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Rossmoor News

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ROSSMOOR • WALNUT
1964 - 2014
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Walnut Creek, California Volume 48, No. 17 • 50 cents
Barcodes being discontinued,
replace them with RFID tags
Only a month left to replace them
By Cathy Tallyn
Staff writer
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News photo by Mike DiCarlo
Anniversary Committee Chairwoman Sharon Birdsall drove up in her Mini Cooper (complete
with the Anniversary logo on the door) to accept the final installment of the $8,000 donation
from Davis Home Pros for the parade sponsorship. Pictured with Birdsall are, from left, Jason
Picasso, Davis Home Pros business manager; Richard Davis, owner; and Pete Saajamo, construction superintendent.
Parade entry forms now available
Rossmoor clubs and individuals who are
interested in being in the 50th Anniversary
parade on Saturday, Sept. 20, from 10 a.m.
to noon, can now pick up an entry form. All
parade entrants will be required to submit
an entry form with detailed information on
how to be part of the parade.
Forms have been placed in club mailboxes at Gateway and have been mailed to organizations that have indicated they want
to participate. Additional entry forms are
available at the front desk in the Administration Office at Gateway and at the News
at Creekside. Entries must be submitted by
Tuesday, Aug. 5.
The parade will be part of a week full of
activities planned to celebrate Rossmoor’s
50th Anniversary. It will be sponsored by
Davis Home Pros.
The route will be from Golden Rain Road
to Rossmoor Parkway, to Stanley Dollar Drive
and north on Tice Creek Drive. The route is
approximately 1.7 miles. Residents will be
able to line up on the west side of Rossmoor
Parkway, along Stanley Dollar and on both
sides of Tice Creek to view the parade.
Several Rossmoor clubs have already
committed to being in the parade including
the Silver Bullets Swim Team, the Friends
of Animals, the Roadrunners RV Club, the
Penguin Dance Club, the Lesbian Social
Club, the Hot Flashers and the Democrats
and Republicans.
The parade will also feature the Blue
Devils Drum and Bugle Corp, the Concord
High School Marching Band and the Northgate High School Band.
There will be classic cars, cupcake cars,
the Mustang Club and Davis Home Pros will
even have a classic car.
Businesses are also invited to be part
of the parade. For information, call Claire
LeVine Wolfe at 708-5761 or News Manager
Maureen O’Rourke at 988-7808.
Informational meeting on Rossmoor Games
for 50th Anniversary set for tomorrow
As part of the 50th Anniversary celebration, the Rossmoor’s sports and games clubs
are invited to participate in
the Rossmoor Games.
Dave Peters, former director of the Pleasant Hill Parks
and Recreation, and Kent
Croswell, the tournament director for the Domino Club,
have stepped forward to help
organize the Rossmoor Games
events for the Anniversary.
Each individual club will
still run their own tournament, but Peters and Croswell
will work with the Recreation
Department to coordinate the
games events.
An informational meeting
on how the Rossmoor Games
will work will be held on
Thursday, July 10, at 10 a.m.
in the Oak Room at Gateway.
All sports and games clubs
are invited to attend. Another meeting will be held on
Monday, Aug. 4, at 10 a.m.
in Multipurpose Room 1 at
Gateway.
Any club that wants to be
in the games should try to
Continued on page 2A
Property taxes expected to increase
M
any property owners
who were granted a
temporary reduction
in the value on their property due to a decline in market
values in previous years will
experience large increases in
property taxes for the 201415 fiscal year beginning July
1, 2014.
The state constitution allows the assessor to temporarily lower the assessed
value of property under certain conditions. Proposition
8 provides that a property
be assessed at the lower of
the property’s factored base
value or the market value of
the property as of Jan. 1. The
factored base value is the
original assessed property
value determined at the time
of purchase or new construction, plus an annual inflation
increase not to exceed 2 percent per year.
This year, after Contra
Costa County’s Office of As-
esidents and their sponsored guests who still
have a barcode on their
vehicles need to know that
it’s time to upgrade to the Radio Frequency Identification
(RFID) system.
Rossmoor’s antiquated barcode system is being phased
out for this newer, more reliable system. Small windshield
decals replace the larger barcodes issued previously.
“It’s been two years since
we went live with the new
access system,” said Dennis
Bell, Rossmoor’s Public Safety manager. He’s very satisfied
with the results.
There have been 15,510
RFID tags issued over the past
two years. About 500 barcodes
still need to be replaced.
Residents who have a barcode on their car need to go to
the office of Securitas, Rossmoor’s security service provider, Bell said. That’s where the
RFIDF tags are issued. The office is located at Creekside and
distributes the tags from 9 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday through
Saturday.
And, residents should come
sooner than later because the
barcodes will be deactivated
in the next month or so.
Leading up to that time,
drivers with barcodes will be
stopped at the front gate and
given an information sheet
about the new system.
A small ID tag on the windshield replaces the barcode on
the left side passenger window.
When a vehicle pulls up to the
Rossmoor entrance gate, the
code on the tag is read and the
Ready for the Fourth
The Recreation Department staff, including, from left, Elana
Ybarra, Kelly Berto and Ryan Cerezo, spent all day Thursday
preparing Dollar picnic grounds for Rossmoor’s Fourth of July
celebration. Photos of the celebration will be in the July 16 News.
INSIDE THE NEWS
Section A
Arts and Leisure........... 18-25A
Classified....................... 32-43A
Clubs............................. 26-29A
Health............................ 30-31A
Main News...................... 1-14A
Movies........................... 22-23A
Op/Ed Columns............ 16-17A
Residents Forum.......... 15-16A
Section B
Arts and Leisure listings....11B
Bridge....................................3B
Calendar............................ 6-7B
Channel 28 TV Guide........12B
Clubs.....................................5B
Excursions....................... 8-10B
In Memoriam........................5B
Religion.................................4B
Sports................................ 1-3B
Second Mutual spruces up
laundry rooms.
See page 3A.
www.rossmoornews.com
2A
Rossmoor N ews • J uly 9, 2014
Learn about Rossmoor Games
at informational meeting
Continued from page 1A
News photo by Maureen O’Rourke
Tice Creek Entry 6 gets a social area
Tice Creek Drive Entry 6 residents, Maureen Williams and Phoebe Cortessis, enjoy the new social area recently created by Second Mutual’s landscape crew and Landscape Manager Rich Perona. Previously the area surrounded by manors just had ground cover. The crew put in a retaining
wall, crushed granite and drought-tolerant plants. The neighbors added the benches, tables and
chairs. The neighbors held their first social in the new spot last week. Second Mutual said the
conversion to a social area is an economical use of landscape dollars and a way to save water.
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have a representative at the
meeting, If unable to attend
but still wish to participate,
provide information to Betsy
Hocking in the Recreation Department.
The Anniversary Committee would like the sports and
games clubs to organize their
own Rossmoor Game events
during the first part of September. The clubs can do whatever
they would like–an anniversary tournament, a special competition–it’s up to the club.
Clubs that might want to
participate include the Domino Club, the bridge clubs, mah
jongg, rummy and poker players, the Table Tennis, Tennis,
Billiards, Bocce, Lawn Bowling, Silver Bullets, Trails and
Pickleball clubs. The golfers
will have their own event and
will not be part of the games.
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tee would then like the names
of the first-, second- and thirdplace winners of the events
so they can be treated to a
healthy lunch on Friday, Sept.
19, at noon at Peacock Plaza.
Depending on how many can
attend, others who participated
in the games may be able to attend the luncheon. In addition,
the first-place winners from
each club will receive a prize.
The lunch and the prizes
are made possible by a generous donation from John Muir
Health Foundation.
The Rossmoor News will
give the clubs any publicity
necessary to promote their
games. The committee would
like to know the names of the
top three winners of the games
no later than Friday, Sept. 12.
For information, contact
Communications Manager
Maureen O’Rourke at 9887808 or Croswell at 937-5318.
Report dead
animals and birds
To report a dead deer, call
Contra Costa County Animal
Services at 335-8300.
To report dead birds and
squirrels, call Contra Costa
Health Services hot line at
1-877-968-2473
3A
Second Mutual cleans up; No more
dirty laundry rooms, 53 new dryers
Mutual heard complaints and took action
By Wilma Murray
Staff writer
Residents of Second Mutual
won’t have to air dirty laundry
anymore now that the Mutual is cleaning up its act. And
there is nothing metaphorical
about that statement: The Mutual has tackled its laundry
room cleanliness issues with
gusto and is populating the
rooms with brand-new dryers.
Residents had been complaining. Floors in the laundry
rooms were dirty. Sinks were
stained. Various machines
were aging out and the cost for
constant repair work was prohibitive.
So the Mutual’s board members put their heads together
and came up with a plan.
First, they got Commercial
Support Services, the agency
responsible for cleaning the
laundry rooms, to come in
and take a look. The company
recognized that workmanship
needed improvement and set
about to hire new team leaders
and retrain current work crew
members on how to keep up
the laundry rooms.
Then an outside contractor
was hired to steam clean the
floors, clean and refinish the
sinks and paint the sink stands
and floor drains.
“They made big changes,”
said board member Pat Dulmage. “The crew is doing a
beautiful job keeping up.”
Simultaneously the board conducted research. In the past, some
laundry rooms had up to four
machines, but it wasn’t clear that
there needed to be so many. So
the amount of change collected
in each laundry room was counted to see how each laundry room
was used over a given period.
After determining usage,
the board decided that any
room with a cash influx under
$80 per month would be limited to a pair of washers and a
pair of dryers. The rooms that
proved to have a higher usage
would get a prorated number
of machines, depending on
that usage, up to four washers and four dryers (for those
rooms that bring in an excess
of $150 per month).
And, as is often the case
with progress, the price had
to go up. The cost per load
doubled, for washing from 50
cents to $1 and for drying from
25 cents per half hour to 50
cents for the same period.
The better news is that the
old drying machinery is now
Rossmoor News
going to be replaced with
53 new models. The Mutual’s appliance distributor got
an exceptional price on some
discontinued dryers (with a
guarantee that parts for these
machines will still be manufactured for at least five years).
The cost of buying these discounted machines in bulk will
save the Mutual $21,000 over
what they would have cost to
purchase otherwise. And Dulmage said more money will be
saved by not having to call for
constant repairs.
The next step will be to replace washers, but that won’t
be for a few years when the
kitty gets built back up again,
Dulmage said.
These changes will save residents money in the short and
long range. Currently, Dulmage
said, every manor in the Mutual is subsidizing laundry rooms
by approximately $5 per month
per manor. The cost is expected
to go down to a “very reasonable” $1 per month, she said.
Dulmage says residents
have commented on the changes – some unhappy that their
routine is disturbed, but others
satisfied and pleased, particularly noting and appreciating
the new cleanliness (of both
Second Mutual Director Pat Dulmage, center, is sandwiched
between two new dryers for Tice Creek Drive, Entry 4, and
the delivery men who brought them, Robert and Paul Kleiber
from All Laundry.
the rooms and, one might
think, their clothing).
Despite any changes that
may continue to occur, the
Mutual’s laundry rooms are
here to stay, Dulmage said.
“We are committed to always
have these laundry rooms.”
Rossmoor government in brief
Golden Rain Foundation:
Mutuals:
Clubhouses, pools, public ar- Residence buildings and sureas
rounding areas.
PPO Provider for Anthem Blue Cross, HealthNet and Blue
Shield Dental Plans offered by Covered California
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.
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advertising: 925-988-7800 Fax: 925-988-7862
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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: news@rossmoor.com. News articles and letters to
the editor can be submitted to this email address: news@rossmoor.
com. Classified ads and payment information can be emailed to
newsdesk@rossmoor.com 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.
WEB SITE: www.rossmoor.com and www.rossmoornews.com
STAFF: Editorial: Maureen O’Rourke, Manager
Chrissa Basbas, Editor/Administrative Assistant; Wilma Murray,
Staff Writer/Editor; Cathy Tallyn, Staff Writer/Editor. Production:
Lance Beeson, Kerry Curran, Celeste Fitzsimmons, Production
and Graphic Specialists; Mike DiCarlo, Photographer. Display
Advertising: Darlene Dotson, 988-7809, Account Representative; Cheryl Dillard, 988-7811, Account Representative. Office:
Jacqueline Blaauw, reception, classified and legal advertising.
Contributing Writers: Doug Hergert, Ad Lib and Off the Shelf;
Charles Jarrett, Entertainment Notes; R.S. Korn, Eye on DVDs;
Tom Mader, At Wit’s End; Robert Moon, Modern Classical
CDs;John Nutley, 40 Years Ago.
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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4A
Property tax expected to go up for 2014-15 fiscal year Rossmoor
Property being reassessed after previous years’ decline in value
sessor’s annual review, the
assessor has determined
that the factored base value of many of the co-ops in
Rossmoor is lower than the
full market values as of Jan.
1, so the Proposition 13 factored base value has been
enrolled.
In other words, tax assessments have been restored to the amount they
were before the temporary
reductions plus inflation.
Market value is determined by comparable sales
before and up to 90 days after Jan. 1, 2014.
The Office of the Assessor informed Golden Rain
Foundation that the county
stopped sending out revaluation information to co-op
owners a couple of years ago
due to budget constraints.
The assessor is only legally
obligated to send out notices
to the master parcels (to the
Mutuals in total) – typically
in early July.
Co-op owners pay their
property taxes through the
monthly coupon because the
Mutuals handle the property
tax bills. Condo owners receive an individual property
tax bill.
If a condo is being revalued due to Proposition 8, the
condo owner will receive a
notice from the Office of the
Assessor.
GRF will not know the
new tax rate until the bills
are received in October.
Residents who live in coops and had their property
assessment lowered in the
past few years may contact
the Office of the Assessor
at 313-7400 and find out if
there will be an increase in
their property taxes.
Residents who disagree
with their current assessment
may request a free informal
review by contacting the Office of the Assessor in one
of the following ways: completing the form at www.
cccounty.us/documentcenter/home/view/32234, calling (313-7400), faxing (3137488), writing (2530 Arnold
Drive, Suite 100, Martinez,
CA, 94553) or going on the
website at www.cccounty.us/
assessor and clicking on the
email tab.
Residents also have the
right to file a formal appeal
with the Assessment Appeals
Board from now through
Nov. 30.
Applications are available
by writing to Clerk of the Assessment Appeals Board, 651
Pine Street, Room 106, Martinez, CA 94553; by calling
335-1920 or online at www.
cccounty.us.
There is a non-refundable
filing fee of $40 for formal
appeals.
After the application is
filed, the stipulation process may apply. The process
allows the assessor and the
property owner to mutually
agree to change a value without a formal hearing. The
board may accept the stipulation or reject it and set the
matter for a hearing.
Condo owners calling or
writing to the office must
refer to the property’s parcel
number. Co-op owners just
need to give an address.
Fund helps
residents
The Rossmoor Fund stands
ready to assist the Rossmoor
community in various ways
as needed. Grants to individuals may be available for
significant, unanticipated expenses. These are intended to
help with emergencies, such as
medical expenses and equipment, dental care, eye glasses,
temporary caregiving, ambulance services, orthopedics,
etc.
Such grants are typically
limited to those whose annual income is less than $23,340
(or two-person households
with combined income under
$31,400), other assets are also
taken into account.
Anyone who needs and qualifies for such assistance may
contact the Rossmoor Fund at
567-3863 to request a one-page
application. Counseling Services, 988-7750, can also supply the application, as well as
help completing the form.
The Rossmoor Fund board
meets twice each month, so it
can respond quickly and confidentially to requests.
Grants may also be available to organizations within the community that provide services to residents of
Rossmoor. Both the individual
grant application and information on the application process
for organizations can be found
on the Rossmoor Fund website, RossmoorFund.org, or by
calling 567-3863.
“The Shuttle”
One of my favorite parts of this business, second only to fixing cars, is listening to customer stories when I shuttle them home, to work,
or to BART. I could write a book on all the
fascinating things I’ve heard over the years.
Most stories recall a cultural era of American
FRANK’S SHUTTLE history that’s long gone – from experiencing
the Great Depression, to finding their spouse
in France during WWII, to watching Japanese
Zeros fly over Pearl Harbor.
Many stories involve what’s most often missing in today’s fast paced, Techno society …
family connections. We’re talking 50, 60, 70 years of family life, with many
clients having great, great, grandchildren. These were colorful, happy times.
And I must add, I also hear the sad stories. Stories of lives ending much too
soon. Some even involving my childhood friends.
We must not dwell on the dark side of the past, but embrace the uplifting connections that have strong core values. If we don’t have bonding family ties,
then what else is there?
And I wanted you to know that even though NASA’s Discovery shuttle has
flown its last mission, Frank’s Terrestrial Shuttle missions will keep running.
- Shuttle Commander Dave
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5A
Volunteer Exchange will do its matchmaking
The Volunteer Exchange
Program (VEP) now has a
major change in how it operates. Rossmoor’s Counseling
Services Administrative Assistant Deborah Ott has been
responsible for finding volunteers to respond to requests for
assistance. In accordance with
GRF wishes, this match-making will now be done by VEP
members.
Ott will continue to be helpful. VEP members in need
of assistance should call the
hotline at 988-7738. If Ott is
available, she will take the call.
If not, leave a message on voice
mail and clearly state name,
telephone number and the type
of assistance required and
the date for service. The call
should be made at least three
days ahead of the time that the
service is needed.
Ott will monitor the voice
mail and call back with a name
and phone number of the designated service area chairperson.
The person requesting the service will then have to call the
chairperson and give the specifics of the request, such as the date
and time when the help is needed
and the address. The chairperson
will then attempt to find a provider for the service and firm up
the arrangements with the person making the request.
If the person making the
request does not hear back
from the chairperson within 24
hours, then call Antje or Carl
Ahlemeyer at 906-9882 or 305803-9789 and they will try to
offer assistance.
The Volunteer Exchange
Program is based on the unique
“time dollar” concept originated by Edgar Cahn in 1980. It
is designed to allow members
to trade a variety of short-term
services with other members.
Among the services rendered
and received are transportation
to doctor and dentist appointments, grocery shopping and
errands, telephone tree, pet sitting and dog walking, sewing
and mending, and many other
short-term assists.
Time to pay dues
Volunteer Exchange Program (VEP) reminds members
that dues of $15 are due, as are
timesheets. Members must remain up to date on dues payments in order to avoid loss of
accumulated service credits.
It is also necessary to submit
timesheets no more than two
months after service is rendered. Members may further
note that credit for attending
monthly meetings is given automatically as long as they have
signed the roster upon entering.
Volunteer Exchange will not
meet during July and August,
but is looking forward to the
fall. The first program will be
at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday,
Sept. 3, in the Fireside Room.
It will feature the Crisis Response Spiritual Support Team
(CRSST) from Rossmoor.
Co-presenters Claudia Tierney and Margaret Linz will discuss how CRSST and Interfaith
Council of Rossmoor collaborate with Rossmoor Counseling
Service, the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT),
and Rossmoor Public Safety to
provide support for Rossmoor
residents in times of personal
crises or greater disasters.
For information about the
Volunteer Exchange Program,
call the Ahlemeyers.
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On a hot day, there is nothing like some ice-cold water. That’s
exactly what resident George Ramas, left, thought when he delivered four cases of bottled water to Landscape Manager Rich
Perona to give to his crew on one of the hot days last week.
Safeway was even kind enough to chill the water overnight for
him so he could deliver it cold.
6A
Fourth Mutual plans election, Help the Lions Club process donated
annual meeting and dinner
eyeglasses to be distributed to needy
The board of directors and members of Fourth Mutual are
planning their annual meeting and dinner for Thursday, Aug.
7 at 4 p.m. At the annual meeting, winners of the election will
be announced for two open seats on the board. Newly elected
directors will be seated at the annual meeting, which will be
followed by the annual dinner at 5 p.m.
Members of Fourth Mutual are reminded to save the date
and send in their dinner reservations when received in the mail.
Members will also receive a ballot in the mail to return with
their votes for two candidates to fill the open seats. Members
interested in running for election to serve on the board should
have filed their candidate statement no later than close of business on July 1.
The price of the annual dinner will be the same as last year
($10 per person), which includes choice of red or white wine.
The dinner will be catered by Ruggie’s and the menu will be
the same as last year: veggie or beef entrees, salads, vegetables,
pasta, bread and dessert. Members wishing to be served rather
than walk through the buffet will be accommodated with no
extra charge.
The annual meeting and dinner is an informative and enjoyable event, usually attended by about 125 members. There are
always interesting reports, guest speakers and raffle prizes. Old
friends are seen, new friends are made and a good time is had
by all.
For information, call Pauline Kelzer at 899-9530.
Rossmoor residents are invited to join Lions
Club members in the Diablo Room at Hillside
Clubhouse on Thursday, July 17, from 10 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m. to unwrap and box as many as
5,000 pairs of new eyeglasses to be taken to
the needy.
Residents may wonder where the Lions Club
of Rossmoor gets the eyeglasses and what happens to them after they are donated. Donated used eyeglasses are collected in the white
“mailbox” in front of Gateway Clubhouse and
from the boxes in the Rossmoor Library and
other locations around Rossmoor.
Lions also receive new prescription eyeglasses that have been returned to an Internet provider. These eyeglasses need to be separated
from their packaging and, like all the collected
eyeglasses, they are boxed and then taken to
one of several prisons where inmates read the
prescription on Lensometers provided by the
Lions in Sight program.
After the eyeglasses have been processed
at the prisons, volunteers at the Lions in Sight
warehouse in Vallejo package individual pairs
of eyeglasses in plastic bags for distribution
through the Lions in Sight program that is supported by White Cane Day donations. This service activity is dedicated to restoring vision to
needy individuals. Those individuals, after receiving a free eye examination, are provided a
pair of eyeglasses that often changes their lives.
In addition to mission clinics, Lions in Sight
has established permanent clinics in the Philippines and is working on a second permanent
clinic in India.
Each of these clinics requires a start-up inventory of 100,000 pairs of eyeglasses.
A person who has not volunteered to serve
on a mission trip cannot imagine the number of
people who still need to be served at the end of
the three-day mission clinic. This is an ongoing effort and volunteers will always be needed
to prepare the eyeglasses and staff the mission
trips.
Sandwiches, chips, and drinks will be available for $5 for those attending the work event
July 17.
For information, contact Sandy Weber, sight
chairwoman for the Lions Club of Rossmoor, at
949-7571.
Residents are reminded to carpool when possible to
popular events at all clubhouses, especially Gateway.
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7A
It’s down to the wire –
replace barcodes with RFID
gate arm lifts.
It sounds like it’s the same
as the old barcode system, but
it’s much more sophisticated
and accurate, said Bell.
“All in all, the (RFID) system functions better than I
thought it would,” he said.
During the two years it’s
been phased into operation, entrance into Rossmoor has been
smoother and there have been
fewer times when the gate arm
has come down on a vehicle,
for example. “Accidents at the
gate are almost nonexistent,”
he said.
With the more accurate
system, it was discovered that
more vehicles come through
the front gate than Rossmoor
officials thought. In a year, the
system recorded 3.5 million
entries into Rossmoor, he said.
The RFID program can also
be expanded. For example, it
could be used at the Fitness
Center or at Peacock Hall to
limit access to those facilities.
All that’s needed is to install a
scanner and determine a way
to identify people that should
be allowed entry, Bell said.
Bus goes to malls on Friday
The Rossmoor Bus Trans- come, first served basis.
portation is offering residents
Residents will be picked up Shelley Morris puts a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag on the windshield of a car. Bara Sunvalley Mall/Crossroads and dropped off at their entry. codes are being phased out for the RFID tags.
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Chinese-Amerian Association to sponsor 50th Anniversary concert
an eminent family troupe can residents of the good life
Some members came to U.S. on Dollar ships byof the
classical opera in the they enjoy in Rossmoor as a
By S. Y. Huang
the Chinese cultural heritage
in music.
The concert is scheduled
for Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 2
p.m. in the Gateway Fireside
Room. It will be produced by
the Chinese Performing Arts
Club in Rossmoor (CPAC).
Among the concert performers will be an ensemble
of six top-notch Chinese musical instrumentalists in the
Bay Area, playing erhu (vertical violin), guzheng (zither),
bamboo flute, yangqin (dul-
Contributing writer
As announced in the recent
issues of the News, the Chinese-American Association
of Rossmoor (CAAR) will
sponsor a concert of Chinese
music as one of the entertainment events in celebration
of the 50th Anniversary of
Rossmoor. The concert will
feature a full range of Chinese
instrumental, operatic and
folkloric music that reflects
cimer) and pipa (lute). Their
program will include an ensemble performance of the finale of the famous concerto of
“Butterfly Lovers,” and a solo
performance of pipa by the
renowned virtuoso Hecheng
Liu, playing the traditional
masterpiece of “Ambush from
ten sides.”
The concert will also present an authentic Beijing opera
based on a section of the legendary “Story of the White
Snake.” It will be performed
Bay Area, with elegant costumes and full orchestration
played by eight instrumentalists in strings and percussions.
In between the professional performances, a selected
group of CPAC members will
participate in the program
by singing operatic arias and
popular folk songs.
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By offering to sponsor this
special concert event, CAAR
means to show the appreciation of local Chinese-Ameri-
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sponsorship is but one of the
ways for them to show gratitude for the Rossmoor community.
Besides, the concert would
not be possible without the
generous support of a group of
CAAR senior members. It so
happened that many of the association’s founding members
came to the United States in
the late 1940s, after the repeal
of the Chinese Expulsion Act
and at the end of World War II.
During that period, the only
regular means of transportation between China and the
United States was by voyages
aboard two ocean liners that
plied the Pacific Ocean. Both
of the ocean liners, namely S.
S. General Gordon and S. S.
General Meigs, were converted from troop transport ships
and were owned by the family of Stanley Dollar. The two
ships were later, in the 1950s,
replaced by two regular ocean
liners, namely the S.S. President Cleveland and the S.S.
President Wilson, both of
which were also owned by the
Dollar Shipping Company.
So, it seemed like a matter
of fate that those senior members who were brought into this
country as passengers of the
ships owned by Stanley Dollar
ended up to retiring happily in
the ranch estate of Stanley Dollar. To them, therefore, there
is all the more reason to contribute to the celebration of the
golden anniversary of this safe
haven of their destiny.
Tickets for the event will
be $10 per person and will be
sold on the Anniversary ticket
days in August. More information on the concert event
may be found in future issues
of the Rossmoor News.
Security
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F RO M S e c u r i tas
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.
Most of the calls to Securitas from June 25 to 29
were routine, dealing with
welfare checks, lockouts
and nonemergency assistance, among other things.
Friday, June 27
Suspicion: A Cactus
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the course, many residents are
eligible to receive discounts on
their car insurance rates. (It
is advised that residents call
their own insurance carriers to
find out about AARP discount
rates.)
The eight-hour course is
broken up into two sessions.
Both classes must be attended
to receive credit.
The next session will be offered on Fridays, July 18 and
25, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
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 29, from 8 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m.
Classes are taught in Multipurpose Room 3 at Gateway.
The cost of the class is $15
for AARP members and $20
for nonmembers. Payments
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• By calling 935-6790
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person in the Recreation Department at Gateway prior to
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and prior to July 29 for the refresher class.
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CERT will meet Tuesday at Hillside, plan next emergency drill
The Rossmoor Area Community Emergency Response
Team (CERT) will meet on
Tuesday, July 15, at 10 a.m. in
the Vista Room at Hillside.
Planning has begun for
the next emergency drill in
Rossmoor on Saturday, Oct.
25. This drill will graduate the
students of the Walnut Creek
CERT’s fall basic training
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Rossmoor CERT members
who did not participate in the
May 31 CERT graduation drill
are requested to attend the July
15 meeting so they can participate in the next drill.
CERT members need to
participate in a drill or attend
a CERT continuing education
class once every two years to
keep their CERT disaster service worker certification active.
Residents interested in becoming part of Rossmoor
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Resident participates in Scottish Games
Rossmoor resident Jim Jardine will participate in the
149th annual Scottish Gathering and Games of the Caledonian Club of San Francisco. Jardine will toss the caber.
The games will be held Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 30
and 31, at the Alameda County
Fairgrounds in Pleasanton.
This is one of the biggest
Scottish Games in the United States and the West Coast
championships venue for such
events as highland dancing,
four grades of pipe bands,
sheep dog trials, and the athletic heavy events where much
bigger cabers are tossed for
prize money.
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Rossmoor Library seeks donations
More scholarships presented
The Rossmoor Library
would like to remind organizations and individuals that
donations are greatly appreciated. It is seeking $5 (or more)
donations from its patrons in
order to install and implement
a computer system at the library by the end of the summer.
Some patrons believe they
are supporting the Library
with their monthly coupon
payments.
This is not true in terms of
material acquisitions.
The Golden Rain Foundation provides the space
and utilities, but the Library
needs help purchasing its own
books, DVDs, supplies and
equipment.
Rossmoor LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
1001 Golden Rain Rd. Walnut Creek, CA 94595
Name:_____________________________________________
Address:___________________________________________
Phone number:______________________________________
Amount donated:__________________________________
The Rossmoor Library is located at Gateway Clubhouse.
Its hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday,
noon to 4 p.m.; Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For information, call 988-7704.
The Rossmoor Library is
a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization and all donations
are tax deductible for both
federal and state income tax
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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 10: Third Mutual governing documents..... 9:30 a.m.
Board Room, Gateway
July 10: Aquatics Advisory Committee............... 1:30 p.m.
Board Room, Gateway
July 11: Golf Advisory Committee........................... 9 a.m.
Board Room, Gateway
July 14: Third Mutual board.................................... 9 a.m.
Board Room, Gateway
July 15: Mutual 8 board...................................... 1:30 p.m.
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July 16: Mutual 56 board..................................... 9:30 a.m.
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July 16: Mutual 48 board ........................................2 p.m.
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Mutual 70 Finance Committee................. 10 a.m.
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Mutual 70 board..........................................2 p.m.
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Fifth Mutual board................................... 11 a.m.
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GRF Compensation Committee............ 1:30 p.m.
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Fourth Mutual board............................. 1:30 p.m.
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Mutual 65 board.................................... 9:30 a.m.
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Mutual 28 board.................................. 10:30 a.m.
First Mutual budget and finance.............. 11 a.m.
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Second Mutual board................................. 9 a.m.
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Having graced the Republican Club platform twice before, Lance Izumi will return
by popular demand to discuss
one of the most vexing issues
in America: the education
of the nation’s youth, at the
meeting set for Tuesday, July
15, in the Tahoe Room at the
Event Center.
Why is it that America,
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Washington under President
Obama.
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The cost of the evening
is $26 for members and $28
for nonmembers. The dinner
menu will reflect choices to
please the palates of attendees as selected by the club’s
leadership in consultation
with a new caterer. To hear
the speaker without the dinner, the cost is $5 per person.
Reservations are required.
An event registration form
is included in the Rossmoor
Republican, which is mailed
to all club members each
month. Reservations, with
checks payable to the Republican Club of Rossmoor,
should be mailed to Republican Club of Rossmoor, 1001
Golden Rain Road. Alternatively, they may be hand-delivered to the Republican
Club mailbox in the Gateway
Administration Building. All
reservations must be received
by noon, Thursday, July 10.
A social time begins at 5:15
p.m. with a hosted wine and
beer bar in the Donner Room.
Dinner will be served at 6, followed by the speaker. Those
attending for the speaker only
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Police detective tells how to avoid identity theft
By Detective Jenna Kolmeister
Walnut Creek Police Department
Technology has unarguably
improved the lives of many. We
have access to better medical
care due to advanced equipment and ongoing research. We
are able to communicate with
people faster and stay updated
on one another’s lives due to
social media. Cell phone capabilities provide knowledge
at the tip of our fingers due to
our unlimited access to the Internet.
While keeping up with our
nephew’s extracurricular accomplishments on Facebook or
following our best friend’s cat
as she wages war on the new
dog on Twitter is a fun way to
pass the time, the oversharing
of details can get us into trouble. Everyone needs to be wary
of making the details of their
lives too available to the less
scrupulous among us. When
people give too many details
of their lives, they make themselves vulnerable to identity
theft and other crimes.
Additionally, the accessibility to personal identifying
information on the Internet
has contributed to a number
of crimes perpetrated against
those to whom the information
belongs. It’s not uncommon to
find someone’s personal information on various websites, and
this information can include
birthdays, Social Security numbers, as well as former addresses and phone numbers.
This information, coupled
with the information that people willingly share on social
media sites, can pave the way
for a crook to steal identities
to establish fraudulent lines of
credit in other people’s names
or make fraudulent purchases
to existing lines of credit. Combat this type of fraud by being
extra vigilant and protective of
personal information. Here are
a few tips to protect yourself
from identity theft.
• Don’t overshare. Be wary
of what you or a family member
makes public on social media
websites. This is how criminals
can find out family members’
names, where they live and
when they go on vacation.
• Routinely check your credit report – look for new lines of
credit in your name that you
didn’t authorize. Make sure
that your existing lines of credit
don’t have extraordinarily high
balances. If there are multiple
inquiries into your credit that
you were unaware of, this could
be an indication that someone
is using your identity to establish credit to make a substantial
purchase.
• Lock your mailbox. A
tried and true way for crooks to
steal personal identifying information is by going through
your mail. A credit card bill
can lead to a phony address
change. An outgoing check
that you wrote can be stolen
and altered to make payable to
a criminal.
• Shred sensitive information. Like mail theft, thieves
can benefit from diving into
Dumpsters to steal personal
information and commit fraud
shortly thereafter.
• Hire a credit monitoring
service. Consider paying a
watchdog company to manage
alerts and inquiries into your
credit. If a criminal attempts
to open a line of credit in your
name, the credit monitoring
service can call your cell phone
or home directly to verify the
application. Each of the three
credit bureaus – Transunion,
Experian and Equifax – offer
plans for less than $20 a month.
Those who are victims of
identity theft should not panic.
There are a number of steps that
can be taken to right this wrong,
but time is of the essence. First,
notify the company that facilitated the fraudulent application or transaction. Cancel any
cards or accounts that may have
been compromised.
Second, place an alert on
your credit by visiting the
Federal Trade Commission at
www.ftc.gov or by calling 202326-2222. Also, call one of the
three credit reporting companies. A 90-day alert can be
placed on your credit and the
company will also inform the
other two bureaus of the alert to
save a step.
Third, report the identity
theft to the police. While a police report is not necessary to
be compensated for any loss
suffered, the police can initiate
an investigation into the crime.
Additionally, if a criminal is
contacted while in possession
of your personal identifying
information by another police
department, the police will be
able to ascertain facts leading to an arrest of that person
based on the initial report.
If you have any questions
or concerns about this article,
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at 256-3524.
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Democrats hear from former An honor
economist at July meeting
for employee
From Coalition for Prosperous America
Economist Ian Fletcher will speak to the Democrats of
Rossmoor Thursday, July 24, at 7 p.m. in the Event Center.
Fletcher is a former senior economist of the Coalition for a
Prosperous America and research fellow with the U.S. Business
and Industry Council, a Washington think-tank. Before that he
was an economist in private practice. He was educated at Columbia University and the University of Chicago.
Fletcher is the author of “Free Trade Doesn’t Work,” in which
Fletcher explains in detail why the standard economic arguments free traders use are false. It is a systematic examination of
why he believes free trade is slowly bleeding America’s economy to death and what can be done about it. He examines the history and politics of free trade and explains how America came to
adopt its present free-trade policy.
As a senior economist at the nonprofit organization Coalition
for a Prosperous America, Fletcher supported efforts to reform
America’s trade and industrial policies.
Coalition for a Prosperous America describes its organization
as a nonprofit representing the interests of 2.7 million households
through its agricultural, manufacturing and labor members. Its
grassroots emphasis is on educating citizens and local opinion
leaders where they live and work.
This is not a dinner meeting, though refreshments will be
served. The meeting is open and free to everyone, and there will
be time for questions following the presentation.
For information, call Gary Hansen at 954-8425.
It’s hot out there
With summer temperatures reaching the 100s, residents are
advised to remember basic items for car or golf cart; a bottle
of water, a wide-brimmed sunhat, sunscreen and a cell phone.
Rossmoor purchasing agent,
Susan Wallace, left, was featured by the GRF Employee
Wellness Committee in the
employee newsletter, “The Siren.” Employees nominate coworkers to be highlighted in the
newsletters. Those honored
receive a $25 gift card from the
committee and a letter of appreciation from CEO Warren
Salmons. Wellness Committee
member and colleague, Marla
Pascoe, congratulates Wallace
and presents her with a check.
Downtown history tour is Saturday
The Walnut Creek Historical Society sponsors a free Downtown History Tour on the second Saturday of each month. The next one is
on July 12 at 9 a.m. at the fountain at Liberty
Bell Plaza (corner of Broadway and Mt. Diablo
Blvd). The tour will begin at 9:30 a.m.
This easy, 90-minute guided walking tour
brings to life the early times and development of
what has become a Bay Area destination city. It is
a great way to spend a morning, and then stay to
enjoy all that downtown Walnut Creek has to offer.
A booklet with historic photos of the sites
visited may be purchased at the tour for $5.
Registration in advance is required and space
is limited.
To sign up for the tour, go to the Walnut
Creek Historical Society’s website at www.walnutcreekhistory.info and click on Walnut Creek
Downtown Tours.
The Downtown History Tour is one of the
100 Ways to Celebrate the Centennial, a community-wide year-long celebration of the 100th
anniversary of Walnut Creek.
For information, contact tour coordinator
Ann Shelton at 219-2642 or shelton.ahs@sbcglobal.net.
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ROSSMOOR IS NOT
A DEMOCRACY
So there we have it. Right in the Rossmoor News
(June 25), the lead letter from a leading member of
our community. Rossmoor is a corporation.
“The largest and best-run companies in the country,” David Smith informs us, “have long-term debt
as does the GRF.” And further on he speaks of
“most well-run and successful corporations with
regular income and a perpetual life such as GRF.”
Rossmoor is a corporation. How many of us knew
that when we moved in? Well, we know it now.
There is no longer any question, any confusion, as
to the true nature of Rossmoor. There it is for all
our residents to see, for our Walnut Creek neighbors
to see, for online readers to see, for all the world to
see… Rossmoor is a corporation.
And what is a corporation? Incredibly enough,
corporations are now “persons” having the same
rights as human beings. Well, if the corporation is
a person, it is a psychopathic person. Joel Bakan, in
his brilliant book “The Corporation,” argues that
the corporation is “a pathological institution, a dangerous possessor of the great power it wields over
people and societies.
“Ruthless, aggressive, unscrupulous and shifty,
singularly self-interested, unable to feel genuine
concern for others in any context, tyrannical…”
Yes, the corporation is many things. One thing it
is not is a democracy. Rossmoor is not a democracy.
Gene Gordon
Golden Rain Road
ROSSMOOR NEEDS A COFFEE
SHOP WITH A VIEW
We Rossmoorians have pretty much everything
except a place to sit and enjoy the best views of
Rossmoor over coffee or snack on weekday afternoons and weekends. With all due respect to the
architects and developers of different facilities in
Rossmoor, none have given us such a place.
Our lush green golf course and its lovely pond
and water fountains all sit in front of Creekside
complex yet nothing looks over this view except the
golf Pro Shop and the Fairway Room. Although the
volunteer-run Gateway Redwood Room offers tea/
coffee and snacks, it has no views and is open only
up to 2 p.m. on weekdays and closed on weekends.
Since we have already spent a good fortune
on all recent developments, the one solution with
no extra expense is to turn the Fairway Room in
Creekside Clubhouse into a Rossmoor version of
Peet’s Coffee. It has beautiful views, a small wet
bar with sink and a little kitchen behind it, which is
sufficient for a snack bar/coffee shop. It also opens
to the nice view deck.
The place can be run by the Creekside Grill vendor or an outside vendor (who gives special discount
to seniors!). Hours can be 8 to 6 weekdays and 9
to 5 weekends. And, in the evenings, as Mr. Larry
Tubelle has suggested in his June 11 letter about the
need for “a good, old-fashioned piano bar,” Fairway
Room can be turned into a place to enjoy “music,
mood and camaraderie.”
Nazli Monahan
Terra Granada Drive
SHOULD GUESTS SHARE
ROSSMOOR FACILITIES?
The time has come to re-think sharing our
Rossmoor facilities with guests. I’ve read about the
problems in the gym facilities. They are crowded
and there are times when residents can’t find an
available piece of equipment. Now we need to think
about our movie theater.
On Thursday evening, June 26, a friend (resident)
and I went to the theater at 6:30 p.m. hoping to see
the 7 p.m. performance of “The Grand Budapest
Hotel” and, you guessed it, Peacock Hall was filled
up. Since there is a small number seats, we should
seat residents first and if there are seats available 10
minutes before the start of the movie, then guests
could be seated.
We love our guests, but it isn’t fair that a guest
should take a movie theater seat away from a resident or fill up the gym to the point that a resident is
unable to use the equipment.
Please don’t suggest that our residents should arrive at the theater 45 minutes before the start of the
movie.
Zida Levy
High Eagle Court
FLAG IS NOT A PEACE POLE
Upon reading Clair S. Weenig’s letter in the June
25 Residents Forum concerning his personal Peace
Pole, I was impressed with his stance regarding our
great flag as a symbol of peace.
Au contraire mon frère!
Our great flag waving over Fort McHenry on
Sept. 14, 1814 having survived 25 hours of British
bombs and rockets prompted Francis Scott Key to
write the “Star-Spangled Banner” as a symbol of
America’s triumph and endurance. In fact, our flag
has been carried into numerous battles and wars
that by definition denote violence.
I stand at attention to proudly salute our great flag
today as I did some 61 years ago in Korea as a young
Army artillery officer. Yet, a Peace Pole it is not.
A true Peace Pole as envisioned by Dr. Lonnie
Bristow and the Interfaith Council just might cause
us to pause for a moment of reflection about the fact
that we are all one–“spirits in space suits”–yearning
for world peace. What’s wrong with that?
Jerry Laughlin
Ptarmigan Drive
DON’T PARK IN
SECLUDED SPOTS
On June 7, I parked my golf cart at the Gateway
parking lot at 8:30 a.m. to go on a hike with the
Trails Club. After an enjoyable and informative
eight-mile walk around the Presidio led by Sumner
Walter, I returned to my golf cart at 4 p.m. I found
that my golf cart had been vandalized with chewing gum jammed in the ignition key hole and the
key slot damaged yielding an inoperable golf car. It
appeared that someone had tried unsuccessfully to
steal the vehicle.
Upon seeing the damage, I called Securitas and
gave a report of the vandalism. So that I would not
be using prime parking spaces near the entrance to
Gateway Clubhouse, I parked at the southwest corner of the parking lot. In retrospect, I believe that
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was my biggest mistake. It was in the quietest, most
secluded part of the lot away from most foot traffic
to and from Gateway. A thief could easily tamper
with my vehicle without being noticed.
Let this be a warning to other Rossmoor residents with golf carts, bicycles, etc. To minimize the
likelihood of vandalism or theft, park your vehicle
where it can be seen by the most people, not a secluded area.
Dave Kern
Terra Granada Drive
A WORKER TO THE RESCUE
Somebody once said, “When you catch somebody doing something good, tell on ‘em!” On a recent Friday, at the Dollar Clubhouse, I encountered
a struggling lady trying to get a food-laden cart
through the front door. Already, a wine bottle had
rolled off and broken. I rushed up and tried to help,
but it was too much even for both of us.
Just then a tree service truck pulled into sight
and a young man got out. “Oh! A janitor,” the woman said, and shouted, “Young man! Here! We need
help!” He stopped what he was there to do and
came right over to rescue us. When he got the cart
inside, she said, “Now, could you clean up the wine
and broken glass?”
My jaw dropped, because, without a word, that
nice young man who was there to work on trees
smiled, stooped, cleaned it all up and went back to
his own work! No one even thought to thank him.
Waraner Tree Service certainly hires cracker-jack
workers! And Golden Rain hires super contractors.
Marian Herndon
Golden Rain Road
WHAT HAPPENED TO BENCHES
IN THE LOCKER ROOM?
I’m writing on behalf of residents who have expressed concerns about the missing benches in the
women’s locker room at the Fitness Center.
Recently the Fitness Center was closed for a week
for necessary repairs. Before its closing, a bench
had been missing (perhaps it had been broken and
put away) in one of the women’s lockers for quite
a while. We hoped it would be repaired and reinstalled during the closing time. However, when the
Fitness Center reopened, to our great surprise, not
only was the missing bench not reinstalled but also
the benches in the other lockers were dismantled,
and now a stool was put inside each of the lockers
for use. When we tried it out we discovered that the
stool was only big enough for a person to sit on,
providing no extra room to put any things on it; also
it’s hard for the round-shaped surface of the stool to
hold any small object stable.
This change results in inconvenience for use because we need to sit on one side of the old bench
and put the clothes next to us for easy access. Now
we have to be up and down repeatedly to reach the
clothes hung on the hooks or the articles inside the
bag for dressing or undressing. This change is especially dangerous for senior residents who fall easily.
We request that the old benches be brought back
and reinstalled in the women’s locker room. Also,
we suggest that if possible those round-shaped
stools in the middle of the locker room be replaced
by two long stable wooden benches when the Fitness Center is renovated.
Shaoping Moss
Golden Rain Road
– Another letter is on page 16A –
To contact the GRF Board
Residents who would like to contact the GRF
Board can do so in the following ways:
• E-mail: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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Columns & Opinions
Republican
Perspective
The Gun-Free Zone
By John Littig
ixteen-year-old Luke Woodham felt like an outcast at
Pearl High School, and he apparently also had a less-than-perfect relationship with his mother.
On Oct. 1, 1997, as his mother
was getting ready to go out on
her morning jog, Woodham killed her by slitting her
throat and then bludgeoning her for good measure.
Taking a deer rifle and with his pockets full of
ammunition, Woodham then drove mom’s car to the
school. There, he shot to death his former girlfriend
and another girl, and wounded seven other students.
His plan, as police learned later, was to then drive to
the junior high school to shoot more children while
the police converged on the high school. His signal
for this change of venue would be the sound of police
sirens.
But that’s not the way it worked out.
Vice Principal Joel Myrick heard the shots and saw
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Progressive View
It’s the Economy!
By Jane Walter
he Republican Party has
spread the word that the
national deficit is the most
serious problem facing the economy today. Most Americans believe
that the deficit is growing ever
larger and driven by out-of-control
government spending. The Republican Party takes
the position that the deficit issue must be resolved by
drastic cuts to social programs. This philosophy is
reflected in the recent Paul Ryan budget, and that of
many Republican-dominated states. Raising revenue
to close the budget gap, especially if it affects the
very wealthiest Americans, is fiercely opposed by the
Republican Party. Their theory is that the wealthiest
Americans are the “job creators” of the economy, and
that what benefits them “trickles down” to the rest of
the economy.
Contrary to popular opinion, much of the current
deficit was inherited by President Obama from President Bush – who lowered taxes, engaged in two expensive wars and passed the Medicare part D drug
plan without raising the revenue to pay for it. Actually, under President Obama, the budget deficit peaked
in 2009, and has plummeted since then by 35 percent.
While no one disputes that there are long-term issues
that need to be addressed, the deficit now stands at 41
percent of gross domestic product, which is slightly
less than in most other developed countries.
Even if you accept the idea that deficits must be
cut, there are ways to do this without slashing social
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More letters
WHAT COLUMNIST
DID NOT MENTION
Mr. James Brennan’s “Self-Hatred” column in
the June 25 Rossmoor News would leave us to
believe that if the Republicans only agreed with
Democrats and the president all would be well.
Does he forget Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid’s opposition to the policies of Mr. Bush?
He chastises the “cowardice of Republican politicians who fail to stand up for principle,” yet con-
what Woodham was doing, but Myrick was powerless
to stop him. Although Myrick was a gun owner, he
was unarmed at this life-or-death moment. The Federal Gun-Free School Zones Act prohibits, with some
exceptions, possession of a firearm within 1,000 feet
of a school. Myrick had an unloaded Colt.45 caliber
pistol in his truck, so he ran to the truck, retrieved
and loaded the pistol, and then hot-footed it back to
the school.
By the time Myrick arrived back at the school,
Woodham had gotten back into his car and was
exiting the school parking lot destined for his second killing field – the junior high. Myrick pointed
the loaded .45 into the car window and Woodham
stopped. With the pistol pointed at Woodham’s head,
Myrick forced him out of the car and held him until
police arrived.
Three obvious conclusions from these events:
First, by stopping Woodham at gunpoint, Myrick
saved lives that would have been lost at the junior
high. Second, Myrick likely could have saved some
of the lives or injuries at the high school if he had
been armed at the outset – the round-trip to retrieve
his pistol having cost precious time. But third, and
most important, the federal law deterred Myrick from
being armed, but it did not deter Woodham!
The Federal Gun-Free School Zones Act became
law in 1990. States and municipalities have jumped
on the bandwagon, enacting their own laws which
mimic the federal statute. Of course, these state and
local laws are useless and redundant, serving only to
attest to the goodness of the sponsoring politicians.
Sadly, since the federal law’s enactment, the number of school massacres has surged. Here’s a possible
explanation. Those who would commit such crimes
are of course utterly undeterred by the gun-free zones
law – just as they are undeterred by laws against murder. On the other hand, law-abiding gun owners are
deterred from carrying firearms within the gun-free
zones. As a result, potential murderers are free to
fire at will without fear of being stopped before the
SWAT team enters the scene.
No doubt the legislators who came up with the
Federal Gun-Free Zones Act, and President Bush
who signed it, were well-intentioned. (Although the
same cannot be said for the grandstanding state and
local politicians who enacted duplicative laws just for
show.) But clearly it has been useless. Even worse, it
has disarmed those Myricks who might, in dire emergency situations, become first-responders.
This is not an advocacy to have all teachers packing in the classroom. Myrick had a military background and the temperament and bravery to take action in a crisis. He was so skillful and courageous,
in fact, that he was able to stop and detain the killer
without firing his pistol.
There are certainly other Myricks out there. Allowing them to be armed at their schools could save
lives. Making sure they are unarmed certainly won’t.
John Littig can be emailed at jslittig@aol.com.
programs. Contrary to Republican ideology, a recent
article by Peter Diamond and Emmanual Saez examined the issue of taxes on the wealthy and concluded
that the top tax rates could be raised by at least 50
percent without any negative effect on the economy.
The current top rate is about 35 percent, and by comparison that rate during the prosperous Eisenhower
years was 90 percent!
Currently, the wealthiest Americans are enjoying
some of the lowest tax rates in history and their share
of market income has surged. Ninety-five percent of
the recovery has gone to the top 1 percent, who have
seen their incomes surge by 34 percent while the average wage increased by only 4 percent. If low-taxes and high incomes on the part of the wealthy spur
economic prosperity for all, our economy should be
in good shape. Unfortunately, the opposite is true.
Unemployment remains stubbornly high, real wages
for the working classes have stagnated, and income
inequality is the worst it has been since the 1930s.
It is evident that the so called “job creators” have
not invested their billions in the American economy.
Instead they have moved jobs overseas to low wage
countries and hidden billions in tax havens abroad. It
is estimated that overseas tax havens cost our country about 300 billion every year. In some cases large
corporations do not pay any federal taxes at all, yet
congressional Republicans have refused to consider
any measures to eliminate these foreign tax havens.
Eliminating corporate welfare is a third way that
the budget gap could be closed without slashing social programs. This includes oil, gas and coal subsidies, subsidies that go to rich agricultural corporations, and myriad tax breaks and direct handouts to
favored banks and corporations. The Cato Institute
estimates that corporate welfare cost the government
$93 billion in 2002. A report from the Center on
Budget and Priorities pointed out that spending on
corporate welfare actually outweighs spending on
low income programs by a ratio of 3:1. The CBO has
found that total safety net spending for the poor costs
the average taxpayer about $400 a year while spending on corporate welfare programs costs the same
taxpayer about $1,400 per year. Billions of dollars
in savings could be achieved by ending these special
interest expenses, but there is little political will in
either party to change them.
Many economists have come to believe that our
consumer-driven economy cannot thrive unless there
is sufficient demand coming from a prosperous middle class. Their theory is that consumer demand, not
tax breaks for the wealthy, causes business to expand
and new ones to form. Adequate demand must be generated by putting money in the hands of the middle
class so that they can spend it. This must be promoted
by implementing a more progressive tax structure,
increasing the minimum wage, extending long-term
unemployment, providing access to health care to all,
tackling the problem of student loan debt, spending
to improve our infrastructure and maintaining the
safety net for those who need it–all of which have
been opposed by congressional Republicans. Also,
Republican legislators at the state and federal levels have cut spending on research and development
and education, which is exactly where investment is
needed to grow the economy of tomorrow.
To put it simply,” trickle down” economics is a
proven failure. Slashing social programs to make
up for a deficit caused largely by tax cuts for the
wealthy and corporations is self-defeating and unnecessary. Republicans need to abandon outmoded
economic theories and come together with Democrats to do what is necessary to get our economy
back on track.
Jane Walter can be emailed at walterjane4@yahoo.com.
veniently fails to mention Democrat pols who lose
their spine against radical environmentalists and
both private and public sector unions.
While opining on what he considers administration achievements, no mention is made of the sorry
facts of the un-Affordable Care Act, a rogue IRS,
Benghazi (does anyone believe it was a spontaneous
reaction to a video), the Veterans Administration
scandal, Fast and Furious (allowing U.S. guns to be
sent to Mexico smugglers and drug cartel), trading
five key terrorists for a suspected deserter, a record
number of citizens on food stamps, black unemployment at 11.5 percent, youth unemployment at
13.2 percent, NSA overreach and monitoring of
reporters of the Associated Press. Not to forget a
Marine held in a Mexican jail for over 90 days because he made a wrong turn returning to the United
States and not one word by our president to demand
his release.
We are experiencing a soft tyranny where and
imperial president ignores constitutional responsibilities and rules by executive orders. Even after
the Supreme Court determines his excesses it has
no apparent impact.
No, this has nothing to do with the color of his
skin. It has everything to do with preserving liberty.
Ed Manning
Stanley Dollar Drive
At Wit’s End
The Cat’s Meow:
Scratch the Cats?
By Tom Mader
nce in a while you’ll hear
some cranky person say,
“This place is going to the
dogs!” Not true: It’s going to the
cats. The United States human
population is almost 314 million, as
of 2012. Forty million kittens are
born annually. At the moment there are about 77 million cats in our fair land, so we should have about 117
million cats sometime next year.
Antioch is trying to deal with the cat problem. It requires cat owners to obtain a city permit to keep more
than five cats on a property. Antioch also forbids anyone
to feed stray cats on public property because such feeding leads to the spreading of disease, defecation and
property damage. There’s a couple who come out after
dark and leave 120 pounds of cat food and 20 gallons of
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New Residents
JOYCE CARDEN recently moved to Waterford
South.
She is from Wisconsin and has also lived in Vacaville, San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Pleasant
Hill and Angeles, Philippines. She attended the University of Wisconsin and worked as a high school teacher.
She enjoys current events, music, books and bridge.
ELLEN BULF moved to Canyonwood Court in
May. She is from Palo Alto and has lived in northern California all of her life. Ellen attended UC Santa
Cruz and CSU Sacramento. She retired from Kaiser
after 32 years. She enjoys watercolor painting, history,
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water every other day for stray cats. So far they haven’t
been arrested, possibly because imprisoning someone
for feeding cats seems a bit harsh.
I’m allergic to American cats (but not Japanese
cats–different dander), but for more than 15 years we
were loving owners of two cats that we miss terribly
(originally we had five cats, all from Japan; we gave
three away). I confess that I have mixed feelings about
how to handle the cat problem. Los Angeles provides
shelters for stray cats, but about 72 percent of them are
eventually euthanized. What we need is a national crisis center to discuss the cat problem and come to some
tough-minded decisions. Should we open more shelters?
Perhaps.
I have been characteristically sly in dealing with controversies, and I hope I can be ingeniously sly now. I
offer no solutions, but I will present you with a “what
if.” There are 10,244 Rossmoorians. Tell me, what do
we do in our extensively spare time? Work out in the
Fitness Center? Swim? Go to dinner-dances? Shop at
Costco, Trader Joe’s, Safeway? Watch TV? All of this
passes the time, but–
Suppose each of us adopted five cats; that would be
over 50,000 adoptions. If you wanted more than five cats,
you could apply for a city permit (but check with your
psychiatrist first). There are many advantages to what I’m
“supposing.” The economy would improve significantly
because we’d need more stores for cat food, which would
increase employment. We’d also attract more veterinarians to handle the health issues of our cats. Cat lovers will
rush to Rossmoor in droves to buy co-ops and condos,
which would allow us to sell at obscenely high prices
(some residents would be anxious to sell because they
don’t like cats). We ourselves would keep happily busy
because those dear kittens must be bottle-fed every two
hours until they’re old enough to be vaccinated, spayed
or neutered. Spaying and neutering are especially important because 73 percent of the cats owned are female, and
male cats are notorious for being over-sexed.
Will I be the first resident to adopt five cats? I doubt it.
Because there are two of us living in the same condo, I’d
need to discuss with my wife Diane whether we should
adopt 10 cats. No doubt she’ll listen to me patiently and
tolerantly and then suggest that I ask my allergist about
adopting cats. He’ll say no, unless I go to Japan and get
the cats there. Of course, that’s no help in reducing the
number of cats we have in this country. Anyway, I’ve
already paid my dues with the five cats we did have.
That’s enough.
Tom Mader can be emailed at ditoma@comcast.net.
travel and film. Ellen is a member of the Atheists and
Agnostics Club and the Art Association.
MARK AND JUDITH HONG JANOWICZ
moved to Tice Creek Drive in June. Mark is from Los
Angeles and has lived in Taiwan and Moraga. He attended Washington State University and is self-employed. Mark enjoys hiking.
Judith is from Taiwan and has also lived in Manila,
Milano and Moraga. She attended Fu Jen University,
Taipei. She is self-employed and she enjoys hiking.
N. JAY YOUNG AND ANN CALLICRATE recently moved to Oakmont Drive. N. Jay is from Delaware and has also live in in Canyon and Berkeley.
He is a producer, recording engineer, an author, stage
manager and sound consultant.
Ann is from Salem, Ore. and has also lived in
Berkeley and Canyon. She is a registered nurse.
ROBERT AND PAULINE ELGIE moved to
Golden Rain Road in April. Robert is from Toronto
and has also lived in Berkeley and Hamilton, N.Y. He
attended the University of Toronto and UC Berkeley.
He is a former university professor. Robert enjoys
bridge and tennis and is a member of the Rossmoor
Duplicate Bridge Club.
Pauline is from Hamilton, N.Y. and has also lived
in Hartford, Conn., Washington D.C., Pasadena and
Blachly, Ore. She attended Utica College and Lane
Community College. She has worked at Microdot,
Driftwood Dairy and Colgate University. Her hobbies
and special interests include: swimming, eBay, antiques, flea markets, bocce and hearts. She is a member
of the Bocce Club in Rossmoor.
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A rts & Leisure
‘The Phantom’s’ Franc D’Ambrosio returns
for a performance July 30 at Event Center
Jim Anderson and the Rebels
Sunday Showcase presents
Jim Anderson and the Rebels
Jim Anderson and the Rebels will perform a musical tribute
to the early musical years of Elvis Presley at the Sunday Showcase, July 13, at 5 p.m. in the Tahoe Room at the Event Center.
Andersen began performing in 1986, when he was talked into
being part of a variety show. After the crowd reaction, he was
immediately booked into several venues. He continued singing
and performing as the venues got bigger and bigger. His musical
influences come from a wide variety of entertainers and styles:
country, boogie woogie, rockabilly, blues, and gospel.
The band consists of Anderson (lead singer), Frank Musuchi
(guitarist and harmonies), Mickey Yamo (bassist and harmonies), Tom Farnsworth (keyboardist and harmonies) and Paul
Johnson (drummer).
The band frequently performs at fairs, festivals, concert halls,
theaters and private and corporate events. Tickets for this program are $10 at the door. Complimentary wine, juice and light
snacks will be provided.
The host for this program will be the Lions Club of Rossmoor.
This is an Esses Production sponsored by the Recreation Department and it is open to all residents and their guests.
Baritone and pianist to
present a concert July 20
Gwendolyn Mok, Shenyang
Bass Baritone Shenyang
and pianist Gwendolyn Mok
will perform a program of
opera, classical and Broadway favorites on Sunday,
July 20, at 3:30 p.m. in the
Tahoe Room at the Event
Center.
Born in Tianjin, China, Shenyang studied at the
Shanghai Conservatory of
Music. He is an alumnus of
the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program and of the
Julliard School Opera Center. He was the winner of the
2007 BBC Cardiff Singer
of the World competition, a
2008 winner of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award, and
a 2010 winner of the Montblanc New Voices at Stars of
the White Nights Festival.
Shenyang embodies a 21st
century bridge between the
cultures of East and West.
His celebration of the human
voice was spotlighted as artist in residence of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra in
2011/12 in numerous programs conducted by Long
Yu with repertoire ranging
from Bach and Mozart to
Rachmaninov and Mahler.
During the 2013/14 season, Shenyang returned to the
Metropolitan Opera for Julie
Taymor’s production of “The
Magic Flute,” conducted by
Jane Glover, and for “La Cenerentola” under the baton of
the Met’s principal conductor,
Fabio Luisi.
The past season featured
Shenyang’s role debut as
Figaro in Mozart’s “Le nozze di Figaro” in a new production at the National Centre for the Performing Arts
in Beijing and he returned
to the Beijing Music Festival
for Jing Xiang’s opera, “Yuan
Ye,” conducted by Long Yu.
North American performances included Beethoven’s
Ninth Symphony with Matthew Halls and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra as
well as Beethoven’s Missa
Solemnis with Michael Tilson Thomas leading the San
Francisco Symphony Orchestra and chorus. The artist appeared with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and
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Franc D’Ambrosio, best
known for his role in “The
Phantom of the Opera” returns to Rossmoor to perform
his brand new show “The
Phantom Unmasked – By Request” in the Tahoe Room at
the Event Center on Wednesday, July 30, at 7 p.m.
In this concert, ticket buyers will be given a request list
with songs titles for D’Ambrosio to sing. All slips will
be collected and tallied the
night of the concert and the
set list will be created from
the request lists.
D’Ambrosio held the distinction as the “World’s Longest Running Phantom,” a
title he retained for over a
decade after playing the role
over 3,000 times. His diverse
resume includes an Academy Award-nominated film,
an Emmy Award-nominated television show, a fourtime Tony Award-nominated
Broadway show, two Grammy considerations, and more.
D’Ambrosio studied at the
famed Vocal Academy of
Lucca in Italy. He was also
personally invited to study
with legendary tenor Lucia-
Franc D’Ambrosio
no Pavarotti at his home in
Pesaro. He made his Broadway debut in the first revival of “Sweeney Todd.” After
an international talent search
lasting over a year, D’Ambrosio was selected to play the
role of Anthony Corleone,
the opera-singing son of Al
Pacino in Francis Ford Coppola’s “Godfather III.”
It was in the off-Broadway production of “Valentino” that D’Ambrosio caught
the eye of Barry Manilow,
who personally selected him
to create and star in the role
of Tony in the pre-Broadway
tour of “Copacabana.”
Olympic champion Brian
Boitano invited D’Ambrosio
to perform as a special musical guest in the skater’s NBC
special “Brian Boitano’s
Skating Spectacular.” D’Ambrosio’s performance of “Music of the Night,” to which
Boitano skated, received the
evening’s standing ovation.
He also appeared with Michael Feinstein, Amanda McBroom and Maureen McGovern and others on a new CD
titled “In Good Company.”
Tickets for this event are
$15 in advance at the Excursion Desk or $20 at the door.
This event is an Esses Production and is sponsored by
the Recreation Department.
This program is open to all
residents and their guests.
Never 2 Late presents a free concert
Monday afternoon in the Event Center
The band Never 2 Late will perform a free
concert in the Tahoe Room at the Event Center on Monday, July 14, at 2 p.m.
Never 2 Late is a five-piece band consisting of three guitarists, a vocalist and a drummer. The band features selections taken from
the classic American jazz songbook. Never 2
Late’s repertoire spans the era from the 1930s
to the 1960s.
Each of the three guitarists belongs to different generations of musicians.
Sholom Groesberg, at age 91, represents the
first generation. As a teenager, he took up the
guitar and has played guitar on and off for the
past seven decades. He has played with bands
such as the Shabbatones and the Rossmoor
Big Band.
Guitarist Mike Williams represents the
second generation. He has performed with
a wide variety of well-known artists such as
Robert Goulet, Frankie Laine and John Lee
Hooker at venues such as Fairmont and Mark
Hopkins hotels in San Francisco, Harvey’s in
Lake Tahoe and the Concord Jazz Festival.
Williams is the founder of Never 2 Late.
The third generation is represented by Michael David Ramos. A graduate of Monte
Vista High School in Alamo, he earned a degree in history and literature at Harvard and
minored in music. He has played with such
prominent musicians such as Bobby McFerrin,
Jim Hall and Hank Jones and has performed
at venues such as the Monterey Jazz Festival,
Café DuNord and the Bottom of the Hill.
The fourth member of the group is vocalist Mary McNeill. McNeill’s vocal style is
influenced by singer ranging from Ella Fitzgerlad to Frank Sinatra to Dusty Springfield.
McNeill grew up in a musical home and as a
teenager sang in a variety of settings, from a
cappella groups to jazz combos.
This free concert is sponsored by the Recreation Department and is open to all residents and their guests.
Walnut Creek Concert Band presents
summer pops concert at Lesher Center
The Walnut Creek Concert
Band presents its annual summer pops concert on Tuesday,
July 22, at 7:30 p.m. at the
Lesher Center for the Arts in
Walnut Creek. The concert
will feature light classical music and marches.
The program includes
Leonard Bernstein’s symphonic dance music from “West
Side Story” and John Williams
“Star Wars Trilogy.”
There will be a special guest
appearance by the Clarinet
Fusion, an area clarinet choir
founded by Walnut Creek Concert Band member Karyn Weber.
Clarinet Fusion presents
a diverse program with music specially arranged for the
unique combination of Eb
soprano clarinet, Bb clarinet,
alto clarinet, bass clarinet and
contra bass clarinet.
The band is under the direction of Harvey Benstein, with
assistant conductor, Johnny
Johnson.
Tickets are $14 for seniors.
They’re available at the Lesher center ticket office at 1601
Civic Drive, Walnut Creek;
call 943-7469; or order online
at www.lesherartscenter.org.
The Walnut Creek Concert
Band is the official band of the
city of Walnut Creek, It’s celebrating 25 years of service to
the Walnut Creek community.
For information, go to www.
walnutcreekconcertband.org.
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Entertainment Notes Mok, Shenyang perform in Event Center
Take the Grandchildren to
See “Shrek, the Musical”
By Charles Jarrett
I
j u s t t o o k my
grandchildren
to the Berkeley
Playhouse Mainstage Theater in the
beautiful Julia Morgan Theater at 2640
College Avenue in Berkeley to check out its charming and fun production of
“Shrek, the Musical,” playing through July 31.
The flatulating Ogre’s tale
seemed to be a much in demand musical for both regional professional and community theaters and has been
reimagined by director and
choreographer, Matthew McCoy, and the Berkeley Playhouse production team.
The story begins with a
narrating ogre named Shrek
(Tony Panighetti) telling the
audience of his once happy
childhood until his parents,
on his seventh birthday, sent
him off on his own, into a
unfriendly world and possibly an unhappy life. The
scene quickly spins forward
in time, as Shrek, now a bitter ogre living contentedly
alone in his swamp, suddenly
discovers his solitude being
invaded by every possible
fairytale creature after they
have been ejected from the
Kingdom of Duloc by decree
of the kingdom’s dwarfish
Lord Farquaad (Clay David).
Shrek orders them to leave
his swamp at once or he will
do to them what ogres of
the world are feared most to
do. Pinocchio, Peter Pan the
Three Bears and their comrades in concert explain that
Lord Farquaad has banished
them from his kingdom and
will put them to death if they
return. They exhort the ogre
to do what the only character
in this fairytale land that is
scary enough to do, that of
returning to Lord Farquaad’s
castle and frightening him
into reversing his decree.
After much consternation
(certainly out of character for
such a purportedly fearsome
beast), Shrek starts out on
his quest to get immigration
orders rescinded, hoping to
get his privacy back and the
fairytale creatures passage to
their homeland. Along the
way, Shrek rescues a talkative Donkey from some of
Farquaad’s soldier enforcers.
In return for rescuing him,
Donkey (Brian Dauglash) offers his friendship, and at the
same time insists on tagging
along to show Shrek the way
to Duloc, which Shrek reluctantly agrees to, due to the
fact that he has become quite
hopelessly lost.
Back in Farquaad’s castle, the lord is desperately
searching for a wife because
he cannot officially become
a king unless he marries and
brings a queen into
his little domain. His
henchmen provide
him with the news
that a beautiful princess, Fiona (Chloe
Condon), has lived
her life for the past
20 years imprisoned in a
castle, due in large part to a
fire-breathing dragon.
Charming, alarming, disarming, captivating, “Shrek,
the Musical” is thoroughly
delightful. It is superbly presented by a company that has
developed a production cast
that has carefully merged
the talents of professional
actors, mentors and young
students. A mother and
daughter sitting in front of
us, Sharelle and her daughter, Grace, were overjoyed
by the completely fulfilling
nature of all elements in this
show.
The music, under the direction of Rachel Robinson, belied the size of her
ensemble consisting of two
keyboards (Rachel Robinson
and David Brown), guitarist
(Ramon Fermin) and percussionist (Dustin Magidson). The songs are memorable, including “This Is How
a Dream Comes True” and
“Who I’d Be.”
There are far more actors
than I have space here to acknowledge, but the entire ensemble is up to the task and
the leads. Tony Panighetti
as Shrek, Chloe Condon as
Fiona and Brian Dauglash
as Donkey are simply superlative in every aspect. They
all have beautiful voices, excellent characterizations and
perfect timing.
I loved the squeaky voice
of the gingerbread man (Allison Meneley). Clay David
as Farquaad was an absolute
riot. Pinocchio (Max Thorne)
was quite excellent as well.
Set changes were brilliantly executed, and the set
itself was designed well by
Robert Broadfoot, with perfectly accentuated lighting
design (Mark Hueske). Costumes beautifully done by
Wendy Ross Kaufman and all
brought together very well by
Director McCoy.
I thoroughly enjoyed the
production as did my grandchildren. In fact, I’ve got a
hunch that maybe one of them
is now interested in getting
back into children’s theater.
This fun-filled, heartwarming
and chuckle-erupting work
sent everyone out the door
on an upbeat path for the rest
of the day. Tickets range between $17 and $60 each and
are now available at www.
berkeleyplayhouse.or or by
phone at 510-845-8542-351.
The show continues Saturdays at 1 and 6 p.m., Sundays
Gwendolyn Mok
Shenyang
They will present opera, classical, Broadway
at Carnegie Hall. He also
returned to the stage of the
Metropolitan Opera to reprise his portrayal of Colline
in “La Bohème,” conducted
by Marco Armiliato.
Mok began her career at
the Juilliard School of Music. She did undergraduate
work at Yale University and
earned her doctorate at State
University of New York at
Stony Brook. From there she
went on to win several piano
competitions.
Mok has appeared in
many of the world’s leading
concert halls including the
Barbican, Carnegie Hall, the
Kennedy Center, Avery Fisher
Hall, Alice Tully Hall and the
Hong Kong Performing Arts
Center. She is also frequently
invited to play and record with
major international orchestras, most notably the London
Symphony, the Philharmonia,
the Hong Kong Philharmonic
Orchestra, the Beijing Philharmonic Orchestra and the
Residentie Orkestre of The
Hague.
Mok is a recording artist
for Nonesuch/Elektra, Musical Heritage Society, Cala Re-
cords, and EMI. She can also
be heard on several movie
soundtrack recordings. Her
highly acclaimed debut CD
with the Philharmonia of
Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G
Major was nominated for an
Alternative Edison award in
the concerto category.
Tickets for this concert are
$15 and may be purchased
in advance at the Excursion
desk or at the door. This concert is presented by Ellie Mao
Mok and is sponsored by the
Recreation Department. This
concert is open to all residents and their guests.
Dixieland Jazz Club concert features
Ray Skjelbred and His Cubs tomorrow
The Dixieland Jazz Club will host Ray Skjelbred and His Cubs on Thursday, July 10, at
7 p.m. in the Tahoe Room at the Event Center. The evening of music is for listening and/
or dancing.
Admission (paid at the door) is $10 for club
members and $15 for nonmembers or guests.
Skjelbred grew up in Chicago, then moved to
Seattle. He has been a featured piano soloist in
concerts and festivals for many years and has
appeared at the West Coast Ragtime Festival,
Breda Jazz Festival in Holland, the America’s
Finest City Festival in San Diego, the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland and many others.
He has also led his own groups and has
played and recorded with most of the leading
traditional jazz musicians of the past few decades. Skjelbred currently works most often
with Bob Schulz and the Frisco Jazz Band, Simon Stribling’s New Orleans Ale Stars, Glenn
Crytzer and his Syncopators and his Ray Skjelbred and His Cubs band. Skjelbred is on piano,
Kim Cusack plays clarinet, Katie Cavera plays
guitar, Clint Baker is on bass and Jeff Hamilton
is on drums.
Skjelbred usually performs an eclectic mix
of early jazz standards, blues, barrelhouse, classic ragtime, unexpected pop tunes and original
compositions.
For information, contact Bob Burch at 934-1337.
Delish provides music for the July 19
Ballroom Dance Club event at Event Center
Delish will provide the live
music for the Ballroom Dance
Club’s Dance Revolution Ball
on Saturday, July 19, at 7 p.m.
in the Tahoe Room at the
Event Center.
During intermission, William Stansbury and Jenny
Sokolsky will perform a medley of their dance routines.
They have been dancing together for over 10 years and
have won innumerable dance
competitions, both nationally
and internationally. They were
one of 10 top dance partnerships selected last summer to
participate in a one-of-a-kind
World Team Dance Camp at
the USA Olympic Training
Facility in Lake Placid, New
York, for the nations’ top junior and youth dance sport
athletes.
Members and guests admire and appreciate those
who offer to perform an
exhibition of their dance
skills. To participate, contact
co-president, Rosie Davis,
at 934-3039, or rosie@davishomepros.com.
Rossmoor residents can
join the club at any time
during the year with no waiting list. Annual dues are $40.
This is a couples’ club, but
singles may join the club and
bring a dance partner. For information on joining the club,
contact Treasurer Katherine
Cheema at 216-9405.
The attire for the dance is
semi-dressy; no jeans, shorts
or flip-flops. Admission is $5
per couple for members; nonmembers are $20 per couple.
Dances are held the third
Saturday of each month from
7 to 10 p.m. Refreshments and
some light snacks are provided, but those who would like
alcoholic drinks should bring
their own.
Every Monday evening at
Hillside Clubhouse, dance
classes are taught by Alberta Bagneschi (687-5270). The
club sponsors these classes to
help members enhance their
dancing skills. Call Bagneschi for information.
The next board meeting
will be on Wednesday, Aug.
6, at 10 a.m. in the Ivy Room
at Dollar Clubhouse. Any
member is welcome to attend
with comments, suggestions
or questions. Email messages
are considered as well.
The club officers are:
co-presidents, Richard and
Rosie Davis, 934-3039; Vice
President Jay Francis, 9069532; Secretary Bob Shelton,
465-1100; Treasurer Katherine Cheema, 216-9405 or kbcheema@gmail.com.
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Ione Angeles and the Irie Vibes
reggae band present a free concert
Sony Holland and her band will perform in Rossmoor on
Saturday.
Sony Holland Band to
play Saturday evening
Sony Holland and her band will perform in the Tahoe Room
at the Event Center on Saturday, July 12, at 8 p.m.
Minnesota born Holland is a performer who personifies the
golden age of American music. She will perform music by Sarah
Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, Anita
O’Day and Peggy Lee, along with the lyrics and music of Cole
Porter, Harry Warren and Rodgers & Hart.
Leaving behind her early classical vocal training, Holland
began to find her own voice by singing on the streets of Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. That led to countless festivals
and nightclub performances across the United States and three
extended tours of Asia.
Holland is at home on stage, whether accompanied by her
guitarist/husband, Jerry Holland, a swinging jazz quartet or a
17-piece big band. She is currently playing at the Marriott Hotel
in Union Square in San Francisco on Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday nights.
Holland has performed in premier nightclubs such as the Blue
Note, Yoshi’s, Catalina’s, the Dakota, the Rrazz Room and many
more. She has released four CDs that will be available for sale
at the show.
Tickets for this event are $10 and may be purchased in advance at the Excursion Desk or at the door. This program is
sponsored by the Recreation Department and is open to all residents and their guests.
Library features Biggerstaff
James Biggerstaff is the
featured author this month at
the Rossmoor Library. He is a
member of the Published Writers of Rossmoor and the author
of “A Place Called Josephine.”
Josephine, a rural village
in western Pennsylvania, has
been brought to life in a bitter-sweet memoir written and
illustrated by Biggerstaff. It
was published last December
and is now available on Amazon and Kindle.
Born in 1923, Biggerstaff
recounts the first 10 years
of his life in the depressed,
pig-iron factory town, as the
youngest of nine children.
With both humor and compassion, the reader comes to
know his siblings, parents and
extended family, as well as his
first friends and beloved teacher, Miss Bonner. At the same
time, the reader can experience the isolation and limited
views of an Appalachian village in the 1920s.
The 91-year-old author is
currently planning to publish
another book titled “Sap Is
Risin’“ based on his humorous experiences as a teenager
working at the NuBone Corset
Company in Erie, Pa.
He is also writing a book on
his life after joining the Navy
after Pearl Harbor. This will
be followed by a fourth book
on earning his wings and flying in the Navy at the close of
World War 11.
In the 1950s, Biggerstaff
earned bachelor’s and master’s
degrees in education at San Diego State. He taught elementary
school. From 1962-72, he was
the administrative principal at
elementary schools in San Diego and Menlo Park.
In 1973, he became the
principal of a middle school in
Bangkok, Thailand, and two
years later moved to Jakarta,
Indonesia, to continue his career in administration for nine
more years.
Biggerstaff moved to
Rossmoor in 2003 and now
enjoys attending Mary Webb’s
writing class, cooking Thai
food and playing golf.
When asked what moved
him to write so many books
about his life, he said, “It was
because my sons never asked
me what I did as a young man.”
Ione Angeles and the Irie
Vibes reggae band will perform a free concert in the
Tahoe Room at the Event
Center on Thursday, July 17,
at 7 p.m.
Angeles has been recording and performing reggae
music for 25 years. She has
toured and travelled the
world with various bands and
has produced three albums
of positive reggae music.
Her new band, the Irie
Vibes, is a collaboration of
the Bay Area’s top reggae
musicians. These players are
the ones that back the most
well-known Jamaican artists
that come to tour in America.
The most popular and
well known reggae artist is
the late Bob Marley, who
wrote and sang the songs
“One Love,” “Three Little Birds” and “Jammin’,”
which Angeles and her band
will perform. They will also
Ione Angeles will perform with her reggae band, Irie Vibes, in
a free concert at the Event Center.
be singing her songs, “Next to
Me,” “B4 Not Against,” and
“High 5.”
In the 1990s, while living
in Jamaica, Angeles joined
with legendary Soul Syndicate drummer Max Edwards
and formed the band Tengeh.
They toured and lived in Europe for more than 10 years,
and recorded two albums,
1995’s “Tengeh,” and 1998’s
“Ascension 2012.” Upon
returning to the United
States, she became a solo
artist, and has recorded and
performed with many bands
and artists.
This free concert is sponsored by the Recreation Department and is open to all
Manny Gutierrez Quartet to play for
Cotillion’s Aug. 1 dinner dance at Gateway
The Rossmoor Cotillion Dinner Dance Club
will have its next dance on Friday, Aug. 1, in
the Fireside Room at Gateway Clubhouse.
The club holds six dressy dinner/dance parties a year for resident members, nonresident
members and guests who enjoy fine dining,
exceptional food, a hosted cocktail hour and
dancing to live music.
The evening begins at 6 with the hosted
cocktail hour that includes hot hors d’oeuvres
of fresh basil on crostini flatbread with melted brie, caramelized onions and pears and
Florentine stuffed mushrooms mozzarella.
At 7, Sunrise Catering will serve dinner.
The entrée choices are stuffed chicken breast
with mornay sauce, tri-tip with demi-glace
and bleu cheese crumbles or spinach gnocchi
alfredo. The menu also includes a Caesar salad and lemon cake.
To complement the meal, each table will be
supplied with bottles of red and white wine, or
diners may bring their own favorite wine pairing. Wine glasses are provided. Decaffeinated
coffee or hot tea with biscotti will be served
with dessert.
As usual, music for dining and dancing
pleasure will be provided by the Manny Gutierrez Quartet. Special decorations befitting
the theme, “Good Ole Summer Time,” will be
under the guidance of Barrie Elrod and Maxine Christinson.
The cost is $67 per member couple and
$78 per guest couple. Reservations are now
being accepted. Any reservations made after
Friday, July 18, will be accepted on a space
available basis. Guest reservations, providing space is available, will be accepted after
July 18.
The deadline for all reservations is Friday,
July 25. Cancellations and refunds won’t be
accepted after that date. Reservations will be
assigned based upon the postmark, or receipt
of the envelope. Remember, members and
guests who want to sit together need to submit
their reservations in the same envelope.
Send or deliver checks, with entrée choices noted, to Ced Ferrett at 3466 Tice Creek
Drive No. 1 There will be a drop-box outside
his door. There is no need to ring the doorbell
as Ferrett checks the box regularly.
If unable to attend, paid-for meals may be
picked up the night of the dinner/dance by
calling Diane McPhun at 280-2548.
Guest couples may attend when invited by
a member couple and may attend one dance
during the calendar year, if space is available.
In addition, interested guest couples are eligible to fill out a membership application,
once they have attended a dinner/dance. For
information, call the membership chairwoman, Pam Lee, at 932-2323.
A reminder, the club’s year ends Sunday,
Aug. 31, so be sure to watch for the renewal
letter and get checks in as soon as possible.
International Affairs Book Club will
meet to discuss struggle for Iraq’s future
Rossmoor residents are invited to join members of the
International Affairs Book
Club as they read and discuss “The Struggle for Iraq’s
Future: How Corruption, Incompetence and Sectarianism
Have Undermined Democracy,” by Zaid Al-Ali, on Friday,
July 25, at 7 p.m. in Multipurpose Room 3 at Gateway.
Al-Ali sets out why and how
the post-occupation Iraq government has failed to achieve
legitimacy or improve its citi-
zens’ lives. He argues that the
ill-planned US intervention
destroyed the Iraqi state, creating a black hole that corrupt
and incompetent members of
the elite have now made their
own. Al-Ali demonstrates how
Iraqi politicians and the political system have failed to address Iraq’s problems.
Al-Ali is a lawyer specializing in comparative constitutional law and international
commercial arbitration. He was
a legal advisor to the United Na-
tions in Iraq from 2005 to 2010.
The Book Club reading for
the Friday, Aug. 22, meeting
will be “The Fourth Revolution:
the Global Race to Reinvent the
State,” by John Micklethwait
and Adrian Wooldridge.
Club members have worked
together to get a handle on current developments as the new
global economy evolves. The
discussions are animated and
informative. For information,
contact Gary Hansen at gmustang61@aol.com or 954-8425.
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CAC offers hand-building Opera/Ballet Club program in the
workshop, Grandkids’ Day, Fireside Room July 23 is on Wagner
trip to Palo Alto festival
The Opera/Ballet Club’s Arts for All pro- Rossmoor or East Bay residents who have been
The
Ceramics
Club
(CAC) will offer a two-day
hand-building workshop that
will include decorating and
glazing on two Saturdays,
Aug. 9 and 23, from 10 a.m. to
noon. The class will be taught
by members Anne Shulenberger, Linda Mariano and other
experienced artists from the
Ceramics Club.
The emphasis is on making
dishes using the push-plate
technique and with slump or
hump molds, then decorating
them with slips or underglaze.
Basic glazing techniques with
also be reviewed.
A $10 deposit will be required, to be returned to participants when they show up
for the class. A sign-up sheet
will be in the studio.
Palo Alto Clay and
Glass Festival
The CAC will visit the Palo
Alto Clay and Glass festival on
Saturday, July 12. The bus departs Gateway at 10 a.m. and
returns at 4 p.m.
Admission to the festival is
free. Visit the website at www.
acga.net and click on the festival then Media Alert for information.
Road trip bus seating is
limited to 22. The cost is $30.
Sign-up is in the front of the
CAC Studio. There are still
seats available on the bus.
Contact: Anne Shulenberger at
510-882-1964.
Grandkids’ Day
The annual Grandkids’ Days
will be held Monday, Aug. 4,
and Friday, Aug. 15, from 1 to
4 p.m. This special event has
always been a favorite time for
kids and grandparents alike.
It provides an opportunity for
both to enjoy playing with clay
and hand building a project of
the child’s choosing.
CAC members must accompany the children, assist them
in making a project, and supply clay, tools and inspiration
and guidance on how to work
in the studio. The studio will
supply examples.
The Monday meeting will
be devoted to creating with
clay and on the Friday a week
later, participants return to
decorate and glaze their projects for firing. This event is
free. Members will be responsible for supplying their own
clay and tools.
Ice cream and balloons are
included in the day. Attendance is limited to 20 young
artists of any age. The sign-up
sheet will be posted on the bulletin board at the front of the
studio on Friday, Aug. 1. Contact Lucia Tsang at 287-1358.
Membership
CAC membership runs
from July 1 through June 30 of
each year with orientation as
a prerequisite. New members
who joined during the first
six months of this year do not
need to renew membership until July of next year.
Membership renewal is $10
per member and an annual
locker fee is $10. Membership
forms are available on the studio sign-in table along with
the membership box to return
the completed form and check.
Completed forms can also be
mailed to Ceramics Arts Club,
1001 Golden Rain Road.
Payment for membership
fees is by check only made
out to CAC. Name and locker numbers must be written
on each check. Membership
forms and checks should be received no later than Thursday,
July 31. Contact Jeannine Faull
at 279-1371.
The next CAC orientation
session is scheduled for three
Saturdays in September. Classes will be held on Sept. 6, 13
and 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Full participation and completion of orientation is a requirement for CAC membership
and use of the studio. Watch
the News for more details in
August.
The next scheduled meeting
for the new fiscal year will be
the annual ice cream social,
scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 9.
New membership rosters will
be available at that time.
Big Band of Rossmoor
presents USO show, picnic
At Lafayette Reservoir July 19
Operation Swingtime is a free program to honor veterans with
a USO show and picnic on Saturday, July 19, from 5:30 to 8:30
p.m. at the Lafayette Reservoir.
The Big Band of Rossmoor will be featured. The Swingin’
Blue Stars, think of the Andrew Sisters, will also perform.
All veterans are invited. They will be joined by active duty
military personnel from Camp Parks and Travis Air Force Base.
Veterans are encouraged to wear their uniforms.
Bring a blanket, lawn chairs and a picnic. The Lafayette Reservoir is located just west of downtown Lafayette. Parking is
available at the reservoir. A shuttle will be available to those
who need assistance.
There will be military vehicles on display. Attendees will also
get a look at the new stage and picnic area overlooking the lake.
Veterans who plan to attend may email Mo Levich at gto@
67goat.com with name, rank, branch and years served.
The event is sponsored by the Rotary clubs of Rossmoor,
Lafayette, Lamorinda Sunrise, Moraga and Orinda.
For information, visit http://www.rotarylafayette.org/
gram will present Teri Stuart lecturing on Richard Wagner and his works on Wednesday, July
23, at 3 p.m. in the Fireside Room.
Stuart is president of the Northern California Wagner Society and regarded as one of the
nation’s foremost experts on the German opera composer’s many operas. In addition to her
talk, she will play CDs and DVDs featuring
some of Wagner’s best-known works.
The club’s Arts for All regularly features
professionals in dance or classical voice, or are
noted experts in aspects of these areas. In addition
it presents quarterly events featuring performers
and an annual gala that is always sold out.
Tickets for the event are $5 for nonmembers;
members will be admitted free. Coffee and tea
will be served.
Anyone interested in joining the Opera/Ballet Club may contact President Diane F. Mauch
at 988-9898.
Stage combat workshop teaches moves
and sound effects for the stage Monday
The Drama Association of
Rossmoor will offer the workshop, Stage Combat and All
That Noise! with instructor
Michael Storm on Monday,
July 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
in the Las Trampas Room at
Hillside Clubhouse.
The fee for members is $30;
lunch is included.
Students will learn the
moves and the sound effects
for easy and safe stage combat
actions such as slapping, pulling hair, punching and finger
scratching. The workshop will
end with experiential work to
develop character physicality.
The process will be slow and
comfortable, with an emphasis
on safety and accommodating
individual challenges.
Storm is an actor, acting
teacher, director and writer
who has worked in the Bay
Area for the last 20 years. He
is considered one of the few
stage combat experts in the
Bay Area and directs combat
for productions far and wide.
He taught stage combat at
Berkeley Rep, American Conservatory Theatre and San
Francisco Shakespeare Festival, and he is currently artistic director for TheatreFirst in
Berkeley. He recently served
as a judge at the New Plays
Festival in Rossmoor.
For information or to make
a reservation for the workshop,
contact Jean
Georgakopoulos at 9345677 or Jeaniegpops@comcast.net.
Ashmoleans seek singers for fall programs
The Ashmolean Singers, a friendly, adventurous and supportive chorus of 60-plus talented members, will begin rehearsals on Tuesday,
July 22, for an exciting fall season. Now is the
time to audition to join the group. Members
have the chance to learn and sing great music,
to improve vocal skills and to make a difference
within the musical community at Rossmoor.
Those accepted as members of the ensemble are expected to attend weekly rehearsals on
Tuesday afternoons, from 2:45 to 5, and occa-
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The Ashmolean Singers will perform at
Rossmoor’s 50th Anniversary celebration on
Sunday, Sept. 14, and they will present several
holiday concerts in December.
To set up an appointment for an audition, call
Artistic Director Steve Mullins at 322-9137.
Some choral experience, as well as ability to
read music, are required.
22A
Drama Association presents a showing
of ‘Steinbeck in Action’ at Peacock Hall
The next Drama Association of Rossmoor production
is “Steinbeck in Action.”
John Steinbeck was in awe
of the essential goodness and
strengths that reside in the
hearts and minds of the common man. He represented
these qualities in the plays,
“Of Mice and Men” and “The
Grapes of Wrath.”
Bill Toaspern, director of
“Steinbeck in Action,” has
selected some beloved scenes
from each of these Steinbeck
plays to present at Peacock
Hall on Tuesday, July 29, at
2:30 and 7:30 p.m., and again
on Wednesday, July 30, at
2:30 p.m.
These tie in with the anniversary celebration of the
works of Steinbeck, who was
a native of Salinas and who
also lived and worked with
Doc Ricketts in Monterey.
Starring in “Of Mice and
Men” are Jim Gibney playing
“The Jewish Cardinal”
(Le Métis de Dieu)
Stu Klitzer plays Tom Joad and Carrie Knowles plays Ma Joad
in “The Grapes of Wrath.”
George, Frank DeCarbonel as Carrie Knowles as Ma Joad,
Lennie and Dick Schleuning Ed Kravitz as Pa Joad and
as Candy. The Narrator is Mar Alan Cunningham as Casy.
Many of these actors are well
Jennings.
“The Grapes of Wrath” known to drama association
stars Stu Klitzner as Tom Joad, audiences.
Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland are the
subjects for Bonnie Weiss presentation
Bonnie Weiss will present
her program “Mickey Rooney
and Judy Garland” on Tuesday,
July 15, at 11 a.m. in Peacock
Hall at Gateway.
Eye O n DVDs
Rooney and Garland were one
of Hollywood’s biggest onscreen
power couple. As child stars,
they grew up together in the
movie studio system and shared
top billing on nearly 10 films.
This free program is sponsored by the Recreation Department and is open to all residents and their guests.
Excellent
By R.S. Korn
If ever there were a human oxymoron it would be Jean-Marie Lustiger (Laurent Lucas). Born Aaron Lustiger in Paris to
Polish-Jewish parents, he rose to be cardinal of Paris and an
archbishop of the Catholic Church, at the same time, as the
translation of the French title of this film expresses it less
deferentially, “The Mongrel of God.”
“The Jewish Cardinal,” a dramatization of Lustiger’s story,
opens in 1979 as he studies the Hebrew alphabet in preparation for being assigned to Jerusalem only to learn that, instead,
he has been selected by the pope to be bishop of Orléans.
Known familiarly as Lulu or less kindly as Monsieur
Bulldog, he is handsome, energetic and modern, so highly regarded by his congregation that when he leaves for
Orléans, they present him with a car because “a bishop can’t
be seen on a moped,” which had been his customary means
of transportation. An inveterate smoker, he was impatient,
innovative and charming. His ascent was rapid. In two years
he became archbishop of Paris and two years after that, cardinal. Aware of the media and the importance of attracting
youth, he established Radio Notre-Dame as well as a television channel and held the first World Youth Day.
After being described in the Catholic newspaper as being
“of Jewish origins,” he confronted the journalist saying that
he renounced nothing in becoming Catholic, that he remains
Jewish like the apostles and Jesus. When he meets with Pope
John Paul II in Rome, the pope criticizes him for those statements saying they were provocative and that he did not appoint him to sow confusion in the French church. In spite of
this, the two men form a deep bond.
Lustiger had a troubled relationship with his own father
who was pained by the path his son had chosen. A major
subject of the film portrays both the tensions, as well as the
connections, that Lustiger has with his two “fathers,” the
pope and his actual father.
Another important element in the story is Auschwitz
where Lustiger’s mother was gassed in 1943. When he visits
it in 1983, he learns that under Communist rule no one knows
anything about the Holocaust. For 40 years Auschwitz had
been taught about as emblematic of what the Poles had suffered during the war. Its history as a concentration camp of
Jews had been completely suppressed.
At that time the overriding concern of the pope, Polish
himself, was political: assuring the fall of Communism,
re-capturing Poland and Eastern Europe for the church.
When, in 1985, a group of nuns established a convent on the
grounds of Auschwitz, Lustiger was presented with a conflict
in which he confronted both of his religious heritages: the
pope’s unwillingness to interfere in what he considered the
internal affairs of the Polish church versus the pressure of
the Jewish community to remove the convent and preserve
the site as it had existed: silent, empty, a memorial to the
deaths that had occurred there.
During the course of the film, Lustiger experiences flashbacks to his youth: his conversion at 14 in the south of France,
taking the name Jean-Marie, his experience as an exchange
student in Germany before the war where he was confronted
by a young Nazi who told him Jews were rats who would be
exterminated, his return to France, trying to alert people to
the danger only to find no one listening or believing. At the
end of the film these flashbacks cohere into a sketch of his
youth that sheds light on his beliefs and choices.
In addition to the complex personal story of how Lustiger reconciled, or did not reconcile, the two competing
religious affiliations within himself, the film concerns the
power and politics of the Catholic Church as well as two different periods of history: World War II and the Cold War that
followed. The references to the disagreements he had with
both Catholic and Jewish leaders as well as the anti-Semitic
attacks he encountered because of his Jewish background
are mentioned but not dealt with in any detail. The film can
only begin to outline the contours of a life this big and this
complicated.
This is a 2014 film, not rated and is available from Netflix.
Poetry Circle Salon meets
The Rossmoor Poetry Circle Salon will meet Monday, July
21, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Garden Room of Dollar Clubhouse.
Poet and critic Jannie Dresser will lead a discussion of T.S.
Eliot’s long poem, “The Four Quartets.”
A small donation will be requested.
For information, contact Marc Hofstadter at 300-6474 or at
mhofstad@ifn.net.
23A
Movies Movies Movies Movies Movies Movies
‘Labor Day’ is this week’s Hawaii State Club will hold film festival
Thursday, Friday showing
The 2014 drama “Labor Day,” starring Kate Winslet and Josh
Brolin, will be shown in Peacock Hall at Gateway on Thursday,
July 10, at 1, 4 and 7 p.m.; and on Friday, July 11, at 10 a.m. and
1, 4, 7 and 9 p.m. Captions will be utilized on Thursday at 1 and
7 and on Friday at 10 and 1.
What begins as a short ride turns into a life-changing event
for divorced single mother Adele Wheeler and her 13-year-old
son, Henry, when they give a lift to a bloodied man on a fateful
Labor Day weekend.
This film is one hour and 51 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.
Biographical drama ‘Diana’
is Saturday’s presentation
The 2013 biographical drama “Diana,” starring Naomi
Watts, will be shown in Peacock Hall at Gateway on Saturday, July 12, at 1, 4 and 7
p.m. The showing at 1 and will
feature language captions.
Princess Diana, the world’s
most-watched woman, struggles to find herself after her
painful divorce. In the two
years before her death, she
embarks on a vital campaign
to ban landmines and on a passionate love affair with heart
surgeon Hasnat Khan.
This film is one hour and 53
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.
See ‘Scoundrels’ Sunday
The 1988 comedy “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” starring Michael Caine and Steve Martin, will be shown in Peacock Hall at
Gateway on Sunday, July 13, at 4 and 7 p.m. The showing at 4
will feature language captions
Two confidence tricksters on the Riviera endeavor to rip off
a suddenly wealthy American woman, and each other. Martin
portrays Freddy, a small-time swindler who butts heads with
Lawrence (Caine) a successful European swindler.
This film is one hour and 50 minutes long and is rated PG.
This free program is sponsored by the Recreation Department
and is open to all residents and their guests.
CAAR shows ‘The Grandmaster’
The Chinese-American Club
(CAAR) will show the 2013
award-winning film “The Grandmaster” on Wednesday, July 16,
at 7 p.m. in Peacock Hall. It is
a biographical drama about Ip
Man, famed martial arts master,
who was Bruce Lee’s teacher.
The story covers the period of his life from the 1930s
to the early ’50s, focusing on
how he overcame challenges to become a respected and
recognized leader of Chinese
martial arts. The movie also
highlights his relationship with
Gong Er, the daughter of a
martial arts master in northern
China. Although the film fits
the martial arts genre, the acting, cinematography, settings
and costumes come together in
synchronized choreography, so
that even the fight scenes reflect artistic quality.
Award-winning director
Kar Wai Wong also wrote
the screenplay for this movie that stars Tony Leung and
Ziyi Zhang. The Hong Kong
movie was nominated for best
cinematography and costume
design at this year’s Academy Awards, and was a big
winner at the 2013 Golden
Horse Awards (Taiwan), 2014
Asian Film Awards, as well as
many other film award venues
around the world.
The 108-minute film will
feature Mandarin Chinese
language with English subtitles. All Rossmoor residents
and guests are invited to attend this showing.
Gloria Kern at 808-542-4602.
The Hawaii State Club will
hold its annual film festival on
Saturday, July 26, in Peacock
Hall. Films being shown this
year include two short independent movies.
The first film, which is 15
minutes long, is about Hawaiian
warfare, love and culture and is
titled “Until the Sun Sets.” The
second short movie is the contemporary film “The Lychee
Thieves,” in which Hawaiian
locals clash over an abundant
lychee tree. This movie is 30
minutes long.
The other two movies are
each full length. The first is
“The Land of Eb,” an 88-minute long film about a man’s
struggle to deal with his own
illness versus his need to pro-
vide for his family. It is also a
film about the tragic story of
the people of the Marshall Islands and their forced eviction.
The second movie is “The
Haumana,” 95 minutes long,
which tells the story of Jonny
Kealoha, the charismatic host
of a struggling Waikiki Polynesian lu’au show. To everyone’s surprise, including his
own, Jonny is appointed successor to a high school boy’s
hula class when his former
kumu hula (master hula teacher) passes away. He becomes
as much a student as a teacher
through the demands of leading the boys to a significant
cultural event and rediscovers
the sanctity of the culture he
had previously abandoned.
All four of these movies have
been nominated for or have won
numerous awards at film festivals across the country. Films
will be shown on the following
schedule: At 11 a.m. “Until the
Sun Sets,” which is followed by
“The Haumana”; at 2 p.m. “The
Lychee Thieves,” which is followed by “The Land of Eb”; and
at 5 p.m., “Until the Sun Sets,”
followed by “The Haumana.”
Admission to the film festival is free and all residents
and guests of residents are
welcome. Seating is limited at
Peacock Hall. Membership in
the Hawaii State Club is not required, but all are encouraged
to join the Hawaii State Club.
Michael Herr, 938-6215.
Italian film ‘Il Postino’ shown twice
The 1995 Italian drama “Il Postino” will be
shown in Peacock Hall at Gateway on Tuesday, July
15, at 4 p.m. and Monday, July 21, at 4 p.m. Both
showings will feature English language captions.
Mario Ruoppolo (Massimo Troisi), the mailman on an Italian island, pines from afar for a
beautiful waitress. But when exiled Chilean poet
Pablo Neruda (Philippe Noiret) comes to live on
the island, Ruoppolo delivers Neruda’s mail and
picks up lessons on love, life and poetry.
This film is one hour and 48 minutes long
and is rated PG. This free program is sponsored
by the Recreation Department and is open to all
Italian film series presents ‘Figli delle Stelle’
The Italian-American Club and the Italian
Conversation Group continue their Cinema in
Italiano series. The latest film is “Figli delle
Stelle” (“Unlikely Revolutionaries”), released
in Italy in 2010.
The film will be shown on Monday, July 21,
at 7 p.m. in Peacock Hall at Gateway. The film
will be in Italian with English subtitles, lasts
102 minutes and is not rated. The film is free to
Rossmoor residents and guests.
“Figli delle Stelle” was presented at the Open
Roads New Italian Cinema at Lincoln Center
with the title “Unlikely Revolutionaries.”
In Lucio Pellegrini’s screwball caper, a group
of disillusioned citizens take their outrage to
another level by attempting to kidnap a corrupt
official. The unlikely band of accomplices includes a pizza boy (played by Pierfrancesco Favino), an ardent Marxist, an ex-con and a fetching TV journalist (Claudia Pandolfi).
Pellegrini’s comedy of errors whizzes along
with sharply written dialogue and absurd predicaments, humorously illustrating how the
contemporary political scene in Italy could
drive anyone to distraction.
Motivated by disappointment, bitterness,
rage and the winds of anti-politics, they are
also supremely clumsy. Along with a journalist
they involve in their scheme, they mistakenly grab an anonymous vice-minister (Giorgio
Tirabassi) who turns out to be the only honest
politician around.
For information, links to trailers and reviews, visit the website, www.ItalianAmericanClub.org/events.
To be included in an email distribution list
that will link to the film’s trailers and to all
other events of the Italian American Club of
Rossmoor, contact Joe Casalaina at JoeCasalaina@ItalianAmericanClub.org or at 482-0919.
Republicans show the historical film ‘Ike:
Countdown to D-Day’ on Wednesday
Rossmoorians are invited
to see “Ike: Countdown to
D-Day” on Wednesday, July
16, at 4 p.m. in Peacock Hall
at Gateway.
Tom Selleck stars as Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower in this
dramatization of the tense
days leading up to the Normandy invasion.
The film shows Eisenhower’s interplay with Prime
Minister Churchill and
President Roosevelt and his
skillful handling of difficult
personalities such as Gen.
Charles DeGaulle, Gen. Bernard Montgomery and Gen.
George Patton.
This 90-minute film is
rated PG, and will be shown
with language captions. For
information, call John Littig
at256-8558.
24A
RAA exhibits at Gateway, Creekside change News photographer to
The Rossmoor Art Association’s (RAA) art- contact phone number or email address.
work exhibits will be changing in the next two
Completed liability release forms specific to
speak to the Camera Club
months. New art for Gateway will be accepted the Creekside venue, available online or at the
in July and new art for Creekside on Monday,
August 4.
Gateway
New work for exhibit and sale at the Gateway complex will be taken in from 10 a.m. until noon in the Oak Room on Sunday, July 13.
Members who currently have work hanging at
Gateway are asked to pick up those pieces at the
same time. Those who cannot pick up their work
should make arrangements with a friend to retrieve their paintings during the intake period.
Members of the RAA are invited to submit
up to three pieces of their artwork. Paintings
and drawings in all media are welcome. The
preferred size for artwork to hang at Gateway
is between 14 by 18 inches and 48 by 50 inches.
Entry forms specific to this venue may be
obtained online at www.rossmoorart.com or
picked up in Art Studio 1 prior to the receiving
date. Artists should complete all paperwork before bringing in their artwork. Identification labels must be affixed to the back of each painting.
Creekside Gallery
At the Creekside Clubhouse Gallery, a
show of juried artwork is installed every four
months. With each show a new and impartial
professional artist is brought in from outside
of Rossmoor to select work based on artistic
quality, creativity and how it meets the criteria
of the RAA and GRF.
Members of the RAA may submit up to three
paintings and are asked to bring their artwork
to the Fairway Room at Creekside between 10
a.m. and noon to undergo jury selection. Paintings from the current exhibit will be returned
to the artists at that time.
When bringing in work, the back of each
painting must be clearly labeled with the artist’s name, title of painting, medium, price and
Art Studio, must accompany all submissions.
Members bringing in work will agree to return
in the afternoon promptly at 2 p.m. to pick up
unaccepted work.
All original painting and drawing media is
welcome: oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor, drawing, collage, etc. No computer-generated images will be accepted.
The acceptable picture image for Creekside
is between 16x20 inches and 36x36 inches.
However, two larger works will be selected for
display in the Event Center.
Framing artwork
Neatly secured wiring is required on all
pieces submitted for display (no sawtooth
hangers). Refer to RAA guidelines posted on
the Art Studio bulletin board and online at
www.rossmoorart.com. The artwork should be
presented with gallery-type framing.
When mats are used, they should be neutral in color and proportionately sized. Frames
should be simple and not ornate. Unframed
work on canvas should be finished on all sides
to harmonize with the work.
For guidance or information, visit the website. Contact information can also be found
there.
Membership
Membership applications are available in
Art Studio 1 or online. Checks for annual dues
in the amount of $10, made payable to RAA,
may be sent to 1001 Golden Rain Road or
placed in the Art Association mailbox in the
Gateway Administration Office. There is no
other charge for exhibiting artwork.
Any member wishing to become involved in
the administration of the exhibits process may
contact Nancy Meaden, Carol Terry or Shirla
Klenk.
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Rossmoor News photographer Mike DiCarlo will
be the guest speaker at the
Camera Club program night
on Wednesday, July 23, at 7
p.m. in the Vista Room at
Hillside.
DiCarlo will talk about
the experiences and challenges of being the photographer for the News, as well
as the social aspect of photography. He will also talk
about the equipment he uses
to do his job. His presentation will be followed by a
question-and-answer period.
DiCarlo has been the photographer at the News for
14 years. He has been doing
photography since 1976. He
has done all aspects of photography, including portraits,
sports shots, weddings and
anniversary celebrations.
News photographer Mike
DiCarlo will speak to the
Camera Club this month.
program, call Walt Krovoza
at 944-4803.
Ballroom dance lessons
offered in waltz, cha cha
The Rossmoor Ballroom Dance Club will offer dance classes on Mondays, July 7, 14, 21 and 28. This month dancers will
concentrate on the smooth waltz and the ever popular cha-cha.
Class for beginners will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The more
advanced class will be from 7:30 to 8:30. Classes are taught at
Hillside Clubhouse.
The instructor for both classes will be Alberta Bagneschi. She
has taught ballroom dance classes in the Bay Area for over 25
years. She is known for her teaching skills for beginners and her
challenging patterns for the more advanced dancer.
During these classes, beginners will learn the basic moves
for the waltz and cha-cha. More advanced students will add new
patterns to their repertoire.
The cost for the four-week course is $50 per couple. If both
classes are taken, the cost is $75 per couple. Classes are open to
all Rossmoor residents as well as nonresidents. Note that beginning students must register with Bagneschi at 687-5270.
Recreation offers a free
class on making pen holder
Make a pencil and pen
holder in a free craft class
sponsored by the Recreation
Department.
The class will be on
Thursday, July 17, from 10
a.m. to noon in the Fireside Room at Gateway.
Students will decorate a
mini ter ra cotta pot and
construct flower pens to sit
inside the pot.
There is a class maximum
of 20 students. For reservations, call Elena Ybarra at
988-7766.
Friday Lunch
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R O S S M O O R
Menu for July 18
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:
Roast beef with gravy; baked potato; spring bean medley;
mixed green salad with ranch dressing; dinner roll; and lemon
gelatin with whipped cream
Options:
Hamburger plate or chef’s salad.
Please specify the entree of your choice; otherwise, you will
receive the menu item for that day.
Off the Shelf
A Troubled Reckoning
By Dale Ann Westbrook
n a May 1941 phone call from the United States,
Gertrude (Cohn) van Tijn’s grown children, Chedwah and David, beg her to accept passage from Lisbon across the Atlantic and not return to Amsterdam
where she administers emigration routes for German
refugees and Holland’s Jews out of Nazi Europe.
“It was a hard decision to make” van Tijn reflects
in her journal, “as I had no illusion about my ultimate
fate. But I knew that were I to choose safety over duty I
would never be able to live at peace with myself again.”
In “The Ambiguity of Virtue: Gertrude van Tijn
and the Fate of the Dutch Jews” (Harvard University
Press, 2014; 352 pages), Bernard Wasserstein, professor emeritus of Modern European Jewish History at
the University of Chicago, suggests van Tijn’s choice
to continue her work in 1941 was a “brave, potentially suicidal decision, which must be weighed in any
assessment of her actions following her return.”
Morris Troper, head of the American Joint Distribution Committee in Europe, selects van Tijn that
same year as the only woman of 10 altruistic European Jews who decline emigration and are recognized
by “The Joint” in New York as prominent figures in
the “sacred task of keeping our brethren alive – if not
all, then at least some.”
How does a divorced, 50-year-old Zionist social
worker living alone in Amsterdam find herself negotiating the eye of the Nazi storm? Where were the
fires of altruism and social justice lit in Gertrude van
Tijn’s personal and cultural history to create this invincible path of selfless duty?
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Wasserstein highlights van Tijn’s zeal for social
causes at age 23 in 1914 Britain: the woman’s suffrage movement, social work in London’s working-class slums, and the World War 1 relief effort for
Belgian refugees fleeing to England from the German invasion. “This was her first involvement with
refugees,” he notes, “a concern that was to become
the leitmotif of her life.”
For a decade, van Tijn lives with her Dutch husband, Jacques van Tijn and
their children, in Mexico,
South Africa and Switzerland. These years abroad expand her knowledge of international politics, and mature
her compassion for a wide
spectrum of suffering people.
Upon returning to Holland in 1932, van Tijn speaks
fluent English, German and
Dutch. Her multi-cultural
background, language and
administrative skills lead her to Amsterdam’s social
work department to head the Dutch Council of Jewish Women.
“Gertrude might have settled down to the humdrum preoccupations of a middle-aged, middle-class
housewife.” Wasserstein points out. “Instead, she
was thrust into a maelstrom that transformed her into
an actor in a global tragedy.”
In April 1933, German Jews flee Hitler’s economic persecution in large numbers and 4,000 cross the
border of their neighbor to the north. With a history of religious tolerance and limited anti-Semitism,
Holland welcomes refugees without visas for temporary refuge until 1938. Otto Frank and his family,
including daughter Anne, arrive in Amsterdam in
this first wave of German refugees.
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Gertrude van Tijn serves with Jews and non-Jews on
the Jewish Refugee Committee facilitating emigration
to Palestine, the United States and other countries for
permanent residence. By 1941, once the Nazis occupy
Holland and grant no more exit visas, van Tijn and the
Jewish Refugee Committee have assisted 18,500 Jews
with transmigration, saving their lives.
In the Dutch Kindertransport, operated by Truus
Wijsmuller-Meijer, an Amsterdam gentile, van Tijn
contributes a significant role protecting refugee children. Her proudest achievement with youth is the
work village (Werkdorp), where refugee students,
ages 15 to 25, are trained in farming, horticulture,
metalwork and domestic science as preparation for
their emigration to Palestine.
Thankfully, Wasserstein reveals that in pre-war
and post-Nazi occupied Holland, van Tijn’s commitment to duty and sacrifice is tempered by her passionate love for life: classical music, literature and
art, enduring friendships and love affairs with male
colleagues and quality food and coffee.
“It’s so important for me,” she writes in February
1942, “because of the heart murmurs from which I
suffer more than ever as a result of the physical and
mental strain, and for which ... the only remedies are
strong coffee or alcohol.”
The Dutch version of Wasserstein’s book, published in 2013, omits “The Ambiguity of Virtue” in
the title. This phrase from Wasserstein’s chapter “The
Reckoning” is added in 2014 by Harvard University
Press ostensibly to focus attention on the years van
Tijn participates with the Amsterdam Jewish Council
under Nazi rule in activities which some later judge
as collaboration, however unintentional.
From my view, Wasserstein remains fair-minded
in “The Ambiguity of Virtue” and his chapter “The
Reckoning,” weighing the balance of Gertrude van
Tijn’s compelling, enduring legacy.
Classical Book Club to Published Writers celebrate anniversary
discuss ‘Pickwick Papers’
The Rossmoor Classical
Book Discussion group will
resume on Wednesday, Sept.
10, from 10 a.m. to noon in the
Bunker Room at Creekside.
Members will read and discuss
Charles Dickens’ great novel,
“Pickwick Papers.”
In what Dickens regarded
as his favorite work, the reader
can discover the author’s amazing power of observation and
command of language, as well
as his wit and ability to create
unforgettable characters.
The suggested Penquin Classics illustrated edition can be
purchased new or used on the
Internet or at a favorite bookstore. If the font is too small,
consider a kindle edition or
purchase a large print (4 volume) edition on Amazon.
For those who are new, the
Rossmoor Classical Book Discussion is a small group of
friendly, kind and fun-loving
people who enjoy good literature
and welcome new members.
This is an opportunity to expand your knowledge of classical works.The cost is still $5
per session.The group meets
Wednesday mornings.
The teacher, Conrad Montell, is a published author who
has conducted literature courses at Rossmoor for 14 years.
Contact him at 510-995-8316,
or at cmontell@comcast.net.
MEICOR to hear about
Israel in the 21st century
The next guest speaker for the Middle East Information Council of Rossmoor (MEICOR) will be Aaron Parker, executive director of the Jewish National Fund (JNF), Northern California
and Pacific Northwest.
The presentation will be on Sunday, July 13, at 4 p.m. in the
Diablo Room of Hillside Clubhouse. His topic is “Israel: Building a Country in the 21st Century.”
Parker said that Israel is central to his identity as a Jew. He
has served on the boards of the Friends of Israel Political Action
Committee and BlueStar, as well as the local advisory committee of StandWithUs.
He was a member of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee for 10 years, and currently serves as co-chair of Bridges
to Israel at Congregation Kol Shofar in Tiburon.
In his position at JNF, he aims to show that there are countless
ways to support Israel – not just with your checkbook. JNF is
building reservoirs to solve the water-scarcity crisis, is involved
with cutting-edge research to solve oil dependency, providing
firefighting infrastructure so that fires like the Carmel fire don’t
take the devastating toll that it took.
Parker is focused on building momentum at JNF. He said
there’s plenty of work for anyone who wants to take part.
For information about MEICOR, call 939-5168.
The Published Writers of Rossmoor (PWR)
will celebrate two years of helping members
publish and promote their books on Saturday,
July 12, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Fairway
Room at Creekside Clubhouse. Since its founding in 2012, the club has welcomed some 107
aspiring and published authors.
President Duke Robinson will lead an open
discussion on what programs the members enjoyed the most in the past two years. He will
also ask for input on what subjects they would
like to see covered at future monthly meetings,
and what other resources they would like PWR
to make available to its membership.
Current members will also be invited to display and sell their recently published books at
the meeting. Cake and coffee will be served.
Officers for the calendar year 2014-15 will
be on hand to help lead the discussion. They
include Robinson, Vice President Judith Dillingham, Secretary Frank Morgan, Treasurer
Jane Stallings, Program Chairwoman Mary
Lou Schram and Publicity Chairwoman Barbara Kirbach.
They will be joined by the following recently
appointed coordinators: Helen Munch, author
events; Paul Weisser, newsletter; Julie Blade,
membership; Jon Foyt, Channel 28 interviews;
Barbara Kirbach, featured authors; Nazli Monahan, Rossmoor’s 50th Anniversary Celebration; and Bud Sisson, meeting room arrangements.
The normally scheduled July 5 meeting was
moved to July 12 because of the Fourth of July
holiday. All interested Rossmoor residents are
welcome to attend.
For information, contact Robinson at dukenclaire@gmail.com.
Prime Time Couples hold dinner Tuesday
The Prime Time Couples
Club’s next dinner is on Tuesday, July 15, at Dollar Clubhouse.
There will be a social hour
from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Bring
your own beverage. A variety of hors d’oeuvres will be
served. Dinner is at 6:30.
Dinner, by Hamilton Catering, will include a green
salad, prime rib, roasted potatoes, asparagus and cheesecake with raspberry sauce. A
fish or vegetarian option is
available on request. Wine,
coffee and tea will also be
served with the meal.
The cost is $46 per couple for
members and $50 per couple for
nonmembers. Annual dues of
$25 per couple are now payable.
Dues may be included on the
same check as the dinner.
Seating, as usual, will be determined by a random drawing
to mix couples and promote
maximum acquaintanceship.
Reservation checks must
be received by Thursday, July
10. Checks can be dropped
off in the club’s mailbox at
Gateway. Or, they may be
mailed or delivered to Tom
Mesetz, club treasurer, at
2132 Golden Rain Road No.
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 that meets the third Tuesday of every month for a catered dinner and conversation,
followed by humor and trivia.
For information call Phil
Blakeney, club president, at
933-6007. Couples (married
or not married) are invited to
learn more about the club by
coming to dinner as paying
guests on a space available
basis.
Stitchers welcome new members
The Rossmoor Stitchers invite anyone who
sews to join the group and create items that will
benefit the needy. Members sew clothing and
make baby quilts and stuffed dolls for Children’s Hospital.
The Stitchers meet each Thursday from approximately 9 a.m. to noon followed by a communal lunch, in the Sewing Studio at Gateway.
During this time, baby quilts and sweaters are
available for purchase.
Donations of new fabric suitable for children’s clothes and yarn are appreciated. Everyone is invited to visit and see the many projects
in process.
For information, contact June Gailey at 2566862.
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French Club to celebrate Bastille Day
Deadline is today for July 13 event
The French Club will celebrate Bastille Day on Sunday,
July 13, in the Fireside Room
at Gateway Clubhouse. The
event will include a French
feast catered by Classic Catering. Rossmoorians who enjoy
French food and want to celebrate “Freedom, equality and
brotherhood” are welcome to
attend. (Ability to speak in
French is not required.)
Passed hors d’oeuvres will
begin at 5 p.m. It includes
tapenade canapés, choux puffs
filled with crab meat, as well
as savory cheese tarts, accompanied by merlot and sauvignon blanc wines.
The four-course dinner will
begin at 6. The first course will
be a green salad with golden
beets and with French vinaigrette.
For the main course, guests
have a choice of two entrée selections: coq au vin (chicken
in red wine sauce) with baby
carrots or grilled salmon with
lemon sauce and wilted spinach. Both entrees come with
potatoes Anna.
Of course, there will be
French baguette and pain de
seigle (rye bread), which is
needed for the third course, a
selection of cheeses.
Dinner will be accompanied by French music playing
in the background.
There are two special treats
for dessert. Chocolate mousse
served in champagne glasses
and topped by a French cookie (with coffee or tea) will be
served, and there will be live
entertainment by Cabaret
Crème, a group that specializ-
es in traditional French songs.
To round out the evening, there
will be a raffle.
The cost to attend the Bastille Day Dinner is $45 per person. With last year’s successful
turnout, the club expects to sell
out early. The deadline for reservations is Wednesday, July 9,
or when registration reaches capacity (whichever comes first).
Checks should be made out
to Rossmoor French Club. The
check should also state the entrée choice, chicken or salmon.
Reservations and cancellations
will not be accepted after today.
event or the Rossmoor French
Club, call Lydia Bernhardt at
287-1258. Information regarding tickets should be addressed
to Doug Hergert at 300-6329.
Voices for Justice in Palestine shows
the documentary ‘77 Steps’ Tuesday
Voices for Justice in Palestine will show the 2010 documentary film “77 Steps” on
Tuesday, July 15, at 4 p.m. in
the Club Room at Creekside.
The film is 56 minutes and is
in Hebrew, Arabic, and English with subtitles.
The director of the film, Ibtisam Salh Mara’ana, presents
her personal journey when she
leaves her Arab-Muslim village and moves to Tel-Aviv in
an attempt to find an apartment
in the city. She immediately
encounters discrimination and
refusal by most landlords because of her Arab origins. She
finally finds an apartment, and
meets her neighbor, Jonathan,
a Jewish-Canadian man who
immigrated to Israel. A love
story evolves between these
two newcomers to Tel-Aviv.
As strangers in the city, far
from the familiar and their
family, they are both searching
for a sense of belonging and
home. Together they try to create a new identity during times
in which Israel is increasingly
racist and xenophobic.
All Rossmoor residents,
their families, and friends are
invited. A donation of $1 is
requested for nonmembers of
Voices for Justice in Palestine.
Annual membership is $10 and
new members are always welcome even if they don’t reside
in Rossmoor.
Voices for Justice in Palestine aims to inform and, when
opportunity arises, to take
peaceful actions to protest the
oppression of Palestinians in
the occupied Palestinian territories. The group is for those
who believe that peace can
only come through justice and
that all people are chosen.
For information, call Beatrice Pressley at 946-9786 or
Marvin Cohen at 944-1757.
The Computer Club examines various
changes to technology in auto industry
By Jim Bradley
Club correspondent
The June 27 issue of The
Kiplinger Letter describes some
interesting technological developments that are certain to startle Rossmoor residents. Here are
some of the changes the reader
can look forward to. Some are
expected to take place in the not
too distant future.
Automobile manufacturers
are busy working on cars that
drive themselves. While 2020
is the date set for selling these
cars, Kiplinger suggests it could
be earlier. Prototypes already
show that the technology does
work.
Technology has the answer,
also, to parking a car. Parallel
parking is seldom an easy task.
Now a person simply presses a
button, sits back and relaxes. It
doesn’t take much imagination
to see how many dented fenders
and frazzled nerves are avoided thanks to this technology.
Should insurance premiums
drop, too? The club thinks so.
What about automatic braking? More than 20 percent of
2014 models offer a front crash
prevention system, twice as
many as in 2012. TV ads are already advertising this feature in
some vehicles.
There are even options allowing the car to take the wheel
if drivers stray from a lane. A
sensor placed on the dashboard
could monitor conditions such
as the direction of the driver’s
gaze, how open the driver’s eyes
are, as well as head position and
angle. As a result, the safety
system could detect the driver’s
condition and adjust the car’s
safety support systems accordingly.
The point is this: To ignore
technology, or leave it up to others with the hope it can be avoided completely, just won’t work.
It’s everywhere and technology
is now a very important part of
life.
Add to this that it is interesting and often fun and a computer literate person has the opportunity to enjoy an interesting
life.
The Computer Club of
Rossmoor has classes and seminars that cover a wide range of
subjects. They are fairly priced
and annual dues are only $15.
Pay at the Computer Center or
the classrooms.
Tip of the week
Anyone receiving the following telephone call should recognize it as a scam: “I am calling
from Windows.” This is not a
call anyone wants. Don’t listen
to it and certainly don’t respond
to the caller’s requests to open
the PC. Just hang up. Several members have received it –
some twice.
Other matters of interest
The club continues to seek
computer literate volunteers interested in working in the Computer Center two hours a week.
Anyone interested can visit the
center and talk to a volunteer
about the work being done. It’s
not a huge commitment, but it is
an important one.
Telephone numbers and websites related to the club include:
• Office: 280-3984
• Computer Center: 947-4527
and 947-4528
• Bill Hammond: 953-8871 or
the center
• E-mail: rossmoorcomputercenter@comcast.net
• Website: www.carossmoorcomputerclub.com
TGIF holds a Stars and
Stripes dinner dance July 18
The TGIF Club will celebrate the country’s Stars and Stripes
on Friday, July 18, at the Event Center.
The hosted bar will open at 6 p.m. During the cocktail hour,
Simple Elegance Catering will serve hors d’oeuvres such as
teriyaki meatballs, crostini toasts with sundried tomato tapenade and bacon, and cheese sourdough melts.
Dinner will begin at 6:45 with Caesar salad with parmesan
cheese, croutons and Caesar dressing served family style. The
entrée is chicken parmesan with marinara sauce and tortellini. The vegetarian selection is spinach and ricotta cannelloni.
Both entrées will be accompanied by green beans with roasted
shallot butter.
For dessert there will be cherry cobbler a la mode. Each table will have assorted rolls, red and white wine, decaffeinated
coffee and tea.
The Jambalaya Swing Band, led by trumpeter Ken Brock,
will return to the Event Center. The band, a replica of the great
bands of the 1920s through 1940s, consists of 11 multitalented
musicians. The selections and arrangements for Dixieland jazz,
swing, blues and much more fit the definition of jambalaya, a
mixture of diverse elements.
The cost is $25 for members and $33 for guests. Each member may invite one guest. Reservations will be accepted beginning Tuesday, July 1, and will be filled in the order received.
Reservation checks, (no cash, made payable to TGIF) should
have the entrée selection noted. Send it to Sue Fleck, 1905 Cactus Court No. 1, Entry 4, or place the envelope in the drop box
at the same address. Do not place the check in the mailbox on
Cactus Court or in the club box at Gateway Clubhouse.
Those who wish to sit together must send all checks in the
same envelope. Reservations and refunds will not be accepted
after Friday, July 11, at 5 p.m.
To cancel reservations by the deadline, call Fleck at 9499771. After the deadline, anyone who is unable to attend should
call her by 5 p.m. on the day of the dinner. Arrangements will
be made for a take-home dinner from the caterer to be picked
up at 7:30. This procedure must be followed or the dinner will
not be released.
TGIF Club membership information can be obtained by
emailing Ann Peterson at anntpete@comcast.net or calling
949-8371. Members who haven’t obtained their 2014 membership directory should contact her to pick one up.
30s/40s/50s Couples
hold jazzy brunch July 26
The Dollar Clubhouse patio
will be the scene of a summer
brunch for members and guests
of the 30s/40s/50s Couples
Club. The event is on Saturday,
July 26, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The menu will include traditional or vegetarian eggs
benedict, chicken apple sausage, roasted red potatoes,
fruit, scones, cream puffs
and éclairs along with orange
juice, champagne, mimosas
and coffee.
Entertainment for listening
pleasure will be by the Larry
Stefl Quartet. It will play an
array of jazz standards, rare
and beautiful Brazilian standards and original compositions. The quartet features
jazz guitars, bass, drums/percussion and a vocalist.
The cost is $30 per member, and $35 per guest. Reservation checks, payable to
the 30s/40s/50s Couples Club,
should be sent to Beverly Pincus at 1425 Canyonwood Court
No. 3. Cut-off date for checks
to be received is Monday, July
14, which is also the last date for
cancellations.
Those who prefer the vegetarian dish should indicate that
on their checks. Those who
want to sit together must submit
their checks in one envelope.Tables will accommodate a maximum of eight people.
For information, call Beverly
or Yale Pincus at 954-7964.
Travel Club topic is solo travel
The Rossmoor Travel Club will have its next solo event on
Tuesday, July 15, from 3 to 5 p.m. in Fairway Rooms A and
B at Creekside.
The meeting topic is cruising as a solo. Experienced solo
cruisers are invited to share their adventures on cruise ships
large or small. Members will discuss pricing, single rooms,
recreational opportunities on board for solos and which
cruise lines are the most solo-friendly.
The Travel Club sponsors these meetings quarterly. They
are open to all Rossmoor residents. The purpose is for solo
travelers to make new friends who are also interested in traveling.
Bring some finger food to share. The club will provide iced
tea. For information, contact Barbara Crane at 300-3358.
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Get
to
know
the
Mac
computer
better
Enjoy a blue and gold
at
Rossmoor
Mac
User
Group’s
sessions
summer with Cal Alumni
Picnic and barbecue planned Joint RMUG/DVMUG Film Fest coming up
The Cal Alumni Club
will hold a picnic and barbecue on Saturday, Aug. 2,
in Sportsmen’s Park. Happy
Hour is at noon and food is
served at 1 p.m.
The caterer is Steel
Smokin’ Barbecue with a
menu that includes marinated tri-tip, smoked chicken
quarters, slow-cooked pulled
pork, barbecued beans, potato salad, Caesar Salad, fresh
fruit salad, rolls, cookies,
soft drinks, beer and wine.
There will be a silent auction with Cal memorabilia
and gifts from local businesses. Proceeds from the
picnic and auction go to the
club’s scholarship fund.
The guest speaker is Jefferson Coombs, executive
director of the California Cal
Alumni Association. There
will be other guests as well.
The cost is $32 for members and $35 for nonmembers. Cal Alumni Club of
Rossmoor members will receive their invitation in the
mail. Nonmember Cal alumni and friends are welcome
to attend.
Those who wish to sit
together should send reservations/checks in one envelope. The flyer can be found
at http://www.calalumniclubofrossmoor.org. Checks
Jefferson Coombs
should be sent to Rosemary
Furlong, 867 Terra California Drive No. 1. Deadline
for reservations is Friday,
July 25.
The club hopes to see
some fellow UC campus
alumni and even some Stanford grads, as well as all
Rossmoor friends.
The Rossmoor Cal Alumni Club sponsors four major
events each year. Look for
future information about the
Big Game Rally on Sunday,
Nov. 16, with members of
the Cal Marching Band and
the Cal Cheer Squad.
Rosemary Furlong at 9449248.
Stamp Club offers some
beginner collections for free
Computer users are invited to attend the Rossmoor
Mac User Group (RMUG)
focus sessions on the first and
third Mondays of the month,
at 10 a.m. in the Vista Room
at Hillside Clubhouse. This is
another change of venue and it
will serve the needs of RMUG
well. The set-up will be similar to the Delta Room arrangement that is now unavailable
for RMUG’s use.
There is an RMUG member in the Computer Room
at Gateway every Wednesday morning in order to give
personal help with questions
regarding Mac computers or
devices.
There are no dues to join
RMUG as the group relies on
donations to cover costs of
the focus sessions and special
meetings. It is easy to join the
group: Email jimruss2@earthlink.net and include address
and phone number in the body
of the letter. Weekly emails are
sent out on Sundays describing
the next week’s activities.
Go to the website rossmoormacusers.org, to find out more
details of the organization’s future plans, or call Dian Overly,
945-6055, to set up home visits.
The
RMUG-DVMUG
(Diablo Valley Mac User
Group) annual Film Fest that
features short films of six
minutes or less is planned for
Tuesday, Aug. 19, At 7 p.m.
in Peacock Hall. A wine and
cheese reception will follow in
the Fireside Room where prizes will be awarded for the best
films.
In order to boost entries,
DVMUG is holding an iMovie SIG (special interest group.)
This is a temporary SIG leading up to the Film Fest.
Irene Bergamini, an avid
iMovie user, has offered to
lead the 7 p.m. SIG meeting
on Monday, July 14, at the
DVMUG office. In this special
SIG there will be no requirement to belong to DVMUG.
The DVMUG office is located
at 396 Civic Drive, Suite D,
Pleasant Hill.
Call Phyllis O’Shea, 9791911, for information and personal help in this project.
Tip of the week
Zoom into the screen:
To enlarge print for easier
viewing, hold the Control
key down and scroll up with
two fingers on the mouse or
trackpad. If this does nothing, open System Preferences,
then the Accessability icon.
The options for zooming and
the key to use to enable the
feature will be found there.
The user can check the Control, Option or Command key
to enable the zoom to work.
This is also the place to uncheck the feature if the user
does not like to use it.
30s/40s/50s Couples Club heads to
Orinda’s Cal Shakes for ‘Pygmalion’
The 30s/40s/50s Couples
Club will see the stage play,
“Pygmalion” on Thursday,
July 31, at the Cal Shakes
Theater in Orinda.
This comedy is George
Bernard Shaw’s most popular
play and was the inspiration
for later musicals and films
including “My Fair Lady,”
which won eight Academy
Awards.
To get to the theater, participants will take Highway
24 to the free theater parking
lot at the Wilder Road/California Shakespeare Theater
Way freeway exit in Orinda,
shortly before the Caldecott
Tunnel.
At 5:45 p.m. tickets will
be distributed at the entry
gate box office, after which
playgoers will proceed to the
tables in the Lower Picnic
Grove. Attendees may bring
their own picnic or buy food
items, hot and cold beverages,
wine, beer and desserts at the
theater café.
At 7:15, there will be a talk
about the play. The play starts
at 8. The upgraded seats for
this performance are in the
premium and preferred sections of the theater.
The cost for this event is
$30 per person for members
or $40 per person for guests.
Guest couples may attend
when invited by a member.
(Include the guest check in
the same envelope as the
member check.)
Reservation checks, made
payable to the 30s/40s/50s
Couples Club, should be
mailed to Sally Kennedy,
1114 Skycrest Drive, No. 3.
All checks must be received
by Saturday, July 12. For information about this event,
call Kennedy at 934-7720.
The 30s/40s/50s Couples
Club is for married couples
born in the decades of the
1930s, 1940s or 1950s. It is a
social group whose purpose is
to meet others in the same age
group with similar interests.
For information about
other activities or to join the
club, contact Membership
Chairwoman Judy Nixon at
286-6175 or Patty Smith at
949-8325.
The Rossmoor Stamp Club will hold its monthly trading session on Saturday, July 12, in Multipurpose Room 3 at Gateway.
The meeting will start at 9:30 and end at 11 a.m.
This month the club is offering beginner stamp collections to
Rossmoor residents for themselves, their children and grandchildren. The club has been gifted with stamp albums and stamps
during the year, and will offer them free for individuals who
wish to explore stamp collecting as a hobby.
While these albums and stamps do not have great monetary
value, they offer individuals an easy way to see if stamps and
their wonders can hold their interest in a high tech media world.
In addition to the free collection offer, the club will hold its
usual trading session. Club stamps will be available at nominal
prices and members are encouraged to bring in the unwanted
stamps for sale, trade or gift to the club.
T h e Ko r e a n -A m e r ic a n man’s Park at Hillside. Mem- temperatures can be chilly.
For information about stamp collecting, come to one of the
For reservations, contact the
club’s Saturday morning meetings or contact the club president, Club of Rossmoor will hold bers are free and guests are
club president, Gideon Kim at
a summer picnic on Saturday, $10 each.
Rich Kirby, at 324-6328 or at richardwkirby@aol.com.
Dress in layers as evening 510-381-1353.
July 12, at 4 p.m. at Sports-
Korean-American picnic is Saturday
30s/40s/50s women will
dine at Tullio’s July 23
The Ladies Who Lunch
Group of the 30s, 40s, 50s
Couples Club will gather for
lunch on Wednesday, July 23,
at Tullio’s. It is a comfortable
Italian dining spot that offers
salads, sandwiches, pasta and
pizza.
The group will meet in the
far corner of the Gateway parking lot at 11:30 a.m. to form carpools to the restaurant at 2065
N. Broadway, Walnut Creek.
For reservations, call Sandy Cavallo at 930-6555 no lat-
Entertainment Notes: ‘Shrek the Musical’
7 p.m. in the Berkeley Playhouse neighborhood, parking is availat the Julia Morgan Theater, able on the street, but it would be
at
noon
and
5
p.m.,
with
special
er than Monday, July 21. For
2640 College Avenue, Berkeley. wise to arrive early and be preperformances
on
Wednesday,
last minute cancellations, call
As this is primarily a residential pared to walk a couple of blocks.
July
30,
and
Thursday,
July
31
at
Joann Tracy at 954-7801.
The 30s, 40s, 50s Couples
Club is for couples born in the
decades of the 1930s, 1940s
or 1950s. It is a social group
Residents may walk Rossmoor’s open daily at 7 a.m. Tuesday through
whose purpose is to meet othgolf
courses on days when they are Sunday and on Mondays when tourers in the same age group with
closed. They are closed on most Mon- naments are held.
similar interests,
Don't walk on the course during
days and on other days when condiFor information about othtions are not appropriate for golfing. golfing days even if nobody is golfer activities or to join the club,
contact Membership ChairTo find out if the course is closed, call ing. Serious injuries can result from
woman Judy Nixon at 286-6175
the Pro Shop, 988-7861. The shop is golf balls, as well as cart accidents.
or Patty Smith at 949-8325.
Call to find out if you may walk the golf course
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Boomers Forever – never a dull moment – make lots of plans
Cinema Under the Stars at Dollar picnic grounds will start July 20
The Boomers Forever Club
will host a series of Cinema
Under the Stars events, beginning Sunday, July 20, at Dollar
picnic grounds.
The evening begins at
6:30, when the grounds will
be available for all to bring a
picnic supper and/or barbecue
items. Attendees should bring
their own food, beverages, paper goods and charcoal, tools,
etc.
At dusk, the stage will be the
setting for a boomer-themed
outdoor movie. A professional company has been hired to
set-up an HD screen and sound
system to provide a great movie experience. Freshly popped
popcorn will be included in
the experience.
The evening may turn
chilly, so attendees are encouraged to bring jackets, blankets,
etc. for comfortable viewing.
Bring a flashlight or lantern for
the end of the evening as there
is no outdoor lighting.
The first movie shown will
be the boomer classic, “The
Big Chill,” with its great
’60s-era soundtrack.
Cinema under the Stars
will be held monthly through
the warm summer months and
planned dates include the following Sunday evenings: Aug.
3, Sept. 21 and Oct. 12. The
start time will vary as the days
grow shorter.
Among other movies
planned for the summer is the
cult classic, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” More information about upcoming movies will be announced in the
News and distributed through
club emails.
There is no charge for this
event but contributions to
the club’s Feed the Pig Fund,
which helps low-income
Rossmoor residents, are always appreciated. Funds collected are used to buy Safeway
gift cards or for other assistance. Distribution is handled
through Counseling Services
and/or the Rossmoor Fund.
For general information
about the club, or to contact
one of the board members,
send an email to boomersforever1@gmail.com.
Dancing and karaoke featured at big party in the Event Center July 26
will present an evening of
dance and karaoke with music
of the ’60s, ’70s and beyond
on Saturday, July 26, at 7 p.m.
at the Event Center.
Club member and performer/DJ/emcee Eddie Davins will be spinning tunes
for individual and group
karaoke as well as dancing.
The first 45 minutes will be
devoted to karaoke performances by individuals, duos
and trios who have submitted
requests in advance. Song
lists will be sent to all members and will also be on the
tables at the event.
After the solos, duos, etc.,
have performed, the evening
will be devoted to table singing where an entire table will
choose a song and get up to
sing it en masse. Dancing will
take place throughout the evening.
This event is a table potluck. Attendees should bring
snacks and beverages to share
at the table where they are sitting. The club will provide soft
drinks and sparkling water as
well as paper goods. Bringing
a glass will cut down on plastic waste.
Admission is at the door
and the cost is $5 for all attendees. This event is open to
all boomer-minded residents
and their guests. Remember
that any nonresident members
or resident guests need to be
individually called in to the
gate.
The Feed the Pig Fund
Raffle has a new sponsor.
Prudential Realtor and fellow
Boomer Marsha Wehrenberg
has offered to donate a $100
gift card to a fine area restaurant as the raffle prize at each
major event. All proceeds are
used to provide Safeway gift
cards and other assistance to
low-income Rossmoor residents. Distribution of the
cards and other assistance is
handled by Counseling Services and/or the Rossmoor
Fund.
Tickets will be sold at
Schmoozes prior to the
event, as well as on the evening of the party. The winner does not need to be present to win.
Other club news
The club has planned other summer events including
a Games Night on Saturday
Aug. 9, and the annual Barbecue, Boogie and Bocce event
on Saturday, Sept. 6.
An off-campus outing is
planned for Saturday, July
15, at Chouinard Winery.
This picnic, wine tasting, and
dance will feature the band
Dream Posse and attendees
will dance under redwoods
and among vineyards. Cost is
$45 per carload and attendees
should reserve directly with
Chouinard Winery at chouinardwinery.com.
hosts weekly Schmoozes,
which are informal get-togethers in the Redwood Room
at Gateway, every Wednesday
from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. for residents and their guests. Bring
a snack and/or beverage to
share and a glass. Newcomers
are given a special name tag
to ensure a warm welcome.
Membership is not required
to attend a Schmooze, though
most people join after attending once or twice.
Membership, at $15 per
person, runs from January
through December of each
year, regardless of the date
a person joins. Membership
benefits include: discount
admission to most events,
special member-only activities, and email notification
of club activities. The club
has also created several subgroups – Book Salon, Monday Night Football and the
Boomers Bocce League,
Season 2 – all of which are
open to members.
Both new and renewing
members need to submit a
membership form, available
at any Schmooze, club event,
or in the club mailbox at Gateway Administration Building.
Forms and checks may be
mailed or dropped off to club
mailbox: Boomers Forever,
1001 Golden Rain Road, and
can also be handed in at any
Schmooze.
The club also has a chat
board with access open to
any member. The chat board
is a forum where boomers can contact others, plan
get-togethers, announce local
events of interest, and utilize
the growing database of referrals for services such as pet
sitters, repair people, professional services, etc.
For general information
about the club, or to contact
one of the board members,
send an email to boomersforever1@gmail.com.
Modern Classical CDs
The Best of Both Worlds
“WEST SIDE STORY,” based on a conception of Jerome Robbins, book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim with Alexandra Silber as Maria; Cheyenne Jackson as Tony; Jessica
Vosk as Anita; Kevin Vortmann as Riff; and Julia Bullock,
a Girl. San Francisco Symphony/Michael Tilson Thomas,
01:22:51, SFS 821936-0059-2
By Robert Moon
here’s a moment in the
1956 O m n i b u s p r e s e n t ation of Amer ican
Musica l Comedy
where author and
host Leonard Bernstein concludes by saying that the
time was ripe for “our Mozart to come along, and if
and when he does we’ll get
a new art form” that raises
the American musical comedy to a level similar to what
the German-Austrian master
achieved in raising German
singspiel to opera in “The
Magic Flute.”
It’s hard to believe that
Bernstein wasn’t thinking of
“West Side Story,” only two
years away. But, as Michael
Tilson Thomas comments,
T
“West Side Story” did
not change the face
of American musical
theater, “`West Side
Story’ is a stand-alone
piece,” he asserts. It’s
the “Citizen Kane” of
American serious musical theater.
Bernstein always bemoaned
that he never wrote the “great
American symphony.” This
recording makes it clear that
“West Side Story” is his masterpiece. It’s the first live concert performance of the complete Broadway score with
symphony caliber musicians.
In a Broadway production,
the musicians play several instruments and the strings are
reduced. Here the strings are
doubled and musicians of the
San Francisco Symphony play
their own instruments with
an expertise that one would
expect from a world-class orchestra.
A hybrid
Since “West Side Story” is
a hybrid between an opera and
a musical, choices need to be
made between different kinds
of voices. Bernstein, in his
1984 recording, chose opera
singers of the highest caliber
(Kiri Te Kanawa, Jose Carreras, Marilyn Horne, etc.). Tilson Thomas “wanted something you would recognize as
a part of a Broadway musical
production.”
The difference was a revelation – largely in making
this production seem contemporary, as if it were written
yesterday. There’s nothing
like young singers playing
roles that are close to their
own age.
Microphone works
I’m not a lover of microphoned performances in a
symphony setting, but it works
here. There’s a clarity in the
lyrics that is refreshing and
necessary, and the close but
pleasingly reverberant recording matches the proximity of
the singers and heightens the
drama. The balance between
orchestra and voice is carefully judged, but the symphonic
mastery of Bernstein’s score
clearly emerges through the
idiomatic playing of the San
Francisco Symphony–many of
their musicians moonlight as
jazz performers.
The “Blues,” “Promenade,”
“Mambo” and “Cha-Cha” sequences after “The Dance at
the Gym” are perfect evocations of their different styles.
The opening prelude is raucous and sassy – surely MTT’s
nod that this is a 20th-century
score.
The singers
Cheyenne Jackson’s background as singer, actor and
songwriter makes his performance of Tony a winning combination of confident bravado,
romance and drama. His “Maria” is virile, secure vocally,
masculine and emotionally
vulnerable.
Alexandra Silber is a revelation here as in the live performance. Her creamy high
registers soar above the orchestra and make it clear she’s
had classical training, but her
experience in the theater cre-
ates a character that is sexy,
virginal, totally in love and,
tragically, a part of her family and culture.
Their duet in the “Balcony Scene” is saturated with
the scent of romantic possibility. In “America” Jessica
Vosk and Juliana Hansen
are amusingly sassy in this
swinging satire on our culture in the mid-20th century.
The packaging is sumptuous, in a book style the size
of a CD filled with pictures,
the complete libretto, and an
essential interview with Tilson Thomas. This is a landmark recording of one of
America’s great musical/operatic moments – along with
“Porgy and Bess,” “Showboat,” “Sweeney Todd.”
Listening to it is a life-affirming experience and a testament to Bernstein’s reputation as an American musical
icon.
Robert Moon is the author of “Copland, Gershwin
& Bernstein: Celebrating
American Diversity” and can
be reached at moon2780@
comcast.net.
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Seventy percenters
June bunco winners, from left, Sandy Heckman, Teddy Schrader, Anna Jardine, Corrine Drumm, Edie Sandberg and Lorraine
Miller.
Play bunco Wednesday
The Bunco Club of Rossmoor will gather on Wednesday, July
16, in the Oak Room at Gateway. Check in between 6 and 6:30
p.m. with play starting at 6:30.
Haven’t heard of bunco? It 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 prizes, snacks and
beverages. To arrange a ride or for information, contact Bev Fellows at 949-7628 or at beverlyfellows@comcast.net.
Winners of the bunco night in June include Sandy Heckman,
Teddy Schrader, Anna Jardine, Corrine Drumm, Edie Sandberg
and Lorraine Miller.
Free duplicate bridge
class for beginners set
Bridge players who have never played duplicate bridge
and who are interested in giving it a try in a relaxed game atmosphere are invited to a free instructional game. The game
is offered by the Rossmoor Duplicate Bridge Club.
The game is on Friday, July 18, at 9 a.m. in the Oak Room
at Gateway. Players are asked to come at least 15 minutes
early.
There will be a brief explanation of how to use bidding
boxes for those who have not used them in the past. Play will
last about two hours.
Players can come with regular partners or as individuals.
The club will have players available so anyone who wants to
play will be able to do so.
Duplicate Bridge Club
sponsors Swiss team
The Rossmoor Duplicate Bridge Club will sponsor a Swiss
team game on Saturday, July 12, in the Oak Room at Gateway.
Play will begin at 12:30 p.m. Players should arrive at least 20
minutes early.
Swiss team play is always very popular and a lot of fun for
bridge players. Teams of four should sign up in advance at any
regular game. A minimum of two of the players on a team must
be members of the Rossmoor Duplicate Bridge Club.
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 2
problem was 1.Rxg7 check
Kh8 2.Rg8 check Kxg8
3.Rg1 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 2 p.m. On Saturdays,
there’s a nice crowd from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Play is also on
Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Call or email a player to
meet you.
Call Bob Dickson at 9341405 with the solution and any
questions or comments.
Two pairs of duplicate bridge players had games over 70 percent recently. They include, from
left, Lorraine Grawoig and Jay Francis, who had their 72.33 percent duplicate bridge game
on June 26; and Annie Finkelstein and Jack Cassell, who had a 70 percent bridge game in the
Unit 499 duplicate bridge event held June 22. Finkelstein and Cassell achieved their game
with 21 tables playing.
Yoga classes are available for all
The Rossmoor Fitness Center offers a variety of yoga and
directed movement classes,
from Monday through Saturday. Classes are for all levels
and accommodate those with
physical limitations. Participants are advised to wear
loose clothing and come with
a relatively empty stomach.
Props, used when needed, may
include chairs, blocks and
straps. The following is a list
of all the classes with times,
location and style. Contact the
instructor for information.
MONDAY
Flexible Yoga
Time and place: 5 to 6 p.m. in
the Shasta Room at Del Valle Clubhouse
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 32 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
Del Valle Clubhouse.
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 510-639-4568.
Fees: $8 per class or $30 per
month for four classes.
Drop-ins welcome.
Active Yoga
Time and place: 12:15 to 1:15
p.m. in the Shasta Room at
Del Valle Clubhouse
Style: This class is geared toward current yoga students
who have taking class on a
regular basis for least two
years.
Instructor: Sarah Harvey.
Call 510-639-4568
Fees: The drop-in fee for the
active yoga class is $8 per
session. Participants also
have the option of buying
a series of four classes for
$30, or eight classes for $55
Stretch Yoga
Time and place: 5 to 6 p.m.
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,
yoga instructor for 35 years.
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 510-548-9566.
drop-ins..
THURSDAY
Strength Yoga
Time and place: 5:30 to 6:30
p.m. in the Shasta Room at
Del Valle Clubhouse
Style: Stretch to relax and
build up strength. All are
welcomed.
Instructor: Barbara Bureker,
who has been a yoga instructor for 32 years. For
information, call 934-7857.
drop-ins.
FRIDAY
Flexible Yoga
Time and place: 10 to 11 a.m.
in the Shasta Room at Del
Valle Clubhouse
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.
Instructor: Barbara Bureker.
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 510-639-4568.
Fees: $8 per class; $30 for four
classes.
SATURDAY
Tibetan Kum Nye Yoga
Two Saturdays a month
Time and place: 10 to 11:30
a.m. in the Shasta Room at
Del Valle
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.
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HEALTH & FITNESS
Due to popular demand, tinnitus lecture will Medical Friends hears about
be repeated to hearing loss support group Vitamin D and geriatric health
Research has shown that
the majority of people with
tinnitus (ringing in the ear or
brain) also have some degree
of hearing loss. Because of
their connection, the Tinnitus and Hearing Loss Support Group will work with
both topics.
Research also indicates that
40 to 50 million Americans
have some degree of tinnitus.
After last month’s meeting,
which was conducted by audiologist Mimi Salamat, many
people called to say they
missed out on her lecture and
asked if she could repeat it.
This month’s meeting on
Thursday, July 17, from 3 to
5 p.m. in the Vista Room at
Hillside Clubhouse will be a
repeat lecture on tinnitus – its
causes and how to manage it.
Some issues related to hearing
loss will be discussed as well.
Salamat, who is also a
Rossmoor resident, has a
doctorate degree in clinical
audiology and is a tinnitus
specialist.
Group meetings focus on
different topics related to tinnitus and hearing loss such as
their causes, the latest research
and technologies, and related
emotional issues. There will
be a question-and-answer period afterward.
The other purpose of the
support group is for members
to get acquainted and become
each other’s support system
for managing their tinnitus
and hearing loss. Support
group attendees are strongly encouraged to bring their
spouse, significant other, a
close family member or friend
to the meeting.
The meeting is free and
open to all Rossmoor residents, their family and
friends. There is no need to
register. Just show up with any
concerns or questions.
For information, call
Salamat at 937-4455 or send
her an email at Dr.Mimi@
YourHearingDoc.com.
Counseling Services presents free lecture
on Alzheimer’s July 24 in Fireside Room
Get an update on Alzheimer’s at a free presentation on Thursday, July 24, at 1 p.m. in the
Fireside Room at Gateway.
Learn the latest on causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, risk factors and prevention
from Elizabeth Edgerly, Ph.D. She is a clinical
psychologist and serves as chief program officer of the Alzheimer’s Association of Northern
California and Northern Nevada.
The talk is part of the Optimum Wellness
Lecture Series offered by Rossmoor Counseling Services.
Edgerly joined the Alzheimer’s Association
in 1995 and oversees all chapter programs for
persons with dementia, their families and professionals. She is instrumental in the development of new programs to improve the quality of
life for persons with dementia.
The presentation is co-sponsored by Better
Health East Bay and the Alzheimer’s Association of Northern California. Refreshments will
be provided by Thunder Road Catering.
Registration is required. Contact Counseling
Services at 988-7750.
Medical
Friends
of
Rossmoor will meet on
Tuesday, July 15, at 1 p.m. in
Peacock Hall at Gateway.
The speaker is Janice
Schwartz, a medical doctor,
who will talk about advances in Vitamin D research
and its significance in geriatric health. She is director of
geriatric research in affiliation with UC San Francisco.
Schwartz received her
medical degree from Tulane University. She did her
residency at UCLA and Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. Dr. Janice Schwartz
She has had fellowships in
All Rossmoor residents
cardiology at Cedars-Sinai are invited to attend. Mediand Stanford and in geriat- cal Friends has 175 members.
rics at UCLA. She has held Membership is open to all and
professorships at Baylor, one need not be a health care
UCSF and Northwestern.
professional to join. Dues are
She has published 159 $5 per member per year.
articles in medical journals
Meetings are six times a
and 15 chapters in medical year on the third Tuesday
textbooks. She has had 69 of the months of January,
appointments to medical March, May, July, September
journal editorial boards, na- and November. Membership
tional advisory councils and applications are available at
research institutions. She be- the club mailbox at Gateway
longs to 13 different medical or at a meeting.
societies and has held leadFor information, email
ership positions in all.
medicalfriends@comcast.net.
Integrative medicine will be
at Counseling seminar
Restfulness restored through Tibetan yoga class discussed
Amy Matecki, a medical doctor, will speak about integrative
This week’s Tibetan relaxIn this class participants
ation class meets Saturday, will perform practices that
July 12, with Jack van der bring deep restfulness and
Meulen teaching.
balance.
(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
The Tibetan relaxation/
yoga classes are taught twice
monthly, mostly by experienced instructors from the
Nyingma Institute. Classes
are held in the Shasta Room at
the Fitness Center at Del Valle
from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Attendees should dress
warmly.
The next class in July will
be taught by Donna Morton
on Saturday, July 19. All residents and their guests are
welcome, as are new students.
The fee is $10 per class.
For information call Endy
Stark, 938-4681.
medicine in today’s patient care on Wednesday, July 16, at 1
p.m. in the Fireside Room at Gateway. The program is offered
by Rossmoor Counseling Services and co-sponsored by Better
Health East Bay Sutter Health. Refreshments will be provided by
Thunder Road Catering.
Matecki is the medical director at the Center for Integrative
Medicine at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center. She is the principal investigator on acupuncture research for chronic post-chemotherapy fatigue in collaboration with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. She has pioneered the safety
and efficacy of acupuncture in patients with lymphedema.
Integrating Chinese medicine into conventional oncology
practice, Matecki finds that using integrative medicine stimulates the body’s natural ability to heal, often reduces the pain
and nausea which frequently accompany chemo and radiation
therapy and provides essential support throughout the course of
oncology treatments.
Registration for this free program is required. To register, call
Counseling Services at 988-7750.
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End of Life Concerns will Learn to release knee pain using the
Technique at Sunday workshop
hear about POLST July 21 Alexander
The next Alexander Technique workshop is the body and the negative effects of habitual
End of Life Concerns
(ELC) will sponsor a presentation by Mary Lee Gates,
NP, MS, on POLST (physician orders for life-sustaining
treatment) on Monday, July
21, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the
Club Room at Creekside. It is
advised for attendees to park
at the rear of the Event Center across from Creekside.
All residents and their
guests are invited.
Gates is a geriatric nurse
practitioner at Kaiser Permanente Diablo Area and serves
as the outreach and education
director of the Alameda-Contra Costa POLST Coalition.
POLST is a form that gives
patients more control over
their end-of-life care, including medical treatment, extraordinary measures (such as
a ventilator or feeding tube)
and CPR. Printed on bright
pink paper and signed by both
a doctor and patient, POLST
can prevent unwanted or ineffective treatments, reduce
patient and family suffering,
and ensure that patient’s demands are honored.
Gates will also talk about
the important differences
between POLST and advance-care directives, and
the vital importance of starting the conversation for one’s
wishes and demands as part
of one’s health care planning.
POLST forms will be available at the meeting.
For information, call or
text Rita Bogaert at 323-3507
or email her at endoflifeconcerns@gmail.com. Bogaert is
availabile for requests for individual assistance explaining POLST or advance-care
planning.
Membership in ELC is $5/
year. Leave membership fees
and information at the meeting or in the Gateway ELC
mailbox.
Domino winners announced
New players are welcome
The domino winners for
June 30 were Lee Barry 344,
Connie Mitchell 337, Jeannie
Johnson 335, Joe Blyskal 328,
Jim Bombardier 328 and Marshall Stuart 325.
The domino winners for
June 28 were Lee Barry 333,
Carl Ahlemeyer 330, Sue Wickens 303 and Tillie Schiller 302.
Experienced players meet on
Monday evenings in the Oak
Room at Gateway. Participants
should plan to arrive at 6:30 as
play begins promptly at 6:45.
Beginners or rusty players
meet Saturdays from 10 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. in Multipurpose
Room 2 at Gateway. This is an
opportunity to learn and practice the rules and etiquette of
Five-Up, the domino game
played at the club. A teacher is
available for new players, but all
attendees are asked to commit
to the entire 2 1/2-hour session.
The Domino Club plays
Five-Up because the player can
use all of the doubles to play
from and it is a faster, higher-scoring game than the oth-
er fives versions. Play is with
partners, but it is not necessary
to bring a partner.
Experienced players who
want a more intense, higher-stakes game, are invited to
meet with the Brown Baggers on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
in the Garden Room (behind the
kitchen) at Dollar Clubhouse.
Kent Croswell’s
Tip of the week
If the starting hand contains multiple dominoes of a
certain number, but without
its corresponding double, consider starting with the domino
that will “give” the opponents
a score should they play that
double, as a way to induce play
of that double. For example:
1-5, 1-3, 1-0, 2-4, 6-2, start with
the 1-3 rather than the 1-0, as it
will induce the 1-1 should the
opponent have that particular
domino, but also, if not, there
is a likelihood that their hand
does not contain a “1”, and that
the “1” will remain when play
returns to the starter.
on Sunday, July 13, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Aerobics Room at the Fitness Center.
Certified instructor Alan Bolton’s topic is
releasing pain in the knees without the use of
pain medication. The cost is $40.
The long-term side effects of medication
may end up as much of a problem as the pain itself. Pain is caused through injury, tension and
stress and the resulting distortion of the body
as people try to move. Alexander Technique
students learn to understand the mechanics of
movement patterns.
Pre-register at the Fitness Center front desk
or call 988-7850. Wear gym shoes or soft sole
closed-toe shoes. Dress comfortably for mild exercises and for the 68-degree room temperature.
Workshops are held on the second Sunday of
each month. Future topics will cover restoration
of balance and fear of falling, reducing tension
and anxiety, pain-free performance for musicians and singers, asthma and emphysema and
recovery from injury, accident or sport.
Celiac/Gluten-Free Group offers support,
dialogue at meeting July 17 at Creekside
The
Celiac/Gluten-Free
Group will meet Thursday,
July 17, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
in the Club Room at Creekside
Clubhouse.
The
Celiac/Gluten-Free
Group focuses on topics of interest to people who have been
diagnosed with celiac disease,
are gluten intolerant, or those
interested in healthier eating
alternatives. The meeting will
be an informal gathering to
talk, provide support, sample
products and share tips.
Celiac disease (gluten intolerance) remains under
diagnosed in this country.
Improved awareness of the
disease among physicians, patients and the general public
will allow for more patients
to be diagnosed and will encourage further research and
regulations regarding celiac
disease and gluten-free products and diets.
There will be some gluten-free/vegan bullion products to provide to members.
There will also be a discussion
about future meeting dates,
times and locations.
Meeting dues are $3 per
meeting for those who have not
paid the annual member fee.
The next Celiac/Gluten-Free Group meeting will
include a gluten-free potluck
on Thursday, Sept. 18, from 6
to 8:30 p.m. in the Vista Room
at Hillside.
For information, call Walter
Moeller at 930-8875 or email
GlutenFreeWC@gmail.com.
Wellness Group to hear Steve Fowkes
on ‘Biological Energy Systems’ July 28
The Rossmoor Wellness Group has invited
Steve Fowkes to speak at its Monday, July 28,
meeting held at 7 p.m. in the Donner Room at
the Event Center. The lecture topic is “Biological Energy Systems.”
Fowkes is executive director of the Cognitive
Enhancement Research Institute and former editor of Smart Life News and Forfront – Health
Investigations. He is author or co-author of several books and was technical editor of Professor
Vladimir Dilman’s and Dr. Ward Dean’s “Neuroendocrine Theory of Aging and Degenerative
Disease.” He is also technical advisor for the
Bay Area’s Silicon Valley Health Institute.
He has been researching and using cognitive technologies for over 30 years. At this
meeting, he will discuss basic cellular structure and the two faces of energy production,
the ABC’s of antioxidants and reducing agents
and self-care modalities.
Wellness Group members support these
meetings. Nonmembers may attend and a donation is suggested. All Rossmoor residents and
guests are invited.
For information, contact Jim Woollett, president, at 287-0468.
Emergency response systems help residents
Emergency response systems come in two versions:
1. Non-voice units employ a
“help” button on a necklace or
bracelet, which sends a signal
to an outside monitoring center.
Center staff make a return phone
call to verify that the button was
not pushed accidentally. Emergency services are then notified.
2. Voice units also use a
“help” button, but they provide also contacted as necessary.
Contact Rossmoor’s social
immediate two-way communication with monitoring center workers at 988-7750 for furstaff. Emergency services are ther information.
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Classified Ads
CLASSIFIED INDEX
CLASSIFICATION CODE
Holiday.................................... 5
Personals............................... 10
Found..................................... 20
Lost........................................ 30
Resident Seeking................... 40
Autos For Sale....................... 50
Autos Wanted....................... 55
Autos Service/Repair........... 60
Carports & Garages For Rent...... 70
Carports & Garages Wanted........ 75
Free Stuff.................................. 80
For Sale.................................. 90
Travel..................................... 95
Business Opportunities........ 98
Business Services................ 100
Professional Services.......... 110
Writing/Editing.................. 111
Health Services................... 115
Seeking Employment.......... 120
Help Wanted....................... 130
Wanted................................ 140
Real Estate Information.... 150
Real Estate For Sale........... 155
Real Estate For Rent.......... 160
Real Estate Wanted............ 170
Vacation Rental.................. 175
Pets....................................... 180
HOW TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD
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 925-988-7862. For information, call the News Monday
through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 988-7800.
10 Personals
GENTLEMAN WANTING LADY to
share life with. 925-954-7596.
VIDEO YOUR SPECIAL occasions,
parties with friends, family gatherings, to make the memories permanent. Life-stor y inter views a
specialty. Call Howard, Rossmoor
resident, at 925-939-3954 or email
at hberkman@earthlink.net. Reasonable prices.
50 Autos For Sale
2003 BUICK LESABRE 4 door. Great
condition. 40k miles. $5,400 OBO.
Call 925-300-3405.
55 Autos Wanted
1995-1997 TOYOTA CAMRY or Corolla, four-cylinder, good mileage,
one owner, AC, four-door preferred,
no accidents, good condition. Open
to Honda, Nissan or similar sedan.
925-798-5982, bshellflower@att.
net.
75 Carports &
Garages Wanted
HELP! I NEED TO FIND a carport to
rent on Canyonwood Court near
Entry 7. Call Gary, 938-5454.
90 For Sale
GOLF CART 1996 Yamaha 48v electric cart in good condition. Price
$1,500. Call Dickey, 925-478-6525.
HOVERROUND LIKE NEW 300-lb.
weight capacity. Includes portable charger. 12 to 15-mile battery
range. 5 mph maximum speed.
Manuals included. $ 850 OBO. In
Pleasant Hill purchaser to arrange
pick up. Call Nancy, 925-639-0065.
SOFA, $ 75; COFFEE TABLE and
end table, $50; kitchen table w/ 2
chairs, $100; 2 La-Z-Boy chairs,
$35 each; 2 twin beds, $25; manager’s desk w/ chair, $75; office
chair, $15; 4 patio end tables, $40;
patio table with 4 chairs, $ 50; 2
end tables, $50; 32-inch Colby flat
screen TV, $40; and a stoneware
set of dishes, $ 25. Also, original
art work by many different artists.
Please call 808-382-9339.
JUST LISTED
A captivating Carmel. Giant oak and pines enhance this
very special remodel. Oh so private front patio surfaced in
slate. Landscaped and your very own lemon tree. Frigidaire
Profile kitchen, GE microwave, slab granite counters, subway tile backsplash. A very special property. To preview,
call Dee. ................................................................$429,000.
A STUNNING SEQUOIA
90 For Sale
100 Business Services
K E N M ORE ELI TE M I CROWAVE
OVEN 2011 model. White with
matching utility cart. 2 cubic ft.
Like new. Used for 6 months. $300
OBO. Call 925-938-1043.
Computers
ESTATE SALE 7/11 - 7/12. Hours 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. House full of fine furnishings, women’s clothes, jewelry,
much more. Call for appointment,
925-640-1391. Cash only.
NEW WIRE DOG CRATE with single
door. Height 18”, width 17”, length
24”. In Rossmoor. $25. Call 9460992.
2003 DODGE RAM 1500 Wheelchair
van with hydraulic lift. Gray leather interior, TV, DVD/CD, radio and
tape deck. 79K miles. Great condition. Must see. $12,900. Call 916698-3133.
Auto Service /Repair
WWW.GOODBYEDENTS.COM We
come to you! Minor dents and those
annoying scratches on doors, fenders, hood, quarter panels and bumpers. We save you time and money!
Save the hassle of finding a body
shop and call 925-234-2336.
BODYWORK AND PAINT scratches,
minor bodywork, panels, bumpers.
Half cost of body shops and $100
off. Free estimates, free pick-up,
personal care with Rossmoor customers. Save money and time. Call
Mike, 925-584-7444, or email paintbymike57@gmail.com for details.
Beauty
MANICURE PEDICURE SERVICES
Licensed, professional manicurist
over 15 years. Specializing in inhome manicures and pedicures.
Relax at home and enjoy my friendly service and comforting touch.
Gift Cer tificates available. Call
Sue, 925-349-8616. License No.
M222359.
Carpet
CARPET CLEANING; Fast and professional service. Same-day appointment available. Spot specialist. Low, low price. Sell new carpet.
Licensed. Call today 925-383-1253.
CARPET REPAIR: Patching, seams,
re-stretching, transitions. Install cable, telephone and speaker wires
under carpet. Small jobs welcome.
Serving Rossmoor 25 years. Floor
covering license No. 704323. Aimtack Carpet Repair. Call John, 925676-2255.
ROSSMOOR 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.
NEED COMPUTER HELP? Call Harry, 788-8006, 926-1081, Rossmoor
resident. Certified, 30+ years experience. Resurrect dead computers,
problem resolution, upgrades, data
backup, migration, recovery, Internet connectivity, DSL, Broadband,
Wireless setups, new hardware
and software installations, instruction, training. Resolve virus, worm,
spyware problems. Support Windows 7, 8, and Apple. Free computer performance audit. Satisfaction
Guaranteed.
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.
BE COMPUTER SAV V Y TODAY!
Pleasant and patient woman will
teach you how to use email, Internet, Word, iPad and other computer/electronic functions. Can also
troubleshoot. $ 36 /hour (1-hour
minimum). Many Rossmoor references. 510-517-3179.
TECHMOMMY… “a high-tech brain
with the patience of a mother.” I
teach computers with no tech talk.
I specialize in working with seniors
and their computers. Repair and
teaching. Call 925-377-7711 and
ask for Alison (techmommy).
MARY’S IPHONE AND IPAD training in your home. Assistance on
all Apple products. I tailor to your
specific needs and provide written
training handouts. Call Rossmoorian Mary. $30/hr. (1-hour minimum).
925-482-0280.
SENIOR-FRIENDLY, experienced
help for computer, tablet, smartphone and electronic support at
www.jlgcomputersolutions.com.
Repair, email, setup, internet, virus removal, installs, upgrades,
backup and buying services/consulting. Support for any appliance
or device! Call Jonathan at 925338-9644.
The stunning Sequoia. Remodeled and redesigned by
L’Estrange Construction. Featuring a
peninsula kitchen for the gourmand and a well-designed
bath with stone tile, expanded shower and whirlpool.
W/D. A must see! Call Dee. ..............................$399,000.
Littrell
Agent, Cal BRE #00630310
925-212-2418
Deelittrell@aol.com
Selling Rossmoor exclusively since 1995
Electrical
L I C E N S E D E LEC T R I C I A N A N D
home theater sales and installation. Dependable. Lamp repair,
telephone and television cable;
quiet bath fans, ceiling fans, can
lights. No job too small. Free estimates. Call Bryan, 925-567-6384.
A-1 ELECTRIC 20 percent off firsttime customers. Specializing in fluorescent lights, outlets-plugs, bathroom GFCI, arc-fault and breakers.
Repair and install lamps, stoves,
attic fans, ceiling fans, TVs and
stereos. Free estimates. Cal/State
Electrical. License No. 150192. Call
John, 925-497-0449 or 925-2286190.
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 #775026. Phone Cal directly
today for a free estimate. 925-2003132.
Food /Chef /Catering
LINDA FRANDSEN: Has 15 years
of study and experience in nutrition and cooking. I will teach you
how to make healthy food choices,
meal planning. I will also cook delicious healthy meals in your home
or deliver to you weekly or monthly. Contact 925-899-7040 or email
juice-lady@earthlink.net.
NEED A COOK! Elderly gentleman in
Rossmoor needs a cook. Evenings
only. Two hours for three nights
per week, total of six hours. $15/
hr. I prefer the cooking done in my
home. Call Dave 947-2335.
Furniture /Upholstery
Anyone performing construction
work in California that totals
$500 or more in labor or
materials must be licensed by the
Contractors State License Board.
CASCADE
Call Dee
LIMITED TIME ! $ 35 / HOUR 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.
Handyman
The enclosed wrap, which looks out on a Eucalyptus
and Pine woods, only adds to the attraction of this new
remodel by L’ESTRANGE CONSTRUCTION. Call
Dee. .................................................................$395,000.
SOLD
Contractors
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.
SEQUOIA WRAP
The Cascade with a glorious view of the 18-hole golf
course and the western hills! Reconfigured and redesigned
by L’ESTRANGE CONSTRUCTION.
Over 1,800 square feet.
I CAN HELP YOU LEARN how to use
the computer, iPad, iPhone, Facebook, social networks, pay bills online and much more in the comfort
of your home. Rate: $ 35/hr. Call
Lilly, 925-891-4851.
ossmoor is my neighborhood, I live here
R
and love it. With 19 years of real estate
experience, I know how to get the job done.
You are my priority.
Thinking of selling or buying? Call me.
Linda Cribbs SFR, SRES
(925) 980-7252
Cell:
Email:
lindacribbs01@gmail.com
CA BRE 01200897
“HANDY-HARDY” CALL LEE: Experienced, dependable and reasonable rates. No job too small.
Replace door or window screens.
Unlicensed, Rossmoor resident
with Rossmoor references. Call
925-944-5990.
CRANE’S HANDYMAN SERVICES,
LLC. “Your small project expert”
serving Rossmoor for nearly 10
years ! Electrical, plumbing, furn i ture a s s e m b l y, b a s e b o ar d s,
crown-molding and more! The only
handyman you’ll need ! Insured.
Business License 018239. Call David, 925-899-7975.
Handyman
Painting
Repairs
Windows
Anyone performing construction
work in California that totals
$500 or more in labor or
materials must be licensed by the
Contractors State License Board.
PROFESSIONAL PAINTERS Serving Rossmoor residents since 1977
with over 40 years experience in
painting, carpentr y, wallpaper,
sheetrock, acoustic and repairs.
Guaranteed work. Unbeatable prices. Pierre, 925-255-3352.
C R A I G’ S A PPL I A N C E R E PA I R
would love to help you. I work on all
appliances and brands. 25 years
experience, licensed and insured.
R e a s o n a b l e r ate s , R o s s m o o r
references. Please call 925-5503586.
MARTIN’S WINDOW CLE ANING
Same-day job, free estimate, guaranteed work. Affordable and negotiable pricing. Excellent Rossmoor
references. Call 925-366-9125.
TLC PAINTING Tender loving care,
neatness and attention to detail always. Spruce up and renovation
specialists! Serving property owners and managers since 1989. Free
estimates. License No. 775019.
References. 925-934-2383. Cell,
415-269-7095.
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.
Yard Services
THOMAS MULLIKEN PAINTING has
been serving the Lamorinda and
Walnut Creek areas since 1976.
“We take great pride in our workmanship and attention to detail.” I
personally am on the job, start to
finish. We also install crown moulding, door casings, baseboards,
window sills and related interior
trim. You can count on us for dependability, neatness and a complete and thorough job. Call today
for a free estimate. 925-930-9130.
CA License No. 319838.
TV/Audio /Video
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.
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.
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 925639-8333.
FAIR AND HONEST I work and live in
Rossmoor. No project is too small,
I love small jobs. I do repairs, maintenance, carpentry, installation and
odd jobs. Changiz, 530-870-2845.
Home Décor
R O N ’ S W I N D O W C OV E R I N G S
Blinds, drapes, valances, shutters
and shades. Free in-home consultation. Free personalized installation. Quick reliable service. Serving Rossmoor for over 25 years.
Call 925-827-0946.
2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013 Top Producer
Five Star Professional Agent
Loc Barnes
BRE #00952927
TONY’S HAULING SERVICE, find us
in the phone book. We haul your
junk. Furniture, appliances, debris.
We do trash outs. Save this coupon for $30 off full load. $20 off half
load. $10 off quarter load. $90 minimum. Call 925-382-6544. Email
through website at www.tonyshaulingservice.com.
1950 Tice Valley Blvd.
Walnut Creek, CA 94595
(925) 639-9594
(925) 937-6050
QUESTIONS IN REGARD TO LISTING, SELLING, HANDYMAN...
CALL KAY
CAL BRE #00456271
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 and vermy@comcast.net.
Painting
ROSSMOOR PAINTING SERVICE
by Al Welsh. Five-year guarantee
on workmanship. Most Rossmoor
residents prefer our neatness,
dependable, personal attention,
because we care. Rossmoor references, bonded and insured. License No. 507098. Free estimates.
Pacific Bay Painting, 925 -9325440.
INTERIOR PAINTING, All painting
services: wallpaper removal; wall
repairs and preparation; acoustic
ceilings; cabinets. No job too large
or too small. You can rely on and
will enjoy my personal ser vice.
Well-established in Rossmoor, 24
years experience. Free estimates,
consultation. License No. 677208.
David M. Sale 925-945-1801.
Cell
Office
“I’m so glad that I made a conscious choice to use Kay to list my aunt’s home
... It’s very important to have an agent who knows Rossmoor.” – Michelle D.
SPECTACULAR PANORAMIC VIEWS!
VILLA ROBLES model. Approx. 1500 sq. ft. with 2
bedrooms and 2 baths. Pristine condition with many
touches of elegance. Open deck with unbelievable
views of Mt. Diablo, valley, and nearby hills. Attached
garage plus carport. .............Just listed at $595,000.
VILLA NUEVO model on third floor. Approx. 1640 sq.
ft. with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, and den. High ceilings,
3 skylights, and fireplace. Two open decks with
breath-taking views of Mt. Diablo and surrounding
hills. Garage plus carport. A-dream-come-true!
........................................... Now Listed at $649,000.
DAVE CARON
Realtor ®
BRE #00427819
Commitment, Trust & Integrity
(925 )
708-6034
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.
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.
“PARADISE” ALL T YPES of fine
gardening. Yard shape -up and
maintenance. Trimming, pruning,
we e d ing, s hr u b rem oval, yar d
design, planting, patio containers. Dependable, on time. Quality
results ! Call Lester at 925-6397725.
LAFAYETTE TAX SERVICE Income
tax preparation. Individuals, trusts
and small businesses. Enrolled
agent with Rossmoor references.
Appointments available in your
home. My mother is a Rossmoor
resident. Tim McClintick 925-2842924. www.laftax.com.
Find More Classified
listings on page 36
H Golden Gate: 2 bedroom & IN1Mbath
LS co-op. No
LIST move-in condition
Edryer,
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steps, single row, washer
&
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SOLD
............................................................. $300,000
Coming soon:
H Sierra: 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo. 4 gentle
steps, garage, walk out to private patio/backyard...
plenty room for a BBQ party, remodeled kitchen, walk
to Event Center, golf shop, Creekside rest.
H Monterey: 2 bedroom & 2 bath co-op. End
unit, pleasant views, enclosed balcony for more living
space, washer & dryer, crown molding, baths have
window & skylight, carport nearby. Move-in condition.
Please call me for price and a private showing
before these units go on MLS in mid July.
Moving /Packing /Hauling
BOB & TERRY’S JUNK REMOVAL
Specializing in home and estate
cleanups, big and small. No minimum charge - free estimates - price
reduction for salvageable items.
Ser ving Rossmoor for over 30
years. 925-944-0606.
AUDIO CONVERSIONS Have music on LPs, 8 track tapes, cassette
tapes? I can convert them to CDs
or MP3s to stop loss of sound quality. Reasonable rates. Call Skip
(Rossmoor resident). 502-5283512.
110 Professional
Services
I BUY, SELL AND APPRAISE U.S.
and world coins and currency. 36year resident of Moraga will come
to your home upon request. Bruce
Berman, Moraga Numismatics.
Better Business Bureau member.
PCGS and NGC Dealer. 925-2839205. Go to www.sf-bay-area-collectible-coins.com or email kingfisher.94556@yahoo.com.
Great Location!
SEQUOIA WRAP –
2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom co-op
located close to the golf course,
Creekside and Stanley Dollar
pool. New carpet, new paint,
built-in cabinet in dining room,
interior paneled doors and
mirrored closet doors. Open
wrap around veranda, window
in the kitchen and bathroom,
tub/shower redone and washer/dryer in the unit. Clean,
bright and ready to move into. See me on the Multiple
Listing Service. NOW................................ $308,000
Sue DiMaggio
Kathie DiMaggio
(925) 207-9212
(925) 699-6258
AdamsStein
SueRCal@aol.com
BRE #00820932
Kathie@kathiestein.com
BRE #01942595
1641 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek 94595 • (925) 932-1162
TOP PRODUCER LORI YOUNG TOP PRODUCER LORI YOUNG TOP PRODUCER
PLUMBING- Experienced and reliable plumber to take care of all your
plumbing needs. Call Chris at 925852-5157. Reasonable rates and
fast service. Rossmoor references.
Have bar code.
33A
GREAT HOMES
Pleasant Piedmont
Townhouse
3 Bedroom, 2 Full Bath, Plus Half Bath
~AMAZING PRICE for 1739 Square Feet
~Pristine Condition ~ Lots of Upgrades
~Great Location
~ Walking Distance to All Major Clubhouses
~Rare Gas Forced Air HVAC
$459,000
Tremendous Tahoe II
2 Bedroom, 2 Full Bath, Den, Plus Entertainment Room
~Lovely Eastern Exposure with View of Rolling Hills
Tranquil Setting Above Pond with Soothing Fountain
~Many Upgrades Throughout
~Rare Garage & Carport
~Approx. 200 cubic feet additional garage storage
~Simply a Wonderful Home
$619,000
Lori Young
Rossmoor Specialist
CalBRE #01363672
Please call me for any of your
real estate needs.
(925) 787-6357
Lori@LoriYoung.com
www.LoriYoung.com
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, INTEGRITY = RESULTS
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Rossmoor Realty
1641 Tice Valley Boulevard, Walnut Creek CA 94595
Rossmoor Realty is a Division of Rossmoor Properties Inc. CalBRE License No.012779936.
MLS LISTINGS - COOPERATIVES
3 BEDS, 2.5 BATHS
2 BEDS, 1.5 BATHS
PIEDMONT TOWNHOUSE – Three bedrooms, two full baths
and one half bath with 1739 sqft in a great location! This home is in
walking distance to golf course, Creekside Restaurant, Stanley Dollar
pool and the event center. Nice upgrades throughout. NEW PRICE!!
................................................................................ $459,000
SAN FRANCISCAN WITH LOTS OF UPGRADES! - Extra half bath
plus great room. Fabulous kitchen. Shower in master bath. Granite
counters, plantation shutters, 3 skylites. Very close to carport. Single
row, dual pane windows. Rear exit leading to lots of guest parking. NEW
PRICE!!...................................................................................$439,500
2 BEDS, 1 BATH
CARMEL – AN EXCEPTIONAL REMODEL.
Kitchen features custom cabinetry, slab
granite counters, subway backsplash, stainless
steel appliances. Reconfigured bath with
beautifully tiled shower, granite counters and
Whirlpool WD. Two slate patios. Lovely wooded
outlook........................................$429,000
SEQUOIA – BEAUTIFULLY REMODELED &
REDESIGNED by Fred L’Estrange Construction.
Kitchen features American Woodmark glazed
maple cabinetry, slab granite counters & stone tile
backsplash with mosaic touches. All new stainless
steel Frigidaire smooth top stove, refrigerator,
dishwasher, GE Profile microwave, stainless steel
sinks and hood. Brushed nickel hardware. Crown
GOLDEN GATE – LOVELY UPDATED
molding & base boards. 2 panel doors & mirrored
HOME with View of Lake and Golf Course. An
closet doors throughout. Bath features beautiful
exceptional home offering level-in, single story
tile shower, new vanity and stacked Whirpool
with no-one above and the atrium is open to
washer dryer. Quality carpeting, vinyl and woodthe sky making this home very light and bright
look flooring...................................$399,000
along with convenient stack washer & gas
SEQUOIA WRAP – MOVE IN READY
dryer. ..........................................$295,000
HOME IN GREAT LOCATION. New carpet, new
SEQUOIA – LOVELY HOME IN PICTUESQUE
paint - including the kitchen cabinets. Washer
SETTING with view facing lawn, trees and hills
dryer in unit. Tub/shower redone. Crown
beyond. New carpet and paint. Newer appliances. molding. Windows in kitchen and bathroom.
Crown molding. Extra close to carport, bus goes Built-ins in dining room. Mirrored closet
through entry, close to laundry. Just move right doors. Laminate flooring. Paneled doors. NEW
in!............................................... $262,000
PRICE!!....................................... $308,000
SOLD
SOLD
SEQUOIA WRAP - SUMPTUOUS REMODEL
by Fred L’Estrange Construction. Kitchen
features custom island, maple cabinetry, granite
counter tops, all new stainless steel Frigidaire
smooth top stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, GE
microwave, stainless steel hood with glass cap.
Crown molding & baseboards. All new brushed
nickel hardware and 2 panel doors throughout.
Bath features fabulous tile shower with mosaic
trim, new vanity & stack Whirlpool WD. New
carpet, vinyl & wood-look flooring. Mirrored
closet doors. Enclosed veranda with wooded
view..........................................$395,000
SONOMA - Enjoy the morning sun from the
large open deck with views of the mountain and
green belt. This serene unit includes updates
oven, dishwasher, new neutral carpet and paint
throughout. The laundry is just steps from the
unit entry. This pristine home is ready to move
in and is one of the best values in Rossmoor
today...........................................$239,000
SOLD
MLS LISTINGS - CONDOMINIUMS
3 BEDS, 2 BATHS
SANTA CRUZ - WONDERFUL LEVEL-IN CONDO. Very light and bright, steps
away from parking, new paint and carpet, updated kitchen new Trane heating
system, 1yr old! A real winner! NEW PRICE!............................. $448,000
1 BED, 1.5 BATHS
CHATSWORTH – LIGHT & CHEERFUL close to
elevator and dining. Neutral carpet, fully equipped
kitchen, attractive window coverings. Nice deck with
view of trees..............................................$275,000
CHATSWORTH - A delight to show! Fully
equipped kitchen. Very close to elevator and dining
room........................................................ $285,000
2 BEDS, 2 BATHS
WESBURY – Fabulous 2 bedroom, 2 bath remodel. First
floor, corner unit. Hardwood floors, custom cabinets, granite
counters, plantation shutters. Large master suite with
walk-in shower and closet with organizers. Wrap around
patio.................................................................$499,000 2 BEDS, 2 BATHS
SIERRA – LOTS OF UPGRADES HERE! Nicely upgraded kitchen with granite
counters, mosaic tile backsplash with insets and coffered ceiling. Smooth
ceilings throughout. Fireplace in living room. Private patio with wonderful
views................................................................................................ $499,000
TAHOE II IN WONDERFUL SURROUNDINGS - 2 bedrooms, 2 baths plus den.
Lovely Eastern exposure with views of rolling hills in tranquil setting above
the fountain pond. Eat-in kitchen, formal dining area, den and wood burning
fireplace. Gas heat, new designer paint and carpeting, garage and carport. Must
see!.................................................................................................... $619,000
WOODSIDE – WONDERFUL PENTHOUSE STYLE HOME AT PINNACLE RIDGE.
Dramatic volume ceilings, fireplace and mantel. Wonderful deck with views.
Crown molding, paneled interior doors. Large eat-in kitchen with tile counters and
backsplash. Large walk-in shower with glass door in master bath. Spacious walk-in
closet. Convenient elevator access, underground parking. Golf port space included.
Community pool. NEW PRICE!!...........................................................$439,000
SOLD
Want Results? Talk to the Rossmoor Experts Today.
List with a Rossmoor Specialist, You’ll be Glad you did!
SHOWCASE
Rossmoor is unique. Selling a home here is also unique and involves issues that outside sellers
don’t face. Many agents are not equipped to address the Golden Rain Foundation inspections,
orientations, the membership fees, the differences between an HOA and a Mutual just to name
a few. Closing escrow on time is important so using a Rossmoor Speciailist is also important.
At Rossmoor Realty we have more than 35 Rossmoor Specialists ready to make your sale go
smoothly. Call your Rossmoor realty Specialist, you’ll be glad you did.
Beautiful Yosemite in Lovely Setting.
Beautifully updated and reconfigured Yosemite. 2 bedrooms, 2 bath co-op.
Slate entry & patio. High end dual pane windows. Smooth ceilings, crown
molding & baseboards. Built-in custom storage in dining, hallway & bathrooms.
Remodeled kitchen features granite counters, pull-out shelves, stainless steel
appliances, double oven & microwave. Newer front load washer/dryer.
Updated bathrooms with Whirlpool tub..........................Offered at $415,000
SOLD
P RE S E N T E D BY TI N A PA R R I SH. C A L L TI N A TO DAY AT ( 925 ) 858- 4267.
F E AT U R E D L I S T I N G
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Piedmont Townhouse with Unobstructed Views of the Golf Course.
3 bedroom, 2.5 bath co-op with level-in access to front door. Approx. 1739 SF. Centrally located to golf and tennis. Kitchen features slab granite,
LED lighting, all new stainless appliances. New flooring throughout. Huge master bedroom suite with balcony. Updated bathrooms with granite
counters. Move in ready with lots of storage............................................................................................................................Offered at $579,000
P R E S E N T E D B Y D R E W P L A I S T E D . C A L L D R E W T O D AY ( 9 2 5 ) 6 3 9 - 9 9 2 9 .
SPOTLIGHT
LISTING
Wonderful Mendocino.
Step into your patio with private garden to enjoy your morning tea. This 1 bedroom 1 bath
level-in cottage includes completely remodeled kitchen with granite counters, tumbled
marble backsplash, stainless steel appliances including full size refrigerator, dishwasher, gas
range, white cabinets with glass fronts, white microwave/vent and much more. The bath has
a walk-in shower and an upgraded vanity with granite counter top. There is a stacked washer
and dryer in the hallway for your convenience. Neutral paint and carpet. Upgraded brushed
nickel fixtures for an added touch..................................................Offered at $223,900
P R E S E N T E D B Y T O M D O N O VA N . C A L L ( 9 2 5 ) 3 2 3 - 2 2 2 6 .
SOLD
Call The Rossmoor Experts Today at
(925) 932-1162
www.rossmoorrealty.com l 1-800-980-7653 (SOLD)
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36A
110 Professional
Services
120 Seeking Employment
Caregivers
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, basigningservice@yahoo.com.
ELDERLY CARE WITH 20 years
experience. Excellent references,
care for stroke, Alzheimer’s, emphysema, diabetes, heart problems, hospice care, etc. Cooking,
errands, exercises, medicine, light
housekeeping. Live-in, long and
short hours. Sylvia 925-768-0178
or Mary 925-676-9309.
INCOME TAX PREPARATION individuals, trusts, businesses. Free
tax planning meeting. 20 percent
discount on 2013 taxes. Rossmoor
visits available or professional office meeting. My uncle is a resident. Ken Sullivan 925-967-4233,
ken@edsullivancpa.com, www.edsullivancpa.com.
COMPASSIONATE CARE services.
Live-in, live-out, hourly. For seniors
with special needs or care. We
have 18 years experience, good
references. We are honest and
trustworthy. Call Lyla or Marilyn at
925-818-2248.
111 Writing /Editing
BEST Q UALI T Y CARE Depend able, honest, loving and kind Registered Nurse with 30 years experience. 20 + years in Rossmoor,
exc ellent referenc es. All d aily
needs from A to Z—you name it.
Licensed, insured. M ar y, 925 497-7738.
PROF. EDITOR/WRITER, PH.D. Fiction and nonfiction: novels, memoirs, stories, screenplays, stage
plays, speeches, essays and desktop publishing. Work in person or
online. Contact Paul Weisser at
editinggg@gmail.com. Or call 510710-2249. My website (http://editor-writer.net) contains a link to a
TV interview.
EXPERIENCED, CARING and reliable caregiver available Monday
through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Help
with dressing, bathing, organizing,
housekeeping, shopping and errands. Rates negotiable. Call Lucy,
925-864-5706. I have great references.
120 Seeking
Employment
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.
Caregivers
QUALIT Y ELDER - CARE Ser ving
Rossmoor since 1991. 20+ years
vast gerontology experience
with physically disabled, stroke,
post-surger y, dementia, Alzheimer’s, hospice. Skilled, professional, cheerful and affordable. Excellent references. Licensed/bonded.
Fifth generation native Californian.
Carolyn, 925-933-6475.
HENRY STEVENS HOME HEALTH
Care- Known for being one of the
most dependable, reliable, reasonably-priced Filipino caregivers.
Experienced with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, stroke, hospice. Bonded
and insured. Henry, 925-639-8116,
or Elizabeth, 925-719-3084.
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 925-8993976, 510-352-8041.
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.
HONEST, LOVING AND TRUSTED
caregiver. 15 years experience, excellent references. Will do doctor’s
appointment, cooking, light house
cleaning, nonsmoker, own car, live
in or out. Please call Felita, 925999-0167.
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.
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.
ACTIVE CAREGIVERS reliable, caring, dependable in-home care services. Fully screened with criminal
background check. Rates negotiable. Starts $16/hour (live-out) or
$160/day (live-in). Please call 925939-4085.
PRIVATE CAREGIVER 20 years experience highly trained in all levels
of health with the ability to make
seniors feel comfortable and safe
in their home. I can do errands and
light housekeeping. I will do hourly
and live-in. Rates are negotiable.
Sophia Scott, 510-586-2932.
SUSIE ADLER CAREGIVER 12 years
experience. Dementia/Alzheimer’s.
Bathing and medications, errands
and appointments, light cooking
and housekeeping. In home or assisted living facility. Reliable and
caring. References available upon
request. 925-300-6012.
COMPASSIONATE, RELIABLE, certified caregivers with over 12 years
experience in caring for elderly.
Assist with bathing, medication,
cooking and housekeeping. Excellent references. Live-in/hourly.
Negotiable rates. Call Silvina/Amy
408-391-8172. or 510-862-6327 or
925-705-7658.
Caregivers – Rossmoor
CHOICES
Wonderful “WOODSIDE”
Level-in 2-bedroom, 2-bath condo. Dramatic
volume ceilings, fireplace. Wonderful deck
with views. Crown molding. Eat-in kitchen
with tile counters and backsplash. Large walkin shower. Spacious walk-in closet. Elevator
access, underground parking. Golf port space
included. Community pool.
$439,000
The “YOSEMITE”
Level-in remodeled beauty. Two-bedroom,
2 full baths. Elegant slate entry and rear
patio. Dual-pane windows. Wonderful
setting. The list goes on and on. Must see.
$415,000
ROBERT PARRISH
925.360.5889
BRE No. 01349900
rparrish444@gmail.com
BRE No. 00986923
Rossmoor Realty, 1641 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek CA 94595
CARING CAREGIVERS - Over 10
years of vast experience providing
total patient care. We are 3 professional native Californians. 4-hour
minimum. Call Priscilla 925-3300192, Susan 925-788-9605, Betty
(not an agency) 925-274-3866.
HOME CARE PROVIDER : Caring
companionship, light housekeeping, errands and transportation.
Alzheimer’s and dementia care.
Medication reminders. Meal preparation. Up to 24-hr. care and affordable rates. Please call 925-2852427 leave a message.
PASSIONATE HOME HEALTH Care.
Serving the elderly back to health.
Providing 24/7 live-in care, direct
hourly care. Highly educated, loving, trained as RN, over 7 years in
PT, dementia care. Assists with exercise and PT. Excellent Rossmoor
references. Mia, 510-593-7066.
Caregivers – Rossmoor
Driver /Errands
I AM A RETIRED HOSPICE nurse
and a Rossmoor resident to provide companionship, light housekeeping, errands, meal preparation, assist with personal care and
medications. No minimum hours/
days. Call Ann 925-947-0473.
DRIVER FOR SHOPPING medical/
dental appointments and airports.
Safe, reliable, licensed, insured.
Rossmoor resident. Scheduling
by appointment preferred but will
accommodate short notice if available. Wheelchairs /walkers OK.
Gary, 925-954-8802 or 510-4598307.
Personal Assistant/Companion
D R I V I N G A N D E R R A N D S d o ne
quickly and efficiently. Doctor appointments, shopping and to any
airport, whatever you need. I can
help around your home too. I live
in Rossmoor. John Goldeen, 510331-1002.
HELPING HANDS / PERSONAL Assistant. Transportation to doctor appointments, grocery/clothes shopping, errands, etc. I am reliable,
honest and caring. Rossmoor references. I would love to help you! Call
Linda at 925-825-2181.
BETTER HEALTH CARE Assist in
bathing, medication, shopping,
c ooking, housekeeping. E xpe rienced care with Alzheimer ’s,
strokes, Parkinson’s and dementia. Live-in $150 per day, short/long
hours, negotiable rate. No agency
fee. 925 -330 - 4760 or 650 -580 6334.
CAREGIVER LOOKING FOR work.
Can help with bathing, medication
reminders, local errands and companionship. I have been working
in the Rossmoor area for over five
years. Call Leesa at 925-708-8508.
References available upon request.
HI! I’M A PERSONABLE, warm, gentle, caring and fun-loving caregiver that can keep you company on
walks, cook meals, drive you to appointments, help around the house
and care for pets. Diane, 925-4355498 or acomor09@yahoo.com.
COMPANION CARE Honest, dependable occupational therapist with 30
years experience and excellent referrals for errands, appointments,
light housekeeping, therapeutic
exercise and medication management. Licensed and insured. Susan
925-788-5822.
Driver /Errands
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.
“ELISA’S HOUSECLEANING” Over
20 years experience in Rossmoor
with many repeat clients. We’ll
clean your home back to tip-top
shape, from rooms to inside oven
and patio. Call 212-6831 or email
elisazuniga18@yahoo.com or ariellisa.ez@gmail.com.
BAY AREA CLEANING- Professional house cleaning. Very thorough
deep cleaning. We provide all
cleaning supplies, vacuums, remove trash. Licensed, bonded and
insured. Call 925-951-7293.
PROFESSIONAL HOUSEKEEPER
with excellent references and 20
years of experience. Price negotiable. Job big or small—not a problem. Call Sonia, 925-367-8528.
JACQUELINE’S HOUSEKEEPING
25 years experience. Comparable
prices. Detail oriented. Specializing
in hardwood floors. Free estimates.
Licensed and insured. 925-6981073.
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.
HOUSE CLEANING Walnut Creek
based, independently-owned
house cleaning service. Rossmoor
resident referrals available upon
request. Call Roxana at 925-2120330 or visit www.roxanashousecleaning.com.
DRIVER: RELIABLE, SAFE, friendly.
Will drive you to doctor’s appointments, airports, shopping, even
trips. Call Peter Johnson, 925-9697714. (great references available).
130 Help Wanted
DRIVING IN ROSSMOOR 15 years,
reliable. All airports, cruise lines,
doctors, shopping, Call Pat 925939 -7942, Cell 925 - 3 0 0 - 5225.
Thank you.
NEED A RIDE? DOOR-TO-DOOR
service for seniors. Personalized,
safe prompt driving. Local /long
distance airports. Accommodates
some wheelchairs, all walkers. Will
stand by for doctor visits, etc. Affordable rates. Scheduling by appointment only. References. Jay,
925-457-7125.
INTERIM HEALTHCARE Staffing:
“When it matters most, count on
us.” 1717 North California Blvd,
Suite 2C. Walnut Creek, CA. 94596.
Phone 925-482-9200 or Fax 925944-7011. walckstaffdirect@interimhealthcare.com or www.interimhealthcare.com/eastbay.
ALL-WOMEN MOVE coordinating
company looking for part-time help.
Must enjoy assisting people in the
move process from the pack-up to
the unpack. (we are not movers)
Need to be compassionate, have
an interest in organizing, decorating and must be in good physical
condition. 925-330-1988 or contact
carefreemoves@yahoo.com.
The Rossmoor website is full of information. Check it out at www.rossmoor.com
140 Wanted
I BUY ANTIQUES AND collectibles.
From pottery, lighting and glass,
thru silver, furniture, jewelry and
paintings. Estates are welcome
and conducted professionally. Free
phone evaluations. Call Mel at 925229-2775 or 925-228-8977 or Lydia
Knapp 925-932-3499.
COINS GOLD, SILVER BOUGHTE xperienced 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.
Silva 925-372-8743.
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1950
TICE VALLEY BLVD.
WALNUT CREEK
37A
Ann Cantrell
639-7970
Elizabeth Haslam
899-5097
Loc Barnes
639-9594
Dave Caron
708-6034
Sue Choe
212-2605
George Detre
360-7531
Bernadette Dugan
683-7957
Jeanette Evans
408-5172
Christine Folger
200-2032
Walt Hanson
286-0654
Yvonne Jakovleski
457-7229
Patrice Jensen
989-2010
CO-OWNERS/AGENTS
925-937-6050
R O S S M O O R R E S I D E N T O W N E D A N D O P E R AT E D
New Agent!
We welcome Linda Servis! Linda has been
selling real estate in the bay area for 37 years,
eight of those while residing in Rossmoor. She
is excited about joining our office and actively
serving Rossmoor residents real estate needs.
COMING SOON IN ROSSMOOR
LOCATION! LOCATION!
Must See!! On the golf course!! Recently remodeled 3 - b e d r o o m , 3 - b a t h P i e d m o n t t ow n h o u s e w i t h
unobstructed golf course view. Granite countertop, recessed lights, smooth ceilings, crown moulding and
fresh paint are just some of the highlights of this fabulous property.
COOPERATIVES
BEAUTIFUL SAN FRANCISCAN
2 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms located across from the
Gateway Clubhouse. 1330 sq. ft. with 1 carport space.
Features a front and back door. Back patio converted into
an extra room. Front patio has stamped concrete. Crown
moulding and in-unit washer/dryer. ................$375,000
LEVEL-IN GOLDEN GATE
This level-in Golden Gate co-op has no one above or
below and no steps for easy access. The property is in
move-in condition with fresh paint and new f looring
throughout as well as new counter tops. Great f loor
plan with two bedrooms, one bathroom and a private
atrium. ....................................................... $279,950
Sonoma Wrap
2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. Private corner with view
towards Mt. Diablo from open wrap/deck. Smooth
ceilings, washer and dryer, granite counter tops, stainless
steel appliances, dishwasher. ........................... $316,000
Designer Monterey model with Mt. Diablo
view from open deck, 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom.
Updated kitchen and bath, smooth ceilings, crown
molding, granite counter tops
, lovely setting and
outlook. Very close to carport. ....................$335,000
MARVELOUS MONTEREY
Move-in ready condition with 2 bedrooms, 2
bathrooms. Tile entry, smooth ceilings, updated floor
DINGand baths. Washer/
tile, granite counter tops
PEinNkitchen
dryer in unit. Enclosures for extra living space.
............................................................... $299,000
COZY DEL MONTE
One spacious bedroom with mirrored closet doors and
one bathroom with shower over tub. Clean and bright
with a nice outlook. 760 sq. ft. of living space. Carport
and generous storage. ............................... $145,000
Maureen Johnston Vito LoGrasso
360-9143
510-813-3710
CONDOMINIUMS
FABULOUS CASTLEWOOD
Completely level-in and has an attached garage, with
storage loft and new garage door. Garage accessible from
the large kitchen. The well-located unit boasts approx.
1,545 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room with
fireplace, dining room and an office/den area off of the
living room. In addition, a laundry room, 2 walk-in
closets and 2 patio areas make this a wonderful place to
call “home.” ................................Offered for $630,000
STUNNING VILLA ROBLES
Elegant top floor end unit with vaulted ceilings. 2 Bedrooms 2 Baths PLUS Den/Office. 1625 sq. ft. Condo. Light
INGwindoew. Sun porch off
from
and bright with views
NDevery
PE
of living room looks over the tree tops. Eat-in kitchen offers abundant counter space and cabinets. Price to sell at
......................................................................... $575,000
VILLA EL REY
Beautiful hill views from this private and spacious 2-bedroom and 2-bathroom condo. Features include crown
G
DIN
moulding, ample storage,
fireplace, gas heat and a
PENgas
wet bar. Only 5 steps into the front door. ......... $519,000
SPECTACULAR PANORAMIC VIEWS!
Villa Robles model. Approx. 1500 sq. ft. with 2
bedrooms and 2 baths. Pristine condition with many
touches of elegance. Open deck with unbelievable
views of Mt. Diablo, valley, and nearby hills. Attached
garage plus carport. Just listed at ................ $595,000
GREAT VIEWS!
Villa Nuevo model on third floor. Approx. 1640 sq.
ft. with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths and den. High ceilings, 3
skylights and fireplace. Two open decks with breathtaking views of Mt. Diablo and surrounding hills.
Garage plus carport. A-dream-come-true! Listed at
................................................................. $649,000
SINGLE STORY HOME IN HERITAGE OAKS
Shows beautifully and has great views. Custom updates
throughout. Hardwood floors, granite counter tops,
expanded master bathroom with soaking tub and separate
stall shower. Master suite opens up to beautiful views on
the deck. Crown moulding throughout. Craft room, dog
run and two car attached garage. This beautiful location is
waiting for you and can be yours! ............... $1,400,000
Lee Lyons
683-4374
Sheron McCormick
323-9966
Edwina Morgan-Forh Mary Orfali
415-662-3674
510-326-5344
Pam Roming
997-9981
Faye Ann Silva
457-9231
www.bhghome.com/rossmoor
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140 Wanted
WANTED: OLD AMERICAN INDIAN
baskets, rugs and blankets, pottery, beadwork or other artifacts;
also California and Southwest
paintings; highly qualified and professional. Personal and corporate
references available upon request.
707-996-1820.
ESTATE LIQUIDATION- Full-service
estate liquidation. Complete or partial household. Experts in antiques,
furniture and art. Trusted family
business for over 40 years. Call the
professionals at Hudson’s Estate
Liquidations. 510-645-5844. Free
assessment. Fully insured. License
2451174.
I BUY 1950S FURNITURE! Danish
modern, Widdicomb, Herman Miller, Knoll, Dunbar, etc. One piece or
entire estate! Highest prices paid.
$$$. Call Rick 510-219-9644. Fast,
courteous house calls.
ANTIQUES ; ALL OLDER ITEMS
wanted. Single items to entire estates. Full estate liquidation services. Highest prices paid. Paintings, silver, pot ter y, cameras,
watches, toys, jewelr y, photos,
glass, furniture, etc. Anything old.
Hauling services available. 925324-1522.
BUYING JEWELRY: Mexican / Indian silver, costume, rhinestone,
watches, sterling, purses. Monica
at Sundance Antiques, 2323 Boulevard Circle, Walnut Creek, 925930-6200. Anything old!
I BUY, SELL AND APPRAISE U.S.
and world coins and currency. 36year resident of Moraga will come
to your home upon request. Bruce
Berman, Moraga Numismatics.
Better Business Bureau member.
PCGS and NGC Dealer. 925-2839205. Go to www.sf-bay-area-collectible-coins.com or email kingfisher.94556@yahoo.com.
SELL YOUR ITEMS ON EBAY I will
pick up your items and sell. Experienced in antiques, vintage and
fine jewelry, designer items, sterling and china. Julie, daughter of
Rossmoor resident, eBay registered trading assistant. 925-6834010 or email adreamcometrue@
pacbell.net.
150 Real Estate
Information
WE PROVIDE OPEN AND honest real
estate expertize. Call the 2 golden
girls Sheron or Yvonne, of Better
Homes and Gardens Mason McDuffie. Call us now 925-482-6311.
email: team@the2goldengirls.com
155 Real Estate
For Sale
WATERFORD, 2 BD / 2 BA Closest
location to dining. Approx. 907
square ft. Offered at $ 310,000.
www.1860TiceCreek.com. Susan
Kingsley, Alain Pinel Realtors. Call
for details. 925-381-4693.
LOVELY ONE BEDROOM 1.5 bath
manor. A few steps to the elevator, front desk and dining room. 920
square ft. located in the north building, second floor. Covered parking.
Only $285,000. Call Patti Compton, Broker Associate, Rossmoor
Realty, at 925-899-7468. Email
rossmoorpatti@aol.com. This one
is special.
160 Real Estate
For Rent
All Rossmoor leases and
room rentals are invalid
unless approved by the
appropriate Mutual Board.
FOR RENT OR SALE BY OWNER
Up d ate d, sunny, s pac ious 2 /1
“Monterey,” Great view, next to
laundry, parking, clubhouse, pool.
Granite counters, smooth ceilings,
fresh paint, new lighting, sinks, and
faucets, light maple flooring, quality carpet, dishwasher, ADA toilet.
$330K or $2,200/month. Realtors
OK. Judy 925-932-1022 or designwmn@aol.com.
160 Real Estate
For Rent
All Rossmoor leases and
room rentals are invalid
unless approved by the
appropriate Mutual Board.
SHORT-TERM RENTAL 2 BD/ 2 BA
with washer and dryer. Fully furnished. Near Hillside pool. Available August 29 to Sept. 5. Also
Sept. 30 to Oct. 5 and Christmas
week, Dec. 19 to 27. $600/week.
Call 925-946-0442 or dliming02@
aol.com.
FULLY FURNISHED BEAUTIFUL
Carmel, 2 BD/2 BA, washer/dryer
in unit. Front court yard, walk out
to patio and backyard. Available
Aug. 1 to Sept. 30. $1,800/month
plus deposit. Loc Barnes, agent,
925-639-9594 or loc.barnes@bhghome.com.
LEASE AVAILABLE NOW in Waterford. 1 BD/1 BA includes one meal
per day and housekeeping. Possible lease option or purchase. Call
Karen 925-286-6070.
WALNUT CREEK ACROSS from
BART: Level-in, separate-entry,
furnished first floor studio/private
bath with grab bar shower stall.
N o n s m o ke r, n o p e t s. $1, 25 0 /
month, utilities included. Short or
long-term. Call 925-930-6243.
SHORT-TERM RENTAL 2 weeks
from Sept 7. 2 BD/2 BA, den and
sun room. Beautifully furnished.
Best view. Level-in, attached carport, private garden. $1,350/month
plus deposit. Photos available. Call
925-939-3503. kaynitta@att.net.
180 Pets
OVERNIGHT DOG SITTING in my
home with pickup and deliver y
available. Bonded and insured.
Enjoy your vacation without worrying about your darling dog. Auntie
Pat’s Pets. References available.
925-930-8871.
DOG AND HOME WATCH: Retired,
local teacher available for livein home/pet care: walks, special
needs are fine. Also, included while
you’re away are a clean home,
laundry and a stocked refrigerator.
References. Dede, 925-699-7722.
PAWS ‘N’ PURRS PET SERVICE
Loving attention for your pets. Dog
walking, cat care and claw clipping.
Call Kathy, 932- 073 4 ; Angela,
997-4795; or Debra, 925-708-2719
Rossmoor residents.
THE CAT WHISPERER would love to
care for your cat/s. I promise that I
will know his/her personality before
you return. Rate $10/visit. Please
email me at : nancy warner69@
gmail.com or call me at 389-1129.
MICHELLE’S PET AND HOUSE Sitting Service: Services include dog
walking, pet feeding, pet companionship, collecting mail /newspapers, watering plants and running
light errands. Contact Michelle at
899-7434. References available.
Legal Notices
170 Real Estate
Wanted
SINGLE LADY WANTS to rent or buy
a 2 BD/2 BA home in Rossmoor.
Lori, 925- 640 -3095 or lorilynn1024@comcast.net.
M O R AG A COU PLE seeks 2- or
3-bedroom rental. No pets, nonsmokers and very neat. We will pay
a premium for the right unit. Contact Margot, 925-260-4787, or Hal,
925-260-4799.
LOOKING TO RENT furnished
2-bedroom with 1 or 2 bathrooms
for 6-12 months, mid-July or later.
Need central air, level-in unit, no
stairs. Call Marlene, 925-323-8657.
RETIRED TEACHER LOOKING to
lease an unfurnished 1- or 2-bedroom condo in Rossmoor. One
year lease. Have a small, sweet,
well-behaved dog. 925-639-7942,
sengerdiane@yahoo.com.
COUPLE NEEDS HOME in
Rossmoor. Furnished. From July
1 to Aug. 15. Have a well-be haved dog. Golf access preferred.
Rossmoor references available.
Contact Molly Buckley at 510-5010963 or molly2@earthlink.net.
175 Vacation Rental
MENDOCINO OCEAN-FRONT
Beautiful custom home, dramatic
views. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Hot
tub. One level. All amenities. Special Rossmoor resident rates. Owner, 925-947-3923 or 707-964-2605.
Leave message.
HOUSE TRADE, HAWAII End of October for 2 weeks also 2/25/15 to
3/11/15. Retired, with 2 BD/2 BA
condo, near downtown Honolulu
seeks to trade homes. Upscale,
many amenities. Car included.
Looking for clean 2 BD/2 BA, fully-stocked (cooking implements)
k i t c h e n . 8 0 8 -7 5 4 - 3 7 2 6 , c a rsonp003@hawaii.rr.com.
180 Pets
ELI Z ABE TH’S PE T AN D HO M E
Care. Dog walks and cat sitting.
Experienced in veterinarian care.
I also can assist you with ap pointments, errands and chores.
Rossmoor resident. Call 925-9445603.
(1) THE ABOVE STATEMENT IS REQUIRED
TO APPEAR ON THIS DOCUMENT BUT
PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a)
THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION IS
NOT REQUIRED TO BE RECORDED OR
PUBLISHED AND THE SUMMARY OF
INFORMATION NEED ONLY BE MAILED
TO THE MORTGAGOR OR TRUSTOR. YOU
ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST
DATED 12/7/2005. 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 PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU
SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public
auction sale to the highest bidder for cash,
cashier’s check drawn on a state or national
bank, check drawn by a state or federal
credit union, or a check drawn by a state
or federal savings and loan association,
or savings association, or savings bank
specified in Section 5102 of the Financial
Code and authorized to do business in this
state will be held by the duly appointed
trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and
interest conveyed to and now held by the
trustee in the hereinafter described property
under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust
described below. The sale will be made, but
without covenant or warranty, expressed
or implied, regarding title, possession,
or encumbrances, to pay the remaining
principal sum of the note(s) secured by
the Deed of Trust, with interest and late
charges thereon, as provided in the note(s),
advances, under the terms of the Deed of
Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and
expenses of the Trustee for the total amount
(at the time of the initial publication of the
Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be
set forth below. The amount may be greater
on the day of sale. Trustor: JULIANO SILVA,
AN UNMARRIED MAN Duly Appointed
Trustee: The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation
Recorded 12/15/2005 as Instrument No.
2005-0481116-00 of Official Records in
the office of the Recorder of Contra Costa
County, California, Date of Sale: 7/18/2014
at 1:00 PM Place of Sale: At the corner
of Willow Pass Road and Parkside Drive,
behind the Civic Center designation
sign, 1900 Parkside Drive, Concord,
CA Amount of unpaid balance and other
charges: $1,110,963.99, estimated Street
Address or other common designation of
real property: 2100 BELFORD DR WALNUT
CREEK, CA A.P.N.: 142-020-006-3 The
undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability
for any incorrectness of the street address
or other common designation, if any,
shown above. If no street address or other
common designation is shown, directions
to the location of the property may be
obtained by sending a written request to
the beneficiary within 10 days of the date
Legal Notices
of first publication of this Notice of Sale.
NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are
considering bidding on this property lien,
you should understand that there are risks
involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You
will be bidding on a lien, not on the property
itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee
auction does not automatically entitle you
to free and clear ownership of the property.
You should also be aware that the lien being
auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are
the highest bidder at the auction, you are or
may be responsible for paying off all liens
senior to the lien being auctioned off, before
you can receive clear title to the property. You
are encouraged to investigate the existence,
priority, and size of outstanding liens that
may exist on this property by contacting the
county recorder’s office or a title insurance
company, either of which may charge you
a fee for this information. If you consult
either of these resources, you should be
aware that the same lender may hold more
than one mortgage or deed of trust on the
property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER:
The sale date shown on this notice of sale
may be postponed one or more times by the
mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court,
pursuant to Section 2924g of the California
Civil Code. The law requires that information
about trustee sale postponements be made
available to you and to the public, as a
courtesy to those not present at the sale.
If you wish to learn whether your sale date
has been postponed, and, if applicable,
the rescheduled time and date for the sale
of this property, you may call (916) 9390772 or visit this Internet Web site www.
nationwideposting.com, using the file
number assigned to this case 13-2415-11.
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: 6/13/2014 The Wolf Firm, A
Law Corporation 2955 Main Street, 2nd
Floor Irvine, California 92614 Foreclosure
Department
(949)
720-9200
Sale
Information Only: (916) 939-0772 www.
nationwideposting.com Frank Escalera,
Team Lead NPP0232228 To: ROSSMOOR
NEWS 06/25/2014, 07/02/2014, 07/09/2014
Legal RN 5679
Publish June 25, July 2 and 9, 2014
—————————————————
CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(d)(1) THE ABOVE
STATEMENT IS REQUIRED TO APPEAR
ON THIS DOCUMENT BUT PURSUANT TO
CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a) THE SUMMARY
OF INFORMATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO
BE RECORDED OR PUBLISHED AND THE
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION NEED ONLY
BE MAILED TO THE MORTGAGOR OR
TRUSTOR. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER
A DEED OF TRUST DATED 4/24/2006.
UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT
YOUR PROPERT Y, 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. A public auction sale
to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s
check drawn on a state or national bank,
check drawn by a state or federal credit
union, or a check drawn by a state or federal
savings and loan association, or savings
association, or savings bank specified in
Section 5102 of the Financial Code and
authorized to do business in this state will
be held by the duly appointed trustee as
shown below, of all right, title, and interest
conveyed to and now held by the trustee
in the hereinafter described property
under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust
described below. The sale will be made, but
without covenant or warranty, expressed
or implied, regarding title, possession,
or encumbrances, to pay the remaining
principal sum of the note(s) secured by
the Deed of Trust, with interest and late
charges thereon, as provided in the note(s),
advances, under the terms of the Deed of
Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and
expenses of the Trustee for the total amount
(at the time of the initial publication of the
Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be
set forth below. The amount may be greater
on the day of sale. Trustor: EDUARDO
QUINTONG AND ELIZABETH QUINTONG,
HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS
Duly Appointed Trustee: The Wolf Firm, A
Law Corporation Recorded 5/15/2006 as
Instrument No. 2006-0151874-00 of Official
Records in the office of the Recorder of
Contra Costa County, California, Date
of Sale: 7/30/2014 at 1:00 PM Place of
Sale: At the corner of Willow Pass Road
and Parkside Drive, behind the Civic
Center designation sign, 1900 Parkside
Drive, Concord, CA Amount of unpaid
balance and other charges: $714,653.84,
estimated Street Address or other common
designation of real property: 11 NORLYN
DRIVE WALNUT CREEK, CA 94596 A.P.N.:
178-371-021 The undersigned Trustee
disclaims any liability for any incorrectness
of the street address or other common
designation, if any, shown above. If no street
address or other common designation is
shown, directions to the location of the
property may be obtained by sending a
written request to the beneficiary within
10 days of the date of first publication of
this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL
BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on
this property lien, you should understand
that there are risks involved in bidding at
a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a
lien, not on the property itself. Placing the
highest bid at a trustee auction does not
automatically entitle you to free and clear
ownership of the property. You should also
be aware that the lien being auctioned off
may be a junior lien. If you are the highest
bidder at the auction, you are or may be
responsible for paying off all liens senior
to the lien being auctioned off, before you
can receive clear title to the property. You
are encouraged to investigate the existence,
priority, and size of outstanding liens that
may exist on this property by contacting the
county recorder’s office or a title insurance
company, either of which may charge you
a fee for this information. If you consult
either of these resources, you should
be aware that the same lender may hold
more than one mortgage or deed of trust
on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY
OWNER: The sale date shown on this
notice of sale may be postponed one or
more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary,
trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section
2924g of the California Civil Code. The law
requires that information about trustee sale
postponements be made available to you
and to the public, as a courtesy to those
not present at the sale. If you wish to learn
whether your sale date has been postponed,
and, if applicable, the rescheduled time
and date for the sale of this property,
you may call (916) 939-0772 or visit this
Internet Web site www.nationwideposting.
com, using the file number assigned to
this case 13-3357-11. 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: 6/26/2014
The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation 2955
Main Street, 2nd Floor Irvine, California
92614 Foreclosure Department (949)
720-9200 Sale Information Only: (916)
939-0772 www.nationwideposting.com
Frank Escalera, Team Lead NPP0232600
To: ROSSMOOR NE WS 07/0 9/ 2014,
07/16/2014, 07/23/2014
Legal RN 5682
Publish July 9, 16 and 23, 2014
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CLERK
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
Martinez, CA 94553-0135
FILED: June 12, 2014
J. Gonzalez, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. F-0003740-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following person(s) are doing business as: Yan's Cleaning, 20 Emerson
Ct., Pittsburg, CA 94565, Contra Costa
County.
Nahum Lozano
20 Emerson Ct.
Pittsburg, CA 94565
Esther Samperio
20 Emerson Ct.
Pittsburg, CA 94565
Business conducted by a General
Partnership.
The registrant(s) commenced to
transact business under the fictitious
business name listed above on 4/1/2011.
s/Nahum Lozano
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 5678
Publish June 25, July 2, 9 and 16, 2014
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Fire? Emergency?
Call 911.
39A
1830 Tice Valley Blvd., in Tice Valley Plaza
(925) 280-4920
www.pruca.com
Serving the needs of our Rossmoor clients for over 35 years!
THE PRUDENTIAL NEWSBOARD
Mary Beall
Broker Manager
Prudential Realty is Proud of its 27 years
of sponsoring the
Diane Wilson
963-2278
Rossmoor Niners JULY Jamboree
The event will be held on Thursday, July 10, and starts with breakfast
at 7 a.m. and goes on to a shotgun start at 8:30 and lunch at noon.
There will be lots of gifts and prizes along the way. So GOOD LUCK!!!
CURRENT LISTINGS
Cheryl Beach
324-4599
A WELL LOCATED CLAREMONT
This home features 2 bedrooms, a
newly remodeled gourmet kitchen
with white contemporary cabinetry,
granite countertops, stainless steel
appliances and laminate flooring in the living, dining
and kitchen areas. An enclosed deck adds extra room for
hobbies, a home office PLUS a washer/dryer. ...... $323,000
VILLA ROBLES WITH A VIEW
Two garages with this totally
remodeled 1,521 sq. ft. 2/2 Villa
Robles. Attached garage has a
finished loft with a window; second
loft is unfinished. Large eat-in
kitchen, fireplace and spacious wrap veranda with a
view of the hills. Gorgeous wood floors. ............$599,000
A LOVELY CARMEL
Arguably one of the most desirable
units in Rossmoor. This 2-bedroom
home features an updated kitchen,
newer carpet, a washer/dryer, tranquil
garden views and its own private
fenced patio with extra storage. .............................. $349,000
A Newly Listed Sequoia Wrap.
Sparkling 2 Bedroom home with a
Panoramic view! Large fully enclosed
Veranda with separate heat pump
offers approximately 290 s.f. of additional living space. Updated kitchen
w/tile counters & built-in Microwave! Remolded bath offers
stall shower, updated vanity, decorator lighting and fixtures. Other quality features incl. raised panel doors, washer/dryer plus newer carpet and paint. Very close to carport
and additional storage ...............................................$299,000
G
Gina Bethel
408-9908
James Collins
640-8818
Tony Conte
708-1396
Cal Darrow
285-3256
PENDIN
A FABULOUS VIEW CARMEL
The NEWEST complete REBUILD by
Toupin Construction. As usual, no
money has been spared in bring this
property up to the latest designer
standards. Reminiscent of an upscale San Francisco Country
Estate, this 2-bedroom unit features BIG rooms, an open floor
plan, a large Brick Fenced Yard, an additional terrace with Park
and Hill views and is located close to everything Rossmoor!!
............................................................................. $399,500
BRAND NEW SPECTACULAR REMODEL
A 2-bedroom Sequoia Wrap with a
contemporary open floor plan. It is
perfect for the buyer looking for a
home remodeled throughout with
top-notch, sleek and modern finishes
and a wonderful private setting. ..............................$415,000
NEWLY LISTED DEL MONTE CONDO
This adorable 1-bedroom 1-bath
unit is clean as a whistle and ready
to move into. It features an indoor
laundry and BEST OF ALL it is reverse
mortgage approved. ...............$199,900
SEQUOIA WITH MT. DIABLO VIEWS
Beautiful 2 bedroom with lovely
views of Mt. Diablo and rolling
hills. Sparkling throughout. New
refrigerator and microwave in
kitchen. New bathroom and kitchen flooring. Newer
paint and carpeting. Six panel doors throughout. Updated
bathroom. Open deck with lots of storage. Carport is close
by with tons of storage. Lots of guest parking right in
front. .......................................................................... $249,500
F E AT U R E D L I S T I N G O F T H E W E E K
A NEWLY LISTED CUSTOM 2-BEDROOM, 2-BATH YOSEMITE
A completely remodeled Yosemite with very special custom features. The master bath of this
LEVEL-IN home has been reconfigured to include the washer/dryer and a walk-in closet. It
has NO ONE ABOVE and features a beautiful and peaceful setting and is close to the carport.
Don’t miss this beauty. .........................................................................................................$425,000
John Davi
787-4756
WAT E R F O R D
Virginia Dempsey
708-5855
Nancy Deverel
949-9499
Maria Eberle
478-7190
SASSY SHELBURNE
This picturesque fourth-floor home
with 2 bedrooms and 2 baths features
920 sq. ft. and a large balcony with a
gorgeous view of Rossmoor’s western
hills! Its excellent location is convenient to common area
and transportation. The HOA includes gourmet dining,
housekeeping, activities and exercise classes.
................................................................................ $315,000
Joshua Francis
818-1515
Jackie Giffin
951-7021
Nancy Granberg
200-3374
Lynne Keefer
330-3356
SPARKLING MIDDLETON
This 2-bedroom, 2-bath home with
approximately 920 sq. ft. offers a
picture-perfect tree-lined third floor
location overlooking Tice Creek PLUS a
fully equipped kitchen w/new oven/microwave combination.
Other highlights include new carpet, fresh paint, custom
window treatments and garage parking. HOA includes
meals, housekeeping, activities and more!.............. $318,000
Kim Kokes
787-0351
Rolf Kvalvik
788-1613
Linda Landgraf Mary Beth MacLennan Cindy Maddux
285-7903
324-6246
876-0311
Marsha Wehrenberg
787-7625
Danny Smith
699-8404
Sabrina Siojo
575-0612
Kathryn Sabah
642-0415
Jim Olson
788-2143
Jan Napora
512-699-6610
George Naeger
260-0723
Sheryle Morgan
209-4798
Joanne Mendoza
510-409-7914
40A
Legal Notices
RODNEY O. BAKER (IN PRO PER)
SCHOFIELD & ASSOCIATES, PLC
28600 Barn Rock Drive,
Hayward, CA 94542
(510) 472-1224
ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERIOR
COURT
24405 Amador Street
Hayward, CA 94544
Superior Court of the State of California,
Dennis Hayashi
Clerk of Superior Court
County of Alameda
CASE NO. HG10553113
SUMMONS
Notice to defendant: Darryl
Cartwright
You are being sued by PLAINTIFF:
Rodney O. Baker
NOTICE! You have been sued. The
court may decide aginst you without your
being heard unless you respond within
30 days. Read the information below.
You have 30 calendar days after this
summons and legal papers are served
on you to file a written response at this
court and have a copy served on the
plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not
protect you. Your written response must
be in proper legal form if you want the
court to hear your case. There may be
a court form that you can use for your
response. You can find these court forms
and more information at the California
Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.
courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county
law library, or the courthouse nearest
you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask
the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If
you do not file your response on time,
you may lose the case by default, 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 want to call an attorney referral
service. If you cannot afford an attorney,
you may be eligible for free legal services
from a nonprofit legal services program.
You can locate these nonprofit groups
at the California Legal Services Web
site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the
California Courts Online Self-Help Center
(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by
contacting your local court or county
bar association. NOTE: The court has a
statutory lien for waived fees and costs
on any settlement or arbitration award
of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The
court's lien must be paid before the court
will dismiss the case.
The name and address of the court
is:
ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERIOR
COURT
24405 Amador Street
Hayward, CA 94544
Business conducted by an Individual.
business name listed above on August
2013.
s/Alex Galvan
County Clerk
Legal RN 5683
Publish July 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2014
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: June 5, 2014
C. Garcia, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. F-0003550-00
The name, address, and telephone
number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff
without an attorney, is:
RODNEY O. BAKER (IN PRO PER)
SCHOFIELD & ASSOCIATES, PLC
28600 Barn Rock Drive,
Hayward, CA 94542
June 5, 2014
Dennis Hayashi, Judge
Legal RN 5684
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350, Martinez, CA 94553-0135
J. Odegaard, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. F-0004039-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following person(s) are doing business as: Honest Gardens, 40 Maple
Lane, Walnut Creek, CA 94595, Contra
Costa County.
Janet Cohen
40 Maple Lane
s/Janet Cohen
Legal RN 5680
Publish June 25, July 2, 9 and 16, 2014
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following person(s) are doing business as: The Car Doctor, 1353 Pine
Street, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, Contra
Costa County.
1105 Pomeroy Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Alex Galvan
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
A. Vasquez, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. F-0003923-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following person(s) are doing business as: Dog Designs Marketing, 25A
Crescent Drive #340, Pleasant Hilll, CA
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Rossmoor NewsWednesday, JULY 9, 2014Section B • Page 1B
SPORTS
Silver Bullets bring home
Two-way tie in lawn bowling daily draw awards from recent meet of
Allison and
Pacific Masters in San Mateo
Reiner at top
Ackerman, Hirsch, Morton place
By Bob Lewis
Three members of Rossmoor’s Silver Bullets swim team
took home awards from the Pacific Masters Long Course
Championships at San Mateo College. They represented the
Walnut Creek Masters.
Dolly Ackerman placed third in the 400-meter freestyle;
fifth in the 100-meter freestyle, the 100-meter backstroke and
the 200-meter backstroke; and sixth in the 50-meter freestyle,
50-meter backstroke and 200-meter freestyle.
She swam on three relays, placing first in two and second in
one. This was her first 10- event meet.
Ann Hirsch won the 50-, 100- and 200-meter breaststroke,
the 50-meter fly, the 200-meter individual medley and the
800-meter freestyle. She swam on three first place relays.
Judy Morton won the 50-, 100- and 200 meter fly and the
400-meter and 200-meter backstroke. She swam on one winning relay team.
Club correspondent
The leaders in the Lawn
Bowling Club’s daily draw
standings, through June,
are: Jody Allison, 50; Bob
Reiner, 50; Dick Kramer, 42;
Mike Ying, 40; Merle Smith,
39; Rick Oliveira, 38; Horatio Carion, 36; Mel Fredlund,
36; Frankie Napoli, 33; Virginia Carion, 32; and Chris
Yahng, 32.
Summer league
Summer league play is at
the halfway point. With three
of the six games now recorded, the leading teams are:
in first place, Rick Oliveira,
Micki Remedios and Bob
Reiner, with 6 game points
and plus19; second place,
Sandy Souza, Lucy Guterres
and Julane Sampson, with
4 game points and plus 20;
third place, Robert Remedios, Joe Masinas and Margaret Cross, with 4 game points
and plus 12; and fourth place,
Victor Oliveira, Sylvi MacDonald and Sue Yahng, with
4 game points and plus 9.
Olivera’s team has completed its fourth game and
won, to extend its score to 8
game points.
The results of the Independence Day holiday Guys
vs Dolls bowling on July 3
will be available next week.
As a reminder, last year the
guys prevailed over the dolls
by the score of six games to
four, with one tie; however,
the recent competition tally
is three wins out of the last
five years for the dolls.
Coming events
The next scheduled club
tournament is the Women’s
Championship Singles which
began July 8 and continues
to Thursday, July 10. Men, of
course, are needed as markers for these singles contests.
The board of directors
and general membership
Leaders in Fun Social bowling are Frankie Napoli, left, in first
place and Horatio Carion, second.
meeting, scheduled for Monday, July 14, at 9 a.m., will
include a vote on a proposal to amend the bylaws to
make membership in Bowls
USA optional on an individual member basis. All active
members are encouraged to be
present to discuss and vote on
this significant bylaw change.
The Men’s and Women’s
Championship Pairs Tournaments have been postponed
until Tuesday through Thursday, Nov. 4 through 6.
Mike Clancy and Diana
Wong are coordinating a lawn
bowling excursion to England
for Sunday, July 13, through
Sunday, 20. Play has been
arranged on several bowling greens in Devonshire, the
home of the club’s oft-times
guest members Bert and
Melinda Whalley. Details
are posted at the mat house.
Currently, 18 bowlers plan
to go, the majority of whom
are from the Rossmoor Lawn
Bowling Club.
Ed and Pauline de Assis
coach free training classes for
new lawn bowlers on Monday
and Wednesday mornings at
10. Anyone interested in this
relaxing and intriguing sport,
which nearly anyone of any
age can readily enjoy, should
call either of them at 9432003. Or, simply show up
at the mat house at Hillside
at about 9:45 on Monday or
Wednesday morning to join
the on-going class. Bowls are
provided at no charge for use
during the training.
Christoffersen plays 44 holes of golf
in one day and still has an eagle
Friday the 13th of June was a good luck day
for Tim Christoffersen. He was playing on the
Creekside nine-hole course with his wife Susan,
Melinda Hall and Deacon Brown. The foursome was hitting the ball pretty well through
the round, but something special was going on
with Tim’s game. He had lots of pars and a couple of birdies.
On the ninth hole, though, he did something really special. He drove it to about 20
yards of the green and then chipped it in for
an eagle. It was a nice way to end a small
round of nine- hole golf. But that’s not all that
happened. That day Tim had already played
35 holes of golf at Rossmoor before joining
the threesome for another nine. He played 44
holes in one day, finishing with an eagle for a
splendid final round.
He reminded the group that he had never
played 44 holes in one day in his life of 72 years
but was glad he did. His group was impressed
with what he accomplished.
Rossmoor Realty Sales Manager Chuck Lamb, left, presents
Sylvester Shelton with a Bushnell Range Finder following
the Ombudsman Golf Classic in June.
Rossmoor Realty supports
Ombudsman golf tourney
Rossmoor Realty believes
so much in the good work
done by the Ombudsman
Services of Contra Costa
that it enthusiastically supported the first annual Ombudsman Golf Classic held in
Rossmoor on June 23.
The company sponsored
hole 1 on the 18-hole course
and provided participants
with an opportunity to win
a Bushnell Golf Tour V3 Laser Range Finder, one of the
finest range finders available.
Rossmoor resident Sylvester
Shelton was the winner.
Photos of the foursomes
were taken, which can
be found online at www.
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Rossmoor Realty also
provided a refreshing Arnold Palmer (lemonade and
iced tea), a Pay Day candy bar and a packet of tees
and sponsored the practice
balls for all the golfers to get
their day off to a good start.
Rossmoor Realty believes
the good work done by the
Ombudsman program warrants strong support and it
wanted to assist in getting
this first tournament off to a
roaring good start.
The agents that helped
make it happen were Scott
Rogers, Linda Cribbs, Nancy Reilly, Kay Frost, Debra
Barth, M.J. Madden, Nancy Straub, Kathy Stein, Julie Germain, Administrative
Manager Barbara Russell and
Sales Manager Chuck Lamb.
2B
Niners are ready for Rhinestone
Roundup tomorrow with fancy hats Trails Club is off on
By Mary Beth Hodge
Club correspondent
Get ready for the Niners’ Rhinestone Roundup! This popular Niners event has been sold out
for Thursday, July 10, but there is still time to
gussy up hats for the Fancy Hat Contest.
The welcome table on the veranda at
Creekside will register golfers and sell Magic Putts and raffle tickets beginning at 7 a.m.
Green fees may be paid the day before at the
Pro Shop to avoid the rush.
Prudential Realtors will provide a buffet
breakfast at the Event Center starting at 7 and
players should be at their carts by 8:15. Director
of Golf Mark Heptig will give instructions for
the Florida Scramble.
Women will play from the red tees and men
will play from the white tees. Lunch and prizes will be awarded following golf in the Event
Center.
Match Play winners
Congratulations to the following women for
their participation and excellent golf in the recent Match Play Tournament:
Fran McDonell won championship in the
first flight; Laurie Krelle won in the second
flight; Dorothy Pierce won in the third flight;
and Penny Ittner won in the fourth flight.
In the consolation round, Carolyn Smith won
in the first flight; Barbara May won in the second
flight; Barbara Jordon won in the third flight;
and Vonie Dondero won in the fourth flight.
Looking ahead
The Niners will have a general meeting following golf on Thursday, July 19. This is an important meeting because members will vote on
the new bylaws and awards will be given to the
Match Play winners.
The First Tee girls, ages 8 to 18, will play
golf with the Niners on Thursday, July 24, and
will enjoy lunch and photos afterwards. A signup sheet will be in the Pro Shop and the pros
will be setting up the foursomes.
Lunch will be $8.50 for sandwiches on a
stick. Come for lunch even if not playing golf.
Tournament of Champions
The Rossmoor Niners will hold their Tournament of Champions (TOC) over three days,
Thursday, July 31; Tuesday, Aug. 5; and Thursday, Aug. 7; to determine the low gross club
champion and the net winners of three flights.
This stroke play tournament is the premier
event of the year for the Women’s Nine Hole
Golf Association (WNHGA).
Participants must be able to play all three
days. They must have a 20 game-index and
these 20 games must have been played within
the current 24-month period. The pros will do
the pairings using the July 15 indices, and they
will score the daily round and post the scores.
There is no entry fee, although green fees
still apply. The Rossmoor champion and the
three flight winners will then compete in the
WNHGA tournament at Rancho Murietta
Country Club, Thursday, Oct. 2.
The champion from each participating club
will represent her club in the championship
flight, which will play at low gross. Sign-ups
start on Tuesday, July 15.
An awards luncheon will be held on Thursday, Aug. 14, in the Creekside Fairway Room.
There will be no regular Niner Play Days on
July 31 or Aug. 7; however, Niners not participating in the TOC will be able to follow-thefield if they wish to play on these dates.
For information contact Gerda Peterson at
946-9211.
RMGC holds unique tourney with better
ball, scramble and alternate shot format
The Rossmoor Men’s Golf
Club will host a unique tournament on Wednesday, July 30.
Sign-up envelopes are now
available in the Pro Shop. The
entry fee is $20 per person and
includes lunch at the Event
Center, sodas, beer, wine and
prizes.
There will be separate
games for nine-hole players
and 18-hole players. Ninehole players on the Creekside
Golf Course tee off at 10:30
a.m. Eighteen-hole players on
the Dollar Ranch Golf Course
tee off at 8:30 a.m. Players in
both tournaments will meet at
the Event Center for lunch and
prizes.
Sign-ups are by two-man
teams and members choose
who they want as a partner. If
no partner is indicated, the Pro
Shop will make up a balanced
twosome.
The nine-hole players will
play better ball on holes 1
through 3, a scramble on holes
4 through 6 and alternate shot
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scramble on holes 7 through
12 and alternate shot on holes
13 through 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.
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 26. No refunds for cancellations will be after that date.
For information, call Mel
Simpson at 935-5882.
a variety of hikes
The Rossmoor Trails Club
offers a variety of hikes every Wednesday and Saturday and a walk around the
golf course each Monday
morning, when the course is
closed to golfers.
Hikers are divided into
four groups. Generally, Amblers hike three to five miles
at a moderate pace with up
to 500-foot-elevation gain.
Ramblers hike five to seven
miles. Trekkers hike six to
eight miles, and Scramblers
six to nine miles. Each succeeding group may hike areas with more elevations gain
or at a faster pace.
To join, go to trailsclubofrossmoor.com. Go to Club
Information, then Membership. Print an application
packet and send it to the
registrar. Those who are interested can call Christine
Barclay at 200-2653 for club
information.
Monday walkers meet at
8:45 a.m. on the large patio between Peacock Hall
and Gateway Clubhouse.
Amblers, Ramblers, Trekkers and Scramblers meet
Wednesdays and Saturdays
behind Gateway Multipurpose Room 3 at 8:45 a.m.
to arrange carpools to trailheads; departure is at 9.
Hikers should bring cash
to share gas costs with the
driver. Most trips are $2 to $6
based on roundtrip distance
(and occasional park fees).
They should also bring a
lunch to eat on the trail. Hikers are usually back by 2 to
3 p.m. Some hikes end later;
the leader will advise in ad-
vance. Pets are not allowed.
Bay Area weather is unpredictable, so hikers are advised to dress in layers and be
prepared for heat, wind and
rain. Wear comfortable hiking boots and bring plenty of
water, hiking poles and sun
protection.
All hike destinations are
weather dependent, but leaders will be ready to take hikers
elsewhere if the scheduled hike
is rained out or too muddy.
In addition to hike schedule printed here, the schedule
along with changes and updates, is available on the web
page (trailsclubofrossmoor.
com). Go to Monthly Hike
Calendar and click on Agenda.
July hikes schedule
Saturday, July 12: Amblers, Bob Virden, Tilden;
Ramblers, Linda Ritz, Tilden,
Wildcat Peat-Laurel Canyon;
Scramblers, Song Kim, TBD;
and Trekkers, TBD
Wednesday, July 16: Amblers, Brian Healy, Briones;
Ramblers, TBD; Scramblers,
Diane Hinds, TBD; and
Trekkers, Wayne Emrich,
Redwood (Bridle, Madrone,
Bowl for lunch)
Saturday, July 19: Amblers,
Yong
Hindman,
Acalanes, Ridge; Ramblers,
Erin Oberley, San Francisco City Walk, China Town
alleys, pocket parks, lunch;
Scramblers, Larry Ruff,
TBD; and Trekkers, TBD
Wednesday, July 23: Amblers, Betty Boege, Chabot;
Ramblers, Marty Nelson,
TBD; Scramblers, Charlene
Gonzalez, TBD; and Trekkers, TBD
Tex-Mex fiesta is the theme
for Trails Club patio party
The Trails Club will have its annual summer patio party
on Thursday, July 17, on the Gateway patio. Come enjoy an
evening fiesta with food and music.
The social hour starts at 6 p.m. with margarita cocktails,
wine, beer and nonalcoholic drinks. The sit down dinner is at
umbrella-shaded tables. The Texas barbecue dinner will be
catered by the popular Smokin’ Mo’s in Walnut Creek.
There will be a special treat this year. DJ Gump, a Tom
Hanks look alike, will emcee and spin ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s
music. He will provide music from 6 to 9. Music before and
during dinner will be for listening, but after dinner for dancing.
Dinner will include tri tip of beef smoked with a blend of
mesquite wood and fruit wood, grilled chicken teriyaki, Mo’s
famous homemade potato salad, Caesar salad, Western style
baked beans, sweet buns – a special of the house – and assorted cookies for dessert. Dinner will be accompanied by wine
and water. Beer and soft drinks will also be available.
The cost is $30 per person. The invitation and reservation
form went out by email on June 18. Those who do not have
email were mailed an invitation. For another copy of the invitation, contact Janet Jolley at janet_jolley@comcast.net.
Reservations are required and must be received by Saturday, July 12. However, this event always sells out, so early
registration is advised. Checks should be payable to Rossmoor
Trails Club and sent to Jolley at 3126 Terra Granada Drive
No. 1. The event is open to all Rossmoor Trails Club members
and their guests.
The venue is again at the Gateway patio to accommodate
parking needs, the caterer and dancing. The time has also
been set at 6 so the sun will be lower. All the tables on the
Gateway patio have umbrellas and will be placed in the shade
as much as possible.
The attire is casual. Western and fiesta wear are welcome.
RMGC heads to Green Valley
for home and home match
Club (RMGC) will play a
home and home match at
Green Valley Country Club on
Wednesday, July 16.
The cost is $51 and includes
breakfast prior to play at 7:30
a.m., lunch following play, green
fees, cart and prizes for winners. Registration checks should
be payable to RMGC. Cash is
not acceptable. Note the GHIN
number and email address on
the outside of the sign up envelope. The dead line for signup is
noon on Saturday, July 12.
The number of players will
be limited and if oversubscribed, players will be selected based on the highest number of home and home tournaments played at Rossmoor
during 2014.
A player roster will be post-
ed in the Pro Shop and on the
website the Sunday prior to
play. Checks of players not
selected will be destroyed.
Players who need to cancel
after the close of sign-ups will
forfeit their payment unless an
alternate can be found.
Membership
in
the
Rossmoor Men’s Golf Club
is required in order to play in
home and home tournaments.
Car-pooling is advised.
Players are reminded that they
should check in at Green Valley by 7:30 a.m. The tournament will begin at 8:30 with a
shotgun start. Soft spikes are
required. Remember to wear
the men’s club shirt.
Bart Moore, chairman of away
home and homes, at 324-5574
or at bartmoore@comcast.net.
Men’s Golf Club invites
golf clubs to Twilight
Social tourney is July 25
The Rossmoor Men’s Golf Club (RMGC) will sponsor
another Twilight Golf and Social Tournament on Friday,
July 25, at the Event Center. Play will be on the nine holes
on the Dollar Ranch Course with a shotgun start at 2:30 p.m.
This tournament is open to all members of Rossmoor golf
clubs (Men’s, 18ers, 9ers and Hackers) with official handicaps.
The format is a Rossmoor Scramble, a fast and exciting
variation from the usual scramble that adds some strategic
considerations. Competitors will be flighted by handicap.
Singles and less-than-foursomes will be matched up by Pro
Shop staff.
After-golf festivities will begin with cocktails at 5 p.m. at
the Event Center and dinner at 6.
The cost for dinner and golf prizes is $29; dinner only,
$21; and golf entry without dinner, $8.
Entry forms are available at the Pro Shop, and the entry
deadline is Friday, July 18. Refunds or add-ons will not be
accepted after 6 p.m. on that date. Players must make sure to
fill out the entry forms completely.
Green fees are extra and should be paid at the Pro Shop
prior to play. All players must register at the Pro Shop on the
day of the tournament.
For information, ask at the Pro Shop or contact RMGC
event chairman Richard Fuller at 954 8903 or 4rfuller@
gmail.com.
Sign up now for RMGC
Match Play Championship
Rounds are July 19, 23 and 26
Club (RMGC) is now taking
sign-ups for the annual Match
Play Championship Tournament.
There will be flights of eight
golfers, one championship flight
and as many handicap flights as
needed to accommodate all golfers who want to play.
Three matches will be required to determine the winner
of each flight.
The first day of competition will be Saturday, July 19.
Second round matches will be
Wednesday, July 23, and the
championship round will be
Saturday, July 26.
Handicaps flights will be
played from the white tees,
ball down, full handicap, and
the championship flight will be
played from the blue tees, ball
down, no handicap.
If more than eight golfers
sign up for the championship
flight, the six players with the
lowest indexes will automatically qualify for the championship flight.
There will be a play-in
day (blue tees, stroke play, no
handicap, ball down) for the
last two spots on Tuesday, July
15. Those players not qualifying for the championship flight
will be added to the handicap
flights.
The cost of the tournament
is $20 per player. Envelopes
are available at the Pro Shop.
The cut-off date for entries or
refunds is Saturday, July 12, at
5 p.m.
Mel Simpson at 935-5882 or
Jay Meaden at 947-1869.
3B
Bocce Club holds wine and cheese social
Event is Sunday afternoon in the Vista Room
The Bocce Club will have a wine and
cheese social on Sunday, July 13, from 2 to 5
p.m. in the Vista Room at Hillside. There is
a $5 charge, to be collected at the door. For
reservations, respond to your team captain or
to Bette Nelson at bettnel@comcast.net.
The first round of play has been completed
by all the teams.
The Tuesday night league has two teams
tied for first place – the Spunky Bunch and
Guys and Dolls – with 11 wins each. The
Spunky Bunch is led by co-captains Max
Mungiole and Terri Bisette. Team members
include Lee Barry, Barbara Holte, Valentino
Nivolo, Wint Mather and Pat Solari. Guys and
Dolls is led by co-captains Jeanette Mungiole
and Laverne Parrot along with Bob Heath,
Terri Heath, Charlie Callow, Barbara Samuels and Ana Jardine.
The Wednesday night league is led by the
Dynamos with 11 wins, closely followed by
the Amici with 10. The Dynamos are co-captained by Bonnie Upp and Jill Reiner with
team members Ken King, Barbara Welch,
Allison Howells, Dan Gonzlales, Christy
Casassa and Charlie Casassa. The Amici are
led by co-captains Allen Pedersen and Don
Peterson. Team members include Sherie Pedersen, Ann Peterson, Jonnie Semrad, Carly
Wood and Steve and Jane Roath.
The Thursday night league is led by the
Mojo with 13 wins, followed closely by the
Rowdy Rollers with 12 wins. The Mojo
team is led by Joe McElroy and Mary Jane
Odmund. Filling out the roster are Carol
Hannon, Tom Hannon, Doug Amsden, Dolores Amsden, Rene Herrerias and May Barbara. The Rowdy Rollers are led by Jim Ford
and Jim Bombardier. Their team members
include Joni Bombardier, Sonya Ford, John
DeBenedictus, Neil Fitzpatrick and Tony and
Bertha Messina.
Hawaii-themed guest day set for 18ers
Get that aloha feeling at the
18ers’ Hawaiian themed guest
day on Thursday, July 31.
The day begins at 7:15 a.m.
with breakfast at the Event
Center followed by a shotgun
start at 8:30. All golfers will
need to check in at the Pro
Shop and pay their green fee
of $24 before hitting the links.
For those who want to warm
up, complimentary range balls
will be provided.
After a fun-filled round of
golf, lunch will be served at the
Event Center. Beer, wine and
mai tais will be available for $3.
Members may invite up to
three guests and sign-up envelopes are available at the Pro
Shop. The cost is $28. Breakfast, lunch and tee prizes are all
included. The deadline for sign
up is Thursday, July 24.
For information, call Joan
Baggett at 503-819-6169 or
Robin Moreau at 954-1329.
Reserve now for NCGA Senior Amateur
Match Play Championship event Aug. 11
The Northern California Golf Association
(NCGA) Senior Amateur Match Play Championship, hosted by the NCGA, requires a
handicap index of 7.4 or less to be eligible to
enter. Entries close on Friday, July 25, and
must be submitted directly to the NCGA.
The qualifying date is Monday, Aug. 11, at
Poppy Hills. The entry fee is $67. Any Rossmoor
golfer who fits the eligibility requirements can
go directly to the NCGA website to enter.
Duplicate Bridge
Tuesday, June 24
Section A
N/S 1. A. Murray/C. Nevin 2.
K. Young/P. Taylor 3. V. Leavitt/A. Smith 4. B. LaCour/A. Mattox
E/W 1. M. Suchman/O. Edor
2. B. Price/A. Eastman 3. N.
Wells/C. Daar 4. N. Rosenberg/T.
Szymczak
Section B
N/S 1. D. Paar/C. Shannon 2. M. Kelley/M. Dachs 3.
J. Moreau/B. Engelbrecht 4. E.
Lang/J. Kadner
E/W 1. M. Powell/N. Donaldson 2. B. Sankary/J. Mailman 3. Rehfisch/J. Schwartz
4. D. Nyland/J. Kitchens 3. D.
Nyland/M. Cross
Wednesday, June 25
Section A
N/S 1. L. Chien/C. Warner
2. B. Atkins/J. Taylor 3. P. Kujachich/A. Donaldson 4. B. LaCour/M. Stoops
E/W 1. J. Francis/H. Ajmani 2. A. Murray/M. Suchman 3.
M. Powell/M. Sabol 4. R. Lehman/M. Stuart
Thursday, June 26
Section A
N/S 1. L. Grawoig/J. Francis 2.W. Jasper/L. Miller 3. A.
Mattox/L. Chien 4. H. Schick/T.
Szymczak
E/W 1.M. Mok/M. Stuart
2. Robinson/S. Robinson 3. G.
Cunha/R. Juo Cunha 4. J. Whitman/R. Elgie
Friday, June 27
Section A
N/S 1. W. Mather/J. With 2. A.
Cloner/S. Cowen
E/W 1. J. Hildreth/L. Bollinger
2. D. Amsden/M. Treppa
Saturday, June 28
Section A
N/S 1. M. Newman/J. Dolgin
2.L. Grawoig/J. Lowe 3. Murray/J. Guillen 4. H. Schick/G.
Karoly
On June 27 at partnership
bridge, the scores were: Hazel
Gentry/Helen Dailey 4110 making a small slam in hearts, Joan
and Jim Chenevey 3300, Vicki
LaBatt/Louise Daum 3190 and
Judy and Ted Augustine 2550.
Low score was 1360.
4000 points with a small slam
in hearts. Other winners were:
Ruth Resch / Mariann Kesslor
3310, Sam Raber/Joyce Towner
3220, Shanti Hayton/Mary Kelley 2990, Patsy McAteer/John
de Benedictis 2950, Barbara
Murphy/Carolyn Nelson 2790,
Joan and Jim Chenevey 2760
and Sara Spence/ Fan Har ris
2690. Low score was 1460.
The directors were John and
Dolores Clark and were assisted
by Ted Augustine. For information call Dolores Clark at 3308612.
E/W 1. P. Taylor/K. Young
2. A. Gronner/D. Sherr 3. D.
Kriens/K. Miller 4. O. Edor/I.
Darroch
Monday, June 30
Section A
N/S 1. L. Grawoig/P. Zieger
2. K. Miller/D. Kriens 3. A. Finkelstein/R. Herrick 4. J. Lowe/E.
Beltran
E/W 1. R. Lehman/B. LaCour
2. E. Davis/L. Davis 3. G. Cunha/R. Juo Cunha 4. J. Francis/M.
Schubarth
Section B
N/S 1. J. Kadner/R. Becker 2.
P. Tolins/A. Dreshfield 3. P. Reagan/T. Blankfeld 4. D. Kwok/L.
Kwok
E/W 1. B. Sankary/E. Black
2. R. Simon/J. Logan 3. R. Weiner/E. Weiner 4. J. Johnston/B.
Evans
For additional information, see
posted results or go to http://julialowe.bridgeforyou.com.
Partnership Bridge
For information, call Helen
Dailey at 934-1902 or Carolyn
Nelson at 256-0144.
On July 1, 38 persons played
partnership bridge in the Oak
Room at Gateway. Dorothy and
Jed Crane topped the field with
On June 24, there were 36
players at partnership bridge in
the Oak Room at Gateway. Ruth
Resch/Mariann Kessler topped
the winners with 3770 points.
Other winners were: Joan and
Jim Chenevey 3460, Mary Kelley/Shanti Haydon 3450, Vicki
LaBatt/Mary Keeler 2890, Judy
and Ted Augustine 2850 and
Elizabeth Moise/Kate Grant
2670. Low score was 1340.
Directors John and Dolores
Clark were assisted by Ted Augustine. For information, call
Dolores Clark at 330-8612.
4B
RELIGION
Religious Services
CONGREGATIONAL UCC
Rossmoor Pilgrim Congregational Christian United Church
of Christ’s Sunday worship service will be held July 13 at 10:30
a.m. in the Vista Room at Hillside Clubhouse. The Rev. Dr. Daryl J. Clemens, pastor and teacher, will officiate at the service
and preach. A social time with refreshments and conversation
circles will be held after the service. Holy Communion is served
the first Sunday of every month. Bible studies, except for July
and August, are announced and held in the Mulligan Room at
the Creekside complex. A cordial invitation is extended to all to
participate in the activities of Pilgrim Church. For information
or for pastoral concerns, call 287-1500 or email rossmoorpccucc@aol.com. LUTHERAN
Hope Lutheran Church invites everyone to gather for a spirited Easter worship service in the Fireside Room at Gateway
Clubhouse at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 13. Pastor Jack Niemi
will be preaching on Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23. Wayne Anderson
is the minister of music, and Don Gurley serves as cantor. The
Hope Choir will be providing special music. Immediately following worship, all are invited for refreshments 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 Clubhouse. Large-print bulletins and
hearing aid T-coil complement the accessibility of worship at
Hope. Arrive early for a time of fellowship and stay for coffee
and conversation after the service. For information or pastoral
concerns, contact Pastor Niemi at 349-5111.
EPISCOPAL
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church invites all Rossmoor residents to
a service of “caring and sharing through inspirational worship
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Religious Services
A T
R O S S M O O R
B’NAI ISRAEL CONGREGATION
Friday Evening Service 7:30 p.m.
Vista Room–Hillside Clubhouse
For information call
287-9997
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.,
Pastors: Roger Reaber
ROSSMOOR PILGRIM
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Rev. Dr. Daryl J. Clemens
10:30 a.m. each Sunday
The Vista Room, Hillside
287-1500
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
TICE VALLEY
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Services every Sunday at 11 a.m.
in Peacock Hall at Gateway
Rev. Joanne Peterson • 937-4535
New Office: 1944 Tice Valley Blvd.
ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Service 10 a.m.,
Diablo Room, Hillside,
Rector: the Rev. Anne Cox Bailey
937-4820 (Office)
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
N E A R B Y
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST
#2 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek (corner of Eckley Lane and Walnut Blvd.)
Sunday 9:30 and 11 a.m. • Wednesday Evening 7:30 p.m. 934-4527
and fellowship” on Sunday, July 13, at 10 a.m. in the Diablo
Room at Hillside Clubhouse. On this fifth Sunday after Pentecost, the Rev. Beth Lind Foote will offer a sermon based on Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23. The service will include a Spoken Eucharist;
all are welcome to participate fully, and to stay for refreshments
and fellowship at the potluck coffee hour following the service.
Bible study is held each Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Bunker Room
at Creekside. Call the church office for more details: 937-4820.
METHODIST
Tice Valley United Methodist Church invites all Rossmoor
residents and guests to the weekly Sunday worship service at
11 a.m. in Peacock Hall. Sunday worship is wheelchair accessible with large-print bulletins and aids for hearing. On Sunday,
July 13, Pastor Joanne Peterson will start an eight-week sermon
series on the 23rd Psalm. This Sunday’s sermon title is “I Shall
Not Want.” After worship, worshipers are invited to stay for fellowship and light refreshments in multipurpose rooms 1 and 2.
Everyone who comes is greeted with “open hearts, open minds
and open doors.” For information, call the church office at 9374535, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Thursday, or visit the
website at tvumc.org.
CATHOLIC
St. Anne’s Catholic Church schedule of Masses for the weekend of July 12 and 13 are as follows: Fr. George DaRoza will
preside at the 9 a.m. Mass on Saturday and the 9 a.m. Mass on
Sunday. Fr. 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 celebrated on Saturday afternoon between 4
and 4:30 or by appointment. As always, all are welcome in this
church.
PRESBYTERIAN
Grace Presbyterian Church invites everyone to worship on
Sunday, July 13, at 10 a.m. The Rev. Roger Reaber’s sermon
“Miracles and the Power of God” will be based on Luke 9:3743. During worship Sonja and Paul Luscher will be celebrated
as the honorees of the month. They have been members for
over 40 years and have both given generously of themselves to
Grace. After worship there will be a time to socialize and enjoy
refreshments in the Fireside Room at Grace. And at 11:20 there
will be a sermon discussion time in the library. On Wednesdays
there is a Bible study in the library at 10 a.m. and at 1 p.m. bridge
is played in the Fireside Room at Grace.
JEWISH
B’nai Israel Congregation Sabbath services led by Cantor Rachel Brott will be held on Friday, July 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Vista Room, Hillside Clubhouse. Greeter Leah Haber will say the
blessing over the challah. Barbara Safran will provide the oneg
to celebrate her 75th birthday. B’nai Israel’s program will honor
the anniversary of the death of George Gershwin with a joint
presentation by Walter and Peg Rimler. They will speak about
the life and compositions of this famous Jewish composer and
will play recorded music of some of his tunes. All are invited
to attend, enjoy the service, the program, and help to celebrate
Safran’s simcha.
Grace Church
plans ice
cream social
Grace Presbyterian Church
in Walnut Creek will have an
old-fashioned ice cream social and hymn sing on Sunday,
July 20, at 3 p.m.
The summertime fun will
begin with a gathering in the
sanctuary to sing hymns together. Some hymns will be
pre-selected, but requests are
encouraged. The church recently obtained new hymnals.
Come sing along and explore
both new songs and old favorites.
The fun and socializing
will continue in Fellowship
Hall. Vanilla ice cream and
toppings will be provided.
Sing some songs, build your
own creative sundae and make
some new friends.
Grace Presbyterian Church
is located nearby at 2100 Tice
Valley Blvd.
Unitarians
hold picnic
on Friday
The Unitarian-Universalists’ July program is the ever-popular summer picnic at
Sportsmen’s Park, which will
be held Friday, July 11, at 5
p.m. The grill will be hot and
the fellowship will be warm.
Bring a main dish, a salad, side dish or dessert for six
to eight people and choice of
meat to put on the grill. No
formal program is planned.
There will be no meeting in
August. The next meeting date
is Friday, Sept. 12, at which
time members will share stories of summer adventures.
St. Anne’s
to hold a
used book
sale Saturday
A used book sale will be
held at the St. Anne Parish
Center, 1600 Rossmoor Parkway, on Saturdays, July 12 and
19, from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
and Sundays, July 13 and 20,
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. CDs,
DVDs, jigsaw puzzles and 78
rpm records will also be available.
The best parking is available on Saturdays from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
Call for
replacement issue
Miss the News? If your
Rossmoor News was not
delivered on Wednesday, call
988-7800 between 8 a.m. and
noon on Thursday.
Rotary Club hears about desalinization
At its Wednesday, July 16,
meeting, the Rossmoor Rotary
Club will learn about desalinization technology, future
trends and challenges from
Thomas Lindemuth, an engineer and scientist.
Lindemuth is a graduate of
the University of Wisconsin,
and retired from AquaChem
and most recently, Bechtel Research and Development. He is
also a Rossmoor resident.
Rossmoor Rotary meets at
11:30 a.m. in the Diablo Room
at Hillside Clubhouse. The
buffet lunch is available for
$15.
For information about Rotary and its meetings, call Barbara Safran at 890-8970.
Elder Advocate Club meets at Creekside
to hear about abuses in medical billing
The Elder Advocate Club
will meet on Monday, July
21, at 10 a.m. in the Fairway Room at Creekside. The
speaker will be debt settlement attorney Alison Cordova
who will present information
on abuses in medical billing
and collection.
Cordova received her undergraduate degree from Columbia University and her
law degree from Hastings
Law School of the University
of California. She serves on
committees of the San Francisco Bar Association.
A large crowd is expected.
Reserve to drmw@comcast.
net or to Karen Wener at 9331273.
The Elder Advocate Club
sponsored the Ombudsman‘s
Golf Classic and dinner show
starring comedian Will Durst
on June 23. It was a huge success with over 65 golfers and
185 for the dinner show. A
live auction was conducted by
auctioneer Ken Cunningham
and a short presentation was
made by Walnut Creek’s Mayor Christina Lawson.
The club appreciates all
who attended, the volunteers,
Rossmoor Realty’s Arnold
Palmer golf drink stand, Delicious Catering of San Rafael, Creekside Grill, Heatherwood, Exclusive Event Planner and silver sponsor, Mr.
and Mrs. David Rabb.
Grandparents for Peace gather Monday
to learn about government secrecy policies
The issue of United States
government secrecy policies
will be discussed by Grandparents for Peace and Justice. Its
Monday, July 14, meeting will
be at 10 a.m. in the Club Room
at Creekside.
The speaker is Gene Gordon,
a club member and Rossmoor
resident. He has been researching the topic of government
surveillance. Gordon will discuss the recent book by Glenn
Oakland Alums
plan barbecue
Oakland High School
Alumni will have a barbecue
on Monday, July 14, on the patio at Dollar Clubhouse.
Happy Hour starts at 5 p.m.
with an open bar. Dinner is at
6. The menu includes Caesar
salad, barbecued spare ribs and
chicken, potato salad, baked
beans, fruit salad, assorted
rolls and dessert, along with
decaffeinated coffee or tea.
The cost is $24 a person and
guests are welcome. Reservation checks, payable to OHS
Alumni, should be sent to Barbara Currier at 2612 Saklan Indian Drive No. 2. For information, call Currier at 935-5785.
Members should note that
the Christmas party is on
Wednesday, Dec 10.
Greenwald, “No Place to Hide,
the NSA and the U.S. Surveillance State.” Greenwald is a
former U.S. government employee.
Just how much information
has been gathered on every
day citizens and the legality
of such information collection
will be discussed. The issue of
whether the U.S. Constitution
is being violated will be examined.
Gordon is also president of
the Shakespeare Society and
the film coordinator for the
Opera and Ballet Club.
All residents and their
guests are welcome. Admission is free, but a small donation is requested to help defray
expenses. Refreshments will
be served.
For information, call Bobbie
Rabinowitz, club chairwoman,
at 939-7384.
DOROTHY
HAMMOND
HOFFMAN
Dorothy Hammond Hoffman,
age 93, died May 26, 2014 at
home. She was born in Plattsburg, New York and raised on
Staten Island. Dorothy lived in
Portland, Oregon, Ann Arbor,
Michigan, Lafayette and Piedmont, California before
settling in Rossmoor with her husband 25 years ago.
She was a member of the Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church, Red Hatters, Jewelry & Lapidary Club, the
Antiques Club, the Railroad Club, Friday Lunch, several
Bible study and dance groups.
Dorothy was pre-deceased by her husband of 62 years,
Jean Arthur Hoffman and is survived by her daughters, Dale Hoffman Hamad of Carmichael and Kristin
Diane Berry of Avila Beach, 10 grandchildren and
13 great grandchildren.
At her request, no services are planned.
5B
Genealogy Society to
meet at Creekside
The Mt. Diablo Genealogy Society will meet on Friday,
July 18, at 1:30 p.m. in the Club Room at Creekside.
The meeting will feature an open forum for members to
share their experiences with the group. The discussion will
be led by member Diane de Golia.
Have you found a terrific online source? Do you have a
good suggestion for beginning research in a foreign country?
Have you hit a brick wall in your search for great-grandpa?
Or, would you like to share a favorite story about one of your
ancestors?
This will be an opportunity to learn from fellow members
who together have years of research experience.
The optional lunch with the speaker will be at 11:30 a.m.
at the Rossmoor Diner, located at 1908 Tice Valley Blvd., in
the Rossmoor Shopping Center. After lunch, attendees will
car pool to the meeting.
Lunch reservations need to be made by Thursday, July 17.
Contact Susan Rush at 674-0929 or email her at gen4you@
astound.net.
Edward Robert Millson
February 22, 1949- June 16, 2014
After a long illness, our
beloved Eddie Millson
passed away peacefully
at John Muir Hospital on
June 16th. Ed moved to
Rossmoor in 1998 to assist his mother at the request of his dying father
Edward “Bud” Millson.
In Rossmoor, Ed worked
as a landscaper, performing all his work with
trustworthiness, excellence, skill, and loving
care, not only with the
flowers and trees that he
understood so well, but
also for his friendly clients whose kindness he
dearly appreciated. Ed came to California from his native
Michigan. There in his youth Ed excelled in sports, and was
esteemed for his wholehearted efforts on the field and as a
teammate. From a young age Ed showed that he had a caring
heart for helping people by doing yardwork for the neighborhood elderly. His first job was at a nursery selling Christmas
trees. There he proved to be such a hard worker with great
people skills that his boss wanted him back every school
break. Ed graduated from Alma College in 1971 with a B.S.
in Business Administration. He went to work as an accountant at his father’s business, Millson Chard Co. Realizing that
he really loved the satisfaction of hard physical labor while
creating beautiful gardens, Ed used his business know-how
to start Ed Millson’s Landscaping. In the winters, Ed snowplowed the runways at Detroit Metro Airport.
Throughout his life Ed especially enjoyed
Christmas, collecting lighthouses and Santas, building model ships and trains, and
the loyal companionship of his dogs. He
is survived by his mother Virginia, Michigan step-daughters Andrea and Lisa, sisters Carole and Suzanne and their families, and his devoted chocolate Labrador
Retriever, Shiloh. Dearly loved and greatly
missed, our consolation is his eternal joy
with his Lord Jesus Christ.
PAID OBITUARY
PAID OBITUARY
6B
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
• Del Valle pool is open from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, except
Thursdays when it opens at 1 p.m. after cleaning; and 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday.
• Dollar pool is open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., except Wednesdays when it opens at 1
p.m. after cleaning.
• Hillside pool is open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., except Tuesdays when it opens at 1
p.m. after cleaning. The pool is also closed Mondays and Thursdays from 9 to 10
a.m. when the Masters practice.
• Family swim is at Hillside pool Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. There is no family
swim on Tuesdays when the pool is closed until 1 p.m. for cleaning.
• Fitness Center is open Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday and
Sunday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• For information on pool hours, call 988-7854.
Thursday, July 10
TIME
EVENT..............................LOCATION........................ ORGANIZATION
6 a.m.
Pool Open.........................Pool, D, H......................................... Rec. Dept.
6 a.m.
Strength Circuit...................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
7 a.m.
Luk Tung Kuen....................Diablo Rm., H............................Luk Tung Kuen
7 a.m.
Pilates Mat Int/Adv...............Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
8:30 a.m. Aerobic Dance....................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
9 a.m.
Masters Swim.....................Pool, H............................................. Rec. Dept.
9 a.m.
Open Play..........................Bocce Courts, H..............................Bocce Club
9 a.m.
Open Workshop...................Art Studio & Back Rm., G......... Art Association
9 a.m.
Stitchers...........................Sewing Rm., G...................... Sewing Arts Club
9 a.m.
T’ai Chi.............................Shasta Rm., DV........ Chinese-American Assoc.
9 a.m.
Watercolor.........................Art Classroom & Gall., G.......... Art Association
9:30 a.m. Zumba..............................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
10 a.m.
Crisis Response..................Sanctum Rm., D.................... Interfaith Council
10 a.m.
Qi Gong............................Shasta Rm., DV........ Chinese-American Assoc.
10 a.m.
Singing Class.....................Las Trampas Rm., H..................Comm. Chorus
11 a.m.
Kid Swim..........................Pool, H............................................. Rec. Dept.
11 a.m.
Light Stretch......................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
11 a.m.
Mat Science.......................Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
noon
Italian Conversation.............MPR 3, G..............................Ital. Convs. Group
noon
Osteo/Balance Rehab............Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
noon
Stretching..........................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
12:15 p.m. Balance............................Sierra Rm., DV................................. Rec. Dept.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
Meeting............................MPR 1, 2, G................................ Writers Group
1 p.m.
Movie...............................Peacock Hall, G................................ Rec. Dept.
1 p.m.
Oil and Acrylic - Beginners.....Art Classroom & Gall., G.......... Art Association
1 p.m.
Partnership Bridge...............Oak Rm., G............................................. Bridge
1 p.m.
Pool Open.........................Pool, DV........................................... Rec. Dept.
1 p.m.
Super Circuit Clinic..............Sierra Rm., DV................................. Rec. Dept.
1:45 p.m. Parkinson’s Group................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
2 p.m.
Beg. Line Dancing................Diablo Rm., H..........................Line Dance Club
2 p.m.
Beg. Tap...........................Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
3 p.m.
Int. Line Dancing.................Diablo Rm., H..........................Line Dance Club
3 p.m.
Int. Tap.............................Shasta Rm., DV.................. Happy Hoofers Tap
3 p.m.
Open Play..........................Table Tennis, H......................Table Tennis Club
4 p.m.
5 p.m.
Aquacise...........................Pool, DV........................................... Rec. Dept.
5:30 p.m. Strength Yoga.....................Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
6:30 p.m. Circuit Training...................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
7 p.m.
AA Open Meeting.................Garden Rm., D....................... Counseling Dept.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Duplicate Bridge..................Oak Rm., G............................................. Bridge
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Sing-along Chorus...............MPR 3, G...........................Acalanes/Rec. Dept.
7:30 p.m. Moving to Music..................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
Friday, July 11
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
8 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9:15 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
Group Cycle.......................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
Pool Open.........................Pool, D, DV, H................................... Rec. Dept.
ABS Back..........................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
Luk Tung Kuen....................Las Trampas Rm., H..................Luk Tung Kuen
Rhythmrobics.....................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
Deep Water........................Pool, H............................................. Rec. Dept.
Pickleball Play....................Sierra Rm., DV................................. Rec. Dept.
Deep Water........................Pool, DV........................................... Rec. Dept.
Men’s Exercise Class............MPR 1, 2, G.................... Men’s Exercise Group
Res. Band Training...............Sierra Rm., DV................................. Rec. Dept.
Strength............................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
Farmers Market...................Parking Lot, G.................................. Rec. Dept.
Keeping Fit Club..................Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
Quilters............................Sewing Rm., G...................... Sewing Arts Club
Bridge Class.......................Oak Rm., G............................................. Bridge
10 a.m.
Flexible Yoga.....................Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
Water Exercise....................Pool, DV........................................... Rec. Dept.
10:05 a.m. Muscle Movers...................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
10:30 a.m. Cribbage Play.....................MPR 2, G.................................. Men’s Cribbage
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
Line Dancing......................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
11:15 a.m. Joint Efforts.......................Pool, DV........................................... Rec. Dept.
11:45 a.m. Gentle Yoga.......................Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
noon
Mah Jong..........................Oak Rm., G............... Chinese-American Assoc.
noon
TRX Clinic.........................Sierra Rm., DV................................. Rec. Dept.
12:15 p.m. Twinges in Hinges................Pool, DV........................................... Rec. Dept.
12:30 p.m. Cardiac Rehab....................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
12:30 p.m. Chess Play.........................Chess Rm., D..................................Chess Club
1 p.m.
Beg/Int Mat Science..............Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
1 p.m.
Life Drawing......................Art Studio & Back Rm., G......... Art Association
1 p.m.
1:45 p.m. Int. Folk Dancing.................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
3 p.m.
3:45 p.m. Chair Challenge..................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
4 p.m.
6:30 p.m. Partnership Bridge...............Oak Rm., G............................................. Bridge
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
8 p.m.
Services............................Vista Rm., H....................................B’nai Israel
9 p.m.
Saturday, July 12
TIME
6 a.m.
8 a.m.
Food Addicts Spt. Group........MPR 2, G............................... Counseling Dept.
8:45 a.m. Trails Club Hike...................MPR 3, G..........................................Trails Club
9 a.m.
Ballroom Dance..................Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
10 a.m.
Chess Play.........................Chess Rm., D..................................Chess Club
10 a.m.
Domino Play......................MPR 2, G......................................Domino Club
11 a.m.
Cardio Mix.........................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
Pickleball Play....................Sierra Rm., DV................................. Rec. Dept.
11:30 a.m. Luncheon..........................Fireside Rm., G........................ Red Hat Society
12:30 p.m. Ballroom Dance..................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
12:30 p.m. Duplicate Bridge..................Oak Rm., G............................................. Bridge
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
3 p.m.
4 p.m.
7 p.m.
Sony Holland Concert............Tahoe Rm., EC.................................. Rec. Dept.
8 p.m.
Sunday, July 13
TIME
6 a.m.
9 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
noon
noon
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
5 p.m.
7 p.m.
Church Service....................Las Trampas Rm., H......Siloam Comm. Church
Chess Play.........................Chess Rm., D..................................Chess Club
Sunday Service...................Diablo Rm., H........................St. Luke’s Church
Pilgrim Sunday Service.........Vista Rm., H....................Pilgrim Cong. Church
Sunday Service...................Fireside Rm., G..............Hope Lutheran Church
Sunday Service...................Peacock Hall, G...............Tice Valley Methodist
Mindful Mat.......................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
Rummy Play.......................Garden Rm., D.............Prog. Rummy/Shanghai
Chair Sit/Stretch..................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
Round Dance......................Shasta Rm., DV................................. Rec. Dept
Lecture.............................Diablo Rm., H..............Middle East Information
Sunday Showcase................Tahoe Rm., EC.................................. Rec. Dept.
Monday, July 14
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
Fall Prevention...................Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
Strength............................Fitness Center, 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.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
Monday Walk......................Court of Flags, G..............................Trails Club
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
Open Studio.......................Art Classroom & Gall., G.......... Art Association
9 a.m.
T’ai Chi.............................Sierra Rm., DV......... Chinese-American Assoc.
10 a.m.
Meeting............................Club Room, C.............. Grandparents for Peace
10 a.m.
Never 2 Late Band................Tahoe Rm., EC.................................. Rec. Dept.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
noon
Guitar with Jim...................Redwood Rm., G.............................. Rec. Dept.
noon
Needleworkers....................Sewing Rm., G...................... Sewing Arts Club
noon
Osteo Assess......................Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
noon
12:30 p.m. Duplicate Bridge..................Oak Rm., G............................. Duplicate Bridge
1 p.m.
Beg/Int Mat Science..............Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
2 p.m.
Int. Tap.............................Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
3 p.m.
3 p.m.
Piano by Joyce....................Redwood Rm., G.............................. Rec. Dept.
4 p.m.
4:15 p.m. Basic Hula.........................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
4:30 p.m. Weight Watchers.................Fairway Rm. A, C.............................. Rec. Dept.
5 p.m.
Flexible Yoga.....................Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
6 p.m.
Round Dance......................Las Trampas Rm., H......................... Rec. Dept.
6:30 p.m. Dominoes..........................Oak Rm., G...................................Domino Club
6:30 p.m. Poker...............................Pine Rm., H............................ Angeline Murray
6:30 p.m. Specialty Clinic...................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
7 p.m.
AA Meeting........................Vista Rm., H.......................... Counseling Dept.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Bible Study........................Garden Rm., D.................... LDS Studies Group
7 p.m.
Opera/Ballet Club................Peacock Hall, G..................... Opera/Ballet Club
7 p.m.
Square Dance.....................Las Trampas Rm., H........... Square Dance Club
7 p.m.
Tuesday, July 15
TIME
6 a.m.
Pool Open.........................Pool, D, DV....................................... Rec. Dept.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
Pinochle...........................MPR 2, G.....................................Pinochle Club
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9:30 a.m. Women’s 4-Part Harmony.......MPR 1, G...........................Acalanes/Rec. Dept.
10 a.m.
Beg. Tai Chi Chih.................Diablo Rm., H....................... T’ai Chi Chih Club
10 a.m.
Membership Meeting............Vista Rm., H................Golden Rain Foundation
10 a.m.
Qi Gong............................Sierra Rm., DV................................. Rec. Dept.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10:30 a.m. Ballet Club.........................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
Gentle Yoga.......................Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
11 a.m.
Performance......................Peacock Hall, G................................ Rec. Dept.
11 a.m.
11:15 a.m. Cont. Tai Chi Chih................Diablo Rm., H....................... T’ai Chi Chih Club
Mah Jong..........................MPR 1, 2, G.............. Chinese-American Assoc.
noon
12:15 p.m. Active Yoga........................Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
12:30 p.m. Duplicate Bridge..................Oak Rm., G............................................. Bridge
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
Int.Adv Acrylic....................Art Classroom & Gall., G.......... Art Association
1 p.m.
Party Bridge.......................Cardroom 1, 2, D...........................Party Bridge
1 p.m.
Pool Open.........................Pool, H............................................. Rec. Dept.
1 p.m.
Speaker............................Peacock Hall, G........................Medical Friends
1:30 p.m. Bodies in Motion.................Pool, DV........................................... Rec. Dept.
2 p.m.
Int. Adv. Tap.......................Shasta Rm., DV.............................Hot Flashers
3 p.m.
4 p.m.
Foreign Film......................Peacock Hall, G................................ Rec. Dept.
4 p.m.
Movie...............................Club Room, C.... Voices for Justice in Palestine
4 p.m.
Social Dance......................Diablo Rm., H.......................Social Dance Club
5 p.m.
5 p.m.
Stretch Yoga.......................Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
6:30 p.m. Partnership Bridge...............Oak Rm., G............................................. Bridge
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Supervised Bridge Play..........MPR 1, 2, G.................................... Bridge Club
Wednesday, July 16
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
Pool Open.........................Pool, DV, H....................................... Rec. Dept.
Res. Band Training...............Sierra Rm., DV................................. Rec. Dept.
7B
8:45 a.m. Strength............................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
8:45 a.m. Trails Club Hike...................MPR 3, G..........................................Trails Club
9 a.m.
Drawing............................Art Classroom & Gall., G.......... Art Association
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
Workshop Chinese Brush Ptg...Art Studio & Back Rm., G......... Art Association
9:30 a.m. Duplicate Bridge..................Oak Rm., G............................................. Bridge
9:30 a.m. Knitters Group....................Sewing Rm., G...................... Sewing Arts Club
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
T’ai Chi Chaun....................Sierra Rm., DV................................. Rec. Dept.
10 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
Gentle Yoga.......................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
Rotary Luncheon.................Diablo Rm., H.................................Rotary Club
noon
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
Pool Open.........................Pool, D............................................. Rec. Dept.
1:30 p.m. Ballroom Dance..................Pool, DV........................................... Rec. Dept.
1:30 p.m. Community Chorus...............Las Trampas Rm., H..................Comm. Chorus
1:45 p.m. Beg. Folk Dancing................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
2 p.m.
Hula................................Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
3 p.m.
3:30 p.m. Chair Challenge..................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
3:30 p.m. Spanish Conversation...........Bunker Rm., C....................................La Charla
3:45 p.m. Ballroom Dance..................Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
4 p.m.
Film Viewing......................Peacock Hall, G............................. Republicans
4:30 p.m. T’ai Chi.............................Diablo Rm., H........... Chinese-American Assoc.
4:45 p.m. Ballroom Dance..................Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
6 p.m.
6:30 p.m. Bunco Play........................Oak Rm., G..................................... Bunco Club
6:30 p.m. Specialty Clinic...................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
6:45 p.m. Meeting............................Vista Rm., H................................. Camera Club
7 p.m.
Al Anon.............................MPR 1, G............................... Counseling Dept.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Movie Night.......................Peacock Hall, G........ Chinese-American Assoc.
9:30 p.m. TRX Clinic.........................Sierra Rm., DV................................. Rec. Dept.
Thursday, July 17
6 a.m.
Pool Open.........................Pool, D, H......................................... Rec. Dept.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
Meeting............................Club Room, C.......................Celiac/Gluten-Free
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
Open Workshop...................Art Studio & Back Rm., G......... Art Association
9 a.m.
Stitchers...........................Sewing Rm., G...................... Sewing Arts Club
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
Singing Class.....................Las Trampas Rm., H..................Comm. Chorus
10 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
Luncheon..........................Diablo Rm., H...................................Lions Club
11 a.m.
Mat Science.......................Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
11 a.m.
Italian Conversation.............MPR 3, G..............................Ital. Convs. Group
noon
Osteo/Balance Rehab............Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
noon
Stretching..........................Fitness Center, DV............................ Rec. Dept.
noon
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
Meeting............................MPR 1, 2, G................................ Writers Group
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
Oil and Acrylic - Beginners.....Art Classroom & Gall., G.......... Art Association
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
Pool Open.........................Pool, DV........................................... Rec. Dept.
1 p.m.
2 p.m.
Beg. Line Dancing................Diablo Rm., H..........................Line Dance Club
2 p.m.
Beg. Tap...........................Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
3 p.m.
Int. Line Dancing.................Diablo Rm., H..........................Line Dance Club
3 p.m.
Int. Tap.............................Shasta Rm., DV.................. Happy Hoofers Tap
3 p.m.
Meeting............................Vista Rm., H.......................... Counseling Dept.
3 p.m.
4 p.m.
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m. Strength Yoga.....................Shasta Rm., DV................................ Rec. Dept.
6:30 p.m. Meeting............................Fairway Rm. B, C................Filipino-Am. Assoc.
6:30 p.m. Meeting............................Meeting Rm. 1, C...............Filipino-Am. Assoc.
7 p.m.
AA Open Meeting.................Garden Rm., D....................... Counseling Dept.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Duplicate Bridge..................Oak Rm., G............................................. Bridge
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Reggae Concert...................Tahoe Rm., EC.................................. Rec. Dept.
7 p.m.
Sing-along Chorus...............MPR 3, G...........................Acalanes/Rec. Dept.
See following pages for Excursions, Club Trips,
Special Events and Arts and Leisure listings.
8B
Excursions
FROM THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT
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xcursion tickets are on sale in the Administration Office at Gateway, Monday
through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Cash, check, MasterCard or Visa payments
can be made in person. MasterCard or Visa
payments can be taken over the phone.
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.
HISTORIC SAN FRANCISCO
Wednesday, July 23
Extensive walking
Start the day with a visit to the San
Francisco City Hall for a docent-led tour.
The majestic building designed by American architect Arthur Brown, is famous
for being the place where Joe DiMaggio
and Marilyn Monroe got married in 1954,
and also remembered for being the place
where Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk were killed in 1978.
Many films have shot scenes in and around
the building. Later, visit the Cliff House
with its spectacular ocean views. Perched
over the Pacific above rocks populated by
lounging seals, this San Francisco landmark first opened in 1863. Enjoy a hosted
lunch at the bistro and enjoy Cliff House
history seen in the more than 200 autographed pictures of dignitaries and movie
stars. After lunch tour the Presidio by bus.
For 218 years, the Presidio served as an
army post for three nations. With the park
ranger, explore the history, centuries of
architecture and the natural beauty of the
Presidio. The bus will leave Gateway at 8
a.m. and return at 4 p.m. The cost is $87.
“SOUTH PACIFIC” At the Music Circus
Sunday, July 27
Minimal walking
Music Circus in Sacramento presents
the winner of 10 Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize, the musical “South Pacific.”
Music Circus is the largest, continually
operating musical theater-in-the-round in
the country, making it a landmark in the
professional theater community. This Rodgers and Hammerstein classic romance
centers on a group of American sailors
and Navy nurses stationed in the South
Pacific during World War II. This epic musical features some of the most beautiful
music ever composed for theater, such as
“Some Enchanted Evening,” “Bali Ha’i,”
“I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My
Hair.”After the show, enjoy a hosted dinner at the Olive Garden. The bus will leave
Gateway at 12:15 p.m. and return at 7:30.
The cost is $107.
GIANTS VS PIRATES
Wednesday, July 30
Moderate walking
Support the Bay Area’s favorite team,
the San Francisco Giants as they take on
the Pittsburgh Pirates. Following a challenging season last year, the Giants are off
to a strong start again this season. Come
and see Buster Posey, Pablo Sandoval, Angel Pagan and the Giants fantastic pitching
staff in action. Enjoy watching the game
from the club level seats (section 230) at
AT&T Park in San Francisco. The bus will
leave at 11:15 a.m. and return at approximately 5:30 p.m. The cost is $92.
INTIMATE IMPRESSIONISM
Thursday, July 31, and Friday, Aug. 1
Extensive walking
The Intimate Impressionism exhibit at
the Legion of Honor in San Francisco showcases approximately 70 impressionist and
post-impressionist landscapes, seascapes,
still lifes, interiors, and portraits, from the
collections of the National Gallery of Art in
Washington, D.C.Eugène Boudin and Johan Barthold Jongkind’s plein-air practice
inspired artists including Claude Monet,
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro,
and Alfred Sisley. Complementing these
paintings of the natural world are depictions of artists’ studios and domestic interiors; several captivating self-portraits
by Edgar Degas, Henri Fantin-Latour, Paul
Gauguin, and Édouard Vuillard; Renoir’s
1872 portrait of Monet; and representations of the artists’ families. The exhibition
also includes examples of flattened perspectives and patterned surfaces by the
Nabi painters Vuillard and Pierre Bonnard.
This trip includes a private docent-led tour
of the exhibit. The bus leaves Gateway at
7:45 a.m. and will return around 2 p.m.
Cost is $37 for museum members and $53
for nonmembers.
“The Pirates of Penzance” At the
Lesher Center
Saturday, Aug. 2, at 2 p.m.
Minimal walking
The Lamplighters Music Theatre presents “The Pirates of Penzance” at the Lesher Center in Walnut Creek. This beloved
tale of tender-hearted pirates with a soft
spot for orphans and poetry, a squadron of
bumbling British bobbies, a bookish major-general well-versed in everything but
military matters and his bevy of beautiful
maiden daughters was the first Gilbert &
Sullivan work to premiere in the United
States, and marked the brilliant launch of
the duo’s international career. With Sullivan’s rousing score and Gilbert’s hilarious
lyrics peppered with unforgettable melodies and tongue-twisting songs such as
“I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major
General and Poor Wandering One,” this
show should be fun for the entire family.
The Rossmoor Transportation Department
will provide free transportation for the first
18 participants. Cost is $44.
JAPANTOWN
Thursday, Aug. 7
Extensive walking
Explore Japantown, one of the most intriguing neighborhoods in San Francisco and
the oldest Japanese enclave in the United
States. Japanese settlement began after the
1906 earthquake forced people to move out
of their residences in Chinatown and south
of Market Street. Settling in the area called
the Western Addition, they built churches
and shrines and soon the neighborhood’s
Japanese shops and restaurants became a
miniature Ginza known as Nihonmachi, or
Japantown. Enjoy an optional self-guided
walking tour of historic and cultural high
points of the community including the Peace
Pagoda, waterless Origami Fountains, Buchanan Gate and more. Visit gift shops offering Anime and Manga comics, Sanrio Hello Kitty, J-pop and traditional music, pottery
and crafts; a large Kunokuniya Japanese
bookstore, the Daiso 100 yen ($1.50) store;
Ikebana flower arranging supplies; Katsura
bonsai store; the Hanmi Zen Aesthetic Salon; the Taiko Drum Dojo and many more.
There are lots of options for a no-host lunch.
Choose from traditional sushi and other Japanese fare, Korean barbecue and Chinese
restaurants that offer variety of good food
at bargain prices. Wear comfortable shoes.
The bus will depart Gateway at 9 a.m. and
return at 4 p.m. The cost is $34.
“BRIGADOON” At the Music Circus
Sunday, Aug. 10
Minimal walking
Music Circus in Sacramento presents
“Brigadoon” the musical, lyrics by Alan Jay
Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The
story involves two American tourists who
stumble upon Brigadoon, a mysterious Scottish village that appears for only one day every 100 years. Tommy, one of the tourists,
falls in love with Fiona, a young woman from
Brigadoon. Songs from the musical, such
as “Almost Like Being in Love,” “From This
Day On” and “The Heather on the Hill,” have
become standards. Along with the singing,
there is the dance. After the show, enjoy a
hosted dinner at the Olive Garden. The bus
will leave Gateway at 12:15 p.m. and return
at 7:30. The cost is $107.
cisco and the second busiest transit terminal in the world. In 2003, renovation of the
San Francisco Ferry Building was completed
after an extensive four-year effort to redevelop it as a mixed-use property with a worldclass public food market on the ground floor
and office space on the upper floors. There
will be plenty of free time to eat lunch, roam
through the building, visit the Farmers’ Market or sit out and enjoy the view. The bus will
leave Gateway at 9:15 a.m. and return at 3
p.m. The cost is $40.
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA CONCOURS ON THE “BUYER & CELLAR”
Wednesday, Aug. 27
AVENUE
Tuesday, Aug. 12
Minimal walking
Michael Urie (“Ugly Betty”) stars as a
Extensive walking
struggling Los Angeles actor in Jonathan
Carmel-by-the-Sea’s whimsical architec- Tolins’ one-man comedy “Buyer & Cellar” at
ture, inspired by Arthur Rackham’s illustra- the Curran Theater in San Francisco. “Buytions for children’s fairy tales, will provide er & Cellar” is an irresistibly amusing play
a unique setting for the Carmel-by-the-Sea with wit and perspicacity on the solitude of
Concours on the Avenue. This event is a part celebrity. Alex (Urie) is an underemployed
of 10-day collector car gathering on Monte- Los Angeles actor who takes a bizarre
rey Peninsula, celebrating the finest in au- job to work in Barbra Streisand’s Malibu
tomotive design and engineering. Carmel’s basement. One day, the lady herself comes
Ocean Avenue will be closed to traffic and downstairs to play. It feels like real bonding
16 blocks of downtown will be filled with in the basement, but will their relationship
collector cars and related motorized fun. A ever make it upstairs? “Buyer & Cellar” is
fascinating mix of American and foreign cars an outrageous comedy about the price of
(well over 175) will be showcased in front of fame, the cost of things and the oddest of
a backdrop of charming shops, acclaimed odd jobs.The bus leaves Gateway at 5:45
restaurants and numerous galleries. Join p.m. and will return around 11. Great center
other residents on this leisure trip to Carmel. orchestra seats. The cost is $80.
The bus will depart Gateway at 8 a.m. and
return around 6 p.m. The cost is $47.
“LA CAGE AUX FOLLES” At
the Music Circus
BEACH BLANKET BABYLON
Sunday, Aug. 24
Sunday, Aug. 17
Minimal walking
Moderate walking/stairs
“La Cage Aux Folles” is playing at the
Come to celebrate the 40-year anniver- Music Circus in Sacramento, the largest,
sary of Beach Blanket Babylon at the Club continually operating musical theatre-inFugazi in San Francisco. Beach Blanket Bab- the-round in the country. This hilarious,
ylon is the nation’s longest running musical bawdy musical comedy by Jerry Herman
revue. This is a zany musical spoof of pop and Harvey Fierstein won six Tony Awards
culture with extravagant costumes and out- in 1984. After 20 years of bliss, Georges
rageously huge hats. Beach Blanket Baby- and Albin, two men partnered for betterlon continually evolves in its hilarious paro- or-worse, get a bit of both when Georges’
dies of current events and popular icons as son announces his marriage to the daughter
today’s headlines unfold. Watch the show of an ultra-conservative politician. Further
from reserved center balcony seats (stairs complicating the situation, Albin and Georgonly, no elevator). Enjoy a hosted lunch at es run a drag nightclub in St. Tropez, where
Capp’s restaurant before the show. The bus Albin is the star performer Zaza. The musiwill leave Gateway at 10:45 a.m. and return cal is teeming with songs, dance and laughter. The show features “The Best of Times,”
at approximately 5 p.m. The cost is $120.
“I Am What I Am,” “Song on the Sand.” After
MODERNISM FROM THE NATIONAL GALLERY the show, enjoy a hosted dinner at the Olive
Garden. The bus will leave Gateway at 12:15
OF ART AT THE DE YOUNG MUSEUM
p.m. and return at 7:30. The cost is $107.
Tuesday, Aug. 19
Extensive walking
Visit the de Young Museum in San Francisco for a private docent-led tour of Modernism From the National Gallery of Art: The
Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Collection exhibit. Beginning in 1985, Robert and Jane
Meyerhoff began donating major works of
post-war art to the National Gallery, and in
1987 signed an agreement with the National
Gallery of Art for the eventual donation of
their entire collection to the gallery.This exhibit brings nearly 50 paintings by the great
masters of the post-war world such as Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Frank Stella, and
others. The de Young is the exclusive venue
for this exhibition, the first of the Meyerhoff
Collection outside the greater Washington,
D.C., and Baltimore metro areas.This exhibition will be organized into three generational
groupings, allowing for a remarkable overview of American art from the end of World
War II through the end of the century. The
bus leaves Gateway at 7:45 a.m. and will return around 2 p.m. Cost is $37 for museum
members and $57 for nonmembers.
SAN FRANCISCO FERRY BUILDING
Thursday, Aug. 21
Moderate to extensive walking
Escape the heat and enjoy one of San
Francisco’s beautiful waterfront locations
– the San Francisco Ferry Building. Take a
scenic ferry from Vallejo to San Francisco
(60 min). With views of bridges, lighthouses, islands, the San Francisco skyline and
playful sea lions, the scenic ferry ride provides passengers postcard views of popular
bay attractions. Explore the San Francisco
Ferry Building, once the heart of San Fran-
EXPLORATORIUM
Wednesday, Sept. 3
Extensive walking
Exploratorium is now open in a spectacular new location at Pier 15 on the Embarcadero in San Francisco. The Exploratorium is a 21st-century learning laboratory,
an eye-opening, always-changing, playful
place to explore and tinker. For more than 40
years, the Exploratorium has built creative,
thought-provoking exhibits, tools, programs
and experiences that ignite curiosity, encourage exploration and lead to profound
learning. Dive in and discover what it’s all
about. There are 150 new exhibits for a total
of 600, indoors and out, including many beloved classics like a Bay Observatory. Ponder social behavior in the West Gallery; enjoy
the glorious view from the Bay Observatory
Gallery while learning about the local environment; or explore the living world in the
East Gallery. An Exploratorium lunch (not included) is available at Seaglass Restaurant.
The bus leaves Gateway at 8:45 a.m. and will
return around 4 p.m. The cost is $52.
Grandparents Day Champagne
Brunch Aboard Sierra Dinner Train
Sunday, September 7
Minimal walking
Celebrate Grandparents Day with a delicious champagne brunch aboard the Sierra
Railroad Dinner Train. Sit back and relax
as the Sierra Train travels from Oakdale
through the Sierra foothills. The beautiful
landscape adds a wonderful backdrop to the
setting. During this scenic trip, explore the
train and spend time in the dining coaches
or lounge car. The cars are fully enclosed
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Excursions
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with heating and air conditioning with the
exception of the open-air car, which allows
for a unique experience. Brunch, served
at the table, includes muffins, fruit medley and a choice of French toast, breakfast
bowl or ham and cheese quiche. In addition unlimited champagne, complimentary
soda, juice and coffee will be served during
the trip. The bus will leave Gateway at 8:45
a.m. and return at approximately 4 p.m.
The cost is $105.
NEW LISTING
SAUSALITO
Thursday, Sept. 11
Moderate to extensive walking
Take a day off and enjoy the cool ocean
breeze and the ambience of Sausalito, a
unique Bay Area town. Known for its natural beauty and breathtaking views, Sausalito has galleries, shops, top quality restaurants and great vistas. Wander around town
and explore on your own. There will be an
optional opportunity to visit the recently remodeled Bay Model for a self-guided tour.
This unique working hydraulic model of the
San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San
Joaquin River Delta System gives an introduction and provides an overview of the
bay-delta system at a glance. The bus will
leave Gateway at 9 a.m. and return at approximately 4. The cost is $33.
Sausalito
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL
Wednesday, Sept. 17
Minimal walking
The new musical sensation “Motown the
Musical” comes to the Orpheum Theater
in San Francisco. “Motown the Musical” is
the true American dream story of Motown
founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music
mogul who launched the careers of Diana
Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson
and many more. Motown shattered barriers, shaped lives and made a generation
move to the same beat. Now, experience
it live on stage. The bus leaves Gateway at
12:15 p.m. and will return around 6. Great
center orchestra seats. Cost is $115.
EXTENDED TRIPS.
COLORADO SPRINGS GATEWAY
Featuring five nights at one hotel
Aug. 21 through 26
Tour highlights:
• Denver City Tour
• U.S. Air Force Academy
• Cripple Creek
• U.S. Olympic Training Center
• Royal Gorge Train (pictured)
• Pikes Peak Cog Railway
• Garden of the Gods
• Broadmoor Hotel Tour and Dinner
• Old Colorado City
The tour includes: roundtrip airfare, motorcoach transportation, five nights deluxe
lodging, eight meals (five breakfasts and
three dinners), sightseeing per itinerary,
professional tour director, baggage handling. A deposit of $300 per person is due
with application. The cost is $1,775 per
person double occupancy, $2,400 single.
Stop by the Excursion Desk for a complete
itinerary and reservation form.
SPECTRA SHOW IN RENO
Sept. 2 through 4
Travel to Reno for gaming and entertainment. First stop will be at Boomtown
to play and have lunch ($10 slot play is included). Accommodations in Reno will be
at the El Dorado, downtown Reno, which
is connected to the Circus Circus and the
Silver Legacy. Buffet breakfast is included. 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 “Spectra” at the Eldorado showroom. This original show uses
the latest in high-end technology to deliver
a futuristic choreography, characters and
scenes from the realm of imaginations.
Stage lighting, projections, colored lasers
and pyrotechnics are just some of the special effects that go into creating this show.
Next day, travel back to California, stopping
at Red Hawk Casino ($10 slot play included). The cost per person, double occupancy, is $250 ($295 for single) and includes
two nights deluxe lodging, two meals, tax
and gratuity, ticket for the show, casino
packages, motorcoach transportation and
luggage handling. A deposit of $50 is due
with application. Detailed itinerary is available at the Excursion Desk.
CATALINA ISLAND
Sept. 7 through 12
Discover Catalina Island, a place where
the gentle rhythm of the waves makes time
slow down creating a sense of timelessness.
First night accommodations will be aboard
the Queen Mary. Take the Catalina Express
to Catalina Island. Learn the history of the
island with a guided tour. The group will stay
at the Pavilion Lodge in the heart of Avalon
for three nights (breakfast every morning is
included). The evening is free to relax, visit
shops and have dinner (not included). Take
a trip on the glass bottom boat and go to the
Lover’s Cove Marine Preserve where colorful fish thrive in the kelp forest. (There is
an option to upgrade the tour to the Dolphin
Quest on a speedy Ribcraft). In the evening,
take a boat cruise to Two Harbors for a hosted dinner at the Two Harbors Restaurant.
Explore the island’s rugged interior with a
comprehensive 3- mile Inland Expedition
Tour. Depart Catalina Island on the Catalina Express for Long Beach. The group will
stop for no-host lunch on the way to Pismo
Beach. Accommodations for the night will
be at the Sea Crest Resort overlooking the
Pacific Ocean. After a hosted breakfast, depart for San Juan Bautista. Enjoy a hosted
lunch at Jardin’s and free time to explore
the town and mission. Approximate arrival
time back will be at 6 p.m. The cost is $1,424
per person double occupancy, and $1,895
for single occupancy. A deposit of $200 is
due with application. Tour includes: deluxe
lodging for five nights, eight hosted meals,
touring per itinerary, all entrance fees, deluxe motor coach transportation, luggage
handling and gratuities. Visit the Excursion
Desk for detailed itinerary and reservation
form.
NIAGARA FALLS TO THE BIG APPLE
Oct. 3 through 11
The Rossmoor Railroad Club and the Excursion Desk are co-sponsoring this jampacked journey through scenic New York
state ending with three days in New York
City. This Rossmoor group tour will be fully
escorted by New York native Ralf Parton
from pick up to return. Roundtrip air with
transfers, Sheraton Hotels, 13 meals, boat
rides, train ride, three museum visits, two
Broadway plays, West Point and Baseball’s
Hall of Fame at Cooperstown are some of
the highlights included in this customized
Collette trip. Here is a brief itinerary:
• Fly to Buffalo for three nights in Niagara
Falls. Take boat ride below the falls on the
Maid of the Mist.
• Visit Canada for dinner and view the
Horseshoe Falls. Lockport, N.Y. board
barge for a ride on the Erie Canal.
• Vintage train ride on the Arcade and Attica Railroad
• Cooperstown for two-night stay; visit National Baseball museum
• Tour historic Sonnenberg Gardens and
Mansion with 40 rooms, then stroll through
its nine formal gardens.
• Tasting at Brewery Ommegang, famous
for Classic Belgian ales
• Visit the United State Military Academy at
West Point with lunch.
• Three nights at Sheraton Hotel on 7th
Avenue and 53rd Street in New York City.
Visit museums of Modern Art and Guggenheim. Free afternoons to shop or visit other
sights in Manhattan
• Each night attend a Broadway play, including Tony-awarded “Kinky Boots.” Last
day, after breakfast, free until late afternoon
The cost is $4,148. Save $150 early sign
up and deposit before April 25 or be among
the first 25 to sign up. Past Collette Loyalty
members may save additional $150, making
the price $3,848. Call Parton at 256-7078 or
Excursions at 988-7731 to register or for information.
NEW YORK CITY
Oct. 9 through 13
Tour highlights:
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• New York City Tour
• Metropolitan Museum
• Statue of Liberty
• Ground Zero (9/11 Memorial)
• Two Broadway Shows
• Tour of Amsterdam Theater
The tour includes all transfers,
roundtrip airfare, motorcoach transportation, four nights first-class hotel accommodations, touring per itinerary, five
meals (three breakfasts, one lunch, two
dinners), sightseeing per itinerary, professional tour director, baggage handling.
The cost per person, double occupancy is
$2,699 ($3,699 for a single). A deposit of
$250 is due with application. Stop by the
Excursion Desk for a complete itinerary
and reservation form.
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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.
at Gateway. This free program is open to
SONY HOLLAND BAND IN CONCERT
all residents and their guests.
Saturday, July 12
IONE ANGELES AND THE IRIE VIBES
Sony Holland and her band will per- REGGAE BAND CONCERT
form in the Tahoe Room at the Event Thursday, July 17
Center at 8 p.m. Tickets for this event are
$10 in advance at the Excursion Desk or
The Ione Angeles Irie Vibes Reggae
at the door. This program is open to all Band will perform in the Tahoe Room
at the Event Center at 7 p.m. This free
concert is open to all residents and their
SUNDAY SHOWCASE
guests.
Sunday, July 13
SHENYANG AND GWENDOLYN MOK
Jim Anderson and the Rebels will per- CONCERT
form a tribute to the early years of Elvis Sunday, July 20
Presley at 5 p.m. in the Tahoe Room at the
Event Center. This program will be hosted
Bass baritone Shenyang and pianist
by the Lion’s Club of Rossmoor. Tickets Gwendolyn Mok will perform a program
for this program are $10. The price in- of opera, classical and Broadway favorcludes wine, juice and light snacks. This ites in the Tahoe Room at the Event Cenis an Esses Production and is open to all ter at 3:30 p.m. Tickets for this concert
are $15 at the Excursion Desk or at the
door. This show is presented by Ellie Mao
NEVER 2 LATE BAND
Mok and is open to all residents and their
Monday, July 14
guests.
The Never 2 Late Band will perform
a free concert in the Tahoe Room at the
Event Center at 2 p.m. This program is
open to all residents and their guests.
BONNIE WEISS
Tuesday, July 15
Bonnie Weiss will discuss the entertainment careers of Mickey Rooney and
Judy Garland at 11 a.m. in Peacock Hall
FRANC D’ AMBROSIO BY REQUEST
Wednesday, July 30
Franc D’Ambrosio will perform a concert of song favorites selected by ticket
buyers at 7 p.m. in the Tahoe Room at the
Event Center. Tickets are $15 in advance
and may be purchased at the Excursion
Desk. This is an Esses Production and
is open to all residents and their guests.
Movies
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MOVIE
Thursday and Friday, July 10 and 11
The 2014 drama “Labor Day” starring Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin will
be shown in Peacock Hall at Gateway on
Thursday at 1, 4 and 7 p.m. and on Friday
at 10 a.m., 1, 4, 7 and 9 p.m. Captions will
be used on Thursday at 1 and 7 p.m. and
on Friday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. This film
is one hour and 51 minutes long and is
rated PG-13. This free program is open to
all residents and their guests.
is open to all residents and their guests.
SUNDAY FUNNIES
Sunday, July 13
The 1988 comedy “Dirty Rotten
Scoundrels” starring Steve Martin and
Michael Caine will be shown in Peacock
Hall at Gateway at 4 and 7 p.m. The
showing at 4 p.m. will feature language
captions. This film is one hour and 51
minutes long and rated PG. This free
program is open to all residents and their
guests.
SATURDAY MOVIE
Saturday, July 12
FOREIGN FILM
Tuesday, July 15 and Monday, July 21
The 2013 biographical drama “Diana”
starring Naomi Watts will be shown in
Peacock Hall at Gateway at 1, 4 and 7 p.m.
Captions will be used at 1 and 4 p.m. This
film is one hour and 53 minutes long and
is rated PG-13. This free program is sponsored by the Recreation Department and
The 1998 Italian drama “Il Postino”
will be shown in Peacock Hall at Gateway
at 4 p.m. This film is one hour and 48
minutes long and is rated PG. Language
captions will be utilized at both showings. This free program is open to all residents and their guests.
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Excursions
PRAGUE AND HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DANUBE – A charter River Cruise
Oct. 11 through 21
Enjoy this exclusive river cruise experience featuring seven nights aboard the
Amadeus Royal. See the breathtaking
views and discover grand cities and quaint
villages along the Blue Danube. Savor the
tastes of authentic dishes, learn about local legends, and understand why Strauss
immortalized the “Blue Danube” in his famous melody.
Tour highlights
• Two-night hotel stay in Prague
• Prague city tour
• Seven-night cruise, outside cabin
• Onboard lectures and entertainment
• Passau tour
• Vienna tour
• Bratislava tour
• Budapest tour
• Durnstein tour and Melk Abbey visit
• Welcome and farewell dinners
The tour includes: all transfers,
roundtrip airfare, two-night hotel stay
in Prague, seven nights’ cruise in deluxe
outside cabin, 22 meals (nine breakfasts,
six lunches and seven dinners), wine with
dinners, sightseeing per itinerary, onboard entertainment, professional tour
and cruise manager, baggage handling and
port charges. Prices start at $4,395 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.
MEMORIALS OF WAR: NORMANDY AND
PARIS 70th anniversary of D-Day
landings
Oct. 30 through Nov. 8
With optional three-night London post
tour extension
Tour highlights:
• Paris City Tour
• Vel d’Hiv Memorial
• Dinner at the Eiffel Tower
• Normandy Coast and La Roche-Guyon
Castle
• D-Day Landing Beaches
• St. Mere Eglise and Airborne Museum
• Pointe Du Hoc Ranger Memorial
• Omaha Memorial Museum and U.S. Military Cemetery
• Bayeux Tapestry
• Le Mont St. Michel Abbey
• Chartres Cathedral
roundtrip airfare, motorcoach transportation, eight nights first-class hotel accommodations, touring per itinerary, 13 meals
(eight breakfasts, five dinners), sightseeing per itinerary, professional tour director, baggage handling. The cost per person, double occupancy is $3,899 ($4,599
for a single). A deposit of $250 is due with
application. Stop by the Excursion Desk
for a complete itinerary and reservation
form.
SANTA FE HOLIDAY Featuring four
nights at one hotel
Dec. 3 through 7
Tour highlights:
• Santa Fe City Tour
• Loretto Chapel and Palace of the
Governors
• Albuquerque City Tour
• Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
• Old Town Albuquerque
• San Felipe de Neri Church
• High Road to Taos
• Chimayo village and Santuario
• Historic Taos City Tour
• Taos Pueblo Native America community
(UNESCO World Heritage Site)
The tour includes roundtrip airfare, motorcoach transportation, four nights deluxe lodging, six meals (four breakfasts
and two dinners), sightseeing per itinerary, professional tour director, baggage
handling. A deposit of $300 per person is
due with application. The cost is $1,325 per
person double occupancy, $1,750 single.
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS CRUISE
Jan. 13 through 28, 2015
Enjoy the wonders of the Hawaiian Islands in style on board the Star Princess
sailing round trip from San Francisco.
The Star Princess is an ideal sized ship
with great amount of amenities, and a full
itinerary of events at sea. Your days and
nights will be full of endless opportunities
for fun. Choose from traditional, anytime,
specialty or casual dining. Take a personal enrichment class, do yoga, go duty-free
shopping, or just relax with a dip in one
of the pools or spas. In the evening, enjoy
live theater and movies on the big screen,
plush lounges, swanky casinos and dance
clubs. After four busy days and nights at
sea, you’ll next be enjoying four different
Hawaiian Islands.
Ports of call:
• Hilo, Big Island
• Honolulu, Oahu
• Nawiliwili, Kauai
• Lahaina, Maui
• Ensenada, Mexico
Included in the price: 15-night cruise
aboard the Star Princess, round-trip transfers from Rossmoor to San Francisco pier,
all meals and entertainment aboard ship,
luggage handling, driver and stevedore
tips, port taxes and government fees, Travel Guard Group Protection Plan, one bottle
of wine per cabin and two onboard cocktail parties. Prices start from $2,260 per
person depending on stateroom choice.
Single rates are furnished upon request. A
deposit of $990 per person is due to secure
reservations. Final payment is due by Oct.
16, 2014. Stop by the Excursion Desk for a
complete itinerary and prices.
TROPICAL COSTA RICA
Jan. 24 through Feb. 1, 2015
Travel to Costa Rica (“Rich Coast”), one
of Central America’s hidden gems, a haven for eco-tourism. Experience the lush
forests, magnificent waterfalls, rumbling
volcanoes, endless coastlines and diverse
ecosystems in a place that preserves its
delicate ecology.
accommodations, 23 meals (12 breakfasts,
five lunches and seven dinners), sightseeing per itinerary, professional tour director
and baggage handling. The cost per person, double occupancy is $7,149 (single
accommodations are extremely limited).
Book before Sept. 4, 2014 and save $250
per person. A deposit of $250 is due with
application. Travel protection Plan is available for additional $270. Final payment is
due by Jan. 3, 2015. Stop by the Excursion
Desk for a complete itinerary and reservation form.
HOLLAND AND BELGIUM TULIP RIVER
CRUISE
April 6 through 14, 2015
Enjoy a seven-night Holland and Belgium river cruise aboard the AmaLyra.
These river cruises offer the beauty of Holland at tulip time, along with some of the
best scenery Belgium has to offer.
Tour highlights:
• Amsterdam Canal Cruise
• Volendam Harbor
• Airborne Museum in Arnhem
• Het Loo Palace (Holland Royal Residence)
• Nijmegen city tour
• Antwerp city tour
• Ghent with a visit to the Castle of the
Counts
• Zeeland Delta Works
• Willemstad walking tour
• Kinderdijk windmills
• Keukenhof Gardens
The tour includes: all transfers, roundtrip
airfare, seven nights cruise in deluxe outside cabin, 20 meals (seven breakfasts, six
lunches and seven dinners), wine, beer and
soft drinks with lunch and dinner, sightseeing per itinerary, onboard entertainment,
baggage handling and port charges. Prices vary based on the cabin category and
accommodation and range from $4499 to
$5799. A deposit of $500 per person is due
with application. Final payment is due by
Jan. 6, 2015. Stop by the Excursion Desk
for a complete itinerary and pricing information.
EXPLORING SOUTH AFRICA, VICTORIA
FALLS AND BOTSWANA
March 4 through 17, 2015
South Africa’s epic scenery, winding
coastlines, remarkable cultural diversity
and abundant wildlife come together in this
incredible adventure designed for a small
group.
Tour highlights:
• Cape Town
• Table Mountain
• Hermanus (optional Great White Shark
Experience)
• Entabeni Conservatory
• Soweto tour
• Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
• Chobe National Park
• Wildlife Safaris
roundtrip airfare, 12 nights first-class hotel
Tour highlights:
• Dublin city tour
• “Irish Night” traditional entertainment
• Kilkenny
• Visit with Irish family and farmhouse
lunch
• Castlemartyr Resort
• Old Midleton Distillery
• Blarney Castle
• Ring of Kerry
• Adare
• Limerick city tour
• Cliffs of Moher
• Ashford Castle
• Elegant private dinner
• Galway
• Castletown House tour
This tour requires average physical activity including climbing stairs and walking over uneven grounds and cobblestone
streets. The tour includes all transfers,
roundtrip airfare, motorcoach transportation, eight nights first-class hotel accommodations, 15 meals (eight breakfasts,
one lunch and six dinners), sightseeing per
itinerary, professional tour director, baggage handling. The cost per person, double
occupancy is $4,349 ($5,049 for a single).
Book before Oct. 7, 2014 and save $250
per person. A deposit of $250 is due with
application. Final payment is due by Feb.
6, 2015. Stop by the Excursion Desk for a
complete itinerary and reservation form.
NEW LISTING
ELEGANT IRELAND
Behold those famous shades of green
Tour highlights:
• Doka Coffee Plantation
• Tamarindo Beach
• Monteverde Cloud Forest
• Hanging Bridges walking tour
• Lake Arenal Cruise
• Cano Negro Nature Preserve
• Zarcero topiary garden
• San Jose tour
roundtrip airfare, motorcoach transportation, eight nights first-class hotel accommodations, touring per itinerary, 14 meals
(eight breakfasts, six dinners), sightseeing
per itinerary, professional tour director,
baggage handling. The cost per person,
double occupancy is $2,349 ($2,849 for a
single). A deposit of $250 is due with application. Final payment is due by Nov. 25.
that stretch as far as the eye can see. This
is Ireland. Explore a timeless destination
while touring the Cliffs of Moher and Blarney Castle and staying two nights at the
stunning medieval Ashford Castle.
Castlemartyr Resort
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 news@rossmoor.com by Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Due
to space restrictions, the News reserves the
right to edit or delete the articles on any
given week.
TRAVEL CLUB TRIP SUMMARY
THE GREAT RIVERS OF EUROPE, RIVER
SHIP CRUISE
June 4 through 18, 2015
Contact Hal or Roberta Davis, 510-9190037
MARITIME JEWELS OF THE BRITISH
ISLES
June 24 through July 8, 2015
Contact Joyce Rodgers, 946-1645.
PANAMA CANAL CRUISE AND PANAMA
LAND TOUR
Oct. 30 through Nov. 10, 2015
Contact Sally Day, 300-3332.
At the request of the Travel Club, the
REGULAR LISTINGS
News lists the following summary of upcoming Travel Club trips. Details of each CACHE CREEK WITH ORT
Monday, July 14
trip are in the regular Club Trip listings.
Travel on a spacious bus with ORT to
Cache Creek Casino for five hours of fun
and games. The bus departs Gateway at
Contact Judy Nixon at 933-6175.
9:30 a.m. and returns to Gateway at 5:30
p.m. Casino bonus includes $15 to play
JAPAN’S CULTURAL TREASURES
at table or machines and $5 food coupon.
The cost is $28 inclusive and is open to all
Rossmoor residents. Friends are welcome.
Contact Jayne and Bob Askin at 602Make checks out to ORT and mail to Joyce
412-8152 or in Rossmoor at 937-1501.
Kearney, 2909 Ptarmigan Drive No. 2. For
information call 935-5716 or email joyceITALY:TUSCANY, ALPS, RIVIERA, LAND
kearney@yahoo.com. ORT helps train and
TOUR
rehabilitate people in 58 countries worldApril 22 through May 6, 2015
wide and is open to everyone.
Contact Barbara Crane, 300-3358.
CHINA AND THE YANGTZE RIVER
Sept. 9 through 30, 2014
Club Trips
lunch and primary school visit. Have the
services of an experienced resident Grand
Circle program director in all cities and
on every shore excursion and a personal
headset. For reservations, call Grand Circle
THUNDER VALLEY CASINO WITH THE
Travel at 1-800-597-2452, press 2 and give
CITY OF HOPE – Five-hour Trip
CODE 4-22942 (Rossmoor Travel Club) and
Monday, Aug. 4
provide a $500 deposit. Trip flyers may be
Join in the fun at Thunder Valley Casino and obtained at Gateway Administration in the
support cancer research at the City of Hope. Travel Club mailbox. For information and/or
Stay five hours at the casino. Leave Gateway membership, call Judy Nixon at 286-6175.
at 9 a.m. and return about 5:45 p.m. Play
HEARST CASTLE, THE ENCHANTED HILL
bingo on the bus for fun prizes, including a
Sept. 10 and 11
free future trip. Bring friends and neighbors.
Casino gives $15 player credit and $5 food
Visit the Hearst Castle on a trip sponcredit. For reservations, call Lynne Keefer sored by the National Council of Jewish
at 945-7665 or email Lynne.Keefer@pruca. Women. The site is a National and Califorcom. Send checks for $30, made payable nia Historical Landmark mansion designed
to the City of Hope, to Keefer at 1830 Tice by the architect Julia Morgan. The group
Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA 94595.
will head to Monterey’s Cannery Row where
there will be free time to enjoy lunch (no
DELUXE AFRICAN WILDLIFE SAFARI
host) and browse the shops. The trip conAug. 23 through Sept. 6
tinues to Cambria where there will be accommodations at the Cambria Pines Lodge
This trip, sponsored by the Railroad
for an overnight stay. Dinner is included
Club, is custom designed for Rossmoor
as well as a hosted breakfast at the lodge.
and fully escorted, offering help with visa
The next morning, leave for San Simeon to
application, round-trip transfers from
visit the Hearst Castle and take the Grand
Rossmoor manors, round-trip airfare from
Rooms Tour 1. Following the guided tour,
San Francisco to Nairobi, four-star hotel
return to the visitors center for a hosted
in Amsterdam with transfers. The trip inbag lunch and free time to browse, shop or
cludes all United States and Kenyan deparenjoy the film “Building the Dream” before
ture taxes, three domestic flights in Kenya
departure. The cost of the trip per person
with transfers, safari orientation briefing
is $295 based on double occupancy, $375
both here and in Nairobi, first-class Serebased on single occupancy. The price inna Hotels and Game Lodges in Africa, all
cludes bus transportation, lodgings for one
full meals and portage throughout Afrinight, hosted dinner and breakfast, guidca, professional English-speaking driver/
ed tour of castle and box lunch. Departure
guides. Visit the five best national parks
from Gateway will be 9 a.m. on Sept. 10
and game reserves. Included are all daily
and return 6:30 p.m. the following evening.
entrance fees, early morning and late afterDeadline for making reservations is Aug.
noon game drives. No safari includes this
8. Checks are to be made payable to NCJW
much or offers it at the low price of $7,950.
and sent to Helen Field, 1316 Rockledge
This is the time of year for the annual mass
Lane No. 7. For information, call 280-7206.
migration of thousands of wildebeest and
Flyers with complete information will be
zebras crossing the Serengeti and Mara
available at the Excursion Desk in the RecRiver. The trip is limited to the first 19. Call
reation Department.
Ralf Parton at 256-7078 for a registration
form. The itinerary includes:
PANORAMIC RHINE CRUISE
• A full day and an overnight in Nairobi. Sept. 13 through 20
Tour the “Out of Africa” Karen Blixen estate
Join this special river cruise group
and museum. Visit the world-renown giaboard the beautiful new A-ROSA Flora
raffe center and elephant orphanage.
sailing from Basel, Switzerland, to Am• Two nights at Amboselli National Park sterdam, with port stops in Breisach, Gerbased at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro and fa- many, Kehl/Strasbourg, Mainze, Loreley
mous for its hippos and vast herds of large (cruising), Koblenz, and Cologne. All are
tusk elephants
welcome on this all-inclusive cruise that is
• Two nights at Lake Nakuru National Park, sponsored by St. Anne’s Society and bena preserve for the endangered black rhino efiting Catholic Charities of the East Bay.
and whose lake shores turn pink as they Prices begin at $3,269 per person and inhost over a million lesser flamingos
clude all port charges, taxes and fees, all
• An overnight at Sweetwaters Sanctuary, gratuities, free shore excursions, open bar
Serena’s newest property with views of Mt. (all day and all venues), complimentary
Wi-Fi and airport transfers in Basel and
Kenya and sleep in a tent
• Two nights at Samburu National Reserve, Amsterdam (day of departure and arrival
famous for the rare and unusual reticulated only). Single supplement is waived in Category A only. Space is limited.For informagiraffe, monkey and leopard
• Three nights at the Masai Mara Game Re- tion, call Gale Lydecker at 937-7748.
serve
NIAGARA FALLS TO THE BIG APPLE
Oct. 3 through 11
CHINA AND YANGTZE RIVER
Sept. 9 through 30
The Rossmoor Travel Club is sponsoring and Clarence and Judy Nixon are facilitating a Grand Circle Travel 21-day trip to
China and the Yangtze River departing from
San Francisco. Prices range from $4,495 to
$5,295, including airfare (all ship cabins are
outside). A four-day post trip to Bangkok,
Thailand, is also offered for $895 if enough
people sign up. There are four single slots
and neither trip has a single supplement.
This trip includes accommodations for 19
nights, 44 meals and 16 exclusive tours
and some optional tours (at an additional cost). The trip begins in Beijing for four
days, followed by three days in Shanghai,
Wuhan, four nights on river ship visiting
Yangtze River Dam (the largest hydroelectric project in the world and just completed
in 2009), Chongqing, Xian, Guilin and ends
in Hong Kong. Exclusive Discovery events
provide travelers the opportunity to experience the Chinese people and culture up
close. These include visits to the Shanghai market, Cao Yang New Village Senior
Center, home-hosted lunch with a Shanghai family, Fengdu home-hosted visit with
family who was forced to relocate for construction of the dam, Xian home-hosted
The Rossmoor Railroad Club and the Excursion Desk are co-sponsoring this jampacked journey through scenic New York
state ending with three days in New York
City. This Rossmoor group tour will be fully
escorted by New York native Ralf Parton
from pick-up to return. Roundtrip air with
transfers, Sheraton Hotels, 13 meals, boat
rides, train ride, three museum visits, two
Broadway plays, West Point and Baseball’s
Hall of Fame at Cooperstown are some of
the highlights included in this customized
Collette trip. Here is a brief itinerary:
• Fly to Buffalo for three nights in Niagara
Falls. Take boat ride below the falls on the
Maid of the Mist.
• Visit Canada for dinner and view the
Horseshoe Falls. Lockport, N.Y. board
barge for a ride on the Erie Canal.
• Vintage train ride on the Arcade and Attica Railroad
• Cooperstown for two-night stay; visit National Baseball museum
• Tour historic Sonnenberg Gardens and
Mansion with 40 rooms, then stroll through
its nine formal gardens.
• Tasting at Brewery Ommegang, famous
for Classic Belgian ales
• Visit the United State Military Academy at
West Point with lunch.
• Three nights at Sheraton Hotel on 7th
Avenue and 53rd Street in New York City.
Visit museums of Modern Art and Guggenheim. Free afternoons to shop or visit other
sights in Manhattan
• Each night attend a Broadway play, including Tony-awarded “Kinky Boots.” Last day,
after breakfast, free until late afternoon
The cost is $4,148. Save $150 early sign
up and deposit before April 25 or be among
the first 25 to sign up. Past Collette Loyalty
members may save additional $150, making the price $3,848. Call Parton at 2567078 or Excursions at 988-7731 to register
or for information.
REAL AFFORDABLE COSTA RICA
Nov. 1 through 13, 2015
This is a good time to leave the cold
weather and go to the sunshine to see the
flying Macaws of Costa Rica. This OAT tour
is sponsored by the Railroad Club and is
filled with unusual activities from horseback riding, river rafting, nature walks and
cruising a river for crocodiles. There is
a choice to participate or not. This small
group tour, like all OAT adventures, is limited to 15 participants and is fully escorted
by Rossmoor tour conductor, Ralf Parton.
It includes roundtrip air with transfers from
Rossmoor to SFO, 29 meals, all land transportation, 10 small group activities including a visit to a coffee finca, a home-hosted
meal, thermal mud baths and more. New
for 2015, gratuities for local guides, drivers
and luggage porters are included, so are all
government taxes, fees and airline fuel surcharges. The total cost for this two-week
adventure is $2,895. For a six-page color
brochure with pictures and a day-by-day
Itinerary, call Parton at 256-7078.
ART and TULIP CRUISE TO HOLLAND
and BELGIUM
April 6 through 14
April in Holland is like April in Paris except with only tulips and windmills.
This trip is fully escorted by Ralf Parton,
emeritus professor of fine art, CSUS, for
the 21st anniversary of the first Rossmoor
art tour. This tour is co-sponsored by the
Rossmoor Railroad Club. All participants
receive a one-year free membership in the
Railroad Club. Cruise is by AMAWaterways
on the Ama/Lyra with all deluxe outside
cabins. Includes complimentary beer, wine
and soft drinks with lunch and dinner, daily
shore excursions, onboard entertainment
and lectures. With 35 signups, Rossmoor
will have its own bus for all shore excursions. Cabin categories by deck begin at
$2,799 per person double occupancy.
Highlights:
• Keukenhof Gardens with its tulips and
sculptures
• The Kroller-Muller museum with the largest private collection of Van Gogh paintings and a sculpture garden filled with art
from Auguste Rodin to the present
• Ghent, Belgium, Ghent Altarpiece (Adoration of the Mystic Lamb) by Jan van Eyck
• Antwerp, Belgium, Peter Paul Ruben’s
house and studio and the Cathedral of Our
Lady housing three of his master paintings
Optional two nights include visits to the
Rijksmuseum with all the Dutch masters
and Rembrandt’s Night Watch and Van
Gogh museum. There will be free time to
view other sights. For information and a
day-by-day itinerary and registration form,
call Parton at 256-7078.
ITALY: TUSCANY, THE ALPS AND THE
RIVIERA
April 22 through May 6,
For the first time, the Travel Club is sponsoring a trip to Italy in partnership with
Grand Circle Travel, beginning in Rome and
ending in Venice 13 days later. Stops include Florence, Siena, Pisa, Verona, Portofino and the Dolomites. Travelers will also
have an opportunity to visit the five small
villages at Cinque Terre. This trip offers a
variety of included and optional tours. One
such tour is across the Austrian border to
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Innsbruck. Another goes to Milan with its
unique and dazzling cathedral. A three-day
pre-trip to Rome and a three-day post-trip
to Venice are available at additional cost.
All hotel stays are at least three nights.
Pace will be leisurely with opportunities to
experience Italian art and culture. This is
an unhurried journey, which may appeal
to first-time visitors to Italy, but also to
those who have “been there, done that.”
The Travel Club provides an additional benefit to its members through discounts only
available to its members. Round-trip transportation between Gateway and SFO will
be arranged if at least 11 passengers sign
up. For information and day-by-day itineraries, contact Barbara Crane at 300-3358
or barbaracrane@aim.com. Flyers are also
available in the Travel Club box at Gateway.
THE GREAT RIVERS OF EUROPE
June 4 through 19, 2015
This Grand Circle Cruise Line trip,
sponsored by the Rossmoor Travel Club,
departs from Amsterdam and concludes
in Vienna 15 days later. This river cruise is
leisurely and comfortable. Enjoy scenery,
history and culture from Holland, through
Germany and ending in the cultured city
of Vienna, Austria. Rivers traveled are the
Rhine, Main and Danube. The ship, M/S
River Harmony, only carries 140 passengers, and this cruise is one of the most
popular of all the Grand Circle cruises.
The Travel Club has reserved space for
14 cabins, with two of those single cabins
(supplement required). All cabins are exterior, and are about 160 square feet – large
enough for two to share comfortably. There
are pre-trip and post-trip options available
for Bruges, Belgium and Vienna. This trip
includes nine tours of cities and towns
along the route, as well as the opportunity to join several optional focus tours.
All meals and beverages served during
the meals are included in the cost. Grand
Circle provides highly skilled local-based
program directors who manage activities
while off the ship and who travel the entire cruise. The cost ranges from $4,195 to
$5,295 per person for the cruise. Airfare,
purchased from Grand Circle, is $1,700
round trip from SFO. The Travel Club provides additional discounts only available
to its members. Round-trip transportation
between Gateway and SFO will be arranged
if at least 11 passengers sign up. For details and booking information, contact Hal
or Roberta Davis at 510-919 0037, or email
at halrob3@yahoo.com. To reserve a cabin,
contact Grand Circle Cruise Line at 800597 2452 (2).Trip brochures are available in
the Travel Club mailbox at Gateway.
MARITIME JEWELS OF THE
BRITISH ISLES
June 24 through July 8, 2015
The Rossmoor Travel Club is sponsoring a small ship cruise through the British Isles in partnership with Grand Circle
Cruise Lines, beginning in London and
ending in Edinburgh 14 days later. Stops
include Isles of Scilly; Fishguard and Holyhead, Wales; Dublin, Ireland; small towns
on the Scottish Isles including the Inner
and Outer Hebrides and the Orkneys; Aberdeen, Scotland, and Edinburgh, Scotland. This trip offers 12 included tours and
several optional ones to cities and towns,
to castles and crafters, to museums and
gardens. Travelers will be immersed in
the history and culture of this part of the
world. The trip begins with a two-night
stay in London before boarding the ship.
A pre-trip extension to London or posttrip extension to Edinburgh may be added
for a cost. Even for those who have been
to the British Isles before, this trip promises to be comprehensive and unique in
many ways. Prepare to be delighted with
its beauty, mystery and charm. The Travel
Club provides an additional benefit to its
members through rebates only available
to its members. Round-trip transportation
between Gateway and SFO will be arranged
if at least 11 passengers sign up. For information and day-by-day itineraries, contact Joyce Rodgers at 946-1645 or joyceburtrodgers@comcast.net. Flyers are also
available in the Travel Club box at Gateway.
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TV Guide for Channel 28
Club Trips
PANAMA CANAL CRUISE AND
PANAMA:
A CONTINENT DIVIDED, OCEANS
UNITED
Oct. 30 through Nov. 10, 2015
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 10 through 16
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.
■ “HERETICS and Heroes.” Book discussion. 50 minutes.
With his latest book, “Heretics and Heroes,” bestselling author
Thomas Cahill guides the reader through the thrilling period of
the Renaissance and the Reformation–a time full of innovation and
cultural change. From the disaster of the Black Death, to the most
sublime artistic and scientific adventure, Cahill describes an era of
just-discovered continents and previously unknown peoples.
■ HOSPICE and Palliative Care. Information. One hour.
“Advances in Hospice Care” is the subject of the talk given by Dr.
Sally Sample. She addresses the issues of which patients and medical conditions are appropriate for hospice care, and the nature of
the care and services available. She received her medical degree
from Hahnemann University Medical School in Philadelphia and
completed her internship and residency at the University of Florida,
Gainesville. She was the medical director for Medi-Cal and Vistas
Hospice and is currently the medical director of the Hospice of the
East Bay.
■ RED HOT Skillet Lickers. Musical standards. One hour, 20
minutes. Lavay Smith and her hot swing band put on a top blues
show. This group has won many awards and has performed all over
California. Band members include Mike Olmos, trumpet; Allen
Smith, trumpet; Danny Armstrong, trombone; Jules Broussard,
saxophone; Charles McNeal, saxophone; Ron Stallings, saxophone, Howard Willey, saxophone; Charlie Siebert, guitar; David
Ewell, bass; Darrell Green, drums; and Chris Siebert, piano and
band leader.
■ ANNIVERSARY Celebration: Verdi, Wagner and Britten.
Classical music. 1 hour, 45 minutes. Arias and songs from composers Verdi, Wagner and Britten are performed by celebrated art-
The Rossmoor Travel Club is
sponsoring a Grand Circle Travel
12-day land and small- ship cruise
to Panama in 2015. The Panama
Canal is the engineering marvel
that opened 100 years ago, allowing civilian and military shipping to shave 9,000 miles from
the Atlantic to the Pacific route
around Cape Horn. A significant
expansion is scheduled to open
in 2015. This land trip includes
visiting Panama City, Chorrera,
Chitre, Las Tablas, La Arena and
Gamboa. There are multiple side
excursions and visits to significant cultural and historical sites.
Return to Panama City to board
Grand Circle’s privately chartered
24-passenger catamaran, the M/S
Discovery. Complete the transit
of the canal in daylight over three
days, making various stops and
observing the operations of the
canal and its locks. This trip offers
a three-night pre-trip to Bocas del
Toro, Panama: Wild Archipelago
($795) and a five-night post-trip
to Cartagena Colombia: the Emerald of the Caribbean ($1,045).
The trip is limited to 24 people
and costs $3,295 including port
charges, beverages and gratuities
for local guides and motor coach
drivers. There are three nights on
the Discovery, three nights in Panama City, three nights in Chitre
and two nights in Gamboa. Single
supplement is $545. Round-trip
air from SFO is $1,000. For details or flyers, contact Sally Day
at 300-3332 or email sday1045@
comcast.net. Flyers are also avail
able at Gateway Administration in
the Rossmoor Travel Club mailbox.
6 a.m.
Connection holds
marathon bridge
play and luncheon
The annual Connection,
no-partner, marathon bridge
luncheon is on Saturday, Aug. 9,
at 9:30 a.m. at Dollar Clubhouse.
The event is open to Connection marathon bridge players from sections 1, 2 and 3.
Other Connection bridge players are welcome to sign up, but
will be wait-listed until the
deadline of Saturday, July 26.
Lunch will be served by
Hamilton caterers. The choice
is meatless taco salad, taco salad with meat or chef’s salad.
The cost is $25 and includes
breakfast goodies and lunch
along with coffee, tea and
wine. Reservation instructions
are on the sign-up form, which
is available in the Connection
mailbox at Gateway.
Reservation checks, payable
to the Connection, should be
sent to Dorlene Dockus at 1141
Ptarmigan Drive No. 2. Do not
leave reservation checks in the
Connection mailbox. Be sure
to note the entrée choice.
Registration will be confirmed by phone after the July
26 deadline. Dollar Clubhouse
accommodates only 48 bridge
players, so send in reservations
early to be included.
For information, call Pat
Guthrie at 945-8540.
Thu
ists: sopranos Karen Anderson and Diane Sintich; Ted Weiss,
baritone; Robert Watson, tenor, all accompanied by pianist,
Ron Valentino. Renowned lecturer and music critic Steven Lowe
rounds out the gala celebration with an interesting talk about the
composers and their contributions to the musical scene.
■ ZHI YIN Chorus. Broadway/musical standards. One hour.
Bainian Tan, renowned tenor and vocal educator from Shanghai
Philharmonic, is the musical director and conductor of the Zhi Yin
Singers. The members are students of his San Francisco-based studio and form a nonprofit organization to raise musical awareness.
Michael Tan is the pianist.
■ JUSTIN Levitt. Classical piano. One hour.
Local pianist and self-taught musician Justin Levitt performs
songs such as “Villain Waltz in G,” “Bach Revisited” and “Classical Rag.” Levitt has been playing piano and composing for the past
15 years and has had three solo piano concerts featuring his own
compositions in the Bay Area.
■ Generations in JAZZ. Jazz/big band music. 45 minutes.
The Big Band of Rossmoor’s fifth annual festival. Opening for
the Big Band is the national award-winning Stanley Middle School
jazz group Airtime, made up of eighth- and ninth-grade musicians.
Next up is the Generations in Jazz ensemble, Bob Athayde and
Friends. The main event is the Rossmoor Big Band with special
guests Al Hart and Countess Felder from the Alabama Jazz Hall
of Fame. Mary Fettig performs again this year, along with several
of her students.
■ TAI CHI Chuan. Exercise. 30 minutes.
Tai Chi Chuan (also written as t’ai chi,) is a slow-motion, moving
meditative exercise for relaxation, health and self-defense. Originally from China, t’ai chi has gained enormous popularity in America and throughout the rest of the world for its health benefits. In
this program Adam Wallace gives demonstrations of his classes at
the Fitness Center. Part one of three.
■ A TIME of transition. Information. One hour.
Superintendent Dr. John Nickerson, Acalanes High School District, talks to the Rossmoor Community Club about California High
Schools and their time of transition. Acalanes is considered to be
among the top schools in California. Nickerson’s career has taken
him to be both assistant and principal in this district, and since
2011 he has been the district superintendent. This program has been
submitted by Community Club, taped and edited by member Gerry
Swanstrom.
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