Masters swim program under way

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ROSSMOOR NEWS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2011
WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA
VOLUME 44, NO. 11 • 50 CENTS
Newly proposed column
would give another
voice for resident concerns
By Wilma Murray
Staff writer
T
o restrict or not to restrict? That has been
an ongoing question for
years on the topic of letters
to the Residents Forum in the
News.
There are those who claim
the current 250-word limit is
not only too restrictive, it’s
simply wrong.
However, Communications
Manager Maureen O’Rourke
fashioned the 250-word policy
after careful consideration and
examination of the policies of
other newspapers around the
country. In fact, 250 words is
a generous allotment, if compared to the word limit of 200
for the San Francisco Chronicle
and the Contra Costa Times.
Keeping a limit of how
long letters can be is impor-
tant, O’Rourke said, because if
there isn’t one, “where do you
stop it?”
But some people have a few
things to say and they just don’t
feel they can say them in 250
words. They have made their
voices known on this issue,
and now, they have, indeed,
been heard.
One of the most persistent
voices has been that of Pasquale
Quarto, inveterate letter writer.
Quarto has been frustrated by
limitations placed on those
letters because he has a lot to
cover.
Quarto, who belonged to the
former Rossmoor Residents
Association and who is not an
advocate of continuous amenity additions in Rossmoor,
among other things, doesn’t
feel he’s had the proper opportunity to speak his mind.
Continued on page 14
Walnut Creek sponsors Memorial
Day event Monday at Civic Park
Walnut Creek will honor
the memory of fallen soldiers
at a Memorial Day ceremony
Monday, May 30, at 10 a.m.
The ceremony will be held at
the gazebo in Civic Park, located at the corner of North
Broadway and Civic Drive.
Commander Renee Richardson, USN, from the U.S.
Department of Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) in Washington, D.C., will offer the
keynote address, highlighting
on Memorial Day to remember those who have been lost
as well as those who have not
come home. She will emphaContinued on page 7
Car accident claims life
of Avenida Sevilla resident
News photo by Mike DiCarlo
Members of the Rossmoor Masters Swim Club gather at Hillside pool on Mondays and Thursdays. The assistant coach is Lisa Ward, standing right, pictured with Rossmoor Aquatics Supervisor Don Powell, standing left.
Masters swim program under way
T
he newly formed Rossmoor Masters Swim
Club invites all residents to visit its weekly
workouts at Hillside pool.
This new club is a sister club
to Walnut Creek Masters
Swim Club.
In the club, Rossmoor residents benefit from the expert
coaching of Walnut Creek’s
head coach, Kerry O’Brien,
and assistant coach, Lisa
Ward. Swimming experience
is preferred but not mandatory to be part of the program.
Currently, the group meets
from 9 to 10 a.m. Mondays
and Thursdays at Hillside
pool. If more residents join,
the coaches will add an additional session at Hillside the
same hour.
Members pay Walnut Creek
Masters $350 for 68 one-hour
sessions that run through Dec.
Farmers’ Market will be in Gateway
parking lot every Friday through October
Mid-morning on May 13, a resident of Avenida Sevilla, Entry
1, was backing her car out of her carport. She did not see fellow
Entry 1 resident, 90-year-old Elizabeth Humphreys, step behind
the vehicle.
Humphreys was hit, and she succumbed to her injuries two
days later at the hospital.
As with all fatal collisions, the Walnut Creek Police will investigate; however, the police do not suspect anything beyond a
tragic accident.
INSIDE THE NEWS
New items in historical display.
See page 4.
www.rossmoornews.com
Arts and Leisure ............. 18-22
Arts and Leisure listings ..... 34
Bridge .......................28 and 41
Calendar.......................... 30-34
Classified ......................... 44-55
Channel 28 TV Guide ......... 35
Clubs ......................... 22-28, 37
Health .............................. 42-43
In Memoriam....................... 36
Maintenance ........................ 56
Movies .................................. 20
New Residents...................... 13
Op/Ed Columns .............. 16-17
Religion ............................... 36
Residents Forum ................. 15
Sports .............................. 38-41
31. Members may substitute
or make up missed workouts
at Walnut Creek’s Heather
Farm pool. The fee amounts
to about $5 per session and
includes membership in U.S.
Masters Swimming.
Rossmoor Masters Swim
Club dues have yet to be determined. For information,
contact Rossmoor Aquatics
Supervisor Don Powell, at
Del Valle pool, at 988-7853.
Bud and Joy Maynes stopped by the strawberry stand on the first
day of the Rossmoor Farmers’ Market last Friday. The market
will be in the main Gateway parking lot every Friday through
October.
The Rossmoor Certified
Farmers’ Market opened its
season last Friday with new
extended hours from 9:30 a.m.
to noon. The Farmers’ Market will be held every Friday
in the same location as last
year’s market – the Gateway
Clubhouse parking lot on Tice
Creek Drive and Golden Rain
Road.
Last week, the market had
to move temporarily to the
back parking lot at Gateway
since the main parking lot was
being repaved.
The Farmers’ Market provides locally grown fruits and
vegetables and heirloom variety produce from family farmers. In addition, lunch items,
such as Swiss-herb-roasted
chickens, spicy tamales and
more will be offered.
Spring’s harvest, direct from
California certified growers
and producers, includes Watsonville’s sweet strawberries,
the first cherries of the year
fresh from Brentwood, organic vegetables and more direct
Continued on page 8
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ROSSMOOR NEWS • MAY 25, 2011
Paving at Gateway goes smoothly
BOARD AGENDA
Following are the agenda items for the GRF Board meeting
on Thursday, May 26, in Peacock Hall at Gateway. A complete copy of the agenda package is available in the Board
Office at Gateway as of Monday, May 23.
1. Consider recommendation that the Board approve a
revised Rule R103.0, Golf Courses.
revised Policy 601.2, Rossmoor News Editorial Policy.
revised Rule R108.0, Parking.
revised Rule R201.0, Traffic Rules and Regulations.
revised Rule R102.0, Fitness Center Access and Use.
revised Policy 6-2.0, Rossmoor Television Channel..
7. Consider approving, as recommended by the president,
Board representative and Board committee appointments.
Despite the rain, the paving of Gateway parking lot was able to get under way last week and is on
schedule. In the photo, a crew from Silicon Valley Paving works on the small parking lot behind the
Administration Office. This area is now complete, as is the rear parking lot by the multipurpose
rooms and the small lot by the bus stop. Weather permitting, the paving in the main parking lot
was started on Tuesday and should be completed by tomorrow.
GRF Board announces committee openings
There will be openings on the following GRF
Board committees in May:
• Aquatics Advisory Committee: two nonGRF Board member openings; one Board member opening
• Audit Committee: one non-GRF Board
member openings; one Board member opening
• Finance Committee: two non-GRF Board
member openings; one Board member opening
• Fitness Center Advisory Committee: three
non-GRF Board member openings to three-year
terms; one non-Board opening to a two-year
term; one Board member opening
• Golf Advisory Committee: one non-GRF
Board member opening; one Board member
opening
Residents interested in serving on any of
these committees are invited to apply by submitting their names and qualifications, along with
a brief statement on why they want to serve, to
Assistant Secretary Paulette Jones in the Board
Office at Gateway complex by Thursday, June 2.
For information, call Jones at 988-7710.
8. Consider adopting a resolution removing the former
GRF treasurer as trustee for the Pension Plan and the 401(k)
Plan for the employees of the GRF and adding the current
GRF treasurer as a trustee for the plans.
Take reusable goods to
Hospice truck twice a week
Residents are encouraged to donate their reusable household
goods and clothing to Hospice. To make it easy, a Hospice of the
East Bay truck will be parked at the waste-handling/recycling
facility at Rockview Drive every Wednesday and Saturday, from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Representatives from Hospice will be there to collect gently
used household items, including books, small appliances, clothing, jewelry, antiques and more. These items will be resold in
Hospice thrift stores.
Proceeds from the sale of donations benefit the patients and
families in the care of Hospice of the East Bay.
For information about Hospice’s pickup of large items, call
674-9072. For information on Diablo Appraisal and Estate Sales,
Hospice’s estate sale and liquidation service, or for information
about Hospice’s presence in Rossmoor, call 766-5066.
The Hospice Boutique Thrift Shoppe is located at 1345A Newell Avenue (next to Whole Foods) in Walnut Creek; phone 9471064. Store hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday,
and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Donations are welcomed.
For other Hospice thrift shop locations and hours, visit the
website at www.hospiceeastbay.org.
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Fifth Mutual seats new directors
The deadline to file a petition for candidates seeking a
position as director on the board of directors of Fifth Walnut
Creek Mutual was April 29.
Five petitions were submitted by the deadline for the four
open positions. Two of the petitions were declared invalid by
Inspector of Election Barbara Phillips on the advice of the
Mutual attorney. This means that incumbent Ellen Dietschy
along with Russ Cunningham and Margaret Sandelmann
were the three declared eligible to run for election.
Because there is no opposition to their petitions, they will
be elected by acclamation at the annual membership meeting. The one additional seat on the board will be addressed
by the new board sometime in the next term.
The Fifth Walnut Creek Mutual membership meeting will
be held on Friday, June 17, at 10 a.m. in the Fireside Room at
Gateway. Officers, committee chairs and staff will give reports, the three declared elected members of the board will
be seated, and members will be invited to ask questions and
comment on this year’s activities.
An organizational meeting of the new Board to elect officers will be held immediately following adjournment of
the annual meeting. The membership is encouraged to stay
and attend the organizational meeting as well as the annual
meeting. Both meetings will be held in the Fireside Room.
News has early deadline
due to Memorial Day
Due to the Memorial Day
holiday on May 30, the News
will have an early deadline for
the June 1 issue.
All articles are due no later
than Wednesday, May 25, at 4
p.m. All display and classified
Fawn alert
A fawn crosses Rossmoor Parkway as mama deer watches and a car approaches. It’s that time
of year when the deer and their young make their way down from the hills and are seen walking
around Rossmoor. The deer are known to dart out in front of cars, so drivers should be extra
cautious on the roads and slow down.
advertising, letters to the Residents Forum and obituaries
are due no later than Thursday,
May 26, at 10 a.m.
For information about
the early deadline, call 9887800.
ROSSMOOR NEWS
The Rossmoor News (927080), established April 15, 1965, is published every
Wednesday, for a subscription rate of $45 per year, by the Golden Rain
Foundation, 1006 Stanley Dollar Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94595. Periodical
postage is paid in Walnut Creek, CA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes
to the Rossmoor News, P.O. Box 2190, Walnut Creek, CA 94595.
MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 2190, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
OFFICE & DELIVERY 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 e-mail address: news@rossmoor.
com. Classified ads and payment information can be e-mailed
to newsdesk@rossmoor.com or faxed to 925-988-7862. Articles
and ads cannot be submitted through the Web site. All e-mailed
ads and articles will get confirmation from News staff.
WEB SITE: www.rossmoor.com and www.rossmoornews.com
TELEPHONE: General information and display and classified
advertising: 925-988-7800 Fax: 925988-7862
MISSED PAPER: Report missed papers by Thursday noon to
ensure delivery. Call 988-7800 and give complete address with
entry.
STAFF: Editorial: Maureen O’Rourke, Manager
Chrissa Basbas, Editor/Clerk; 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, 9887811, Account Representative. Office Staff: Jacqueline Blaauw
and Renee Zumbo, Reception, classified and legal advertising.
Contributing Writers: Doug Hergert, Boomer View; Charles Jarrett, Entertainment Notes; Nancy Kaye, Tossing It Around; R.S.
Korn, Eye on DVDs; Tom Mader, At Witʼs End; John Nutley, 40
Years Ago.
Volunteers: Cathy Fauver and Barbara Hansen.
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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New items included in historical display at Dollar Clubhouse
Rossmoor historian John
Nutley announced that five new
visions from Rossmoor’s past
are on display at Dollar Clubhouse in the cases on the second floor. The display features
the Rossmoor Follies, the Saklan Indians, the electric train,
the State Clubs Federation and
the Junior Dollar Clubhouse.
The Rossmoor Follies,
which operated from 1970 to
1989, was a yearly review of
the talents of many Rossmoor
residents. Under the direction
of Dorothy Braun, scripts were
written, songs and dances were
prepared, costumes were made
and publicity and tickets were
presented. The two performances were usually held in
November to packed audiences
at the Del Valle auditorium.
The Saklan Indians lived
near the spring at the entrance
to the valley. They were hunter- gatherers whose principal
food was prepared acorn meal,
which the women leached and
then cooked. The men hunted
deer and small game and the
skins of the animals were converted into clothing. The feath-
ers of woodpeckers and other
colorful birds were made into
decorations. They were skilled
in basketry.
The Oakland Antioch and
Eastern was an electric train that
operated between Oakland and
Sacramento. The San Ramon
Branch ran from Saranap station south to Danville. A short
line ran from it into the valley
from 1910 to 1920 to serve the
winery, where Del Valle is now
located, of Joseph Naphtaly,
who owned much of the valley.
When Prohibition came, the
branch was shut down.
The State Clubs Federation
was organized to assist residents of a particular state to
meet and enjoy the company
of others from that state. It was
hoped that they would write to
their friends back home of the
pleasures and opportunities
available in Rossmoor. At one
time there were 38 state clubs.
By 2001 only three remained.
The Junior Dollar Clubhouse was the original summer home of Stanley Dollar Jr.
and his family. As it was the
garage, a corral for horses and
Alzheimer’s Support Group
for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s and other types
of dementia meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month
from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Conference Room at Gateway Clubhouse. Phone Priscilla Tudor, LCSW at 988-7751.
John Nutley, Rossmoor historian, shows off the new items in the display cases at Dollar Clubhouse. The displays highlight different facets of Rossmoor history.
workshops. After the sale of
the property to Ross Cortese
in 1960, the home was used as
clinic for the new community.
In 1970 the clinic moved to its
new home on Rossmoor Parkway. The house and grounds
were converted for use by the
Table Tennis Club and the Pro
Shop. In 2010 it was removed
to be replaced by the new
Creekside Clubhouse.
Donors of Safeway cards help their neighbors
Counseling Services gives
one $50 Safeway gift card per
household up to four times a
year to those with low incomes
who call and request help. In
2010, gift certificates were dis-
tributed to 76 households, a total of $6,700 worth of cards.
The need increases every
year. Earlier this year, there
were few cards left and Counseling Services staff was concerned it would no longer be
possible to provide this muchneeded assistance. However,
after a plea in the News, many
residents donated Safeway gift
cards, reaching into their pockets to help their neighbors.
The Rossmoor Sewing Club
contributed $500, equivalent
to 10 gift cards; and the Boomers Forever donation of $650
allowed for 13 cards. These
donations make lives brighter
and pantries fuller for those
residents who are experiencing
financial hardship.
On their behalf, Counseling Services thanks all donors
for their kindness and generosity.
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Women’s bathroom at Del Valle raided of fixtures
By Wilma Murray
Staff writer
A few of the toilets in the
women’s restroom next to the
Sierra Room at Del Valle Clubhouse were disabled over the
weekend of May 14 and 15
when a thief dismantled the
flush valves.
It was discovered on that
Monday morning that the fittings in three of the six stalls
had been stolen. If it was the
brass the thieves were after,
there wouldn’t be much money
to be gained, though the fixtures themselves are costly,
Securitas Manager Pete McCabe said.
Public Safety Coordinator
Dennis Bell said the thieves
had to have some knowledge
of plumbing and to have ap-
propriate tools with which to
turn off the water in order to
make the heist.
There was no forced entry,
so the theft was likely to have
occurred during the hours
from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. when
the building is open, Bell
said.
Residents who noticed anything suspicious during that
window of time, or who see
anything suspicious at any time
are asked to call Securitas.
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At the April meeting of
the First Mutual, the board
voted unanimously to direct
staff to move $1 million of
reserve funds into a U.S.
Treasury account in order
to earn more interest than is
currently being earned.
The First Mutual board
will hold its next meeting on
Friday, May 27, at 1 p.m. at
Del Valle. All First Mutual
residents are encouraged to
attend.
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SECURITY REPORTS
F RO M S E C U R I TA S
The following incidents were reported to Securitas, Rossmoor’s security service provider. The incidents appear here
as they were initially reported to Securitas. If the case warrants it, the News will do a follow-up story.
Thursday, May 12
Suspicion: A resident of Leisure Lane reported a motorcycle was riding around in circles goofing off. Securitas staff
was unable to locate.
Friday, May 13
Auto accident: A resident of Avenida Sevilla hit another
resident while backing out of her carport. The resident who
was hit died two days later. An article on this incident is in this
issue of the News.
Monday, May 16
Theft: Mutual Operations reported the theft of bathroom
fixtures at Del Valle. An article on this incident is in this issue
of the News.
Suspicion: Resident of Skycrest Drive reported she thinks
someone has been siphoning gas out of her car.
Wednesday, May 18
Suspicion: An anonymous resident reported a fire on the
north side of Rossmoor. Securitas staff was unable to locate.
Vandalism: Resident of Oakmont Drive reported that the
storage locker was broken into. Nothing was missing.
Theft: A resident of Golden Rain Road reported her car battery was taken out of her car.
Residents caught in a financial bind
can get help from the Rossmoor Fund
By Fritzie Davis Noble
Rossmoor Fund correspondent
In the past year, the
Rossmoor Fund has made a
number of grants, both to individuals and organizations.
Individuals grants are given to
qualified applicants who are
facing extraordinary expenses they cannot manage, given
their incomes and lack of liquid assets.
Following are some comments of grant beneficiaries.
One resident said, “I had
planned on growing older, but
not to be in dire financial straits
– this will help immensely.”
Another wrote, “We have
lived in Rossmoor for many
years and have enjoyed every
moment until we faced my
wife’s illness. We wish to extend our sincere thanks to the
board for this grant.”
Some have referred to how
difficult it is to ask for help:
“In 60 years of marriage, this
is the first time we’ve had to
ask for anything.”
Grants for services to
Rossmoor residents have been
made to the Diablo Respite
Center (DRC) for scholarships
to people in the early stage of
memory loss and to the Law
Center to provide free legal
assistance. Joan Larson, chairwoman of the board of directors of DRC, spoke on behalf
of the organization’s board and
staff.
“Thanks to the Rossmoor
Fund and its donors for giving us the opportunity to help
people who cannot afford to
pay for our program,” she said.
“Participating in an activities
program designed specifically
for people with memory loss
benefits the participant and
gives respite to the caregiver.”
Geoffrey Wm. Steele, president of the Law Center, wrote,
“Your support truly helps our
pro-bono programs providing
legal assistance and services
to residents of the Rossmoor
Community.”
Organizations can apply
Organizations wishing to
apply for a grant to provide services or educational programs
to benefit Rossmoor residents
should call 567-3873 to discuss
the program proposal with a
director.
For information, go to the
following website: Rossmoor-
Fund.com. Grant guidelines
are posted on this website.
Residents can apply
Residents who are having
financial problems can apply
for a grant from the Rossmoor
Fund. Grants typically cover
expenses such as:
• Medical bills
• Medications
• Essential Dental care
• Temporary home health
care
• Medical equipment
• Oxygen
• Ambulance service
• Eyeglasses
• Essential heat or food
Grants are limited to individuals whose annual income
is less than $21,660 or to twoperson households with combined incomes under $29,140.
Other assets are also taken into
account in determining eligibility
Requests for grants should
be made either by calling the
Rossmoor Fund directly at
567-3863 (leave a message for
a return call by a board member), or through the Rossmoor
Counseling Services at 9887750.
The Rossmoor Fund is a
nonprofit public-benefit corporation qualified to receive
tax-deductible gifts and has no
affiliation with Golden Rain
Foundation.
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Creekside Grill is open Tuesday through Sunday for
breakfast, lunch and dinner and is closed on Mondays.
The hours of operation are as follows:
Tuesday through Friday
Breakfast: 7:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Dinner: 5 to 9 p.m.
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Breakfast: 8 to 10:30 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Dinner 5 to 9 p.m. on Saturdays and
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Third Mutual’s annual meeting
will be held June 21 at Hillside
Third Mutual’s annual membership meeting will be held on
Tuesday, June 21, at 9 a.m. in the Las Trampas Room at Hillside
Clubhouse. The new directors will be introduced and an update
on the status of the Mutual will be presented. All residents of
Third Mutual are invited to attend.
Refreshments will be served. The officers for 2011-2012 will
be elected following the general meeting.
For information, contact the Board Office at 988-7718.
Mutual 29’s quarterly meeting
date has been changed to June 6
The Mutual 29 quarterly meeting will take place on Monday,
June 6, beginning at 9:30 a.m., and will be held in the Vista Room
at Hillside Clubhouse. All Mutual 29 residents are invited to attend.
Light refreshments will be served.
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP: Meets for eight weeks, three
times a year. For information, call Priscilla Tudor, LCSW, at 988-7751.
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size DPMO’s mission and protocols for personnel accounting and recovery for all wars
since World War II.
Richardson is an intelligence officer assigned to
the World War II Division of
DPMO. She joined the U.S.
Army in 1979 and converted
to the Navy Reserve as a second class cryptologist in 1986.
She served as an interpreter for
the Soviet Ship Visit program.
She was mobilized in support
of Desert Storm in January
1991, serving as an analyst for
the National Security Agency
in Pearl Harbor.
The ceremony will include
musical accompaniment by the
Walnut Creek Concert Band
under the direction of Harvey
Benstein. Chaplain Dwane Michael of John Muir/Mt. Diablo
Health System will give the
invocation and blessing, and
the Marine Corps Recruiting Station of Contra Costa
County will present the colors and close the ceremony
Commander Renee Richardson
with the traditional laying of
the wreaths, a wreath for each
service branch, at the Veterans Memorial Plaza across the
street from Civic Park.
Families of persons missing in action are encouraged
to contact the city to have their
family member recognized
during the ceremony. Contact
City Clerk Patrice Olds at 9435818 or olds@walnut-creek.
org.
Additional Memorial Day
weekend events include “Local Authors Share Their Stories” at 6:30 p.m., Friday,
May 27, at the Walnut Creek
Library, 1644 N. Broadway.
Panel members include Tim
Haslam, “Stars & Stripes and
Shadows – How I Remember
Vietnam”; Rossmoor resident Lou Satz, “Occupation
Europe 1945-1946 As Witnessed by a 19-Year Old GI”;
and Jerry Whiting, author of
“Veterans in the Mist: World
War II Memoirs of the Third
Thursday Lunch Bunch.”
At 1 p.m. Monday, May 30,
there will be a screening of the
documentary “Lives Beyond
the War,” which highlights the
experience of local World War
II veterans.
Writer and director Neil
Looker will be at the screening, which will be in the Walnut Creek Library.
All events are free and
open to the public. For information, visit the city of Walnut Creek’s website at www.
walnut-creek.org.
EXCURSIONS: Rossmoor Excursions, sponsored by the Recreation Department, offers a variety of day
trips. Residents can hop on the bus with an escort to San Francisco to see plays and performances, to
ball games, to local wineries and even to Monterey to visit the Aquarium. In addition, Excursions offers
extended trips such as cruises to Mexico, a safari in Africa or a trip to Pasadena to see the Rose Parade.
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Rossmoor Sanctum at Dollar dedicated at spiritual ceremony
Special thanks to the late Myron Herrell
By Lou Ann Berardi
Interfaith Council correspondent
The Rossmoor Interfaith
Council celebrated the dedication of the Sanctum last
Wednesday at Dollar Clubhouse. About 100 guests gathered in the living room and the
Solarium as Ruth Barley and
Joyce Temple provided piano
music.
The Sanctum, recently approved by the Golden Rain
Board, is located in the northeast corner of Dollar Clubhouse, just past the library. It is
a sacred place where residents
can go to read, meditate, pray
or converse with others on matters of the spirit and soul.
Barbara Riggins, presiding
officer of Interfaith Council,
welcomed guests and offered
a remembrance of the Rev.
Myron Herrell, one of the
early leaders of the original
Rossmoor Religious Council and later president of the
Interfaith Council. Riggins
commemorated Herrell’s contributions with a plaque, which
will hang in the Sanctum. Herrell died recently and his wife
Evelyn was in attendance and
received a similar plaque as a
remembrance of her husband’s
dedication to Rossmoor’s faith
traditions.
Cantor Rachell Brott, Congregation B’nai Israel, offered
the invocation. To begin the
circle of the program, Lou Ann
Berardi offered a Native American Indian prayer the Ohlone
Prayer in the Four Directions,
honoring the four directions
from which all residents of
Rossmoor have come.
The Rev. Bob Howell, Interfaith Council’s Human Needs
Committee, continued the circle with the story of how the
Sanctum “came to be,” and the
people who accepted the challenge to make it a reality.
The Rev. Brian Stein-Webber, executive director of the
Interfaith Council of Contra
Costa County, congratulated
the council and committee for
their perseverance in working
to further interfaith understanding.
In her first visit to Rossmoor,
the Rev. Susan Strouse, interim
executive director of the Interfaith Center at the Presidio,
brought greetings from the Presidio center and remembered
the work of former director
Rev. Paul Chafee who led an
interfaith forum at Rossmoor,
which began the planning for
Gathered at Dollar Clubhouse last Wednesday for the dedication of the Sanctum are, from left,
Lucille Owens, vice president of the Rossmoor Interfaith Council; the Rev. Thomas Bonacci, executive director of the Interfaith Peace Project who gave the keynote address; the Rev. Susan
Strouse of the Interfaith Center at the Presidio; and the Rev. Bob Howell of the council’s Human
Needs Committee and one of the dedication program planners.
the Sanctum.
The Rev. Thomas Bonacci,
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By Warren Salmons, GRF CEO
Manor Sales
There were 51 sales in April 2011, as compared to 42 in
April 2010. Through May 18, there have been 21 sales and
there are currently 77 pending escrows.
Hospice goods drop-off
The goods drop-off for Hospice of the East Bay is Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A Hospice truck
and staff person are available at the Rockview Drive Mutual
Operations recycle facility to accept donations of reusable
household goods. Resident response thus far has been very
good.
GRF Board retreat
The 2011-12 GRF Board will hold a day-long retreat on
Friday, May 27. The retreat is part of the comprehensive orientation process. Among the topics will be: roles and responsibilities of Board members; GRF finance; and the Mutual
Operations’ function.
Laguna Woods Village visit
A second delegation of representatives from Laguna Woods
Village, Rossmoor’s sister community in Orange County,
Southern California, visited Rossmoor on May 20 and 21.
They met with GRF and Mutual board members, and staff,
and focused primarily on questions about self-management
operations, particularly the Mutual Operations Division. They
were also given a tour of the community.
Presidents’ Forum
At the May Presidents’ Forum, there was a discussion of
how Mutual members can request e-mail copies of agendas
and an update on the progress of the Trust Review and Revision Committee work.
The Sanctum at Dollar Clubhouse is a sacred place where residents can go to read, meditate, pray
or converse with others on matters of the spirit and soul.
Sanctum at Dollar is a sacred place
to learn new things and honor
differences that leads to understanding and love of others.
Harmony, directed by Meriel Ennik, offered “Lift Thine
Eyes” from “Elijah” by Mendelsohn. The musical selection was followed by reflections from those who made the
Sanctum possible.
Former GRF Director Sheldon Solloway recounted the
ways the GRF Board worked
to set aside the room for spiritual needs.
GRF CEO Warren Salmons
added a fourth virtue for the
Interfaith Council – patience.
He also told how the Sanctum
was named in order to meet the
requirements of the law. He
said that a thesaurus led him
and Shannon Walpole, former
legal counsel for Rossmoor, to
the use the name Sanctum.
Newly elected president of
the Golden Rain Board, Susan
Williamson, brought greetings
from the Board. Williamson
was chairwoman of the Policy
Committee that formulated the
Sanctum-use policy.
The dedication liturgy was
written by Howell, the Rev.
Anne Cox Bailey and the
Rev. Charie Reid. Reid led the
guests in the dedication. The
Rev. Joanne Peterson gave the
benediction.
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guests enjoyed refreshments
and cake and toured the Sanctum.
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ROSSMOOR N EWS • MAY 25, 2011
Community Club plans
festive social in June
Trip to museum also planned
Gateway carpeting to be replaced June 3-5
Sharon Fees of Mutual Board Services works at her desk and Lyn Martin makes copies in the
Board Office at Gateway that has been without carpet – just exposed cement floor – for
several weeks. A hot water line under the flooring at the Gateway Administration Building
was slowly leaking for a long time and by the time it was discovered, the leak had destroyed
the carpeting in most of the offices. The carpeting is scheduled to be replaced beginning
Friday, June 3, and should be completed by Sunday, June 5. The Administration Offices will
be closed on June 3 to accomplish the work. The HVAC lines delivering the water will be
moved overhead to avoid this kind of problem in the future.
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“Call me!”
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message on my cell phone. My wife, Margaret, finally
gave in to modern technology. She tried texting our
youngest son in Los Angeles and found out that this
actually got a response from him. She began by texting
the message: “Call me” – and by golly it worked! She’s
now having a ball sending lots of messages and getting
replies every time.
One morning last week, I was chatting with one of my
Rossmoor customers on the 9 o’clock shuttle. We were
discussing the dangers of texting while driving. He
proceeded to tell me an experience he had while riding
with his “high-tech” son-in-law. The entire time the sonin-law was driving he was also texting with 2 phones, one in each hand, and steering
the car with his knees! Try and picture that one – talk about risky!
I’m sure we’ve all followed behind someone exhibiting some very strange driving habits
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Community Club President Andy Okumoto has announced
that there will be no speaker at the Tuesday, June 14, meeting
at 3 p.m. in the Fireside Room, Gateway.
Instead, to give members a chance to socialize with one
another, the meeting will be exclusively a social event with a
variety of appetizers and beverages.
Only club members are invited. The reservation deadline is
Tuesday, June 7.
Please check in
Members are asked to come through the front door of the
Fireside Room so that their names can be checked against the
club’s membership list.
Residents who are not members may join the club by picking up an application form in the Community Club mailbox
at Gateway. Dues are $15 a manor. Contact Vickie Hipkiss at
vhipkiss@comcast.net or 933-5512.
Membership Chairwoman Hipkiss, Hospitality Committee Chairwoman Jackie Clancy, Trekkers Chairwoman Pat
Hines and Activities Council Chairwomen Helen McCarthy
are making preparations for the June festivities.
Vice President Ann Cantrell said that the real estate newsletter will be out soon; Cantrell chairs the Newsletter Committee.
In addition, Program Director Tom Mader has asked Cantrell
to form a panel of real estate experts to talk about various approaches to dealing with mortgages advantageously as well as
indicating what effect the economy is having on the buying
and selling of housing units.
Recently, a number of mortgage changes have been adopted
that most residents are not aware of. The real estate panel will
open the fall lecture season on Tuesday, Sept. 13.
Hines has arranged for a bus trip to the De Young Museum
on Tuesday, June 21. This event is open to members only.
There will be a private showing of Picasso paintings, which
have been sent to De Young from a French museum. The group
will be guided by a docent.
The bus leaves from Gateway at 7 a.m. and will return at
about 1 p.m. The price per passenger is $55. For reservations,
go to the Excursion Desk at Gateway.
Club directors have decided that “Rossmoor, Walnut Creek,”
a book written by Gerald C. Henry and Margaret E. Grant
about Rossmoor’s history, will be free to any resident while
supplies last. Residents can pick up a book at the Gateway
reception desk.
In addition, a variety of postcards picturing Rossmoor
scenes will also be free to residents. The book originally sold
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Mutual 68
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meeting in June
Mutual 68’s annual meeting
will be held on Monday, June
13, at 3 p.m. in the Fireside
Room at Gateway Clubhouse.
The officers for 2011-2012
will be elected following the
general meeting. New directors will then be introduced
and an update on the status of
the Mutual will be presented.
All residents of Mutual 68,
Eagle Ridge, are invited to attend.
Refreshments will be
served.
For information, contact
Sharon Fees at the Board Office, 988-7718.
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meeting in
clubhouse
The 41st annual meeting of
members of Walnut Creek Mutual 22 will be held on Monday, June 6, at 10 a.m. in the
Mutual’s Club 22, 4033 Terra
Granada Drive.
The purpose of the annual
meeting is to seat one member to the board of directors;
to hear reports of the officers
and committee chairpersons;
and to discuss any matters of
concern to all members of the
Mutual.
Candidate Ping Tse has
been declared elected by acclamation of the membership
for a three-year term on the
board and will be seated at the
annual meeting. All Mutual
members are welcome and encouraged to attend this important annual event.
Refreshments will be
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Boy Scouts
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Boy Scout Troop 216 will
sponsor an e-waste collection
fundraiser on Sunday, June 5,
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the
Rossmoor Shopping Center.
The following items will be
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phones, ink-jet cartridges and
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Old GRF vehicles, equipment to be auctioned off
Golden Rain Foundation currently has
vehicles and equipment that have been
retired and are offered for sale through a
closed-bid auction.
The units are available for inspection
at the Vehicle Maintenance Department
located at 800 Rockview Drive by Mutual Operations. Shop hours are Monday
through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Bids may be submitted at the Vehicle
Maintenance Department any time prior
to the bid reading, which will be Monday,
May 30, at 1 p.m.
Winning bids will be awarded at that
time. Payment and equipment removal is
expected by Friday, June 3.
All vehicles are smog-current; certificates will be provided.
All units are sold “as-is.” GRF reserves the right to accept or reject any
bid, regardless of whether a minimum
bid is stated.
Vehicles for sale
The vehicles include a 1987 Ford E250
van with liftgate, 91,000 miles; 1987 Ford
C6000 dump truck, 13,250 miles; 1987
Ford F250 pickup, 69,750 miles; 1987
Ford Ranger, 58,500 miles; 1988 Ford
Ranger, 102,750 miles; 1989 Ford E250
van with liftgate, 74,750 miles; 1989 Ford
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1981 International F2275 tank truck; and
2,000-gallon water tank; 111,250 miles.
Equipment
The equipment includes: 1974 Ford
T3000 tractor; 1989 Vermeer 1250C
wood chipper,1,000 hours; 1988 Magnaliner trailer; 1993 Jacobsen LF100
mower; 1992 Craftsman lawn tractor;
1995 Diahatsu Hi-Jet pickup, off- road
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Former Congressman Bill Baker
to address Republicans at dinner
Former Congressman Bill
Baker will be the speaker at
the Republican Club’s monthly
dinner meeting on Wednesday,
June 8, in the Fireside Room at
Gateway Clubhouse. A social
hour will begin at 5:15 p.m.
with a hosted wine and beer
bar. Dinner will be served at 6,
followed by the speaker.
Baker’s topic will be “Debt,
Taxes and the 2012 Election.”
In view of the looming debt
crisis, the Republican Club
believes that this presentation
should be of great interest to
members and other Rossmoor
residents.
First elected to public office
in 1980, Baker served six terms
in the California State Assembly. There he was the chief Republican budget negotiator for
seven years as vice chairman
of the budget-writing Ways and
Means Committee, and was
also the principal Republican
spokesman on the Budget Conference Committee.
Bill Baker
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two terms as representative for
the 10th Congressional District. In Congress, he earned a
reputation as a fiscal conservative and he played an influential role as assistant majority
whip.
Before election to public of-
fice, he served as vice president
of the Contra Costa Taxpayers
Association. He has received
awards and praise from organizations such as the National
Taxpayers Association, the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce,
and the National Federation of
Independent Businesses.
An event reservation form
is included in the Rossmoor
Republican Journal, which is
mailed to all club members
each month. The cost for the
event is $25 for members and
$27 for nonmembers.
To hear the speaker without
the dinner, the cost is $5 for
both club members and nonmembers. Reservations and
checks payable to Republican
Club of Rossmoor should be
mailed or delivered to Peggy
Fryer, 1708 Golden Rain Road
No. 6, Entry 6. These must be
received by noon on Friday,
June 3.
For event information, call
Tom Fryer at 947-5878.
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All Golden Rain Foundation, Mutual and committee meetings
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locations are subject to change. For information on GRF Board
and committee meetings, call Senior Manager of Executive Services Paulette Jones at 988-7711; for information on Third Mutual meetings, call Sharon Fees at 988-7718; and for information
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May 26: GRF Board meeting
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Peacock Hall, Gateway
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May 27: Third Mutual building committee
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May 27: First Mutual board
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Delta Room, Del Valle
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June 2:
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June 3:
First Mutual landscape committee
Multipurpose Room 1, Gateway
June 6:
Mutual 29 board
9:30 a.m.
Vista Room, Hillside
2 p.m.
June 7:
GRF Policy Committee
Board Room, Gateway
June 8:
Fitness Center Advisory Committee 9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
June 8:
Third Mutual finance committee
Board Room, Gateway
June 8:
Mutual 48 board
2 p.m.
Mutual Operations meeting room
1:30 p.m.
June 8:
Aquatics Advisory Committee
Board Room, Gateway
9 a.m.
June10:
Golf Advisory Committee
Board Room, Gateway
9 a.m.
June 13: Third Mutual board
Board Room, Gateway
3 p.m.
June 13: Mutual 68 annual meeting
Fireside Room, Gateway
June 13: Mutual 68 CIC
4 p.m.
Multipurpose Room 1, Gateway
June 14: GRF Board mid-month meeting
9 a.m.
June 16: Fifth Mutual finance committee
9:30 a.m.
Ivy Room, Dollar
June 16: Fifth Mutual board
2 p.m.
Board Room, Gateway
9:30 a.m.
June 17: GRF Trust Revision Committee
Board Room, Gateway
10 a.m.
June 17: Fifth Mutual annual meeting
1:30 p.m.
June 20: Fourth Mutual board
Board Room, Gateway
9 a.m.
June 21: Third Mutual annual meeting
Las Trampas Room, Hillside
June 21: Third Mutual organizational meeting 10 a.m.
Las Trampas Room, Hillside
June 23: Second Mutual board
9 a.m.
10 a.m.
June 24: Third Mutual building committee
Board Room, Gateway
June 24: First Mutual board
1 p.m.
June 27: Mutual 68 board
1 p.m.
Board Room, Gateway
1:30 p.m.
June 28: GRF Finance Committee
Board Room, Gateway
NEW RESIDENTS
JEAN KELLY moved to Oakmont Drive in April. She is
from Vallejo and has lived in Calistoga, Concord, Clayton
and Fremont. She attended Santa Rosa Junior College. She
is retired, and she used to work for Ohlone Community College. She has always had a passion for music and dancing.
She enjoys watching her grandchildren play sports; playing
Scrabble and doing crossword puzzles; reading; and listening
to music.
REBECCA LA VALLEE moved to Golden Rain Road
in May. She attended Ball State University and University of
North California at Chapel Hill. She works at Blue Shield.
Her hobbies and special interests include quilting, needlework, reading, cooking (jam), Indian and Thai food. She is a
member of two book clubs.
WES AND SANDRA JENSEN moved to Ptarmigan
Drive in May.
He is from Long Beach, and has also lived in Denver, Colo.;
Ventura, Calif. ; and Richmond, Calif. He attended Cal State
Hayward, and then worked for Nolte Associates in Walnut
Creek for 25 years. He is now retired. His hobbies and special
interests include: books, reading, Bible studies and Peet’s coffee. He looks forward to experiencing the clubs, pools and the
Fitness Center.
She is from Chicago and has also live in Elkhart, Ind.;
Ventura, Calif.; and Richmond, Calif. She attended Cal State
Hayward. She worked for UC Berkeley for 20 years and is
now retired. She enjoys spending time with her grandchildren
and drinking Peet’s coffee. She plans to join a variety of clubs
and explore new interests.
VIVIAN TOLLEFSON moved to Skycrest Drive in May.
She is from Greenfield, Mo., and she has also lived in Pleasant
Hill and Oakland. She attended Heald College and Diablo Valley College. She used to work as a secretary for America for
Insurance. Her hobbies and special interests include: church
activities, copper enamel, tai chi and crossword puzzles. She
is a member of the Oasis Christian Fellowship Church, AARP
and the Pleasant Hill Senior Citizen Club.
Call it in
See something that doesn’t seem right? Witness a person
or persons behaving suspiciously? Call the police.
The Walnut Creek Police Department encourages residents to make those calls. The number is 943-5844.
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Newcomers June meeting will feature
Public Safety and Counseling coordinators
The next Newcomers meeting will convene on Monday,
June 6, at 1:30 p.m. at Dollar
Clubhouse. Speakers for this
meeting include Priscilla Tudor, Counseling Services coordinator and Dennis Bell, Public Safety coordinator.
Participants can mingle
with new residents, volunteers
and others who have lived in
the community for many years.
Refreshments will be served.
Newcomers programs are
open to all new residents who
have lived in the community
for a year or less. This program is in its 15th year and is
a unique way to welcome new
residents. These monthly meetings provide an educational
opportunity to learn more
about the community and it is
an optimal way to meet other
new residents.
For information, call 9887703.
Amphitheater will be built at Lafayette
Reservoir for concerts and more
After years of planning, the Lafayette Rotary
Club has reached an agreement with the East
Bay Municipal Utility District to build a small
permanent stage at the Lafayette Reservoir. The
location will be in a natural amphitheater on
the east side of the dam. Over the years, the Rotarians have built a “make-shift” stage for the
concert.
The dream of having a permanent stage at the
reservoir came from the Lafayette Rotary Club’s
years of presenting the annual Concert at the Res
featuring local bands including Acalanes High
School, Stanley Middle School, Bentley School
and the Rossmoor Big Band. Money raised at
these concerts has gone to provide new instruments for the local schools’ music programs and
other Rotary projects.
Groundbreaking for the new stage took place
last Thursday.
The Lafayette Community Foundation (LCF),
as a 501 (c) 3 organization, is assisting the Rotary in raising funds for the concert budget to
support music in the schools and stage project.
Donations for the stage can be made through
LCF’s website at www.lafayettecf.org. Checks
should be made payable to the Lafayette Community Foundation. The Lafayette Rotary Club
and the Lafayette Community Foundation have
already raised over $60,000 for the project. Another $50,000 will be needed for completion.
Reference “Concert at the Res” on a check
and mail no later than Friday, July 15 to:
Lafayette Community Foundation, P.O. Box
221, Lafayette, 94549.
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Two Rossmoor phone books – two different publishers
Rossmoor residents now have two Rossmoor phone
books, each produced by different publishers, not associated with each other and not affiliated with the
Golden Rain Foundation or the Rossmoor News. The
first Rossmoor book, 2010-2011, right, was published
by American Directory Co., formerly United Yellow
Pages, and delivered in December. The second book,
left, was delivered earlier this month and is published
by Golden Guides Directories of Danville. Both directories have white-page listings of Rossmoor residents.
American Directory obtained the names, addresses
and phone numbers by asking residents to complete
a card and return it to the company. Golden Guides
obtained the information from another source. If the
information is incorrect, or if a name has been left out,
it is the responsibility of the directory companies. To
report errors, contact Golden Guides by e-mail at kevi
n@therossmooryellowpages.com; or American Directory by calling 707-526-5133 or through its website at
www.adcyp.com.
Another Rossmoor Flea Market will be held in June
The Recreation Department will be
hosting the Rossmoor Flea Market (part
2) on Saturday, June 25, from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. in the Gateway Clubhouse area.
There will be tables in the Fireside
Room and the Oak Room and tables outside as well.
Gently used items, collectibles, household items, antiques, and handmade items
will be allowed for sale. Selling items for
the benefit of Rossmoor clubs and organizations is also acceptable. Start cleaning
out those closets and garages and take ad-
vantage of this opportunity to sell those
items no longer wanted or needed.
Registration forms are now available
at the Excursions Desk at Gateway.
Flea market participation is limited to
Rossmoor residents and organizations.
Nonresident vendors are not permitted.
Space is limited for this event and tables
will be assigned on a first-come, firstserve basis.
Registration will remain open until all
spots are taken.
Table costs are as follows: card table,
$10; six-foot table, $20; 12-foot table,
$30. Checks are to be made payable to
GRF.
Café Mocha Catering will be selling
a wide variety of food items such as hot
dogs, grilled chicken sandwiches, hamburgers, salads and more from 10:30 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m. in the courtyard area.
The Lions Club of Rossmoor will be
selling doughnuts and coffee in the Fireside Room kitchen area in the morning.
This free event is open to all residents
and their guests.
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Board to
discuss new
residents’
column for
the News
“Two-hundred and fifty
words is not enough,” Quarto
said. “We need more room.”
So, he approached O’Rourke
and the two of them, with
guidance from the GRF Policy
Committee, came up with a
compromise in the form of a
special column for residents.
The column will allow residents to offer up their opinions
with more room to flex those
writerly muscles than the Residents Forum allows.
This new venue will be
called “Residents Corner.”
As the Policy Committee has
the jurisdiction to craft News
policy and the GRF Board the
authority to approve or disapprove any such functions, the
idea of a Residents Corner had
to be brought before the committee first. Policy Committee
Chairwoman Susan Williamson (who is now GRF president) saw no problem with
installing this suggestion into
Policy 601.2, Rossmoor News
Editorial Policy.
Because some residents feel
they cannot cut down what
they have to say to fit the 250word-letter limit, Williamson
said, this Residents Corner
will offer an alternative. “It
would give people an opportunity to say a little bit more
if they wanted to about the
goings-on in Rossmoor – or
anything else they want to talk
about,” she said.
The policy addition gives
the Communications Department manager the option to
publish a Residents Corner
column with the following restrictions: each column must
be 750 words or less; it should
be of general interest to the
Rossmoor community; it can
only be written by residents;
and a resident may have printed no more than three columns
per calendar year. It will also
be up to the discretion of the
Communications Department
manager whether or not to
publish any submission.
This policy change will go
before the GRF Board for the
first reading at the Thursday,
May 26, meeting and will
then come up for a vote at the
Thursday, June 30, meeting. If
approved, the policy will go
into effect Friday, July 1.
“This gives lots of residents
the opportunity to write and
express themselves in a longer
format,” O’Rourke said. “I can
certainly work with that.”
The waste-handling facility on Rockview Drive
at the corporation yard is
open Monday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.; closed Sundays and
holidays.
R ESIDENTS FORUM
RESIDENTS FORUM GUIDELINES
250-word limit
Letters are subject to verification and editing
Letters are strictly the opinion of the letter writer.
The Rossmoor News accepts letters for publication
in complete or abridged form at the discretion of the
managing editor and in accordance with common editorial policies. Headings of letters are written by the
managing editor.
• Letters must be signed or e-mailed to
news@rossmoor.com
• Letters must be accompanied by full name, address
and phone number for verification.
• Letters must be germane to the activities and affairs
of Rossmoor.
• Letters should be about 250 words or less.
• Open letters addressed to anyone other than the
editor will not be published.
• Letters’ content cannot include phone numbers, full
addresses, e-mail addresses or website addresses.
• Letters are edited for clarity at the discretion of the
editor.
• Letters announcing an event with a date, time and
location will not be printed.
• Letters sent by e-mail are confirmed by an e-mailed
reply. If you have not received a confirmation,
please contact the News by phone or in person to
verify your submission.
DO A SALARY COMPARISON
WITH SIMILAR COMMUNITIES
In the May 4 issue of the Rossmoor News, GRF
President David Smith addressed the process of
determining compensation. With respect to the
CEO, he stated that the salary of city managers is
one of the elements that is considered as a measure because “Salmons’ job is very similar to the
job of a city manager.”
On the face of it, this does not seem a valid
standard since Rossmoor is not a municipality
with components such as police, fire, hospitals,
schools and commercial establishments. Compensation of a city manager would necessarily reflect the more complex degree of responsibilities
that are involved. In contrast, Rossmoor is simply
an adult residential community with recreational
facilities.
We need to have a thorough review and comparison based on communities like Rossmoor.
This would include, but not be limited to, salary,
bonus, benefits, pension and car reimbursement.
Claudia Alt
Ruth Korn
Singingwood Court
BOARD NEEDS TO COME
BACK FROM THE FUTURE
We are told that the main goal of the new
GRF Board is “to continue the progress made by
the wonderful previous Board in adding facilities and keeping the coupon low.” The numerous
projects include: table tennis facility, event center, pickleball courts, two tennis courts, expanding Fitness Center. Besides noting that the goal
“adding new facilities – keeping coupon low” is a
contradiction, I would like to suggest, again, that
the Board come back from the future to consider
topics related to functioning and servicing existing facilities. There is a need to absorb and adjust
to new facilities before continuing further expansion. Three issues are suggested.
We are supposed to have a management team
to manage facilities. Instead, we allowed the
establishment of a self-serving bureaucracy. A
bureaucracy has its own rules of mushrooming,
which under market conditions are corrected by
the business cycle. In our situation, where spending and revenue are determined by fiat, the bureaucracy has been left unchecked. It is time to
evaluate this important issue and prevent further
distortions.
Seriously consider recommendations of the Energy Task Force, which are as impressive as those
made by other task forces, less expensive and,
considering the waste of electricity in Rossmoor,
implementing even some could be effective.
Third, is how to make the functioning of the
Board more democratic. Board members have
sincere intentions of doing their best, but as human beings, we all have limitations. The more
input the Board receives from owners, the better
the outcome. The Board should establish communication with the community.
This letter will accomplish nothing, as many
previous letters written, without support of more
letters on the subject.
Helena Chojnacka
Skycrest Drive
AMAZED THAT HE
ADMITTED TO A MISTAKE
What is so rare as a day in June? An executive
who admits he is wrong. I was amazed and heartened to read in the Residents Forum that David
Smith, former GRF president, admitted unequivocally that the “smallness (of the Creekside restaurant) is my fault and the fault of the others
who helped design the restaurant.”
In my experience, it is a rare occurrence for
anyone to admit a mistake, much less a former
GRF president. I take my hat off to Mr. Smith. He
has set an example for those who follow him.
June Lynch
Ptarmigan Drive
CREEKSIDE GRILL:
TRY IT, YOU’LL LIKE IT
In the 18 years that my wife and I have lived
here, this is the second letter I have written to the
Residents Forum. It’s about the Creekside Grill,
which is a great improvement for Rossmoor. I
have had the breakfast, lunch and dinners at the
restaurant. I have no complaints.
I say “so what” to people complaining about
the acoustics. People love to talk and are happy.
Some restaurants you go into are like walking
into a funeral parlor; not Rossmoor. Look what
you’re getting: good food, good prices and most
of all the help that Creekside Grill has. The first
day I knew all the help by their first names, and
they knew me by my first name.
So who’s complaining? Not me. Try it you’ll
like it. Don’t forget your reservations; you’ll
need them.
Len Ambrose
Rockledge Lane
IRRESPONSIBLE DRIVER
A DANGER TO PEDESTRIANS
This is to the woman, wearing dark-rimmed
glasses in a light-colored sedan with a disabled
tag hanging from her rear-view mirror who nearly ran me over at the crosswalk on Golden Rain
Road on May 18 at 3:30 p.m. She did not stop at
the stop sign and kept on going, ignoring the fact
that there was someone (me) in the crosswalk.
She didn’t even glance my way.
There was a car next to her that stopped, but
even that hint did not refresh her memory that she
needs to stop at stop signs. She committed two
infractions of the law by first driving through a
stop sign and second by ignoring a pedestrian in
the crosswalk. She was lucky this time that she
did not kill me. She might not be so lucky next
time, as she just might spend her retirement in
prison. She needs to stop driving for the safety of
everyone on the road.
Sheila Torres
Cactus Court
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THINGS DISAPPEAR IF YOU
DON’T LOCK YOUR CAR
On a cold and rainy morning I went to my carport to start my car. I couldn’t get any response and
thinking I had a dead battery, I called auto service
for a jump start. The serviceman determined that
the problem was “no” battery. Someone ripped off
my battery!
Lock your car. Even if you have a 14-year-old
banger and you never leave anything of value in
your car and you don’t have a GPS or a cell phone
in the car, there may be something on the car that is
of value to someone evil.
If you call for a jump start, first pop the hood
and determine that you do have a battery. This will
allow the auto service to better assist you on the
service call.
Eleanor DeLashmitt
Golden Rain Road
WHO’S RESPONSIBLE FOR
MISDIRECTED GOLF BALLS?
Fortunately I was not in direct line of a speeding
golf ball on Saturday, March 5, at 4 p.m. It smashed
through my dinette window, leaving shards of glass
to be cleaned up. I have received no hint of help or
suggestions from anyone I’ve called, except perhaps from two individuals.
And guess what? It happened again! Only this
time it went through my living room window on
Saturday, April 16, at 3:50 p.m. (Could that be a
coincidence?) Both times I was home when it happened.
It would seem that when a resident is at the receiving end of such a scary event, she would have
the back-up of someone within the Rossmoor hierarchy. In this case, it could seem that the victim of
such a careless deed is financially responsible and
the real culprit has seen fit to hide.
Thanks for giving me the opportunity to vent.
Phyllis Rieder-Glidden
Terra Granada Drive
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM
ON LANDSCAPING
My complaint in the Residents’ Forum a couple
of weeks ago about the overly aggressive cutting
down of entrance ivy on First and Second Mutual
G-11 buildings (the ones that look like World War
II barracks) was responded to via the powers that
be. It was explained that too many workers were
falling off ladders, thus raising the danger level and
the workers’ comp premiums for the outside contractors. In addition, there was a danger of rodents
entering the attics of these structures via the ivy
close to the roof line.
All well and good; however, all the landscape
contractors have to do is Google “ long- handled
garden pruning devices” and they will find an
amazing array of telescoping pruners that extend
all the way to 15 feet, and cost very little compared
to workers’ comp premiums, and a lot safer than
ladders.
Regarding the rodent problem, according to the
Contra Costa Vector Control, two feet from the roof
line is considered the recommended distance for
pruning. Our buildings are cut at five feet below,
way too much for aesthetic reasons. And for the
sake of balance, both pillars should be trimmed
identically, not just the one with the down spout.
We can all celebrate the fantastic job our landscapers do at Rossmoor. It is probably the most
beautifully maintained community in the East Bay
and the envy, I am sure, of other retirement communities. Vocalizing a complaint here and there,
once in a while, keeps folks on their toes, I believe.
Let’s remember, it is our money that funds all this
beauty.
Peter Alexander
Oakmont Drive
See next page for another letter
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COLUMNS & OPINIONS
PROGRESSIVE VIEW
The People’s Budget
By Clyde Rich
he current discussion of the
federal budget suggests that
“We are in crisis.” The Paul
Ryan budget proposal indicates
that we face a major debt crisis
if we do not cut taxes, especially
for the wealthy (which would drop
the rate to the lowest level since 1932). You would
think from the discussion that we are suffering under
unprecedented levels of taxation. In fact, federal tax
rates at every level have gone down significantly over
the last 30 years, especially for the wealthy. The tax
rate for the wealthy declined since 1980 from 70 percent to 35 percent. Ryan, congressman from Wisconsin, is calling for a rate of 25 percent.
A realistic evaluation of the Ryan proposals is that
it would actually increase the deficit and in addition, it
would: 1) slash tax rates paid by big business and the
wealthy; 2) result in the loss of 2.1 million jobs over
the next five years; 3) privatize and remove funding
from Medicare; 4) cause deep cuts in Social Security;
5) raise taxes on the middle class (those making between $20, 000 to $200,000) and it would place a new
tax on most goods and services; 6) cut Pell Grants
for 9.6 million and remove one million from the program; 7) eliminate 100,000 children from the Head
Start Program. The New York Times described the
Ryan plan as the most regressive social legislation in
decades.
The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) “The
People’s Budget” reflects the values and priorities of
working families in this country. It eliminates the
deficit and stabilizes the debt, puts Americans back to
work and restores our competitiveness. It does this as
a result of listening to the people.
The majority of Americans think cuts to Social
Security, Medicare and Medicaid, K-12 education,
heating assistance to low-income families, student
loans, unemployment insurance and scientific and
medical research are unacceptable. The majority of
Americans support additional taxes on millionaires
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TOSSING IT AROUND
The Tan to End All Tans
By Nancy Kaye
’ve done all this before.
This time it’s gonna be different.”
“What da ya mean, different?” I
asked.
And my blonde-haired, fairskinned friend Gwen proceeded to
tell me that she, her children, and grandchildren were
headed for a 10-day vacation on Waikiki beach.
I didn’t give up. Again, I asked her how this trip
would differ from the preceding ones.
“This time,” she declared with no uncertainty,
“I’m coming home with a tan.”
I simply raised my eyebrows. Gwen with a tan?
The nearest she’d get would be a bright, painful red.
That wasn’t exactly the case. As she explained
upon her return home:
“I
More letters
BOOKSHOP ALERT
We are threatened with the loss of our beloved
local bookshop, Hooked on Books, Rossmoor Shopping Center, next to our Safeway. At the end of
June, Hooked on Books will lose its lease – unless
The People’s Budget
Income tax policies: Allows the Bush-era tax cuts
to expire at the end of 2012. Tax all capital gains and
qualified dividends as ordinary income. Immediately
rescind the upper-income tax cuts in December’s tax
deal. Tax corporate foreign income as it is earned.
Eliminate corporate welfare for oil, gas and coal companies. Reinstate Superfund taxes.
Bring our troops home: Responsibly end our wars
paid for by taxpayer dollars we do not have. The CPC
budget ensures that our country’s defense spending
does not contribute to our current fiscal burden, realigns conventional and strategic forces, resulting in a
$2.3 trillion saving.
Health care: Enact a public option. Negotiate prescription payments with pharmaceutical companies.
Prevent a cut in Medicare physician payments for a
decade.
Social Security – raise the maximum on the employee side to 90 percent of earnings and eliminate
taxable minimum on the employer side. Increase ben-
efits based on higher contribution on the employee
side.
Jobs program: Invest $1.45 trillion in job creation, education, clean energy and broadband infrastructure, housing and research and development. Reauthorize $213 billion for surface transportation.
The bottom line – deficit reduction of $5.6 trillion;
primary spending cuts of $869 billion; net interest
savings of $856 billion; total spending cuts of $1.7
trillion; revenue increase of $3.9 trillion; public investment of $1.7 trillion; budget surplus of $30.7 billion in 2021.
What Americans want
Recent polls show that 80 percent of Americans
are opposed to Republican proposals that hack away
at Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid to cut
deficits. In contrast, 64 percent back using tax hikes
for the rich to balance budgets. Ryan continues to be
confronted with tough questions during his listening
tours of Wisconsin communities where crowds challenge him at every turn.
After 10 days of trying to sell their plan to overhaul Medicare, Republicans in multiple districts are
increasingly on the defensive from voters in Pennsylvania, Arkansas, New Hampshire and Florida.
Miami Congressman Allen West refused to answer
questions from microphones and would only respond
to pre-screened written inquiries. House Republicans
in several other states simply canceled meetings with
voters.
The plan suggested by the Congressional Progressive Caucus is a more plausible way to balance
the budget by increasing taxes and calls for shared
sacrifices. This plan would accomplish this without
damaging the legacy of the New Deal, which gave us
Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Realistically, neither the Ryan plan nor the Progressive Caucus proposal has much of a chance of
becoming law in the near future. The People’s Budget avoids tearing up our current social contract and
turning the clock back 80 years. Solving the budget
problem is, therefore, a matter of choice – by making tax increases part of the solution so we can avoid
savaging the poor and undermining the security of
the middle class.
Clyde Rich can be e-mailed at clydot@sbcglobal.
net.
“I sat around on the beach for a couple of days,
trying to change my color. Nothing but discomfort.
Everyone else was turning light brown.”
Desperate, she sidled up to a woman working at the
hotel’s front desk. “Do you know of any lotion that
encourages tanning?” she asked, naively.
The woman responded that no, she didn’t know of
any effective tanning balm but she did know of a place
a few blocks from the hotel that offered a solution.
What she meant by “solution” was anyone’s guess, but
she gave Gwen the address.
Gwen didn’t waste any time. Walking to the designated building, she found a sign that read something
like: “Get your tan sprayed on here for $25.” The tan
was supposed to last for a week, maybe more.
“They ushered me into a small chamber and asked
me if I wanted to be light, medium or dark. Not sure,
I chose medium. They gave me a shower cap and towels.
“I was instructed to face the nozzles, hold my
hands, palms facing away, and when ready, to press
‘Go.’ The nozzles started shooting stuff at me, up and
down, side to side. A heavy mist in the air made it
difficult to breathe. I soon realized they should have
given me a gas mask.
“It seemed like forever, but the complete treatment took only 10 minutes, and that’s after I’d
turned around so that my backside would match
my front.”
She exited the chamber, excited to see her new
self. She toweled off and looked in the mirror. No
tan. Then she remembered.
“They told me I had to wait 24 hours and that I
couldn’t shower for two days.”
The 24 hours seemed like 24 days to Gwen, but
by then she looked great. Blonde hair, tan body. Her
family couldn’t get over the “natural” change in her
appearance, and who was she to elaborate on her
methods?
She spent the next few days whipping down the
water slides with her grandchildren and diving into
the ocean waves, all the while enjoying her tan
royale.
“Why not try the swimming pool for a change?”
she asked herself. She got the answer all too soon.
After a good swim, she pulled herself out of the pool.
There she was, once again her pale self. The chlorine
had washed her so-called tan completely off.
Nancy Kaye can be e-mailed at nancykaye13@
comcast.net.
and billionaires, eliminating unnecessary weapons
systems, eliminating tax credits for oil and gas industries, phasing out Bush tax cuts, and eliminating
subsidies for new nuclear power plants.
Following are some key features of “The People’s Budget.” A detailed description of the plan
can be found on Google. Type the name “The
People’s Budget” into the search bar. The CPC is
composed of 69 members of the House and one
from the Senate (Bernie Sanders from Vermont).
The co-chairmen are Keith Ellison, congressman
from Minnesota, and Raul Grijalva, congressman
from Arizona.
The majority of Americans support
additional taxes on millionaires
and billionaires, eliminating
unnecessary weapons systems,
eliminating tax credits for oil and
gas industries, phasing out Bush
tax cuts, and eliminating subsidies
for new nuclear power plants.
friends take action.
Please go by, see owner Pam Carey, and find out
how you can help. Hooked on Books has a website.
As you know, they buy and sell used books as well
as selling new ones.
Would some of our bibliophilic Rossmoor clubs
also be willing to step in and help? The Book Club,
the Shakespeare Society, the Writers’ Club?
Dunbar H. Ogden
Golden Rain Road
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
JUST THINKING
Mr. X and Mr. Y
By Eric Anschutz
few weeks ago, on April 8,
the Pentagon quietly issued
a report titled “A National
Strategic Narrative.” The report,
written by two military officers,
both members of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, under the pseudonym
“Mr. Y,” sets forth a vision for America, and as
such is directly relevant to the ongoing highly politicized game of chicken over the federal budget.
Attribution of authorship to “Mr. Y” is a tip of
the hat to the “Long Telegram” written in 1946
from our Moscow Embassy by “X” – subsequently
identified as American Diplomat George Kennen.
The Long Telegram famously argued that the USSR
should be “contained,” rather than directly confronted; “X’s” advice became the basis for our decades’-long cold war policy with the Soviet Union.
The nonpartisan blueprint drawn up by Mr. Y
(Navy Captain Wayne Porter and Marine Colonel Mark Mykleby) builds on earlier oft-repeated
statements by Secretary of Defense Bob Gates and
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Admiral Mike Mullen to the effect that the greatest threat to America
is our current weak economy, and that to rebuild
our economic strength we need to invest less in our
military and more in education, diplomacy, infrastructure and job creation.
The Y Report, again echoing Gates and Mullen,
asserts that to build and sustain international influence, we need to rely less on military power and
more on diplomacy coupled with societal and cultural excellence. We must seek to be a nation that
other nations listen to and rely on out of respect
and admiration, not out of fear.
There is no gainsaying the fact that our nation
is no longer admired worldwide – as it once was.
Our economy is weak by most metrics, our students
lag far behind those of all other first-tier nations,
poverty in America is ignored rather than confronted, and health care costs are about twice that of
other nations – with worse “wellness” and health
A
outcomes. The Y Report asserts that to build the
America we all want, our nation’s top investment
priority needs to be in education, health and social
services. Yet, those in Congress (and in state governments) responsible for addressing budget issues
are making things ever-worse by slashing further
the already too-small budgets for schoolteachers,
first responders, social services and health care in
the name of fiscal austerity.
The Y Report reminds us too that the “Arab
Spring” uprisings against totalitarian governments
are fueled by new communications technology (such
as Facebook and Twitter). People-power has been
greatly facilitated and multiplied by swift and unfiltered communication among those who dissent
from despotic authority. Ideas and ideologies are
exchanged and discussed across gaps of culture and
caste in ways that are transforming suppressed followers into active citizens demanding of their rights.
America needs to be involved worldwide in this new
discourse; the effectiveness of our involvement will
be measured not by the size of our military, but rather by the power of our ideas, the quality of our democracy, our leadership in science and technology,
and the demonstrable well-being of our people.
America needs to reclaim its century-long reputation as the country where big things got done,
and the “biggest” of these “big things” got done
through the investment of government monies. Infrastructure on the scale of the Hoover Dam, the GI
Bill and the Golden Gate Bridge require the investment of public funds, as do subways and highways
and sewage systems. The notion of public investment is not well understood in American politics.
Congress will not invest sufficiently in high-speed
rail or in development and deployment of alternative fuel technologies. Republican governors of
New Jersey and Florida have won acclaim among
their constituents by stopping projects for a tunnel and high-speed rail, respectively. In so doing,
these governors pointed to the need to reduce budget deficits – but in doing so failed to take into
account the savings that would result from these
investments.
To cite an example of such investment savings, it
is estimated that road congestion costs the United
States $63 billion annually in lost time and fuel;
poorly maintained roads cause a third of all highway fatalities. Airline delays cost more than $30
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billion annually. Railroads, ports, inland waterways, transit systems, water systems and our electric grid are overburdened and technologically obsolete, causing failures and disruptions on a daily
basis. Bridges, sewers, tunnels are in urgent need
of repair and modernization.
The Society of Civil Engineers estimates that
America needs $1.6 trillion over five years to repair
its infrastructure. We think of ourselves as being in
the first rank of technology, yet we rank 15th in the
world in broadband penetration. These and other
deficiencies in our infrastructure limit our productivity, reduce our quality of life, and in the long run
cost our citizens more than infrastructure investment. And, by the way, investment in infrastructure
produces jobs that cannot be exported.
The Y Report states: “We must recognize that
security means more than (just) defense.” Yes. National security needs to be redefined to include
freedom from joblessness, freedom from environmental calamity, freedom from inadequate education, freedom from floods and crime and potholes.
We need to understand that investment in a new
aircraft carrier (we have 11 – no other country has
more than one) contributes far less to our everyday
security than investment in such things as schools
and bridges. Moreover, we need to remind ourselves
that America is not secure when there exists despair and hopelessness elsewhere in the world; we
are interconnected not only with allies and trading
partners but also with the disenfranchised whose
misery can and does threaten our well-being.
There is a mood rising in Congress, from Ron
Paul and Dick Lugar on the right to Dennis Kucinich
and John Kerry on the left, that the time has come to
bring our troops home, not only from Iraq and Afghanistan, but as well from Germany, Japan, Korea
and elsewhere. Conservative columnist George Will
joins liberal columnist Tom Friedman in the rising
demand to turn from military involvement abroad to
rebuilding at home. To say it again, investment in education and infrastructure will do more for America
than continued hemorrhaging of blood and treasure
in weaponry and war. The recent demise of Osama
bin Laden provides an opportunity to turn from the
waste of war to the building of an America that can
serve as a model for the world.
Eric Anschutz can be e-mailed at ericsr@yahoo.
com.
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A RTS & LEISURE
Summertime Ball set for Hausmann Quartet plays in final Sierra
Cotillion Dinner Dancers Chamber Society concert of the season
The Rossmoor Cotillion Dinner Dance Club will celebrate the
coming of summer with the Summertime Ball on Friday, June 3, at
Hillside Clubhouse. The festive evening will begin at 6 with cocktails.
Barbara Courier will have decorated with her usual creativity.
Hot hors d’oeuvres of Florentine stuffed mushrooms, teriyaki
meatballs and hot crab and shrimp on crostini will be passed. The
hosted bar will be under the continued direction of Lyle Morton.
Dinner, by Sunrise Catering, will be served at 7. The first course
will be a salad of baby greens, crumbled blue cheese and pecans with
balsamic dressing. This will be accompanied by fresh baked egg and
herb rolls and butter pats.
The entree will be a choice of sliced tri-tip with wild mushroom
and demi glaze or prosciutto-wrapped chicken breast stuffed with
Portobello mushrooms and gouda cheese with Mornay sauce. Mashed
potatoes and seasonal vegetables will accompany the entree.
A dessert of coconut cream cake will be served and red and white
wine, decaf coffee and tea will be provided.
Manny Gutierrez Quartet will provide the live entertainment for
the evening.
The appropriate dress is jacket and tie for men and party attire for
women (no jeans, shorts or t-shirts).
The cost for the event is $64 for a member couple and $74 for a
guest couple. Guest couples may attend when invited by a member
couple and may attend one dance during the calendar year if space
is available. Guest couples are eligible to fill out a membership application if they have attended one previous dance.
For membership information, call Pam Lee at 932-2323.
Member reservations will be accepted beginning Friday, May
20. After May 20, member reservations will only be accepted on
a space available basis. Guest reservations will be accepted after
May 20 if space is available.
Members who wish to sit together must mail their checks in the
same envelope and a table will be assigned to them. The deadline
for all reservations is Friday, May 27. There will be no cancellations or refunds after Monday, May 30.
Reservation checks (with entree choice) should be mailed to
Gene Wilson, 2612 Saklan Indian Drive No. 2 (Note temporary
change.)
Reservations will be assigned according to the postmark on the
envelopes. Table assignments will be posted on a printed list. If
anyone is unable to attend, paid-for meals may be picked up the
night of the dance by calling Geri May at 906-0793.
In other news
Cotillion Vice President Vic Me Phun (280-2548) has been
appointed chairman of the nominating committee. Any member who is considering running for an office or chair committee
should call Phun.
The annual meeting and election of officers will be at the August dance.
‘Blues in the Night’ jazz
concert is at Lesher Center
Enjoy the songs of Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and
Bessie Smith at Center Repertory Company’s production
of “Blues in the Night” from
May 20 through June 25 at the
Lesher Center for the Arts in
Walnut Creek.
This dynamic, jazzy, bluesdrenched musical combines
26 torchy blues songs from
the 1920s and 1930s and adds
a twist to the stage musical
genre.
The musical stars Debbie
deCoudreaux, who has performed in “Teatro Zinzanni”;
Amanda Folena from “Becoming Britney”; C.R. Lewis,
who has been in Contra Costa
Musical Theatre’s “Rent”; and
Armelia McQueen, who was
in the original Broadway cast
of “Ain’t Misbehavin’.”
The musical director is
Glenn Pearson, who served 11
years as the musical/band director for the world-renowned
Boys Choir of Harlem. This
Program is
June 5 at
Grace Church
The Hausmann Quartet
will present the final concert
of the 25th season of the Sierra Chamber Society on Sunday, June 5, at 3 p.m. at Grace
Presbyterian Church, Walnut
Creek.
The founder and director, Stevan Cavalier, will
join the group as pianist for
Schumann’s Piano Quintet
Op 44 E flat. Other works
will be Puccini’s “Chrysanthemums” and Zemlinsky’s
String Quartet No 3.
Since the Hausmann Quartet’s formation in the summer
of 2004 at LyricaFest in New
Jersey, the quartet has acquired a reputation as one of
the best young quartets.
The group has appeared at
many festivals and was awarded a fellowship at the Aspen
Music Festival. The quartet
has taken part in the Emerson
The Hausmann Quartet will perform at the Sierra Chamber
Society concert in June.
Quartet’s international
workshop at Stony Brook,
as well as the Juilliard Quartet
seminar at Lincoln Center.
The quartet is San Diego
State University’s 2010-12
resident string quartet and this
year was in residence with the
Alexander String Quartet at
the International Center for the
Arts, San Francisco State University.
Members of the quartet
are Isaac Allen and Bram
Goldstein, violins; Angela
Choong, viola; and Yuan
Zhang, cello.
Tickets are $21 for seniors
and can be purchased at the
door.
For information, go to
www.sierrachamber.com or
call Mary Harvey at 9529040.
Contra Costa Wind Symphony’s concert
is Saturday at Walnut Creek Presbyterian
Harpist Shannon Polley will make final appearance
Harpist Shannon Polley will mark her final
performance with the Contra Costa Wind Symphony on Saturday, May 28, in a concert with
guest composer and conductor Randol Bass and
music celebrating the spirit of the dance.
Under the baton of maestro Duane Carroll,
the wind symphony’s music director and conductor, the concert will begin at 8 p.m. in the
Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church, 1801 Lacassie Ave.
Polley, who joined the wind symphony five
years ago, will perform Debussy’s “Danses
Sacrée et Profane.” She will also be featured in
several other works: “Four Gypsy Dances” by
Jan Van der Roost, “Solitaire” by Malcolm Ar-
nold, “Four Norfolk Dances” by Philip Sparke,
and symphonic dances from the Broadway hit,
“Fiddler on the Roof.”
Polley, a senior at Monte Vista High School
in Danville, plans to attend Cal Poly San Luis
Obispo as a premed student in the fall. She has
been a harpist since age 5.
Bass will conduct his composition, “Champagne and Roses,” and his arrangement of the
waltz from Prokofiev’s ballet, “Cinderella.” An
accomplished composer, arranger, conductor
and performer, Bass has appeared in concerts in
the U.S. as well as in Europe.
Tickets are $10 and are available at www.ccwindsymphony.org as well as at the door.
Ashmolean Singers will be featured
in Sunday Night Showcase in June
Amanda Folena
native of Oakland has worked
off-Broadway and is the current head of music at the College of Alameda.
Tickets range from $36 to
$45 and can be purchased by
calling 943-7469 or visiting
the website www.centerrep.
org. The performance schedule
with dates and times is on the
website. The theater is located
at 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut
Creek.
The Ashmolean Singers
will be featured at the Sunday
Night Showcase sponsored
by the Recreation Department on Sunday, June 5, in
the Fireside Room at Gateway
Clubhouse. The select chorus
of 45 singers will present a
program of popular, folk and
classical music to please the
varied tastes of the Rossmoor
audience.
The program will start at 5
p.m. and the doors will open at
4:30. During the social time,
wine and soft drinks will be
served as well as snacks. Seating will be at round tables or
in concert rows.
Musical Director Gordon
Addison has chosen vocal
selections including some of
the popular music heard at
the Ashmoleans cabaret show
earlier this spring. One of the
comedy highlights will be the
men of the chorus, while the
women will be featured in
the nuns’ choruses from “The
Sound of Music.”
A spiritual “Witness” and
a rollicking Ozark folk tune,
“Fiddler Man,” will be directed by the Ashmoleans associate director, Meriel Ennik.
The show will end with a
medley from songs by Andrew
Lloyd Weber, all from Broadway shows such as “Phantom
of the Opera,” “Cats,” “Evita,”
and “Jesus Christ Superstar.”
Admission for Sunday Night
Musical Director Gordon
Addison
Showcase is $5 at the door
and includes the complimentary beverages as well as the
musical show.
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ENTERTAINMENT NOTES Fun Day entertainment provided by
vocalist
and
guitarist
Tim
Durnan
“Chicago” at the Willows
Cabaret Theater Is a Blast
By Charles Jarrett
he
Willows
Campbell Cabaret Theater in
Martinez is presenting the award-winning musical “Chicago” through June
18. The show is an
absolute blast! This exciting production is the kind of
show that really works in this
cabaret-style theater venue.
Under the articulate direction of Eric Inman, Musical
Director Rachel Robinson
and choreographer LaTonya
Watts, this driving, upbeat,
funny show comes to a fevered pitch by final curtain.
The audience applauded at
just about every nuance, every delightfully delivered comedic routine and jumped to
its feet at the end, delivering
an appreciative and resounding roar of approval. Wow,
what a show!
In this theater, you can do
just about everything encouraged by the lyrics from the famous “Cabaret” musical: you
can taste the wine or mixed
drinks at a little cabaret table;
hear the band (a terrific real
live combo style band); and
do everything else, except,
perhaps, blow the horn! This
has to be one of the best productions in this compact little
space in a long time, if not
ever.
The story is based on fact.
Two different women are accused of murder in Chicago in
the early 1920s. In 1926, Chicago Tribune reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins penned
her play, “Chicago,” based
on the actual trials of Beulah Annan and Belva Gaertner and examined the corrupt
criminal justice system that
existed in the 1920s.
The cast includes 24 actors
and actresses, all with genuine professional training, experience and even some with
union (Actors’ Equity Association) credentials. The two
main characters, the leading
“incarcerated ladies,” Velma
Kelly (Nicole Helfer) and
Roxie Hart (Kerry Wininger),
plus the celebrity attorney,
Billy Flinn (Mark Farrell),
are absolutely superlative!
Roxie Hart’s milk toast and
devoted husband, Amos Hart,
is played by Shaun Carroll.
The jailhouse matron, Mama
Morton, is played to perfection by Michelle Ianiro.
Isaiah Tyrelle is a talented
dancer and actor who plays
multiple roles (including reporter Little Mary Sunshine)
with puck and panache in
pluperfect fashion. There are
many, many more excellent
talents that I simply do not
have room to provide adequate kudos to for their excellent contributions.
The singing is terrific and
T
the songs, like “He
Had It Comin’,” “Razzle Dazzle” and “We
Both Reached for the
Gun” stick in your
head long after you
leave the show.
This show is decidedly crafted with
an adult audience in mind.
It is risqué, a bit ribald, has
great music and is just plain
fun. “Chicago” runs Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and
Fridays and Saturdays at 8,
with matinees at 2 p.m. on
Saturdays and on Sundays at
3 p.m., now through June 18.
The Campbell Cabaret
Theater is located at 636
Ward Street in Martinez
where it enjoys well-lit, ample, low-cost and seemingly
safe street parking for all theater patrons. Tickets range in
price between $22 and $32
each with discounts for seniors (65+). To purchase tickets, call 798-1300 or visit the
Willows Theater website at
www.willowstheatre.org.
The city of Martinez must
be congratulated for its farthinking management and
council that actively supports
theater and the arts for its
residents and in particular the
mayor, Rob Schroder, who
goes out of his way to support
the company and his community, tirelessly. All of Contra
Costs County benefits from
this community’s support of
theater, when tight money
and tough budgets make this
job difficult for all.
“Love in American Times”
This past week, I had the
pleasure of catching the world
premier of another Phillip
Kan Gotanda play, “Love
in American Times,” in the
San Jose Repertory Theater
in San Jose. Once again Gotanda explores another side
of the Asian experience in
America. His “Love in American Times” incorporates the
concept of matchmaking into
his play, a story about two
high-profile individuals who
are introduced through that
process.
Let me introduce Jack
Heller (J. Michael Flynn), a
wealthy, self-made, 70-yearold Caucasian business owner and corporate executive,
who, as the show opens, is
in a cocktail lounge anticipating a prearranged meeting with a smart, highly accomplished and attractive
35- year-old woman of Asian
heritage, Scarlett Mori-Yang
(Linda Park). This meeting
has been negotiated through
the services of a professional matchmaker, Mrs. Green
(Rosina Reynolds).
Instead of a first date
evolving as one might expect
it to, these two self-centered
individuals immediately go
Vocalist and guitarist Tim
Durnan will perform at Fun
Day on Thursday, May 26, at
noon in the Sierra Room at Del
Valle.
At age 10, Durnan’s mother
encouraged him to take up the
saxophone in the school band.
He then performed in concert,
jazz, marching and pep bands
through high school.
He began playing guitar at
age 12, after being mesmerized and enchanted by the music of the late folksinger John
Denver. He was inspired by
Denver to write and sing songs
that would recreate those special and prized moments that
are unique to the human condition – songs of nature and
romance.
As this is the last Fun Day
program for the month of May,
a complimentary piece of
birthday cake will be present-
Tim Durnan brings songs of nature and romance to Fun Day.
ed to those residents celebrating a birthday this month.
Café Mocha will offer a
wide variety of food items for
sale prior to the show, such as
sandwiches, salads, doughnuts,
cookies and more. Stay after
the show and play bingo for
the benefit of Friends of Meals
on Wheels from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
There is a small fee to play
bingo.
Walnut Creek Library Foundation will host
‘Challenges of an Aging Society’ panel
Register now to attend the event next week
Challenges of an Aging Society is the topic of
discussion when local experts get together for a
panel event hosted by the Walnut Creek Library
Foundation on Thursday, June 2, from 7:30 to 9
p.m. at the Walnut Creek Library. The event is
free, but attendees must register to reserve a seat
at www.wclibrary.org.
Elaine Welch , Linda Fodrini-Johnson, and
Shirley Krohn , will discuss issues the elderly
and their families are facing today: middleaged adults who find themselves sandwiched
between meeting the needs of their children
and helping their aging parents; providing
safe and dependable public transportation as
people age and become unable to drive; and
the financial and physical abuse of the most
vulnerable among the aging.
Welch volunteered with Contra Costa for
Every Generation (CCEG) and served as a
CCEG board member before becoming its
first executive director in August 2008. In
2010, she returned to Senior Helpline Services
as executive director and brought CCEG and
its board of directors with her. CCEG is now
AGEnts for Change and is now a program of
Senior Helpline Services.
Fodrini-Johnson is founder of Eldercare Services and is a recognized expert in care management and the associated needs of the senior
population. She is currently president of the
National Association of Professional Geriatric
Care Managers (NAPGCM). In 2008, NAPGCM honored Fodrini-Johnson with the prestigious Adele Elkind Award.
Krohn is a former senior assembly member
with the California Senior Legislature. She
serves as president of the Contra Costa County’s Advisory Council on Aging and sits on the
board of the California Council on Gerontology
and Geriatrics, a California non-profit. She is
also a contributing editor for the Victimization
of the Elderly and Disabled newsletter.
The “Live!” program is part of the Library
Foundation’s “Live! From the Library” series,
which features public lectures and other cultural
and literary events held at the Walnut Creek Library, 1644 N. Broadway.
For information about this and other programs, go to www.WCLibra r y.org or call
935-5395.
Wednesday ballroom dance classes
will focus on cha cha and the bolero
The Wednesday ballroom
dance class will have a time
change for June. The intermediate class will start at 3:45
p.m. and the continuing students’ class will start at 4:45.
The continuing students’
class is for the graduates of
the intermediate class or by
instructor approval.
Both classes will be working on the cha cha and bolero. Contact instructor Gail
Enright for information at
890-8905 or by e-mail at
gailenright@comcast.net.
The Friday ballroom dance
class is introducing swingtrot,
a fun combination of steps
that can be danced to either
swing or foxtrot music. The
classes start at 4:30 p.m.
Partners are not necessary
for any of the classes. All
classes are held in the Shasta
Room at Del Valle Fitness
Center.
Rossmoor Squares hosts a dance
All residents and their guests are invited to
a free square dance on Monday, June 6, from 7
to 8:30 p.m. in the Las Trampas Room at Hillside Clubhouse. The dance is sponsored by the
Rossmoor Squares dance club.
No experience is necessary and singles and
couples are welcome. Experienced dancers
will be on hand as partners when needed. Ba-
sic square dance moves will be taught by caller Bert Swerer and then practiced to a variety
of music.
Dress is casual or western style. Complementary refreshments will be available.
For information, call Jay Rosenthal at 9437173 or Ruth Koehler at 930-9635 or e-mail
jaycan9@yahoo.com.
Consider carpooling to popular Gateway and Del Valle events.
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EYE O N DVDS
“Vision: From the Life of
Hildegard von Bingen”
Of interest
By R.S. Korn
This biographical drama opens on the last night of the
first millennium with people gathered together in a church,
praying, prostrating themselves, terrified, believing that the
end of time has arrived and that the earth and all its people
are about to perish. The next morning a young man and
little girl awake and are amazed to find that, miraculously,
the sun is still shining and the world still exists.
Almost another 1,000 years passed before Hildegard von
Bingen was born, but little had changed. The world was
f lat, the devil was an omnipresent threat and the church
was the only hope for eternal salvation.
As an 8 year old, the 10th child of her family and sickly,
Hildegard is brought to a Benedictine monastery and put
in the care of the Jutta, the daughter of a major benefactor
to the cloister, who tells her from now on, she will be her
mother. Indeed, she is a wise and loving woman. When she
dies, she names Hildegard to succeed her as Magistrata, the
head of the order.
At first she declines, saying that it is only by vote of all
the other nuns that she can rightfully assume the role. That
sense of modesty and humility will prove remarkably effective for her as she manages to navigate the existing male
power structure. She has a friend in the monk, Volmar, to
whom she confesses that since she was 3 years old, she has
had visions, in which she sees a hidden light and a voice
speaks to her that she believes to be God, commanding her
to reveal that which is hidden.
Volmar believes she is genuinely a seer, and tells the abbot about her. He is skeptical, but realizes that she could be a
financial asset to the monastery, attracting pilgrims as well
as benefactors, but her claims need to be authenticated. He
calls in a group of local church authorities to question her.
When they, too, doubt the validity of her visions, she writes
directly to Bernard of Clairvaux, the renowned ecclesiastic
of the time. At the Synod of Trier he presents her case to
the Holy Father and permission is granted for her to publish
everything she has heard from the Holy Ghost.
In addition to describing her visions, she also wrote on
the medicinal use of herbs, which were the only medications available at that time and about which she was extremely knowledgeable. Her inquiries extended to the examination of all aspects of the natural world, including
human sexuality.
After one of her young nuns became pregnant and committed suicide, Hildegard determined that the nuns should
have their own, physically separate, larger cloister separate
from the monastery. The abbot refused. The Archbishop
of Meinz overrode him and granted her request to move.
Then she negotiated with the abbot to obtain the monies to
construct it based on land donated by families of the nuns.
Eventually she established two cloisters, one on each side
of the Rhine.
Almost nothing is said directly about her importance as
a composer, but she is today best known for her music, and
it is her compositions that are performed in the film. Her
significant contributions include expanding the Gregorian
chant by an octave and using semi tones in ways that had
never been used. She left some 70 compositions and a musical morality play, “Ordo Vertutum,” which is reenacted in
the movie with the nuns dressed in white flowing gowns
and looking like pagan goddesses.
In addition, she went out into the world to preach, which
was unheard of for a woman at the time. She was able to
successfully achieve what she did because she was undeterred and also because she was adept at winning the support of powerful figures, secular and religious. Her struggles as Magistrata and with male authorities are central to
the drama.
Barbara Sukowa is luminous as Hildegard. The writer
and director, Margarethe von Trotta, has evoked the medieval world visually in scenes that could be Breugal in their
detail and Caravaggio in their dramatic use of light and
has managed to present a Hildegard whose life, even now,
resonates.
This is a 2009 German language film that is not rated
and is available on Netflix.
Residents may recycle eyeglasses they no
longer use in receptacles at the clubhouses or
the white mailbox at Gateway.
MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES
Action-comedy ‘Red’ will be shown
Film is presented Thursday and Friday
The 2010 action-comedy “Red” will be shown
in Peacock Hall at Gateway on Thursday, May
26, and Friday, May 27, at 1, 4 and 7 p.m. The
showings at 1 will feature language captions.
After trading in his professional past as a
black-ops CIA operative for a new identity, Frank
Moses (Bruce Willis) is basking in normality.
But he’s forced to return to old habits when an assassin puts a target on his back and goes after the
woman (Mary-Louise Parker) he loves.
Helen Mirren and John Malkovich co-star
as former members of Frank’s team who reluctantly reassemble to save his life in this Golden
Globe-nominated film.
This film is 111 minutes long and is rated PG13. This free program is sponsored by the Recreation Department and is open to all residents
and their guests.
Classic version of ‘National Velvet’ with
Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney shows Saturday
The 1944 drama “National
Velvet,” starring Elizabeth
Taylor, will be shown in Peacock Hall at Gateway on Saturday, May 28, at 1, 4 and 7
p.m. The showings at 1 and
4 will feature language captions.
This classic family film
made a star of 12-year-old Taylor in the title role as spunky
Velvet Brown, a girl who’s determined to enter her horse,
Pie, in the Grand National
Steeplechase. Mickey Rooney
costars as a young man who
helps Velvet train Pie for the
big race.
This film is 124 minutes
long and is rated G. This free
program is sponsored by the
Recreation Department and is
open to all residents and their
guests.
Sunday’s featured comedy is ‘The Awful Truth’
Cary Grant and Irene Dunne star in 1937 film
The 1937 comedy “The Awful Truth,” starring Cary Grant, will be shown in Peacock
Hall at Gateway on Sunday, May 29, at 4 and
7 p.m. The showing at will feature language
captions.
This captivating screwball comedy stars
Grant and Irene Dunne as Jerry and Lucy War-
riner, a married couple who suspect each other
of infidelity and file for divorce, and then go to
ridiculous lengths to make each other jealous.
This film is 93 minutes long and is not rated.
This free program is sponsored by the Recreation Department and is open to all residents
and their guests.
Film Club presents classic film series
‘Jean de Florette’ is featured Wednesday
The Rossmoor Film Club’s
3 p.m. meeting on Wednesday, June 1, will include the
film “Jean de Florette” in
Peacock Hall and a discussion afterward. It has a PG
rating (for swearing) and is
in French with English subtitles. The movie has a running
time of 115 minutes.
The conclusion of the story, “Manon of the Spring,”
will be shown on Wednesday,
July 6, at 3 p.m.
“Jean de Florette,” directed by Claude Berri, is based
on the novel, “L’Eau des Col-
lines,” written by Marcel
Pagnol.
Yves Montand and Gerard
Depardieu star in this timeless tale of greed, survival
and fate. The film won four
British Academy Awards, including best film.
Set amidst the rugged hills
of Provence, this epic saga
follows the heroic efforts of
Jean Cardoret (Depardieu)
who inherits a farm from his
mother. He leaves his city
job behind, hoping to create
a “new Eden” with his wife
and daughter.
But, unbeknownst to Jean,
a greedy neighbor (Montand)
is plotting to steal the land
from under him with a wicked scheme that drives him to
the brink of madness.
There will be a discussion at the conclusion of the
film in which members of the
group will be encouraged to
voice their opinions of the
production and the performances.
Membership
in
the
Rossmoor Film Club is $1
per showing, which may be
paid at the door.
Music by Jules Massenet featured in
two June films shown at Peacock Hall
Ballet ‘Manon’ presented by Opera/Ballet Club
By Gene Gordon
Club correspondent
The Opera/Ballet Club in June will feature
composer Jules Massenet in both opera and ballet. On Monday, June 6, his opera, “ Manon,”
will be screened, and on Tuesday, June 7, the
ballet, “Manon,” will be shown. Both are at 7
p.m. in Peacock Hall, Gateway.
French opera composer Massenet was master
of sensual and seductive music with sweet and
luscious melodies. “Manon” is his masterpiece.
Everything about this Staatskapelle Berlin
production is passionate, from the music of
Massenet to the acting and singing of Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazon, to the conducting
of Daniel Barenboim. Even the directing of Vin-
cent Paterson might be called passionate with its
high energy and stunning splendor. The upshot
of all this passion is ultimately tragic.
The ballet “Manon” features the charismatic
Carlos Acosta and the beautiful Tamara Rojo, a
dream of a dance team. The choreography is by
Kenneth MacMillan, and while the music is that
of Massenet, it is not from his opera, “Manon,”
but extracted from 13 of his other operas.
Sets and costumes in the Royal Ballet production are sumptuous. Picture quality in HD
video is magnificent.
The Monday film is 158 minutes long and the
Tuesday, 117 minutes. All Rossmoor residents
and their guests are welcome. A $1 donation
will be requested at each show and a raffle will
be held for a door prize.
Grandparents
for Peace to
show film
‘The Messenger’
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Ceramic Arts Club makes plans for a full summer
Pit firing, Lynn Meade class, patio party, Grandkids Day
The Ceramic Arts Club
(CAC) has many activities
planned for the summer.
Pit firing
The club’s annual pit firing
will take place on Wednesday,
June 8, starting at 9 a.m. in
the morning. The pit, which
is about nine-feet long, fourfeet wide and three-feet deep,
has been dug in the area of
the Gateway Billiard Room.
Specially prepared and
decorated pots will be laid
in a bed of sawdust, along
with cow pies, banana peels
and assorted other vegetable
matter. Kindling wood, then
progressively larger and larger wood pieces are piled on
the pots, doused with lighter
fluid and set ablaze. As the
flames diminish, metal slabs
are drawn over the pit and the
contents are allowed to burn
until extinguished.
After 48 hours, beginning
at 9 a.m. on Friday, the metal
cover is removed, revealing
the ash-covered treasures,
decorated by the smoke and
fire of the pit. The pots are
carefully removed, cleaned
and celebrated.
A potluck luncheon follows the unloading of the pit,
at which all members are welcome.
Lynn Meade class
On four successive Wednesdays, from 9 a.m. to noon, beginning June 15, artist Lynn
Meade returns to the CAC Studio for a class in carving and
decorating pottery. Additional
information will appear in next
week’s News.
CAC members interested in
attending these classes should
bring a check in the amount
of $25 payable to CAC to the
studio and complete the signup sheet.
Annual patio party
On Friday evening, June
24, CAC will hold its annual
year-end party at the Dollar
Clubhouse patio. The outgoing
board will be celebrated and
the incoming officers will be
presented.
Time, price and other specifics will be announced in a
future News article.
Grandkids Play
With Clay Days
For the fifth year in a row,
CAC will sponsor summer
Grandkids Days in the studio.
On Wednesday, July 13, from 1
to 3 p.m., members can accompany their grandkids (or great
The Rossmoor Art Association will present the DVD
film, “Using Your Head, Heart
and Hand,” featuring professional artist, Frank Webb, on
Wednesday, June 1, from 1 to 3
p.m. in Art Studio 1 (Note time
correction from that published
in last week’s News).
Going beyond the usual
technical display of watercolor, Webb’s paintings express
his interest in the creative concept and design principles. He
stresses the importance of seeing, feeling and responding to
possibilities while synthesizing
realms with abstractionism.
Webb covers a broad spectrum of subjects beyond traditional landscapes.
The DVD covers eight
chapters, design, direct (dry)
painting, wet into wet, color
patching, easel drizzling, calligraphic painting, layering and
transparency and darks first.
Using his step-by-step techniques will impart valuable
lessons for every artist wish-
“The Messenger,” the final
film of this season’s Grandparents for Peace and Justice Film
Festival, will be shown on
Tuesday, June 7, at 3:30 p.m. in
Peacock Hall.
The 2009 film depicts two
American soldiers whose task
it is to inform first of kin about
their fallen family member. In
the process, soldiers struggle
with their emotions and one
faces an ethical dilemma when
he becomes involved with the
widow of one of the deceased
soldiers.
Both a drama and a romance, the film stars Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson and Samantha Morton. The film was
nominated for two Oscars. It
runs 107 minutes.
Admission to the film is
free. A small donation of $1 is
requested, but not required, to
help defray expenses.
For information call Bobbie
Rabinowitz, chairwoman, at
939-7384.
An example of a pit-fired ceramic piece made last year
grandkids) for an afternoon of
clay play and hand-building
projects of their choice.
Returning on Wednesday,
July 27, also from 1 to 3 p.m.,
participants return to glaze
and decorate their treasures.
No fee is charged for the experience, but members supply
their own clay and tools.
Ice cream and balloons typically appear, as if by magic,
on Grandkids Days. A sign-up
sheet will be available in the
studio next month.
Orientation
Membership in the Ceramic
Arts Club requires completion
of the club’s orientation classes, the next of which will occur Tuesday and Wednesday,
Aug. 9 and 10, from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m., concluding on Tuesday,
Aug. 23, with a full day of activity and a light lunch.
Watch the News for details
and check the CAC Studio for
sign-up opportunities.
ing to improve their painting
skills.
Webb lives in Pittsburgh,
Pa. and has been a professional
artist since 1948. He is a Dolphin Fellow and vice president
of the American Watercolor
Society. He has authored books
and has conducted workshops
in 50 states and many countries and won over 90 major
awards.
Beginners
can learn
line dancing RAA to present the film ‘Using Your Head, Heart and Hand’
Beth Murphy will hold a beginners line dance class in the
Aerobics Room of the Fitness
Center at Del Valle Clubhouse
starting Saturday, June 4. The
class will run from 2 to 4 p.m.
For information, contact
Murphy at 988-9259 or e-mail
her at bethymdancer@netscape.
com.
Channel 28
contact information
Main line/office:
930-8642
TVOffice@Rossmoor.com
Upstairs studio/staff:
930-8642 or 930-9410
Ch28TV@Rossmoor.com
Channel 28 Manager Susan Ritner
SRitner@Rossmoor.com
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June events sponsored by the Recreation Department Red Hatters
set lunch
date in June
The following are the June 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 of June on the
Rossmoor News website at www.rossmoornews.com.
June 2 Fun Day - Entertainment and Bingo
Brenda Lin and Friends
Noon, Sierra Room, Del Valle
June 2-3 Thursday and Friday Movie
“How Do You Know?” 2010 Comedy 121 min. PG-13
1, 4 and 7 p.m. (6/2) 1, 4, 7 and 9 p.m. (6/3)
June 4 Saturday Movie
“Save the Tiger” 1, 4 and 7 p.m. 1973 drama 100 min. R
June 4 Saturday Dance
Nob Hill Sound
7 p.m. Sierra Room, Del Valle
June 5 Sunday Showcase
The Ashmolean Singers
5 p.m. Fireside Room, Gateway, $5 tickets at the door
June 5 Sunday Funnies
“The First Wives Club” 1996 comedy 102 min. PG
4 and 7 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
June 7 And the Oscar Goes To..
“On the Waterfront” 1954 drama, 108 min. Not rated
1 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
June 9 Fun Day - Entertainment and Bingo
Good Company-popular favorites
Noon, Sierra Room Del Valle
“True Grit” 2010 drama 110 min. PG-13
1, 4 and 7 p.m. (6/9) 10 a.m., 1, 4 and 7 p.m. (6/10)
June 11 Saturday Movie
“The Man Who Knew Too Much”
1956 drama 120 min. PG
1, 4 and 7 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
June 12 Sunday Funnies
“Due Date” 2010 Comedy 95 min. R
June 14 Bonnie Weiss
“Legendary Composers” Cole Porter
1:30 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
June 16
Fun Day - Entertainment and Bingo
Richard Fey-vocalist
“Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Elliot Spitzer”
2010 documentary 117 min. R
1, 4 and 7 p.m. (6/16) 10 a.m., 1, 4 and 7 p.m. (6/17)
June 18
Saturday Movies
Hawaii State Club Film Festival
10 a.m., 1 and 4 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
June 19
Sunday Funnies
“Mrs. Doubtfire” 1993 comedy 125 min. PG-13
June 22
Art House Movie
“Starting Out in the Evening”
2007 drama, 111 min. PG-13
June 23
Fun Day - Entertainment and Bingo
Larry Vuckovich Trio
“Another Year” 2010 drama 130 min. PG-13
June 25
Rossmoor Flea Market Part 2
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gateway
June 25
Saturday Movie
“Field of Dreams” 1989 drama 105 min. PG
June 26
Sunday Funnies
“The Truman Show” 1998 comedy 103 min. PG
June 27
Burdick Duo in Concert-Classical
2 p.m. Fireside Room, Gateway
June 27
Musical Monday
“The Music Man” 1962 musical, 151 min. G
June 30
Fun Day-Entertainment and Bingo
Oscar Reynolds, pan flute
June 30-July 1 Thursday and Friday Movie
“Love and Other Drugs” 2010 drama 128 min. R
1, 4 and 7 p.m. (6/30) 1, 4, 7 and 9 p.m. (7/1)
Language captions are offered at the 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. movies Thursday through Saturday. Saturday and Sunday showings also have captions at the 4 p.m. showings. Programs
are free unless otherwise noted. Have comments or suggestions? Call Brian Pennebaker at 988-7732. Or e-mail at
bpennebaker@rossmoor.com.
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Poetry
Circle to
hold poetry
reading
The Rossmoor Poetry Circle
will be giving a public reading
on Monday, June 6, at 3 p.m.
in the Vista Room of Hillside
Clubhouse.
The Poetry Circle, which
has been meeting monthly for
five years, consists of about 25
creators who write all sorts of
poetry: dramatic, humorous,
mystical and narrative. About
20 of these poets will read two
poems each.
Members range from 55 to
95 years old. Some are professional poets who have been
writing for years. Others are
“amateurs” who write well.
During their monthly meetings, the participants have
been sharing ideas, emotions,
memories, and sounds. Now
they will make these qualities
available to the public.
Refreshments will be served.
For information, call Marc
Hofstadter at 934-8194.
The Red Hatters luncheon
will be held on Saturday, June
11, at 11:30 a.m. in the Fireside
Room at Gateway Clubhouse.
Menu choices are chicken
marsala or fruit salad with
lemon mousse for dessert.
The cost is $12 for members
and $16 for guests. Checks,
made out to Rossmoor Red
Hatters, should include the entree of choice. They should be
mailed to Joan Lockhart (9390206), 2001 Pine Knoll Drive
No. 1, or placed in the Red
Hatters mailbox at Gateway.
Checks must be in by
Wednesday, June 1.
Entertainment will be provided by House Blend, an
award-winning a cappella
male quartet performing pop,
jazz, seasonal, folk, country,
gospel and other assorted musical genres.
Any Rossmoor woman willing to wear a red hat is welcome to join the Red Hatters
group. Dues are $15 a year.
Send membership checks to
Dottie Rich, 4372 Terra Granada No.1B or leave them in the
box at Gateway.
New members will be contacted by Queen Ruth Koehler (930-9635). Members are
urged to call her if they know
of other members who are ill
or in need.
For information about the
Rossmoor Red Hatters, go to
www.rossmoorredhatters.net.
The information is provided by
Wizardess of the Web Priscilla
Helmes.
Upcoming events
When signing up for events,
members should write the
name of the event or luncheon/
entree on the front of the envelope before putting it in the
box. To cancel from an event,
notify event coordinator Nancy Sealy, 933-3480.
There will be a hat band decoration workshop on Thursday,
June 16, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the
Vista Room at Hillside Clubhouse. It will demonstrate how
to create changeable bands for
various holidays.
The cost is $5 for members who bring their own hat
and $10 for those who need
one provided to them. Those
interested may sign up at the
luncheon or leave a check in
the box. For information, call
Nancy Magee at 943-7811.
The Rossmoor Red Hatters
will hold its semi-annual sale
of Red Hat items in November. Members are requested to
bring clothing, hats, etc. that
they no longer want to the luncheons. Or, they may call Rich
to arrange for a pick-up.
Miss the News?
If your Rossmoor News
was not delivered on
Wednesday, call 9887800 between 8 a.m.
and noon on Thursday.
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Computer Club tells Come dance the afternoon away with
residents: ‘Google it!’ the Boomers Forever at Fiesta del Sol
By Jim Bradley
Club correspondent
This is a true story illustrating the practicality of Google.
A woman and her husband
were shopping. The car was
parked, the gentleman set the
emergency brake and the shopping began.
When finished, everything
was placed in the trunk and
both entered the car ready for
the trip home. Guess what?
The emergency brake would
not release. The car could not
be moved. Home was reached
with the help of others and the
car was left where parked with
brake still stuck.
On reaching home the woman said, “I’m going to Google
it.” The object was to release
the emergency brake just long
enough to drive the car safely
to a competent mechanic for
repair.
The type of vehicle, model and year were entered in
Google together with “emergency brake stuck.” What appeared on the screen initially
was the explanation of what to
do when this brake is frozen in
cold weather. Obviously, this
was not the case here.
A bit more searching and
there were references to the
rusting of emergency brake
cables and the possibility of
a broken cable. The husband
took this information and
found the broken cable, releasing the parking brake. Driving
it to the shop was now possible
and the brake was repaired.
Search engines that catalog
topics as Google and others
do are remarkable resources
for getting definitions and explanations; for printing maps
with directions; for finding the
latest news; and, for so much
more that to ignore them is to
deprive the reader of a wealth
of information.
These search engines are
aptly described. They search
the Internet for answers to questions asked. Need an answer to
a problem? Just Google it.
Tip of the week
Writing this article led to the
question of how many search
engines are on the Internet.
The website www.thesearchenginelist.com shows
over 230 and this may not include those available only to
people in various professional
fields. Google is the most popular, but looking at others may
reveal a site of particular interest to the reader.
Other matters of interest
• The club continues to accept volunteers to serve at the
Computer Center at Gateway
Clubhouse. Those interested
are asked to call 280-3984.
Volunteers able to substitute
from time to time are welcome, too.
• For free home pickup of
electronic waste, call 1-800449-7587.
• The club’s house-call team
is looking for additional volunteers. These are people who
enjoy solving members’ personal computer problems in
their spare time. Call the office
at 280-3984, if interested.
• The Computer Center email address is rossmoorcom
putercenter@comcast.net. The
telephone numbers are 9474527 and 947-4528.
• The club’s website is www.
carossmoorcomputerclub.com.
Click on “Our Services” for
class schedules.
Atheists and Agnostics
will examine philosophy
Meeting is June 2 at Creekside
The fundamental underpinnings of atheism are deep and ancient, extending back 2,500 years. The next meeting of the Atheists and Agnostics Group, to be held Thursday, June 2, at 2 p.m.
in Meeting Room 1 at Creekside, will explore those underpinnings as well as questioning the modern understanding of them.
The presentation will be in the form of a simulated interview with Columbia University professor Irwin Edman. Two
members of the group will take the parts of Edman and the interviewer. All of Edman’s responses are words taken from the
fourth portion of his 1937 book, “Four Ways of Philosophy.”
Edman was a beloved professor of philosophy at Columbia
from 1920 until his untimely death in 1954. He served as head
of Columbia’s philosophy department and also lectured at
Oxford University, the Sorbonne and Harvard.
After the simulated interview, the members of the group
will be challenged to clarify the philosophical basis for their
atheism – whether, for example, it is based on simple denial
of supernaturalism in general or on moral objections to all
organized religions because religion is seen as evil.
Visitors are welcome.
Show Rossmoor to friends
It is easy with the Internet.
1. Click on www.rossmoor.com
2. On the opening page, click on “Rossmoor Video.”
3. Enjoy a tour of Rossmoor and more.
The Boomers Forever will present a Fiesta
del Sol at the Dollar picnic area on Saturday,
June 18, from 3 to 7 p.m. Music from the 1950s
through the 1970s will be provided for dancing by the club’s favorite DJ, Rick Batiste.
The event will feature an all-you-can-eat
taco bar with a choice of chicken, pork carnitas and vegetarian fillings, along with rice,
beans and salad. Chips, salsa and guacamole
will round out the menu. Margaritas, cold beer
and soft drinks will be provided by the club.
Admission is $12 for members and $18 for
guests. Tickets must be purchased in advance;
the deadline is Friday, June 10.
The weekly Boomer Schmooze continues
to attract newcomers for evenings of casual
socializing. Boomer-age residents and friends
can join in every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in
the Redwood Room at Gateway. Every effort
is made to make newcomers feel welcome and
comfortable.
Bring a beverage or munchie to share, a
glass, and any serving items needed.
The Boomers Forever club has a chat board
where members can post information about
a wide variety of informal get-togethers, announcements of local events, or recommendations for repair vendors. Recent postings,
for example, have included an invitation to
a local restaurant happy hour, Zydeco dance
event, book club formation, museum visits,
river rafting trip, cat-sitting referral, etc.
To subscribe to the chat board, which is the
main communication method used to announce
events and items of interest, send an e-mail to:
ribbit94595-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
Boomers Forever is a social club for both
singles and couples born in the ’40s, ’50s and
’60s. Dues are $10 a person annually and
may be paid at any Wednesday Schmooze
or Boomer event or by sending a check with
name, address, and e-mail address to Boomers Forever, 1001 Golden Rain Road or dropping it in the club mailbox at Gateway.
Attendance at Schmoozes and access to
the club chat board are free and open to all
boomer age residents and friends. New attendees generally join after attending one or
two schmoozes. Members get discounts for
all club events.
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Wine and Food Society hosts Mexican feast
Event will be held on Dollar patio June 17
The Rossmoor Wine and
Food Society will host a patio dinner on Friday, June 17,
at 5 p.m. at Dollar Clubhouse
in celebration of the varied
flavors and fragrant spices of
Mexico.
Mexican cooking is an
amalgam of many influences. Mayans and Aztecs used
corn, avocados, beans, potatoes, tomatoes, chiles, pumpkins, turkeys, ducks, fish
and chocolate; the Spanish
brought cattle for meat, milk
and cheese, chickens, pigs,
rice, wheat, cinnamon, cloves,
black pepper, oranges, peaches, apricots; the French added a dimension with breads,
cakes, and desserts; and today
there is a discernible American influence. The menu for
this dinner has a little bit of
all of these.
The evening will begin with
frozen margaritas or a 2009
Paco y Lola Albarino- Rias
Baixas (Spanish white wine),
and ceviche, citrus shooters
and tiny chicken empanadas.
The first course will be
ensalada de tres colores (tricolored salad), followed by
pescado blanco con pimentos de pasillo (white fish with
peppers) served with the same
white wine.
The main course will be
carne asada en salsa tomatilla (grilled meat with tomato
salsa) served Oaxacan-style
with a 2007 Clos de Chacras
Cavas de Crianza Malbec
Mendoza.
For dessert there will be
tres leches cake (cake made
from three kinds of milk), accompanied with a 2010 Saracco Moscato d’Asti, Piemonte,
Italy and Café con Chocolat
(chocolate coffee).
The cost for the dinner
is $55 per member and $65
per guest. Checks should be
mailed to Jean Autrey at 3449
Golden Rain No. 4 or placed
in the Rossmoor Wine and
Food Society box at Gateway.
event or the Wine and Food
Society, call Stephanie Skidmore at 949-8127.
Residents who enjoy good
food, fine wine and pleasant
people who are interested in
the same are welcome to join
the Rossmoor Wine and Food
Society.
Club members are singles
and couples who enjoy each
other’s company while sharing new (and sometimes unusual) cuisines and wine pairings.
Membership is open to all.
Each event of the society
will showcase the talents of a
chosen caterer and chef, and
the excellent wines that are
paired with the foods.
Chinese-American Association will hold
a Dragon Boat Festival celebration June 4
Gathering will be in the Fireside Room, Gateway
The Dragon Boat Festival is
an important Chinese festival
that falls on the fifth day of the
fifth lunar month. The ChineseAmerican Association will
celebrate this festival on Saturday, June 4, at 11:30 a.m. in
the Fireside Room at Gateway
Clubhouse.
While there are many stories
regarding the origin of this festival, the most widely accepted
version concerns Qu Yuan, a
minister during the Warring
States Period (475 - 221 BC),
who served the Zhou Emperor.
While in office he fought
against corruption that plagued
the court and in doing so earned
the fear and envy of other officials. They worked against him,
and in the end Qu Yuan was
persecuted and exiled. Losing
faith he threw himself into the
Miluo River.
He was so loved by the people that many fishermen rowed
out in long boats, beating
drums to scare away the carnivorous fish from eating his
flesh and throwing rice dumplings into the river to feed them
instead.
From then on the Chinese
commemorate the anniversary
of Qu Yuan’s death by having
dragon boat races and eating
rice dumplings on the fifth day
of the fifth lunar month.
Rice dumplings, called Zong
Zi, are a steamed delicacy made
of rice and filling wrapped in
lotus leaves.
The fillings used are usually
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a combination of pork, Chinese
sausage, salted eggs and either
red or green beans. Some fillings are sweet, with fillings of
paste (red bean, green bean
paste or almond), and others are
plain and eaten with sweet maple syrup or dipped in sugar.
Hostesses for this function
are Frances Blanchard and Teresa Chu. There will be entertainment and the caterer for the
luncheon is Buffet City.
The cost is $15 for members
and $18 for guests. The deadline to sign up for the celebration party is Friday, May 27.
Payment and forms should be
turned in to the CAAR mailbox
at Gateway or mailed to Helen
Chung at 6402 Horseman’s
Canyon Drive.
Channel 28
silent? Hit
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button
Channel 28 has received
several calls from residents
who report that all of the sudden there is no sound on Channel 28.
After much investigation,
Channel 28 Manager Susan
Ritner discovered that residents
who have the black Comcast remote control are accidentally
hitting the white language button (identified as “lang”).
When that button is hit on
any channels above 26, the
program sound goes mute.
The purpose of the button is to
change the language on the station.
To get the sound back on, just
hit the “lang” button again.
TGIF’s Hawaiian Ball
will be held at Del Valle
TGIF’s Hawaiian Ball dinner dance will be held Friday,
June 17, in the Sierra Room at
Del Valle Clubhouse.
Dancing for the evening
will be provided by Johnny G’s
Big Band. Attire is casual or
Hawaiian, if desired.
Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres
by Simple Elegance Catering
will be served at 6 p.m. and
will include teriyaki meatballs, stuffed mushrooms and
pot stickers.
Dinner will begin at 6:45.
Salad service (served family
style) will consist of spinach
salad with hot bacon dressing,
hard-boiled egg and red onions.
Dinner will feature a luau
plate of teriyaki chicken with
grilled pineapple and onions
and Kalua pig, wild rice, Asian
stir-fry and vegetables. (Vegetarian selection of cheese
tortellini with marinara sauce
may be substituted.)
Dessert will be ice cream
sundae with chocolate sauce.
Reservations will be accepted starting Wednesday,
June 1, and will be filled in
the order received. Reservation checks, payable to TGIF
should be sent to Marlene
Maroulas, 547 Spotted Owl
Court. The TGIF drop box
will also be at this address
at the base of steps. (Do not
turn in checks to Maroulas’ or
Fleck’s mailbox, or in the club
box at Gateway.)
The cost is $25 per member
and $30 per nonmember. Those
who wish to sit together must
send all checks in the same
envelope. The envelope should
note a contact person in case a
question arises concerning the
reservation and if there are any
vegetarian selections.
Reservations or refunds will
not be accepted after Friday,
June 10, by 5 p.m. To cancel
a reservation by the deadline,
call Ron Potter at 943-6034.
After deadline, if someone
is unable to attend, call Bob
May at 906-0793 by 5 p.m. on
the day of the dinner. Arrangements will be made to pick up
a take-home dinner from the
caterer at 7:30. This procedure
must be followed or dinners
will not be released.
Italian-American Club
will host dinner dance
The Italian-American Club will hold a dinner dance on Friday,
June 10, at Del Valle Clubhouse. The hosted bar will be open
from 5:15 to 6 p.m. Dinner, catered by Caffe Delle Stelle, will be
served at 6:30. Music will be provided by Manny Gutierrez.
The menu will include antipasti, fresh baby green salad, fusilli
with marinara sauce, beef with vegetables and cannoli stuffed
with sweetened ricotta and dark chocolate for dessert. Red and
white wine, decaffeinated coffee and tea will also be included.
The price of the dinner is $25 for members and $29 for guests.
Send reservation checks to Yolanda Jubina at 1200 Rockledge
Lane No. 3. Those who want to be seated as a group must send
checks and names in the same envelope. Deadline for reservations is Friday, June 3.
Membership is open to Rossmoor residents of Italian origin
and to those whose spouse is of Italian descent. Also included
are Rossmoor residents who are widows or widowers of Italian
spouses, who have met the club lineage requirement and were
married to the deceased spouse for a minimum of 10 years.
Applications for membership will be reviewed by the board. Membership forms may be obtained from Fran DeGaetano, 2873 Ptarmagin Drive No. 2, or call 932-8944. Annual dues are $15 per person.
New Kids on the Block
hold a Caribbean dinner
New Kids on the Block
will celebrate the beginning of
summer with a Caribbean dinner on Saturday, June 4, at the
patio of Dollar Clubhouse.
Social hour will begin
at 5:30 p.m. Wine and hors
d’oeuvres will be served.
Dinner on the patio will
follow, featuring pineapple
mango salad; jerk chicken
with coconut rice and spicy
black beans; and a rum cake
for dessert. After dinner,
guests may play a variety of
games including Mexican
Train and Rummy Cube.
The dinner cost is $21 for
members and $25 for guests.
Payment checks should be
mailed to Jean Autrey, 3449
Golden Rain No. 4, or placed
in the New Kids mailbox at
Gateway. The deadline for
reservations is June 1.
It is also time for membership renewals. Send a separate check for $10 to Autrey.
New Kids on the Block is a
social club open to single residents who want to meet other
new residents of Rossmoor,
and those who are entering a
new stage in their lives. The
club’s goal is to have fun and
develop friendships within
the community.
club or the Caribbean dinner,
call Shanti Haydon at 9548218 or e-mail her at shanti.
haydon@gmail.com.
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PT Cruiser A Taste of Aloha presented by Hawaii State Club
Club holds Celebrate King Kamehameha with dining and dancing June 11
pizza party
tomorrow
The PT Cruiser Club will
have a pizza feast at its meeting on Thursday, May 26, at the
home of Tose Grier, 2881 Ptarmigan Drive No. 2, Entry 18.
Members planning to attend
should call Grier, 287-0817, to
make reservations. The pizza
will be delivered at 4:30 p.m.
Attendees will need to bring
their own beverages.
The meeting will include a
discussion about the club bylaws and any other club business
as well as picking a location for
the June meeting. Members are
asked to bring their ideas to the
meeting.
In April, the PT Cruiser
Club met in the Gateway parking lot and caravanned to the
Riverview Lodge Restaurant in
Antioch.
The new club pennants for
members’ cars were handed
out and put on their car antennas. They will be used whenever members caravan on their
cruiser tours. The pennants will
be available at the club meetings.
The PT Cruiser Club is open
to all PT Cruiser owners or
drivers in Rossmoor. For club
information or to join, call Grier; Shirley, 510-387-4708; or
Richard Nicholes, 937-5469.
Connection
holds picnic
Connection Club members
and their guests are invited to
a potluck picnic on Memorial
Day, May 30, at 4 p.m. on the
Dollar Clubhouse patio. The
club will provide chicken for
the main course, as well as
wine, lemonade and disposable
plates, cups and cutlery.
Those attending are asked to
bring food to share according to
the following: last name starting with A through D, appetizers; E through J, green salads
and dressing; K though N, other
salads of choice; O though S,
desserts; and T through Z, rolls
or artisan bread and butter. The
food should serve six people. All
food should be ready to serve,
and include serving utensils. It
is a good idea to label dishes.
Remember, if planning to
seat a group, only seven of
the new Dollar patio chairs fit
comfortably around a table, not
eight as in the past.
The last day to sign up for
the picnic is Wednesday, May
25. There is no fee for members
at this annual event, but there is
a charge of $5 per guest.
Chairwoman Betty Barron is taking signups and the
names of those willing to help.
Call her at 945-7293 or e-mail
her at barronwb@comcast.net.
If bringing a guest, tell her if
you will increase the size of
your dish, or if the guest will
also bring a dish.
In recognition of its Hawaiian roots, the Hawaii
State Club has planned a
Taste of Aloha party, to be
held on Saturday, June 11, in
the Sierra Room at Del Valle
Clubhouse.
June is the month dedicated to celebrate King Kamehameha’s unification of
the various island kingdoms
into one, the Kingdom of
Hawaii, which formed the
basis for the eventual State
of Hawaii.
In keeping with the theme,
the menu, the entertainment
and the ambiance in general
will be reminiscent of everyday life in Hawaii.
The menu features the
dishes most loved by Hawaii
residents. Provided by the
Concord restaurant Waikiki Hawaiian Barbecue, the
menu starts with pupus: avocado dip, mango chutney
spread, and Hawaiian boiled
peanuts.
The traditional dinner
plate features a starter medley of fresh Hawaiian fruits;
an entrée combination of teriyaki beef, barbecue chicken,
and kalua pork; with sides
of braised cabbage, macaroni salad and baked yams;
followed by red velvet cake
for dessert. Hawaiian sweet
bread rolls and coffee will
Computer Club
hosts Photoshop
Elements demo
The Rossmoor Computer
Club will present a free demonstration of Adobe Photoshop
Elements on Wednesday, June
1, at 2 p.m. in the Delta Room
at Del Valle Clubhouse.
Adobe Elements is a photograph editing program. Monika Olsen, one of the club’s
teachers, will introduce some
of the innovative functions of
Elements that enhance photographs,
Olsen will demonstrate,
among other techniques, how
photos can be cropped, colors
toned down or made more vivid, backgrounds changed or
deleted, portraits made from
a group photograph, scratches
removed and wrinkles eliminated. Edited photos can be
attached or inserted into email and sent to family and
friends.
Olsen is accredited by the
California Committee on
Teacher Credentials, and is
experienced in teaching computer-related subjects to seniors. Olsen teaches the full
Elements class and advanced
editing.
Membership in the Computer Club is not necessary to
attend the demonstration. Everyone is welcome.
also be at each table. The
meal is accompanied by a
beverage choice of mai tais,
wines or soft drinks offered
at the Aloha Bar.
The vegetarian option will
feature vegetable teriyaki
“meatballs,” vegetable spring
rolls and the same macaroni
salad and sautéed cabbage
sides, rolls and dessert.
The entertainment scheduled for the evening will
also follow the pattern so
common throughout Hawaii:
an instrumental trio of bass,
ukulele and guitar, graced
by well-known Hawaii vocals, with several dancers
offering both traditional and
modern hula stylings.
The trio appearing on
stage is Marin-County-based
Ka Lei Koa, a group that
has offered performances at
events throughout the Bay
Area. The musicians will be
joined by dancers from Contra Costa County’s newest
dance group Ka Ohi Nani o
Mana o’lana.
Doors will open at 5 p.m.
and members are reminded
to pick up their 2011 club
roster at the registration table before entering the hall.
After socialization, dinner
service will follow at 6 and
the entertainment at 7.
The cost of the dinner and
Providing musical entertainment for the Hawaii Club gathering
are, from left, Susan Rogin, Del Medina, and Sandy Kealoha
Bailey.
show is $26 for members
and $29 for guests. Reservation checks should be sent to
Mike Herr at 1817 Skycrest
Drive No. 2, or placed in
the Hawaii Club box in the
Gateway lobby. Write “vegetarian” on the check if such
is chosen.
Checks for group reservations should be sent together
in the same envelope, or for
multiple reservation checks,
the names and respective
member or guest status
should be attached. Table assignments will be made as
the reservation checks are
received, so early reservations are urged for assurance
of better seats.
Reservation deadline is
Tuesday, June 7. No reservations will be accepted after
this date
Rossmoor residents with
an interest in Hawaii and
its culture are welcome to
join the club at this time and
come to the party at member rates. Dues are $12 and
membership applications are
available in the Hawaii Club
box in Gateway.
For information, call Mike
Herr at 938-6215.
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Camera Club presents pictorial/digital and prints winners
By Lynn Letteris
Club correspondent
On the first Wednesday of
each month, the Rossmoor
Camera Club hosts a meeting
wherein members who enjoy
competition submit their photos under the pictorial category,
either in the digital format or
print (color or monochrome).
Competing in any of these
categories allows the photographer editing latitude, whether
it is to present images as they
come out of the camera or opting to manipulate and change
the image in unusual ways.
The photographic results
in these categories can range
from classic to highly imaginative. In other categories – nature, journalism and travel – no
manipulation is allowed.
Competing members move
up in ranking based on the
number of points accumulated
as their photographs gain entry into the winner’s circle.
The beginning photographer
submits images under the rank
of basic, and then graduates
to intermediate, advanced and
masters as points are won.
An experienced photographer/judge, usually a professional, critiques the entries as
they are projected on a screen.
This competition’s judge
was John Goyer. He began
his “serious” involvement in
photography when he joined a
photo-critiquing website called
Photo-Sig, then joined the Alameda and Livermore photo
clubs. He is currently president
of N4C.
All members are encouraged to participate. Entries
are anonymous, so the judge’s
comments do not result in any
embarrassment to the photographer, but do provide useful
tips on improving skills. For
members and nonmembers,
competition nights are a wonderful venue for learning more
about the art of photography.
Winners of the May 4 competition are as follows:
Pictorial/digital
Basic: first place, Richard
Nicholes for “Lightning over
Auckland”; second, Hamid
Kasmai for “Sunset at Waikiki”; and third, Nicholes for
“Beautiful Garden Shop”
Intermediate: first place,
Hetta Malone for “Old Farm
Fence”; second, Bill Rauch for
“Heading Home”; and third,
Malone for “Ribbon of Highway”
Advanced: first place and
best in show, Victoria Richardson for “Difficult Journey”; second, Kathy Konesky
for “Sand Patterns”; third,
Konesky for “Farmer Racing”;
fourth, Richardson for “Sudsy
Car Wash”; and fifth, Lynn
Letteris for “Mum’s the Word”
Masters: First place, Tim
Christoffersen for “Sand Patterns, Monterey”; second,
Sean McDonough for “Bee on
Borax”; third, Ojars Kratins
for “Navarro River Winter”;
and fourth, Christoffersen for
“Portrait of a Uyghur Man”
“Old Farm Fence” by Hetta Malone
“Lightning over Auckland” by Richard Nicholes
“Difficult Journey” by Victoria
Richardson
“Afternoon Sun” by Walter
Krovoza
“Sand Patterns, Monterey” by Tim Christoffersen
“Multiple Reflections” by Hugh Grey
Pictorial/color prints
Intermediate: Nicholes for
“Students on Tour”; second,
Don Hardin for “Moon Setting”; and third, Nicholes for
“Not So Straight Streets”
Advanced: first place, Walter
Krovoza for “Afternoon Sun”;
second, McDonough for “Ge-
ranium”; third, McDonough
for “Honey Bee”; and honorable mention, Christoffersen
for “Slaughtered Goat”
Pictorial/monochrome prints
Intermediate: first place,
Angie Martin for “Saxophone”
“Students on Tour” by Richard Nicholes
Advanced: first place, Hugh
Grey for “Multiple Reflections”;
second, Mike Portnoff for “So
Cool”; third, Grey for “Rising
Clouds”; fourth, McDonough
for “Sorrow”; and honorable
mention, Christoffersen for
“Collapsing Structure”
All Rossmoor residents are
invited to attend any of the
meetings, especially those who
have an interest in learning
about their camera or want to
adopt a new hobby.
For information, call Stan
or Carol Scott at 934-9998.
Stamp Club meets Saturday morning for a ‘trip’ to Easter Island
The Rossmoor Stamp Club,
also known as the Rossmoor
Philatelic Club, will hold its
regular May meeting on Saturday, May 28, from 9:30 to
11 a.m. at Gateway’s Multipurpose Room 3.
To encourage early attendance (due to parking limitations), coffee and sweets will
be offered and the club’s lending library of books and stamp
catalogs will be available for
check-out starting at 9.
Attendees are urged to
come early because of the
Flea Market event happening
at the same time. Parking will
be hard to find, so members
are urged to consider using
the Rossmoor bus to get to
Gateway.
The May meeting will feature noted philatelist Steve
Pendelton, who will discuss
the stamps of Easter Island.
He has written articles on the
subject and is an authority for
collectors.
In addition to the speaker,
the meeting will also feature
a stamp quiz and the clothesline will be up. A philatelic
door prize will also be given
out.
The club would like to
thank Rossmoor residents
who have donated stamps in
the club’s mailbox at Gateway.
Some donations are anonymous and the club would be
remiss in not acknowledging
their support and the support
the club gets from the community.
The club welcomes new
members and those interested in stamp collecting to its
meetings.
For information, call Rich
Kirby, club president, at 3246328.
Entertainment Notes:
‘Love in American Times’
on the attack and spar caustically with each other, delivering verbal barbs demonstrating their intellectual prowess
and independence. The power
positioning of these two articulate adults immediately generates sparks and electricity in
the air.
Jack and Scarlett spare no
time maneuvering each other
in the process of setting the
ground rules of this “first
date” encounter. Quickly,
the “I win, you lose” mantra
turns into a near stalemate.
It doesn’t take long before it
is clear that neither party is
more powerful than the other
and they carefully reevaluate their quarry. They momentarily back off and think
about whether their objectives
are worth the chess-like game
and maneuvering they are employing. In a moment of frustration, they almost abort the
date, but change their minds
and re-engage each other on a
more civil basis.
Through this highly combative getting acquainted process, they discover that there
probably is something of great
value in their respective prospective date, something that
they each ultimately want and
need. We can immediately see
that this is no ordinary game
of dating gamesmanship or
exploitation. The stakes are
high, fi nancially and psychologically, and far more important than just the immediate
desire for the gratification of
sex and or a desire for love
and reproduction. The need
by each party for some level of
control and for earned respect
is an important ingredient in
any merger formula they may
put together.
The two have the appearance
of being fairly forthright individuals who reveal a great deal
about themselves at the onset,
and for the most part, they express what they want and what
they expect. At the same time,
they are not completely honest
(as we discover in the second
act); not that one would really
expect them to be, especially
on the first date.
Jack readily admits to Scarlett that he wants her as a sex
partner and a trophy wife but
he wants more than what is
typically expected of this type
of arrangement (an older man
and a younger wife). He also
wants a woman who is more
or less on the same intellectual level as himself, a power
partner he can value and respect. Scarlett is an accomplished head of a large not-for
profit foundation, is an accomplished negotiator, and is
quite capable of dealing with
greedy, wealthy people.
She wants to marry a man
of substantial wealth for the
leverage opportunities it will
provide her in building her
own personal wealth and
personal esteem. The only
drawback is that she wants
children and a family now.
Jack is a man in the process
of divorcing his wife of many
years, from whom he has been
estranged for at least the past
10 years. He also has grown
children including a son who
serves on the board of his own
company. He emphatically
does not want any more children at this time and he will
agree to marry Scarlett on his
terms.
More specifically, he wants
her entirely to himself, when
he wants her, for at least the
first five years of their marriage. After that, if she wants
children, he reluctantly agrees
she may have them.
The tempo of the first act
moves along at a steady pace
until an angry patron of the
cocktail lounge where the couple is meeting, Mr. Stein (Gabriel Marin), confronts Jack,
threatening to fight with him,
raising the specter of a catastrophic game-changer. A gun
is pulled, two men face off and
suddenly an element of dire
adversity changes the entire
momentum of the play. Knowing Gotanda as well as I do,
I became excited and alert as
the mood had shifted. I looked
forward to an even greater surprise in the second act.
The second act brings even
more brilliantly orchestrated
surprises as Jack Heller, his
ex-wife, Abby (Rosina Reynolds), Jack’s son, Edward
(Craig Marker), his daughter
Sophie (Arwen Anderson), his
son’s wife (Zarah Mahler), find
their private family Christmas
party on their yacht thrown
into an uproar.
Director Rick Lombardo
has selected an outstanding
cast and pulls together an excellent production. In addition, his team of collaborators,
including Robin Roberts (scenic design), Cathleen Edwards
(costume design), and David
Lee Cuthbert (lighting and
media design) have created an
exciting visual experience.
“Love in American Times”
is another building block in
the exciting foundation of
work that will someday prove
Philip Kan Gotanda to be one
of our most exciting contemporary American writers.
This powerful play continues through June 5. Tickets
may be purchased on line at
www.SJRep.com or by calling
408-367.7255. Tickets range
in price between $29 and $74
each, with a $6 discount for
all senior tickets.
The San Jose Repertory
Theatre is a beautiful facility, easy to reach and always
rewarding. The San Jose Repertory Company Theatre is
located at 101 Paseo de San
Antonio, between 2nd and 3rd
Streets, one block north of
East San Carlos Street in San
Jose. There is multi-storied
public parking structure at
the corner of East San Carlos
Street, between 2nd and 3rd
streets.
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Mobile Me is RMUG workshop topic
By Dian Overly
Club correspondent
At the Mac workshop on Thursday, May
26, instructor John Gilmore of the Acalanes
Adult Education Center will talk about Apple’s Mobile Me service. This workshop runs
in cooperation with the Rossmoor Mac Users
Group (RMUG).
At the final Spring workshop on June 2,
iPhones, iPads and iPods will be covered,
along with explanations of what’s new and
what’s possible with these Apple products.
Held on the Del Valle campus on Tice Valley Boulevard in Room D-9, these are topics for
more advanced Mac users. Fees are $15 per semester, payable at the first workshop attended.
Focus and help sessions
Drop in on one of the easy/no fee RMUG
focus sessions that are held in the Delta Room
next to the Fitness Center at Del Valle Clubhouse in Rossmoor on the first and third Mondays of each month.
On Monday, June 6, at 9:30 a.m., Jennifer Langan will cover iCal, the Mac’s calendar software. Mac Basics is the topic for the
10:45 session.
On Monday, June 20, at 9:30 a.m., the iPod,
iPhone and iPad, comparing and contrasting
what they do, will be discussed by Langan. At
10:45, a special session about online banking
will be led by Rose Lobrino, customer service
rep from the Rossmoor Shopping Center branch
of the Home Savings Bank of America.
Since RMUG’s inception 10 years ago, the
group has had in-home tutoring and in-home
assistance programs as well as the focus sessions where the presenters supply handouts.
Since it is natural for people to help people
(and it would be too much trouble to keep
track), RMUG has never had dues for membership, but has survived because of members’ contributions.
However, due to high gasoline prices,
RMUG has adopted a policy of reimbursing
focus session volunteers for printing costs
and in-home volunteers for gas. Therefore,
RMUG will no longer make assistance calls
outside Rossmoor, but will instead supply
names and contact information for reliable
professionals who will make the home call
for a charge. These will be in the range of $50
to $75 per hour for such calls.
It is important that a person clarify that before
finalizing any arrangement. Within Rossmoor,
when a call is made, the volunteer will leave an
envelope. If the homeowner wishes to make a
contribution, he or she can then mail, or hand
deliver, the envelope to RMUG’s postal box at
the Gateway complex in Rossmoor.
Be sure to check RMUG’s website and
see how the club operates. Go to http://web.
me.com/ophyllis/rmug/. Click on the URL
(address). Save as a bookmark. Be sure to
check the new active Del Valle map there.
For volunteer in-home help or for basic
home tutoring in Rossmoor, call Dian Overly
at 945-6055.
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• Open from 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
• Ask us about the teeth-in-a-day dental implant systems
• Safe mercury removal
• 24 Hour Emergency Service
• Interest Free Financing Available
• HSA, FSA and New Patients Welcome
• #1 Rossmoor Bus Stop Across the Street
SENIOR CITIZENS 10% DISCOUNT
We also speak Cantonese, Mandarin, and Tagalog
KEVIN KO, DDS
UC Berkeley Graduate
UCSF Dental Graduate,
Member of the American
Dental Association and
California Dental Association
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NCJW collects
donations for
needy families
The National Council of
Jewish Women (NCJW) has
taken the Shelter under its wing.
Through the good graces and
charitable giving of Rossmoor
residents and NCJW members,
much has been given to this worthy charity that cares for families made homeless through no
fault of their own. The need for
assistance is ongoing.
The situation now at the Shelter is critical because the agency
is housing an increased number
of families. There is a need for
food, clothing and household
items. There is also a request for
diapers in sizes 5 and 6, as well
as personal care products, cleaning products, single bed sheets,
towels and washcloths. (Checks
are also welcomed payable to
the Shelter.)
Contact Sharon Schwemin
at 954-1266 between 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday. Leave a message to arrange for pick-ups.
Members of Rossmoor’s
chapter of the NCJW are active advocates of social justice for all, regardless of race,
creed or denomination. NCJW
supports women’s issues and
educational programs.
For membership information,
call Janet Ladner at 943-7044.
BRIDGE BITES
FROM THE AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE
Pretty Soon, It Adds Up
By Brian Gunnell
NORTH
♠QJ432
♥5
♦A5
♣AKQ52
WEST
EAST
♠K86
♠ A 10 9
♥ 10 9 7 4 3
♥J 6 2
♦K32
♦ 10 8 7 4
♣J4
♣763
SOUTH
♠75
♥AKQ8
♦QJ96
♣ 10 9 8
Sometimes it pays to have
a good sense of the ridiculous; witness this hand from
a recent team game. N-S
declined to admit how they
reached 6NT, and given the
utter awfulness of their final
contract, who could possibly
blame them?
A Spade lead would have
worked rather well for the
defense but, not unreasonably, West started out with
the Heart Ten. Now let’s see
how alert defense by East
averted an overtrick!
That opening Heart lead
was won by Declarer’s Ace.
Next came the ♦Q and West
probably now regrets that he
covered this with the King.
Dummy’s Ace won the trick
and the Clubs were rattled
off. West had discarding
problems on the run of the
Clubs and, with the benefit
of hindsight, we can see that
it was ill-advised of West to
pitch a couple of Hearts, but
pitch them he did. Next, the
Diamond Nine was successfully finessed and, with the
Hearts now good, Declarer
was up to 12 tricks.
But could he make an
overtrick? No, East became
the star of the show when,
on the last Heart, he pitched
away his ♠A! Declarer’s last
two cards were ♦J6 but East
had grimly held on to ♦T8
and the battle for the 13th
trick was won by East’s Diamond Ten. So, only +1440 for
N-S, thanks to East’s headsup defense.
“For a moment there I
thought you would make all
the tricks,” mused Dummy.
“Wasn’t possible, East defended too well.”
“Well, let’s hope our teammates aren’t -1470. An IMP
here, an IMP there, pretty
soon it starts to add up.”
Duplicate Bridge
Tuesday, May 10
Section A
N/S 1. A. Petersen/G. White
2. W.Y. Leong/M. Suchman 3. J.
Lowe/P. Barretta 4. J. Dolgin/R.
Collins
E/W 1. T. Szymczak/I. Darroch 2. M. Stuart/J. Burnson 3. A.
Eastman/B. Price 4. P. Elfland/
M. Barnes
Section B
N/S 1. A. Gorbach/N.Stein
2. S. Geraths/C. Hugus 3. P. Tolins/J. Granich 4. E. Matsui/F.
Yoshida
E/W 1. C. Fauver/D. Durr 2.
N. Donaldson/V. Mills 3. D. Watkin/B. Owens 4. M. Nitzberg/B.
Nitzberg
Wednesday, May 11
Section A
1. B. Felder/D. Grupenhoff 2.
D. Terris/R. Liu 3. A. Petersen/B.
Starin 4. W.Y. Leong/M. Suchman
Section B
N/S 1 E. Finney/B. Ballin 2.
B.V. Smith/B. Klein 3. J. Bechtel/
L. Clemens 4. F. Yoshida/J. Bateman
E/W 1. M. Stoops/B. LaCour
2. R. Flink/B. Price 3. H. Knauff/
P. Knauff 4. S. Teta/F. Owre
Thursday, May 12
Section A
N/S 1.D. Guilfoy/M. Schubarth 2. M. Suchman/C. Warner
3. L. Grawoig/J. Francis 4. T.
Szymczak/V. Davidson
E/W 1.R. Liu/G. White 2. I.
Darroch/D. Grupenhoff 3. A.
Murray/H. Schick 4. B. Price/C.
Daar
Saturday, May 14
Section A
N/S 1. C. Warner/R. Liu 2. M.
Newman/E. Beltran 3. L. Drury/
J. Francis 4. L. Grawoig/A. Finkelstein
E/W 1. D. Terris/D. Grupenhoff 2. W.Y. Leong/B. MacBride
3.A. Gronner/I. Darroch 4. D.
Wolfe/L. Daley
Monday, May 16
Section A
N/S 1. M. Newman/B. Burgess 2. M. Koch/Z. Cooper 3. L.
Grawoig/J. Dolgin 4. B. Felder/F.
Howard
E/W 1. M. Suchman/C. Warner 2.T.Szymczak/A.Murray 3.
G. Cunha/R. Juo Cunha 4. E.
Beltran/N. Goelkel
Section B
N/S 1. G. Gould/F. Dietz 2. L.
Chien/J. Chien 3. P. Kujachich/M.
Kelley 4. D. Wolfe/J. Erickson
E/W 1. B. Sankary/E. Black
2. L. Rosenberg/S. Rosenberg 3.
G. Olsen/M. Dachs 4. L. Karr/C.
Daar
Section C
N/S 1. D. Christiansen/D.
Thompson 2. R. Flink/B. LaCour
3. H. Sabin/F. Block 4. A. Donaldson/B.J. Smith
E/W 1. B. Schwartz/A. Mattox 2. M. McCartney/P. Smith 3.
F. Sheng/G. Sheng 4. P. Elfland/
M.Barnes
For additional information,
see posted results or go to
http://julialowe.bridgeforyou.
com.
Visit the News at; www.rossmoornews.com.
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he following calendar information is provided to the News by Room Reservations at the Recreation Department. Residents or groups that would like to make changes
to the listing should contact Room Reservations at 988-7780 or 988-7781.
2011 SPRING POOL HOURS/ ALL POOLS OPEN
• Dollar pool is open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week, except Wednesday, when
it is closed for cleaning until 1 p.m.
• Del Valle pool is open 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Thursday
when it opens at 1 p.m. after cleaning; and 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
• Hillside pool is open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week, except for Tuesday,
when it is closed for cleaning until 1 p.m.
• Family swim is at Hillside pool on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11 a.m. to
1 p.m., and weekends and holidays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There is no family swim
on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• 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.
D=Dollar Clubhouse
G=Gateway Clubhouse
H=Hillside Clubhouse
MPR=Multipurpose Room
DV=Del Valle
C=Creekside
THURSDAY, MAY 26
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
noon
noon
noon
noon
12:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1:15 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
5 p.m.
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6:15 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
EVENT .............................LOCATION ..........................ORGANIZATION
Fitness Center Opens ...........Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Pool Open ........................Pool, D, H ............................................Rec. Dept.
Strength Circuit ..................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Pilates Mat Int/Adv ..............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Luk Tung Kuen Exercise ........Diablo Rm., H .............................. Luk Tung Kuen
Stretch/Strength .................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Low Impact Dance...............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Adv. Players ......................Table Tennis, H .........................Table Tennis Club
Bocce Team Play ................Bocce Courts, H ................................ Bocce Club
Open Tennis ......................Buckeye Grove Tennis Courts ............Tennis Club
Open Workshop ..................Art Studio & Back Rm., G ............ Art Association
Stitchers ..........................Sewing Rm., G .........................Sewing Arts Club
Watercolor ........................Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
Qi Gong ...........................Shasta Rm., DV ...........Chinese-American Assoc.
Light Stretch .....................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Mat Science ......................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Fun Day ...........................Sierra Rm., DV ....................................Rec. Dept.
Italian Conversation ............MPR 3, G ................................ Ital. Convs. Group
Library Open .....................Library, G...............................Library Association
Osteoporosis Class ..............Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Piano by Serena .................Redwood Rm., G .................................Rec. Dept.
Acrylic/Oil Painting .............Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
Beg. Players .....................Table Tennis, H .........................Table Tennis Club
Dominoes .........................Cardroom 1, D .................................... Trails Club
Meeting ...........................MPR 1, 2, G ...................................Writers Group
Movie..............................Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
Oster/Balance ....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Pool Open ........................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Bridge .............................Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Dominoes .........................Mtg. Rm. 4, C ..................................... Trails Club
Parkinson Group .................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Inter. Tap ..........................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Line Dance .......................Diablo Rm., H ............................ Line Dance Club
Aquacise ..........................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Democrats ........................Fireside Rm., G ...................................Democrats
Moving to Music .................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Strength Yoga ....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Sing-along ........................MPR 3, G ............................. Acalanes/Rec. Dept.
Circuit Training ..................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
AA Open Discussion.............Garden Rm., D.................................... AA/Alanon
Duplicate Bridge .................Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
FRIDAY, MAY 27
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10 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 Exercise ........Las Trampas Rm., H .................... Luk Tung Kuen
Rhythmrobics ....................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Deep Water .......................Pool, H ................................................Rec. Dept.
Men’s Exercise Class ...........MPR 1, 2, G .......................Men’s Exercise Group
Strength ...........................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Deep Water .......................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Keeping Fit Club .................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Hands On Quilters ...............Sewing Rm., G .........................Sewing Arts Club
Flexible Yoga ....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10:05 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
noon
12:15 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
2 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
8 p.m.
Hoarders/Clutterers Mtg. .......Chess Rm., D .................................... Counseling
Water Exercise ...................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Muscle Movers ..................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Men’s Cribbage ..................MPR 2, G .....................................Men’s Cribbage
Hanna Somatics .................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Line Dance .......................Fitness Center, DV ..................... Line Dance Club
Joint Efforts ......................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Twinges in Hinges ...............Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
AARP Driver Safety..............MPR 3, G .................................. Rec. Dept./AARP
Cardiac Rehab ...................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Chess Play ........................Chess Rm., D .................................... Chess Club
Great Books ......................Garden Rm., D..................................Great Books
Inter. Players .....................Table Tennis, H .........................Table Tennis Club
Life Drawing .....................Art Studio & Back Rm., G ............ Art Association
Int. Folk Dancing ................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Argentine Tango .................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Beg. Ballroom Dance ...........Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Int. Ballroom Dance.............Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Partnership Bridge ..............Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Services...........................Vista Rm., H ...................................... B’nai Israel
SATURDAY, MAY 28
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
noon
12:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
Trails Club Hike ..................MPR 3, G ............................................ Trails Club
Advanced Italian .................MPR 2, G ............................. Acalanes/Rec. Dept.
Stamp Club .......................MPR 3, G .......................................Philatelic Club
Chess Play ........................Chess Rm., D .................................... Chess Club
Dynatones Rehearsal ...........Las Trampas Rm., H ..........................Dyna Tones
Cardio Mix ........................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Dominoes .........................MPR 2, G ........................................ Domino Club
SUNDAY, MAY 29
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
9 a.m.
10 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
noon
12:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
4 p.m.
7 p.m.
St.Luke’s ..........................Diablo Rm., H .......................... St. Luke’s Church
Pilgrim Sunday Service ........Vista Rm., H ...................... Pilgrim Cong. Church
Sunday Service ..................Delta Rm. A, DV .............. Hope Lutheran Church
TV Methodist Service ...........Peacock Hall, G. ................ Tice Valley Methodist
Rummy Play ......................MPR 2, G .............................Progressive Rummy
Line Dance .......................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Hi Intensity Cycle ................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
MONDAY, MAY 30
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10:05 a.m.
11 a.m.
Functional Conditioning ........Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Walk ...............................Court of Flags, G ................................ Trails Club
Function & Movement ..........Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
11 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
noon
noon
noon
12:15 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
2 p.m.
3 p.m.
4 p.m.
5 p.m.
5 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Needle Workers..................Sewing Rm., G .........................Sewing Arts Club
Parkinson’s Group ...............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Beginning Tap ....................Shasta Rm., DV ..................... Happy Hoofers Tap
Piano by Joyce ...................Redwood Rm., G .................................Rec. Dept.
Bal-A-Vis-X .......................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
AA Open Meeting ................Vista Rm., H ....................................... AA/Alanon
Flexible Yoga ....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Dominoes .........................Oak Rm. A, G .................................. Domino Club
Meeting ...........................Garden Rm., D.......................LDS Studies Group
Square Dance ....................Las Trampas Rm., H .............. Square Dance Club
TUESDAY, MAY 31
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:15 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
noon
12:30 p.m.
12:45 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
2 p.m.
4 p.m.
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
7 p.m.
Pool Open ........................Pool, D, DV ..........................................Rec. Dept.
Exercise Group ...................Diablo Rm., H ........................... Yang 24 Exercise
Ladies’ Pinochle .................MPR 2, G .......................... Men/Women Pinochle
Women’s Cribbage ..............Garden Rm., D....................... Women’s Cribbage
Grace Notes ......................MPR 1, G ..........................................Grace Notes
Water Color A.M. ................Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
T’ai Chi Chih .....................Diablo Rm., H .......................... T’ai Chi Chih Club
Ballet Club ........................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Gentle Yoga ......................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
T’ai Chi Chih .....................Diablo Rm., H .......................... T’ai Chi Chih Club
Gait/Balance .....................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Beginning Line Dance ..........Diablo Rm., H ............................ Line Dance Club
Current Events ...................MPR 3, G ............................. Acalanes/Rec. Dept.
Open Workshop ..................Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
Party Bridge ......................Cardroom 1, 2, D ............................. Party Bridge
Pool Open ........................Pool, H ................................................Rec. Dept.
Portrait Drawing .................Art Studio & Back Rm., G ............ Art Association
Inter. Tap ..........................Shasta Rm., DV ............................... Hot Flashers
Social Dance .....................Diablo Rm., H ......................... Social Dance Club
Partnership Bridge ..............Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
1:30 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
2 p.m.
3 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:45 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Pool Open ........................Pool, DV, H ..........................................Rec. Dept.
Functional Conditioning ........Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Exercise Group ...................Diablo Rm., H ........................... Yang 24 Exercise
Trails Club Hike ..................MPR 3, G ............................................ Trails Club
Drawing & Painting .............Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
Knitters and Crocheters ........Sewing Rm., G .........................Sewing Arts Club
Function & Movement ..........Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Gentle Yoga ......................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Rotary Luncheon ................Diablo Rm., H ................................... Rotary Club
Hula ...............................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
NCJW ..............................MPR 3, G ............Nat’l Council of Jewish Women
Pool Open ........................Pool, D ................................................Rec. Dept.
Community Chorus ..............Las Trampas Rm., H .................... Comm. Chorus
Beg. Folk Dancing ...............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Brain Exercise ...................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Film Club .........................Peacock Hall, G. ..................Rossmoor Film Club
Spanish Conversation ..........Mtg. Rm. 4, C ....................................... La Charla
Ballroom Dance .................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Bible Study .......................MPR 1, G .....................Chinese-American Assoc.
Ballroom Dance .................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Boomers Meeting ...............Redwood Rm., G ...................... Boomers Forever
Alanon.............................MPR 1, G ............................................ AA/Alanon
Camera Competition ............Vista Rm., H ....................................Camera Club
Rehearsal.........................Diablo Rm., H ........................................Big Band
THURSDAY, JUNE 2
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
noon
noon
noon
noon
12:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1:15 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
2 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
5 p.m.
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6:15 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:15 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10:05 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
12:15 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
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Pool Open ........................Pool, D, H ............................................Rec. Dept.
Stitchers ..........................Sewing Rm., G .........................Sewing Arts Club
Watercolor ........................Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
Chronic Pain Support Group ...Garden Rm., D................................... Counseling
Luncheon .........................Diablo Rm., H ..................................... Lions Club
Fun Day ...........................Sierra Rm., DV ....................................Rec. Dept.
Italian Conversation ............MPR 3, G ................................ Ital. Convs. Group
Piano by Serena .................Redwood Rm., G .................................Rec. Dept.
Railroad Roundhouse ...........Main, D .................................... R.R. Roundhouse
Acrylic/Oil Painting .............Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
Meeting ...........................MPR 1, 2, G ...................................Writers Group
Oster/Balance ....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Pool Open ........................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Parkinson Group .................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Atheists/Agnostics...............Meeting Rm. 1, 2, C ....... Atheists and Agnostics
Inter. Tap ..........................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Line Dance .......................Diablo Rm., H ............................ Line Dance Club
Picnic..............................Picnic Area 1-3, D ...................................Wet Set
Strength Yoga ....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Sing-along ........................MPR 3, G ............................. Acalanes/Rec. Dept.
AA Open Discussion.............Garden Rm., D.................................... AA/Alanon
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 canceled by the
Excursion Desk. If residents cancel their personal reservations, they are guaranteed a refund
if cancelled at least fifteen days before the daytrip departure. Refunds will only be available after that time if a ticket is able to be resold.
Times listed in the news and on the ticket
are the actual time of departure. Names will
be called to board the bus 15 minutes prior to
this time. For information, call 988-7731.
DAY TRIPS.
TONY BENNETT AT DAVIES
SYMPHONY HALL
Saturday, May 28
Minimal walking
Tony Bennett is an artist who moves
the hearts and touches the souls of audiences. He’s not just the singer’s singer but
also an international treasure honored by
the United Nations with its Citizen of the
World Award. He has received 15 Grammy
Awards and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. His signature hit “I Left My
Heart in San Francisco” also earned him
two Grammy Awards. A priceless treasure
whose expressive power is undimmed at
84, he has recorded some of his best work
in recent years. Don’t miss this concert.
The bus leaves Gateway at 6:15 p.m. and
will return around 11. Cost is $115.
PULP FASHION: THE ART OF
ISABELLE DE BORCHGRAVE
Friday, June 3
Extensive walking
Due to multiple requests, the Rossmoor
Excursion Desk is offering one more trip to
the Legion of Honor in San Francisco for a
private docent tour of Pulp Fashion Exhibit.
Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchgrave is a
painter by training, but textile and costume
are her muses. Working in collaboration
with leading costume historians and young
fashion designers, de Borchgrave crafts a
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world of splendor from the simplest rag
paper. Painting and manipulating the paper, she forms trompe l’oeil masterpieces
of elaborate dresses inspired by rich depictions in early European painting or by
iconic costumes in museum collections
around the world. Pulp Fashion draws on
several themes and presents quintessential
examples in the history of costume – from
Renaissance finery of the Medici family and
gowns worn by Elizabeth I and Marie-Antoinette to the creations of the grand couturiers Frederick Worth, Paul Poiret, Christian
Dior and Coco Chanel. Special attention is
given to the creations and studio of Mariano
Fortuny, the eccentric early-20th-century
artist who is both a major source of inspiration to de Borchgrave and a kindred spirit.
The bus leaves Gateway at 7:30 a.m. and
will return around 2 p.m. Cost is $37 for
museum members and $45 for nonmembers.
ROYAL DANISH BALLET
Saturday, June 4
Minimal walking
The Royal Danish Ballet, under the artistic direction of Nikolaj Hübbe, will present its work in Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley
as part of their 2011 U.S. tour. Founded in
1748, the Royal Danish Ballet is the world’s
third-oldest ballet company that holds an
exceptional position internationally. Its remarkable dedication to the works of August
Bournonville – no other company has kept
as many of the great choreographer’s ballets in its repertory – represents the core
of the troupe’s activities. The program
“Nordic Choreographers” is an ambitious
survey of modern choreography by some
of today’s most adventurous dance-makers. “Bournonville Variations” showcases
the Bournonville style that has always been
an integrated part of the Royal Danish
Ballet’s repertoire. “Lost on Slow” is set to
music by Vivaldi and danced by a cast of
three women and three men. ‘Alumnus” is a
new work choreographed by world-famous
Danish ballet dancer Johan Kobborg, who
has created this work for the ballet company of his youth – the Royal Danish Ballet.
In “Earth,” masculine primal power meets
the music of Metallica in Jorma Uotinen’s
Earth, in which 14 male dancers deliver
pure, raw exertion. The bus leaves Gateway
at 6:30 p.m. and will return around 11. Cost
is $107.
BALENCIAGA AND SPAIN
AT THE DE YOUNG
Friday, June 10
Extensive walking
By popular demand, Rossmoor Excursion Desk is offering another trip to the de
Young Museum in Golden Gate Park for a
private docent-led tour of the special exhibit “Balenciaga and Spain.” One country
shaped the ideas of Cristóbal Balenciaga
and that country is Spain, and the period of
influence was from 1937, when he opened
his Paris house, until he retired in 1968 and
returned to Spain. The impact of Spanish
culture, history and traditions is explored
through the recurring themes in Balenciaga’s oeuvre and organized in the exhibition in six sections: Spanish Art, Regional
Dress, the Spanish Court, Religious Life
and Ceremony, the Bullfight and Dance. Objects are drawn from museum and private
collections in France, Spain and the United
States, including the FAMSF collection. The
bus leaves Gateway at 7:30 a.m. and will return around 2 p.m. Cost is $37 for museum
members and $53 for nonmembers. ”
FUN AND FOOD BY THE BAY
FISHERMEN’S WHARF/NORTH BEACH
Tuesday, June 7
Moderate walking
Experience the best of Fishermen’s’
Wharf and North Beach on this narrated
driving and walking tour. Build up an appetite by exploring Fishermen’s’ Wharf.
Watch how sourdough bread is made at
Boudin Bakery. Visit Musee Mechanique,
one of the world’s largest privately owned
collections of mechanically operated musical instruments, antique arcade machines,
animations and small bird boxes. Sample
walkway cocktails or clam chowder on your
own. Then onto North Beach for a narrated
bus tour. Stop at a local restaurant and enjoy a variety of pastas and sauces, accompanied by salad (included). Have a tour of
the nearby St. Francis of Assisi Shrine, the
first parish church in California. The finale
will be ice cream sundaes at Ghirardelli.
“On the Level” Marilyn Straka will be the
narrator and guide for this tour. The bus will
leave Rossmoor at 9 a.m. and return at approximately 4:30 p.m. The cost is $69.
ALCATRAZ ISLAND
Monday, June 13
Extensive walking (hill)
Take a trip to the Rock – Alcatraz Island
– the infamous and notorious prison that
was home to the likes of Al Capone, George
“Machine Gun” Kelley and Robert “The Birdman” Stroud. Enjoy box lunches prepared
by Landing Café (food is not permitted on
Alcatraz Island beyond the dock). While
on the island, enjoy an orientation video
with historical footage, self-guided walks,
exhibits and ranger-guided tours. Topics
may include famous inmates, escapes, Hollywood’s Rock, 200 years of Alcatraz history and fortress Alcatraz. Also featured is
an audio tour in the prison cell house with
actual interviews of former guards and inmates. The Garden Conservancy, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and
the National Park Service have a partnership to restore and maintain key gardens on
Alcatraz. Through this project, the partner
organizations preserve, rebuild and maintain the gardens created by those who lived
on the island during its military and prison
eras, and interpret their history, horticulture and cultural significance for visitors.
An electric tram is available for those with
mobility needs on a first-come, first-served
basis. Dress in layers. The bus will leave
Rossmoor at 9:30 a.m. and return at approximately 5 p.m. The cost is $79.
BLUE MAN GROUP
Wednesday, June 15
Minimal walking
The Blue Man Group comes to the Golden
Gate Theatre in San Francisco for a limited
engagement. Blue Man Group is best known
for its wildly popular theatrical shows and
concerts that combine comedy, music and
technology to produce a totally unique form
of entertainment. Expect some props to include Jell-O, marshmallows, Twinkies, paint,
tons of paper and tubes, and some of those
props to end up on your lap. The Blue Man
Group is an amazing visual display. These
blue aliens walk around fascinated by the
audience. They capture the innocence,
wonder, mischievousness and share their
hilarious discoveries with the audience. Blue
Man Group is the kind of show that both
theatergoers and non-theatergoers can enjoy. Any audience can appreciate the music,
color and humor of this show. The show has
cheerful ambiance and a talented cast. The
bus will depart Gateway at 12:15 p.m. and
return around 6. The cost is $87.
A’S VS. GIANTS
Sunday, June 19
Moderate walking
Spend a day at the ballpark as the Excursion Desk offers a trip to see World Champion San Francisco Giants take on the Oakland A’s at the McAfee Coliseum in Oakland.
Don’t miss a chance to see the Bay Area’s
two Major League Baseball teams compete against each other in this inter-league
battle. Will the Giants repeat their thrillpacked 2010 championship season? See
the Giant’s all-star pitching staff including
multiple Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum and the exciting bearded Brian Wilson.
The Oakland A’s pitching staff features
Trevor Cahill, who was tied for fourth in the
American League with 18 wins last season.
Newly acquired slugger Hideki Matsui will
bring some needed power to the A’s lineup.
Lower box seats (section 127). The bus will
leave at 11:30 a.m. and return at approximately 5 p.m. The cost is $79.
NEW DATE ADDED
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
Monday, June 27 and Wednesday, July 20
Moderate to extensive walking
Carmel is one of the most endearing
seaside towns of the West Coast. It is carefully nurtured with artistic ambience. It is
tidy and almost impossibly tasteful in its
collection of landscaped cottages, elegant
lodging and upscale restaurants. The community covers one square mile, but most
visitors find themselves mainly in its center, the stretch of Ocean Avenue that inches
downward from Junipero Avenue to the
white-sand beach, and the colorful side
streets that radiate off it. Rossmoor’s Excursion Desk is offering the opportunity to
spend a leisure day in Carmel. The bus will
depart Gateway at 8 a.m. and return around
6 p.m. The cost is $45.
AN EVENING WITH JOHNNY MATHIS
Monday, June 27
Minimal walking
Universally hailed as one of the greatest male vocalists of all time, the legendary
Johnny Mathis will perform a rare concert
at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco.
In 2006, Mathis celebrated 50 years of his
musical career that he started at age 19.
He won a Lifetime Achievement Grammy
in 2003, has received three Grammy nominations, and has twice been inducted into
the Grammy Hall of Fame. Enjoy his velvety,
honey-soaked vocals as he sings his classic
hits “Chances Are,” “It’s Not for Me to Say,”
“Wonderful! Wonderful!,” “The Twelfth of
Never,” “Misty” and “A Certain Smile,” as
well as a mix of jazz and classic standards
and the best songs from Broadway musicals. The bus leaves Gateway at 6:15 p.m.
and will return around 11. Cost is $107.
NEW DATES ADDED
PICASSO AT THE DE YOUNG
Wednesday, June 29; Thursday, July 7;
Friday, July 15
Extensive walking
The de Young Museum in San Francisco
hosts an extraordinary exhibition of more
than 100 masterpieces by Spanish artist
Pablo Picasso from the permanent collection of Paris’s world-renowned Musée National Picasso. The once-in-a-lifetime exhibition, made possible only because of the
temporary closure of the Musée Picasso
until 2012 for extensive renovations, comprises paintings, sculptures, drawings, and
prints drawn from every phase of the artist’s career.The works on view demonstrate
the wide range of artistic styles and forms
that the artist mastered, including: Celestina (1904), from the artist’s Blue Period;
Two Brothers (1906), from the Rose Period;
Expressionist studies for Les Demoiselles
d’Avignon (1907); the Cubist Man with a
Guitar (1911), the Neoclassical Portrait of
Olga (1917), the artist’s wife; the protoSurrealist Two Women Running on a Beach
(1922); Portrait of Dora Maar (1937), the
artist’s lover and famed French artist; six
Surrealist bronze heads of the artist’s mistress, Marie-Thérèse Walter; the Head of a
Bull (1942) fabricated from a bicycle seat
and handlebars; the bronze Goat (1950);
the six life-size bronze Bathers (1956); and
the late self-portrait The Matador (1970).
Join us for a private docent-led tour of this
special exhibit. The bus leaves Gateway at 7
a.m. and will return around 1:30 p.m. Cost
is $55 (member discount is not available).
NEW LISTING
STEAM TRAINS AND BIG TREES
Tuesday, July 12
Moderate walking
Ride into the past on a 19th century
Roaring Camp steam train and see California’s towering redwood forests. The
Rossmoor Railroad Club is cosponsoring
this full-day event with Rossmoor Excursion Desk. Roaring Camp in Felton (Santa
Cruz County) is a re-creation of a vintage
logging camp, complete with a steam locomotive pulling four or five passenger
cars, some open and some closed. This Big
Trees narrow-gauge railroad’s steam engines date from 1890 and carry passengers
through a grove of giant California coastal
redwoods that were preserved for posterity
in 1867. Take a roundtrip ride over trestles
and up steep and winding grades to the
summit of Bear Mountain. Along the way,
the conductor in vintage uniform shares
interesting facts about the history of Roaring Camp, the railroad, and the forest. Atop
Bear Mountain, the train makes a brief stop
at Cathedral Grove before returning to the
Roaring Camp grounds. After the ride, enjoy an included hosted barbecue lunch of
chicken and ribs at the reserved picnic area
followed with free time to stroll through and
visit vintage shops and the nifty souvenir
general store. The bus, with Ralf Parton as
the escort, will leave Gateway at 8:30 a.m.
and return at approximately 4 p.m. The cost
is $67 and includes all of the above.
NEW LISTING
CLINE WINE AND JAZZ FESTIVAL
Saturday, July 16
Moderate walking
Enjoy great music, dancing, great wine
and great food at the Cline Wine and Dixieland Jazz Festival. The setting and facilities
at the Cline Cellars Winery in Sonoma are
perfect for a summer afternoon, listening
or dancing to many of the San Francisco
Bay Area’s finest Dixieland/ragtime/blues
musicians at four different venues at the
winery with plenty of places to sit down. Invited bands: Black Diamond Blue Five, Devil
Mountain Jazz Band, Golden Gate Rhythm
Machine, Jambalaya Big Swing Band,
Natural Gas Jazz Band, Royal Society Jazz
Orchestra, Zinfandel Stompers. Other performers: Ray Skjelbred, Frederick Hodges,
Marty Eggers, Virginia Tichenor, Tom Brier
and Bob Hirsch. The Cline Cellars tasting
room will be open during the festival and
those wearing the festival badge will be
granted a 15 percent discount on wine purchases. Food and drinks will be available
to purchase. Or bring a picnic. Make sure
to visit the California Mission Museum and
see the California mission models that were
built for the World’s Fair at Treasure Island
in 1939. Designed to scale, all are faithful
representations of the original missions,
and are finely detailed down to the shrubbery and the figures utilized. The bus will
leave Gateway at 9:45 a.m. and return at 6
p.m. The cost is $57.
EXTENDED TRIPS
FOURTH OF JULY IN RENO
July 4 and 5
Celebrate America’s birthday with this
trip to Reno. There will be plenty of time to
play and win with stops at Boomtown and
Red Hawk Indian Casino with cash and food
vouchers included. In Reno the group will
stay at John Ascuaga’s Nugget. On July 4,
visit Virginia City and experience going back
150 years. The 19 th -century mining boom
turned Virginia City into the most important settlements between Denver and San
Francisco. Enjoy the old-fashioned Fourth
of July parade and have lunch on your own.
The evening is free to watch the fireworks at
the Nugget. The cost per person is $245 for
double occupancy ($325 for a single) and
includes two nights deluxe lodging, casino
packages, motorcoach transportation and
luggage handling. A deposit of $50 is due
with application. An itinerary is available at
the Excursion Desk.
LAVENDER FIELDS TO SEQUOIA GROVES
July 19 through 22
Explore Central California (Fresno) on
this exciting new trip from American Stage
Tours. Accommodations for three nights
will be at the Four Points Sheraton in Fresno. Sample olive oil at Sciabica and Sons
Olive Company and learn how they produce
olive oil. Visit the Forestiere Underground
Gardens for a guided tour of the subterranean complex of patios, grottos and garden courts interconnecting with passage
ways that encircle the living quarters built
to escape the brutal Fresno summer heat. A
refreshing lavender tour at the Squaw Valley Herb Gardens precedes a visit to Kings
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Canyon National Park. Tour guide Jackie
Weiner, author of “Timely Exposures,” will
entertain with foothill facts and mountain
mysteries. Savor a box lunch under the
Big Trees and take an easy walk through
the Grant Grove. Lunch at Erwin Street Inn
follows organ concerts at two churches
in Hanford. The Antique Farm Equipment
Museum showcases fully restored antique
tractors, implements and other equipment used while working on the range and
farm. Dinner at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater includes the production “The Drowsy
Chaperone.” The trip home includes a stop
at Castle Air Museum that displays 53 restored World War II, Korean War and Cold
War era aircrafts, as well as photographs,
uniforms and war memorabilia. Hosted
lunch at the Barnwood Restaurant and a
mystery stop conclude the trip. The cost
per person, double occupancy, is $625
($725 for single) and includes three nights
deluxe lodging, six meals, touring per itinerary, motorcoach transportation and luggage handling. A deposit of $100 is due
with application (incorrect price was given
in last week’s News). An itinerary is available at the Excursion Desk.
EXPERIENCE SOUTHERN OREGON
Aug. 7 through 12
Experience the beauty of Southern Oregon. Accommodations for five nights will
be at the Holiday Inn Express in Central
Point, Oregon. Visit the Great Cats World
Park. Meet the keepers and see behind the
scenes. Enjoy a hosted lunch at Taylor’s
Country Store. Visit Cary’s Chocolates and
cool down aboard the Hellgate Jetboat on
the Rogue River. Travel down river to Hellgate Canyon before having a family-style
dinner overlooking the Rogue River. Visit
Alpaca Ranch. Travel to the historic town
of Jacksonville to explore the town and
browse in the shops. Enjoy a hosted dinner at the Original Roadhouse. Travel to
Ashland for a performance of the rollicking
operetta “The Pirates of Penzance.” Take in
the sites of Crater Lake and learn about the
lake at the visitor center and enjoy a hosted
lunch at the historic Crater Lake Lodge.
Stop at Butte Creek Mill and this original
water-powered grist mill at work. Browse in
the antique store nearby. The following day,
stop by Harry and David’s for a guided tour.
Enjoy a hosted lunch at McGrath’s Fish
House before visiting Dogs for the Deaf.
Learn how rescued dogs are trained to act
as the eyes and ears for people who are
hearing impaired. Visit the Rogue Creamery, a chocolate factory and wine tasting
room. Enjoy a hosted lunch at the Tail ‘O
the Whale overlooking Shasta Lake. Stop
at the Olive Pit to sample and purchase
their famous olives. The cost is $1,095 per
person double occupancy, $1,395 single
and includes five nights deluxe lodging, 12
meals, extensive sightseeing per itinerary,
motorcoach transportation, and luggage
handling. A deposit of $200 per person is
due at application. Balance is due no later
than June 24.
GREAT PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Aug. 10 through 18
See the spectacular sights the Great Pacific Northwest on an eight-day tour that
starts in Seattle with breakfast at the Space
Needle, offering incredible views. Enjoy a
Seattle city tour featuring the scenic University of Washington, historic Pioneer
Square and the famous Pike Place Market.
Board a British Columbia ferry bound for
the city of Victoria for a two-night stay.
Visit the world-famous Butchart Gardens
and stroll among 50 acres of floral gardens,
fountains and meandering paths. Enjoy a
Victoria city tour and the city’s turn-ofthe-century charm. Stroll the waterfront
or shop in the downtown heritage district.
Next, ferry through the Gulf Islands en
route to Vancouver for a three-night stay.
Experience a Vancouver city tour including Stanley Park, Chinatown and Gastown.
There will be a free day to explore Vancouver. Board the Whistler Mountaineer Train
for a three-hour premier rail journey from
North Vancouver to Whistler. Later, motor-
coach back to Vancouver. The cost per person double occupancy is $2,249. A deposit
of $300 per person is due with reservation
form to secure reservations. Final payment
is due May 27. An itinerary is available at
the Excursion Desk.
SWISS HIGHLIGHTS
Sept. 8 through 15
Enjoy the breathtaking beauty of Switzerland featuring Zermatt, Bern and
Montreux on this unforgettable excursion.
The journey begins in Montreux and stay
for six nights at the elegant Fairmount
Montreux Palace, a deluxe five-star rated
historic hotel overlooking Lake Geneva and
the French Alps. Enjoy a Geneva City tour to
see the Jet d’Eau, the famous Flower Clock
and the United Nations Building. Tour the
12th century Chateau de Chillon, a castle
on Lake Geneva made famous by Lord Byron. Drive along the “Corniche,” a steep
and narrow road leading through vineyard
villages to experience a Swiss wine tasting and dinner at a local restaurant. Travel
through the impressive Rhone Valley, highlighting orchards and vineyards, and arrive in Tasch to board a Cogwheel Railway
for the trip to the famous car-free Alpine
resort Zermatt, situated at the foot of the
Matterhorn. Visit Bern, the capital city of
Switzerland featuring cobblestone streets
and shops under medieval arches. See the
famous Bear Pits, the House of Parliament,
the Rose Garden and the Cathedral. Stop
in Interlaken, a charming city famous for
its woodcarvings, situated between the
lakes of Brienz and Thun and surrounded
by mountain scenery. Travel by train to the
small resort village of Gstaad. Later board
a motorcoach and travel to Gruyeres, a
hilltop town famous for a 12th century
castle. Visit a Swiss cheese dairy and enjoy dinner in Montreux. An optional France
and Italy tour are available. The excursion
begins with a visit to the ski resort town
of Chamonix. Travel via the Mont Blanc
Tunnell into Italy and pass through Italian
villages with views of the Alps. Return to
Montreux and enjoy a farewell dinner. This
tour includes round-trip airfare and transfers from SFO, 10 meals, professional tour
director, deluxe motorcoach, admissions
and sightseeing per itinerary, baggage handling, hotel transfers and international air
departure taxes. An itinerary is available at
the Excursion Desk. The cost per person,
double occupancy is $3,299 ($700 single
supplement). A deposit of $500 is due with
application.
AMERICA’S MUSIC CITIES
Sept. 11 through 18
Experience America’s music cities featuring New Orleans, Memphis and Nashville and incredible landmarks such as the
French Quarter, Graceland, Ryman Auditorium, the Grand Ole Opry and the New
Orleans School of Cooking. The tour begins in New Orleans “The Jazz Capital of
the World.” Enjoy a leisurely walking tour
of the French Quarter and French Marketplace; explore Pirates Alley, the Cabildo,
the Presbytere and the Pontalba. Discover
how to cook New Orleans-style during a
unique cooking demonstration at the New
Orleans School of Cooking. Following dinner, enjoy a jazz revue. Relax during a tranquil drive along the shoreline of Lake Ponchartrain. Travel north, en route to Memphis, Tenn., the birthplace of blues, rock
and roll and soul music. Immerse yourself
in Memphis’ energetic musical scene and
feast on southern cuisine on world-famous
Beale Street. On a unique tour, local musicians board the coach and tell the story
of Memphis’ musical heritage and history.
Visit Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley.
Travel to Nashville, the “Musical Capital of
the World.” Enjoy an evening show at the
renowned “Grand Ole Opry.” Join the local
guide on a sightseeing tour of Nashville,
highlighting the state capitol, Music Row
and the Parthenon. Tour the historic RCA
Studio B for an up-close look at Nashville’s
oldest remaining record studio. Then, explore the Country Music Hall of Fame, the
vast collections of memorabilia, costumes,
recordings and instruments. Enjoy a special dinner at the famous Wildhorse Saloon,
home of a 3,300-square foot dance floor
that is used every night of the week by
dancers and revelers. The cost per person,
double occupancy is $2,149; single $2,649.
Price includes all airport transfers, roundtrip air, hotel accommodations, comprehensive sightseeing, 10 meals, all taxes,
and baggage handling. A $250 deposit is
due with application. Stop by the Excursion
Desk for a complete itinerary.
HAWAII CRUISE
Oct. 22 to 31
It’s time to get on board for a 10-day
cruise/tour featuring an eight-day cruise on
board the gorgeous Pride of America. The
trip will feature the following ports of call:
Kahului, Hilo, Kona, Nawiliwili and Honolulu. The Pride of America is a vibrant Americana-themed ship full of freestyle choices.
It also includes 11 restaurants, nine bars
and lounges and views of Hawaii’s waterfalls, beaches and volcanoes. Board ship in
Honolulu for the first destination of Kahului,
Maui. Explore the town of Lahaina or walk
along a pristine beach. The next stop will be
Hilo, a city that is like one giant greenhouse
with spectacular flowers at every turn.
See Kona, which offers the quintessential
Hawaii experience. The lovely Nawiliwili,
Kauai, port is the gateway to what many believe to be Hawaii’s most beautiful island.
Disembark in Honolulu, Oahu, and check in
to the Marriott Hotel for two nights. Visit
the Hawaii Plantation Village and the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Prices start from $2,550 per person, which
will include a seven-night cruise including
all meals and entertainment aboard ship, a
two-night stay at the Marriott, roundtrip
airfare from the Bay Area to Honolulu, port
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taxes, government fees and Hawaii tax,
and Travel Guard Cancellation Insurance.
Receive one bottle of wine per cabin and
$25 per person shipboard credit. A $500
deposit is due with application. Final payment is due by July 27. Stop by the Excursion Desk for an itinerary.
CARIBBEAN CRUISE
Nov. 12 through 19
Cruise from Miami to the sun and bliss
of the Caribbean onboard the brand new
Norwegian Epic – the largest, most innovative ship. Epic has 128 single studio rooms
with its own lounge called the Living Room.
At last, no single supplement! The rooms
are small but have a queen sized bed and
private bathroom and shower and a window
on the corridor. The Living Room is open
only to studio guests and is a place to relax,
have a snack and meet other single people.
Even two friends traveling together may
prefer to have their own room and bathroom. The ship sails an Eastern Caribbean
itinerary to St. Maarten, St. Thomas and
Nassau. It features 20 different restaurants
and 20 different bars plus entertainment
including the Blue Man Group from Las Vegas, a casino, library, movies, pools, spa
and gym. Price for a single room including insurance is $1098.62. A balcony cabin
sharing is $1188.62 including insurance
per person. Note: No single supplement.
There are many other categories including
inside, ocean view and Spa Villas with their
own restaurant, 24-hour concierge and hot
tub. Deposit is $339. As the studio rooms
have become popular, it is advised to book
early. Visit Rossmoor Excursion Desk for
a flyer.
SPECIAL EVENTS & MOVIES
FROM THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT
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.
TAPESTRY IN CONCERT
Wednesday, May 25
A concert featuring the combined talents of the Heartsong Women’s Chorus
and the Canto Bello Handbell Ensemble
(together they are known as Tapestry)
will perform on at 7 p.m. in the Fireside Room at Gateway. The name of the
concert is Cosmos: A Musical Journey
through the Elements. This free concert
is open to all residents and their guests.
FUN DAY
Thursday, May 26
Vocalist and guitarist Tim Durnan will
perform at Fun Day in the Sierra Room at
Del Valle at noon. Stay after the show and
play bingo for the benefit of Friends of
Meals on Wheels. This free event is open
to all residents and their guests.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MOVIE
Thursday and Friday, May 26-27
The 2010 action-comedy “Red” will
be shown in Peacock Hall at Gateway on
Thursday and Friday at 1, 4 and 7 p.m. The
showings at 1 p.m. will feature language
captions. This film is 111 minutes long
and is rated PG-13. This free program is
open to all residents and their guests.
SATURDAY MOVIE
Saturday, May 28
The 1944 drama “National Velvet”
starring Elizabeth Taylor will be shown
in Peacock Hall at Gateway at 1, 4 and 7
p.m. The showings at 1 and 4 p.m. will
feature language captions. This film is
124 minutes long and is rated G. This free
program is open to all residents and their
guests.
SUNDAY FUNNIES
Sunday, May 29
The 1937 comedy “The Awful Truth”
starring Cary Grant 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 93 minutes long and
is not rated. This free program is open to
all residents and their guests.
SUNDAY SHOWCASE
Sunday, June 5
The Ashmolean Singers will perform
in the Fireside Room at Gateway at 5 p.m.
Tickets for this event are $5 and may be
purchased at the door. Wine, juice and
light snacks are included in the ticket
price. This event is open to all residents
and their guests.
CLUB TRIPS
T
FROM ROSSMOOR CLUBS
he trips listed below are sponsored by
Ross-moor clubs and organizations and
not by the Recreation Department. The trips
are open to all Rossmoor residents, not just
members of the specific club. For information,
contact the person listed with each trip. Do not
contact the Recreation Department.
Rossmoor clubs and organizations wishing
to be included in this column must submit a
typewritten article to the News by Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Due to space restrictions, the
News reserves the right to edit or delete the
articles.
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Club Trips
RED HAWK CASINO
Monday, June 6
Join City of Hope on this one-day trip to
Red Hawk Casino in Placerville. The cost is
$30 and the bonus is $15 player’s credit.
Leave at 9 a.m. from Gateway and stay
at the casino for five hours. Arrive home
before 6. This is a fundraiser for cancer/
diabetes research. Everyone is invited. Call
Lynne Keefer at 945-7665 for reservations.
Send checks payable to the City of Hope
to Keefer at 1848 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut
Creek, 94595.
CACHE CREEK WITH ORT
Monday, June 13
Join us on a fun-filled trip to Cache Creek
Casino. The bus departs Gateway at 9:30
a.m. and returns to Gateway at 5:30 p.m.
Casino bonus includes $10 to play at table
or machines and $5 food coupon good at
any restaurant or bakery. The cost is $28
(includes tip) and is open to all Rossmoor
residents. Make checks out to ORT and mail
to Beryl Esserman, 538 Spotted Owl Ct.
For information, call 947-0984. ORT helps
train and rehabilitate people in 58 countries
worldwide and is open to everyone.
COMMUNITY CLUB TO SEE
PICASSO AT THE DE YOUNG
Tuesday, June 21
The Community Club is inviting its
members and guests to take a trip to the de
Young Museum in San Francisco. The museum is hosting an extraordinary exhibition
of more than 100 masterpieces by Spanish
artist Pablo Picasso from the permanent
collection of Paris’s world-renowned Musée
National Picasso. The once-in-a-lifetime
exhibition, made possible only because of
the temporary closure of the Musée Picasso until 2012 for extensive renovations,
comprises paintings, sculptures, drawings,
and prints drawn from every phase of the
artist’s career. The works on view demonstrate the wide range of artistic styles and
forms that the artist mastered, including:
Celestina (1904), from the artist’s Blue
Period; Two Brothers (1906), from the
Rose Period; Expressionist studies for Les
Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907); the Cubist
Man with a Guitar (1911), the Neoclassical Portrait of Olga (1917), the artist’s wife;
the proto-Surrealist Two Women Running
on a Beach (1922); Portrait of Dora Maar
(1937), the artist’s lover and famed French
artist; six Surrealist bronze heads of the
artist’s mistress, Marie-Thérèse Walter;
the Head of a Bull (1942) fabricated from
a bicycle seat and handlebars; the bronze
Goat (1950); the six life-size bronze Bathers
(1956); and the late self-portrait The Matador (1970). This will be private docent-led
tour of this special exhibit. The bus leaves
Gateway at 7 a.m. and will return around
1:30 p.m. Cost is $55 (member discount is
not available). Call the Excursion Desk for
tickets, 988-7731.
RED HAWK CASINO
Wednesday, June 22
The Singlaires Club invites all to join this
trip to the Red Hawk Casino in Placerville.
The bus leaves Gateway at 9:30 a.m. for a
five-hour stay and returns at 6 p.m. The
cost is $30 with a return casino bonus of
$15. The trip is open to the community and
reservations are necessary. Call Elsie Napoli at 937-6290.
TRAINS of the COLORADO ROCKIES
July 16 through 24
Rossmoor Excursions and the Railroad
Club are cosponsoring a tour of the Colorado Rockies – nine days of exquisite scenery
including four days of wonderful historic
tourist train rides. Start with a ride on an
engineering marvel of 1884, the Georgetown Loop Railroad, which features several
horseshoe curves. Make a lunch stop in the
picturesque Alpine village of Vail. The tour
includes the world-famous 1881 Durango
and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad headed by a steam-powered locomotive through
the beautiful San Juan Mountains. Ride the
Royal Gorge Railroad’s 24 miles of track
that runs beneath the world’s highest suspension bridge that spans the Gorge some
1,053 feet above. End with a ride to the top
of Pike’s Peak on the world’s highest cog
railway. This tour includes roundtrip air, hotels, 12 meals, great sightseeing and with a
minimum of 10 it will be fully escorted from
Rossmoor by Ralf Parton, president of the
Railroad Club. For information, call 2567078 or drop in at the Excursion Desk at
Gateway.
NAPA WITH THE GOLDEN STATE CLUB
Tuesday, July 27
The Golden State Club has planned its
third annual day trip to Napa. The group
will leave by chartered bus from Gateway at
9:30 a.m. and return at 5:30 p.m. Visit Uncorked at Oxbow for a hosted wine tasting
and leave for lunch at 11:45 a.m. The lunch
will be at Zin’s Valley in Napa and there will
be three entrée choices including dessert
and coffee, tea or soda. After lunch, there
will be time for shopping at Oxbow Public
Market and the bus will depart at 3:30 p.m.
The cost for lunch, transportation and wine
tasting is $68 per person. The three lunch
entrees will be will be listed on the flyer and
the flyers will be in the Golden State box at
Gateway or call Nancy Sealy, trip coordinator, at 933-3480. The deadline for reservations is June 28. Members of the club have
first priority, so get checks in early. Return
the flyer with a lunch choice and check
made payable to Schraders’ Tours. Checks
may be placed it in the Golden State Club
box at Gateway or mailed to Nancy Sealy
at 1232 Skycrest Drive No.5. Cancellations
between July 10 and 24 should go to Cheryl
Walker at 938-7844.
RENO WITH FRIENDS OF ANIMALS
Aug. 23 and 24
Friends of Animals of Rossmoor and
guests leave Gateway at 9 a.m. There will
be a half-hour stop at Carl’s Jr. in Auburn,
then a stop at John Ascuagas Nugget. The
group will spend the night at the Silver
Legacy. The next day, head to Cal Neva.
Depart Reno, and make a half-hour stop at
Carl’s Jr., then non-stop home. The cost
for double occupancy is $88 each; single
is $110. Make checks payable to Phyllis
Jacobs, 1537 Canyonwood Court No. 7. Or
call 932-8229 for information. The deadline
is Aug. 1
TWELFTH ANNUAL DELUXE
AFRICAN SAFARI
Sept. 10 through 23
The dates for this two-week, fully escorted trip from Rossmoor, a wildlife sa-
fari to Kenya, are slated to coincide with
the migration of tens of thousands of animals crossing the Mara River. It is always
a treat for those able to witness this annual
event on the plains of the Serengeti. This
Rossmoor offering boasts many more included extras in its itinerary than any other
safari at this bargain price of $6,848, which
includes RT Air, transfers, the finest hotels,
and all meals while in Africa. Besides staying at five of the best and geographically
diverse game reserves and national parks
in Kenya, delight in visiting Jane Goodall’s
Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Karen Blixen’s “Out
of Africa” estate, a Masai village, a rhino
reserve, a hippo pool breakfast, an elephant
orphanage, the giraffe center, Thomson
Falls, snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro and
Mt. Kenya, the two highest mountains on
the African continent. Cross the Great Rift
Valley and have a special demonstration at
the Equator. All this and more is offered for
the first 19 to sign up with deposits. Call
Ralf Parton at 256-7078 or e-mail him at
RPArtTours@aol.com for a colored flyer
and itinerary or pickup material at the Railroad Club’s mailbox at Gateway.
NEW ENGLAND AND CANADA CRUISE
Oct. 5 through 15
Escorted by Father Anthony Hannick and
benefiting St. Anne’s Church, this 10-day
cruise features sailing on the deluxe sixstar Crystal Symphony from New York to
Montreal, all meals and entertainment on
board the ship, signing bonus (including
in prices), private cocktail party on board,
bon voyage orientation party, prepaid gratuities onboard, one complimentary photo
per guest’s choice per stateroom, $1000
per stateroom ship board credit, extra $100
per person ship board credit. Prices start
at $3,270. A deposit of $300 per person
with registration may be made by check,
payable to Orinda Travel and mailed to 2
Theater Square, Suite 160, Orinda, 94563,
or by credit card. For information, call Gale
Lydecker at 937-7748
VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS IN NEVADA CITY
Dec. 14 and 15
The Railroad Club sponsors this trip to
the quaint, gold country town of Nevada
City for its annual Victorian Christmas celeContinued on page 35
ARTS & LEISURE
AROUND THE BAY AREA
BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE presents
“Let Me Down Easy,” which examines the body and
the body politic as only Anna Deavere Smith can. The
show runs May 28 through June 26 at the theater located
at 2025 Addison Street, Berkeley. Smith uses a unique
performance style to introduce a rodeo rider, a prize fighter
and an altruistic doctor. Together their voices tell a story
about vulnerability of the human body and the resilience
of the spirit. For tickets, call 510-647-2949, or go to www.
berkeleyrep.org.
CAMPBELL CABARET THEATER in Martinez
presents the risqué and ribald musical “Chicago” through
June 12 at the theater located at 636 Ward Street in
Martinez. The show has singing, dancing, comedy and
criminal activity. Tickets range in price between $22 and
$32 each with discounts for seniors (65+). To purchase
tickets, call 798-1300 or visit the Willows Theater web
site at www.willowstheatre.org.
CENTER REPERTORY COMPANY presents “Blues
in the Night,” through June 25 at the Lesher Center for the
Arts in Walnut Creek. Enjoy the songs of Duke Ellington,
Benny Goodman and Bessie Smith at this dynamic, jazzy,
blues-drenched musical that features 26 hot and torchy
blues songs from the 1920s through the 1930s. The Lesher
Center is located at 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek.
For tickets, call 943-7469 or go to the website at www.
lesherartscenter.com.
CONTRA COSTA BALLET Foundation presents
“Sleeping Beauty” May 27 at 8 p.m. and May 28 at 2
p.m. at the Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive,
Walnut Creek. Senior tickets are $30. Call 943-7469 or go
to www.lesherartscenter.org.
CONTRA COSTA PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY
presents a free concert of solo and chamber music on May
27 at 10:30 a.m. at Grace Presbyterian Church, 2100 Tice
Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek. For information, go to www.
ccpas.org.
CONTRA COSTA WIND SYMPHONY resident
harpist Shannon Polley will present a concert celebrating
the music of the dance. Composer Randol Bass also
conducts his composition, “Champagne and Roses,” May
28 at 8 p.m. at Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church, 1801
Lacassie Ave. Tickets are $10 at the door or from www.
ccwindsymphony.org.
FESTIVAL OPERA opens its 20th anniversary season
on July 9 with the production of “La Traviata,” featuring
the company debut of Rebecca Davis performing Violetta
and Andrew Whitfield as Alfredo. Verdi’s opera will be
performed on July 9, 12 and 15 at 8 p.m. and July 17 at 2
p.m. at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek,
1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek. Tickets are $39 to $100
and can be purchased online at lestherartscenter.org or by
calling 943-SHOW.
GOLD COAST CHAMBER PLAYERS presents its
Summer Romance program on June 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the
Lafayette Library and Learning Center. Daniel Shapiro of
the Cleveland Institute of Music and Mitchell Newman of
the Los Angeles Philharmonic join Gold Coast for piano
quartets by Brahms and Chausson. Tickets are $30 ($25
for seniors). For tickets, check the website www.gcplayers.
org or call the library at 283-6513, ext. 101.
HEARST ART GALLERY at Saint Mary’s College,
Moraga, presents “Gift of the Gods. Exploring Maize,
Culture and Indigenous Art in the Americas.” The exhibit
ends June 19. In conjunction with the exhibit there will be a
tamale-making workshop May 23 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the
Soda Center on campus. For information, call 631-4379.
OAKLAND MUSEUM of California presents the
exhibition, “Splendors of Faith/Scars of the Conquest:
the Arts of the Missions of Northern New Spain.” The
exhibition runs through May 29. It explores the rich
artistic legacy of Franciscan and Jesuit mission churches
in northern Mexico and the American southwest. The
museum is located at 1000 Oak St., Oakland. Admission
is $9 for seniors. Call 510-238-2200.
SIERRA CHAMBER SOCIETY presents the
Hausmann Quartet performing works by Schumann,
Puccini and Zemlinsky on June 5 at 3 p.m. at Grace
Presbyterian Church, right outside the Rossmoor gate on
Tice Valley Boulevard. Tickets are $21 for seniors. For
information, call Mary Harvey at 952-9040 or go to www.
sierrachamber.com.
TOWN HALL THEATER presents Shakespeare’s
“Twelfth Night,” the final show of the 2010-11 main-stage
season, from June 4 through 25 at the Town Hall Theater,
3535 School Street, Lafayette. This is a Shakespeare
comedy about a mistaken identity with comic subplots
and lots of characters. For tickets, call 283-1557 or go to
www.thtc.org.
TRUST IN EDUCATION, a fundraiser for Afghanistan
to help poverty disappear, is sponsoring an event, “A
Magical Evening,” featuring comedian and magician
Patrick Martin, on May 27 at the Veterans Memorial in
Lafayette, 3780 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Wine and appetizers
will be served at 6 p.m. and the program will begin at
7:30. Tickets are $60 for adults. For tickets, call 299-2011
or go online to www.trustineducation.org.
VETERANS AWARENESS DAY, a day dedicated to
learning about veterans and expressing gratitude for their
service, on June 4 at Civic Park, 1375 Civic Drive, Walnut
Creek. The event will feature the Blue Star Moms, the
Concord Veterans Center, Contra Costa County Vets
Center, Military Order of Purple Hearts and Swords of
Plowshare from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. Special recognitions
will be made at 12:45 p.m. Girl Scout Troop 30388 is
organizing this event.
WOMEN’S ANTIQUE VOCAL ENSEMBLE will
perform a concert of Renaissance and Baroque music
from Latin America on June 5 at 4 p.m. at St. Albert Priory
Chapel, 6172 Chabot Road, Oakland. Senior admission is
$10. For information, go to www.wavewomen.org.
Singlaires
to hold
potluck
June 5 at
Dollar
Singlaires invites all members and their guests to a potluck dinner on Sunday, June 5,
at Dollar Clubhouse.
Registration is at 5 p.m.
with a potluck dinner at 6.
Come early to meet new and
old friends and socialize before dinner. There will be a
post-dinner social hour featuring jokes and funny stories.
New members are always
welcome, as well as former
members who wish to renew
their membership. Annual
dues are $10.
Singlaires is a social organization for the purpose of
furthering community spirit
among singles and bringing
people together for social activities.
Attendees should bring a
casserole, salad, appetizers
or desserts to serve eight to
10 people. Hot dishes may be
insulated or reheated in the
clubhouse ovens or microwaved.
If possible, cut portions into
individual servings and a serving utensil should accompany
the dish.
Anyone unable to bring
food may pay $6; an additional
$4 is charged to nonmembers,
even when food is brought.
In addition Singlaires is
sponsoring a trip to Red Hawk
Casino on Wednesday, June
22, and Elsie Napoli will be
the hostess. Call her for details
at 937-6290. Details are also
printed under club trips in the
News.
For information regarding
the potluck dinner, call Merle
Wolfe at 938-3054 or Carmen
Osuna at 939-2489.
Club Trips
bration festivities. This overnight
event is jam- packed with sights,
sounds and feasts. Stay at the
Gold Country Inn in Grass Valley.
Take a private tour of the Nevada
Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum,
home to a steam engine made famous in many Hollywood movies.
Visit two private homes with train
collections and elaborate operating layouts. The highlight of this
trip is the slow stroll through the
highly decorated downtown pedestrian-only streets filled with
Victorian- costumed choral singers, musicians and dancers who
provide continuous entertainment. The town is lined with local
artist/craftspeople displaying and
selling their handmade articles.
This tour includes a lunch upon
arrival, a restaurant dinner that
evening, a hot breakfast the next
morning, and a restaurant lunch
before departing for home. The
cost is $190 per person; single
supplement is $40. Seating is limited. Call Ralf Parton at 256-7078
for information.
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TV GUIDE FOR CHANNEL 28
R O S S M O O R C O M M U N I T Y C H A N N E L 28
Programs running from May 26 through June 1
The following programs are all scheduled to be broadcast
this week. 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, orchestral, recital, solo instrumental, solo vocal and theatrical performances, as well as classic film
and archival documentaries.
■ FITNESS Fun. Exercise. 30 minutes. This program is scheduled
every day at 9 a.m. The program changes daily to vary the exercises.
Longtime admirers of Carl Hiaasen’s fiction will relish the wicked
wit, fast-moving plot, and delightfully repellant cast of characters
in this humorous send-up of celebrity culture, amidst a flow of pop
culture barbs that combine to produce a book that will surely please
Hiaasen’s ardent fans.
■ DEMENTIA. Health program. One hour, 20 minutes.
Dr. Jeffrey Klingman fulfilled his post-doctoral neurobiology research at Stanford University. Klingman is board-certified in psychiatry and neurology. As a practicing neurologist and psychiatrist,
Klingman brings an informed and well-rounded perspective to the
various aspects of dementia, its causes, symptoms and treatment.
■ NEW EXERCISE CLASS SAMPLES start at 9:30 a.m. Look
■ Rossmoor TREES. Slide show. 50 minutes.
Rich Perona, Landscape manager for GRF and the Mutuals, shares
his slide show on the beautiful trees in Rossmoor. His presentation
goes through the seasons and gives information of locations in the
community to discover certain trees that are discussed.
■ MUSCLE Conditioning. Exercise program. 30 minutes.
Karel Nunnink has been coaching fitness for 35 years. He is a certified personal trainer, a resistance training specialist and indoor
cycling certified. He expresses the need for keeping fit and how it can
be done. Nunnink works with the Rossmoor Fitness Center and can
be scheduled for classes or personal instruction.
■ Jack POLLARD. Jazz/blues music. One hour.
Performing for Fun Day, along with keyboard player, Dan Daniels,
Jack Pollard offers a silky baritone and impeccable vocal interpretation to jazz, blues and R&B tunes that span decades of hits from the
1930s to the ’80s.
at the TV grid for other starting times.
■ FUNCTIONAL Conditioning. Exercise program. 30 minutes.
Lee Taylor believes “less is more.” In this program, Taylor explain
how slower exercise movements with focus on each action is the key
to keeping the body stable and strong. He has been working at the Fitness Center for many years, improving and reworking his classes to
fit the senior lifestyle. He is over 70 years old and believes in keeping
the mind and body active.
■ Golden Rain Foundation Board Meeting. The agenda for the
May 26 meeting includes consideration of new rules and policies and
the appointment of Board committee representatives. If the meeting
runs longer than the time allotted allows, all programs following will
be adjusted.
■ “STAR Island.” Book discussion. One hour, 10 minutes.
■ The SADDLE Cats. Country music. 55 minutes.
This western-swing pocket orchestra named the Saddle Cats, consisting
of guitarist Bobby Black, fiddler and vocalist Richard Chon, guitarist
Gordon Clegg and bassist Bing Nathan, enliven western music with
infectious joy and high spirits, transforming traditional American music, nostalgically embracing the many musical genres of swing, cowboy
ballads, blues, Tin Pan Alley and honky-tonk to name a few.
■ “TADDY and Her Four Husbands.” Book discussion. 30 minutes. Local author Mary Lou Peters Schram talks about her third
novel. The story revolves around a woman named Taddy Breckinridge
going through many changes; she finds that no matter how she alters
herself for her husband, there is no joy. Centered in the wealthy, cosmopolitan world of San Francisco and Marin County, she has to reevaluate her life and her direction forcing her to sell her late husband’s
artwork in order to eat.
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RELIGION
IN
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
PRESBYTERIAN
Grace Presbyterian Church invites everyone to worship on
Sunday, May 29. The 10 a.m. service will focus on thanksgiving
for those who have died while in military service and prayers for
the end of war. The Rev. Roger Reaber’s sermon “No Greater
Love” will be based on John 15:12-14 and 1 John 3:14-29. World
War II veteran and recipient of a Bronze Star and Combat Infantry Badge, Al Groper, will be honored for his faithful military
service as well as his active volunteerism, still serving at Grace
Church and John Muir Hospital. Following worship everyone is
invited to socialize in the Fireside Room.
At 11:30 a video-based study “Paul, Rome, and the Kingdom of
God,” will be offered in the library (and will be repeated on Tuesdays at 7 p.m.). All are also invited to a new spiritual gathering
on Sunday evenings from 5 to 6:30 (through June 19) in the Oak
Room. A light supper will be shared as the theme “Growing in
Love and Inspired to Serve” is explored through music, presentations, and discussion. This week the focus will be on John 13 and
Jesus’ command to “love one another as I have loved you.”
JEWISH
B’nai Israel Congregation will hold Sabbath services on
Friday, May 27, at 8 p.m. in the Vista Room, Hillside Clubhouse.
Cantor Rachel Brott will conduct the service. The hostess, Gail
Strack, will recite the blessing over the Sabbath candles. The
greeters, Theresa Burton and Sheldon Solloway, will recite the
blessing over the Sabbath bread. An Oneg Shabbat will follow
the service. All are welcome.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
The Unitarian Universalist Society of Rossmoor invites all
Rossmoor residents to receive a weekly e-mail transcript of a Sunday sermon by a leading Unitarian Universalist minister by sending name and e-mail address to uurossmoor@gmail.com. Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion with theological perspectives
encompassing: Atheism/Agnosticism, Buddhism, Christianity,
Humanism, Judaism, paganism and others. Inquiries are welcome
at www.uua.org. For information contact Tom Mesetz at 939-2132
(sermons) or Joy Hicks at 939-3316 (meetings).
CONGREGATIONAL
Rossmoor Pilgrim Congregational Church’s Sunday worship service will be held May 29 at 10:30 a.m. in the Vista Room
at Hillside Clubhouse. The Rev. Dr. Daryl Clemens’ sermon
will be based on John 14:15-21. Coffee, tea and cookies will
be served after the service. Bible study will be held Tuesday,
May 31, at 10 a.m. in Meeting Room 5 at Creekside Clubhouse.
Lesson to be studied will be Acts 1:6-14. A cordial invitation is
extended to all to participate in the activities of the Rossmoor
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
A T
R O S S M O O R
B’NAI ISRAEL CONGREGATION
Friday Evening Service 8 p.m.
Vista Room–Hillside Clubhouse
For information call
932-4592 or 274-0304
HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Worship: 10:30 a.m. each Sunday
Delta Room, Del Valle 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, Charie B. Reid
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)
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
SOCIETY OF ROSSMOOR
Weekly Emailed Sermons • 3 Monthly Meetings
Call Tom Mesetz 939-2132 (Sermons)
or Joy Hicks 939-3316 (Meetings)
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
SAINT JOHN’S ANGLICAN MISSION
Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Santa Maria Church Chapel, Orinda 925-386-6393
info@saintjohnsanglican.org www.saintjohnsanglican.org http://anglicanchurch.net
TO ADVERTISE YOUR RELIGIOUS SERVICES,
CALL DARLENE AT 988-7809
Pilgrim Congregational Church. For information or for pastoral
concerns, call 287-1500.
LUTHERAN
Hope Lutheran Church invites everyone to gather for a spirited liturgical worship service in the Delta Room at 10:30 a.m.
on Sunday, May 29. Pastor Jack Niemi will be speaking on John
14:15-21. Wayne Anderson will be the organist, and Don Gurley
serves as cantor.
The people of Hope Church gather in the Delta Room at Del
Valle Clubhouse to be transformed by a warm and friendly time
of liturgical worship and high-spirited fellowship. Rossmoor
Dial-a-Bus delivers attendees to the Del Valle drop-off loop
outside the Delta Room. Large-print bulletins and hearing aid
T-coil complement the accessibility of worship at Hope.
Arrive early for a time of fellowship and stay for coffee and
conversation 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 and fellowship” on Sunday, May 29, at 10 a.m. in the Diablo
Room at Hillside Clubhouse. On this the sixth Sunday of Easter,
the Rev. Anne Cox Bailey will offer a sermon titled “The Spirit
of Truth,” based on John 14:15-21. The service includes a Sung
Eucharist; all are welcome to participate fully, and to stay for
refreshments and fellowship at the coffee hour following the
service. Bible study is held each Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the church
office in the Rossmoor Shopping Center. 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. Rev. Joanne
Peterson’s sermon title for Sunday, May 29, is “Some Things
to Forget on Memorial Day,” based on Philippians 3:12-14. After worship, worshipers are invited to stay for fellowship and
light refreshments in the Fireside Room. Everyone who comes
is greeted with “open hearts, open minds and open doors.” For
information, call the church office at 937-4535, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, or visit the website at tvumc.org.
CATHOLIC
St. Anne’s Catholic Church Masses for this weekend, May
28 and 29, will be celebrated Saturday at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Vigil), and Sunday at 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Fr. Alex Snyder will
preside at the 9 a.m. Mass Saturday, and Fr. Joseph will preside
at the 5 p.m. Mass Saturday and the 9 a.m. and 11:15 Masses
on Sunday. Daily Mass is celebrated at 8 a.m. Monday through
Friday. The Rosary is recited before each weekday Mass. Confessions are every Saturday from 4 to 4:30 p.m.
NAUTILUS SOCIETY
Welcomes New Consultant:
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MEMORIAM
WALLY JONGEWARD
Wally Jongeward, 88, a
salesman for South Western
Publishing Company for over
25 years, died Jan. 3 at Kaiser
Hospital in Walnut Creek. He
was born in Moxee, Wash., and
spent most of his youth in Bozeman, Mont. He lived in Orinda for 10 years prior to moving
to Rossmoor 23 years ago.
He was a member of the
Computer Club, the Scholarship Foundation, and helped
with the program for musical
events.
He is survived by his wife
of 61 years, Dorothy Jongeward; son, Mark Jongeward
of Walnut Creek; daughters,
Jill Welsh of Lodi and Sherri
Jongeward of Pleasant Hill;
and two grandchildren.
Memorial services were
held Jan. 18 in Rossmoor.
SAM FIELD
Sam Field passed away
peacefully at age 96 on April
13 at the Care Center of
Rossmoor. A native of Michigan, he moved to Rossmoor in
1984 with his loving wife Lois
of 64 years, who preceded him
in passing in 2001.
He was well known for his
volunteer work and teaching
every Monday for 20 years at
Art Studio 1.
He is survived by his daughters, Susan of New York and
Andrea of Walnut Creek;
and his son, Michael of West
Bloomfield, Mich.
There will be a service announcement to celebrate his
life in the June 8 edition of the
Rossmoor News. All are welcome to attend.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
gifts are asked to be made to
Sinai Memorial Chapel Chevra
Kadisha in Lafayette and Family Caregiver Alliance in SF.
The Rossmoor News offers free
obituaries of up to 100 words.
A sample with instructions is
available in the News office or
can be e-mailed. Obituaries
with photos and with additional
information are charged at a
rate of $9.50 per column inch.
For information, call 988-7800.
Report on events in Madison presented
to Grandparents for Peace in June
The next meeting of the Grandparents for
Peace and Justice (GFP&J) on Monday, June
13, at 10 a.m. will focus on the significance
of the recent events in Madison, the state
capital of Wisconsin. The meeting will be in
the Delta Room at Del Valle Clubhouse.
In response to Wisconsin Governor Scott
Walker’s efforts to end collective bargaining
rights for public employees, Madison became a hub of support of the right to unionize, as guaranteed by federal law, with thousands of Wisconsin public workers walking
off their jobs to protest and thousands of
supporters of the right of public workers to
unionize arriving from around the country.
One of those supporters was Michael
Berkowitz, who will give a firsthand account of what transpired there at the GFP&J
meeting.
Berkowitz has worked on the Wisconsin
recall. He was land use planning consultant
to the government of China for the last dozen years, a past senior manager of the San
Francisco Planning Department, the planning commissioner for the City of Berkeley,
and special assistant to the vice mayor of
Berkeley. He also taught at Pikeville College in Kentucky, worked with Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights with miners, and was
a business agent and officer of SEIU.
He has master’s degrees from Yale and
Stanford in history. He has also served as
assistant to Congresswoman Barbara Lee
and has supported her election campaigns.
All are welcome to attend the meeting.
Refreshments will be served. Membership
is $10 per person per year.
For information, call Bobbie Rabinowitz,
chairwoman, at 939-7384.
Business consultant to speak to Rotary
Rossmoor resident and recently retired business management consultant, Andrew Chu,
will address the Rossmoor Rotary Club at its luncheon meeting in the Diablo Room at Hillside Clubhouse on Wednesday,
June 1. His theme will be “Living in Beijing: Experiences of
an American Expatriate.”
Chu has over 35 years of
managerial experience with
Cummins Engine Company,
the world’s leading diesel engine manufacturer and Borg
Warner Automotive, a diversified automotive power train
component manufacturer. He
has developed and established
viable long-term business in
Asia for both U.S. companies.
He lived in Beijing from 1995
through 2001, where he managed Borg Warner’s business
in China.
Chu holds a doctorate in engineering from the University
of Wisconsin and is a graduate
of the Stanford Executive Program. In addition to consulting
worldwide, he is a member of
the adjunct faculty at several
universities, including two in
Taiwan and California State
University, San Marco.
The meeting begins at 11:30
a.m., followed by lunch at noon
and the speaker presentation
from 1 to 1:30, including time
for a few questions.
Cost of lunch is $14 per person. Call 979-0963 for a reservation. There is no charge for
the speaker-only portion of the
program.
Lions to hear about Canine Companions
One of the guest speakers for the Lions
Club luncheon on Thursday, June 2, will be
Marianne Dimick, a breeder/caretaker for
Akeelah, a golden retriever for Canine Companions for Independence (CCI). The program
will be held in the Diablo Room at Hillside
Clubhouse.
Dimick will be accompanied by two additional breeder/caretakers and their dogs. She
has been a breeder/caretaker for seven years and
whelped 12 litters for Canine Companions.
Breeder/caretakers have the responsibility
of caring for the female, and then caring for
the puppies for the first eight weeks of their
lives. The dogs live with them full time.
CCI was founded in Santa Rosa in 1975. It
has since grown into a national organization
with facilities in five national regions. All
expenses of the dogs are paid for by private
donations.
To learn more about the training and matching of these dogs as potential companions,
members and guests are invited to join the Lions at 11:30 a.m. for lunch or 12:30 p.m. just
to hear the speakers, see the companion dogs,
and view a presentation.
For information, call Evelyn Ciceri, membership chairwoman, at 945-1096.
Railroad Club will hold June luncheon
To show ‘History
of Fast Trains’
The Railroad Club will have
a luncheon meeting on Thurs-
Be a Rossmoor
volunteer
Volunteer Services offers
Rossmoor residents a variety
of volunteer opportunities.
Volunteering is a great
way to get involved and
stay connected with the
community. Residents can
volunteer as docents in the
clubhouses, as Friendly
Visitors, in the Library,
at the Medical Center, to
assist at dances and special
events, at Friday Lunch, to
escort trips and to help with
Rossmoor meal services.
For information about
Volunteer Services, call
988-7703.
day, June 2, at 12:30 p.m. at
Dollar Clubhouse.
The cost for the lunch is $5,
due no later than noon on Friday, May 27, in the club’s mailbox at Gateway. Checks should
be made out to RRR and
members should make sure to
write their name and the word
“lunch” on the outside of the
sealed envelope.
Guests are invited and the
cost is $6, using the same
method explained above.
The meeting will present the
film, “History of Fast Trains.”
This is the same movie that
was supposed to be shown at
the last meeting, but wasn’t due
to faulty equipment.
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Political columnist speaks
to SIR at June meeting
The Rossmoor SIR (Sons in
Retirement) Branch 81 meets
on Tuesday, June 7, in the Sierra Room at Del Valle Clubhouse. The full service hosted
bar opens at 11:15 a.m. with
lunch served at noon. Cost for
the event is $12.
The speaker is Dan Borenstein, an award-winning columnist and editorial writer for the
Bay Area News Group, which
includes the Contra Costa Times
and Oakland Tribune.
Borenstein writes a weekly
column, which often focuses
on public finance issues. A series of columns during the past
three years focused on government employee pensions.
Those columns won the
Northern California Society of
Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism Award for
commentary and Freedom of
Information Award for column
writing. He also received California Newspaper Publishers
Association awards for column
writing and public service.
Borenstein’s previous assignments include stints as
political editor, Sacramento
bureau editor, projects editor
and assistant metro edito. He
holds undergraduate degrees
in journalism and political science and master’s degrees in
Contra Costa Times political
columnist Dan Borenstein
public policy and journalism,
all from UC Berkeley.
SIR is a retired men’s social
organization with no membership dues or assessments. The
monthly meeting is an opportunity to maintain old friendships and make new acquaintances.
Anyone who wants to learn
more about the Rossmoor SIR
organization and its programs
and activities is invited to a
SIR meeting on the first Tuesday of the month at 11:15 a.m.
at Del Valle. For information,
contact Stu Bolinger at 9377988 or Clarence Nixon at
933-6175.
Helen Weiss Mitnick
February 2, 1914 – March 26, 2011
Resident of Walnut Creek
Helen Weiss Mitnick, age 97, passed away peacefully at her
home in Walnut Creek March 26, 2011.
Helen was born in Poland, Feb. 2, 1914. She immigrated to
the USA in 1922. Helen moved to California from Florida 12
years ago – once settled, she spent her time volunteering with
many organizations. She especially enjoyed her work with
Alzheimer’s patients as well as knitting booties and blankets
for babies of homeless mothers.
A wonderful presence in the lives of her family, Helen is
survived by two sons, Mordecai of Berkeley/Sebastopol and
Harvey of Port Washington, New York and their spouses,
four grandchildren, Joshua, Alexandra, Alana and David and
their spouses, two step grandchildren Andrew and
Douglas and their 3 children and seven great grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her loving husband
Irving and sisters Anna and Esther.
We celebrate Helen for a life well lived, her
determination to stay productive, her strong sense
of self, her compassion and integrity and a delightful sense of humor. She will be greatly missed.
Services were held in New York.
PAID OBITUARY
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ROSSMOOR SPORTS
RTC men split games with Oakland Hills,
Rossmoor’s men and women beat Trilogy
By Mary Kay McClure
Club correspondent
The Rossmoor Tennis Club’s
(RTC) men’s interleague team
split 2-2 against a good Oakland Hills team on May 10. The
results were as follows: Team 1,
Dennis Caren and Dave Kern,
beat a very tough team in a
hard-fought match, 5-7, 6-4,
6-3. Team 2, John Lee and Ron
Wyman, lost 2-6, 0-6.
Team 3, Dick Harrow and
Bob McGowan, lost 6-1, 0-6,
10-12. Team 4, Dave Sperry
and Jack Vale, won 6-0, 6-4.
A return match was held
against one of the club’s fiercest rivals, Trilogy, on May 14.
Eighteen players competed:
nine women and nine men in
mixed doubles and regular doubles. The results are as follows:
Linda Davis/May Wong
won 6-4, 6-3; MJ Kiefer/
Shin Kim won 6-0, 6-1; Barbara Blum/B. Schwartz split
6-3, 4-6; and Dee Luce/Nelly
Sawczuk won 6-1, 6-0. For the
men: Kern/Ted Mares split 7-5,
2-6; Rob Ingalls/Youde Wang
won 6-3, 6-1; Ping Tse/Mike
Ying won 6-1, 6-3; and Chris
Christopher/Al Schwartz split
3-6, 6-2.
The mixed doubles results
were not as good due to the fact
that Trilogy opted to play number-one players twice. Cheryl
and Mark Patterson lost 2-6,
0-6. B. Phillips/John Lee lost
2-6, 0-6; Eppie Ying/Michael
Kiefer split 7-5, 0-6; and Angie
Dometrovich/Fred Barnes won
6-1, 7-6(6).
The results, however,
were decisive and satisfying:
Rossmoor 16, Trilogy 8.
Other business
Members are invited to participate in the annual Memorial
Day tournament on Saturday,
May 28, at 9 a.m. The format is
team tennis, but players need to
sign up or call Marcia Perry at
988-9849. There will be prizes
for the winning team and the
competition will be followed by
lunch, featuring the ever-popu-
The tournament team captains were, from left, Trilogy’s Don
Stinson and RTC’s Dave Sperry.
Rossmoor’s table tennis
players participate in Open
Watch them play at Tice Gym
The Golden State Open
Table Tennis Tournament is
scheduled for Saturday and
Sunday, May 28 and 29, at
the Tice Valley Gymnasium
located at 2055 Tice Valley
Boulevard, (next to the Jewish Community Center).
This is the 37th annual
Golden State Open. It is
sponsored by the Concord
Table Tennis Club, and supported by the Rossmoor Table Tennis Club (RTTC).
Jim Cembura, RTTC singles male champion and an
experienced player in this
tournament, told the News
that he has been entering
this tournament for 31 years
because of the fun and challenge of playing some of the
best players in California, as
well as from other states, and
even from overseas.
Rod Dorse, another RTTC
member, is planning on playing doubles with partner David Smith from the sponsoring Concord Table Tennis
Club.
RTTC traditionally provides strong spectator support for its players. In addition, residents can watch topranked and strong potential
players battling it out with a
high level of play in the two
days of matches.
Residents who are looking
Photo by Jim Kardos
See Ross Sadigh play as Jim
Cembura’s partner in the
doubles elimination event at
9:30 a.m. this Saturday.
for something to do with the
grandchildren might be interested in an under-12 tournament on Sunday. Also on
Sunday will be a tournament
for players aged 80 and up.
Doubles matches and many
other exciting events are on
the program for this two-day
tournament..
Spectator entry is free to
this tournament. Cheer on
the RTTC players. Those interested in playing can sign
up at www.concordtabletennis.com/content/goldenstate-open. For information,
call Stuart Fox, club communicator, 939-7316
Players and spectators waited to compete in the second round
at Trilogy. Pictured, from left, are Colleen Sculley, Eppie Ying,
Angie Dometrovich and Joyce Neibur.
Happy Hackers golfers
announce tournament results
lar hot dogs and beer.
RTC members are urged
to check out the information
posted at Buckeye concerning
getting the RTC logo sewn on
their shirts. The cost is $9 per
shirt. Visors and caps are also
available for a cost of $12.
Shirts should be delivered
to Ying during the Wild Card
tournament, Saturday, June 4,
at Buckeye.
Over 70 Happy Hacker golfers showed up for a cool evening
to play the second golf tournament of the year on May 14. They
enjoyed nine holes of golf and a buffet dinner at Creekside.
The dinner was provided by the Creekside Grill. The shotgun
followed the Florida rules on the Creekside Course and provided
the winners a few extra credit dollars at the Pro Shop.
Haley Mae flight winners were: first place, Alicia Sarna, Carolyn Betta, Connie Marks and Tom Luce for $9 each; second place,
Charles Callow, Joe and Shirley Bartis, and Laverne Parrott for
$8 each; and third place tie, first team, Alvera Welsh, Gretchen
Lacounte, Lori Brewer and Lou Roszkos and second team, Carolyn Hensley, Joan Semonsen, Ken Hensley and Susan Sockol for
$6.50 each.
Calilu flight winners were: first place, Jane Ellingsen, John
Henderson, Mary Hook and Sherry Marks at $9 each; second
place, Charles and Christy Casassa, Dede Adams and Marion
Manos at $8 each; third place, Bill Chauncey, Doris Eggers,
James Biggerstaff and Vivian Dable at $7 each; and fourth place,
Donna Strand, Elly Leith, Gordon Strand and Paul Rosenzweig
at $6 each.
Zoe Bear flight winners were: first place, Gene Raymond, Jan
Butsavich, Jean O’Neill and William Leeden at $9 each; second place tie, first team Don and Barbara Gilbert, Casey Dixon,
and Gene Wilson and second team Bob Granse, Nancy Content,
Penny Lucido-Mcdahen and Tom Goedewaagen at $7.50 each;
and third place, Diana St James, Madison Teta, Marge Bones and
Russ Miller at $6 each.
Closest to the pin winners at $5 each were: men, John Henderson; and women, Doris Eggers.
Longest drive at $5 each were: men, Charlie Casassa; and
women, Joan Semonsen.
The next tournament is a double shotgun scramble on the Dollar Ranch Course at 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 11. The social will
be held at the Dollar picnic area. Sign-up sheets are available at
the Pro Shop.
For information, call Wilson at 935-5785.
The RTC feasibility study
committee continues to meet
to formulate recommendations for the study GRF has
commissioned. The committee is looking at Buckeye with
an eye to make improvements
to all elements of the facility
and at the Creekside courts.
Watch this column for other
details and updates from GRF
in mid June.
Trails Club goes exploring in June
June, with its warmer weather, invites Trails
Club leaders to choose quiet valleys, summer
wildflowers and broad vistas in cooler regions.
The club also celebrates summer with monthly
socials and a five-day camping trip in July. Barbecues, picnics, and ice cream socials provide
time to meet new friends.
News of all events and details of unusual
hikes are available on the Trails Club website,
http://rossmoortrailsclub.weebly.com/.
Hikers meet at 8:45 a.m. behind Multipurpose Room 3 at Gateway, then divide into
groups according to energy level and destination interest.
Amblers go three to five miles on good trails
with some elevation gain and at a leisurely pace.
Ramblers go four to eight miles on more challenging trails with steeper climbs, but they’re
always ready to pause for photo opportunities
and wildflowers.
Scramblers relish more challenge and hike
up to 10 miles with possible elevation gains of
2,000 feet. One hiker’s mistake can ruin the day
for 19 others, so there are stringent guidelines:
Sturdy boots and hiking sticks are recommended; wear and bring sun protection; carry lots
of water; and bring snacks and a lunch. Hikes
often last until midafternoon.
Lastly, carry some money. Members carpool
to trailheads and share the cost of gasoline.
Hikers can always check with the leader of
the day for details. Anyone interested in hiking for the first time should contact Harriet
Schwartz (934-7402) for information.
The planned hikes are as follows:
Wednesday, June 1: Amblers: Marian Herndon will lead along San Leandro Reservoir for
peaceful water views. Ramblers will follow
Janet Maleski from Inspiration Point down
39
FORE
FOR ROSSMOOR GOLFERS
Stroke Play Championship
By Don Terry, Men’s Golf Club
The Rossmoor Men’s Golf Club (RMGC) Stroke Play
Championship May 14 and 15 was contested under overcast,
threatening skies with scattered showers.
Curtis Mitchell, last year’s Match Play champion, emerged
as the Stroke Play champion this time around. He had a combined two-day score of 157 with an opening day score of 77.
Larry Ringen, seven-time past champion, was second with
a 161. Last year’s Stroke Play champion, Gary Beckman, was
third with a 169. Marty Warner, winner of 11 past championships, was fourth with a combined score of 171.
Dan Gonzalez and John McDonnell tied for fifth, followed
by Steve Kilmer, Richard Wheeler and Mike Davis. K.S. Bai,
Jay Meaden and Don Terry withdrew for various medical reasons.
Mitchell responded to a request for a statement with the
following remarks:
“Weather was a factor, for we all certainly expected 80
degrees and shorts. Wind breakers, turtlenecks and umbrellas set the tone that if someone could go ‘low’ the first day, it
would make it tougher due to the conditions.
“The 77 that I posted on Saturday set the mark and I was
fortunate to have a three-shot cushion and a five-shot window
over third at the end of the day. That 77 was the worst score
I could have shot in the opening round; it took 35 putts and it
easily could have been 74 or lower. That’s golf.
“Playing twosomes on Sunday helped as well. It made the
pace of play faster and I was playing directly with Larry Ringen, ‘mano a mano,’ so I had the benefit of always keeping
tabs on that three-stroke advantage. That allowed me to not
play very aggressively. Under the conditions, not having a
double bogey in two days also contributed to the four-stroke
margin in the final results.
“I am, again, honored to be club champion and will try to
represent the club and conduct myself, accordingly.”
The RMGC has a great champion and a real gentleman in
Mitchell. Congratulations to him: Well done.
Handicap flights
The three handicap flights in the tournament had relatively
short fields, with some withdrawals as well.
In flight 1, Jim Pingatore won with a net score of 137. Bill
Herrick was second with 138. Bob Murphy shot a 139 to take
third place. Bart Moore took fourth with 145.
In flight 2, Jae Shin won with a net 139. Pat Kelly was second with 141. Sungho Suh had a 142 for third place. Michael
Fleck shot 143 to take fourth, with Tim O’Neil next, posting
a 147.
Flight 3 first place went to Ralph Kelmon with a 132. Past
champion Harley Deisem took second place with a net 144.
Ray Beltran was third with a 147, then LB Hinson, 153 and
Dan Ventura, 154 and Robert McIvor 182 in that order.
Congratulations to the Handicap flight winners, Pingatore,
Shin and Kelmon. Good playing.
The Directors Cup, Twilight Scramble, Mira Vista here,
and the Men’s Invitational are all coming up.
The 18er Handicap Match Play Championship played on
May 19, 24 and 26 will be all be decided tomorrow. The Niners will have their Match Play awards tomorrow as well. Their
WNHGA Team play event will be held on Thursday, June 16.
The next event for the Happy Hackers in the Double Shotgun Scramble scheduled for Saturday, June 11.
Remember, Sam Snead said, “Swing in waltz time, that is
the rhythm of golf.” Have fun and play socially.
Call to find out if you may walk the golf course
Residents may walk Rossmoor’s golf courses on days when
they are closed. They are closed on most Mondays and on other
days when conditions are not appropriate for golfing. To find
out if the course is closed, call the Pro Shop, 988-7861. The
shop is open daily at 7 a.m. Tuesday through Sunday and on
Mondays when tournaments are held.
Don't walk on the course during golfing days even if nobody is golfing. Serious injuries can result from golf balls, as
well as cart accidents.
Lawn bowling’s 2011 Men’s Triples Champions, from left: Rick Oliveira, Ed Guterres and
Miguel Roliz
Lawn bowling’s 2011 Women’s Triples Champions, from left: Diana Wong, Mariette Rozario and Mary Kung
Lawn bowling Triples champions are
announced, two-bowl draw games planned
By Bob Lewis
Club correspondent
The Lawn Bowling
Club’s 2011 Women’s Triples Championship Tournament, completed May
12, was won by Mariette
Rozario, Diana Wong and
Mary Kung. They edged
out the team of Sandy Souza, Sylvi MacDonald and
Suzie Eriksen and that of
Pauline de Assis, Mimi Rodrigues and Micki Remedios, to break a three-way
tie following the original
round-robin play.
In the men’s final, played
concurrently, Ed Guterres,
Miguel Roliz and Rick
Oliveira topped Bob Sequeira, Victor Oliveira and
Peter Souza by the score of
15-9.
The skies were bright and
cloudless all day and the
temperature ranged into the
high 70s, following a frigid
(for May) previous day. A
light westerly breeze kept
the greens quite comfortable. In both the women’s
and the men’s final tournament rounds, in every end
the jacks were delivered
medium long.
In the women’s tournament, although the three
teams were tied after completion of the five-game
round robin play – each
having 8 game points – Rozario’s team won the bye in
the playoffs based on the
highest plus points.
The first playoff round,
therefore, pitted Souza’s
trio against the de Assis
team. The playoffs were
each
best-three-out-offive-end games. Souza’s
team defeated the de Assis
team to advance to the final
match with Rozario’s team.
In the final round, Rozario scored the first end,
and Souza took the second.
Rozario, Wong and Kung
scored in the third and
fourth ends to capture the
championship.
In the Thursday morning
men’s semifinals, first qualifiers, Sequeira, Oliveira and
Souza topped fourth qualifiers, Ed de Assis, Mike
Clancy and Frankie Napoli.
Second qualifiers, Guterres,
Roliz and Oliveira outscored
third qualifiers, Robert Remedios, Harold Tunnel and
John Monteiro.
For the afternoon men’s
final round, the Guter res
team made some strategic
switches. Roliz moved up
to skip, Oliveira played vice
and Guterres bowled lead.
At first this did not prove
successful, as Sequeira’s
team scored one shot in the
first end, another single in
the second, and two more
in the third, to go up 4-0 at
the end of three. Roliz then
scored two in the fourth,
and two more in the fifth, to
reach a four-all tie.
Sequeira scored singles in
the sixth and seventh, before
Roliz picked up two in the
eighth, for a 6-6 tie. Sequeira
gained two more in the ninth;
but Roliz took a single in the
10th, then continued to hold
Sequeira at 8 while advancing his team with consistent
small scores to a 12-8 lead
by the 13th end.
During the course of play,
Sequeira burned three ends,
before finally adding one
shot in the 14th end to trail
still at 9-12. Roliz, Oliveira
and Guterres completed their
run to the championship by
scoring two more in the 15th
and another in the 16th, to
reach the 15-9 victory.
The always popular and
colorful Hawaiian bowling
was enjoyed last Friday afternoon, followed by the
Twilight Dinner and special
music.
Coming events
Club President Lionel
Guter res is leading special
two-bowl draw games each
Friday morning in May,
starting at 9:30. Each bowler delivers just two bowls,
so the games are short. The
purpose of using only two
bowls is to train bowlers to
focus on the importance of
drawing each bowl as close
as possible to the jack.
Here’s a chance for everyone to polish this skill.
May’s Fun Social – and
the monthly birthday celebration – is scheduled for
Thursday, May 26.
Gwen Kilgour, who
chairs the committee for
the Memorial , reminds all
club members and friends
of the tournament and celebration, Monday, May 30,
and of the reason for the
program – to honor the
memory of deceased members of Rossmoor Lawn
Bowling Club.
She also reminds everyone that contributions
to the Memorial Fund in
memory of deceased lawn
bowlers are necessary to
continue to foster this popular program. Forms to accompany checks are available in the mat house. For
information, call Kilgour
at 933-0928.
Sandy Souza has again
agreed to chair and coordinate an open house on the
greens Wednesday, June
22, to introduce the game
of bowls to prospective new
lawn bowlers. Her program
last summer was both fun
and quite successful.
Because of tournament
play, new lawn bowlers’
instruction classes led by
Jeanne Lauritzen and Ed
de Assis will be discontinued until June, at which
time the Wednesday and
Friday bowling will start
at 4 p.m. Anyone interested in learning more about
this relaxing and intriguing sport should call Lauritzen at 937-3658.
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GOLF SHOP NEWS
June Trails Club hikes cover territory from
Tilden Park to San Leandro Reservoir
Trails Club’s first summer potluck planned
The Trails Club will hold
its first summer potluck picnic, featuring great food, fun
and friendship, on Tuesday,
June 14, at 5 p.m. at Dollar
picnic grounds.
Duane Le Febvre will have
hot coals ready for whatever
meat people wish to bring
and cook for themselves.
For the potluck, those with
last names beginning with A
through H should bring salads, I through M desserts, N
through T should bring hors
d’oeuvres, and U through Z
bring side dishes.
Participants should also
bring their own dishes, cutlery, beverages and serving
utensils for shared dishes.
The club will furnish ice, hot
water and instant coffee and
tea.
picnic, call Ann Sutherland
at 933-9754.
Memorial Day golf tournament will be
held Monday on Dollar Ranch Course
It’s that time of year again to wear those red,
white and blue plaid golf pants. All Rossmoor
golfers and any guest players can make Memorial Day special by participating in the holiday
golf tournament on Monday, May 30, on the 18hole Dollar Ranch Golf Course.
The fun begins with a 12:30 p.m. shotgun
start with an optional buffet barbecue dinner
following the tournament.
The format will be two best balls of a fourperson team open to men and women.
Sign up as a foursome or sign up as a single,
couple or threesome and be assigned to a foursome.
The entry fee is $5 per person and prizes will
be awarded to winners in each flight and for
closest to the pin on holes No. 2 and 14.
Winners will be announced at a barbecue buffet dinner at the Court of Flags or the Fireside
Room at Gateway at approximately 5:30 p.m.
The cost is $15 per person and includes sliced
New York steak, garden salad, green beans, rice
and cream tarts for dessert. Attendees should
bring their own choice of beverage as only ice
tea will be available. Nongolfing guests of golfers are welcome to attend dinner.
Sign-up envelopes are in the Pro Shop and
should be completed by Friday, May 27, and
placed in the Men’s Golf Club drawer. Patriotic
attire is encouraged.
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I have been a proud member of the Professional Golfers
Association (PGA) for over 27 years, first as an apprentice
and then a “Class A” member since 1987. I often tell people
that I showed up to caddy at a South Bay club when I was 13
years old and really never left.
I grew up loving the game. But for me it was much more
than just playing the game, it was what I learned about myself
and others along the way. No game reveals one’s character
better than golf. No game builds better character than golf.
To learn, struggle, improve and sometimes succeed at this
great game is to bring the essence of us as human beings into
focus.
The game will certainly knock you down … do you have
the fortitude to get back up?
Golf is constantly teaching, if you let it. How can I improve
not only as a player but as a person?
I have spent two years on the Northern California PGA Finance Committee. It has been a nice experience and an opportunity to give back to my local section. I also have spent some
time volunteering for the First Tee program, which teaches
children the game of golf and the nine core values that make
up the program.
What I have realized is there really is no age limit to these
core values. Why should there be? The basic values I discovered as a junior golfer (what intrigued me about the game) are
as true today as they were then.
What I have learned from my life experiences is that many
people have missed these lessons on life that golf offers. So,
every once in a while I review these First Tee core values to
remember why I chose my profession, why I continue to love
golf and why I still teach. Maybe even why I get up in the
morning!
Here are those values. I hope they ring true to your golf
experiences and give you the proper perspective the next time
you play golf or just interact with others. This information
comes from the First Tee website.
1. Honesty – the quality or state of being truthful; not deceptive. Golf is unique from other sports in that players regularly call penalties on themselves and report their score.
2. Integrity – strict adherence to a standard of value or
conduct; personal honesty and independence. Golf is a game
of etiquette and composure.
3. Sportsmanship – observing the rules of play and winning or losing with grace. Players must know and abide by the
rules of golf and conduct themselves in a kind and respectful
manner toward others.
4. Respect – to feel or show deferential regard for; esteem.
Respect for oneself, playing partners, fellow competitors, the
golf course and the honor and traditions of the game.
5. Confidence – reliance or trust. A feeling of self-assurance. Confidence plays a key role in the level of play one
achieves; be positive.
6. Responsibility – accounting for one’s actions; dependable.
Players are responsible for their actions on the golf course.
7. Perseverance – to persist in an idea, purpose or task
despite obstacles. To succeed in golf, players must continue
through bad breaks and their own mistakes, while learning
from past experiences.
8. Courtesy – considerate behavior toward others; a polite
remark or gesture. A round of golf should begin and end with
a handshake. Players should be quiet while others play.
9. Judgment – the ability to make a decision or form an
opinion; a decision reached after consideration. Using good
judgment is very important. It comes into play when deciding
on strategy, club selection, when to play safe and when to take
a chance, the type of shot to play and even making healthy
choices on and off the golf course.
This article is dedicated to my son Evan, who is graduating from Acalanes High School on June 10 and heading to
UC Davis in the fall.
Thank you for sharing my love of sports and sportsmanship.
OF THE WEEK
to Lake Anza and back. Don Geahry will lead
Scramblers on Mt. Diablo (Tilden if it’s hot).
Saturday, June 4: Amblers follow Bertha
Messina on a shady walk along Briones Reservoir. Ramblers, with Marian Herndon leading,
will explore Carquinez Straits, ending at a favorite haunt in Port Costa for lunch liquid (bring
money). Scramblers will follow Larry Barclay
wherever he goes.
Wednesday, June 8: Amblers will explore
Tilden Park with Barbara Wackett. Sumner Walters will lead the Ramblers in Joaquin Miller
Park. Byron Kelly and Debra Randolph will colead the Scramblers in Tilden Park.
Saturday, June 11: Brian Healy will lead
the Amblers in Briones Park. Ramblers will
explore Hayward Shoreline with Robert Stephenson, and Tony Watkin will take the Scramblers 10 miles, 2,000-foot elevation gain from
Macedo Ranch into Riggs Canyon, planning a
car-shuttle.
Wednesday, June 15: Ardean Lehnus plans
a surprise for the Amblers. Ramblers will go
with Marty Nelson around Shell Ridge (if it’s
hot, Chabot’s shade). Adrienne Roth will lead
Scramblers around Briones Reservoir (10 miles,
with a car shuttle).
Saturday, June 18: Earl Sawyer leads
the Amblers in shady Redwood Park. Harriet
Schwartz leads the Ramblers from Baker Beach
(or from the Marina Green) across the Golden
Gate Bridge to Sausalito. Plan on using BART,
bus, and the ferry. Carolyn Yandle will lead the
Scramblers in Tilden Park.
Wednesday, June 22: Charlotte Katz will
take the Amblers to Joaquin Miller Park. Ramblers will follow Pete Scully in Briones Park.
Scramblers will take the Great Loop Trail and
the Meridian Ridge Trail on Mt. Diablo with
Vince Tudor.
Saturday, June 25: Amblers: Joe Callahan
leads in Mitchell Canyon. Ramblers: Linda Ritz
leads on the French Trail in Redwood Park.
Scramblers: Burt Rodgers will choose destination according to heat.
Wednesday, June 29: Amblers will follow
Nora Furey in Briones Park. Ramblers adventure
somewhere with Pat Trapani, and Scramblers
will enjoy Redwood Park with Sara Spence.
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Niners give out Match
Play awards tomorrow
The Niners’ Match Play Tournament has been completed and
on Thursday, May 26, the awards will be given to the winners.
The Niners will host Team Play here at Rossmoor on Thursday, June 16. There is a sign-up sheet in the posting room for
members who want to be markers. A marker is needed for each
foursome to keep track of their strokes, putts and any penalty
that might occur. At the same time the players keep their own
score, and these are compared at the end of each hole. There will
be a markers meeting on June 2 after golf on the patio outside
the Pro Shop.
It is hoped that many Niners are willing to help out on this
day. The markers are also invited to attend the breakfast and
lunch, but they will have to pay for it themselves.
May 26 is the fi rst day of the Eclectic Tournament. Each day,
Niners may pick up their scorecard, fill in the card as usual, sign
it when finished and be sure that one of the foursome attests the
score. Put the scorecard in the box in the posting room.
Do not do any totaling because the chairwomen will do that
after the tournament has been completed.
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Men’s Golf Club’s Invitational Tournament
will be held next week on Dollar Course
The Rossmoor Men’s Golf
Club will host its 17th annual Golf Invitational on Friday, June 3, at Dollar Ranch
Course. The day will begin
with a 10 a.m. sign-in at
Creekside Clubhouse.
The field will consist of
144 players (72 members and
72 guests), and the format
will be two-man team best
ball event.
The entry fee is $100 per
player, which includes a tee
prize for both member and
guest, golf at Dollar Ranch
Course, range balls, a brunch
buffet before golf, cocktails
and a sit-down dinner at Gateway Clubhouse after golf.
Gold sponsors include:
Custom Exteriors, Summit
Bank, Golfsmith, John Muir
Health, Toyota Walnut Creek
and Walnut Creek Honda.
Silver sponsors include:
Il Pavone Restaurant, First
Community Bank, Creekside
Grill, Rossmoor Realty,
Mike’s Auto Body and Michael Stead’s Chrysler Jeep
Dodge.
There will be a pitching
contest to support the Northern California Golf Association (NCGA) Foundation,
which provides deserving
youth the opportunity to develop life skills and values
through golf.
Prizes will be awarded
to flight winners for the net
best ball of the twosome
and for closest to the hole
on all par 3s. The names of
the low gross winners will
be engraved on a permanent
invitational trophy. There
will also be a Calloway flight
for players without an established handicap.
This event fills fast and
has a limited field, so players
should register early. Entry
envelopes are available in the
Pro Shop.
For information, call John
McDonnell, 954-8188, or go
to www.rossmoormensgolfclub.weebly.com.
Happy Hackers celebrate 17
years with double shotgun
Sign-ups are now under way
Women’s Golf Association comes to Rossmoor
Northern California 18-hole players to participate
The Happy Hackers Birthday Golf Tournament will be
held on Saturday, June 11. The event will celebrate the Happy
Hackers’ 17th year of fun, new friends and golf.
Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz of Walnut Creek, the tournament will be a double shotgun scramble at Dollar Ranch
Course.
Sign-ups start Wednesday, May 25, until Wednesday, June
8, at the Pro Shop.
Tee-off is at 3 p.m. and sign-in is at 2 at the Pro Shop to
pay for green fees.
The cost is $22 and includes dinner and beverage at Dollar
picnic area after play.
All members are invited and nonmembers are also invited
for dinner.
Volunteers are needed to help with the food and beverage
set-up.
For tournament information, call Mary Lou Delpech, 9326742. For membership information, call Muriel Wyro, 2564484.
Four-person scramble is the format
for next Sunday event on Dollar Ranch
Partnership Bridge
On May 17, 38 persons played
partnership bridge in the Oak
Room at Gateway. Louise Sheets/
Marie Nelson topped the winners
with 3600 points.
Other winners were: Jeannie Francis/Peter Gomes, 3580;
Tillie Molho/Lillian Katzburg,
3530; Marilyn Nauertz/Anita
Heyman, 3100, including s small
slam in clubs; John Hyde/Dave
Howell, 2800 (tie); Dolores and
John Clark, 2800 I(tie) including
a small slam in spades; and Dorothy and Jed Crane, 2560. Low
score was 1220.
Directors John and Dolores
Clark were assisted by Marie
Nelson and Louise Sheets. For
information, call Dolores Clark
at 947-1767.
Partnership bridge scores on
May 13 were: Eva/Dick Bockus
4260 with a small slam in clubs
making 7; Sue Adams/Gail Strack
3950; Vicki LaBatt/Mary Keeler
3470; Dorothy/Jed Crane 3250;
Nancy Magee/Joyce Towner 3180
with a small slam in clubs; and
Ted/Judy Augustine 2520.
Low score was 1030.
For information, call Helen
Dailey at 934-1902 or Carolyn
Nelson at 256-0144.
CHESS FORUM
This is an article offered
by the Rossmoor Chess Club.
Each week it will offer a chess
problem or a clever opening.
The answer for the May 18
problem was 1.Rg8 check …
Rxg8 2.Nf7 mate.
This week has another
problem to tease the mind:
white to mate in two. The answer will be included in next
week’s column.
Players at all levels are now
welcome at the Dollar Clubhouse first floor back corner
chess room on Fridays from
12:30 to 4 p.m. and Saturdays
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call
Bob Dickson at 934-1405
with the solution and any
questions or comments.
The Women’s Golf Association (WGANC)
will play at Dollar Ranch Course on Wednesday, June 22, and the morning of Thursday,
June 23.
The planning for this event has been going
on for several months and has been directed by
WGANC with help from the Pro Shop and the
18ers.
The Creekside complex will be the venue
for all meals and Creekside Grill will cater the
event.
The format will be a two-day better ball of
partners (95 percent handicap). If partners have
more than eight handicap strokes, an additional 10
percent reduction will be applied to both players.
Entries for this event will come from the 18hole women golfters from Northern California
who appreciate the layout of Rossmoor’s wellmaintained course. This is a popular event.
Sign-ups have begun and details are in the
Green Book. (Applications will be done by email.) The deadline for entries is Wednesday,
May 25. It is $25 for the entry fee and $75 for
carts, meals, etc. to be paid in cash on the fi rst
day of check-in. (There is also information in
the Open Day binder in the sign-up area.)
For information, call Jennifer Langan, 2800081.
Tournament on June 12 is open to all golfers
All Rossmoor golfers and
golf club members are invited
to sign up for another Sunday
golf tournament to be held on
the Dollar Ranch Course on
June 12.
The format is an 18-hole
four-person team scramble.
Men and women in all combinations may sign up as a
foursome, or players may also
sign up and be assigned to a
team by Pro Shop staff.
Guests are welcome to com-
pete in this tournament. The
available tee times are between
10 a.m. and noon.
Sign-up envelopes are now
in the Pro Shop. Participants
are asked to fill out the envelope with their tee time choice
and place the completed envelope in the Men’s Club drawer
by Thursday, June 9.
The entry fee is $5 per person and regular greens fees
apply. Checks should be made
payable to RMGC and Pro
Shop credit will be awarded to
winners in each flight.
Play will be followed by a
social gathering at Creekside,
where appetizers will be
provided at a cost of $7 per
person. Winners will be announced once the last group
has completed its round at approximately 5 p.m.
Attendees are invited to
bring their own beverages,
as only iced tea will be available.
Committee members for the
18-Hole Women’s Golf Club are
busy planning “A Hawaiian Vacation- The Perfect Lei” invitational tournament for Thursday,
June 30 (Note that the tournament is not Saturday as reported
in last week’s News).
The price of $75 includes
breakfast at Creekside, tee prize,
tournament fee, green fee and a
welcome party after golf in the
Fireside Room. The party will
have Hawaiian drinks, lunch,
raffle and prizes.
Golfers may invite up to three
guests. For those who have more
than three guests, line them up
with other member golfers who
are without a guest.
Reservations for the Hawaiian Vacation are being taken
now and last day to make
them will be Thursday, June
23. Sign-up envelopes will be
available in the Pro Shop.
For information, contact Sue
Fleck or Jackie Bateman.
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HEALTH & FITNESS
Take an introductory Zumba lesson
The Keeping Fit class
Zumba is a cardio-fitness
dance
class to Latin music that
makes exercise fun for all is so fun,
it feels like a party.
The Keeping Fit exercise class meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 to 10 a.m. in the Shasta Room (second floor) at Del Valle Clubhouse. An elevator is available for
those who cannot climb the stairs.
The exercises will follow one of several videos used by the
group, including the latest produced by Jane Fonda, which are
especially geared towards seniors.
Videos include warm-up, stretching, low-intensity aerobics,
work with light weights and a relaxation session. Weights are
available, but participants may wish to bring their own.
It has been found that exercising in a group is more beneficial than exercising alone. Join the class and become stronger,
more flexible and better able to handle daily activities.
Potential members may attend the first class at no cost. For
information, call Mari Harp at 274-1318 or Dick Frazer at
947-1432.
Zumba has been spreading
throughout the world.
Free zumba classes are offered on Tuesdays, beginning
in July, in the Aerobics Room at
Del Valle. Introductory classes
are offered on Tuesdays, May
31 and June 7, at 9:30 a.m. in
the Aerobics Room.
Instructor Karen Lile uses
a variety of music and moves.
The music is energetic and the
Latin rhythms move the body.
No dance experience is required. Classes are adjusted to
the participants.
These free classes are cosponsored by Building Bridg-
Zumba is coming to Rossmoor.
es, a nonprofit organization
based in Walnut Creek. For
information, go to www.karenandmichael.info/zumba.htm.
Tibetan Relaxation summer classes offered
The summer series of the Tibetan Relaxation
classes begins Saturday, May 28, with Abbe
Blum teaching. Classes are held twice monthly,
from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Shasta Room at Del
Valle Clubhouse.
Here is the schedule of the rest of the classes: June 11 and 25; July 9 and 23; and Aug. 6
and 20.
All Rossmoor residents and their guests are
invited. Fees are $70 up front, or $10 per class.
The gentle movements of Tibetan Relaxation
relax deep tension, opening and enlivening the
senses to help the class move fully into the experience and to start to identify and release blockages. To register and for information, call Endy
Stark at 938-4681.
Rhythmrobics meets three times a week
Exercise has become the go-to activity for
heart health, joint health, weight control and
even some brain work. Rhythmrobics is offered
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from
7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Fitness Center in Del
Valle Clubhouse.
The sessions include warm-up stretches and
movement, work with hand weights, low-impact
aerobic exercises and some gentle floor work.
Upper body strength is addressed, abdominals
are strengthened to improve lower back health
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Drop-off box for unwanted medicines is
available at Gateway Clubhouse lobby
A prescription drug dropoff box is located at Gateway
between the Library and the
Oak Room. The box is only
for prescriptions and over-thecounter medicine and vitamins
in pill or capsule form. The box
is tamper-proof and is identified
as a prescription drop-off for
medications no longer needed.
Liquid medications and
needles cannot be put in the box.
Pills can be left in their
original prescription bottles.
In an effort to assist residents
in disposing of expired and
unwanted medicines in an
environmentally safe way, the
Golden Rain Foundation has
enlisted the help of Curbside,
Inc. in creating this drop-off
collection box.
Curbside, Inc. retrieves the
medications in a timely manner
and burns it.
Do not dispose of medicines
into the toilet or sink. Medicines
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Meditation Circle meets in June
Free education forum on dementia
offered at Kensington in Walnut Creek
“Managing and Living With
Dementia” is the topic of a
complimentary educational forum on Thursday, June 2, at 6
p.m. at the Kensington in Walnut Creek.
Janet Brush and Dr. Eric
Freitag of the Mt. Diablo
Memory Center will both focus on dementia-based topics.
Freitag will present “Dealing
with Dementia: Diagnosis,
Intervention and Care” and
Brush will present “Using Activities and Pleasurable Events
to Decrease Dementia Based
Agitation.” These two speakers will unlock mysteries of
dementia and answer questions
about coping with the issues of
dementia in daily life.
Dementia is a harsh reality
for many who cope with a diagnosed loved one. It’s taxing
caring for a loved one while
also trying to care for self and
family. Mood swings, agitation, memory loss and frustration can be daily challenges for
all, especially the person with
dementia, but it doesn’t have to
be that way.
Brush of Senior Alternatives
knows about the daily frustrations of a person living with
dementia and how family dynamics can create challenges.
She says to put yourself in the
other person’s shoes and try
to figure out how to minimize
their frustration. Make a list of
Yoga classes
offered at
Fitness Center
The Rossmoor Fitness Center offers a variety of yoga
classes, from Monday through
Friday. 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: $6 per class. Drop-ins
welcome at $7 per class.
TUESDAY
Gentle Yoga
Time and place: 11a.m. to
noon in the Shasta Room at
Del Valle Clubhouse.
Instructor: Sarah Harvey. A
certified yoga practitioner
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past and present pleasurable
activities. What did they like
to do in their past; how can you
use this in their present state?
When a person with dementia
is in an agitated state, learn
how to redirect that agitation
into something that can be
pleasurable for them using the
list of activities.
Brush, LCSW, MSW, is the
founder of Senior Alternatives,
a care management and homecare provider in the Bay Area.
She has a master’s degree in
social work, a master’s of science in gerontology and is a
licensed clinical social worker
in the state of California.
She has extensive experience in gerontology including
working with issues such as
dementia, depression, caregiving and concerns associated
with the aging process. She
has also worked in a variety of
hospital settings including the
New York University Aging
and Dementia Research Center
and Cedars Sinai Hospital in
Los Angeles.
Freitag, Psy.D., is a licensed
clinical psychologist and
neuropsychologist. He is the
founder and executive director of the Mt. Diablo Memory
Center in Walnut Creek. His
clinical expertise includes assessment and treatment of dementia, traumatic brain injury
and sport concussion. He is a
member of the American Psychological Association Division of Neuropsychology, National Academy of Neuropsychology and the International
Brain Injury Association.
This free event has limited
seating. Reserve a seat by emailing parshy@senalt.com or
by calling toll free (888) 4514290 by May 31. The Kensington is located at 1580 Geary
Road, Walnut Creek.
The Rossmoor Meditation Circle will meet on Sunday, June 5,
from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Dollar Clubhouse.
This interfaith group is for those who would like to share,
learn and find inspiration through practicing meditation with others. The circle meets every first Sunday of the month.
For information, call Jill Woolums at 988-0831.
Channel 28 DVDs available
Health programs aired on Channel 28 in the last year are
available for checkout at the Rossmoor Library at Gateway.
These includes presentations by groups such as Medical
Friends of Rossmoor and the Wellness Group.
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CLASSIFIED ADS
CLASSIFIED INDEX HOW TO PLACE A
CLASSIFICATION CODE
Personals .............................. 10
Found .................................... 20
Lost ....................................... 30
Miscellaneous....................... 40
Autos For Sale ...................... 50
Autos For Sale/Dealers ....... 55
Autos Wanted ...................... 60
Autos Wanted/Dealers ........ 65
Carports & Garages For Rent ..... 70
Carports & Garages Wanted ....... 80
For Sale................................. 90
Travel.................................... 95
Business Services ............... 100
Professional Services ......... 110
Health Services .................. 115
Residential Care ................ 118
Seeking Employment......... 120
Help Wanted ...................... 130
Wanted ............................... 140
Business Opportunities ..... 145
Real Estate For Sale .......... 150
Real Estate For Rent ......... 160
Real Estate Wanted ........... 170
Pets...................................... 180
10 PERSONALS
INCOME TAX ADVISORY and prior
return review by IRS-licensed enrolled agent (EA) tax practitioner.
Rossmoor resident, MBA, over 35
years tax experience, bonded and
E and O insured. Call Tom Mesetz
at 925-939-2132 (Rossmoor) or
925-283-0130 (Lafayette offi ce) or
www.diablotaxservice.com
BARBARA BECKER WILL enhance
your occasion with her beautiful
piano music tailored to your event.
Call 925-954-8808.
HI, I’M FELICIA, a Rossmoor resident. I’ve been helping people set
up pre-need cremation arrangements for 35 years. Call me and
learn what Nautilus Society does
differently. Call 925-588-5108.
LOAN OF $55,000- 10 year term, 5%
interest-So I can purchase a co-op.
I have ample monthly income, call
925-825-8851.
LOVE SENIOR SEXY YOU! Aging
does not have to mean the end of
intimacy. Dating again? Low desire? Want a breakthrough? Psychotherapy, education. Sliding fee.
Walnut Creek. Anna Randall, DHS,
MSW, MPH. 925-954-9000.
40 MISCELLANEOUS
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.
“MY BUTLER JOHN” Making life
easier for you with these services:
ac c o m panying and trans p or t ation for medical visits, shopping;
errands; airports. Wheelchair accessible vehicle. Call John 925989-7113.
PERSONAL HELPER, transportation
to doctors appts. groceries, errands,
cooking. I am honest and caring and
have Rossmoor references. I am
here to help you. Call Frannie 925963-7131.
“I NEVER IMAGINED a year and a
half ago that you and Mom would
develop such a special relationship.
We’re all grateful for the services
you provided” from the daughter of
one of my clients. If you are looking
for personal, reliable, safe transportation, call Peter Johnson 925-9697714.
CLASSIFIED AD
Classified ads in the Rossmoor
News are a minimum of $12.50
for 30 words or less for nonresidents and $8 for residents.
Each additional word is 25¢.
Phone numbers are one word.
Discount rates available for
long-term ads. Payment must
be made at the time the ad is
placed.
Place classified ads at the News
office located at the Creekside
complex, or mail to P.O. Box
2190, Walnut Creek, CA 94595.
Classified ads can be e-mailed
to newsdesk@rossmoor.com,
or faxed to 925-988-7862.
Staff will call back for
payment information and ad
confirmation.
The ad deadline is Friday at
10 a.m. for each Wednesday
edition. Deadline changes due
to holidays will be printed in
the News.
For information, call the News
Monday through Friday from
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 9887800.
45 TRANSPORTATION
“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.
50 AUTOS FOR SALE
2 0 0 2 T O Y O TA C A M R Y X L E ,
84,000 miles, 1 owner, located in
Rossmoor, very clean, 6 cylinder,
leather interior, gold exterior, automatic, many extra features, $9,850.
Call 707-513-8314.
60 AUTOS WANTED
WILL PAY $$$ FOR YOUR CAR Will
consider most vehicles, year and
condition. Why hassle with people
wasting your time and the expense
of advertising? Please contact me
and let me know what you have.
Also looking for gas golf carts too!
Walnut Creek resident. Please
leave a message 925-639-4715.
60 AUTOS WANTED
ROSSMOOR RESIDENT seeking reliable used car, good gas mileage,
Honda Civic, Honda CRV, Toyota
Corolla, or similar model. Prefer
2002 or newer, less than 100K
miles. Call Edie, 925-932-2618.
65 AUTOS WANTED /
DEALERS
CARSTIGE MOTORS- Steve pays
through the NOSE for cars, running
or not. Local family dealer: 2551
Stanwell Dr., Suite C, Concord.
Call Steve 925-766-6205 or go to
CarstigeMotors.com
66 AUTOS /
SERVICE /REPAIR
UNLIMITED AUTO SERVICES; Call
“Rod” for advice or any of your
vehicle needs ! 20 years same
Walnut Creek business location.
Buy/sell/service all vehicles/classic cars/motorcycles, golf carts,
RVs, etc. We make house calls,
Rossmoor resident. Cell: 510-4144593.
WWW.GOODBYEDENTS.COM We
come to you ! Minor dents and
t hose annoying scratc hes on
doors, fenders, Hhod, quar ter
panels and bumpers. We save
you time and money! Save the
hassle of fi nding a body shop and
call 925-234-2336.
90 FOR SALE
FORD THINK NEIGHBOR 2002 golf
cart, street legal. Lights, turn signals, seat belts, etc. Brand new 5
year batteries installed. $3950.00.
Call 925-933-4633.
RECLINER CHAIR WITH POWER
lift. Brand new. Paid $1,500 asking
$800 firm. Royal blue micro-fabric.
Max weight 300 lb., contact Don
Powell cell:818-458-6227. or email:
dadlvuall@aim.com
QUEEN WALLHUGGER FUTON in
antique black wood. Has comfortable biofl ex hybrid foam mattress
with indigo microfi ber cover. Very
new. Asking $450 or best offer. Call
925-945-7386. Leave message for
call back.
B I CYC LE , C H I N A Wo men’s 10 speed. Helmet, rack, pump. Only
ridden twice. China Royal Doulton
English Renaissance. Buy entire
set or individual pieces. 925-9790434.
LOVELY TAMALPAIS
2 bedroom, 2 bath, neutral colors and loft-like master bedroom
with floor to ceiling windows.
Great
INGviews and peaceful garden
PEND New price: ..............$235,000
setting below. Washer/dryer.
VILLA CORDOVA
2 bedroom Condo, overlooks Historic Tree. Level-in from
parking. ................................................................$170,000
SEQUOIA WRAP
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2 bedrooms, 2 full baths. Washer/dryer
NDIN and extra closet space
E
P
in master bath, very close to everything!! New price:$158,000
SONOMA
2 bedrooms, 1 bath, new carpet & paint. Enclosed deck, close
to Hillside Pool ........ New price: $92,000
SUE DIMAGGIO ADAMS
BROKER ASSOC., ROSSMOOR RESIDENT
GRI, CRS, SRER, ePro DRE # 00820932
(925) 207-9212
www.sue-dimaggio-adams.com
SueRCal@aol.com
(925) 932-1162
100 BUSINESS SERVICES
BEAUTY
CARPET CLEANING
HOME SERVICE; LICENSED Manicures, $12. Pedicures, $ 20. Call
Benita Ochoa for appointment in
your home, also Mary Kay consulting. I can also take you to doctor’s
appointments. 925-432-6383 or
cell 925-759-5594. Companionship
care day/night.
BRUCE’S CARPET CLE ANING Ser vi c e tr u c k- mounte d steam
cleaning, owner operator. Great
pricing, free estimates. Special
on upholstery available. Call and
le4t’s talk. Bruce, 925-930-7549
Business, 925-905-1262.
P R O F E S S I O N A L S E RV I C E S i n
Rossmoor. Haircut, shampoo-set,
permanent, manicure and pedicure
women or men’s. Personal needs,
housekeeping, c ompanionship
care. Days and night relief. Reasonable prices. Friendly, dependable, energetic, honest. Call Mathilda 925-933-0979. Leave message
anytime.
CARPET REPAIR
25 YEARS EXPERIENCE Licensed
beautician and CNA : Can cut,
perm, set, curl. Can also assist in
caregiving: cooking, light cleaning.
Dependable, honest, caring and
loving woman. Lisa, 925-207-8722.
CARPET CLEANING
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, UPHOLSTERY, cleaning
also spot cleaning from accidents
and spills i.e. wine, blood, urine
etc. Before any attempts of cleaning call Kevin of “Service First” for
suggestions or appointments 925689-4660.
CARPET REPAIR: Patching, seams,
re-stretching. Small jobs welcome.
Owner operator. State license
#704323. Serving Rossmoor since
1975. John Paul Jones, 925-6762255.
COMPUTERS
ROSSMOOR COMPUTER Services.
Hardware setup, repairs, upgrades,
software and application training.
New systems and software sales.
All windows & 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, e-mail. Troubleshoot,
repair, replace internal/external devices, upgrades, consulting. Digital
photography specialist. We make
house calls. www.ericscomputers.
com 24 hours, 925-676-5644.
Pick up after your
pets in Rossmoor.
LOWEST-PRICED LARGE CONDO!!
• EXPANDED CLAREMONT CONDO, 1,400+ sq. ft.
• Large rooms, 2 bedrooms, den, 2 baths, end unit
• Large master suite w/bath, 2 triple closets
• Extra long open veranda, view of hills
• Low dues $546... VERY LOW PRICE $217,000
LARGEST CONDO IN FAIRWAYS
• INVERNESS, 2 beds/2 baths, den, 1,599 sq. ft. end unit
• Spacious rooms, see-thru fireplace (living room/den)
• Windows on 3 sides, light & bright
• SHORT SALE…$427,000
SINGLE STORY ONE BEDROOM
CO-OP
• Beautifully remodeled MENDOCINO, upgraded end unit
• CORIAN counters, inside laundry, stall shower
• Updated kitchen & bath, decorator colors… $155,000
PANORAMIC VIEWS!
• Rebuilt, updated, redecorated after a fire
• WESTCHESTER CONDO, 2 bedrooms, den, 2 baths
• Dual-pane windows, walk-in store room, garage & carport
• Master w/2 closets, 1 walk-in, laundry room
• Interior access to garage, large rooms 1,640 sq. ft.
MOTHER DAUGHTER TEAM
KAREN CARNEGIE-STOCHL, REALTOR
200-1184
PHERNE SHREWSBURY, REALTOR
974-1157
1160 ALPINE RD., WALNUT CREEK
Office: 938-7090
Professional Independent Real Estate Brokers
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100 BUSINESS SERVICES
COMPUTERS
ELECTRICAL
HANDYMAN
REPAIRS
WINDOW COVERING
N EED COMPUTER HELP? Call
Harr y, 925-926-1081, 925-7888006, Rossmoor resident. Certified, 30 plus years experience.
Resurrect dead computers. Install
hardware, software, problem resolution, upgrades. Data backup.
Migration, recovery. Networking,
internet connectivity, DSL, broadband setup. Resolved virus, worm,
spyware problems. Free computer
performance audit. Satisfaction
guaranteed. website: www.compconssupp.com
LICENSED ELECTRICIAN- Electrical repairs; Lamps, sockets, wiring,
switches, etc. All types of lighting,
TV, DVD’s, computers, telephone,
and DSL. Free estimates-Rossmoor
references. Call Romulo 925-7052417. I work 7 days a week.
HANDYMAN & CARPENTRY 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.
FINE CLOCK REPAIR- Repairing
Rossmoor’s fine antique and modern clocks for over 15 years. House
calls. Free pick-up and delivery. I
stand behind my workmanship.
Jonathan Goodwin, 925-376-4668.
R O N ’ S W I N D OW C OV E R I N G S Blinds, Drapes, Valances, Shutters, and Shades. Free in-home
consultation. Free personalized
installation. Quick reliable service.
Serving Rossmoor for 25 years.
Call 925-827-0946.
FLOOR COVERING
H A N DY M A N R E PA I R S e r v i c e s .
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.
COMPUTERS’ BEST FRIEND: All
computer services, trouble shooting and repair. Hardware, software, networking. Tutoring available. Low cost visits or telephone
support/remote desktop services.
References. www.computersbestfriend.com. Cell: 510-938-1881.
Office: 925-682-3408.
THE COMPUTER NURSE is for
women by women tutoring for
senior adults in all things computer related...because we have
mothers too. Call 925-899-5818.
$30/hr.wwwyourcomputermonkey.
com, a Walnut Creek business.
PROFESSIONAL COMPUTER Help!
Computer, printer and internet:
setup, repair and tutoring for both
PC and Mac. $35 first hour, $20
hourly after. Gate Barcode owner.
Call Trevor at 925-787-8465.
LEARN TO E-MAIL TODAY! Pleasant and patient woman will teach
clients the basics of e-mail :
sending, receiving, attachments
(documents/photos). Help on Internet-use, Microsoft Word, basic
computer-use, also available. $20/
hour. In Rossmoor. 510-517-3179.
CONSTRUCTION
COUNTERTOPS: Need kitchen or
bath countertops? Walls for shower
or tubs? Free estimates, then you
decide. 67 color selections by Kerrock. Rossmoor resident, Ed Ostrowski 925-287-8854.
CONTRACTORS
LIMITED TIME ! $ 35 / PER HR. All
trades-carpentry, plumbing, electrical, etc.! Kitchens, baths, laundries, windows, doors and more!
Licensed contractor (775026) with
Rossmoor references. Free estimates! Call Cal at 925-200-3132.
LICENSED GENERAL Contractor
specializing in kitchens and baths.
Reasonable rates, no subcontractors. I will do it all for you! Rossmoor
approved. Local and Rossmoor references. Contact: Scott Rich 925216-5694.
CROWN MOLDING Specialist-Master carpenter with over 30 years
experience. Licensed 770526 and
insured, with family and references
in Rossmoor. Contact Cal directly at
925-200-3132 or calbuilt@comcast.
net.
NEED NEW FLOORS TODAY? Sales
and installation of carpet, vinyl,
laminate, hardwood and tile. Quality service, excellent rates. All major credit cards accepted. Call Cliff
925-698-4100. www.hendersonflooring.net. License No. 846394.
MOVING /PACKING /HAULING
FURNITURE
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.
FURNITURE & CABINET Refinishing
and repair in your home or at my
shop. Free pick-up and delivery.
Call 925-706-8517, 925-779-1356
or also visit my website: www.furniturefinish.com Doing business in
Rossmoor for 20 years.
HANDYMAN
“HANDY-HARDY” CALL LEE: Experienced, dependable and reasonable rates. No job too small.
Replace door or window screens.
Unlicensed, Rossmoor resident
with Rossmoor references. Call
925-944-5990.
CRANE’S HANDYMAN SERVICES,
LLC. “Your small project expert ”
serving Rossmoor for nearly 10
years! Electrical, plumbing, furniture assembly, baseboards, crownmolding and more! The only handyman you’ll need! Insured. Business
License 018239. Call David, 925899-7975.
GRAHAM DOES HONEY-DO’S Experienced, references, reasonable.
Expert repairs, refinishing, remodeling. Carpentry, electrical, plumbing, heating. Doors, baseboard,
crown molding, cabinets, windows,
walls, ceilings and floors. Free estimates, unlicensed. Call Graham
4-quality, 925-262-6487.
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.
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.
ELECTRICAL
PROFESSIONAL POWERWASHING
Cleans all exterior floor surfaces:
patios, courtyards, “Trex” decks,
sidewalks, stairs, tile, outdoor carpet, carports, also expert window/
mirror cleaning. Serving Rossmoor
over 15 years. Kevin James, 925933-4403.
LICENSED ELECTRICIAN & home
theater sales and installation. Dependable. Lamp repair, telephone
and television cable; quiet bath
fans, ceiling fans, can lights. No
job too small. Free estimates. Call
Bryan, 925-567-6384.
THE HANDYMAN CAN Old fashioned
pride in workmanship and value for
your dollar. Rossmoor resident with
many successful years of maintenance and repair in Rossmoor. Retired contractor, licensed, reliable,
prompt, fast, neat and courteous.
Ask for John, 925-330-3567.
ALL YOUR MOVING NEEDS MADE EASY
DOWNSIZING, MOVING,
PACKING/UNPACKING
“LET US HELP YOU”
SENIOR MOVERS OF THE BAY AREA
Katherine Fogelman 925-785-5349
Hazel Kravariotis 925-548-9718
lkfogelman@sbcglobal.net
Lic. #025681
LEW’S MOVING & HAULING Prompt
service. Starting at $22. Rossmoor
references available. Call 925-6397725.
WE HAVE FAMILY In Rossmoor!
Friendly, efficient and reasonable.
Many references, BBB, licensed
and insured. www.e-zmove.com or
call EZ Move Moving Services for
the easiest move ever. 925-3352222.
W I LL H AU L AWAY Your t hrowaways. We will haul away your
unwantables. No job too small, no
job too large. We have been serving the Rossmoor area for over 25
years. Call Bob: 925-944-0606.
TONY’S HAULING SERVICE, find
us in the phone book. We haul
your junk. Furniture, appliances,
debris. We do trash outs. Save this
coupon for $30 off full load. $20
off half load. $10 off quarter load.
$90 minimum. Call 925-382-6544.
Email through Web site at www.
tonyshaulingservice.com
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.
Reasonable rates, Rossmoor references. Please call 925-550-3586.
TELEPHONE & TV
TV, DIGITAL, REMOTE Control support. Extensive Rossmoor references. DVR, DVD, VCR, Digital
Cable Box, new telephone and/or
Bose stereo system set-up. Assist
with “specific time recording” of TV
programs and remote control problems. Call Tim, “The Video-Assist
Guy.” 925-837-6682.
WINDOW CLEANING
RELIABLE WINDOW CLEANINGWindow cleaning, gutter cleaning and pressure washing services. Ser vicing Rossmoor and
Lamorinda since 1983. Excellent
service and outstanding results!
Please call 925-254-7622 for a free
no-hassle friendly estimate.
WI NDOWS, M I N I - BLI ND, carpet
and upholstery cleaning. Serving
Rossmoor since 1988 with guaranteed results. You will be 100 percent
satisfied or your money back. Call
“Service First” for appointments or
estimate. Kevin, 925-689-4660.
INTERIOR PAINTING-All painting
services: wallpaper removal; wall
repairs and preparation; acoustic
ceilings; cabinets. No job too large
or too small. You can rely on and
will enjoy my personal ser vice.
Well-established in Rossmoor - 24
years experience. Free estimates,
consultation. License 677208. David M. Sale 925-945-1801.
DE MARTINO PAINTING Serving the
Rossmoor Community since 1977.
We have reduced our prices, not the
quality of all our painting, wallpaper,
kitchen cabinet refinishing, dry wall,
acoustical removal, carpentry and
repairs. No job too small. All done
in a fast, professional manner. We
guarantee our work, references, free
estimates. C.S.L 503646. Please
call Pierre at 925-255-3352.
YARD MA I N TENAN CE ; 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 service. Call 925-6828389 today.
“PARADISE” ALL T YPES of Fine
Gardening. Yard “Shape-up” and
“ Maintenance”. Trimming, pruning, weeding, shrub removal,
yard design, planting, patio cont a i n e r s . D e p e n d a b l e, o n t i m e.
Quality results! Call Les at 925639-7725.
YARD MAINTENANCE : Clean-up,
Landscaping, perennials, bulbs,
planting, pruning and weeding.
Personal attention to your garden
needs. Call Ed at 925-934-6487.
Thank you.
SPRING IS HERE! It’s time to start
thinking about it. Maintenance gardening, decorative pruning, fertilizing, drip and conventional irrigation,
installation and repair. 34-years experience. References available. Wally: 925-671-2721. License 356488.
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The Expanded
PAINT/WALLPAPER
ROSSMOOR PAINTING SERVICE
by Al Welsh. Five year guarantee
on workmanship. Most Rossmoor
residents prefer our neatness,
dependable, personal attention,
because we care. Rossmoor references, bonded and insured. License 507098. Free estimates. Pacific bay Painting. 925-932-5440.
YARD SERVICE
Kentfield
2 bedrooms, 2 baths + Den
Walk into your dream home in the gated community
of Rossmoor. Expansive master suite. All-level access
out to wonderful private garden patio. End unit with
no neighbors on one side. Eastern views of hills and
Mt. Diablo. Interior is fresh and ready with new paint
and carpet. Kitchen has Corian counters. Wonderful
property. Lowest dues in Rossmoor at $530 a month.
Asking $329,000
Exclusively with Rossmoor Realty:
Robert Parrish
Rossmoor Realty’s #1 Listing Agent
DEIGNAN PAINTING 24 years experience in all phases: Wallpaper and
acoustic ceiling removal; retexturing and drywall repair. Custom
cabinet refinishing and painting.
Workmanship guaranteed. Owner
always on job. References and free
estimates. CSL 640985. Please
call John at 925-988-8894.
THE ROSSLYN
• Three bedrooms • Two baths
• 1,750 sq. ft. (per public records)
• Cozy fireplace
• Single-story ~ level-in with ramp
• Spacious patio with views!
• Central heat & air conditioning
• Detached one-car garage
• Offered at $480,000
DAVE
MUNSON
B R O K E R A S S O C I AT E
DRE #00979844
925-295-0920
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Rossmoor Realty
1641 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA 94595
Rossmoor Realty is a division of Rossmoor Properties Inc.
OUR CURRENT MLS LISTINGS – COOPERATIVES (EQUITY PRICE)
2 BEDS, 1 BATH
3 BEDS, 2 BATH
CLAREMONT – VERY WELL MAINTAINED,
nicely updated open deck, peek-a-boo view of golf
course. Laundry & parking near by. ......$99,500
CLAREMONT - NICE, BASIC HOME WITH W/D
New carpet, vinyl & touched up paint. NEW PRICE!
2 BEDS, 2 BATH
........................................................ $105,000
SEQUOIA WRAP – VERY CLOSE TO
GOLDEN GATE - LIGHT & BRIGHT. New
EVERYTHING! Great 2 BR 2BA (great add on)
paint & flooring. Remodeled bath w/shower, new
w/W/D & extra closet space in master Bath. A huge countertop & flooring. Tiled atrium. NEW PRICE!!
view over Gateway. Windows in kitchen & bath.
......................................................... $135,000
NEW PRICE!! .....................................$158,000 GOLDEN GATE - NEW CARPET & FRESHLY
SEQUOIA WRAP – LIGHT & BRIGHT. Full
PAINTED GEM. Convenient location, directly across
enclosure. New paint & carpet............$159,000 from carport. NEW PRICE!! ................$139,000
SONOMA WRAP - LIGHT & BRIGHT 2 bath
KENTFIELD – MAGNIFICENT VIEWS! Enjoy the
w/”card” room, double paned windows, plantation sunsets from open patio. Neutral colored carpeting,
shutters, enormous walk in closet, updated master attractive dining rm light fixture. Heat pump. Go
bath w/tile flrs in kit & baths. Built-ins in dining
with Gusto! NEW PRICE!! .................. $108,500
rm. Storage cabinet on wrap. W/D. FURTHER
MONTEREY – PLEASANT OUTLOOK HERE!
REDUCTION!! NEW PRICE!! ............... $188,000
Added square footage w/sturdy enclosure. 4
TAMALPAIS – BEAUTIFUL & SERENE. Very
skylights, new carpet/paint. Walk to Gateway & Del
private setting. A duplex building at the end of the
Valle. .................................................$115,000
entry. Updated kitchen and baths, decorator paint and
MONTEREY – GOOD VALUE HERE!
new carpet. The laundry and carport are just steps
away. Extra storage in the carport. NEW PRICE!! TAKE Remodeled bath with full size stall shower, inside
ANOTHER LOOK – SUPER VALUE!! ..........$229,500 laundry including W/D. Pleasant tree setting.
...................................................... $119,000
2 BEDS, 1.5 BATH
MONTEREY - LIGHT, BRIGHT & CHEERFUL
YOSEMITE - LOVELY PRIVATE HILLSIDE SETTING! ‘FEEL GOOD PROPERTY’. View of large oak tree &
golf course from open balcony. Close to carport.
Be entertained by deer, turkeys, birds. Charming
Walk to everything. ...........................$129,000
patio w/wrought iron fence. Fresh pnt, new cpt &
SARATOGA – NICE MT. DIABLO VIEW FROM
lino, new plantation blinds, new lt fixtures, toilets,
DINING ROOM & OPEN VERANDA. Away from heavy
sinks, counters, med chests, faucets, kit knobs.
Carport convenient. NEW PRICE!! ........$189,000 traffic areas. Kitchen light & bright w/ tilte counter
tops. Designer paint colors in most rooms. Close to
YOSEMITE – SPECTACULAR GOLF COURSE
Cpt, Ldry, guest parking. ....................$113,000
LOCATION. Remodeled in ‘08 w/granite, SS appl,
Kraftmaid cabs. Skylights in both baths & kitchen. SEQUOIA – NICE OUTLOOK – A WELL LOVED
HOME. Skylite in kitchen & bath. Carport & laundry
Karastan carpet & plantation shutters. Smooth
ceilings & crwn mldg. ...................... $290,000 very close. Southern exposure!!! ........$108,000
PIEDMONT TH – PRIVATE & SERENE NATURE
LOVER’S PARADISE. Enjoy the two private decks
surrounded by nature and a total wildlife view from
the master bedrm. NEW PRICE!! ........$319,000
SOLD
SEQUOIA - LOW MILES ON THIS ORIGINAL
SEQUOIA! Park-like outlook w/trees & hills. 2
skylights. Large wardrobe mirror in bath. Some
updating. Close to laundry. ...............$109,000
SEQUOIA – FANTASTIC MT. DIABLO VIEW! New
carpet, new paint. ..............................$115,000
SEQUOIA - BEAUTIFUL MT. DIABLO VIEW. Crprt
& lndry close. Encl can easily be opened. Some
upgrade, mostly original. Lots of visitor parking.
Hillside entry. .................................... $125,000
SEQUOIA – STUNNING SEQUOIA!! Too many
upgrades to mention. Kitchen has been modified.
In a beautiful entry with lawn, trees & lots of
flowers. Very nice view. Really one of a kind. New
furnace/AC. Drive straight into carport area.
...................................................... $141,000
SEQUOIA – QUALITY 2004 REMODEL.
Additional living space with hal-deck enclosure.
Beautiful Four Shadows location with pleasant
views. NEW PRICE!! ........................... $175,000
SEQUOIA – FABULOUS SWEEPING VIEWS!
High end remodel. Maple cabs w/pull out drawers,
granite cntrs, Jenn Air stove, SS appls. incl miccro.
Quality new cpt, crwm & base mldg, mirrored drs,
new interior drs, remodeled bath w/marble shower.
NEW PRICE!! .................................... $235,000
SEQUOIA WRAP – SPECTACULAR REDO BY
TOUPIN. Absolutely smashing redesigned w/
outstanding upgrades. View too! Whispering pines
& ridge beyond. Truly one of the finest. Fabulous
cabinets, granite, pot lights + much more.
SUPERB VALUE! ................................. $219,900
SONOMA – VERY NICE CLEAN HOME WITH
PLEASANT VIEW. Smooth cielings. New paint
& carpet. Bathroom has granite vanity & new
toilet. Excellent location, walk to gateway &
DeL Valle. NEW PRICE!! FURTHER REDUCTION!!
SUPER VALUE!! .............................. $85,000
SONOMA – LOCATED RIGHT ACROSS FROM
HILLSIDE POOL! New paint & carpet with a nice
enclosure with lots of storage. Parking close to
carport too. SUPER VALUE – NEW PRICE!!
.......................................................... $92,000
SONOMA – GREAT LOCATION WITH MT
DIABLO VIEW. Park like setting & views from
front. New paint, newer carpet. New oven,
refrigerator. New light fixtures in dining &
bathroom. ....................................... $95,000
SONOMA – PLEASANT DESIRABLE AREA,
LOVELY OUTLOOK! Open deck makes it light,
bright, cheerful inside. Neutral décor, good quality
carpeting, newer lino. Kit ceramic cooktop, newer
oven, lg sink, matching appl, newer formica counter.
Mirrored furnace closet doors. ..........$108,000
SONOMA - LOTS OF HIDDEN UPGRADES, Full
size W/D. Newer doors, upgraded kitchen, stall
shower. Walk to everything. A REAL GEM!
.......................................................... $119,500
SONOMA WRAP – QUIET LOCATION
– WELL MAINTAINED. View of mature trees from
every window, Pergo entry, newer carpet & appls.
Windows in kit & bath. Partially enclosed wrap.
Close to laundry, guest parking & bus stop. NEW
PRICE!! ..............................................$112,000
SONOMA WRAP – LIGHT & BRIGHT! New
cpt & pnt, blt ins in DR, tile kit floor, window in
bath, full size W/D on wrap. SPECIAL ENTRY ACROSS
FROM HILLSIDE W/WALKING PATH. Enclosure.
NEW PRICE!! ....................................$108,000
1 BED, 1 BATH
MENDOCINO - CHARMING, COZY, QUIET.
Single story, level in (no stairs). End unit. Large
fenced patio. Delightful area. Convenient location.
Walk to clubhouses. Light/bright. .......$115,000
Whether you’re buying or selling or for a personal tour, call us today
(925)
932-1162
1-800-980-7653 (SOLD) • www.rossmoorrealty.com
OUR CURRENT MLS LISTINGS – CONDOMINIUMS
2 BEDS, 2 BATH
3 BEDS, 2 BATHS
VILLA FRANCISCO – PANORAMIC VIEW OF
ROSSMOOR & EASTERN HILLS from 2 decks. Spacious
home w/large breakfast area. Living Room boasts
fireplace. DR el with wet bar. 3 Bedrooms, 2 full baths.
NEW PRICE!! ............................................ $375,000
MONTROSE - ONE OF A KIND MONTROSE TOTALLY
REMODELED. Kitchen has granite counters, gas cook
top, subzero builtin refrig. Hardwood floors, builtins.
Too many extras to list. Garage & Carport
............................................................ $525,000
2 BEDS, 2.5 BATHS
PINEHURST II - WHAT A VIEW! Newly decorated
with new carpet. Eat in kit or formal dining room. All
new upgraded appl. Garage. GAS heat. NEW PRICE!!
FURTHER REDUCTION!! ............................$269,000
PIEDMONT TH – WONDERFUL LOCATION W/VALLEY
& MT. DIABLO VIEWS. 2 bd, 2 bths + den. Parquet
flooring in living area. New paint, carpet. Full size W/D.
Clean & ready. Parquet flooring in living, dining & kitchen,
dual pane windows, skylights & more…Clean & ready for
your move. NEW PRICE!! ............................. $359,000
SOLD
2 BEDS, 2 BATH
CEDAR – WONDERFUL CEDAR IN DEER HIHGLANDS.
Excellent views. New granite in kitchen w/garden
window. Plantation shutters thruout. Eat in kitchen.
Separate dining area. Garage & carport. Guest parking
in front. .................................................. $370,000
GALLOWAY – APPEALING GALLOWAY –
SPECTACULAR GOLF COURSE VIEW & SETTING. Hardwood
floors in entry, kit & eating area. Plantation shutters,
new carpet & low dues make this a desirable property.
Large deck. .............................................$424,000
EXP KENTFIELD - WONDERFUL VIEWS OF MT.
DIABLO & CARQUINEZ STRAITS. Kit. Features Corian
counter tops. Separate den/office w/views. M Bed w/
walk-in closet. Expansive LR/DR combination. Skylights
in entry hall & kit. Carport just steps away. New paint.
NEW PRICE!! ............................................ $275,000
ROSSLYN – CHARMING & SPACIOUS HOME features
country kitchen with breakfast nk. Beautiful random
wide plank flring in DR, LR & den. Dual pane windows,
gas heat. Garage & carport. Good views. MUST SEE!
NEW PRICE!! ........................................... $497,000
ROSSLYN – UNIQUE LEVEL-IN. New paint, cpt &
lino. Lt & brite. Kit w/Corian cntrs, smoothtop drop-in
range/oven. Blt in micro. DR w/added door to outside.
Canned ltg in LR, gas FP. Completely enclosed deck
w/windows thruout. Skylite. PLUS MUCH MORE.
............................................................... $565,000
EXP SARATOGA – PRIVACY OF AN END UNIT,
GOOD VIEWS & TWO Baths!! Frsh paint, clean
carpets, quality enclosure. W/D, refrigerator incl.
......................................................... $159,000
SIERRA – GREAT VALUE! New Paint & Carpet.
Enclosed patio with floor to ceiling windows to enjoy
the pretty view. Lrg Bedrooms w/ample closets. Lrg
“eat in” Kitchen w/ generous cabintry & door that
pass-through to the large enclosed patio. NEW PRICE!!
............................................................$250,000
SIERRA – IMMACULATE HOME w/fresh paint, new
carpet, tile entry w/lg. private patio & very pleasant
view. Spacious eat in kitchen has new vinyl, luminous
ceiling, SS sink & serene garden view. Formal DR
w/rich laminate flrg. Convenient garage parking.
......................................................... $275,000
SUMMIT - SUPER SUMMIT WITH PLEASANT
VIEWS OF SURROUNDING HILLS. Very neat clean
light & bright. Kitchen has Corian counters
w/pull-out drawers. Dual fireplace in family &
LR. New heating & AC in 2010. 2 UNDERGROUND
PARKING SPACES + PRIVATE POOL ACCESS.
FURTHER REDUCTION!! GREAT VALUE!!
................................................... $599,000
TAHOE – COMPLETELY ENCLOSED PATIO ADDS
EXTRA SQ. FT. New paint, carpet, lino. Nice setting,
very lt, bright & private. NEW PRICE!! FURTHER
REDUCTION!! WHAT A VALUE!! ............$305,000
VILLA DE ANZA – SPACIOUS & LEVEL-IN on
2nd floor from nearest carport #25. Large living
room, formal dining, big veranda, nice views. NEW
PRICE!! SUPER VALUE!! ...................... $249,000
2 BEDS, 1.25 BATH
VILLA CORDOVA – ALL ORIGINAL OVERLOOKING
HISTORIC BUCKEYE TREE in a lovely setting. Cute 2 BR,
level in from parking area. PRICED TO SELL!
...............................................................$170,000
CONGREGATE LIVING AT THE WATERFORD
3 BEDS, 2 BATH
2 BEDS, 2 BATH
1 BED, 1.5 BATH
CONVERSION – IMMACULATE HOME w/new
carpet, fresh paint & new kitchen vinyl. Double condo
& one of Waterford’s largest homes. 3 BR, 2 full baths,
2 parking spaces, 2 storage rms, laundry rm w/full
size W/D. Very convenient to transportation & Clbhs.
EXCEPTIONAL VALUE!! ...............................$319,900
CYPRESS – IMMPECCABLE HOME which is very
convenient to parking & transportation. Pleasant tree
lined courtyard setting. Nicely staged & a pleasure to
show. ....................................................... $164,500
HUNTINGTON – GORGEOUS TOP FLOOR CORNER
HOME. Bright & sunny w/ Mt Diablo view. New paint ,
Lovely carpet.Wrap-around balcong. Original owners.
............................................................... $395,000
MIDDLETON – IMMACULATE HOME W/
LOVELYEASTERN CREEKSIDE EXPOSURE. Very convenient
to common area, transportation & clubhouse. Fresh
paint. ...................................................... $160,000
WESTBURY – 3RD FLOOR DESIGNER BEAUTY.
Less than 20 paces from elevator which is close to open
parking space #40. A feeling of formal elegance! Wraparound deck, sylvan outlook, staged nicely! NEW PRICE!!
SUPER VALUE!! WOW – FURTHER REDUCTION!!
................................................................$359,000
CHATSWORTH – IMMACULATE & CONVENIENT
to the common area & transportation. Fresh paint,
custom window treatments, walk in closet, excellent
storage, fully equipped kitchen & pleasant view.
.......................................................... $155,000
2 BEDS, 1.5 BATH
ROSEDOWN – CONVENIENCE GALORE! Close to
theater, mailroom, lobby & dining area. Master bath
features lg shower instead of tub. 2nd BR would make
perfect den. Gracious LR w/access to fenced patio.
Covered carport. NEW PRICE!! ...................$135,000
WESTBURY – IMMACULATE HOME WITH LOVELY
COURTYARD SETTING. New carpet, fresh semi-custom
paint, numerous new decorator light fixtures, newer vinyl
& new heat pump. Very convenient to common area &
transportation. Beautifully staged. ............ $379,000
SOLD
1 BED, 1 BATH
EXP BROOKGREEN – EXPANDED & LOVELY!
Cheerful & light. Newer flooring & paint. Close to main
dining room & more activities. Crprt across court yard,
2nd space in. ............................................. $94,000
EXP BROOKGREEN – IMMACULATE TOP
FLOOR HOME W/LOVELY TREE LINE VISTA. Fresh semi
custom pnt, new carpet & like new W/D combination.
Heat pump replaced in 10/04. Carport parking.
............................................................ $105,000
Sue DiMaggio Adams
Chuck Archuletta
Betty Case
Patti Compton
Earl Corder
Jimmie Lee Cropper
Meg Crosby
Kathryn Davi-Cardinale
Tom Donovan
Linda Fernbach
Rose Fox
Barbara Guandalini
Bill Gray
Shanti Haydon
Dee Littrell
Janet McCardle
Mary Jane Madden
Peggy Martinez
Shirley Nankin
Carol Nelson
Evelyn Nielsen
Nicole Nielsen
Richard Nielsen
Robert Parrish
Tina Parrish
Valerie Petersen
Drew Plaisted
Connie Rogers
Frank Rogers
John Saunders
Danny Smith
Barbara Spina
Marilyn Van Story
Nancie Straub
Walt Straub
Sonja Weaver
Lori Young
Chuck Lamb
Manager
925-287-3342
John Russell, Jr.,
BROKER
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120 SEEKING EMPLOYMENT
110 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
ATTORNEY DOROTHY HENSON :
Living Trusts, Wills, Estate Planning and Probate. No charge for
initial consultation. Will meet in
your manor at your convenience.
Notary. Rossmoor resident. Call
925-935-6494 or office 925-9431620.
FINANCIAL ORGANIZER: I’ll gather
tax documentation, tackle paperwork clutter, pay bills, organize
files and more, in your home. Experienced. Confidential. Excellent
References. Relieve your mind.
Call Lisa Wiley 510 -749 - 8 4 5 4,
consultwiley@yahoo.com
LAW OFFICE OF Philip P. Engler,
Phyllis A. Engler, Attorney at Law.
Probate, Wills, Trusts and Estate
Planning. Call 925-938-9909.
HELP U SELL your collectibles,
sundries ‘n stuff. Rossmoor resident. Top rated, experienced EBAY
power seller. I do all the work, plus
pickup and ship for you. Marilyn
925-472-0470.
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.
PCGS and NGC Dealer. 925-2839205. www.sf-bay-area-collectorcoins.com
NOTARY PUBLIC DICK HARROW
Rossmoor resident. I make
hou se c alls and will c o me to
your home. 20 plus years experience. Special exper tise in real
estate documents. Home: 925891- 4231, Cell : 510 - 459 - 5770,
basigningservice@yahoo.com
BANKRUPTCY AND TA X of fice.
Dana Snider in Alamo, 35 years
with the Calif. bar. Thirty years certified legal specialist in taxation and
bankruptcy. Rossmoor resident.
Call 925-323-9448, taxreliefandreduction.com, dana_snider@yahoo.
com.
115 HEALTH SERVICES
DR. BETH MARX D.C., L.A.C. Gentle
therapeutic massage, acupuncture, and gentle chiropractic care.
Licensed with 20 years experience.
Insurance. Medicare accepted.
House calls. 510-834-1557.
Recycle used
eyeglasses
Residents may recycle
eyeglasses they no longer
use in receptacles at the clubhouses or the white mailbox
at Gateway.
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Don’t Miss These Condos
Devonshire’s Finest: The Churchill with 2,300
sq. ft., single story, level-in, beautiful kitchen/family
room combo, wonderful condition and fabulous
views. Shows like a model home. ..........$1,250,000
The Summit: Don’t miss this special property
with all-level access, views, dual fireplace, spacious
kitchen. Shows like a model home. Only $599,000.
A remodeled Montrose: “One of a kind” with
hardwood floors, solid granite counters, gas stove,
Sub-Zero refrigerator. Golf course views. Garage
and carport. ....................................................$525,000
Rosslyn: 2/2 + den, 1,725 s.f. Hardwood floors,
eat-in kitchen, dual-pane windows, den and dining
room, garage and carport, gas heat. .........$497,000
The Cedar: Outstanding views, eat-in kitchen,
separate dining, fireplace. Perfect condition with
garage and carport. ......................................$370,000
Expanded Kentfield: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths plus
den. Expansive views, s,kylights, spacious master
suite and walk-in closet. ..............................$275,000
Don’t Miss These Co-ops
Sonoma: Perfect condition 2 bedrooms, 1 bath.
New paint and carpet, parquet entry. Only. $85,000
Super Sonoma: With Mt. Diablo views, park-like
approach, completely fresh and ready to go. Won’t
last. ..................................................................... $95,000.
Sequoia: With southwest views, 2 skylights,
carport and laundry close. ..........................$108,000
Many More Available
CAREGIVERS
“QUALITY ELDER-CARE” Skilled
caregivers available. Over 20 years
Gerontology experience caring for;
Physically disabled, Stroke, Post
surgery, Dementia, Alzheimer’s and
Hospice. Professional, cheerful and
affordable. Excellent references.
Bonded. No fee. Call Contra Costa
Caregivers, Carolyn 925-933-6475.
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.
HONEST & RELIABLE CaregiverWill do personal care, cook, housekeeping, appointments and grocery
shop. Good references, negotiable
wages and friendly, loving care.
Part or full-time. Violet 925-4583379 or 925-457-8448.
ENTHUSIASTIC CAREGIVER Well
educated, reliable, experienced and
has a great sense of humor. I will handle shopping, errands, doctor’s visits,
prepare meals and provide companionship. I will also house sit and take
care of your pets. 925-577-8698.
PERFECT HONEST, LOVING care.
More than 10 years experience
in Rossmoor. Good references.
Drives own car. Day or night care.
Wages negotiable. Seamstress
also. Call Rose, 925-754-5090, cell
707-315-2532.
ELDERLY CARE WITH 20 years
experience. Excellent references,
care for strokes, Alzheimer’s, Emphysema, diabetes, heart problems, Hospice care, etc. Cooking,
errands, exercises, medicine, light
housekeeping. Live-in, long and
short hours, Sylvia or Mary, 925676-9309 and 925-768-0178.
C.N.A. CAREGIVER: 28 years experience, references. Live-out/live-in.
Please call 510-689-7973.
“A LITTLE HELP” Senior companion
care. Independent provider. Shopping, light cooking, laundry. Excellent references. Morning and early
afternoon available for an interview,
please call, 925-825-4404.
SERVING ROSSMOOR FOR more
than 10 years. Honest and trusted
caregiver. Has a record of long-term
client-caregiver relationship. Also
provides light housekeeping and
transportation to appointments. Licensed and Bonded. Call Elizabeth
Sanchez of the Caring Hand. 925899-3976 or 510-352-8041.
FOR THE LAST DECADE, I’ve helped
seniors improve quality of life and
longevity without medical treatments. Providing quality homecare
for seniors and peace of mind for
their loved ones. My devotion lies in
serving the aging population community with integrity. Call Ava at
925-360-9860 for a free visit and
transportation.
LOOKING FOR A KINDRED spirit?
I’m a certified nurse’s aide who believes in traditional medicine, a little
physical therapy-lots of laughter.
Experienced in all aspects of home
care. Available part-time or full-time.
Working in Rossmoor since 1987.
Call Doreen at 925-285-9806.
BEST QUALITY CARE 27 years RN
experience. Excellent references.
20 years in Rossmoor. Dependable, affordable, honest, loving,
and kind. Available anytime hourly/live-in 24/7, 50% discount for
new clients. Licensed, insured. No
agency fee. Mary 925-497-7738.
COMPANIONSHIP TO HOME Health.
Assisting Rossmoor residents to
remain safely in their homes since
1990. This is not an agency. I am a
nurse’s aide with a wide range of
experience. Whether your needs
are meal preparation, transportation, help with daily living, or your
condition is more serious such as
post surgery, Alzheimer’s, or hospice I am the one for you. Available
part-time or full, 24/7. Doctor references/Affordable rates. Call Susan
at 925-497-7171.
EXCELLENT REFERENCES- experienced Rossmoor caregiver. Best
male companion. Dressing, driving,
shopping, light cleaning. I cook too!
Call Rich Mazaroff 925-945-0574.
AVAILABLE, EXPERIENCED caregiver. Licensed and bonded, excellent references, 24/7 (12 or 24 hour
shifts) $10 per hour. Susan, 925849-5611.
EUROPEAN WOMAN WITH seven
years experience in Rossmoor. Honest, reliable, light housekeeping,
cooking, references. Live-in/out. No
agency fee. Call 925-300-6730.
PASSIONATE HOME HEALTH Care:
Serving the elderly back to health.
Advanced nursing student. Highly
educated, loving. Six-year experience with dementia. Assist with
daily activities, exercise therapy.
Excellent Rossmoor references.
Mia, 510-593-7066.
CHECK OUT THESE
New Exclusives
CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSIS- tant/
Caregiver seeking employment to
care for you or a loved one. Excellent references. 925-826-2352.
EXPERIENCED EUROPEAN C.N.A/
HHA available. Highly recommended, 10 years of experience. Speaks
fluent English. Valid Cal. license
and insurance. Car available for
transportation, grocery shopping.
Will also take care of pets. Please
call Nada at 925-314-1707.
COMPASSIONATE, TRUST- worthy,
dependable caregiver with years of
experience in elderly care. Looking
for full or part time position. I have
excellent references. Please call
Angelina or leave a message. 925864-2975.
RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY for
elderly - 6 bed, private rooms, high
quality environment, experienced
caregivers, excellent care, night
staff, $3800 per month total care,
dementia and hospice also available, abigailboard.com, 925-8253594.
EXCELLENT FEMALE CAREGIVER 25 years experience. English
speaker. Rossmoor resident: mature, honest, reliable, trustworthy
and clean. Available for companion,
hourly, shopping, doctor’s appointments and overnight. Excellent references. Call 925-933-0120.
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.
REDWOOD
BIAX’Z HOUSECLEANING House
cleaning and carpet cleaning (supplies provided)! 15 years experience. Bonded business, licensed.
Great references in Rossmoor. Free
estimate. Call 925-640-3839.
YOSEMITE
CLE AN AS THE SPRING House
cleaning services. Offering a professional, thorough and honest job.
Fairly priced, our major concern is
to see you happy with our work!
Rossmoor references, licensed/insurance available. 925-864-3678.
New this week! Desirable Deer Highlands location! View!
Two bedrooms, 2 baths, den. End unit, lots of windows. New
carpeting, fresh paint, hardwood kitchen floor, high ceiling,
garage. $510,000.
New this week! Single story, no stairs. Charming 2 bedrooms, 2
baths, end unit. New paint, new carpet, washer, dryer. Fenced
patio. $198,000.
DEL MONTE
One bedroom, one bath, looks out to gorgeous trees! Carport
and guest parking close. Furniture optional. $69,000.
Don’t miss these on MLS.
YOSEMITE
Secluded 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths. No stairs, single-story. New
carpeting, freshly painted, upgrades, skylights. Patio. $189,000.
MENDOCINO
One bedroom, one bath, no stairs, end unit. Large fence patio.
Walk to clubhouses. $115,000.
SONOMA
Beautiful area. Two bedrooms, quality carpeting, upgrades,
huge deck, light, bright. Carport close. $108,000.
Presented by
Betty Case
ROSSMOOR REALTY
Rossmoor Realty: 925.932.1162
GOOD REFERENCES, reasonable
prices with 20 years of caregiver/
housekeeping experience. Available ASAP for full-time or part-time
work. Please call for interview, Nelma 510-375-5505.
932-1162 or 287-3347
See these on my website at www.YourRossmoorSpecialist.com under Listings
“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. Bonded, insured. Call 212-6831
or e-mail lisazuniga@sbcglobal.net
BAY AREA CLEANING- Professional
house cleaning. 20 percent discount for Rossmoor residents. Very
thorough deep cleaning, we provide
all cleaning supplies, vacuums, remove trash. Licensed, bonded and
insured. Call 925-951-7293.
CAREGIVING & MORE I have worked
in Rossmoor for over 15 years and
have many references. Great companion that will help you drive to
shopping or appts. Do light cooking, I can take care of your pets
and plants too. Available days or
evenings or live-in. You ask we do
it. Call anytime, Miriam 925-3236799.
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Branch Manager
Diana Smith
817-7255
Paula Azeltine
899-3428
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Loc Barnes
639-9594
Introducing
Vito LoGrasso
Vikki Bearman
708-0008
Dave Caron
708-6034
Sue Choe
212-2605
Tammy Choi
510-962-2623
Allyson Cohan
899-0108
Urcil Commons
937-3033
Greg Courtney
518-8872
George Detre
360-7531
Bernadette Dugan
683-7957
Jeanette Evans
408-5172
Jackie & Michael Gerry
209-5140
Walt Hanson
938-5162
Yvonne Jakovleski
457-7229
Vito LoGrasso
360-9143
Suzanne Masella
788-5693
Sheron McCormick
323-9966
Kathryn Nusratty
510-508-0600
April Pryor
530-524-3900
Vito LoGrasso has been
a top producing Realtor
in our Tice Valley office
for over three years.
Vito is a true Bay Area
native. He grew up in
Antioch, attended De
LaSalle High School
and graduated from
Saint Mary’s College.
Working in his family’s grocery store,
Johnny’s Market, helped Vito to develop
his outstanding customer service skills.
His professionalism and attention to detail
ensures his clients a smooth and positive
real estate experience.
Vito can be reached at 925 360-9143.
1950 Tice Valley Blvd.,
Walnut Creek
Gwen Schwinck
817-7208
Faye Ann Silva
457-9231
Dan Sorenson
808-1726
BROOKGREEN AT THE WATERFORD
Weekly housekeeping, daily meals plus all the activities of
Rossmoor and the Waterford have to offer. Third floor unit.
View of the inner court and pond with fountain. Close to
the dining room and elevator. ................................ $79,000.
A VILLA FRANCISCO CONDO
Almost 1800 s.f. of living space. Three bedrooms, 2 bath,
with working fi replace, eat-in kitchen and oversized carport
with big storage room. Ground floor location.
................................................................................... $349,000
GORGEOUS REMODEL
A Montrose condo located in the Turnberry area with 2
bedrooms/2 baths, family room, formal dining, and lovely
view. .......................................................................... $479,000
FANTASTIC MILLION DOLLAR VIEWS
This Piedmont has 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, with one bedroom and bath downstairs. Granite counters in kitchen and
baths, natural carpet and tiles throughout, new GE stainless appliance, balcony and covered tile patio. $449,000.
LEVEL-IN END-UNIT MENDOCINO
No one above or below! Beautifully maintained in a fabulous location near Hillside Clubhouse. Newer carpet and
flooring, new appliances, skylight, new trim, freshly painted
and very near carport and laundry. A “must see!” Offered
for ........................................................................... $128,000.
CUTE UPDATED CYPRESS
Level-in. Crown moulding, baseboards and smooth ceiling.
Newer cabinets in kitchen and bath. Tile entry and wood
laminate floors. Extra-large patio!! Close to parking and
laundry. ...................................................................... $93,500.
GREAT VALUE!
Forced air and A/C in this Sonoma Wrap. Fresh paint,
including painted cabinets. Washer and dryer in unit. Good
outlook and open and bright! ................................ $99,000.
FRESH PAINT AND CLEAN CARPETS
Make this Sonoma sparkle. Close to parking and laundry
with a sunny outlook. This is the best buy in Rossmoor,
won’t last! ..................................................................$79,900.
END UNIT WITH GOLF COURSE VIEW
Dramatic 2 story windows in this Tamalpais. Freshly
painted and carpeted throughout. Guest bedroom and
full bath downstairs. Master bedroom/loft and full bath
upstairs. Updated kitchen, washer/dryer. ........... $229,900.
Clarence Wickers
588-6244
Meridith Zomalt
899-3550
CONDOMINIUMS
GREAT SETTING AND LOCATION!
This Villa El Rey has two large decks overlooking the hills.
Light and bright with spacious living and dining rooms.
Eat-in area in kitchen. Walk-in pantry. Very large master
bedroom with updated bathroom. Fireplace, inside laundry
and new carpet. ..........................................$310,000.
WELL-APPOINTED VILLA ROBLES
One of a handful of Villa Robles with an attached garage
and a “loft” room. Lots of updated touches and a view. No
steps to entry. ........................................... $399,500..
CLAREMONT CONDOMINIUM
Two bedrooms, 2 baths with an enclosed veranda for extra
living space. Can be fi nanced by lender of choice. Small,
quiet entry. Lowest HOA fees in Rossmoor. This unit in-
CO-OPERATIVES
NEW GREAT PRICE
On beautiful totally remodeled level-in Golden Gate. Extra
half bath off second bedroom. Fantastic open kitchen with
many extras. Call Ann Cantrell at 639-7970. ....$229,000.
CLEAN AND TIDY SONOMA
Pleasant, desirable area, nice outlook, open deck, light,
bright, neutral décor. ...............................................$95,000.
HUGE PRICE REDUCTION
Fabulous light-fi lled Sonoma with smooth ceilings, wide
baseboards and crown molding throughout. Two lovely
bedrooms, 1 updated bath with walk-in shower, linen closet
and stack w/d. Updated kitchen features beautiful cabinetry, solid surface counters, newer appliances, a nice outlook
and plenty of guest parking. This beauty is move-in ready
and value priced. .................................................... $149,950.
YOSEMITE IN LOVELY SETTING
Easy walking distance to Gateway and the new Creekside
Clubhouse. Featuring 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, new carpet,
smooth ceilings, great patio, and a super private location
with laundry and carport nearby. Great price. ... $175,000.
OUTSTANDING SEQUOIA
Special location. Updated with fresh paint, Berber carpet, stainless appliances, Granite countertops, new vanity, plantation
shutters, and smooth ceilings. Rare common patio area to be
enjoyed by the entry residents. This is a “must see.” $139,500
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PENDIN
NEW PRICE–GREAT BUY
Lovely outlook from open deck of this Monterey. Light and
bright. Dishwasher, new floors in kitchen and bath. Call
Ann Cantrell at 639-7970. ..................................... $110,000.
(925) 937-6050
cludes laundry and is close to carport. Guest parking right
in front of newly painted building. ..................... $169,000.
A FILOLI MODEL AT THE WATERFORD
Spacious floor plan on fourth floor next to elevator. Classy
unit with eat-in kitchen, formal dining, large master with
walk-in closet, second bedroom or den with gorgeous builtins, inside W/D, plantation shutters throughout, garage
parking, lovely views. Extra storage. ...................$365,000..
PICK A PEACH! Extra Ordinary Santa Clara offers a
large redwood deck that is perfect for container gardening, entertaining or just relaxing. Three bedrooms, 2 baths,
decorator paint colors, smooth ceilings, newer carpet and
vinyl flooring. Park at the front door of this duet building.
A must see! Offered for ......................................... $339,950!
G
PENDIN
LEVEL-IN GOLDEN GATE
Location, location, location! Walking distance to driving
range and Dollar Clubhouse. Two bedrooms, 1 bath, with
washer/dryer in unit. This home has a bright enclosed patio
for private dining and entertaining. ................... $199,900.
LEVEL-IN CARMEL
Freshly painted, new carpets. This 2-bedroom, 2-bath has
a walk-in tub - yes, just close the tub door and enjoy your
own relaxing spa. With extra storage in the carport, extra
storage outside front door and washer/dryer in unit. This
one will go fast! .....................................................$192,000..
SONOMA WRAP – WOW!
Big price reduction! Now $115,000 for remodeled floors of
gleaming oak that is real hardwood and custom bordered tile.
Bring your dancing shoes! Also, upgraded inside washer and
dryer. Close to Gateway with beautiful location. Tour today.
EXCITING SONOMA – REDUCED
This 2-bedroom, 1-bath Sonoma situated in a quiet, serene parklike setting offers new paint and new carpet, newer appliances,
open deck and is close to carport. There is a new heating unit
and newly installed washer and dryer with new bathroom vanity.
Don’t miss this neat unit in move-in condition. ...... $109,900.
A RON HANSON REMODEL
This bright 2 bedroom-1 bath Sequoia has been completely
remodeled with new paint and flooring thru-out. The kitchen has
new stainless steel appliances, granite counters, and new coffee
glazed cabinets. The bath includes new washer/dryer, shower and
new vanity. There is an enclosed deck with a lovely view. Other
special features include crown molding, mirrored closet doors,
and more! Don’t miss this outstanding unit. ............ $169,000.
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140 WANTED
HOUSECLEANING
EDITH’S HOUSECLEANING: Reliable, organized, honest, good
references. Move in and out. One
time only or regular cleaning. I do
windows. I provide supplies. Most
clients are in Rossmoor. Call 925207-9683. Bonded and insured.
“GRE AT HOUSECLE AN I NG” 15
year s experience. We do all
your house need s : week ly, bi w e e k l y, m o n t h l y o r o n e t i m e .
Reasonable rates. We’re honest
a n d f r i e n d l y. Fr e e e s t i m a t e s .
Call Hilda, 925 -768 - 0370.
Fabulous View – Quality Remodeled Sequoia
– Sweeping views from the open porch. Fantastic
kitchen and bath. Now reduced to $235,000!
Sparkling 2-Bath Sonoma Wrap – featuring large
walk-in closet, bonus room and Washer/Dryer. Reduced to sell quickly at $188,000!
Sonoma Wrap – Partial enclosure with full size Washer/Dryer. Light & bright with new paint and carpet.
Across from Hillside. Only $120,000!
Sonoma Wrap – Cute as a button! Partial enclosure
with open deck and outstanding treed views from
every window. Now Reduced to $112,000!
Claremont – 2-bedroom 1-bath with new carpet and
Washer/Dryer. Great price at $105,000!
Level-in Cypress – 1-bedroom, 1-bath nestled in the
trees in a park-like setting. Very quiet location. Priced
to sell at $89,500.
Waterford – Huntington – Best location in Waterford
– top floor, corner unit – you can see forever! Larger
2-bedroom, 2-bath. Now only $395,000!
LEAVE THE HARD WORK of cleaning your house to us! Excellent
work, great references, reasonable
prices. Cleaning houses for 21
years. Call Nelma, 510-375-5505
or 510-232-0985.
TWO SISTERS HOUSEKEEPING
Professional c leaning of your
home or office. Affordable, ethical,
experienced, hardworking sisters
who know how to clean. You won’t
regret it call us, Gosvi and Dina
925-354-7374.
BROTHER & SISTER HOUSE cleaning. Big and small jobs. One time or
scheduled appointments. Reasonable rates. Rossmoor references.
Call Cristina 925-324-4241.
140 WANTED
I BUY ANTIQUES & 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 BOUGHTExperienced buyer of estates,
collections and accumulations of
American coins, foreign coins and
gold jewelry. Professional, courteous service. Rossmoor house calls
since 1978. Please call Joseph T.
Silva 925-372-8743.
Valerie Petersen
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.
932-1162 or direct 287-3327
I BUY 1950’S FURNITURE ! Danish modern, Widdicomb, Herman
Miller, Knoll, Dunbar, etc. 1 piece or
entire estate! Highest prices paid. $
$ $. Call Rick 510-219-9644. Fast,
courteous house calls.
For more information call
Realtor Associate
Our Rossmoor Listings
2 bedroom 2 bath, LEVEL-IN Villa Robles Condo
with a fabulous unique loft with extra storage
room and an attached garage, fireplace, and
walk-in closet in Master with numerous designer
touches. $399,500
3 bedroom 2 bath Villa Francisco condo model
with almost 1800 square feet of living space
and loads of extra storage. Really large master
bedroom, and fireplace. $349,000
2 bedroom, 1 bath Sonoma Co-op model with
INSIDE LAUNDRY!!! Nice outlook and great
price at $99,000
Thought you couldn’t afford Rossmoor? Here is
a Sonoma Co-op that is in very good condition,
listed for $79,900. Fresh paint and nicely staged.
Looks great. Such a deal!!
Call us anytime – we actually answer the phone!!
ANTIQUES ; ALL OLDER ITEMS
Wanted. Single items to entire estates. Full estate liquidation services. Highest prices paid. Paintings,
silver, pottery, cameras, watches,
toys, jewelry, photos, glass, furniture, etc. Anything old. Hauling services available. 925-324-1522.
I BUY, SELL, AND APPRAISE U.S.
and world coins and currency. 36-year
resident of Moraga will come to your
home upon request. Bruce Berman,
Moraga Numismatics. PCGS and
NGC Dealer. 925-283-9205. www.
sf-bay-area-collector-coins.com
WILL BUY YOUR GAS GOLF cart.
Why pay for advertising and having to deal with multiple people and
wasting your valuable time? I will
pay cash for most any condition
cart, running or not. Also looking for
vehicles to purchase. Please call
Walnut Creek resident and leave a
message 925-639-4715.
WE BUY FIREARMS AND Firearm
Estates. We will buy any/all new,
used, collectible and non-collectible firearms. We also will buy any/
all firearm accessories such as reloading equipment, ammunition,
holsters etc. that you have for sale.
Please call: DVGW at 925-676-4117.
Ask for Ken.
SE LL YO U R I T E M S O N E BAY I
will pick up your items and sell.
E x p e r i e n c e d i n a nt i q u e s, v i n tage and fine jewelr y, designer
items, sterling and china. Julie,
daughter of Rossmoor resident,
E B AY r e g i s t e r e d t r a d i n g a s sistant. 925 - 683 - 4010 or email
adreamcometrue@pacbell.net
USED GAS OR ELECTRIC GOLF cart
needed for family member recovering from knee surgery. Strong motor, well maintained, good for ranch
with slight hills and gentle inclines.
Capable of hauling tools, bags of
soil, etc. Call 925-963-2195, email
wilhelmcj@sbcglobal.net We can
pick it up.
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INFORMATION
150 REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE
SELLING ROSSMOOR For 28 years.
I know Rossmoor well and can list,
market and sell your Rossmoor
home. I’ve lived here since 1983.
G i ve m e a c a l l. E a r l C o r d e r,
Rossmoor Realty 925-932-1162 x
3333 office. E-mail: ccloner@aol.
com
THINKING OF BUYING OR leasing
in Rossmoor? Let me send you a
comprehensive informational brochure, which includes amenities,
floor plans, costs and answers
to many of your questions. Call
Patti Compton, Broker Associate,
Rossmoor Realty 925-287-3332, or
e-mail rossmoorpatti@aol.com
150 REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE
MICHAEL GERRY
Realtor #01307893
JACKIE GERRY
UPDATED SARATOGA unit with new
carpet and recently painted. Two
bedrooms with two full baths. Inside
laundry. Two skylights. Large balcony with view. For $149,950 – Melanie
Katz / Empire Realty 925-765-4444.
A SASSY SAN FRANCISCAN For sale
by owners in Mutual 1. Must see to appreciate: Call anytime 415-279-5045.
LOVELY REMODELED Kentfield.
Granite counters, stainless steel
appliances, newer washer/dryer.
Excellent southern views, 2 bed/1
bath, crown molding. Open patio,
newer paints and carpet, laminate
floor $175,000. Agent Jordan, 510502-3158.
3 MONTH TO 1 YEAR LEASE- Upstairs, corner unit, 2 bedroom / 2
baths, enclosed veranda, laundry
nearby. New paint, carpet, TV. No
smokers/no pets. Furnished. Rent
$1450 plus deposit. Includes utilities, basic cable. 408-218-4041 or
zwin@yahoo.com
$99,500 DRAMATICALLY Reduced:
Rarely available C ypress, no steps, 1 bed/1 bath on Ptarmigan
Dr. Living room looks out onto a
park, patio, room for gardening. Extremely quiet and clean, completely
upgraded, carport, large storage,
room for washer/dryer. 3% selling
commission. Call Cyrus 925-9449971.
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FOR RENT
Patti Compton
Invites you to a Personal
Tour of these two
“Extra Special” Homes
THE VILLA FRANCISCO: A large home (more than
1600 sq. ft.) with a spectacular view of Rossmoor
and beyond from two open decks. Grand living
room with fireplace, dining room with wet bar,
spacious kitchen with dinette plus three bedrooms,
two baths! So much for the money at only $350,000.
Call Patti and start packing!
Patti Compton
Realtor #01702866
925-209-5140
N E W L I S T I N G - E LEG A N T S ant a
Clara condo. Only 2 steps to entry
with covered parking outside your
door. Tastefully remodeled from to
to bottom with quality finishes. This
3 bed /2 bath is delightful and in
hummingbird heaven setting. Tiled
patio is bordered by customized
wrought iron fence. Asking $425K.
Visit www.2153PtarmiganDr.com
or call Susan Kingsley at 925-3814693, Alain Pinel Realtors.
COMPLETELY REMODELED and
expanded San Franciscan model, two bedrooms with two baths,
1384 square feet. Inside laundry,
sk ylights, beautiful birc h c abi nets and stainless steel appli ances. For $ 279,950 - Melanie
Peter s o n / Em p ire R e a l t y 9 25 765-4444.
THE KENTFIELD: Enjoy the sunsets from your open
patio with a breathtaking view of Lafayette, Orinda
and the western hills. Priced at only $108,500. You
can move right into this 2-bedroom home.
Our office is at the Safeway Shopping Center,
across from Rossmoor
NEW EXCLUSIVE! Furnished or unfurnished, one bedroom/one bath
co-op. Living and dining rooms
look out to beautiful trees. Charming, quiet, light, and bright. Central
gas heat and air conditioned. Carport and visitor parking near. Bargain price at $69,000. Betty Case,
Rossmoor Realty, 925-287-3347,
925-932-1162 x 3347.
Call 899-7468
or e-mail rossmoorpatti@aol.com
2 BDR /1 BA. MONTEREY: Upper
level (1/2 flight) handicap lift. Long
term lease, furnished or unfurnished. $1495, per month includes
all utilities and Comcast cable
package. Close convenient carport.
925-933-6175.
WATERFORD One bedroom, one and
a half bath. Chatsworth, third floor,
lovely eastern view to hills, elegant
and spacious living area. $2,000/
per month includes one meal daily
and weekly housekeeping. Lease.
Call Mary 925-286-5755.
SHORT TERM RENTAL 2 bedrooms,
2 baths with washer and dr yer.
Walk to Hillside Clubhouse and
pool. Available Aug. 6 to Aug. 13.
$500. Call 925-946-0442 or e-mail
dliming02@aol.com
2 B E D / 1 BA . K E N T F I E LD - Un furnished, quiet, clean, ready for
move-in. Lower unit, patio, all appliances including in unit washer/
dryer, carport/storage nearby. Nice
view. Near Hillside Clubhouse.
Non-smoker/no pets. Prefer 1 year
lease. $1200/per month, plus security deposit. Sue 925-997-0485.
2 BEDROOM SEQUOIA 100% Toupin
remodel. Large bath/shower, Washer/dryer, Immaculate, Beautifully
furnished, Fantastic views. Walking distance to Hillside pool. Available now. Five month (minimum) to
1 year. $1500/month plus utilities.
925-937-8987.
PRIVATE LEVEL-IN One bedroom,
one bath, unfurnished. Twelve month
lease. Available June 5. Carport,
small pet ok with additional deposit. $1,100 per month plus deposit.
dlbitz@hotmail.com or 510-305-8961.
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LOVELY WHITNEY
Two bedrooms, 2 baths, den, laundry room, new carpet, some
hardwood floors, lovely kitchen, enclosed back patio for more
square footage, gated front patio, attached garage and carport. Very close to the new Creekside Clubhouse. .... $699,000.
WANTED: VALUE-CONSCIOUS BUYER
Super 2/1 Claremont with inside w/d, updated kitchen, enclosed patio, move-in condition. Seller financing available, will
also consider lease or lease-option. Great opportunity!
Just ..............................................................................$119,000.
Cheryl Beach
324-4599
Gina Bethel
408-9908
Cal Darrow
285-3256
Virginia Dempsey
708-5855
Nancy Deverel
949-9499
Maria Eberle
478-7190
Rex Fraser
325-6826
REALLY CUTE DEL MONTE
Lots of light and in great condition ............................... $67,000.
WELL-LOCATED MARIPOSA
A few gentle steps to the front door. New paint, updated
kitchen, private patio with pleasant outlook. ............ $275,000.
WELL-PRICED WATERFORD CYPRESS
This popular model is well prices. Close to elevator. Wraparound deck with morning sun. ................................... $155,000.
Marsha Wehrenberg
787-7625
CURRENT LISTINGS
UPDATED SINGLE ROW
This San Franciscan has enclosed atrium. Only steps away from
Gateway Clubhouse. ................................................... $215,000
VALUE PRICED SPACIOUS CLAREMONT
Bring your imagination and add your personal touches to
make this home your own. Roomy living areas for easy furniture placement. Enjoy the wonderful deck with hillside and
golf course views. Close to bus stop, parking and laundry.
Only ..............................................................................$99,950.
GET LOTS OF SPACE
For your money in this 1,546 s.f. Tahoe condo. Offers 2 bedrooms, 2
baths, laundry room, den, dining room, living room and wood-burning fireplace. Upgraded kitchen with new double ovens, dishwasher,
granite countertops. Fresh paint, new carpet, 2 patios, garage and
carport. .................................................................Reduced to $379,000.
LEVEL-IN, END UNIT MENDOCINO
With private location and lovely garden patio. Large picture window
in master bedroom, skylight in dining area, stone counters and Pergo
floors in kitchen, upgraded bath. One-bedroom, 1-bath. .... $129,000.
VERY RARE EXPANDED KENTFIELD
The new carpets and paint are almost ready in this really well located
2-bedroom, 2-bath, hilltop VIEW unit with over 1,400 square feet of
luxury living space. This is NOT a re-list; it is a new listing that features a huge master bedroom suite, an expanded separate den and
large private deck. Offered exclusively. Big Reduction ........$259,000.
TOP-OF-THE-LINE TAMALPAIS
Largest on the market, with over 1,500 square feet, a delightful grassy backyard, lovely updates throughout, close to the new
Creekside Grill. Thought you’ve seen them all? Check this one out
-- you’ll love the extra space! Priced at only ...................... $240,000!
CHARMING SANTA CRUZ
Has just been reduced. Come take a look. It is very private with 2
bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a den. There are not any neighbors
below or above. Full-size washer/dryer as well as the refrigerator
included in the unit. It is a must-see. ...................................$235,000.
DESIRABLE YOSEMITE
With a perfect private patio garden. Bright and sunny with
lots of windows and skylights. Make an offer for this level-in
unit. Reduced to ....................................................... $173,500.
UPDATED, EXPANDED YOSEMITE CONDO
Two bedrooms, 2 baths plus den with fireplace, new carpet
and granite. Level entry ............................................. $235,000.
UPDATED FILOLI AT THE WATERFORD
Huge Price Reduction! Located on the top floor next to the elevator and close to dining room. Painted with designer colors. Refaced
contemporary kitchen cabinets, granite counters, new glass cook-top
and hood, new stainless sink and faucet. Underground garage parking. ......................................................................................... $445,000.
SUPERBLY LOCATED MENDOCINO
Gorgeous patio garden, 1-bedroom, 1-bath, skylights, washer/dryer, new carpet, fresh paint, nice views. ...........$146,000.
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!
This terrific 2/2 upper Sierra condo is perfectly situated on Cactus
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beat this deal!.....................................................Reduced to $285,000.
CUTE LEVEL-IN GOLDEN GATE
This 2 bedroom, 1 bath, level-in Golden Gate model has fresh paint,
newer carpet, all new light fixtures. Very bright and light with open
atrium. Close to laundry. ....................................................... $137,000.
GREAT SEQUOIA WRAP
With loads of natural light and great view! An additional
sliding glass door in the dining room, plus a window in the
kitchen and bath let you enjoy the view. Carport and laundry
are very close by. ....................................... Reduced to $139,500
LIGHT AND BRIGHT SONOMA
With gorgeous slab granite kitchen counters. Mirrored doors, dishwasher, microwave. Open balcony. Close to carport. ......... $149,900.
MAGNIFICENT MAGNOLIA
You won’t want to miss this condo in Deer Highlands! Spacious 2/2
with den and gorgeous views. Updated kitchen, new paint, carpet
and baseboards, garage plus second deeded parking space sold with
unit! .......................................................................................$449,000.
PRIVATE VIEW MONTEREY
Motivated seller recently lowered price. Spacious 2-bed/2bath Monterey has it all. Wonderful private location with
tranquil wooded views. Updated kitchen, skylights, washer/
dryer hookups and much more. Time to buy now!
Reduced to ................................................................. $159,950.
PENDING
Serving the needs of our Rossmoor clients for over 35 years!
Jackie Giffin
951-7021
Debi Glosli
510-706-5534
Nancy Granberg
200-3374
Lynne Keefer
330-3356
Diane Wilson
963-2278
Alex Kokes
788-7000
Kim Kokes
787-0351
Mary Beth MacLennan
324-6246
Debi Mackey
681-3324
Kathryn Sabah
642-0415
Ellen Osmundson
890-4276
Jim Olson
788-2143
George Naeger
260-0723
Joanne Mendoza
510-409-7914
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285-7903
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WANTED
MONTH OF AUGUST- Wanted, one
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GRANDPARENTS (non-smokers w/o
pets) want to rent a co-op in late
October through Christmas while
we spend time with our CA family. Rossmoor references available.
Contact Gary: 919-942-8098; or
gbarnes1@gmail.com
COUPLE SEEKING 1 OR 2 bedroom
furnished rental for three months
starting Aug. 1. Non-smokers /no
pets. Responsible and neat. Call
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evenings after 5 p.m.
175 VACATION RENTAL
MENDOCINO OCEAN FRONT
Home! Custom/dramatic Mendocino. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Hot tub.
One level. All amenities. Special
Rossmoor resident rates. Owner
925-947-3923 or 707-964-2605
leave message.
KAUAI LA NANI 1 bedroom, 1.5 bath,
2 adults, $195 per night. Oceanfront view. Call 925-872-8141.
180 PETS
TLC FOR CATS & PL ANTS Cats
are social animals; they miss you
when you are away. They need
TLC ser vice. Still only $12 per
visit. Grete and Bill Trulock, past
president of Friends of Animals.
13th year in Rossmoor. 925-9372284.
THE “PURR-FECT” CAT SIT TER
will take care of your most precious companion while you are
away. Ten years experience with
Rossmoor references and great
rates. I do nail trims and ear cleaning too. Please call the “Cat Lady”
Paulina, and leave message 925639-4372.
ELIZABETH’S PET & HOME Care.
Dog walks and cat sit ting. Experienced in Veterinarian care.
I also c an assist you with ap pointments, errands and chores.
Ro s s m o or re s i d e nt . Ca l l 9 25 944-5603.
OVERNIGHT DOG SITTING In my
home with pick-up and delivery
provided ! Bonded and insured.
Enjoy your vacation without worrying about your darling dog. Auntie
Pat’s Pets. References available.
925-930-8871.
CATS-A-GROOMIN We specialize
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services just for cats. Short term or
vacation boarding available. Professional, quality service for your
feline friend. Serving Bay Area kitties for over 15 years. Call Brenda,
925-935-5177.
6 TAILS PET SITTING and Pet Taxi
Service. Daily/weekly dog walking,
transport to groomer, veterinary
appointment, etc. Pet owner with
20-plus years experience. Reasonable rates, excellent service and
reliable. References available.
Kathy, 925-366-6641.
LOCAL , EXPERIENCED, caring,
c ompassionate pet lover. Will
assist you with dog walking, pet
visitations, sitting and vet appts.
Rossmoor references. Please call
Diane 925-946-1052.
TONY’S PET CARE- Rossmoor resident will walk your dog or feed your
cat, give pets loving care for a day
or overnight, at reasonable rates.
References available on request.
925-944-4877.
FREE TO GOOD HOME- Sweet female Siamese, 10 years old, declawed in front, and (indoor only)
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check-up. She is friendly, quiet
and loves to be pet ted / played
with. Comes with supplies; litter
box, scoop, carr ying cage, and
remaining food supplies. Will deliver. Patrick, 513-633-1804 (Danville area).
LEGAL NOTICES
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CLERK
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
Martinez, CA 94553-0135
FILED: April 5, 2011
Lisa Woods, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0002459-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following persons are doing
business as: Encore Entertainment &
Promotions, 1400 Arkell Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, Contra Costa
County.
John C. Short III
1400 Arkell Road
Daryl Whyte
1400 Arkell Road
Business conducted by a General
Partnership
The registrant(s) commenced to
transact business under the fictitious
business name listed above.
s/John C. Short III
This statement was filed with Stephen L. Weir, County Clerk of Contra
Costa County, on date indicated by
file stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 4817
Publish May 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2011.
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: May 12, 2011
Jose Gonzalez, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0003446-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: 1) Norcal Team Realty 2)
Insight Real Estate Group 3) Insight Real
Estate 4) Insight Realty, 410 Castanya
Court, Danville, CA 94526, Contra Costa
County.
Serenity Financial, Inc.
410 Castanya Court
Danville, CA 94526
Business conducted by a Corporation.
s/Michelle Parlette, President
file stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 4829
Publish May 25, then June 1, 8 & 15,
2011.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Contra Costa
725 Court Street
Martinez, CA 94553
FILED: May 17, 2011
Stephen L. Weir, County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: N11-0713
PETITION FOR
CHANGE OF NAME
To all interested persons: Petitioner
KHADIJA MUMIN MOHAMED has filed
a petition with this court for a decree
changing names as follows: present
name: KHADIJA MUMIN MOHAMED to
proposed name: KHADIJA CANDACE
PRICE.
THE COURT ORDERS that all
persons interested in this matter shall
appear before this court at 9:00 a.m.
on July 7, 2011, in the courtroom in
Department 60, Room 102, located at
725 Court Street, Martinez, California
94553, to show cause, if any, why the
petition for change of name should not
be granted.
A copy of this Order to Show Cause
shall be published at least once a week
for four successive weeks prior to the
date set for hearing on the petition in
the Rossmoor News, a newspaper of
general circulation printed in the County
of Contra Costa.
Judith Sanders
Judge Pro Tem of the Superior Court
Date: May 17, 2011
Legal RN 4830
2011
SUPERIOR COURT OF
CALIFORNIA,
County of Contra Costa
725 Court Street
Martinez, CA 94553
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: N11-0668
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
Petition of David Orr, Lara Orr
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioners David and Lara Orr filed a petition with this court for a decre changing
names as follows: present name, David
Lee Orr to proposed name, David Lee
Baldwin; present name, Lara Elaine Orr to
proposed name, Lara Elaine Baldwin.
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in said matter appear
before this court at 9 a.m. on June 27,
2011, in the courtroom in Department 60,
Room 102, located at 725 Court Street,
Martinez, California, to show cause why
the petition for change of name should
not be granted. Any person objecting
to the name changes described above
must file a written objection that includes
the reasons for the objection at least two
court days before the matter is scheduled
to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should
not be granted. If no writen objection
is timely filed, the court may grant the
petition without a hearing.
A COPY OF THIS ORDER TO SHOW
CAUSE shall be published at least once
a week for four successive weeks prior to
the date set for hearing on the petition in
the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, Rossmoor
News.
Dated: April 27, 2011
/s/ Judith A. Sanders
Judge of the Superior Court
Pro Tempare
Legal RN 4822
Publish May 11, 18 & 25, then June 1,
2011.
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: May 12, 2011
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0003437-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: Ideal Marketing & Promotions, 1984 Alvina Dr., P.O. Box 23256,
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523, Contra Costa
County.
Scott Bishop
1984 Alvina Dr.,
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Business conducted by an Individual.
s/Scott Bishop
This statement was filed with Stephen L. Weir, County Clerk of Contra
file stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 4831
2011.
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: May 6, 2011
Joseph Barton, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0003307-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: Constructability Review, 51
Peterson Pl., Walnut Creek, CA 94595,
Contra Costa County.
Linda Batherine Brys
51 Peterson Place
s/Linda Brys
file stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 4826
Publish May 18, 25, then June 1 & 8,
2011.
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555 Escobar St. P.O. Box 350
FILED: May 18, 2011
Courtney Dias, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0003576-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: 1) home/made 2) McWilliams Somers and good company, 615
Murray Lane, Lafayette, CA 94549,
Contra Costa County.
Gayle McWilliams Somers
615 Murray Lane
Lafayette, CA 94549
s/G.M. Somers
file stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
Legal RN 4828
County Clerk
2011.
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555 Escobar St. P.O. Box 350
D. Acuff, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0003000-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: Ideas Inspired, 505 Florence Dr., Lafayette, CA 94549, Contra
Costa County.
Marc Levante
686 St. Mary's Rd.
Lafayette, CA 94549
s/Marc Levante
file stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
Legal RN 4819
County Clerk
Publish May 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2011.
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HOW TO CONTACT ELECTED OFFICIALS
The following are federal, state and local elected
officials and how to contact
them by phone, mail and email.
President of the United States
Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, D.C. 20500
Phone: 202-456-1414
Fax: 202-456-2461
E-mail:
president@whitehouse.gov
Website: www.whitehouse.
gov
United States Senator
Barbara Boxer (Democrat)
112 Hart Senate Office Building
Phone: 202-224-3553
Fax: 202-228-1338
California office:
1700 Montgomery St. Suite
240
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: 415-403-0100
Fax: 415-956-6701
E-mail through the website:
boxer.senate.gov
United States Senator
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat)
331 Hart Senate Office Building
Phone: 202-224-3841
Fax: 202-228-3954
California office:
One Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: 415-393-0707
Fax: 415-393-0710
E-mail through the website:
Feinstein.senate.gov
House of Representatives
Congressman John Garamendi
Democrat 10th District
2459 Rayburn HOB
Phone: 202-225-1880
Fax: 202-225-5914
District office:
1981 N. Broadway, St. 220
Phone: 925-932-8899
Fax: 925-932-8159
E-mail: garamendi.house.gov
Governor
Jerry Brown
State Capitol, Suite 1173
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-445-2841
Fax: 916-558-3160
e-mail through the website: http://gov.ca.gov
State Senate
Mark DeSaulnier
State Capitol Room 2054
Phone: 916-651-4007
District office:
2801 Concord Blvd.
Concord, CA 94519
Phone: 925-602-6593
Website: http://dist07.casen.
govoffice.com/
State Assembly
Joan Buchanan
P. O. Box 942849
Phone: 916-319-2015
Fax: 916-319-2115
Website: http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a15/
Contra Costa Board of Supervisors
Gayle B. Uilkema
651 Pine Street, Room 108-A
Martinez, CA 94553
Phone: 925-335-1046
Fax: 925-335-1076
E-mail:gayle@bos.cccounty.
us
City of Walnut Creek
Mayor Cindy Silva
City of Walnut Creek
1666 North Main Street
Phone 925-943-5899, ext. 504
E-mail: mayor@ci.walnutcreek.ca.us
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LEGAL NOTICES
555 Escobar St., P.O. Box 350
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0002477-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: Drawer And Shelf Solutions, 378 Glacier Drive, Martinez,
94553, Contra Costa County.
The Finishing Touch Builders, Inc.
124 A Washington Ave.
Richmond, CA 94801
California
business name listed above on 4-6-11.
s/Duncan Ronn Haight,
Vice President
file stamp.
Legal RN 4818
Publish May 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2011.
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Myrna Barajas, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0002700-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: iPro Bookkeeping, 2400
Olympic Blvd. Ste. 9, Walnut Creek, CA
94595, Contra Costa County.
Priscilla Macayan
7036 Alder Creek Rd.
Vallejo, CA 94591
The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business
name listed above on 4-14-11.
s/Priscilla R. Macayan
file stamp.
Legal RN 4820
Publish May 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2011.
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: May 3, 2011
C. Garcia, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0003222-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: Paperless Medical Solutions – PMS/Acquired Asset Recovery
– AAR, 1255 Treat Blvd., Suite 300,
Walnut Creek, CA 94597, Contra Costa
County.
Christina de Fatima da Silva Sales
4022 Roland Dr.
Concord, CA 94521
The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business
name listed above.
s/Christina Sales
file stamp.
Legal RN 4821
Publish May 11, 18 & 25, then June 1,
2011.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: The Spot, 1362 Mt. Pisgah
Rd., Walnut Creek, CA 94596, Contra
Costa County.
Robert Steven Hartmann
1362 Mt. Pisgah Rd.
Raul Kazumi Blair
1362 Mt. Pisgah Rd.
Business conducted by a General
Partnership.
s/Robert Hartmann
file stamp.
Legal RN 4823
2011.
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: May 4, 2011
P. Cornelius, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0003247-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following persons are doing business as: Walnut Creek Test Only Center,
1387 S. California Blvd., Walnut Creek,
WE CARRY
s/Angel Velez, President, CEO
file stamp.
Legal RN 4824
2011.
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: May 10, 2011
C. Garcia, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0003382-00
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31 Sutters Mill Ct.
This business was conducted by a
Corporation.
/s/Numan Atayoly (President)
Costa County, on date indicated by file
stamp.
Legal RN 4827
Publish May 18 & 25, then June 1 &
8, 2011
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Greg Becker
27 Jocelyn Place
Business conducted by Husband
and Wife.
s/Colette Becker
This statement was filed with Ste-
SINCE 1950
The publishing of advertisements for
goods or services in the Rossmoor News
does not constitute an endorsement
or recommendation for said goods or
services by the Rossmoor News.
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Martinez, CA 94553
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Contra Costa County
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2011.
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CA 94596, Contra Costa County.
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• Custom Mirrors Furniture & Tabletops
• Mirrored Walls & Doors • Shower & Tub Enclosures
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experience have made it a pleasure to do business with you and
we would highly recommend Altera to other potential clients.”
– Jim & Carole O., Rossmoor Residents, July 2010
Recently Remodeled Villa Nuevo
Alcoholics Anonymous ..........................................939-4155
Alzheimer’s Association .................................800-660-1993
American Cancer Society .....................................934-7640
American Heart Association ................................827-1600
American Lung Association .................................935-0472
Arthritis Foundation ......................................800-464-6240
• Diamond Certified Quality
• Complete Showroom Nearby
Diablo Respite Center (Alzheimer’s day care)...244-5447
HICAP (assistance with Medicare, insurance, HMO
questions) ................................................................313-1720
John Muir Medical Center ...................................939-3000
Jewish Community Center & Alzheimer’s
Respite.....................................................................938-7800
• In Business Since 1986
• Certified Design Staff
1079 Boulevard Way
(at Mt. Diablo Blvd.)
Walnut Creek, CA
(925) 938-1100
www.AlteraDesign.com
Kaiser Walnut Creek.............................................295-4000
Lions Blind Center .........................................800-750-3937
Meal on Wheels...................................................... 937-8311
Medicare ..........................................................800-952-8627
Mt Diablo Medical Center....................................682-8200
MuirCare Senior Services ....................................947-3300
BUSINESS SERVICES
CONSTRUCTION
PREMIER KITCHENS 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE
Whatever your inspiration,
t h e e x p er i e n c e d d e s i gn
professionals at Premier
Kitchens can help you
create the exact look you’ve
always wanted.
Visit our beautiful SHOWROOM and
receive a free personal consultation.
925-283-6500
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors
General Building Contractor
KITCHEN & BATH
REMODELS
• In Home Design Service • Laundry conversion
• Experienced in ALL phases of construction
SCOTT MAY
CONSTRUCTION & CABINETRY
800-445-0001
scottmayconstruction@yahoo.com
ROSSMOOR APPROVED • 11 YEARS IN ROSSMOOR
LIC
759438
★ Kitchens, Bathrooms, Patio Enclosures & More
License #803925
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Call 925-946-9746 for a Free Estimate
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Furniture • Repairs • Modifications
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RICHARD & ROSIE DAVIS
Rossmoor Residents Since 2009
Expecting
guests?
Call the guest
clearance system
988-7843.
BUILDING TO LAST
Quality Workmanship ★ Competitive Rates
KITCHEN & BATH • FREE DESIGN SERVICE • ELECTRICAL
• PLUMBING • FLOORING • ACCESS FOR HANDICAP
25 years Experience - References Available - Rossmoor Approved
Owner Always on Site - Bonded - Insured
JON 925-708-0188
Love2Build.com
LOCAL WALNUT CREEK CONTRACTOR LICENSE #829350
1515 Third Avenue • Walnut Creek • (925) 932-5954
lafayettewoodworking.com
Lic# 741116
“When Quality Matters”
FREE ESTIMATES
Rossmoor Approved
SHOWROOM HOURS:
Mon.-Fri. 10 am-5 pm
Saturdays by appt.
LANDSCAPING
925-681-1776
Richard Beil, Owner
Cal Lic. #890083
2170 Commerce Ave., Ste. A,
Concord, CA
www.westcoastwindowsanddoors.com
Advertisements support the
newspaper. When you patronize
businesses, tell them you saw their ad
in the Rossmoor News.
Landscaping Services
Consultation for Decks, Patios,Gardens • Planting and Pruning
Installation, Conversion, Repair • Drip Irrigation • Pressure Washing
Rossmoor References
WALLY RUEDRICH
lic# 356488
671-2721
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MUTUAL MAINTENANCE Residents invited to learn Fives
FROM THE MUTUAL OPERATIONS DIVISION
FOR SERVICE, CALL 988-7650
Order Desk e-mail: workorder@rossmoor.com
Schedule through June 1
LANDSCAPE ENTRY MAINTENANCE:
Mutuals 1-4: Once a month routine maintenance, fertilize
all shrubs and ground cover.
LANDSCAPE ENTRY MAINTENANCE:
INDEPENDENT MUTUALS:
Monday: Mutuals 28, 29, 48 and 61
Tuesday: Mutuals 5, 8, 22, 30, 65, 68
Wednesday: Mutuals 5, 8, 29, 48, 59, 68
Thursday: Mutuals 5, 28, 30 and 65
Friday: Mutuals 8, 29, 48, 56 and 59
TREE MAINTENANCE: Building clearance by Waraner Bros.
in June: TWCM Projects 35, 36, 37 and 39. Arborcare – FWCM.
PEST CONTROL: Call 988-7640 for service order.
LAWN MAINTENANCE: Mow weekly, fertilize with sulpher coated urea.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING: To report exterior walkway carport
lighting problems, call Mutual Operations at 988-7650.
TRASH AND RECYCLING PROBLEMS: 988-7640.
For an explanation of maintenance services,
call Tess Molina at 988-7637.
FOR ASSISTANCE REGARDING
THE FOLLOWING, CALL:
Billing inquiries and information .................... 988-7637
Building and manor repairs:
interior/exterior .............................................. 988-7650
Bus information .............................................. 988-7670
Dial-a-Bus ....................................................... 988-7676
Landscape maintenance and pest control ........ 988-7640
Manor alterations and resales.......................... 988-7660
FWCM = First Mutual SWCM= Second Mutual
TWCM = Third Mutual 4WCM = Fourth Mutual
Game is taught by the Domino Club
The Domino Club plays a game called FiveUp. Because the player can use all of the doubles
to play from, it is a faster, higher scoring game
than other versions of Five-Up.
Play is with partners, but players don’t have
to bring a partner.
The club plays five, 27-minute games to a
score of 300 per game and uses a cribbage board
to keep score. Each hole on the cribbage board
is equal to 5 points therefore the 60 holes on the
board are equal to 300 points.
Experienced players may join the Domino
Club Monday evenings in the Oak Room at Gateway Clubhouse. Players should plan to arrive at
6:30 p.m. as play begins promptly at 6:45.
Beginning or rusty players may join Domino Club members Saturdays at noon in Multipurpose Room 2 at Gateway. This is a great
opportunity to learn and practice the rules and
etiquette of Fives. Everyone is welcome to play
and learn about dominoes.
A variety of yoga classes offered
for 15 years, Harvey believes
her class is a good match for
those new to yoga, or those
working through injuries or
other limitations.
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 re-
Dan
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We are the West Family. We have proudly served the Residents of Rossmoor
since its beginning. We are fourth generation Californians. Over the years, the
people we have served have changed, but our contract hasn’t. We offer the same
long list of items we always have. We are proud of our record, but even prouder
of our customers who think of us as family. Many of our customers have had our
contract for well over 25 years. We help you through life’s emergencies. We ONLY
work in Rossmoor. This allows us to offer fast and reliable service. We regard our
company as more than a job. We appreciate working for you.
Parts, Labor and Service Calls are included
Also Included: Helping Hand Services &
24-Hour Emergency Service – No monthly call limits
For $188.00 per year
• Fluorescent tubes SUPPLIED &
installed – all at no cost
• Lamp sockets, cords, switches
• Light fixtures repaired and installed
• Electrical repairs, towel bars
• Plumbing, drains and leaks
• Sinks, faucets, toilet, tub, shower
Domino winners
Domino winners on May 16 were: Ana Jardine 333, Carol Thom 327, Ann Stanwood 319,
Jim Ford 308 and Walter Roosli 307.
Domino winners for May 14 were: Doris
Hand 330 and Jackie Zeterberg 328.
Tip of the week
Part of planning ahead is trying to score as
well, should the opponent score.
To that end, tiles with a blank and tiles with a
five are considered “power” tiles. Those should
be held in reserve and not played early on so
that if the corresponding double to their opposite end is played and the opponent scores, then
the other player will also be able to score the
same amount or five points more than the opponent did.
Example: Sequence of play: 2-2 (no score),
2-6 (score 10), 2-1 (no score), 1-4 (score 10), 2-0
(also scores 10), 2-5 (score 15)
• Disposals, stoppers, doors
• Dishwashers, stoves, ovens
• Washer, dryer, refrigerator
• Furnace, air conditioning
• Sliding doors, drawers, rods
• Cabinet doors, water heaters
and a lot more
laxation period. Students
encouraged to work at own
pace and within own limitations and abilities.
Fees: $8 per class or $30 per
month for four classes.
Drop-ins welcome.
Breathing and Yoga
Time and place: 5:25 to 6:05
p.m. in the upstairs Shasta
Room at Del Valle
Style: Explore different techniques of deep breathing to
help improve health. Proper
deep breathing helps to detoxify the body, refreshes
the mind, increases oxygen
in the blood and reduces
stress. Such techniques can
help alleviate depression,
boost the immune system,
alleviate pain, help asthma,
correct hormonal imbalances, reduce insomnia and
revitalize the organs of the
body. Wear comfortable
loose clothing, and have a
partially empty stomach.
Instructor: Suminder Kauer,
certified in Pranayam and
yoga techniques from India.
Fees: $50 for six weeks or $10
drop-in fee per class.
Prana Yoga class
Time and place: 6:15 to 7 p.m.
in the upstairs room Shasta
Room at Del Valle
Style: Prana means “brath of
life.” These yoga exercises
are different than the usual
yoga forms as they include
various integral breathing techniques along with
stretches to help chronic
diseases such as insomnia,
high blood pressure and allergies. The deep-breathing techniques in this yoga
class increase the oxygen
intake in the cells of the
body, helping remove all
the toxins etc. These exercises are meant especially
for the younger age group
rather than frailer older
adults.
Instructor: Suminder Kauer,
certified in Pranayam and
yoga techniques from India.
Fees: $54 for six weeks or $11
drop-in fee per class.
WEDNESDAY
Gentle Yoga for Your Health
Time and place: 11 a.m. to
noon in the Aerobics Room
at Del Valle Clubhouse
Style: This class uses a gentle
form of yoga aimed at supporting overall health and
healing. The focus is on
principals of movement,
alignment and breathing. It
may be done seated, standing or on the floor. The class
is quiet and focused on individual needs.
Instructor: Bonnie Maeda has
been a certified yoga practitioner for seven years. She
is a registered nurse and
works with students during
the healing process from
disease or chronic illness.
For information, call (510)
548-9566.
Fees: $10 per class; if four
classes are purchased, $8
each for ongoing. Drop-ins
welcome.
All of the above services plus Preventive Maintenance
Every 4 months. A/C & furnace filters, oil motors,
Clean fridge coils and a lot more …
To receive free digital service, order
a convertor box or discuss ongoing
customer service issues with Comcast,
Rossmoor residents should call the
following number
for help specific to Rossmoor:
Call Julie 937-4600 for a copy of the Service Contract
1-800-407-2997
For $245.00 per year

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