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ROSSMOOR NEWS
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Walnut Creek, California Volume 49, No. 38 • 50 cents
A message from the CEO
Rossmoor’s new CEO’s objective is to
preserve, enhance Rossmoor’s lifestyle
By Tim O’Keefe
GRF CEO
I
News photo by Mike DiCarlo
Staff decorates clubhouses
for the Christmas holidays
’m thrilled to be here as
your new chief executive officer! The community is absolutely beautiful and the amenities are
fabulous. It is no wonder
that Rossmoor is known as
the finest adult community
in the Bay Area, if not the
state!
As you may have heard,
long t i me Golden Ra i n
Foundat ion CEO Wa rren Salmons retired last
month and left quite a legacy during his eight-year
tenure with the installation
of $30 million in improvements to the community,
including the construction
of the Event Center and the
Creekside complex.
By the time you read this
article, I will have been
on the job for a couple of
weeks. I have met many
residents already and know
that there are many, many Rossmoor’s new CEO, Tim O’Keefe, started on the job on
Continued on page 17A Nov. 16.
Volunteer extraordinaire: David Smith’s
charitable work honored by Diablo Magazine
The GRF staff members who worked non-stop the week before
Thanksgiving to decorate Rossmoor for Christmas are, from
left, Recreation Supervisor Kelly Berto, Special Events Coordinator Brian Pennebaker, Steve Chaknova of Trust Operations
maintenance and Marie Gray, receptionist in Mutual Operations. They decorated all the clubhouses (pictured at Gateway) By Wilma Murray
Staff writer
and the Event Center.
Cabaret and dance planned
for Rossmoor’s New Year’s Eve
The Recreation Department
has planned exciting New
Year’s Eve events to be held in
Rossmoor on Thursday, Dec.
31. Events include a cabaret
show in the Fireside Room and
dance at the Event Center.
Cabaret
The cabaret will have two
performances, one at 7 p.m.
and a second late show at 10.
The show presents Broadway favorite songs featuring
Continued on page 6A
INSIDE THE NEWS
Section A
Arts and Leisure........... 22-31A
Classified....................... 32-43A
Clubs............................. 28-30A
Main News...................... 1-17A
Movies........................... 30-31A
Op/Ed Columns............ 19-20A
Residents Forum................18A
Section B
Arts and Leisure listings....13B
Bridge................................ 2-3B
Calendar............................ 8-9B
Channel 28 TV Guide........16B
Clubs................... 3-5B, 13-15B
Excursions........................9-11B
Health............................ 14-15B
Obituaries................ 7 and 16B
Religion............................. 6-7B
Sports................................ 1-2B
T
he term “giving back”
gets bandied about a lot
when it comes to volunteerism. But sometimes it’s the
only way a person can find to
best describe the desire to do
good unto others in the community.
For Rossmoor resident David Smith, the impetus to give
comes from gratitude. “I’ve
been very fortunate and I feel
an obligation to give back,” he
said. “It may sound trite, but I
really feel that way.”
Though many residents
know him from his tenure on
the GRF Board, his having
served as director, vice president and president, and many
recognize that he is the driving force behind the Rossmoor
Fund, it’s probable they don’t
realize the extent of his volunteerism or how far back it
goes. Smith hasn’t just spent
his retirement years building
a volunteer resume, but he was
doing it while he was still enmeshed in his career as a corporate attorney.
Because of that generosity
of spirit, Smith is the recipient of the Diablo Magazine
Threads of Hope award. The
annual award is given to members of the East Bay communi-
ty who stand out in their work
helping others, whether it be in
volunteering in fields of health,
education, families, youth,
arts, athletics and beyond – it’s
all about those who “change
the community for the better.”
“I received the award for not
just the Rossmoor Fund, but
for what I’ve done for the last
35 years,” Smith said.
A career in volunteerism
Much of Smith’s earlier volunteer efforts came about because his office was in San Ramon. San Ramon was a small
but up-and-coming community
in the early 1980s that was just
getting off the ground.
Residents can donate to the Rossmoor
Food Drive through the end of December
She’s 105 and received
See’s Candies.
See page 3A.
www.rossmoornews.com
The Rossmoor Food Drive,
which kicked off on Nov. 23,
had a successful start to the
month-long drive for the benefit of the Food Bank of Contra
Costa and Solano. By noon last
Monday, six large containers
of food were hauled away by
the Food Bank from Gateway
Clubhouse.
Residents pulled up their
cars and dropped off food and
monetary donations with the
volunteers stationed by the
parking lot.
The Rossmoor Food Drive
will continue throughout the
holiday season. Food Drive
barrels will remain at Gateway, Creekside and Del Valle clubhouses until the end of
December so residents who
missed the drop-off day will
find it easy to still give to the
Food Bank.
All of the food and monetary contributions will benefit
the Food Bank of Contra Costa
and Solano. The drive is sponsored by the Rossmoor Interfaith Council.
The Interfaith Council’s
goal for 2015 is to top what
was given last year. In 2014,
Rossmoor residents donated
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Rossmoor N ews • D ecember 2, 2015
Rossmoor N ews • D ecember 2 , 2015
3A
NCJW collecting items for Shelter, Inc.
National Council of Jewish Women
(NCJW) Contra Costa Section will collect
donations of gifts to help the underprivileged
through Shelter, Inc.
The mission statement for Shelter, Inc. of
Contra Costa County is to prevent and end
homelessness among low-income families in
the area by providing resources that lead to
self-sufficiency.
Shelter, Inc. was established in 1986 and
has several locations in Contra Costa County. It helps over 6,000 men, women and children in Contra Costa County. NCJW is one
of many organizations that help support the
work done by Shelter, Inc. all year.
Assistance is needed by the shelter to
ready for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other
upcoming holidays. This year Shelter, Inc.
has requested donations of gifts for teenage
boys and girls.
In the past, NCJW has focused on buying
stuffed toys, games and things for small children, but youth ages 13 to 17 can be forgotten.
This year’s collection is aimed at gifts for
teenagers.
Appropriate gifts will be taken by NCJW
to Shelter, Inc.
Monetary donations are also welcome.
Gifts should not be wrapped.
Call Judy Lichtenstein at 949-4797 to arrange for donations to be picked up.
If drop-off is preferred, Lichtenstein will
be in the front of Gateway on Wednesday,
Dec. 2 and 9, from noon until 2 p.m.
Turning 105 got resident
a box of See’s Candies
Ruth Petry got a special delivery on her special 105th birthday
on Nov. 24. The See’s Candy Ladies, Bie Bostrom and Sharon
Striegel, delivered Petry a box of See’s Candies and balloons
to help celebrate her birthday last week. The two Rossmoor
women deliver See’s Candies to Rossmoor residents who are at
least 100 years old. Petry was featured in the Rossmoor Centenarians article last week.
Rossmoor News
The Rossmoor News (927080), established April 15, 1965, is published every Wednesday, for a subscription rate of $45 per year, by the Golden Rain
Foundation, 1006 Stanley Dollar Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94595. Periodical
postage is paid in Walnut Creek, CA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes
to the Rossmoor News, 1006 Stanley Dollar Dr., Walnut Creek, CA 94595.
TELEPHONE: General information and display and classified
advertising: 925-988-7800 Fax: 925-988-7862
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ADDRESS: 1006 Stanley Dollar Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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to [email protected] or faxed to 925-988-7862. Articles
and ads cannot be submitted through the website. All emailed
ads and articles will receive a confirmation from News staff.
WEBSITE: www.rossmoor.com and www.rossmoornews.com
STAFF: Maureen O’Rourke, Manager
Chrissa Basbas, Editor/Administrative Assistant; Wilma Murray,
Staff Writer/Editor; Cathy Tallyn, Staff Writer/Editor. Production: Lance Beeson, Kerry Curran, Celeste Fitzsimmons,
Production and Graphic Specialists; Mike DiCarlo, Photographer. Display Advertising: Cheryl Dillard, 988-7811, Account
Representative and Trisha Engelmann, 988-7809, Account
Representative. Office: Jacqueline Blaauw, reception, classified
and legal advertising. Website: Lina Liu, web content.
Contributing Writers: Various writers, Democrats of Rossmoor;
various writers, Progressive View; Charles Jarrett, Entertainment Notes; R.S. Korn, Eye on DVDs; Bill Leary, Engaging
Aging; Tom Mader, At Wit’s End; Ed Manning, Republican
Perspective; Robert Moon, Modern Classical CDs.
Volunteers: Tom Fryer, Judie Huse and Marilyn Allen.
DEADLINES:
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• Thursday at noon – press releases, club news and event announcements
• Friday at 10 a.m. – Display and classified ads, letters to the
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discontinue advertisements or articles that the manager deems unsuitable.
All articles are subject to editing.
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4A
CEO’s Monthly Report College costs soar – Rossmoor
Scholarship Foundation offers help
Sales, Water Conservation
and Happy Holidays
By Jan Geahry
By Tim O’Keefe, GRF CEO
There were 41 sales in October 2015 as compared with 43
in October of 2014. Thirty-three of the sales paid a Membership Transfer Fee. One non-sale transaction also paid a fee.
As of Nov. 24, there have been 32 sales for the month and
there are about 59 pending escrows.
Employee transition
In October, one employee began employment with the
Golden Rain Foundation: Adriana Sarmiento, Fitness Center
front desk attendant. Two employees ended GRF employment: Betsy Hocking, Recreation supervisor, and Jacob Ingram, utility repair worker.
Water conservation
For all GRF water meters, except a landscape meter that
had a major leak, during the August-September billing period
our 2015 usage was about 38 percent less than the 2013 usage.
Please remember that the East Bay Municipal Utility District
target is a 20 percent year-over-year reduction.
Holiday greetings
As this will be the last CEO report for 2015, I want to wish
the Board, the Golden Rain Foundation staff and all the residents a very happy holiday season.
Rossmoor Scholarship Foundation Correspondent
The Rossmoor Scholarship
Foundation began in 1966 in
Rossmoor as a volunteer organization with the mission of
providing scholarships so that
graduates of local high schools
and Diablo Valley College
might be able to attend an accredited advanced institution,
college or university of their
choice.
In the 1960s, college didn’t
cost too much. I remember attending the University of California with a semester cost
of $120 for my fees. Times
have changed, costs have escalated, and the mission of the
Rossmoor Scholarship Foundation is certainly relevant today.
Every year the College
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Please accept this donation to help the Rossmoor
Scholarship Foundation assist needy college-bound
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Name of donor as it will appear in the Rossmoor News
________________________________________________
(or in memory of):__________________________________
Amount donated:___________________________________
Make checks payable to Rossmoor Scholarship Foundation
and mail to P.O. Box 2056, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
or leave at the Administration Office at Gateway.
Board releases its annual
Trends in College Pricing report that highlights current
college costs. These are aver-
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age cost figures that are based
on its survey of nearly 4,000
colleges across the country.
Following are cost highlights
for the 2015-2016 academic
year.
Total average costs include
tuition and fees, room and
board, and a sum for books,
transportation and personal
expenses, to reflect the total
cost of attendance:
Public colleges (in-state
students) tuition and fees increased from last year an average of 2.9 percent to $9,410;
room and board increased
an average of 3.6 percent to
$10,138; total average cost.
$24,061.
Public colleges (out-ofstate students) tuition and fees
increased an average of 3.4
percent to $23,893; room and
board increased an average of
3.6 percent to $10,138; total average cost $38,544.
Private colleges tuition
increased an average of 3.6
percent to $32,405; room and
board increased an average of
3.2 percent to $11,516; total average cost: $47, 831.
Keep in mind that these are
average cost figures. The total cost for the most selective
private colleges is higher, over
$65,000 per year.
Faced with college costs as
they are, a high school student
can certainly use some help.
The foundation’s scholarships
are offered at seven local high
schools and at Diablo Valley
College. They will be presented to students with high academics, leadership skills and
financial need.
Make a contribution today
(using the coupon below) to
assist these remarkable students in attending the college
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Yield to
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All vehicles must yield
to pedestrians attempting to
use crosswalks in Rossmoor.
Pretending to not see pedestrians is no excuse for
breaking the law and endangering the safety of fellow
residents and visitors.
5A
David Smith honored by Diablo Magazine
To receive Threads of Hope 2015 Award
Continued from page 1A
The town didn’t even have
a library back then. Smith
sought to change that, working
to organize the construction of
the library.
Smith also helped to form
San Ramon’s first Chamber of
Commerce and Rotary club.
And he got involved in the arts,
participating in the launch of
the now well-known Art and
Wine Festival that draws thousands of attendees each year.
All this while keeping up a
demanding law career.
But that wasn’t the end of it.
He directed the nonprofit Eugene O’Neill Foundation (Tao
House National Historical Site)
and he had a position on the
board of Hospice of the East
Bay, helping to create a strategic
plan for Bruns House in Alamo.
After retiring to Rossmoor
and getting involved in
Rossmoor organizations, the
GRF Board and committees,
Smith saw another need close
to home. In 2009, he initiated
a program to help those within his current community, a
program that should now be
familiar to all Rossmoor residents – the Rossmoor Fund.
And how has that worked
“We’ve collected
just shy of half a
million dollars in
six years,” Smith
said. “It has helped
a lot of people in
Rossmoor. I really
see a difference in
people’s lives.”
out? The fund has had a profound effect on the community.
“We’ve collected just shy
of half a million dollars in
six years,” Smith said. “It
has helped a lot of people in
Rossmoor. I really see a difference in people’s lives.”
Of course, he doesn’t take
all the credit by any means.
“The real work for the
Rossmoor Fund is done by the
people on the board of directors,” he said.
Still, he got that ball rolling.
Smith is truly honored to
be one of the recipients of
this year’s Threads of Hope
awards. But his greatest pleasure is the volunteerism itself.
“I get satisfaction,” he said.
“It’s nice to feel that you’re
worthwhile.”
Threads of Hope
The Threads of Hope awards
will be presented tomorrow
night, Thursday, Dec. 3, from
6 to 8 p.m. at the Orinda Theatre. Tickets are required, but
the event is free.
Visit https://www.eventbrite.
com/e/threads-of-hope-2015tickets-18741447173 to request
a ticket.
News photo by Maureen O’Rourke
David Smith poses with the December issue of Diablo Magazine, which honors his volunteer work.
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6A
Rossmoor’s New Year’s Eve parties include cabaret and dance
Broadway performers Alysha
Umphress and Cody Williams,
along with comedian David
Studebaker.
Vocalist/actress Umphress
is a vibrant Broadway performer whose own music
touches upon jazz standards
and cabaret. A native of Concord, Umphress studied at the
Boston Conservatory before
moving to New York City.
She made her Broadway debut in the 2010 stage adaptation of Green Day’s rock op-
era “American Idiot.”
She then followed up with
roles in productions of “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,”
“On a Clear Day You Can
See Forever” and “Bring It
On: The Musical.” In 2014,
she began starring as Hildy
in the Lyric Theatre’s production of “On the Town.”
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debut solo album, “I’ve Been
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Swings Jeff Blumenkrantz.”
Williams’ Broadway credits include “On the Town,”
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Champagne, Martinelli’s
sparkling cider, wine and soda
will be provided in the lobby
before the shows, along with
light snacks. Residents may
bring their own food and beverages of choice to the event.
Tables of eight may be reserved upon request when
purchasing tickets.
Tickets for either show are
now available for $25 at the
Recreation Department office
at Gateway.
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a.m. and will feature the
Delish Band. The band performs a wide variety of music
for dancing in all styles and
tempos from slow ballads to
West Coast and East Coast
swing. The band plays sambas, mambos, tangos and cha
chas.
There will be mixers, light
snacks and a champagne toast
at midnight. Residents may
bring their own food and beverages of choice to the event.
Tables of eight may be reserved upon request when
purchasing tickets.
Tickets for this event are
$25 and are available at the
Excursion Desk at Gateway.
The deadline for buying
tickets to any of the above
events will be Monday, Dec.
28, or when the events sell
out. Payment for all New
Year’s events is by credit
card, cash or a check made
out to GRF.
These events are sponsored by the Recreation Department and are open to all
residents and their guests.
Board Agenda
Following are the agenda items for the GRF Board regular meeting on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 9 a.m. in Peacock Hall
at Gateway. Copies of the complete agenda are available in
the Board Office at Gateway as of Nov. 30.
1. Consider Policy Committee’s recommendation that the
Board approve proposed revised Rule 108.0, Parking. First
reading.
2. Consider Policy Committee’s recommendation that the
Board approve proposed revised Rule R201.0, Traffic Rules
and Regulations. First reading.
3.Consider Policy Committee’s recommendation that the
Board approve proposed revised Policy 104.1.2, Use of Community Facilities by Lessees. First reading.
4. Consider approving, as recommended by the Women’s
18-Hole Club, the appointment of a club representative to the
Golf Advisory Committee for a two-year term, effective Jan.
1, 2016, and, as recommended, by the Happy Hackers, the
reappointment of Susan Williamson as the club’s representative to the Golf Advisory Committee for a two-year term,
effective Jan. 1, 2016.
5. Consider approving the proposed capital expenditures
for 2016 to be paid from the Trust Estate Fund.
6. Consider increasing the 2015 employee holiday gift.
To contact the GRF Board
• E-mail:[email protected]
• Mail: GRF Board, P.O. Box 2070, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
• Message phone: 988-7710
• Drop-off: Board Office at Gateway
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Rotary sells Make holiday swags and
centerpieces on Craft Day
See’s
The Recreation Department is sponsoring its annual Craft
Rotary starts its holiday See’s Candies sale
on Saturday, Dec. 5,
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
in front of Rossmoor
Sateway.
Look for an order
form in next week’s
edition of the News.
All profits go to various
Rotary community services.
Day to help residents make fresh green fern swags for front door
decorations or table centerpieces. The Craft Day will be Thursday, Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Fireside Room at Gateway. This event is free to all residents.
Recreation will supply all the items needed for to make creative door swags and centerpieces for the holidays. However,
due to the extreme popularity of this event, supplies are limited
to one swag per family.
Residents can also bring some decorative items from their
homes to personalize their craft (like pine cones). Staff will help
with the design. It would also be helpful if residents brought
their own scissors.
Light refreshments will be served. For information, call Kelly Berto at 988-7780.
8A
First Mutual meeting discusses leaf clearance and roof rats
All the board members as
well as Mutual Operations staff
were present at the First Mutual
board meeting on Nov. 20.
Concerns expressed during
the residents’ forum regarding
clearing of leaves from roofs
to prevent drain problems, response time to water leaks on
weekends and interest in manor sales were addressed by the
board and staff. A list is being
followed for scheduling leaf
clearance from roofs.
Securitas handles water leak
calls on weekends and the type
of work needed is evaluated
in terms of immediate need or
when the work can be delayed
to a weekday in order to notify
residents of water being shut off.
When a resident wants the
report on First Mutual manor
sales, it should be requested
from Anne Paone in the Mutual Board Office.
Landscape report
Landscape Manager Rich
Perona reported that if residents notice a problem from
roof rats they should call Mutual Operations at 988-7640 to
report it and Crane Pest Control will be called in. The rats
are drawn to food products, so
do not store bird seed or any
food that can be broken into.
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Mowing will be done as
needed throughout the winter.
Irrigation will be suspended
except for system checks or for
new plants and leaf cleanup
will be at least once a week.
The next Landscape Committee meeting will be Feb. 4.
Maintenance
Manager
Doug Hughs reported rear
deck work is being completed
and storm drain lines are being
inspected to prepare for the
possible El Nino rain.
Budget update
CFO Rick Chakoff noted
that the Mutual is less than 1
percent over budget. Secretary Sally Nordwall reported
on the coupon increase and the
upcoming budget report with
all required disclosures will be
going out to all residents.
Barb Gilbert, chairwoman of the Budget and Finance
Committee, reported there
will be further research on
electrical usage by cars. Because residents must obtain an
alteration permit and have licensed contractors do the necessary work to allow an outlet
to be used for car charging,
residents are asked to notify their director if they see
plugged-in cars. It is important
to have legally installed outlets
to prevent fires and to be sure
car owners are paying for their
electricity usage.
The next First Mutual meeting will be Friday, Jan. 22.
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Mid-day bus service
suspended on Dec. 9
In order to accom modate the bus dr ivers’ attendance at an employee
function on Wednesday,
Dec. 9, there will be a
short, mid-day suspension
of bus services.
• The Red Line will not
run from 11:30 a.m. until
1:43 p.m.
• The White Line will not
1:26 p.m.
• The Blue Line will not
1:23 a.m.
• The Yellow Line will
not run from 11:02 a.m. until
1:50 p.m.
• The Green Line will not
run from 12:45 until 1:35
p.m.
For information about
the bus service, call the Bus
Transportation Department
at 988-7670.
Take a Rossmoor bus to Sunvalley
Shred Day is Saturday at Gateway
Rossmoor will sponsor another on-site “witness-destruction” shred day on Saturday, Dec.
5, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the Gateway
parking lot. This event is sponsored by the
Golden Rain Foundation.
The cost is $5 per file box or 30 pounds. Only
cash is accepted.
Residents can witness the destruction of their
confidential information and files by Shred
Works, an AAA-certified shredding company.
All the shredded material is recycled.
Only paper is accepted. There is no need to
worry about removing staples or paper clips.
Help will be available to unload the material
from the car.
For information, call Shred Works at
1-800-81SHRED, or email Kyle Taylor at kyle@
shredworks.com.
Redwood Café has ongoing need for volunteers
Redwood Room Café needs
volunteers who enjoy good
food, a warm pleasant working
environment and would like the
opportunity to work with the
community.
Volunteer responsibilities include greeting visitors, serving
Take a Rossmoor bus to transportation.
Sunvalley Mall in Concord or
the Crossroads Shopping Center in Pleasant Hill on Friday,
Dec. 4.
Holiday Decorating
The target arrival times at
Christmas Shopping
the shopping centers are 9:30
and 11:30 a.m. as well as 1:45
Baking for Gifts & Family
and 3:45 p.m.
Salon Appointments
All rides are scheduled
Doctor Appointments
by request the day before the
event. To reserve your seat,
YOU DESERVE A REST!
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Thursday, Dec. 3, between 8
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Be sure to leave your name,
Call me for special hourly and short term
street address with entry numcaregiving needs in or outside your home.
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Caregiver provided with cost
will be picked up and returned
on the street at their entry.
Assisted living long term care always available.
T he prog ra m is sponsored by Rossmoor bus
Senior Visionary Services
Recycle the News
and its ad inserts.
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Choose to work each week or a
Full training is provided and couple times a month.
all volunteers can enjoy one comFor information, call Volunplimentary item from the café.
teer Services at 988-7766.
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Food Drive barrels set up at Gateway, Creekside and Del Valle
10,275 pounds of food and
$12,635.
Here is a list of the most
needed food items: iron-rich
cereal, 100-percent fruit juice
in plastic containers, canned
fruit (in juice), dry beans (any
type), canned vegetables, enriched rice, canned meat, poul-
try and fish, peanut butter in a
plastic container and pre-packaged meals. The Food Drive
bag inserted in the News on
Nov. 18 also has a list of food
that can be donated.
Do not donate fresh food
or food in glass containers.
Be sure that the donated food
does not have an expired date.
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The Food Bank
Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, the Food
Bank of Contra Costa and
Solano is an efficient organization – 96 cents of every
dollar donated goes towards
food distribution. The Food
Bank has a staff of 70 employees at warehouses in Concord
and Fairfield. Additionally,
the Food Bank relies on volunteers, who last year donated 86,332 hours of time – the
equivalent of 82 full-time employees.
The Food Bank has several different kinds of programs to help the hungry in
two counties. The Community Produce Program has re- Volunteer Richard Grinstead collected a bag of food from a
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Donate food to Food Drive
frigerated trucks customized
for the exclusive purpose of
distributing fresh produce to
communities in need. Clients
are able to pick up an average
of 20 pounds of produce twice
per month.
The Extra Helpings program offers supplemental
food for clients referred by the
Contra Costa County Health
Department.
The Food Assistance Program gives fresh produce,
bread and USDA commodities
every month to individuals at
31 sites.
Farm 2 Kids offers food for
children whose families cannot afford food. Every week,
the Food Bank distributes
three to five pounds of fresh
produce per child through after-school programs in low-income schools.
Food for Children is a program for children, ages 4 and
5, who receive free food every
month at nine sites.
The School Pantry Program
offers shelf-stable food items
to high schools and middle
schools where 50 percent or
more of the students receive
free or reduced-price lunch.
The Senior Food Program
helps low-income senior citizens receive free groceries
twice a month.
The Food Bank partners
with over 180 area nonprofits like emergency food pantries, community kitchens
and group homes to distribute food to more people in
need throughout Contra Costa
and Solano counties. Partner
agencies run independently
while meeting certain guidelines for safety and service set
by the Food Bank as a member of Feeding America.
Financial donations
Drop food in the barrels
through the end of the month or
make a financial donation and
send to the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, P.O. Box
271966, Concord, CA 94527.
The volunteers who collected food from residents at Gateway on Food Drive day are, from left,
Marc Hamaji, Donna Clevenger, Lloyd Poche, Jack Clevenger and Richard Grinstead.
Be sure to write “Rossmoor”
on the outside of the envelope.
For information about the
Rossmoor Food Drive, call Eleanore McGrath at 937-5261.
Drop your food donations into the barrels at
Gateway, Creekside and Del Valle clubhouses.
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Rossmoor Meetings
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 and committee meetings, call Senior Manager of Executive Services Paulette Jones at 988-7711; for
information on Third Mutual meetings, call Sharon Fees at
988-7718; and for information on all other Mutual meetings,
call Anne Paone at 988-7775.
Dec. 3:
Dec. 4:
Dec. 8:
GRF Board ................................................ 9 a.m.
Peacock Hall, Gateway
Third Mutual Building Maintenance...... 10 a.m.
Mutual Operations meeting room
Mutual 61 annual meeting/social.............. 2 p.m.
Club Room, Creekside
Dec. 10: Third Mutual governing documents.... 9:30 a.m.
Board Room, Gateway
Dec.11: Golf Advisory Committee.......................... 9 a.m.
Board Room, Gateway
Dec. 14: Third Mutual board................................... 9 a.m.
Board Room, Gateway
Dec. 16: Mutual 48 board......................................... 2 p.m.
Mutual Operations meeting room
Dec. 17: Mutual 70 Finance Committee................ 10 a.m.
Echo Room, Event Center
Dec. 17: Mutual 70 board......................................... 2 p.m.
Board Room, Gateway
Dec. 18: First Mutual board....................................11 a.m.
Donner Room, Event Center
Dec. 21: Mutual 29 board......................................... 9 a.m.
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Republicans
Christmas
dinner Dec. 15
at Event Center
The Rossmoor Republican
Club will hold its Christmas holiday dinner meeting
on Tuesday, Dec. 15, in the
Tahoe Room at the Event
Center.
Members and their guests
will enjoy holiday season
music presented by the Las
Lomas Instrumental Music
Department.
Las Lomas ensembles regularly earn top honors at both
local and regional festivals.
For this performance, select students will create two
chamber ensembles – a brass
quartet and a string octet.
These ensembles were created especially for the club’s
event, to showcase the talents
within the department. Each
ensemble will play a variety
of holiday favorites.
The evening begins at
5:15 with a social hour, including appetizers and hosted wine and beer bar. Dinner
will be served at 6 with Italian chopped romaine salad,
chicken cordon bleu, wild
rice and a seasonal vegetable. Dessert is pecan pie. The
vegetarian option is mushroom stroganoff with wild
rice (V). The dinner is catered by Creekside Grill.
The cost of the evening
is $26 for members and $28
for nonmembers. To hear the
band only, without dinner,
the cost is $5 per person.
Reservations are required;
walk-ins cannot be accommodated. Those attending for
the music only should arrive
by 6:50.
Members wishing to have
take-home dinners should
sit at their assigned tables,
explain their needs to their
servers and wait until all
meals are served to receive
their dinners.
For safety reasons, attendees are not allowed to go
into the kitchen. An event
registration form is included in the “Rossmoor Republican,” which is sent to all
club members monthly. The
registration form may also
be accessed and printed at:
http://rossmoorrepublicans.
us/newsletter.html.
Reservations, with checks
payable to the Republican
Club of Rossmoor, should be
mailed to Republican Club of
Rossmoor, 1001 Golden Rain
Road.
Alternatively, they may
be hand-delivered to the Republican Club mailbox in the
Gateway Administration Office. All reservations must be
received by noon, Thursday,
Dec. 10.
For reservation questions
call 788-4479.
Any member who would
like to become more involved
with the club or any individual interested in joining may
call Marlys Siegel at 2628185.
RAA collecting crayons for hospitalized children
Friday Lunch
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R O S S M O O R
Menu for Dec. 11
Call 988-7703 for a reservation
Friday Lunch is served at a suggested
donation of $2. Lunch is served at 11:30
a.m. at Hillside. Reserve a space for Friday
Lunch for the following week in person right
after 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:
Oven-fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, green beans, spinach
salad with Catalina dressing, whole wheat bread and pistachio
fluff or mixed fruit
Options:
Hamburger plate or chef’s salad.
Please specify the entree of your choice; otherwise, you will
receive the menu item for that day.
The Rossmoor Art Association (RAA) asks Rossmoor
residents, friends and family to
donate new, old or broken crayons to go to help hospitalized
children. The donated crayons
will go to the Crayon Initiative,
a nonprofit that recycles used
and unwanted crayons, remanufactures them and donates the
new crayons to hospitals that
are caring for kids.
The donation bin will be in
the Gateway Clubhouse entryway from Dec. 6 through Dec.
20.
During a hospital stay, it’s
important to keep life as close
to “normal” as possible for
children. Art helps hospitalized children by alleviating
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ative outlets for self-expression. Children’s arts programs
also enhance problem-solving
and critical-thinking skills,
and promote creativity and
imagination.
The wax from crayons is not
biodegradable, leaving a waxy
sludge in landfills. Annually,
between 45,000 and 75,000
pounds of broken crayons are
discarded in landfills through-
out the country. The Crayon
Initiative supports environmental efforts by diverting
crayons from the landfills.
Crayon Initiative, visit www.
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RAA Crayon Drive, contact Julie Carrico by email:
[email protected]
or
phone at 939-9968.
Comedian Mort Sahl’s Dec. 4
Event Center concert is sold out.
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Autobiography
group hosted
by Counseling
Counseling Services is offering an autobiography group
for Rossmoor residents.
This six-week group is designed to start the process of
putting individuals’ life experiences on paper.
There will be weekly writing assignments and group
members will share stories in
a confidential, nonjudgmental
setting. This is an opportunity
for residents to impart values
to the next generation and reminisce about important events
in their lives. This group is designed to spark ideas, but is not
a writing workshop.
The series is limited to 12
individuals. The next group
begins Monday, Dec. 7, 10 to
11:30 a.m.
These sessions fill up quickly, so call soon. This group will
be offered again several times
throughout the year.
To register or for information, contact Penny Reed,
LCSW, at 988-7752.
As with all Counseling Services groups, there is no fee to
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l i v in g l i g ht l y on this sma l l p l anet
A History of Climate Change
By Wayne Lanier, Ph.D.
Although the Industrial Revolution began around 1750, the
science necessary to detect atmospheric change did not exist.
Indeed, the element “oxygen” and gas “carbon dioxide” had not
been identified. The “scientific method” had been developed,
but there were probably no more than a hundred scientists in
the world.
In the 1750s, Joseph Black observed that limestone, when
treated with various acids, produced a gas more dense than air
and that smothered flames. He called it “fixed air” and showed
that it was also produced by animal respiration and fermentation.
In 1770s France, Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and his wife
began an analytic study of combustion. They very carefully
weighed all the components and products involved in burning.
They showed that “inflammable” air, now called hydrogen,
combined with a new element they called oxygen, to produce
water. Moreover, they showed that oxygen was necessary for
combustion and resulted in Black’s “fixed air,” which we now
call carbon dioxide.
These discoveries were collected in Lavoisier’s book
“Traité élémentaire de Chimie,” which established the science
of chemistry and guided the 1800s stunning development of
the chemical industry. In the 1770s, Dutch physiologist Jan
Housz discovered photosynthesis, determining that plants took
up carbon dioxide in amounts equivalent to their weight increase. Botanists soon realized that plants gave off oxygen in
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carbon dioxide are kept in balance.
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oxygen. In 1824, Joseph Fourier, a French mathematician and
physicist, using this knowledge and discoveries of the thermodynamics of gases, calculated how the heat from the sun
is trapped by the atmosphere. He determined that without any
atmosphere, the earth would be 60-degrees colder. Although
Fourier’s observations gave rise to the phrase “greenhouse
effect,” there was no appreciation that the earth’s atmospheric
and ocean temperatures might be changing away from the
balance.
The first realization that the temperature of the earth might
change came about through the efforts of geologists who found
evidence of glaciation in the past, giving rise to the term “Ice
Ages.” This idea was as controversial as today’s idea of global
warming. People in the Alps were aware that glaciers were
retreating; they knew this from reports by their ancestors. No
clear explanation came until Louis Agassiz took up the case.
After some years of field study, he described Ice Ages in
1840. Even then, the matter was not resolved until 1875, when
James Croll published an extensive analysis that not only
proved previous ice ages when glaciers covered much of Europe, but provided an explanation of their cause. Huge changes in the earth’s temperature in the past implied the possibility
of present-day changes taking place.
In the 1890s, American astronomer Samuel Langley attempted to measure the temperature of the moon’s surface by
measuring the infrared light leaving the moon and arriving
on earth. The Swedish physicist Svante Arrhenius used Langley’s data to estimate the atmospheric cooling or heating upon
changes in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. He was interested in exploring mechanisms that might result in another
ice age. He calculated that another ice age would result if the
carbon dioxide fell to one-half its value. Equally, he calculated a warming of 5-degrees if it doubled. Estimates that the
carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere was increasing led
him to predict a slight global warming that might take thousands of years.
The matter remained in doubt during the first half of the
20th century. Methods of measurement were improved, but the
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Do You Need a Trust Check-up?
People often ask me if and when they
should have their Trusts check-up. Below is
a good checklist for determining whether
you need a check-up.
1. The Estate Plan is not Current. If your
Estate Plan was prepared prior to 2012,
chances are good that it does not take into
account the current tax laws. Most existing
Trusts that I see provide for AB/By-Pass
Trust which is no longer necessary for 99%
of the people. It is very important that you
amend a Trust with AB/By-Pass Trust provision prior to the incapacity of a spouse. If
a spouse does not have capacity to amend
the Trust, it is too late to remove AB/By-Pass
trust provision.
2. Need to Change Trustees or Allocations
to Beneficiaries. If a designated Trustee has
died or is no longer available to be your
Trustee, you should consider amending the
Trust to provide for a new Trustee. Also, you
should review whether your current payouts to beneficiaries are still appropriate.
Are their new grandchildren you wish to
provide for in the trust? Is a current beneficiaries having emotional or drug problems
which might make a supplemental or special needs trust more appropriate for their
distribution?
3. No Government Benefit Planning provisions.
Most pre 2012 Trusts do not have any
provision for Government Benefit planning.
If there is any possibility that you or your
spouse will need government assistance
such as skilled nursing, your Trust should
include the power for your Trustee to deal
with governmental agencies apply for benefits such as Social Security, Medicare,
Medicaid and do Medi-Cal planning.
4. Failure to Fund Trust. The failure to put
assets into the Trust is a common mistake.
Real property must be put into the Trust
through a Deed that is recorded with the
county recorder. Bank accounts must be in
the name of the Trust or have a beneficiary
designation on the account.
5. No Incapacity Planning. Most older
Trusts fail to have any Incapacity Planning
provision. Specifically, your trust should
have provisions on how incapacity will be
determined, how assets will be used during
any period of incapacity and specific instructions on care. Do you want to stay at
home as long as possible with in home
care? Do you want to be near any specific child or relative? If you don’t state your
wishes, it will be left up to the judgment of
the Trustee or the court.
If you have a Trust and you need a Trust
check-up, I will be happy to meet with you
and review your current Trust at no charge.
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absence of long-term studies
made it difficult to distinguish
between random fluctuation
and a warming trend. Most
scientists remained unconvinced. Charles Keeling, of
the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, was the first person
to make frequent regular measurements of the atmospheric
carbon dioxide concentration.
Beginning in 1958, he made
continuous measurements at
several locations, extending
on to 2015. His measurements
at Mauna Loa, Hawaii, show a
clear increase. Over each year
the carbon dioxide level fluctuates above the average line
in May and below the average
line in late September. The average line, however, smoothly
rose from 315-PPM (parts per
million) to 400-PPM carbon
dioxide today. The increase
slightly accelerated with time
and will reach a doubling
before mid-century if the increase continues.
Modern computers permitted much more accurate
and extensive versions of Arrhenius’s calculations. By the
1970s three-dimensional computer climate models were
predicting that a doubling of
carbon dioxide would result
in a 2-degrees C rise in global
temperature (3.6-degrees F).
This doubling now seems cer-
Golf cart crosswalk
All golfers are encouraged
to use the new lighted golf cart
crossing in front of the driving range entry and crossing
to the Dollar Golf Course near
the Event Center.
To activate the lights, look
for the yellow boxes on sign
poles and push the button as
indicated.
Cross when the lights flash.
As usual, look both ways before attempting to cross this or
any crosswalk in Rossmoor.
tain from the Keeling curve.
By this century, climate
study has become well-accepted science. Permanent
research programs are being
carried out at both poles. Data
gathered from satellite observations gives continuous measurements of ice and snow loss
at both poles and of increasing
fluctuations of ocean temperatures.
The result is that almost
every issue of the scientific
journals comes out with one or
more detailed research report
supporting climate change and
adding to our understanding of
its effects. This includes this
year’s Nov. 13 special issue of
the journal Science, which is
devoted to how climate change
is transforming the oceans.
Wayne Lanier can be
emailed at [email protected].
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Mutual 61 to hold annual meeting
The 17th annual membership meeting and
holiday social of Mutual 61 (Heritage Oaks)
will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 2 p.m. in the
Club Room at Creekside. The purpose of the
meeting is to hear reports from the officers and
committee chairs, to seek member input on Mutual issues, and to discuss any matter that may
properly come before the assembly.
The terms of directors Dick Bertrand, Skip
Hoyt and Devon Olson are expiring and an additional vacancy exists as a result of Eileen Hultin
retiring from the board in October. Hoyt and
Olsen have declined to run for another board
term at this time.
Residents Rebecca Kunzman and Diane DeCorso submitted themselves as candidates, were
declared members in good standing and have
been declared elected by acclamation of the
membership and will be seated on the board at
the meeting.
Clair Weenig also stepped forward and has
been declared a member in good standing. He
shall be appointed to fill out the remainder of
the term vacated by Hultin. Bertrand has elected to serve another term on the board.
Members are encouraged to kick off the holidays by attending the annual meeting and holiday social. Light refreshments will be served.
It’s time to get ready for the holidays and that
includes preparing for holiday traffic.
Rossmoor’s green line bus to downtown Walnut Creek will have a new schedule for the holidays. The schedule is designed with extra time to
allow for heavy downtown traffic throughout the
holiday season.
The holiday schedule will be available on the buses and at the Gateway bus shelter by Friday, Nov. 20.
The holiday green line schedule will be effective from Monday, Nov. 30, through Thursday,
Dec. 31.
Anticipating the reopening of Broadway Plaza, beginning on Monday, Jan. 4, there will be
another revised green line schedule to Broadway
Plaza, as well as to a few other new destinations.
That schedule will be available in mid to late December.
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Emergency Preparedness Organization to hear about preparing emergency kit
The Emergency Preparedness Organization’s (EPO)
last meeting of the year will
be held on Monday, Dec. 7, at
9:30 a.m. in the Fairway rooms
at Creekside.
EPO welcomes a return visit by Lisa Katzki, whose hourlong presentation will explain
how to make a plan, build or
enhance a personal preparedness kit for an event such as a
natural or man-made disaster
and how to stay informed.
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CERT instructor, disaster preparedness and CPR/first-aid
instructor for the American
Red Cross and a registered
nurse.
She brings over 20 years of
experience teaching health and
safety classes as well as personal preparedness.
Katzki has worked with
the residents of Rossmoor for
many years and always brings
her own special brand of humor to this subject.
This presentation is timed
for the holidays – emergency
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sale or order.
For information, contact
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[email protected].
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Rossmoor’s new CEO wants to preserve, enhance the Rossmoor lifestyle
more I can’t wait to meet.
In case you missed the
brief outline of my experience in several Rossmoor
News articles in September
and October, I have included
some highlights below:
• Graduated from Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo with a degree in business administration with a concentration in
accounting.
• Served as executive director of SHELTER, Inc. for
the past nine years, the largest provider of services and
housing for the homeless and
at-risk populations in Contra Costa County. We served
9,000 residents this past year.
• Spent 10 years as the
chief financial officer of
the property management
company that counted Rossmoor’s sister project, Leisure
World Laguna Hills (now
called Laguna Woods Village), as one of its clients.
We managed 44,000 units in
four states, including nearly
20,000 units in active adult
retirement communities, congregate care facilities and a
nursing home.
• Also served as chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Catholic
Charities CYO in San Francisco for four years. In addition, I owned a small business
in Oakland for several years.
• I have been married for
30 years to my beautiful wife,
Denise, and we live next door
in Lafayette. We have three
children ages 20 to 25, with
two currently in college. I love
sports (go Warriors, A’s and,
ahem, Raiders) and the outdoors, especially hiking, backpacking, mountain and road
biking and fly fishing. You
can find me running on the
trails and roads in Lafayette
six mornings a week. In my
spare time, I enjoy photography, reading and playing piano. I’ve never been accused of
being a golfer, but I do get out
on occasion and chase the ball
around the trees. I will deny
it if asked, but the most frequently used stick in my bag is
the ball retriever.
I have already been asked
by several residents what I
am going to do to improve
Rossmoor.
The simple answer is absolutely nothing the community
doesn’t want.
The real answer, as you
know, is much more complex
than that. For every opportunity, issue and problem in
Rossmoor, there are strong
opinions in favor of – and opposed to – every conceivable
solution.
It is impossible to satisfy
every constituency and every
request given the diversity of
opinions and limitations on
resources.
What I can commit to doing immediately is listening and learning. There are
residents in our community
with many years of experience, knowledge and wisdom
who I hope will make themselves available to share their
thoughts. I look forward to
hearing from you.
My overriding objective is
to preserve and enhance the
Got Paper?
Rossmoor lifestyle, which includes maintaining our community facilities and providing tremendous value with
our services. We will do that
by being good stewards of the
financial resources entrusted
to us and strive to be as effective, efficient and transparent
as possible.
As the community’s needs
change, we will do our very
best to listen, study and explore options that will meet
the needs of our current residents and plan for the amenities and upkeep that will continue to attract new residents.
As a critical tool in my
Rossmoor orientation in the
upcoming weeks and months,
I intend on visiting with the
board meetings of each Mutual and the GRF committees.
I would also like to visit
many of the clubs and organizations on our campus. Early
next year, I will also be setting up regular meetings in
the community where I can
meet with you to listen to your
concerns, answer your questions and just say ‘hello.’
During my interview for
this position over the summer,
a resident expressed concern
that I might be “bored” with
this job given some of my accomplishments with my past
employers.
With nearly 10,000 residents, I can’t imagine there
being a single minute of boredom.
In addition, 2016 promises
to be a very busy year as we
move forward with the solar
project, negotiate a new TV
and broadband agreement and
explore options for a possible
renovation of the Del Valle
Fitness Center, to name just a
few. I am looking forward to
the challenge.
As 2015 comes to a close, I
wish you the very best during
the holiday season. I look
forward to meeting you and
learning more about this wonderful community.
Thank you for this opportunity to serve Rossmoor.
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THERE ARE BONUSES
TO LEAF-BLOWING
Of course leaf blowers are noisy! When I lived
“back East” where we had even more leaves, my
neighbors and I looked into the raking alternative
and it is indeed more than quadruple the cost.
But there’s another bonus with leaf-blowing:
Acorns and other objects are under the leaves just
waiting for someone to trip on them. Walking
through leaves can be hazardous (as a dog owner/
walker, I managed to sprain my ankle several times
that way). Forget about driving over accumulated
leaves – unless you’re prepared for a dangerous
skid. Leaf-blowing adds to our safety, so try some
ear plugs until they’ve finished blowing them away.
Willie Sanderson
Leisure Lane
LEAF BLOWERS ARE
DOING THE JOB
THE ONLY PROBLEM…
The only problem I have with the leaf blowers is
that it makes it harder to hear the helicopters.
Kev Kelly
Rossmoor Parkway
MAINTAIN WATER RATIONING
As of Nov. 15, our three major water storage
dams are at severely low levels: Shasta stands at 30
percent of capacity; Oroville at 30 percent; Folsom
at 14 percent. These are ominous reflections of our
continuing drought.
Recent valley rain and Sierra snow give hopeful
promise for the coming winter season, but are just
that – promises. It will take steady storms of Biblical proportions throughout the coming months to
begin reversal of the effects of the drought.
Unless and until our snowpack and major reservoirs are back up to 100 percent levels, Gov. Brown
should not relax water rationing. We residents of
Rossmoor should urge our landscape management
to continue its exemplary policy of replacing grass
with mulch. We should resist the selfish temptation
to let up on our personal water conservation efforts
“because we are older and do not need to sacrifice
during our golden years.”
On the contrary, we elders have been given a
potentially strong teaching moment: To lead the
young people of Walnut Creek and vicinity by our
example. Consider the power such action could
have if the elders of Rossmoor became known as
teachers of the joys and benefits of self-sacrifice to
the broader community. Surely that outcome would
be more genuinely satisfying than the transitory
pleasures of long showers, acres of flowers and
green grass.
Marilyn and James Brennan
Golden Rain Road
head lifeguard at Del Valle pool.
Although all the lifeguards are friendly and helpful, Hideyo is even prescient about the needs of everyone at the pool. She knows where your favorite
spot might be, which bottle of water is yours and
what paddles or noodle are your favorite. You’ll
probably find the latter two things next to your bottle of water.
She is constantly tidying up, picking up what
people leave behind, scooping a little bug out of the
water, keeping water off the walkway, etc. She enjoys a chat, a funny joke and a good laugh. And yet
she never takes her eyes off the people in the water.
In addition, she may be tiny, but she is very strong.
Guess what time she arrives at the pool for her
job? 5:30 a.m. She once said she goes home at 12:30
p.m., but she is often there much later. You are safe
with Hideyo in charge!
Areta Fleming
Tice Creek Drive
BROADBAND EXPECTATIONS
When the first phase Broadband Group study report came out in January, I got it immediately and
read it twice, but couldn’t understand it, so I gave
up. At least from a technical writing point, it was a
failure.
The BW Research survey report was good. However, the questionnaires concentrated on outdated
technologies and it didn’t find out the total money residents actually are paying now. The second
phase of the report is confidential, which triggers
more concern.
In Rossmoor, Comcast definitely provides better service than AT&T. But also, Rossmoor is
Comcast’s money cow: Each year they charge us
$3 million through the coupon, and another $2 to
$3 million, I’m guessing, through high-definition
channels, Internet access and modem rental. These
services are based on a coaxial cable system – a
technology of last century.
Three years ago, Comcast brought in a disWOOD CHIPS NOT GOOD FOR
count program. The result was that only two of the
ROSSMOOR, Other priorities wealthiest Mutuals, 4.5 percent of the Rossmoor
population, got the favor. The GRF Board of that
Replacing grass with the wood chips is a fire time lacked the consideration of the majority.
hazard and looks ugly. People are still dropping
It is a quite simple question: We pay $5 to $6
cigarette butts on wood chips. This is dangerous. million a year right now – how can we get the cutI asked a gentleman what he was doing when he ting-edge technology? There is no simple answer
threw a burning cigarette butt on the wooden chips. and the consultant didn’t provide a sound solution,
A large area of grass on Skycrest Entry 2 was so GRF doesn’t have many choices. But at least
removed and tables and chairs were put in. I walk there is one thing that GRF can do: Communicate
in this area every day and I have not seen a single with the community and make it as transparent as
person sitting there. This is a waste of money. Now possible.
grass is being replaced everywhere. On Golden
Jiayi Zhou
Rain Entry 18, the scenery is changing from green
Golden Rain Road
to red. Wood chips are changing Rossmoor to the
red planet, making residents upset and heartbroken.
THE REFUGEE POLICY
What is the hurry? Instead of spending money on
security, the association is spending on something
The Nov. 18 Republican Perspective column adthat can wait. We are expecting a lot of rain from vocates closing the U.S. floodgates against Syrian
El Niño. The dry hills will be green again. Grass refugees. That policy would have denied entrance
areas will be green too. Dry grass looks better than to Abdulfattah Jandali, a Muslim Syrian who fled
the wood chips that are killing small organism that violence in Beirut to enter the United States in
benefit the soil and the wildlife, which makes this 1954. His son was “An icon of American exceptionplace special. I see less deer, turkey, geese and alism” according to Russ Limbaugh and the Herisquirrels than two years ago. Why are we repelling tage Foundation. That would be Apple’s Steve Jobs.
the wildlife? This is animal cruelty!
John Murphy
Pay more attention to security, which is inadCactus Court
equate. Cameras are not stopping unwanted people and there are some places that you can enter
Rossmoor freely before the gate. Instead of covering Rossmoor with wood chips, install good fencing. We have crime here and we are scared walkBy Roger Hadlich
ing at night. Why is the association ignoring this
This series selects and presents English words that are
subject? Is replacing grass with wood chips more
both interesting and useful. Since a word’s provenance
important than security?
often enriches one’s understanding and enjoyment, each
Klaudia Sikora
word will be accompanied by its etymology. To offer input
Golden Rain Road
on the word, email Hadlich at [email protected].
There’s too much about the leaf blowers in
Rossmoor. I wonder if all those complainers ever
worked in their own yards with bushes and trees when
they were younger.
It’s true that the leaf blowers add some pollution to
the environment and make noise, but they are doing a
good job to maintain our paradise clean and beautiful.
For me, there is no other way to clean our community,
considering the fact that our ragged surroundings with
hills full of bushes and trees make it impossible for
raking the leaves and cleaning such areas.
So, to those unhappy people with the blowers’ inconveniences, I wonder what they have in mind to replace the blowers. Perhaps hiring manual labor (hand
pickers) to do the job? Leave the leaves on the ground
to accumulate all over Rossmoor forever? Neither approach will be suitable for our needs. To hire hand
pickers will be more expensive and to leave the leaves
on the ground to accumulate forever all over our areas
will look dirty and awful for the community. Regardless of these ideas, I’m sure later someone will complain anyway.
On the other hand, for those who are concerned
about the noise, let’s be honest with ourselves because
most of us in this community are retired, enjoying our
life the best we can 24/7 and just for about one or two
hours a week the blowers interrupt our tranquility. To
FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL
solve such inconvenience, I will suggest closing your
LIFEGUARD
doors and windows and let the workers clean our patios and gardens even though they will wake you up.
I have been asked by some members of my waRamon Carreno ter exercise class to tell residents that we are very
Running Springs Road lucky to have Hideyo Routh (Heh-day-oh) as our
Today’s Word
No. 19. EGREGIOUS. (e-GREE-juhs) “conspicuous,
flagrant.” < Latin ex- ‘out,’ + “gregis” “herd.” This word
is usually said of whatever stands out unattractively
from the crowd (i.e., the “herd”). Related word, gregarious, “sociable, friendly,” usually used for those who
do well in groups. Example: “Your friend Fred tends to
make a lot of egregious, insulting remarks.”
Columns & Opinions
Republican
Perspective
A Teachable Moment
By John Littig
osef Stalin is reputed to have
said, “It doesn’t matter who
gets the most votes. It only
matters who counts the votes.”
A Soviet version of democracy.
“When we reviewed the results
of our Associated Student Body
election … we saw that it was not fully representative of our school population. I made the decision to
pause on sharing the results with the students in order
to capitalize on a teachable moment.” So wrote Principal Lena Van Haren, trying to explain to dismayed
parents and students why she had put the election
results on hold.
Now before going further, let me say that Van Haren is not the issue here. The issue is that there are
likely other like-minded administrators out there.
Van Haren is just the immediate symbol of that
mindset. Please read on.
According to the principal, the student body of
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At Wit’s End
NFL Nicknames:
The Bird’s Nest + Three
By Tom Mader
irds, animals, humans, one
big fish (the Miami Dolphins), one self-canonized
team (New Orleans Saints), and
one color (Cleveland Browns) account for the various nicknames
of NFL’s 32 football teams. Only
someone who has lots of time to spare would bother
to answer the question: Why did the various teams
choose the nicknames that identify them? Nicknames
are a way of expressing affection, ridicule or familiarity. They are also a means of describing how a
team sees itself.
I’m confining this search to the five teams who
chose birds for their nicknames, plus four teams
whose nicknames were animals, and the three California NFL teams. That’s 12 teams out of 32 and
that’s enough for this article.
We’ll start with the birds. The Arizona Cardinals
originally got their nickname when the team owner bought new outfits for his players that were what
he called a cardinal red. Later, the team adopted the
cardinal bird as its mascot. The cardinal is a likable
bird, so likable that it’s the official bird of seven
states. It’s an active songbird, but it can be aggressive
when other birds invade its territory. Possibly its sole
defect is that it’s either near-sighted or stupid. It’s one
of the few birds that will fly into glass windows. (We
may have some of them flying in Rossmoor.)
The Atlanta Falcons owe their nickname to a young
lady who suggested “falcon” as the best description
of the team. She said the falcon is proud, dignified,
courageous, but deadly when it attacks prey. Some
1,300 people sent in 500 names, including Peaches, Vibrants, Lancers, Confederates and Thrashers.
This happened in 1966 and the young lady was given four season tickets for three years and a football
autographed by the Atlanta team. Frankly, I couldn’t
find out why a contestant suggested Peaches as the
nickname. The Rockford Peaches, an Illinois baseball team, is composed of women. I couldn’t find any
other team, male or female, that used the nickname
Peaches.
The Baltimore Ravens got their nickname from
Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven.” The nickname won
out over the Railers, Bulldogs, Mustangs and Steam-
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Everett Middle School in San Francisco is 80 percent
students of color (predominantly Hispanic) and 20
percent white. But the student council election results
did not mirror that mix. The winners were white and
Asian. Van Haren thought this situation needed some
remedy, so she notified the parents by email that she
was delaying the results while she pondered what to
do.
Van Haren said she wanted “to make sure all
voices are heard from all backgrounds.” Weren’t all
voices heard when they voted in the election? Well
of course they were, but sabotaging the results has
the opposite effect – making sure their voices are not
heard.
Van Haren may have come up with a solution. She
said the school might add several appointive positions to the student council – thus achieving the racial
representation she favors without actually ousting
those who won the election. Of course this solution
makes a mockery of the election, disenfranchises the
students and undermines the democratic process by
diluting the election results.
The parents and students see what is happening
and they’re not happy. One student summed it up this
way: “The whole school voted for those people, so it’s
not like people rigged the game, but in a way, now it’s
kinda being rigged.”
So the principal seems to see two competing concepts here. On the one hand, she believes that students can only be represented properly by those of
their same race. She said “It’s not OK for a school
that is really, really diverse to have the student representatives majority white.” On the other hand,
there is the democratic process – by which the student body (including those “of color”) chose their
representatives.
Her initial reaction to put the election results on
hold was not a good omen for democracy at Everett Middle School. The public outcry has caused her
to say “We’re not nullifying the election…we’re not
saying this didn’t count.” It is scary that an educator
sees the two competing concepts of democracy and
racial parity as equally deserving of consideration.
Worse yet, that she could think the desirability of any
particular outcome might outweigh the value of the
democratic process.
It is unclear what lesson Principal Van Haren hoped to deliver from this “teachable moment.”
Clearly it was she, not the students, who had something to learn. And apparently she did learn something, because she said: “In retrospect I understand
how this decision … created concerns. Today I visited classrooms to announce the winners.”
It would have been much better if she had actually
learned that the sanctity of the democratic system is
infinitely more valuable than achieving the desired
outcome. Better still if she had known this from the
get-go, and had never even considered tampering
with the election.
John Littig can be emailed at [email protected].
ers by a wide margin. I realize I’m pushing the envelope, but Baltimore not only owes Poe a debt of
gratitude, but also Charles Dickens. Dickens wrote
“Barnaby Drudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty.” The
novel had a talking raven, and Poe somehow was inspired to write “The Raven.” It’s a somewhat somber
poem in which the raven responds to questions and
statements with one word: “Nevermore.” Poe probably would have been happy to learn of the Baltimore
Ravens, but he died in 1849, some years before the
Ravens came into being. Incidentally, of more than
33,000 voters in the Baltimore Star’s phone-in poll,
21,000 chose Raven for their football team’s nickname.
The Philadelphia Eagles in their incarnation were
the bankrupt Frankford Yellow Jackets. The yellow
jacket is a nasty bug; its bite results in a painful sting.
And the yellow jacket has no mercy; it doesn’t mind
biting the same person twice, or even three times.
Perhaps the owners chose the nickname to indicate
what the Frankford team would do to its opponents.
In the early 1920s, the team was very successful, but
financially it wasn’t going anywhere. The new owners
of the Yellow Jackets chose to give Philadelphia the
nickname Eagles to indicate their support of Franklin
Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal.
The Seattle Seahawks had a contest in 1975 to
choose a nickname. More than 1,700 names were submitted by more than 20,000 entries, including Skippers, Pioneers, Lumberjacks and Seagulls. About
150 people suggested Seahawks. Seattle’s general
manager said that the nickname “suggests aggressiveness, reflects our soaring Northwest heritage and
belongs to no other major league team.” It so happens
that there is no such thing as a seahawk, although
the name has been applied to the osprey, which is a
fish-eating hawk of the Northwest. Despite the name,
there’s no indication that the owners view their opponents as being “fish.”
The Dallas Cowboys originally were going to be
called the Dallas Steers. However, the team’s general
manager pointed out that steers are castrated calves
and he was afraid the nickname would subject the
team to ridicule, especially if they ever had a rotten
season.
The Chicago Bears originally were the Decatur
Staleys; the nickname referred to their sponsor’s
company the Staley Starch Company. With the move
to Chicago, the new owner changed the nickname to
Bears, in line with the ursine nickname of Chicago’s
baseball team, the Cubs.
It isn’t clear why Cleveland got the nickname
Browns. The first coach and general manager was
Paul Brown, but at the time Chicagoan and boxer Joe
Lewis was known as the Brown Bomber. Whatever
the case, Paul Brown wanted to use the nickname
Panthers, but some other businessman owned the
rights to the name Cleveland Panthers and apparently
wasn’t interested in handing the name over to Cleveland at any price. So Brown agreed to use the nickname Browns.
Detroit’s football team got the nickname Lions to
keep things in the family, more or less. Their very
successful baseball team was the Detroit Tigers.
However, the Detroit Lions public relations people
said “The lion is the monarch of the jungle, and we
hope to be monarch of the league.”
The three California teams are San Diego, San
Francisco and Oakland. They have nothing to do
with birds or animals, but you never know what the
future will bring.
Barron Hilton, the owner of the San Diego Chargers, sponsored a naming contest and there are two
versions of what followed. The first says that Hilton
chose the nickname because he had just opened his
new Carte Blanche credit card, and somehow he
hoped that Charger would remind people of the credit card. The second says he was fond of the “Charge”
bugle cry played at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Whatever the case, Hilton was the one who chose the nickname.
The San Francisco 49ers got their nickname from
the settlers who ventured to the San Francisco area
during the gold rush of 1849. The original 49ers logo
was a picture of a miner firing two pistols, jumping
in midair with his hat falling off. He fired pistols in
each hand. No doubt he was enthusiastic, but his aim
wasn’t the best. One bullet appeared to nearly shoot
off part of one foot. The other pistol formed the word
“Forty-Niners” from its smoke. Since then, the logo
looks as if it’s calmed down.
The Oakland Raiders general manager sponsored
a name-the-team contest in 1960. An Oakland policewoman submitted the winning name Señor, and
her prize was a trip to the Bahamas. Oakland never
got to use the winning name. The reason was that
the Oakland Tribune didn’t have the required type
for the accent mark over the “n.” Instead, the owner
chose the name Raiders, which, along with Lakers,
was a finalist in the contest. I don’t know whether the
contestant who suggested the Raiders ever got a trip
to the Bahamas. However, as I write this, there’s a
chance the Raiders might find their home elsewhere
in the near future, although it won’t be the Bahamas.
In Shakespeare’s play, “Romeo and Juliet,” Juliet
says “What’s in a name?” She implies that naming
isn’t important. Perhaps “A rose by any other name
would smell as sweet,” but Juliet never played for the
NFL.
Tom Mader can be emailed at ditoma@comcast.
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Progressive View
Act in Haste, Repent in Leisure...
By Marilyn Davin
he great American writer
David Foster Wallace is
among the most recent to
invoke this well-worn concept,
“Act in Haste, Repent in Leisure”
(“Infinite Jest”). But it has a special, even a tragic relevance to
U.S. laws passed in haste in our own times.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, one of our most revered presidents, to his shame signed Executive Order 9066 into law on Feb. 19, 1942, a little over two
months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the
subsequent escalation of “Yellow Peril” hysteria.
This law caused unimaginable suffering for tens of
thousands of Japanese-Americans and legal residents
who were imprisoned in internment camps before
this law was finally rescinded 2-1/2 years later, in
FDR’s fourth term. It is today widely regarded as one
of the most shameful moments in American history.
Then there was McCarthyism (so named for Republican U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin), roughly between 1950 and 1954. FBI Director J.
Edgar Hoover and other high-ranking fear mongers
fanned the flames of this one, which convinced many
otherwise sensible Americans that dangerous communists lurked among us and were plotting to overthrow the government. Many Americans lost their
jobs or were even imprisoned during this shameful
period after being condemned as communists by the
House Un-American Activities Committee and other
government and industry panels. Saved by the courts
(and not for the first time in our history, either), many
verdicts were overturned when the country finally
T
As You Write It
A cOluMN FOR cREATIvITy
How to be Remembered
Without Getting a Building
Named After You
By Richard McLean
n his recent excellent contribution to the “Engaging Aging” column titled “Athazagorophobia,” Bill Leary addressed the common fear that
when we die we will be forgotten and suggests that
HOW we are remembered is more significant that the
breadth and longevity of our shadow. He concludes
that, “We are the architects of our memory” in the
remembered kindnesses and contributions to friends
and family while we are still here.
I would agree with Leary and suggest an additional way to expand the footprint we leave in the sands
of time – write a personal memoir. It doesn’t have to
I
New Residents
NANCY C. LENNSTROM moved to Tice
Creek Drive in October. She is from Vancouver,
Wash. and has also lived in Portland, Salem and
Corvallis, Ore. She attended Oregon State University and University of Oregon. She used to
work for a community college and also taught
in Istanbul. Nancy’s hobbies and special interests include: swimming, bridge, needlework
and gardening. She is a member of the American Association of University Women and Delta
Gamma.
JEANETTE SARMIENTO moved to Rockledge Lane in October. She is from St. Louis and
has also lived in Madison, Wis., San Francisco
and Oakland, and she attended Antioch University, University of Wisconsin- Madison and UC
Berkeley. Jeanette is a licensed clinical social
worker and she currently works for LifeLong
Ashby Health Center. She enjoys yoga, theater,
singing and film.
came to its senses and McCarthy was formally denounced by his colleagues in 1954.
Next up: The USA PATRIOT Act, signed into law
by President George W. Bush on Oct. 26, 2001, just
45 days after the destruction of the Twin Towers in
New York City. The USA PATRIOT Act was approved by large majorities in both the U.S. Senate
and House of Representatives and launched not only
the so-called “War on Terror,” but a full frontal assault on our civil liberties – the civil liberties that our
politicians keep telling us make us so different from
the countries we’re bombing.
Our government’s extensive spying on its own citizens went largely unnoticed and unreported-upon
until revelations by the real American patriot Edward
Snowden publicly revealed its horrifying scope – not
only to us as individuals but to leaders of our staunch
allies. (Remember Angela Merkel’s cell phone snooping?) Instead of receiving a medal and a heartfelt
“thank you” from our government for protecting our
civil liberties, Snowden lives in exile in an apartment
in Moscow. The futile War on Terror, of course, continues unabated, with only more senseless death and
endless escalation on the horizon.
Unfortunately, the most recent example of a potential law passed in haste is stepping on the toes of the
ongoing USA PATRIOT Act; for the first time in this
time period, we’re still experiencing the fallout of the
last boondoggle as the newest one unfolds. This, of
course, is the U.S. House of Representatives Nov. 19
veto-proof passage of H.R. 4038, the American Security Against Foreign Enemies (SAFE) Act of 2015,
intended to make it virtually impossible for refugees
from Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria (and other war-torn
countries we destabilized by invading and destroying
Iraq), to emigrate to the United States.
As of this writing the U.S. Senate had yet to vote
on this travesty, passed by the House just six DAYS
after the attacks in Paris. To his everlasting credit,
President Obama immediately declared his intention
to veto the bill if it makes it to his desk. If it doesn’t
pass the Senate, or if the president’s veto is not overridden if it does, we will be saved from our fearful,
hysterical American selves and spared yet another
shameful blight on our history.
It is in times of crisis and great emotion that we
must hold our basic laws and principles especially
close, in a death grip, because our free lives depend
upon it. This isn’t easy to do when the loudest voices
demand that we act now! Before it’s too late! The bad
guys are coming to get us! Buy more guns! Be afraid!
Be very afraid! But even when it’s hard to keep our
own voices from joining that chorus, we must lower
the temperature and rely upon reason and the existing
laws that protect us from acting in haste and doing
things we’ll later regret.
We have to do it because our freedom and civil
liberties are not as assured as our flag-waving politicians keep telling us they are. They are actually
very fragile – perhaps even more so today with all the
added background electronic noise – so we must be
even more vigilant in protecting them.
If we could be coerced into thinking that our Japanese-American friends and neighbors are threats;
that turning in our friends and neighbors as communists will make us safer; that throwing away our civil liberties will help catch terrorists; or that turning
away war-torn migrant families from our immigrant
nation will make us safer, well, then, we can be convinced of pretty much anything if emotions run high
enough and mass hysteria crowds out reason.
We need to take a breath. Think things over…if
for no other reason than doing the right thing – the
democratic thing – will give us one fewer event to
be ashamed of when history writes about what happened in the U.S. government on our watch.
Marilyn Davin can be emailed at mgdavin@gmail.
com.
be long, professional or even outline extraordinary or
ordinary accomplishments. Your memoir does have
to 1) let those persons important to you know who
you are and 2) why your life is meaningful to them.
Four examples:
At a family gathering, the college students were
discussing the dropping of the atomic bomb that ended World War II and claiming that this country was
wrong when their grandfather interrupted. “On Aug.
6, 1945, I was 19 years old with the sure knowledge I
would never see my next birthday. As a combat marine scheduled to lead the amphibious invasion of
Japan, my chances of survival were slim (as later history has shown.) Without that bomb, you – my direct
descendents – might not be alive today.”
And thereafter, the younger family members saw
this marginalized old man with new eyes.
In a documented case history on the importance of
providing a family health record it cited the example
of a child who was seriously stricken with a malady
that baffled the doctors when it became known from
a family history that the boy’s grandfather carried a
rare genetic defect common in Middle Eastern popu-
lations. This insight gave the doctors the clue that led
to the boy’s return to health.
In a family of high achievers came a young man
“who hadn’t found himself” and resisted the direction expected of him and instead of staying in college
joined a band. In addition to his unique career choice
was his unusual height that became the family nudge,
“…tall milkman.” However, in a family biography
it was discovered that his Irish great grandmother
stood over six feet tall with a successful career in
singing and music.
At a family memorial service for a beloved uncle
who died at too early an age, his brother shocked the
assemblage with the seldom discussing family truth
that the reason for his brother’s untimely death was
alcoholism and then proceeded to document the ravages of alcoholism throughout the family generation
after generation and the possible link between heredity and the disease. In the audience sat a young man
in a family noted for being “high spirited,” a family
with boys headed off to college.
There is an African adage, “If a man dies without
telling his story, it is as if a library has burned down.”
WERNER GOTTLIEB moved to Waterford
North in November. He was born in Nazi Germany
and fled to New York City with his parents. Werner
served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He
has also lived in Cleveland, Ohio and Walnut Creek.
Werner attended The City College New York and
Columbia University. He is self employed as a psychotherapist in Walnut Creek. He previously worked
as executive director for the Jewish Family and Children’s Services of San Francisco. Werner’s hobbies
and special interests include: literature, writing and
tennis. He is a member of Great Books groups and
Temple Isaiah.
ans University in Korea and interned in medical
technology in Albuquerque, N.M. She worked at
the clinical lab for Penn State Hershey Medical
Center. Yung enjoys gardening, art and classical
music.
JONES HOM moved to Ptarmigan Drive in November.
He is from Amarillo, Texas and has also lived in
Fairfield for 40 years. Jones attended UC Berkeley,
and he used to work for the US Department of Energy. He enjoys cribbage.
THERESE YANCEY moved to Tice Creek
Drive in November. She was born and raised in Los
Angeles. Therese attended CSU Long Beach, and
she currently works for Crystal Cruises. She enjoys
singing professionally and for her church, and she
also enjoys Spanish dance. Therese is a die-hard
Los Angeles Dodgers fan.
LYNNE ASHDOWN moved to Skycrest Drive
in August. She is from Oakland and has also lived
in Honolulu and Maui, Libya, Marin County, Italy, England and Tucson, Ariz. She attended UC
Berkeley, and she is a writer. Lynne’s hobbies and
special interests include: reading, cycling, going
to the movies, traveling, writing and hiking. She
YUNG PARK moved to Rockledge Lane in is a member of Sunday Salon, Acalanes Alumni
November. She is from Seoul, Korea and has also Club, Cal Alumni Club, Published Writers Club
lived in Lancaster, Pa. She attended Ewha Wom- and Democrats Club.
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A rts & Leisure
Sierra Chamber Society will
present a concert Sunday
Ashmoleans will present their annual holiday concert.
Ashmolean Singers to perform two
Christmas concerts on Sunday, Dec. 6
The Ashmolean Singers
will celebrate Christmas with
two performances–one at 4
p.m. and another at 7 p.m.–on
Sunday, Dec. 6, at the Event
Center.
The 71-member chorus will
be accompanied by a full orchestra. The concert will feature many classic Christmas
favorites, several up-tempo
arrangements of more contemporary songs as well as some
sing-along pieces.
The performance is under
the direction of Artistic Director Steve Mullins.
Tickets, which are $15 in
advance and $20 at the door,
will be on sale in the lobby of
the Event Center from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4.
Tickets may also be purchased from any Ashmolean
member or by calling Mary
Ellen Smidebush, 5951 Autumnwood Drive No. 1A.
Call her at 472-0245. Make
sure to state the desired concert time.
Poetry Circle offers poetry discussions
The Rossmoor Poetry Circle will meet Monday, Dec. 7, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Ivy Room of
Dollar Clubhouse. Bring 20 copies of a poem.
The Poetry Circle exists to support the writ-
ing and reading of poetry in a supportive, encouraging atmosphere. For information, contact
Marc Hofstadter at 300-6474 or at mhofstad@
ifn.net.
The Sierra Chamber Society, now in its 29th concert season,
presents a concert on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 3 p.m. at Grace Presbyterian Church, Walnut Creek. This is a wind program featuring works by Jean Françaix, Pavel Haas and Carl Nielsen.
Françaix’ “Sextet for Piano and Winds” is wry, with touches
of Gershwin and full of high-jinx.
Haas was one of the celebrated composers who perished in
the Nazi camp at Terezín. His works, though few in number, are
original and full of intelligence and humor.
Nielsen’s “Wind Quintet” is a recognized chamber masterpiece –one of the greatest works for wind ensemble.
The performers include San Francisco clarinetist Jerome Simas, musicians from other professional Bay Area ensembles and
Sierra Chamber Society director and pianist, Stevan Cavalier.
Seating is open. Ticket prices have remained the same for
many years and range from $16 to $24. Flex tickets are available
via SFCV, online at www.sierrachamber.com, by calling 3220994 and at the door. For information, go to [email protected].
Future concerts
Future Sierra Chamber Society concerts are as follows:
Feb. 7: Joseph Haydn – String Quartet Op. 33, No 3, “The
Bird”; Joseph Way – Trio for Flute, Bassoon and Piano, “Cerulean”; and Franz Schubert – String Quartet No 13, in A minor D.
804, “Rosamunde”
May 8: Features New York City rising star pianist, Sayaka
Tanakawa, Sara Vonsattel, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
and Esther Rayo, soprano. Also featured is Maurice Ravels
Sonata Violin and Piano in G major; Federico Mompou – five
Songs, “Combat del somni”; and Claude Debussy – Chansons de
Bilitis Antonín Dvorák – Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
June 26: Robert Schumann – Märchenerzählungen for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op. 132; Francis Poulenc – Trio for Oboe,
Bassoon and Piano, Op. 43; and Carl Maria von Weber – Quintet
for Clarinet and Strings, Op. 34
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Chora Nova presents a
Handel’s ‘Messiah’ sing-along
Christmas with the Carpenters tribute
performance set for Event Center Dec. 17
Close to You, a Carpenters
tribute band featuring Michele Whited, will perform on
Thursday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. in
the Tahoe Room at the Event
Center. The show will feature
Carpenters’ music along with
Christmas holiday favorites.
The Carpenters singing duo
of the 1970s and early ’80s focused on mid-tempo pop and
ballads with Karen Carpenter’s unique and expressive
alto voice on lead vocals. Both
Karen and Richard Carpenter
contributed background voices
that were overdubbed to create
Paul Flight
densely layered harmonies; an
integral part of their signature
Easter portion. Scores will
sound.
be available to borrow for
The Carpenters were the
the day.
biggest-selling group of the
This free program is
1970s. No fewer than 10 of
sponsored by the Recreation
their singles went on to become
Department and is open to
million-sellers, and by 2005,
all residents and their guests.
combined worldwide sales of
albums and singles exceeded
100 million units.
Whited recreates Karen Carpenter’s unique and unforgettable voice. Whited established a
passion for singing while growing up in the Pacific Northwest.
The Friends of the Walnut Creek Library’s book sale is the She has performed for profesperfect place to pick up great books at great prices. The sale will sional sport teams such as the
be in the Oak View Room at the Walnut Creek Library on Satur- SuperSonics, Seattle Seahawks
day, Dec. 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Following a short break from 2 to 2:30, there will be a bag sale
from 2:30 to 4 where a grocery bag of books may be purchased
for $5.
Center Repertory CompaAll proceeds from the book sale are used for the library col- ny presents Charles Dickens’
lection and children’s programs.
“Christmas Carol” Thursday,
Friends of the Walnut Creek Library members are invited to a Dec. 10, through Sunday, Dec.
special pre-sale on Friday, Dec. 4, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. This pre- 20, at the Lesher Center for the
sale is exclusively for Friends members. Nonmembers may join Arts, 1601 Civic Drive in Walat the pre-sale.
For information on membership levels, visit the website at
www.wclibraryfriends.org/join.html.
Get in the holiday spirit
by joining in a sing-along of
Handel’s “Messiah,” one of
the best-loved works in the
choral repertoire. The program will be presented by
Chora Nova on Sunday, Dec.
13, at 4 p.m. in the Fireside
Room.
The sing-along will be
conducted by Chora Nova
Artistic Director Paul Flight.
The Rossmoor community is invited to come sing the
choruses. Members of Chora
Nova, an auditioned chorus
based in Berkeley, will be
there to support local singers.
Soloists include soprano Rita Lilly, alto Lisa van
der Ploeg and baritone Sepp
Hammer. The music will include the entire Christmas
portion of the work, plus
some selections from the
Friends of Walnut Creek
Library holds book sale
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Michele Whited
and the Portland Trailblazers.
She has made recordings in
Los Angeles and Chicago and
maintains an active schedule as
a freelance singer.
Keyboardist Don Allen creates the group’s orchestrations,
which are based on the arrangements of Richard Carpenter. Don has been a fan of the
Carpenters’ music since he first
heard them in the early 1970s.
He grew up in Downey, where
the Carpenters lived for years.
Bass player Christopher Bazos plays and tours with an old
road-worn Fender Jazz bass, the
same warm-toned instrument
that studio bassist Joe Osborn
used when recording many of
the Carpenters’ hits.
Drummer Gary Wood has
a keen appreciation of the
Carpenters’ sensitive arrangements, particularly the drumming styles of Hal Blaine and
Karen Carpenter.
Woodwinds player Jason Pietro has been on the Sacramento music scene since 2004. He
skillfully performs the intricate
arrangements and the many
woodwind accents the Carpenters utilized in their recordings.
Guitarist Cole Hamilton has
performed with many groups
throughout California. His recordings have won Downbeat
Magazine awards.
The entire live band consists
of skilled musicians who perform assisted by only pre-recorded background harmonies
to help recreate the sound the
Carpenters originally presented.
Tickets for this concert are
$10 in advance at the Excursion Desk at Gateway and at
the door if the show does not
sell out in advance. This is an
Esses Productions presentation
Department. This event is open
to all residents and their guests.
Center Rep presents ‘A Christmas Carol’
nut Creek.
The production is brimming with music and dance,
love and laughter, spectacular visual effects and scary
ghosts. Michael Ray Wisely is
Ebenezer Scrooge.
For i n for m at ion, go to
CenterREP.org. Tickets are
$27 to $49. Call 943-7469 or
go to www.lesherartscenter.
org.
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Duke Robinson publishes his memoir – celebrates his fifth book at launch
By Doug Hergert
that was so beautifully demonstrated in the ancient prophets
and Jesus. To read Robinson’s
Rossmoor resident and memoir is to take part in his
president of Published Writers lifetime spiritual quest in facof Rossmoor, Duke Robinson, ing life’s mysteries.”
has just published his fifth
book, an engaging and enterRobinson agreed to an intaining memoir with the unex- terview about his new book,
pected title, “Standing on My which we conducted by e-mail:
Head … With My Fly Open.”
DH: Humor is always an
Anyone who has read Rob- important element in your
inson’s previous books is fa- writing. You seem to be havmiliar with his themes: He de- ing fun, however difficult the
lights in wrestling with theo- writing task might be. Does
logical presumption; and he your writing reflect your life
always seeks the connection in this respect?
between the life of the spirit
DR: I’ve had fun. In the
and the obligations of social fourth grade I stood on my
conscience. When Robinson head with my fly open. In juasked for a back-cover blurb, nior high, in my underwear,
here is what I wrote:
I played an invisible boy on
“Duke Robinson – scholar, stage. My high school year
humorist, teacher, leader, au- book highlights me for “classthor, family man – led a public room capers.” On my first
life of achievement and honor. Sunday as pastor of OakDespite his rational, straight- land’s Montclair Presbyteforward, practical outlook, in rian Church, I unknowingly
all his books he beats the drum skipped the offering (the offerfor agape, the powerful love ing, for crying out loud!). I did
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Duke Robinson recently published his memoir, which will
be launched at a party on
Wednesday, Dec. 9.
some funny things and often
have been accused of having a
sense of humor.
DH: You’ve also been very
serious about human rights and
social justice. How can you
keep a sense of humor in today’s world?
DR: Life is comedy and tragedy. We can’t escape the latter.
If you care about this broken
world for your offspring, you
can see yourself as responsible
to it but not responsible for it. I
don’t try to save the world but
to be faithful to it by working
with others of good will for its
betterment, even if I make no
discernible difference. Keep-
ing a sense of humor helps.
DH: Many people write
memoirs for their grandchildren. Why should anyone who
doesn’t know you read this
book?
DR: I have nine wonderful
grandchildren, and two great
grandsons in Philadelphia
who, at three years and three
months, are absolute geniuses.
I love them and want them one
day to know me. But I write
this memoir for everyone who
loves good stories, who enjoys
seeing beneath a person’s exterior, and who wants to grow up
and be whole, no matter how
old they are.
Someone has said, “Growing old is inevitable; growing
up is optional.” The way I see
it, if there is any meaning to
our humanity, we find it by becoming who we really are, that
is, by growing up. My experiences, the questions I raised,
and the different perspectives
I was forced to adopt on behalf
of intellectual integrity forced
me to grow up. I think other
people can be helped by reading about them.
DH: You dedicate this
memoir to your parents, who
introduced you to agape, or redemptive love. Yet you reject
their theological worldview.
What would they think of the
way you’ve turned out?
DR: Were they alive, I think
they could handle the fact the
world was not created in six
days, 10,000 years ago, and
that viruses and bacteria cause
illness, not demons, and that
morality and ethics have social and political dimensions,
not just individual ones. When
programed as a child to believe
a certain way, as I was, growing up may ask you to honor
your parents and disobey them
at the same time. My mother
would be fine with who I am.
My father would be okay as
long as I don’t become a Catholic.
DH: You see much in your
traditional Christian background as “worthy of ridicule.”
Yet you claim to believe in tolerance.
DR: I do. But I’m not tolerant of religion that perpetuates
false views of our humanity
and the universe, or that tolerates intolerant bigotry. I’d also
be intolerant of parents’ views
that the stork brought their
kids, or that the kids themselves are evil or worthless,
or that 2+2=5. I hope I’d also
be intolerant of my embracing
serious beliefs for which I had
no evidence, or that led me to
self-righteousness and the demeaning of others.
DH: In your book you reflect repeatedly on two questions: “What if?” and “How
come?” Why this preoccupation?
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Learn how to make pine Civic Arts presents winter ballet gala
at Acalanes Adult Education Center
cone elf in free class
Residents are invited to join the Rossmoor Recreation
Department for a pine cone elf-making class on Thursday,
Dec. 17, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Fireside Room at Gateway Clubhouse.
Students will make a pine cone elf out of pine cones, felt
and pipe cleaners. There is no fee for the class. There is a
class maximum of 20 students. Reserve a space with Elena
Ybarra at 988-7766.
Resident’s fifth book is memoir
DR: Complex coincidences,
surprising turns of events and
life-or-death close calls turned
my life both upside down and
right-side up. The fact of such
events fascinates me. But I’m really interested in why life works
the way it does, and what powers, if any, are behind it all. As a
child, one answer was stamped
on my brain. I thought it was the
only answer. As I moved into
adulthood, I found that history
offers other answers, and that
my answer did not always fit
with the facts of life.
DH: How does your memoir
relate to your other books?
DR: This is my most intimate
book. As a youth and young
adult, what I believed required
defensiveness, a false facade,
too much pretense. In this book,
I let you in on how and why my
convictions changed over the
decades to an adult worldview
that profoundly grounds, integrates and liberates me to be
much more of who I am.
DH: You write without apparent regard for fame or fortune. Writing is hard work, and
takes overwhelming time and
personal resources. Why do you
do it?
DR: It helps me explain myself to myself and to others–
here’s who I am, what I’ve been
through, how I’ve changed. My
writings invite readers to check
their own desires for fulfillment,
which I’m convinced will help
them. Whenever people tell me
my writing has helped them, it
makes all the time and sweat
worth it.
Robinson will launch his
memoir on Wednesday, Dec. 9,
at 7 p.m. in the Club Room at
Creekside. Those who plan to attend should notify him at [email protected] or 287-1837.
Walnut Creek Civic Arts
Education presents its winter
ballet gala on Friday, Dec. 11,
at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec.
12, at 2 p.m. at the Del Valle
Theater on the nearby campus
of the Acalanes Adult Education Center, 1963 Tice Valley
Blvd.
The gala is a performance
rich in holiday culture from
around the world. The array of
music and dance embraces the
celebrations of many people
and many countries. Holiday
favorites will be featured both
in the classical and contemporary styles.
“The Nutcracker” will be
the second half of the performance again this year. This
magnificent story will be performed with everyone’s favorite music, characters and dances.
Rebecca Berke directs this
performance for the 30th
year in the Bay Area. Diablo
Ballet professional dancer,
Edward Stegge, as well as
Bay Area performer, Mari
Cyphers, will perform along
with students from the Civic
Arts Education Dance Academy in the intermediate and
advanced professional-training program.
Tickets are $16.75. Call 9437469.
Civic Arts Education is a
program of the city of Walnut
Creek.
Recreation offers greeting card class
The Recreation Department
will offer a class on how to
make greeting cards on Tuesday, Dec. 15, at 10 a.m. in the
Fairway Room at Creekside
Clubhouse.
The class will be taught by
Linda Rogers who has been
creating her own greeting
cards her entire life. She began
teaching eight years ago and
has taught at Aegis, Lafayette
Community Center and Walnut Creek Senior Center.
Each participant will get
to make three styles of card.
Space is limited.
If interested in participating,
call Elena Ybarra to sign up at
988-7766. All participants are
required to bring their own
scissors. This class is free and
is sponsored by the Rossmoor
Recreation Department.
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We have doctors on site to serve our Rossmoor patients.
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Duke Robinson will launch
his fifth book, his memoir,
“Standing on My Head – With
My Fly Open,” at a book-signing
party Wednesday, Dec. 9, from 7
to 8:30 p.m. in the Club Room at
Creekside. Coffee, juices, wine
and desserts will be served.
As seating will be limited,
those who plan to attend are
asked to make a reservation
to Robinson at dukenclaire@
gmail.com by Saturday, Dec. 5.
Robinson’s memoir chronicles
his nearly 83 years from birth to
today, including highlights from
his 15 years in Rossmoor.
Robinson is the president
of the Published Writers of
Rossmoor. He has written four
other books, “The Middle Way,”
“Savior,” “Create Your Best
Life” and “Too Nice for Your
Own Good.”
Signed copies of all of his
books will be on sale at the party at the discounted price of $13,
including tax. His books, as well
as his new memoir, are available
on Amazon.com.
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Opera Club appoints Steven Lowe to board
Diane Mauch, president of
the Rossmoor Opera Club,
announced the appointment
of Steven Lowe as the organization’s publicist and board
member. A Rossmoor resident
since February 2013, Lowe is
a popular lecturer on classical
music, giving classes through
Acalanes Adult Education and
Diablo Valley Emeritus College.
The public information specialist for Seattle Symphony
for more than a decade, he
joined the symphony staff after two decades as a psychotherapist and more than 30
years as a freelance contributor to many different musical
journals including High Fidelity/Musical America, Stereo
Quarterly, Keynote and Classical magazines.
After earning bachelor’s
and master’s degrees in history, he was awarded a Rockefeller Foundation Grant, Project
for the Training of Music Critics, which brought him to the
University of Southern Cal-
Steven Lowe
ifornia in 1965/66 and led to
a position on staff as reviewer
and assistant editor for High
Fidelity/Musical
America
Magazine.
He continues to provide
program notes for Seattle
Symphony, Seattle Chamber Music Society and the
University of Washington’s
“World Series” chamber music concerts and piano recitals. He also serves as the Sierra Chamber Society’s publi-
cist and pre-concert lecturer.
Established in 2009, the
Rossmoor Opera Club has
sponsored engaging quarterly
events, including annual galas
featuring gifted singers, dinners and spirited conversation
shared by opera-loving Rossmoorians and other Contra
Costa County residents.
The Opera Club maintains
a cordial and productive relationship with various arts organizations in the Bay Area,
including the Merola Program
of San Francisco Opera, Festival Opera, Livermore Opera,
San Francisco Conservatory,
and Solo Opera.
The club sponsors concerts,
previews of operas, recitals,
classes and films. The broad
array of films of operas and
documentaries on composers
and performers has been facilitated by Opera Club board
member Gene Gordon, who
selects and obtains the films.
Opera Club, call Mauch at
988-9898.
Ashmoleans present a holiday concert
Dec. 13 at Grace Presbyterian Church
The Ashmolean Singers
will present a holiday concert
on Sunday, Dec. 13, at 3 p.m.
at nearby Grace Presbyterian
Church, 2100 Tice Valley Blvd.
Conducted by Steve Mullins
and accompanied by Carolyn
Wolf, the Ashmoleans will present a program of favorite Christmas classics, as well as several
up-tempo contemporary songs
associated with the winter holiday season. Their musical selections will be a mixture of wellknown secular Christmas tunes
along with some traditional devotional carols and songs.
The 72-voice Ashmolean
Singers was founded over 10
years ago by Roger Hadlich,
with Musical Director Gordon
Addison and Joyce Temple, all
Murphy Wallbeds
of whom are still active in the
chorus.
The Ashmoleans perform
both in and around Rossmoor,
and reach an audience of several
thousand each year. The group
offers both holiday and spring
concerts as well as the distinctive cabaret shows, which feature various musical acts, as well
as choral selections, with food
and drink served by the famed
Ashmolean “singing waiters.”
In the spring of 2014, Maestro Addison retired from the
podium, relinquishing the baton
to Mullins, a gifted choral director and talented trumpet-player.
The Ashmolean Singers continue to grow in number and
in the scope of their repertoire,
which includes classical selections, Broadway show tunes and
favorites from the Great American Songbook.
A $5 donation will be accepted at the door. For information,
call the church office at 935-2100.
Theater Review
A Superb Production of
“Barber of Seville”
By Charles Jarrett
had the good fortune to see two
delicious theatrical productions this
past week – the 20th
Anniversary World
Tour of Riverdance
at the San Jose Center for
the Performing Arts, (which
unfortunately moves to Los
Angeles this week), and “The
Barber of Seville” (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) at the War Memorial Opera House in San
Francisco, which has just two
more performances – Dec. 5
and 9 – on its short run.
Gioachino Rossini’s “The
Barber of Seville” has long
been considered to be the
most beloved and revered
comic operas. It is one of
the greatest masterpieces of
“comedy within music.”
This opera revolves around
clever and enterprising characters – a barber named Figaro and the Count Almaviva,
with whom Figaro has found
great favor. Rosina is an attractive youthful ward of an
elderly and grumpy Dr. Bartolo, who has been charged
with taking care of her until
she reaches the appropriate
age to marry. Since Rosina
has a substantial dowry, the
not-so-good doctor secretly
plans to marry her himself
and to prevent her from falling in love with other suitors.
He consequently allows the
young lady little freedom.
Figaro is a charismatic and
clever gentleman. The count
seeks Figaro’s suggestions
as to how approach Rosina
and how, at the same time,
to hide his true identity from
Dr. Bartolo, who is “protecting” Rosina from any young
men seeking her attention.
The count, first in disguise
as student Lindoro, is hoping
Rosina will fall in love with
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changes his disguise
to that of a local militia soldier, who is supposed to be billeted on
the doctor’s premises,
and later on, poses as
a singing instructor in
order to gain access to the
lovely Rosina so as to secure
her hand in marriage.
For the most part, this production is quite superb in almost all production aspects,
but I was not sure of the
purpose for the raised stage
upon which the palatial home
of Dr. Bartolo sat, which
played the principal setting
(like placing the entire set
upon a dock or pier above the
actual stage). It seemed unnecessary and certainly complicated the entrance and exit
of actors, and some props and
equipment.
Perhaps it was meant to
signify that his home of the
wealthy doctor was above
and apart from the rest of the
community. I also provided
an area where props could be
stored other than back stage.
Can you imagine a group
of dress white uniformed
soldiers crawling in and out
from under a stage dock to
make their appearances and
exits? Further, the costumes
by Pepa Ojanjuren and the
lighting by Gary Marder added significantly to the reality of this delightful comedy.
Director Roy Rallo and Conductor Giuseppe Finzi provided a superb collaboration
that made this production a
fun-filled experience.
The music, the voices,
the orchestral accompaniment are wonderful. Figaro
is played by baritone Lucan
Meachem, the Count Alamaviva by tenor René Barbera, the doctor by baritone
Alessandro Corbelli, and the
singing instructor and friend
NCJW plans fundraiser
to help families in Israel
Harmony women’s vocal
ensemble performs Friday
Holiday concert is at Hillside
Now going into its sixth
year of performance, Harmony, Rossmoor’s women’s
vocal ensemble directed by
Meriel Ennik, will present
a second holiday concert on
Friday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. in
the Diablo Room at Hillside
Clubhouse.
This year’s music and
theme focuses on angels and
babies with Hanukkah music
and a sprinkling of familiar
holiday music with a twist.
Carolyn Wolf is the accompanist. Natalie Jenkins,
from Northgate High School,
will play the clarinet and hula
dancers from the Hawaii Club
will be featured.
This free program is
Department and is open to
all Rossmoor residents and
their guests. Look for the
posting on Post It! on Channel 28.
For information about Harmony, contact Ennik at 2879550. Harmony is a member
of the Performing Arts Guild
of Rossmoor.
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Held Dec. 16 at Event Center
The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) will hold
a fundraiser to support NCJW’s programs in Israel. The event
is on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 10 a.m. in the Tahoe Room at the
Event Center. The cost is $20.
Yad b Yad, which means hand in hand, is NCJW’s once a year
fundraiser. The money raised goes to aid in the education of
women, children and families in Israel regardless of ethnic origins. The council will also honor a past member, Helen Serxner,
who devoted her time to helping these programs.
This year’s fundraiser will feature a silent auction, entertainment and a buffet lunch. The lunch will include roasted chicken,
mashed potatoes, green beans, tossed salad, rolls, dessert and
coffee.
The silent auction this year is full of unique gifts donated by
club members in addition to numerous gift certificates donated
Natalie Jenkins
by local business, including hair salons, restaurants and stores.
Members offer a luncheon for 10 at someone’s home, instruction on how to make great soups and how to crochet.
The entertainment this year is provided by Isaac Zones, a San
Francisco-based musician specializing in Jewish, spiritual, folk
and family music. He will play the guitar and sing numerous
Jewish folks songs. For a preview, he can be seen on You Tube.
All Rossmoor residents are welcome to this event. Drop off
reservation checks at the NCJW’s mailbox in Gateway or send
checks to Janet Ladner at 2001 Oakmont Way No. 8. Those who
want to reserve a table of eight should include all eight reservaasked for more.”
Rossmoor residents, their tions in the same envelope. The deadline is Monday, Dec. 14.
For information, contact Rose Jackson at 279-0735 or check
friends and family are welthe
club’s website, ncjwccs.org.
come. Admission is an appetizer or dessert to serve eight.
Those who desire may bring
their own libations and snacks.
There will be a drawing for
several door prizes at intermission.
Dues are $30 a person and
are now due. Dues may be left
in the club’s mailbox at Gateway or paid at the holiday par250 Lafayette Circle, Suite 110
ty.
Lafayette
Bob Burch at 934-1337.
Devil Mountain Jazz Band performs
at Dixieland Jazz Club’s holiday event
Party is next Wednesday at Event Center
The Dixieland Jazz Club’s
annual holiday party will feature the Devil Mountain Jazz
Band. The event is on Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. in the
Tahoe Room at the Event Center.
The evening of music is for
listening and dancing.
The Devil Mountain Jazz
Band continues to develop its
multi-style approach to preserving the popular music of
the late 1800’s through the early 1930’s, and the west coast
revival jazz of the 1940’s.
The eight piece 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 twenties.
Attendees will also hear the
band perform ragtime, blues,
Dixieland standards, gospel and novelty tunes. There
may be an occasional duckcall by Pete Main, or assorted
strange-instrument solos by
Pete Main, Noel Weidkamp
and Glenn Calkins. A new
addition to the band is Tom
Belmessieri, recreating many
tunes by Bing Crosby.
The band also recreates the
New Orleans-derived hot jazz
popularized by Armstrong,
Hardin, Biederbecke and
Morton in Chicago in the late
twenties. They present special
historical concerts celebrating
the music of these jazz greats,
and a special show, ”Bix and
Bing.”
On special occasions or for
festivals, the band expands to
12 to 15 pieces to recreate the
big band sounds of the 1930’s,
flying the flag of the Jambalaya
Swing Band.
Smaller versions of the
band play frequently for occasions where this historic music is new to some folks, with
the focus on providing a good
time through this happy music.
Since 1982, Devil Mountain has performed at several
hundred jazz festivals, scores
of jazz society and civic concerts and on 14 jazz cruises.
They have released 10 recordings, most recently, “You
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Richard Devlin is Published Writers of Classical Jazz in Four
Rossmoor’s featured author this month Hands concert is Friday
The Published Writers of
Rossmoor’s December featured writer is Richard Devlin.
He is the author of an historical
novel, “The Cult.” There will
be displays in the Rossmoor
Library during the month.
Set in England and Arab
Norman Sicily during the late
12th century, the story follows the fates of three pupils
of an English scholar who become caught in a web of deceit
and threatened by an ancient
Gnostic cult.
As their imperiled lives and
loves unfold, the three friends
struggle against both the evil
of the cult and the oppressive
prohibitions of their time.
A lover of medieval art and
architecture since boyhood,
Devlin has made secular pilgrimages over the years to Romanesque and Gothic churches and monasteries in England,
France, Italy, Germany and
Spain.
But it was a journey to Sicily in 2001 that ultimately
historical figure of the second
century A.D. Basilides wrote
of a mysterious figure called
Abraxas, a power “greater than
God and Satan.” But, as the
author points out, the personal
political and religious conflicts
faced by his characters are
strikingly similar to those of
our own time.
Devlin moved to the Bay
Area after retiring from his
position as chairman of the Art
Department at Carlow University in Western Pennsylvania,
where he taught both studio art
and art history.
An artist and published writRichard Devlin is December’s
er
on art, he has had 15 solo
featured author
exhibitions of his paintings in
inspired him to write “The Pennsylvania and California.
Cult.” There, he discovered a He is currently a member of
whole new medieval style of both the Published Writers of
art and architecture, a mixture Rossmoor and the Rossmoor
of Arab, Norman and Byzan- Writing Group.
tine Greek influences.
Published by Undercroft
“The Cult” of the title is Books in April, “The Cult” is
based on the writings of the available in original paperback
early Christian heretic Basi- and Kindle-e-book on Amalides of Alexandria, an actual zon.com.
At Grace Presbyterian Church
Grace Presbyterian Church will host a Classical Jazz in
Four Hands concert on Friday, Dec. 4, at 2 and 7:30 p.m.
The pianists will be Stephanie Trick and her husband Paolo
Alderighi.
Trick joins with Alderighi for a four-hand jazz piano duo
dedicated to playing the songs of the swing era, along with
some ragtime, boogie woogie, stride piano, and blues from
the late 1920s.
A classically trained pianist, Trick was the 2012 recipient
of the prestigious Kobe-Breda Jazz Friendship Award. She
has performed in many parts of the United States as well as
in Europe in a variety of venues, including the Teatro Dal
Verme in Milan, Italy, the KIG Dixieland Festival in Dresden, Germany, the Rochester International Jazz Festival, and
the Gilmore Keyboard Festival.
She and Alderighi have recorded two CDs together. In
2014, they played for the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of
Cornwall at the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.
More information may be found on Trick’s website at
www.stephanietrick.com.
Tickets for the concert at Grace Presbyterian Church are $20
in advance, $25 at the door, and $10 for students. They are available from Marlene Miller, 2200 Pine Knoll Drive No. 1. Make
check payable to Trick, indicating which performance, and include a self-addressed, stamped envelope (for return tickets).
For information, call Miller at 952-4267. Grace Presbyterian Church is located at 2100 Tice Valley Blvd.
Ceramic Arts Club plans show and tell, party, orientation
The Ceramics Arts Club
(CAC) will hold an open studio the afternoon of Thursday,
Dec. 10, from 2 to 5 (the Lapidary Club will also be open
during this time). All CAC
members who would like to
show and sell their own ceramic work at that time may sign
up on the white board in the
CAC Studio.
There is no cost to partici-
Christmas Eve
Brunch: 11 a.m. – 3.pm.
Dinner: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
(Holiday Menu Only RSVP Recommended)
Hanukkah Dec. 6-14
Special Menu
Christmas Day CLOSED
New Year’s Eve
Lunch: 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. (Regular Menu)
Dinner: 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
(Special Menu/RSVP Recommended)
Bar Open All Day
New Year’s Day
10 a.m – 4p.m. Champagne Brunch Buffet
$29.95 pp
Dinner - Closed
Restaurant & Bar
Creekside Clubhouse
1010 Stanley Dollar Dr.
In the Rossmoor Community
www.rossmoorcreeksidegrill.com
Reservations a must! Please call us at
(925) 949-8658
pate. Space is limited, however, so it is on a first-come, firstserved basis.
Holiday party
The annual potluck holiday
party will be held Thursday,
Dec. 10, at 5 30 p.m. at Dollar Clubhouse. Members can
sign up at the sign-in table in
the CAC Studio. Places can be
reserved by putting $5 per person in the check box and marking it “holiday party.”
The theme of the potluck is
international food. There will
also be a gift exchange – wrap
an item for regifting and bring
it to the party along with the
potluck dish.
Orientation
Rossmoor residents are invited to join the CAC by tak-
ing the next orientation class.
There is a sign-up list on the
white board (located next to
the chalkboard) in the Ceramic
Arts Studio at Gateway.
The cost is $30, payable by
check (nonrefundable, made out
to CAC) when signing up. Deposit checks in the wooden box
just below the sign-up sheet.
This class consists of three
Thursday sessions, from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. each day, on Jan.
14, Jan. 21 and Feb. 4. A person must attend all three sessions of this class in order to
join the CAC.
Participants in this class
will receive a supply of clay, a
small set of tools and a booklet
about clay and glazing. They
will learn how to make sev-
eral types of hand-built pots,
while at the same time learning about the CAC Studio and
how to use it. At the end of the
class, those who have attended
all three sessions will be eligible to join the club.
Class size is limited, so anyone interested should come in
to sign up as soon as possible.
Contact Linda Mariano, 408718-3730.
CAC recommends that
members and interested individuals check the studio’s website at www.rossmoorceramics.
com to see up-to-date information regarding studio membership and a section called “The
Scoop” featuring photos of activities going on in the studio.
Contact Shulenberger.
St. Anne’s holds annual Christmas
Festival this weekend at Parish Center
The Church of St. Anne will tival on Saturday, Dec. 5, from Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
hold its annual Christmas Fes- 4 to 7 p.m. and on Sunday, All are welcome to browse and
buy while enjoying holiday decor in the Parish Center, just
outside the Rossmoor gates.
This year’s boutique offers
its popular tables of jewelry
and Christmas gift items, a silent auction, baked goods and
a coffee shop to enjoy a cup of
coffee before heading home.
Jewelry treasures, gift baskets,
Family Recipes made fresh daily
toys and games for children
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December Special Events
The following are the December 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 at www.rossmoornews.com.
Dec. 3-4 Thursday and Friday Movie
“Some Kind of Beautiful” 2015 99 min R
1, 4, 7 (12/3) 10 a.m., 1, 4, 7, 9 p.m. (12/4) Peacock Hall
Dec. 4
Harmony Holiday Concert
7 p.m. Diablo Room, Hillside
Dec. 4
Mort Sahl Comedy Show
8 p.m. Tahoe Room, Event Center
Tickets $20
Dec. 5
Saturday Movie
“A Room With a View” 1986 116 min NR
1, 4, 7 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
Dec. 5
No Saturday Dance this month
Dec. 6
Sunday Funnies
“Edward Scissorhands” 1990 105 min PG-13
4, 7 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
Dec. 9
No Spotlight today
“Rewrite” 2015 107 min NR
1, 4, 7 p.m. (12/10) 10, 1, 4, 7, 9 p.m. (12/11)
Dec. 12 Saturday Movie
“Moby Dick” 1956 116 min NR
Dec. 13 Sunday Funnies
“My Big Fat Greek Wedding” 2002 95 min PG
Dec. 13 Chora Nova Chorus
Handel Messiah holiday program
4 p.m. Fireside Room, Gateway
No Sunday Showcase this month
Dec. 15 Bonnie Weiss Presents
Make ’Em Laugh: Ethnic, Ladies and Patter Songs
11 a.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
“The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” 2014 comedy
116 min PG-13 1, 4, 7 p.m. (12/17) 10 a.m., 1, 4, 7, 9 p.m.
(12/18) Peacock Hall, Gateway
Dec. 19 Saturday Movie
“A Day at the Races” 1937 110 min NR
“Miracle on 34th St.” 1947 96 min NR
Dec. 21-22 Foreign Film
“Little White Lies” 2010 French 154 min NR
4 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
Dec. 23 The Spotlight
Dick Bertrand Holiday Program
Noon-Fireside Room, Gateway
Dec. 25-26 Friday and Saturday Movie
“Testament of Youth” 2015 130 min PG-13
10 a.m., 1, 4, 7, 9 p.m. (12/25)1, 4, 7 p.m. (12/26)
“Adam’s Rib” 1949 100 min NR
Dec. 28 Musical Monday
“Songcatcher” 2000 Musical 109 min PG-13
Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve Festivities
Cabaret Show featuring Alysha Umphress,
Cody Williams and David Studebaker
7 or 10 p.m. Fireside Room, Gateway, Tickets: $25
Dance featuring The Delish Band
9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Tahoe Room, Event Center Tickets: $25
Dec. 31Jan 1
Thursday and Friday Movie
“Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation” 2015
131 min PG-13
1, 4, 7 p.m. (12/31) 10 a.m., 1, 4, 7, 9 p.m. (1/1)
Schedule for language captions (when available) in Peacock
Hall: Thursday at 1 and 7 p.m.; Friday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Saturday at 1 and 4 p.m.; and Sunday at 4 p.m. Comments, questions
or suggestions? Call Brian Pennebaker at 988-7732 or email at
[email protected]. Read the News every Wednesday
for more complete details about all of these events or go to www.
rossmoornews.com.
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Published Writers hold holiday party
The Published Writers of
Rossmoor will welcome in
the holidays at their monthly
meeting on Saturday, Dec. 5,
from 10 a.m. to noon in the
Fairway Room at Creekside.
This will be an opportunity
to informally discuss books,
writing, publishing and marketing with other club members and guests. Members are
encouraged to bring copies of
their recently published books
to display as part of the discussion.
Party planners Judith Dillingham and Jane Stallings invite members to bring samples
of their favorite yuletide cookies, cakes or sweets for a potluck. Coffee will be provided.
Those who want to share a
favorite holiday poem, song or
brief story are asked to contact Stallings at 954-1382 for
guidelines.
President Duke Robinson
said that the club will also celebrate the launch in January of
its new website. He said it is
currently up and running, but
is still a work in progress.
Webmaster John Gilbert,
who developed the site, will
give a 15-minute video walkthrough at the meeting to acquaint members with its capabilities.
He said the new website will
incorporate members’ photos
to use as an index or link to
their personal pages, where
California
Writers Club
features three
local authors
Three local authors will
share “The Path to Publication”
at the next luncheon meeting
of the Mt. Diablo Branch of
the California Writers Club
(CWC) on Saturday, Dec. 12,
at Zio Fraedo’s Restaurant, 611
Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill.
Lynne Goodwin will discuss
setting goals and completing
a first draft. Al Garrotto will
talk about editing, cutting and
polishing a manuscript. Anne
Steiner will present strategies
for marketing and creating a
platform.
Sign-in begins at 11:15 a.m.,
with a seated luncheon and one
complimentary beverage from
noon to 12:45, and speakers
at 1. The cost is $25 for CWC
members, $30 for guests.
Reservations are required,
and must be received no later
than noon on Wednesday, Dec.
9. Contact Robin at ragig@
aol.com or leave a message at
933-9670, or sign up via PayPal: click “buy now” on the Mt.
Diablo website.: http://cwcmtdiablowriters,wordpress.com/
next-program/. Add $2 transaction fee.
Expect confirmation only
when emailing a reservation.
The California Writers Club
Mt. Diablo Branch web address is: http://cwcmtdiablowriters,wordpress.com.
Co-chairwomen of the Published Writers Club holiday party
are, from left, Jane Stallings and Judith Dillingham.
they will be able to promote
and sell their books.
The website will also provide important information
about the club to interest new
members and to promote its
activities community-wide.
program, contact Dillingham
at [email protected].
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Movies Movies Movies Movies Movies Movies
Romantic comedy ‘Some Kind of Beautiful’
presented at Peacock Hall Thursday, Friday
The 2015 romantic comedy “Some Kind of
Beautiful,” starring Pierce Brosnan and Salma Hayek, will be shown in Peacock Hall at
Gateway on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 1, 4 and 7
p.m.; and on Friday, Dec. 4, at 10 a.m. and
1, 4, 7 and 9 p.m. Language captions will be
available at the showings at 1 and 7 p.m. on
Thursday and 10 and 1 on Friday.
Poetry professor Richard Haig (Brosnan)
weaves a tangled web out of his romantic life,
which includes an affair with a graduate student whom he’s impregnated. But when he
falls in love with her stepsister, Haig begins
to reassess his life.
This film is one hour and 39 minutes long
and is rated R. This free program is sponsored
by the Recreation Department and is open to
all residents and their guests.
Saturday’s film is ‘A Room With a View’
The 1986 drama “A Room
With a View,” starring Helena Bonham Carter and Julian Sands, will be shown in
Peacock Hall at Gateway on
Saturday, Dec. 5, at 1, 4 and
7 p.m. The showings at 1
and 4 will feature language
captions.
In this adaptation of E.M.
Forster’s novel, Lucy travels to
Florence with her chaperone in
tow. There, she falls for a fellow countryman’s moody son.
But like any proper Englishwoman of that era, she must
fight her feelings, and it’s a
losing battle.
This film is one hour and 56
minutes long and is not rated.
This free program is sponsored
by the Recreation Department
and is open to all residents and
their guests.
‘Edward Scissorhands’ is Sunday’s comedy
The 1990 comedy “Edward Scissorhands,”
starring Johnny Depp, will be shown in Peacock Hall at Gateway on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 4
and 7 p.m. The showing at 4 will feature language captions.
An inventor dies before developing hands for
his creation, a boy named Edward who instead
has scissors at the end of each arm. Edward lives
a monastic existence until an Avon lady adopts
him and takes him to live with her in the suburbs.
This film is one hour and 45 minutes long
and is rated PG-13. This free program is sponsored by the Recreation Department and is
open to all residents and their guests.
Chinese-Americans to show ‘Kinamand’
Due to technical problems, the
Chinese-American Association
of Rossmoor was unable to show
“Kinamand” (“Chinaman”) in
its entirety. Therefore, it will be
reshown on Wednesday, Dec. 9,
at 7 p.m. in Peacock Hall.
The movie, a 2005 Danish
production, is about an aimless
plumber in Copenhagen who
finds new purpose and love
when he agrees to marry an
illegal immigrant from China, for a fee. More information
can be found in the Nov. 11 issue of the News.
The film is in Danish and Chinese Mandarin languages, with
English subtitles. All Rossmoor
residents and guests are invited
to attend this showing.
Last screening of World War II documentary
will be shown at Rosie the Riveter Museum
Rosie the Riveter National Park and Museum
is hosting the last screening for 2015 of Patricia Weaver’s original documentary “Echoes of
World War II – a Bay Area Perspective” on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 11 a.m.
The museum is located at 1414 Harbour Way
S. No. 3000 in Richmond.
The film features many Rossmoor residents sharing their experiences of being a
child during WWII. The film has been sold
out for two other prior screenings. Call the
museum and make a reservation at 510-2325050, leave name and number; there may be
a waiting list.
The film is 35 minutes long, and will be
followed by an opportunity to ask questions of
the Director Mike Paunovich and producer and
Rossmoor resident Patricia Weaver.
Democrats show Jon Stewart’s ‘Rosewater’
The Jon Stewart film,
“Rosewater,” will be shown on
Monday, Dec. 14, at 1 and 7
p.m. in Peacock Hall at Gateway. The film is sponsored by
the Rossmoor Democrats.
A Tehran-born journalist
based in London returns to
Iran where he covers the 2009
presidential election and its ensuing riots.
Falsely accused of espionage, Mazia r Ba ha r i is a rrested and tur ned over to
“Rosewater” who is a brutal
inter rogator who subjects
the innocent repor ter to
months of beatings and tor-
The Rossmoor Opera Club will present a peculiar opera film
and a traditional ballet movie. The opera will screen on Monday,
Dec. 7, at 4 p.m. in Peacock Hall at Gateway Clubhouse.
Acclaimed director Kenneth Branagh has taken Mozart’s
fairy-tale opera of 1791, “The Magic Flute,” and has moved it to
World War I. The overture and opening scenes are set in WWI
trenches where Branagh displays his inspired imagination. Every minute of the film brings a new twist in Branagh’s creative
interpretation of Mozart’s whimsical opera. It is a perfect balance of comedy and drama, romance and horror.
Tamino (Joseph Kaiser) is wounded in battle but his life is
saved: He is rescued by three kind field nurses. Tamino is shown
a picture of the Pamina (Amy Carson) and falls instantly in love
with her. His mission now in life is to save his treasured beauty
from the clutches of Sarastro (Rene Pape) who has kidnapped her.
Birdman Papageno (Benjamin Jay Davis) also has a mission.
With his canaries and pigeons he checks the trenches for dangerous gasses. Papageno decides to go off with Tamino on his
perilous adventure.
“The Nutcracker”
“The Nutcracker” will screen on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 4 p.m.
This is a grown-up “Nutcracker,” a much more sophisticated
interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet. The traditional
lighthearted story of a young girl dreaming on Christmas Eve
is transformed by director Mikhail Baryshnikov into a complex
emotional experience.
Baryshnikov shows Clara’s awakening feelings for her prince,
and gently allows her to discover her feminine yearnings and
dawning womanhood. Baryshnikov has banished the Sugar Plum
Fairy from the ballet and has given her part to Clara. Baryshnikov, as the prince, dances with Clara in duets that reveal Clara
becoming less and less a girl and more and more a woman.
All Rossmoor residents and their guests are invited to the
two holiday films. “The Magic Flute” is 135 minutes, “The Nutcracker” is 78 minutes. A $1 donation will be requested and a
raffle held.
Financial Forum presents
‘Chasing Madoff’ Dec. 14
The Financial Forum presents
the movie, “Chasing Madoff,”
on Monday, Dec. 14, at 4 p.m. in
Peacock Hall at Gateway.
This film was initially
scheduled in October but had
technical problems.
The film details a quest for
truth by vigilante and amateur sleuth Harry Markopoulos
(a Boston securities analyst)
and his associates. They spent
10 years investigating Bernie
Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, which
scammed an estimated $18 billion from investors. This is a
compelling story of their strug-
gle to find the truth.
White collar predators, including bankers and their lieutenants and henchmen, helped
Madoff in his scheme. The plot
thickened when Markopoulos
and his team and family faced
danger as they uncovered an
epic deceit. And then no one
would listen.
The Financial Forum invites
all Rossmoor residents to see
this engrossing film. Note that
there will be no forum speaker
in December.
For information, contact Joe
Hoffman at 954-7912.
ture to force him to confess
he’s a spy.
This film is based on a true
story. It lasts one hour and 44
minutes and will have subtitles. A discussion will follow
for those who want to stay. All
Rossmoor residents are invited
The Rossmoor Vegan Club will show the film, “Babe,” on
and there is no charge.
Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. in Peacock Hall at Gateway.
In Australia, a young pig watches wistfully as all the other
pigs are loaded in trucks and taken away. They never return. The
young pig, Babe, thinks they are going to Pig Paradise, “a place
so wonderful that nobody ever came back.” Of course, they are
in their quest in tracking Chaney.
A Texas Ranger, named LaBoeuf (Damon), going to a slaughterhouse.
Babe, too, might have been butchered, for the farm wife sees
for reasons of his own is also after Chaney. Together the unlikely trio ventures into hostile ter- Babe only as a ham walking on legs. But her husband, farmer
Hoggett, sees more and he saves Babe’s life.
ritory to dispense some Old West justice.
This movie was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including
“True Grit” received Academy Awards in
2011 for best picture and Bridges received best best picture and best director. The American Film Institute named
“Babe” No. 80 on its list of America’s most inspiring movies.
actor in a leading role.
“Babe” had a strong effect on the growth of vegetarianism,
This is more than just another western film.
It’s a timeless example of how determination especially among young people. It also gave rise to a more sympathetic view of animals in their intellectual, emotional and
and human decency triumph over evil.
The film is 110 minutes long, rated PG-13 social capacities. Actor James Cromwell, as a result of starring
as farmer Hoggett, became an ethical vegan.
and will include English captions.
All Rossmoor residents and their guests are invited to the
For information, call Joan Leonard at 322102-minute film. A $1 donation will be requested and a raffle held.
5744.
Republicans show ‘True Grit’ Dec. 16
The Rossmoor Republican Club’s December
feature is “True Grit.” It will air Wednesday,
Dec. 16, at 4 p.m. in Peacock Hall at Gateway.
The 2010 movie is a powerful story of vengeance and valor set in an unforgiving and unpredictable frontier where justice is simple and
mercy is rare. The movie stars Jeff Bridges,
Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Brolin.
After outlaw Tom Chaney (Brolin) murders
her father, feisty 14-year-old farm girl Mattie
Ross (Steinfeld) hires Rooster Cogburn (Bridges), a boozy, trigger-happy lawman, to help her
find Chaney and avenge her father. Cogburn is
the toughest U.S. Marshall she can find – one
with “true grit.” The bickering duo is not alone
Opera Club presents
films on opera, ballet
Vegan Club shows ‘Babe’
tonight in Peacock Hall
Eye O n DVDs
“Young Goethe in Love”
Worthwhile
By R.S. Korn
“Young Goethe in Love” imagines a turning point in the
life of the man who is sometimes referred to as “The Shakespeare of German literature.” The biographical details may
be questionable for this is a dramatization, but the story line
is a classic one: the conflict between generations.
It is 1772. Johanne Wolfgang Goethe (Alexander Fehling)
is 23 years old and has no interest in pursuing his father’s
desire for him to become a lawyer. His lack of enthusiasm
is readily apparent when he appears late and disheveled to
take his doctoral exam and then manages to spectacularly
fail it. At the same time he charms the examiners with his
improvised nonsensical answers to their questions and then
celebrates by dancing exuberantly in the snow outdoors.
What he wants to do is write.
His father (Henry Hubchen), a successful and well-connected lawyer, is disappointed and even more so when he
reads the lines of poetry Goethe has written. He terms them
child’s play, nonsense and refuses to support him any longer.
However, he doesn’t completely give up on his feckless boy.
Using his contacts, he manages to get him a post in a backwater town, Wetzlar, as an apprentice to the local prosecutor
Kestner (Moritz Bleibtrece).
Once there, Goethe finds a companion in work and play in
Wilhelm Jerusalem (Volker Bruch). They get drunk together,
ride out into the countryside, strip naked to swim in the lake
and fall asleep peacefully under the trees. They also attend
a local dance which Goethe initially considers more boring
than a funeral until a young woman (Miriam Stein) backs up
into him, spilling red wine over his waistcoat. He is taken
with her radiant look as well as her spirited and feisty personality, but knows nothing more about her.
Thereafter, he and Wilhelm walk by a church when they are
drawn inside by the sounds of choral music. Hearing a pure
soprano voice, Goethe turns toward the loft where he sees that
the soloist is the very girl from the dance. After the service he
learns that she is Lotte Butt and that she lives outside town.
Visiting her, he discovers that she is eldest of seven children whose mother died the previous year and that the family
is poor. Seeing her under those circumstances does nothing
to dim his ardor.
Wilhelm also finds a woman to whom he is attracted.
Though she is married and has children, they manage to have
a relationship and Wilhelm is convinced she will leave her
husband and they will be able to live happily ever after. Life
however, for both young men, is not that simple.
Gradually Kestner and Goethe have become friends although there’s a certain wariness on Goethe’s part since
Kestner is his boss. Goethe is unaware that Kestner, too, is
courting Lotte. When Kestner admits to him that he is unsure of how to speak in order to win her, Goethe supplies the
phrases. Unlike Goethe, he is settled, well-to-do, cannot only
support Lotte, but even her family, and is happy to do so.
Lotte is under great pressure from her father to marry him.
For his part, Kestner initially knows nothing of the pre-existing intimacy between Goethe and Lotte.
At the start of the film, Kestner is perceived as the bad
guy, stuffy, exacting and demanding, but his character is
revealed slowly to be much more nuanced, sensitive and generous. Goethe, who begins as the jester, frivolous, full of
himself, also changes.
This film is both comical as well as dramatic: A madcap
character matures because of knowing disappointments and
loss. However, it is only after he has experienced them that he
finds his voice and becomes a writer, one whose work “The
Sorrows of Young Werther” is immediately and spectacularly successful. Moreover, its impact is such that it moves
literature itself into an entirely new period – the Romantic.
The film is a visual treat. It re-creates the setting of the period, the architecture, the dress, the very sense of the young
hero’s excitement as he rides his horse at breakneck speed
across a peaceful open landscape in search of love.
This is a 2010 film, not rated and is available from Netflix.
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Italian-American Club presents ‘Una
donna per amica’ (‘A Woman as Friend’)
“Una donna per amica” (“A woman as a
friend”) will be shown on Monday, Dec. 21, at
7 p.m. in Peacock Hall at Gateway. The film,
released in Italy in 2014, will be in Italian with
English subtitles. It’s unrated and lasts about
89 minutes.
Francesco (Fabio De Luigi) is a lawyer, who
defends indefensible cases. He has an Italo-French
woman friend, Claudia (Laetitia Casta), who has
moved to town to be with her sister Anna (Valeria
Solarino). Between Francesco and Claudia, there
is a great friendship and complicity.
Claudia is a free soul, exuberant, elusive and
unaware of her beauty. Francesco amuses and
protects her; she is his best friend. One day
Claudia meets Giovanni (Adriano Giannini)
who falls immediately in love with her.
Francesco observes Claudia reciprocate that
feeling and when she tells him that she wants
to marry, he supports her, even if he thinks her
decision is too impetuous.
Francesco meets Lia (Valentina Lodovini),
with whom he feels that he has met the love
of his life. When the two are about to move in
together, Claudia rushes back to Francesco’s
house; she needs his help and, as always, he is
ready to accommodate and help her, generating
suspicions and misunderstandings with Lia.
Francesco cannot help anymore to ask himself the question that he has avoided to face: Is
it possible to have a real friendship between a
man and a woman … or not?
For reviews in the New York Times and other publications visit our website events page
www.ItalianAmericanClub.org/events.
To be included in an email distribution list
that will link to the film’s trailers and to all
other events of the Italian-American Club of
Rossmoor, contact Joe Casalaina at [email protected] or at 482-0919.
Proust Study Group shows ‘Swann in Love’
The Proust Study Group
invites all Rossmoor to view
the movie “Swann in Love” on
Monday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. The
film will be shown at Peacock
Hall. There will be no charge
and all are welcome.
“Swann in Love” is a tale
of obsessive love set against
the colorful backdrop of Paris
in the 1890s. Swann (Jeremy
Irons) falls in love with a young
courtesan (Ornella Muti) and
finds himself tormented by
his unrelenting sexual desires.
Based on the novel by Marcel
Proust, “Swann in Love” also
features Alain Delon in the role
of the Baron de Charlus.
The film, shot in 1984, is
110 minutes long and is in
French with English subtitles.
For information, call Emily
Ehm at 943-7610.
ORT presents the film ‘Hava Nagila’ Dec. 15
“Hava Nagila” will be shown on Tuesday,
Dec. 15, in the Club Room at Creekside.
Refreshments will be served at 1 p.m. with
the movie at 1:30. The movie is presented
by ORT.
“Hava Nagila” is an enjoyable romp through
the history of this great song. It reveals the
power of one song to express and sustain identi-
ty, to transmit lessons across generations and to
bridge cultural divides.
The movie is 73 minutes and has English
captions.
A donation of $1 is appreciated to support
ORT’s 235 schools in 60 countries. ORT’s mission is to provide the skills that enable students
to be economically independent.
Civic Arts Winter Artists’ Market is this weekend
Civic Arts Education, a
program of the city of Walnut Creek, will host its annual
Winter Artists’ Market Friday through Sunday, Dec. 4
through 6, at the Shadelands
Art Center, 111 N. Wiget Lane
in Walnut Creek. Entry is free.
The Winter Artists’ Market will feature over 80 local
artists (both Civic Arts Education students and instructors)
selling handmade ceramics,
jewelry, art glass, paintings,
prints, photography, textiles
and more.
Attendees will enjoy a festive Winter Wonderland shopping experience with unique,
handmade gifts for the holidays. They will also have the
opportunity to learn more
about the array of classes offered by Walnut Creek Civic
Arts Education.
Civic Arts instructors will
provide art demonstrations
and family artmaking, and
will be available to answer
questions. Entertainment, refreshments and gift wrapping
will be offered throughout the
three-day event.
Last year, more than 8,000
adults, youth and children
enjoyed beginning through
professional level classes and
programs at the Shadelands
Civic Park and Heather Farm
campuses. Classes include ceramics and sculpture, decorative and fiber arts, digital media and photography, drawing,
painting and printmaking,
jewelry, glass, music, dance
and theater.
For information, go to the
website at www.arts-ed.org.
Lapidary and ceramics studios will
be open late for holiday shoppers
Looking for a unique last-minute Christmas
gift? The lapidary and ceramics studios at Gateway will be open late on Thursday, Dec. 10,
from 2 to 5 p.m. to showcase their artists’ wares.
There will be a variety of items available.
In the Lapidary Studio, shoppers will find
unique stone, glass and silver pendants, beaded
necklaces, earrings and many other jewelry items.
Beautiful glass plates, dishes and decorative items as well as wind chimes are available.
More than 12 artists will display their creations.
Cash and checks are accepted. There will be
a free raffle and free snacks.
In the Ceramics Studio, there will be a wide
range of unique ceramic pieces. Some of these
are useful as well as beautiful, such as platters,
bowls, casserole dishes, vases and cups. Others
are purely decorative, including Raku and pitfired vessels, sculptures and wall plaques.
Several of the artists will be on hand to show
their creations. Both cash and checks will be
accepted.
Lapidary Club will hold its holiday dinner at Dollar Dec. 11
The Lapidary Club’s holiday dinner
will be on Friday, Dec. 11, at 5 p.m. at
Dollar Clubhouse.
The club will provide tri-tip and
roasted chicken. Members should bring
a dish to share. A big crowd is expected. There is no charge for club members, but the guest fee is $5.
Reservation checks should be given to
the supervisor in the Lapidary Studio any
time between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday
through Friday or Saturdays from 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Checks may also be placed in
the club’s mailbox at Gateway. The envelope should be marked “2016 dues.” Sign
up no later than Friday, Dec. 4. Be sure to
specify the dish to be brought.
The club dues for 2015 are $15,
and are payable now. Anyone who has
joined the club since Nov. 1, 2015, or
has paid their dues since then is current
for all of 2016.
In addition, locker fees are due. Large
lockers are $10, small lockers are $5 and
drawers are $10. Checks are the preferred method of payment. Note “dues”
and the locker number on the check.
New members are asked to complete a membership form available in
the Lapidary Studio. To be a member
in good standing, members must pay
dues by Feb, 28.
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Autos Wanted....................... 45
Carports & Garages For Rent...... 50
Carports & Garages Wanted........ 55
Free Stuff.................................. 60
For Sale.................................. 65
Wanted.................................. 70
Business Opportunities........ 90
Business Services................ 100
Professional Services.......... 110
Seeking Employment.......... 120
Help Wanted....................... 125
Real Estate Information.... 140
Real Estate For Sale........... 145
Real Estate For Rent.......... 150
Real Estate Wanted............ 155
Room/Shared Housing....... 160
Vacation Rental.................. 165
Travel................................... 170
Pets....................................... 180
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Discount rates available for
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be made at the time the ad is
placed.
Place classified ads at the News
office located at the Creekside
complex, or mail to 1006
Stanley Dollar Drive, Walnut
Creek, CA 94595. Classified ads
can be emailed to newsdesk@
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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.
Note regarding classified ads for leases and rentals:
All Rossmoor leases and room rentals are invalid unless
approved by the appropriate Mutual Board.
Rossmoor News classified ads are online at
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Click the Classified ad tab at the top of page
1700 N. Main St.,Walnut Creek, CA 94596
925-280-8562
70 Wanted
CAL BRE #: 01401780
[email protected]
wanteD : olD ameriCan inDi
an baskets, rugs and blankets,
potter y, beadwork or other artifacts; also California and Southwest paintings; highly qualified
and professional. Personal and
corporate references available
upon request. 707-996-1820.
Condo in the Treetops
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
Hu d so n’s Est ate Li qui d atio ns.
510-645-5844. Free assessment.
Fully insured. License 2451174.
Villa El Rey condo has a private setting in the
treetops from its two open balconies. The home
is upstairs with only one shared neighbor for lots
of peace and quiet. Features include new flooring throughout, recessed lighting, six-panel doors,
granite counters and more. Offered at $520,000.
Darling Del Monte
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BuYing JewelrY:
Mexican/Navajo turquoise, costume, rhinestone,
sterling and watches. Monica at
Sundance Antiques, 2323 Boulevard Circle, Walnut Creek, 925930-6200. Anything old!
Cozy 1 bedroom/1 bathroom coop with updates
throughout. This charming home has just one
neighbor for ultimate privacy. The kitchen is totally remodeled with modern cabinets, stainless
steel appliances and a tile backsplash. Light
hardwood floors throughout make the home
light and bright. Pedestal sink in the bathroom.
Offered at $215,000
i BuY 1950S furniture! Danish
modern, Widdicomb, Herman Miller, Knoll, Dunbar, etc. One piece
or entire estate ! Highest prices
paid. $ $ $ . Call Rick, 510 -219 9644. Fast, courteous house calls.
Stunning Villa El Rey
Gorgeous 2 bed/2 bath condo in private two-unit
building with serene setting off two balconies. Inside the home is remodeled top to bottom with a
spectacular kitchen, beautiful modern bathrooms
and decorator details throughout. Nothing has
been missed - dual pane windows, new HVAC,
bull-nose corners, designer mantel and more.
Offered at $675,000.
Agents/Owners
ANN CANTRELL
639-7970 BRE 01058289
We would like to help with all your
real estate needs! Call us now!
Sheron
Y vonne
Cal BRE # 00931939
Cal BRE # 01365641
925• 323 • 9966 925• 457• 7229
email: [email protected]
www.the2goldengirls.com
ELIZABETH HASLAM
899-5097 BRE 01494942
www.yourrossmoorrealtor.com
1950 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek
The strength of our team is proven by OUR reputation for results!
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.
Better Business Bureau member.
PCGS and NGC Dealer. 925-2839205. Go to www.sf-bay-area-collectible-coins.com or email [email protected].
Sell Your itemS on eBaY I will
pick up your items and sell. Experienced in antiques, vintage and
fine jewelry, designer items, sterling and china. Julie, daughter of
Rossmoor resident, eBay registered trading assistant. 925-6834010 or email adreamcometrue@
pacbell.net.
i BuY antiQue Sewing buttons,
lace, fabric, vintage clothing, ribbons, trim, hats, jewelry and dolls.
All pre-1960s. House call and cash
paid at once. In business since
1978. Professional and helpful.
Call Jennifer, 415 -29 0 -7289 or
email [email protected].
33A
100 Business Services
Auto
Computers
Flooring /Tiling
Handyman
www.gooDBYeDentS.Com
We
come to you! Minor dents and those
annoying scratches on doors, fenders, hood, quarter panels and bumpers. We save you time and money!
Save the hassle of finding a body
shop and call 925-234-2336.
Senior-frienDlY,
experienced
help for c om puter, t ab let an d
smartphone at www.jlgcomputersolutions.com. Repair, email, setup, internet, virus removal, installs,
upgrades, backup and buying services/consulting. Support for any
appliance or device! Call Jonathan
at 925-338-9644.
t i l e e n t rY waYS :
A beautiful
one could enhance the value
and the appearance of your
home. Special pricing for a limited time ! Examples and refere n c e s i n R o s s m o o r. L i c e n s e
No. 775026. Phone Cal directly
today for a free estimate. 925 200 -3132.
Anyone performing construction work in California that
totals $500 or more in labor and materials must be
licensed by the Contractors State License Board.
Beauty /Fashion
Contractor
Food /Chef /Catering
all traDeS- Call
now for bath,
kitchen, laundry, windows, doors
and more! Licensed contractor No.
775026. Free estimates! Rossmoor
references and EPA-certified renovator. Call Cal at 925-200-3132.
maniCure PeDiCure ServiCeS
Licensed, professional manicurist
over 15 years. Specializing in inhome manicures and pedicures.
Relax at home and enjoy my friendly service and comforting touch.
Gif t cer tificates available. Call
Sue, 925-349-8616. License No.
M222359.
liCenSeD general
contractor
specializing in kitchens and baths.
Washer/dr yer installation. Reasonable rates, no subcontractors.
I will do it all for you! Rossmoor
approved. Local and Rossmoor references. Lic. No. 871774. Contact:
Scott Rich, 925-216-5694.
neeD to have hair Done but
can’t make it to the salon? In-home
haircutting and coloring services
by a professional stylist. Licensed
with 20 years experience. Call Kim,
510-697-5503 or Yelp me.
Electrical /Lighting
liCenSeD eSthetiCian
specializing in in-home facial services for
6 years. Relax and get pampered
in the comfort of your home. Call
925-899-6831 to schedule and appointment.
Computers
george’S furniture rePair
Ser vice. Antiques and highend fur niture s pe c ialt y. Refin ishing and caning. Formerly of
Bonynge’s. 925-212-6149. No job
too small.
PENDING!
EXPANDED KENTFIELD WITH PRIVATE PATIO
End unit CONDO, with only 4 units per building, leads onto
spacious patio in a private setting. Two-bedroom, two-bath
PLUS den features new neutral carpet, paint and smooth ceilings.
Upgraded kitchen boasts beautiful granite slab and stainless steel
appliances, including microwave and sink. Carport is located
right outside the unit! $495,000
ComPuter ServiCeS
Hardware
setup, repairs, upgrades, software
and application training. New systems and software sales. All windows and MAC OS. Data Recovery! All service. No charge if not
fixed. Call 925-899-8211.
Cheryl Beach
eriC’S ComPuterSNeed help?
We set up new computers, Internet
connections, email. Troubleshoot,
repair, replace internal/external devices, upgrades, consulting. Digital
photography specialist. We make
house calls. www.ericscomputers.
com. 24 hours, 925-676-5644.
1830 Tice Valley Blvd.
Walnut Creek, CA 94595
ComPuterS’ BeSt frienD :
Hardware/software trouble shooting and repair. Internet and email
problems, Windows tutoring, help
with Windows 8, very friendly service. Home visits and telephone
suppor t. Excellent references.
925-682-3408 www.computersbestfriend.com.
PleaSant, Patient Young
woman will teach you computer basics
(Mac /PC), email, Internet, Word,
iPad, smartphone, etc. Can also
help with troubleshooting, virus removal, new computer installation,
online purchasing. $40 /hour (1hour min). Stellar Rossmoor references! 510-517-3179.
iPhone! iPaD!-aPPle helP!
Are
you still trying to figure out how to
use your iPhone or iPad? Have you
done the latest upgrades? Or are
you looking to buy an Apple iPhone,
iPad, watch or computer for a holiday gift? I provide private lessons
on how to use your Apple products
and individual attention on purchasing for the holidays. $30/hour.
Rossmoor Resident. Your home or
mine. Mary Birss, 925-482-0280.
loCal ComPuter ServiCe Pro
vides Windows tutoring, very patient and friendly service. College
educated and certified, with many
satisfied clients. Specializes in
malware/virus removal, computer
optimization, software /hardware
installation, troubleshoots /fixes
computer errors and crashes. Rate:
$50/hour. Call Evan, 925-818-7655
or email [email protected].
h a n DY m a n a n D Ca r Pe n t rY
Fencing, painting, tile, linoleum,
remodeling, bathrooms and kitchens, landscaping, plumbing, electrical, cabinet refinishing. Pressure washing for driveways and
patios. Also, do window washing.
Call Jaime, 925-639-0228, 925671-2917.
tireD of CooKing?
Home
cooked meals delivered to your
door weekly by trained personal
chef. Lots of experience, sterling
references. I can simplif y your
life ! 707-738-3554. [email protected].
More Business Services – Handyman on page 34A
Rossmoor Resident
925.324.4599 Mobile
Cal BRE #01432500
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.
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.
25 year s experience, licensed
and insured. Reasonable rates,
Rossmoor references. Please call
925-550-3586.
Furniture /Upholstery
l i C e n S e D e leC t r i C i a n a n D
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.
Carpet
CarPet Cleaning:
Fast and professional service. Same-day appointment available. Spot specialist.
Low, low price. Sell new carpet. Licensed. Call today, 925-383-1253.
PerSonal CooK
Cooking delicious healthy meals in your home
or I can deliver meals weekly or
monthly to you. Call Linda, 925899-7040. Visit my website, Thecalmcaterer.com.
e-mail: [email protected]
Committed to Excellent Service and Successful Results
ONE OF A KIND
Gated Bay Area Retreat
Pristine, redesigned Sequoia Wrap
Luxury high-tech “smart home” with
all the bells and whistles, 1,322 sq. ft.
2 bedroom, 2 full baths
with laundry and office area.
Open veranda with mountain and tree views
$655,000
Call Me 925-948-5636
Email: [email protected]
OPEN
HOUSE
Sunday
12/6
Shanti Haydon
BRE 00960891
Rossmoor Resident and Specialist • 25+ Years Real Estate Experience
Coming Soon!
Featured Properties
$100 free BoDYworK with any
work done. Hoods, bumpers, panels. Call for free estimates. Most
cases one day service, free pickup
and delivery. Catering to Rossmoor
residents. Call Mike at 925-5847444 or email Paintbymike57@
gmail.com.
Crane’S hanDYman ServiCeS,
LLC. “Your small project expert”
serving Rossmoor for nearly 10
years ! Electrical, plumbing, furn i ture a s s e m b l y, b a s e b o ar d s,
crown-molding and more! The only
handyman you’ll need ! Insured.
Business License 018239. Call David, 925-899-7975.
Nice Sequoia
2 bedroom, 1 bath
Upgraded with great view
Expanded
Santa Clara
2 bedroom, 2 bath, den
200 extra square feet
Parking at the door
Exceptional location
Pending!
San Franciscan
end unit
2 bedroom, 1½ bath
Newly remodeled
Private location
Waterford
ROSEDOWN
2½ bedroom, 1½ bath
View
&
Walt
Nancie
Walt
Tony
Nancie
&
Straub
DRE #00512940
DRE # 01399870
925-285-1605
waltstraub.com
34A
100 Business Services
Handyman
Home Décor
Moving /Packing /Hauling
TV/Audio /Video
Anyone performing construction
work in California that totals
$500 or more in labor or
materials must be licensed by the
Contractors State License Board.
interior DeSign ServiCe
Furnishings, lighting, accessories,
window coverings, closets, flooring, full remodels for your home.
Rossmoor specials and references
available. Call Yoko for a free consultation. 925-470-6949. See us at
www.yokointeriordesign.com.
lew’S hauling
Prompt service.
Starting at $ 22. Rossmoor references available. Call 925 - 639 7725.
auDio & viDeo ConverSionS
Let me conver t your treasured
recordings to CDs or MP3s, your
VHS tapes to DVDs or your photos to CDs. These will make wonderful memories for you or as gifts
for family and friends. Reasonable
rates. Call Skip (Rossmoor resident) at 502-528-3512.
hanDYman rePair ServiCeS
Specializing in home electrical, tile,
painting, flooring, wall coverings, window cleaning and light housekeeping.
No job too small. Rossmoor resident
discounts. Call Rick (Rossmoor resident) at 925-639-8333.
fair anD honeSt
I work and live in
Rossmoor. No project is too small,
I love small jobs. I do repairs, maintenance, carpentry, installation and
odd jobs. Changiz, 530-870-2845.
ContraCtor anD hanDYman
K itc hen bathrooms, plumbing,
driveways, fenc ing, elec tric al,
house siding, painting, decks, roof
leaks and windows. No job too
small. We look after the elderly.
Call Kevin, 925-586-0940.
Home Décor
#1 T O P P RO DUC E R
L O R I YO U NG
L O R I YO U NG
ron’S winDow CoveringS
Blinds,
drapes, valances, shutters and
shades. Free in-home consultation.
Free personalized installation. Quick
reliable service. Serving Rossmoor
for over 25 years. Call 925-827-0946.
Lessons /Instruction
it’S never too late to learn
ukulele or guitar. Experienced
Ros s m o or teac h er p layin g 5 0
years. Learn a new skill you can
enjoy with family and friends. Call
Alan at 925-820-1127.
Moving /Packing /Hauling
BoB & terrY’S JunK removal
Specializing in home and estate
cleanups, big and small. No minimum charge - free estimates - price
reduction for salvageable items.
Ser ving Rossmoor for over 30
years. 925-944-0606.
tonY’S hauling ServiCe,
We
haul your junk. We do trash outs.
Call 925-382-6544. Email through
website at www.tonyshaulingservice.com.
IMPRESSIVE HOMES
Stunning Golden Gate
2 Bedrooms, 1 Full Bathroom, 1 Half Bath
~Remodeled with Great Charm & Elegance
~Gourmet Kitchen with Open Design
~Craftsman Crown & Base Moldings
~Custom Window Treatments
$398,000
Picturesque Villa Loma
neeD helP PaCKing?
For an hourly fee I will come to your home with
packing supplies for moving, storage, etc. Rossmoor references. To
schedule, call Nancy at 925-2168975.
Windows
Organizing /Declutter
haPPY CloSetS
will bring experience, professionalism and organization into your life. I will transform any space you wish: closets, offices, bedrooms until your
house is clutter free. Be amazed
by space and ease. For a complimentary consultation, call Rinata,
925-954-9087 or visit www.happyclosets.org.
organiZation BY Donna
Home,
office or businesses. Closets, bathrooms, file cabinets, decluttering
kitchens, garages, storage Closets, packing/unpacking, bedrooms,
living room and desks. Home sale
preparation. Office, 510-543-1883.
Painting
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 No. 507098. Free estimates. Pacific Bay Painting, 925932-5440.
TV/Audio /Video
tv, Digital, remote control sup
port. Extensive Rossmoor references. DVR, DVD, VCR, digital
cable box, Netflix/Logitech Harmony Remote/Bose system, “specific
time recording” of TV programs.
Call Tim, 925-837-6682.
2 Bedrooms, 2 Full Bathrooms, Den & Loft
~Remarkable Quality Home with Expansive Views
~Remodeled Throughout
with
G Finer Touches
P E N DI N
Granite Counters, Marble Floors, Volume Ceilings
~Spacious Home with over 2100 Square Feet
~Rare Attached Garage with Interior Access
$799,500
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.
[email protected]
www.RossmoorToday.com
(925) 787-7625
BIG
CalBRE#00482614
Home too
Home too ?
No home at all?
small
Sue DiMaggio
[email protected]
www.loriYoung.com
veteran roSSmoor garDener
will turn chaos into order with attention to water wise planting in
your patios, atriums and balconies. Container specialist. Reliable vacation watering also. Jane,
938-8256.
Ready to Help You ... Call Now!
Rossmoor Specialist
(925) 787-6357
neighBor for hire
Plant your
winter bloomers yet? Try something new – drought tolerant and
succulent plants. Work with your
design or mine. Need help repotting? Reasonable rates, Rossmoor
references available. Carol, 925639-1985.
REALTOR®, SRES®
“where Caring & ProfeSSionaliSm
are one anD the Same”
Please call me for any of your
real estate needs.
I love to be of service.
“ParaDiSe” all t YPeS
of fine
gardening. Yard shape-up and
maintenance. Trimming, pruning,
weeding, shrub removal, yard design, planting, patio containers.
Dependable, on time. Quality results! Call Lester at 925-639-7725.
Marsha
Wehrenberg
Lori Young
30 Years in the Industry
Yard /Gardening
Helping Families in Transition with Care and Precision
Stunning Santa Cruz
2 Bedrooms, 2 Full Bathrooms, Plus Den
~Absolutely Stunning Remodel Throughout
~Unmatchable Quality Craftsmanship
G
P E N DI N
~Majestic Private Setting
with sprawling grassy lawn
~Level-in Single Story, Lives Like a Single Family Home
$600,000
winDowS carpet and upholster y
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.
Call
Kathie DiMaggio
AdamsStein
(925) 207-9212
(925) 699-6258
[email protected]
[email protected]
BRE #00820932BRE #01942595
Your Mother-Daughter Team providing full
services to revitalize your home for sale.
“Together we serve you better.”
CalBRE #01363672
1641 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA 94595
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, INTEGRITY = RESULTS
1641 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek 94595 • (925) 932-1162
110 Professional
Services
Health
theraPeutiC maSSage
Relieve
joint and muscle stiffness, rejuvenate, uplift! I bring a warm and
caring heart with nurturing, healing
hands. Over 10 years experience.
State certified. $75-$95/hour. Mary
Ann, 925-405-7740.
Legal
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 office 925-943-1620.
notarY PuBliC DiCK harrow
Rossmoor resident. I make house
calls and will come to your home.
20-plus years experience. Special
expertise in real estate documents.
Cell: 510-459-5770, [email protected].
Taxes /Finance
lafaYette taX ServiCe Income
tax preparation. Individuals, trusts
and small businesses. Enrolled
agent with Rossmoor references.
Appointments available in your
home. Tim McClintick, 925-2842924. www.laftax.com.
120 Seeking
Employment
Caregiver
the Caring hanD Home Care Re
ferral Agency has a registry of professional caregivers who can provide non-medical services which
includes personal care and light
housekeeping services. Call Beth
Sanchez for assistance at 925899-3976, 510-352-8041.
elDerlY Care with 20 years
experience. Excellent references,
care for stroke, Alzheimer’s, emphysema, diabetes, heart problems, hospice care, etc. Cooking,
errands, exercises, medicine, light
housekeeping. Live-in, long and
short hours. Sylvia, 925-768-0178
or Mary 925-676-9309.
reliaBle ComPanion
Caregiver. Available any time, live in/out,
full time/part time. Experienced 20
years. Worked with different types
of home health care. Call Faye at
925-435-5048 (cell).
BeSt QualitY Care
Dependable,
honest, loving, kind Registered
Nurse with 30 years experience. 20+
years in Rossmoor, excellent references. All daily needs you name it.
Live-in/hourly. Licensed, insured.
Affordable rate. Mary, 925-497-7738.
i n D e Pe n D e n t e X Pe r i e n C e D
caregiver- full or part time. Excellent Rossmoor references. Efficient
and can help with medication, diet
and exercise. Reasonable rates.
Call 925-216 - 0757 or 925 -325 6677.
PreCiouS home CaregiverS
Quality ser vice of non-medical
care since 1990. Dependable, fully screened, criminal background
check. Rates star t at $18 /hour,
live-in $180/day. Free assessment.
Please call 925-939-0197.
Pe r S o n al Car eg i v e r
quali fied to care for all of your needs.
Available 24/7 with 20-plus years.
experience. Caucasian, bonded,
insured, licensed, BBB Accredited
with all clearances. Free transportation. Starla, 925-698-6312.
Ca r e g i v e r S , m a l e / f e m a l e
Filipino, excellent, experienced,
mature, honest, reliable, punctual, caring, personal care, driving,
s h o p p in g, c o o k in g, e d u c ate d,
speaks clear English. References,
live-in, sleep-over or hourly. Louie
Cell-925-818-9645.
More Seeking Employment –
Caregivers on page 36A
Agents
AGENT OF
THE WEEK
The Leader in Rossmoor Resales Since 1967
OUR CURRENT LISTINGS
MLS LISTINGS - COOPERATIVES
1 BED, 1 BATH
SONOMA WRAP - COMFORTABLE & COZY WITH WRAP AROUND
DECK. Pergo floor & mirrored closet in entry. Updated bath with WD
& stall shower. Pleasant sylvan outlook. Close to carport...$295,000
CYPRESS - CHARMING & UPDATED. Lower level with large patio &
private lawn area. Unique reconfigured entry, built-in shelving & corner
cabinet. Updated kitchen. Wood blinds, laminate floors in entry &
living area, new carpet in bedroom. Fresh paint. WD.........$234,900
CONNIE
ROGERS
REALTOR R
CalBRE License #01083200
(925) 330-7570
“Connie worked endless
hours on our behalf
and we are incredibly
pleased with the results
of her work. I wouldn’t
hesitate to recommend
her to anyone looking
for impeccable
professionalism and
service beyond the call
of duty .”
DEL MONTE - BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED. Light and bright. No
neighbors above or below. Carport is located directly below the unit.
Community laundry close by. Private serene setting...........$208,000
3 BEDS, 2.5 BATHS
PIEDMONT TOWNHOUSE - TOP OF THE WORLD VIEWS!!
Two story co-op featuring fresh paint & new carpet. New vinyl in
baths. Hardwood floors in entry & kitchen. WD. Tiled patio. Huge
master suite with balcony to enjoy glorious vista........$625,000
MLS LISTINGS - CONDOMINIUMS
2 BEDS, 2 BATHS
2 BEDS, 2 BATHS
MONTEREY - Another fine remodel by Fred L’Estrange. Quality
craftsmanship & custom design throughout. Top of the line kitchen
with honey spice maple cabinets, slab granite counters, all stainless
steel appliances. Reconfigured bath with glass & tile shower. Elegant
fireplace & recessed wall in living room. Crown moldings, baseboards,
Kristina K. mirrored closet doors, recessed lighting, WD + more......$450,000
OPEN HOUSE TOUR
Sunday December 6th 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
CASCADE - GOLF COURSE VIEWS! New paint & carpet. Large living
room w/fireplace. Separate dining area. Sparkling white kitchen with
breakfast nook & ample storage cabinets. Spacious master suite with views,
patio access, double sink vanity, shower over tub & 2 closets........$598,000
SANTA CRUZ - BEAUTIFULLY UPGRADED. Toupin remodel in 08’.
Office/den with beautiful wall bed, coffered ceilings, shutters, skylights, laminate
floors, carpet in master bedroom, closets organizers, new furnace & air
conditioning in 09’, recessed lighting, dual pane windows...........$589,000
35A
36A
120 Seeking Employment
Caregiver
Companion /Assistant
Driver /Errands
Housecleaning
Caring CaregiverS Over 10
years of vast experience providing
total patient care. We are 3 professional native Californians. 4-hour
minimum. Call Priscilla 925-3300192, Susan 925-788-9605, Betty
(not an agency) 925-274-3866.
helPing hanDS/PerSonal
Assistant. Transportation to doctor
appointments, gro cer y / c lothes
shopping, errands, etc. I am reliable, honest and caring. Rossmoor
references. I would love to help
you! Call Linda at 925-825-2181.
DYnamiC homeCare
offers interactive personal services. We care.
Our personal caregivers are experienced in the care of a family member who has Alzheimer’s, dementia
or Parkinson’s. Call 925-639-9575.
eXPerienCeD ProfeSSional
Available afternoons and evenings
for non-clinical assistance. Would
also consider a live-in position.
Please contact Judy, 925 -956 9052.
neeD a riDe? Door-to -Door
service for seniors. Personalized,
safe prompt driving. Local /long
distance airports. Accommodates
some wheelchairs, all walkers.
Will stand by for doctor visits, etc.
Affordable rates. Scheduling by
appointment only. References.
Jay, 925-457-7125.
tireD of Cleaning
Companies and strangers cleaning your
home? Your solution is “Leti’s” I
am experienced and work alone.
Very detail oriented, I work with
love and care to your specifications and wishes. My satisfied customers will be happy to give references. Please give me a call at
925-395-1686 for a free estimate.
Leticia Flizicoski.
aCn referral agenCY offers re
liable, caring, dependable in-home
care services. Fully screened with
criminal background check. Rates
negotiable. Starts $18/hour subject
to assessment (live-out) or $180/
day (live-in). Please call 925-9394085.
e X P e r i e n C e D, D e P e n Da B l e
C o m p a s s i o n ate c ar e. Pr ov i d e
per sonal c are and meals also
housekeeping and companionship at your home. Reasonable
rates. Please call Rachel, 925 446 -1911, Jane, 925 -378 - 8961.
Not an agency.
lovi ng Careg iver SeeK i ng
full-time live-in position to care for
elderly. Also will do housekeeping,
grocery shopping, driving to doctor’s appts., etc. Please call Dolly
at 925-787-1898.
Caring iS our PaSSion Owned
and operated by health care professionals. Www.agelesshomecareservicesofcalifornia.com. 510996-4777 or 510-552-8000.
StevenS home health Care
with caregivers ready to service the
elderly. Available 24 hours. Bonded
and insured. Call Henry, 925-6398116 or Elizabeth, 925-719-3084.
Career Caregiver
CNA / HHA
since 1989. Available for 24 hour
shifts. Nonsmoker, pet friendly,
transfer capable, safe driver, compassionate, personal care provider.
Call for resume 209-985-1710. Patty Mosley.
Caregiver – Resident
Caring CaregiverS Over 10
years of vast experience providing
total patient care. We are 3 professional native Californians. 4-hour
minimum. Call Priscilla 925-3300192, Susan 925-788-9605, Betty
(not an agency) 925-274-3866.
home Care ProviDer :
Caring
companionship, light housekeeping, errands and transportation.
Alzheimer’s and dementia care.
Medication reminders. Meal preparation. Up to 24-hr. care and affordable rates. Please call 925-5658913. Leave a message.
helP for roSSmoor
resident(s)
in exchange for bedroom. Live-in
assistant; stimulating companion;
help however friends might. I’m
65; female; into: lifelong learning,
fitness, exercise rehabilitation,
nutrition, writing, diversity, disability rights, Democratic politics.
Rossmoor resident. Rossmoor references. 925-283-0283. [email protected].
neighBor for hire Do you need
help with chores? Younger resident
is willing to help: Caregiver relief,
errands, shopping, pet and plant
care. Reasonable rates. Peace of
mind that you are working with a
neighbor. Carol, 925-639-1985.
Driver /Errands
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” 925-3958181. Excellent Rossmoor references! TCP 25475.
Driver: reliaBle, Safe,
friendly.
Will drive you to doctor’s appointments, airports, shopping, even
trips. Call Peter Johnson, 925-9697714. (great references available).
Driving in roSSmoor
16 years,
reliable. All airports, cruise lines,
doctors, shopping. Call Pat, 925939-7942 or 925-300-5225 (cell).
Thank you.
Driver for ShoPPing medical/
dental appointments and airports.
Safe, reliable, licensed, insured.
Rossmoor resident. Scheduling
by appointment preferred but will
accommodate short notice if available. Wheelchairs /walkers OK.
Gary, 510-459-8307.
miKe iS BaCK: To airpor ts SFO,
OAK and SJC; cruiseline ports;
and do c tor ’s / physic al therapy.
Competitive rates. Rossmoor resident, [email protected] or
925-286-1551.
SuZ Y at Senior Shut tle
My
prompt, safe and comfortable sedan service takes you wherever
and whenever you want to go! Just
call Suzy at 925-323-7640.
Housecleaning
“D uSt- n o - m ore”
Your house keeping solution. We cater to your
individual cleaning needs. Reliable, dependable, quality service
with Rossmoor references. Licensed and Bonded. Call Barbara,
925-228-9841.
“eliSa’S houSeCleaning”
Over
20 years experience in Rossmoor
with many repeat clients. We’ll
clean your home back to tip-top
shape, from rooms to inside oven
and patio. Call 212-6831 or email
[email protected] or [email protected].
winDowS & houSe Cleaning
Professional with 20 years of experience and excellent references. Affordable. Job big or small—
not a problem. Call Martin, 925366-9125.
ServiCing roSSmoor
for over
six years. Licensed, bonded, insured. Call Bay Area Housekeeping today for your free estimate
at 9 2 5 - 917- 9 0 6 5 . R e fe r e n c e s
available upon request. Visit Bayareahousekeeping.net for more
information.
we Don’t Cut CornerS,
We
clean them. Martha’s Housecleaning. Free estimates. 15 years experience. Excellent references
available. License No. 5008447.
Call now 925-207-1118.
Miscellaneous
i BuY, Sell anD aPPraiSe U.S.
and world c oins and currency.
36-year resident of Moraga will
come to your home upon request . Br u c e B er man, M orag a
Numi s m at i c s. B et ter B u sines s
B u r e a u m e m b e r. P C G S a n d
NGC Dealer. 925-283-9205. Go
to w w w.sf-bay-area- collectiblecoins.com or email [email protected].
125 Help Wanted
ParKinSon’S SuPPort grouP
needs a treasurer. Volunteer position. Please call 925-939-4210.
ChiCK-fil-a walnut CreeK is
currently seeking a dining room
host(ess). Duties include: greeting and seating guests, refilling
drinks, clearing tables, maintaining cleanliness of dining room.
Flexible scheduling; off on Sundays. Applications in restaurant
o r at w w w.c f a r e s t au r a n t .c o m /
walnutcreek /teammember. Cont ac t : CFAWalnut Creek@g m ail.
com.
145 Real Estate
For Sale
10-aCre oregon ranCh
Large
5-bedroom house, guest house,
barn, shop. Gorgeous with views.
Fishing, boating and 20 minutes
from Eugene. $495,000. Call 925448-2030 or [email protected].
Residents can get information from the
Rossmoor website: www.rossmoor.com.
150 Real Estate
For Rent
All Rossmoor leases and
room rentals are invalid
unless approved by the
appropriate Mutual Board.
elegant StuDio, 1- anD 2- bed
room apartments at Atria Lafayette,
Atria Walnut Creek and Atria Valley View. Month-to-month, rate includes dining, events, housekeeping, maintenance, transportation,
most utilities. Pet friendly! www.
atriasenioliving.com, call 925-4483067.
K e n t f i e lD 2 B r / 1Ba
Peac eful
7th and 15th fairway view. Patio,
modern kitchen /bath. Dual pane
windows. W/D in unit. Furnished.
Carport and Rossmoor amenities.
January to June, 2016. $ 2,695 /
month. Call 510-213-8080 or email
[email protected].
155 Real Estate
Wanted
South DaKota woman would like
to rent at Rossmoor the month of
March 2016. No pets and nonsmoker. If you can help me out, call 605545-1094.
i BuY houSeS I pay cash, no re pairs. No strangers in your house.
I am the buyer, no fees. Call Jim,
925 -895 -7600. jbloans@yahoo.
com.
ProfeSSional worKing Cou
ple Nonsmoker, no pets looking for
one-year rental. 2 BD/2BA or 1 BA
starting Jan. 1, 2016. Interested in
possible option to buy. Please call
Rena, 707-477-8062 or email [email protected].
D eC e m B e r r e n ta l wa n t e D
74 -year- o l d wo m an, res p o nsi ble, quiet, neat and clean. I have
a well-behaved six-year-old cat.
Rossmoor references. Would like
to live in Rossmoor, looking to get
a feel for it. Please call Pier, 510887-0209.
reSPonSiBle CouPle
wants to
rent a furnished 1- or 2-Bedroom
condo in Rossmoor from approximately Februar y to April 2016.
Nonsmokers/no pets. We can be
reached at 509-336-9348.
165 Vacation Rental
Del mar, oCean view Tri-level
condo, 1,650 square ft. Furnished,
2 BD, 2.5 BA and loft. W/D. 10-minute walk to beach, all amenities,
30-day minimum rental. Special
$3,800. December, April and May.
Call Susan, 714-235-5282.
180 Pets
The Rossmoor median sales price was up 15%
over a year ago October.
This price appreciating is likely to slow next year.
How can I help you?
Wendy Ferrari
Sequoia
• 2 bdrm, 1 bath, Completely Remodeled. Gas
fireplace in living room, 50-inch mounted flat
screen TV.
• Skylights in kitchen and bath. All new wood
cabinets, granite, beautiful tile. SS appliances. W/D incl. Open Veranda with views. Quiet location,
Carport close. $449,000
Karen
Carnegie-Stochl
Realtor BRE 00671700
200-1184
510.333.3173 | [email protected]
SONOMA WRAP
Don’t miss this one! This lovely light and bright
home features 2 bedrooms, one bath, an all-white
kitchen, updated bath with walk-in shower and
washer/dryer. Attractive Pergo entry and lovely
treed outlook. Close to carport and bus. Priced to
sell at $295,000!
For information call
Valerie Petersen
Realtor Associate
1160 Alpine Rd., Walnut Creek
Office: 938-7090
Professional Independent Real Estate Brokers
BRE #00974130
932-1162 or direct 287-3327
or 925-623-3076
eli Z aBe th’S Pe t an D hom e
Care. Dog walks and cat sitting.
Experienced in veterinarian care.
I also can assist you with appointments, errands and chores. Call
925-944-5603.
overnight Dog Sitting in my
home with pick-up and delivery
available. Small dogs only. Bonded, insured. Enjoy your vacation
without worrying about your darling
dog. Auntie Pat’s Pets. References
available. 925-930-8871.
Dog anD home watCh: Retired,
local teacher available for livein home/pet care: walks, special
needs are fine. Also, included while
you’re away are a clean home,
laundry and a stocked refrigerator.
References. Dede, 925-699-7722.
Do You neeD Your
dog or cat
pampered? Call Robin at 925-4075343 for pet sitting, dog walking,
light grooming and poop scooping.
Experienced pet care with excellent
references and reasonable rates.
PawS ‘n’ PurrS Pet ServiCe
Loving attention for your pets. Dog
walking and cat care. Call Angela,
997-4795 for cat claw clipping and
dog walking, or Kathy, 932-0734,
Rossmoor residents.
More Pets
on page 38A
Rossmoor News • December 2, 2015
1950 TICE VALLEY BLVD.
WALNUT CREEK
Take A Look
925-937-6050
We are collecting
Toys for Tots
this Holiday Season.
Please bring a new,
unwrapped toy to our
office to benefit
children in our area.
P
NOTARY SERVICES
Available
COLLECTION DATES: Now - Dec 11
D
EN
ING
P
D
EN
Ann Cantrell
639-7970
ING
SAN FRANCISCAN.... $499,000
SONOMA................... $265,000
2
Co-op
2
• Upstairs end unit
• Enclosed patio
• Washer and dryer in unit
• Partial view of hills
2
Co-op
2
• Charming and bright
• New windows
• Crown moulding
• Jacuzzi tubs
• Recessed lighting, Solar tubes 1
2
• Laundry in unit
• Tile entry
• Plantation shutters
• Good location
PE
ND
Co-op
ING
AUGUSTA................... $529,000
CARMEL..................... $335,000
VILLA ROBLES........... $650,000
2
2
• High quality features
• Custom flooring
• Updated bath
• Dual-pane windows
• Plantation shutters
1
Co-op
2
• Upgraded kitchen and bath
• Laminate floors throughout
• Washer/dryer
• Private back patio
• Delightful front patio
2
Condo
2
• New carpet and paint
• Bright and modern kitchen
• High ceilings and skylights
• Fireplace, Private back deck
• Gorgeous views of hills
NEW
Loc Barnes
639-9594
David Bonde
510-663-1924
Dave Caron
708-6034
Sue Choe
212-2605
Allen Crown
457-3966
Virginia Dempsey
708-5855
Bernadette Dugan Jeanette Evans Christine Folger
408-5172
200-2032
683-7957
Walt Hanson
286-0654
ING
T
S
I
L
BROOKGREEN............$125,000
VILLA EL REY............. $520,000
DEL MONTE............... $215,000
1
Condo
1
• Nice unit in Waterford
• Convenient first-floor location
• Close to dining and parking
• New carpet
2
Condo
2
• Wooded setting
• Two private balconies
• Pristine move-in condition
• Spacious eat-in kitchen
• Laundry room, Fireplace
1
Co-op
1
• Remodeled kitchen
• Modern cabinets
• Stainless steel appliances
• Laminate floors
• Only one neighbor
PE
IN
ND
Elizabeth Haslam
899-5097
CO-OWNERS/AGENTS
SARATOGA................ $324,000
Condo
37A
G
ROSSLYN.....................$749,000
VILLA EL REY............. $675,000
CLAREMONT............. $235,000
2
Condo
2
• Den
• Quiet, serene and wooded
• Overlooking golf course
2
Condo
2
• Completely remodeled
• Decorator finishes
• Two balconies
• Serene setting
1
Co-op
2
• Tastefully updated
• Pleasant views from balcony
• Lots of guest parking
• Near laundry facility
Yvonne Jakovleski Patrice Jensen
457-7229
989-2010
Maureen Johnston Vito LoGrasso
360-9143
510-813-3710
Lee Lyons
683-4374
Sheron McCormick Edwina Morgan-Forh Curtis Nunnally
250-3970
323-9966
415-662-3674
Mary Orfali
510-326-5344
Brenda Portier
260-1405
Pam Roming
997-9981
Jeanie Rotticci
788-6309
Linda Servis
415-748-2491
Faye Ann Silva
457-9231
Willy Stadie
768-6623
Jack Starr
510-292-3327
Rhoda Thilmony
788-4744
38A
180 Pets
Legal Notices
the Cat whiSPerer
would love to
care for your cat/s. I promise that I
will know his/her personality before
you return. Rate $10/visit. Please
email me at nancy warner 69@
gmail.com or call me at 389-1129.
travel PlanS Coming uP? I’ll
give your pet the loving care they
so deserve. My home or yours, can
take care of yard or indoor plants too.
Dog walking or cat care anytime.
Rossmoor resident, excellent references. Debra Marcus, 925-708-2719.
tonY the Dog walKer Jump on
the bone and let me get your dog
movin’! I’ve worked for Rossmoor
residents for over 10 years. I’m a
reliable dog lover with reasonable
rates. Call 925-451-8331.
n e i g h Bor for h i re
Younger
resident is willing to help with all
your pet care needs. Reasonable
rates and peace of mind that you
are working with a neighbor. Carol,
925-639-1985.
SeeKing Part-time
pet parents for
my female, five-year-old Cavapoo.
She is sweet, smart, and gentle.
Please call Kathleen at 979-1112.
Legal Notices
APN: 241-200-021 TS No: CA01000479-14
TO No: 95306174 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S
SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED
OF TRUST DATED September 11, 2006.
UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT
YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A
P UBLIC S ALE. IF YOU N EED A N
EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE
PROCEEDINGS AG AINST YOU, YOU
SHOULD CON TAC T A LAW Y ER. On
December 22, 2015 at 10:00 AM, at the
north side of the Pittsburg Civic Center near
the grass located at 65 Civic Avenue,
Pittsburg, CA 94565, Special Default
Services, Inc., as the duly Appointed
Trustee, under and pursuant to the power
of sale contained in that certain Deed of
Trust Recorded on September 25, 2006 as
Instrument No. 2006-0302883-00 of official
records in the Office of the Recorder of
Contra Costa County, California, executed
by RACHEL PAIK, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN,
as Trustor(s), in favor of WELLS FARGO
BANK, N.A. as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT
PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER,
in lawful money of the United States, all
payable at the time of sale, that certain
property situated in said County, California
describing the land therein as: PARCEL ONE:
PORTION OF THE RANCHO ACALANES,
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING ON
THE EAST LINE OF THE PARCEL OF LAND
FIRSTLY DESCRIBED IN THE DEED FROM
THOMAS F. NELSON, ET UX, TO KARL J.
WENE, ET UX, DATED APRIL 26, 1939 AND
RECORDED MAY 23, 1939 IN VOLUME 495
OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, AT PAGE 414,
DISTANT THEREON SOUTH 9° 15’ 20” EAST,
83.52 FEET FROM AN IRON PIPE AT THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID WENE
PARCEL; THENCE FROM SAID POINT OF
BEGINNING, SOUTH 9° 15’ 20” EAST ALONG
SAID EAST LINE, 80 FEET; THENCE
EASTERLY IN A DIRECT LINE TO A POINT
ON THE WEST LINE OF THE PARCEL OF
LAND DESCRIBED IN THE DEED FROM H.
E. WOOLDRIDGE, ET UX, TO ROSA
WARNER, DATED APRIL 12, 1934 AND
RECORDED AUGUST 6, 1934 IN VOLUME
364 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, AT PAGE 189,
WHICH POINT IS DISTANT SOUTH 5° 52’
30” EAST ALONG SAID WEST LINE, 45 FEET
FROM A 2 INCH BY 2 INCH HUB AT THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE PARCEL OF
LAND DESCRIBED IN THE DEED FROM H.
E. WOOLDRIDGE, ET UX, TO JOE BENASSINI,
ET UX, DATED JANUARY 19, 1938 AND
RECORDED JANUARY 26, 1938 IN VOLUME
434 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, AT PAGE 167;
THENCE NORTH 5° 52’ 30” WEST ALONG
THE WEST LINE OF SAID WARNER PARCEL,
45 FEET TO THE 2 INCH BY 2 INCH HUB AT
THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID
BENASSINI PARCEL; THENCE NORTH 5°
55’ 10” WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF
SAID BENASSINI PARCEL, 25 FEET; THENCE
WESTERLY IN A DIRECT LINE TO THE POINT
OF BEGINNING. PARCEL TWO: “A RIGHT
OF WAY (NOT TO BE EXCLUSIVE) AS AN
APPURTENANCE TO THE TRACT OF LAND
DESCRIBED AS PARCEL ONE ABOVE, FOR
USE AS A ROADWAY FOR VEHICLES OF
ALL KINDS, PEDESTRIANS AND ANIMALS,
FOR WATER, GAS, OIL AND SEWER PIPE
LINES, AND FOR TELEPHONE, ELECTRIC
LIGHT AND POWER LINES, TOGETHER
WIT H T HE NECES S A RY P OLES OR
CONDUITS TO CARRY SAID LINES”, AS
GRANTED IN THE DEED FROM THOMAS F.
NELSON, ET UX, TO ESTELLE C. HAYS,
DATED OCTOBER 25, 1940 AND RECORDED
NOVEMBER 14, 1940 IN VOLUME 538 OF
OFFICIAL RECORDS, AT PAGE 267, “OVER
A STRIP OF LAND 20 FEET IN WIDTH,
KNOWN AS HIBBS COURT, THE CENTER
LINE OF WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON
THE SOUTH LINE OF THE PARCEL OF LAND
DESCRIBED IN THE DEED FROM HARRY E.
WOOLDRIDGE, ET UX, TO CONTRA COSTA
COUNTY, DATED JANUARY 6, 1936 AND
RECORDED JANUARY 22, 1936 IN VOLUME
390 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, AT PAGE 345,
DISTANT THEREON SOUTH 81° 02’ WEST,
221.33 FEET FROM THE WEST LINE OF THE
COUNTY ROAD FROM LAFAYETTE TO
MORAGA; THENCE FROM SAID POINT OF
BEGINNING, SOUTH 9° 15’ 20” EAST, 163.52
FEET.” The property heretofore described
is being sold “as is”. The street address
and other common designation, if any, of
the real property described above is
pur por ted to be: 9 2 4 COL INA CT,
LAFAYETTE, CA 94549. 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 without
covenant or warranty, express 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 if any,
under the terms of the Deed of Trust,
estimated 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 obligations secured by the
proper t y to be sold and reasonable
estimated costs, expenses and advances
Selling or Not
Call me to find
the value of your home
Your Rossmoor Neighbor
Linda Stephens Realtor
(925) 478-9004
CalBRE #1276174
Email: [email protected]
1830 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA 94595
SPECIALIZING IN DOWNSIZING, RELOCATION & senior living
at the time of the initial publication of this
Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be
$157,816.92 (Estimated). However,
prepayment premiums, accrued interest
and advances will increase this figure prior
to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may
include all or part of said amount. In addition
to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s
check drawn on a state or national bank, a
check drawn by a state or federal credit
union or a check drawn by a state or federal
savings and loan association, savings
association or savings bank specified in
Section 5102 of the California Financial Code
and authorized to do business in California,
or other such funds as may be acceptable
to the Trustee. In the event tender other
than cash is accepted, the Trustee may
withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed
Upon Sale until funds become available to
the payee or endorsee as a matter of right.
The property offered for sale excludes all
funds held on account by the property
receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable
to convey title for any reason, the successful
bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be
the return of monies paid to the Trustee and
the successful bidder shall have no further
recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders
If you are considering bidding on this
property lien, you should understand that
there are risks involved in bidding at a
Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a
lien, not on the property itself. Placing the
highest bid at a Trustee auction does not
automatically entitle you to free and clear
ownership of the property. You should also
be aware that the lien being auctioned off
may be a junior lien. If you are the highest
bidder at the auction, you are or may be
responsible for paying off all liens senior
to the lien being auctioned off, before you
can receive clear title to the property. You
are encouraged to investigate the existence,
priority, and size of outstanding liens that
may exist on this property by contacting
the county recorder’s office or a title
insurance company, either of which may
charge you a fee for this information. If you
consult either of these resources, you should
be aware that the same Lender may hold
more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust
on the property. Notice to Property
Owner The sale date shown on this Notice
of Sale may be postponed one or more times
by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or
a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the
California Civil Code. The law requires that
i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t Tr u s t e e S a l e
postponements be made available to you
and to the public, as a courtesy to those not
present at the sale. If you wish to learn
whether your sale date has been postponed,
and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and
date for the sale of this property, you may
call In Source Logic AT 702-659-7766 for
information regarding the Special Default
Services, Inc. or visit the Internet Web site
address listed below for information
regarding the sale of this property, using
the file number assigned to this case,
CA01000479-14. Information about
postponements that are very short in
duration or that occur close in time to the
scheduled sale may not immediately be
reflected in the telephone information or on
the Internet Web site. The best way to verify
postponement information is to attend the
scheduled sale. Date: November 23, 2015
Special Default Services, Inc. TS No.
CA01000479-14 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine,
CA 92614 (844) 706-4182 TDD: 866-6604288 Lisa Rohrbacker, Trustee Sales Officer
SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED
ON LINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR
AU TOM ATED S ALES INF ORM ATION
PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic AT 702-6597766 SPECIAL DEFAULT SERVICES, INC.
MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR
ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED
FOR THAT PURPOSE. ORDER NO. CA15004264-1, PUB DATES: 12 /02 /2015,
12/09/2015, 12/16/2015
Legal RN 5913
Publish Dec. 2, 9, and 16, 2015
—————————————————
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CLERK
555 Escobar St., P.O. Box 350
Martinez, CA 94553-0135
FILED: Nov. 23, 2015
P Cornelius, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. F-0007290-00
fiCtitiouS BuSineSS
name Statement
The following person(s) are doing
business as: Luminografix, 1101 El
Curtola Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA 94595,
Contra Costa County
Eric Cox
1101 El Curtola Blvd.
Business conducted by an Individual.
The registrant(s) commenced to
transact business under the fictitious
business name listed above.
s/Eric Cox
This statement was filed with Joseph
E. Canciamilla, County Clerk of Contra
Costa County, on date indicated by file
stamp.
Joseph E. Canciamilla, County Clerk
Legal RN 5914
Publish Dec. 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2015
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APN:
189-720-110
TS
No:
CA05000750-15-1 TO No: 00324231
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE
IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST
DATED June 28, 2007. 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST
YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On December 29, 2015 at 10:00 AM,
at the north side of the Pittsburg Civic
Center near the grass located at 65 Civic
Avenue, Pittsburg, CA 94565, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly
Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant
to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on July 19,
2007, as Instrument No. 2007-020862400, of official records in the Office of the
Recorder of Contra Costa County, California, executed by LUZ E. BENDEZU, A
WIDOW, as Trustor(s), in favor of PARAMOUNT EQUIT Y MORTGAGE, INC as
Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful
money of the United States, all payable at
the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY
DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The
property heretofore described is being
sold “as is”. The street address and other
common designation, if any, of the real
property described above is purported
to be: 1860 TICE CREEK DRIVE #1354,
WALNUT CREEK, CA 94595 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
without covenant or warranty, express
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 if
any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust,
estimated 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 obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and
advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $172,773.53 (Estimated).
However, prepayment premiums, accrued
interest and advances will increase this
figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at
said sale may include all or part of said
amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee
will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a
state or national bank, a check drawn by
a state or federal credit union or a check
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925-876-8422
800 SOUTH Broadway, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Member of RAA and FAAR
drawn by a state or federal savings and
loan association, savings association or
savings bank specified in Section 5102
of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or
other such funds as may be acceptable to
the Trustee. In the event tender other than
cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed
Upon Sale until funds become available to
the payee or endorsee as a matter of right.
The property offered for sale excludes all
funds held on account by the property
receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is
unable to convey title for any reason, the
successful bidder’s sole and exclusive
remedy shall be the return of monies paid
to the Trustee and the successful bidder
shall have no further recourse. Notice
to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you
should understand that there are risks
involved in bidding at a Trustee auction.
You will be bidding on a lien, not on the
property itself. Placing the highest bid at
a Trustee auction does not automatically
entitle you to free and clear ownership of
the property. You should also be aware
that the lien being auctioned off may be
a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder
at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the
lien being auctioned off, before you can
receive clear title to the property. You are
encouraged to investigate the existence,
priority, and size of outstanding liens
that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a
title insurance company, either of which
may charge you a fee for this information.
If you consult either of these resources,
you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or
Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to
Property Owner The sale date shown
on this Notice of Sale may be postponed
one or more times by the Mortgagee,
Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant
to Section 2924g of the California Civil
Code. The law requires that information
about Trustee Sale postponements be
made available to you and to the public,
as a courtesy to those not present at the
sale. If you wish to learn whether your
sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date
for the sale of this property, you may call
In Source Logic at 702-659-7766 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or
visit the Internet Web site address listed
below for information regarding the sale
of this property, using the file number
assigned to this case, CA05000750-151. Information about postponements that
are very short in duration or that occur
close in time to the scheduled sale may
not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet
Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the
scheduled sale. Date: November 9, 2015
MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS
No. CA05000750-15-1 17100 Gillette Ave
Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 TDD:
866-660-4288 Miguel Ochoa, Authorized
Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE
OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic
AT 702-659-7766 MTC Financial Inc. dba
Trustee Corps MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT
A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED
MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. ORDER NO. CA15-004054-1, PUB DATES:
11/25/2015, 12/02/2015, 12/09/2015
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Publish Nov. 25, Dec. 2 and 9, 2015
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555 Escobar St., P.O. Box 350
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. F-0007298-00
fiCtitiouS BuSineSS
name Statement
business as: Synergy Mortgage, 1312
Rudgear Road, Walnut Creek, CA
94596, Contra Costa County
Guy Schwartz
1312 Rudgear Road
Business conducted by an Individual.
s/Guy Schwartz
stamp.
Legal RN 5911
Publish Dec. 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2015
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39A
Legal Notices
Trustee Sale No. : 20130015000079
Title Order No.: 130006847 FHA/VA/
PMI No.: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED
OF TRUST, DATED 03/19/2007. 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, L.L.C., as duly
appointed Trustee under and pursuant to
Deed of Trust Recorded on 03/29/2007
as Instrument No. 2007-0091583-00 of
official records in the office of the County
Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County,
State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY:
VICTORIA ADDISON, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC
AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH,
CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT
or other form of payment authorized by
California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at
time of sale in lawful money of the United
States). DATE OF SALE: 12/16/2015 TIME
OF SALE: 1:30 PM PLACE OF SALE: AT THE
NORTH SIDE OF THE PITTSBURG CIVIC
CENTER NEAR THE GRASS LOCATED AT 65
CIVIC AVENUE, PITTSBURG, CA. STREET
ADDRESS and other common designation,
if any, of the real property described above
is purported to be: 1579 CANDELERO DR,
WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA 94598
APN#: 144-170-037-2 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
$411,492.32. 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. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL
BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on
this property lien, you should understand
that there are risks involved in bidding at
a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a
lien, not on the property itself. Placing the
highest bid at a trustee auction does not
automatically entitle you to free and clear
ownership of the property. You should also
be aware that the lien being auctioned off
may be a junior lien. If you are the highest
bidder at the auction, you are or may be
responsible for paying off all liens senior
to the lien being auctioned off, before you
can receive clear title to the property. You
are encouraged to investigate the existence,
priority, and size of outstanding liens that
may exist on this property by contacting the
county recorder’s office or a title insurance
company, either of which may charge you
a fee for this information. If you consult
either of these resources, you should be
aware that the same lender may hold
more than one mortgage or deed of trust
on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY
OWNER: The sale date shown on this
notice of sale may be postponed one or
more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary,
trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section
2924g of the California Civil Code. The law
requires that information about trustee sale
postponements be made available to you
and to the public, as a courtesy to those
not present at the sale. If you wish to learn
whether your sale date has been postponed,
and, if applicable, the rescheduled time
and date for the sale of this property, you
may call 916-939-0772 for information
regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this
Internet Web site www.nationwideposting.
com for information regarding the sale
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: Nov. 6, 2015
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. F-0006994-00
fiCtitiouS BuSineSS
name Statement
business as: Lamorinda Tutoring, LLC.,
37 Barbara Road, Orinda, CA 94563,
Contra Costa County
Lamorinda Tutoring, LLC.
37 Barbara Road,
Orinda, CA 94563
Business conducted by a Limited
Liability Company.
s/Matthew C. Lentza, Owner/Operator, Managing Member
This statement was filed with
of Contra Costa County, on date
indicated by file stamp.
Joseph E. Canciamilla,
County Clerk
Legal RN 5906
Publish Nov.18, 25, Dec. 2 and 9, 2015
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
J. Barton, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. F-0007177-00
fiCtitiouS BuSineSS
name Statement
business as: BayCAREgivers, 1111
Shoreline Circle, San Ramon, CA 94582,
Contra Costa County
Nora Wilson
1111 Shoreline Circle
San Ramon, CA 94582
David Wilson
1111 Shoreline Circle
San Ramon, CA 94582
Business conducted by a Married
Couple.
business name listed above on 11-17-15.
s/David Wilson
stamp.
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Publish Nov.18, 25, Dec. 2 and 9, 2015
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fiCtitiouS BuSineSS
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: Nov. 9, 2015
J Barton, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. F-0007013-00
BUSINESS SERVICES
INTERIORS
TUB & TILE
INTERIORS
of this property, using the file number
assigned to this case 20130015000079.
Information about postponements that
are very short in duration or that occur
close in time to the scheduled sale may not
immediately be reflected in the telephone
information or on the Internet Web site.
The best way to verify postponement
information is to attend the scheduled
sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION
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AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY
1180 IRON POINT ROAD, SUITE 100
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nationwideposting.com NDEx West, L.L.C.
MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR
ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED
FOR THAT PURPOSE. NDEx West, L.L.C. as
Trustee Dated: 11/13/2015 NPP0264014
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555 Escobar St.
Martinez, CA 94553
November 12,2015
Contra Costa County
Statement of aBanDonment
of uSe of fiCtitiouS
BuSineSS name Statement
The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business
name: Staffingpartners, at 1655 N.
California Blvd. Apt. 101, Walnut Creek,
CA 94596-4458:
David Melkonian
1896 Ascot Drive
Moraga, CA 94556
Edward Solomon
1655 N. California Blvd. Apt. 101
Walnut Creek, CA 94596-4458
The ficticious business name referred
to above was filed in Contra Costa County
on 07-24-2013 under file number 20130004566-00.
This business was conducted by co
partners.
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This statement was filed with Stephen
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Publish Dec. 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2015
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Rossmoor NewsWednesday, December 2, 2015Section B • Page 1B
SPORTS
Sylvi MacDonald tops standings
of Lawn Bowling Club’s Fun Socials
By Bob Lewis
club correspondent
Sylvi MacDonald tops the
Rossmoor Lawn Bowling
Club’s (RLBC) final standings in the race for the most
accumulated points in the
series of monthly Fun So-
cials. After bowling on Nov. 19
with another especially high
team score of 26 points, she
extended her lead to 9 points
for a total of 198 points.
The other top five bowlers
are: second place, Fred Barnes,
with 189 points; third place,
Glenn Hogg, with 188 points;
and a tie for fourth place between Geri Sequeira and Sue
Yahng, with 183 points each.
It was a spectacularly bright,
warm, sunny day on the greens
with negligible breeze. This
contributed to several unusually high scoring teams, which
shook up the final standings.
The remaining top 30 bowlers, with their respective accumulated scores, are: Mimi Rodrigues, 173; Pauline de Assis,
171; Dan Belton, 170; Magdalen Pereira, 169; Ed Guterres,
161; Frankie Napoli, 161; Virginia Carion, 159; Ozzie Ozorio, 159; Len Gaan, 158; Michael Ying, 158; Jody Allison,
157; Vera Belton, 155; Suzie
Eriksen, 152; Miguel Roliz,
149; Mary Kung, 148; Micki
Remedios, 147; Julane Sampson, 147; Bob Sequeira, 147;
Espe Manqueros, 142; Pete
Colhoun, 139; Horatio Carion,
138; Mike Clancy, 138; Bob
Lewis, 138; Bob Reiner, 146;
Fun Social winner Sylvi MacDonald
and Diana Wong, 138.
Coming events
The club’s annual general
membership meeting is Thursday, Dec. 3, at 11 a.m. in the
Diablo Room at Hillside Clubhouse. The Nominating Committee has announced a slate
of six candidates for membership on the club’s board of directors for the three-year term,
2016-2018.
The nominees are: Fred
Barnes, Peter Colhoun, Dave
Peters, Bob Reiner, Mary
Stewart and Sue Yahng. A
sign-up sheet is posted for
any others who wish to serve.
Open nominations may also
be made at the time of the
election. Three members will
be elected at the general membership meeting.
Hosts Jackie Purdy and
Nancy Richard have announced that the club’s annual
holiday party and awards banquet will be Monday, Dec. 14,
in the Fireside Room at Gateway. Cocktails will be served
from 5 to 6 p.m., and dinner
will follow.
Musical entertainment will
be provided by Dennis and
Jennifer Johnson.
The entrée choices are tenderloin tips in red wine sauce,
chicken picatta and salmon.
The cost is $30 per person.
The sign-up sheet is posted in
the mat house. Be sure to note
the entrée choice. Reservation checks, payable to RLBC,
can be put in Richard’s locker
No. 163. To reserve a table for
eight, contact Purdy or Richard.
Frankie Napoli will coordinate the 2016 Winter League,
which is scheduled for nine
consecutive Wednesdays, beginning Jan. 6. It’s hoped that
there will be 10 teams of four
bowlers each. They will bowl
nine triples games in full
round-robin format.
The four-member teams,
determined by draw, will permit substitutions within each
respective team, so that not
every bowler need be available
for every game. This will allow for vacations or for conflicts caused by anticipated
rain-out rescheduling.
Make-up games should be
bowled before the next following Wednesday by mutual
agreement of the skips.
The sign-up sheet and more
detailed rules are posted in the
mat house.
Bocce Club holds holiday dinner
All Rossmoor Bocce Club
members are invited to the
club’s holiday party on Thursday, Dec. 10, from 5 to 10 p.m.
in the Diablo Room at Hillside.
This is an opportunity to
enjoy a festive evening and
celebrate the holidays with
your bocce friends.
The entrée choices are beef
tri tip, chicken picatta, salmon
and vegetarian spinach and ricotta cannelloni.
The members’ cost is $25
and members’ guests pay $30.
Reservation checks, payable
to the Rossmoor Bocce Club,
may be put in the club’s mailbox at Gateway or mailed to
Allen Pedersen at 3874 Terra
Granada No. 3B. Indicate the
entree choice on the check.
The deadline is Friday, Dec. 4.
Tables will be assigned.
To reserve a table for eight,
send all checks in one envelope.
Allison Howells at 256-8771
or at aghowells@sbcglobal.
net or Pedersen at 254-2269
or at allenpedersen6@gmail.
com.
Niners’ last play day was a low net
The Rossmoor Women’s
Nine-Hole Golf Club’s last
scheduled play day of 2015
was a low net game played
on Nov. 19. Thirty-five golfers were organized into four
flights.
Flight 1 winner was Sarah
Buehrer, Betty Landeck came
in second and Jacky Dunn was
third.
Flight 2 was won by Charlene Gonzalez and Laura
Leong and Karen Larkin tied
for second place.
Flight 3 winner was Val
Helenson, Janet White took
second place and Vicki Simpson was third.
Flight 4 was won by Jan
Butsavich, Joan Latham was
second and Lynne Osmundsen
took third place.
There were three chip-ins:
Barbara Langerman on hole
No. 2, Jean O’Neill on hole
No. 7 and Joan Latham on hole
No. 9.
Holiday luncheon
The Niners will close out
its successful year with the
annual holiday luncheon on
Thursday, Dec. 10, in the
Tahoe Room at the Event Center. The social hour begins at
11:30 a.m. with lunch at noon.
Club officers for 2016 will
be installed. The Niners’ most
improved player will also be
announced.
Lunch costs $15. Signup
sheets are in the Pro Shop.
Golf Shop News
F R O M T H E g o l f p ro
Understanding Rule 14-1b
(Anchored Putting Ban)
By Brent Mulanax, PGA
Do you anchor your putter? If the answer is yes, and you
wish to comply with the Rules of Golf, then you will need to
make a change to your putting technique come Jan. 1.
I have observed a number of Rossmoor residents who utilize an anchored putting stroke. If you are using a long-putter
(broom), or a mid-length putter (belly), chances are you are
using a stroke that will be in violation of the Rules of Golf
starting on Jan. 1.
An anchored stroke occurs when the putter is directly or
indirectly anchored to one’s body during the stroke. With a
long-putter it is typical to anchor the top of the handle to the
area around the sternum or to the chin (directly). You will
no longer be allowed to do this. Also, using your forearm
to anchor the long-putter to your body (indirectly) is no go.
With the “belly” putter, the end of the handle is braced
against the body during the stroke. This will no longer be
allowed.
Please take note: The long-putter and belly-putter are still
legal, and can be used, just not anchored to the body. This
is important because some of you who use a long-putter or
belly-putter may be able to adjust to using the same putter
unanchored.
Personally, I have used an anchored putting stroke continuously for over 25 years. I do not like or agree with the new
rule; however, I will comply.
My first choice for a new stroke will be to use the long-putter unanchored. This can be accomplished by moving my top
hand one-quarter inch off of my chest during the stroke, creating the much coveted (by the USGA) free swinging of the
putter (unanchored). I have been practicing this technique
and will be using it on my next round.
If you choose to return to a short putter, you may try a
number of different techniques (claw, left-hand low, traditional, split-hand, “Kuchar” etc.) These methods are all in
compliance with 14-1b.
For those of you who choose to utilize a long-putter
in 2016 and beyond, I recommend using a procedure that
makes it clear to your fellow competitors that your stroke is
unanchored.
My routine involves setting up in the anchored position;
then prior to starting the stroke, I move my top hand onefourth inch off of my sternum. I will do this to head off potential disputes and to help make it clear that I am unanchored.
As with any significant change to your game, there is a
learning progression. First, you should look to gain confidence on the practice green. Once you are comfortable on
the practice green, you will be ready to play a round of golf
using the unanchored stroke.
The final phase of learning is to use the unanchored stroke
effectively in competition.
The Rules of Golf are revised every four years. Rule 14-1b
is just one of several changes to the rules that will take place
in January. The Pro Shop will have copies of the new Rules
of Golf available for purchase at a nominal fee. Also a copy
of all new changes to the Rules of Golf is available for your
perusal in the golf shop.
If you have any questions regarding Rule 14-1b or changes
to the Rules of Golf, or, if you would like some coaching on
how to use a long-putter or belly-putter unanchored, see a
member of the professional staff.
Trails Club to hold winter soirée
The Trails Club of Rossmoor will celebrate the season with a
winter soiree on Thursday, Dec. 10, in the Event Center.
The social hour will begin at 5 p.m. with passed hors d’ oeuvres, wine, cocktails and soft drinks.
Dinner by Simple Elegance will be served at 6:30. The entrée
choices are prime rib, salmon or vegetarian lasagna.
Disc jockey Gump will provide music for dancing.
Reservation forms may be picked up from the club’s mailbox
at Gateway. The reservation deadline is Monday, Dec. 7. Space is
limited. For information, call Joan Warner at 926-0104.
2B
Trails Club hikes listed
on the club’s website
The Rossmoor Trails Club offers a variety of hikes every Wednesday and Saturday, and a walk around the golf course each Monday
morning, when the course is closed to golfers.
Hikers are divided into four groups. Generally, Amblers hike three
to five miles at a moderate pace with up to 500-foot-elevation gain.
Ramblers hike five to seven miles. Trekkers hike six to eight miles,
and Scramblers six to nine miles. Each succeeding group may hike
areas with more elevation gains or at a faster pace.
To join, go to trailsclubofrossmoor.com. Go to Club Information,
then Membership. Print application packet and send to registrar.
Those who are interested can call Mary Ann Garvey, the membership coordinator, at 932-6505.
Monday walkers meet at 8:45 a.m. on the large patio between Peacock Hall and Gateway Clubhouse. Amblers, Ramblers, Trekkers
and Scramblers meet Wednesdays and Saturdays behind Gateway
Multipurpose Room 3 at 8:45 a.m. to arrange car pools to trailheads;
departure is at 9.
Hikers should bring cash to share gas costs with the driver. Most
trips are $2 to $6 based on roundtrip distance (and occasional park
fees). Also, bring a lunch to eat on the trail.
Hikers are usually back by 2 to 3 p.m.; some hikes return later and
the leader will advise in advance. Pets are not allowed.
Bay Area weather is unpredictable, so hikers are advised to dress
in layers and be prepared for heat, wind and rain. Wear comfortable
hiking boots and bring lots of water, hiking poles and sun protection.
All hike destinations are weather dependent, but leaders will be
ready to take hikers elsewhere if the scheduled hike is rained out or
too muddy, or too exposed in hot weather. The schedule of hikes,
along with changes and updates, is available on the web page (trailsclubofrossmoor.com). Go to Monthly Hike Calendar and click on
Agenda.
Tennis Club party is Dec. 19
The annual Rossmoor Tennis Club holiday dinner party
is set for Saturday, Dec. 19, in
the Fireside Room at Gateway.
Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres start at 5:30 p.m. Dinner,
catered by Elegance Catering,
is at 6:30.
Dinner choices are grilled
breast of chicken in sundried
tomato cream sauce, grilled
salmon with lemon butter
sauce, or stuffed Portobello
mushroom.
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Tuesday, Nov. 17
Section A
N/S 1. A. Murray/T.
Szymczak 2. P. Zieger/L. Chien
3. L. Kriens/K. Miller 4. L. Pesavento/M. Sherman
E/W 1. C. Evans/R. Lemons
2. M. Suchman/A. Mattox 3. B.
Price/A. Eastman 4. R. Cunha/C. Ip
Section B
N/S 1. D. Parr/C. Shannon
2. J. Logan/B. Engelbecht 3. D.
Kwok/L. Kwok 4. K. Handy/M.
Handy
E/W 1. J. Perez/B. Dunn 2.
C. Moyes/S. Donnenfeld 3. J.
Durie/J. Kitchens 4. V. Mills/D.
Langthorn
Wednesday, Nov. 18
N/S 1. J. Francis/C. Warner
2. L. Pesavento/R. Lemons 3.
K. Young/L. Weisenberg 4. H.
Schick/A. Petersen
E/W 1. P. Efland/B. LaCour
2. R. Lehman/F. Yoshida 3. B.
Price/M. Suchman 4. B. Sankary/A. Donaldson
Thursday, Nov. 19
N/S 1. J. Zayac/B. McKay 2.
R. Olswang/B. Johnson 3. M.
Kessler/B. Smith 4. M. Gosnell/K. Fernbacher
E/W 1. B. Fendel/J. Fendel
2. A. Eastman/A. Mattox 3. L.
Harris/J. Cheung 4. G. Cunha/R. Cunha
Friday, Nov. 20
N/S 1. T. Hensley/T. Henry 2. S. Fleck/L. Kerwin 3. R.
Hartwig/R. Peters 4. D. John/E.
Lew
E/W 1. M. Farrell/J. Harding
2. J. Kitchens/K. Bernard 3. M.
Hodge/S. Christoffersen 4. J.
Canterbury/A. Cohan
Dick Green.
Price is $38 per person.
Those who wish to be seated
together at tables of eight must
send checks and reservations
in the same envelope. Tables
will be filled in the order received.
holiday party hosts Jerry and
Karin Mikuls at 938-3951.
Send checks and reservations
with dinner choices to Carolyn
Hinrichs, 3301 Golden Rain
The domino winners on
Road No. 1.
Nov. 23 were Bob Weyand
340, Mike Flanagan 334, Lisa
Spranger 330, Polly Elgie 327,
Bill Wilson 326 and Miriam
The 2016 membership drive Schwartz 326.
The winners on Nov. 21 were
is underway. Membership enCarl
Ahlemeyer 349, Jim Bombarvelope forms are available at
dier
325,
Sally Lowry 320, Wilson
all games.
319,
Tillie
Schiller 319, Wint MaThe holiday party and anther
318
and
Flanagan 318.
nual meeting will be held on
Experienced
players meet on
Monday, Dec. 14. Lunch will
Monday
evenings
in the Oak
be served at noon. The annuRoom
at
Gateway.
Participants
al meeting will be held before
should plan to arrive at 6:30 as
play begins.
Free duplicate play offered
The Rossmoor Duplicate
Bridge Club is will hold free
play for all club members
during the month of December, except during Stac Week,
December 7 through 12. Guest
fees will be reduced to $5 instead of $7, except for the Friday game where guests will
pay $3 instead of $5.
Duplicate
Bridge
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This duplicate bridge team of David Terris, left, and Marvin
Suchman scored a 78.75 percent game in the Swiss team
event on Nov. 14. Not pictured are their teammates Julia and
Michael Gosnell.
This duplicate bridge team of, from left, Dean Kriens, Kit Miller, Allen Smith and Addie Mattox scored an 81.25 percent
game in the Swiss team event held on Nov. 14.
Saturday, Nov. 21
N/S 1. B. Fendel/J. Fendel 2.
K. Miller/L. Kriens 3. R. Corr/E.
Beltran 4. M. Stuart/R. Herrick
E/W 1. M. Suchman/C. Warner 2. D. Terris/I. Darroch 3. R.
Lemons/V. Petersen 4. G. Cunha/R. Cunha
Monday, Nov. 23
Section A
N/S 1. J. Keilin/D. Terris 2. L.
Grawoig/S. Williams 3. M. Livingston/P. Taylor 4. J. Cassell/B.
LaCour
E/W 1. R. Lehman/M. Stuart 2. R. Lemons/B. Price 3. L.
Chien/P. Krock 4. C. Warner/P.
Zieger
Section B
N/S 1. J. Logan/N. Tychinin 2. E. Gunn/A. Maier 3. M.
Renvall/S. Gadad 4. N. Donaldson/D. Thompson
E/W 1. J. Carmichael/B.
Brynjulson 2. J. Roeth/A.
Hogland 3. J. Anderson/S. Geraths 4. J. Autrey/V. Mills
For additional information, see posted results or
go to: www.diablovalleybr idge.com /rossmoor- dupl icate-bridge-club.
Domino winners are announced
play begins promptly at 6:45.
Beginners and less experienced players join in the fun on
Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. in Multipurpose Room 2
at Gateway. This is an opportunity to practice the rules and etiquette of Five-Up, the domino
game played at the club.
Teaching sessions are conducted on Thursday mornings
from 9:30 to noon in the Oak
Room at Gateway. Instructors
are available for all levels of
ability, from new players to advanced. Anyone who can add
and subtract is encouraged to
come and learn the game.
Experienced players who
desire a more intense, higher-stakes game, are invited to
meet with the “Brown Baggers” on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday from 9 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. in the Garden Room (behind the kitchen) at Dollar.
For information, contact Lee
Barry at 891-4149.
Tip of the week
Sometimes it can be a wise
move to put out a number on
which partner had to draw. This
should be done only if it is fairly certain that it will cause the
desired effect; to try to force the
opponents to play one of their
tiles containing this number.
This forces them to “use up”
one of these tiles in order to
give partner a new number. For
example, Setter leads with the
4-4; the next player draws four
tiles and gets the 4-0. Setter’s
partner then plays the 0-1. Player four has the 4-1. By playing it
on the one, only fours are available now on the board and it
forces setter to use a four. This
gives partner a new number
besides the four (but, remember, there will be only one new
number).
Hadassah has 2016
mahjongg cards for sale
Diablo Valley Hadassah is selling 2016 mahjongg cards. Regular size print costs $8 and large size print costs $9.
The cards will be mailed directly to your home from the National Mah Jongg League.
Checks, payable to Diablo Valley Hadassah, should be mailed
to Sheila Levinsky, 917 Terra California Drive No. 1. Be sure to
include your name, address, telephone number, email and the
number and size of the cards. Orders will be accepted until Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. For information, call Levinsky at 448-2064.
3B
Italian-American Club dinner dance
Red Hatters hold luncheon
Dec. 12 in the Fireside Room will have entertainment by Ashmoleans
The Red Hat luncheon will be on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 11:30
a.m. in the Fireside Room at Gateway. The menu choices are ham
or filet of sole with mint ice cream and chocolate sauce for dessert.
The cost is $15 for members and $17 for nonmembers. Reservation checks, payable to Rossmoor Red Hatters, should be
mailed to Joan Lockhart at 2001 Pine Knoll Drive No. 1 or placed
in the Red Hat mailbox at Gateway. Checks must be in by Thursday, Dec. 3. Be sure to note the entrée choice. Lockhart can be
reached at 939-0206.
Entertainment will be the Rossmoor Community Chorus.
At the December luncheon, the Red Hats will say goodbye to
Jeannie from Hamilton Catering. For 10 years, Hamilton’s has
catered the Red Hat luncheons.
From the Rossmoor Red Hatters first luncheon to December’s
last luncheon, members have enjoyed Hamilton’s food and friendship. Say goodbye and thank you at the Dec. 12 luncheon.
Simple Elegance will be the new Red Hat caterer. Food will
be served in a small buffet style. For those members who have
mobility issues, servers will be provided.
During the coming year, members of the Royal Court will take
turns serving meals to those who would like their meals served to
them. There will two menu choices as usual.
Any Rossmoor woman willing to wear a red hat is welcome to
join the Red Hat group. Annual dues are $15. Mail dues checks
to Queen Ruth Koehler at 3117 Golden Rain Road No. 9 or leave
them in the club mailbox. New members will be contacted by
Koehler. Members should call Koehler at 930-9635 if they know
of a member who is ill or in need.
Information about the Rossmoor Red Hatters can be found
on the website, www.rossmoorredhatters.net, maintained by Liz
Sloan.
Upcoming events
The next event will be a trip to see “Good People” at the Village Theater in Danville on Sunday, Jan. 31. The cost is $18, prepaid.
A fundraiser tea for the Rossmoor Fund will be held Friday,
Dec. 18, at 11:30 a.m. at Dollar Clubhouse. Make checks payable
to the Rossmoor Fund and give to Pat Vest or Ardean Lehnus at
the December lunch or put in Red Hat Mailbox.
When signing up for events, write the name of the event or
luncheon and entrée on the front of the envelope. Those who must
cancel from an event should call Sandra Hawkins at 788-9124 or
Pat Best at 944-1344.
The Italian-American Club
will have a dinner dance on
Friday, Dec. 11, at the Event
Center. The hosted bar will be
open from 5:15 to 6 p.m. Dinner, catered by Il Pavone, will
be served at 6:30.
The menu includes antipasto, insalata mista, ravioli
di zucca (squash) in rosetta
sauce, New York roast beef
with mushrooms, roasted potatoes and dessert. Red and
white wine and decaffeinated
coffee and tea will also be included.
The evening will feature
music by the Manny Gutierrez
Band. The Ashmolean singers
of Rossmoor will also entertain with a selection of holiday
melodies. Men’s attire is coat
and tie and women’s is dressy.
The price of the dinner
is $30 for members and $35
for guests. Send reservation
checks to Bertha Messina,
2666 Saklan Indian Drive No.
8, Entry 12. Checks may also
be put into the white mailbox
by the front steps at Messina’s
address. Do not put checks
in the Italian-American Club
mailbox at Gateway. Those
who want to be seated as a
group must send checks and
names in the same envelope.
Reservations and cancellations
will not be accepted after 5
p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4.
Those who are unable to
attend after the deadline can
make arrangements by noon,
the day of the event, with Joe
Casalaina, 482-0919, to pick
up their dinner at 7:30 p.m. No
pickup dinners will be available to those who did not call
in by the deadline.
Name tags will be put on
each dinner and the dinner will
be brought to the table originally assigned to the person.
Those unable to pick up their
dinner should make arrangements for someone to bring it
to them.
For safety reasons, attendees are not allowed to go into
the kitchen. Also no take-home
boxes will be given at tables
until all meals are served.
Membership is open to any
resident of Rossmoor who is
of direct Italian descent and
to any Rossmoor resident couple, one of whom is of direct
Italian descent. Rossmoor residents who are widows/widowers of Italian spouses shall
be eligible for membership.
Applications for membership
will be reviewed by the board.
Membership forms may be obtained from the website www.
ItalianAmericanClub.org or
from Sam and Anne Barnes,
1726 Stanley Dollar Drive No.
1A, Entry 8, or call 954-8878.
Annual dues are $15 per person.
Hula performed at Hawaii State Club’s Christmas party
The Hawaii State Club’s tobello mushroom. All dinners
annual Kalikimaka Aha’aina will be accompanied by a Cae(grand Christmas party) will sar salad, scalloped potatoes,
feature a holiday menu and mixed vegetables and Hawaispectacular entertainment of ian dinner rolls. Dessert will be
Polynesian dancing.
cherry pie a la mode. Coffee,
The event will be on Sun- tea and red and white wine will
day, Dec. 13, at the Event Cen- be provided on each table.
ter. The doors will open at 5
At 7, the Polynesian prop.m. for a social hour that fea- gram begins with the hula hui,
tures mai tais, wine and iced Ka ‘Ohi Nani o Mana’olana /
tea served at the tiki bar. Par- Te Mahana a Ti’atura’a. Dancty-goers will also enjoy pupus ers will highlight the different
(hors d’oeuvres) of assorted dance traditions of various armini quiches, vegetarian egg eas of Polynesia.
rolls and meatballs in teriyaki
The cost of the dinner and
sauce.
show is $30 per member and
Rossmoor’s hula dance $35 per nonmember. Reservagroup, Na Kupuna O Kealoha, tion checks, payable to the Hawill entertain guests during waii State Club, may be placed
the social hour.
in the club mailbox at Gateway
The In Search of Ideal Happiness Club (Happiness Club) will
Dinner, by Hamilton Cater- or mailed to Michael Herr at
meet on Wednesday, Dec. 9, from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Vista ing, is at 6. The entrée choic1817 Skycrest Drive No. 2.
Room at Hillside Clubhouse.
es are prime rib au jus, fresh Cash is not accepted. Note
Attendees are asked to read “Happy 4 Life – Here’s How to Do grilled salmon or a stuffed Porthe entrée choice and whethIt,” chapter 11 on handling mistakes. This is one of the 12 keys for
obtaining ideal happiness.
Author Bob Nozik will be the presenter and lead the discussion.
Making mistakes is the primary way people can learn life’s lesOn Nov. 20 at partnership Moise/Mary Keeler 3330, Nancy
sons. Yet most detest making mistakes. They will deny, shift blame,
accuse and if nothing else works, damn the fickle fate that brought bridge, the scores were: Dorothy Kubaki/Anne Riley 2910 and Judy
Durr/Nilda Smyth 3380, Elizabeh and Ted Augustine 2530. Low
the mistake.
It is by learning through mistakes that people grow in wisdom
and grace as the years roll by.
Books may be purchased by contacting Dick Powell at 238-6366
or emailing [email protected]. The price is $15. The class is
free. More information is available at www.IdeaHappiness.org.
Happiness Club looks at
mistakes at next meeting
er attendees are members or
guests.
For those who want to sit
together, all checks must be
submitted together. Early reservations are urged. The reservations deadline is Wednesday, Dec. 9.
The party is open to family and friends of members
and all residents of Rossmoor.
Also, an invitation for membership in the Hawaii State
Club is extended to those who
enjoy Hawaii.
Annual dues are $15 per
person. For those who join
now, there is an added advantage – attendance at the Christmas party at the member rate.
Membership applications are
available in the club mailbox.
For information, call Phil
Blakeney at 933-6007 or Michael Herr at 938-6215.
Partnership Bridge
Hadassah holds latke luncheon
The Rossmoor group of Diablo Valley Hadassah will have its
annual Hanukkah latke luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 8, from noon
to 2:30 p.m. in the Fireside Room at Gateway.
Join with friends to feast on holiday foods and sing Hanukkah songs
with first graders from Contra Costa County Jewish Day School.
There will be raffles and doors prizes with all donations and
proceeds going to support the life-saving and life-changing
work at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem.
Lunch is $25 per person prior to Dec. 1 and $30 afterward.
Walk-ins cannot be accommodated.
Send reservation checks, payable to Diablo Valley Hadassah,
to Pat Bergman, 1824A Camino Verde, Walnut Creek, CA 94597.
Be sure to include your name and the names of guests, your
telephone number and email address.
Bring costume jewelry, which will be donated to Wardrobe
for Opportunity, and unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots.
Bring a favorite menorah (and candles) to light and share any
special stories about Hanukkah.
For information, call 465-4552 or go to dvhadassah@gmail.
com.
KoreanAmericans plan
year-end party
The Korean-American Club
of Rossmoor will have its annual meeting and year-end
party on Friday, Dec. 18, in the
Fireside Room at Gateway.
The reception starts at 5
p.m. with dinner served at 6.
The cost is $15 for members
and $30 for nonmembers and
members’ guests.
The multi-talented Mark
Yang Band will entertain.
There will be many raffle prizes and a small gift for everyone.
For information or to make
a reservation, contact Gideon
Kim at gideon2525@gmail.
com or at 448-2900 or 510-3811353. Jenny Han may also be
contacted at 937-0840.
score was 1450. For information,
call Helen Dailey at 934-1902 or
Carolyn Nelson at 255-0144.
4B
Clubs & Organizations
Sunday Salon will hold its
holiday celebration Dec. 13
Members of Sunday Salon and their invited guests will be attending the club’s annual holiday party on Sunday, Dec. 13, at Dollar Clubhouse.
This is a semi-formal event with evening attire: jackets and ties
for men, cocktail attire for women.
The evening will begin at 6 with a hosted wine bar with passed
hors d’oeuvres. Soft drinks and beer will also be available. The
party will include a three-course catered dinner, served at 7 by
Creekside Grill, with entree choices of either filet mignon, salmon
or stuffed chicken breast. A holiday salad and dessert will be included as well as wine at the tables.
Entertainment will be provided by the Magical Singers after
dinner.
The cost is $45 for members and $50 for invited guests. Sunday
Salon members should remit their checks to Dione Williams, noting their choice of entree. Guest reservations are by invitation and
will be accepted on a space available basis. Reservations must be
received no later than Monday, Dec. 7.
For information, call Williams at 933-9077.
YIT
The next YIT (Yea It’s Thursday) happy hour will be held Dec. 3
at Vic Stewarts at 4:45 p.m. This is a popular way to meet members
of Sunday Salon and to make new friends in a casual atmosphere.
The event is open to everyone. The group will enjoy cocktails
and a light dinner from the bar menu of the lounge. No reservations
are necessary.
Sunday Salon is an active social organization for single men
and women who enjoy a variety of activities including dining at
local restaurants on a bimonthly basis; attending various art, movie,
cultural events around the Bay Area; bimonthly catered dinners at
Dollar Clubhouse; and bimonthly small dinner parties in members’
homes. For information on membership, call Williams.
Gaymoor Club plans a
holiday cookie social
The Gaymoor Club of Rossmoor will have a holiday
cookie social on Tuesday, Dec. 22, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Dollar. All lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents and
friends are invited to attend.
The entry fee is one dozen favorite holiday cookies or one
dessert or pay $5 at the door. Beverages will be hosted by
the Gaymoor Club and the new Rossmoor LGBT Alliance.
African-Americans and Friends hold
their holiday party Dec 17 at Dollar
The Rossmoor African-Americans and Friends
Social Club welcomes all
residents to the club’s holiday
party on Thursday, Dec. 17,
beginning at 5 p.m. at Dollar.
Wine and nonalcoholic beverages will be served
along with an array of hors
d’oeuvres.
Soulful holiday music will
play while attendees dance,
visit or play table games.
The featured games will be
pinochle, bid whist, canasta,
mahjong, Rummikub, domi-
nos and Mexican train. Those
who have another game they
want to play should bring it.
Enter at the front of the
mansion. The cost is $7 per
person at the door.
For information, call 510387-4708.
Genealogical Society plans social on Dec. 18
The Mt. Diablo Genealogy Society will hold its holiday dessert and coffee social
on Friday, Dec. 18, at 1:30
p.m. in the Fairway Room at
Creekside Clubhouse. Members and anyone who is interested in genealogy is invited
to attend.
Traditions are developed
through holiday activities and
the December program will
focus on attendees sharing
their stories of special outings
with family or friends in years
gone by, memories of annual
events with their loved ones,
recipes or descriptions of traditional dishes served at holiday meals.
Attendees are also encouraged to bring a seasonal item
that has special meaning to
them to discuss with others.
Dues renewal is coming up
in January and that month also
brings a change of the meeting
time. Beginning in January,
the society will continue to
meet on the third Friday of the
month but the meetings will
begin at 10 a.m. in the Fairway
Room at Creekside Clubhouse.
Those living outside of
Rossmoor should check in at
the gate for attendance at the
Genealogical Society meeting at Creekside. Visitors and
guests are always welcome.
More information is available at the society’s website at
mdgs.webs.com.
French Club meets Friday at Gateway
The Rossmoor French Club –
for people who enjoy speaking
French – meets on the first and
third Fridays of every month, at
7 p.m., in Multipurpose Room
1 at Gateway. The next meeting
is Friday, Dec. 4.
The format is casual. Although there is no fixed agenda, members often discuss
subjects related to France –
politics, literature, music, culture, food, regions, movies,
books, tourism and occasional
surprise topics.
The group shares a light
snack, often with wine. The
goal is to enjoy the companionship of like-minded people
who have happy memories of
France or other francophone
settings.
Some members were born
in France. Others have learned
French in school or elsewhere.
A few members polished their
French skills while living in
Francophone West Africa.
French is spoken in a variety of
accents.
The meeting has traditionally been conducted entirely in
French. In the past, membership
required a high level of fluency.
But the club is now welcoming
new members whose fluency
may be limited. Some people
come simply to enjoy listening
to French conversation. Occasional translations or explanations in English occur.
Come and visit; this is a
friendly club. For information,
call club President Lydia Bernhardt at 287-1258.
for Golden State party is today
TGIF to hold Holiday Ball Deadline
The Golden State Club
The evening begins with
Holiday table decorations
TGIF’s Holiday Ball is on Friday, Dec. 18, at the Event Center.
The hosted bar opens at 6 p.m. and will serve cocktails and hors
d’oeuvres, including teriyaki meatballs, bacon and cheese sourdough
melts and stuffed mushrooms.
Dinner follows at 7. The menu includes a baby greens salad, roast
of prime rib with all the trimmings, roasted red potatoes and broccoli. The vegetarian selection is stuffed portabella mushroom. Mud
pie ice cream cake is for dessert. In addition, each table will have
assorted rolls, red and white wine with dinner and decaffeinated
coffee and tea.
The dance band this month is the very versatile 11 piece Jambalaya Swing Band led by trumpeter Ken Brock. The band updates
its playlist, continually offering fresh, danceable tunes for swing,
smooth and Latin dance styles.
The cost is $30 for members and $38 for guests. Each member
may invite one guest.
Reservations will be filled in the order received. Reservation
checks, payable to TGIF, should be sent to Sue Fleck at 1905 Cactus
Court No. 1, Entry 4, or placed in the drop box at the same address.
Be sure to note entrée selections on the check. Those who want to sit
together must send all checks in the same envelope.
The reservation deadline is Friday, Dec. 11, at 5 p.m. No refunds
will be given after the deadline.
To cancel a reservation prior to the deadline, call Fleck at 9499771. After the deadline, anyone who is unable to attend should call
Fleck by 5 p.m. on the day of the event and arrangements will be
made for a take-home dinner from the caterer to be picked up at 7:30.
This procedure must be followed or the dinner will not be released.
TGIF is a Rossmoor members-only dinner-dance club that holds
catered dinner dance parties on the third Friday of each month except
for January and September. For information on how to join TGIF,
call the membership chairmen, Art and Carol Dull at 932-3981.
Reminder: TGIF dues for 2016 are now due. Any openings will be
released to persons on the membership waitlist.
holiday party is Tuesday,
Dec. 8, in the Tahoe Room
at the Event Center. Volunteer members will open the
hosted bar at 5 p.m. Dinner,
catered by Simple Elegance,
will be served at 5:45. The
deadline to make reservations is today.
Entertainment will be provided by the Madrigals, a
Northgate High School coed
choir under the direction of
Allison Bertolozzi. The Madrigals is a diverse group that
sings a variety of songs including classical, contemporary, holiday carols and more.
appetizers including teriyaki meatballs, stuffed mushrooms and assorted mini
quiches. The dinner is a
choice of roast prime rib of
beef au jus with horseradish
sauce, chicken cordon bleu
with béchamel cheese sauce,
or spinach and ricotta cannelloni as the vegetarian option.
The salad is mixed greens
and tomato with Champagne
dressing. Side dishes include
roasted red potatoes, peas
and carrots, and rolls with
butter. Lemon meringue pie
is offered for dessert along
with coffee or tea.
are being planned by Betty
Hagstrom. The cost for the
dinner is $30 for members
and $35 for guests.
Guests are welcome when
accompanied by a member.
Leave checks in one envelope
made out to the Golden State
Club in the box at Gateway.
Note the choice of entrée on
each check.
Those who wish to sit together at a table up to eight
should include all checks in
the envelope accompanied by
a guest list. Questions about
the dinner may be directed to
Ferrell at 464-7266.
Lions to hear director of golf tomorrow
Golf Course Director Mark
Heptig will be the guest speaker for the Lions Club on Thursday, Dec. 3, at Hillside Clubhouse.
Lunch for members and
guests will begin at 11:45 a.m.
and the presentation will begin
at 12:30 p.m. The presentation
is open to all Rossmoor residents.
Heptig has held his position
for 18 years and has been at
Rossmoor for 23 years. As the
director, Heptig is in charge of
the entire golf course operation, from budgeting, scheduling staff, setting goals, buying
merchandise, giving lessons,
attending the Golf Advisory
Committee, managing golf
tournaments and taking care
of the rental cart fleet.
Heptig said he believes in running a quality golf facility that
can rise to meet the demands of
the customer and provide a great
experience for Rossmoor residents and their guests.
He is also a Class A PGA
member for 29 years and has
worked at several other Bay
Area facilities. Heptig has had a
life-long passion for the game,
starting at age 5, and one of his
first jobs was being a caddy at
Los Altos Country Club.
For information, call Chuck
Shaddle at 256-0664.
5B
Apple Users Group to hold
only one December meeting
Will be session with coffee, cookies
New Kids board members are, from left, Dorie Gallinatti, bar manager; Nancy Reilly, membership; Carolyn Boggs, secretary; Diane Kepner, activities director; Willie Sanderson, publicity;
Judy Canape, bar manager; Winton Mather, games director; and Shanti Haydon, president.
It’s time to pay New Kids member dues
It’s time to pay dues for New Kids on The
Block (NKOTB). Dues are $10 per person.
Membership checks, payable to NKOTB,
may be put in the club mailbox at Gateway
or mailed to New Kids on the Block, 1001
Golden Rain Road.
Pay before Saturday, Jan. 30, to be included in the club roster.
New Kids is a well-established and fun social dinner club of about 50 members who enjoy
getting together for cocktails and dinner. It is
designed to welcome newcomers to Rossmoor,
but is open to all residents and their friends.
The club has four dinner parties a year.
Each one starts with a hosted happy hour
featuring music, wine, vodka, gin and sodas.
During the social hour, there are ice breaker games so that members mingle and get to
know one another.
Each evening features a different theme
based on a movie, country or event. During
dinner, there are table topics to spark interesting and varied conversation while a film
reflecting the theme runs silently in the background. After dinner, there are options for
card games and more socializing.
The 2016 dinner dates are: Fridays, Feb.
19, May 20, Aug. 19 and Nov.11. The suggested themes are Cuba, Thailand, Greece and
barbecue.
For information, contact Nancy Reilly at
323-1504 or email [email protected].
Boomers Forever plans special schmoozes
The Boomers Forever Club
will hold a special sing-a-long
schmooze on Wednesday, Dec.
9, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the
Redwood Room at Gateway.
There will be a piano player
and lyrics will be supplied.
In addition to seasonal
tunes, Beatles and other songs
celebrating peace and love will
be offered. Attendees should
bring the usual snack to share
and beverage.
On Wednesday, Dec. 16,
there will be a change in venue
as a special Festivus Schmooze
will be held at the Event Center. Music will be played for
dancing. The tongue-in-cheek
airing of grievances will be
part of this always fun evening.
The schmooze celebrates
the mythical Seinfeld holiday.
This year, there will be a food
drive instead of the usual white
elephant gift exchange.
Attendees who bring canned
or boxed food items will receive a raffle ticket for each
item donated. All ticket holders will have the opportunity to
win one of many prizes, such as
gift cards to movies, Peets, P.F.
Chang, Kinders, Fuddruckers
and more. The Contra Costa
Food Bank will supply the bar-
rels and pick up the donations.
Canned foods, cereals and
protein rich foods such as tuna,
beans and peanut butter are all
in demand. No glass containers will be accepted. This food
drive will supplement the efforts of the annual food drive
conducted by the Rossmoor
Interfaith Council.
are invited to attend the
schmooze. Note that there will
be no schmooze on Wednesday, Dec. 30. For information
on these and other club events,
check out the club website:
rossmoorboomers.com.
Grandparents for Peace to hold potluck
holiday party Dec. 14, Creekside Clubhouse
Rossmoor Grandparents for Peace and Justice will have a holiday potluck party on Monday, Dec. 14, at 10 a.m. in the Fairway Room
at Creekside. All members, their friends and
family are invited.
The group will celebrate the completion of a
successful year of monthly programs, speakers
and films with the theme of peace and justice.
Members look forward to another year of advocating for peace and justice at home and abroad.
Attendees are asked to bring a potluck item
that serves six to 10 people. The item can be an
appetizer, salad, vegetable, main dish or dessert.
UNICEF holiday cards will be on display
and for sale. Two representatives from UNICEF
will make a short presentation.
Rossmoor Grandparents for Peace and Justice was founded in response to the United
States’ invasion of Iraq in 2003 and to promote
peace, justice and the elimination of nuclear
weapons.
The group meets on the second Monday of
every month at 10 a.m. at Creekside. The meetings feature speakers, films and discussions.
Members support the Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center and local peace marches and events.
The weekly peace vigils on Friday afternoons at the entrance to Rossmoor will be resumed in the near future.
Membership dues are $10 per year. For information, call Bobbie Rabinowitz, chairwoman,
at 939-7384. All are welcome to join.
build bridges between the
LGBT community and clubs
in Rossmoor, to provide
outreach to current and future LGBT residents and to
sponsor social and cultural
Prime Time Couples hosts
dinner at Dollar Dec. 15
The Prime Time Couples
Dinner Club will hold its next
dinner on Tuesday, Dec. 15,
at Dollar Clubhouse. Dinner
will be served by Hamilton
Catering.
The cost is $46 per couple for members and $50 per
couple for nonmembers.
There will be a social
hour from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
on a bring-a-beverage basis,
during which members and
guests will be served a variety of hors d’oeuvres. Dinner
is served at 6:30.
Seating, as usual, will
be determined by a random
drawing to mix couples and
promote maximum acquaintanceship.
Dinner will be shrimp
salad, prime rib, roasted red
potatoes, broccoli in hollandaise sauce and cheesecake
with cherry sauce. A fish or
vegetarian option is available
on request. Wine, coffee and
tea will also be served with
the meal.
Reservation checks must
be received by Thursday, Dec.
10. Checks can be dropped
off at the Prime Time Club
message box located at Gateway or they may be mailed or
delivered to club Treasurer
Tom Mesetz at 2132 Golden
Rain Road No. 1, Entry 13.
Late phone reservations
are sometimes possible. Call
Mesetz at 939-2132 for information.
Prime Time Couples Club
is a social club for couples
that meets the third Tuesday
of every month for a catered
dinner and conversation, followed by humor and trivia.
For information call President Phil Blakeney at 9336007.
Couples (married or not
married) are invited to learn
more about the club by coming to dinner as paying guests
on a space-available basis.
are invited to play Mexican
Train dominoes on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m. in
multipurpose rooms 1 and 2
at Gateway. Games will be on
the third Wednesday of each
month.
For information call Vice
President Wanda King at
934-2291.
Companions to party Friday
The Companions Club holiday party will be held Friday,
Dec. 4, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Vista Room at Hillside. Door
prizes and a raffle to benefit the education fund will be held.
Members are asked to bring an appetizer or salad to share
(enough for four to six people). Those who don’t wish to bring
food to share are asked to bring a check for $5 payable to the
Rossmoor Companions Club. Soft beverages will be provided
along with all serving ware.
This meeting is for Rossmoor Companions Club members
only and all members are encouraged to attend.
Rossmoor Companions are neighbors helping neighbors;
events.
residents
supporting residents. Services include cooking, asTo learn more about the
sistance
after
a hospital stay, personal care, driving to appointLGBT Alliance and the othments
or
shopping,
animal care and many other tasks.
er LGBT organizations in
For
information
call
357-1120 or visit the website at www.
Rossmoor, visit the website
rossmoorcompanions.com.
at www.rossmoorlgbta.club.
LGBT Alliance is new Rossmoor club
The Rossmoor LGBT Alliance is a new organization
that welcomes all lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender
residents and their friends.
The club’s mission is to
The users of Apple computers and devices, iPads and iPhones can find support in the Apple User Group (AUG) of
Rossmoor.
The group usually meets on the first and third Mondays of
the month, at 10 a.m.in the Vista Room at Hillside; however,
there will be only one meeting this month (Dec. 7), due to
the holidays. This will be a session with attendees able to ask
questions of different AUG members while enjoying coffee
and cookies.
AUG is in need of a devoted Mac user to take over Jim
Drommond’s job sending Sunday emails and keeping the club
roster up to date. Call Jennifer Langan at 280-0081 if the job
is of interest. This would be a board position with meetings on
the fourth Monday morning of each month.
There is help available to all users of Apple products in the
Computer Room at Gateway every Wednesday morning from
10 to noon.
There are no dues to join the club, as the group relies on donations to cover costs of focus sessions and special meetings.
To join the group, email [email protected] and include
your address and phone number in the body of the letter.
Weekly emails are sent out on Sundays describing the next
week’s activities. Go to the website at rossmoormacusers.org,
to find out more details of the organization’s future plans, or
call Dian Overly, 945-6055, to set up home visits.
Tip of the week
Looking for pictures to show friends on the iPad using
OS9? Ask Siri to find photos from a special date or location.
6B
RELIGION
Religious Services
METHODIST
Tice Valley United Methodist Church invites everyone to a
joyful and hope-filled worship experience on Sunday mornings
at 11 in Peacock Hall. This Sunday, Dec. 6, Pastor Joanne Peterson will preach on Luke 1:26-38. Her sermon title is “Mary: A
Portrait of Obedience.” Loni Williams is the music director. The
choir sings each Sunday from September through June. Holy
Communion is celebrated on the first Sunday of each month.
Weekly worship is wheelchair-accessible with large-print bulletins and aids for hearing. After the service, worshippers are invited for conversation and refreshments in multipurpose rooms
1 and 2. On the fourth Sunday of each month, a light lunch will
be provided. For information or pastoral care, contact the church
office at 937-4535, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Thursday,
or visit the website at tvumc.org.
CATHOLIC
St. Anne’s Catholic Church schedule of Masses for the
weekend of Dec. 5 and 6 is as follows: Rev. Joseph Parekkatt
will celebrate the 9 a.m. Mass on Saturday, and the 9 a.m. and
11:15 a.m. Masses on Sunday. Rev. William Rosario will preside
at the 5 p.m. Mass on Saturday. The Feast of the Immaculate
Conception, on Dec. 8, is a Holyday of Obligation. Masses will
be at 5 p.m. on Dec. 7, and 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. on Dec. 8.
Reconciliation is available on Saturdays, 4 to 4:30 p.m., or by
appointment. All are welcome at St. Anne’s Church, celebrating
“Faith, Hope and Love” since 1965.
S inai M emorial C hapel
CHEVRA KADISHA
(FD#1523)
PRESBYTERIAN
Grace Presbyterian Church invites everyone to worship on
Sunday, Dec. 6, at 10 a.m. This is the second Sunday of Advent.
The Rev. Roger Reaber will deliver a sermon titled “Peace as a
Way of Living,” based on Luke 1: 68-79 and Philippians 1: 3-11.
After worship enjoy festive treats and a time to socialize in the
Fireside Room. At 11:25 a.m., meet in the Sanctuary where Pastor Reaber and Music Director Karen will explore the stories and
meaning behind favorite Advent hymns and Christmas carols.
The songs will be sung as well as discussed.
JEWISH
B’nai Israel Congregation Sabbath services will be led by
Cantor Rachel Brott on Friday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the Vista
Room, Hillside Clubhouse. Marcia and Ron Schwartz will provide the oneg in celebration of their 55th wedding anniversary.
Marcia will say the blessing over the candles. The greeter, Natalie Stein, will say the blessing over the challah. Members and
their guests are welcome.
The board of directors will meet tonight, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m.
in the Las Trampas Room at Hillside Clubhouse. All members
are encouraged to attend. This meeting will discuss the slate for
the 2016 board of directors and officers and additional nominations will be taken from the floor.
LUTHERAN
Hope Lutheran Church invites everyone to gather for a spirited worship service in the Fireside Room at Gateway Clubhouse
at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6. Pastor Karen Woida will preach
on Luke 3:1-6. Maestro Wayne Anderson serves as music director and grand pianist. Don Gurley serves as cantor. Laurie Carlson and the Contra Costa Suzuki Strings will provide special
music. Immediately following worship, all are invited to join
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B’nai Israel
holds Hanukkah
party Dec. 7
A festive Hanukkah celebration will take place on
Monday, Dec. 7, from 4 to 6
p.m. in the Event Center.
Hanukkah menorahs will be
placed at each table and will
be lit in unison. Music will
be provided by Achi ben Shalom, well known in the Jewish
community of the East Bay. He
conducts adult and children’s
choruses, performs as a singer/guitarist and was featured
at the celebration of Israel’s
birthday held in Rossmoor last
year.
Israeli dancing will be led
by Irene Friedman. Light refreshments will be served.
All B’nai Israel members,
their guests and members of
the Rossmoor community are
welcome. Admission is free.
For information, call Peter
Gray at 926-0922.
B’nai Israel
hosts Torah
study sessions
Congregation B’nai Israel
will add Shabbat (Saturday)
Torah study to its programs for
the Rossmoor Jewish community. These sessions will be led
by Rabbi Jerry Danzig.
Torah study is held on Saturdays from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
in Multipurpose Room 1 at
Gateway. Admission is free.
For information, call Fritzie Noble at 943-6207.
Religious Services
Continued from page 6B
for fellowship and refreshments. The people of Hope Church
gather in the Fireside Room to be transformed by a warm and
friendly time of liturgical worship and high-spirited fellowship.
Rossmoor Dial-a-Bus delivers attendees to the Gateway Clubhouse. Large-print bulletins and hearing aid T-coil complement
the accessibility of worship at Hope. For information or pastoral
concerns, contact Pastor Jack Niemi at 349-5111. Visit Hope’s
website at www.hoperossmoor.org.
EPISCOPAL
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church presents a Festival of Lessons
and Carols, featuring liturgical dance by the Dancer’s Circle,
on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 10 a.m. in the Diablo Room of Hillside
Clubhouse. All Rossmoor residents and their guests are invited
to attend. Lessons and Carols is a service of about 90 minutes
that alternates six lessons – readings from the Old and New Testaments – with carols – sacred music for Advent and Christmas.
The Dancers Circle, an interfaith liturgical dance company, will
weave original dances throughout the service. The Rev. Anne
Cox Bailey will preach a short homily and Holy Communion will
also be celebrated. Coffee and snacks will be served after. For
information, visit www.stlukeswalnutcreek.org, the St. Luke’s
Episcopal Church, Walnut Creek-Rossmoor page on Facebook,
or call the church office at 937-4820.
B’nai Israel holds candle-lighting
services as part of Hanukkah week
B’nai Israel will hold candle-lighting services, including traditional blessings and Hanukkah songs, on five nights
during Hanukkah week. The schedule and
locations are as follows: Sunday, Dec. 6;
Thursday, Dec. 10; Saturday, Dec. 12;
and Sunday, Dec. 13, at 5 p.m.in the Redwood Room at Gateway Clubhouse. (There
will be no candle lighting on Tuesday or
Wednesday, Dec. 8 and 9.)
In
Memoriam
is on page
16B
James C. Lagier
James C. Lagier, a former Associated Press bureau chief in the U.S. and
Japan whose four-decade
career included covering
nuclear tests in the Pacific,
filing the bulletin on Robert F. Kennedy’s death and
overseeing AP’s reporting
of the 1995 Kobe earthquake that killed more
than 6,000 people, has
died.
Lagier’s niece, Sydney
Lagier, said he died Saturday in Walnut Creek, California, after battling cancer. He was 80.
A native of Manteca, California, Lagier
joined the AP in Honolulu in 1962 and retired in 2001 as chief of the Tokyo bureau.
The two locations were fitting bookends to a
career that also took Lagier to San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Boston, New York, Columbus,
Ohio, and Fresno, California, as a reporter,
newsroom manager and executive.
“Across the decades, I never met anyone
who didn’t like Jim Lagier,” said Louis D.
Boccardi, AP’s president and chief executive
officer from 1985 to 2003. “That was all the
more remarkable, given that time and again
we thrust him into difficult assignments,
whether dealing with internal AP issues or
taking on a challenge somewhere in the universe we served.”
Early in his career, Lagier covered America’s atmospheric nuclear tests in the Pacific and flew on a B-52 bombing mission
over Vietnam from Guam. While serving
as news desk editor in Los Angeles in 1968,
he worked on coverage of the assassination
of U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and filed the
AP bulletin on Kennedy’s death. As bureau
chief in San Francisco from 1972 to 1974,
he oversaw coverage of the kidnapping of
newspaper heiress Patty Hearst. And in Japan, he supervised reporting about the 1995
Kobe earthquake that killed more than 6,000
people.
Lagier said during an interview with AP
archivist Valerie Komor in 2008 that he felt
like he was on a “yo-yo” at one point in his
AP career.
“I felt like I was a vagabond, and I was so
astounded that I was being chosen for these
fabulous jobs,” he said. “I mean, a lower-middle-class person, born into poverty,
suddenly having these electrifying jobs in
the world’s oldest, largest and most lovable
news-gathering organization.”
Lagier said a highlight of his news career
was his tenure in the San Francisco bureau,
7B
where he was responsible
for coverage of Northern
California during Vietnam
War protests. As news editor in 1970, Lagier oversaw
a shooting at the Marin
County courthouse that
left four dead, including
the judge presiding over
the trial of a San Quentin
inmate. Lagier previously worked in AP’s Fresno,
California, bureau, where
he wrote about Cesar
Chavez’s efforts to organize farm workers.
In 1975, Lagier became bureau chief for
Ohio. His news editor there, Henry Heilbrunn, recalled that Lagier frequently
walked his newsrooms at all hours, stopping at desks to urge his staff to “be happy
in your work.”
“Jim was the only guy I knew who could
juggle journalism and management successfully. He was a star doing both jobs,”
said Malcolm Barr, former AP reporter in
Honolulu and Washington, D.C.
The following year, during the news cooperative’s intense competition with United
Press International, Lagier was appointed
general executive for New England, based
in Boston. Then starting in 1979, he served
as deputy director for newspaper membership at AP headquarters in New York City,
where he helped maintain and strengthen
AP’s newspaper base.
Lagier was transferred to Tokyo in 1993,
returning to a country he had visited while
serving in the U.S. Army in Seoul, Korea.
Lagier graduated with honors from the
University of California, Berkeley in 1962
and left the AP for a year in 1966 to complete graduate school and teach journalism
there. He was a benefactor to the University
of California, establishing a charitable trust
in journalism and leaving a gift to the music
department.
Before joining AP, he worked as the
sports editor and a general assignment reporter at the Hanford Sentinel in California.
Lagier was also an accomplished pianist
and studied with jazz piano teachers in the
New York City area.
He was the son of the late Rev. Joseph J.
Lagier and the late Edna Lagier, of Manteca.
Lagier leaves a sister, Joanne M. Miller of
Ripon, Calif., and a brother, Larry Lagier, of
San Jose, Calif., and three nieces.
A memorial will be held at Rossmoor, in
the Fireside Room, on December 10th, 2015,
at 4:00pm.
Paid OBITUARY
On Friday, Dec. 11 candle lighting will
be held at Shabbat services at 7:30 p.m. in
the Vista Room at Hillside Clubhouse.
All members of the congregation, as
well as their guests and members of the
Rossmoor community, are invited. Admission is free.
For information, call Judy Vida at 9260922.
Religious Services
B’NAI ISRAEL CONGREGATION
Friday Evening Service 7:30 p.m.
Vista Room–Hillside Clubhouse
For information call
287-9997 or 300-3225
HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Worship: 10:30 a.m. each Sunday
Fireside Room, Gateway Clubhouse
For info, call the church office:
709-4673
GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
2100 Tice Valley Blvd. at Rossmoor Prkwy.
935-2100
Sundays: Worship 10 a.m.,
Pastor: Roger Reaber
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. 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.
Father Joseph Parekkatt
1600 Rossmoor Prkwy. 932-2324
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
OF WALNUT CREEK
Sundays: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.
2336 Buena Vista Ave., WC
934-2139
ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Service 10 a.m.,
Diablo Room, Hillside,
Rector: the Rev. Anne Cox Bailey
937-4820 (Office)
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,
SCIENTIST
#2 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek
(corner of Eckley Lane and Walnut Blvd.)
Sunday 10 a.m.
Wednesday Evening 7:30 p.m. 934-4527
Jeannie M. F rancis
Resident of Rossmoor
Sept. 22, 1937 – Nov. 11, 2015
After a lengthy illness, Jeannie
Francis went to her eternal rest on
November 11, 2015, with her husband, Peter Gomes, by her side.
Jeannie was born in 1937 in
Illinois, but was raised primarily in
Georgia. In 1962 she graduated from
the University of Louisville Dental Hygiene program and moved to California where she
worked as a dental hygienist for 40 years.
Before moving to Rossmoor, Jeannie lived in Clayton for 39 years. She was an avid gardener, seamstress, knitter, jewelry maker, and loved everything
beautiful. She didn’t want anything in her house that
wasn’t “pretty.” She was an extraordinary southern
cook and gracious hostess. She also loved a competitive card game, especially bridge, which she
played her entire adult life.
Jeannie also loved to dance. She started
dancing as a child and never stopped, even after
she became sick. She was very involved in the
Piedmont Dance Community and Rossmoor’s
Ballroom Dance Club.
Jeannie’s true love was Jesus. She was devoted to her
faith and knew she would be going to heaven where
she would see her mother, Devie Simpson, and father,
Eugene McDevitt, again. She leaves behind her
devoted husband, Peter Gomes; her daughter
and son-in-law, Melanie and Brian Haynes;
two grandchildren, Zachary and Amelia
Haynes; and many relatives in Georgia.
To her friends and family members, Jeannie
would say, “Bury your sorrows in doing good
deeds. Miss me, but let me go.”
Her family owes a special thanks to the wonderful
people who work with Hospice of the East Bay; and
Nelia Goyma and Marilyn York, her faithful caregivers.
A memorial service will be held at New Life Church
in Alamo on Saturday, December 12, at 11:00 a.m.
with a reception to follow.
PAID OBITUARY
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D=Dollar Clubhouse G=Gateway Clubhouse EC=Event Center H=Hillside Clubhouse MPR=Multipurpose Room DV=Del Valle C=Creekside
2015 pool And Fitness Center hours
• Del Valle pool is open from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, except
Thursdays when it opens at 1 p.m. after cleaning; and 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday.
• Dollar and Hillside pools are closed for the winter from Dec. 1 through March 1.
There is no family swim during the winter months.
• Fitness Center is open Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday and
Sunday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• For information on pool hours, call 988-7854.
ROSSMOOR LIBrARY HOUrS
• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: Noon to 4 p.m.
• Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
6 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
8 p.m.
9 p.m.
Saturday, December 5
Thursday, December 3
TIME
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7 a.m.
7 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
Noon
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
2 p.m.
3 p.m.
3 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
EVENT..............................LOCATION........................ ORGANIZATION
Circuit Class.......................Sierra Room, DV...............................Rec. Dept.
Luk Tung Kuen Exercise.........Diablo Room, H..........................Luk Tung Kuen
Mat Pilates Int/Adv..............Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
Winter Walking...................Sierra Room, DV...............................Rec. Dept.
Dance Aerobics...................Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
Tai Chi .............................Shasta Room, DV..........Chinese/American Club
Stitchers...........................Sewing Room, G.................... Sewing Arts Club
Open Workshop...................Art Studio Ii, G........................... Art Association
Zumba..............................Aerobics Room, DV.Dance, Fitness & Resource
Qi Gong ............................Sierra Room, DV...............................Rec. Dept.
Masters Swim.....................Pool, DV......................Silver Bullets Swim Club
Voice Class........................Vista Room, H.....................Community Chorus
Light Strength.....................Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
Mat Science.......................Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
Osteoporosis Exercise...........Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
Movie...............................Peacock Hall, G.................................Rec. Dept.
Meeting............................MPR 1, 2, G.................................Writers Group
Partnership Bridge...............Oak Room, G...........................................Bridge
Beginning Oil And Acrylic.......Art Studio 1, G........................... Art Association
Parkinson’s Group................Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
Pickleball..........................Sierra Room, DV...............................Rec. Dept.
Beginner Tap Dance..............Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
Beg/Int. Line Dance..............Diablo Room, H................................Line Dance
Intermediate Tap Dance.........Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
Aquacise...........................Pool, DV............................................Rec. Dept.
Strength Yoga.....................Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
Basketball.........................Sierra Room, DV...............................Rec. Dept.
Moving 2 Music...................Aerobics Room, DV................ Moving To Music
AA Open Meeting.................Garden Room, D................................Rec. Dept.
Sing Along Chorus................MPR 3, G........................................ Sing for Joy
Duplicate Bridge .................Oak Room, G.......................... Bridge, Duplicate
Friday, December 4
TIME
6 a.m.
Group Cycle.......................Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7 a.m.
Abs/Back...........................Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
7:30 a.m. Rhythmrobics.....................Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
8 a.m.
8 a.m.
Deep Water Aerobics............Pool, DV............................................Rec. Dept.
8:30 a.m. Men’s Exercise Class............MPR 1, 2, G..................... Men’s Exercise Group
8:45 a.m. Strength Training.................Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
9 a.m.
Keeping Fit Club..................Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
9 a.m.
Beg Duplicate Bridge Game....Oak Room, G.......................... Bridge, Duplicate
9 a.m.
Watercolor.........................Art Studio 1, G........................... Art Association
9 a.m.
Quilters............................Sewing Room, G.................... Sewing Arts Club
10 a.m.
Muscle Movers...................Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
10 a.m.
Flexible Yoga.....................Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
Water Exercise....................Pool, DV............................................Rec. Dept.
10:30 a.m. Men’s Cribbage Play.............MPR 2, G..................................... Cribbage Club
11 a.m.
Line Dancing......................Aerobics Room, DV..........................Line Dance
11:15 a.m. Joint Efforts.......................Pool, DV............................................Rec. Dept.
11:45 a.m. Gentle Yoga.......................Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
Noon
Mahjiang...........................Oak Room, G.................Chinese/American Club
12:15 p.m. Twinges in the Hinges...........Pool, DV............................................Rec. Dept.
12:30 p.m. Songs By Mildred And Fil.......Redwood Room, G............................Rec. Dept.
12:30 p.m. Chess Play Fri.....................Chess Room, D............................... Chess Club
1 p.m.
Life Drawing......................Art Studio II, G.......................... Art Association
Int. Folk Dancing.................Aerobics Room, DV.......................Folk Dancers
Chair Challenge..................Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
Partnership Bridge...............Oak Room, G.......................Bridge, Partnership
Harmony Concert.................Diablo Room, H.................................Rec. Dept.
Meeting............................MPR 1, G.......................Rossmoor French Club
B’nai Israel Service..............Vista Room, H...................................Bnai Israel
Mort Sahl Comedy Show........Entire Clubhouse, EC.........................Rec. Dept.
TIME
6 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:45 a.m. Trails Club Hike...................MPR 3, G...........................................Trails Club
9 a.m.
Ballroom With Style..............Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
10 a.m.
Domino Play.......................MPR 2, G.......................................Domino Club
10 a.m.
Chess Play Sat....................Chess Room, D............................... Chess Club
Noon
Noon
Duplicate Bridge..................Oak Room, G.......................... Bridge, Duplicate
12:30 p.m. Ballroom With Style..............Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
Card Playing......................MPR 1, G.......................................Canasta Club
1 p.m.
3 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m. Moving 2 Music...................Aerobics Room, DV................ Moving To Music
7 p.m.
Sunday, December 6
TIME
6 a.m.
9 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
Noon
Noon
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
7 p.m.
Church Service....................Las Trampas, H.......Siloam Community Church
St. Luke’s Sunday Service......Diablo Room, H.......................St.Luke’s Church
Sunday Service...................Fireside Room, G........................Hope Lutheran
Sunday Service...................Peacock Hall, G... Tice Valley Methodist Church
Mindful Mat Floor Stretch.......Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
Progressive Rummy.............Garden Room, D.Progressive Rummy/Shanghai
Chair Sit & Stretch...............Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
Round Dance Club................Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
Monday, December 7
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:30 a.m. Rhythmrobics.....................Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
8 a.m.
Cardio / Pul Group................MPR 3, G...........................................Rec. Dept.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m. Men’s Exercise Class............MPR 1, 2, G..................... Men’s Exercise Group
8:45 a.m. Strength Training.................Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
9 a.m.
Tai Chi ............................Sierra Room, DV...........Chinese/American Club
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
Trails Walk........................Peacock Plaza, G...............................Trails Club
9 a.m.
Open Studio.......................Art Studio Ii, G........................... Art Association
9:30 a.m. Emerg. Prep. .....................Fairway A/B, CR.............. Emergency Prep. Org.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
Integrated Beginner Yoga.......Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
10 a.m.
Meeting............................Vista Room, H..................... Apple Users Group
10 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
Noon
Noon
Needleworkers....................Sewing Room, G.................... Sewing Arts Club
12:30 p.m. Duplicate Bridge..................Oak Room, G.......................... Bridge, Duplicate
1 p.m.
1:30 p.m. Parkinson’s Group................Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
2 p.m.
Intermediate Tap.................Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
3 p.m.
Beginner Hula Club..............Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
3 p.m.
Poetry Reading...................Ivy Room, D............ Poetry Circle Of Rossmoor
Calendar information is provided to the News by Room Reservations at the Recreation Department.
Residents or groups who would like to make changes to the listing should contact Room Reservations at 988-7780 or 988-7781.
4 p.m.
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6 p.m.
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6:30 p.m.
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7 p.m.
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7 p.m.
Opera/Ballet Movie..............Peacock Hall, G................................Opera Club
Flexible Yoga.....................Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
Round Dance Monday...........Las Trampas, H.......... Rossmoor Round Dance
Domino Play......................Oak Room, G.................................Domino Club
Poker With Friends...............Pine Room, H....................................Rec. Dept.
LDS Bible Study..................Garden Room, D..................LDS Studies Group
AA Meetings.......................Vista Room, H...................................Rec. Dept.
Square Dance.....................Las Trampas, H................... Square Dance Club
Tuesday, December 8
TIME
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7 a.m.
7 a.m.
8:30 a.m. Dance Aerobics...................Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
Pinocle Play Tues................MPR 2, G................ Pinochle Men’s & Women’s
9:30 a.m. Zumba..............................Aerobics Room, DV.Dance, Fitness & Resource
9:30 a.m. Women’s 4-Part Harmony.......MPR 1, G........................................ Sing for Joy
10 a.m.
Tai Chi Chih Beginning..........Diablo Room, H...................... Tai Chi Chih Club
10 a.m.
10:30 a.m. Ballet...............................Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
Gentle Yoga.......................Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
11:15 a.m. Tai Chi Chih Continuing..........Diablo Room, H...................... Tai Chi Chih Club
11:30 a.m. Meeting............................Fairway A/B, CR....................Daught/Amer./Rev.
12:15 p.m. Active Yoga........................Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
12:30 p.m. Duplicate Bridge..................Oak Room, G.......................... Bridge, Duplicate
1 p.m.
Party Bridge.......................Card Room 1, D..............................Party Bridge
1 p.m.
Acrylic Oil Interm/Adv............Art Studio 1, G........................... Art Association
2 p.m.
Hot Flashers Int/Adv Tap........Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
2 p.m.
Discussion.........................Garden Room, D...................... Philosophy Club
2:30 p.m. Pickleball..........................Sierra Room, DV...............................Rec. Dept.
3:30 p.m. Moving 2 Music...................Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
4 p.m.
Opera/Ballet Movie..............Peacock Hall, G................................Opera Club
5 p.m.
Stretch Yoga.......................Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m. Pickleball..........................Sierra Room, DV...............................Rec. Dept.
6:30 p.m. Partnership Bridge...............Oak Room, G.......................Bridge, Partnership
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Meeting............................Vista Room, H.............. Medical Marijuana Club
7 p.m.
Supervised Bridge Play..........MPR 1, 2, G.......................... Supervised Bridge
7 p.m.
Wednesday, December 9
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
8 a.m.
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8:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
Rhythmrobics.....................Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
Men’s Exercise Class............MPR 1, 2, G..................... Men’s Exercise Group
Strength Training.................Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
Trails Club Hike...................MPR 3, G...........................................Trails Club
Open Workshop Chinese Brush.Art Studio 1, G........................... Art Association
Drawing............................Art Studio 2, G........................... Art Association
9B
9 a.m.
Knitters Group....................Sewing Room, G.................... Sewing Arts Club
9:30 a.m. Duplicate Bridge..................Oak Room, G.......................... Bridge, Duplicate
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
Tai Chi Chuan.....................Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
10 a.m.
Meeting............................Vista Room, H.............. In Search Of Happiness
10 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
Gentle Yoga.......................Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
11 a.m.
Qi Gong............................Sierra Room/ DV...............................Rec. Dept.
1 p.m.
1:30 p.m. Bouyant Balance..................Pool, DV............................................Rec. Dept.
1:45 p.m. Beg. Folk Dancing................Aerobics Room, DV.......................Folk Dancers
2 p.m.
Hula Hawaiian Club..............Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
2 p.m.
3:30 p.m. Chair Challenge..................Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
3:30 p.m. Spanish Conversation...........Bunker Room, CR............................... La Charla
3:45 p.m. Ukulele Class.....................Las Trampas, H............ Rossmoor Ukulele Club
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m. Tai Chi..............................Diablo Room, H.............Chinese/American Club
6 p.m.
Xrczfusion .........................Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
7 p.m.
Thursday. December 10
TIME
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
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7 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
9 a.m.
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Noon
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7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Dance Aerobics...................Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
Stitchers...........................Sewing Room, G.................... Sewing Arts Club
Open Workshop...................Art Studio Ii, G........................... Art Association
Zumba..............................Aerobics Room, DV.Dance, Fitness & Resource
Masters Swim.....................Pool, DV......................Silver Bullets Swim Club
Voice Class........................Vista Room, H.....................Community Chorus
Osteoporosis Exercise...........Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
Meeting............................MPR 1, 2, G.................................Writers Group
Beginning Oil And Acrylic.......Art Studio 1, G........................... Art Association
Parkinson’s Group................Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
Beginner Tap Dance..............Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
Intermediate Tap Dance.........Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
Club Meeting......................Fairway A/B, CR...................Friends Of W.C. Ed.
Strength Yoga.....................Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
AA Open Meeting.................Garden Room, D................................Rec. Dept.
Sing Along Chorus................MPR 3, G........................................ Sing for Joy
Duplicate Bridge .................Oak Room, G.......................... Bridge, Duplicate
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, Visa
and American Express payments can be
made in person. Credit card payments can
be taken over the phone.
DaY triPS
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JEWEL CITY: ART FROM SAN FRANCISCO’S
PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL
EXPOSITION AT DE YOUNG MUSEUM
Tuesday, Dec. 8
Excursion participants are assumed
Extensive walking
to be able to manage independently.
Visit the de Young Museum in San FranNeither the Excursion Desk nor the trip
escort can accept responsibility for resi- cisco for a private docent-led tour of “Jewel
City: Art from San Francisco’s Panama-Padents who cannot do so.
cific International Exposition” exhibit.
The Excursion Desk has the right to
The year 2015 marks the centennial of
cancel a trip in advance for any reason. the Panama-Pacific International ExposiA full refund will be given for all-day
tion (PPIE), the San Francisco world’s fair
trips cancelled by the Excursion Desk.
If residents cancel their personal res- that celebrated the opening of the Panama
ervations, they are guaranteed a refund Canal and the city’s reconstruction folif cancelled at least 15 days before the lowing the great earthquake of 1906. The
day-trip departure. Refunds will only be grand exposition covered 76 city blocks
available after that time if a ticket is able and boasted national and international pavilions showcasing innovation, industry
to be resold.
and the arts. At the heart of the PPIE was
Times listed in the News and on the one of the most ambitious art exhibitions
ticket are the actual time of departure. ever presented in the United States, enNames will be called to board the bus 15 compassing more than 11,000 paintings,
minutes prior to this time.
sculptures, prints and photographs, in adFor information about Excursions, call dition to a significant array of public murals
and monuments. To mark this anniversary,
988-7731.
Jewel City revisits this vital moment in the
inauguration of San Francisco as the West
Coast’s cultural epicenter. The landmark
exhibition at the de Young reassembles
more than 200 works by major American
and European artists, most of which were
on display at this defining event.
Jewel City shares examples that signal
the key artistic trends of 1915, from the
conservative to the avant-garde: American and French Impressionism; works by
members of the Ashcan School; paintings
from the emerging modernist styles in Italy, Hungary, Austria, Finland, and Norway;
and more. Highlights include works by
Mary Cassatt, Thomas Eakins, John Singer
Sargent, James McNeill Whistler, Winslow
Homer, Frederic Remington, John Sloan,
Robert Henri and other masters. The presentation boasts an extensive offering of
European painting and sculpture by such
greats as Gustave Courbet, James Tissot,
Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Auguste
Rodin, Théo van Rysselberghe and Edvard Munch. Monumental murals designed
for the fair, including those by Arthur F.
Mathews and William de Leftwich Dodge,
will be seen for the first time in nearly a
century. The bus leaves Gateway at 7:30
a.m. and will return around 2 p.m. The cost
is $38 for museum members and $54 for
non-members.
“A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO
LOVE AND MURDER!” AT
THE GOLDEN GATE THEATER
Wednesday, Dec. 9
Minimal walking
Getting away with murder can be so
much fun… and there’s no better proof
than the knock-‘em-dead hit show “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder!” that’s
earned unanimous raves and won the 2014
Tony Award for best musical. “Gentleman’s
Guide,” coming to San Francisco directly
from New York, tells the uproarious story
of Monty Navarro, a distant heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of
succession by – you guessed it – eliminating the eight pesky relatives (all played by
one fearless man) who stand in his way.
All the while, Monty has to juggle his mistress (she’s after more than just love), his
fiancée (she’s his cousin but who’s keeping
track?), and the constant threat of landing
behind bars! Of course, it will all be worth
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Excursions
it if he can slay his way to his inheritance…
and be done in time for tea. The bus leaves
Gateway at 12:15 p.m. and will return
around 6. Great orchestra seats. The cost
is $110.
ALEX RAMON #NEWMAGIC
At the Lesher Center
Saturday, Dec. 12, at 3 p.m.
Minimal walking
Don’t miss your chance to see Alex Ramon in his new incredible illusion show
#NewMagic at the Lesher Center in Walnut Creek. #New Magic is a family-friendly
magic show with a new style and a new
flair! The show will introduce the world of
magic, all of its most incredible marvels
and some of its newest miracles, to the
latest generation of audiences. Friendly
enough for kids but edgy enough for the
adults. Ramon has mesmerized millions
around the world with his magic. His show
was named the #1 attraction in Lake Tahoe
for over two years. This performance may
contain smoke and haze. Tickets only. No
transportation will be provided for this
event. The cost is $35.
LET US BREAK BREAD TOGETHER – Sinatra
Style! At Paramount Theatre
Sunday, Dec. 13
Minimal walking
For 23 years, Maestro Morgan and Oakland Symphony, with an array of special
guest artists, present an annual delightfully
untraditional concert “Let Us Break Bread
Together.” The concert has become woven
into the holiday plans of the community
and continues to warm hearts and inspire
seasonal spirits with music old and new.
This year’s concert will celebrate the 100 th
birthday of “Ol’ Blue Eyes” – one of the
most versatile and popular American music icons of the 20th century. In addition to
holiday music from many cultures and observances, the afternoon will feature choral
arrangements of Frank Sinatra and all will
be invited to sing along.The bus will leave
Gateway at 2:45 p.m. and return at approximately 7. Reserved orchestra seats. The
cost is $75.
HOLIDAY LIGHTS OF SAN FRANCISCO
Tuesday, Dec. 15
Moderate to extensive walking
Indulge in the holiday spirit with the San
Francisco Lights tour. This is a great way
to enjoy the feel of the city during the holidays. Visit the Hyatt Regency Hotel and be
dazzled by the lights and decorations. Enjoy a hosted dinner at the Delancey Street
Restaurant that includes appetizer, salad,
entrée (choice of roasted rosemary and
garlic chicken or soul food gumbo, vegetarian option is available) and dessert.
Learn about the mission of the Delancey
Street Foundation, the residential self-help
organization for people with nowhere to
turn. After dinner, enjoy the driving tour
of San Francisco with a possible stop at
the Fairmont Hotel to see the largest gingerbread house. There will also be a stop
at South San Francisco’s Parkside Homes
where you will be able to walk around this
popular community, known for its yearly ornate displays. Wear layered clothing
and comfortable shoes. The bus will leave
Gateway at 3:30 p.m. and return by 10:30.
The cost is $89.
A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS WITH
BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL
Wednesday, Dec. 16
Minimal walking
Tony Award-winning Broadway musical star Brian Stokes Mitchell joins the San
Francisco Symphony for a special night of
holiday cheer at Davies Symphony Hall in
San Francisco.
Mitchell has enjoyed a rich and varied
career on Broadway, television and film,
along with appearances in the great American concert halls. His Broadway career
includes performances in “Man of La Mancha,” “Kiss Me Kate,” “Ragtime,” “King
Hedley II,” “Kiss of the Spider Woman,”
“Jelly’s Last Jam,” “Oh, Kay!” and “Mail,”
which earned him a Theatre World award
for outstanding Broadway debut. His musical versatility has kept him in demand by
some of the country’s finest conductors
and orchestras. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowl and the Kennedy Center. The program features classic Christmas carols and iconic Christmas
songs, like “We Need a Little Christmas”
and “White Christmas,” as well as Mitchell’s rendition of “You’re a Mean One, Mr.
Grinch.” Great orchestra seats are available. The bus will depart Gateway at 6:15
p.m. and return at 11. The cost is $94.
THE BIGGEST GIFT at
the Lesher Center
Sunday, Dec. 20, at 1 p.m.
Minimal walking
The Fantasy Forum Actors Ensemble
presents “The Biggest Gift” at the Lesher
Center in Walnut Creek. Did you send your
letter to Santa? Then why has he not received it? No letters – No Christmas. Join
the fun and laughter as Tucker the elf and
the toys set out to save Christmas. The
Fantasy Forum Actors Ensemble is an acclaimed nonprofit organization of men and
women who strive to entertain, educate
and enrich families, and endeavor to present the highest form of entertainment to the
young and young-at-heart. The Rossmoor
Bus Transportation Department will provide free transportation for the first 18 participants. The cost is $14.
NEW LISTING
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS VS. INDIANA
PACERS
Friday, Jan. 22
Moderate to extensive walking (stairs)
The Rossmoor Excursion Desk is offering another trip to see the NBA Champions
Golden State Warriors take on the Indiana
Pacers at Oracle Arena in Oakland. The NBA
Champion Golden State Warriors are led by
league MVP Stephen Curry, fellow Splash
Brother Klay Thompson along with Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala and Harrison
Barnes. The team is off to one of the fastest starts in NBA history in pursuit of their
goal of repeating as NBA champs. Curry is
currently the NBA’s leading scorer. The Indiana Pacers were first established in 1967
as members of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and became members of
the NBA in 1976 as a result of the ABA-NBA
merger. The current team is led by superstar Paul George. The team is very competitive in the Central Division of the Eastern
Conference. Be aware that Warriors games
in what has become known as “Roaracle”
Arena often feature loud and boisterous
crowds. Lower level corner seats (sections
110). The bus will leave at 5:45 p.m. and return at approximately 11. The cost is $160.
Golden State Warriors
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour
Sunday, Jan. 24
Minimal walking
“The biggest Gift”
“NUTCRACKER” with SF Ballet
Sunday, Dec. 27
Minimal walking
Stretch out the holiday celebration with
the “Nutcracker” presented by San Francisco Ballet. “Nutcracker” is an unforgettable
holiday experience for all ages, featuring
exquisite costumes and scenery, breathtaking effects and spectacular dance performances by one of the world’s premier
dance companies. This year’s “Nutcracker” is set during the 1915 Panama-Pacific
International Exhibition. Meet Clara, her
family and friends, who have gathered for a
holiday celebration, when a mysterious toy
maker arrives. He performs magic tricks
and presents Clara with a special gift: a
beautiful nutcracker doll.The bus leaves
Gateway at 5:15 p.m. and will return around
10:30. The cost is $95.
“JERSEY BOYS”
Wednesday, Jan. 20
Minimal walking
Winner of the 2006 Tony Award for Best
Musical, “Jersey Boys” returns to the Orpheum Theater in San Francisco. The musical is based on the life story of Frankie Valli
and the Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob
Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi.
The musical chronicles the lives of a group
of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of
the tracks who became one of the biggest
American pop music sensations of all time.
They wrote their own songs, invented their
own sounds and sold 175 million records
worldwide – all before they were 30. “Jersey Boys” features their hit songs “Sherry,”
“Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll,” “Oh What
a Night” and “Can’t Take My Eyes off You.”
Experience the electrifying performances
of the golden greats that took these guys
all the way to the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame. The bus leaves Gateway at 6:15 p.m.
and will return around 11. Great orchestra
seats. The cost is $100.
The revered Monterey Jazz Festival
compiles an all-star lineup of its best and
brightest for a one- night performance at
the Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley. The dazzling
program romps through jazz past, present
and future. New Orleans trumpeter Nicholas Payton and saxophonist Ravi Coltrane
join forces with vocalist Raul Midón and the
next-generation rhythm section of pianist
Gerald Clayton, bassist Joe Sanders and
Berkeley High alum Justin Brown on drums,
who have both passed through Monterey’s
prestigious education program and gone
on to stellar careers. The bus leaves Gateway at 5:30 p.m. and will return around 10.
The cost is $70.
NEW LISTING
“LOOKING EAST”
AT THE ASIAN ART MUSEUM
How Japan Inspired Monet, Van Gogh and
other Western artists
Tuesday, Jan. 26
Extensive walking
The “Looking East” exhibit at the Asian
Art Museum in San Francisco explores the
craze for all things Japanese that changed
the course of Western art. When Japan
opened its port to international trade in
the 1850s and emerged from centuries of
self-imposed isolation, Japanese prints,
albums and objects arrived in Europe and
North America in unprecedented quantities.
In the frenzy of collecting and admiration
that followed, Japanese art caught the eye
of designers and artists seeking fresh solutions to artistic problems. “Looking East”
explores the many movements and artists
affected by Japanese art, including the great
impressionist and post-impressionist painters Vincent van Gogh, Mary Cassatt, Edgar
Degas, Paul Gauguin and Claude Monet.
Drawn from and organized by the Museum
of Fine Arts, Boston “Looking East” consists of more than 170 objects, including
decorative arts, paintings, prints, drawings
and textiles. The Asian Art Museum is the
final stop on this exhibition’s international tour and the last chance to witness the
iconic results of an invigorating cross-cultural moment. Enjoy a docent-led tour of the
exhibit. Lunch is on your own. The bus will
leave Gateway at 8:30 a.m. and return at approximately 3 p.m. The cost is $57.
eXtenDeD triPS
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2016 Trips
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS CRUISE
Jan. 19 through Feb. 3
Enjoy the wonders of the Hawaiian Islands in style on board the Star Princess
sailing round trip from San Francisco. The
Star Princess is an ideal sized ship with
great amount of amenities and an itinerary that is guaranteed to please. Days and
nights will be full of endless opportunities
for fun. Choose from traditional, anytime,
specialty or casual dining. Take a personal enrichment class, do yoga, go duty-free
shopping or just relax with a dip in one of
the pools or spas. In the evening, enjoy
live theater and movies on the big screen,
plush lounges, swanky casinos and dance
clubs. After four busy days and nights at
sea, you’ll next be enjoying four different
Hawaiian Islands.
Ports of call
• Hilo, Big Island
• Honolulu, Oahu
• Nawiliwili, Kauai
• Lahaina, Maui
• Ensenada, Mexico
Included in the price: 15-night cruise
aboard the Star Princess, round trip transfers from Rossmoor to San Francisco pier,
all meals and entertainment aboard ship,
luggage handling, driver and stevedore
tips, port taxes and government fees, Travel Guard Group Protection Plan, one bottle
of wine per cabin and two onboard cocktail
parties. Prices start from $2,465 per person depending on your stateroom choice.
Single rates are furnished upon request. A
deposit of $900 per person is due to secure
reservations. Final payment is due by Oct.
21. Stop by the Excursion Desk for a complete itinerary and prices.
THE SUNSHINE STATE
MIAMI, ORLANDO, THE FLORIDA KEYS
AND THE EVERGLADES
Feb. 18 through 25
Escape the winter blues with this eightday trip to Florida presented by Premier
World Discovery. The Sunshine State is
home to amusement parks, serene beaches, nationally protected marshlands and
bustling nightlife. From Orlando to Miami
and everywhere in between, it’s an endless
summertime paradise.
Tour highlights:
• Epcot Disneyworld
• Kennedy Space Center
• Ft. Myers and Seminole Lodge
• Everglades National Park
• Everglades Airboat Ride
• Key West trolley tour
• Mallory Square and Duval Street
• Florida Keys Scenic Highway
• Miami city tour
The cost per person double occupancy
is $2,995 ($850 single supplement).
Included in the price: round-trip air, all
transfers, seven nights first-class hotel
accommodations, 11 meals (seven breakfasts, four dinners), touring per itinerary,
motorcoach transportation, professional
tour director, baggage handling. A deposit
of $300 per person is due with reservation
form. Final payment is due Dec. 5. Detailed
itinerary and reservation forms are available at the Excursion Desk.
DISCOVER CUBA – Highlights of
Havana and Varadero
March 9 through 16, 2016
Premier World Discovery presents an
eight-day trip to Cuba, the most exciting
island in the Caribbean. Come to know the
people of Cuba and their culture. Premier
World Discovery has been issued a specific
license by the Department of the Treasury,
Office of Foreign Assets Control, which
authorizes registered guests to visit Cuba
legally.
Excursions
Tour highlights:
• Melia Varadero all-inclusive resort
• Matanzas “Athens of Cuba”
• Matazan School of Art and Music visit
• Salsa lesson
• Tour of Havana including Colon Cemetery
and Nacional Hotel
• Habana Compas Dance Group performance
• Cuban baseball player discussion
• Old Havana walking tour (UNESCO Heritage Site)
• Havana Museum of Revolution
• Home and studio of artist Jose Fuster
• Vinales Valley (UNESCO Heritage Site)
• Cigar factory
• Tobacco farm and farmhouse
• Hemingway’s Farm – Finca La Vigia
• San Jose Craft Market and Art Center
• Old style car club discussion
The cost per person double occupancy
is $5,095 ($600 single supplement).
Included in the price: round-trip air, all
transfers, one-night hotel stay in Miami, six
nights first- class hotel accommodations,
people to people interactions and touring
per itinerary, 16 meals (six breakfasts, six
lunches and four dinners), daily bottled water, Cuban Travel Visa, Cuban health insurance, professional bilingual Cuban Guide,
U.S. tour manager, motorcoach transportation. A deposit of $500 per person and a
copy of the valid passport are due with reservation form to secure reservations. Final
payment is due Dec. 22. Detailed itinerary
and reservation forms are available at the
Excursion Desk.
“FOOTLOOSE” IN RENO
March 13 through 15
Travel over the Sierra Nevada Mountains to Reno. First stop will be at Boomtown to play and have lunch ($5 cash
and $5 food coupons will be provided).
Accommodations in Reno will be at the
Silver Legacy, downtown Reno, which is
connected to the Circus Circus and the
Eldorado. In the evening, after a hosted
buffet dinner, enjoy the performance of
“Footloose.” The story begins when Ren
and his mother move from Chicago to a
small farming town, where Ren has to
make adjustments in his new high school.
The hit score features “Heaven Help Me,”
“Let’s Hear It For the Boys,” “Mama Says,”
“Almost Paradise” and “Footloose.” Vis-
Club Trips
T
FROM ROSSMOOR CLUBS
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 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
email an article to the News at [email protected] by Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Due
to space restrictions, the News reserves
the right to edit or delete the articles on
any given week.
TRAVEL CLUB TRIP SUMMARY
At the request of the Travel Club, the News
lists the following summary of upcoming Travel Club trips. Details of each trip are in the regular Club Trip listings.
BURMA: LAND OF GOLDEN TEMPLES
AND FLOATING GARDENS
Feb. 17 through March 2
Contact Barbara Crane, 300-3358
DISCOVER SOUTH AMERICA: CHILE AND
ARGENTINA
Contact Gary Schaub at 938-5454.
FRANCE: FROM PROVENCE TO BURGUNDY
June 8 through 21
Contact Hal or Roberta Davis, 510-9190037.
GREAT AMERICAN WATERWAYS
Aug. 10 through 25 (Dates confirmed)
Contact Joyce Rodgers, 946-1645.
The Bahamian Out Islands
March 11 through 22, 2016.
Contact Jean Whitman at 891-4581
Jewels of Bohemia
Aug. 28 through Sept. 11
Contact Anne Lenkert at 254-9195.
GREAT TRAINS AND GRAND CANYONS
Oct. 9 through 14
Contact Barbara Crane at 300-3358 or
[email protected]
Amazon River and Ecuador
April, 2017
Contact Christine and Larry Barclay at
324-9131
RAILROAD CLUB TRIP SUMMARY
At the request of the Railroad Club, the
News lists the following summary of upcom-
ing Railroad Club trips. Details of each trip are
in the regular Club Trip listings. Contact Ralf
Parton at 256-7078 for these trips.
VIETNAM, CAMBODIA AND THE RICHES
OF THE MEKONG
March 21 through April 6
it John Ascuaga’s Nugget with free time
to gamble and eat ($5 cash and $5 food
vouchers are included). On the way back
to California, stop at Red Hawk Casino
($10 slot play included). The cost per person, double occupancy, is $275 ($325 for
single) and includes two nights deluxe
lodging, one dinner including tax and gratuity, ticket for the show, casino packages,
motorcoach transportation, and luggage
handling. A deposit of $100 is due with application. Itinerary and reservation forms
are available at the Excursion Desk.
SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa,
Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana
Oct. 21 through Nov. 12
REGULAR LISTINGS
$1,575 for single. A deposit of $200 is due
with application. Balance is due Feb. 12.
Payments are by check payable to American Stage Tours. Stop by the Excursion
Desk for an itinerary and reservation form.
SOUTHERN CHARM – Charleston,
Savannah, Jekyll Island and St.
Augustine
April 17 through 23
Experience the history, charm and singular hospitality of the Low Country in
Georgia and South Carolina. Visit the oldest city in the United States, St. Augustine,
SPRINGTIME IN YOSEMITE
Fla., with its vibrant Old Spanish Quarter.
April 17 through 20
Arrive a stranger and go home feeling like
Enjoy the beauty of the Yosemite Valley a member of the family on a cultural tour
on this four-day/three night tour. The ma- through America’s friendly southeast.
jestic sights of Yosemite National Park de- • Tour highlights
light and inspire visitors of all generations. • Historic Charleston tour
Its spectacular granite cliffs, abundance
• Boone Hall Plantation
of waterfalls, clear streams and giant se• Town of Beaufort
quoia groves make a lasting impression.
Accommodations for three nights are at • Historic Savannah tour
the Yosemite Lodge in the heart of the Yo- • Factors walk
• Andrew Low Home and Gardens
semite Valley.
• Jekyll Island
Tour highlights:
• St. Simons Island
• Visit the historic town of Mariposa.
• Museum of Coastal History
• Guided tour of Yosemite Falls, El Capi- • St. Augustine Trolley tour
tan, Valley View, Bridal Veil Falls, the Three
The tour includes: all transfers,
Brothers, Sentinel Rock, Happy Isles and roundtrip airfare, motorcoach transportaHalf Dome
tion, six nights first-class hotel accommo• Hosted lunch at the historic Ahwahnee dations, touring per itinerary, nine meals
Hotel.
(six breakfasts, three dinners), profes• Visit Hilmar Cheese Company/hosted sional tour director, baggage handling.
The cost per person, double occupancy
lunch and tour
The tour includes three nights deluxe is $2,399 ($2,999 for a single). A deposit
lodging, three meals, motorcoach trans- of $250 is due with application. Final payportation, touring per itinerary, taxes and ment is due by Feb. 17, 2016. Stop by the
gratuities and luggage handling. The cost Excursion Desk for a complete itinerary
is $975 per person for double occupancy, and reservation form.
Special Events
TRAINS of the COLORADO ROCKIES
May 28 through June 5
TURKEY’S MAGICAL HIDEAWAYS
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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 website at www.rossmoornews.com.
Red hawk CASINO – CITY OF HOPE
Monday, Dec. 7
HARMONY HOLIDAY CONCERT
Friday, Dec. 4
CHORA NOVA CONCERT
Sunday, Dec. 13
Join in the fun at Red Hawk Casino and
support cancer research at the City of
Hope. Stay five hours at the casino. Leave
Gateway at 9 a.m. and return about 5:45
p.m. Play bingo on the bus for fun prizes,
including a free future trip. Bring friends
and neighbors. Casino gives $15 player’s
credit. For reservations, call Lynne Keefer
at 945-7665 or email lynnehkeefer@gmail.
com. Send checks for $30, made payable
to the City of Hope, to Keefer at 1830 Tice
Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA 94595
The women’s vocal choral group Harmony will perform their annual holiday
program at 7 p.m. in the Diablo Room at
Hillside. This free program is open to all
The Chora Nova Chorus will perform
Handel’s “Messiah” at 4 p.m. in the Fireside Room at Gateway. This free concert
is open to all residents and their guests.
CACHE CREEK WITH ORT
Monday, Dec. 14
Travel on a spacious bus with ORT to
Cache Creek Casino for five hours of fun and
games. The bus departs Gateway at 9:30
a.m. and returns to Gateway at 5:30 p.m.
Casino bonus includes $15 to play at table
or machines and $5 food coupon. The cost
is $28 inclusive and is open to all Rossmoor
residents. Friends are welcome. Make checks
out to ORT and mail to Joyce Kearney, 2909
Ptarmigan Drive No. 2. For information call
935-5716 or email joycekearney@yahoo.
com or call 932-8448. ORT helps train and
rehabilitate people in 58 countries worldwide and is open to everyone.
2016 TRIPS
RENO SNOW TRAIN WITH ST. ANNE’S
SOCIETY
Feb. 16 through 18
St. Anne’s Society is sponsoring a trip
on the Reno Snow Train. Onboard entertainment, live music, themes and historical narration are featured. The theme for
this trip will be the 1950s and 1960s. The
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MORT SAHL COMEDY SHOW
Friday, Dec. 4
Legendary comedian Mort Sahl will
perform in the Tahoe Room at the Event
Center at 8 p.m. Tickets for this program
are $20 in advance at the Recreation Department at Gateway. This show is open
CARPENTERS HOLIDAY TRIBUTE SHOW
Thursday, Dec. 17
A Carpenters Christmas Show featuring Michele Whited and her band will be
performed in the Tahoe Room at the Event
Center at 7 p.m. Tickets for this show are
$10 in advance at the Recreation Department. This is an Esses Production and is
open to all residents and their guests.
Movies
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MOVIE
Thursday and Friday Dec. 3 and 4
The 2015 romantic comedy “Some
Kind of Beautiful” starring Pierce Brosnan and Salma Hayek 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, 7 and 9 p.m. Captions will be used
on Thursday at 1 and 7 p.m. and on Friday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. This film is
two hours long and is rated PG-13. This
free program is open to all residents and
their guests.
SATURDAY MOVIE
Saturday, Dec. 5
The 1986 drama “A Room With a
View” starring Helena Bonham Carter
and Maggie Smith will be shown in
Peacock Hall at Gateway at 1, 4 and 7
p.m. The showings at 1 and 4 p.m. will
feature language captions. This film is
one hour and 56 minutes long and is not
rated. This free program is open to all
SUNDAY FUNNIES
Sunday, Dec. 6
The 1990 comedy “Edward Scissorhands” starring Johnny Depp 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
one hour and 45 minutes long and is
rated PG-13. This free program is open
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Club Trips
FROM ROSSMOOR CLUBS
torcoach transportation from Rossmoor
to the Martinez Amtrak Station, round-trip
rail transportation to Reno, a light meal
aboard the train going and a deli lunch on
the return, two nights at the El Dorado and
baggage handling in Reno. Price is based
on double occupancy. Single occupancy
rate is $397. Optional cancellation waiver is
$10. For information, contact Gale Lydecker at 937-7748 or mail a deposit check,
payable to Orinda Travel Trust, for $20 or
$30 with waiver, to Gale Lydecker, 1412
Stanley Dollar Drive, 1B, Walnut Creek,
94595. Space is limited, so mail a deposit
early. Final payment is due Dec. 10.
Series programs). The 12-day land-only
tour is $2,594 per person. For information,
contact Gary Schaub or Maria Gounaris,
938-5454 (email [email protected]).
Flyers are available at Gateway information
in the Rossmoor Travel Club mailbox.
THE BAHAMIAN OUT ISLANDS
March 11 through 22
The Rossmoor Travel Club is pleased
to present an Overseas Adventure Travel
trip to Burma (Myanmar). Burma – isolated from the world for generations – is
only now becoming a “bucket-list” destination for adventurous travelers. This is
a magical country, still shrouded in mystery. The Travel Club chose this particular
trip because travelers will see much more
of the country than the small ship-based
trips, which are centered on the Irrawaddy River. Travelers also have a choice of
a six-day pre-trip to Laos, and a spectacular six-day post trip to Hanoi and Halong
Bay in Vietnam. Late February presents
the ideal weather for travel to this part of
the world. The price, exclusive of airfare,
is $4,095. Round-trip airfare is $1,200, or
travelers can make their own air arrangements. Good-buy discounts are available
for those choosing to pay in full early. The
group is limited to 16 and space is likely to
go fast. Call Barbara Crane at 300-3358 for
information and a promotional flyer with
the necessary group ID number.
The Rossmoor Travel Club presents an
exciting island-to-island adventure in the Bahamas. The ship, the Grande Mariner, carries
only 88 passengers and is small enough to
make port at locations where the large ships
cannot do so. It is equipped with a unique
bow ramp that allows passengers to get off
and re-enter effortlessly in very shallow waters. It is offered by Blount Small Ship Adventures as one of its Signature Series trips.
This is a family enterprise operating for over
50 years. All these trip features make it unlike any other such small-ship cruise. Ports
of Call are Nassau, Spanish Wells, Harbor
Island, Governor’s Harbor, Eleuthera, Galliot
Cay, Exumas Cays, Compass Cay, Hawksbill
Cay, Warderick Wells, Highbourne Cay and
Shroud Cay. Embarkation is from Nassau;
disembarkation is back at Nassau. There
are a host of included and optional excursions at each port of call. There are several
islands to visit and many wonderful moments to swim, snorkel, sit in the water and
sand and to enjoy the lovely surroundings
and excellent cuisine and drink. Plus, there
is the intimacy and atmosphere of the small
group, the family-style dining and the views
from the rooftop of the ship. The day prior to
departure, the ship is available for an “early
arrival package,” which is dinner, overnight
and breakfast for those who want to arrive
the day prior to sailing departure. Pricing
begins at $3,999. Contact trip facilitator
Jean Whitman at 891-4581 or whitmanj32@
yahoo.com to request a brochure for this
cruise and/or to indicate interest.
DISCOVER SOUTH AMERICA: CHILE AND
ARGENTINA
DELUXE VIETNAM/CAMBODIA MEKONG
RIVER LAND AND CRUISE TOUR
March 21 through April 6
The Rossmoor Travel Club is sponsoring a Grand Circle Travel 13-day itinerary to
South America. Start in the capital city of
Santiago on Chile’s Pacific coast and end
up in the historical city of Buenos Aires in
Argentina. After two days with the historic
sights and monuments and beautiful residential districts in Santiago, head north
for a full-day tour of the port city of Valparaiso, known for its colorful cobblestone
streets and colorful public art. From here,
travel to Puerto Varas for a visit to a local
horse-breeding ranch and Chilean rodeo
demonstration. Visit the lush setting of
Petrohue Falls and climb by motorcoach
through the Andes from Chile into Argentina. Spend three days at Bariloche where
the buildings suggest the Austrian Tyrol
and settings are capped with panoramic
views of mountain lakes, Patagonian plains
and the stark granite peaks surrounding
Bariloche. On day 10, take a short flight to
Buenos Aires, which has an elegant mix of
Spanish Colonial architecture and several
traditional European styles. The Buenos
Aires tour includes the famed Plaza de
Mayo and the Casa Rosada (where President Juan Peron and his wife Evita once
resided), the Metropolitan Cathedral and
the Colon Theater, one of the world’s famous opera houses. There will also be a
tour of Argentina’s first merchant and fishing port and a visit to the famous Caminito Museum and outdoor art show. Attend
an optional tango supper club where the
dance professionals perform. There are
two optional pre- and post-trips available:
a six-night pre-trip program to Peru that
includes stops in Machu Picchu, Cuzco
and Lima (cost is $1,495); and a five-night
post-trip to Brazil’s Iguassu Falls and Rio
de Janeiro (cost is $1,995). The basic
13-day itinerary of Chile and Argentina is
$4,095 per person (includes San Francisco
round-trip airfare, 22 meals, eight included
tours and several Grand Circle Discovery
An extension has been received for the
50 percent discount on the cruise portion of
this all-deluxe 15-day AMAWaterways land
and cruise tour to Vietnam and Cambodia.
Register and deposit just $400 now and
save over $4,000 per couple. Call Ralf Parton at 256-7078 for details. For the eightnight land portion, hotel accommodations
are at three renown 5-star Sofitel properties and include full buffet breakfasts. The
seven-night cruise on the magical Mekong
River is on a brand new 2015 AMAWaterways ship featuring outside balconies in
every spacious stateroom. All meals and
fine dining on the AMA Dara. Included are
unlimited wine with lunch and dinners, as
well as complimentary house brand spirits,
beer and soft drinks during cruise. Bottled
water in every cabin replenished daily. Onboard highlights includes folklore dances
and music performances, culture discussion forums, theme dinners and live piano
entertainment. Daily life enriching English
speaking guided tours with private headsets. Visits to 2 UNESCO World Heritage
sites: the grand Temples of Angkor Wat in
Cambodia and a day and night junk cruise
on Ha Long Bay in Vietnam. Everything listed above, including roundtrip international
air, can be purchased for under $5,900
including transfers from Rossmoor. This
AMAWaterways tour is sponsored by the
Railroad Club and open to all residents,
their families and friends. Pick up an itinerary and registration form from the Railroad Club’s mailbox at Gateway. This fully
escorted tour is limited to 24 persons. Only
two cabins left.
BURMA: LAND OF GOLDEN TEMPLES
AND FLOATING GARDENS
HONOLULU AND THE BIG ISLAND
April 20 through 27
This trip is sponsored by the Luk Tung
Kuen (LTK) Club. Stay in Honolulu at the
Princess Kaiulani Hotel in Waikiki four
nights and five days. Package includes
a luau with a Polynesian show. Stay in
Kilauea three nights and four days. The trip
includes six meals, three daily tours, shopping, sighting, taxes and tips. Price also
includes round-trip airfare via Hawaiian
Airlines from Oakland, and ground transportation from airport to the hotel. Total
cost is $1,666 per person double occupancy. Open to the first 12 people by Dec. 31.
If interested, call Bill Lee at 808-524-0056.
FAMOUS TRAINS OF THE COLORADO
ROCKIES
May 28 through June 5
This fully escorted tour sponsored by
the Rossmoor Railroad Club includes a
dozen meals to go with the dozen highlights. Travel on four great tourist train
rides: Georgetown Loop Railroad, Royal
Gorge Railroad, Durango and Silverton
Railroad and Pike’s Peak Cog Railway.
Visit these scenic sites: Rocky Mountain
National Park, Mesa Verde and Garden of
the Gods. Stay at four excellent hotels in
the four delightful cities: Denver, Grand
Junction, Durango and Colorado Springs.
The Rossmoor Railroad Club is repeating
its 2011 customized Collette Tour because
of the many requests for another trip that
includes riding on trains through great
country scenery. This trip is limited to just
24 persons on a first-deposit-received basis. Save $150 and pay a low total cost of
$3,000 per person, double occupancy for
everything listed above, by registering early and paying a $300 deposit. The price includes roundtrip transfers from Rossmoor
home and roundtrip air from San Francisco
to Denver. Those who have been on a Collette Tour recently may save an additional
$100. Collette offers the best cancelation
insurance in the travel industry for $240.
For a color brochure with a day-by-day itinerary and a registration form, call personal
escort Ralf Parton at 256-7078.
FRANCE: FROM PROVENCE TO BURGUNDY
June 8 through 21
The Rossmoor Travel Club is sponsoring a Grand Circle cruise-tour from
Provence to Burgundy aboard a small ship.
Begin in Nice, travel to Arles and embark
on a 46-passenger river cruiser. Cruise on
the Rhone and Saone rivers to Macon in
Burgundy. Tour Burgundy and end in Paris, the City of Light. This 13-day trip will
fill quickly. Travelers have the option of a
three-night pre-trip in Nice on the French
Riviera and a three-night post-trip in Paris.
For special discounts and first choice of
cabins, early enrollment is recommended. The Travel Club has reserved 11 double cabins and the only two single cabins.
The cost is from $3,795 for the cruise tour,
without air, and from $5,695 including air
if purchased from Grand Circle. There will
be a presentation of the trip at the May 18
Travel Club potluck dinner. Informational
flyers with necessary group ID number for
reservations will be available in the Travel
Club box at Gateway. For information, contact Hal or Roberta Davis, email halrob3@
yahoo.com or call 510-919-0037.
GREAT AMERICAN WATERWAYS
Aug. 10 through 25
The Rossmoor Travel Club announces
a 16-day Blount cruise through the Great
Lakes, Erie Canal and beyond. Departing
from Chicago’s vibrant Navy Pier, the ship
will traverse four of the Great Lakes: Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario, stopping at
historic and scenic points along the way:
Mackinac Island, Mich., Wyandotte, Mich.,
Cleveland, Ohio, Erie, Penn., and Buffalo,
N.Y. An optional tour to Niagara Falls will be
offered while in the Buffalo area. The cruise
includes the Welland Canal (crossing eight
locks over 27 miles), visits to Oswego, N.Y.,
and Sylvan Beach, N.Y., and a full day of sailing on the Erie Canal. Another optional tour
to Cooperstown, N.Y., provides an opportunity to see the Baseball Hall of Fame, the
Farmers Museum or the Fenimore Art Museum. The cruise continues towards Troy
and on to Kingston, N.Y., where the ship will
dock on the Hudson River. The Hyde Park
excursion includes a visit to Springwood,
the estate of Franklin D. Roosevelt, now
home to his presidential library and museum. Finally, the ship will travel to West
Point, N.Y., where an optional excursion
to the U.S. Military Academy may be taken, followed by an evening cruise of New
York Harbor, offering views of the Statue
of Liberty, Ellis Island, Battery Park and the
Big Apple’s world famous skyline. The final
morning, travel through scenic Narragansett Bay and to the disembarkation point of
Warren, R.I. Pricing for this cruise begins
at about $4,999 (final pricing to be determined). Blount Small Ship Adventures has
built its reputation over the past 49 years.
Contact facilitator Joyce Rodgers at 9461645 or [email protected] to
request a brochure for this trip and/or to
indicate interest.
TURKEY’S MAGICAL HIDEAWAYS
Turkey, a land that enthralls with its
epic history, unbelievable food, cultural
complexity and breathtaking landscapes,
is an adventure offered by the Railroad
Club. Journey from majestic Istanbul to
the Turquoise Coast, stopping to explore
a Cappadocian village. Visit a Whirling
Dervish monastery and cruise the coast
for five days and four nights on a private
gullet-style yacht. This OAT Tour from Istanbul to Ephesus includes international
airfare, airport transfers, all taxes and
fuel surcharges (unless travelers choose
to make their own air arrangements), land
transportation and internal flights, accommodations for 15 nights, 11 in hotels and
four aboard an intimate yacht, 36 meals
(including a home-hosted lunch), all admission fees for 21 small-group activities and
sightseeing, services of an English-speaking OAT trip leader, and gratuities for local
guides, drivers, ship-crew and luggage
porters. The $2,895 price covers all the
above except international air for the16day exploration, but is strictly limited to
14 participants because of the size of the
yacht. The Railroad Club tour has 12 spaces open on a first-$500-deposit basis. For
a day-by-day itinerary and questions regarding air, call Ralf Parton at 256-7078.
Jewels of Bohemia
The Rossmoor Travel Club is sponsoring a 14-day tour “Jewels of Bohemia”
small group (no more than 16) OAT tour.
The trip is from Prague to Budapest: History, Culture, Architecture, Woodland and
Botanical Gardens and features five UNESCO World Heritage Sites, local hospitality
and photographers dream locations.
Highlights are:
• Cooking class, brewery visit, wine tasting and dinner with locals, horse-drawn
carriage ride, Vitava River cruise, evening
illuminated Budapest Danube River cruise,
river rafting, horseback ride and stable visit with picnic dinner around bonfire.
• Storybook castles and gardens
• Gobelin tapestries, Skoda Auto, historical, art and museums
• Hungarian gypsy, traditional Moravian,
classical music
Travelers have the option of a five-night
post trip to Vienna with its imperial grandeur and artistic charm. Explore Vienna’s
historic Ringstrasse, visit Schoenbrunn
Palace with botanical garden and parklands, hear music of Strauss and Mozart
and experience 16th-century Naschmarkt.
Stay in centrally located and recently renovated Hotel Rathauspark Hotel. The cost
is from $1,295, which includes transfer
from Budapest. Informational flyers with
group ID number necessary for reservations are available in the Travel Club box
at Gateway. The cost is from $2,995, land
tour only with single supplement free. For
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Shalom Club plans Chinese buffet dinner Friends of WC Education
The Shalom Club of Ross- fried rice. A variety of desserts deadline is Tuesday, Dec. 22.
moor’s annual Chinese buffet
dinner will be on Friday, Dec. 25,
in the Diablo Room at Hillside.
The social hour begins at 5 p.m.
Appetizers of pot stickers and
egg rolls will be served. Diners
may bring their own beverage.
Dinner will follow with
lemon chicken, assorted vegetables, beef with broccoli and
will be served.
The cost is $25 per person.
Reservation checks, payable to
the Shalom Club of Rossmoor,
may be sent to Ed Goldberg,
888 Terra California Drive No.
4, or dropped off at the club’s
mailbox at Gateway. Be sure to
include an email address and
phone number. The reservation
Sheila Levinsky at 448-2064.
The club was formed to be
a social gathering place for the
Rossmoor Jewish community.
For information about the club,
call Larry Silver at 954-8823.
For all club information,
visit the club’s new website at
rossmoorshalom.com.
Club Trips Continued from page 12B
western stage show. The price, including airfare
and pick-up at Rossmoor, is $1,995 per person,
double occupancy. Detailed flyers for this trip with
booking information and group number are available in the Travel Club’s box at Gateway. Contact
Travel Club facilitator Barbara Crane at 300-3358
or [email protected] with questions.
GREAT TRAINS AND GRAND CANYONS
Oct. 9 through 14
SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa,
Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana
Oct. 21 through Nov. 12, 2016
ommended. International airfare from San Francisco $1,600 if purchased through OAT. Gratuities
included for English speaking local guides, drivers
and luggage porters. For information, contact Anne
Lenkert, [email protected] or call 254-9195.
The Rossmoor Travel Club, joining with travel
company Premier World Discovery, is sponsoring
the trip, Great Trains and Grand Canyons. Spend
six days with five nights in one resort-style hotel in
Sedona, Ariz. The trip features professional guides
for all events, coach and train rides. This is a leisurely, in-depth trip, allowing travelers to explore
the entire area. This trip concentrates on a single
magnificent destination. The pace is gentle, giving
travelers many choices about how to spend their
free time. Travelers will be picked up at Gateway
and will fly from Oakland to Phoenix, arriving in Sedona via coach. A welcome dinner is included the
first evening. Spend the second day in and around
the unique town of Sedona, known for its shopping
opportunities and restaurants. There will also be an
opportunity to take a back-country tour of the area
by jeep. On the next day, arrive at the south rim of
the Grand Canyon via a two-hour rail trip aboard
the Grand Canyon railway and explore the area. A
motorcoach will be available to take the group to
different locations at the canyon. Dinner is included
at Black Bart’s Steakhouse and Saloon in Flagstaff.
A major feature is a four-hour first-class rail journey on the Verde Canyon Railway. The train glides
past crimson cliffs and over old-fashioned trestles. The final full day is at leisure in Sedona. The
last evening’s dinner will be at the Blazin’M Ranch,
which offers a hearty chuckwagon supper and a
This OAT trip, sponsored by the Railroad Club of
Rossmoor, limited to 16 participants, explores the
animals and geography and touches on the cultural
life of the people in four of the countries of Southern Africa. Visit and enjoy game drives in Hwange
National Park, Zimbabwe (was home to Cecil the
Lion), Chobe National Park, Botswana (40,000 elephants) and Kruger National Park (world famous)
in South Africa. This 23-day adventure covers the
many miles with three domestic flights: from Johannesburg in the middle, to Victoria Falls in the
North and to Cape Town at the most Southern tip
of the continent of Africa. The OAT tour price of
$6,700 includes accommodations for 20 nights,
52 meals, three domestic flights, 26 small group
activities, including up to 19 game viewing drives,
boat cruises, park fees, services of a resident English-speaking OAT trip leader and driver guides.
The above price includes gratuities for local guides,
drivers, lodge and camp staff, driver-guides and
luggage porters. OAT provides international
roundtrip air from SFO, airport transfers, all government taxes, fees and airline fuel surcharges for
$2,000, unless travelers choose to make their own
air arrangements. For information and a flyer with
the day-by-day itinerary plus instructions on how
to sign up for this Rossmoor OAT group tour, call
Ralf Parton, tour escort, at 256-7078.
Foundation Club meets
The Friends of the Walnut Creek Education Foundation
Club invite Rossmoor residents to the club’s meeting on Thursday, Dec. 10, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Fairway Rooms A and B at
Creekside.
The Walnut Creek School District has a lively visual arts
program. The arts in public schools are not funded by the state
of California. But thanks to generous donations from parents
and the community, the Walnut Creek district is able to offer art
instruction to all in kindergarten through eighth grade.
Those who attend the meeting will get an overview of the
visual arts program in local schools with many examples of
student work. Refreshments will be served.
At the club’s November meeting, a student string quartet
performed. There was also a presentation on Las Lomas High
School’s award winning instrumental music program by Kara
Ravina, director of instrumental music at Las Lomas.
The Friends of the Walnut Creek Education Foundation Club
was organized to allow Rossmoor residents to keep abreast of
current news and issues related to Rossmoor’s two school districts: the Walnut Creek School District and the Acalanes Union
High School District.
All Rossmoor residents are invited to attend club meetings.
There are no membership fees. For information, contact Barbara Pennington at 930-0612.
DAR meets Tuesday
The Mt. Diablo Chapter of
the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will
meet on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at
11:30 a.m. in Fairway Rooms
A and B at Creekside. The
meeting begins with a light
lunch brought by members
followed by a business meeting and a speaker.
There will be a crash
course in genetic genealogy,
led by Katherine Borges.
DAR is dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history and
securing America’s future
though better education of all
children.
Membership is open to
women, 18 years or older, regardless of race, religion or
ethnic background, who can
prove lineal descent from a
patriot of the American Revolution. Members of the chapter are willing to help with the
process of investigating family
heritage and genealogy.
For information about club
meetings, contact the club at
[email protected]
or call Jennifer Langan at 2800081.
Arts & Leisure
AAUW (American Association of University Women),
Alamo-Walnut Creek branch, presents its 11th annual
holiday home tour on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 11 and
12. Tickets are $35 each. A $5 senior discount is offered
through Saturday, Dec. 5. Purchase online at http://dawca.aauw.net/hht2015 or send a check, payable to AAUW
Holiday Home Tour and postmarked by Dec. 5, along with
a self-addressed stamped No. 10 business-size envelope,
to AAUW Holiday Home Tour, P.O. Box 996, Alamo,
CA 94507. To purchase in person, visit East Bay Flower
Company, 206 Sycamore Valley Road West, Danville,
Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (cash or
check only).
CANTARE CON VIVO presents its holiday concert,
“O Day, Full of Grace,” Monday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at
Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church, 1801 Lacassie Ave.,
Walnut Creek. Senior tickets are $30. Advance purchase
of tickets is recommended. Go to www.cantareconvivo.
org or call the office at 510-836-0789.
CENTER REPERTORY COMPANY presents Charles
Dickens’ “Christmas Carol” Thursday, Dec. 10, through
Sunday, Dec. 20, at the Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601
Civic Drive in Walnut Creek. For information, go to
CenterREP.org. Tickets are $27 to $49. Call 943-7469 or
go to www.lesherartscenter.org.
CONTRA COSTA PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY
piano composers group presents a concert of holiday
music on Friday, Dec. 11, at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church, 1924 Trinity Ave., Walnut Creek. Free. Light
refreshments will be served.
THE CONTRA COSTA WIND SYMPHONY presents
its annual Winterfest concert Monday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m.
at Mt. Diablo Unitarian Church, 55 Eckley Lane, Walnut
Creek. The program, featuring harpist Sophia Nieuwsma,
includes holiday favorites and an audience sing-along.
Brad Hogarth will conduct. Free admission/parking. For
information go to www.ccwindsymphony.org.
DIABLO CHORAL ARTISTS, under the direction
of Mark Tuning, presents “Once upon a Starry Night,”
AROUND THE BAY AREA
beautiful sounds of the season. The first performance is
Friday, Dec. 4, at 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,
1924 Trinity Ave., Walnut Creek. Another concert
is Sunday, Dec. 6, at 3 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Episcopal
Church, 66 St. Stephen’s Drive, Orinda. There will be harp
accompaniment and John R.S. Walko will accompany the
chorus on piano and organ. There will be an audience singalong. Senior tickets are $18. Go to brownpapertickets.
com or call 800-838-2006. Tickets will also be available
at the door. For information, go to www.dcachorus.org.
In addition, there will be a Christmas music sing-along on
Friday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the Mt. Diablo Unitarian
Universalist Church, 55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek.
Refreshments will be served. Adult tickets are $10.
EUGENE O’NEILL FOUNDATION, Tao House,
presents Eugene O’Neill’s “Beyond the Horizon” on
Saturday, Jan. 9, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 10, at 2 p.m.
at the Museum of San Ramon Valley, 205 Railroad Ave.,
Danville. The play won the 1920 Pulitzer Prize for drama.
This is the companion piece to “Desire Under the Elms,”
which played to sold out audiences in September. Tickets
are $25 and can be purchased at www.eugeneoneill.org.
FANTASY FORUM ACTORS ENSEMBLE presents
the timeless and original holiday tale, “The Biggest Gift.”
Tucker the elf and the toys set out to save Christmas.
Performances are Thursday through Sunday, Dec. 17
through 20, at the Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic
Drive, Walnut Creek. Tickets are $14 and available at
943-7469 or at www.lesherartscenter.org.
MASQUERS PLAYHOUSE presents “The World Goes
‘Round,” a revue of the works of the songwriting team
of John Kander and Fred Edd, through Saturday, Dec.
12, at the Playhouse, 105 Park Place, Point Richmond.
Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. with
Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets are $22 and all seats
are general admission. Purchase tickets online at www.
masquers.org or call 510-232-4031.
ONSTAGE THEATRE COMPANY presents “(Not)
A Christmas Carol,” a modern adaptation of Charles
Dickens’ classic. Performances are through Dec. 13
at the Campbell Theatre, 636 Ward St., Martinez.
Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8
p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Rossmoor residents Mark
Hinds plays Ebenezer Scrooge and Candy Campbell is
the Ghost of Christmas Present. Senior tickets are $12.
Call 518-3277 or go to onstagetheatre.homestead.com.
SAN FRANCISCO GAY MEN’S CHORUS presents its
holiday show, “Home for the Holidays,” on Saturday, Dec.
5, at 3 and 7:30 p.m. at the Lesher Center for the Arts,
1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek. Tickets are available by
calling 943-7469 or going to www.lesherartscenter.org.
SOLO OPERA presents “Hansel and Gretel” on Friday,
Dec. 18, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 19, at 2 p.m. and
Sunday, Dec. 20, at 2 p.m. at the nearby Acalanes Adult
Education Center theater, 1963 Tice Valley Blvd. The
cast features seven professional opera singers as the
main characters, the Contra Costa Children’s Chorus as
the gingerbread children and Lori Buffalow’s Next Step
Dance Studio as the 14 angels. Senior tickets are $35. Call
943-7469 or go to www.lesherartscenter.org.
WALNUT CREEK CIVIC ARTS Education Dance
Academy presents “Winter Ballet Gala” Friday, Dec. 11,
at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 12, at 2 p.m. at the nearby
Del Valle Theater on the Acalanes Adult Education
campus, 1963 Tice Valley Blvd. There will be an array of
music and dance that embody the holiday spirit and the
joy of performance art. Edward Stegge of Diablo Ballet
and local performer Mari Cyphers will perform along
with Civic Arts students. General admission is $16.75.
Call 943-7469.
WALNUT CREEK LIBRARY FOUNDATION, in
anticipation of the final season of “Downton Abbey,”
presents “Downton Abbey: The Music and the Era” with
Dulais Rhys on Thursday, Dec. 10, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at
the Walnut Creek library, 1644 N. Broadway. Free. The
event is part of the foundation’s Live! from the Library
series. Reservations are recommended and can be made
online at www.wclibrary.org/live.
14B
HEALTH & FITNESS
Medical Marijuana Club hears
from civil rights attorney
Attorney Lauren Vazquez, the national deputy director of
communications for the Marijuana Policy Project, will be the
guest speaker at the next meeting of the Medical Marijuana
Education and Support Club on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. in
the Vista Room at Hillside Clubhouse.
Her topic is “Marijuana 101” from the perspective of a civil
rights attorney. She will discuss new medical cannabis laws
that will affect patients’ access, and will also include five
most common mistakes in medical cannabis.
Vazquez is on the faculty of Oaksterdam University. She
began her reform work as a student activist in 2004 when she
founded the UC Santa Barbara chapter of NORML (National
Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws). In 2006
she was named student activist of the year and continued her
activism as president of the Santa Clara University School of
Law chapter of the ACLU and co-chairwoman of the Public
Interest Social Justice Coalition.
In 2011, she launched her law practice as the Fired Up Lawyer, providing advice and legal services to advocacy groups,
collectives, cooperatives, vendors and cultivators. She also
created the nation’s first and only pro bono legal clinic for
medical cannabis patients.
The club meets on the second Tuesday of each month. All
Rossmoor residents and guests are welcome. Refreshments
are served at the meetings, and as the club does not collect
dues, donations are gratefully accepted.
For information contact club President Renee Lee at 979-9068.
Super Sunday Speaker Series topic
this month is maintaining balance
The next Fitness Center
Super Sunday Speaker Series is on Sunday, Dec. 20,
from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Aerobics Room at the Fitness
Center.
Vanessa Kettler, balance
and fall prevention specialist, will present reflections
on how to safely celebrate
and cope with the demands
of the holiday season.
The holidays can be a
joyful time, but also can be
a time of stress with the extra demands of rushing here
and there, shopping and doing things you aren’t used to
doing.
Kettler will share ideas
on how to avoid having falls.
She will also discuss tools
for how to deal with feelings
of loss that one may encounter during this time of year.
She will also include exercises to help residents ease
into the season and the New
Year.
Kettler, 70, is an experienced balance instructor.
Since 1999, she has been as
a member of the faculty for
the Older Adults Program at
Santa Rosa Junior College.
Vanessa Kettler will share ideas on how to avoid falls as part
of the Super Sunday Speaker Series.
She has developed a unique
yet powerful technique for
helping people improve their
balance.
Register for this free program by calling the Fitness
Center front desk at 9887850.
The Aerobics Room is
kept at a cool 68 degrees
so dress accordingly. Gym
shoes are required.
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The Parkinson Network of meet on Saturday, Dec. 19, Grace Presbyterian Church,
Mt. Diablo support group will from 9 a.m. to noon at nearby 2100 Tice Valley Blvd.
From 9 to 9:50, there will
be two separate meetings. No
reservations are needed. All
are welcome and there is no
charge.
The extended Parkinsonians only discussion group
is for those newly diagnosed
or who have had Parkinson’s
for years. This group offers a
time to share, laugh and learn
from each other. The meeting
is in the Fireside Room.
The contact person is
(Formerly Nightingale of Contra Costa)
Gregg Riehl at 254-8349 or at
[email protected] or Sandy
Clark at 944-0769 or at [email protected].
The caregivers’ only disOPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK TO SERVE YOU BETTER
cussion group meets in the
library. The contact person is
Norman Kibbe at 935-9322 or
at [email protected].
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15B
Happiness Jambalaya plays for 30s/40s/50s holiday celebration
Club hosts
mindful
meditation
Happiness Club founder Dick Powell hosts Monday through Saturday mindful meditation sessions at his
home, 2956 Tice Creek Drive
No.4. On Sundays, meditations
are in the Sanctum in Dollar
Clubhouse.
The sessions are from 8:30
to 9 a.m. except on Saturdays
when there’s help with how to
meditate, which extends the
session to one hour.
The mindfulness meditations started in March and are
well attended. Members report
it is helpful to their state of
happiness.
Documented benefits of
meditation include less stress,
better performance, less anxiety, improved sleep, more control over pain and emotion, enhanced immunity system and
more.
Dr. Bob Nozik, the happiness program instructor, recommends a daily meditation
practice to increase conscious
awareness and develop a lifestyle to obtain and maintain
ideal happiness.
Chairs will be used for sitting. Those who use a meditation cushion may bring their
own.
For the Monday through
Saturday sessions, park on
Tice Creek Drive near Entry
5. Powell’s home faces Tice
Creek Drive.
Powell at DickPowell53@aol.
com or at 238-6366. Additional information: www.IdealHappiness.org.
Want to exercise
later in the day?
All exercise programs
produced by Channel 28/
Rossmoor Television are
available in the Rossmoor
Library for check out or
duplication.
The 30s/40s/50s Couples Club will
have its holiday dinner dance on Sunday, Dec. 20, in the Event Center. Music
will be provided by Ken Brock and his
10-piece band, “Jambalaya.” The band
will play the music of many generations
for listening and dancing.
The evening will begin at 6 with a
social hour. Committee members will
serve champagne, sparkling cider and
San Pellegrino and appetizers will be
available. Dinner, catered by Creekside
Grill, will be served at 7.
Entrée choices are a combination
plate of filet mignon and salmon filet
served with holiday salad, seasonal veg-
etable and mashed potatoes or a vegetarian Portabellaravioli. Dessert will be
key lime pie with decaffeinated coffee.
Red and white wine will be available.
Cost for the evening is $37 per member and $50 per guest. Reservation
checks, payable to 30s/40s/50s Couples
Club, should be mailed or delivered
to Sally Kirby at 3425 Terra Granada
Drive No. 2B, Entry 5. Note the entrée
choice on the check. For information,
call Judy Nixon at 286-6175.
All reservations must be received by
Monday, Dec. 14. There will be no refunds after the deadline. Members and
guests who want to sit together must sub-
mit their checks in the same envelope.
Dress for the evening is a dressy dress
or pantsuit for women and coat and tie
for men.
For those who want to participate, an
unwrapped gift for Toys for Tots will be
appreciated.
The 30s/40s/50s Couples Club is for
Rossmoor couples born in the decades of
the 1930’s, 1940’s or 1950’s. It is a social
club whose purpose is to meet others in
the same age group with similar interests.
For information about other activities
or to join the club, contact Membership
Chairwoman Patty Smith at 949-8325 or
Jan Widdel at 944-0812.
Second Tuesday Lunch Club meets Tuesday at Dollar
The Second Tuesday Luncheon Club will have a holiday
theme at its luncheon on Dec.
8 at Dollar Clubhouse. The social hour begins at 11:30 a.m.
Luncheon will be served at
noon.
The menu includes a green
salad, roast beef, scalloped
potatoes and mixed seasonal
vegetables with cheese cake
for dessert.
Hostesses for this event are
Rosalie Grupenhuff and Dorie
Gallinatti.
The cost is $15 and includes
wine and sparkling cider. For
reservations, call Grupenhoff
at 274-1472. Reservation deadline is Wednesday, Dec. 2. A
reminder, the reservation must
be paid the day of the luncheon.
The Second Tuesday Luncheon Club meets every second
Tuesday of the month September through June. It is a continuation of the Gourmet Lunch
Group of the former Rossmoor
Federated Women’s Club. All
Rossmoor women are invited
to join for friendship, fellowship and good food.
Tibetan relaxation is Saturday
The next Tibetan relaxation class meets with Donna Morton
on Saturday, Dec. 5, at 10 a.m. in the Shasta Room at Del Valle
Clubhouse. The theme is tuning in to the rhythms of nature.
Morton, PT, NC, is a longtime physical therapist, holistic
nutrition consultant and experienced teacher at the Nyingma
Institute.
The class is open to all Rossmoor residents and their guests
and the fee is $10 per class. This is the last class of the fall
season and the class will celebrate the holidays with the annual Dutch treat Creekside luncheon at 11:45.
All are welcome. For reservations or information call Endy
Stark at 938-4681.
Golden State Club dues are due
Golden State Club members
have until Tuesday, Dec. 15, to
pay their 2016 membership fee
of $15 in order to be listed in
the roster.
There are three seats on the
board of directors that will
have to be voted upon in 2016.
The positions are secretary,
treasurer and website manager.
The present members are ready
to retire. If interested, call club
President Joanne Anderson at
938-9086.
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In
TV Guide for Channel 28
Memoriam
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 Dec. 3 through 9
ELIZABETH LEE
ABBOTT
Elizabeth Lee Abbott, June
13, 1928 through Nov. 19,
2015, passed away after a prolonged illness. She was 87.
A resident of Walnut Creek,
she was born in San Francisco
to Lee Sic Moy and Lee Yee
Shee. She grew up in San Francisco, along with her brothers
William, Joseph and Yook
Chow. Her husband Kenneth
pre-deceased her in 1989. She
is survived by her brothers Joe
and Chow, her three children,
and Kent’s daughter Anastasia.
A gathering celebrating her
life will be held in the Fairway
Room at Creekside complex
on Sunday, Dec. 6, from 10:30
a.m. to 2 p.m.
A full obituary will be in
next week’s News.
BILL LEDGERWOOD
Bill Ledgerwood, 92,
passed away on Nov. 12. He
enjoyed golf and wildlife. He
was often seen on Rossmoor
streets in his golf cart with his
Yorkie, Marmie, beside him.
He was once featured in the
Rossmoor News after rescuing
some duck eggs from a hungry
raccoon.
He was preceded in death
by his wife, Betty. He is survived by daughters Linda and
Sandy, three grandchildren
and a great-grandson.
A private memorial will be
held.
ELIZABETH H. SWIFT
Elizabeth “Ann” Swift, 85,
a former Rossmoor resident,
passed away on Nov. 22.
She was predeceased by her
husband of 26 years, Walter
Swift. Survivors include sons,
Ray, John, Jim and Steve; seven grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
She was an avid sailor and
golfer.
A memorial was held in
New Jersey on Nov. 25. In lieu
of flowers, memorial donations
may be made to the Nativity
of Our Lord Roman Catholic
Church, 185 Applegarth Road,
Monroe, NJ, 08831.
Obituary policy
The Rossmoor News offers
free obituaries of about 120
words. Obituaries may be edited. A sample obituary with
instructions is available in the
News office or can be emailed.
Obituaries with photos and
with additional information
are charged at a rate of $10
per column inch. For information about placing an obituary, call 988-7800.
Show Rossmoor
to friends
It’s easy with the Internet.
1. Click on www.rossmoor.com
2. On the home page,
click on “Watch Our Video”
at the bottom of the page.
The following programs are all scheduled to be broadcast
this week. Check the grid below for days and times of programs. For information about programs on Channel 28, please
call 988-7820.
■ 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 and orchestral 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.
■ GRF BOARD Meeting, Dec. 3: This combined November and
December meeting is the last GRF Board meeting of 2015. The
Board considers several policy recommendations from the Policy
Committee; considers approving appointments to the Golf Advisory
Committee; considers capital expenditures for 2016; and considers
increasing the 2015 employee holiday gift. If the meeting runs longer
than the time slot allows, all programs following will be extended.
■ RICHARD Riley, tenor. Holiday music. One hour.
Riley a tenor, performs his repertoire of holiday songs to the residents at Fun Day. He was accompanied by Jim Passarell on the
piano. The performance starts with the rich musical songs as “Holy
Night” and “Ave Maria,” then quickly changes the pace to include
Broadway tunes and gospel favorites.
■ “The GIFT of the Magi.” Holiday reading.
Resident Fred Krock reads O. Henry’s Christmas story, “The Gift
of the Maji.” This classic tale has been re-made into movies, but
nothing is as wonderful as the original verse. It is one of the great
love stories of all time as a young man and woman, struggling with
poverty, yet still want to give each other a special gift for their first
Christmas together.
■ CONTRA Costa Wind Symphony. Holiday music. One hour.
Contra Costa Wind Symphony presents a holiday concert in
Rossmoor. The Contra Costa Wind Symphony performs throughout
the Bay Area, offering audiences a wide variety of music. This program includes Russian Christmas music and “Rhapsody for Hanuk-
Thu
kah,” with a pleasant combination of other favorite holiday sounds.
■ SAN RAMON Valley Choir. Holiday music. One hour.
This repeat program is from one of Rossmoor’s tree-lighting ceremonies held every year in the Fireside Room at Gateway. Enjoy the
youthful energy and holiday magic as students from Danville’s high
school perform a medley of holiday songs.
■ A CHRISTMAS Story in Song. Holiday music. 30 minutes.
Vocalist Jamie Bonetto presents a holiday program narrated by
radio personality Al Covaia. Included in the program: Margery
Tede, mezzo-soprano; Gailina Umnanskaya, pianist; Pamela
Louentzos, dancer; and the Rockridge Choral group under the
guidance of Devi Jamison.
■ HERE We Come A-Wassailing. Handbells/chorus. One hour.
Tapestry Singers and Ringers are under the direction of Cindy
Krausgill in this holiday production. Krausgill has over 30 years of
musical background in the Bay Area. Separately, these two groups
are called Heartsong Women’s Chorus and the Canto Bello Handbell Ensemble.
■ GEORGE and the Cool Kats. Jazz music. One hour.
This collaborative group consists of some of Rossmoor’s favorite
entertainers: Pattie Leidecker on piano and Richard Stenton on
guitar. It starts out with “Baby It’s Cold Outside” sung by vocalist
and bass player George Hsieh and jazz vocalist Alana Hope. A
special guest solo performer is tenor Douglas Bryson who sings
three songs including “Ave Maria” and “Oh Holy Night.”
■ TAPESTRY: Winterglow. One hour.
Led by artistic director Cindy Krausgrill with accompaniment
on piano by Skye Atman, Tapestry, the Bay Area’s only combined
vocal and handbell ensemble, presents its holiday program “Winterglow,” featuring a lovely assortment of holiday music that ranges
from the medieval processional of Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony
of Carols” to more contemporary selections like “What Child Is
This?” and “Christmas on Broadway.”
■ JOHNNY Cash Christmas Tribute. Country music. One
hour, 20 minutes. James Garner presents Johnny Cash Christmas
Tribute, featuring his band, Rick Duncan, bass; Nick Auriemmo,
drums, and Garner, lead vocals and guitar. This encore performance includes Cash’s most notables–“Ring of Fire” and “I Walk
the Line” –with a twist just in time for the season. The program also
offers holiday classics along with historical accounts and personal
anecdotes about America’s most beloved singing storyteller.
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