peacock and Sierra rooms; and
free glasses and hearing aids for the needy.
Everyone is welcome to enjoy this meal.
For information, call Katuna or Rex Fraser at 817-7207.
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Lions Hearing Seminar covers loss of hearing due to aging
A Hearing Seminar dealing
with the loss of hearing due to
aging and offering an update
of hearing aid technologies
will be held on Saturday, Sept.
19, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the
Fireside Room at Gateway. The
seminar is sponsored by the
Rossmoor Lions Club.
The seminar will begin with
a talk on the debilitating condition of age-related hearing loss
and on recent developments of
the technologies of hearing aids
and other assisted living devices. Participants will learn that
there are other means available
to help them cope with hearing
loss or even deafness.
The featured speaker is Dr.
Troy Cascia, who made an impressive presentation last year.
Cascia is senior audiologist at
UCSF Audiology Clinic who
specializes in adult and pediatric hearing evaluation and
treatment. He is on the executive board of the California
Academy, is a fellow of American Academy of Audiology
Dr. Troy Cascia
and is president of the Audiology Society.
The second part of the seminar will be a presentation of
the California Telephone Access Program (CTAP). CTAP
is a statewide organization that
is mandated by state legislation
to provide, at no charge, specialized telephone equipment
and accessories to hearingimpaired users in California.
The program is supported by a
small amount of surcharge levied on every telephone bill in
California.
The speaker will be Sharif
Frink, an outreach specialist
from CTAP. He will explain
and demonstrate state-of-theart equipment and devices that
are available to persons who
have difficulty using the telephone for reasons of defective
hearing, poor vision, speech
impediment or physical handicap. He will also provide information on how to apply for
such free telephone equipment
and accessories.
Frink will talk about the
California Relay Service
(CRS) as part of the CTA system. CRS provides free service
relaying telephone calls to and
from users who cannot hear or
speak over the telephone. Such
users are furnished with TTY
machines (a telecommunication device with keyboard and
visual display), on which they
can send or receive telephone
messages in typed version on
the visual display.
By dialing 711, TTY users
and non-TTY users can have
access to a CRS operator who
will relay, back and forth, the
telephone conversation by spoken words or by typed versions.
To demonstrate how the system
works, a captioner from CTAP
will type out the speech from
the podium and show it instantaneously and almost word by
word on a projection screen.
This will enable the audience
to read the speech, which they
may not be able to hear clearly.
Barbara Betzner, chairwoman of the Lions Club Hearing
Committee, will be the seminar moderator. There will be
a question-and-answer period
following each presentation.
A display of the specialized
telephone sets will be available
for inspection at the end of the
meeting.
For information about the
seminar, call Betzner at 9355407.
Board awards
Creekside bid,
accepts Rotary
Club gift
Continued from page 1
ement’s inclusion was that it
only be built if outside funding
(besides GRF) could be found.
Rotary stepped up with the offer, only rather than a landscaping feature, the project evolved
into a patio fountain.
Director Paul Rosenzweig
was not enthusiastic about the
fountain, although he offered
assurances that he did not object
to the gift. Director Fred Barnes
also said, while he had no strong
opinion either way, his main
concern was with maintenance
and that the feature might attract
wildlife.
Rosenzweig expressed concern over the “aesthetic and
ecological” impact. With geese
being so prevalent, he said he
believed they might be attracted
to the fountain, and he said he’d
seen what a mess the geese could
make on the golf course.
He was worried the fountain
would be “a disgusting addition
rather than an attractive feature.”
However, while Director
Phoebe Cortessis and Barnes
joined Rosenzweig in voting
against accepting the gift, the
majority vote was for acceptance.
Sign up for
Fall Bazaar
The Fall Bazaar, cosponsored by the Activities
Council and the Recreation
Department, will be held
on Saturday, Nov. 7, in the
Fireside Room, Oak Room
and arts and crafts studios
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Fall Bazaar is an
opportunity for Rossmoor
residents to sell handmade
arts and craft items they
have made themselves. This
event is not for selling used
or commercially manufactured items.
Applications are now
available at the Excursion
Desk at Gateway. Applications will be processed on a
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Compensation and Finance committees
to hold joint session on pension plan
The GRF Compensation and Finance committees will hold another joint meeting on the
employee pension plan on Thursday, Sept.
17, at 2 p.m. in the Fireside Room at Gateway. Residents are invited to attend this open
meeting.
The committees will pick up their discussion on the pension plan that was started on
Aug. 6 when representatives from Mass Mutual made a presentation on the current pension plan and the costs to fund it.
Rossmoor needs to fund all the benefits
earned to date and still recover from those
years when the plan was under-funded and
from the stock market losses in 2008.
The committees will discuss whether GRF
should freeze the defined benefit pension plan
for its employees; switch to a defined contri-
bution plan, such as a 401K plan; offer a combination of a defined pension plan and a defined contribution plan; or offer alternatives
to the current pension plan.
Rossmoor has a defined benefit pension
plan. When employees retire, they receive a
pension defined under the plan, and the employer – GRF – takes the risk on the plan.
Contributions and investment income fund
the plan. The cost of the plan is based on the
cost of benefits accruing in a year and what
has to be paid out to the already-earned benefits.
The Rossmoor pension fund pays for all
promised benefits, including current retirees;
vested former employees; and active participants currently on the plan and working for
the company.
Parking Task Force holds first meeting
The Walnut Creek Downtown Parking Task Force will
meet for the first time Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 8:30 a.m.
at Walnut Creek City Hall,
third-floor conference room,
at 1666 N. Main St.
The goal of the task force
is to make parking work in
downtown Walnut Creek by
creating a comprehensive
parking management plan
that reflects the diverse needs
of residents, businesses and
visitors.
At the kick-off meeting,
the task force will be provided with background information about downtown parking
strategies and begin developing a work plan.
Public input is vital to the
success of the task force, said
City Council member Kish
Rajan, who co-chairs the task
force with Mayor Pro Tem
Sue Rainey.
All task force meetings are
open to the public. In addition,
it is likely the task force will
sponsor a number of outreach
meetings to gather input and
ideas from the community.
The 12-member task force
includes five residents selected in part because they live in
different sections of the city
and can bring unique perspectives to the downtown parking
and traffic experience. They
are Monica Daigle-Kleisath,
Luke Lucas, Tony Phillips
and Melissa Ward, as well as
alternate Jim House.
Other task force members
include one representative
each from the Planning Commission, Transportation Com-
mission, Downtown Business
Association, Chamber of
Commerce, Broadway Plaza
and a private downtown parking garage owner.
Ongoing information about
the Downtown Parking Task
Force may be found on the
city Web site, www.walnutcreek.org.
RRA hears from police and
Rossmoor Public Safety
The Rossmoor Residents
Association (RRA) will
present the program “Keeping Safe” on Tuesday, Sept.
29, at 2 p.m. in the Sierra
Room at Del Valle Clubhouse.
Walnut Creek Chief of
Police Joel Bryden, Public
Safety Coordinator Dennis
Bell and Securitas’ Manager
Pete McCabe will share their
views on issues of safety and
security.
The meeting is open to all
residents. Refreshments will
be served.
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Rossmoor
provides bus
to clinic
Rossmoor Bus Transportation Service will provide Dial-a-Bus services
all day Saturday, Oct. 10,
so Rossmoor residents who
call for service can be transported to the Flu Clinic at
John Muir Outpatient Center, Tice Valley/Rossmoor.
Also in operation will
be two paratransit buses
for those residents with
ambulatory difficulties.
The telephone number for
either service is 988-7676.
Make an appointment for a flu shot at John Muir Outpatient
complete consent and billing
forms, which will be collected
at the Flu Clinic.
3) Show up for the Flu
Clinic at John Muir Outpatient Center on Oct. 10 at the
appointed time listed on the
paperwork. Be sure to bring
the paperwork as well as a
Medicare or insurance card.
Arriving at a scheduled time
with the paperwork completed prevents long lines and assures efficient service.
Gretchen Hansen, forewoman of Rossmoor’s Transportation Services, has confirmed that Rossmoor will
provide bus service to and
from the Flu Clinic on Oct. 10
(see story, at left). Also in operation will be two paratransit
buses for those that need it.
Flu season can begin as early as October and last as late
as May. It is recommended
that those 50 and older have
the flu shot annually as well as
people of any age with certain
chronic diseases that may be
at risk for complications of the
flu and those who provide care
for individuals at risk for complications from the flu.
Those who shouldn’t get the
shots are people who have had
an allergic reaction to eggs
or previous flu vaccines, have
Guillian-Barre Syndrome or
are sick with a fever.
“Although much attention is
now focused on H1N1 (Swine)
influenza, the importance of
receiving the annual seasonal
flu vaccine is still very important. Flu is caused by highly
contagious airborne virus that
causes flu symptoms ranging
from mild fatigue to respiratory failure to death. Managing of influenza is mainly
prevention and the vaccine is
on the top of the list.” said Dr.
Loreta Kalish, Internal Medicine physician at John Muir
Outpatient Center, Tice Valley/Rossmoor.
This year’s vaccine protects against three strains of
virus known as: Brisbane/59/
2007(H1N1)-like virus; Brisbane/10/2007 (H3N2)-like virus; B/Brisbane 60/2008-like
antigens.
Once again, John Muir is
working with Maxim Health
to provide the flu vaccinations.
For those who have Medicare Part B insurance, Maxim
Health will bill Medicare. For
those who have Aetna Commercial HMO, Maxim will bill
the insurance company. For
others, the cost is $25. Those
who have other HMO coverage should call their primary
care office to find out how flu
vaccines will be provided.
In order to make getting a
flu shot easier, residents should
wear short sleeves or sleeves
loose enough that they can be
rolled up so that the nurse can
administer the vaccination in
the upper arm.
The John Muir Outpatient
Center has set up a flu hotline
that may be called for recorded information. That number
is 988-7525.
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LETTERS TO THE BOARD
What is the wording of the policy?
The following letter was e-mailed to the Board by a
Rossmoor resident and the Board member representing her
district replied.
Dear Board member:
In keeping with your desire to support transparency,
please clarify this actionable item passed at the Aug. 27
meeting: “accepting a revision of the wording of Policy
104.2 on the rights of inspection of corporate records
by members.” I would appreciate learning what the new
wording says.
Director Sheldon Solloway replied:
As your Board representative in District B and
as chairman of the Policy Committee, I am pleased
to respond to your interest in the proposed adoption
of Policy 104.2, Rights of Inspection of Corporate Records by
Members.
Policy 104.2 establishes the right of members of
the Golden Rain Foundation to inspect any and all records of the corporation and sets out the rules for
making them available. Part of the policy reads: “Members
shall be permitted to inspect, and for a reasonable charge,
copy corporate records to the extent and in the manner required by applicable law, including California Corporations
Code Sections 7160, 8321, 8330 and 8333, as well as Civil
Code Section 1365.2.” You may get a complete copy of this
proposed policy from Paulette Jones, located in the Administrative Office in Gateway.
To give members ample opportunity to comment
on policy changes, the Board requires that the proposed change be read at a regular meeting of the Board
and then voted upon at its next succeeding regular meeting.
It received its fi rst reading on Aug. 27 and it will be on the
Board’s agenda for action on Sept. 24.
If, after reading the proposed policy, you wish to share your
views with the Board, prior to its action, you will have that
opportunity in the Residents Forum part of the Sept. 24 Board
meeting. I invite you to attend.
Teams forming for
October chili cook-off
to celebrate Western Day
The Recreation Department
is looking for residents to participate in a Western Day chili
cook-off to be held on Wednesday, Oct. 14, from noon to 1:30
p.m. in the Fireside Room at
Gateway.
Twenty-one teams are needed to compete. (A team is a
minimum of two people: one
to dispense chili and one to
serve to the residents.)
All chili must be made
from scratch and prepared at
home. A minimum of two gallons needs to be prepared in
the most sanitary manner possible. A list of all ingredients
(not quantities) used must be
provided to Juliet Lee in the
Recreation Department a minimum of one week prior to the
contest.
Prizes will be awarded for
the best chili, as well as the
best decorated table, during
the Western Days party on Friday, Oct. 16, from 12:15 to 3
p.m. in the Fireside Room at
Gateway.
A complete list of rules will
be provided on the registration
form while signing up in the
Recreation Department. For
Watch previous
Fun Days daily
at 3 p.m. on TV
Channel 28.
information, call Juliet Lee at
988-7766.
This event is sponsored by
the Recreation Department.
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Register now for Sept. 26 Activities Day
Activities Day, which is
sponsored by the Activities
Council, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at Gateway complex.
This event gives all Rossmoor
organizations that are members of the Activities Council
the opportunity to promote
their club and its activities at
a table in the patio area near
Peacock Hall and the studios.
Entertainment will be provided by Rossmoor groups
such as the Harmoneers, the
Dyna Tones, line dancers,
Happy Hoofers, Hot Flashers,
folk dancers, square dancers,
Dolores Burris of Sing for
Joy!, Good Company and the
Western Wranglers. Café Mocha catering will sell lunch in
the patio area.
Registration forms can be
picked up at the Recreation
Department at Gateway Clubhouse.
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SWCM may increase coupon by $40 per month to pay for new roofing
$1 million needed for up to 22 roofs
By Cathy Tallyn
Staff writer
S
econd Mutual residents
arrived at a special meeting last Thursday with
questions about a proposed
2010 coupon increase of $40
per manor per month for three
years to pay for roof replacements. Nearly two hours later,
many of the 175 residents at
the meeting left with answers.
The coupon increase will
give the Mutual $666,000 a
year to work with, in addition to the $350,000 already
in the budget for roofing. This
amount would be enough to
replace between 18 and 22 of
the worst roofs next year.
This proposed Mutual increase comes when the Golden Rain Foundation portion
of the monthly coupon is projected to rise by $17.34 per
manor per month next year.
Residents understandingly
complained about the $57.34
combined monthly increase.
Second Mutual is a co-op
Mutual with 1,387 manors.
Second Mutual residents currently pay $407 per month to
the Mutual, which includes
money toward reserves.
Mutual President Barbara
El-Baroudi assured residents
that the increase will last for
only three years.
Some of the residents at last
week’s meeting suggested the
Mutual’s increase be spread
over six years or that there be
a one-time assessment. Mutual directors, however, said
those ideas aren’t practical
and that other rates and time
frames were considered.
Many residents who spoke
during the nearly hour-and-ahalf-long question-and-answer
period said they are skeptical.
They questioned why $40 a
month was the cost, criticized
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Residents listened while others spoke at last Thursday’s meeting.
SWCM incumbents declared candidates
Second Walnut Creek Mutual will hold its annual membership meeting on Tuesday,
Oct. 20, at 9:30 a.m. in the
Diablo Room at Hillside Clubhouse.
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the membership; a recap of the
past year’s events; residents’
forum; announcement of the
organizational meeting; and
seating of directors.
Incumbents Lois Weyermann and Frank Mansfield
were declared qualified as candidates, submitted their candidate statements, and were approved by acclamation of the
membership to serve on the
board. Weyermann was elected
to a three-year term and Mansfield to a one-year term.
Also declared qualified as
candidates were George Detre, who was elected by acclamation to a two-year term,
and Clay Dunning, who was
elected by acclamation to a
three-year term. No other candidates came forth by the Sept.
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All candidates will be seated at the annual meeting. Mutual members are encouraged
to attend this important annual
event.
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Counseling Services is
again offering the, “Happy,
Happier, Happiest – Increasing My Life Satisfaction”
group.
The group will meet for
six weeks on Thursdays
from 2 to 3:30 p.m. beginning Oct. 1 in the Conference Room in Gateway
Clubhouse.
Using techniques research
has proven increase life satisfaction, the group will
explore what makes people
happy, current happiness
levels and steps that can be
taken to increase happiness.
Members will share laughter and have fun.
Priscilla Tudor, coordinator of Counseling Services,
will lead the group. The
group fills quickly; registration is required. To sign up
or for information, call Tudor at 988-7751.
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News photos by Mike DiCarlo
Mutual President Barbara ElBaroudi, left, and Vice President Lois Weyermann listen
to residents’ comments.
Many Second Mutual residents spoke at the meeting.
SWCM roofs need to be replaced – many are 26 years old
Mark Marlatte, building maintenance manager, explained
the roof situation.
how the roofing contractor was
selected, suggested cutting staff
salaries, proposed that residents
vote on the matter and that a
consultant be hired.
El-Baroudi said costs have
been cut to the bone. Mutual
board members have considered
a one-time $1,500 assessment,
different monthly rates, a longer
time frame and postponement of
repairs, residents were told.
“I feel we need to do it now,”
El-Baroudi said. “It’s a hard de-
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too.”
History of roof
replacements
During a 20-minute slide
presentation by staff, residents
were shown before and after
pictures of roofs, given a history of how replacements have
been paid for and an explanation of what would be done to
roofs.
All of the roofs in Second
Mutual were replaced in 1982
and 1983 when all of Ross-
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moor’s Mutuals shared in the
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Not only would manor roofs
be replaced, but some on carports and laundry rooms as
well.
The usual life of a tar and
gravel roof is 12 to 15 years,
said Paul Donner, Mutual Operations director.
“These roofs are at least 26
years old,” he said. “You’ve
gotten your money’s worth.”
The new roofs will be 110
percent better, said Mark Marlatte, the Mutual’s building
maintenance manager.
One resident asked for the
increase to be put to a vote of
residents. “Two hundred thousand dollars is the value of a
home in Mutual Two. We came
in here because it’s affordable.
Let us decide,” she said.
The Mutual board will probably decide the coupon increase
matter at its October meeting.
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Workshop planned for emergency preparedness
Use of a neighborhood drill to practice
helping each other in the event of an earthquake or a threatening fire will be the topic
at a community-building workshop on Thursday, Sept. 24, from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the
Diablo Room at Hillside.
All residents interested in sharing ideas
about planning a neighborhood drill — including members of the Rossmoor Residents
Emergency Preparedness Organization (RREPO), emergency coordinators and their assistants — are welcome, said Donna Kaufman,
president of RREPO.
The session will be set up with a small
group of participants from a variety of entries
at each table. This will allow for easy interaction, giving each person a chance to share
ideas and describe efforts that have proven
successful. Participants are asked to bring a
notebook for collecting information.
Participants will also have the opportunity
to evaluate the workshop at the end of the session or on-line.
“The information and support that comes
out of these workshops lets emergency coordinators know they are not alone in getting
others involved in preparing themselves to
be self-sufficient for several days,” Kaufman
said.
Another workshop will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 9, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Diablo
Room. Representatives from local emergency
preparedness groups and businesses will be
invited to attend.
Contact Ellen Dietschy at 256-8890 or
[email protected] to suggest names of
organizations and businesses that would have
valuable information for Rossmoor residents
who are concerned about emergency preparedness.
GRF 2010 proposed budget is on Web site
The Golden Rain Foundation 2010 operating budget
currently being considered is
on the Rossmoor documents
Web site.
Residents can read them by
taking the following steps:
• For the Internet address,
type in documents@rossmoor.
com (no www is needed).
• On the home page, click
on the Golden Rain Founda-
tion tab.
• Click on the 2010 budget.
• Click on the PDF. The
budget is on the site in two
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PG&E program helps
low-income residents
reduce energy bills
By Cathy Tallyn
Staff Writer
Your neighbors can’t be wrong about saving energy. About half
of Rossmoor households have taken advantage of the PG&E Energy Partners Program, which offers free services to customers who
qualify.
The services include a free refrigerator if the resident’s was manufactured before 1993; a free air conditioner, if the resident’s is broken
and he is the manor owner; free repair of broken glass windows; and
a 20 percent discount on the PG&E bill.
The program has been in Rossmoor for five years and some 3,000
households have taken advantage of it, said Renee Simpson, an energy specialist who’s helped Rossmoorians for the past three years.
“The majority of residents in Rossmoor don’t know about it. All
of our services are free,” she said.
Those other services also include weather stripping doors; caulking the doors and windows; installation of energy saving lights; massage showerheads; faucet aerator installation; water heater blanket
installation; attic installation; and duct test and seal.
“We want to keep the cold air out,” Simpson said. “We’ll come to
your home and do the work.”
Anyone on SSI automatically qualifies, she said. Otherwise, there
is an annual income limit of $35,800 for two people, she said. Residents must have proof of income and a PG&E bill.
Appointments are necessary. Call Simpson at 650-271-5789 or
Cesar Mendieta at 510-227-9627. Within two weeks, the work will
be performed, she said. Quality Conservation Services Inc. performs
the work. The workers are trained and certified by PG&E.
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CAI president will
Garamendi to talk about budget
speak about travels to at Rossmoor Democrats’ meeting
Afghanistan, Pakistan
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Society will hold a dinner on
Friday, Oct. 2, in the Sierra
Room at Del Valle Clubhouse.
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.
and dinner will be served at 6.
Julia Bergman, chairwoman
of the Central Asia Institute’s
national board of directors for
seven years, will speak about
her travels in Afghanistan and
Pakistan.
From 1997 to the present,
Bergman has made many trips
to Central Asia to support
CAI’s efforts to build, supply
and support schools for girls.
She is personally responsible
for construction and stocking of two central libraries
that supply books and other
English language materials to
128 CAI schools in the remote
mountain villages of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
For dinner, Hamilton Catering will provide a choice of
chicken kiev or baked salmon, accompanied by a salad,
roasted red potatoes and vegetable medley. A chocolate
layer cake, tea and coffee will
Driver
Safety
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offers new
classes
The AARP Driver Safety
Program classes are offered in
Rossmoor to help residents refresh their skills as well as to
help them learn the latest laws
when it comes to the road.
After taking the course,
many residents are eligible to
receive discounts on their car
insurance rates. (It is advised
that residents call their own
insurance carriers to find out
about AARP discount rates).
The eight-hour course is
broken up into two sessions.
Both classes must be attended
to receive credit.
The next sessions are Friday,
Sept. 18 and 25, from 12:30 to
4:30 p.m. and Tuesday, Oct. 6 and
13, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The refresher class is offered
to residents who have taken the
eight-hour class within the last
four years.
The next refresher courses
will be offered Friday, Oct. 23,
from 12:30 to 5 p.m. and Friday,
Nov. 20, from 12:30 to 5 p.m.
Classes are taught in Multipurpose Room 3 at Gateway.
The cost of the class is $12 for
AARP members and $14 for
nonmembers.
Residents must sign up in
person at the Excursion Desk
in the Recreation Department
at Gateway. For information,
call Juliet Lee at 988-7766.
be served for dessert. Red and
white wines will be provided
at each table.
The cost for the dinner is
$25 per person. All proceeds
will be donated to the Central
Asia Institute. Make checks
payable to CAI and place them
in the CAI mailbox at Gateway,
or mail them to Marian Kass,
2716 Ptarmigan Drive No. 1.
Central Asia Institute or the
CAI - Three Cups of Tea Society dinner, call Kass at 9344204 or Sue De Carlo at 2101039.
The Central Asia Institute
name is used with its permission, which in no way constitutes an endorsement, expressed or implied, of any
product, service, company or
individual.
Lieutenant Governor John
Garamendi will be the guest
of the Democrats of Rossmoor
Club at its meeting Thursday,
Sept. 24, in the Diablo Room
at Hillside. The meeting will
begin with a social period at 7
p.m. and the program at 7:30.
He will talk about the budget
and constitutional reform.
Garamendi brings to the office 34 years of public service
during which he has been a
proponent of job creation, vocational and college education,
the environment and health
care. He recently received 27
percent of the vote in the 10th
Congressional District race for
Ellen Tauscher’s seat and faces
a run-off against Republican
David Harmer on Nov. 3.
John Garamendi
He received a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of California, and a master’s degree from Harvard Business School.
He was elected to the state
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SECURITY REPORTS
F RO M S E C U R I TA S
The following incidents
were 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.
•••
Wednesday, Sept. 2
Fire: A brush fire in the
hills above Rockledge Lane
was reported at 9:23 a.m.
The Contra Costa County
Consolidated Fire Protection District responded and
issued a second alarm. The
units that responded included
31 fi re trucks, three helicopters and two bulldozers. The
fire was contained in about
an hour.
Friday, Sept. 4
Sprinklers: An Oakmont
Drive, Entry 12, resident
reported at about 7:45 a.m.
that a sprinkler was broken.
It turned out to be a broken
main line. Mutual Operations (MOD) was notified.
Miscellaneous: A Running Springs Road resident
repor ted her vehicle was
keyed. Pictures were ta ken.
Animal: A dead deer was
reported on Rossmoor Parkway at Stanley Dollar Drive
at about 9:30 p.m. County
Animal Control was notified. A Securitas officer was
told to call the Walnut Creek
Police Department to move
the animal to the side of the
road.
Saturday, Sept. 5
Accident: The Pro Shop
reported at 9:10 a.m. that a
tree fell on a fence and there
was damage to the fence as
well as minor damage to
some golf equipment.
Animal: A Terra California Drive, Entry 2, resident
reported at 10:45 a.m. that
there was a dead deer by
guest parking. Animal Control was notified.
Animal: A dead deer was
reported at 1:35 p.m. on Running Springs Road, Entry 8.
Animal Control was notified.
Sunday, Sept. 6
Elevators: A Stanley Dollar Drive, Entry 9, resident
reported at about 6 p.m. that
the elevator was broken. Mutual Operations on call was
notified.
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Fourth Mutual Board
reviews draft 2010 budget
The Fourth Walnut Creek
Mutual board of directors
will review the proposed
draft budget for 2010 at its
meeting on Monday, Sept.
21, at 1:30 p.m. in the Board
Room at Gateway.
The board wants the
monthly coupon to remain as
close as possible to the $535 a
month residents now pay.
The Board will review a
request from Project 19 of
Second Walnut Creek Mutual to become part of Fourth
Mutual. The board will also
begin discussion and review
of the Mutual’s parking policies.
All members of the Mutual are welcome to attend the
meeting.
Next year’s budget is the
topic at First Walnut Creek
Mutual’s meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 10 a.m. to
noon in the Fireside Room at
Gateway.
The proposed budget keeps
the Mutual portion of the
coupon at the 2009 level.
There will be a formal presentation and a question and
answer period.
All First Mutual residents
are invited.
At this time, there are
still some unknown portions
of costs, including the Mu-
tual Operations Department
(MOD) management fee, insurance costs, the Golden
Rain Foundation portion of
the coupon, Comcast cable
TV and Contra Costa County property taxes, which are
specific to a unit.
Full funding of the reserve
is being made and will cover
the HVAC and appliance repair; $90,000 is being shifted
to the reserve. The reserve
fund will grow by $99,715.
Directors will approve the
budget at the Friday, Sept. 25,
meeting.
First Mutual Board meets
Tuesday to discuss budget
Mutual 56, Lakeshire
to hold annual meeting
Incumbent Christensen nominated
KEVIN KO, DDS
UC Berkeley Graduate
UCSF Dental Graduate,
Member of the American
Dental Association and
California Dental Association
The annual meeting of
members of Walnut Creek
Mutual 56 (Lakeshire) will be
held on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at
9:30 a.m. in the Vista Room at
Hillside Clubhouse.
The purpose of the meeting is to seat one director to
the board to serve a three-year
term; to hear reports from the
officers and committees; and
to discuss any matters that
may properly come before the
assembly.
An organizational meeting
to elect officers will be held
immediately following the an-
nual meeting.
Nominations for one board
position were open until Sept.
4 to any qualified member of
the Mutual.
The only nomination received was from incumbent
Merle Christensen.
Pursuant to the bylaws of the
Mutual, Christensen has been
qualified and declared elected
by acclamation and will be
seated at the annual meeting.
Mutual members are encouraged to attend this important annual event.
Golf course
closed to
walkers three
Mondays in
October
The Dollar Ranch Golf
Course will be closed for a
half day to walkers on the
following Mondays:
• Oct. 5, Rotary tournament, noon shotgun on the
Dollar Ranch Course;
• Oct. 19, El Sobrante
School, noon shotgun on the
Dollar Ranch Course;
• Oct. 26, Lee Silverstein
Tournament, noon shotgun
start on the Dollar Ranch
Course.
Since all tournaments
start at noon, walkers can
still use the course in the
morning.
Walkers can still use the
Creekside Course all day on
these Mondays.
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Project 19 unanimously votes to split from Third Mutual
Third WC Mutual interest income is down 97 percent from projections
By Mary Burr
Communications Committee
A
t the Third Walnut
Creek Mutual board
meeting Aug. 10, Project 19 Director Pauline Kelzer
reported on the Project 19 disengagement. She said the project met on July 27 and voted to
disengage from Third Mutual
with a vote of 48 in favor, zero
votes cast against and zero
votes abstaining.
Three
Disengagement
Committee members were
elected: Kelzer; Sheila Gorsuch from Skycrest Drive, Entry 16; and Dan Sorkin from
Skycrest, Entry 17 along with
alternate Liz Wright from
Skycrest, Entry 13.
Legal counsels for both
Third Mutual and Fourth
Mutual has prepared a draft
disengagement agreement,
which have been reviewed
and approved by the Project
19 representatives.
After review and approval
from the Third Mutual Board,
legal counsel will prepare the
document in final form for
signature by the three representatives from Project 19 as
well as Third Mutual President Donald Liddle and Secretary Lynn Martin.
Interest income
takes nosedive
Treasurer Don Barnett
said the revenues and expenditures for the operating
and reserve accounts for all
27 projects for June 2009 all
are in order. Barnett said that
several projects have a one
month working capital when
it has been suggested to have
two months.
He said interest income
is down 97 percent as compared to budget and that has
an effect on the bottom line.
Barnett suggested the directors take a look at the tree removal expense, which is over
budget in many projects. He
said some money could be
saved by eliminating the cosmetic pruning.
Delinquencies ending June
30 are $56,000 with $53,000
in collection. Barnett commented on debt collection.
He said the delinquency letter has been updated. The
first letter will go out the
middle of the first month; the
second letter will go out midmonth of the second month
the coupon has not been paid;
and again in the third month.
If the account has not been
brought up to date, the matter
will go before the Board for a
resolution to send the account
to collection.
Building maintenance
Building
Maintenance
Chairman Charles Sanderson said the committee has
covered the Helsing Report
along with the instructions
Ed McLain has put together
on how to modify the report.
The board agreed to purchase
an additional report from
Helsing at a one time setup
charge of $7,150.
Helsing Reserve Reports
will now be building by
building and the second report item by item for each
project throughout the Mutual. Third Mutual directors
met with the Helsing Group
on July 13 in the Project 23
recreation room. The meeting was hosted by Richard
Bishop.
Landscape Chairwoman
Rosemary Furlong encouraged all the directors to complete a walkthrough of their
projects. She said she had
met with Paul Donner, director of Mutual Operations
(MOD), and he has a commitment from Tree Sculpture to
hold the contract cost flat for
2010.
Alarm system in
every building?
Governing
Documents
Chairman Liddle said the
committee is considering an
alarm system per building,
the problem tracker report
and debt collection.
Alteration Permit Review
Chairman Richard Bishop
said the alterations are progressing through the committee without problems. He
thanked Bill Parsons and Leslie Lucas for helping to make
the process run smooth.
Communications Committee Chairman Liddle reported
the website had 300 hits a day
during the month of June, and
722 visits. The New Resident
Booklet is undergoing an update.
Executive
Committee
Chairman Liddle said the
committee met for the first
time on July 16. It received
word from Shannon Walpole,
Golden Rain Foundation general counsel, that she had not
had time to review the management agreement but should
have it back to the committee
by September.
The committee began
nates and CB radio operators.
Anyone can help, no matter if
they’re Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
trained or not. If interested,
call the board office at 9887718.
Next meeting
The next regular board
meeting is Monday, Oct. 12,
at 9 a.m. in the Board Room
at Gateway.
The Third Mutual Web site
is: thirdwalnutcreekmutual.
com. For building and landscape maintenance, call 9887640. To have a work order
cut for non-emergency work,
e-mail the Service Desk at
[email protected]. To
leave a message for any Third
Walnut Creek Mutual director, call 988-7718 or send an
e-mail to TWCM@rossmoor.
com.
The Board Office is located at Gateway. All meeting agendas are posted in the
reception area of Gateway.
The budget and finance
committee meeting is the
Wednesday before the regular meeting of the board. The
building maintenance committee meeting is the Thursday before the regular meeting of the board. The governing documents committee
will meet Thursday, Oct. 1.
working on a new director
packet containing information that should be available
to new directors in Third Mutual and emergency preparedness.
District 12 merger
Rosemary Furlong reported on the District 12 merger.
She said she is working closely with legal counsel to craft
the three different ballots,
and three amendments, which
weredue back by Sept. 10.
It’s an all or nothing vote:
to merge Projects 39, 43 and
52 into Project 39 and to approve a change in the CC&Rs
making a majority of owners
(51 percent) a quorum for approval of a vote. John Starr
has volunteered to be inspector of election for the merger
of District 12.
Budget meetings
Budget meetings with MOD
will begin in September. The
Third Mutual budget meeting
with members will be Tuesday, Oct. 27, in the Fireside
Room at Gateway starting at
9 a.m. At this meeting, the directors will discuss the budgets for 2010 for all projects.
Third Mutual is looking
for volunteers for emergency
preparedness. Volunteers are
needed to be entry coordinators, entry coordinator alter-
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KATHLEEN EPPERSON AND SHIRLEY KAISER
moved to Tice Creek Drive in June. Kathleen is a fourth-generation Californian, granddaughter of Frank Epperson, the man who
invented the Popsicle. She attended Dominican College of San
Rafael and received her master’s degree in management from
JFK University. She is currently an office manager/bookkeeper
for a computer tech consulting company. Previously she taught
elementary school, ran a magic company, led personal growth
workshops, organized groups concerned with quality-of-life issues and facilitated large-group strategic planning. She also reviews books for Berrett-Koehler Publishers, an industry leader in
progressive business practices. She enjoys laughing with her life
partner, Shirley; growing flowers on their patio; walking; swimming; watching movies; taking photos; learning neuro-linguistic
programming; and playing with their grandson.
Shirley was born in Minneapolis and moved to Rossmoor after
living 28 years in San Francisco. She received her master’s degree in mathematics from Northwestern University and a degree
in counseling from the College of St. Thomas. She also studied
religious education at Loyola University. She retired after teaching 39 years in Catholic schools in Chicago, Minneapolis and San
Francisco. She enjoys swimming and has an interest in dream
work, especially in the area of Jungian psychology. She belongs
to the Analytical Psychology Club of San Francisco.
SUSAN AND PETER HAIKALIS moved to Rossmoor
Parkway earlier this year from the Berkeley Hills. Except for a
three-year hiatus in Princeton, N.J., they have lived in California
since 1967. Susan is a graduate of the University of Michigan and
has a master’s degree in social work from New York University.
She has been the director of social work at Mt. Zion Hospital, the
California Pacific Medical Center and the San Francisco AIDS
Foundation. She is currently working as a consultant and is in private practice as a licensed clinical social worker. She has served
as president of the board of the East Bay Regional Center for the
Mentally Disabled and was the founding president of the Social
Work Leadership in Health Care Foundation.
Peter attended Washington University in St. Louis and received his doctorate degree in Slavic languages from University
of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in library science from
UCLA. He taught Russian at UC Riverside and in 2006 retired as
a library administrator from San Francisco State University. He
was a founder and the first board president of the Berkeley Public
Education Foundation. World travel and participation in community and professional organizations have been among their
interests. They also enjoy music and sing in the choir of the Greek
Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension in Oakland.
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Democrat
Club
party
logs are on
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Maria Rieger and her committee are selling tickets to
Web site
the Rossmoor Democrat
New information is now
on the Rossmoor Web site.
Public Safety’s daily logs can
now be accessed through the
site.
To find the logs, go to the
Rossmoor Web site at www.
rossmoor.com. Click on the
“Resident Info” tab on the
home page. Then, on the right
side of the page, click on
“Public Safety Service,” and
then click on “Daily Logs.”
The logs will be on the site
for about 30 days.
The logs are just another
version of the Security Report in the Rossmoor News,
describing incidents responded to by Securitas.
Del Valle
pool closed
this week for
maintenance
Del Valle pool will be
closed for maintenance
through Friday, Sept.18.
In addition to routine maintenance, the concrete pool
deck will be recoated.
Part of the recoating will
include an additive that helps
with slip resistance.
The enclosure will also
be pressure washed and
cleaned.
Be safe and support a cure
Toupin Construction
will install a 24” white or chrome grab bar
in your bathroom with an installed value
of $150, and the cost is only a
100 donation
to Light the Night
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the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
The walk starts at Civic Park in
Walnut Creek on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 5:00 p.m.
Be Prepared
Prevent falls by installing a grab bar next to
your toilet or in your shower.
For information on Light the Night, go to Lightthenight.org or
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buy tickets, $20 each, at
any Democrat Club meeting
or at the Activities Day in
Rossmoor on Saturday, Sept.
26. The party for Turner
School will be held Thursday,
Oct. 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. in
the Vista Room at Hillside.
There will be food and drink
before the usual Democrat
Club meeting.
Volunteer Exchange
hears about Senior
Center without Walls
The Rossmoor Volunteer Exchange will meet on
Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 1:30
to 2:30 p.m. in the Fireside
Room at Gateway. Members
will hear about Senior Center Without Walls, which puts
isolated seniors get in touch
by telephone.
It offers activities, friendly
conversation and an assortment of classes and support
groups on telephone conference calls to older adults in
Northern California who fi nd
it difficult to go to a community senior center.
Seniors can participate on
the phone from the comfort
of their own home. No special
equipment is needed, and the
calls are free.
Senior Center Without
Walls is a non-sectarian, nonprofit program sponsored by
Episcopal Senior Communities and St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church.
It is a winner of a 2008
MindAlert Award from the
American Society on Aging
and MetLife Foundation. It
also received a 2009 Citation
of Honor from the International Association of Homes
and Services for the Ageing.
To reach Senior Center
without Walls, call toll-free at
1-877-797-7299 or go to www.
SeniorCenterWithoutWalls.
org.
Volunteer Exchange Program members trade a variety
of short-term services, such
as transportation to doctor’s
appointments, friendly visiting and reading to the vision
impaired.
General meetings are on the
fourth Tuesday of the month
and are open to all Rossmoor
residents.
For information or to become a member, contact Deborah Ott at 988-7750. Membership is $15 a year.
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GOLDEN RAIN FOUNDATION AND MUTUALS
All Golden Rain Foundation, Mutual and committee meetings listed here are open to Rossmoor residents. Meeting times
and locations are subject to change. For information in GRF
Board meetings, call Senior Manager of Executive Services
Paulette Jones at 988-7711; for information on Third Mutual
meetings, call Mary Burr at 988-7718; and for information
on all other Mutual meetings, call Dyann Paradise at 9887775.
Sept. 17: Second Mutual board
Peacock Hall, Gateway
Sept. 17: Fifth Mutual finance committee
Ivy Room, Dollar
Sept. 17: GRF Compensation Committee
Review of the employee pension plan
Fireside Room, Gateway
Sept. 17: Fifth Mutual board
Board Room, Gateway
Sept. 21: Mutual 29 board
Multipurpose Room 3, Gateway
Sept. 21: Fourth Mutual board
Board Room, Gateway
Sept. 22: First Mutual
2010 budget review
Sept. 22: GRF Finance Committee
Follow-up on 2010 budget
Board Room, Gateway
Vista Room, Hillside
Sept. 23: First Mutual finance committee
Board Room, Gateway
Sept. 24: GRF Board regular meeting
Review and approval of 2010 budget
Fireside Room, Gateway
Sept. 25: First Mutual board
Delta Room, Del Valle
Board Room, Gateway
9 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
2 p.m.
2 p.m.
9:30 a.m.
1:30 p.m.
10 a.m.
1:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
11 a.m.
9 a.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
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The Stanford Club will host
J. Kendall Anderson, president and CEO of John Muir
Health, as its principal speaker at a dinner meeting on Sunday, Sept. 27, at 5:30 p.m. in
the Diablo Room at Hillside
Clubhouse.
In 1974, Anderson joined
John Muir Memorial Hospital as associate administrator.
He has spent the last 35 years
transforming the hospital into
a community health system.
After becoming the president
and CEO of John Muir Medical Center, he led its merger
with Mt. Diablo Medical
Center to create John Muir
Health.
Under Anderson’s leadership, John Muir Health has
become one of the Bay Area’s
most advanced and comprehensive resources for medical
care with two major medical
centers in Walnut Creek and
Concord.
The Walnut Creek campus
is a 327-bed acute care facility
that is designated as the trauma
center for Contra Costa County and part of Solano County.
The Concord campus is a 254bed acute care facility.
The planned community
coverage also includes the
John Muir Behavioral Health
Center; the John Muir Physician Network, composed of
more than 800 primary care
and specialty physicians; and
a large outpatient facility in
Brentwood.
Reservation forms, which
contain the entrée options,
have been mailed to all Stanford Club members. Send
checks, made payable to the
Rossmoor Stanford Club,
along with an entrée selection,
to David Cutter, 607 Foxwood
Way. The deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 23.
The cost is $23 for members and $25 for guests. Due
to the timeliness of the program, Club President Donna
Kaufman suggests bringing
guests.
For information, call
Kaufman at 933-6073.
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Friday Lunch is served at a suggested
donation of $2. Deli bags are provided for
an additional suggested donation of $2. You
must attend Friday Lunch to get your deli bag.
Deli bags must be ordered in advance. Lunch
is served at 11:30 a.m. at Hillside. Reserve a
space for Friday Lunch in person right after
lunch for the following week’s lunch or call
988-7703 no later than Wednesday by noon. To cancel a reservation,
call 988-7703. Please leave name and phone number when cancelling. If you are unable to make lunch, cancel your reservation so
another resident can take your place.
The menu:
Linda’s special stuffed peppers; chicken and rice soup;
winter vegetables; garlic mashed potatoes; whole wheat
bread; and cherry gelatin with pears.
Options:
Hamburger plate or chef’s salad.
Please specify the entree of your choice; otherwise, you
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Departments present 2010 operations budgets to Board, Finance
Proposed budget has $17.34 increase
tive effort.”
Departmental breakdown
On Tuesday, each department head summarized the
responsibilities of his/her department and then delineated
the budget adjustments for the
upcoming year.
There are 20 departments
within GRF, some clumped
together under one director or
manager. They include: Executive Services; Legal and
Human Resources; Accounting; Information Technology;
Public Safety/Securitas; Bus
Transportation; Counseling;
Handyman Service; Recreation; Swimming Pools; Fitness
Center; Golf Course; Lawn
Bowling; Pro Shop; Facilities
Maintenance; Vehicle Maintenance; Landscape Maintenance; Custodial Services;
Rossmoor News; and Channel
28. Included in the report as
the 21st group was an “unallocated” category, described by
GRF CFO Rick Chakoff.
Most department representatives said there would be no or
little change in the service levels offered by their departments
with the budget as presented.
Efforts were made to reduce
costs, which mostly came from
reductions in supplies, administrative costs and staffing adjustments/reductions.
More than half of the departments showed a reduction
in their budgets, hence a reduction in the coupon for those
departments’ portions. Others
showed a small upward tick.
Some departments defrayed
some costs but could not avoid
an increase. The cumulative
effect of all 21 departmental
breakdowns resulted in an increase on the coupon of $6.50
per manor per month.
The biggest variance fell
under the “general services” or
unallocated category, which includes, among other things, the
contributions to the employee
pension plan. The monthly coupon amount increased under
this category by $15.86, which
is partially offset by $4.99 potentially to be extracted from
working capital.
In addition to the $6.50 coupon increase from the departmental budgets, there are further increases due to proposed
fund allocation shifts that were
outlined in the budget principles. When these allocations
are employed the total monthly coupon would increase to
$17.34 per manor. (The total
also includes $1.17 for a contractual increase for cable television.)
New programs
When it came to new programs, program modifications,
Now ffering
O
GRF President Ron Moschel
projects, ideas for increasing
revenue and recovering costs,
Moschel used a “straw vote”
to get a feeling from the Board
and the Finance Committee as
to whether or not to bring the
item before the Board for a vote
at the regular meeting later this
month.
The only new program discussed at Wednesday’s meeting
was a request for funding for
bioDensity equipment for the
Fitness Center.
This specialized equipment,
Fitness Center Supervisor Masha Henzel said would enable
residents to reap large benefits
from short sessions a few times
a week. The equipment, which
uses isometric exercises and
biomechanical optimization,
is especially helpful for those
who cannot use the other exercise equipment, Henzel said.
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A three-month study program/trial period would allow
residents to use this equipment
before committing to a more
long-term contract.
Director Melvin Wall pointed out that this is a purely discretionary item and Barnes
said, when talking about cuts
to services, the timing was not
good for a discretionary item.
Finance Committee member James Giffin said the cost
would amount to about 10
cents per manor per month on
the coupon, which was a small
amount to pay for something
that could benefit all residents.
However, not enough interest was shown to pursue the
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Salmons introduced the discussion on program modification by stating that staff was
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Barnes said there are “two
constants” in Rossmoor: Everyone wants to reduce the
coupon and everyone wants
to avoid affecting the services
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Staff comes up with ways to reduce 2010 costs by altering programs
they prefer. “Let’s accept the
fact that we can’t reduce the
coupon without affecting services,” he said.
Vice President Sheldon Solloway said the Board owes it to
residents to keep the coupon
down. Programs that aren’t
receiving full usage should
be reduced. He used the business analogy when referring to
programs in Rossmoor when
he said, “I don’t keep the store
open when I don’t have customers.”
Pools
This preceded a discussion
on the three pool complexes
and the Fitness Center, their
hours and their staffing. Staff
had made suggestions that included closing each pool and
the Fitness Center at 8 p.m.
year-round; closing earlier on
weekends; and for Hillside and
Dollar pools, closing during
the winter months when residents could use the covered
pool. Reducing lifeguard staffing at Del Valle was also included in the proposed cuts.
Rosenzweig said closing
Hillside for the winter would
save about $1 per manor per
month on the coupon. Finance
Committee Chairman Ken
Haley said two-thirds of the energy costs are accrued in wintertime, and now that there is a
covered pool, there can still be
winter swimming.
But Barnes said closing
Hillside would take away family swim and Director Susan
Williamson said lap swimmers
need Hillside because of all the
classes at Del Valle.
There was definite interest
in closing all pools and the Fitness Center earlier on nights
and weekends. Moschel asked
for staff to put together more
information on the most efficient use of the pools and the
Fitness Center.
News and Channel 28
Communications Manager
Maureen O’Rourke said that
$30,000 could be cut from the
budget of the newspaper if the
size of the paper was reduced
by eight pages. The reduction
would mean the paper would
only carry GRF Board and
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There would have to be other
restrictions imposed, such as
how many letters each resident
could write per month (there
is currently no limit) and how
many times club articles could
run. All the human-interest
components of the paper would
also have to be excised (op-ed
columns, reviews, bridge columns, etc.).
Solloway said advertising is
an important part of the News
and ad revenue is dependent
upon readership, aka “eyeballs” roaming over the pages.
“The mix of what will optimize those eyeballs is really in
your (O’Rourke’s) professional
judgment,” he said.
Giffin said the News is read
by everyone and the savings
offered by cutting pages is
simply not significant.
Finance Committee member Walt Braun said the News
is “the glue that holds the community together,” but it has to
have content that the advertisers will appreciate. He was
concerned that advertising has
gone down and said it will continue to go down. O’Rourke
countered that, in actuality,
advertising has been picking
up in recent months.
In general, the majority of
the committee and the Board
did not want to see any changes to the News other than those
already set forth in the original budget proposal, which includes some staffing cuts and
supply reductions.
However, there was less assuredness about Channel 28.
“We have scant information,”
Rosenzweig said about the impact the TV station has on the
community.
Few members of the Board
or committee were interested in
reducing Channel 28 programming, however, and the Board
was less interested than the
Finance Committee in looking
at some staff reductions in the
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Cuts in News, TV, landscaping, office hours are suggested changes for 2010
Channel 28 office. But there
were enough committee members showing interest that this
will be considered further.
Landscape
Three ways to reduce money through landscaping cutback were introduced by Mutual Operations Director Paul
Donner. Color spots could be
replaced with shrubbery; tree
maintenance could be pruned
back; and turf could be replaced with low-maintenance
plantings. The latter would
produce no savings in the im-
mediate future.
“One of the things that sells
Rossmoor is how beautiful the
place is,” Rosenzweig said.
Putting off tree maintenance was the least popular of
the ideas, as deferring maintenance would likely make costs
higher next year and be potentially damaging to the trees.
Getting rid of the turf seemed
an attractive option, but the
cost for replacement plantings
presented a deterrent for pursuing this now.
Public safety
Public Safety Coordina-
tor Dennis Bell presented the
possibility of reducing office
hours for Securitas in order
to save between $11,000 and
$22,000 annually. The hours
available for residents to pick
up bar codes or identification
cards could be shortened daily
or the office could be closed
one day a week, Bell said.
Admittedly this is an inconvenience for residents, but,
as Director Phoebe Cortessis said, the inconvenience is
probably only a once-a-year
inconvenience, which is bearable, unlike the potential in-
Mutual Operations Director
Paul Donner
Trust Operations
Dan Schrantz
convenience of changing the
bus schedule.
The majority of Board and
committee members liked the
option of having the office
close for one day a week and
would like to consider this for
a vote.
Buses
Director Rita Fredlund said
she was very impressed with
the quality of the report on the
bus service as presented by
Schrantz at the August midmonth meeting, and she was
therefore surprised to see in
the budget plan this proposal
to either alternate fixed route
service on weekdays, which
would effectively double the
wait time for riders, or to drop
the fixed route service altogether in favor of going strictly
to Dial-a-Bus.
Williamson said that for
many residents, the only way
to stay active in this “active senior community” was via the
bus system.
Barnes pointed out that it
did, however, represent significant savings in the range
of $285,000 for the alternate
routes or $70,000 for Dial-aBus only. “It’s not a lifestyle
change, it’s an inconvenience,”
he said.
But Haley said that there is
a threshold at which, if it gets
too inconvenient, people will
not want to use the service at
all.
Braun said the first option
was “too draconian.”
Committee member Tim
Christoffersen said that, while
this has to be looked at from
the financial aspect, the bus
service “goes to the heart of
the community,” and if anything is done, it should be
phased in over several years.
In the end, only Barnes was
willing to change anything
with the bus system.
Information technology
The decision to go ahead
with pulling out pay phones
for an annual budget reduction
of $8,100 was a “no-brainer”
once the Board and committee
heard Information Technology
Manager Debi Tallerico explain it.
Tallerico said there have
been pay phones at various
clubhouses that have received
so little use of late that there
seems no reason to keep them.
At one time, there was revenue
from these phones, but now
there is a charge of $75 per
month per phone to keep them,
Tallerico said.
Her recommendation was to
remove all phones except for
the two at Gateway. The white
“courtesy” phones that tie into
the Rossmoor phone system
would remain in place. Those
phones are programmed for
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GRF employees will pay more for medical benefits in 2010
Revenue ideas presented
9-1-1 and Dial-a-Bus and can
only make local calls.
Employee medical benefits
Included in the proposed
budget package that will go
before the Finance Committee
for its final recommendations
will be a reduction in GRF
contributions to employee
medical benefit plans. Currently, GRF pays 80 percent of
the benefits and the employee
20 percent. The new arrangement, if approved at the Sept.
24 Board meeting, will be a
75/25 split.
Human Resources Manager
Judith Perkins said there are
many options for ways to tier
benefit programs, but after discussions with others in the industry, she concluded that for
a private sector, not-for-profit
business of GRF’s size in this
market, the 75/25 split is more
or less the norm.
Trust facility/property
maintenance projects
Budget Principle 5 calls for
continued funding of Trust facility/property maintenance
projects through the coupon.
Schrantz presented a list to the
Board and Finance Committee
of both necessary and discretionary items for consideration
for the 2010 budget.
Necessary items totaled
$844,500 and included mainly public works projects such
as road repair; open space,
sidewalk, water, drainage and
sewer maintenance; and creating fire-defensible space; as
well as valleywide mechanical
equipment replacement.
Hillside pool is also due for
a major overhaul, with new
heater equipment, resurfacing
of the pool and deck replacement, for a total of $327,000.
Under the list of discretionary items, additional work on
Hillside pool was requested
and it made sense to the group
to follow through with those
items, such as replacing the
lockers and repainting fence
and buildings.
However, there was no support for re-landscaping the
front of Dollar Clubhouse at
this time, or for adding access
control gates at the Fitness
Center.
Cortessis recommended that
one of the discretionary items,
adding a heater to the Del Valle
pool enclosure, be considered
a Trust Fund (capital) expenditure, since it is an improvement, and others concurred.
Revenue and cost recovery
Five suggestions for revenue
enhancement were presented
with the acknowledgment that
any of the items getting the goahead would not be added to
the 2010 budget as revenue due
to there being no way to forecast their effects.
The proposals that will go
forth from this point to be
considered include instituting a Rossmoor Emergency
Response System. Counseling
Services Coordinator Priscilla
Tudor explained that the program would be optional, but
that residents would be able
to rent a pendant-like device
to wear on neck or wrist that,
when pressed, would alert the
chosen respondent (in most
cases, probably Securitas) to
an emergency. There would
be a cost to the resident, but
it would be less than through
an outside vendor, and GRF
would reap some of the rental
profits.
Also considered feasible was
an event-sponsorship program
proposed by Salmons (wearing
his hat as the Resident Services
manager). For modest revenue
gain, GRF would allow vendors
to sponsor events for a fee.
The third program the Board
and Finance Committee was
willing to explore was a return
of the key program, but with
significant modifications and
for a fee. This would be a voluntary program for residents
and would be monitored by a
professional key storage/tracking system vendor.
Two suggestions for cost
recovery were both rejected.
The majority of the Board and
Finance Committee did not
want to see charges instated
General
Walpole
Counsel
Shannon
Counseling Services Coordinator Priscilla Tudor
for Counseling Services support groups and it was decided
it was logistically prohibitive
to try to create occupancy fees
for manors that had third and
fourth residents.
Braun suggested one form
of cost recovery would be to
charge golfers an extra $1 per
round. Moschel told him that
the Golf Advisory Committee
had already explored this option.
Finance Committee member Jean Autrey asked if a $1
increase could be imposed on
Recreation’s ticketed events
and Excursions. Salmons said
he would look into that.
Working capital and
RV cost analysis
GRF CFO Rick Chakoff
said he routinely recommends
keeping $1.5 million in a cash
fund as working capital. The
forecast for the year is that
there should be just about
$2.1 million in the account, he
said.
Chakoff said for this year’s
budget, allowing for about
a $200,000 margin of error, which brings the amount
down to just under $2 million,
$400,000 from the working
capital fund could be used to
offset the coupon. This would
amount to a savings of just under $5 per manor per month on
the coupon, which is calculated
into the proposed budget.
In a brief discussion at the
end of the meeting, Salmons
said that following the April
GRF Board directive to look
at the operating costs of the
RV parking lot and recalibrate
the parking lease fee, staff
had worked up a spreadsheet
of reasonable operating costs.
Using this analysis, a calculation of lease revenue has been
extracted and put into the draft
budget for 2010.
The Roadrunners RV Club
has seen the figures, voiced
some concerns and the conversation continues, Salmons
said, in an effort to smooth out
the differences before the item
comes to the Board for action
at this month’s meeting.
Residents Forum
At Tuesday’s meeting, the
Residents Forum included
three speakers.
Hugh Grey made an appeal
for continuing the bus service
at its current levels and also
for not “gutting” the Rossmoor
News as suggested in the potential program modifications.
Esta Wolfram asked the
Board to avoid any longtime
or seasonal closures of Hillside pool. “Exercise, fresh air,
companionship are more valuable than money,” she said.
John Nutley, with his tongue
firmly planted in cheek, asked
why, for his $701 monthly coupon, he got so little in the way
of services. He then went on
to itemize the “only” things
he gets: one Fitness Center;
two bocce courts; three bowling greens; four picnic areas;
five clubhouses; six arts and
crafts rooms; seven swimming
pools; eight tennis courts; two
libraries; four card rooms; one
theater; one Computer Center;
one newspaper; one TV station; cable television; Counseling Services; two golf courses;
six bus routes; travel services;
24-hour security; street maintenance; fresh water; trash
removal; landscape service;
sewer service; sidewalk maintenance; exterior lighting; and,
as he is part of a co-op, also
building maintenance, appliance care and taxes paid.
Wednesday’s meeting drew
more commentary on potential lawn bowling fees, with
several residents pointing out
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He said that the issue will soon
go away because after the building of Creekside is completed
the time that GRF administrators spend on capital projects
will drop to near zero.
Barnes believes that the allocations of costs should stay with
the Trust and voted against this
principle.
Maintenance on the Trust
In recent years, the cost of
maintenance of Trust assets,
such as swimming pools and
clubhouses, was about $800,000.
This money was shifted from
the Trust to the coupon in 2009.
(Last year, the Board deferred
more than $200,000 of recommended road maintenance to
cut the 2009 spending from
$800,000 to $600,000. Some
Board members were against
this action because the deferred
maintenance still needs to be
done.)
In the years prior to 2009, major maintenance on Trust assets
was paid by the Trust. However,
the wording of the Trust was revisited recently, and it was discovered that the Trust requires
that maintenance of Trust assets
must be paid by the coupon.
Haley and Barnes disagree
over the methods used to soften the impact of moving the
$800,000 maintenance item
from the Trust to the coupon.
“Last year, the Board looked
at ways to soften the impact on
the coupon,” Haley said. “The
Finance Committee recommended against those changes,
but the Board decided to adopt
them.”
The Finance Committee believes that the changes are “accounting manipulations –not illegal, but not good management
practices,” Haley said. “This
goes on all the time in Sacramento … you try to do this for
one year and you start digging a
deeper and deeper hole.”
Barnes disagrees
Barnes said last year’s Board
set about to find ways to offset
the impact of the $800,000 on
the coupon. “Two accounting
changes were approved that decreased the $800,000 increase
by $420,000,” he said. “Other
changes were made and there
was a relatively minor coupon
increase.”
But the Board approved
principles this year that would
add about $600,000 to the operating expenses and Barnes
disagrees with the principles.
He said that if the Board follows the budget principles,
the GRF budget will “start
$600,000 in the hole.”
“I can think of no logical
reason for the Board approving these principles, other
than to have additional money
available to build Creekside
and place that burden squarely
on the coupon,” Barnes said.
He stressed the point that the
Board has promised no coupon
money will be used to build
Creekside. “If the Board enacts these principles, it will
do exactly that unless the residents convince them to do otherwise,” he said.
Creekside
Haley said that the construction of Creekside was never
planned to be a burden on the
coupon. “After construction is
complete, we will no longer
pay $85,000 a year to rent trailers, and the maintenance costs
(of the new buildings) will be
offset by the trailer savings,”
Haley said.
Both Haley and Barnes
agree that Creekside is affordable.
Barnes said the Board’s
conservative pre-established
cash flow model on Creekside
convinced him that the project is feasible and affordable;
however, he had a dilemma.
“I could not vote against it
since it met the affordability
criteria I had agreed to, but I
could not vote for it because to
do so would give implied approval to the offending principles employed in the cash flow
model,” he said. “I reluctantly
made the only decision I could
and abstained.”
Haley said it is clear
that Rossmoor can afford
Creekside. “We evaluated cases covering higher construction
costs, higher interest to borrow
and continuing the accounting manipulations of 2009 and
in all cases less than 70 percent of the Trust’s available
cash flow would be needed to
pay the debt incurred to build
Creekside,” he said. “I’m very
comfortable moving ahead on
Creekside.”
(The Trust’s cash flow is
from the $7,000 membership
fee paid by new residents.)
Personal property
In addition, at the Finance
Committee’s recommendation,
the Board adopted the budget
principle that GRF’s acquisition of personal property such
as equipment, furnishings and
vehicles, should return to the
former billing arrangement. For
2009, as per last year’s Board
vote, all items, including “capital” expenditures of less than
$5,000 were charged to the
Trust. The committee’s recommendation redirects smaller
items to be paid through the
operations budget and only the
capital expenditures over $5,000
to the Trust.
Barnes believes that GRF
should stay with the way it is
being done in 2009 and voted
against this budget principle at
the June meeting. Whereas Haley believes that it is general business practice to treat personal
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Money from the
medical center
Another potential change to
the 2010 budget has to do with
the income from the medical
center leased to John Muir.
The Finance Committee recommends that the funds from
the lease, which have been going to the operating budget to
help fund the pension plan, be
redirected to the Trust Fund.
The Board agreed and made
this a budget principle, selecting a three-year transition period, which would increase the
coupon in 2010 by $2.25 per
manor per month.
Haley said that the GRF
Trust owns the medical center
land and buildings. “The owner
of the asset should get the benefit of the asset,” he said.
There is a possibility that
John Muir Medical Center
will exercise its option to buy
the medical center and, if so,
the lease payments would stop
immediately. Barnes is against
redirecting the rent to the Trust
Fund and would like it to continue to be used to offset a coupon increase.
“The suggestion is that we
ease the shock of losing the rent
by giving it up gradually,” said
Barnes. “This is purportedly
being done for the residents, but
it sounds like it’s being done to
the residents.”
Money not needed
for Creekside
Barnes said that the Boardapproved principles for the
2010 budget, if enacted, would
add about $600,000 (or $7.50
per manor per month) to the
operating expenses (the coupon). He said the Board now
knows that it does not need the
$600,000 to make Creekside
work.
“The $600,000 is coupon
money and the Board members
promised not to use coupon
money to build Creekside,”
Barnes said. “They have an
under-funded pension plan that
has to be funded in a short time
frame. This will be funded by
the coupon and it makes no
sense to add to the coupon by
adding discretionary expenses.”
Barnes said that one of his
goals as a Board member is to
strive to reach a consensus with
fellow Board members and to
be responsive and responsible
to the residents. “When these
conflict, I give priority to the
latter,” he said. “It is unpleasant being at odds with Board
members, but I will not compromise my values in the name
of unity and tranquility.”
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ROSSMOOR N EWS • S EPTEMBER 16 , 2009
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BOARD NEEDS TO BE
SYMPATHETIC TO SENIORS
When I moved to Rossmoor, I thought it was a
perfect place for seniors. Now it has a serious deficit
in pension funds that the Board plans to pass on to
its seniors, many on fixed incomes.
There is talk of cutting bus services. How will
older people, some handicapped, and alone, get
around with bus services cut? Has any effort been
made to negotiate better prices from vendors supplying major services? Coupon increases will cause
tremendous hardship to the greatest majority of residents. Shouldn’t the Board be more sympathetic to
the majority instead of special groups?
Selma Soss
Rossmoor Parkway
A REASON TO LIVE
IN ROSSMOOR
I love Bob Huff’s water exercise classes at the
Fitness Center. I was not aware that the trainers
also set up water exercise programs for individual
residents. I have used the exercise equipment for
several years, but my knees have forced me to look
into the pool workouts. There are 25 or 30 of us
who hop, skip, huff and puff, all in great fun, with
Bob going about twice as fast outside the pool as we
are going inside.
This is another wonderful reason to live in
Rossmoor.
Dorothy Christiansen
Terra California Drive
IT’S TIME TO ACT TOGETHER
In 2003, the courts ruled that only the GRF
Board has the authority to vote for or against capital projects – unless all the Mutuals (beneficiaries
under the Trust) and GRF agree to a change in the
GRF bylaws.
This sharply delineates my contention. Mutuals
can question capital projects proposed by the GRF
Board. Do they harm or benefit the residents? Mutuals can only exercise this responsibility by acting
together. That is where you, I and everyone living in
Rossmoor need to get into the act.
Attend your Mutual’s meetings. Insist a capital
expenditure committee be set up, whose members
will meet with members of similar Mutual committees. They will study GRF’s proposed capital
expenditures, and oppose any that may harm residents. Let’s hire counsel to contend with GRF ‘s
lawyers. By collecting $10 a year from the 6,800
residences in our Mutuals, we could easily afford
the best counsel around.
Let’s go! Let’s do it!
Pasquale A. Quarto
Skycrest Drive
HE STILL DOESN’T GET IT
Dick Locke misses the point (Residents Forum,
Aug. 9): Former CEO Steve Adams’s statements
don’t have the authority or significance he claims.
Mr. Adams stated his opinion, not commitment, on
how he thought medical center rent would be used.
He couldn’t make a commitment because he didn’t
have that authority. Moreover, when he spoke, the
Board hadn’t even discussed allocation of medical
center rent much less taken a position on it. In short,
there was nothing to correct.
Mr. Locke also presumes to interpret my 2005
statement, “Of course the residents will get the
money. Just in what form I can’t say at the present
time.” Getting from that statement to agreement
with Mr. Adams’s opinion ignores my assertion that
I couldn’t say the form in which residents would
benefit.
However, residents benefit from all income. Construction of Peacock Hall, the library, computer and
card rooms, inside access to restrooms from the
Fireside Room, an enclosed pool, improved golf
course greens and sand traps, resurfacing of tennis courts – all are examples of using income for
residents’ benefit.
Finally, Mr. Locke evades what should be the
focus of the debate: On what kind of income do we
construct budgets? This is the question I addressed
in my original letter.
I believe it should be secure and predictable.
Since the medical center may be sold in 2010, we
shouldn’t depend on it to fund everyday operating
expenses. We need to be sure that Rossmoor is being operated on sound financial practices.
Diane C. Mader
Grey Eagle Drive
WHERE IS THE MONEY
COMING FROM?
It’s very strange that the GRF hasn’t been properly funding the retirement accounts as it is required
to do because it supposedly doesn’t have the money.
Well, what is going to happen when the Board is
required to start making payments on the Phase 1
of the Creekside loan, then additional payments on
Phase 2? Where is the “extra money”? The Board
must be loaded with cash.
If the Board has so much money that it is paying
on all these current and new loans, where is all this
new money going to come from? No, don’t even tell
me when all is built that they are going to have to
raise the coupons because they don’t have enough
money coming in to make all these outstanding
loan payments. Of course, they’re not smart enough
to pay off existing loans before starting new ones.
If you think the previous national administration
helped bankrupt the entire financial world, just see
what happens when the needed money for these all
loans come due each month. Just remember, I told
you so.
George L. Ramas
Ptarmigan Drive
IRRESPONSIBLE
DISPOSAL OF WASTE
What is it one doesn’t understand about not
throwing half-eaten food and garbage into the recycling bin and instead packing it up properly and
throwing the garbage into the blue garbage bin
where it belongs? Cutting up carton boxes, smashing cereal boxes, not bundling up newspapers in
shopping bags, as well as disposing of cigarette
butts properly will also help in making more space
available for all residents.
Trying to keep the area clean from flies, animals,
bees and the odor under control requires the coop-
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eration of all of us who live in this beautiful place.
A little consideration and cooperation does go a
long way in making life more pleasant for everyone.
How about doing your share?
Cynthia M. Moss
Oakmont Way
WAKE-UP CALL
I am appalled at the complaints about the emergency phone calls late on the night of Aug. 21, alerting residents in the area to be on the lookout for the
88-year-old missing man.
Being a poor sleeper, I cherish my sleep time,
but I would want to know if one of my neighbors
was missing so I could help locate the person. Who
knows, I, and the complainers too, might be in the
same missing situation some time as that 88-yearold man.
Anne McGrew
Terra Granada Drive
BUMPER CARS
I finally traded in my Toyota Avalon because I
was constantly being hit on the right or left rear
bumper and just in front of it. I spent mega dollars
having the dents and scrapes taken out. So I thought
that getting a smaller car would eliminate this. Well,
I had the new car just over a day and I was scraped
on my left side, taking out chunks of paint.
I believe all of these dents were done at the Fitness Center parking lot. It is unbelievable to me
that none of those who hit me left a note or tried to
reach me. I have seen lots of elderly people walking
into the center with their bathrobes on, barely walking, and have wondered if these people are doing it
and that they have lost their licenses or should lose
them. I have looked at the rear ends of lots of cars
here and at least 40 percent have dents and scrapes
on them, too.
I think that Securitas needs to check all licenses
of people who have cars here and forbid them to
drive if they have no license. Another suggestion is
to angle the parking spaces at Del Valle because I
think that this way is safer in that you don’t need to
turn your car as soon when backing up.
I saw a man standing by a car who said it had
been hit by a lady and he asked her if she had left
her name and address with the car (a new yellow
VW). She said she didn’t hit it when he had watched
her do it. He called the police and they were there
when she came back to the car.
Ann Staley
Golden Rain Road
A BAD PLAN
Judge David Flinn has ruled that the Walnut
Creek City Council gave an unfair advantage to
Macerich-backed plan to expand the Broadway
Plaza, bypassing referendum measures that could
have stopped the project. He described the council’s
actions as “arbitrary” and “capricious” and ordered
that the city must either set an election on the opponent’s referendums or repeal the earlier decision to
allow the expansion.
In his ruling, Flinn stated that the city’s inaction on the referendums was unreasonable by allowing only one measure on the ballot in November
and not the others. Thus, many citizens who signed
the referendums have been ignored and their rights
trampled upon.
The proposed expansion of the Broadway Plaza
provides no guarantee that a particular retailer will
occupy the space. It will create added traffic and
parking problems at one of the city’s most congested locations (Main and Mt. Diablo). Few of us in
Rossmoor will shop at a very expensive store except
to browse. Please vote to deny approval of this very
bad plan.
Clyde Rich
Terra Granada Drive
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ROSSMOOR N EWS • S EPTEMBER 16, 2009
COLUMNS & OPINIONS
A PROGRESSIVE VOICE
Proposition 13
By Shirley Allen
roposition 13, now 31 years old, is a major cause
of California’s budget woes for two reasons.
First, it reduced property taxes by 57 percent.
Howard Jarvis claimed that it had “saved the taxpayers,” and therefore cost the state $528 billion. Second,
it required a two-thirds majority of both houses of the
Legislature to raise any taxes, but placed no restriction on cutting taxes.
Although it was touted as a relief from high property
taxes on retired homeowners, whose assessments had
risen with the increase in the market value of their property, Prop. 13 has had a number of unforeseen effects.
1. It increased government expenses because the
state had to spend its revenue to make up for the shortfall in property taxes that had funded cities and counties. The increase in state funding also increased the
state’s political power over cities and counties.
2. Limits on state revenue caused a big reduction
in funding of local services – schools, streets, sewers,
fire and police protection, local welfare agencies, and
libraries. California’s educational system dropped
from one of the top in the United States to the bottom.
3. Cities and towns voted special assessments on
property to make up for the shortfall, but not all were
able to pass such increases in revenue. At the same
time cities increased (regressive) sales taxes from an
average of 5 percent to over 8 percent in some counties. These two moves increased the gap between rich
and poor.
4. Cities also charged such high fees for developers
(to cover costs of increased services) that prospective
developers moved their projects out of town, thus increasing urban sprawl.
5. Prop. 13 had a national influence that produced
widespread tax cutting, helped elect Ronald Reagan,
P
FROM THE RIGHT
Why From the Right?
By Richard Anderson
e are now into Year Two
of this column and some
explanation is in order
for why I refuse to get in step with
the majority of Rossmoor residents
and continue to march to the beat of
a different drummer. Those of you
who courageously persevere in reading my scribblings
deserve an answer.
I was not always a conservative. There was a time
in my life when I was a Democrat, voting for such liberal candidates as Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey,
George McGovern, and – to my eternal shame – Jimmy
Carter. There were signs of ambivalence even as a registered Democrat, however, as when I crossed the line
in the secrecy of the voting booth and voted for a Republican.
This occurred in 1966 while I was living in Maryland. The governor’s race that year was heated, pitting a
racist Democrat against the congenial, highly regarded
Baltimore County Executive Spiro “Ted” Agnew. Had
I only known. But the point is that a good conscience
would not allow me to vote Democratic that year, a
stubbornness of character that resurfaced in 1980 and
continues to this day.
Yet my persistence in living on the Right took on
more substance over time than simply choosing among
the social flavors of the month. Enter, then, the Polish
philosopher Leszek Kolakowski who died last July at
his home in Oxford, England, just shy of his 82nd birthday. Not a household name? Nor for me either, but as I
read the story of his life I came to view him as a soul
mate.
Like another great Polish thinker, this one a theologian, Karol Wojtyla, who went to heaven by way of
Rome on his journey to sainthood, Kolakowski lived
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and began the movement to starve governments. Taxes today have not risen anywhere near the customary level in the pre-Reagan era. The loss of human
services caused the new phenomenon of widespread
homelessness.
6. Perhaps the largest effect of Prop. 13 was a shift
of the property tax burden from commercial property to homeowners. Because the aging population
of home owners was forced to move to houses nearer their children or to retirement communities, they
no longer benefited from the provisions of Prop. 13.
Homebuyers paid property taxes based on current
value and increased tax rates needed to replace some
of the revenue lost by Prop. 13.
But commercial property owners from the local
bank to the largest corporations in California that did
not move are still paying rates based on their property
And yet Prop. 13, commonly called
the third rail of California’s politics,
is considered untouchable by most
politicians. There are, however,
stirrings of protest after the spectacle
of this year’s struggle to pass a budget.
assessment of 1978. Smaller businesses that changed
owners have devised ways of concealing the sale,
which would require reassessment of the property.
One way was to form a partnership with a future buyer and keep the company name. Another was for the
buyer to give voting rights to the former owner.
The result is that commercial properties generally
are taxed at a much lower rate than homeowners. For
example, the Capitol Records building in Hollywood
is taxed at the rate of 5 cents per square foot while
a homeowner of a medium-priced home ($300,000)
in the county is assessed at $3 per square foot, or 60
times as much. Bringing this disparity closer to home,
in 2006, Warren Buffet paid a property tax on his $4
through and thought through the varieties of the totalitarian temptations. He was 12 when the Wehrmacht
overran Poland. He witnessed the destruction of the
Warsaw ghetto later in the war. In 1945, Soviet tyranny
succeeded the Nazi variety, and Kolakowski grew up
witnessing what a proletarian paradise looks like.
Although he came of age as a professed Marxist, by
the mid-1960s Kolakowski’s disillusionment was far advanced, and in 1968 he was dismissed from his post at
Warsaw University for “forming the opinions of young
people in a direction glaringly contradictory to the
dominate tendency of the development of the country.”
Later that year, Kolakowski left Poland and embarked on a career in the West. He made stops at Berkeley, which gave him an opportunity learn firsthand
about, and therefore despise, the New Left culture of
the 1960s; and at Yale, the University of Chicago and
The escape from this disease of liberalism lies in
understanding that “tolerance” and “openness”
must be limited by positive values if they are not
to be vacuous. In short, we must believe in the
rule of law, respect for the individual, religious
freedom, property rights, the separation of
church and state, and in ourselves.
Oxford, his intellectual homes for the last decades of
his life.
Roger Kimball, coeditor and publisher of the “New
Criterion” and the publisher of “Encounter Books,”
sums up Kolakowski’s thoughts. As Barack Obama and
the Democrats appear willing to herd us down the path
to socialism, we should take note.
A corollary of Kolakowski’s criticism of Marxism
was his appreciation of the virtues of capitalism and
the free market as indispensable enablers of freedom.
“Capitalism,” he noted, in 1995: developed spontaneously and organically from the spread of commerce.
Nobody planned it, and it did not need an all-embracing ideology, whereas socialism was an ideological
million home in Los Angeles of $2,264 while I paid
$3,686 on a 1,000-square- foot condominium valued
at $300,000. In 1975, in Los Angeles County, houses
paid about 40 percent of the property taxes compared
to about 47 percent paid by commercial-industrial
property owners. In 2009, house owners pay about 56
percent while businesses pay 31 percent.
This result caused the Los Angeles Times (July 13,
2009) to call Prop. 13 “a wolf in sheep’s clothing.” Paul
Krugman (July 2, 2009) wrote, “The seeds of California’s current crisis were planted more than 30 years
ago, when voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition
13, a ballot measure that placed the state’s budget in a
straitjacket.” Time (June 27, 2009) wrote “At the root
of California’s misery lies Proposition 13, the anti-tax
measure that ignited the conservative era.”
And yet Prop. 13, commonly called the third rail
of California’s politics, is considered untouchable by
most politicians. There are, however, stirrings of protest after the spectacle of this year’s struggle to pass
a budget. Lenny Goldberg, the present director of the
conservative Tax Reform Association, has lobbied for
a “split- roll” tax, which would separate residential
from commercial property and continue the benefits
of Prop. 13 to homeowners who have not moved while
reassessing commercial property on the basis of present market value. A similar movement has begun in
the Bay Area.
The tax revolt has conditioned the populace to consider taxes an evil imposed by a despotic government,
instead of the essential basis of democracy. Paying fair
taxes is our patriotic duty. The tax revolt has moved
our nation closer to third world countries where the
main expense of government is for the military, where
the rich live in mansions behind walls, and the poor
are imprisoned or ignored.
In California, the same party that sponsored Prop.
13 has increased state expenses with the huge cost
engendered by the Three Strikes Law and the loss of
revenue from the abolition of the auto license tax. A
first step in returning California to financial stability
is reforming Proposition 13 by instituting a split-roll
tax assessment and reining in spending by initiatives.
construction. Ultimately, capitalism is human nature at
work – that is, man’s greed allowed to follow its course
– whereas socialism is an attempt to institutionalize
and enforce fraternity. It seems obvious by now that a
society in which greed is the main motivation of human
action, for all of its repugnant and deplorable aspects,
is incomparably better than a society based on compulsory brotherhood.
Kimball goes on to point out that part of what made
Kolakowski’s reflections on freedom and its vicissitudes
so fruitful was his understanding that human freedom
is inextricably tied to a recognition of limits, which in
the end involves recognition of the sacred. In an interview from 1991, he argued that “mankind can never get
rid of the need for religious self-identification: who am
I, where did I come from, where do I fit in, why am I
responsible, what does my life mean, how will I face
death? Religion is a paramount aspect of human culture. Religious need cannot be ex-communicated from
culture by rationalist incantation. Man does not live by
reason alone.”
Kolakowski also warns that liberalism, which is to
say liberal societies rather than a political mindset,
implies openness to other points of view, even those
points of view whose success would destroy liberalism. Extending tolerance to those points of view is a
prescription for suicide. The escape from this disease
of liberalism lies in understanding that “tolerance” and
“openness” must be limited by positive values if they
are not to be vacuous. In short, we must believe in the
rule of law, respect for the individual, religious freedom, property rights, the separation of church and state,
and in ourselves.
Western democratic society is rooted in what he
called a “vision of the world.” Part of that vision is a
commitment to openness, but openness is not the same
thing as moral agnosticism. “In order to defend itself,”
Kolakowski wrote, “the pluralist order should voice
its fundamental values ceaselessly and loudly.” And, I
would add, without apology.
So there you have it. Leszek Kolakowski’s name does
not flow effortlessly over the Anglo-Saxon tongue but
his wisdom finds welcome in the conservative soul.
BOOMER BUZZ
A VIEW FROM A ROSSMOOR BABY BOOMER
Rossmoor encounters
By Doug Hergert
n Sunday mornings, Elaine
and I usually head down
the hill and out the gates
for an early morning stroll to the
Rossmoor Safeway. We always
seem to need milk and orange juice,
and we’re usually on the outlook for
something interesting to cook for Sunday breakfast.
Along the way and on the way back, we pass other
residents: joggers; dog walkers; golfers; people just
out for a bit of morning air and exercise; and worshippers on their way to mass at St. Anne’s. It’s always
a friendly parade of people. Everyone greets us, and
some even stop briefly to comment on the weather or
some other quotidian topic.
This last Sunday, as we walked back to Rossmoor
with our canvas bags full of groceries, we looked up
and saw St. Anne’s parking lot filling up with cars. In
the casual logic of early-morning conversation, this
led one of us to challenge the other to a memory exercise: Who can list all 10 of the Commandments?
Now, I had a rigorous Protestant upbringing. Elaine
was raised Catholic, and went to Catholic schools for
the 12 years of her childhood education. We each figured we could easily recite all of the Commandments.
But by the time we’d reached the Rossmoor gates,
we had together come up with only eight of them. Two
missing. Just at that moment we looked up and saw,
approaching us, a nicely dressed silver-haired woman, who seemed to be reading something, possibly
devotional in nature. I imagined she was walking to
church.
I gasped silently. Both Elaine and I have recently
had the experience – in two separate occasions – of
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falling flat on our faces while failing to pay attention
to the unevenness of sidewalks in San Francisco. Utter humiliation aside, the result was not at all pretty
in either case. I did not want to see this happen to
a Rossmoor resident who was reading a book while
walking, perhaps on her way to church. But the woman seemed to have an air of purposeful confidence
about her, so I pushed the fear out of my mind.
Elaine said, “Let’s ask her if she knows the other
two commandments.” No one has ever accused Elaine
of shyness. Before I could stage-whisper my objections, we had met up with the woman and Elaine was
already asking her question.
“Excuse me. We’ve just been trying to remember
the Ten Commandments, and we can only think of
eight. Can you help us with the other two?” Mortified,
I was by now gazing intently in the other direction,
trying my best to look like an innocent bystander, possibly with a limited grasp of the English language.
The woman looked up at us from her book and
shot us a sweet, understanding smile. Her expression
seemed to say that she’d just been expecting someone
to stop and ask her this very question.
Without missing a beat she replied, “Well, you
know, the nuns always drilled these things into us. Let
me see…” And then she proceeded to recite all 10 of
the commandments, in order. Once or twice she paused
coyly in a pretense of faulty memory; but in fact the
whole list was absolutely fresh in her mind. I had the
feeling that if I’d asked her please to recite the entire
book of Exodus, right there at the Rossmoor gates, she
would have looked at her watch to see if there was quite
enough time before she was due elsewhere.
As she went through the list, we recognized the
two prohibitions we’d forgotten, ironically the very
two that a writer and a lawyer should have thought of
first: not to take God’s name in vain, a stern reminder
of the intrinsic power and potential danger of words;
and not to bear false witness against your neighbor, a
cornerstone of effective law in society.
We thanked her. Ever the would-be jester, I mumbled something inane along the lines of, “Our lives are
so boring these days, we never get around to breaking
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any of the commandments.” In response she gave me
her wise, understanding, other-worldly smile again
and said, “Yes, that’s what happens in life.” We said
our good-byes. She proceeded on, perhaps to church.
We went home to breakfast.
A brief book review
I’ve just finished reading Lorrie Moore’s fine new
novel, “A Gate at the Stairs.” Moore has received a lot
of recent press attention. Her following among American readers is large and enthusiastic; and this is her
first new book in a decade. She is a light, witty, subtly
observant and brilliantly playful writer who loves the
sound and the occasional nonsense of words and expressions. It was perhaps Nabokov who wrote, “Take
care of the sound and the sense will take care of itself”; this unlikely axiom applies perfectly to Moore’s
compulsively readable fiction.
Paradoxically, Moore’s themes are dark: in this
book she deals with failed love, dysfunctional relationships, outrageous dishonesty, secret tragic pasts,
irresponsible adult behavior, missed opportunities,
and, worst of all, parents immersed in the anguishing
loss of children.
“A Gate at the Stairs” takes place in the year just
after 9/11. The book’s main character and narrator is
a smart and acutely self-aware 20-something farm girl
on her way to her first year of college in a small Midwestern academic town. She seems at first to make
good decisions: finding a compatible roommate for a
shared apartment, settling into the rigorous routines
of college life, taking an emotionally satisfying parttime job, falling in love with a handsome and funny
classmate, and going back to the farm on holidays
to renew relationships with her parents and younger
brother.
But one by one all of these events turn uncontrollably dire. Although Moore is never explicit about this,
the cosmic shadow of 9/11 always seems inevitably
to alter the outcome of each turn in the girl’s life. In
the end, Moore’s real theme is perhaps destined to become one of the poignant subjects of early twenty-first
century fiction: What does it mean to come of age in
a post-9/11 world?
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A RTS & LEISURE
Drama Association presents
its first play, ‘Love Letters”
Table reading program under way
The new Drama Association of Rossmoor (DOAR) will present its first play of season, “Love Letters,” at 3 p.m. on Tuesday
and Wednesday, Sept. 29 and 30, in Peacock Hall at Gateway.
The play will feature Rossmoor residents Jean Wilcox and Tim
Wise in the starring roles.
Wilcox has been an actor and teacher of theater arts for more
than 30 years. She has appeared in many productions in the Bay
Area, including the portrayal of Mistress Quickly in “Henry IV,
Part 1” at what was then Walnut Creek Civic Arts Repertory.
She received a Shellie award for outstanding actress in “Shirley
Valentine” and was nominated for outstanding supporting actress
in “Move Over Mrs. Markham.” She is currently teaching acting
in DAOR’s Academy classes and classes on Shakespeare at CSU
East Bay in Concord.
Wise’s acting career extends back to his days as a student at
Harvard University, where he played in a couple of the famous
“Hasty Pudding” shows. He has played lead roles in his acting
career in Boston, where he grew up, New York and Los Angeles,
including Victor in “The Price” at Boston Square Playhouse, the
Paycock in “Juno and the Paycock” at Wellesley College Theatre
and Chausible in “The Importance of Being Earnest” at the California Artists Repertory Theatre.
The story of “Love Letters” revolves around the wealthy Melissa Gardner and Andrew Makepeace Ladd III. They sit side
by side at desks and read the notes, letters and cards exchanged
from childhood for the next 50 years. Melissa is portrayed as
having grown up rich and spoiled. She is artistic, lascivious, divorced, and eventually alcoholic, bipolar and suicidal. Andy is a
“square,” destined for Yale, and later to become a naval officer,
lawyer, and U.S. senator.
Tickets are $10 for DAOR members and $15 for nonmembers.
Seats are still available. Call Anna Ingenito for reservations at
938-3232 or e-mail her at [email protected].
Other news
DAOR inaugurated its “table reading” program this month.
Twenty-four small groups of up to eight persons each are meeting
in residences or Rossmoor public meeting places to read copies
of plays that have been purchased by DAOR from book outlets
throughout the nation.
Mary Lembke, who is coordinating this massive program,
said that all but three of the 96 copies of plays circulating once
a month are by well-known playwrights. The three exceptions
are original plays by Rossmoor playwrights: David Wilcox, who
wrote “Excommunication,” and Bud Lembke, who wrote “Defining the Exit” and “She Would Be Mayor.”
DAOR’s Academy, with classes at various levels of acting
taught by Jean Wilcox and Jean Georgacopolis, is now three
months old. The plan is for graduates of this program to be cast
in public readings of plays.
Ballroom Dance Club goes
Hawaiian for next event
Music is by Manny Gutierrez
The Ballroom Dance Club will have a Hawaiian theme for
its next dance on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 7 to 10 p.m. in the
Sierra Room at Del Valle Clubhouse.
There will also be an announcement at this dance regarding
proposed changes to the qualifications for membership.
Attendees are welcome to wear their Hawaiian shirts, muumuus and sarongs as they dance to the music of the Manny
Gutierrez Band.
There is a $5 fee per couple at the door for members. The
club furnishes the refreshments. Members are welcome to
bring their own libations or snacks.
The club invites any couple who would like to perform
an exhibition of their dance skills, either from taking dance
classes or private instruction, to contact Rusty Van Hoose at
891-4255 or Marlene Miller at 952-4267.
The club’s next board meeting will be held on Saturday,
Oct. 3, at 10 a.m. in the Ivy Room at Dollar Clubhouse. The
club welcomes any comments or questions.
The club’s contacts are Van Hoose, president; Pat Brady,
vice president, 935-6827; Lynne Fry, secretary, 256-4245; and
Jo Hurst, treasurer, 949-4771.
The Wranglers will perform for Fun Day this week.
The Wranglers will play for Fun Day
The country and western band the Wranglers will perform at Fun Day on Thursday,
Sept. 17, at noon in the Sierra Room at Del
Valle Clubhouse.
The band consists of Don Maynard, Bette
Spinrad, Walt Wilms and Gus Machado.
In his youth, Maynard was always fascinated hearing music performed live, whether at a high school community concert or a
western cowboy band performance in New
England. As a grade school teacher in Hayward, Maynard had his guitar handy to lead
the class in song. He plays electric bass, guitar and banjo.
Wilms was part of a western music family while growing up in Fresno. His fondest
memories are playing his harmonica while
his dad played violin.
Spinrad comes from a talented family of
musicians. She plays guitar, banjo and the
mandolin. She has her own CD of original
songs titled “Relationships.”
Machado was born in Shanghai, China. His
list of music idols includes, Tom Mix, Gene
Autry and Roy Rogers. His choice of architectural design as a career did not preclude his
singing and playing his harmonica at numerous venues as an amateur performer.
Café Mocha will offer a wide variety of
food items for sale prior to the show, such
as hot dogs, sandwiches, salads, doughnuts,
cookies and more. Stay after the show and
play bingo for the benefit of Friends of Meals
on Wheels from 1 to 2:30 p.m. There is a
small fee to play bingo.
Fun Day is a free program sponsored by
the Recreation Department and is open to all
residents and their guests.
Devil Mountain Jazz Band returns to
play at Dixieland Jazz Club event
The Dixieland Jazz Club of Rossmoor hosts a
return engagement of the popular Devil Mountain Jazz Band on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 7:30
p.m. in the Sierra Room at Del Valle Clubhouse.
The Devil Mountain Jazz Band, led by Ken
Keeler, is a local eight-piece ensemble that continues to preserve the popular music of the late
1800s through the early 1930s, and the West
Coast revival jazz of the 1940s. The band performs ragtime, blues, Dixieland standards, gospel and novelty tunes.
The band is best known for the two trumpet
sounds of the Joe Oliver and Lu Watters bands,
and the orchestrated “hot dance” music of the
late 1920s popularized by Armstrong, Hardin,
Dodds, Ory and Morton in Chicago in the late
1920s.
Since 1982, this active band has performed
at several hundred jazz festivals, scores of jazz
society and civic concerts and cruises, as well as
monthly concerts in the East Bay.
Keeler plays the banjo and guitar; Virginia Tichenor, piano; Pete Main, clarinet and
saxophone; Noel Weidkamp and Ken Brock,
cornet; Glen Calkins, trombone; Allan Grissette, drums; and Rick Elmore, tuba and
trombone.
Admission to this event is $5 for members
and $10 for nonmembers. There will be dancing,
theater seating, door prizes and fun participation in the parasol parade.
For information, call Ruth Gardner at 2879076.
Chamber Orchestra opens season
Concert features jazz violinist Jeremy Cohen
The Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra will
open its 2009-10 season with “Music That Tells a
Story,” showcasing jazz violinist Jeremy Cohen.
He is an internationally renowned soloist, recording artist and composer.
The concert is Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7:30
p.m. at the Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic
Drive, Walnut Creek.
The program will feature Cohen’s “Hot Fiddle
Soup” and “Ellington Medley.”
The evening’s program also includes Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf,” featuring KGO Radio
personality Scott Lettieri as guest narrator.
The orchestra will also perform Beethoven’s
“Egmont Overture,” Telemann’s “Don Quixote”
and Paul Dukas’ “Sorcerer’s Apprentice.”
Timothy M. Smith is the orchestra’s music director and conductor.
Tickets to the performance are $15 to $18. Call
943-7469 or go to www.lesherartscenter.org.
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ENTERTAINMENT NOTES One City, One Book events include
Two fun-filled musicals now
playing at Lesher Center
By Charles Jarrett
i a b l o T h ea tre Company, for merly
k now n a s D iablo
Light Opera Company, has brought back
a fun-filled musical
from the 1940s, “On
the Town,” which was very
popular on stage and screen.
Center Repertory Company
is also offering a delightful new musical, “All Shook
Up,” recently receiving great
reviews on Broadway. This
show takes the music made
popular by Elvis Presley and
creates a fun-filled and outrageously funny story.
I highly recommend both
these musicals that are playing at the Lesher Center for
the Arts in Walnut Creek.
“On the Town” is a delightful comedy about three wartime “gobs” (sailors) on 24hour shore leave and a yearning to discover why the world
calls New York City “one
hell-of-a-town.” The musical
introduced several songs that
became very popular and recorded over and over again by
numerous stars: “New York,
New York,” “Lonely Town”
and “Some Other Time.” The
musical integrates dance into
its storytelling.
In a rather somewhat silly
storyline, one of the guys
spies a poster of a beautiful
girl featured as “New York
City’s Miss Turnstile of the
Month.” The story ushers the
gobs off on an all-consuming
mission to “find that girl.”
Naturally, before the 24-hour
pass expires, each of the sailors becomes enamored with
the particular charms of a
particular woman of their
own– and of course, the city
itself.
Naturally, the stage cannot
easily capture the nuances
of the Brooklyn Bridge, the
Rockefeller Center and the
American Museum of Natural History, but scenic designer Robert Broadfoot has
created a special and spectacular ambiance that will
make New Yorkers feel right
at home.
This musical stars six really outstanding actors who
portray the three gregarious guys and three gorgeous
gals. Director Mindy Cooper
sought out and secured the
talents of Bryan McElroy
(Gabey), Ryan Drummond
(Ozzie) and Mark Farrell
(Chip), the three love-struck
gobs. McElroy played Tommy DeVito in the touring
production of “Jersey Boys”
during its 2007 run in San
Francisco.
While the guys are great,
so are the gals with Hope Mirlis (as the sexy and provocative Hildy Esterhazy), Emma
Goldin (Claire de Loone) and
D
Courtney Iventosch
(the subway postergirl Ivy Smith). There
are numerous other
performers who contribute significantly
to the production, but
none more so than the
extraordinary dancers
of the Company C Contemporary Ballet which, through
its director, Charles Anderson, brings to the core of this
exciting production, a pluperfect 13-member ensemble of
classically trained dancers. I
have always loved classical
ballet but when integrated
into a story of this type, their
“moving, provocative, sensual and entertaining” talent
sets this show apart from just
about any local musical productions we have seen in recent years.
Stellar, stunning and enthralling, this production is
an old-fashioned heartwarming musical that should absolutely not be missed. The
orchestra under the very capable direction of Cheryl Yee
Glass once again brings a
brilliantly directed and funfilled musical to its full fruition.
Performances of “On the
Town” run through Sept. 27.
Call the Lesher Center ticket
office at 943-7469 or visit the
Web site at www.lesherartscenter.org.
Raving about “All
Shook Up”
Now, time to take another
deep breath as I am still in
“rave” mode and about to
shout about another terrific
production taking place at
the same time, in the same
venue, with Center Repertory
Company’s brilliantly funny,
superbly directed “All Shook
Up.”
This musical is all new
and altogether intrinsically
in tune with the music and
character of movies made
by America’s great rock and
roller, Elvis Presley!
The story is an upbeat modern take on Shakespeare’s
“Twelfth Night,” especially
as it relates to mistaken identities causing a mismatch of
lovers’ interests. The lead
character, Chad, is slightly
reminiscent of a cross between Brando’s motorcycle,
show-boating character in
the movie “The Wild One,”
and Presley’s rebel character
in, “Wild in the Country.”
The story takes place in the
mid 1950s, as a young, handsome, motorcycle riding, guitar playing, sexy crooning,
roustabout, Chad (David Sattler), pulls into a small Midwest town. Before the roar of
his motorcycle dies out, he is
immediately seen by all the
women in town as a tantalizing piece of non-conformity.
program featuring resident, discussion
This year’s selection for
events are also planned
One City, One Book: Walin October. The one for
nut Creek Reads is the New
Rossmoor residents is
York Times’ bestseller “The
Thursday, Oct. 1, at 10
Guernsey Literary and Poa.m. in the Fireside Room
tato Peel Pie Society.”
at Gateway Clubhouse.
The popularity of the
Other discussions will be
book has inspired a series
Thursday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m. at
of community events that
the Ygnacio Valley Library,
will celebrate the book this
2661 Oak Grove Road, Walfall. One program includes
nut Creek, and Wednesday,
Rossmoor resident Susan
Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. at Barnes
Hochschild, who escaped
& Noble, 1149 S. Main St.,
Europe during World War
Walnut Creek.
II. A book discussion for
“The Guernsey Literary
Rossmoor residents is also
and Potato Peel Pie Sociplanned.
ety” is a quick read. Copies
Written by Mary Ann
of the book are available at
Shaffer and her niece, Anlocal bookstores and at the
nie Barrows, the novel tells
following Walnut Creek lothe story, through a series
cations: Rossmoor Library;
of letters, of an English au- Co-author Annie Barrows will be in Ygnacio Valley Library;
thor living in the shadow Walnut Creek Thursday night to talk Walnut Creek Park Place
of World War II. It tells about her book.
Library, Broadway and
of what she learns about
Civic Drive; and Friends
friendship, literature, love and to England via Kindertrans- Used Book Store, 1910 Olymthe human spirit when she port, which rescued some pic Blvd., Suite 101.
is befriended by a group of 10,000 predominantly Jewish
The book is also available
Guernsey Islanders who sur- children from Nazi-occupied on audio CD and audiotape
territory.
vived the Nazi occupation.
and in large print.
Paula Boswell lived in HolKicking off the month-long
Now in its fourth year, One
series of community events land and was a teenager dur- City, One Book: Walnut Creek
is an already soldout evening ing liberation. Doreen Ain- Reads is a citywide reading
with Barrows on Thursday, scough was a child living in event that encourages comSept. 24. Call the Walnut Lancashire, England, during munity members to read the
Creek Library Foundation at the war.
same book at the same time
Dramatic reading
935-5395 to inquire about adand then participate in a series
The book’s characters will of community wide events that
ditional tickets.
come to life at a dramatic celebrate the book.
Rossmoorian talks
reading on Monday, Oct. 12,
about her experiences
For information, go to
Memories of the World War at 7:15 p.m. at the Lesher www.WalnutCreekReads.org
II civilian experiences will be Center for the Arts in Walnut or call 938-1481.
explored on Tuesday, Sept. 29, Creek.
One City, One Book is preTickets are $10 and are sented by the Contra Costa
at 7 p.m. at the Walnut Creek
Senior Center Social Hall in available through the Lesher County Library, Walnut Creek
Civic Park. Admission is free. Center box office, online at Branch of the American AssoThree local women will www.WalnutCreekReads.org,
ciation of University Women,
share their personal and very or by sending a check, payable Walnut Creek Library Foundifferent experiences as chil- to the Walnut Creek Library dation, Walnut Creek and Ygdren who lived in Europe dur- Foundation, to P.O. Box 4979, nacio Valley Friends of the
Walnut Creek, CA 94596.
ing the war.
Library groups, the Rossmoor
Book discussions
A native of Vienna, HochLibrary and the City of WalThree free book discussion nut Creek.
schild was shuttled to safety
Jane Viator to discuss Antiques Road Show
Rossmoor resident Jane Viator will give a
slide show presentation on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at
2 p.m. in Peacock Hall at Gateway.
She will take the audience behind the scenes
at the “Antiques Roadshow,” sharing slides and
stories from the road, including the program’s
recent visit to nearby San Jose.
Viator is the senior contributing editor for
“Antiques Roadshow Insider,” the monthly magazine of the popular television program. She has
had at least one story about antiques and collectibles in every issue since it first rolled off the
presses eight years ago.
Viator grew up around her mother’s antique
business. She and her husband Robert have
owned and restored three old houses, and much
of her professional life has involved writing and
research.
The program will be followed by a questionand-answer session about the program and the
publication.
This free program is sponsored by the Recreation Department and is open to all residents
and their guests.
Collette Vacations gives presentation on Excursions
Join Rossmoor’s Excursion Desk and Collette
Vacations on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 4:30 p.m. at
Dollar Clubhouse for a slide-show presentation
on their extended excursions.
Jay Fehan, district sales manager for Collette
Vacations, will present upcoming trips and answer any questions.
Collette Vacations offers over 150 programs
to destinations on all seven continents. Travelers
can choose from small group tours, educational
travel, train journeys and river cruises. With
knowledgeable, professional tour managers and
an industry-leading cancellation waver, Collette
Vacations makes seeing the world simple and
hassle-free.
Fehan will present the following trips:
• California New Years Gateway, featuring
the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Crystal
Cathedral, Dec. 29 through Jan. 2;
• Wine and Wonders of South America, a
journey through Chile and Argentine, Feb. 24
through March 6, 2010;
• Exploring Greece and Its Islands, featuring
Classical Greece, Mykonos and Santorini, April
18 through May 2, 2010;
• New York City with accommodations at the
Waldorf Astoria Hotel, April 22 through 26,
2010;
• Oberammergau Passion Play, summer
2010.
There are detailed itineraries available at the
Excursion Desk, as well as at the presentation
itself. For information, visit the Excursion Desk
at Gateway or call 988-7731.
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Angela Dean-Baham to
Diablo Symphony opens new season
present an evening of classics All-Mendelssohn concert in Rossmoor and at Lesher
Internationally celebrated soprano Angela Dean-Baham will
present an evening of opera and
musical classics, featuring piano
accompanist Kristen Pankonina,
in the Fireside Room at Gateway
on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m.
Dean-Baham will perform
selections from productions in
which she has appeared, including “Porgy and Bess,” “Carmen,”
the Broadway Shows “Ragtime”
and “A Little Night Music,” plus
arias from such well-loved operas as “La Boheme,” “Rigoletto,” “Candide” and more.
Dean-Baham appeared as Sarah in “Ragtime” with Woodminster Summer Musicals in 2006.
Other opera roles performed include Micaela in “Carmen,” Anne
Truelove in “The Rake’s Progress,” and Erste Dame in “Die
Zauberflôte.” She is a member
of the internationally recognized
Andrea Fulton Chorale, which
performs the annual Bracebridge
Dinner holiday celebration at Yosemite National Park.
At the Leontyne Price Vocal Arts Competition, she was
named a third place regional
winner and was also a finalist in
the Columbus Opera Competition. She has been selected as a
finalist in the 2008 IBLA Bellini
Grand Prize Vocal Competition
and will be a featured artist at
the Cite de la Musique Arts Fes-
Angela Dean-Baham
tival in Paris.
She is currently producing
a one-woman show titled “The
Unsung Diva,” to be produced in
2009 by the Afro Solo Theater
Company of San Francisco.
Dean-Baham graduated from
Spelman College and continued
her studies at the University of
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where she obtained
a master’s degree in voice. Tickets for this event are $10 and
may be purchased in advance at
the Excursion Desk at Gateway.
The ticket price includes wine,
juice and light snacks. This program is sponsored by the Recreation Department and is open to
all residents and their guests.
The Diablo Symphony Orchestra will open
its 47th season with guest conductor John Kendall Bailey and an all-Mendelssohn concert featuring the return of violinist Andrew Sords and
Voices of Musica Sacra.
A Rossmoor performance is Thursday, Sept.
24, at 8 p.m. in the Fireside Room at Gateway. A
$5 donation is requested.
A performance at the Lesher Center for the
Arts, Walnut Creek, is Sunday, Sept. 27, at 7:30
p.m. Tickets are $18 for seniors. Call 943-7469
or go to www.lesherartscenter.org.
Bailey will assume the podium in place of
longtime conductor Joyce Johnson-Hamilton.
She has accepted an invitation to conduct the
Seoul Symphony in Korea in a special concert
of music of the late pop music star Michael
Jackson.
The program, celebrating the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn’s birth, will include Trumpet Overture, Op. 101 and Symphony No. 4 in A
Major, Op.90. Sords will perform the compos-
er’s Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64.
Sords, 24, began his solo career on European and American concert stages at age 14.
He is completing his undergraduate education
at the Cleveland Institute of Music while pursuing a solo career that includes concerts in
New York, the Netherlands, Israel and Puerto
Rico.
In addition to his roles as a composer and
teacher, Bailey is also the director of Voices of
Musica Sacra, a 40-member community choir,
and Trinity Light Opera in Castro Valley. He is
associate conductor of the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra and guest conductor of the Oakland East Bay Symphony.
Voices of Musica Sacra, founded in 1993, is
a community chorus that performs primarily
classical, sacred choral music. Over the years,
the choir has sung with the Diablo Symphony,
including a concert in 2003 of Orff’s “Carmina
Burana.” The choir has also sung with the California Symphony.
Diablo Theatre Company partners with
Company C Ballet to present ‘On the Town’
Joined by dancers from Company C Contemporary Ballet, the Diablo Theatre Company
will present Leonard Bernstein’s classic “On the
Town” through Sept. 27 at the Lesher Center for
the Arts in Walnut Creek.
A high-stepping musical about three adventurous sailors on shore leave in New
York, “On the Town” includes the songs
“New York, New York” and “Lonely Town.”
It opened on Broadway in 1944; five years
later it was produced as a movie star ring
Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Ann Miller and
Betty Garrett.
Starring as the three sailors are Bryan McElroy, who starred as one of the boys in the San
Francisco and Chicago productions of “Jersey Boys,” Ryan Drummond, who played Leo
Bloom in Diablo Theatre Company’s “The
Producers” earlier this year; and Mark Farrell,
an award-winning actor who has performed in
dozens of productions with TheatreWorks, San
Jose Repertory Theatre and the Willows Theatre Company, among others.
Cheryl Yee Glass, Diablo Theatre Company’s resident music director, will conduct a 16member orchestra performing the Bernstein
score that includes lyrics by Betty Comden and
Adolph Green.
Tickets ($29 to $42) are on sale at the Lesher
Center for the Arts, located at 1601 Civic Drive
in Walnut Creek.
For information, call the Lesher Center at
943-7469 or visit its Web site www.lesherartscenter.org. Information is also available at the
Diablo Theatre Company Web site, www.dloc.
org.
Diablo Symphony Guild performances announced
Members of the Diablo
Symphony Guild are reminded
that dues of $20 are due in advance of the orchestra’s 2009-
2010 season, the 30th under the
baton of Joyce Johnson-Hamilton. Her long tenure with the
orchestra will be celebrated at
the November concert.
Performances are in the
Fireside Room at Gateway at 8
p.m. The season’s planned performances are:
Thursday, Sept. 24: Concertgoers will be treated to an all
Mendelssohn concert with Andrew Sords, violin; Voices of
Musica Sacra, a choral group;
and John Kendall Bailey, guest
conductor.
Friday, Nov. 13: “All Russian
Delights” will feature Temirzhan Yerzhanov, piano, playing Rachmaninoff’s Concerto
No.3 in D Minor, Op. 30.
Friday, Feb. 12: “All American Symphonic Journey” will
feature Keith Bohn, saxophone,
and composers George Gershwin, Russell Peterson, Philip
Glass and Ferde Grofe.
Friday, March 26: Eric Kujawsky, guest conductor, will
showcase the Young Artist
Piano Competition winner in a
concerto to be announced.
Friday, May 14: The concert, “Music for Remembering,” will feature guest artist
Johnathan Koh, cello, performing Dvorak’s Cello Concerto, Op. 104.
The usual $5 fee to attend
these concerts is waived as one
of the benefits of guild membership. All Rossmoor residents are invited to join.
For information, call Janet
Mendenhall, 952-4013.
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Sing for Joy! will be Opera/Ballet Club takes a look
at Hillside this Friday behind the scenes at opera house
Sing for Joy!, Rossmoor’s
recreational sing-along program will revert to its school
year schedule of meeting once
a month on the third Friday
at 2 p.m. in the Las Trampas
Room at Hillside Clubhouse.
The next meeting will be Friday, Sept. 18.
The success of this program
is due to its accompanist, Patti
Leidecker, who is a well professional pianist on the local scene.
Each meeting a performance
of either an instrumentalist or
a singer is featured.
This month, Les Peterson
will perform on his tenor sax.
Peterson has performed for
Sing for Joy! probably 75 times
over the years.
Songs scheduled for Friday include “Autumn Leaves,”
“Stardust,” “Once in Awhile,”
“It Had to Be You,” and “Tenderly.”
Come sing or just listen.
Les Peterson
Bring a friend.
Lyrics are provided. Dolores Burris is song leader.
New ‘What’s Cooking?’
program starts Tuesday
Many residents fondly remember Food With Love Catering, a popular local catering company that provided the food
at Rossmoor club events, Recreation Department or private
events.
Hazel Gentry, the retired chef and owner of Food with
Love, has moved into Rossmoor. She has been volunteering
for the Recreation Department for several months and the
two have formed a monthly event called “What’s Cooking?”
These monthly events will be held in the Redwood Room and
will include a cooking demonstration, cooking hints, samples
and a cooking game, complete with prizes.
The fi rst “What’s Cooking” will be Tuesday, Sept. 22, at
2 p.m. in the Redwood Room. Space is limited. This event
is sponsored by the Rossmoor Recreation Department and is
free. For information, call 988-7703
Consider car pooling to popular
events at Gateway and Del Valle.
HAPPY 200TH, MENDELSSOHN
Andrew Sords, Violin
John Kendall Bailey, Guest Conductor
Trumpet Overture, Op. 101
Symphony No. 4 in A Major
(“Italian”), Op. 90
“He’s Watching Over Israel” from
ELIJAH with Voices of Musica Sacra
Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, AT 8 PM
Fireside Room, Del Valle Clubhouse, Rossmoor
Donation is $5 and
SUNDAY, SEPT. 27, AT 7:30 PM
Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek
Tickets are $20, $18 for seniors, $12 for youth
Center Ticket Office
www.lesherartscenter.org
1601 Civic Dr. & Locust St. • Walnut Creek
The Opera/Ballet Club of Rossmoor will
present a conductor, a ballet dancer and an artistic director who will take listeners behind
the scenes at the opera house and the ballet
theater.
The program is Wednesday, Sept. 23, from
10 a.m. to noon in the Las Trampas Room at
Hillside Clubhouse.
Bryan Nies, conductor of Festival Opera and
assistant conductor of the Oakland Symphony,
will go through the steps required to stage a
full-length opera. Nies will relate the process
to the recent Festival Opera productions of
“Turandot” and “Faust.” A singer will assist
Nies.
He conducts opera, musical theater, contemporary ensembles and choruses. He was the recipient of the Bruno Walter Conducting Prize
and is a graduate of both Northwestern University and the Peabody Conservatory of Music.
He is a faculty member of the San Francisco
Conservatory of Music.
Charles Anderson will give a similar talk regarding ballet. Anderson danced with the New
York City Ballet, performing works of George
Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Peter Martins
and many other notable choreographers.
In 2002, he founded Company C Ballet in
Walnut Creek. It has performed at Rossmoor to
great acclaim.
Also on the panel will be Michael Butler,
in his fourth season as artistic director of
Center Repertory Theater, Walnut Creek. He
has directed its award-winning productions
of “Around the World in 80 Days,” “Nixon’s
Nixon,” “The Marriage of Figaro ” and Hank
Williams’“Lost Highway.” He acted in Center
Rep’s production of “The Mousetrap.”
His directing work has also been seen in New
York, Los Angeles and at the Juilliard School
of which he is a graduate. He is a published
songwriter and the composer of numerous music-theatre pieces, which he has directed and
performed at festivals in India and Morocco.
He has worked in film and television and
on Broadway and off, performed with Erick
Hawkins and his Dance Company and has portrayed the villainous Pierre Le Chance on “The
Guiding Light.”
There will be ample time for questions. Refreshments will be served. The program is free
to members and $5 for others.
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MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES
DVD DISCOVERIES
‘Earth’ documentary shows Thursday, Friday
“Frontrunners”
The 2009 nature documentary “Earth” will be shown in
Peacock Hall at Gateway on
Thursday, Sept. 17, at 1, 4 and
7 p.m. and again on Friday,
Sept. 18, at 10 a.m., 1, 4 and
7 p.m. The showings at 10 and
1 will feature language captions.
Fueled by dazzling high-
definition photography and
stunning locations around the
world, this film captures three
animal families in action over
the course of a year, revealing how the sun influences
animal behavior and migratory patterns. Oscar nominee
James Earl Jones provides a
compelling narrative as polar
bears march across the ice,
elephants enjoy a swim and
whales breach the surface of
the ocean.
This film is 90 minutes
long and is rated G. This free
program is sponsored by the
Recreation Department and is
open to all residents and their
guests.
Romantic 2005 drama shows Saturday
The 2005 drama “The Girl in the Café” will
be shown in Peacock Hall at Gateway on Saturday, Sept. 19, at 1, 4 and 7 p.m.
A May-December romance blooms in this
Emmy winner for best made-for-TV movie. Not
long after meeting Gina (Kelly Macdonald in an
Emmy-winning role) in a café, lonely civil servant Lawrence (Bill Nighy) asks her to accom-
pany him to the G8 Summit in Iceland. The shy
outsiders hit it off, but their attraction to each
other is tested when Gina’s personal convictions
contradict Lawrence’s professional duties.
This film is 95 minutes long and is rated R.
This free program is sponsored by the Recreation Department and is open to all residents
and their guests.
Comedy ‘Nine to Five’ shows on Sunday
The 1980 comedy “Nine to
Five” starring Jane Fonda, Lily
Tomlin and Dolly Parton, will
be shown in Peacock Hall at
Gateway for Sunday Funnies
on Sept. 20, at 4 and 7 p.m.
The showing at 4 will feature
language captions.
A trio of female employees
(Fonda, Tomlin and Parton)
fed up with their boss (Dabney Coleman) entertains fantasies about evening the score.
The women concoct an intricate scheme that will turn the
tables on the chief and shred
the patriarchal old boys’ network.
long and is rated PG. This free
program is sponsored by the
Recreation Department and is
open to all residents and their
guests.
Shakespeare Society to show Chinese
Version of ‘Hamlet’ on Monday
The Rossmoor Shakespeare
Society will present a Chinese
version of “Hamlet” on Mon-
day, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m. in Peacock Hall at Gateway. “The
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Li murders his brother the
emperor, marries the widow
Wan and takes over the throne.
The son of the murdered emperor, Wu Luan, seeking to
avenge his father’s death, plans
to strike at a lavish banquet
hosted by Li. The epic film is
also known as “The Banquet.”
Directed by Feng Xiaogang,
the film is regarded as one of
the most beautiful movies ever
made with lush wardrobes at
the court, ballet-like choreography in the slow motion fight
scenes and sweeping camerawork.
The delicately beautiful
Ziyi Zhang plays the Gertrude
role (Empress Wan). With superb art direction by Tim Yip,
excellent cinematography by
Li Zhang, striking fight sequences by Yuen Wo-Ping and
a fine score by Tan Dun, the
129-minute film is considered
to be a stunning retelling of
Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.”
All Rossmoor residents and
their guests are welcome.
PUT PEDESTRIANS FIRST
Pedestrian safety is a serious issue, especially in a senior
community where many residents need extra time to cross
the street. One in six traffic fatalities is a pedestrian.
Always drive cautiously
when pedestrians are near because they may cross your path.
The law also requires that drivers put pedestrians first. You
can be cited for not obeying the
following rules of the road, but
worse, you put the lives of others in danger.
Of interest
By R.S. Korn
New York is generally acknowledged to be the most competitive city in America, and the children who grow up there rather
naturally reflect this attitude. It’s no surprise then that its most
competitive high school, Stuvyesant, is filled with high octane
propelled youngsters, and that the election for president and
vice president of their student union has been described by Dick
Morris, the campaign advisor of Bill Clinton, who was class of
1964, as “the hardest race I ever fought.”
“Frontrunners,” released in 2008, follows the candidates
through the one-month campaign. There are four teams, each
consisting of two people: one for president and one for vice president, who will compete in a run-off election that will eliminate
two of the teams. In the final election, the two remaining will
run against each other.
One way in which it is similar to the national election is that
attention is focused on the presidential candidate. The choice of
the vice president is heavily influenced by balancing the ticket
either in terms of gender or race or both. The hope is to appeal
to as broad a constituency as possible. Thus, George chooses an
Asian girl because almost half the school is Asian, and Hannah
chooses another girl as a way to appeal to the female vote.
Stuyvesant is a public high school, not subject to affirmative
action, where the only criteria are the admissions test that is citywide. While some 25,000 take it, only 3 percent make the cut.
The presidential candidates are: Mike, who was sophomore
class president; Hannah, captain of the cheerleading squad and
a working actress who appeared in the movie “Palindrome”;
George, a first-generation Greek-America, a bowler, president
of the Greek club; Alex, an athlete, who admits he threw his
hat into the ring as a lark. Mike, George and Hannah, however,
mean to win. The students, like most of the American electorate,
are, for the most part, apathetic. They are more concerned about
getting into a top college.
When asked about the most important quality that determines
the choice people make, some say it’s connection with the voters,
others say good looks. Hannah, with her long, flaming red hair
and outgoing personality, seems to have the edge on that basis.
On the other hand, Mike is well known and George has a plan.
At the start, he does not stand with the others at the entrance to
the school handing out his literature. Instead he stations himself
above, on the “bridge” so that people will be looking up at him
before they actually encounter him. Just in case they don’t notice him, he brings a boom box playing music, drawn from his
friend’s choices on his i-pod, to attract their attention.
There is a TV debate between the two primary winners that is
broadcast throughout the school. The candidates have a limited
time to lay out their proposals and then each one is permitted to
pose one question directly to the other.
The endorsement by the Spectator, the school newspaper, is
important. At the staff meeting, the pros and cons of the two
candidates are assessed frankly and a vote is taken. At that point
the camera pulls away, so as to not reveal the result.
While there may not have been a lot of attention paid before,
the day the paper comes out the students are crowding around to
reach for it, eagerly reading to see its editorial position.
At last, election day arrives. Only when the secret ballots are
counted does the viewer learn who gained the endorsement and
who won. The result shows that the students were remarkably
serious in their voting and seem to have based their decision on
issues, rather than personality or beauty. The campaign was hard
fought and conducted, for the most part, with civility. The only
exception was one remark that was somewhat hostile and because of that could well have cost the speaker the election. These
bright and engaged students offer hope for the future and in this
limited arena set a worthy example for their elders.
Art House Movie is ‘Mongol’
For this week’s Art House
Movie, the 2007 drama
“Mongol” will be shown in
Peacock Hall on Wednesday,
Sept. 23, at 1, 4 and 7 p.m. All
showings will feature English
language captions as the language spoken in this film is
Mongolian.
In 12th-century Asia, an
orphaned young slave named
Temudjin (Tadanobu Asano)
escapes from his captors’
clutches and begins a journey
that will lead him to become
one of the greatest conquerors the world has ever known.
Honglei Sun and Ying Bai costar in this Academy Awardnominated epic from writer-director Sergei Bodrov, the first
in a trilogy of adventure films
relating the life story of Genghis Khan.
long and is rated R for violence. This free program is
sponsored by the Recreation
Department and is open to all
All invited to Fourth Sunday Dance
All residents are invited to
attend the next Fourth Sunday
Dance on Sept. 27 from 7 to
9:30 p.m. at Del Valle Clubhouse.
Guests will enjoy dance
rhythms by disc jockey Gere
Foley. Her music covers a variety of all the Latin favorites
was well as the waltz, fox trot,
East Coast and West Coast
swing, the cha cha, tango and
samba.
President Diane Goldsmith
has selected gentlemen hosts
just as the major steamship
lines do. Their role is to dance
with and be sociable with the
single women. This format
breaks the ice and has resulted
in good camaraderie.
More people have been attending to dance and to enjoy
the music. A special invitation is extended to people with
mobility problems who might
enjoy the music, the camaraderie and watching the dancing.
There is no charge for these
guests and their caregivers.
Joe Starr and Paula Tagliareni
Dance.
The club’s hospitality includes soft drinks, door prizes
and setups for the guests’ drinks.
The cost is $3 per person.
The aim of the club is to provide the sounds of the big bands,
a great dance floor and the ambience of an upscale cabaret or
at a recent Fourth Sunday
an ocean liner.
Single men especially are
urged to attend. Newcomers are
welcome and they will have the
opportunity to meet new people.
For information, call Goldsmith at 944-5070.
Emeritus College offers
photo improvement class
Emeritus College at Diablo
Valley College (DVC) is offering a new class, titled “Taking Better Photos,” on Thursdays, from 1 to 3 p.m., Oct. 1
through Oct. 29.
DVC’s Emeritus College
Center is located at 1250 Arroyo Way in Walnut Creek.
Tuition for the five two-hour
classes is $50.
A second class series runs
from 1 to 3 p.m. on Thursdays,
Nov. 5, 12 and 19, and Dec. 3
and 10.
These classes will help students master the features of
digital, single lens reflex cameras (D-SLR) so they can enjoy
creating photographs to share
and exhibit.
The instructor will be Jerry
Ott, a member of the Camera
Club and a well-known photography teacher. He will discuss focusing, aperture, shutter speeds, ISO, white balance,
depth of field, lenses, metering
and filters. He will also cover
the basics of composition that
improve results with a minimum of editing.
Ott has studied and worked
with photographic medium for
over 50 years. In the past 15
years, teaching has become his
labor of love. He has worked
with students of all ages and
especially enjoys helping older
students to master digital cameras.
Students should bring their
DSL cameras and manuals to
class for hands-on learning.
There will be no homework assignments, but students will be
invited to bring prints of their
photos to class for critiquing.
His Emeritus College classes are numbered 66 and 67
in the fall Emeritus College
schedule. They are limited to
Enjoy art and wine in Lafayette
The 14th annual Lafayette Art and Wine Festival, featuring art,
wine, beer, music, and shopping, will be held Saturday, Sept. 19 from
10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 20, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., in
downtown Lafayette.
Free parking is available at the Lafayette BART station from
where Black Tie Transportation and Lamorinda Spirit will run a free
event shuttle to and from the parking lots.
With more than 250 arts and crafts booths, the fair offers a unique
variety of gifts and display pieces created by local and regional artists including ceramics, photography, prints, paintings, blown glass,
sculpture, jewelry, and much more.
“Local Artists Alley” features Lamorinda artists that are members of the Lafayette Gallery and the Lamorinda Arts Alliance. The
Gallery and Art Room (next to the Art Stage) will be open throughout the event.
Radio station 92.1 KKDV is the stage sponsor with continuous
music featuring Cover2Cover, Bonne Musique Zydeco, the Frank
Acosta Trio and Sombre Notena.
There will be name bands playing a continuous mix of jazz,
blues and rock on two stages. Local legend Bob Athayde and
Friends will entertain from the Art Stage on Saturday beginning
at noon.
This year’s headliners include the Spazmatics (a tribute to the
’80s), Aja Vu (Steely Dan tribute band), Zoo Station (a U2 tribute
band), the Unauthorized Rolling Stones, the Sun Kings (a Beatles
tribute band) and Evolution (a Journey tribute band).
Returning perennial favorites include: David Martin’s House Party, the Red House Studio All-Stars doing a Led Zeppelin tribute and
Annie Sampson. The WOLF 95.7 will be at the event on Sunday
morning with a “new country” headliner.
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Learn to draw the easy way in RAA classes
Cassandra Antkowiak will
teach “Drawing Made Easy”
on Wednesday mornings, beginning Oct. 7. The popular
six-week class will be from
9:30 to 12:30 p.m. in Studio I
in the art building at Gateway.
The class is sponsored by the
Rossmoor Art Association
(RAA).
Antkowiak will show the
tricks and techniques that
make drawing easy and fun.
This class is designed to give
beginners confidence and enhance the skills they already
possess.
Antkowiak will take the fear
out of art, and help students
express themselves. She’ll
show how everything can be
broken down into simple basic
shapes, and then show how to
make any object dimensional
and believable with light and
shadow.
As a teacher, she is very
patient and supportive, helping students to relax and enjoy
their experience. The only supplies needed are a sketchbook
(8- by 10-inches or 9- by 12inches) and a pencil or two.
This class is especially for
A drawing by Cassandra Antkowiak.
beginners, but all levels are
welcome because students do
learn from each other.
The tuition is $50 per sixweek session. Residents are
welcome to take it as many
times as they wish. Students,
however, must be a member of
the RAA. The annual fee is $8
for an individual, and $10 for a
couple.
Class reservation and membership checks, payable to
RAA, should be mailed to Antkowiak at No. 1 Westminster
Place, Lafayette, CA 94549.
(Make out separate checks for
the class and for membership.)
The deadline is Thursday, Oct.
1.
Note on the class check,
“Drawing Made Easy,” Oct. 7
through Nov. 11, along with a
telephone number. On the other check, indicate it is for membership.
Antkowiak has been making
art all of her life. Since college, she has gone on many art
workshops in California and
Oregon, studied at the International Art School La Romita in
Italy and attended several different location workshops in
France.
The long-time teacher has
been president of the AlamoDanville Artists’ Society for
five years.
Ellen Sachtschale offers handbuilding class
Ellen Sachtschale will demonstrate and teach handbuilding skills to Ceramic Arts Club
(CAC) members on Monday,
Sept. 21, and Wednesday, Sept.
23, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
in the Ceramic Arts Studio at
Gateway.
Sign up on the sign-up sheet
in the Ceramic Arts Studio.
The cost is $20 per student.
Students need to bring clay
and the tools needed to sculpt.
Students must be CAC members.
Sachtschale is a talented
and most unusual ceramic artist. She is best known for the
natural forms of her garden
vessels and blessing bowls.
She shares her original ceramic techniques in workshops
and in courses she teaches at
Civic Arts Education in Walnut Creek. Her works can be
seen on the Web site www.gardenvessels.com.
Bruno Kark will teach potter’s wheel to CAC
The Ceramic Arts Club
(CAC) welcomes back the
popular Bruno Kark to teach
CAC members the potter’s
wheel. Classes will be held on
Wednesdays, Oct. 7, 14, 21 and
28, in the Ceramic Arts Studio
at Gateway.
The beginners’ class will be
held from 9 a.m. until noon and
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Kark has been working with
clay ever since he was a youth.
He has had many fine teachers
in the Bay Area, as well as an
apprenticeship in Japan. His
favorite medium is524 wheelthrown pottery. He is also
skilled in hand building.
The cost is $50 per student.
Each class will be limited to
eight students and will be canceled one week before the first
class if enough people have not
signed up. These classes are
offered to CAC members only.
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Rossmoor News.
An oil painting titled “Thora’s Garden” by Vilma PattersonAntoine
Vilma Patterson-Antoine
to teach painting classes
Let the creativity flow in a painting workshop using oils
and acrylics offered by the Rossmoor Art Association (RAA).
Six sessions, from Sept. 24 through Oct. 29, will be held in the
Rossmoor Art Center, Studio One, on Thursdays from 1 to 4
p.m. The instructor is Vilma Patterson-Antoine.
Beginning to advanced students are welcome. Instruction
includes color-mixing, compositional concepts, brush techniques, palette knife work, glazing and emphasis on light and
dark values and the use of color grounds for canvas preparation. Paint properties and other art materials will also be
discussed.
Students are encouraged to bring their own sketches or
photographs for subject matters. Landscapes, still-lifes and
non-objective subjects will be used with visual simplicity in
mind. This is not a portrait or figure-drawing class. Suitable
photos will also be provided for students’ use and those wishing to set up a still-life may do so.
Demonstrations will be given and class critiques will be a
part of the instruction. Patterson-Antoine suggests that students enlarge their photos to 8-1/2 x 11 inches.
The class is limited to 18 students and early registration is
encouraged. The fee for the six-week workshop is $48. Membership in the RAA is required and the dues are $8 for individuals and $10 for couples. These checks should be separate
and made out to the RAA. Mention medium to be used and
also give phone number. There will be no refunds given after
the first class, per RAA policy.
To attend class, send check (or checks) to V. Patterson-Antoine, 1683 Ptarmigan Drive 1B, Walnut Creek, 94595. Call
947-2850 for questions. Make out check to RAA, Rossmoor
Art Association.
Patterson-Antoine has exhibited widely, including a national show exhibiting from the East Coast to Alaska, and also in
a cultural exchange with Japan. She received her art training
at the San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco State University, University of the Pacific and UC Berkeley. She has also
taken workshops with many nationally known artists.
Her work has been shown at the Crocker Art Museum in
Sacramento, the Oakland Museum, the Saisset Gallery in Santa
Clara, the Kaiser Center in Oakland, the Zellerbach Center in
San Francisco and Mills College Gallery in Oakland.
She taught art at the Mendocino Art Center for many years,
as well as the College of the Redwoods in Northern California. Her upcoming classes in 2010 will be first “color” and
then collage. Details will be announced later.
Poetry Circle has meeting
The Rossmoor Poetry Circle will meet on Monday, Oct. 5,
from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Ivy Room of Dollar Clubhouse. Bring 20
copies of a poem.
The Poetry Circle exists to read and discuss poetry in a supportive, encouraging environment. New members are welcome.
For information, contact Marc Hofstadter at 934-8194 or
[email protected].
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Byron Park invites residents to food tasting
Byron Park invites the public to a “Taste of
Byron Park,” an evening of food tasting, wine
and jazz on Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 4 to 7
p.m. Admission is free, and valet parking will
be provided.
The event will feature an array of samplings
from some of the many dishes that Byron Park
chefs prepare on a regular basis. Choices will
include “Flavors of the Pacific Coast,” “Asian
Infusion,” “Viva Italia,” “South of the Border”
selections and delectable desserts.
Established 18 years ago in Walnut Creek,
Byron Park senior residence offers full-service apartments with meals and other amenities included in the monthly rent. Byron Park
believes in maintaining a responsible, community-oriented business and would like to
help increase awareness of hunger in the Bay
Area.
To provide support for the Food Bank of
Contra Costa and Solano, attendees are asked
to bring a nonperishable, canned or packaged
food item to put in food bank collection bins
that will be available at the event. This year
the need is greater than ever, and there’s not
enough food to meet the demand in the local
food banks. A contribution in support of the
food bank can make a real difference to those
in need.
Attendees who make reservations before
Wednesday, Sept. 23, will be eligible to win a
$250 gift certificate to Ruth Chris Steakhouse
in Walnut Creek. Call 937-1700 or send an email to [email protected].
Wine and Food Society will visit
Iron Horse Winery for tasting, meal
Twice a year the members of the Wine and
Food Society of Rossmoor take a trip “off campus” to visit a great winery in a beautiful location, taste the wonderful wines, and share a delicious meal catered especially to complement
the wines.
On Saturday, Oct. 10, the society will leave
Gateway via bus at 10 a.m. for the Iron Horse
Winery in the Russian River Valley to taste excellent champagnes and other notable wines
made in the Burgundian style. This will be a
private tasting.
From Iron Horse, the group will be driven to
the De Loach Winery for another private tasting of highly prized wines, a tour of the organic
gardens, and a luncheon on a private patio featuring foods from the De Loach gardens prepared by the winery’s private chef and a flight
of wines carefully selected to complement the
meal.
This is the society’s first trip to the Russian
River appellation and it promises to be another
memorable one. Bring a credit card or cash as
some of these wines are available only at the
wineries and all of the wines will be less costly
than if purchased elsewhere.
As this trip can accommodate only a limited number, make reservations as soon as possible by mailing checks for $95 to Jean Autrey
at 3449 Golden Rain Road No. 4, or place them
in the club’s mailbox at Gateway. For questions
about this trip or the society, call Stephanie
Skidmore at 949-8127.
In the coming season, the Wine and Food
Society will celebrate a Viennese Christmas
feast and the wines of Germany and Austria,
and a “Plethora of Small Plates” each paired
with a carefully selected wine; another offcampus trip to a yet-to-be-chosen winery, and a
Caribbean dinner on the Dollar patio featuring
a few special rums and a selection of California
wines.
The Wine and Food Society is an organization of people who enjoy fun, good wine, excellent food, and the company of others who share
these joys. Membership is open to all, and new
members are welcome to join these coming
events.
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Cotillion Dinner Dancers
to hold Grape Harvest Ball
The Cotillion Dance Club will begin its fall season under the
continuing leadership of President John Christensen with the assistance of the Past President Gene Wilson and the new board of
directors.
The returning board members include Alan King, vice president; Ced Ferrett, treasurer; Geri May, catering; and Pam Lee,
membership. Barrie Elrod will continue to write the publicity and
Barbara Currier will create beautiful decorations as she has in the
past. New to the board this year will be Joan Summers who will
take on the job as secretary.
The Cotillion Dinner Dancers will begin socializing, dining
and dancing at the Grape Harvest Ball on Friday, Oct. 2, at 6 p.m.
at Hillside Clubhouse.
Barbara Currier will have decorated to the harvest theme and
Lyle Morton and his committee will be tending the hosted bar.
During the cocktail hour, hot hors d’oeuvres of Florentine stuffed
mushrooms, teriyaki meatballs and hot crab and shrimp on crostini will be passed. The dinner will be prepared and served by
Sunrise Catering.
Dinner will be served at 7, beginning with the first course of
hearts of romaine salad accompanied by fresh baked egg and
herb rolls. The entrée will be a choice of beef burgundy or salmon
with lemon sauce served with red skinned mashed potatoes and
green beans with sun dried tomatoes. Dessert will be pumpkin
pie squares with whipped cream. Red and white wine will be on
the tables as will be coffee and tea.
Music for dancing will be provided by Manny Guitierrez. The
appropriate dress for the evening is party attire for women and
jacket and tie for the men.
The cost for the event is $60 for a member couple and $70 for
a guest couple.
Guest couples may attend one dance during the calendar year
when invited by a member couple and space is available. Guest
couples who have attended one previous dance are eligible to
fill out a membership application. Call Pam Lee at 932-2323 for
membership information.
Reservations will be accepted beginning Friday, Sept. 11.
Those members who wish to sit together at a table must mail in
their checks together in the same envelope and a table will be assigned to them according to the postmark on the envelopes. Table
numbers will be noted on nametags. The deadline for reservations is Sept. 25. Mail checks to Ced Ferrett at 3466 Tice Creek
Drive No. 1 with entrée choices noted on the check.
If unable to attend, paid-for meals may be picked up the night
of the dance by calling Geri May at 903-0793 to make arrangements.
Do not place checks in Cotillion box at Gateway.
Sing Along Chorus starts
rehearsals Thursday night
The Sing Along Chorus starts its fall rehearsals Thursday,
Sept. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in a Multipurpose Room 3 at Gateway. The
theme this semester is “Songs From Around the States.”
Rehearsals are every Thursday, except Thanksgiving.
The singers perform for groups. They only sing the melody
and they hold their song folders as they perform. Sometimes
there is a solo or a duet. Director Dolores Mendenhall accompanies the chorus. These “sing-outs” are usually on Thursday
evenings, instead of class.
This is the fifth year the class has been sponsored by Acalanes
Adult Education. Enrollment is required.
For information, call Mendenhall at 934-1096.
Aviation Club to hold a
wine and cheese social
The Aviation Club invites
all members and their guests
to attend the wine and cheese
social on Friday, Sept. 25,
from 1 to 4 p.m. at Dollar
Clubhouse.
Wine, soft drinks and finger food will be served. The
cost is $7 per person. Reservations will be accepted until
Wednesday, Sept. 23.
Any Rossmoor resident
with an interest in aviation is
invited to attend. For information, contact Joe Henneberry
at 287-8045.
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he following calendar information is provided to the News by Room Reservations at the Recreation Department. Residents or groups that would like to make changes
to the listing should contact Room Reservations at 988-7780 or 988-7781.
Rossmoor pools are generally open seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Pools are closed for cleaning on the following days:
Dollar - Wednesdays, 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Hillside - Tuesdays, 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Del Valle - Thursdays, 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Kids swim at Hillside Pool only according to the following schedule:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and
Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Kids cannot swim Tuesdays, since the pool is closed for cleaning.
D=Dollar Clubhouse
G=Gateway Clubhouse
H=Hillside Clubhouse
MPR=Multipurpose Room
DV=Del Valle
CR=Creekside
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
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EVENT .............................LOCATION ..........................ORGANIZATION
Pool Open ........................Pool, D, H ............................................Rec. Dept.
Strength Circuit ..................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Pilates Mat Int/Adv ..............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Luk Tung Kuen Exercise ........Diablo Rm., H .............................. Luk Tung Kuen
Stretch/Strength .................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Low Impact Dance...............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
TVMC Men’s Breakfast..........MPR 1, G ........................... Tice Valley Methodist
Draw Bowling ....................Lawn Bowling Greens, H .......Lawn Bowling Club
Adv. Players ......................Table Tennis, H .........................Table Tennis Club
Bible Study .......................Main, D ................................... Bible Study Group
Bocce Team Play ................Bocce Courts, H ................................ Bocce Club
Open Play .........................Buckeye Grove Tennis Courts ............Tennis Club
Open Workshop ..................Art Studio & Back Rm., G ............ Art Association
Stitchers ..........................Sewing Rm., G .........................Sewing Arts Club
Beg. Qi Gong .....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Watercolor ........................Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
Qi Gong Club .....................Fitness Center, DV .......Chinese-American Assoc.
Light Stretch .....................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Lunch Meeting ...................Diablo Rm., H ..................................... Lions Club
Mat Science ......................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Beg. Balance Rehab. ...........Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Fun Day ...........................Sierra Rm., DV ....................................Rec. Dept.
Italian Conversation ............MPR 3, G ................................ Ital. Convs. Group
Library Open .....................Library, G...............................Library Association
Acrylic/Oil Painting .............Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
Balance Rehab Int/Adv .........Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Beg. Players .....................Table Tennis, H .........................Table Tennis Club
Meeting ...........................MPR 1, 2, G ...................................Writers Group
Movie..............................Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
Pool Open ........................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Bridge .............................Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Parkinson’s Group ...............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Beginner Tap .....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Line Dance .......................Diablo Rm., H ............................ Line Dance Club
Atheists/Agnostics...............Delta Rm. A, B, DV Atheists and Agnostics Group
T’ai Chi Chaun ...................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Aquacise ..........................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Picnic..............................Picnic Area 1-3, D ...................................Wet Set
Moving to Music .................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Strength Yoga ....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Angela Baham Concert .........Fireside Rm., G ....................................Rec. Dept.
Circuit Training ..................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Duplicate Bridge .................Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
AA Open Discussion.............Garden Rm., D................................... Counseling
Sing A Long ......................MPR 3, G ............................. Acalanes/Rec. Dept.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
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Group Cycle ......................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Pool Open ........................Pool, D, DV, H......................................Rec. Dept.
ABS Back .........................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Luk Tung Kuen Exercise ........Las Trampas Rm., H .................... Luk Tung Kuen
Rhythmrobics ....................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Deep Water .......................Pool, H ................................................Rec. Dept.
Men’s Exercise Class ...........MPR 1, 2, G .......................Men’s Exercise Group
Strength ...........................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Harmonica Practice .............MPR 3, G ....................................Harmonica Club
Keeping Fit Exercise ............Shasta Rm., DV ................... Keeping Fit Exercise
Rossmoor Quilters ..............Sewing Rm., G .........................Sewing Arts Club
Farmers Market ..................Parking Lot, G .....................................Rec. Dept.
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Active Yoga .......................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Water Exercise ...................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Muscle Movers ..................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Men’s Cribbage ..................MPR 2, G .....................................Men’s Cribbage
Kid Swim .........................Pool, H ................................................Rec. Dept.
Line Dance .......................Fitness Center, DV ..................... Line Dance Club
Meeting ...........................Vista Rm., H ................... Japanese-Amer. Assoc.
Joint Efforts ......................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Friday Lunch .....................Diablo Rm., H ......................................Rec. Dept.
Mah Jong .........................Oak Rm. A, G ...............Chinese-American Assoc.
Twinges in Hinges ...............Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
AARP Driver Safety..............MPR 3, G .................................. Rec. Dept./AARP
Chess Play ........................Chess Rm., D .................................... Chess Club
Cardiac Rehab ...................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Inter. Players .....................Table Tennis, H .........................Table Tennis Club
Life Drawing .....................Art Studio & Back Rm., G ............ Art Association
Int. Folk Dancing ................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Argentine Tango .................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Sing for Joy.......................Las Trampas Rm., H .......................Sing For Joy!
Ballroom Dance .................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Piano Stylings with Avon .......Redwood Rm., G .................................Rec. Dept.
Partnership Bridge ..............Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Services...........................Vista Rm., H ...................................... B’nai Israel
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
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CB Operators .....................CB Channel 20 ................................ CB Operators
Trails Club Hike ..................MPR 3, G ............................................ Trails Club
Advanced Italian Class .........MPR 1, G ............................. Acalanes/Rec. Dept.
Dyna Tones Rehearsal ..........Las Trampas Rm., H ..........................Dyna Tones
Dominoes .........................MPR 2, G ........................................ Domino Club
Saturday Play ....................Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Ballroom Dance .................Sierra Rm., DV ........................... Ballroom Dance
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
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B’nai Brith Meeting .............MPR 1, 2, G .........................................B’nai Brith
Open Workshop ..................Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
Sunday Service ..................Diablo Rm., H .......................... St. Luke’s Church
Pilgrim Sunday Service ........Vista Rm., H ...................... Pilgrim Cong. Church
Cardio Mix ........................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Sunday Service ..................Delta Rm. A, B, DV .......... Hope Lutheran Church
Tice Valley Methodist Service .Peacock Hall, G. ................ Tice Valley Methodist
Line Dance Club .................Fitness Center, DV ..................... Line Dance Club
Shanghai-Rummy ...............MPR 2, G ................................ Shanghai-Rummy
French Social Group ............MPR 1, G ..............................Cercle Francophone
Sunday Funnies Movie .........Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
Potluck Dinner ...................MPR 2, G .............................. Lesbian Social Club
Sunday Funnies Movie .........Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
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Gym Ball and Band ..............Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
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12:15 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
12:45 p.m.
1 p.m.
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1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
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6:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Crafters ...........................Sewing Rm., G .........................Sewing Arts Club
Hike................................Court of Flags, G ................................ Trails Club
Great Books ......................Cardroom 2, D ..................................Great Books
Opera Comedies - DVC .........Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
Qi Gong Club .....................Shasta Rm., DV ...........Chinese-American Assoc.
Beg/Int Balance Core ...........Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Luncheon Meeting ..............Diablo Rm., H ..................................Kiwanis Club
Osteoporosis Class ..............Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Duplicate Bridge Play...........Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
NCJW Book Study ...............MPR 3, G ............Nat’l Council of Jewish Women
Needle Workers..................Sewing Rm., G .........................Sewing Arts Club
Open Workshop w/ Sam Field .Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
World War II - DVC ..............Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
Caledonian Society Meeting ...Main, D .................................. Caledonian Society
Beginning Tap ....................Shasta Rm., DV ..................... Happy Hoofers Tap
Piano with Joyce ................Redwood Rm., G .................................Rec. Dept.
Foreign Film Movie .............Peacock Hall, G. ...................... Foreign Film Fans
Dominos ..........................Oak Rm. A, G .................................. Domino Club
AA Meeting .......................Vista Rm., H ...................................... Counseling
Discussion Group ................MPR 2, G ......................... Unitarian Univ. Society
Meeting ...........................Garden Rm., D.......................LDS Studies Group
Movie..............................Peacock Hall, G. ................. Shakespeare Society
Mystery Book Club ..............Ivy Rm., D ............................. Mystery Book Club
Yiddish Club ......................MPR 3, G ......................................... Yiddish Club
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
11 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
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noon
noon
noon
12:30 p.m.
12:45 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
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4 p.m.
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
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7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Pool Open ........................Pool, D, DV ..........................................Rec. Dept.
Ladies’ Pinochle .................MPR 2, G .................................... Pinochle/Ladies
Tennis Open Play ................Buckeye Grove Tennis Courts ............Tennis Club
Women’s Cribbage ..............Garden Rm., D....................... Women’s Cribbage
Grace Notes ......................MPR 1, G ..........................................Grace Notes
Shakespeare’s Power - DVC ...Las Trampas Rm., H ............................Rec. Dept.
Tai Chi Chih Beg/Int .............Diablo Rm., H .......................... T’ai Chi Chih Club
Gentle Yoga ......................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Tai Chi Chih Cont ................Diablo Rm., H .......................... T’ai Chi Chih Club
Beg. Gait/Balance ...............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Mah Jong Club ...................MPR 1, 2, G .................Chinese-American Assoc.
Dahn Yoga ........................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Beginning Line Dance ..........Diablo Rm., H ............................ Line Dance Club
Beg. Drawing Workshop ........Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
Brain Exercise ...................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Current Events ...................MPR 3, G ............................. Acalanes/Rec. Dept.
Pool Open ........................Pool, H ................................................Rec. Dept.
Portrait Drawing .................Art Studio & Back Rm., G ............ Art Association
Volunteer Exchange Program ..Fireside Rm., G .................................. Counseling
Antique Roadshow ..............Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
Inter. Tap ..........................Shasta Rm., DV ............................... Hot Flashers
Meeting ...........................Garden Rm., D........................... Philosophy Club
Step/Cardio Mix .................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Hootenanny.......................Las Trampas Rm., H . Hootenanny Musical Group
Social Dance .....................Diablo Rm., H ......................... Social Dance Club
Partnership Bridge ..............Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Square Dancing ..................Diablo Rm., H ........................ Square Dance Club
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
Pool Open ........................Pool, DV, H ..........................................Rec. Dept.
Gym Ball and Band ..............Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
8:45 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10:05 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
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11:30 a.m.
12:15 p.m.
12:45 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
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2 p.m.
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7:30 p.m.
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Deep Water/Lap Pool ...........Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Knitters and Crocheters ........Sewing Rm., G .........................Sewing Arts Club
Meeting ...........................Sierra Rm., DV ...Nat’l Council of Jewish Women
Chinese Painting/Calligraphy .Art Studio & Back Rm., G ............ Art Association
Meeting ...........................Las Trampas Rm., H .................Opera/Ballet Club
Beg/Int Balance Core ...........Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Gentle Yoga ......................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Luncheon Meeting ..............Diablo Rm., H ................................... Rotary Club
Breathing Class ..................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Central Asia Meeting ...........MPR 3, G ............................ Central Asia Institute
Open Swim .......................Pool, D ................................................Rec. Dept.
Antique Club .....................Delta Rm. A, DV ............................ Antiques Club
Ross. Comm’ty Chorus .........Las Trampas Rm., H .................... Comm. Chorus
Beg. Folk Dancing ...............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Laughter Yoga ...................MPR 1, G .......................................Laughter Club
Spanish Conversation ..........Garden Rm., D...................................... La Charla
Ballroom Dance Class ..........Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Art House Movie .................Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
Ballroom Dance Class ..........Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Gentle Exercise ..................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Alanon.............................MPR 1, G ........................................... Counseling
Art House Movie .................Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
Digital Camera Group...........Vista Rm., H ....................................Camera Club
Concert Dance ...................Sierra Rm., DV ......................Dixieland Jazz Club
Rehearsal.........................Diablo Rm., H ........................................Big Band
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
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9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
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noon
noon
noon
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7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
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Pool Open ........................Pool, D, H ............................................Rec. Dept.
Bible Study .......................Main, D ................................... Bible Study Group
Open Play .........................Buckeye Grove Tennis Courts ............Tennis Club
Stitchers ..........................Sewing Rm., G .........................Sewing Arts Club
Beg. Qi Gong .....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Hadassah .........................Vista Rm., H ....................... Rossmoor Hadassah
Qi Gong Club .....................Fitness Center, DV .......Chinese-American Assoc.
Beg. Balance Rehab. ...........Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Fun Day ...........................Sierra Rm., DV ....................................Rec. Dept.
Italian Conversation ............MPR 3, G ................................ Ital. Convs. Group
Acrylic/Oil Painting .............Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
Balance Rehab Int/Adv .........Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Meeting ...........................MPR 1, 2, G ...................................Writers Group
Pool Open ........................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Beginner Tap .....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Line Dance .......................Diablo Rm., H ............................ Line Dance Club
T’ai Chi Chaun ...................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Picnic..............................Picnic Area 1-3, D ...................................Wet Set
University High Dinner .........Main, D ............................University High Alumni
Strength Yoga ....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Democrats ........................Diablo Rm., H .....................................Democrats
AA Open Discussion.............Garden Rm., D................................... Counseling
Sing A Long ......................MPR 3, G ............................. Acalanes/Rec. Dept.
Concert ............................Fireside Rm., G .............. Diablo Symphony Assn.
See next pages for Excursions, Club Trips,
Special Events and Arts and Leisure listings.
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EXCURSIONS
FROM THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT
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xcursion tickets are on sale in the Administration Office at Gateway, Monday through
Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cash, check,
Mastercard or Visa payments can be made in
person. Mastercard or Visa payments can be taken
over the phone. Payment is due immediately upon
reservation.
Excursion participants are assumed to be
able to manage independently. Neither the
Excursion Desk nor the trip escort can accept
responsibility for residents who cannot do so.
The Excursion Desk has the right to cancel
a trip in advance for any reason. A full refund
will be given for all day-trips canceled by the Excursion Desk. If residents cancel their personal
reservations, they are guaranteed a refund if
cancelled at least fifteen days before the day-trip
departure. Refunds will only be available after
that time if a ticket is able to be resold.
Times listed in the news and on the ticket
are the actual time of departure. Names will be
called to board the bus 15 minutes prior to this
time. For information, call 988-7731.
DAY TRIPS. . .
KING TUT
Tuesday, Sept. 22
Extensive walking
The de Young Museum in San Francisco presents “Tutankhamun and the
Golden Age of the Pharaohs,” a glorious exhibition of over 130 outstanding
works from the tomb of Tutankhamun, as
well as those of his royal predecessors,
his family and cour t officials. All of the
treasures in the exhibition are more than
3,000 years old. Tutankhamun was one
of the last kings of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty
and ruled during a crucial, turmoil-filled
period of Egyptian history. The boy king
died under mysterious circumstances at
the age of 18 or 19. On display will be 50
of Tutankhamun’s burial objects, including one of the gold and precious stone
inlaid canopic coffinettes that contained
his mummified internal organs. Also included are many of the day-to-day objects enjoyed by the young king, including
a finely crafted child’s chair and an inlaid
game board. The bus will leave Gateway
at 9 a.m. and will return around 3:30 p.m.
The cost is $59.
DATE ADDED: LAST TRIP IN 2009
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
Saturday, Sept. 19,
Thursday, Oct. 22,
Monday, Nov. 16
Extensive walking
The Excursion Desk is offering the opportunity to spend a leisurely day in Carmel.
World-renowned for its European charm,
beautiful white sand beach, performing
arts, and hundreds of shops, art galleries
and restaurants, Carmel-by-the-Sea was
rated a top 10 destination in the United
States. For lunch, choose from a multitude
of international, regional and local cuisines
such as Grasings, Portabella or Little Napoli. With all its beauty, it’s easy to see why
artists, photographers, sculptors and writers from around the world have fallen in
love with Carmel. The bus will depart Gateway at 8 a.m. and will return around 6 p.m.
The cost is $40.
“ON THE TOWN”
Friday, Sept. 25, at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 26, at 2 p.m.
Minimal walking
Diablo Light Opera Company (DLOC)
open a new season at the Lesher Center for
the Arts with the musical “On the Town.”
Hi-jinks, high jacking, a little romance and
a trip to the slammer ensue as three young
sailors, on a 24-hour leave, sing and dance
their way through the Big Apple. DLOC
performers will be joined by dancers from
Company C Contemporary Ballet. “On the
Town” is a comedy for all ages with a score
by Leonard Bernstein, and original choreography by Jerome Robbins. The cost is
$29 (tickets only).
leave Gateway at 8:30 a.m. and will return at
approximately 4 p.m. The cost is $98.
BLUE ANGELS AIR SHOW
Saturday, Oct. 10
Moderate walking
UCSF MISSION BAY
Tuesday, Sept. 29
Extensive walking
Join “On the Level” tour guide Marilyn
Straka for a driving and walking tour of the
new 57.5-acre UCSF Mission Bay campus.
It is well worth a visit to see and experience
the energy of this world-class biomedical
research facility. It is just half a mile south
of busy downtown San Francisco, but feels
like a different world. Residents will be
surrounded by gigantic modern buildings,
housing state-of-the-art research into
cancer, heart disease and HIV. Genentech
Hall looks like an amphitheater with huge
strands of DNA in its lobby. A docent will
introduce guests to Gladstone Research Institute. At Byers Hall, there is art and awesome views of downtown San Francisco.
Guests will also explore the quad, which
is the park joining the campus buildings.
Walking distance is approximately four city
blocks. A hosted lunch will be held at the
Delancey Street Restaurant. The bus will
leave Rossmoor at 8:45 a.m. and will return at approximately 3:30 p.m. The cost
is $65.
Are residents ready for a day of thundering excitement and fun? Since 1981,
San Francisco Fleet Week has been an annual opportunity for Northern Californians
to honor the men and women serving in
the United States Navy, Coast Guard and
Marines. Join the Excursion Desk for this
spectacular event featuring the Blue Angels
and USAF F-16! The F-16 Fighting Falcon,
more commonly known to military pilots as
the Viper, is a compact, extremely maneuverable multi-role fighter aircraft. Guests
will treat themselves to VIP seats aboard
the California Hornblower with her three
spacious salons and large sun deck. The
cruise is three hours and includes an onboard buffet. The bus will leave Gateway at
12:30 p.m. and return at approximately 6.
The cost is $109.
“SOUTH PACIFIC”
Wednesday, Oct. 14
Minimal walking
The Excursion Desk is offering a beautiful day in the foothills of El Dorado County. Residents will visit apple ranches and
enjoy the bounty of the area. A delicious
snack will be served upon arrival. Guests
will learn about the history and development of Apple Hill from the step-on guide
before having a hosted lunch of barbecue
chicken, salad and dessert of apple pie ala
mode. The bus will leave Gateway at 7:30
a.m. and will return at 5:30 p.m. The cost
is $57.
Lincoln Center Theater presents a new
production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s
musical classic, “South Pacific,” at the
Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco. A
stunning reinvention, “South Pacific” swept
the 2008 Tony Awards, winning seven honors, including best musical revival and best
director for Bartlett Sher. Set on a tropical
island during World War II, the musical tells
the romantic story of two couples and how
their happiness is threatened by the realities of war and by their own prejudices. The
beloved score’s songs include “Some Enchanted Evening,” “I’m Gonna Wash That
Man Right Outa My Hair,” “This Nearly Was
Mine” and “There is Nothin’ Like a Dame.”
The musical is based on James Michener’s
Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Tales of the
South Pacific.” The bus will leave Gateway
at 12:15 p.m. and will return around 5:30.
The cost is $95.
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Tuesday, Oct. 6
SAN FRANCISCO MOVIE TOUR
Monday, Oct. 19
APPLE HILL
Wednesday, Sept. 30
Moderate to extensive walking
Extensive walking
By popular demand, the Excursion Desk
is offering another chance to visit the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate
Park. The Academy is the only place on
the planet with an aquarium, planetarium,
natural history museum and a four-story
rainforest all under one roof. Not only is
the building itself a stunning architectural
achievement, but the new Academy contains multiple venues, hundreds of unique
exhibits and nearly 40,000 live animals.
The bus will leave Gateway at 8:30 a.m.
and will return around 4:30 p.m. The cost is
$33 for members of the Academy and $50
for nonmembers. For reservations, call the
Excursion Desk at 988-7731.
SAFARI WEST
Thursday, Oct. 8
Moderate walking
Nestled on 400 acres in Santa Rosa,
Safari West is not a zoo and not a drivethrough park; it’s a wildlife preserve where
visitors can experience some of nature’s
most beautiful animals in a natural habitat.
This place is home to over 400 animals and
birds, including zebras, giraffes, lemurs
and big cats. Established by Peter Lang
in 1989, Safari West gained membership
in the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, one of only six private facilities in
North America to belong to that prestigious
organization. Guests will take a 90-minute
Rhino Trek tour. Led by an experienced
safari guide, they will board a colorful trek
vehicle for a journey through the Sonoma
Serengeti. Then it’s time to explore on foot.
The second half of the tour allows guests to
walk through the inner grounds, where they
will encounter lemurs, cheetahs and birds in
the open-air aviary. Safari West is as close
as someone can to get to Africa without a
passport. A scrumptious safari ranch-style
barbecue lunch is included. The bus will
Limited to 20 people only
Minimal walking
See San Francisco through Hollywood’s
eyes. Bringing movies to life, San Francisco
Movie Tours will take guests to see famous
spots from such classic films as “Vertigo,”
“Dark Passage,” “Dirty Harry,” “The Maltese
Falcon,” and “Bullitt, as well as locations
from newer films like “Mrs. Doubtfire” and
“The Rock.” The tour includes two breaks,
each of which provides restroom facilities
and a longer break for lunch. It also has numerous photo stops along the way featuring famous San Francisco landmarks and
movie locations, including North Beach’s
Washington Square Park, Alamo Square/
Painted Ladies and Inspiration Point. The
bus will leave Gateway at 8:45 a.m. and will
return at approximately 3:30 p.m. The cost
is $59 (lunch is not included).
LIGHTHOUSES OF THE BAY
Tuesday, Oct. 27
Minimal to moderate walking
Back by popular demand is the Delphinus boat tour of the Central San Francisco Bay! Join the Excursion Desk on the
Lighthouses of the Bay Cruise and see
the oldest lighthouses on the West Coast.
San Francisco Bay not only has some of
the finest and most historic lighthouses
in the country, it has the greatest concentration of lighthouses on the West Coast.
On the cruise, see several landmarks, including Treasure, Yerba Buena and Angel
islands, the Golden Gate and Bay bridges,
San Francisco’s waterfront and Alcatraz.
This trip is fully narrated by Captain Ronn
Patterson, who has a wealth of knowledge
about the natural and cultural history of the
area. There will also be cookies with coffee,
tea and hot chocolate available onboard. A
lunch choice of turkey, roast beef or seafood salad sandwich is included. Space
is limited, so sign up early. Wear layered
clothing. The bus will leave Gateway at 8:30
a.m. and will return at approximately 5:30
p.m. The cost is $108.
PALACE HOTEL 100 YEARS CELEBRATION
Tuesday, Nov. 10
Extensive walking
Celebrate the 100-year anniversary with
a historic tour of the Palace Hotel, hosted
by the experts at San Francisco City Guides.
The elegantly restored Palace Hotel is an
architectural gem, consistently ranked as
one of the top luxury hotels in the world. After the devastation of the Great Earthquake
of 1906, the Palace Hotel was completely
rebuilt. Since its 1909 reopening, the Palace has remained the Grand Dame of San
Francisco, sharing its many treasures with
the citizens of San Francisco and visitors
from around the world. Following the tour,
enjoy a delicious two course lunch in the
Garden Court. The menu, created by executive chef Jesse Llapitan, features dishes
that have been part of Palace tradition since
1909. Since its debut, the Garden Court has
been recognized as one of the world’s most
beautiful public spaces. The bus will leave
Gateway at 8:45 a.m. and will return at approximately 3 p.m. The cost is $57.
NEW LISTING
FASHION SHOW AT KORET AND
VACAVILLE OUTLETS
Wednesday, Nov. 18
Extensive walking
Get ready for the holiday season with
this trip to Vacaville Outlet stores. Attend
a private viewing of Koret’s top fashions,
known for their high level of comfort. The
store has misses, petites and plus sizes.
The show will include free snacks and
drinks, a free cosmetic bag drawing and a
courtesy coupon book. Afterwards, guests
will have time to shop among the dozens
of Vacaville Outlet stores and enjoy lunch
on their own. The bus will be available for
an optional ride over to the popular Black
Oak Restaurant (lunch not included in ticket
price). The bus will depart in front of Gateway at 10 a.m. and will return around 5 p.m.
The cost is $34.
EXTENDED TRIPS
SILVERSEA EASTERN
CARIBBEAN CRUISE
Jan. 4 through 13, 2010
Cruise Adventures Unlimited and Silversea Cruiseline present this 10-day all-inclusive voyage to the Eastern Caribbean where
residents will experience a sea of sunny
beaches and tropical islands, quaint colonial
cities, friendly people and colorful cultures.
Port-of-calls include Ft. Lauderdale, Road
Town (British Virgin Islands), St. John’s
(Antigua), Castries (St. Lucia), St. George
(Grenada) and Bridgetown (Barbados).
Silversea’s ships welcome guests to relax
in refined luxury with its yacht-like setting.
The service is warm and friendly, the cuisine is superb and all accommodations are
ocean-view suites. Prices start at $3,195 per
person, based on double occupancy, and include round-trip air, all transfers, nine nights
in an outside suite, all meals; drinks, including fine wine; entertainment onboard, port
taxes, government fees and baggage handling. All onboard gratuities are included. A
$400 deposit is due with application. Final
payment is due by Thursday, Oct. 1. Stop by
the Excursion Desk for a complete itinerary
and pricing information.
WINES AND WONDERS OF
SOUTH AMERICA
Feb. 24 through March 6
Join this 11-day journey through the
breathtaking Central Andes from Chile to
Buenos Aires. Relish renowned Chilean and
Argentine wines during visits to picturesque
vineyards in Colchagua Valley and the “land
of sun and wine” Mendoza. Ride the Tren
del Vino (wine train), a historic 1913 steam
locomotive that travels through the Chilean
wine country of Colchagua Valley. Experience the flavor and history of Argentina’s
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ed dinner in Argentina and learn about the
daily life and culture of locals. Move to the
beat of the tango during a private lesson
and then see a stunning tango performance
in the city where this dance was born. The
cost per person, double occupancy, is
$3,679. Price includes all airport transfers,
round-trip air, hotel accommodations, excursions per itinerary, 15 meals, all taxes
and baggage handling. A $250 deposit is
due with application. Stop by the Excursion
Desk for a complete itinerary.
HOLLAND AND BELGIUM
TULIP RIVER CRUISE
April 10 through 18
Residents can enjoy the landscape as
they cruise the Holland and Belgium rivers aboard the brand new Deluxe ms Amadolche. See the vibrant fields of flowers,
picture postcard harbors and quaint historic towns with local folk dressed in traditional costumes. These river cruises offer
the beauty of Holland at tulip time, along
with some of the best scenery Belgium has
to offer. See the magnificent windmills of
Kinderdijk; fall in love with Ghent, the medieval gem of Belgium; and visit Zeeland
Delta Works, one of the world’s most complex engineering projects. A cruise along
the Dutch and Belgian waterways is the
best way to explore the charming canals of
Amsterdam, the superb beauty of Antwerp,
the lush green Dutch countryside and the
stunning floral displays of Keukenhof Gardens. All 75 deluxe cabins are outside and
170 square feet. Price varies based on the
cabin category and includes round-trip air,
all transfers, the seven-night cruise, all
meals, extensive touring, taxes and baggage handling (gratuities at one’s own
discretion). A $500 deposit is due with application. Final payment is due by Sunday,
Jan. 10. Stop by the Excursion Desk for an
itinerary and pricing information.
EXPLORING GREECE AND ITS ISLANDS
April 18 through May 2
Discover the magnificent ruins of ancient
Greece. This 15-day journey balances expeditions to Greece’s most important Classical
Age monuments with ample time to wander
the winding streets, vineyards, boutiques,
marketplaces and beaches on Mykonos and
Santorini. Enjoy Greek food, wine and entertainment at a taverna in the lively Plaka
district in Athens. Learn from a local expert
on a tour of Athens’ historic monuments
and the famed Acropolis. Visit a Byzantine
monastery in Metéora and learn about the
devout lifestyle of the monks who live there.
Explore the grandeur of Olympia, birthplace
of the Olympic Games. The cost per person,
double occupancy, is $4,359. Price includes
all airport transfers, round-trip air, hotel accommodations, extensive touring, 23 meals,
all taxes and baggage handling. A $250 deposit is due with application. Stop by the
Excursion Desk for a complete itinerary.
FUN DAY
Thursday, Sept. 17
The Country and Western Band the
Wranglers will perform at noon in the
Sierra Room at Del Valle. Stay after the
show and play bingo for the benefit of
Friends of Meals on Wheels. This free
program is open to all residents and their
guests.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MOVIE
Thursday and Friday, Sept. 17 and 18
The 2008 nature documentary “Earth”
will be shown in Peacock Hall at Gateway
on Thursday at 1, 4 and 7 p.m. and on
Friday at 10 a.m., 1, 4 and 7 p.m. The
showings at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. will feature language captions. This film is 90
minutes long and is rated G. This free
guests.
ANGELA DEAN-BAHAM IN CONCERT
Thursday, Sept. 17
Internationally celebrated soprano Angela Dean-Baham will present an evening
of opera and musical classics featuring
piano accompanist Kristen Pankonina in
the Fireside Room at Gateway. Tickets for
this event are $10 and may be purchased
in advance at Gateway’s Excursion Desk.
This event is open to all residents and
their guests.
SATURDAY MOVIE
Saturday, Sept. 19
The 2005 drama “The Girl in the Cafe”
FRANCE, BAVARIA AND
OBERAMMERGAU PASSION PLAY
Sept. 10 through 20
Residents will start this 11-day tour in
Paris with dinner at the Eiffel Tower and a
romantic Seine River cruise past famous
As a symbol of democracy and reposi-
will be shown in Peacock Hall at Gateway
at 1, 4 and 7 p.m. This showing at 1 p.m.
will feature language captions. This film is
95 minutes long and is rated R. This free
guests.
SUNDAY FUNNIES
Sunday, Sept. 20
The 1980 comedy “Nine to Five,” starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly
Parton, will be shown in Peacock Hall at
Gateway at 4 and 7 p.m. The showing at 4
p.m. will feature language captions. This
film is 110 minutes long and is rated PG.
This free program is open to all residents
and their guests.
AN INSIDER’S LOOK AT THE ANTIQUES
ROADSHOW
Tuesday, Sept. 22
Rossmoor resident Jane Viator will
give a slide show presentation at 2 p.m.
in Peacock Hall at Gateway that will take
the audience behind the scenes at the Antiques Roadshow. This free program is
open to all residents and their guests.
ART HOUSE MOVIE
Wednesday, Sept 23
The 2007 drama “Mongol” will be
shown in Peacock Hall at Gateway at 1, 4
and 7 p.m. All showings will feature English language captions as the language
spoken in this film is Mongolian. This film
is 125 minutes long and is rated R for
violence. This free program is open to all
ACTIVITIES DAY
Saturday, Sept. 26
Activities Day, which is sponsored by
the Rossmoor Activities Council, will be
held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Gateway
Complex. This event gives all Rossmoor
organizations that are members of the Activities Council an opportunity to promote
their clubs and activities. There will be
tables set up in the patio area near Peacock Hall, as well as workshops available.
This free event is open to all residents and
their guests.
landmarks. A high-speed train journey will
take residents to Eastern France and the
picturesque city of Strasbourg, followed
by a day discovering the charming villages along the Alsace wine route. Guests
will then depart France for Germany and
explore Würzburg on a leisurely paced
walking tour, seeing such historic sights
as Residence Palace, which boasts the
largest ceiling fresco in the world. Along
the famed Romantic Road, residents will
makes stops in the Renaissance city of
Weikersheim with its magnificent castle;
Rothenberg’s old town with its cobblestone
streets; and the UNESCO World Heritage
city of Bamberg. Guests will also experience a visit to a local winery in the heart of
Franconia and a guided tour of Nuremberg.
Two nights in the Oberammergau region of
Germany’s lovely Bavarian Alps concludes
this tour. Residents will enjoy a full-day
performance of Oberammergau’s Passion
Play, which depicts the suffering, death,
and resurrection of Jesus Christ in an impressive 5,000-seat theater with open-air
stage. The cost per person, double occupancy, is $5,599, which includes roundtrip airfare, transfers, nine nights of firstclass hotel accommodations, 14 meals,
admission and sightseeing per itinerary,
baggage handling and taxes. A deposit of
$250 is due with application.
CLUB TRIPS
SPIRIT OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
May 20 to 24
FROM THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT
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BOOK NOW
NEW LISTING
SPECIAL EVENTS & MOVIES
he following are the current
special events sponsored by the
Rossmoor Recreation Department.
For more information on any of these
events during the month, check the
Special Events listing on the calendar
page each week, look for the article
in the Arts and Leisure section of the
News, or call the Recreation Department
at 988-7732. Events are free unless
otherwise noted. This information is
posted throughout the month on the
Rossmoor News Web site at www.
rossmoornews.com.
tory of American history, Washington, D.C.,
holds a unique place in the hearts and minds
of the American people. Today the nation’s
capital is more exciting than ever. Major
new museums have opened to showcase
special collections and the hallowed World
War II memorial now graces the National
Mall. In addition, Washington, D.C., is home
to excellent theater, music and restaurants.
Learn more about the history of the nation’s
capital and enjoy special programs at the
newest Smithsonian museums, including
the National Museum of the American Indian. Also, enjoy unscheduled time to pursue
individual interests. Guests will spend four
nights at the Washington Marriot. The cost
per person, double occupancy, is $1,649.
Price includes all airport transfers, roundtrip air, four-night accommodations, sightseeing per itinerary, six meals, all taxes
and baggage handling. A $250 deposit is
due with application. Stop by the Excursion
Desk for a complete itinerary
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FROM ROSSMOOR CLUBS
T
he trips listed below are sponsored by Rossmoor clubs and organizations and not by the
Recreation Department. The trips are open
to all Rossmoor residents, not just members of
the specific club. For information, contact the
person listed with each trip. Do not contact the
Recreation Department.
Rossmoor clubs and organizations wishing
to be included in this column must submit a
typewritten article to the News by Wednesday
at 4:30 p.m. Due to space restrictions, the News
reserves the right to edit or delete the articles.
TURKEY, GREECE AND ITALY
Sept. 14 through 26
This St. Anne’s Society tour, escorted
by Father Anthony Hannick, will begin in
Istanbul, Turkey, aboard the Crystal Serenity. The tour features a 12-night cruise
on the deluxe six-star Crystal Serenity,
sailing from Istanbul to Venice, $250; a
signing bonus (included in Crystal Serenity price); private cocktail party onboard,
a bon voyage orientation, pre-paid gratuities onboard and a $1,000 per person
shipboard credit. Itinerary includes visiting
Istanbul and Kasadasi in Turkey; Patmos,
Athens, Monemvasia and Santorini/Thira
in Greece; Corfu; Dubrovnik, Croatia; and
Venice, Italy (overnight). This trip is open
to all Rossmoor residents and their guests.
A flier is available upon request. Call Gale
Lydecker at 937-7748 or 888-208-8016.
NEW DATE
THUNDER VALLEY WITH
THE CITY OF HOPE
Monday, Oct. 5
Join in the fun at Thunder Valley Casino
and support cancer research at the City of
Hope. Leave Gateway at 9 a.m. and return
about 5 p.m. Play bingo on the bus for fun
prizes, including a free future trip. Bring
friends and neighbors. Casino bonuses include player and food credits. For reservations, call Lynne Keefer at 945-7665. Send
checks for $32.50, made payable to the
City of Hope, to Keefer at 1950 Tice Valley
Blvd., Walnut Creek CA 94595.
DEADLINE EXTENDED
GREAT ITALIAN FESTIVAL,
SILVER LEGACY CASINO
Oct. 9 through 11
The Italian Club of Rossmoor is sponsoring a trip to Reno. The group will depar t Rossmoor at 10 a.m. There will be
a no-host lunch stop en route. Enjoy the
sights and sounds of the Great Italian
Festival. Residents can enjoy food, music, a grape-stomping contest, bocce ball
tournament, farmer’s market and much
more. The price is $260 per person, double occupancy, and $380 for a single. It
includes deluxe motor coach transportation, two nights at the Silver Legacy with
$ 5 cash and $ 3 food credit, as well as
all baggage handling and driver tips. Full
payment must be received on or before
Wednesday, Sept. 30. Make checks payable to Golden Gate Tours, and mail to
Fran Long, 1621 Ptarmigan Drive No.
1C. All Rossmoor residents are invited.
There is limited space, so reserve early.
For information, call 939-5151.
EGYPT AND JORDAN
Oct. 10 through 30
This Railroad Club 21-day tour begins
in Cairo and includes a four-night cruise
on a small private ship up the Nile River,
visiting Aswan and Luxor. The group will
then fly to Amman, capitol of Jordan. A
tour of the city will include visits to the
Citadel, amphitheater and shopping souks.
Members will also spend two nights at the
ancient lost city of Petra, where whole
buildings were literally hand-carved out of
the solid red sandstone 2,000 years ago.
Included in this three-week adventure
are 24 small group activities, the group’s
own English-speaking Egyptologist, 47
meals, hotels, transfers and round-trip
airfare from San Francisco. This is an OAT
(Overseas Adventure Travel) tour led by
Professor Ralf Parton, with a strictly limited enrollment of 10 to 15 persons. It is
open to all Rossmoor residents and their
guests. A flier is available upon request.
Call Parton at 256-7078 or e-mail him at
[email protected].
LONDON THEATER TOUR
Oct. 26 through 31
Join the Rossmoor Evening Great Books
group on its seventh-annual “London Theater for Thinkers” tour. Participants will
view six of the best dramas picked from
current productions at the National Theatre, the West End, Off West End and fringe
theater. There will be a Great Books-type
discussion each morning called “Shared
Inquiry for Theatre.” The tour includes six
nights at Bedford Hotel in Bloomsbury,
which is within walking distance of most
museums, shops, restaurants and theaters. A $500 per person deposit is due
by Saturday, Aug. 15. The cost is $1,645
per person, double occupancy, and $1,845
for a single room. For information, contact Ted Kraus at 939-3658 or by e-mail
[email protected].
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Camera Club takes a trip to Ferry Building
The Rossmoor Camera Club will take a field
trip on Tuesday, Sept. 29, to the Ferry Building in
San Francisco. One of two travel options is suggested.
One is to car pool to Jack London Square
(where there is free parking in the lot across from
the movie theater) and take the ferry to the Ferry
Building. For the same fare, one can continue on
to Pier 39, and then take the “F” streetcar (or walk)
back to the Ferry Building.
The ferry leaves at 9:15 a.m. and arrives at the
Ferry Building at 9:45. There are return ferries at 2
p.m. arriving in Oakland at 2:30, or leaving at 4:10
and arriving in Oakland at 4:40.
Round-trip senior fare on the ferry is about $7
and must be purchased on board.
Another option is to take BART from Walnut
Creek or Lafayette and meet in San Francisco.
BART fare is $9 round trip, and tickets can be pur-
Club Trips
“EMERALD CITIES: ARTS OF SIAM AND
BURMA” AT THE ASIAN ART MUSEUM
Wednesday, Nov. 18
Join this NCJW-sponsored trip to see
this exhibition showing the decorative and
religious arts of Siam (present-day Thailand) and Burma (Myanmar). All works are
drawn exclusively from the museum’s extensive holdings, never before on view. The
majority of the artwork is from the Doris
Duke Collection of at least 100 artworks,
including gilded and mirrored ritual vessels, black lacquer and mother of pearl
inlaid furniture. Lunch will be taken at the
popular Blue Muse Restaurant. A check
should be made payable to NCJW in the
amount of $59, which includes transportation, the bus driver’s tip, museum entrance
fee and lunch. Deadline for reservations
is Wednesday, Nov. 4. Send the check to
Helen Field, 1316 Rockledge Lane, No. 7.
The bus will leave Gateway at 9:30 a.m. and
will return at approximately 3:30 p.m. For
information, call 280-7206.
NEW LISTING
VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS IN NEVADA CITY
Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 9 and 10
The Railroad Club is sponsoring its seventh trip to the quaint, gold country town
of Nevada City for its annual Victorian
Christmas celebration festivities. The club
does the tour every odd numbered year, alternating with Sunol’s Train of Lights. This
overnight event is jam-packed with sights,
sounds and feasts. Guests will stay in twin,
queen-bedded rooms at the Gold Country
chased at Safeway. A $9 ticket gives riders $24 in
value.
Let Stephen Shields or Alan Garelick know
the mode of travel and times that are preferred. Contact Shields at 932-3374 or at [email protected]. Contact Garelick at 9456936 or [email protected].
There are numerous places to eat in the Ferry
Building.
Of interest to some might be the new San Francisco Transit Museum, across from the “F” car where
it turns to go up Market Street. It is small, free and
well done and sells lots of interesting objects.
Besides the produce displays at the Tuesday
Farmers’ market, members can photograph the
Oakland piers, the Bay Bridge from underneath,
passengers on the ferry, skateboarders in the plaza in front of the ferry, the antique streetcars and
many other interesting things.
Inn in Grass Valley. Guests will visit the
Empire Gold Mine, which is now a museum. There will also be a private tour of the
Nevada Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum,
home to the steam engine made famous in
many Hollywood movies. The group will
then visit two private homes with train collections and elaborate operating layouts.
The highlight of this trip is the slow stroll
through the highly decorated downtown
pedestrian-only streets, filled with Victorian costumed coral singers, musicians and
dancers who provide continuous entertainment. The town’s three short blocks are
lined with local artists and craftspeople,
displaying and selling their handmade articles. This tour includes all meals: a lunch
upon arrival, a restaurant dinner that evening, a hot breakfast at the hotel the next
morning, and a restaurant lunch before departing. The cost is $180 per person with a
single supplement of $40. The deluxe bus
with roundtrip services is also included in
the price. Seating is limited. Call Ralf Parton at 256-7078 for further information, as
well as an hour-by-hour itinerary and reservation sign-up form.
RENO SNOW TRAIN WITH
ST. ANNE’S SOCIETY
Feb. 9 through 11
Join the St. Anne’s Society for a scenic
ride through the Sierras. A deposit of $20
per person is due upon reservation. The final payment is not due until Tuesday, Dec.
1. The cost is $246.50 per person, double
occupancy, and $283.50 for singles, which
includes bus transportation; baggage handling; a light meal served aboard the train
and a deli lunch on the return trip; two
nights at the El Dorado; all taxes; winner’s
book of valuable coupons, discounted
meals, shows and more. Only deposits will
Sewing Arts Club to hold
Show and Tell Luncheon
The Rossmoor Sewing Club will have its annual Show and
Tell Luncheon on Friday, Sept. 18, at Dollar Clubhouse.
The luncheon is a potluck with members asked to bring a
salad or dessert at 11:30 a.m. The club will provide the rest of
the food and beverages.
After lunch, members will show the group the items they
have brought to share. The items usually include infant blankets, hats and clothing; knitted and crocheted items; hand
stitched projects; quilted blankets; wall hangings; and things
to wear.
All club members, Rossmoor residents and guests are invited. Tickets are $5 each and may be purchased in the Rossmoor
Sewing Studio from the supervisors on weekdays from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Space is limited, so first come, first served. No tickets
will be sold at the door.
For information, call 945-8613.
be taken at this time. Send checks for $20
per person, made payable to Fran Long, to
1621 Ptarmigan Drive No. 1C. For information, call Long at 939-5151.
NEW LISTING
NEW ORLEANS GETAWAY WITH
SINGLAIRES
April 19 through 23
Join the Singlaires and married friends
on their trip to the “jazz capital of the
world.” Highlights include a cruise on the
steamboat Natchez, going to the New Orleans School of Cooking and Court of Two
Sisters Restaurant, and a tour of the French
Quarter and Jazz Revue. The cost per person, double occupancy, is $1,299; a single
is $1,649, and a triple $1,269. The price
includes round-trip airfare from Oakland
Airport; air taxes and fees; hotel transfers
and seven meals. This trip is open to the
community. For a complete itinerary and
reservations, call Elsie Napoli at 937-6290.
NEW LISTING
ART AND CULTURE TOUR OF SPAIN AND
PORTUGAL
May 1 through 15
The Railroad Club presents another opportunity to ride on one of Europe’s fastest bullet trains, the AVE, between Madrid
and Seville in this two-week tour of Spain
and Portugal. Three exciting days will be
spent in Gaudi’s Barcelona with a visit to
Dali’s museum in the coastal town of Figueres, four nights in Madrid with visits to the
Prado and El Greco’s Toledo and three more
nights in Seville with visits to the Andalusian towns of Cordoba and its world-famous Mezquita and a full day in Granada
with its magnificent Generalife gardens at
the Alhambra. A stop will be made in Merida for lunch on the way to Portugal, where
guests will see the largest Roman ruins
outside of Italy. Finally, three days will be
spent exploring Lisbon and a day visiting
the coastal town of Nazare and the famous
windmills of Obidos. All of the above is included in the price, as well as first-class
hotels, international airfare with transfers,
one domestic flight, most meals, city tours,
all museum admissions, a full-time Collette
trip manager and local guides. Residents
can save $200 if they pay in full by Tuesday, Nov. 10, making the final price $4,875
per person, double occupancy. For a color
brochure with a day-by-day itinerary, call
Ralf Parton at 256-7078 or pick one up at
Gateway in the Railroad Club’s mailbox.
CANADIAN ROCKIES BY TRAIN
July 22 through 30
Join the Railroad Club’s fully escor ted excursion to Canada. Residents will
ride on a historic Rocky Mountain train,
passing by fantastic scener y and grand
hotels from Vancouver, British Columbia,
to Jasper, Lake Louise, Banf f and Calgary. Guests will get their own bedrooms
with bath and have breakfast in the diner.
Spend the afternoon looking at waterfalls,
magnificent glaciers and ice fields in the
360-degree Vista Dome car. Guests will
spend nine days sightseeing, as well as
sleep and dine in some of the world’s finest hotels. The cost is $ 3,799 per person, double occupancy, which includes
roundtrip airfare from SFO, transfers to
hotels, most meals and a complementary
shuttle with 10 or more Rossmoor residents. Call Ralf Par ton at 256-7078 for
a brochure and a Collette Vacations registration form. The tour is limited to the
first 25 people.
ARTS & LEISURE
AROUND THE BAY AREA
CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE THEATER concludes its 35th anniversary season with a musical version
of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Sept.
16 to Oct. 11 at the Bruns Amphitheater, 100 Gateway
Blvd., Orinda. There is a complimentary shuttle from
Orinda BART beginning 90 minutes prior to curtain and
free parking on site. Tickets start at $20. Call 510-5489666.
CENTER REPERTORY COMPANY presents the
musical comedy “All Shook Up,” which features 20
Elvis Presley songs, through Oct. 10 at the Lesher
Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek.
The musical tells the story of a guitar-playing, motorcycle driving roustabout who brings a small town’s
busted jukebox to life. Tickets are $14.50 to $41. Call
943-7469 or go to www.lesherartscenter.org.
DIABLO THEATRE COMPANY and COMPANY
C BALLET present “On the Town” through Sept. 27 at
the Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut
Creek. Music is by Leonard Bernstein. The 1944 Broadway hit was turned into the Oscar-winning film starring
Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Ann Miller. Call 9437469 or go to www.lesherartscenter.org.
CONTRA COSTA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA opens
its 2009-2010 season with “Music that Tells a Story,”
showcasing jazz violinist Jeremy Cohen, Sept. 30 at 7:30
p.m. at the Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive,
Walnut Creek. The program also includes Beethoven’s
“Egmont Overture,” Telemann’s “Don Quixote,” Dukas’
“Sorcerer’s Apprentice” and Prokofiev’s “Peter and the
Wolf,” narrated by KGO radio personality Scott Lettieri. Tickets are $15 to $18. Call 943-7469 or go to www.
lesherartscenter.org.
DIABLO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA opens its 47th
season in an all-Mendelssohn concert in celebration of
the composer’s 200th birthday with violinist Andrew
Sords and Musica Sacra featured. The orchestra will
perform in Rossmoor at 8 p.m. Sept. 25 in the Fireside
Room, Gateway. A $5 donation is requested. Another
performance is Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lesher Center
for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek. Tickets
are $12, $18 or $20. Call 943-7469 or go to wwwlesherartscenter.org
FELLOWSHIP FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
presents “The Screwtape Letters” by C.S. Lewis, Oct. 1
through 3 at the Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic
Drive, Walnut Creek. The 90-minute production is set in
an office from hell. Tickets are $29 to $45. Call 943-7469
or go to www.lesherartscenter.org.
HOLY TRINITY CULTURAL CENTER in Moraga
presents a country-western barbecue and dance Saturday, Sept. 19, at 6 p.m. Music is by the California Cow-
boys. Reservations are required by calling 672-6799.
Cost is $35; or $10 for the dance only at 8 p.m.
OAKLAND EAST BAY SYMPHONY presents an evening with mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves Oct. 3 at the
Fox Theater, 1807 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. The event
includes dinner at 6 p.m. and the concert at 8:30. Proceeds
benefit the symphony’s education and outreach programs.
Tickets are $60 and $90; $125, which also includes a post
concert reception and dancing; and $250, which also includes orchestra-level table seating. Call 510-644-GALA.
TOWN HALL THEATRE presents “Art,” a play by
Yasmina Reza, through Oct. 3 at Town Hall Theatre,
3535 School St. in Lafayette. Described as a marriage
between Moliere and Woody Allen, this play asks the
big questions: what is art, and why does it matter? For
tickets, call 283-1557 or go to www.thtc.org
WALNUT CREEK DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION presents an “OktoberCreekFest and Brew
Ha Ha” on Locust Street, between Cypress Street and
Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Walnut Creek. The event is Oct. 2
from 5 to 10 p.m. and Oct. 3 from 1 to 10 p.m. There will
be live music, comedy, beer and food. For information,
go to www.walnutcreekdowntown.com.
WILLOWS THEATRE COMPANY presents the rock
musical “Hair” through Sept. 27 at the Willows Theatre in
the Willows Shopping Center, Concord. Call 798-1300.
TV GUIDE FOR CHANNEL 28
R O S S M O O R C O M M U N I T Y C H A N N E L 28
Programs running from Sept. 17 through 23
The following programs are all scheduled to be broadcast this
week. For information about programs on Channel 28, please call
930-8642.
■ Post It! is a community bulletin board that allows residents
to view activities within Rossmoor, including trips, movies and
club events. This program runs between other programs when
possible.
■ Classic Arts Showcase includes video samplings of animation, architectural art, ballet, chamber and choral music, dance,
folk art, museum art, musical theater, opera, orchestral, recital,
solo instrumental, solo vocal and theatrical performances, as
well as classic film and archival documentaries.
■ Fitness Fun. Exercise. 30 minutes. This program is scheduled every day at 9 a.m. The program changes daily to vary the
exercises.
■ CORG/RRA Program. Meeting on the 2010 budget. One hour,
20 minutes. On Aug. 11, the Committee for Open and Responsive
Government and the Rossmoor Residents Association held a special
joint meeting to discuss GRF’s 2010 budget. Speakers included Ken
Haley, chairman of the Finance Committee, and Fred Barnes, GRF
District H Board director. Haley discusses the changes in the 2010
budget principles and the reasons for the changes. Barnes discusses
the possible consequences of those proposed changes and how they
would affect the monthly coupon and the residents.
■ Rossmoor Variety Show. Mixed acts. One hour. This cast of
residents with anchor Roger Hadlich as MC runs the gambit of mixed
performance, including musical notes from the Dynatones, Hawaii
State Club Ensemble, Grace Notes, What Four? and a duet by
Ennik and Temple. Judy and Clarence Nixon do a skit; Rossmoor
Square Dancers, Happy Hoofers and the Hot Flashers warm the
floor and Annette Granger lip-syncs.
■ Gastrointestinal Disorders. Health program. One hour. Dr. S.
Saeed Zamani is board certified in gastroenterology and internal
medicine. He has teaching faculty positions at UC San Francisco and
Stanford University. He talks about the lifestyle of sample patients,
the symptoms, the treatment and the follow-up sessions.
■ “Peddler’s Grandson.” Author/book. 55 minutes.Edward Cohen grew up in Jackson, Miss., the heart of the Bible belt, a thousand
miles from the northern centers of Jewish culture. He believed the
world was populated totally by Jews, until the first day of school when
he had the disquieting realization that he was the only Jew in his class.
In college, he found that among northern Jews, he was singled out for
his “southernness.” He tells a story of displacement, of living on the
margin of two already marginal groups, and of coming to terms with
his dual loyalties, to region and religion.
■ Miniature Art. Interview. 35 minutes Local artist Eileen Crowley shares her passion in creating artwork for the heart. She specializes in miniature oil paintings often of clients’ pets. Some of these
paintings are incorporated into bracelets and broaches to be worn and
enjoyed.
■ Cleveland Style Accordion Music. Polka Music. One hour. Ed
Gorzynski was born in “Polka Town,” Cleveland, Ohio. He started
taking accordion lessons at the age of nine. On a number of occasions, Ed sat in with Frankie Yankovic, the Polka King. Ed played
with a number of other bands while in the United States Marine Corps
and going to college. In this program, he rolls back time again and
plays music with such favorites as “Tennessee Waltz,” “Beer Barrel
Polka” and “Yellow Bird.”
■ Breast Cancer. Health program. One hour. Dr. Deborah Kerlin, general surgeon and medical director of the Breast Care Center in
John Muir Medical Center, talks about “Breast Cancer, Advances in
Detection, Diagnosis and Treatment.”
■ Hawaii Calls Again.Hawaiian dance. One hour, 10 minutes.
The award-winning Hawaiian group, NaMamo No’eau, presents an
exciting show with lots of color, music and enthusiastic performers.
■ Time for Ragtime. Ragtime music. One hour. Virginia Tichenor
and Ken Keeler perform a high-energy ragtime show. Tichenor has
earned the reputation of being one of the best women performers in
the county playing ragtime and Keeler has been playing banjo, mandolin and trombone since an early age. He was the featured player in
Kobe Jazz Street Festival and has been addition to many jazz band
recordings.
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J.D. Robb
is author
for Mystery
Book Club
The Mystery Book Club
will hold its next meeting on
Monday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m. in
the Ivy Room on the ground
floor of Dollar Clubhouse.
The author for September
is J. D. Robb, a pseudonym
of Nora Roberts, whose mysteries are a blend of police
drama, science fiction and romance. Attendees should plan
to read one or more of her
novels in order to participate
in the discussion. However,
everyone is welcome, even if
they have not had an opportunity to do so.
In October, each member
will discuss a favorite author
who has written few books or
whose books are not easily
available.
The Mystery Book Club
meets on the third Monday of
the month. Membership is $5
per year. Members receive a
membership roster and a list
of authors discussed during
the past seven years. Residents
interested in joining may contact Jean Howard at 954-7110
or Marilyn Rockwood at 7057331, or simply come to the
next meeting.
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30s/40s Club
celebrates
Oktoberfest
The 30s/40s Club invites
all members and their guests
to an evening of Oktoberfest
fun on Saturday, Oct. 24, from
6 to 10 p.m. in the Fireside
Room at Gateway.
Authentic German fare will
be served in a beer garden atmosphere, including keg beer,
wine, pretzels, bratwurst,
sauerkraut, potato salad and
apple strudel. A live band will
provide German music for listening, singing, and dancing.
The cost is $27 per member and $30 per guest. Send
checks, made payable to the
30s/40 Club, to Bill Scott at
2665 Pine Knoll Drive No. 6.
Checks must be received no
later than Saturday, Oct. 10.
For information, contact
Sue or Bill Scott at 934-7009,
or Nancy or Paul Ringlestein
at 932-7818. Other hosts for
the evening will be Judy and
Al McLean, Rene and Van
Sintchak, Mary Alice and
Joe Stadum, and Murphy and
Steve Nieman.
The 30s/40s Club is a social
club, with membership open
to married couples who were
born in the 1930s or 1940s.
To join, or for information
about other club activities,
contact Membership Chairwoman Janie King at 9320727.
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Nature Association to Quilters will have busy autumn
hold monthly bird walk Several
The Rossmoor Nature Association (RNA) will hold its next
monthly bird walk on Monday, Sept. 21, at 9 a.m., starting from the
Creekside parking lot (at the corner of Rossmoor Parkway and Stanley Dollar Drive).
Visitors are always welcome to attend these casual walks, which
have been a popular activity for Rossmoor birders for over 20 years.
A typical walk would be conducted along the level cart paths of
the Creekside golf course, which is normally closed on Mondays.
On an average outing, birders could expect to see approximately
20 species during the 1½- to 2-hour walk. Birders will find that the
presence of Tice Creek, the heavy undergrowth and a variety of
mature trees provide many desirable habitats in the environs of the
golf course.
A complete record of the club’s past documented bird sightings,
including the dates and locations, can be perused on the RNA’s new
Web site at www.jardine-electronics.com/rna/index.html.
For information about the RNA or its monthly activities, contact
Bob Carlton at 280-8129 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Antiques Club to see slides
on Thailand antiquities
The Antiques Club will meet Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 1:30 p.m.
at Del Valle Clubhouse. The topic is “The Antiquities of Burma and
Siam from 1775 to 1950.” There will be a slide presentation by Asian
Art Museum docent Dorothy Gregor.
The exhibition of Burma and Thailand’s decorative and religious
arts is drawn exclusively from the museum’s extensive holdings of
artworks from this region and period. Many of the sumptuous artworks have never before been on view.
The majority of the artworks are from the Doris Duke Collection that the San Francisco museum acquired in 2002. The more
than 100 artworks include gilded and mirrored ritual vessels, black
lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlaid furniture and vibrant, colorful
paintings.
Gregor has been a docent at the Asian Art Museum since 1997.
She retired early from the position of director of libraries at UC
Berkeley in order to enter the docent program.
She has library degrees from several universities, worked at the
Library of Congress and has a master’s degree in philosophy. She
is spending her retirement traveling, especially to Asia, including
Burma and Thailand.
Guests are welcome. For get well and sympathy cards to be sent
to club members, call Barbara Martini at 935-5925.
Railroad Club heads to Nevada
City for Victorian Christmas
The Rossmoor Railroad Club will take its seventh trip to Nevada
City’s Victorian Christmas, Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 9 and 10.
A few years back the Railroad Club’s officers decided to alternate
its winter excursions with the Sunol/Niles Train of Lights on evennumbered years and the Nevada City holiday festivities on odd-numbered years.
The cost of this two-day excursion is $180, which includes a
roundtrip deluxe motor coach from Gateway, overnight hotel, four
meals, two museum visits and two privately housed train collections
running layouts.
The real highlight of this mini vacation is full participation in the
Victorian Christmas festivities of this quaint Gold Rush town, with
plenty of time to shop. For further information, check out the ad under
the Club Trips section of the News.
Caledonian Society elects
officers at Monday meeting
The Caledonian Society of Rossmoor will have its annual
meeting Monday, Sept. 21, at 1:30 p.m. at Dollar Clubhouse. New
officers will be elected.
The nominations include Doris Bilse, president; Holly Markel,
vice president; Rosemary King, secretary; and Elita Park, treasurer. Nominations from the floor will also be accepted.
Members are invited to the meeting to share in the planning for
the coming year. Plans currently include performances by Scottish folk dancers and a bagpipe band for the Burns Supper. Guests
are always welcome.
Dues are due this month. Those who did not receive a renewal
form may pick one up at the club’s mailbox at Gateway.
WALNUT CREEK SENIOR BUS
For weekday trips into Walnut Creek at $1each. Call
between 9 and 11 a.m., one day in advance: 933-1434.
For medical appointments, call two days in advance.
Pickup is at Rossmoor Safeway.
projects are
scheduled
Rossmoor Quilters have
plans for a busy autumn with
the resumption of meetings,
classes and quilting projects.
Trips to two quilt shows are
also planned.
There are classes for sewers who are interested in
learning to quilt. Roz Cannelora will teach a series of
three classes, which begin
Friday, Sept. 25. New quilters will have the benefit of
experienced quilters in a
buddy system as they learn
how to use the tools of quilting. Sign up in the Sewing
Studio or contact Cannelora
at 945-8613.
The Binky Brigade Project
will be introduced by Barbara Whelpley.
Quilted blankets that are
22- by 18-inches are sent to
Iraq for American soldiers
to distribute to small children for comfort. The goal
is to complete at least 50 of
these small blankets. Beginning quilters will find success with this easy, quick
project.
Quilters will also participate in the Block of the
Month, an elegant Irish chain
created with autumn colors.
Kits will be distributed, directions given and quilters
will have until Halloween to
complete a 12 ½-inch block.
Rosalyn Cannelora, president of the Rossmoor Sewing Club,
will teach a beginners quilting class.
A drawing will be held and
one lucky quilter will win all
of the completed blocks.
Rossmoor quilters will attend the Diablo Valley Quilt
Show in Danville the weekend of Sept. 26 and 27. Carpools will be formed. The
quilt show will have displays
of what neighboring quilters
have done. Sandy Klopp, a
well known quilter in Walnut
Creek, will be the featured
artist. Merchants will have
new tools, books and fabric
for the coming season.
A bus trip has been arranged to the Pacific International Quilt Show in Santa
Clara on Thursday, Oct. 15.
Quilts from all over the world
will be on display.
The bus leaves at 9 a.m.
and returns at 5 p.m. Tickets
are $42 and may be purchased
at the Excursion Desk at Gateway.
During the summer, quilters were challenged to complete their UFOs, unfinished
projects. On Friday, Oct. 23,
14 ladies will present their
finished projects of placemats,
table runners, baby quilts, lap
quilts and full size quilts. One
quilter said she finished a dozen projects while another finished a quilt she had started in
2002.
The Linus Project will
continue with the small blankets, 36- by 42-inches, going
to needy children in Contra
Costa County.
For information, call
Whelpley at 287-1811.
Camera Club hears about photographing eagles
The Camera Club invites
its members, as well as all
Rossmoor residents and their
guests, to observe the work of
Bay Area photographer Jeff
Armstrong on Wednesday,
Sept. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the Vista Room at Hillside Clubhouse.
Armstrong’s presentation
will focus on the photography
of eagles. He spent considerable time in Alaska taking
photographs of these birds.
Armstrong has traveled the
world in pursuit of his hobby.
His areas of photographic interest range from underwa-
ter photography to wildlife
throughout the world. Currently, he is a member of photo
groups in Santa Clara.
Every other month, on
the third Wednesday of that
month, the Camera Club presents an evening devoted to the
art form of photography. Sometimes, the presentation might
be the work of one of its own
members, but other evenings
feature the skills of a nonmember, whether an enthusiastic
amateur of great skill or a professional with comprehensive
experience.
Camera Club offers education
The Rossmoor Camera Club will sponsor a new weekly series
of educational meetings on Thursdays, beginning Oct. 1 and ending Dec. 10. Sessions are at Hillside Clubhouse.
At the request of many members, this meeting, as well as subsequent meetings, will start at 2 p.m., a change from previous
educational meetings that were held in the evening.
Richard Nicholes, a club member, is the educational “coach.”
At the first meeting, club members will talk about what they’d
like to learn. Topics may be on a weekly or continuing basis.
All meetings are scheduled in the Vista Room with the exception of meetings on Oct. 8 and Nov. 12. These meetings will be
held in the Las Trampas Room.
Any requests or suggestions may be sent to Nicholes at
[email protected].
All Rossmoor residents are invited to meetings. Nonmembers
who have an interest in photography are invited to test the waters
by attending a meeting.
For membership information, call Normal Nielsen at 9322789.
The Camera Club extends
an invitation to everyone, from
beginners to experienced photographers. Meetings are held
every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
in the Vista Room at Hillside,
with members often gathering earlier to socialize. Competitions are held on the first
and fourth Wednesdays of the
month.
For membership information, call Norman Nielsen at
932-2789.
Acalanes
Alumni Club
needs dues
The Acalanes Alumni
Club’s dues for 2010 are due
Thursday, Oct. 1. The club is
open to all Rossmoor alumni
of Acalanes High School.
The club also welcomes
residents who are alumni
of Miramonte and Las Lomas high schools, as many
had siblings who attended
Acalanes.
Dues are $10 per graduate and should be mailed
to Susan Williamson at
1301 Running Springs Road
No.1.
NCJW announces
a new charity drive
The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a countrywide organization with local chapters, one of which is in
Rossmoor. Its “reason for being” is to provide community
assistance to individuals and organizations that require assistance.
NCJW is currently announcing a new community service:
providing aid and support to Shelter, Inc. Mountain View
House. The Mountain View House provides shelter for homeless families with young children.
The program has a wish list that includes the following:
nonperishable, unexpired food items; new toiletries and baby
items; school-age children’s items; school supplies; new unwrapped toys and children’s books; household items such as
laundry needs and cleaning supplies; paper goods; new towels
(bath, hand, dish); and cooking utensils (new or good as new).
They do not require dish sets, mugs and plastic bowls.
NCJW members are requested to bring items (per the above
list) to the monthly meetings. Volunteers will deliver the collected items to the shelter. Volunteers are also needed to work
to separate, organize and shelve donations in the main office
in Martinez.
Members of Rossmoor’s chapter of NCJW are active advocates of social justice for all, regardless of race, creed or denomination. NCJW supports a women’s re-entry scholarship
program, has a visiting program to the Reutlinger Community
of Jewish Living, assists in providing birthday celebrations
and monthly visits to the Crestwood Healing Center and participates in the Respite Program at the JCC. Additionally,
NCJW provides knitted take-home layettes for newborns at
the Martinez Medical Center, provides funding and yearly
contributions of holiday gift bags to Shalom Bayit, contributes
to Winter Nights (a Contra Costa shelter program) and contributes to the Contra Costa Food Bank. Additional programs
are instituted as needs arise.
For information about this new assistance effort, contact
Hannah Felder at 934-5756.
NCJW to hear about
‘Saved Jews of Bulgaria’
Following the summer hiatus, the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) will hold its opening meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 23, in the Sierra Room at Del Valle Clubhouse. A light
breakfast will be served at 9:30 a.m., followed by a brief general
meeting.
After the meeting, June and Gene Brott will give a presentation on “The Saved Jews of Bulgaria.”
The Brotts lived in Bulgaria for one year, during which time
June taught at a Jewish school and interviewed “saved” Jews.
Gene, a lawyer and an American Bar Association volunteer,
lectured on legal ethics. It was during that years’ sojourn that the
Brotts developed the program that will be presented, which focuses on World War II, but also includes the history of Bulgaria’s
Jews from Roman times through the 500-year Ottoman era and
the immigration of Jews from Europe after the Nazi era.
All Rossmoor residents are invited to these informative monthly meetings.
On a national level, NCJW supports women’s issues and social
programs.
NCJW supports a Women’s Re-entry Scholarship Program,
has a visiting program to the Reutlinger Community of Jewish
Living, provides birthday celebrations and monthly visits to the
Crestwood Healing Center, and participates in the respite program at the Jewish Community Center.
NCJW also provides knitted take-home layettes for newborns
at the Martinez Medical Center, provides funding and yearly
contributions of holiday gift bags to Shalom Bayit, contributes
annually to Winter Nights (a Contra Costa shelter program) and
contributes annually to the Contra Costa Food Bank.
Diablo Valley Stamp Club
celebrates 50th anniversary
The Diablo Valley Stamp Club will commemorate its 50th anniversary with stamp exhibits and special refreshments at its Thursday,
Sept. 24, meeting at 8 p.m. at the Walnut Creek Senior Center.
For the past 50 years stamp collectors have come together to enjoy
the hobby. The club meets every second and fourth Thursday. There
is a program, refreshments and, of course, stamp trading. All those
interested in stamp collecting are invited.
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Camera Club announces winners
of travel/journalism competition
Since the advent of the digital camera, the Camera Club’s
numbers have been growing.
The club has a competition twice
a month. The fourth Wednesday
of every other month is reserved
for travel and journalism. Neither of these categories allow
photo manipulation or advanced
editing, so the picture-taking
ability of the competing photographer is exemplified.
In each competition, an outside professional photographic
judge is hired to critique and
comment on the images that
are screened. The pictures are
projected anonymously, and
only after winners are declared
are their names announced.
The judge comments on each
picture, talking about lighting,
composition, cropping and all
the elements that go into creating a good picture.
On Aug. 26, the judge was
Duane Pepper who has been
a member of the Santa Clara
Camera Club for 30 years. His
photo safaris have taken him to
Australia and Africa.
This month’s winners are as
follows:
Journalism
Basic division: First and second place, Stephen Shields for
“Young Men From Bird Rescue”
and “Girl Milking Goat”; third,
Alan Garelick, “Family at Gay
Pride Parade”; honorable mentions to Lynn Letteris for “My
Humans” and Norman Nielsen
for “Acapulco Festival”; honorable mention, Walter Krovoza,
“July 4th Parade.”
Intermediate division: First
and third place to Ojars Kratins
for “Picnic at Matsuyama Castle” and “Sellers at the Market”;
second, Victoria Richardson,
“Sculpture of a Fallen Giant.”
Advanced division: First
place, Tim Christoffersen,
“Carnival Parade, Brazil”; second and third, Selden Parmalee,
“Balloons over Burma” and
“Woman Cooking in Laos.”
Travel
Basic division: First place,
Garelick, “Ishtar Gate”; second,
Sally Hayes, “Vancouver Wall”;
third, Richard Nicholes, “Auckland Skyline”; honorable mentions to Krovoza for “Suislaw
River” and Garelick for “Roman
Aquaduct”; honorable mention,
Nielsen, “Hubbard Bay.”
Intermediate division: First
place and second, Richardson, “Arizona Conference
Center” and “San Francisco
Cityscape.”
Advanced division: First
place and best in show, Christoffersen for “Camel Fair, India”; second, Christoffersen,
“Pagoda at Night, Burma”;
third, Kratins, “Town Square,
France”; honorable mentions,
Walter Braun, “Maori Dancers” and Parmelee, “Woman
Giving Alms.”
Whether a resident is a beginning or experienced photographer, the Camera Club extends
an invitation. Meetings are held
every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
in the Vista Room at Hillside
“Arizona Conference Center” by Victoria Richardson
“Young Man from Bird Rescue” by Stephen Shields
“Picnic at Matsuyama Castle” by Ojars Kratins
“Camel Fair” by Tim Christoffersen
“Ishtar Gate”
Garelick
by
Alan
Clubhouse, with members often gathering early to socialize.
Competitions are held on the
first and fourth Wednesdays of
the month. There is also a print
group that is noncompetitive
and whose works can be seen
hanging at Gateway and John
Muir Medical Center.
For membership information, call Norman Nielsen at
932-2789.
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RELIGION
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
JEWISH
B’nai Israel Congregation will hold Sabbath services on Friday, Sept. 18, at 8 p.m. in the Vista Room, Hillside Clubhouse.
All are welcome.
CONGREGATIONAL
The Rossmoor Pilgrim Congregational Church gathers for
worship on Sunday, Sept. 20, at 10:30 a.m. in the Vista Room
of Hillside Clubhouse. A cordial invitation is extended to all to
participate in the activities of the Pilgrim Congregational Church
where all are welcome. Coffee and cookies will be served after
the service.
LUTHERAN
Hope Lutheran Church invites all to gather for spirited liturgical worship in the Delta Room on Sunday, Sept 20, at 11 a.m.
Pastor Jack Niemi will base his message on Mark 9:30-37, in
which Jesus defines what constitutes a meaningful life.
Hope Church gathers in the Delta Room at Del Valle Clubhouse to be transformed by a warm and friendly time of liturgical worship and high-spirited fellowship. Rossmoor Dial-aBus delivers attendees to the Del Valle drop-off loop outside
the Delta Room. Large-print bulletins and hearing aid T-coil
complement the accessibility of worship at Hope. Arrive early
for a time of fellowship and stay for coffee and conversation.
For information or pastoral concerns, contact Pastor Jack at
907-HOPE (4673).
EPISCOPAL
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church invites all Rossmoor residents
to a service of “caring and sharing through inspirational worship and fellowship” on Sunday, Sept. 20 at 10 a.m. in the Diablo
Room at Hillside Clubhouse. On this 16th Sunday after Pentecost,
the Rev. Anne Cox Bailey will preach a sermon based on Mark
9:30-37, titled, “The One Who Sent Me.” The service includes
Sung Holy Eucharist; all are welcome to participate fully, and
to stay for refreshments and fellowship at the wonderful coffee
hour that follows. All residents are also invited to attend weekday
services of Morning Prayer, which are held at 9:30 a.m. in the
church office.
METHODIST
Tice Valley United Methodist Church invites all
Rossmoor residents and guests to the weekly Sunday worship service at 11 a.m. in Peacock Hall. Bible studies precede
worship at 10 a.m. in Multipurpose Room 3. Sunday worship
is wheelchair accessible with large-print bulletins and aids
for hearing. Rev. Joanne Peterson’s sermon title for Sunday,
Sept. 20, is “People With a Promise” based on I Corinthians
2:6-12. After worship, worshipers are invited to stay for fellowship and light refreshments in the Fireside Room. Everyone who comes is greeted with “open hearts, open minds and
open doors.” For information, call the church office at 9374535, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday, or visit the
Web site at tvumc.org.
CATHOLIC
St. Anne’s Catholic Church Masses for this week will be
Saturday, Sept. 19 (Vigil), at 5 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 20, at 9
and 11:15 a.m. On Saturday Fr. Joseph will preach and on Sunday
Fr. Joseph will preach at the 9 a.m. and Fr. Andrews will preach
at the 11:15 a.m. Mass. Weekday Mass is at 8 a.m.; Saturday’s
morning Mass is at 9. The Rosary is recited before the daily Mass.
Confessions are every Saturday from 3:30 until 4:30 p.m.
PRESBYTERIAN
Grace Presbyterian Church welcomes all to worship Sunday, Sept. 20, at 10 a.m. The Mission Statement of Grace Church
is “Guided by the Holy Spirit, with open minds and hearts, we
celebrate and share the love Jesus Christ and are instruments of
God’s grace, justice, and peace.” This Sunday will conclude Rev.
Reaber’s sermon series on this statement and will focus on being
“instruments of God’s grace, justice, and peace.” It will be based
on Micah 6:1-8, and Luke 11:37-46. After worship there will be a
time to socialize in the Fellowship Hall.
This Sunday and Tuesday the Rev. Charie Reid will begin a
five-week study series on “John Calvin: His Life and Legacy.”
Sunday classes will be at 11:20 a.m. and Tuesday classes will
be at 7 p.m. in the Library. This year marks the 500th Birthday
Celebration of Calvin. The first class will explore “Calvin in Context.”
Grace Church will hold an animal-blessing event
Grace
Presbyterian
Church will be blessing animals on Sunday, Oct. 4, from
4 to 6 p.m.
Congregations throughout
the country are adding a special service to bless animals
and celebrate the creator of
all life.
The services are typically
done in remembrance of St.
Francis of Assisi’s love for
all creatures.
Animals and their caregivers will gather on the Sports
Court at Grace Church, 2100
Tice Valley Blvd., every half
hour for a ritual to bless the
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
A T
R O S S M O O R
B’NAI ISRAEL CONGREGATION
Friday Evening Service 8 p.m.
Vista Room–Hillside Clubhouse
For information call
932-4592 or 274-0304
HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Worship: 11 a.m. each Sunday
Delta Room, Del Valle Clubhouse
For info, call the church office: 283-3722
Or Mary Ann of Rossmoor: 934-8541
GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
2100 Tice Valley Blvd. at Rossmoor Prkwy.
935-2100
Sundays: Worship 10 a.m.,
Pastors: Roger Reaber, Charie B. Reid
ST. ANNE’S CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sunday Masses 9:00 & 11:15 a.m.
Sat. 5 p.m., Weekdays 8 a.m.
Confessions Sat. 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Rev. Monsignor John T. McCracken
1600 Rossmoor Prkwy. 932-2324
ROSSMOOR PILGRIM
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
10:30 a.m. each Sunday
The Vista Room, Hillside
Rev. Robert Howell … 925-256-8865
TICE VALLEY
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Services every Sunday at 11 a.m.
in Peacock Hall at Gateway
Rev. Joanne Peterson • 937-4535
New Office: 1944 Tice Valley Blvd.
ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Service 10 a.m.,
Diablo Room, Hillside,
Pastor, the Rev. Gary W. Ost
937-4820 (Office)
TO ADVERTISE YOUR
RELIGIOUS SERVICES,
CALL DARLENE
AT 988-7809
N E A R B Y
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST
#2 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek (corner of Eckley Lane and Walnut Blvd.)
Sunday 9:30 and 11 a.m. • Wednesday Evening 7:30 p.m. 934-4527
animals and give thanks for
the people who love them.
Bring pets – dogs, cats,
goats, hamsters, birds, fish
– and friends. Pets should
be on leash or in cages or
tanks.
Hot dogs and other refreshments will be sold. ARF
(Animal Rescue Foundation),
the Humane Society of Contra Costa County, Fix Our Ferals, and other animal lovers,
trainers, caregivers and agencies will be present.
A free-will donation will
support animal services in
the county.
Nancy Bennett
St. Anne’s
Society to
hear from
nutritionist
Nancy Bennett, nationally
known nutritionist and author,
will be the speaker at the St.
Anne’s Society meeting on
Monday, Sept. 21, at 1 p.m.
at the Parrish Center of the
church, 1600 Rossmoor Parkway, just outside the Rossmoor
gate.
Her topic is “How to Eat
Well and Not Wear It.”
Bennett approaches the challenge of healthy eating with
compassion. She presents nutrition as the science of “what
to eat” rather than offering the
long litany of foods that are
not healthy. She weaves humor
into the challenge of choosing
a healthy diet.
She has a bachelor’s degree
in nutrition and dietetics from
UC Berkeley and a graduate
degree in nutrition and biochemistry from the University
of Bridgeport and a certification in diabetes eduction.
meeting, call Jack Bennett at
938-3255.
IN MEMORIAM
THOROLF RUSSELL
ALMDALE
Thorolf Russell “Russ”
Almdale died on Aug. 29 at
John Muir Medical Center. He
was born on Dec. 6, 1916 in
Chicago, Ill.
He is survived by his sons,
Fredric and Evan, as well as
grandchildren, great-grandchildren and his friend, Jane
Horstkotte.
He graduated from Wheaton
High School in June 1934 where
he earned letters in football,
basketball and track. He earned
a degree in civil engineering at
Iowa State University in June
1940. While there, he met his
wife, Zoe, who died in 1984. In
1988, he married Ada Thomas
and they lived in Pleasant Hill
until her death in 2004. At that
time, he moved to Rossmoor.
He was an ensign in the
Navy Civil Engineer Corps
during World War II. He remained in the active reserve
until May 1969 when he retired with the rank of lieutenant commander.
He worked for Greeley &
Hansen, Environmental Engineers in Chicago. He designed
and supervised construction
for wastewater and solid waste
disposal plants.
His interests included fishing in Minnesota and Ontario, golf and bridge, which he
played three days a week.
A memorial service will
be Sunday, Oct. 11, at 2 p.m.
at Grace Presbyterian Church,
Walnut Creek.
KENNETH E. HAWKINS JR.
Kenneth E. Hawkins Jr. was
born on March 27, 1917 in Baltimore, Md. He died on Aug.
14 after a massive stroke.
He earned his doctorate in
pharmaceutical chemistry from
the University of Maryland.
He worked at Abbott Laboratories in North Chicago, Ill for
23 years. He then worked for
Cutter Laboratories in Berkeley. He was vice president and
later made a director. He lived
in Orinda before moving to
Rossmoor in 1987.
He is survived by his wife
of 68 years, Janet; son, Tim,
and daughter-in-law, Terri of
San Diego; daughter, Kathy of
Arnold; and three grandchildren.
A Mass will be celebrated
on Friday, Oct. 16, at 11 a.m.
at Christ the King Church, 199
Brandon Road, Pleasant Hill.
Memorial gifts may be made
to a charity of choice, hospice
or the Rossmoor Scholarship
Foundation to which he belonged for many years.
DONALD B. HOGUE
Donald B. Hogue was born
Feb. 5, 1930 and died Sept.
10.
His is survived by his wife,
Jody, of 60 years; children,
Melinda, Robert and Patricia;
and five grandchildren.
He owned numerous moving companies in California
and New Mexico throughout
a 60-year career. He enjoyed
traveling, reading and spend-
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
ing time with his family.
No services will be held.
Donations can be sent to a
charity of choice.
REV. DALLAS R. TURNER
The Rev. Dallas R. Turner, a
retired Presbyterian minister,
died at his Rossmoor home on
Sept. 3. He was 99.
He was preceded in death
by Virginia, his wife of 60
years who died in 1977.
He is survived by his wife
of 10 years, Dolores “Bunny”;
four children, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
He was a lawn bowling enthusiast. He loved the game,
the competition and the camaraderie.
During his professional career, he served in seven different churches, most notably at
the Community Presbyterian
Church in Laguna Beach from
1950 to 1972.
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International Day of Peace observance in Alamo
The Interfaith Peace Project and the Martin
Luther King Peacemakers Committee of San
Ramon Valley United Methodist Church invite
all to participate in a service of prayers for peace
in observance of the United Nations International Day of Peace (Peace Day) on Monday,
Sept. 21.
The program will be held at 7 p.m. at San Ramon Valley United Methodist Church in Wesley
Center, located at 902 Danville Blvd in Alamo.
This interfaith prayer service provides an opportunity for individuals of every faith who live
within the East Bay community to create practi-
Thursday
Bible study
offered
A Thursday evening Bible
study is forming and is aimed
at the many residents who, because of work schedules, are
unable to participate in the
Thursday morning Rossmoor
Bible Study taught by Earl
Fries.
The evening study will be
a Bible overview emphasizing
the Gospel of John and will
be led by Rossmoor resident
Steve Kilmer. Commencing
Thursday, Sept. 17, the group
will meet for 31 weeks. Meetings will begin at 7:20 p.m. in
the Ivy Room of Dollar Clubhouse and end no later than
8:45 p.m.
Call Kilmer with questions
at 945-6260.
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cal acts of peace on an internationally shared
date.
The International Day of Peace was established by a United Nations resolution in 1981
to coincide with the opening of the General
Assembly. The first United Nations Peace Day
was celebrated in September 1982. In 2002, the
General Assembly officially declared Sept. 21
as the permanent date for the International Day
of Peace.
Rossmoor resident Lonnie Bristow will participate in the service, introducing the audience
to a new Peace Pole.
The meaning of the Jewish
holidays, Rosh Hashanah and
Yom Kippur
By Myrtle Nieder
B’nai Israel Congregation
The 10 days starting with Rosh Hashanah and ending with
Yom Kippur are known as the High Holy Days or the days of
repentance. This is a time for serious introspection, a time to
consider the sins of the previous year and repent before Yom
Kippur.
Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on Sept. 18. Rosh Hashanah in Hebrew means literally “head of the year.”
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of
the Jewish year. It falls on the 10th day of the month of Tishre
in the Hebrew calendar, corresponding this year to the evening of Sept. 27, and the day of Sept. 28.
Rosh Hashanah
There are several names for the Rosh Hashanah holiday, including “The Day of Judgment,” “The Day of Remembrance”
and “The Day of the Sounding of the Shofar.” It is customary
for each of us to seek reconciliation with people we may have
wronged during the course of the past year. Our sages tell us
that Yom Kippur atones only for sins between man and God.
To atone for sins against another person, however, we must
seek reconciliation with that person.
Traditional Jews recite special penitential prayers in the
synagogue on the Saturday before Rosh Hashanah, beginning
late in the evening. We ask God to forgive our sins and to inscribe us in the “Book of Life” for the coming year.
On the afternoon of the first day of the Jewish New Year,
there is a special ceremony called “Tashlich,” a Hebrew word
that means the “casting out of sins.” Jews go to the banks of a
river of running water to recite the prayers asking for forgiveContinued on page 51
Hope Lutheran Church to
install new pastor on Sunday
Hope Lutheran Church of
Rossmoor will have new Pastor Jack Niemi installed on
Sunday, Sept. 20, at 2 p.m. in
the Delta Room at Del Valle
Clubhouse.
His son, Pastor Jason Niemi,
will give the sermon. Pastor
Jeff Thiemann of St. Mathews
Church of Walnut Creek will
lead the installation. Bishop
Mark Holmerud of the Pacific
Synod will also be present.
Niemi brings over 30 years
of experience and is known
for his great sermons. A good
turnout is expected as he is
well known in the area. ThriventFinancial for Lutheran is
working with Hope Church in
the installation.
The installation is open to
everyone, with refreshments
after the service. For information, call Gil Krueger at 9346442.
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ROSSMOOR SPORTS
Happy Hackers look
forward to Pumpkin Pairs
The Happy Hackers will play in this year’s Pumpkin Pairs
Tournament, sponsored by the Rossmoor Men’s Golf Club, on
Sunday, Oct. 4.
Hackers will play their usual scramble on the Creekside Golf
Course. Tee time is noon. The format is best ball of the twosome.
This tournament is designed for couples. Singles, however,
may sign up and will be paired with a partner.
The cost of $5 per person is for the entry fee and prizes. Regular green fees apply.
Sign-up is until Wednesday, Sept. 30, at noon in the Pro Shop.
Dinner, catered by Ruggies, will follow golf at Del Valle Clubhouse. The fee is $20 per person, whether a golfer or a guest. A
separate envelop will be available for dinner signups.
Those who wish to sit together for dinner should submit their
checks together. Make checks payable to Happy Hackers.
Winners of the Sept. 12 scramble will be announced in the
News on Sept. 23. Winners of tournaments are always immediately posted in the Pro Shop.
The winners of the Nine-Hole Women’s Golf Club Summer Scramble are, from left, Marion
Manos, Barbara Jordon, Lorrie McCurdy, Agnes Moore, Fran McDonnell, Judy Ross and Gerda
Peterson.
Niners hold fun-filled Summer Scramble
Open Day
is Tuesday
The Tennis Club Wild Card winners are, from left, Oscar Estante, May Donaldson, Paul Holland, Addie Mattox, Ramon Carreno and Lionel Guterres.
Tennis Club’s Wild Card
tourneys get under way
By Mary Kay McClure
Club correspondent
The Tennis Club holds a Wild Card tournament the first Saturday of the month. Twelve men and women are paired for seven
sets of four games, switching partners after four games.
The winners on Sept. 5 are as follows: Placing first on the
men’s side was Paul Holland with 18 games won. Lionel Guterres
and Ramon Carreno tied for second with 17 games won.
On the women’s side, Mary Donaldson came in first with 21
wins, followed closely by Addie Mattox with 20. Donaldson
missed a perfect score by just three games. Congratulations to all
the winners.
Watch for October’s sign-up sheet to appear soon at the Buckeye courts.
Events
The club thanks Cynthia Robertson and Pauline Hanley for
planning and putting on the club’s cocktail party Sept. 12. Approximately 80 members thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The centerpieces were beautiful, the music lively and the food delicious.
Catering was provided by Jennifer Arrouset, who came highly
recommended by the Wine and Food Society of Rossmoor.
The club also thanks Jerry McConnell and his crew for setting
up and tending the bar.
Upcoming matches
There will be men’s doubles match on Saturday, Sept. 28, at 9
a.m. Players are still needed. Interested men can sign up on the
sheet at the Buckeye courts. Call tournament organizer Ralf Parton at 256-7078 for information.
Upcoming matches against other clubs are Saturday, Oct. 10,
against Moraga and Saturday, Oct. 17, against the Villages. Watch
this column and the sign-up boards for further details.
The Niners’ Summer
Scramble on Sept. 3 was a
fun-filled day with awards
and lunch held in the Dollar
picnic grounds after play.
The winners were as follows:
First place: Agnes Moore,
Frances McDonnell, Lorrie
McCurdy and Marion Manos; tied with Barbara Jordan, Gerda Peterson, and
Judy Ross. Third place:
Elaine Highiet, Kate Bernard, Marjorie Hixson and
Pat Dunn. Fourth place:
Elaine Matsui, Gisela Martin, Patty Channell and Ruth
Blasquez tied with Carol
Harper, Inge Ravenstad, Lee
Hadlich and Pat Baker. Sixth
place: Christy Cassassa, Gin
Harrigan, Lynne Hildebrand
and Therese Nowak. Bernard and Judie Taylor had
chip-ins.
Open days will be coming up at Sequoia Woods on
Tuesday, Sept. 22, and Diablo
on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Invitationals are scheduled at Elkhorn on Thursday, Sept. 24,
Lincoln Hills on Thursday,
Oct. 15, and Blackhawk on
Thursday, Oct. 22.
The Niners next event
is Hat and Visor Day on
Thursday, Oct. 29. The Turkey Shoot is scheduled for
Thursday, Nov. 5. The general meeting has been moved
to Thursday, Nov. 12, the day
of the Turkey Shoot awards
luncheon. The Niners’ holiday luncheon will be held on
Tuesday, Dec. 8.
Open days will be coming
up at Sequoia Woods on Tuesday, Sept. 22, and Diablo on
Tuesday, Oct. 6. Invitationals
are scheduled at Elkhorn on
Thursday, Sept. 24, Lincoln
Hills on Thursday, Oct. 15,
and Blackhawk on Thursday,
Oct. 22.
Remit 2010 dues by Thursday, Oct. 15, to be included in
the 2010 roster.
Winners of Team Low Net
plan for Sept. 10 are as fol-
lows:
First place: Patty Channell, Lee Hadlich and Jo
Maddock. Second place: Fran
Elvin, Bev Meinbress, Gerda
Peterson and Vicki Simpson. Third place: Joan Major,
Therese Nowak, Judy Ross
and RaeAnn Wilson. Fourth
place: Shirley Allen, Jane
Ellingson, Mary Maehl and
Helen Olson.
Chip-ins were had by Wilson on hole 1 and Diana St.
James on hole 2. Tunette
Steiner had a chip in on July
16.
Remember to sign in at the
pro shop on the morning of
play. There were an unusually large number of players
who were disqualified for not
signing in.
The Niners welcome new
members Christy Cassasa,
Carole Curran and Carol Hirahara.
Rossmoor women residents
who are interested in joining
the Niners should contact
Membership Chairwoman
Lynn Guy at 945-6254.
RMGC to hold last Twilight next week
The Rossmoor Men’s Golf Club (RMGC)
will hold its last twilight golf tournament
of 2009 on Friday, Sept. 25. This nine-hole
scramble tournament will be played on the
Dollar Ranch Course with a shotgun start at
2:30 p.m.
All members of the men’s and women’s golf
clubs with established handicaps are eligible to
play. Foursomes will be flighted based on team
handicaps.
Following play, a sit-down dinner will be
served in the Fireside Room at Gateway Clubhouse. A pre-dinner open bar and hors d’oeuvres
will be served beginning at 4:45 p.m. Dinner
will be served at 6.
The menu for this event will consist of Caesar
salad, chicken piccata, fresh steamed vegeta-
bles, rice pilaf, assorted rolls, lemon cake and
coffee. Red and white wine will be available on
all tables.
The cost for dinner and golf prizes is $29.
Dinner only is $23 and golf prizes only, $6.
Make checks payable to the RMGC.
Sign-up envelopes are available in the Pro
Shop. Singles and less than foursomes can sign
up and will be combined into foursomes by the
Pro Shop.
No refunds for cancellations will be made after noon on Sunday, Sept. 20. For information or
assistance, ask the Pro Shop or call Mike Devlin
at 939-3341.
Green fees are extra and paid in the Pro Shop
prior to play. All players must register in the Pro
Shop on the day of the tournament.
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Groswird wins 18ers’ Championship
FOR ROSSMOOR GOLFERS
Golf course walkers should
be aware
By Nomor Shankland (Larry Ringen), Men’s Golf Club
Ok, so it’s time for the initial fall edition of golfin’ in the
valley. Some folks are really something else, they seem to
come out of the bushes and jump on the golf course. My
guess is, they must just wait for the red marshal’s cart to go
past and off they go, walkin’ all over the golf course.
The evening marshal continues to request the walkers
head toward oncoming golf balls so they have a chance of
seeing the ball before it hits them. The theory being if the
walker can see the golf ball, that person has a better chance
of getting out of the way.
Some of those who continue to walk the golf course remind me of the joggers who insist on running in the street.
When inevitably a jogger is struck by a car or truck the
blame is placed on the driver of the vehicle, not the jogger
who shouldn’t have been on the street to begin with.
I pray each night that we don’t have someone getting hurt
badly because he or she was walking on the course during
play and gets hit with a golf ball.
www.usga.org
The Internet is a wonderful tool. One of the Web sites
I enjoy visiting is kept by the United States Golf Association (USGA). The site is full of information ranging from
mundane minutia to the full-blown handicap service, which
most golfers use every time they play.
One of the items addressed in the golf etiquette section,
is how to let a group of faster players “play through.” Another section deals with “pace of play.”
Paramount in the pace of play is the thought that golfers
should stay behind the group in front and not in front of the
group behind them. Golfers, pause here and think about
what a simple and profound thought those words represent.
Here’s some other food for thought. When was the last
time you invited a person or persons to play through? Most
golfers in the valley refuse to even think about the act. The
excuses range from “foursomes have the right,” “singles,
twosomes and threesomes have no rights on the course”
and “where do you think you are going to go if you play
through?”
Most of us could list about 20 additional reasons to justify not allowing anyone to play through, none would be
found under golfer’s etiquette 101 in the USGA Web site.
Etiquette
While golfers may be feeling ripped and abused, let’s address a few more areas of etiquette. Most, if not all, would
like Rossmoor’s tees and fairways to be in smooth pristine
condition. When was the last time you filled in a divot with
sand either from the little black buckets on the tee boxes
(yes, they will open and they do have sand and seed inside
of them) or from the sand container in your own or a fellow
player’s golf cart?
When was the last time you repaired a ball mark on the
green? Do you always rake the sand trap before leaving it?
The head of your club is not there to scrape the ball out
of the cup once you have holed your putt. Bend over and
take the ball out with your fingers, or if that’s too much, attach a suction cup to the butt end of your putter and use it.
By now readers are either throwing this column down
under Polly the parrot or mentally making a list of those
folks who they want to make certain have read it. My fondest hope is this column will cause each reader to think about
ways to enjoy golf in the valley and commit to making the
next round a better experience for everyone.
Commit to playing faster, and leaving the golf course in
better shape than you found it.
Financial results through August
As reported to the Golf Advisory Committee (GAC) on
Sept. 4, Rossmoor has had a fairly successful year from a
revenue and budgetary perspective. Year-to-date revenues
exceed $634,000 with total rounds played approaching
42,000.
To break it down a bit further, resident rounds using the
annual prepaid card (which allows unlimited play) total just
under 20,000 rounds ($285,000) using both Creekside and
Dollar Ranch courses.
Resident single rounds total just over 15,000 for both
courses and generated slightly more than $182,000 in
greens fees. Guest rounds total slightly over 6,000 and resulted in greens fee income just over $161,000 year to date,
including tournament play.
Before you run and grab your calculators, keep in mind the
revenue for the cards is reflected when collected, but the total
rounds played using the cards will continue to increase withContinued on page 45
Last Thursday was the final
day of the 18ers Women’s Golf
Club Championship Tournament. The champion (overall
low gross) was Nancy Groswird. The other winners are
as follows:
Championship flight: Junetta Dawson, first; and Cletia
Bowron, second. First flight:
Jennie Langan, first; Sue
Fleck, second; and Y.S. Bai,
third. Second flight: Marilyn
Treppa, first; Vivian Kuhl,
second; and Gisela Hendrickson, third. There was one
chip-in by Jackie Bateman.
Sue Fleck had par on all 5 par
3 holes.
There was a lunch, prepared
nicely by Lynn Davis and her
assistants, and presentation of
awards.
The 18ers’ final Guest Day
of the year will be held on Oct.
4. The envelopes are in the
sign-up room, so get busy and
contact those guests and get
signed up.
The price is $20, which
includes breakfast, lunch
and prizes. Guest green fees
of $20 will be paid on that
day. Everyone wearing red,
white and blue will be eligible
for a drawing. More details are
on the bulletin board in the
sign-up room. Those members
who don’t have a guest to invite should let Jackie Bateman
know, and they will be signed
up with someone. All members are encouraged to come
Winners of the 18-Hole Women’s Golf Club Championship
Tournament are, from left, Cletia Bowron, Junetta Dawson,
Champion Nancy Groswird and Jennifer Langan.
out and play.
The Charity Tournament
(Sadie Hawkins’ Day) will be
Oct. 15. All Rossmoor men
and women and their friends
(outsiders welcome) who have
an approved handicap are encouraged to come. There are
many activities planned and
prizes galore. Magic putts,
putting contest, most accurate
drive, closest-to-the-hole, inside the circle, and others will
be available. There will be a
great lunch with beer, iced tea
and lemonade. Get it together
and find a partner or two or
three and get signed up. The
envelopes are in the sign-up
room.
This event will benefit Hospice of the East Bay, and all
are encouraged to attend. All
contributions are welcome; the
more that can be raised, the
better.
Eighteeners to hold tourney to benefit Hospice
The Women’s 18-Hole Golf
Club will sponsor a tournament to benefit Hospice of the
East Bay on Thursday, Oct. 15.
The theme is Sadie Hawkins
Day.
This tournament is open to
the Men’s Golf Club, the Niners and outside guests with an
approved handicap.
The sponsors are Premier
Capital Mortgage Inc. and Protandim.
The cost is $30 per player,
which includes lunch and
prizes. Contests include most
accurate drive on hole No. 1;
closest-to-the-pin on No. 16;
inside the circle on No. 10; a
one putt contest on the putting
green between nines; and magic putts. Tickets for a chance
at the putting contest and for
magic putts are $5 for both.
There will be a raffle for assorted prizes. The cost is three
tickets for $5 or one for $2.
Get busy and find a Sadie
Hawkins or Lil Abner. Those
who do not have anyone to ask
will be assigned a partner.
The envelopes for sign-up
are in the Pro Shop. Make
reservation checks payable to
Rossmoor Women’s 18-Hole
Golf Club and place them in
the 18ers box in the Pro Shop.
Donations are gladly accepted.
Pumpkin Pairs will be on both courses
Sign up now for the Pumpkin Pairs tournaments on
Sunday, Oct. 4. There will be
events for both 18- and ninehole golfers.
Registration envelops for
the 18-hole event on the Dollar Ranch Course are available
in the Pro Shop. The 18-hole
tournament will be the best
ball of the twosome, (defined
as a man and a woman). The
Pro Shop will try to match up
singles.
There will be two nine-hole
scrambles on the Creekside
Golf Course. The Happy
Hackers will coordinate sign
For rides to
medical appointments, call County
Connection Link at
938-RIDE.
ups for the scrambles.
Players must be a member
of one of Rossmoor’s golf
clubs. The entry fee is $8 per
player for the 18-hole and $5
per player for nine-hole. For
those who do not have an annual card, green fees must be
paid in the Pro Shop.
Dinner for all players and
guests is $20 per person.
Those who wish to make up
their foursome and/or sit together for dinner should submit their checks together.
A separate envelope will be
available for dinner sign up.
Shotgun on the Dollar
course starts at 8:30 a.m.
Shotgun on the Creekside
course starts at 9 a.m. and
noon. Closest to the pin and
long drive contests will be
conducted.
A buffet dinner catered by
Ruggies will be held at Del
Valle Clubhouse. The hosted
bar opens at 5 p.m. with dinner at 6.
Deadline for sign-up is
noon on Wednesday, Sept.
30.
For information, call Pant
Sun at 938-3806, John McDonnell at 954-8818 or Jim
Pingatore at 935-1839.
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GOLF SHOP NEWS
FROM THE GOLF PRO
In the swing
By Wayne Weckerlin, golf professional
Not only is each golf swing unique, there is no correlation
between the look of the golf swing and the success a person
will have playing the game. You can have the most unorthodox swing, such as Arnold Palmer, Jim Thorpe or Moe Norman, and still be successful. After all, the object of the game
is to get the ball in the hole. You don’t get extra credit for how
you do it.
Saying that, it is beneficial to adhere to some basic fundamentals, and it’s up to your instructor to assess the many nuances of your swing and structure his or her teaching accordingly. Not only are there an endless number of swings, there
is also more than one way to execute a particular shot.
I stress in my short-game schools that there are two primary putting methods. Depending on a person’s posture and the
putter the golfer uses, I fit the appropriate style. If a student is
more upright and uses a heel/toe weighted putter, I encourage
the arc-putting technique. If a student is more bent over and
uses a face balanced putter, I encourage a straight back and
through stroke. The number of ways to grip the putter continues to increase with the addition of left-hand low (reverse)
and the claw.
Since the chipping stroke is similar to a longer putt, you
would use the same stroke as when you putt. I recommend
using no more than three different clubs, as this allows the
student to optimize practice time and keep things simple.
Your feet, hips and shoulders should be parallel to your target
line. Your weight is slightly forward as is the shaft tilt. Your
hands need to be positioned ahead of the ball and remain in
that position throughout the stroke.
The club head should make contact with the ball and then
brush the grass forward in front of the ball. The club head
should finish at least as far forward as was the length of your
back swing. If a student’s upper body locks up, a minimal wrist
cock during the takeaway, combined with a slight body turn on
the follow through, may release some built-up tension.
The pitch shot is a mini version of the full swing, which requires far less effort and reduces the margin of error. You can
control the distance of the shot in one of two ways. I prefer
the clock method in which you vary the length of your swing,
always maintaining the same tempo. Picture the face of a
clock. Your arms swing from 3 to 9, 4 to 8 or 5 to 7 depending
on the distance needed for the shot.
In the second method, a player controls the distance by varying the speed of his or her swing. Imagine a speedometer: The
longer the pitch, the faster the miles per hour of the swing.
Bunker shots
There are three schools of thought when it comes to playing a bunker shot. The first and recommended method is also
the simplest. Position the center of your body, i.e. your spine
or nose, two inches behind the ball. That means the ball will
be two inches left of center for right-handed players. Dig your
feet into the sand the same depth as your want the club to
slide under the ball. Remember to adjust for side hill lies.
Focus on a spot in the sand two inches behind the ball,
hover the leading edge of the club over that spot, and make a
smooth rhythmic swing that carries the sand out of the bunker and finishes with the club resting on your shoulder. The
deepest part of the divot should be directly under the ball.
Don’t worry; your sand wedge was designed to keep the
leading edge of the club from digging into the sand. There is
room for error with the sand shot. The ball will fly out even if
you hit the sand one, two or even three inches behind the ball.
The second style is the one most professionals and low
handicappers employ. Aiming left of your target with an open
stance and open clubface, swing the club across your body.
Good luck with that. And for you old-timers who watched
some of the great bunker players like Trevino and Player play
the ball back in their stance, you’ll need to spend extra time
in the sand to develop that technique.
So what is the moral of the story? There are some inherent
fundamentals that when followed will help you play the game
better, but there are an infinite number of ways to execute a
shot and get the ball in the hole. Get creative and show your
individuality.
Tip of the week: Putt with your chipping clubs. Why? One,
it helps to ingrain the putting stroke also used when chipping.
Two, it helps you make a smooth rhythmic swing rather than
a jabby stroke. Three, it is a useful shot when the ball rests
against the collar of the fringe.
How do you do it? Position or hover the leading edge of
your club at the equator of the ball. Slightly forward press
your hands and make your putting stroke. Practice this on the
putting green first. Once you are proficient at making contact
at the equator, move onto practicing against the collar.
Guterres team wins Lawn Bowling
Club’s Labor Day Tournament
By Tay Wheeler
Club correspondent
Lawn bowlers hit the greens
on Labor Day, forming six triples and two pairs teams. Ed
Guterres, tournament director,
even managed to talk Mother Nature into some decent
weather, for a change, saving
the desert-like heat for yet another day.
As usual, he rigged the results so that his team, consisting of Jack Landman and Pat
Bedford, came in first with a
plus 17. Second place belonged
to Felice Santos who led Bobby Frankel and Len Lemley to
gather a plus 13.
There was a tie for third
place between Dan Belton,
Tay Wheeler and rookie Mary
Senner and a pairs team of Ed
de Assis and Jody Allison, both
teams scoring a plus 8.
It was a fun day, the kind
that lawn bowling was invented for. It was free-dress for this
national holiday. The two tournaments that are left will both
feature turkeys.
Following the competition, the venue changed to the
Diablo Room where Nancy
Richard and Marcia Cozens
were in charge of filling everyone up with two kinds of pizza,
pepperoni and veggie, along
with coleslaw, fruit salad and
a delicious cake. Soda and beer
rounded out the menu.
They had lots of help from
Vera Belton, Pat Bedford, Elsie
Napoli, Carole Manderscheid,
Margaret Leary, Sylvi MacDonald, Roe Hazelwood and
Marlene Logue.
Logue hasn’t been around
that much due to health issues
– bowlers were glad to see her.
President Harold Tunnell
announced a major change in
the club’s makeup, that being
the replacement of the trea-
Winners of the Labor Day tournament are, from left, Jack Landman, Pat Bedford and Ed Guterres.
surer. Deanna Cameron is
moving to Florida, and will be
replaced by Jody Allison. The
club wishes them both all the
best in their new endeavors.
Speaking of change, Ed
Guterres has advanced the
playing of the Championship Fours Tournament to
Tuesday through Thursday,
Oct. 13 through 15. All teams
must have a minimum of 10
handicap points. This event
is listed in the roster as happening at the end of October,
so bowlers are asked to mark
their calendars with the correct date.
The Veteran/Novice Handicap Pairs will play as scheduled, Tuesday through Thursday, Oct. 6 through 8.
The general board of directors meeting will convene
on Monday, Sept. 21, at 9
a.m. sharp. This event is usually poorly attended, for some
unexplained reason, so let’s
change that, too. Important decisions are made that affect the
activities that take place during the year. Coffee and pas-
tries are served; it’s a friendly
group of people.
Tay Wheeler heads the
nominating committee and has
asked Jody Allison, Francis
Carion, Margaret Leary and
Len Lemley to help in selecting candidates to serve a threeyear term on the board starting
in January 2010.
The committee will select
a slate of five or six members
to be presented at the annual
meeting on Thursday, Dec. 3,
when nominations may also be
made from the floor, providing
that consent to serve is given
by the person so nominated.
Anyone who aspires to serve
on this board should contact
one of the committee members.
Finally: Let’s hear it for
Landman, a guy whose glass
is never half empty, but always
filled to the brim and overflowing. He left a hospital room to
come down and compete with
a bunch of octogenarians in
the Four Score +++ Singles
event and took home the grand
prize.
Trails Club potluck is Tuesday at Dollar
The Trails Club’s final
potluck picnic, featuring fine
food, fun and friendship,
will be held Tuesday, Sept.
22, at 5 p.m. at Dollar picnic
grounds.
Attendees should bring their
own meat to cook over hot
coals stoked by Duane LeFebvre. For the potluck, those
with the last names beginning
with A to J should bring hors
d’oeuvres; K to L bring side
dishes; M to P bring desserts;
and Q to Z bring salads.
Each member should bring
his/her own dishes, cutlery,
beverages and serving utensils for shared dishes. The club
will furnish ice, hot water, instant coffee and tea.
picnic, call Ann Sutherland at
933-9754.
Trails Club has more September hikes
September hikes with the
Trails Club include a Mt.
Lassen National Park hike
mid-month. Locations range
from Mt. Diablo to north
Marin.
Every Wednesday and Saturday, hikes are offered at
three levels of skill (or energy). Groups meet behind
the multipurpose rooms at
the back of the Gateway parking lot at 8.45 a.m. where car
pools are formed to drive to
the various trail sites.
Newcomers or anyone interested in joining the Trails
Club should call Harriet
Schwartz at 934-7402.
On Mondays, members wishing to hike within
Rossmoor meet at the Gateway Court of Flags at 8:45
a.m.
Scheduled hikes (date, skill
level, hike leader and destinations) are as follows:
Saturday, Sept.19: Scramblers, Walter Moeller, Tilden;
Ramblers, Jeanne Thomas,
Albany Bulb Urban Art walk;
Amblers, Jim Hartnett, Tilden.
Wednesday, Sept. 23:
Scramblers, Don Geahry,
Stinson Beach; Ramblers, Pat
Trapani, Hap Magee to Macedo Ranch; Amblers, Barbara
Hallmeyer, Shell Ridge.
Saturday, Sept. 26: Scramblers, Diane Hinds, Briones
from Overlook staging area;
Ramblers, Peter Scully, Briones; Amblers, Tunette Steiner,
East Ridge.
Wednesday, Sept. 30:
Scramblers, Wayne Emrich,
Wild Creek Loop, 6.8 miles
and 1,200 ft. elevation; Ramblers, Judy at Bruce Fletcher, Berkeley Hills; Amblers,
Marian Herndon, San Leandro Reservoir.
Rossmoor Table Tennis Club will
hold rematch with Walnut Creek club
The Table Tennis Club will hold a followup tournament with the local Walnut Creek
club on Saturday, Sept. 19, at 11:15 a.m. in
the Hillside trailer. The first match with that
group was held on July 18, when the visitors
won 27 to 22.
As before, it will be singles only. There can
be only seven players from each side, playing best-of-three, 11-point games, which must
be completed in about three hours. The total
number of matches won determines the team
winner. The best player from each side will
play a final demonstration match.
The tournament will start later than before,
instead of 10 a.m., to allow more time for the
regular Saturday morning play. There will be
no break for lunch. There is a refrigerator in
the trailer if players wish to bring food. Last
time, individuals from both clubs brought
snacks.
The Walnut Creek Table Tennis Club started only two years ago. The club sets up its tables and nets in the exercise room at the Tice
Valley Community Center, next to Rossmoor,
at 6 p.m. on weekends. With five tables available, singles play is usually accommodated. In
the first match, the average age of the visiting
team was about 52.
In the first match, the Rossmoor team included Jim Cembura, Mable Chew, Rod Dorse,
David Kwok, Ross Sadich, Clyde Rich, and
Mike Tsang. Len Boone serves as tournament
director.
This competition is beneficial to Rossmoor,
which needs to develop better skills for singles
matches. Singles requires a different approach
than doubles, different footwork and simpler
strategy. With no large court as in tennis, it is
practical for many. Since the first tournament,
there have been singles round robins every
Tuesday at 4 p.m., as well as other individual
rallying sessions.
Residents who are interested in joining the
club should contact Chew at 935-7664. Annual dues are $15, but payment is not necessary to play.
RMGC to host Rio Vista in Home and Home
The Rossmoor Men’s Golf Club will host the
Rio Vista seniors for the first time in a Home
and Home Tournament on Wednesday, Sept. 23.
All Rossmoor players will need to provide a golf
cart.
Sign up in the Pro Shop from Wednesday,
Sept. 9, until Saturday, Sept. 19, at noon. Print
legibly and include a check for $25, made payable to RMGC. No cash will be accepted. Check
the provided box if requesting a vegetarian
lunch.
The fee includes breakfast, lunch and prizes
for winners. Rossmoor players will need to pay
their green fees or have a current year golf card.
Breakfast and lunch will be catered by Ruggie’s.
Breakfast will be held at Dollar Clubhouse and
lunch will be held in the Fireside Room at Gateway. Prizes will include “Closest to the Hole”
Fore
out increased revenues, whereas per round fees collected
from residents and guests will
continue to accrue to the bottom line. It is also important to
remember total monthly rounds
played will now begin to decrease
as the days become shorter.
My final thought: guest revenue is a good thing. If Nomor
gets it, it will most likely only
be a matter of time before the
Golden Rain Foundation (GRF)
Board gets it and we see guest
fees being applied to other common facilities.
Flags on the course
The small colored flags players
will continue to see on the golf
courses are put out to indicate a
problem area, usually ground under repair. Please look for these
flags and stay well away, let’s all
do our part to keep our courses
looking nice and playing great.
If a golfer finds an area that
is wet or has other problems, let
the marshal in the cart know or
tell the Pro Shop staff what the
problem is and where it’s located. We’ll do our best to mark the
area so it can be addressed by
the grounds crew, they’re short
handed and need player’s help
and consideration.
See you on the links.
awards.
A player roster will be posted on Sunday, Sept.
20, in the Pro Shop. Players who need to cancel
after the close of sign-ups will forfeit their payment unless an alternate can be found to take
their place. Membership in the Rossmoor Men’s
Golf Club is required to play in Home and Home
tournaments. Range balls are provided through
Rossmoor Realty.
Check-in for the tournament will be at 7:30
a.m. at Dollar Clubhouse before breakfast. Park
golf carts along the street at the assigned starting-hole number. Do not park carts in the Pro
Shop/driving range area. The tournament will
begin at 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start. Soft
spikes are required. Wear a Men’s Club golf
shirt.
For information, call Mike Herr at 938-6215.
Men’s Golf Club sets
October Turkey Shoot
The annual Rossmoor Men’s Golf Club Turkey Shoot Tournament will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 14, beginning with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.
The Turkey Shoot is one of the most popular tournaments of
the season and is also the last tournament of the year.
The format is a four-man scramble event with the Pro Shop
making up the foursomes. Each team will have approximately the
same handicap.
The entry fee is $18 and includes lunch, catered by Ruggie’s,
on the Dollar Clubhouse patio.
All members of the Men’s Golf Club are eligible to play. The
field is limited to 144 players and fills up rapidly.
Sign-up envelopes are available in the Pro Shop. For information, call Paul Kim at 256-7516.
Domino scores
Domino winners on Sept. 7
were Kent Croswell, 315; Coca
Mueller, 314; Margaret Leong,
310; Betty Costa, 307, and Tillie
Schiller, 306.
High scores on Sep. 5 were
Kent Croswell, 313, and Marilynn
Carlson, 304.
The Domino Club meets regularly on Mondays in the Oak
Room at Gateway. Play begins
promptly at 6:45.
Come to practice on Saturdays
at noon in Multipurpose Room
2 at Gateway. Everyone is welcome.
More bridge scores are on
page 51
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Duplicate Bridge
Tuesday, Sept. 1
Section A
1. J. Ellingsen/L. Daley 2. A.
Petersen/J. Zuckerberg 3. R. Wakeman/T. Blankfeld 4. Z. Cooper/P.
Berretta
Section B
N/S 1. A. Mattox/D. Guilfoy
2. J. Lane/S. Ryder 3. D. Kwok/L.
Kwok 4. P. Tolins/J. Granich
E/W 1. B. Atkins/N. Donaldson
2. B. Bercu/S. Lim 3. E. Chiang/B.
Chan 4. E. Weiner/R. Weiner
Wednesday, Sept. 2
Section A
N/S 1. L. Grawoig/J. Dolgin
2. B. Felder/D. Grupenhoff 3. C.
Franson/A. Finkel 4. G. Glider/M.
Nathans
E/W 1. W. L. DeGoff/H. Schick
2. C. Warner/W. Leong 3. M. Juni/
P. Berretta 4. J. Zuckerberg/R.
Hartwig
Section B
N/S 1. D. Wolfe/A. Hogland 2. K.
Hanson/J. DeGanahl 3. H. Oke/V.
McLaughlin 4. P. Kujachich/M. Stoops
E/W 1. W. Weinshelbaum/
S. Geraths 2. E. Schutzman/I.
Schutzman 3. M. Portner/L. Clemens 4. M. Maglio/S. Lim
Thursday, Sept. 3
Section A
N/S 1. M. Juni/W. Leong 2/3.
D. Terris/E. Beltran 2/3. A. Petersen/V. Petersen
E/W 1. J. Zuckerberg/D. Grupenhoff 2. C. Warner/G. Cunha
Section B
N/S 1. D. Christiansen/D.
Thompson 2. R. Weiner/E. Weiner
3. H. Sabin/E. Clifford 4. B. Handelsman/C. Handelsman
E/W 1. J. Johnson/D. Guilfoy 2.
N. Wells/C. Daar 3. O. George/M.
Stoops 4. L. Kwok/D. Kwok
Saturday, Sept. 5
Section A
N/S 1. M. Juni/P. Berretta 2.
J. Guillen/A. Murray 3. A. Mason/M. Barnes 4. M. Newman/D.
Barker 5.P. Taylor/K. Young 6.B.
Starin/L. Drury
E/W 1. R. Weiner/E. Weiner 2.
A. Gronner/D. Sherr 3. T. Szymczak/N. Rosenberg 4. A. Petersen/J.
Zuckerberg 5. V. Low/H. Sabin 6.
M. Portner/ L. Clemens
Monday, Sept. 7
Section A
N/S 1. B. Felder/D. Grupenhoff 2. M. Newman/L. DeGoff 3.
R. Lehman/B. Starin 4. M. Juni/P.
Berretta
E/W 1. E. Davis/L. Davis 2. A.
Murray/A. Finkelstein 3. V. Jaffe/
M. Suchman 4. T. Szymczak/N.
Rosenberg
Section B
N/S 1. K. Hanson/B. Price 2.
M. Graddis/G. Kloomok 3. D.
Christiansen/D. Thompson 4. P.
Tolins/B.V. Smith
E/W 1. M. Weldy/S. Geraths 2.
L. Karr/C. Daar 3. M. McCartney/
J. Paull 4. F. Block/R. Conrad
Section C
N/S 1. B. Handelsman/C. Handelsman 2. B.J.Smith/A. Donaldson 3. A. Mattox/D. Guilfoy
E/W 1. P. Zimmerman/S. Vernon 2. F. Sheng/A. Sheng 3. M.
Dachs/G. Gordon
For additional information, see
posted results or go to http://julialowe.bridgeforyou.com.
BRIDGE BITES
FROM THE AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE
Introducing Dr. Goodlead
By Brian Gunnell
This week we feature a
terrific opening lead, found
in real life by John Brady of
Jacksonville, Fla. (known to
some as Dr. Goodlead).
NORTH
♠QJ96
♥J974
♦9
♣K874
WEST
EAST
♣ K 10 5 4 3 2 ♠ ♥A5
♥8 6
♦A76
♦ 10 5 4 3 2
♣52
♣ Q J 10 9 6
3
DECLARER
♠A87
♥ K Q 10 3 2
♦KQJ8
♣A
Vulnerable: North-South
SO.
1♥
4♥
WEST
1♠
All Pass
NO.
2♥
EAST
Pass
Imagine yourself as East,
if you will, looking at the N-E
hands. West, the good doctor,
leads the Spade Ten. A strangelooking lead, don’t you think?
It’s not fourth best, not top of a
sequence. Has the doctor’s legendary common sense finally
deserted him?
While you are puzzling
over that bizarre opening lead,
Dummy plays the ♠Q and
you gleefully ruff. What next,
Mr. East? West found a grand
opening lead, and life would
be even grander if only you
could get back to West’s hand
for a second ruff. If that is to
happen, West must have ♦A or
♣A. Any clues as to which?
The opening lead is your
much-needed clue. West led
an unnecessarily high Spade,
and is trying to tell you something. Yes, he is advertising
the Ace in the higher-ranking side-suit! So, after ruffing,
you shoot back a Diamond to
West’s Ace and get your second Spade ruff. Down one!
Doctor G’s lead from
♠KT5432 was not without
risk, but he saw no appealing
alternative, and he reasonably
concluded that East had no
more than two Spades (due to
non-support in the auction).
He didn’t necessarily expect
a void, but singleton was also
a possibility (in which case
West would later win the ♥A
and give East a second-round
Spade ruff).
What just happened was a
Suit Preference signal, whereby, in certain situations, the
play of a high card says “I
have the higher-ranking suit.”
Vice versa with a low card.
This defensive signal is a rare
bird on opening lead, it usually comes later in the hand and
even then only in specialized
situations. Dr. Goodlead gave
us the caviar; we’ll have some
meat-and-potatoes examples
in later Bridge Bites.
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HEALTH & FITNESS
Brain Boosters Club forms,
first Brain Gym is in October
The new Brain Boosters Club offers Brain Gym to help seniors improve memory, concentration, vision, hearing, coordination, balance and mobility.
Movements take between 30 seconds to one minute to do, so
specific sequences can be done in less than five minutes.
The six-week Brain Gym program begins Tuesday, Oct. 20,
and is from 9:30 to 11 a.m. The instructor is Pam Whitman, a
movement and performance specialist.
The cost of the series is $45, payable by Friday, Oct. 9. To reserve a space, call 932-2618. The class size is limited, so early
reservations are recommended.
The series will be repeated in February, and late spring
2010. Whitman also plans other programs throughout the year,
including a “speak fearlessly” session to develop a presence in
front of an audience.
Brain Gym was developed to enhance the integration of left/
right brain hemispheres.
The fee for club membership is $10 per year.
Picking up after your pets is a health
and safety issue for all Rossmoorians.
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Medical Friends of Rossmoor
provides UC Wellness Letter
Get helpful information on various health issues
Current issues of the UC Berkeley Wellness
Letter have been provided to the Rossmoor
Library, courtesy of Medical Friends of
Rossmoor. Open to all Rossmoor residents,
the club sponsors high quality, scientifically
based lectures on medical issues of interest
to residents on the second Tuesday of every
other month (January, March, May, July, September and November).
The August 2009 edition of the UC Berkeley Wellness Letter has a section dedicated
to various medicines for cholesterol management. In addition, it lists a number of products
being hyped in the nontraditional medical
industry that are touted to improve cholesterol, such as red yeast rice extract, fish oil
supplements, garlic, guggul extract, policosanol, artichoke leaf extract, grape polyphenols,
tea catechins, buckwheat and hawthorn fruit.
The newsletter provides a well-documented
analysis of many of these products’ marginal
claims.
Wellness Group meets Monday at Del Valle
The Wellness Group will hear about “The
Big Four” at its Monday, Sept. 21 meeting in
the Delta Room of the Del Valle Clubhouse.
The meeting starts at 7 p.m.
Raymond Francis will dedicate his remarks
to discussing the four worst foods, or those
four foods that should be avoided for optimal health, with the title “Health or Disease
Is a Choice, Choose Wisely.” He will talk
about how health is often achieved by avoiding foods that are not nutritious and, in many
cases, actually cause harm because of their
toxic effects. He will address chronic disease
in America and how it can be stopped by a
change in diet.
Francis is the bestselling author of “Never
Be Sick Again.” He has developed a new way
of looking at health and disease, founded on
cellular biochemistry.
An MIT-trained scientist, Francis is an internationally recognized leader in the field of
optimal health maintenance, chairman and
CEO of Beyond Health Corporation, and the
publisher of Beyond Health News. He has been
featured on over 1,500 radio and TV shows.
He is the founder and president of Health-eAmerica Foundation, an educational nonprofit dedicated to ending the epidemic of chronic
disease in America by teaching communities
the basics of good health. Informative free
reports are available for download on www.
beyondhealth.com.
Rossmoor residents and guests are welcome
at these meetings. Members support the Wellness Group activities. Donations may be made
at the meeting.
Fall Prevention Week begins Sunday
Next week is Fall Prevention Week in California and
other states. The county’s Fall
Prevention Coalition wants
older residents to be aware of
what may cause a fall and how
to prevent one.
Falls are the leading reason
seniors lose their indepen-
dence. Falls are also the leading cause of death due to injury among people over 60.
Do you know that 60 percent of falls are at home and
33 percent of people over the
age of 65 will fall?
In Contra Costa County in
2006, that translated into 2,152
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put integrity and honesty up there with education
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older adults who fell and were
hospitalized with 35 deaths.
Falls
are
preventable
through exercise, medication
management, eye exams and
home modifications. Have you
done all that you can to prevent
falls in your manor?
Find out more at Friday
Lunch on Sept. 25 from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. in the Diablo Room
at Hillside. People will be on
hand to distribute a four-page
fall prevention checklist and
resource guide and to answer
questions.
The Fall Prevention Program
is under the auspice of Meals
on Wheels in partnership with
various local agencies, including the county’s Area Agency
on Aging, Employment and
Human Services Department’s
In Home Supportive Services,
Health Services, fire protection district, Jewish Children
and Family Services of the
East Bay and John Muir Senior
Services.
For information, call 9378311 or go to www.mowsos.
org.
Blue parking
spaces are
for disabled;
crosshatched
spaces are for
off-loading.
47
Contractor offers discount on work for donations to help cancer research
and raise money for ones lost.
Toupin will install grab bars to those who donate friends
research, Toupin has a special
“People call and ask how
By Cathy Tallyn
Staff writer
T
im Toupin was on the
brink of death when
a stem cell transplant
saved his life. “I’m a very fortunate person,” he said.
The owner of Toupin Construction, the company that
has done numerous remodels
in Rossmoor, was diagnosed
with the blood cancer multiple
myeloma in April 2007.
There’s no cure, but treatment has given him a few more
years to spend with his wife,
Pam, and four children.
The disease caused his vertebra to collapse and he’s now 2 1/2
inches shorter. He’s undergone
chemotherapy and experienced
all the side effects it brings.
He walks with a cane and
sometimes uses a wheelchair.
He can’t drive a car. He’s pretty much turned the running of
Parkmead
Elementary
School needs
volunteers
Parkmead Elementary School
is looking for volunteers to help
in the classrooms.
Parents and grandparents
have been a blessing to the
school in the past. Parkmead
hopes residents will help its students again to reach their full
potential.
If residents are interested
in volunteering, they may call
Chris Flannigan at 944-6858,
ext. 143.
Osteoporosis
Support Group
Meets third Monday of
each month from 10 to 11:30
a.m. at the Delta Room at
Del Valle Clubhouse.
For information, call Ellen Doerfer at 943-7879.
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his construction company over
to his wife, to whom he said he
is very grateful.
There is no cure.
“It’s very painful, it’s very
difficult and it’s very hard,” he
said.
Toupin is grateful for his
Light the Night Walk on Saturday, Oct. 3, in downtown Walnut Creek.
The annual walk supports
the Leukemia and Lymphoma
Society’s efforts to cure leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma
and Hodgkin’s disease, said
For information about Light the
Night, visit www. lightthenight.org
Rossmoor friends and even
business competitors who have
helped him in this terrible time
of his life.
“When I got sick, the residents of Rossmoor really came
out of the woodwork,” he said.
“One offered to fly me to the
Mayo Clinic to get the best
treatment.”
Toupin wants to help raise
money for blood cancer research, so he is promoting the
spokeswoman Emily Fullenwider of the society’s greater
San Francisco Bay Area chapter.
Walks are held throughout
the United States and Canada
and raised more than $39.5
million for research and patient services last year. “It (the
walk) is also a celebration of
hope and support for people
battling cancer,” she said.
To thank his Rossmoor
offer – donate at least $100 to
Light the Night and his company will install a 24-inch grab
bar in the bathroom. The value
is $150.
Call 937-4200 to make a
donation or join Toupin on the
two-mile walk, which starts
at 5 p.m. in Civic Park. There
will be entertainment.
Participants will carry
lighted balloons – white for
survivors, red for supporters
and gold in memory of loved
they can help. There’s not a
whole lot people can do for
someone with cancer,” Toupin
said. A donation to Light the
Night is one way people can
help, he said.
And if his family hasn’t
been through enough, his stepdaughter has been diagnosed
with throat cancer.
More information about the
walk is available at 877-ltnwalk or go to the Web site at
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Kiwanis to hear about
Police chief speaks to Lions Thursday
Guide Dogs for the Blind
The Kiwanis Club will hear
about Guide Dogs for the Blind
at its meeting Monday, Sept.
21. The speaker will be Susi
Cherry, a volunteer for Guide
Dogs for the Blind. She will
bring two of her dogs.
Gordon Britz will introduce
Cherry, who is a retired interior designer. She takes care
of two retired Labrador breeding dogs and has raised several
Guide Dogs from puppyhood.
She now gives tours of the
San Rafael dog training campus. She also participates in
the speaker’s bureau. She has
served as chairwoman of the
annual Napa Valley Dogs for
the Blind gala fund-raiser.
Kiwanis meets every Monday morning in the Diablo
Room at Hillside. Lunch, by
Hamilton, is at 11:30. Cherry
will speak at 12:30 p.m. For
reservations to the lunch, call
President Lindy Boyes at 9432435.
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reer there, he worked in detectives, narcotics, professional
standards, vice and internal
affairs.
He also worked in the Special Services Division as project manager for Super Bowl
XXXVII, working with city
and football officials, the FBI
and Secret Service.
Bryden has a bachelor’s
degree from San Diego State
and is a graduate of the FBI
Walnut Creek Police Chief
Joel Bryden will speak to the
Lions Club Thursday, Sept. 17,
in the Diablo Room at Hillside
Clubhouse. The meeting begins with an 11:30 a.m. social
get-together with lunch served
at 11:45. Bryden will speak at
12:30 p.m.
Bryden began his career in
1980 as a police officer with
the San Diego Police Department. During his 28-year ca-
National Academy. He volunteered for San Diego Youth
and Community Services and
the Rancho Family YMCA.
And for 11 years, he has
coached youth soccer and
basketball.
He has lived in Walnut
Creek since he became police
chief on June 30, 2008.
Everyone is invited to hear
Bryden. For information, call
Rex Fraser at 817-7207.
Rotary topic is state budget crisis
the Berkeley site of the Robert
Wood Johnson Post-Doctoral
Program in Health Policy.
Trained as a political scientist, Ellwood spent seven years
as a staff member on Capitol
Hill, first in the U.S. Senate
Budget Committee and then
at the Congressional Budget
Office, where he served as the
special assistant to the first director, Alice M. Rivlin.
Ellwood received his doctorate degree in political sci-
John W. Ellwood, professor
of public policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy
(GSPP) of UC Berkeley, will
discuss the current budget
crises in California at the
next Rotary Club meeting on
Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 1 p.m.
in the Diablo Room at Hillside
Clubhouse.
Ellwood teaches courses on
political analysis, public management and public sector budgeting. He is also director of
ence from Johns Hopkins
University. His scholarship
and writings have centered on
the congressional budget process, legislative behavior and
corporate governance mechanisms.
Rossmoor residents and potential new members are invited to attend this luncheon
program. Social hour begins at
11:30 a.m., with lunch and the
business meeting at noon. The
cost of lunch is $14.
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have its fall luncheon on
Thursday, Sept. 24, at noon in
the Vista Room, Hillside Clubhouse.
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Francisco Conservatory of
Flowers during 2008-2009. He
is a consultant for the 20092010 exhibit.
In March, he visited Hadassah Hospital, Ein Karem, Jerusalem, saw a non-working
train and volunteered to repair
and upgrade the train, which is
the focal point of the Mother
and Child Center.
Sandy Sidorsky, newly installed president of Diablo Valley Hadassah, will be a guest.
There will be an update on the
work of Hadassah Medical Organization.
The luncheon cost is $10.
Send reservation checks, payable to Hadassah, to
Muriel Dash, 1424 Canyonwood Court No. 1, or deposit
in the club’s mailbox at Gateway. Reservation deadline is
Friday, Sept.18.
Those who join by sending
the $36 annual dues are invited
to come to lunch for free.
For information about
Rossmoor Hadassah, to volunteer or to be put on the mailing
list, call Beverly Pincus at 9547964 or Linda Glesser Morris
at 944-3507.
To learn more about the
work of Hadassah, the Women’s Zionists Organization of
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CAI – Three Cups of Tea
Atheists and Agnostics meet tomorrow
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CAI - Three Cups of Tea
Society will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at
1 p.m. in Multipurpose Room
3 at Gateway.
Members will finalize plans
for their participation in Activities Day on Tuesday, Sept. 29,
and the dinner on Friday, Oct.
2, where Julia Bergman will
speak. They will discuss plans
for participation in the November craft sale, as well as other
upcoming events. Revised rosters will be distributed.
The mission of the CAI Three Cups of Tea Society – is
to raise money in support of
Greg Mortenson’s Central Asia
Institute, a group that builds
and funds schools for girls in
the mountainous, rural areas
of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
also funds scholarships that
make it possible for promising
girls who graduate from CAI
schools to obtain secondary
and college educations.
There are also training programs for men and women in
order to bring in cash income
that can improve living condi-
Teachers
needed for
Indian Life
Program
tions. Recently CAI has begun
to fund efforts that bring clean
water and sanitation into remote villages.
Central Asia Institute or the
CAI - Three Cups of Tea Society meeting, call Sue De Carlo
at 210-1039 or Marian Kass at
934-4204.
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product, service, company or
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latest work by popular author
Victor J. Stenger, physicist
and philosopher, at its next
meeting, Thursday, Sept. 17,
at 3 p.m. in the Delta Room
at Del Valle Clubhouse.
When Stenger retired
from his work as a particle
physicist at the University
of Hawaii he became active
in writing books in philoso-
general audiences on quantum mechanics, cosmology,
philosophy, and religion. He
maintains that free will and
consciousness will eventually be explained in a conventional scientific manner.
Stenger’s latest book,
“The New Atheism,” will be
discussed. In it he takes on
the critics of the best-sell-
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San Ramon Valley School
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the museum in charge. The
class teacher and a few adults
also provide some assistance.
The primary training meeting is Wednesday, Sept. 30, at
the museum. To participate
in the program or for information, contact Rossmoor
resident Craig Miller at 2878984.
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Rossmoor Computer Club RMUG needs teaching assistants
General meeting is Monday in Delta Room
passes along Web tips
By Dian Overly
By Jim Bradley
Club correspondent
Club correspondent
Referring again to the publication “Smart Computing,”
the magazine offers some suggestions mentioned in its
“Web Tips” section in the September issue.
Those residents seeking different medical doctors, dentists, hospitals and nursing homes can visit www.ucomparehealthcare.com to start a search. The Web site covers the
nation. Walnut Creek is easily located.
It provides an abundance of data on all the services listed.
Included are names and locations of doctors and dentists,
quotes on the health plans offered, maps to the hospitals
and much more. This is an excellent place to begin a search
for healthcare services.
Residents hoping to sit with their young relatives and be
free of inappropriate videos should look at Totlol (www.
totlol.com). This is a video site designed specifically for
small children and their parents. These are viewed on the
computer screen. The site, while formerly free, now charges
a fee and should be examined carefully before subscribing.
It could be a nice way to introduce a child to a P.C.
Many residents have pets that might be exhibiting strange
symptoms. Before spending money on an unnecessary vet
visit, try going to www.vethelpdirect.com. The site asks for
the kind of animal, its symptoms and poses a number of
questions to be answered. It will offer an opinion on whether a vet should be visited.
Another section of this magazine is called “Quick Tips.”
When asked if the security software would scan on schedule if the P.C. is in a standby or hibernate mode or while
turned off, the answer is no.
The computer can be idle, but must otherwise be running normally for a virus scan to run, for example. Suggested times to do this depend on when the computer is
being used, but suggested times are lunch breaks or later
evening hours.
Finally, visit www.smartcomputing.com for the kind of
information that adds value to the process of computer literacy.
Other matters of interest
• The club’s new Web site is www.carossmoorcomputerclub.com.
• For free home pickup of electronic waste, call 1-800449-7587.
• The club’s house call team is looking for additional
volunteers. These are people who enjoy solving members’
personal computer problems in their spare time. Call the
office at 280-3984.
• The club seeks volunteers for the Computer Center at
Gateway, too. A volunteer works just two hours a week and
there are two volunteers a shift. Those interested may stop
by the center or call the office.
• The Computer Center telephone number is 947-4528.
St. Mary’s College Club
plans Los Gatos winery trip
Join the St. Mary’s College
Club for a wine country tour
on Monday, Oct. 5.
The group is headed to Los
Gatos.
The bus will leave Gateway at 9:30 a.m. and return at
approximately 4:15 p.m.
The first stop will be the
Fleming Jenkins Winery tasting room.
Participants will be greeted by Peggy Fleming, the
gold medal Olympian, and
her husband Greg Jenkins.
From there, the group goes
up the hill to Testarossa Winery for a picnic lunch on the
patio overlooking Los Gatos.
Afterward, there will be a
short tour of the winery and
more tasting.
Brother Dominic of St.
Mary’s College will be the
tour host.
Last year’s trip to Mont La
Salle was a sell-out. The reservation deadline is Monday,
Sept. 28.
The cost is $57 a person.
Send reservation checks, payable to St. Mary’s College
Club of Rossmoor, to Mary
Plant, 2600 Tice Creek Drive
No. 2.
For information, call John
Savage at 256-0794 or Plant
at 932-5290.
TGIF dues need renewing
Georgia Gordon will collect TGIF dues of $25 per
person at the October and
November dinner dances.
Members may also send or
deliver a check to Gordon at
4424 Terra Granada Drive
No. 2A, Entry 14.
T
he Rossmoor Mac User Group (RMUG)
will hold a general meeting on Monday,
Sept. 21, at 10 a.m. in the Delta Room at
Del Valle Clubhouse, which is also the room for
the regular bi-monthly focus sessions. At this
meeting RMUG business will be conducted,
including an introduction to the group’s new
president, Jennifer Langan.
The speaker for this meeting will be John Sobrero, an experienced Mac guru and DVMUG
system administrator, who will conduct a presentation on how to use the social networking
Web site Facebook.
Teaching assistants needed
Volunteers to act as teaching assistants (TAs)
are needed for the new beginning and intermediate Macintosh classes. This is an ideal chance
for someone to take the classes without tuition.
Anyone who is just beyond the beginning level
qualifies.
TAs listen with the rest of the class to the first
hour of lecture. Then, for the second hour, they
help students do (on the class computers) what
instructor John Gilmore has just explained and
demonstrated. Assistants should be there for the
first hour of instruction, so that when they try to
help a person, they may explain and demonstrate
the instructions in the same way as Gilmore.
RMUG strongly recommends taking the beginning and intermediate-level Mac classes at
the Acalanes Adult Center. Many people buy
a computer and then try to play it by ear when
learning how to use it. But being computer
savvy doesn’t always come naturally. Classes,
books and the Help menu on the computer are
all good ways to learn, but classes (and the focus sessions) are the best way because of teacher
feedback. Students can always ask the teacher a
question.
Mac classes filling fast
The Acalanes Adult Center, in cooperation
with RMUG, is offering a fall series of classes
for Mac users. This semester, every class will
run for two full hours and include an hour of
presentation and an hour of hands-on computer
use.
Pre-registration is required for all classes,
but not for the workshop (see below). Tuition is
$65 for each class for the semester. Contact the
Adult Center at 280-3980, ext. 8001, or visit the
Web site www.acalanes.k12.ca.us/adulted for
policies and to download a registration form.
All classes and workshops are held on the
Del Valle campus in Room D9 and are limited
to 23 registrants, as each class will be divided
into one hour of lecture and one hour of working on a computer in class.
Beginning Mac: Class will be held on Tuesdays from 9 to 11 a.m. No previous experience
with a Mac or any computer is required. Instructor John Gilmore will start with the most
basic elements of using the computer and work
on using the keyboard and mouse. Students will
learn to open and close programs and files, and
to create and delete documents.
Intermediate Level I: Class will be held on
Thursdays from 9 to 11 a.m. This class is mainly for those who took the Beginning Mac class,
perhaps more than once, and want to add to
their skill level. Students will learn more about
the basics of documents, opening programs and
sending e-mail.
Intermediate Level II: Class will be held
on Thursdays from 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. This
class will offer a slightly more advanced approach to general Mac topics. Gilmore will venture beyond the basics and fundamentals to explore additional techniques and topics, such as
downloading, searching, customizing e-mails
and opening difficult attachments. Gilmore will
focus on skills that go beyond students’ comfort
levels, but not too far.
Mac Applications Seminar: Held on Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m., this class will allow Gilmore to focus on programs such as iLife applica-
tions (iPhoto, iWeb, Garageband, iMovie and
iDVD), as well as Microsoft Office programs
(Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and Adobe Creative Suite applications. The course will provide
a good foundation for word processing, photo
editing, spreadsheets, etc.
Intro to Digital Photography on a Mac:
Class will be held on Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m. It is open to anyone curious about
how to use a digital camera and a computer.
This class covers taking pictures, importing the
images to a Macintosh computer, using iPhoto
software and creating slide shows with music. The class also covers the basic methods of
printing and burning photo albums to CDs and
DVDs.
Mac Workshops: Class will be held on
Thursdays from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. More advanced Mac users will explore a variety of topics and have the opportunity to focus on the
advanced features of common programs. Topics could include Apple’s iLife suite, Microsoft
Office for Mac and iWork, as well as other topics of interest to students. Fee for the workshop
series is $10; attendees may register and pay at
the workshop.
Focus sessions
Contact the presenter to register for a focus
session. Knowing the number of attendees is
helpful when giving handouts. All sessions are
held in the Delta Room at Del Valle Clubhouse.
Using the Appleworks Paint program: Session will be held on Monday, Oct. 5, from 9:30
to 10:30 a.m. Contact instructor Esta Wolfram
at 938-3126 or via e-mail: estavictor@sbcglobal.
net.
Help session: These sessions, held from
10:45 to 11:45 a.m., will be made up of RMUG
volunteers sitting at tables with a laptop. Members can come with questions, problems or any
other kind of issue on how to use a computer.
No prior notice is needed. Each attendee who
has a laptop is encouraged to bring it so that
volunteers can better address one’s needs.
The next session of focus help will be on
Monday, Nov. 2, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Designing and Producing a Newsletter:
Sessions will be held on Monday, Oct. 19, from
9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Contact instructor Langan at
280-0081 or via e-mail: [email protected].
Basics: Sessions, held from 10:45 to 11:45
a.m., will cover the most common kinds of actions and commands in the basic operation of
a computer, such things as “copy and paste,”
“drag and drop,” “What Is Default?” “Resizing
Windows,” “Multiple Select” and “Doing the
Software Update.” The next session of basics
will held on Monday, Nov. 16, from 10:45 to
11:45 a.m.
For a special kind of ongoing session available at any time, one-to-one, held in the person’s home:
Introduction to Quicken: Find out how
Quicken can help users manage their finances.
This is a useful session for those who are thinking about purchasing Quicken for their personal
use, or for Mac owners who have any version of
Quicken, 98 or above, but haven’t used it. Sessions will not venture into Quicken online activities. Contact Barbara LeCount at 933-4455
or via e-mail: [email protected].
Support RMUG
RMUG charges no dues and doesn’t want
to, but RMUG volunteers often spend hours in
someone’s home, helping with individual problems. The club hopes that those who receive
such help will see fit to make voluntary donations to RMUG (not payment to the volunteers)
to help pay for various RMUG expenses, such
as renting rooms and equipment for focus sessions, the annual Film Fest, etc.
When a volunteer comes to a resident’s home,
the resident will be handed an envelope addressed to RMUG, which may be sent in with
a check at one’s discretion. Donations may also
be brought to a focus group or other session, or
mailed to Rossmoor Mac User Group, P.O. Box
2070, Walnut Creek, CA 94595. Help keep the
Partnership
30s/40s Book Club
suggests book for fall Bridge
30s/40s Club members are invited to choose one or more
of the books listed below, and join the enthusiastic discussions of selections for October through January reading. The
Book Club group meets on the first Monday of each month, at
7 p.m., in the Ivy Room at Dollar Clubhouse.
For Oct. 5: “Suite Francaise,” by Irene Nemirovsky. Beginning in Paris on the eve of the Nazi occupation in 1940,
“Suite Francaise” tells the remarkable story of men and women thrown together in circumstances beyond their control. As
Parisians flee the city, human folly surfaces in every imaginable way – a wealthy mother searches for sweets in a town
without food, a couple is terrified at the thought of losing
their jobs, even as their world begins to fall apart. Moving on
to a provincial village now occupied by German soldiers, the
locals must learn to coexist with the enemy – in their town,
their homes, even in their hearts.
For Nov. 2: “Ines of My Soul,” by Isabel Allende. In the
early years of the conquest of the Americas, Ines Suarez, a
seamstress condemned to a life of toil, flees Spain to seek
adventure in the New World. As Ines makes her way to Chile,
she begins a fiery romance with Pedro do Valdivia, war hero
and field marshal to famed Francisco Pizarro. Together, the
lovers build the new city of Santiago, and wage war against
the indigenous Chileans – a bloody struggle that will change
Ines and Valdivia forever, inexorably pulling each of them toward separate destinies. This is a work of breathtaking scope
that masterfully dramatizes the known events of Suarez’s life,
crafting them into a novel rich with narrative brilliance.
For Dec. 7: “The Art of Racing in the Rain,” by Garth
Stein
For Jan. 4: “The Elegance of the Hedgehog,” by Muriel
Barbery
The 30s/40s Club is a social club, with membership open
to married couples who were born in the 1930s or 1940s.
To join, or for information about other club activities, contact Membership Chairwoman Janie King at 932-0727.
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur
ness for their sins. The running water symbolically carries away
the sins.
On Rosh Hashanah, most of the day is spent in the synagogue,
where we use a special prayer book called “The Machzor” used for
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. One of the most important observances is hearing the sounding of the “Shofar” or ram’s horn in
the synagogue. A total of 100 notes are sounded each day with four
different types of notes. The rabbis tell us is to remind the Jewish
people to acknowledge their sins and make atonement for them.
Yom Kippur
The liturgy for Yom Kippur is much more extensive than for any
other day of the year, with many additions to the regular liturgy.
The most important addition is the confession of the sins of the
community. The evening service that begins Yom Kippur is known
as Kol Nidre, named for the prayer that begins the service.
“Kol Nidre” means “all vows” and in this prayer we ask God
to annul all personal vows we may make. It refers only to vows
between the person making them and God. For promises between
people that we have not kept, we must ask for forgiveness from
those we have wronged. This holiday is the culmination of the “10
days of repentance” in which we ask for God’s forgiveness.
Yom Kippur is a day of fasting, prayer and supplication. On
the eve of Yom Kippur before sunset, the family gathers for a big
meal, since we fast for 24 hours on the Day of Atonement.
On Sept. 4, partnership bridge
had these winners:
Betsy Sanders/Julie Blade 4020;
Carolyn Nelson/ Nell Strong 4010;
Nicky Hoagland/Hazel Gentry
3340; and Louise Sheets/Marie
Nelson 2930.
For information call Helen Dailey at 934-1902 or Carlyn Nelson
256-0144.
Partnership bridge on Sept. 2
had these winners: Helen Granucci/Evelyn Bishop 5270 with slams
in 6 no trump and 6 hearts, Dick
Bockius/Carolyn Nelson 3770 with
a slam in 6 hearts, Louise Brown/
Toshi Tsuchitani 3670, Vicki Chu/
Nancy Kubacki 3560, Lil Hara/Tey
Oji 3490 and Rosalie Grupenhoff/
Jewel Ward 3210.
had these winners: Louise Brown/
Shari Siegel 5240 with slams in 7 no
trump and 6 spades, Helen Granucci/Eileen Bishop 4440 with a slam
in 6 spades, Jo Malanowski/Peggy
Wilms 3880 with a slam in 6 no
trump, Barbara Smith/Nicky Hoaglund 3870, Rita and Stan Raider
3180 and Eva and Dick Bockius
3130 with a slam in 6 diamonds.
For information, call Shari Siegel at 287-1720.
had these winners: Frank Louie/
Carolyn Nelson 6200 with slams in
6 clubs, 6 no trump and 6 hearts;
Eva and Dick Bockius 4270; Lil
Hara/Tey Oji 4030 with a slam in
6 clubs plus 7; Louise Brown/Toshi
Tsuchitani 4010 with a slam in 6
hearts; Frank and Wynette Greer
3540; Tillie Molho/Lillian Katzburg 3920; and Mimi Rosenberg/
Harriet Lapkin 3650
had these winners: Carolyn Nelson/Nell Strong 3540 with a slam in
6 diamonds; Lenore Landy/Phyllis
Weiner 3310; Louise Brown/Shari
Siegel 3070; and Julie Battle/Marie
Nelson 2920 For information, call
Shari Siegel at 287-1720.
On Sept. 8, 40 persons played
partnership bridge in the Oak
Room at Gateway. Gail Strack/
Renée Medak topped the winners
with 4190 points, including a small
slam in clubs.
Other winners were John and
Dolores Clark, 3860; Eva and Dick
Bockius, 3440; Jed and Dorothy
Crane, 3340; Jim and Vicki LaBatt, 3190; Ruth Resch/Mariann
Kessler, 3120; Nicky Hoagland/Jo
Elia, 2940, and Marilyn Nauertz/
Anita Heyman, 2710. Low score
was 1320.
Directors John and Dolores
Clark were assisted by Louise
Sheets. For information, call Dolores Clark at 947-1767.
Entertainment Notes: ‘All Shook Up’
It doesn’t take long before
he cuts loose his pelvis gyrating moves on the moral majority (a town which had passed
the Mamie Eisenhower Morality Act).
Mindy Lym plays Natalie
Haller, the grease monkey,
tom-boy daughter of the town’s
only gas station owner, Jim
Haller (Colin Thomson).
Chad is a typical Elvis character, extremely good looking,
sexy, swaggering with all the
etceteras that Elvis was noted
for, without actually trying to
make him into an Elvis lookand-act- alike. Chad imme-
diately focuses his attention
on the town’s librarian, Miss
Sandra (Elise Youssef). Chad
forms a friendship with a local nerd, Dennis (Benjamin
Pither), who follows Chad
everywhere and becomes his
sidekick.
I don’t believe I have ever
seen a more enjoyable musical production in this 300seat theater. Artistic Director
Michael Butler who has taken
over the helm of Center Repertory Company has done an
outstanding job with this production. He is an accomplished
musician himself and it really
shows in the stellar produc-
tion.
Musical director Dolores
Duran-Cefalu keeps the tempo
up, without blasting us out of
the theater, and the band really
swings in perfect synchronicity. The writers had to stretch
the story line a bit to get so
many different songs in, but
all-in-all it works well.
“All Shook Up” continues
through Oct. 10 in the Lesher
Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic
Drive in Walnut Creek. In addition to the phone numbers
and Web site listed in the previous review, pick up tickets in
the Barnes & Noble bookstore
in Walnut Creek.
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CHESS FORUM
This is an article offered
by the Rossmoor Chess Club.
Each week a chess problem
and the answer for the previous week are offered. The answer for the Sept. 2 problem
was 1. Rd8 check …Rxd8 2.
cxd8=Q mate.
Players at all levels are now
welcome at the chess room in
Dollar Clubhouse, located on
the first floor, back corner, on
Fridays from 12:30 to 4 p.m.
and Saturdays from 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
The ladder has been revised in tiers now and is
much better balanced. Come
join the fun.
This week’s problem is
White to mate in two. Call
Bob Dickson at 934-1405
with a solution and any questions or comments.
MUTUAL MAINTENANCE
FROM THE MUTUAL OPERATIONS DIVISION
FOR SERVICE, CALL 988-7650
Schedule through Sept. 23
PUBLIC WORKS: Miscellaneous service order requests for
concrete repairs valleywide.
LANDSCAPE ENTRY MAINTENANCE:
Once a month routine maintenance, trim shrubs and ground
cover in FWCM, SWCM, TWCM and 4WCM. Fire breaks
as needed in all mutuals.
LANDSCAPE ENTRY MAINTENANCE
INDEPENDENT MUTUALS:
Monday
Mutuals 28, 29, 48 and 61
Tuesday
Mutuals 8, 22, 30, 65 and 68
Wednesday Mutuals 8, 29, 48, 59 and 68
Thursday
Mutuals 28, 30 and 65
Friday
Mutuals 8, 29, 48, 56 and 59
PEST CONTROL: Call 988-7640 for service order.
LAWN MAINTENANCE: Mow weekly, fertilize.
FWCM LANDSCAPE REPRESENTATIVE MEETINGS:
Schedule to be announced.
TREE MAINTENANCE: Building clearance by Waraner
Bros. in September, Second Mutual, Fourth Mutual, Mutuals
28 and 65. Arborcare-FWCM.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING: To report exterior walkway carport
lighting problems, call Mutual Operations at 988-7650.
TRASH AND RECYCLING PROBLEMS: 988-7640.
For an explanation of maintenance services,
call Tess Molina at 988-7637.
LEGAL NOTICES
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CLERK
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
Martinez, CA 94553-0135
FILED: Aug. 31, 2009
C. Garcia, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0006225-00
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: Sept. 2, 2009
Courtney Dias, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0006316-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following is doing business as:
McNulty Capital, 3010 Windmill Canyon
Dr., Clayton, CA 94517, Contra Costa
County
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
International Vines - Barkers Marque,
3326 Ridge Rd., Lafayette, CA 94549,
Contra Costa County
Stephen H. McNulty
3010 Windmill Canyon Dr.
Clayton, CA 94517
Business conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact business under the fictitious business
name listed above.
s/Stephen McNulty
This statement was filed with Stephen
L. Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa
County, on date indicated by file
stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 4422
Publish Sept. 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2009
—————————————————
International Vines, Inc.
3326 Ridge Rd.,
Lafayette, CA 94549
Business conducted by a Corporation.
name listed above on 9/11/06.
s/William Gillett Johnson - CEO
stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 4424
Publish Sept. 16, 23, 30 & Oct. 7, 2009
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CLASSIFIED ADS
CLASSIFIED INDEX HOW TO PLACE A
CLASSIFICATION CODE
Personals .............................. 10
Found .................................... 20
Lost ....................................... 30
Miscellaneous....................... 40
Transportation .................... 45
Autos For Sale ...................... 50
Autos For Sale/Dealers ....... 55
Autos Wanted ...................... 60
Autos Wanted/Dealers ........ 65
Carports & Garages For Rent ..... 70
Carports & Garages Wanted ....... 80
For Sale................................. 90
Travel.................................... 95
Business Services ............... 100
Professional Services ......... 110
Health Services .................. 115
Residential Care ................ 118
Seeking Employment......... 120
Help Wanted ...................... 130
Wanted ............................... 140
Business Opportunities ..... 145
Real Estate For Sale .......... 150
Real Estate For Rent ......... 160
Real Estate Wanted ........... 170
Pets...................................... 180
CLASSIFIED AD
Classified ads in the Rossmoor
News are a minimum of $12.50
for 30 words or less for nonresidents and $8 for residents.
Each additional word is 25¢.
Phone numbers are one word.
Discount rates available for
long-term ads. Payment must
be made at the time the ad is
placed.
Place classified ads at the News
office located at Gateway
complex in the back parking
lot, or mail to P.O. Box 2190,
Walnut Creek, CA 94595.
Classified ads can be e-mailed
to newsdesk@rossmo or.
com, or faxed to 925-9358348. Staff will call back for
payment information and ad
confirmation.
The ad deadline is Friday at
10 a.m. for each Wednesday
edition. Deadline changes due
to holidays will be printed in
the News.
For information, call the News
Monday through Friday from
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 9887800.
10 PERSONALS
45 TRANSPORTATION
SON OF ROSSMOOR RESIDENT,
age 57 moving to Rossmoor looking to correspond with lady 50 - 62.
email: [email protected]
“EXPERIENCED, PROFESSIONAL
Driver ” available to Rossmoor
residents for door-to - door service to doctors, dentists, shopping, airports and long distance.
Wine tours available. Licensed,
Insured, safe, dependable. Call
“Jonny” 925-395-8181. Excellent
Rossmoor references!
30 LOST
LOST CAMERA, Nikon in small blue
case. Lost Wednesday, Sept. 2.
Pine Knoll, Entry 5 in guest parking
lot. Call 925-939-4398.
40 MISCELLANEOUS
HELPING HANDS/PERSONAL Assistant. Transportation to doctor
appointments, grocer y /clothes
shopping, errands, etc. I am reliable, honest and caring. Rossmoor
references. I would love to help
you! Call Linda at 925-825-2181.
“RENT- A- GENT” House, garden,
repair, clean home/garage, hauling. Just name it! Young, strong,
reliable, reasonable. References.
Walnut Creek resident. Steve, 925947-6711. Thank you!
“MY BUTLER JOHN” Making life
easier for you. These are my services: shopping; running simple
errands; transportation to appointments, airports; reminder services;
check-ins for family. I’m here to help
you. Call John 925-989-7113.
ANGLICAN CHURCH IN NORTH
America. A group of Christians in
the East Bay are meeting in Orinda.
Learn more at www.theacna.org
and www.newanglicanchurch.com.
Contact us at 925-386-0522.
OVERWHELMED? Need help organizing? Sorting? Filing? Bill paying? Record keeping? Clearing out
clutter? Freshen up your life and
your space. Free up your time. Be
inspired to do something new and
special for yourself. Personal coach,
professional organizer, reasonable
rates. Call Krista for free evaluation,
new ideas. 925-939-2336.
INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE and personal accounting in your home by
IRS licensed enrolled agent (EA)
tax practitioner. Rossmoor resident,
MBA, bonded and insured. Call Tom
in Rossmoor at 925-939-2132.
ROSSMOOR RESIDENT will transfer your 33-45-78 records, audiovideo cassettes, to CD/DVD. Copies made. Quality work, reasonable
price$. 925-939-8465.
NEED A RIDE? SAFE cour teous
driver willing to transport riders
throughout Bay Area. References
and DMV printout available. Any
hour, any day. Reasonable rates.
Please contact Peter at 925-9697714.
50 AUTOS FOR SALE
2005 TRAIL-CRUISER, travel trailer, 19 ft., easy to pull, barely used.
Bathroom, air conditioner, microwave, stereo, oven, outdoor grill,
outdoor shower- -NEVER used.
2 solar panels, 2 oversized batteries. Service contract through
2012. Excellent condition. $9,900.
O.B.O. 925-989-6846.
MERCEDES-BENZ, 1992 300E, 4
door. 183K miles. Maintenance
current with M-Service of Walnut
Creek. Rehab records available.
Excellent condition. $ 6,000. Call
925-287-8292 or 925-330-6071.
19 75 L I N C O L N C O N T I N E N TA L
MRK-4 original owner. 42,000 original miles. Perfect condition, garaged since new! $3,000. 1990 Lincoln Continental Towncar 87,000
original miles. Perfect condition!
Garaged since new. $3,000. Call
“Jonny” 925-395-8181.
20 0 0 FORD CROWN VICTORIA ,
all power, remote door and trunk
opener. Low mileage 44,500. Excellent condition. Rossmoor resident. $5000. Call 925-932-6264.
60 AUTOS WANTED
WILL PAY $$$ FOR YOUR CAR Will
consider most vehicles, year and
condition. Please contact me and
let me know what you have. Also
looking for gas golf carts too! Walnut Creek resident. Please leave a
message 925-639-4715.
LATE MODEL CADILLAC wanted.
Call Bob, 925-937-0188
70 CARPORTS &
GARAGES FOR RENT
CARPORT FOR RENT Terra Granada Entry 6. $ 35 per month. 925946-9075.
CA R P O R T FO R R E N T $ 3 5 p er
month. Terra California Drive, Entry 9. Call 925-943-3935.
90 FOR SALE
GOLF CART 2002 YAMAHA 48-volt.
$ 2,200. Beautiful condition, runs
great. New fold-down front windshield. 925- 640 -3683, 925-210 1908.
ONE BURIAL LOT, located at Oakmont Memorial Park in Fidelit y
section. 165/4E lot H site 2. Asking $3,200. If interested, call Sue
530-272-1241.
FOR SALE SATURDAY SEPT. 19
After 10 a.m. Home furnishings,
clothing, jackets, costume jewelry,
man’s suit, books, mahogany table.
925-933-8444.
TWIN-SIZE DAY BED with spindled
wood back/sides, includes bedding
and red-striped denim cover and
3 large back cushions; $350. 925935-4350.
VARIOUS FURNITURE ETC. Maple
hutch, $ 275. Bedroom set, misc.
chairs, old sea trunks, wall mirror,
book case, folding table, TV, Call
Brent 925-580-4880. After 9 a.m.
HOSPITAL BED, INVACARE, Motorized, all attachments, plus electric
suppor t air mattress. $750. Lift
chair, motorized, $ 300. Call 925284-5468.
MOVING / ESTATE SALE: Saturday
9/19, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Twin beds, 8’
sofa with matching loveseat, pecan
coffee table, end tables & hutch,
maple bar, maple dresser & nightstand. TV cabinet, stereo & cabinet, mahogany desk, hope chest,
books, paintings, kitchenware,
china, linens, glassware, giftware.
Murch more! For address details
call 415-971-1914.
MODERN COMPUTER DESK Small
IKEA computer desk on wheels 30”
high. $25. Call Brent 925-580-4880
after 9 a.m.
ANTIQUE TELEPHONE DESK, classic side desk with padded seat.
Black. $75. Call Brent 925-5804880 after 9 a.m.
FREE TO GOOD HOME: Singer sewing machine-Serger Model Series
14U-Ultralock 4u64a. Old but in
working condition. Call Sue Fleck
925-949-9771.
MOVING SALE: Saturday, Sept. 19.
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Gas dryer, dishes,
clothes, decorations, refrigerator,
shoes, linens, poker table, games,
toys and more. Call 925-683-7319.
BUSINESS SERVICES
BUSINESS SERVICES
SHOP TSI FROM HOME: Get quality
top service at good prices. Seniors
get 25 percent discount. Catalogue
$5. Accessible on-line also http://
ets.ina.net. Call 925-577-5961.
CARPET CLEANING
CA R PE T C L E A N I N G ; Fa s t a n d
professional ser vice. Same day
appointment available. Spot specialist. Low, low price. Sell new
carpet. Licensed. Call today 925383-1253.
CARPET, UPHOLSTERY, cleaning
also spot cleaning from accidents
and spills i.e. wine, blood, urine
etc. Before any attempts of cleaning call Kevin of “Service First” for
suggestions or appointments 925689-4660.
BUSINESS SERVICES
CARPET REPAIR
CONTRACTORS
C A R P E T R E PA I R : P a t c h i n g ,
seams, re -stretching, trim and
transitions. Small to large repair
jobs welcome. All repair done by
qualified installer. State contractor license #704323. Ser vicing
Rossmoor since 1975. John P.
Jones, 925-676-2255.
“HALF-PRICE” NOW IS THE Time.
Master builder and Licensed contractor (775026) is ready to remodel baths, kitchens and more!
Rossmoor references. Free estimates. Why wait? Contact Cal at
925-200-3132.
COMPUTERS
CONTRACTORS /PLUMBING
ROSSMOOR COMPUTER Services.
Hardware setup, repairs and upgrades, software and application
training. New systems and software
sales. Professional on Windows
XP. Firewall and pop-up control.
Call 925-899-8211.
MASTER PLUMBER $ 30 / HOUR ;
38 years experience in all phases
of plumbing. Call Wally at 925672-3345 (leave message if necessary). Certified San Francisco
Master Plumber. Honest and reliable-fluent English. References.
ERIC’S COMPUTERS- Need help?
We set up new computers, Internet
connections, e-mail. Troubleshoot,
repair, replace internal/external devices, upgrades, consulting. Digital
photography specialist. We make
house calls. www.ericscomputers.
com 24 hours, 925-676-5644.
N E E D C O M PU T E R H E LP? Call
Harr y, 925 -926 -1081, 925 -788 8006. Rossmoor resident. 30 plus
years experience. Certified. Install hardware, software. Problem
resolution, upgrades. Revive dead
computers. Data backup, recover
lost data. Networking, Internet connectivity, DSL setup. Resolvevirus,
spyware problems. Free computer
performance audit. Printers, faxes,
mass mailings and merges, Publisher, Power Point, Access, Excel
development.
COMPUTER HELP- Call Bryan, 925285-1507. Specialized computer
“tweaking” speed up a slow computer. Install new computers, diagnose and repair problems. Training
with Internet, E-mail, Windows updates, maintenance, and more.
COMPUTERS’ BEST FRIEND : All
computer services, trouble shooting and repair. Hardware, software,
networking. Tutoring available. Low
cost visits or telephone support /
remote desktop services. References. www.computersbestfriend.
com. Cell: 510-938-1881. Office:
925-682-3408.
A+ CERTIFIED PC TECH Available
24/7 for troubleshooting and repair,
hardware /software, custom built
PCs, new installs, networking, updates, tutoring and phone support.
$ 20 /hr. Grandson of Rossmoor
residents...minutes from Rossmoor.
Call Daren at 925-256-6312 or 925939-6054.
NEED HELP WITH YOUR PC? I can
troubleshoot, repair, and upgrade
your current computer,or help you
choose a new one and set it up. Inhome tutoring, wireless networks,
virus/spyware checks. Half-off first
visit! Retired, patient, with reasonable rates. Call Kathy 925-2069704.
COMPUTER HELP: Available to help
with troubleshooting, viruses, upgrading, learning to use software
(using e-mail, internet, photo software, music, etc.) Rate: $10/hr. (1
hour minimum) Contact Jared at
925-947-1513.
COMPUTER , DIGITAL CAMER A
help: Need help learning about
your computer, cell phone or digital
camera? Tutorials and minor repairs on computers, Mac or PC’s.
Call Tom Barenchi 707-372-5715.
CONSTRUCTION
COUNTER TOPS: Need kitchen or
bath countertops? Walls for shower
or tubs? Free estimates,then you
decide. 67 color selections by Kerrock. Rossmoor resident, Ed Ostrowski 925-287-8854.
BATH TUB & TILE; resurfacing, color
change, chip repairs, non-skid bottoms. “Perma Ceram”. Contractor license 913624. Call 925-634-0855.
ELECTRICAL
LICENSED ELECTRICIAN & home
theater sales and installation. Dependable. Lamp repair, telephone
and television cable; quiet bath
fans, ceiling fans, can lights. No
job too small. Free estimates. Call
Bryan, 925-567-6384.
FLUORESCENT LIGHTS- replaced
or installed with free lens cleaning.
Rossmoor resident will give you
the best price and service. Call Michael at 925-305-7852
A-1 ELECTRICAL I cater to all electrical needs. Beats any price on
fluorescent lights, ceiling fans,
vanity lights, etc. Installations,
repairs, and replacements. Free
estimates plus 20 percent off first
time customers (License 58897).
John 925-228-6190 or cell 925497-0449.
LAMP REPAIR $ 40 MIN. In home
ser vice for any lighting in your
home. Formerly Walnut Creek
Lamp Repair. Questions welcome.
Lamp shades availble too. Call
Tree 510-655-3353.
FURNITURE
GEORGE’S FURNITURE REPAIR
ser vice. Antiques and high-end
furniture specialty. Refinishing and
caning. Formerly of Bonynge’s.
925-212-6149. No job too small.
FURNITURE & CABINET refinishing
and repair in your home or at my
shop. Free pick-up and delivery.
Call 925-706-8517 or also visit my
website: www.furniturefinish.com.
Doing business in Rossmoor for
20 years.
HANDYMAN
“HANDY-HARDY” CALL LEE: Experienced, dependable and reasonable rates. No job too small.
Replace door or window screens.
Unlicensed, Rossmoor resident
with Rossmoor references. Call
925-944-5990.
CRANE’S HANDYMAN SERVICES,
LLC. “Your small project expert”
serving Rossmoor for nearly 10
years! Electrical, plumbing, furniture assembly, baseboards, crownmolding and more! The only handyman you’ll need! Insured. Business
License 018239. Call David, 925899-7975.
GRAHAM DOES HONEY-DO’S Experienced, references, reasonable.
Expert repairs, refinishing, remodeling. Carpentry, electrical, plumbing, heating. Doors, baseboard,
crown molding, cabinets, windows,
walls, ceilings and floors. Free estimates, unlicensed. Call Graham
4-quality, 925-954-7194.
PLUMBING- Experienced and reliable plumber to take care of all your
plumbing needs. Call Chris at 925852-5157. Reasonable rates and
fast service. Rossmoor references.
Have bar code.
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100 BUSINESS SERVICES
HANDYMAN
PAINT/WALLPAPER
REPAIRS
TELEPHONE & TV
WINDOW COVERINGS
EXPERIENCED HANDYMAN, call
for all your repair needs. Electrical,
plumbing, painting, tile, drywall,
and more. 18 years experience.
Rossmoor references, licensed.
Call Richard and Patty, 925-9322773, Walnut Creek.
ROSSMOOR PAINTING SERVICE
by Al Welsh. Five year guarantee
on workmanship. Most Rossmoor
residents prefer our neatness,
dependable, personal attention,
because we care. Rossmoor references, bonded and insured. License 507098. Free estimates. Pacific Bay Painting. 925-932-5440.
FINE CLOCK REPAIR- Repairing
Rossmoor’s fine antique and modern clocks for over 10 years.House
calls. Free pick-up and delivery.
I stand behind my workmanship.
Jonathan Goodwin, 925-376-4668.
T V, D I G I TA L , R E M OT E C o ntro l
s u p p or t . E x te n s i ve Ro s s m o or
r e f e r e n c e s . DV R , DV D, VC R ,
D i g i t a l C a b l e B ox , n e w t e l e phone, cell phone and voice-mail
set-up. Assist with “specific time
recording” of TV programs and
remote c ontrol pro blems. Call
T i m, “ T h e V i d e o - A s s i s t G u y.”
925-837-6682.
RO N ’ S W I N D OW C OV E R I N G S Blinds, Drapes, Valances, Shutters, and Shades. Free in home
consultation. Free personalized
installation. Quick reliable service.
Serving Rossmoor for 25 years.
Call 925-827-0946.
PROMPT, POLITE , Professional.
Ser ving Rossmoor since 1998.
From light bulbs to bath remodels. We’ll get it done right. License
789782. All work guaranteed in
writing. Diamond Certified / BBB.
Master Card, Visa. 925-938-8882.
THE HANDYMAN CAN Old fashioned
pride in workmanship and value for
your dollar. Rossmoor resident with
many successful years of maintenance and repair in Rossmoor. Retired contractor, licensed, reliable,
prompt, fast, neat and courteous.
Ask for John, 925-330-3567.
HANDYMAN FOR THE DISABLED
features (in-home) repairs for all
brands of electric scooters, power
wheelchairs, lift chairs and vehicle
lifts. I also install ramps and grab
bars. Call 510-538-8764.
JACK OF MOST TRADES Rossmoor’s best kept secret! Over 20
years experience within Rossmoor.
No job is too small. Professional
craftsmanship. Dependable repair
people, honest and prompt. Call
Robyn, 925-689-4246.
MISCELLANEOUS
ROSSMOOR FLUORESCENT lights
for your kitchen and bath. Let
George do it ! Small handy jobs.
Prompt, reliable. Serving Rossmoor
for over 25 years. 925-671-9208,
email: [email protected].
MOVING /PACKING /HAULING
MOVING AND HAULING- Furniture
moved inside manor or Rossmoor
by truck. Serving Rossmoor residents and friends has been our
specialty since 1980. References.
Call Gary Boell anytime. 925-9306372.
LEW’S HAULING SERVICE- Prompt
ser vice. Star ting at $ 22.00.
Rossmoor references available.
Call 925-639-7725.
WE HAVE FAMILY In Rossmoor!
Friendly, efficient and reasonable.
Many references, BBB, licensed
and insured. www.e-zmove.com or
call EZ Move Moving Services for
the easiest move ever. 925-3352222.
“RENT-A- GENT” House, garden,
WILL HAUL AWAY Your throw-aways.
We will haul away your un-wantables. No job too small, no job too
large. We have been serving the
Rossmoor area for over 25 years.
Call Bob: 925-944-0606.
TONY’S HAULING SERVICE, find us
in the phone book. We haul your
junk. Furniture, appliances, debris.
We do trash outs. Save this coupon for $30 off full load. $20 off half
load. $10 off quarter load. $90 minimum. Call 925-382-6544. Email
www.tonyshaulingsrvc.com.
AFFORDABLE, COURTEOUS & dependable: Myles Hauling moves
you ; need something moved or
hauled away, pickup or delivery
made. Call Myles Hauling at 925360-2779.
CLUTTER-FREE SERVICES: I provide professional organizing, staging, sorting, packing, unpacking,
removal and disposal services. Call
Olivia at 510-290-6451.
Due to Golden Rain Foundation
policy, the News cannot print classified ads for estate or garage sales in
which the address and times of the
sale are listed in the ad.
INTERIOR PAINTING, All painting
services: wallpaper removal; wall
repairs and preparation; acoustic
ceilings; cabinets. No job too large
or too small. You can rely on and
will enjoy my personal ser vice.
Well-established in Rossmoor - 24
years experience. Free estimates,
consultation. License 677208. David M. Sale 925-945-1801.
DE MARTINO PAINTING Ser ving
the Rossmoor Community since
1977. We have reduced our prices,
not the quality of all our painting,
wallpaper, kitchen cabinet refinishing, dry wall, acousticalremoval,
carpentry and repairs. No job too
small. All done in a fast, professional manner. We guarantee our
work, references, free estimates.
C.S.L 503646. Please call Pierre at
925-255-3352.
APACHE PAINTING 22 years experience, clean, neat, dependable.
Free estimates. Attention to details,
acoustic removal, texturing, sheetrock repair. Rossmoor references,
License number 880652. Bonded,
insured. Call Terry at 925-207-2504.
DURAN’S CUSTOM PAINTING: License number 930353. Proud member of the BBB, Golden Gate. Our
painting service has provided quality
and affordable services all over Contra Costa County. Exterior/interior
painting, wallpaper removal, taping
and texturing, and stucco repair.
Free estimate call 925-849-6975.
wwwduranscustompainting.com.
C R A I G ’ S A P P L I A N C E R E PA I R
would love to help you. I work on
all appliances and brands. 25years
experience, licensed and insured.
Reasonable rates, Rossmoor references. Please call 925-550-3586.
RUSSELL HEATING & AIR Conditioning. Service, repair and maitenance on all makes and models.
Reasonable pricing. Licensed and
insured. License 934436. 925-8909652.
AFFORDABLE HOME REPAIR and
more. 20-year property manager/
home repair specialist. All repairs
plus transportation service, auto,
bike, golf cart maintenance. 35year Lafayette resident/ Rossmoor
references. $ 25 per hour / cash
discount. Insured /Reliable. Sam,
925-286-6386.
TAILORING /ALTERATIONS
CUSTOM TAILORING and alterations. We make custom suits for
men and women using beautiful
fabrics. Special price for pant hem
shortening $12. Men and women
ready made clothes turn into custom made. Call Shari 925 -943 1505. 1812 Tice Valley Plaza, W.C.
TELEPHONE & TV
ALL WIRING AND JACKS for phone
fax, DSL and T V. License No.
753568. Rossmoor approved.925363-4940.
Betty Case
ROSSMOOR REALTY
Specializing in Rossmoor since 1983
• Committed to Your Satisfaction
• Reputation Second-to-None
• Buying or Selling, Call Me
www.YourRossmoorSpecialist.com
932-1162 or 287-3347
SONJA WEAVER
SONJA WEAVER
SONJA WEAVER
Outstanding
Achievement Awards
for Listing & Selling
NEW ON MARKET – EXCLUSIVE
SECRET HIDE-AWAY
Very private corner VILLA CASITA. Full of charm
and ready for you. Absolutely BEAUTIFUL with
lots of upgrades. Recently remodeled and looks
like new home. 1 BED/! BATH. Newer appliances,
re-textured ceilings, attractive flooring with customized treatments throughout. Washer & dryer. Tiled
deck and best of all, No steps. Around the corner
to carport. SOOoooo special. Recreation room too.
$164,000.
LIST AND SELL WITH THE LEADER
THINKING OF SELLING? GIVE ME A CALL.
SONJA WEAVER
932-1162 or 287-3317 direct
ROSSMOOR REALTY
WINDOW CLEANING
E XPERT WINDOW & MIRROR
cleaning. Serving Rossmoor for
f o u r t e e n ye a r s . A l s o, p r o fe s sional power washing. Cleans all
ex terior floor sur faces, patios,
cour tyards, “Trex Decks”, sidewalks, tile, carpor ts. Painting,
hand yman wor k . Kevin James
925-933-4403.
WINDOWS, MINI - BLIND, carpet,
and upholstery cleaning. Serving
Rossmoor since 1988 with guaranteed results. You will be 100
percent satisfied or your money
back. Call “Service First” for appointments or estimate. Kevin,
925-689-4660.
YARD SERVICES
YARD MAI NTENANCE ; pruning,
hedging, weeding, shrub removal,
planting and general cleanup service. Let me help make your garden one to be proud of. Dave’s Yard
Maintenance ser vice. Call 925682-8389 today.
“PARADISE” ALL TYPES of Fine
Gardening. Yard “Shape-up” and
“Maintenance”. Trimming, pruning,
weeding, shrub removal, yard design and planting. Patio container/
specialist. Dependable, on time.
Quality results! Call Les at 925639-7725.
GARDENING: LET ME Rejuvenate
your patios and garden beds. I’ve
worked for 100’s of residents for
over 20 years. Reliable vacation watering also. Jane, 925-938-8256.
More Business Services – Yard Services on page 54
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2 Bed/2 Baths & Den. Upgraded Front
Door leads to 1600 sq. ft. of space.
Lovely Kitchen & Formal Dining. Looks
out at a great view – Owner will carry.
$399,000
SPECIAL CARMEL
2 Bed/1 Bath located in a private &
tranquil setting. Newly painted & laminate
floors throughout. Carpet in bedrooms.
Beautiful slate patios front & back. Pretty
private Garden.
$179,000
LOVELY GOLDEN GATE
2 Bed/1 Bath Single row end unit. Dishwasher, Microwave, Stall Shower. Nice
Carpet & New Paint. Window in atrium.
$169,000
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PRUDENTIAL CALIFORNIA REALTY
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100 BUSINESS SERVICES
YARD SERVICES
WALLY’S SERVICES- Drip irrigation
for decks, patios and gardens. Consultation and free estimates of installation conversions or repairs. Also
planting, pruning and power washing. References available. License
356488. Wally, 925-671-2721.
GONE TO GET A NEW KNEE, Thank
you, Ed. 925-934-6487.
110 PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES
ATTORNEY DOROTHY HENSON :
Living Trusts, Wills, Estate Planning and Probate. No charge for initial consultation. Will meet in your
manor at your convenience. Notary. Rossmoor resident. Call 925935-6494 or offi ce 925-943-1620.
LAW OFFICE OF Philip P. Engler,
Phyllis A. Engler, Attorney at Law.
Probate, Wills, Trusts andEstate
Planning. Call 925-938-9909.
I BUY, SELL, AND APPRAISE U.S.
and world coins and currency. 36year resident of Moraga will come
to your home upon request. Bruce
Berman, Moraga Numismatics,
NGC Dealer. 925-283-9205. www.
sf-bay-area-collector-coins.
PHOTO SCANNING: Highest quality photograph, negative, and slide
scanning ser vices, through virtual drum scanning. We carefully
transfer your precious memories
and works of art to digital files that
will last forever. Call Alex 925-2801010, www.profilmarchiving.com, a
Walnut Creek business.
110 PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES
PERSONAL BOOKKEEPING Services. Retired accountant/Rossmoor
resident will do your bill paying,
banking and checkbook balancing,
organize financial files, small business bookkeeping. MBA in business. References available. 925947-3886.
ATTORNEY, ADVOCATE AND / OR
facilitator to assist in resolving conflict, counseling regarding elder law
issues, health care concerns, alternatives to litigation. Reasonable
and compassionate. Complimentary fifteen-minute consultation.
925-280-7222.
115 HEALTH SERVICES
DR. BETH MARX D.C., L.A.C. Gentle therapeutic massage, acupuncture, and gentle chiropracticcare.
Licensed with 20 years experience. Insurance. Medicare accepted. House calls. 510-834-1557.
R O S E N M E T H O D BO DY WO R KGentle transformative touch. Know
yourself in a deep and profound
way. Relax deeply, release chronic
muscle tension and old emotional
patterns and beliefs. Home visits.
Helen Morgan, 510-849-4053.
M A S S AG E T H E R A P Y / T R AG E R
by Georgia Banks. In your home
or my studio, just of f Pleasant
Hill Rd. Hig hway 24. $ 6 0 / $ 50
for 6 0 minutes. 925 - 5 8 6 - 3 9 51
or [email protected].
Rossmoor references.
WHO TO CALL
Clubhouse and street light
repairs: 988-7650
Clubhouse set-ups and
reservations: 988-7780
DUE TO THESE DIFFICULT economic times, I am seeing peo ple once or twice as a stepping -stone for analy tic healing
and self-knowledge. One dream
can help get you back on track.
Sometimes people may continue
monthly at that pace. Carl Jung
emphasized completeness, not
perfection. Dreamwork is primary, and together with other forms
of relating to your unconscious,
helps connect you to your inner
strength and wisdom, indeed, to
your transformational energies
w i t h i n. M y s p e c i a l t i e s i n c lu d e
relationships, depression, anxiety, grief, women’s issues, work
problems, men’s development,
physic al and stress disorder s,
gay /lesbian issues, trauma and
spirituality. Psychotherapy helps
our natural development toward
wholeness, par ticularly in troubled times. Meaning and purpose
are deepened or rediscovered.
M any are relieve d to d i s c over
their psyche is self-regulating !
The unconscious responds favorably to attention and reflection...
ef fective, positive, long-lasting
c h a n g e i s c r e ate d . Q u e s t i o n s
welcome in a free phone consultation--925-932-2090. My home
office, one mile from Rossmoor,
my Walnut Creek office, or your
home. Dr. Susan K. Faron graduated U.C. Berkeley, with High
H o nor s in Psyc ho l o g y, M ag na
Cum Laude (Great Distinction in
General Scholarship), Phi Beta
Kappa, a Clinical and HealthPsychologist over 25 years. She is
65 years old and Jungian Analytic Candidate.
120 SEEKING
EMPLOYMENT
CAREGIVERS
“QUALITY ELDER-CARE” Skilled
c ar e g i ve r s ava i l a b l e. O ve r 2 0
year s G ero nto l o g y ex p er ien c e
caring for; Physically disabled,
S t r o ke, Po s t s ur g er y, D e m e n t i a , A lzh e i m e r ’s a n d H o s p i c e.
Profe s s i o nal, c he er ful an d affordable. Excellent references.
Bonded. No fee. Call Contra
Costa Caregivers, Carolyn 925933-6475.
THE PERFECT
Castle
This stunning 3-bedroom, 2bath “Castlewood” remodel has
been created by SJB, contractor
extraordinaire! Some of its many
features include a large, private front
patio and rear patio with lawn,
rounded wall corners, archways and
recessed lighting throughout.
ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:
• Gorgeous Butler’s Pantry
• Dramatic Double Door Entry to MBR
• Add’l Wall of Cabinetry & Granite
Counters in Gourmet Kitchen
• French Doors Leading to 3rd BR
(including built-ins)
• Attached Garage with Interior Access
(plus storage loft AND carport)
120 SEEKING EMPLOYMENT
115 HEALTH SERVICES
CAREGIVERS
CARING CAREGIVERS - Over 10
years of vast experience providing
total patient care. We are 3professional native Californians. 4
hour minimum. Call Priscilla 925330-0192, Susan 925-788-9605,
Bet t y 925 -274 -3866 -Rossmoor
resident.
OUTSTANDING CAREGIVER: Welleducated, reliable, experienced
with a great sense of humor. I will
handle shopping, errands, doctors
visits, prepare meals and provide
companionship. Also great with
taking of pets. Call me today at
925-577-8698.
HONEST & RELIABLE Caregiver: Will do personal care, cook,
housekeeping, appointments and
grocery shop. Good references,
negotiable wages and friendly,
loving care. Part or full-time. Violet
925-458-3379 or 925-457-8448.
LOOKING FOR LESS EXPENSIVE
care for a better quality of life in
the comfort of your home? 24 livein/overnights, full-time/part-time,
on-call. Personal care, cooking,
light housekeeping, transportation,
bonded, fl exible, reliable caregivers. 925-472-6851.
SERVING ROSSMOOR FOR more
than 10 years. Honest and trusted
caregiver. Has a record of longterm client-caregiver relationship.
Also provides light housekeeping and transportation to appointments. Licensed and Bonded.
Call Elizabeth Sanchez of the
Caring Hand. 925 - 899 -3976 or
510-352-8041.
C O M PA N I O N S H I P T O H O M E
Health. Assisting Rossmoor residents to remain safely in their
homes since 1990. This is not
an agency. I am a nurse’s aide
with a wide range of experience.
Whether your needs are meal
preparation, transportation, help
with daily living, or your conditionis more serious such as post
surgery, Alzheimer’s, or hospice
I am the one for you. Available
part-time or full, 24/7. Doctor references /Af fordable rates. Call
Susan at 925-497-7171.
LOOKING FOR A KINDRED spirit?
I’m a certified nurse’s aide who
believes in traditional medicine,
a lit tle physical therapy-lots of
laughter. Experienced in all aspec ts of home care. Available
part-time or full-time. Working in
Rossmoor since 1987. Call Doreen at 925-285-9806.
ELDERLY CARE WITH 20 years
experience. Excellent references, care for strokes, Alzheimer’s,
Emphysema, diabetes, hear t
p r o b l e m s , H o s p i c e c a r e, e t c .
C o o k i n g , e r r a n d s , exe r c i s e s ,
medic ine, light housekeeping.
Live - in, long and shor t hour s,
Sylvia or Mar y, 925 - 676 - 93 0 9
and 925-768-0178.
The
Rossmoor Team
JIM MARSH
Rossmoor Resident,
Realtor, Sales
SYLVIA TYLER
Rossmoor Resident,
Realtor, Sales
Reliable and Responsible.
Why are we so successful?
We’re honest
Offered at $649,000
Rossmoor Resident
925.817.7243
925.324.4599
e-mail:[email protected]
BETTER HEALTH CARE: Assist in
bathing, medication, shopping,
cooking, housekeeping. Expe rienced care with Alzheimer’s,
strokes, Parkinson’s and dementia.
Live-in $140.00 per day, short/ long
hours, negotiable rate. No agency
fee. 925-330 -4760 or 925-8997274.
PR AC T I CAL N URS E GEN ER AL
nursing care, run errands, give
baths, honest, neat, dependable.
Live-in or live-out, flexible hours,
available anytime of day or nights,
week-ends/week-days. Wages negotiable, references. Call Aaron
925-827-3809.
CAREGIVER; TRUSTWORTHY, reliable and excellent references.
Ready to help you start your day with
your breakfast, light cleaning, cooking, run errands, Dr. appointments,
from Mon-Sun. Please call Georgina
at 925-676-0418. Thank you.
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT/
Home Health Aide available for livein work. Self-employed, bonded and
reliable. 25 years of experience in
elderly care. References available
upon request. Liz 925-642-4510.
RETIRED SCHOOL TEACHER- Caretaker, light cleaning, driving, shopping, excellent cook. Golf teacher.
Good companion. Experienced.
Call Rich Mazaroff 925-945-0574.
PASSIONATE HOME HEALTH CareSenior Nursing Student. Highly educated and loving. Six years experience with dementia patients. Assist
with activities of daily living, including exercise therapy. Excellent driving record. Call Mia, 510-593-7066.
CAREGIVER : Dignified care and
companionship for elderly; meal
prep, light housekeeping, errands,
bathing, dressing, incontinence,
mobility, medication, etc. Live-in/
out, available all hours, reasonable
rates, excellent references. Contact Leslie, 925-457-1452.
24 / 7 CARE SERVICE OR hourly.
Alzheimer’s, stroke, Parkinson,
hospice patients. Bathing, dressing, hospital recover y. Experienced caregiver/companionship.
Rossmoor references available.
Call Grace 925-435-8532 or Sally
925-435-4363.
COMPASSIONATE, trustworthy, loving, experienced caregiver looking
for elderly who are looking for parttime helper in a.m. Can do personal
care, cooking, transportation and
light housekeeping. Call Angelina,
925-864-2975.
LICENSED FACILITY FOR elderly
care. 24-hour care and supervision.
Have years experience in giving
personal care, attention, comfort,
safety and love to your loved ones.
Call Angelina, 925-825-3386, 925864-2975.
CAREGIVER LOOKING FOR Client.
I can help with errands, cleaning,
cooking, companionship and bathing assistance. $15/ per hour with 4
hour minimum. I have references.
Call Leesa at 925-708-8508.
Cheryl Beach
Office:
Cell:
HONEST & TRUSTED Caregiver. 15
years experience. Good references. Will do cooking, doctor appointments, shopping and light house
cleaning. Non-smoking. Own car.
English-speaking. Hourly. Live in
or out. No agency fee. Please call
Felita 925-206-6887.
1700 N. Main St. Walnut Creek
925-280-8530
EXPERIENCED CAREGIVER, flexible, reliable, live-in or live-out. 24
hr. care. Please call 925-705-3561.
References available.
120 SEEKING EMPLOYMENT
CAREGIVERS
HOUSECLEANING
FILIPINA C.N.A. 15 YEARS experience with dementia, alzheimers,
and other ailments. A good cook,
housekeeper, beautician and companion. Live-in/out. Salary negotiable. References available. Call Lydia
415-871-8757. ydiang1960@yahoo.
com. US resident.
EDITH’S HOUSECLEANING : Reliable, organized, honest, good
references. Move in and out. One
time only or regular cleaning. I do
windows. I provide supplies. Most
clients are in Rossmoor.Call 2079683.
EASTWOOD HOMECARE- Independent - Comfortable - Safe ! Now
serving residents in Contra Costa
C o u n t y. V i s i t w w w.e a s t wo o d homecare.com or call Heather to
schedule a free consultation. 925786-1888.
L I V E - I N & H O U R LY c a r e g i ve r /
house-keeper. Two reliable women
with ten years of experience doing incontinence care, companionship, personal care and more.
Experienced housekeepers doing
all your cleaning needs. Excellent
references. Please call Mel at 925313-0211.
ALZHEIMER’S COMPANION : Retired social worker, 30 years with
elderly, specialized in Alzheimer’s.
No personal care. No housework.
Will stimulate and engage your
loved one. 925-705-7304. TuesThurs. Sat-Sun.
CAREGIVER: Live in, live out or stay
overnight. Very loving, caring and
very experienced. Very good references. Affordable rate. Please call
925-826-2455 or leave message.
HOUSECLEANING
“DUST-NO-MORE” Your housekeeping solution. We cater to your individual cleaning needs. Reliable,
dependable, quality service with
Rossmoor references. Licensed
and Bonded. Call Barbara, 925228-9841.
BIAX’Z HOUSECLEANING House
cleaning and carpet cleaning (supplies provided)! 15 years experience. Bonded business, licensed.
Great references in Rossmoor.
Free estimate. Call 925-640-3839.
“ELISA’S HOUSECLEANING” 17
years experience in Rossmoor.
Available weekends and supplies
provided at your request. Reliable, honest and dependable, hard
working with Rossmoor references.
Bonded and Insured. Call anytime
925-212-6831 or 925-691-3959.
The best in Contra Costa! Email
[email protected].
BAY AREA CLEANING- Professional house cleaning. 20 percent discount for Rossmoor residents. Very
thorough deep cleaning, we provide
all cleaning supplies, vacuums, remove trash. Licensed, bonded and
insured. Call 925-260-5946.
HOUSECLEANING & MORE shopping, cooking, pets, plants, appointments. You ask we do it. Bonded
and insured. Call anytime, Miriam
925-323-6799.
NEED A GREAT HOUSE Cleaner?
I’ve been in Rossmoor for over 10
years. I have lots of customer references. I do an excellent job! I will
clean your house as if it’s my own.
I will give 1/2 off first time customers. Honest, reliable, and nice. Free
estimates, Kendy 925-818-8596 or
925-363-3414.
I CAN MAKE YOUR HOME Fabulously clean and bring beauty to it.
I do a “White Glove” service which
includes cleaning or decorating,
wall papering, painting and more.
Rossmoor references. Call Wanda,
925-963-9890.
SEVERAL OF US IN Rossmoor have
been happy with Linda’s housecleaning. She is hardworking,
trustworthy and punctual. Call her
at 925-848-7311.
SHINY CLEAN HOME and Office
Cleaning Service, professional and
personalized. Family owned and operated. Same day service available.
References. Call 925-262-6543.
EXCELLENT HOUSE CLEANING,
reliable, great references from satisfied Rossmoor customers and
free extra help as needed. We also
do window cleaning. Rosa 925285-7603.
MARIA’S THE ONE to get the job
done. Windows, floors, bathrooms
and doors. Nooks and crannies
too! She will really clean for you.
Reliable, honest and true. Great
Rossmoor references. Call 925381-2091.
MISCELLANEOUS
130 HELP WANTED
BANKER NEEDS P/T assistant. Organize home office, pay bills, filing,
special projects. 4 to 5 hours per
week, flex hours, weekends. $20/
per hour. Ideal person; Highly organized, Admin. Assistant experience, computer skills. Cover letter
to Jim Carley. 1138 Westmoreland
Circle, WalnutCreek, CA 94596.
Cell 925-407-5727. Cover letter
first please.
140 WANTED
I BUY ANTIQUES & Collectibles.
From pottery, lighting and glass,
thru silver, furniture, jewelryand
paintings. Estates are welcome
and conducted professionally. Free
phone evaluations. Call Mel at 925229-2775 or 925-228-8977 or Lydia
Knapp 925-932-3499.
140 WANTED
COINS AND GOLD- by appointment.
Contra Costa Coin and Collectible and Firearms. Pays cash for
any guns, coins, scrap gold, military items. 1429 Cypress Street,
Walnut Creek. Appraisals at your
home. Immediate payment. Call
us! Guns 925-937-3376 or Coins
925-937-3366.
WANTED, OLD AMERICAN INDIAN
baskets, rugs and blankets, pottery, beadwork or other artifacts;
also Califor nia and Sout hwest
paintings; highly qualified and professional. Personal and corporate
references available upon request.
707-996-1820.
ESTATE LIQUIDATION- Full service
estate liquidation. Complete or partial
household. Experts in antiques, furniture and art. Trusted family business
for over 40 years. Call the professionals at Hudson’s Estate Liquidations.
510-645-5844. Free assessment.
Fully insured. License 2451174.
KNIVES, MILITARY ITEMS- pocket
knives, swords, hunting knives, military items, uniforms, medals, belts,
holsters, old fishing tackle, old lures
and military flags, etc. Contra Costa
Collectibles, 1429 Cypress St., Walnut Creek. Call 925-937-3376.
I BUY 1950’S FURNITURE! Danish
modern, Widdicomb, Herman Miller, Knoll, Dunbar, etc. 1 piece or
entire estate! Highest prices paid. $
$ $. Call Rick 510-219-9644. Fast,
courteous house calls.
ANTIQUES ; ALL OLDER ITEMS
Wanted. Single items to entire estates. Full estate liquidation services. Highest prices paid. Paintings,
silver, pottery, cameras, watches,
toys, jewelry, photos, glass, furniture, etc. Anything old. Hauling services available. 925-324-1522.
BUYING MEXICAN SILVER and Navajo Turquoise jewelry. Rhinestone/
costume. Call Monica at Sundance
Antiques, 2323 Boulevard Circle,
Walnut Creek. 925-930-6200.
EXECUTIVE BROKERS
POPULAR “TAHOE” CONDO
• 2 Bedrooms, Den, 2 baths, End unit
• Lower Unit, 2 Patios, spectacular views!
• New carpet, new paint decorator colors
• Living Room Fireplace, garage w/opener
• ONLY $375,000
SUPER “SIERRA” CONDO
• Spacious 2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, 1,367 Sq. Ft.
• Smooth Ceilings, NewDcarpet,
ING Decorator paint
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• Large covered Deck
PE with western views
• Competitvely priced at $335,000
LARGE CONDO ... LOW PRICE
• Largest “Fairways” floor plan, end unit
• 2 Bedrooms, Den, 2 Baths, 1,599 Sq. Ft.
• See-thru Fireplace: Living Room & Den
• Dual-pane windows, smooth ceilings
• Central air & gas heat, garage w/opener
• Lowest-priced Condo this size & age: $427,000
I BUY, SELL, AND APPRAISE U.S.
and world coins and currency. 36year resident of Moraga will come
to your home upon request. Bruce
Berman, Moraga Numismatics,
NGC Dealer. 925-283-9205. www.
sf-bay-area-collector-coins.
*REWARD* CASH PAID ! Jewelry,
sterling silver, paintings, oriental
rugs, antique Asian items, anything
old and unusual. Prompt and professional. 925-335-2632. (leave
message) or 510-506-1483 (direct)
Estate Sale Services.
WILL BUY YOUR GAS GOLF cart,
any condition will be considered.
Will pay $$$. Also looking for vehicles to purchase. Please call Walnut Creek resident. Please leave a
message 925-639-4715.
145 BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
HOME BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
available at http://pldnettrav.
com/welsh. Or call Rossmoor
resident Alvera at 925-930-6238
for additional information including a method to join at no cost.
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149 REAL ESTATE
INFORMATION
PLANNING YOUR GOLDEN Years?
Considering a move to Rossmoor?
Need a guide? I live hereand love
to show off this beautiful community! Earl Corder, Rossmoor Realty 925-932-1162 x 3333 office.
E-mail: [email protected].
THINKING OF BUYING OR leasing
in Rossmoor? Let me send you a
comprehensive informational brochure, which includes amenities,
floor plans, costs and answers
to many of your questions. Call
Patti Compton, Broker Associate,
Rossmoor Realty 925-287-3332,
or e-mail [email protected].
ROSSMOOR
INFORMATION
TELEPHONE SERVICE
Find out what’s
happening in Rossmoor
and learn about breaking news by calling
an information phone
number 24 hours a
day: 988-7878.
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Ann Cantrell is the #1 Agent at
Rossmoor Realty, 2006, 2007 & 2008
#1 TOP PRODUCER
#1 LISTING AGENT
#1 SELLING AGENT
Stunning Remodel with Fantastic Setting – New!
Expanded Kentfield with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms with added Florida Room for extra square
footage. Gorgeous kitchen and bathrooms with
beautiful cabinetry, raised counters and granite
countertops. Fine detailing throughout including dual pane windows, Travertine tile, decorator
carpeting, 5” baseboards and crown molding and
more. This floor plan has one of the largest Master
Bedrooms in all of Rossmoor. Too many features to
list! Visit www.2528ptarmigan.com for pictures and
more info. ................................ Only $449,000
Lovely Level-in Coop – Sale Pending
2 bed/2 bath Yosemite with updates throughout.
Remodeled kitchen, laminate floors, washer/dryer
and updates bathrooms. Private patio with room
for gardening. No one above or below.
............................................... Only $230,000
Super Sonoma Wrap!
This 2 bed/1 bath end-unit has been remodeled
throughout with an all-white kitchen, tile floors, extra
windows in dining room and bathroom. Washerdryer. Too many features to list! .............$170,000
Visit www.yourrossmoorrealtor.com for a
complete list of our wonderful properties.
Ann Cantrell &
Elizabeth Haslam
Karen Carnegie
REALTOR
Pherne Shrewsbury
REALTOR
A Mother/Daughter Team
200-1184
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Mother Daughter Team
1160 Alpine Rd., Walnut Creek
Office: 938-7090
Professional Independent Real Estate Brokers
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Rossmoor Realty 932-1162
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OUR CURRENT EXCLUSIVE LISTINGS
MENDOCINO – 1 bed, 1 bath condo. OVERLOOKING GOLF
COURSE. New landscaping, carpet, paint. Walk to Café Mocha,
driving range and Stanley Dollar. ................................$139,000
VILLA CASITA – 1 bed, 1 bath condo. “HOUSE BEAUTIFUL”
Lots of personality + charming! Newer appl flr + fixtures thruout. Remodeled bth, newer cbnt, cntr. Plantation shutters, re-texture
ceilings, much more. Extra close to prkng, around corner.
................................................................................. $164,000
KENTFIELD – 2 bed, 1 bath condo. LOCATION! LOCATION!
LOCATION! View of the 13th green with beautiful Oak trees and
creek. New paint & carpet. Also walk to bird park just a few steps
away. Carport close. .................................................... $138,100
MONTEREY – 2 bed, 2 bath co-op. SPLENDID VIEW! Wonderful encl
deck w/dual pane windows. Tucked away at back of entry w/paved path to
hillside. Off white kit cabs. Park-like front.......... $162,000 Equity
VILLA EL REY – 2 bed, 2 bath condo. NEWLY REMODELED.
Travertine tile in kit & baths. Crown & base molding. Newer cabinets.
Fireplace. 2 patios. SS appliances. Very nice home. ......$550,000
WESTCHESTER – 2 bed, 2 bath plus den condo. QUALITY
“OVER THE TOP” REMODEL complete w/its own temperature
controlled wine cellar. Dual pane windows, spacious DR enclosure
- entertainer’s dream. Top of line upgrades thruout + golf course
view. ..........................................................................$697,500
YOSEMITE – 2 bed, 2 bath co-op. GREAT LOCATION, near
carport & laundry. New carpet & paint. Kitchen updated a few years
ago. ...........................................................$210,000 Equity
PIEDMONT TH – 3 bed, 2.5 bath co-op. MOVE RIGHT IN!! New
carpet, paint, vinyl. View of trees. Move-in condition.
.................................................................. $235,000 Equity
OUR CURRENT MLS LISTINGS:
CONDOMINIUMS
2 BEDS, 2 BATH
3 BEDS, 2 BATHS
EXP. CLAREMONT – IMMACULATE HOME
w/new carpet, fresh paint, remodeled kitchen &
some updated fixtures. Large deck for your outdoor
enjoyment that has been recently sealed & painted.
Panoramic Mt. Diablo view! GREAT NEW PRICE
– LOOK AGAIN!! .............................. $275,000
FIRESTONE – INVITING HOME WITH HILLS
& GOLF COURSE VUS! Liv rm w/vaulted ceilings,
1
2 BEDS, 2 /2 BATHS
fireplace. Den or office w/built-ins. Large eat-in
kitchen w/newish s/s appls. NEW PRICE!!
WYNDHAM – ELEGANT CONDO LOCATED
...................................................... $465,000
IN PRESTIGIOUS LAKESHIRE AREA featuring good
EXP KENTFIELD – PANORAMIC VIEW FROM
sized living-dining area, high ceilings, perfect
kitchen with ample cabinets, huge master bedroom ENCLOSED DECK. Remodeled kit & baths. Den or TV
room. New carpet & bautiful stone/tile flooring.
suite. View the fountains from deck & Japanese
garden. NEW PRICE – SUPERB VALUE!! ................. Mirrored closet drs at entry. White shutters in both
bedrms. Carport close. .....................$329,000
$849,000
EXP KENTFIELD – GREAT VIEW &
SETTING. Level access w/side ramp. Lots of
2 BEDS, 2 BATHS
updating in kitchen & baths. Newer carpets &
paint. Granite kit cntr & newer appl. Century oak
ABERDEEN – DESIRABLE TURNBERRY
CONDO. Bright unit w/panoramic, golf course vus, tree w/lots of varieties of birds. LOW HOA DUES!
dbl paned windows, fireplace, garage. NEW PRICE!! ......................................................$360,000
....................................................... $374,900 EXP KENTFIELD – SUPERBLY REMODELED
& REDESIGNED HOME, located in an exclusive
ALDER – SERENE, GRACIOUS, LEVEL-IN WITH
private setting. Magnificently decorated &
LOVELY VIEW. Upgrades include picture window in
featuring the finest in quality and workmanship.
LR, privacy screen on deck, extra storage cabinets
HUGE REDUCTION!! LOOK AGAIN!! NEW PRICE!!
in breakfast rm, master bath & garage.
......................................................$449,000
.......................................................$855,000
MARIPOSA – PRETTY VIEW. New paint, carpet
&
vinyl. Crown molding, wide baseboards. New
ASH – STUNNING VIEWS!! City lts, Suisun Bay.
Warm, inviting & loaded w/charm. Hdwd flrs in LR, vanities in both bths. New cooktop stove. Six panel
drs. Tile counters & backsplash in kit. Tile floor on
kit, MB. Plantation shtrs, 9’ceilings, crwn mldg,
custom bkcases/storage in MB. Walk-in kit pantry. both patios. NEW PRICE!!! ............. $300,000
Private view deck. .......................... $810,000 PINEHURST – A GORGEOUS, UNIQUE
HOME IN A BEAUTIFUL LOCATION, with beautiful
AUGUSTA – SUPER VIEW! Very sharp upstairs
views. Nestled between the 5th & 6th Fairways.
condo. 2 BR, 2 BA, kitchen w/nook. Vaulted
Extraordinary Toupin remodel. Lovely sunroom
ceiling. Brand new carpet, newly painted kitchen.
w/dual-paned windows. ..................$499,000
Garage. NEW PRICE!! ..................... $335,000
ROSSLYN – UNSURPASSED VIEW OF GOLF
EXP. CLAREMONT – WOW!!! 2007
COURSE & TENNIS COURTS. Tile entry, W/D, fireplace,
HONDA ACCORD INCLUDED IN FULL SALE PRICE
walk-in closets, breakfast nook. .......... $535,000
OFFER!!! In desirable 4 unit bldg, great location. SANTA CRUZ – VERY CLEAN Santa Cruz
Skylts in kit & bath, dual pane windows in
with new paint. Original kitchen & bathrooms. 3
BRs. View of hills & trees from all windows.
skylights, nice patio, very pleasant location. Very
Full enclosure offering lots of extra sq. ft. NEW
low HOA dues. Carport close. NEW PRICE!!!
PRICE!! ...........................................$239,000 .......................................................$265,000
BELVEDERE – PRIVACY GALORE. Custom
bookshelves & mantle in LR. Crown cornices in
living/dining area. Plantation shutters in den &
guest BR. Upgraded kit w/maple cabs, blt in micro,
smooth stovetop. 3 skylites. NEW PRICE!! ..............
$449,000
WESTURY – 2 bed, 2 bath condo at The Waterford. PREMIER LOCATION!
This home has it all!! Fabulous 1st flr location facing central garden & fountains.
Extremely convenient to common area, garage, transportation & storage. Lg full
wrap around patio. Custom blt-in cabs in LR & Dr. ................$609,000
VALLEY OAK – 3 bed, 3 bath plus den single family home. VALLEY
OAK LIKE NO OTHER. Custom upgrades thru-out. Beautiful vu of the
valley. There is nothing better in all of Rossmoor. .........$1,395,000
SEE ME ON MLS
MENDOCINO – 1 bed, 1 bath condo. SINGLE STORY, LEVEL-IN.
Walk to Gateway Clubhouse. Just steps from laundry & carport. Skylight
in kitchen. Portable microwave. Fenced in patio. .............. $117,500
SONOMA WRAP – 2 bed, 1 bath co-op. LOVELY COOP WITH
UPDATES THRU OUT including tile in entry, kit, halll & bath. Remodeled
kit w/new white cabs, tile cntrs, blt-in micro, smooth top range. Blt in
cabs in DR. Crwn mldg & more. ...................$170,000 Equity
SANTA CRUZ – PRISTINE LEVEL-IN HOME in
a peaceful setting surrounded by Rossmoor natural
beauty. New carpet, fresh paint, kitchen skylight,
custom mirrors in dining area. NEW PRICE!!
.......................................................$285,000
SANTA CRUZ – BRIGHT AS CAN BE! Lots of
skylights. Lovely patio. W/D. .......... $294,000
TAHOE – BEAUTIFUL REMODEL! Upper level
w/vaulted ceilings. Enclosed for extra living space.
Sit right on the golf course. NEW PRICE!
.......................................................$474,800
TAHOE – SINGLE STORY w/2 small steps.
Smooth ceiling - recessed lighting, crown molding,
glass enclosed patio w/flagstone flr & many more
upgrades. GREAT NEW PRICE!!!....... $599,000
VILLA DE ANZA – ON TOP FLOOR OF
ELEVATOR BLDG. Updated kit w/Corian cntrs &
newer appl. Balcony in treetops. Pleasant view
from master. ................................... $282,500
VILLA EL REY – SECLUDED, VERY PRIVATE.
Spic & span with new kitchen appliances, Corian
countertops. Marble fireplace with gas starter.
...................................................... $299,000
VILLA ENCANTO – ELEGANT TREE HOUSE.
Absolutely gorgeous tranquil setting among
magnificent old oaks. New ceramic tile & carpet.
Dramatic vaulted ceilings, clerestory windows &
some cherrywood cabinets. New appli. & granite.
3 or 2 BR w/den plus breakfast nook too. Loft,
garage & carport. NEW PRICE!!! ......$569,900
VILLA LOMA – CLASSY ORIGINAL w/3 bdrm
& 2 bths. Great vu from top of Rossmoor incl Mt.
Diablo. Move-in conditon. BRING OFFERS! Chairlift
from garage-loft for extra room. NEW PRICE!!
...................................................... $549,000
VILLA NUEVO – WHAT A VIEW! Lovely and
spacious home. Elevator or stair access. Garage
AND Carport. .................................$475,000
VILLA ROBLES – NATURE LOVER’S
PARADISE – ONE OF A KIND ROBLES! From encl
deck step onto private porch then to a private
backyard with fabulous outlook. Many alterations
& upgrades. NEW PRICE! ...............$400,000
VILLA ROBLES – INCREDIBLE VIEW (10+)
Nicely upgraded, very clean. Staged & ready to go.
NEW PRICE!!! ..................................$475,000
SOLD
VILLA VALENCIA II – LEVEL-IN, updated
kitchen. Parking at entrance to 2nd level.
...................................................... $248,800
VILLA VERDE – WONDERFUL UNIT IN
LOVELY SETTING. Very private. This is a truly light
& inviting home. All furniture negotiable
......................................................$420,000
We have the largest inventory of
Rossmoor homes, many available
only through Rossmoor Realty.
Call us first for information on our
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CONDOMINIUMS AT THE
WATERFORD
3 BEDS, 2 BATHS
CONVERSION – RARE TO THE MARKET!!
Immaculate home w/new carpet, fresh paint & new
kit vinyl. This is a dbl condo & one of Waterford
largest homes. Offers 3/2 & 2 parking spaces, 2
storage rms, lndry rm w/full size W/D. FURTHER
REDUCTIONS!! SUPERB VALUE!!!!
......................................................$579,000
2 BEDS, 2 BATHS
CYPRESS – PRISTINE HOME w/gorgeous view of
western hills. New cpt, fresh semi-custom pnt, new
vinyl, new kitchen counter tops & custom window
treatments thruout. Carport just steps from rear
side dr. Convenient to transportation & common
area. NEW PRICE!!! ......................... $257,500
CYPRESS – PRISTINE POPULAR THIRD FLOOR
HOME surrounded by picturesque hills & tree view.
Wonderful natural light illuminated thruout. This
home has a wonderful open feeling. Great Price!!!
Great Home!!! ................................$265,000
CYPRESS – SUPER LOCATION, SUPER
CONDITION. New custom paint. Nicely staged. Lots
of morning light w/east facing coutyard balcony.
Very conv to din & main lobby. Excellent price!
.......................................................$275,000
Selling Rossmoor Exclusively for Over 40 Years
We sell more properties in Rossmoor than all other offices combined.
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OUR CURRENT MLS LISTINGS — COOPERATIVES (EQUITY PRICE)
2 BEDS, 2 BATH
2 BEDS, 1.5 BATH
2 BEDS, 1 BATH
CARMEL – LUSH & PRIVATE FROM PATIO.
Many decorator accents. Remodeled kit incl micro.
Beautiful view from rear patio. ........... $259,000
KENTFIELD – COMPLETEY ENCLOSED DECK
provides a great space. New carpet, paint & vinyl.
Carport close. NEW PRICE!! ................ $160,000
MONTEREY – ENJOY PRIVATE SOLITUDE IN THIS
PRISTINE HOME surrounded by Rossmoor’s natural
beauty. New cpt,pnt,vnyl. New kit cntrtops, newer
appl & some new lt fxtrs. Fully liveable encl deck
w/Duro-last roofing system w/10 yr lim.warranty. ....
$199,000
SAN FRANCISCAN – SINGLE ROW, LEVEL-IN
with an extra 4 feet in living rm & front bedroom.
Updated appliances, skylight in kitchen & bath.
Convenient back door to carport. NEW PRICE!!!........
$235,000
SONOMA WRAP – LOVELY 2 BATH w/new
paint, newer carpet & kitchen countertops. Updated
baths. Plantation shutters all around. Light & bright
& very clean. Extra storage in carport. $244,900
TAMALPAIS – LEVEL-IN, END UNIT. FABULOUS
REMODELED HOME ON GOLF COURSE. Wake up
to picture perfect canvas of the GC & rolling hills,
breakfast on patio w/soothing fountain sounds!.
Vaulted ceilings. Master BR retreat, lg W/D, dressing
rm area. All white kit, granite + More.$359,000
YOSEMITE – LEVEL-IN, END UNIT. Skylights in
kit & bths. Newly painted, new shower in master
bath. Carport close. Motivated seller! ...$219,000
YOSEMITE - A CARMEL-LIKE RETREAT IN
ROSSMOOR! Lovingly enhanced & upgraded by
artistic owner! Built-in storage galore. Custom elec.
Fireplace w/bookcase. Private patio. ... $229,000
YOSEMITE – LEVEL-IN with updated kitchen
incl. microwave. Laminate flrs thruout. Shutters on
some swindows. Lovely landscaped private patio
w/lights & irrigation system. ...............$230,000
GOLDEN GATE – VERY SPECIAL CO-OP w/
remodeled kit & bths. Laminate flrs thru-out, light
& bright w/many great features. A must see - lots of
extra sq. footage. NEW PRICE! ............$254,500
GOLDEN GATE – A GREAT VIEW & TOTAL
REMODEL!! GE stainless steel appl, slab granite
counters, Kraftmaid maple cabinets thruout. Stone
tile shower. NEW PRICE!! ................... $359,000
GOLDEN GATE – 180 DEGREE VIEW OF THE
GOLF COURSE! Sumptuous remodel w/added 1/2
bath, solid maple cabs thruout, GE profile SS appl,
slab granite counters, stone tile shower & floor in
main bath. NEW PRICE!! ....................$395,000
SEQUOIA WRAP – BOLD & BEAUTIFUL!
Designer colors & numerous upgrades thruout.
Attractive fixtures & hardware. Updated abth w/stall
shower, W/D behind louvered door & newer cabinet,
...................
faux marble counter, toilet. ...................$183,500
SOLD
2 BEDS, 1 BATH
CARMEL – UPDATED IN PARK-LIKE SETTING.
New front door & Phantom screen. Granite tile
kitchen counters. Fresh paint, new carpet.
..........................................................$179,000
GOLDEN GATE – Wonderful sunny coop
remodeled by Toupin in “04. Wood laminate
flooring w/carpet inlay. Kitchen has maple cabnts,
corian cntrs & has been opened up. Perfect for
entertaining! .....................................$239,000
SEQUOIA – VERY NICE UNIT!! Pretty view from
open deck. New carpets, lino in bthrm. Shower
instead of tub. W/D, close to crprt & guest prkng.
Light, bright & cheerful! .................... $128,500
SEQUOIA – LOVELY HOME WITH UPDATED
KITCHEN, smooth ceilings, microwave & shutters on
bedroom windows. Skylight in bath. Close to laundry. Nice
outlook form open deck. NEW PRICE! .........$127,000
SEQUOIA – SMASHING VIEW! Very light &
bright. New paint, carpet. Newer kitchen, several
upgrades. See valley & hills & Mt. Diablo.
.......................................................... $154,500
SOLD
SOLD
SEQUOIA WRAP – LOVELY HILL VIEWS. New carpet
& paint. Close to laundry and carport. ...........$162,000
SONOMA – GOOD BUY!! New paint & w/w
carpeting. .......................................... $109,900
SONOMA WRAP – LIGHT & BRIGHT – NEAT
& CLEAN. Pleasant outlook from open - air veranda.
NEW PRICE!!! ....................................... $115,000
SONOMA WRAP – LIGHT & BRIGHT w/smooth
ceilings & dbl pane windows in LR & DR. Bath recently
remodeled by Boydston w/W/D, tile flr & stall shower.
Window in bath. New carpet & paint. Original kitchen.
NEW PRICE! ........................................ $147,000
SONOMA WRAP – DELIGHTFUL SETTING,
partial Mt. Diablo view. Updated kit & bath. Granite
cntrs, new cabs, appl & lino. Fresh paint. W/D.
Veranda enclosed at side for bonus rm. Bright &
cheerful............................................. $209,000
SONOMA WRAP – COMPLETELY ENCLOSED
DECK ADDS SPACE & CHARM. Upgraded kit: granite cntrs,
Jennair range w/grill, fairly new oven & refrig. Windows in
kit & bath. Mirrored closet drs. ............... $215,000
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about Rossmoor
at our website
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CONDOMINIUMS AT THE WATERFORD
2 BEDS, 2 BATHS
2 BEDS, 2 BATHS
1 BED, 1 1/2 BATH
CYPRESS – FRESH, CLEAN & CONVENIENT! Really
close to South East entry & elevator. New paint &
carpet. Lovely open views from wrap around deck.
......................................................... $299,000
EARSHALL – ELEGANT WATERFORD CONDO.
Mt. Diablo side. Lovely views of trees. Garage prkng.
Close to elevator. 2 balconies. NEW PRICE!!
.........................................................$499,000
MIDDLETON – DON’T MISS THE JACUZZI TUB
in master bath & walk-in shower in 2nd BA! Very
convenient ground flr unit, steps from entrance &
parking. Soothing wooded view w/abundant morning
sun. New custom 2 tone paint & new carpet. NEW
PRICE! ............................................... $249,000
MIDDLETON – PRISTINE HOME W/
EXCEPTIONAL LOCATION overlooking the south
entry rose garden. Very convenient to common area,
transporation & storage. Fresh semi-custom pnt, new
heat pump, lg wrap around patio. ...... $299,000
ROSEDOWN – BRIGHT & CHEERY HOME
w/fresh semi-custom paint & new carpet. Wonderful
location w/no neighbors on either side. Convenient to
transportation, carport & Del Valle clubhouse.
..........................................................$265,000
WESTBURY – GREAT END UNIT CONDO ON
THE 1ST FLOOR. Extremely close to carport. Neutral
colors thru-out. Berber carpet, lg mstr suite w/walkin closet. NEW PRICE!!!...................... $459,000
WESTBURY – CONVENIENT to dining &
parking #98. 1st floor near side door. Neutral
colors, paint refreshed & carpets too. NEW PRICE!!
SUPERB VALUE!! ................................$489,000
CHATSWORTH – IMMACULATE CREEKSIDE
HOME w/very pleasant eastern expsosure. Fully
equipped kit w/beautiful oak cabs. Spacious living/
dining area w/lovely window treatments. Convenient
to parking & transportation. ................$215,000
2 BEDS, 1 1/2 BATHS
CHATSWORTH – ENJOY A PANORAMIC VIEW
of Rossmoor’s natural beauty from this immaculate
Waterford home. Very convenient to major clbhs.
Offers 920 sq. ft. quality Berber carpet, custom
window trtmnts, beautiful oak cabinets & granite
counter tops in kit. NEW PRICE!!........ $269,000
(925)
MIDDLETON – “DOLL HOUSE” IN SUPER
LOCATION! New carpet, custom paint, crwn mldg,
hdwd at entry & kitchen, plantation shutters &
fully equipped kit w/beautiful oak cabinets. Very
convenient to common area, transport. & garage
pkg. NEW PRICE!! .............................. $269,000
ROSEDOWN – VERY SPECIAL IN UNIQUE
LOCATION w/no exterior balconies close by. Eastern
exposure w/nice views. New custom paint. Very
elegant Berber carpeting. Very light & bright. NEW
PRICE!! ..............................................$259,000
ROSEDOWN – TOP FLOOR BEAUTY WITH
MANY DESIGNER FEATURES. View of pond & gardens.
Close to elevator & dining room. NEW PRICE!
......................................................... $289,000
WESTBURY – IMMACULATE HOME WITH
LOVELY COURTYARD SETTING. New carpet, fresh
semi-custom paint, numerous new decorator
light fixtures, newer vinyl & new heat pump. Very
convenient to common area & transportation.
Beautifully staged...............................$565,000
932-1162
1 BED, 1 BATH
BROOKGREEN – PLEASANT OUTLOOK. Also
available for lease or lease option. ....... $80,000
BROOKGREEN – IMMACULATE HOME. Newer
kitchen counter, fresh paint & gorgeous eastern
exposure. NEW PRICE!! ...................... $100,000
BROOKGREEN – BRIGHT & CHEERFUL WITH
PANORAMIC VIEW! New carpet, fresh paint, mirrored
wardrobe drs, custom window trtmnts, custom blt-in
shelves & fully equipped kit w/gorgeous oak cbnts.
........................................................... $142,500
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160 REAL ESTATE FOR RENT
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S O N O M A W R AP Upgrad e d t wo
bedroom /1 bath. Wrap -around
deck side enclosed as extra room.
Windows in kitchen and bath.
Lovely setting, beautiful outlook.
$209,000. Betty Case, Rossmoor
Realty, 925-932-1162 x 3347, 925287-3347. See at www.YourRossmoorSpecialist.com.
AUGUSTA AT T H E FA I RWAYS !
Fabulous view! Sharp condo. Two
bedrooms/2 baths, kitchen nook.
Vaulted ceilings, fireplace. New
carpeting, fresh paint. Garage. Reduced to $ 335,000. Betty Case,
Rossmoor Realty, 925-287-3347,
925-932-1162 x 3347, www.YourRossmoorSpecialist.com.
2BR - 2BA SONOMA WRAP Hardwood floors in dining room and hallway. Mirrored closets. Laundry room
with W/D. L-shaped bonus room with
ceiling fan and A/C. View of hills.
$225,000. Call 650-867-0626.
SONOMA WRAP: Freshly painted, 2
bed/1 bath. Lovely setting, beautiful
mountain views. $119,000 co-op on
Singingwood Ct. Katherine Couture
with Keller Williams. 925-525-3380.
C H A R M I N G CA R M E L W I T H e n larged kitchen with Corian counters, custom solid oak cabinets
with pull out shelves. This highly
u p d a t e d “ C a r m e l ” o f f e r s Pe rgo flooring, and top of the line
newer, white GE Profile ap p li ances. Up-dated bath with jetted
tub /shower combo, and built-in
Bosch washer / dr yer with ex tra
storage from custom oak cabinet s in bat h. M utual o ne d ues
are second lowest in Rossmoor.
New carpet and paint. Front and
rear patios with beautiful slate,
private with great views of expanded lawns and hill tops. Carport is very close and has lots of
storag e. By owner, redu c ed to
$ 250,000. 925-639-4716.
U PDAT E D 2 B E D / 1 BAT H M o n ter ey. Ta s tef u l l y u p d ate d w i t h
granite kitchen counters, walnut
cabinets, crown molding, updated
bath, full-size washer/dryer, neutral colors, great views. Approx.
1,095 sq. ft. at Entry 9. $ 225,000.
Photos at www.kimmcatee.com.
K i m M c Ate e, C o l d we l l B a n ker
925-253-4645 DRE 01349169.
EXPANDED 2 BED/ 2 BATH Sonoma
Wrap. Downstairs end unit co-op
with loads of storage. Approx. 1,160
sq. ft. at Entry 4, enclosed front
deck, open side deck, gas stove,
lots of light. $240,000. Photos at
www.kimmcatee.com. Kim McAtee,
Coldwell Banker 925 -253 - 4645
DRE 01349169.
READY FOR YOU TO MOVE IN and
enjoy your life in this 2-bedroom,
2-bath Mariposa condo! New paint
and flooring and inside laundry room
and enclosed garage. $ 307,000.
Barbara Boyle, 925-283-8685.
160 REAL ESTATE
FOR RENT
2 BED RO O M / 1 BAT H Sequoia
Wrap for $1,500 a month, 1-year
lease. No pets/no smoking. Newer
fl ooring and paint, washer/dryer,
extra windows. Unfurnished. Call
Elizabeth at Rossmoor Realt y,
925-287-3348.
L A RG E O N E - B E D R O O M a par tment. Fully furnished with refrigerator, TV/cable, bed, sofa, pots,
pans. L arg e d e c k wit h moun tain view. Non-smoking /no pets.
$1,150 with security deposit. Water/garbage included. 415 -8129686, fl [email protected].
SONOMA AVAIL ABLE NOW for
6 months or more. 2 bedroom /1
bath. Freshly painted, recently
remodeled. Washer/dr yer, carpor t. Near bus stop. Fully furnished. $1,350 /mo. PGE not included. Call 925-938-3324. Email:
[email protected].
SHORT OR LONG-TERM Rental beginning 12/15/09: Lovely remodeled Sequoia, 2 bedrooms, 1bath.
Completely furnished. Amenities
and utilities included. $1,600 per
month, also available unfurnished
on 1/01/2010 for $1,500/mo. Great
location and open deck with view.
Call Liz at 925 -323 -3050 or email: [email protected].
6-MONTH RENTAL- Available Nov.15
flexible. Light, bright Cascade condo, 2 bedroom , 2 bath,living room,
dining room, garage, washer/dryer.
Fully furnished and equipped, great
easterly views. No smokers, no pets.
$2,000/month, 760-574-6754.
S E Q U O I A W R A P U P D AT E D Tw o b e d r o o m / 1 b a t h . N i c e l y
f u r n i s h e d , c a r p o r t , w / d , wa l k
to Clubhouse. Non-smoking.
$1300 /mo. Plus utilities and securit y deposit, available Sept.
1, 0 9 . C a l l 5 3 0 - 5 8 7- 5 5 7 7 o r
[email protected]
LOVELY 2 BEDROOM, 1 bath Sequoia model. Updated bathroom
and kitchen $1,300 /per month.
Includes all utilities, security deposit and credit report. Call Jordan
(agent) 510-502-3158 for a private
showing.
V E RY N I C E L E V E L - I N : 2 b e d room / 2 bath, plus den. Remodeled large living area. Furnished
a n d fu l l y e q u i p p e d. Ava i l a b l e
Sept. 1. N o smoker s / no pets.
$1,8 0 0 / per mo. Call 925 - 93 0 7323 or 925-200-0418.
2008 OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER
B arbara
KENTFIELD. Culinary delight of a kitchen.
Crown molding. Ground level patio. This home
is a jewel of a buy. $137,000
G uandalini
JUDITH BRICKMAN
Home too
Senior Real Estate Specialist, CRS, ePro
925-314-4849
website: TOPDOLLARealtor.com
email: [email protected]
dre #01036692
CHOICES
Call (925) 207-9212
SUE DIMAGGIO ADAMS
BROKER ASSOC., ROSSMOOR RESIDENT
GRI, CRS, SRER, ePro
[email protected]
ROSSMOOR REALTY (925) 932-1162
www.sue-dimaggio-adams.com
1641 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA 94595 (925) 932-1162
649,000
$
287-3364
287-3316
287-3313
2 BED /1 BATH MONTEREY: Spacious, bright and air y. Updated
kitchen and skylight. Washer/dryer
in remodeled bathroom. Enclosed
deck for additional living space.
Carport close byw/lots of storage.
U nfur n i s h e d. N o n - s m o ker s / n o
pets. Home: 925-891-4825 or cell:
510-285-9223
170 REAL ESTATE
WANTED
LOOK I NG FOR A 2 BEDROOM
apartment to rent for 3 months this
winter for great tenants. Must be
pet and smoke free, sunny and
wheelchair accessible. Please call
Aviva at 415-336-3125.
MENDOCINO OCEAN FRONT
Home ! Custom / dramatic Men doc ino. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths.
Hot tub. One level. All amenities.
Special Rossmoor resident rates.
Owner 925-947-3923 or 707-9642605leave message.
180 PETS
TLC FOR CATS & PLANTS Cats are
social animals; they miss you when
you are away. They need TLC service. Still only $10 per visit. Grete
and Bill Trulock, past president of
Friends of Animals. Rossmoor telephone 925-937-2284.
ELIZABETH’S PET & HOME Care.
Dog walks and cat sitting. Experienced in Veterinarian care. Ialso
can assist you with appointments,
errands, and chores. Rossmoor
resident. Call 925-944-5603.
More Pets on page 60
VILLA GRANDE
CONDO
ROSSMOOR REALTY
KAREN PARRISH
2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH expanded
Kentfield. Completely enclosed
deck, beautiful view of redwoods.
Marble entry, washer/dryer. Prefer
6 month-1 year lease. $1650/per
month. 925-939-9343.
Approx. 2,300 sq. ft. renovated
Please call for more information.
TINA PARRISH
BIG
?
SMALL
Sharp 2 bed/2 bath Aberdeen condo in Turnberry.
Clean as a whistle. Hardwood floors & more!
Single story, level-in Cascade with all the bells & whistles.
Golden Gate like a level-in choice with sizable living
area and atrium for plants.
Kentfield: See the 13th fairway and green as well as
walk to lovely garden area, bus, etc. A great location.
Tamalpais is our artists’ retreat. High volume
ceilings. Two bed/2 full baths.
Santa Cruz: little house and patio. Ideal level-in and
an ideal area for a pet. 3 and 2.
Sonoma perfect unit. W/D. Perfect choice!
ROBERT PARRISH
DRE License #01320810
Home too ?
NO HOME AT ALL?
SOMETHING NEW
HAS BEEN ADDED
AVAILABLE FROM FEB. 1ST 2010
for 4-6 months. Two Bedrooms/2
bath “Carmel ” manor, fully furnished, washer/dryer plus PG and
E included. Nice views plus enclosed patio with a view. Call 925930-9060 mornings and evenings
for more info.
176 VACATION RENTAL
[email protected]
CALL
FOR RENT PLEASANT HILL condo
studio. New carpet and paint. Remodeled bathroom. Great location
near Diablo Valley College. Available immediately. $900/per month.
Call Vickie 925- 366-3401.
RENTAL WANTED: SINGLE lady,
non-smoker, no pets, would like to
rent an upstairs 1 bedroom/1 bath
co-op for $1,000 /month for one
year. References available. Please
call 925-933-2102.
ROSSMOOR REALTY
925-932-1162, Ext. 3363
Direct: 925-287-3363
“It’s Your Move...”
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT available now in Rossmoor. Short-term
or long-term. Experienced BrokerOwner. 925-932-2135 for info.
FOR SALE
BY OWNER
2 car Attached Garage. Bright, 2
Bedroom/2 Bath plus Den, plus
finished Hobby room 13 ft. by 24
ft. Large eat-in Kitchen with Viking
appliances, granite counters, raised
panel cabinet doors and 2 sinks.
Bathrooms with granite and jetted
tub. New oak wood floors (with
permit). 12 ft. beamed ceilings, fireplace, 2 verandas with views of the
valley and hills. New garage doors
coming soon. Will carry mortgage.
Realtors welcome.
BIG, BIGGER, BIGGEST
CLASSIC CONDO
949-8059 • 303-263-5774 • 510-260-0838
59
Visit us in the Rossmoor Shopping Center
1950 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek
(925) 937-6050
Mary Beall
Office Manager
FEATURED
PROPERTY
www.PruRealty.com/Rossmoor
DELIGHTFUL DEL MONTE Enjoy all the amenities of Rossmoor
for under $100K. Updated kitchen and bath with large stall shower.
Garden vistas from each window. Financing available. $92,498.
Meridith Zomalt
899-3550
CONDOMINIUMS
Paula Azeltine
899-3428
Loc Barnes
639-9593
Cheryl Beach
324-4599
Sue Choe
212-2605
Allyson Cohan
899-0108
Urcil Commons
708-2937
EXTRAORDINARY LISTING
One-of-a-kind designer remodeled Villa Nuevo with the best of
Rossmoor/Mt. Diablo views. Spacious, open floor plan with high ceilings,
gourmet kitchen and completely remodeled bathrooms with custom builtins. A perfect home for the most discriminating buyer.............. $635,000.
ROSSMOOR’S UPSCALE PINNACLE RIDGE
One level Panorama model with access to an elevator. Open floor plan
with inside laundry. Private master bath with walk-in closet. Spacious
kitchen with lots of storage. Living room/ dining room with fireplace.
Country club living includes community pool across the street. $399,000.
SPECTACULAR CASCADE MODEL
Upper end unit. Two bedrooms/2 baths, approx. 1,475 square feet.
Quiet, small complex with-in walking distance to Gateway. Move-in ready,
remodeled. Garage, carport, lift and more! Monthly dues $665.00.
.................................................................................................... $420,000.
SPACIOUS VILLA VERDE MODEL
Elegant, beautiful, spacious, corner condo. Two bedrooms, two baths, fireplace, garage, laundry room, formal dining room, eat-in kitchen, 2 verandas,
plenty of storage and much more is waiting for you!. ................. $399,000.
PENTHOUSE VIEWS - NEW LOW PRICE
No stairs to top floor Villa Nuevo beauty. Elevator access to spacious
interior with high ceilings, large master bedroom with walk-in closet, eat-in
kitchen, formal dining area, fireplace in living room, den/office, laundry
room with washer/dryer, and single car garage plus carport. .. $499,000.
BEAUTIFULLY UPGRADED.
Front door opens to spacious 1,600-square-foot home. This Greenbriar
has upgraded eat-in kitchen looking out at spectacular view. Formal dining,
large living room, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, den plus bonus room. Direct access to garage. Seller will carry back .......................................... $399,000.
WELL DESIGNED WATERFORD FILOLI
This condo offers unparalleled comfort and independent living. Light and
airy, 9-foot ceilings, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, plantation shutters, eat-in kitchen,
great built-ins, inside laundry, great views, near elevators. .......... $525,000.
SUNNY DELIGHTFUL SIERRA
Remodeled, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. Cathedral ceilings, crown molding,
CO-OPERATIVES
LOVELY SINGLE ROW GOLDEN GATE
End unit with dishwasher, microwave, stall shower. Close to laundry. Large
window in atrium. Pretty entry. Nice carpet and newly painted.$169,000.
CHEERY SONOMA WITH GREAT SUN EXPOSURE!
George Detre Enjoy the pretty setting from your open balcony. Newer kitchen appliances, A/C, furnace and W/H. Upgraded carpet. Carport and laundry
947-6961
facility just steps away. .................................................................$129,000.
CARMEL WITH TRANQUIL SETTING
Private, country like scenery. Laminate floors throughout. New paint. Bedrooms carpeted. Handsome slate covered patios front and back. A private
park just for entry 6 residents. Carport and laundry are very close.
.....................................................................................................$179,000.
Bernadette Dugan UPPER SEQUOIA UNIT
683-7957 Two bedrooms, 1 bath with really nice location, an open deck and parking
nearby. Needs updating, but a great price!.................................$115,000.
HONEY, TAKE ME TO SONOMA!
Lovely 2 bedroom and 1 bath, remodeled with custom features. Beautiful
location with filtered hills and trees view. Close to parking and bus, inside
laundry has full size W/D. Immaculate move-in condition
Maria Eberle .....................................................................................................$169,000.
415-710-6937 LEVEL-IN GOLDEN GATE
Two-bedroom, 1-bath manor with new carpet. Light and bright, open
atrium. Nice outlook, near parking and laundry. .........................$159,500
Jeanette Evans
408-5172
Rex Fraser
325-6826
granite slab countertops in kitchen and baths, 3 skylights. Spacious and
open balcony. Seller to finance first loan.................................... $450,000.
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS SANTA CRUZ
Wonderful remodel, bright and open, 2 bedrooms/2 baths, plus den. Newer
kitchen remodeled with eat-in area, French doors to den. Great patio and
view, no stairs. Wonderful unit for a great price, a must see! ...... $299,000.
FABULOUS PANORAMA
Great location in prestige building. Two parking stalls, updated kitchen,
master suite with walk-in closet. Peaceful patio shaded by redwood grove.
No steps, beautifully staged, modern and spacious. .................. $425,000.
BEST VALUE FOR THE MONEY!
Light and spacious lower level Augusta condo featuring beautiful views
from the large living room. Amenities include wood burning fireplace,
large eat-in kitchen with bay windows, inside laundry, great patio, 1-car
detached garage and so much more. ......................................... $299,500.
ALL YOU WANT AND MORE
Claremont condo with excellent financing. Two bedrooms, one bath, new
vinyl and laminated hardwood floors. New kitchen cupboards, granite
counters, pull-out shelves, stainless steel sink, new appliances and built-in
microwave, washer/dryer. Lowest HOA dues in Rossmoor.
....................................................................................................$208,000.
SO MUCH TO LOVE
Upper level Del Monte condo featuring one bedroom, one bath, stack
washer/dryer, and peaceful setting, makes this a great value. .. $165,000.
BEAUTIFUL SANTA CLARA
Level-in with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths and den. Corner unit. All appliances
stay in the updated kitchen. Private backyard. .......................... $349,000.
WATERFORD FOURTH-FLOOR CONDO
With beautiful view. This Chatsworth model is conveniently located near
elevator at the Waterford. This unit has been refurbished with new granite countertops in the kitchen, new stainless steel sink, cook top and hood,
new faucets, new paint, carpet and vinyl. New price. ............... $269,000.
POPULAR FILOLI MODEL
First floor with eat-in kitchen, walk-in closet in spacious master bedroom
and formal dining room.............................................................. $499,000.
WALK ALONG A GARDEN PATH
This cute Mendocino patio home with level-in entry through a fenced, private patio. Spacious living areas. Nearby carport with exceptional storage.
.................................................................................................... $124,500.
BRIGHT AND COOL SONOMA
Two-bedroom co-op with updated kitchen, wood floors, washer/dryer,
and bright open veranda with tree views and many extras. Excellent value
and ready for move-in. ................................................................$129,000.
UPDATED MONTEREY
Upper unit with enclosed balcony. Newer carpet, vinyl, light fixtures,
paint. Smooth ceilings with crown molding. Carport and laundry close by.
.....................................................................................................$124,950.
GOLDEN GATE GEM
Bright 2-bedroom, level-in just a short walk to Gateway Clubhouse. Updated with crown moulding, custom cabinets in kitchen, laminate floors in
the entry way and kitchen. The mirrored doors and built-in bar/cabinet in
the living room gives it a very modern look. Enjoy lounging and entertaining in your sunny enclosed patio. All for just ............................ $210,000.
HIGHLY UPDATED SEQUOIA
All the work is done-updates include cabinets, appliances, counters, enclosed sunroom, skylights. W/D and much more! ................... $230,000.
Serving Rossmoor for Over 30 Years
Prudential can also help with your real estate needs outside Rossmoor.
Jackie & Michael Gerry
209-5140
Cal Goforth
817-7277
Jill Goolsby
482-7787
Nancy Granberg
200-3374
Shanti Haydon
948-5636
Walt Hanson
938-5162
Keith Harrigan Yvonne Jakovleski
457-7229
255-3272
Lynne Keefer
330-3356
Walt Straub
285-1605
Matthew Sorrenti
890-5063
Faye Ann Silva
457-9231
Gwen Schwinck
817-7208
Marie Schached
354-1232
Kathryn Sabah
642-0415
Jim Olson
788-2143
Peggy Martinez
330-0260
Cindy Maddux
285-7903
Vito LoGrasso
360-9143
Kevin Kelly
817-7253
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180 PETS
OVERNIGHT PET SITTING In my
home with pick-up and delivery
provided! Bonded and insured. Enjoy your vacation without worrying
about your darling pet. Auntie Pat’s
Pets. References available. 925930-8871.
6 TAILS PET SITTING and Pet Taxi
Service. Daily/weekly dog walking,
transport to groomer, veterinary
appointment, etc. Pet owner with
20-plus years experience. Reasonable rates, excellent service and
reliable. References available.
Kathy, 925-366-6641.
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TSG
No.: 4150077 TS No.: 20099070811562
FHA/VA/PMI No.: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST,
DATED 01/10/05. UNLESS YOU
TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR
PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A
PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN
EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF
THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU,
YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.
On September 22, 2009 at 01:30 PM,
First American LoanStar Trustee
Services, as duly appointed Trustee
under and pursuant to Deed of Trust
recorded 01/20/05, as Instrument
No. 2005-0022078, in book , page ,
of Official Records in the Office of the
County Recorder of CONTRA COSTA
County, State of California. Executed
by: STEPHEN R MEENTS,. WILL SELL
AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST
BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S
CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other
form of payment authorized by 2924h(b),
(Payable at time of sale in lawful money
of the United States) At the Court Street
entrance to the County Courthouse
at 725 Court Street, (corner of Main
& Court Streets), Martinez, CA.. All
right, title and interest conveyed to and
now held by it under said Deed of Trust
in the property situated in said County
and State described as: AS MORE
FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE
MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN#
178-490-029-0. The street address
and other common designation, if any,
of the real property described above is
purported to be: 1662 SAN MIGUEL
DRIVE, WALNUT CREEK, CA 94596.
The undersigned Trustee disclaims any
liability for any incorrectness of the street
address and other common designation,
if any, shown herein. Said sale will be
made, but without covenant or warranty,
expressed or implied, regarding title,
possession, or encumbrances, to pay
the remaining principal sum of the
note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust,
with interest thereon, as provided in said
note(s), advances, under the terms of
said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and
expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts
created by said Deed of Trust. The
total amount of the unpaid balance of
the obligation secured by the property
to be sold and reasonable estimated
costs, expenses and advances at the
time of the initial publication of the
Notice of Sale is $445,306.17. The
beneficiary under said Deed of Trust
heretofore executed and delivered to
the undersigned a written Declaration
of Default and Demand for Sale, and a
written Notice of Default and Election
to Sell. The undersigned caused said
Notice of Default and Election to Sell
to be recorded in the County where the
real property is located. The beneficiary
or servicing agent declares that it has
obtained from the Commissioner of
Corporations a final or temporary order
of exemption pursuant to California Civil
Code Section 2923.53 that is current
and valid on the date the Notice of
Sale is filed and/or The timeframe
for giving Notice of Sale specified in
subdivision (s) of California Civil Code
Section 2923.52 applies and has been
provided or the loan is exempt from
the requirements. Date: 08/30/09,
First American LoanStar Trustee
Services, 3 First American Way,
Santa Ana, CA 92707 Original document signed by Authorized Agent,
Chet Sconyers -- FOR TRUSTEE’S
SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL
530-672-3033. First American Loanstar
Trustee Services May be Acting as a
Debt Collector Attempting to Collect a
Debt. Any Information obtained will be
used for that purpose. NPP0142549
09/02/09, 09/09/09, 09/16/09
Legal RN 4418
Publish Sept. 2, 9 & 16, 2009.
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: July 29, 2009
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005417-00
LEGAL NOTICES
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Goldbell Spa, 1860 Tice Valley Blvd.,
Walnut Creek, CA 94595, Contra Costa
County.
Linsheng Long
811 York St. Apt. 208
Oakland, CA 94610
Business conducted by an individual.
The registrants commenced to
transact business under the fictitious
business name listed above.
s/Linsheng Long
This statement was filed with Stephen L. Weir, County Clerk of Contra
Costa County, on date indicated by file
stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 4408
Publish Aug. 26, then Sept. 2, 9 & 16,
2009
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005849-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Mangrum Studios, 1) 2255 Morello Ave.
#217, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523, Contra
Costa County, and 2) 1748 Golden Rain
Rd. #6, Walnut Creek, CA 94595.
Virginia Mangrum
1748 Golden Rain Rd. #6,
Business conducted by an individual.
name listed above.
s/Virginia Mangrum
stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 4409
2009
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: Aug. 6, 2009
J. Odegaard, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005634-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Ruffles Desserts, 1479 Newell Ave.,
Walnut Creek, CA 94596,Contra Costa
County.
R&J Noodle Place Corp.
1479 Newell Ave.,
name listed above.
s/Daniel Jegers, Secretary
Costa County, on date indicated by
file stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 4410
2009
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Department of Alcoholic Beverage
Control
1515 Clay St. Ste. 2208
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 622-4970
FILED: August 24, 2009
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO
SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
To whom it may concern:
ZHANG ERIC JINFA, ZHOU LIWU,
is applying to the Department of Alcholic
Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at 1525 N. Main Street, Walnut
Creek, CA 94596-4606.
Type of license(s) Applied for:
47 – On-Sale General Eating Place
Legal RN 4420
Publish Sept. 2, 9 & 16, 2009.
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: Aug. 4, 2009
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005554-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
B & B Painting, 1544 Bailey Rd. Apt.
47, Concord, CA 94521, Contra Costa
County.
1) Willian O. Briceno
1611 Frisbie Ct.. Apt. 6,
Concord, CA 94520
and
2) Ildefonso Roldan Sanchez
1544 Bailey Rd. Apt. 47,
Concord, CA 94521
Business conducted by a General
Partnership.
name listed above.
s/Willian Briceno
stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 4411
2009
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
Courtney Dias, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005889-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Atlas Lift Tech, 1) 18 Las Piedras, Orinda,
CA 94563 and 2) P.O. Box 667, Orinda,
CA 94561, Contra Costa County
Atlas Lift Tech
18 Las Piedras,
Orinda, CA 94563
Business conducted by a Limited
Liability Co.
name listed above.
s/Eric L. Race, Managing Member
file stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 4412
2009
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005972-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Loan Broker Opportunity - LBO Financial,
185 Front Street, Danville, CA 94526
1) Thomas Signorelli
124 Berbera St.,
Danville, CA 94563
and
2) Kevin Westberg
11222 Sierra Pass Place
Chatsworth, CA
Business conducted by Co-Parnters.
name listed above.
s/Thomas Signorelli
file stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 4413
2009
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
Jack R. Vincak, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0006079-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Total Data Systems, 91 Panoramic Way,
Walnut Creek, CA 94595, Contra Costa
County
Thomas David Seabury
91 Panoramic Wy
The registrants commenced to
transact business under the fictitious
business name listed above.
s/Thomas David Seabury
file stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 4414
Publish Sept. 2, 9, 16 & 23, 2009
—————————————————
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
C. Sullivan, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005907-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Sudano Law Firm, 2121 N. California
St. Suite 290, Walnut Creek, CA 94596,
Contra Costa County
Brian David Sudano
1771 Laguna #17
Concord, CA 94520
name listed above.
s/Brian Sudano
file stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 4415
Publish Sept. 2, 9, 16 & 23, 2009
—————————————————
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005857-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
1. PandaSmart 2. PandaSmart Learning
3. PandaSmart Toys, 319 Stanforth Ct.
San Ramon, CA 94582, Contra Costa
County
Tracy T. Hilton
319 Stanforth Ct.
San Ramon, CA 94582
Glen R. Hilton
319 Stanforth Ct.
San Ramon, CA 94582
Business conducted by a Husband
and Wife.
name listed above.
s/Tracy Hilton
file stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 4416
Publish Sept. 2, 9, 16 & 23, 2009
—————————————————
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
Jack R. Vincak, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0006147-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
1. Traditional Tattoo 2. Traditional T.
Shirts, 2523 N. Main St., Walnut Creek,
CA 94597, Contra Costa County
Damion F. Musante
191 El Camino Corto
name listed above.
s/Damion Musante
This statement was filed with Stephen L. Weir, County Clerk of Contra
file stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 4419
Publish Sept. 2, 9, 16 & 23, 2009
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee
Sale No.: 20090187414153 Title Order
No.: 932776 FHA/VA/PMI No.: NONE
YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED
OF TRUST, DATED 08/21/07. UNLESS
YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT
YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD
AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED
AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE
OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST
YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A
LAWYER. NDEx West, LLC, as duly
appointed Trustee under and pursuant
to Deed of Trust Recorded on 08/29/07
as Instrument No. 2007-0246399-00
of official records in the office of the
County Recorder of CONTRA COSTA
County, State of California. EXECUTED
BY: JULIE ANN POPPI, WILL SELL
AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST
BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S
CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other
form of payment authorized by 2924h(b),
(payable at time of sale in lawful money
of the United States) DATE OF SALE:
September 29, 2009 TIME OF SALE:
01:30 PM PLACE OF SALE: At the
Court Street entrance to the County
Courthouse at 725 Court Street,
(corner of Main & Court Streets),
Martinez, CA. STREET ADDRESS
of the real property described above
is purported to be: 3117 MANOR
AVE, WALNUT CREEK, CA 94597.
APN# 1701110023 The undersigned
Trustee disclaims any liability for any
incorrectness of the street address
shown herein. Said sale will be made,
but without covenant or warranty,
expressed or implied, regarding title,
possession, or encumbrances, to pay
the remaining principal sum of the
note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust,
with interest thereon, as provided in said
note(s), advances, under the terms of
said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and
expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts
created by said Deed of Trust. The
total amount of the unpaid balance of
the obligation secured by the property
to be sold and reasonable estimated
costs, expenses and advances at the
time of the initial publication of the
Notice of Sale is $630,510.05. The
beneficiary under said Deed of Trust
heretofore executed and delivered to
the undersigned a written Declaration
of Default and Demand for Sale, and a
written Notice of Default and Election
to Sell. The undersigned caused said
Notice of Default and Election to Sell
to be recorded in the county where the
real property is located. FOR TRUSTEE
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Department of Alcoholic Beverage
Control
1515 Clay St. Ste. 2208
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 622-4970
FILED: August 18, 2009
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SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
To whom it may concern:
MONTCLAIR WINE MERCHANT,
LLC., is applying to the Department
of Alcholic Beverage Control to sell
alcoholic beverages at 1684 Locust St.,
Walnut Creek, CA 94596-4136.
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LEGAL NOTICES
555 Escobar St. P.O. Box 350
J. Odegaard, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0006022-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Grissom's Cremation & Burial Centers
and Casket Showroom, 9130 Alcosta
Blvd., San Ramon, CA 94583, Contra
Costa County
Lisa Wyrabkiewicz Bradshaw
8243 Visnac Rd.
Dublin, CA 94568
The registrants commenced to trans-
act business under the fictitious business
name listed above.
s/Lisa Wyrabkiewicz Bradshaw
County, on date indicated by file tamp.
Stephen L. Weir, County Clerk
Legal RN 4423
Publish Sept. 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2009
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555 Escobar St. P.O. Box 350
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0006291-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Murphy Engineering, 1) 22 Bel Air Dr.,
Orinda, CA 94563, Contra Costa County
and 2) P.O. Box 1916, San Ramon, CA
94583, Contra Costa County
David Peter Murphy
22 Bel Air Drive,
Orinda, CA 94549
s/David Murphy
L. Weir, County Clerk of Contra
file stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 4425
Publish Sept. 16, 23, 30 & Oct. 7, 2009
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
H. Franklin, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0006490-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Valley Limousine, Inc, 1) 66 Hazelnut
Ct., San Ramon, CA 94583, Contra
Costa County and 2) P.O. Box 2115,
San Ramon, CA 94583, Contra Costa
BUSINESS SERVICES
CONSTRUCTION
KITCHENS • BATHS • LAUNDRY ADDITIONS
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Window Cleaning
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Quality Workmanship ★ Competitive Rates
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• PLUMBING • FLOORING • ACCESS FOR HANDICAP
25 years Experience - References Available - Rossmoor Approved
Owner Always on Site - Bonded - Insured
JON 925-708-0188
Marine ★ Commercial ★ Residential
• Slipcovers • Pillows • Window Cushions
• Custom Upholstery • Design Consulting
Quality Fabrics, Huge Selection offered at Discount Pricing
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Handyman Service
30 Years in Rossmoor
Painting
• Plumbing
• Electrical
Baseboards
• Dimmer Switches
Carpentry
• Faucets
Caulking
• Garbage Disposal
Grab Bars
• Smoke Detectors
Ceiling Fans
• Sliding Doors
Crown Moulding
• Drywall Repair
Deck Painting
• Weather Stripping
Flooring: Hardwood, Carpet, Vinyl, Tile
Hanging Mirrors & Pictures, etc.
Toilet Installation & Repair
No job too small
934-0877
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fax 925-932-9228
LANDSCAPING
Consultation for Decks, Patios,Gardens • Planting and Pruning
Installation, Conversion, Repair • Drip Irrigation • Pressure Washing
Rossmoor References
WALLY RUEDRICH
• Check references carefully on
all workers you hire, and conduct a face-to-face interview.
• Contact Rossmoor’s Office
of Counseling Services at
988-7750 for help in assessing needs for caregivers and
homemakers.
GRF does not endorse
workers who advertise in
the News.
Vinyl
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Entry Doors
Interior Doors
All types
of windows
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671-2721
“I didn’t use my air conditioner
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– Satisfied Rossmoor Customer
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SOLUTION:
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Modernize the Look of Your Home
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cell 925-783-0573
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( 925)
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UPHOLSTERY SPECIALIST
Mini Blinds
Gutter Cleaning
LOCAL WALNUT CREEK CONTRACTOR LICENSE #829350
License # 577881
FURNITURE REPAIR
s/Ralph Scott Davis, III, Pres.-CEO
stamp.
Stephen L. Weir, County Clerk
Legal RN 4426
Publish Sept. 16, 23, 30 & Oct. 7, 2009
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with 22 years of experience we are the right choice.
Valley Limousine, Inc.
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WINDOWS
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(925) 938-1100
County
925-
784-3741
Lic. #865261
Insured
Bonded
Dan McGlinchy
Resident’s son
INFORMATION SERVICE
Find out what’s happening in Rossmoor and learn about
breaking news by calling an information phone number
24 hours a day: 988-7878
PAINTING
Ralyn Drywall & Painting
FAMILY TRADE SINCE 1936
• Cabinet refinishing
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• “Recommended by Western Tile.”
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• “We strongly recommend Sattlers
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- Alex D.
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Many Satisfied Rossmoor Customers
"I only work in Rossmoor ..."
We feature:
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• Detailed Proposal with drawings,
specifications and material samples
• Customer approval rating above 95%
• Rossmoor referrals available
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Kitchen & Bath Specialists
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Kitchens, Bathrooms,
Washers/Dryers:
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Sattlers Construction, Inc.
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Hire our company for all your construction
needs from start to finish
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Visit our beautiful SHOWROOM and receive
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(Located behind Masse’s Bar &
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(925)
937-4200
License # 626819 (Insured and Bonded)
◆ Your complete home remodelling contractor
specializing in Bath and Kitchen remodels.
◆ Established Reputation of Quality Workmanship and a leader in Residential Design with over
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◆ Professional Design and Project management
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◆ Offering to our clients a Design Selection
Showroom for convenient “one-stop” shopping.
◆ Displaying Kraftmaid Cabinetry, Amtico
vinyl, Quickstep laminate, LM hardwood, Shaw
carpet, Silestone, Granite and Corian countertop
materials and a large tile selection.
Authorized KraftMaid dealer
Recently remodeled Yosemite
HOW TO CONTACT LOCAL OFFICIALS
The following are federal, state Web site: http://dist07.casen.
and local elected officials and govoffice.com/
how to contact them by phone,
mail and e-mail.
State Assembly
Joan Buchanan
State Senate
Democrat 15th District
Mark DeSaulnier
P. O. Box 942849
Democrat 7th District
Sacramento, CA 94249
State Capitol Room 2054
Phone: 916-319-2015
Sacramento, CA 94814
Fax: 916-319-2115
Phone: 916-651-4007
Web site: http://democrats.asDistrict office:
sembly.ca.gov/members/a15/
2801 Concord Blvd.
Concord, CA 94519
Contra Costa Board of
Phone: 925-602-6593
Supervisors
Gayle B. Uilkema
651 Pine Street, Room 108-A
Martinez, CA 94553
Phone: 925-335-1046
Fax: 925-335-1076
E-mail:[email protected]
City of Walnut Creek
Mayor Gary Skrel
City of Walnut Creek
1666 North Main Street
Phone 925-943-5899, ext. 504
E-mail: [email protected]
BUSINESS SERVICES
INTERIORS
TUB & TILE RESURFACING
ARMAND'S
Since 1954
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DRAPERIES, SHUTTERS & UPHOLSTERY
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FOR ASSISTANCE REGARDING THE FOLLOWING, CALL:
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Building and manor repairs:
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website:
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has information for residents,
including:
CLEANING
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Bus information .................................. 988-7670 Landscape maintenance and pest control
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Residents give their views at GRF 2010 budget meeting
that the activity appeals to
many older residents who are
on tight incomes and may not
be able to continue participating if fees are charged for usage. However, this was not on
the agenda for discussion at
this time and Salmons said it
was a long conversation that
was only just beginning.
Florence Kleinfeld asked
that bus service be maintained as is because it is
needed by so many for whom
the buses offer mobility. “To
me it is a quality of life issue,” she said.
Grace Gesumaria complained about how much her
coupon has gone up in the one
year she has lived here and
that employees “get approxi-
mately 48 percent of our coupon money.” Employees should
take at least a five percent pay
cut, she said, and those who
believe they could make more
money elsewhere, should leave.
It would be a “win-win situation,” she said, as the rehires,
taken off the “unemployment
roll” could be paid less.
Jo Malanowski and Pat
Quarto also complained about
employees receiving more
than their due. Malanowski
said “generous and above-thenorm” employee salaries and
benefits were a “sacred cow”
that had not been considered
for reduction and Quarto said
it is ironic that employees are
retiring on the pension plan
while frail residents have to
cope with reduced income.
Finance Committee Chairman Ken Haley, with, from left, GRF directors Fred Barnes and Melvin
Wall, listen to information about the proposed GRF operations budget.
GRF 2010 proposed budget
can be viewed on Web site
The Golden Rain Foundation 2010 operating budget
currently being considered is
on the Rossmoor documents
Web site.
Residents can read them by
taking the following steps:
• For the Internet address,
type in documents@rossmoor.
com (no www is needed).
• On the home page, click
on the Golden Rain Foundation tab.
• Click on the 2010 budget.
• Click on the PDF. The
budget is on the site in two
PDF files.
Esta Wolfram
Grace Gesumaria
Jo Malanowski
EQUAL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY
INTRODUCING THE FIRST ANNUAL
RCFE :oc/ #07440784
The GRF Board will make a decision on the 2010 budget at its regular meeting on Thursday, Sept 24, at 9 a.m., in the Fireside Room at Gateway.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 4PM-7PM
1700 TICE BLVD., WALNUT CREEK
Bring a canned food donation
for the Food Bank of
Contra Costa and Solano to
receive a free raffle ticket!
Sample the flavors of
Byron Park. Live Music.
Free Valet Parking.
Open to the Community.
Senior Residence of Choice
To RSVP call (925) 937-1700 • www.byronpark.com

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