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HAPPY ANNI ERSARY ROSS M O O R !
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ANNIVERS A R Y
ROSSMO1O9R6 •4 W -A L2N0U1T4 CREEK WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNI A VOLUME 48, NO. 26 • 50 CENTS
Let the celebration begin!
Rossmoor’s 50th Anniversary events kick off on Saturday
By Sharon Birdsall require a ticket–all you have to do is show up–are 14, opening ceremonies will be held featuring MC
50th Anniversary Committee chairwoman listed in a box on page 3A of the main section. Dan Ashley from ABC7 News and entertainment by
Rossmoor Realty is also offering something spe- Rossmoor’s famous Ashmolean Singers. Local digni-
After a year-and-a-half of raising money and cial for the 50th Anniversary. This week’s paper is taries, elected officials and residents who have lived
planning events, the 50th Anniversary Com- wrapped in a green tote bag courtesy of Rossmoor in Rossmoor 35 years or longer have been invited to
mittee announces that the week-long celebra- participate in the ceremonies at the Event Center.
tion is about to begin. See list of free/no ticket Other events throughout the week include a con-
The Rossmoor News and Rossmoor Realty kick cert in the park with the Beach Boys tribute band
Anniversary events on page 3A
off the celebration this week. The News has pub- this Sunday; a week-long film festival of 1964 films;
lished a commemorative 50th Anniversary special classical, opera and choral performances; a Shake-
section inserted in this week’s paper. The section Realty. Inserted in the tote bag is a card offering in- speare reading and birthday party; a Chinese musi-
offers many historical feature articles and photos, structions on how one lucky resident can win $1,000 cal concert; a concert featuring the music from 1964
letters from elected officials, heartfelt essays from in an Anniversary drawing. Thanks to Rossmoor Re- musicals; a special Diablo Symphony concert featur-
residents telling why they love Rossmoor and details alty and its staff for this generous donation. ing Gwendolyn Mok on the piano; a rock, pop and
on the Anniversary events. The week-long events start with a sold-out gala soul dance featuring the band Invasion; an ice cream
In addition, all of the events that are free and don’t dinner dance this Saturday. Then on Sunday, Sept. Continued on page 5A
On parade day, buses Rossmoor Realty donates Anniversary
will be dedicated to getting tote bag – delivered with today’s News
residents to viewing route
Also holds
The Rossmoor bus ser- $1,000 drawing
No parking on
vice on the morning
– look for card
of the 50th Anniversa-
parade route
ry parade, on Saturday, Sept.
20, from 10 a.m. to noon, The green tote bag wrapped
will not be running the regu- On parade day, Satur- around the Rossmoor News
lar Saturday schedule. During day, Sept. 20, there will be this week is a 50th Anni-
the morning, all buses will be no parking allowed on Tice versary gift from Rossmoor
dedicated to getting residents Creek Drive and Stanley Realty. Thanks to Rossmoor
and participants to and from Dollar Drive beginning at Realty owners Barbara Rus-
the parade. 9 a.m. Signs will be posted sell, front, and John Russell
The regularly scheduled the night before. When the Jr., Chuck Lamb, sales manag-
trips to downtown Walnut parade is over around noon, er, right, and Drew Plaisted,
Creek at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Continued on page 5A back, the Russells’ nephew
will be cancelled. The first trip and agent at Rossmoor Real-
to downtown Walnut Creek ever possible, it is recommend- ty, every home in Rossmoor
will be at 1:30 p.m. Normal ed walking to the parade route, will receive the tote bag.
Dial-a-Bus will resume at that which will be around the nine- A bonus that comes with
time also. hole golf course from Golden the bag is the entry card
To accommodate the pa- Rain Road, to Rossmoor Park- for the $1,000 cash draw-
rade, there will be lane clo- way, to Stanley Dollar Drive, ing. Rossmoor Realty and
sures and traffic controls in to Tice Creek Drive and back its agents would like to give
place that will make driving to Golden Rain. away $1,000 to one lucky
and parking in Rossmoor diffi- For those residents unable to Rossmoor resident. Follow
cult. For those residents want- walk to the parade route, there the instructions on the card
ing to view the parade, wher- Continued on page 5A to enter the drawing. The
deadline for entries is Sept.
Photo by Lou Landgraf
22.
INSIDE THE NEWS
GRF budget is on Rossmoor website
Section A
Arts and Leisure ..........18-23A
The 2015 Golden Rain Foundation draft meet on Monday, Sept. 22, at 12:30 p.m. in Mul-
Classified ......................31-43A
budget is on the Rossmoor website at www. tipurpose Room 2 at Gateway to establish final
Clubs.............................24-27A
rossmoor.com. From the home page, click on budget recommendations for the GRF Board.
Health .................................30A
the Resident Info tab, scroll down to Rossmoor The GRF Board will discuss, make final
Main News .....................1-15A
Governance and under Golden Rain Founda- changes and approve the 2015 budget at its reg-
Movies ................................20A
tion, click on the Budgets tab. ular meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 9 a.m.
Obituaries ..........................29A
The budget was reviewed over two days by in Peacock Hall at Gateway.
Op/Ed Columns .................17A the GRF Board and the GRF Finance Com- The Mutual budgets are prepared separately
Religion ........................28-29A mittee this week. The Finance Committee will and will not be discussed at these meetings.
Residents Forum ...............16A
Pulte project gets favorable review
Section B
Arts and Leisure listings ...11B
By Wilma Murray ish Community Center (JCC) in August.
Bridge ...............................4-5B
Staff writer site on Tice Valley Boulevard At the Design Review Com-
Calendar ...........................6-7B
Special Anniversary Section just outside Rossmoor’s gate, mission meeting held Aug. 20,
Channel 28 TV Guide .......12B
this week – see pull-out. Pulte Homes, Inc.’s devel- is one step closer to getting the commission took a closer
Excursions ........................7-8B
opment, known as “Trellis,” approval as of two city of look at this project that has
Sports ...............................1-5B www.rossmoornews.com
planned for the former Jew- Walnut Creek meetings held Continued on page 6A
2A RossmooR News • septembeR 10, 2014
Fitness Center offers
50th Anniversary events
Fitness club activities in Sierra Room
The Fitness Center is cele- 7:15-8 a.m.: Luk Tung Kuen
brating the 50th Anniversary 8:30-9:30 a.m.: Resistance
in various ways. There will band training
be a walk on Monday and 10-11 a.m.: Qigong Lin hou
Wednesday at 7:30 a.m., and sheng
on Tuesday and Thursday at 6 12:15-1:15 p.m.: Balance SGT
a.m. The walks leave from the 3-5:30 p.m.: Pickleball–inter-
Fitness Center. mediate
The classes in the Aerobics 5-7:30 p.m.: Pickleball–ad-
Room are drop-in, as are the vanced
classes in the Del Valle pool. Wednesday, Sept. 17
Moving to Music is in the 7:15-8 a.m.: Luk tung kuen
Aerobics 9-10 a.m.:
Room on Tai Chi
Tuesday and Chuan
Thursday Noon-1 p.m.:
from 7 to 8 TRX SGT
p.m. 2.-4 p.m.:
Vehicle catches fire in front of carport
The Sierra Pickleball–
Room has a novice
A vehicle caught fire in front of a carport in Entry 1 of Cactus Court on Labor Day, Sept. 1. full schedule 7-8 p.m.:
Securitas received the fire department dispatch for a vehicle fire around 11 a.m. When Securitas of demon- TRX super
officers arrived, the fire was already too large to be extinguished with handheld extinguishers. stratins, as circuit SGT
Securitas officers assisted by evacuating the nearby manors and provided crowd/traffic control. shown below. SGT means Thursday Sept. 18
The vehicle belonged to a resident’s guest. The cause of the fire is unknown. The fire destroyed Small Group Training. For 6-7 a.m.: Circuit training
the vehicle and also discolored and caused the paint to bubble on the building it was near. information, call the Fitness 7:15-8 a.m.: Luk Tung Kuen
Center at 988-7850. 8:30-9:30 a.m.: - Resistance
Anniversary tai chi demonstration is Wednesday
Monday, Sept. 15 band training
7:15-8 a.m.: Luk Tung Kuen 10-11 a.m.: Qigong- Chinese
A part of the fitness demon- Plaza at Gateway. way, it may be seen as a sort of 9 -10 a.m.: Tai Chi, Chinese American
strations during the Anniversa- The special demonstration side show of the concert. American 12:15-1:15 p.m.: Balance SGT
ry week celebration, the Tai Chi is expected to last about 20 However, while the concert 10-11 a.m.: Qigong, Chinese 2-3:30 p.m.: Pickleball–inter-
Club of the Chinese-American minutes. It so happens that it requires an admission ticket American mediate
Association will give an exhi- will precede the performance (which is sold out), the tai chi Noon-1 p.m.: TRX SGT 3:30-5 p.m.: Pickleball–nov-
bition of the traditional mar- of the Chinese musical con- demonstration is open to all 4-5 p.m.: Super circuit SGT ice
tial art exercise on Wednesday, cert scheduled for 2 p.m. at residents and guests, whether Tuesday, Sept. 19 5:30-6:15 p.m.: Circuit train-
Sept. 17, at 1 p. m. in Peacock the nearby Fireside Room. In a concert-goers or not. 6-7 a.m.: Circuit training ing
RossmooR News • septembeR 10, 2014 3A
Schedule of free events during 50th Anniversary week
Drawing for
air conditioner
ROSSMOOR’S 50TH ANNIvERSARy FREE EvENTS Sept. 15-19
Celebration set for week of September 13-21, 2014 1964 Film Fest, Peacock Hall Movie Theater 1, 4, 7 p.m.
will follow
Sponsored by Atria Senior Living/ Candy bars will be given
Sept. 14
away at exit musical revue
Opening Ceremonies, Event Center, 2:30 p.m. Free
Sponsored by Comcast. MC is Dan Ashley of ABC7 News Sept. 16
Entertainment by the Ashmolean Singers Rossmoor and Shakespeare Celebrate Birthdays, Event Cen- The News recently report-
Jim Jardine will sing his Rossmoor Song. Rossmoor poems ter, 2 and 7 p.m. Free ed that the Service Champi-
will be read Birthday cake will be served ons drawing for the air-condi-
Dignitaries will speak, including Heidi Cortese, daughter of Ross tioning unit, valued at $5,000,
Sept. 20
Cortese, Rossmoor’s original developer would be held at intermission
Parade Sponsored by Davis Home Pros, 10 a.m. to noon. In-
of the “1964 Movie Musicals
vite the family
Beach Boy Tribute Band, Dollar Band Stand, 4:30 p.m. Free Musical” show on Wednes-
From Gateway, to Rossmoor Parkway to Stanley Dollar
Sponsored by the Republican Club day, Sept. 17.
Drive to Tice, back to Gateway
Dance floor provided by Boomers Forever However, the show will
Ice Cream Social/Banjo Music, Fireside Room/Peacock Plaza,
Better Homes Realty will have a bottle and fan giveaway not have an intermission, so
2 to 4 p.m. Free
the drawing will be at the
Sponsored by the Kensington. Ice cream provided by Rite Aid
Sept. 15 end of the show.
Comcast will have a meet-and-greet
Golf Experience, Rossmoor golf course, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The show, produced by
Putting, short game and driving range competitions Esses Productions, is spon-
Sept. 21
Sponsored by Better Health East Bay/Sutter Health sored by Service Cham-
Arts and Crafts Fair, Peacock Plaza, noon to 3 p.m. Free
First150 participants will receive a golf towel and lunch pions. In addition to the
Cabaret with Rossmoor performers, Peacock Plaza, noon to 3
Sue Choe from Better Homes will give away Anniversary air-conditioning unit, Ser-
p.m. Free
golf ball vice Champions has donated
Displays by Rossmoor clubs, Peacock Plaza, noon to 3 p.m.
$4,000 to cover the cost of
Free
Classical, Opera, Choral Performances, Event Center, 6:30 the show.
Interfaith Council UN Peace Day Celebration, Event Center,
p.m. Free The tickets to the show
3 p.m. Free
Featuring opera singers, a string quartet and choral perfor- were free and all 500 have
Featuring speaker Father Thomas Bonacci of the Interfaith
mances been distributed.
Peace Project
Sponsored by the Opera Club and the Chamber Music Society
Sponsored by the Interfaith Council of Rossmoor
Table tennis open house is Friday
The Rossmoor Table Ten- will be able to play a game,
nis Club will sponsor an open play against the robot and use
house at the Table Tennis the equipment.
Clubhouse at Hillside for the Light refreshments will be
50th Anniversary on Friday, served.
Sept. 12, from 10 a.m. to 3 For more on this event, see
p.m. section B of the Anniversary
During this time, residents special section.
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4A RossmooR News • septembeR 10, 2014
Fitness Center
Residents speak out about affection for Rossmoor
Advisory seeks
new member Rossmoor is celebrating its Golden Anniversary this month. “Whenever I go on vacation, I look around and wish I were
The Recreation Department asked residents to help honor Ross- back in Rossmoor.” – Ken Anderson
There is an opening on moor’s 50th by offering positive comments about the commu-
the Fitness Center Advisory nity. “One grows young here.” – Renée Friedman
Committee for a committee Countless Rossmoor residents responded with comments,
member to serve until May stories and poems. Below are a few of those comments: “Nature grumbled gritting its tectonic teeth. Brown hills
2016. bubbled out of the deep. Crowned by Mt. Diablo, high and
Residents interested in “I always wanted to tap dance since I was 10 years old. steep. Cradled below, the Tice Valley Jewel – Rossmoor. Fresh
serving on this commit- But my family with six kids could not afford lessons. I moved scarred earth gave birth to a new community, Eagle Ridge and
tee are invited to apply by to Rossmoor in September 2011 and joined the tap dance club more. Where eagles soar, roaming deer graze and stare at the
submitting their names and in January 2012. In June 2012, at age 65, I did my first tap many intruders there. Soon to be friendly neighbors will dwell,
qualifications to Assistant dance recital. With tears in my eyes, I hugged and thanked my each with a tale to tell, living side by side. Free at last, from
Secretary Paulette Jones in instructor, Diana Starr. Dreams do come true in Rossmoor!” life’s demanding labors.” – Ben Slomoff
the Board Office at Gateway – Jessie Prater
complex by Friday, Sept. 12. “How do I love Rossmoor? Let me count the ways. I love
For information, call Jones at “I am a resident of 21 years. When anyone asks me what I the depth and breadth and height of my fairway golf swing. My
988-7710. like most about Rossmoor, I say ‘the people.’ I have an image soul can reach, when it touches the greens, I sing for the wild-
For information about the that when one moves to Rossmoor they grow wings and become life seen and ideal trails. I love Rossmoor to the level of finding
committee, it’s charter can an angel. The ambience! It’s like living in a national park.” lasting friends. Most quiet need, by sun and fun at the pool,
be found on the Rossmoor – Mildred Schneidman they bring. I love Rossmoor freely as it brings me everything.
website at www.rosssmoor. I love Rossmoor with a passion for its bountiful treasures. In
com. “I love Rossmoor because it is the safest, most beautiful my ability, and with my power to enjoy its many services. I
Hit the Resident Info tab, place filled with warmth and kindness. To me it is like a big love Rossmoor with a love I cannot measure with my utmost
scroll down to Rossmoor cruise ship with all the activities and amenities chronicled in gratitude. I love Rossmoor with all my heart, smiles, grins, of
Governance, and the com- our weekly Rossmoor News. When I am away I can’t wait to get all my life, and if at my leisure, I shall but love Rossmoor long
mittee information is listed back onboard.” – D. Sperow-Deck after I depart.” – Julie Coronado
under GRF Committees.
Rotary holds Service Day food drive
The Rossmoor Rotary Club food drive will dried beans, canned tuna or chicken (pouches
be held in conjunction with the Walnut Creek are OK), canned stew, chili or ham, instant
Community Service Day on Saturday, Sept. potatoes, pasta, beverages in cans and plastic
27, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. bottles, coffee and tea.
Residents can donate food in the Gateway Do not drop off any food in glass contain-
parking lot. Just drive up and make a food or ers or food that has expired.
monetary donation. During Community Service Day, Rossmoor
Barrels will be set up for the food dona- Rotary, along with four other Rotary Clubs,
tions and Rotary volunteers will be there to will be kicking off the campaign, “Crutches
collect it so residents don’t have to get out of for Africa.” Rotary is collecting all used mo-
their cars. bility equipment, including crutches, walk-
The donations will benefit the Food Bank ers, canes and wheelchairs.
of Contra Costa and Solano. Recommended Residents who need help with pickup of the
food to donate includes dry cereal, powdered mobility equipment can call Joy Alaidarous
milk, canned vegetables and fruit, canned or at 954-1002.
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Rossmoor’s Anniversary Buses will take residents to parade
celebration begins Saturday
No scheduled trip to downtown until 1:30 p.m.
Opening ceremonies are on Sunday
Continued from page 1A taking riders to common drop- rect bus going to their street.
will be bus service available to off areas along the parade For paratransit passengers
Continued from page 1A Fitzsimmons of the Rossmoor
get them there. route rather than to specifically wanting to see the parade, a
social; a pancake breakfast; a News, Brian Pennebaker, Bet- The buses will run through- requested locations. Residents dispatcher will start taking
concert featuring the Neil Di- sy Hocking, Jeff Matheson out Rossmoor, beginning at who want a bus ride to the calls at 8 a.m. Due to the un-
amond tribute band; an inter- and Kelly Berto of Recreation, 8:30 a.m., taking people to parade will need to stand out predictable nature of the de-
national food tasting; a United Paulette Jones of the Board viewing areas along the parade along the streets they live on mand, the Bus Transportation
Nations Peace Day Celebration Office, Kim Von Striver in Ex- route. and buses will be coming by to Department will not be able
and a concert by the Big Band ecutive Services, Dennis Bell The buses will make as pick them up. assign exact times for pickup,
of Rossmoor. and Justin Stebbins of Public many sweeps through the Residents will not need to but will give an approximate
Rossmoor clubs are also par- Safety, and John Raith and streets as possible. But to en- call for the ride. The buses arrival time window.
ticipating in a big way during Martijn Lemmens of Trust sure a ride, residents should be will be sweeping the streets Remember, there is no nor-
Anniversary week. The sports Operations. out on the street no later than only; they will not be going mal bus service, including to
and games clubs are holding Thanks also to all the other 9:30 a.m. through entries. To get a ride the clubhouses and shopping
Rossmoor Games. There is a residents who have contribut- In order to maximize the back home, residents will need center, until after the parade.
golf event, an arts and craft ed their time and expertise, in- number of rides in a short pe- go to the area where they were For information, call Bus
fair, Rossmoor performers in cluding Kent Croswell, Dave riod of time, the buses will be dropped off to catch the cor- Transportation at 988-7670.
a caba- Peters,
There will be no parking along parade route
ret show, Sally
demon- Kenne-
strations dy, Pat Continued from page 1A Dollar, traveling around to to Stanley Dollar, to Tice
by ex- Duarte, parking will be allowed on Rossmoor Parkway and exit- Creek Drive and back to Gold-
ercise Jeannie these streets. ing from Rossmoor Parkway. en Rain.
groups Francis, Residents who live on Tice Residents who live on Rock- Since the inbound lanes of
and club Hazel Creek Drive or one of the ledge and Oakmont can leave Rossmoor Parkway will be
display Gentry streets that feed onto Tice will via Golden Rain Road. used for the parade route, the
tables. and the not be able to leave during the Travel around the rest of outbound lanes of Rossmoor
As if spous- parade unless it is an emer- Rossmoor will be unrestricted Parkway will be turned into
that isn’t es and gency. However, residents who on parade day. in-and-outbound lanes. The
enough, friends live on Leisure Lane and Stan- The parade route will be inbound lanes of Golden Rain
the big parade on Saturday, of the committee members. ley Dollar will be able to leave around the nine-hole golf Road in front of Gateway
Sept. 20, will have more than Thanks to the volunteers if necessary by turning right course from Golden Rain Clubhouse will be turned into
60 participants, including sev- who helped with the tick- onto Tice Creek from Stanley Road, to Rossmoor Parkway, in-and-outbound lanes.
eral Rossmoor clubs, travelling et distribution. In addition to
1.7 miles around the nine-hole committee members, the fol-
golf course from 10 a.m. to lowing residents helped with Affordable Closets
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All these events are made dy Weber, Bunny Cavagnaro, Local Rossmoor Specialist
possible due to generous dona- Les Birdsall, Art Misner, Art Owner always on site
tions from local businesses, in- Dull, Alan Swanson, Skip
dividuals, Rossmoor residents Hoyt, Marlin Whitney, Lloyd
and clubs. Many events can Poche, Kent Croswell, Fran
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6A RossmooR News • septembeR 10, 2014
Walnut Creek Planning
Vote for favorite Walnut Creek building
Commission generally in
Action for
Beauty Council
favor of Pulte project
To honor Walnut Creek’s
At former Jewish Community Center site
Centennial, the Walnut Creek
Action for Beauty Council in-
Continued from page 1A would be a quarter acre of vites the community to vote
been in the works for sev- open space. for their favorite downtown
eral years. The city’s senior Following this Design historic building. The voting
planner, Jeremy Lorchico, Review Commission meet- is part of this year’s People’s
presented the overview, out- ing the plans were sent on Choice Awards.
lining the history and future to the Planning Commission The five nominees rep-
plans for the site. for further study on Aug. 28. resent the most well-known
Shortly after the JCC va- Lorchico said the Planning of Walnut Creek’s historic
cated the site (in 2011), Pulte Commission’s comments downtown buildings: The
Homes bought the property were “generally in favor” of railroad depot, the old meat
in order to create a single the project moving forward, market, the oldest chapel, the Walnut Creek residents are invited to vote for their favorite
family development. Pulte but the commission asked first fire station and the home downtown historic building. The first fire station is one of five
submitted its plans in Janu- for reduced density or more and office of the town doctor. nominees.
ary for 80 units but has since space provided between the To vote, visit the website
reduced its request to 70 units. of Walnut Creek Magazine The People’s Choice Award to attend the luncheon and to
homes on five acres. Earlier this year, GRF (www.WalnutCreekMaga- recipient will be announced at celebrate the heritage build-
This five-plus-acre parcel worked out an agreement zine.com). The website has the Action for Beauty Coun- ings.
is currently occupied by the with Pulte Homes that will photos and additional infor- cil’s annual awards luncheon Luncheon tickets are $55
former JCC buildings, pools, provide benefits to both par- mation on the People’s Choice on Friday, Oct. 17, at Scott’s and may be purchased by con-
JCC parking lot and a land- ties. GRF will back Pulte’s nominees. Online voting is Seafood Restaurant. tacting Janet Abrams at 932-
scape nursery. The other three plans in exchange for Pulte’s open through Oct. 10. The community is invited 2746.
acres of the parcel include the subsidization of improve-
Tice Valley Gym and parking ments to GRF’s adjacent
Residents invited to suggest
lot, which will continue to re- property – more specifically,
main in use, but with parking the Rossmoor Garden area,
lot improvements. which abuts the length of the consultants to receive Del Valle RFQ
The proposal includes former JCC property and is
“multi-family, low-density” owned by GRF.
In the continuing efforts asked staff to create a Request the RFQ, but residents are wel-
housing of approximately The developer will pave
to come up with plans for the for Qualifications (RFQ) to come to contribute their sug-
13.4 units per acre, Lorchi- the garden’s access road off
future of Del Valle Clubhouse send out to potential consul- gestions as well. Input must
co said. The homes would be of Tice Valley Boulevard,
and the Fitness Center, the tants. be sent to Resident Services
2,100 square feet (including install an electronic security
GRF Board is seeking a pro- A copy of the RFQ can be Director Jeff Matheson by
the garage) and would face gate, put in water and sewer
fessional consultant to evaluate viewed in the Board Office at Wednesday, Sept. 17, by email
pedestrian walkways, with connections and improve the
the existing clubhouse sports Gateway. at [email protected],
the garage sides of the homes aesthetics of the garden as
and fitness programs, manage- Staff has created a list of or by mail to him at 800 Rock-
facing the circular access part of its plans for the site.
ment and facilities. The Board possible consultants to receive view Drive.
drive with ingress/egress on The GRF Board unanimous-
Tice Valley Boulevard. In ly gave its support to these Walnut Creek’s new law banning
the center of the development plans at its April meeting.
disposable plastic bags begins this month
ComForcare
The California Legislature gle-use plastic checkout bags tablishments (such as restau-
passed a ban on disposable and must charge a minimum rants, delicatessens, cafete-
plastic bags last month that if of 10 cents for a paper bag rias and food trucks) cannot
H o m e C a r e
signed into law by the gover- made of post-consumer recy- distribute single-use plastic
nor will go into effect state- cled materials. checkout bags to customers
We provide non-medical health care services under the supervision of
wide by July 2015. To avoid the charge, shop- for their take-out food. Cus-
a Registered Nurse to enable the client to remain in the home.
However, Walnut Creek’s pers are encouraged to bring tomers can opt for no bag,
925-429-8320 ordinance on plastic bags their own reusable bags to paper bags may be provided
goes into effect on Sept. 18. stores. to customer at no charge and
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The ordinance means that re- In addition, starting on reusable bags can be used at
“Supporting independence, dignity and quality of life” tailers cannot distribute sin- Dec. 18, all public eating es- the discretion of customer
and restaurant.
City-obtained data from
IT’S conducting trash hot spot as-
sessment and cleanup since
TIKI TIME THURSDAY 2010 along the city’s creek
bank showed that single-use
carryout plastic bags were
among the most commonly
found litter. The plastic bags
AT pose water quality problems.
Due to their expansive and
W CO lightweight characteristics,
wind easily carries these bags
airborne. They end up entan-
gled in bushes, tossed along
streets and freeways and in
WALNUT CREEK OPTICAL local creeks despite the city’s
efforts to pick up trash regu-
AT ROSSMOOR larly.
Most plastic bags do not
1988 Tice Valley Boulevard
biodegrade but instead persist
Located in Rossmoor Shopping Center, between Safeway and Chase Bank
in the environment for many
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RossmooR News • septembeR 10, 2014 7A
Tickets now on sale for Rotary Club’s Alzheimer’s/Parkinson’s gala
By Barbara Safran Tickets are $125 per per- coupon and mail it to Smith at
Gala correspondent son. Purchase tickets by call- P.O. Box 2177, Walnut Creek,
ing Gary Smith at 933-6920 CA 94595. A sellout crowd is
Tickets are on sale now for or complete the accompanying expected.
the Rossmoor Rotary Club’s
Alzheimer’s/Parkinson’s gala
fundraiser. THE ROSSMOOR ROTARy CLUB’S
The annual event is Satur- ALzHEIMER’S/PARkINSON’S
day, Oct. 11, at 5 p.m. in the FUNDRAISER TICkET ORDER
Event Center. The program
will be anything but tradition- NAME _________________________________________
al. This year’s theme is a Ve-
netian Carnival and many will ADDRESS ______________________________________
be donning masks and perhaps
even costumes. PHONE __________________
The imagination will be
ignited by Velocity Circus, Number of tickets @ $125 each. _____
an innovative and amazing
DINNER SELECTION :
performance troupe who will
#_____ Rib Eye #_____Chicken
provide entertainment that
has been unseen before at #_____ Vegetarian
Rossmoor. Music, juggling Total Due: $___________
and magic will awaken the
Please make check out to Rossmoor Rotary Foundation
child in you and transport you
and send with this form to:
to another time.
Il Pavone restaurant will Rossmoor Rotary, attention: Gary Smith,
P.O. Box 2177, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
serve a five-course meal.
Diva Marisa of the Velocity Circus will perform at the Rotary
This charity event benefits
gala.
Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
services. There will be an auc- Contributions are tax deduct- talking to an accountant re-
99% DIAmonD CErTIfIED rATIng
tion, raffles and door prizes. ible. (The club recommends garding any deductions.)
for wInDow/Door InSTAllATIon AnD
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curitas, Rossmoor’s security were routine, dealing with was extinguished by Contra
service provider. They appear welfare checks, lockouts and Costa County Fire Protection
here as they were initially re- nonemergency assistance, District firefighters. The only
ported to Securitas. After in- among other things. other damage was some dis-
vestigation, details of a case Monday, Sept. 1 coloration to the paint on the
may indicate a lesser or differ- Fire: A vehicle belonging to nearby building. Securitas of-
“when Quality Matters”
ent incident description. If the a guest of a resident was de- ficers evacuated nearby man-
case warrants it, the News will stroyed by fire shortly after 11 ors and handled crowd and
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Get tickets now for Hospice
Sattlers donates to Scholarship Foundation
Art & Wine fundraiser
Dennis Sattler, center, own-
er of Sattlers Construction,
Food, wine, silent auction at Oct. 6 event
presents a donation to Steve
Hughes, left, president of
Rossmoor’s first Art & Wine event, benefitting Hospice of
the Rossmoor Scholarship
the East Bay, will be held on Monday, Oct. 6, from 1 to 5 p.m.
Foundation, as Alan Seder,
Tickets may be purchased online at the Hospice of the East
right, chairman of the De-
Bay website: www.hospiceeastbay.org/artandwine. Print out
velopment Committee of
a receipt, which will act as the ticket. The general ticket do-
the Rossmoor Scholarship
nation is $30.
Foundation, looks on. Rec-
Attendees will be greeted in the foyer of the Event Center
ognizing the need to assist
with a wine glass and wine bag. The rest of the afternoon will
high-achieving, low-income
include savory appetizers and tasting of a variety of wines
students, Sattlers Con-
from numerous vintners such as Robert Hall, La Crema,
struction has generous-
Marysville, Cliff Wine and more.
ly given a donation to the
Enjoy the exhibits and interact with Rossmoor’s finest art-
foundation for the coming
ists and photographers and take part in a special silent auc-
year. The foundation thanks
tion.
Dennis Sattler and those
VIP tickets, at a donation of $80, are also available through
who have donated money
the Hospice of the East Bay website.
for student scholarships.
VIP participants may arrive at noon for a private hour of
The Fall Scholarship Foun-
food and wine pairings, specialty appetizers and a presentation
dation Fund Drive is now
from a vintner’s ambassador. VIPs may also peruse the silent
underway. Send a tax-de-
auction offerings in advance of the general opening at 1.
ductible donation, send to
Event sponsors include Rossmoor Realty, Charles Schwab of
the Rossmoor Scholarship
Walnut Creek, Home Care Assistance, Whole Foods of Walnut
Foundation, P.O. Box 2056,
Creek and Neptune Society of Northern California. Friends of
Hospice Rossmoor and the Creekside Grill are the hosts. Walnut Creek, CA 94595. News photo by Mike DiCarlo
For information call Trish Dickson at 287-9585 or visit the
event website at http://tinyurl.com/RossmoorArtandWine. EPO to hold entry coordinator seminar
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RossmooR News • septembeR 10, 2014 9A
Take a tour Rossmoor woodworkers come to the aid of Channel 28
of downtown
By Cathy Tallyn high for the average height per-
Staff Writer son. “It took half a day,” said
Walnut Creek
Kaufman.
Many know how bothersome King built two small foot
Who once owned the sum- it is to sit in a chair and have our stools for people being filmed be-
mit of Mt. Diablo and hoped to feet just dangle in the air. hind the desk to rest their feet on.
build a hotel there? That was a problem for people The stools have slip-proof strips,
To learn the answer to this who were filmed in Rossmoor which are really broken sandpa-
and many other intriguing Channel 28’s television studio. per belts.
questions about the commu- The studio’s news desk was just It’s not unusual for supervisors
nity, take a downtown Walnut too high. to take on fix-it projects. They do
Creek history tour sponsored In order to better see the peo- the repairs in the Wood Shop.
by the Walnut Creek Historical ple being filmed behind the desk, However, this time they made
Society. their seats had to be as high as a house call to the TV studio at
The next tour is Saturday, they could go. That meant people Creekside.
Sept. 13. Check-in begins at had to climb up into the seat and The work of the three wood-
9 a.m. at the fountain at Lib- then dangle their legs for as long workers made all the difference,
erty Bell Plaza on the corner it took to do the filming. Ritner said.
of Broadway and Mt. Diablo “It was uncomfortable,” said Knowing the reputation the
Boulevard. The tour begins Susan Ritner, station manager. supervisors have for excellence
at 9:30 and is free. A booklet And, probably unsafe, she said. and that they use money they col-
with historic photos of the sites For those who called TV bin- lect for wood, supplies and tools News photo by Mike DiCarlo
visited may be purchased for go once a month, for example, it for other projects, Ritner asked Woodworkers, from left, Al Kaufman, Wally King and Robert
$5. meant up to 90 minutes of dis- if they could undertake the proj- Babb helped make improvements in the Channel 28 TV studio.
This easy, 90-minute guid- comfort. ect. To her surprise, they did the Kaufman and Babb lowered the top of the news desk and King
ed walking tour brings to life The problem has been solved work for gratis. made stepstools for those who sit behind the desk.
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California’s appellate justice retention process – why are justices on ballot?
Rossmoorian Ignazio any I should vote against?” The thorough investigative of Appeal are the courts of last politicize judicial campaigning
“Nace” Ruvolo is the presid- I hope in this and future arti- and decisive disciplinary func- resort in this state. and elections. A nonpartisan re-
ing justice on the First Dis- cles to shed some light on Cali- tioning of this body serves the California’s constitution also tention process also encourages
trict, Division Four of the fornia’s at times misunderstood public by rooting out most ju- provides that, generally, terms the judiciary to continue up-
California Courts of Appeals judicial system, which can dicial misconduct long before it of office for appellate justices holding countermajoritarian (or
and a commissioner on the seem especially vexing for the becomes headlines. (including for the Supreme minority) values, which many
California Commission on Ju- many Rossmoorians who have California’s intermediate ap- Court) are 12 years in duration, consider to be an important
dicial Performance. He was moved here from other states pellate courts are divided into subject to re-election. If the jus- function of the court system.
appointed by Governor Arnold with different judicial systems. six, separate appellate districts. tice declares him or herself for Thus, retention elections
Schwarzenegger and confirmed Most Rossmoor residents The Rossmoor community lies a new term then “only the can- have been found to afford the
in January 2006. Ruvolo is a will receive sample ballots in one of the 12 counties form- didate so declared . . . may ap- proper balance in California
registered decline to state offi- within the next few weeks. ing the First Appellate District, pear on the ballot, which shall between the need to provide
cial. There will be eight unopposed which is headquartered in San present the question whether the public accountability for judi-
Below is Ruvolo’s first part appellate justices on those bal- Francisco. The First Appellate candidate shall be elected. The cial actions and the imperative
in a three-part series on Cal- lots, including my name, and District contains five, four-jus- candidate shall be elected upon of preserving the independence
ifornia’s judicial system and voters will be asked whether tice divisions, each consisting receiving a majority of the votes of the judicial system. Indeed,
why the November ballot will those justices should be re- of one presiding justice and on the question.” This form of in the 80 years that retention
have names of unopposed ap- tained for another 12-year term, three associate justices. election is commonly referred to elections have been held nation-
pellate court justices. In ad- as prescribed by state law. Appeals are assigned to each as a “retention election.” ally, only about a dozen justices
dition to the federal courts, In this first of a three-part division on a random basis, and California held its first judi- have not been retained by vot-
California’s judicial system is series of short articles, I will the justices hear all types of cial retention elections in 1934, ers in their respective states.
comprised of the California explain briefly the organization cases appealed from the superi- becoming the first state to do so. Most notably in California,
Supreme Court, the Califor- of California’s intermediate ap- or courts within their jurisdic- There are now 34 states that hold few Rossmoor residents will
nia Courts of Appeal, and the pellate courts, and the history tion, including criminal, juve- them. More generally, across the have forgotten the bitter and in-
California superior courts. The and purpose of the state’s reten- nile, family law, civil, probate nation, 89 percent of state judg- famous ousting of Chief Justice
state has more than 2,000 judi- tion election system for appel- and administrative appeals. es face some type of election, Rose Bird and Associate Jus-
cial officers who hear over 10 late justices of both the Califor- Each case is heard by a panel of usually in the form of retention tices Joseph Grodin and Cruz
million cases a year. nia Supreme Court and Courts three justices from the assigned elections (42 percent of appel- Reynoso from the California
By Ignazio J. Ruvolo of Appeal. division, meaning that each one late judges and 19 percent of tri- Supreme Court in 1986–the
Justice, California In the second installment, of the four divisional justices al judges), nonpartisan elections only time the power of reten-
Court of Appeal I will explain the arduous and hears only 75 percent of the (20 percent of appellate judges tion has been withheld by Cali-
exacting selection process that cases assigned to that division. and 41 percent of trial judges), or fornia voters in 80 years.
I cannot tell you how many led to the initial gubernatorial Under the state constitution, partisan elections (33 percent of But, if the state goes through
times during gubernatorial appointment of each nonparti- all appeals must be decided in appellate judges and 38 percent such effort and expense to hold
election cycles in the last 20 san justice. The third and last writing, “with reasons stated.” of trial judges). these retention elections, why
years I have been asked the segment will describe the inde- The right to appeal to the in- Legal and political scholars have voters removed so few jus-
inevitable questions by friends pendent disciplinary and mon- termediate court is mandatory, and commentators have ex- tices in all that time? Perhaps
curious about why their sam- itoring system of judges estab- although further review by the haustively debated the relative the answer lies, at least in part,
ple ballots contain the names lished in our state’s constitu- California Supreme Court is merits of each system. Public in the rigor by which these jus-
of unopposed appellate court tion, and how that body, known discretionary. Historically, only accountability is the most im- tices are vetted for office before
justices. as the California Commission about 8 percent of petitions for portant purpose underlying the their respective appointments
The first question is “Who on Judicial Performance, hears review to the Supreme Court periodic electoral scrutiny of and the deference accorded that
should I vote for?” The less and acts on any and all miscon- have been granted, meaning judges. On the other hand, the nonpartisan process by vot-
positive flip-side question is the duct complaints lodged against that for more than 90 percent need to preserve impartiali- ers–a subject explored in the
equally predictable “Are there judges statewide. of appealed cases, the Courts ty clearly tempers appetites to next article in this series.
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