Wed. July 13, 2016

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Wed. July 13, 2016

ROSSMOOR NEWS
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
GRF Board news
News photo by Mike DiCarlo
David Petta, principal of ELS Architecture and Urban Design,
answered questions at the GRF Board meeting on June 30
about the Fitness Center design.
Board agrees to raise the
roof in design stage of
Fitness Center renovation
By Maureen O’Rourke
News manager
B
efore the GRF Board
voted to complete the design development phase
of the Fitness Center renovation project at its meeting on
June 30, the directors had a
great deal of discussion about
the part of the plan that raises
the roof by eight feet, which is
estimated to cost $700,000.
The budget range that the
Board approved for the project
is $10 million, and the raised
roof is included in that budget.
David Petta, principal of
ELS Architecture and Urban
Design, explained that the
open floor fitness area is the
largest part of the newly designed center and has been increased from the present size
by taking down barriers and
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walls. The raised roof is over
a large section of the fitness
area.
In a slide presentation, Petta
showed the difference between
raising the roof and just raising
the ceiling. He said the current
center’s low ceilings make the
room feel crowded and dark
and add to the poor acoustics
in the room. “The space is not
up to Rossmoor quality standards and is not inspiring,” he
said. He added that the raised
roof “will transform the building.”
“We think it’s going to be a
very exciting space,” he said.
By raising the roof, he said, “It
will feel like a new building.”
Director Bob Kelso said he
wanted to eliminate the raised
roof because of the cost, but
President Les Birdsall said he
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Another festive Fourth of July in Rossmoor
T
he weather was great,
Uncle Sam paid a visit,
and the sounds of music and happy kids playing
could be heard all throughout Dollar picnic grounds
during Rossmoor’s Fourth of
July party, sponsored by the
Recreation Department.
See page 3A for photos
from the day’s activities.
The day featured entertainment by the Swingin’
Blue
Stars,
Rossmoor
Rhythm Revue tap dancers,
the Tice Valley Jazz Band
and the Walnut Creek Concert Band. The largest collection of golf carts ever was
lined up to watch the show.
A wonderful display of polished and shined classic cars
lined the grass for car enthusiasts to admire.
Happy kids swam in Dollar pool and took part in
active games and arts and
crafts.
MC Trish Dickson dedicated the day’s program to
92-year-old Bob Sutherland,
who plays in the Tice Valley Jazz Band and celebrated his 34th appearance at a
Rossmoor Fourth of July celebration.
During the opening ceremony, Dickson put red, white
and blue leis on residents
who had celebrated 90 or
more Fourth of Julys. There
was a 94-year-old, a 97-year-
Photo by Bie Bostrom
A Rossmoor couple got in the spirit of Independence Day
at Rossmoor’s Fourth of July celebration at Dollar picnic
grounds. More photos of the day’s activities are on page 3A.
old and a 100-year-old in the
crowd. She presented a total
of 12 leis.
The Tice Valley Jazz Band
played “Won’t You Come
Home Bill Bailey,” then Dickson sang a chorus, then everyone joined her and the band,
singing the last chorus.
The Lions started the day
with pastries and coffee and
presented the colors. Rossmoor
Rotary sold 1,100 hot dog
lunches. Lots of picnickers
brought their own lunches, but
soon the smell of Rich’s waffle cones took over the park
and everyone headed to get ice
cream and waffle cones.
The Walnut Creek Concert
Band, selected by the city of
Walnut Creek in 1987 to promote community identity and
enrich civic pride, closed the
show with a top-notch performance of patriotic and show
tunes, closing with “Stars and
Stripes,” as an enthusiastic
crowd waved American flags,
which the concert band provided.
It took a large number of
resident volunteers and dedicated staff to provide another
memorable Fourth of July in
Rossmoor.
Senior financial fraud seminar Monday
will tell residents how not to be victims
By Cathy Tallyn
Staff writer
A free seminar will alert
residents on how not to become the victims of financial
fraud. The program is on Monday, July 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. at
the Event Center.
Continued on page 14A
Residents are encouraged to
attend along with family members and caregivers.
The information session
is sponsored by state Assemblywoman Catharine Baker in
partnership with the Golden
Rain Foundation.
In the span of seven recent
days, four Rossmoor residents
reported to Walnut Creek police that they were the victims
of fraud.
On June 19, a resident of
Tice Creek Drive reported
he was the victim of identity
theft. Someone bought a BMW
convertible using the resident’s
name and an old address. Seven FasTrack citations had been
sent to him.
On June 21, a Terra California Drive resident reported he
was the victim of identity theft.
On June 23, a Rossmoor
Parkway resident reported he
was the victim of identity theft.
On June 25, a Rockledge
Lane resident reported he was
Study will determine how to make Rossmoor
streets safer and improve traffic flow
By CathyTallyn
Staff writer
A
Home Show is Friday.
See page 5A.
www.rossmoornews.com
newly commissioned
traffic study will help
determine how to improve driver and pedestrian
safety as well as traffic flow in
Rossmoor.
At its June 30 meeting, the
GRF Board approved hiring
TJKM transportation consultants at a cost not to exceed
$33,400, which will be paid
from the Trust Estate Fund.
There hasn’t been an uptick in traffic accidents lately,
but traffic flow and pedestrian safety are a top concern of
residents, said Dennis Bell,
Rossmoor Public Safety manager.
The GRF Board considered
hiring a traffic consultant in
2013, but decided against it,
he said. This time around, the
board accepted the proposal.
“The reason we’re hiring a
consultant is no one in GRF is
a (traffic) expert,” Bell said.
The consultant will evaluate
roadway conditions and driver
behavior and give suggestions
to improve traffic and pedestrian safety as well as improve
traffic flow.
The study will be valley
wide. But, in particular, the
study will look at Rossmoor’s
busiest streets – Rossmoor
Parkway, Tice Creek Drive,
Golden Rain Road and Stanley
Dollar Drive.
There will be a community
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Resident whose husband has Alzheimer’s
appreciates Rossmoor Fund respite grant
By Ellen Gilman
Fund correspondent
In a thank-you letter to the
Rossmoor Fund, Barbara Gilbert, of Golden Rain Road,
writes, “No one prepares us
for the stress of dealing with
someone with Alzheimer’s
disease. … I am dealing with,
it seems at times, a five-yearold trapped in an 89-year-old
man’s body.”
These simple, eloquent and
heartbreaking statements express the pain, and hint at the
exhaustion, felt by many family members who find themselves primary caregivers for
their loved ones.
According to Nancy Coxwell, Rossmoor Counseling
Services supervisor, there are
many in Rossmoor who are
dealing with the same kind of
stresses. The need for help is
great and that help is available.
Counseling Service runs
two support groups for Alzheimer’s/dementia caregivers that
meet bi-weekly.
In addition, for the past
year-and-a-half, the Rossmoor
Fund has provided grants for
respite for family caregivers.
The respite is designed to relieve the constant stress of
caregiving. Gilbert’s caregiv-
er, Ben, gives her a four-hour
break every week to be away
from home, free from stress.
Gilbert calls Ben “a godsend.” She writes, “I know if
my husband falls, Ben will be
here to pick him up. He does
light housekeeping and that
frees up my time to attend to
my husband’s needs.”
Like all the caregivers in this
program, Ben has prior experience with Alzheimer’s patients.
The Rossmoor Fund respite
grants are administered by
Counseling Services, and Gilbert expresses her thanks to
Coxwell for getting her set up
with the respite program.
Barbara Gilbert relaxes on her patio while she gets some needed respite time after caregiving for her husband.
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The IFMA will hold a charitable golf tournament on both
Rossmoor golf courses on Monday, July 25, starting at noon.
There will be about 200 players using both the Dollar Ranch and
the Creekside courses.
Walkers will only be able to walk on the courses in the morning until noon. For information, call the Pro Shop at 988-7861.
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
MISSED PAPER: Report missed papers by Thursday noon to ensure
delivery. Call 988-7800 and give complete address with entry.
ADDRESS: 1006 Stanley Dollar Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]. News articles and letters
to the editor can be submitted to this email address: [email protected]. Classified ads and payment information can be emailed
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; Maggie
Sharpe, 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:
• Wednesday at noon – Religion notices and Club Trips
• Thursday at noon – press releases, club news and event announcements
• Friday at 10 a.m. – Display and classified ads, letters to the
Residents Forum and obituaries
The Rossmoor News is legally adjudicated to publish legal notices and fictitious business name statements. The News reserves the right to reject or
discontinue advertisements or articles that the manager deems unsuitable.
All articles are subject to editing.
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Friday’s Home Show will feature popular, well-known vendors
Benefit for the Rossmoor Fund
More than 50 vendors will
participate in Rossmoor’s first
Home Show Friday, July 15,
from noon to 4 p.m. in the
Fireside Room at Gateway.
Get inspired by meeting designers, contractors, painters,
handymen, window and flooring specialists, and many more
people dedicated to bringing
the best home improvement
and quality home amenities to
Rossmoor.
Sponsored by the real estate
agents of Berkshire Hathaway
HomeServices in Tice Valley
Plaza, this event will benefit
the Rossmoor Fund. All proceeds will be donated to this
worthy nonprofit organization
serving Rossmoor residents in
need.
There will be take-home
information and door prizes
too. For lunch, visit the hot
dog booth; sales all benefit
the Rossmoor Fund. For information about the event,
call the Berkshire Hathaway
HomeServices office at 2804920.
Here is a list of the vendors
who have signed up to be at the
show:
AAA Water Systems
Acme Home Elevator
American Pacific Mortgage
Bathcrest
Bath Fitter
Bay Home & Window
Breedlove Insurance Services
Cabinets to Go
Calico Corners
Carrasco Construction, Inc.
Clean Air HVAC
Clear Captions
Custom Exterior
Danmer Custom
Window Coverings
Davis Home Pros
Double Quality Remodeling
Edward Jones Investments
Gil’s Carpet
Gordon Photography
Gotcha Covered
Granite Transformation
Hire My Husband, LLC
Karen Creations
Lamorinda Floor
Love2Help Handyman
Services
Maxine Christison
Interior Design
Mike Pierce Painting
Multi-Pure Drinking
Water Systems
Peace of Mind Home Care
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MCE renewable energy coming to Walnut Creek Financial
To opt out or opt up, contact MCE
The Walnut Creek City
Council voted to give the option of more renewable energy
to every household in Walnut
Creek, including Rossmoor,
through a company based in
Marin County called MCE.
The News ran a great deal
of information in last week’s
News about this new program. There was some misinformation in the “commonly
asked questions” box, however. Customers who wish to
opt out or opt up should not
contact the city of Walnut
Creek; they should contact
MCE directly. They can do
so by emailing [email protected] or calling
1-888-632-3674.
MCE is a not-for-profit, public agency that partners with
PG&E to provide electricity
generated from more renewable, non-polluting sources.
Formed by the public to buy
cleaner power and invest in
local economies, MCE has
served Bay Area electric customers since 2010.
To explain how it all works,
MCE will hold a second town
hall meeting in Rossmoor on
Tuesday, Aug. 9, from 2 to 4
p.m. in the Fireside Room at
Gateway.
Power generation
Beginning this September,
MCE replaces PG&E’s job
of determining power sources, called electric generation.
So instead of paying PG&E
for both electric delivery and
electric generation services,
customers pay MCE for power
generation and PG&E for delivery. Both the generation and
delivery charges will show on
the PG&E bill. There is no separate bill from MCE.
Aside from cleaner energy
sources, not much will change
with MCE. Residents of Wal-
nut Creek will continue to receive the same reliable electricity. PG&E will continue
to deliver the power, maintain
the wires and provide gas service.
MCE Light Green 50 percent renewable energy service starts automatically with
the first PG&E bill cycle in
September, unless residents
choose another option. According to California state
law, community choice energy
programs, like MCE, operate
as “opt out” programs. Those
residents who want to be part
of the program don’t have to do
anything. They are automatically enrolled in the program.
Residents of Walnut Creek
who don’t want to be a part of
it, will have to “opt out.”
MCE’s Light Green 50 percent renewable energy program
procures energy for homes or
businesses from renewable
sources like solar, wind, bioenergy, geothermal and small
hydro.
MCE’s board of directors
recently voted to reduce energy rates by an average of 9
percent, effective Sept. 1. This
means the cost of MCE Light
Green 50 percent service will
be slightly less than the cost
of PG&E’s 30 percent renewable energy service for typical
homes and businesses.
A second option
For customers interested
in using even cleaner energy,
MCE offers a second option:
Deep Green 100 percent renewable energy. The Deep
Green choice, available for
any electricity user in MCE’s
service area, guarantees purchase of 100 percent non-polluting, Green-e Energy certified wind and solar power.
Deep Green is 1 cent more per
kilowatt-hour (kWh), which is
about $5 more per month for
the typical home.
To enroll in the Deep Green
program, go to the website at
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or call 1 (888) 632-3674.
fraud seminar
is on Monday
Continued from page 1A
the victim of identity theft.
And, those are just the cases
that are known. Seniors can be
reluctant to report that they’ve
been victimized. It’s been said
that one in five seniors will be
a victim.
Popular come-ons include
the grandparent’s scam, the
sweepstakes winnings scam
and the IRS scam. New scams
are developed constantly.
The seminar speakers are
Beth Kirkland of Wells Fargo,
Jill Henderson of the county
district attorney’s office and
Matt Carroll of the postal service. They will give some prepared remarks and then handle
questions from the audience.
This is the fourth senior
fraud seminar Baker has sponsored in the past year-and-ahalf. This one follows up on
the seminar held in Rossmoor
last year. That session was
about senior fraud in general.
That seminar drew some
300 people. Several hundred if
not more residents are expected at this year’s program, said
Nick Binzoni of Baker’s office.
For information, call the assemblywoman’s office at 3281515. Advance registration is
not required.
“If it’s anything like the last
one, we’ll have 400 people. We
have a larger room so people
can be seated comfortably,”
Binzoni said.
Miss the News? If your
Rossmoor News was not
delivered on Wednesday, call
988-7800 between 8 a.m.
and noon on Thursday.
Fitness Center will sponsor three
events in the Rossmoor Games
The Fitness Center will sponsor events
during the Rossmoor Games in September. The
events will include swimming, tennis, a triathlon and cybercycle.
The swimming event will be held Tuesday,
Sept. 13, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Del Valle pool. There will be events for both men and
women including freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and individual medley, in three age categories, 55-64, 65-74 and 75-plus.
All swimmers are encouraged to participate,
even those who have never competed before.
The Iodineman Triathlon event will be held
Monday morning, Sept 19. The time will be announced later.
It will be approximately one-fifteenth of an
Ironman triathlon, Iodine having both a melting
point and boiling point approximately one-fifteenth that of Iron.
It will consist of a 250-yard swim in the Del
Valle pool, followed by a 7.4-mile bike loop and
a 1.5-mile run, on the cart paths of Creekside
Golf Course.
Categories will be men, women and team.
No age divisions will be used, and a team can
consist of two or three persons of any gender.
This year, there will be no minimal number of
teams required.
Cybercycle will consist of total miles ridden
over a specified number of days on the Fitness
Center’s cybercycle. The total number of days
has yet to be determined.
Sign up for all these events at the front desk
at Del Valle by Thursday, Sept. 1.
Fourth Mutual sets annual meeting
Fourth Walnut Creek Mutual will hold its annual membership meeting and dinner on
Thursday, Aug. 4, at 4 p.m. in
the Fireside Room at Gateway.
Incumbent director Pauline
Kelzer decided not to run for
re-election. Diane BuonacTo submit Talk of
Rossmoor items
The News accepts announcements of residents’
birthdays, anniversaries,
special events and happenings. Residents or their
families can submit items
via email at [email protected] or at the office
located at the Creekside
complex. For information,
call the News at 988-7800.
corsi was the only candidate
to come forward by June 21.
Buonaccorsi was elected by
acclamation and will be seated
for a three-year term starting
on Aug. 4.
Mutual members are encouraged to attend this im-
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staff and to voice questions
and concerns about the Mutual.
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Shred day is this Saturday
Rossmoor will sponsor another on-site “witness-destruction” shred day on Saturday, July 16, from 10 a.m. until
noon 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, a 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 [email protected].
Leisure Lane resident
reports stolen mail
A resident of Entry 8 of Leisure Lane reported that her mail
has been stolen from her mailbox over the last several months by
a man dressed as a painter. The man’s clothes are full of paint
and he wears his baseball hat backwards.
The last time the mail was stolen was June 29 at around 11:30
a.m. The man drove away in a white van.
Residents who see someone fitting this description should call
Securitas at 988-7899.
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Newcomers group welcomes new residents
The next Newcomers
meeting will be held on Monday, Aug. 1, at 1:30 p.m. at
Dollar.
The spea kers will be
volu nte er coord i nator
Elena Y ba r ra and social
worker Penny Reed. Pa rticipants can m ingle with
new residents, volunteers
and others who have lived
in the community for many
yea rs. Refreshments will
be served.
Newcomers’ programs are
open to all residents and no
reservations are required.
The program is in its 26th
year and is a unique way to
welcome new residents. The
monthly meetings provide
an opportunity to learn more
about the community and are
a great way to meet other new
residents.
For information, call Elena
Ybarra at 988-7703.
Telecare service watches out for residents
Telecare is a personalized service that provides daily wellness checks to residents.
The service is especially valuable to residents who live alone, are convalescing from an
illness or have family on vacation or not residing in the area.
Residents receive a call from a Telecare volunteer between 8 and 9 a.m. every day, includM a i l D el i ve ry: In or d er for m ail
carriers to deliver mail to mail slots, the
opening must be clear and unobstructed.
Things like plants, sliding screens and
locked screen doors can block mail slots.
ing weekends and holidays. If the Telecare volunteer is unable to reach someone after several
attempts, including contacting the designated
emergency contact, Public Safety will do a
wellness check.
Telecare is available at no cost. Those who
are interested in receiving Telecare services
should call Elena Ybarra at 988-7703.
When the slots are blocked, carriers must
bring mail back to the post office and reattempt delivery at a later date. Residents
should occasionally check mail slots to
ensure unobstructed access.
Golf cart registration
going on through Aug. 31
Residents who own a golf
cart, whether they use it for
golf or to get around the community, will have to get it registered under a new GRF policy that takes effect on Friday,
July 1.
Beginning July 1, residents
can go to the Securitas office at
Creekside to register their cart.
Staff will work with residents
to give them time to get their
carts registered in a timely
manner. Residents have until
Aug. 31 to register their carts.
Golf cart registration was
requested by the Mutuals to
help identify golf cart owners
who violate Mutual rules. Registration will also help identify the owners of lost or aban-
doned carts that appear from
time to time on GRF property.
The white stickers are made
of reflective material and will
measure 3 inches by 3 inches. The sticker will tear off in
pieces if tampered with, much
like what happens when someone tries to peel off a motor vehicle registration sticker.
The one-time $10 fee will
pay for the stickers and administrative costs. There are
no renewals. The stickers do
not provide access through the
gate.
Residents are asked to let
Securitas know when they no
longer have their cart so the
registration information can be
taken out of the system.
Prescription drug and sharps
drop-off boxes are located
at Gateway between the
Library and the Oak Room.
Lost and found
Lost something? Check
the Redwood Room between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
Ask one of the volunteers
at the café to open the
lost-and-found cabinet.
Items left at the swimming pools, Fitness Center or the golf course will
remain at those locations,
however. Ask staff for
help. Valuables (wallets,
purses, cell phones, jewelry) are kept in the Recreation Department.
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Internet will be added EPO offers training for FRS radios
to TV contract in 2017
As a reminder, the Board of Directors of the Golden Rain
Foundation will be adding Internet (broadband) service to
the TV contract beginning Jan. 1, 2017.
Residents should keep this in mind as they consider renewing their current Internet service provider agreement.
According to GRF CEO Tim O’Keefe, the negotiations
with a possible provider are ongoing and more details will
follow as they become available.
Safeway gift cards available
for residents in need
The Safeway gift card program is available to Rossmoor
homeowners in need.
Residents who are experiencing some difficulty making ends
meet may apply for a $50 Safeway gift card. The cards are available one time per year per household.
To apply for the cards, simply call Counseling Services at
988-7750 and ask to meet with one of the licensed clinical social
workers. All counseling services are confidential and there is no
out-of-pocket fee.
This program is available through the generous contributions
of the Rossmoor Fund, Rossmoor clubs and individual residents.
The Emergency Preparedness Organization (EPO) offers another in its series of
Family Radio Service (FRS)
classes on Monday, Aug. 1, at
9:30 a.m. in the Fairway Room
at Creekside.
The leaders will be John
Trinterud and Steve Adza, who
both have a wealth of experience in radio use and teaching.
FRS radios are relatively inexpensive at about $35 and are
simple to use “walkie–talkies.”
During a disaster, they can
easily be used for communications within entries, as well as
for communicating an entry’s
status to Rossmoor incident
command and the Rossmoor
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).
A limited number of FRS
radios will be for sale at the
meeting at $20 each with all
proceeds benefiting EPO.
Entry coordinators and entry FRS radio operators may
participate in this class in person or by radio.
Those who need beginners’
basic FRS radio instruction
and orientation should attend
the meeting. Bring a radio and
fresh AA batteries. Loaner
FRS radios will also be available for class members.
Trinterud and Adza will
lead practice on FRS channel
8 until CERT announces it is
operational at 10 a.m. Class
members will change to FRS
channel 13 for entries south of
Stanley Dollar Drive, and FRS
channel 12 for entries north of
Stanley Dollar Drive.
Experienced FRS operators
– such as those residents who
call in for Saturday morning
practice – should turn to FRS
channels 12 or 13 at 10 a.m.
and wait for instructions. As
always, listen first so as not to
talk over other operators.
An average of 30 to 40 FRS
operators check in during the
practice sessions each Saturday morning.
The goal of this class is that
each student will be able to report first name, street and entry
number to Rossmoor CERT incident command, as well as the
“green status” for their entry.
This is a very valuable contribution in a disaster situation and an essential element
of emergency preparedness,
which begins at home.
Registered nurse Patti Holland will also speak. She has
extensive experience in emergency preparedness.
Her topic is what to have in
your ready-to-go bag.
For information about the
FRS class or to request a list of
suggested radios, contact Trinterud by email at [email protected].
EPO membership is open to
any Rossmoor resident interested in preparing themselves
and their entries for an emergency or disaster.
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asked to ta ke their dogs to
an area with wood chips to
relieve themselves. If they
do happen to go on a tur f
area, squirting it away with
a little water is sufficient to
wash it off and everyone is
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Beauty consulting class Build a whimsical fairy house with
offered by Recreation grandchildren in Recreation class
A Beauty Consulting Class will be offered to Rossmoor residents on Thursday, Aug. 4, from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Fairway
Room at Creekside.
Instructor Mahwash Shewa has worked in the hair, fashion
and makeup industry for over 20 years and holds a fine art fashion degree from the California Academy of Art in San Francisco. She has traveled the world extensively and brings her unique,
eclectic vision to every project.
The class will focus on eyebrow shaping and students will
also learn a broad spectrum of makeup tips. Students should
bring their own face makeup. There is a fee of $5 to sign up as
some supplies will be provided.
For reservations call Elena Ybarra in the Recreation Department at 988-7703. Space is limited to the first 20 signups.
Discover the enchantment
of building a whimsical fairy
house.
Rossmoor residents and
their grandchildren are invited
to attend a fairy house-making class on Wednesday, July
20, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in
The event is sponsored by the
Recreation Department.
A little fairy named Corbilina will join the class
along with former art therapist, Wendy Heath, and children’s book author, Dorothy
Pritchett. They will spark the
imagination by using mostly
What’s Cooking class offered by Recreation
What’s Cooking? with Ha- at 10 a.m. in the Fireside Room
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not hearing conversation any better
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hearing aids are still fit to formulas
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hearing tests and are not customengineered for the individual‘s
capabilities and needs in the real
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The cost is $5. Space is
limited and preregistration is
required. To sign up, call 9887703.
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cludes a cooking demonstration, cooking hints and a tasting.
Gentry is the retired chef
and owner of the popular local catering company, Food
With Love. Now a Rossmoor
resident, she volunteered to put
together the program.
This free event is sponsored
by the Recreation Department.
Space is limited. For information and required reservations, call Elena Ybarra at 9887703.
Free nutrition
class offered
Residents are invited to free
nutrition classes on Mondays,
July 18, July 25, Aug. 8 and
Aug. 15 from 10 to 11 a.m. in
the Club Room at Creekside.
Instructor Rick Kerrigan
will teach four informative
classes covering different aspects of nutrition. Topics for
the classes include meal planning; exercise and mobility;
protein and carbs; and fats, fiber and digestion.
Rick Kerrigan is a fitness
and nutrition coach at a nutrition center in Concord.
He helps people meet fitness
and nutrition goals including
weight loss, target nutrition, fat
loss and muscle gain.
For reservations, call Elena Ybarra in the Recreation
Department at 988-7703. As
space is limited, attendees are
asked to come to all four classes if signing up.
Magnet-making
class offered
by Recreation
July’s Rossmoor Recreation Department craft class
is a clothes pin magnet-making class on Thursday, July 21,
from 10 a.m. to noon in the
There is no fee for the class.
There is a class maximum of
20 students. For reservations,
call Elena Ybarra at 988-7703.
Show Rossmoor
to friends
It is 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.
11A
Rossmoor’s CEO will talk to Republican
Republicans register
Club about his first six months on the job
voters at Farmers’ Market Rossmoor CEO Tim O’Keefe will be the fea- O’Keefe earned a bachelor’s degree in busiFriday mornings
at Gateway
The Republican Club continues to register voters from
9 a.m. to noon on Fridays
during the Farmers’ Market
at Gateway. The registration
table is at the entrance of the
building, facing the parking
lot.
Although this registration effort is sponsored by
the Republican Club, those
staffing the table will register California residents regardless of political party.
Republican Club members who want to volunteer
to help with voter registration may call Bee Hylinski Volunteer Jean Meredith at
the voter registration table
at 482-0396.
Friday Lunch
I N
R O S S M O O R
Menu for July 22
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:
Creamy mushroom chicken breast, stewed tomatoes, California blend, brown rice, 100 percent whole wheat bread with
margarine and seasonal fresh 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.
Rossmoor Fund offers
grants to needy residents
Well over 100 Rossmoor
residents have received grants
from the Rossmoor Fund to
help them deal with a financial
emergency. Many report that
asking for help was difficult,
but that the financial aid was
significant in improving their
lives.
Grants have been given for
the following:
• Medical expenses not covered by insurance
• Emergency dental work
• Optical expenses
• Hearing aids
• Temporary caregiving expense
• Ambulance service
• Other unexpected expense
Grants are generally limited to those whose annual
income is less than $24,000,
or for two-person households
with combined income less
than $32,000. Assets are taken
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.
into account.
A one-page application is all
that is needed to apply. Contact
Counseling Services at 9887750 or the Rossmoor Fund at
567-FUND (3863) and be confident that the application will
be handled quickly and with
complete confidentiality.
The Rossmoor Fund is generously supported by residents
of Rossmoor as well as organizations.
tured speaker at the Republican Club’s dinner
meeting on Tuesday, July 19, at the Event Center.
He will provide his observations of his first
six months at Rossmoor and discuss some of
the major programs underway in the community.
Prior to joining Rossmoor last year, O’Keefe
served for more than nine years as the executive
director for Shelter Inc. The agency is one of
the largest providers of housing and services for
homeless individuals and families in the East
Bay.
Before that, he was chief financial officer
of the Contra Costa Schools Insurance Group
where he developed and implemented a $10
million turn-around plan.
He also served as controller, chief financial
officer and associate executive director of Catholic Charities in San Francisco. He orchestrated
the merger of Catholic Charities with the Catholic Youth Organization. There, he helped turn
$6 million in deficits into $7 million in surpluses during his tenure.
Earlier, O’Keefe was the chief financial officer of the nation’s largest manager of homeowners associations and planned unit developments.
ness administration from Cal Poly San Luis
Obispo.
The social hour begins at 5:15 p.m. with a
hosted wine and beer bar. Dinner is at 6. The
entrée is orange chicken stir fry; the vegetarian
alternative is orange tofu stir fry.
The cost is $28 for members and $30 for
nonmembers. To hear the speaker only, without dinner, the cost is $5. Those coming for the
speaker only should arrive at 6:50. Reservations
are required; walk-ins cannot be accommodated.
An event registration form is included in The
Rossmoor Republican, which is sent to all club
members monthly. The registration form can
also be accessed and printed at rossmoor-republicans.us.
Reservation checks, payable to the Republican Club of Rossmoor, should be mailed to the
Republican Club of Rossmoor at 1001 Golden
Rain Road. Alternatively, they may be hand-delivered to the Republican Club mailbox at Gateway. All reservations must be received by noon
on Thursday, July 14.
For dinner reservation questions, call Susie
White at 788-4479. For membership questions,
call Marlys Siegel at 262-8185.
Get information from the Rossmoor website: www.rossmoor.com.
Submitting an
article by email?
When sending an article or letter to the Residents Forum via email,
a response should come
within one working day of
submission.
If there is no answer,
call 988-7800. For various
reasons, usually involving
spam-blocking software or
server interruption, messages do not always make
it through to the News.
The email address for
submissions is: news@
rossmoor.com.
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Rossmoor Meetings
BOARD, MUTUAL AND COMMITTEE
MEETING DATES
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
on GRF Board 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.
July 14:
July 14:
July 18:
July 19:
July 19:
July 19:
July 20:
July 20:
July 20:
July 21:
July 21:
July 21:
July 22:
July 22:
July 22:
July 25:
First Mutual Budget Committee..............10 a.m.
Board Room, Gateway
Aquatics Advisory Committee............. 1:30 p.m.
Board Room, Gateway
Fourth Mutual board........................... 1:30 p.m.
Board Room, Gateway
Mutual 65 board................................... 9:30 a.m.
Donner Room, Event Center
Mutual Eight.............................................. 1 p.m.
Board Room, Gateway
Mutual 59 board................................... 1:30 p.m.
Multipurpose Room 3, Gateway
Mutual 56 board................................... 9:30 a.m.
Board Room, Gateway
GRF Compensation Committee................ 2 p.m.
Board Room, Gateway
Mutual 48 board........................................ 2 p.m.
Mutual Operations meeting room
Second Mutual board................................ 9 a.m.
Peacock Hall, Gateway
Mutual 70 Finance Committee................10 a.m.
Echo Room, Event Center
Mutual 70 board........................................ 2 p.m.
Board Room, Gateway
Third Mutual Building Maintenance......10 a.m.
Board Room, Gateway
Fifth Mutual board...................................11 a.m.
Fairway Room, Creekside
First Mutual board...................................11 a.m.
Donner Room, Event Center
Mutual 68 board........................................ 1 p.m.
Board Room, Gateway
Security Reports
F RO M S e c u ritas
The following are the major incidents reported to Securitas, Rossmoor’s security
service provider. They appear
here as they were initially reported to Securitas. After investigation, details of a case
may indicate a lesser or different incident description. If the
case warrants it, the News will
do a follow-up story.
Wednesday, June 29
Theft: A Ptarmigan Drive,
Entry 20, resident reported the
theft of fire wood, which was
stored in his carport.
Theft: A Tice Creek Drive,
Entry AA, resident reported
the theft of a computer that
was left outside the manor
door. It disappeared between
9:30 and 10 p.m. A woman
believed to be in her 50s was
seen walking up the stairs to
the resident’s manor and the
same woman was seen leaving
a few minutes later.
Suspicion: A resident reported a man dressed like a
painter was looking in mailboxes at about 12:10 p.m. (See
related article.)
Thursday, June 30
Suspicion: At about 10
a.m., a man wearing a dark
sweatshirt and pants was
seen pushing a shopping cart
along Rossmoor Parkway near
Saklan Indian Drive. He was
escorted out of Rossmoor by a
Securitas patrol officer.
Vandalism: A resident reported the right side of his car
was scratched while it was
parked in the Creekside parking lot. It occurred between
7:30 and 9 p.m.
Suspicion: A Ptarmigan
Drive, Entry 11, resident reported that someone appeared
to have attempted to enter his
manor by way of the front
door. A Securitas officer found
damage to the front door panel. It occurred during the early
morning.
Monday, July 4
Theft: A Pine Knoll, Entry
3, resident reported a theft of
two garment racks from her
doorstep and from her carport.
The theft occurred between
10:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 5
Vandalism: A visitor who
parked his car at Gateway
on July 4 came back the next
morning to find his tires punctured.
Theft: A Golden Rain Road,
Entry 23, resident reported
some coins disappeared from
the manor between July 1
and 5. There were no signs of
forced entry to the manor.
AARP offers driver-refresher course
The AARP Smart Driver
Course is offered in Rossmoor
to help residents refresh driving
skills as well as learn the latest driving laws. After taking
the course, many residents are
eligible to receive discounts on
car insurance. (Residents should
call their insurance carriers to
find out about AARP discount
rates.)
The eight-hour course is broken up into two sessions. Both
classes must be attended to re-
ceive credit.
The next session will be offered on Fridays, July 15 and 22,
from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
To receive the certificate of
completion at the end of day
two of the split eight-hour class,
each participant must attend all
four hours on day one, plus all
four hours on day two, for a total of eight hours of classroom
instruction.
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an additional 15 to 20 minutes
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to complete distribution of certificates. There are four more
eight-hour classes this year with
the last one in October. They
will resume in February, 2017.
The refresher class is offered
to residents who have taken the
eight-hour class or a refresher
class within the last three years.
The next refresher course will
be offered on Tuesday, July 26,
from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The classes will be taught
in the Multipurpose Room 3 at
Gateway Clubhouse.
The cost of the class is $15
for AARP members and $20
for nonmembers. Payment must
be made by check only when
signing up for the class. Students are required to bring a
driver’s license to the class.
Residents must sign up in
person in the Recreation Department at Gateway prior
to July 12 for the eight-hour
class and prior to July 22 for
the refresher class. Classes
are limited to 20 students and
registration is on a first-come,
first-served basis. Members
of AARP must bring proof of
membership when signing up.
For information, call 988-7766.
Central Sanitary
District holds
open house
The Central Contra Costa
Sanitary District will hold its
70th anniversary open house
on Saturday, July 16, from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. at its Martinez
facility.
This large, family-friendly
event is open to the public and
will include tours of the treatment plant and facilities, live
entertainment, free food, educational exhibits, games and
more.
For information on how to
sign up for a treatment plant
tour and directions, visit the
website at www.centralsan.
org/70. The plant is located at
5019 Imhoff Place, Martinez.
13A
Join neighbors at Friday Lunch
News photos by Mike DiCarlo
A motorist turns off of busy Tice Creek Drive on to Stanley Dollar Drive. A golf cart waits its
turn at the stop sign. This intersection will be part of the traffic study.
Board approves Rossmoor traffic study
The Rossmoor Recreation Department sponsors a lunch program on Fridays in the Diablo Room at Hillside.
Friday Lunch is provided by C.C. Cafes whose goal is to provide nutritious and well-balanced meals to seniors.
A typical lunch is made up of an entrée (beef, chicken, pork,
fish or pasta), salad and a dessert. Alternate meals are available
as well. Monthly menus are available from the Recreation Department.
The suggested donation is $2 for those 60 years and older.
Meals are $5 for people under 60 years old.
Many residents come to Friday Lunch to enjoy the food and
socialize.
There are also many volunteers that work to provide this service and make the lunch a nice experience.
Come to Friday Lunch to meet new people and enjoy a delicious meal.
Lunch is served promptly at 11:30 a.m. Lunch attendees are
advised to arrive 10 to 15 minutes prior to meal service to allow
time to sign up, get meal tickets and fill out any necessary forms.
Those who are interested in attending should call Elena Ybarra at 988-7703 by Wednesday at noon for that week’s Friday
Lunch.
meeting where residents can
express their concerns.
The study will look at traffic flow on streets and in clubhouse parking lots, the location
of such things as pedestrian and
golf cart crossings and lighting
at intersections and at pedestrian and golf cart crossings.
The consultant may also
look at whether to add stop
signs, sidewalks, median strips
and better pavement striping
and warning signs at crosswalks, among other things.
The study is expected to be
completed by the first of next
year. The report will include
preliminary cost estimates
for improvements and suggest
ways to prioritize the improvements.
TJKM submitted the lower of two bids. The company
comes recommended by city
traffic engineers in Walnut
Creek and other Bay Area cities, including Hayward and
Belmont.
Recent projects for the
city of Walnut Creek include
a downtown parking study, a
traffic analysis for the Kaiser
Permanente expansion and a
traffic analysis for the south
Locust Street extension.
Stanley Dollar Drive, shown here by the driving range, will be looked
at in the traffic study. Motorists share the road with golf carts.
Golf carts have to be careful crossing the busy Stanley Dollar
Drive.
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GRF Board discusses design, finances for Fitness Center renovation
thinks the Board should wait to
get the hard costs before taking
anything out of the plan.
“I would hate us to make decisions about taking things out
until we know what the costs
will be for construction,” said
Birdsall.
Director Carl Brown agreed
with Birdsall. “We really don’t
know what these costs are
and ultimately we will have
to make some trade-offs,” he
said. “We need to get some real
costs and do the hard business
of deciding what’s important
and what’s not important.”
Director Sue Adams thinks
the raised roof should stay.
“The roof is something we really need to do,” she said. “I
think it’s non-negotiable.”
Director Steve Roath said
the raised roof adds to the
functionality of the building.
During the Residents’ Forum, four residents spoke in
favor of moving forward with
the Fitness Center renovation
and three of those residents
specifically spoke about getting it right.
“Think all-inclusively,” said
Barbara Leonard. “There does
not need to be a choice between eliminating one item to
keep another. There is enough
money to do everything right
the first time.”
Elliot Barenbaum said
that Rossmoor is a gem of a
community but that the Fitness Center is one part of the
jewel that needs polishing.
“Rossmoor has the money to
do the renovations and build
a beautiful Fitness Center that
will meet the future needs and
be a source of pride to the community,” he said. “We’ve built
a lovely Event Center. Now is
the time to get the project moving for Del Valle.”
Kathleen Epperson said
the consultants came up with
a good design at a good price.
“Your decision today is critical,” she said. “We have one
shot at doing this right. If we
News photos by Mike DiCarlo
GRF Directors Bob Kelso and Mary Lou Delpech listened to a
presentation at the GRF Board’s June meeting.
are dissatisfied once the renovation is completed, it will
be too late. The cost is within
GRF’s financial capacity.”
The new design of the Fitness Center, showing the expanded fitness area with the
raised roof, can be seen on the
website at www.rossmoorfitness.com.
Finances
CEO Tim O’Keefe gave a
repeat presentation on Rossmoor’s finances that he gave
to the Board in April and explained that with conservative estimates on Membership
Transfer Fees and rent from
the Medical Center, Rossmoor
can afford to take out a loan
to renovate the Fitness Center
and still have money to pay
present loans for Creekside
and the Event Center and do
capital projects in the community.
The Membership Transfer
Fee is the primary source of
income that goes into the Trust
for GRF’s capital projects and
purchases (estimated to be $1
million per year) and to pay
off the loans. The John Muir
Medical Center pays $600,000
per year rent on the Medical Center building and that
amount increases 2.5 percent
each year.
“Both of these types of
revenues are like an annuity stream of revenue,” said
O’Keefe. “The great concern
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Trust, but I’m here to tell you
we are not.”
But Kelso said he is worried
that Rossmoor does not have
money for a disaster, such as
an earthquake. “I still think
we need a long-range disaster
plan,” he said. “I am concerned
about where we stand as an
organization when there is an
earthquake.”
But Treasurer Ken Haley is
confident about the future and
that there will be enough money. “With a $10 million commitment for Del Valle, that isn’t
the last money we can spend.”
O’Keefe emphasized that
Rossmoor has enough money
and that delaying the project
will end up costing more because construction costs are
only going to increase. “At
some point, we have to make
a decision – either we’re going to do it or not going to do
it.”
In the end, all Board members agreed to do it, and voted
for both the completion of the
design development phase and
to hire Pankow Builders to provide preconstruction services
on the Del Valle Fitness Center
project.
Residents Forum
During the Residents’ Forum, residents not only talked
about the Fitness Center renovation, but brought up topics
that have been discussed several times at past forums.
Mary Neff, Moni Cook and
Wes Henderson, who all live
on Rossmoor Parkway, entries
2 and 5, overlooking the golf
course where grass is being
replaced with mulch, thanked
Birdsall and Director of Golf
Mark Heptig for considering
alternatives to mulch.
“A drought-tolerant landscape plan has been developed
and reviewed with residents,”
said Neff. “In the last couple of
weeks, drought-tolerant grasses rose to the top of the residents’ preferred list of alternatives.” Neff said that a third
alternative would be to use recycled water.
“By mid-July we will submit
a proposal with the various alternatives and recommendations.
The expectation is that the GRF
Board will review the information and make a decision.
How to contact
the GRF Board
Directors Sue Adams and Steve Roath
Bob Dickson said the Board
should consider installing an
Elliot Barenbaum told the elevator at Dollar Clubhouse.
Board that it’s time to move
on the Fitness Center renovation.
Lois Finch also encouraged the
Mary Neff talked about mulch Board to install an elevator at
on the golf course.
Dollar Clubhouse.
Censorship
Marvin Cohen, Lonnie Bristow and Jonathon Hathaway
talked about what they believe
is censorship by the Golden
Rain Foundation to put restrictions on the kinds of flyers
that are allowed in the display
cases around Rossmoor. At
last month’s meeting, Cohen
said that GRF was censoring
Voices for Justice in Palestine
because it would not allow the
club to place a flyer about its
mission statement in one of
the cases.
Cohen was back at the podium to complain about the
censorship and brought with
him Lonnie Bristow and Jon
Hathaway to also talk about
censorship of announcements
in the display cases.
“Members of the Board, you
have allowed this club (Voices
for Justice in Palestine) to exist and use Rossmoor facilities
for what its members consider
a very worthy purpose,” said
Hathaway. “Therefore, I think
you should allow the group to
display its full mission statement and any relevant supporting documents in the customary public showcases without
arbitrary censorship.”
Dollar Clubhouse
Three residents, Bob Dickson, Frank Giuliano and Lois
Finch, all requested that the
Board support installing an elevator at Dollar Clubhouse.
“Over 4,000 people helped
us get the Dollar house made
an historic national building,”
said Dickson. “They all want
an elevator in the Dollar so
handicapped residents can get
upstairs.”
Finch said that a functional
small elevator could be placed
off the lobby and to the right
down the main hall past the
library in a space that is now
considered the cloak room.
“This would give members of
small groups who have mobility issues and cannot navigate
the stairs access to the upstairs
area,” she said. “It would be an
effective use of the space provided at Dollar.”
Residents who would like to contact the GRF Board can: • Email:grb@
rossmoor.com • 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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HAPPY WITH MOD’S WORK
We would like to publicly thank the Rossmoor
Mutual Operations Department (MOD) for a job
well done. After a much welcomed rainy winter,
we developed a water leak in the exterior stucco
of our manor. MOD, along with contractors from
the AMAC organization, conducted a methodical
search for the source. It took patience and ingenuity
to define the problem areas and develop a strategy
for the solution.
MOD coordinated the reconstruction project
with the workers from AMAC. The AMAC crew
had a difficult job to complete, but their experience
and work ethic were apparent. They arrived on
time, focused on the job, kept to the schedule and
left the job site immaculate each day. They worked
as quietly as possible, respected our property and
privacy and exhibited a good-natured respect for
each other.
On the final day of construction, AMAC sent
a cleaner who chased every piece of lingering
construction debris with a vengeance. In one afternoon, she changed the construction site into a
livable space again. We think this “clean up” service is of particular importance to homeowners at
Rossmoor. The AMAC contractors were a pleasant
and welcome surprise to contractor-weary clients
like ourselves.
Are we happy with the job MOD’s Building
Maintenance Manager Clayton Clark and Third
Mutual Contract Administrator Jim Hayes did on
our behalf? You bet! Many thanks to all involved.
Anne Dodge and Magne Ostby
Stanley Dollar Drive
STUPID, PERVERSE
AND DANGEROUS
Rossmoor seems to have a new rash of streetwalkers. No, not that kind. The stupid kind whose
exercise buddies tell them that walking on the
blacktop is “softer” than on those hard concrete
sidewalks. How dumb can you be? The last time
I dusted off my impact-o-meter, and checked, the
blacktop was slightly softer, especially on these
hot summer days, but the difference was more than
compensated for by the cushioning in my walking
shoes. So unless you’re going to walk barefoot, the
difference is moot.
Perverse? When you consider what GRF spends
from your coupon on sidewalk maintenance, and
how much of the world lacks dedicated sidewalks
for pedestrians, choosing to walk in the street when
there is a firm, smooth sidewalk flies in the face
of what is right and good. Better you should stuff
beans up your nose.
And it’s dangerous. Remember, this is Rossmoor,
where half of the drivers are half blind, half are
semi-senile and the other half are distracted or
checking their text messages. But suit yourself. It’s a
free country. However, when one of you is hit while
walking in the street, don’t ask me to refrain from
saying I told you so.
Bob Viator
Skycrest Drive
THE CITY DID GIVE
RESIDENTS A CHOICE
Last week, a writer to the Residents’ Forum was
upset that the “Walnut Creek City Council made a
choice for us” by “forcing us to switch to MCE for
electricity.” How illogical. The city gave us a choice
where we had none. Now each customer can choose
PG&E or a slightly cheaper and much cleaner 50
percent renewable option, or to opt up to a 100 percent renewable option. Our choice is not even dictated by a majority of voters; each of us can make
our own choice.
Furthermore, the city made it easy . . . do nothing and we save money and pollute less. And help
create new clean jobs. And help the city come into
compliance with state guidelines and its own climate action plan. Is that a win-win-win-win-win or
what?
But I agree with the writer about one thing: It’s
election time. The only City Council member that
voted against the MCE Clean Energy choice was
Justin Wedel.
Carol Weed
Avenida Sevilla
CENSORSHIP IN ROSSMOOR
Something ominous is happening in our beautiful community. It goes by the ugly name of censorship.
Here is the ACLU: “Censorship, the suppression
of words, images or ideas that are ‘offensive,’ happens whenever some people succeed in imposing
their personal political or moral values on others.”
Some people in Rossmoor have indeed succeeded in imposing their personal political or moral
values on others. These people are in the administration. Yes, the administrators, the very people
we pay to manage the grounds and buildings, are
managing us, the very people who live here – the
residents who own our co-ops and condos! We, free
American citizens with free speech, are the people
these administrators would presume to control.
Recently, they censored the KPFA Club. Also,
the Voices for Justice in Palestine. And now – of all
things! – they are censoring the Vegan Club.
What problem, you may wonder, does our management have with a bunch of mild-mannered broccoli and tofu eaters? Claimed reasons for censorship include: “national security, to control obscenity, child pornography or hate speech. To protect
children or other vulnerable groups, to promote or
restrict political or religious views, and to prevent
slander and libel.”
One poster the administration would like to censor is an appeal from our governor, Jerry Brown, to
eat veggie burgers in this time of drought. Another
poster asks whether we need meat for protein. It
states that broccoli contains more protein than beef.
Is this how low they want to go? Has the administration no shame?
Gene Gordon
Golden Rain Road
Editor’s note: The News contacted CEO Tim
O’Keefe about this letter and he responded:
The Administration enforces rules and policies that have been adopted by the community.
Administration does not arbitrarily create rules.
GRF policies and rules are adopted by the GRF
Board of Directors through a formal public process
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involving the community. Rules are developed, in
many cases, to help resolve conflict between residents. Many residents have expressed displeasure
with, or that they are offended by, certain postings.
GRF policies prohibit the posting of offensive material and commercial advertising on GRF’s private
property. Some club submissions have done one
or both and clubs have been asked to revise their
postings to conform to GRF policies. Currently,
there are no restrictions or limits on clubs’ speakers, topics, films, presentations or printed literature
inside the meeting or event venue. The restrictions
on commercial advertising and offensive materials
only apply to postings on the walls of GRF facilities.
A DANGEROUS CROSSWALK
My reaction to William Fuller’s letter about the
dangerous crosswalk on Stanley Dollar (Residents
Forum, July 6) is “amen brother!”
My husband, another couple and I literally came
within a foot or two of being hit at that crossing
at night a few months ago. It was very dark and
the warning lights in the street were flashing, but
two cars drove by without noticing the lights or us.
The driver of the second car slammed on the brakes
when we yelled at her and afterwards kept apologizing and saying she didn’t see us!
After that incident, I wrote Public Safety Manager Dennis Bell suggesting more street lights be
placed in that area, as it is extremely dark and the
yellow flashers in the street are not doing the job.
His response was that there is no problem in this
area. However, there clearly is a problem at this
crossing as Mr. Fuller’s experience also illustrates.
Drivers are not expecting a pedestrian crossing
in the middle of the block. Adding to the problem,
there are many drivers on that block who do not live
at Rossmoor and are not familiar with our roads. It
is not a matter of if, but when, there will be a pedestrian hit at this mid-block crossing. Since the problem exists both day and night, it seems that speed
bumps may be the best solution.
Kit Miller
Horsemans Canyon
A WONDERFUL FOURTH
OF JULY IN ROSSMOOR
Thanks to all of the Rossmoor community for a
wonderful family friendly Fourth of July celebration.
Patriotic music and entertainment, well-organized arts, crafts and games for kids, hot dogs, ice
cream, popcorn and peanuts, Rossmoorians dressed
in their finest patriotic costumes, six hours of swim
fun at both Hillside and Dollar pools – what could
be better?
It took a village of staff and volunteers to put it
all together and I was proud to be an American and
a Rossmoorian.
Wini Biehl
Ptarmigan Drive
IT’S JUST BEING POLITE
AND CONSIDERATE
In response to John Littig’s Republican Perspective column on June 29 regarding “political correctness,” I would like to add that it is not only in
the political, but in every other contexts as well, to
be thoughtful and sensitive and, yes, correct in the
language we use.
Terminology changes over time, often for the
better. Becoming aware of offensive and hurtful
words can only lead us to a strengthening of our
social fabric. Why does that seem to be a threat?
It is not political–it is polite and considerate and
humane.
Elaine M. Anderson
Terra Granada Drive
One more letter on page 16A
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Columns & Opinions
Republican
Perspective
Which Statement Is Racist?
By John Littig
Racism:“A belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually
involving the idea that one’s own race is superior…”
From dictionary.com
M
arco Rubio was my candidate. Donald Trump
was not my first choice.
Nevertheless, I can’t help but
point out a double standard in the
way Trump is treated. Here’s an
example.
Federal District Court Judge
Gonzalo Curiel is assigned a case
against now defunct Trump University. In response
to an adverse decision by Curiel, Trump criticized
the judge.
Trump called Judge Curiel “a Trump-hater.” He
suggested that the judge could not be fair to him be-
cause “he is a Mexican.” Curiel is a U.S. citizen, born
in the United States. His parents had immigrated to the
United States from Mexico. Ethnically, he’s Hispanic.
When questioned, Trump offered some reasoning
behind his criticism. He pointed out that “I’m building a wall.” Presumably, this would be objectionable
to Hispanics, and would play a part in Curiel’s alleged unfairness. In fact, Trump’s poor poll numbers
among Hispanics suggest that many Hispanics might
be disposed against him.
Trump was vilified for saying ethnicity
played a role. Sotomayor was elevated
to the U.S. Supreme Court for saying
ethnicity played a role.
Trump’s statement drew a firestorm of criticism
from all quarters. It was widely denounced. Republicans did not step forward to support or defend
Trump’s allegation of unfairness. A prominent Republican called Trump’s statement “the textbook
definition of a racist comment.” One Republican senator actually withdrew his previous endorsement of
Trump. On this issue, Trump couldn’t find a friend.
Trump had declared that a Hispanic judge’s ethnicity could influence his decision making. For this
he was widely scorned and called a racist.
Progressive View
this ancient practice is increasingly seen as outdated and even avoidable. A year ago, the congressional hawks would have had us bombing Iran on the
The opinions expressed in this column are those of chance that they might be planning to develop nuclear weapons. Fortunately, President Obama went
the writer and not associated with any club.
for diplomacy and a majority of Congress supported
him. War was averted.
War … What’s It Good For?
By Bob Hanson
here is a conference coming up in September that I
would like to attend, but unfortunately, I have a conflict. The
sponsor is a relatively new group
called World Beyond War. Many
of the world’s leading anti-war
leaders will be in attendance. They have an ambitious
goal ... to end war.
More and more people are realizing that, if war
ever made sense, it no longer does today. If ever there
was a cause worth supporting, it is ending violent
conflict. I had hoped that I might live long enough to
witness permanent peace happen, but that is looking
more and more unlikely.
Life is a wonderful miracle. But until humans
learn to co-exist peacefully, there is a strong chance
that life as we have known it will come to an end
one of these days. One screw-up by someone with
his finger on the nuclear button and – game over. It
is only through sheer luck that we have survived this
long. Have you noticed that the Cold War is gradually
coming back? The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is pushing on the borders of Russia and
Russian President Vladimir Putin is pushing back.
Fortunately, ideas about war seem to be evolving.
Once seen as an inevitable feature of human life,
T
More letters
NOT FOND OF THE
KOCH BROTHERS
I would like to comment on Ed Manning’s letter
in the June 29 Residents Forum defending Charles
and David Koch (pronounced “Kosh” and not
“Coke”) from comments made by Jane Walters in
a Progressive View column. Yes, Koch Industries
is the second largest private employer in America
with 60,000 employees and many based in the oil,
gas and coal industries, which may explain why the
brothers spent $25 million to deny climate change.
Their patriarch Fred was an intimate friend of
Hitler and of Stalin, building the refinery that supplied gas for Hitler’s air force and 15 refineries
It is an often overlooked fact that even if you
think a particular war is moral and good,
war is illegal according to both the U.N.
Charter and the Kellogg-Briand Pact, which
was signed by our U.S. Senate in 1928.
David Swanson, one of the founders of World Beyond War and the author of “War is a Lie,” maintains that wars are always avoidable. War is never
the only choice and is always the worst choice.
It is an often overlooked fact that even if you
think a particular war is moral and good, war is illegal according to both the U.N. Charter and the
Kellogg-Briand Pact, which was signed by our U.S.
Senate in 1928. That treaty and the U.N. Charter
both make exceptions by allowing nations being attacked to defend themselves. Obviously, the United
States violated world law when it invaded Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003.
Participants at the conference in September will
need to develop a workable plan for ending war.
This, of course, will not be easy. Halfway steps such
as eliminating land mines, chemical weapons and
cluster bombs have had some success, leading one to
believe that a way can be found. One of my friends,
John O’Connell, has devised a realistic strategy
called “The World Peace Campaign” to achieve a
for Stalin. He was one of 11 cofounders of the John
Birch Society and strongly supported the conservative Heritage Foundation and other right-wing think
tanks. David and Charles supported the Tea Party
and funded the Swift Boat attack ads. They and other
rich fellow conservatives have decided to spend $889
million to influence the 2016 elections while hiding
away from the Republican Convention because of
their extreme conservative notoriety.
Perhaps Mr. Manning should read the recently
published book “Dark Money” by Jane Mayer before speaking on behalf of the Koch dynasty, even
if he perhaps has some undisclosed bias in favor of
the Koch family. Yes, the brothers have freedom of
speech, but they tend to hide in the shadows while
spending many millions of dollars through surrogates in order to bend public opinion towards their
very conservative viewpoints.
Ronald Kaminski
Skycrest Drive
In May 2009, President Obama nominated Appellate Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. At her confirmation
hearing in the U.S. Senate, Sotomayor offered the
following for the senators’ consideration:
“I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the
richness of her experiences would more often than
not reach a better conclusion than a white male who
hasn’t lived that life.”
Doesn’t that sentence perfectly meet the dictionary.com definition of racism?
That sentence, or some variation of it, showed up in
several speeches that Sotomayor had made previously.
So in Sotomayor’s view, a Hispanic judge’s ethnicity could influence his or her decision making.
In spite of this sentiment (or because of it?), she was
confirmed with bipartisan support to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy.
I do not offer any opinion here regarding the role
ethnicity plays in the decision making by federal judges – and I hope it plays zero. I only point out the obvious double standard. Trump was vilified for saying
ethnicity played a role. Sotomayor was elevated to the
U.S. Supreme Court for saying ethnicity played a role.
So, apparently, spoken words might be offensive and
racist, or might not. It just depends who spoke them.
John Littig can be emailed at [email protected].
Read more columns by Littig at getsmartusa.blogspot.com.
“50-Year Time Out for Peace Plan” (TOP50.) This
campaign calls for mobilizing the citizens of the
world to demand world peace. With modern “viral”
communications, this could happen quickly. The
TOP50 plan calls for all nations to:
1. Increase national and world security through a
mutual defense/non-aggression agreement.
2. Convert their military spending to productive
investment equilaterally by spending 5 percent less
each year on their military budget, thus preserving
each country’s relative power position.
3. Devote 20 percent of those “Peace Dividends” to
cooperative development projects around the world.
Obviously, there is much more to it than I can present
in a couple of paragraphs. My point is, if an ordinary
citizen like O’Connell can come up with a workable
plan, surely the collective genius of our world affairs
academicians can come up with an even better plan.
My personal opinion is that a successful plan will
necessitate strengthening and democratizing the
United Nations. A U.N. Charter review is badly needed. Our country has self-assumed the role of world
policeman and that cannot continue indefinitely. A
world parliament is on the horizon. The International
Court of Justice needs to be given enforcement power
and the Security Council veto needs to be taken away
from the “Big Five” (World War II victors – United
States, Russia, China, France and Britain).
President John F. Kennedy wrote in a letter to
a friend something he would have never put in a
speech: “War will exist until that distant day when
the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation
and prestige as the warrior does today.” Let’s hope
that day isn’t too far distant.
Bob Hanson can be emailed at: doctoroutdoors@
comcast.net.
Today’s Word
By Roger Hadlich
This series selects and presents English
words that are both interesting and useful. Since
a word’s provenance often enriches one’s understanding and enjoyment, each word will be
accompanied by its etymology. To offer input on
the word, email Hadlich at rlhadlich@yahoo.
com.
No. 52. AMELIORATE (uh-MEE-lyo-rayt) “to
make better, improve” < Latin melior “better”
Example: “There’s nothing like an infusion of
money to ameliorate such a situation.” Compare
Pejorative (puh-JO-ruh-tiv) “tending to disparage
or belittle” < Latin pejor “worse.”
At Wit’s End
Do You Get the Point?
By Tom Mader
recently bought a pair of mechanical pencils from a store
that sells mechanical pencils
(I won’t identify the store, except
to say it exists in Walnut Creek – I
don’t want to be sued) and shortly
after landed in a state of confusion, frustration and doubts about my competence.
The problem: In order to move the lead to the bottom
of the pencil, it was necessary to press from the top,
where the eraser is. When I undertook this endeavor,
the eraser moved down in its enclosure and eventually there was hardly any eraser visible. This eraser
problem was the same in both pencils.
I spent a good deal of time trying to fix this
problem, but I wasn’t successful. In addition, when
I tried to call the company responsible for these
pencils, I was told that any complaints had to be
handled over the phone, not by email. Well, I tried
the phone, which – do you doubt it? – was busy. I
suspected that all nine of Beethoven’s symphonies
could be played in the space of time I’d have to wait
I
As You Write It
A RESIDENT COLUMN
The Man Everyone Loved!
By Mary Locke
es, it is true, sadly, Sammy Farano, the man
who everyone loved, and the man behind Nob
Hill Sounds, left this world after a prolonged
illness and passed peacefully in his sleep on June 20.
Farano loved to talk about his youth and growing
up in Susanville, Calif., after leaving Washington
where he was born on Oct. 27, 1925. He would tell
stories of his grandmother and how he was her favorite grandchild because they shared the same birthday. He learned a great deal of life skills from her
including many cooking hints and recipes. One of his
favorite cooking stories was about how his grandma
would make gnocchi in long ropes and would go all
the way around him and continue the ropes as if he
was tied up in the gnocchi rope.
He loved to cook and had also learned a great deal
from his days in the Merchant Marines during World
War II as a young lad of 17. He was selected to work
in the mess hall upon entering the service and was
taught how to do prep work by a Chinese chef. He
was almost as happy cooking as he was playing the
clarinet.
How do you measure the character of a man like
Farano? As people were told of his passing, the first
thing they would say was how happy he always made
them feel. If you were lucky enough to meet him, he
would remember your name the next time you saw
him and he would greet you with his beautiful smile
and twinkling eyes and either shake your hand saying your name or, if it was a woman, more likely a
hug. He would then ask you “What’s your favorite
song?” From then on, he would remember and when
you came into the dance he would say your name and
Y
Off the Shelf
A BOOK R EV I EW
“The Last Painting of
Sara de Vos”
By Lucille M. Kennedy
ominic Smith’s new novel, “The Last Painting of Sara de Vos,” effortlessly moves across
three time periods to weave together a fastpaced tale. It has intrigue, mystery, betrayed love–an
engrossing summer read.
At the center of the story is an enigmatic 17th-century Dutch painting, “At the Edge of a Wood.” The
painting, the last known work of the first woman
painter admitted to the Amsterdam Guild, depicts a
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to speak to a human voice.
Of course, I could go back to the store where I
bought the pencils, but I was afraid I’d be viewed as
an aged professional complainer who has back aches
(I do have back aches, the apparent result of spinal
stenosis) and has become crabby. As it is, I had recently complained to the same store about a box of
band-aids that skimped on whatever makes band-aids
stick to wherever they’re placed. It might seem that I
get my kicks from being a complainer, even though
just about everyone knows me as a pretty good-natured guy, especially given his very advanced age
(I’m closer to 100 than I am to 70).
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Regarding the band-aid crisis, I had ripped some
skin off the mid-section of the middle finger of my
right hand while exiting an ambulance – it was about
4 a.m. It bled profusely (anytime I bleed, it’s profuse,
no matter what the case). No doubt you wonder about
why I was in an ambulance at 4 a.m. Well, wife Diane was the patient being taken to the hospital because she had had a heart attack (she thought she was
suffering from indigestion). It turned out that both of
us became patients. I got five stitches in my defective
finger. I arrived home around 11 a.m. the following
day. Diane remained in the hospital until the following Friday. At this writing Diane seems to be well on
the road to recovery (she’s younger than I am). But
I’m facing the prospect of having stitches removed in
another 24 hours.
Why am I telling you this? I’m not sure – perhaps
it’s a form of therapy. I hate being stuck with a needle, which will precede the stitches being taken out.
I’ll get through it and just hope there aren’t too many
needles I’ll need to take before I become any closer
to 100. I recall many, many years ago serving in the
Army during the Korean Conflict (it wasn’t a War...)
and facing many needles. Some draftees became
sick, a few collapsed. As for me, I was both feverish
and dizzy. The needles, at that time, could be classified with hacksaws – things have improved.
Incidentally, the day I entered the Army, Korea
begged for an armistice, and they got it. I can’t really
say that my entry has any relationship to the armistice that followed, but I can’t really say it didn’t. I
know at this time the Korean problem hasn’t been
solved, but I’m probably too old to enlist and engender a solution. Life is surely strange. And sometimes
not logical.
Tom Mader can be emailed at ditoma@comcast.
net.
welcome you and then start off
playing your favorite tune.
For 80 years, Farano provided
beautiful clarinet music for all
to listen and/or dance to. He actually had a little musical group
at age 10 and his two younger
brothers, Tony and Primo, and
sister, Rose, were part of his
entrance into the music world.
The Farano children were taken
about to their gigs by their Aunt
Mary, making sure the children
got safely home again.
Farano started the Nob Hill
Trio approximately in 1960 and
played all over the Bay Area.
The trio became well known
and was sought out for a variety
of gigs at such venues as Italian
clubs, Greek clubs, Irish clubs,
weddings, bat/bar mitzvahs and
many dance clubs up and down Sammy Farano
the Peninsula and East Bay.
About this time, the trio began a 14-year run at the
Elegant Farmer in Jack London Square, Oakland. Towards the end of their gig at Elegant Farmer, the Nob
Hill Trio became the Nob Hill Sounds. Following
that, they played at the Veterans Memorial Building
in Oakland for 18 years every Friday night and occasionally on Sunday afternoons. Another popular
venue was Maikos in Oakland on Sunday evenings.
The Nob Hill Sounds were (and are) often hired
to play for dances at senior centers and places like
Rossmoor (true to this day). Another long-running
gig is the Diablo Singles Club dance in Walnut Creek,
which has been a regular monthly gig of 16 years.
Also, a very popular club called Home Club in
Piedmont has hired the Nob Hill Sounds monthly for
the past 10 years.
Farano met his lovely wife Diana in high school
and they quickly became sweethearts. Diana and Sam were
married June 1950. The family moved from Susanville to
San Francisco where their two
daughters, Candi and Michele,
were born. In 1964 they moved
to San Bruno where they lived
and to this day still have the
family home. Eventually, Candi
married Don Fyfe and the family was blessed with two granddaughters, Annie and Casey.
Then Michele married Bob Magni and two grandsons, Adam and
Lucas, were added to the family.
This was a traditional Italian
family that involved many family dinners and always included extended family and friends
as well. Everyone was always
made to feel welcome upon entering the Farano home and it
was taken for granted that you
would sit down and eat a meal of some type. You
absolutely could not refuse.
Sadly, after 50 years of a loving marriage, Diana
became ill and passed away in January 2002.
Farano became a legend in his own time because
of who he was. It was not just his musical ability (although often compared to Benny Goodman), but it
was because of his style and grace, his genuineness,
his compassion and caring for people that they came
to love him. Dennis Norby, drummer/leader for the
Nob Hill Sounds, often would say all he needs to do
is stand there – he doesn’t have to play a note – people just want to see him and be near him.
To say he was a man loved by everyone is an understatement. A man not only loved by his family but
by everyone who had the good fortune to meet him.
Rest in peace, dear Sammy. You had a good run.
young girl, looking down at a group of skaters on a
frozen river. The rest of Sara de Vos’s masterpieces
apparently have been lost through the ages.
The narrative begins in 1957, at the Park Avenue
triplex of Marty de Groot. A wealthy Manhattan attorney, Marty is a descendent of the
painting’s original Dutch owner.
He and his wife Rachel have a
strained marriage, due in part to
their infertility. Marty treasures
the painting, which has hung in
their bedroom for years.
But soon after one of Rachel’s
charity-event dinner parties,
something about the painting
seems off. Rachel often invites
offbeat guests to liven up her soirees, and this time
the evening ended with a fracas. Later, looking closely at the painting’s frame, Marty discovers that his
beloved painting has been switched with a forgery.
His search for the forger leads him to disillusioned
art grad student, Elie Shipley.
The author skillfully moves the story back to Holland in the mid-1600s with well-researched historical detail. Sara and her husband Berant, both Guild
painters, are devastated by the loss of their daughter
during the plague. To combat her grief, Sara immerses herself in creating “At the Edge of a Wood,” leaving clues within the haunting scene.
The story moves up to 2000 in Sydney, reuniting
Marty, now an elderly man, with Elie, who has become a celebrated Dutch masters art historian and
museum curator. Two copies of “At the Edge of a
Wood,” it seems, have emerged. And two reputations
are now at stake.
Smith cleverly ties up the twisted tale’s loose ends,
with one surprising exception. But the novel is so
good otherwise that it’s easy to overlook that one flaw.
I suspected that all nine of Beethoven’s
symphonies could be played in the space of
time I’d have to wait to speak to a human voice.
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A rts & Leisure
Modern Gentlemen perform
Four Seasons songs tomorrow
The Modern Gentlemen will perform on Thursday, July 14, at
7 p.m. in the Tahoe Room at the Event Center. The all-star vocal
group was originally brought together by the legendary Frankie
Valli.
Individually, the Modern Gentlemen were all successful
singers prior to joining the Four Seasons. For the past decade
they have entertained audiences worldwide, providing the background vocals and choreography alongside Valli on his world
tours.
Over the years, the group has developed its own signature
four-part harmony sounds, performing the classic hits of Motown, pop, rock and doo-wop. They’ve toured all over the world
on the biggest stages, from Royal Albert Hall with the London
Symphony Orchestra, to Broadway, Asia, Canada, and down
under in Australia and New Zealand.
The Modern Gentlemen has performed on “Jimmy Kimmel
Live,” “Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Tribute on Ice”
with Brian Boitano and friends on NBC, and “A Capitol Fourth,”
televised live from the Fourth of July celebration in Washington, D.C. They’ve also appeared onstage with the Beach Boys,
Manhattan Transfer, Tony Bennett, Smokey Robinson and many
other greats, as well as performing for U.S. presidents.
Group member Brian Bigham has performed all over the
world, including as a background vocalist on “American Idol”
and “The Voice.” Theatre credits include “Grease” and “Saturday Night Fever.” He has been singing with Frankie Valli and
the Four Seasons since 2003.
Brandon Bigham has performed on “The Voice” and “Jimmy
Kimmel Live” and has opened for Jay Leno and Joan Rivers. He
has appeared in concert with artists such as Tony Bennett and
the Manhattan Transfer. Brandon has been singing with Frankie
Valli and the Four Seasons since 2006.
Landon Beard began his performing career as a soloist for a
Kodak commercial at age three. He has shared stages with Josh
Groban, Eric Benet and the Beach Boys, to name a few. Beard
has been singing with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons since
2003.
Todd Fournier has toured internationally as well as working
for Universal Studios and Disney. He has been seen in shows
such as “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Aida” and “Grease.” Fournier
has been singing with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons since
2002.
Tickets for the program are $20 and are available at the Recreation Department at Gateway. This is a Prime Time Presentation, sponsored by the Recreation Department. It is open to all
residents and their guests.
LGBT Alliance presents
an evening with singer
Patrice Pike at Dollar
The Rossmoor LGBT Alliance presents an evening
under the stars with singer
Patrice Pike.
The event is on Friday, July
22, at Dollar Clubhouse. The
doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets
are $20 and can be purchased
on-line at rossmoorlgbta.org/
Patrice.
The program is a benefit
for the Rainbow Community Center’s youth program.
The center is the only organization in Contra Costa
County that is solely focused
on serving the lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender and
queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
community. More can be
learned about the club at
www.rainbowcc.org.
The Rossmoor LGBT
Alliance is a club that welcomes all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents
and friends of LGBT people.
The club’s mission is
to build bridges between
Dixieland Jazz Club presents Rob
Verdi’s Saxophobia at Event Center
The Dixieland Jazz Club
will host Rob Verdi’s Saxophobia on Sunday, July 31,
at 2 p.m. in the Tahoe Room
at the Event Center. Saxophobia made its first public
appearance in 2006 at the
Museum of Making Music
in Carlsbad, Calif., and has
since performed at many theaters and festivals in over 30
states.
Verdi makes his home in
the Los Angeles area where
he performs regularly at
Disneyland Resort. He also
conducts jazz workshops
for the Disney Magic Music
Days program and appears
with school jazz and concert
bands throughout the country
with his guest artist show entitled “SAXsational.”
Verdi will be joined for
this performance by Curtis
Brengle on piano, Bruce Lett
on bass and Paul Johnson on
drums.
Saxophobia offers audiences a rare glimpse of
some of the most unusual
saxophones ever made and
pays tribute to the great jazz
legends. Add a bit of Yakety
Sax, Tequila and Pink Panther and you’ve got an histor-
The Dixieland Jazz Club welcomes Rob Verdi’s Saxophobia to the Tahoe Room on
July 31.
ical, educational and entertaining performance.
Back in the early 1920s,
vaudeville shows were the
hot ticket and the saxophone
was king. Over 100,000
saxophones were sold each
year and instrument manufacturers conjured up some
extraordinary variations on
Adolphe Sax’s 1847 invention.
Saxophobia brings to the
stage a Who’s Who of sax
gone wild. Who could forget Boots Randolph honking
out “Yakety Sax,” the wispy
tones of Plas Johnson slinking along with the “Pink
Panther Theme” or the fiery
innovative bebop stylings of
Charlie Parker?
Guests at the concert will
have the opportunity to see
a one- inch curved sopranino, a six-and-a-half foot
tall contrabass, slide saxes,
Conn-O-Sax, straight alto,
and even an original 1880
saxophone made by Adolphe
Sax.
Today, more than 150
years after its birth, the saxophone continues to be loved
and embraced. Saxophobia
presents a riveting history of
the saxophone and the players who gave the instrument
its many voices.
For information, call Bob
Burch at 934-1337.
Harmony Fusion Chorus presents
popular songs from ’40s and ’50s July 24
Harmony Fusion Chorus will perform a program of popular songs from the ’40s and ’50s,
along with patriotic songs and contemporary favorites, on Sunday, July 24, (note the change of
date) at 4 p.m. in the Fireside Room at Gateway.
The chorus is proud to be a chapter of Sweet
Adelines International, a worldwide organization of women singers committed to advancing
the musical art form of barbershop harmony
through education and performances.
The ensemble was formed by the consolidation of two smaller choruses, both chapters
of Sweet Adelines International. Harmony
Bay Chorus, chartered in 1973, had a home
in Oakland at the Lake Merritt United Methodist Church. Harmony Crossroads, chartered
in 1993, was based at Pleasanton Community
Church. Prior to making the merge final, the
members of both choruses sang together at a
regional competition under the name Harmony
Crossroads Chorus.
The free concert is sponsored by the Recreation Department and is open to all residents
and their guests.
Chris Gardner presents songs of
Dean Martin at Lesher Center for Arts
Patrice Pike
LGBT residents and the wider Rossmoor community.
This will be done by providing outreach, education and
social and cultural events.
Residents can learn more
about the alliance at rossmoorlgbta.org.
Learn more about Pike
on her website, www.
patricepike.com.
Veteran entertainer and performer Chris Gardner presents
the world premiere of “That’s Amore!” featuring the songs of
Dean Martin, on Friday, July 22, at 7:30 p.m. at the Lesher
Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
The Walnut Creek resident has been performing as Dean
Martin for over a decade, starring in the award-winning Las
Vegas Rat Pack shows, “The Rat Pack Is Back” and “Sandy
Hackett’s Rat Pack Show.” He has written a powerhouse production that pays homage to the legendary “King of Cool.”
“That’s Amore!” highlights many of Martin’s hits such as
“Ain’t That a Kick in the Head,” “Volare,” “Everybody Loves
Somebody,” “Sway,” “That’s Amore” and many more.
“That’s Amore!” is a fast-paced musical featuring a full
16-piece orchestra and special guest stars with something for
all ages. The show is a combination of Martin’s nightclub act,
his variety TV show and studio recordings.
The one-night show will be held in the 297-seat Margaret
Lesher Theatre and will be followed by a cocktail reception.
Tickets are limited and on sale now at the Lesher Center box Chris Gardner will sing the
office. Call 943-SHOW or go to www.lesherartscenter.com songs of Dean Martin in
“That’s Amore!”
for reservations.
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Modern Classical CDs Sunday Dancers gather on July 24
Young Composer
Brilliantly Integrates Electronics
With the Orchestra
MASON BATES: WORKS FOR ORCHESTRA: “The
B-Sides,” “Liquid Interface” and “Alternative Energy.”
San Francisco Symphony/Michael Tilson Thomas. Mason Bates, Electronica. SFS Media. 821936-0065-2 SACD
By Robert Moon
nly a month
after composer Mason
Bates moved to the
Bay Area, he decided to attend the first
American Mavericks Festival of the San Francisco Symphony. Bates, now
39, admitted that the variety
of music played at that festival “blew my musical mind.”
He had just graduated from
Juilliard with a degree in
English literature and music
composition. But he also was
an experienced DJ and techno-artist.
By 2008 he had completed a doctorate degree at
Berkeley’s Center for New
Music and Audio Technologies, and began to compose
electro-acoustical orchestral
tone poems that grabbed the
attention of symphony orchestras. He was perfectly
positioned to bridge the gap
between popular and classical music, something the
symphony world desperately needed to bring in young
concert audiences.
By 2012 he had “moved
the orchestra into the digital
age and dissolved the boundaries of classical music,”
which won him the Heinz
Award. Today he is one of
the most performed living
composers and is writing an
opera on Steve Jobs for the
Santa Fe Opera.
At a concert of his music,
Bates sits at the back of the
orchestra as a member of the
percussion section with a
computer keyboard where he
adds multi-faceted layers of
propulsive rhythms and sonic
environments that match the
subjects of his electro-acoustic tone poems. His music
caresses the ears of listeners,
immersing them in pleasing
sonic environments that mirror the events and societal issues of our time.
“The B-Sides” (2009) refers to the flip side of a record where the A-side is
the featured main song. It’s
code for the experimental.
Here Bates creates a suite of
B-sides that focus on imaginative stories. “Broom of the
System” in Bates words, “To
the ticking of a future clock,
our broom – brought to life
by sandpaper blocks and, at
one point, an actual broom
– quietly and anonymously
keeps everything running
like a chimney-sweep in a
huge machine.”
It’s a luscious evocation
that mysteriously wash-
O
es over the ears.
“Aerosol Melody”
is a languid, dreamlike excursion to the
North shore of Kauai. “Gemini in the
Solar Wind” uses
actual communication samples (the voice of
astronaut Ed White) from the
1965 NASA Gemini voyage
to create a musical vision of
floating in space. “Temescal
Noir” transplants the listener to smoky, jazzy Oakland
where a typewriter and old
drum alter the tempo. “Warehouse Medicine” is an “homage to techno’s birthplace
– the empty warehouses of
Detroit.” It’s an energetic and
raucous conclusion to a work
that showcases Bates’ electro-acoustic palette.
Bates considers “Liquid Interface” (2007) his first symphony, a work that explores
many aspects of water’s significance in an age of global
warming. It starts with “Glaciers Calving” (actual sounds
of calving Antarctic glaciers),
and moves to a frisky, “Scherzo Liquido.” “Crescent City”
depicts a sultry and devastated New Orleans before,
during and after Katrina. “On
the Wannsee” restores calm
in the “balmy, greenhouse
paradise” of a lake.
“Alternative
Energy”
(2011) cuts across landscapes
of natural and man-made energy. “Ford’s Farm” is a witty Ivesian 19th-century junkyard of fiddle and percussive
sounds that swings. “Chicago, 2012” uses the sounds of
an actual FermiLab particle
collider to take the listener on a jazzy, hip-hop ride.
“Zinjiang Province, 2112” is
a noirish vision of an area of
China that produces energy,
replete with a wild hard core
techno meltdown.
“Reykjavik, 2222” takes
us to the future – an Icelandic
rainforest on a hotter planet.
Birds chirp, gongs reverberate and percussive thumps
remind us of the first fires
that started energy when the
world began.
Bates’ music is sensual,
evocative and easy on the
ears. His integration of the
electronic and acoustical
is masterful and seamless.
Only time will tell whether
he can write music that is
more emotionally probing.
Robert Moon is author of
“Copland, Gershwin & Bernstein: Celebrating American Diversity” and can be
emailed at [email protected].
The Fourth Sunday Dancers will meet on Sunday, July 24,
from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Event Center for an evening of ballroom dancing. This is a great way to meet new friends in a welcoming atmosphere and is open to both singles and couples.
The club provides a variety of ballroom dance music, from
waltz to East and West Coast swing as well as lively Latin numbers. Dancing is not only fun, it provides an opportunity for
physical and mental exercise while enjoying social time with
friends and neighbors.
Everyone is given a raffle number upon admission. Door prizes include good wines and See’s Candies. The club also supplies
water and soft drinks. Attendees may bring their own beverage
of choice.
The annual dues for Sunday Dancers membership is $5. Members
may then attend dances for $3 per dance. All Rossmoor residents and
non-residents who are nonmembers pay $5 to attend dances. Currently, membership is limited to Rossmoor residents only.
For information, call club president Mary Locke at 287-0605 Bernie Ward and Ernie Hulsey
at a recent Sunday Dance
or vice president/treasurer Jane MacGregor at 933-0409.
Delish to play at ballroom dance
Delish, a dynamic band
specializing in ballroom style
music with lively vocals, will
play for the Rossmoor Ballroom Dance Club on Saturday,
July 16, from 7 to 10 p.m. at
the Event Center.
All Rossmoor residents are
welcome to attend with a partner regardless of level of dancing ability. Admission is $10
per couple for club members
and $20 for nonmembers and
guests.
Annual dues are $50 for a
couple comprised of a leader and a follower, or a single
person and a guest partner.
During the dance, soft drinks
and light snacks are served and
attendees may also bring their
own beverages. Dressy attire is
encouraged but not required.
Many Rossmoor residents
and their guests dance in styles
that differ greatly depending
on where they grew up and
started dancing. Others, new Andy Chu and Jean Chen at a
to dancing, are learning in recent Ballroom Dance Club
dance
Rossmoor classes.
The club welcomes those
who already know some steps
or want to learn to dance.
The club sponsors classes
on Monday evenings for beginning and intermediate dancers.
For details and to enroll, call
the instructor, Alberta Bagneschi, at 687-5270.
The club holds a dance with
a live band every third Saturday of the month. The bands
always include fox trot, swing,
west coast swing, waltz, rumba
and tango tunes.
Surprises and requests can
range from samba, meringue’
and Argentine tango to polka,
quickstep or Viennese waltz.
Social dancing provides
physical and mental exercise
and opportunities to socialize
and make new friends.
New members are welcome
to join throughout the year. For
information about membership
or the event, contact Kay Nitta
at 285-3579 or come to the next
dance and inquire at the checkin desk.
Ballroom Dance Club offers lessons
The Rossmoor Ballroom Dance Club sponsors ballroom dance classes on Mondays,
July 18 as well as Aug. 1 and 8, in the Club
Room at Creekside.
These classes will feature the fox trot and West
Coast swing. The beginner class will be from 6 to
7 p.m. The advanced class is from 7 to 8.
The instructor is Alberta Bagneschi. She has
taught ballroom dance in the Bay Area for more
than 25 years. She is known for her teaching
skills for beginners and for her challenging patterns for the more advanced dancer.
The cost is $50 per couple. Beginner students
must pre-register with Bagneschi at 687-5270.
Tribute to the Troops features
Rossmoor Big Band on Saturday
A Tribute to the Troops,
honoring veterans and saluting
the troops, will be held Saturday, July 16, from 5:30 p.m.
to twilight at the Lafayette
Reservoir. The event is free
and features the Big Band of
Rossmoor, Shakey Zimmerman Acoustic Trio and a twilight concert and picnic.
In the spirit of remembering veterans, Lafayette Rotary
will have a program honoring
veterans of all wars, peacetime
service, active reserves, and
military. Master of Ceremonies
duties go to ABC News Anchor
Dan Ashley. Each branch of the
military will be honored with
its song and small American
flags will be distributed to vet-
erans or their families.
There will be military vehicles from the Department
of Defense, historic Jeeps and
equipment vehicles and the
Mobile Vet Center with onsite
counseling on veterans’ benefits, healthcare, finances, education and housing.
The 32-piece Big Band of
Rossmoor, first established
over 25 years ago, is comprised of musicians ages 14 to
93. Its goal is to build community by providing educational
and performance opportunities
for all ages.
Shakey Zimmerman Acoustic Trio presents songs penned
by Bob Dylan and Neil Young.
The group performs the most
famous numbers from the cannon of these two iconic legends, done true to form. Singer,
guitarist, harmonica player Pat
Nevins, known by Lafayette
Art and Wine Festival goers
and Town Hall Theatre patrons
for his ability to channel both
Dylan and Young, is supported
by Piedmont style fingerpicking guitar ace Jody Salino and
Walnut Creek Orchestra bassist
Peter Ruszel.
Bring a blanket, lawn chairs
and a picnic. The Lafayette
Reservoir is located west of
downtown Lafayette
The Big Band of Rossmoor
is presented by Generations
in Jazz. For information visit
www.rotarylafayette.org.
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Walnut Creek Concert Band
presents summer pops concert
The Walnut Creek Concert Band, under the direction of
Harvey Benstein, will present its annual Summer Pops Concert on Tuesday, July 19, at 7:30 p.m., in the Lesher Center
for the Arts.
This year’s concert highlights the depth and talent of the
members of the band, showcasing individual members and
sections as soloists and presenting a program of player favorites, from light classics, traditional marches, patriotic selections and a few surprises. This is music the entire family
will enjoy.
Tickets are $17, adults; $14 seniors; free for students. Tickets can be purchased through the Lesher Center for the Arts ticket office, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, by calling 925-943-7469, or by ordering online at http://lesherartscenter.showare.com /SummerPops
Concert2016.
‘The Golden Years’ presented Friday
and Saturday by Drama Association
By Susan Slizza
Club correspondent
The Drama Association of
Rossmoor (DAOR) presents
the world premiere of Rod
McFadden’s “The Golden
Years.” The performances
are Friday, July 15, at 2 p.m.
and Saturday, July 16, at 2
and 7 p.m. in the Las Trampas Room (the Performing
Arts Studio).
McFadden presents warmhearted accounts of some
familiar and surreal predicaments encountered on the
path to growing old.
Eleven seasoned actors
interweave the play’s nine
distinctive, but interrelated
scenes. The cast members
are: Margaret Bowen, Roanne
Butier, Alan Cunningham,
Jim Gibney, Barbara Grant,
Rehearsing for ‘The Golden Years’ are, from left, Edna CoulJon Rasmussen, Peg Rimler,
san Hall, director, Margaret Bowen and Alan Cunningham.
Rosie Rodrigues, Richard
Schleuning, Marie Stillwag- and reprehensible.
forming Arts Studio being
on and Gail Wetherbee.
Backing up the cast is a a small venue. Reservations
Whether appearing as diligent production staff com- will be held up to 10 minutes
multiple characters or cast in prised of Edna Coulson Hall, prior to curtain time.
a single role, this ensemble director; Susan Slizza, assisAll tickets are $10 and
of versatile DAOR actors art- tant director; Linda Kelp, pro- may be paid at the door with
fully portrays 14 engrossing ducer/stage manager; Martin cash or check beginning 45
people who represent a pano- Kelp, technical director; Jo- minutes before each perforply of personality types.
Anne Lawrence, props coor- mance. Unreserved tickets
From the cheerful to the dinator; Karoline De Martini, will be available at the door.
cynical, the playful to the costume coordinator; VicFor reservations contact
plaintive or devoted to the ki Stanley, house and tickets Vicki Stanley at vscottage@
disreputable, the characters manager; Jo Haberson, book comcast.net or at 938-3894.
of “The Golden Years” run holder; and Sandra Hawkins,
The Drama Association
the gamut of recognizable stage crew.
of Rossmoor is a member of
human traits. They are huAdvanced reservations are the Performing Arts Guild
morous, touching, bemusing recommended due to the Per- of Rossmoor.
New art exhibit at Creekside features
work by Art Association members
A new show of artwork by members of the
Rossmoor Art Association (RAA) will be juried and installed at the Creekside Gallery on
Monday, Aug. 1.
Members of the RAA are asked to bring their
artwork to the Fairway Room at Creekside between 10 and 11:30 a.m. for jury selection. Each
artist may submit up to three pieces. Paintings
from the current exhibit will be returned to the
artists at that time also.
With each show a new and impartial professional artist is brought into Rossmoor to select
work based on artistic quality, creativity and
how it meets the criteria of the Art Association
and the Golden Rain Foundation.
Bay Area oil and pastel artist Maralyn
Miller will select the artwork for the show
opening on Aug. 1 and running through the
end of November.
All original painting and drawing media is
welcome: oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor, drawing and collage. No computer-generated images, religious imagery or nudity will be accepted.
Artwork should be between 14 by 18 inches
and 30 by 30 inches. However, one larger work
will be selected for display in the Event Center.
The back of each painting must be clearly
labeled with the artist’s name, the title of the
painting, the medium, the price and a contact
phone number or email address.
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to friends
A completed liability release form specific to the Creekside venue must accompany each submission. Forms are available in
Art Studio 1 or online at the club’s website,
www.rossmoorart.com.
Neatly secured wiring is required on all pieces submitted for display (no saw tooth hangers). The artwork should be presented in simple
gallery-type framing with neutral-colored and
proportionately sized mats. Unframed work on
canvas should be finished on all sides to harmonize with the work.
Artists should refer to exhibit guidelines
printed on page 8 of the RAA handbook, posted on the Art Studio bulletin board or on the
club’s website.
Members who bring in work must agree to
return promptly at 2 p.m. to pick up pieces that
are not selected for the exhibit.
All artists submitting work for display must
be members of RAA. Membership applications
are available in Art Studio 1 or online.
Annual dues are $10. Membership checks
should be payable to the RAA and sent to 1001
Golden Rain Road or placed in the Art Association mailbox at Gateway. There is no other
charge for exhibiting artwork.
For guidance or information, visit the club
website or contact Nancy Meaden at 658-2542
or Shirla Klenk at 945-0802.
It is 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.
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Rossmoor residents reap health
benefits of weekly Farmers’ Market
By Maggie Sharpe
Staff Writer
Doreen Terry, who was selecting from a mouth-watering
array of ripe yellow peaches at
last Friday’s Rossmoor Farmers’ Market, said her friends
tease her that she only eats
“leaves and twigs.”
“I live on fruits and vegetables,” said the spry 87-year-old
Rossmoor resident, who also
swears by the health benefits
of eating plenty of broccoli,
kale and cauliflower. “I also
love the salad bar at Creekside
Grill. I eat there a lot – it’s
wonderful.”
Terry, who was born and
raised near Liverpool, England, and came to the United
States via Canada in 1954 to
take a job with Shell Oil in Los
Angeles, moved to Rossmoor
in 2007 – although she took a
four-year hiatus in Medford,
Ore., before returning to live
in her “beautiful apartment in
Waterford.”
It’s not just good Farmers’
Market produce that keeps
Terry trim and healthy.
“I walk a mile every morning to keep fit,” she said.
Bob Moon is a sometime
restaurant reviewer for the
Rossmoor News – so he should
know a bit about good food.
Moon had high praise for the
organic sugar snap peas and
beans being sold at J&M Ibarra Organic Farm’s stand.
“The sugar snap peas are not
at all stringy. If you steam them
for about three minutes, they’re
really crunchy and absolutely
delectable,” said Moon. “When
I find food that’s good, I really
like to promote it.”
Ojars Kratins, who has
lived at Rossmoor for 15 years,
was also doing his shopping at
last Friday’s market. He said
his wife Shizuko Takatsuka
doesn’t eat meat, though she
does eat cheese, fish and eggs.
“My wife and I cook every
day and we also eat out quite
a bit in Walnut Creek or San
Francisco,” said the 82-year-old
Kratins, who had a shopping
bag full of fresh-picked corn,
along with melon, cabbage and
cucumber. “We’ll cook together
or separately. We make a lot of
soups – and I bake bread.”
Kratins is another strong
believer in keeping fit – and
keeping busy.
“We exercise at the gym,
do yoga, hike and travel,” said
Kratins, who recently won
Best of Show in the Rossmoor
Photography Club’s Master
division for his photo titled
“Tokyo Contrasts.” (The photo
appeared in the July 6 issue of Residents Patty Northlich and Richard Gerson get some shopthe Rossmoor News.)
ping assistance from Divine Manzano of J&M Ibarra Organic
Resident Trish Dickson Farm at last Friday’s Rossmoor Farmers’ Market.
stopped by the Farmers’ Market just to get some of Brentwood-based G&S Farm’s fresh
ears of corn, advertised as
“Picked today, four for $3,”
which were selling like hot
cakes. Dickson said the market
is not just about getting farmto-table fresh ingredients.
“The market is a neighborhood visiting point, a lovely
place to meet and chat with
neighbors,” said Dickson. “I
just got here and I’ve already
met five people I know.”
Nancy Thursby, who has
Doreen Terry eats lots of fresh fruit and vegetables, including
yellow peaches that she bought at last Friday’s farmers’ market
at Gateway.
lived at Rossmoor just over three
years, bought a jar of Cherry
Berry Bliss jam, made by Bogdanich Farms in Patterson.
“You find interesting stuff
here that you can’t get anywhere else,” said Thursby, who
was planning to add hummus,
raw nuts and Beckmann’s
bread to her shopping bag. “I
mostly put the jam on toast,
but sometimes I use it in recipes. Last time I bought apricot
jam and used it in a marinade
for chicken.”
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A nonprofit market
Marion Bogdanich is the
owner of Bogdanich Farms
and also manages Rossmoor
Farmers’ Market for the California Farmers’ Markets Association (CFMA), a nonprofit
formed in 1994 that runs 14
farmers’ markets in the Greater Bay Area, including Walnut
Creek and Lafayette.
“My dad started the farm in
the late ’60s and it’s been in our
family ever since,” said Bogdanich. “We specialize in tree
fruit such as apricots, peaches
and nectarines, as well as berries. We sell fresh and dried
fruit and make specialty jams
and sauces. Our bestsellers are
Apricot Sunshine Jam and Hot
Cot Pepper Sauce.”
Bogdanich added that the
Rossmoor Farmers’ Market
is putting together the 2016
Hometown Family Recipe
Book, featuring residents’ favorite family recipes and cooking stories. The only caveat is
that recipes must use some ingredients found at the market.
“Submissions are due by
July 22 and the winning recipe
will get a $100 market gift basket,” said Bogdanich. (Send entries, along with name, phone
number and/or email, to [email protected] or mail to:
3000 Citrus Circle, Suite 111,
Walnut Creek 94598.)
Patty Apple and Anjelica
Colliard, a promotional duo
with CFMA, were handing
out samples of Summer Corn
Salad, a kind of corn ceviche
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Residents
enjoy the
Farmers’ Market
made with fresh ingredients
available at the market.
“The samples get people excited about the produce,” said
Apple. “Later in July we plan
to do comparative tastings of
stone fruits and tomatoes – that
was really popular last time.”
Flowers and succulents
Rossmoor Farmers’ Market also featured five flower
and plant vendors, selling everything from rare succulents
to mixed bunches of flowers
in red, white and blue for the
Fourth of July.
Resident Susan Thwaits,
who is a member of the Ruth
Bancroft Garden in Walnut
Creek, admired the potted
succulents, wondering if they
would look nice in her atrium.
“I’m always looking at
plants even when I’m not ready
to buy them,” said Thwaits,
who also bought berries at the
market. “I like blackberries – I
just eat them as they are, nothing fancy.”
Patrick Hayes, 86, brought a
shopping list compiled by his
wife Patricia and was searching for the produce she had in
mind to cook.
“You wouldn’t believe these
fresh carrots,” said Hayes,
pointing to a leafy bunch of
greens that overflowed his shopping bag. “My wife also wanted something from Sister Mary
who usually sells baked goods
– but she’s not here today.”
Asked if he was on chef’s
duty that night, Hayes replied,
“Not me, that’s my wife! I have
no idea what she’s cooking,
but I’m sure of one thing – I’ll
have a glass of wine!”
A customer hot spot at last
Friday’s market was the Resendiz Family Farm stand where
employee Urania Ramos was
slicing up yellow watermelon
– which she said is even juicier
than its popular red cousin.
“Melons and peaches are
selling really fast,” said Ramos, whose slicing skills were
barely keeping up with the demand for samples. “Our farm
is located in Hughson, near
Modesto, where there’s also
a Family Fruit Barn that sells
pies and bottled smoothies
made from the different kinds
of fruit we grow.”
She added that the farm is
very involved in its local community, hosting tours for kindergartners to plant corn and
bean seeds and opening its
doors for the annual pumpkin
patch in October.
Ready-made items
The Farmers’ Market
doesn’t just sell the makings
of a good meal, it also has
ready-made items such as the
perogies, cheese blintzes and
falafels from Dalex Food, located in San Carlos.
“I’ve been selling here since
the market first opened,” said
the company’s Russian-born
owner, Dimitri Zernitsky.
“My friend comes to the
market just to get these pick-
Patty Apple, left, and Anjelica Colliard with California Farmers’ Market Association, offered shoppers free samples of
Summer Corn Salad.
les,” said resident Judy Bank,
who decided to purchase a jar
for herself and also cast an eye
over Zernitsky’s sauerkraut
and stuffed cabbage and eggplant selections.
For those with a sweet tooth
who want dessert after dinner,
Beckmann’s Old World Bakery
based in Santa Cruz was selling Berry Bomb and Strawber-
ry Marionberry pies – as well
as the more traditional apple
variety, along with focaccia,
scones and traditional breads.
Adan Cardona, who was
manning the Hampton Ranch
stand, selling almonds, walnuts
and kiwis, said he sells a lot of
produce at the Rossmoor market.
“I don’t have to explain to
my customers about nuts and
A.J. Brinser of G&S Farms, left, sells freshly picked ears of
corn to Ojars Kratins at the Rossmoor Farmers’ Market.
nutrition,” said Cardona, who
was selling one-pound bags for
$6. “People here already know
nuts are good for you.”
Ten-year Rossmoor resident
Jane Vinson is one of Cardona’s repeat customers.
“I buy nuts almost every
week,” said Vinson, citing
honey almonds and walnuts
as her favorites. “I eat them
raw or in salad – or they’re
delicious chopped up and
sprinkled over oatmeal.”
The Rossmoor Farmers’
Market is open every Friday
through October from 9:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking
lot at Gateway on Golden Rain
Road. For information, visit
www.cafarmersmkts.com or
call 1-800-806-FARM (3276).
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Portrait and figure class offered by RAA Photography Club’s speaker
Bay Area artist and
Rossmoor instructor Seema
Mahboob is offering a fiveweek portrait and figure class
on Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m.,
sponsored by Rossmoor Art
Association (RAA). The series starts July 31 and runs
through Aug. 28 in Art Studio 2 at Gateway.
The first class includes a
demonstration in charcoal
and is free. The cost for the
remaining four classes is
$100 and can be paid at the
July 31 demonstration.
For the July 31 event, bring
paper and charcoal pencils
to draw. Or just come and
watch. Mahboob will have
photographs from which to
work. During the remaining
four classes, students may
work in any medium of their
choice, except oils.
Mahboob will introduce
students to the skills and
tools essential for accurate
Figure drawing by instructor
and artist Seema Mahboob
rendering from a photograph.
Students will learn about
form and cast shadows and
what role shadows play in
achieving a convincing representation. They will explore
negative shapes, angles and
comparative measurements
and learn ways to see and interpret what is in the photograph.
Mahboob has extensive
teaching experience. Currently, she teaches drawing
and collage classes for Walnut Creek Civic Arts and
for local adult education
programs. She has earned
various awards locally and
abroad for her art work. To
see her work, visit www.
seemamahboob.weebly.
com.
The class is open to students of all levels who are
RAA members. Annual
RAA dues are $10. To join,
send checks payable to RAA,
along with a new member
form, to P.O. Box 2070, Walnut Creek 94595. Checks and
forms may also be left in the
RAA mailbox at Gateway or
submitted with the tuition fee
on July 31.
Forms and a calendar of
activities are available at
www.rossmoorart.com or
in Art Studio 1.
Lucy Beck shows ‘eye candy’
The Photography Club welcomes the return of guest presenter Lucy Beck on Wednesday, July 27, at 7 p.m. in the
Club Room at Creekside.
Beck creates her photographic art by placing flowers on a light box in artistic
arrangements, creating pictures of unusual beauty. She
recently won second place for
photography in a statewide
competition for 2D art at the
Triton Museum in Santa Clara
where her work was on exhibit
for seven weeks.
Beck is an exhibiting member of the Moraga Art Gallery and was recently accepted into a juried exhibition at
the Mendocino Art Center in Photograph by Lucy Beck,
September. She is an active guest speaker at the Photogmember of the Contra Costa raphy Club on July 27.
el “shooters” are especially
Camera Club.
The Photography Club wel- encouraged to join.
For membership informacomes residents with an interest in cameras or upgrading tion, call Allen Nordgren at
their current skills. Entry-lev- 510-517-4568.
Class offered on Russian writer Great Books Club discuss
The Nobel Prize for Literature in 2015 was
awarded to non-fiction writer Svetlana Alexievich of Belarus for her book about the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
This was the first time a non-fiction writer
has received this highest of literary awards.
Reading Alexievich’s powerful oral histories
is an incomparable reading experience.
Through brilliantly organized collections
of hundreds of interviews, in three volumes,
Alexievich allows hundreds of civilians, soldiers, mothers and fathers to tell the truth and
record a “history of souls” about Chernobyl,
the Russian-Afghan War (which has been
compared to the U.S. Vietnam debacle) and
life in post-Soviet Russia.
Laura Bernell will delve into these poignant, powerful and often raw yet beautiful
oral histories in her class, “Svetnlana Alexievich: I Do Not Stand Alone.”
The class is offered through the Osher
Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Cal
State East Bay, Concord campus. Classes are
Wednesdays, July 20 and 27 as well as Aug. 3
and 17, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
To register, call 602-6776 or go to www.
scholarolli.com.
Bernell teaches a series of courses on Nobel Prize laureates for OLLI.
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Svetlana Alexievich:
“I Do Not Stand Alone”
‘Fischer vs. Spassky’
The next meeting of the Fourth Monday Night Rossmoor
Great Books Club will be Monday, July 25, at 7 p.m., in Multipurpose Room 1.
The group will discuss “Fischer vs. Spassky” from Immigrant
Voices. The discussion leader will be John Marsyla.
There is no charge to participate and all are welcome, but the
book selection should be read beforehand.
For information, contact John A. Marsyla at 817-9422.
Bonnie Weiss shares classic
show biz songs on Tuesday
Bonnie Weiss will present “Comic Songs About Show Business” on Tuesday, July 19, at 11 a.m. in Peacock Hall at Gateway.
Weiss will share anecdotes and screen film clips from stars of
stage and screen. This free program is open to all residents and
their guests.
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Course by Laura Bernell
MA., literature, Santa Clara University
Wednesdays, July 20 & 27; August 3 & 17, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Svetlana Alexievich, the most recent winner of the Nobel Prize for
literature, writes: “Russian literature is interesting in that it is the
only literature to tell the story of an experiment carried out on a
huge country.” And she adds, “I resisted writing about Chernobyl
for a long time.” We can be glad she finally turned to the subject in
Voices from Chernobyl, one of the remarkable works Ms. Bernell
will take up in her exploration of this insightful author.
This lecture is $48 for OLLI members/ $66 for non-members
Location
Concord Campus of Cal State East Bay, only 10 miles from
Rossmoor at 4700 Ygnacio Valley Road, Concord, CA 94521
Join OLLI and take advantage of great courses, lectures, and field
trips offered at convenient locations in Contra Costa and Alameda
Counties. There are no entrance requirements, no tests, no homework,
and no grades – it’s just a love of lifelong learning in a community of
intelligent and mature (50+) classmates.
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International Affairs Book Club to discuss threat to jobs from technology
The International Affairs
Book Club invites Rossmoor
residents to discuss “Rise of
the Robots: Technology and
the Threat of a Jobless Future” by Martin Ford on Friday, July 22, at 7 p.m. in multipurpose room 3.
Ford argues that technology will continue to accelerate
and machines displace workers. Artificial intelligence
is already well on its way to
making good jobs obsolete.
Many paralegals, journalists,
office workers and even computer programmers are poised
to be replaced by robots and
smart software. Blue and
white collar jobs alike will
evaporate, squeezing working and middle-class families
even further. The result could
well be massive unemployment and inequality as well as
the implosion of the consumer
economy itself.
Ford implores employers,
scholars and policymakers to
face the implications. He in-
Ann Thomas is featured
author at Rossmoor Library
Dr. Ann G. Thomas will be the featured author in the
Rossmoor Library throughout July. Thomas is a member of the
Published Writers of Rossmoor.
She has just published “Unmistakably Old, And doing
pretty well, considering…”
Thomas will celebrate the publication of “Unmistakably
Old” with a book party Wednesday, July 27, from 7:30 to 9
p.m. at Dollar Clubhouse.
All interested Rossmoor residents are invited to attend
and to enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres. There will be an opportunity to purchase signed copies of her entertaining and
enlightening book.
Guests are asked to make reservations by Monday, July 25,
to [email protected].
Published in April, “Unmistakably Old” is a compilation
of the author’s 49 previously published essays, which appeared as monthly articles in popular newspaper columns by
the same name.
Her comments on navigating life as an elder are told
through the consistent voice of a woman who identifies herself only as “Unmistakably Old.”
Thomas is a licensed psychotherapist, writer, teacher and
mentor. She has written two books on aging.
Her first book, “The Women We Become,” explores new
emotional directions that open for women as they age. First
published in 1995, it has been translated into five languages
and has been republished in California by Volcano Press.
She has also published a series of short stories in various
anthologies and literary journals. Six of those are award-winners including “The S Word” and “Cougar,” which are included in “Unmistakably Old.”
For access to her work, visit her website www.dr-annthomas.com.
Thomas holds a bachelor’s degree in literature from Western
Reserve University, a master’s in child development from Southern Connecticut University, a certificate of advanced study in
counseling psychology from Springfield College and a doctorate
of education in social psychology and organizational development from the University of Massachusetts, with post-doctoral
work in aging.
Thrift shop
offers
Christmas
in July
Volunteers at Assistance
League Way Side Inn Thrift
Shop, located at 3521 Golden Gate Way in Lafayette,
are preparing for the annual
Christmas in July sale from
Tuesday, July 19, through Saturday, July 30.
The sale will feature garlands, lights, many of them
never used, as well as angels,
Santas and elves, ornaments,
wrapping paper, holiday cards,
napkins and paper plates.
To learn about Assistance
League of Diablo Valley’s philanthropic programs funded by
the thrift shop, visit www.diablovalley.assistanceleague.org.
sists that solutions to technological disruption, especially
more training and education,
are not going to work. He proposes a solution that will assure future broad-based prosperity and avoid catastrophic
levels of inequality and economic insecurity.
Ford’s thesis has been supported by a number of formal
academic studies, most notably by Carl Benedikt Frey
and Michael A. Osborne of
Oxford University, who found
in 2013 that the jobs held by
roughly 47 percent of the U.S.
workforce could be susceptible to automation within the
next two decades. Rise of the
Robots won he Book of the
Year Award from the Financial Times.
Ford is the founder of a Silicon Valley-based software
development firm and has
over 25 years of experience
in software development. He
is also the author of “Lights
in the Tunnel: Automation,
Accelerating Technology and
the Economy of the Future.”
He holds a computer engineering degree from the Uni-
versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a graduate business
degree from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management.
The book selection for Friday, Aug. 26, is “A Race for
Order: The Middle East in
turmoil from Tahrir Square to
ISIS” by Robert Worth. The
selection for Friday, Sept. 23,
is “War by Other Means: Geoeconomics and Statecraft” by
Robert Blackwell and Jennifer
Harris.
For information, contact
Gary Hansen at gmustang61@
aol.com or 954-8425.
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Movies Movies Movies Movies
Thursday, Friday movie
features ‘Eddie the Eagle’
The 2016 drama “Eddie The Eagle,” starring Taron Egerton
and Hugh Jackman, will be shown on Thursday, July 14, at 1, 4
and 7 p.m. and on Friday, July 15, at 10 a.m., 1, 4, 7 and 9 p.m.
in Peacock Hall at Gateway. Language captions will be used on
Thursday at 1 and 7 p.m. and on Friday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Forever endearing himself to the British public, Eddie “the
Eagle” Edwards becomes the first Englishman to compete in
the Winter Olympics ski jump, relying on valor to make up for
his lack of experience and bad eyesight. The movie is based on
a true story.
This film is 1 hour and 46 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.
‘Sleeping Beauty’ shows at
Saturday animated series
The 1959 animated classic “Sleeping Beauty” will be
shown on Saturday, July 16,
at 10 a.m. in Peacock Hall at
Gateway.
A beautiful princess born in
a faraway kingdom is destined
by a terrible curse to prick her
finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into a deep
sleep that can only be awakened by true love’s first kiss.
Determined to protect her,
her parents ask three fairies
to raise her in hiding. But the
evil Maleficent is just as determined to seal the princess’
fate.
The film is 1 hour and 15
minutes long and is not rated.
This free program is sponsored
by the Recreation Department
and is open to all residents and
their guests.
‘Yankee Doodle Dandy’
presented by Republicans
The Republican Club will show “Yankee Doodle Dandy” on
Wednesday, July 20, at 4 p.m. in Peacock Hall. All Rossmoor
residents are invited to this free event.
James Cagney sings and dances his way to a well-deserved
Oscar in this 1942 biographical musical about George M. Cohan, who became known as “the man who owned Broadway.”
The film traces Cohan’s life, including his receiving the Congressional Gold Medal for his patriotic efforts in the theatre
industry.
The acting and the music are superb. Songs include “Yankee
Doodle Dandy,” “Give My Regards to Broadway” and “Over
There.” The latter was written for the troops in World War I, and
this film was being made when Pearl Harbor was attacked – taking America into World War II. After seeing this movie, viewers
will know why there is a statue of Cohan in Times Square.
This film runs 125 minutes, is not rated and will be shown
with language captions. For information, call Joan Leonard at
322-5744.
Curbside, Inc. collects items that cannot be placed in the
trash or recycling bins such as aerosols, batteries (alkaline,
NICAD), fluorescent lamps, thermometers and all electronics, such as computers and televisions. Call 1-800-449-7587.
Films on local
water pollution
shown by
Sustainable
Rossmoor
Rossmoor residents are invited to a screening of “Poisoned Waters” on Wednesday,
July 13, at 7 p.m. in Peacock
Hall. The film is the second
in Sustainable Rossmoor’s
monthly film series. Marcia
McLean will lead a discussion
after the movie.
Coastal estuaries, such as
San Francisco Bay, face perilous conditions caused by
contamination from industry, agriculture and suburban development. More than
four decades after the Clean
Water Act, drinking water in
the U.S. still contains dangerous pollutants. Learn who
is responsible and what some
communities and lawmakers
are doing about it.
This film is in sync with
the growing concerns in
Rossmoor about the health
of Tice Creek and threats to
its water such as drought,
chemical pollution, sediment,
eroding banks, invasive plant
species and even paint poured
into storm drains.
Sust a i nable Rossmo or
and the Water Conservation
Committee are beginning to
address these issues and welcome residents’ input. Sustainable Rossmoor meets the first
Tuesday of each month at 7
p.m. in the Vista Room at Hillside. The Water Conservation
Committee meets the fourth
Thursday of each month at 1
p.m., also in the Vista Room.
ORT shows
‘Calendar
Girls,’ has ice
cream social
The Organization for Rehabilitation and Training’s
(ORT) ice cream social and
movie will be on Tuesday,
July 19, at 12:30 p.m. in the
“The Calendar Girls” will
be featured to replace the
previously advertised movie,
“Phoenix.”
“Calendar Girls” is a true
story of a group of dynamic women who bare all – or
nearly all – and become celebrities as a result. The movie is one hour and 40 minutes
with English captions.
To reserve ice cream,
contact Susan Hochschild
at 256-9680 or email mailto:[email protected].
The deadline for reservations
is Friday, July 15.
ORT supports a nonsectarian global network of 235
schools in 60 countries, educating 300,000 students a day.
Eye O n DVDs
“Anomalisa”
Excellent
By R. S. Korn
“Anomalisa” is a Charley Kaufman film, which means
it is not for everyone. Kaufman has written several films,
among them “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and
“Being John Malkovich” and has written and directed
“Synecdoche, New York,” all of them reflecting a wildly
original take on the world.
This film is one he has written and co-directed and,
paradoxically, it may be the most accessible of all that he
has done, though it is filmed in stop motion and performed
by puppets. They are not soft ones, like the Muppets, but
are made of plastic, with clearly indicated face plates, yet
so believable that their small size and obvious artificiality
soon become unimportant. Instead what comes alive is
the emotional life, or lack of it, that is portrayed.
The work began as part of a series of radio plays in
collaboration with the Coen brothers and the composer
Carter Burwell. Actors read the parts, Burwell conducted the score and background sounds were provided by
sound effects people. To transform it into an animated
film, Kaufman enlisted Duke Johnson as his co-director.
The central character is Michael Stone, voiced by David Thewlis, successful, a celebrity in the world of motivational speakers. He has written a book, “May I Help
You to Help Them” and is flying to Cincinnati where he
is to give a lecture. From the time of the descent of the
plane, where his seat mate clutches his hand because of
his fear, his walk through the airport, his encounter with
the taxi driver taking him to the hotel, who insists that
even though he will only be in the city overnight he has
to visit the zoo and taste Cincinnati chili, and his checking in, the actions are all totally familiar, replicating the
tediousness and banality of travel with its ordinary meaningless encounters.
Michael, however, is so disconnected, so locked in a
state of existential detachment, that he remains unaffected by anyone or anything. As he mechanically goes
through these motions of living and calls home, even the
voices of his wife and his son sound like his own voice
playing back at him.
Rousing himself, he arranges to have a drink with a
woman he had a relationship with 10 years earlier. When
she asks him to tell her why he suddenly dropped her,
he still can’t explain, which makes her so angry that she
abruptly leaves.
Returning to his room, the noise in the hotel corridor is
such that it drives him out knocking on doors to stop whoever is making it. When one door is opened in response,
he meets Lisa, voiced by Jennifer Jason Leigh. She is a
timid, self-effacing young woman who wears her long
hair on one side of her fact to cover a scar there. She and
her friend Emily, who are team workers in a phone room,
are thrilled to meet him, having driven hours from Akron
to have the benefit of his speech.
When Michael expresses an interest in being with Lisa,
she can’t quite believe it, expecting that he would prefer
Emily. She is brutally honest, explaining that she hasn’t
had a relationship in eight years. She sees herself as uninteresting and of little value that she’s not smart like Emily
and she’s ugly. Nevertheless, Michael is instantly taken
with her. “I think you’re extraordinary,” he says. To which
she replies, “Why?” “I don’t know yet. It’s just obvious
that you are.”
He explains that everyone else is the same one person
to him, except the two of them. For him, she is the only
real person in the world. It is that feeling for her that can
move him from his inner despair. Finally he is able to hear
another voice, hers, rather than just his own. Encouraged
by him, she sings “Girls Just ‘Wanna Have Fun.”
Their sexual encounter is so explicit that it could be
used to instruct students dealing with the issues regarding
sexual consent. His seduction of her and that word seems
too harsh to describe the tenderness he shows and his genuine feeling, as well as her response to him, is transformative for both of them. He categorizes her as an anomaly,
hence his name for her, Anomalisa.
Against Michael’s sense of alienation, the film also
conveys a very different possibility, that of love, and its
inexplicable mystery. Though the characters are puppets
supposedly acting as humans, in a sense they transcend
their limitations by experiencing being fully alive to one
another. Will these puppet/humans remain as puppets or
will they be able to continue being alive?
This is a 2015 film, rated R and is available from Netflix.
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Bogart film ‘In a Lonely Place’ Franco Zeffirelli’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’
will be shown on Saturday
sponsored by the Shakespeare Society
The 1950 drama “In A Lonely Place,” starring Humphrey
Bogart and Gloria Grahame, will be shown on Saturday, July 16,
at 1, 4 and 7 p.m. in Peacock Hall at Gateway. The showings at
1 and 4 p.m. will feature language captions.
Just when Hollywood screenwriter Dixon Steele (Bogart)
sparks up a romance with his neighbor Laurel (Grahame), the
police begin to suspect him of murdering a former lover. Laurel
believes Dixon’s innocent, but his alibi doesn’t wash with the
police.
This film is 1 hour and 34 minutes long and is not rated. This
free program is sponsored by the Recreation Department and is
open to all residents and their guests.
French film ‘Ridicule’
shows Monday and Tuesday
The 1996 French drama
“Ridicule” will be shown on
Monday and Tuesday, July 18
and 19, at 4 p.m. in Peacock
Hall at Gateway. Both showings will feature English language captions.
Charles Berling stars as a
cash-poor nobleman during
the reign of Louis XVI. When
his village is invaded by mosquitoes, he travels to Versailles
to beg for the king’s help. But
his plans are soon diverted
when he’s swept into a love
triangle. To survive Versailles
and solve his problem, he must
rely on his wit and smarts.
The film is 1 hour and 43
minutes long and is rated R.
This free program is sponsored
by the Recreation Department
and is open to all residents and
their guests.
Sunday Funnies features
‘The World’s Greatest Lover’
The 1977 comedy “The World’s Greatest Lover,” starring
Gene Wilder and Carol Kane, will be shown on Sunday, July 17,
at 4 and 7 p.m. in Peacock Hall at Gateway. The showing at 4
p.m. will feature language captions.
After winning a national talent search launched by a studio mogul (Dom DeLuise) to find the next Rudolph Valentino,
Wisconsin baker Rudy Valentine (Wilder) and his wife Annie
(Kane) find themselves in the Hollywood spotlight.
The film is 1 hour and 36 minutes long and is rated PG. This
free program is sponsored by the Recreation Department and is
open to all residents and their guests.
Shadow Mountain Film Society
shows ‘Music of Strangers’
“The Music of Strangers,”
presented by the nonprofit
Mountain Shadow Film Society, will be shown on Saturday, July 16, at 7:30 p.m.
at the Walnut Creek Library,
1644 North Broadway.
Yo-Yo Ma scoured the
world – Istanbul, Venice,
Central Asia, China and Mongolia – to find the best musicians he could for his Silk
Road Ensemble. His journey
and its results are documented in the movie, which has
been called the “Manhattan
Project of Music.” The film
shows how the arts can advance global understanding.
“The Music of Strangers”
is directed by Morgan Neville
who won an Academy Award
for “20 Feet from Stardom.”
The film has been in numerous film festivals and has just
been released in commercial
theaters.
Accompanying the film
Recycle used
eyeglasses
Residents may recycle
eyeglasses they no longer
use in receptacles at the
clubhouses or the white
mailbox at Gateway.
will be the award-winning
short by filmmaker Steward
Powers, “Sky High.”
General admission is $12,
available on a first-come,
first-served basis, beginning
at 7 p.m.
films, including a trailer, and
Mountain Shadow Film Society,
visit http://mountainshadow.org
or contact Mountain Shadow’s
president John Bennison at jb@
mountainshadow.org.
The Rossmoor Shakespeare Society, continuing its festival of the greatest Shakespeare films ever made, will show “Romeo
and Juliet” on Tuesday, July 26, at 7 p.m. in
Peacock Hall at Gateway.
Although Shakespeare’s great tragedy
has been filmed more than 30 times – in
sound and in silent versions as well as in
various languages – none can compare to
the 1968 production directed by Franco
Zeffirelli.
He made a very wide search for two
youngsters to play the parts. After interviewing hundreds, he chose two unknown
actors: Leonard Whiting, 17, and Olivia
Hussey, 15. As a result, the film is very popular among teenagers.
Zeffirelli shot the film in Tuscany, giving
it a robust Renaissance feel and a luxuriant
look. The cinematography and costume design both were awarded Oscars at the 1968
Academy Awards. It was also nominated for
best picture and best director.
Nino Rota’s score was a very big hit. The
soundtrack of the film was the fourth-best
selling album of the year.
All Rossmoor residents and their guests
are invited to see this film of two-and-ahalf hours. A raffle will be held and a dollar
donation requested.
Chinese-American Club presents sequel
to ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’
The Chinese-American Association of Rossmoor will
present the 2016 martial arts
movie “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny” on Wednesday, July 20, at
7 p.m. in Peacock Hall at Gateway. The film is the sequel to
“Crouching Tiger, Hidden
Dragon” that was shown last
month.
This is a movie of lost love,
young love, a legendary sword
and one last opportunity at redemption.
Two decades after the death
of Li Mu Bai, a group of hoodlums led by a warlord appears
in the martial world. Their objective is to steal the legendary sword, the Green Destiny,
so that they can dominate the
martial world. Yu Shu Lien, a
close friend and fellow warrior
of Li Mu Bai, comes out of
her seclusion to safeguard the
sword. On the way to Peking,
she is attacked by the hoodlums. A young warrior comes
to her aid.
Finally, she arrives at Peking and examines and touch-
es the Green Destiny. Now her
task is to escort the sword back
to the Wudang Mountains for
safe keeping. A fight to keep
possession of the sword ensues. Although there is no duel
in a bamboo forest, there is a
battle on a frozen lake.
The film is one hour and 36
minutes and will be shown in
Chinese Mandarin with English subtitles. All Rossmoor
residents and guests are welcome to attend.
For information, contact C.
L. Chen at 324-9116.
‘Prince Who Contemplated His Soul’
shown by End of Life Concerns
End of Life Concerns will show the film
“Bab’Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated
His Soul” on Tuesday, July 26, at 1 p.m. in
Peacock Hall at Gateway. Everyone is invited. The club asks for $1 donation for venue
expense. After the movie, there will be a short
discussion.
The film tells the story of a blind dervish
named Bab’Aziz and his spirited granddaughter, Ishtar. Together they wander the desert
in search of a great reunion of dervishes that
takes place just once every 30 years. With
faith as their only guide, the two journey for
days through the expansive, barren landscape.
To keep Ishtar entertained, Bab’Aziz relays
the ancient tale of a prince who relinquished
his realm in order to remain next to a small
pool in the desert, staring into its depths while
contemplating his soul. As the tale of the
prince unfolds, the two encounter other travelers with stories of their own.
This is a fairytale-like story of longing and
belonging, filmed in the sandscapes of Tunisia
and Iran.
For information about End of Live Concerns, call Rita Bogaert at 210-1392.
A website has been created by the Sports Management Group to keep residents informed
about the Fitness Center Renovation Project. To view directly, go to www.rossmoorfitness.
com. The site has four major sections: project overview, project history, features and plans
and latest news.
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Democrats’ Book Club Classical Book Club to read Melville
will hear from author
The Democrats of Rossmoor Book Club will meet on Monday, Aug. 1, in Multipurpose Room 2 at 3 p.m.
The book to be discussed is “American Amnesia: How the
War on Government Led Us to Forget What Made America
Prosper” by UC Berkeley Professor Paul Pierson and Jacob S.
Hacker.
Pierson will be discuss his book at the Democrats of Rossmoor
meeting Thursday, Aug. 25, at 7 p.m. in the Event Center.
Historically, the United States developed a mixed economy,
which combined the spirit of capitalism and healthy social development. Since the days of the New Deal, government and
business were considered partners in this economy.
Public investments in education, science, transportation and
technology laid the foundations for a prosperity that was grounded in programs of economic security and progressive taxation.
In “American Amnesia,” Hacker and Pierson explain how
the country has been brain washed by a powerful alliance of
forces hostile to government, notably Big Business and Wall
Street. They spend huge amounts of lobbying dollars to advance their narrow self-interests and propagate the notions the
free markets are always good and governments are always bad.
Now as these anti-government free market fundamentalists
have gained power they seem determined to scrap a century of
unprecedented economic and social progress.
Americans who used to take a balanced view of a healthy
skepticism of government and an acceptance of its necessity
have come to forget the merits of good government and the price
is now being paid. The result is the political malaise expressed by
the Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump presidential campaigns.
Is it a free market or fair market that is best for the American economy? Come join the discussion on Aug. 8. All are
welcome. Membership in the Democrats of Rossmoor is not
necessary to participate.
The book chosen for the September book club meeting is
“Nation on the Take” by Wendell Potter. It talks about how Big
Money corrupts U.S. democracy.
For information, contact Jane Walter at 945-1429 or at [email protected].
Friday Great Books to
discuss F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Friday Great Books Group meets on July 22 at 1 p.m. in
the Mulligan Room at Creekside.
Is a brief period of indolence and sloth to be punished by
a lifetime of deprivation and loss? In “Babylon Revisited,” F.
Scott Fitzgerald delves into the consequences of our actions, be
they deliberate or unthinking hedonism.
Although Fitzgerald sets the story in the aftermath of the
Roaring Twenties, the timelessness of its ideas will be one of the
issues discussed by the group.
People who enjoy informative and stimulating discussions of
brief selected readings, ranging from classics to contemporary,
are invited to join the Great Books group. The group meets on
the fourth Friday of every month. There is no charge except for
the purchase of material selected by the Great Books Foundation.
For information, call Joe Ficurelli at 210-1840 or email him
at [email protected].
Poetry Corner
“Poetry Corner” is a biweekly column with poems
contributed by members of the Rossmoor Poetry Circle.
Sonnet of Fading Youth
By Ben Slomoff
Oh, if we could only save
The fire of youth
To ease our aging, creaky way!
Hopes of Heaven still so far away,
Filled with many disappointing days,
Dreams of love, passion pure,
Pain of regrets we must endure.
In Youth the pace was quick and reckless,
Gains achieved, worthless or feckless.
Trying to keep a lively step
As power wanes with mini-pain,
Pain too difficult to constrain.
The bitter flavor of growing old
Fills the mouth with a taste of mold.
The Rossmoor Classical
Book Group will begin a new
session in the reading of the
world’s great literary works.
The group will read and discuss Herman Melville’s short
works, including the unique
and powerful “Billy Budd.”
The group will meet
Wednesdays, beginning Sept.
7, from 10 a.m. to noon in the
Bunker Room at Creekside
except on the third Wednesday when it meets in the Eisenhower Room at Dollar.
For those who have wanted to read or reread Melville’s
stories, this is a golden opportunity to do so.
He is regarded as one of
the greatest American writers
of the 19th century. Much of
his fiction, as in “Billy Budd,”
has a nautical setting, depicting trials of the human spirit
in the midst of an impassive,
inscrutable universe.
His nar rative style and
characters have inf luenced
many other authors. Films
and operas have been adapted from, or inspired by, his
works.
The group will read “Great
Short Works of Herman Melville” (Perennial Classics edition), which is obtainable at
Amazon books or at a local
bookstore.
This anthology shows the
author at his controlled, artistic best. The narratives are
often “double,” or allegorical,
and invite the reader to speculate on the moral and psychological equivalents to their
characters, places and events.
Melville’s moral message
runs deep.
The group is composed of
friendly, kind and fun-loving people who enjoy good
literature and welcome new
members. The teacher, Conrad Montell, is a published
author who has conducted literature courses at Rossmoor
for 17 years. Contact him at
510-995-8316, or by email at
[email protected].
Learn about National Parks East Bay sites
at Walnut Creek Library program Monday
In recognition of the National Park Service
centennial, Contra Costa County parks superintendent Tom Leatherman will talk about the
county’s treasure trove of national historic sites.
His presentation is Monday, July 18, from
7 to 8:30 p.m. at the downtown Walnut Creek
Library, 1644 N. Broadway.
This free event is sponsored by the Walnut
Creek Library Foundation and is part of its popular Live! from the Library program. To reserve
a seat, register at www.wclibrary.org/live/.
The National Park Service will celebrate its
100th birthday on Aug. 25. The major milestone comes as national parks experience unprecedented popularity. A record-breaking 305
million people visited national parks in 2015.
Contra Costa County is home to four national historic sites, all under Leatherman’s supervision since 2011. They are the Eugene O’Neill
National Historic Site in Danville, John Muir
National Historic Site in Martinez, Port Chica-
go Naval Magazine National Memorial in Concord and Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front
National Historical Park in Richmond.
Leatherman’s presentation will include photos and stories about these sites, and a discussion about the origins of the National Park Service and the significance of national parks for
future generations.
Leatherman started his national park career
in 1989 as an intern at Pinnacles National Monument. He worked in several parks, monuments
and historic sites around the state before landing back in the Bay Area.
Live! from the Library, produced by the Walnut Creek Library Foundation, features free
public lectures, literary events and cultural programs at the Walnut Creek and Ygnacio Valley
libraries.
Programming is made possible by donations
to the foundation’s annual fund. For information
about giving, visit www.wclibrary.org/donate/.
Ceramic Arts Club inspires pieces
for bath and boudoir in workshops
The Ceramic Arts Club
(CAC) will hold a two-day
workshop on Thursdays, July
14 and 28, from 9 a.m. to noon
each day. The focus will be on
hand building, finishing and
glazing small household items
for the bath and boudoir, such
as trays, small dishes, boxes,
cups and tissue covers.
Bath and Boudoir will be
a sub-theme of CAC’s fall
bazaar, which will be held
in early November. Members
who take the class may make
pieces for themselves and as
gifts, and will also be encouraged to donate pieces to
CAC for the bazaar. The class
will be led by several experienced club members.
Members must sign up
ahead of time on the white
board between the chalkboard
and the front windows of the
Ceramics Studio. Deposit a
check for $10 in the wooden
box below the sign-up list to
hold a place. (When participants come to the class, their
check will be returned; however, those who do not appear
will forfeit their deposit.) For
information, call Anne Shulenberger at 954-1429.
CAC to Host
Grandkids’ Days
The CAC will host Grand-
kids’ Days on Mondays, July
18 and Aug. 1, from 9 a.m. to
noon each day. Members of
the club are invited to bring
their grandchildren for a time
of creative energy and fun.
There is no cost. Grandparents are, however, responsible
for providing the clay that is
used and must be present for
the full time. Refreshments
will be served.
Grandkids and grandparents may attend one or
both sessions. To reserve a
space, sign up on the white
board near the display
windows in the Ceramics
Studio. For information, call
Sandy Walker at 280-4591.
Show and Tell
An informal Show and Tell
meeting will be held on Friday, July 29, from 11 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. All members are
welcome and encouraged to
ask questions. Bring one or
two pieces of recent work to
show and discuss with the
group. For information, call
Anne Shulenberger.
Membership and
locker fees due by July 31
Any member of CAC who
has not already renewed their
membership for the 20162017 fiscal year should do
so as soon as possible. Membership renewal forms are on
the sign-in table in the front
of the Ceramics Studio and
must be completed and submitted along with a check
and placed into the appropriate box in the studio. Membership dues are $10.
Note: there has been a
change in the locker fees. The
fee for a single locker is now
$15 per year. The fee for a
second locker (or box) is now
$30 per year.
All completed forms and
checks must be received by
Sunday, July 31, in order for
a participant’s name to be
included in the annual roster
and to reserve a locker. Those
not renewing lockers/boxes should clean them out by
July 31. For information, call
Steve Batill at 574-323-6475.
Website
CAC recom mends t hat
members and interested individuals check the Ceramic Studio’s website at www.
rossmoorcera m ics.com for
up-to-date infor mation rega rding membersh ip a nd a
section called “The Scoop,”
featur ing photos of on-going club activities. For infor mation, ca ll A n ne Shulenberger.
Clubs & Organizations
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Caledonians celebrate
annual Gathering of Clans
Due to the interest in Scottish folklore and heritage at
Rossmoor, the Caledonian Society will present a Gathering of
the Clans on Saturday, July 16, from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Fireside
Room at Gateway.
Wine and soft drinks will be served along with lunch of sandwiches, salads, ice cream and shortbread. Scottish presentations
will include singing by Christine, Scottish sword dancing, fiddle
and piper. Attendees are welcome to wear Scottish attire.
The Caledonian Society is one of many throughout the U.S.
that strives to maintain Scottish traditions and culture. The
Caledonians enjoy many fun-filled events with Scottish music,
dancing and great food. Anyone is welcome to join.
Admission is $15 for members and guests. Reservation checks
should be made to the Caledonian Society of Rossmoor and
placed in the Caledonian box at Gateway or mailed to Doug
Hipsley, 600 Terra California, #5. Membership applications can
To celebrate their third anniversary, members of Rossmoor’s Filipino-American Club took a be picked up at the club’s mailbox.
Delta Adventure Cruise along Discovery Bay on July 11.
Those who wish to contribute time to support club activities
should contact Gordon Young at 413-5026.
Filipino-American Club hosts potluck
with karaoke and birthday celebrations Singles Salon to dine out
The Filipino-American Club (FAAR) will
host a birthday potluck, karaoke sing-a-long
and meeting on Thursday, July 21, from 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. in the Fairway Room at Creekside.
On July 11, club members went on a relaxing
Delta Adventure Cruise in Discovery Bay to
celebrate its third anniversary in Rossmoor.
FAAR celebrates member birthdays and
hosts a variety of potluck dinners. Its motto is
“friends, food and fun ... where friends become
family.”
FAAR was formed to promote the Filipino
culture and goodwill within the community and
is open to all interested residents who have a
similar interest. Residents and their caregivers,
WWII veterans or those with ties to the Philippines are welcome to attend.
Call Nel Aguas at 984-5552 for information.
Boomers Forever plans Barbecue,
Boogie and Bocce July 23 at Sportsmen’s
The Boomers Forever Club
is planning its annual BBQ,
Boogie and Bocce event on
Saturday, July 23, from 3 to 9
p.m. at Sportsmen’s Park. The
day’s activities include music
for rocking out and spirited
yet casual bocce-ball play.
Members of the boomers
bocce league not only have
the courts reserved from 3 to
5 p.m., but there will be players willing to teach novices
the rules and fine points of the
game. Nonplayers find bocce
a fun game to watch and are
welcome to cheer the action
from the sidelines. A wide
range of music will be offered
for listening and dancing into
the evening.
This will be a catered affair prepared by club favorite, Englund’s. The menu in-
cludes both BBQ chicken and
tri-tip, green salad, potato
salad, fresh fruit salad, baked
beans and rolls. There will
be a dessert buffet featuring
cake, cookies, brownies and
more. Dinner will be served
at approximately 5 p.m.
Soft drinks and bottled
water will be provided. Bring
any other beverages desired
to be enjoyed tableside. Ice
buckets will be available to
chill wine, beer, etc.
Advance purchase is required. Admission is $20 for
members and $25 for guests.
Send or drop off checks, with
the names of all attendees,
to the club mailbox at Gateway, (Boomers Forever, 1001
Golden Rain Rd.). Attendees
can also bring checks or cash
to any Boomer Schmooze
on Wednesday nights in the
Redwood Room, 6:30 to 9
p.m. All payments must be
received no later than Friday,
July 15. Pre-printed name
tags will be supplied at the
event and will be needed for
food/beverage service. There
will be no admission at the
door.
Come enjoy a day of fun in
the summer sun. All Boomers
Forever members and guests
who accompany them, as
well as other boomer-age residents, are welcome. As with
all Boomers Forever events,
newcomers will get a special
name tag so members can offer a welcome to the club.
For information about this
event or the club in general,
see the club website: at www.
rossmoorboomers.com.
Prime Time Couples host dinner
next Tuesday at Dollar Clubhouse
The Prime Time Couples Dinner Club will
hold its next dinner on Tuesday, July 19, at Dollar Clubhouse.
Dinner will be served by Simple Elegance
Catering. The cost is $50 per couple for members and $54 per couple for nonmembers.
There will be a social hour from 5:30 to 6:30
p.m., when a variety of hors d’oeuvres will be
served (guests are invited to bring their own beverage). Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Seating
will be determined by a random drawing to mix
couples and promote maximum acquaintanceship.
Dinner will be Caesar salad, sage stuffed
pork loin, baked potatoes, fresh grilled vegetables and carrot cake with whipped cream. A
vegetarian option is available on request. Wine,
coffee and tea will also be served.
Reservation checks must be received by
Thursday, July 14. Checks may be dropped off
at the Prime Time message box at Gateway.
They may also be mailed or delivered to club
treasurer Tom Mesetz, 2132 Golden Rain Rd.
#1 Entry 13. Late phone reservations are sometimes possible. Call Mesetz at 939-2132 for information.
The Prime Time Couples Club is a social club
for couples who meet the third Tuesday of every
month for a catered dinner and conversation.
For information, call president Phil Blakeney
at 933-6007. Couples (married or not married)
are invited to learn more by coming to dinner as
paying guests on a space-available basis.
at Teleferic in Walnut Creek
Singles Salon members will dine at Teleferic Restaurant, 1500
Mt. Diablo Blvd., Walnut Creek, on Thursday, July 14. The menu
choices are paella or eggplant with salad and the cost is $44. The
event is open to all Rossmoor singles.
A carpool will leave from the northwest corner of Gateway
parking lot at 5:30 p.m. Reservations are required as seating is
limited. For reservations, call Marlene Eastman at 472-0907.
The next YIT (Yea It’s Thursday) celebration will be Thursday, July 21, at the Bistro in the Lafayette Park Hotel, starting
at 4:45 p.m. Enjoy cocktails and a light dinner from the bar
menu. This is a great way to meet members of the Salon and
learn of the many club activities. For information, call Bill
Race at 459-0960.
Also coming up is a Singles Salon Escape on Saturday, July
16, to the Vivano Winery, 150 Morello Ave., in Martinez. The
event is the annual fundraiser to benefit the Clement Vivano
Scholarship Fund. Cost is $25 per person and includes dining
on tri-tip barbecue. Live music will be provided by Scouts of
the Cascades. Reservations are required and a car pool will be
organized. For more information, call Bill Race at 459-0960.
Salon members should also mark their calendars for the Western Barbecue on Sunday, Aug. 21. This will be held at the Dollar
Clubhouse and grounds. Reservations will be required as this
event is always sold out. Details to follow.
Singles Salon (formerly known as Sunday Salon) is a social
organization for single men and women who enjoy a variety
of activities including bi-monthly dining events at Dollar; dining out as a group at local restaurants; attending art, movie and
sporting events, as well as local theatre productions. Activities
also include small-group dinners at a member’s home.
Dinner club events are coordinated by Norma Van Cott, 9384104. For membership information, call Dionne Williams at
933-9077.
Stitchers meet on Thursdays
Every Thursday morning,
the Sewing Studio becomes
a beehive of activity as the
Rossmoor Stitchers meet.
In the back of the room,
someone is cutting clothes patterns out of donated cloth. In
the middle of the room, several women are putting together
baby quilts for donation and for
sale. In the front of the room,
a group is creating dolls for
Children’s Hospital. Around
the edges of the room, sewers are fashioning children’s
pants, shorts, T-shirts, dresses and nightshirts to donate to
needy families.
The Stitchers meet each
Thursday in the Sewing Studio
from approximately 9 a.m. to
noon, followed by a brown bag
lunch. During this time, baby
quilts and sweaters are available for purchase.
Donations of yarn and new
fabric suitable for children’s
clothes are appreciated. Everyone is invited to visit and see
the many projects in process.
The group always needs and
welcomes new members, especially those with sewing skills.
The group is unable to
mend, alter or sew items for
Rossmoor residents.
For information, call June
Gailey at 256-6862.
Whether going on a one-day trip or multiple-day journey,
please be considerate about using Gateway parking spots.
Or better, use a Rossmoor bus or carpool with a friend to
get to Gateway.
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Genealogy researcher talks on Friday at
Creekside meeting of Genealogical Society
Jim Drommond, left, Jennifer Langa, and Lynn Letteris
make plans for the annual Apple User Group of Rossmoor
Film Fest.
Apple User Group hosts
annual Film Fest Aug. 16
The annual Apple User Group of Rossmoor (AUGR) Film
Fest, planned jointly with the Diablo Valley Mac User Group
(DVMUG), will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 16, at 7 p.m. in
Peacock Hall. The Rossmoor Photography Club is also involved with entries.
The fest showcases short (6 minutes or less) films made
on computers or devices. The last day to enter a film is Sunday, July 31.
Wine and cheese will be served at the awards ceremony
in the Fireside Room following the show.
For information on entry requirements, call Jennifer Langan at 280-0081.
Monday is next meeting of
Rossmoor Apple User Group
The users of Apple computers and devices, iPads
and iPhones can find support
in the Apple User Group of
Rossmoor (AUGR). The
group’s website is www.
rossmoormacusers.org.
The next focus session
will be on Monday, July
18, at 10 a.m. in the Vista
Room at Hillside. Brenda
Boswell will explain what
various computer terminology means. This will be the
last focus session before the
August break.
Help is 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
AUGR, as the group relies on donations to cover
costs of focus sessions and
special meetings. To join,
email jimruss2@earthlink.
net and include address and
phone number in the body
of the letter.
To schedule a home visit,
call Dian Overly at 945-6055.
Rotary speaker shows how
to beat stress with belly dance
Rotary Club of Rossmoor hosts Bari Hendershot, talking on
“How I got into belly dancing and how it is a stress reliever for
my work as funeral director,” on Wednesday, July 20, at Hillside. The meeting starts at 11:30 a.m. and the speaker will talk
at approximately 1 p.m.
Hendershot is the location manager and funeral director for
Walnut Creek Neptune Society. She has been with the society
since 2007 and has been the manager of the Walnut Creek location since May, 2014.
Although her collegiate studies were in art history and gallery exhibition, Hendershot found an unexpected career path in
the funeral industry and never looked back. She is a member of
several senior resource groups in the East Bay as well as regional trainer for the Neptune Society of Northern California.
In her spare time, Hendershot is a dance instructor and professional dance artist. She loves travel, photography, cooking
and spending her free time with her significant other, as well as
their families and two cats.
For information, call Joy Alaidarous, past president of
Rossmoor Rotary, at 954-1002.
The Department of Motor Vehicles has published a handbook specifically for senior drivers. Call 1-800-777-0133 to
request a copy of the “Senior Guide for Safe Driving” or go
online at dmv.ca.gov.
The Mt. Diablo Genealogical Society will
meet on Friday, July 15, at 10 a.m. in the Club
Room at Creekside. Gena Philibert-Ortega, researcher on the first season of the PBS series,
“Genealogy Roadshow,” will share her experiences and insights that she’s gained in researching family histories.
Genealogists are advised to interview family
members as a good start to developing a family tree. When doing so, oral tradition provided
by a relative often offers up stories of relationships to notables such as Jesse James or Daniel
Boone. Other bits of lore frequently include stories of Native American or Mayflower ancestry.
For close to three years, “Genealogy Roadshow” has helped participants explore such unverified claims using tools such as family heirlooms, letters and photos.
In addition to her work on the “Genealogy
Roadshow,” Philibert-Ortega has authored hundreds of articles published in genealogy newsletters, including Family Tree magazine and
Internet Genealogy.
She is the editor of the Utah Genealogical
Association’s journal, Crossroads. She is the
past president of the Southern California chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists.
The day’s program will begin with a
mini-presentation by member Susan Rush. She
will give a tutorial on how to get the most out
of using the Mt. Diablo Genealogical Society’s
website. A refreshment break will be provided
before the featured speaker’s talk.
At the conclusion of the meeting, members
and guests are invited to attend the optional,
no-host lunch with the speaker at the Creekside
Grill. Lunch reservations need to be made by
Thursday, July 14. Contact Rush at 674-0929 or
e-mail her at [email protected].
The Mt. Diablo Genealogical Society does
not meet in August but, otherwise, meets the
third Friday of the month at 10 a.m. in the Club
Room. Visitors and guests are always welcome.
More information is available at the society’s
website at mdgs.webs.com and Facebook page.
Computer Club to hold summer barbecue
By Paul Wilson
Club correspondent
What could be better than to
enjoy a lazy summer evening
with great food and friendship? The Computer Club will
have its annual barbecue on
Thursday, Aug. 4, from 5 to
7 p.m. in Sportsman’s Park at
Hillside.
Everyone is invited regardless of whether they are a club
member. The theme is Western. The menu includes ribs,
chicken and brisket.
There will be banjo music
by Jack Convery and raffles.
The cost is $26 per person.
Signup at the Computer Center at Gateway or by using the
website, carossmoorcomputerclub.com.
Tips of the day
• Microsoft’s Windows 10
free upgrade from Windows 7
or 8.1 expires at the end of this
month. After that, a purchase
is needed.
• Always protect yourself.
Sign-out from your email account and other account signins when using a public computer. If using a computer at
the Computer Center, simply
close the browser.
• Commit your accounts
and passwords to paper and
memory. Accessing these resources without this knowledge is frustrating when on
the road or at the Computer
Center.
• Apple/Mac support is now
only available at the Computer
Center on Wednesdays from
10 a.m. to noon. It is no longer
supported by house calls.
The club is looking for technology instructors who enjoy
bringing people up to speed
on subjects such as Windows
10, PC software, Apple devices and smart cellphones.
Experts need not apply,
just persons knowledgeable
in their selected topics and
willing to go hands-on with
devices and software. Good
presentation skills are also
necessary. The club also
needs assistance in maintaining its website. To volunteer
for either, contact Jan Barnes
at [email protected].
Upcoming events
• On Thursday, Aug. 11,
there will be an information
technology seminar featuring
advanced Windows 10 features.
• On Tuesday, Sept. 13,
there will be an informative
information technology video.
More details will be announced later.
Solos Group invites solo travelers to
next Tuesday’s meeting at Creekside
The Solos Group of the Rossmoor Travel Club will hold its next quarterly event
on Tuesday, July 19, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the
Fairway Room at Creekside Clubhouse.
All Rossmoor residents who have an interest in traveling solo are welcome to attend. Attendees are asked to bring simple
finger food dishes and a non-alcoholic beverage to share. Small plates, napkins, plastic
glassware and iced water will be provided.
The subject for this July meeting will be
“Left Behind” – things that are left behind
that is, such as clothes, cosmetics and electronic devices in hotel rooms, cruise ships
– wherever. People traveling in single rooms
or cabins are especially susceptible to leaving things behind because they do not have a
partner to help “check around one last time.”
The writer of this article has left behind
jackets on an airplane in Ireland and a lavatory stall at Charles de Gaulle airport, a
bathrobe in Kenya and four shirts in Burma
– and that’s just within the last several years.
Attendees should come prepared to share
any experiences they may have had in leaving things behind.
Starting with this July meeting, the Solos Group will add a regular segment to its
agenda, called End Game. The purpose of
the End Game segment is to give attendees
who are seeking travel partners an opportunity to present their trip and perhaps find
a companion traveler. There is no requirement that a trip must be sponsored by the
Travel Club.
Anyone traveling alone – whether inside or
outside the United States – who would like a
companion are encouraged to participate.
Ladies Who Lunch dine at Peony Gardens
The Ladies Who Lunch
group of the 30s/40s/50s Couples Club will dine at the Peony Garden restaurant in Walnut Creek on Wednesday, July
20. The restaurant, located at
1448 South Main St., features
modern Pan-Asian cuisine
with a wide variety of choices.
The group will meet at
11:30 a.m. in the far corner of
Gateway parking lot to form
carpools to the restaurant.
For reservations, email Sandy Cavallo at [email protected] by Sunday, July 17. For
last-minute cancellations, call
Nancy Frykman at 949-8905.
The 30s/40s/50s Couples
Club is for Rossmoor couples
born in the decades of the
1930s, 1940s and 1950s. It is a
social group whose purpose is
to meet others in the same age
group with similar interests.
For information or to join,
contact membership chairwoman Patty Smith at 9498325 or Jan Widdel at 9440812.
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Mortgage specialist to talk to BART director to talk to Financial Forum
Gail Murray, Rossmoor’s neta Transportation Institute.
tion commissioner.
Lions about reverse mortgages BART
director, will discuss
She holds a bachelor’s deMurray’s appearance is
The Rossmoor Lions Club meets on Thursday, July 21, at
Hillside. The speaker will be Tim Pedersen, a reverse mortgage
specialist.
He works as a loan officer for Retirement Funding Solutions
as a mortgage banker dealing in reverse mortgages. For five
years, he worked for Bank of America and MetLife Bank as a
reverse loan officer.
He is on the board of directors of the Estate Planning Council, a nonprofit group of licensed professionals who serve the
needs of older Americans with their estate planning objectives.
The Lions Club meets at 11:15 a.m. and has lunch at 11:45.
Pedersen will begin his talk after lunch at 12:30 p.m., concluding after questions and answers at 1.
For information, contact Chuck Shaddle at 256-0664.
Sewing Arts Club to meet
The Rossmoor Sewing Arts
Club will have a quarterly
business meeting on Tuesday,
July 26, at 10:15 a.m. in the
Fairway Room at Creekside.
All members are encouraged to attend to hear an update about the fall luncheon
and election of officers.
The Sewing Arts Club is the
umbrella club that sponsors the
Needle Workers, the Knitters,
the Stitchers, the Quilters and
those who sew independently.
In addition, the club provides supervisors in the Sewing Studio at Gateway to orient
members to the machines and
assist them with independent
sewing projects.
Refreshments will be courtesy of the Quilters.
Sewing Arts Club, contact the
club president, Celia Reyes, at
210-1774.
Mutual 48 plans party
Mutual 48 (Entries 19 and 20 at the top of Ptarmigan Drive)
will hold its annual summer party at Dollar on Saturday, July 23,
from 5 to 8 p.m.
Catered by Back Forty Texas BBQ, the menu will feature
different barbecued meats, baked beans, corn, several salads,
assorted cookies and a full bar.
The price per person is $26. Send reservations and checks
(payable to Mutual 48) by Friday, July 15, to Diana Mosher, 3250
Ptarmigan Dr. #1A, Walnut Creek 94595.
Mutual Maintenance
FROM THE MUTUAL OPERATIONS DIVISION
For service, call 988-7650
Order Desk email: [email protected]
July Schedule
landscape ENTRY MAINTENANCE:
First through Fourth Mutuals: once-a-month routine maintenance, ground cover and shrub trimming, weed control.
landscape ENTRY MAINTENANCE:
INDEPENDENT MUTUALS:
Monday: Mutuals 28, 30, 48 and 61
Tuesday: Mutuals 5, 8, 22, 29, 65 and 68
Wednesday: Mutuals 5, 8, 29, 48, 59, 61 and 68
Thursday: Mutuals 5, 28, 30, 65 and 68
Friday: Mutuals 8, 29, 48, 56, 59 and 68
TREE MAINTENANCE: Building clearance by Waraner
Bros. in SWCM and 4WCM.
LAWN MAINTENANCE: Mow weekly, fertilize with sulphur-coated urea.
PEST CONTROL: Call 988-7640 for service order.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING: To report exterior walkway and carport lighting problems, call Mutual Operations at 988-7650.
TRASH AND RECYCLING PROBLEMS: 988-7640.
For an explanation of maintenance services,
call Tess Molina at 988-7637.
FOR ASSISTANCE REGARDING
THE FOLLOWING, CALL:
Billing inquiries and information..................... 988-7637
Building and manor repairs:
interior/exterior............................................... 988-7650
Bus information............................................... 988-7670
Comcast .................................................1-800-407-2997
Dial-a-Bus........................................................ 988-7676
Landscape maintenance and pest control......... 988-7640
Manor alterations and resales........................... 988-7660
Animal Control Contra Costa County.............. 335-8300
FWCM = First Mutual SWCM= Second Mutual
TWCM = Third Mutual 4WCM = Fourth Mutual
5WCM = Fifth Mutual
the future of BART at the Financial Forum meeting on
Tuesday, July 26, at 3 p.m. in
Approachable and well informed, Murray is a transportation consultant with her own
firm and a research associate at
San Jose State University’s Mi-
gree from San Jose State and
a graduate degree from the
Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. For 10 years
she worked at the University of
California at Berkeley. Murray
has been Walnut Creek mayor, council member, planning
commissioner and transporta-
timely as BART seeks votes
for a large bond issue.
Refreshments will be
served. Members attend free
and there is a $5 charge for
guests, which is waived with a
new $15 club membership. For
information, call Joe Hoffman
at 954-7912.
Trails Club hikes listed on website
Residents who would like to meet some
healthy, energetic, down-to-earth folks, should
think about hiking with the Trails Club. The
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.
Check out the complete July schedule, along
with changes and updates, at www.trailsclubofrossmoor.com. Go to Monthly Hike Calendar
and click on Agenda to find pertinent information about meeting times and what to bring on
the hike.
Trails Club hikers are divided into four
groups. Generally, Amblers hike three to five
miles at a moderate pace with up to 500-foot-el-
evation 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 increasing elevation gains or at
a faster pace. Most hikes, but not all, are in the
East Bay.
To join the club, go to the website and click
on Club Information, then Membership. Print
an application packet and send it to the registrar. Those who are interested may call Mary
Ann Garvey, membership coordinator, at 9326505 for more information.
All hike destinations are weather-dependent,
but leaders will be ready to take hikers elsewhere if the scheduled hike is rained out, too
muddy or too exposed in hot weather.
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Personals............................... 10
Lost........................................ 20
Found..................................... 25
Resident Seeking................... 30
Autos For Sale....................... 40
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
CLASSIFIED AD
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News are a minimum of $12.50
for 30 words or less for nonresidents and $8 for residents.
Each additional word is 25¢.
Phone numbers are one word.
Discount rates available for
long-term ads. Payment must
be made at the time the ad is
placed.
Place classified ads at the News
office located at the Creekside
complex, or mail to 1006
Stanley Dollar Drive, Walnut
Creek, CA 94595. Classified ads
can be emailed to newsdesk@
rossmoor.com or faxed to 925988-7862. Staff will call back
for payment information and
ad confirmation.
The ad deadline is Friday at
10 a.m. for each Wednesday
edition. Deadline changes due
to holidays will be printed in
the News.
For information, call the News
Monday through Friday from
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 9887800.
45 Autos Wanted
70 Wanted
WE BUY/ CONSIGN YOUR CAR
All cars are displayed in our private and secure showroom. Local
family owned dealership. Serving
Rossmoor for more than 30 years.
Free pick-up and delivery. 925820-1188.
COINS GOLD, SILVER BOUGHTExperienced buyer of estates,
collections and accumulations of
American coins, foreign coins and
gold jewelry. Professional, courteous service. Rossmoor house calls
since 1978. Please call Joseph T.
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55 Carports &
Garages Wanted
WILL PAY $ 50 / MONTH, 4 months,
Sept. 1 to Jan. 1. Will pay up front.
Call 925-938-7231.
NEED CARPORT around Canyonwo o d C our t an d S ing ing wo o d
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65 For Sale
CEMETERY PLOT Located in “Garden of Mediation” Oakmont Memorial Park in Lafayette. $10,500.
Please call 510-339-1633.
2 WROUGHT IRON CHAISE lounges, like new. High quality with 2
cushions. Adjustable backrest.
Wheels. No deliver y included.
$300 for both. Perfect for your patio. Call Fred, 925-954-1449.
Rossmoor News classified ads are online at
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Click the Classified ad tab at the top of page
PACESAVER PLUS PREMIER Mobility Scooter. Blue. Upholstered
gray seat. Purc hased new for
$2,716, asking $750 OBO. Lightly
used for 1 mile/week for 6 months.
In storage since. Headlights, front
basket, battery charger included.
Solid tires/puncture proof. Call Erica, 925-216-7719.
40 Autos For Sale
RECLINER CHAIR Lets you lie down
and then helps you stand. 8 months
old. $400. Call 925-939-4661.
Note regarding classified ads for leases and rentals:
All Rossmoor leases and room rentals are invalid unless
approved by the appropriate Mutual Board.
1995 FLEETWOOD DIESEL Pusher, 36-feet, Cummins 230 turbo, Allison
6-speed with exhaust brake, Freightliner chassis, air bags, leveling jacks,
generator. 2 TVs, AC, queen bed, awnings. One owner. Well maintained.
Looks/performs like news. 99,400 miles. $35,000. In Rossmoor. 925-2866175.
TRANSPORT CHAIR/TRAPEZE Nova steel transport chair and Medline trapeze
bar and base. Very good condition. $50 each. 925-930-0106.
1997 BUICK REGAL GS V6 Supercharged. Very Low mileage: 73,300 (well maintained, only 2 owners). Good Condition: black exterior & tan leather interior.
Spacious trunk, cruise control and more. Asking price: $4,900. Karl Hoenke,
925-202-3147.
2004 TOYOTA COROLLA CE 77K miles with air condition, CD player, GPS,
excellent body and engine, $5,800. Please call 509-280-1614. Thanks!
2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER dark green. 6-cylinder, 2-wheel drive SUV with
approximately 93K miles. Asking price $5,500. Please call Leo at 925-8914088.
Modern Kentfield Condo
This Kentfield condo has a spacious patio with
an incredibly serene setting. Both the kitchen
and the bathroom look amazing with gorgeous
cabinetry and countertops. The large shower
has tile detailing and a modern glass enclosure.
Dual pane Windows throughout and a new
heating and air system are just some of the
features you will appreciate ‑ there are too
many to list here! Offered at $515,000
ELECTRIC HOSPITAL BED Invacare
model BAR750, 2 mattresses, foam
and air with control varying pressure for bed sores, includes spare
bed control. Works perfectly. Asking $800. Contact Dot Wanamaker
at 946-1126.
TWO WROUGHT IRON welded wine
racks, 72” high by 12” wide. Each
holds 67 bottles. $ 20 each. In
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TWIN ELECTRIC HOSPITAL bed.
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leave a message.
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Fast, courteous house calls.
BUYING JEWELRY: Mexican/Navajo turquoise, costume, rhinestone,
sterling and watches. Monica at
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I BUY, SELL AND APPRAISE U.S.
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SELL YOUR ITEMS ON EBAY I will
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100 Business Services
Appliance Repair
BETTER HOME SERVICES Appliance repair, washing machines,
dryers, cooktops, ranges, refrigerators, microwaves, compactors,
disposals. Licensed and insured.
Ser ving Rossmoor for over 30
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Gif t cer tificates available. Call
Sue, 925-349-8616. License No.
M222359.
Carpet
CA R PE T C L E A N I N G : Fa s t a n d
professional service. Same-day
appointment available. Spot specialist. Low, low price. Sell new
carpet. Licensed. Call today, 925383-1253.
CARPET REPAIR: Patching, seams,
re-stretch. Small jobs are welcome.
Local for 25 years. Aimtack Carpet
Lic. 704323. John, 925-676-2255.
Computers
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.
ERIC’S COMPUTERS- Need 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, 925-6765644.
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.
P L E A S A N T, PAT I E N T YO U N G
woman teaches computer basics
(Mac /PC), email, Internet, Facebook, Word, iPad / smar tphone,
etc. Also helps with troubleshooting, virus removal, new computer installation, online purchasing.
$50/hour (1-hour minimum). Stellar Rossmoor references! 510-5173179.
LOCAL COMPUTER SERVICE Provides 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
c om puter error s and crashes.
Rate: $ 50 /hour. Call Evan, 925818 -7655 or email evano@as tound.net.
COMPUTER TUTORING from a pro
in your home. Patient, supportive
instruction on your computer or device using Windows, iPad, Word,
Excel, Photoshop and many other
apps by long-time, knowledgeable
Rossmoor Computer Club teacher.
References. Phone 925-822-4526
or email [email protected].
FRUSTRATED WITH YOUR TECH
device? Former college profess or, te c h j o ur n a li s t , li br ar i a n,
Rossmoor recreation teacher and
resident can help. Call Elizabeth at
925-926-0344. My fee is $45/hour.
References available.
33A
Handyman
Contractors
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.
LICENSED GENERAL contractor
specializing in kitchens and baths.
Washer/dryer 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.
Electrical /Lighting
LI CE N SED ELEC TR I C IAN AN 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.
Flooring /Tiling
TILE ENTRYWAYS: A beautiful one
could enhance the value and the
appearance of your home. Special
pricing for a limited time! Examples and references in Rossmoor.
License No. 775026. Phone Cal
directly today for a free estimate.
925-200-3132.
JUAREZ HANDYMAN and painting
services. Reasonable prices, excellent painter. No job too small,
repairs, installation baseboards,
tile, faucet, toilets, etc. Neat and
d e p e n d a b l e. 10 ye a r s ex p e r i ence in Rossmoor. References
available. Javier, 925-890-6715.
L O V E 2 H E L P H A N DY M A N S e rvices, a division of Davis Home
Pr o s . “ Yo u r s m a l l p r o j e c t expert ” ser ving Rossmoor for 15 +
years. The only handyman you
need ! Insured. Licensed. CSLB
8 0 3 9 2 5 . C a l l t o d ay, 9 2 5 - 8 9 9 7975.
Home Decor
RON ’S W I ND OW COVER I N GS
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.
Moving /Packing /Hauling
“RENT-A- GENT” House, garden,
repair, clean home/garage, hauling. Large or small we have it all.
Moving material, tape. Delivered.
Gentle rates! 925-285-6993.
Moving /Packing /Hauling
Painting
Windows
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.
WHITE MAGIC PAINTING Licensed
(No. 962215) and bonded. More than
10 years experience serving the Bay
Area and local community. Free estimates. Rossmoor references available. 925-305-7489, ask for Jaime.
WINDOWS carpet and upholstery
cleaning. Serving Rossmoor since
1988 with guaranteed results. You
will be 100 percent satisfied or your
money back. Call “Service First” for
appointments or estimate. Kevin,
925-689-4660.
TONY’S HAULING SERVICE, We
haul your junk. We do trash outs.
Call 925-382-6544. Email through
website at www.tonyshaulingservice.com.
Repairs
WINDOWS & HOUSE CLEANING
Professional with 20 years of experience and excellent references.
Affordable. Job big or small—not a
problem. Call Martin, 925-366-9125.
LEW’S HAULING Prompt service.
Starting at $ 22. Rossmoor references available. Call 925 - 639 7725.
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.
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, 925 -9325440.
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.
Katya Svetlakova
[email protected]
DECADES OF TOP PRODUCTION H DECADES OF TOP PRODUCTION
DECADES OF TOP PRODUCTION
SUMMER
CHOICES
CONTEMPORARY SUMMIT CONDO
Penthouse style living with spacious floor
plan, 1,920 square feet, all-level access from
convenient garage parking, 2 bedrooms, 2
baths, den, sunny kitchen, family room combo,
new paint and carpet, dual fireplace. Two garage
parking spaces and a golf cart space. Great
community pool. $850,000
Please Call Us for Any of Your Real Estate Needs.
We are the Rossmoor Specialists!
Robert Parrish
925.360.5889
BRE No. 01349900
[email protected]
1160 Alpine Rd., W.C 94596
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BRE #01384612
DECADES OF TOP PRODUCTION H DECADES OF TOP PRODUCTION
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.
NEIGHBOR FOR HIRE Your ideal outdoor space can be achieved with
your ideas or mine. Transplanting/
repotting help. Security in dealing
with Rossmoor Neighbor. Reasonable rates. Carol, 925-639-1985.
(925)998-2822 cell, (925)938-7090 office
H
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.
“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.
Gorgeous, completely upgraded
and expanded unit.
Top quality materials! Hardwood floor
throughout. Stainless steel appliances. Laundry inside. Fireplace in a
living room provides heat, if you choose, during rain
season. Complex features beautiful landscaping, pools,
tennis courts, golf course. .....Offered at $489,000
GEORGE’S FURNITURE REPAIR
Service. Antiques and high-end
furniture specialty. Refinishing and
caning. Formerly of Bonynge’s.
925-212-6149. No job too small.
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.
YARD MAINTENANCE : pruning,
hedging, weeding, shrub removal, planting and general cleanup
service. Let me help make your
garden one to be proud of. Dave’s
Yard Maintenance ser vice. Call
925-682-8389 today.
2 bd / 2 bath
Condo
Furniture /Upholstery
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, 925-671-2917.
Yard /Gardening
Rockledge Lane, walnut creek
HEALTHY FOOD, DELIVERED right
to your door! Taking Root is a plantbased meal prep and delivery service providing nutrient-dense foods,
keeping you healthy and full of energy. takingroot.co or 925-872-3794.
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.
ALTERATIONS BY MIN Pick up and
delivery at your home. 30 years experience. Rossmoor resident Min,
925-201-9567.
TV/Audio /Video
PERSONAL COOK Are you tired of
cooking or eating the same food all
the time? 15 years experience in
healthy cooking. I can cook in your
home or weekly delivery. 925 8997040 or website: Thecalmcaterer.
com.
Anyone performing construction
work in California that totals
$500 or more in labor and
materials must be licensed by the
Contractors State License Board.
Tailoring /Alterations
Painting
Food /Chef /Catering
Handyman
FINE CLOCK REPAIR- Repairing
Rossmoor’s fine antique and modern clocks for over 15 years. House
calls. Free pickup and delivery. I
stand behind my workmanship.
Jonathan Goodwin, 925-376-4668.
Tina Parrish
925.858.4267
[email protected]
BRE No. 00986923
Rossmoor Realty, 1641 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek CA 94595
SONJA WEAVER
SONJA WEAVER
SONJA WEAVER
Outstanding
Achievement Awards
for Listing & Selling
COMING SOON!!
You’ll love this OUTSTANDING VIEW! NO STEPS. Located on the top floor overlooking valley. See the golf course
below and dancing ridge above. 2 BEDS /2 BATHS. Kitchen
recently remodeled. Attractive hardwood cabs. pull-outs &
sparkling quartz counters with like new appls.. Dining area
and generous living rm. lead out to wide open deck. Double
pane windows. Independent Mutual with clubhouse too. Get
ready. Call SONJA.
SOLD, SOLD, SOLD & ALMOST SOLD
OUT OF MY LISTINGS
THINKING OF SELLING? This may be the right
time for you. DO IT NOW!! Give me a call. I come
with years of experience and numerous awards
for my years of professionalism.
34A
Yard /Gardening
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.
“GARDENS GALORE” Many photos!
Large or small, we do it all from design to install. Servicing Rossmoor
for 20 years. “Gentle rates” applied.
Thank you, 925-285-6993.
A FRESH LOOK! Summer ideas for
home and garden. Re -arrange
furniture and replant containers /
patios. 40 years experience. Local references. Call Sharon, 415497-3363 or slhpanda313@gmail.
com.
110 Professional
Services
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].
110 Professional
Services
120 Seeking Employment
Caregivers
Legal
ATTORNEY DIDDO CLARK general practice, low rates and house
calls for Rossmoorians; decades of
legal experience; graduated from
Georgetown University Law Center
and Harvard Negotiation Project;
Rossmoorian; www.linkedin.com/
in /diddoclark; ClarkPeaceNow@
gmail.com. 925-283-0283.
ATTORNEY DEREK DEAVENPORT
Social Security Disability. Unable
to work due to disability but are not
yet receiving full retirement benefits? Call 415-236-3445 for a free
consultation. House calls available.
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
Caregivers
THE CARING HAND Home Care Referral 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 925-899-3976, 510-352-8041.
SPECIALIZING IN DOWNSIZING, RELOCATION & senior living
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. Mary or Sylvia, 925768-0178.
AT HOME CARE REGISTRY offers
highly skilled caregivers. Experience with senior care. Caring
companionship, light housekeeping. Assist with bathing, dressing,
grooming. Call Elena, 510 -3035317 or 510-537-0950. For messages, call Val, 925-954-7532.
ACN REFERRAL AGENCY offers reliable, 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.
EXPERIENCED, FLEXIBLE Reliable
caregiver always going the extra
mile! Long-term, short-term OK.
Hourly (a.m. or p.m.), live-in, weekends or on-call OK. 925-360-9860.
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.
TRUSTWORTHY, HONEST, Caregiver: 30 years experience (19 years
in Rossmoor) with excellent-plus
references and 33 years good DMV
record. Elderly care nurse skilled
in hospice care, very dependable.
Call Eva, 510-610-1550.
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.
HOMECARE PROFESSIONAL 22
years of nursing experience. Providing excellent care services to
maintain safe, secure and independent living. Live-in/out. Emma Tuitavake, CNA. 510-825-7247.
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.
H O M E CA R E P R O F E S S I O N A L S
Friendly, cheerful, certified home
care aides available now. Light
h o u s e ke e p i n g , l a u n d r y, m e a l
prep, personal care, med reminders, errands and transportation.
WeCare Home Assistants is a
H o me Care Org anizatio n ( N o.
07470 0028 ) with the California
Depar tment of Social Ser vices,
as required by law 01/ 01/ 2016.
Call us today, we’d love to help!
925-280-2800.
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.
PERSONAL CAREG IVER Qualified to care for all of your needs.
Available 24/7 with 20+ yrs. experience. Caucasian, bonded, insured,
licensed, BBB Accredited with all
clearances. Free transportation.
Starla, 925-698-6312.
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 925639-9575.
Realtor®, SRES, MRP, CaBRE #01916133
Excellence, Service and Care
ROSSMOOR RESIDENT
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Rossmoor
REAL ESTATE PROS
925-876-8422
Lovely San Franciscan
AVAILABLE NOW!
VILLA ROBLES CONDO
This stylishly beautiful 2 bed/2 bath condo
on Stanley Dollar with a lovely open deck
overlooking trees and Mt. Diablo awaits
you, featuring new carpet and paint,
smooth ceilings, separate laundry room,
fireplace, formal dining area, updated
kitchen and baths and two parking spaces,
with interior access to the garage with loft
storage space PLUS a carport!
Offered at $670,000.
COMING SOON!
FILOLI IN WATERFORD
Don’t miss this coveted, spacious 2 bed/2
bath Filoli with 1250 sq. ft. on the second
floor of the North Tower, very close to the
elevator, with a gorgeous tree at the balcony providing shade and beauty both! Newly
carpeted and painted this home will attract
lots of attention. Price to come.
Call Maria Eberle for more information
about these homes, or for a tour of
Rossmoor and available properties.
Maria Napoli Eberle
(925) 478-7190
maria @mariaeberle.com
www.mariaeberle.com
BRE # 01798906
NEW PASSIONATE, CARING, reliable, affordable CNA with first aid
and CPR training. Available immediately, extensive experience,
clean driver’s record, flexible to
your schedule. Originally from
Kenya. Contact Ann, 925 - 464 9516 or [email protected]
PR IVATE CAREG IVERS : Caring
professional experienced in dealing with special needs of adults.
Providing a wide variety of service
including hospice care, memory
care, personal and attendant care
and companionship. Wendy, 408889-3966.
LOVING CAREGIVER Over 5 years
of experience full or par t time.
Rossmoor references. Loving, responsible worker. Can help with
medication, cooking, transportation and many more things. Please
call Daniela, 510-350-6297.
Caregivers – Rossmoor
CARING CAREGIVERS - Over 10
years of vast experience providing total patient care. We are 3
professional native Californians.
4 - hour minimum. Call Pr isc illa
925 -330 - 0192, Susan 925 -788 9605, Betty (not an agency) 925274-3866.
PASSIONATE HOME HEALTH Servicing the elderly back to health
providing 24 / 7 live -in care, di rect hourly care. Highly educated, loving, trained as RN, over 7
years PT, dementia care. Assist
with exercise and PT. Excellent
Rossmoor references. Mia, 510593-7066.
Companion /Assistant
End Unit with No Stairs – 2/1
Updated Kitchen, 2 Patios, Shower
with Bench & More! $389,000
HELPING HANDS/PERSONAL Assistant. Transportation to doctor
appointments, grocer y / clothes
shopping, errands, etc. I am reliable, honest and caring. Rossmoor
references. I would love to help
you! Call Linda at 925-825-2181.
800 SOUTH Broadway, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
PREMIER PROPERTIES
FILIPINO CAREGIVER Kind, caring, excellent, experienced since
20 08. Reliable, personal care,
light housekeeping, driving, meal
preparation, medicine trained, educated, fluent in English. References available. Live-in, 12-hour
shift/hourly. Call Marietta, 510-459
-3798.
MJ Madden
BRE 00793299
(925) 980-1664
[email protected]
35+ Years Experience ... Makes a Difference
BETTER HEALTH CARE 14 years
experience with strokes, Parkinson’s and dementia. Personal care,
exercises, cooking, housekeeping
and medication. BBB accredited.
Short hours fine or 24/7. Negotiable
rate. 925-330-4760 or 650-5806334.
Her genuine care, longtime local knowledge, years
of experience and ability to truly understand what
her clients want to achieve make her the best choice
for all your real estate needs.
Call her today to schedule a private consultation to
discuss your particular options.
Learn more about Julie, read her five star reviews,
see her past sales, and search for properties:
http://juliegermain.com
www.zillow.com/profile/juliegermain
925-849-2884
[email protected]
Cal BRE License #01800625
1641 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA 94595
JHR is a Rossmoor Realty Affiliate
Serving Residents in Contra Costa County
Companion /Assistant
Miscellaneous
ELDER CARE Do you ever wish you
had a best friend to call? Call Judy
for non-clinical senior assistance.
Rossmoor resident. No minimum
hours. Would consider part time,
live in. Individualized fees. 925956-9052.
“RENT-A- GENT” House, garden,
repair, clean home/garage, hauling. Just name it! Young, strong,
reliable, reasonable. Referenc es. Walnut Creek resident. Steve,
925-285-6993. Thank you!
HELPER /ASSISTANT Perform and
coordinate: transportation, shopping, meal preparation and errands
when needed. I am reliable, loving
and caring and let my work speak
for itself! Call Sabrina at 925-2000155.
I’M AN HONEST, FRIENDLY and reliable caregiver/companion looking
for part-time work. I can do light
housekeeping, medicine reminders
and errands. Call Arleen, 925-8207906.
Drivers /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.
DRIVING IN ROSSMOOR 16 years,
reliable. All airports, cruise lines,
doctors, shopping. Call Pat, 925939-7942 or 925-300-5225 (cell).
Thank you.
MIKE IS BACK: To airports SFO, OAK
and SJC; cruiseline ports; and doctor’s/physical 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
“DUST-NO-MORE” Your housekeeping solution. We cater to your individual cleaning needs. Reliable,
dependable, quality service with
Rossmoor references. Licensed
and bonded. Call Barbara, 925228-9841.
CLEAN AS THE SPRING House
cleaning services. Offering a professional, thorough and honest job.
Fairly priced, our major concern is
to see you happy with our work!
Rossmoor references, licensed/insurance available. 925-864-3678.
“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 925-212-6831 or
email [email protected].
Credit card accepted.
HOUSECLEANING/WINDOWS Professional with 20 years of experience and excellent references.
Affordable. Job big or small—not
a problem. Call Martin, 925-3669125.
TIRED OF CLEANING Companies
and strangers cleaning your home?
Your solution is “Leti’s” I am experienced and work alone. Very detail oriented and pet friendly. 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.
A N G E L A’ S P R O F E S S I O N A L
Housecleaning Team. 20 years
experience in the Bay Area and
Rossmoor. Weekly, bi-monthly and
monthly. Interior and patios. Movein/out a specialty. Affordable and
reliable. References available. Call
510-219-0423.
I BUY, SELL AND APPRAISE U.S.
and world coins and currency.
36-year resident of Moraga will
come to your home upon request.
Bruce Berman, Moraga Numismatics. Better Business Bureau
member. PCGS and NGC Dealer. 925 -283 - 9205. Go to w w w.
sf-bay-area-collectible-coins.
com or email kingfisher.94556@
yahoo.com.
125 Help Wanted
RETIRED PERSON interested in a
part-time job as a companion for
an independent, intellectually curious woman in her mid-eighties.
She loves current events, books
and ideas. We are looking for
someone to help her with errands,
outings, doctors appointments and
someone who can help her with
her computer. Her computer needs
are very basis. She is hearing impaired and also needs assistance
on the phone. 3-5 hours two times
a week. She lives just minutes from
Rossmoor. Please call 415-4256878.
LORI YOUNG ROSSMOOR’S #1 TOP PRODUCER LORI YOUNG ROSSMOOR’S #1 TOP PRODUCER LORI YOUNG
PLEASANT, PROFESSIONAL, kind
and supportive local woman would
love to cook for you, drive you to
appointments, do laundry. Great
references. I work for a Rossmoor
woman now. Call Mariann at 925777-1767.
180 Pets
145 Real Estate
For Sale
150 Real Estate
For Rent
MANUFACTURED HOME 3 BD / 2
BA. Located in Brookview Park
(Concord). Quiet senior community. Asking $209,950. Owner will finance for a qualified buyer. Please
contact Tri at 925-852-1562.
FULLY FURNISHED CO-OP 1 bedroom, 1 bath, full use of Rossmoor
facilities. $1,800/month, avail 7/21 to
11/30. Loc Barnes, agent, 925-6399594, [email protected].
120 Seeking Employment
150 Real Estate
For Rent
All Rossmoor leases and
room rentals are invalid
unless approved by the
appropriate Mutual Board.
NEWLY RETIRED COUPLE Moving to Califor nia . Seek ing furnished 2-month rental Decem ber-Januar y or March-April. No
pets/nonsmokers. Contact Diane
Reilly, Realtor, 925-438-2056.
AUGUST RENTAL Two-story townh ou se, fully fur ni s he d, 2 b e d rooms (king and queen beds),
2 fu ll b at hr o o m s, p at i o, c l o s e
to Creekside. Available August
9-16, $700 /week. Call 925-9373469.
FU LLY FU R N I S H E D 2 BD / 2 BA
Level-in condo rental available
for September to Januar y. W/ D
in unit, office with computer, inc ludes bi-weekly c leaning and
utilities and golf car t. No pets /
nonsmoking. $ 2,300/month. Call
Yulanda, 925-297-5288 or email
[email protected]
SIGNATURE HOMES
Extraordinary Custom Home
2 Bedrooms, 2 Full Bathrooms
~ Beautiful Newly Redesigned Interiors
~ Gourmet Kitchen with Custom Cabinetry
~ Slab Granite Counters, High End Appliances
~ Amantii Fireplace Artfully Framed with
Bookcases
~ Spa Inspired Custom Bathroom
~ Oversized Walk-in Closet
~ Exceptional Quality Throughout
$759,000
35A
160 Real Estate
OVERNIGHT DOG SITTING in my
home with pick-up and deliver y
available. Spayed /neutered small
dogs only. Bonded, insured. Enjoy your vacation without worrying
about your darling dog. Auntie Pat’s
Pets. References available. 925930-8871.
All Rossmoor leases and
room rentals are invalid
unless approved by the
appropriate Mutual Board.
DOG AND HOME WATCH: Retired,
local teacher available for livein home /pet care: walks, special
need s are fine. Also, inc luded
while you’re away are a c lean
home, laundry and a stocked ref r i g e r a t o r. R e fe r e n c e s . D e d e,
925-699-7722.
COMPANION SEEKING ROOM in exchange for household services to
include cooking, cleaning, errands
and in-home care. Honest, trustworthy mature woman. Call Helen,
510-521-5671 or cell 760-567-0851.
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.
LOOKING FOR ROOM TO RENT in
Rossmoor. Quiet, clean, respectful
woman. I am a resident and would
like to continue living at Rossmoor.
I have excellent references. Please
contact Margaret at 408-406-7478 or
email [email protected].
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.
Room/Shared Housing
SIGNATURE CASCADE!
Superb location across from golf course with
lush green and wooded setting. Gorgeous
lower unit with only 6 steps. Approx. 1500 sq.
ft. with 2 bdrms, 2 baths, and enclosure. Bright
modern kitchen with breakfast nook. Pristine
condition with new carpets and paint. GARAGE
& CARPORT. $645,000.
CLAREMONT CONDO!
Gorgeous condo with quiet and serene setting
at top of Skycrest. 2 bdrms and 1 bath in pristine
condition with new carpets and paint, new
kitchen appliances, and new stall shower. Lovely
inviting views from refinished deck. $369,000.
DAVE CARON
Broker Associate
BRE #00427819
Commitment, Trust & Integrity
(925 )
708-6034
Pristine Firestone Model
2 Bedrooms, 2 Full Bathrooms, Plus Den
~ Fantastic View of Rossmoor Valley & Hills
~ Stunning Finishes Throughout
~ Custom Built-in Cabinetry
~ Abundance of Natural Light
$610,000 ~ NEW PRICE ~ GREAT VALUE
Attractive San Franciscan Model
2 Bedrooms, 2 Full Bathrooms, Plus Den
~ Rare Lovely Hillside View
~ Level-in, Single Story, Garden Patio
~ Expanded ~ Creating Additional Living
Space
$378,000
Lori Young
“Where Caring & Professionalism Are One and the Same”
Rossmoor Specialist
35+ Years in the Industry
Please call me for any of
your real estate needs.
I love to be of service.
(925) 787-6357
VIEWS OF MT. DIABLO
•
•
•
•
Toupin Remodel of Sequoia Wrap
Wonderful Mt Diablo views, new carpets
Wrap all enclosed, separate office room
Open kitchen with an island, granite counters,
pendant lights, window
• Remodeled bath w full size W/D, window,
granite, shower
• Carport parking very close. $499,500
Karen
Carnegie-Stochl
Realtor BRE 00671700
200-1184
[email protected]
www.LoriYoung.com
CalBRE #01363672
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, INTEGRITY = RESULTS
1160 Alpine Rd., Walnut Creek
Office: 938-7090
Professional Independent Real Estate Brokers
36A
Rossmoor Realty
1641 Tice Valley Boulevard, Walnut Creek CA 94595
Rossmoor Realty is a Division of Rossmoor Properties Inc. CalBRE License No. 012779936.
The Leader in Rossmoor Resales Since 1967
OUR CURRENT LISTINGS
MLS LISTINGS - COOPERATIVES
2 BEDS, 1 BATH
2 BEDS, 2 BATHS
SAN FRANCISCAN - Private courtyard welcomes your guests
and another rear patio which has a separate exterior door. Kitchen has
been updated with white corian style counter tops, dual sinks, refrigerator
with ice maker and more. Both bedrooms have mirrored closet doors.
Bath has a walk-in shower with bench seat. end unit and lovely lawn area
out front.....................................................................................$389,000
MONTEREY - attractive uPdateS throughout. corian counters,
new dishwasher. decorator paint and lovely window coverings. enclosed
porch for extra room overlooking private, garden setting. dual pane
windows.......................................................................................$375,000
2 BEDS, 1.5 BATHS
GOLDEN GATE - SuMPtuouS reModeL. Maple cabinets, granite
counters & stainless steel appliances. Custom built electric fireplace with marble
tile surround. Main bath with over sized tile & glass shower, maple vanity
topped with slab granite. dual pane windows & sliders, baseboards, crown
molding, two panel doors. Beautiful hardwood floors, quality carpet. Atrium
with slate tile, fountain.............................NEW PRICE!! $509,000
1 BED, 1 BATH
SAN FRANCISCAN - eXtraordinary coMPLeteLy renovated
& RECONFIGURED HOME; new sheet rock, ceilings, Hickory hardwood floors,
new copper wiring and plumbing, new plumbing fixtures, new
two-panel solid core doors and casings, all new anderson 100 Series
dual Pane Windows, new wall insulation, and additional windows added.
Magnificent kitchen with all stainless steel appliances, Sienna Bordeaux
granite counters and custom maple cabinets. therma tru entry door.
HD media wiring. Amantii remote fireplace..................................$759,000
YOSEMITE - Many uPdateS throughout. Bonus room perfect for
den or formal dining room. Lovely scenic setting close to creekside, golf,
event center & Stanley dollar...........................NEW PRICE! $378,000
MLS LISTINGS - CONDOMINIUMS
2 BEDS, 2 BATHS
BROOKGREEN - third fLoor Location. Spacious living room,
bath with walk-in shower, balcony with pleasing outlook......$198,000
2 BEDS, 1.5 BATHS
MIDDLETON - third fLoor Location. highly desirable corner
unit in tranquil setting overlooking the pond. Fresh paint and new
carpet. Slab granite counters and newer appliances. close to elevator.
..............................................................................................$365,000
2 BEDS, 2 BATHS
MIDDLETON - firSt fLoor Location. Wrap around patio.
Spacious living area with master suite with walk-in closet and converted
walk-in tub. Stack washer dryer. close to entrance & guest parking.
.................................................................NEW PRICE! $349,000
FIRESTONE - Stunning finiSheS & iMPeccaBLe deSign with an lots of
natural light, large eat-in kitchen, living rm with fireplace & spacious den.
Walls of mirrored closets in master suite and built-in cabinets in laundry
for extra storage. Lovely outdoor living space...NEW PRICE! $610,000
TAHOE - WonderfuL SyLvan Setting. enclosed porch for extra living
space. Vaulted ceilings and fireplace in living room. Fresh paint. Close to
gateway. detached garage. new carpet........................................$629,000
TAHOE - vieWS of goLf courSe & roLLing hiLLS. New paint, flooring
and carpet. New light fixtures. Upgraded kitchen. Open deck. Convenient
location close to gateway. detached garage................................$639,000
37A
38A
Legal Notices
180 Pets
THE CAT WHISPERER would love to
care for your cat/s. I promise that I
will know his/her personality before
you return. Rate $14/visit. Please
call or text 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, 925708-2719.
M U S T LOV E D O G S M o b i l e p et
grooming. Owner is a Rossmoor
resident! Grooming (cut, shampoo,
nails, glands), dog walking, overnight pet sitting. Call Jan Ahlman
for pricing estimate: 510-552-6450.
Legal Notices
APN: 145-031-010-5 TS No:
CA08000605-16-1 TO No: 8621167
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU
ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF
TRUST DATED July 14, 2005. 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 August 9, 2016 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 27, 2005, as Instrument No.
2005-0277001-00, of official records
in the Office of the Recorder of Contra
Costa County, California, executed
by CORNELL R. VANDERBES AND
VERA M. VANDERBES, HUSBAND
AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as
Trustor(s), in favor of WASHINGTON
MUTUAL BANK, FA, A FEDERAL
ASSOCIATION 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: 2510 NORMANDY
COURT, WALNUT CREEK, CA 94598
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 $315,558.10
(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
A GLORIOUS GOLDEN GATE
Thoughtfully designed and remodeled by Fred
L’Estrange, this conveniently located property will
please the senses. Mature trees, lawn and landscaping enhance the property and nearby parking
is a plus. The spacious living room is highlighted
by a built-in electric fireplace with custom marble
surround. Unique! The open kitchen sports slab
granite counters over antique white maple cabinetry, marble backsplash with mosaic touches
and stainless steel appliances. Most floors are engineered maple hardwood. A large custom glass
and tile shower catches the eye in the main bath.
New price ............................................$509,000
A PREMIUM FRED L’ESTRANGEG
DESIGNEDESONOMA
P N D I N MODEL
IN A SUPERIOR LOCATION
$495,000
SUPREME SAN FRANCISCAN
This one-of-a-kind San Franciscan has it all, and
featuring a wooded and meadow setting, your
privacy is enhanced. Masterfully and artfully
redesigned, configured and remodeled by Fred
L’Estrange..............................................$775,000
COMING SOON!
NEW! NEW! NEW!
L’Estrange Remodel – Sonoma with added full
bath and full enclosure. Gourmet white maple
kitchen, SS appliances and style, style, style.
........................................................ $495,000
Call
Dee Littrell
Agent, Cal BRE #00630310
2015
925-212-2418
[email protected]
Selling Rossmoor exclusively since 1995
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 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, CA0800060516-1. 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: June 30,
2016 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee
Corps TS No. CA08000605-16-1 17100
Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 949252-8300 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. CA16-002349-1, PUB DATES:
07/13/2016, 07/20/2016, 07/27/2016
Legal RN 6012
Publish July 13, 20 and 27, 2016
T.S. No. 035656-CA APN: 270372-029-8 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S
SALE Pursuant to CA Civil Code
2923.3 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO
PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN
DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST,
DATED 6/18/2007. 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
On 8/3/2016 at 1:30 PM, CLEAR RECON CORP., as duly appointed trustee
under and pursuant to Deed of Trust
recorded 6/25/2007, as Instrument No.
2007-0182602-00, of Official Records
in the office of the County Recorder of
Contra Costa County, State of CAL-
IFORNIA executed by: J. MICHAEL
REIDENBACH, AN UNMARRIED
MAN WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR
CASH, 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 FINANCIAL
CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO
BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: AT THE
NORTH SIDE OF THE PITTSBURG
CIVIC CENTER OUTSIDE NEAR THE
GRASS LOCATED AT 65 CIVIC AVENUE, PITTSBURG, CA 94565 all right,
title and interest conveyed to and now
held by it under said Deed of Trust in
the property situated in said County
and State described as: MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF
TRUST The street address and other
common designation, if any, of the
real property described above is purported to be: 7 CALVIN CT ORINDA,
CALIFORNIA 94563 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
held, but without covenant or warranty,
express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances,
including fees, charges and expenses
of the Trustee and of the trusts created
by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s)
secured 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: $550,592.17 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. 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 (844)
477-7869 or visit this Internet Web
site WWW.STOXPOSTING.COM,
using the file number assigned to this
case 035656-CA. 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 SALES INFORMATION:
(844) 477-7869 CLEAR RECON
CORP. 4375 Jutland Drive Suite 200
San Diego, California 92117
Legal RN 6013
Publish July 13, 20 and 27, 2016
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CLERK
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
Martinez, CA 94553-3075
FILED: June 15, 2016
V Loredo, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. 2016-0003770-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following person(s) are doing
business as: 1) Borgan Management
Consulting and 2) Urban Retreat, 1250
WalkerAve. #16, Walnut Creek, CA 94596,
Contra Costa County.
Amel Abdelaziz
1250 Walker Ave. #16
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Business conducted by an Individual.
The registrant(s) commenced to
transact business under the fictitious
business name listed above.
s/ Amel Abdelaziz
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 6006
Publish June 22, 29, July 6 and 13, 2016
James A. Smith
1110 Clifford Dr.
Lake Almanor, CA 96137
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SUPERIOR
COURT
725 Court St.
Martinez, CA 94553
FILED: May 26, 2016
D. Wagner, Deputy County Clerk
of the Superior Court
CASE NO. CI6-01030
SUMMONS
Notice to defendant: Stephen B. Lopez.
You are being sued by Frances Smith,
Frances F. Smith, Trustee of Smith Family
Trusts and James A. Smith.
You have 30 calendar days after
this summons is served on you to file a
typewritten response at this court. A letter
or phone call will not protect you; your
typewritten response must be in proper
legal form if you want the court to hear
your case. If you do not file your response
on time, you may lose the case, and your
wages, money and property may be taken
without further warning from the court.
There are other legal requirements. You
may want to call an attorney right away.
If you do not know an attorney, you may
call an attorney referral service or a legal
aid office (listed in the phone book).
This statement was filed with D.
Wagner, Deputy Clerk of the Contra
Costa County Superior Court, on date
indicated by file stamp.
D. Wagner
Deputy Clerk
Legal RN 6007
Publish June 22, 29, July 6 and 13, 2016
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
C. Garola, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. 2016-0003859-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: The Icon, 2354 Stanwell
Drive, Concord, CA 94520, Contra Costa
County.
Biomed General Corporation
2354 Stanwell Drive
Concord, CA 94520
Business conducted by a Corporation.
business name listed above.
s/ Richard S Colman, President
This statement was filed with Joseph
E. Canciamilla, County Clerk of Contra
Costa County, on date indicated by file
stamp.
County Clerk
Legal RN 6008
Publish June 29, July 6, 13 and 20, 2016
More Legal
Notices on pages
40-41
Rossmoor News • July 13, 2016
39A
1950 TICE VALLEY BLVD., WALNUT CREEK • 925-937-6050
Ann Cantrell
639-7970
Elizabeth Haslam
899-5097
CO-OWNERS/AGENTS
PIEDMONT
$675,000
3
3
Condo
• Fabulous view of valley and Mt.
Diablo
• Completely remodeled
• Over 1700 sq. ft. of living space
• Rare 3 full bathrooms
EXPANDED CASCADE
$645,000
2
Condo
2
• Across from golf course • Lush wooded setting
• Pristine condition
• Garage & carport
CLAREMONT
$369,000
2
1
Condo
• Gorgeous condo at top of
Skycrest
• Quiet serene setting
• New carpet, vinyl and paint
• Bright kitchen with all new appliances
GOLDEN GATE
$545,000
2
1
Co-op
• Beautifully remodeled throughout
• Hardwood floors and smooth
ceilings
• Fabulous modern kitchen
• Level-in is accessible for all
KENTFIELD
$515,000
2
1
Condo
• Serene patio with fantastic setting
• Gorgeous kitchen and bath
• New heating & cooling systems
• Totally remodeled
RARE BLUE OAK
Loc Barnes
639-9594
David Bonde
510-663-1924
Dave Caron
708-6034
Sue Choe
212-2605
Nancy Christman
707-771-9219
Allen Crown
457-3966
$1,500,000
2
Den 2-Car Garage
2
• Pristine condition - one owner
• Quiet, private neighborhood
• Vaulted ceilings
• Recessed lighting, crown
molding
Virginia Dempsey Bernadette Dugan Jeanette Evans
708-5855
408-5172
683-7957
Christine Folger
200-2032
RARE WATERFORD $570,000
SONOMA
3
2
Condo
• Spacious converted unit
• Very accessible first floor home
• Eat-in kitchen and dining area
• One carport plus one parking space
2
1
Co-op
• Remodeled open floor plan
• Enclosed balcony with permits
• Anderson double-paned windows
• All new stainless appliances
$379,000
GALLOWAY
MONTROSE$645,000
2
2
• Washer/Dryer
• View from enclosure
• End unit
2
2
• Second floor home
• Golf course view
• Vaulted ceilings
• New carpet and vinyl
Co-op
$649,000
2
2
Condo
• Carport and garage
• End unit with nice park setting
• Very bright with high ceilings
• Wrap around deck
MONTEREY$339,000
Condo
COMING SOON:
SEQUOIA
VILLA FRANCISCO
2
1
Co-op
• Fantastic valley views
• Pristine move-in
condition
• Granite countertops
2
2
Den
Condo
• Nicely upgraded
• Large open deck
• Beautiful private setting
• Recessed lighting & crown molding
Walt Hanson Yvonne Jakovleski
457-7229
286-0654
Patrice Jensen Maureen Johnston
989-2010
510-813-3710
Rolf Kvalvik
788-1613
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SUPERIOR COURT OF
CALIFORNIA,
County of Contra Costa
725 Court Street
Martinez, CA 94553
A. Adams, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: N16-1179
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner: Samira Qazi filed a petition
with this court for a decree changing
names as follows: Present name: Sumera Qazi AKA Sumara Qazi AKA Samira
Qazi; Proposed name: Samira Ferheen
Qazi.
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear
before this court at 9 a.m. on August 17,
2016, in the courtroom in Department 14,
Room 212, located at 725 Court Street,
Martinez, California, to show cause, if
any, why the petition for change of name
should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described
aobe must file a written objection that
includes the reasons for the objection at
least two court days before the matter is
scheduled to be heard and must appear
at the hearing to show cause why the
petition should not be granted. If no
written objection is timely filed, the court
may grant the petition without a hearing.
A copy of this Order to Show Cause
shall be published at least once a week
for four successive weeks prior to the
date set for hearing on the petition in
the Rossmoor News, a newspaper of
general circulation printed in the County
of Contra Costa.
Dated: June 22, 2016
/s/ John H. Sugiyama
Judge of the Superior Court
Legal RN 6009
Publish June 29, July 6, 13 and 20, 2016
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
M. Fuhrer, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. 2016-0003744-00
business as: Tech Rescue, 51 Via
Hermosa, Orinda, CA 94563, Contra
Costa County
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: 1. Healthcare Real Estate
Partners 2. Healthcare Real Estate 3.
Real Estate Consulting GP, 15 Adair
Court, Danville, CA 94526, Contra Costa
County and PO Box 3468, San Ramon,
CA 94583
business name listed above on 6/23/16.
s/Jaime Giacomi
stamp.
County Clerk
Legal RN 6011
Publish July 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2016
Caroline Walker Doyle
15 Adair Court
Danville, CA 94526
business name listed above on 1/5/15.
s/Caroline W. Doyle
stamp.
County Clerk
Legal RN 6010
Publish July 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2016
stamp.
County Clerk
Legal RN 6014
Publish July 13, 20, 27, and Aug. 3, 2016
Jaime C. Giacomi
51 Via Hermosa
Orinda, CA 94563
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: July 7, 2016
V. Loredo, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. 2016-0004228-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: July 5, 2016
A. Gnecco, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. 2016-0004168-00
Elsie E. Nylund
936 Avondale St.
The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business
name listed above in 1993.
s/Elsie E. Nylund
stamp.
County Clerk
Legal RN 6015
Publish July 13, 20, 27, and Aug. 3, 2016
The door-to-door Universal Waste Collection Program is
underway in Rossmoor and is provided by Curbside, Inc., in
partnership with the Golden Rain Foundation. .
Curbside, Inc. collects items that cannot be placed in the
trash or recycling bins such as aerosols, batteries (alkaline,
NICAD), fluorescent lamps, thermometers and all electronics,
such as computers and televisions. Home pickup is not
available for ammunition, medical waste, nuclear/radioactive
waste, explosives or commercial chemicals.
Residents can call 1-800-449-7587 to schedule the collection of
waste. Participant names and information will be requested. Prior
to collection, residents will be sent a special household hazardous
waste kit with further instructions, and a bag to help hold the
materials safely and securely. Residents will not be required to be
at home when materials are collected, unless in-home assistance
with gathering and packing materials is required.
Keum J. Park
3308 N. Lucille Ln.
Lafayette CA 94549
The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business
name listed above.
s/Keum J. Park
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Recycling in Rossmoor
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: 1) Patential, 2) Patential
Legal, 3308 N. Lucille Ln., Lafayette CA
94549, Contra Costa County
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
L. Spence, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. 2016-0003992-00
business as: Panache Properties, 936
Avondale St., Walnut Creek, CA 94596;
P.O. Box 605, Alamo, CA 94507
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How to Contact Elected Officials
The following are federal, state and local elected officials and how to contact them by phone, mail and e-mail.
President of the United States
Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, D.C. 20500
Phone: 202-456-1414
Fax: 202-456-2461
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.whitehouse.gov
Fax: 415-393-0710
1350 Treat Blvd. Ste. 240
E-mail through the website: Fein- Walnut Creek, CA 94597
stein.senate.gov
Phone: 925-942-6082
Email through website:
House of Representatives
http://sd07.senate.ca.gov
Mark DeSaulnier
Democrat in 11th District
State Assembly
327 Cannon House Office Building Catherine Baker
Republican 16th District
Phone: 202-225-2095
P. O. Box 942849
United States Senator
District office:
Sacramento, CA 94249
101 Ygnacio Valley Rd. Suite 210
Barbara Boxer (Democrat)
Phone: 916-319-2016
112 Hart Senate Office Building
District office: 925-328-1515
Phone: 925-933-2660
Fax: 925-933-2677
Phone: 202-224-3553
Contra Costa Board of Supervisors
E-mail through the website at
Fax: 202-228-1338
Candace Andersen
desaulnier.house.gov
California office:
Danville Office:
1700 Montgomery St. Suite 240
309 Diablo Road
Governor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Danville, CA 94526
Jerry Brown
Phone: 415-403-0100
Phone: 925-957-6067
State Capitol, Suite 1173
Fax: 415-956-6701
Fax: 925-820-3785
E-mail through the website: boxer. Sacramento, CA 95814
Lafayette Office:
Phone: 916-445-2841
senate.gov
3338 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
Fax: 916-558-3160
Lafayette, Ca 94549
e-mail through the website:
United States Senator
925-646-6067
http://gov.ca.gov
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat)
925-646-6068
331 Hart Senate Office Building
State Senate
City of Walnut Creek
Steve Glazer
Phone: 202-224-3841
Mayor Loella Haskew
Democrat 7th District
Fax: 202-228-3954
City of Walnut Creek
State Capitol Room 4082
California office:
1666 North Main Street
Sacramento, CA 94814
One Post Street
Phone: 916-651-4007
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone 925-943-5899, ext. 504
District office:
Phone: 415-393-0707
E-mail: [email protected]
Human contact prolongs life
From Counseling Services
• Talk to people in the waiting room at your doctor’s office or while standing in line at Safeway.
• Take a class.
• Invite neighbors in your entry to your manor for
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• Volunteer either in Rossmoor or in the community.
• Buy two tickets to an event and ask an acquaintance to join you.
• Be an “active listener” by looking at the speaker, nodding, leaning forward and encouraging them
by saying, “Um-hum,” “Oh” or “I see.”
• Give sincere compliments.
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NEWSBOARD
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services is sponsoring its inaugural Home Show
Catherine Myers
Manager/Broker
Friday, July 15, from noon to 4 p.m.
Fireside Room, Gateway
Diane Wilson
963-2278
DON’T MISS THIS EVENT
This special event benefits the Rossmoor Fund
Cheryl Beach
324-4599
Saturday, July 16,
from 10 a.m.
to 6:30 p.m.,
Book Sale at St. Anne’s
Church Parish Center
Right outside the Rossmoor gate
Sunday, July 17,
from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
Marsha Wehrenberg
787-7625
CURRENT LISTINGS
Gina Bethel
408-9908
Cal Darrow
285-3256
John Davi
787-4756
A SIMPLY SCINTILLATING SEQUOIA
This 2- bedroom home has been
remodeled with superior quality and
style. It features a gorgeous kitchen with white cabinets and granite
countertops, a bath with double sink vanity, granite
counters and beautifully appointed stall shower plus
skylights, recessed lighting, washer/dryer and custom
window treatments. .........................Reduced to $379,900
A SOPHISTICATED VILLA ROBLES
This renovated 2-bedroom, 2-bath
condo with approx. 1539 sq. ft. is
located at the top of Stanley Dollar Drive and features an updated kitchen and baths, a large living/dining room with
fireplace and walls of glass opening to an open terrace,
a separate laundry room, PLUS an attached garage and
separate carport.................................Reduced to $670,000
A GOLDEN GATE FOR YOU
Enjoy this tastefully updated 2-bedroom single-floor home with absolutely no stairs while appreciating
its convenient location. This unit is
walking distance to the Creekside Grill, the Event Center, Dollar Pool, the Golf Club Pro Shop, tennis courts
and much, much more. ........................................ $359,000
AN EXPANDED CARMEL
Don’t miss this DYNAMITE 2-bedroom co-op located high on a view
lot near the top of Oakmont Drive.
This unit features new paint and carpet, a LARGE PRIVATE PATIO, close parking and storage
and an available electric lift chair. ......................$335,000
COMING SOON:
A MAGNIFICENT MARIPOSA
This 2-bedroom, 2-bath lower
condo with approximately 1280 sq.
ft. features large rooms, a separate laundry room, a private patio with pretty views,
a garage, only a few gentle steps to the front door
plus it is walking distance to 27 holes of golf, Gateway,
Creekside and Event Center. .............................. $439,000
COMING SOON:
AN UPDATED MONTEREY
This 2-bedroom co-op with approx.
1095 sq. ft. features a beautiful
kitchen with maple Shaker cabinets,
granite countertops, SS appliances and wood laminate
flooring, an updated bath with full sized W/D and newer
designer paint and carpet.
.............................................................................. $342,750
Linda Stephens
478-9004
Danny Smith
699-8404
Julie Scheibner
381-6561
F E AT U R E D L I S T I N G
A FABULOUS EXPANDED MONTEREY
Just finished, a completely re-built and re-configured 2-bedroom, 2-bath Monterey co-op by
long-term Rossmoor craftsman, Don Moura. This bright home with approximately 1300 sq.
ft. features large rooms, wonderful finishes, a covered front terrace and a close-in private
location. ........................................................................................................................ $539,500
Nancy Deverel
949-9499
Jim Olson
788-2143
WAT E R F O R D
Maria Eberle
478-7190
Holly Fitzsimmons
997-1001
NOW AVAILABLE:
A MODIFIED CYPRESS
A custom designed 1-bedroom,
2-bath condo with an oversized
living/dining area, fresh paint and
quality carpet and a large wraparound patio that is located on
the desirable first floor adjacent
to the creek and close to its carport, storage and transportation
to everything Rossmoor. .$325,000
A WELL LOCATED SHELBURNE
This immaculate condominium features the benefits of a
northern view and the desirability of being only steps it
all the shared amenities of the
Waterford. This bright 920 sq.
ft. condo features 2 bedrooms,
1-1/2 baths and includes one
meal a day and weekly housekeeping. Reduced to...$275,000
THE ULTIMATE IN
RETIREMENT LIVING
A sparkling 1-bedroom
Brookgreen home with approximately 610 sq. ft. features a fully equipped kitchen, large walk-in shower, a
newer washer/dryer and new
carpet. This home is move-in
ready and priced to sell at
.................................$135,000
George Naeger
260-0723
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Rossmoor NewsWednesday, JULY 13, 2016Section B • Page 1B
SPORTS
Lawn bowlers notch up busy month of tournaments
By Pauline de Assis
Club correspondent
June was a very busy month
for the Rossmoor Lawn Bowling Club. There were two
championship singles tournaments, the Pacific Inter-Mountain Division (PIMD) Pairs
Playdown, the Guys and Dolls
Tournament, a fun social and a
barbecue, among other things.
PIMD playdowns
The PIMD playdown games
are more challenging than the
regular tournaments because
the teams are required to play
three games a day as opposed
to two, to qualify for the following day’s finals.
The four women’s teams resulted in a tie on the first day
and therefore a final, deciding
game was played the following
Sunday morning.
Rossmoor’s team of Pauline de Assis and Sandy Souza
lost to team Ginger Harris of
the Palo Alto club and Janice
Bell from Fresno. Harris and
Bell will therefore represent
the division at the U.S. National Championship in Sun City,
Ariz., in October.
The men, with 12 teams,
played the same dates with six
qualifying teams advancing
to the next day’s three games
elimination round robin format.
It was extremely intense and
energy driven especially be-
The Guys and Dolls Tournament, which celebrated the Fourth of July, drew a good crowd of competitors along with spectators.
They came dressed in red, white and blue. The guys won the tournament.
cause of the hot afternoon temperatures. The winning pair
was Marcus Zeino of the San
Francisco club and Rossmoor’s
own Bill Lee. They will head
down to Arizona to represent
their division in October.
Fun social
The last Thursday of the
month fun social fell on the
last day of the month. There
was a good turnout with 48
bowlers anxious to add their
score points to the cumulative
score for June.
The day was relatively
hot, but with bouts of cooling
winds, which proved to be re-
freshing. Some bowlers moved
up but alas, others moved
down the list of the first 30
bowlers who’ll get rewarded
with cash prizes at the end of
the year.
The top five are Ed de Assis
with 113 points, Luiz Ozorio
at 103, Eppie Ying at 91, Pauline de Assis at 90 and Magdalen Pereira also at 90, down to
the 30th bowler at 63. Bowlers
with lower cumulative scores
do not qualify for the cash
PIMD pairs playdown champi- prizes.
ons Marcus Zeino, left, of the
Lunch was served after
San Francisco club and Bill Lee the game. The June birthdays
of Rossmoor
were celebrated with a deca-
dent chocolate cake baked by
Marti Marchetti.
Also of note was the introduction of four new bowlers certified that day. They
are Harvey Williams, David
Kwok and Betty and Alan
Wong. Club members look
forward to bowling with them.
Guys and Dolls Tourney
The club had its own celebration of Independence Day
a few days early, on July 1.
Members played in the Guys
and Dolls Tournament The
bowlers were out bright and
early that morning in their
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Niners’ Jamboree draws 124 golfers Horse Enthusiasts Club
The Rossmoor Women’s
Nine-Hole Golf Club held
its annual Jamboree on June
30. There were 124 golfers,
made up of Niners and their
Rossmoor guests, playing nine
holes on the Dollar Ranch Golf
Course.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, the event sponsors,
contributed greatly to the success of the event by providing
the golfers with gifts, prizes
and refreshments throughout the day. This is the 29th
year that Berkshire Hathaway
HomeServices has sponsored
the Niners’ Jamboree.
The golfers were divided
into four flights, each representing a Berkshire Hathaway
subsidiary company.
Flight winners in the Home
Services flight were Charlene
Gonzalez, Dan Gonzalez, Gary
Beckman and Irma Beckman.
Winners in the Geico flight
were Bob Wright, Doug Amsden, Laura Lee Leong and
Roseanne Wright.
The Dairy Queen flight winners were Bruce Hicks, Carol
Andreini-Hicks, Julia Kelly
and Selden Parmelee.
Winners in the Heinz flight
were Carolyn Choy, Jean
wants to bring horses
back to Rossmoor
The Niners’ Jamboree, sponsored by Berkshire Hathaway
Home Services, was a success. Gathering around a cutout of
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffet are, from left, Jim
Black, Niners’ Captain Karen Wener, Berkshire Hathaway
Home Services Tice Valley Office Manager Catherine Myers,
Jim Olson from Berkshire Hathaway and Committee Chairwoman Penny Ittner.
O’Neill, Mary Kelley and Penny Ittner.
Contests were held for most
accurate drives and shots closest to the pin. Winners of the
most accurate drives on hole
5 were Penny Ittner and Jerry
McCarty and on hole 15, Setsuko Yuasa and Dave Moulaison. Closest to the pin winners
were Yan Sun and Gary Beck-
Rossmoor Horse Enthusiasts Club will meet on Monday,
July 20, at 4 p.m. in the Mulligan Room at Creekside.
The meeting will follow up on the exchange of ideas at
the June meeting with Tim O’Keefe, Rossmoor’s chief executive officer, and director of resident services Jeff Matheson
about the past and future of horses at Rossmoor. The club is
exploring the possibilities of creating a horse-friendly environment at Rossmoor.
At the last meeting, O’Keefe and Matheson were asked
who made the decision to request that a resident take her
horses off a Rossmoor pasture area, near the site of a former
horse stable. The resident had been pasturing her horses
there since the stable closed more than a decade ago.
O’Keefe stated that when the Golden Rain Foundation
(GRF) board was considering a solar installation, it was noted that no documentation, guidelines or formal agreement
regarding having horses in the area could be found.
Members noted that horses had been stabled at Rossmoor
in the past and that the stable had been dismantled and sold
or given to Hossmoor, a stable near Briones.
O’Keefe said that the flat land where the stable stood has
been “repurposed” for storage of contractors’ equipment.
Both O’Keefe and Matheson suggested the club develop
a proposal that would consider space, amenities, liability,
costs, management and resources needed for returning horses to Rossmoor.
The Horse Enthusiasts Club of Rossmoor is open to anyone interested in horses and horse-related activities. For
information, call Rae Miller at 464-7978 or email [email protected].
2B
Two holes-in-one shot in Niners host Crow Canyon golfers
same week at Rossmoor In October, Niners head to Crow Canyon
Two Rossmoor golfers are all smiles after their holes-inone, one on the Dollar Ranch and one on Creekside. Bruce
McDougall, left, hit his 135-yard ace on hole 16 on Dollar
Ranch on June 29. He used a 7-iron. Then on June 30, Teddi
Swanson hit her 102-yerd ace on hole 7 of the Creekside
Course. She hit a 7-wood.
The Rossmoor Women’s
Nine-Hole Golf Club hosted
12 women from the Crow Canyon Country Club on June 28.
Six foursomes, each made
up of two players from Crow
Canyon and two Niners, played
a round of golf together on the
Creekside Golf Course.
The Niners’ players included Fran McDonnell, Vicki Simpson, Barbara Jordan,
Mary Beth Hodge, Sheila Robinson, Dorothy Pierce, Pauline
Hanley, Joyce Capece, Char
Gonzalez, Lorraine Weisenberg, Allison Howells and Penny Ittner. After their rounds,
the golfers enjoyed lunch at the
Creekside Grill.
Participants commented
that it was great fun getting
to know golfers from another club through this kind of
mini-invitational. In October,
Niners will join Crow Canyon
women who will host a play
day on their course.
Women from the Crow Canyon Country Club played with
the Rossmoor Niners on June 28. Among the players were,
from left, Dorothy Pierce (Rossmoor), Nancy Moore, (Crow
Canyon), Gail Bumgarten (Crow Canyon) and Sheila Robinson
(Rossmoor).
Men’s Golf Club hosts
6x6x6 Tournament
Bowlers report busy month of play
The Rossmoor Men’s Golf Club (RMGC) will host the
6X6X6 Tournament (Scramble, Alternate Shot and Better Ball)
on Wednesday, July 27.
The entry fee of $22 per person includes lunch at the Event
Center, sodas, beer, wine and prizes.
There will be separate competitions for nine-hole players and
18-hole players. Shotgun starts will be used for both courses.
Nine-hole players will play at Creekside, with all players teeing from the gold tees, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Eighteen-hole
players are at the Dollar course and will tee off at 8:30 a.m. Players with handicaps of 25 or higher will play from the gold tees.
Players in both tournaments will meet at the Event Center for
lunch and prizes after the tourney.
Signups are by two-man teams and members may chose who
they want as a partner. If no partner is indicated, the Pro Shop
will make up a twosome.
The nine-hole players will play Better Ball on holes 1-3, a
Scramble on holes 4-6, and Alternative Shot on holes 7-9. The
18-hole players will play Better Ball on holes 1-6, a Scramble on
holes 7-12, and Alternate Shot on holes 13-18.
Games will be flighted based on combined player handicaps.
Play will be in groups of four. Foursomes will be assigned by
the Pro Shop.
Signup envelopes are available in the Pro Shop, with checks
AT the Rossmoor PRO Shop
Continued from page 1B
red, white and blue attire.
The guys wanted to beat the
dolls (and vice versa) in a 14ends game for bragging rights
only; no money and no prizes
were involved.
The dolls always seem to
have fewer players. They had
to borrow five men to play on
their teams. Three men volunteered and two others were
pulled in by a draw.
The day promised to be
rather hot but it turned out really breezy so it was very welcoming. The guys again ruled
the day, but it didn’t matter
since it was just for fun.
There were no fireworks,
but members enjoyed a delicious barbecue lunch with all
the extras one could ask for.
Chef Ed de Assis did the
honors of grilling the prime
beef steaks for some 80 bowlers and camp followers.
Chairman Mike Ying provided the music and out came
the dancers. Everyone had a
great time to start off the holiday weekend.
The club thanks all the
helpers who made this another
successful 4th of July event.
Barbecue social
The club’s second barbecue
social, on July 6, was a hit.
It was another great evening
of fun for some 25 bowlers,
friends and guests.
About 16 avid bowlers came
early, at around 3 p.m., to roll
some bowls. The rest just wanted to relax, enjoy some camaraderie with fellow bowlers
and, of course, more importantly, to feast on some grilled
meats and vegetables. There
were also additional dishes
and desserts for sharing; plenty to go around for sure.
Grill master Ozzie Ozorio
did a marvelous job.
PIMD Women’s Fives
On July 10, the PIMD hosted the Women’s Fives again
this year at the San Francisco
Lawn Bowling Club in Golden
Gate Park. Rossmoor sent one
team to see how it would fare
with the other five teams.
The Rossmoor bowlers were
Jody Allison, Eppie Ying, Sylvie MacDonald and Pauline
de Assis with Regina Banares
from the San Jose club.
The teams played two
games, one in the morning and
one in the afternoon.
The morning game consisted of one bowler who played
a singles match and the other
four a fours match. The afternoon game had two bowlers
that played a pairs match and
the other three played a triples match. The results will be
available next week.
Coming events
The PIMD has one more
playdown competition to com-
plete before the big event in
October in Sun City, Ariz. The
men and women’s pairs and
singles winners from the eight
divisions throughout the U.S.
will compete in the U.S. National Championship.
It is still early for sign-ups,
but usually there are quite a
number of men who will be
eager to compete. As for the
women, some are a little reluctant to compete, feeling
perhaps the pressure of skill
needed to meet the challenge.
So far, there are only two or
three women who are willing
to vie for the championship.
There should be some interesting matches on July 23, 24
and 30 for the men and July 30
only for the women. The results
will be available next week.
Free training classes
The club invites prospective
lawn bowlers to come give the
sport a try. It’s a healthy, easy
sport. Come enjoy the lovely sunshine and exercise and
meet many new friends.
Regularly scheduled Monday and Friday classes for new
lawn bowlers are led by Ed and
Pauline de Assis. They have
conducted training for the club
for many years. The two are
among the best of the club’s
bowlers. Any Rossmoor resident may call either of them at
943-2003 or Frankie Napoli at
407-6526.
Men of Rossmoor meet weekly at Dollar
Only $15.99/dozen
Call the PRO Shop at 988-7861
“On the Park Bench” is a
program sponsored by the Men
of Rossmoor Club.
It is a weekly opportunity
for men to come together and
share memories, assert opinions, speak of concerns and
feel the pleasure of exploring
and discovering each other’s
worlds.
The group meets every
Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m. in the
Eisenhower Room on the second floor of Dollar Clubhouse.
The club offers a comfortable situation for men to meet,
converse and come to know
each other and, perchance, become friends with each other.
Rossmoor men are invited
to visit and join the conversation. Many men have already
visited and shared in multiple
conversations.
Men of Rossmoor is a new
Rossmoor club. It is men helping men to find camaraderie,
support and friendship. Its aim
is also to develop new programs for Rossmoor men.
Sam Mataraso, co-president, at
[email protected].
3B
Golf Shop News
F R O M T H E g o l f p ro
Golf Lessons Offered by
Pros at the Rossmoor Pro Shop
The wild card winners, from left, Jim Lindsay, Pauline Hanley, Jerry Robinson, Shin Kim, Randy
Kuhl and Judy Corliss.
Judy Corliss, Jerry Robinson
named Rossmoor Tennis
Club Wild Card winners
By Ron Wyman
Club correspondent
The Rossmoor Tennis Club’s
Wild Card Tournament was
played on July 2.
In the women’s group, Judy
Corliss took first place with 20
points. Shin Kim and Pauline
Hanley tied for second place
with 17 points each.
In the men’s group, Jerry
Robinson took first place with
21 points. Randy Kuhl and Jim
Lindsay tied for second place
with 19 points each.
The next Wild Card Tournament is on Saturday, Aug. 6, at
the Buckeye Courts.
The tournament is played
on the first Saturday of each
month and is open to not only
Tennis Club members but all
Rossmoor residents.
The tournament consists of
12 women and 12 men playing
seven rounds of four games
each. Players change partners
and courts every four games.
The first two and the last two
rounds are mixed doubles. The
third through fifth rounds are
same gender doubles. Scoring
is no ad. The man and woman
winning the most games win
the tournament. First, second
and third place winners are
recognized. Refreshments and
tennis balls are provided.
A signup sheet will be posted at the Buckeye kiosk two
weeks before the Wild Card
Tournament.
Barbara Phillips whose contact
information can be found in
the tennis directory. More information can also be found at
www.rossmoortennis.com.
Announcement
A ceremony honoring Jerry McConnell for his years of
service to the Rossmoor tennis community will be held
Jerry McConnell will be honored for his dedication and
service to the Rossmoor tennis community.
on Sunday, July 17, at 2 p.m.
The ceremony will be held at
the Buckeye tennis complex
on Court 1. Residents may
join the McConnell family and
Tennis Club members for the
presentation.
Upcoming event
The Tennis Club’s 2016
barbecue picnic starts at 5
p.m. on Saturday, July 16. For
details, see the announcement
is this issue of the Rossmoor
News.
Billiards Club to hold nine-ball
tourney on July 26 at Gateway
The Rossmoor Billiards
Club will hold a nine-ball
tournament on Tuesday, July
26, starting at 1:30 p.m. in the
Billiards Room at Gateway.
Entrants must be resident club
members and the field will be
limited to the first 16 players to
sign up.
The entry fee is $3, payable
prior to the start of the tournament. A first-place prize of
$20 and a second-place prize
of $10 will be awarded.
The tournament bracket
will initially be filled by random draw. Prior to the championship match, the tournament will be conducted on a
double-elimination basis, with
each match determined by the
first player to win three racks.
The championship match will
be single elimination, determined by a race to five.
Members wishing to par-
ticipate should sign up on the
sheet posted in the Billiards
Room. Signups end when the
16 slots are filled or on Monday, July 25, at 4 p.m., whichever occurs first.
Information about the tournament format and rules is
posted on the bulletin board in
the Billiards Room. For additional information, call tournament director Larry Keiffe at
951-7158.
Trails Club offers regular hikes, all levels
Residents who would like to
meet some healthy, energetic,
down-to-earth folks, should
think about hiking with the
Trails Club. The 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.
Check out the complete July
schedule, along with changes
and updates, at www.trailsclubofrossmoor.com. Go to
Monthly Hike Calendar and
click on Agenda to find perti-
nent information about meeting times and what to bring on
the hike.
Trails Club 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 increasing elevation
gains or at a faster pace. Most
hikes, but not all, are in the
East Bay.
To join the club, go to the
website and click on Club Information, then Membership.
Print an application packet and
send it to the registrar. Those
who are interested may call
Mary Ann Garvey, membership coordinator, at 932-6505
for more information.
All hike destinations are
weather-dependent, but leaders will be ready to take hikers
elsewhere if the scheduled hike
is rained out, too muddy or too
exposed in hot weather.
By Mark Heptig, Director of Golf
Part of being a complete golf operation is a great teaching program. Rossmoor has a number of programs that help
people learn the game correctly. First, there are individual
lessons that can be given generally between 9:30 a.m. and
4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
The lesson time is divided up pretty evenly among the four
instructors. When you add up the years of experience in teaching, Director of Golf Mark Heptig and assistants Brent Mulanax, Wayne Weckerlin and Chris Andres have about 75 years.
So, there is a lot of experience to draw on when learning.
Group lessons are offered at discounted rates. A group of
two, three or four can be accommodated for friends who want to
learn together. The Pro Shop offers group lessons in the spring
and fall. Another great way to learn is on the course through play
lessons. Play lessons are approximately one hour and can cover
all aspects of how to play the game. The best time for this type
of lessons is in the afternoons when the golf courses are less
busy. Junior lessons are also available and are charged at generally half the price of a resident lesson. The instructors can teach
guests and have a separate rate schedule for them.
All the rates are reasonable compared to other facilities. Rates for lessons are available in the Pro Shop or the
Rossmoor website. To make a lesson date, simply contact the
shop at 988-7861.
Over the next few weeks, the Pro Shop will offer some
close-out pricing on some items. Right now it is men’s shirts
that are on clearance. Some women’s clothing and golf shoes
will also be on clearance in the near future. Hope everyone
is enjoying the summer! Come join the fun on the Rossmoor
golf courses.
Play Bunco on Wednesday
The Bunco Club of Rossmoor will meet on Wednesday, July
20, in the Oak Room at Gateway. Check in between 6 and 6:30
p.m. with play starting at 6:30.
Bunco is a progressive game of dice, luck and monetary prizes. It’s a great way to make new friends and have fun. It requires
no special skills or previous experience.
The cost is $5 per person, which includes snacks and prizes.
To arrange a ride or for information, contact Bev Fellows at
949-7628 or at [email protected].
The June bunco winners were Sandy Heckman, Dorothy Baker, Polly Elgie, Mary Lou Browning and Anna Jardine.
Men’s Golf Club tournament
only payable to RMGC. Green fees are charged at the member
rate and are payable in the Pro Shop prior to play. All players
must register at the Pro Shop the day of the tournament.
Entries close on Saturday, July 23, at 5 p.m. No refunds will
be given after that date. For information contact Curtis Mitchell
at 209-483-2005 or [email protected].
4B
Domino players plan to
launch new group for beginners
Rivals dominate Bocce
Club Summer League
Dominating the Wednesday night Bocce Club Summer
League has been the Rivals team led by Richard Sheridan.
The team has been in first position since the start of competition and, though challenged some weeks, has not been
overtaken. There is one more chance for each team to
play the Rivals so the final results are still in doubt. The
team members are, from left, Karl Hansen, Paul Ringelstein,
Nancy Ringelstein, Bette Nelson, Harriet Davis and Richard
Sheridan. Jack Bertnick and Mary Madison were not available for the photo.
Niners Jamboree winners are from left, Penny Ittner, winner of
the most accurate drive; Frosty Anderson, closest to the pin;
Jerry McCarty, most accurate drive; Gary Beckman, closest to
the pin; Yan Sun, closest to the pin; Chuck Clare, closest to the
pin; and Dave Moulaison, most accurate drive.
Niners host big Jamboree
Golfers were served a conman on hole 14, and Frosty tinental breakfast at Creekside
Anderson and Chuck Clare on and lunch at the Event Center
hole 16.
following golf. The tournament results were announced
at lunch.
Raffle drawings were held,
which provided winners with
cash as well as gift cards and
a wine basket donated by the
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices team.
The Niners committee responsible for the event included
Lynne Osmundsen, Pam Hipsley, Joan Major, Char Gonzalez and Joyce Neibur. Penny
Ittner chaired the committee.
The Niners thank the 18ers
for swapping courses with
them to allow for the many
golfers who participated in
Jamboree 2016.
More Men’s Golf
Club news is on 5B
Domino winners for July 2
were Janice Ottey 338, Neal
Monasch 331, Mike Flanagan
326, Ed Goldberg 326, Bill
Wilson 324, Wint Mather 320.
Winners for July 4 were Polly Elgie 340, Miriam Schwartz
330, Carole Weyand 325,
Maxine Northon 320, Maggie
Schultz 317.
Experienced players meet
on Monday evenings in the
Oak Room at Gateway. Participants should plan to arrive
at 6:30 p.m., as play begins
promptly at 6:45.
Saturday sessions for inclusion of less experienced
players meet in Multipurpose
Room 2 at Gateway from 10
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Experienced players who
want a higher stakes game
Sign up for Men’s
Golf Four-Man
Rainbow Scramble
The Rossmoor Men’s Golf
Club (RMGC) will have its
four-man Rainbow Scramble
Tournament on Wednesday,
July 20. Sign-up envelopes are
available in the Pro Shop.
All members of the men’s
club are eligible to enter and
play.
There will be an 18-hole
event on the Dollar Ranch
Golf Course beginning with
an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.
A nine-hole event is on the
Creekside Golf Course with a
10:30 start.
Golfers have several choices for selecting partners. The
tournament will be foursomes
and players may select their
entire team, partial teams or
sign-up as an individual player and the Pro Shop will complete the pairings.
The field will be divided into
flights and modified handicaps
will be established. Prizes will
be awarded in all flights.
The rainbow format will be
using a combination of gold,
red and white tees with each
player in a foursome being required to use a minimum of
three tee shots.
The entry fee is $22 per
player, which includes lunch at
the Event Center, sodas, beer,
wine and prizes.
Players who are registered
for the Match Play Championship and are eliminated in the
first round on July 16 may enter
the rainbow scramble at a rate
of $7. Tournament payment is
by check, payable to RMGC.
Green fees are charged at
the member rate and are payable in the Pro Shop prior to
play. All players must register
at the Pro Shop the day of the
tournament.
Entries close on Sunday,
July 17, at 5 p.m. There will
be no refunds for cancellations
after that date.
For information, call Curtis
Mitchell at 209-483-2005 or
email him at camitchjr@aol.
com.
are invited to meet with the
“Brown Baggers” on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday mornings at 9 a.m. in the Garden
Room at Dollar.
Teaching sessions are on
Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to
noon in the Oak Room. Instructors for all levels of ability, from new players to advanced are available. Anyone
who can add and subtract is
encouraged to come and learn
the Five-Up version of dominoes, the style of play used by
the Domino Club.
The club is hoping to start
a beginner’s group play during
the Thursday session. After
learning the basics, new players can join this group or, if
they pick up the basics quickly,
may join the Saturday morning
play to learn nuances and strategies of the game from more
experienced players.
Contact Lee Barry at 8914149 for more information.
Tip of the day: If required to
draw the pile early in the hand,
once two doubles are on the
board, it will be much more
difficult to block out the opponents. Therefore at this point,
play whatever scores, or tiles
with high value.
Improve Your Bridge Play
Defense: Count Your Tricks and
How You Will Get Them (2)
By David Terris
The defense here is tough to figure out, but this hand
demonstrates how logic and imagining a favorable distribution can defeat the contract.
As WEST, you hold the following hand:
♠ QJ10853
♥7 ♦ Q107
♣ A84
The bidding:
NE S W
1♣P
1♥1♠
2♣ P
3NT
Sitting WEST, you lead the Q♠ against the contract of
3NT. The 6♠ is played from the Dummy, EAST plays the
4♠ and SOUTH the 2♠.
♠ 96
♥ KJ
♦ AJ4
♣ QJ10972
♠ QJ10853
♥7
♦ Q107
♣ A84
What does WEST know about the spade suit? EAST has
no more than 3 spades. If he had 3 with an honor, he would
encourage with a higher card than the 4♠. And, if he had less
than 3 cards in the suit with an honor, he would have played
it. More likely, SOUTH held up holding both the A♠ and K♠.
(As discussed in an earlier column declarer only does that if
he knows he has to give up the lead twice.) If so, then EAST
must have either the K♣ or the A♥. So let’s count tricks. One
spade trick is in the bag, you have the A♣ plus either the K♣
or the A♥ for a total of 3 tricks. So now what? Is there any
way to get 2 more tricks?
It is fruitless to continue spades since, when EAST gets in
the lead, he won’t have any remaining spades to lead anyway.
It’s unlikely that EAST holds both the A♥ and Q♥, but if he
does that would still produce just one more trick. The only
other place to get more tricks is in diamonds. If EAST held
the K♦ along with the 8♦ or 9♦ , you could develop 2 tricks
in that suit and defeat the contract. So your most promising
continuation is the 10♦ hoping to trap Dummy’s J♦.
The full deal:
♠ 96
♥ KJ
♦ AJ4
♣ QJ10972
♠ QJ10853
♠ 74
♥ 7♥ 986542
♦ Q107♦ K852
♣ A84♣ K
♠ AK2
♥ AQ103
♦ 963
♣ 653
Partnership Bridge
There were 58 players at partnership bridge on June 30. The
winners were: Vicki LaBatt/
Louise Daum 4120, Rosalie Grupenhoff/Marilyn Nauertz 4020,
Neal Monasch/Velma Levitt
3910, Mona Taucher/Rich Bamberger 3670 with a small slam in
6 no trump making 7, Fay and
Jim McDonald 3490, Jane Kadner/Barbara Klein 3350, Jennie
and Fritz Laupp 3230 and Janis
and Joe Hoffman 3190 with a
small slam in 6 hearts making 7.
The low score was 560.
There were 34 players at partnership bridge on June 29. The
winners were: Mary and Stan
Phillips 4450, Barbara Klein/Jo
Malanowski 3500, Virgie Van
Hook/Natalie Stein 3190, Helen Magen/Betty Brandel 3170,
Neal Monasch/Dilhar Gohel
2930 and Lolly Meagher/Eleanor Blanton 2750. The low score
was 760.
For information, call Neal
Monasch at 933-9429.
On June 24 at partnership
bridge, the winners were: Jeanine
Merrick/Kate Grant 3250, John
and Dolores Clark 3070, Dorothy Durr/Nelda Smythe 2830 and
Nancy Kabuki/Anne Riley 2530.
The low score was 1700. For information, call Helen Dailey at
934-1902 or Carolyn Nelson at
255-0144.
On July 5, 20 people played
partnership bridge in the Oak
Room at Gateway. Judy and
Ted Augustine had the top
score of 3780 with a small
slam in spades. Other winners
were: Dolores and John Clark
3740, Mady Schubarth/Mietek
Boduszynski 3210 and Nilda
Smyth/Dorothy Durr 2620. The
low score was 1080. Directors
Dolores and John Clark managed the game. For information,
call Dolores Clark at 330-8612.
There were 62 players at partnership bridge on July 7. The
winners were: Vickie La Batt/
Louise Daum 4340, Jean May/
Dolores Mazzini 3780, Janis and
Joe Hoffman 3710 with a small
slam in 6 diamonds, Jane Kadner/
Barbara Klein 2870, Rich Baumberger/Mona Tauchar 2850, Lou
Feinberg/Roger Hall (tie) 2750,
Jewell Ward/Jean Savage (tie)
2750, Mary Burkhard/Carolyn
Nelson 2670, Dawn Howell/
Barbara Skelley 2640 and Neal
Monasch/Velma Leavitt 2540.
The low score was 750.
There were 36 players at
partnership bridge on July 6.
The winners were: Lil Hara/
Gail Strack 3900, Wini Biehl/
Susan Wolfe 3530, Lillian Sodetani/Machi Kaya 2790, Barbara
Klein/
Jo Malanowski 2780, Virgie
Van Hook /Natalie Stein 2680
and Honey Eisenberg/Margarite
Dawson 2570. The low score
was 920.
For information, call Neal
Monasch at 933-9429.
Three teams score more than
70 percent in Duplicate Bridge
Susan Bryant, left, and Christy Casassa scored 71.31 percent in
the June 24 lesson/play duplicate bridge game.
Connection Bridge Club
looking for new players
The Connection is looking for a few social bridge players. The
club is ready to begin its next bridge season in September.
Players take turns hosting the games in their homes with one Judie Taylor, left, and Sherry Marks scored 74.32 percent in the
299er game on June 27.
pair as the hosts and another pair as the guests each month.
The Connection is a club that is open to Rossmoor women
of all ages. The club is organized to help members connect and
make new friends through shared interests.
Marathon bridge is just one of the special interest groups.
Members enjoy socializing as well as competing with other
bridge players.
There are games scheduled once a month from September
through May. The three teams that accumulate the highest scores
throughout the season win prizes at the end of the season.
A luncheon is traditionally held at the end of the season.
Members enjoy good food, play some bridge and also distribute
prizes.
Women who enjoy a good game of bridge are encouraged to
find a partner and join the group. Interested players are asked to
sign up before Wednesday, Aug. 3. For information, contact June
Bechtel at 287–1378.
Chess Forum
Each week, the Rossmoor
Chess Club offers a chess
problem or a clever opening
as well as the answer for the
previous week.
The answer for the July 6
problem is 1.Qxg7 check …
Nxg7 2.Rh6 check…Kg8
3.Ne7 mate.
This week, another problem is offered to tease the
mind, white to mate in three.
The answer will be included
in next week’s column.
Players at all levels are
once again welcome in the
Chess Room on the first floor
back corner at the Dollar
Clubhouse on Fridays from
12:30 to 5 p.m. On Saturdays,
there’s a nice crowd from 10
5B
Chris Caine, left, and Ellen Beltran scored 71.15 percent in the
open duplicate bridge game on June 21.
Tuesday, June 28
Section A
N/S 1. P. Crane/D. Dunne 2.
L. Pesavento/M. Sherman 3. A.
Murray/C. Nevin 4. R. Corr/E.
Beltran
E/W 1. M. Powell/B. Mantel
2. A. Smith/V. Leavitt 3. J. Keilin/M. Suchman 4. P. Krock/S. Eltringham
Section B
N/S 1. R. Hartwig/J. Bartz
2. A. Geiger/A. Hunnicutt 3. K.
Stidwell/S. Williams 4. J. Logan/E. Matsui
E/W 1. M. Kelley/J. Commons 2. D. Langthorn/V. Mills
3. C. Moyes/S. Donnenfeld 4. L.
Kwok/D. Kwok
Wednesday, June 29
N/S 1. L. Chien/C. Warner 2. R. Elgie/M. Kelley 3. K.
Young/L. Weisenberg 4. J. Taylor/E. Beltran
E/W 1. D. Terris/B. Fendel 2.
B. Price/C. Caine 3. B. LaCour/R.
Lehman 4. A. Chu/I. Hsu
Thursday, June 30
N/S 1. L. Pesavento/S. Kovacevic 2. J. Francis/C. Warner 3. R.
Olswang/B. Johnson 4. P. Rolandelli/L. Rolandelli
E/W 1. J. Fendel/D. Sterling
2. A. Murray/M. Suchman 3. G.
Bazgan/S. Henry 4. W. Miller/L.
Hailey
Friday, July 1
N/S 1. B. Waters/J. With 2.
M. Hall/S. Oliver 3. J. Bennie/A.
VanBoeschoten 4. J. Perez/B.
Bowles
E/W 1. J. Commons/M. Renvall 2. H. Mayne/B. Mayne 3. D.
Nyland/S. Hyde 4. C. Casassa/S.
Bryant
Saturday, July 2
N/S 1. R. Herrick/L. Grawoig
2. M. Suchman/R. Corr 3. P.
Zieger/C. Warner 4. B. Smith/M.
Kessler
E/W 1. D. Terris/S. Eastman 2. B. Fendel/J. Fendel 3. G.
Cunha/B. Grotz 4. M. Stuart/R.
Cunha
Monday, July 4
Section A
N/S 1. K. Miller/L. Kriens 2.
L. Pesavento/B. Grotz 3. A. Murray/T. Szymczak 4. J. Fendel/B.
Fendel
E/W 1. K. Michelsen/R. Michelsen 2. S. Allen/R. Friedman
3. R. Lehman/M. Stuart 4. C.
Nevin/B. LaCour
Section B – Howell Movement
1. K. Pittman/M. Mobberley 2.
J. Taylor/S. Marks 3. D. Parr/E.
Lew 4. J. Langan/J. Roeth
For additional information,
see posted results or go to: www.
diablova lleybr idge.com /rossmoor-duplicate-bridge-club.
Men’s Golf Club sponsors twilight
golf and social on July 29 at Dollar
a.m. to 4 p.m. Play is also on
Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. For the rest of the year,
there will be play on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
with the possibility of lessons.
Call Bob Dickson at 9341405 with the solution and
any questions or comments.
The Rossmoor Men’s Golf Club will sponsor
a twilight golf tournament and social on Friday,
July 29.
Played on nine holes of the Dollar Ranch
Golf Course, this tournament is open to all
members of Rossmoor’s golf clubs (the Men’s
Club, 18ers and Niners) with official handicaps.
Entry forms are available in the Pro Shop.
The deadline is Friday, July 22, at 4 p.m. There
will be no refunds or cancellations afterward.
The format is a Rossmoor scramble, a fast
and exciting variation on the usual scramble
that adds some strategic considerations.
Competitors will be flighted by handicap. Singles and less-than-foursomes will be
matched up by the Pro Shop.
The shotgun start will be at 2:30 p.m.
After golf festivities begin with beer and
wine at 5 p.m. at the Event Center. Dinner will
follow at 6.
The cost for dinner and golf prizes is $30.
Dinner only is $22. Golf entry without dinner
is $8. Green fees are extra and should be paid
in the Pro Shop prior to play. All players must
register in the Pro Shop on the day of the tournament.
For information, ask at the Pro Shop or contact Richard Fuller, the event chairman, by
email at [email protected] or call 954 8903.
Be sure and fill out the entry forms completely.
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 a.m. in Peacock Hall. This Sunday, July 17, Pastor Joanne
Peterson will preach on Genesis 1:1, 26-31. Her sermon title is
“Finding Our Place in All Creation.” 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 Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at
937-4535 or visit www.tvumc.org.
CATHOLIC
St. Anne’s Catholic Church schedule of Masses for Saturday
and Sunday, July 16 and 17 is as follows: Rev. George Da Roza
will celebrate the 9 a.m. Masses on Saturday and Sunday. Rev.
Joseph Parekkatt will preside at the 5 p.m. Mass on Saturday and
the 11:15 a.m. Mass on Sunday. The Sacrament of Reconciliation
is available on Saturdays from 4 until 4:30 p.m. The St. Anne
Novena starts July 18 and concludes July 26. Weekday Masses
(July 18 through July 25) are at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. On July 26,
the Feast of St. Anne, Mass is at 9 a.m. followed by a Eucharistic
procession and reception. All are welcome at St. Anne’s Church,
celebrating “Faith, Hope and Love” since 1965.
EPISCOPAL
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church invites all Rossmoor residents
to a service of “caring and sharing through inspirational wor-
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
ORINDA COMMUNITY CHURCH CONGREGATIONAL U.C.C.
10 Irwin Way, Orinda, CA 94563 925-254-4906
Sunday Worship at 10 a.m. All are welcome!
ATC GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (OAK ROOM)
Sunday 10:30 am: Worship Service (
Mandarin)
Rev. KT Lim • 925-291-6458 • www.atcgrace.org
ship and fellowship” on Sunday, July 17, at 10 a.m. in the Diablo
Room at Hillside. On this ninth Sunday after Pentecost, the Rev.
Anne Cox Bailey will offer a sermon titled, “Reconciled,” based
on Luke 10:38-42. The service will include a Holy Eucharist;
all are welcome to participate fully and to stay for refreshments
and fellowship at the potluck coffee hour following the service.
Call the church office for details at 937-4820 or visit www.stlukeswalnutcreek.org or the Facebook page at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Walnut Creek-Rossmoor.
LUTHERAN
Hope Lutheran Church invites everyone to gather for a spirited worship service in the Fireside Room at Gateway on Sunday, July 17, at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Jack Niemi will preach on Luke
10:38-42. Special music will be provided by the What Four Barbershop Quartet. Maestro Wayne Anderson is the grand pianist
and Don Gurley serves as Cantor. Following worship all are invited for a time of sharing goodies and fellowship. 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 Gateway.
Large-print bulletins and hearing aid T-coil complement the
accessibility of worship at Hope. For information or pastoral
concerns, contact Pastor Jack at 349-5111 or visit Hope’s website
at www.hoperossmoor.org.
PRESBYTERIAN
Grace Presbyterian Church invites everyone to worship on
Sunday, July 17, at 10 a.m. The Rev. Roger Reaber’s sermon,
“Advantage McEnroe,” will be based on Acts 10:34-43 and Galatians 3:23-29. At the beginning of the sermon there will be a
special time with children before they are invited to attend Sunday school. After worship, attendees are invited to socialize and
enjoy refreshments in the Fireside Room. At 11:25 a.m. Sunday
Study, using the video series “Ed’s Story,” will take place in the
library. The class will explore hope in the midst of suffering.
JEWISH
B’nai Israel Congregation Cantor Rachael Brott will lead
the Shabbat service on Friday, July 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Vista
Room at Hillside. The greeter, Bob Wolf, will say the blessing
over the challah. Sponsors for the oneg are Ellen Bloomfield,
in memory of her husband Alan on his yahrzeit, and Thelma
Katuna, in memory of her mother Alice Hartstein and motherin-law Frieda Block, on their yahrzeits. After the service Arthur
Cohen will tell the story of Bontshe the Silent. Originally written in Yiddish in 1894 by Isaac Leib Peretz, the story is thought
to be Peretz’s most widely read work. Peretz delves deep into
the realm of the human condition. Cohen’s gift for storytelling
has delighted the congregation in the past. Come and enjoy the
service, the program and the social hour. Visit B’nai Israel’s
website at www.cbiofrossmoor.com.
Grace Church
hosts retreat
on July 30
Snacks and
lunch included
Rossmoor residents, friends
and neighbors are invited to
spend the day on Saturday, July
30, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
a day retreat on the campus of
Grace Presbyterian Church.
Since 2014, the church has
offered two retreats annually
with themes that encourage
participants to live more fully.
In this retreat attendees will
discover the richness of life offered by Jesus as they explore
the theme “Abundant and Joyful Living.”
Jesus said, “I came that they
may have life, and have it abundantly” and “I have said these
things to you so that my joy
may be in you, and that your
joy may be complete.” Celebrate this offer of Jesus’ and
claim ways of greater living
through song, worship, study,
prayer, gentle movement, writing and art.
The retreat is free and everyone is encouraged to bring
a friend. Snacks as well as
lunch will be provided. Both
veterans of past retreats and
newcomers are welcome.
To sign up, call the church
office at 935-2100 by Thursday, July 28. Grace Presbyterian Church is located at 2100
Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut
Creek (turn right as you exit
Rossmoor onto Tice Valley
Boulevard).
Light for Others Catholic
Group to discuss Pope
Francis’ ‘Joy of Love’
Fellowship and light refreshments
Light for Others Catholic Group presents two topics for
discussion on Sunday, July 24, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in the Vista
Room at Hillside.
Learn about the new post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation,
“Amoris Laetitia” (Joy of Love) by Pope Francis. Why did
this document come out now? What does it say? Is there anything new to Catholic doctrine? Those who find the reports
in secular media confusing might find this talk enlightening.
The event will also focus on “The Seven Pillars of Catholic Spirituality,” a video by Matthew Kelly, who will help
viewers rediscover the true meaning of life and revitalize
their spiritual life. This one-hour video is for anyone who is
not sure where Catholicism fits into their life or has questions
about the faith.
Enjoy fellowship and light refreshments after the presentations. Catholic publications and resource materials will also
be available to take home and share with others.
For information, call Nel Aguas at 984-5552.
Assistance League invites all
to prospective member coffee
The Assistance League of
Diablo Valley will hold a prospective member coffee on
Wednesday, Aug. 10, at 9:30
a.m.
Since 1967, the Assistance
League, a nonprofit volunteer
organization, has improved
lives in the community through
hands-on programs.
The Assistance League is
pursuing prospective members
who would enjoy preparing
new clothing for elementary
schoolchildren to promote a
more successful educational
experience, performing educational puppet shows for schoolchildren, reading to second
grade students or helping in
supplying emergency clothing,
food and supplies to those in
crisis.
Two recently formed philanthropic programs concern
implementing art in the classroom and staffing the Listen
Program, which helps students
with reading skills. Two other
programs address the needs of
seniors.
Its primary fundraiser is
the Way Side Inn Thrift Shop,
located at 3521 Golden Gate
Way in Lafayette.
To attend the coffee an for
the meeting location, call the
Assistance League at 9340901 no later than Wednesday,
July 31. For information about
the Assistance League, visit
the website at www.diablovalley.assistanceleague.org.
Find the labyrinth
From Rossmoor Parkway,
turn on to Saklan Indian
Drive. Go up past the Eagle
Ridge sign. From the sign,
the entrance is about 2/10ths
of a mile. The entrance is
on the right where there is a
paved fire road with a chain
blocking driver access. Follow the signs. It is a short
walk up the fire road to the
labyrinth. It is under the oak
trees at the top of the hill on
the right.
7B
Shalom Club hosts dinner and movie
This month’s Shalom Club’s event will be
held on Tuesday, July 19, starting at 5:30 p.m.
in the Fireside Room at the Peacock patio area.
The evening begins with a box dinner, followed at 7 p.m. with a showing of “Hava Nagila,” a film that endures as “an immediate connection to tradition and community.” With lyrics that speak of rejoicing through Jewish history, the song has been the best and most defiant
answer to oppression and misery. The movie is
open to the entire Rossmoor community.
The box dinner will be catered by Sunrise
Bistro. Each dinner will consist of a sandwich,
side dish and dessert. Choose from tuna, turkey
or a vegetarian dinner. Cold drinks will be sup-
plied. The cost is $12 per person and the cutoff
date to order is Friday, July 15.
Mail checks (with dinner choice indicated on
check) to Ed Goldberg, 888 Terra California #4,
Walnut Creek, or drop it off at the Shalom box
at Gateway. Make checks payable to Shalom
Club of Rossmoor. For information, contact
Sheila Levinsky at 448-2064.
Shalom Club was formed as a social gathering place for the Rossmoor Jewish community
to meet new and old friends and enjoy multiple activities. For information about the club,
call Larry Silver at 954-8823. Visit www.rossmoorshalom.com for all club information and
planned events for the coming year.
Grace Presbyterian to hold ice cream social
Join familiar faces and
newcomers, sing your favorite
hymns and enjoy an ice cream
sundae on Sunday, July 24, at
3 p.m., when Grace Presbyterian Church in Walnut Creek
will hold an old-fashioned Ice
Cream Social and Hymn Sing.
The fun event combines
nourishment for the soul as well
as food for the palate. Come
and share a favorite hymn for
everyone to sing together.
James D. (Jim) Ford
February 2, 1938 – June 24, 2016
Jim Ford died peacefully at home, surrounded
by loved ones, on June 24,
2016, after a brave three
year battle with cancer.
Jim was born in Phoenix,
AZ and raised in Kingman,
AZ. He graduated from
Mohave County Union
High School and received
his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of
Arizona in 1960. At the University, Jim was a member
of Delta Chi fraternity and
lettered in gymnastics. He was an avid wildcat and supported the U of A sports teams with great enthusiasm.
After graduation, Jim moved to El Paso, TX and
worked for George S. Thomson Company. In 1967 he
moved his family to Scottsdale, AZ. He worked for Motorola and was GM of the Scottsdale office of Swanson
Engineering and Mfg. for several years before beginning a 28 year career at Bechtel Corporation in 1981. At
Bechtel, he was a principal control systems engineer in
the Mining and Metals Division. Jim was experienced
in project engineering and supervision on electrical and
control systems for mining, metallurgical and minerals
processing facilities including control system design experience on projects with distributed control systems and
Programmable Logic Controller. He worked on copper
concentrators, smelters, refineries, alumina, aluminum,
gold, nickel and cement projects in various United States
cities, Peru, Chile, Quebec, Turkey, Ireland and Indonesia. Jim was a registered professional engineer in California and a senior member of the Instrument Society of
America. He loved his work and valued his relationships
with colleagues.
Jim and his wife Sonya moved to Rossmoor in 2009
from San Francisco. He served as president of the Domino and Bocce Clubs and for several years was maintenance chairman for Mutual 48.
Jim was the ultimate family man. He coached Little
League and girls’ softball and loved to play games with
his children and grandchildren. He cherished time with
family and friends.
Jim is survived by his wife Sonya, son Scott Ford,
daughters Jamie Thorpe (Rick) and Holly McClure
(Mark), grandchildren Nicole, Blake and Brian Thorpe,
Madison and Taylor McClure and his brother Jerry Ford.
A celebration of Jim’s life will be held on July 25 at
2 p.m. in the Fireside Room of the Gateway Clubhouse,
1001 Golden Rain Road in Rossmoor.
Memorial gifts may be sent to the American Cancer
Society, www.cancer.org/donate or the Hospice of the
East Bay, 3470 Buskirk Avenue, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523.
PAID OBITUARY
Grace music director Karen
Hastings-Flegel will also introduce a few hymns and stories. The fun continues in the
Fireside Room, where vanilla
ice cream and toppings will be
provided.
Grace Presbyterian Church
is located at 2100 Tice Valley
Blvd., Walnut Creek. For questions, contact office manager
Judy Williams at 935-2100 or
email gracepreschurchwc@
gmail.com.
Edward Claflin Thayer
Edward Claflin Thayer
died peacefully in his sleep
on June 25, 2016, after battling a long illness. He was
born on April 11, 1930 in
Brooklyn, NY, to T. Redmond Thayer and Louise
Little Thayer. He studied
at Poly Prep Country Day
School in Brooklyn and
then at Harvard College,
receiving a BA degree in
1951, followed by an MBA
from Harvard Business
School in 1956. The Navy brought him to the West
Coast, where he served 3 years on active duty as a supply
officer and retired in the rank of Commander in 1976
after 20 years of service in the Reserves. Ed’s business
career included 8 years in marketing with Standard Oil
of CA, followed by 20 years with Wells Fargo Bank of
San Francisco, from which he retired in 1980 as the VP
of Trust Real Estate. Ed, who always liked to keep busy,
continued working after retirement as a real estate broker
and for the US Census Bureau.
He married Harriet Whitman Lee in 1956 and settled
in Berkeley, CA. Ed and Harriet had two daughters, Lisa
Thayer (deceased) and Nina Thayer. In 1973, Ed married
Marcia Jones, and they had daughter Elizabeth Thayer.
He was the oldest of four boys and is survived by his
brothers, A. Bronson Thayer (Tampa, FL.); Thomas B.
Thayer (Kingston ON, Canada, and Las Vegas, NV); and
James L. Thayer (Lawrence, NY and Stuart, FL), as well
as his wife, Marcia, and daughters Nina and Elizabeth.
Ed is also survived by his granddaughter, Pepper Matlock,
the joy of his life, who loved nothing more than sharing
an ice cream with her grandpa.
Ed was a 50-year Berkeley resident before moving
to Rossmoor, Walnut Creek, for the last 4 years of his
life. He enjoyed many social and outdoor activities and
belonged to a variety of organizations, including the
Harvard Club of San Francisco, where he served as president, the Bohemian Club of San Francisco, The Claremont Club of Oakland, and the Berkeley Ski Club. Ed
felt what he called “a little boy’s joy” in the snow and
loved spending time with his family at their Lake Tahoe
condo, where he skied into his 80’s. The yearly brothers’
ski weekend was an event he always looked forward to,
during which all of his brothers and their kids gathered
to ski and visit.
The family would like to thank Sutter Hospice for
their end-of-life care. In memory of Ed, please do a favor
for someone and hug the ones you love. A celebration of
Ed’s life will take place on Saturday, July 30, at 3 p.m. at
the Northbrae Community Church in Berkeley, CA.
Paid Obituary
8B
D=Dollar Clubhouse G=Gateway Clubhouse EC=Event Center H=Hillside Clubhouse MPR=Multipurpose Room DV=Del Valle C=Creekside
POOL AND FITNESS CENTER HOURS
ALL POOLS OPEN
DEL VALLE POOL is open from 6 a.m. to 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. on Saturday and Sunday.
DOLLAR POOL is open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Dollar closes for cleaning until 1 p.m. on
Wednesdays.
HILLSIDE POOL is open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily but closes for cleaning until 1 p.m. on Tuesdays
only. Family swim is at Hillside Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There is no family swim on Tuesdays.
FITNESS CENTER is open Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday
and Sunday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
INFORMATION: Fitness Center, call 988-7850. Pools, call 988-7854.
ROSSMOOR LIBRARY HOURS
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from noon to 4 p.m.
Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Thursday, July 14
TIMEEVENT.............................
6 a.m.
Circuit Class......................
7 a.m.
Luk Tung Kuen...................
7 a.m.
Mat Pilates Int/Adv..............
8 a.m.
Pickleball Open Play Int........
8:30 a.m. Aerobic Dance...................
8:30 a.m. Tai Chi Caar......................
9 a.m.
Open Bocce Play.................
9 a.m.
Masters Swim....................
9 a.m.
Stitchers..........................
9 a.m.
Open Workshop..................
9:30 a.m. Zumba Club......................
10 a.m.
Qi Gong CAAR Club.............
10 a.m.
TLC Yoga..........................
11 a.m.
Pickleball Open Play Novice...
11 a.m.
Mat Science......................
11 a.m.
Light Strength....................
11 a.m.
BBQ On Peacock Plaza.........
Noon
Osteoporosis Exercise..........
1 p.m.
Movie..............................
1 p.m.
Writers Club Meeting...........
1 p.m.
Partnership Bridge..............
1 p.m.
Beginning Oil And Acrylic......
1:30 p.m. Parkinson Group.................
1:30 p.m. Pickleball Club Play.............
2 p.m.
Beg / Int. Line Dance...........
2 p.m.
Int. Tap Dance...................
2:30 p.m. Chinese Folk Dance.............
4 p.m.
Modern Gentlemen Concert....
4 p.m.
Writers Group....................
4 p.m.
Movie..............................
5 p.m.
Strength Yoga....................
5 p.m.
Cycle Strength...................
5 p.m.
Aquacise..........................
5:30 p.m. Pickleball Open Play Adv.......
6 p.m.
Barre Fit Class...................
7 p.m.
Moving 2 Music Club...........
7 p.m.
Sing For Joy......................
7 p.m.
AA Open Discussion.............
7 p.m.
Movie..............................
7 p.m.
Duplicate Bridge ................
LOCATION........................ ORGANIZATION
Sierra Room, DV................................Rec. Dept.
Diablo Room, H..........................Luk Tung Kuen
Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
Shasta Room, DV..........Chinese/American Club
Bocce Courts, H............................... Bocce Club
Pool, H.........................Silver Bullets Swim Club
Sewing Room, G..................... Sewing Arts Club
Art Studio 2, G........................... Art Association
Sierra Room, DV............Chinese/American Club
Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
Peacock Plaza, G................................Rec. Dept.
Peacock Hall, G..................................Rec. Dept.
MPR 1-2, G..................................Writers Group
Oak Room, G...........................................Bridge
Sierra Room, DV......................... Pickleball Club
Diablo Room, H................................Line Dance
Tahoe Room, EC................................Rec. Dept.
Pool, DV.............................................Rec. Dept.
MPR 3, G....................................... Sing For Joy
Garden Room, D................................Rec. Dept.
Oak Room, G.......................... Bridge, Duplicate
Friday, July 15
TIMEEVENT.............................
6 a.m.
Group Cycle......................
6 a.m.
Walk In The Gym................
7 a.m.
Abs / Back........................
7 a.m.
Luk Tung Kuen...................
7:30 a.m. Rhythmrobics....................
8 a.m.
8 a.m.
Deep Water Aerobics...........
8:30 a.m. Men’s Excerise...................
8:45 a.m. Strength...........................
9 a.m.
Keeping Fit Club.................
9 a.m.
Beg. Duplicate Game...........
9 a.m.
Quilters...........................
10 a.m.
Muscle Movers..................
10 a.m.
Flexible Yoga....................
10 a.m.
Pickleball Club Play.............
10 a.m.
Movie..............................
10 a.m.
Water Exercise...................
10:30 a.m. Cribbage Play....................
11 a.m.
Adv. Line Dance.................
11:15 a.m. Joint Efforts......................
Vista Room, H.............................Luk Tung Kuen
Pool, H...............................................Rec. Dept.
MPR 1-2, G...................... Men’s Exercise Group
Pool, DV.............................................Rec. Dept.
MPR 2, G..................................... Cribbage Club
Aerobics Room, DV..........................Line Dance
Pool, DV.............................................Rec. Dept.
11:45 a.m. Gentle Yoga......................
Noon
Mah Jong.........................
12:15 p.m. Twinges in the Hinges..........
12:30 p.m. Songs with Mil & Fil............
12:30 p.m. Chess Play........................
1 p.m.
Mat Science......................
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
Movie..............................
1 p.m.
Life Drawing.....................
1:45 p.m. Folk Dancing.....................
3:45 p.m. Chair Challenge.................
4 p.m.
Movie..............................
5 p.m.
Korean Drum & Dance..........
5:30 p.m. Restorative Yoga................
6:30 p.m. Partnership Bridge Friday......
7 p.m.
Movie..............................
7 p.m.
Aquacise..........................
7:30 p.m. B’nai Israel Service.............
9 p.m.
Movie..............................
Oak Room, G.................Chinese/American Club
Pool, DV.............................................Rec. Dept.
Redwood Room, G............................Rec. Dept.
Chess Room, D................................ Chess Club
Aerobics Room, DV........ Korean American Club
Oak Room, G.......................Bridge, Partnership
Pool, DV.............................................Rec. Dept.
Vista Room, H....................................Bnai Israel
Saturday, July 16
TIMEEVENT.............................
6 a.m.
Walk In The Gym................
8 a.m.
Basketball Club..................
9 a.m.
Ballroom with Style.............
9 a.m.
Duplicate Bridge Education....
10 a.m.
Movie..............................
10 a.m.
Domino Play.....................
10 a.m.
Chess Play........................
10:30 a.m. Active Yoga.......................
11 a.m.
Kettlebell Class..................
Noon
Noon
Ballroom with Style.............
Noon
Duplicate Bridge Sat............
1 p.m.
Movie..............................
1 p.m.
Card Playing.....................
1 p.m.
Aquacise..........................
2 p.m.
2:30 p.m. Moving 2 Music..................
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
Movie..............................
7 p.m.
Movie..............................
MPR 1-2, G....................................Domino Club
MPR 1, G.......................................Canasta Club
Pool, DV.............................................Rec. Dept.
Aerobics Room, DV................ Moving To Music
Sunday, July 17
TIMEEVENT............................. LOCATION........................ ORGANIZATION
9 a.m.
Siloam Community Church..... Vista Room, H..........Siloam Community Church
10 a.m.
St. Luke’s Sunday Service..... Diablo Room, H......................St. Luke’s Church
10 a.m.
Chess Play........................ Chess Room, D................................ Chess Club
10:30 a.m. Sun. Service - Hope Lutheran. Fireside Room, G...............................Rec. Dept.
11 a.m.
Sunday Service.................. Peacock Hall, G.... Tice Valley Methodist Church
Noon
Mindful Mat Floor Stretch...... Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
Noon
Progressive Rummy............ Garden Room, D......... Progr. Rummy/Shanghai
1 p.m.
Chair Sit & Stretch.............. Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
1 p.m.
Round Dance .................... Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
4 p.m.
Movie.............................. Peacock Hall, G..................................Rec. Dept.
7 p.m.
Movie.............................. Peacock Hall, G..................................Rec. Dept.
Monday, July 18
TIMEEVENT.............................
6 a.m.
Group Cycle......................
6 a.m.
Walk In The Gym................
7 a.m.
Luk Tung Kuen...................
7 a.m.
Abs / Back........................
7:30 a.m. Rhythmrobics....................
8 a.m.
Deep Water Aerobics...........
8:30 a.m. Tai Chi CAAR.....................
8:45 a.m. Strength...........................
9 a.m.
Keeping Fit Club.................
9 a.m.
Open Play Bocce.................
9 a.m.
Masters Swim....................
9 a.m.
Open Studio......................
10 a.m.
Muscle Movers..................
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
Therapeutic Yoga................
10 a.m.
Water Exercise...................
11 a.m.
Light Strength....................
11 a.m.
11:15 a.m. Joint Efforts......................
Noon
TRX - Sgt..........................
Noon
Needleworkers...................
12:30 p.m. Duplicate Bridge Mon...........
1 p.m.
Mat Science......................
Pool, H...............................................Rec. Dept.
Art Studio 1-2, G........................ Art Association
Pool, DV.............................................Rec. Dept.
Pool, DV.............................................Rec. Dept.
Pool, DV.............................................Rec. Dept.
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.
1 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
2 p.m.
2 p.m.
3 p.m.
3 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6 p.m.
6:15 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Walk In The Gym................
Parkinson Group.................
Beginning Tap Dance...........
Italian Cultural Grp..............
Happy Hoofers Tap Dance......
Hula Club.........................
Basketball Club..................
Monthly Meeting ................
Foreign Film.....................
Flexible Yoga....................
Kickboxing........................
Round Dance ....................
Poker - Dealer’s Choice........
Ballroom Dance.................
Domino Play.....................
Square Dance ...................
AA Meeting.......................
Italian Movie ....................
Aquacise..........................
Shasta Room, DV................ Happy Hoofers Tap
Vista Room, H...........................Italian American
Mulligan Room, C......... Horse Enthusiasts Club
Diablo Room, H.......... Rossmoor Round Dance
Pine Room, H....................................Rec. Dept.
Oak Room, G.................................Domino Club
Diablo Room, H................... Square Dance Club
Vista Room, H....................................Rec. Dept.
Peacock Hall, G.........................Italian American
Pool, DV.............................................Rec. Dept.
Tuesday, July 19
TIMEEVENT.............................
6 a.m.
Circuit Class......................
7 a.m.
Luk Tung Kuen...................
7 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m. Aerobic Dance...................
8:30 a.m. Tai Chi CAAR.....................
9 a.m.
Real Estate.......................
9 a.m.
Pinochle Play Tues..............
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
Water Color.......................
9:30 a.m. Zumba Club......................
9:30 a.m. Sing For Joy......................
10 a.m.
Tai Chi Chih Beginning.........
10 a.m.
10:30 a.m. Silver Swans Ballet Club.......
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
Gentle Yoga......................
11 a.m.
Bonnie Weiss....................
11:15 a.m. Tai Chi Chih Continuing.........
12:15 p.m. Active Yoga.......................
12:30 p.m. Party Bridge......................
12:30 p.m. Duplicate Bridge Tues..........
1 p.m.
Acrylic Oil Interm/Adv..........
1:30 p.m. Walk In The Gym................
2 p.m.
Hot Flashers Tap Dance........
4 p.m.
Social Dance.....................
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
Foreign Film.....................
5 p.m.
Stretch Yoga......................
5 p.m.
Aquacise..........................
5:30 p.m. Kettlebell Class..................
6:30 p.m. Partnership Bridge .............
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Supervised Bridge Play ........
MPR 2, G................ Pinochle Men’s & Women’s
MPR 1, G....................................... Sing For Joy
Diablo Room, H...................... Tai Chi Chih Club
Diablo Room, H...................... Tai Chi Chih Club
Card Room 1, D..............................Party Bridge
Diablo Room, H.....................Social Dance Club
Pool, DV.............................................Rec. Dept.
Oak Room, G.......................Bridge, Partnership
MPR 1-2, G........................... Supervised Bridge
Wednesday, July 20
TIMEEVENT............................. LOCATION........................ ORGANIZATION
6 a.m.
Group Cycle...................... Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
6 a.m.
Walk In The Gym................ Sierra Room, DV................................Rec. Dept.
7 a.m.
Luk Tung Kuen................... Diablo Room, H..........................Luk Tung Kuen
7 a.m.
Abs / Back........................ Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
7:30 a.m. Rhythmrobics.................... Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
8 a.m.
Pickleball Open Play Novice... Sierra Room, DV................................Rec. Dept.
8 a.m.
Deep Water Aerobics........... Pool, H...............................................Rec. Dept.
8:45 a.m. Strength........................... Aerobics Room, DV...........................Rec. Dept.
9 a.m.
Keeping Fit Club................. Shasta Room, DV..............................Rec. Dept.
9 a.m.
Open Play Bocce................. Bocce Courts, H............................... Bocce Club
9 a.m.
Open Workshop Chinese Brush. Art Studio 1, G........................... Art Association
9 a.m.
Knitters Group...................
9 a.m.
Drawing...........................
9:30 a.m. Duplicate Bridge.................
10 a.m.
Muscle Movers..................
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
Tai Chi Chaun....................
10 a.m.
Chess Play........................
10 a.m.
Water Exercise...................
11 a.m.
Rotary Luncheon................
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
Qi Gong...........................
11 a.m.
Gentle Yoga......................
11:15 a.m. Joint Efforts......................
Noon
TRX Sgt...........................
1 p.m.
Walk In The Gym................
1 p.m.
1:30 p.m. Bouyant Balance.................
1:45 p.m. Folk Dancing Club...............
2 p.m.
Hula Club.........................
3:30 p.m. Chair Challenge.................
3:30 p.m. Spanish Conversation..........
3:45 p.m. Ukulele Practice.................
4:30 p.m. Tai Chi.............................
4:30 p.m. Mindful Mat......................
6 p.m.
Strength - Sgt ...................
6:30 p.m. Bunco Club 3rd Wed............
7 p.m.
Chinese Movie 3rd Wed........
7 p.m.
Aquacise..........................
9B
Pool, DV.............................................Rec. Dept.
Diablo Room, H...............................Rotary Club
Pool, DV.............................................Rec. Dept.
Pool, DV.............................................Rec. Dept.
Oak Room, G...........................................Bridge
Pool, DV.............................................Rec. Dept.
Bunker Room, C................................. La Charla
Las Trampas, H............. Rossmoor Ukulele Club
Diablo Room, H.............Chinese/American Club
Oak Room, G............. Bunco Club Of Rossmoor
Peacock Hall, G..............Chinese/American Club
Pool, DV.............................................Rec. Dept.
Thursday, July 21
TIMEEVENT.............................
6 a.m.
Circuit Class......................
7 a.m.
Luk Tung Kuen...................
7 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m. Aerobic Dance...................
8:30 a.m. Tai Chi CAAR.....................
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
Masters Swim....................
9 a.m.
Stitchers..........................
9 a.m.
Open Workshop..................
9:30 a.m. Zumba Club......................
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
TLC Yoga..........................
10 a.m.
Landscape Committee..........
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
Mat Science......................
11 a.m.
Light Strength....................
Noon
Osteoporosis Exercise..........
1 p.m.
Movie..............................
1 p.m.
Writers Club Meeting...........
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
Beginning Oil And Acrylic......
1:30 p.m. Parkinson Group.................
2 p.m.
Beg / Int. Line Dance...........
2 p.m.
Int. Tap Dance...................
2:30 p.m. Chinese Folk Dance.............
3 p.m.
Hearing Loss Support Grp......
4 p.m.
Writers Group....................
4 p.m.
Movie..............................
5 p.m.
Strength Yoga....................
5 p.m.
Cycle Strength...................
5 p.m.
Aquacise..........................
5:30 p.m. Pickleball Open Play Adv.......
6 p.m.
Barre Fit Class...................
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Sing For Joy......................
7 p.m.
AA Open Discussion.............
7 p.m.
Movie..............................
7 p.m.
Duplicate Bridge ................
Vista Room, H................ Sustainable Rossmoor
Oak Room, G...........................................Bridge
Diablo Room, H................................Line Dance
Pool, DV.............................................Rec. Dept.
MPR 3, G....................................... Sing For Joy
Garden Room, D................................Rec. Dept.
Excursions
E
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.
Excursion participants are assumed to be able to
manage independently. Neither the Excursion Desk nor
the trip escort can accept responsibility for residents
who cannot do so.
The Excursion Desk has the right to cancel a trip in
advance for any reason. A full refund will be given for
all-day trips cancelled by the Excursion Desk. If residents cancel their personal reservations, they are guaranteed a refund if cancelled at least 15 days before the
day-trip departure. Refunds will only be available after
that time if a ticket is able to be resold.
Times listed in the News and on the ticket are the
actual time of departure. Names will be called to board
the bus 15 minutes prior to this time. For information,
call 988-7731.
FROM THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT
DAY TRIPS.....
WALT DISNEY MUSEUM and Presidio
Wednesday, July 20
Moderate walking
Take a journey into the life and legacy of animation legend Walt Disney at the Walt Disney Family Museum in San
Francisco’s Presidio. With a docent-led tour, learn about
Walt Disney’s life, his creativity and the innovations he
brought to his art. Throughout the exhibits, visitors will
see rare film clips, concept art, scripts, musical scores
and cameras that Disney and his staff used in creating his
characters and films. Enjoy a hosted lunch at the Presidio
Café. Lunch includes fresh baked bread, soft drinks, coffee or tea, choice of entrée (cobb salad, half Presidio club
sandwich with mixed greens or fairway cheeseburger) and
dessert.After lunch, enjoy driving through the Golden Gate
National Park area to see sights of historical significance
and natural beauty. The bus will depart Gateway at 8:45
a.m. and return at 4:30 p.m. The cost is $80.
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
Tuesday, July 26
Extensive walking
Be one of the first to discover the transformed and expanded Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco (SFMOMA). The new 10-story expansion seamlessly integrates
with the original Mario Botta-designed building. The expansion includes 170,000 square feet of new and renovated indoor and outdoor galleries tailored to the collection,
enabling SFMOMA to display more of its outstanding holdings of modern and contemporary artworks. On display
are 19 special exhibitions, including a curated selection
of 260 postwar and contemporary works from the distinguished Doris and Donald Fisher Collection, the first
presentation of more than 600 works promised through
10B
Excursions
the museum’s Campaign for Art, cherished
favorites from SFMOMA’s permanent collection and works specially commissioned
for the new museum. Explore the museum
on your own or download a free app on a
smart phone. The app includes immersive
audio journeys through the galleries, with
brief reflections and fresh perspectives on
artworks by composers, comedians, artists, playwrights and others. Lunch is on
your own. The bus will leave Gateway at
8:45 a.m. and return at approximately 3:30
p.m. The cost is $57.
SIGHTS OF SAN FRANCISCO: SUTRO
HEIGHTS
Thursday, July 28
Moderate walking
Explore Sutro Heights in San Francisco. In 1885, self-made millionaire Adolph
Sutro created the Sutro Heights Park, an
elegant and formal public garden that covered over 20 acres in the area now known
as Land’s End. Inspired by the rugged
beauty and incredible scenery, Sutro intentionally designed the grounds to capture
the views of the Pacific Ocean, the Golden
Gate and the Marin Headlands. On this adventure, encounter the Sutro Visitor Center and the USS San Francisco Memorial.
A special treat will be lunch at the Beach
Chalet, which features a view of the ocean.
The bus will leave Gateway at 8:45 a.m.
and return at 3:30 p.m. The cost is $85.
SUTRO HEIGHTS PARK
DAY ON THE BAY
Tuesday, Aug. 2
Optional moderate to extensive walking
Beat the heat and enjoy one of San Francisco’s beautiful waterfront locations - San
Francisco Ferry Building. Take a scenic
ferry from Vallejo to San Francisco (one
hour). Bridges, lighthouses, islands, superb San Francisco skyline, bay’s playful
sea lions and the scenic ferry ride provide
passengers postcard views of popular bay
attractions. Explore the San Francisco Ferry Building on your own. At one time, the
Ferry Building was the heart of San Francisco, and the second busiest transit terminal in the world. Bridges took their toll on
the ferries, alterations ruined the interior,
and a freeway cut it off from the rest of the
city. In 2003, renovation of the San Francisco Ferry Building was completed after
an extensive four-year effort. In public-private collaboration, the landmark building
was redeveloped as a mixed-use property
with a world-class public food market on
the ground floor and premier quality view
office space on the upper floors. Be sure to
visit Ferry Plaza farmers’ market for their
fresh produce. There will be plenty of free
time to eat lunch, roam through the building or sit out and enjoy the view. The bus
will leave Gateway at 9:15 a.m. and return
at 3:30 p.m. The cost is $44.
AMERICAN CRAFT SHOW AT
FORT MASON SAN FRANCISCO
Friday, Aug. 5
Extensive walking
This trip offers a chance to get creative,
as top artisans and industry experts will let
visitors get up-close to the creative process at American Craft Show in San Francisco. More than 225 top contemporary
jewelry, clothing, furniture and home décor
artists from across the country will gather
under one roof. This show offers a chance
to touch, feel and explore high-quality
American craft and meet the makers behind the fabulous work. This is the largest
juried craft show west of the Rockies – a
must-attend for craft lovers. The bus leaves
Carmel-by-the-Sea’s whimsical archiGateway at 8:30 a.m. and will return around tecture, inspired by Arthur Rackham’s illus4 p.m. The cost is $48.
trations for children’s fairytales, will provide a unique setting for the Carmel-by-theTHE NEW MIKADO PRESENTED BY THE
Sea Concours on the Avenue. This event is
LAMPLIGHTERS
a part of 10-day collector car gathering on
Saturday, Aug. 6, at 2 p.m.
Monterey Peninsula, celebrating the finest
in automotive design and engineering. CarMinimal walking
mel-by-the-Sea’s world-famous Ocean AvThe Lamplighters’ present “The New enue will be closed to traffic and 16 blocks
Mikado - Una Commedia Musicale!” at the of downtown will be filled with collector
Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek. cars and related motorized fun. A fascinatIn a time when flirting was a capital offense, ing mix of American and foreign cars (well
a handsome wandering minstrel has fall- over 175) will be showcased in front of a
en in love with the beautiful fiancée to the backdrop of charming shops, critically acrecently appointed Lord High Executioner. claimed restaurants and numerous gallerChaos, desperation and comical mayhem ies. Join other residents on this leisure trip
ensue in classic Gilbert & Sullivan style, to Carmel. The bus will depart Gateway at
with impromptu marriages, substitute ex- 9 a.m. and return around 7 p.m. The cost
ecutionees, forged death certificates and is $48.
the revelation of a prince in disguise. This
comic satire is aimed at the timeless and GIANTS VS METS
universal frailties of shared human nature, Sunday, Aug. 21
as told through Gilbert and Sullivan’s hilarModerate walking
ious plot line, ingenious dialogue, memorable characters and gorgeous music. This
Don’t miss a chance to see the always
new production will be moved from the exciting National League Western Division
traditional setting of a fictitious Japanese leading San Francisco Giants take on the
village to a re-imagined Renaissance Italy, reigning National League Champion New
the home of rapid cultural exchange, sci- York Mets at AT&T Park. This game beentific advancement and artistic creativity. tween the Giants and Mets is sure to be
The production will be changed visually to full of drama and thrills. The Giants are
reflect the new setting and a minimal num- expected to have another excellent season
ber of necessary edits will be made to the this year after their remarkable race to a
names and dialogue, but this classic mas- strong finish last season. The team is led
terpiece will otherwise remain intact. The by players such as Madison Bumgarner,
Rossmoor Transportation Department will Brandon Belt, Joe Panik and the “The Face
provide free transportation for the first 18 of MLB” Buster Posey. The New York Mets
participants. The cost is $45.
have a powerful pitching staff led by Matt
Harvey, Noah Syndergaard and Jacob dePACIFICA AND MYSTERY CASTLE
Grom. The team has a potent offense with
Sunday, Aug. 7
sluggers such as Yoenis Cespedes and Curtis Granderson. Enjoy watching the game
Moderate walking
from the Virgin America Club Level seats
Located just minutes south of San (section 231) AT&T Park in San Francisco.
Francisco, Pacifica has the natural beauty The bus will leave at 11:15 a.m. and return
and serenity that attracts travelers to this at approximately 5:30 p.m. The cost is $117.
coastal gem for more than 100 years. Tour
Pacifica’s very own castle. This unique SAUSALITO
building is certainly part of the Bay Area’s Wednesday, Aug. 24
colorful history. It was built in the wake
Moderate to extensive walking
of the 1906 earthquake as a family refuge
away from San Francisco. In 1959 Sam
Take a day off and enjoy the cool ocean
Mazza, a theater painter/decorator for 20th breeze and the ambience of Sausalito -- the
Century Fox, purchased the castle and cre- unique Bay Area gem. Known for its natural
ated a museum of theater décor with art- beauty and breathtaking views, Sausalito
work and decorative items that had been is a highlight visited throughout the year.
used in films and on stage. Enjoy a hosted Galleries, shops, top quality restaurants
lunch at the Nick’s Restaurant located on will enhance the visit even more so. Wonthe Rockaway Beach. The bus will depart der around town and explore on your own.
Gateway at 8:45 a.m. and return around 4 There will be an optional opportunity to visp.m. The cost is $90.
it the Bay Model for a self-guided tour. Bay
Model is an education center administered
“NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT”
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that
Saturday, Aug. 13
hosts a working hydraulic model of the San
Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San JoaModerate walking
quin River Delta System. The bus will leave
The Music Circus in Sacramento with a Gateway at 9 a.m. and return at approxitheater-in-the-round setting is a truly unique mately 4 p.m. The cost is $34.
musical theatre experience. Each summer
the Music Circus series features new productions of classic musicals with the most
talented professional actors. Set in the
1920s, “Nice Work If You Can Get It” is the
story of charming and wealthy playboy Jimmy Winter, who meets rough female bootlegger Billie Bendix the weekend of his wedding. Jimmy, who has been married three (or
is it four?) times before, is preparing to marry Eileen Evergreen, a self-obsessed modern
dancer. Thinking Jimmy and Eileen will be
sausalito
out of town, Billie and her gang hide cases of
alcohol in the basement of Jimmy’s Long Is- “THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME”
land mansion. But when Jimmy, his wife-to- Sunday, Aug. 27
be and her prohibitionist family show up at
the mansion for the wedding, Billie and her
Minimal walking
cohorts pose as servants, causing hijinks
Travel to the Music Circus in Sacramengalore. A smash hit on Broadway in 2012,
to for a unique theatrical experience. Each
this song-and-dance spectacular features
summer the Music Circus series features
the music of George and Ira Gershwin with
new productions of classic musicals. Ingreatest American standards ever sung like
spired by Victor Hugo’s novel, “The Hunch“Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” “I’ve Got
back of Notre Dame,” this production feaa Crush on You” and “Someone to Watch
tures music by Alan Menken (Disney’s “The
Over Me.” Enjoy a hosted dinner at a local
Little Mermaid,” “Beauty and the Beast”)
restaurant after the show. The bus will leave
and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (“Wicked,”
Gateway at noon and return at 7:30 p.m. The
“Pippin”). With a lush score and beautiful
cost is $120.
choral arrangements, the musical is a dramatic retelling of the epic but tragic love
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA CONCOURS
story and features such songs as “The Bells
ON THE AVENUE
of Notre Dame,” “Out There” and “God Help
Tuesday, Aug. 16
the Outcast.” The bus leaves Gateway at
noon and returns at 6 p.m. The cost is $97.
Extensive walking
“ED RUSCHA AND THE GREAT AMERICAN
WEST”
Thursday, Sept. 8
Extensive walking
Visit the de Young Museum in San Francisco for a docent-led tour of the “Ed Ruscha and the Great American West” exhibit.
It includes 99 works that reveal the artist’s
engagement with the American West and
its starring role in our national mythology.
Works include scenes of gasoline stations,
long an important element of Ruscha’s
work, as well as art that comments on Los
Angeles and the film industry, such as his
famous “Technicolor” images of the Hollywood sign. The exhibition also includes
works in which a word or phrase is the sole
subject, often depicted in forms that simulate poured liquids, cut ribbons or spray
paint. Ruscha continues to work at the age
of 78, and the exhibition includes prints
made as recently as 2015. The bus leaves
Gateway at 7:30 a.m. and returns around 2
p.m. Cost is $38 for museum members and
$52 for nonmembers.
NEW LISTING
“BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL”
Wednesday, Sept. 14
Minimal walking
Enjoy “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco. The winner of two Tony and one Grammy awards, “Beautiful” tells the story of the
early life and career of King. She fought her
way into the record business as a teenager
and by the time she reached her 20s, had
the husband of her dreams and a flourishing career writing hits for the biggest acts
in rock ’n’ roll. But it wasn’t until her personal life began to crack that she finally
managed to find her true voice. “Beautiful”
tells the inspiring true story of King’s rise to
stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to
her relationship with fellow writers Cynthia
Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of
the most successful solo acts in popular
music history. The musical includes beloved songs written by Carole King/Gerry
Goffin and Cynthia Weil/Barry Mann, such
as “I Feel the Earth Move,” “(You Make Me
Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” “You’ve Got
a Friend” and the title song, “Beautiful.”
The bus leaves Gateway at 12:15 p.m. and
returns around 6 p.m. Cost (for center orchestra seats) is $120.
NEW LISTING
“IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU”
Saturday, Sept. 17, at 2:30 p.m.
Minimal Walking
Lesher Center for the Arts REPertory
Company presents “It Shoulda Been You,”
a charming, funny and original new musical featuring a wedding day when anything
that can go wrong does and love pops up
in mysterious places. The bride is Jewish.
The groom is Catholic. And though neither
clan exactly approves of the other, they’re
willing to grin and bear it to get through the
duo’s big day. Then the bride’s ex-boyfriend
arrives, bringing the wedding to a screeching halt and throwing both families into
hysterical chaos. Plots are hatched, promises broken, secrets exposed – it’s enough
to make the most experienced wedding
planner throw up his hands and say “holy
matrimony!” The Rossmoor Transportation
Department will provide free transport for
the first 18 participants. Cost is $36.
EXTENDED TRIPS.
THE BEST IN THE WEST
NUGGET RIB COOK-OFF IN RENO
Aug. 30 through Sept. 1
Enjoy a fun-filled getaway to Reno.
First stop will be at Boomtown to play
and have no-host lunch ($5 cash and $5
food coupons will be provided). Accommodations in Reno will be at the Eldorado in downtown Reno. In the evening,
af ter a hosted buf fet dinner, enjoy the
performance of the current show in the
showroom. The nex t morning, travel to
Excursions
Sparks for “The Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-of f.” Smell the aromas of
ribs as two dozen of the world’s top rib
cookers compete for the big prize. There
will be time for lunch on your own. On
the way back to California, stop at Red
Hawk Casino ($10 slot play included).
The cost per person, double occupancy,
is $285 ($335 for single) and includes
two nights’ deluxe lodging, three meals
(two breakfasts and 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.
NEW ENGLAND RAILS AND TRAILS
Sept. 30 through Oct. 7
Be charmed by the colors of New England on this eight-day tour that goes from
the heart of historic Boston to the farms,
coast and mountains of New Hampshire
and Vermont.
Tour highlights:
• Boston city tour
• Faneuil Hall Market
• North Conway
• Mount Washington Cog Railway
• Conway Scenic Railroad
• Kancamagus Highway
• Quechee Gorge (Vermont’s Little Grand
Canyon)
• Billings Farm and Museum
• Shelburne Museum
• Cold Hollow Cider Mill
• Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory
• Maple Sugar Farm
• Casco bay cruise
• Old Port of Portland
• Lobster dinner
The cost per person double occupancy is $2,775 ($850 single supplement).
Included in the price: round-trip air, all
transfers, seven nights first-class hotel accommodations, 11 meals (seven
breakfasts and four dinners), touring per
itinerary, motorcoach transportation, professional tour director, baggage handling.
A deposit of $300 per person is due with
reservation form. Detailed itinerary and
reservation forms are available at the Excursion Desk.
HOLLAND WINDMILLS AND RHINE RIVER
CASTLES EXCLUSIVE RIVER CRUISE
Oct. 7 through 17
Enjoy this exclusive cruise-tour experience featuring two nights in Lucerne and
seven nights river cruise aboard the MS
Amadeus Silver. Travel down “Old Father
Rhine,” probably Europe’s most important
waterway, from Basel to Amsterdam at the
North Sea. See the breathtaking views and
discover grand cities along the Rhine River. Savor the tastes of authentic dishes and
learn about local legends.
Tour highlights:
• Two nights hotel stay in Lucerne
• Lucerne tour
• Seven-night cruise – outside cabin
• Strasbourg tour
• Cologne tour
• Amsterdam tour
• Volendam and windmills
• Black Forest tour and cuckoo clock factory
• Basel tour
• Rudesheim tour
• Koblenz tour
• Welcome and farewell dinners
The tour includes: all transfers,
roundtrip airfare, two nights hotel stay
in Lucerne, seven nights cruise in deluxe
outside cabin, 22 meals (nine breakfasts,
six lunches and seven dinners), local wine
with dinners, sightseeing per itinerary, onboard entertainment, professional tour and
cruise manager, baggage handling and port
charges. Prices start at $4,795 per person
double occupancy and vary based on the
cabin category. A deposit of $500 per person is due with application. Stop by the Excursion Desk for a complete itinerary and
pricing information.
“THE PRODUCERS” IN RENO
October 24 through 26
Travel over the Sierra Nevada Mountains to Reno. First stop will be at Boomtown to play and have lunch ($10 slot play
included). Accommodations in Reno will
be at the Silver Legacy, downtown Reno,
which is connected to the Circus Circus
and the Eldorado. Next day visit John Ascuaga’s Nugget with free time to gamble
and eat ($5 cash and $5 food vouchers
are included). In the evening, after a hosted buffet dinner, enjoy the performance of
the Broadway’s smash hit musical “The
Producers.” Based on the Academy Award
winning film, this Mel Brooks masterpiece
chronicles the adventures of washed-up
Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his
mild-mannered accountant Leo Bloom as
they scheme to get rich quick by producing
the most notorious flop in the history of
showbiz. The “Producers” features a mix
of eccentric characters and show-stopping
songs including “I Want to be a Producer,”
“When You Got It, Flaunt It,” “Prisoners of
Love” and “Springtime for Hitler.” On the
way back to California, stop at Red Hawk
Casino ($10 slot play included). The cost
per person, double occupancy, is $295
($350 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 $50 (check
only) is due with application. Itinerary and
reservation forms are available at the Excursion Desk.
SOuthern CALifornia MUSEUMS,
LIBRARIES AND THEATER
Nov. 6 through 11
Travel to Southern California with American Stage Tours to explore many interesting sites, including the Getty Center and
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and
Museum.
Tour highlights:
• Dinner and show at Candlelight Pavilion
Theater
• Disney Concert Hall tour
• Autry National Center
• City walk
• The Getty Center
• Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
• Dinner and show at Roger Rocka’s Dinner
Theater
• Hilmar Cheese Factory
• Sciabica & Son’s Olive Oil Company
The cost is $1,195 per person, double
occupancy, and $1,525 for a single. The
tour includes five nights deluxe lodging,
seven meals, sightseeing per itinerary, luggage handling, motorcoach transportation,
taxes and gratuities. A deposit of $200
per person is due with reservation (check
only). Balance is due Sept. 2. Stop by the
Excursion Desk for a complete itinerary.
NEW LISTING
A SMOKY MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS
Nov. 30 to Dec. 8
Have yourself a picture-perfect Smoky
Mountain Christmas with American Stage
Tours. Enjoy the sights, sounds and smells
of the holiday season in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and Dillsboro and
Biltmore, North Carolina.
Tour highlights:
• Pigeon Forge
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Tour
• Moonshine Distillery
• Gatlinburg
• Hatfield and McCoy Christmas Disaster Dinner Show
• Smith Family Show
• Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Festival
• Titanic Museum
• Christmas Place and Bell Tower Square
• Christmas at the Smoky Mountain
Opry
• Dillsboro, NC
• Crest Mountain Dinner Show
• Biltmore Estate
• National Gingerbread House Competition
• Blue Ridge Mountain Opry Show
• Billy Graham Library
The cost per person double occupancy
is $3,395, $4,195 single. The tour includes
roundtrip air, eight nights’ deluxe lodging,
17 meals, motor coach transportation,
touring per itinerary, taxes and gratuities
and luggage handling. A deposit of $500
per person is due with reservation (check
only). Stop by the Excursion Desk for a
complete itinerary and reservation form.
Smoky Mountains Natl Park
NEW YORK CITY HOLIDAY
Dec. 2 through 6
11B
• Four nights in Manhattan
• New York City tour
• Rockefeller Center
• One World Observatory
• St. Patrick’s Cathedral
• Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
• Ground Zero (9/11 Memorial and 9/11
Museum)
• Broadway show
• Rockettes Holiday Show
• Central Park
• Holiday Lights tour
roundtrip airfare, motorcoach transportation, four nights first-class hotel accommodations, touring per itinerary, six meals
(four breakfasts, two dinners), sightseeing
per itinerary, professional tour director,
baggage handling. The cost per person,
double occupancy is $2,995 ($4,095 for a
single). A deposit of $300 is due with application. Stop by the Excursion Desk for a
complete itinerary and reservation form.
PHILADELPHIA AND AMISH COUNTRY
Enjoy the timeless traditions of Christ- CHRISTMAS
mas in the Big Apple! Watch the Rockettes Dec. 2 through 8
at Radio City Music Hall, walk in Central
Park or admire window displays along 5th
Follow the stor y of America on this
Avenue. These are just a few reasons to adventure to Philadelphia and Lancastvisit New York City during the holidays.
Special Events
T
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.
THE MODERN GENTLEMEN IN CONCERT
Thursday, July 14
The Modern Gentlemen will perform in the Tahoe Room at the Event Center at 7
p.m. The band has performed with Frankie Valli as the Four Seasons for the past 15
years. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased at the Recreation Department.
BONNIE WEISS PRESENTS
Tuesday, July 19
Bonnie Weiss will present a program titled “Comic Songs About Show Business”
at 11 a.m. in Peacock Hall at Gateway. This free program is open to all residents
and their guests.
HARMONY FUSION CHORUS CONCERT
Sunday, July 24
Harmony Fusion Chorus will perform in the Fireside Room at Gateway at 4 p.m.
This free program is open to all residents and their guests.
Movies
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MOVIE
July 14 and 15
The 2016 drama “Eddie The Eagle”
starring Taron Egorton and Hugh Jackman 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. The film is one hour and 46
minutes long and is rated PG-13. This
free program is open to all residents and
their guests.
SATURDAY MORNING ANIMATED
CLASSICS
Saturday, July 16
The 1959 animated film “Sleeping
Beauty” will be shown in Peacock Hall at
Gateway at 10 a.m. The film is one hour
and 15 minutes long and is rated G. This
their guests.
SATURDAY MOVIE
Saturday, July 16
The 1950 drama “In A Lonely Place”
starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria
Grahame 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. The film is one hour and
34 minutes long and is not rated. This
their guests.
SUNDAY FUNNIES
Sunday, July 17
The 1977 comedy “The World’s
Greatest Lover” starring Gene Wilder
and Carol Kane will be shown in Peacock Hall at Gateway at 4 and 7 p.m.
The showing at 4 p.m. will feature language captions. The film is one hour and
36 minutes long and is rated PG. This
their guests.
FOREIGN FILM
Monday and Tuesday, July 18 and 19
The 1996 French film “Ridicule” will
be shown in Peacock Hall at Gateway at
4 p.m. Both showings will feature English language captions. The film is one
hour and 43 minutes long and is rated
R. This free program is open to all residents and their guests.
12B
Excursions
er. Philadelphia, “the Birthplace of a New
Nation,” displays its rich histor y in Independence Hall, where the Declaration
of Independence and Constitution were
signed, and the Liberty Bell, an enduring
symbol of American freedom. Pennsylvania Amish Country is a picturesque landscape that must be witnessed in person
to be fully appreciated. Rolling hills with
lush grasses and crops, farms with windmills dotting the horizon and horse and
buggies sharing the road remind you that
things are simpler in Lancaster County.
Tour highlights:
• Philadelphia city tour
• Brandywine Valley
• Wheatland
• Amish farmlands and traditional dinner
• National Christmas Center
• Dinner and show at Dutch Apple Dinner
Theater
• Hershey’s Chocolate World, USA
• Cooking demonstration
roundtrip airfare, motorcoach transportation, six nights first class hotel accommodations, touring per itinerary, 10 meals (six
breakfasts, four dinners), professional tour
director, baggage handling. The cost per
person, double occupancy is $2,329 per
person ($2,729 for a single). A deposit of
$250 is due with application. Stop by the
Excursion Desk for a complete itinerary
and reservation form.
NEW YEAR’S ON THE MEXICAN RIVIERA
Dec. 30 through Jan. 9
Ring in New Year 2017 and experience
the beauty of Mexico’s golden Riviera
with Princess Cruises. This 11-day cruise
aboard the Grand Princess is a roundtrip
from San Francisco. The Mexican Riviera
is filled with rich culture, bright flavors,
scenic vistas and fun in the sun. Newly enhanced with the latest innovations, Grand
Princess continues to offer signature service: movies under the stars, Italian-inspired piazza and the sanctuary, Leaves
Tea Lounge and library.
Ports of call:
• Puerto Vallarta
• Manzanillo
• Mazatlan
• Cabo San Lucas
Included in the price: cruise aboard the
Grand 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 $2,140 per person
and var y depending on the stateroom
choice. Single rates are furnished upon
request. A deposit of $800 per person is
due to secure reservations. Final payment
is due on Oct. 7. Stop by the Excursion
Desk for a complete itinerary and prices.
VALENTINE’S DAY HAWAII CRUISE
Feb. 3 through 18, 2017
Celebrate Valentine’s Day and explore
the wonders of the Hawaiian Islands in
style. This fifteen night cruise on board the
Grand Princess is a round trip from San
Francisco.
The Grand Princes is an ideal sized ship
with a great amount of amenities, and an
itinerary that is guaranteed to please.
Ports of call:
Lahaina, Maui
Honolulu, Oahu
Hilo, Big Island
Nawiliwili, Kauai
Ensenada, Mexico
Included in the price: 15-night cruise
aboard the Grand 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. Prices start from
$2,475 per person depending on your
stateroom choice. Single rates are furnished upon request. A deposit of $980 per
person is due to secure reservations. Final
payment is due by Nov. 11, 2016. Stop by
the Excursion Desk for a complete itinerary
and prices.
per person, double occupancy is $3,099
($3,799 for a single). A deposit of $250 is
due with application. Stop by the Excursion
Desk for a complete itinerary and reservation form.
FRENCH RIVERA EXPLORER: NICE,
MONTE CARLO AND CANNES
March 21 through 29, 2017
DISCOVER PANAMA
Feb. 9 through 17, 2017
Escape the winter blues with this eightday trip to French Riviera (or Côte d’Azur)
presented by Premier World Discovery. A
health retreat in the 18th century, the area
subsequently attracted aristocrats, artists
and the 1960s “jet set.” Today it’s an established vacation destination. It includes
famously glamorous beach resorts such as
Saint-Tropez and Cannes, and the independent microstate of Monaco.
With partial transit Panama Canal Cruise
Explore the colors and natural beauty of
Panama – a land between the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans. Panama is a country where
bustling cities surround Spanish ruins, and
rainforests cradle luxury resorts.
Tour highlights:
• Gamboa Rainforest Resort
• Pacific Queen Panama Canal Cruise (partial transit)
• Panama city tour
• Embera Indigenous Village
• Miraflores Locks Visitor Center
• Anton Valley
• Chitre
• Playa Bonita
The tour includes: all transfers, roundtrip
airfare, motorcoach transportation, eight
nights first-class hotel accommodations,
touring per itinerary, 16 meals (eight
breakfasts, four lunches and four dinners),
sightseeing per itinerary, professional tour
director and baggage handling. The cost
Tour highlights:
• Seven nights at one hotel in Nice
• Nice city tour
• Chagall Museum
• Notre Dame Church
• Fragonard Perfume Factory in Grasse
• Ventimiglia and San Remo, Italy
• Monte Carlo tour
• Casino Monte Carlo
• Antibes
• Cannes
• St. Tropez
The cost per person double occupancy
is $3125 ($475 single supplement). Included in the price: round-trip air, all transfers,
seven nights first-class hotel accommodations, 10 meals (seven breakfasts, three
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 Jan. 5, 2017. Detailed itinerary and reservation forms are available at
the Excursion Desk.
Club Trips
FROM ROSSMOOR CLUBS
T
he trips listed below are sponsored by Rossmoor clubs
and organizations and not by the Recreation Department. The trips are open to all Rossmoor residents,
not just members of the 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 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..
GREAT AMERICAN WATERWAYS
Aug. 10 through 25
Contact Joyce Rodgers, 946-1645.
SOLD OUT.
Jewels of Bohemia
Contact Anne Lenkert at 254-9195.
GREAT TRAINS AND GRAND CANYONS
Oct. 9 through 14
Contact Barbara Crane at 300-3358 or barbaracrane@
aim.com. SOLD OUT.
Amazon River CRuise AND
RAIN FOREST TOUR
April 20 through 30, 2017
Contact Christine and Larry Barclay at 324-9131.
NORWEGIAN COASTAL VOYAGE AND LAPLAND
July 17 through July 31, 2017
Contact Barbara White at 295-1283
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
Oct. 5 through 19, 2017
Contact Sally Day at 300-3332.
RAILROAD CLUB TRIPS
At the request of the Railroad Club, the News lists the
following summary of upcoming Railroad Club trips. De- sleek silhouette and shimmering elegance, finds a natural
tails of each trip are in the regular Club Trip listings. Con- home in the world’s most glamorous harbors and idyllic
ports of call. The hallmarks of Crystal – service, space and
tact Ralf Parton at 256-7078 for these trips.
quality choices – have earned Crystal Symphony internaDELUXE AFRICAN WILDLIFE SAFARI
tional recognition. The cruise price begins at $5,240 (new
lower fares have been announced) and includes all meals
and entertainment onboard, all beverages including fine
Status: Just a few spaces left.
wines, specialty coffees and cocktails, complimentary dining in two specialty restaurants, access to the spa facility,
SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa, Zimbabwe,
enrichment classes, Internet access and complimentary
Namibia and Botswana
shuttle service in port. There is also a $300 per person
Oct. 21 through Nov. 12
shipboard credit included for the Rossmoor group. Additional discounts are available for members of the Crystal
REGULAR LISTINGS
Society. For information, call Gale Lydecker at 937-7748.
CACHE CREEK WITH ORT
GRATON CASINO – CITY OF HOPE
Monday, July 11
Monday, Aug. 1
Travel on a spacious bus with ORT to Cache Creek CasiJoin in the fun at Graton Casino and support cancer
no for five hours of fun and games. The bus departs Gateresearch
at the City of Hope. Stay five hours at the casino.
way at 9:30 a.m. and returns at 5:30 p.m. Casino bonus
Leave
Gateway
at 9 a.m. and return about 5:45 p.m. Play
includes $15 machines, $20 table play and $5 food coubingo
on
the
bus
for fun prizes, including a free future trip.
pon. The cost is $28 inclusive and is open to all Rossmoor
Bring
friends
and
neighbors. Casino gives $10 slot play
residents. Friends are welcome. Make checks payable to
or
$15
match
play
and $5 food credit. Graton Casino is
ORT and mail to Joyce Kearney, 2909 Ptarmigan Drive
the
region’s
newest
full-amenity gaming resort, featurNo. 2, Walnut Creek. For information, call 935-5716; if
ing
3,000
slot
machines,
144 table games and 13 dining
unavailable, call 932-8448. Email joycekearney@yahoo.
options.
For
reservations,
call Lynne Keefer at 945-7665
com. ORT’S mission is to provide the disadvantaged with
or
email
[email protected].
Send checks for $30,
skills to be economically independent. ORT (Organization
made
payable
to
the
City
of
Hope,
to
Keefer at 1830 Tice
for Rehabilitation and Training) maintains 235 schools in
Valley
Blvd.,
Walnut
Creek,
CA
94595.
60 countries, educating 300,000 students a day.
CLUB AND EXCURSION TRIP
WALT DISNEY FAMILY MUSEUM AND PRESIDIO
Wednesday, July 20
Members of the Golden State Club will join this trip
sponsored by the Recreation Department Excursion Desk.
Look for the trip listing in the Excursions listings and sign
up through Recreation.
GRAND BRITANNIA CRUISE ON THE
CRYSTAL SYMPHONY
July 23 through Aug. 6
St. Anne’s Society is sponsoring a 14-night group cruise
on the elegant Crystal Symphony for Rossmoor residents
and their guests. The cruise leaves from London and sails
the British Isles including port stops in England, Ireland
and Scotland, including stops at Guernsey, Waterford,
Liverpool, Dublin, Belfast, Isle of Skye, Orkney Islands
and Edinburgh. The legendary Crystal Symphony, with her
DELUXE AFRICAN WILDLIFE SAFARI
The Railroad Club presents the 16th annual safari. This
trip is called the “very best of Kenya.” It is custom designed for Rossmoor and fully escorted and offers personal help with the visa application. The trip includes:
• First-class Serena hotels and game lodges in Africa
• All full meals and portage throughout Africa
• Visits to four of the best national parks and game reserves and entrance fees
• Early morning and late afternoon game drives with bottled
water and guaranteed window seat in popup roof 4x4 safari vans
• Outdoor bush breakfast at a hippo pool
• Service of the Flying Doctors Society while on safari
• Tour the “Out of Africa” Karen Blixen estate and her museum
• Visits to the world renown giraffe center and elephant
orphanage
13B
Arts & Leisure
AROUND THE BAY AREA
CHRIS GARDNER presents “That’s Amore!” The
musical tribute to Dean Martin is Friday, July 22, at 7:30
p.m. at the Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive,
Walnut Creek. The program includes such hits as “Ain’t
that a Kick in the Head,” “Volare,” “Everybody Loves
Somebody” and “That’s Amore.” Tickets are available at
943-7469 or at www.lesherartscenter.
DIABLO REGIONAL ARTS ASSOCIATION
presents Jazz at the Lesher Center Saturdays, July 30 as
well as Aug. 6, 20 and 27, at 5 and 8 p.m. at the Lesher
Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek.
The series begins with the Geri Allen Quartet on July
30. Allen is a pianist, composer, educator, Guggenheim
Fellow and director of jazz studies at the University of
Pittsburgh. Other performers in the series are the Warren
Vache Quintet on Aug. 6; Arturo Sandoval on Aug. 20;
and Mark O’Connor’s Hot Swing on Aug. 27. The fourconcert series costs $125. Remaining single tickets are
$40. For tickets and information, visit www.LesherJazz.
org or call 943-7469.
FRIENDS OF THE LAFAYETTE LIBRARY present
the third annual MakerFest on Saturday, July 30, from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lafayette Library and Learning
Center, 3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd. The event celebrates
Club Trips
• Two nights at Sweetwaters Sanctuary
• Three nights at the Masai Mara game reserve
• Unforgettable views of the annual mass
migration of thousands of wildebeest and
zebras crossing the Serengeti and Mara
River with crocodiles and prides of lions
that feast on them
No safari includes this much at the low
price of $8,200 per person. Call Ralf Parton at 256-7078 for a brochure with a dayby-day itinerary and registration form.
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 special
discounts, early enrollment is recommended. 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.
SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa,
Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana
Oct. 21 through Nov. 12
This OAT trip, sponsored by the Railroad
Club of Rossmoor, limited to 16 participants, explores the animals and geography
makers, creators and the curious in the community.
There will be demonstrations of 3D printing and airpowered rocketry, among other things. For information,
call the library at 385-2280 or visit the library’s website
at http://lllcf.org. Register for this free event online at
http://tinyurl.com/makerfestLAF2016/.
JONES STREET PRODUCTIONS and the Jewish
Circle Theater present “The Gathering” July 22 through
Aug. 20 at the Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave.,
Berkeley. The playwright is Arje Shaw and the director
is Joy Carlin. The play is set against President Ronald
Reagan’s 1985 visit to a German military cemetery as a
family wrestles with the legacy of the past and how this
might affect the future. Thursday, Friday and Saturday
performances are at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets
are $35. For tickets and information, go to http://www.
thegatheringplay.com/.
LAMPLIGHTERS MUSIC THEATRE presents
the comic satire “The New Mikado” Friday through
Sunday, Aug. 5 through 7, at the Lesher Center for the
Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek. In this production
of Gilbert and Sullivan’s work, the setting is moved
from the traditional setting of a Japanese village to
Renaissance Italy. For tickets, call 943-7469 or go to
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.
2017 LISTINGS
AMAZON RIVER CRUISE AND RAIN
FOREST
April 20 through April 30, 2017
The Rossmoor Travel Club is sponsoring
an 11-day trip to the Amazon. Because it is
an OAT trip, the group will be comprised
of no more than 16 people. Beginning with
an exploration of Lima, Peru, the itinerary
will then take the group by air to Iquitos,
Peru, where they will board a twelve-cabin
river ship. The ship will wind its way along
the riverbanks of the Amazon, providing
its passengers with opportunities to watch
wildlife while enjoying great food and drink
on board. Smaller boat excursions will take
passengers through the jungle to visit a
national reserve where they can walk the
forest, canoe on a creek, and visit a local
village to learn about the spiritual healers
of the Amazon directly from a shaman.
There will be picnics, fishing, swimming
with the dolphins and visiting a ranger station where freshwater turtles are sheltered.
Much more learning and discovery will be
available, including a visit to a village in the
rain forest where the group will be introduced to the village’s way of life, have a
home hosted lunch with a local family, and
make a visit to the local school supported
by the Grand Circle Foundation. These are
only some of the highlights and activities
awaiting. The cost is reasonable at $2,995
for the trip or $3,995 with air fare included. To learn more, contact trip facilitators
Larry and Christine Barkley at 324-9131
or email Larry at larrybarclay@comcast.
www.lesherartscenter.org.
P LAYHOUSE P RODU C T IONS p r e s e n t s
“WaistWatchers the Musical,” which takes a hilarious
and lighthearted look at four women dealing with food,
friendship, love, life and sex. The show is from Aug.
3 through 28 at the nearby Del Valle Theater on the
Acalanes Adult Center campus, 1963 Tice Valley Blvd.
Tickets are $45 to $65. Call 855-448-7469 or go to www.
WaistWatchersThe Musical.com.
SOLO OPERA presents Opera in the Park on Sunday,
July 24, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Orinda Community Park
at 28 Orinda Way, Orinda. The event includes a twohour concert of opera arias, duets and ensembles by eight
professional Bay Area singers. The free event is sponsored
by the Orinda Rotary Club.
WOODMINSTER SUMMER MUSICALS presents
“Shrek the Musical” Thursday through Sunday, July 14
through 17, at 8 p.m. at the Woodminster Amphitheater
in Joaquin Miller Park, 3300 Joaquin Miller Road in
Oakland. The musical is based upon the animated film
about an ogre named Shrek. Tickets are $30 to $64.
Call 510-531-9597 or go online at www.woodminster.
com.
net. Following the main trip, the Barclays
plan on continuing on to do a post trip
to Machu Picchu and invite all members
of the group to join them. This five-night
post trip ex tension will include more
activities, another home hosted lunch,
a train ride each way and two visits to
explore Machu Picchu. The cost of the
extension is $1,595.
NORWEGIAN COASTAL VOYAGE AND
LAPLAND
July 17 through July 31, 2017
The Rossmoor Travel Club is sponsoring an unusual travel adventure. The Norwegian Coastal Voyage and Lapland is a
14-day land and cruise tour beginning in
Helsinki, Finland, with departure from San
Francisco. Travel by coastal ship and motorcoach. Lapland is known for its nature
and wilderness: the midnight sun, northern
lights, reindeers and hundreds of lakes.
Encounter the culture of the indigenous
Sami people in Finland’s Lapland region,
and then sail for five nights along the Norwegian coast, with interludes of port calls
in fishing villages. The coastal voyage concludes in Bergen, Norway. The adventure
continues to Oslo, the capital of Norway.
A tour of the city, including a visit to the
Viking Ship Museum and leisure-time, will
complete the tour. Helsinki will be the first
destination on this tour. A guided-tour of
the city will include a stop at the Market
Square; the Sibelius Monument and Senate
Square. Travel continues on a flight to Rovaniemi, then on to Ivolo. This northern village of 4,000 people is known for its winter
sports and outdoor activities in summer.
Ivolo is a gateway to Lapland. Lapland,
also called Samiland, spans northern parts
of Finland, Norway and Sweden. Discover
more about Lapland’s uniqueness at the
Siida Museum, which focuses on Sami and
northern Lapland culture and nature. A
home-hosted visit with a Sami family will
include lunch. The Hurtigruten Norwegian
Coastal Voyage begins aboard the M.S.
Polarys in the city of Kirkeness for the
five-day voyage showcasing the islands
and mountains of Norway. The ship calls
at many ports, and at some of them (definitely in Trondheim) there will be time to
go ashore for sightseeing. However, this is
a working vessel that also delivers cargo
on a strict schedule. Some port calls may
not allow time on shore. On the fourth day,
travel across the Vestfjord and the Arctic
Circle. The last port-of-call will be Molde,
Norway’s “City of Roses.” The city, rebuilt
after World War II, is well-known for the
international music festival in mid-July.
On the final leg, pass the mouth of the
Sognefjord, Norway’s longest and deepest
fjord, as well as an archipelago of islands
near Bergen.The Pre-trip option will be four
nights in St. Petersburg, Russia, – most
tours offer only a two-night visit – $1,095.
No single supplement. The post-trip option
will be four nights in Copenhagen, Den-
mark, for $1,195. No single supplement.
The base price of the cruise tour is $4,295
(inside cabin); with airfare from San Francisco, total is $5,695. Single supplement
will be $1,895. Optional tours will be listed
in the tour flyer. For information and booking instructions, contact Travel Club facilitator, Barbara White, [email protected]
or 295-1283. Tour flyers will be available in
the Travel Club mailbox at Gateway.
IRELAND IN DEPTH
July 28 through Aug. 10, 2017
The Rossmoor Travel Club is sponsoring a 14-day visit to Ireland. Travel through
colorful Ireland, delve into a land rich in
history, legend, stirring music, friendly
people and beautiful landscapes. Travel through the most picturesque areas of
Ireland and take an optional pre-trip to
Northern Ireland. This Grand Circle Tour
starts in Dublin. Take a panoramic tour of
the city’s sights, including a visit to the
famous Guinness Storehouse and Trinity
College. There will be time to enjoy the historic sites of this cosmopolitan city.
From Dublin, travel south to Glendalough and its historic sixth-century monastery, and visit with hand weavers in Avoca.
Continue on to Kilkenny on the River Nore
to explore the sprawling gardens for the
800-year-old Kilkenny Castle, and learn
about the energetic Irish sport of hurling.
Travel on to Cork, Blarney Castle and the
last place the Titanic dropped anchor before heading across the Atlantic. Take a
tour of the Waterford crystal factory. Visit
the unique Dingle Peninsula and the Ring
of Kerry and attend a National Folk Theatre
performance. Continue on to the stunning
Cliffs of Mohr and the Burren on the scenic
coastal road to the port city of Galway for
a three-night stay.
For those who want to visit Belfast,
the cobbled streets of Londonderry, a
five-night pre-trip to Northern Ireland is
available. Also view the Giant’s Causeway
and Causeway Coast, a UNESCO World
Heritage site where “Game of Thrones” is
filmed. Travel via historic Drogheda, the
mystical Bru Na Boinne and Neolithic Newgrange to Dublin and join fellow travelers
for the base trip.
Information is available in flyers in the
Rossmoor Travel Club mailbox at Gateway.
The base tour cost is $2,995, and the pretrip to Northern Ireland is $1,095. Roundtrip airfare from SFO is $1,300. Information is available from the tour facilitators
Maria Gounaris and Gary Schaub, at 9385454 or [email protected].
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL IN DEPTH
Oct. 5 through 19, 2017
The Rossmoor Travel Club is sponsoring
a 15-day Grand Circle land tour, “Spain and
Portugal in Depth,” in 2017. Each day of the
tour will have cultural, historical and social
14B
HEALTH & FITNESS
Lemonade stand supports
Parkinson’s Foundation
‘Green’ dentist to talk at July 25
meeting of Rossmoor Wellness Group
Berkeley dentist Dr. Fred
Pockrass will be the guest
speaker at the Rossmoor Wellness Group meeting on Monday, July 25, at 7 p.m. in the
Donner Room at the Event
Center.
The topic of his talk and
PowerPoint presentation is
“The Green Dental Office.”
Pockrass’ dental office is
mercury-free (amalgam/silver
filling-free). He is dedicated to
the practice of whole-person,
wellness-based dentistry and
enjoys sharing information
Lucy and Jack Clark-Kiefer, grandchildren of Diana and Ian
about holistic wellness with
Clark of Golden Rain Road, recently held a lemonade social
clients so they can make inat the Entry 24 community gathering place under the mulformed choices about dental
berry tree. The sale of the lemonade helped support the
care.
Parkinson’s Foundation – their father, Daniel, suffers from
His office was certified as a
the disease. The gathering brought the community together
green business in 2003 by the
for an enjoyable afternoon.
Bay Area Green Business Program (www.greenbiz.ca.gov)
and has been recertified every
three years since. In addition,
the office won the Susanne
Wilson Award for pollution
prevention and resource conA new series of eight T’ai sion and stress. Even doing servation from the ActerChi Chih classes will be held 10 minutes of the practice ra Business Environmental
on Tuesdays, beginning July can relax the body and create
26, in the Diablo Room at a feeling of meditative calmHillside. The beginners’ class ness.
runs from 10 to 11 a.m. For
Practitioners of T’ai Chi
those who have completed a Chih report improvement
beginner eight-week course, with balance, reduced blood
the continuing class is held pressure and alleviation of
from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. arthritis symptoms. Several
This is a movement class studies on the practice, conThe In Search of Ideal
based on ancient energy prin- ducted at the University of Happiness Club will meet
ciples. T’ai Chi Chih is com- California in Los Angeles be- on Wednesday, July 20, from
prised of 19 movements and tween 2003 and 2011, found 10:30 a.m. to noon in the
one pose applying the princi- it enhances immune system Vista Room at Hillside Clubples of softness, circularity, function, helps relieve symp- house.
continuity and focused atten- toms of depression and imSince last year, the club
tion. The practice enhances proves the quality of sleep.
has been going through Bob
physical health and emotionThe first class costs $5; the Nozik’s book, “Happy 4 Life:
al stability while creating a eight-week series is $48 or Here’s How To Do It” chapter
sense of inner peace.
$7 per class for drop-ins. All by chapter with Nozik himEvery day stresses can fees are collected in class.
self. Starting July, he will
take their toll on the body
For information, call club present new Ideal Happiness
and emotional state of mind. president Jeanine Goodshaw material each month. Club
T’ai Chi Chih can sooth ten- at 935-2607.
members will discuss laughter and humor.
At the July 20 meeting, the
club will discuss how to use
humor and laughter for maximum benefit. Nozik has been
leading this program for 10
years at the Lafayette ComThe Rossmoor Fitness Center’s Super Sunday Speaker Semunity Center.
ries will feature Vanessa Kettler on July 17 at 3 p.m. in the
Each month’s topic will be
Aerobic Room at the Fitness Center.
listed on the club’s website at
Kettler is an expert in the field of fall prevention and bal- idealhappiness.org and pubance improvement.
lished in the Rossmoor News
She is a professional dancer with over 40 years of fitness prior to each class. This will
training. Since 1999, she has been a member of the faculty of cover the current science and
the Older Adults Program of Santa Rosa Junior College. She secrets for having a deep
is a former Wall Street executive.
abiding happiness that people
At age 73, her wealth of experience has led her to develop a can count on even through
technique that helps people improve their balance. She brings tough times.
new and engaging insights into how to get stronger and more
It is recommended that
flexible.
Nozik’s book be purchased
Building core strength as an important component to fall pre- and read. It is available for
vention, Kettler said. The symptoms of many of the chronic $15 at club meetings, online
medical conditions – arthritis, peripheral neuropathy and Par- at www.IdealHappiness.org or
kinson’s disease – can either be eliminated or greatly reduced, from Dick Powell (238-6366
she said. Kettler has developed a technique that reduces inflam- or [email protected]).
mation and pain through simple and safe exercises.
There is no cost to parRegister for this free presentation by calling the Fitness Cen- ticipate in this program, alter front desk at 988-7850.
though small donations are
Wear closed-toed athletic shoes. The Aerobic Room is a cool helpful to cover room and
68 degrees, so dress accordingly.
materials costs.
New series of T’ai Chi Chih
begins July 26 at Hillside
Happiness
Club meets
next week
Fitness Center Super Sunday
speaker to talk about fall
prevention and balance
Awards in 2007.
Pockrass and his wife Ina
cofounded the Eco-Dentistry
Association in 2008, providing
dental professionals worldwide
with a certification program
for green dental offices and
educating the public about the
benefits of eco-friendly dentistry.
Pockrass has been a restorative and general dentist for
more than 30 years. He graduated from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and
began his practice in Ottawa.
After eight years, he fulfilled
a life-long dream of studying
with a meditation master in
India and moved to the Himalayas. While there, he created
a Western-style dental clinic
and served as personal dentist
to a renowned Indian guru as
well as providing dental care
to clients from around the
world.
The Rossmoor Wellness
Group is dedicated to making
available information on research, new technology, prin-
Fred Pockrass
ciples and practices in integrative medicine. Health and
wellness-related reading materials are available at meetings.
Dues are $15 yearly, starting Jan. 1. For the remainder
of this year, dues are $8. Donations are also appreciated.
Jim Woollett at 287-0468.
Parkinson’s Disease Network
meets Saturday at Grace Church
The Parkinson Network of Mount Diablo (PNMD) support group will meet on Saturday, July 16, from 9 a.m. to
noon at Grace Presbyterian Church, 2100 Tice Valley Blvd.,
Walnut Creek. All are welcome and there is no charge. No
reservations are needed.
The agenda is as follows:
9 to 9:50 a.m. – Two concurrent meetings:
1.Extended Parkinsonians-only discussion group (men
and women meet separately): Those newly diagnosed or who
have had PD for years will share, laugh and learn from each
other. Meet in the Fireside Room.
2.Caregivers-only discussion group: Caregivers discuss
issues relating to their roles. Meet in the sanctuary.
10 to 10:45 a.m. – Break in the Oak Room for general information and Q & A. The PNMD library, with books, flyers,
videos, etc., will be open at this time.
10:45 to noon – Presentations: “Exercise: the Best Medicine,” by Angela Rusher, physical therapist, Kaiser Permanente; and Diana Storti, speech pathologist, Kaiser Permanente. Discussion will include preventing falls, improving
balance and voice therapy.
Contacts:
• Parkinsonians support: Gregg Riehl at 254-8349 (jgriehl@
gmail.com) or Sandy Clark at 944-0769 ([email protected])
• Caregivers support: Norman Kibbe at 935-9322 ([email protected])
• DBS leader: Art Fowler at 314-1875 ([email protected])
• General questions: Howard Zalkin at 939-4210 or Ronnie Wanetick at 933-6357
• Program chair: Lance Gershen at 932-1028
• Assistant program chair: Sandy Mitchell at 687-3976
Celiac support group meets July 21
The Celiac and Gluten-Free
Support Group has been created to provide education and
discussion on the various aspects of living a gluten-free
life.
Members discuss products,
restaurants and other related
topics.
The next meeting is Thursday, July 21, in the Club Room
at Creekside. Sign-in and set
up for the meeting will begin at
6:45 p.m. The meeting is from
7 to 8:30.
The fee is $3 per meeting or
$10 per year. The next meeting
is Thursday, Sept. 22, at 9:30
a.m. at Creekside.
The group is interested in
finding speakers to address relevant topics of interest.
For information and suggestions, email GlutenFreeWC@
GMail.Com or call Walter Moeller at 930-8875.
Medical Friends hosts
talk on safe senior driving
Safe senior driving is the topic at the Medical Friends of
Rossmoor speakers’ series on Tuesday, July 19, from 1 to 2 p.m.
in Peacock Hall at Gateway.
The speaker will be Dr. Lawren Hicks, a physician at John
Muir Health.
Hicks will discusses how the aging process affects driving
ability, the warning signs associated with unsafe driving, the
health benefits of not having a vehicle and transportation alternatives that can offer a stress free alternative.
By reducing risk factors and incorporating safe practices,
many people can drive well into their senior years.
No registration is necessary.
For information about the meeting, contact Jenevieve Holman,
community outreach coordinator, Wellness Services, John Muir
Health, at 941-7923 or at Jenevieve.holman@johnmuirhealth.
com.
Nature Association plans
bird-watching walk July 18
The Rossmoor Nature Association’s (RNA) monthly bird
walk will be on Monday, July
18, at 9 a.m., starting from the
Creekside parking lot (at the
corner of Rossmoor Parkway
and Stanley Dollar Drive). Visitors are welcome to attend the
casual walks, which are only
canceled in the event of rain or
heavy fog.
The guided bird walks
have been a popular activity
for Rossmoor birders for over
20 years. A typical walk follows the level cart paths of the
Creekside golf course (which
is normally open for walking
on Mondays).
On an average one-and-ahalf to two-hour outing, birders can expect to see approximately 20 species. Recent
walks have featured sightings
of killdeer, chickadees, robins and acorn woodpeckers.
A surprise sighting last month
Last month Rossmoor birdwatchers spotted a belted
kingfisher.
was a belted kingfisher.
A complete record of the
club’s past bird sightings (including dates and locations) is
available on RNA’s website at
http://www.jardine-electronics.com/rna/rnahome.html.
RNA or its monthly activities, contact Brian Murphy at
937-8835 or email [email protected].
30s/40s/50s Couples Club
to see ‘You Can Never Tell’ at
Shakespeare Theater in Orinda
Club will have a picnic and
then see a comedy on Thursday, Aug. 11, at the California
Shakespeare Theater in Orinda.
Participants will meet at the
theater box office entry gate
at 5:45 p.m. for ticket distribution. They’ll then go to the
club’s reserved picnic tables
in the Lower Picnic Grove.
Attendees should either bring
their own picnic items, or buy
food and beverages at the theater cafe.
At 7:15, there will be a talk
about the play which begins at
8. This play is the riotous comedy, “You Never Can Tell” by
George Bernard Shaw.
In this romantic farce, a famous author is accidentally reunited with her estranged husband, while her daughter tries
to stave off a smooth-talking
dentist.
The cost is $45 per person
for members, or $50 per person
for guests. Seats are in the premium and preferred sections
of this outdoor theater. Guests
may attend when invited by a
member.
Reservation checks, payable to the 30s/40s/50s/ Cou-
ples Club, should be mailed to
Sally Kennedy, 1114 Skycrest
Drive No. 3. Include guest
checks in the same envelope
as the member checks. All reservations must be received by
Monday, July 18.
For information about this
event, call Kennedy at 9347720.
Club is for Rossmoor couples
born in the decades of the
1930s, 1940s and 1950s. It is a
social group whose purpose is
to meet others in the same age
group with similar interests.
For information, or to join,
contact the membership chairwoman, Patty Smith at 9498325, or Jan Widdel at 9440812.
15B
Yoga classes held at Fitness Center
The Rossmoor Fitness Center at Del Valle offers a variety
of yoga and directed movement
classes. Participants are advised to wear loose clothing and
come with a relatively empty
stomach. Contact the instructor for information or check the
schedule in the Fitness Center.
MONDAY
Integrated
Therapeutic Yoga
Time and place: 10 to 11:20
a.m. in the Shasta Room at
Del Valle Fitness Center.
Style: Improve energy, focus,
strength, balance and flexibility.
Instructor: Leena St. Michael,
who has more than 5,000
teaching hours. She is trained
in Mindfulness-Based Stress
Reduction methods.
Fees: $10 per drop-in or five
sessions for $45.
TLC-Therapeutic
Beginner Yoga
Offered as a series
Time and place: 11:35 to 12:50
Nine classes in the series.
Instructor: Leena St. Michael,
Must pre-register 200-5130
Flexible Yoga
Time and place: 5 to 6 p.m.
in the Shasta Room at Del
Valle Fitness Center
Style: Emphasis is on flexibility using Iyengar-style yoga,
which focuses on correct body
alignment. Hatha yoga with
stretches using props will be
practiced when needed.
Instructor: Barbara Bureker
has been a yoga instructor
for 39 years. For information, call 934-7857.
Fees: $7 per class, one class
per week; $6 per class, two
to three per week; $8 for
drop-ins.
TUESDAY
Gentle Yoga
Time and place: 11 a.m. to
noon in the Shasta Room at
Style: Hatha yoga (based on
Inyengar teachings) emphasizing correct alignment and
posture while developing
strength and balance. May be
done seated, standing or on
floor. Props (blocks, straps)
used when needed. Each class
ends with a relaxation period.
Students encouraged to work
at own pace and within own
limitations and abilities.
Instructor: Sarah Harvey. A
certified yoga practitioner
for 15 years, Harvey believes
her class is a good match for
those new to yoga, or those
working through injuries or
other limitations. For information, call 925-788-4128.
Fees: $10 per class, or $35
(Formerly Nightingale of Contra Costa)
May We Have the Privilege
of Serving You?
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK TO SERVE YOU BETTER
925-685-5577
1521 Contra Costa Blvd.
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
per month for four classes,
or $60 for eight sessions.
Drop-ins welcome.
Active Yoga
p.m. in the Shasta Room at
Del Valle Fitness Center
Style: This class is geared toward
current yoga students who
have taking class on a regular
basis for at least two years.
Instructor: Sarah Harvey.
Call 925-788-4128
Fees: The drop-in fee for the
active yoga class is $10 per
session. Participants also
have the option of buying
a series of four classes for
$35, or eight classes for $60
Stretch Yoga
at the Fitness Center at Del
Valle
Style: Iyenagar approach, with
emphasis on correct alignment in postures, while developing strength, balance,
ease of movement and endurance.
Instructor: Barbara Bureker.
For information, call 9347857.
drop-ins..
WEDNESDAY
Gentle Yoga
Time and place: 11 a.m. to
noon, Aerobics Room at Del
Valle.
Style: Seated and standing
yoga. Options for the floor
for those who wish.
Instructor: Bonnie Maeda,
who has been a certified yoga
practitioner for seven years.
She is a registered nurse and
works with students during
the healing process. Call 510548-9566.
drop-ins.
Level 2-3 Yoga
Offered as a series
Nine classes in the series.
Call the instructor on dates
of the series, 200-5130.
Style: Improve energy, focus,
strength, balance and flexibility.
Instructor: Leena St. Michael.
Must pre-register 200-5130
THURSDAY
Therapeutic Yoga
Time and place: 10 to 11 a.m.
Valle Fitness Center. Call
the instructor, 200-5130.
Style: Deep therapeutic relaxation and energy renewal.
Fees: $8 per drop-in or four
sessions for $30.
Strength Yoga
Style: Stretch to relax and
build up strength. All are
welcomed.
drop-ins.
FRIDAY
Flexible Yoga
Time and place: 10 to 11 a.m.
Style: This class puts an emphasis on flexibility with
strength, using Iyengar style
yoga with a focus on correct
body alignment. A more vigorous yoga class using props
is practiced when needed.
drop-ins.
Gentle Yoga
Time and place: 11:45 a.m.
to 12:45 p.m. in the Shasta
Room at Del Valle.
Style: This class emphasizes correct alignment of the
body and includes some
chair work, as well as basic
standing poses. Each session
ends with relaxation period.
Instructor: Sarah Harvey, a
graduate of Iyengar Yoga Institute. Call 925-788-4128.
Fees: $10 per class; $35 for four
classes, $60 for eight classes.
16B
Club Trips
experiences as well as special discoveries, some of which are highlighted here. The tour starts in Madrid and continues to the medieval
city of Toledo, once known as the
“City of Three Cultures” for the
harmonious coexistence of Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities. Then on to Granada where
the group will tour the Alhambra, a
palatial complex that is the pinnacle of Moorish design, and enjoy a
home-hosted lunch with a Spanish family. Cordoba, a UNESCO
Heritage Site, includes a visit to
the Mezquite, a mosque that was
once converted into a Christian
cathedral. From there the tour
goes to Torremolinos on the Mediterranean coast, Spain’s Costa del
Sol, to Malaga, birthplace of Pablo
Picasso, and to Ronda, an ancient
city with views high above a plunging river gorge. Seville includes a
visit to its gothic cathedral and a
dinner performance of flamenco.
On the trip into Portugal, the tour
stops at a horse breeding farm before continuing to Lisbon. In Lisbon there are two more UNESCO
Heritage Sites: Belem Tower and
the Hieronymites Monastery. The
tour concludes with excursions to
the Royal Palace in Sintra and to
Cascais, a coastal resort village.
The base cost of this trip is $2,595
per person or $3895 with air. This
tour offers a four-night pre-trip to
Barcelona, home of Antonio Gaudi
Sagrada Familia Basilica, for
$995, and a five-night post-trip to
the Island of Madeira, Portugal for
$895. For information and booking instructions, contact Travel
Club facilitator Sally Day at 3003332 or [email protected].
Flyers are available in the Travel
Club mailbox at Gateway.
Yoga classes
Restorative Yoga
Offered as a series
Call the instructor on dates
of the series, 200-5130.
Style: Relaxing through postures. Excellent for rejuvenating. Offers a foundation to
apply to other yoga classes.
Call 200-5130.
Fees: $100 for a series.
SATURDAY
Tibetan Kum Nye Yoga
Two Saturdays a month
Style: Renew a spirit of ease
and appreciation through
gentle yoga. Relax the body
and mind.
Coordinator: Endy Stark. For
information, call 938-4681.
Fees: $10 per class.
Active Yoga
Style: This class is geared toward
current yoga students who are
taking classes on a regular basis for at least two years.
Instructor: Sarah Harvey.
Call 788-4128
Fees: Drop-in fee is $10 per session. Participants also have
the option of buying a series
of four classes for $35, or
eight classes for $60. Class
series are good for 90 days.
TV Guide for Channel 28
R O S S M O O R C O M M U N I T Y C H A N N E L 28
Programs running from July 14 through July 20
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 Mid-Month Meeting, July 12. The Board
continues its review of the General Plan. If the meeting runs
longer than the time slot allows, all programs following will
be adjusted.
■ UPTOWN Singers. Showtunes/opera. One hour.
Kathy Holly, Dorothy Donell, Howard McGlone, David
Miotke and Jorge Gomez present a variety show of opera
tunes that includes many costume changes. Veteran producer/
director for over 35 years, Kathy Holly has been entertaining
across the United States and also in Europe.
■ Maintaining COGNITIVE Health. Health lecture. One
hour, 50 minutes.
Dr. Frank Longo presents “Maintaining Cognitive Health
and Preventing Dementia,” a talk about strategies for brain
health. Longo is a graduate of UC San Diego, completed his
residency and fellowship at UCSF, and is currently professor
and chairman of neurology at the Stanford University Medical
Center where he works as a neurologist caring for patients with
Alzheimer’s and Huntington disease. His clinical interests in-
clude the development of effective therapeutic approaches for
these diseases.
■ MUSIC in the Air. Choir music. One hour.
The award-winning San Luis Obispo High School Concert
and Chamber Choirs have been established as some of the
finest choirs in the state. Under the direction of Gary Lamprecht since 1982, these choirs have taken many awards and
have played all over the United States including the special
venue of Carnegie Hall.
■ SENIOR Driving. Information. 20 minutes.
Department of Motor Vehicles and California Highway Patrol have created a video for seniors on safe driving. This
video is intended for seniors to look at their driving skills and
assess their abilities. It gives alternatives to think about if it
is time to give up driving.
■ “Die Fledermaus.” Opera. One hour, 45 minutes.
This was a full stage opera presented by Capitol Opera Davis
in a Chalis Opera Ensemble, the Deane Dance Studio and the
Rockridge Chorale. It is under the direction of Jamie Bonetto, Devi Jameson, Corey Wilkins and Pamela Lourentzos
and narrated by Al Covaia.
■ “FIREBONE!” Book discussion. 31minutes.
Robert W. Bone is interviewed by Susan Hirtz regarding
his book “Firebone!” Photo journalist, writer, author, editor
and photographer in the United States and overseas, Bone, a
Rossmoor resident, shares his memoir of thrilling experiences with newspapers, magazines and book publishers and the
childhood and youthful love affairs that led up to them.
■ POWER Balance. Exercise. 40 minutes.
Keith Thomas, physical therapist and Chinese Health practitioner, has been working in this field for over 20 years. He
explains how power balance is an important part of keeping
the body healthy and strengthening the body’s core. Thomas
is also a martial arts expert. His classes are available in the
Rossmoor Fitness Center.
= Screened boxes indicate that programming continues into next half-hour time slot.
When program ends, Post-It is broadcast. Reference programs below by titles in capital letters above.
Thu
6 a.m.
POST IT!
POST IT!
6:30 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
POST IT!
POST IT!
POST IT!
POST IT!
POST IT!
MUSIC
FLEDERMAUS
COGNITIVE SENIOR
FLEDERMAUS
UPTOWN
UPTOWN
FIREBONE
SENIOR
7-147-157-167-177-187-197-20
FIREBONE
POWER
9 a.m.
FITNESSFITNESSFITNESSFITNESSFITNESS FITNESSFITNESS
9:30 a.m.
POST IT!
GRF BOARD
GRF BOARD
POST IT!
POST IT!
GRF BOARD
POST IT!
FLEDERMAUS
COGNITIVE SENIOR
FIREBONE
10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
UPTOWN
11:30 a.m.
UPTOWN
POST IT!
POST IT!
MUSIC
FLEDERMAUS
POST IT!
SENIOR
CLASSIC CLASSIC FIREBONE
CLASSIC COGNITIVE POWER
MUSIC
UPTOWN
FIREBONE
POWER
2:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
MUSIC
SENIOR
FLEDERMAUS
COGNITIVE UPTOWN
3:30 p.m.
POWER
UPTOWN
FIREBONE
SENIOR
MUSIC
COGNITIVE POWER
FIREBONE
MUSIC
FLEDERMAUS
FIREBONE
UPTOWN
MUSIC
POWER
GRF BOARD
GRF BOARD
FLEDERMAUS
POWER
GRF BOARD
FIREBONE
7:30 p.m.
8 p.m.
SENIOR
MUSIC
8:30 p.m.
CLASSIC CLASSIC CLASSIC CLASSIC CLASSIC CLASSIC 10 a.m.
Noon
12:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
2 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
9 p.m.
POWER
COGNITIVE
FLEDERMAUS
MUSIC
UPTOWN
SENIOR
GRF BOARD
CLASSIC

Wed. July 13, 2016

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