Rossmoor under the rainbow

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ROSSMOOR NEWS
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Walnut Creek, California
Volume 46, No. 37 • 50 cents
Rossmoor Food Drive day
brought in loads of donations
Food barrels will be in clubhouses
By Maureen O’Rourke
News manager
O
n a warm, clear November day, car after
car pulled into Gateway parking lot to drop off
bags of food and donations for
the Food Bank of Contra Costa
and Solano.
Nov. 19 was Food Drive day
in Rossmoor, when members
of the Interfaith Council of
Rossmoor stood at their stations at Gateway, Creekside,
Del Valle and Hillside clubhouses to collect donations for
the Food Bank.
Gateway was by far the busiest of the drop-off locations,
especially in the morning
when cars pulled in and three
big guys– Lloyd Poche, Pat
Tinguely and Richard Grinstead– helped unload the bags
of food from residents’ vehicles.
The Food Bank truck was
standing by to take away the
haul from generous Rossmoor
residents.
Don’t worry if you missed
the official Food Drive collection day. The Rossmoor
Food Drive for the benefit of
the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano will continue
throughout the holiday season. Food Drive barrels will
remain at Gateway, Creekside
and Del Valle clubhouses until
the end of December.
All of the food and monetary contributions will benefit the Food Bank. The Food
Bank is a centralized warehouse that stores and distributes donated and purchased
perishable and nonperishable
food items.
The Food Bank collects
food for low-income people,
stores the food in its warehouse and distributes the food
with the help of 90 different
nonprofit agencies.
During the holidays, the
Food Bank steps up its programs of food giving, distributing special holiday food
baskets to those in need in the
Continued on page 10A
Gas and electrical installed
at Event Center this week
The process of installing the gas and electrical services to
the new Event Center building on Stanley Dollar Drive began
this week. Work began on Monday with the installation of an
electrical vault in the sidewalk adjacent to the golf driving
range.
To do the work, Stanley Dollar Drive from the Dollar Clubhouse driveway up to Tice Creek Drive (there will be access to
News photo by Mike DiCarlo
Betsy Hocking of Recreation, pictured with the Fireside Room tree, decorated the Rossmoor
clubhouses with the help of Marie Gray and a couple of temporary helpers the week before
Thanksgiving.
GRF staff and temps put up clubhouse
Christmas decorations in three days
By Maureen O’Rourke
News manager
D
ecorating Rossmoor
for Christmas is a
huge job.
It’s like decorating five
large homes with trees, trimmings, swags, wreaths and
lights over a three-day period.
The goal is to have the decorations up before Thanksgiving so residents can enjoy
them throughout the holiday
season.
Betsy Hocking of Recreation and Marie Gray of
Mutual Operations, with the
help of a couple of temporary workers, took on this
challenge beginning Nov. 13,
finishing the decorations at
Gateway, Del Valle and Dollar by Nov. 15. Hillside, due
to scheduling issues, had to
wait until this week.
“We have to start early
before all the parties start,”
said Hocking. “We have to
get in the rooms when they
are free.”
Pulling out decorations
from the attic at Gateway
and the basement at Dollar, Hocking’s team goes to
work. The Fireside Room
and the Redwood Room at
Gateway were finished first,
Rossmoor under the rainbow
Rossmoor plans cabaret
show and dance for
New Year’s Eve. Get
tickets now! See page 6A
INSIDE THE NEWS
Photo by Jennifer Langan
In the midst of what could have been a dull, rainy day last week, this rainbow emerged over Tice
Creek Drive. It was there and gone in an instant, causing the photographer to be reminded how
important it is to seize the moment. The rainbow also offered one more thing to be thankful for
during Thanksgiving week.
Arts and Leisure.. 17-22A, 24A
Arts and Leisure listings....10B
Bridge............................. 3B, 5B
Calendar.......................... 6-10B
Classified....................... 28-39A
Channel 28 TV Guide........12B
Clubs..............23-27A, 5B, 12B
Health....................................4B
Maintenance.......................36A
Movies........................... 18-19A
New Residents.....................15A
Op/Ed Columns..................16A
Religion.............................. 26A
Residents Forum................16A
Sports................................ 1-3B
Short Game Championship
brings out golfers.
See page1B.
www.rossmoornews.com
2A
Rossmoor News • November 28, 2012
Physicians to tell Democrats about single-payer
Some continue to push for option to healthcare act
Despite passage and ongoing implementation of the Affordable Healthcare Act, many
health professionals and activists continue to
push for a single-payer healthcare system, both
at the national level and here in California.
This issue will be discussed by UCSF physicians Dr. Kevin Grumbach and Dr. Claudia
Chaufan and legislative consultant Pat Snyder,
Ph.D., at the Democrats of Rossmoor’s monthly membership meeting on Thursday, Nov. 29.
The meeting will begin at 3 p.m. in the Fireside Room at Gateway and is open and free
to everyone. Refreshments will be served and
there will be time for questions from the audience.
Single-payer health care is a system funded
from a single insurance pool run by the state,
and is financed from a pool to which many
parties – employers, employees, and the state
– contribute. Some examples of existing sin-
gle-payer systems include the United Kingdom’s National Health Service, Australia’s
Medicare Canada’s Medicare, and Taiwan’s
National Health Insurance. The United States,
with its current unregulated system dominated
by private insurance corporations, pays more
per capita for health care than single-payer systems, with poorer results.
Grumbach is chairman of the UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine.
Chaufan is an assistant professor at the UCSF
School of Nursing. Snyder is a health care legislative consultant and a champion of efforts to
establish a single-payer system in California.
The speakers will discuss the current push
to pass the California Universal Health Care
Act, which is pending submission in the California State Assembly.
For information, call Gary Hansen at 9548425.
Marie Gray, on the ladder, with help from Martin Poras, puts
up a wreath at Dollar Clubhouse.
Clubhouse decorations are up
Continued from page 1A
but it took a full day.
Del Valle and Creekside
took the second day, and
they worked an entire day on
Dollar on the third day.
“It took from 9 a.m. until
4 p.m. to decorate Dollar,”
Hocking said. “We had to
haul a lot of things from the
basement.”
One of the biggest jobs
is putting together three 18-
foot trees, complete with
lights.
The three tall trees are at
Del Valle, the Fireside Room
and Dollar.
Creekside and Hillside
get seven-foot trees.
Now that the decorations
are up in Rossmoor, Hocking can concentrate on decorating her own home–that
is if she still has the energy
and the holiday spirit.
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3A
Local real estate company makes gift to the Rossmoor Fund
By Fritzie Davis Noble
Rossmoor Fund correspondent
The generous Rossmoor
community is contributing to the
successful fundraising campaign
of the Rossmoor Fund, now in
progress. Sometimes, though, an
unexpected gift arrives that confirms that the Rossmoor Fund
has indeed become an integral
part of Rossmoor.
Mary Beall, the broker at Prudential California Realty, founded and chairs the Rossmoor
Marketing Board meeting; this
is a Contra Costa Board of Realtors weekly marking meeting especially for Rossmoor and welcomes any agent who is a member of the Board of Realtors.
The purpose of the meeting is to
allow agents to present their listings in Rossmoor and increase
agents’ ability to successfully
list or sell in Rossmoor, creating
more Rossmoor buyers.
At these weekly meetings, $2 is
collected from each person attending to cover costs; this year there
was a surplus of $600. The group
unanimously voted to donate this
sum to the Rossmoor Fund.
Beall said, “The members of
the Marketing Board are grateful to be associated with the
Rossmoor community and all
agreed that they are happy to do
something to help residents who
are struggling financially.”
President David Smith
said, “We want to thank the
Rossmoor Marketing Board and
other members of the business
community who have stepped
up to help our residents; we hope
others who serve Rossmoor residents will follow.”
The Rossmoor Fund offers
help to individuals and organizations whose requests meet its
guidelines (posted on its website
RossmoorFund.org).
Grants to individuals are
limited to those whose annual income is less than $21,780
or to two-person households
with combined incomes under
$29,424. Other assets are also
taken into account in determining eligibility.
Grants are intended to help
Mary Beall
people through an unusually 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. The resident completes
a one-page application and 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.
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 fund’s box at Gateway.
For information or to make
a donation, see the Fund’s website.
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Crisis Response Spiritual Support
Team recognizes Bob Howell
The Crisis Response
Spiritual Support Team
(CRSST) will hold its next
general meeting on Monday, Dec. 3, from 1:30 to 3
p.m. in Meeting Room 5 at
Creekside Clubhouse.
CRSST is a group of
caring people from different faiths and of no faith
who are trained to support
and listen to residents in
an emergency or a personal crisis. At its November
meeting, CRSST presented
a certificate of appreciation
to Bob Howell in honor of
his vital role in the establishment of the team and
his continuing guidance in
training.
For information about
CRSST and its training
program, call either Nancy
Bob Howell was recognized by
CRSST.
Magee at 943-7811 or Donna
Shaw at 938-7231.
Due to the construction site
at Dollar Clubhouse, CRSST
is postponing plans to resume
staffing the Sanctum. In the
past, residents wanting to
talk could drop in and find a
caring team member skilled
in listening, ready to give
them temporary support,
and if appropriate to give
them references for further
help. At the present time a
resident may call the numbers listed above to set up
an appointment to talk with
a team member.
CRSST volunteers serve
the community in collaboration with Rossmoor
Counseling Services, the
Community
Emergency
Response Team (CERT),
Securitas, and Rossmoor
religious groups as appropriate. CRSST is sponsored
by the Interfaith Council of
Rossmoor.
Board Agenda
Following are the agenda items for the GRF Board regular meeting on Thursday, Dec. 6, at 9 a.m. in Peacock Hall
at Gateway. A copy of the complete agenda package will be
available in the Board Office at Gateway on Dec. 3.
1. Consider approving the proposed capital equipment
expenditures for 2013.
2. Consider recommendation that, effective with the 2013
program year, the management holiday gift program be
eliminated and all employees meeting the program criteria
receive the same $100 holiday gift.
3. Consider recommendation that the Board approve a revised Policy 102.1.4, Membership Transfer Fee. Final reading.
4. Consider recommendation that the Board approve new
Policy 203.0, Records Retention/Destruction. First reading.
5. Consider recommendation that the Board approve revised committee charters for the following resident advisory
committees: Audit Committee, Aquatics Advisory Committee, Finance Committee and Fitness Center Advisory
Committee.
6. Consider recommendation that the Counseling Services’ Companion Program be eliminated effective Jan. 1,
2013.
7. Consider approving the Creekside restaurant acoustical
work project budget.
8. Consider awarding the primary construction contract
for the Creekside restaurant acoustical work.
9. Consider authorizing the CEO to do all things necessary, including executing agreements on behalf of the GRF,
to complete the Creekside restaurant acoustical work and
authorizing any change orders within the approved project
budget.
5A
Rotary selling See’s
Candies as fundraiser
The Rotary Club of Rossmoor is selling See’s Candies during
the holiday season as a fundraiser for youth education and senior
services.
The sale kicked off with the insertion of a yellow order form
in the Nov. 14 News. Residents can use the form to place their
orders and have the candy delivered at no charge to their doors.
The order form offers all kinds of See’s Candies in one-and twopound boxes. The order form offers most of the items offered in
the See’s Candy stores.
Residents can also purchase candy from a Rotary Club member in front of the Rossmoor Safeway on the following Saturdays
in December: Dec. 1, 8, 15 and 22.
For information on the See’s Candies sales, call Ed Ostrowski
at 287-8854.
See articles, letters and more at
www.rossmoornews.com.
Work at the Event Center site was limited last week due to the rainy weather and the Thanksgiving
holiday. The week before, the boom pump was on the site pouring the concrete into the footings.
Gas and electrical hooked up at Event Center
the Creekside parking lot and
to Dollar Clubhouse from
Rossmoor Parkway) will be
closed through Thursday,
Nov. 29.
The contractor will install
the conduits across the street
to the new transformer pad
and the gas line. Following
this work, the trenches will be
covered by steel plates until
the actual power connection.
On Thursday, Dec. 20,
Stanley Dollar Drive will be
partially closed to allow for
PG&E to connect the new
vault to the existing electrical
feed in the street. Although
PG&E has assured Rossmoor
that the actual shutdown will
last only about two to four
hours, Rossmoor is going to
plan for a full-day of shut-
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6A
New Year’s Eve in Rossmoor includes cabaret and dance
Deadline for buying tickets to events is Dec. 21
The year 2013 is rapidly approaching and the Recreation
Department has planned exciting New Year’s Eve events to
be held in Rossmoor on Monday, Dec. 31.
Cabaret show
There will be an early cabaret show at 7 p.m. and a second show at 10 in the Fireside
Room at Gateway featuring
comedienne Robin Cee and
Broadway, television and film
performer Vicki Lewis.
Her flaming red hair and
in-your-face personality make
Vicki Lewis perfect for musical comedy and sitcoms, and
beginning in the late 1980s
she became an active participant in both. She had recurring
roles as Tim Allen’s inept producer on ABC’s “Home Improvement” and as Jason Alexander’s secretary on NBC’s
“Seinfeld” before landing a
regular stint as Beth, the secretary on “NewsRadio” from
1995-1999. She also has had
roles on “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Murphy Brown” and more.
Lewis took dancing lessons
while in college and then went
to New York, where she appeared in musicals and comedies. She was spotted by writ-
er-director James L. Brooks,
who offered her a part in a
film. Lewis starred on Broadway in “Chicago,” “Damn
Yankees” and “The Crucible”
and performed as a soloist with
the New York Pops at Carnegie
Hall. Her voice can be heard in
scores of animated television
and films, including “Batman.”
Her solo album “East of Midnight” was released in 2010.
Cee is a one-woman comedy
variety show. The audience has
no idea what she is going to say
or do in her act – one second
she’s telling a joke, then she’ll
break into a quick song parody, then she’ll shoot off a quick
impression.
Cee has traveled the world
for the sole purpose of making people laugh. Standup has
taken her everywhere, from the
Officer’s Club in Lakenheath,
England, to a hotel in Flin
Flon-Manitoba, Canada; and
from the Riviera in Las Vegas
to a bowling alley in Kona, Hawaii. She’s performed at military bases around the world.
From biker bars in Idaho, resorts in the Bahamas, comedy
clubs in Anchorage to a juvenile detention center in L.A.,
Cee has performed for a wide
variety of audiences.
Her stand-up roots have also
branched out to comedy writing and voiceover acting. For
years, she was the head writer
for the “Renel in the Morning”
comedy show on radio station
KISS in San Francisco.
Just finished a service job on a
client’s ‘95 Dodge van which had
a license plate from Alaska. DJ
mused “I wonder who our most
distant customer is?” I think this
gal from Fairbanks, Alaska is the
winner. She comes to us every
year to give her van the “eagle eye.”
Her parents live in Walnut Creek
and she visits for the summer
months. Her dad used to patronize
my dad’s Mobil gas station – you
know the one with the flying red horse, back in the early ‘60’s? He came into
my office last year and remarked “You look just like your dad, Dave.” Of course
I don’t see it - then again sometimes it’s all in the eyes.
We have clients from near and far, i.e. Santa Cruz, Oakland, Roseville, to
name a few cities as well as many within the county. DJ was in Hawaii a couple
of years ago and bumped into one of our long time Rossmoor clients at the
airport.
I kind of like the idea of a Service Call to Alaska. It would have to be in
August or September when the Coho’s (salmon) are running. You understand
… business with pleasure. I’m not much of a traveler, unless of course, the fish
are biting.
– Home boy, Dave
Get a ride on a Rossmoor bus to Sunvalley and Crossroads
shopping centers on Friday, Dec. 7. The target arrival times
are 9:45 and 11:45 a.m. as well as 1:45 and 3:45 p.m.
The trips are sponsored by Rossmoor bus transportation.
To reserve a seat, call Holly Hildebrand at 988-7670 on
Thursday, Dec. 6, between 8 a.m. and noon. Riders will need
to give their name, street address with entry number and
phone number.
Seating is limited on a first come, first served basis.
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Dixie and blues. The music
covers the eras from Benny Goodman to Huey Lewis, Glen Miller and Tommy
Dorsey to Tijuana Brass and
Santana, and more.
There will be mixers, light
snacks and a champagne toast
at midnight. Residents can
bring their own beverages of
choice to the event.
Tickets for this event are
$20 and are available at the
Excursion Desk at Gateway.
Payment for this event is also
by credit card, cash or a check
made out to GRF.
The deadline for buying
tickets to any of the above
events will be Friday, Dec. 21,
or when the events sell out.
These events typically sell out
early.
These events are sponsored
by the Recreation Department
and are open to all residents
and their guests.
The News accepts announcements of residents’ birthdays,
anniversaries, special events and happenings. Residents or
their families can submit items via e-mail at news@rossmoor.
com or at the office located at the Creekside complex. For
information, call the News at 988-7800.
lt’s a Small World
1255 Boulevard Way – across from 7Eleven
Tickets for either show are
now available for $20 at the
Excursion Desk at Gateway.
Payment is by credit card, cash
or a check made out to GRF.
Tables of eight may be reserved upon request when purchasing tickets.
Champagne, wine, juice
and soda will be provided in
the lobby before the shows,
along with light snacks.
Dance at Del Valle
The dance will be held in
the Sierra Room at Del Valle
from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. and
will feature the Generation
Gap Big Band.
The band performs all the
ballroom dance tempos from
slow ballads to West Coast
and East Coast swing. The
band plays sambas, mambos,
tangos and cha-chas and its
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Residents asked to support local blood drive
Every hour, every day, every week, every
month, every year blood banks must supply human blood to help keep people alive. Everyone
can help the blood banks but not just by giving
blood.
Rossmoor residents can help blood banks by
donating money to the Blood Donation Awards
Committee project. Funds raised provide cash
awards to the top high schools in the blood drive
competition among schools in Alameda and
Contra Costa counties. Blood drives are coordinated by the students working with the American Red Cross.
These blood drives teach students about the
irreplaceable value of human blood and that
giving blood is an easy, simple and import-
ant contribution to make. About 7,000 units of
blood are collected annually from these student
blood drives.
Studies show that if a person does not start
giving blood by the time they reach 21, they are
not likely to ever give blood.
The Rossmoor Blood Donation Awards Committee is in its 41st year of promoting blood donations and recently became affiliated with the
Rossmoor Rotary Foundation.
Residents are asked to send donations to the
Rossmoor Blood Donation Awards Committee,
P.O. Box 2454, Walnut Creek, CA 94595.
For information about the awards, the student
blood drives or the committee, contact Nancy
Moschel, chairwoman, at 938-1571,
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Rossmoor Lions support
blind and visually impaired
Rossmoor Lions Club President Dottie Birmingham, left, presents a donation to Ed Schroth, director of the Pittsburg Center
for the Visually Impaired, to provide services to the clients of
the center. With donations from the Lions White Cane Days
and other sources, Lions support site-related programs and organizations in the Bay Area such as Pittsburg, Lions Center for
the Visually Impaired, as well as the Lions Oakland Blind Center. 
Both centers assist blind and site-impaired clients to lead independent and productive lives. For information about the blind
center in Pittsburg call 432-3013.
Use Free-Ride Trolley when
shopping in Walnut Creek
The Walnut Creek FreeRide Trolley is now running
later on evenings Monday
through Saturday.
The Free-Ride Trolley runs
between the Walnut Creek
BART station, the downtown
shopping district, and Broadway Plaza.
It is free to all riders and is
offered to relieve traffic congestion in downtown Walnut
Creek during the busy holiday
shopping season.
The last trolley will leave
the fountain in Broadway
Plaza at 10:10 p.m. Monday
through- Saturday through
Dec. 8. Beginning Dec. 10,
later service will be extended
even further with the last bus
leaving Broadway Plaza at
Toys for Tots
barrels are
now located
at Gateway
and Mutual
Operations.
The barrels
will be in
these locations
through Dec.
17. Drop off
new toys for
needy kids.
11:06 p.m. until Dec. 23.
There will be no extended service hours on Sundays,
Christmas Eve or New Year’s
Eve, and no service on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
The later service gives
shoppers, employees, diners
and residents extra time to enjoy all that downtown Walnut
Creek has to offer.
In addition to the Walnut Creek Free-Ride Trolley,
County Connection provides
fixed route and paratransit
service throughout central
Contra Costa County.
For information on its other
transit services, call County
Connection customer service
at 676-7500 or visit www.
cccta.org.
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Rossmoor Scholarship Foundation fund drive coming to a close
There is still time to contribute to 2012 campaign
The Rossmoor Scholarship
Foundation was formed 45
years ago to raise money in
Rossmoor for college scholarships.
During the last 45 years, the
Scholarship Foundation has
had a successful partnership
with Rossmoor residents. More
than $1,900,000 in scholarships has been awarded to
1,373 students since 1967.
In 1967, $300 scholarships
were given to nine students. In
2012, $3000 scholarships were
awarded to 31 students and a
separate $10,000 scholarship
was given. In addition, of those
students receiving a Rossmoor
scholarship, four successfully
competed for another $2,500
scholarship.
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Trustees read the applications, letters of recommendations and essays, and interview
the students to select the scholarship recipients.As the 2012
fund drive comes to a close,
the Scholarship Foundation
Rossmoor Scholarship Foundation
ANNUAL FUND DRIVE
Please accept this donation to help the Rossmoor Scholarship
Foundation assist needy college-bound students living in the area.
Name of donor as it will appear in the Rossmoor News
________________________________________________
(or in memory of):__________________________________
Amount donated:___________________________________
Make checks payable to Rossmoor Scholarship Foundation
and mail to P.O. Box 2056, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
or leave at the Administration Office at Gateway.
trustees want to express their
thanks to Rossmoor donors.
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College costs are rising
faster than ever, far outpacing
increases in family income.
Contributions are always welcome. Residents can use the
accompanying coupon to give
donations to the Scholarship
Foundation.
Lost and found
Lost something? Check
the Redwood Room between
9 a.m. and 2 p.m., Monday
through Friday. Ask one of
the volunteers at the café to
open the lost-and-found cabinet.
Items left at the swimming
pools or Fitness Center will
remain at those locations,
however. Ask staff for help.
Valuables (wallets, purses,
cell phones, jewelry) are kept
in the Recreation Department.
Annual
meeting of
Mutual 61
(Heritage
Oaks) set
The 14th annual membership meeting and holiday social of Mutual 61 (Heritage
Oaks) will be held on Tuesday,
Dec. 11, at 3 p.m. in the Delta
Room at Del Valle Clubhouse.
The purpose of the meeting
is to hear reports from the officers and committee chairpersons, to seek member input on
Mutual issues, and to discuss
any matter that may properly
come before the assembly.
Incumbent directors Bill
Ryan and Joe Segal have
submitted themselves as candidates, have been declared
elected by acclamation of the
membership and will be seated on the board at the Dec. 11
meeting.
Members are encouraged
to kick off the holidays by attending the annual meeting
and holiday social. Light refreshments will be served.
Rossmoor Meetings
BOARD, MUTUAL AND COMMITTEE
MEETING DATES
All Golden Rain Foundation, Mutual and committee meetings listed here are open to Rossmoor residents. Meeting
times and locations are subject to change. For information on
GRF Board 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.
Dec. 4:
Dec. 4:
Dec. 5:
Dec. 6:
Dec. 6 GRF Finance Committee
Board Room, Gateway
GRF Policy Committee
Board Room, Gateway
Third Mutual finance committee
Board Room, Gateway
GRF Board November/December
Meeting, Peacock Hall, Gateway
Mutual 68 building committee
Multipurpose Room, Gateway
9 a.m.
1 p.m.
Mutual 58 board
Dec. 6:
Waterford
Golf Advisory Committee
Dec. 7:
Board Room, Gateway
Dec. 10: Third Mutual board
Board Room, Gateway
Dec. 11: Mutual 61 annual meeting
Delta Room, Del Valle
Dec. 14: Trust Review Committee
Board Room, Gateway
Dec. 17: Mutual 29 board
Multipurpose room 3
Dec. 17: Mutual 68 board
Board Room, Gateway
Dec. 19 Mutual 48 board
Mutual Operations meeting room
Dec. 20: Mutual 70 budget meeting
Ivy Room, Dollar
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News photos by Maureen O’Rourke
Collecting bags of food and donations for the Rossmoor Food
Drive last Monday at Gateway are, from left, Lloyd Poche, Pat
Tinguely and Richard Grinstead.
The driver pulled up at Gateway and Lloyd Poche and Richard Grinstead unloaded her food donation for the Rossmoor Food Drive.
Residents are generous with Food Drive donations for Food Bank
community, in addition to its
regular food distributions. Last
year, thousands of families received baskets, and this year
the Food Bank expects to help
even more families because the
need is so great.
Here is a list of the most
needed items:
• Iron-rich cereal
• 100-percent fruit juice in
plastic containers
• Canned fruit (in juice)
• Dry beans (any type)
• Canned vegetables
• Enriched rice
• Powdered milk
• Canned meat, poultry and
fish
• Peanut butter in a plastic container
• Pre-packaged meals
Do not donate fresh food
or food in glass containers.
Be sure that the donated food
does not have an expired date.
On Food Drive day, many bags
contained expired cans of food.
Donating food stamped “expired in 2009” does not help
the cause. The expired food has
to be thrown out.
Drop food in the barrels
through the end of the month or
make a financial donation and
send to the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, P.O. Box
271966, Concord, CA 94527.
Be sure to write “Rossmoor”
on the outside of the envelope.
For information about the
Rossmoor Food Drive, call Eleanore McGrath at 937-5261.
Donna and Jack Clevenger collected food at Creekside on Food
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SOS to celebrate and hold meeting, new councilman to attend
SOS will hold a combination celebration and meeting
on Friday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m.
at Dollar Clubhouse. The
celebration will be for newly elected Walnut Creek City
Councilman Justin Wedel
and the group’s other activities. Wedel and his family
plan to attend.
There will be a short general meeting with refreshments,
including wine, cheese, cake,
champagne and punch.
Everyone will be updated on
the current Dollar Clubhouse
and grounds historical status.
SOS never gave up, in spite of
the Board’s decision to build
the Event Center. SOS has
worked hard finding Christopher VerPlanck, a well-known
historian, who has prepared a
report for both the state and
the National Register.
For information about
SOS, the group is against the
Event Center in front of Dollar
grounds, call Bob Dickson at
934-1405.
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PUBLIC SAFETY NUMBERS
Immediate Assistance..............................939-0693
General Assistance.................................. 988-7899
Guest Clearance....................................... 988-7843
Walnut Creek Police (emergency) ............ 935-6400
Walnut Creek Police (non-emergency).....935-5844
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Applications sought for
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The city of Walnut Creek is accepting applications to fill vacancies on the Park, Recreation and Open Space Commission
and the Planning Commission. Applicants for both commissions
must live in incorporated Walnut Creek and be registered voters.
Applications are available on the city’s website at www.walnut-creek.org; at the City Clerk’s office, 1666 N. Main St.; by
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org.
Completed applications must be submitted to the City Clerk’s
office no later than 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30. The City Council will
interview selected applicants on Tuesday, Dec. 18.
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Securitas Incident Report
Last Month and Year-to-Date
Each month, Securitas provides to the News a summary of incident activity/events that
Securitas/Public Safety has responded to the previous month. The chart below lists incidents
that have been reported and responded to by the Securitas staff in October and year to date.
The miscellaneous category below contains the following categories of calls: appliance,
elevators, noise, resident regulations, calls regarding animals, litter, dumpsters, traffic, dog
park, and other calls for investigation or service.
Type of incident
Oct. 1 to 31 Year to date
Auto accident/non-injury.............................................2................................. 35
Auto accident/injury....................................................0.................................. 1
Medical evaluation and transport to local hospital..... 92.............................. 1022
Accident other.............................................................6................................. 59
Fire .............................................................................0................................. 13
Responses to ill/fall calls/no medical transport ......... 55............................... 606
Walnut Creek Police call ............................................3................................. 20
Theft* ........................................................................ 12................................ 60
Welfare checks........................................................... 37............................... 364
Parking ...................................................................... 39............................... 287
Plumbing/electrical/sprinklers.................................... 56............................... 815
Lockouts..................................................................... 16............................... 149
Suspicious activity...................................................... 33............................... 326
Alarm......................................................................... 10................................141
Civil............................................................................ 15............................... 127
Miscellaneous............................................................ 242............................. 2601
Stairtrac service.......................................................... 23............................... 222
Death...........................................................................2................................. 19
Total incident reports
October
Year to date
6436,867
*This is the total number incidents that have been reported to Securitas, but does not reflect the actual number of incidents that have occurred. Securitas encourages all residents
to report incidents, so that data will reflect reality. It is also important to know that some
incidents reported and documented as thefts do not reflect the actual number of thefts. Often
property is found or it is determined that no theft took place, i.e. nothing was missing.
Neighbors hold decorating party
Residents of Tice Creek Drive, entries 7 and 8, will gather on
Saturday, Dec. 1, at 2 p.m. to decorate the holiday tree that
grows in the center of Entry 8. The photo was taken at last
year’s event and includes, from left, Ellen Duffy, Mary Lou Peters
Schram, Kathleen Epperson, Shirley Kaiser, Scott Davis, Annie
Toy, Donna Barker, Jim Davies, George Arvanetes and Dave Engstrom. After the decorations are up, the group parties. Those
who want to contribute are bringing an ornament to hang, cookies or drinks. The party will end with a cookie exchange (if there
are leftovers). If the weather is inclement, the party will move
inside. For questions about this event, call Epperson at 939-7759.
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40 Years Ago
This Week
The eye on
Mt. Diablo
By Jon Foyt
Contributing writer
We in Rossmoor cast our
eyes at Mount Diablo every
clear day. But do we know
what’s up there on top? I
didn’t until I became active
in Save Mount Diablo’s restoration project for the 1920s
airline beacon that is mounted beneath the nighttime airplane-warning red light.
Continued on next page
News of the World in 1972
By John Nutley
n 1972 the Rossmoor News carried little about the election. There were no advertisements or comments about
the candidates or propositions on the ballot. In the presidential race, nationally, Richard Nixon received 60 percent
of the votes. In Rossmoor, he received 4,340 votes of McGovern’s 674 votes.
Other news from beyond our gates: Busing of children to
schools continued in an attempt at integration. The Vietnam
War was ended for the land forces of the United States, but
the air war continued for the Air Force. NOW, the National
Organization for Women, pushed for political and economic equality. While the Constitutional Amendment failed to
gain state support, women continued to gain opportunities.
While the Watergate break-in of June 1972 was known, the
involvement of the president had not yet been discovered.
The DOW Industrial average passed 1000 for the first time
Nov. 14, 1972. In the World Series, the Oakland A’s defeated
Cincinnati 4 games to 3.
Today, we are in the process of erecting a building for table
tennis. In 1972, the Table Tennis Club met in the Junior Dollar
Clubhouse. The former living room and dining room were the
scene of the action. The club had their meetings on the first
Monday of the month.
By this time in 1972, Rossmoor clubs were scheduling
their Christmas parties. In the Nov. 22, 1972 News, the
following clubs made their announcements: Horsemen’s,
Southeastern States Club, Mutual 26, World of Women, the
International Club, the Art Association, the New England
States Club, Men’s Golf Club, the Toymakers, the Nebraska
State Club and Mutual 20. How many of these are active
today?
The land behind the Rossmoor Shopping Center known
as Hallcraft property was to be developed. The rolling hilly
area was going to be discussed at the Walnut Creek City
Council meeting on Dec. 4. The Planning Commission recommended that the land be zoned for the residential use only
and have only two to four units per acre. Walnut Creek was
trying to preserve the natural shape and appearance of the
area and still allow some housing.
There were to be Christmas presents for each manor
around Dec 15. The monthly coupon book for 1973 was
arriving. Each book of coupons included Mutual fees, the
Golden Rain fees, the mortgage and the taxes for each cooperative manor. For the condominium owner, the booklet
covered only the Mutual and GRF charges. Under the new
assessment procedures established by the county assessor’s
staff, each manor in Rossmoor was individually valued for
tax purposes. Any improvements made by the residents
would be included in determining the tax base. As a result,
some monthly coupons showed a decrease of from $1 to $5,
while others showed an increase of as much as $25.
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Since 1964, the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association has memorialized Pearl Harbor Day, Dec. 7, by turning on the summit beacon atop Mount Diablo. The beacon is lit at sunset and shines all
night on this single evening each year. 
Wanted
Your coins - gold & silver
Don’t get taken in. With large ads in newspapers for sales
at local hotels or churches, everyone wins but you.
Get a second opinion from a local dealer who has been
buying and selling in Rossmoor for 30 years.
I am a private dealer and individual. I’ve lived in Contra Costa County since 1945 and have owned a
local and well-known business for
40 years. All purchases are kept
private and strictly confidential. No
purchase is too large. Business is
done by appointment only. We can
meet at my office or your home, my
bank or your bank. I would be more
than glad to have your relatives or
friends join us to represent you at
our meeting. Please talk with others
at Rossmoor. Many have sold to me.
Call for an appointment
We Buy
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Sterling Silver of any kind
Old Silver Dollars
Bank Rolls Of New Coins
Older Than 2000
90% Silver Coins such as Dimes,
Quarters, and Half Dollars Pre-1964
Silver Bars
Investment Coins Marketed
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Government-Sold Carson City Dollars
Redfield Silver Dollars
Signed Pictures And Autographs
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I’m Howard Reich, a
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consultant for Toyota. I would
love to extend my services
to my Rossmoor friends &
neighbors. Contact me and
I’ll help you find the new or
used car you’ve been searching for in Walnut Creek.
I hope to see you
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Weight Watchers
meets Mondays
at Creekside
Weight Watchers has ongoing
meetings in Rossmoor on Mondays in Meeting Rooms 1 and 2
at Creekside. The weigh-in begins at 4:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 5. Newcomers can
attend the first meeting free.
Meetings offer guidance
from a leader, Julie Coronado,
who has lost weight with Weight
Watchers. She offers support on
how to lose weight through the
program.
Weight Watchers is known
for the PointsPlus program,
which is based on the latest nutritional science and factors in
the way the body actually processes food. The meetings support healthy eating habits and
exercise.
The program is sponsored by
the Recreation Department. For
information, call Coronado at
922-1117.
New Residents
PATRICIA HARLAN SOLARI moved to Leisure Lane in
September. She is from Taft, Calif. and has also lived in Menlo
Park, Toledo, Ohio and Sunnyvale. Patricia attended University
of Colorado and San Jose State.
She worked for Kabam, Inc. in
San Francisco. Patricia’s hobbies and special interests include
history, travel and reading. She
would also like to get back into
golf and tennis. She is a member
of Trinity Episcopal Church in
Menlo Park.
DUSHAN AND BARBARA ANGIUS moved to Horseman’s Canyon Drive in October.
Dushan has lived in Danville,
Sunnyvale, Susanville and Gilroy. He attended Stanford and
University of Pacific. Dushan
worked for Hawson Hawkes Insurance and was in education.
His hobbies and special interests
include sports, music, history
and theater. Dushan is a member
of Rotary.
Barbara has lived in San Francisco, Menlo Park, Sunnyvale,
Susanville and Danville. She attended San Jose State and was a
homemaker. She enjoys music,
dance, art and theater, and she is
a member of Weight Watchers.
PHYLLIS SEID moved to
Golden Rain Road in July.
She is from Peekskill, N.Y.
and has also lived in Allentown,
Pa.; Tucson, Ariz.; Belmont
Shores, San Francisco and Foster
City, Calif. She attended Boston
University and New York University. She is retired from the
Santa Clara County office of
Education as a speech pathologist. Her hobbies and special interests include arts, travel, water
exercise, flea markets, movies
and dance. She is a member of
the American Speech and Hearing Association, Hadassah and
Boomers Forever.
DAVID AND LESLY
BUSH moved to Stanley Dollar
Drive in October.
David is from Oakland and
has also lived in San Francisco.
He attended UC Berkeley, and
he worked as a sports writer for
the San Francisco Chronicle for
34 years. His hobbies and special interests include writing,
reading, sports and travel. He is
a member of the UC Alumni Association.
Lesly is from New York and
has also lived in San Francisco.
She used to work in architectural marketing. She later owned
her own business called Leave it
to Lesly. She enjoys gardening,
reading, travel and puppies. She
is a member of Friends of Glen
Canyon.
JOHN AND NANCY
THURSBY moved to Terra
Granada Drive in November.
John is from New Haven,
Conn. and has also lived in Milford, Conn., Delaware, Ohio,
Old Lyme, Conn., Princeton,
N.J., and Hamden, Conn. He attended Ohio Wesleyan and Yale
Divinity School. John used to be
a pastor in Lyme, Conn. for 26
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On Dec. 7, beacon shines on Mt. Diablo
years and Milford for 10 years.
He enjoys reading, writing, gold,
fishing and swimming.
Nancy is from Paterson, N.J.
and has also lived in Hatboro,
Pa.; Monroe, Conn.; Old Lyme,
Conn.; and Hamden, Conn. She
attended Southern Connecticut
State University. Nancy is a retired public school teacher in
health and physical education.
Nancy enjoys swimming, dance,
knitting, crochet and tennis. They
are members of the First Congregational Church of Berkeley.
T he b ea con, f i r st l it by
C ha rles L i ndb erg h a nd
Herb er t Ho over i n 1928,
wa s at t hat t i me a n i nt e g r a l pa r t of t he a i r pla ne
g u id a nc e syst em st r et ching from New York to Sa n
Francisco.
Designed to cha r t the
course for airmail pilots, the
antique beacon is now being
restored. And that’s no simple task. More than just a
can of paint, to be sure! The
beacon weighs more than a
ton, and has to be hoisted by
a crane back down to ear th
so trained restorers can perfor m the intr icate and precise tasks needed to br ing
the beacon back to its original condition.
We’ll next see the bacon
lighted on Fr iday, Dec. 7,
when the Sons and Daughters of Pea rl Ha rbor Survivors hold their ceremony
at dusk high atop Mount
Diablo. Attended by hundreds, this annual one-night
event will precede the res-
toration project, now well in
the planning stage cha r ted
by a special com m ittee of
Save Mount Diablo in conjunction with the California
state pa rk system and their
historians.
The beacon is one of only
a ver y few remaining beacons from that 90 -yea r-old
cross-country guidance system, and it’s ours to see.
To find out more about
the beacon project, call the
Save Mount Diablo office at
947-3535.
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MOVIES, NOT WHAT
THEY USED TO BE
I went to the movies recently but the film is very
close to smut. Magic Mike, Ugh! I walked out and
five others did too.
What happened to “real” comedies like Walter Matthau and Elaine May in “The New Leaf,”
Jack Lemmon and Matthau in “Grumpy Old
Men”? And the same pair in “The Odd Couple”?
Now those were funny! I could go on and on. If
Rose Wiebens
Golden Rain Road
A SUCCESSFUL “DOUBT”
Kudos to the cast and crew of Drama Association of Rossmoor’s “Doubt: A Parable” who created
a thought-provoking and emotionally powerful 90
minutes of theater. The acting was multi-layered
and solid; the directing skilled and nuanced; the
technical work pertinent to the text. It was a most
effective production.
Kudos as well to Rossmoor audiences who listened so carefully and engaged so intently with the
play, therein enhancing the work of the actors. We
are very glad they joined us.
And as always, many thanks to the GRF staff
and crew who each time give above and beyond to
make our work successful.
Jean Georgakopoulos
President, Drama Association of Rossmoor
Golden Rain Road
Columns & Opinions
Progressive View
No Need to “Wait and See”– SinglePayer in California Is Possible!
By Mary Lembke
or many of the nearly 50
years I’ve lived in California, the topic of single-payer
health care has been one of those
under the radar subjects. I’ve also
observed that even those of us who
consider ourselves Progressives
have spoken of it in hushed voices, lest we be accused
of tilting at windmills, “poor delusional souls.”
We travel abroad and experience the efficiency and
economy of health care in France or Canada and return home wondering why single-payer is treated like
a fantasy, something never to be taken seriously in the
United States. Who among us has not complained at
one time or another about the increasing cost of our
own health care? Even if our own care is satisfactory,
there’s a gnawing feeling in our gut as to why some of
us are so privileged as to have decent health care and
others, for thousands of reasons, don’t.
Even when the Affordable Health Care Act was
F
At Wit’s End
Superstitious?
By Tom Mader
ational Geographic tells us
that about 21 million Americans are “afraid” of Friday
the 13th. Another source indicates
that our economy suffers a loss of
$800,000,000 every Friday the 13th
because people will not fly that day
or engage in any significant commercial activity. This
is true even if some of these people carry with them
a lucky rabbit’s foot to ward off evil; if they lose the
rabbit’s foot, their sense of panic is pathetic.
Fortunately, we live in the age of science, so most
of us have absolute faith in logic, rationality and common sense. We don’t find it necessary to look at a 2013
calendar and discover how many Friday the 13ths will
come up in the months ahead. (Digression: in 2012,
January, April and July each had a Friday the 13th; in
2013, Friday the 13th occurs in February, March and
November.)
Moreover, there are people who demonstrate dis-
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approved nationally (thank you, President Obama,)
we accepted, begrudgingly, that the public option was
“never on the table.” We finally got health reform
passed, albeit with numerous compromises. It has
made health care services available to far more people than had those services before it was signed. It is
a monumental achievement, but there are many things
it does NOT do. Enter the California Universal Health
Care Act, for which noble proponents have labored
long and hard, regardless of their Don Quixote image.
Thanks to Sheila Kuehl, the now retired state senator from San Diego, in 2008, we reached the very
real possibility that California could have health care
for all of its people. She introduced and shepherded
SB810, Single Payer, which was passed by the Legislature but was vetoed by then Governor Schwarzenegger – twice. Senator Kuehl retired and Senator Mark
Leno of San Francisco took on sponsorship of the bill,
identified as “Medicare for All.” It was defeated on
the Senate floor with six Democrats joining Republicans to halt its progress to the governor’s desk. Political expediency won the day.
The state of California needs a universal health
care plan. To acknowledge this is not to demean or
distort in any way the value of the national Affordable Health Care Act (AHCA). It does recognize that
we can improve the system of health care delivery
in our state. As examples (and for these, I thank the
Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club): federal health
care reform puts no controls on increases in insurance premiums (which doubled in the last 10 years).
Federal AHCA does not guarantee that the insurance
you can afford will cover your particular need. Insurance companies still control the costs. Eight percent
of California’s population still won’t have insurance
and will continue to use emergency rooms for care,
or go without care. Single- payer could resolve these
issues and many more and ease the enormous drain
on our state budget.
In a state that built the Golden Gate Bridge during
the Depression, surely we Californians should not
be using our economy as an excuse for not providing
health care for all our people. Thus it shall ever be
that some folks will say, “We can’t afford this,” no
matter what “this” is. When it comes to our existing health care system, we cannot afford the present
state of affairs with costs continuing to rise, straining
our economy to the breaking point. Representatives
of one of the most active support groups of the single-payer system in California will be speaking at
the general meeting of Democrats of Rossmoor at 3
p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29, in the Fireside Room at
Gateway. Come to learn what you can do to make single-payer a reality.
Mary Lembke can be emailed at mandblembke@
comcast.net.
dain for this superstition. For example, a writer for
Skeptical Inquirer magazine gathers together a group
that deliberately engages in behaviors on a number
of Friday the 13ths that supposedly bring bad luck,
just to prove the superstition is nonsense. The skeptics
step on cracks in the sidewalk, break mirrors, spill
salt, walk under a big ladder and open up umbrellas
indoors. So far they all have survived and apparently
believe they’ve proved something significant.
How did this incredible superstition originate? No
one really knows, but there are a few who’ve attempted to offer an explanation. For example, tradition
suggests that Christ was crucified on Friday and that
Judas, his betrayer, was the 13th apostle at the Last
Supper. Ancient Romans claimed that witches came
together in groups of 12 and the devil would then appear as the 13th person.
Although Friday and the number 13 have for centuries been considered unlucky, the combination of
the month and the number as unlucky doesn’t seem
to appear until the 20th century, in a 1907 novel titled “Friday, the Thirteenth.” The plot concerns a
stockbroker who suffers a tremendous loss when he
tries to manipulate the market on that day. The author
was Thomas Lawson and the novel was a bestseller.
Of course, it’s surely coincidental that Lawson’s seven-masted schooner, his pride and joy, was wrecked in
1907 – on Friday the 13th.
Although the 20th century attitude toward Fridays
has somewhat mellowed, “13” as a troublesome number has remained rather strong. If you want proof,
visit a high-rise building and see whether there is a
13th floor. Otis Elevators records show that about 85
percent of buildings with elevators omit the 13th floor.
Owners handle this by numbering the 12th and 13th
floors as 12A and 12B; in one building the 13th floor
has a pool and gym and is identified as “pool.” In another case, the 13th floor has a restaurant and therefore becomes the “restaurant” floor.
Are builders superstitious? Perhaps; but it’s more
likely they’re realistic. They know that there are a sufficient number of people who will not take a room on
the 13th floor. Furthermore, you might find that there
is no room 13 in many hotels.
Am I superstitious? Of course not! And apparently
there are others dedicated to the age of science who
will have nothing to do with superstition. I know this
because there are tenants residing at 1313 13th Street
in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and
Washington, D.C. All of them are apparently doing
well, although I haven’t been able to check whether
any one of them is holding onto a rabbit’s foot. I’m
keeping my fingers crossed hoping they’re in tip-top
shape.
A rts & Leisure
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It’s a Wonderful Life’ comes to Town Hall
Town Hall Theatre brings warmth to another wintry holiday season with the stage adaptation of Frank Capra’s classic film, “It’s a
Wonderful Life.”
It plays Saturday, Dec. 1, to Sunday, Dec. 16 with
previews Thursday and Friday, Nov. 29 and 30.
“It’s a Wonderful Life” tells the story of
George Bailey as he is guided by his guardian
angel Clarence through what life would be like
if he was never born.
This adaptation of Frank Capra’s classic film
is directed by Lisa Anne Porter. This is the first
time it will be presented by Town Hall Theatre.
Dan Saski plays George in his first appearance with Town Hall Theatre. Tom Flynn plays
Clarence and Lauren Rosi is Mary.
Town Hall’s Theatre Club will attend the
Friday, Dec. 7, performance and meet with
the actors.
Senior tickets are $25 to $29. Contact the box
office at 283-1557 or purchase online at www.
townhalltheatre.com.
Town Hall Theatre is located at 3535 School
St. in Lafayette.
Alex Eugenio and the Tradewinds Band
return to Rossmoor to play for Fun Day
Alex Eugenio and the
Tradewinds Band will perform
at Fun Day on Thursday, Nov.
29, at noon in the Sierra Room
at Del Valle.
The Tradewinds Band
plays standards, classic oldies,
rhythm and blues and ballads.
The band has played
throughout the Bay Area at
such venues as Discovery Bay
Country Club, Bing Crosby’s
Restaurant in Walnut Creek,
Tuscany Restaurant in Napa
and His Lordships Restaurant
in Berkeley.
As this is the last Fun Day
program for the month of November, residents in attendance at the show celebrating a
birthday will receive a complimentary piece of birthday cake.
Family Kitchen Catering
will have a wide variety of
food items for sale prior to
the show, such as sandwiches,
fresh fruit, 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.
The Zhi Yin Chorus will present a concert at Del Valle Sunday.
Zhi Yin Chorus concert Sunday will
include classical, international music
The Zhi Yin Chorus will perform a special
concert in the Sierra Room at Del Valle on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Sierra Room at
Del Valle.
The program will include a wide variety of
musical selections ranging from classical to international favorites.
Bainian Tan, the renowned tenor and vocal
educator from Shanghai Philharmonic, founded
Zhi Yin Vocal Music Center in 1990. Zin Yin
Vocal Music Center became a registered nonprofit organization in 1997. In the same year,
with the support of the students from his studio,
Tan formed Zhi Yin Singers.
The objective of Zhi Yin Singers is to raise
members’ music appreciation and awareness
by learning the fundamentals of choral singing
and vocal production. In addition to singing, the
group’s activities include master classes, music
appreciation events, and workshops on various
vocal music topics, as well as field trips to music
events.
With Tan as the music director and conductor,
the group holds an annual concert and also performs at various community events. The chorus
performs all choral music from show tunes to
pop songs, Chinese and American folk music,
and classical pieces.
In June 2005, together with the Silicon Valley
Ai Yue Chorus, Ching Ching Chorus and Nova
Vista Symphony, Zhi Yin Singers performed
“The Voice of Yellow River Concert” before an
audience of 2,500 with Tan as the concert music
director and conductor.
Tickets for this concert will be $5 in advance
at the Excursion Desk at Gateway or at the door.
This concert is hosted by Ellie Mao Mok and
is sponsored by the Recreation Department.
This program is open to all residents and their
guests.
Social Dance Club celebrates 50 years
Gets ready now for dinner dance in February
The Social Dance Club is
celebrating its 25th anniversary. A dinner dance will
be held on Tuesday, Feb.
12, from 4:30 to 9 p.m. in
the Diablo Room at Hillside
Clubhouse.
The cost is $15 per person for members and $18 for
guests.
The Social Dance Club
provides an opportunity for
afternoon dancing, socializing and recreation once a
week. Club dues are $10 per
couple per year. Memberships are available.
For information about club
activities, call Dave Boesch
at 943-1943 or Frank Duarte
at 300-3708.
The Nunziata brothers will bring “Christmas in Italy” to
Hillside Clubhouse.
‘Christmas in Italy’ comes
to the Diablo Room Dec. 9
Nunziata twins will perform
Will and Anthony Nunziata, the twin brothers with
the golden voices, will present “Christmas in Italy” in
on Sunday, Dec. 9, at 4 p.m.
The brothers’ polished
patter and effortless crooning harken back to the days
of Dino and Jerry, the Coconut Grove and the Copa.
Their fresh takes on “The
Christmas Song,” “Santa
Lucia,” “Silent Night,” and
“Funiculi, Funicula” are
all their own. Hear in person why their debut album,
“Make Someone Happy,” is
already a hit.
The Nunziatas’ charm
and energetic stage presence,
combined with their tenor
singing voices, create a powerful and touching show for
audiences of all ages.
The brothers’ vocal versatility and stage presence
have caught the eye of theaters, performing arts centers and symphony orchestras around the globe; they
perform Broadway tunes, the
American Songbook, songs
from the Italian Songbook,
and contemporary music.
Their show introduces timeless music to new audiences
and long-time listeners alike.
Recent television appearances include ABC’s Good
Morning America, NBC’s
Columbus Day Parade, and
the Rachael Ray Show.
The Nunziata Brothers
have headlined as guest artists with the Cleveland Pops
Orchestra, Colorado Pops
Orchestra, Brockton Symphony, and Cape Cod Pops
Orchestra to an outdoor audience of more than 20,000.
The brothers have also made
multiple engagements at
New York City’s Feinstein’s
at Loews Regency to packed
houses. The brothers recently performed at Avery Fisher
Hall in the chorus finale as
part of PBS’s “Sondheim:
The Birthday Concert” celebrating the 80th Birthday of
Stephen Sondheim.
Tickets for this event are
$15 advance at the Excursion Desk at Gateway or $20
at the door. This is an Esses
Production and is sponsored
by the Recreation Department. This event is open to
all residents and their guests.
Tice Valley Jazz Band to
play for Dixieland concert
The Dixieland Jazz Club will have a holiday party on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. in the Sierra Room at Del Valle Clubhouse.
The Tice Valley Jazz Band, headed by Bob Sutherland, will
provide an evening of music for dancing and listening.Sutherland
was a founder of the club and until recently, he served as president.
Those who attend are asked to bring an appetizer (savory or
sweet) for eight people to share. Soft drinks will be provided.
Those who want to bring bottled spirits may do so.
The event is open to all Rossmoor residents and their guests.
Admission is one appetizer per couple.
Membership dues for the coming year are $30 and will be accepted at this holiday event.
New club officers are President Bob Burch, Secretary Nancy
Moschel and Treasurer Lola Crawford.
For information, call Moschel at 938-1571.
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Center Rep presents
‘A Christmas Carol’
Back for its 15th year is
the Center Repertory Company version of Charles
Dickens’s holiday classic,
“A Christmas Carol.”
It is the enduring and
inspiring tale of redemption that follows Ebernezer
Scrooge’s transformation
after meeting a series of
ghosts one evening.
“A Christmas Carol” will
be performed Saturday,
Dec. 8, through Sunday,
Dec. 16, at the Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic
Drive, Walnut Creek.
Bay Area favorite Mark
Anderson Phillips will debut in the role of the miserly, joyless Ebenezer Scrooge.
Returning patrons will remember fondly the outlandish
antics of Michael Ray Wisely as Christmas Present and
the daunting specter of Jacob
Marley, played by Jeff Draper
Scott Denison directs the
ensemble of new faces and
old pros, from the tragically
doomed Jacob Marley to the
incurably optimistic Tiny Tim.
Phillips will bring a new
dynamic to this production,
Denison said. When the lead
changes, it affects all the other characters and will bring a
fresh new outlook in telling
this wonderful story, he said.
Ticket prices start at $41.
Call 943-7469 or go to www.
lesherartscenter.org.
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Movies Movies Movies
‘First Position’ shown on Thursday and Friday
The 2011 documentary
“First Position” will be shown
in Peacock Hall at Gateway on
Thursday, Nov. 29, at 1, 4 and 7
p.m. and on Friday, Nov. 30, at
10 a.m., and 1, 4, 7 and 9 p.m.
The showings at 10 and 1
will feature language captions.
Every year, thousands of
aspiring dancers enter one of
the world’s most prestigious
ballet competitions, the Youth
America Grand Prix, where
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The 1968 drama “The Lion in Winter,”
starring Peter O’Toole and Katharine Hepburn, will be shown in Peacock Hall at Gateway on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 1, 4 and 7 p.m.
This film does not have English language
captions.
In this stylish costume drama, England’s
King Henry II (O’Toole) and his dysfunctional
family gather on Christmas Eve to decide who
will inherit the throne. What ensues is a bitter
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The 2007 comedy “The Perfect Holiday” will be shown in
Peacock Hall at Gateway on
Sunday, Dec. 2, at 4 and 7 p.m.
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battle of wills that strains every family bond
of love and trust. Henry fancies youngest son
John (Nigel Terry), but his iron-willed spouse
(Hepburn) thinks the crown should go to eldest son Richard the Lionhearted (Anthony
Hopkins, in his film debut).
This film is 135 minutes long and is rated
PG. This free program is sponsored by the
Recreation Department and is open to all residents and guests.
Comedy ‘The Perfect Holiday’ shows Sunday
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A showcase of talent, tenacity and passion, this film paints
a moving portrait of the most
gifted young ballet stars of tomorrow.
This film is 95 minutes
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program is sponsored by the
Recreation Department and is
open to all residents and their
guests.
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lifelong dreams are at stake. In
the final round, with hundreds
competing for only a handful
of elite scholarships and contracts, practice and discipline
are paramount, and nothing
short of perfection is expected.
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With an eye on her harried
single mother, Nancy (Gabrielle Union), young Emily (Khail Bryant) seeks help
from a department-store Santa
(Morris Chestnut) who turns
out to be just the thing Nancy wanted for Christmas. But
problems arise when her rap
star ex-hubby (Charles Q. Mur-
phy) returns to stir up trouble.
Faizon Love plays Santa’s
elf and best friend, Jamal, in
this family-friendly holiday
romance narrated by Queen
Latifah.
This film is 96 minutes long
and is rated PG. This free program is sponsored by the Recreation Department and is open
to all residents and their guests.
‘Gone With the Wind’ to
be presented Tuesday
The 1939 drama “Gone With the Wind,” starring Clark Gable
and Vivien Leigh, will be shown in Peacock Hall at Gateway on
Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 1 p.m. The showing will feature language
captions.
Director Victor Fleming’s 1939 epic adaptation of Margaret
Mitchell’s novel of the same name stars Leigh as self-absorbed,
headstrong Scarlett O’Hara, a southern belle who meets her match
in Rhett Butler (Gable) just as the Civil War breaks out.
This film is 238 minutes long and is rated G. This free program
is sponsored by the Recreation Department and is open to all residents and their guests.
Hawaii Club
dues are due
Hawaii State Club membership dues of $15 per person are
now due. New members will
be able to attend the Sunday,
Dec. 9, Christmas party and
dinner at the member rate.
Those who meet the deadline of Monday, Dec. 31, will
be listed on the club’s roster.
Dues checks may be left in
the club’s mailbox at Gateway
or mailed to Michael Herr,
1817 Skycrest Drive No. 2.
Cash is not acceptable.
Eye O n DVDs
“Black Butterflies”
Worthwhile
By R.S. Korn
This biopic is not a comfortable film to watch because it
concerns a complex, irritating, deeply troubled woman, but
it is also interesting because it introduces someone highly regarded in her own country where everyone knows her
work, but who is largely unknown here.
Ingrid Jonker (Carice van Houten) was a South African
poet born in 1933, sensitive and difficult, who wrote in her
native language, Afrikaans, and was very much opposed
to apartheid. Her father, (Rotger Haver) on the other hand,
was a racist, convinced that black people were inherently
less intelligent. He was a writer, an official in the National
Party of the Parliament and minister of censorship under
the apartheid regime. He was also a remote, critical and
cold person. The elements were in place for major confrontations between the two and for the formation of the psychic
wounds that are dramatized in the film.
Because of the arc of her life, her behavior, and her need
for her father’s approval, Jonker is often mentioned in connection with the American poet Sylvia Plath. She was honored for her second book of poetry in Europe and her poems
have been translated into many languages. Her iconic status
in South Africa was assured when Nelson Mandela read her
poem “The Child Who Was Shot Dead by Soldiers at Nyanga” in 1994 on the occasion of the opening of the first democratic parliament after the ending of apartheid. The audio
of his recital at that time is played at the end of the movie.
The title of the film, “Black Butterflies,” is drawn from a
poem she wrote, based on the scene of seeing black children
shot in a massacre, in which she refers to their bodies that
are littering the landscape as black butterflies.
A stunning, pristine beach in Cape Town surrounded by
towering rocks is a recurring setting for the film. Jonker is
first seen alone in the water, struggling against the current,
on the point of drowning, when a man happens by and saves
her. He is Jack Cope, a novelist, married and some 20 years
older. His rescue of her is emblematic of their relationship
because soon after their love affair begins he continually
finds himself having to save her in spite of her provocative
behavior toward him, including having an affair with his
friend and fellow writer, André Brink. Not surprisingly,
eventually both the men, on separate occasions, tell her that
she drains them.
The film follows her life from 1960 to its ending in 1965.
At the time she meets Jack Cope, she is separating from her
husband and has a small child. Her behavior toward the little girl is thoughtless and out of control. Her sister provides
stability for the child in the face of Jonker’s erratic behavior.
The focus is on her psychology against the political background of that time, but what makes her worthy of interest
is her poetry. All those elements are ingeniously conveyed
in the setting of her bedroom in her father’s house. A cement
room, dark, with only a simple iron bed, it looks like a true
prison cell, the kind that Nelson Mandela himself and many
others would have occupied. The only “decoration” is on the
walls that are covered from top to bottom with lines of poetry that she has written in black ink. Even when she returns
as an adult and could sleep in another part of the house, she
chooses to come back to this, her childhood room, where
she fashioned her escape by writing.
In spite of the film dealing with the Afrikaan language,
it is a Dutch production, directed by Paula van der Oest,
and the language is English. Carice van Houten, slender and
beautiful, conveys the mercurial aspects of Jonker’s personality, reckless, rebellious, careless, the kind of exciting and
ultimately dangerous woman who would be irresistible to
men, but soon prove to be a human Venus Fly-Trap, difficult
to escape from. Ultimately though, it was she who could not
escape from her own torment.
This is a 2011 film, not rated, and is available from Netflix.
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Opera/Ballet Club holds its annual
holiday gala in the Fireside Room Dec. 19
The Opera/Ballet Club of
Rossmoor will present its annual holiday gala with dinner
and entertainment by three
artists on Wednesday, Dec. 19,
at 6 p.m. in the Fireside Room
at Gateway Clubhouse.
Hamilton Caterers will present the following menu: appetizers of stuffed mushrooms,
caramelized onion puffs, and
bacon-wrapped water chestnuts; tossed greens with fruit
and nuts and poppy seed dressing; a choice of beef bourguignon, salmon or stuffed
portobello mushroom; roasted
red/rosemary potatoes; and
vegetable, served with rolls and
butter. Dessert will be a lemon
tart with coffee and tea.
Lyric soprano Rebecca Davis will present a number of
arias. She has appeared in the
roles of many heroines, including Donna Elvira, Violetta,
Fiordiligi, Cio Cio San, Musetta, Mimi, Micaela, Tosca,
and Magda in “La Rondine.”
She has appeared with such
companies as Chicago Opera
Theater, Opera San Jose, Festival Opera, and San Francisco Opera’s prestigious Merola
program.
Also singing will be baritone Eugene Brancoveanu.
He recently directed and sang
Marcello in the Livermore Valley Opera “La Bohème.” He
Lyric soprano Rebecca Davis
Baritone Eugene Brancoveanu
originated the role of Marcello
in Baz Luhrmann’s Broadway
production of “La Bohème.”
Brancoveanu appeared with
the Philadelphia Orchestra,
the New World Symphony and
the New York Philharmonic
at Carnegie Hall. He was an
Adler Fellow at San Francisco
Opera for two seasons.
Accompanying the singers
will be pianist Ron Valentino.
He has performed with many
of today’s best-known classical artists, including Ruth Ann
Swenson and Deborah Voigt.
In addition to concert work,
Valentino has been on the music staff of the San Francisco
Opera, Los Angeles Opera and
the New National Theatre in
Tokyo. He has performed with
the San Francisco Symphony,
California Symphony and the
Sacramento Symphony.
Deadline for tickets is Friday, Dec. 7. Checks should be
made out to Opera/Ballet Club
of Rossmoor and sent to Carroll and Janet Wright at 2801
Ptarmigan Drive No. 1. Choice
of entrée should be specified.
The dinner/program is $35
to members of the Opera/Ballet Club. Nonmembers will be
asked to pay $40, which may
be applied to a full one-year
membership in the club for
2013. All Rossmoor residents
and their guests are invited.
For information, contact
Gene Gordon at 934-3204.
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The Blackhawk Chorus
presents ...
RingInthe
s!
The East Bay’s best holiday
music for the entire family
When: Saturday December 8 at 7 pm
Where: Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center
10550 Albion Road San Ramon
Tickets: $25/adults, $17/15 and under
Call:
(925) 973-3343
Online: www.sanramon.ca.gov/parks/theater/dvpac.htm
A Tri-Valley holiday tradition
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Learn about
Ralf Parton’s
art/theater tour
Ashmolean Singers will sing with a brass quartet at their Christmas concert in the Fireside Room on Sunday.
Ashmoleans present holiday concert on Sunday
The Ashmolean Singers will be joined by three instrumental ensembles as a special feature of the group’s eighth
annual Christmas concert on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 2 p.m. in the
Fireside Room at Gateway Clubhouse.
The Ashmolean brass quartet, a hit last year, will return
with special Christmas music written for trumpets and trombones. The quartet will also participate in the chorus’ opening number “Fanfare for Christmas Day.”
Also appearing for an encore of their appearance last
yea r will be the Ashmolean Str ings, a group of instr umentalists (strings and f lutes) who will accompany the
chorus on several numbers including, the famous Vivaldi
“Gloria.”
“Ring Those Christmas Bells,” a glorious choral festival
number, will be accompanied by a handbell ensemble from
Grace Presbyterian Church.
As always, one of the Ashmoleans’ sopranos, Dee Wood,
will step from the ranks of the chorus to accompany the
singers with bongos, sleighbells and other percussion instruments.
The 50-voice auditioned Ashmolean Singers are under the
batons of Artistic Director Gordon Addison and Associate
Director Meriel Ennik, with piano accompaniment by Don
Pearson.
Tickets for $7 will be available at the door.
Opera/Ballet Club hosts Gilbert and Sullivan event
The Opera/Ballet Club of
Rossmoor will present a Gilbert and Sullivan festival in December. Three of their delightful operettas will be screened:
“The Sorcerer,” “Princess Ida,”
and “The Gondoliers.”
“The Sorcerer” will be
shown Monday, Dec. 3, at 4
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ic potion that causes a whole
village to fall in love with the
wrong people. The film includes brilliant acting, spectacular costumes and beautiful music in the zany world of
a very early Gilbert and Sullivan operetta.
“Princess Ida” will be
screened on Tuesday, Dec.
4, at 7 p.m. One of the more
obscure Gilbert and Sullivan
operettas, “Princess Ida” is a
satire on higher education for
women. The premise is dated,
but not the music or the wit.
The production begins as
an amateur show at a charming English estate. It opens
with the guests arriving at the
house, the gentlemen drinking in the study, and the ladies arranging their hair and
makeup.
“The Gondoliers” will be
shown on Wednesday, Dec. 5,
at 7 p.m. The nonsensical yet
delightful plot involves two
gondoliers who rule a Spanish
duchy together because no one
knows which one is the true
prince.
Play Channel 28 Bingo at home on the first
Tuesday of the month. It’s free.
A free slide presentation
about an art and theater tour
organized by Ralf Parton will
be on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at
1:30 p.m. in the Vista Room at
Hillside.
The trip is May 18 through
27 to Washington D.C., Philadelphia and New York City. The
tour was planned by and is fully
escorted by Parton, a Rossmoor
resident and an emeritus professor of art in the California state
university system.
He has done this tour many
times with his college art and
theater majors and three times
over the last 15 years with
Rossmoorians.
The tour is conducted by
Collette Vacations but it was
planned by Parton with active
seniors in mind. Parton will
guide tour members through
three of the world’s best private art collections, including
the newly reopened Barnes in
Philadelphia.
Everyone is welcome to attend the information session.
Symphony
Guild holds
meeting
The Diablo Symphony
Guild will have its annual
meeting with holiday entertainment on Wednesday, Dec.
12, at 3:30 p.m. in the Vista
Room at Hillside.
Laurie Carlson, principal
second violinist of the symphony, will present her students in a concert entitled
“Share the Joy.” It will be an
opportunity for members to
hear and appreciate the talents
of young violin students who
may become symphony members in the future.
Members are invited to bring
cookies for refreshments and
for a cookie exchange. Eggnog,
coffee and tea will be served.
All Rossmoor residents are
invited to attend.
For information, call Janet
Mendenhall, 952-4013.
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Cotillion Dinner Dancers Pamela Joy Band plays for Saturday dance
hold a Christmas ball
The Rossmoor Cotillion
Dinner Dance Club will usher
in the holiday season on Friday, Dec. 7, at Hillside Clubhouse. The cocktail hour will
begin at 6 p.m.
Hot hors d’oeuvres of stuffed
mushrooms, teriyaki meatballs
and hot crab and shrimp on
crostini will be passed. The
hosted bar will be under the
direction of Lyle Morton and
his efficient and friendly committee.
Barbara Courier and her
committee will decorate with
their usual creativity.
Dinner, by Sunrise Catering, will be served at 7. The
entrée is a choice of filet roast
of beef or salmon with lemon
butter sauce. The menu also
includes a salad, scallop potatoes, green beans, fresh baked
egg and herb rolls and red velvet cake. Red and white wine
will be on the tables as well as
decaffeinated coffee and tea.
Music for listening and
dancing will be provided by
Manny Guitierrez. The appropriate dress for the evening is
“party attire” for the ladies and
jacket and tie for the men.
The cost is $64 for a member couple and $78 for a guest
couple. Guest couples may attend when invited by a member couple and may attend
one dance during the calendar
year, if space is available.
Guest couples are eligible to
fill out a membership application if they have attended one
previous dance. Call Pam Lee
at 932-2323 for membership
information.
Member reservations will
be accepted beginning Friday,
Nov. 16. Member reservations
received after Friday, Nov. 23,
Friends of
WC Library
hold book
sale Dec. 8
The Friends of the Walnut
Creek Libra r y’s Book Sale
is the per fect place to pick
up great books at great prices. The sale will be in the
Oak View Room at the Walnut Creek Library on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m.
Following a short break
from 2:30 to 3, there will be a
bag sale from 3 to 5 where a
grocery bag of books may be
purchased for $5. All proceeds
from the book sale are used for
the library collection and children’s programs.
Friends of the Walnut Creek
Library members are invited
to a special pre-sale on Friday,
Dec. 7, from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
This pre-sale is exclusively for
Friends members, but one may
join at the pre-sale.
For information, go to l
membership levels www.wclibraryfriends.org/join.html.
will be accepted on a space
available basis. Guest reservations will then be accepted, if
space is available.
Members who want to sit
together at a table must mail
their checks together in the
same envelope and a table will
be assigned to them.
The deadline for all reservations is Friday, Nov. 30. There
will be no cancellations or refunds after Monday, Dec. 3.
Mail reservation checks, with
entrée choice noted, to the
treasurer, Ced Ferrett, at 3466
Tice Creek Drive No. 1.
Table assignments will be
posted on a printed list. Reservations will be assigned as to
the postmark on the envelopes.
For those who are unable
to attend, paid-for meals may
be picked up the night of the
dance by calling Geri May at
903-0793 to make arrangements.
This month’s dance on
Saturday, Dec. 1, in the Sierra Room at Del Valle Clubhouse will feature music for
dancing and listening by the
Pamela Joy Band.
Joy has been heard in
some of the San Francisco
Bay Area’s most prestigious
venues, including the legendary Plush Room, Jazz at
Pearls, the Herbst Theatre,
the Jazzschool, Club Jazz
Nouveau, Anna’s Jazz Island
and the Rrazz Room.
The dance begins at 7 p.m.
and continues until 10. Complimentary mixers and soft
drinks are provided. Bring a
beverage of choice if desired.
This event is sponsored by
the Recreation Department
and is open to all Rossmoor
Pamela Joy and her band will perform for the next Saturday
Dance.
Deliver Toys for Tots at Gateway and Mutual Operations
through Dec. 17
22A
DAOR’s Director’s Intensive participants
will present their scenes Friday at Hillside
Participants from the Drama Association of
Rossmoor (DAOR) Director’s Intensive workshop of Nov. 17 will present their scenes at the
next Friday Salon on Nov. 30, at 2 p.m. in the
Las Trampas Room at Hillside.
The workshop was conducted by Aurora
Theatre’s founder Barbara Oliver. She worked
with DAOR actors Roanne Butier, Alan Cunningham, Karoline Di Martini, Jim Gibney,
Lorrie McCurdy, Marie Stillwagon and Gail
Wetherbee. These actors will present their
scenes enhanced by the work they did with
Oliver.
There is no admission charge for the Friday
Art work by Mary Ellen Ratcliff
Salon, but two bottles of fine wine will be raffled off.
Also coming up is Acting Class Showcase in
the Vista Room at Hillside on Thursday, Nov.
29, at 1:30 p.m.
These programs showcase the work of students developed in eight weeks of acting classes.
This is an opportunity to experience the accomplishments of senior actors in entertaining vignettes from modern plays carefully selected by
instructor Jean Georgakopoulos.
There is no admission charge and all are welcome. For information, contact Jean Wilcox at
937-6524.
Resident has work in
WC Artists Market
‘Death of the Liberal Class’ to be
Civic Arts Education and the ClayArts Guild will have their
annual Artists Market Friday, Nov. 30, through Sunday, Dec.
2, at two locations in Walnut Creek.
In the Pottery Studio at Civic Park, there will be functional
and display ceramics, including sculptures, stoneware, raku
and salt and pit fired items. The hours are Nov. 30, 5 to 9 p.m.;
Dec. 1, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Dec. 2, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
At the Shadelands Arts Center, 111 Wiget Lane at Ygnacio Valley Road, there will be paintings, photography, glass,
gourds, jewelry, textiles and more. The market will be open
Nov. 30 from 5 to 9 p.m.; Dec. 1, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Dec.
2, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be a cookie decorating session
on Dec. 1 at 10:30 a.m.
At both locations, there will be a reception on Nov. 30 from
5 to 9 p.m. View art, chat with artists and enjoy wine, refreshments and live music.
More than 40 Civic Arts instructors and students will offer
a wide variety of beautiful and useful treasures.
Among the artists is Rossmoor resident Mary Ellen Ratcliff, a self-taught assemblage artist. She has been making
wall art for 20-plus years. Her favorite art pieces spell words.
Proceeds benefit the city’s arts in the schools programs.
For information, Call 943-5846 or go to www.arts-edu.org
or www.clayartsguild.com.
Lapidary Club’s holiday
dinner is Dec. 8 at Dollar
The Lapidary Club’s holiday party is on Saturday, Dec.
8, at the Dollar Clubhouse.
Cocktails will be served at 5
p.m. followed by dinner at 6.
The dinner will be catered
by Il Pavone. The cost is
$20 a person. Sign up in the
Lapidary Studio at Gateway.
Reservation checks, payable
to the Lapidary Club, may
be left in the studio. The studio is open weekdays from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m.
The cost is $15 for a oneyear membership plus locker fees, if they apply. Write a
separate check, payable to the
Lapidary Club. It may also be
dropped off in the studio.
discussed at Int’l Affairs Book Club
Rossmoor residents are invited to join members of the
International Affairs Book
Club as they read and discuss
“Death of the Liberal Class,”
by Chris Hedges. The group
will meet on Friday, Nov. 30,
at 7 p.m., in the Las Trampas
Room at Hillside Clubhouse.
In his book, Hedges chronicles the gradual diminution
of the liberal class, which no
longer provides an institutional check to mitigate corporate
control of politics, education,
labor, the arts, religious institutions, and financial systems.
Hedges is a cultural critic
and author who was a foreign
correspondent for nearly two
decades for the New York
Times, the Dallas Morning
News, the Christian Science
Monitor and National Public
Radio. He reported from Latin America, the Middle East,
Africa and the Balkans. He
was a member of the team that
won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize
for explanatory reporting for
the New York Times coverage
of global terrorism, and he received the 2002 Amnesty International Global Award for
Human Rights Journalism.
He holds a master’s degree
from Harvard Divinity School,
is the author of the bestsellers
“American Fascists,” and
“Empire of Illusion: The End
of Literacy and the Triumph of
Spectacle” and was a Nation-
ORT presents ‘Free Men’ Dec 19
ORT presents the film, “Free Men,” on
Wednesday, Dec. 19, at 4 p.m. in Peacock Hall
at Gateway.
The film tells the little-known true story of
a mosque in Paris that sheltered Jewish citizens
hiding from the authorities during World War II.
Getting by selling black market goods in Nazi-occupied Paris, a young immigrant, Younes,
is arrested by the French police. He is given a
chance to avoid jail by agreeing to become a spy
on the Paris mosque.
The police suspect mosque authorities of aiding Muslim resistance agents and helping North
African Jews by giving them false certificates.
At the mosque, Younes meets the Algerian singer, Salim Halali, and is moved by his beautiful
voice.
When Younes discovers that Halali is Jewish, he stops collaborating with the police and
gradually transforms from a politically ignorant
immigrant to a fully-fledged freedom fighter.
This suspenseful film is 99 minutes. It is in
French with English subtitles.
A $1 donation to help support ORT’s worldwide vocational and technical training schools
will be appreciated.
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al Book Critics Circle finalist
for his book “War Is a Force
That Gives Us Meaning.” He
is a senior fellow at the Nation
Institute and writes an online
column for the website Truthdig. He has taught at Columbia
University, New York University, Princeton University and
the University of Toronto and
has written for numerous publications.
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.
Oakland High
Alumni holds
holiday party
The Oakland High Alumni’s annual Christmas party
will be held Wednesday, Dec.
12, at Dollar Clubhouse.
There will be complimentary hors d’oeuvres and
cocktails at 5 p.m., and dinner
at 6. The menu choice is prime
rib, turkey or cannelloni and
the cost is $29 per person.
Make checks payable to
OHS and mail to Barbara
Currier at 2612 Saklan Indian
Drive No. 3 before Wednesday,
Dec. 5. There are no cancellations or refunds after Dec. 5.
Membership dues are $7.50
for 2013 and can be paid now.
The annual crab feed is Tuesday,
Feb. 26, the barbecue is Monday,
July 8, and next year’s Christmas
party is Wednesday, Dec. 11.
For information, call Dorothy Crane at 932-8265.
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TGIF’s Holiday Ball will
Rossmoor writer Elaine Safer’s books are
be held in the Sierra Room featured in Rossmoor Library this month
The TGIF Club will host its Holiday Ball on Friday, Dec. 21, at
6 p.m. in the Sierra Room at Del Valle Clubhouse. The tables will
be decorated for the holiday and dancing will be to the music of
Johnny G’s Band.
The attire for the evening will be coat and tie for men and
cocktail attire for women.
Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres by Simple Elegance Catering will
be served at 6. The hors d’oeuvres will include teriyaki meatballs,
stuffed mushrooms and pot stickers.
Dinner will begin at 6:45 with a salad of baby greens with raspberry vinaigrette, blue cheese and candied walnuts. The entrée
will be grilled filet mignon with shiitake mushroom sauce and
will be accompanied by restuffed potatoes, and sautéed vegetables. Dessert will be mud pie ice cream cake. Rolls, red and white
wine and decaffeinated coffee and tea will be on the tables.
A vegetarian selection of stuffed bell pepper may be substituted for the entrée by calling Sue Fleck at 949-9771 no later than
the reservation deadline of Friday, Dec. 14. Note entrée selections
on the check and on the envelope.
The cost is $25 for members and $30 for guests. Each member
may invite one guest.
Reservations will be accepted beginning Saturday, Dec. 1, and
will be filled in the ordered received. Reservation checks (cash
will not be accepted) payable to TGIF with entrée selection noted
should be sent to Fleck at 1905 Cactus Court No. 1, Entry 4.
The TGIF drop box will also be at this address; do not put
checks in the club box at Gateway. Those who wish to sit together
must send all checks in the same envelope. Reservations and refunds will not be accepted after the reservation deadline, Friday,
Dec. 14, at 5 p.m.
To cancel a reservation by the deadline, call Fleck. After the
deadline, if unable to attend, call her by 5 p.m. on the day of the
dinner and arrangements will be made for a take-home dinner
from the caterer to be picked up at 7:30. This procedure must be
followed or dinner will not be released.
Remember TGIF 2013 membership dues of $25 per person are
due Saturday, Dec. 1. Dues must be paid by that date or the member space will be released to a person on the waiting list.
Send dues to Georgia Gordon at 4424 Terra Granada Drive No.
2A, Entry 14. Do not leave checks in box at Gateway. Indicate any
changes such as address, phone, errors to the roster, etc. with the
check. Bills will not be mailed.
The TGIF Club has a club page on the new social network for
the Rossmoor only website. Enter www.myrossmoor.com and ask
to join the TGIF Club page.
Mutual 68/Eagle Ridge
holds holiday dinner
Mutual 68/Eagle Ridge
will hold its annual holiday
dinner on Monday, Dec.
10, in the Fireside Room at
Gateway.
The dinner, catered by the
Creekside Grill, will start at
6 p.m. with cocktails. Entertainment and carol singing
are also planned.
The cost of $35 per person remains the same as last
year. There is a choice of
three entrees: prime rib, tilapia or gnocchi.
All residents of Mutual 68 and their guests are
welcome, including former
residents of Eagle Ridge. A
copy of the invitation can
be found at http://www.eagleridge-rossmoor.org or call
Vickie Hipkiss at 933-5512
for information.
Professor emerita of the
University of Delaware
and Published Writers of
Rossmoor (PWR) member
Elaine Safer is displaying
her published work in the
Rossmoor Library through
Friday, Dec. 7.
Safer is the author of
“Mocking the Age: The Later Novels of Philip Roth”
and the “Contemporary
American Comic Epic: The
Novels of Barth, Pynchon,
Gaddis, and Kesey.” She is
also co-editor of “John Milton: L’Allegro and Il Penseroso” and “Saul Bellow as
Comic Writer,” “Saul Bellow Journal, 19.1,” and has
published dozens of articles
in scholarly journals.
In addition to her publications, Safer has been the
Elaine Safer
recipient of several awards
including fellow in the Center for Advanced Studies,
University of Delaware;
an Excellence in Teaching
Award; a Fulbright to France;
and an NEH summer stipend.
She has also served as distinguished professor at Université Jean-Moulin Lyon
III, France and at Université Blaise-Pascal in Clermont-Ferrand II.
Currently Safer is teaching at the Fromm Institute
of Lifelong Learning, University of San Francisco,
and at California State University East Bay. Her next
book will be “The Comic
Imagination in Contemporary Jewish American Fiction.”
Rossmoor authors who
are members of PWR are
invited to participate in
monthly displays of their
work at the Rossmoor Library. Contact Helen Munch
at helenm1121@comcast.net
for information.
Golden State
Club collects
dues for 2013
Friday Lunch
The Golden State Club
membership dues will remain
at $10 per person for 2013. The
deadline for payment is Monday, Dec. 31, in order to be included in the 2013 roster.
All native-born Californians are invited to become
members of the club. If only
one of a couple is a native,
both are eligible to join at the
$10 per person fee. Call Membership Chairwoman Sandra
Hawkins at 788-9124 for an
application.
Checks, payable to the
Golden State Club, may be
sent to Hawkins at 2500 Ptarmigan Drive No. 4 or placed
in the club’s box at Gateway
Clubhouse.
The Golden State Club
schedules five events a year
with a hosted bar, meal, and
entertainment. These events
are a crab feed, spring dinner,
September barbecue, fall harvest dinner and holiday dinner.
In addition, there is a July bus
trip to a California locale of
interest.
Call 988-7703 for a reservation
FROM
ALL THE STAFF
AT
I N
R O S S M O O R
Menu for Dec. 7
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:
Herb-baked chicken breast, tomato-basil soup, glazed
yams, steamed broccoli, whole-wheat bread and chocolate
pudding or mixed fruit.
Options:
Hamburger plate or chef’s salad.
Please specify the entree of your choice; otherwise, you will receive the menu item for that day.
Deli bag:
The deli bag for Dec. 7 features a roast-beef sandwich on
whole wheat, coleslaw, peaches and orange juice.
JOIN US FOR A
FESTIVE HOLIDAY MEAL!
Vic Stewart’s will open for lunch
December 3 through December 24
Monday through Friday
11:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Catering for all occasions.
925 866-7022
3191-L Crow Canyon Place
San Ramon
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www.secatering.com
Dinner is served
Monday through Friday 5:30 PM
Saturday and Sunday 5:00 PM
Reservations Recommended
850 South Broadway
Walnut Creek, California
(925) 943-5666
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Hawaii Club
December Special Events sponsored by Recreation plans holiday
The following are the December Special Events sponsored
by the Rossmoor Recreation Department. For more information on any of these events during the month, check the
Special Events listing on the calendar page each week, look
for the article in the Arts and Leisure section of the News, or
call the Recreation Department at 988-7732. Events are free
unless otherwise noted. This information is posted throughout the month of December on the Rossmoor News website at
www.rossmoornews.com.
Dec. 1 Saturday Movie
“The Lion in Winter” 1968 drama 135 min PG
1, 4 and 7 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
Dec. 1 Saturday Dance
Pamela Joy Band
7 to 10 p.m. Sierra Room, Del Valle
Dec. 2 Sunday Funnies
“The Perfect Holiday” 2007 comedy 96 min PG
4 and 7 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
Dec. 2
Sunday Showcase
Meg MacKay and Billy Philadelphia
5 p.m. Fireside Room, Gateway Tickets $5
Dec. 2 Zhi Yin Chorus-presented by Ellie Mao Mok
7:30 p.m. Sierra Room, Del Valle Tickets $5
Dec. 3 Tree Lighting ceremony
Featuring Harmony, the San Ramon Valley High
School Chorus; Egg nog and cookies,
5:30 p.m. Fireside Room
Dec. 4 And the Oscar goes to:
“Gone With the Wind” 1939 drama 238 min G
1 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
Dec. 6 Fun Day-Entertainment and Bingo
George Hsieh Band
Noon, Sierra Room, Del Valle
Dec. 6-7 Thursday and Friday Movie
“Beasts of the Southern Wild”
2012 drama 94 min PG-13
1, 4, 7 (12/6) 10 a.m., 1, 4, 7, 9 p.m. (12/7) Peacock Hall
“The Family Man” 2000 drama 126 min PG-13
1, 4, 7 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
“Trading Places” 1983 Comedy 116 min R
Dec. 9 Will and Anthony Nunziata
“Christmas in Italy”
4 p.m. Diablo Room, Hillside, tickets $15
Dec. 10 Musical Monday
“Scrooge” 1970 Musical 114 min G
La Di Da-vocal trio
Dec. 13-15 Thursday, Friday and Saturday Movie
“Hope Springs” 2012 comedy 100 min PG-13
1, 4 and 7 p.m. (12/13, 15) 10, 1, 4, 7, 9 p.m.
(12/15) Peacock Hall, Gateway
“When Harry Met Sally” 1989 comedy 96 min R
Dec. 17-18 Foreign Film
“Marriage, Italian Style” 1964 Italian drama 95 min NR
w/English captions 4 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
Dec. 18 Bonnie Weiss Presents
The Operettas of Victor Herbert and Rudolph Friml
1:30 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
Jon Frank Band
“Trouble With the Curve”
2012 drama 110 min PG-13
1, 4, 7 p.m. (12/20) 10 a.m., 1, 4, 7, 9 p.m. (12/21)
Peacock Hall, Gateway
Dec. 21 Nova Youth Chorus
4 p.m. Fireside Room, Gateway
“Silent Night” 2002 drama 86 min Not Rated
1, 4, 7 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
“12 Men of Christmas” 2009 comedy 90 min NR
4, 7 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
Dec. 26 Art House Movie
“My Dinner With Andre” 1981 Drama 101 min NR
Never 2 Late Band
“Arbitrage” 2012 Drama 120 min PG-13
1, 4, 7 p.m. (12/27) 10 a.m., 1, 4, 7, 9 p.m. (12/28)
Peacock Hall, Gateway
“Blaze” 1989 drama 117 min R
1, 4, 7 p.m. Peacock Hall
“Cool Runnings” 1993 comedy 98 min PG
4, 7 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve Festivities
Cabaret Show with Vicki Lewis and Robin Cee
Two shows: 7 or 10 p.m. Fireside Room Tickets: $20
Dance featuring Generation Gap Big Band
9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Sierra Room, Del Valle Tickets: $20
Captions are at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. Captions at 1 and 4 p.m. on Saturday, and 4 p.m. on
Sunday. Programs are free unless otherwise noted. To offer comments or suggestions, or to receive this calendar by
email, contact Brian Pennebaker at bpennebaker@rossmoor.
com or call 988-7732.
Rossmoor Squares hosts country-western dance
Basic steps to round dancing will be taught at last dance of the year
A country-western dance class is
sponsored monthly by the Rossmoor
Squares square dance club. This is couples dancing.
The final dance for the year will be on
Thursday, Dec. 6, from 7 to 8 p.m. in the
Las Trampas Room at Hillside. The fee is
$3 for residents and $5 for nonresidents.
Dancing will be to such favorites
as “Amarillo by Morning” (George
Straight), “Boot Scootn’ Boogie” (Brooks
and Dunn), “Except for Monday” (Lorrie
Morgan) and others.
The emphasis is on easy two-step
rhythms (quick, quick, slow version) with
a variety of tempos so that all may participate. Basic steps will be taught at each
dance and then used for the rest of the
session so that prior dance experience is
not required.
For convenience, all dances are
pre-choreographed and cued (prompted)
so that dancers do not have to make up
their own patterns. This style of dancing
is called round dancing.
The hosts for the session will be
Rossmoor residents Jay and June Rosenthal. Preregistration 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 at jaycan9@yahoo.com.
Computer Club will host holiday dinner Dec. 6
The Computer Club will hold its annual holiday dinner on
Thursday, Dec. 6, in the Diablo Room at Hillside Clubhouse.
Everyone is invited.
The complimentary wine bar with hors d’oeuvres opens
at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:15. Dinner is by
Simple Elegance and includes three kinds of hors d’oeuvres,
a baby green salad and a choice of prime rib, filet of sole or
stuffed mushrooms as the entrée. Dessert is hot apple crisp
with ice cream.
The table will have both red and white wine, compliments of
the club. The cost is unchanged from last year – $28 per person.
The grand prize will be a holiday food basket. The entertainment will be by a unique youth orchestra composed of young peo-
ple who will entertain while strolling among the tables. Reservations are required and they can be made at the Computer Center
at Gateway Clubhouse or by mail. Members listed on the club’s
mail merge program will see a registration form in their email.
The completed form and reservation check should be sent to the
club or dropped off at the Computer Center.
The address for mailing is Computer Club of Rossmoor,
P.O. Box 2070, Walnut Creek 94595. Those wanting to sit together should so indicate, sending the checks with the registration form. There are seven tables that seat 10 people with the
rest seating eight.
All reservations must be received by Monday, Dec. 3.
For information, call Jim Bradley at 944-8748.
dinner, show
In the tradition of its annual
Kalikimaka Aha’aina (grand
Christmas party), the Hawaii
State Club has planned a special dinner and an exciting
Polynesian show. The event
will be on Sunday, Dec. 9, in
the Sierra Room of Del Valle
Clubhouse.
Doors will open at 5 p.m.
for a social hour featuring
mai tais, wine and Hawaiian
punch served at the Tiki Bar.
Party-goers will also enjoy pupus (hors d’oeuvres) of assorted mini quiches and holiday
puffed pastries, bacon sourdough melts and meatballs in
teriyaki sauce.
The blowing of the conch
shell at 5:30 will announce
Gov. Phil Blakeney’s welcome
and the handling of various
club affairs.
A holiday dinner by Simple
Elegance Catering will follow
at 6. There is a choice of entrees – prime rib au jus with
horseradish cream sauce, fresh
grilled salmon with Béarnaise
sauce or a vegetarian option
of a stuffed portobello mushroom.
All dinners will be accompanied by Caesar salad, rosemary red potatoes, grilled vegetables, breads and cheesecake
with raspberry sauce along
with coffee and tea. The choice
of entrée must be indicated on
each reservation check.
At 7, a Hawaiian/Polynesian
show will be presented by Ka
‘Ohi Nani o Mana’olana (the
Beautiful Gathering of Hope).
There will also be a performance by a local hula hui
(club), under the direction of
Analette Ochoa, Fatz Angeles
and Hope Keung. The hui has
participated in many festivals
in the Bay Area and will present an array of Hawaiian and
Tahitian dances.
The cost of the dinner and
show is $27 per member and
$30 per guest. Reservation
checks, payable to the Hawaii
State Club, may be placed in
the club’s mailbox at Gateway
or mailed to Michael Herr at
1817 Skycrest Drive No. 4.
Those who want to sit together must remit their checks
in the same envelope. Since
table assignments are made
as checks are received, early
reservations are encouraged.
The deadline for reservations
is Tuesday, Dec. 4.
The event is open to all
Rossmoor residents. Also, an
invitation for membership in
the Hawaii State Club is extended to those with a special
interest in Hawaiian culture
and its arts.
The annual dues are $15
per person. For those who
join now, there is an added
advantage – attendance at the
Christmas party as a member.
Membership applications are
available in the club mailbox.
For information, call Herr at
938-6215.
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Prime Time Couples
Published Writers of Rossmoor to
meet Dec. 18 at Dollar hold a meeting Saturday at Creekside
The Prime Time Couples
Dinner Club will have its next
dinner on Tuesday, Dec. 18, at
Dollar Clubhouse.
There will be a social hour
from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Bring
your own beverage. A variety of hors d’oeuvres will be
served. Dinner, by Hamilton
Catering, is at 6:30.
Dinner will be green salad,
prime rib, roasted potatoes,
green beans, rolls and lemon
pie. Wine, coffee and tea will
also be served with the meal.
The cost is $20 per person
for members and $22 per person for nonmembers.
Seating, as usual, will be de-
termined by a random drawing
to mix couples and promote
maximum acquaintanceship.
Reservation checks may
be left in the club’s mailbox
at Gateway or mailed to Tom
Mesetz, treasurer, at 2132
Golden Rain Road No. 1.
The Prime Time Couples
Club is a social club for couples
that meets the third Tuesday of
every month for a catered dinner and conversation. For information, call Phil Blakeney,
president, at 933-6007.
Couples are invited to learn
more about the club by coming as paying guests on a space
available basis.
Sunday Salon holds gala
Sunday Salon will host their annual holiday gala at Dollar
Clubhouse on Sunday, Dec. 9. This is a semi-formal event. Evening attire is jackets and ties for men and cocktail dresses or pantsuits for women.
The evening begins at 6 p.m. with a hosted wine bar under the
direction of Bill Race and Al Anderson. Soft drinks and beer will
also be available. Attendees will enjoy a selection of passed hors
d’oeuvres including spinach balls, filo wrapped cheese, and flatbread with crumbled blue cheese and caramelized onion.
Dinner, catered by Creekside Grill and inspired by the creativity of Bonnie Upp and Barbara Welch, will begin at 7. Members
can select from three entrees: prime rib with cheese mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables; salmon fillet with brown rice and
seasonal vegetables; or stuffed zucchinis as the vegetarian item.
The menu also includes Waldorf salad with dark grapes, dried
cranberries and candied walnuts with sherry vinaigrette. Assorted rolls and butter will also be available.
Coffee and dessert round out the elegant evening meal. The
selected dessert item is a luscious chocolate cake tower topped
with warmed chocolate mint drizzle. Red and white wines will
be available at each table. Decaffeinated coffee and hot tea may
also be enjoyed.
A three-piece musical ensemble will play holiday renditions
throughout the evening. The ever popular Jeff Wolman will be
at the piano accompanied by his associates playing bass and
saxophone.
The cost is $35 for members and $45 for invited guests. Members should remit checks to Allison Howells, noting their choice
of entrée. Guest reservations are by invitation and will be accepted on a space-available basis.
Sunday Salon is an active social organization for younger single men in the Walnut Creek area and women from Rossmoor
who enjoy a variety of activities including evening events at the
Dollar Clubhouse every other month, enjoying a variety of cuisines at local restaurants, and small dinner groups at members’
homes, as well as art, music, movies and local theater events.
Each Thursday, Sunday Salon members gather at a designated
restaurant for a YIT (Yeah It’s Thursday!) happy hour beginning at
4:45 p.m. This is a popular occasion for Sunday Salon members to
meet for wine, cocktails, food and conversation. It is the perfect opportunity for nonmembers to drop by, spend time with Sunday Salon
members, and learn more about this vital and unique organization.
For information about Sunday Salon, call Allison Howells at
256-8771.
Ladies Who Lunch meet
for holidays at Il Pavone
The Ladies Who Lunch
group of the 30s/40s/50s Couples Club will lunch at Il Pavone
restaurant in Walnut Creek on
Thursday, Dec. 6. The restaurant features Tuscan specialties
as well as California favorites,
prepared with flair.
The group will meet at the
far corner of the Gateway parking lot at 11:30 a.m. to form
carpools to the restaurant, located at 2991 Olympic Blvd.
(at the corner of Tice Valley
and Olympic boulevards).
To be included in the lun-
cheon, call Sandy Cavallo at
930-6555 no later than Tuesday, Dec. 4. Call Joanne Tracy
at 954-7801 with last minute
cancellations.
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.
Manager of WC, Ygnacio libraries will speak
The Published Writers of
Rossmoor Club welcomes
members and guests to attend its next meeting, Saturday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m.
to noon in meeting rooms 1
and 2 at Creekside.
The featured speaker is
Caroline Gick, senior community library manager for
Walnut Creek’s downtown
and Ygnacio Valley public
libraries. She will discuss
how the public library is
evolving to meet new public
demands, and how it strives
to make optimum use of
new technologies, address
needs of families and youth,
and empower community
groups.
Gick has worked for Contra Costa County Library
since 2003, beginning at
the El Sobrante Library.
She assisted in opening the
Hercules Library, and man-
Caroline Gick
aged the Orinda Library before coming in April 2012 to
the Walnut Creek libraries.
She has worked as a pub-
lic relations professional in
San Francisco, and brings a
passion for promoting the library, using her skills in publicity, outreach and marketing. Her bachelor’s degree is
in art history, and she is also
a fitness personality, competitor, blogger, and writer for
several websites on the topics
of health and fitness.
How are local public libraries changing? How are
they governed? How do
they expect to further accommodate the growth of
e-books? Will they ever accept self-published books?
Come and learn about the
changing public library
and ask questions during a
question-and-answer period
following the formal presentation.
For information, call
the club president, Barbara
Whittingham, at 262-7216.
Book Discussion Group will read
D.H. Lawrence’s ‘Women in Love’
The Rossmoor Book Discussion Group will
begin the year with what is often considered
to be D.H. Lawrence’s best novel, “Women in
Love.”
“Women in Love” begins one blossoming
spring day in England and ends with a terrible
catastrophe in the snow of the Alps. Ursula and
Gudrun are very different sisters who become
entangled with two friends, Rupert and Gerald,
who live in their hometown.
The bonds between the couples quickly become intense and passionate, but whether this
passion is creative or destructive is unclear. In
this novel, widely considered to be D.H. Lawrence’s best work, he explores what it means to
be human in an age of conflict and confusion.
For those who are new, the Rossmoor Book
Discussion is a small group of friendly, kind
and fun-loving people who enjoy good literature and welcome new members. The cost is $5
per session.
The teacher, Conrad Montell, is a published
author who has conducted literature courses at
Rossmoor for over 12 years. If interested in participating or for information, contact him at 510995-8316, or by email at cmontell@comcast.net.
Antiques Club has holiday luncheon
The Antiques Club will
have its annual members-only holiday luncheon
on Tuesday, Dec. 18, at Dolla r Clubhouse. Socializing
with wine and cider will
be at 11:30 a.m. with lunch
served at noon.
Lunch, catered by Hamilton, includes salad, chicken
ala king with vegetables, fruit
and dessert as well as coffee
and tea. Entertainment will
follow lunch.
The cost is $20. Reservations, by check only, should
be payable to Antiques Club
and sent to Membership
Chairwoman Diane Casey,
552 Spotted Owl Court. Call
210-1273.
Do not place the check in
the club mailbox at Gateway.
Seating is limited. Reservations will be made in order
received. The deadline is
Tuesday, Dec. 11. Refunds
will not be given after the
reservation deadline.
For get well and sympathy
cards to be sent to club members, call Barbara Martini at
935-5925.
30s/40s/50s exchange cookies at tea
Dolla r Clubhouse will be the site for
30s/40s/50s Couples Club members to enjoy
tea, finger sandwiches and homemade cookies on Friday, Dec. 14, from noon to 2 p.m.
The club will provide finger sandwiches and tea. Members are asked to bring two
dozen homemade cookies to share, along with
printed recipes for everyone to take home.
T he cost is $5 per person. Reser vation
checks, payable to 30s/40s/50s Club, should
be sent to Sally Kennedy at 1114 Skycrest
Drive No. 3, no later than Monday, Dec. 10.
T he 30 s/40 s/50 s 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 infor mation about other
club activities, contact Membership Chairwoman Janey King at 932-0727.
Nifty Supper Club holds holiday event
The Nifty Supper Club will have a Christmas dinner Friday, Dec. 14, at 6 p.m. at Dollar
Clubhouse.
The dinner menu will include roast prime
rib or grilled salmon, Caesar salad, herbed
rice, green beans and vanilla ice cream with
chocolate sauce. Members pay $14.50 and
guests, $20.
Send reservation checks to Nancy Mills at
1516 Golden Rain Road No. 2 by Wednesday,
Dec. 12. Note the entrée choice on the check.
Call Mills at 938-4380.
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RELIGION
Religious Services
JEWISH
B’nai Israel Congregation Cantor Rachel Brott will conduct Sabbath services on Friday, Nov. 30, at 8 p.m. in the Vista
Room, Hillside Clubhouse. Greeters Bob and Fritzie Noble will
bless the Sabbath bread. Juanita Priebat will say the blessing
over the candles. Jerry and Juanita Priebat will sponsor the
oneg after the service in honor of Juanita’s 70th birthday. B’nai
Israel invites all members and guests to come, enjoy the service, and celebrate the simcha with the Priebats.
CONGREGATIONAL UCC
Rossmoor Pilgrim Congregational United Church of
Christ Sunday worship service will be held on Dec. 2, at 10:30
a.m. in the Vista Room at Hillside Clubhouse. 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, Dec. 2. Pastor Jack Niemi will speak on Luke
21:25-36. Wayne Anderson will be the organist, and Don Gurley will serve as cantor. Immediately following worship everyone is invited for refreshments and 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.
EPISCOPAL
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church invites all Rossmoor residents
to the annual Festival of Lessons and Carols on Sunday, Dec.
2, at 10 a.m. in the Diablo Room at Hillside Clubhouse. (See
the separate article.) 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, Dec. 2, Rev. Joanne Peterson’s sermon title will be “Stay
Awake!” based on Jeremiah 33:14-16 and I Thessalonians 5:6.
After worship, worshipers are invited to stay for fellowship and
light refreshments in the Fireside Room. Everyone who comes
is greeted with “open hearts, open minds and open doors.” For
information, call the church office at 937-4535, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
Monday through Thursday, or visit the website at tvumc.org.
CATHOLIC
St. Anne’s Catholic Church schedule of Masses for the
weekend of Dec. 1 and 2 are as follows: Fr. George DaRoza will
preside at the 9 a.m. Mass on Saturday and the 9 a.m. Mass on
Sunday. Fr. Joseph 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
Grace Presbyterian Church invites all to worship on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 10 a.m. This Sunday marks the beginning of the
season of Advent leading up to Christmas celebrations. With
a focus on the popular hymn “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,”
the Rev. Roger Reaber will base his sermon on Isaiah 7:10-13
and Matt. 1:18-25. Worship will also include the Lord’s Supper
to which everyone is invited. Fellowship time follows worship
in the Fireside Room. At 11:20 a.m. in the library, the Advent
study “Held in God’s Grace” will begin. This week’s theme is
“Waiting.” At 5 p.m. on Sundays people gather for Good Food
and the Good Book.
The Women of Grace extend an invitation to the annual Advent tea on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 1 p.m. The afternoon begins in
the Sanctuary with music provided by the Harmony Women’s
Singers. This is followed by tea in the Oak Room with festive
decoration. Bring a friend for this free event.
St. Luke’s holds annual Festival of Lessons and Carols
St. Luke’s Episcopal
Church invites all Rossmoor
residents and guests to the
annual Festival of Lessons
and Carols on Sunday, Dec.
2, at 10 a.m. in the Diablo
Room at Hillside Clubhouse.
This Anglican festival
was first celebrated in 1880
in Cornwall, England; since
then churches of many denominations have adapted
and used it. In Rossmoor, it
is a highly anticipated pause
in the usual holiday activities to listen to sacred stories
Religious Services
A T
R O S S M O O R
B’NAI ISRAEL CONGREGATION
Friday Evening Service 8 p.m.
Vista Room–Hillside Clubhouse
For information call
287-9997
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)
Siloam Community CHURCH
Services every Sunday at 9 a.m.,
in Multi-Purpose Room #3 at Gateway
Reverend Young B. Kim. For information,
please call (925) 954-1045 or (925) 588-4356
N E A R B Y
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST
#2 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek (corner of Eckley Lane and Walnut Blvd.)
Sunday 9:30 and 11 a.m. • Wednesday Evening 7:30 p.m. 934-4527
and offer praise in song and
dance.
The Dancers Circle will
join the liturgy, expressing through movement the
wonder and joy of the season. This interfaith liturgical dance company, led by
director and choreographer
Genia Simpson, has presented dance as a religious art
form for over 30 years and
has been dancing in festive
services at St. Luke’s for five
years. The dancers have also
participated in Ecumenical
Good Friday observances.
Following the service, a
special finger-food buffet
will be served.
For information, call the
church office at 937-4820.
Hadassah
to hold lunch
to celebrate
Hanukkah
The Rossmoor Group of
Diablo Valley Hadassah will
have a luncheon on Thursday,
Dec. 13, from noon to 2:30 in
Clubhouse.
Feast on holiday foods from
Sunrise Catering, sing Hanukkah and Jewish favorites with
Cantor Jennie Chabon, share
favorite menorah and stories
and participate in the raffle for
movie tickets, restaurants and
more.
To share this joyous holiday
with the children at Hadassah
Hospital and bring smiles to
their faces, the group will be
sending a contribution from
the chapter to the Hadassah
Medical Clowns.
Lunch and donation is $25
per person by Wednesday,
Dec. 5, and $30 thereafter. No
walk-ins will be accepted the
day of the luncheon.
Send checks payable to
Diablo Valley Hadassah with
name and name of guests to
Helene Casella, 1160 Moccasin Court, Clayton 94517. For
information, call 693-0293
or email dvhadassah@gmail.
com.
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.
To learn more about all the
projects of Hadassah and news
about the local chapter, go online at www.diablovalley.hadassah.org.
St. Anne’s
Society to
hold festival
St. Anne’s Society will
host a Christmas Festival
on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 4
to 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec.
2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
St Anne’s Parish Center just
outside the Rossmoor gates.
For sale at the festival
will be baked goods, jewelry, donations, and Christmas and handmade items.
There will be a silent auction and a raffle.
All are invited. For information, contact Barbara
Currier or Gene Wilson at
935-5785.
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Hanukkah is topic for Lunch and Learn Yiddish Club meets Monday
Temple
Isaiah
invites
Rossmoor residents to participate in the monthly “Lunch and
Learn” series on Wednesday,
Dec. 5. The topic will be “Hanukkah for Grownups – History,
Story and Song.”
Enjoy a catered lunch and
plenty of time to schmooze with
clergy, old friends and new, starting at 11:45 a.m. Lunch is at noon
and the program at 12:45 p.m.
Join with song leader and
long-time Temple Isaiah teacher
Joel Siegel for an hour of spirited discussion and song in preparation once again to celebrate
the Festival of Lights.
What’s the “real story” of
Hanukkah? Who were the Maccabees? What happened after
the re-dedication? Was there re-
ally a miracle of the oil? These
questions and others will be discussed.
Temple Isaiah members pay
$12 per session and nonmembers, $14 per session. Call the
temple office at 283-8575 for required reservations and to form
carpools from Rossmoor. Or, go
to www.temple-isaiah.org/education/lunch-and-learn-series/.
Railroad Roundhouse holds meeting
It’s time to select sandwiches for the Thursday, Dec. 6,
Railroad Roundhouse Club
end-of-year meeting. Choices
include: 1) turkey, 2) roast beef,
3)chicken salad or 4) egg salad.
Members are asked to write
their choice of sandwich on
the outside of the envelope
along with their names. Place
a check for $6 on the inside
and place it in the Railroad
Roundhouse Club’s mailbox at
Gateway now or before Friday,
Nov. 30, at noon.
There will be a special dessert compliments of the club’s
treasury enhanced by funds
generated by sponsoring the
New England excursion.
Railroad Roundhouse is
sponsoring an art and theater
trip to Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City
in May 2013. On Wednesday,
Dec. 5, at 1:30 p.m., members
and friends are all invited to
a free presentation of this excursion in the Vista Room at
Hillside Clubhouse. There will
be a much shortened version
of the presentation at the club
meeting the next day.
The year-end program is a
film on the “World’s Greatest
Train Ride.” The video, featuring India, highlights extraordinary scenic beauty, historical
landmarks and many memorable points of interest around
every bend. Everyone is welcome if they follow all the directions above.
Yearly club dues are due at
this December meeting. They
are $15 per person or $20 per
household. Include the full
name of partner or spouse.
meeting or the club, call Ralf
Parton at 256-7078.
SIRS host Ladies Day Christmas lunch
The annual SIR Ladies Day
Christmas luncheon is held on
Tuesday, Dec. 4, at Del Valle
Clubhouse. Complimentary
cocktail hour and passed hors
d’oeuvres will be served at 11
a.m. The sit-down, full-course,
catered luncheon starts at
noon.
Entrees consist of a choice
of fresh grilled salmon in lemon dill butter or tri-tip medallions in bordelaise sauce. The
cost is $27.50 per person.
Entertainment is provided
by the 40-member Ashmolean
Singers under the direction of
Gordon Addison. A sing-along period is provided for the
SIR members and their guests.
Reservations are required.
Contact Phil Magen at 2566548 or Stu Bolinger at 9377988.
SIR is a retired men’s social
organization with no membership dues or assessments. The
SIR monthly luncheon meet-
ings, and interesting speakers, provide an opportunity
to maintain and enhance old
memberships and make new
acquaintances in Rossmoor.
The emphasis of the meetings is entirely centered on
promoting the general well-being, quality of life and dignity
and friendship within the SIR
membership.
Contact Don Egan at 9437870 or Bolinger at 937-7988
for membership information.
Red Hatters plan December luncheon
The Red Hat luncheon will
be on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 11:30
a.m. in the Fireside Room at
Gateway Clubhouse.
Two menu choices are offered at every luncheon. December’s choices are beef
burgundy or vegetable lasagna
and peppermint ice cream with
chocolate sauce. The cost is
$14 ($16 for guests).
Make checks payable to
Rossmoor Red Hatters and 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, Nov. 30.
The Rossmoor Community
Chorus will perform at the December luncheon.
Any Rossmoor woman
willing to wear a red hat is
welcome to join the Red Hat
group. Dues are $15 yearly. Mail dues check to Joyce
Towner, 2140 Cactus Court
No. 3 or leave in the box at
Gateway. New members will
be contacted by Queen Ruth
Koehler (930-9635).
Information about the
Rossmoor Red Hatters can be
found on the website, www.
rossmoorredhatters.net.
The Yiddish Club meets Monday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. in
Multipurpose Room 3 at Gateway.
After eight-plus years of organizing and leading the Yiddish Club, Nate and Jean Kraft are retiring to the Waterford.
They will continue to come to club meetings and participate.
Two very capable Yiddish speaking scholars will lead
the group. They will be announced at the meeting. They ask
for input from members for future meetings of interest in
the Yiddish language, which has evolved for the past 1,000
years.
Meetings are on the first and third Mondays of the month
at 7 p.m. in Multipurpose Room 3.
For information, call 296-0879 or 941-6392.
Ten disparaging myths
addressed by Atheists
Will meet Dec. 6 at Hillside
The Los Angeles Times once published an article by Sam Harris that responded to many attacks he had received because of
his declared atheism. That article serves as the basis for the next
meeting of the Atheists and Agnostics Group to be held Thursday,
Dec. 6, at 2 p.m. in the Las Trampas Room at Hillside Clubhouse.
Harris is the author of “The End of Faith.” The bestselling
book started what is called the New Atheism movement. The
book was triggered by the 9/11 attack and showed how religious
extremism of all kinds threatens civilization.
The derogatory responses and misconceptions about atheism
Harris received led him to write the Times article. Harris identifies 10 myths that believers seem to hold as regards to atheism.
Each of these myths will be discussed by the group and Harris’
short replies will be shown.
Also on the agenda is a discussion and vote on where the
group’s annual “empty the treasury” gift will be sent. In past
years, all of the funds were sent to Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. Possible recipients this year include
the Rossmoor Fund and the Freedom From Religion Foundation. 
Warm drinks and cookies are available at 1:30. Visitors are
welcome. For information call 933-3133.
Dogs are not allowed in any of
Rossmoor’s clubhouses unless
they are trained special-needs
pets, such as guide dogs.
Golden State Club’s holiday dinner
will be held Dec. 10 in the Sierra Room
The Golden State Club’s
holiday dinner will be on
Monday, Dec. 10, in the Sierra Room of Del Valle Clubhouse.
The social hour will begin
at 5 p.m. There will be a hosted bar. Hors d’oeuvres will include teriyaki meatballs, stuffed
mushrooms and assorted mini
quiches. Dinner is at 5:45.
Esther Williams is in
charge of decorations. Entertainment will feature the
Studio A dancers of Pleasant
Hill with youngsters dancing
ballet, jazz and tap.
Former Gov. Richard Pratt
and his wife, Kathryn, are in
charge of the dinner, catered
by Simple Elegance. The dinner is a choice of roast prime
rib of beef au jus with horseradish sauce, chicken cordon
bleu with béchamel sauce or
vegetarian spinach and ricotta cannelloni.
The menu also includes a
mixed green salad, roasted
red potatoes, peas and carrots
and lemon meringue pie for
dessert. Coffee and tea will
also be served.
The cost is $20 for members and $25 for guests. Tables may be reserved for
groups of eight. To reserve a
table, send all checks in one
envelope.
Send checks, payable to the
Golden State Club, to Cheryl
Walker, 5961 Autumnwood
Drive No. 1C, or leave them
in the club mailbox at Gateway. Be sure to note entrée
choice.
Early reservations are advised as seating will be limited. The reservation deadline
is Thursday, Nov. 29.
The club’s 2013 membership dues remain $10 per person. Send a separate check,
made payable to the Golden
State Club, to Sandra Hawkins at 2500 Ptarmigan Drive
No. 4 or place it in the club’s
mailbox. To be included in
the new roster, pay by Sunday, Jan. 1.
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(925) 962-3636
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Lafayette, 94549
Pre-need funeral arrangements available
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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
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News are a minimum of $12.50
for 30 words or less for nonresidents and $8 for residents.
Each additional word is 25¢.
Phone numbers are one word.
Discount rates available for
long-term ads. Payment must
be made at the time the ad is
placed.
Place classified ads at the News
office located at the Creekside
complex, or mail to 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.
5 Holiday Help
40 Miscellaneous
NEED “ELF HELP”? We can help
you: Decorate your home; shop,
wrap and ship gifts; address and
mail cards. Call “It’s Your Move
for Seniors”: Kathy, 925-788-0414;
Sheila, 925-586-3388.
NEED PERSONAL ASSISTANCE
to start the New Year right? Tailored to your needs, we provide
these services and so much more.
Bill-paying, 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, 510-848-6454.
10 Personals
I CAN LOWER YOUR household gas
expenses this winter. Visit my website jovengasesaver.joinambit.com
or call me at 925-451-4064.
INTERESTED IN LOSING weight?
I am 80 and on a fantastic health
program. I lost 10 pounds in 5
weeks and feel like 60. Good for
diabetics. Call Nadine at 949 8380.
40 Miscellaneous
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.
43 Resident
Seeking /Wanted
ROOMMATE WANTED 2 br./1 bath
Sequoia, view of Mt. Diablo. I am
friendly, honest, fun-loving and
out of town a lot. $985/month plus
share gas and electric. References, please. Diann at: postquicken@yahoo.com. Or 510-526-4721.
45 Transportation
“EXPERIENCED, PROFESSION AL 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.
“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.
DRIVING IN ROSSMOOR 14 years,
reliable. All airports, cruise lines,
doctors, shopping, Call Pat 925939 -7942, Cell 925 - 3 0 0 - 5225.
Thank you.
RETIRED GENTLEMAN available
for personal transportation needs.
Shopping, medical appointments,
errands, excursions as needed.
Door to door service allows you
to become mobile again. Call for
appointment. Tom James 925-6894246.
50 Autos For Sale
1993 WHITE LEXUS 400 in good
condition. 130K-plus miles. Looks
and runs good. $4,800. Call 925705-7205.
90 For Sale
UNIQUE GIFT BASKETS: Holiday
baskets at 10% off or order custom baskets. Local delivery at no
charge. Call for more information.
Judy 925-786-5950 and Maria 925787-2267.
GRE AT HOLIDAY GIF T for your
grandchildren. Beautiful Baldwin
Studio piano in walnut cabinet,
bench included. Great condition. In
Rossmoor. 20 years old. $1,000 or
best offer. Please call evenings at
530-758-1893.
ELEC TR I C SCOOTER by Palm er (palmerind.com or craigslist.
org), 13 mph, range 50 miles, 550
lbs. capacity, bench seat, used 3
hours, lockable storage, lights, mirrors, windshield, safety flag. Cost
$ 6,567. Asking $4,500. 925-6826120.
BR AND NEW POWER LIF T and
Recline Chair special order- Style
Cambridge- Size medium- color is
beige. Owner’s manual included.
Original price $898. Asking $800
or best offer. Call 925-285-0882.
100 Business Services
Beauty
HOLIDAY SPECIAL! New clients
only: Take a pedicure ($ 27) and
receive a free manicure a ($15) value. Call Shirlee 925-330-6614 at
Marie’s Beauty Salon at 1806 Tice
Valley Blvd. Walnut Creek.
MANICURE PEDICURE SERVICES
Relax in the comfort of your own
home. Professional, licensed manicurist would like to pamper your
fingers and toes. Gift certificates,
group discounts available. Sue
925-349-8616.
Carpet Cleaning
E XPER IENCED TUTOR teac hes
Spanish in Lafayette. All levels. Will
provide references upon request.
For more information, call Cristina:
925-283-0770 Email: ina26@comcast.net.
1995 BUICK LE SABRE: V8- Air conditioner, Fully automatic/adjustable
seats, mirrors, etc. Good condition.
Ser vice records available. One
owner. 64,375 miles. $3,200. Call
Ann 925-829-5971.
CA R PE T C L E A N I N G ; Fa s t a n d
professional service. Same-day
appointment available. Spot specialist. Low, low price. Sell new
carpet. Licensed. Call today 925383-1253.
43 Resident
Seeking /Wanted
1995 NISSAN Maxima Black, 62K
miles Excellent condition, well
maintained, one owner, Great value at $3,800. Call Bruce, 925-9457649.
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 925-6894660.
FURNITURE REFINISHERS I have
two dressers and two nightstands
whose tops need to be refinished.
Anyone out there that can do this
on site? 938-3252.
WANTED STAIRLIFT: Good condition. Require 9 steps, right-hand
lift. Please call Geraldine 9437705.
Miss the News? If your Rossmoor News was not delivered on
Wednesday, call 988-7800 between 8 a.m. and noon on Thursday.
Cell: 925.876-8422
Direct: 925-287-3348
Email: anitacox12@gmail.com
www.anitacox.net or visit www.rossmoorrealty.com
Realtor® DRE #01916133
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.
80 Carports &
Garages Wanted
Computers
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.
RESIDENT SEEKING to rent a parking space for a car in the Canyonwood Ct. area. Please call 3003719 any time.
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.
GAR AGE RENTAL DESIRED for
artist living at Rossmoor. Minimum
month to month required for special project. Please contact: Ginny
Mangrum 925-287-0158.
Tell the merchants on this
page that you saw their ad in
the Rossmoor News.
Computers
NEED COMPUTER HELP? Call Harry, 788-8006, 926-1081. Rossmoor
resident. 30 + years experience.
Computer repair, maintenance,
upgrade. Revive dead, speed up
computers. Data backup and recovery. Internet connectivity. Used
computer recycling and sales. Resolve virus, worm, spyware problems. Free computer performance
audit. Microsoft Access, Office,
brochure, flier creation. Training.
Inexpensive yearly maintenance
plans. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
COMPUTERS’ BEST FRIEND: Hardware and software trouble shooting
and repair. Internet and email problems resolved. Low cost tutoring
available. Help with Windows 8.
Low cost visits or telephone support. Excellent references. Www.
computersbestfriend.com. Cell:
510 -938-1881. Office: 925- 6823408.
LEARN TO EMAIL TODAY! Pleasant
and patient woman will teach clients: basics of email: sending, receiving, attachments (documents/
photos); Internet-use; Microsoft
Word; and basic computer-use.
$ 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/dr yer installation. Reasonable rates, no subcontractors.
I will do it all for you! Rossmoor
approved. Local and Rossmoor references. Contact: Scott Rich 925216-5694.
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. 925-2003132.
Electrical
LI C E N S ED ELEC 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.
Furniture
GEORGE’S FURNITURE REPAIR
Service. Antiques and high-end
furniture specialty. Refinishing and
caning. Formerly of Bonynge’s.
925-212-6149. No job too small.
FURNITURE AND CABINET Refinishing and repair in your home or at
my shop. Free pickup and delivery.
Call 925-779-1356 or also visit my
website: www.furniturefinish.com.
Doing business in Rossmoor for 20
years.
Handyman
If You Think This Might
be the Time to Buy or
Sell ... Call Marsha
Marsha Wehrenberg, Realtor ®
( 925 ) 787-7625
marsha@rossmoortoday.com
Helping Families in Transition with Care and Precision
“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.
Power outage?
Call PG&E
1-800-743-5002
Handyman
Paint/Wallpaper
CRANE’S HANDYMAN SERVICES,
LLC. “Your small project expert”
serving Rossmoor for nearly 10
years! Electrical, plumbing, furniture a s sem b ly, base b oar d s,
crown-molding and more! The only
handyman you’ll need ! Insured.
Business License 018239. Call David, 925-899-7975.
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.
PLUMBING- Experienced and reliable plumber to take care of all
your plumbing needs. Call Chris at
925-852-5157. Reasonable rates
and fast service. Rossmoor references. Have bar code.
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 Terr y at 925-2072504.
EXPERIENCED HANDYMAN, call
for all your repair needs. Electrical, plumbing, painting, tile, drywall
and more. 18 years experience.
Rossmoor references, licensed.
Call Richard and Patty, 925-9322773, Walnut Creek.
H A N DY M A N A N D CAR PE N T RY
Fencing, painting, tile, linoleum, remodeling, bathrooms and kitchens,
landscaping, plumbing, electrical,
cabinet refinishing. Pressure washing for driveways and patios. Also,
do window washing. Call Jaime,
925-639-0228, 925-671-2917.
HANDYMAN REPAIR SERVICES
Specializing in home electrical,
tile, painting, flooring, wall coverings, window cleaning and light
housekeeping. No job too small.
Rossmoor resident discounts. Call
Rick (Rossmoor resident) at 925639-8333.
Miscellaneous
HOME INVENTORY and Pet photography. Gift certificates available.
925-891-4764. maryleeinfo@aol.
com.
AUDIO CONVERSIONS Have music on LPs, 8 track tapes, cassette
tapes? I can convert them to CDs
or MP3s to stop loss of sound quality. Reasonable rates. Call Skip
(Rossmoor resident). 502-5283512.
Moving /Packing /Hauling
LEW’S 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.
BILL GARDNER’S PAINTING and
Wall Finishings. 25 years experience as a decorative painter. Faux
finishes and murals. Reliable and
c onsc ientiousness. Dozens of
Rossmoor references. Available
immediately, 925-642-8348.
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 set-up. Assist
with “specific time recording” of TV
programs and remote control problems. Call Tim, “The Video-Assist
Guy.” 925-837-6682.
Window Coverings
RON’S WINDOW COVERINGS
Blinds, drapes, valances, shutters and shades. Free in-home
consultation. Free personalized
installation. Quick reliable service. Serving Rossmoor for 25
years. Call 925-827-0946.
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 ser vice. Call
925-682-8389 today.
“PARADISE” ALL T YPES of fine
gardening. Yard shape-up and
maintenance. Trimming, pruning,
weeding, shrub removal, yard design, planting, patio containers.
Dependable, on time. Quality results! Call 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.
IT’S FALL CLEAN-UP and planting
time! Rossmoor expert, working
here for 20-plus years. I will give
your garden beds and patios a
beautiful facelift. Reliable vacation
watering too. Jane, 925-938-8256.
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 office 925-943-1620.
Window Cleaning
I BUY, SELL AND APPRAISE U.S.
and world coins and currency. 36year resident of Moraga will come
to your home upon request. Bruce
Berman, Moraga Numismatics.
PCGS and NGC Dealer. 925-2839205. www.sf-bay-area-collectorcoins.com, kingfisher.94556@yahoo.com.
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.
LAFAYETTE TAX SERVICE Income
tax preparation. Individuals, trusts
and small businesses. Enrolled
agent with Rossmoor references.
Appointments available in your
home. My mother is a Rossmoor
resident. Tim McClintick 925-2842924. www.laftax.com.
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.
NOTARY PUBLIC DICK HARROW
Rossmoor resident. I make house
calls and will come to your home.
20-plus years experience. Special
expertise in real estate documents.
Home: 925-891-4231, Cell: 510459-5770, basigningservice@yahoo.com.
Jennifer Krommenhoek
DRE# 00962371
925-989-1817
jenniferjk@sbcglobal.net
NEED HELP PACKING? For an hourly fee I will come to your home with
packing supplies for moving, storage, etc. Rossmoor references. To
schedule, call Nancy at 925-2168975 and vermy@comcast.net.
Music Lessons
MUSIC LESSONS IN ROSSMOOR!
Guitar, ukulele and songwriting
instructions taught by Rossmoor
resident at your home or local music store. 30 years teaching and
performing experience. All levels,
styles, and ages. Call Mark Benjamin (cell) 707-291-0368. References available.
110 Professional
Services
ROSSMOOR RESIDENT with 15
year s of appraisal experience
available for Real Estate Valuation
Appraisals in Rossmoor. Retrospective appraisals can be performed. Call Richard Hildebrand at
510-772-4346 for information.
CLEANING CLUTTERED CLOSETS
and cupboards. Give your home
an updated look inexpensively, by
professional interior designer. Feel
good about your manor. Rossmoor
references avail. Velaine Manion
925-672-3334.
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.
SUPPORT, INSPIRATION for your
health and well-being. Walking,
swimming, golf, massage, therapy, Yoga. Healthy meal prep, grocery shopping. Emotional support,
communication needs. Rossmoor
resident. UCB grad. 30 years experience. Karen 925-323-8061.
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
Caregiver s, Caro lyn 9 25 - 93 3 6475.
CARING CAREGIVERS - Over 10
years of vast experience providing
total patient care. We are 3 professional native Californians. 4-hour
minimum. Call Priscilla 925-3300192, Susan 925-788-9605, Betty
(not an agency) 925-274-3866.
HONEST AND RELIABLE CaregiverWill do personal care, cook, housekeeping, appointments and grocery
shop. Good references, negotiable
wages and friendly, loving care.
Part or full time. Lynn 925-4583379 or Sonia 925-367-8528.
29A
120 Seeking
Employment
Caregivers
SERVING ROSSMOOR FOR more
than 10 years. Honest and trusted
caregiver. Has a record of longterm client-caregiver relationship.
Also provides light housekeeping
and transpor tation to appointments. Licensed and bonded. Call
Elizabeth Sanchez of the Caring
Hand. 925-899-3976 or 510-3528041.
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.
BEST QUALITY CARE 28 years RN
experience. Excellent references.
25 years Rossmoor experience.
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.
CAREGIVER LOOKING FOR client.
I can help with errands, cleaning,
cooking, companionship and bathing assistance. $15/per hour with
4-hour minimum. I have references. Call Leesa at 925-708-8508.
INDEPENDENT ROSSMOOR experienced caregiver: full or part time.
Excellent Rossmoor references.
Efficient and can help with medication and diet. Reasonable rates.
Call 925-216 - 0757 or 925 -325 6677.
COMPASSIONATE CAREGIVER 15
years of experience providing patient care and light housekeeping.
References that can vouch for the
hard work I provide. Take you to
appointments, do your shopping,
errands and most importantly to
take care of you. CPR/AED-trained
and certified. Please call for pricing
and availability. Mayra Urbina- 925759-6183.
DEPENDABLE, COMPASSIONATE
and experienced caregiver that can
provide full supportive services
for seniors. I am a U.S. citizen.
CPR-certified and have excellent
references. Please call Gina at
925-594-2288.
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page 30A
Happy Holidays to our
Rossmoor Friends & Neighbors
It has been a real pleasure working
with all of our Buyers and Sellers and
we look forward to helping you with
all of your real estate needs in 2013!
The Alder at Eagle Ridge
540 High Eagle Court
Level in, serene wooded view, hardwood floors
2 bedrooms, plus den, 2 bathrooms, attached garage
Approx. 2008 sq. ft., Built in 1999
Offered at $875,000
51 MORAGA WAY • ORINDA, CA 94563 • 925-639-7970
30A
140 Wanted
120 Seeking Employment
Caregivers
A CAREGIVER FOR YOU: Bonded,
10 yrs. R.N. experience and 15 yrs.
Experience as a caregiver. Clean
DMV records. Good references.
Honest and compassionate. Will
assist with daily living, shopping,
errands, doctor’s appointments
and more. Call Emma, 925-3239051.
R E L I A B L E CA R E G I V E R , t r u s twor thy, errands, driving to ap pointments, cooking, cleaning,
bath, 7 year s ex p. wor k ing in
Rossmoor. No agency. Af ford able and will negotiate. Full time/
part time live in or out. Call Vickie
925-878-8188.
R.N. 30 YEARS OF experience. Affordable companionship, giving
medications, bathing, driving to
medical appointments, light housekeeping, cooking and pet care.
Kimberly 925-518-0514.
A F F O R DA B L E N O N - M E D I C A L
care. Honest, trusted and loving
caregivers. 15 yrs. Experience.
Will do shopping, cooking, light
housekeeping, bathing, showering.
Daily living activities. Live-in available. Elena, RN. 510-303-5317.
Message 510-537-0950, 925-9547532. Fully bonded.
CNA, CAREGIVER, Student nurse,
years of experience of taking care
of seniors, Alzheimer’s, Dementia
clients. Assistance with personal
hygiene, errands. Flexible hours
weekdays and weekends. Clean
criminal background. Call Elaine
510-541-5960.
CAREGIVER, COMPASSIONATE
with a sense of humor. Psychology background with nursing skills.
Degree: Holistic. Part time or 2
24-hour shifts. Call Carol 510-9789811.
KIND, RELIABLE, dependable caregiver or as private duty nurse with
more than 5 years experience.
Multiple previous employers as references. Dependable care, clean
DMV record, flexible, affordable
and highly professional. Call 415948-6550.
Housecleaning
“DUST- NO - MORE” Your house keeping solution. We cater to your
individual cleaning needs. Reliable, dependable, quality service
with Rossmoor references. Licensed and Bonded. Call Barbara,
925-228-9841.
“ELISA’S HOUSECLEANING” Over
20 years experience in Rossmoor
with many repeat clients. We’ll
clean your home back to tip-top
shape, from rooms to inside oven
and patio. Call 212-6831 or email
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.
130 Help Wanted
SEC/ADMIN ASSIST. for local CPA
office. Must be proficient in word
processing and have good people
skills. Part-time (full-time tax season). Email resume to gas4cpa@
aol.com or call 925 933-6920.
140 Wanted
I BUY ANTIQUES AND collectibles.
From pottery, lighting and glass,
thru silver, furniture, jewelry and
paintings. Estates are welcome
and conducted professionally. Free
phone evaluations. Call Mel at 925229-2775 or 925-228-8977 or Lydia
Knapp 925-932-3499.
COINS GOLD, SILVER BOUGHTE xperienced buyer of estates,
collections and accumulations of
American coins, foreign coins and
gold jewelry. Professional, courteous service. Rossmoor house calls
since 1978. Please call Joseph T.
Silva 925-372-8743.
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. 707-9961820.
ESTATE LIQUIDATION- Full-service
estate liquidation. Complete or partial household. Experts in antiques,
furniture and art. Trusted family
business for over 40 years. Call the
professionals at Hudson’s Estate
Liquidations. 510-645-5844. Free
assessment. Fully insured. License
2451174.
I BUY 1950S FURNITURE! Danish
modern, Widdicomb, Herman Miller, Knoll, Dunbar, etc. One piece or
entire estate! Highest prices paid.
$$$. Call Rick 510-219-9644. Fast,
courteous house calls.
ANTIQUES ; ALL OLDER ITEMS
wanted. Single items to entire estates. Full estate liquidation services. Highest prices paid. Paintings, silver, pot ter y, cameras,
watches, toys, jewelr y, photos,
glass, furniture, etc. Anything old.
Hauling services available. 925324-1522.
BUYING JEWELRY: Mexican / Indian silver, costume, rhinestone,
watches, sterling, purses. Monica
at Sundance Antiques, 2323 Boulevard Circle, Walnut Creek, 925930-6200. Anything old!
I BUY, SELL AND APPRAISE U.S.
and world coins and currency. 36year resident of Moraga will come
to your home upon request. Bruce
Berman, Moraga Numismatics.
PCGS and NGC Dealer. 925-2839205. www.sf-bay-area-collectorcoins.com, kingfisher.94556@yahoo.com.
150 Real Estate
For Sale
170 Real Estate
Wanted
EAGLES RIDGE LEVEL- IN Don’t
miss this Buckeye model with private setting and great views. 2 bed
+ den and 2 full baths, 1951 sq.
ft. +/-, attached garage and huge
closet. Updated and sparkling !
Newer appliances and carpet. Exquisite mural in dining area! Asking $800,000. Call Susan Kingsley
925-381-4693. Alain Pinel Realtors.
1-3 MONTHS THIS WINTER Starting time flexible. Furnished, bright
and sunny. Coming to California to
be with grandchildren. Nonsmoker. Previous Rossmoor renter. Call
anytime 415-336-3125.
BEAUTIFUL SETTING AND Close
to parking: Golden Gate model, no
stairs, washer/gas dryer, beautiful
laminate flooring and lovely window treatments. Really a wonderful
property and ready for you. Asking $220,000. Call Susan Kingsley,
925-381-4693, Alain Pinel Realtors.
SONOMA, 2 BED /1 BATH Pleasant outlook! Tile entry. Good, basic condition. Terrific potential !
Charming open deck. Central heat/
air. Golden Rain Road, Entry 14.
Asking $112,000. Call Betty Case,
Rossmoor Realty, 287-3347.
160 Real Estate
For Rent
All Rossmoor leases and
room rentals are invalid
unless approved by the
appropriate Mutual Board.
SELL YOUR ITEMS ON EBAY I will
pick up your items and sell. Experienced in antiques, vintage and
fine jewelry, designer items, sterling and china. Julie, daughter of
Rossmoor resident, EBAY registered trading assistant. 925-6834010 or email adreamcometrue@
pacbell.net.
149 Real Estate
Information
HOLIDAY AND SHORT-TERM rental
available. One bedroom unit with
hide-a-bed. Sleeps four and all set
up. $55 a night. Rossmoor resident
guests only. harwooddale@gmail.
com or 212-4883.
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.
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Don't forget to sign in at Rossmoor pools to let the Board
and Aquatics Committee know usage patterns for setting hours.
EXPANDED KENTFIELD
LONG-TERM LEASE: I’m a resident
of Rossmoor looking for a one bedroom and one bath, furnished or
unfurnished. Please call Terri at
925-253-1936 or email tk@pathwayspersonnel.com.
IMMEDIATE OCUPANCY Waterford
condo to rent or rent with option to
buy. Call Randy Pike 925-362-3475
or 757-580-5842.
175 VacationRental
IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE: 3 bdr/2
ba on upper Ptarmigan. Renovated
kitchen and baths, freshly painted.
Washer/dryer in unit. Window coverings and wall to wall carpet. Carport with storage. Very light. Private
patio in a very quiet setting at the
end of a lane. Minimum 6-month
lease. $2,000/month. Contact Ron
at 510-388-3238.
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.
LONG-TERM RENTAL: 1 or 2 bedrooms. Starting lease in Feb or
March. Single woman currently
living in Rossmoor. No pets, nonsmoker. Very responsible, great
references. Please call 925-9394401. Thanks.
IMMEDIATE RENTAL available for
6-month contract, 2 bedroom /1.5
bath, walk-in shower, single level,
partially furnished, Yosemite model. Great location, comfortable living ! $1,600 /mo. Call Rosemary,
707-548-0002.
170 Real Estate
Wanted
MENDOCINO OCEAN FRONT home!
Custom/dramatic. 3 bedrooms, 2
baths. Hot tub. One level. All amenities. Special Rossmoor resident
rates. Owner 925-947-3923 or 707964-2605 leave message.
180 Pets
TLC FOR CATS AND PLANTS Cats
are social animals; they miss you
when you are away. They need
TLC ser vice. 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.
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.
PET AND HOME WATCH: Retired,
local teacher available for livein home/pet care: walks, special
needs are fine. Also, included while
you’re away are a clean home,
laundry and a stocked refrigerator.
References. Dede 925-395-0738.
SHORT-TERM LEASE from December to March. Level entry, 2br/2ba,
must have W/D. Contact Helene
at 925-476-5494, 301-762-1211 or
hfcopies@verizon.net.
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.
LOOKING TO RENT 2 bedroom,
1 bath furnished, no steps, W/D,
central air, carport level in and
close, 6-month lease preferred,
Waterford optional. Please call
Mark 925-254-8841.
PAWS ‘N’ PURRS PET SERVICE
Loving attention for your pets. Dog
walking, cat care. Call Kathy 925932-0734 or Angela 925-933-5557.
Rossmoor residents with over 20
years experience. Rates start at $10.
AVA I L A B L E N OW !
2 bedroom 2 bath plus den
S
Serene setting, Level-in access-updated
OLD
$400,000
cash buyers need: Sierra or Cascade fast
close! 3rd floor Pinnacle Ridge with wrap deck
and two level-ins. PLEASE call
if you can help me.
28 years in real estate!
Thank you!
Barth
Debra
925-788-2104
DRE# 00895225
Spectacular, Completely Remodeled
Expanded Sequoia
Another beautiful Toupin remodel.
Pleasant views, close in. These SELL fast!
$279,500
“Call George for a preview showing”
gEORGE NAEGER
(925) 260-0723
g.naeger@comcast.net
DRE # 316088
EXCLUSIVE LISTINGS AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH ROSSMOOR REALTY
SEQUOIA WRAP – 2 bed, 1 bath co-op. VERY LIGHT & APPEALING
PROPERTY. Closed side wrap. Open deck. New carpet, fresh paint, mirrored
closet doors. Handsome ceramic tile in kitchen.Window over sink. Crown
molding. Many attractive upgrades............................................. $189,000
SOLD
SEQUOIA WRAP – 2 bed, 2 bath co-op. WALK TO GATEWAY! Full
enclosure features separate laundry room with WD. Granite counters &
skylight in kitchen. Skylight & walk-in closet in master bedroom. Lovely views
with Mt. Diablo in distance. Carport just steps away.
............................................................................................. $229,000
SOLD
CURRENT MLS LISTINGS - COOPERATIVES
2 BEDs, 1 BATH
SEQUOIA – LOVELY HILLSIDE ENTRY. Enclosed with dual pane windows. Corian SEQUOIA WRAP – WALK TO GATEWAY FROM THIS BEAUTIFUL HOME.
counters, 3 skylights, stall shower, W/D, New carpet, paint. Carport very close.
Updates throughout including custom paint, carpet & vinyl, granite counters,
.......................................................................................................... $195,000 refaced cabinets with designer pulls. Updated bath vanity, lights, faucet. Enclosed
balcony for extra space, side wrap open..............................................$210,000
SEQUOIA – LOVELY HOME, FRESHLY PAINTED offers modern kitchen with
skylight & microwave. Stall shower and
LDdryer in bath. Built-in book shelves
SOwasher
and mirrored closet doors in entry...................................................... $159,000
www.rossmoorrealty.com
CURRENT MLS LISTINGS - CONDOMINIUMS
Sue DiMaggio Adams
Nel Aguas
Betty Case
Patti Compton
Earl Corder
Jimmie Lee Cropper
Meg Crosby
Kathryn Davi-Cardinale
Anita Cox
Tom Donovan
Linda Fernbach
Rose Fox
Kay Frost
Barbara Guandalini
Bill Gray
Shanti Haydon
Karen Henson
Donna Hill
Dee Littrell
Janet McCardle
Mary Jane Madden
Marty Martinez
Peggy Martinez
Shirley Nankin
Carol Nelson
Evelyn Nielsen
Nicole Nielsen
Richard Nielsen
Robert Parrish
Tina Parrish
Valerie Petersen
Drew Plaisted
Connie Rogers
G. Frank Rogers
John Saunders
Marilyn Van Story
Nancie Straub
Walt Straub
Sonja Weaver
Lori Young
Chuck Lamb
Manager
925-287-3342
John Russell, Jr.,
BROKER
TAHOE – LIGHT FILLED WITH VIEWS FROM EVERY
ROOM. Spacious open deck. Freshly painted, new
carpet & vinyl. LR has vaulted ceilings & FP. Sunny
eat-in kitchen. Spacious Mstr suite w/dbl closets.
Garage & Carport! Charming tree lined entry close to
Gateway & Creekside...............................$432,500
2 BEDS, 1.5 BATH
2 BEDs, 2 BATHs
VILLA ENCANTO – SPACIOUS & GRACIOUS
lower home in prestigious entry. Offers double
attached garage with finished loft & staircase.
Expansive balcony with gorgeous oak tree views.
Upgraded kitchen with breakfast nook. Separate
den and formal dining room............. $650,000
SOLD
MIDDLETON – LIGHT & BRIGHT TOP FLOOR LOCATION. Near elevator, garage
parking space, beauty salon & south lobby......................................... $225,000
ROSEDOWN – PRISTINE TOP FLOOR HOME. Sunset views. Newer carpet &
vinyl. New stainless steel dishwasher and refrigerator. New sinks & faucets. Custom
valance in living room. Close to elevator to main lobby & dining.......... $210,000
WOODSIDE – ELEGANT HOME AT PINNACLE
RIDGE. New carpet. Turnkey! Spacious master
suite, custom windows, guest bedroom or office
with separate bath. High ceilings, wood burning
fireplace, large eat-in kitchen, laundry room.
.................................................... $349,000
2 BEDs, 2.5 BATHs
KENSINGTON AT DEVONSHIRE – SINGLE STORY, LEVEL-IN BEAUTY.
A spacious 2000+ sq.ft. home. Beautiful kitchen offers custom cabinets,
hardwd flrs, tile counters & backsplash. Large master suite features walkin closet w/organizers & private patio. Formal dining w/coffered ceiling &
recessed lighting. Separate laundry with W/D. Fully fenced flower filled patio.
2 car attached garage. Lots of guest parking. Walk to Del Valle pool & fitness
center. NEW PRICE!!............................................................... $1,075,000
Want Results? Talk to the Rossmoor Experts Today.
Call us today (925) 932-1162
1-800-980-7653 (SOLD) • www.rossmoorrealty.com
31A
32A
180 Pets
SMALL DOG SIT TING IN my
home. Retired registered nurse.
Rossmoor resident. Af fordable
rates, 925-947-0473.
NEED LOVING HOME for sweet 5
year old female cat. Scarlet is
healthy, has all shots and lives indoors/outdoors. Please call 415686-6361.
Legal Notices
Trustee Sale No. 11-12353 NOTICE OF
TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT
UNDER A NOTICE OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT DATED 06-21-2011. 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 12-05-2012 at 1:30 PM, ALLIED TRUSTEE SERVICES (Trustee) under
and pursuant to Notice of Delinquent Assessment, recorded 06-27-2011 as Instrument 2011-0126410-00 Book- - Page - - of
Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, CA, property
owned by: THOMAS E VAUGHNS JR AND
CHARLOTTE A VAUGHNS WILL SELL AT
PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE 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: AT THE COURT ST. ENTRANCE TO THE
COUNTY COURTHOUSE 725 COURT ST.,
(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: A.P.N.: 213-771-0691 The street address and other common
designation, if any, of the real property
described above is purported to be: 100
REFLECTIONS DRIVE #11, SAN RAMON,
CA 94583 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. The estimated total
amount of the unpaid balance at the time of
the initial publication of the Notice of Sale
is $14,750.48. PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD
SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.
The claimant, REFLECTIONS MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATION 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 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 714-573-1965,
or visit this Internet Web site www.priorityposting.com for information, using the file
number assigned to this case: 11-12353.
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
Legal Notices
to attend the scheduled sale. DATE: October
19, 2012 ALLIED TRUSTEE SERVICES NICOLE THORNSBERRY, Authorized Signature
FOR SALES INFORMATION, CALL (714)
573-1965 ALLIED TRUSTEE SERVICES 990
RESERVE DRIVE, SUITE 208 ROSEVILLE,
CA 95678 (877) 282-4991 P1000230 11/14,
11/21, 11/28/2012
Legal RN 5203
Publish Nov. 14, 21 and 28, 2012
Trustee Sale No. : 20120159902618 Title
Order No.: 120281175 FHA/VA/PMI No.:
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN
DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED
11/20/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION
TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY
BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED
AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE
PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD
CONTACT A LAWYER. NDEX WEST, LLC, as
duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant
to Deed of Trust Recorded on 11/30/2007
as Instrument No. 2007-0326524-00 of
official records in the office of the County
Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, State
of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: DOLORES C
ROSE, 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). DATE OF SALE: 12/11/2012 TIME
OF SALE: 1:30 PM PLACE OF SALE: AT
THE COURT STREET ENTRANCE TO THE
COUNTY COURTHOUSE AT 725 COURT
STREET, (CORNER OF MAIN AND COURT
STREE T S), MARTINEZ, CA. STREE T
ADDRESS and other common designation,
if any, of the real property described above
is purported to be: 1835 WEAVER LANE,
WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA 94598
APN#: 145-042-012-8 The undersigned
Trustee disclaims any liability for any
incorrectness of the street address
and other common designation, if any ,
shown herein. Said sale will be made, but
without covenant or warranty, expressed
or implied, regarding title, possession,
or encumbrances, to pay the remaining
principal sum of the note(s) secured by
said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon,
as provided in said note(s), advances,
under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees,
charges and expenses of the Trustee and
of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.
The total amount of the unpaid balance of
the obligation secured by the property to
be sold and reasonable estimated costs,
expenses and advances at the time of the
initial publication of the Notice of Sale is
$964,658.04. The beneficiary under said
Deed of Trust heretofore executed and
delivered to the undersigned a written
Declaration of Default and Demand for
Sale , and a written Notice of Default and
Election to Sell. The undersigned caused
said Notice of Default and Election to Sell
to be recorded in the county where the real
property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL
BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on
this property lien, you should understand
that there are risks involved in bidding at
a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a
lien, not on the property itself. Placing the
highest bid at a trustee auction does not
automatically entitle you to free and clear
ownership of the property. You should also
be aware that the lien being auctioned off
may be a junior lien. If you are the highest
bidder at the auction, you are or may be
responsible for paying off all liens senior
to the lien being auctioned off, before you
can receive clear title to the property. You
are encouraged to investigate the existence,
priority, and size of outstanding liens that
may exist on this property by contacting the
county recorder ‘s office or a title insurance
company, either of which may charge you
a fee for this information. If you consult
either of these resources, you should
be aware that the same lender may hold
more than one mortgage or deed of trust
on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY
OWNER: The sale date shown on this
notice of sale may be postponed one or
more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary,
trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section
2924g of the California Civil Code. The law
requires that information about trustee sale
postponements be made available to you
and to the public, as a courtesy to those
not present at the sale. If you wish to learn
whether your sale date has been postponed,
and, if applicable, the rescheduled time
and date for the sale of this property, you
may call 916-939-0772 for information
regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this
Internet Web site www.nationwideposting.
com for information regarding the sale
of this property, using the file number
assigned to this case 20120159902618.
Information about postponements that
are very short in duration or that occur
close in time to the scheduled sale may not
immediately be reflected in the telephone
information or on the Internet Web site.
The best way to verify postponement
information is to attend the scheduled
sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION
PLEASE CALL: NATIONWIDE POSTING
& PUBLICATION A DIVISION OF FIRST
AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY
5005 WINDPLAY DRIVE, SUITE 1 EL
DORADO HILLS, CA 95762-9334 916-9390772 www.nationwideposting.com NDEx
West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT
A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
NDEx West, L.L.C. as Trustee Dated:
11/12/2012 NPP0210199 ROSSMOOR
NEWS 11/21/2012, 11/28/2012, 12/05/2012
Legal RN 5305
Publish Nov. 21, 28 and Dec. 5, 2012
Trustee Sale No.: 20120134001414 Title
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE
IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST,
DATED 9/7/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE
ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT
MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU
NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE
OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU
SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDEX
WEST, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under
and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded
on 09/15/2005 as Instrument No. 20050352029-00 of official records in the office
of the County Recorder of Contra Costa
County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED
BY: JENNIFER A MOFFATT, 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
OF SALE: 09:00 AM PLACE OF SALE:
Hilton Concord Hotel, 1970 Diamond
Boulevard Concord, CA 94520 STREET
if any, of the real property described
above is purported to be: 2562 WALNUT
BOULEVARD UNIT 79 , WALNUT CREEK,
CA 94596 APN#: 179-280-079-7 The
undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability
for any incorrectness of the street address
and other common designation, if any ,
Sale, and a written Notice of Default and
county recorder’s office or a title insurance
Internet Web site www.auction.com for
information regarding the sale of this
property, using the file number assigned
to this case 20120134001414. Information
about postponements that are very short
in duration or that occur close in time to
the scheduled sale may not immediately be
reflected in the telephone information or on
the Internet Web site. The best way to verify
postponement information is to attend
the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE
INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AUCTION.
COM, LLC ONE MAUCHLY IRVINE, CA 92618
800-280-2832 www.auction.com NDEx
West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A
DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NDEx West,
L.L.C. as Trustee Dated: 11/5/2012 P998994
11/21, 11/28, 12/05/2012
Legal RN 5306
Trustee Sale No. 742997CA Loan No.
1024109776 Title Order No. 100460227-CAMAI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE
IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST
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 12/14/2012 at 01:30 PM, CALIFORNIA
RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly
appointed Trustee under and pursuant to
Deed of Trust Recorded 07/05/2007, Book
, Page , Instrument 2007-0193055-00, of
official records in the Office of the Recorder
of Contra Costa Count y, California,
execu ted by: S A R A GHOR B A NI A N,
A S I N G L E W O M A N A S H ER S OL E
AND SEPARTE PROPERTY, as Trustor,
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION
SYSTEMS, INC., (MERS), SOLELY AS
NOMINEE FOR LENDER,THE MORTGAGE
DEPOT, INC , IT’S SUCCESSORS AND
ASSIGNS, 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
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: 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:
$980,929.79 (estimated) Street address
and other common designation of the real
property: 245 FALLVIEW STREET , SAN
RAMON, CA 94583-4469 APN Number:
213-713-038-7 The undersigned Trustee
disclaims any liability for any incorrectness
of the street address and other common
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 cont acted 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: 11/14/2012 CALIFORNIA
RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, as Trustee
Maria Mayorga, Assistant Secretar y
California Reconveyance Company 9200
Oakdale Avenue Mail Stop: CA2-4379
Chatsworth, CA 91311 800-892-6902
CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY
IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION
OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE. For Sales Information: www.
lpsasap.com or 1-714-730-2727 www.
priorityposting.com or 1-714-573-1965
www.auction.com or 1-800-280-2832
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
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
and date for the sale of this property, this
information can be obtained from one of
the following three 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
Internet Web site www.priorityposting.com
(Click on the link for “Advanced Search” to
search for sale information), or auction.
com at 1-800-280-2832 or visit the Internet
Web site www.auction.com, 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
or on the Internet Web site. The best way
to verify postponement information is to
attend the scheduled sale. P999444 11/21,
11/28, 12/05/2012
Legal RN 5307
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CLERK
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
Martinez, CA 94553-0135
FILED: Nov. 6, 2012
C. Ocasio, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. F-0007019-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following persons are doing
business as: Sundance Antiques, 2323
Boulevard Circle, Walnut Creek, CA
94595, Contra Costa County.
1)Monica Adler
1281 McDonald Drive
Pinole, CA 94564
and
2) Garrison Traver
1281 McDonald Drive
Pinole, CA 94564
Business conducted by: a Husband
and Wife.
The registrant(s) commenced to
transact business under the fictitious
business name listed above on 11/3/12.
s/Monica Adler
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 5309
Publish Nov. 21, 28, Dec. 5 and 12, 2012
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: Oct. 29, 2012
L. Barajas, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. F-0006808-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: Jeremiah's Home Health
Care, 1455 Grove Way, Concord, CA
Jeremiah Stevens
1455 Grove Way,
Concord, CA 94519
Business conducted by: an Individual.
business name listed above.
s/Jeremiah Stevens
Costa County, on date indicated by
file stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 5310
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33A
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34A
Legal Notices
T.S. No.: 11- 42403 TSG Order No.:
110180738-CA-MSI A.P.N.: 268-181001-2 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED
OF TRUST DATED 8/11/2005. UNLESS
YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR
PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC
SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION
OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT
A L AW YER. On 12/11/2012 at 01:30
PM, Old Republic Default Management
Services, a Division of Old Republic
National Title Insurance Company as
duly appointed Trustee pursuant to the
Deed of Trust, Recorded 08/23/2005
as Instrument No. 2005-0317982-00 in
book --, page -- of Official Records in the
office of the Recorder of Contra Costa
County, California, executed by: MITRA
MISAGHI, A MARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor,
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION
SYSTEMS, INC. as Beneficiary. WILL SELL
AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST
BIDDER FOR CASH (payable in full at
time of sale 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, savings
association, or savings bank specified in
section 5102 of the Financial Code and
authorized to do business in this state).
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 conveyed to and
now held by it under said Deed of Trust in
the property situated in said County and
state, and as more fully described in the
above referenced Deed of Trust. The street
address and other common designation, if
any, of the real property described above
is purported to be: 107 MORAGA WAY
, ORINDA, CA 94563 The undersigned
incorrectness of the street address and
other common designation, if any, shown
herein. Said sale will be made in an “AS
IS” condition, but without covenant or
warranty, expressed or implied, regarding
title, possession, or encumbrances, to
pay the remaining principal sum of the
note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust,
with interest thereon, as provided in said
note(s), advances, if any, under the terms
of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees,
of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust,
to-wit: $810,399.12 (Estimated). Accrued
interest and additional advances, if any,
will increase this figure prior to sale. It
is possible that at the time of sale the
opening bid may be less than the total
indebtedness due. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL
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
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 1142403. Information about postponements
that are very short in duration or that occur
sale. The Declaration pursuant to California
Civil Code, Section 2923.5(a) was fulfilled
when the Notice of Default was recorded
on 11/4/2011 Date: 11/9/2012 Old Republic
Default Management Services, A Division
of Old Republic National Title Insurance
Company, as Trustee 500 City Parkway
West, Suite 200, Orange, CA 92868-2913
(866) 263-5802 For Sale Information
Contact: Priority Posting and Publishing
(714) 573-1965 Tony Delgado, Trustee
Sale Officer “We are attempting to collect
a debt, and any information we obtain will
be used for that purpose.” P1001311 11/21,
11/28, 12/05/2012
Legal RN 5308
Trustee Sale No. 257591CA Loan No.
3013088210 Title Order No. 1108424
IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST
DATED 12-14-2006. 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 12-19-2012 at 01:30 PM, CALIFORNIA
RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly
appointed Trustee under and pursuant
to Deed of Trust Recorded 12-22-2006,
Book N/A, Page N/A, Instrument 20060408430-00, of official records in the
Office of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA
County, California, executed by: JORGE
MANCHENO, AN UNMARRIED 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
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:
$1,639,979.22 (estimated) Street address
and other common designation of the real
property: 83 DONALD DRIVE ORINDA,
CA 94563 APN Number: 270-450-010
The undersigned Trustee disclaims any
liability for any incorrectness of the street
address and other common 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:
11-26-2012 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE
COMPANY, as Trustee DEREK WEAR-RENEE,
ASSISTANT SECRETARY CALIFORNIA
RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT
California Reconveyance Company 9200
Oakdale Avenue Mail Stop: CA2-4379
Chatsworth, CA 91311 800-892-6902 For
Sales Information: www.lpsasap.com or
1-714-730-2727 www.priorityposting.com
or 1-714-573-1965 www.auction.com or
1-800-280-2832 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL
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, this information can be
obtained from one of the following three
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 Internet Web site
www.priorityposting.com (Click on the
link for “Advanced Search” to search
for sale information), or auction.com at
1-800-280-2832 or visit the Internet Web
site www.auction.com, 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
or on the Internet Web site. The best way
to verify postponement information is to
attend the scheduled sale. P1000576 11/28,
12/5, 12/12/2012
Legal RN 5311
Publish Nov. 28, Dec. 5 and 12, 2012
Trustee Sale No. : 20120187407409 Title
IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST,
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. BARRETT
DAFFIN FRAPPIER, TREDER & WEISS, as
duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant
to Deed of Trust Recorded on 09/16/2010
as Instrument No. 2010-0196781-00 of
official records in the office of the County
Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, State
of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: TOBY A
SALK, 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
OF SALE: 1:30 PM PLACE OF SALE: AT
THE COURT STREET ENTRANCE TO THE
COUNTY COURTHOUSE AT 725 COURT
STREET, (CORNER OF MAIN AND COURT
STREE TS), MARTINE Z, CA. STREE T
if any, of the real property described above
is purported to be: 2521 OVERLOOK DRIVE,
WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA 94597
APN#: 174-080-044-4 The undersigned
incorrectness of the street address and
other common designation, if any ,
Sale , and a written Notice of Default and
county recorder ‘s office or a title insurance
Internet Web site www.nationwideposting.
com for information regarding the sale
of this property, using the file number
assigned to this case 20120187407409.
Information about postponements that
are very short in duration or that occur
sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION
PLEASE CALL: NATIONWIDE POSTING
& PUBLICATION A DIVISION OF FIRST
AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY
5005 WINDPLAY DRIVE, SUITE 1 EL
DORADO HILLS, CA 95762-9334 916939-0772 www.nationwideposting.com
BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER
& WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT
BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER &
WEISS, LLP as Trustee Dated: 11/16/2012
N P P 0 2 1 0 3 12 R O S S M O O R N E W S
11/28/2012, 12/05/2012, 12/12/2012
Calle La Montana, Moraga, CA 94556,
Legal RN 5312
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
J. Barton, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. F-0006836-00
s/Madeline Anita Higgins
stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 5300
Publish Nov. 14, 21, 28, and Dec. 5, 2012
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: Safe Home, 140 Gregory
Lane #170, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523,
Cary Kennerley
257 Blue Ridge
Martinez, CA 94553
s/Cary Kennerley
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 5294
Publish Nov. 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2012
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. F-0006762-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: Call Track, 1136 Saranap
Ave. #K, Walnut Creek, CA 94595,
Bassad Inc.
1136 Saranap Ave.
California
Business conducted by: a General
Partnership, a Corporation.
s/Arial Baleli, CEO
Stephen L. Weir, County Clerk
Legal RN 5295
Publish Nov. 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2012
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
Teresa Guzman, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. F-0006688-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: DAS CONSULTING, 111
Dmitriy A. Sukhov
111 Calle La Montana
Moraga, CA 94556
business name listed above on 10-24-12.
s/Dmitriy A. Sukhov
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 5297
Publish Nov. 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2012
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: Nov. 2, 2012
L. Barajas, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. F-0006946-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following persons are doing business as: Traveling Notarial Services,
1686 San Miguel Drive, Walnut Creek,
CA 94596, Contra Costa County.
Madeline Anita Higgins
1686 San Miguel Drive
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: Nov. 5, 2012
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. F-0006996-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: 1.) Just Hair Clinic, 2.)
American Hairline Techniques, 2425
East Street, Suite 19, Concord, CA
Mike Epstein
2425 East Street
Concord, CA 94520
Marc Epstein
2425 East Street
Concord, CA 94520
Business conducted by: Co-Partners.
business name listed above on 11/5/12.
s/Mike Epstein
stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 5302
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Rossmoor News
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The Rossmoor News is delivered every Wednesday evening. If
you have not received your copy
of the News by Thursday morning
or if your paper was mis-thrown
or wet, call the News office at
988-7800 before noon on Thursday. The missed or wet papers
are delivered Thursday afternoon
only. Carrier staff is not available
to deliver papers after that time.
If the News is not informed about
carriers’ mistakes, we cannot get
them corrected.
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Two bedrooms, 1 bath. Enjoy the serenity in this neat
and clean model with rich hardwood flooring. Movein ready. ................................................... $130,000.
SINGLE ROW GOLDEN GATE
Coming soon. Two-bedroom, 1-bath. Park-like setting. Walk to Gateway. Price to be announced.
PENDING
SUNNY GOLDEN GATE MODEL
Close to Gateway Clubhouse. End unit close to
carport with tiled atrium, Pergo entry and kitchen
flooring. Newer kitchen counters and dishwasher. .
....................................................... $189,000.
PRIVATE WOODED SETTING
This 2 bedroom, 1-bath Kentfield has newer carpet.
Open deck looks out to private wooded setting.
Close to carport. ................................... $130,000.
DEL MONTE CO-OP
One-bedroom, 1-bath upper corner unit.
Bright and sunny. Carport nearby. Crown
moulding and plantation shutters.......$89,900.
UNIQUE, HIGHLY UPDATED SEQUOIA
A Hanson remodel. Kitchen with new appliances,
new cabinets and granite counters. Two full baths.
Enclosed wrap-around deck. Two bedrooms and
2 baths. A quiet, serene setting with views of hills
and trees. A must see!............................ $262,000.
SEQUOIA MODEL WITH MT. DIABLO VIEW
Nicely located upper 2-bedroom 1-bath boasts fresh
paint, neutral carpets, skylight in bath and white
kitchen with dishwasher and microwave. L-shaped
living room-dining room for easy furniture arranging. Lush front area. Carport is very close to unit.
Offer for ................................................ $130,000.
PENDING
Santa will
visit our office
December 1!
We will also have
a Toys for Tots
collection in
our office.
CLAREMONT –GREAT SHAPE
Two bedrooms, one bath. Original unit, light and
bright with open balcony with some great patio views
of the golf course and our gold California hills. Close
to carport and laundry facilities. ...............$119,500.
OUTSIDE ROSSMOOR
Condominiums
FANTASTIC VIEWS
Spacious and beautiful Villa Loma model. Approximately 1,768 square feet. Three bedrooms,
2 baths and a finished loft. High ceilings, sunny and bright. Fireplace, formal dining room.
Attached garage plus carport. Two balconies with
great views. ...........................................$579,000.
PENDING
HOTTEST PRICED CONDO IN ROSSMOOR
This Mariposa has 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. Nicely appointed with vaulted ceiling, master suite, updated
kitchen and golf course view from the veranda. Two
parking places and close to clubhouses. Qualify for
FHA reverse mortgage. .......................... $299,999.
PENDING
Maureen
Dunbar
Manager 285-1962
Urcil Commons
708-2937
Patrice Jensen
989-2010
Vito LoGrasso
360-9143
PENDING
PENDING
Debra Barth
788-2104
Loc Barnes
639-9594
Lynne Crowell
322-3616
DON’T MISS THIS BEAUTIFUL WESTCHESTER
Renovated by Sattler’s Construction. Granite
counters, tile, crown moulding, beautiful fireplace,
double-pane windows, enclosed patio, great views.
Garage and carport. ................................. $529,000.
SIERRA MODEL FOR ALL SEASONS!
This condo offers open views and includes an enclosed patio, a newer furnace, updated kitchen and
bath, crown mouldings, high beam ceilings, fireplace,
inside laundry room and much more. .........$399,000.
SANTA CLARA MODEL
Three bedrooms and 2 baths. Level in and single
story. Lawn setting with beautiful trees.
..............................................................$360,000.
George Detre
360-7531
Lee Lyons
683-4374
Dave Caron
708-6034
Bernadette Dugan
683-7957
Jeanette Evans
Suzanne Masella
788-5693
408-5172
TRULY MAJESTIC!!!
High above shoreline on Mendocino coast. Stunning river and ocean views. Soaring open structure,
ceilings and picture windows. In-floor heating. Fully
contained studio. ......................................$1,200,000.
MAXWELL PARK OAKLAND
Very close to college and schools. Updated kitchen.
View from the back of the house. Hardwood floors
under carpets. Large basement. .................$390,000.
WOW! CONCORD HOME
This 4-bedroom, 2-bath home has a “great” room
with 2 fireplaces, flagstone floors, wine bar and
more. ........................................................ $414,950.
DANVILLE HOME
Three bedroom plus office and 2 baths. Single level
townhouse in gated Danville community. This home
exudes charm! Claw-footed tub, chandeliers and more.
End unit, attached garage and mature trees.
...................................................................$599,000.
Deb Carter
352-4441
Christine Folger
200-2032
Sheron McCormick
323-9966
Jackie & Michael Gerry
209-5140
Pam Roming
997-9981
Sue Choe
212-2605
Walt Hanson
938-5162
Faye Ann Silva
457-9231
Tammy Choi
510-962-2623
Yvonne Jakovleski
457-7229
Mae Wandell
336-1291
Call Better Homes and Gardens/Mason McDuffie (925) 937-6050
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How to Contact Elected Officials
The following are federal,
state and local elected officials
and how to contact them by
phone, mail and e-mail.
President of the United States
Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, D.C. 20500
Phone: 202-456-1414
Fax: 202-456-2461
E-mail: president@
whitehouse.gov
Website: www.whitehouse.gov
112 Hart Senate Office Building
Phone: 202-224-3553
Fax: 202-228-1338
California office:
1700 Montgomery St. Suite 240
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: 415-403-0100
Fax: 415-956-6701
E-mail through the website: boxer.senate.gov
United States Senator
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat)
331 Hart Senate Office Building
Phone: 202-224-3841
Fax: 202-228-3954
United States Senator
Barbara Boxer (Democrat)
California office:
One Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: 415-393-0707
Fax: 415-393-0710
E-mail through the website: Feinstein.senate.gov
House of Representatives
Congressman
John Garamendi
Democrat 10th District
2459 Rayburn HOB
Phone: 202-225-1880
Fax: 202-225-5914
District office:
1981 N. Broadway, St. 220
Phone: 925-932-8899
Fax: 925-932-8159
E-mail: garamendi.house.gov
Governor
Jerry Brown
State Capitol, Suite 1173
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-445-2841
Fax: 916-558-3160
e-mail through the website: http://gov.ca.gov
State Senate
Mark DeSaulnier
State Capitol Room 2054
Phone: 916-651-4007
District office:
1350 Treat Blvd. Ste. 240
Phone: 925-942-6082
Website: http://dist07.casen.govoffice.com/
State Assembly
Joan Buchanan
P. O. Box 942849
Phone: 916-319-2015
Fax: 916-319-2115
Website: http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a15/
Legal Notices
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: Nov. 5, 2012
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. F-0006996-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: Grammy and Girls, 1305
Singingwood Ct., #7, Walnut Creek, CA
Pamela Janet Armstrong
1305 Singingwood Ct., #7
s/Pamela Janet Armstrong
stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 5301
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: Nov. 16, 2012
J. Odegaard, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. F-0007205-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: LureFans USA LLC, 21001
San Ramon Valley Blvd. #4U, Ste. 193,
San Ramon, CA 94583, Contra Costa
County.
LureFans USA LLC
21001 San Ramon Valley Blvd. #4U,
Ste. 193
San Ramon, CA 94583
Business conducted by: a Limited
Liability Company.
The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business
name listed above.
s/Grant Olguin, Managing Member
stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 5313
Publish Nov. 28, Dec. 5, 12 and 19, 2012
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
J. Parangan, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. F-0007300-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following persons are doing business as: Muir Specialty Pharmacy, 1479
Ygnacio Valley Road Ste. 101, Walnut
Creek, CA 94598, Contra Costa County.
OneRxPress, Inc.
945 Chesterfield Lane
Danville, CA 94506
Business conducted by: a Corporation.
The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business
name listed above.
s/Vinh Nguyen, President
This statement was filed with Ste-
phen L. Weir, County Clerk of Contra
file stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 5314
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
M. Barajas, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. F-0007268-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: 1) Danville Foursquare
Church and 2) East Bay Foursquare,
2615 Camino Tassajara, Danville, CA
International Church of the Foursquare Chapel
1910 W. Sunset Blvd. Ste. 200
Los Angeles, CA 90026-0176
Business conducted by: a Corporation.
business name listed above on Sept.1,
1997..
s/Sterling Brackett, Vice-President,
COO , Secretary
file stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 5315
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: Nov. 2, 2012
M. Barajas, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. F-0006956-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following persons are doing business as: Paradise Gardens Care Home,
LLC, 3201 Greenhills Drive, Lafayette,
CA 94549, Contra Costa County.
Paradise Gardens Care Home, LLC
3201 Greenhills Drive,
Lafayette, CA 94549
Business conducted by: a Limited
Liability Corporation.
business name listed above on Nov.2,
2012.
s/Michael Lising, Manager
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 5316
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555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
FILED: Nov. 9, 2012
Contra Costa County
FILE NO. F-0007080-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
business as: Alcocer Antiques, 3536
Herman Drive, Lafayette, CA 94549,
Maria Inmaculada Alcocer
3536 Herman Drive
Lafayette, CA 94549
s/Maria Inmaculada Alcocer
stamp.
Stephen L. Weir,
County Clerk
Legal RN 5304
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Mutual Maintenance
FROM THE MUTUAL OPERATIONS DIVISION
For service, call 988-7650
Order Desk email: workorder@rossmoor.com
Schedule through Dec. 5
landscape ENTRY MAINTENANCE:
Mutuals 1-4: Winter maintenance pre-emergent weed control,
leaf cleanup and v-ditch cleanout.
landscape ENTRY MAINTENANCE:
INDEPENDENT MUTUALS:
Monday: Mutuals 22, 28, 30 and 61
Tuesday: Mutuals 5, 8, 29, 48,59, 65 and 68.
Wednesday: Mutuals 5 and 8.
Thursday: Mutuals 5, 28, 30 and 65
Friday: Mutuals 8, 29, 48, 56 and 59
TREE MAINTENANCE: Bldg. clearance by Waraner Bros.
December: TWCM, Projects 53, 54, 55 and 64.
PEST CONTROL: Call 988-7640 for service order.
LAWN MAINTENANCE: Mow monthly, fertilize with urea.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING: To report exterior walkway carport
lighting problems, call Mutual Operations at 988-7650.
TRASH AND RECYCLING PROBLEMS: 988-7640.
For an explanation of maintenance services,
call Tess Molina at 988-7637.
FOR ASSISTANCE REGARDING
THE FOLLOWING, CALL:
Billing inquiries and information..................... 988-7637
Building and manor repairs:
interior/exterior............................................... 988-7650
Bus information............................................... 988-7670
Dial-a-Bus........................................................ 988-7676
Landscape maintenance and pest control......... 988-7640
Manor alterations and resales........................... 988-7660
FWCM = First Mutual SWCM= Second Mutual
TWCM = Third Mutual 4WCM = Fourth Mutual
BUSINESS SERVICES
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workers who advertise in
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Rossmoor References
lic# 356488
WALLY RUEDRICH
671-2721
INTERIORS
Since
1946
935-3836
3291 Mt. Diablo Court • Lafayette, CA 94549
(Between Hungry Hunter & Park Hotel)
Lic. #177588
INTERIORS
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Luminette® Privacy Sheers Duette® Honeycomb Shades • Bedspreads
Shutters (Indoor & Outdoor) • Outdoor Basswood Blinds
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DRAPERIES, SHUTTERS & UPHOLSTERY
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Public Safety in Rossmoor
Securitas is Rossmoor’s security service provider. Securitas provides 24-hour
service, seven days a week inside Rossmoor’s gate. The service includes entrance control at the main gate, motorized patrol of the community, assistance
by emergency medical technicians, response to nonemergency requests, protection from solicitors and traffic control.
In addition, the Securitas staff handles the gate access ID tags and identification card operation at the offices at Creekside. Residents and their families can
obtain ID tags at the Securitas office Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. Be sure to bring driver’s license, car registration and a Rossmoor ID.
ID cards can be obtained in the Securitas office Monday through Friday, 9
a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
TUB & TILE
INTERIORS
RESURFACING
• Recoloring • Chip Repairs • Non-Skid Bottoms
• Bathtubs • Sinks • Tile • Shower
• Countertops • Repairs • Tub Front Cutouts
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Open 10-6 Mon.-Sat. & 12-5 Sun.
The Rossmoor website is full of information. Check it out at www.rossmoor.com
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CONSTRUCTION
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Showroom Hours:
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Kevin Comerford
Founder,
Chief Client Officer
925-681-1776
2170 Commerce Ave., Ste. A, Concord, CA
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Service Champions has
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To get the current news on Rossmoor events, tune in to TV Channel 28.
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Service expertise you can take comfort in.
Turn to your expert Carrier dealer
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• All Types Flooring, Paint, Acoustic Ceiling
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Reasonably Priced and Reliable
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925-381-3668
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Section B includes Sports • Club News • Health • Calendar • TV Guide
SPORTS
Trails Club hikes adjust
for changes in weather
By Diane Hinds
Club correspondent
Cooler weather is changing
some hike destinations as the
Rossmoor Trails Club continues to explore parks and open
space throughout the East Bay.
Hike leaders are thinking about
mud as they plan their favorite
winter hikes.
New member info
The club offers a variety of
hikes every Wednesday and
Saturday, and a walk around
the golf course each Monday
morning when the course is
normally closed to golfers.
Hikers are divided into four
groups. Generally, Amblers hike
three to five miles at a moderate
pace with up to a 500 foot elevation gain. Ramblers hike five to
seven miles. Trekkers hike six to
eight miles. Scramblers hike six
to nine miles. Each succeeding
group may hike areas with more
elevation gain, or at a bit faster
pace.
Club members voted at a
recent meeting to close the
membership at 350 hikers. Interested Rossmoor residents
may call and submit an application, which will be held until an
opening occurs.
The annual enrollment is
currently under way and it is
expected that openings will
occur as some members decide
not to reenroll.
Call Linda Ritz at 360-6512
for membership and new hiker information and required
forms. Trail descriptions, the
monthly hike schedule, club
events, photos and more are at
www.rossmoortrailsclub.weebly.com.
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 to arrange
car pools to the trailhead; departure is at 9 a.m.
Bring cash to share gas costs
with the driver. Most trips are
$2 to $6 based on the round-trip
distance (and occasional park
fees). Bring lunch to eat on the
trail. Hikers are usually back by
2 to 3 p.m.; some hikes return
later and the leader will advise
in advance. No pets are allowed.
Bay Area weather is unpredictable, so dress in layers and
be prepared for heat, wind and
rain. Wear comfortable hiking
boots and bring lots of water,
hiking poles and sun protection.
All hike destinations are
weather-dependent, but leaders will be ready to take hikers
somewhere else if the scheduled hike is rained out or too
muddy.
December destinations
Saturday, Dec. 1: Amblers, Cheryl Buchta, to be
determined; Ramblers, Marvin  Schulman, Tiburon Ridge;
Trekkers, Charlene Liu and
Wayne Emrich, Sunol regional wilderness; and Scramblers,
leader and hike to be selected
at the meeting place
Wednesday, Dec. 5: Amblers, Brian Healy, Mount
Diablo; Ramblers, Pat Trappani,
6-mile hike to Castle Rock Regional Park; Trekkers, Arlene
Pitman, Rossmoor secret places;
and Scramblers, Larry Prudhomme, to be announced
Saturday, Dec. 8: Amblers, Barbara Wackett, Lafayette-Moraga Trail to Saint
Mary’s College; Ramblers, Harriet Schwartz, Marin; Trekkers,
Mietek Boduszinski, Nike Peak,
El Sobrante; and Scramblers,
Tony Watkin, to be announced
Wednesday, Dec. 12: Amblers, Jim Hartnett, Tilden
Park, weather permitting; Ramblers, Alice La Dove, Tilden
Park; Trekkers, Don Geahry,
Briones from Orinda trailhead;
and Scramblers, Ingrid Wood,
Macedo Ranch to Rock City,
approximately 9 miles
Saturday, Dec. 15: Amblers, Earl Sawyer, King Canyon Reservoir; Ramblers, Hamid Kasmai, Shell Ridge; Trekkers, Zev Luria, Briones; and
Scramblers, Tony Smith, local
hills to Lafayette via Stanley
Dollar Drive
Wednesday, Dec. 19: Amblers, Merylin Lovett, Shell
Ridge, weather permitting and
Ramblers, Trekkers and Scramblers, Erin Oberly will lead her
annual San Francisco Christmas walk of the city
Saturday, Dec. 22: Amblers, Charlotte Katz, Iron
Horse Trail; Ramblers, Mady
Schubarth, Lime Ridge; Trekkers, Gessica Johnston, Don
Edwards Preserve, Coyote
Hills; and Scramblers, Ta-hsia
Kuo, Lime Ridge, 7.5-miles
Wednesday, Dec. 26: Amblers, Marian Herndon, West
Ridge, short hike, little climb
ending at Herndon’s for cookies
and cider; Ramblers, Jay Francis,  Mt. Diablo; Trekkers, Barbara Hakala, Morgan Territory;
and Scramblers, Burt Rodgers,
to be announced
Saturday, Dec. 29: Amblers, Frank Giuliano, San
Francisco at your feet: Embarcadero, Fisherman’s Wharf,
North Beach, Chinatown and
Financial District; Ramblers,
Mady Schubarth, Las Trampas; Trekkers, Dick Pierce, Mt.
Diablo from Juniper to the top,
return via Summit and Juniper
trails; and Scramblers, George
Potter, to be announced
Golfers take on first Short Game Championship
Al Campassi, left, takes a shot, while Dickey Nitta, right, cheers him on.
News photos by Mike DiCarlo
Jim Pingatore
On a recent warm November
afternoon, more than 60 golfers competed for fun and thrills
at the first annual Short Game
Championship.
Using the new practice area
located near Creekside Clubhouse, Director of Golf Mark
Heptig designed a nine-hole
course with holes ranging from
15 to 32 yards. Total yardage
was just over 200 yards and the
par was 27. Here are results:
Men’s red tees, par 27: first,
Don Terry, 21, $8; second, Won
Woo, 22, $6; third, Al Campassi, 23, $3.50; third, Tony Watkins, 23, $3.50; and fourth, Pete
Sarna, 24, $2.
Women’s red tees, par 27:
first, Pil Choo, 25, $8; second,
Irma Epstein, 28, $4.50; second,
Agnes Shin, 28, $4.50; third,
Inge Bjorsnsen, 29, $2; third,
Peggy Yamada, 29, $2; and
third, Sarah Beuhrer, 29, $2.
Women’s yellow tees, par 27:
first, Mary Lou Delpeche, 28,
$8; second, Judy Fletcher, 30,
$6; third, Barbara Welch, 31,
$3.
Hole in ones: No. 1, Won
Woo; No. 4 Al Compassi; and
No. 5, Phil Choo and Mary Lou
Delpeche.
Taking part in the recent Short Game Championship are, from
left, Pete Sarna, Bob Bailey and Clair Weenig.
Short Game Championship participants are, from left, Grace
Nitta and Claudia Terry.
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Terry Dawkins gets the green jacket at RMGC awards dinner
Other players, board member honored
Major trophy champions
for 2012 were honored and
new officers voted on and installed at the Rossmoor Men’s
Golf Club annual meeting on
Nov. 12.
The new board members
are: Chuck Moran (president), John McDonnell (past
president), Ralph Kelmon,
Bob Armsby, Terry Dawkins
and Bart Moore.
Recognition of outgoing
board members, along with
presentation of plaques and
gift certificates, were presented by McDonnell. Dick
Walsh, Ken Hensley and Jerry Severance were further
recognized for their service
to the board.
Engraved trophies were
presented to: Richard Fuller,
Director Cup; Jae Shin and
John Lee, better ball of partners; Curtis Mitchell, match
play; and Dawkins, stroke play.
Mitchell, last year’s stroke
play champion, assisted in the
green jacket presentation to
Dawkins.
Both Mitchell and Dawkins
were also awarded commemorative crystal in recognition of
their winning the club’s major
championships.
Current and past champions of the Men’s Golf Club, from left,
Gary Beckman; Terry Dawkins, stroke play 2012; Hal Diesem;
Stan Newman; and Curtis Mitchell, match play champion 2012
President Chuck Moran, left, presents a plaque to outgoing
board member Ken Hensley.
RMGC holiday dinner
Table Tennis Club will hold its
dance open to all golfers holiday party Saturday at Gateway
The Rossmoor Men’s Golf Club (RMGC) invites all of the
Rossmoor golf clubs and their guests to its annual holiday dinner
dance on Saturday, Dec. 8, at Del Valle Clubhouse.
The evening will begin with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres being served between 5 and 6. A sit-down dinner will begin at 6.
The menu will consist of traditional roast turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, vegetables, winter salad, dessert
and coffee. Wine will be at the table.
Music for the evening will be provided by Jack Pollard and his
Party of Two.
The cost for dinner is $25 per person. Sign-up envelopes are in
the Pro Shop. Those wishing to sit together (up to a table of eight)
should put all names and money in one envelope.
Entry and cancellation deadline is Sunday, Dec. 2.
For information, contact John McDonnell at 954-8188.
The Rossmoor Table Tennis
Club holiday party will be on
Saturday, Dec. 1, in the Fireside Room at Gateway.
The evening will start with
a social hour at 5 followed by
dinner at 5:45.
The entrée choices for the
catered dinner are chicken cordon bleu, filet of sole or vegetarian lasagna.
There will be comedy and
festive singing by The What
Four? men’s quartet, headed by
club member Roger Hadlich.
Tickets are $24 per person.
Reservations checks may be
sent to Laura Lattin, social director, at 867 Terra California
Drive No. 2 or placed in the
club mailbox at Gateway. Be
sure to note the entree choice.
Reservations must be made
by Wednesday, Nov. 28, and
early booking is recommended. (There can be no cancellations after this date.)
This is also the time to renew membership of $15 per
person or $25 per couple.
Membership checks should
also be sent to Lattin.
For information, call 9323753.
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Len Boone, tournament director, has announced that the
traditional November/December in-house tournament will
be rescheduled to January.
The tournament date will be
picked once the new availability times are available.
The club has players at all
levels. Instruction is available.
A new facility is under construction at Hillside.
club, contact Mable Chew,
membership and roster chairwoman, at 935-7664.
Trails Club
holds party
The Trails Club’s holiday
party dinner with entertainment will be held in the Fireside
Room at Gateway Clubhouse on
Thursday, Dec. 13, at 5:30 p.m.
This year will be the 45th
year of members celebrating the
holiday season. Chairwoman
Carol Edlund has arranged for a
sit-down catered dinner that offers three entree choices: chicken marsala, beef burgundy or a
vegetarian option, and wines.
Appetizers and drinks will be
served during the social hour.
Trails Club members donate
a new unwrapped toy for a child
under age 12. The U.S. Marine
Corps Toys for Tots will deliver
the gifts to needy children.
Entertainment will be “Le
Divertissement des Dames,”
with songs by Harmony and
dancing by the Rossmoor’s
Steppers.
The cost is $30 per member,
$35 per guest. Checks made out
to Rossmoor Trails Club with
entree choices should be mailed
to Carol Edlund, 2748 Tice
Creek Drive No. 2, by Monday,
Dec. 10.
For information, contact Edlund at 937-3469.
BRIDGE BITES
RTC announces new slate of officers
FROM THE AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE
By Dave Kern
Club correspondent
The Devil’s Coup
By Brian Gunnell
You could play a lifetime
of bridge without pulling off
a Devil’s Coup, but it’s worth
a look purely for its entertainment value.
NORTH
♠AT4
♥Q954
♦KJ96
♣A7
WEST
EAST
♠J73
♠Q8
♥A872
♥JT 6 3
♦T82
♦753
♣Q54
♣J632
DECLARER
♠K9652
♥K
♦AQ4
♣KT98
It looks like partner has
overbid again because you
find yourself in the dreadful
contract of 6 ♠. West cashes
the ♥A at Trick 1 and now the
success of your slam depends
upon losing no trump tricks,
missing QJ873. The chances
of one defender holding QJ
doubleton are pretty remote
(8 percent, actually) and you
can do better by not drawing
trumps.
At Trick 2, you ruff the
Heart continuation, cash
three Diamonds (ending in
Dummy), ruff another Heart,
cash ♣A and ♣K, and ruff a
Club, reaching this position,
The Rossmoor Tennis Club
(RTC) held its general membership meeting Nov. 19 and
named three new board members for three-year terms: Mark
Patterson, Susanne Eldridge
and Bill Sederowitz. The officers for 2013 were also named:
Pauline Hanley will repeat as
president; Dick Nomington
will be vice president; Christie
Maxwill will handle treasurer duties for another year; and
Susanne Eldridge is the new
secretary.
The terms of the new officers and board members will
begin in January. The club
thanks the three retiring board
members, Barbara Blum,
Mary Kay McClure, and Peter
Scully for their years of hard
work and sustained service.
Holiday dinner party
The RTC will hold its annual holiday dinner party on Saturday, Dec. 15, in the Fireside
Room. There will be an open
bar and appetizers served at
5:30 p.m. with dinner to follow
at 6:30.
Club member Gloria McBeth will lead a sing-along,
and at 7:30, the Berkeley High
School Jazz Band will play
music for listening and dancing.
The event is priced at $25
per person and the reservation
deadline is Wednesday, Dec.
5. Club members are encour-
with the lead in Dummy:
♠J73
♥7
♦
♣
♠AT
♥Q
♦9
♣
♠Q8
♥J
♦
♣J
♠K96
♥
♦
♣T
Do you see how to win the
rest of the tricks? Sure you
do! You ruff Dummy’s ♥Q
(even though it is a winner!)
and, when the ♣T is led, the
defense is toast. If West ruffs
low then Dummy overruffs
and you score the last two
tricks with the ♠A and ♠K … if
West ruffs high then Dummy
overruffs and there is now a
finesse position against East’s
Queen! Devilish indeed!
To bring off this small miracle, West’s distribution had to be
precisely 3=4=3=3 or 3=5=3=2
and he had to hold one of the
missing Spade honors. We don’t
know if that offers better odds
than the aforementioned 8 percent, but we are sure that bringing off the Devil’s Coup is so
much more fun!
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more about the fascinating game of bridge or email
marketing@acbl.org.
Domino winners announced, tip offered
Beginners welcome Saturday mornings at Gateway
The domino winners for
Nov. 19 were: Betty Costa
329, Ann Shaddle 324, Kent
Croswell 320, Sally Lowry
316; Curt Gunn 307 and Karl
Nemanic 306.
The domino winners for
Nov. 17 were: Connie Mitchell 333, Joe Blyskal 333, Pat
Quartro 324 and Scott Grenfell 324.
Kent Croswell’s
tip of the week
In attempting to “score
out” of a draw of multiple
tiles, the ideal is to score
enough points more than
the opponents, to offset the
points yielded at the end of
the hand. If enough tiles have
been drawn, there will almost
always be a way to score on
each turn.
Determine what needs to
be added (preferred) or subtracted from the board count
in order to score, calculate
what dominoes would do and
then look to see if one is in
hand.
Twice weekly meetings
The Domino Club meets
regularly twice a week.
Experienced players meet
on Monday evenings in the
Oak Room at Gateway Clubhouse. Participants should
plan to arrive at 6:30 as play
begins promptly at 6:45.
Beginners or rusty players
meet Saturdays at 10 a.m. in
Multipurpose Room 2 at Gateway. This is an opportunity to
learn and practice the rules
and etiquette of dominoes.
The club plays the game of
Five-Up. Because the player
can use all of the doubles to
play from, it is a faster, higher-scoring game than the other Fives versions. Play is with
partners, but it is not neces-
sary to bring a partner.
Five games (with a 28-minute time limit per game) are
played each session. A player is
awarded one point every time
he makes a play that results in
the open ends of the tiles in
play adding up to an amount
divisible by 5. (One point is
awarded for each multiple of 5;
for example, 5 equals 1 point
and 10 equals 2 points.)
A player also earns points
from the total dominoes left
in the opponents’ hands when
“dominoing” or playing the
last domino in a player’s hand
before the other players.
Multiple hands are played
to reach a game total of 60
points and five games are
played for a potential score
of 300 or better.
Everyone is welcome to
play and learn about dominoes.
Call it in
See something that
doesn’t seem right? Witness
a person or persons behaving suspiciously? Call the
police.
The Walnut Creek Police
Department encourages residents to make those calls.
The number is 943-5844.
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RTC President Pauline Hanley, left, addressed the general membership meeting. Sitting with her are, from left, retiring club
Secretary Mary Kay McClure and Vice President Barbara Blum.
New RTC board members for 2013 are, from left, Mark Patterson, Susanne Eldridge and Bill Sederowitz.
aged to attend and submit their
reservation forms, sent by email
to most club members, as soon
as possible.
For information, call Joyce
Niebur at 891-4219.
The club’s Sunshine Com-
mittee chairwoman Nancy McConnell asks that club members
notify her of the sickness or
illness of club members so she
can mail them an appropriate
greeting or get-well card. She
can be reached at 945-1504.
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 Nov. 21
problem was 1.Qd8 Rxd8 2.f8/Q
check Rxf8 3.Rxf8 mate.
This week, another problem
is offered to tease the mind,
white to mate in three. The answer will be included in next
week’s column.
Players at all levels are welcome in the Chess Room, located on the first floor in the back
corner at the Dollar Clubhouse,
on Fridays, Saturdays and Sun-
days 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.
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HEALTH & FITNESS
Counseling Corner
The Therapeutic Value
of Laughter
By Ann Pagliaro
Rossmoor social worker
“Laughter is inner jogging” – Norman Cousins
Everyone knows laughter makes you feel good. But is
it also healthy? Laughter just might be the best medicine.
Studies show that developing a sense of humor is as good for
your health as it is for your state of mind. Laughing stimulates your heart and respiratory rate, increases blood flow,
and exercises most major muscle groups – all similar to the
benefits of exercise. A few minutes of deep belly laughing
may be the equivalent of a few minutes on one of the exercise machines at the Fitness Center. Laughter also stimulates
the immune system, making you less vulnerable to colds, flu
and other diseases.
In addition to being physically healthy, laughter is good
for your mind, relationships and spirit. Laughter stimulates
creative thinking and enhances problem solving ability, relieves anxiety, hostility and other uncomfortable emotions
and increases your sense of being able to solve problems
or gain control over a difficult situation. Robert Provine,
Ph.D., a neuroscientist, concludes in his book “Laughter:
A Scientific Investigation” (Penguin Books) that the ability
of laughter to diffuse anger and anxiety, and to establish or
restore a positive emotional climate and sense of connection,
can pave the way to intimacy. Laughter creates a sense of
joy, hope and optimism.
So why aren’t we laughing more? Research shows that
laughter declines as we age. Babies develop the ability to
laugh at around four months of age. A kindergartner laughs
up to 400 times a day. By the time we reach adulthood,
laughter dwindles down to less than 15 times a day. Men
laugh significantly less than women, and elders laugh significantly less than younger adults.
Laughter is free, non-fattening, non-taxable, anti-aging,
enjoyable and helps you get a better night’s sleep. What could
be better? Here’s a few ways to get back on the laugh track:
Bring humor into your conversation; ask others about the
funniest thing that has happened to them today, or this week.
Watch funny old sitcoms; Norman Cousins cured himself
of a debilitating disease this way (“Anatomy of An Illness,”
1979).
Laughter is contagious; hang out with those fun, playful
people you see all over Rossmoor.
Think there’s nothing to laugh about? The Laughter Yoga
people would agree with you, but they laugh anyway. Try
Laughter Yoga at several senior centers nearby.
Get some very funny Loretta LaRoche videos; the best is
“The Joy of Stress.”
Join Counseling Services’ Stress Management Group,
which has a section on laughter. You can reach Counseling
Services at 988-7750.
Movement and breath is the focus for
Tibetan yoga relaxation class Saturday
The next Tibetan yoga class
will focus on movement and
breath with Dave Abercrombie of the Nyingma Institute
in Berkeley. The class will be
held on Saturday, Dec. 1, from
10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Shasta
Room at Del Valle Clubhouse.
Abercrombie is an entrepreneur and computer programmer who has studied the Nyingma teachings for more than
six years and taught enthusiastically in Rossmoor for three.
The class on Saturday, Dec.
15, will be given by Donna Morton on “Relaxing Into
Openness.”
Tibetan yoga classes are offered twice a month on Saturdays. Yoga practice helps to increase energy and zest for life.
Gentle movement exercises can
restore vitality as they release
physical and emotional tension.
This work provides a strong
foundation for meditation.
Practice at home between
sessions is encouraged.
The class fee is $10 per
class. To register and for information, call Endy Stark
at 938-4681. Beginners are
welcome at any time and all
Rossmoor residents and guests
are welcome.
Beyond Eyes will meet at Del Valle
Dec. 9, will be entertained by Grace Notes
Rossmoor’s womens’ barbershop chorus, the Grace
Notes, will entertain at Beyond Eyes’ holiday meeting
on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 2 p.m.
at Del Valle Clubhouse. Hannah Felder will tell the story
of Hanukkah. Wanda King,
pianist, usually accompanies Janyce Gerber in a few
songs.
The nine-year-old Grace
Notes have a repertoire of
songs in the barbershop style.
At holiday time, they include
a few carols.
The chorus meets weekly
through the auspices of the
Acalanes Adult Center. Members meet Tuesdays from 9:30
to 11:30 a.m. in Multipurpose
Room 1 at Gateway. Delores
Mendenhall is the director.
For information, call her at
934-1096.
Beyond Eyes is a club for
the sight impaired, their family and friends. All are welcome and no reservations
are necessary. Dues are $5
a year. Refreshments are always served. Sighted persons
are needed to assist with the
club.
For information, call Dorothy Henson at 935-6494.
Vegan Club plans a potluck dinner
The Vegan Club will meet for
its monthly vegan potluck dinner on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 6
p.m. in Multipurpose Room 3 at
Gateway.
Each person should bring a
vegan dish to serve six to eight
people and their own plate, cup
and silverware. Dishes should
not contain meat or any animal
products, including dairy and
eggs. Beverages are also welcome.
The Vegan Club meets on the
first Wednesday of each month
to share a meal and to exchange
ideas for healthy vegan recipes.
The club welcomes anyone
who is interested in exploring
vegan eating to come sample an
array of vegan dishes.
Membership in the Vegan
Club is $10 a year. Guests pay $2
per meal and this fee can apply
toward membership.
For information, call Indira
Krisnappa at 932-1128.
Even those with physical limitations
can find a yoga class to fit their needs
The Rossmoor Fitness Center offers a variety of yoga
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.
MONDAY
Flexible Yoga
Time and place: 5 to 6 p.m.
in the Shasta Room at Del
Valle Clubhouse
Instructor: Barbara Bureker.
Fees: $6 per class. Drop-ins
welcome at $7 per class.
TUESDAY
Gentle Yoga
Time and place: 11 a.m. to
noon in the Shasta Room at
Del Valle Clubhouse.
Instructor: Sarah Harvey.
Call 510- 639-4568 for information.
Fees: $8 per class or $30 per
month for four classes.
Drop-ins welcome.
Stretch Yoga
Rotary welcomes governor
Rossmoor Rotary Club will
host the district governor of
Rotary District 5160, Laura
Day, on Wednesday, Dec. 5.
Day plans to attend a meeting of every club in the district,
which includes clubs from
Berkeley to Weed.
Her project is Kenya
Smiles, which will bring dental professionals to Kenya to
teach children about dental
care.
Rossmoor Rotary meets in
at 11:30 a.m. for the social
hour. Lunch and the business
meeting begin at noon. The
program will begin at 1 p.m.
Lunch is $14.
For information, call Nancy
Flautt at 943-1522.
Lions hear Mare Island history
The Lions Club will hear about Mare Island and its history
at its luncheon meeting on Thursday, Dec. 6. The speaker will
be Christopher Panton, a volunteer guide with Mare Island
Historic Foundation. He has lived in Rossmoor for three years.
Panton was born and raised in Aldershot, England – the
home of the British Army. He came to the United States, accompanied by his new wife, in 1963 to take up a one-year National Science Foundation post-doctoral fellowship at UC Davis.
He joined Shell, Emeryville, as a research chemist and later
shifted to business management in New York, Houston and
San Ramon. He then switched to Chevron, San Francisco, in
1977 and retired in 1996.
Panton and his wife fell in love with Mare Island when they
attended the 2001 Pacific Flyway Festival.
Guests are invited to join members at 11:30 a.m. for lunch
in the Diablo Room at Hillside Clubhouse or come just for the
presentation at 12:30 p.m.
For membership information, call Chuck Shaddle, membership chairman, at 256-0664.
Duplicate Bridge
Tuesday, Nov.13
Section A
N/S 1. A. Johnson/T. Johnson
2. D. Barker/E. Beltran 3. A. Petersen/G. White 4.P. Taylor/K.
Young
E/W 1. M. Suchman/O. Edor
2. B. LaCour/R. Lehman 3. M.
Stuart/J. Burnson 4. G. Karoly/N.
Filler
Section B
N/S 1. B. Atkins/N. Donaldson
2. R. Bollinger/J. Moreau 3. J. Autrey/V. Mills 4. C. Evans/B. Evans
E/W 1. A. Long/R. Long 2.
S. Teta/E. Kautzi 3. E. Matsui/F.
Yoshida 4. E. Lang/J. Kadner
Wednesday, Nov. 14
Section A
N/S 1. A. Petersen/V. Petersen 2. M. Newman/C. Warner 3. P.
Wimer/P. Williams 4. J. Taylor/K.
Bernard
E/W 1. L. Daley/J. Erickson 2.
D. Terris/D. Barker 3. B. Price/M.
Suchman 4. M. Stoops/B. LaCour
Thursday, Nov. 15
Section A
N/S 1. J. Gosnell/M. Gosnell 2.
J. Zayac/R. Smith 3. J. Francis/F.
Gomes 4. A. Mattox/L. Chien
E/W 1. M. Humphrey/L. Humphrey 2. A. Petersen/C. Warner 3.
L. Farrell/A. Hollingsworth 4. M.
Russell/S. Eltringham
Saturday, Nov. 17
Section A
N/S 1. B. Felder/L. Grawoig
2. D. Terris/E. Beltran 3. P. Krock/M. Russell 4. A. Murray/J.
Guillen
E/W 1. C. Warner/G. Robinson
2. A. Gronner/D. Sherr 3. V. Petersen/M. Koch 4. J. Francis/M.
Schubarth
Monday, Nov. 19
Section A
N/S 1. R. Herrick/J. Francis 2. B. Felder/F. Howard 3. H.
Schick/N. Rosenberg 4. A. Petersen/V. Petersen
E/W 1. M.Koch/Z. Cooper
2. L.D. Kriens/K. Miller 3 R.
Flink/B. LaCour 4. G. Karoly/R.
Lehman
Section B
N/S 1. D. Christiansen/D.
Thompson 2. P. Kujachich/J. Taylor 3. J. Francis/F. Gomes 4. P. Tolins/A. Dreshfield
E/W 1. A. Eastman/J. Burnson
2. A. Donaldson/B.J. Smith 3. L.
Clemens/M.Kessler 4. J. Chenevey/J. Chenevey
Section C
N/S 1. B. Mantel/J. Cohen 2.
H. Sabin/F. Block 3. J. Bechtel/S.
Wi k m a n 4. R . Bol l i nge r/ J.
Moreau
E/W 1. J. Johnston/M.
Schubarth 2. M. Powell/M. Sabol
3. K. Hammond/J. Kadner 4. Rehfisch/C. Tilton
For additional information, see
posted results or go to http://julialowe.bridgeforyou.com.
Partnership Bridge
On Nov. 6 at partnership
bridge, the scores were: Bob and
Alli Jornlin 4380 with a small
slam in hearts, Fran Barry/Carolyn Nelson 3370, Elizabeth
Moise/Naomi Filler 3130 with a
small slam in spades, Anne Riley/Helen Dailey 2810 and Sara
Spence/Ian Harris 2720 with a
small slam in spades. Low score
was 2720.
For Information, call Helen
Dailey at 934-1902 or Carolyn
Nelson at 256-0144.
On Nov. 20, 38 persons played
partnership bridge in the Oak
Room at Gateway. Nilda Smyth/
Dorothy Durr topped the winners
with 3610 points.
Other winners were: Brucie
and Duncan Carter 3590, including a small slam in hearts;
Vicki LaBatt / Mary Keeler
3490; Barbara Murphy/Carolyn
Nelson 3430, including a small
slam in clubs; Bob and Alli
Jornlin 3310; John and Dolores
Clark 3160; and Sara Spence/
Ian Harris 2830. Low score was
1280.
Directors Dolores and John
Clark managed the game. For information, call Dolores Clark at
947-1767.
5B
RMUG holds its last focus session
of the year and makes it holiday event
The Rossmoor Mac Users Group (RMUG) final focus session of the year will
be in the Delta Room at Del
Valle on Monday, Dec. 3, at
9:30 a.m. This will be a holiday get-together and a question-and-answer session for
attendees. There will be cookies made by RMUG members
for the occasion, with coffee
and tea available.
This will be the opportunity to discuss the unsolved
mysteries of confused Mac
users. “Mr. and Mrs. Santa”
have a basket for questions
and there will be a drawing,
one by one, as questions and
answers unfold.
The next focus session will
be in January.
RMUG does not collect
dues but accepts donations
at the focus sessions and for
home visits. To keep up to
date on RMUG activities,
visit rossmoormacusers.org
website. Call Dian Overly to
arrange for home visits, 9456055, or Jennifer Langan at
280-0081, for information.
Winter term
The new Acalanes Adult
Education Center, 1963 Tice
Valley Blvd., is now open and
ready for classes. The winter
term will begin in the new
building.
Mac students will attend
John Gilmore’s classes in
room 110, where Wi-Fi is now
available.
The schedule is as follows:
Mac Workshop: Different
subjects presented each week,
with questions and answers
from attendees. The list of
topics will be given out at first
meeting. Thursdays, Jan. 10
to March 14, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Cost is $72 for seniors.
Beginning Mac: This is a
fundamental class on the use
of the Apple computer.
Tuesdays, Jan. 8 through
March 12, 9 to 11 a.m. Cost is
$72 for seniors.
Introduction to Digital
Photography: The focus of
this class is Apple’s iPhoto
application and how to download and use personal photos
in different ways. Tuesdays,
Jan. 8 to March 12, 11:15 a.m.
to 1:15 p.m. Cost is $72 for seniors.
New: Learn to use Mac
applications: Students will be
guided through five categories
of programs: word processing,
the Internet, Mail, Address
book and Calendars as well as
iPhoto. Students should have a
good working understanding
of the Mac. Tuesdays, Jan. 8
to March 12, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
New: (five-week course) Introduction to Apple iPhone:
How to get the most out of the
Apple iPhone. Thursdays Jan
10 to Feb. 7, 9 to 11 a.m. Cost is
$40 for seniors.
New: (five-week course)
Introduction to iPad: This
class goes into how to get the
most from the popular Apple
iPad. Tuesdays, Feb. 14 to
March 14, 9 to 11 a.m. Cost is
$40 for seniors.
Intermediate Mac: Students should have completed Beginning Mac Class or
be familiar with Mac basics.
Thursdays, Jan. 10 to March
14, 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Mac Lab: Students from
all classes are encouraged
to enroll in this supervised,
hands-on opportunity to practice new skills. Fridays, Jan.
11 to March 15, 9 to 11 a.m.
New: Evening iPad class,
given by instructor Ladan
Amin, who has previously
taught computers at Las Lomas High School. Thursdays,
Jan. 10 to March 15, 4:30 to
6:30 p.m. The cost is $82 for
seniors.
Contact the school directly by calling 280-3980 ext.
8001, or visit www.acalanes.
k12.ca.us/adulted and choose
computer classes for the Mac.
Register now to ensure a place
in the classes.
Second Tuesday Lunch Group fêtes holidays
The Second Tuesday Luncheon Group will have a holiday theme at its meeting on
Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the Dollar Clubhouse. The social hour
begins at 11:30 a.m. Luncheon
will be served at noon.
The menu includes a salad
of greens, turkey with all the
trimmings and pumpkin pie
for dessert.
Chairwomen for this event
are Betty Adams, Pat Zentner
and Betty Walker.
The $15 cost includes wine
and sparkling cider. For reservations, call Adams at 9791728. A reminder, if a reservation is made, a meal is ordered
so the reservation must be paid.
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.
Hatha, stretch, strength yoga classes set
Continued from page 4B
Time and place: 5 to 6 p.m.
at the Fitness Center at Del
Valle
Instructor: Barbara Bureker,
yoga instructor for 35 years.
Fees: $7 for drop-ins or $6 for
weekly commitment.
WEDNESDAY
Gentle Yoga
noon, Aerobics Room at Del
Valle
Instructor: Bonnie Maeda For
information, call 510-5489566
Fees: $10 per class or $8 for
four classes.
THURSDAY
Strength Yoga
Time and place: 5:45 to 6:45
p.m. (5:30 to 6:30 beginning
Dec. 6) in the Shasta Room
at Del Valle Clubhouse
Instructor: Barbara Bureker.
Gentle Yoga
Time and Place: 7 to 8 p.m. at
Del Valle.
Instructor: Sarah Harvey. For
information, call 510-6394568.
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
Call to find out if you may walk the
golf course: Residents may walk Rossmoor’s
golf courses on days when they are closed. They are
closed on most Mondays and on other days when con-
Instructor: Barbara Bureker. For
Hanna Somatic Movement
noon in the Shasta Room at
Del Valle
Instructor: Yahdi Beckwitt.
For information, call 530277-9135.
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
Coordinator: Endy Stark. For
Fees: $10 per class.
ditions are not appropriate for golfing. To find out if
the course is closed, call the Pro Shop, 988-7861. The
shop is open daily at 7 a.m. Tuesday through Sunday
and on Mondays when tournaments are held.
6B
ROSSMOOR NEWS • NOVEMBER 28, 2012
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.
FALL/WINTER POOL AND FITNESS CENTER HOURS
• Dollar and Hillside pools are closed until March 16, 2013. There is no family swim
throughout the fall and winter. The Masters Swim Program will be held at Del Valle
pool until March 16, 2013.
• Del Valle pool is open 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Thursday
when it opens at 10 a.m. after cleaning; and 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
• 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, NOVEMBER 29
TIME
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
noon
noon
noon
noon
12:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1:15 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
2 p.m.
2 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
EVENT .............................LOCATION ..........................ORGANIZATION
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 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.
Masters Swim ....................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Pool Open ........................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Qi Gong ...........................Fitness Center, DV .......Chinese-American Assoc.
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
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.
Open Draw ........................Lawn Bowling Greens, H .......Lawn Bowling Club
Water Colors .....................Art Studio & Back Rm., G ............ Art Association
Writers Group ....................MPR 2, G .......................................Writers Group
Bridge .............................Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Parkinson’s Group ...............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Meeting ...........................Fireside Rm., G ...................................Democrats
Tap Rehearsal....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Inter. Tap ..........................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Moving to Music .................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Aquacise ..........................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
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, NOVEMBER 30
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
8:30 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.
10:05 a.m.
Group Cycle ......................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Abs/Back ..........................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Luk Tung Kuen ...................Las Trampas Rm., H .................... Luk Tung Kuen
Rhythmrobics ....................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Deep Water .......................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Men’s Exercise Class ...........MPR 1, 2, G .......................Men’s Exercise Group
Strength ...........................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Keeping Fit Club .................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Rossmoor Quilters ..............Sewing Rm., G .........................Sewing Arts Club
Chess Play ........................Chess Rm., D .................................... Chess Club
Flexible Yoga ....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Water Exercise ...................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Muscle Movers ..................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
10:30 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.
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.
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.
Cardiac Rehab ...................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
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, DECEMBER 1
TIME
6 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
11 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Trails Club Hike ..................MPR 3, G ............................................ Trails Club
Sports Clinic .....................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
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.
Ballroom with Style .............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Saturday Play ....................Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Dance .............................Sierra Rm., DV ....................................Rec. Dept.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2
TIME
6 a.m.
10 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
noon
1-4 p.m.
4 p.m.
5 p.m.
7 p.m.
7:30 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 ....................... Prog. Rummy/Shanghai
Round Dance .....................Shasta Rm., DV ..................... Square Dance Club
Sunday Showcase ...............Fireside Rm., G ....................................Rec. Dept.
Chinese Choir ....................Sierra Rm., DV ....................................Rec. Dept.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 3
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10:05 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
noon
noon
12:15 p.m.
Functional Conditioning ........Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Scouting Hike ....................MPR 3, G ............................................ Trails Club
RMUG .............................Delta Rm. A, DV .............Macintosh Users Group
Trails Club Walk .................Court of Flags, G ................................ Trails Club
Current Events ...................Las Trampas Rm., H ............ Acalanes/Rec. Dept.
First and Third Monday Disc. ..Cardroom 1, D ..................................Great Books
Qi Gong ...........................Shasta Rm., DV ...........Chinese-American Assoc.
Osteo Assessment ...............Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
ROSSMOOR NEWS • NOVEMBER 28, 2012 7B
12:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
2 p.m.
3 p.m.
3 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
5 p.m.
5 p.m.
6 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Meeting ...........................Meeting Rm. 1, C .......Toward A Safer Rossmoor
Beginning Tap ....................Shasta Rm., DV ..................... Happy Hoofers Tap
Piano with Joyce ................Redwood Rm., G .................................Rec. Dept.
Poetry Reading ..................Ivy Rm., D .......................................Poetry Circle
Opera/Ballet Club ...............Peacock Hall, G. .......................Opera/Ballet Club
Weight Watchers ................Meeting Rm. 1, C ..................... Weight Watchers
Flexible Yoga ....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Tree Lighting Ceremony ........Fireside Rm., G ....................................Rec. Dept.
Round Dance .....................Las Trampas Rm., H .............. Square Dance Club
Dominoes .........................Oak Rm. A, G .................................. Domino Club
Poker ..............................Pine Rm., H ............................... Angeline Murray
AA Meeting .......................Vista Rm., H ...................................... Counseling
Square Dance ....................Las Trampas Rm., H .............. Square Dance Club
Yiddish Meeting .................MPR 3, G ......................................... Yiddish Club
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
noon
noon
12:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
2 p.m.
4 p.m.
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.
7 p.m.
Pinochle Play ....................MPR 2, G ....................................... Pinochle Club
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
DVC: Abraham Lincoln..........MPR 3, G .............................................Rec. Dept.
Ballet Club ........................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Cont. Tai Chi Chih ...............Diablo Rm., H .......................... T’ai Chi Chih Club
Piano by Gloria ..................Redwood Rm., G .................................Rec. Dept.
Acrylic Oil Painting..............Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
DVC: China .......................MPR 3, G .............................................Rec. Dept.
Oscar Program ...................Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
Party Bridge ......................Cardroom 1, 2,D .............................. Party Bridge
Portrait Drawing .................Art Studio & Back Rm., G ............ Art Association
Inter. Tap ..........................Shasta Rm., DV ............................... Hot Flashers
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
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 p.m.
6 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6
TIME
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
noon
noon
noon
noon
12:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1:15 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
2 p.m.
2 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
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 ................Diablo Rm., H ................................... Rotary Club
Guitar by Jim .....................Redwood Rm., G .................................Rec. Dept.
Wheelchair Clinic ...............Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Movie..............................Peacock Hall, G. .......................... Art Association
NCJW ..............................MPR 3, G ............Nat’l Council of Jewish Women
Qi Gong ...........................Fitness Center, DV .......Chinese-American Assoc.
Lions Luncheon ..................Diablo Rm., H ..................................... Lions Club
Beg. Osteo/Balance Rehab. ...Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Fun Day ...........................Sierra Rm., DV ....................................Rec. Dept.
Italian Conversation ............MPR 3, G ................................ Ital. Convs. Group
Piano by Serena .................Redwood Rm., G .................................Rec. Dept.
Bingo ..............................Sierra Rm., DV ....................................Rec. Dept.
Int. Osteo/Balance Rehab. .....Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Water Colors .....................Art Studio & Back Rm., G ............ Art Association
Writers Group ....................MPR 1, 2, G ...................................Writers Group
Atheists/Agnostics...............Las Trampas Rm., H ........ Atheists and Agnostics
Tap Rehearsal....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Inter. Tap ..........................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Strength Yoga ....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Country Western Dance Class .Las Trampas Rm., H .............. Square Dance Club
Open Discussion .................Garden Rm., D.................................... AA/Alanon
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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 ............................Las Trampas Rm., H ....Chinese-American Assoc.
Ballroom Dance .................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Vegan Potluck ....................MPR 3, G ........................................... Vegan Club
Boomers Meeting ...............Redwood Rm., G ...................... Boomers Forever
Alanon.............................MPR 1, G ............................................ AA/Alanon
Contra Costa Wind Symphony .Sierra Rm., DV ....................................Rec. Dept.
FROM THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT
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xcursion tickets are on sale in the Administration Office at Gateway, Monday
through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Cash, check, MasterCard or Visa payments
can be made in person. MasterCard or Visa
payments can be taken over the phone.
Excursion participants are assumed to be
able to manage independently. Neither the
Excursion Desk nor the trip escort can accept
responsibility for residents who cannot do so.
The Excursion Desk has the right to
cancel a trip in advance for any reason.
A full refund will be given for all day-trips
canceled by the Excursion Desk. If residents
cancel their personal reservations, they are
guaranteed a refund if cancelled at least 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.
STORY OF THE NUTCRACKER AT THE
LESHER CENTER
Saturday, Dec. 1, at 2 p.m.
Minimal walking
Take in Contra Costa Ballet’s “The Story
of Nutcracker” at the Lesher Center for the
Arts in Walnut Creek. This unique, hour-long
version is the perfect place to start a family
tradition. The magical story, colorfully narrated by Marlene Swendsen, unfolds with
Clara, the brave girl who embodies the spirit of the season, who leads a whirling party
scene to a battle between the King Mouse
and the Nutcracker, then on to the Land of
Sweets. The cost is $30 for adults and $25
for youth and children under 17.
THE WILLIAM S. PALEY COLLECTION:A
TASTE FOR MODERNISM
Tuesday, Dec. 4
Extensive walking
A selection of major works from the William S. Paley Collection from the 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 was a founder of CBS and
a patron of the arts. The Paley Collection,
which includes paintings, sculpture and
drawings, ranges in date from the late 19th
century through the early 1970s. ParticuContinued on page 8B
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larly strong in French Post-Impressionism
and Modernism, the collection includes
multiple works by Paul Cezanne, Henri
Matisse and Pablo Picasso, as well as significant works by Edgar Degas, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, Paul Gauguin, Andre Derain,
Georges Rouault and artists of the Nabis
School such as Pierre Bonnard and Edouard Vuillard. Among the works that will
be exhibited are Gauguin’s “The Seed of the
Areoi”; Cezanne’s “Milk Can and Apples”;
Degas’ exquisite pastel “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.” This will be 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.
STANFORD SHOPPING CENTER
Thursday, Dec. 6
Extensive walking
Get ready for the holiday season with
this trip to Stanford Shopping Center. Find
the finest collection of department stores
outside Union Square, including Neiman
Marcus, Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom,
Macy’s, Burberry, Coach, Michael Kors,
Louis Vuitton, Polo by Ralph Lauren, Wilkes-Bashford, Aldo shoes and many more.
Most shops are high-end and fun to browse.
Don’t miss the Sigona’s Farmers Market for
a variety of fresh vegetables and flowers.
The owners are proud to display awardwinning gardens, sculptures and fountains
that people come from all over the world to
see. Lunch is not hosted. There are some
excellent choices, such as California Pizza
Kitchen, Max’s Opera Cafe, McDonald’s,
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Palo Alto Creamery Fountain and Grill and Playa Grill. The
bus departs at 10 a.m. and return around 5
p.m. The cost is $35.
“A CHRISTMAS CAROL” AT LESHER CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Sunday, Dec. 9, at 2 p.m.
Minimal walking
No holiday story compares to “A Christmas Carol.” And no holiday season is complete without this bright, funny, spooky,
moving, soul-stirring, heartwarming, uplifting classic. Enjoy this timeless story
of Ebenezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim. Get in
the spirit with this production presented
by Center Repertory at the Lesher Center
in Walnut Creek. Rossmoor transportation
department will provide free transportation
for the first 16 participants. Cost is $35.
A CHANTICLEER CHRISTMAS
Monday, Dec. 10
Minimal walking
Travel to First Congregational Church
in Berkeley for a celebration of the season as told through the glorious voices
of Chanticleer. Chanticleer, the San Francisco-based men’s choir, is known around
the world as “an orchestra of voices” for
the seamless blend of its 12 male voices
ranging from countertenor to bass and its
original interpretations of vocal literature,
from Renaissance to jazz, and from gospel to venturesome new music. A Chanticleer Christmas celebrates the mystery and
wonder of Christmas with an elegant blend
of traditional carols, medieval and Renaissance sacred works and new holiday gems.
The bus will leave Gateway at 6:45 p.m. and
return at approximately 11. Cost is $ 95 for
main floor reserved seats.
HOLIDAY LIGHTS OF SAN FRANCISCO
Wednesday, Dec. 12
Minimal to moderate walking
Indulge in the holiday spirit with the
San Francisco Lights tours. This is a great
way to enjoy the feel of the city during the
holidays. The tour starts with a hosted
three-course dinner at the Delancey Street
Restaurant. Learn about the mission of the
Delancey Street Foundation, the residential
self-help organization for people with no-
where to turn. After dinner, enjoy the driving tour of San Francisco. Many hotels and
neighborhood are decorated for the holidays. There will also be a stop at South San
Francisco’s Parkside Homes where there
will be an opportunity to walk around this
popular community known for its yearly ornate displays. The bus will leave Gateway
at 3:30 p.m. and return by 11. The cost is
$79.
will perform audience favorites and holiday
hits in an evening of sultry and sophisticated classics. See the show from great orchestra seats. The bus will depart Gateway
at 5:30 p.m. and return at 10:30. The cost
is $107.
“BEACH BLANKET BABYLON”
Saturday, Dec. 15
Experience the phenomenon of Disney’s
“The Lion King,” returning to the Orpheum
Theatre for a limited engagement. This
musical version of Disney’s animated film
features dazzling special effects and staging, actors in animal costumes and masks
as well as giant, hollow puppets. “The Lion
King” is a Tony Award and Olivier Awardwinning musical with music by Tim Rice,
Elton John, Hans Zimmer, and Lebo M. The
Lion King is an adventure that stretches the
boundaries of Broadway. The bus leaves
Gateway at 12:15 p.m. and returns at 6 p.m.
The cost is $109.
Moderate walking
Enjoy the Christmas version of this ongoing and ever-adapting Steve Silver’s “Beach
Blanket Babylon” show at the Club Fugazi in
San Francisco. “Beach Blanket Babylon” is
the nation’s longest-running musical revue.
Packed with hilarious spoofs of pop culture, spectacular costumes, outrageously
gigantic hats and one show-stopping number after another, the show has performed
over 35 years and continues to dazzle audiences. Snow White continues her fastpaced musical journey around the world in
search of her Prince Charming. Giant hats
and full-body Christmas tree outfits are
just the start! Reserved downstairs cabaret
seats are available. Enjoy a hosted dinner
before the show. The bus will leave Gateway at 3 p.m. and return at approximately
9:30 p.m..The cost is $130.
HOLIDAY BRUNCH AT GRAND ISLAND
MANSION
Sunday, Dec. 16
Moderate walking (stairs)
What can be better then celebrating
Christmas at Grand Island Mansion in
Walnut Grove? Enjoy a champagne brunch
(buffet style). Explore the historic Grand
Island Mansion without a guide. The fourstory, 24,000-square-foot 58-room Italian
Renaissance style villa is the largest private
estate in Northern California, and embodies
the finest features of classical architecture
and European craftsmanship. The mansion
has five marble fireplaces, inlaid parquet
flooring, rare handmade tile work throughout, imported wood paneling, luxurious
period furnishings and authentic artwork.
During the holiday season, each room is
uniquely decorated in jewel tones, with
delicate, whimsical ornaments, bows and
garlands. Guests will feel as though they
have been transported back in time to an
era well known in American history as the
Golden Age. The bus will depart Gateway
at 11:30 a.m. and return around 5 p.m. The
cost is $85.
“THE LION KING”
Thursday, Dec. 20
Minimal walking
Experience the phenomenon of Disney’s “The Lion King” that returns to the
Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco for a
limited engagement. This musical version
of Disney’s animated film features dazzling
special effects and staging, actors in animal costumes and masks as well as giant,
hollow puppets. “The Lion King” is a Tony
Award and Olivier Award-winning musical
with music by Tim Rice, Elton John, Hans
Zimmer and Lebo M. This production broke
new ground in theatrical technology, attempting to bring to the stage such vast and
sweeping elements as the rolling African
savannah and the famous wildebeest stampede. The bus will leave Gateway at 6:15
p.m. and return at 11. The cost is $109.
NATALIE COLE WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Thursday, Dec. 20
Minimal walking
Beloved nine-time Grammy award-winner Natalie Cole joins the San Francisco
Symphony for a magical and memorable
one-night only performance at Davies
Symphony Hall. Cole, an internationally
acclaimed pop, R&B and jazz legend, has
received countless awards including the
George and Ira Gershwin Lifetime Musical Achievement Award, American Music
Awards and NAACP Image Awards. Cole,
along with the San Francisco Symphony,
“THE LION KING”
Wednesday, Jan. 9
Minimal walking
RENEE FLEMING AND SUSAN GRAHAM
Wednesday, Jan. 16
Minimal walking
The evening’s collaboration between two
celebrated American singers promises an
experience of pure delight. Renée Fleming,
soprano, and Susan Graham, mezzo soprano, will perform for a program of delightful
French art songs and more at the Davies
Symphony Hall in San Francisco. Grammy
Award winner Fleming holds an exceptional
position among the world’s singers. She
has a soft and natural voice and magnetic
stage presence. Graham has sung leading
roles in the great opera houses of the world,
including Milan’s La Scala, the Royal Opera
House, Covent Garden, Vienna State Opera,
Opéra National de Paris, Dresden’s Semperoper and the Salzburg Festival. She has
appeared with many of the world’s leading
conductors and orchestras. Accompanied
by pianist Bradley Moore, the duo will present a program of works by Chausson, Debussy, Fauré, and others. The bus will leave
Gateway at 5:15 p.m. and return at approximately 10. The cost is $97.
YO-YO MA AND KATHRYN STOTT
Thursday, Jan. 24
Minimal walking
Don’t miss a major season highlight
and a special recital with a treasured artist at the Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley. The
brilliance of cellist Yo-Yo Ma shines in this
classic program accompanied by the extraordinary pianist Kathryn Stott. Yo-Yo
Ma’s multifaceted career testifies to his
continual search for new ways to connect
with audiences, and to his personal desire
for artistic growth and renewal. Ma always
strives to find connections that stimulate
the imagination. Stott is recognized internationally as one of Britain’s most versatile and imaginative musicians and among
today’s most engaging pianists. She is
in demand for a wide variety of chamber
music alliances, playing with some of the
world’s leading instrumentalists, as well as
appearing on major international concert
platforms in recitals and concerto performances. The bus will depart Gateway at
5:15 p.m. and return at 10:30. The cost is
$149. Call today to secure seats for this
sold out event.
“ANYTHING GOES”
Wednesday, Jan. 30
Minimal walking
The Roundabout Theatre Company
presents “Anything Goes,” winner of three
2011 Tony Awards including Best Musical
Revival and Choreography. Cole Porter’s
first-class musical comedy is sailing to
San Francisco’s Curran Theatre, starring
critically-acclaimed actress Rachel York as
Reno Sweeney and directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Kathleen
Marshall. When the S.S. American heads
out to sea, etiquette and convention get
tossed out the portholes as two unlikely
pairs set off on the course to true love,
proving that sometimes destiny needs a
little help from a crew of singing sailors,
an exotic disguise and some good old-fashioned blackmail. Memorable songs include
“I Get A Kick Out of You,” “You’re the Top,”
and of course, “Anything Goes.” The bus
will leave Gateway at 12:15 p.m. and return
at 6. The cost is $89.
EXTENDED TRIPS
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.
AMTRAK TO RENO
Jan. 28 through 30
Travel aboard Amtrak through the Sierra
Nevada on the way to Reno. There is a lunch
car and a snack bar on the train or guests
can bring a lunch. The motorcoach will pick
the group up at the Reno station. In Reno,
the group will stay at the Silver Legacy. Visits to John Ascuaga’s Nugget and Thunder
Valley Casino with cash and food vouchers are also included. Enjoy a hosted buffet dinner and a show at the El Dorado. The
cost per person, double occupancy, is $310
and includes two nights deluxe lodging,
one meal, show, casino packages, train to
Reno, motorcoach transportation and luggage handling. A deposit of $50 is due with
application. 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 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 14-night 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
Excursions
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. Visit
the Excursion Desk for a detailed itinerary
and stateroom options.
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK
Feb. 23 through 28
Incredible, beautiful, interesting and
strange are just a few adjectives to describe Death Valley National Park. This sixday tour explores the many mysteries of
the desert. Accommodations for the first
night will be at the Holiday Inn Express in
Barstow. Enjoy a hosted dinner at the Idle
Spurs Steak House. Visit the Borax Museum, the oldest structure in Death Valley that
contains many artifacts from the mining
period, an extensive mineral collection and
numerous outdoor exhibits. Accommodations for the next three nights will be at the
Furnace Creek Ranch. With a step-on guide,
explore Death Valley National Park and a
strange phenomenon, Scotty’s Castle. Tour
the castle and then head for the valley’s
natural terrain including the 3,000-yearold Ubehebe Crater. Enjoy a hosted lunch
at Stovepipe Wells and a hosted “barbecue
under the stars” dinner. Visit Bad Water,
Zabriskie Point and other points of interest
with guides. Enjoy a hosted dinner that evening at the historic Furnace Creek Inn. Travel back north, stop in Baker for a hosted
lunch at Bob’s Big Boy. Accommodations
for the night will be at the Four Points in Bakersfield, which will include a hosted dinner
and entertainment. On the final day of the
journey visit the Hilmar Cheese Factory for
a guided tour and a hosted lunch. Approximate arrival in the Bay Area will be 5 p.m.
Included in the trip are five nights deluxe
lodging, 12 meals, touring per itinerary, all
entrance fees, deluxe motor coach transportation, luggage handling and gratuities.
The cost per person, double occupancy, is
$1,175. A deposit of $200 is due with application. Detailed itineraries are available
at the Excursion Desk.
SOUTHERN ITALY AND SICILY
March 14 through 25
Explore the hidden treasures of southern Italy and Sicily with Collette Vacations.
Enjoy breathtaking scenery, historic cities,
centuries old hilltop villages and wonderful cuisine. The tour begins in Palermo, the
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, Nov. 29
ZHI YIN CHORUS
Sunday, Dec. 2
T he Tr adew inds B and pl ay s pop ul ar f avor i t e s a t noon in t he Si er r a
Room at Del Valle. Play bingo for the
benefit of Meals on Meals. This free
pr o gr am is op en to r e siden t s and
their guests.
The Zhi Yin Chorus will perform a program of classical and international favorites in the Sierra Room at Del Valle at 7:30
p.m. Tickets for this event are $5 and may
be purchased in advance at the Excursion
Desk or at the door. This program is presented by Ellie Mao Mok. This program is
open to all residents and their guests.
SATURDAY DANCE
Saturday, Dec. 1
The Pamela Joy Band plays from 7 to
10 p.m. in the Sierra Room at Del Valle
Clubhouse. This free dance is open to all
SUNDAY SHOWCASE
Sunday, Dec. 2
Meg MacKay and Billy Philadelphia
will per form a program titled “What
a Wonder ful World” in the Fireside
Room at Gateway at 5 p.m. Tickets for
this event are $5 at the door. The ticket price includes wine, juice and light
snacks. This is an Esses Production
honoring the life of Robert Craig. This
event is open to all residents and their
guests.
TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY
Monday, Dec. 3
Come and join the holiday fun in the
Fireside Room at Gateway at 5:30 p.m. and
see the women’s choral group Harmony
perform, followed by the San Ramon Valley High School singers. Enjoy eggnog and
cookies hosted by the Lions and Rotary
clubs of Rossmoor. This free event is open
to all residents and their guests.
FUN DAY
Thursday, Dec. 6
The George Hsieh Band will play at noon
in the Sierra Room at Del Valle. Play bingo for
the benefit of Meals on Wheels. This free program is open to residents and their guests.
MOVIES
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MOVIE
Thursday and Friday, Nov. 29 and 30
The 2011 documentary “First Position”
will be shown in Peacock Hall at Gateway
on Thursday at 1, 4 and 7 p.m. and Friday
at 10 a.m., 1, 4, 7 and 9 p.m. This film is
95 minutes long and is not rated.
SUNDAY FUNNIES
Sunday, Dec. 2
The 2007 comedy “The Perfect Holiday” will be shown in Peacock Hall at 4
and 7 p.m. The film is 96 minutes long
and is rated PG. This free program is
open to residents and their guests.
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO…
Tuesday, Dec. 4
The Academy Award winning epic film,
“Gone With the Wind,” starring Vivian
Leigh and Clark Gable will be shown in
Peacock Hall at Gateway at 1 p.m. The
film is 238 minutes long and is rated G.
This free program is open to residents
and their guests.
capital of Sicily, featuring stops at Quattro
Canti, Piazza Pretoria, Piazza Bellini, the
Palace of the Normans and the cathedral. In
Monreale, visit the 12th-century cathedral.
Travel though the beautiful countryside toward the town of Agrigento. Visit the Valley of the Temples, one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. Visit
Catania, Mt. Etna Volcano National Park,
Taormina and Messina. Take a ferry ride
to Villa San Giovanni on Italy’s mainland.
Travel through the beautiful and unspoiled
regions of Calabria and Basilicata to the
seaside town of Scanzano Jonico. Visit a
local winery and enjoy dinner in the winery’s own “agriturismo” restaurant. Drive
to Taranto, one of Italy’s most important
port cities. Tour the Aragonese Castle, then
it’s off to the mystical town of Alberobello
known for the most unusually built homes.
Travel to Campania and the Bay of Naples.
Visit a local cheese producer to learn the
secrets of making mozzarella and ricotta
cheeses. Explore the seaside resort town
of Sorrento, and then begin an adventure
along the Amalfi Coast. Make a stop in the
charming town of Amalfi and sample some
of the local specialties at a family-owned
limonchello factory in Minori. Travel to the
ruins of Pompeii at the foothills of Mount
Vesuvius. A local guide will provide an indepth view of this remarkable archeological sight. This journey ends in Rome with
an overnight stay and a farewell dinner at a
local restaurant. Included in the packet are
all transfers, round-trip air, hotel accommodations, touring per itinerary, 17 meals,
taxes and fees. The cost per person, double
occupancy is $3,699 ($4,099 for a single).
A deposit of $250 is due with application.
Detailed itinerary is available at the Excursion Desk.
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS CRUISE
April 10 through 25, 2013
Enjoy the wonders of the Hawaiian Islands in style on board the Grand Princess
sailing round trip from San Francisco.
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. Stops will be made in Lahaina in
Maui (a day trip could be made to Iao Valley)
and the Big Island, with its rain forests and
Mauna Loa, the largest mountain on Earth.
After leaving Hawaii, there will be one more
stop on the way back in Ensenada, Mexico.
Ensenada is famous for its warm Mediterranean climate. Included in the price: 15night cruise aboard the Grand Princess,
round-trip transfers from Rossmoor to San
Francisco pier, all meals and entertainment
aboard ship, luggage handling, driver and
stevedore tips, port taxes and government
fees, Travel Guard Group Protection Plan
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.
LONDON AND PARIS
April 25 through May 2, 2013
Experience two of the world’s most
popular cities on one fabulous tour with
Collette Vacations. Enjoy unpacking just
once in each city for a relaxing journey.
The tour begins in London, a sophisticated
metropolis featuring style, culture and history. Its bustling city streets are filled with
colorful history, regal pageantry, beautiful gardens, fascinating museums, celebrated monuments and grand theaters.
A local expert will lead the tour to see
Trafalgar Square, St. Paul’s Cathedral and
Buckingham Palace. At Westminster, see
the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and Big Ben. This tour also includes a
trip to the theater to see “Blood Brothers”
(subject to change). Enjoy a free day to explore London or take an optional excursion
to Windsor Castle. Travel on the innovative Eurostar High Speed Train to France.
Sample delicious French cuisine and take
in the breathtaking views during dinner at
the Eiffel Tower. Enjoy a romantic Seine
River cruise against a backdrop of Paris’
glittering skyline. There is an optional excursion to Louis XIV’s Palace and Gardens
of Versailles. There will be time to explore
Paris on your own. Celebrate the end of a
fabulous trip with a special dinner at the
Paradis Latin, Paris oldest cabaret theater.
Included in the package are all transfers,
round-trip air, hotel accommodations, touring per itinerary, 10 meals, taxes and fees.
The cost per person, double occupancy, is
$3,549 ($4,249 single.) A deposit of $250
is due with application. A detailed itinerary
is available at the Excursion Desk.
BERLIN AND PRAGUE
May 2 through 9
Join this eight-day tour to Eastern Europe, featuring Berlin, Dresden and four
nights in Prague. In Berlin, enjoy a panoramic city tour and take a Spree River
Cruise across the former border between
West and East Berlin. Explore Berlin with a
guided tour that includes the Unter den Linden Boulevard, Checkpoint Charlie, Kaiser
Wilhelm Memorial Church, the Berlin Dom,
and the Reichstag. Visit the Pergamon Museum. Travel to Dresden and explore the
city on a tour that includes Zwinger Palace,
the Cathedral and the Neustadt Quarter.
Next stop is Prague, largely undamaged by
WWII and one of the Europe’s most charming large cities. The city tour includes the
State Opera, National Museum and Wenceslas Square, a world heritage site with its
statue of St. Wenceslas. Continue to the
banks of the River Vltava to Charles Bridge,
the Rudolfinum and across the river to
Prague Castle. See the best of this massive
complex and hear the folklore and scandal
behind its history. Visit the St. Vitus Cathedral, the Royal Palace and the Basilica of
St. George. Travel on to the Golden Lane
with its picturesque houses and stories of
alchemists transforming metals into gold.
Enjoy two days for further exploration of
this city. The tour concludes with a farewell
dinner at a baroque farmstead with traditional homemade Czech cuisine and local
entertainment. Included in the trip are all
transfers, round trip air, first-class hotel
accommodations, touring per itinerary,
nine meals, taxes and fees. The cost per
person, double occupancy is $2,875 ($500
single supplement). A deposit of $250 is
due with application. Detailed itinerary is
available at the Excursion Desk.
FALL SPLENDORS CRUISE: NEW YORK
TO MONTREAL ABOARD THE CRYSTAL
SYMPHONY
Oct. 13 through 23, 2013
Take a 10-night cruise from New York to
Montreal, Canada, and enjoy fall’s vibrant
colors against dramatic coastlines adorned
with gilded mansions, historic lighthouses
and world-class cities while aboard the
Crystal Symphony. The journey starts in
New York, with an overnight stay on board
the ship. The next stop is Newport, R.I.,
a stylish, world-famous yachting center.
Enjoy listening to the legends and stories
of families such as the Morgans, Astors,
Fishers and Vanderbilts, all of whom had
“cottages” here. Sail on to Boston, Mass.,
a city with nearly 400 years of history.
Explore the Freedom Trail, the old North
Church and the Boston Common. Next stop
is the charming seaport town of Bar Harbor. Take a drive through some of Maine’s
most spectacular scenery, stroll along the
picturesque main street and enjoy fresh
seafood. Visit Halifax, the capital of Nova
Scotia. Fall in love with Halifax’s architectural blend of old and new. Cruise the Gulf
of Lawrence, St. Lawrence River and Saguenay River. Stop at Quebec City. Its cuiContinued on page 10B
10B
CLUB TRIPS
FROM ROSSMOOR CLUBS
T
he trips listed below are sponsored by Rossmoor clubs and organizations and not by the
Recreation Department. The trips are open
to all Rossmoor residents, not just members of
the 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.
RED HAWK CASINO WITH THE CITY OF
HOPE – FIVE-HOUR TRIP
Monday, Dec. 3
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 945-7665. Send
checks for $30, made payable to the City of
Hope, to Keefer at 1830 Tice Valley Blvd.,
Walnut Creek, CA 94595.
CACHE CREEK WITH ORT
Monday, Dec. 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 in-
Excursions
sine, language and traditions combine
to make this a unique cradle of French
heritage in Nor th America. Within the
fortress walls of the old city are magnificent churches, cobbled streets, fragrant gardens and chic boutiques. Discover fall colors, picturesque villages
and impressive water fall just outside
the city. Enjoy an overnight stay in cosmopolitan Montreal, Canada’s secondlargest city and cultural capital. From
clusive 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.
RENO SNOW TRAIN WITH ST ANNE’S
SOCIETY
Feb. 5 through 7
Celebrate St. Anne’s Society’s 50th anniversary Reno Snow Train, featuring awardwinning performers and amenities: John Lee
Sanders in the piano lounge; Elvis tribute
artist Dennis Thornberry; chair massages,
a smoking car and fun themes to add to the
festivities. To reserve your seat, send $20
pre-paid deposit, payable to Orinda Travel,
and mail to Gale Lydecker at 1412 Stanley
Dollar Drive 1B. Final payment is due 45
days prior to departure. The low price of
$ 275 includes round trip from Rossmoor
by bus, light meal aboard the train going
and deli lunch on return, two nights at the
El Dorado, transfers and resort fees. Price
is based on double occupancy. For information, call Lydecker at 937-7748.
MACHU PICCHU, AMAZON, GALAPAGOS
Join the new Rossmoor Travel Club
the Palace d’Armes and beautiful 18thcentur y buildings to the ultra-modern
downtown area, this is a cit y of great
charm. Included in the price: 10 nights
cruise aboard the Cr ystal Symphony,
air fare to New York and return from
Montreal, all transfers, meals and entertainment aboard ship, complimentary
wine, beer and choice of spirits, luggage
handling, gratuities on board the ship,
port taxes and government fees, Travel
Guard Group Protection Plan. Visit the
Excursion Desk for a detailed itinerar y
and stateroom options.
(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.
SPRING FLING IN ARIZONA
This Rossmoor Friends of Grace trip begins with round-trip transfers from Grace
Presbyterian Church to the Oakland Airport.
A deluxe motorcoach will meet the group in
Phoenix and take travelers on a brief tour
of the Scottsdale area before checking into
Scottsdale Hilton Resort. The five days in
Scottsdale include a tour of Frank Lloyd
Wright’s Taliesin West School of Architecture; the Botanical Garden and Butterfly
Pavilion; the Heard Museum of American
Art; Wrigley Mansion in Phoenix and several blocks of free time. Four meals at the
Scottsdale Hilton are included plus a welcome dinner and trip lunches. Return flight
to Oakland is Friday afternoon. The cost of
the Arizona trip is $1,250 per person double occupancy. Single supplement $400.
Optional Grand Canyon extension (see below) is $340 per person double occupancy.
Single supplement is $ 70. Deposit of $450
payable to Orinda Travel Trust (add 3.5
percent for payment made by credit card).
Final payment is due by Feb.12. Mail to
Orinda Travel, attn: Gale, 2 Theatre Square,
Suite 160, Orinda, 94563. Call Joan Larsen
947-6698 for information.
GRAND CANYON EXTENSION TRIP OF
SPRING FLING
This trip includes transportation from
the Scottsdale Hilton to the Maswick Lodge
on the rim of the Grand Canyon. Guided
tours include travel through the Coconino
National Forest; photo stops at Sedona and
Oak Creek; and the largest Native American
reservation, the Navajo Nation. Lunch will
be at the historic Cameron Trading Post. A
three-hour guided tour of the canyon will
be included prior to check in at the lodge.
Free time to explore the canyon will take
place before a 3:30 departure for the return
trip to the Phoenix/Scottsdale area, arriving April 13. One night at a hotel of choice
is not included in this rate.
ONE CABIN AVAILABLE
PARIS TO NORMANDY
May 6 through 19, 2013
Due to a cancellation, there still one cabin available on this Travel Club trip. 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
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ARTS & LEISURE
AROUND THE BAY AREA
AAUW (American Association of University Women)
Danville, Alamo, Walnut Creek Branch presents its eighth
annual holiday home tour on Dec. 7 and 8 from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Tickets are $25 for seniors; prices go up $5 after
Dec. 1, which is also the deadline for mail in reservations.
Send a check, payable to Danville-Alamo-WC AAUW,
with a self-addressed stamped business size envelope to:
AAUW Holiday Home Tour, P.O. Box 996, Alamo, CA
94507. Tickets are also available at East Bay Flower Co.,
206 Sycamore Valley Road West in the Danville Livery.
Email questions to holidayhometour@aauw-daw.org.
AURORA THEATRE COMPANY presents “A Down
Home Christmas” with Nell Robinson and Jim Nunally
Dec. 13 through 21 at 2081 Addison, Berkeley. Their
music is reminiscent of classic country duos such as
Tammy Wynette and George Jones. They will perform
country and Christmas classics. General admission is $28.
Call the box office at 510-843-4042.
BLACKHAWK CHORUS presents “Ring in the
Holidays,” a traditional holiday concert, on Dec. 8 at 7
p.m. at the Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center
in San Ramon. The 140-member, mixed-voice chorus
presents stellar holiday music at this concert. Tickets are
$25 for adults. For tickets, call 973-3343 or got online to
www.sanramon.ca.gov/parks/theater/dvpac.htm.
CANTARE CON VIVO joins forces with the Cantare
Chamber Ensemble and the Cantare Honors Children’s
Choir to present “All I Want for Christmas Is You” Dec.
1 at 7:30 p.m. at Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church, 1801
LaCassie. The program features holiday song classics
from around the world. Tickets are $30 for seniors. Go to
wwwcantareconvivo.org.
CENTER REPERTORY Company presents Charles
Dickens’s holiday classic, “A Christmas Carol,” Dec. 8
through 16 at the Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic
Drive, Walnut Creek. Mark Anderson Phillips will debut
in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge. Ticket prices start at $41.
Call 943-7469 or go to www.lesherartscenter.org.
CIVIC ARTS EDUCATION and the Clay Arts Guild
will have the annual Artists Market Nov. 30 through
Dec. 2. The pottery studio at Civic Park is the location
for ceramics, sculptures, raku and pit-fired items. The
hours are Nov. 30, 5 to 9 p.m.; Dec. 1, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.;
and Dec. 2, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Shadelands Art Center,
111 N. Wiget Lane, Walnut Creek, will have paintings,
photography, jewelry, textiles and more. The hours are
Nov. 30 from 5 to 9 p.m.; Dec. 1, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and
Dec. 2, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call 943-5846 or go to www.
arts-edu.org or www.clayartsguild.com.
CIVIC ARTS EDUCATION Jazz Band and Flock of
Flutes present a winter jazz concert along with seasonal
tunes, Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. at Shadelands Auditorium, 111
N. Wiget Lane, Walnut Creek. Tickets are $10. Call 9435846.
COMMONWEALTH CLUB presents “Will Durst: Elect
to Laugh” with the comedian on Dec. 11 at the Lafayette
Library and Learning Center, 3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
Check-in is at 5:45 p.m. The cost is $12 for members and
$22 for nonmembers. Call 415-597-6700 or go to www.
commonwealthclub.org.
CONTRA COSTA BALLET presents an hour-long
program based on the holiday classic, “The Story of the
Nutcracker.” Performances are Nov. 29 through Dec. 1 at
the Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut
creek. Call 943-7469 or go to www.lesherartscenter.org.
CONTRA COSTA WIND SYMPHONY presents
“Winterfest” on Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Walnut Creek
Presbyterian Church, 1801 Lacassie Ave., Walnut Creek.
The concert features Alexandra Nieuwsma, harp, and the
Four Graces, a harp quartet. Free.
DIABLO ACTORS ENSEMBLE presents “It’s A
Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” Dec. 14 through 16
at the theater, 1345 Locust St., Walnut Creek. The story,
inspired by the classic American film, is performed as a
1940s radio broadcast in front of a studio audience. Five
actors play all of the characters. Tickets are $25. Go to
www.diabloactors.com or call 866-811-4111.
DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE DRAMA Department
presents “The Exonerated” Nov. 30 through Dec. 9 at
DVC, 321 Golf Club Road, Pleasant Hill. Six innocent
people are convicted and sentenced to death for crimes
they did not commit. They are released from prison, but
are left to deal with the aftermath of an American justice
system that failed them. Senior tickets are $15. For tickets
and information, call 687-4445 or go to www.dvcdrama.
net.
FANTASY FORUM ACTORS ENSEMBLE presents
its annual Christmas favorite, “The Biggest Gift,” Dec. 13
through 16 at the Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic
Drive, Walnut Creek. Tickets are $14. Call 943-7469 or
934-2133 or go to www.lesherartscenter.org.
MASQUERS PLAYHOUSE presents Louisa May
Alcott’s “Little Women,” which has been turned into a
musical. Performances are through Dec. 8 at 105 Park
Place, Pt. Richmond. Tickets are $20. Call 232-4031.
TOWN HALL THEATRE in Lafayette presents the
holiday classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” from Dec. 1
through 16 with previews Nov. 29 and 30. This is the
story of George Bailey as he is guided by his guardian
angel Clarence through what life would be like if he was
never born. For tickets, call the box office at 283-1557 or
purchase online at www.townhalltheatre.com.
Festive holiday party with live Boomers Forever holds Winter
band planned for 30s/40s/50s Solstice event Dec. 7 at Del Valle
Members of 30s/40s/50s Couples
Club are invited to celebrate the holiday
season on Sunday, Dec. 16, in the Fireside Room at Gateway.
The evening will begin with a cocktail hour at 6 followed by dinner at 7.
Dancing, with music provided by Manny Gutierrez’ group, will begin after the
meal.
Dress for the event will be cocktail
dresses or elegant pants ensembles for
women and dark suit or coat and tie for
men. (No sports attire is allowed.)
The dinner by Simple Elegance Catering is a choice of roast prime rib
of beef au jus with horseradish sauce,
grilled salmon with Béarnaise sauce or
a vegetarian meal of spinach and ricotta
cannelloni with marinara sauce. The
entrees will be accompanied by wild
rice pilaf and a fresh-grilled vegetable
assortment.
The cost is $32 per member. Checks,
payable to 30s/40s50s Couples Club,
should be sent to Les and Sharon Birdsall at 997 Terra California Drive No.
1. Be sure to note the entree choices on
checks. Couples who want to sit together should submit checks together.
Members’ checks must be received
no later than Monday, Dec. 3. Guest
couples’ checks will be accepted afterward, if space remains. No refunds will
be issued after Monday, Dec. 10.
For information, call the Birdsalls at
933-1699.
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.
International Club event will celebrate
Christmas around the world Dec. 16
The final party of the year for the International Club will be held on Sunday,
Dec. 16, starting at 5 p.m. in the Sierra Room of Del Valle Clubhouse.
The musical entertainment will be provided by Harmony, Rossmoor’s women’s vocal ensemble. In keeping with the international theme for the December
holiday dinner, Harmony, under the direction of Meriel Ennik, has prepared a
diverse program of carols from countries around the world, including Africa,
Czechoslovakia, England and France.
The evening meal, catered by Simple Elegance, will commence with passed
hors d’oeuvres of meatballs, bacon and cheese sourdough melts, and assorted
pastry puffs. The entrees offer a choice of roast prime rib with horseradish
sauce, red snapper with herbed lemon butter sauce, and a veggie option of eggplant Parmesan.
Indicate on the reservation checks choice of entrée. All entrees will be accompanied by roasted rosemary red potatoes and seasoned, marinated grilled
asparagus, with assorted rolls and butter and decaf coffee. Dessert will be a
fruit trifle.
The full open bar opens at 5, with dinner to start around 6 and the choral
program to commence at 7. The cost of the evening, including full bar, dinner
and entertainment, is $27 for members and $32 for nonmembers.
Reservations may be made by sending a check to reservations Chairwoman
Aster Yamagata, 2169 Ptarmigan Drive No. 1, or placed in an envelope marked
“reservations” in the International Club box in the Gateway Clubhouse lobby.
The deadline for the receipt of reservation requests is Tuesday, Dec. 11.
Nonmembers are encouraged to join the club and come to the party at the
member’s price of $27. Dues are $12 per year. Application forms may be found
in the International Club mailbox in the Gateway lobby. For information, call
club President Gus Dorough at 937-1412.
Members are reminded to pay their annual dues. Dues are important to the
club because they cover nondinner expenses, and to some extent subsidize
dinner expenses as well. Submission envelopes will be made available at the
December dinner and may also be found in the International Club mailbox at
Gateway.
Club Trips
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. For information, contact
Jack Morgan at 938-3549. For Travel Club
membership information, call Judy Nixon
at 933-6175.
ART AND THEATER TOUR WASHINGTON,
D.C., PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK
May 18 through 27
Ralf Parton, a native New Yorker and
emeritus professor of art, will personally
escort a Rossmoor group to Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City.
Highlights include tickets to performances
of a ballet at Kennedy Center, a tour of
Ford’s Theatre where Lincoln was assassinated, attendance of two Broadway plays,
visits to three private art collections -- the
Phillips, the Barnes and the Frick, tours of
two of the best art museums in America
– the National Art Gallery in D.C. and the
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Visit the National Monuments on the D.C.
Mall, Independence Hall and the Liberty
Bell in Philadelphia, the 9/11 Monument
and Ground Zero in New York. The price
includes stays in three hotels and 13
meals, all admissions and much more. The
per-person price for double occupancy is
$4,159 and includes round-trip non-stop
air from SFO and round-trip transfers from
manors and all ground transportation by
deluxe motor coach. The single supplement is $1,100. Each person can save $250
by paying in full by Jan. 18. Payments may
be made by credit card. Trip cancellation
insurance is $165. For a color brochure
and itinerary, call Parton at 256-7078, or
email him at rparttours@aol.com. Put “art
and theater” in the subject.
Residents are reminded to carpool to
popular events at Rossmoor clubhouses.
The Boomers Forever Club will have a Winter Solstice gala on Friday,
Dec. 7, at 6 p.m. in the Sierra Room at Del Valle.
Attendees will walk into a winter wonderland and be handed a glass of
champagne to accompany appetizers of gourmet cheeses, spreads, fruit
and such. A buffet dinner, catered by Englunds, will be at 6:45. The menu
includes smoked herb turkey breast, roasted pork tenderloin, potatoes au
gratin, green beans almandine and pear and gorgonzola salad.
Following dinner, the club’s favorite band, Mersey Beach, will play rock
‘n roll. The band played for the gala last year and most recently played at
the club’s ‘60s bash.
There will be a drawing for door prizes at the end of the evening and
guests must be present to win.
During the evening, a professional photo booth will be set up to allow
partygoers to capture themselves in their holiday finery, whether they are
wearing a hand-knit Rudolph sweater from Aunt Sue or more glittery attire.
Dress for the evening is holiday casual.
Later in the evening, the dessert table will open and feature a chocolate
fountain. A late night cordial bar will feature coffee and a selection of liqueurs
Cost is $30 for members and $38 for guests. The club will provide soft
drinks and the dessert bar liqueurs as well as a welcome champagne cocktail. Participants should bring any other beverages they desire.
Admission can be paid at any schmooze or checks, payable to Boomers
Forever, can be left in the club mailbox at Gateway. Be sure to include the
full names of all attendees and indicate if they are members or guests.
Admission is limited and this event is expected to be a sellout. Checks
must be received no later than Wednesday, Nov. 28. If any spaces remain,
checks will also be accepted at the karaoke schmooze on Nov. 28 in the Las
Trampas Room at Hillside.
Italian-Americans plan a
dinner dance in Sierra Room
The Italian-American Club will
hold a dinner dance on Friday, Dec.
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 annual meeting with the election of officers will be held at the
dinner. This special holiday menu includes antipasto, mista salad, squashfilled ravioli with pomo sauce, beef
filet with port wine reduction sauce,
garlic roasted potatoes, assorted vegetables, and panna englese for dessert.
Red and white wine and decaf coffee
and tea will also be included.
The evening will feature the Manny Gutierrez band. Entertainment will
be provided by the Antioch Strolling
Strings, a group of talented young
people performing on violins. Men’s
attire is coat and tie and women’s is
dressy.
Hosts for the evening will be Chuck
Sanderson and Ann Cantrell. The
price of the dinner is $27 for members
and $30 for guests.
Send reservations to Yolanda Jubina at 1200 Rockledge Lane No. 3,
Entry 5. Those wishing to be seated as
a group must send checks and names
in the same envelope.
Deadline for reservations is Friday,
Dec. 7. Reservations and cancellations will not be accepted after 5 p.m.
on that date.
Those who are unable to attend
after the deadline can make arrangements by noon 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 to those who did not
call by noon to reserve the dinner for
pickup. Name tags will be put on each
dinner and the dinner will be brought
to the table originally assigned to the
person.
Those unable to pick up their dinner should make arrangements for
someone to bring it to them. For safety reasons, attendees are not allowed
to go into the kitchen.
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/widowers of Italian
spouses, who have met the club lineage requirement and were married to
the deceased spouse for a minimum
of 10 years.
Applications for membership will
be reviewed by the board. Membership forms may be obtained from Sam
and Anne Barnes, 1726 Stanley Dollar Drive No. 1A, Entry 8 or by calling 954-8878.
Annual dues are $15 per person.
Membership renewals of $15 per person for 2013 are due with a deadline of
Friday, Nov. 30, to be included in the
2013 roster. The roster will be available around the middle of January.
Dues should be paid to Anne Barnes
(address above). Make checks (no
cash) payable to the Italian-American
Club.
Watch the Italian Club publicity
article for information on an Italian
film series starting at a date to be announced in January.
Korean-Americans hold party
The Korean-American Club of
Rossmoor will hold its annual Christmas party in the Diablo Room at Hillside Clubhouse on Saturday, Dec. 8.
The sit-down dinner will be catered by
Il Pavone.
The party starts at 5:30 p.m. with a
dinner served at 6:30. The entrance fee
is $10 for members and $25 for guests.
Mark Yang and his band will entertain
at the party.
For information, contact Pil
Choo 457-8068 or Gideon Kim at
510-381-1353. RSVP requested to
gideon2525@gmail.com or to the contact numbers above.
12B
Computer
Club holds
holiday dinner
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 Nov. 29 through Dec. 5
By Jim Bradley
Club correspondent
It’s that time again. Each
December the Computer
Club shuts down all classes
and seminars. The reasons
are the same. The nearby
Acalanes adult school facilities are closed part of the
month and the teachers and
volunteers have certainly
earned a break.
Note, however, that the
Computer Center at the Gateway Clubhouse remains open
and closes only on those holidays observed by the Golden
Rain Foundation.
The club puts aside the rigors of teaching the magic of
personal computers, as well as
the administrative work included, and turns to celebrating the
holidays.
Since its inception, there has
been a holiday dinner and this
year the tradition continues.
The date for the club’s annual
holiday dinner is set for Thursday, Dec. 6, and the details are
in a separate article.
The dinner will be held at
the Hillside Clubhouse and the
price is $28 per person – the
same as last year. Everyone is
welcome and the deadline for
making a reservation is Monday, Dec. 3.
Instruction resumes in early
January. Schedules are available at the Computer Center.
Tip of the week
There is a calculator available on most PCs and here is
a shortcut to access it: Go to
Start>All Programs>Accessories>and then Calculator.
Right click Calculator>Send
to>Desktop (Create Shortcut).
A Windows calculator is immediately placed on the desktop. By double clicking this
icon, the calculator comes to
life.
Other matters of interest
The club accepts volunteers
to serve at the Computer Center. 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 Computer Center can also be reached
at rossmoorcomputercenter@
comcast.net.
The club’s house-call team
needs volunteers. These are
people who enjoy solving
members’ personal computer software problems. They
work when they wish 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 information.
The club’s website is www.
carossmoorcomputerclub.com
(click on “Our Services” for
class schedules).
The club’s blog is at www.
rossmoorcomputerclub.blogspot.com.
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.
■ There is no GRF Board meeting this week. The GRF Board November/ December meeting will be held Dec. 6 and will begin airing
on that day.
■ Channel 28’s TV BINGO. Game. One hour.
On Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 5 p. m. , play TV Bingo at home. Pick up a
free bingo card at Channel 28’s office in Creekside and play the first
Tuesday of each month. Prizes are donated by local merchants for
dinners, theater, haircuts and even fresh flowers.
■ “QUE SERA, Sera” with the legendary composer Ray Evans.
Musical standards. One hour, 40 minutes. Ray Evans and Jay
Livingston made up the incredible songwriting team that wrote enduring standards such as “Silver Bells” “Mona Lisa” and “Buttons
and Bows. ” In this production, Evans appears with the cabaret team
of Karen Benjamin and Alan Chapman. Evans and Livingston
were a powerful duo that produced hit after hit. They were the recipients of three Best Song Academy Awards. Benjamin and Chapman
perform the works of Evans and Livingston. (This 2007 production
was the last performance for the great Ray Evans – he died several
weeks later. )
■ SAN RAMON Valley High School. Holiday music. 40 minutes.
This show is from Rossmoor’s annual tree-lighting ceremony held last
year in at Gateway. Enjoy the youthful energy and holiday magic as students from Danville’s San Ramon Valley High School perform a med-
Thu
ley of holiday music. This choir is under the direction of Ken Abrams.
■ ASHMOLEAN Concert. Holiday music. 45 minutes.
The Ashmolean Singers were formed in Rossmoor in 2005. The
name dates to the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford University, dating to
the 1600s. This program is under the direction of Gordon Addison.
The featured performer in this concert will be Elizabeth Hunter,
soloist. She sang the lead role in the “Secret Garden. ”
■ FESTIVAL of Carols. Holiday music. One hour, 30 minutes.
The Diablo Symphony and the Contra Costa Children’s Chorus
provide a contemporary holiday musical event. Directed by Iris Lamanna, the chorus sings works by Pergolesi, Webber and Thompson
as well as the standard holiday favorites. The orchestra is under the
direction of Joyce Johnson-Hamilton.
■ Contra Costa WIND Symphony. Holiday music. 50 minutes.
Under the direction of Duane Carroll, the Contra Costa Wind Symphony performs holiday favorites including “White Christmas” and
“Sleigh Ride” and a sing-along with a medley of songs that have winter snow themes.
■ SLEEP APNEA in the Elderly. Health. One hour, 15 minutes.
Dr. Michael Cohen invites all to start each day with a good night’s
sleep. Cohen is the medical director of the Sleep Center in Walnut
Creek and is board certified in both pulmonary medicine and internal
medicine. Cohen is on the staff at John Muir Medical Center. This
program should be interesting for those people who snore loudly, have
pauses or interruptions in breathing during sleep or find themselves
sleepy and tired after a full night’s sleep.
■ HICAP-Medicare 2012. Updated information. One hour, 10
minutes. HICAP (Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program) provides information regarding Medicare. HICAP is a nonprofit organization dedicated to Medicare advocacy and education
for Californians, providing accurate and unbiased information about
Medicare benefits and long-term care for people who live in California. Ruth Atkins, HICAP program manager, and Diane Whaley,
senior advocate, offer information on Medicare.
■ “TRUE HISTORY of the Kelly Gang. ” Book discussion. 40
minutes. Peter Carey writes about legends of the “wild times. ” He’s
done a good deal of research on the Kelly Gang and details it in his
writings. He reads passages from his novel, although it starts slow it
proceeds to get more interesting.
= 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
11-29
11-3012-112-212-312-412-5
6 a.m.
POST IT!
POST IT!
POST IT!
POST IT!
POST IT!
POST IT!
POST IT!
6:30 a.m.
7 a.m.
HICAP
SAN RAMON
QUE SERA
SLEEP APNEA
TRUE
FESTIVAL
WIND
7:30 a.m.
8 a.m.
WIND
SAN RAMON
ASHMOLEAN
8:30 a.m.
POST IT!
9 a.m.
FITNESSFITNESSFITNESSFITNESSFITNESSFITNESSFITNESS
9:30 a.m.
POST IT!
GRF BOARD GRF BOARD
POST IT!
POST IT!
GRF BOARD
POST IT!
10 a.m.
QUE SERA
FESTIVAL
SLEEP APNEA
WIND
TRUE
ASHMOLEAN
TRUE
10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
ASHMOLEAN
FESTIVAL
WIND
QUE SERA
11:30 a.m.
Noon
ASHMOLEAN SAN RAMON
QUE SERA
FESTIVAL
HICAP
12:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
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SLEEP APNEA
WIND
SAN RAMON
1:30 p.m.
POST IT!
2 p.m.
FESTIVAL
ASHMOLEAN
HICAP
QUE SERA
SLEEP APNEA ASHMOLEAN
2:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
HICAP
SAN RAMON
FESTIVAL
3:30 p.m.
POST IT!
4 p.m.
SAN RAMON
TRUE
SLEEP APNEA
HICAP
TRUE
4:30 p.m.
POST IT!
5 p.m.
WIND
QUE SERA
HICAP
TV BINGO
HICAP
5:30 p.m.
POST IT!
6 p.m.
SLEEP APNEA
SAN RAMON SLEEP APNEA
6:30 p.m.
POST IT!
POST IT!
7 p.m.
TRUE
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QUE SERA
FESTIVAL
SLEEP APNEA
7:30 p.m.
8 p.m.
HICAP
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8:30 p.m.
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Rossmoor under the rainbow

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