ROSSMOOR NEWS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2010
WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA
Channel 28’s Classic Arts Showcase
may be off the air for a short while
New satellite
dish at Creekside
will bring it back
By Wilma Murray
Staff writer
R
ossmoor may soon be
singing “I want my
MTV!”
But what residents will be
craving is not the hip-hop,
pop/rock version of the music video channel, but “classical MTV,” aka Classic Arts
Showcase. For years, Classic
Arts Showcase has been a
staple of the Rossmoor population.
On Rossmoor’s Channel
28, Classic Arts Showcase is
on every evening at 9. It has
quite a fan base; in fact, the
program earned a positive
ranking on a recent News
survey.
“People love it,” said
Channel 28 Manager Susan
Ritner.
Launched in 1994, Classic
Arts Showcase is a program
showing a montage of video
clips of the arts – from Bernstein to Buster Keaton, Toscanini to Rudolph Valentino.
The content includes prepared media and recorded
live performances, including
By Wilma Murray
S
ome residents of co-ops
(First and Second Mutuals and Mutual 8) have
been awaiting the signal for
the go-ahead to get a reverse
mortgage.
But it’s not happening.
Why?
It appears to be that the pro-
News photo by Mike DiCarlo
Channel 28 videographer George Ivanhov shows the satellite
dish at Dollar that Channel 28 uses. A larger one will be placed
at the new Creekside building, offering better reception.
animation; architectural, folk
and museum art; ballet; chamber and choral music; dance;
musical theater; opera; orchestral, recital, solo instrumental,
solo vocal and theatrical performances; and classic film
and archival documentaries.
But there’s a little glitch
in the program for residents.
The show, which comes to
Rossmoor for free via satellite
dish, will not be available for a
short while. This is because
recently Classic Arts Showcase announced it will be
broadcasting from a satellite
other than the one Channel
28’s dish can access.
The current dish, located
on the upper deck of Dollar
Clubhouse, has a narrow tunnel of reception due to trees
and other obstructions. It cannot be adjusted to pick up
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gram for cooperative housing
has gotten tangled in some red
tape. Residents in Rossmoor’s
co-ops who would like to participate in the reverse mortgage program are being told to
hurry up … and wait.
What is a reverse mortgage?
A reverse mortgages is a
special type of home loan that
lets a homeowner convert the
equity in his/her home into
cash. The process is just like
a traditional mortgage except
that the bank pays the homeowner, instead of the other
way around.
This program was developed
to help seniors (anyone over
age 62) access their home’s
equity without the burden of
a monthly mortgage payment,
offering them greater financial
A community presentation of the 2011 GRF budget, featuring
the highlights of the draft budget and staff recommendations,
will be held on Friday, Sept. 3, starting at 9 a.m. in the Fireside
Room at Gateway.
CEO Warren Salmons and CFO Rick Chakoff will make the
30-to-45-minute presentation and will then open it up for questions.
The full GRF Board and the Finance Committee will discuss
the draft budget at two meetings, Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept.
14 and 15. The meetings will start at 9 a.m. in the Fireside Room
at Gateway.
A limited number of copies of the draft 2011 GRF operating
budget will be available in the Rossmoor Library for review. The
document will also be posted on the Rossmoor documents website at documents@rossmoor.com on or before Monday, Sept. 6.
Residents can also drop off the
card at the UPS Store in the
Rossmoor Shopping Center.
Residents who want to be
included in the 2010-2011 directory must fill out the card
and return it. The information
has to be provided every year.
Listings are not carried over
from year to year. The card
has to be returned no later than
Friday, Oct. 6.
Residents who have misplaced their card can pick up a
card in the Administration Of-
The legislation to protect
Rossmoor’s membership transfer fee into the future was passed
by the full California State Assembly 75-0 last Tuesday. The
bill now goes to the Senate with
a Housing Committee recommendation to pass it.
The legislation, SB 1128,
was authored by State Senator
Mark DeSaulnier on behalf of
Rossmoor.
DeSaulnier, whose district
includes Rossmoor, introduced
the legislation in February
2010. The legislation is intended to permanently protect
Golden Rain Foundation of
Walnut Creek’s ability to levy
a membership transfer fee.
This fee has provided steady
funding for capital projects
and equipment at Rossmoor for
nearly 40 years.
Congressman Garamendi holds
town hall meeting in Rossmoor
The Community Club and
the Lions Club will co-host a
town hall meeting with U.S.
Congressman John Garamendi
on Friday, Sept. 10, from 3 to
4:30 p.m. in Gateway’s Fireside Room.
Garamendi was elected to
Congress in November 2009
in a special election to replace Rep. Ellen Tauscher.
Previously, he served as California’s lieutenant governor
(2007 through 2010) and as
California’s insurance commissioner.
Garamendi strives to maintain a strong connection with the
community by remaining open
and accessible to the residents
of the 10th Congressional District. He has hosted more than
10 in-person town hall meetings
John Garamendi
throughout the district.
At the meeting, Garamendi
will update attendees on his
work in Washington, D.C., and
answer questions on any topic.
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Don’t be left out: Look for phone directory
card inserted in this issue of the News
The Rossmoor private telephone directory, printed by
American Directory, is now
compiling the listing of residents to be in the book. Residents who want to be listed in
the book need to complete the
blue card that is inserted in this
issue of the News. Look for the
card with the other inserts.
The blue form has a perforated card that can be completed, cut out and mailed to
the address on the card. The
card needs a 28-cent stamp.
CEO/CFO to hold community
presentation on GRF budget
Rossmoor legislation passed
by Assembly, on to the Senate
Reverse mortgages for co-ops
are still on the back burner
Staff writer
VOLUME 44, NO. 24 • 50 CENTS
fice at Gateway or at the News
office behind Gateway.
The telephone directory
is printed by a private company that is not affiliated with
Rossmoor or the Golden Rain
Foundation. The Rossmoor
News works with the company
to distribute the listing card and
on the delivery of the book.
Residents who did not receive a card in this issue, call
the News at 988-7800 before
noon on Thursday, Aug. 26,
and one will be delivered.
INSIDE THE NEWS
Arts and Leisure ............. 20-27
Arts and Leisure listings ..... 32
Bridge ................................... 41
Calendar.......................... 28-32
Classified ......................... 45-55
Channel 28 TV Guide ......... 33
Clubs ............. 25, 32-37, 44, 56
Dining Guide ....................... 25
Health .............................. 42-44
In Memoriam....................... 37
Maintenance ........................ 53
Movies .................................. 22
New Residents...................... 19
Op/Ed Columns .............. 18-19
Religion ............................... 36
Residents Forum ................. 17
Sports .............................. 38-41
Fitness trainer is highly
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GRF BOARD AGENDA
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Working on the roundabout
Following are the agenda items for the GRF Board meeting on Thursday, Aug. 26, in Peacock Hall at Gateway. A
copy of the complete agenda package is now available in the
Board Office.
1. Consider recommendations that the Board approve a revised Policy 301.2, Memorial Services.
2. Consider recommendation that the Board approve a new
Policy 306.0, Events Sponsorship.
3. Consider recommendation that the Board approve a revised Rule 104.0, Lawn Bowling Greens.
4. Consider recommendation that the Board approve a revised Rule R102.0, Fitness Center Access and Use.
5. Hear a status report on the Creekside project.
6. Consider approving the purchase and installation of audio visual equipment for the Creekside project from Star Media and authorizing the CEO to execute an agreement for this
item.
7. Consider approving six project management proposals
from Pound Management for work on Trust facilities projects
from now through 2012 and authorizing the CEO to execute
an agreement with Pound Management for the work.
8. Consider approving, as recommended by the president,
the appointment of a member to the Fitness Center Advisory
Committee, effective immediately, to fill the unexpired portion of the term of Jerome Neuman, who resigned. The term
expires in May 2011.
9. Defer reconsidering the draft Mission Statement for the
Trust Agreement Review and Revision Committee from the
October mid-month regular meeting of the Board to the Dec.
2 regular meeting of the Board. The Board, at its July 29 regular meeting, approved reconsidering the Mission Statement at
its October mid-month regular meeting.
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The Rossmoor News is legally adjudicated to publish legal notices and
fictitious business name statements. The News reserves the right to
reject or discontinue advertisements or articles that the manager deems
unsuitable. All articles are subject to editing.
News photo by Mike DiCarlo
Last week, workers smoothed out the cement on the roundabout driveway in front of the social
building at Creekside. In the background is the building that will house the News, Channel 28 and
the golf carts. This building and the building for Securitas and golf course maintenance will be ready
for occupancy by early fall. The social building, with the restaurant, meeting rooms and the Pro
Shop, should be ready by the spring.
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ROSSMOOR NEWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
Political columnist will speak to
Democrats Thursday in Fireside Room
Political columnist and critic Norman Solomon will speak at the Rossmoor Democratic
Club’s Thursday, Aug. 26, monthly membership meeting. The meeting will be held in the
Fireside Room at Gateway. Socializing begins at 7 p.m., with the meeting at 7:30.
In addition to being a critic, Solomon is a
journalist, a widely published author and an
outspoken anti-war activist. He founded and
is the executive director of the Institute for
Public Accuracy, a national group comprised
of policy research analysts.
He’s written dozens of books, the most recent of which is “Made Love, Got War: Close
Encounters With America’s Warfare State.”
He has appeared many times on television
and radio, including stints on CNN, public
broadcasting’s “News Hour” and public ra-
dio’s “All Things Considered” and “Marketplace.”
Beginning in his teenage years, Solomon
has lived a life of social activism. At 14, he
protested a segregation effort at a Maryland
apartment complex, an action that put him
under FBI surveillance.
He later protested nuclear power and nuclear weaponry, and did research for the Committee for U.S. Veterans of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki. In 1984, he spent 10 days in jail in
Vancouver, Wash., for blocking a train carrying Department of Energy cargo. In 1986, he
led a sit-in at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow,
demanding that the U.S. and the Soviet Union
agree to a nuclear test ban treaty.
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Tips for hiring a caregiver – Counseling Services can help
By Cathy Tallyn
Staff writer
Before residents invite someone into their homes to work as
a caregiver, they should stop
and ask themselves: Did I take
the right steps in hiring this
person? Do I really know what
I’m getting into?
Residents should be careful
when hiring anyone, especially
a caregiver who will be living
full time in the home.
The resident might be responsible for the caregiver’s
payroll deductions and Social
Security taxes, among other
things. They might be liable if
the employee has an accident in
the home.
In addition, live-in caregivers have to be registered with
the Mutual and the Golden
Rain Foundation. Both the homeowner and caregiver need
to complete forms. A packet is
available at Mutual Services at
Gateway. After the paperwork
is returned, it is forwarded to
SECURITY
REPORTS
F RO M S E C U R I TA S
The following incidents
were reported to Securitas,
Rossmoor’s security service
provider. They appear here as
they were initially reported to
Securitas. After investigation,
details of a case may indicate
a lesser or different incident
description. If the case warrants it, the News will do a follow-up story.
Thursday, Aug. 12
Resident regulations: A
Rossmoor employee reported
someone is dumping computers in the Dumpsters at the
Mutual Operation Department (MOD).
Suspicion: At about 10:30
p.m., a car with four young
men in it was seen racing up
Stanley Dollar Drive. A Securitas officer located the car and
followed it out of Rossmoor.
Friday, Aug. 13
Miscellaneous: A Running Springs Road, Entry 10,
resident reported her handicap
placard was missing.
Sunday, Aug. 15
Noise: At 3:30 p.m., noise
from contractors working at a
Stanley Dollar Drive, Entry 5,
manor was reported. The contractors were told to stop.
Monday, Aug. 16
Vandalism: An Avenida Sevilla, Entry 1, resident reported her vehicle was scratched.
Tuesday, Aug. 17
Suspicion: A resident of
Ptarmigan Drive, Entry 3, reported that a woman was rifling through the Dumpsters.
Wednesday, Aug. 18
Animal: At 8:20 a.m., a
Skycrest Drive, Entry 16, reported a neighbor’s dogs were
off leash. The resident was advised of the leash law and said
she will comply.
the Mutual and GRF for approval.
Caregivers can be found
in various ways, including by
word-of-mouth from friends or
neighbors, through the ads in
the News or through agencies,
many of which advertise in the
News. But, how do you start the
hiring process?
It might be a good idea to
begin with Rossmoor’s Counseling Services. Many residents
and their families are concerned about hiring in-home
help. Many of the questions that
the Counseling Services staff
answer are from residents who
want to know about hiring a
caregiver, said Priscilla Tudor,
Counseling Services coordinator.
Residents can stop by the
office at Gateway to some get
lists that might provide leads to
finding a caregiver. The department keeps a list of Rossmoor
residents, known as “companions,” who will do services for
other residents for a fee, typi-
cally about $15 an hour. They
will drive, shop, cook and
perform other miscellaneous
services.
The resident might be responsible for Social Security
deductions and payroll taxes,
Tudor said. These helpers don’t
carry insurance and a resident’s
homeowner’s insurance may
or may not provide coverage
if there’s an accident in the
home, she said. Residents need
to check with their insurance
agent.
Counseling Services also has
a list of agencies that have been
recommended by Rossmoor
residents.
“It is important to remember
that an agency is only as good
as the caregiver they send and
some caregivers are better than
others,” said Tudor.
She has compiled a list of
questions to ask agencies:
• Are the agency’s caregivers insured and bonded?
• Does the agency pay Social
Security and employer taxes?
• Does the agency do background and reference checks on
its caregivers?
• If the resident has longterm care insurance, is this
agency certified by the insurer
to provide services?
• Is someone in the agency
available 24 hours a day, seven
days a week?
• If a caregiver cancels, does
the agency find a replacement?
• Does the agency provide
free assessments prior to beginning services?
• Does the agency provide
supervision and training for
their caregivers?
• Is a deposit, contract or
pre-payment required?
• Does the caregiver provide
transportation? What is the per
mile charge?
Typically, in-home agencies
do background and reference
checks and handle all payroll
deductions and taxes, Tudor
said. Their caregivers are normally insured and bonded.
“Residents who are not satisfied with the caregiver provided
by an agency have the right to
request that another caregiver be
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Co-op owners are still not able to get reverse mortgages
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security to supplement Social
Security, meet unexpected
medical expenses, make home
improvements, and so on.
The owner chooses how to
withdraw the funds, whether
in a fixed monthly amount or a
line of credit or a combination
of both.
The Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) is the
Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) reverse mortgage program that enables that
withdrawal of equity. HECM
offers government-guaranteed
loans featuring extensive consumer safeguards.
Unlike ordinary home equity loans, an FHA reverse
mortgage does not require repayment as long as the home is
the principal residence. Lenders recover their principal,
plus interest, when the home is
sold. The remaining value of
the home goes to them or their
heirs.
Co-ops out in the cold
Until 2008, co-ops were excluded from the program, but
that year they were included in
the list of acceptable properties when the Home Economic
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this date.
Unfortunately,
recent
changes in HUD’s plans for
condominiums as well as the
housing crisis have been keeping HUD busy, keeping co-op
reverse mortgages on the back
burner.
It is the “industry opinion,” said Paul Sterling of
Premier Capital Mortgage,
that HECM for co-ops won’t
be ready anytime soon. He
does, however, recommend
that those who are concerned
about it could contact their
local representatives from
Congress and the Senate and
try to encourage them to put
pressure on HUD.
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Barbara El-Baroudi said some
residents are really frustrated
by the delay.
But, “we have no control over this,” she said. “We
have absolutely no idea (when
things will change). As far as
we knew, it was right on the
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CEO’S CORNER
July Manor Sales Good,
Projects Moving Along
By Warren Salmons, CEO
Manor sales
There were 44 sales in Rossmoor in July 2010, as compared to 43 in July 2009. Thus far in August, there have been
16 sales and there are currently 67 pending escrows.
Corporation yard project
With the exception of a few final minor tasks, the corporation yard project on Rockview Drive is complete. No further
progress reports will be made in the CEO’s report. A final
project cost accounting will be provided to the Board after
all pending invoices have been paid.
Creekside project
The Creekside project manager, Alex Gunst of Pound
Management, will be giving an expanded project progress
report and budget status report at the Aug. 26 Board meeting.
Mutual Presidents’ Forum
Status reports were provided to the Mutual presidents on
several efforts: the Trust Agreement Review Committee, the
Manor Records/alterations processes and procedures review,
the CC&R/Occupant Agreement insurance language requirements, and the projected insurance program for 2011.
Long-Range Planning Task Force
On Aug. 20, the Long-Range Planning Task Force received the administrative draft of the long-range plan for
review during the next several weeks, leading to the release
of the draft plan in late September. Copies of the draft plan
will be made available for public review and will be posted
on the GRF website in early October.
Dollar Clubhouse space reallocation
In the fall, the Channel 28 studio operations will move
to the new Creekside facility. Currently, the Channel 28 operation occupies a downstairs office in Dollar Clubhouse of
about 170 square feet, including a secure storage area, and
two upstairs rooms of about 255 and 144 square feet, respectively, adjacent to the existing Railroad Club space. I have
been approached by the Railroad Club and the Historical Society, (both currently occupy space at the Dollar Clubhouse),
for additional space for their specialized uses.
Unless I receive other requests from resident clubs/organizations in the next few weeks, which need specialized space,
I plan to reallocate the space as follows: the GRF custodial
supervisor will occupy the downstairs office space, including the secure storage area; I will offer the Historical Society
the 144-square-foot upstairs interior room and the Railroad
Club the 255-square-foot upstairs main room with the proviso that they must accommodate ongoing, easy access to the
new Historical Society room. The current, small Historical
Society storage area upstairs in the main part of Dollar Clubhouse will revert to GRF storage.
Long-Range
Planning
Task Force
has meeting
The Long-Range Planning
Task Force’s (LRPTF) next
meeting will be Wednesday,
Sept. 1, at 1 p.m. in the Board
Room at Gateway.
At that meeting the facilitator firm, Design, Community
and Environment (DCE) will
present to the task force a draft
of the General Plan that the
task force has been working on
for the past 16 months.
All of the LRPTF meetings
are open to residents. A residents
forum is provided at the beginning and at the end of the meetings.
For information, contact
the LRPTF at lrptf@rossmoor.
com.
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How health-care laws will affect
average citizens is topic of forum
“The New Health Care Law
and You” is the title of a talk
to be given by Jayme Levy, assistant director of Advocacy
and Programs at B’nai B’rith
Center for Senior Services, on
Thursday, Sept. 2, in the Fireside Room at Gateway Clubhouse. Light refreshments will
be served at 1 p.m. and the program starts at 1:30.
This free program is sponsored by Mt. Diablo-Rossmoor
B’nai B’rith Lodge and the
Golden Pacific Region of B’nai
B’rith International.
The new health-care law
covers many issues and is wideranging in scope. Levy will help
seniors understand health-care
issues, including Medicare,
long-term care, and the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care
Act as well as others, such as
Social Security.
Levy will explain how the
new law impacts these healthcare programs and the lives of
ordinary Americans.
B’nai B’rith has long supported health-care reform, and
believes that the new law provides better access to affordable health care throughout
life, resulting in healthy aging.
B’nai B’rith believes that the
new law will bring more uninsured people into the healthcare system, assist in moderat-
ing costs for those already in
the system, and help reduce expenditures under existing programs, such as Medicare. Levy
says that these improvements
will help senior citizens.
An RSVP is requested with
Rachel Rubin by calling 1888-274-8418 or by e-mailing
rrubin@bnaibrith.org. For information, call Jerry Priebat of
Rossmoor B’nai B’rith at 9359488.
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ROSSMOOR NEWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
Earl Warren professor of public law to speak to Republican Club
Jesse Choper, Earl Warren
professor of public law, will
speak to the Rossmoor Republican Club on Wednesday,
Sept. 8, in the Fireside Room
at Gateway. To properly welcome the speaker to the spirit
of Republican camaraderie,
the hosted wine service will
promptly kick off at 5:15
p.m.
Choper received his law
degree from the University
of Pennsylvania and was research editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Re-
view.
He served as law clerk to
Chief Justice Earl Warren
of the U.S. Supreme Court
following graduation from
law school. He taught at the
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania from
1957 to 1960, and at the University of Minnesota Law
School from 1961 to 1965. He
joined UC Berkeley’s Boalt
Hall faculty in 1965.
He has been a visiting professor at Harvard Law School,
Fordham Law School, University of Milan, Free University
in Amsterdam, Autonoma
University in Barcelona, University of New South Wales
in Sydney, University of Lucerne in Switzerland and
Catholic University of Portugal in Lisbon and Porto. He
served as Boalt Hall’s dean
from 1982 to 1992.
He teaches in the fields
of constitutional and corporate law, and his major publications include the books
“Judicial Review” and “The
National Political Process.”
He is also a co-author of two
widely used casebooks in the
fields of constitutional law.
The Republican Journal,
which is mailed monthly to
Jesse Choper
all club members, contains a
reservation form and all the
necessary details. Cost of
dinner is $25 for each member and $27 for each guest.
Mail checks and reservations form to the Republicans:
831 Terra California No. 3.
For information call Tom
Fryer at 947-5878.
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SCAM ALERT
IF IT’S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE …
The Rossmoor News only reports suspected scams;
it does not investigate claims by residents.
Craigslist Criminals
Early News deadline is next week
Due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday, Sept. 6, the
News will have an early deadline for the Sept. 8 issue.
All articles for that issue
are due no later than Wednesday, Sept. 1, at 4 p.m.
All advertising, letters
to the Residents Forum and
obituaries are due no later
than Thursday, Sept. 2, at 10
a.m.
The News office and all
foundation offices will be
closed on Labor Day.
A couple of Rossmoor residents turned out to be smarter
than your average criminal.
The pair innocently put an ad on Craigslist to sell their bedroom suite for $850. They received a quick response from an
individual (with questionable grammatical skills), asking if
they still had the item, and if so, he, “Steve,” would like to
buy it.
However, Steve said, he was currently in Hawaii on his
honeymoon and would be unable to come by for the furniture.
Could the residents please take the ad offline if he would compensate them an additional $50 for their trouble?
Steve then said he would make the payment by certified
check, which his secretary would mail to the couple. Then his
“mover” would come pick up the bedroom suite.
The Rossmoorians accepted the offer and took the ad offline, but suggested Steve and his wife come and see the suite
before consolidating the purchase.
About five days later, Steve wrote that his secretary had sent
the check to the residents via UPS, but had inadvertently written it for $2,500. “I believe we can still salvage the situation,”
Steve wrote, and assured them that they could cash the check,
take out the $850 plus the additional $50 for their trouble, and
then return the rest to Steve via money transfer. As a bonus,
they could take $100 more out for the gas they would use running around to Western Union to wire the money.
The residents, being alert, realized this sounded just like a
new version of the old bait-and-switch scams that have been
happening with increased frequency. They wrote Steve and
withdrew the offer to sell him the furniture, assuring him they
would return his check.
Steve, however, still desperate for whatever funds he could
acquire from this transaction, told the couple they could deduct another $200 for their stress if only they would comply with his request. At this point, if they had responded, he
would have made $1,300 on the deal with his phony check
before the residents would realize the check hadn’t cleared,
and the resident would be out that same amount.
The residents wisely ignored Steve’s final request. They
then reported the fraud to Walnut Creek Police and to Craigslist. They did the right thing.
Mutual 30’s annual
meeting is in September
The 38th annual meeting
of the membership of Mutual
30 will be held on Wednesday,
Sept. 15, at 9:30 a.m. in the
Vista Room at Hillside Clubhouse.
In addition to hearing reports from the officers and
committees, incumbent John
Herron will be seated for another term on the board along
with Carl Pischke, both of
whom filed their candidacies
by the Aug. 2 deadline, were
declared eligible to run for a
board position, and were elected by acclamation of the membership.
Paul DeBenedictis was appointed at the July board meeting to fi ll the term vacated by
Carroll Wright, who resigned.
Mutual 30 members are encouraged to attend the annual
meeting. Light refreshments
will be served.
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ROSSMOOR N EWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
Rossmoor residents with temporary financial problems can receive help
The Rossmoor Fund, which
was initiated in 2009 to serve
the Rossmoor community, provides help to individuals who
are in a financial crisis.
Several grants have been
made to individuals to cover
unanticipated emergency ex-
penses. Applications are first
reviewed by Rossmoor Counseling Services staff to determine if they meet the guide-
Offer valid for first time services with a minimum of 10 days
for live-in care or 80 hours for hourly care. Offer expires 9/30/10.
lines of receiving a grant from
the Rossmoor Fund.
Residents who are having
temporary fi nancial problems
can apply for a grant from the
Rossmoor Fund.
Grants are limited to individuals whose annual income
is less than $21,660 or to twoperson households with combined incomes under $29,140.
Other assets are also taken into
account in determining eligibility.
Grants are intended to help
people through an unusually
difficult time and NOT to fill
the gap between one’s income
and ordinary expenses. Requests for grants should be
made through Rossmoor Counseling Services at 988-7750.
All consultations are confidential and can be conducted at
the Counseling Services office
or at home.
The Rossmoor Fund is also
now soliciting applica tions
from established Rossmoor
clubs or other sponsors of educational forums needing funding to implement projects that
will improve the quality of life
for participating Rossmoor
residents.
The Rossmoor Fund is a
nonprofit public benefit corporation qualified to receive
tax-deductible gifts and has no
affiliation with Golden Rain
Foundation. A campaign for
contributions to the fund will
begin in November.
For information, see the
fund’s website: www.rossmoorfund.com. The website
contains detailed information
including biographical data
on each member of the board
of directors and grant-making guidelines. The directors,
whose backgrounds include
nonprofit management, fundraising, business and law, are
Fritzie Davis, Bob Donovan,
David Smith, Reta Wilcox,
Claire LeVine Wolfe and Carol
Worthington.
Recycle used eyeglasses
Residents may recycle eyeglasses they no longer use in receptacles at the clubhouses or the white mailbox at Gateway.
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S.F. Chronicle political writer is Community Club speaker
Carla Marinucci, senior political writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, will be the Community Club’s guest speaker on
Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 3 p.m. in
the Fireside Room at Gateway.
She will discuss the various
language techniques politicians
use to get their message across
to various audiences, among
which are distortion, exaggeration and lies.
Marinucci spoke to the club
about two years ago and was
well-received by the overflow
audience. Since 1996, she has
covered presidential elections,
conventions and debates and has
written on immigration, abortion, education and the demographics of California.
She is a featured political
analyst on PBS’s KQED “This
Week in California” and has
been a guest on Chris Matthews’s
“Hardball” and the Oprah show.
She is also a regular analyst for
the BBC, Irish Newstalk Radio
and NPR. She’s been a featured
speaker at the Governor’s Conference for Women, the World
Affairs Council and UC Berkeley’s Institute for Governmental
Studies.
Marinucci has won numerous awards and was a media fel-
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Classic Arts
may be
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Continued from page 1
the new satellite without a major
expense, Ritner said.
However, not to worry, Ritner
said. Currently, the program is
still coming through, for whatever reason, and Channel 28
staff is stocking up on copies of
programs. When the transmissions stop coming through, Ritner said she hopes to show the
repeat programming as much as
possible. She will also have expanded Post It! shows to fill the
time slot.
And, when the new buildings
at Creekside are finished, Ritner said, Classic Arts Showcase
should be restored. There will be
a new, larger dish at that site that
will not only access the satellite
Classic Arts uses now, but will
offer a better picture, fewer sound
problems and less flickering.
The dish is twice as big, Ritner said, and she expects Classic
Arts programming to come in
twice as clear.
She is sorry for the interruption, but assures residents the
wait won’t be long.
“We will probably be showing it (Classic Arts) as soon as
we move over (to Creekside),”
Ritner said.
The Community Club and
the Lions Club will co-sponsor
a town hall meeting with Congressman John Garamendi on
Friday, Sept. 10, at 3 p.m. in the
Fireside Room.
The focus of the meeting will
be on an interactive discussion
regarding the pluses and minuses of Walnut Creek: what makes
Walnut Creek a great place to
live and what would make it
even a better place to live. How-
San Francisco Chronicle writer Carla Marinucci
low at the Hoover Institution at
Stanford University and a Casey
Journalism fellow at the University of Maryland.
A social hour will follow her
talk in the Fireside Room. The
social hour is open to all club
members.
ever, residents may raise other
issues. Audience members are
expected to take an active part
in the meeting. All residents are
invited to attend.
The Community Club will
sponsor a Walnut Creek City
Council candidate meeting on
Thursday, Sept. 30, at 3 p.m. in
the Fireside Room. The candidates for two vacancies are Justin Wedel, Kristina Lawson and
Cindy Silva, incumbent. Mayor
Sue Rainey has decided not to
seek re-election.
This candidate’s meeting is a
service the club has provided for
many years and the meeting is
always well-attended.
Residents interested in joining the Community Club may
pick up an application form in
the club’s mailbox at Gateway.
Present membership is about
550; the club hopes to reach 600
this year. Dues are $15 a manor.
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ROSSMOOR N EWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
TALK OF ROSSMOOR
On Chinese-American Residents
Turning 90 Together in Rossmoor
By S.Y. Huang,
Contributing writer
As recently reported in the
News, a special concert of vocal music was held on Aug. 14
at the Del Valle Clubhouse.
Sponsored by the GRF Recreation Department, it was
presented by the family and
friends of Ellie Mao Mok, a
Chinese-American resident
who is well known for her role
as a volunteer impresario for
the production of many musical events in the community.
As it turned out, the concert was held in recognition of Mok’s contribution to
Rossmoor on the occasion of
her turning 90 this year.
Mok moved from the East
Coast to Rossmoor in 1995
with a distinguished musical
career behind her. She had
begun her career in the early
1940s, during the wartime in
China, and soon made a name
for herself as a budding young
singer by her solo recitals at
major Chinese cities.
After coming to the United
States in 1947, she received
further musical trainings
at Oberlin College, Julliard
School and Columbia University, as well as in Vienna, Austria. She has since given numerous singing performances,
to critical acclaims, either in
solo recitals or with symphony
orchestras, in New York City,
Vienna, Paris, Hong Kong
and Trinidad. Later in her career, she became a noted voice
teacher, giving private lessons
to aspiring singers.
Not long after her move to
Rossmoor, Mok served for two
years as president of the Chinese-American Association of
Rossmoor (CAAR). She has
continued to be active as a
voice teacher, apart from being busy with helping organize
free concerts for the enjoyment
of fellow residents.
She has also occasionally
traveled to China to conduct
master classes of voice techniques and diction for students
and faculty members at music
academies and conservatories.
It was no wonder that the celebration concert featured an impressive array of talented vocalists who have all studied voice
with Mok at one time or another,
including a Rossmoor resident,
soprano Marsha Wehrenberg.
The highlight of the concert came with the appearance
of Mok herself as a vocalist
in a trio chamber music, with
daughter Gwendolyn, an internationally renowned concert
pianist, at the piano, and son
Kenneth, executive producer of
the “America’s Next Top Model” TV show, playing clarinet.
Four of Rossmoor’s seven 90-year-old Chinese-Americans recently celebrated their birthdays. They are, from left, David
Hsu, Ellie Mao Mok, Florence Lin and Peter Sih.
Mok presented four songs,
opening with “Wiegenlied”
(“Lullaby”) by Ludwig Spohr
and closing with “I Bought
Me a Cat,” an American folk
song, both of which, as she announced, were dedicated to her
grandchildren.
She sang in her lyric mezzosoprano voice, mellowed with a
sweet tenderness like the bouquet of a well-aged wine. Her
graceful performance moved
the packed audience to prolonged applauses.
Six others turn 90
The audience included a large
number of members of the Chinese-American community in
Rossmoor. They came to salute
a respected matriarch of theirs
on her attainment of the venerable age of 90 and to celebrate the
longevity of a good life that they
shared with her in Rossmoor.
Indeed, within that community, there are no less than six
other members who are also
known to turn 90 this year.
Among them, as shown in
the photo in the company of
Mok, are Florence Lin, a famous expert of Chinese cooking and a devout believer in
Buddhism who often volunteers to help out the kitchen in
a Buddhist temple at Lafayette;
David Hsu, a retired airline executive who is active as an elder
in a Chinese Christian Church
at Walnut Creek and a member of the Bible Study Group
of CAAR; and Peter Sih, the
founding president of CAAR,
who still plays tennis and golf
regularly, keeps himself busy
with participation in activities of all sorts of singing and
dance clubs and, in his spare
time, serves as a volunteer for
the Computer Club.
All seven of them were born
in 1920, a Year of the Monkey,
according to the lunar calendar.
They are, therefore, collectively known in the community as
“senior monkeys” for the traits
of vigor and intelligence, characteristics of the zodiac animal, that they demonstrate.
They all left the mainland
of China in the late 1940s on
separate journeys to the United
States and eventually became
naturalized American citizens.
They are considered to be pioneers of a new wave of Chinese immigration to the United
Continued on next page
ROSSMOOR N EWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
Several Rossmoor octogenarians
in the Year of the Monkey
Continued from page 12
States, since their arrival in
this country occurred shortly
after the repeal by the Congress of the infamous Chinese
Exclusion Act of 1882.
Unlike the earlier wave of
Chinese immigrants who came
as railway laborers, gold mine
diggers and coolies, they did
not come to seek fortunes. Instead, they came for advanced
studies, for pursuit of professional activities or in government service, with full intention of eventually returning to
their homeland.
However, as the civil war
raged in China, followed by
the change of its government
in 1949 and the subsequent
descent of the “bamboo curtain,” they were prevented
from going back to China and
found themselves stranded in
this country. They managed to
overcome the adversity and adjust themselves to the American way of life. Following their
naturalization as American
citizens, each of them turned
into a first-generation Chinese-
American immigrant.
It is fortuitous that, having
succeeded in pursuing their individual careers and bringing
up their families in different
parts of the United States, they
found their way to converge in
California and make their retirement home in Rossmoor.
They have all been longtime
residents, living here for 15 to
21 years. It is to the credit of
Rossmoor as a premier retirement community that, with its
scenic beauty, balmy weather
and carefree lifestyle, as many
as seven members of its minority group of Chinese-Americans are able to live to turn 90
together this year, while most
of them remain healthy and active in retirement.
From a historical perspective, it may be said that
Rossmoor has provided a safe
haven to a congregation of firstgeneration Chinese-American
immigrants who are blessed
with longevity, nurtured by its
benign environment, and can
live out their retirement life in
peace and contentment.
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Democrats to hold Labor Day picnic
The Democrats of Rossmoor
will hold their annual Labor
Day barbecue on Sunday,
Sept. 5, at Sportsmen’s Park at
Hillside. Social hour will begin at 3 p.m., with dinner at 4.
Note that this is the day before
Labor Day.
Catering will be by Simple
Elegance, which will serve
barbecued ribs and smoked
chicken, baked beans, green
salad, red potato salad and
fresh fruit. Chocolate and carrot cakes will be served for
dessert.
Sonja Christopher will provide entertainment with her
banjo and sing-along group.
The group includes Rossmoor
residents Harriet Keller, on the
gut bucket; Tom Burns, on the
harmonica; Thelma Burns, on
the washboard; Julie Hughes,
on guitar; and Pat Kriletich on
drums.
The cost is $25 for members and $27 for nonmembers.
Checks made out to Democrats of Rossmoor can be
mailed to Mary Harvey, 2308
Tice Creek Drive No. 3, or
placed in the Democrats’ box
in the Gateway office.
There is also a reservations
coupon on page 6 of the Democrats’ July/August newsletter.
The deadline for reservations is Thursday, Sept. 2.
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John Muir Outpatient needs volunteers
The John Muir Outpatient
Center at Tice Valley/Rossmoor is
in need of volunteers. The center
is located outside the Rossmoor
gate on Rossmoor Parkway.
Residents who find it reward-
ing to help others will find it rewarding working as a volunteer
at John Muir Outpatient Center.
Volunteers have no patient contact, as they assist at the information desk, make equipment loans,
work in physical therapy and distribute the mail to the doctors’
offices.
Volunteers just need to work
four hours a month. For information, call 939-1220.
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ROSSMOOR N EWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
Emergency Preparedness Organization speaker tells lessons of Katrina
How lessons apply to Rossmoor
By Alan Cunningham
EPO correspondent
O
ne of the major lessons of Hurricane Katrina and its devastating impact on New Orleans
was that citizens, relying on
public safety organizations to
rescue them, were unprepared
to take care of themselves.
Bottom line: those who
know how to care for themselves in a disaster are far
more likely to survive.
That’s one of the mes-
sages that will be brought to
a Rossmoor audience when
Eric Imhof speaks to the
Emergency Preparedness Organization (EPO) on Monday,
Aug. 30, at 9:30 a.m. at Dollar Clubhouse.
Imhof, who is senior planning coordinator for the Office of Emergency Services
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(OES) in the Contra Costa
Sheriff’s Office, will explain
how the county’s preparedness plan would dovetail with
those of cities and local agencies in dealing with a major
disaster.
Walnut Creek would be the
primary overseer of Rossmoor
disaster efforts, and the OES
would coordinate the sharing
and deployment of resources
throughout the county, providing such big-ticket items
as fuel tankers to keep police
cars running and bulldozers
to clear rubble.
It also would deal with
large-scale evacuations, response to pandemics and
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Fitness Center trainer has strong
motivation, appreciation for others
This series of articles attempts to better acquaint readers with the qualifications and
talents of Rossmoor’s Fitness
Center trainers. This week’s
profile is of Bob Huff.
By Nancy Kaye
Contributing writer
T
he tall, lean 47-year-old
fitness trainer named
Bob Huff has a philosophy: “When you give out
for someone, you get back so
much more.” And that’s one
reason he enjoys teaching here
in Rossmoor.
Born in Washington state in
1963, he was the middle child
of three, all athletic, as were
his parents. He now lives in
Antioch with his wife and 10year-old daughter.
Earlier years: Huff attended Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, earning a
bachelor’s degree in physical
education with a concentration
in sports medicine. He subsequently acquired a master’s degree in athletic training from
the University of Arizona.
His first job in the field
was at Los Medanos College
in Pittsburg, Calif., where he
served as an athletic trainer
and a part-time instructor. He
worked there until June 2001,
at which time he began working at Rossmoor.
Rossmoor role: Huff’s
business card describes him
as a medical exercise specialist, a Pilates trainer, a personal
trainer, and an aquatic fitness
expert, the latter being his favorite. Three evenings a week
at 7, he teachers group exercises in shallow water of Del Valle pool. The exercises, accompanied to music, are usually
performed with the students in
a vertical position. (Huff stays
on the sidelines.)
“I like the resistance the water offers,” he said. “It’s like a
self-contained gym. My focus
isn’t on swimming but rather
on working out in the water.
I do my own workouts in the
water.”
Of course, he enjoys his
“land classes,” too. Certified
as a medical exercise specialist, he helps clients exercise for
certain medical and orthopedic
conditions like joint replacements, diabetes and cardiovascular conditions.
And he points out that people with total hip replacements
have certain things they should
and shouldn’t do. He helps
them learn what those things
are and how to work with the
indications and counter-indications.
Groups vs. one-on-one:
Does he prefer to work with
groups or individuals? When
asked that, Huff said, “That’s
hard to answer. I like the variety. With a group, you can
reach more people at once. But
with a one-on-one, well, I like
the rapport.”
He runs a three-to-five-person knee and hip replacement
group that meets twice a week
for an hour. As he explains,
“After a person has surgery
and is released by his or her
physical therapist, we do postrehab training. I’m the one that
does that.”
Success story: He tells of
a 91-year-old client, walking
with a cane, who came to him
a couple of years ago in terrible pain having had a broken
hip and back problems. “He
was shuffling,” said Huff. “We
did a lot of different exercises;
we practiced walking on all
different planes – sideways,
backwards, walking stairs.
Fourth Mutual elects new
officers, says goodbye to Herr
Fourth Mutual held its annual meeting and dinner on
Aug. 12.
Don Cardinal was elected
president, Hans Koehler was
elected vice president, Penny
Wade will continue as secretary, and newly elected director, Ed Kung, was elected treasurer.
Sheila Peverill, recently appointed to the board to fill a
vacancy, will continue to serve
as director-at-large.
Mike Herr, the president
of the Mutual since its inception in 2001, chose not to run
again.
Retiring Fourth Mutual President
Mike Herr admires the gift from
the Board members at the Mutual’s annual dinner on Aug. 12.
Garamendi visits Rossmoor
Continued from page 1
He serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee, the Armed Services
Committee and the Science and
Technology Committee. In addition, his first vote upon entering Congress was for health care
reform last November.
All residents are invited to
attend. Light refreshments will
be provided.
For information, call Tom
Mader at 287-9460; Rex Fraser at 817-7207; Florence
Kleinfeld at 287-9530; or the
Congressman’s Walnut Creek
office at 932-8899.
Now he’s pretty secure without
the cane.
“I’m proud of him,” continued Huff. “He stuck to it even
though progress was often slow.
Many at that age would have
given up. It shows that if people would stick with it, they’re
going to see results down the
road.”
Personal satisfaction and
the future: Huff says he gets
his kicks when somebody
comes up and says to him, “Oh,
I’m walking so much better,” or
when he sees smiles on clients’
faces.
As for the future, he says he
sees himself most likely staying
at Rossmoor or at least somewhere with a senior population
because that gives him the most
satisfaction. “I might want to
move back to Washington as
my mother gets older,” he said.
“But certainly Rossmoor has
given me a great opportunity.”
News photo by Mike DiCarlo
Trainer Bob Huff works with Lois Robbert in the pool at Del
Valle.
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Aug. 26: GRF Board regular meeting
Peacock Room, Gateway
Aug. 27: First Mutual board
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Delta Room, Del Valle
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Sept. 1:
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Board Room, Gateway
9 a.m.
Sept. 3:
Golf Advisory Committee
Board Room, Gateway
Sept. 6:
Labor Day, all offices closed
9 a.m.
Sept. 8:
Fitness Center Advisory Committee
Delta Room, Del Valle
1 p.m.
Sept. 8:
Long-Range Planning Task Force
Board Room, Gateway
Sept. 8:
Mutual 48 board
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Mutual Operations meeting room
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Sept. 9:
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Board Room, Gateway
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9 a.m.
Board Room, Gateway
10 a.m.
Sept. 13: Mutual 22 quarterly meeting
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Sept. 13: Mutual 68 CIC
4 p.m.
Multipurpose Room 1, Gateway
9 a.m.
Sept. 14: GRF Board/Finance Committee
Joint meeting on 2011 budget
Fireside Room, Gateway
Sept. 14: Mutual 59 board
1:30 p.m.
Board Room, Gateway
7 p.m.
Sept. 14: First Mutual orientation
Delta Room, Del Valle
9 a.m.
Sept. 15: GRF Board/Finance Committee
Joint meeting on 2011 budget
Fireside Room, Gateway
9:30 a.m.
Sept. 15: Mutual 30 annual meeting
Vista Room, Hillside
1 p.m.
Sept. 15: Long-Range Planning Task Force
Board Room, Gateway
9:30 a.m.
Sept. 16: Fifth Mutual Finance Committee
Ivy Room, Dollar
Sept. 16: Fifth Mutual board
2 p.m.
Board Room, Gateway
Sept. 20: Mutual 29 board
9:30 a.m.
Multipurpose Room 3, Gateway
10 a.m.
Sept. 20: First Mutual 2011 budget review
Fireside room, Gateway
1:30 p.m.
Sept. 20: Fourth Mutual board
Board Room, Gateway
Sept. 21: Mutual 61 board
3 p.m.
Vista Room, Hillside
11 a.m.
Sept. 22: First Mutual Finance Committee
Board Room, Gateway
1 p.m.
Sept. 22: Long-Range Planning Task Force
Board Room, Gateway
9 a.m.
Sept. 23: Second Mutual board
Peacock Hall, Gateway
1 p.m.
Sept. 23: Policy Committee
Board Room, Gateway
Sept. 24: First Mutual board
1 p.m.
Delta Room, Del Valle
Sept. 27: Mutual 68 board
1 p.m.
Board Room, Gateway
1:30 p.m.
Sept. 28: GRF Finance Committee
Board Room, Gateway
1 p.m.
Sept. 29: Long-Range Planning Task Force
Board Room, Gateway
9 a.m.
Sept. 30: GRF Board regular meeting
Peacock Room, Gateway
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RECKLESS DRIVERS
NEED TO BE STOPPED
During the past three weeks, I have witnessed
a car drive past the stop sign while my wife and I
were in the crosswalk. He only looked to his left.
We were on his right. At Golden Rain and Rossmoor
Parkway, a man pulled up to the stop sign next to
a van. I was already stopped waiting for the van to
make its left turn onto Rossmoor Parkway when I
saw another car pull up on his right. As I was next
to go, I drove forward and as I did the other car
came straight at me. I asked him what he thought he
was doing; he said he had looked right and since the
cars were stopped he had the right of way. Again, at
Rossmoor Parkway and Golden Rain, as I pulled up
to make a left turn waiting for a van, which had the
right of way, some fool went flying past me as the
van moved forward.
I understand that Securitas does not have authority to write tickets for moving violations. Is it possible for them to stop reckless drivers and issue a
warning? A record could be kept of the “error in
judgment” and should it happen again, the driver
could be advised he may lose his license and it
would be reported to the police.
While I do not like the idea of a “big brother”
world, it strikes me that a judicious approach to the
40 YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK
Developer Announces
Expansion of Rossmoor
With Terra Granada
Neighborhood
By John Nutley, Rossmoor historian
n 1970, Rossmoor’s developer, Terra California
Corporation, announced a $169 million 10-year
expansion program for Rossmoor, the first since
the 1964 opening of the community. The first six
models of the Terra Granada project were on display at the south end of Tice Creek Drive and Stony
Way (now Avenida Sevilla). The new development
opened to the public on Aug. 22, 1970. When Phase
II of Rossmoor was completed, it added 4,200 units
to the existing 3,600 manors. President W.H. Irish
of Terra California called the development “Terra
I
handling of a bad situation within our community
is preferable than people being involved in serious
accidents which, due to our litigious society, might
very well end up with Rossmoor sued.
Gerald P. Horwitz
Leisure Lane
THE “NOT ME” DRIVERS
A bit more on Rossmoor drivers. I can’t go from
my home to the exit at Tice Valley Boulevard without encountering fewer than three drivers who, if
caught by the police, would get a ticket. It seems
no matter how many letters appear castigating the
dismal record of many who live here, drive here,
cause accidents and seem oblivious to the rules of
the road, nothing changes. So I have christened
them “Not Me.”
See that ubiquitous red octagonal sign indicating
a full stop? “Not Me.” See that second car at the
stop sign stopped? “Not Me.” See the pedestrian
in the crosswalk, do I stop? “Not Me.” See the car
ahead of me signaling a turn; do I let the car go?
“Not Me.” See the speed limit posted for Rossmoor;
do I observe it? “Not Me.” See the fire engine coming behind me, do I pull over? “Not Me.”
I could come up with many more examples for
the “Not Me” drivers. Makes one wonder if they
could pass the written or driving test available at
the DMV. The answers might surprise them. It’s
rather amazing that those of us over 75 don’t have to
take a road test when renewing our licenses.
Nancy Landfield
Pine Knoll Drive
CO-OPS NEED HELP GETTING
REVERSE MORTGAGES
I would like to refer to the News article of Aug.
4 in which there was a report on the meeting of the
First Mutual board’s discussion of reverse mortgages and finances for co-ops. It is disturbing to me
that the only alternative to a reverse mortgage for
co-ops that the board could suggest is that the residents should check out a share line of credit loan.
However, I would like to suggest that the residents of Rossmoor circulate a petition to be sent
to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) asking for answers.
I recently received a copy of an article printed in
the Orange County Register reporting that some of
the residents in Laguna Woods had done just that.
I think that Rossmoor should do the same. I am in
the process of learning how to go about doing this.
It has occurred to me that maybe we should go further and contact the Contra Costa Times and maybe
a TV news help line.
Sophie Broche
Tice Creek Drive
Granada,” a 42-unit Spanish-style neighborhood, featuring white stucco exteriors and red tile roofs.
The city of Walnut Creek posted a number of rezoning announcement signs for the valley. Terra California requested approval of certain modifications
to the peripheral development boundary line for the
valley, which would slightly change the line originally established in 1963. The request was made by
Terra California to have the Walnut Creek Planning
Commission study the zoning map of Rossmoor as a
constructive and worthwhile step for the residents and
the developer.
The new Rossmoor Medical Center was dedicated
and pictures were printed in the Rossmoor News.
Residents who saw the facility were happy with it.
In the Administrator’s Corner, John Jerman discussed how individuals could set up trusts for their
manors. The procedures were different for condominiums and cooperatives. A trust must, according to the
FHA, be in the name of an individual, not the corporation. The tax advantage lay with the individual trust
rather than the corporation. For condominiums, no
exclusions existed. In a condominium Mutual, each
ROSSMOOR N EWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
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BOBBERS NEED DOLLAR
POOL YEAR-ROUND
To the casual eye, it may appear that nothing is
happening when you see the ladies and gents bobbing in Dollar pool. It doesn’t have the appearance
of action that you might find at a golfing tournament or tennis match. No scores are kept as in a
bocce ball match. No trophies are won; no photos
are taken of the triumphant team as they celebrate
their prize.
This is a different kind of sport. It is a subtle
and life-saving sport; the sport of those who are
disabled by backs, legs, hips, knees and feet that
somehow, surprisingly, have gone bad, have let
them down as they have grown older. The women I
have grown to know in the last few months, while
recuperating from a back injury, are enjoying the
benefits of an outdoor, warm pool that alleviates
the pain they live with on a constant basis. It alleviates that pain for the time they are there bobbing
and exercising those limbs so they can tolerate the
rest of the day.
The atmosphere is charged with engaging conversation and laughter as they float, constantly
moving arms and legs to improve the circulation,
keeping the limbs healthy. No one goes home with
a trophy at the end of the day but the time spent in
the pool is restorative to their bodies and spirits.
Isn’t that what recreation is all about? Isn’t that
what others seek in sports: community, improved
health and vitality? Dollar pool is the most accessible pool for those with disabilities and should be
kept open all year.
Mary Anne Clark
Stanley Dollar Drive
THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT
The Northgate High School marching band
wishes to thank residents for all their support at the
car wash on Aug. 14. Without their support, ourprogram would not be able to maintain all our activities. Thanks again.
Bette M. Brown
Golden Rain Road
WHY REPLACE
CARPORT ROOFS?
Why are roofs being replaced on open carports?
Why not closing garage doors? If we have all this
extra cash, God forbid the coupon might be lowered. I’m disgusted.
Joe Ferreira
Cactus Court
purchaser owned an undivided interest in the land
area of the Mutual. Because of financial arrangements, condo owners were able to designate corporate trustees or individual trustees.
The new Rossmoor Medical Center was dedicated and pictures were printed in the Rossmoor News.
Residents who saw the facility were happy with it.
The possibility of a new fire station in Rossmoor
was still under discussion at this time. Several other
sites in the area were also being considered.
In the Aug. 20 Rossmoor News, the big news was
the presentation of the new bylaws of the Golden
Rain Foundation adopted by shareholders at a meeting on July 20, 1970. The key point provided for
the selection of the GRF directors according to districts, instead of by Mutual corporations. Districts
in both the co-ops and condo Mutuals consisted of
300 manors. This created 12 directors with the possibility of three additional as manors were added.
The two classes of membership, resident and corporate, remained. A map was included in the News
showing the district boundaries and its relationship
to Mutual boundaries.
The Historical Society needs people who can
sort, maintain and explore records of Rossmoor.
Contact John Nutley at 939-3593.
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ROSSMOOR N EWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
COLUMNS & OPINIONS
JUST THINKING
Music and the Wonders
of Rossmoor
By Eric Anschutz
usic. On Aug.13, we Rossmoorians were treated to
an unforgettable concert
performed by the Diablo Symphony Orchestra in collaboration with
the Diablo Theatre Company. Their
joint program offered the best of
five Broadway shows: “West Side Story,” “Gypsy,”
“Evita,” “The Phantom of the Opera” and “Les Miserables.”
The orchestra, conducted as always by Maestro
Joyce Johnson Hamilton, was wonderful, filling the
Fireside Room with sounds of memorable, sometimes
haunting beauty. But it was the four singers that elevated our evening from merely wonderful and delightful to truly heaven-sent. Soprano Rena Wilson,
Alto Kerry Chapman, Tenor Nephi Speer, and Bass
Derrick Silva gave performances singly and together
that won enthusiastic applause, resounding shouts of
bravo, and at the end a standing ovation lasting several minutes.
This superb concert filled our very large Fireside
Room to overflowing. The next performance of the
Diablo Symphony, again in the Fireside Room, is
scheduled for Friday, Oct. 8. The same concert heard
last week here in Rossmoor was performed again on
the following day at the Lesher Center for the Arts.
Rossmoor ticket prices were $5; Lesher Center tickets
were $37. I note this to make the obvious point: We
who live here are fortunate in so many ways. Some
further thoughts on the wonders and unending perquisites of life in Rossmoor were expressed in “Rossmoor:
Eden in California,” a book of photographs and essays co-authored by myself and photographer John
McCurdy. The following paragraphs, taken from my
writings in the foreword of that book, are brought to
mind by the concert.
The Wonders of Rossmoor. Almost 10,000 of us
live here in some 6,500 “manors.” We are all of “a
certain age,” a common ethos, a remarkable élan, at
M
PROGRESSIVE VIEW
Military Budget Must Be Cut
By Bob Hanson
veryone knows that unemployment must be lowered,
but few of us realize what
must be done to make that happen.
The Tea Party folks seem to think
that if the country spends less, and
taxes are lowered, all of our problems will go away. For some strange reason, they are
overlooking the obvious. Over half of our discretionary tax dollars are being given to the bloated military
budget. We are spending more on our military now (in
inflation adjusted dollars) than we did at the height of
the cold war.
Why are we spending over $700 billion this year,
not including our war spending in Iraq and Afghanistan? The short answer is the military-industrial complex, which Dwight Eisenhower warned us about the
year he went out of office.
Any time a weapon system is looked at for possible
elimination there is a huge outcry from wherever the
system is manufactured. Smart weapons corporationsspread their work out over many states, so that if and
when the need for whatever it is they are producing is
questioned, they have dozens of congressmen willing
to fight the elimination on the basis of putting people
out of work in their district. What everyone fails to
understand is that for every billion dollars spent on
arms manufacturing, 11,600 jobs are created; for the
same amount of spending in clean energy, 17,100 jobs
are created and in education, the number of jobs is
29,100.
E
least a trace of the wisdom that comes with age, and
an almost universal generosity of spirit. Each of us
brings to the mix that is Rossmoor some six or seven
or eight or nine decades of life experience. There are
among us former university deans, physicians, CEOs,
diplomats, clergy, attorneys, nurses, truck drivers,
schoolteachers, engineers, mechanics and shopkeepers. We are from every state in the union, and from all
over the world. Most of us are parents, many of us are
grandparents, and not a few are great-grandparents.
Many of us have served in the wartime military. We
are politically divided roughly 60-40 among Democrats and Republicans. But, each of us, whatever our
professional background, our politics, our life experience, our religion - or dissent from religion - tries to
avoid open dispute over conflicting views.
Many of us are actively linked to the Internet,
exchanging e-mails to keep one another abreast of
the latest jokes and wisdom of the day. We Google
daily to read blogs and newspapers and journals from
around the world, and many of us find ourselves
learning more online than we ever learned during our
years in colleges!
We are politically divided roughly 60-40
among Democrats and Republicans. But, each
of us, whatever our professional background,
our politics, our life experience, our religion
- or dissent from religion - tries to avoid open
dispute over conflicting views.
Here is a sampler of life as it can be lived in this
wonderful place. During recent weeks, Rossmoorians
might have gone into town, to Walnut Creek’s Lesher
Center for the Arts, to see world-class Diablo Light
Opera performances of musicals such as “Fiddler
on the Roof” and Center Rep productions of plays
like “The Mousetrap.” Right here, in one of our own
Rossmoor clubhouses, we might have heard the Diablo
Symphony play Beethoven’s “Eroica” and seen the
California Opera Company perform “La Traviata.”
Movies are shown several times weekly in Peacock
Hall, our own 150-seat theater. Available generally
at no cost to Rossmoorians, offerings range from vintage films to recent ones, both domestic and international. There are frequent dinner-dances sponsored
by various Rossmoor clubs. We have eight excellent
tennis courts; we have two challenging park-like golf
The Pentagon is proposing an additional $500 billion a year spending over the next 10 years. If that
money were spent on education instead, it could create an additional 9.1 million jobs.
Many of us are trying to turn the situation around.
A coalition is being built of agencies, groups and cities
negatively impacted by public budget cuts. Awareness
is being raised of the relationship between wasteful
military spending and public needs. The most difficult task is to get Congress men and women to vote
against money for war. But, even here, we are making
progress. Over 100 Democrats and a handful of Republicans voted against the additional $34 billion that
President Barack Obama requested for Afghanistan.
Ron Paul of Texas and Walter Jones of North Carolina are two GOP congressmen who realize military
spending must be cut.
A task force created by Obama last
January has come up with recommendations
for cuts amounting to $960 billion in 10
years without weakening America’s defenses.
This did not include monies spent on our
current wars.
Congressman Barney Frank has put together an alternative Department of Defense budget that reduces
military spending by $1 trillion over 10 years. He has
logic on his side. Since 2000, the Pentagon budget has
gone up by that much, in addition to the trillion spent
on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Today, the Pentagon’s comprehension of its own
material resources is a deep, dark void. It can’t track
its own money; it cooks its own books and makes
spending decisions on phony data. It has been three
decades since the Pentagon books have been audited.
courses, one nine-hole and one 18-hole; we have several beautiful outdoor swimming pools, a glittering
glass-covered indoor pool, with it’s adjacent top-notch
Fitness Center, a world-class lawn-bowling green, and
a first-rate bocce court.
Rossmoor also offers a number of clubhouses that
provide a variety of venues for the many activities
here. The beautifully designed and well-maintained
plantings surrounding our “manors” and in our common areas make this a verdant Eden. Rossmoor
features some 200 clubs, ranging from ceramics to
woodworking to opera, computer learning, theater
arts, Scrabble and bridge.
Let’s now take a look at our also wonderful Walnut Creek, the town of some 60,000 people, of which
Rossmoor is a part. All of us who live here are delighted with Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek’s beautiful outdoor mall, with its many flowers and a central
fountain plaza. Many times I have sat in the sun, often
in the company of other old men, on the plaza’s circular surround, watching the kids (and their pretty
young moms!) toss pennies into the fountain pond
while waiting for my wife to complete her shopping at
Nordstrom, Macy’s, Eileen Fisher or J. Jill.
At the hub of our city is the earlier-mentioned fabulous Lesher Center for the Arts, our own small-town
(but richly endowed) Lincoln Center. Nearby is Walnut Creek’s multiple-screen movie-house. Our town
offers dozens of fine restaurants, all just a stroll away
from the Lesher Center and the shops at Broadway
Plaza. To top it all off, we have Barnes and Noble – a
great book store – featuring its own Starbucks café
– where many of us often spend time over coffee and
cheesecake, perusing several books while deciding
which one or two to buy. Downtown Walnut Creek
is a mere four miles outside the gates of Rossmoor;
cost-free bus transportation is provided for those of
us without cars.
We are some 35 miles from San Francisco, one
of America’s most renowned cities. Our BART, the
Bay Area Transit System, departs every 15 minutes
or so from the Walnut Creek station, and in less than
35 minutes we can be in the heart of San Francisco
with its world-class entertainment and shopping, and
renowned beauty. Beethoven could have written his
Ninth Symphony, and its Chorale Fourth Movement,
“Ode to Joy,” in honor of the place we call home.
Send your comments to ericsr@yahoo.com. This and
earlier columns are posted on my blog: Rantle.com.
Billions have been handed over to contractors without
any accounting.
A task force created by Obama last January has
come up with recommendations for cuts amounting to
$960 billion in 10 years without weakening America’s
defenses. This did not include monies spent on our
current wars.
The task force suggested such common sense ideas
as not modernizing our nuclear weapons, reducing the
number of deployed nuclear warheads to 1,000 (how
many would it take to destroy the world?), reducing
our overseas troops in Europe and Asia by 50,000, reducing recruitment costs as wars wind down, reduce
the Navy fleet to 230 ships, cancel the F-35 fighter that
will cost about $200,000,000 per plane if built, etc.
The ways are there if Congress and the president can
muster up the courage to enact them.
While paying down the huge debt this country has
built up needs to be a priority, an even greater need is
to provide civilian jobs for folks who want to work at
rebuilding our roads, making seismic improvements
to our buildings and bridges, improving our parks,
educating our grandchildren, etc.
Terrorism needs to be fought by police agencies,
not a million-man Army. If a terrorist does manage
to set off a bomb in one of our major cities, who do
we retaliate against? Of what use is a billion dollar
aircraft carrier or a nuclear-armed intercontinental
missile against a terrorist training camp in Yemen or
Somalia?
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been a consequence of a misguided foreign policy, using borrowed money and force of arms as a substitute for diplomatic engagement, resulting in thousands of lives
lost, terrible physical destruction to the invaded countries, a deteriorated American economy and increased
security threats to the United States.
ROSSMOOR N EWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
AT WIT’S END
Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc?
Fieri Potest!
By Tom Mader
T
he July 28 issue of the New
York Times tells us that the
Iranian ayatollah has proclaimed that we have deadly earthquakes because women show too
much of their flesh in public. I don’t
know what controlled experiments
the ayatollah has conducted, but – let’s face it – one
way we can determine whether the ayatollah is on to
something is to have all the women of the world cover
up completely whenever they go out. If the result is
that there are no more earthquakes, it would be best if
international stylists used their creativity to make the
total feminine cover-up attractive, although not too
attractive lest the perceptive ayatollah proclaim that
attractive women are the cause of tornados.
Which brings me to my paternal grandfather and
his cure for warts. I had developed a persistent wart
on my left index finger when I was about eight. No
treatment seemed to work. However, my grandfather
insisted there was only one cure for warts and he knew
what it was. He said you had to wait for a full moon,
scrape the skin off a white potato, take the potato outside, bow to the moon three times (deep bows from
the waist), rub the potato on the wart, and continue
to utter the secret word. Of course, my grandfather
knew the secret word, and I asked him to tell me what
it was. He said, “Do you believe?” I said I did believe
– and I really did.
So I got the secret word, waited for the full moon,
got a white potato, scraped the skin off, bowed three
times toward the moon, and kept uttering the secret
word while rubbing the wart with the potato. I did this
for about 40 minutes, but didn’t notice any difference.
However, within six days the wart was gone. It never
returned.
The ayatollah and my grandfather based their pronouncements on the belief that “First this occurs; and
because of that occurrence, something else follows.”
Another way of saying this is “If there is an effect,
there must be a cause.” However, most of us believe
that there must be a logical connection between cause
NEW RESIDENTS
RICHARD NORMINGTON moved to Rossmoor
Parkway in August. He is from Waukesha, Wis. and
has also lived in Madison, Wis.; San Francisco; Tokyo,
Japan; Davis; Stockton; and Sydney, Australia. He attended the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
and effect: I strike a match, it lights. But we can logically explain how the cause produces the effect.
“Causes” that produce “effects” that cannot be
logically explained are the basis for superstition. And
surely none of us sophisticated wisdom seekers are
superstitious. Hmmm. Maybe we aren’t, but there are
a large number of people who are.
For example, why do so many skyscrapers eliminate the 13th floor? Some builders go from the 12th
floor to the 14th; others move from the 12th floor to
the 12-and-a-half floor. In addition, I bet there are a
large number of people who avoid getting married on
Friday the 13th (although getting divorced on Friday
the 13th might seem appropriate to some).
Why is Friday the 13th a “bad luck” day? Paraskevidekatriaphobia, fear of Friday the 13th, has a
number of origins, but the most popular one stems
from Christianity. Christ had 12 apostles, so there
were 13 people at the Last Supper. The person who
came in last was Judas, Christ’s betrayer. In addition,
Christ died on Friday.
We’re told that sailors are very superstitious and
that they would not start any seafaring venture on a
Friday. There’s an apocryphal story that in the 1800s
the British Navy constructed a ship called HMS Friday, selected the crew on a Friday, launched the ship
on a Friday. The ship’s captain was James Friday. The
maiden voyage began on Friday. Things went well for
a while, and then the ship disappeared. Unbelievable?
Probably, but when it comes to the unlucky number attached to the unlucky Friday, recall the factual events
that contributed to the frightening flight of Apollo
13.
Unlucky numbers for the Japanese are 4 and 9.
One word for 4 in Japanese is shi, which is another
word for “death.” Nine can be pronounced as ku,
which also means “suffering.” In a number of cases,
Japanese hotels and hospitals avoid using 4 or 9 for
floors or rooms. In maternity sections of a hospital,
you won’t find a room 43, because literally that can
mean “still birth.” And when Diane and I shopped in
Japan, we discovered that if you bought a gift such
as a set of plates, the sets would be three or five, but
never four. (However, the Irish apparently see 4 as
a lucky number, at least when it comes to four-leaf
clovers.)
Chinese also consider 4 unlucky, because like the
Japanese, the word for 4 can also mean “death” (this
is also true of the number 7). However, 9 is a lucky
word in Cantonese because it sounds like the word
“sufficiency.” Eight is the luckiest number because it
and was a flight surgeon for the Air Force and a general
adult psychologist. His hobbies include travel, tennis and
golf. He belongs to the Tennis Club, Golf Club and frequent flyer programs.
BARBARA WALLACE recently moved to Golden
Rain Road. She is from San Francisco and attended Dominican University in San Rafael. She retired in real
estate development and she enjoys genealogy and travel.
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means “prosperity.”
In Judaism, 9 might appropriately be considered a
lucky number, but “lucky” seems to lessen the reverence for 9. Nine is a symbol for the eternal, the endless. What begins in 9, ends in 9; the circularity is
a kind of infinity. This is easiest to explain by considering the uniqueness of 9 in mathematics. For example, 9x2=18; 1+8=9; 8x9 is 72; 7+2=9; 15x9 is 135;
1+3+5 equals 9. However, about 9x4501? That comes
to 40,509; 4+0+5+0+9= 18; 1+8=9. And so it goes.
Any multiplication of nine will add up to 9. What you
start with, you end with. As it was in the beginning,
so it will be in the end.
It seems to me that unlucky numbers are often taken seriously by a good number of people. But I don’t
see that lucky numbers preoccupy people that much.
For example, the Chinese consider both 8 and 9 lucky
numbers. But so what? (If anyone has an answer to
“so what?” please let me know.)
Then we have superstitions such as breaking a
mirror brings with it seven years of bad luck. Why?
Simple. What is reflected in your mirror is your soul;
if you damage that reflection, you damage your soul.
(But I wonder whether breaking someone else’s mirror would carry the same punishment.)
Walking under a ladder and knocking on wood also
have a kind of theological basis. The ladder forms a
triangle, and the triangle is considered a symbol of
life. Walking under the ladder means tempting fate,
and that’s something more serious than the ladder
falling on your head. You are, in effect, showing disrespect or irreverence toward a symbol of life.
You knock on wood because you mention something significantly beneficial that will happen in the
near future. Why the knocks? There was a time when
people considered trees to be the homes of the gods.
So if you want a favor or would like to be assured
something good will happen soon, you politely state
what you hope for and knock once on the tree. The
second knock is your way of saying “thank you.”
I could go on, but this is enough. Oh, yes. Some
of you may be curious about what the secret word is
that is part of the cure for warts. I can’t tell you unless
you see me personally and ask for the word. When
you do, I will solemnly ask you “Do you believe?”
If you crack a smile or fail to convince me that you
firmly believe a peeled white potato will eliminate
your warts, I won’t tell you the word. If I did, and you
were a nonbeliever, the word would lose all its power.
And I may need it some day should the wart reappear
on my index finger.
BE A ROSSMOOR VOLUNTEER: Volunteer Services offers Rossmoor residents a variety of volunteer opportunities. Volunteering is a great way to get involved
and stay connected with the community. Residents can
volunteer as docents in the clubhouses, as Friendly Visitors, in the Library, at the Medical Center, to assist at
dances and special events, at Friday Lunch, to escort
trips and to help with Rossmoor meal services. For information about Volunteer Services, call 988-7703.
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ROSSMOOR N EWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
A RTS & LEISURE
David Burnham presents summer’s
final Sunday Concert in the Park
B
roadway’s David Burnham will perform this
summer’s final Concert
in the Park on Sunday, Aug.
29, at 4 p.m. at the Dollar picnic grounds. Burnham will
perform songs from Broadway
shows and selections from his
latest CD.
In New York, Burnham
played Fiyero in the Broadway production of “Wicked,”
having created the role in the
original Los Angeles workshop productions. Burnham
was a member of the original
Broadway cast of the six-time
Tony Award-winning musical “The Light in the Piazza,”
performing on both the Tony
Awards and the PBS telecast
“Live From Lincoln Center.”
He was the 2007 recipient
of the prestigious Helen Hayes
Award for best actor as well
as the 2007 best actor Garland Award for his portrayal
of Fabrizio Nacarelli in the
national tour of “The Light
in the Piazza.” In New York
City, he lent his talent to the
Actor’s Fund production of
“On the 20th Century” at the
New Amsterdam Theatre and
performed his solo concert at
the famed New York jazz club
Birdland and the Metropolitan Room.
Burnham first gained national acclaim when, after a
two-year search, he was chosen to replace Donny Osmond
in the national tour of Andrew
Lloyd Webber’s “Joseph and
the Amazing Technicolor
David Burnham
Dreamcoat,” a role which he
has subsequently played four
more times in productions all
over the country.
At Boston’s North Shore
Music Theatre, he created
the role of Tom in the new
musical “Tom Jones,” as well
as the role of Billy (opposite
Maureen McGovern) in the
new musical “Letters From
‘Nam,” a role that he reprised
at the Kennedy Center and
Seattle’s Village Theatre.
On film, he was the voice
of the Prince in the Warner
Bros. animated feature “The
King and I,” and can also be
heard as Willy in Disney’s
“Home on The Range.”
This free concert is sponsored by the Recreation Department and is open to all
residents and their guests.
Three Scottish tenors perform in September
Caledon comes
to Sierra Room
Caledon, “Scotland’s Tenors,” will perform on Tuesday,
Sept. 21, at 7 p.m. in the Sierra
Room at Del Valle Clubhouse.
Tickets are now available
for $15 in advance at the Excursion Desk. Tickets will be
$20 at the door.
Wine, juice and light
snacks will be included.
This is the first-ever visit
to California by Caledon,
although the group’s performance at Edinburgh Castle,
“On a Beautiful Scottish Evening,” was shown a few years
ago on a local PBS station.
Information on the singers
can be found at www.caledonmusic.com. More information on the event will be in
next week’s News.
Caledon, a group of three Scottish tenors, will perform in concert at Del Valle in September.
Concert series benefits local food banks
T
he third annual Sing for Your Supper
concert series, benefiting the Food Bank
of Contra Costa and Solano, will be held
at Walnut Creek’s Lesher Center on Sept. 5, 12
and 19.
Instead of presenting one big gala as in previous years, this year’s production will consist of
a series of three different Sunday matinee shows
(2:15 p.m.) featuring the best of jazz and blues,
family entertainment, and show tunes and classic standards, all in an intimate cabaret-style
presentation.
Sept. 5: ML Parr kicks off the series with her
trademark powerhouse vocals accompanied by
the Kelly Park Trio. Parr is an Emmy awardwinning singer and actress who has starred in
such shows as “Hello Dolly,” “Pump Boys and
Dinettes,” “Hats!: the Musical” and “Judy, Judy,
Judy: a Cabaret Tribute to the Songs of Judy Garland.” Parr brings her distinctive style to many
favorite songs along with her unique charm and
humor. General admission tickets are $22.
Sept. 12: Samantha Samuels brings back
“Kabaret for Kids” to the Lesher Center. Familiar to children’s audiences as host of the annual
Bay Area Kidfest events, Samuels is also an
award-winning international cabaret star who
created this musical variety show concept for
kids and families.
Featured in this edition of the popular family entertainment is Alissa Anderegg from the
Los Angeles production of “The American Girls
Revue,” D’Ann’s Academy of Music and Dance,
young magicians Jack Dugan and Jack Fowler,
teen pianist Ryan McNally and special guest
15-year-old recording artist Charlie Williams.
General admission tickets are $14.50.
Sept. 19: Meg Mackay and Billy Philadelphia will perform their popular cabaret show,
“Standards are a Girl’s Best Friend,” featuring
the songs of Gershwin, Cole Porter, Stephen
Sondheim and more. Mackay and Philadelphia
have reigned over the Bay Area music scene
from jazz clubs, to cabarets, theater and TV.
General admission tickets are $22.
For tickets and information, call 943-SHOW
(7469). Group tickets for 10 or more are available.
This concert series is a collaboration effort
between Moore & Baker Certified Public Accountants, Esses Productions, Walnut Creek
Marriott, 1515 Restaurant and Lounge, and
MDVIP – Personalized Healthcare.
Author Dan Fost will talk about his book
‘Giants Past and Present’ tomorrow
The Bloom Trio brings classical music to Fun Day this week.
The Bloom Trio presents a
program of classical music
Fun Day Thursday is in Sierra Room
The Bloom Trio will perform a program of classical music
at Fun Day on Thursday, Aug. 26, at noon in the Sierra Room
at Del Valle.
Claudia Bloom, violin, began her studies in Berkeley. She
earned her bachelor’s degree at the Manhattan School of Music
as a full-scholarship student. Upon graduation, she received the
Karl Kraeuter Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chamber Music. She completed her master’s degree as a teaching
assistant at the Yale School of Music where she studied with
Syoko Aki Erle.
Claudia Bloom was a member of the Ciompi Quartet in residence at Duke University as well as a full-time member of the
faculty; has been co-concertmaster of the Zurich (Switzerland)
Symphony Orchestra; and has performed as a member of the
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Author Dan Fost will discuss his new book
“Giants Past and Present” on Thursday, Aug.
26, at 4 p.m. at Dollar Clubhouse.
With a history that straddles two coasts and
more than a century of winning, the Giants
baseball club stands out as one of the great
franchises of professional sports. The organization boasts more Hall of Fame inductees
than any other baseball team, as well as 20
National League pennants gathered over nine
different decades.
From McGraw and Mathewson to Mays and
Marichal, Hubbell and Ott to Sandoval and
Lincecum, the Giants have been bringing excitement and drama to the diamond for generations. “Giants Past and Present” goes around
the horn to celebrate the legends at each position on the field – from the little-remembered
stars of the 19th century to the heroes of tomorrow, and visits the memorable and distinctive ballparks that have housed the team on
two ends of the continent.
The book presents the players, dugout and
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Dan Fost’s book
ROSSMOOR N EWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
ENTERTAINMENT NOTES
A Stunning and Bloody “Macbeth”
Presented by Cal Shakes
By Charles Jarrett
he California
Shakespeare
Theater
in
Orinda opens its new
season with the madness and murderous machinations of
“Macbeth,” playing
through Sept. 12.
Everyone on this planet
must be familiar in some way
with Shakespeare’s famous
Scottish play. It is certainly
one of his most well-known,
most often staged productions.
This story of ultimate greed
and despotism is renowned for
its horrifically gory and bloody
intrigues. Yet, the current production, adapted and directed
by Joel Sass, is definitely a
stunner, from beginning to
end. From set design, to sound,
to lighting, to a huge amount
of blood dispersal, to superlative acting, this production will
have to go down as one of the
most noteworthy that I have
ever seen.
When I learned that Stacy
Ross, who recently excelled in
her portrayal as Mrs. Warren
in Cal Shakes’ “Mrs. Warren’s
Profession,” plays the stonecold and merciless wife of
Macbeth, my anticipation to
see this production grew. Add
to this the knowledge that Jud
Williford, who was so excellent in “Private Lives” and
“Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby,” plays the hard- hearted if
not heartless Macbeth, I knew
this would be a unique production. Add into the mix the
talented Craig Marker, whom
I loved in Center Repertory’s
production of “The Marriage
of Figaro,” who is playing
Macduff. I awaited this show’s
opening with great anticipation
this past weekend.
No disappointments here!
Sass’s vision of this marvelous
theatrical statement on greed,
revenge and warrior mentality
exceeded my imagination in
every respect, in every detail,
except perhaps for one over
indulgence. There was blood
everywhere, in every scene, in
every nook and cranny, almost
to the point of being cartoonish. There was so much blood
throughout the play that I found
myself echoing in advance the
well-known forthcoming pronouncement by Lady Macbeth,
“Yet who would have thought
the old man had so much blood
in him!” Lady Macbeth will
later lament her participation
in the death of Duncan, as
she (walking and talking in
her sleep) tries to cleanse her
hands of the imaginary sanguinary deposits.
The play begins with two
great warriors, captains Macbeth and Banquo (Nicholas
Pelczar) returning from their
victorious military engagement with invading Norsemen.
They encounter three witches
T
who, while in “incantation mode,” predict to
the two warriors that
one, Macbeth, shall be
a future king and the
other, Banquo, will father future generations
of kings, without becoming a king himself. This
revelation excites their imaginations and sets in motion the
desire and ultimate series of
events that allow these prophecies to come to pass.
Sass has set this scene in
modern times with modern,
well-equipped warriors and
appropriately attired soldiers,
brandishing modern automatic
weapons and machetes as their
swords of choice. The opening
scene is set in a structure that
evokes fear and foreboding,
reminiscent of a war-torn antiquated hospital ward, focusing attention on a filthy, dirty,
grimy operating room environment.
A worried King Duncan
(James Carpenter) looks on
as nurses wheel in an injured
warrior, who informs the king
of his military’s successes, particularly the glorious actions of
Macbeth and Banquo.
As the witches had foretold, events begin to unfold
that allow Macbeth to be
granted greater political position. Shortly thereafter, the
king and his entourage gather
at Inverness, Macbeth’s castle,
to celebrate the announcement that the king’s eldest
son, Malcolm, will be the future king, if and when Duncan
should leave his mortal life.
Macbeth’s wife sees this as a
great political opportunity and
goads her husband into killing
the king while he is asleep and
frames his attendants with the
murder.
This production is certainly
unique and enriched by talented actors in addition to the several already mentioned. James
Carpenter plays at least four
totally different characters and
demonstrates excellence in
each and every characterization. Omoze Idehenre plays
Macduff’s wife and several
other characters. Samantha
Martin plays well the son of
Macduff, and Brian Patterson
and Marissa Keltie play significant roles as well.
This is Shakespeare theater
at its best and I strongly urge
residents to buy tickets now,
as I am sure this production
will sell out soon. “Macbeth”
runs Tuesdays through Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and
Saturdays at 8 p.m., Saturday,
Sept. 11, at 2 p.m., and Sunday
at 4 p.m. through Sept. 12.
The Bruns Amphitheater
is located at 100 California
Shakespeare Theater Way
(new name, formerly Gateway
Blvd.), just off Highway 24 at
the new Wilder Road exit. All
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Center Rep presents musical ‘She Loves Me’
“She Loves Me,” a musical by Jerry Bock and Sheldon
Harnick, will be presented by
Center Repertory Company
from Sept. 2 through Oct. 10 at
the Lesher Center for the Arts
in Walnut Creek.
Transporting, thoroughly
heartwarming, and full of timeless magic, “She Loves Me”
is widely considered the most
charming and romantic musical
ever written. Georg and Amalia
are two feuding clerks in a European parfumerie during the
1930s who secretly find solace
in their anonymous romantic
pen pals, little knowing their
respective correspondents are
none other than each other.
The musical premiered on
Broadway in 1963 and had
many award-winning revivals.
It features songs such as “Will
Ryan Drummond as Georg in
“She Loves Me”
He Like Me?,” “Days Gone
By” and “She Loves Me!”
Ticket prices range from
$19 to $45. For information,
go to the website www.centerrep.org or call 943-7469. Visit
the ticket office at 1601 Civic
Drive or the ticket office outlet
at Barnes & Noble in Walnut
Creek.
Center Repertory Company,
the resident professional theater company of the Lesher
Center for the Arts, will be
celebrating its 44th subscription season of theatrical productions during 2010-2011.
The company’s mission is to
celebrate the power of the human imagination by producing
emotionally engaging, intellectually involving and visually astonishing live theater
and to enrich and advance the
cultural life of the communities it serves.
Classical music highlights Fun Day program
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Bloom Duo and Trio with twin
sister, Madeline Bloom (pianist), and brother, Jonathan
(cello).
Concert engagements as
a member of the Bloom Duo
have included performances
in the United States, Canada
and Colombia, South America.
Currently she plays principal
second violin in Opera San
Jose, is a member of Trio Jubilee, and teaches privately in
Palo Alto and at Santa Clara
University, where she performs
regularly.
Jonathan Bloom began his
cello studies in Berkeley. While
an undergraduate at Princeton
University, he played recitals
in the university concert series,
and he also pursued his cello
studies at the Juilliard School
of Music. He was already playing professionally as a member
of the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra at the age of 16.
He has performed in numerous cello-piano recitals
and chamber music concerts in
Europe and the United States.
Upon moving to France in
1988, he toured as a member
of several Parisian chamber
orchestras, including the Stajic
Chamber Orchestra for which
he played principal cello.
He was a member of the
Turin Radio Symphony (RAI)
that gives weekly broadcast
concerts and tours extensively
in Italy and he continues to
play chamber music in Europe. He has given a number
of concerts in the Bay Area
with his sisters, Madeline and
Claudia.
Madeline Bloom’s early piano studies also began in the
Bay Area. As a scholarship
student at the San Francisco
Conservatory Preparatory Program, she worked with Sharon
Mann. After studying at Stanford University, she earned
her bachelor’s degree from the
Manhattan School of Music
and her master’s degree from
the Juilliard School. She has
performed extensively throughout the New York metropolitan
area, the United States, Canada, and South America.
She was a founding member
and the first music director and
pianist for the Queen’s Chamber Ensemble, a New Yorkbased chamber group.
As this is the last Fun Day
program for the month of August, residents in attendance
at the program celebrating a
birthday in August will receive a complimentary piece
of birthday cake.
Café Mocha will offer a
wide variety of food items for
sale prior to the show, such as
sandwiches, salads, doughnuts, cookies and more. Stay
after the show and play bingo
for the benefit of Friends of
Meals on Wheels from 1 to
2:30 p.m. There is a small fee
to play bingo.
Fun Day is a free program
sponsored by the Recreation
Department and is open to all
residents and their guests.
Reserve now for Hawaii State Club’s fall party
The Hawaii State Club has planned
a Kau Ha’ule Lau Paina (Hawaiian
autumn party) to be held on Saturday, Sept. 11,
at Del Valle Clubhouse.
The club is featuring for its evening’s program
a typical Hawaiian singing troupe, one of the
most entertaining Hawaiian bands in the Bay
Area, Na Leo Pumehana (Warm Voices of the
Heart). This band is noted for its beautiful renditions of traditional Hawaiian melodies, mixed
with the contemporary sounds of new Hawaii,
and enhanced by their “kolohe” (rascal) style of
audience interaction.
The appearance of falsetto prodigy Kamele
Brackensick adds to an unforgettable night of
great fun and music. Lead ukulele player Bruddah Derrick DeMotta provides careful explanations and interpretations of the lyrics sung,
which will make the program enjoyable even for
nonspeakers of Hawaiian.
Adding to the beauty of the musical presentations will be graceful hula dancers, led by
Northern California’s hula icon, Kika DePont,
translating the songs into lyrical movements of
hand and body.
Since its inception in 1995, this troupe has performed in well-known venues in Southern California and Hawaii, and has been showcased in
countless finer restaurants, resorts, and hotels.
Doors will open at 5 p.m. for a convivial social
hour with mai tais and pupus (hors d’oeuvres).
At 6, dinner will follow served by Simple Elegance Catering with the menu consisting of a
luau plate of chicken with onions and pineapple
and kalua pork; an Oriental salad; vegetable
fried rice; stir-fried vegetables; Hawaiian rolls
and butter; and pineapple upside-down cake. A
vegetarian option of spinach and ricotta cannelloni will be available and, if desired, should be
noted on the reservations check.
The cost of the dinner/show is $24 for members and $29 for guests. Reservations and
checks, made payable to the Hawaii State Club,
should be mailed to Bernice Yee, reservations
chairwoman, at 2101 Pine Knoll Drive No. 6, or
placed in the Hawaii Club box in Gateway.
Those wishing to sit together should send all
checks in the same envelope, with an attached
list of the attendees’ names and their respective
status of member or guest. Table assignments
will be made as the checks are received, so early
reservations are encouraged. The deadline for
reservations is Tuesday, Sept. 7.
All residents of Rossmoor who are interested
in Hawaii and have a desire to perpetuate the
spirit of Aloha in the community are invited to
join the club. Application forms are available in
the club box in Gateway. The membership fee is
$10 per person. Join the club now and come to
the Hawaiian Autumn party as members.
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ROSSMOOR N EWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES
EYE O N DVDS
Drama ‘The Messenger’ shows Thursday, Friday
“Art & Copy”
The 2009 drama “The Messenger,” starring
Woody Harrelson, will be shown in Peacock
Hall at Gateway on Thursday, Aug. 26, and Friday, Aug. 27, at 1, 4 and 7 p.m. The showings at
1 will feature language captions.
An injured U.S. soldier, Sgt. Will Montgomery (Ben Foster), is paired up with by-the-book
Capt. Tony Stone (Oscar nominee Harrelson) to
notify families of killed soldiers. The job bonds
them as they debate different views on serving
America. At odds at first, the two find common
ground while facing life’s variety of battles.
This film is 112 minutes long and is rated R.
This free program is sponsored by the Recreation Department and is open to all residents
and their guests.
‘The Paper Chase’ is Saturday’s movie
Classic law school drama premiered in 1973
The 1973 drama “The Paper Chase,” will be shown in
Peacock Hall at Gateway on
Saturday, Aug. 28, at 1, 4 and
7 p.m. The showing at 1 will
feature language captions.
Hart (Timothy Bottoms)
is a Harvard Law School
freshman struggling to get
by even as he falls in love
with the daughter (Lindsay Wagner) of a tyrannical
professor (John Houseman,
in an Oscar-winning performance). Based on the novel
by John Jay Osborn Jr., this
film depicts a world of high
pressure and brutal competi-
tion, where top grades seem
like the difference between
life and death.
This film is 111 minutes
long and is rated PG. This free
program is sponsored by the
Recreation Department and is
open to all residents and their
guests.
‘Back to the Future’ is Sunday’s comedy
The 1985 comedy “Back to the Future,” starring Michael J. Fox, will be shown in Peacock
Hall at Gateway on Sunday, Aug. 29, at 4 and
7 p.m. The showing at 4 will feature language
captions.
Eccentric inventor Doc Brown (Christopher
Lloyd) turns a DeLorean into a time machine
that inadvertently sends his young friend, Marty
McFly (Fox), 30 years into the past. While stuck
in the 1950s, Marty disrupts his parents’ destiny
and risks throwing the time-space continuum
completely out of whack.
This film is 116 minutes long and is rated PG.
This free program is sponsored by the Recreation Department and is open to all residents
and their guests.
Film Club to show Oscar-nominated
Swedish film ‘As It Is in Heaven’ Wednesday
By Stanley Vernon
Club correspondent
The Rossmoor Film Club
will show the 2005 Swedish
movie “As It Is in Heaven”
shortly after 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 1, at Peacock Hall.
Running time is 132 minutes,
in Swedish, with English subtitles. The film is not rated.
“As It Is in Heaven” takes us
on one man’s journey to recover his lost joy. Daniel Darius
(Michael Nyqvist, star of “Girl
With the Dragon Tattoo”) is a
famous orchestral conductor
who has always dreamed of
opening people’s hearts with
music. He experiences a heart
attack, suffers both physically
and emotionally, and retires to
his childhood town in the far
north of Sweden, where he was
bullied as a child.
Soon thereafter, the local
church choir seeks him out to
solicit his advice. He can’t refuse, and nothing in the village
is the same again.
As the amateur choir develops and grows, he is drawn to
the people of his old hometown,
makes friends and finds love.
“As It Is in Heaven” is a
beautiful and engaging film,
with a wonderful story about
life, that is sure to inspire and
delight.
At the conclusion of the
movie, those who wish to stay
are encouraged to join in a
discussion covering the merits
and/or criticisms of the production.
Membership in the Rossmoor
Film Club is $1 per showing.
After meeting expenses, all
proceeds go to worthy local
charities and purchasing films
for the Rossmoor Library.
PFLAG presents documentary ‘Out in the Silence’
The documentary, “Out in
the Silence,” will be screened
on Wednesday, Sept. 1, at 7
p.m. in Peacock Hall. This is
the second film of the summer
sponsored by Rossmoor Parents, Families and Friends of
Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG).
There will be no admission
charge and the film is open to
all residents.
When filmmaker Joe Wilson runs an announcement of
his wedding to another man in
the newspaper of the conservative Pennsylvania town where
he grew up, the resulting controversy enables him to examine the depth and fragility of
his social bonds.
By stepping outside of
the traditional documentary
frame, Wilson illuminates the
challenges facing those who
grow up “different” in rural
America, and the courage that
simple tolerance can sometimes require.
For information, contact
Lorraine Grawoig at 945-1667
or Phil Wesler at 932-4867.
Stay home and play Channel 28
Bingo free on the first Tuesday
of the month.
Of Interest
By R.S. Korn
This PBS documentary is, depending on your point of view,
either an antidote or complement to the hugely successful cable TV show “Mad Men.” Instead of the fictional Don Draper
and his partners, the film presents the actual human beings
who were responsible for ads that are still memorable today.
“Art & Copy” has some problems getting out of its own way
before it focuses on these individuals and the innovations that
they made. Also, their identifying subtitles are small, light and
hard to read, but the interviews provide a behind the scenes
look at a major American business.
J. Walter Thompson, Grey and Young & Rubicam were
among the big agencies at that time and set a certain model
for how one should be organized. Then a young group of just
14 people created a new firm, Doyle Dane Bernbach, where
the art and copy departments were merged for the first time.
When Bill Bernbach died in 1982, Harper’s Magazine wrote
of him, “He probably had a greater impact on American culture than any of the distinguished writers and artists who have
appeared in the pages of Harper’s in the past 133 years.” The
ad that first put the firm on the map was for the VW Beetle.
Laid out against an all-white background was a small picture
of the car accompanied by copy such as “Think Small,” “We’ll
Never Make It Big” and “We’ll Grow on You.”
Mary Wells was the first woman CEO and the first to head
an independent agency, Wells Rich Greene. A new airline,
Braniff, was about to be launched. To distinguish it from
the already well-established lines, she proposed painting the
planes with bright colors, having Pucci design the stewardess’ uniforms and creating the copy, “The End of the Plain
Plane.”
In 1988, Nike was looking to expand its market beyond professional athletes. At that time one of the partners at WiedenKennedy noticed a headline of Gary Gilmore’s statement on
his way to be executed, “Let’s Do It.” He picked up the phrase
to use in a very different context: to indicate freedom for ordinary people to act in new ways, to try different activities, such
as a new sport or exercising. (Nike adjusted the phrase to “Just
Do It.”) It was successful not only in igniting an enthusiasm
for jogging, but beyond. People applied the idea to all aspects
of their lives; one woman even writing that it inspired her to
leave an unhappy marriage.
Apple was just entering the personal computer market with
the MacIntosh in 1984 and the Chiat/Day agency had the account. Its cute little personal computer was going up against
the big guys, Microsoft and IBM. The agency’s approach was
innovative because it never even showed the product, only the
message – the arrival of a new power. Moreover, it was only
run once, but that once was at the Super Bowl. The Apple
board was so dubious about these ideas that Steve Jobs and
Steve Wozniak, the founders, had to personally split its cost.
Music was traditionally in the background, but Hal Riney
commissioned Paul Williams to compose and sing “We’ve
Only Just Begun” for Crocker Bank ads. Laid on this background of sound were soft focused pictures of people at various stages in their lives. The only copy was “You’ve got a
long way to go, we’d like to help you get there.” The ad was
effective, but so was the song itself, which went on to become
a number-one hit tune. Another of his “soft sell” ads was that
for Perrier bottled water. The ad that probably had the most
impact on history though, was the one for the 1984 re-election
campaign of Ronald Reagan, “Morning in America.” When he
showed it to the president, it brought tears to his eyes.
The interviews include reminiscences about the creation of
other famous ads such as “Where’s the Beef” and “Got Milk”
as well as touching on the expansion of the business from promotion of a single product into the establishment of an entire
brand identity.
A clarification
A Rossmoor resident called me about my Aug. 11 column
on the film “Creation.” I referred to the book “Annie’s Box.”
She said it was published in the United States under another
title, “Darwin’s Daughter.” On Amazon.com, it is available
under the title I used, but is also available as “Darwin, His
Daughter and Human Evolution.”
Poetry Circle meets at Dollar
The Poetry Circle will meet
on Monday, Sept. 6, from 3 to
5 p.m. in the Ivy Room at Dollar Clubhouse. Bring 20 copies
of a poem.
The Poetr y Circle exists
so residents can read and
discuss poetr y in a suppor tive, encouraging environment. New members are
welcome.
For information, contact
Marc Hofstadter at 934-8194
or at mhofstad@ifn.net.
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Portrait drawing class offered by RAA
The Rossmoor Art Association (RAA) offers a class in portrait drawing taught by Norman Weiner, a graduate of Chouinard Art
Institute, Los Angeles. Weiner has taught the
class for nine years.
Weiner has studied with many world-renowned artists. His paintings, drawings, etchings, sculptures and prints are in hundreds of
collections and he has operated galleries and
studios in Los Angeles and Sausalito.
This is a six-week course where participants will learn how to draw human portraits
of both males and females from live models.
They will capture likenesses by learning the
structure of the human skull, individual facial
features and planes of the face. Students will
also learn the skills necessary to accurately
assess proportion and shape and gain an understanding of shading in order to create the
illusion of a three-dimensional reality.
Beginners and advanced participants are
welcomed. Everyone will proceed at his/her
own pace and ability.
The Tuesday classes will begin on Sept. 14
and end Oct. 19. Classes are from 1 to 4 p.m.
in Art Studio 2 at Gateway.
The initial suggested art supplies are: an 11inch by 14-inch sketchpad, 2B and 4B graphite
pencils and a kneaded eraser. Any additional
material will be announced during the class.
The fee is $50, which is nonrefundable.
Each class is limited to 16 students, so early
registration is recommended. The cutoff date
for registration is Wednesday, Sept. 8.
Registration checks, payable to RAA,
should be mailed to Weiner at 3108 Rossmoor
Parkway No. 3. There are no refunds.
Be sure to include a telephone number and
note the title of the class.
Nonmembers of the RAA must join to take
classes. Membership is $8 for an individual
and $10 for couples. Send a separate check,
payable to RAA, to RAA, P.O. Box 2070, Walnut Creek 94595. Note on the check that it is
for membership.
For information, call Weiner at 933-5182.
Figure drawing taught by Norman Weiner
The Rossmoor Art Association (RAA) offers a class
in figure drawing taught by
Norman Weiner.
Learn how to draw the
human figure in six weeks
of classes on Fridays, Sept.
17 through Oct. 22, from 1
to 4 p.m. in Art Studio 2 at
Gateway.
The human figure has always been revered as symbol
of perfection since the time
of ancient Greeks. Students
will enjoy learning to draw
the human body in its various
shapes and positions through
the process of observation
and training.
Live professional female
and male models are used in
the class. Everyone will work
at his/her own pace and ability. Beginners and advanced
students are welcome.
The beginning art supplies are: a 12-inch by 18-inch
sketch pad, 2 and 4b graphite
pencils and a kneaded eraser.
Any additional supplies will be
announced during the class.
The fee is $95, which is
nonrefundable.
Each class is limited to 16
students, so early registration is recommended. The
cutoff date for registration is
Wednesday, Sept. 8.
Registration checks, payable to RAA, should be mailed
to Weiner at 3108 Rossmoor
Parkway No. 3. There are no
refunds.
Be sure to include a telephone number and note the
title of the class.
Nonmembers of the RAA
must join to take classes.
Membership is $8 for an individual and $10 for couples.
Send a separate check, payable to RAA, to RAA, P.O.
Box 2070, Walnut Creek
94595. Note on the check that
it is for membership.
For information, call Weiner at 933-5182.
Portrait models needed – pose for stipend
Men and women are sought to pose in Norman Weiner’s portrait class. The classes are
held Tuesdays from 1 to 4 p.m. in Art Studio
1 at Gateway.
Each segment of posing is 20 minutes, with
a rest in between, during which the model can
view how each artist is proceeding.
No experience is necessary and it’s fun.
There is a payment of $25.
To be considered, write to Weiner at 3108
Rossmoor Parkway No. 3, or call him at 9335182.
RAA to show film on Spanish artist Goya
The Rossmoor Art Association will present
a film on Spanish artist Francisco Jose Goya
y Lucientes on Wednesday, Sept. 1, at 1 p.m.
in Peacock Hall.
In 1792, Goya fell victim to an illness that
left him permanently deaf. This was the event
that proved to be the turning point for his career.
Trapped in his silent world, Goya’s portraiture climbed to new heights of achievement,
but it was his increasingly dark images that
are most appreciated today. The sheer horror
of much of Goya’s later work was unprece-
dented in Western art, and it is these paintings
and etchings that secure his status as a giant
of the Romantic Age.
Goya’s own time gave him additional inspiration for his images of terror. The bad
blood between his own homeland and Napoleonic France inspired “The Third of May,” the
greatest canvas of his career. The continuing
existence of the Spanish Inquisition also led
Goya to create timeless work.
There will be a hospitality gathering in Art
Studio 2 following the film. For information,
call Norman Weiner at 933-5182.
History of the Giants discussed at Dollar
Continued from page 20
front-office wizards, voices
from the broadcast booth, hardluck heroes, ballparks, and myriad rites of spring that keep fans
coming back year after year.
Fost is a freelance journalist based in the San Francisco
Bay Area whose work has appeared in the New York Times,
Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Popular Science, and
San Francisco magazine. He
has written numerous articles
about the San Francisco Giants
and is an avid baseball fan. He
is a former staff writer at the
San Francisco Chronicle, and
he writes extensively about
technology, business, and education, among other subjects.
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This free program is sponsored by the Recreation Department and is open to all
residents and their guests.
Patricia Irving is the Art Association’s artist of the month for
September.
Patricia Irving is RAA’s artist
of the month for September
The Rossmoor Art Association’s (RAA) artist of the month for
September is Patricia Irving. Her art will be on display in the Art
Studio at Gateway beginning Wednesday, Sept. 1.
Irving is a native of Sacramento and took art classes at the
local state college, where one of her classmates was American
painter Wayne Thiebaud.
After moving to Washington D.C. with her husband Carl, she
tried oil painting at American University but soon found she was
allergic to it and turned to acrylic and gouache.
Back in the Bay Area she discovered watercolor and it became
her favorite medium. She studied locally with watercolor artists
Marianne K. Brown, Barbara Luebke Hill, Henry Doan and Peg
Humphreys.
In recent years, inspired by the Hubble space telescope photographs, Irving began her interpretations of outer space in watercolor and she has been “out of this world” ever since.
Gail Enright to teach new
series of classes on the waltz
Gail Enright, a well-known
Bay Area dance instructor and
president of the San Francisco
Waltzing Society, continues
her series of waltz classes.
There will be five lessons on
Wednesdays, beginning Sept.
1 and running through Sept.
29, from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. in
the Shasta Room, upstairs at
Del Valle Clubhouse.
In September the class will
be learning steps and choreography to “Jacalyn’s Waltz,” a
beautiful, smooth, slow waltz.
Other waltzes may be taught
depending on class progress.
In addition to teaching
waltz steps and choreography,
Enright emphasizes styling so
that her students can feel confident about how they look on
the dance floor.
Fees are as follows: $10 for
a single drop-in class, $15 for
two classes, $20 for three consecutive classes, and $25 for
four classes. There is an additional fee of $5 for nonresidents per month.
Since space is limited, nonresidents are requested to call
in advance to reserve a space in
the class. A partner is not needed to take these classes. Private
lessons are also available.
Preregistration is not required; drop in or call first with
questions or to discuss the suitability of the class with regards
to skill level.
For information, contact
Gail Enright, 284-1003 or
gail@sfwaltzingsociety.org;
or Jay Rosenthal, 943-7173 or
jaycan9@yahoo.com.
Entertainment Notes: “Macbeth”
Continued from page 21
tickets are available at the California Shakespeare Theater box
office at 701 Heinz Avenue, in
Berkeley. Call (510) 548-9666
or visit the website at www.
calshakes.org. Ticket prices
range in price between $34 and
$70 with discounts for seniors.
The grounds open two hours before each show for picnicking.
The theater is still subject to
the whims of the weather, as
this is an outdoor theater, so be
sure to dress warmly with layers
of clothing.
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September Special Events sponsored by Recreation
The following are the September 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
September on the Rossmoor News website at www.rossmoornews.com.
Marilyn Straka
Sept. 1
Costa Rica slide show
3 p.m. Vista Room, Hillside
Sept. 2
Fun Day-Entertainment and Bingo
Antonia Venezia Band
Noon, Sierra Room, Del Valle
Sept. 2-3
Thursday and Friday Movie
“The City of Your Final Destination” 2009 drama
118 min Rated PG-13 1, 4 and 7 p.m.
Peacock Hall, Gateway
Sept. 4
Saturday Movie
“The Lady Vanishes” 1938 drama
97 min Not rated
1, 4 and 7 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
Sept. 4
Saturday Dance
Joe Ferrari Big Band
7 to 10 p.m. Sierra Room, Del Valle
Sept. 5
Sunday Showcase
Bobbie Quinn and Friends
5 p.m. Fireside Room, Gateway
Tickets: $5 at the door. Includes wine, juice, snacks
Sept. 5
Sunday Funnies
“Four for Texas” 1963 Comedy 115 min NR 4 and 7
p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
Sept. 7
Dramatic reading
Bill and Joanne Post
1:30 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
Sept. 8
Meet the author
Erika Lee discusses “Angel Island:
Immigrant Gateway to America”
7 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
Sept. 9
Fun Day-Entertainment No Bingo this week
Jeff Labes – pianist
Noon Fireside Room, Gateway
Sept. 9-10
Thursday and Friday Movie
“Our Family Wedding” 2010 Comedy 103 min PG-13
1, 4 and 7 p.m. (9/9)
10 a.m., 1, 4 and 7 p.m. (9/10)
Peacock Hall, Gateway
Sept. 11
Saturday Movie
“Birdman of Alcatraz” 1962 Drama 149 min NR
1, 4 and 7 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
Sept. 12
Sunday Funnies
“Laws of Attraction” 2004 comedy 87 min PG-13
4 and 7 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
Fun Day-Entertainment and Bingo
Oscar Reynolds – pan flute
Noon, Sierra Room, Del Valle
Sept. 16-17 Thursday and Friday Movie
“Letters to Juliet” 2010 Drama 105 min PG
1, 4, 7 p.m. (9/16) 10 a.m., 1, 4, 7 p.m. (9/17)
Peacock Hall, Gateway
Sept. 18
Saturday Movie
“21” 2008 Drama 123 min Rated PG-13
1, 4 and 7 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
Sept. 19
Sunday Funnies
“The Facts of Life” 1960 comedy 103 min NR
4 and 7 p.m. (captions at 4 p.m.)
Peacock Hall, Gateway
Sept. 21
Caledon in concert
Tickets:$15/advance at Excursion Desk. $20/door
7 p.m. Sierra Room, Del Valle
Sept. 22
Art House Movie
“The Most Dangerous Man in America” 2009 documentary 94 min NR
4 and 7 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
Sept. 23
Fun Day-Entertainment and Bingo
High Falutin’ piano and flute duo
Noon, Sierra Room, Del Valle
Sept. 23-24 Thursday and Friday Movie
“Shutter Island” 2010 Drama 138 min R
1, 4 and 7 p.m. (both days)
Peacock Hall, Gateway
Sept. 25
Saturday Movie
“The Godfather Part 3” 1990 drama 170 min R
1, 4 and 7 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
Sept. 26
Hao-Jiang Tian in concert
Tickets: $10 at Gateway Excursion Desk
2 p.m. Sierra Room, Del Valle
Sept. 26
Sunday Funnies
“My One and Only” 2009 comedy
120 min PG-13
4 and 7 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway (Captions at 4 p.m.)
Sept. 27
Musical Monday
“Jazz on a Summer’s Day” 1960 documentary 84 min
NR
4 and 7 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
Sept. 30
Fun Day-Entertainment and Bingo
Lyutsina Kazachenko – opera
Noon, Sierra Room, Del Valle
Sept. 30-Oct 1 Thursday and Friday Movie
“The Jones” 2009 comedy 96 min R
1, 4 and 7 p.m. Peacock Hall, Gateway
Language captions are at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. movies Thursday through
Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday showings unless otherwise noted. Programs
are free unless otherwise noted. Comments and suggestions? Call Brian
Sept. 16
Marilyn Straka presents
slide show on Costa Rica
Marilyn Straka will give
a slide show presentation on
Costa Rica on Wednesday,
Sept. 1, at 3 p.m. in the Vista
Room at Hillside.
Almost 25 percent of the
land in Costa Rica consists of
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nature areas protected by law
with a phenomenal variety of
tropical plants and animals.
The virtual tour starts with
an historic look at the capital,
San Jose. The journey continues with six days on a small
passenger ship exploring the
Rain Forest, an idyllic private
island and the climax is a trip
through the Panama Canal.
Straka has lived in San
Francisco for 30 years. She is
an outdoors enthusiast and has
explored the neighborhoods
and parks of San Francisco
both for exercise and as her
hobby.
This free program is sponsored by the Recreation Department and is open to all
residents and their guests.
Ballroom dance
classes are
on a hiatus
Rossmoor Ballroom Dance
Club lessons will take a break
until Monday, Sept. 13, when
a new series of five, one-hour
classes will resume in the
Diablo Room at Hillside. The
classes offered will be the
swing and fox-trot.
These classes are open to all
Rossmoor residents (including
nonclub members) and guests.
The beginner class is from 7
to 8 p.m. and the intermediate/
advanced class is from 8 to 9.
The teacher, Alberta Bagneschi, will be assisted by her husband, Adrian. She always has
new and exciting dance patterns
for any level of dancer. She has
more than 25 years of teaching
experience in dancing and will
show lots of dance know-how
tips to help people look terrific
on the dance floor.
The fee for Rossmoor residents and Ballroom Dance
Club members for all five
classes is $56 a couple for one
level class and $84 a couple for
two. There is an additional fee
of $5 for nonresidents.
For information call Alberta
Bagneschi at 687-5270.
A one-hour Texas two-step
workshop will be in September.
The date will be announced.
Shakespeare
Society sets
dinner at Dollar
The Rossmoor Shakespeare
Society will celebrate its seventh anniversary with a dinner
on Thursday, Sept. 16, in the
main room of Dollar Clubhouse. The festivities begin at
5 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres and
wine followed by dinner catered by Gagnon’s of Danville.
Diners have an entrée choice
of chicken scaloppini, wild
grilled salmon with dill butter
and quinoa with mushrooms and
vegetables. Also on the menu are
green salad, rice pilaf, mixed
vegetables and rolls. The club
will provide cake and wine.
Club President Gene Gordon
will speak and a 25-minute long
animated film of the Shakespeare play, “Richard III,” will
be shown. He will also give a
humorous talk on the Shakespeare authorship controversy.
The cost is $25 for members and $27 for guests. Reservation checks, payable to the
Rossmoor Shakespeare Society,
may be left in the club’s mailbox
at Gateway. Be sure to note the
entrée choice on the check. The
deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 1.
All Rossmoor residents and
their guests are invited. For information, call 934-3204.
ROSSMOOR N EWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
DINING TIDBITS
Asian “Confusion” Cuisine at
Chef Jon Lee
Not quite a year old, Chef Jon Lee – the restaurant, not the
chef himself – offers what the chef has branded Asian “confusion” cuisine.
Passionate about the combination of ingredients he chooses to incorporate into all of his dishes, Lee, who is originally
from Bali, Indonesia, prepares cuisine that encompasses a
variety of flavors from Asia, Italy and the islands.
On that theme, the restaurant offers “Chef Jon’s Confusion
Bowls” at lunch, priced at $8.50 (or $10.50 for a two-item
combo). These bowls, such as Sticky Crunchy Chicken, IndoSpiced Curry, or Egg Tofu Delight Salad, for instance, come
with rice and a side of soup or salad.
Diners may start a meal off with lettuce wraps or shrimp or
crab puffs, for example ($7.50 to $8.95). Dinner menu items
feature an assortment of specialties, from Stuffed Prawns
($16.50); Indo Lamb Curry ($14.50); and Home-style Chinese String Beans ($12.50); to Babyback That’ll Keep You
Comin’ Back Ribs ($19.50 full, $13.50 half).
The chef prides himself on serving fi ne meats and fresh
vegetables in a casual family atmosphere.
Chef Jon Lee is located at 1250 Newell Avenue, Suite J,
Walnut Creek; phone 935-9335. The restaurant is open Monday through Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for lunch and 5
p.m. to 9 p.m. for dinner. It is closed on Sundays for special
events.
Take-out is also available. Go to Chefjonlee.com for more
details.
Singlaires holds monthly potluck
Singlaires invites all members and their guests to a potluck
dinner on Sunday, Sept. 5, at Dollar Clubhouse.
Registration is at 5 p.m. with the potluck dinner at 6. Come
early to socialize with new and old friends. New members are
always welcome as well as former members who wish to renew
their membership. Annual dues are $10.
Singlaires is a social organization whose purpose is to further
community spirit among singles and bring people together for
social activities.
Attendees for the potluck should bring entrees, salad, appetizers or desserts that will serve eight to 10 people. Hot dishes may
be insulated or reheated at Dollar Clubhouse. Food items should
be cut into individual servings, if possible, and serving utensils
should be provided.
Those who are unable to bring food may pay $6. An additional
$4 is charged to nonmembers, even if food is brought.
Guests are encouraged to bring a joke or funny story for afterdinner social time.
For information, call Merle Wolfe, 938-3054, or Carmen Osuna, 939-2489.
Rossmoor Community Chorus
seeks to gain new members
The Rossmoor Community Chorus hopes to welcome back all its regular
members, plus many new recruits for the winter semester
on Wednesday, Sept. 1, from
1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The chorus
is in dire need of altos, tenors, and basses.
The program, directed by
Frank Ryken, will consist of
holiday music – partly classical and partly fun holiday
songs. The rehearsals will
end with a concert in the
Fireside Room at Gateway,
on Sunday, Nov. 28.
For information, call publicity Chairwoman Betty
Loeb at 945-1625.
Consider carpooling to popular
Gateway and Del Valle events.
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Italian Club to hold dinner dance
The Italian-American Club
will hold its fall dinner dance
on Friday, Sept. 10, at Del Valle Clubhouse.
The hosted bar will be open
from 5:15 to 6 p.m. Dinner,
catered by Hamilton, will be
served at 6:30.
The party will feature music
by the Manny Gutierrez Band.
The host and hostess for the
evening will be Jack and Diana
Starr.
Menu will include an antipasto plate with provolone
cheese, Italian salami, Mortadella, black olives and roasted
red peppers; tossed green salad
with oil and vinegar dressing;
rigatoni pasta with Bolognese
and porcini mushroom sauce;
chicken piccata, Italian green
beans; torpedo rolls and butter. Dessert will be a tin roof
sundae. Red and white wine
and coffee and tea will also be
included.
The price of the dinner is
$25 for members and $29 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, Sept. 3.
Fran Long has planned an
excursion on Thursday, Oct. 21,
to the Black Oak Casino. Fiftyfive participants are required
to make this trip. Otherwise, it
will be canceled due to lack of
interest. For information, call
Long at 939-5151.
Membership is open to
Rossmoor residents of Italian origin and to those whose
spouse is of Italian descent.
Applications for membership
will be reviewed by the board.
Membership forms may be obtained from Fran DeGaetano,
2873 Ptarmagin Drive No. 2,
or call her at 932-8944.
Annual dues are $15 per
person.
FRIDAY LUNCH
I N
R O S S M O O R
Menu for Sept. 3
Call 988-7703 for a reservation
Friday Lunch is served at a suggested
donation of $2. Deli bags are provided for
an additional suggested donation of $2. You
must attend Friday Lunch to get your deli bag.
Deli bags must be ordered in advance. Lunch
is served at 11:30 a.m. at Hillside. Reserve
a space for Friday Lunch in person right
after lunch for the following week’s lunch
or call 988-7703 no later than Wednesday by noon. To cancel a
reservation, call 988-7703. Please leave name and phone number
when cancelling. If you are unable to make lunch, cancel your
reservation so another resident can take your place.
The menu:
Oven-fried chicken; vegetarian lentil soup; Capri vegetables; herb potato salad; whole-wheat bread; and apple pie or
fresh fruit.
Options
Hamburger plate or chef’s salad.
Please specify the entree of your choice; otherwise, you will
receive the menu item for that day.
Deli bag:
The deli bag for Sept. 3 features a tuna salad sandwich on
whole-wheat bread; three-bean salad; pears; and orange-pineapple
juice.
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ROSSMOOR N EWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
AARP refresher driver course offered Penguin Dance Club
The AARP Driver Safety Program classes
are offered in Rossmoor to help residents refresh their skills as well as to help them learn
the latest laws when it comes to the road.
After taking the course, many residents are
eligible to receive discounts on their car insurance rates. (It is advised that residents call their
own insurance carriers to find out about AARP
discount rates.)
The eight-hour course is broken up into two
sessions. Both classes must be attended to receive credit. The next session will be held Fridays, Sept. 17 and 24, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
The refresher class is offered to residents who
have taken the eight-hour class within the last
four years.
The next refresher course will be offered Friday, Aug. 27, from 12:30 to 5 p.m. and Sept. 7,
from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Classes are taught in Multipurpose Room 3 at
Gateway. The cost of the class is $12 for AARP
members and $14 for nonmembers. Payments
must be made by checks only.
Residents must sign up in person at the Excursion Desk in the Recreation Department at
Gateway. Members of AARP must bring proof
of membership when signing up.
For information, call Juliet Lee at 988-7766.
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September event includes dinner
The Sunflower Ball is the theme of the Penguin Dance
Club’s dinner-dance on Saturday, Sept. 11, in the Fireside
Room at Gateway.
The social hour begins at 6 p.m., and will feature a fully
hosted bar with Ced Ferrett and his barmen serving beverages. Appetizers will be served and will include stuffed
mushrooms, meatballs and bacon and cheese sourdough
melts.
Dinner will be served at 7 by Simple Elegance Catering. Entree choices are grilled petite filet mignon, grilled
salmon with tangy mango salsa and vegetarian stuffed portobello mushroom.
Also included in the menu are a Caesar salad, grilled
asparagus, re-stuffed potatoes and peach crisp with vanilla
ice cream for dessert. Decaffeinated coffee and hot tea will
be served, and red and white wine will be on each table.
Entertainment for the evening will be performed by the
Marlon Green Band, which will play a variety of music for
listening and dancing. Creative decorations by Barrie Elrod and her assistants will again be on display.
The cost is $60 per member couple, or $75 per guest
couple. Reservation checks, payable to the Penguin Dance
Club, should be mailed to Sally Kennedy, 1114 Skycrest
Drive No. 3. Note the entree choices on the check.
Reservations must be received by Tuesday, Aug. 31. Space
is limited by the size of the room, so early reservations are
advised. Couples who want to sit together must submit their
checks together. Member couples may invite only one guest
couple. No refunds will be given after Monday, Sept. 6.
The Penguin Dance Club is the only formal dance club
in Rossmoor. Its members meet new friends, enjoy excellent food and listen and dance to great music in a beautiful
setting.
Dress for the evening is formal. The attire for women is a
long gown, cocktail dress or elegant pants ensemble. Men’s
attire is a tuxedo, dinner jacket or dark suit with white shirt
and dark bow tie.
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Boomers Forever invites newcomers to ‘Schmooze’ Wednesday nights
Boomers Forever is a social club for singles and couples born in the 1940s, ’50s
and ’60s.
For the remainder of 2010,
club membership is $5 per
person. Dues may be paid at
any Wednesday night Boomer Schmooze or by sending
a check with name, address,
phone number and e-mail
address to Boomers Forev-
er, 1001 Golden Rain Road.
Club members get discounts
for all events.
The
weekly
Boomer
Schmooze continues to attract interested boomers for
evenings of casual socializing. Recent attendees announced that they’d lived in
Rossmoor less than a month.
Others have arrived at the
Schmooze within days of
moving into Rossmoor. The
club provides a venue for
meeting new friends and socializing with peers.
Schmoozes start at 6:30
p.m. every Wednesday in the
Redwood Room at Gateway.
Attendees should bring a beverage or snack to share, any
necessary serving vessel, and
their own glass.
News and information about
the Boomers Forever club can
be found online at the Yahoo Group chatboard: http://
groups.yahoo.com/group/ribbit94595. Only chatboard
members can view the posted
messages and see the photos,
databases and calendar.
Members of the free chatboard do not have to be mem-
bers of the Boomers Forever
club nor do club members have
to subscribe to the chatboard.
But club members are encouraged to join the chatboard and
chatboard members are encouraged to join the club.
To
subscribe,
individuals should send an
e-mail
to
ribbit94595subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
Ballroom Dancers set their
September Soiree at Hillside
The Ballroom Dance Club will have its September Soiree, an
end of summer dance party, on Saturday, Sept. 18, from 7 to 10
p.m. in the Diablo Room at Hillside. Dancers should note the
change in location.
The party will feature disc jockey Colin Dickie. The club furnishes refreshments, sometimes sweet, sometimes savory. Members are welcome to bring their own libations or snacks.
From 6 to 7 p.m. the free (with dance admission) dance class
for couples will feature a waltz routine with popular instructors
Colin and Suzette. Dance instructors and dance topics vary from
month to month. Suggestions are welcome.
Admission is $5 per couple for members and $20 per couple
for nonmembers (who come as a guest of a member).No reservations are required.
Rossmoor dancers, whether beginner, intermediate or advanced, are welcome to join the club. The club dances every third
Saturday of the month from 7 to 10 p.m. with a free dance class
from 6 to 7.
Dues for the remainder of 2010 are now reduced. The cost for
residents is $17 and nonresidents, $22. Reservation checks, payable to Ballroom Dance Club, should be sent to Kaaren Havlan,
1317 Ptarmigan Drive No. 6.Reservation checks may also be put
in the Ballroom Dance Club mailbox at Gateway. Only checks
are accepted.
The club invites any couple who would like to perform an
exhibition of their dance skills to contact Bob or Kaaren Havlan
at 937-3833.
The club’s board meetings are held on the first Wednesday of
each month at 10 a.m. in the Ivy Room at Dollar Clubhouse. The
club welcomes any comments, suggestions or questions.
The club’s contacts are Bob Havlan, president (937-3833); Ron
and Renee Grossman, co-vice presidents (946-9572); Pat Brady,
secretary (935-6827) and Kaaren Havlan, treasurer (937-3833).
Fall Wine Walk held downtown
The Walnut Creek Downtown Business Association
will host the third annual Fall
Wine Walk on Wednesday,
Sept. 15, from 6 to 9 p.m. Last
year’s event brought in over
750 attendees.
The Wine Walk, presented
by Pro Home Systems and Mechanics Bank, invites guests to
stroll though the many unique
retail shops and restaurants
of Downtown Walnut Creek
while enjoying some of the finest wines from local wineries.
Wines will be served indoors
at all participating locations.
Tickets, per person, are $25
in advance and $30 the night
of the event. Will-call tickets
and night-of ticket sales will
be located at Pro Home Systems, 1561 Civic Drive, and
pre-sold ticket holders will begin at Mechanics Bank, 1350
N. Main Street. Tickets are
also available at www.walnutcreekdowntown.com.
Participants must be 21
years or over.
Maps of pa r ticipating
businesses and a wine glass
will be available at the start-
Check out the Rossmoor website at www.rossmoor.com.
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For information, contact
the Walnut Creek Downtown
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T
ROSSMOOR NEWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
he following calendar information is provided to the News by Room Reservations at the Recreation Department. Residents or groups that would like to make changes
to the listing should contact Room Reservations at 988-7780 or 988-7781.
Summer 2010 pool hours
• Dollar pool is open 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. daily, except Wednesday when it opens at 1
p.m. after cleaning. There is no family swim at Dollar.
• Hillside pool is open 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. daily, except Tuesday, when it opens at 1
p.m. after cleaning. Family swim is at Hillside Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. and Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 11 a.m.
until 2 p.m.
• Del Valle pool is open 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Thursday
when it opens at 1 p.m. after cleaning, and 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
For information on pool hours, call 988-7854.
D=Dollar Clubhouse
G=Gateway Clubhouse
H=Hillside Clubhouse
MPR=Multipurpose Room
DV=Del Valle
CR=Creekside
THURSDAY, AUGUST 26
TIME
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EVENT .............................LOCATION ..........................ORGANIZATION
Pool Open ........................Pool, D, H ............................................Rec. Dept.
Strength Circuit ..................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Pilates Mat/Reformer ...........Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Luk Tung Kuen Exercise ........Diablo Rm., H .............................. Luk Tung Kuen
Stretch/Strength .................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Low Impact Dance...............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Adv. Players ......................Table Tennis, H .........................Table Tennis Club
Bocce Team Play ................Bocce Courts, H ................................ Bocce Club
Open Workshop ..................Art Studio & Back Rm., G ............ Art Association
Stitchers ..........................Sewing Rm., G .........................Sewing Arts Club
Tennis Open Play ................Buckeye Grove Tennis Courts ..............Rec. Dept.
RAA ................................Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
Qi Gong ...........................Shasta Rm., DV ...........Chinese-American Assoc.
Qi Gong ...........................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Meeting ...........................Vista Rm., H ....................... Rossmoor Hadassah
Kid Swim .........................Pool, H ................................................Rec. Dept.
Light Stretch .....................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Mat Science ......................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
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.
Ballet Class ......................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Acrylic/Oil Painting .............Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
Balance Int/Adv ..................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Beg. Players .....................Table Tennis, H .........................Table Tennis Club
Bingo ..............................Sierra Rm., DV ....................................Rec. Dept.
Dominoes .........................Cardroom 2, D .................................... Trails Club
Meeting ...........................MPR 1, 2, G ...................................Writers Group
Movie..............................Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
Pool Open ........................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Bridge .............................Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Parkinson’s Group ...............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Tap Rehearsal Practice .........Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Lesson ............................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Line Dance .......................Diablo Rm., H ............................ Line Dance Club
Meet the Author..................Main, D ................................................Rec. Dept.
Movie..............................Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
T’ai Chi Chaun ...................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Aquacise ..........................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Picnic..............................Picnic Area 1-3, D ...................................Wet Set
Moving to Music .................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Strength Yoga ....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Aquacise ..........................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Circuit Training ..................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
AA Open Discussion.............Garden Rm., D................................... Counseling
Duplicate Bridge .................Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Meeting ...........................Fireside Rm., G ...................................Democrats
Movie..............................Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 27
TIME
6 a.m.
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7:15 a.m.
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9 a.m.
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9 a.m.
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9:30 a.m.
EVENT .............................LOCATION ..........................ORGANIZATION
Group Cycle ......................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Pool Open ........................Pool, D, DV, H......................................Rec. Dept.
ABS Back .........................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Luk Tung Kuen Exercise ........Las Trampas Rm., H .................... Luk Tung Kuen
Rhythmrobics ....................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Deep Water .......................Pool, H ................................................Rec. Dept.
Strength ...........................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Adv. Players ......................Table Tennis, H .........................Table Tennis Club
Bocce Team Play ................Bocce Courts, H ................................ Bocce Club
Harmonica Practice .............MPR 3, G ....................................Harmonica Club
Keeping Fit Exercise ............Shasta Rm., DV ................... Keeping Fit Exercise
Men’s Exercise Class ...........MPR 1, 2, G .......................Men’s Exercise Group
Open Workshop ..................Art Studio & Back Rm., G ............ Art Association
Farmers Market ..................Parking Lot, G .....................................Rec. Dept.
Hands On Quilters ...............Sewing Rm., G .........................Sewing Arts Club
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Active Yoga .......................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Water Exercise ...................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Muscle Movers ..................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Men’s Cribbage ..................MPR 2, G .....................................Men’s Cribbage
Hanna Somatics .................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Kid Swim .........................Pool, H ................................................Rec. Dept.
Line Dance .......................Fitness Center, DV ..................... Line Dance Club
Joint Efforts ......................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Friday Lunch .....................Diablo Rm., H ......................................Rec. Dept.
Library Open .....................Library, G...............................Library Association
Mah Jong .........................Oak Rm. A, G ...............Chinese-American Assoc.
Twinges in Hinges ...............Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Cardiac Rehab ...................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Chess Play ........................Chess Rm., D .................................... Chess Club
Great Books ......................Garden Rm., D..................................Great Books
Inter. Players .....................Table Tennis, H .........................Table Tennis Club
Life Drawing .....................Art Studio & Back Rm., G ............ Art Association
Mat Science ......................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Movie..............................Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
Int. Folk Dancing ................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Argentine Tango .................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Singing ............................Las Trampas Rm., H .......................Sing For Joy!
Ballroom Dance .................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Sing Along ........................Redwood Rm., G .................................Rec. Dept.
Movie..............................Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
Meeting ...........................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Aquacise ..........................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Bridge .............................Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Partnership Bridge ..............Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Movie..............................Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
Services...........................Vista Rm., H ...................................... B’nai Israel
SATURDAY, AUGUST 28
TIME
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EVENT .............................LOCATION ..........................ORGANIZATION
Pool Open ........................Pool, D, DV, H......................................Rec. Dept.
Trails Club Hike ..................MPR 3, G ............................................ Trails Club
Adv. Players ......................Table Tennis, H .........................Table Tennis Club
Open Workshop ..................Art Studio & Back Rm., G ............ Art Association
Philatelic Society ................MPR 3, G .......................................Philatelic Club
Chess Play ........................Chess Rm., D .................................... Chess Club
Dyna Tones Rehearsal ..........Las Trampas Rm., H ..........................Dyna Tones
Library Open .....................Library, G...............................Library Association
Tibetan Yoga .....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Kid Swim .........................Pool, H ................................................Rec. Dept.
Saturday Play ....................MPR 2, G ........................................ Domino Club
Duplicate Bridge .................Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Movie..............................Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
Movies ............................Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
Moving to Music .................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Movie..............................Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 29
TIME
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11 a.m.
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EVENT .............................LOCATION ..........................ORGANIZATION
Pool Open ........................Pool, D, DV, H......................................Rec. Dept.
Open Workshop ..................Art Studio & Back Rm., G ............ Art Association
St.Luke’s ..........................Diablo Rm., H .......................... St. Luke’s Church
Pilgrim Sunday Service ........Vista Rm., H ...................... Pilgrim Cong. Church
Sunday Service ..................Delta Rm. A, DV .............. Hope Lutheran Church
Cardio Mix ........................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Kid Swim .........................Pool, H ................................................Rec. Dept.
Services...........................Peacock Hall, G. ................ Tice Valley Methodist
Rummy Play ......................MPR 2, G .............................Progressive Rummy
Aquacise ..........................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Concert ............................Picnic Area 1-8, D ...............................Rec. Dept.
Movie..............................Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
Movie..............................Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
MONDAY, AUGUST 30
TIME
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EVENT .............................LOCATION ..........................ORGANIZATION
Group Cycle ......................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Pool Open ........................Pool, D, DV, H......................................Rec. Dept.
Abs/Back ..........................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Luk Tung Kuen Exercise ........Diablo Rm., H .............................. Luk Tung Kuen
Explore Movement ..............Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Rhythmrobics ....................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Deep Water .......................Pool, H ................................................Rec. Dept.
Strength ...........................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Adv. Players ......................Table Tennis, H .........................Table Tennis Club
Bocce Team Play ................Bocce Courts, H ................................ Bocce Club
Hike................................Court of Flags, G ................................ Trails Club
Keeping Fit Exercise ............Shasta Rm., DV ................... Keeping Fit Exercise
Men’s Exercise Class ...........MPR 1, 2, G .......................Men’s Exercise Group
Open Workshop ..................Art Studio & Back Rm., G ............ Art Association
Emergency Prep Meeting ......Main, D .................................................... RREPO
Qi Gong ...........................Shasta Rm., DV ...........Chinese-American Assoc.
ROSSMOOR NEWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
10 a.m.
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5:30 p.m.
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6:30 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Water Exercise ...................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Muscle Movers ..................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Beg/Int Balance. .................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Kid Swim .........................Pool, H ................................................Rec. Dept.
Light Stretch .....................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Open Workshop/Sam Field .....Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
Joint Efforts ......................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Luncheon Meeting ..............Diablo Rm., H ..................................Kiwanis Club
Library Open .....................Library, G...............................Library Association
Needle Workers..................Sewing Rm., G .........................Sewing Arts Club
Osteoporosis Class ..............Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Twinges in Hinges ...............Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Cardiac Rehab ...................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Duplicate Bridge .................Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Inter. Players .....................Table Tennis, H .........................Table Tennis Club
Mat Science ......................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Parkinson’s Group ...............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Beginning Tap ....................Shasta Rm., DV ..................... Happy Hoofers Tap
Piano by Joyce ...................Redwood Rm., G ..................Volunteer Exchange
Flexible Yoga ....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Breathing Yoga ..................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Exercise ...........................Pool, D ................................................Rec. Dept.
Dominoes .........................Oak Rm. A, G .................................. Domino Club
Aquacise ..........................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
AA ..................................Vista Rm., H ...................................... Counseling
Meeting ...........................Garden Rm., D.......................LDS Studies Group
TUESDAY, AUGUST 31
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 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
noon
noon
12:30 p.m.
12:45 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
2 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
4 p.m.
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
7 p.m.
EVENT .............................LOCATION ..........................ORGANIZATION
Pool Open ........................Pool, D, DV ..........................................Rec. Dept.
Strength Circuit ..................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Pilates Mat Int/Adv ..............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Luk Tung Kuen Exercise ........Diablo Rm., H .............................. Luk Tung Kuen
Stretch/Strength .................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Low Impact Dance...............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Adv. Players ......................Table Tennis, H .........................Table Tennis Club
Bocce Team Play ................Bocce Courts, H ................................ Bocce Club
Cribbage ..........................Garden Rm., D....................... Women’s Cribbage
Ladies’ Pinochle .................MPR 2, G .................................... Pinochle/Ladies
Open Workshop ..................Art Studio & Back Rm., G ............ Art Association
Tennis Open Play ................Buckeye Rm., G ...................................Rec. Dept.
Grace Notes ......................MPR 1, G ..........................................Grace Notes
Watercolor ........................Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
Qi Gong ...........................Shasta Rm., DV ...........Chinese-American Assoc.
T’ai Chi Chih .....................Diablo Rm., H .......................... T’ai Chi Chih Club
Ballet Class ......................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Gentle Yoga ......................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
T’ai Chi Chih .....................Diablo Rm., H .......................... T’ai Chi Chih Club
Beg. Gait/Balance ...............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Advanced Mah Jong.............MPR 1, 2, G .................Chinese-American Assoc.
Library Open .....................Library, G...............................Library Association
Duplicate Bridge .................Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Beginning Line Dance ..........Diablo Rm., H ............................ Line Dance Club
Beg. Players .....................Table Tennis, H .........................Table Tennis Club
Bridge Club .......................Cardroom 1, 2, D ............................. Party Bridge
Current Events ...................MPR 3, G ............................. Acalanes/Rec. Dept.
Pool Open ........................Pool, H ................................................Rec. Dept.
Portrait Drawing .................Art Studio & Back Rm., G ............ Art Association
RAA ................................Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
Inter. Tap ..........................Shasta Rm., DV ............................... Hot Flashers
Step/Cardio Mix .................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Hootenanny.......................Las Trampas Rm., H . Hootenanny Musical Group
Social Dance .....................Diablo Rm., H ......................... Social Dance Club
Aquacise ..........................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Moving to Music .................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Aquacise ..........................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Circuit Training ..................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Partnership Bridge ..............Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Square Dancing ..................Diablo Rm., H ........................ Square Dance Club
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
TIME
6 a.m.
6 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10:05 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
12:15 p.m.
EVENT .............................LOCATION ..........................ORGANIZATION
Group Cycle ......................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Pool Open ........................Pool, DV, H ..........................................Rec. Dept.
ABS Back .........................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Luk Tung Kuen Exercise ........Diablo Rm., H .............................. Luk Tung Kuen
Explore Movement ..............Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Rhythmrobics ....................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Deep Water .......................Pool, H ................................................Rec. Dept.
Strength ...........................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Trails Club Hike ..................MPR 3, G ............................................ Trails Club
Adv. Players ......................Table Tennis, H .........................Table Tennis Club
Bocce Team Play ................Bocce Courts, H ................................ Bocce Club
Keeping Fit Exercise ............Shasta Rm., DV ................... Keeping Fit Exercise
Men’s Exercise Class ...........MPR 1, 2, G .......................Men’s Exercise Group
Duplicate Bridge .................Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Knitters and Crocheters ........Sewing Rm., G .........................Sewing Arts Club
Meeting ...........................Vista Rm., H .....................................City of Hope
Book Discussion .................Chess Rm., D ............................Book Discussion
Library Open .....................Library, G...............................Library Association
Qi Gong ...........................Shasta Rm., DV ...........Chinese-American Assoc.
Water Exercise ...................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Muscle Movers ..................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Beg/Int Balance. .................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Gentle Yoga ......................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Kid Swim .........................Pool, H ................................................Rec. Dept.
Joint Efforts ......................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Luncheon Meeting ..............Diablo Rm., H ................................... Rotary Club
Twinges in Hinges ...............Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
12:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
2 p.m.
3 p.m.
3 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:45 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
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Cardiac Rehab ...................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Bridge .............................Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Inter. Players .....................Table Tennis, H .........................Table Tennis Club
Movie..............................Peacock Hall, G. .......................... Art Association
Pool Open ........................Pool, D ................................................Rec. Dept.
Community Chorus ..............Las Trampas Rm., H .................... Comm. Chorus
Beg. Folk Dancing ...............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Brain Exercise ...................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Film Club .........................Peacock Hall, G. ..................Rossmoor Film Club
Marilyn Straka Slide Show .....Vista Rm., H ........................................Rec. Dept.
Spanish Conversation ..........Garden Rm., D...................................... La Charla
Ballroom Dance .................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Bible Study .......................MPR 1, G .....................Chinese-American Assoc.
Ballroom Dance .................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Aquacise ..........................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Al Anon ............................MPR 1, G ........................................... Counseling
Camera Competition ............Vista Rm., H ....................................Camera Club
Movie..............................Peacock Hall, G. ......................................P-FLAG
Toastmaster’s ....................MPR 3, G ........................................Toastmasters
Rehearsal.........................Diablo Rm., H ........................................Big Band
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
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 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
noon
noon
noon
noon
noon
12:15 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1:15 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
2 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
4 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
5 p.m.
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6:15 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
EVENT .............................LOCATION ..........................ORGANIZATION
Pool Open ........................Pool, D, H ............................................Rec. Dept.
Strength Circuit ..................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Pilates Mat/Reformer ...........Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Luk Tung Kuen Exercise ........Diablo Rm., H .............................. Luk Tung Kuen
Stretch/Strength .................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Low Impact Dance...............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Adv. Players ......................Table Tennis, H .........................Table Tennis Club
Bible Study .......................Main, D ................................... Bible Study Group
Bocce Team Play ................Bocce Courts, H ................................ Bocce Club
Open Workshop ..................Art Studio & Back Rm., G ............ Art Association
Stitchers ..........................Sewing Rm., G .........................Sewing Arts Club
Tennis Open Play ................Buckeye Grove Tennis Courts ..............Rec. Dept.
RAA ................................Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
Qi Gong ...........................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Qi Gong ...........................Shasta Rm., DV ...........Chinese-American Assoc.
Chronic Pain Support Group ...Garden Rm., D................................... Counseling
Kid Swim .........................Pool, H ................................................Rec. Dept.
Light Stretch .....................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Mat Science ......................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
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.
Ballet Class ......................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Railroad Club ....................Main, D .................................... R.R. Roundhouse
Acrylic/Oil Painting .............Art Classroom & Gall., G ............. Art Association
Balance Int/Adv ..................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Beg. Players .....................Table Tennis, H .........................Table Tennis Club
Bingo ..............................Sierra Rm., DV ....................................Rec. Dept.
Dominoes .........................Cardroom 2, D .................................... Trails Club
Health Care Seminar............Fireside Rm., G ....................................B’nai Brith
Meeting ...........................MPR 1, 2, G ...................................Writers Group
Movie..............................Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
Pool Open ........................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Bridge .............................Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Parkinson’s Group ...............Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Tap Rehearsal Practice .........Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Lesson ............................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Line Dance .......................Diablo Rm., H ............................ Line Dance Club
Meeting ...........................Delta Rm. A, B, DV Atheists and Agnostics Group
Movie..............................Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
T’ai Chi Chaun ...................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Aquacise ..........................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Picnic..............................Picnic Area 1-3, D ...................................Wet Set
Moving to Music .................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
Strength Yoga ....................Shasta Rm., DV ...................................Rec. Dept.
Aquacise ..........................Pool, DV ..............................................Rec. Dept.
Circuit Training ..................Fitness Center, DV ...............................Rec. Dept.
AA Open Discussion.............Garden Rm., D................................... Counseling
Duplicate Bridge .................Oak Rm. A, G .............................................Bridge
Movie..............................Peacock Hall, G. ..................................Rec. Dept.
EXCURSIONS
FROM THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT
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xcursion tickets are on sale in the Administration Office at Gateway, Monday
through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Cash, check, Mastercard or Visa payments can
be made in person. Mastercard or Visa payments can be taken over the phone. Payment
is due immediately upon reservation.
Excursion participants are assumed
to be able to manage independently.
Neither the Excursion Desk nor the trip
escort can accept responsibility for residents who cannot do so.
The Excursion Desk has the right to
cancel a trip in advance for any reason.
A full refund will be given for all day-trips
canceled by the Excursion Desk. If residents cancel their personal reservations,
they are guaranteed a refund if cancelled
at least fifteen days before the 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.
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM
Thursday, Sept. 2
Extensive walking
The Monterey Bay Aquarium is one of the
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largest aquariums in the world. This awardwinning exhibit has an annual attendance
of 1.8 million and holds 35,000 plants and
animals representing 623 species. Look
through the world’s largest window to get
a diver’s eye view of a kelp forest and its
inhabitants. Divers feed the fish in this
exhibit twice daily. Visit a coral reef kingdom and explore a rocky shore. Rockfish,
sharks, sea otter, giant octopus and penguins call these places home. Meet them
in their magical worlds. The new special
exhibition, “Hot Pink Flamingos: Stories
of Hope in a Changing Sea,” tells a story
of the incredible animals: tropical wading
birds, Chilean flamingos, green sea turtles,
spotted jellies and penguins. Learn how
their coastal and ocean homes are being
affected by global climate change and how
communities around the world are working
creatively to slow the process. The bus will
depart Gateway at 8 a.m. and return around
5:30 p.m. The cost is $69.
IMPRESSIONIST PARIS: CITY OF LIGHT
AT THE LEGION OF HONOR
Wednesday, Sept. 8
Extensive walking
Visit the Legion of Honor in San Francisco for the docent-led tour of the special exhibit “Impressionist Paris: City of Lights.”
Paris earned the nickname City of Lights
during the 19th century with the proliferation of gas lamps that lit up the French capital, turning night into day and boosting its
economic vitality. Moreover, the radiance
of the metropolis transcended the glow
of its streetlights as Paris ascended to its
role as the cultural capital of Europe. Authors, composers and especially visual artists–painters, sculptors, printmakers and
photographers–thrived in this dazzling setting. Impressionist Paris: City of Light explores various aspects of life in and around
the city in which these artists came of age.
Visitors to the exhibition are transported to
Impressionist Paris as represented in over
150 prints, drawings, photographs, paintings and illustrated books from the Fine
Arts Museums of San Francisco and several distinguished private collections. The
bus leaves Gateway at 8 a.m. and will return
around 3:30 p.m. Cost is $37 for museum
members and $45 for nonmembers.
BODEGA BAY AND MARINE LAB
Tuesday, Sept. 14
Moderate walking
Travel to the Bodega Bay and enjoy the
ocean breeze and panoramic views of the
coastline. Start the day by visiting the Bodega Marine Laboratory. One of the oldest academic marine laboratories in the
United States, it has contributed invaluably
to knowledge of coastal systems and the
policy that protects them. The docent-led
interpretive tour includes numerous marine
aquarium displays, some of which shatter
the notion that local marine life is drab.
Learn about what is required to solve complex environmental problems on the marine and terrestrial sides of the tideline in
Northern California. There will be a hosted
lunch at the Tides Warf Restaurant where
all seats have a view of the bay. There will
be some free time to explore the gift shop
and the market. The bus will leave Gateway
at 7:45 a.m. and return at 5 p.m. The cost
is $67.
FISHER COLLECTION AT SFMOMA
Friday, Sept. 17
Extensive (optional) walking
The Excursion Desk offers a trip to the
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art for
a docent-led tour of the special exhibit
“Calder to Warhol Introducing the Fisher
Collection.” This exhibit is an unprecedented partnership to house and display
the collection of Gap founders Doris and
Donald Fisher — more than 1,100 works by
iconic 20th century artists — in a new museum expansion. The entire top two floors
of the museum, including the Rooftop
Garden, feature more than 160 paintings,
sculptures, photographs, and video works
by Alexander Calder, Chuck Close, Anselm
Kiefer, Roy Lichtenstein, Agnes Martin,
Gerhard Richter, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, and many more. Calder to Warhol provides a glimpse into SFMOMA’s future. This
sweeping exhibition showcases the quality
of the Fisher Collection, much of which has
never been seen by the public. The Fishers
collected the artists they loved in depth,
purchasing extensive groupings of seminal
works. The bus will leave Gateway at 9:45
a.m. and returns at approximately 3:30 p.m.
The cost is $40 for the SFMOMA members
and $47 for non-members.
taking views, Sausalito is one of Excursions’ most popular trips. Galleries, shops,
quality restaurants will enhance the visit
even more so. Wander around town and
explore on your own. Here will be an opportunity to visit the Bay Model (optional)
for a self-guided tour. This unique working
hydraulic model of the San Francisco Bay
and Sacramento- San Joaquin River Delta
System gives an introduction and provides
an overview of the bay-delta system at a
glance. The bus will leave Gateway at 9 a.m.
and return at approximately 4 p.m. The cost
is $33.
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
Tuesday, Sept. 21 and Thursday, Oct. 21
BURN THE FLOOR
Thursday, Oct. 7
Extensive (optional) walking
Rossmoor’s Excursion Desk is offering
the opportunity to spend a day of fun in
beautiful Carmel. A worldwide favorite destination for over 100 years, the spectacular coastline, striking white sand beaches,
bohemian charm, trendy shops and fine
restaurants keep people coming back. No
streetlights or house numbers were the
early ground rules in what originated as
an artists’ colony, and that hasn’t changed.
Within the town’s original one square
mile, houses are identified by the nearest
crosswalks or even the closest tree. Stroll
along the beach and gaze out at some of
the world’s most stunning coastline views.
Then, meander through town to explore the
chic boutiques and art galleries. The bus
will depart Gateway at 8 a.m. and return
around 6 p.m. The cost is $45.
“DREAMGIRLS”
Wednesday, Sept. 22
Minimal walking
Direct from Harlem’s world-famous
Apollo Theater in New York City is a sensational new stage production of “Dreamgirls.” It will be at the Curran Theatre in San
Francisco. Full of onstage joy and backstage drama, “Dreamgirls” tells the story
of an up-and-coming, 1960s singing girl
group, and the triumphs and tribulations
that come with fame and fortune. With
music by Academy-Award nominee Henry
Krieger and book and lyrics by Tony- and
Grammy-Award winner Tom Eyen, “Dreamgirls” features the unforgettable hits: “And
I Am Telling You I’m Not Going,” “One Night
Only” and “Listen.” Broadway director and
choreographer, Robert Longbottom, (“Bye
Bye Birdie” Broadway revival) and co-choreographer Shane Sparks (TV’s “So You
Think You Can Dance”), along with some of
Broadway’s top designers, re-envision this
award-winning musical so it sparkles like
never before. The bus will depart Gateway
at 12:15 p.m. and return around 6. The cost
is $98.
APPLE HILL
Friday, Sept. 24, Monday, Sept. 27
Moderate to extensive walking
Apple Hill in Camino near Placerville is a
great place to visit any time of the year, but
it’s at its best during the fall, when the fruit
is ripe and the weather is still warm. The
Apple Hill Growers Association includes
more than 50 ranches, orchards, Christmas tree farms and wineries. Get ready for
apple overload. During the harvest, there
are apples everywhere: apple pie, apple
butter, apple strudel, apple cake, apple
bread. Upon arrival at High Hill Ranch, have
a delicious snack of apple pie or apple fritter with coffee. Take a loop-tour through
rolling country hills and visit two or more
apple orchards with a guide that will give
a running commentary on the history and
development of Apple Hill. After the tour,
enjoy a hosted barbecue chicken lunch including special homemade apple dessert.
Don’t forget to visit the gift shop and craft
fair. The bus will leave Gateway at 8 a.m.
and return at 5 p.m. The cost is $57.
SAUSALITO
Wednesday, Sept. 29
Moderate to extensive walking
Take a day off and enjoy the cool ocean
breeze and the ambience of Sausalito.
Known for its natural beauty and breath-
Minimal walking
The international dance sensation Burn
the Floor visits Sacramento direct from its
record-breaking run on Broadway. With
Burn the Floor, which is live on stage, feel
all the passion, the drama and the sizzling
excitement of 20 gorgeous champion dancers, in a true theatrical experience. This
troupe offers a performance with a grace
and athleticism that the New York Times
calls, “Dazzling!” From Harlem’s hot nights
at the Savoy, where dances such as the lindy, foxtrot and Charleston were born, to the
Latin Quarter where the cha-cha, rumba and
salsa steamed up the stage, Burn the Floor
takes audiences on a journey through the
passionate drama of dance. The elegance
of the Viennese waltz, the exuberance of
the jive, the intensity of the Paso Doble –
audiences will experience them all, as well
as the tango, samba, mambo, quickstep
and swing. Burn the Floor is ballroom reinvented. The bus will leave Gateway at 12:15
p.m. and return at 6. The cost is $85.
NAPA RIVER AND MARE ISLAND
Wednesday, Oct. 13
Moderate walking
A cruise along the Napa River aboard
the Delphinus charter boat is like a voyage
into the past. Vallejo (on the Napa River
and where the tour starts) once rivaled or
surpassed San Francisco in importance.
Participants view the historic Vallejo and
Mare Island waterfronts and then enter a
different world of vineyards, backwater
homes and marinas. Some of the largest contiguous marshes in California are
located along the Napa River and stretch
west toward the Petaluma River. Participants will learn about riparian life and
marsh life and its importance to the health
of the bay. After the lunch (included), take
the bus to Mare Island for a docent-led tour
of the island, learn about its history and
assets going back to the Civil War. From
its opening in 1854, to the time it closed
in April 1996, Mare Island Naval Shipyard
was the oldest facility of its kind on the
West Coast. The tour features visits to the
commander’s mansion, St. Peter’s Chapel
(with its famous Tiffany windows) and the
dockyard. The bus will depart Gateway at
8:15 a.m. and return around 4:30 p.m. The
cost is $95.
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL
QUILT FESTIVAL
Thursday, Oct. 14
Extensive walking
The Pacific International Quilt Festival
returns to Santa Clara, offering a spectacular collection of over 800 quilts and works
of wearable and textile art. This well-recognized and largest quilt show on the west
coast, known to quilters as P.I.Q.F., is held
at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Not
only does this incredible event feature astounding works of quilt art, it also offers a
wide array of workshops and lectures presented by world-renowned instructors. A
300-booth merchants mall can be found
with the best in fabrics, notions, machines,
wearable art and everything for the quilter,
artist and home seamstress. Visitors will
view a magnificent competition of the finest quilts created by talented artists from
across the globe. Fashionable entries from
the wearable art competition will also be
on display. In addition, this festival also
features over 60 workshops and lectures
presented by our international teaching
staff. The bus will depart Gateway at 9 a.m.
and return around 3 p.m. The cost is $37
(includes admission for the Merchant Mall
and Quilt Show).
OKTOBERFEST
Tuesday, Oct. 19
Moderate walking
In the heart of Sonoma valley lies a treasure–Little Switzerland. It is one of the few
surviving old-school restaurants in the Bay
Area. Everything about it – like its high-ceiling bar, ancient Swiss travel posters and
hand-painted alpine murals above its wainscoting – is a throwback to 1951. Polka musicians and dancers packed the place every weekend. In April 1970, Tony and Alina
Garcia set eyes on one another across the
dance floor, fell in love and were married.
Thirty years later, they bought the place.
Traditional polka music continues to attract
visitors from all over the country. Celebrate
Oktoberfest at the Little Switzerland in the
Sonoma with a traditional German buffet
consisting of wienerschnitzel, sauerbraten,
paprika chicken, red cabbage and apple
strudel. One complimentary glass of beer
or wine is included. Live music entertainment is provided. The bus will leave Gateway at 10 a.m. and return at 5 p.m. The cost
is $82.
PACIFIC GROVE
Saturday, Oct. 9
Moderate walking
Visit “America’s Last Home Town,” Pacific Grove on the Monterey Peninsula, a picturesque seaside village of Victorian homes
and Monarch butterflies. The day will start
with a driving tour of Lover’s Point, a Victorian neighborhood and the butterfly preserve. Visit the nationally accredited Pacific
Grove Museum of Natural History to see
exhibits on Native Americans, mineralogy,
mollusks, insects and a new exhibit, “Glow:
Living Lights,” and learn about bioluminescence, the production and emission of
light by a living organism. Enjoy the hosted
lunch in Crocker Dining Hall at Asilomar, followed by a tour of the Asilomar Conference
Grounds led by a state park ranger. The last
stop will be at the Point Pinos Lighthouse,
built in 1855, the longest continuously active lighthouse on the West Coast. The bus
will leave Gateway at 7:30 a.m. and return
at 6 p.m. The cost is $69.
NEW LISTING
POST-IMPRESSIONISTS MASTERPIECES
FROM THE MUSEE D’ORSAY
Tuesday, Oct. 26
Extensive walking
The de Young Museum in San Francisco
is hosting yet another exhibition from the
permanent collection of the Musee d’Orsay
in Paris –120 paintings from the most recognized Post-Impressionists masters. Van
Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne and Beyond: PostImpressionist Masterpieces tracks later
developments among the Impressionists
styles. Experimental approaches of Monet,
Degas and Renoir are followed by the more
individualistic styles of the early modern
masters including Cézanne, Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec and Van Gogh, and the Nabi
painters Bonnard and Vuillard. The exhibition will also provide a unique look at the
Orsay’s spectacular collection of Neo-Impressionist paintings, including work by
Seurat and Signac. This is a private docentled tour of the exhibit. The bus leaves Gateway at 7 a.m. and will return around 2 p.m.
The cost is $53 for everyone.
NEW LISTING
MISSION NEIGHBORHOOD SAN
FRANCISCO
Friday, Oct. 29
Moderate walking
Take a bus to San Francisco and enjoy
a leisurely drive through the Mission’s distinctive Victorian neighborhoods, parks and
shopping districts. The Mission District,
the first neighborhood in San Francisco’s
modern history, was founded in 1776 by a
240-member expedition that set out from
Mexico to establish a mission and presidio on behalf of the Spanish government.
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In the wake of the Gold Rush, the neighborhood’s population swelled with influxes
of immigrants from Germany, Italy, Ireland
and Russia, followed by those from Mexico
and Latin America beginning in the mid20th century. During the 90s tech boom,
young entrepreneurs fresh out of colleges
poured a wave of gentrification. As such,
the Mission District serves as a cultural
microcosm of the evolution of San Francisco as well as California. The tour begins
at Mission Dolores, the oldest intact mission in California, and is mostly bus riding
with some level walking. The tour includes
a photo stop at the Women’s Building and
Bethany Center, the largest and most spectacular of the mission’s 100 murals. After
the tour, eat lunch at an authentic familyowned Mexican restaurant. The bus will
leave Rossmoor at 8:15 a.m. and return at
approximately 3 p.m. The cost is $69.
EXTENDED TRIPS
MAMMOTH EXPERIENCE!
Oct. 4 through 8
Travel over the Sierra Nevada mountains
to the eastern slope and the town of Mammoth Lake. Learn about the wonders of the
area like Minaret Vista, Devil’s Post Pile
and the many lakes with a step-on guide.
Take a trip to Mono Lake. Visit the South
Tufa Towers – first wonders of Mono Lake.
The visitor center provides an excellent introduction to the Mono Basin. The center
has many interactive displays that teach
about the aspects of the Mono Basin’s geology, ecology and human history. Visitors
can watch the award-winning film “Of Ice
and Fire: A Portrait of the Mono Basin.”
See what is left of Bodie, the best and most
well-preserved historic ghost town in the
country from late 1800s. The many buildings are kept in a state of “arrested decay.”
Gold was discovered there in 1859, and by
the 1870s it boasted three breweries and
dozens of saloons and dance halls. The
trip also includes a day trip with a step-on
guide to a surprise location. The cost per
person, double occupancy, is $830 ($1,035
for single occupancy). A deposit of $100
is due with application. The tour includes
deluxe lodging for four nights, 10 hosted
meals, step-on guide for three days, touring per itinerary, all entrance fees, deluxe
motor coach transportation, luggage handling and gratuities.
NATURAL WONDERS OF COSTA RICA
Nov. 3 through 11
Travel to Costa Rica (“Rich Coast”),
one of Central America’s hidden gems, a
haven for eco-tourism. Experience the lush
forests, magnificent waterfalls, rumbling
volcanoes, endless coastlines and diverse
ecosystems in a place that preserves its
delicate ecology. Sample fresh Costa Rican
coffee at the coffee plantation. Experience
a jungle cruise through the Cano Negro
Wildlife Refuge, home to many migratory
birds. Visit Arenal Volcano National Park,
one of the 10 most active volcanoes in
the world. Discover the natural beauty of
the majestic Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, one of the largest and most enchanting wildlife sanctuaries in the Americas.
Stroll through the Butterfly Garden and
watch a spectacular air show in the Hummingbird Gallery. The trip includes a twonight stay at the all-inclusive eco-resort,
the Villa Lapas, a tropical forest. The cost
per person, double occupancy is $2,499
($650 single supplement). Price includes
all airport transfers, round-trip air, eight
nights’ accommodations, comprehensive
sightseeing, 18 meals, all taxes and baggage handling. A $500 deposit is due with
application. Stop by the Excursion Desk for
a complete itinerary.
BRANSON HOLIDAY
Nov. 10 through 15
Celebrate Christmas with this six-day
tour to America’s entertainment capital. Christmas spirit rings throughout the
Ozarks and the stages of Branson sing with
festive music. The line-up includes comedi-
an Yakov Smirnoff; Andy Williams with his
Christmas show; Twelve Irish Tenors, harmonizing Irish, opera, pop swing and jazz
and accompanied by a fabulous arrangement of musicians; and a special treat,
Jonny Mathis, one of the beloved vocalists
and romantic singers of all times. Enjoy
Branson’s premiere musical show, Shoji
Tabuchi, featuring one of the best supporting casts of musicians, singers and dancers
in Branson today. Other highlights include
a visit to the Truman Library and Museum
in Independence; a day in Silver Dollar City
transformed into a wonderland of lights and
festive decorations; and Branson Festival of
Lights. The cost per person, double occupancy is $2,089 ($320 single supplement).
Price includes airport transfers, round-trip
air, five nights hotel accommodations, motorcoach transportation, touring per itinerary, admission to six shows, 11 meals,
all taxes and baggage handling. A $200 deposit is due with application. Stop by the
Excursion Desk for a complete itinerary.
WONDER VALLEY RANCH
Nov. 15 through 18
Situated among mature oaks and sycamores, Wonder Valley Ranch near Fresno is
going to be home for three evenings. First
stop will be at the Reedley’s Opera House
for a hosted lunch and show. Travel to Sierra and visit the Sierra Endangered Cat Haven to see some amazing big cats in their
natural surroundings. Take a quarter-mile
walk on the wooden trail lined with oak,
buckeye and Manzanita and learn about
rare and endangered animals and their wild
counterparts. Visit St. Nicholas Ranch and
marvel at the beautiful Monastery, the Big
Barn, which hearkens back to Civil War
times, and houses beautiful wood carvings.
Spend a full day in Hanford. Enjoy the Carnegie Art Museum, Kings Art Center, a ride
in the antique fire truck and a hosted lunch
at the Irwin Street Inn. There’s the Bracebridge Dinner at the Ahwanee Hotel in Yosemite, but Christmas Court Feast and Festival is the Wonder Valley’s version of this
dinner. Join the Lord and Lady of the Court
in a toast of celebration with tankards of ale
and glasses of wine. This raucous pageant
of singers, musicians, magicians and more
will have you dazzled and dazed. A parade
of food and an array of entertainment will
add to this rollicking pageant.
The cost per person, double occupancy, is $695 ($815 for single). A deposit of
$100 is due with application. Tour includes:
motorcoach transportation, deluxe lodging
for three nights, 10 hosted meals, evening
entertainment, touring per itinerary, all entrance fees, deluxe motor coach transportation, luggage handling and gratuities.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHRISTMAS
AND DISNEY
Nov. 29 through Dec. 4
Travel to Southern California for some
Christmas celebration. Don’t miss a chance
become the studio audience for the show
“It’s a Wonderful Life” at the Lawrence
Welk resort and reconnect with this classic
story of love and redemption. Enjoy a full
day at Disneyland and California Adventure
Park with Park Hopper ticket that allows
admission to the two parks. The haunted
mansion, shows, the parade, a holiday fireworks spectacular -- the opportunities for
fun are endless. Visit to Rogers Gardens in
Corona Del Mar. Twenty-five themed trees
have decorated with a trove of Christmas
ornaments and surrounded by decorative
items, all of which are for sale. There will
be a holiday dinner and a show at Tibbies
on Queen Mary. In addition to holiday classics, “Holiday Follies 2010” is filled with
the greatest arrangements of today. Travel to Getty Center to see the collection of
Western Art from the middle ages to the
present against the backdrop of dramatic
architecture, tranquil gardens and breathtaking views. Trips also include a visit to the
Knott’s Christmas Craft Village with hosted
lunch at Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner restaurant, Mission San Juan Bautista and
much more. The cost per person, double
occupancy is $1,050 ($1,295 single) and
includes five-night deluxe lodging, seven
meals, motorcoach transportation, baggage handling, gratuities and sightseeing
per itinerary. A detailed itinerary is available at the Excursion Desk.
HEARST CASTLE CHRISTMAS
Dec. 8 through 11
Enjoy a holiday getaway in central California. The bus will take the group to Oakland to board Amtrak for a train ride to San
Luis Obispo. Upon arrival, enjoy the hosted
manager’s reception at the Embassy Suites
Hotel where the group will stay for three
nights. Visit Solvang and Cambria, decorated for the holiday season, and browse
in the shops. Have a hosted dinner at the
McLintock’s before going to the Great American Melodrama Theatre for the Christmas
Extravaganza. Visit the EOS Estate Winery
and town of Paso Robles. Have a guided
night tour of Hearst Castle with the pools
and gardens decorated for Christmas and
illuminated by hundreds of newly restored
historic lights. Docents will be in 1930s period clothes, adding life to the magnificent
surroundings. The cost per person, double
occupancy is $695 ($920 single) includes
motorcoach transportation, train to San
Luis Obispo, three nights deluxe lodging,
six meals, baggage handling, taxes, gratuities and excursions.
NEW LISTING
NEW YEAR’S IN THE SOUTHWEST
Dec. 28 through Jan. 7
Travel to the beautiful Southwest to
ring in the New Year! This 11-day/10-night
journey will cover Palm Springs, Phoenix,
Sedona and Las Vegas. First-night accom-
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modation is at the Spa Hotel and Casino in
Palm Springs. The next four nights will be
at the Embassy Suites Phoenix-Biltmore
just steps away from the Biltmore Fashion
Park with over 70 fine shops and restaurants. Visit the Hall of Flame Fire Museum
in Phoenix, which features over an acre of
fire history exhibits. Next stop is the Desert
Botanical Garden in Papango Park, which
is home to over 21,000 plants. Visit to the
Heard Museum, which displays more than
32,000 pieces of cultural and fine art. Ring
in the New Year at the Kokopelli Winery with
a five-course winemakers dinner. Live music will be played throughout the evening.
On the way to Sedona, visit Out of Africa in
Camp Verde for a guided African bush safari tour. The accommodations for the next
two nights are the Best Western Arroyo
Roble Hotel in the heart of Red Rock Country, Sedona. In Las Vegas Strip, stay at the
Flamingo Hotel Casino. Tour the Las Vegas
Motor Speedway. Visit the Shelby Museum
and see the Donny and Marie show in the
Flamingo Showroom. The trip will conclude
with a stop in Barstow, Bakersfield and the
Hilmar Cheese Factory. The cost per person, double occupancy is $2,165 ($2,775
single). A $300 deposit is due with application. Price includes 10 nights deluxe lodging, 14 meals, extensive touring per itinerary, luggage handling, motorcoach transportation, taxes and gratuities.
QUEEN VICTORIA CRUISE
Feb 13 through 17
Join your fellow Rossmorians on a short
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SPECIAL EVENTS & MOVIES
T
FROM THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT
he following are the current
special events sponsored by the
Rossmoor Recreation Department.
For more information on any of these
events during the month, check the
Special Events listing on the calendar
page each week, look for the article
in the Arts and Leisure section of the
News, or call the Recreation Department
at 988-7732. Events are free unless
otherwise noted. This information is
posted throughout the month on the
Rossmoor News Web site at www.
rossmoornews.com.
and their guests.
ART HOUSE MOVIE
Wednesday, Aug. 25
The 1985 comedy “Back to the Future” starring Michael J. Fox will be
shown in Peacock Hall at Gateway at 4
and 7 p.m. The showing at 4 p.m. will
feature language captions. This film is
116 minutes long and is rated PG. This
free program is open to all residents and
their guests.
The 1948 drama “The Red Shoes” starring Moira Shearer will be shown in Peacock Hall at Gateway at 4 and 7 p.m. The
showing at 4 p.m. will feature language
captions. This free program is open to all
residents and their guests.
FUN DAY
Thursday, Aug. 26
SATURDAY MOVIE
Saturday, Aug.28
The 1973 drama “The Paper Chase” will
be shown in Peacock Hall at Gateway on
Saturday at 1, 4 and 7 p.m. The showing at
1 p.m. will feature language captions. This
film is 111 minutes long and is rated PG.
This free program is open to all residents
and their guests.
SUNDAY FUNNIES
Sunday, Aug. 29
SUNDAY CONCERT IN THE PARK
Sunday, Aug. 29
The Bloom Trio will perform classical
music at Fun Day in the Sierra Room at
Del Valle at noon. Stay and play bingo
after the show for the benefit of Friends
of Meals on Wheels. This free program is open to all residents and their
guests.
Broadway performer David Burnham
will perform at the Summer Concert in
the Park concert at 4 p.m. at Dollar picnic grounds. Parking at the Dollar picnic
grounds is limited. Taking public transportation or car pools is recommended.
This free concert is open to all residents
and their guests.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MOVIE
Thursday and Friday, Aug. 26-27
MARILYN STRAKA
Wednesday, Sept. 1
The 2009 drama “The Messenger”
starring Woody Harrelson will be shown
in Peacock Hall at Gateway on Thursday
and Friday at 1, 4 and 7 p.m. The showings at 1 p.m. will feature language captions. This film is 112 minutes long and is
rated R. This free program is open to all
residents and their guests.
Marilyn Straka will give a slide show
presentation on Costa Rica at 3 p.m. in
the Vista Room at Hillside. This free program is open to all residents and their
guests.
MEET THE AUTHOR
Thursday, Aug. 26
The internationally popular Scottish
tenors known as Caledon will perform
their California debut concert at 7 p.m.
in the Sierra Room at Del Valle. Advance
tickets are available for $15 at the Excursion Desk at Gateway or for $20 at the
door. Wine, juice and light snacks are included. This event is open to all residents
and their guests.
Author Dan Fost will discuss his new
book “Giants Past and Present” at 4 p.m.
at the Dollar Clubhouse. He will have copies of his book for sale at the event for a
special 25 percent Rossmoor discount.
This free event is open to all residents
CALEDON IN CONCERT
Tuesday, Sept. 21
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ROSSMOOR NEWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
Drama Association plans 12 groups to read plays in September
Eager for the chance to explore the
actor in every individual, the Drama
Association of Rossmoor will begin
12 reading groups of prize-winning
playwrights starting in September.
Each group of 6 to 9 members
will decide for themselves when and
where they will meet—whether at a
clubhouse or someone’s home, or in
the morning or afternoon. At each
meeting, members will read plays and
discuss reactions, while making new
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cruise from Los Angeles to Ensenada, Mexico, on the newest ocean liner, Cunard’s
friends.
DAOR will provide the plays,
which were chosen with input from
members and group leaders. The aim
is to give members the opportunity
to explore new works (some by local writers), to read first hand recent
Broadway hits and to review classics
from years gone by.
From September to June (with
some groups taking time off in the
summer), groups will read one play
a month. For groups that think three
hours is too long to read a play, the
group leader can abridge part of a
play so that the readings can be finished in two hours.
Whether a resident has acting experience or he or she is a neophyte,
there is a place for everyone in a play
reading group. The mix of talent provides members with inspiration and
support to explore something they’ve
“always wanted to do.”
Throughout the year, groups will
have an opportunity to read, share a
potluck dinner or discuss the play over
dessert. Participants are asked only
that they commit to keeping the group
leader aware of absences such as for
vacations so the leader can maintain
some continuity in the group.
Membership in DAOR is the only
requirement.
For information or to sign up, call
Jean Wilcox, 937-6524.
Queen Victoria. Five days of sun and fun,
good food, dancing, lectures, movies and
even a subdued casino. This is no flashy
cruise ship but a glorious ocean liner which
normally does very long cruises around the
globe. This is our opportunity for a short
cruise that will make you eligible for alumni
discounts on future longer cruises. Even
at this early date a quarter of the allotted staterooms are filled so don’t hesitate
much longer. Reserved rooms ranged from
inside cabins to outside, balcony and suites
in all price categories. Call friends and relatives and get a group together for even more
fun. Full details at the Excursion Desk.
CLUB TRIPS
FROM ROSSMOOR CLUBS
T
he trips listed below are sponsored by
Ross-moor clubs and organizations and
not by the Recreation Department. The
trips are open to all Rossmoor residents,
not just members of the specific club. For
information, contact the person listed with
each trip. Do not contact the Recreation
Department.
Rossmoor clubs and organizations wishing to be included in this column must
submit a typewritten article to the News by
Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Due to space re strictions, the News reserves the right to
edit or delete the articles.
CACHE CREEK WITH ORT
Monday, Sept. 13
A bus to Cache Creek leaves Gateway at
10:30 a.m. and guests will spend five hours
at the casino and leave by 5 p.m. The cost
is $28, which includes $10 on machine or
table chips with $5 food coupons good in
all restaurants. Arrive in Rossmoor at 6:30
p.m. Mail check to “ORT” in advance to Beryl Esserman, 538 Spotted Owl court, or call
947-0984. Capacity is 55. Deadline is Friday
before the trips. ORT trips are open to the
Rossmoor community. ORT America is part
of an educational community that serves
boys, girls, men and women in 56 countries
worldwide. Cache Creek trips assist their
programs.
THUNDER VALLEY WITH THE
CITY OF HOPE
Thursday, Sept. 9
Join in the fun at Thunder Valley Casino and support cancer research at the
Cit y of Hope. Leave Gateway at 9 a.m.
and return about 5 p.m. Play bingo on the
bus for fun prizes, including a free future
trip. Bring friends and neighbors. Casino
bonuses include player and food credits. For reser vations, call Lynne Keefer
at 945-7665. Send checks for $30, made
payable to the City of Hope, to Keefer at
1950 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek CA
94595.
PRESIDIO AND GOLDEN GATE
NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
Tuesday, Sept. 14
A unique opportunity to tour the beautiful grounds of the Presidio of San Francisco
Golden Gate National Recreation Area and
lunch at the Presidio Social Club is offered
by Mt. Diablo Chapter of DAR. To reserve
a spot, send a $45 check made out to the
Mt. Diablo Chapter to Holly Markel, 2101
Ptarmigan Drive No. 2 by Aug. 21. Indicate
on the check choice for lunch: chicken Caesar salad or cheeseburger. The tour bus will
be at the Rossmoor Safeway parking lot at
8:30 a.m.; the bus leaves at 9 and will return
at approximately 3 p.m. The price includes
the bus, docent, lunch and all gratuities.
ELEVENTH ANNUAL DELUXE
AFRICAN SAFARI
Sept. 19 through Oct. 2
This two-week fully-escorted wildlife
safari from Rossmoor to Kenya is slated
to coincide with the migration of tens of
thousands of animals crossing the Mara
River on the plains of the Serengeti. This
Rossmoor offering boasts many more
extras in its itinerary compared to other
safaris at this price. Besides staying at
five of the best and geographically diverse game reserves and national parks
in Kenya, residents will enjoy a Hippo Pool
breakfast and visit Jane Goodall’s Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Karen Blixen’s “Out of
Africa” Estate, a Masai village, a rhinoceros reserve, an elephant orphanage, the
Giraffe Centre, Thomson Falls, and snowcapped Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Kenya,
the two highest mountains on the African
continent. Residents will cross the Great
Rift Valley and have a special demonstration when they stop at the equator. All this
and more for the first 19 who sign up with
deposits. Call Ralf Parton at 256-7078 and
pick up a flyer in the Railroad Club mailbox
at Gateway.
SONOMA WINE COUNTRY
Thursday, Oct. 7
St. Anne’s Society is sponsoring a trip to
the wine country. The trip includes a visit to
Viansa Winery and Italian marketplace, where
there are breathtaking views. There will be a
tour, tasting and hosted lunch at the winery.
Visit Cornerstone Festival of Gardens and enjoy free time in Sonoma Town Square. The
bus departs Gateway at 10 a.m. and returns
around 4:15 p.m. The price of $99 per person
includes deluxe motorcoach transportation,
hosted lunch, tax and gratuity, private wine
tour and driver tip. Make checks payable to
St. Anne’s Society and mail to Fran Long,
1621 Ptarmigan Drive 1C. Reserve early. For
information, call Long at 939-5151.
BLACK OAK CASINO
Thursday, Oct. 21
Italian-American Club of Rossmoor is
sponsoring a trip to the Black Oak Casino.
The price of the trip is $30 per person and
includes deluxe motor coach transportation, $10 play card, $5 match play, $5 food
credit and driver’s tip. Meet at Gateway
Clubhouse at 8:45 a.m. and depart at 9 a.m.
sharp. Mail check, payable to the ItalianAmerican Club, to Fran Long, 1621 Ptarmigan Drive No. 1C. The goal is for at least 50
people, so get reservation in early. All are
invited. For information, call 939-5151.
THE FAR EAST
Dec. 6 through 15
The Rossmoor Lawn Bowling Club is
arranging a trip to the Far East, which includes Macau, Zhuhai, Guangzhou (Canton)
and Hong Kong. The trip is for lawn bowlers
and nonbowlers alike. The cost is $985 per
person, double occupancy. It includes hotel accommodations, nine breakfasts, six
lunches, three dinners, sightseeing tours
to the cities visited and five games of lawn
bowls in Macau, Guangzhou and Hong
Kong. Not included: round-trip airfare on
Cathay Pacific (approximately $1,070); the
hydrofoil (ferry) from Hong Kong to Macau;
China visa ($130) and tips. Contact Ed de
Assis at 943-2003 for information.
RENO ON THE SNOW TRAIN
Feb. 8 through 10
Experience the beautiful Sierra Nevada
mountains on this St. Anne’s Society trip.
There is no driving and no hassle. Take a bus
from Rossmoor to the train station in Martinez.
The trip includes roundtrip reserved seating
from Martinez, a light meal and snacks aboard
the train going and deli lunch on return; two
nights’ accommodations at the El Dorado Hotel, transfers to and from the hotel, “winner’s
book” of valuable coupons, including discounted meals. The price per person is $252
double occupancy and $299 single, all taxes
included. New in 2011, the International Piano
Man, John Lee Sanders, returns to the Vintage
Piano Lounge. Play bridge aboard the train with
tournaments in Reno. A deposit of $20 only is
required to reserve a seat. Final payment is due
45 days prior to departure. Make deposit check
payable to Fran Long and mail to her at 1621
Ptarmigan Drive No. 1C. For information, call
her at 939-5151. Reserve early.
EUROPEAN RIVER CRUISE
May 17 through June 1
Rossmoor residents are invited to join the
30s/40s/50s and RV Roadrunners Grand Circle
Travel’s 16-day European river cruise departing
from San Francisco May 17, 2011. The cruise
includes the Rhine, Main and Danube rivers. It
departs from Amsterdam, meanders through
the Netherlands, across Germany and Austria
including guided tours in 11 cites, ending in Vienna. The cost ranges from $4,495 to $5495
(double occupancy) including international
airfare from San Francisco plus port charges,
taxes, government fees and travel insurance.
For information, call Judy Nixon at 933-6175 or
286-6175 or pick up a flyer in the 30s/40s/50s
and Roadrunners mailboxes at Gateway.
ARTS & LEISURE
AROUND THE BAY AREA
BEDFORD GALLERY presents “Unbound: A National
Exhibition of Book Art,” which celebrates the book as an
art form, through Sept. 19. Artists from the past and present
will be featured. The gallery is in the Lesher Center for the
Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek. For information, call
295-1417 or go to www.bedfordgallery.org.
CENTER REPERTORY COMPANY presents “She
Loves Me,” a romantic musical, Sept. 2 through Oct. 10 at
the Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut
Creek. Tickets are $19 to $45. For information, go online
to www.centerrep.org. For tickets, call 943-7469 or go to
www.lesherartscenter.org.
CONTRA COSTA MUSICAL THEATRE presents
“Rent,” a modern version of Puccini’s “La Boheme,” through
Sept. 4 at the Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive,
Walnut Creek. Call 943-7469 or go to www.lesherartscenter.
org.
ESSES PRODUCTIONS presents “Sing for Your
Supper” with ML Parr in concert on Sept. 5 at 2:15 p.m. at
the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek. Parr is an
Emmy Award-featured singer and actress who has starred
in such shows as “Hello Dolly,” “Pump Boys & Dinettes,”
“Hats! The Musical” and the hit musical revue “Judy Judy
Judy: A Cabaret Tribute to the Songs of Judy Garland.” In
concert, she brings her distinctive style to many favorite
songs with her trademark powerhouse vocals along with
her unique charm and humor. This concert benefits the
Food Bank of Contra Costa. Call 943-7469 or go online to
www.lesherartscenter.com
DIABLO THEATRE COMPANY presents the musical
“Annie” from Sept. 10 through Oct. 2 at the Lesher Center
for the Arts in Walnut Creek. This show is the timeless
tale of Little Orphan Annie. Call 943-7469 or go online to
www.lesherartscenter.com.
WALNUT CREEK AQUANUTS synchronized
swimming club will have a 1970s themed swim show
Sept. 2 through 5 at the Clarke Memorial Swim Center
in Heather Farm Park, Walnut Creek. The Sept. 2
preview show starts at 7:30 p.m. and the Sept. 3, 4 and
5 performances start at 8 p.m. Olympic and national
champions will perform. Senior tickets are $15. Proceeds
benefit the Aquanuts’ athletes and coaches. Tickets can be
purchased at Sports Basement, 1881Ygnacio Valley Road,
Walnut Creek, or go to www.aquanuts.org.
ROSSMOOR NEWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
Newcomers
welcome to join
Diablo Women’s
Chorale Monday
TV GUIDE FOR CHANNEL 28
R O S S M O O R C O M M U N I T Y C H A N N E L 28
Programs running from Aug. 26 through Sept. 1
The following programs are all scheduled to be broadcast this
week. For information about programs on Channel 28, please call
930-8642.
■ POST IT! is a community bulletin board that allows residents to
view activities within Rossmoor, including trips, movies and club
events. This program runs between other programs when possible.
■ CLASSIC Arts Showcase includes video samplings of animation,
architectural art, ballet, chamber and choral music, dance, folk art,
museum art, musical theater, opera, orchestral, recital, solo instrumental, solo vocal and theatrical performances, as well as classic film
and archival documentaries.
■ FITNESS Fun. Exercise. 30 minutes. This program is scheduled
every day at 9 a.m. The program changes daily to vary the exercises.
■ Golden Rain Foundation Board (GRF BOARD)Meeting, Aug.
26. The GRF Board agenda includes consideration of several policy
changes; a request to purchase and install audio visual equipment for
Creekside; a project management proposal from Pound Management;
and an appointment to the Fitness Center Advisory Committee. The
Board will also be updated on the Creekside project. If the meeting
runs longer than the time slot allows, all programs following will be
adjusted.
■ WELCOME to a New World. Guest speaker. 20 minutes.
Heidi Cortese, CEO of the Rossmoor Construction Company in
Southern California, spoke in July to Rossmoor residents about
her new website she has launched. In the first part of this program,
Maureen O’Rourke, manager of Communications Department in
Rossmoor, interviews Cortese about her aspirations on making this
website a senior informational access point. In the second part of this
program, Cortese explains how to use this site.
■ The ILLUSIONS. Standards/jazz music. One hour.
The Illusions is a group of highly experienced musicians specializing in swing, blues, smooth standards and cool jazz. The group
hails from the Bay Area and the band members are primarily teachers with degrees in music. Joann Tucker is the featured vocalist
for the Illusions. Tenor saxophonist Ken Benotti has been playing
professionally for nearly 40 years. Carl Kaiser, pianist, began his
musical career at the age of 7 and is now is listed in “Who’s Who of
utes. The Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra was formed in the late
1970s. It has established a presence in the community and regularly
performs in Walnut Creek. This group is comprised of 45 musicians
ranging in age from 15 to 94. This program was at Barnes and Noble
in Walnut Creek. The trio features Antonio Bettencourt, violin; Nancy Mitchell, violin; and Nina Pereira, cello.
The Diablo Women’s Chorale will present its 68th annual holiday concert, on Sunday,
Dec. 12. Rehearsals will begin
on Monday, Aug. 30, from 7
to 9 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran
Church, 2317 Buena Vista
Ave., Walnut Creek.
Vocal placement, no solos
required, for sopranos and altos will start at 6:30 p.m. on
Aug. 30 and Monday, Sept. 13.
Music for the holiday concert will include “Seven Joys of
Christmas,” by Kirke Mechem,
and other featured works.
This is a supportive group
of women singers with a great
deal of history and a long community tradition. The group
welcomes new voices.
For information, go to www.
diablowomenschorale.com.
■ “SOCRATES in Love.” Book discussion. 25 minutes.
Christopher Phillips shares his latest book “Socrates in Love, Philosophy for a Die-Hard Romantic.” Phillips passion is philosophy;
he’s an educator, author and founder of the Society for Philosophical
Inquiry. This is his third book on Socratic method.
Stamp Club
meets Saturday
American Teachers” and is a member of the California Music Educators Association.
■ KALUSKI and Weldon. Opera music. One hour.
Soprano Annabelle Weldon and bass Jerry Kaluski are joined by
James Meredith on piano. This program features songs from Broadway, a bit of opera and standards. Both vocalists have been performing
with theater and opera companies in the Bay Area for many years.
■ Our AGING EYES. Health program. One hour, 5 minutes.
Chi-Hua Maria Fang is a board-certified ophthalmologist affiliated with John Muir Health and John Muir Outpatient Center near
Rossmoor. Fang has had an increasing interest in eye problems. He
was a medical student at Massachusetts General and did her research
on the molecular genetics of Retinitis Pigmentosa, a devastating eye
disease. In this program, she provides information and answers questions regarding the causes of decreased vision as we age.
■ Contra Costa CHAMBER Orchestra. Chamber music. 40 min-
■ SOUTH American Master Musicians. Bolivian music. 55 min-
utes.This performance by Oscar Reynolds and Lalu Ezquierpo features the traditional sound of Bolivian music and offers a musical tour
of Bolivia’s regions.
■ “Aging ARTFULLY.” Book discussion. One hour.
Author Amy Gorman highlights 12 successful and accomplished senior women from the Bay Area and tells their stories. Profiles include
Madeline Mason, a 104-year-old sculptor and doll maker to 84-yearold Rosa Marie Morales Escobar, singer and folkloric dancer. .
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The Rossmoor Stamp Club,
also known as the Rossmoor
Philatelic Society, will hold
its regular monthly meeting
on Saturday, Aug. 28, in Multipurpose Room 3, Gateway.
The meeting starts at 9:30
a.m. and ends at 11.
The meeting will feature
a video on stamp collecting
narrated by TV star Gary
Burghoff. He is a stamp collector who many will remember from the TV series
“MASH.” The video allows
him to tell about his collection and stamp collecting in
general as a hobby.
Club program chairman,
Steve Lee, will introduce the
video and will answer questions afterward about collecting stamps.
Members are encouraged
to bring philatelic items for
the club’s “clothesline,” which
is the club’s device for allowing members to show off interesting items and also to get
information about items for
which they seek more information. This interchange between collectors is one of the
reasons that members enjoy
the club.
With the club’s current
stamp catalogs and experienced collectors available,
most questions about stamp
and stamp collecting can be
answered quickly. In order to
encourage everyone’s continued learning about stamp collecting, the club offers a quick
stamp quiz with prizes at its
monthly meeting as well.
This month’s program will
add to collectors’ knowledge
and also be a good introduction for new collectors. The
club continues to seek new
members, and any interested
Rossmoor resident should feel
free to attend the meeting to
learn more about the club and
its activities.
For information, call the
club president, Rich Kirby, at
324-6328.
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ROSSMOOR NEWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
RAA class on painting offered Thursdays Computer Club goes over an
The Rossmoor Art Association (RAA) will host a series of
Thursday classes that explores
painting with oils and acrylics
from Sept. 2 through Oct. 7 at
Art Studio 1. The class is from
1 to 4 p.m. with instructor Vilma Patterson-Antoine.
Beginning and advanced art
students will benefit from this
in-depth exploration of color, composition and painting
techniques, for both media.
Students may work at their
own pace.
Brush techniques, palette,
knife work, glazing, use of
color grounds for canvas preparation will be demonstrated.
Landscapes,
nonobjective
work and still-life subjects
will be taught with emphasis
on visual simplicity. This is
not a figure-portrait painting
class. Still-life subjects can be
setup and photos may be used
with light and dark values. Involved architectural subjects
will not be used.
Frequent class critiques will
be given to those who wish to
participate.
The class is limited to 18
students so early registration
is encouraged.
The fee for the six-week
workshop is $50. Membership in the RAA is required
and dues are $8 for individuals and $10 for couples. Dues
and tuition payment should
be written on separate checks
made out to “RAA.” Mention the medium to be used,
assortment of helpful items
By Jim Bradley
Club correspondent
Vilma Patterson-Antoine’s oil painting, “Matilaja Poppies”
whether oils or acrylics, as a
material list will be mailed to
students upon receipt of tuition.
Checks should be mailed to
Patterson-Antoine, 1683 Ptarmigan Drive No. 1B. There is
no refund after the first class,
per RAA policy. If students are
using their own photos as subjects, it is suggested that the
photos be enlarged to 8 1/2 x
11 inches.
Patterson-Antoine has exhibited widely and locally at
the Oakland Art Museum, the
de Saisset Gallery in Santa
Clara, the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, the Zellerbach Center in S.F. the Kaiser
Center in Oakland and Mills
College in Oakland. Her work
has also been included in a national show, exhibiting from
the East Coast to Alaska as
well as in a cultural exchange
with Japan.
She will teach a college
class, starting Thursday, Oct.
14, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Art Studio 1. Details will follow in future News articles.
For information, call Patterson-Antoine at 947-2850.
Atheists and Agnostics to show a video
next week on how masses are manipulated
Understanding human nature is a continuing task of the
Atheists and Agnostics Group.
At the next meeting, Thursday,
Sept. 2, at 3 p.m. in the Delta
Room at Del Valle Clubhouse,
a video documentary will be
shown that addresses this subject.
In 2007, the BBC aired a
four-hour documentary by
Adam Curtis titled “The Century of Self.” It shows how
masses of people in both the
United States and Great Brit-
ain have been manipulated:
socially, economically and
politically. The documentary
traces how the ideas of Freudian psychology entered into the
consciousness of broad masses
of people and became the tool
that changed western civilization into today’s consumer society.
The program also shows how
corporations learned from psychologists how they could make
people want things they didn’t
need by systematically linking
mass-produced goods to their
unconscious desires. The presentation, which has been edited down one hour, chronicles
how the same techniques successfully used by corporations
were used by President Ronald
Reagan, Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair
and President Bill Clinton to
influence voters.
A discussion will follow
the video. Visitors are invited.
Cookies and drinks are available at 2:30.
Red Hatters hold lunch in September
The Red Hat luncheon is
Saturday, Sept. 11, in the Fireside Room at Gateway Clubhouse. Check-in and social
time will be from 11:30 a.m.
to noon.
The menu includes a choice
of seafood Louie or chicken
crepes with raspberry mousse
cake for dessert.
Rossmoor resident Betty
Dunn, a docent at the Bedford
Gallery, will discuss Walnut
Creek’s public art program.
She will talk about the artists,
where their work is located
and how the city acquired it.
The cost is $12 for members and $16 for guests. Reservation checks, payable to
Rossmoor Red Hatters, may
be sent to Joan Lockhart,
200l Pine Knoll Drive No. 1,
or placed in the club mailbox
at Gateway. Contact Lockhart
at 939-0206. Note the entrée
choice. Reservations must be
received by Friday, Sept. 3.
Membership checks for $15
may be mailed to Dottie Rich
at 4372 Terra Granada Drive
No. 1B or placed in the club
mailbox at Gateway. Rich can
be contacted at 944-0202.
Any woman who is in her
90s receives a free membership. New members will be
contacted by Queen Ruth
Koehler. Call her at 930-9635
with news of a Red Hatter
who is ill or in need.
Information about the
Rossmoor Red Hatters can be
found on its website, www.rossmoorredhatters.net. Priscilla
Helmes is the web mistress.
Upcoming events
Red Hatters will take a trip
to the Eugene O’Neill house
followed by lunch at Faz restaurant in Danville on Thursday,
Sept. 23. The group will leave
the Gateway parking lot at 9:20
a.m. and is limited to 18 members. Call Rich for information
and to sign up at 944-0202.
There will be an early bird
dinner at the new Jack’s restaurant in Pleasant Hill on
Wednesday, October 20. Sign
up at the luncheon or leave a
note in the club mailbox. Contact person is Robin Miller at
938-3709.
When signing up for activities, write on the front of
the envelope the name of the
event and note if a luncheon
check is enclosed.
There are often items, while interesting, that don’t require a
full article. This is one of those times. What follows are such odds
and ends from the Computer Club.
PC users, particularly aging ones, may experience a glare from
the screen of their computer. This condition can be adjusted by
referring to the “buttons” at the bottom of the frame of the monitor.
Since monitors vary, the number of buttons varies, too. Some
have two and others more. They are often difficult to read, one
may say “menu”; another “down”; the next “up”; the fourth
“auto”; and the final one should read “power”. The latter is the
one pressed to turn on the monitor.
When these are pressed all kinds of information is available
and the point is to find “brightness,” then “down” or “up” as desired and finally “exit.” It takes a bit of playing around to become
familiar with the process, but this is the way to adjust any discomfort from the glare on the monitor.
Those using Quicken are advised that whatever version is being used will eventually have to be updated — at a fee. This can
be a source of frustration because new versions are announced on
a regular basis.
TurboTax, a Quicken product, changes every year because
tax laws change each year. However, what is not clear is why
a Quicken check register that has a bank reconciliation feature
needs regular replacements. There will be more on this matter
later.
There are a number of places to obtain the Computer Club’s
class and seminar schedules. The first is at the Computer Center at Gateway Clubhouse. Another is at the classrooms at the
Acalanes Adult Education Center, located adjacent to Del Valle
Clubhouse at 1963 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek.
A third is at the club’s website — www.carossmoorcomputerclub.com. And the last is in the adult education center’s brochure
mailed to every resident before each session. The current one was
sent recently and includes all of the courses offered, not only by
the Computer Club, but by the adult education center, as well.
Tip of the week
“Instant Search” is easily located in Microsoft Vista and it’s
there to help a PC user find files or programs. Click on the “start”
button and immediately above it is “start search.” Type in the files
or program wanted and Vista will show them.
Other matters of interest
•For free home pickup of electronic waste, call 1-800-4497587.
• The club’s house call team is looking for volunteers. These are
people who enjoy solving members’ personal computer problems
in their spare time. Call the office at 280-3984, if interested.
• The e-mail address for the Computer Center at Gateway is
RossmoorComputerCenter@comcast.net.
• The center’s telephone number is 947-4528.
CAI meets to plan a
dinner and fashion show
The Central Asia Institute (CAI), or the Three Cups of Tea Society, will meet Wednesday, Sept. 8, at 1 p.m. in Multipurpose Room
3 at Gateway. Members will plan activities for the Friday, Oct. 22,
dinner and historical fashion show.
Members will also decide whether the proceeds should be used
for scholarships or schools, whether to have a raffle or door prizes
and whether or not to offer more than one main dish.
Volunteers will be needed to serve at the welcome table, the
wine bar or at the information table.
At the welcome table, guests will be given their name tags, table
numbers and main dish choices. At the bar, wine will be served
during the hour before dinner. At the information table, Hope magazines and other informational materials will be distributed. Club
members will discuss the activities of CAI with guests, answer
questions and collect donations. Come prepared to volunteer.
The mission of the Three Cups of Tea Society is to raise funds
in support of CAI. In the 14 years since it was founded, CAI has
built 141 schools, primarily for girls, in remote areas of Pakistan
and Afghanistan.
The schools maintain a secular curriculum with an emphasis on
language and math skills as well as the local ethnic folklore, music,
arts and crafts and basic health and sanitation skills.
By the end of elementary school, the students have learned the
five languages deemed important in the area: Urdu, Pashtoon, Arabic, English and the local tribal language of each village. The
brightest girls who finish elementary school are offered scholarships to high school, and then to college, vocational training or
even medical school.
For information about the Three Cups of Tea Society, call Sue
De Carlo at 210-1039.
ROSSMOOR NEWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
Golden State Club will hold
Admission Day barbecue
The Golden State Club’s annual Admission Day barbecue is
Thursday, Sept. 9, in the Sierra Room at Del Valle Clubhouse.
Entertainment will be by the East Bay Banjo Group.
The hosted bar, managed by head bartender Jim Bombardier, will open at 5 p.m. and dinner is at 5:45.
The dinner, catered by Hamilton, includes baby-back pork
ribs, grilled chicken breasts, tossed green salad, potato salad,
fruit salad, marinated tomato slices with fresh basil, baked
beans, rolls, tea and coffee with apple pie a la mode for dessert.
The cost is $24 for members and $27 for guests. Guests are
welcome when accompanied by a member.
Janyce Gerber is the chairwoman for the event. Nancy Mills
is in charge of decorations.
In attendance will be Lorna and Ed Mornin, authors of the
book “The Saints of California,” which details the various
saintly cities and communities of California. Also present will
be Doug Kyle, who researched and contributed information
on the counties of California for a book published by Stanford
University Press. All three authors will be available to discuss
their books with attendees and the Mornins will have several
copies for purchase by those interested.
Tables may be reserved for groups of eight. To reserve a
table, send all checks in one envelope.
Reservation checks, payable to Golden State Club, may be
mailed to Cheryl Walker at 5961 Autumnwood Drive No. 1C
or left in the Golden State Club mailbox at Gateway. Reservation deadline is Tuesday, Aug. 31.
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Nature Association program spotlights owls
The Rossmoor Nature Association will offer an educational lecture featuring live
birds on Wednesday, Sept. 1,
at 3 p.m. in the Sierra Room
at Del Valle Clubhouse.
Diana Granados, the founder and director of Native Bird
Connections, has put together
the program, “Whooo Rules
the Night? ” As part of this
presentation, Granados will
bring a number of live owls
– possibly a snowy owl and an
eagle owl (one of the world’s
largest owls).
Rossmoor is home to at
least four species of owl: the
screech owl, the short-eared
owl, the barn owl and the
great horned owl – since all
are nocturnal creatures, they
are seldom seen but occasionally heard.
The Native Bird Connection’s creed is: “to create
respectful captive lives for
non-releasable wild birds, to
provide responsible knowledge about wild birds and to
promote professional ethics
and standards in the field of
wild-bird management.”
Native Bird Connections
Diana Granados will talk about owls at the Nature Association
program.
is a completely volunteer organization inspired by the efforts of other area naturalists
such as Alexander Lindsay
and Gary Bogue.
The owls and other raptors
live captive lives due to injuries sustained in the wild.
Jenny Papka, the curator
and co-founder of the organization, will join Granados for
this program.
Visitors are always welcome to attend the Nature
Association’s programs.
For information about the
fall program series, contact
Molly Mullikin at 934-7739.
Disaster preparedness is
RMUG encourages attendance at workshops
topic for SIR luncheon
The Rossmoor SIR (Sons in Retirement) Branch 81 meets on
the first Tuesday of each month in the Sierra Room at Del Valle
Clubhouse. The full-service host bar opens at 11:15 a.m. with
lunch served at noon.
Cost for the event is $12.
The Sept. 7 program will feature David Ringler of the Bay
Area Chapter of the American Red Cross. Ringler has served in
several national disaster operations including hurricanes Katrina
and Rita and the San Diego wildfires.
He will provide an overview of the International Red Cross Organization, including its historical mission in both war and peace.
Ringler will discuss the Red Cross’ call for a disaster plan for
the entire Rossmoor/Tice Valley area and the need for volunteers
to help in the training and organization necessary for effective
disaster preparedness and execution.
SIR is a retired men’s social organization with no membership
dues or assessments. The monthly meeting is an opportunity for
maintaining old friendships and making new acquaintances while
enjoying lunch, a hosted bar and listening to a variety of interesting
speakers and programs. The emphasis is entirely on promoting the
general well-being, enjoyment and dignity of the members.
Anyone interested in learning more about the Rossmoor SIR
organization and its programs and activities may contact Stu
Bolinger at 937-7988 or Clarence Nixon at 933-6175.
Toastmasters will meet
Wednesday at Gateway
Residents are invited to join like-minded individuals to create
lasting friendships at the Rossmoor Toastmasters meetings on the
first and third Wednesday of the month at 7:15 p.m. in Multipurpose Room 3 at Gateway.
Chartered in 1986, the public speaking club will hold workshops on Wednesdays, Sept. 1 and 15. Meeting agendas include
speech crafts for social and hosting events, inspirational storytelling groups, travel and adventure journals, and improved writing
techniques for every occasion.
All residents and friends are invited to attend workshops that
entertain as they educate. Attendees will also learn how self-expression helps improve memory, inspire optimism and advance
personal management skills. Club officers meet with guests to
learn about effective communication for life-long learning and
confidence-building.
Toastmasters International’s mission is to teach public speaking
and effective communication through local clubs. This organization began 80 years ago and is a global nonprofit organization.
Rossmoor club members use step-by-step teaching guides in a safe,
supportive environment.
Membership benefits include free mentoring and every meeting
is open to the public with no obligation to join. The club’s ice cream
social begins at 8:30, with an open invitation to join immediately.
For information, contact Marie Coll, (510)-878-7087.
Club’s Macintosh focus sessions to begin again
By Dian Overly
Club correspondent
Want to learn more about
the computer? Do fun things?
Get really organized?
The Acalanes Adult School
Mac workshops and classes,
held in Room D-9 on the Del
Valle campus, will begin again
the first week in September.
For class schedules and descriptions, call the school at
280-3980 ext. 8001, or visit
the website at www.acalanes.
k12ca.us/adulted.
This fall the schedules will
cover the entire school year,
rather than only by quarter, so
remember to keep it for the entire year.
The Rossmoor Macintosh
User Group’s (RMUG) focus
sessions, normally held on
the first and third Mondays of
each month, will begin on the
second Monday next month,
Sept. 19 (the first Monday of
the month is the Labor Day
holiday), in the Delta Room at
Del Valle Clubhouse.
The first several sessions
will cover Mac mail, organizing the hard disk and desktop, basics, a help session, a
joint graphics software session, Photo Booth and Green
Screen, and with the holidays coming up, how to make
greeting cards. Join others
interested in learning how to
take advantage of Mac-intosh
applications.
For volunteer in-home help,
call Dian Overly at 945-6055.
Hadassah discusses ethical wills at lunch
Rossmoor Hadassah will
spotlight “An Introduction to
Ethical Wills, Past and Present” at its meeting on Thursday, Aug, 26, in the Vista
Room at Hillside Clubhouse.
The luncheon and program
will be held from noon to 2
p.m. and is open to all Hadassah members and guests.
The guest speaker is Leslie Rupley, vice president of
Diablo Valley Hadassah and
owner of LTR Productions, a
company specializing in preserving personal histories.
The program will discuss
whether or not tangible assets
matter to future generations
and there will be an introduction to ethical wills, past and
present. Ethical wills are an
ancient Jewish tradition dating to the Middle Ages.
Reservations checks, at
$10 per person, made payable
to Hadassah, should be sent
to Irene Krohn, 4320 Terra
Granada Drive No.1B. Deadline is Wednesday, Aug. 25.
Reservations may also be put
in the Hadassah box at Gateway.
Those who join the club by
sending $36 for annual dues
are invited to the luncheon
for free. For information, call
Krohn at 933-4320.
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.
In the United States, Hadassah programs include health
education, social action and
advocacy on many issues.
To learn about all the projects of Hadassah and events
being held locally, go to www.
diablovalley.hadassah.org.
International Affairs Book Club meets Friday
The International Affairs
Book Club will meet Friday,
Aug. 27, at 7 p.m. in the Garden Room at Dollar Clubhouse.
Members will discuss
“Asia for Asians,” which is
Part 5 of “The Second World:
Empires and Influence in the
New Global Order,” by Parag
Khanna.
The group has been studying the growth of China, its
new business presence in
the Middle East and its good
neighbor policies in Southeast Asia.
In September, the group
will read “China Rising: Will
the West be Able to Cope? The
Real Challenge to the Rise of
China and Asia in General,”
by Jan Willem Blankert.
The group meets on the
fourth Fridays at 7 p.m. at
Dollar. New members are
welcome.
For information, contact
Diane Kern at drdkern@att.
net or attend a meeting.
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RELIGION
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
JEWISH
B’nai Israel Congregation will hold Sabbath services on Friday, Aug. 27, at 8 p.m. in the Vista Room, Hillside Clubhouse.
The cantor will be Rachel Brott. The hostess, Shirley Cohen, will
recite the blessing over the Sabbath candles. The greeters, Arthur
and Judith Finkel, will recite the blessing over the Sabbath bread.
A social will follow the service. All are welcome.
CONGREGATIONAL
The Rev. Dr. Daryl J. Clemens will be delivering the sermons
through August and September at Rossmoor Pilgrim Congregational Church. Clemens is a retired United Church of Christ
minister. He has wide experience in various ministries, including
campus ministry, as hospital chaplain, marriage and family counseling and alcohol and drug abuse counseling. He currently works
with the Adult Rehabilitation Center in San Francisco. A cordial
invitation is extended to all to participate in the activities of the
Pilgrim Congregational Church, where all are welcome. Coffee,
tea and cookies will be served after the service.
LUTHERAN
Hope Lutheran Church invites everyone to gather for a spirited liturgical worship service in the Delta Room at 10:30 a.m. on
Sunday, Aug. 29. Pastor Jack Niemi will be leading worship and
speaking on Luke 14:1, 7-14. Bob Lindahl will be the organist.
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 709-4673.
EPISCOPAL
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church invites all Rossmoor residents
to a service of “caring and sharing through inspirational worship and fellowship” on Sunday, Aug. 29, at 10 a.m. in the Diablo
Room at Hillside Clubhouse. On this 14th Sunday in Pentecost,
the Rev. Anne Cox Bailey will preach a sermon based on Luke
14: 1, 7-14, titled “Watching Him Closely.” The service includes
Spoken Holy Eucharist; all are welcome to participate fully, and
to stay for refreshments and fellowship at the wonderful coffee
hour that follows. For information call 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. Guest preacher
Rev. Pam Abbey’s sermon title for Sunday, Aug. 29, is “Everyday
Healing,” based on II Kings 5:1-14. After worship, worshipers are
invited to stay for fellowship and light refreshments in the Fireside Room. Everyone who comes is greeted with “open hearts,
open minds and open doors.” For information, call the church
office at 937-4535, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday, or
visit the website at tvumc.org.
CATHOLIC
St. Anne’s Catholic Church Masses for this week will be Saturday, Aug. 28 (Vigil) at 5 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 29, at 9 a.m. and
11:15 a.m. On Saturday, Father Joseph will preach at the 5 p.m.
Mass and on Sunday, he will preach at the 9 a.m. Mass. Father
Snyder will preach at the Sunday 11:15 a.m. Mass. Daily Mass is
at 8 a.m. Monday through Friday. Saturday morning Mass is at
9. The Rosary is recited before the daily Mass. Confessions are
every Saturday from 4 p.m. until 4:30.
PRESBYTERIAN
Grace Presbyterian Church welcomes all people to worship on Sunday, Aug. 29, at 10 a.m. “A Future Witness” will be
the theme of the sermon based on Jeremiah 32:1-15 and Luke
12:13-21. Rev. Reaber will explore how present day actions have
future implications. After worship there is a time to socialize in
the Fellowship Hall. Adult Sunday School happens at 11:20 in
the library. This Sunday, Elder Rita Chorne will continue the
class on comparative religions. It is based on the video lectures
of Professor Charles Kimball, who has a doctorate in theology
from Harvard in comparative religions with a focus on Islam. He
is also a Baptist minister.
Wednesdays are busy at Grace. Exercise With El is at 9 a.m. in
the Oak Room. Bible study is at 10 a.m. in the Library. Learn to
play bridge in the Fellowship Hall at 1 p.m.
Bible Study class begins in September at Dollar
The Rossmoor Bible Study
class will commence its fall
term on Thursday, Sept. 9.
This Bible study has been
a part of life at Rossmoor
for over 25 years. It is non-
denominational, evangelical
and committed to the spiritual
needs of those who attend. It is
open to all who have a serious
interest in either investigating
the historical Christian faith
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
A T
R O S S M O O R
B’NAI ISRAEL CONGREGATION
Friday Evening Service 8 p.m.
Vista Room–Hillside Clubhouse
For information call
932-4592 or 274-0304
HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Worship: 10:30 a.m. each Sunday
Delta Room, Del Valle Clubhouse
For info, call the church office: 709-4673
Or Mary Ann of Rossmoor: 934-8541
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
10:30 a.m. each Sunday
The Vista Room, Hillside
925-287-1500
ST. ANNE’S CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sunday Masses 9:00 & 11:15 a.m.
Sat. 5 p.m., Weekdays 8 a.m.
Confessions Sat. 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Father Joseph Parekkatt
1600 Rossmoor Prkwy. 932-2324
TICE VALLEY
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Services every Sunday at 11 a.m.
in Peacock Hall at Gateway
Rev. Joanne Peterson • 937-4535
New Office: 1944 Tice Valley Blvd.
ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Service 10 a.m.,
Diablo Room, Hillside,
Rector: the Rev. Anne Cox Bailey
937-4820 (Office)
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
SOCIETY OF ROSSMOOR
Weekly Emailed Sermons • 3 Monthly Meetings
Call Tom Mesetz 939-2132 (Sermons)
or Joy Hicks 939-3316 (Meetings)
N E A R B Y
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST
#2 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek (corner of Eckley Lane and Walnut Blvd.)
Sunday 9:30 and 11 a.m. • Wednesday Evening 7:30 p.m. 934-4527
TO ADVERTISE YOUR RELIGIOUS SERVICES,
CALL DARLENE AT 988-7809
or growing in their already
established relationship.
The group’s present teacher, Earle Fries, has been a
follower of Jesus for over 63
years. He is a graduate of Emmaus Bible College and has
been a committed student of
both the Old and New Testaments since his conversion to
the historical, biblical Christian faith after being released
from service following World
War II.
Fries has a history of administering and teaching in
Bible school, mission training school and various other
responsibilities in many parts
of the world. He has also led
tour groups to all of the lands
of the Bible.
The study this fall will
consist of 10 lessons on the
life of Joseph, one of the major characters of the book of
Genesis. A course book will
be available that covers the
entire 10-week session. The
cost of this is $15. There is
no other additional charge for
the entire series.
The group will continue to
meet at Dollar Clubhouse on
Thursdays mornings from 9
to 11:30. Discussion groups
meet from 9 till 9:40, followed
by a general session with the
entire group from 9:50 till
10:40. A period of fellowship
and refreshments follows.
All are invited.
For information, call Fries
at 956-0307.
Bereavement Support Group available
A Bereavement Support Group meets for eight weeks, three
times a year. For information, call Priscilla Tudor, LCSW, at
988-7751.
Brian Stein-Webber
Methodist
Church to
host dinner
of fellowship
The congregation of Tice
Valley United Methodist
Church invites all to its fellowship dinner and program
on Wednesday, Sept. 1, at
5:30 p.m. in the Fireside
Room at Gateway.
The program will feature
the Rev. Brian Stein-Webber, who is the executive
director of the Interfaith
Council of Contra Costa
and has been affiliated with
the Interfaith Council of
Rossmoor for a decade. He
also serves the congregation of the Trinity Lutheran
Church in Oakland.
Stein-Webber will speak
on “What the Kingdom of
God Might Look Like,” a
report on his participation
in the recent Parliament of
World Religions meeting
held in Melbourne, Australia.
The Parliament was first
held in 1893 as part of the
Chicago World’s Fair, revived in 1993 in the same
city, and since then held
every five years around the
world. It is a conclave of religious people of all stripes.
There were hundreds of
workshops and lectures,
five main plenaries, and
countless opportunities for
inter-religious dialogue at
the event, which culminated with a visit by the Dalai
Lama.
The dinner will be catered by Hamilton. The cost
is $12 per person.
Tickets must be purchased by Sunday, Aug.
29. Make reservations by
calling Carol Doyle at 9440449, or Helen Van Winkle
at 935-2040.
Regular bus service is available on Sundays between
10 and 11 a.m. for residents
who wish to attend church
services. Check bus schedules for times of pick-up.
ROSSMOOR N EWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
IN MEMORIAM
PERCY B. DAWSON
Percy B. Dawson, 97, died
in Walnut Creek on July 9.
The
Berkeley
native
earned a bachelor of science
degree with honors in mechanical engineering from
UC Berkeley.
He was a licensed professional engineer. He designed
and oversaw the construction
and installation of various
hydroelectric power plants
around the world. He invented a type of efficient turbine
now widely in use in these
power plants.
He was preceded in death
by Ada Frances Dawson, his
wife of 53 years. He is survived by his daughters, Claire
and Carol; his son, Arthur;
10 grandchildren; and eight
great-grandchildren.
Services will be Saturday,
Aug. 28, at 2 p.m. at North
Creek Church in Walnut
Creek
LAURELL WINSTON
Laurell Winston, 87, died on
July 30. She was born in New
York City and was a longtime
resident of Los Angeles. She
moved to Rossmoor in 2005 to
be close to her family. She enjoyed art, music and bridge.
She is survived by her
daughter, Emma Haft; son-inlaw, Peter Candell; and two
granddaughters.
Obituary policy
The Rossmoor News offers
free obituaries of about 120
words. The format focuses
on educational and career
background, organizational
membership and Rossmoor
membership. Immediate survivors are listed. A sample
with instructions is available
in the News office or can be emailed. Obituaries with photos and with additional information are charged at a rate
of $9.50 per column inch. For
information about placing an
obituary, call 988-7800.
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Grandparents for Peace to hear from
anti-war activist at September meeting
Group plans to show films in future months
Grandparents for Peace and Justice’s meeting on Monday, Sept. 13, will feature Michael
Eisenscher, a prominent anti-war activist from
the labor movement and is the National Coordinator of U.S. Labor Against the War (USLAW). He will discuss the effect of the Iraq
and Afghanistan wars on jobs and the economy in the United States.
The meeting begins at 10 a.m. at Del Valle
Clubhouse.
USLAW is a national network of almost
200 labor organizations that together represent one-quarter to one-third of all organized
workers in the United States. This includes
local unions, whether large or small; labor
councils such as the Los Angeles Federation
of Labor; state labor federations like the California AFL-CIO; labor antiwar committees;
and many other kinds of labor organizations.
Eisenscher is a veteran of more than 40
years in the labor movement as an organizer,
negotiator and labor educator. He helped found
USLAW in 2003 and has served as its principal staff person since 2004. In March 2009 he
led a United States delegation of labor leaders and Iraq war veterans to Erbil, Iraq to at-
tend the first international labor conference
held there. He is also a part-time instructor in
the labor studies program at Laney College in
Oakland, where he resides, and is a member of
the Peralta Federation of Teachers and a delegate to the Alameda Labor Council.
GFPJ was founded in 2003 to oppose the
invasion of Iraq. Club members hold vigils
against the war every Friday at the Rossmoor
entrance. They also hold monthly meetings of
timely interest.
The club successfully hosted an International Peace Film Festival and will be showing several films that were not available at
the time, such as “The Tillman Story,” released last month, and “South of the Border,”
the Oliver Stone film about developments in
Latin America, which features interviews
with heads of state including Cesar Chavez
of Venezuela.
All residents are invited to attend the vigil and monthly meetings. Light refreshments
are served before the program. Dues are $5
a year.
For information, call Chairwoman Bobbie Rabinowitz, 939-7384.
Unusual experience discussion
group to meet at Atria
Welcome in the Jewish New Year with
Atria Senior Living is again offering a discussion group on
unusual experiences on Saturday, Aug. 28, at 1228 Rossmoor
Parkway, down the street from Manor Care.
The meeting starts at 1:45 p.m., and all Rossmoor residents
are invited.
A movie will be shown about 10 people telling their unusual
experiences, including near-death experiences. There may also
be a guest speaker.
Finger foods will be provided.
For information, call Atria Senior Living at 937-7300.
Great ideas study group
is forming in Rossmoor
Explore the great ideas of human knowledge with a new group
forming to observe, study and discuss unlimited topics. Presented on DVD by famous intellectuals and professors, the subjects
are boundless and fascinating.
The material is produced by Teach12.com and TheGreatCourses.com. Go to those websites for a sample of topics available, then if interested, call Bob Havlan at 937-3833.
Life-Satisfaction Support Group
Meets four times a year for eight weeks. For information,
call Priscilla Tudor, LCSW, 988-7751.
lunch at the Jewish Community Center
The Contra Costa Jewish
Community Center will welcome the Jewish New Year
5771 with a festive lunch on
Monday, Sept. 13, at noon.
All the symbolic foods,
blessings and entertainment
with Ira Levin will be a part
of the celebration. Levin will
sing, and lead the audience
in singing the traditional
melodies welcoming the New
Year.
The traditional holiday
menu includes: chicken soup
with matzah balls; ovenroasted chicken; sweet potato
tzimmes; pineapple-apricot
noodle kugel; grape juice;
wine; apples and honey; chal-
lah; honey cake; coffee and
tea. Cost for the lunch is $10.
Everyone is welcome.
Reservations are required
by Thursday, Sept. 9. Call
938-7800 ext. 239.
The JCC is located near
the front gate of Rossmoor at
2071 Tice Valley Blvd.
William David McIntosh
William David McIntosh died
peacefully surrounded by loved
ones on August 11, 2010. Known
affectionately as Bill and Mac, he
was born to William and Maud
McIntosh in Portola, CA, March
24, 1924. “Still waters run deep,”
describes Bill. As a father, husband, companion, family man,
boss, and friend, he loved unconditionally. He was a good
man, honest and loyal, with a dry
sense of humor, great warmth, a
kind heart and gentle spirit. After
graduating from Lassen Union
High School in Susanville, CA, Bill joined the U.S.
Navy stationed aboard the USS St. Paul, proudly
serving during both WWII and Korea. At the end
of WWII he married Dorothy “Dixie” Morgan from
Scranton, PA. They settled in Susanville and raised
two daughters. Bill began his career as a surveyor
with the Lassen County Road Department in 1946.
In 1955 he was appointed County Road Commissioner, and in 1960, was named the first Director of
Public Works (DPW) for Lassen County. During
his distinguished 41-year career, Mr. McIntosh’s
work not only drew attention to the needs of small
rural counties like Lassen; it demonstrated the
unique vision that this high school educated, rural
Public Works Director brought to the breadth of
state and national public works. He headed development of the County Route Marker Program
adopted nationally in 1967. Because of his leadership, Lassen County received the first number,
“A-1”, for the Eagle Lake Road, a national award
winner for its design and the only County road
selected for the 1984 Olympic Torch relay. In 2000,
A-1 was officially proclaimed the “William D. McIntosh Highway.” Bill rose through the ranks of
professional organizations to become president
of the County Engineers Association of California
(CEAC) and the National Association of County Engineers (NACE).
Among his many honors, CEAC
created the perpetual “William D.
McIntosh Lifetime Achievement
Award” naming him its first recipient. NACE named him “Rural County Engineer of the Year”.
Bill created the CLODS (California’s Loyal Order of Dedicated
Servants), NFL (NACE’s Former
Leaders), and ASOBGHAPES ensuring perpetual connectivity of
public works leaders. In 2002, Bill
and Dixie moved to the Bay Area
to be closer to family. After 58 years of marriage,
his beloved Dixie passed away in 2004. Bill’s last
residence was in Rossmoor, CA where he built
more friendships, enjoyed movies, live music and
theater, art class, and excursions to San Francisco
and Oakland for cultural and sports events with
his dear friend Betty. He remained an avid fan
of the San Francisco Giants and 49ers. Bill stayed
in daily contact with his many friends around the
country through e-mail, luncheons, and visits.
Predeceased by his wife, mother, father and older
sister Dorothy “Belle” Ross, Bill is survived by
daughters, Lenore (Ron Hunt) and Donna (Mike
Melendez); grandchildren Michele, Robbie, David
and Elyse; great grandsons Mason and Malik; and
sister and nephew Maudie and Brad Walker. He
will be greatly missed! A memorial service will be
held at 3 pm Friday, August 27, 2010, St. Bonaventure Catholic Church, 5562 Clayton Road, Concord. A joyous celebration of his life immediately
follows at nearby Endeavor Hall, 6006 Center
St. in Clayton, CA. Memorial contributions may
be made to the CEAC Memorial Scholarship
Fund, c/o Mike Sadjadi, CEAC Treasurer, 120
Round Court, Petaluma, CA 94952 or the charity of your choice.
PA I D O B I T U A RY
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ROSSMOOR N EWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
ROSSMOOR SPORTS
Team Sequeira is Lawn Bowling Club’s Mixed Triples champion
By Bob Lewis
Club correspondent
T
he team of Bob Sequeira, Victor Olivera and
Nancy Richard edged
out the team of Ed Guterres,
Rick Olivera and Marcia Cozens by a score of 11-9 in the
Lawn Bowling Club’s Mixed
Triples Tournament.
To reach the final game, Sequeira’s team toppled Ed de Assis, Pauline de Assis and Brenda Olivera by a score of 23-8.
Guterres’s team won a much
closer game, squeezing by
brother Lionel Guterres, Sandy
Souza and Lucy Guterres, 1614, in a scramble that was tied
three times before the finish.
The final game was bowled
on a moderately warm afternoon under an absolutely clear,
blue sky before two dozen
spectators sitting in the Hillside Clubhouse shade.
Play began with Nancy
Richard delivering a medium
long jack, and her team scor-
Mixed Triples runners-up, from left, Ed Guterres, Marcia Cozens and Rick Olivera
ing single shots in each of
the first three ends. Touchers, tipped jacks and wicked
bowls followed for most of
the game.
Guterres’ team scored 3
shots in the fourth end, and
another in the fifth, but Sequeira tied it at 4-all with a
single in the sixth. Nearly all
of the afternoon play was to
medium-length jacks. As befitted a championship game,
there were three close contests
nearly every end as lead battled
lead, vice battled vice and Olivera battled his brother, Rick,
Mr. Turbulent.
Mixed Triples champions, from left, Bob Sequeira, Nancy Richard and Victor Olivera
Guterres edged up 1 shot
in the seventh, to 5-4, but Sequeira countered with 2 in the
eighth, and singles in the ninth
and 10th, to go ahead 8-5. Now,
Guterres scored singles in the
11th and 12th, to move forward to 7-8. Sequeira, however,
scored 2 more in the 13th to go
ahead 10-7. Guterres gained
back a shot in each of the next
two ends. Still down 9-10 in
the 15th, the Guterres team
threatened to tie (and go into
overtime) or even slip ahead in
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Bocce Club’s evening league playoffs set
RTC members, from left, Jan Geahry, Eppie Ying and Colleen
Scully enjoying a beautiful morning at the women’s doubles
event Aug. 14.
RTC women enjoy the
annual doubles event
By Mary Kay McClure
Club correspondent
The Rossmoor Tennis Club’s (RTC) women enjoyed their annual doubles tournament Aug. 14. Twenty women participated
in a format where they changed partners three times.
The first duo to win six games won that set. Louise Ng provided seven different homemade treats, bloody Marys, other
beverages and beautiful flowers as prizes.
Jan Geary presented the club with a beautiful tennis banner
that will be displayed soon in an appropriate location. The winners were Muriel Luck, Barbara Blum, Eppie Ying and Delia
Wilkes, all winning 18 games.
Look in next week’s column for results of the RTC match
against Trilogy held in Rio Vista Aug. 21. The team is hoping
for a victory, having lost to Trilogy at home 8 to 16 the last time
they met.
Cocktail party
RTC’s fall cocktail party will be held Saturday, Sept. 25, at 6
p.m. on the Dollar Clubhouse patio. Members have received their
flyers in the mail by now and must get their responses and money,
$20, to Christie Maxwell no later than Saturday, Sept. 18.
It’s always a lovely occasion and a special time to acknowledge new members who have joined during the current year.
Members are encouraged to invite guests.
There will be an open bar, catered hors d’oeuvres and lots
of lively music. The party will be hosted by Peter and Colleen
Scully.
At home September matches will be mixed, hosted by Loc
and Fred Barnes on Sept. 11; and men’s doubles, Sept. 25, hosted
by Ralf Parton. All matches are played on Saturday mornings.
The Bocce Club will hold its
annual evening barbecue and
evening league playoff games
at Sportmen’s Park on Sunday,
Sept. 12.
Members of the Bocce Club
wishing to participate in the
barbecue catered by Back Forty Texas barbecue need to send
their checks, payable to the
Bocce Club for $18, to Mary
Hufford, 2814 Saklan Indian
Drive. The deadline is Sunday,
Sept. 5.
Nonmembers wishing to attend the barbecue should send
$20. Checks may also be put
in the Bocce Club mailbox at
Gateway.
Soft drinks and water will
be provided by the club. Members are invited to bring their
own libations. Dinner is at 5
p.m.
The playoff games this year
will involve the first-, second-, and third-place teams
from Tuesday evening playing
against their respective winners from the Wednesday night
league. Play will begin.at 3:30
p.m. and be just one game for
the bragging rights.
Awards for the six teams
will be given at the barbecue.
Members of the winning
teams are as follows:
Tuesday night, first, the
Bocce Chicks, captained by
Mercedes Voss, with Carolyn
Betta, Babara Cambell, Kathy
Pitcher, Gretchen LaConte,
Lou Roskos and Richard Pratt
Tuesday night, second, the
Players, captained by Connie
Marks, with Frances Owre,
Muriel Cabral, Ron Grossman
and Renee Friedman
Tuesday night, third, the
Sphede, captained by Callie
Hernandez, with Rich Hernandez, Rosalie Devlin, Mike
Devlin, Alice Sprague and
Gary Sprague
Wednesday night, first,
Camp Dred, captained by Ray
Beltran, with Ellen Beltran,
Dan Ventura, Mari Ventura,
Larry Ringen, Pat Ringen,
Paul Kim, Don Terry, Claudia
Terry, Don Loustalet.and Susan Loustatet
Wednesday night, second,
the Super Six, captained by
Barbara Smith, with Mariette Rozario, Joe Piade, Lois
Piade (Bocce Club president),
Charles Alameda and Margaret Leary
Wednesday night, third
place, the Rivals, captained
by Richard Sheridan, with Dolores Parr, Grace Wilbanks,
Mary Madison, Merle Smith
and Bette Nelson.
Golf pro puts his mettle to the pedal
By Betty Cuniberti
Contributing writer
A
ssistant golf professional Rob Lytle commutes 40 miles a day
between Pittsburg and his job
in Rossmoor. No big deal, except – he does it on a bike.
“It’s fun,” Lytle said. Sure.
What could be more fun than
getting knocked unconscious
or taking 12 stitches to the
chin – twice? “It’s been a great
adventure so far,” he said.
The commute to Rossmoor is
a great adventure, he said. Racking up 15,000 miles a year, cycling half the circumference of
the Earth alongside 18-wheelers
and SUVs, cracking skulls and
shedding blood is, well, something else. For Lytle, it has now
become a cause.
On the weekend of Sept. 25
and 26, he will join more than
2,000 cyclists from around the
world riding from San Francisco across the Golden Gate
up Highway 1 to Healdsburg,
a loop of some 175 miles, to
raise money for the Northern
California Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
This year’s multiple sclerosis ride will be his second. Last
year Lytle received $4,557 in
donations in support of his
efforts, which began with a
morning of thunder, lightning
and rain. His fundraising total
ranked him 29th among thousands who together raised $1.7
million. This time, the Waves
to Wine Ride goal is $2 million.
Showing unusual restraint, he
is not seeking to single-handedly raise the entire $300,000
increase. He is hoping to up his
total to $5,000. Riders raise an
average of $984, but “average”
doesn’t seem to hold much appeal to this 44 year old.
“Most of what I raised last
year came from this community,” said Lytle. “Rossmoor
people are so generous.”
Residents who would like to
show their support may drop
off a check at the Pro Shop
made payable to National MS
Society, with Lytle’s full name
in the memo field. They may
also make a donation on his behalf at www.wavestowine.com.
Donations are tax-deductible.
The money helps fund national
and local research for finding
the cause and cure for multiple
sclerosis, and supports programs and services offered to
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ROSSMOOR N EWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
Golf, the Most Frustrating
Game Ever
By Don Terry, Men’s Golf Club
Let me offer an old golf joke as an example of the enigma
that is golf:
“Jake is an avid golfer. He loves the game and all of its
history, traditions, gear and camaraderie. On Thursday night,
Jake goes through his bag, cleans his already clean clubs,
scrapes out each club face groove. He puts his personal red
identity mark on each of a dozen new balls he got that afternoon. He is getting ready for his 9 a.m. game Friday with a
couple of buddies at the club. Clubs are ready, balls are ready,
Jake’s game is tuned and his lesson and practice session went
well. The club pro only had a couple of tweaks to mention.
“Friday morning, Jake is up at 6. He reviews his SyberVision
CD of Al Geiberger swings for 20 minutes. Jake does his pregolf stretches and gets dressed. He loads his clubs in the cart
and heads for the club. Jake gets breakfast at the club, takes a
pass on his morning coffee, can’t chance jumpy nerves.
“Now he has an hour and a half to calmly hit warm-up
shots, chips and putts. Jake’s warm-up routine is to hit a few
wedges to the 50-, 75-, and 100-yard markers, then hit a tee
shot to simulate the first hole tee shot, then the first hole approach shot and so on for each hole on the front nine. Next
round he will do the back nine. When Jake’s buddies show up
and rush a couple of warm-up shots, Jake is all set to tee it up.
He is excited to get going. This is going to be a great day!
“Jake’s tee ball on number one is as he had visualized it on
the range, and then there are a few wobbles here and there. He
stays calm and does his breathing exercises. On the 11th tee
his driver deserts him and sends a vicious hook out of bounds
left. Feeling confused and flustered, Jake switches to his trusty
five wood and tries some triage. He gets it into play but …
damn triple bogey.
“By the time Jake gets to the 18th, he has messed up a dozen
shots and had a four putt. He is angry, embarrassed and very
frustrated. He manages to cough up some cheery words for his
buddies, but he has to pass on the normal lunch and beer.
“Instead he goes straight to the locker room. He stares at
himself in the mirror and thinks, I can’t take this frustration
and disappointment anymore. Man, what am I doing? I have
given this my all and here I am playing like I just started.
Well, no more. But what will I do?
“‘Okay, Jake,’ he says aloud, ‘let’s just do this thing.’ He
takes a razor and slashes his left wrist. He is standing watching the blood flow when a voice comes from one of the stalls.
‘Hey Jake, is that you pal? I just got a starting time for tomorrow morning. Can you play?’
“Jake grabs his left wrist firmly and excitedly says, “Sure I
can play! What time?”
The takeaway
If golf wasn’t difficult and frustrating, it wouldn’t be so incredible when we get it right. We have all had those days when
nothing works and also those days or at least those shots and
putts that are sheer magic.
If it wasn’t so frustrating, we probably would quit. That’s
right, if it was easy what would be the point? The payoff is
such a big boost because it is so difficult to achieve. So incredibly, deliciously difficult and frustrating.
If no one ever missed a golf shot, what would be the point
indeed? If the hole were the size of a number-10 washtub, we
would not like it.
I have just completed three interview columns and I see one
clear common thread. All three golfers, though quite different in their approach and perspective, had one thing in common. They all recommend getting professional instruction and
sticking with it.
If you get instruction from the professional staff, remember
this: Do not expect immediate results. It is a scientific fact that
muscle memory takes time and effort to develop. If you repeat
any athletic action correctly for 28 practice sessions or 28
days, you will be able to execute that action about 75 percent
of the time.
So don’t go get a lesson and march out to the golf course
and announce that it doesn’t work and was a waste of time.
The best golfers in the world know that it takes a month of
good practice doing it correctly to be able to repeat it. The
worst golfers in the world do not know this.
Tempo will definitely help you. Try it.
Golf carts are not allowed on the sidewalks or in
the clubhouse courtyards. Golf carts can only be
driven on the courses, streets and driveway areas.
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the 20,000 people in Northern
California living with the disease.
Two years ago, Lytle was
not the slender streak of neon
Lycra seen cycling around
Rossmoor. He was 80 pounds
heavier, and his childhood love
of riding a bike had long taken a back seat to playing 300
rounds of golf a year. But as
his wife Denise battled a case
of multiple sclerosis that grew
increasingly severe, he could
no longer ignore the obvious.
Denise’s disease was a lifechanging event in many ways,
including a realization of one’s
own mortality.
“I knew I had to get healthy,”
Lytle said. “It was time to take
care of myself.”
A serious weight loss and exercise program was a must. He
chose biking simply because it
had less impact on back muscles and joints than running,
tennis or other aerobic sports
that involve feet pounding on
the ground.
At 6’3 and now 190 pounds,
Lytle not only cycles six days
a week, he also goes to spinning classes twice a week
and works with a trainer on a
routine of weight lifting and
stretching.
Biking for multiple sclerosis was a natural fit. “Last year
was the first time, with Denise’s multiple sclerosis, that
I kind of turned my focus into
being cause-driven, instead
of just riding a bike,” he said.
Anything can happen amidst a
crowd of 2,000 cyclists. In last
year’s ride, the first 50 miles
were quite a scene. A cyclist
Sign up for
Labor Day event
Players should sign up now
to play 18 holes on Dollar
Ranch Course at the first ever
Rossmoor Labor Day golf tournament on Monday, Sept. 6.
The tournament is open to
all Rossmoor golfers and golf
clubs. Guests are welcome.
Play begins with a shotgun
start at 12:30 p.m. followed by
a buffet barbecue dinner at the
Court of Flags and Fireside
Room. The format is two best
balls of a foursome, open to
men and women.
Sign up as a foursome or
sign up as a single, couple or
threesome and be assigned to
a foursome team by Pro Shop
staff. The entry fee is $5 per
person and regular greens fees
apply. Pro Shop credit will be
awarded to winners in each
flight as well as closest to the
pin and longest drive.
The buffet dinner will include barbecued ribs, smoked
chicken, baked beans, salads,
watermelon and dessert. The
cost is $14 per person and nongolfing guests of golfers are
welcome to attend. While lemonade will be provided, this
is a bring-your-own-beverage
event.
Sign-up envelopes are in the
Pro Shop and are due by Friday, Sept. 3.
Rob Lytle hopes to raise $5,000 for the Northern California
Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society during the Waves to
Wine fundraiser on the weekend of Sept. 25 and 26, from San
Francisco to Healdsburg.
in front of Lytle took a severe
fall, breaking his clavicle.
For this year’s event, he
plans to cycle approximately
100 miles on the first day, from
San Francisco to Rohnert Park,
and then 75 miles the second,
from Rohnert Park to Healdsburg.
The big question is: will he
cycle back? He didn’t have to
think twice about it. “No.”
GOLF SHOP NEWS
FROM THE GOLF PRO
Patriot Days 2010
By Terry Hall, golf professional
The Folds of Honor Foundation was founded by Dan
Rooney, a combat pilot veteran of Iraq and a PGA professional. The foundation helps take care of the families of those
soldiers who lost their lives and limbs in Iraq. Over the years,
over $5.5 million has been raised for the Folds of Honor Foundation through donations from golfers during Patriot Days.
This Labor Day weekend, we will once again celebrate
Patriot Days from Friday, Sept. 3, through Monday, Sept. 6,
by adding $1 to each green fee collected in the Pro Shop. This
will be a great opportunity to do a little something extra for
those that have sacrificed so much for us.
The Air Force has landed
We now have demo clubs of the Powerbilt Air Force One
men’s and women’s drivers in the Pro Shop. We also have a set
of senior irons for you to try.
Now’s your chance to see how much farther and straighter
you can hit with these clubs.
In demo day tests, some of our residents gained as much
as 23 yards with their drives and 15 yards with their irons.
You are invited to test these clubs out for yourself both on the
range and on the golf course.
Come see us. No wings necessary.
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FOR ROSSMOOR GOLFERS
Pro Rob Lytle will be biking for a cause
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Table Tennis Club practices for its
upcoming match against the Villages Niners’ summer scramble
By Betty Dunn
Rossmoor’s red-shirted
Table Tennis Club team will
travel to San Jose for the semiannual all-day tournament
with the Villages on Saturday, Sept. 11. Sign-up sheets
will be in the Hillside trailer
for all the usual events.
There have been 25 tournaments with the Villages
since the series began in 1997.
Rossmoor has won 18 times,
including a recent string of 11
victories. However, the tourneys are often close.
The Villages Golf and
Country Club is a retirement community in San Jose
founded in 1967, similar to
Rossmoor. It is gated, offers
many clubs and activities and
has about 4,300 residents.
Rossmoor has an advantage
in the size of its club, which
is more than twice as large.
Club correspondent
Rod Dorse, left, and Mike Tsang are a formidable team.
Tourneys are held alternatively at San Jose in the fall
and at Rossmoor in the spring.
The matches are planned between individuals of similar
playing skill. A list of competitors is e-mailed in the order of playing skill, and the
host club assigns the pairings
by the order.
Lawn bowlers get ready to celebrate Labor Day
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the 16th end — but it was not
to be.
Guterres tipped the jack out
of a cluster and into the ditch
on his first bowl, but his bowl
was blocked in the cluster and
stopped short. There was still
space in front of the ditch, but
access was essentially blocked
by the cluster, and neither skip
could reach closer. Sequeira
added 1 shot on the end, for an
11-9 finish, and his team captured this year’s championship
title.
Four Score Plus
The Four Score Plus Tournament will finish tomorrow
morning, Aug. 26, and results
will be available next Wednesday. The 10 entrants in this
year’s contest, in alphabetical
order, are: Francis Carion, Virginia Farr, Bobby Frankel, Roe
Hazelwood, Dick Kramer, Jack
Landman, Len Lemley, Bob
Lewis, Dorothy Slupe and Jim
Williams. Slupe is a newcomer
and is already out and engaged
in tournament play.
The top 20 contestants in
the monthly series of Fun Socials, from January through
July, with their accumulated
scores, are: Ed de Assis, 118;
Dick Kramer, 117; Dan Belton,
114; Diana Wong, 109; Mary
Kung, 108; Melina Carion,
105; Rick Olivera, 104; Gladys
Marques, 103; Lionel Guterres,
100; Harold Tunnell, 100; Ray
Xavier, 100; Bob Lewis, 99;
Horatio Carion, 98; Suzie Eriksen, 93; David McBreen, 88;
Vera Belton, 87; Marcia Cozens, 87; Nancy Richard, 87;
Lucy Guterres, 85; and Miguel
Roliz, 84.
Bowler of the year results
are now available. The top
five women are: Vera Belton,
16 points; Nancy Richard, 15;
Pauline de Assis, 12; Mary
Kung, 12; and Diana Wong,
11. The top five men are: Bob
Sequeira, 16; Lionel Guterres,
12; Ed Guterres, 11 points; Dan
Belton, 10; and Dick Kramer,
10 points.
Coming events
The Labor Day celebratory bowling and luncheon are
scheduled for Monday, Sept. 6.
Following the morning bowling, lunch will be served in
the Diablo Room at 11:30 a.m.,
for $6 per person. The sign-
up sheet is posted in the mat
house. The choices are pepperoni or vegetable pizza and
beer or soda.
Payment is due by check,
payable to the Rossmoor Lawn
Bowling Club (RLBC). Reservation checks may be delivered
to Nancy Richard or placed in
her locker No. 22. Remember
the holiday red, white and blue
dress code.
The next tournament is the
Men’s Handicap Singles, postponed originally from April
because of rain, then from
June because of a crowded
schedule. Play is now set for
Tuesday through Thursday,
Sept. 7 through 9. The sign-up
sheet is posted and registration
closes Saturday, Sept. 4. Markers are needed for this singles
tournament.
Tournament results will be
added to the regular morning
mat house message tapes for
the convenience of members
who miss the contests or who
are not able to stay for the finish. Results will be added as
soon as available following
the semifinals and again after
completion of the final round.
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The Women’s Nine-Hole Golf Club’s Summer Scramble is
Thursday, Sept. 2. It promises to provide fun for members, with
special prizes for the winners and lunch featuring a taco salad
bar.
Sign up individually by Thursday, Aug. 26, to be included. The
Rossmoor pros arrange the foursomes, balancing the handicaps,
so that every group has a chance to be a winner.
The cost for lunch and prizes is $13. Reservation checks, payable to Rossmoor Niners, may be deposited in the Niners box in
the Pro Shop.
Event chairwomen are Lydia Bolinger and Sylvia Landgraph.
Social Chairwoman Hazel Gentry will provide lunch on the Dollar patio following the scramble.
Winners in the low net tournament played on Aug. 19 were:
Flight 1: Judy Ross, first; Barbara May, second; and Beverly
Meinbress, third
Flight 2: Gerda Peterson, first; Joan Semonson and Lorrie McCurdy, tied for second; and Pat Dunn, third
Flight 3: Julia Kelly, first; Inge Ravenstad, second; and Dee
Reichert, third
Flight 4: Jeanne Steidel, first; Shirley Allen, second; and Marion Manos and Fran Elwin tied for third.
On Thursday, Aug. 26, there will be the popular Throw One
Out Tournament, which allows each player to better their score by
eliminating one hole from their scorecard.
The Niners next special event, after the Spring Scramble, will
be Guest Day on Thursday, Sept. 16. Each member is encouraged
to invite up to three golfers who are not members of the club to
play with the Niners on that day. Handicaps are not required to
participate in this tournament.
Agnes Moore and her event committee are busy making plans
for a breakfast that will be served from 7:30 a.m. until tee off
time at 8:30 and an awards lunch served on the Dollar patio following play. There will be extra prizes to add to the excitement.
Sign up envelopes for Guest Day are also available in the Pro
Shop. The cost is $24 per person. Greens fees for non-resident
guests are $11, payable on the day of the tournament.
Fill out the information on the Guest Day envelope, enclose
a check, payable to Rossmoor Niners, and place it in the Niners
box.
Eighteeners play Match vs. Par
By Buff Silveria
Club correspondent
Some like it hot, but the 18ers who played golf on Sept. 19
liked the breezy, sunny weather.
The 18ers played a Match vs. Par Tournament. The 47 members who played understand the complex scoring.
In the first flight with 11 players, Inez Scrivner took first place,
Peggy Yamada was second and Sil Jung came in third.
Jane Lee was first in the 16 player second flight, Anna Kim
was second, Betty Cuniberti was third and Vivian Kuhl came in
fourth.
The third flight of 11 players saw Jodi Rice take first, Helen
Hiebert second and Roberta Weiner third.
And there was a gold flight with nine players. Vonie Dondero
was first and Lynn Davis came in second, followed by Ramona
McIntyre.
Three players sank birdies: Kim on Hole No. 3; Linda Pingatore, Hole No. 4; and Marilyn Treppa, Hole No. 16.
And lots of chip-ins put six players in the money. Kim and
Scrivner both chipped in the hole from off the green at Hole
No. 3. Four others shone on the back nine with Carol Dickerson
on Hole No. 15; Treppa, Hole No. 16; Hiebert, Hole No. 17; and
Nancy Groswird, Hole No. 18.
Next on the calendar
Tomorrow, Thursday, Aug. 26, is Open Day for 18ers on the
Dollar Ranch Golf Course. Players from other courses in the area
will get to play on Rossmoor’s 18-hole course.
The following week will start the 18ers’ Championship Tournament on Thursday, Sept. 2, to be followed by tournaments on
Tuesday, Sept. 7, and Thursday, Sept. 16.
Domino scores
Domino winners for Aug. 16 were: Geri Rentz 317, Jackie Zeterberg
309, Wint Mather 309, Ann Shaddle 306 and Ann Stanwood 305.
High scores for Aug. 14 were: Joe Blyskal 328, Elly Leith 325 and
Kent Croswell 317.
The Domino Club meets regularly on Monday evenings in the Oak
Room at Gateway Clubhouse. Play begins promptly at 6:45.
On Saturdays the club meets at noon in Multipurpose Room 2 at
Gateway. This gives residents a great opportunity to learn and practice
the rules and etiquette of Fives, the domino game played at the club.
Everyone is welcome to play and learn about dominoes.
ROSSMOOR N EWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
Lions Club sets picnic
The Rossmoor Lions Club will hold its annual picnic on Thursday, Sept. 2, beginning at 4 p.m. at Sportsmen’s Park at Hillside.
This barbecue is a member and guest Lincoln bonanza. For $5,
members and their guests will dine on hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans, chips and ice cream novelties for dessert.
Soda, water, beer (regular and light) and wine (red and white)
will also be supplied. Dinner will be served at 5:15 p.m.
Horse races begin at 4:30 p.m. A $1 horse race wager will help
support a Lion’s charity to be chosen by President Rex Fraser.
The deadline for reservations is Monday, Aug. 30.
Lions LeRoy Parker, Russ Spanos, Rich Spry, Harry Lowell
and Ray Helmes will be available with golf carts to transport
Lions and guests up to the picnic area.
Call Dave Weber at 949-7571 for information.
BRIDGE BITES
FROM THE AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE
Ruffs in the Long Hand
By Brian Gunnell
NORTH
♠ J 10 9 8
♥AK74
♦K52
♣ 10 2
WEST
EAST
♠A32
♠4
♥ Q J 10
♥9 8 3 2
♦J97
♦ Q 10 8 6 3
♣AQJ8
♣K94
SOUTH
♠KQ765
♥65
♦A4
♣7653
We’ll spare you the auction, but it looks like Partner’s been overbidding again,
as you find yourself declaring 4♠ on slender values. The
good news is that the hands
fit well and after the opening lead of the ♥Q you actually have a chance. You have
four natural trump tricks and
four side-suit winners, so the
other two must come from
ruffs. The obvious solution is
to ruff two Clubs in Dummy
(the “short hand”). Do you
see any snags?
The problem with going
after Club ruffs in Dummy is
that the lead must be lost twice.
If the trumps are 3-1 this will
allow the defense to lead three
rounds of trumps, holding
Dummy’s ruffs to just one and
leaving Declarer a trick short.
The solution is to go after
three ruffs in Declarer’s hand.
That way 10 tricks are reached
via Dummy’s three natural
trump tricks, plus Declarer’s
three ruffs, plus the four sidesuit winners. So, Declarer
wins the opening lead with the
♥A, cashes ♥K, ruffs a Heart,
cashes ♦A and ♦K and ruffs a
Diamond. Declarer eventually
reaches Dummy with a trump,
and can score that third ruff in
the long hand.
When Declarer is ruffing
those red suits she will take
care to ruff high, thereby ensuring that she actually can
reach Dummy later on. If, after taking two low ruffs, Declarer left herself with ♠KQ7,
West would be able to thwart
Declarer’s plan.
P.S. Yes, an opening trump
lead sets the contract.
Partnership Bridge
On Aug. 17, 54 persons played
partnership bridge in the Oak
Room at Gateway. Dorlene Dockus/Shari Siegel topped the winners with 4080 points, including
a small slam in diamonds.
Other winners were: Dorothy
Durr/Nilda Smyth, 3720; Brucie
and Duncan Carter, 3660; Agnes
Doubet/Betty Dawes, 3560; John
and Dolores Clark, 3490; Joan
and Jim Chenevey, 3200; Tillie
Molho/Lillian Katzburg, 2770;
Tunette Steiner/Hilda Stein, 2720;
Judy and Ted Augustine, 2700;
and Peter Gomes/Jeannie Francis,
2580, including a small slam in
diamonds. Low score was 970.
Directors John and Dolores
Clark were assisted by Louise
Sheets and Virginia McKenna.
For information, call Dolores
Clark at 947-1767.
The following bridge scores for
Aug. 13 are: Nell Strong/Carolyn
Nelson 4210, Louise Sheets/Marie
Nelson 3390, Jo Hazen/Pat Smith
3380, Peter Gomes/Jeannie Francis 3330 with a small slam in no
trump, Joan/Jim Chenvey 3260,
Agnes Doubet/Pat Quarto 3210
and Vicki LaBatt/Mary Keeler
3110.
Low score was 990.
For information, call Helen
Dailey at 934-1902 or Carolyn
Nelson at 256-0144.
Happy Hackers participated in Pro Appreciation
The Happy Hackers joined the
three other Rossmoor golf clubs
in Pro Appreciation Day play on
Aug. 15. All four clubs gathered
together for dinner in the Fireside
Room that evening.
Hacker winners were: first,
John Hopkins, Marge Bones,
Barbara Rothway and Rod Rothway; second, Ed Langthorn, John
Cavallli, Dottie Langthorn and
Jessie Attiyea; third, Charles Callow, Nora Furey, Frank Alosi and
Joan Alosi; and fourth, Art Anderson, Helen Anderson, Nancy
Content and Alvera Welsh. Dottie Langthorne won the award for
closest to the pin on hole seven.
The next Hackers’ scramble
will be held on Saturday, Sept.
11, on the Creekside Course.
It will be sponsored by Mercedes Benz of Walnut Creek.
The shotgun start will be at
2:30 p.m. as the days are getting shorter, making the teeoff time earlier.
The sign-up sheet will be
available in the Pro Shop beginning Wednesday, Aug. 25,
and will last until Wednesday,
Sept. 8, or when the field is
full, whichever is first.
The price is $20 and includes
prizes and the dinner following
at Dollar Clubhouse. Checks
must accompany sign-ups.
For information, call Ellen
Carlo at 932-0632.
Any able-bodied Happy
Hackers’ members who would
like to help Ed Ostrowski set
up bottled water at the checkin table and assist with the setup of the bar should call Ostrowski at 287-8854. He would
welcome assistance.
The Happy Hackers membership is open to golfers of
all playing abilities. Handicaps are not required to join.
Membership applications are
located in the Pro Shop.
For information regarding
membership, call Muriel Wyro,
membership chairwoman, at
256-4484.
Duplicate Bridge
Tuesday, Aug. 10
Section A
N/S 1. W. Leong/M. Suchman
2. B. Starin/R. Herrick 3. R. Williams/Z. Cooper
E/W 1. B. Price/R. Flink 2.
L. Weisenberg/D. Barker 3. K.
Gray/R. Orloff
Section B
N/S 1. A. Eastman/D. Thompson 2. W. Weinshelbaum/J. Mailman 3. M. Grohoski/V. Grohoski
4. B. Bercu/B. Sankary
E/W 1. S. Teta/F. Owre 2. E.
Matsui/F. Yoshida 3. S. Michaelson/K. Hammond 4. N. Donaldson/B. Atkins
Wednesday, Aug. 11
Section A
N/S 1. R. Herrick/M. Nathans
2. C. Warner/I. Darroch 3. B.
Felder/D. Grupenhoff
E/W 1. D. Terris/R. Liu 2. J.
Lowe/E. Reeve 3. F. Howard/J.
Francis
Section B
N/S 1. V. Low/H. Oke 2. D.
Wolfe/S. Adams 3. P. Wimer/P.
Smith 4. M. Kessler/S. Michaelson
E/ W 1. B. Price/C. Jennings 2. S. Lim/M. Maglio 3. B.
Woods/J. Mailman 4. A. Harford/B. Bercu
Thursday, Aug. 12
Section A
1. M. Suchman/C. Warner 2.
M. Juni/W. Leong 3. A. Petersen/V. Petersen
Section B
N/S 1. B. Handelsman/R.
Handelsman 2. J. Bechtel/H. Sabin 3. R. Weiner/E. Weiner
E/W 1. K. Haley/B. Blum 2.
F. Sheng/A. Sheng 3. C. Daar/B.
Price
Saturday, Aug. 14
Section A
N/S 1. C. Warner/R. Liu 2. R.
Herrick/A. Petersen 3. J. Lowe/E.
Reeve 4. G. Glider/M. Nathans 5.
P. Taylor/K.Young 6. A. Goulart/
J. Rocke
E/W 1. I. Darroch/T. Szymczak 2. L. Drury/J. Francis 3. D.
Terris/M. Suchman 4. W. Leong/
B. Macbride 5. A.Gronner/D.
Sherr 6. M. Livingston/R. Orloff
Monday, Aug. 16
Section A
N/S 1. B. Felder/F. Howard 2.
R. Herrick/J. Francis 3. J. Owens/G. Karoly 4. G. Glider/V. Petersen 5. M. Newman/V. Jaffe 6.
A. Finkelstein/R. Liu
E/W 1. D. Barker/D. Terris 2.
K. Hanson/B. Price 3. M. Suchman/C. Warner 4. M. Livingston/
M. Stuart 5. E. Davis/L. Davis 6.
S. Huang/C. Hamasaki
Section B
N/S 1. P. Tolins/A. Dreshfield 2. D. Wolfe/J. Erickson 3.
G. Gould/F. Dietz 4. J. Chien/L.
Chien
E/W 1. L. Rosenberg/S.
Rosenberg 2. E. Black/B. Sankary 3. N. Williams/B. Carter 4.
B. Mantel/J. Cohen
Section C
N/S 1. D. Sway/J. Bechtel 2. P.
Vernon/M. Graddis 3. R. Weiner/
E. Weiner 4. S. Vernon/N. Stein
E/W 1. T. Blankfeld/A. Mattox 2. V. Henderson/K. Bernard
3. C. Fauver/D. Durr 4. H. Hall/
M. Hall
For additional information,
see posted results or go to http://
julialowe.bridgeforyou.com.
The Connection announces bridge winners
The Connection bridge luncheon was a huge success. A
total of 48 women attended
this year’s event.
The Connection is a group
of Rossmoor women who have
a good time connecting with
each other at various events
and monthly meetings as well
as charity sponsored events.
The winners at the bridge
luncheon were: first place,
Mary Stewart; second place,
Dorlene Dockus; and third
place, Sondra Michaelson.
The 2009-10 winners of
this year’s bridge marathon
are: first section: first, Pat
Smith and Jo Hazen; second,
Pat Johnson and Diane Miller;
third, Pat Guthrie and Helen
CHESS FORUM
Each week, the Rossmoor
Chess Club offers a chess
problem or a clever opening.
The answer for the Aug. 18
problem was 1. Rc1 …if Kf5,
2. Qg5 mate. If….Kf6 2. Qf4
mate. If …Kd5 2. Qa5 mate.
If…. Bc8 2. Rc5 mate. If….
Bg8 2. Qg5 mate. If… Bf5/
g4/h3/d7 2. Rc5 mate. If Bd5/
c4/b3/a2/f7 2. Qg5 mate.
This week, another problem
is offered to tease the mind,
Black to mate in five. The answer will be given next week.
Call Bob Dickson at 9341405 with the solution and
any questions or comments.
Players at all levels are welcome at the Chess Room on
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Dailey. Second section: first,
Gail Sexton and Sonja Christopher; second, Annette Eastman and Dorlene Dockus;
third, Carolyn Nelson and Pat
Guthrie.
Third section: first, Lynn
Davis and Phyllis Vernon; second, Eleanor Kautzi and Betty
King; and third, Jan Erickson
and June Bechtel.
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HEALTH & FITNESS
Awaken joy and reduce stress in Tibetan relaxation class
Offered Saturday mornings at Del Valle
Some people may feel they
are not getting enough enjoyment in life, even though they
are engaged in many activities.
Kum Nye Tibetan relaxation can help awaken joy
and vitality that enhance experiences.
In the class offered on Saturdays in the Shasta Room at
Del Valle, participants learn
to empower themselves to
create a positive, productive
way of life through gentle
movement, breathing and
self-massage exercises and
visualization practices.
One person new to class
had searched for decades for
techniques to reduce stress
and increase relaxation,
and finding Kum Nye soon
brought her a feeling of being
more comfortable in her own
skin.
Others have noticed how
the class helps them get in
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Decreased Balance
a path for spiritual development in the midst of daily life.
Gradually stillness, presence
and vitality come forth from
this practice.
Next class
The next class is Aug.
28, with Dave Abercrombie
teaching.
Classes meet from 10 to
11:30 a.m.
The eight-week session
will end Sept. 11, with a luncheon after class to celebrate
at the Cheesecake Factory at
11:30. Classes will resume in
the fall.
The fee is $10 per class.
Call Endy Stark at 938-4681
for information.
Members of the Kum Nye Tibetan relaxation class claim they benefit from exercises that help reduce stress and increase energy.
Water fitness class offered at Dollar
An easy, fun, water fitness class designed to keep
participants limber, mobile,
soothed and ready to enjoy
life more every day will be
offered at Dollar pool.
The simple movements
taught in the class will help
ease stiffness, dispel pain
and relieve stress and depression.
This class is specifically
designed for the after-work
crowd and anyone needing
an evening lift.
The class will be held
Monday evenings from 6 to
7, starting July 26 and last-
ing through the warmer
weather.
Classes are drop-in for $5,
or buy a multiple punch card
for greater savings at $22
for five classes or $40 for 10
classes.
For information, call Tracy Scrimshaw at 788-7470.
Volunteers needed for conference on elderly
Exercise coaching for senior clients
in the comfort of your home.
Kaylynn Schreve, owner and personal exercise coach,
has developed her expertise in the health and fitness
field during a 15 year career. Using Kaylynn’s creative
tool-box of safe, strengthening and balance activities,
you will feel better and see results.
Free 20 minute initial consultation
The 32nd annual conference
of the National Association of
Women Judges (NAWJ) will
be held in San Francisco from
Oct. 13 through 17 at the Ritz
Carlton.
The conference will include
three days of education sessions and will focus on children, family and the elderly.
Orchestrated by conference
education chairman, Associate
Justice Mark B. Simons, Court
of Appeal, First Appellate
District, the conference will
feature keynote speakers, and
evening events.
Volunteers are needed for
every aspect of the conference, such as assisting with
registration, an information
desk, assembling conference
bags, bus monitors, coat check
staff for evening events, supporting a hospitality suite,
monitoring VIP lounge and
assisting Contra Costa Sheriff’s personnel with the sales
of items designed for the conference.
Rossmoor residents interested in volunteering
should contact Kathy Ridgeway at 250-7570, e-mail
kathyridgeway@comcast.
net or Larissa Dotson at
510-459-2989,
or e-mail
mosmooches@att.net by Sept.
24.
Update emergency information
925.680.8100
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All residents must have a complete emergency information form on file.
If any emergency information changes, or if
you move to a different manor within Rossmoor,
you need to pick up a new form, fill it out and
return it to the Administration Office.
If you feel you have not fully completed the
form you originally turned in, call Securitas,
988-7840. They will check to see that all your
information is complete.
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Travel medicine expert to Friends of Rossmoor Fitness announces
speak to Medical Friends a member contest in September
Dr. John A. Knowles, pediatrician, family practitioner and recognized expert on
travel medicine, will speak to
Medical Friends of Rossmoor
at its next meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 1 p.m. in
Peacock Hall.
Knowles graduated from
the University of Arkansas
School of Medicine and completed a pediatric residency
at Children’s Hospital Los
Angeles. He has practiced
in Pleasant Hill and Alamo
since 1959. In recent years his
interest has focused on travel
medicine, lecturing and advising patients and other
physicians on precautions
and preparation for medical
issues when traveling.
He has held medical executive positions including
board of directors, chief of
staff and chief of pediatrics
at John Muir Hospital; senior
lecturer at University of Nairobi, Kenya; and trustee of
Kathmandu Hospital, Nepal.
He has also served on the
Dr. John A. Knowles, travel
medicine expert.
medical staff of passenger
cruise ships and other hospitals in foreign countries.
Medical
Friends
of
Rossmoor is a club of 150
members. Membership is
open to all Rossmoor residents. Annual dues are $5
per member. Payment can
be made to an officer at the
meeting, by putting it in the
club mailbox at Gateway or
by mailing it to C.S. Weenig,
club president, 6204 Horsemans Canyon Drive.
Recycle used eyeglasses
Residents may recycle eyeglasses they no longer use in receptacles at the clubhouses or the white mailbox at Gateway.
Friends of Rossmoor Fitness (FORF) will
hold a Membership Challenge contest during
the month of September. The contest will begin
Wednesday, Sept. 1, and end Thursday, Sept.
30.
The member who refers the most new members in September will win lunch for two at Petar’s in Lafayette and a gift certificate to the Hen
House gift shop. Plus, the winner will receive a
gourmet goody gift from A.G. Ferrari valued at
over $100.
Membership forms are located in the Fitness
Center, or may be downloaded from the website,
www.rossmoorfitness.com. When sending in the
membership form, newcomers should name the
member who encouraged them to join.
Tax-deductible donations to FORF may be
made to remember any occasion – birthdays,
anniversaries, memorials, etc. It’s simple: Make
a check out to Rossmoor Fund/FORF and mail
it to 1914 Lakeshire Drive.
Donors will receive an acknowledgment for
tax purposes and the person for whom they are
making the donation will receive notification of
their gift.
FORF held a successful barbecue in July and
has sponsored two lectures. Events contemplated for the future include a car wash, walk-athon, Bunco or game night, chili cook-off, wine
and cheese party, and a workshop at the Fitness
Center. Other suggestions for fun(d) raisers are
appreciated.
FORF is a club recently formed for the purpose of having fun and raising money for the
Fitness Center and pools through social and
educational events. Proceeds will support the
needs of the Fitness Center and pools, which are
not covered by the budget.
To join, or for information, contact Bev Louie
at 947-5824 or Sherry Smith at 979-1808.
Group can help increase life satisfaction
Counseling Services is
again offering the “Happy,
Happier, Happiest – Increasing My Life Satisfaction”
group.
The group will meet for six
weeks on Mondays, from 2 to
3:30 p.m. beginning Sept. 13,
in the Conference Room at
Gateway Clubhouse.
Using techniques research
has proven increase life satisfaction, the group will explore
what makes members happy,
their current happiness levels,
and steps to take to increase
happiness.
Members will share laughter and have fun.
Priscilla Tudor, coordinator
of Counseling Services, will
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ROSSMOOR NEWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
Second Tuesday Lunch Group to meet
The Second Tuesday Luncheon Group will have its first
luncheon of its new year on
Tuesday, Sept. 14, at Dollar
Clubhouse. The social hour
begins at 11:30 a.m. The luncheon will be served at noon.
The luncheon will feature
a sampler of chicken, seafood
and fruit salads.
The $15 cost includes wine
and sparkling cider. The $5
annual membership payment
is due at this luncheon. For reservations, call Dorothy Hoffman, 937-7163. A reminder, all
reservations must be paid.
Co-chairwomen for this
event are Dorothy Hoffman
and Jeanne Sanderson.
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 for friendship, fellowship and good food.
The Connection celebrates Labor Day at picnic
The Connection will celebrate Labor Day on Monday,
Sept. 6, with a picnic from 4
to 7 p.m. on the Dollar Clubhouse patio.
The club will not provide
any food or supplies for this
event, so members should
bring their own. It is a club tradition to celebrate Labor Day.
The Connection September general meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in
the Delta Room at Del Valle.
The speaker is Pricilla Tudor,
Counseling Services coordinator. She will talk about how
women grow and learn from
each other through wisdom
circles.
Program
Chairwoman
Claire Carter would like club
members who have belonged
to such groups to be a part of
the program presentation. Call
her at 256-5994 to volunteer.
Chairs at the meeting will
be arranged around tables to
encourage members to get acquainted and share experiences.
The City of Hope Chapter for Rossmoor will meet
on Wednesday, Sept. 1, in the
Vista Room at Hillside Clubhouse.
Social hour with refreshments begin at 9:30 a.m., with
the meeting at 10.
The group will discuss the
summer activities and plan for
the coming year. There will
also be a report of the Tour
of Hope meeting in San Francisco at the Westin St. Francis
Hotel on Thursday, Aug. 26.
Annual dues ($15) for the upcoming year may now be submitted. Checks, made payable to the
City of Hope, should be turned
in to Membership Chairwoman
Susan Faust at the meeting.
City of Hope discusses its plans for
upcoming year at meeting Wednesday
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Pay Antiques Club dues
to be included in roster
The Antiques Club of Rossmoor membership year begins
in September with Nano Barnett as the club president. Dues of
$10 are now payable.
Dues checks, payable to Rossmoor Antiques Club, should
be sent to Membership Chairwoman Hansje Van Ardenne,
656 Terra California Drive No. 1. Do not put dues in the club
box. Dues must be received by Wednesday, Sept. 15, to be included in the roster for 2010-2011.
The Antiques Club meets on the fourth Wednesday of each
month January through June and in September and October
at 1:30 p.m. in the Delta Room at Del Valle Clubhouse. Also,
there is a Victorian tea and a December holiday luncheon.
Some of the meetings are day excursions outside Rossmoor,
and the Rossmoor meetings include programs with speakers.
The Antiques Club welcomes new members, however, membership is limited to Rossmoor residents. Call Van Ardenne at
256-9247.
Current officers are: President Nano Barnett; Treasurer
Marigene Mainland; Membership Chairwoman Hansje Van
Ardenne; Corresponding Secretary Barbara Martini; historian, Mary Happ; programs, Vera Costella; publicity, Marlene
Maroulas; refreshments, Betty Burton; excursions, Beverly
Potter, Jan Dietrich and Marion Frances; and past President
Jan Dietrich.
If a member would like to help with refreshments, contact
Barnett at 934-4260.
Rotary speaker will
be the Rev. Ray Welles
At its Wednesday, Sept. 1,
meeting, Rossmoor Rotary
will host the Rev. Ray Welles,
whose presentation is titled,
“Harvesting a Lifetime.”
Welles was ordained in
1955 after graduation from
Pacific School of Religion.
He has a doctor of ministry
degree from San Francisco
Theological Seminary, San
Anselmo.
He was pastor to four Congregational churches in northern California and served
eight others as an interim or
transitional consultant. For
many years, he had a private
practice in family therapy and
spiritual counseling.
Welles is the author of
three books. He moved to
Rossmoor in 2000.
Rossmoor residents and potential new members are invited to attend this luncheon
program in the Diablo Room
of Hillside Clubhouse.
Social hour begins at 11:30
a.m. with lunch and the business meeting beginning at
noon. The speaker program
will begin at 1 p.m.
The lunch cost is $14.
ROSSMOOR NEWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
CLASSIFIED ADS
CLASSIFIED INDEX HOW TO PLACE A
CLASSIFICATION CODE
Personals .............................. 10
Found .................................... 20
Lost ....................................... 30
Miscellaneous....................... 40
Autos For Sale ...................... 50
Autos For Sale/Dealers ....... 55
Autos Wanted ...................... 60
Autos Wanted/Dealers ........ 65
Carports & Garages For Rent ..... 70
Carports & Garages Wanted ....... 80
For Sale................................. 90
Travel.................................... 95
Business Services ............... 100
Professional Services ......... 110
Health Services .................. 115
Residential Care ................ 118
Seeking Employment......... 120
Help Wanted ...................... 130
Wanted ............................... 140
Business Opportunities ..... 145
Real Estate For Sale .......... 150
Real Estate For Rent ......... 160
Real Estate Wanted ........... 170
Pets...................................... 180
CLASSIFIED AD
Classified ads in the Rossmoor
News are a minimum of $12.50
for 30 words or less for nonresidents and $8 for residents.
Each additional word is 25¢.
Phone numbers are one word.
Discount rates available for
long-term ads. Payment must
be made at the time the ad is
placed.
Place classified ads at the News
office located at Gateway
complex in the back parking
lot, or mail to P.O. Box 2190,
Walnut Creek, CA 94595.
Classified ads can be e-mailed
to newsdesk@rossmo or.
com, or faxed to 925-9358348. Staff will call back for
payment information and ad
confirmation.
The ad deadline is Friday at
10 a.m. for each Wednesday
edition. Deadline changes due
to holidays will be printed in
the News.
For information, call the News
Monday through Friday from
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 9887800.
10 PERSONALS
40 MISCELLANEOUS
INCOME TA X CONSULTING and
p l an n i ng by IRS - li c e n s e d e n rolled agent (EA) tax practitioner.
Rossmoor resident, MBA, over 35
years tax experience, bonded and
E and O insured. Call Tom Mesetz
at 925-939-2132 (Rossmoor) or
925-283-0130 (Lafayette offi ce) or
www.diablotaxservice.com
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.
CAL TENNIS & GOLF CAMP Near
Yosemite, September 5-12, 2010.
The Lair of the Golden Bear, UC
Berkeley’s historic summer family camp, invites you to an exciting
outdoor specialty camp for adults:
Sports and Recreation Week (Sept
5-12). Located in beautiful pine forest and less than three hours from
the Bay Area, the Lair is passionate about the camper experience.
Choose from tennis, golf, hiking,
and swimming - our professional instructors welcome all abilities and
all ages - and we promise you’ll
leave relaxed, refreshed, and rejuvenated. For info or a brochure:
510-642-0221.
WOMEN’S WELLNESS WEEKEND
Near Yosemite, August 26 -29,
2010. Join us for a restorative session for women only. Held at UC
Berkeley’s Sierra summer camp,
we invite you to come with friends
or make new ones and enjoy yourself in our fresh mountain air. Programs include yoga, tai chi, massage, kayaking with ospreys, hiking, tennis, art, and more. For info
or a brochure: 510-642-0221.
ROSSMOOR RESIDENT, healthy
in mind and body needs income
to compensate for recent eco nomic losses. P/T or F/T. Highly
educated. Sales, executive, and
entrepreneurial background. Willing to apply my skills for a company or individual preferably within
Rossmoor.925-784-3833.
30 LOST
A SPECIALLY DESIGNED pillow
for my wheel-chair was lost last
Friday in the lower Hillside parking lot. It is black, aprox. 14” x 14”
and one inch thick. It has a valve
on the side. The manufacturer has
discontinued making this item. If
any kind person knows about its
whereabouts, please call me. Phyllis ‘Vernon 925-939 9173.
BL ACK CAT LOST Around Pine
Knoll Drive, Entry 3. Belly and 4
paws white. $100 reward. Call Ed
925-935-6323.
“MY BUTLER JOHN” Making life easier for you with these services: accompanying and transportation for
medical visits, shopping; errands;
airports. Wheelchair accessible vehicle. Call John 925-989-7113.
ANGLICAN CHURCH IN NORTH
America. A group of Christians in
the East Bay are meeting in Orinda.
Learn more at www.theacna.org
and www.newanglicanchurch.com
Contact us at 510-912-2126.
GIRL TUESDAY, DO YOU need some
help for an hour or more? I will do any
chores or errands to make your life
easier. Call Christine 925-228-1106
or email: girltuesday@hotmail.com
SAVE YOUR HOME, GET OUT of
debt. Free information at www.areliefinfo.americanbusinessdirect.com
or call 1-800-395-4047, ext. 3460. A
Rossmoor resident is an affiliate.
PERSONAL HELPER, transportation to doctors appts. groceries,
errands, cooking. I am honest and
caring and have Rossmoor references. I am here to help you. Call
Frannie 925-963-7131.
GOT GRANDCHILDREN, ages 5 to
bar/bat mitzvah ready? Check out
our Jewish Cultural School. Co-operative, affordable, progressive. Meets
locally Sunday mornings. Rabbi
Sholom Groesber 925-946-1812 or
Suzanne Chasalow 925-228-2298.
40 MISCELLANEOUS
PERSONAL TR ANSPORTATION :
Help with grocery shopping, getting
to medical appointments, hair appointments, pets to vets, lunch with
friends. Call Karen 925-680-1504.
45 TRANSPORTATION
“EXPERIENCED, PROFESSIONAL
Driver” available to Rossmoor residents for door-to-door service to
doctors, dentists, shopping, airports and long distance. Wine tours
available. Licensed, Insured, safe,
dependable. Call “Jonny” 925-3958181. Excellent Rossmoor references! TCP 25475.
46 FOOD /CHEF/
CATERING
RELAX, DINNER IS SERVED! Fresh
gourmet meals delivered to your
door three times weekly. Quality
dinners made to order and accommodating personal dietary needs
and tastes prepared by a graduate
of the California Culinary Academy.
Meals created using local, seasonal produce and fresh meats. Extra
sides and desserts available on
request. Call Chef Connie at KC’s
Gourmet Catering 925-997-0347.
50 AUTOS FOR SALE
1991 JEEP CHEROKEE limited. 145k
miles. Well maintained, leather upholstery, luggage rack. Rossmoor
resident. $2650. 925-287-0468.
1991 MERCEDES-BENZ 300CE, 115k
miles, excellent condition, smog
clear, blue, tan leather. Rossmoor
resident. $4890. 925-287-0468.
60 AUTOS WANTED
WILL PAY $$$ FOR YOUR CAR Will
consider most vehicles, year and
condition. Why hassle with people
wasting your time and the expense
of advertising? Please contact me
and let me know what you have.
Also looking for gas golf carts too!
Walnut Creek resident. Please
leave a message 925-639-4715.
INEXPENSIVE CAR WANTED by college student to go to school. Please
help Lydia Ramos 925-470-8908.
DONATE YOUR CAR to the Lions Eye
Foundation. Tax deductible #501/C-3. Give the gift of sight. Call 925932-1917.
LONGTIME HONDA/TOYOTA owner
is ready to retire her relic and replace it with your beloved Honda
or Toyota. Original owner and all
repair records, please. Call Lenora
at 510-787-2297.
65 AUTOS WANTED /
DEALERS
CARSTIGE MOTORS - Steve pays
through the NOSE for cars, running
or not. Local family dealer: 1300
Pine Street in Walnut Creek. Call
Steve 925-766-6205 or go to CarstigeMotors.com.
“San Francisco”
The song and movie of the same name starring Jeanette MacDonald and Clark Gable is a classic. Who can forget Jeanette singing
those notes as the city burned. Ah, but I want to talk about a two
bath, two bedroom expanded San Franciscan that sparkles. New
on the market, this beautiful co-op with inside laundry has enough
closets to accommodate Ms. MacDonald’s entire wardrobe.
Priced for a quick sale at $199,000.
Peter Realtor
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66 AUTOS
SERVICE /REPAIR
UNLIMITED AUTO SERVICES; Call
“Rod” for advice or any of your vehicle needs! 20 years same Walnut
Creek business location. Buy/sell/
service all vehicles/classic cars/
motorcycles, golf carts, RVs, etc.
We make house calls, Rossmoor
resident. Cell: 510-414-4593.
WWW.GOODBYEDENTS.COM
We specialize in minor dents and
scratc hes on Door s, Fender s,
Quarter Panels and Bumper. We
save you time and money! Save
yourself the hassle of finding a
body shop and give us a call. 925234-2336.
80 CARPORTS &
GARAGES WANTED
RESIDENT NEEDS CARPORT with
or without storage. Long or short
term. Any location. ASAP. 415994-0432. Thanks.
CARPORT OR GARAGE wanted.
New resident seeks additional covered parking with or without storage. Terra Granada area, entry 19.
Thanks, Call Tom 510-409-3900.
90 FOR SALE
PRIDE LEGEND SCOOTER Beautiful blue paint, convenient front basket, four wheels for stability, 350
pounds capacity, 5.75 MPH top
speed, 25-mile range on a single
charge. $1,495. Call Ed, 925-8996543.
ANTIQUE RUG- 9” x 12”. Handmade/
hand knotted in Pakistan. Call 925937-5246.
2005 SHOPRIDER MOBILITY scooter. Cobra model 778 EL. Solidly
built. 160 lbs. with rechargeable
battery. Range is 24 miles. $400.
Call Lois 925-238-6382.
OVAL DINING ROOM TABLE includes leaf extensions, six matching upholstered chairs. Table and
chairs traditional Queen Ann style
legs. High dark finish. Excellent
condition. Matching lighted China
cabinet 4 glass doors on top, 6
drawers, 2 cabinets. Includes custom table pads. All for $1,500. Call
925-367-4404.
TWIN TEMPURPEDIC BED adjustable bed. One year old, adjusts to
any ergonomic position using wireless remote. Massage capability!
Sleep well at night. Call Gayle at
925-956-9171.
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90 FOR SALE
RASCAL, 326 PC MOTORIZED powerbase wheelchair, 2 yrs. Old but
used for less than 3 months. Lefthand controls,. Includes 2 batteries. Originally over $4,000, asking
$1,500 OBO. Call 925-588-8394.
MOVING, MUST SELL- Beige suede
cloth double sleeper sofa. Used
two times. $400 OBO. Plate glass
pedestal table, with four chairs.
$150 OBO. 925-595-5470.
A COLLECTORS DREAM: James B.
Beam’s 1929 Ford Phaeton. Hand
crafted of genuine porcelain in
USA. A Beam Regal China decanter, forty years old, in perfect condition. Call to view 925-933-8693.
Asking $100 minimum.
WHITE COUCH; ROUND dining room
table and oval coffee table; hutch;
4 chairs ; 3 club chairs ; queen
sofa bed, triple dresser/mirror, 2
night stands, headboard/mattress;
lamps; desk; sewing machine. Call
925-513-3210.
NEWS IS CLEANING HOUSE: Free
to residents: IBM Wheelwriter 5 with
cartridges, plastic typewriter stand,
also, Easystrike lift-off tape cassette cartridges. Call the Rossmoor
News 925-988-7800.
DINING ROOM SET- Thomasville
Queen Anne, two leaves, stack
hutch with glass top, six Hepplewhite chairs. Half off consignment
price ! IBM Selectric typewriter.
Make offer. 925-934-9695.
100 BUSINESS SERVICES
BEAUTY
NAIL CARE IN YOUR home, for men
and women. Pedicures, $26. Toe
nail trim only, $18. Finger nail trim
with any above service, for an additional $5. Licensed. Call Claudia,
925-228-8606 to leave a message.
AVON CALLING! Shop AVON at home
with personal delivery and guaranteed satisfaction. I’m right here
in Rossmoor! Call Anita Vaghar,
AVON Independent Sales Rep, at
925-937-2537 or visit the Web site
www.youravon.com/avaghar.
LICENSED IN-HOME HAIR Giving. I
offer full salon services for women
and men. Reasonable rates, fl exible hours, 16 years experience.
Call Laura Scaubato Tveitmoe at
925-698-6927 anytime.
More Business Services
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Remodeled Rosslyn
2 bed/2 bath condo with over 1700 sq ft. Remodeled
to perfection with lovely kitchen and bathrooms. Great
floorplan with den, formal dining room and eat-in
kitchen. Beautiful golf course views from large balcony.
Garage and carport. $539,000
Wonderful Valley Views (New!)
Montrose with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms with
wonderful valley views. Updated kitchen with newer
cabinets, stainless-steel appliances and granite countertops. Both bathrooms are updated with granite and new
fixtures. Great floorplan at a great price! $555,000
Visit
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ROSSMOOR NEWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
100 BUSINESS SERVICES
BUSINESS SERVICES
CARPET CLEANING
COMPUTERS
CONTRACTORS
FURNITURE
STIX XS AND STONES CUSTOM
hardwood and tile. Free estimates!
Sand and finish, pre-finish, laminates. Bathroom and kitchen rem o d e l . 15 ye a r s ex p e r i e n c e.
Stixxandstones@sbcglobal.net
Owner: Eric 925-783-1696.
CA R P E T C L E A N I N G ; Fa s t a n d
professional ser vice. Same day
appointment available. Spot specialist. Low, low price. Sell new
carpet. Licensed. Call today 925383-1253.
NEED COMPUTER HELP? Call Harry, 925-926-1081, 925-788-8006.
Rossmoor resident. 30 plus years
experience. Certified. Install hardware, software. Problem resolution, upgrades. Revive dead computers. Data backup, recover lost
data. Networking, Internet connectivity, DSL setup. Resolve virus,
spyware problems. Free computer
performance audit. Printers, faxes,
mass mailings and merges, Publisher, Power Point, Access, Excel
development.
LIMITED TIME ! $ 35 / PER HR. All
trades-carpentry, plumbing, electrical, etc.! Kitchens, baths, laundries, windows, doors and more!
L i c e n s e d c o nt r ac to r ( 7 75 0 26 )
with Rossmoor references. Free
estimates ! Call Cal at 925-200 3132.
GEORGE’S FURNITURE REPAIR
ser vice. Antiques and high-end
f u r n i t u r e s p e c i a l t y. R e f i n i s h ing and caning. Formerly of
Bonynge’s. 925-212-6149. No job
too small.
N E E D H E L P ? F E E L I N G O v e rwhelmed? Let professional organizers Judy and Kim help organize your
home/ home office/storage area.
We specialize in paperwork, bookkeeping, office setup, decluttering,
decorating and staging to make
your home more welcoming and
comfortable. Personal assistance
and errand services also available.
Turn your piles into smiles! Contact Judy at 925-518-7053, www.
Judy@JudyTheOrganiziedWoman.
com or Kim at 925-984-9181.www.
KimGuay@AClearVision.com.
DESIGNED INTERIORS by Peter Colucci, I have a great eye for color. I
can help you with a space plan for
a better traffic flow in your room
and combine color and texture for
a balanced palette. I will work with
an inspiration piece or help get new
inspiration for any room. Call 510329-4715.
LOCAL, FAMILY-OWNED Locksmith
business ( LOC12657) licensed /
bonded). Rossmoor references
and discounts available. Lock outs,
deadbolt locks changed/installed/
repaired, re-keys and Master Key
Systems, safes service and automotive. Call Al: 925-577-6068.
Due to Golden Rain Foundation
policy, the News cannot print classified ads for estate or garage sales in
which the address and times of the
sale are listed in the ad.
CARPET, UPHOLSTERY, cleaning
also spot cleaning from accidents
and spills i.e. wine, blood, urine
etc. Before any attempts of cleaning call Kevin of “Service First” for
suggestions or appointments 925689-4660.
CARPET REPAIR
CARPET REPAIR: Patching, seams,
re-stretching, trim and transitions.
Small to large repair jobs welcome. All repair done by qualified
installer. State contractor license
#704323. Ser vicing Rossmoor
since 1975. John P. Jones, 925676-2255.
COMPUTERS
ROSSMOOR COMPUTER Services. Hardware setup, repairs and
upgrades, software and application training. New systems and
software sales. Professional on
Windows XP. Firewall and pop-up
control. Call 925-899-8211.
ERIC’S COMPUTERS- Need help?
We set up new computers, Internet connections, e-mail. Troubleshoot, repair, replace internal/external devices, upgrades, consulting. Digital photography specialist. We make house calls. www.
ericscomputers.com 24 hours,
925-676-5644.
Betty Case
COMPUTERS’ BEST FRIEND : All
computer services, trouble shooting and repair. Hardware, software,
networking. Tutoring available. Low
cost visits or telephone support /
remote desktop services. References. www.computersbestfriend.
com. Cell: 510-938-1881. Office:
925-682-3408.
T H E C O M PU T E R N U R S E i s for
women by women tutoring for senior adults in all things computer
related...because we have mothers too. Call 925-899-5818. $ 25/
hr.wwwyourcomputermonkey.com,
a Walnut Creek business.
ELECTRICAL
NO JOB TOO BIG OR SMALL We do
everything,. Plumbing and electrical of showers, bathrooms, washer
& dryers etc. Wood, tile and all
types of flooring. Crown molding,
painting, texturing all types Insured
and bonded. Reliable. Good references. Licensed and bonded. J.V.
General Construction call 925-3813668.
LICENSED ELECTRICIAN & home
theater sales and installation. Dependable. Lamp repair, telephone
and television cable; quiet bath
fans, ceiling fans, can lights. No
job too small. Free estimates. Call
Bryan, 925-567-6384.
932-1162 or 287-3347
#1 TOP PRODUCER & LISTING AGENT
36 YEARS EXPERIENCE
Helping 1900+ Families with their Real Estate needs
3rd Generation Rossmoor Resident
2nd Generation Selling Real Estate in Rossmoor
GORGEOUS GALLOWAY
with approximately 1403 square feet. End-unit with 2
bedrooms, 2 baths, wonderful view, dining room, eat-in
kitchen, detached garage and all gussied up for you to
preview. ........................................................ $433,000
SOLD
Are you thinking of selling? I would by happy to
provide you a complimentary estimate of value.
925-683-9653
Claudiaedwards@comcast.net
Claudia
Edwards
&
Baily
DRYER VENT CLEANING
CONSTRUCTION
BATH TUB & TILE; resurfacing, color change, chip repairs, non-skid
bottoms. “Perma Ceram”. Contractor license 913624. Call 925-6340855.
A S S O C I AT E B R O K E R
MASTER PLUMBER $ 3 0 / HOUR ;
38 years experience in all phases
of plumbing. Call Wally at 925 672-3345 (leave message if necessary). Certified San Francisco
Master Plumber. Honest and reliable, fluent English. References.
D RY E R V E N T A LE R T: We have
cleaned over 600 dr yer vents in
the last 2 years at Rossmoor. Protect yourself from possible fire,
inefficient, and extra energy use.
Special rates for full Mutuals. Call
925-288-1911.
Specializing in Rossmoor since 1983
• Committed to Your Satisfaction
• Reputation Second-to-None
• Buying or Selling, Call Me
www.YourRossmoorSpecialist.com
CONTRACTORS /PLUMBING
GET PC HELP NOW! Tutoring, tuneups, virus removal, and everything
in between. Free cleanup included with every purchase. Free estimates. Only $ 20 per hour. Call
Trevor at 925-787-8465.
COUNTERTOPS: Need kitchen or
bath countertops? Walls for shower
or tubs? Free estimates, then you
decide. 67 color selections by Kerrock. Rossmoor resident, Ed Ostrowski 925-287-8854.
ROSSMOOR REALTY
CROWN MOLDING Specialist-Master carpenter with over 30 years
ex p er i e n c e. L i c e n s e d 7 70 526
and insured, with family and references in Rossmoor. Contact
Cal directly at 925-200-3132 or
calbuilt@comcast.net.
A-1 ELECTRICAL I cater to all electrical needs. Beats any price on
fluorescent lights, ceiling fans,
vanit y lights, etc. Installations,
repairs, and replacements. Free
estimates plus 20 percent off first
time customers (License755004).
John 925-228-6190 or cell 925497-0449.
NEED A HANDYMAN? We deal with
electrical repairs, lamp sockets,
wiring outlets, switches, fluorescent tubes. Also, TV, computers,
telephone, DSL. Free estimates.
Call Romulo 925-705-2417.
TWO LOVELY SONOMAS
Both are light and bright, in excellent condition and in
a quiet, small entry location. Close to laundry, parking
and bus. Priced to sell – motivated sellers!
WATERFORD – SHELBURNE
Rarely available 2-bedroom, 2-bath with wonderful tree
view. View of fountain from porch. Excellently located
steps away from dining room elevator. Homeowner
dues includes one meal a day & weekly housekeeping.
Priced to Sell at $169,000.
YOSEMITE
Very unique including lovely enclosed family room with
gas fireplace and patio for relaxing outdoors! Updated
kitchen, 11/2 baths, very private location close to laundry
and bus. Priced at $225,000.
GALLOWAY
Level access to this lovely lower 2-bedroom, 2-bath
Galloway with bamboo floors in entry, hall and kitchen.
Wonderful wrap-around deck with northeast exposure.
Gas heat and fireplace. Garage and lots of guest parking
in small Terra Granada entry. Reduced to $424,000.
FURN I TURE & CABI NE T Refin ishing and repair in your home
or at my shop. Free pick-up and
delivery. Call 925-706-8517, 925779 -1356 or also visit my webs i te : w w w.fur ni turefini s h.c o m.
Doing business in Rossmoor for
20 years.
HANDYMAN
“HANDY-HARDY” CALL LEE: Experienced, dependable and reasonable rates. No job too small.
Replace door or window screens.
Unlicensed, Rossmoor resident
with Rossmoor references. Call
925-944-5990.
CRANE’S HANDYMAN SERVICES,
LLC. “Your small project expert”
serving Rossmoor for nearly 10
years ! Electrical, plumbing, furn i ture a s s e m b l y, ba s e b o ar d s,
crown-molding and more! The only
handyman you’ll need ! Insured.
Business License 018239. Call
David, 925-899-7975.
GRAHAM DOES HONEY-DO’S Experienced, references, reasonable. Expert repairs, refinishing,
remodeling. Carpentry, electrical,
plumbing, heating. Doors, baseboard, crown molding, cabinets,
windows, walls, ceilings and floors.
Free estimates, unlicensed. Call
Graham 4-quality, 925-262-6487.
PLUMBING - Experienced and reliable plumber to take care of all
your plumbing needs. Call Chris at
925-852-5157. Reasonable rates
and fast service. Rossmoor references. Have bar code.
EXPERIENCED HANDYMAN, call
for all your repair needs. Electrical,
plumbing, painting, tile, drywall,
and more. 18 years experience.
Rossmoor references, licensed.
Call Richard and Patty, 925-9322773, Walnut Creek.
PROMPT, POLITE , Professional.
Ser ving Rossmoor since 1998.
From light bulbs to bath remodels. We’ll get it done right. License
789782. All work guaranteed in
writing. Diamond Certified / BBB.
Master Card, Visa. 925-938-8882.
THE HANDYMAN CAN Old fashioned pride in workmanship and
value for your dollar. Rossmoor
resident with many successful
years of maintenance and repair
in Rossmoor. Retired contractor,
licensed, reliable, prompt, fast,
neat and courteous. Ask for John,
925-330-3567.
HANDYMAN & CARPENTRY Fencing, painting, tile, linoleum, remodeling, bathrooms, and kitchens,
land s c aping, pluming, ele c tr i cal, cabinet refinishing. Pressure
washing for driveways and patios.
Also do window washing. Call Jaime, 925-639-0228.
HANDYMAN FOR THE DISABLED
features (in-home) repairs for all
brands of electric scooters, power
wheelchairs, lift chairs and vehicle
lifts. I also install ramps and grab
bars. Call 510-538-8764.
H A N DY M A N R E PA I R S e r v i c e s .
Specializing in home electrical,
tile, painting, flooring, wall coverings. No job too small. Rossmoor
resident discounts. Call Rick
(Rossmoor resident) at 925-6398333.
For more information call
SOLD
Working Dog-Gone Hard For You!
For every closed sale in 2010,
Claudia will donate $400 to UCSF Breast Cancer Research
Valerie Petersen
Realtor Associate
ROSSMOOR REALTY
932-1162 or direct 287-3327
MISCELLANEOUS
ROSSMOOR FLUORESCENT
lights for your kitchen and bath.
Let George do it ! Small handy
jobs. Prompt, reliable. Ser ving Rossmoor for over 25
y e a r s . 9 2 5 - 6 71- 9 2 0 8 , e m a i l :
gcurrea@comcast.net
ROSSMOOR NEWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
MOVING /PACKING /HAULING
REPAIRS
YARD SERVICES
MOVING AND HAULING- Furniture
moved inside manor or Rossmoor
by truck. Serving Rossmoor residents and friends has been our specialty since 1980. References. Call
Gary Boell anytime. 925-930-6372.
C R A I G’ S A P P L 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.
LEW ’S MOVI NG & HAULI NG
Prompt service. Starting at $22.00.
Rossmoor references available. Call
925-639-7725.
“PARADISE” ALL TYPES of Fine
Gardening. Yard “Shape-up” and
“Maintenance”. Trimming, pruning,
weeding, shrub removal, yard design and planting. Patio container/
specialist. Dependable, on time.
Quality results! Call Les at 925639-7725.
TELEPHONE & TV
WE HAVE FAMILY In Rossmoor!
Friendly, efficient and reasonable.
Many references, BBB, licensed and
insured. www.e-zmove.com or call
EZ Move Moving Services for the
easiest move ever. 925-335-2222.
WILL HAUL AWAY Your throw-aways.
We will haul away your un-wantables. No job too small, no job too
large. We have been serving the
Rossmoor area for over 25 years.
Call Bob: 925-944-0606.
TONY’S HAULING SERVICE, find
us in the phone book. We haul
your junk. Furniture, appliances,
debris. We do trash outs. Save this
coupon for $ 30 off full load. $ 20
off half load. $10 off quarter load.
$90 minimum. Call 925-382-6544.
Email through Web site at www.
tonyshaulingservice.com
AFFORDABLE, COURTEOUS & dependable: Myles Hauling moves you;
need something moved or hauled
away, pickup or delivery made. Ask
if I can offer other assistance. Myles
Hauling at 925-360-2779.
TV, DIGITAL, REMOTE Control support. Extensive Rossmoor references. DVR, DVD, VCR, Digital
Cable Box, new telephone, cell
phone and voice-mail set-up. Assist with “specific time recording”
of TV programs and remote control
problems. Call Tim, “The Video-Assist Guy.” 925-837-6682.
WINDOW CLEANING
A A A W I N D O W WA S H I N G w i t h
Rossmoor references. Call for appointment. Michael, 925-305-7852.
EXPERT WINDOW & MIRROR cleaning. Serving Rossmoor for fourteen
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.
WINDOWS, MINI - BLIND, 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.
WORK WITH FAMILIES AND loved
one with packing household, personal items, ets. Can also meet additional needs to ready home for
sale. 35 years experienced in redesign, remodel, staging and quick
painting to maximize selling potential. In Rossmoor 10 years. Karen
925-640-6643. No job to small or
too large! Leave the worries and
stress to me!
ALL AGLEAM WINDOW Cleaning.
See clearly with our quick and
courteous window cleaning service
since 2002. One-call estimates and
senior discounts gladly! Call Ron
today at 925-683-6579 or e-mail
allagleam@gmail.com.
PAINT/WALLPAPER
WINDOW COVERINGS
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.
RO N ’S W I N D OW COVER I N G S Blinds, Drapes, Valances, Shutters, and Shades. Free in home
consultation. Free personalized
installation. Quick reliable service.
Serving Rossmoor for 25 years.
Call 925-827-0946.
INTERIOR PAINTING, All painting
services: wallpaper removal; wall
repairs and preparation; acoustic
ceilings; cabinets. No job too large
or too small. You can rely on and
will enjoy my personal ser vice.
Well-established in Rossmoor - 24
years experience. Free estimates,
consultation. License 677208. David M. Sale 925-945-1801.
DE MARTINO PAINTING Serving the
Rossmoor Community since 1977.
We have reduced our prices, not the
quality of all our painting, wallpaper,
kitchen cabinet refinishing, dry wall,
acoustical removal, carpentry and
repairs. No job too small. All done
in a fast, professional manner. We
guarantee our work, references, free
estimates. C.S.L 503646. Please
call Pierre at 925-255-3352.
DEIGNAN PAINTING 24 years experienced in all phases: Wallpaper
and acoustic ceiling removal; retexturing and drywall repair. Custom
cabinet refinishing and painting.
Workmanship guaranteed. Owner
always on job. References and free
estimates. CSL 640985. Please call
John at 925-988-8894.
QUALITY PAINTING Affordable prices and reliable service. All qualified
craftsmen. Complete and thorough
preparation, drywall texture and repair, wallpaper removal, acoustic
ceilings removed and color matching. 3 5 year s experience, LIC
500800. 925-687-2265.
YARD SERVICES
YARD MAI NTENANCE ; 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 925682-8389 today.
YARD MAINTENANCE: Clean-up,
Landscaping, perennials, bulbs,
planting, pruning and weeding.
Personal attention to your garden
needs. Call Ed at 925-934-6487.
Thank you.
SPRING’S HERE Time for garden
clean up, pruning and fertilizing,
drip installation and repair. Are you
interest in vegetable gardening?
Wally: 925-671-2721. References
available. License 356488.
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SERVICES
ATTORNEY DOROTHY HENSON :
Living Trusts, Wills, Estate Planning and Probate. No charge for initial consultation. Will meet in your
manor at your convenience. Notary.
Rossmoor resident. Call 925-9356494 or office 925-943-1620.
I BU Y, S E LL , A N D A PPR A I S E
U.S. and world coins and currency. 36-year resident of Moraga will come to your home upon
request. Bruce Berman, Moraga
Numismatics. PCGS and NGC
D e a l e r. 9 2 5 - 2 8 3 - 9 2 0 5 . w w w.
sf-bay-area-collector-coins.com.
kingfisher.94556@yahoo.com
NOTARY PUBLIC DICK HARROW
Rossmoor resident. I make
house c alls and will c ome to
your home. 20 plus years experience. Special expertise in real
estate documents. Home: 925891- 4231, Cell : 510 - 459 -5770,
basigningservice@yahoo.com
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.
Who to call
Clubhouse and street
light repairs: 988-7650
Clubhouse set-ups and
reservations: 988-7780
BARGAIN “SONOMA” CO-OP
Just one block from Gateway Clubhouse
2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath with distance views
New paint, clean carpet, white kitchen
Newer appliances, including dishwasher
Open veranda with privacy & views
Call to preview ... only $104,500
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YOSEMITE 2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, end unit
11x13 Bonus Room, slider exit door w/lock
Hardwood floors, carpet, plantation shutters
Skylights in kitchen & bath, updated kitchen
Private tiled patio, carport very close
Priced to sell ... $220,000!
LOCATION, LEVEL-IN, SINGLE STORY
1160 ALPINE RD., WALNUT CREEK
Office: 938-7090
Professional Independent Real Estate Brokers
Upper End Unit
2 Bedroom/2 Bath, 1562 sq. ft. Updated
kitchen w/birch cabinets, newer counter and
stainless steel appliances, formal dining room,
eat-in kitchen, 3 solar tube skylights, fireplace
in the living room, and 200 sq ft bonus/
sunroom. Enjoy the Serenity of your home
surrounded by trees! $379,000
COMING SOON!
Tamalpais Unit
2 bdrm/2 bath two story home with dramatic
2 story windows! Newly painted throughout,
laminate flooring, new carpet. Guest bedroom
and full bath downstairs, master bedroom loft
and full bath upstairs with washer/dryer.
SUE CHOE
Cell:
FAX:
LAW OFFICE OF Philip P. Engler,
Phyllis A. Engler, Attorney at Law.
Probate, Wills, Trusts and Estate
Planning. Call 925-938-9909.
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EXPANDED SIERRA CONDO
PIANO TUNING
25 YEARS EXPERIENCE piano tuning, repairs and appraisals. See my
reviews at yelp.com In Tune Piano
Service, Walnut Creek, Jeff Reber.
925 -788 -3160. 15% discount to
new clients.
GARDENING: LET ME Rejuvenate
your patios and garden beds. I’ve
worked for hundreds of residents
for over 20 years. Reliable vacation watering also. Jane, 925-9388256.
110 PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES
(925) 212-2605
(925) 933-6246
120 SEEKING
EMPLOYMENT
CAREGIVERS
“QUALITY ELDER-CARE” Skilled
caregivers available. Over 20 years
Gerontology experience caring for;
Physically disabled, Stroke, Post
surger y, Dementia, Alzheimer’s
and Hospice. Professional, cheerful and affordable. Excellent references. Bonded. No fee. Call
Contra Costa Caregivers, Carolyn
925-933-6475.
CARING CAREGIVERS - Over 10
years of vast experience providing
total patient care. We are 3 professional native Californians. 4 hour
minimum. Call Priscilla 925-3300192, Susan 925-788-9605, Betty,
Rossmoor resident 925-274-3866.
HONEST & RELIABLE Caregiver:
Will do personal care, cook, housekeeping, appointments and grocery
shop. Good references, negotiable
wages and friendly, loving care.
Part or full-time. Violet 925-4583379 or 925-457-8448.
EXPERIENCED ELDER CARE Personal care, bathing, grooming, etc.
Medication reminder, lifting and
transferring, doctor appointments,
transportation, etc. Over 10 years
experience in different cases, from
A-Z. Excellent references. Could
care for your loved one in your
home or mine. Reliable, honest
and loving. License 5008094. Also,
free referral. Call 925-997-9606.
More Seeking Empoyment
– Caregivers on page 50
MOTHER DAUGHTER TEAM
100 BUSINESS SERVICES
PHERNE SHREWSBURY
REALTOR
974-1157
KAREN CARNEGIE-STOCHL
REALTOR
200-1184
A RARE GEM!
Expanded 2-Bath Sonoma Wrap
This gorgeous remodel features an expanded Master
Suite & “His & Her” bath with all the trimmings.
The open balcony leads to a functional Den/optional
third bedroom that comes equipped with its own
HVAC system and dual pane windows.
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Other highlights include:
UST
• Granite Kitchen
Stone Floors
IN with
• Rounded Walls & Insulated Floors
• Crown Molding, Baseboards & Window Casings
• Nearby Nature Park
• A Stone’s Throw Away from Gateway Clubhouse
Offered at $328,000!
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Rossmoor Resident
Cell: 925.324.4599
Prudential California Realty
DRE# 01030514
1950 Tice Valley Blvd. Walnut Creek
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ROSSMOOR NEWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
Rossmoor Realty
1641 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA 94595
Rossmoor Realty is a division of Rossmoor Properties Inc.
CURRENT EXCLUSIVE LISTINGS
SAN FRANCISCAN - 2 bed, 1 bath co-op. PRIVATE & TUCKED
AWAY in lush landscaping. Attractive wrought iron gate leads into frt
patio w/shrubs & citrus trees. Handsome blt-in bkcase in LR. Step-in
stall shower. Partial overhand in atrium. Extra close to bus & carport.
................................................................... $165,000 Equity
SEQUOIA - 2 bed, 1 bath co-op. A JEWEL AT A GREAT PRICE!
Lovely view. Upgraded in ‘06. W/D. Hdwd floors, Berber carpet, stone
tile. Ceiling fan, textured ceilings, crwn mldg. Updated bath w/stall
shower. Carport near. ..................................$180,000 Equity
GALLOWAY – 2 bed, 2 bath condo. VIEWS ALL AROUND! Corner
location. See valley to north & golden hills. New flooring, paint &
attractive plantation shutter. Frpl w/lighter. Lots of street parking.
Great view! Latice overhang on deck. ...........................$419,000
MONTROSE – 2 bed, 2 bath condo. CHARMING SECLUDED LOCATION
W/PLEASANT OUTLOOK. Light/bright, open, airy floor plan. Cozy brkfst
nook. Family rm w/frpl. New carpets, laminate flr, crown molding. A/C &
gas heat. Self-clean oven, W/D, huge deck & garage. ...........$439,900
SONOMA – 2 bed, 1 bath co-op. LIGHT & BRIGHT WITH
LOVELY MT. DIABLO VU. New paint, stove & toilet. Newer carpets &
refrigerator. ................................................ $120,000 Equity
SONOMA WRAP – 2 bed, 1 bath co-op. SOPHISTICAED
REMODEL WITH RARE GAS COOKTOP. Tuscan colors, cherry kit, rich
hdwd flrs, crwn mldg, Bosch W/D. ................$185,000 Equity
ROSSLYN – 2 bed, 2 bath plus den condo. GREAT VIEW OF GOLF
COURSE & VALLEY. Toupon remodel a few years ago. Amtico floors,
remodeled kitchen & both baths. Plantation shutters. Fireplace,
Large Den. .............................................................. $539,000
TAHOE – 2 bed, 2 bath condo. COMPLETELY ENCLSOED PATIO
ADDS EXTRA SQ. FT. New paint, carpet, lino. Nice setting, very lt,
bright & private. ........................................................$390,000
VILLA NUEVO – 2 bed, 2 bath condo. FANTASTIC REMODELED
LEVEL-IN HOME W/VIEW. Garage & carport. Decorator ltg, marble
fireplace, built-in entertainment center in large den. Gorgeous
molding w/perimeter lightening, & much more. ...........$650,000
WESTCHESTER – 2 bed, 2 bath plus den condo. AMAZING
PANORAMIC VIEWS FROM EVERY ROOM. Redesigned open LR.
Charming updated kit w/Corian. Hdwd flrs, dual pane windows/drs.
Smooth ceilings, nu pnt, cpt, vinyl. Bonus rm over garage w/skylite.
Golf cart incl. + lots more! ........................................$529,000
WESTCHESTER – 2 bed, 2 bath plus den condo. DREAM GOLF
COURSE LOCATION!! Remodeled kit w/granite, maple cabs, wd flrg.
French drs lead to den. Wainscoating thruout w/crwn mldg & new
2-tone paint. New cpt. Garage & carport. Lots of guest pkg. Finishing
loft for grandkid’s playroom! .......................................$619,000
EXPANDED BROOKGREEN – 1 bed, 1 bath condo at
The Waterford. EXTRA LARGE BEDROOM & LIVING RM. Close to
everything. Carport. ...................................................... $99,500
SEE ME ON MLS
INVERNESS – 2 bed, 2 bath condo. BEAUTIFUL UNIT ON THE
FAIRWAYS. New paint, 2-way fireplace w/gas log. Great views, light &
bright. ....................................................................... $458,000
OUR CURRENT MLS LISTINGS:
CONDOMINIUMS
2 BEDS, 2 BATH
3 BEDS, 2.5 BATHS
PIEDMONT TH – UNSURPASSED PANORAMIC
VIEW! Fresh paint, new carpet, new flr in Din area,
entry, hall & kit. Wlk-in to Hillside pool. Enlg patio
- partially fenced. Extra storage. ..... $489,000
2 BEDS, 2 BATH
AUGUSTA – BEAUTIFUL CONDO. Spacious LR
w/fireplace. Vu of Eagle Ridge & Hillside. Eat-in
kit, MBR has lg shower stall, walk-in closet, his &
her sinks. Exterior has a mediterranean feel! NEW
PRICE!.............................................$305,000
BELVEDERE – BEAUTIFUL SINGLE LEVEL
REMODEL. Dual pane windows, 3 custom skylites,
updated kit & bths. Kraftmaid cbnts, tile, granite
cntrs, single panel interior drs, plus 2 tiled patios
plus grassy yard. Enclosed carport. NEW PRICE!!
...................................................... $449,000
CASCADE – BEAUTIFUL UPPER END UNIT
W/BONUS RM/ENCLOSED BALCONY. New paint,
new carpet. Eat-in kitchen. Wonderful location.
PRICED TO SELL! .............................. $372,500
CASCADE – BEAUTIFUL CONDO WITH
OUTSTANDING VIEWS. Light & bright w/new
paint, lino. Lg mstr & guest rm. Gar plus crprt.
GREAT PROPERTY – GREAT VALUE!
...............................................$410,000
CLASSIC CASCADE - Quality remodeling
thruout w/beautiful panoramic view of hills & golf
course. Maple Woodmark Cabinetry, Bruce Solid
hdwd flrs, Corian cntrs, Custom designer pnt, crwn
& bs molding, European faucets. A MUST SEE!
...................................................... $449,000
CASCADE – BEAUTIFUL UPPER END UNIT
- COMPLETE REMODEL. Granite counters, s/s appl,
smooth ceilings, crown molding, recessed lighting,
new carpet, neutral designer paint & more. NEW
PRICE!! .......................................... $580,000
CASCADE II – PRIVACY AND VIEW! Upper end
unit in secluded location. Corian countertops in
kitchen and baths. ...........................$410,000
CASTLEWOOD – FANTASTIC REMODEL – TOTALLY
UNIQUE. Redesigned kitchen w/special butler’s pantry.
Gourmet kitchen. French drs open to den w/blt-ins.
Arched doorways, beautiful floors, dramatic lighting &
more! Garage & carport. .......................... $599,900
DIABLO – “SERENE AMBIANCE” Northeastern
exposure. Updatd w/Pergo flrs thruout. New kitchen
counters, sink & garbage disposal. Master bath has lg
updated shower w/grab bars. Frsh paint. Pet friendly
w/patio & grass. NEW PRICE!!............ $239,000
FIRESTONE – OVERLOOKING GOLF COURSE
& HILLS. Large eat-in kitchen w/SS appl. Den with
built-ins. NEW PIRCE!! ..................... $435,000
GALLOWAY – LEVEL WALKWAY ACCESS! Shows
beautifully. Bamboo floors in entry, hall & kitchen.
Large wrap around deck w/NE exposure. Gas heat.
NEW PRICE!! ...................................$424,000
EXP KENTFIELD – RARE SETTING WITH
NATURAL VISTAS from every window + view
of distant hills from den, LR & screened porch.
Updated kit, End unit in a very private setting.
Newly painted. ................................$305,000
SOLD
KLAMATH – CLEAN AS A WHISTLE with new
carpet & tile. Gas heat. Beautiful view from open
deck. NEW PRICE!! ..........................$249,000
MARIPOSA – SHORT SALE. Remodeled home
w/vaulted smooth ceiling, crwn mldg, beadboard,
valances. All white kit w/tile floor & newer appls.
Electric fireplace in LR. Both baths updated w/tile
coutners, new cabs. View from deck. 2 carports.
....................................................... $325,000
MONTROSE – DESIGNER PAINT COLOR &
CARPET MAKE THIS HOME! Phantom entry screen,
raised toilets, shutters/silhouettes on all dual pane
windows, newer refrig, kit faucet, xtra shelves &
cabs in lndry rm. Beautifully staged. Golf course
setting. ........................................... $475,000
MONTROSE – FANTASTIC VIEWS FROM LARGE
DECK OF REMODELED HOME. Custom birch cbnts
& ss appl w/Granite cntrs. Both bth remodeled
w/Granite cntrs, new cbnts & fixtures. Calif. Closets
in mstr. Custom chnts in 2nd bdrm & much more.
........................................................$555,000
ROSSMOOR NEWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
OUR CURRENT MLS LISTINGS:
CONDOMINIUMS
2 BEDS, 2 BATH
ROSSLYN – LOVELY & SPACIOUS! Fresh paint, new
carpet, new flooring in baths & laundry rm. Windows
inspected by Glass Guru - failed windows have been
replaced. Staged & clean. Garage & carport.
............................................................$519,000
SANTA CLARA – LIGHT & BRIGHT
THROUGHOUT. New paint, carpet & flooring thruout.
Skylight in kit & bath. Attached carport. Only 1 step
to front door. Peaceful patio in park-like setting. NEW
PRICE!! ............................................... $339,000
SANTA CRUZ – LOVELY PROPERTY FOR A GREAT
PRICE! 2 beds, den, 2 baths. Quiet entry, tiled patio &
entrance. Skylite in kit. Counters newly grouted.
...........................................................$269,000
SIERRA – NOT ONE STAIR – TOTALLY LEVEL-IN!
No one above. Garage & carport. Kitchen w/dome
lighting & ceiling fan. Pull-out shelves in kit. Cabs.
Extra cabinet storage in garage. Some double paned
windows. NEW PRICE!! ........................$399,000
SUMMIT – ELEGANT SUMMIT FLOOR PLAN.
Conveniently next to elevator. Panoramic views from both
decks & LR. Very spacious & well maintained. Upgraded
kit w/lg eating area. 2 sided fireplace. Underground
garage + golf cart space. NEW PRICE! ....$669,000
TAHOE – VERY LIGHT UPSTAIRS ORIGINAL w/view
over Rossmoor Parkway. New vinyl & paint. Marble
fireplace & bookcases in LR. Den has 2 qccess doors.
Garage w/large storage loft. Staged & shows well.
...........................................................$399,000
TAHOE – LOVELY REMODELED KITCHEN ACROSS
FROM NEW CLUBHOUSE. Fresh paint, new carpet,
new window treatments, new cabs, granite cntrs, dbl
oven, DW + More. 2 Patios. Garage & carport. NEW
PRICE!! .............................................. $449,000
TAHOE – BEAUTIFUL HOME W/GOLF COURSE
VIEWS. Former Doris Gill remodel. Enclosed deck,
crown molding, new carpet, new landscaping. Garage
& carport. NEW PRICE!!.......................$495,000
TAHOE – OUTSTANDING LOCATION – RIGHT ON
THE GLF COURSE!! Updated kit w/smooth cooktop,
newer oven, microwave, dishwasher. Smooth ceilings
w/crown mldg & bsbd. New carpet, vinyl, laminate
flr in kit & Master.Solid surface cntr in bath. Walkout
patio. NEW PRICE ............................... $499,000
TAHOE – SPECTACULAR ON THE GOLF COURSE HOME
will take your breath away. Absolute design masterpiece.
Travertine stone, granite, maple cabs. Kit & baths both
eye pleasing & practical. Ice block window, mirrored walls
& drs. A MUST SEE! NEW PRICE!! ..............$649,000
VISTA – 1st TIME EVER ON THE RE-SALE MARKET!
PENTHOUSE UNIT w/VUS!! Custom lighting thru-out,
Antico flrs, Granite cntrs, wlk-in closets & great vus!
.......................................................... $699,000
VILLA ROBLES – GREAT HOME WITH PRIVATE
VIEW & SE EXPOSURE. Dual pane windows, master
bath remodel w/jacuzzi tub. Great patio w/gate for
doggy. Attached garage. Plantation shutters. Guest
bathroom w/shower. NEW PRICE!!.........$415,000
SOLD
WESTCHESTER – GREAT HOME AT A GREAT
PRICE! 2 BR/2 BA + Den. 1700 sf w/wonderful tree
house view of golf course & rolling hills. Master BR is
expanded w/relaxing sitting retreat. Attached garage
w/loft area. Newer heating & air systems. NEW
PRICE!! .............................................. $499,000
WESTCHESTER – QUALITY “OVER THE
TOP” REMODEL complete w/its own temperature
controlled wine cellar. Dual pane windows, spacious
DR enclosure - entertainer’s dream. Top of line
upgrades thruout + golf course view. NEW PRICE!!
........................................................$639,000
WESTCHESTER – A REMODEL SHOWCASE ON
THE 6TH FAIRWAY! Level-in, golf port Double pane
windows. New heating system. MUST SEE!
.......................................................... $698,000
WOODBRIDGE – BEAUTIFULLY UPDATED HOME
RIGHT ON THE GOLF COURSE! Newer kit cabinetry
(lots of pull-outs), corian counters, new “country”
sink, dome-it lighting. Very private, lower end unit,
5 steps. New paint, carpet, appl. Smooth ceilings.
Updated bths; walk-in showers. NEW PRICE!!
.......................................................... $649,000
1 BED, 1 BATH
SHASTA - GREAT ENTRY – CLOSEST TO ALL
AMENITIES! Extra storage in garage. Nice little upper
Shasta. Needs some TLC. .......................$199,000
OUR CURRENT MLS LISTINGS — COOPERATIVES (EQUITY PRICE)
3 BEDS, 2.5 BATHS
2 BEDS, 1.5 BATH
2 BEDS, 1 BATH
PIEDMONT TH – BEAUTIFUL SETTING! Views
of the golf course and creek from the patio & master
BR balcony. Very serene setting. Great place for 2-car
family. W/D. NEW PRICE!! GREAT VALUE!
............................................................ $285,000
MONTEREY – LOTS OF UPGRADES HERE!
Beautiful enclosure w/SE vu of park. Crown molding,
can lights, wainscoating, new carpet, upgraded kit
w/granite cntr & cbnts fronts, s/s Bosch full size W/D.
Upgraded drs. Beautiful 1/2 bth. NEW PRICE!!
...........................................................$223,000
YOSEMITE – LOVELY LEVEL-IN, fresh paint
thruout. New hardwood flrs & carpet in LR,
dining area & kitchen. W/D. NEW PRICE!!
.................................................. $199,800
YOSEMITE – UNIQUE YOSEMITE with lovely
enclosed family room with gas fireplace! Updated
kitchen. Close to laundry......................$225,000
SEQUOIA – BEAUTIFUL WITH LOVELY UPDATES
THRUOUT. Boron countertops w/contrasting tumbled
tile backsplash,lg dbl sink w/pullout faucet. Updated
bath, plantation shtrs, Hunter Douglas up/dwn
blinds. NEW PRICE!! ............................. $115,900
SEQUOIA – QUALITY 2004 REMODEL.
Additional living space with hal-deck enclosure.
Beautiful Four Shadows location with pleasant
views. ........................................... $195,000
SEQUOIA WRAP – PLANTATION SHUTTERS
in bedroom. W/D, windows in bath & kitchen. Newer
floor coverings w/wood looking entry. Newer paint &
carpet. Extra storage. ..........................$135,000
SEQUOIA WRAP – BEAUTIFUL CO-OP ALL
DONE. Great vu from wrap-around deck. Wonderful
new kit w/ss appl. Crprt close & lots of guest prkg.
Seni Mt.D vu. ......................................$209,500
SONOMA – ORIGINAL WITH NICE OUTLOOK.
NEW PRICE!! ........................................$98,000
SONOMA – LOTS OF UPGRADES HERE. Updated
kitchen w/granite cntrs, Pergo entry & smooth
ceilings. Updated bath sink & light fixture. Close to
parking, laundry & bus. NEW PRICE!! . $105,000
SONOMA – THE ULTMATE TOUPIN RE-DO!
Showcase from top to bottom. Laminate wood flrs,
SS appl in redesigned fabulous kit w/new blt-in china
cab. Smooth coffered ceilings, granite cntrs, dual
paned windows & doors. Wonderful location!! A MUST
SEE! ...................................................$239,000
SONOMA WRAP - NIFTY FOR THE THRIFTY!
Bring a paint brush, hammer & imagination! Needs a
gentle facelift. ................................... $100,000
2 BEDS, 2 BATH
KENTFIELD – SWEEPING GOLF COURSE VIEWS
from far above 15th fairway. Close to guest parking
& carport. Shows well. New floor coverings & painted
after bldg had fire in 2005. ................... $225,000
KENTFIELD – BEAUTIFUL HOME with white tile
kitchen, updated bathrooms. Partial enclosure w/W/D.
Very nice views open light & bright. New paint, carpet.
A WINNER! ........................................... $225,000
MONTEREY – DESIGNER COLORS & UPDATES. Nu
tile entry, carpeting, smooth ceilings, stove, granite
cntrs, tile in kit. Refinished bath. Nu lt fixtures, W/D,
both baths have nu raised toilets. Light filled. Just
move in. Sylvan views. ...........................$227,000
SONOMA WRAP – LOVELY PRIVATE SETTING
W/PLEASANT OUTLOOK. End unit w/open front
veranda & side enclosure. Freshly painted, original
condition, clean & neat. W/D incl. Central gas heat.
A/C. Carport & visitor parking. Shower in master bath.
..............................................................$157,000
TAMALPAIS – GOLF COURSE LOCATION
W/FANTASTIC VIEW! Private end unit. Dramatic bldg
design features 2 story windows. Tiled entry, fresh pnt.
Central ait & gas heat. Laminate flrg. Lt & brite. Self
clean oven. Owner financing possible. NEW PRICE!
............................................................$269,000
YOSEMITE – FANTASTIC GOLF COURSE PROPERTY
– REMODELED FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. Redesigned
brick patio. Chef’s kit w/Wolf gas range, sub-zero
refrig & wine cooler. ASKO DW & more. KraftMaid
cabinetry, expansive granite cntrs. Travertine flrs. +
much, much more. ............................... $449,000
2 BEDS, 1 BATH
GOLDEN GATE – FABULOUS LOCATION. Level
in from back door - close to carport. Enclosed
atrium making a family room. W/D. Skylights in kit
& bath. Shows beautifully. NEW PRICE!!
...................................................... $190,000
GOLDEN GATE - INSTANTLY APPEALING
– LIGHT & BRIGHT. New paint, granite countertops,
s/s sink, nice microwave & dishwasher. New ceiling
light fixtures. Nice outlook..................$199,000
GOLDEN GATE - A WARM COZY, LEVEL-IN
COTTAGE STYLE HOME. Unique brkfst nook, lg
window added in livrm, faux frpl, window above kit,
sink stack w/d in guest bdrm, new paint/carpet, end
unit w/lots of list & pretty outlook, private, some
dual pane windows. ............................ $219,000
SEQUOIA – 2 bed, 1 bath co-op. A FIXER WITH
GREAT POTENTIAL. Mt. Diablo view!. Needs carpet,
paint & TLC. ........................................$110,000
SEQUOIA – QUIET ENTRY - only one bldg. Nice
outlook. New stove & refrigerator in kit. New paint &
carpet. NEW PRICE ...............................$115,000
Whether you’re buying or selling or for a personal tour, call us today
(925)
932-1162
1-800-980-7653 (SOLD) www.rossmoorrealty.com
Sue DiMaggio Adams
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Dave Caron
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ROSSMOOR NEWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
120 SEEKING EMPLOYMENT
HOUSECLEANING
CAREGIVERS
LILLY’S CARE- Caregiver/companion, nursing assistant, light housekeeping, meal preparation, bathing and grooming. Low rate, best
care. Live in or out. Alzheimer’s,
dementia, hospice care. C.N.A.,
HHA, companion/ sitters. Cell: 925708-0921 or visit our web site www.
lillyscare.com Excellent references.
Bonded and insured.
ELDERLY CARE W I TH 20 years
experience. Excellent references, care for strokes, Alzheimer’s,
Emphysema, diabetes, hear t
p r o b l e m s , H o s p i c e c a r e, e t c .
C o o k i n g , e r r a n d s , e xe r c i s e s ,
me d i c ine, lig ht housekee ping.
Live - in, long and shor t hour s,
S ylvia or M ar y, 925 - 676 - 9 3 0 9
and 925-768-0178.
SERVING ROSSMOOR FOR more
than 10 years. Honest and trusted
caregiver. Has a record of long-term
client-caregiver relationship. Also
provides light housekeeping and
transportation to appointments. Licensed and Bonded. Call Elizabeth
Sanchez of the Caring Hand. 925899-3976 or 510-352-8041.
BETTER HEALTH CARE: Assist in
bathing, medication, shopping,
cooking, housekeeping. E xpe rienced care with Alzheimer ’s,
strokes, Parkinson’s and dementia. Live-in $140.00 per day, short/
long hours, negotiable rate. No
ag e n c y fe e. 9 2 5 - 3 3 0 - 476 0 o r
925-899-7274.
COMPANIONSHIP TO HOME Health.
Assisting Rossmoor residents to
remain safely in their homes since
1990. This is not an agency. I am a
nurse’s aide with a wide range of experience. Whether your needs are
meal preparation, transportation,
help with daily living, or your condition is more serious such as post surgery, Alzheimer’s, or hospice I am the
one for you. Available part-time or full,
24/7. Doctor references/Affordable
rates. Call Susan at 925-497-7171.
PR AC T I CA L N U R S E G E N E R A L
nursing care, run errands, give
baths, honest, neat, dependable.
Live-in or live-out, flexible hours,
available anytime of day or nights,
week- end s / week- d ays. Wag es
negotiable, references. Call Aaron 925-435-6414.
COMPASSION & CARE ser vices.
Live-in, live-out, hourly. For seniors with special needs or care.
We have 15 years experience,
good references. We are honest
and trustwor thy. Call Lyla 925 818-2248 or Marilyn at 925-8529248.
LOOKING FOR A KINDRED spirit?
I’m a certified nurse’s aide who believes in traditional medicine, a little
physical therapy-lots of laughter.
Experienced in all aspects of home
care. Available part-time or full-time.
Working in Rossmoor since 1987.
Call Doreen at 925-285-9806.
B E S T Q UA L I T Y CA R E ove r 2 0
years RN, cer tified and experienced in any diagnosis. Excellent
references. Dependable, professional and affordable rates. Honest and loving. Clean DMV and
insurance. Hourly/ live-in 24/7. Licensed and insured. twenty years
in Rossmoor area. No agency fee.
Please call Mar y anytime, 925497-7738.
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR someone
to care for your elderly loved one?
I am available F/T or P/T; excellent
Rossmoor references. Honest and
reliable. As a medical assistant I
am trained in many different phases
of healthcare and individual needs.
925-849-4503 and 925-826-9203.
Lovely Remodeled KENTFIELD with southern exposure. 2B/1B, granite counters, stainless steel
appliances. Inside laundry with newer washer and
dryer. Laminate floors, crown molding, newer paint
and carpet. ............................................$225,000
Pristine views of the hills from this MONTEREY
model, 2B/1B, kitchen with skylight, Bosch washer
and dryer, remodeled bathroom, newer carpeting,
large master bedroom, generous storage throughout, sunny front deck, Phantom front door screen
on this upper end unit. ..........................$195,000
JORDAN SAFINE
DRE Lic #00554037
cell
510-502-3158
Light Bright Yosemite
Level-In 2 bedroom, 1 ½ bath
New carpet & hardwood floors
Freshly painted, washer/dryer
Cute patio & close to carport
New Price!! $199,800
Lovely view, windows in kitchen and bath
Washer and dryer, walk-in
shower
Bargain at $135,000
(925)
207-9212
www.sue-dimaggio-adams.com
suercal@aol.com
RETIRED STEWARDESS I am a dependable, attentive, cheerful caregiver/ companion, driver, fabulous
cook. Background in CPR and basic first aid. Monday-Friday. Excellent references. English only. Carol
Jones, 925-367-6422.
BRITISH PROFESSIONAL caregiver, 20 yrs experience. Honest, reliable and caring. Great
Cook, specialize in healthy gourmet meals. Par t or Full time.
Days and / or nights. Excellent
Rossmoor References. Call Linda
925 639 2019.
RELIABLE, TRUSTWORTHY, caregiver. Fifteen years experience,
personal care, cooking, cleaning,
shopping, errands. Rossmoor reference. No agency fee. Call Sara
510-755-5666. On call 24 hours.
Wages negotiable.
HONEST CAREGIVER, 21 years
experience specializing in
strokes, Alzheimer’s, etc., Reliable to stay with your loved ones.
English only. Part-time/full-time.
Licensed, insured, bonded. Call
Sue 925- 682-7771 or cell 925787-7485.
PROVID I NG PROFESS IONAL
Home Care Ser vices : Long or
s h o r t- t e r m c a r e, c o m p a n i o n /
homecare aide, cooking and meal
preparation, bathing and grooming, housekeeping and laundry,
medication supervision, live-in /
out. C.N.A. license. Call Emma,
510-825-7247 or 510-303-7572.
EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL,
caregiver. Trustwor thy, conscientious, Dependable. Provide
quality home health care. PT/OT
trained. Exercises, meal preparation. Light housekeeping. Has
handled difficult cases. Excellent references. Monday-Friday
am/pm/sleepover. May 510-3052371, Ding 510-329-0187.
PASSIONATE HOME HEALTH Passionate Home Health Care: Serving the elderly back to health. Advanced nursing student. Highly
educated, loving. Six-year experience with dementia. Assist with
daily activities, exercise therapy.
Excellent Rossmoor references.
Mia, 510-593-7066.
UNIVERSIT Y EDUCATION, honest, reliable. Light housekeeping,
cooking, references. Live-in/out.
No agency fee. Call 925 -30 0 6730.
LISA VANSTESEN HOME CARE /
travel companion. Blackhawk resident. Age 53, warm, kind, reliable.
Good cook ! Strong, intelligent.
Good sense of humor. F.B.I. clearance, fingerprinted. CPR and First
Aid certificates. 11yrs. Experience.
Please call Lisa at 707-816-9034.
CARING NURSE: 35 years experience including Home Health and
Hospice. Call Jeannie 415-4189005. (Live in Moraga).
RELIABLE, LOVING AND caring caregiver. Nine years experience caring
for elderly people. More References
in Rossmoor and also other areas.
Call Marta 925-848-6467. On call 24
hours. Wages negotiable.
CALIFORNIA LICENSED Filipina
registered nurse. Compassionate,
trustworthy, loving, caring. Looking
for one-on-one client. $18 hourly,
$240/24hrs live-in. Rate negotiable. Call Salud 925-354-5483 or
925-354-5489, anytime, any day.
HOUSECLEANING
“DUST-NO-MORE” Your housekeeping solution. We cater to your individual cleaning needs. Reliable,
dependable, quality service with
Rossmoor references. Licensed
and Bonded. Call Barbara, 925228-9841.
BIAX’Z HOUSECLEANING House
cleaning and carpet cleaning (supplies provided)! 15 years experience. Bonded business, licensed.
Great references in Rossmoor.
Free estimate. Call 925-640-3839.
REDUCTION WEEK
WOW WATERFORD ROSEDOWN. Two-bedroom, 1.5-bath
with great view . New paint, carpet. .......... Only $149,000
SPECIAL SEQUOIA WRAP. All redone with Mt. Diablo
and sylvan views. A must see. ............................. $209,500
VIBRANT VILLA ROBLES All level access, many quality
upgrades, large patio and attached garage. ......... $415,000
BEAUTIFUL BELVEDERE. Two-bedroom, 2-bath + den.
Single story with vaulted ceilings and fireplace. . $449,000
STILL AVAILABLE
KENTFIELD 2+2, upgraded throughout: ........... $225,000
CASCADE 2+2 with enclosure: .......................... $372,500
CASCADE 2+2 with outstanding views, garage plus carport: ................................................................... $410,000
MUST SEE!
Wonderful
Sequoia Wrap
CERTIFIED NURSING Assisitant /
Home Health Aide available for
hourly or live-in care. Self-employed, licensed and bonded.
Reliable, 25 years of experience
in elderly care. References available. Liz 925-642-4510.
COMING SOON
Single-row GOLDEN GATE with one-of-a-kind location.
Many upgrades: ................................................. $208,000
Rossmoor Realty
SUE
DIMAGGIO
1641 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA 94595
(925)932-1162
ADAMS
DRE # 00820932
ROBERT PARRISH
287-3364
TINA PARRISH
287-3316
M OT H E R & DAU G H T E R T E A M
Cleaning in Rossmoor for 10 years.
References available. We bring our
own supplies. Weekly, bi-weekly
and monthly available. Reasonable
rates. Please call Renee at 925639-4716.
HOUSECLEANING & MORE shopping, cooking, pets, plants, appointments. You ask we do it.
Bonded and insured. Call anytime,
Miriam 925-323-6799.
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.
A VERITABLE PERFECTIONIST
available for your cleaning needs.
Hard working, younger, pleasant
and available at your preferred
times. Excellent Rossmoor references. Call 925-676-3128.
H O U S EC LE A N I N G , S H O PPI N G
appointments, caregiver. Experienced deep house cleaning, will
ensure a spectacular home every time. Reliable, nice, trustworthy, high integrity, flexible hours.
Great references and free estimates. Call anytime 925-768-4112.
adymurariu@hotmail.com
LILIA’S HOUSECLEANING A clean
house is a happier house. Dependable, quality service. Has worked
in the Bay Area for 10 years. Call
anytime. Lilia, home 925-687-7973
or cell 925-435-5399.
140 WANTED
I BUY ANTIQUES & Collectibles.
From pottery, lighting and glass,
thru silver, furniture, jewelry and
paintings. Estates are welcome
and conducted professionally. Free
phone evaluations. Call Mel at 925229-2775 or 925-228-8977 or Lydia
Knapp 925-932-3499.
COINS-AUTOGRAPHS-PHOTOS
Collectibles. Coin collections; gold,
silver, copper, American or foreign.
Photographs, Daguerreo-types,
Ambro-types, tin-types, albums.
Especially interested in autographs,
letters and documents signed by
famous people. Joseph Silva, 925372-8743. Rossmoor home calls
since 1978.
WANTED, OLD AMERICAN INDIAN
baskets, rugs and blankets, pottery, beadwork or other artifacts;
also California and Southwest
paintings; highly qualified and professional. Personal and corporate
references available upon request.
707-996-1820.
ESTATE LIQUIDATION- Full service
estate liquidation. Complete or partial household. Experts in antiques,
furniture and art. Trusted family
business for over 40 years. Call the
professionals at Hudson’s Estate
Liquidations. 510-645-5844. Free
assessment. Fully insured. License
2451174.
I BUY 1950’S FURNITURE ! Danish modern, Widdicomb, Herman
Miller, Knoll, Dunbar, etc. 1 piece or
entire estate! Highest prices paid. $
$ $. Call Rick 510-219-9644. Fast,
courteous house calls.
ANTIQUES ; ALL OLDER ITEMS
Wanted. Single items to entire estates. Full estate liquidation services. Highest prices paid. Paintings,
silver, pottery, cameras, watches,
toys, jewelry, photos, glass, furniture, etc. Anything old. Hauling services available. 925-324-1522.
BROKER ASSOC.,
ROSSMOOR RESIDENT
GRI, CRS, SRER, ePro
ROSSMOOR
REALTY
(925) 932-1162
“ELISA’S HOUSECLEANING” 17
years experience in Rossmoor.
Available weekends and supplies
provided at your request. Reliable, honest and dependable, hard
working with Rossmoor references.
Bonded and Insured. Call anytime
925-212-6831 or 925-691-3959.
The best in Contra Costa! Email
lisazuniga@sbcglobal.net.
KAREN PARRISH
287-3313
More Wanted
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1950 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek
(925) 937-6050
www.PruRealty.com/Rossmoor
Mary Beall
Office Manager
NUMBER 1 SELLING TIP – THE MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE. Number one absolute best tip to help you get the most money possible for your
home is this: Make sure you get full Multiple Listing Service, (MLS) coverage. Do not look at any offers until you are sure your home is on the MLS
computer! I do not care how good a Realtor’s marketing plan is, it is worthless compared to the value of having your home on the MLS system.
Think of it this way. Realtor = Home on MLS = Most Realtors = Most Buyers = Most Money. Excerpt from Newsletter@professionalhomefinancing.com
CONDOMINIUMS
SOUGHT-AFTER WHITNEY IN CHOICE LOCATION
This 2-bedroom, 2-bath stunner with cozy den is new to the market and
has already created a stir. Elegant living room. Regal dining room. Updated kitchen. Convenient laundry room. Both one car garage and carport.
Paula Azeltine Great look and feel. Covered patio adjacent to level lawn area. Pleasant
899-3428
views of the surrounding hills. A great value for ........................ $725,000.
DESIRABLE 2 BEDROOM YOSEMITE
Two bath model with fireplace, laundry, private patio and great location.
.................................................................................................... $265,000.
FABULOUS REMODEL WITH FANTASTIC VIEW!!!
This level-in home in Eagle Ridge, Daphine model, has two bedrooms with
Loc Barnes
den, 2,038 square feet, 2-car garage, fabulous view of the Delta and open
639-9593
space. Spacious and private deck is the perfect spot for outdoor entertaining!! The master suite has walk-in closet, jetted tub, separate shower and
heated tile floors. This home was completely transformed several years
ago with state-of-the-art features throughout!! .................... $1,190,000.
ENJOY THE GOOD LIFE AT THE WATERFORD
Top-floor Chatsworth at the Waterford. Spacious living areas. MoveCheryl Beach in ready with new carpet and paint. Private veranda with fountain and
hillside view. Close to elevator and easy access to dining and activities.
324-4599
Affordable at .............................................................................. $144,000.
SPACIOUS VILLA FRANCISCAN
Outstanding views, spacious with 1,663 square feet. Three-bedroom, 2bath, located in quiet, private cul-de-sac. This is the one for you, so don’t
miss it! Slab granite kitchen with white cabinets and brand new double
Joanne Cacanindin ovens. Upgraded baths with walk-in tile showers, freshly painted through510-409-7914 out. Expansive decks and master bedroom. New heater, A/C unit, dual
pane windows. Two covered carports, each with storage, very close to
unit. ............................................................................................ $560,000.
ENLARGED TAHOE MODEL
This enlarged Tahoe model with well done enclosure, has been freshly
painted and is ready for occupancy. It has a tile entry and fireplace, an
updated kitchen with wood flooring and ceiling fan. Lots of room for
books or photos with built in bookcases in the enclosure, den and second
bedroom. A woodsy location with a really nice outlook from all rooms.
Garage parking and carport. ...................................................... $399,500.
BEAUTIFULLY UPDATED CLAREMONT CONDO
Never used appliances, newer paint, laminated hardwood floor, full size
washer/dryer. Great financing – Try reverse mortgage, no payment for life.
Low HOA of $545 per month. Not a probate. .............................$179,000.
EXQUISITE EAGLE RIDGE
Lovely cul-de-sac location with level access and stunning views. Spacious
Alder model with open floor plan that discriminating buyers will love.
Designer touches throughout. Two bedrooms plus den, two upscale
baths, gorgeous kitchen with Corian counters, travertine tile, large pantry,
breakfast nook, master retreat with amazing views and walk-in closet.
Single-car garage with extra storage. Shown by appointment only.
....................................................................................................$825,000.
EXPANDED SIERRA CONDO
Two bedrooms, 2 baths, bright upper end unit with windows on 3 sides.
Spacious living room with fireplace and solar skylights. Formal dining
room with views and a bright 200 square feet enclosed bonus room with
views. .......................................................................................... $379,000.
ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER
Lovely Eagle Ridge Alder model with level-in access and beautiful location.
Spacious open floor plan, new paint, carpet, two bedrooms, plus den,
two baths, gorgeous kitchen, large pantry, breakfast nook, master retreat
with amazing views and walk-in closet. Shows very well. ...........$799,950.
Meridith Zomalt
899-3550
Diane Wilson
963-2278
Clarence Wickers
588-6244
Faye Ann Silva
457-9231
Gwen Schwinck
817-7208
CO-OPERATIVES
Sue Choe
212-2605
Allyson Cohan
899-0108
Urcil Commons
937-3033
Tony Conte
708-1396
Cal Darrow
285-3256
Maria Eberle
817-7232
Jeanette Evans
408-5172
PRIVATE WOODED VIEW
This fabulous Monterey model features 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, updated
kitchen, enclosed patio, easy walk to Hillside Clubhouse and pool, private
wooded location. .........................................................................$172,950.
A RARE GEM!
Gorgeous 2-bedroom remodel expanded Sonoma Wrap features expanded master suite and “His and Her” bath with all the trimmings. Open
balcony leads to den/optional third bedroom, equipped with its own
HVAC system. Stroll to Gateway Clubhouse! ............................ $328,000.
RARE AND BEAUTIFUL
Remodeled Monterey , 2 bedrooms/2 baths. Washer/dryer, carport
nearby. Upper-end unit. Open balcony with lots of lots of light.
....................................................................................................$284,000.
MOTIVATED SELLER WOULD LIKE AN OFFER
This Sonoma Wrap has a top-of-the-line remodel with magnificent kitchen,
including spice-colored maple cabinets, (lazy Susan and pull-outs for added
ease), stainless appliances and sink, matching wood-like floors and smashing granite counter tops. Spacious bath with stall shower and washer/dryer. All this for only ...................................................................... $168,000.
THE WORK IS ALREADY DONE
This highly updated Sonoma Wrap features updated kitchen w/custom cabinetry, granite counters and s/s appliances, coffered ceiling, recessed lights, 2
bedrooms, 1 updated bath with stall shower and w/d, enclosed wrap, open
deck, and carport nearby. Great location and price!....................$174,900.
NEW LOW PRICE
Come in from the newly landscaped garden to this tastefully redecorated
San Franciscan co-op. Well-lit, spacious living areas with Solar Tube skylights and extra windows. Enclosed atrium makes a perfect family room.
Updated kitchen and shiny parquet floors. All for only ............. $185,000.
PRICE REDUCED--TERRIFIC LOCATION
Freshly painted Sonoma with new carpet and vinyl. Dual-pane windows,
custom closet organizer, and washer/dryer. Pretty view from veranda.
Great value!................................................................................ $104,900.
SPACIOUS AND LOVELY
Two-bedroom, 2-bath Sonoma Wrap with full- size washer/dryer, open
veranda and enclosed wrap for versatile living space. ................$179,000.
UPDATES IN EVERY ROOM
Move-in ready Sonoma with smooth ceilings, wide baseboards and crown
molding throughout. Two lovely bedrooms, 1 updated bath with walk-in
shower, linen closet and stack w/d. Updated kitchen features beautiful
cabinetry, solid surface counters, newer appliances, a nice outlook and
plenty of guest parking. ...............................................................$169,000.
BEAUTIFULLY REMODELED MONTEREY
Sunny and bright, leaded glass front door, custom skylights in kitchen, tiled floors
in kitchen and bath, newer appliances, crown molding throughout, recessed
lighting, breakfast bar, mirrored entry hall, mirrored closet doors in both bedrooms, stack w/d in bathroom, treetop views from balcony. ...........$199,900.
IN A WORD, “CHARMING!”
A Mendocino that has 2 open skylights, designer paint, crown molding, mirrored closet doors, granite kitchen counter, washer/dryer, stall
shower, tile entry and bath, inviting patio and great location. Drive golf
cart onto the golf course. Walk to Gateway. Offered at ............$159,500.
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
Coming soon! This fabulous Yosemite model features level-in access, two
bedrooms, 1.5 baths, new carpet, smooth ceilings, great patio, easy walk
to new clubhouse, private location, laundry and carport nearby.$216,000
LOVELY SINGLE-LEVEL YOSEMITE!
No one above or below. New carpet, new paint, bright and open feel.
Opens to patio and garden. Perfect for pets too! ......................$189,900.
A CARMEL CO-OP MODEL
It is a few steps down to the front door. This is an end unit surrounded by
trees and shrubs. There is a window in the bathroom. Nice and quiet area
with a short walk to the Gateway Clubhouse. ............................$139,000.
OH, SO PRETTY OUTLOOK!
This 2 bedroom/1 bath Sonoma model is filled with lots of natural lighting
and looks onto a tranquil grove of mature trees. Freshly painted, new
carpet and vinyl. Close to carport, laundry and bus stop. A great value at
.....................................................................................................$115,000.
NEW LOW PRICE
This spacious Claremont has a roomy living area for easy furniture placement. Enjoy the wonderful deck with hillside and golf course views. Close
to bus stop, parking and laundry. Only ........................................ $95,000.
Serving Rossmoor for Over 30 Years
Prudential can also help with your real estate needs outside Rossmoor.
Rex Fraser
325-6826
Jackie & Michael
Gerry 209-5140
Cal Goforth
817-7277
Nancy Granberg
200-3374
Jackie Giffin
951-7021
Walt Hanson
938-5162
Keith Harrigan
255-3272
Yvonne Jakovleski
457-7229
Lynne Keefer
330-3356
Kathryn Sabah
642-0415
Jim Olson
788-2143
Peggy Martinez
330-0260
Cindy Maddux
285-7903
Mary Beth
MacLennan
324-6246
Vito LoGrasso
360-9143
Kevin Kelly
817-7253
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ROSSMOOR NEWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
140 WANTED
BUYING MEXICAN SILVER and Navajo Turquoise jewelry. Rhinestone/
costume. Call Monica at Sundance
Antiques, 2323 Boulevard Circle,
Walnut Creek. 925-930-6200.
I BUY, SELL, AND APPRAISE U.S.
and world coins and currency. 36year resident of Moraga will come to
your home upon request. Bruce Berman, Moraga Numismatics. PCGS
and NGC Dealer. 925-283-9205.
www.sf-bay-area-collector-coins.
com, kingfisher.94556@yahoo.com
YOUR BEST CHOICE for estate sale
services. Prompt, professional and
courteous. We also buy antiques,
silver, paintings, decorative items,
books, jewelry anything old. Highest prices paid. Louis Estate Sales.
Call 510-506-1483.
WILL BUY YOUR GAS GOLF cart.
Why pay for advertising and having to deal with multiple people and
wasting your valuable time? I will
pay cash for most any condition
cart, running or not. Also looking for
vehicles to purchase. Please call
Walnut Creek resident and leave a
message 925-639-4715.
149 REAL ESTATE
INFORMATION
PLANNING YOUR GOLDEN Years?
Considering a move to Rossmoor?
Need a guide? I live here and love
to show off this beautiful community! Earl Corder, Rossmoor Realty 925-932-1162 x 3333 office.
E-mail: ccloner@aol.com
THINKING OF BUYING OR leasing
in Rossmoor? Let me send you a
comprehensive informational brochure, which includes amenities,
floor plans, costs and answers
to many of your questions. Call
Patti Compton, Broker Associate,
Rossmoor Realty 925-287-3332, or
e-mail rossmoorpatti@aol.com
REAL ESTATE SERVICES: Paula
Azeltine and Meridith Zomalt of
Prudential California Realty, both
Rossmoor residents, are experienced, top producing agents, specializing in Rossmoor and the East
Bay. Whether buying or selling,
we’re the team to call. Contact us at
925-899-3428 or 925-899-3550 or
go to: www.eastbayhomesales.net
150 REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE
SONOMA WRAP: New listing. 2
bedroom / 2 baths, end unit, W/
D, side veranda enclosure, font
open, freshly painted, pretty setting, private location. Betty Case,
Rossmoor Realty, 925-287-3347 or
direct: 925-932-1162 X 3347.
TAMALPAIS TOWNHOUSE : Golf
course location, end unit. 2 bedrooms / 2 baths. Approximately
1395 sq. ft. Dramatic 2-story windows, loft. $269,000. Betty Case,
Rossmoor Realty 925-932-1162 x
3347 or 925-287-3347 direct.
MAKE IT YOUR OWN, $218,000. A
rare combination, no stairs and superb location! This 2 bedroom, 2
full bath, level-in, Yosemite model
has a large patio and view of Mt.
Diablo, a very special setting outside, beautiful possibilities inside.
Call Yvonne (agent) to see for yourself: 925-788-8992. Don’t be shy.
GALLOWAY END UNIT, price reduced. Bright, 2 bed/2 bath condo,
1403 sq. ft. mint condition, great
views! Large living room w/custom
built-ins. Upper unit w/few steps,
level inside. Built in 1990. $419,000.
Call Beth Trafton 925-216-6817.
NEW EXCLUSIVE LISTING Captivating Montrose condo nestled among
trees! Two bedroom, 2 baths, cozy
breakfast nook, family room with
fireplace, W / D, walk-in closet.
Appx. 1577 sq. ft. Huge deck, garage. $439,000. Hurry, won’t last!
Betty Case Rossmoor Realty, 9321162 x 3347 or 287-3347 direct.
MUST SEE : SAN FRANCISCAN
Lovely 2 bed/2 bath. Washer/dryer,
carpet, enclosed patio, all appliances. Some upgrades. Mirrored walls.
Nice front view. $299,950. Call 925244-0910 or 925-939-3877.
150 REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE
170 REAL ESTATE
WANTED
ON THE GOLF COURSE! Immaculate
condo overlooking the 11th green!
End unit with windows and views in
three directions. 2 bedroom, 2 bath.
Doral model with garage and lots
of parking nearby! $365,000. RE/
MAX agent John D. VenderMeulen,
925-586-6366.
UNFURNISHED UNIT FOR 1 year.
Two bedroom, 1 or 2 bath for
immediate occupancy. Current
Rossmoor year lease to expire
Au g u s t 31, 2 010. R e fe r e n c e s
readily available. Please call Pat
925-932-2292.
EXCITING MT. DIABLO VIEWS! Excellent location, only one building in
this entry. Two bedrooms, 1 bath,
desirable upstairs Sequoia floor
plan, open veranda. $110,000. Reasonable offers considered. Betty
Case, Rossmoor Realty. 925-9321162 x 3347, 925-287-3347 direct.
SIERRA CONDO: 2 SPACIOUS bedrooms, 2 baths, new carpet and
paint, plantation shutters, crown
molding, smooth ceiling, fireplace,
open balcony, laundry room. Great
neighbors and location. Immaculate. $365,000. By owner 209-7653968.
BEAUTIFUL KENTFIELD -New listing. View! Updated 2 bd /2 bath,
W/D, freshly painted, stall shower,
plantation shutters, ceramic tile,
skylights, more. $159,500. Betty
Case, Rossmoor Realty, 287-3347.
Direct, 932-1162 X 3347.
160 REAL ESTATE
FOR RENT
SHORT-TERM HOLIDAY RENTAL
2 bedrooms, 2 baths with washer/
dryer. Available Oct. 28 - Nov. 3,
2010; 1 week, $500. Also Dec. 20
- Jan. 4, 2011; $600 per week. Call
925-946-0442 or dliming02@aol.
com
LARGE ONE-BEDROOM apartment.
Fully furnished with refrigerator,
TV/cable, bed, sofa, pots, pans.
Large deck with mountain view.
Non-smoking/no pets. $1,150 with
security deposit. Water/garbage
included. 415-421-9686.
2 BED /1 BATH FULLY furnished,
well stocked, beautiful panoramic
view of golf course and eastern
hills. Available Sept. 17 thru Oct.
5. while we are in travel status.
$400 per week. 925-286-6175.
2 BED /1 BATH, SONOMA Bright,
view, very clean. close to Gateway and Carpor t. New washer/
d r yer a n d refr i g er ator. 1 year
lease $1200 /month. No pets /no
smokers. Available immediately,
Call Robert 925-330-3800.
SHORT TERM RENTAL 2 bedroom/
1 (newly remodeled) bath, washer/
dryer, 50-inch flat screen TV, view
of Mt. Diablo, remodeled kitchen,
wall bed with computer, King size
bed. Sept. 28 to Oct. 18. No pets,
no smoking. $ 400 /week ($1200
total) plus $1200 refundable security deposit. nonette@comcast.
net or 925-947-1241.
WAT E R F O R D, 2 B D R / 1. 5 b at h.
Excellent location, full kitchen,
washer/dryer. Patio, carport. Waterford amenities: housekeeping,
dining, library, activities, gardens,
24 h r. s e c u r i t y / m a i n t e n a n c e .
$2,000/mo. Call 510-540-7320.
WATERFORD : ONE BEDROOM /
2 bath Chatsworth. Large living
area, eastern view, convenient
ground floor location. Includes one
meal daily, weekly housekeeping.
Amenities. Lease at $1,850/month.
Call Dan at 925-932-4055.
WAT E R F O R D : I M M A C U L AT E ,
spacious Shelburne, 2 bdr/2 ba.
Across from elevator on 2 nd floor.
View of trees and pond. High quality furniture negotiable. $ 2,300 /
per. mo. Includes 1 meal/per day
and weekly housekeeping. Lease
with option to buy. Call Robin 510655-5816 or 510-872-8989.
S H O R T O R LO N G T E R M rent al
available star ting Sept. 15. Remodeled, 1 bd /1 ba. Nicely furnished. Villa Alhambra with W/D,
open deck, carport, and private
pool. Rent includes utilities, San
Francisco Chronicle, 2X monthly
house cleaning. No smoking /Pet
friendly with additional cleaning
deposit. Rent $1200 /month with
$500 deposit or $350 weekly. Call
Kathy Cardinal 925-932-0734 or
email: donc18@prodigy.net.
TRADE MANORS? RESIDENT
with lovely Toupin remo del, 2
bedroom / 1 bath requires larger
unit. Looking to trade up to 1,300
sq.ft. plus unit with 2 or 3 bedroom / 2 bath. And provide cash
difference or monthly cash flow
to you. 925-784-3833.
WA N T E D ; R O S S M O O R 2 o r 3
bedrooms, unfurnished, 1 year
l e a s e. I m m e d i a t e o c c u p a t i o n
by Aug. 31, 2010. Ex-Zimbabwe
couple, excellent tenants, nonsmokers, no pets. Call 925-9476785.
ROS S M O OR L ADY need s room
to rent immediately. Her rental
m a n o r c l o s e s e s c r o w 8 / 3 1.
Seeking a room to rent in a level-in unit priced at $ 500 - $700 /
month. Quiet, non-smoker, references upon request. Call Mark
(son) at 925-858-9099 or mark.
welch@lpl.com
WANTED TO RENT: Unfurnished
2- b e d r o o m , 1- b a t h f o r o n e
year for immediate occupancy.
Non-smoking, no pets. Please
c a l l m y a g e n t , Va l e r i e P e tersen 925 - 623 -3076 or e-mail
valpete@rossmoorrealty.com
175 VACATION RENTAL
MENDOCINO OCEAN FRONT
H o m e ! Cu s to m / d r am at i c M e n d o c i n o. 3 b e d r o o m s, 2 b at h s .
Hot tub. One level. All amenities.
Special Rossmoor resident rates.
Owner 925-947-3923 or 707-9642605 leave message.
180 PETS
TLC FOR CATS & PL ANTS Cats
are social animals; they miss you
when you are away. They need
TLC ser vice. Still only $10 per
visit. Grete and Bill Trulock, past
president of Friends of Animals.
12 th year in Rossmoor. 925-9372284.
ELIZABETH’S PET & HOME Care.
Dog walks and cat sitting. Experienced in Veterinarian care. I also
can assist you with appointments,
errands, and chores. Rossmoor
resident. Call 925-944-5603.
OVERNIGHT PET SIT TING In my
home with pick-up and deliver y
provided ! Bonded and insured.
Enjoy your vacation without worrying about your darling pet. Auntie Pat’s Pets. References available. 925-930-8871.
6 TAILS PET SITTING and Pet Taxi
Ser vice. Daily/weekly dog walking, transport to groomer, veterinary appointment, etc. Pet owner
with 20 - plus years experience.
Reasonable rates, excellent serv i c e a n d r e l i a b l e. R e fe r e n c e s
available. Kathy, 925-366-6641.
LOCAL , E XPER I E N CED, c aring,
c o m p a s s i o n ate p e t l ove r. W i l l
assist you with dog walking, pet
visitations, sitting and vet appts.
R o s s m o o r r e fe r e n c e s . Pl e a s e
call Diane 925-946-1052.
E X P E R I E N C E D D O GWA L K E R S
and pet sitters, caring for all pets.
Licensed /insured, former nurse /
vet experience. Call Karen to help
solve your pet sitting needs. 925285-8838.
Show Rossmoor to
your friends
It’s easy with the Internet.
1. Click on www.rossmoor.com
2. On the opening page, click
on “Rossmoor Video.”
3. Enjoy a tour of Rossmoor
and more.
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TSG No.:
4443215 TS No.: CA1000199500 FHA/VA/PMI
No.: APN:172-320-066-1 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT
UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 11/20/06. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR
PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF
YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF
THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD
CONTACT A LAWYER. On August 31, 2010
at 01:30 PM, First American Trustee
Servicing Solutions, LLC f/k/a First
American LoanStar Trustee Services,
LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and
pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 11/28/06, as
Instrument No. 2006-0378811-00, in book , page
, of Official Records in the Office of the County
Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, State
of California. Executed by: KATHLEEN E.
SANDBACH, A SINGLE PERSON,. WILL
SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER
FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by
2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money
of the United States) At the Court Street
entrance to the County Courthouse
at 725 Court Street, (corner of Main &
Court Streets), Martinez, CA.. All right,
title and interest conveyed to and now held by it
under said Deed of Trust in the property situated
in said County and State described as: AS MORE
FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED
DEED OF TRUST APN# 172-320-066-1. The
street address and other common designation,
if any, of the real property described above is
purported to be: 2530 OAK ROAD # 300,
WALNUT CREEK, CA 94597. The
undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for
any incorrectness of the street address and other
common designation, if any, shown herein. Said
sale will be made, 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
$383,240.77. 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. The
beneficiary or servicing agent declares that it has
obtained from the Commissioner of Corporations
a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant
to California Civil Code Section 2923.53 that is
current and valid on the date the Notice of Sale
is filed and/or The timeframe for giving Notice
of Sale specified in subdivision (s) of California
Civil Code Section 2923.52 applies and has been
provided or the loan is exempt from the requirements. Date: 08/08/10, First American Title
Insurance Company First American
Trustee Servicing Solutions, LLC
f/k/a First American LoanStar Trustee
Services, LLC, 3 First American Way,
Santa Ana, CA 92707 Original document signed by Authorized Agent,
Chet Sconyers -- FOR TRUSTEE’S SALE
INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916) 939-0772.
First American Trustee Servicing Solutions, LLC
f/k/a First American LoanStar Trustee Services,
LLC May be Acting as a Debt Collector Attempting
to Collect a Debt. Any Information obtained may
be used for that purpose. NPP0163102 08/11/10,
08/18/10, 08/25/10
Legal RN 4642
Publish Aug.11, 18, & 25, 2010.
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CLERK
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
Martinez, CA 94553-0135
FILED: July 29, 2010
Courtney Dias, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005529-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following are doing business as:
Quality Services, 1647 Willow Pass Rd.,
Suite 104, Concord, CA 94520, Contra
Costa County.
David Helms
1827 Sixth St.
Concord, CA 94519
Cheryl Helms
1827 Sixth St.
Concord, CA 94519
Business conducted by a Husband
and Wife.
The registrants commenced to transact business under the fictitious business
name listed above.
s/Cheryl Helms
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 4631
Publish Aug. 4, 11, 18, & 25, 2010.
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee
Sale No.: 20090187413379 Title Order No.:
20963875 FHA/VA/PMI No.: NONE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 03/03/06.
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 03/10/06, as Instrument No.
2006-0074244-00 of official records in the office
of the County Recorder of CONTRA COSTA
County, State of California. EXECUTED BY:
SUSAN KAHLER, 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: September 7, 2010
TIME OF SALE: 01:30 PM PLACE OF
SALE: At the Court Street entrance
to the County Courthouse at 725
Court Street, (corner of Main & Court
Streets), Martinez, CA. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any,
of the real property described above is purported to
be: 3614 CHUCKER COURT, WALNUT
CREEK, CA 94598. APN# 135-320-035
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
$689,562.81. 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.
FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL:
NATIONWIDE POSTING & PUBLICATION, INC. 5005
WINDPLAY DRIVE, SUITE 1, EL DORADO HILLS,
CA 95762-9334 916-939-0772, 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 Authorized Agent, BY:
Ric Juarez Dated: 08/11/10 NPP0164179 08/18/10,
08/25/10, 09/01/10
Legal RN 4644
Publish Aug. 18, & 25, then Sept. 1, 2010.
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CLERK
555 Escobar St. P.O. Box 350
Martinez, CA 94553-0135
FILED: Aug. 9, 2010
T. Ragsdale, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005750-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following are doing business as:
Mi Rancho, 2691 Monument Blvd., Concord, CA 94520, Contra Costa County.
Ki Jin Song
4729 Foxbrough Pl.
Pleasanton, CA 94566
Business conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact business under the fictitious business
name listed above.
s/Ki Jin Song
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 4643
Publish Aug. 18, & 25,then Sept. 1 & 8, 2010.
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CLERK
555 Escobar St. P.O. Box 350
Martinez, CA 94553-0135
FILED: Aug. 10, 2010
T. Ragsdale, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005789-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following are doing business as:
fancy stands, 719 Camino Amigo, Danville, CA 94526, Contra Costa County.
Leah S. Spain
719 Camino Amigo
Danville, CA 94526
Business conducted by an individual.
The registrants commenced to transact business under the fictitious business
name listed above.
s/Leah S. Spain
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 4646
Publish Aug. 25, then Sept. 1, 8 & 15, 2010.
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LEGAL NOTICES
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CLERK
555 Escobar St. P.O. Box 350
Martinez, CA 94553-0135
FILED: July 29, 2010
Courtney Dias, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005528-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following are doing business as:
AAA Office Systems, 1827 Sixth St. Concord, CA 94519, Mailing address: 1647
Willow Pass Rd., Suite 104, Concord,
CA 94520, Contra Costa County.
David Helms
1827 Sixth St.
Concord, CA 94519
Business conducted by an individual.
The registrants commenced to transact business under the fictitious business
name listed above.
s/David F. Helms
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 4632
Publish Aug. 4, 11, 18, & 25, 2010.
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CLERK
555 Escobar St. P.O. Box 350
Martinez, CA 94553-0135
FILED: July 13, 2010
L. Barajas, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005132-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following are doing business
as: 1. A-A Jewelry and Loan 2. Concord
Jewelry and Loan, 4706 Clayton Road,
Concord, CA 94521, Contra Costa
County.
Joseph Salvatore Zumbo Jr.
4706 Clayton Road
Concord, CA 94521
Business conducted by an individual.
The registrants commenced to transact business under the fictitious business
name listed above on Nov. 1, 2005.
s/Joseph Salvatore Zumbo Jr.
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 4633
Publish Aug. 4, 11, 18, & 25, 2010.
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CLERK
555 Escobar St., P.O. Box 350
Martinez, CA 94553-0135
FILED: July 28, 2010
D. Acuff, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005495-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following are doing business as:
Barberia Las Americas 4291 Century
Blvd. Pittsburg, CA 94565, Contra Costa
County.
Martha Brown
806 Serrano Ct.
Pittsburg, CA 94565
Adela Rodriguez
534 Eaker Way
Antioch, CA 94509
Ana Cordon
1441 Mellissa Cir.
Antioch, CA 94509
Business conducted by Co-Partners.
The registrants commenced to transact business under the fictitious business
name listed above on July 28, 2010.
s/Martha Brown, Adela R., Ana Cordon
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 4634
Publish Aug. 4, 11, 18, & 25, 2010.
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CLERK
555 Escobar St. P.O. Box 350
Martinez, CA 94553-0135
FILED: July 6, 2010
H. Franklin, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0004973-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following are doing business as:
Vanessa Stuart, 3131 Sweetbrier Circle,
Lafayette, CA 94549, Contra Costa
County.
Vanessa June Mancebo
3131 Sweetbriar Circle
Lafayette, CA 94549
Business conducted by an individual.
The registrants commenced to transact business under the fictitious business
name listed above.
s/Vanessa Mancebo
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 4635
Publish Aug. 4, 11, 18, & 25, 2010.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Contra Costa
725 Court Street, Martinez, CA 94553
FILED: July 28, 2010
Stephen L. Weir, County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: N10-1206
PETITION FOR
CHANGE OF NAME
To all interested persons: Petitioner
RAJKAMAL SANDHU has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing
names for her minor child as follows:
present name: SURMEET DHALIWAL to
proposed name: SURMEET SANDHU.
THE COURT ORDERS that all
persons interested in this matter shall
appear before this court at 9:00 a.m. on
September 23, 2010, in the courtroom in
Department 60, Room 102, located at 725
Court Street, Martinez, California 94553,
to show cause, if any, why the petition for
change of name should not be granted.
A copy of this Order to Show Cause
shall be published at least once a week
for four successive weeks prior to the
date set for hearing on the petition in the
Rossmoor News, a newspaper of general
circulation printed in the County of Contra
Costa.
Judith Sanders
Judge Pro Tem of the Superior Court
Date: July 28, 2010
Legal RN 4636
Publish August 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2010
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Contra Costa
725 Court Street, Martinez, CA 94553
FILED: July 19, 2010
Stephen L. Weir, County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: N10-1162
PETITION FOR
CHANGE OF NAME
To all interested persons: Petitioner
CAROL D. SMITH MOORE and TERRENCE EDWARD MOORE have filed
a petition with this court for a decree
changing names for their minor child as
follows: present name: BRENT EDWARD
SMITH (AKA) BRENT EDWARD SMITH
MOORE to proposed name: BRENT
EDWARD SMITH MOORE.
THE COURT ORDERS that all
persons interested in this matter shall
appear before this court at 9:00 a.m. on
September 14, 2010, in the courtroom in
Department 60, Room 102, located at 725
Court Street, Martinez, California 94553,
to show cause, if any, why the petition for
change of name should not be granted.
A copy of this Order to Show Cause
shall be published at least once a week
for four successive weeks prior to the
date set for hearing on the petition in the
Rossmoor News, a newspaper of general
circulation printed in the County of Contra
Costa.
Judith Sanders
Judge Pro Tem of the Superior Court
Date: July 19, 2010
Legal RN 4637
Publish August 4, 100, 18 & 25, 2010
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CLERK
555 Escobar St. P.O. Box 350
Martinez, CA 94553-0135
FILED: July 12, 2010
D. Acuff, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005114-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following are doing business
as: GEAR Energy Systems, 20 Velasco
Ct. Danville, CA 94526, Contra Costa
County.
GW Restoration, Inc.
20 Velasco Ct.
Danville, CA 94526
California
Business conducted by a Corporation.
The registrants commenced to transact business under the fictitious business
name listed above.
s/Nathan Grant, President
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 4638
Publish Aug. 11, 18, & 25, then Sept. 1
2010.
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CLERK
555 Escobar St. P.O. Box 350
Martinez, CA 94553-0135
FILED: July 21, 2010
J. Odegaard, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005340-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following are doing business
as: Art of Baskets, 3435 Santa Paula
Drive. Concord, CA 94518, Contra Costa
County.
Page Weicker Range
3435 Santa Paula Drive.
Concord, CA 94518
Business conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact business under the fictitious business
name listed above.
s/Page Range
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 4639
Publish Aug. 11, 18, & 25, then Sept. 1
2010.
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CLERK
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
Martinez, CA 94553-0135
FILED: July 28, 2010
J. Odegaard, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005485-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following are doing business
as: Vantage Solutions, 1465 Fieldcrest
Circle, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523, Contra
Costa County.
Michael Yoell
1465 Fieldcrest Circle
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
David Johnson
2275 Center Road
Novato, CA 94947
Business conducted by Co-Partners.
The registrants commenced to transact business under the fictitious business
name listed above.
s/Michael Yoell, Co-Partner
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 4640
Publish Aug.11, 18, & 25, then Sept. 1,
2010.
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Residents can get help with hiring a caregiver
Continued from page 6
sent. A caregiver from an agency works for the resident, but is
employed by the agency,” Tudor said.
Another source of help is
through referral agencies that
link people in need of help with
the caregivers on their registries.
If a resident hires a caregiver
through a referral agency, the
caregiver is the resident’s employee, which means that in most
cases the resident is responsible
for disability, liability insurance,
workman’s compensation, payroll deductions to Social Security
and payroll taxes, Tudor said.
Find out whether the agency
does background checks on their
caregivers; some do, some do
not. Determine whether the referral agencies will arrange for
a substitute if the caregiver cancels, she said.
“Always ask for the caregiver’s
references,” Tudor said.
For information about hiring
a caregiver, call Counseling Services at 988-7750.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CLERK
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
Martinez, CA 94553-0135
FILED: Aug. 4, 2010
T. Ragsdale, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005664-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following are doing business as:
MDH Construction, 416 Nob Hill Drive,
Walnut Creek, CA 94596, Contra Costa
County.
John R. Graham, Jr.
416 Nob Hill Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Business conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact business under the fictitious business
name listed above.
s/John Graham
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 4641
Publish Aug. 11, 18, & 25, then Sept. 1
2010.
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CLERK
555 Escobar St.
P.O. Box 350
Martinez, CA 94553-0135
FILED: Aug. 11, 2010
J. Odegaard, Deputy County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: F-0005812-00
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following are doing business as:
The Locksmith, 1966 Tice Valley Blvd.
#229, Walnut Creek, CA 94595, Contra
Costa County.
Gillings Inc.
1966 Tice Valley Blvd. #229
Walnut Creek, CA 94595
California
Business conducted by a Corporation.
The registrants commenced to transact business under the fictitious business
name listed above.
s/Jon Gillings, Owner/President
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 4645
Publish Aug. 18, & 25, then Sept. 1 &
8, 2010.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Contra Costa
725 Court Street
Martinez, CA 94553
FILED: August 12, 2010
Stephen L. Weir, County Clerk
Contra Costa County
FILE NO: N10-1306
PETITION FOR
CHANGE OF NAME
To all interested persons: Petitioner
MICHAEL KOLUG TAM has filed a
petition with this court for a decree
changing names as follows: present
name: MICHAEL KOLUG TAM (aka)
MICHAEL KL TAM to proposed name:
GAWA KOLUNG TAM.
THE COURT ORDERS that all
persons interested in this matter shall
appear before this court at 9:00 a.m. on
October 12, 2010, in the courtroom in
Department 60, Room 102, located at
725 Court Street, Martinez, California
94553, to show cause, if any, why the
petition for change of name should not
be granted.
A copy of this Order to Show Cause
shall be published at least once a week
for four successive weeks prior to the
date set for hearing on the petition in the
Rossmoor News, a newspaper of general
circulation printed in the County of Contra
Costa.
Judith Sanders
Judge Pro Tem of the Superior Court
Date: August 12, 2010
Legal RN 4647
Publish Aug. 25, then Sept. 1, 8 & 15,
2010.
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MUTUAL MAINTENANCE
FROM THE MUTUAL OPERATIONS DIVISION
FOR SERVICE, CALL 988-7650
Order Desk e-mail: workorder@rossmoor.com
Schedule through Sept. 1
LANDSCAPE ENTRY MAINTENANCE:
Mutuals 1-4: Once a month for routine maintenance; trim
shrubs and ground cover, weed control.
LANDSCAPE ENTRY MAINTENANCE:
INDEPENDENT MUTUALS:
Monday: Mutuals 28, 29, 48 and 61
Tuesday: Mutuals 5, 8, 22, 30, 65 and 68
Wednesday: Mutuals 5, 8, 29, 48, 59 and 68
Thursday: Mutuals 5, 28, 30 and 65
Friday: Mutuals 8, 29, 48, 56 and 59
PEST CONTROL: Call 988-7640 for service order.
LAWN MAINTENANCE: Mow weekly, fertilize with sulphurcoated urea.
TREE MAINTENANCE: Building clearance by Waraner
Bros. in September: SWCM, 4WCM, Mutuals 28 and 65.
FWCM work is done by Arborcare.
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
Residents may recycle eyeglasses they no longer
use in receptacles at the clubhouses or the white
mailbox at Gateway.
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925-229-2425
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Cont. Lic. 560934
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Mon.-Fri. 10 am-5 pm
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925-681-1776
Richard Beil, Owner
Cal Lic. #890083
2170 Commerce Ave., Ste. A,
Concord, CA
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BUSINESS SERVICES
CONSTRUCTION
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Quality, Reliability, Value
2717 N. Main St. Suite C
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
(Located behind Masse’s Bar &
Grill across from Kelly-Moore)
(925)
937-4200
License # 626819 (Insured and Bonded)
◆ Your complete home remodelling contractor
specializing in Bath and Kitchen remodels.
◆ Established Reputation of Quality Workmanship and a leader in Residential Design with over
18 years of Rossmoor Experience.
◆ Professional Design and Project management
services with a staff of clean and courteous
tradesmen.
◆ Offering to our clients a Design Selection
Showroom for convenient “one-stop” shopping.
◆ Displaying Kraftmaid Cabinetry, Amtico
vinyl, Quickstep laminate, LM hardwood, Shaw
carpet, Silestone, Granite and Corian countertop
materials and a large tile selection.
Recently remodeled Yosemite
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professionals at Premier
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create the exact look you’ve
always wanted.
Visit our beautiful SHOWROOM and
receive a free personal consultation.
REMODELS
• In Home Design Service • Laundry conversion
• Experienced in ALL phases of construction
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CONSTRUCTION & CABINETRY
800-445-0001
scottmayconstruction@yahoo.com
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• Check references carefully on all
workers you hire, and conduct a
face-to-face interview.
• Contact Rossmoor’s Office of
Counseling Services at 988-7750
for help in assessing needs for
caregivers and homemakers.
“Your personal attention, reliability, integrity and extensive
experience have made it a pleasure to do business with you and
we would highly recommend Altera to other potential clients.”
GRF does not endorse workers
who advertise in the News.
– Jim & Carole O., Rossmoor Residents, July 2010
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(at Mt. Diablo Blvd.)
Walnut Creek, CA
(925) 938-1100
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ROSSMOOR N EWS • AUGUST 25, 2010
Camera Club announces the winners of August pictorial contest
By Lynn Letteris
Club correspondent
On the first Wednesday of
each month, the Rossmoor
Camera Club invites its members to take part in a competition, the format of which is
pictorial. Under this format,
three images may be submitted and anything goes.
The pictures can be edited
and depict travel, scenery, nature, journalism and creativity
– or be a different look at just
about anything the photographer wants to convey in the
entry.
Each submitting member
presents work under a ranking,
beginning at basic and progressing through intermediate,
advanced and masters. (A firsttime entrant submits under the
classification of basic, regardless of the photographer’s skill
level.)
If a member’s work is selected as a winning photograph, that member receives
points based on the image’s
placement – first or second,
for example. The points accumulate on an annual basis.
The contributing photographer
moves up in ranking as points
are acquired and the member’s
progress is announced at the
year’s end.
Photographs are projected
on a large screen for mem-
“Witching Moon” by Ojars Kratins
”My Rose” by Norman Nielsen
“Early Bird” by Bill Rauch
bers and guests to view, and
a skilled judge is employed
to critique the presentations.
Since these comments are
Dan
Paul
We are the West Family. We have proudly served the Residents of Rossmoor
since its beginning. We are fourth generation Californians. Over the years, the
people we have served have changed, but our contract hasn’t. We offer the same
long list of items we always have. We are proud of our record, but even prouder
of our customers who think of us as family. Many of our customers have had our
contract for well over 25 years. We help you through life’s emergencies. We ONLY
work in Rossmoor. This allows us to offer fast and reliable service. We regard our
company as more than a job. We appreciate working for you.
Parts, Labor and Service Calls are included
Also Included: Helping Hand Services &
24-Hour Emergency Service – No monthly call limits
For $188.00 per year
• Fluorescent tubes SUPPLIED &
installed – all at no cost
• Lamp sockets, cords, switches
• Light fixtures repaired and installed
• Electrical repairs, towel bars
• Plumbing, drains and leaks
• Sinks, faucets, toilet, tub, shower
• Disposals, stoppers, doors
• Dishwashers, stoves, ovens
• Washer, dryer, refrigerator
• Furnace, air conditioning
• Sliding doors, drawers, rods
• Cabinet doors, water heaters
and a lot more
For $245.00 per year
All of the above services plus Preventive Maintenance
Every 4 months. A/C & furnace filters, oil motors,
Clean fridge coils and a lot more …
Call Julie 937-4600 for a copy of the Service Contract
“Coastal Sentinals at Dawn No. 2” by Tim Christoffersen
anonymous, there is no discomfort to the photographer as
the evaluations are made.
Attendees of these competitions learn a great deal about
the art form that is photography when listening to the
judge’s comments that can
run the gamut from lighting to
composition and everything in
between.
This month’s judge was
John Goyer who began his passion for photography as his
high school yearbook photographer. During his college undergraduate days, he worked
in the photo department of the
local newspaper as a freelance
photographer.
More recently, he has returned to serious photography,
joining a photo-critiquing website called PhotoSig. He also
joined the Alameda and Livermore photo clubs and is now
serving as vice president of
N4C, the “mother” club of all
of the Bay Area camera clubs.
When acting in his capacity
as a judge, he puts much emphasis on a photographer’s visual
impact and pictorial quality.
He believes that originality
and unusual or personal viewpoints add much to the value of
the image.
This month’s winning entries are as follows:
Basic
First place, Bill Rauch for
“Early Bird”; second, Arlita Smith, “Rusty Around the
Edges”; third, Alan Garelick,
“Thirsty Patrons”; fourth, John
Clark, “Sleepy Harp Seal”; and
fifth, Garelick, “Old Church
Steeple”
Intermediate
First place, Norman Nielsen
for “My Rose”; second, Victoria Richardson, “The Meeting Place”; third, Hazel Horti,
“Made by Hand”; and fourth,
Carol Scott, “The Day Begins”
Advanced
First place, Ojars Kratins
for “Witching Moon”; second,
Lynn Letteris, “Rippling Reflections”; and third, Kratins,
“Life Is Elsewhere”
Masters
First place and best in show,
Tim Christoffersen for “Coastal
Sentinals” and second, Selden
Parmelee, “Enter at Your Own
Risk”
All Rossmoor residents are
invited to meetings. For membership information, call Normal Nielsen at 932-2789.
Be a Rossmoor volunteer
Volunteer Services offers Rossmoor residents a variety of
volunteer opportunities.
Volunteering is a great way to get involved and stay connected
with the community. Residents can volunteer as docents in the
clubhouses, as Friendly Visitors, in the Library, at the Medical
Center, to assist at dances and special events, at Friday Lunch,
to escort trips and to help with Rossmoor meal services.
For information about Volunteer Services, call 988-7703.