Battle of the birds

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Battle of the birds

ROSSMOOR NEWS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2012
WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA
Rossmoor is site for
Search and Rescue training
Battle of the birds
News photos by Mike DiCarlo
Building Maintenance Manager Bill Friesen,
left, discusses plans for removing trim on the
building on Horsemans Canyon with Mutual
59 President Mary Jane Hargrove.
Corbels like this one shown here are the favored spots for woodpeckers to place their
acorns. When the holes get big enough, starlings move in to nest, creating yet another
problem for residents.
Mutual 59 getting serious about
taking care of woodpecker damage
By Wilma Murray
Staff writer
O
n the scale of epic
battles, “Residents
v. Woodpeckers” has
been one giant (un-)civil war
in Rossmoor. For years, residents in the upper southeast
reaches of the community
have had to contend with determined birds who are less
interested in nature’s provisions than what man has made
when it comes to acorn hideaways.
Unfortunately for residents
of Mutual 59 and 68, the original builders inadvertently offered acorn woodpeckers an
irresistible enticement: trim on
the buildings made from synthetic stucco with a polymer
coating. Otherwise known as
EIFS (exterior insulation and
finishing system aka exterior
injected-foam system), this
composite is more appealing,
apparently, to woodpeckers
than anything the trees around
here provide.
So they flock to the buildings and knock holes in the
trim around windows, siding
and decorative corbels under
the eaves. This is no minor
annoyance. The birds are persistent and consistent and residents have had to put up with
the rat-tat-tatting for longer
than they care to remember.
And the noise is only one
aspect. The holes they make
are unsightly, to say the least.
As a bonus feature, the
holes in the corbels have also
become attractive nesting
spaces for starlings. Cute, you
say? Not so much when the
starlings leave their digested
doings all over the pavement.
Herculean efforts
Sadly, it is not an abbreviated season for woodpeckers, either. “Twenty-four/seven/365 is their season,” said
Bill Friesen, building maintenance manager for the independent Mutuals.
Friesen has been in on the
efforts to find a solution to
the woodpecker problem for
more than five years. He has
watched both of the affected
Mutuals struggle with multiple tactics to ward off the
birds.
They’ve tried flash (Mylar) and fakery (spiders and
bigger birds); attempts to
attract owls to the area (the
woodpecker’s predator); net-
ting; casings for the trim; and
sonic squawkers. They’ve
become enmeshed in community-wide (and beyond)
controversy when U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Department
sharpshooters were brought
in. They’ve enlisted the help
of the Audubon Society and
built and installed granaries.
But the birds peck on …
and not in the granaries. Oh,
no, the building trim is just
the thing they want and there
is no deceiving them otherwise.
Mutual 59 takes a stand
Mutual 59 President Mary
Jan Hargrove said the Mutual
has finally come to the conclusion that the only remedy is to
remove all of the EIFS. After
much review of “humane” options, Hargrove said, the most
cost-effective method for
discouraging the birds from
hanging around is to simply
take away their options.
This will not be cheap,
however; far from it. The
three-story buildings would
require scaffolding for the
removal, which is expensive.
So the Mutual decided to wait
until each building was to be
Continued on page 4
GRF Board Director Rita Fredlund dies suddenly
By Maureen O’Rourke
News manager
GRF Director Rita Fredlund, 70, died Monday afternoon of a brain hemorrhage
after working out at the Fitness
Center. She collapsed while
using one of the machines, was
rushed to the hospital and never regained consciousness.
Residents are invited to a
remembrance in her honor on
Wednesday, Aug. 29, from 3 to
5 p.m. in the Fireside Room at
Gateway.
Rita and her husband Mel
lived in Rossmoor for 20 years.
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She was on the first year of
her second term on the GRF
Board representing District C.
She was also appointed to the
Board in July 2004 when the
Board member in her district
resigned for health reasons.
She served until May 2005.
Continued on page 7
The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Search and
Rescue (CoCoSAR) team will be conducting a training event in
Rossmoor on Saturday, Sept. 8, from approximately 7:30 a.m. to
3 p.m. This will be a mock search; SAR members in uniform will
be seen throughout the community during the day.
Residents out and about in the community may be approached
with questions seeking the whereabouts of an individual or individuals and are asked to respond honestly. Remember this is only
a drill; however, there are real subjects who will pose as lost or
hurt individuals.
The staging area (Command Post) will be located behind Mutual Operations, in the contractor staging area. Some members of
local CERT teams will be observing at the Command Post.
CoCoSAR is an all-volunteer organization under the auspices
of the Contra Costa Office of the Sheriff. All members are professionally trained in various aspects of search and rescue, including
emergency medical training and disaster response.
The CoCoSAR team responds to requests from a variety of
agencies to search for lost and despondent individuals and Alzheimers walkaways, and the team provides support for criminal
investigations. CoCoSAR as a whole is also a Type 4, CalEMA
disaster-response team, with some team members trained as the
higher-level Type 3 responders.
Every month, the full team trains together in order to be mission-ready. As the services of the CoCoSAR team have been
requested in Rossmoor in the past, team members need to be
acquainted with the community for future callouts. This training
will help to facilitate familiarity.
For information about the training, call Wilma Murray at the
Rossmoor News, 988-7806.
Second Mutual votes
not to add Comcast’s
expanded services
By Clay Dunning
Secretary
T
he contract with Comcast was the topic at
the regular meeting of
Second Mutual held July 21,
at which 26 residents were in
attendance.
The current Comcast contract with Golden Rain Foundation expires at the end of
2012. Comcast presented a
proposal to provide various additional options for television,
telephone, and Internet services to be adopted on a Mutual-by-Mutual basis with additional charges passed on to the
Mutual members through the
coupon. The proposal required
that all manors in the Mutual
participate in the program.
If all options were chosen,
the additional fee would be approximately $60 per month per
manor.
It was noted that some
members of Second Mutual do
not own computers and would
not need Internet service; that
some members do not own
televisions or only watch limited television and would not
wish to have additional channels; and that some members
are not interested in upgraded
Continued on page 9
INSIDE THE NEWS
Arts and Leisure ............. 18-24
Arts and Leisure listings ..... 37
Bridge ................................... 46
Calendar.......................... 32-37
Classified ......................... 48-59
Channel 28 TV Guide ......... 28
Clubs ................... 25-28, 37, 39
Health .............................. 44-46
In Memoriam.................. 38-39
Maintenance ........................ 46
Movies ............................. 22-23
New Residents...................... 17
Op/Ed Columns .............. 16-17
Religion ............................... 38
Residents Forum ................. 16
Sports .............................. 40-43
Start the day with Luk Tung
Kuen. See pages 6 and 7.
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Walnut Creek City Hall eliminates
Friday drop-in service, cuts staff
Friday drop-in counter service at Walnut Creek
city hall will be eliminated, beginning Sept. 7.
The city’s main telephone numbers will also go
unanswered on Fridays.
The changes are due to a reduction in staff,
said City Manager Ken Nordhoff. Since 2008, the
number of city employees has been reduced from
391.5 to 340.5 equivalent full-time positions.
Staff will continue to provide drop-in customer service Monday through Thursday.
No counter hour changes will occur at other
city facilities.
The following public service counters will be
closed on Fridays:
• Nonemergency police services on the first
and second floors
• Community Development (planning and
building) and Public Services (engineering and
traffic) on the second floor
• Business licenses on the third floor
In addition, the Community Development/
Public Service counter on the second floor will
be closed every day between noon and 1 p.m.,
effective Tuesday, Sept. 4.
The public will be redirected via signage to
return Monday through Thursday.
Persons who need police assistance for emergency matters may use the red phone in the city
hall lobby to ask for help.
Telephone calls to the main city lines (9435800 and 943-5899) will automatically be routed
to an automated phone directory on Fridays. The
people who normally answer these lines will be
performing other duties on Fridays.
Direct calls will continue to go to the person
at that number.
Rotary fundraiser theme is Midnight in Paris
The Rossmoor Rotary gala
event to benefit Alzheimer’s
and Parkinson’s programs will
be held Saturday, Oct. 13. This
year’s theme is Midnight in
Paris.
The food will be catered
by Susan Foord Catering. The
entertainment will feature
French-themed cocktail house
music by the Baguette Quartette and the headline show
will be international cabaret
star Lua Hadar and her fourpiece backup band.
There will also be several
raffle prizes.
Residents are advised to
purchase tickets early. For
tickets, contact Debbie Wil-
liams at 942-0545 or contact
any member of the Rossmoor
Rotary.
The gala event’s proceeds
are distributed to programs
that serve those afflicted with
Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s disease.
News photo by Mike DiCarlo
New supervisor Candace
Andersen visits Rossmoor
Contra Costa County Supervisor Candace Andersen greeted
Brad Waite at the Rossmoor Farmers’ Market on Aug. 10. Andersen, who succeeded the late Gayle Uilkema on the Board
of Supervisors, representing District 2, can be contacted
at her Danville office at 957-8860. District 2 encompasses
Rossmoor, Saranap, parts of Walnut Creek, San Ramon, Danville, Alamo, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda and Clayton.
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Mutual 59 removing trim on buildings that attract woodpeckers
Continued from page 1
painted, and while the scaffolding was up for that, the
work could be done to remove
the trim and siding.
The Mutual held town hall
meetings to discuss the possibility of a special assessment
to pay for this work. Forty-six
of the 108 manors were represented. Of those, 20 wanted
the work done right away, but
the other 26 wanted more information and some guarantees, Hargrove said. The assessment fell through.
So the board went with a
Reserve Study. With a 30-year
funding plan of a $6 coupon
increase per manor per month,
the work becomes affordable.
“We’ll be paying for this for
the next 30 years,” Hargrove
said. That means current residents will share the burden
with future residents.
There has been some flak
from residents who have not
been directly impacted by the
birds, Friesen said. But in the
long run, he said, this work
will increase the property values for everyone in the Mutual.
The buildings in Mutual 59 currently have trim on some of the
windows made from injected Styrofoam-like substance (at left),
but when that is removed, all the windows will look like the ones
on the right.
The five-year plan
Mutual 59 has the project
under way now with the first
building to get the makeover:
5920 Horsemans Canyon.
Workers are chipping and
scraping off the trim, removing the corbels and patching
the areas with cement. They
will be spray textured and then
painted. The process should
take about three months.
Only one building will get
this treatment at a time. It is
expected, Hargrove said, that
it will take five years to get to
all six buildings. So the process will be slow and residents
will not be free of the birds for
a while yet.
News photos by Mike DiCarlo
Scaffolding holds the workers who are scraping off the composite trim and siding at 5920 Horsemans Canyon, the first of the
Mutual 59 buildings to get a facelift. Once the trim is removed
and the building painted, the woodpeckers should no longer
have soft surfaces in which to embed their acorns.
But as each building loses
its charm for the woodpeckers, Friesen said, the hope is
that the birds will begin to
look for new homes and the
colony will move.
And that would be the bestcase scenario … provided they
don’t find a new home in another Mutual’s buildings.
CERT needs Rossmoor volunteers
The key to surviving any
type of disaster is prior plan-
ning and training.
Since 1994, the Federal
Emergency
Management
Agency (FEMA) is promoting
nationwide use of the Community Emergency Response
Team (CERT) concept from
the model created by the Los
Angeles City Fire Department.
Currently CERT programs
are established in hundreds of
communities across the nation
and also internationally.
In the event of disaster,
CERT members are officially
qualified and have expectations
to be deployed where they are
needed at a community level.
Walnut Creek has eight
CERT areas, of which
Rossmoor is one. With almost
10,000 residents in Rossmoor,
more volunteers are needed to
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Community members who
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Continued on page 8
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Chronicle’s senior political writer to
GE recalls several
dishwashers because speak to Community Club next month
they pose fire hazard
General Electric (GE) has
issued a recall on several of its
dishwashers, including the Profile, Eterna and Adora (see models below). Many co-op manors
have had GE dishwashers installed and should be alerted to
this recall.
GE has determined that an
electrical failure in the dishwasher’s heating element can
pose a fire hazard. GE will provide a free repair to all consumers with units affected by the recall. GE asks that the consumer
not use the dishwasher until it is
repaired and to disconnect the
electric supply by shutting off
the fuse or circuit breaker controlling it and inform all users of
the dishwasher about the risk of
fire.
Consumers who instead wish
to replace their dishwasher with
a new model can use a GE rebate of $75 for the purchase of
a new GE front-control plastic
tub dishwasher or a GE rebate of
$100 for the purchase of a new
GE front-control stainless tub
dishwasher or GE Profile top
control dishwasher.
GE is aware of 15 reports of
dishwasher heating element failures, seven of which resulted in
fire and smoke damage beyond
the unit. No injuries have been
reported.
The model and serial numbers are important, as not all
dishwashers are included in the
recall. Look at the inside on the
front left side of the dishwasher
tub to find the model and serial
number.
This recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission, which will also monitor the effectiveness of the recall
program.
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The recall dishwasher models are:
• GE with model numbers
that begin with GLC4, GLD4,
GLD5, GLD6, GLD61 and
GLD62 and the serial numbers
that begin with FL, GL, HL,
LL, ML, VL, ZL and AM
• GE Profile with model numbers that begin with GSD63,
GSD66, GSD67, GSD69, GLDL
and PDW7 and serial numbers
that begin with DM, FM, GM,
HM, LM, MM and RM
• GE Eterna with model numbers that begin with PDWF7,
EDW4, EDW5, EDW6, GHD4
and GHD5 and serial numbers
that begin with SM, TM, VM,
ZM, AR, DR and FR.
• Hotpoint model HLD4
Carla Marinucci, the senior political writer for the
San Francisco Chronicle,
will be the speaker at the
Community Club meeting
on Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 3
p.m. in the Fireside Room at
Gateway. All Rossmoor residents are invited to attend
this open meeting.
Marinucci has covered
national and state politics for the Chronicle since
1996. She has covered four
California gubernatorial
elections, Democratic and
Republican national conventions, presidential debates,
caucuses and primaries. She Carla Marinucci
has written about a wide
range of political issues, including immigration, abortion, education and the demographics of California.
She is a featured political analyst on KQED’s
“This Week in Northern California,” KTVU’s
“Mornings on Two” and Current TV’s “The
War Room.” She has also
been a regular political analyst for the BBC, Australian
Broa dca st i ng Compa ny,
National Public Radio and
KCRW’s “To the Point.”
She was named a 2003
and 2007 Media Fellow at
the Hoover Institution at
Stanford University. She
studied Latin American
economics and history at
the Universidad Nacional
Autonoma de Mexico in
Mexico City.
Her repor ting ca reer
has ta ken her a round the
world. In 1991, she repor ted from Moscow on
the revolution that resulted in the fall of the Gorbachev regime and
the Soviet Union and was able to interview
Mikhail Gorbachev, Eduard Shevardnadze
and Boris Yeltsin.
For information about the meeting, call
Andy Okumoto at 274-1904.
The recall hotline number is
866-918-8760. This number can
be called Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern time. Before calling, have
the model and serial numbers
on hand.
The model numbers for the
recall are at this site: www.
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Enter the model number at
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Democrats
cancel meeting
Jury duty called, so Contra Costa Times Political
Editor Lisa Vorderbrueggen
had to cancel her scheduled
Thursday, Aug. 23, talk about
county politics and issues at
the Democrats of Rossmoor’s
monthly membership meeting.
The meeting was to be held at
3 p.m. in the Fireside Room at
Gateway. There is no replacement speaker, so the meeting
is cancelled.
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Chinese exercise class helps residents get going in the morning
Luk Tung Kuen
class celebrates
16 years of
group exercise
and freedom of motion,” said
Chuck Dormann after the
workout. He has attended the
class for five years and said
that exercise is a good way to
start the day. “And, it’s a good
group of people,” he said.
There are about 100 resi-
dents who attend the classes,
some every day and others periodically. Classes are Monday
through Friday from 7:15 to
8 a.m. in the Diablo Room at
Hillside. Because of its popularity, another class has been
added on Wednesdays at 9
a.m. in the Las Trampas Room
at Hillside.
Sixteen years ago, Bill Lee
brought Luk Tung Kuen, a
form of Chinese exercise, to
Rossmoor after learning it in
Hawaii, where he makes his
second home. He leads the
classes six months out of the
year and Annie Toy the other
six months.
“She’s 92 years young,” said
Lee who looks younger than
his 81 years. There are four
people in their 90s in the class,
Continued on next page
By Cathy Tallyn
Staff writer
It was 7:15 in the morning
last Wednesday, and the Diablo
Room was filled with 43 people bending and stretching. It
was all part of a free Luk Tung
Kuen exercise class that meets
each weekday morning.
Class members are guided
through 36 movements that involve all parts of the body. It
takes 45 minutes and everyone
is in sync and no one looked
winded.
The expected result is better
circulation and strengthened
nerves and muscles.
“It gives me flexibility
Bill Lee, front and center, along with the residents who took part in his class last Wednesday.
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Luk Tung Kuen class going strong Register now for CERT
he said.
Lee and others said the exercises help keep them in shape
and in good health. Lee credits
the exercises for helping him
recover from colon cancer five
years ago.
“It’s simple, but it’s so effective,” he said.
Lee calls out the exercises
in Chinese and the class answers back in Chinese. There
are some Chinese in the group,
but not all.
As they exercise, Lee tells
the purpose of each movement,
whether it is to prevent high
blood pressure and blocked arteries, build strong bones and
stamina or help with constipation, among other things.
“It’s a lot of fun and it
works,” said Joel Kass, who
has been attending class five
days a week (including holidays) for six years. “Try it and
you’ll be amazed.”
Kass also appreciates that
Rita
Fredlund
She served as chairwoman
of the GRF Policy Committee
and was recently appointed as
chairwoman of the Compensation Committee for 2012-13.
“She loved what she was
doing with the GRF Board and
she loved living in Rossmoor,”
Mel said.
He said that she went to the
Fitness Center every Monday
and he always walked down
and met her there later. Before
he got a chance to leave the
house, he received a call from
the supervisor telling him that
she had collapsed.
Rita and Mel were partners
in their company, Advocate
Software, for which, Rita told
the News, Mel did the programming and she did just
about everything else.
Prior to joining Mel in his
business, she spent eight years
as an assistant city planner
for the city of Hayward and
another 11 years working for
the Bechtel Corporation. She
received a master’s degree in
business in 1998.
She is survived by Mel, two
stepdaughters, two brothers
and a sister.
She was a lovely woman
and I know she will be greatly missed by her colleagues
on the Board, her friends and
Rossmoor employees.
Lost and
Found
Lost something? Check the
Redwood Room between 9
a.m. and 2 p.m., Monday
through Friday. Ask one of
the volunteers at the café
to open the lost-and-found
cabinet.
the class always starts on time
and finishes on time. After his
exercise, he goes to work.
Most people hear about the
class by word of mouth or an
occasional newspaper article.
Patti Compton was referred by
her physical therapist. She said
the class embraced her from
the start. After exercise, she
said, “You feel like you’ve accomplished things.”
The Luk Tung Kuen classes
were first held in the Hillside
parking lot, but were moved
indoors because of the cold.
Members of the informal class
eventually formed a club by
the name of the exercise.
Dee Norris has been with
the program from its start. “It’s
very good. It’s wonderful. It’s
helpful in so many ways,” she
said. “It makes you feel alive.”
Club members will celebrate the 16-year anniversary on Thursday, Aug. 23, at
5:30 p.m. with dinner at Three
Brothers from China, 2001
training – class fills up fast
Bill Lee demonstrates a movement to participants in the
Luk Tung Kuen class.
Contra Costa Blvd., Pleasant
Hill.
For information about Luk
Tung Kuen in Rossmoor, call
Lee at 932-7935.
Registration is under way for Walnut Creek’s Community
Emergency Response Team (CERT) training.
Classes will be Mondays, Sept. 10 through Oct. 15, from 6:30
to 9:30 p.m. at Tony LaRussa’s Animal Rescue Foundation, 2890
Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek. There is a graduation drill on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The purpose of CERT is to teach people how to safely respond
to the needs of the community in the event of a major disaster.
Upon completion of their training, CERT graduates are sworn
in as volunteer disaster service workers for the city of Walnut
Creek
If disaster strikes, CERT team members check on their own
families and homes first, and then assemble at a pre-designated
site to work together to respond to the needs of the neighborhood
and gather information for the city’s emergency operations center.
CERT classes are a combination of lecture and hands-on training that includes light search and rescue, disaster medical operations and CERT team organization. Among other skills, participants learn how to use hand-held radios, shut off gas and operate
a fire extinguisher.
There is a $25 program fee. To register, email cert@walnutcreek.org or call the CERT registration line, 256-3556. Space is
limited, and classes fill up quickly.
More information may be found at www.walnut-creek.org/
CERT.
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First Mutuals will hold director
elections in districts 2,4 and 6
Three of First Mutual’s five districts will be
electing new directors this year. Candidates are
being sought in districts 2, 4 and 5, each for a
three-year term. Those positions are currently
held by Barbara Gilbert, representing District
2, and Ken Anderson, representing District 4,
both of whom are eligible to run again; and
Mel Fredlund, who has termed out and cannot
run in this election.
Entries involved in District 2 are Golden
Rain 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20
(364 manors). Entries involved in District 4
are Oakmont 2 through 14 and Pine Knoll 1,
4 and 6 (386 manors). Entries involved in District 5 are Fairlawn Court 1, 3 and 5; Oakmont
1; Rockledge 1 through 10; Tice Creek B and
C (364 manors).
The candidate filing date has been extend-
ed. Any First Mutual member in good standing
interested in running for a board position must
file a statement with the assistant secretary
by 4 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 31. The statement
should be 300 words or less stating the candidate’s qualifications and background plus
his/her view on Mutual issues.
Board Services Coordinator Dyann Paradise may be contacted at 988-7775 for information.
The election of directors will take place by
ballot and will be distributed to members at
least 30 days prior to the annual meeting on
Tuesday, Oct. 2. Ballots will be counted in an
open meeting and winning candidates will be
seated at the annual meeting on that date.
More information will follow in the weeks
prior to the annual meeting.
Democrats hold barbecue,
show president’s speech
Everyone is welcome to attend an old-fashioned barbecue
hosted by the Democrats of
Rossmoor on Thursday, Sept.
6, before watching President
Obama’s acceptance speech
televised live from the Democratic National Convention in
Charlotte, NC.
This event will be held in the
Fireside Room at Gateway. The
social hour will begin at 4 p.m.,
with dinner at 5. The president’s
acceptance speech is scheduled
to begin at 6.
The cost is $25 per person
and the menu includes ribs,
smoked chicken, baked beans,
salad, fruit and dessert. Payment
must be submitted by Monday,
Sept. 3. Checks can be left in the
Democrats of Rossmoor mail
slot in Gateway or mailed to
Jeanne Thomas at 2115 Cactus
Court No. 4. Checks should be
made out to the Democrats of
Rossmoor. For information, call
Thomas at 937-4613.
All are welcome to attend,
regardless of political affiliation or nonmembership in the
Democrats Club. Those who
wish to watch the speech without attending the dinner may do
so free of charge at 6, when dinner is over.
The Democrats of Rossmoor
have additionally reserved
rooms for the live televised
October presidential and vice
presidential debates, also with
big-screen viewing but without
dinner, in Room 3 at Creekside
Clubhouse.
Solid Waste Authority holds workshop
The Contra Costa County Solid Waste Authority (CCCSWA)
is holding public workshops throughout the East Bay to solicit
customer feedback on shaping the future of recycling and solid
waste programs.
A workshop will be held in Rossmoor on Wednesday, Sept. 12,
from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Creekside Clubhouse. Food and beverages will be served from 9:30 to 10.
Residents who cannot attend the Sept. 12 workshop are invited
to attend one at City Hall Council Chambers at 1666 N. Main
Street, Walnut Creek on Monday, Sept. 10, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
The CCCSWA would like to provide information and solicit
customer feedback on its current services; inform residents and
businesses of potential changes in new solid waste and recycling
contracts; solicit ideas for future programs; and inquire about
increasing recycling rates and associated cost implications.
For information on the workshop, call CCCSWA at 906-1801
or visit the website at www.wastediversion.org.
CERT needs more volunteers
learn the skills to help save
lives and protect property.
CERT team members participate in disaster drills and exercises and effectively respond to
real disasters.
Professional emergency personnel teach classes in basic
fire suppression, utility control,
light search and rescue, triage
and wound treatment. Topics
include assembling a disaster
kit, disaster psychology and disaster incident management.
Training involves six evening sessions for a total of 20
hours of interactive sessions,
lectures and a hands-on train-
ing exercise. Graduates are
sworn in as volunteer disaster
service workers for the city of
Walnut Creek.
Register now for fall CERT
training at cert@walnut-creek.
org. Classes are scheduled
from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on
Mondays, Sept. 10 to Oct. 15,
plus a Saturday morning drill
on Oct. 27.
The price is $25. Include
address and best contact phone
number. Carpools can be arranged for training class commutes.
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SWCM says no to expanded Comcast services, approves reserve study
telephone services.
Since acceptance of any of
the services requires participation by all members of the Mutual, the board voted to decline
the proposal from Comcast for
additional services.
Reserve study
President Barbara El-Baroudi
said a reserve study contract has
been submitted by the Helsing
Group. It outlines a complete reserve study for the first year and
two annual upgrades.
The board approved the proposal from the Helsing Group to
provide a complete reserve study
in the first year, plus two annual
upgrades in the second and third
years to be paid in three installments of $5,250 each over the
course of three years. Reserve
study reviews are required every
three years.
Residents’ forum
A Singingwood, Entry 1, resident asked about the tree-trimming procedure. He said that he
had made several requests for
tree trimming but that nothing
has been done to date.
Director of Mutual Operations
Paul Donner said the Mutual
does not trim trees for view, but
he would follow up on the matter.
Vice President Pat Dulmage said
she can follow up on landscape
concerns. Residents are welcome
to contact her directly.
A resident of Canyonwood
Court, Entry 2, said he was
grateful for the landscape rehabilitation in his entry. He
also said there are two cars
with expired license plates on
Tice Creek Drive that have not
been moved in several months.
He was directed to the Walnut
Creek Police Department as
city streets fall under the police department’s jurisdiction.
Secretary Clay Dunning said he
would follow up on the matter.
A Leisure Lane, Entry 5, resident reported there is a weedy
area at the corner of Leisure
Lane and Stanley Dollar Drive.
She was referred to the Work
Order Desk.
A resident of Leisure Lane,
Entry 7, reported that residents
are using the guest parking
spaces in his entry. Dunning
suggested that the resident note
the bar code and report the violation to Securitas for followup.
A Singingwood Drive, Entry
3, resident requested approval to
install a canvas awning on her
back patio. She was directed to
the Alterations Department at
Mutual Operations to follow the
alteration permit process.
A resident of Stanley Dollar
Drive, Entry 4, reported that her
covered patio was not re-roofed
during the recent re-roofing
project. Building Maintenance
Manager Mark Marlatte said he
would follow up.
The resident also reported
that there are many loose twigs
from the elm trees that fall onto
News will have early
deadline due to Labor Day
Due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday, Sept. 3, the News
will have an early deadline for the Sept. 5 issue.
All articles are due no later than Wednesday, Aug. 29, at 4 p.m.
All classified and display ads, letters to the editor and obituaries
are due no later than Thursday, Aug. 30, at 10 a.m.
The News will be closed on Labor Day. For information on the
early deadline, call the News at 988-7800.
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the walkway. Donner said he
would request that the landscape
maintenance crew clean up the
walkways on the routine maintenance day. Finally, the resident
asked if garden clippings could
be placed into the garbage bins
and she was advised that disposal into the garbage bins, not
recycle bins, is acceptable.
Reports
GRF Chief Financial Officer
Rick Chakoff said that, year to
date through June, the Mutual is
$11,000 over budget in operating expenses. Revenue is $17,445
surplus to budget. The Mutual
received a Mutual Operations
refund of $33,000. Overall the
Mutual is financially healthy.
Mutual Treasurer George
Detre said there were 17 resales
in June with a median price of
$175,000. Yearly resales total 85 with a median price of
$147,000.
Donner reported that landscape maintenance crews are
performing routine summer
maintenance and tree and shrubbery trimming in August.
Marlatte said that carpentry
and painting maintenance crews
have moved to Canyonwood
Court, entries 1 and 3. Roofing
of all carports scheduled for
2012 is complete and roofing
of 16 of the 20 buildings is now
complete.
A building stabilization project is ongoing at 3317 Tice Creek
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Work order reminder
Residents requiring work to
be performed at their manor or
complex should call the Work Order Desk at 988-7650 or send an
email to workorder@rossmoor.
com to create a work order. Work
orders are created, assigned to
staff or contractors, and tracked
until completed.
A resident can call the Work
Order Desk to track the status of
a work order once it is issued.
The next regular board meeting is scheduled for Thursday,
Aug. 23, at 9 a.m. in Peacock
Hall.
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The Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority, which
manages garbage, recycling and green waste services in
Rossmoor, is entering a new franchise period and wants public
input as it moves forward.
Residents are invited to take a short survey by going to
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The Waterford: It’s for the active or not, with lots to offer
Housekeeping, dining, friendly
get-togethers and more offered
By Cathy Tallyn
Staff writer
The Waterford: It isn’t the
last stop. It’s another stop on
life’s journey.
The Waterford condominium complex at Rossmoor is a
place where people can enjoy
the world around them – with
a little help.
“A lot of Rossmoor people
don’t know we exist,” said
Waterford resident Joyce Ladar, 81.
The four-story complex is
located on Tice Creek Drive,
between the Gateway and Del
Valle clubhouses. Built in
1990, it has 300 one-and twobedroom condominiums. It has
lush grounds, a lake, fountains
and a gazebo.
Residents can take advantage of everything Rossmoor
has to offer as well as some
special services. Waterford
residents, for example, have
once-a-week housekeeping and
their choice of lunch or dinner daily in an elegant dining
room overlooking manicured
landscaping.
People are drawn to the
Waterford because they want
someone else to cook, clean
and do maintenance, Ladar
said. They also like the amenities and want to downsize, be
free to travel or live closer to
relatives and friends, among
other things.
Ladar, a retired San Francisco lawyer, looked to the Waterford after the deaths of her
husband and two other special
people in her life. She had visited Rossmoor when a cousin
lived here. She was looking for
friends after having become
isolated while caring for ill
family members.
“I didn’t really have any
The Waterford is a 300-unit condominium complex that has lush grounds, a lake, fountains and
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One director of Mutual 59
will be elected at the annual
meeting on Monday, Nov. 5.
The term is for three years.
Homeowners interested in
serving on the Mutual board
should submit a candidate statement to Sharon Fees, Mutual
Board Services coordinator,
988-7718, before Friday, Aug.
31, or contact George Burnett
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Waterford residents
fund scholarships for
current dining staff
By Kristine Hughes and Mariann Kessler
Club correspondents
Residents enjoy lunch in one of the Waterford’s two dining rooms.
Waterford has lots to offer
friends. But if you move (to
the Waterford), you can’t
miss because there are 300
residents here and 9,000 out
there,” she said.
Ladar moved to the Waterford two years ago this November. She wasn’t in the mood to
decorate for the holidays. However, she and other residents
could enjoy the holiday decorations throughout the complex.
Ladar didn’t initially connect with anyone. But that
didn’t last long.
She went downstairs for a
quick glass of champagne one
night. Other residents were
playing blackjack, invited her
to join them and she ended up
staying all night. It got her out
of her shell.
Ladar has an active life.
Among other things, she exercises six days a week at the Fitness Center, is active in clubs,
such as the Democrats, and is
her Mutual’s president.
The Waterford offers many
amenities, she said. There are
two dining rooms, exercise
rooms, small libraries, a hair
salon, crafts rooms, a billiards
room, cozy living rooms, meeting rooms and activity rooms.
Residents can be as active
and social as they want to be,
she said.
There are Friday night cocktail parties, movie nights, bingo, partnership bridge games
and even karaoke. On Aug. 24,
there will be a Hawaiian days
celebration with dancing, music and cocktails.
“They keep us very busy,”
Ladar said.
Waterford residents can also
enjoy all the other amenities
of Rossmoor including all the
clubhouses, the bus service, the
pools, the Fitness Center and
the golf courses.
Waterford residents own
their units. They pay the Golden Rain Foundation assessment
like everyone else in Rossmoor
and they have their own Mutual
with its own homeowner fees.
Ladar likes that there’s someone else to help cook, clean and
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maintain the building and landscaping. However, each unit
has a fully equipped kitchen
because people still like to have
the option to cook. They also
have full bathrooms, spacious
bedrooms, washers and dryers.
The complex looks like a
very nice hotel.
“But, it’s better than a hotel
– you know all of the people,”
Ladar said.
The median age of a Waterford resident is 85, while overall in Rossmoor it’s around 78.
“Residents are healthy, vital people, and we would like
to have more of them,” said
Keri Clark, director of the Waterford.
The Rossmoor Scholarship Foundation is happy to partner
with residents of the Waterford to provide scholarship opportunities to Waterford food service staff who seek to further
their education and training.
The foundation, on behalf of the residents of the Waterford,
will administer the scholarship. Three $2,000 scholarships
will be awarded.
Applicants must be current Waterford dining staff and must
have worked for at least the previous six months. They must be
currently attending or applying to attend a trade school, community college or four-year college or university.
The application process is under way and applicants will
be interviewed in August. Award winners will be honored at a
reception at the Waterford.
Foundation trustees are delighted with this new collaboration with the Waterford as this will help more young people
further their education. Resident’s participation and support of
the foundation is valued.
The Waterford scholarship is the newest award administered by the foundation. It also awards scholarships to area
high school and community college students at Acalanes, College Park, Las Lomas, Northgate and Ygnacio Valley high
schools as well as Diablo Valley College.
These scholarships are awarded for study in a degree program at a four-year college or university.
Foundation trustees thank Carol Worthington and Lois
Finch for their generous contribution of time and energy during their tenures as trustees.
Worthington served for several years and was active on many
committees, including being chairwoman of the Acalanes interview team and the Bylaws Committee. Finch served for
three years on various committees, including as chairwoman
of the Membership Committee.
The annual fund drive will be in September. The foundation depends on the generosity of residents to help the many
students who need support to pursue their dreams of a college
or university education.
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Rossmoor Fund receives proceeds from resident’s book
Grants are intended to help legal advice.
How to apply for a grant
The Rossmoor Fund is able
people through an unusually
By Fritzie Davis Noble
Rossmoor Fund correspondent
The Rossmoor Fund continues to receive the proceeds
from the sale of Rossmoor
resident S.Y. Huang’s book
“Twilights in Rossmoor.” By
making a $10 donation to the
Rossmoor Fund, contributors
receive a copy of the book.
Huang directly by email at
huangsy@aol.com or by calling 935-2693. Make checks
payable to Rossmoor Fund.
The Rossmoor Fund expresses gratitude to Huang
and to all of the people who
have participated by making a donation. Gifts help
the Rossmoor Fund assist
Rossmoor neighbors who are
in need of a helping hand
The Rossmoor Fund will
begin its third annual fundraising campaign later this year.
Watch the News for details.
The Rossmoor Fund provides financial assistance to
residents whose requests fall
within its guidelines. While
the Rossmoor Fund would
like to help every person who
asks, sometimes requests must
be denied because they do not
meet eligibility criteria.
Residents in need of help,
or who know someone in need
of help should read the guidelines stated below. Those who
are unsure if they should apply may feel free to call the
Rossmoor Fund to discuss a
need.
Applying for a grant
Grants are limited to individuals whose annual income
is less than $21,780 or to twoperson households with combined incomes under $29,424.
Other assets are also taken
into account in determining
eligibility.
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difficult time and not to fill
the gap between one’s income
and ordinary expenses. Grants
typically cover expenses such
as medical bills, medications,
essential dental care, temporary home health care, medical equipment, ambulance
service, eyeglasses, and essential heat or food.
Grants do not cover expenses such as mortgage, coupon
payment, other ongoing costs
or burial expenses.
The resident completes a
one-page application; the information provided is verified
by the applicant’s signature.
To request an application, call
the Rossmoor Fund directly
at 567-3863. Calls will be
returned by a board member
who will offer assistance in
filling out the form and state
if additional information is required. Applications are also
available through Counseling
Services at 988-7750.
The board meets twice each
month so that it can respond
quickly to requests.
Free legal assistance
Residents who have been
taken financial advantage of
by a friend or family member,
who paid for a service that
was not rendered, or who have
suffered from a telemarketing
fraud or any other financial
abuse may be eligible for free
to provide pro bono legal assistance through a grant to the
Law Center.
For help with financial
abuse or another legal question, call the Elder Law Center, which is under the auspices
of the Law Center. The phone
number is 866-543-8017.
Callers will be asked to
press 2 if they are 65 years or
older. Leave a message and
Elder Law Center staff will
return the call and conduct a
phone interview to determine
what each need is.
The staff attorney will either represent if legal help
is required, or will refer the
matter to one of the volunteer
attorneys for pro-bono assistance, or to the appropriate
agency.
The Rossmoor Fund is a
nonprofit public-benefit corporation qualified to receive
tax-deductible gifts. The
Rossmoor Fund welcomes
donations in any amount and
also accepts memorial and
tribute gifts.
Checks should be made
payable to Rossmoor Fund and
sent to P.O. Box 2070, Walnut
Creek 94595, or placed in the
box at Gateway.
For information, see the
Fund’s website: RossmoorFund.org. Donations can also
be made on the website.
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The following are the major incidents reported to Securitas, Rossmoor’s security
service provider. They appear
here as they were initially reported to Securitas. After investigation, details of a case
may indicate a lesser or different incident description. If the
case warrants it, the News will
do a follow-up story.
To see all of the incident reports, go to the Rossmoor website at www.rossmoor.com. Hit
the Resident Info tab on the
home page. Click on Public
Safety Services, click on Daily
Logs.
Thursday, Aug. 9
Animal: A Terra Granada
Drive, Entry 14, resident reported at 10:25 a.m. that a coyote was in the area.
Theft: A Pine Knoll Drive,
Entry 5, resident reported a
chair was taken from the laundry room.
Saturday, Aug. 11
Suspicion: At 11:20 a.m., a
Stanley Dollar Drive, Entry
4, resident reported the smell
of smoke. It was a gas leak.
A Mutual Operations Department employee notified
PG&E. There was no need for
an evacuation.
Monday, Aug.13
Theft: An Oakmont Drive,
Entry 11, resident reported his
bike was missing.
Fire: Contra Costa County
Fire Protection District reported at 4:30 p.m. that there was a
structure fire at a Golden Rain
Road, Entry 14, manor. The
smoke in the manor was from
the motor on a fan.
Resident regulations: A Securitas officer reported at 5:20
p.m. that someone was playing
golf while the golf course was
closed. The person was told to
stop.
Tuesday, Aug. 14
Theft: A Terra Granada
Drive, Entry 23, resident reported a bicycle was missing
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The Northgate High School
Broncos marching band will
host a car wash at the Rossmoor
Chevron station on Tice Valley Road on Saturday, Aug. 25
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Proceeds will benefit the
entire instrumental music program.
For information, call Bette
Brown, 938-3803.
Expecting guests? Call
the guest clearance
system — 988-7843.
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Second Annual Rossmoor
Everyone is invited to participate in
held in September
domino play during the Rossmoor games Games
Over the past six months, the Recreation Department has met
The Domino Club will again be participating in the Rossmoor Games, scheduled
for Sept 10 through 22.
The club plans to have five different tournaments throughout the two-week course
of the games. Two will occur during the
usual Domino Club meeting time of Monday night from 6:15 to 10 in the Oak Room
at Gateway. The three remaining will be
daytime events, with times and places to be
determined. All events will be the Five-Up
version of dominoes.
The following is a list of the different
tournaments that are planned.
The two Monday games will be team
tournament with a chosen partner and an
individual partnership game.
For the team tournament, as last year,
sign up with a partner, except this year it
will be a single-day tournament. Sign up as
team, win as a team.
For the individual partnership game the
same format as the Domino Club currently
employs in play will be used, except that
each game begins with a random draw as
to a table and seat at that table. Partnership
is determined for each game by whoever
sits opposite the player. Sign up as an individual, win as individual.
The day games will include a team tournament/random draw. At beginning of the
tournament, partners are drawn at random
and the same partner is then kept throughout the tournament. Sign up as individual,
but win as a team.
The second day option is a two-handed
game. Sign up as individual, win as individual.
The third day game will be a “Learn on
the Fly,” domino tournament for inexperienced players. After a five-minute quickie
lesson on the basic rules of the Five-Up
game, players without domino experience
are paired with a club member to form a
team. Five games are then played against
other experienced/inexperienced combo
teams. High score for the five games wins
(with second and third). Sign up as an individual, win as a team.
For information, call Jeannie Johnson,
287-9374.
with representatives from many of Rossmoor’s clubs to develop
the second annual Rossmoor Games. This special event is scheduled for Sept. 10 through 21.
Like the Olympics, the Rossmoor Games will conclude with
a closing ceremony on Monday, Sept. 24, at 12:30 p.m. in Peacock Plaza at Gateway. There will be a barbecue that is open to
all contestants with a $5 cover charge that is due on the day of
registration.
There is no fee to compete in the Rossmoor Games.
The idea behind the games is to provide all residents with the
opportunity to enter into fun competitions with neighbors and
friends. Events are sponsored and organized by the various participating Rossmoor clubs.
Examples of events include swimming, billiards, chess, golf
putting contest, lawn bowling skills challenge, tennis, dominoes,
bocce ball, square dancing, bunco and fun games sponsored by
the Recreation Department.
The skills competitions are designed to give everyone a chance
to compete. For example, everyone can take a shot at the putting
contest even if they don’t own a putter or play golf.
The contests sponsored by the Recreation Department are designed after the games seen on the TV show “The Price Is Right.”
Some activities such as lawn bowling require contestants to
pre-qualify.
This is a great opportunity to meet representatives from different clubs to learn about what they have to offer. Club representatives will meet with residents to go over the basics of the sport
and provide some instruction.
Registration packets for the Rossmoor Games are now available in the Recreation Department at Gateway and will be accepted until Friday, Aug. 31. The registration packet provides
a complete list of activities offered during the week of Sept. 10
to 21. Residents may sign up for as many competitions as they
choose.
For information on the individual events, contact Tracy Laughlin at 988-7781, Brian Pennebaker at 986-7732, or Juliet Lee at
988-7766.
Stress management support offered
Counseling Services is offering another stress management support group, for six
Thursday mornings starting
Sept. 13. It will be facilitated
by Ann Pagliaro, and there is
no charge to participate in the
group.
It is important that partici-
pants plan to attend all six sessions. Seating is limited and
registration is required.
The support group will examine dominant styles of reacting to stress and negative
thinking patterns.
Sessions will focus on
stress reduction and relaxation
SWCM announces annual meeting
The board of directors of Second Mutual will hold its annual meeting of members on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 9:30 a.m. in the
Diablo Room at Hillside Clubhouse.
There will be two positions on the board in this year’s election,
each for a three-year term. Directors Pat Dulmage and Clay Dunning currently hold those positions.
Any other member in good standing interested in running for
these positions may do so by contacting Dyann Paradise in the
Mutual Board Office by the deadline of Tuesday, Aug. 28.
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Call Pagliaro at 988-7753
for information or to register
for the group.
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Founder of East Bay Tea Party
to speak to Rossmoor Republicans
The founder of the East Bay
Tea Party, Heather Gass, who
is considered an activist for
property rights and liberty, will
be the speaker at the Rossmoor
Republican Club dinner on
Wednesday, Sept. 12, in the
Fireside Room at Gateway.
The doors will spring open at
5:15 p.m. when the hosted refreshments will be served.
An independent businesswoman, Gass, founded the East
Bay Tea Party in 2009. The
East Bay group currently has
more than 3,000 members. Her
group’s major focus is Agenda
21 and private property rights.
Gass has produced seven
different training books and
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She will welcome questions
and remarks at the end of the
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BOARD, MUTUAL AND COMMITTEE
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All Golden Rain Foundation, Mutual and committee meetings listed here are open to Rossmoor residents. Meeting
times and locations are subject to change. For information in
GRF Board and committee meetings, call Senior Manager of
Executive Services Paulette Jones at 988-7711; for information on Third Mutual meetings, call Sharon Fees at 988-7718;
and for information on all other Mutual meetings, call Dyann
Paradise at 988-7775.
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925-934-8370
MEETING DATES
program.
The registration form for the
dinner has been mailed to all
members. The cost for members is $25 and guests pay $27.
Registration checks should be
mailed to Susie White at 2607
Saklan Indian Drive No. 3. For
information, call Fran Cavenaugh at 945-7211.
Aug. 23:
Second Mutual board
Peacock Hall, Gateway
Aug. 24:
Third Mutual building committee
Mutual Operations meeting room
10 a.m.
Aug. 24:
First Mutual board
Delta Room, Del Valle
11 a.m.
Aug. 27:
Mutual 68 board
Board Room, Gateway
1 p.m.
Aug. 28:
GRF Finance Committee
Board Room, Gateway
Aug. 30:
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BOARD AGENDA
Following are the agenda items for the GRF Board meeting on Thursday, Aug. 30, at 9 a.m. in Peacock Hall at Gateway. A copy of the complete agenda will be available in the
Board Office at Gateway beginning Monday, Aug. 27.
1. Staff is scheduling the use of the Fireside Room in
Gateway Complex on Tuesday, Oct. 9, for an “Investor
Fraud/Elder Abuse” summit presented by U.S. Attorney
General Eric Holder.
In addition to new business, the Board will hear committee reports and reports from the CEO and the treasurer.
Volunteers help residents
with voter registration
Residents who have moved,
changed a name or who need
to switch their party affiliation
since the last election can pick
up a voter registration form in
Rossmoor at two different locations – the Gateway Administration building or the Rossmoor
Library, where forms and instructions are located at the large
table in the reading section.
Anyone with questions or
needing assistance while completing the voter registration
form can get help from representatives from Democrats of
Rossmoor at the entry foyer of
Gateway on Monday, Aug. 27,
from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Voters may be registered
with any party, including the
“no party preference” category.
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A Day of Health Walkathon features
walk, lunch, entertainment and golf
Supports Food for a Healthy Community program
A Day of Health Walkathon will be held
in Rossmoor on Monday, Oct. 8, and will
feature a walk with the mayor of Walnut
Creek, a healthy lunch with whole grains,
fr uits and vegetables, live music, a golf
tournament and dinner.
The event is sponsored by the Wellness
Cit y Cha l lenge a nd co -hosted by Rossmoor’s Gluten-Free Club a nd t he Wel lness Club a nd t he socia l net work site
MyRossmoor.
Ever y dolla r raised from the event
will suppor t the pilot program Food for
a Healthy Community at Mt. Diablo High
School. Restaurant owner Cindy Gershen
is leading the efforts to pilot a new food
and sustainability cur r iculum for Mt.
Diablo High School’s International Hospitality and Tourism Academy.
T he goa l of t he Food for a Hea lt hy
Com mun it y prog ra m is to provide h igh
school st udents wit h cut t i ng- edge job
training and exper ience a round sustain-
ability and health in the hospitality and
tourism industry.
The schedule for the day has a walk
with Mayor Bob Simmons beginning at 10
a.m., lunch with live music from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. in the Cour t of F lags at Gateway, a golf tournament sponsored by the
Rossmoor Lions Club on the Dollar Ranch
Course starting at 12:30 p.m. and dinner
at Gateway.
The cost of the walk and lunch is $25
and the cost of the dinner is $50. Golf is
$150 per person and includes lunch, tee
prizes and dinner. Residents can take part
in one or all of the events. All contributions are tax-deductible.
Residents must register in advance for
all events by calling 818- 4491, emailing
adayof health@gmail.com or going online to www.adayof health.eventbrite.com.
The deadline to register for golf is Friday,
Sept. 21.
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R ESIDENTS FORUM
RESIDENTS FORUM GUIDELINES
Letters must be about 250 words.
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 emailed to
news@rossmoor.com. Emailed letters are preferred.
• 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, email 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 email are confirmed by an emailed
reply. If you have not received a confirmation,
contact the News by phone, 988-7800, or in person
to verify your submission.
REPAYING THE DEBT
An ad from the Rossmoor Republican Club in the
Aug. 8 Rossmoor News sets me to thinking about
debt. I owe $50,743 as my part of the U.S. national
debt. Is that more or less than your mortgage?
I compare that to my equity, as an American. I
own a share of our National Parks, our forests, our
beaches our highway system that makes it possible
for me to see these places. I own stock in the armed
forces of the United States and the governmental
organizations that keep me safe. I benefit from the
efforts of my fellow citizens who the built the alabaster cities that gleam above the fruited plain.
I am happy to pay the interest on that debt, especially as it currently is so low. People around the
world buy that debt because they are confident in
our future.
But there is a debt I owe that is incomparably
greater: To the efforts and insight of our founding
fathers, who designed system of government that
continues to grow as the world changes; to those
who gave their lives to preserve our freedom; to our
parents and teachers who gave us individually the
tools needed to succeed.
I can never repay that larger debt. All I can do is
to try to be a part of solutions rather than problems.
40 YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK
Second Mutual Repairs and
a Term Paper About
Rossmoor
By John Nutley, Rossmoor historian
An interesting notice appeared in the Aug. 9, 1972
News. Second Walnut Creek Mutual was seeking four
units to rent for one month. Major repairs were to be
made on a four-unit building and the residents of that
building needed to evacuate their manors from Aug.
15 through Sept. 15. SWCM was asking, “If you have
a unit available for rent during this period, please
contact the Golden Rain Foundation business department…” Those who volunteered their manor would
benefit financially and SWCM would save money
and would not have to house the residents outside of
Rossmoor.
The German-American statesman Carl Schurz said
“My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept
right, and if wrong to be set right.”
Jerry Lindelef
Terra California Drive
TRUST AND TRUSTEES
SHOULD COMMUNICATE
David Smith (Residents Forum, Aug. 8) said that
“California Law requires each GRF director to perform his duties in a manner that the director believes
to be in the best interests of the GRF.” He refers to
the California Corporations Code. However, GRF
is a corporation whose primary (its attorney says
only) function is to be a trustee of a trust. As such,
the California Probate Code applies. That code says
a trustee has “a duty to administer the trust solely
in the interest of the beneficiaries.” In our case, the
beneficiaries are the Mutuals.
We haven’t seen any effort of the GRF Board
to find out what the Mutuals think is in their best
interests. Nor is there any sign of the Mutuals attempting to communicate their interests to the GRF
Board. The Mutuals have often taken the attitude
that what GRF does isn’t their concern. That attitude, coupled with the departure of the FHA from
its supervisory role, has given the GRF Board unchecked power to act as it sees fit. People on both
sides of recent issues see unhappy results.
Changing our Trust Agreement can improve this
situation. Informed Rossmoor Voices has suggested
changes to the agreement to require Mutual approval of major building and spending decisions.
If you believe this is a good approach to reducing
problems, please work with your individual Mutual
boards to encourage them to take a more active role
in influencing trustee decisions. In any long-term
trust, trustees and beneficiaries should be communicating.
Dick Locke
Chairman, Informed Rossmoor Voices (IRV)
Rockledge Lane
HOW REPRESENTATION WORKS
This letter is in response to accusations by several letter writers in last week’s News. According to
Gene Gordon, John Laramour and Karen Perkins,
I corrupted the writers of the Constitution and the
Bill of Rights. The point I made is that if you elect
someone to represent you in Congress or other governing body, you give that person the right to make
decisions as he sees fit. If you change your mind on
a topic, this does not mandate your representative to
change his mind.
What about all the others who voted for the representative? As such, he cannot change his vote just
The Rossmoor-Las Trampas map is a real work of
art. It was produced in a halftone green. Along the
right side of the map is all the supplementary information one could want. The editor of the Geographic
Review, the quarterly publication of the American
Geographical Society, gave it high praise. In 1972, it
was available to residents for $2 at the Administration Office and at several other locations. There were
2,000 printed. The maps made great gifts and became
a permanent reminder of Rossmoor in 1972. (Do you
have one? The Historical Society has several.)
The Terrace Tea Room was the source of funds for
the Mount Diablo Therapy Center. It had 17 chapters that raised funds for their charitable work. The
Rossmoor chapter sent volunteers regularly to serve
at the Tea Room, which was located on Newell Avenue. Eleven women were on site each weekday. In
the first six months of 1972, the women were able to
raise $10,700.
A group of fishermen from the Sportsmen’s Club
were off to Mitchell Lake in British Columbia in August 1972. They flew there by Cessna and stayed at
a lodge. A full-page of pictures showed fishermen
at their tasks. The fishing was fabulous; the anglers
caught their limit early and then switched to barbless
hooks. Even the rainbow trout took the bait.
because one, or two, or 20 or a thousand think he
should. The representative looks at the issues involved and their consequences, as well as what his
constituents ask of him. Then he determines his
position on the issues.
I had nothing to do with it. James Madison and
the other delegates to the Constitutional Convention
and the congressmen who passed the Bill of Rights
did it on their own. I just reported their actions.
John H. Nutley
Golden Rain Road
A RECALL SHOULD
BE DIFFICULT, BUT
NOT IMPOSSIBLE
Power should be balanced between representatives and their constituents. It is neither efficient
nor fair for residents to dictate to the Board, nor
is it equitable for the Board to expect the residents
to abdicate their inherent rights in a representative
form of government except to vote once every three
years for the director of their choice. Further, the
directors must be accountable to the community for
their decisions.
Currently, it is almost impossible to recall a director. The current system counts non-votes as “no”
votes. As an example, If 60 percent of the residents
voted, and 80 percent of those voting were in favor
of recall, the measure would fail since a majority of
members, not voters, are required to recall. This is
not only patently unfair, but defies the spirit of the
democratic election process. It is within the power
and responsibility of the residents to change this
imbalance, only the will to do so is necessary.
I will not comment on the wisdom of seeking the
recall of a director in District F, for only the residents that elected him can make that decision. I will
say, however, that the bylaw governing that process
is unfair and should be changed. That is a decision
that a majority of the entire community can, and
should decide. To be equitable to both sides, a recall election should be difficult to achieve, but not
impossible.
Fred Barnes
Terra California Drive
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
The whole front page of the Aug. 16, 1972 News
was devoted to reprinting the term paper of Gordon
Massie that he wrote about Rossmoor for a UC course
in city planning. In it, Massie noted that the current
population was “over 7,000 people living in approximately 4,100 residential units…” He added an interesting commentary, “Today, during America’s age of
affluence, the elderly have sufficient retirement income
to live on their own independent of their children.”
Massie described several visits to Rossmoor where
he interviewed the friends of his two grandmothers, other residents at several locations, including
the pools, shops, at parties and in social area, on the
bowling greens and with the administrator. Some of
the questions he asked included: Why did you move
to Rossmoor? Are you satisfied with Rossmoor? Do
you like your manor? What activities do you enjoy?
Are you compatible with your neighbors?
The general conclusions of the 21-year-old college
student stated in part: “It became readily apparent to
me that Rossmoor is a huge success in the eyes of the
elderly. Rossmoor has become a haven. Once inside
the gates, the Rossmoor resident is free to participate in any organization or even he or she wishes.”
He concludes by saying, “But one thing cannot be
denied, the residents of Rossmoor are very happy.”
COLUMNS & OPINIONS
PROGRESSIVE VIEW
The Bane of Bain Capital
By Jon Foyt
uring the years that Bain
Capital and its battalions
of wealthy investors were
making mountains of money from
their corporate investments, American workers were losing their
wealth of jobs to workers in foreign countries. Worse, it has come to light that Bain
Capital and its investors financed the American corporations formed to facilitate the outsourcing of these
jobs overseas. With Mitt Romney’s name synonymous
with Bain Capital, here comes the major issue in the
forthcoming presidential debates: outsourcing of
American jobs.
As agreed by most economists, the return of lost
American jobs to this country is essential to restoring
the economy and preserving the American dream.
Now the question arises as to whether or not Romney, in his role as head of Bain Capital, was responsible for these American job losses. Further, should
he be elected to the highest office in the land, will he
continue to erode the American work force with further diminution of jobs, and in the process, batter one
again our vital middle class?
D
AT WIT’S END
It’s the Stupid Economy
By Tom Mader
have a proposal to save the economy, and the proposal is so brilliantly unique that no one will
agree with it. But that’s always the
tragedy when one is crying in the
wilderness, no matter how utterly
logical the proposal is.
Here goes: We hear daily that the price of gas will
skyrocket; it will hit $5 a gallon (or is it a quart?) before the year is out. That’s not all. Those unpleasant
Iranians are making it difficult for us to get gas, and
some Americans are so outraged that they’re willing
to engage in a war to take over Iran’s oil refineries.
Shades of Iraq and Afghanistan! What next?
What we need to do is stay cool and use our lively
imaginations. When I say “we” I mean we start with
Rossmoorians and put our community on the map.
And we do this by adopting a new policy, which is:
Prohibit residents from owning cars. I define cars as
sedans, trucks, vans and SUVs; I exclude golf carts,
simply because they aren’t cars. (If you don’t know
what a golf cart is, please look it up in an unabridged
dictionary.)
I know, I know! You have all kinds of objections to
my proposal, but if you will stay calm, meditate and
remember that my other proposals have impressed
you incredibly, you’ll agree with me quickly. In case
I
NEW RESIDENTS
DARRELL WEBB AND KIMBERLEE SCOTT
moved to Oakmont Drive in August. He is from Pomona and has also lived in Walnut Creek.
Darrell currently works for the Neptune Society
and he enjoys playing golf.
Kimberlee is from Marin and has also lived in
Walnut Creek. She currently works at Bed, Bath and
Beyond. Her interests include flowers.
JOHN DE BENEDICTIS AND PATRICIA
MCATEER moved to Singingwood Court in June.
John is from Philadelphia, Pa. and has also lived
in Media Pa.; West Chester, Pa.; Berkeley; Michigan; Attadena, Calif.; and all over the East Bay. He
attended Bucknell University and UC Berkeley, and
is retired from retail management. His hobbies and
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This outsourcing campaign issue asks two different questions: 1) Is Romney the friend only of his rich
investor cohorts? 2) Does he understand the plight of
American workers? After all, with their labor, working Americans enrich wealthy investors by consuming goods produced by factories (many relocated
overseas), a lot them owned by Romney’s clients.
That Romney was involved in Bain Capital since its
inception in the 1980s through present time appears
irrefutable, according to media sources. True, there
were the Olympic years when he was excused from
day-to-day matters. Clearly it would be naïve to think
he did not somehow stay in touch with those familiar men and women he knew who were at the heights
of the hedge fund management. These exchanges of
thoughts, ideas and policy could well have occurred
in venues such as the Bohemian Grove, the Cincinnatus Society, the Davos, Switzerland gathering of leaders, exclusive private clubs, or through Bain’s network
of tax attorneys and CPAs.
Even if their Bain-referenced conversations occurred at political fundraisers, or at a private dinner
with cocktails in the mahogany-walled lounge of a
private club, or on the links of the golf course, Bain
Capital’s leaders, during out-of-office contacts, could
be expected to have confidential conversations with
each other. As to Romney himself during his Salt
Lake City interim, emails, phone calls and messages,
direct or relayed, were likely to have circulated among
Bain Capital colleagues, with cc’s to him.
Yet, in the extreme of partisan political arguments,
the real stretch would be to blame Romney for the
phenomenon of outsourcing. He didn’t decree the
loss of jobs. The economy and the corporate drive
for profits were the motivating forces beyond any one
person’s control. After all, maybe the outsourcing issue as a political campaign drama is off the mark.
For, in today’s global economy, given the structure of
capitalism, if a cheaper source of labor beckons, with
lower costs of doing business, capital and industry
will go there.
If you are a capitalist, as most of us profess to be,
then you adhere to the concept of capitalism: capital investment, operating profit and return on investment. That’s all Romney pursued. Right? Well, maybe
there’s a bit more depth to the question.
Outsourcing as a campaign issue is perhaps relevant only when considering the moral and ethical
values of the candidates – their personal take on what
is best for the entire country. Perhaps ethics, morality,
plus patriotism ought to trump capital with its profit
motive because American jobs are an integral part
of the entire nation’s wellbeing. To quote the words
of Jack Kennedy: “Do not ask what your country can
do for you, but what you can do for your country.”
Aren’t ethics, morality, patriotism and the welfare of
the vast majority of people the real campaign issues
this November?
Jon Foyt is a Rossmoor novelist. His 10th novel,
“Time to Retire,” is set in a fictional active adult retirement community. His blog is http://writerlygifts.wordpress.com. He can be contacted at jonfoyt@mac.com.
you’re still hyperventilating, let me give you some
pacifying advantages of my plan.
First, you’ll save a ton of money. After you sell
your well-kept 2012 car (most cars here aren’t much
older than 2010) for a high sum, you’ll have all that
money to spend on various necessities and indulgences. You’ll also have no more expenses regarding gas,
oil, maintenance, licenses, no worry about fenderbender accidents (always the other guy’s fault), no unpleasantness with a backseat driver who thinks you’re
incompetent, careless and lack a sense of direction. I
realize that said complainer would never be related to
you, but you will come across critics who don’t know
how to mind their own business.
Thinking about the advantages of no car owners in
Rossmoor has a mystical ring to it that nearly makes
me dizzy (or dizzier). No need for parking lots; they
can be converted in magnificently arranged gardens,
or perhaps we can set up basketball courts, baseball
fields, even a football field, if not for us, for our grandchildren who complain there’s nothing to do when
they visit Rossmoor.
And consider the lives we will save, not only human lives that are worth saving, but also those beautiful deer, squirrels, raccoons, coyotes and the three
tigers who show up every so often at Farmers’ Market.
And think about this: You will see hoards of people
walking along our impressive streets. At the moment,
you see very few walkers along our roadways. Not
only is the walking healthful, but potential buyers are
much enthralled to see residents out taking walks.
One new resident told me that he visited a number of
senior citizen communities and rarely saw anyone on
the outside. He said he wanted to live in an area where
people seemed alive.
To answer your objections, I proceed. For Pete’s
sake, how do we go shopping? Easy: We will allow
a number of vans and buses to operate in Rossmoor.
Big advantage here is that you’ll get to know more
Rossmoorians, rather than jump solo into your car and
have to talk to yourself (talking to yourself at our ages
can be dangerous— better to stay in touch!). Each
road will have its own van that will take you where
you want to go, short of Nevada. The buses will operate on a 10-minute schedule.
I had thought of suggesting that we ban our six-day
a week mail trucks and have everyone pick up mail at
the post office (where you’ll meet even more friends).
But that might get sticky. So the mail comes in and
so do various delivery trucks. That should keep you
happy.
Aha! What about visiting relatives? This presents
another sticky point, because you might find it difficult explaining to them that they can’t park their cars
in Rossmoor. However, I have a compromise. Since
we don’t want visitors parking cars down at the Safeway Shopping Center (which narrow-minded nonRossmoorians might find obnoxious and insolent), we
keep two parking lots in Rossmoor at strategic points
for guests (I’ve already figured out by my experience
as a city planner what those points will be). I had also
contemplated setting up parking meters ($1 an hour),
which might actually reduce our coupon.
I’m so hyper about this proposal that I could go
on for pages, but you probably want me to shut up. I
will.
Tom Mader can be emailed at ditoma@comcast.
net.
special interests include bike riding, hiking, reading,
bridge, golf, board games, wine tasting and cooking.
He is a member of Boomers Forever.
Patricia is from Seattle and has also lived in Berkeley, San Francisco, Albany and Orinda. She attended
University of Washington and UC Berkeley. She used
to be a math teacher for an Orinda school. Her hobbies
and special interests include snow and water skiing,
bike riding, reading hiking bridge and board games.
She is a member of Boomers Forever.
EDWARD BUCKLAND moved to Oakmont Drive
in July. He is from Wisconsin and has also moved to
Colorado and California. He attended Beloit College
and Marquette University. He has worked for The Link,
GE, Clorox and Challenge Dairy Products. He enjoys
golf, reading, beginning bridge and bike riding.
DEBBIE MEHRTENS AND MARY DEAN
HEIL moved to Ptarmigan Drive in July.
Mehrtens is from Oakland and has lived all over
the United States. She lived in Walnut Creek for 25
years. She graduated from CSU Sacramento. She recently retired after 24 years as a UPS route driver. She
enjoys golf and travel.
Heil is from South Dakota and has also lived in
Minnesota and around California. She works as an
administrative assistant for Golden Mailer Inc. in
Walnut Creek. She enjoys spending time with her
grandchildren, and she loves to travel.
JAREN LEET moved to Golden Rain Road in August.
He has lived in the Peninsula, East Bay, Marin,
Hong Kong and Singapore. He attended Stanford
University. He used to work for Aqua Media, Teele
Tech and Christ Ultrapure Water. He enjoys sailing
and yacht racing. He is a member of St. Francis Yacht
Club, The Family and Bohemian Club.
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A RTS & LEISURE
Penguin Dance Club holds Indian Summer Ball
The Penguin Dance Club
will have its Indian Summer
Ball dinner-dance on Saturday,
Sept. 8, in the Fireside Room
at Gateway.
The social hour begins at 6
p.m. and includes appetizers
and a fully hosted bar, staffed
by Ced Ferrett and his crew.
Dinner, by Simple Elegance
Catering, will be served at 7.
Entree choices are roast prime
rib with restuffed baked potato, grilled salmon with parmesan and spinach rice or vegetarian lasagna with marinara
sauce.
The menu also includes
broccoli, a Caesar salad and
dessert, peach crisp with vanilla ice cream. Decaffeinated coffee and hot tea will be
served, and red and white wine
will be on each table.
Entertainment will be provided by the Manny Gutierrez
Quartet, playing a variety of
music for listening and dancing.
Creative decorations by
Barrie Elrod and her assistants
will be on display.
The cost is $60 per member
couple, or $75 per guest couple.
Reservation checks, payable
Jeannie Francis and Peter
Gomes at a Penguin Dance
Club dinner-dance
to the Penguin Dance Club,
should be mailed to Sally Kennedy, 1114 Skycrest Drive No.
3. Note entree choice on the
check.
Reservations must be received by Monday, Aug. 27.
There will be no refunds after
Tuesday, Sept. 4.
Couples that want to sit
together must submit their
checks together. Guests are
welcome, if space is available.
Couples on the waiting list are
invited as guests, and member
couples may invite one guest
couple per dance.
Dress for the evening is formal. Attire for women is a long
gown, cocktail dress or elegant
pants ensemble. Men’s attire
is a tuxedo, dinner jacket or a
dark suit with white shirt and
dark bow tie.
Residents are invited to
join the Penguin Dance Club.
This is the only formal dinner-dance club in Rossmoor.
Members meet new friends,
enjoy excellent food and listen
and dance to great music in a
beautiful setting.
For information about the
dance, call Kennedy at 9347720.
Pamela Rose and her band perform for
Sunday Concert in the Park at Dollar
Pamela Rose and her band
will perform jazz and blues
classics in this year’s final
Concer t in the Pa rk program on Sunday, Aug. 26, at
4 p.m. at the Dolla r picnic
grounds.
Rose is a San Francisco
jazz and blues vocalist who
has thrilled audiences locally
and internationally with her
swinging, soulful style. She
connects solidly with her audience by always delivering
a personal and unforgettable
musical experience.
Originally from Southern
California, Rose attended UC
Berkeley and quickly met up
with organist Merl Saunders,
who took her on tour in 1977.
This experience helped to define the strong passions that
keep music fresh for Rose
today: writing and developing songs that are personal to
her, a strong love for improvisation and spontaneity that
comes with performing live.
Rose teamed up with guitarist Chris Cobb and formed
the Eights, then Wild Kingdom, both all-original dance
bands that dominated the club
scene of the early ’80s. They
later joined the Zasu Pitts
Memorial Orchestra, the 14piece Motown Dance Band
that performed the corporate
party circuit and dance clubs
throughout the ’80s.
Challenging herself and
searching for a more intimate sound, Rose teamed up
with pianist Nate Ginsberg,
penning tunes and arranging
1930’s-style jazz standards.
This led to two recordings,
“On the Jazzy Side of Blue,”
which was nominated for
two BAMMIE awards, and
“Every Time I’m With You.”
Both of these recordings garnered tours in Denmark and
France, culminating in being
invited as one of the headline
In the Swing comes to Fun Day
The vocal group In the Swing will perform at Fun Day on
Thursday, Aug. 23 at noon in the Sierra Room at Del Valle.
In the Swing is a dynamic vocal jazz ensemble that performs songs from the swing era plus a whole lot more. Consisting of Stacey Shulman on vocals, Barry Silverblatt on guitar and vocals, Alan Spector on guitar and vocals, and bassist
John Zalabak, the group showcases a variety of musical genres
including, swing, bebop, Latin, standards, ballads, novelty
songs, country, opera, and rock and roll.
Some of the arrangements feature tight three-part harmonies while others spotlight individual singers or instrumental
solos. The idea is to keep the music fresh and interesting, capturing the essence of great music from the past but also adding
individual touches.
Family Kitchen Catering 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.
Fun Day is a free program sponsored by the Recreation Department and is open to all residents and their guests.
DAOR offers a variety
of fall theater classes
Pamela Rose
acts at the Cophenhagen Jazz
Festival.
This free concert is an Esses Production and is sponsored by the Recreation Department. This program is
open to all residents and their
guests.
Free square dance party is Tuesday
The Rossmoor Square Dance Club will
have a free square dance party on Tuesday,
Aug. 28, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Meeting Room
3 at Creekside Clubhouse. The caller will
be Bert Swerer, an experienced teacher and
caller.
The club welcomes anyone willing to have
fun and enjoy a little music with movement.
Prior dance experience is not needed. Singles
and partners are welcome.
For the best experience, it is important
to show up on time at 2 p.m. Participants
In the Swing will perform for Fun Day.
should wear comfortable clothing and good
shoes. Light refreshments will be on hand
for enjoyment.
The Square Dance Club meets every Monday from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the Las Trampas
Room at Hillside Clubhouse. (The club doesn’t
meet on the fifth Monday of the month.)
A Square Dance Class will start Wednesday, Sept. 12, through the Acalanes Adult Education for those interested in learning more.
For information, call Ruth Koehler 9309635.
The Drama Association of Rossmoor (DAOR) has announced
its fall lineup of classes. The schedule is as follows. Note that
there are changes from last week’s article about the classes.
Saturday, Sept. 8: Director’s Intensive with Gary Graves, 10
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Vista Room at Hillside. Auditors can
watch director Graves work with DAOR students in live scenes.
He will observe the actors’ performances of scenes they have
rehearsed then critique their work making suggestions for interpretations, blocking, business and the use of props.
After working with Graves, the actors will then present their
scenes incorporating his suggestions. Graves is artistic director of
the Central Works company in Berkeley. Cost to audit is $10.
Wednesdays, Sept. 12, 19 and 26 (three weeks): “Sly Fox”
Theatre Appreciation, taught by Jean Wilcox from 10 a.m.to noon
or 1 to 3 p.m. in Wilcox’s home. The three classes will include
an oral reading with discussion of the play and a session with the
director of “Sly Fox” during the last meeting.
Students are then encouraged to see Lafayette’s Town Hall
Theatre production during its September/October run. Admission
charge reduced for DAOR members. The maximum number of
enrollees for each session is eight. Tuition is $20.
Fridays, Sept. 14 through Oct. 5 (four weeks): Having Fun
with Video taught by Wilcox, 10 a.m. to noon. Location will be
announced. This class is for all levels of acting. Wilcox says there is no better way to work on the effectiveness of performance
than by making an individual infomercial, where the purpose is
to convince.
This four-session class, the intention of which is to put fun into
the business of performing, will result in each student making
his own personal video to see just how convincing she/he can
be. Tuition is $25 for members, which includes a DVD for each
performing student.
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ENTERTAINMENT NOTES Theater appreciation, playwriting, scene
Willows Theater Dies
an Untimely Death
By Charles Jarrett
hree
weeks
ago, I reported
on the death
of a longtime friend
and theater costumer,
Barbara Galla, in the
final paragraph of my
very supportive column praising the production of Ibsen’s
“A Doll’s House” at the Willows Theater in the Willows
Shopping Center in Concord.
Little did I know as I wrote
that solemn footnote that another longtime friend of mine,
the Willows Theater, was on
its deathbed, making one last
appeal for a sudden show of
support, one last gasp before
its board was forced to turn
out the lights and bring down
the final curtain.
Last Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.,
I received an email from a
friend (who is on the Willows
Theater Company’s board)
along with a short, shocking
press release by the Willows
president of the board, Dennis
Woodard, announcing that the
27-year-old Willows Theater
Company was closing!
Further, the announcement
revealed the shocking news
that the board was closing
the theater and cancelling the
current production, “A Doll’s
House,” mid-run. Not only
was the 210-seat theater in
the Willows Shopping Center closed, but the 160-seat
Campbell Cabaret Theatre in
Martinez was closed as well.
On the following day,
while at the memorial service
for my dear friend, Barbara
Galla, a costumer, who previously worked for the Willows
Theater, informed me that the
Martinez City Council announced through the newspaper that a special meeting had
been called for to address several issues, one of which was
the revelation that there would
be a “closed session” discussion with respect to the “distribution of assets from the
Willows Theater Company to
the city of Martinez.”
This was yet another
shocking development in this
rollercoaster ride. This reminded me of the scene from
“A Christmas Carol” in which
Scrooge foresaw his mortician and caregivers selling off
his personal bed curtains and
garments before his body was
even buried. The city of Martinez was already prepared
to discuss the theater’s potential distribution of assets.
Granted, the city of Martinez
has had a huge investment in
the Willows Theater’s revival
and perpetuation.
This action, frankly, just
seemed premature, which in
fact it was. The theater’s board
of directors had not, as of yet,
even concluded that it was
going to file for bankruptcy.
That step was taken that same
T
evening by the board
and the bankruptcy
announcement came
the next morning by
email.
The two men who
had worked so hard
and so long to revive
this theater company, Managing Director David Faustina and Artistic Director Eric
Inman, were out of the country, and were not even aware
of the action.
Never in the 30 years that I
have been deeply involved in
community and professional
theater, and in my 26 years
of writing for this newspaper,
have I ever heard of a theater
company being shut down
mid-run of a show, with little
or no hint to the public, or advice to the company’s staff or
current performers.
Further, I requested information from Woodard and/or
other board members to help
offset the flood of rumors circulating from staff and cast
members as to the shocking
manner in which the closure
was handled, but no one responded. In spite of my high
hopes and ongoing encouragement to the theater-loving
community to support the
valuable service that such a
dedicated arts and entertainment company brings to its
local community, I am not
totally surprised that this
occurred. This is only one
of several closures in recent
months that is plaguing the
theatrical industry.
The final press release from
the Willows board included
the following statement: “The
board of directors, the management and the staff of the
Willows wish to thank all of
the patrons, actors, donors,
sponsors and supporters
through whose support allowed us to bring quality live
theatre to the East Bay since
1977. The board of directors
apologizes to all of you for
any disappointment and inconvenience that this decision
may have caused.”
Center Repertory Company (www.CenterRep.org) has
extended an invitation to Willows subscribers and ticket
holders to use their tickets to
attend Center Rep’s upcoming production of the musical
“Lucky Stiff.” Call 943-7469
or visit the ticket office at
the Lesher Center in Walnut
Creek in person. You must
present the Willows ticket.
Tickets to “Lucky Stiff” are
subject to availability and
some performances are sold
out. “Lucky Stiff” runs from
Aug. 31 through Oct. 7.
My immediate thoughts as
these events unfolded, were
the echoing words in my mind
of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s
lyrics to the opening song
Continued on page 54
study all on fall lineup of DAOR classes
Wednesdays, Sept. 19 through Oct. 7 (eight weeks):
Story Movement, taught by
Stagebridge’s Kirk Waller, 10
a.m. to noon in Multipurpose Room 1 at Gateway. Learn
about storytelling, movement
and mime.
Students will learn to add
gesture and basic mime techniques to their delivery as they
explore how the body talks
using natural and artistic movement to make their stories
come alive. Maximum number
of enrollees is 12. Tuition is
$80 for members.
Wednesdays, Sept. 19 through
Nov. 7 (eight weeks): Playwriting, Gary Graves, 1 to 3 p.m.
in Multipurpose Room 1 at
Gateway. This class is for those who have written or wanted
Gary Graves
to write a play.
Focus is on dialogue, effective exposition, character
development, and dramatic
structure. Writers develop a
work of their choosing, present portions for discussion,
and receive written feedback from instructor at the
end of the course. Graves is
the playwriting instructor at
Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
Maximum number of enrollees is eight. Tuition is $110
to $150, depending number
of enrollees.
On Tuesday, Aug. 28, there
will be a docent talk on “Chinglish,” Berkeley Rep’s next
production. The discussion
begins at 3 p.m. in the Vista
Room at Hillside. There is no
charge for this program and all
are welcome.
Classes are for DAOR members only. Association dues are
$15 per year, $25 per family.
For information on the classes,
contact Peg Rimler, coordinator, at 658-2417 or email her at
pegrimler@hotmail.com.
Shakespeare Society presents new
episodes of ‘Slings and Arrows’
By Gene Gordon
Club correspondent
The Rossmoor Shakespeare Society will
present another three episodes of the Canadian
TV series, “Slings and Arrows.” The episodes
will be shown on Tuesday, Aug. 28, at 7 p.m. in
Peacock Hall at Gateway.
Called “absolutely addictive” by the New
York Times, “Slings and Arrows” is brilliantly
written and superbly acted. With its hilarious
dialog, satire, romance, drama and unforgettable characters, many viewers find themselves
entirely captivated by this show.
Rossmoor residents have seen episodes 1
through 9. The second part of season two takes
viewers even deeper into the characters, sharpens the humor, thickens the plot and delves even
more deeply into Shakespeare than season one.
Ellen has dumped her teenage lover and reunites with Geoffrey. A power struggle has
emerged between Geoffrey and the actor hired
to play the title role in “Macbeth.” Darren is
staging “Romeo and Juliet” as a passionless
avant-garde affair.
Ellen is hauled into a Canadian tax court for
an audit. There she is forced to confront all of
her demons, including her cheapness and her
flair for self-exaggeration. Martha Burns gives
a devastating demonstration of her genius as an
actress unafraid to expose the most sordid bits
of her soul.
The performance of “The Scottish Tragedy”
is a wonderful culminating moment in Season
two.
A $1 donation will be requested, and a raffle
will be held. All Rossmoor residents and their
guests are welcome.
Language, exercise, humanities and
more offered in Acalanes class schedule
Fall classes start the week
of Sept. 10 at the Acalanes
Adult Education Center next
to Rossmoor. Acalanes offers
language, dance, exercise,
communication and humanities classes, among other.
Language classes include
French, German, Italian,
Japanese and Spanish, which
are offered mornings, afternoons and evenings.
In the list of exercise
classes are the Salsa Exercise class and Give Dance a
Chance.
Communication and humanities classes include
the Film Salon, War of the
Roses, Henry VIII, Creative
Writing, Poetry and Myth
and the Magic of Opera.
To see a listing of all
the class offerings at the
Acalanes Adult Education
Center, go to www.acalanes.
k12.ca.us/adulted. Download a registration form from
the website and mail, fax or
bring it to the Adult Center
office, room C-11. Cal 2803980 ext. 8001 for information.
The Acalanes Adult Education Center is located at
1963 Tice Valley Blvd.
International Affairs Book Club will
discuss ‘How the West Was Lost’ Friday
Rossmoor residents are invited to join members of the International Affairs Book Club as
they read and discuss “How the West Was Lost:
Fifty Years of Economic Folly--And the Stark
Choices Ahead,” by Dambisa Moyo. The group
will meet on Friday, Aug. 24, at 7 p.m. in the
Garden Room at Dollar Clubhouse.
In “How the West was Lost,” Moyo, a New
York Times bestselling author, sheds light on
how a host of shortsighted policies have left
the economics seesaw poised to tip away from
America and toward the emerging world. Her
book not only exposes the policy myopia of
the West that has led it into a path of economic decline, but also reveals the crucial and
radical policy solutions that must be taken to
stem this tide.
Born and raised in Zambia, Moyo received
a doctorate’s degree in economics from Oxford
University and a master’s degree from the John
F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard
University. She is a former consultant at the
World Bank and investment banker specializing in emerging markets at Goldman Sachs. She
also wrote “Dead Aid.”
International Affairs Book Club members
have worked together to get a handle on current developments as the new global economy
evolves. The discussions are animated and informative.
For information, contact Gary Hansen at
gmustang61@aol.com or 954-8425.
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Chamber Music Society Fourth Sunday Dance is this weekend
season tickets on sale
Five chamber music ensembles, considered among the
best in the Bay Area, will perform in the Rossmoor Chamber Music Society’s 2012-2013
concert series.
The season will include
groups that have been audience
favorites in the past, as well as
a new ensemble presented for
the first time.
All concerts are on Mondays at 7:30 p.m. in the Fireside Room at Gateway.
Performances are: Sept.
17, Alexander String Quartet; Oct. 8, Quinteto Latino;
Jan. 14, Peter Wyrick Family
Players; Feb. 11, Quartet San
Francisco; and March 4, San
Francisco Piano Trio.
The price for the five-concert series is $65. Single tickets may be purchased at the
door for $18.
To order tickets, fill out the
accompanying subscription
form and mail it, along with
a check, to Treasurer June
Bechtel, 1233 Oakmont Drive
No. 4. Checks may also be
left in the society’s mailbox at
Gateway.
Subscribers
furnishing
email addresses will be sent
concert reminders by email.
(Addresses will not be shared
or sold.) Season tickets will be
mailed to subscribers in early
September.
ROSSMOOR CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY
SUBSCRIPTION FORM 2012-2013 SEASON
Name(s)_______________________________________
Address_______________________________________
______________________________________________
Phone __________ E-mail ________________________
No. of _______season subscriptions@$65 each.
Total ________
Make checks payable to Rossmoor Chamber Music Society.
Leave checks in the Chamber Music box at Gateway or send to:
June Bechtel, 1233 Oakmont Dr. No. 4,
RAA collage class will
be taught by Gerri Lum
Artist and Rossmoor resident Gerri Lum is offering a collage
class in the exploration and experimentation of mixed art media. The eight-week class will be offered starting Friday, Sept.
7, through Friday, Oct. 26, from 9 a.m. to noon.
There is limited enrollment for the class and the cost is $90.
Membership in the Rossmoor Art Association is required with a
$10 annual fee. Checks, made out to Rossmoor Art Association,
should be mailed to Lum at 5954 Autumnwood Drive 1B. For
information, call 949-8489.
Students will work with a variety of paper, water-based paints
including iridescence paint, inks, art pens, India ink, blotter
paper, cardboard, tissue paper and much more. The list will be
sent upon registration.
Lum said that her main purpose when teaching is to give her
students the tools to reach and push the edge of their artistic
abilities. She also said that, although not required, it would be
helpful for participants to have had previous art experience.
Residents and their guests
are invited to waltz, fox trot,
swing and tango at the popular Fourth Sunday Dance
on Aug. 26 from 7 to 9:30
p.m. at Del Valle Clubhouse.
It features music played by
MC and disc jockey Gere
Foley.
For each dance, gentlemen
hosts work around the room
and ask single women to
dance, just as they do on the
major steamship lines. This
format has been successful
in the interest of good camaraderie and breaking the ice.
An invitation is extended
to people with mobility problems who might enjoy the
music, the camaraderie and
watching the dancing. There
will be no charge for these
guests and their caregivers.
Hal and Pat Deisem at a recent Fourth Sunday Dance
Men are especially welcome and don’t have to worry
about their dancing abilities because there are plenty
of women who can offer as-
sistance. Feel inspired and
young by joining this fun
dance group. The Fourth
Sunday Dance offers a great
opportunity to learn to
dance.
The club’s hospitality extends to the provision of soft
drinks, door prizes and setups for the guests’ drinks.
The cost is $3 per person.
The aim of the club is to
provide the sounds of the big
bands, a great dance floor,
and the ambience of an upscale cabaret or an ocean liner. Single men especially are
urged to attend. Newcomers
to Rossmoor are in for a welcome and the opportunity of
meeting new people.
For information, call
President Diane Goldsmith
at 944-5070.
Square Dance Club offers monthly
country-western dance class at Hillside
The Rossmoor Square Dance Club sponsors
a monthly country-western dance class. (This
is a couples dance.) The next class will be on
Wednesday, Sept. 5, from 7 to 8 p.m. in the
Las Trampas Room at Hillside Clubhouse.
Subsequent sessions will be held the first
Wednesday of the month, except in December, when it will be on Thursday, Dec 6.
The fee is $3 for residents and $5 for nonresidents.
Participants will dance to favorites such as
“Amarillo by Morning,” “Boot Scootin’ Boogie,” “Except for Monday” and others.
The emphasis will be on easy two-step
rhythms (quick, quick, slow version) with a
variety of tempos so that all can participate.
The class will teach the basic steps, so prior
dance experience is not required.
For convenience, all dances are pre-choreographed and prompted (cued) so that
dancers do not have to make up their own
patterns.
The hosts for the session will be Rossmoor
residents Jay and June Rosenthal. Pre-registration is not required. Western attire such as
cowboy hats, boots, western shirts and belts,
is optional.
Free practice dances are also available on
certain Mondays from 6 to 7 p.m. A schedule
is available at the class.
For information, contact the Rosenthals at
943-7173 or jaycan9@yahoo.com.
Acalanes Adult Education offers square dance
Experienced square dance caller Bert
Swerer will teach a 10 -week square dance
class on Mondays, beginning Sept. 10, from
7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Las Trampas Room at
Hillside.
Swerer will be assisted by members of the
Rossmoor Squares.
The senior fee is $50. Register at the first
class or through Acalanes Adult Education
(280-3980).
Wear comfortable shoes and clothing. For
maximum fun, learn with a partner. However,
singles are welcome. Single women may choose
to learn the man’s part for greater assurance of
dancing.
Square dancing is a good way to get some
low impact and beneficial exercise for the body
and mind.
For information, contact Ruth Koehler at
930-9635.
Linda Sutton will teach watercolor class
The Rossmoor Art Association (RAA) will offer eight
Thursday classes in watercolor with instructor Linda
Sutton, starting Sept. 6 (no
class on Oct. 4) from 9 a.m. to
noon in Art Studio 1 at Gateway Clubhouse.
This class, which is for all
levels, is about using color relationships to express desired
effects. Relationships matter
for advanced painters as well
as beginners, and understand-
ing them reduces the fear of
fast-moving watercolor.
Emphasis is on wet into wet
application, but techniques
will be explored with regard
to the class population.
Sutton has worked for 10
years at Walnut Creek Civic
Arts, teaching classes and
workshops in watercolor, and
working in the school services program, teaching and developing lessons in art principals for young students.
The beginning art supplies are: a watercolor pad,
a few watercolor brushes
and basic watercolor paints.
Any additional supplies will
be announced. For those
who don’t already have the
equipment, email Sutton at
htwoocolor@att.net for a
simple supply list.
The nonrefundable fee is
$100.
To register, send a $100
check (made out to RAA) with
“Sutton class” in the memo.
Include a phone number and
mail it to L. D. Sutton, 230
Bear Oaks, Martinez, 94553.
Nonmembers of RAA
must first join the club to
take this class. Membership
is $10. Send a separate check
payable to RAA and mail to
RAA, P.O. Box 2070, Walnut
Creek 94595. Note “membership” on the check.
class, call 229-4054 or go to
www.ldsutton.com and www.
rossmoorart.com.
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: 1-800-407-2997
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Fall classes at Acalanes
Adult Ed include iPhone
The Rossmoor Macintosh Users Group (RMUG) announces
the Acalanes Adult Education Center Mac classes for the fall
quarter at the Del Valle campus. The construction of the new
building is nearing completion and access to the school will be
easier for Rossmoor residents who attend.
Classes are held in room D-9, and the instructor is John Gilmore. The school is located outside Rossmoor across from the
Safeway and CVS shopping center, 1963 Tice Valley Blvd. The
phone number is 280-3980, ext. 8001; website is http://www.
acalanes.k12.ca.us/adulte.
It is important to pre-register as classes will not be held without sufficient registration.
New five-week iPhone and iPad classes have been added at
reduced cost for those who only use these devices. PC users are
welcome, and no Apple computer skills are needed.
Mac Workshop: Attendees explore a new topic each week.
Topics will be available at the first workshop of the quarter. Sign
up in class. Thursdays, Sept.13 to Nov. 15, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Cost
for seniors is $27.
Beginning Mac: The fundamentals of using an Apple computer. No prior computer experience is necessary. Students
are encouraged to sign up for the Friday morning Mac Lab for
hands-on experience. Tuesdays, Sept.11 to Nov. 13, 9 to 11 a.m.
Cost for seniors is $72.
Introduction to Digital Photography on a Mac: This class
explores the use of iPhoto application and explores using a scanner, emailing photos and making a slide show. A good working
knowledge of the digital camera is needed. Mac lab is recommended. Tuesdays, Sept. 11 to Nov. 13, 11:15 a.m.to 1:15 p.m.
Cost for seniors is $72.
Use of Mac Applications: Students should have a good understanding of Mac computer fundamentals before enrollment
in this class. Productivity software such as Address book and
Calendars, Internet, email, digital photos and word processing
will be covered. Mac Lab is recommended. Tuesdays, Sept. 11
to Nov. 13, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cost for Seniors is $72.
Introduction to Apple iphone: This is a five-week class.
Topics include using the phone, texting, browsing the Internet,
as well as email and apps. All versions of the iPhone will be
covered. Thursdays, Sept. 13 to Oct. 11, 9 to 11 a.m. Cost for
seniors, $40.
Introduction to Apple ipad: This is a five-week class. Students will learn how to get the most from owning and using
this device. How to download and use apps, books, movies and
music as well as the use of the camera. It is not necessary to own
an iPad or Apple computer to register for this class. Thursdays,
Sept. 13 to Oct. 11, 9 to 11 a.m.. Cost for seniors, $40.
Intermediate Mac Class: This class explores expanded use
of the computer, beyond the fundamentals. Friday Mac Lab is
recommended. Thursdays, Sept.13 to Nov. 15, 11:15 a.m. to 1:15
p.m. Cost for seniors, $72.
Mac Lab: This is a hands-on learning environment with supervision. Fridays, Sept. 14 to Nov. 16, 8 to 11 a.m. Cost for
seniors, $27.
Community
Chorus begins
rehearsals
on Sept. 5
The Rossmoor Community
Chorus will resume rehearsals on Wednesday, Sept. 5, in
preparation of a concert of holiday songs in late November.
Rehearsals take place in
the Trampas Room at Hillside
every Wednesday from 1:30
to 3:30 p.m. There are no auditions. Those residents who
love to sing are welcome to
join. The fee for the 12-week
session is $35.
For information, call 934
2092 or 937 9036.
Residents can get
information from the
Rossmoor website:
www.rossmoor.com.
News photo by Mike DiDarlo
DAOR play readers gather at luncheon
Leaders of the Drama Association of Rossmoor Play Reading and Discussion Group at the annual luncheon are, from left, Lorrie McCurdy, Louise Daum, Dian Overly, Suzanne McCradry,
Mary Lembke, Anita Luciano, Leah Haber, Gwen Kilgour, Peggy Bowen and Betty Glazier. For
information about the group, contact Lembke at 946-9828.
DAOR to hear Berkeley Rep docent Tuesday
The Drama Association of Rossmoor welcomes a Berkeley Repertory docent to open
the discussion for the 2012-2013 season on
Tuesday, Aug. 28, at 3 p.m. in the Vista Room
at Hillside Clubhouse.
Award-winning playwright David Henry
Huang’s play, “Chinglish,” will have its West
Coast premiere at The Berkley Repertory
Theatre starting Friday, Aug. 24 through
Sunday, Oct. 7.
DAOR’s docent-led discussion will explore this comedy of cross-cultural errors.
As an American businessman goes to Asia
to land a contract for his firm, things get lost
in translation.
There is no charge for this one-hour docent-led program.
For information, call Marci Davison at
274-9559.
Lafayette Library’s theater group to discuss play
Support East Bay theater
arts through a special free theater reading program at the
Lafayette Library and Learning Center, 3491 Mt. Diablo
Blvd, Lafayette. Generally,
the meetings are on the fourth
Thursday of each month.
The group will select two
plays a month, discuss them
and then attend the plays, if
desired. All levels of theater
knowledge are welcome. Anyone who is not sure may just
come and listen.
This month’s selections are
“Blithe Spirit,” by Noel Coward, to be performed by Cal
Shakes; and “Precious Little,”
by Madeline George, to be
performed by Shotgun Players.
The discussion meeting will be
Thursday, Aug. 23, at 6 p.m. in
the Teen Center at the library.
The following month, the
group will read “All My Sons,”
by Arthur Miller, to be performed at Masquers Playhouse;
and “Ah, Wilderness,” by Eugene O’Neill to be performed
at Danville Theatre.
Richard Zoller at rszoller@aol.
com, or call the Lafayette Library’s general number at 3852280.
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MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES
‘Jesse Stone’ drama with
‘Meet Wally Sparks’ is Sunday’s comedy
The 1997 comedy “Meet Wally Sparks,” eral Communications Commission fines. He reTom Selleck shows two days starring
Rodney Dangerfield, will be shown sponds by seeking an interview with Georgia
The 2012 drama “Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt,” starring
Tom Selleck, will be shown in Peacock Hall at Gateway on Thursday, Aug. 23, at 1, 4 and 7 p.m. and again on Friday, Aug. 24, at
10 a.m., 1, 4, 7 and 9 p.m. The showings at 10 and 1 will feature
language captions.
While former Paradise police chief Jesse Stone (Selleck) fights
for reinstatement, a mob-related double murder tests his mettle
as he unravels a web of false clues and hidden meanings to solve
the crime.
This film is 90 minutes long and is not rated. This free program
is sponsored by the Recreation Department and is open to all residents and their guests.
‘Late Bloomers’ will be shown
by International Film Showcase
The International Film Showcase’s presentation in August will
be the Swiss film, “Late Bloomers.” It will be shown at the Orinda Theatre starting Friday, Aug. 24.
Since her husband’s death, Martha, 80, has lost her interest in life. When her friends Lisi, Hanni, and Frieda learn
that she made exquisite lingerie before she was married and
moved from the city of Berne to the small conservative village
of Trub, they decide to help her realize a long-held dream of
opening her own lingerie boutique.
Before long, the four feisty old ladies on a mission plunge
the village in turmoil and put an end to the well-established
orderly peace and quiet. Martha’s son, the village vicar, finds
himself trying to subdue the wave of sensual madness sweeping through his parish.
Outraged by the news of Martha’s project and increasingly
concerned for Trub’s reputation, the villagers spare no effort to
prevent the shop from opening. A lighthearted social satire, “Late
Bloomers” blows apart Swiss self-righteousness and inspires hope
that it is indeed never too late to make one’s dreams come true.
For tickets and show times, call 254-9060.
Residents may recycle eyeglasses they no longer use in receptacles at the clubhouses or the white mailbox at Gateway.
in Peacock Hall at Gateway on Sunday, Aug.
26, at 4 and 7 p.m. This film does not have
subtitles.
Outrageous tabloid-TV talk-show host Wally
Sparks (Dangerfield) gets an ultimatum from
his network to tone down his act or risk Fed-
Gov. Floyd Preston (David Ogden Stiers) and
accidentally uncovers a scandal.
This film is 105 minutes long and is rated R.
This free program is sponsored by the Recreation Department and is open to all residents
and their guests.
Saturday’s film is 1957’s ‘12 Angry Men’
The 1957 drama “12 Angry Men,” starring Henry
Fonda and Lee J. Cobb, will
be shown in Peacock Hall at
Gateway on Saturday, Aug.
25, at 1, 4 and 7 p.m. The
showings at 1 and 4 will feature language captions.
Knowing that a guilty ver-
dict means death, a jury of
12 men (including Jack Warden and Jack Klugman) must
decide the fate of an 18-yearold boy accused of fatally
stabbing his father. But only
one juror (Fonda) wants to
take the time to coolly deliberate the case. Sidney Lumet
made his directorial debut
with this Oscar-nominated
drama.
This film is 96 minutes
long and is not rated. This
free program is sponsored by
the Recreation Department
and is open to all residents
and their guests.
‘Singin’ in the Rain’ is Monday musical
The 1952 musical “Singin’ in the Rain,” starring Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie
Reynolds, will be shown on Monday, Aug. 27,
at 4 and 7 p.m. The showing at 4 will feature
language captions.
Kelly, Reynolds and O’Connor combine their
talents in this two-time Oscar nominee that includes the songs “Good Morning,” “Make ’Em
Laugh” and the iconic title tune. When Holly-
wood attempts the transition from silent films to
talkies, a matinee idol (Kelly) hopes to make the
cut. But he’s hampered by a silent-movie queen
(Jean Hagen) with a voice like fingernails on a
blackboard.
This film is 103 minutes long and is rated G.
This free program is sponsored by the Recreation Department and is open to all residents
and their guests.
Documentary ‘I Am’ shown by SOS
The SOS Club is sponsoring
a documentary titled “I Am”
on Wednesday, Aug. 29, at 7
p.m. in Peacock Hall at Gateway.
This film was written by
Hollywood director, Tom
Shadyac (“Liar Liar,” “Nutty
Professor,” “Bruce Almighty”),
who experienced a life-threat-
ening head injury. The film is
about his ensuing journey to
try and answer two basic questions: “What’s wrong with our
world?” and “What can we do
about it?”
With a film crew of four,
Shadyac visits some of today’s
great minds, including authors,
poets, teachers, religious lead-
ers and scientists, searching
for the fundamental endemic
problem that causes all of the
other problems, while simultaneously reflecting on his own
life choices of excess, greed
and eventual healing.
event, call Bob Dickson at 9341405.
Film version of ‘Tosca’ shown by Opera Club
The Opera/Ballet Club of Rossmoor will
add an extra event to its September schedule.
On Wednesday, Sept. 5, Livermore Valley
Opera will show a film of its performance of
Puccini’s “Tosca.”
The event starts at 2:30 p.m. in the courtyard by Peacock Hall at Gateway. Livermore
Opera members will provide complimentary
snacks, coffee and Livermore Valley wine. At
4, the film will be shown.
Livermore Valley Opera, which performs
in the Bankhead Theater in downtown Livermore, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this
season. Its fine orchestra is conducted by Alex
Katsman, a Merola alumnus.
Its “Tosca” features two excellent Merola
singers, Marie Plette and Philip Skinner, both
of whom have sung at the Metropolitan Opera. David Gustafson, the powerful tenor, was
recently employed by San Francisco Opera.
The striking set for this production was constructed by skilled volunteers.
Livermore Valley Opera conducts a program of outreach to local schools. It presents
galas in its theater, as well as home soirees.
And Livermore Valley Opera, in the heart of
the Livermore Valley wine region, does “Opera in the Vineyard” every year.
The “Tosca” film will run a bit over two
hours with a short intermission. All Rossmoor
residents and their guests are invited.
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“Carnage”
Worthwhile
By R.S. Korn
“Carnage” is Roman Polanski’s version of the play that
won the Olivier Award in 2009 in London as the best new
comedy. It was also well received on Broadway when it
starred Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and
Marcia Gay Harden, all well-known screen actors. But for
whatever reason, Polanski cast the film using a different
group of talented performers.
The original French play titled “Le Diable du Carnage”
by Yasmina Reza is the basis for the film. Polanski, the director, did the screen adaptation of it. Whatever the sordid, sad history of this man, there is no doubt that he is an
accomplished filmmaker. As screenwriters, the two made
certain alterations from the British version to better suit an
American setting.
Penelope (Jodie Foster) and her husband Michael Longstreet (John C. Reilly) have invited Nancy (Kate Winslet) and
her husband Alan Cowan (Christoph Waltz) to their home to
talk about an incident that took place between their two 11year-old sons. It seems that young Zachary Cowan hit young
Ethan Longstreet with a stick, causing him to lose two teeth
and sustain some nerve damage after a verbal altercation in
the park. In other words, the kids got into a fight.
The dictionary definition of the title of the play, “Carnage,” is “extensive and bloody slaughter, as in war: massacre.” But this is not what went on between the boys outdoors
that brings about this havoc. Instead, the battlefield is located indoors, in a tastefully decorated Brooklyn apartment,
and the combatants are the adults, the two sets of parents.
The idea is that they will all have a civilized discussion
about what transpired and resolve it, because in this day and
age children don’t settle these things, parents do. Preparing for their guests, the Longstreets have bought a bunch of
bright yellow tulips to place on the coffee table and Penny
has saved some of her special apple and pear cobbler with
ginger crumb crust to serve them. Both of these elements
plus cell phones, an especially fine brand of Scotch and a
collection of rare cigars play important roles in the drama.
Fortunately, the household contains a bucket that will also
come in handy at several points.
In this decorous setting there is nothing as crass as a reference to money or, even worse, a lawsuit. No, as far as the
Longstreets are concerned, the issue is simple: an acknowledgment by Zachary of his wrong, followed by his offering
an abject apology to Ethan, all of which will end in reconciliation, resulting in the boys becoming friends. In short,
it will provide a learning experience about the conduct of
gentlemanly behavior.
But things that seem on the face of it, uncomplicated,
have a way of escalating in ways that can seem quite unimaginable but also, for the viewer safely out of harm’s way,
laughable.
The characters are all upper middle class, though perhaps
from different social backgrounds. Self-control gradually
falls away to become a collision of four different psyches,
four different egos and two apparently working marriages.
As the afternoon goes by, the outer layers of each of these
personalities peel away from their genteel, public selves revealing both their less agreeable natures and the fissures in
their respective marriages.
Once the veneer is cracked a bit, all sorts of fault lines are
exposed. Alliances start to shift at breakneck speed, only to
recombine in various configurations. One couple against the
other, a wife against the other husband, a husband against
his wife, the two men against the two women, the two women against the two men, three against one.
The play translates to the screen effectively. The set functions just as it would on the stage, tight, with just a living
room, a corridor and a bathroom. It acts to confine the characters within its boundaries as they unravel. The production
combines the best of two forms of drama, the pleasure in
the brilliant dialogue of the play and the closeups available
in film, working together to create an intimate and intense
experience.
Acrylic and oil painting class taught
by Anna George Tuesday afternoons
Anna George invites new, intermediate, and
advanced painters to join her Tuesday afternoons from 1 to 4, Sept. 4 through Oct. 23, in
a class that encourages developing one’s own
personal style using the medium of choice,
acrylics or oils.
Color and composition will be at the fore,
with focus on values, light, brushstroke technique, and perspective in representational and
abstract work. Concentrated attention to student work is paramount, and demonstrations
will be integrated. Experienced and intermediate painters are welcome to enjoy a relaxed
and cordial atmosphere in the company of
other artists. All progress is at one’s own level
with as much or as little structure as desired.
Enjoy experimenting with techniques that
cross the boundaries of time and media: wet
on wet and alla prima (plein air artists), stippling (Seurat), stand-apart strokes (Van Gogh,
Monet), and knife work.
George studied fi ne art in East Coast colleges and universities, and currently produces
work on canvas, board, and silk. Currently
working in oils and doing plein air painting,
she offers her work at annageorgeonline.com
and by appointment. She is an enthusiastic instructor whose goal is for all to have fun while
developing skills and styles of expression.
A materials list will be sent to students
whose tuition is received by Monday, Aug. 27,
at 2956 Tice Creek Drive No. 3. Class tuition
A painting of Moraine Lake in Alberta, Canada,
by instructor Anna George
is $95, payable to Rossmoor Art Association.
Call 783-9000 anytime with questions. Also
send the annual RAA membership fee of $10,
separately, to Rossmoor Art Association, PO
Box 2070, Walnut Creek 94595 for class participation.
Newly formed book group seeks more members
A new spiritual book club is
looking for more members.
The group meets on the first
Thursday of each month from
1:30 to 3 p.m. at the home of
Lucille Owens, 1816 Golden
Rain Road, No. 15. The next
meeting is on Sept. 6.
Olivia James is the September hostess and will lead the
The Rossmoor Poetry Circle will meet Monday, Sept. 3, Labor
Day, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Ivy Room at Dollar Clubhouse.
Attendees are asked to bring 20 copies of a poem they or someone else has written. The Poetry Circle exists to read and discuss
poetry in a supportive, encouraging atmosphere.
For information, contact Marc Hofstadter at 300-6474 or
mhofstad@ifn.net.
discussion of Rabbi Zalman
Schachter-Shalomi’s book,
“From Age-ing to Sage-ing.”
Those interested may call
Nancy Magee at 943-7811.
Consider carpooling to popular Gateway and Del Valle events.
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Stamp Club will discuss
Norman Weiner offers portrait and
beautiful and ugly stamps human figure drawing classes
The Rossmoor Stamp Club, also known as the Rossmoor Philatelic Society, will hold its monthly meeting on Saturday, Aug.
25, at Gateway’s Multipurpose Room 3. The meeting begins at
9:30 a.m. and ends at 11.
This month’s meeting will feature a show and tell, in which
club members are encouraged to bring what they perceive as their
most beautiful and their most ugly stamps. Prizes will be given
for each category.
In addition, the American Philatelic Society’s DVD “The Doctoring of Portage Stamps” will be shown, followed by a discussion on forgeries. The previous DVD that the club tried to show
in the past has been replaced by the APA.
Remember, as always the clothesline will be up, and there will
be a stamp quiz and a door prize.
The club continues to look for new members. For information,
stop by one of the club meetings on the second and last Saturday
morning of the month at Gateway’s Multipurpose Room 3. For
information, call the club president, Rich Kirby, at 324-6328.
Explore San Francisco or
Sausalito with 30s/40s/50s
Club on hop-on, hop-off bus
Members of the 30s/40s/50s Couples Club will enjoy a day in
San Francisco or Sausalito from the top of an open-air, doubledecker “hop-on, hop-off” bus on Saturday, Sept. 15. Members
choose the city for the narrated tour.
The downtown San Francisco loop, which departs from any
of the city’s first three BART stations, will have about 11 stops.
Buses leave every 20 to 30 minutes. The Sausalito loop departs
from Fisherman’s Wharf, with buses of about one per hour.
Both routes operate from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Both buses will
include narration.
On the day of the tours, participants will meet between 9 and
10 a.m. in Meeting Room 3 at Creekside for coffee, tea, scones
and muffins. Members will select their loop. Maps, information
brochures and bus tickets will be handed out. Everyone is encouraged to form small groups to go on BART to San Francisco.
The cost is $25 for members and $30 for guests. The price does
not include BART fares to and from downtown San Francisco, or
to Fisherman’s Wharf. Lunch is not provided.
Reservations are required, with a cutoff date of Saturday, Sept.
1. Refunds will not be available after this date. Send reservation
checks to Dave Weber, 1144 Singingwood Court No. 3.
For information, call any of the hosts – the Matthews, 2804537; Webers, 949-7571; or Grupenhoffs, 274-1472.
The 30s/40s/50s Couples Club is for married couples born in
the decades of the 1930s, 1940s or 1950s. It is a way to meet others in the same age group with similar interests.
To join, or for information about other club activities, contact
Membership Chairwoman Janey King at 932-0727.
POETRY CORNER
FROM THE ROSSMOOR POETRY CIRCLE
“Poetry Corner” is a biweekly column with poems contributed by members of the Rossmoor Poetry Circle.
I’m Still Afraid
By Tom Lindemuth
When I was in middle school, kids tried to pick on me.
My buddy said, “Just bring a gun, you’ll be all right.”
But I was afraid.
In high school, my locker got trashed, some stuff stolen.
My friend said, “Bring your gun, we’ll get those guys.”
It didn’t help, I was still afraid.
In college, guys tried to mug me.
My friends yelled to the mugger, “Look out, he’s got a gun.”
The muggers ran, but I was still afraid.
When I was first married with a new wife and baby
Toughs tried to corner my beloved.
Friends said, “Bring a gun to the laundry.”
We were all afraid.
Now people are being shot at movies and in church.
Some folks think we should all bring guns.
Then we will really be afraid.
The Rossmoor Art Association (RAA) offers classes
in portrait and figure drawing. Both courses are taught
by Norman Weiner, a graduate of Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles.
Weiner has studied with
many world-renowned artists. His paintings, drawings,
etch i ngs, sculpt u res a nd
prints are in hundreds of collections and he has operated
galleries and studios in Los
Angeles and Sausalito.
Portraits
The portrait-drawing class
is a six-week course where
participants will learn how
to capture likenesses of both
males and females from live
models.
At the beginning of each
class, the instructor will
give a demonstration, and
then he will help students
individually. Beginners and
advanced participants are
welcomed. Everyone will
proceed at their own pace
and ability.
The portrait classes are
offered on Tuesdays, Sept.
11 through Oct. 16. Classes
are from 1 to 4 p.m. in Art
Studio 2 at Gateway. The fee
is $60, which is nonrefundable.
The initial suggested art
supplies are: an 11-inch by
14-inch sketchpad, 2B and
4B graphite pencils and a
kneaded eraser. Any additional material will be announced during the class.
Figure drawing
Learn how to draw the
human figure in classes on
Fridays, Sept. 14 through
Oct. 19, from 1 to 4 p.m.
in Art Studio 2 at Gateway.
The fee is $100, which is
A figure drawing by Norman Weiner
nonrefundable.
The human figure has always been revered as symbol
of perfection since the time
of ancient Greeks. Students
will enjoy learning to draw
the human body in its various
shapes and positions through
the process of observation
and training with emphasis
on how to draw what the eye
sees.
Live professional female
and male models are used in
the class. Everyone will work
at their own pace and ability.
Beginners and advanced students are welcome.
The beginning art supplies
are: a 12-inch by 18-inch
sketch pad, 2B and 4B graphite pencils and a kneaded
eraser. Any additional supplies will be announced during the class.
Registration
Each class is limited to 16
students, so early registration
is recommended. The cutoff
date for registration for both
classes is Wednesday, Sept.
5.
Registration checks, payable to RAA, should be mailed
to Weiner at 3108 Rossmoor
Parkway No. 3. Be sure to in-
A portrait drawing by Norman Weiner
clude a telephone number and
note the title of the class.
Nonmembers of the RAA
must join to take classes.
Membership is $10 for an
individual and $10 for couples. Send a separate check,
payable to RAA, to RAA,
P.O. Box 2070, Walnut
Creek 94595. Note on the
check that it is for membership.
For information, call
Weiner at 933-5182.
Weiner’s portrait class needs models
Men, women and/or mature grandchildren
are sought to pose in Norman Weiner’s portrait class. The classes are held Tuesdays from
1 to 4 p.m. in Art Studio 2 at Gateway.
Each segment of posing is 20 minutes, with
a rest in between, during which the model can
view how each artist is proceeding.
No experience is necessary and it’s fun.
There is a payment of $25 for models.
To be considered, call Weiner at 933-5182.
Barbara Woods heads Antiques Club
Dues are now payable – deadline is Sept. 15
The Antiques Club of Rossmoor starts back
up on Wednesday, Sept. 26, with Barbara
Woods as club president. The meeting is at 1:30
p.m. in the Vista Room at Hillside.
Dues of $15 are now payable and should be
sent to Membership Chairwoman Hansje Van
Ardenne, 656 Terra California Drive No. 1.
Dues must be received before Saturday, Sept.
15, to be included in the roster for 2012-2013.
Do not put checks or membership forms in the
club mailbox at Gateway.
Except for September, the Antiques Club
meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month
January through June and in October at 1:30
p.m. in the Delta Room at Del Valle.
The club has a variety of activities, including a Victorian tea and a holiday luncheon in
December. There have been day trips with luncheons to the Egyptian Museum in San Jose,
Oakland Museum and Michaan’s Auctions in
Alameda, among other places.
The Rossmoor meetings include speakers
with programs such as Bakelite, Asian Art Museum, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco and
Clars Auction Gallery. There is also the popular
show-and-tell, buy- and-sell event.
New members are welcome, however, membership is limited to Rossmoor residents. Prospective members may contact Van Ardenne at
256-9247.
Besides Woods and Van Ardenne, the officers
include Vice President Vera Costella, Treasurer Marigene Mainland, Publicity Chairwoman
Marlene Maroulas, Corresponding Secretary
Barbara Martini, Historian Mary Happ and Past
President Nano Barnett. In charge of refreshments is Betty Burton; tours, Beverly Potter; and
other events, Jan Dietrich.
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Appalachian clog dancing is entertainment
Bacchus Society presents
Long Shadows wine Sept. 11 for International Club event Sept. 8
The Bacchus Society will present a wine company with a
unique style, Long Shadows, which is a joint venture with highly
acclaimed winemakers from different regions of the world.
The tasting will be on Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. in the Vista
Room at Hillside. Doors will open at 6:50 or shortly thereafter.
No one will be permitted inside any earlier.
The winery’s goal is to bring its expertise to Washington’s
Columbia Valley to create some of the most special wines ever
crafted from the region’s top vineyards; wines that would stand
shoulder to shoulder with the world’s best. Hear the fascinating
story at this event and taste five of Long Shadows’ wines. It is
also an opportunity to taste high-end wines that have consistently rated over 90 points.
The cost for this event is $15 per person. Guests of members,
on a wait-list basis only, will be $19 per person. Make a separate
check for guests, and include their name(s).
Attendees should bring five glasses per person to the tasting.
In addition, couples should bring an appetizer for eight people
and singles should bring an appetizer for six people to complement the variety of wines.
Since members are known for their outstanding appetizers, it
is helpful to label appetizers for those interested in exchanging
recipes. Also, there are some who may have allergic concerns
regarding shellfish, etc. and labeling of the dishes would be appreciated.
To reserve a place for the tasting, make a check for $15 per
person, payable to the Bacchus Society. Guests, by separate
check on wait-list basis, are $19 per person. Mail or deliver to
Joyce Capece, 2101 Golden Rain Road No. 7, Entry 14.
Since many of the Bacchus Society events have been sold out,
members are urged to get their reservations in quickly. No entries will be accepted at the door without prior paid reservations.
A reservation is confirmed only after the check is received and
space is still available.
Deadline for reservations is Wednesday, Sept. 5. There will
be no refunds after that date.
Here are some suggestions for what type of appetizers/foods
go with a good wine tasting: For white wines, seafood dishes as
well as meats such as veal, pork, prosciutto, and chicken. Excessively sweet or fatty dishes are not a good match for something
like a Sauvignon Blanc, which works best with delicate flavors.
Cheeses to match are feta, brie, smoked cheeses, Port Salut
and goat cheese.
For red wines, tuna, swordfish and salmon work well as does
beef, pork, duck and lamb. Vegetables such as eggplant, truffles,
wild mushrooms, zucchini, onions, tomato, potatoes, fennel,
spinach, shallots, roasted peppers complement red wines nicely.
Cheeses for many reds are Camembert, Parmigiano, cheddar, gruyere, smoked gouda, gorgonzola, goat, roquefort, and
smoked cheeses.
What is not appropriate for any wine tasting: Unexciting cold
cuts, sliced cheeses, egg dishes including deviled eggs, sandwich wraps, or any type food that will overpower the wine. Also
no desserts, cookies or sweets.
Rossmoor residents, especially newcomers, with an interest
in wine, food and good company are invited to join the group.
For information, call 938-9635.
Since the enjoyment of wine is enhanced by its bouquet, attendees are asked to refrain from using perfumes, colognes,
aftershave lotions or anything that might interfere with the enjoyment of the wines.
The Rossmoor International Club (RIC) will
offer a presentation of Appalachian clog dancing by Clogging Express on Saturday, Sept. 8, at
Del Valle Clubhouse.
Clogging Express is a group out of San Leandro that has been entertaining Bay Area audiences with this typically American dance form
since 1998.
This event will start with the opening of the
full bar at 5 p.m., with dinner at 6 and the entertainment program at 7.
Since this international event is focused on
the United States, the dinner, catered by Simple Elegance, will have a true all-American
flavor. The evening will start with passed hors
d’oeuvres of chicken, bacon and spinach-stuffed
mushrooms, teriyaki meatballs, and a spinach
dip on bread rounds.
Next follows a Caesar salad with croutons
and Romano cheese. The entrée is a choice of
marinated, grilled tri-tip beef with Bordelaise
sauce, chicken piccata with lemon, butter and
caper sauce, or a veggie bell pepper stuffed with
Italian-American Club sets fall dinner
The Italian-American Club will celebrate
fall with a dinner dance on Friday, Sept. 14,
at Del Valle Clubhouse. The hosted bar will
be open from 5:15 to 6 p.m. Dinner, catered
by Il Pavone, will be served at 6:30.
The menu includes antipasto, garden salad, bow-tie pasta with homemade meatballs,
rotisserie chicken, assorted fresh vegetables
and dessert. Red and white wine as well as
decaffeinated coffee and tea are also included.
The evening will feature the Manny Guiterrez band. Host and hostess for the evening will be John and Pat Hyde. Men’s attire
is coat and tie and women’s is dressy.
The cost is $27 for members and $30 for
guests. Send reservation checks to Yolanda
Jubina at 1200 Rockledge Lane No. 3. Those
who want to sit together must send checks
and names in the same envelope.
Deadline for reservations is Friday, Sept.
7, at 5 p.m. Reservations and cancellations
will not be accepted afterward.
Those unable to attend after the deadline can make arrangements by noon on the
day of the event with Pat Hines at 944-1246
to pick up their dinner at 7:30. No pickup
dinners will be available without a reservation.
Name tags will be on each dinner and diners will bring their dinner to the table they
were originally assigned. Those unable to
pick up their dinner should make arrangements for someone to bring it to them. For
safety reasons, attendees are not allowed to
go into the kitchen.
Membership in the Italian-American Club
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.
Membership forms may be obtained from
Sam and Anne Barnes, 1726 Stanley Dollar
Drive No. 1A or by calling 954-8878. Membership applications will be reviewed by the
board.
Annual dues are $15 per person.
Nifty People’s dinner will be at Dollar
The Nifty People Supper Club will hold a dinner
on Friday, Sept. 14, at Dollar Clubhouse. Cocktail hour
will begin at 6 p.m. with dinner at 7.
Dinner is catered by Ruggies
Second Tuesday Lunch
Group gathers at Dollar
The first Second Tuesday Luncheon Group luncheon for
this year will be held Sept. 11 at Dollar Clubhouse and will
feature Hamilton’s ham menu. Libations and social hour begin at 11:30 a.m. Luncheon will be served at noon.
The Second Tuesday Luncheon Group meets every second
Tuesday of the month September through June. It is a continuation of the Gourmet Lunch Group of the Rossmoor Federated Women’s Club. All Rossmoor women are invited to join
for friendship, fellowship and good food.
Chairwomen for this event are Gloria Leavenworth, Sara
Jane Smith and Sue Stevens. The cost of $15 includes wine
and sparkling cider.
For reservations, call Gloria Leavenworth at 939-0875.
Once a reservation is made, the meal is ordered, so the reservation must be paid.
Annual dues of $5 are due at this luncheon.
ratatouille and couscous.
The entrees are accompanied by scalloped
potatoes, grilled vegetables and assorted rolls
and butter, plus decaf coffee and tea. Dessert
will be cherry cobbler with whipped cream.
The cost of the evening, including full open
bar, dinner and entertainment is $27 for members and $30 for guests. Reservations may
be made by sending a check to Reservations
Chairwoman Aster Yamagata, 2169 Ptarmigan Drive No. 1, or they may be placed in an
envelope marked “reservations” in the International Club box in the lobby of Gateway
Clubhouse.
Indicate the choice of entrée on the check.
Deadline for the receipt of reservations is
Tuesday, Sept. 4.
Nonmembers are encouraged to join the club
and come to the party at the members’ price of
$27. Application forms may be found in the International Club mailbox in the Gateway lobby.
For information, call Club President Gus
Dorough at 937-1412.
and will consist of roasted ham
with apricot-pineapple glaze,
rice pilaf and mixed green salad with ranch dressing. Dessert
will be apple cobbler.
The cost of dinner is
$14.50 for members and
$16.50 for guests.
Reservations must be made
by Wednesday, Sept. 12. Mail
to Nancy Mills at 1516 Golden
Rain Road No. 2.
For information, call her at
938-4380.
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Breakfast: 7:30am-10:30am
Lunch: 11:00am-3:00 pm
Happy Hour: 3:00pm-5:00 pm
Dinner: 4:30pm-Closing (8:30pm)
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Drama Association elects new board
Railroad Club to barbecue
The Rossmoor Railroad Club has no meeting in August. The
12th annual fall barbecue is on Thursday, Sept. 6, on the Dollar
Clubhouse patio. Social time with soft drinks and nibbles begins
at noon. Lunch with a glass of wine will be served at 12:30 p.m.
The lunch, catered by Hamilton, includes barbecued spare ribs
and chicken, baked beans, three salads and for dessert, pie a la
mode. There will also be games, quizzes, gifts and prizes.
The club will help pay for the meal. The cost is $10 per person
for members and $20 for guests. Club membership is $10 a year.
To join, call Ralf Parton at 256-7078.
Reservation checks may be left in the club’s mailbox at Gateway. The deadline is Thursday, Aug. 23. On the envelope, note
the member’s name and the event.
Piedmont Alumni to barbecue
Current and new board members of the Drama Association of Rossmoor are, seated from left,
Lorrie McCurdy, Pat Hyde, Jean Georgakopoulos, Alan Cunningham, Jo Harberson and Jean
Wilcox, and standing, Mary Lembke, Carol Hill, Mary Harvey and Darci Davison.
The Piedmont High Alumni committee is rounding up a posse for
a western barbecue on Wednesday, Aug. 29, at Dollar Clubhouse.
Members are invited to come at 5:30 p.m. for a cold one. The dinner bell will ring at 6:30 for a barbecue dinner provided by Hamilton
Catering. Entertainment for the evening will be western songs by
William Florian. Guests are welcome.
The deadline for reservations is Sunday, Aug. 19. Send checks for
$24, payable to PHS, to Marilyn Evans, 1901 Skycrest Drive No. 2.
For information, call Betty Hagstrom at 934-7250.
Golden State Club will hold its
annual Admission Day barbecue
The Golden State Club’s annual Admission
Day barbecue will be held on Thursday, Sept.
13, in the Sierra Room at Del Valle Clubhouse.
The hosted bar will open at 5 p.m. and dinner
is at 5:45.
Catered by Hamilton, the dinner includes
baby back pork ribs, grilled chicken breasts,
tossed green salad, potato salad, fruit salad,
marinated tomato slices with fresh basil, baked
beans, rolls, tea and coffee. There will be apple
pie a la mode for dessert.
Entertainment will be by the Frisky Frolics
performing Tin Pan Alley and familiar standards.
The cost is $24 for members and $27 for
guests. Guests are welcome when accompanied
by a member. The reservation deadline is Fri-
day, Aug. 31.
Reservation checks, payable to the Golden
State Club, may be mailed to Carol Doyle at
3462 Rossmoor Parkway, No. 2 or left in the
club’s mailbox at Gateway. Those who want
to sit together at a table of eight must send all
checks in one envelope.
Janyce Gerber is the event chairwoman and
Esther Williams is in charge of decorations.
Anyone born in California is eligible to join
the club. Call Sandie Hawkins at 788-9124 for
an application. Dues are $10 per person per
calendar year. Dues checks, payable to the
Golden State Club, may be placed in the club
mailbox.
For information about the barbecue, call
Doyle at 944-0449.
Sunday Salon members on an escape to the Sonoma wine country are, from left, Bonnie Upp, Marilyn Mason and Allison Howells.
Sunday Salon members
30s/40s/50s Club women to lunch at Bridges enjoy Thursday happy hours
The Ladies Who Lunch
group of 30s/40s/50s Club will
meet for lunch on Wednesday,
Aug. 29, at Bridges Restaurant
in Danville.
The restaurant, at 44 Church
Street, features fresh California favorites, served in a relaxing patio setting. All 30s/40s/
50s Club women are invited to
attend.
The group will meet at the
FRIDAY LUNCH
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R O S S M O O R
Menu for Aug. 31
Call 988-7703 for a reservation
Friday Lunch is served at a suggested
donation of $2. Deli bags are provided for
an additional suggested donation of $2. You
must attend Friday Lunch to get your deli
bag. Deli bags must be ordered in advance.
Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. at Hillside.
Reserve a space for Friday Lunch in person
right after lunch for the following week, or call 988-7703 no
later than Wednesday by noon. To cancel a reservation, call
988-7703. Please leave name and phone number when cancelling. If you are unable to make lunch, cancel your reservation
so another resident can take your place.
The menu:
A colossal hot dog with cheese; Boston baked beans; potato wedges; and strawberry gelatin.
Options:
Hamburger plate or chef’s salad.
Please specify the entree of your choice; otherwise, you will
receive the menu item for that day.
Deli bag:
The deli bag for Aug. 31 features a roast beef sandwich, potato salad, watermelon and pineapple juice.
far corner of Gateway parking
lot at 11:30 a.m. to form car
pools to the restaurant.
Participants are asked to
call Jan Widdel at 944-0812
no later than Monday, Aug.
27. Call Joann Tracy at 9547801 with last minute cancellations.
30s/40s/50s Couples Club
is a married couples group for
people born in the decades of
the 1930s, 1940s or 1950s. It is
a social group, whose purpose
is for members to meet others
in the same age group with
similar interests.
For information about other
activities or to join the club,
contact Membership Chairwoman Janie King at 9320727.
Poker played
at Dollar
Interest in poker has increased in Rossmoor. The coed poker group invites new
players interested in an evening
of fun at low-stakes poker.
On Tuesdays, there is Omaha high-low. Games are from 6
to 9 p.m. at Dollar Clubhouse.
For information, call Chuck
Sainer at 287-9348.
Other activities also offered
Each Thursday, Sunday Salon members gather at a designated
restaurant for a YIT (Yea, It’s Thursday) happy hour, beginning at
4:45 p.m. This is a popular way for friends, old and new, to meet for
wine, cocktails, food and conversation.
Nonmembers are welcome. This is an enjoyable way to meet
Sunday Salon members, ask questions and experience this unique
Rossmoor singles organization.
The Aug. 23 YIT will be held at The Door in Walnut Creek and
on Aug. 30 at Scott’s restaurant in Walnut Creek.
Sunday Salon is an active and dynamic social organization in
Rossmoor for single men and women who enjoy a variety of activities. The events include sampling cuisines at local restaurants and at
small dinner groups at members’ homes. There are also art, music,
movie and local theater events.
Membership is comprised of equal numbers of men and women.
Six times a year, Sunday Salon hosts a catered dinner at Dollar
Clubhouse. Themes for the events run from a casual barbecue and an
occasional game night to a semi-formal gala during the holidays.
Alternating with the Dollar Clubhouse events, the Sunday Salon
dinner group enjoys exceptional cuisine complemented by fine wine,
fun and friendships. These are held at the homes of selected members
who are the hosts for the evening; other members are the cooks.
There are usually three private homes selected with six to eight attendees at each. The host and cook select the menu and assign menu
items that attendees contribute to the dinner. A theme is sometimes
chosen around which the menu is planned.
The goal is to have an enjoyable evening as a result of the participative efforts of everyone. All Dinner Club events are coordinated by
the Dinner Club Committee, chaired by Rose Rodrigues.
Once a month, members meet for a night out at a local restaurant.
The restaurant selected for September is La Finestra in Lafayette.
This event is open to nonmembers who are interested in joining
Sunday Salon, as space permits. Call Jim Woollett for information
at 287-0468.
For information about Sunday Salon, call Allison Howells at 2568771.
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Ceramic Arts Club calendar is full for upcoming month
Show and
tell is
Aug. 31
This month’s Ceramic
Arts Club (CAC) informal
show-and-tell meeting is on
Friday, Aug. 31, from 11:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. All members
are welcome to bring one or
two pieces of their recent
work to show and discuss
with the group. This is an
opportunity for members to
view, discuss, and possibly
learn different techniques
through sharing of member
expertise and experimentation.
It is suggested that participants bring their own
brown-bag lunch. It is not
necessary to sign up for
the show and tell. Contact:
Anne Shulenberger at 9541429.
New classes scheduled
The club’s education
committee has finalized
its schedule of upcoming
classes and demonstrations in support of members’ continuing education
and inspiration for the new
year. Information on all
classes and demonstrations
is posted on the studio calendar and appears in the
news a month prior to the
event. All classes are open
to members only.
Enjoying the wheel-throwing class in the Ceramics Studio earlier this year are, from left, Nonette
Swedberg, instructor Bruno Kark, Pauline Hanley, Carol Regimbal and Laurie Pick.
Wheel-throwing class
The first class for the new
fiscal year will be a wheelthrowing class taught by
Bruno Kark, supporting both
new and experienced potters.
Classes are scheduled for Fridays, Sept. 7, 14, 21 and 28.
Beginning class is held from 9
a.m. to noon and the intermediate/advanced class from 1 to
4 p.m. each Friday.
Kark is well known for his
command of form and gesture
and last taught wheel classes for
the club in May. This is an opportunity for intermediate/ad-
vanced potters to enhance their
skills and interested new members to get started on the wheel.
Each class series is $40
(nonrefundable) for four Fridays. Payment must be made
by check payable to CAC. Signup sheets and check drop are in
the studio by the kitchen.
Classes are open to CAC
members only. Visit Kark’s
site at http://brunokark.com.
Contact: Nonette Swedberg on
510-520-9660.
Hand-building class
There will be a two-day
hand-building class in late
September taught by Cheryl
Woolf, another favorite returning instructor/artist. Woolf’s
class will be two Mondays,
Sept. 17 and 24, from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. each day. Cost is
$25 (nonrefundable). Payment
must be made by check payable to CAC. Sign-up sheets
and check drop are in the studio by the kitchen.
Glazing workshops
Those who have been
through orientation but could
still benefit from additional
guidance on glazing or glaze
techniques may take advan-
tage of additional glazing
workshops also planned
for the fall. CAC arranges
these workshops to support
new members. Watch for
updates on these much-requested workshops.
September
general meeting and
ice cream social
Tuesday, September 11 is
the first regular general meeting for the new fiscal year
2012-13 and will be held at
1 p.m. in the Ceramics Studio and will be followed by
the club’s annual ice cream
social. All members are encouraged to attend.
New rosters will be available at the general meeting,
which is also an opportunity
to meet new members and
generate creative discussion
about potential projects for
the Fall Bazaar sales.
Members are reminded
to check the events calendar
for information regarding
all upcoming club activity.
The events calendar is posted in the studio on the right
side of the computer cabinet
next to the chalkboard. All
club monthly activity dates
and times are posted accordingly. Events can also
be seen in the News.
People are always welcome
at the studio either to browse
the wares for sale or explore
the possibilities of membership while viewing artists and
potters at work. Contact Deb
Van Laak at 934-2842.
Western-themed barbecue Schmooze set for Boomers Forever
Set for Sportsmen’s Park at Hillside, Sept. 12
A western-themed barbecue
Schmooze is planned for the
Boomers Forever on Wednesday, Sept. 12, at Sportsmen’s
Park, starting at 6 p.m. All
Boomers Forever members
and their friends are invited
to attend.
Bring something to grill, a
side dish to share and something to drink. The club will
be prepping the grills and providing the paper goods. Bring
grilling tools if possible.
Country music will provide
the backdrop for the evening
and the floor will be cleared
for line dancing. Wear western gear to get into the spirit
of the evening. The hosts
for this event are Mary Ann
Shields and Dave Leichter.
The club will hold a
Smokin’ Motown dance bash
on Saturday, Sept. 22, in the
Fireside Room at Gateway.
The potluck event will start
at 7 p.m. and the DJ will play
favorite hits from Motor City
artists such as the Temptations, Smokey Robinson,
Martha and the Vandellas,
and more. More information
will follow in the next edition
of the News.
The club has additional
events planned for the rest of
the year: Halloween dance
bash (Saturday, Oct. 27), Karaoke Schmooze (Wednesday, Nov. 28), Winter Solstice
dance and dinner (Friday, Dec.
7), and a Festivus Schmooze
(Wednesday, Dec. 19). More
information on these events
will be emailed to members,
posted on the club chat board,
and published in the News.
Each Wednesday at 6:30
p.m. the club hosts a Schmooze.
This casual get-together is almost always held in the Redwood Room at Gateway or,
in good weather, outdoors on
the plaza in front of Peacock
Hall. All boomer-age residents (born in the ’40s, ’50s,
’60s) and their boomer friends
are welcome to attend.
Everyone is asked to bring
a beverage and/or snack to
share as well as their own
glass. Newcomers are especially invited and their nametags will have a red dot so
everyone can welcome them.
Attendance at Schmoozes is
free, though most join the
club after attending once or
twice.
The Boomers Forever club
has a chat board where boomers can post and read information about a wide variety
of informal get-togethers, announcements of local events,
or requests for referrals, etc.
The club also has a database
of repair persons and service
people that members have
used and recommend to others.
And, there is a photo section
where members can post their
pictures from club events.
Access to the club chat board
is free and open to all boomer-age residents and friends.
Recent postings, for example,
have included an invitation to
picnic before a Rossmoor concert, announcement of a free
Motown concert in Concord,
Boomers book salon, attorney
referral, etc.
To subscribe to the chat
board, which is the main
communication method used
to announce both official
and casual events as well
as items of interest, send
an email to: ribbit94595subscribe@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. They may be paid
at any Wednesday Schmooze
or Boomer event, or by picking up an application from the
Boomer “buckaroo” gearing up for the western barbecue
Schmooze are, from left, co-host Dave Leichter, Dave Peters,
Doug Fountain and Ardean Lehnus (in front).
club mailbox at Gateway and
sending a check with the completed application to Boomers
Forever, 1001 Golden Rain
Road, or by dropping it in the
club mailbox. Members get
discounts for most paid club
events.
Pat Ranagan, 415-548-0608.
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Red Hat
luncheon set
for Sept. 8
The Red Hat luncheon
will be on Saturday, Sept. 8,
at 11:30 a.m. in the Fireside
Room at Gateway Clubhouse.
Two menu choices are
available at every luncheon.
September’s luncheon choices
are pork and mandarin orange
salad or turkey-apple cheese
melt with lemon pineapple upside-down cake for dessert.
The cost is $14 ($16 for
guests). Make checks payable
to Rossmoor Red Hatters, include the entrée of choice and
mail to Joan Lockhart, 2001
Pine Knoll Drive No. 1 (9390206) or place in the Red Hat
mailbox at Gateway. Checks
must be in by Friday Aug. 31.
The Hat Lady will be presenting her hats. Five volunteers will be modeling some
of the hats and all hats will be
for sale.
Any Rossmoor woman
willing to wear a red hat is
welcome to join the Red Hat
group. Dues are $15 yearly.
Mail a check to Joyce Towner,
2140 Cactus Court No. 3 or
leave it in the box at Gateway.
New members will be contacted by Queen Ruth Koehler
(930-9635).
Red Hatters are asked to
call Koehler if they know
of a member who is ill or in
need. Information about the
Rossmoor Red Hatters can be
found on the website, www.
rossmoorredhatters.net, with
information provided by the
“wizardess of the web,” Liz
Sloan.
Upcoming events
When signing up for events,
write the name of the event or
luncheon/entrée on the front
of the envelope before putting
it in the box. To cancel from an
event, notify the club’s event
coordinator, Nancy Sealy,
933-3480.
Lunch at Tachi’s Complete
Japanese Cuisine at 1100 Concord Avenue will be held Tuesday, Sept. 25. The group will
leave Gateway at 11:30 a.m.
Bring cash.
October is anniversary
month. The luncheon will be
on Saturday, Oct. 13. Menu
choices are stuffed pork loin
or shrimp snow peas and bok
choy with a special anniversary cake for dessert. The Talented Sisters will be featured.
Members who have a unique
collection, or who make quilts
or anything else that might
interest other Red Hat members may call Pat Best at 9441344.
ROSSMOOR
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a day: 988-7878.
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 Aug. 23 through 29
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 and orchestral performances, as well as classic film and archival documentaries.
■ FITNESS Fun. Exercise. 30 minutes. This program is
scheduled every day at 9 a.m. The program changes daily to
vary the exercises.
■ Intermediate PILATES. Exercise. 30 minutes.
Bob Huff, a fitness instructor for over 16 years, presents this
Pilates class. Huff is a certified medical exercise specialist, person trainer, athletic trainer, Pilates certified, a post-rehab conditioning specialist and senior fitness conditioning specialist.
■ CIRCUIT Training. Exercise. 30 minutes.
Dino Giannakis, a certified personal trainer, provides beginner
techniques to aerobics, using light weights and chair exercises.
He is also certified in Muscle Activation Techniques JumpStart.
■ HATSHEPSUT: The Queen who would be King. Lecture. Two hours, 20 minutes. Jehon Grist, Ph.D., offers a
condensed version of his two-day lecture. This presentation
offers an in-depth view of the life and reign of Hatshepsut, the
mysterious queen who claimed the throne of Egypt nearly 500
years ago. She was the fourth female pharaoh in Egyptian history. Grist is the executive director of Lehrhaus Judaica, and
has conducted many field research projects into the Valley of
the Queens in southern Egypt. He has been published in archaeological journals.
■ Your FEET Should Not Hurt! Health. One hour.
Nisha S. Patel, DPM, focuses on foot and ankle pathologies
Thu
8-23
6 a.m.
6:30 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
9 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
Noon
12:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
2 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
8 p.m.
8:30 p.m.
9 p.m.
and their treatment options. Questions about diseases of the foot
and how to keep feet healthy and happy will be answered.
■ FIRE Safety. Information. One hour, 35 minutes.
Sponsored by Securitas, Fire Safety Officer Basim Abu-Hamid
draws on his many years of service as a paramedic, firefighter,
police officer and trainer in disaster preparedness to present this
program. Abu-Hamid offers tips on what to do if trapped in an
enclosed area that is on fire or filled with smoke and also relays
information, not often shared, about fire safety that will help
prevent tragedy from occurring.
■ NEVER 2 Late. Jazz music. One hour.
This five-piece band includes Sholom Groesberg, Mike Williams, Michael David Ramos and Marc Levine, guitar, Mary
NcNeill, vocals and Pat Kriletich, drums. This inspiring multigenerational group plays a toe-tapping repertoire spanning the
eras from the ’30s to the ’60s.
■ The SADDLE Cats. Country music. 55 minutes.
Performing at Fun Day, this western-swing pocket orchestra,
consisting of guitarist Bobby Black, fiddler and vocalist Richard Chon, guitarist Gordon Clegg and bassist Bing Nathan,
enlivens 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.
■ “PACKING for Mars.” Book discussion. 45 minutes.
Mary Roach has crafted her own quirky niche in the somewhat
staid world of science writing, showing no fear (or shame) in the
face of cadavers and ectoplasm. In this book she inquisitively
tackles the strange science of space travel, and the psychology,
technology and politics that go into sending a crew into orbit.
■ GEISHA: Beyond the Painted Smile. Lecture. 35 minutes.
Arnie Wasserman, (1924-2008) was a Rossmoor resident and
was a docent of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. He
presented this slide show of the extensive history of the Geisha
including training in the arts, dress, their role in society and
how their role evolved over time.
= Screened boxes indicate that programming continues into next half-hour time slot. When
program ends, Post-It is broadcast. Reference programs below by titles in capital letters above.
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
8-24
8-25
8-26
8-27
8-28
8-29
POST IT!
POST IT!
POST IT!
POST IT!
POST IT!
POST IT!
POST IT!
NEVER
FEET
FIRE
GEISHA
FIRE
GEISHA
SADDLE
CIRCUIT
SADDLE
PILATES
FEET
FITNESS
PILATES
FIRE
FITNESS
CIRCUIT
HATSHEPSUT
HATSHEPSUT
NEVER
FITNESS
PILATES
GEISHA
FITNESS
CIRCUIT
NEVER
FITNESS
PILATES
PACKING
FITNESS
CIRCUIT
SADDLE
FITNESS
PILATES
FEET
FEET
SADDLE
CIRCUIT
FIRE
HATSHEPSUT
FIRE
PILATES
FEET
HATSHEPSUT
GEISHA
PACKING
FIRE
FEET
GEISHA
NEVER
PACKING
PILATES
SADDLE
GEISHA
NEVER
HATSHEPSUT
FIRE
NEVER
SADDLE
CIRCUIT
FEET
GEISHA
PACKING
NEVER
PACKING
SADDLE
GEISHA
SADDLE
FEET
HATSHEPSUT
FIRE
PACKING
PILATES
CIRCUIT
FIRE
GEISHA
CLASSIC
CLASSIC
HATSHEPSUT
PACKING
NEVER
NEVER
FEET
SADDLE
CLASSIC
CLASSIC
CLASSIC
CIRCUIT
CLASSIC
CLASSIC
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Flo Hendry photo judged best in show in Camera Club competition
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
either in the digital format for
judging under the heading of
pictorial. Also, members who
enjoy competing in the print
medium present their work under the heading of color prints
and monochrome prints.
Competing in any of these
categories allows the photographer editing latitude. The photographer may choose to enter
images for competition almost
as they come out of the camera, or, may opt to manipulate
and change the image in unusual ways.
The photographic results
in these categories can range
from “what you see is what you
get” classic to highly imaginative and creative. 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 are selected by the judge to be winning
entries.
The beginning photographer
first 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, is hired to critique the
entries as they are either projected on a screen or, in the
case of prints, viewed in a light
box.
All members are encouraged to participate. Entries
are anonymous, so the judge’s
comments do not result in any
embarrassment to the photographer. The comments do provide useful tips on improving
skills.
For members and nonmembers, competition nights are a
wonderful venue for learning
more about the art form that is
photography.
August’s judge for the pictorial and print categories was
Hugh Grey, a longtime resident
of Rossmoor and a longtime
member of the Camera Club.
He has taught beginning
photography to high school
students and adults. He has
degrees in biological sciences
and conservation, using his
photographic skills in both
those fields.
Winning entries are:
Color prints
Advanced: first place, Selden
Parmelee for “Chasing Windmills”; second, Steve Goodall,
“I Only Have Eyes for You”;
and third, Goodall, “Quintessa
Winery”
Masters: first place, Sean
McDonough, “Brick and
Moss”; second, Ojars Kratins,
“The Passage”; and third, McDonough, “Silky Shore”
Monochrome prints
Basic: first place, Flo Hendry for “Walking the Dusty
“Eye See You” by Flo Hendry
“Want to Party” by Selden Parmelee
“Nissan for Sale” by Selden Parmelee
“Brick and Moss” by Sean McDonough
“Chasing Windmills” by Selden Parmelee
Trail” and second, Hendry,
“Steel Belted Wheel”
Advanced: first place, Parmelee for “Nissan for Sale”
and second, Parmelee, “A Little Grape”
Masters: first place, Tim
Christoffersen for “Trees and
a Little Dogwood”; second,
Christoffersen, “Stone, Sand”;
and third, Kratins, “Dragon’s
Jaw”
Pictorial projected
Basic: first place and best
Continued on back page
“Closed and Shuttered” by
Hetta Malone
“Retired Pals”
by Flo Hendry
“Amazing Grace” by Sally
Hayes
Residents can get information from the Rossmoor website: www.rossmoor.com.
Pastel artist and oil painter
to give demonstration to RAA
Warren Dreher, pastel artist and oil painter, will be the
Rossmoor Art Association (RAA) artist demonstrator for the
Wednesday, Sept. 5, general meeting from 1 to 3 p.m. in Art
Studio I at Gateway.
Dreher was the judge for the most recent exhibition at
Creekside. Initially, he was a sculpture major but has been
working in pastel and oil for some time. His subject matter varies, but his handling of architectural shapes with sunlight and
shadows on white walls demand closer observation.
Influences of Elmer Bischoff, Richard Diebenkorn, Sheldon
Gile and the rest of the “Society of Six” played a part in the
work he has produced. His website of www.warrendreher.com
shows his work.
For information, call Program Chairwoman Shirla Klenk at
945-0802.
Art work by artist Warren Dreher, who will teach a class sponsored by the Rossmoor Art Association
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T
he following calendar information is provided to the News by Room Reservations at the Recreation Department. Residents or groups who would like to make changes
to the listing should contact Room Reservations at 988-7780 or 988-7781.
2012 SUMMER POOL HOURS
• 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. Note: The Masters Swim Program takes
place at Hillside Mondays and Thursdays from 9 to 10 a.m., so the pool is not open to
other swimmers during that interval.
• Family swim is at Hillside pool on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 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 Tuesday.
• 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
TABLE TENNIS PLAY
Table tennis play has been moved to the Sierra Room at Del Valle during construction
of the new facility and no play times are listed in the calendar below. Play time varies
during the week, but there is no play on Tuesdays and Sundays. Check the schedule
in the hallway by the elevator at Del Valle.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 23
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:30 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.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
noon
noon
noon
noon
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.
1:15 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
2 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
5 p.m.
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
EVENT .............................LOCATION ..........................ORGANIZATION
Pool Open ........................Pool, D, H ............................................Rec. Dept.
Strength Circuit ..................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Pilates Mat Int/Adv ..............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Luk Tung Kuen Exercise ........Diablo Rm., H .............................. Luk Tung Kuen
Stretch/Strength .................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Low Impact Dance...............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Open Draw ........................Lawn Bowling Greens, H .......Lawn Bowling Club
Masters Swim ....................Pool, H ................................................Rec. Dept.
Open Tennis ......................Buckeye Grove Tennis Courts ............Tennis Club
Open Workshop ..................Art Studio & Back Rm., G ............ Art Association
T’ai Chi ............................Shasta Rm., DV ...........Chinese-American Assoc.
Watercolor ........................Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
Zumba .............................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Qi Gong ...........................Shasta Rm., DV ...........Chinese-American Assoc.
Kid Swim .........................Pool, H ................................................Rec. Dept.
Light Stretch .....................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Mat Science ......................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Beg. Osteo/Balance Rehab. ...Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Fun Day ...........................Sierra Rm., DV ....................................Rec. Dept.
Italian Conversation ............MPR 3, G ................................ Ital. Convs. Group
Library Open .....................Library, G...............................Library Association
MEBA ..............................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Piano by Serena .................Redwood Rm., G .................................Rec. Dept.
Bingo ..............................Sierra Rm., DV ....................................Rec. Dept.
Int. Osteo/Balance Rehab. .....Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Movie..............................Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
Pool Open ........................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Water Colors .....................Art Studio & Back Rm., G ............ Art Association
Writers Group ....................MPR 1, 2, G ...................................Writers Group
Bridge .............................Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Parkinson’s Group ...............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Tap Rehearsal....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Inter. Tap ..........................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Line Dance .......................Diablo Rm., H ............................ Line Dance Club
Meeting ...........................Fireside Rm., G ...................................Democrats
Moving to Music .................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
QiGong/T’ai Chi ..................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Aquacise ..........................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Picnic..............................Picnic Area 1-3, D ...................................Wet Set
Strength Yoga ....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Circuit Training ..................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Duplicate Bridge .................Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Gentle Yoga ......................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Open Discussion .................Garden Rm., D.................................... AA/Alanon
FRIDAY, AUGUST 24
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
Group Cycle ......................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Pool Open ........................Pool, D, DV, H......................................Rec. Dept.
Abs/Back ..........................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Luk Tung Kuen ...................Las Trampas Rm., H .................... Luk Tung Kuen
Rhythmrobics ....................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
9:45 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10:05 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
11:30 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.
1:45 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
8 p.m.
9 p.m.
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.
Farmers Market ..................Parking Lot, G .....................................Rec. Dept.
Keeping Fit Club .................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Rossmoor Quilters ..............Sewing Rm., G .........................Sewing Arts Club
Harmonica Practice .............MPR 3, G ....................................Harmonica Club
Flexible Yoga ....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Meeting ...........................Las Trampas Rm., H ...........Peripheral Neurpathy
Water Exercise ...................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Muscle Movers ..................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Cribbage ..........................MPR 2, G .....................................Men’s Cribbage
Hanna Somatics .................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Line Dance .......................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Joint Efforts ......................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Friday Lunch .....................Diablo Rm., H ......................................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
Life Drawing .....................Art Studio & Back Rm., G ............ Art Association
Int. Folk Dancing ................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Beg. Ballroom Dance ...........Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Singalong with Bob Sequeira ..Redwood Rm., G .................................Rec. Dept.
Int. Ballroom Dance.............Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Specialty Clinic ..................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Partnership Bridge ..............Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Services...........................Vista Rm., H ...................................... B’nai Israel
SATURDAY, AUGUST 25
TIME
6 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
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
Ballroom with Style .............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Stamp Club meeting ............MPR 3, G .......................................Philatelic Club
Chess Play ........................Chess Rm., D .................................... Chess Club
Dominoes .........................MPR 2, G ........................................ Domino Club
Jam Session .....................Las Trampas Rm., H ...................Music Jammers
Cardio Mix ........................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Power and Balance..............Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Ballroom with Style .............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Saturday Play ....................Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
SUNDAY, AUGUST 26
TIME
6 a.m.
10 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
noon
1 p.m.
2 p.m.
3 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Religious Service ...............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
Adv. Round Dance ...............Shasta Rm., DV ..................... Square Dance Club
Beg. Round Dance ..............Shasta Rm., DV ..................... Square Dance Club
Int. Round Dance ................Shasta Rm., DV ..................... Square Dance Club
Concerts in the Park ............Picnic Area 1-8, D ...............................Rec. Dept.
4th Sunday Dancers .............Sierra Rm., DV .......................... Sunday Dancers
MONDAY, AUGUST 27
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 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.
noon
noon
12:15 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
2 p.m.
3 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
5 p.m.
6 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Functional Conditioning ........Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Men’s Exercise Class ...........MPR 1,2, G ........................Men’s Exercise Group
Trails Club Walk .................Court of Flags, G ................................ Trails Club
Discussion ........................MPR 2, G ..........................................Great Books
Osteo Assessment ...............Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Beginning Tap ....................Shasta Rm., DV ..................... Happy Hoofers Tap
Piano with Joyce ................Redwood Rm., G .................................Rec. Dept.
Bal-A-Vis-X .......................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Musical Monday .................Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
Weight Watchers ................Meeting Rm. #1, C ................... Weight Watchers
Flexible Yoga ....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Round Dance .....................Las Trampas Rm., H .............. Square Dance Club
Dominoes .........................Oak Rm. A, G .................................. Domino Club
AA Meeting .......................Vista Rm., H ...................................... Counseling
Musical Monday .................Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
Square Dance ....................Las Trampas Rm., H .............. Square Dance Club
Wellness Group ..................Delta Rm. A, B, DV ..................... Wellness Group
TUESDAY, AUGUST 28
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:30 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.
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
noon
12:15 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
12:45 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
2 p.m.
2 p.m.
2 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
5 p.m.
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Pool Open ........................Pool, D, DV ..........................................Rec. Dept.
Pinochle Play ....................MPR 2, G .......................... Men/Women Pinochle
Women’s Cribbage ..............Garden Rm., D....................... Women’s Cribbage
Water Color A.M. ................Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
Women’s 4-Part Harmony ......MPR 1, G ............................. Acalanes/Rec. Dept.
Beg. Tai Chi Chih ................Diablo Rm., H .......................... T’ai Chi Chih Club
Ballet Club ........................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Cont. Tai Chi Chih ...............Diablo Rm., H .......................... T’ai Chi Chih Club
Gait/Balance .....................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Piano by Gloria ..................Redwood Rm., G .................................Rec. Dept.
MEBA ..............................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Beginning Line Dance ..........Diablo Rm., H ............................ Line Dance Club
Acrylic Oil Painting..............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
Discussion ........................Garden Rm., D........................... Philosophy Club
Inter. Tap ..........................Shasta Rm., DV ............................... Hot Flashers
Square Dance Party .............Meeting Rm 3, C ................... Square Dance Club
Social Dance .....................Diablo Rm., H ......................... Social Dance Club
Stretch Yoga ......................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Tues. Night Partnership ........Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Golf Fitness ......................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Supervised Bridge ...............MPR 1,2, G ........................................Bridge Club
8:45 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 a.m.
10:05 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
12:15 p.m.
12:15 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
2 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
4:45 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Pool Open ........................Pool, DV, H ..........................................Rec. Dept.
Men’s Exercise Class ...........MPR 1, 2, G .......................Men’s Exercise Group
Trails Club Hike ..................MPR 3, G ............................................ Trails Club
Drawing & Painting .............Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
Knitters Group ...................Sewing Rm., G .........................Sewing Arts Club
Hoarders/Clutterers .............Chess Rm., D .................................... Counseling
Gentle Yoga ......................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Rotary Luncheon ................Sportsmen’s Park ............................. Rotary Club
Guitar by Jim .....................Redwood Rm., G .................................Rec. Dept.
MEBA ..............................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Pool Open ........................Pool, D ................................................Rec. Dept.
Community Chorus ..............Las Trampas Rm., H .................... Comm. Chorus
Beg. Folk Dance .................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Hula ...............................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Spanish Conversation ..........Mtg. Rm. 4, C ....................................... La Charla
Ballroom Dance .................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Bible Study .......................MPR 1, G .....................Chinese-American Assoc.
T’ai Chi ............................Diablo Rm., H ..............Chinese-American Assoc.
Ballroom Dance .................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Boomers Meeting ...............Redwood Rm., G ...................... Boomers Forever
Alanon.............................MPR 1, G ............................................ AA/Alanon
Movie..............................Peacock Hall, G. ....................... Save Our Stanley
THURSDAY, AUGUST 30
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:30 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.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
noon
noon
noon
noon
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.
1:15 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
2 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
5 p.m.
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Pool Open ........................Pool, D, H ............................................Rec. Dept.
Watercolor ........................Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
Beg. Osteo/Balance Rehab. ...Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Fun Day ...........................Sierra Rm., DV ....................................Rec. Dept.
Italian Conversation ............MPR 3, G ................................ Ital. Convs. Group
MEBA ..............................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Piano by Serena .................Redwood Rm., G .................................Rec. Dept.
Bingo ..............................Sierra Rm., DV ....................................Rec. Dept.
Int. Osteo/Balance Rehab. .....Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Pool Open ........................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Water Colors .....................Art Studio & Back Rm., G ............ Art Association
Writers Group ....................MPR 1, 2, G ...................................Writers Group
Tap Rehearsal....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Inter. Tap ..........................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Line Dance .......................Diablo Rm., H ............................ Line Dance Club
QiGong/T’ai Chi ..................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Picnic..............................Picnic Area 1-3, D ...................................Wet Set
Strength Yoga ....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Open Discussion .................Garden Rm., D.................................... AA/Alanon
EXCURSIONS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
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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
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Excursions
by the Excursion Desk. If residents cancel
their personal reservations, they are guaranteed a refund if cancelled at least 15 days
before the day-trip departure. Refunds will
only be available after that time if a ticket is
able to be resold.
Times listed in the News and on the ticket
are the actual time of departure. Names will
be called to board the bus 15 minutes prior to
this time. For information, call 988-7731.
DAY TRIPS.
“CRAZY FOR YOU”
Saturday, Sept. 1
Minimal walking
So many unforgettable Gershwin songs,
so much fabulous dancing! Music Circus, a
unique theatre-in-the-round in Sacramento,
presents “Crazy for You.” This Tony Awardwinning musical has everything an oldfashioned musical comedy should have,
including leggy showgirls, rousing dance
numbers and a goofy boy-meets-girl love
story. “Crazy for You” is the story of Bobby
Child, the banking heir and playboy whose
dream in life is to dance. Despite the serious
efforts of his mother and soon-to-be-ex-fiancé, Bobby achieves his dream. The musical is packed full of classic songs including
“I Got Rhythm,” “Someone to Watch Over
Me,” “Embraceable You,” “They Can’t Take
That Away From Me” and “Nice Work If You
Can Get It.” After the show, enjoy a hosted
dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory. The
bus will leave Gateway at 12:15 p.m. and
return at 7:30. The cost is $89.
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM
Thursday, Sept. 6
Extensive walking
“The Jellies Experience” special exhibition is back on display at Monterey Bay
Aquarium, one of the largest aquariums
in the world. Prepare to be amazed by the
grace, beauty and stunning variety of jellies. Enter a far-out world where jellies
dance, glow, bloom and sting. Learn how
many ocean animals, including corals, reveal brilliant day-glow patterns when the
light is just right. For the first time ever, the
aquarium is exhibiting a sandbar shark, in
the million-gallon Open Sea Exhibit. The
male shark, originally from Hawaii, has
been growing up behind the scenes in the
Animal Research and Care Center in Marina. The new shark is 43 pounds and measures four feet, six inches. Discover an underwater forest—at 28 feet, the Kelp Forest
is one of the tallest aquarium exhibits in the
world. Beautiful, bashful and brainy, the
giant Pacific octopus leads a life of mystery. With a personality that’s as complex
as its appearance, this animal is a master
of disguise that can solve a maze, recognize our aquarists, and has the power to
jet across the exhibit in a whoosh of water.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium is a nonprofit
organization whose mission is to inspire
conservation of the oceans. The bus will
depart Gateway at 8 a.m. and return around
5:30 p.m. The cost is $63.
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Tuesday, Sept. 11
Extensive Walking
Visit the California Academy of Sciences
in Golden Gate Park. California Academy of
Sciences houses an aquarium, a planetarium and a natural history museum, all filled
with hundreds of innovative and engaging
exhibits and thousands of animals. The
deepest coral reef exhibit in the world, a
four-story tropical rainforest, a towering TRex skeleton, a colony of African penguins,
a planetarium with fully-immersive digital
screen: these are just a handful of the many
exciting venues, exhibits and animals found
within the academy. Ever wonder why the
Earth quakes? See how it all fits together
at the academy’s new “Earthquake” exhibit.
Experience the “shake house,” an immersive experience that puts visitors inside the
dining room of a Victorian-era home with
a window view of San Francisco’s famed
“Painted Ladies” houses of Alamo Square.
Travel back in time to feel the difference
between two quakes and learn useful tips
on preparing for the Bay Area’s next one.
The bus leaves Gateway at 8:30 a.m. and
will return around 4:30 p.m. Cost is $35 for
the members of the academy/ $55 for nonmembers of the academy.
OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN
Thursday, Sept. 13
Minimal walking
Olivia Newton-John returns to San Francisco for a rare one-night-only concert at
Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco. With
more than 100 million albums sold, Newton-John’s successes include four Grammy
Awards, numerous Country Music, American Music and People’s Choice Awards,
10 number one hits including “Physical.”
In 1978, her co-starring role with John
Travolta in “Grease” catapulted her into
super-stardom. This film’s best-selling
soundtrack featured the duets “You’re The
One That I Want” and “Summer Nights.”
She performed at the opening ceremony
of the Sydney 2000 Olympics. In 2007, she
premiered her first concert special for public television – “Olivia Newton-John: Live
from Sydney!” filmed at the historic Sydney
Opera House with the Sydney Symphony.
Excursions has purchased great center orchestra seats. The bus will depart Gateway
at 6:15 p.m. and return at 11:30. The cost
is $129.
“MY WAY, A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO
FRANK SINATRA”
Sunday, Sept. 16, at 2 p.m.
Minimal walking
Diablo Theatre Company presents “My
Way, A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra”
at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut
Creek. This musical celebrates the pivotal
moments of Sinatra’s life. This musical
song revue features early beginnings in
New York during the 1940s swing era, to the
bright lights of Las Vegas with the Rat Pack
in the 1960s, and to his final performances
in the 1990s as “Chairman of the Board.”
This musical revue, co-created by David
Grapes and Todd Olson, world premiered in
2000 and its format flows between music
and the stories that made Sinatra an icon
professionally and personally. Relive the
magic of Sinatra’s songs including “Strangers in the Night,” “I’ve Got You Under My
Skin,” “Fly Me to the Moon” and “New York,
New York.” Rossmoor’s Transportation Department will provide free transportation
for the first 16 participants. Great center
orchestra seats. Cost is $47.
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
Wednesday, Sept. 19
Moderate to extensive walking
Carmel is one of the most endearing seaside towns of the West Coast. It offers a slice
of almost English country refinement, artistic ambience and a manicured, prosperous,
careful air. Tidy and 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. The sidewalks
encourage walking. The windows encourage gawking. The art galleries invite critique.
The smells from the bakeries and cafes draw
people in for a bite. 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.
APPLE HILL
Tuesday, Sept. 25; Wednesday, Oct. 3
Moderate to extensive walking
Apple Hill in Camino near Placerville is a
great place to visit any time of the year, but
it’s at its best during the fall, when the fruit
is ripe, and the weather is still warm. The
Apple Hill Growers Association includes
more than 50 ranches, orchards, Christmas
tree farms and wineries. Get ready for apple
overload. Everywhere in Apple Hill during
the harvest are apples, apple pie, apple
butter, apple strudel, apple cake and apple
bread. Upon arrival at High Hill Ranch, have
a snack of apple fritter with coffee. Take a
loop-tour through rolling country hills and
visit two or more apple orchards with a
step-on guide that will give a running commentary on the history and development
of Apple Hill. After the tour, enjoy a hosted
barbecue chicken lunch including special
homemade apple dessert. Don’t forget to
visit the gift shop and craft fair. The bus will
leave Gateway at 8:30 a.m. and return at 5
p.m. The cost is $57.
“LUCKY STIFF” MUSICAL AT THE
LESHER CENTER
Saturday, Sept. 29 at 2:30 p.m.
Minimal walking
“Lucky Stiff” musical was the first collaboration for the Tony Award-winning team
of Lynn Ahrens (book and lyrics) and Stephen Flaherty (music). Produced originally
in 1988, “Lucky Stiff” is a musical adaptation of the novel “The Man Who Broke the
Bank at Monte Carlo.” The show follows the
escapades of a nerdy English shoe salesman, Witherspoon, who will inherit $6 million from his recently deceased uncle if he
will take the stuffed corpse to Monte Carlo
for the vacation that his Uncle Anthony
never had. Harry must follow a strict set of
instructions that include accompanying his
preserved uncle in activities such as highstakes gambling, sky diving and scuba
diving. Stolen jewels, secret identities, a
love interest and a lot of dogs also figure
in the plot to complicate matters further.
Rossmoor Transportation Department will
provide free transportation for the first 16
participants. Cost is $35.
FLEET WEEK AIR SHOW CRUISE
Sunday, Oct. 7
Moderate walking
Since 1981, San Francisco Fleet Week
has offered the opportunity for Northern
Californians to honor the men and women
serving in the United States Navy, Coast
Guard and Marines. Join this spectacular
event aboard the San Francisco Belle (Hornblower Cruises). This Fleet Week cruise
offers best seats for the air shows of the
Blue Angels along with other commercial
and military airplanes. The U.S. Navy and
Marine Corps flight team, the Blue Angels,
has been inspiring and dazzling audiences
across the world since 1946. Before the
show, enjoy a lunch buffet including freeflowing champagne, juices, soda, coffee,
tea and water. Then step out onto the deck,
relax in the sun, and watch the Blue Angels.
Dress attire: dressy-casual, such as nice
slacks and collared shirts (no torn jeans,
shorts, tank tops, halter-tops, gym shoes
or flip-flops). The bus will leave Gateway
at 12:15 p.m. and return at approximately 6
OKTOBERFEST
Tuesday, Oct. 9
Moderate walking
The Oktoberfest is a two-week-long festival held each year in Munich, Germany,
with more than 5 million people attending.
The Oktoberfest has been an important part
of Bavarian culture since 1810. Famous for
its traditional folk music, food and beer,
Oktoberfest is also celebrated by millions
of people every year around the world. Celebrate Oktoberfest at the Café Europe Restaurant in the Santa Rosa with a traditional
German lunch (appetizer, soup or salad,
choice of sausage, schnitzel, pork or trout
and dessert). One complimentary glass of
Spaten Oktoberfest beer is included. Enjoy
live traditional music. Don’t forget dancing shoes – it might be difficult to sit still.
On the way back, enjoy some free time in
downtown Sonoma (Sonoma Plaza). The
bus will leave Gateway at 10 a.m. and return at 5:30 p.m. The cost is $79.
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL
Thursday, Oct. 11
Extensive walking
The Pacific International Quilt Festival
returns to Santa Clara Convention Center
with a spectacular collection of over 800
quilts and works of wearable and tex-
tile art. This is the largest quilt show on
the West Coast. Visitors to the show will
view a magnificent competition of the finest quilts created by talented artists from
across the globe. Fashionable entries from
the Wearable Art Competition will also be
on display. The event also offers a wide array of workshops and lectures presented by
world-renowned instructors. Get an early
start exploring the aisles of the 300-booth
Merchants Mall with the best in fabrics, notions, machines, wearable art and everything for the quilter, artist and home seamstress. The bus will depart Gateway at 8:45
a.m. and return around 5 p.m. The cost is
$49 (includes admission for the Merchant
Mall and quilt show).
NEW LISTING
“SWAN LAKE” MARIINSKY BALLET AND
ORCHESTRA
Saturday, Oct. 13
Minimal walking
One of the most influential companies
in classical dance for the past 200 years,
the Mariinsky Ballet (formerly the Kirov)
has always showcased the world’s greatest dancers, including such legendary performers as Anna Pavlova, Vaslav Nijinksy,
Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov and
Natalia Makarova. Mariinsky Ballet opens
Cal Performances’ 2012/13 dance season
with Konstantin Sergeyev’s bewitching production of “Swan Lake,” based on the masterpiece by Petipa and Ivanov. “Swan Lake”
creates a magical world in which Prince
Siegfried and the swan-princess Odette
proclaim their love for each other, overcoming the forces of evil. Tchaikovsky’s
score combines with matchless choreography featuring the Mariinsky’s renowned
corps de ballet in all its splendor. The cast
includes Uliana Lopatkina, Alina Somova,
Victoria Tereshkina, Ekaterina Kondaurova,
Danila Korsuntsev, Vladimir Schklyarov,
Evgeny Ivanchenko, and Denis Matvienko.
The bus leaves Gateway at 12:30 p.m. and
will return around 6. The cost is $130.
NEW LISTING
SIGHTS OF SAN FRANCISCO
Monday, Oct. 15
Moderate walking
Join the Rossmoor Excursion Desk on
this tour, designed and led by Rossmoor
resident Marilyn Allen. See some of the
sites that make San Francisco the delightful
and popular destination that it is. The tour
stops range from the Yerba Buena Gardens
to Nob Hill, the Embarcadero to Twin Peaks
and several notable places in between.
There will be occasional stops to wander
from the bus and explore, but residents are
welcome to stay on board. The special treat
for lunch will be at the Beach Chalet with an
incredible view of the ocean. The bus will
leave Gateway at 8:30 a.m. and return at 5
NEW LISTING
PACIFIC GROVE
Friday, Oct. 19
Extensive walking
Visit “America’s Last Home Town,” Pacific Grove, on the Monterey Peninsula,
a picturesque seaside village of Victorian
homes and Monarch butterflies. The day will
start with a driving tour of Lover’s Point, a
Victorian neighborhood and the butterfly
preserve. Visit the nationally accredited Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History to see
exhibits on Native Americans, mineralogy,
mollusks and insects. Enjoy a hosted lunch
at the restaurant Old Fisherman’s Grotto in
Pacific Grove. The last stop will be at the Pt.
Pinos Lighthouse, built in 1855 – the longest
continuously active lighthouse on the West
Coast. The bus will leave Gateway at 7:30
a.m. and return at 5 p.m. The cost is $75.
NEW LISTING
THE WILLIAM S. PALEY COLLECTION: A
TASTE FOR MODERNISM
Wednesday, Oct. 24
Extensive walking
Excursions
EXTENDED TRIPS
A selection of major works from the
William S. Paley Collection (Museum of
Modern Art in New York) will be featured
in a special exhibition at the de Young
Museum. A pioneering figure in the modern entertainment, communication and
news industries, Paley (1901-1990) was
a founder of CBS and a dedicated philanthropist and patron of the arts. The Paley Collection, which includes paintings,
sculpture and drawings, ranges in date
from the late 19th centur y through the
early 1970s. Particularly strong in French
Post-Impressionism and Modernism, the
collection includes multiple works by Cezanne, Matisse and Picasso, as well as
significant works by Degas, ToulouseLautrec, Gauguin, Derain, Rouault and
artists of the Nabis School such as Pierre
Bonnard and Edouard Vuillard. Among
the works that will be exhibited at the de
Young are Gauguin’s “The Seed of the
Areoi,” an important female nude from the
artist’s first trip to Tahiti; Cezanne’s “Milk
Can and Apples,” Degas’ “Two Dancers,”
Derain’s “Bridge Over the Riou,” Picasso’s
“Boy Leading a Horse,” Matisse’s “Woman
with a Veil” and Francis Bacon’s “Study for
Three Heads.” Join a private docent-led
tour of the exhibit. The bus leaves Gateway
at 7:45 a.m. and will return around 2 p.m.
The cost is $37 for museum members and
$53 for nonmembers.
“OH WHAT A NIGHT” SHOW IN RENO
The songs of the Four Seasons
Sept. 17 through 19
The Eldorado Showroom in Reno presents
“Oh What A Night,” a musical tribute to the
songs of the Four Seasons featuring Frankie
Valli. This spectacular production with singers, dancers and video projection reflects
the era when the Four Seasons group was
on the top of the charts. The show delivers
first-class musical arrangements, authentic
costumes and all of the Four Seasons greatest hits: “Sherry,” “Rag Doll,” “Your Eyes
Adored Me,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,”
“Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Lets Hang On,” “Walk
Like a Man,” “Dawn,” “Silence is Golden,”
“Bye Bye Baby” and “Oh What A Night.” The
accommodations for two nights will be at
Silver Legacy, downtown Reno. Receive $5
cash and $3 food coupons per person. The
trip includes a visit to Boomtown ($5 cash
and $5 food coupons will be provided) and
John Ascuaga’s Nugget with free time to
gamble and eat ($5 cash and $5 food vouchers are included). On the way home, visit Red
Hawk Casino ($10 cash is included). The cost
per person, double occupancy, is $245 ($290
for single) and includes two nights’ deluxe
lodging, one dinner, ticket for the show, casino packages, motorcoach transportation
and luggage handling. A deposit of $50 is due
with application. A detailed itinerary is available at the Excursion Desk.
SPECIAL EVENTS
T
he following are the current special events sponsored by the Rossmoor Recreation
Department. For more information on any of these events during the month, check
the Special Events listing on the calendar page each week, look for the article in
the Arts and Leisure section of the News, or call the Recreation Department at 9887732. Events are free unless otherwise noted. This information is posted throughout
the month on the Rossmoor News website at www.rossmoornews.com.
FUN DAY
Thursday, Aug. 23
The In the Swing band will perform at Fun Day in the Sierra Room at Del Valle at
noon. Play bingo for the benefit of Friends of Meals on Wheels. This free program is
open to all residents and their guests.
CONCERT IN THE PARK
Sunday, Aug. 26
Jazz and blues vocalist Pamela Rose and her band will perform at 4 p.m. at Dollar
picnic grounds. This free concert is open to all residents and their guests.
MOVIES
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MOVIE
Thursday and Friday, Aug. 23 and 24
The 2012 drama “Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt” starring Tom Selleck will be
shown in Peacock Hall at Gateway on Thursday at 1, 4 and 7 p.m. and on Friday at
10 a.m., 1, 4, 7 and 9 p.m. Language captions will be used at the 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
showings. This film is 90 minutes long and is not rated. This free program is open to all
residents and their guests.
SATURDAY MOVIE
Saturday, Aug. 25
The 1957 drama “12 Angry Men” starring Henry Fonda and Lee J. Cobb 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 96 minutes long and is not rated. This free program is
open to all residents and their guests.
SUNDAY FUNNIES
Sunday, Aug. 26
The 1991 comedy “Meet Wally Sparks” starring Rodney Dangerfield 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 105 minutes long and is rated R. This free program is open to all
residents and their guests.
MUSICAL MONDAY
Monday, Aug. 27
The 1952 musical “Singin’ in the Rain” starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds will
be shown in Peacock Hall at Gateway at 4 and 7 p.m. This film is 103 minutes long and
is not rated. This free program is open to all residents and their guests.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
Oct. 8 through 11
Enjoy the fall foliage of the Sierra Nevada
and beautiful Lake Tahoe on this four-day
trip. The accommodation for three nights
will be at Park Tahoe Inn. Visit the Red
Hawk Casino and receive $10 slot play. Experience what it would be like to go below
the surface of a creek without getting wet
at the Taylor Creek Stream Profile Chamber. Enjoy a hosted lunch cruise with views
of beautiful Lake Tahoe and Emerald Bay.
Explore the historic Thunderbird Lodge,
built in 1936 by notorious playboy George
Whittell Jr. on a secluded rocky stretch of
the eastern shore. The guided tour will provide a peek back to “Old Tahoe” lifestyle,
while learning about George Whittell, his
legend and stories. Enjoy a hosted lunch in
the Lakeview Room at Cal Neva, the oldest
gambling establishment in Nevada. Learn
the stories of Frank Sinatra and the Rat
Pack, Marilyn Monroe, the Kennedys and
others on a guided tour of Cal Neva. On the
way home, visit Apple Hill for a guided tour
followed by a barbecue lunch at High Hill
Ranch. The cost per person, double occupancy, is $535 ($625 for single). A deposit
of $100 is due with application. Included in
the price: three nights deluxe lodging, six
meals, motorcoach transportation, touring per itinerary, taxes and gratuities and
luggage handling. Stop by the Excursion
Desk for a complete itinerary and reservation form.
HEART OF CUBA
Oct. 25 through Nov. 2
Rossmoor’s Excursion desk introduces
Collette Vacations’ tour to Cuba. Spend
seven nights in Cuba’s capital city of Havana and soak in the island’s culture, history and art of the Cuban people. Tour Old
Havana and learn about the architecture
and restoration efforts from a local city
planner. Explore “Life in Cuba Today” with
a local guide. Stop at a day care center in
Havana and meet with the nuns who dedicate their lives to helping children and their
families. Visit the Ernest Hemingway House
(Lookout Farm), almost unchanged from
the time the author left in 1960. Enjoy a
city tour of Matanzas and explore charming
cathedrals, churches and unique houses
frozen in time. Travel to the town of Viñales
and meet an organic farmer and his family.
Visit a ceramic workshop and participate
in a pottery demonstration. Discover the
nation’s undersea treasures at the National
Aquarium. Experience dinner in one of Havana’s paladars. Meet the students of two
primary schools and enjoy a talk given by
the administrator. Throughout the journey,
experience the power of travel to unite two
peoples. The cost per person double occupancy is $3,999 ($400 single supplement)
and includes round-trip air, transfers, hotel
accommodations, 18 meals, touring per
itinerary. The detailed itineraries are available at the Excursion Desk.
CARMEL-MONTEREY ADVENTURE
Oct. 31 through Nov. 2
Join this three-day adventure to Carmel and Monterey. The accommodations
for two nights will be at Victoria Inn in
Monterey. Spend a day exploring Carmel
and visit the Carmel Mission. Enjoy the
hosted dinner at the Sardine Factory and
the Monterey Movie Tour. Winding through
Monterey, Pacific Grove and Carmel, this
scenic tour also stops along the stunning
17-Mile Drive in Pebble Beach. This threehour adventure takes place aboard the multimedia Theater-On-Wheels – a customized
luxury motorcoach with high-back seats,
overhead video screens and personal headsets. Listen to behind-the-scenes stories
of Hollywood glamour. A hosted lunch will
be at Pebble Beach Lodge. Visit the Pacific
Grove History Museum and enjoy a hosted
lunch in Moss Landing. On the way home,
enjoy the breathtaking views of scenic
coast drive and Half Moon Bay. The cost
per person is $529 for double occupancy
(170 single supplement) and includes two
nights lodging, five meals, happy hour at
the hotel with wine and snacks, touring per
itinerary, motorcoach transportation and
luggage handling. A deposit of $100 is due
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with reservation. Itinerary is available at
the Excursion Desk.
“ALADDIN” AT THE EL DORADO, RENO
Nov. 26 through 28
Travel over the Sierra Nevada to Reno.
First stop will be at Boomtown to play and
have lunch ($5 cash and $5 food coupons
will be provided). Accommodations in
Reno will be at the El Dorado, downtown
Reno, which is connected to the Circus Circus. Next day, visit John Ascuaga’s Nugget
with free time to gamble and eat ($5 cash
and $5 food vouchers are included). In the
evening, after a hosted buffet dinner, enjoy
the performance of “Aladdin” at the El Dorado Showroom. This musical is based on
the book “1001 Arabian Nights.” Aladdin, a
street urchin of Agrabah, and his monkey
Abu discover the wise-cracking Genie inside a magical lamp, who grants him three
wishes. Songs include “Arabian Nights,”
“Prince of Agrabah,” “Prince Ali,” “To be
Free” and “A Whole New World.” On the way
home, visit Thunder Valley Casino ($10 slot
play and $5 food coupons included). The
cost per person, double occupancy, is $250
($295 for single) and includes two nights
deluxe lodging, one dinner, ticket for the
show, casino packages, motorcoach transportation, and luggage handling. A deposit
of $50 is due with application. Detailed itinerary is available at the Excursion Desk.
NEW ORLEANS HOLIDAY FEATURING
FOUR NIGHTS IN THE FRENCH QUARTER
Dec. 2 through 6
Experience the old-world charm of New
Orleans on this five-day trip. The accommodations for four nights will be at a hotel
in the French Quarter. Enjoy a Reveillon
welcome dinner, a traditional Creole holiday feast. Experience the French Quarter
on a walking tour featuring the St. Louis
Cathedral with adjoining Cabildo and rectory, Bourbon Street, Pirates Alley and the
French Marketplace. Visit the famous Café
du Monde to enjoy café au lait and beignets. Take a relaxing cruise on the Mississippi River aboard the Steamboat Natchez.
Visit the New Orleans School of Cooking
for a dinner. Drive through the Garden
District, which features one of the best
preserved collections of historic southern
mansions in the United States. See areas
affected by Hurricane Katrina. Travel outside of New Orleans to visit and tour Oak
Alley Plantation. There will be time to explore New Orleans and the French Quarter.
It is filled with art galleries, shops, restaurants and jazz clubs. After a farewell
dinner at the Court of Two Sisters Restaurant, stop by the New Orleans City Park to
visit the Celebration in the Oaks, one of
the most beautiful holiday light exhibits in
the country. The cost per person double
occupancy is $1,549 ($1,949 single). A
deposit of $300 per person is due with
reservation form to secure reservations.
Final payment is due by Sept. 18. Detailed
itinerary and reservation form are available at the Excursion Desk.
EXPLORING PANAMA
With optional two-night Playa Bonita
Beach extension
Dec. 6 through 12
Explore the colors and natural beauty
of Panama, a country of lush rainforests,
rich history, diverse wildlife and spectacular coastline. The tour starts with a threenight stay in Panama City. Visit the Panama
Viejo Visitors’ Center and Cathedral Tower.
Explore the ruins of the oldest Spanish
settlement on the Pacific. Enjoy a short
walking tour of the Casco Antiguo (the old
quarter) – a UNESCO World Heritage site.
There will be plenty of time to for travelers to explore Panama City on their own.
Head to Miraflores Locks Visitor Center at
the Pacific gateway of the Panama Canal to
watch ships traverse the locks. Continue to
Gamboa Rainforest Resort for a three-night
stay in a deluxe room. Visit the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute’s Galeta
Marine Laboratory to learn more about
Panama’s delicate ecosystem. Continue to
Colon and enjoy an interesting visit to the
Free Zone, the second largest in the world
and the commercial hub of the Americas
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Excursions
at the Atlantic gateway to the canal. Climb
aboard the historic Panama Canal Railway
and relax in elegance of the perfectly restored cars along the canal back to Panama
City. Extend the stay at the Playa Bonita
luxurious five-star beachfront resort (optional). The cost per person double occupancy is $1,999 ($2,399 single). Book by
Aug. 23 and save $100 per person. A deposit of $250 per person is due with reservation form. Final payment is due by Oct. 7.
Detailed itinerary and reservation form are
available at the Excursion Desk.
NEW YEAR’S IN THE CARIBBEAN CRUISE
Dec. 28 through Jan. 5
Cruise from Houston, Texas, to the sun
and bliss of the western Caribbean on the
Crown Princess. The Western Caribbean
offers turquoise waters teeming with colorful fish, lush jungles, exotic animals and
amazing natural wonders. The locals are
friendly, the shops bustling and the legends
fascinating. The trip starts with an overnight stay at Embassy Suites. Enjoy a reception with cocktails and snacks. Transfer
to the pier to board the ship and experience
the relaxed comfort of the onboard venues
during the day at sea. The serenity of the
Sanctuary and the casual street café atmosphere of the Piazza are appealing for the
day, while nights might be filled with the
great food or movies. Explore Mahahual in
the heart of Costa Maya. This tranquil port
and village have been blessed with calm
aquamarine waters offering an abundance
of water and land activities. Visit the Island
of Roatan, the largest of the Bay Islands of
Honduras, noted for its coral reefs, beautiful beaches, tropical foliage and friendly
people. Next stop is Belize City, Belize. Belize offers dense rain forests dotted with
Mayan ruins. Offshore, the world’s second
largest barrier reef offers some of the finest diving in the world. Just off the Yucatan Peninsula, one of the cruise stops is
Cozumel, Mexico’s largest island and gem
of the Caribbean for scuba diving. After a
day at sea, return to Galveston, Texas, and
fly back to Bay Area. Included in the price:
seven-night cruise, round-trip air to Houston, all transfers, one night pre-cruise stay
with breakfast, all meals and entertainment
aboard ship, luggage handling, driver and
stevedore tips, port taxes and government
fees, Travel Guard Group Protection Plan
and one bottle of wine per cabin. Prices
start from $2,685 per person depending on
stateroom choice. A deposit of $750 per
person is due to secure reservations. Final
payment is due by Oct. 10. Visit the Excursion Desk for a detailed itinerary and stateroom options.
NEW YEAR’S IN PALM SPRINGS
Dec. 29 through Jan. 2
Travel to Palm Springs to ring in the New
Year. Enjoy a hosted breakfast at Pea Soup
Anderson’s on the way to Palm Springs.
Accommodations for the four nights will be
at the Hilton Garden Inn in Rancho Mirage
with hosted breakfast every morning. Visit
the George C. Patton Museum for a selfguided tour. Travel to Oasis Garden for a
hosted lunch, movie and free time to browse
around. Explore the Exotic Bird Center with
a guided tour. Enjoy a guided tour of the
Palm Springs area with a hosted lunch at
Billy Reeds. Later, after a hosted dinner at
the Las Casuelas Nuevas, enjoy the Fabulous Palm Springs Follies New Year’s Eve
Show. Featuring all the great music of the
1930s and 1940s, the show features a cast
ages 50 to 82. Ring in the New Year with
the cast. Explore the Indian Canyons with
guided jeep tour. On the way home, enjoy
a hosted lunch at Harris Ranch. The cost
per person, double occupancy is $1,125
($1,350 single). A $200 deposit is due
with application. Price includes four nights
deluxe lodging, 10 meals, extensive touring per itinerary, luggage handling, motor
coach transportation, taxes and gratuities.
Detailed itinerary is available at the Excursion Desk.
PANAMA CANAL CRUISE
FORT LAUDERDALE TO LOS ANGELES
Feb. 6 through 21
Take a Panama Canal cruise aboard the
Coral Princess for what could be an unforgettable cruise experience and a fascinating history lesson. Today, nearly 100 years
after its completion, the Panama Canal remains one of the most vital trade routes in
the world. The wildlife in the Panama Canal
region is unique and breathtaking. Cruise
through a “Garden of Eden,” lush, tropical rain forests and untamed jungles in the
heart of Central America, home to varied
wildlife and fascinating cultures. This 14night Panama Canal cruise with Princess
sets off from Fort Lauderdale through the
Panama Canal and ends in Los Angeles.
Visit the modern and bustling city of Cartagena, Colombia. Take in sun-kissed ports
such as Cabo San Lucas, Aruba, Puntarenas and San Juan del Sur! Pre-cruise
stay for one night at the Embassy Suites
in Fort Lauderdale included. Included in
the packet are all transfers, airfares to Fort
Lauderdale and from Los Angeles, one
night pre-cruise stay in Fort Lauderdale,
meals and entertainment, driver, tips, port
taxes and government fees, Travel Guard
insurance, one bottle per cabin and private cocktail party on board. Prices start
from $3,220 per person depending on
stateroom choice. A deposit of $800 per
person is due to secure reservations. Final
payment is due by Nov. 12, 2012. Visit the
Excursion Desk for a detailed itinerary and
stateroom options.
NEW LISTING
COSTA RICA: A WORLD OF NATURE
Featuring Tortuguero Natural Park,
Sarapiqui Rain Forest and Manuel
Antonio National Park
Feb. 17 through 28, 2013
Costa Rica is Central America’s hidden
gem. Spend 11 days immersed in this
vibrant, living Eden with a small group
of just 22 passengers. Travel through
the Braulio Carrillo National Park to
the Caribbean lowlands. Learn about
the rain forest eco-system while cruising the rivers and canals of Tor tuguero
National Park. Enjoy a two-night stay at
the eco-lodge surrounded a tropical forest and wildlife. Visit the world’s first
Green Tur tle Research Station. Explore
the Tortuguero National Park, a study in
rain forest, freshwater and marine biology. Travel to the fascinating Sarapiqui
region and experience a Sarapiqui River
rafting adventure. Visit an organic pineapple plantation. Join a local exper t at
La Tirimbina Biological Reserve for a bat
tour. Spend three nights in Arenal with
breathtaking views of the lava- producing
volcano. Learn about local fruits and organic farming during a tour of the familyowned Finca Don Carlos Enjoy the lodge’s
amenities, relax in a hot spring, explore
nature trails or go horseback riding. Travel to the Pacific coast and explore Manuel
Antonio National Park, known for its pristine beaches and primar y forest. Travel
to Sarchi and learn about the traditional
crafts of this region and witness local artisans as they produce colorful oxcarts.
Tour the Espiritu Santo Cof fee Plantation, which highlights the histor y and
cultivation of coffee and its importance
to the Costa Rican economy. Journey
back to San Jose for your farewell dinner
and overnight stay before a flight home.
The cost per person, double occupancy,
is $2,899 ($ 3,399 for single). Price in-
cludes all airpor t transfers, round-trip
air, 11 nights accommodations, comprehensive sightseeing, 24 meals, all taxes,
and baggage handling. A $250 deposit is
due with application. Stop by the Excursion Desk for a complete itinerary.
NEW LISTING
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS CRUISE
April 10 through 25, 2013
Enjoy the wonders of the Hawaiian Islands in style on board the Star Princess
sailing round trip from San Francisco.
The Sea Princes is an ideal sized ship
with great amount of amenities. Choose
from traditional, anytime, specialty or casual dining. Take a personal enrichment
class, do yoga, go duty-free shopping, or
just relax with a dip in one of the pools
or spas. In the evening, enjoy live theater
and movies on the big screen, lounges,
casinos and dance clubs. After four busy
days and nights at sea, enjoy four different Hawaiian Islands. Explore Honolulu,
Hawaii’s state capital. The big, blue and
stunning Koolau Mountains serve as a
dramatic setting for Hawaii’s largest city.
Take a sunset stroll on Waikiki Beach. Visit
the Hawaii Plantation Village and the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Next stop will be at Nawiliwili, Kauai. On
“The Garden Island,” nature is truly the
star, from the dramatic mountains of Kokee to the cool rain forests of Haena. On
Maui, stops will be Lahaina and Iao Valley, a tropical paradise dominated by the
Needle, a volcanic monolith towering over
the valley floor. Marvel at the paradise of
black-sand beaches, tropical rainforest
and volcanic mountains of the Big Island.
Mauna Loa, the largest mountain on the
planet, soars above the lava fields of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. After leaving
Hawaii, there will be one more stop on the
way back in Ensenada, Mexico. Ensenada
is famous for its warm Mediterranean climate and friendly atmosphere. Included
in the price: 15-night cruise aboard the
Star Princess, round-trip transfers from
Rossmoor to San Francisco pier, all meals
and entertainment aboard ship, luggage
handling, driver and stevedore tips, port
taxes and government fees, Travel Guard
Group Protection Plan and one bottle of
wine per cabin. Prices start from $2,490
per person depending on stateroom
choice. Single rates are furnished upon
request. A deposit of $800 per person is
due to secure reservations. Final payment
is due by Jan. 10, 2013. Stop by the Excursion Desk for a complete itinerary.
CLUB TRIPS
FROM ROSSMOOR CLUBS
T
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.
CACHE CREEK WITH ORT
Monday, Sept. 10
Travel with ORT to Cache Creek Casino
for five hours of fun and games. The bus
departs Gateway at 9:30 a.m. and returns
to Gateway at 5:30 p.m. Casino bonus includes $10 to play at table or machines
and $5 food coupon. The cost is $28 inclusive and is open to all Rossmoor residents. Friends are welcome. Make checks
out to ORT and mail to Joyce Kearney,
2909 Ptarmigan Drive No. 2. For information call 935-5716 or 947-0984 or email
joycekearney@yahoo.com. ORT helps train
and rehabilitate people in 58 countries
worldwide and is open to everyone. Note:
this trip will be held the second Monday of
each month throughout 2012.
RED HAWK CASINO WITH
THE CITY OF HOPE – FIVE-HOUR TRIP
Thursday, Sept. 6
Join in the fun at Red hawk Casino and
support cancer research at the City of Hope.
Stay five hours at the casino. Leave Gateway at 9 a.m. and return about 5:45 p.m.
Play bingo on the bus for fun prizes, including a free future trip. Bring friends and
neighbors. Casino gives $15 player credit.
For reservations, call Lynne Keefer at 9457665. Send checks for $30, made payable
to the City of Hope, to Keefer at 1830 Tice
Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA 94595.
ISLANDS OF NEW ENGLAND
Sept. 27 through Oct. 5
The Rossmoor Railroad Club and
Rossmoor Excursions Desk are co-sponsoring a nine-day Collette Vacations tour,
called the Islands of New England. Visit
and see Providence, Newport, Martha’s
Vineyard, Plymouth Rock, Nantucket, Cape
Cod, Provincetown, Hyannis and Boston.
Included is a real New England lobster feast
as well as 12 other meals. There are three
wonderful historic and scenic train rides,
two with elegant dinners on board and a full
day of sight-seeing in Boston, including a
visit to its famed Museum of Fine Arts. This
fully escorted tour starts with a pickup in
Rossmoor, round-trip air, all transfers, stay
at only two hotels, deluxe motorcoach with
full-time trip manager, both ferry and riverboat rides as well as visits to the many
historic sites of New England. The cost is
$2,749 and the best cancellation waiver
and insurance policy is only $165. See
Anna at the Rossmoor Excursion Desk for
a flyer with itinerary and registration form.
Call Ralf Parton at 256-7078 for details of
the trip.
RED HAWK CASINO
Friday, Oct. 19
Join the Lawn Bowling Club on a trip
to the Red Hawk Casino. The bus leaves
Gateway at 9 a.m. Enjoy a floor level of
smoke-free gaming and dining. The cost is
$30. Receive casino bonus off $15 for slot
machine play or $20 for table game play.
This trip is open to all Rossmoor residents,
their family and guests. Reservations are
necessary. Call Elsie Napoli, 937-6290.
PARIS TO NORMANDY
May 6 through 19, 2013
This is one of the first trips offered by
the Rossmoor Travel Club for 2013. This is
a Grand Circle river cruise along the Seine
for 230 miles from Paris to Honfleur on the
Normandy coast. The first day of travel will
be from San Francisco to Paris. Enjoy a city
tour of Paris and an evening cruise through
the heart of the city. There will be free time
to visit the Louvre and Versailles. Travel to
Anvers-sur-Oise and sail toward Vernon.
Visit Giverny and sail to Rouen with a stop
at the typical French village of Les Andelys and see the Chateau Gaillard. Cruise
to Caudebec and explore the city. Visit the
beaches of Normandy. The cost of the hotel is included. All included walking tours
are led by well-trained and knowledgeable
Grand Circle guides. The cost for cruise is
$3,895 per person. Cruise plus airfare is
$4,945. This is a popular trip; cabins are
booked rapidly. Travelers will also receive
a generous share of any rebate received by
the Travel Club from Grand Circle. For information, contact Jack Morgan at 938-3549.
For Travel Club membership information,
call Judy Nixon at 933-6175.
A NIGHT OF CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS
Friday, Nov. 16
The Tennis Club is sponsoring a charted
bus to HP Pavilion in San Jose for an evening of fun and excitement watching Senior
Tennis World Champions, Andre Agassi,
John McEnroe, Connors and Jim Courier,
compete against each other. This Showdown Tournament is a singles style set up,
with one winner at the end. The first match
starting at 7:30 p.m. is between Agassi
and McEnroe followed by Connors taking
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Rossmoor Computer Club looks at biography of Steve Jobs
By Jim Bradley
Club correspondent
It isn’t often that the Computer Club of Rossmoor
discusses a matter related to Apple. This club is, after all, a personal computer club dedicated to helping
residents becomes computer literate on PCs, not Apple
products, and it has done this with considerable success
for almost 20 years.
The recently published biography, “Steve Jobs” by
Walter Isaacson, however, is much more than the life
story of a creative entrepreneur. Jobs was undoubtedly
a genius whose drive for perfection revolutionized six
industries: computers, animated movies, music, telephones, tablet computing and digital publishing.
To create or even alter any one of these would be a
major triumph, but to do this to all of them places Jobs
in a category with Edison and even Einstein, according
to the author. It’s a point difficult to dispute.
This is reason enough to look at Steve Jobs’ life. It’s
a fascinating one loaded with ingenuity, imagination, a
compulsion for control and, yes, one laced with rudeness together with reckless and malicious behavior.
While the biography is both a compliment to Jobs’
genius and a criticism of a very complex personality, it
reads as an honest portrayal of an American man who
devoted his life to innovation and perfection.
Club Trips
on Courier and a final with the winners of
the first two matches meeting to decide the
real champion. The deluxe charted bus will
board at Gateway at 5:30 p.m. and should
return by midnight. There will be complimentary bottles of water and bags of
snacks on board. The cost for the tickets
and round-trip bus is $78 per person. Call
Ralf Parton at 256-7078 to reserve a space
that is strictly limited to the first 44 calls.
Those are all the seats he has.
NEW LISTING
SUNOL TRAIN OF LIGHTS
Friday, Dec. 14
The Rossmoor Railroad Club has chartered a Santa Fe Railroad dome car for the
private and exclusive use of Rossmoorians,
Isaacson had the full cooperation of Jobs, who graciously wanted no control over what was written and
didn’t even want to see the content before it was published. Isaacson interviewed more than 100 people,
both friends and foe.
Jobs began life as an adopted child and climbed the
bumpy road to success early in life and without a formal college education. Jobs was not an engineer, but
had an uncommon talent for electronics, design and
innovation, driven by a rare acumen for business.
This is a book that covers the full spectrum of startups and the corporate life. It covers good and bad parenting; children born out of wedlock; the absence of
respect for many of the rules of society; personal and
business relationships; how employees were treated;
development of new products; losing control of a public
company and regaining it; and much more.
This is the history of Apple – its near demise and
its amazing recovery. More importantly, it’s about a
remarkable man whose life not only changed the world
in several ways, but ended far too soon.
The club recommends “Steve Jobs.” It’s part of the
story of how computers changed lives in America – and
the world.
Tip of the week
Dan Sorkin sent along a tip that will warm the hearts
of many residents. Try www.oldiestelevision.com . The
their relatives and friends. For an afternoon
and evening of fun and frolic, get on board
and enjoy the holiday spirit with complimentary drinks and snacks. At 2:30 p.m., start
at Gateway with a deluxe chartered bus and
head for Niles. Visit the museum theater to
watch a Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton
movie, filmed in Niles, yes, the other Hollywood. Then visit the lovely shops of this old
town that feature antiques and Christmas
decorations. Possibly drop in one of the
cute cafes for a light supper before heading back to Sunol for a private dome car on
this “Train of Lights.” Each of the 10 to 12
cars are all decorated inside and out with
many thousands of lights sparkling in the
night. Be sure to bring cameras. Return to
Rossmoor should be by 9:30. The cost is
just $75 per person. Space is strictly limited on a first-pay basis. Call Ralf Parton
first at 256-7078 and then place a check
payable to RRR in the Rossmoor Railroad
Club mailbox at Gateway or send it to Par-
list is a long one and includes “Hollywood Squares”;
Groucho Marx’s “You Bet Your Life”; “Dragnet”; “Sid
Caesar’s Show of Shows”; “George Burns and Gracie
Allen”; “the Honeymooners” in color; “Dances of the
1950’s” – the Jitterbug”; “Password” and many more.
Other matters of interest
• Volunteers are sought for a variety of jobs.
The club continues to accept volunteers to serve at
the Computer Center at Gateway. Computer literacy
is an essential prerequisite. Those who prefer to work
on-call as a substitute are welcome, too. Call the Computer Center at 947-4527 or 947-4528 or the office at
280-3984.
The club’s house-call team continues to look for
volunteers, too. These are people who enjoy solving
members’ personal computer software problems. They
work when they want to, picking up house call slips at
the Computer Center. Call Bill Hammond at the center
for orientation.
A few volunteers are needed, too, in the classrooms.
Call the office for more information.
• The Computer Center can also be reached at
rossmoorcomputercenter@comcast.net.
• The club’s website is www.carossmoorcomputerclub.com (click on “Our Services” for class
schedules). The club’s blog is at www.rossmoorcom
puterclub.blogspot.com .
ton at 1122 Skycrest Drive No. 8.
MACHU PICCHU, AMAZON, GALAPAGOS
April 8 through 23, 2013
Join the new Rossmoor Travel Club
(TRTC) on this Overseas Adventure Travel
(OAT) small-ship adventure trip. OAT is
an affiliate of Grand Circle Travel (GCT).
OAT features a small-group tour of only 16
people with a more active itinerary. This
trip features Ecuador and Peru with an optional pre-trip extension to the Amazon and
post-trip in Ecuador. Features include Lima,
Sacred Valley, Cuzco and Machu Picchu in
Peru; Quito and four nights aboard a private chartered small ship in the Galapagos
Islands in Ecuador. Optional pre-trip is five
nights on the river near Iquitos in the Amazon valley of Peru. Optional post-trip is four
nights in Ecuador. Included in the base trip
are 14 group activities, 37 meals, five internal flights, two trips by rail, all land trips, all
park fees, daily excursions, a full-time local
expert naturalist OAT trip leader, and all local taxes, fees and transfers. The cost for
the base trip is $5,895 per person including air from/to SFO. For those who prefer
to make their own air arrangements to Lima
and from Quito, the base cost for just the
base trip is $4,695 per person for 16 days.
The five-day Amazon pre-trip extension is
$995; the post-trip extension is four days
for $895 per person. Physical requirements
require the ability to walk approximately
three miles unassisted and participate in
six to eight hours of physical activity per
day, tolerate five days at altitudes of 7,000
to 11,000 feet, have the agility and balance
for embarking small motor dinghies including wet landings. Temperatures will vary
from the 60s in the Andes Mountains to the
90s in the Galapagos Islands. Contact either
Murphy or Steve Nieman at 932-4775 for
brochures and more information, and see
the OAT website at www.oattravel.com.
ARTS & LEISURE
AROUND THE BAY AREA
AURORA THEATRE CO. presents “The Elaborate
Entrance of Chad Deity,” a critique of pop culture and
political correctness. Performances are Aug. 24 through
Sept. 30 at the theater, 2081 Addison St., Berkeley. For
information, go to auroratheatre.org. Tickets are $30 to
$48. Call the box office at 510-843-4822.
BEDFORD GALLERY presents “Captured: Specimens
in Contemporary Art” Sept. 6 through Nov. 18 at the
gallery in the Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic
Drive, Walnut Creek. The exhibit looks at the intersection
of art and nature. An opening reception is Sept. 6 from
6 to 8 p.m. at the gallery and will include wine and hors
d’oeuvres. Call 295-1417.
BUTTERFIELD 8 THEATRE CO. presents “Pride and
Prejudice” through Aug. 26 at Cue Productions Live, 1835
Colfax St., Concord. Senior tickets are $12. Call 800-8383006 or go to www.b8company.com.
CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE THEATER presents
Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” through Sept. 2 at the Cal
Shakes theater in Orinda. In the story, a novelist hosts
a séance and unwittingly summons the spirit of his first
wife. A $5 senior discount is available. Tickets are $35 to
$48. Go to www.calshakes.org or call 510-548-9666.
CENTER REPERTORY THEATRE presents “Lucky
Stiff,” a musical murder mystery farce, Aug. 31 to Oct. 7 at
the Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut
Creek. For information, go to centerrep.org. For tickets,
call 943-7469 or go to www.lesherartscenter.org.
CHABOT SPACE and Science Center presents a day
especially for groups of seniors on Sept.18 from 9:30 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Tickets are $30 and include lunch. Call 510-3367373 or go to groupsales@chabotspace.org. The deadline
is Sept. 4. The center is located at 10000 Skyline Blvd.,
Oakland.
DIABLO ACTORS ENSEMBLE presents “6RMS RIV
VU,” a romantic comedy about a vacant apartment with
six rooms and a river view and two prospective tenants,
through Sept. 1 at the theater, 1345 Locust St., Walnut
Creek. For tickets, call 866-811-4111 or go to www.
diabloactors.com.
EUGENE O’NEILL FESTIVAL is Sept. 7 to 30. Role
Players Ensemble will perform “Ah, Wilderness” Sept.
7 through 22 at the Village Theatre, Danville. Former
Danville Mayor Beverly Lane will present “O’Neill’s
Danville, 1937 to 1944” on Sept. 15 at the Village Theatre
(free). “Tao House – through Artists’ Eyes,” an exhibit
by the Alamo-Danville Artists’ Society at the Village
Theater Gallery, is Aug. 24 through Sept. 22 with an
artists’ reception Aug. 25 from noon to 3 p.m. “A Moon for
the Misbegotten” will be performed at Tao House by Pear
Avenue Theatre Sept. 27 through 30 with $35 admission.
For information and tickets, call 820-1818 or go to www.
eugeneo’neill.org.
INTERNATIONAL FILM SHOWCASE returns to the
Orinda Theatre Aug. 24 through 30 with the United States
premiere of the Swiss comedy “Late Bloomers.” Four older
women turn a corner store into a chic lingerie shop, which
throws the community into disarray. For information, go
to www.lfef.org or wwwlamorindatheatres.com.
LAFAYETTE ART AND WINE FESTIVAL is Sept.
15 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sept. 16 from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. in downtown Lafayette. There will be more than 250
fine arts and crafts booths and continuous entertainment.
Admission is free, but beer and wine tickets cost $6 each.
Free parking is available at the Lafayette BART Station.
There will be shuttles.
MASQUERS PLAYHOUSE presents “All My Sons,” by
Pulitzer Prize winner Arthur Miller, Aug. 24 to Sept. 29
at the theater, 105 Park Place, Pt. Richmond. Based on a
true story, it tells of ordinary people destroyed by lies and
betrayal. Call 510-232-3888 or go to www.masquers.org.
NEWSMAKERS: The Lesher Speaker Series features:
Sept. 4, Capt. Mark Kelly, space shuttle Endeavor
commander; Oct. 19, David Gergen, CNN political
analyst and aide to presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan
and Clinton; Nov. 12, Billy Beane and Paul DePodesta,
general managers for the Oakland A’s and New York
Mets; Feb. 25, Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. Secretary
of State; March 4, Lara Logan, CBS foreign affairs
and “60 Minutes” correspondent; and April 3, James
Bradley, author of “Flags of Our Fathers,” “Fly Boys” and
“Imperial Cruise.” Tickets for the series are $364 premier
main floor, $343 general main floor and $280 balcony.
Call 943-7469 or go to www.lesherartscenter.org.
ROLE PLAYERS ENSEMBLE presents Eugene
O’Neill’s “Ah, Wilderness,” a look at life in small town
America. Performances are Sept. 7 through 22 at the
Village Theatre, 233 Front St., Danville. Tickets are $20
to $28. A sneak peak will be given by Artistic Director
Eric Fraisher Hayes on Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Danville
library.
STERN GROVE’S 75th season of free concerts ends
Aug. 26. The program opens with “The Family Crest,”
which plays a fusion of rock, classical, folk and jazz
music. Alternative rockers “OK to Go” will follow. The
performances are at 2 p.m. at Sigmund Stern Grove at
19 th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard in San Francisco.
WALNUT CREEK AQUANUTS synchronized swim
team presents “Aquanuts Under the Big Top” Aug.
30 through Sept. 2 at Clark Memorial Swim Center
in Heather Farm Park, Walnut Creek. The team will
perform synchronized swimming along with some circus
acts. The swimmers include the 2012 United States
championship team as well as Aquanut swimmers of all
levels. For information, call 934-4792. Senior tickets
are $15 and may be purchased at Sports Basement,
1881 Ygnacio Valley Road, Walnut Creek, or online at
www.aquanuts.org. Proceeds benefit the athletes and
coaches.
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RELIGION
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
EPISCOPAL
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church invites all Rossmoor
residents to a service of “caring and sharing through
inspirational worship and fellowship” on Sunday,
Aug. 26, at 10 a.m. in the Diablo Room at Hillside
Clubhouse. On this 13th Sunday after Pentecost, the
Rev. Dcn. Patricia Pearson will offer a sermon titled
“This Teaching Is Difficult,” based on John 6:56-69.
The service will include a spoken Eucharist; all are
welcome to participate fully, and to stay for refreshments and further discussion at the potluck 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. On Sunday, Aug. 26, Rev.
Joanne Peterson’s sermon title will be “A Fishing Expedition,” Part 4 of a sermon series on “Tales of the
Sea” based on John 21:1-12. After worship, worshipers are invited to stay for fellowship and light refreshments in the Fireside Room. Everyone who comes
is greeted with “open hearts, open minds and open
doors.” For information, call the church office at 9374535, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday, or
visit the website at tvumc.org.
CATHOLIC
St. Anne’s Catholic Church schedule of Masses
for the weekend of Aug. 25 and 26 are as follows: Fr.
George DaRoza will preside at the 9 a.m. Mass on
Saturday and the 9 a.m. Mass on Sunday. Fr. Thomas
Kalapurackal will preside at the 5 p.m. Vigil Mass
on Saturday and the 11:15 a.m. Mass on Sunday. The
Rosary is recited before each weekday Mass. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is every Saturday from 4 to
4:30 p.m. or by appointment.
PRESBYTERIAN
Pastor Roger Reaber returns from vacation and
study leave to preach at 10 a.m. Worship: “What Shall
We Wear?” based upon Ephesians 6:10-20. The service
will feature organ and piano with seminary graduate
Karen Hastings-Flegel and Music Director Dr. Steve
Cram. The congregation will honor El Nungesser as
volunteer of the month. All are invited both to worship
and to a time of refreshment following the service in
the Fireside Room at Grace, courtesy of the board of
deacons, as participants celebrate August birthdays.
Wednesdays find Exercise With El in the Oak
Room at 9 a.m., followed by Bible study with Pastor
Reaber in the library at 10 a.m. The Session gathers in
the library at 7 p.m. Bunco meets next in October, not
Labor Day weekend.
JEWISH
B’nai Israel Congregation Cantor Rachel Brott
will conduct Sabbath services on Friday, Aug. 24, at
8 p.m. in the Vista Room, Hillside Clubhouse. The
greeters, Philip and Berta Wesler, will recite the blessing over the Sabbath bread. The hostess, Susan Hochschild, will say the blessing over the candles and will
host the oneg Shabbat after the service. B’nai Israel
invites all members and guests to come, enjoy the service, and participate in the social hour.
CONGREGATIONAL UCC
Rossmoor Pilgrim Congregational United
Church of Christ. Sunday worship service will be
held on Aug. 26, at 10:30 a.m. in the Vista Room at
Hillside Clubhouse. The Rev. Dr. Daryl Clemens’
sermon will be based on Psalm 84, “At Home With
God.” A social time will be held after the service.
Holy Communion is served the first Sunday of every
month. Bible study this week will be held Tuesday,
Aug. 28, at 10 a.m. in Meeting Room 5 at Creekside
Clubhouse. Lesson to be studied is James 1:17-27, “Be
Love.” This is a welcoming, progressive, open and
affirming congregation. A cordial invitation is extended to all to participate in the activities of Pilgrim
Church. For information or for pastoral concerns, call
287-1500 or email rossmoorpccucc@aol.com.
LUTHERAN
Hope Lutheran Church invites everyone to gather
for a spirited liturgical worship service in the Delta
Room at 10:30 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 26. Pastor Jack Niemi will be speaking on John 6:56-69. Wayne Anderson will be the organist, and Don Gurley will serve
as cantor. Immediately following worship, everyone
is invited to the popular fourth Sunday luncheon for a
time of sharing delicious food and great fellowship.
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.
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B’NAI ISRAEL CONGREGATION
Friday Evening Service 8 p.m.
Vista Room–Hillside Clubhouse
For information call
287-9997 or 943-1567
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)
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#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
1920 – 2012
After a long and beautiful life, Betty Misner, who was
a Rossmoor resident for more than 20 years, passed
away peacefully on August 14, 2012. She was a
graduate of Cal Berkeley, where she was one of the
few women to venture into the field of business
administration. She married Lee Misner, who
predeceased her in 2004. She was a proud, gentle
person, who always had a kind word for everyone
she knew and an infectious smile up to the very end.
She imparted her wisdom and kind, giving manner
to her 4 children and 4 grandchildren, and she was
adored and loved by them all. Even in adversity, she
would charge ahead with determination. She was a
very intelligent, independent woman, always putting
the needs of others ahead of her own. She made
time for others less fortunate than she and spent a
good portion of her life volunteering in a variety of
capacities. She was always there with support and
love, and graciously accepted it in return when her
time came. She will be missed by all who knew her,
and she will live in their hearts as they did in hers.
She would be honored if a tribute to her memory
were made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
at 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105
or on the internet at www.stjude.org. There is no
memorial service planned at this time.
PAID OBITUARY
GERALD BURNS BISHOP
Gerald Burns Bishop, 90,
born Nov. 3, 1921 in Honesdale,
Pa., died July 30. He served as
an Army ranger during World
War II. Upon graduation from
Ole Miss, he worked at Mississippi Power and Light in business development.
Following his move to
Houston, Texas, he continued
his work in business development for Bechtel Power Corp.
He moved to Walnut Creek
upon retirement.
He is survived by his sister,
Barbara Carmondy of Sharpsburg, N.C.; son, Gerald Burns
Bishop Jr. of Jackson, Miss.;
daughters, Laurie Gillett of
Idyllwild and Melissa Linier
of Winona, Minn; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will
be at Calvary Baptist Church,
Lafayette, on Saturday, Aug.
25, at 1 p.m. Memorial gifts
may be made to Wounded
Warriors Project, P.O. 758517
Topeka, KS. 66675.
Obituary policy
The Rossmoor News offers
free obituaries of about 120
words. Obituaries may be edited. A sample obituary with
instructions is available in the
News office or can be emailed.
Obituaries with photos and
with additional information
are charged at a rate of $9.50
per column inch. For information, call 988-7800.
Local AAUW membership brunch
will be at Round Hill Country Club
The Danville-Alamo-Walnut Creek branch of the American
Association of University Women (AAUW) will hold its membership brunch on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at
Round Hill Country Club (3169 Roundhill Road, Alamo).
The guest speaker is Alicia Hetman, California AAUW president.
In addition, attendees will have the chance to renew acquaintances, make new friends, sign up for interest groups, donate and
purchase used books, and meet Tech Trekkers and prospective
branch members. Valet service will be available.
The cost is $27 per person if received before Tuesday, Sept. 4,
and $30 if received by Monday, Sept. 10.
For details and reservations, go to www.aauw-daw.org. Look
for the Membership Brunch link. For information, contact Tena
Gallagher at 837-0826 or Liz Williams at 389-0152.
AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. Danville-AlamoWalnut Creek AAUW offers scholarships and supports women
for personal and professional growth, community leadership and
friendship. For information, go to www.aauw-daw.org.
AAUW membership is open to all graduates of accredited
four-year colleges or universities and those holding an associate
degree or equivalent.
Prospective members may call Gallagher or email her at
membershipvp@aauw-da.org.
SIR speaker is retired
Livermore Lab engineer
The Rossmoor SIR (sons in
retirement) Branch 81 meets on
the first Tuesday of each month
in the Sierra Room at Del Valle
Clubhouse. The next meeting
will be held on Sept. 4.
The full service hosted bar
opens at 11:15 a.m. with a full
course lunch at noon. The cost
for the event is $14.
The program will feature
Nick Williams, a retired engineer from the Lawrence Livermore Laboratories, who is now
a community tour guide and
presenter for the lab.
He will discuss some of the
many significant projects now
under way at the lab, such as
the national ignition campaign
whose goal is to use fusion
energy to replace carbon combustion and fission energy.
Williams will also provide
Send Rosh
Hashanah
greetings
Send Rosh Hashanah
greetings to ORT members
through the ORT Bulletin.
Greetings will be included
in the September and October
ORT Bulletins.
Make a $5 (or more) donation check, payable to
Rossmoor ORT, and mail it
to Claire Rosenzweig, 3773
Terra Granada Drive No. 1B.
Name(s) should be listed as
they will appear in the greeting.
ORT America supports a
global network of technical
and vocational training programs in 58 countries. The
cutting-edge education acquired at ORT schools provides marketable skills that
enable students to become
economically independent.
For information, call Mildred Schneidman, 932-8448.
detailed information on available laboratory tours and will
assist the club in arranging
tours for interested club members and their guests.
SIR is a retired men’s social
organization with no membership dues or assessments. The
monthly meeting is an opportunity to maintain and enhance
old friendships and make new
acquaintances in Rossmoor
while enjoying lunch, a hosted
bar and a variety of interesting
speakers and programs.
The emphasis of the meetings is entirely on promoting the general well-being,
the quality of life, dignity
and fr iendship among the
members.
Males who do not work full
time are eligible for membership. Anyone interested in
learning about the Rossmoor
SIR organization and its programs and activities may contact Membership Chairman
Ernie DiMaria at 274-1878 or
C.H. Nixon at 933-6175.
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Hadassah celebrates 100th anniversary
Will feature catered luncheon, fashion parade
The Rossmoor group of Diablo Valley
Hadassah will celebrate its 100th anniversary with a catered luncheon and fashion parade on Thursday, Sept. 20, in the Fireside
Room at Gateway Clubhouse from 12:30 to
3 p.m. This event will celebrate the achievements of women.
Chapter members will model clothes, hats
and jewelry from previous year as Hadassah
reviews important milestones throughout
the decades in its history. Those attending
are invited to wear something from the past
or attend in today’s fashion.
Hadassah would like to know if members
are the first of future generations; if mothers, grandmothers or other special women
were Hadassah members; where members
were on the key dates in Hadassah history;
and if members have clothing, jewelry or
memorabilia going back through time.
Members who would like to model should
contact Leslie Rupley at 944-1831.
Those who make reservations by Wednesday, Sept. 12, will receive the early bird
special price of $25. The cost after Sept.
12 is $30. Checks should be made payable
to Diablo Valley Hadassah and sent to Pat
Bergman (1824-A Camino Verde, Walnut
Creek, 94597), or pay by credit card online
www.diablovalley.hadassah.org.
Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc., founded in 1912, is a
volunteer women’s organization whose members are motivated and inspired to strengthen
their partnership with Israel, ensure Jewish
continuity and realize their potential as a dynamic force in American society.
Hadassah is the largest women’s organization in the United States with nearly
300,000 members and almost 30,000 male
associates.
In Israel, Hadassah initiates and supports
pace-setting health care, education and
youth institutions and land development to
meet the country’s changing needs. In the
United States, Hadassah programs include
health education, social action and advocacy
on many issues.
Hadassah is Jerusalem’s second largest
employer, supporting two non-sectarian,
world-renowned hospitals.
To learn about all the projects of Hadassah and news about the local chapter, go to
www.diablovalley.hadassah.org.
Victoria Zackheim will talk to Connection
about how humor helps with handling death
The Connection Club will meet on Tuesday,
Sept. 4, at 7 p.m. in the Delta Room at Del Valle Clubhouse. Author Victoria Zackheim will
review her latest book, “Exit Laughing: How
Humor Takes the Sting Out of Death.”
Come at 7 for light refreshments and a
chance to socialize with other interesting
women. This is a time to learn about the many
activities, such as book exchange, book clubs,
dinner and lunch groups and many more.
Guests are always welcome to attend the Connection meetings.
Membership Director Pat Murphy will be on
hand to supply new (or renewing) membership
forms.
Zackheim will speak at 7:30 She has written
fiction, anthologies and has been an editor and
contributor to various publications. She is developing a feature film, “Maidstone,” for Identity Films. Her book of stories is being developed under the title “The Deadly Competition”
for a four-week run this fall at the Berkeley
Repertory Theater.
For information, contact Phyllis Sheller,
280-0437.
Rossmoor CEO to speak at Rotary’s picnic
The Rossmoor Rotary’s
guest speaker on Wednesday,
Aug. 29, is Warren Salmons,
chief executive Officer of
Rossmoor. This is Rotary’s annual picnic and will be held at
Sportsmen’s Park near Hillside
Clubhouse.
Salmons will report on the
Event Center and the table ten-
nis project among other items.
Social hour will begin at
11:30 a.m. and the picnic at
noon. (Lunch is $14.) This will
be followed by a brief business
meeting. The program will be-
gin at 1 p.m.
Rossmoor residents and potential new members are invited to attend this luncheon.
For information, call Nancy
Flautt at 943-1522.
Jacqueline Zeterberg
Jacqueline Zeterberg (Jackie),
73, died July 29, 2012 at John
Muir Hospital. The native of
Chicago Illinois, lived in San
Diego for 33 years prior to
moving to Rossmoor 3 years
ago. She was a member of
the Dominos Club, Connections, and New Kids on the Block. She is survived by her daughter Laura (Art) Odom and
granddaughter Taylor of Walnut Creek, and
step-daughters Bridgett Zeterberg and Meg
Donovan of Texas, Kathy (David) Kocharhook
of Palo Alto and 4 additional grandchildren.
Carl, her husband of 20 years died in 2007. Steven Mason, her son, died in 1986.
Please join us for Jackie’s memorial service on
Sunday, August 26 at 3 pm in the Fireside Room
at the Gateway.
PAID OBITUARY
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ROSSMOOR SPORTS
Niners plan a Kickoff
to Football Guest Day
Rossmoor players Trudie Anderson and Nellie Sawczuk in the near court, and May Wong and
M. J. Keifer in the far court in action against Trilogy
Rossmoor Tennis Club edges Trilogy
Tennis included in Rossmoor Games
By Dave Kern
Club correspondent
The Rossmoor Tennis Club
(RTC) took on the Trilogy at
Rio Vista on Trilogy’s home
courts on Aug. 11 and just
barely came away with a win
102-95.
Twelve men and twelve
women from each team competed in men’s, women’s and
mixed doubles, with one point
given for each game won.
On a day that reached over
100 degrees Fahrenheit by
the end of competition, three
Rossmoor teams, the women’s
doubles team of Sally Nordwall and Diane Guilfoy and
the men’s doubles teams of
Mike Ying/Allan Tam and
Walter Roosli/Bob McGowan,
registered the biggest wins.
Although he didn’t play
due to injuries, team captain
Ken Anderson assembled and
managed a winning squad.
After the competition, all
players welcomed the serving
of a tasty lunch in the air-conditioned comfort of the Trilogy clubhouse.
Upcoming events
Competition in tennis will
be a part of the Rossmoor
Games: men’s doubles on
Friday, Sept. 14; mixed doubles on Saturday, Sept. 15;
women’s doubles on Sunday,
Sept. 16; men’s singles on
Sunday, Sept. 23; and beginners’ skills challenge on Friday, Sept. 21.
All play will be at the
Buckeye courts, except the
skills challenge, which will be
held at the Creekside courts.
For information, contact Peter Scully at 949-8478 or John
Lee at 935-8006.
The next Wild Card Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 1, at 9 a.m. at the
Buckeye courts.
A Rossmoor team will travel to Moraga Country Club for
team competition on Saturday,
Team captain Ken Anderson led Rossmoor to victory
against Trilogy.
Oct. 13.
Rossmoor will host the
Villages of San Jose on Saturday, Oct. 20, in a continuation of the clubs’ long-standing rivalry.
A touchdown tournament, Kickoff to Football, is the theme
chosen by Chairwoman Sharon Birdsall, and her committee for
the annual Niners Guest Day on Thursday, Sept. 13.
The cost of $30 includes the tailgate continental breakfast at
Creekside and a barbecue lunch with beverages, plus prizes at
Dollar. Also included is a personal caddie for each foursome,
courtesy of the Rossmoor Men’s Golf Club.
A member is limited to three guests. No handicaps are required. The tailgate breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. with the kickoff
time set at 9 for the four-person scramble scrimmage. The golf
professionals will set up the foursomes and provide the scoring.
Green fees are $11 and rental carts will be available on the day
of the tournament.
A field of 72 golfers is expected, so sign up and place checks
in the Niners’ drawer in the Pro Shop. Entries close on Sunday,
Sept. 9.
Terri Celli is champion
Winners of the Rossmoor Niner Tournament of Champions
were announced at lunch at Creekside on Aug. 16. Terri Celli
was proclaimed champion with the lowest gross score over three
days.
Flight one winners were, first place, Sylvia Landgraf; second
place, Fran McDonnell; and a third place tie to Elaine Matsui and
Lynn Hildebrand.
In the second flight, first place went to Yvonne Yeung, second
place to Judy Fletcher, third place to Peggy Johnson and fourth
place to Dorothy Pierce. Dee Reichert was the winner in the third
flight with Therese Nowak taking second place.
Monetary awards for the tournament came to $220.
The three-day tournament produced eight chip-ins. On hole 1,
Lydia Bolinger sank her ball, hole 2 belonged to Sylvia Landgraf.
Hole 5 saw three golfers chip-in – Joan Major, Fran Matthews and
Therese Nowak. Judy Fletcher earned hers on hole 6 and Terri
Celli on hole 8. There were no birdies.
Terri Celli and the three flight winners will compete in the
WNHGA tournament at Valley High Country Club in Elk Grove
on Thursday, Oct. 4.
Looking ahead
The Peninsula Golf and Country Club has invited Rossmoor
Niners to its Open Day on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Breakfast, lunch,
cart rental and golf is $49. Entries must be postmarked by Friday,
Aug. 24.
Sign up with a check in the binder in the club area of the Pro
Shop.
There is still time to sign up for the Summer Scramble. Deadline is Sunday, Aug. 26.
Aquatics activities featured in Rossmoor Games
Multiple styles, relay with noodle, even a pajama swim
Included in the Rossmoor
Games, coming in September,
are a variety of aquatic events
set for Thursday, Sept. 13,
from 9 to 11 a.m. at Del Valle
pool.
These activities will offer
opportunities for all levels
of swimmers. There will be
events for those who like the
individual challenge of timed
races and events for those who
just like to have fun in the water with other people.
Residents may sign up for
25-yard (one length of the
pool) races in all four strokes:
freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. Freestyle
means swimmer’s choice of
stroke.
There will also be a 50yard (two lengths of the pool)
freestyle race.
Those who really want to
challenge themselves in all
four strokes in one race may
sign up for the 100-yard individual medley.
For a more unusual challenge, consider the 25-yard
dogpaddle. The only requirement in this race is that swimmers keep their hands and feet
below the surface of the water
and bark while traversing one
length of the pool.
Also on the purely fun side
are relays and water sports. In
the noodle relay, participants
ride, push, pull, or drag a water noodle one length of the
pool before handing it off to
the next member of the relay.
For the pajama-fashion relay, participants wear their
favorite pajamas over their
swimsuits and swim one length
before tagging off to the next
member on their team.
To help potential participants get a head start on
noodle-racing or dogpaddling
skills, members of the Silver
Bullets Masters Swim Team
will be at Del Valle pool on
Monday, Sept. 10, from 2 to 3
p.m. for a practice session.
Anyone who is interested
in improving swimming skills
under the guidance of an U.S.
Masters coach and in the company of supportive teammates
may come check out the Silver
Bullets Masters swim practice
on Mondays and Thursdays at
9 a.m. at Hillside pool. U.S.
Masters Swim teams are for
swimmers of all levels.
Find sign-up sheets and information for the Rossmoor
Games events at Del Valle,
Dollar or Hillside pools or in
the Recreation Department at
Gateway Clubhouse.
Rene Michaud won the eight-ball tournament and took home
the Ellsworth Memorial Trophy.
Rene Michaud is pool champ
Rene Michaud is the winner of the 2012 Rossmoor eight-ball
pool tournament held on Aug. 15. Ten players competed in this
single-elimination tournament, with each match determined
by the first player to win two games.
Michaud defeated Howard Weeks in the final match by a
score of two games to one. Michaud’s name will now be added
to the Ellsworth Keene trophy permanently displayed in the
billiards room located at the Gateway Clubhouse complex.
FORE
FOR ROSSMOOR GOLFERS
Rossmoor Golf Staff
Honored at Twilight
By Ray Beltran and Al Campassi, Men’s Golf Club
The August Twilight Golf Tournament on Friday, Aug. 24,
is a special event this year honoring the hard work done by the
golf staff at Rossmoor.
Since Mark Heptig became Rossmoor’s director of golf in
1993, he has assembled a team of pros who work together to
manage the large enterprise that is golf in the valley. They
provide Rossmoor golfers with a great golf experience and the
whole community with the green centerpiece that welcomes
visitors and potential Rossmoorians.
Terry Hall, Wayne Weckerlin and Rob Lytle round out
Heptig’s staff in the Pro Shop, assisted by Chris Andres. Blake
Swint is the golf course superintendent.
Heptig has been involved with golf for his entire life, beginning as a caddy at Los Altos Country Club, through college at Cal Poly and part-time work at Saratoga Country Club
and the San Luis Obispo Inn. His first pro position was at Palo
Alto Muni, then Fremont, then Marin Country Club before
coming to Rossmoor in 1993.
He counts his low round of 67 at the Santa Maria Country
Club (Slope = 129!) as one of the high points of his golfing
career. Mark and wife Lissa live in Lafayette and have two
sons, ages 22 and 20.
PGA member Hall is the first assistant and has been at
Rossmoor since 1994. Terry and his wife Nancy live in Concord and currently race and show two whippets. They have
bred and shown Oriental shorthair cats, Italian greyhounds
and Salukis. Along with a variety of rescued cats, dogs and
parrots, they, Hall says, “have three grown children and one
grandchild between them, if there’s room on the couch.”
Hall retired from Pacific Bell in 1991 after a 27-year career
during which he did everything from collecting bills and soldering wires to working with the Public Utilities Commission
and running a statewide joint marketing program. He is an
accomplished golf coach and published his book “The Simple
Golf Swing” in 2004, which, coincidently, is available in the
Pro Shop.
Weckerlin and his four-legged companion Haley (a spry 17year-old) call Walnut Creek home. He grew up in Deerfield,
Ill., and is a graduate of Bradley University. After working in
sales management, he left a regional marketing manager position and turned to golf as a career. He started at the Rossmoor
Pro Shop in February 2001.
His most frequent golf advice is, “Start early, stretch before
playing and laugh, a lot!” His own keen sense of humor is
apparent around the Pro Shop and his fashion sense is a frequently noted asset.
Lytle, a Bay Area native who came to the Rossmoor Pro
Shop in 2002, lives in Pittsburg with his wife, Denise. Before
becoming a golf professional, he ran his own pool maintenance business and was a professional bowler. He is a serious
cyclist, riding to work most days, so he is the Pro Shop fitness
guru.
Swint, the course superintendent, knows tees and fairways and greens, and everything in between. Since starting at
Rossmoor in 2004, his improvements include redoing a lot of
the bunkering and irrigation, as well as implementing the new
putting greens and practice areas. He started working around
golf courses at the ripe old age of 12, but he also found time to
attend Chabot College and, with wife Debbie, raise a family.
They have three grown children, a son and two daughters.
Andres is the junior member of the Pro Shop staff. He has
been playing competitive golf since he was 14. He began as a
range boy in 2007 and has worked his way up while attending
Northgate High School and is now a junior assistant, while
taking classes at DVC. He’s the latest to take advantage of
Heptig’s policy of promoting the most diligent of the junior
part-time help to Pro Shop status. And, on Pro Appreciation
Day, he’ll probably get stuck in the shop while everyone else
is being “appreciated.”
The August Twilight Tournament on Friday honors these
hard-working folks who keep golf running smoothly at
Rossmoor.
Emergency Information.
All residents must have a complete emergency information
form on file.If any emergency information changes, or if you
move to a different manor within Rossmoor, you need to pick
up a new form, fill it out and return it to the Administration
Office.
If you feel you have not fully completed the form you originally turned in, call Securitas, 988-7840.
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Table Tennis Club will play Trilogy
The Rossmoor Table Tennis Club (RTTC)
will host a potluck party for members and
guests on Thursday, Aug. 23, at 5:45 p.m. in
the Delta Room at Del Valle Clubhouse.
This will be an excellent opportunity to
catch up on all the latest news such as progress
on the new table tennis facility; updates to the
schedule for playing during construction time;
and the tournament with Trilogy.
Tables will be available for play during the
party with some organized play and performances by club members.
Those who plan to attend are asked to sign
up for this no-charge potluck party using the
yellow sheet in the Sierra Room. Or, call Rita,
952-4939. Indicate on the sheet what dish you
will bring to the party, whether it’s a favorite
dish, appetizer, salad, main course or dessert.
Trilogy tournament
The next tournament with Trilogy is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Rio Vista facility, about an hour away by car. Trilogy has
increased their team size, which creates an excellent opportunity for more RTTC club members to participate in the tournament.
Matches will be played on six tables – two more
than last year. There will be three different skill
level groups. Email or call Len Boone to sign up
for the tournament, 946-1832 or Lenboone@gmail.
com or alternatively, sign up for your preferred
Photo by Jim Kardas
Regular tournament scorekeeper Jackie Tingle
signals start of play.
match (or matches) on the sign-up sheet in the Sierra
Room at Del Valle Clubhouse.
For information, call Stuart Fox at 939-7316.
Margo Dutton wins 18ers’ charm
By Linda Scheffer
Club correspondent
Margo Dutton won handily the Women’s18-Hole Golf
Club’s monthly charm tournament with a low net score of
67 on Aug. 16.
Her win qualifies her for the
annual playoff of all monthly
charm day winners.
Winners were:
First flight: low gross,
Grace Nitta, 86; low net, Agnes Shin, 69; and second low
net, Haija Kim, 71
Second flight: low gross,
Olivia Hsueh, 96; low net,
Mitzi Weinberg, 71; and second low net, Jane Lee, 75
Third flight: low gross,
Marilyn Treppa, 99; low net,
Casey Dixon, 73; and second
low net, Donna Rhodes, 74
Fourth flight: low gross,
Marcia Belcher, 107; low net,
Gisela Hendrickson, 75; and
second low net, Helen Hiebert,
75
Players who had birdies
that day are: Grace Nitta,
holes 16 and 17; Mitzi Weinberg, hole 2; Marilyn Treppa,
hole 13; Haija Kim, hole 17;
and Olivia Hseuh, hole 16.
Hseuh chipped in on hole 16
and Hyosook Suh chipped in
on hole 14.
On Aug. 2, the 18ers played
a format that added their low
net score plus putts. This format rewards those who putt
well that day.
Flight winners were:
First flight: Agnes Shin,
95; Nancy Groswird, 107; and
Janice Davis, 112
Second
flight:
Gail
Ramirez, 98; Del Poirier, 100;
and Olivia Hsueh, 105
Third flight: Jodi Rice,105;
Dorothy Mizono, 122; and
Rosalie Devlin, 113
Fourth flight: Shell Garnet,
104; Gisela Hendrickson,105;
and Helen Hiebert, 107
Birdies were made by Mitzi
Weinberg, hole10; Pat Diesem,
hole 8; and Janice Davis, hole
2. Gisela Hendrickson chipped
in on hole 18 and Cletia Bowron chipped in on hole 15.
Membership
The 18ers golf club continues to gain new members with
membership totaling a healthy
128 and growing. This is strong
for a women’s’ golf club. Regular play days are well subscribed and bustling with enthusiastic golfers enjoying new
and old friends.
Save the date
Louise Chien and Helen Chung
are planning a guest day tournament on Thursday, Oct.11, that
will benefit Bruns House hospice,
which serves Rossmoor and other
East Bay communities.
The committee suggests
members’ friends save the date,
too. The theme is “The Year of
the Dragon.” There will be sixitem Chinese lunch. More details will be announced as the
date approaches.
Various sponsors have already made generous contributions. The Planning Committee
needs raffle prizes, especially
gift certificates or products.
To make a donation, contact
Chien or Chung.
AT THE ROSSMOOR PRO SHOP
“Properly fitted clubs are the only part
of improved golf that anyone can buy.”
— Tommy Armour
Make an appointment
to have one of your Golf
Shop professionals take
a look at your flat stick.
The proper length, lie and
grip might just shave a few strokes off
your game.
Also, check out our new models including
our belly length putters.
CALL THE PRO SHOP AT 988-7861
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Sandy Souza, Lionel and Lucy Guterres win Mixed Triples
Lawn Bowling’s
championship
tournament
By Bob Lewis
Club correspondent
Lionel Guterres, Sandy
Souza and Lucy Guterres
prevailed over Ed de Assis,
Pauline de Assis and Eilan
Sloustcher, 15-11, on Aug. 9 to
win this year’s Lawn Bowling
Club Mixed Triples Championship Tournament. Placing
third were Bob Remedios,
Sylvi MacDonald and Carlos
D’Almeida.
In the morning semifinal
rounds, first qualifiers deAssis,
de Assis and Sloustcher defeated fourth qualifiers Miguel
Roliz, Mike Ying and Eppie
Ying, 18-10. De Assis’ team
scored 4 points in the opening
end before the teams traded
singles in ends two and three.
When Roliz picked up 3
shots in ends four and five,
de Assis matched with 3 in
ends six and seven, to continue holding the initial 4-point
lead. Roliz added 2 points in
the eighth to close to 6-8, but
de Assis gained 3 in the ninth
to go back up by 5, at 11-6.
Again, when Roliz added 2
more over ends 10 and 11, de
Assis countered with 3 more in
the 12th and continued with a
single in the 13th and another
3 in the 14th, to lead by 10, at
18-8. Roliz added just singles
in each of the last two ends, to
finish 10-18.
In the other semifinal game,
second qualifiers Guterres,
Souza and Guterres edged
Remedios, MacDonald and
D’Almeida 12-10, nearly a repeat of their Wednesday qualifying round tie game of 11-11.
It was a see-saw match with
three ties.
Remedios scored first, with
Photos by Dick Kramer
Mixed triples champions, from left, Sandy Souza, Lionel Guterres
and Lucy Guterres
singles in each of the first two
ends. Guterres scored 3 in the
third, which Remedios countered with 2 in the fourth.
Guterres matched this with 2
in the fifth. Remedios added a
single in the sixth, for the first
tie, at 5-all.
Again, they traded singles
to tie at 6-all in the eighth.
Remedios took the lead with
a single in the ninth plus 2 in
the 10th, to go up 9-6, the largest lead for either team during the game. Guterres scored
singles in each of the 11th and
12th, plus 2 in the 13th, to go
ahead 10-9. It was a tie again
at 10 apiece when Remedios
picked up 1 in the 14th. Finally, Guterres scored singles
in each of the last two ends to
take the game at 12-10.
For the afternoon final
game, the temperature was
98 degrees, resulting in fewer
than usual spectator. Each
team included a husband-wife
combination.
Sloustcher delivered a medium long jack to start play, but
Guterres took 3 points. Countering with a short jack, then
a medium, Guterres scored
singles in the second and third
ends, to open with a 5-shot
lead after three ends. Although
de Assis scored 1 point in the
fourth end, Guterres’ team
continued their march ahead to
a 9-1 lead by the end of seven.
Finally, de Assis’ team sparked
again with another single in
the eighth end, followed by 2
in the ninth and 3 in the 10th,
to close to 7-9.
In a rare faux pas, in the
10th end, while Guterres had
one more bowl to deliver, Souza began to kick the bowls and
Sloustcher picked up the jack.
The end was over although
Guterres still held his last
wasted bowl.
This lapse didn’t affect the
outcome. Guterres scored 2
shots in the 11th and a single
in the 12th, before de Assis
gained 2 in the 13th. Score
now was 12-9 in favor of
Guterres, who added 3 more
in the 14th. Although de Assis won singles in each of the
last two ends, they fell short
11-15, essentially the spread at
the outset of play.
After the first three mornings of play in the two weeks
of bowling in the Four Score
Plus Tournament, the leaders
Clinic with the pros covers pitching
Sponsored by the Happy Hackers
It is not too late to sign up
for the Happy Hackers’ clinic
with the pros on Wednesday,
Aug. 29, on the new chipping/
pitching area. The clinic will
cover pitching techniques.
The class begins promptly
at 3 p.m. so plan to sign in at
the Creekside patio by 2:30.
The fee is $5 per person. A
signup sheet is available in the
Hackers’ area of the Pro Shop.
The signup sheet for the
Saturday, Sept. l8, scramble on
the Creekside Golf Course and
dinner that follows play is also
up in the Pro Shop. Beginning
in September, play is a half
hour earlier at 2:30 p.m. with
sign up at 2.
Dinner at Creekside will
follow golf. Players should be
sure to indicate whether they
will play in the scramble only
or will stay for the dinner and
awards.
The Pro Shop will arrange
pairings so this is an oppor-
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tunity to play even if a solo
golfer.
New members are especially
encouraged to participate and,
if possible, stay for refreshments and dinner.
Happy Hackers will participate in the Friday, Aug. 24, Pro
Appreciation Day, sponsored
by the Men’s Golf Club. Information and sign up envelopes
are available in the Pro Shop.
Happy Hackers will play
nine holes on the Creekside
course. This is an opportunity
to thank the pros – Mark Heptig, Terry Hall, Rob Lytle and
Wayne Weckerlin – for a job
done well all year long.
Mixed triples runners-up, from left, Ed de Assis, Pauline de Assis
and Eilan Sloustcher
are: first place, Bill Lee, with
6 game points and plus 19;
second place, Lionel Guterres,
with 6 game points and plus
11; and third place, Sylvi MacDonald, with 4 game points
and plus 15.
Coming events
Margaret Cross is coordinating the plans for the morning Labor Day bowling and hot
dog lunch on Monday, Sept. 3.
As usual, the appropriate dress
will be holiday red, white and
blue. Separate sign-up sheets
are posted in the mat house for
bowling and for lunch. Signups close Friday, Aug. 31.
The sign-up sheet is posted
for two new tournaments, the
women’s and the men’s triples
handicap draws, both scheduled for Tuesday through
Thursday, Sept. 11 through 13.
Closing date is Wednesday,
Sept. 5.
Lionel Guterres is coordinating special skills competitions
for the club’s participation in
the second annual Rossmoor
Games. Lawn bowling events
are scheduled on Wednesday,
Sept. 12, at 9 a.m. or 1 p.m., a
two circles event; Friday, Sept.
14, 9 a.m. or 1 p.m., river event;
Wednesday, Sept. 19, 9 a.m. or
1 p.m., drawing game event;
and Thursday, Sept. 20, 9 a.m.
or 1 p.m., mix/match triples
draw bowling. The sign-up
sheet is posted, and closing is
Friday, Aug. 31.
Elsie Napoli has planned
a fundraising bus trip to Red
Hawk Casino on Friday, Oct.
19. The bus leaves Gateway
Clubhouse at 9 a.m. Enjoy a
floor-level of smoke-free gaming and dining. Cost is $30,
with a casino bonus of $15
slot machine play or $20 table
games play. Reservations are
necessary. Call Napoli at 9376290.
Ed and Pauline de Assis
hold training classes for new
lawn bowlers each Wednesday
and Friday. Anyone interested
in learning more about this
relaxing and intriguing sport
may call either of them at 9432003.
Miguel Roliz and his committee are planning a special
afternoon of short jack bowling and an early western night
at Sportsmen’s Park at Hillside
on Saturday, Sept. 29. There
will be a steak dinner and
dancing.
St. Mary’s Club Tournaments
benefitted two programs
The St. Mary’s Club of
Rossmoor held its 10th annual golf tournament July 23
on the Creekside Course.
This year’s tournament
was held in memory of Mary
Plant, a Rossmoor resident
and longtime member of the
club, who recently passed
away. Proceeds from the event
benefited the Saint Mary’s
scholarship fund.
Also held that day, on the
Dollar Ranch Course, was the
17th annual tournament of
Les Amis des Freres (Friends
of the Brothers), which ben-
efits the Christian Brothers
Lasallian Educational Opportunities (LEO) program of
inner-city Oakland.
One-hundred twenty people attended the dinner following the events.
Next year’s Saint Mary’s
Club tournament is scheduled
for Sunday, May 19.
Winter event
The club is planning its
winter event of a lunch at
Saint Mary’s College before
attending a women’s basketball game.
The Rossmoor Saint Mary’s
Club is open to alumni and
friends of Saint Mary’s College. Dues for the club are
$10 a year and new members
are welcome.
Residents interested in
joining the club should send
their check to Kathleen Moschel, 4424 Terra Granada
Drive No. 2B.
Sign up for Labor Day Golf Tournament
GOLF SHOP NEWS
FROM THE GOLF PRO
Patriotism and Fundamentalism
By Terry Hall, golf professional
There are many different definitions of patriotism, depending on personal factors such as political beliefs, age, military
experience, gender and family upbringing. But, I think we all
can agree that those who serve in our military deserve to be
respected and honored by the society they protect. After all,
they don’t choose the missions they have to perform.
Our country provides some support for the families of military men and women killed or disabled while serving our nation. However, there is a real unmet need to provide for the
education of these families. To date the Folds of Honor Foundation has provided 2,600 scholarships to help the children
and spouses of our fallen warriors. The PGA, USGA and the
Folds of Honor Foundation work together to support these efforts through Patriot Golf Day.
This year, Patriot Golf Day will be celebrated over the Labor Day weekend, Friday, Aug. 31, through Monday, Sept. 3.
During this celebration, we ask that you help by donating a
$1 or more each time you play golf or come to the Pro Shop
at Rossmoor. You will be joined by thousands of golfers from
all over the country making a difference in the lives of the
families of our troops.
There will be a donation jar in the Pro Shop from Aug. 31
through Sept. 3. Bring a little extra for the jar when you come
to play and make a real difference this Labor Day.
Fundamentalism
When it comes to golf, I’m a part-time fundamentalist and
a full-time fun and mentalist. The basic fundamentals involving the swing (grip, posture and alignment) and equipment
(it’s got to fit you) are semi-immutable.
I say semi-immutable because there are many examples
of great players with nonorthodox “fundamentals.” Think of
Furyk’s back swing, Azinger’s grip, Nancy Lopez’s five-piece
takeaway, etc. However, they are remarkable athletes who
could probably make any swing work. And we’re not. So, we
need the basic fundamentals to ensure that we’re on the right
track to start with and that our swings don’t get too complicated. We’re talking “keep it simple” stuff here.
After the basics though, our focus should be on fun, staying
in a pleasant present mental state and letting our natural swing
happen. I know that I often get caught up in what I’m doing
mechanically and lose focus on the target, especially if I’m
trying to incorporate a new swing move. I play much better
when I’m relaxed and just “playing” golf with my focus only
on the target while staying in an unselfconscious place.
Just focus on where you want the ball to go, “get out of
your own way,” and let it happen and you’ll be surprised at the
results. The rest is just practice.
Autumn Fun Triathlon
will be held in October
Golfers are invited to sign up now to play
18 holes on the Dollar Ranch Course for the
Rossmoor Labor Day golf tournament on Monday, Sept. 3. The tournament is open to all
Rossmoor golfers and golf clubs. Guests are
welcome.
Play will begin with a shotgun start at 12:30
p.m. followed by a buffet dinner to be held in the
Fireside Room at Gateway Clubhouse.
The format will be two best net balls of a
foursome. Golfers may sign up as a foursome,
single, twosome or threesome. Teams will be
assigned by Pro Shop staff.
The entry fee is $5 per person. Regular green
fees apply. Pro Shop credit will be awarded to
Information about upcoming training clinics and related
events will be announced later.
Bob Huff at the Fitness Center.
winners in each fl ight as well as closest to the
pin.
The buffet dinner will include glazed pork
loin roast, winter salad, Tuscan green beans and
rice pilaf. Dessert is panna anglaise.
The cost is $16 per person, and non-golfing
guests of golfers are invited. Dinner guests are
asked to bring their own beverages. Water will
be provided.
Sign-up envelopes are located at the Pro Shop
in the Men’s Golf Club sign-up area. The deadline is Wednesday, Aug. 29. Place envelopes in
the Men’s Golf Club drawer.
For information, call Frances McDonnell at
954-8188.
Bocce Club will hold 10th anniversary picnic
The Bocce Club will hold
its 10th anniversary picnic at
Sportsmen’s Park on Sunday,
Sept. 9, at 5 p.m.
It will follow the playoff
games that will take place at 3
between the first place winners
of the Tuesday and Wednesday
Night League for over-all fi rst
Volunteers
needed for
triathlon
Volunteers are needed to
help set up and run the Autumn
Fun Triathlon on Monday, Oct.
1. The annual event is sponsored by the Fitness Center.
The competition includes
a 250-yard swim in Del Valle
pool as well as an 8-mile bike
ride and 2-mile walk/run on
the golf course pathways.
Volunteers will help with
timing the events, directing
competitors on the course and
safety control. It is a fun event
to work, no training is required
and volunteers get a free meal
after the competition.
Contact Bob Huff at the Fitness Center at 988-7850 or stop
by the front desk.
Women cribbage
players sought
Sign up as individual or team
Register now for Rossmoor’s
annual Autumn Fun Triathlon,
which will be on Monday, Oct.
1. The event includes a 250yard swim in Del Valle pool as
well as an 8-mile bike ride and
2-mile walk/run on golf course
pathways.
The triathlon is sponsored
by the Del Valle Fitness Center. Register at the center’s
front desk.
Participants can compete individually in all three
sports, or as a member of a
team, competing in one or two
sports. The Triathlon Organizing Committee will help form
teams.
The event is open to
Rossmoor residents only.
The Fitness Center staff is
available to provide training
tips as well as personal fitness
training. Interested residents
can call the Fitness Center
at 988-7850 or inquire at the
front desk.
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The Women’s Cribbage
Club is looking for players. The club plays Tuesday
mornings in the Garden
Room at Dollar Clubhouse.
For information, call Else
Kusserow at 939-8085.
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place for the 2012 season.
The menu consists of
grilled tri-tip and boneless
chicken breast, beans, potato
salad, green salad, ambrosia salad, dinner rolls, carrot
cake, ice cream, beer, wine
and water.
The cost is $22 per person.
Checks, payable to RBC or
Rossmoor Bocce Club, should
be turned in to the club mail
box at Gateway Clubhouse (no
cash).
The deadline for reservation
is Sunday, Sept. 2.
For information, call Mercedes Voss at 946-9960.
Domino Club offers
games for every level
The Domino Club meets regularly twice a week.
The club’s experienced players meet on Monday evenings
in the Oak Room at the Gateway Clubhouse. Plan to arrive at
6:30 as play begins promptly at 6:45.
On Saturdays, beginners or rusty players meet at 10 a.m. in
Multipurpose Room 2 at Gateway. This is an opportunity to
learn and practice the rules and etiquette of Fives, the domino
game played at the club.
The Domino Club plays the game, Five-Up. Because the
player can use all of the doubles to play from, it is a faster,
higher scoring game than the other versions of Five. Play is
with partners, but players don’t have to bring a partner.
The club plays five games of about 27 minutes each to the
score of 300 per game and use 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.
Everyone is welcome to play and learn about dominoes.
Winning scores
The domino winners for Aug. 13 were: Kent Croswell 334,
Betty Costa 323, Joe Blyskal 323, Sally Lowry 322, Karl
Nemanic 306 and Sue Wickens 305.
The domino winners for Aug. 11 were: Jim Ford 331, Shirley Pederson 319, Pat Quarto 315 and Mike Flanagan 308.
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average points on a domino are six. When player dominoes,
the opponents will have at least two dominoes remaining and
on average will give up 12 points or two pegs. If mostly low
numbers have played during the hand then it is more likely
that even more points will be left in the opponents hands.
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HEALTH & FITNESS
Tibetan relaxation class Yoga and movement classes offered
helps increase energy throughout the week at Fitness Center
The next Tibetan relaxation class is on Saturday, Aug. 25,
and will be taught by Jack van der Meulen in the Shasta Room
at Del Valle from 10 to 11:15 a.m.
Van der Meulen is a longtime teacher of Tibetan yoga at the
Nyingma Institute in Berkeley. He has been an artist and sculptor. His bodywork studies include Rosen and Feldenkrais methods.
His topic for the calls is “Relaxing and Opening the
Heart.”
Come and renew a feeling of ease and energy through gentle
yoga practices that release physical and emotional tension and
can add a zest for life. The class will be followed by luncheon
at the Creekside Grill in Rossmoor, celebrating completion of
the past three months of Tibetan yoga classes.
The class is open to new and experienced students and all
Rossmoor residents and their guests are invited The fee is $10
per class.
Call Endy Stark for information at 938-4681.
Specialist will speak to Wellness
Group on Alzheimer’s, dementia
The Rossmoor Wellness Group has invited Sylvia Gandolfo
to return to Rossmoor to speak at the group’s August monthly
meeting. The meeting will be held Monday, Aug. 27, at 7 p.m. in
the Delta Room at Del Valle Clubhouse.
Gandolfo will discuss the aging process, how to understand
symptoms of Alzheimer’s and dementia as a disease, and how to
cope in the midst of change by using Eldercare Services.
She is a certified professional geriatric-care manager with
Eldercare Services. She received her master’s degree in social
work from UC Berkeley, with a focus on gerontology. She has
spent several years with Hospice of the East Bay and she also
served as the director of social services of an independent living
facility, a HUD subsidiary for seniors and disabled adults.
Rossmoor Wellness Group members make these meetings
possible. Guests are welcome and a $1 donation is optional.
Contact Jim Woollett at 287-0468 for information.
TUESDAY
Gentle Yoga
Time and place: 11 a.m. to
noon in the Shasta Room at
Del Valle Clubhouse.
Style: Hatha yoga (based on
Inyengar teachings) emphasizing correct alignment and
posture while developing
strength and balance. May
be done seated, standing
or on floor. Props (blocks,
straps) used when needed.
Each class ends with a relaxation period. Students
encouraged to work at own
pace and within own limitations and abilities.
Every year, every month,
24 hours a day, seven days a
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can help the blood bank, and
not just by donating blood.
Rossmoor residents can
help their own local blood
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Time and place: 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. in the Aerobics
Room at Del Valle
Style: Feldenkrais is gentle
movement done with awareness for increased flexibility
and easier balance.
Instructor: Edie Hedgecock,
certified Feldenkrais practitioner. For information, call
932-2618.
Fees: $7 per class of $25 for
the Rossmoor Blood Donation
Awards Committee, which is
now in its 41st year. Another
way to help is to join the committee.
The money raised through
the committee is awarded to
high schools in Northern California for producing the most
units of blood during theyear
at blood drives held at the
schools under the supervision
of the American Red Cross.
More than 7,000 units of blood
are raised by the participating
schools each year.
The award money is shared
among the top producers and
may be used at the school’s
discretion.
Rossmoor residents are
asked to use the accompanying coupon to send a donation.
All donations are tax-deductible. For information about the
committee, call Chairwoman
Nancy Moschel at 938-1571.
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Instructor: Sarah Harvey. A
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for 15 years, Harvey believes
her class is a good match for
those new to yoga, or those
working through injuries or
other limitations. For information, call 510-639-4568.
Fees: $8 per class or $30 per
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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.
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The Rossmoor Fitness Center offers a variety of yoga and
directed movement classes,
from Monday through Saturday. Classes are for all levels
and accommodate those with
physical limitations. Participants are advised to wear
loose clothing and come with
a relatively empty stomach.
Props, used when needed, may
include chairs, blocks and
straps. The following is a list
of all the classes with times,
location and style. Contact the
instructor for information.
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Securitas will offer the
Stair-Trac wheelchair assistance program seven days
a week from 9 a.m. until
5 p.m. Call 988-7899 for
assistance. Residents who
need the wheelchair assistance service before 9 and
after 5 can call a company
that charges a fee. Two of
these vendors include Buba
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Peripheral Neuropathy Support Group Get in shape three times
meets Friday to discuss condition
a week with Rhythmrobics
Anyone interested in learning more about peripheral neuropathy (PN) is welcome to attend
the Peripheral Neuropathy Support Group meetings, held on the fourth Friday of the month at
10 a.m., in the Las Trampas Room at Hillside
Clubhouse. This month the meeting will be held
Aug. 24.
There is no fee for attending.
There are an estimated 20 million persons in
America who have PN, and the Rossmoor support group statistics show that at least 300 of
them live in Rossmoor.
One of the purposes for having a support
group is to bring information to those affected
with the condition so they can make decisions
on how to best get some relief from the discomfort it brings.
Typical symptoms, starting with the feet and
moving upward, include tingling, numbness,
feeling of constant hot or cold, sharp stabbing
pain, weakness and difficulty with walking and
balance. One way to deal with these issues is
for those who have the condition to come together and share what they have found works
for them.
There will be a question-and-answer period
during the meeting. There will also be printed
materials that can awaken persons to new findings about neuropathy.
Membership applications to join the state and
national organizations for further education on
the topic are also available.
For information, call Carolyn Cash at 2548195, or Bill Sheldon at 954-7895.
Lee Taylor teaches unique approach
in exercise class at Fitness Center
Being fit is about having the flexibility,
strength and the energy to do things that people
enjoy every day. Lee Taylor has created an exercise system based upon balance and postural
alignment.
Movement exists throughout daily activities
– standing, bending, reaching, etc. People use
their entire body whenever these activities are
performed.
Taylor’s system utilizes a step-by-step approach with three uniquely designed exercises
performed in an upright position. Seniors can
discover how to cope with the effects of gravity
and maintain balance, coordination and agility
in their everyday activities.
While simple in appearance, the system is effective, safe and reduces the risk of injuries.
Participants will develop the skill and sensitivity to identify and release restrictions, by
connecting the body’s parts, (feet, ankles, knees,
etc. to neck), in a specific order. This is the key.
One’s exercise system becomes a self-assessment tool for immediate feedback; and a selfcorrective functional exercise system where
participants develop the skill to spontaneously
make adjustments to movements while maintaining posture. This helps to achieve maximum
results through balance, flexibility, strength and
coordination.
The exercises are suitable for beginners as
well as anyone who wants an extreme workout.
Taylor has successfully helped people with
diabetic neuropathy; posture and balance problems; scoliosis; hip, low back, neck and shoulder pain; and traumatic brain injuries.
The 76-year-old has had both hips replaced,
neck vertebrae fused and chronic bad back from
auto accidents. His passion is to educate and
empower others in an exercise approach that is
smarter not harder.
Monthly or drop-in fee classes are Mondays
and Wednesdays 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. (advanced)
and 11 a.m. to noon (beginning/intermediate)
in the Shasta Room at the Fitness Center. New
participants may take their first class for free.
For information, call Taylor at 510-385-0100
or email him at lee@leetaylor.net. There is also
information on his website, www.leetaylor.net.
Luk Tung Kuen offered twice Wednesdays
A second Luk Tung Kuen
exercise class is now offered
Wednesdays at 9 a.m. in the
Las Trampas Room at Hillside.
The new class will be offered
through October.
The Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday 7:15 a.m. classes will
continue to be offered in the
Diablo Room at Hillside.
Luk Tung Kuen exercise consists of 36 posture movements
and includes stretching and gen-
tle workouts to increase range of
motion and circulation.
The instructor is Bill Lee,
who offers the class at no
charge. Drop-ins are welcome.
For information, call Lee at
932-7935.
Looking for an exercise class in Rossmoor that addresses
some new aches and pains? Consider rhythmrobics, offered
three mornings a week at the Fitness Center at Del Valle.
Regular exercise is the go-to activity for heart health, joint
health and weight control and even involves some brain work.
All this can be covered in rhythmrobics, offered on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.
The sessions feature warm-up stretches and movement,
work with hand weights, low-impact aerobic exercises and
some gentle floor work. Upper body strength is addressed,
abdominal muscles are strengthened to improve lower back
health and overall flexibility and muscle tone are improved.
And it’s all under the watchful eye of a trained instructor
who can help get residents back in the shape they remember
– or wish they had.
Anyone will benefit from the class. Attendees can be stronger, more flexible and better able to handle daily activities.
And regular aerobic exercise helps control weight. The cost is
$3.50 for each class after the first, which is free.
Sports clinic with personal
trainer offered Saturdays
The Fitness Center’s sports clinic is now offered every Saturday at 9 a.m. in the Aerobics Room at Del Valle. The clinic is for
residents who play sports and/or are avid exercisers looking for a
new challenge. Clinics last one hour with personal trainer Dino
Giannakis.
The sports clinic will focus on athleticism and total body functional exercises to engage all the muscles in the body.
Functional training is a great workout because it allows for
more every day movement of the human body and improves
sports-specific motions. In addition to building overall strength
and a strong core, functional training improves balance, stability
and coordination, and helps to teach muscles to work together
and work equally to enhance their use in everyday life activities.
Cost is $10 per class for for the six-week program. Payment is
by check only and should be payable to the Golden Rain Foundation (GRF). Sign up and pay at the front desk in the Fitness
Center.
For information, contact Giannakis at 988-7850 or at
dgiannakis@rossmoor.com.
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Handwashing after touching animals or their waste is necessary to prevent infection. According to the Centers for Disease
Control (CDC), people throughout the United States have developed Salmonella poisoning after handling or being exposed to
cat feces.
CDC also reports cases of E. Coli infection from petting animals at a county fair. People get infected when handling the animals and then eating without first washing their hands.
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For those with
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A reading of the latest
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on items of interest to those
present, takes place every
Wednesday, 3:30 to 4:30
p.m. in the Gateway Conference Room (next to Administration and Recreation).
A similar reading is held
for Waterford residents every Thursday, 9 to 10 a.m.
in the Waterford’s South
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Tomato Festival presented
by Garden Club Saturday
The third annual Tomato Festival and barbecue, sponsored by the Rossmoor Garden Club, is Saturday, Aug. 25, at
Sportsmen’s Park at 2 p.m.
Last year, 110 people attended the event for a chance to
taste the many varieties of tomatoes grown in the Rossmoor
gardens.
There will be a silent auction, which will feature vintage
wine, racks of ribs and cookies (for redemption on a future
date), custom silver jewelry, fine ceramic pieces made in
Rossmoor’s kilns, baskets of tomatoes, a gift card to Cypress
restaurant, homemade jams and relishes, honey from the
Rossmoor gardens and more.
There will be bloody Mary drinks with fresh tomato toppers; grilled tri-tip and chicken; tossed green salad, potato
salad and fruit salad; baked beans; rolls; dessert; and sodas,
bottled water and coffee.
This year, there will be two large tents set up for shade.
For tickets, write a check for $25 per person to the
Rossmoor Garden Club and send it to 1001 Golden Rain
Road (or put it in the Garden Club box at Gateway Clubhouse).
For information, call Stephen Shields at 932-3374.
Yoga offered at Fitness Center
four classes.
Stretch Yoga
Time and place: 5 to 6 p.m.
at the Fitness Center at Del
Valle
Style: Iyenagar approach, with
emphasis on correct alignment in postures, while developing strength, balance,
ease of movement and endurance.
Instructor: Barbara Bureker,
yoga instructor for 35 years.
For information, call 9347857.
Fees: $7 for drop-ins or $6 for
weekly commitment.
WEDNESDAY
Gentle Yoga
noon, Aerobics Room at Del
Valle.
Style: Seated and standing
yoga. Options for the floor
for those who wish.
Instructor: Bonnie Maeda,
who has been a certified
yoga practitioner for seven
years. She is a registered
nurse and works with students during the healing
process. Call 510-548-9566.
Fees: $10 per class or $8 each
for four classes.
THURSDAY
Strength Yoga
Time and place: 5:45 to 6:45
p.m. in the Shasta Room at
Del Valle Clubhouse
Style: Stretch to relax and build
up strength to be prepared
for the holiday season. All
are welcomed.
Instructor: Barbara Bureker,
who has been a yoga instructor for 32 years. For information, call 934-7857.
Gentle Yoga
Time and Place: 7 to 8 p.m. at
Del Valle.
Instructor: Sarah Harvey. A
certified yoga practitioner
for 15 years, Harvey believes
her class is a good match for
those new to yoga, or those
working through injuries or
other limitations. For information, call 510-639-4568.
Fees: $8 per class; $30 per
month for four classes.
Drop-ins welcome.
FRIDAY
Flexible Yoga
Time and place: 10 to 11 a.m.
in the Shasta Room at Del
Valle Clubhouse
Style: This class puts an emphasis on flexibility with
strength, using Iyengar style
yoga with a focus on correct
body alignment. A more
vigorous yoga class using
props is practiced when
needed.
Instructor: Barbara Bureker.
For information, call 9347857.
Hanna Somatic Movement
noon in the Shasta Room at
Del Valle
Style: Based on the discoveries of the late Thomas Hanna, participants learn how to
release stiffness and tightness anywhere in the body,
and concurrently, anywhere
in the functioning of one’s
mental processes.
Instructor: Yahdi Beckwitt is
a certified Hanna somatic
educator. She is a wellness
educator and a life coach.
Fees: $10 per class or $55 for a
series of seven classes.
SATURDAY
Tibetan Kum Nye Yoga
Two Saturdays a month
Time and place: 10 to 11:30
a.m. in the Shasta Room at
Del Valle
Style: Renew a spirit of ease
and appreciation through
gentle yoga. Relax the body
and mind.
Coordinator: Endy Stark. For
information, call 938-4681.
Fees: $10 per class.
Trails Club
has two more
hikes in August
The Rossmoor Trails Club
offers a variety of hikes every
Wednesday and Saturday.
Call Harriet Schwartz at
934-7402 for membership and
new hiker information and required forms. Visit www.rossmoortrailsclub.weebly.com for
more details.
Monday walkers meet at 8:45
a.m. on the large patio between
Peacock Hall and Gateway
Clubhouse.
Amblers, Ramblers, Trekkers
and Scramblers meet Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8:45 a.m.
behind Multipurpose Room 3 at
Gateway Clubhouse to arrange
car pools to the trailhead; departure is at 9.
August destinations
Saturday, Aug. 25: Amblers,
Earl Sawyer, Redwood Park;
Ramblers, Ann Sutherland, Port
Costa to Crockett and return
(hike along Sacramento River
with lunch and beer at the bar);
Trekkers, Peter Scully, Valle
Vista in Moraga along Kings
Canyon Loop; and Scramblers,
Burt Rogers, Mt. Tam
Wednesday, Aug. 29: Amblers, Merylin Lovett, Redwood
Park; Ramblers, Dick Pierce,
Mt. Diablo; Trekkers, Teddi
Swanson, TBA; and Scramblers,
Charlene Gonzalez, Tilden
MUTUAL MAINTENANCE
FROM THE MUTUAL OPERATIONS DIVISION
FOR SERVICE, CALL 988-7650
Order Desk e-mail: workorder@rossmoor.com
Schedule through Aug 29
LANDSCAPE ENTRY MAINTENANCE:
Mutuals 1-4: Once a month routine maintenance, fertilize all
shrubs and ground cover areas and weed control.
LANDSCAPE ENTRY MAINTENANCE:
INDEPENDENT MUTUALS:
Monday: Mutuals 28, 29, 48 and 61
Tuesday: Mutuals 5, 8, 22, 30, 65 and 68
Wednesday: Mutuals 5, 8, 29, 48, 59 and 68
Thursday: Mutuals 5, 28, 30 and 65
Friday: Mutuals 8, 29, 48, 56 and 59
TREE MAINTENANCE: Bldg. clearance by Waraner Bros.
Aug.: TWCM projects 45 and 64.
PEST CONTROL: Call 988-7640 for service order.
LAWN MAINTENANCE: Mow weekly, fertilize with sulphur-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
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TWCM = Third Mutual 4WCM = Fourth Mutual
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BRIDGE BITES
FROM THE AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE
Dummy Reversal
By Brian Gunnell
NORTH
♠8642
♥KQ9
♦KJ6
♣AKQ
WEST
EAST
♠ A Q J 10 5 3 ♠ K 9 7
♥542
♥6
♦ 10 4 2
♦9873
♣4
♣J9853
SOUTH
♠000
♥ A J 10 8 7 3
♦AQ5
♣ 10 7 6 2
Vulnerable: East-West
SO. WEST
NO. EAST
1♥
2♠
3♠
Dbl
Rdbl
Pass
4NT
Pass
5NT
Pass
7♥ All Pass
N-S do well to reach 7♥.
North’s 3♠ said “Good hand
with Heart support,” South’s
redouble showed a control in
Spades, 4NT asked for Aces,
and the 5NT response said “Two
Aces and a void.” That void was
clearly in Spades, so North took
a shot at the grand slam.
Trusting that the ♠A was
not cashing, West led a trump,
at which point Declarer could
see 12 top tricks. The 13th
might come from the Club
suit (if the Jack would come
down in three rounds), or, if
trumps were 2-2 then the 13th
trick would come from a Club
ruff in Dummy. As you can
see, both these lines of play
were doomed to failure, but
there was a another line available, in the form of a so-called
dummy reversal. Instead of
counting six trump tricks in
her hand plus maybe a single
(Club) ruff in Dummy, Declarer reversed her thinking
and went for no fewer than
four Spade ruffs in her own
hand.
Here’s how the play started: Opening trump lead won
in Dummy, Spade ruff, trump
to Dummy (East showing out,
and putting paid to any ideas
of a Club ruff in Dummy) and
another Spade ruff. Back to
Dummy with a Club, another Spade ruff, back to Dummy with the ♦J, and a fourth
Spade ruff. Declarer had negotiated all the required ruffs
but still had to get back to
Dummy to draw that last enemy trump. As there were more
Diamonds out than there were
Clubs, Declarer reckoned that
returning to Dummy with Diamonds was less likely to run
into a defensive ruff. And so it
was, with the dummy reversal
bringing in 13 tricks.
P.S. If trumps had been 22 then Declarer would have
abandoned the dummy reversal, counting up to 13 tricks
with six trumps plus six sidesuit tricks plus one ruff in
the short hand. But when the
dummy reversal became necessary the arithmetic changed
to only three trump tricks (in
Dummy) plus six side-suit
tricks plus four ruffs in the
long hand.
Visit www.acbl.org for
more about the fascinating game of bridge or email
marketing@acbl.org.
Duplicate Bridge
Tuesday, Aug. 7
Section A
N/S 1.A. Petersen/G. White
2.A. Murray/N. Rosenberg
3. P. Tolins/J. Granich 4. J.
Moreau/J. Carmichael
E/W 1. P. Wimer/H.Oke 2. F.
Gomes/J. Francis 3. J.Owens/G.
Karoly 4. J. Dolgin/J. Burnson
Section B
N/S 1. E. Black/E. Shapiro
2. M.W. Kelley/M. Dachs 3. N.
Stein/A. Gorbach 4. B. Atkins/N.
Donaldson
E/W 1. A. Eastman/S. Geraths
2. E. Matsui/F. Yoshida 3. R. Simon/M. Heltne 4. D. Watkin/B.
Owens
Wednesday, Aug. 8
Section A
N/S 1. B. Felder/D. Grupenhoff 2. M. Suchman/P. Taylor 3.
A. Petersen/V. Petersen 4. J. Dolgin/Z. Cooper
E/W 1. F. Howard/J. Francis
2. C. Warner/I. Darroch 3. G.
Cunha/R. Juo Cunha 4. D. Terris/D. Barker
Section B
N/S 1. L. Weisenberg/M.
McArthur 2. L. Chien/J. Chien 3.
F. Owre/S.Teta 4. B.V. Smith/B.
LaCour
E/W 1. N. Wells/B. Price 2. E.
Lang/R. Becker 3. S. Lim/J. Wong
4. A. Donaldson/B.J. Smith
Thursday, Aug. 9
Section A
N/S 1. Humphrey/M. Humphrey 2. A Petersen/V. Petersen
3. S. Newman/M. Newman 4. A.
Murray/H. Schick
E/W 1. L. Moura/G. Aiyar
2. M. Marty/L. Stanhope 3. M.
Suchman/C. Warner 4. M. Schubarth/D. Guilfoy
Section B
N/S 1. B. Handelsman/C. Handelsman 2. R. Boss/L. Assoni 3.
T. Gunn/P. Reagan 4. D. Christiansen/D. Thompson
E/W 1. E. Lang/S. Lim 2. L.
Kwok/D. Kwok 3. B. Barnes/L.
Lange 4. E. Chiang/J. Lowe
Saturday, Aug. 11
Section A
N/S 1. H. Sabin/V. Low 2. R.
Herrick/A. Petersen 3. J. Francis/
M. Schubarth 4. M. Newman/J.
Dolgin
E/W 1. N. Rosenberg/Z. Cooper 2. T. Szymczak/P. Berretta
3. G. DaSilva/M. Stuart 4. G.
Cunha/R. Juo Cunha
Monday, Aug. 13
Section A
N/S 1. R. Herrrick/R. Juo
Cunha 2. A. Finkelstein/E. Beltran 3. H. Schick/N. Rosenberg 4.
M. Newman/D. Terris
E/W 1. B. Burgess/B. LaCour
2. T. Szymczak/A. Murray 3. R.
Weiner/E. Weiner 4. P. Taylor/D.
Barker
Section B
N/S 1. B. Handelsman/C.
Handelsman 2. D Christiansen/
D. Thompson 3. V. Low/S. Geraths 4. B.V. Smith/E. Lang
E/W 1. M. Weldy/R.D. Goldsmith 2. M. Powell/P. Wimer 3.
L. Rosenberg/S. Rosenberg 4. A.
Eastman/B. Price
Section C
N/S 1. N. Stein/A. Gorbach 2.
J. Bechtel/S. Wikman 3. W. Gray/
T. Gunn 4. L. Daley/S. Adams
E/W 1. R. Becker/J. Kadner
2. M. Schubarth/D. Guilfoy 3. B.
Owens/A. Cloner 4. J. Chenevey/
J. Chenevey
For additional information,
see posted results or go to http://
julialowe.bridgeforyou.com.
CHESS FORUM
Each week, the Rossmoor
Chess Club offers a chess
problem or a clever opening
as well as the answer for the
previous week.
The answer for the Aug. 15
problem was 1.Kh6 any move
2.Rd8 mate.
This week another problem
is offered to tease the mind,
white to mate in two. The answer will be included in next
week’s column.
Players at all levels are
welcome at the Chess Room
on the first floor of Dollar
Clubhouse on Fridays from
12:30 to 4 p.m. and Saturdays
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come
join the fun.
Call Bob Dickson at 9341405 with the solution and any
questions or comments.
Dial-a-Bus 988-7676
Partnership Bridge
On Aug. 10, 38 persons played
partnership bridge in the Oak
Room at Gateway Clubhouse.
Joan and Jim Chenevy topped
the field with 3210 points.
Other winners were: Elizabeth
Moise/Lila Kennedy 3090, Dorothy Durr/Shirley Haag 2920,
Dorlene Dockus/Shari Siegel
2860, Vicki La Batt/Mary Keeler
2720 and Cedric Ferrett/Sandy
Williams 2540. Low score was
1160.
The director was Dolores
Clark. For information, call her
at 945-1767.
On Aug.14, 46 persons played
partnership bridge in the Oak
Room at Gateway. Jeannie Francis-Gomes and Peter Gomes
topped the winners with 5510
points, including a small slam in
spades.
Other winners were: Brucie
and Duncan Carter 4440; John
and Dolores Clark 4050, including a small slam in spades; Elizabeth Moise/Lila Kennedy 3560
(tie); Pat Quarto/Joyce Towner
3560 (tie); Joan and Jim Chenevey 3540; Dorothy and Jed
Crane 3330, including a small
slam in diamonds; Vicki LaBatt/
Mary Keeler 2930; and Judy and
Ted Augustine 2660. Low score
was 650.
Directors Dolores and John
Clark were assisted by Shari Siegel. For information, call Dolores
Clark at 947-1767.
Partnership bridge on Aug. 16
had these winners: Naomi Filler/
Elizabeth Moise 3690, Jim and
Joan Chenevey 3600, Marie Nelson/Julie Battle 3490, Dorlene
Dockus/Shari Siegel 3020, Judy
and Ted Augustine 2850 and Barbara Smith/Nicky Hoaglund 2830.
Partnership bridge on Aug. 15
had these winners: Gail Strack/
Lil Hara 4300 including a slam in
7 no trump, Luciana Young/Vicki
Chu 4120 with a slam in 6 spades,
Louise Brown/Barbara Klein
3580, Julie Battle/Marie Nelson
3360, Nicky Hoaglund/Jo Malanowski 3220, Bobbie Roth/Lou
Horning 3110 with a slam in 6
hearts and Hirsh Morton/Barbara
Stewart 3020.
Partnership bridge on Aug.
9 had these winners: Barbara
Smith/Nicky Hoaglund 3750,
Naomi Filler/Elizabeth Moise
3350, Mary Keeler/Vicki La Batt
3310, Joe Katzburg/Dick Bockius 2750 and Barbara Klein/Jane
Kadner 2670.
Partnership bridge on Aug.
8 had these winners: Vicki La
Batt/Mary Keeler 4340, Edna
Nebinger/Neal Monasch 3540,
Lil Hara/Toshi Touchitani 3410,
Lynn Fry/Sondra Wikman 2990,
Lou Horning/Bobbie Roth 2710,
Nicky Hoaglund/Gail Strack
2700 and Rosalie Grupenhoff/
Dick Bockius 2420.
For information, call Shari
Siegel at 287-1720.
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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
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.
10 PERSONALS
40 MISCELLANEOUS
WANTED: ANOTHER GRANDMA in
Rossmoor who might have a crib,
high chair and playpen to rent out
for one week over Thanksgiving.
This would be for an 18-month old.
From Nov. 17 to Nov. 22. Call 925938-3365.
HELPING HANDS/PERSONAL Assistant. Transportation to doctor
appointments, grocer y / clothes
shopping, errands, etc. I am reliable, honest and caring. Rossmoor
references. I would love to help
you! Call Linda at 925-825-2181.
HI, I’M A NEW ROSSMOOR resident
looking for a kind woman with a
good sense of humor. I’m not looking for a nurse or a purse, but someone with a little get up and go. I’m
not real fast but I still like to get out
and go places—there are a lot of
nice places to go. If you would like
some good conversation, please
give me a call. Jim 938-9337.
REGULAR TRASH PICKUP from
your front door to your entry dumpster. Kitty litter clean-up. Drive to
medical appointments, airport, etc.
in my business-insured vehicle.
Home care, organizing and cleaning. References. Leave message
for Perri 925-969-1839.
30 LOST
LOST WHITE COLLAPSIBLE cane
and tote bag. Last Tues. Aug. 7, in
the car of the person who gave me
a ride from Canyonwood, Entry 10.
Please call Roxanne 510-599-3613
or return it to the Lost and Found in
the Fireside Room.
PLEASE RETURN MY CELL phone
“My Touch” in a dark pink case.
Lost Monday, Aug. 13 at Gateway
patio. Please call Rose 707-2059798.
Expecting guests? Call
the guest clearance system at 988-7843.
NEED PERSONAL ASSISTANCE to
start the New Year right? Tailored
to your needs, we provide these
services and so much more. Billpaying, Light bookkeeping. Closet,
storage and records organization.
Interior design, staging, move-in,
de-clutter, re-arrange, disposal.
Bonded, experienced, caring. Free
consultation. Colleen or Nikki, 510848-6454.
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.
NEWLY LISTED LEVEL-IN
GOLDEN GATE
2 bedroom, 1 bath with washer/dryer and
atrium. Steps away from the carport & clean
as a whistle. Exclusive with Rossmoor Realty ........................................... $225,000
COMING SOON!
Carmel and Monterey – both in First Mutual
SUE DIMAGGIO ADAMS
BROKER ASSOC., ROSSMOOR RESIDENT
GRI, CRS, SRER, ePro DRE # 00820932
(925) 207-9212
www.sue-dimaggio-adams.com
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(925) 932-1162
45 TRANSPORTATION
90 FOR SALE
“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 925-969-7714.
STAIR LIFT, STANNAH 320 Outdoor
lift, purchased new in 2009, in very
excellent and working condition.
Last serviced in May 2012. $2,400/
OBO. Contact Jeff at 925-926-0619
or jnshiau2012@gmail.com.
50 AUTOS FOR SALE
2 0 0 4 CAD I LL AC DE VI LLE D H S
Pearl color. Loaded, perfect condition. 38,000 miles. $11,000. In
Rossmoor. 925-938-3365.
2004 TOYOTA MATRIX: 120K miles,
silver color, good condition, new
tires. Asking price $10,500. Please
call 707-515-8143.
65 AUTOS WANTED /
DEALERS
CARSTIGE MOTORS- Steve pays
through the nose for cars, running
or not. Local family dealer: 2551
Stanwell Drive Suite C, Concord.
Call Steve 925-766-6205 or go to
CarstigeMotors.com.
70 CARPORTS &
GARAGES FOR RENT
GOLF CART SPACE FOR RENT
Located on Terra California, Entry
13, 1/4 block off golf course. Front
space in cart Barn. $35/mo. 925300-3356.
NEW DESIGNER HANDBAGS inherited from my shopaholic relative’s
estate! Over 100 purses (almost
all w/tags) from Makowsky, Chi by
Fachi, Sharif, Charlie Lapson and
others. Priced $20 - $200, at least
50 percent off retail. 925-891-4451.
Rossmoor residents only.
CHAR-BROIL TRU-INFRARED
Electric BBQ Grill. Used twice.
$100. Call Gail, 925-944-5341. In
Rossmoor.
100 BUSINESS SERVICES
BEAUTY
SPECIAL SERVICES FOR senior
resident in your Rossmoor home.
Haircut, shampoo-set, perm, manicure /pedicure. Companionship,
personal care for lady. Experienced, reasonable prices. Dependable, friendly Rossmoor resident.
Mathilda 925 -933 - 0979. Leave
message anytime. Thank you.
SHIRLEE MILLER, MANICURIST for
over 20 years, has moved to Marie’s
Beauty Salon. For new customers
only: With every paid pedicure I will
give you a free manicure. Call 925330-6614.
CARPORT FOR RENT: Located near
Saklan Indian, Entry 9. $ 30 /mo.
Call 286-7107.
80 CARPORTS &
GARAGES WANTED
WOULD LIKE TO RENT a carport
on the Rossmoor Blvd. side of the
valley. Call Tom at 297-7139 to arrange. Could begin immediately.
90 FOR SALE
DANSK DINNERWARE REDUCED:
“Fall Harvest” pattern. Service for
6, plus six large serving pieces.
Very colorful. $175. Call Helene
256-4643.
GOLF CART FOR SALE Gas. Purchased used in 2004. Minimal use.
Recently tuned. $1,500. Contact
925-938-5880.
YAMAHA G2, A GAS GOLF cart in
good condition, needs new tires.
$600. Call Lynn 925-287-8518. In
Rossmoor.
GOLDEN TEC POWER LIFT chair
(recliner also) PR501 M Royal
Blue. Like new, less than two years.
$550. Call 925-837 6349.
QUALITY DESIGNER, namebrand
furniture, good c ondition. Living room, bedroom, dinette and
more. Located in Rossmoor. Email:
michelestone@usa.net for pictures,
details, viewing. 510-835-4899.
HAMMOND ELECTRIC Tonewheel
Organ, Contemporary style (late
1960’s), walnut fi nish, with bench.
Model L-122. Located in Rossmoor.
Perfect working condition. Email:
michelestone@usa.net for details,
viewing. 510-835-4899.
CARPET CLEANING
CA R PE T C LE A N I N G ; Fa st an d
professional service. Same-day
appointment available. Spot specialist. Low, low price. Sell new
carpet. Licensed. Call today 925383-1253.
CARPET, UPHOLSTERY cleaning,
also spot cleaning from accidents
and spills i.e. wine, blood, urine
etc. Before any attempts of cleaning, call Kevin of “Service First” for
suggestions or appointments 925689-4660.
COMPUTERS
COMPUTERS’ BEST FRIEND: Hardware and software trouble shooting and repair. Internet and email
problems resolved. Low cost tutoring available—special referral
discounts. Low cost visits or telephone suppor t. Excellent references. www.computersbestfriend.
com. Cell: 510-938-1881. Office:
925-682-3408.
T H E CO M PU TER N URS E 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.
LEARN TO EMAIL TODAY! Pleasant and patient woman will teach
clients: basics of email: sending,
receiving, at tac hments (docu ments /photos); Internet-use; Microsoft Word; and basic computeruse. $25/hour (1-hour minimum). In
Rossmoor. 510-517-3179.
CONTRACTORS
LIMITED TIME ! $ 35 / HOUR All
trades- Call now for bath, kitchen,
laundry, windows, doors and more!
Licensed contractor (775026). Free
estimates! Rossmoor references
and EPA-certified renovator. Call
Cal at 925-200-3132.
LICENSED GENERAL contractor
specializing in kitchens and baths.
Washer/dryer installation. Reasonable rates, no subcontractors. I will
do it all for you! Rossmoor approved.
Local and Rossmoor references.
Contact: Scott Rich 925-216-5694.
TILE ENTRYWAYS: A beautiful one
could enhance the value and the appearance of your home. Special pricing for a limited time! Examples and
references in Rossmoor. License
#775026. Phone Cal directly today
for a free estimate. 925-200-3132.
WHAT’S BUGGING YOU? If it is
ants, spiders, rodents or termites,
then call Leading Edge Pest Mgmt.,
Inc. We are Diamond Certified and
have over 25 years experience.
925-689-2222.
CARPET REPAIR
ELECTRICAL
CARPET REPAIR: Patching, seams,
re-stretching, transitions. Small
jobs welcome. Owner operator.
Serving Rossmoor 25 years. State
license #704323. Aimtack Carpet
Repair. Call John, 925-676-2255.
L I C E N S E D E LEC T R I C I A N A N D
home theater sales and installation.
Dependable. Lamp repair, telephone and television cable; quiet
bath fans, ceiling fans, can lights.
No job too small. Free estimates.
Call Bryan, 925-567-6384.
COMPUTERS
FURNITURE
ROSSMOOR COMPUTER Services.
Hardware setup, repairs, upgrades,
software and application training.
New systems and software sales.
All windows and MAC OS. Data Recovery! All service. No charge if not
fixed. Call 925-899-8211.
GEORGE’S FURNITURE REPAIR
Ser vice. Antiques and high-end
furniture specialty. Refinishing and
caning. Formerly of Bonynge’s.
925-212-6149. No job too small.
ERIC’S COMPUTERS- Need help?
We set up new computers, Internet
connections, email. Troubleshoot,
repair, replace internal/external devices, upgrades, consulting. Digital
photography specialist. We make
house calls. www.ericscomputers.
com. 24 hours, 925-676-5644.
Thinking of Selling?
PATT I COMPTON
925 899-7468
Rossmoorpatti@aol.com
Call
PATT I
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FURNITURE AND CABINET Refinishing and repair in your home or at
my shop. Free pickup and delivery.
Call 925-706-8517, 925-779-1356
or also visit my website: www.furniturefinish.com. Doing business in
Rossmoor for 20 years.
WE BRING YOUR FURNITURE back
to life: We restore all types of furniture including wicker, cane, paper rush rattan, hand cane, Danish cord, rawhide, natural rush and
much more. Free pick up and delivery. More than 20 yrs. Experience.
Call 510-586-1438.
RECYCLE USED
EYEGLASSES
Residents may recycle eyeglasses they no longer use
in receptacles at the clubhouses or the white mailbox at Gateway.
HANDYMAN
PAINT/WALLPAPER
WINDOW CLEANING
Anyone performing construction
work in California that totals
$500 or more in labor or
materials must be licensed by the
Contractors State License Board.
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.
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.
“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, crown-molding
and more! The only handyman you’ll
need! Insured. Business License
018239. Call David, 925-899-7975.
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, 925-932-2773,
Walnut Creek.
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, 925-933-4403.
THE HANDYMAN CAN- Old fashioned
pride in workmanship and value for
your dollar. Rossmoor resident with
many successful years of maintenance and repair in Rossmoor. Retired contractor, licensed, reliable,
prompt, fast, neat and courteous. Ask
for John, 925-330-3567.
HANDYMAN REPAIR SERVICES Specializing in home electrical, tile, painting, flooring, wall coverings, window
cleaning and light housekeeping.
No job too small. Rossmoor resident
discounts. Call Rick (Rossmoor resident) at 925-639-8333.
EUROPEAN-TRAINED old world flavor
and modern. Over 30 years experience in carpentry, tile, brick, stucco,
flooring, home remodeling, fencing
and painting. Lic. 5005115. Call Mihaly 680-2832.
MISCELLANEOUS
HOME INVENTORY and Pet photography. Gift certificates available. 925891-4764. maryleeinfo@aol.com.
YOU LOVE WATCHING THE video of
your kids and grandkids, but your
VCR is giving up. Preserve the precious memories of soon-to-be unusable tape library and slides to
DVD. Call me at 650-200-6818 or
email: bmmanalo@gmail.com.
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.
PROFESSIONAL PAINTERS Serving Rossmoor residents since 1977
with over 40 years experience in
painting, carpentr y, wallpaper,
sheetrock, acoustic and repairs.
Guaranteed work. Unbeatable prices. Pierre, 925-255-3352.
APACHE PAINTING 25 years experience, clean, neat, dependable.
Free estimates. Attention to details,
acoustic removal, texturing, sheetrock repair. Rossmoor references,
License number 880652. Bonded,
insured. Call Terry at 925-207-2504.
TLC PAINTING: Spruce up and renovation specialists! Serving property
owners and managers since 1989.
Free estimates. Tender loving care,
neatness and attention to detail always. License 775019. References.
925-934-2383.
REPAIRS
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.
FINE CLOCK REPAIR- Repairing
Rossmoor’s fine antique and modern clocks for over 15 years. House
calls. Free pickup and delivery. I
stand behind my workmanship.
Jonathan Goodwin, 925-376-4668.
TELEPHONE & TV
TV, DIGITAL, REMOTE control support.
Extensive Rossmoor references. DVR,
DVD, VCR, digital cable box, new telephone and/or Bose stereo system setup. Assist with “specific time recording”
of TV programs and remote control
problems. Call Tim, “The Video-Assist
Guy.” 925-837-6682.
WINDOW CLEANING
EXPERT WINDOW AND MIRROR cleaning. Serving Rossmoor for 14 years.
Also, professional power washing.
Cleans all exterior floor surfaces, patios,
courtyards, “Trex Decks,” sidewalks,
tile, carports. Painting, handyman work.
Kevin James 925-933-4403.
WINDOW COVERINGS
RON’S WI NDOW COVER I NGS
Blinds, drapes, valances, shutters
and shades. Free in-home consultation. Free personalized installation. Quick reliable service. Serving
Rossmoor for 25 years. Call 925827-0946.
A A A W I N D O W WA S H I N G w i t h
Rossmoor references. Call for appointment. Michael, 925-305-7852.
YARD SERVICES
YARD MAINTENANCE : pruning,
hedging, weeding, shrub removal, planting and general cleanup
service. Let me help make your
garden one to be proud of. Dave’s
Yard Maintenance service. Call
925-682-8389 today.
“PARADISE” ALL TYPES of fine
gardening. Yard shape-up and
maintenance. Trimming, pruning,
weeding, shrub removal, yard design, planting, patio containers.
Dependable, on time. Quality results! Call Les at 925-639-7725.
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.
GARDENING : Let me rejuvenate
your patios and garden beds. I’ve
worked for hundreds of residents
for over 20 years. Reliable vacation watering also. Jane, 925-9388256.
110 PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES
ATTORNEY DOROTHY HENSON :
Living trusts, wills, estate planning
and probate. No charge for initial
consultation. Will meet in your
manor at your convenience. Notary. Rossmoor resident. Call 925935-6494 or offi ce 925-943-1620.
LAW OFFICE OF Philip P. Engler,
Phyllis A. Engler, Attorney at Law.
Probate, wills, trusts and estate
planning. Call 925-938-9909.
I BUY, SELL AND APPRAISE U.S.
and world coins and currency. 36year resident of Moraga will come to
your home upon request. Bruce Berman, Moraga Numismatics. PCGS
and NGC Dealer. 925-283-9205.
www.sf-bay-area-collector-coins.
com, kingfisher.94556@yahoo.
com.
MOVING /PACKING /HAULING
LEW’S MOVING AND HAULING
Prompt service. Starting at $ 22.
Rossmoor references available.
Call 925-639-7725.
E-Z MOVE MOVING SERVICES !
full Service moving company celebrates 8 years of serving Rossmoor
residents. Large/small/local/long
distance. Licensed #188974 and
insured. w w w.e-zmove.com. To
schedule call 925-335-2222.
BOB & TERRY’S JUNK REMOVAL Specializing in home and estate cleanups, big and small. No
minimum charge - free estimates
- price reduction for salvageable
items. Serving Rossmoor for over
30 years. 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 website at www.tonyshaulingservice.com.
NEW LISTING – LIGHT, BRIGHT SONOMA
Granite counters, designer paint colors, new fi xtures,
all new carpeting and vinyl with Plantation Shutters in
both bedrooms! Open balcony brings in loads of light!
........................................................ Reduced to $119,800
NEW LISTING –
GORGEOUS LEVEL- IN GOLDEN GATE.
110 PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES
120 SEEKING
EMPLOYMENT
N O TA R Y P U B L I C D I C K H a r row Rossmoor resident. I make
house c alls and will c ome to
your home. 20-plus years experience. Special expertise in real
estate documents. Home: 925891- 4231, Cell : 510 - 459 -5770,
basigningservice@yahoo.com.
CAREGIVERS
ORGANIZ ATION SERVICES : As
You Wish! Bookkeeping, downsizing, extra help, extra hands. Let
me make your life easier! 10 years
experience. Call Wendy, 530-4120761, or email wendy1cole@gmail.
com.
LOOKING FOR BOOKEEPING
help? I can help you balance your
checkbook, along with other bookkeeping activities for your personal
or business accounts. Please feel
free to call April at 925-984-5745.
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.
WORRIED ABOUT YOUR MEMORY?
Take charge and exercise your
brain! Individualized cognitive rehabilitation therapy (“memory training” ) with licensed clinical neuropsychologist. Call Dr. Kimberly
Miller at 925-395-7404 for more
information.
THERAPEUTIC MASSAGES at your
home or my offi ce in Walnut Creek.
I am currently offering 4 special
one hour massages to Rossmoor
residents for $55 each. I am a certified therapist and have 20 years of
experience in Walnut Creek. Call
Kristine at 925-878-9152.
120 SEEKING
EMPLOYMENT
CAREGIVERS
“QUALITY ELDER-CARE” Skilled
caregivers available. 20 + years
gerontology experience with: physically disabled, stroke, post-surgery,
dementia, Alzheimer’s, hospice.
Professional, cheerful and affordable. Excellent references. Bonded.
No fee. Contra Costa Caregivers,
Carolyn 925-933-6475.
DRE 00793299
MJ
Madden
30 + Years Experience ... Makes a Difference
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 AND 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 Sonia 925-367-8528.
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.
ELDERLY CARE WITH 20 years
experience. Excellent references,
care for stroke, Alzheimer’s, emphysema, diabetes, heart problems, hospice care, etc. Cooking,
errands, exercises, medicine, light
housekeeping. Live-in, long and
short hours, Sylvia 925-768-0178
or Mary 925-676-9309.
TENDER LOVING CARE Elderly
care with extensive experience,
freelance, dependable, reliable
and accommodating, with excellent
references from former Rossmoor
clients. Very affordable rate and
with flexible schedule. 925-2852427 leave a message.
NO MINIMUM HOURS/DAYS! $15/hr
or $150/live-in care! Truly affordable, quality service guaranteed!
Overnight, hourly, on-call, anytime.
No rate increase on Weekends.
Caregiver, driver, light-housekeeping. Katherine 925-822-4022.
BEST QUALITY CARE 28 years RN
experience. Excellent references.
20 years in Rossmoor. Dependable, affordable, honest, loving and
kind. Hourly/live-in 24/7. Do all daily needs from A to Z, you name it.
Licensed, insured. No agency fee.
Mary 925-497-7738.
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We Are the #1 Realtor Team
Working in Rossmoor
How Can We Help You?
L o o k i n g f o r L eve l - i n . . .
LEVEL - IN VILLA NUEVO 2 beds, 2 bath Condo.
Lovely views from two decks. Large den off the
living room. Updated kitchen. Updated master
bath with walk in closet. Large Master Bedroom.
Closet Organizers. Garage and carport. Homes is
in excellent condition just waiting for a new owner.
Listed for $469,000.
If you don’t want to worry about steps to your home
you have options! And we have more level-in units
coming soon...
Wonderful outlook to grassy area with trees. Travertine
tiles in entry, kitchen and bath. Crown moldings
in living, dining and both bedrooms. Bath has an
incredible antique cabinet with brass sink & faucet and
a skylight. Partially covered atrium with slate flooring
plus a fountain. A Gardener’s Delight!
................................................. $258,000
Direct: (925) 287-3344
Cell: (925) 980-1664
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899-5097
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A Mother/Daughter Team
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120 SEEKING EMPLOYMENT
CAREGIVERS
HOUSECLEANING
CAREGIVER FOR ROYALT Y- 11
years experience. Light housekeeping, cooking, errands. Honest and reliable European woman,
university education. Great references. No agency fee. Call Elena
925-300-6730.
NEED A RELIABLE CAREGIVER
for a loved one that requires constant care? We have more than 10
years experience as a CNA/HHA.
Reasonable rates. Excellent references. Call 510-393-4991. Professional care.
HOUSECLEANING, shopper, companion, house organizer, caregiver.
Excellent references. Very good
prices. Call Nelman 510-375-5505
or 510-232-0985.
NEED AN EXCELLENT COOK to provide tasty healthy, flavorful meals?
Then I’m the cook for you. Run
errands, shop or drive you to appointments, also minor caregiving.
Excellent Rossmoor references.
$17/hr. Call Jacky 788-7762.
AT T E N T I VE CAREG I VER S : We
will assist you in all your activities of daily living. We are flexible
and will adjust to your individual
needs. Kindly call 925-451-4064
or 925-759-3070 or visit www.seniorscaregivingneeds.com. Joven
or Mary Ann Rodriguez.
HOMECARE PROFESSIONAL 19
years of nursing experience. Providing excellent care services to
maintain safe, secure and independent living. Live-in/out. Emma Tuitavake, CNA. 510-825-7247.
RELIABLE CAREGIVER: Dependable companion, non-medical, appointments, medicine reminder,
bathing, excellent cook, light housekeeping. No agency fee. 30 yrs. Experience and Rossmoor references.
Call Marilou 925-203-8862.
CONSCIENTIOUS CAREG IVER ,
widely experienced in all aspects
of health care. Available live-in,
full or part time. Good references.
Rate negotiable. Drives own car for
appointments, errands. Call Florida
650-267-0126 or 650-240-6890.
CAREGIVER/PERSONAL assistant
Male, CNA certified, providing the
following services: Driving, shopping, exercise, medication reminders, massage, light housekeeping,
personal care. Call Jay Okay at
925-286-9914.
COMPANION TO SENIORS: Need
someone to watch Mom or dad?
Christian, English-speaking woman,
excellent cook, reliable transportation. Volunteer at Sutter Delta Hospital. Current in CPR. Seniors must
be continent. Please call 776-4586
or email leeonthego@aol.com.
140 WANTED
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, 925-228-9841.
“ELISA’S HOUSECLEANING” Over
20 years experience in Rossmoor
with many repeat clients. We’ll
clean your home back to tip-top
shape, from rooms to inside oven
and patio. Call 212-6831 or email
lisazuniga@sbcglobal.net.
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.
AFFORDABLE HOUSE CleaningDependable, reliable, honest. References available. Homes, apartments, studios. Call Pilar 925 360-2758 free estimates. Provide
cleaning supplies. Licensed.
HOUSECLEANING, shopper, companion, house organizer, caregiver.
Excellent references. Very good
prices. Call Nelma. 510-375-5505
or 510-232-0985.
JUST FOR YOU: Need a hand, I’m
here for you. Housecleaning, errands, shopping, appointments.
Pet care. No job to small. Call Pam.
I’m a Rossmoor resident. 925-4820607.
FLOR’S HOUSE CLEANING: Residential and commercial service.
Houses, apartments and small offices. Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly,
one-time. Move-in and move-out.
Rossmoor references. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Call Flor for free estimates: Home 925-609-8045, cell:
925-395-6839.
NEED LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING at a
reasonable rate? If so, for an honest, reliable, hardworking and professional person contact janet at
925-937-4605. $8 per hour. Local
references available.
MARIA HOUSECLEANING: Over 18
yrs. Experience in Rossmoor. Good
references. Dependable, reliable,
honest. Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly. Free estimates. Call Home: 925427-0810 or cell: 925-642-2485.
130 HELP WANTED
VIVACIOUS, ACTIVE Rossmoorian
needed to transpor t 2 children
(ages 8-9) from Park Mead Elementary School (3.5 miles from
Rossmoor) to local activities after
school, prepare light meal /next
day school lunches. 2 to 5:30 p.m.
Mon-Fri. $10-$12/hr. Call Ann 510384-7949.
LOOKING FOR FULL-TIME babysitter for twin babies, 8:30 -3:30 M-F.
Must be willing to come to home in
Concord. Two people can share the
position. Begins January; possibly
one day/wk in December. Working
for a teacher, summers and some
days/weeks off. Pls call: 707-2080858.
140 WANTED
I BUY ANTIQUES AND collectibles.
From pottery, lighting and glass,
thru silver, furniture, jewelry and
paintings. Estates are welcome
and conducted professionally. Free
phone evaluations. Call Mel at 925229-2775 or 925-228-8977 or Lydia
Knapp 925-932-3499.
COINS GOLD, SILVER 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.
WANTED: OLD AMERICAN INDIAN
baskets, rugs and blankets, pottery, beadwork or other artifacts;
also California and Southwest
paintings; highly qualified and professional. Personal and corporate
references available upon request.
707-996-1820.
ESTATE LIQUIDATION- Full-service
estate liquidation. Complete or partial household. Experts in antiques,
furniture and art. Trusted family
business for over 40 years. Call the
professionals at Hudson’s Estate
Liquidations. 510-645-5844. Free
assessment. Fully insured. License
2451174.
I BUY 1950S FURNITURE! Danish
modern, Widdicomb, Herman Miller, Knoll, Dunbar, etc. One piece or
entire estate! Highest prices paid.
$$$. Call Rick 510-219-9644. Fast,
courteous house calls.
ANTIQUES ; ALL OLDER ITEMS
wanted. Single items to entire estates. Full estate liquidation services. Highest prices paid. Paintings,
silver, pottery, cameras, watches,
toys, jewelry, photos, glass, furniture, etc. Anything old. Hauling services available. 925-324-1522.
BUYING JEWELRY: Mexican / Indian silver, costume, rhinestone,
watches, sterling, purses. Monica
at Sundance Antiques, 2323 Boulevard Circle, Walnut Creek, 925930-6200. Anything old!
I BUY, SELL AND APPRAISE U.S.
and world coins and currency. 36year resident of Moraga will come to
your home upon request. Bruce Berman, Moraga Numismatics. PCGS
and NGC Dealer. 925-283-9205.
www.sf-bay-area-collector-coins.
com, kingfisher.94556@yahoo.com.
SELL YOUR ITEMS ON EBAY I will
pick up your items and sell. Experienced in antiques, vintage and fine
jewelry, designer items, sterling and
china. Julie, daughter of Rossmoor
resident, EBAY registered trading
assistant. 925-683-4010 or email
adreamcometrue@pacbell.net.
WE PAY CASH Gold and silver coins,
gold jewelry, US coin collection. Inhome appointment available. Please
call Lina Misenhimer. Flying Eagle
Coin Shop: 631 Ferry St. Downtown
Martinez. 925-335-9380.
USED T ITAN OR E-WHEEL S 3 wheeled Electric Mobility scooter,
with 12 to 16-inch rear wheels and
in good working condition. Contact
Daryl at 925-979-1676.
150 REAL ESTATE
INFORMATION
SELLING ROSSMOOR for 28
year s. I k now Ros smo or well
and can list, market and sell your
Rossmoor home. I’ve lived here
since 1983. Give me a call. Earl
Corder, Rossmoor Realty 925 932-1162 ext. 3333 office. Email:
ccloner@aol.com.
THINKING OF BUYING OR selling
in Rossmoor? I would love to 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 email rossmoorpatti@aol.com.
PEGGY MARTINEZ, Broker Associate, Rossmoor Realty can provide
you with the answers to all your
Rossmoor real estate questions.
Thinking of buying? Selling? Just
have a question? Including current
values, marketing strategies, and
resources to ready your home for
sale or to update your new purchase. There is no substitute for
experience. Call Peggy, 920-3300260 or peggymtz@sbcglobal.net.
150 REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE
J U S T L I S T E D… L E V E L- I N t wo
bdrm. Golden Gate. Single row with
Dutch door from atrium. Hardwood
floors, upgraded kitchen with granite counters, newer appliances. Recessed lighting in kitchen. Washer/dryer, skylight in bath. Lovely
area. See this special home by
contacting Patti Compton, broker,
Rossmoor Realty,925-899-7468 or
rossmoorpatti@aol.com.
160 REAL ESTATE
FOR RENT
All Rossmoor leases and
room rentals are invalid
unless approved by the
appropriate Mutual Board.
SHORT-TERM RENTAL 2 bedrooms,
2 baths with washer/dryer. Fully
furnished, near Hillside Pool. Available Aug. 26 to Sept. 1 and Oct. 1
to 14. One week $ 600. Call 925946-0442 or email dliming02@aol.
com.
FOR RENT: 1-BEDROOM, unfurnished apt. includes carport. Also
have use of the house. Call 925937-1567.
2 BR / 2 BATH UPDATED Sequoia
Wrap with W/ D, walk-in shower
and dressing area. Beautifully and
comfortably furnished with large
TV, well-equipped and all amenities. Large, well furnish opened
deck with nice view. Available
for 3 months between the end of
December through April, 2013 at
$1,650/mo. Including cable TV, internet and $75/mo. Utilities allowance. Call 925-891-5432.
BEAUTIFUL, 2ND FLOOR, 2 bd. /2
ba. Waterford condo near elevator.
Tree views. Meal /housekeeping.
Year lease at $2,300/month. Call
Robin 510-655-5816 or 510-8728989. e-mail rrchet@gmail.com.
NICE DEL MONTE MODEL for rent
for 6 months. 1 bdr. /1 ba. Unfurnished. $1,200/mo. No smoking,
small pet ok. 626-991-4872.
170 REAL ESTATE
WANTED
RENTAL NEEDED: Need one or two
bedroom unfurnished for rental/buy
ASAP. I’m a Rossmoor resident of
17 years. Call Patricia Weaver 925938-4388.
RETIRED HAWAII COUPLE want
Rossmoor furnished 1-2 bedroom
to rent for one month. Flexible on
dates /length from now until Oct.
31. Please contact Ryan 808-7531646. email caltro@msn.com.
WINTER SUBLET Adult male, small
dog need furnished place. Jan-Feb
2013 (Approximately). Miniature
Schnauzer, Spenser, 8 yrs. Old.
Male is 75 years old, responsible,
but not as well-behaved as Spenser. Lee, 425-837-4696 or 425-8308513. Or lee.woods@comcast.net.
Political signs
are not allowed
to be posted on
buildings, lawns or 175 VACATION RENTAL
in any public areas M E N D O C I N O O C E A N F R O N T
home! Custom /dramatic. 3 bedin Rossmoor.
rooms, 2 baths. Hot tub. One level.
Yosemite – Light and bright 1-bedroom, 1 1/2 - bath
level-in with wonderfully enclosed patio and
double pane windows for extra room and comfort.
Enjoy the new microwave and also the washer/
dryer in the property. New carpet and paint. Extra
storage in carport. Offered at .............. $210,000.
Valerie Petersen
Realtor Associate
932-1162 or direct 287-3327
All amenities. Special Rossmoor
resident rates. Owner 925-9473923 or 707-964-2605 leave message.
180 PETS
TLC FOR CATS AND PLANTS Cats
are social animals; they miss you
when you are away. They need
TLC service. Still only $15 per visit.
Grete and Bill Trulock, past president of Friends of Animals. 13 years
in Rossmoor. 925-937-2284.
ELI Z ABE TH’S PE T AN D HOM E
Care. Dog walks and cat sitting.
Experienced in veterinarian care.
I also can assist you with ap pointments, errands and chores.
Rossmoor resident. Call 925-9445603.
180 PETS
OVERNIGHT DOG SITTING in my
home with pickup and deliver y
provided ! Bonded and insured.
Enjoy your vacation without worrying about your darling dog. Auntie
Pat’s Pets. References available.
925-930-8871.
TONY’S PET CARE: Rossmoor resident will walk your dog or feed your
cat, give pets loving care for a day
or overnight at very reasonable
rates. References available on request. 925-944-4877.
HAVE A PET YOU NEED pampered?
Call Robin at 925-407-5343, for
dog walking, light grooming and
poop scooping. Experienced pet
care with excellent references and
reasonable rates.
LEGAL NOTICES
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CLERK
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
Martinez, CA 94553-0135
FILED: July 23, 2012
P. Cornelius, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0004706-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following persons are doing
business as: California Acupuncture
and Natural Medicine, 2121 Ygnacio
Valley Rd. Suite E204,, Walnut Creek,
CA 94598, Contra Costa County.
Junboum Kang
3301 Woodhaven Lane
Business conducted by: an Individual.
The registrant(s) commenced to
transact business under the fictitious
business name listed above.
s/Junboum Kang
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 5200
Publish Aug. 1,8, 15 and 22, 2012
Dog Owners
Droppings are a safety and
health hazard. Residents are
asked to pick up after their
dogs and properly dispose of
droppings.
LEGAL NOTICES
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0004521-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: Blu Dog Construction
and Plumbing Co., 3301 Buchanan Rd.
#74,, Antioch, CA 94509, Contra Costa
County.
Bret Alan Scott
3301 Buchanan Rd. #74
Antioch, CA 94509
s/Bret Alan Scott
stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 5207
Publish Aug. 1,8, 15 and 22, 2012
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
D. Le, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0004536-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: The Good Caregiver, 1966
Tice Valley Blvd. #128, Walnut Creek,
Alayne Onstott Enterprises, Inc.
2129 Ptarmigan Dr., #2
Business conducted by: a Corporation.
s/Alayne Onstott/President Owner
stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 5212
Publish Aug. 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2012
NO ONE ABOVE OR BELOW!
• No stairs to this single story end unit
• YOSEMITE CO-OP: 2 Bedrooms, 1 1/2 Baths
• New paint, new carpet, inside laundry
• Best location: level walk to 3 clubs!
• Call to preview ............................. $189,000
POPULAR SEQUOIA CO-OP
• Enclosed veranda makes great Bonus Room
• Fresh new paint, newD
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• Close-in location on Oakmont ........ $110,000
URGENT NEED
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• Need SANTA CLARA Condo with views
• Need SEQUOIA or SONOMA WRAP:
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KAREN CARNEGIE-STOCHL, REALTOR
200-1184
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PHERNE SHREWSBURY, REALTOR
974-1157
1160 ALPINE RD., WALNUT CREEK
Office: 938-7090
Professional Independent Real Estate Brokers
Title Order No. 981232 Our File No. 09010463 Account No. 09-01226 NOTICE OF
TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT
UNDER A NOTICE OF DELINQUEN T
ASSESSMENT. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION
TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY
BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU
NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE
OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU,
YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On
09/05/2012 at 01:30PM, ASAP Collection
Services, as the duly appointed Trustee
pursuant to Notice of Delinquent Assessment
filed by THE NORTHWOOD ASSOCIATION,
Recorded on March 3, 2009, as Instrument
No. 20090043975 of Official Records in
the Office of the Recorder of Contra Costa
County, California, property owned by:
Isabella F. Starsmith. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC
AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR
CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money
of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s
check drawn by a state or national bank, a
check drawn by a state or federal credit union,
or a check drawn by a state or federal savings
and loan association, business in this state).
At: AT THE COURT STREET ENTRANCE TO
THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 725 COURT
STREET (CORNER OF MAIN AND COURT
ST.), MARTINEZ, CA, all right, title and
interest under said Notice of Delinquent
Assessment in the property situated in
said County, describing the land therein:
See Grant Deed recorded 3/01/1994, Doc.
#94-057348 Assessors Parcel Number:
172-190-007-2 Said Sale shall be subject
to a 90 day right of redemption period per
the requirements of the California Civil Code
section 1367.4(c)(4) The street address and
other common designation, if any, of the real
property described above is purported to
be: 2600 Jones Road Apt 7, Walnut Creek,
CA 94597-7811 The undersigned Trustee
disclaims any liability for any incorrectness
of the street address and other common
designation, if any, shown herein. Said
sale will be made, but without covenant or
warranty, expressed or implied, regarding
title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay
the remaining principal sum due under
said Notice of Delinquent Assessment,
with interest thereon, as provided in said
notice, advances, if any, estimated fees,
charges and expenses of the Trustee, to-wit:
$27,306.31 Estimated Accrued interest and
additional advances, if any, will increase this
figure prior to sale. The claimant under said
Notice of Delinquent Assessment heretofore
executed and delivered to the undersigned a
written Declaration of Default and Demand
for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and
Election to Sell. The undersigned caused
said Notice of Default and Election to Sell
to be recorded in the county where the real
property is located and more than three
months have elapsed since such recordation.
NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are
considering bidding on this property lien,
you should understand that there are risks
involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You
will be bidding on a lien, not on the property
itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee
auction does not automatically entitle you
to free and clear ownership of the property.
You should also be aware that the lien being
auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are
the highest bidder at the auction, you are or
may be responsible for paying off all liens
senior to the lien being auctioned off, before
you can receive clear title to the property. You
are encouraged to investigate the existence,
priority, and size of outstanding liens that
may exist on this property by contacting the
county recorder’s office or a title insurance
company, either of which may charge you
a fee for this information. If you consult
either of these resources, you should be
aware that the same lender may hold more
than one mortgage or deed of trust on the
property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER:
The sale date shown on this notice of sale
may be postponed one or more times by the
mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court,
pursuant to Section 29249 of the California
Civil Code. The law requires that information
about trustee sale postponements be made
available to you and to the public, as a
courtesy to those not present at the sale.
If you wish to learn whether your sale date
has been postponed, and, if applicable,
the rescheduled time and date for the
sale of this property, you may call (209)
544-9658 or visit this Internet Web site
WWW.Priorityposting.com, using the file
number assigned to this case 09-010463.
Information about postponements that
are very short in duration or that occur
close in time to the scheduled sale may not
immediately be reflected in the telephone
information or on the Internet Web site.
The best way to verify postponement
information is to attend the scheduled sale.
For Sale information, please contact (714)
573-1965 or go to www.priorityposting.com
Date: 7/5/2012 Cimarron Trustee Services
719 14th Street Modesto, CA 95354 (209)
544-9658 Cathey E. Latner, Vice President
P964216 8/8, 8/15, 08/22/2012
Legal RN 5213
Publish Aug. 8, 15, and 22, 2012
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0004476-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following persons are doing business as: Express Copy, 2263 N. Main
St., Walnut Creek, CA 94596, Contra
Costa County.
Stephen Orth Enterprises
2263 N. Main St.
s/Stephen Orth
stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 5216
Publish Aug. 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2012
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
D. Chenoweth, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0004498-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: Healing Garden Spa, 200
Gregory Ln., #C-100, Pleasant Hill, CA
94523, Contra Costa County.
You Yan Feng
8 Marlee Rd.
Pleasant Hill, CA, 94523
s/You Yan Feng
stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
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LEGAL NOTICES
Title Order No.: 6453012 Trustee Sale No.:
649540 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A NOTICE
OF DELIQUENT ASSESSMENTS. UNLESS
YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR
PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC
SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION
OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A
LAWYER. On August 29, 2012 at 1:30 PM,
Pro Solutions, as the duly appointed Trustee
pursuant to the Notice of Lien Assessment,
filed by Ravenwood Townhomes, recorded
on September 01, 2011 as Document Number
2011-0179254-00, of Official Records in the
Office of the Recorder of Contra Costa,
California, property owned by: Mr. Mark
Vrej Hazarabedian. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC
AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR
CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money
of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s
check drawn by a state or national bank,
a check drawn by a state or federal credit
union, or a check drawn by a state or federal
savings and loan association, business in
this state). At: At the Court St. entrance
to the County Courthouse 725 Court St.,
(corner of Main and Court St.) Martinez, CA
94553, all right, title and interest under said
Notice of Lien Assessment in the property
situated in said county, describing the land
therein: as per Grant Deed, Unit 24, Lots
1 to 12, inclusive, as said Lots are shown
on the map of SUBDIVISION 3821, City of
Lafayette, County of Contra Costa, State
of California, filed September 25, 1969, in
Book 128 of Maps, Pages 19 and 20, in the
Office of the County Recorder of Contra
Costa County. Assessor’s Parcel Number:
233-120-070-5 Said sale shall be subject
to a 90 day right of redemption period per
the requirements of the California Civil Code
section 1367.4(c)(4). The street address and
property described above is purported to be:
3244 Marlene Drive, Lafayette, CA 94549
The undersigned Trustee disclaims any
liability for any incorrectness of the street
address and other common designation, if
any, shown herein. Said sale will be made,
but without covenant or warranty, expressed
or implied, regarding title, possession,
or encumbrances, to pay the remaining
principal sum due under said Notice of
Lien Assessmetn, with interest thereon, as
provided in said notice, advances, in any,
estimated fees, charges and expenses of
the Trustee, to-wit: $13,783.30 Estimated
Accrued interest, and additional advances,
if any, will increase this figure prior to
sale. The claimant under said Notice of
Lien Assessment heretofore executed and
delivered to the undersigned a written
Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale,
and a written Notice of Default and Election to
Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of
Default and election to Sell to be recorded in
the county where the property is located and
more than three months have elapsed since
such recordation. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL
BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on
this property lien, you should understand
that there are risks invovled in bidding at
a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a
lien, not on the property itself. Placing the
highest bid at a trustee auction does not
automatically entitle you to free and clear
ownership of the property. You should also
be aware that the lien being auctioned off
may be a junior lien. If you are the highest
bidder at the auction, you are or may be
responsible for paying off all liens senior
to the lien being auctioned off, before you
can receive clear title to the property. You
pursuant to Section 2924g of California Civil
Code. The law requires that information
about trustee sale postponements be
made available to you and to the public, as
a courtesy to those not present at the sale.
has been postponed, and, if applicable, the
rescheduled time and date for the sale of
this property, you may call Priority Posting
& Publishing at (714)573-1965 visit this
Internet Web site www.priorityposting.com
using the file number assigned to this case
649540. Information about postponements
that are very short in duration or that occur
information or on the Internet Web site. The
best way to verify postponement information
is to attend the scheduled sale. For sale
information, please contact (714) 573-1965
or go to www.priorityposting.com. Dated:
7/10/2012 PRO SOLUTIONS P.O. Box 311
Pittsburg, CA 94565 (925) 432-8884 J.
Koller Association Agent Trustee Sale No.:
649540 P966962 8/8, 8/15, 08/22/2012
Legal RN 5214
Publish Aug. 8, 15 and 22, 2012
Title Order No.: 5139924 Trustee Sale No.:
632956 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A NOTICE
OF DELIQUENT ASSESSMENTS. UNLESS
OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A
LAWYER. On August 29, 2012 at 1:30 PM,
Pro Solutions, as the duly appointed Trustee
pursuant to the Notice of Lien Assessment,
filed by Third Walnut Creek Mutual Project
No. Twenty-Seven, recorded on April 14,
2011 as Document Number 2011-007655900, of Official Records in the Office of
the Recorder of Contra Costa, California,
property owned by: Mr. James B. Santos.
WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE
HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at
time of sale in lawful money of the United
States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by
a state or national bank, a check drawn by
a state or federal credit union, or a check
drawn by a state or federal savings and
loan association, business in this state).
At: At the Court St. entrance to the County
Courthouse 725 Court St., (corner of Main
and Court St.) Martinez, CA 94553, all right,
title and interest under said Notice of Lien
Assessment in the property situated in said
county, describing the land therein: as per
Grant Deed, Dwelling Unit 4, in building No.
2706, Lot 1 of Subdivision 4128, filed May
5,1971, in Book 136 of Maps, pages 47, 48
and 49, in the office of the County Recorder
of Contra Costa County. Assessor’s Parcel
Number: 189-290-014-1 Said sale shall
be subject to a 90 day right of redemption
period per the requirements of the California
Civil Code section 1367.4(c)(4). The street
address and other common designation,
if any, of the real property described
above is purported to be: 1904 Ptarmigan
Drive Unit 4, Walnut Creek, CA 94595 The
undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability
for any incorrectness of the street address
and other common designation, if any,
shown herein. Said sale will be made, but
without covenant or warranty, expressed
principal sum due under said Notice of
Lien Assessmetn, with interest thereon, as
provided in said notice, advances, in any,
the Trustee, to-wit: $19,350.34 Estimated
Accrued interest, and additional advances,
if any, will increase this figure prior to
sale. The claimant under said Notice of
Lien Assessment heretofore executed and
delivered to the undersigned a written
Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale,
and a written Notice of Default and Election to
Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of
Default and election to Sell to be recorded in
the county where the property is located and
more than three months have elapsed since
such recordation. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL
that there are risks invovled in bidding at
pursuant to Section 2924g of California Civil
rescheduled time and date for the sale of
this property, you may call Priority Posting
& Publishing at (714)573-1965 or visit this
using the file number assigned to this case
632956. Information about postponements
that are very short in duration or that occur
For sale information, please contact (714)
573-1965 or go to www.priorityposting.
com. Dated: 7/10/2012 PRO SOLUTIONS
P.O. Box 311 Pittsburg, CA 94565 (925)
432-8884 J. Koller Association Agent
Trustee Sale No.: 632956 P966956 8/8,
8/15, 08/22/2012
Legal RN 5215
Publish Aug. 8, 15 and 22, 2012
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No.:
CA1100228458 Title Order No.: 110204960CA-MSI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A
DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/13/04. UNLESS
OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING
AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT
A L AW Y ER. On 0 9 / 0 4 / 12 at 01: 30
P.M., First American Trustee Servicing
Solutions, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee
under and pursuant to Deed of Trust
recorded 05/26/04, as Instrument No.
2004-0198891-00, in book , page , of
Official Records in the Office of the Recorder
of CONTRA COSTA County, California,
executed by: MICHAEL P. DURKEE AND P.
GENELL DURKEE, HUSBAND AND WIFE
as Trustor, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC
REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. , AS
NOMINEE FOR NAJARIAN LOANS, INC.,
ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, will sell
at public auction sale to the highest bidder
for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state
or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by
a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s
check drawn by a state or federal savings
and loan association, savings association,
or savings bank specified in section 5102
of the Financial Code and authorized to do
business in this state. Sale will be held by
the duly appointed trustee as shown below,
of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and
now held by the trustee in the hereinafter
described property under and pursuant to
the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made,
but without covenant or warranty, expressed
principal sum of the note(s) secured
by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon,
the Trustee for the total amount (at the
time of the initial publication of the Notice
of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set
forth below. The amount may be greater on
the day of sale. Place of Sale: At the Court
Street entrance to the County Courthouse at
725 Court Street, (corner of Main & Court
Streets), Martinez, CA. Legal Description:
Parcel D, as Shown on the Parcel Map M.S.
23-86, Filed September 2, 1986, Book 124 of
Parcel Maps, Page 3, Contra Costa County
Records. Amount of unpaid balance and other
charges: $1,000,764.66 (estimated) Street
address and other common designation of
the real property: 20 El Camino Terrace,
Walnut Creek, CA 94596 APN Number:
180-070-033. The undersigned Trustee
designation, if any, shown herein. The
property heretofore described is being
sold ‘’as is’’. Date: First American Trustee
Servicing Solutions, LLC, as Trustee First
American Trustee Servicing Solutions,
LLC, 6 Campus Circle, 2nd Floor, Westlake,
TX 76262 First American Trustee Servicing
Solutions, LLC Is a Debt Collector Attempting
to Collect a Debt. Any Information obtained
will be used for that purpose. NOTICE TO
POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering
bidding on this property lien, you should
understand that there are risks involved
in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be
bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.
Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction
does not automatically entitle you to free and
clear ownership of the property. You should
also be aware that the lien being auctioned
off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest
pursuant to Section 2924g of the California
about trustee sale postponements be made
available to you and to the public, as a
courtesy to those not present at the sale.
has been postponed, and, if applicable,
the rescheduled time and date for the
sale of this property, this information can
be obtained from one of the following
NATIONWIDE POSTING PUBLICATION at
(916)939-0772, or visit the Internet Web
site http://search.nationwideposting.com/
propertySearchTerms.aspx (Registration
required to search for sale information)
using the Trustee Sale No. shown above.
Information about postponements that
information or on the Internet Web site. The
best way to verify postponement information
is to attend the scheduled sale. NPP0205456
08/15/12, 08/22/12, 08/29/12
Legal RN 5219
Publish Aug. 15, 22, and 29, 2012
NO T IC E OF T RUS T E E’S S A L E T SG
No.: 6336270 TS No.: CA1100238430
FHA / VA /PMI No.: APN:180-310-018-7
Property Address: 85 TERRA BELLA DRIVE
WALNUT CREEK, CA 94596 YOU ARE IN
DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED
05/10/07. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE
SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED
AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE
PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD
CONTACT A LAWYER. On September 4,
2012 at 01:30 PM, First American Trustee
Servicing Solutions, LLC, as duly appointed
Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust
2007-0145187, in book , page , of Official
Records in the Office of the County Re-
corder of CONTRA COSTA County, State
of California. Executed by: DOUGLAS E.
MANFUL, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE
AND SEPARATE PROPERTY,. WILL SELL
AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER
FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK /CASH
EQUIVALENT or other form of payment
authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of
sale in lawful money of the United States)
At the Court Street entrance to the County
Courthouse at 725 Court Street, (corner
of Main & Court Streets), Martinez, CA..
All right, title and interest conveyed to and
now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the
property situated in said County and State
described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED
IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST
APN# 180-310-018-7. The street address
and other common designation, if any, of the
real property described above is purported
to be: 85 TERRA BELLA DRIVE, WALNUT
CREEK, CA 94596. The undersigned Trustee
sale will be made, but without covenant or
warranty, expressed or implied, regarding
title, possession, or encumbrances, to
pay the remaining principal sum of the
note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust,
note(s), advances, under the terms of said
Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses
of the Trustee and of the trusts created by
said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the
unpaid balance of the obligation secured by
the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the
of Sale is $1,052,645.75. The beneficiary
under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed
and delivered to the undersigned a written
Declaration of Default and Demand for
Sale, and a written Notice of Default and
Election to Sell. The undersigned caused
said Notice of Default and Election to Sell
to be recorded in the County where the real
property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL
that there are risks involved in bidding at
either of these resources, you should
be aware that the same lender may hold
more than one mortgage or deed of trust
on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY
OWNER: The sale date shown on this
notice of sale may be postponed one or
more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary,
trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section
2924g of the California Civil Code. The law
requires that information about trustee sale
postponements be made available to you
and to the public, as a courtesy to those
not present at the sale. If you wish to learn
whether your sale date has been postponed,
and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and
date for the sale of this property, you may
call (916) 939-0772 or visit this Internet
Web http://search.nationwideposting.
com/propertySearchTerms.aspx using
the file number assigned to this case
CA1100238430. Information about postponements that are very short in duration
or that occur close in time to the scheduled
sale may not immediately be reflected
in the telephone information or on the
Internet Web site. The best way to verify
postponement information is to attend
the scheduled sale. If the sale is set aside
for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale
shall be entitled only to a return of the
deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no
further recourse. Date: First American
Title Insurance Company First American
Trustee Servicing Solutions, LLC 3 First
American Way, Santa Ana, CA 92707 FOR
TRUSTEE’S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE
CALL (916) 939-0772. First American
Trustee Servicing Solutions, LLC May be
Acting as a Debt Collector Attempting to
Collect a Debt. Any Information obtained
may be used for that purpose. NPP0205469
08/15/12, 08/22/12, 08/29/12
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Manager
925-287-3342
John Russell, Jr.,
BROKER
3 BEDS, 2.5 BATHS
PIEDMONT TH – STUNNING
VIEWS OF THE GOLF COURSE.
Remodeled kitchen features Corian
counters, double sink, GE Profile
smooth top stove, wall oven &
microwave with convection. Whirlpool
s/s refrigerator, water & ice exterior
spigot. Pergo flooring. Smooth
retextured ceilings. Covered patio.
Dual-paned windows and sliders.
Updated baths & so much more.
NEW PRICE!! ................. $329,000
2 BEDS, 2 BATHS
MONTEREY – MOVE-IN CONDITION
2 bath Monterey. Many updates throughout
Must see. .......................$180,000
GOLDEN GATE – LOTS OF LIGHT.
Travertine floors in entry, kitchen &
bath. Designer paint colors & light
fixtures. Antique cabinet & skylight
in bath. Granite counters in kitchen.
Covered atrium has slate floor &
fountain. Lovely setting amongst
lawns & trees.
..................................... $258,000
KENTFIELD – MAGNIFICENT
PANORAMIC VIEW! Staged & Gorgeous!
Recently updated w/new carpet & lino,
fresh paint, granite counters, some new
appl, etc. Charming open deck overlooks
view! Private setting, lovely outlook from
bedrm windows. REALLY SHARP!
.......................................$183,500
SOLD
2 BEDS, 1 BATH
SEQUOIA WRAP – DESIRABLE
SOUGHT AFTER MODEL. Greenbelt
entry surrounded by mature trees.
Enclosed. Walk to Creekside & Stanley
Dollar. Close to bus stop. Lovely
outlook.
................................... $149,000
SONOMA WRAP – A RARE
OPPORTUNITY! Near perfect
outlook. Beautiful & serene location,
breathtaking view, end of entry, walk
to Hillside. Lots of natural light, clean
& fresh, move in ready. Tiled entry,
plantation shutters, W/D. Carport
steps away.
....................................$179,000
SOLD
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MANOR – VERY LIGHT & BRIGHT.
Granite counters, plantation shutters
in both bedrooms, new paint,
carpeting, vinyl & light fixtures. NEW
PRICE!! ....................... $119,800
SONOMA – LOCATION!
LOCATION! LOCATION! WALK TO
EVERYTHING. Updated kitchen,
bath, full-size W/D. Smooth ceilings.
Enclosed with built-in storage. New
doors, ceiling fans.
....................................$135,000
SONOMA – THIS SONOMA REALLY
SHINES! Light & bright with lots of
upgrades.
.................................... $157,000
CURRENT MLS LISTINGS - CONDOMINIUMS
2 BEDS, 2.5 BATHS
PEMBROKE – OUTSTANDING TOUPIN REMODEL IN STUNNING LOCATION.
Quality thru-out. Granite counters, 2 fireplaces, vaulted ceilings. Custom tile in
kitchen, bath & fireplaces. Cozy den. Spacious stone tiled patio that overlooks
pond, fountains and waterfall. Patio off master suite. A MUST SEE!
.................................................................................................... $1,475,000
2 BEDS, 2 BATHS
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countertops, new cook top & hood. Formal dining rm. New carpets & paint.
Pleasant views from partially enclosed deck. NEW PRICE!! .........$498,000
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& carpets. Light bright & cheerful - FIVE skylights! Lots of privacy! Close to
carport & great parking. Large covered patio! ............................ $310,000
WOODSIDE – FIRST FLOOR, LOVELY COURTYARD SETTING. Beautiful, walk
right in Woodside. Impeccably maintained. Community pool. A MUST SEE!
..................................................................................................
..................................................................................................$343,000
SOLD
SOLD
2 BEDS, 2 BATH
CONVERSION – SPACIOUS FLOOR PLAN WITH LOTS OF UPGRADES.
Corian counters in kitchen & laundry rm. All new fixtures thruout, decorator
sinks & tile inlays in showers. Just steps away from elevator. Views of
Lakeshire & pond. .................................................................. $249,000
WESTBURY – GROUND FLOOR CORNER LOCATION. New paint.
Extremely close to carport & guest parking. Newer appliances. Motivated
Seller!! ....................................................................................$229,000
CONVERSION – RARE TOP FLOOR DOUBLE UNIT. Fresh paint, new
carpet, vinyl and window coverings. Sunny exposure. Hilltop views from every
window. Clsoe to elevator, dining room & garage. Approx. 1890 sq.ft.
................................................................................................$375,000
SOLD
Call us today (925) 932-1162
1-800-980-7653 (SOLD) • www.rossmoorrealty.com
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LEGAL NOTICES
N O T I C E OF T RU S T E E’S S A L E T S G
No.: 5344678 TS No.: CA1100228425
FHA / VA /PMI No.: APN:172-020-054-0
Property Address: 322 PARNELL COURT
WALNUT CREEK, CA 94597 YOU ARE
IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST,
DATED 05/12/04. UNLESS YOU TAKE
ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY,
IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF
YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE
NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST
YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.
On September 4, 2012 at 01:30 PM,
F ir s t A mer ic an Tr u s t ee S e r v ic in g
Solutions, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee
under and pursuant to Deed of Trust
2004-0189127, in book , page , of Official
Records in the Office of the County Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, State
of California. Executed by: MORTEZA
AZIMI, AN UNMARRIED MAN,. WILL SELL
AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER
FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK /CASH
EQUIVALENT or other form of payment
authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of
sale in lawful money of the United States)
At the Court Street entrance to the County
Courthouse at 725 Court Street, (corner
of Main & Court Streets), Martinez, CA..
All right, title and interest conveyed to and
now held by it under said Deed of Trust
in the property situated in said County
and State described as: AS MORE FULLY
DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED
DEED OF TRUST APN# 172-020-054-0.
The street address and other common
designation, if any, of the real property
described above is purported to be: 322
PARNELL COURT, WALNUT CREEK, CA
94597. The undersigned Trustee disclaims
any liability for any incorrectness of
the street address and other common
sale will be made, but without covenant
or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances,
to pay the remaining principal sum of the
note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust,
note(s), advances, under the terms of said
Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses
unpaid balance of the obligation secured
by the property to be sold and reasonable
estimated costs, expenses and advances
at the time of the initial publication of
the Notice of Sale is $675,434.52. The
beneficiary under said Deed of Trust
heretofore executed and delivered to
the undersigned a written Declaration of
Default and Demand for Sale, and a written
Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The
undersigned caused said Notice of Default
and Election to Sell to be recorded in the
County where the real property is located.
NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you
are considering bidding on this property
lien, you should understand that there
are risks involved in bidding at a trustee
auction. You will be bidding on a lien,
not on the property itself. Placing the
to the lien being auctioned off, before
you can receive clear title to the property.
You are encouraged to investigate the
existence, priority, and size of outstanding
liens that may exist on this property by
contacting the county recorder’s office or
a title insurance company, either of which
may charge you a fee for this information.
If you consult either of these resources,
you should be aware that the same lender
may hold more than one mortgage or
deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO
PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown
on this notice of sale may be postponed
one or more times by the mortgagee,
beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant
to Section 2924g of the California Civil
made available to you and to the public,
as a courtesy to those not present at the
sale. If you wish to learn whether your
sale date has been postponed, and, if
applicable, the rescheduled time and
call (916) 939-0772 or visit this Internet
Web http://search.nationwideposting.
com/pro pertySearchTerms.aspx using
the file number assigned to this case
C A110 0 2 2 8 4 2 5. In f o r m a t i o n a b o u t
postponements that are very short in
duration or that occur close in time to
the scheduled sale may not immediately
be reflected in the telephone information
or on the Internet Web site. The best way
to verify postponement information is to
attend the scheduled sale. If the sale is
set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at
the sale shall be entitled only to a return of
the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have
no further recourse. Date: First American
Title Insurance Company First American
Trustee Servicing Solutions, LLC 3 First
American Way, Santa Ana, CA 92707 FOR
TRUSTEE’S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE
CALL (916) 939-0772. First American
Trustee Servicing Solutions, LLC May be
Acting as a Debt Collector Attempting to
Collect a Debt. Any Information obtained
may be used for that purpose. NPP0205799
08/15/12, 08/22/12, 08/29/12
Legal RN 5221
Publish Aug. 15, 22, and 29, 2012
Trustee Sale No. 242084CA Loan No.
3013379320 Title Order No. 409777
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE
IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST
DATED 03-09-2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE
ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY,
IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF
YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE
NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST
YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.
On 09-05-2012 at 01:30 PM, CALIFORNIA
RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly
appointed Trustee under and pursuant to
Deed of Trust Recorded 03-23-2007, Book
, Page , Instrument 2007-0084623-00, of
official records in the Office of the Recorder
of CONTRA COSTA County, California,
executed by: QAIS MAQDOOR, A SINGLE
MAN, as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL
BANK, FA, as Beneficiary, will sell at public
auction sale to the highest bidder for cash,
cashier’s check drawn by a state or national
bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or
federal credit union, or a cashier’s check
drawn by a state or federal savings and
loan association, savings association, or
savings bank specified in section 5102 of
the Financial Code and authorized to do
business in this state. Sale will be held by the
duly appointed trustee as shown below, of
all right, title, and interest conveyed to and
now held by the trustee in the hereinafter
described property under and pursuant to
the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but
without covenant or warranty, expressed
principal sum of the note(s) secured by the
Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated
fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee
for the total amount (at the time of the initial
publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably
estimated to be set forth below. The amount
may be greater on the day of sale. Place of
Sale: THE COURT STREET ENTRANCE TO
THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 725 COURT
ST. (CORNER OF MAIN AND COURT ST.)
, MARTINEZ, CA Legal Description: As
more fully described in said Deed of Trust
Amount of unpaid balance and other
charges: $1,208,359.93 (estimated) Street
address and other common designation
of the real property: 3939 JAMIE PLACE
SAN RAMON, CA 94582 APN Number:
223-480-035 The undersigned Trustee
designation, if any, shown herein. The
property heretofore described is being sold
“as is”. In compliance with California Civil
Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee,
beneficiary, or authorized agent declares:
that it has contacted the borrower(s) to
assess their financial situation and to
explore options to avoid foreclosure; or
that it has made efforts to contact the
borrower(s) to assess their financial
situation and to explore options to avoid
foreclosure by one of the following
methods: by telephone; by United States
mail; either 1st class or certified; by
overnight delivery; by personal delivery;
by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE:
08-06-2012 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE
JIM M ARSH
PARK PLACE REAL ESTATE
Rossmoor resident serving Rossmoor
jimtmarsh@comcast.net
330-6071 • 254-7782
DRE 01756741
“When it is your move, call us”
COMPANY, as Trustee DEREK WEARR E N E E , A S S I S TA N T S E C R E TA R Y
CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY
IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION
OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE. California Reconveyance
Company 9200 Oakdale Avenue Mail
Stop: CA2-4379 Chatsworth, CA 91311
800-892-6902 For Sales Information:
(714) 730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com
(714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.
com NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS:
If you are considering bidding on this
property lien, you should understand that
there are risks involved in bidding at a
trustee auction. You will be bidding on a
either of these resources, you should
be aware that the same lender may hold
more than one mortgage or deed of trust
on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY
OWNER: The sale date shown on this
notice of sale may be postponed one or
and, if applicable, the rescheduled time
and date for the sale of this property, this
information can be obtained from one of
the following two companies: LPS Agency
Sales & Posting at (714) 730-2727, or
visit the Internet Web site www.lpsasap.
com (Registration required to search for
sale information) or Priority Posting &
Publishing at (714) 573-1965 or visit the
(Click on the link for “Advanced Search”
to search for sale information), using the
Trustee Sale No. shown above. Information
about postponements that are very short
in duration or that occur close in time to
the scheduled sale may not immediately
be reflected in the telephone information
attend the scheduled sale. P973132 8/15,
8/22, 08/29/2012
Legal RN 5222
Publish Aug. 15, 22, and 29, 2012
Trustee Sale No. 21048CA Title Order
No. 95500032 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S
SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A
DEED OF TRUST DATED 11-12-2004.
UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT
YOUR PROPERT Y, IT MAY BE SOLD
AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN
E XPL ANATION OF THE NATURE OF
THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU,
YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAW YER.
On 09-05-2012 at 1:30 P.M., MERIDIAN
FORECLOSURE SERVICE f/k/a MTDS,
INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION
DBA MERIDIAN TRUST DEED SERVICE
as the duly appointed Trustee under
and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded
11-23-2004, Book , Page , Instrument
2004-0451490-00 of official records in
the Office of the Recorder of CONTRA
COSTA County, California, executed by:
JOHN YONG KIM, AN UNMARRIED MAN
as Trustor, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC
REGISTR ATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS
NOMINEE FOR INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B.,
A FEDERALLY CHARTERED SAVINGS
BANK, as Beneficiary, will sell at public
auction sale to the highest bidder for
cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state
or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn
by a state or federal credit union, or a
cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal
savings and loan association, savings
association, or savings bank specified
in section 5102 of the Financial Code and
authorized to do business in this state.
Sale will be held by the duly appointed
trustee as shown below, of all right, title,
and interest conveyed to and now held by
the trustee in the hereinafter described
proper ty under and pursuant to the
Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but
without convenant or warranty, expressed
or implied, regarding title, possesssion,
principal sum of the notes (s) secured
by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon,
the Trustee for the total amount (at the
of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set
forth below. The amount may be greater
on the day of sale. Place of Sale: AT THE
COURT ST. ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY
COURTHOUSE 725 COURT ST., ( CORNER
OF MAIN AND COURT ST.) MARTINEZ,
CA Legal Description: AS MORE FULLY
DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST
Amount of unpaid balance and other
charges:$434,981.13 The street address
and other common designation of the real
property purported as: 42 MIRAMONTE
DRIVE , MORAGA, CA 94556 APN Number:
257-300-042 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL
that there are risks involved in bidding at
a trustee auction. You will be bidding on
a lien, not the property itself. Placing the
highest bid at trustee auction does not
responsible for paying off all liens senior to
the lien being auctioned off, before you can
receive clear title to the property. You are
encouraged to investigate the existence,
may exist on this property by contacting
the county recorder’s office or a title
insurance company, either of which may
charge you a fee for this information. If
you consult either of these resources,
you should be aware that the same lender
may hold more than one mortgage or
deed of trust on the property. NOTICE
TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date
shown on this notice may be postponed
one or more times by the mortgagee,
beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant
to Section 2924g of the California Civil
made available to you and to the public,
as a courtesy to those not present at the
sale. If you wish to learn whether your
sale date has been postponed, and, if
applicable, the rescheduled time and date
for the sale of this property, you may call
(714) 573-1965 or visit this Internet Web
site www. Priorityposting.com , using the
file number assigned to this case 21048CA.
Information about postponements that are
very short in duration or that occur close
in time to the scheduled sale may not
address and other common designation, if
any, shown herein. The property heretofore
described is being sold “as is”. DATE:
08-11-2012 MERIDIAN FORECLOSURE
SERVICE f/k/a MTDS, INC., A CALIFORNIA
CORPORATION DBA MERIDIAN TRUST
DEED SERVICE 3 SAN JOAQUIN PLAZA,
SUITE 215, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
Sales Line: (714) 573-1965 OR (702) 5864500 JESSE J. FERNANDEZ, PUBLICATION
LEAD MERIDIAN FORECLOSURE SERVICE
IS ASSISTING THE BENEFICIARY TO
COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION
OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT
P U R P O S E . P 9 7 3 0 8 7 8 / 15 , 8 / 2 2 ,
08/29/2012
Legal RN 5223
Publish Aug. 15, 22, and 29, 2012
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: August 2, 2012
J. Odegaard, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0004949-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: Open Lock Surgery, 3290
Phillips Rd., Lafayette, CA 94549, Contra Costa County.
Stafford Weslie Andrews
3290 Phillips Rd.
Lafayette, CA 94549
Mark Stafford Bechtle
3290 Phillips Rd.
Lafayette, CA 94549
Business conducted by: Co-Partners.
business name listed above on 8/2/12.
s/Stafford Weslie Andrews
stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 5218
Publish Aug. 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2012
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: Aug. 8, 2012
C. Garcia, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005083-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following persons are doing business as: Diablo Valley Solar Systems,
3010 Windmill Canyon Dr., Clayton, CA
94517, Contra Costa County.
Stephen McNulty
3010 Windmill Canyon Dr.
Clayton, CA 94517
s/Stephen McNulty
stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 5224
Publish Aug. 15, 22, 29 and Sept. 5,
2012
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: Aug. 16, 2012
J. Barton, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005236-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: FRESH, 163 Sunvalley
Mall., Concord, CA 94520, Contra Costa
County.
FRESH, INC
413 Hillsdale Mall
San Mateo, CA 94403
s/Salem Zarour, President
stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 5233
Publish Aug. 22, 29, Sept. 5 and 12,
2012
Willows closes
from “Evita,” which in part, reverberated with great sadness:
Please sign the book on the
way out the door
And that will be all, if she
needs you, she’ll call
But I don’t think that’s
likely somehow
Oh, but it’s sad when a love affair dies
But when we were hot, we were hot
I know you’ll look back on the
good times we’ve shared
Which means
There is no one, no one at all
Never has been, and never will
be a lover, male or female
Who hasn’t an eye on, in
fact they rely on
Tricks they can try on their partner
They’re hoping their lover will
help them or keep them
Support them, promote
them, don’t blame her
You are the same
This is the final lyric to this
musical calamity for me, at
this time. To a fine little company and a lot of hard working, community loving people,
this love affair has ended, and
it ended much too soon!
Maureen
Dunbar-Monasch
Manager 285-1962
Paula Azeltine
899-3428
1950 TICE VALLEY BLVD., WALNUT CREEK ( 925 ) 937-6050
Debra Barth
788-2104
Loc Barnes
639-9594
Deb Carter
352-4441
Dave Caron
708-6034
55
Sue Choe
212-2605
Tammy Choi
510-962-2623
Urcil Commons
708-2937
Jeanette Evans
408-5172
Christine Folger
200-2032
Jackie & Michael Gerry
209-5140
Lee Lyons
683-4374
Suzanne Masella
788-5693
Sheron McCormick
323-9966
Patrick Carter
937-6050
SAVE THE DATE
Lynne Crowell
322-3616
George Detre
360-7531
Walt Hanson
938-5162
Yvonne Jakovleski
457-7229
Pam Roming
997-9981
Bernadette Dugan
683-7957
for our next
Rossmoor Open House
on Sunday, Aug. 26, 1 to 4 p.m.
Stop by our
office for a
map to the
homes
Vito LoGrasso
360-9143
Faye Ann Silva
457-9231
OPEN
HOUSE
James Stafford
787-1744
Mike Teifel
383-5900
COMING SOON
DRAMATIC GOLF COURSE VIEWS
Through two-story windows. End-unit Tamalpais. Master suite with loft and full bath upstairs. Guest bedroom
and full bath downstairs. Washer/dryer. Price to be
announced.
CONDOMINIUMS
LARGEST ONE-BEDROOM CONDO!
Rare Aspen model in excellent condition. Remodeled
kitchen and baths. Nice views. Bright and open floor
plan. Enclosed patio can be used as an office or den.
Large master bedroom and dining room with built-ins.
Lots of storage. .............................................$199,000.
THREE-BEDROOM SANTA CLARA
Has beautiful open skylights, 2 baths, new paint, private
backyard. Park two cars at the door................ $350,000
GREAT VIEWS AND SETTING
This Piedmont condo has an updated kitchen with
newer cabinets, Corian counters and washer/dryer.
......................................................................
......................................................................$360,000.
PENDING
PENDING
PENDING
PENDING
Meridith Zomalt
899-3550
CONDOMINIUMS
VILLA VALENCIA WITH VIEWS
Large balcony and views from top-floor location. Desirable floor plan with lots of storage. Granite kitchen
countertops, full-size washer/dryer. Level-in access. Call
today for a private showing!
................................................................... $235,000.
REMODELED SIERRA
Two bedrooms and 2 baths. Upper/corner condo with
open balcony with beautiful view. Sunny and bright.
Fireplace, cathedral ceiling, skylight. Close to Creekside
and Gateway Clubhouse. Two carports. Owner financing possible. .................................................. $385,000.
LEVEL-IN WITH A VIEW
This Santa Clara has a remodeled kitchen, recessed
lighting and laminate floors. Great fenced patio.
..................................................................... $450,000.
LOVELY SYLVAN VIEW
From 2 balconies of this large Villa Nuevo. Great extra
storage in the kitchen. Charming pellet stove in large
living room. Elevator building makes this accessible for
all. Garage and carport. ............................... $469,000.
PENDING
PENDING
PENDING
CO-OPERATIVES
EXQUISITE KENTFIELD
Model with level-in access. The new front door with
leaded glass window, solid oak flooring, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, remodeled master
bath and dressing area, plantation shutters, mirrored
doors, ductless heating and air conditioning, full-sized
W/D make this a beautiful “Better Homes and Gardens” property. Lush greenery on large patio provides
a special place to relax and entertain. Call today for a
private showing. ..................................... $340,000.
GREAT LOCATION!
Very nice setting with woodsy view, this Monterey has
extra storage in carport. Convenient parking for guests.
Close to laundry. ........................................... $165,000.
LARGE ENCLOSED BALCONY WITH VIEW
Spacious Claremont model. Two bedrooms and 2 baths
with approximately 1,230 sq. ft. Sunny, lower end unit.
Carport and laundry nearby. ......................... $149,900.
AFFORDABLE AND ADORABLE!
Level-in Cypress model in a convenient location to carport, laundry, Creekside Café and golf. Call today for a
private showing. ............................................ $85,000.
Mae Wandell
336-1291
ANOTHER RON HANSON SPECIAL
Highly updated Sequoia with new appliances, flooring
and paint. Nice view of hills and trees. A quiet, serene
setting. Bring your discriminating buyers. ..... $169,000.
PENDING
LEVEL-IN—“GREAT LOCATION”
This Mendocino is close to Creekside. Steps away from
parking and laundry. Add your decorator touches!
....................................................................... $95,000.
PENDING
RARE LEVEL-IN TAHOE
Updated kitchen and reconfigured master bathroom.
Enclosed deck with double-paned windows. Garage and
carport. .................................................. $450,000.
GORGEOUS EAGLE RIDGE HOME
This Bay model has spectacular views. Over 2,000
square feet in pristine condition with remodeled kitchen,
updated baths, custom tile and plantation shutters.
Breathtaking views from Alamo ridge to Delta waters.
...............................................................
...............................................................$745,000.
SPACIOUS FILOLI AT THE WATERFORD
Located on the fourth floor near the elevator, this classy
unit features eat-in kitchen, formal dining, large master
with walk-in closet, second bedroom or den with gorgeous built-ins, inside washer/dryer, plantation shutters,
lovely views and garage parking. ................... $299,950.
FIRST-FLOOR CHARMER
This Woodside has fresh paint and new carpets, bookcases and great location. ............................... $347,000.
SERENE SETTING
This Sierra has 2 bedrooms, 2 baths with enclosed patio.
End unit, inside laundry. .............................. $245,000.
PENDING
PENDING
PENDING
PENDING
PENDING
PANORAMIC VIEW!
Completely remodeled 2-bedroom, 2-bath Sequoia with
washer/dryer in unit, skylights, recessed lighting, crown
moulding, smooth ceilings. Near carport and clubhouses. Come see for yourself, but hurry!
......................................................................$209,000.
SOLD
Call Better Homes and Gardens/Mason McDuffie
( 925 ) 937-6050
OUTSIDE OF ROSSMOOR
COMING SOON: OAKLAND MAXWELL PARK
Three bedrooms, 1 bath with updated kitchen, large
basement and garage. Well maintained. Partial view.
Call for information. ................................ $400,000.
HOME WITH A POOL
This Lafayette home has 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths.
Close to Briones Park. Beautifully landscaped backyard.
......................................................................$570,000.
CUSTOM “VICTORIAN”
Up a tree-lined semi-private lane in Danville. Family
room has vaulted ceilings, fireplace, hand-scraped teak
floors. Bonus room on third level. Outdoor kitchen,
pool, fire pit and many more outdoor amenities. Great
freeway access. No noise. ........................... $1,699,000.
SUMMIT RIDGE TOWNHOUSE
If you know someone looking outside of Rossmoor, this
is a beauty off Pleasant Hill Road. Over 2,700 square
feet with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. Updates throughout.
Great Lafayette schools. Easy access to freeways and
BART. ..........................................................$689,900.
Call Better Homes and Gardens/Mason McDuffie (925) 937-6050
56
LEGAL NOTICES
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
H. Franklin, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0004842-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following persons are doing business as: Functional Health Specialists
ASAD Chiropractic, 1250 Pine St, Suite
108, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, Contra
Costa County.
Job Asad
1726 Lacassie Ave., Apt. 3
Business conducted by: a General
Partnership.
s/Stephen McNulty
stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 5225
2012
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: Aug. 8, 2012
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005086-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: California Wholesale Music
Company, 6420 Fairmount Ave., El Cerrito, CA 94530, Contra Costa County.
Ifshin Violins, Inc.
6420 Fairmount Ave.
El Cerrito, CA 94530
business name listed above on Sept.
1981.
s/Deborah S. Dare, CFO
stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 5226
2012
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: Aug. 7, 2012
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005050-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: Safe At Home, 2411 Upland
Dr., Concord, CA 94520, Contra Costa
County.
Robert Timbers
2411 Upland Dr.
Concord, CA 94520
s/Robert Timbers
stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 5227
2012
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: Aug. 3, 2012
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0004975-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: 1) Bay Area Exterior 2) Bay
Area Pavers 3) Brick Yard Pavers, 900
Crow Canyon Road, S-144., Danville,
Kendall Paige Enterprises
900 Crow Canyon Road, S-144
Danville, CA 94506
s/Mark Sypien, President
stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 5228
2012
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: Aug. 13, 2012
Abims O. Aguda, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005151-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: Cats A Groomin, 1812 Tice
Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA 94595,
Contra Costa County.
Brenda Ginn
2115 Aspen Way
Antioch, CA 94509
The registrant(s) commenced
to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on
02/08/08.
s/Brenda Ginn
stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 5229
2012
T.S. No. T10-65223-CA / APN: 222-190082-8 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU
ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST
DATED 10-26-2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE
ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT
MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU
OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU
SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public
auction sale to the highest bidder for cash,
cashier’s check drawn on a state or national
bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit
union, or a check drawn by a state or federal
savings and loan association, or savings
association, or savings bank specified in
Section 5102 of the Financial Code and
authorized to do business in this state will
be held by the duly appointed trustee as
shown below, of all right, title, and interest
conveyed to and now held by the trustee in
the hereinafter described property under and
pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below.
The sale will be made, but without covenant
or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding
title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay
the remaining principal sum of the note(s)
secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest
and late charges thereon, as provided in
the note(s), advances, under the terms of
the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees,
charges and expenses of the Trustee for
the total amount (at the time of the initial
publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably
estimated to be set forth below. The amount
may be greater on the day of sale. Pursuant
to California Civil Code Section 2923.54 the
undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary,
loan servicer, or authorized agent, declares
as follows: [ X ] The mortgage loan servicer
has obtained from the commissioner a final
or temporary order of exemption pursuant to
Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on
the date the notice of sale is filed and [ X ] The
timeframe for giving notice of sale specified
in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does
not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or
2923.55 Notice to Potential Bidders If you
are considering bidding on this property
lien, you should understand that there are
risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction.
You will be bidding on a lien, not on the
property itself. Placing the highest bid at
a trustee auction does not automatically
entitle you to free and clear ownership of
the property. You should also be aware that
the lien being auctioned off may be a junior
lien. If you are the highest bidder at the
auction, you are or may be responsible for
paying off all liens senior to the lien being
auctioned off, before you can receive clear
title to the property. You are encouraged to
investigate the existence, priority, and size
of outstanding liens that may exist on this
property by contacting the county recorder’s
office or a title insurance company, either
of which may charge you a fee for this
information. If you consult either of these
resources, you should be aware that the same
lender may hold more than one mortgage
or deed of trust on the property. Notice to
Property Owner The sale date shown on
this notice of sale may be postponed one or
and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and
call (714) 573-1965 or visit this Internet Web
WWW.PRIORITYPOSTING.COM, using the
file number assigned to this case T10-65223CA. Information about postponements that
Trustor: MAHESH KHURANA AND ANITA
KHURANA, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS
JOINT TENANTS Duly Appointed Trustee: CR
Title Services, Inc. P.O. BOX 16128, TUCSON,
AZ 85732-6128 866-702-9658 Recorded 1108-2006 as Instrument No. 2006-035850800 in book , page of Official Records in the
office of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA
County, California, Date of Sale: 09-17-2012
at 1:30 PM Place of Sale: AT THE COURT
STREET ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY
COURTHOUSE, 725 COURT ST., (CORNER
OF MAIN AND COURT ST.), MARTINEZ,
CALIFORNIA Amount of unpaid balance
and other charges: $1,380,957.89 Street
Address or other common designation of
real property: 1114 SOUTH CHANTERELLA
DRIVE SAN RAMON, CA 94582 A.P.N.:
222-190-082-8 Legal Description: AS MORE
FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST
address or other common designation, if any,
shown above. If no street address or other
common designation is shown, directions
to the location of the property may be
obtained by sending a written request to the
beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first
publication of this Notice of Sale. The Trustee
shall incur no liability for any good faith
error in stating the proper amount of unpaid
balances and charges. For Sales Information
please contact PRIORITY POSTING AND
PUBLISHING at WWW.PRIORITYPOSTING.
COM or (714) 573-1965. REINSTATEMENT
LINE: 866-702-9658 Date: 08-22-2012 CR
Title Services, Inc. P.O. BOX 16128 TUCSON,
AZ 85732-6128 Richard Martinez, Vice
President Federal Law requires us to notify
you that we are acting as a debt collector.
If you are currently in a bankruptcy or have
received a discharge in bankruptcy as to this
obligation, this communication is intended
for informational purposes only and is not
an attempt to collect a debt in violation of the
automatic stay or the discharge injunction.
P976057 8/22, 8/29, 09/05/2012
Legal RN 5230
Publish Aug.22, 29 and Sept. 5, 2012
APN: 172-310-131 TS No: CA09000156-121 TO No: 1076892 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S
SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED
OF TRUST DATED 8/13/2010. UNLESS YOU
TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY,
IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU
OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU
SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 9/20/2012
at 01:30 PM, At the Court St. entrance to the
County Courthouse 725 Court St., (corner of
Main and Court St.) Martinez, CA 94553, MTC
FINANCIAL INC. dba TRUSTEE CORPS, as the
duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant
to the power of sale contained in that certain
Deed of Trust Recorded on 08/26/2010 as
Instrument No. 2010-0179769-00 of official
records in the Office of the Recorder of Contra
Costa County, California, executed by JASON
R. PECK AND LOIS PECK, HUSBAND AND
WIFE, as Trustor(s), in favor of JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A. as Beneficiary, WILL
SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United
States, all payable at the time of sale, that
certain property situated in said County,
California describing the land therein as: AS
MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF
TRUST The property heretofore described is
being sold “as is”. The street address and
2596 OAK RD APT 270, WALNUT CREEK, CA
94597 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any
liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any,
shown herein. Said sale will be made without
covenant or warranty, express or implied,
regarding title, possession, or encumbrances,
Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with
interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s),
advances if any, under the terms of the Deed
of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses
unpaid balance of the obligations secured
at the time of the initial publication of this
Notice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be
$440,901.80 (Estimated), provided, however,
prepayment premiums, accrued interest and
advances will increase this figure prior to sale.
Beneficiary`s bid at said sale may include all or
part of said amount. In addition to cash, the
Trustee will accept a cashier`s check drawn
on a state or national bank, a check drawn
by a state or federal credit union or a check
drawn by a state or federal savings and loan
association, savings association or savings
bank specified in Section 5102 of the California
Financial Code and authorized to do business
in California, or other such funds as may be
acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender
other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may
withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed
Upon Sale until funds become available to the
payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The
property offered for sale excludes all funds
held on account by the property receiver, if
applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey
title for any reason, the successful bidder`s
sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return
of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.
DATE: 8/15/2012 TRUSTEE CORPS TS No.
CA09000156-12-1 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine,
CA 92614 949-252-8300 Jose Hernandez,
Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION
CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.
priorityposting.com AUTOMATED SALES
INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-573-1965
TRUSTEE CORPS MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A
DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding
on this property lien, you should understand
that there are risks involved in bidding at a
Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien,
not on the property itself. Placing the highest
bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically
entitle you to free and clear ownership of the
property. You should also be aware that the
lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien.
If you are the highest bidder at the auction,
you are or may be responsible for paying off
all liens senior to the lien being auctioned
off, before you can receive clear title to the
property. You are encouraged to investigate
the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by
If you consult either of these resources, you
should be aware that the same Lender may
hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust
on the property. Notice to Property Owner
The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale
Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court,
Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be
rescheduled time and date for the sale of this
property, you may call telephone number for
information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or
visit the Internet Web site address on the
previous page for information regarding the
sale of this property, using the file number
assigned to this case, CA09000156-12-1.
Information about postponements that are
very short in duration or that occur close in
time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information
attend the scheduled sale. P976567 8/22,
8/29, 09/05/2012
Legal RN 5231
Publish Aug.22,29 and Sept. 5, 2012
APN: 148-460-066 TS No: CA09007449-11-1
TO No: 6530093 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF
TRUST DATED 8/3/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE
ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT
MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU
OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU
SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 9/20/2012
at 01:30 PM, At the Court St. entrance to the
County Courthouse 725 Court St., (corner
of Main and Court St.) Martinez, CA, MTC
FINANCIAL INC. dba TRUSTEE CORPS, as the
duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant
to the power of sale contained in that certain
Deed of Trust Recorded on 08/15/2006 as
Instrument No. 2006-0257935-00 of official
records in the Office of the Recorder of Contra
Costa County, California, executed by FARNAZ
VAHDAT, A MARRIED WOMAN, AS HER SOLE
AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor(s), in
favor of WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA as
Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION
TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money
of the United States, all payable at the time
of sale, that certain property situated in said
County, California describing the land therein
as: As more fully described in said Deed of
Trust The property heretofore described is
being sold “as is”. The street address and
3183 WAYSIDE PLAZA 201 , WALNUT CREEK,
CA 94597 The undersigned Trustee disclaims
any liability for any incorrectness of the street
address and other common designation, if any,
shown herein. Said sale will be made without
covenant or warranty, express or implied,
regarding title, possession, or encumbrances,
Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with
interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s),
advances if any, under the terms of the Deed
of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses
unpaid balance of the obligations secured
at the time of the initial publication of this
Notice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be
$319,950.68 (Estimated), provided, however,
prepayment premiums, accrued interest and
advances will increase this figure prior to sale.
Beneficiary`s bid at said sale may include all or
part of said amount. In addition to cash, the
Trustee will accept a cashier`s check drawn
on a state or national bank, a check drawn
by a state or federal credit union or a check
drawn by a state or federal savings and loan
association, savings association or savings
bank specified in Section 5102 of the California
Financial Code and authorized to do business
in California, or other such funds as may be
acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender
other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may
withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed
Upon Sale until funds become available to the
payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The
property offered for sale excludes all funds
held on account by the property receiver, if
applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey
title for any reason, the successful bidder`s
sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return
of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.
DATE: 8/15/2012 TRUSTEE CORPS TS No.
CA09007449-11-1 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine,
CA 92614 949-252-8300 Jose Hernandez,
Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION
CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.
priorityposting.com AUTOMATED SALES
INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-573-1965
TRUSTEE CORPS MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A
DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding
on this property lien, you should understand
that there are risks involved in bidding at a
Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien,
not on the property itself. Placing the highest
bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically
entitle you to free and clear ownership of the
property. You should also be aware that the
lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien.
If you are the highest bidder at the auction,
you are or may be responsible for paying off
all liens senior to the lien being auctioned
off, before you can receive clear title to the
property. You are encouraged to investigate
the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by
If you consult either of these resources, you
should be aware that the same Lender may
hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust
on the property. Notice to Property Owner
The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale
Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court,
about Trustee Sale postponements be made
available to you and to the public, as a courtesy
to those not present at the sale. If you wish
to learn whether your sale date has been
postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled
time and date for the sale of this property,
you may call telephone number for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the
Internet Web site address on the previous
page for information regarding the sale of this
property, using the file number assigned to this
case, CA09007449-11-1. Information about
postponements that are very short in duration
or that occur close in time to the scheduled
sale may not immediately be reflected in the
telephone information or on the Internet Web
site. The best way to verify postponement
P976571 8/22, 8/29, 09/05/2012
Legal RN 5232
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ASK FOR YOUR EXCLUSIVE ROSSMOOR DISCOUNT
TUCK FAMILY OWNED SINCE 1908
Heating, Air Conditioning, Duct Cleaning
Steve 925-212-4018 or 925-937-4404
Lic.# 193014
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Installation, Service, Maintenance Agreements
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COMPARE OUR PRICES: Rated 6% below average
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1 (888) 651-1847
925-944-1122
www.atlasheating.com
California License Number 489501
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page that you saw their ad
in the Rossmoor News.
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KITCHEN & BATH REMODELS OUR SPECIALTY
• FREE DESIGN SERVICE
• ELECTRICAL • PLUMBING • FLOORING
Heating and Air Conditioning
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Turn to your expert Carrier dealer
today for all your HVAC repair,
maintenance and installation needs.
27 years Experience - References Available - Rossmoor Mutual Listed Contractor
Owner Always on Site - Bonded - Insured FREE GRAB BAR INSTALLATION WITH ANY JOB
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Kitchen and Bath Remodels
Popcorn Removal
Home Preparation for Sale
Washer and Dryer Closets
Painting and Drywall
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Serving Rossmoor Since 1995
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
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Blue parking spaces are for handicapped drivers only. Parking is permitted only for a disabled person who
displays a placard or disabled-person or disabled-veteran license plates. Disabled people with a placard or special
plates may park in special areas for unlimited periods of time, regardless of time restrictions. No one else may park
there. A crosshatched (diagonal lines) area adjacent to a designated disabled parking space is a no-parking area.
Parking golf carts in the blue crosshatched area is also prohibited.
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Camera Club announces competition winners
in show, Hendry for “Eye See
You”; second, Hendry, “Art
Vase”; and third, Michael
Chan, “Yosemite Snowfield”
Intermediate: first place,
Sally
Hayes,
“Amazing
Race”; second, Alan Katsura,
“Smile”; and third, Stephen
Shields, “Autumn Day”
Advanced: first place, Hetta Malone for “Closed and
Shuttered”; second, Goodall,
“Hooded Oriole”; third, Malone, “Deserted Stone Church”;
and honorable mention, Goodall, “Turtle and Carp”
Masters: first place, Parmelee for “Want to Party”;
second, Lynn Letteris, “Web
Woven of Wood”; and third,
Christoffersen, “Fog Rolling
In”
All Rossmoor residents are
invited to attend any of the
Camera Club meetings. Those
who have an interest in learning about their camera or who
want to adopt a new hobby are
welcome.
All photographers –
whether new or experienced
– a re encouraged to join.
For information, call either
Stan or Ca rol Scott at 934
9998.
RESIDENT PHOTOGRAPHY
Turkey time
The Rossmoor website is full of information. Check it out at www.rossmoor.com.
Irene Malchaski took this photo of turkeys that came into Entry 9 of Golden Rain Road last Thursday. She reported that
the mom flew up on to the railing and called for her babies
to join her. She then encouraged them to fly across the path
to the other railing. Another turkey with two much older
babies joined them. She found the scene fascinating.
Beating the heat
Dan
Paul
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 $198.00 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
• Disposals, stoppers, doors
• Dishwashers, stoves, ovens
• Washer, dryer, refrigerator
• Furnace, air conditioning
• Sliding doors, drawers, rods
• Cabinet doors, water heaters
and a lot more
For $255.00 per year
All of the above services plus Preventive Maintenance
Every 4 months. A/C & furnace filters, oil motors,
Clean fridge coils and a lot more …
Call Julie 937-4600 for a copy of the Service Contract
On the hot days last week, Bill Oman and Larry Crummer
beat the heat by floating on noodles at Dollar pool. Cinda
Wert Rapp captured the scene of the most happy fellows.
Seniors may purchase
discounted BART Tickets
at Walnut Creek BART
As of Aug. 2, BART and MyTransitPlus have been teaming
up with a pilot program to extend the operating hours of the MyTransitPlus kiosk at the Walnut Creek BART station on Tuesdays
and Thursdays.
The pilot program, which will continue through the end of
August, will help evaluate the need for early morning service at
the ticket sales and exchange kiosk.
During the pilot program, the hours of operation on Tuesdays
and Thursdays will be: 7 to 10 a.m.; 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; and
4 to 7 p.m. The hours of operation on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays are: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m.
Seniors 65 years and older may purchase discounted BART
tickets as well as fill out an application for the senior Clipper
Card.
Applications may be turned in at the kiosk, along with proof of
eligibility. The following forms of identification are accepted: a
birth certificate; driver’s license issued by any state; identification
card issued by any state; Alien Registration/Permanent Resident
Card; Matricula Consular/Consular Identification Card; a passport; or SF City ID Card.
Upon approval of the application, a senior Clipper Card will
be issued immediately. Seniors must apply for the senior Clipper
Card in person.
MyTransitPlus kiosks are located at the downtown San Francisco BART stations (Embarcadero, Montgomery, Powell Street
and Civic Center) and the Richmond, Oakland Coliseum, Bay
Fair and Walnut Creek BART stations.
For information, call BART Customer Services at 510-4647134.

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