[rha] 405 Express Lane Closures, Thursday Festival, Shredding, Mulch, & Drug Take Back

Published: Wed, 10/25/23

Hey,

Our weather will stay in the low 70s through the weekend so our busy Saturday will be nice and cool. It looks like there may be a warm up toward the middle of next week, but it's nice until then.

There's a lot happening on this Saturday morning. First up, the OurRossmoor free shredding event kicks off at 8:00 at Rush Park. We will be there until noon (or when the truck is full).

Next up you can cruise over to Kempton Park and pick up some free mulch from the CSD yard between 9:00 and 11:00. Mulching is great for plants as we head into the fall and winter months. Bring your own containers for the mulch.

Then back at Rush Park (or in front of Leisure World Seal Beach), the OCSD and SBPD are running the DEA's Drug Take Back Day from 10 until 2.

Just think you could get your documents shredded, dispose of all those unwanted prescription meds, and get back home to mulch your plants all in about an hour. A super productive Saturday morning, if I do say so myself. See you Saturday!

I-405 Express Lanes to Close for Testing

As the 405 lane expansion project comes to an end, there will be some carpool connector lane testing being done starting Wednesday, November 1st. This will require the carpool connectors from the I -605 to the I-405 and the SR-22 to the I-405 to be closed. More information here.

Connector roads on the Northbound I-405 at SR-73 will close tonight (10/25)

Express lane closures will extend for approximately a month.

Harvest Festival @ Rossmoor Farmers Market

Stop by the Rossmoor Certified Farmers Market this Thursday for some extra fun as the market turns into a Harvest Festival. The fun activities start at 4:00 with crafts, pumpkin painting, cookie decorating and much more!

Community Coffee - This Friday @10

Rossmoor's First District Supervisor, Andrew Do has been sending his office staff into his district's local communities to meet with constituents, all year.

These coffee meetups are open to the public, and the First District invites and encourages your participation. To date, they have held approximately 40 of these small gatherings, and have several more scheduled.

Orange County covers 790 square miles, and the five districts are rather large (each supervisor represents approximately 600,000 people). These coffees are another of example of Supervisor Do's and his staff's many commitments of service to us.

The gatherings are small and intimate, providing opportunities to meet with them and members of our county agencies. There is no better way to learn first hand, how our government works.

Direct and open conversations with them (and involved community members) are priceless - and all it takes is a little of our time.

The RHA and various OurRossmoor neighbors attend these whenever possible, to connect with our representative, to share ideas and seek ways of improving our relationships and services.

Please join us. More information here.

Holiday Giving Starts Here

With the holidays just around the corner, The Youth Center is looking for generous community members to sponsor a family who needs a hand to enjoy the season. The Adopt-A-Family program helps dozens of families each year and has become a tradition in the community. It's one of the many things that makes Rossmoor such a special place to live. People helping people.

Fentanyl Is Forever Media Campaign

OC Health Care Agency is launching a Fentanyl is Forever media campaign. Our youth are particularly at risk.

Please take note: Fentanyl-related deaths, not Fentanyl overdose is the issue.

A quantity of fentanyl the size of two grains of salt is enough to kill. We cannot over-stress the urgency of this situation. Everyone needs to have the facts, in order to protect our communities - and all children. More information here

And while it's a little early, the OCSD is holding a Town Hall on the Fentanyl Crisis on Thursday, November 16th at the Rush Park Auditorium from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Stop by the Rossmoor Certified Farmers Market for dinner and then stop in to find out more about fentanyl, the signs and symptoms and how to protect your family.

Did you see this....?

No, it's not Christmas yet, but everyone knows that The Youth Center has THE FRESHEST, most beautiful Christmas trees every year.

Mark your calendars - they open the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend -- and yes, the trees have always stayed fresh thru the New Year's celebrations.

Their tree lot, in Ganahl's parking lot is soooooo convenient. Warning: The Youth Center Tree Lot is famous for selling out well before December 15th....

Join Your Neighbors - Be Part of the RHA

This Saturday from 10 to 2 the OC Sheriff’s Department and Seal Beach Police Department are hosting a recycling event Saturday, Oct. 28 in commemoration of the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, and residents are encouraged to stop by and dispose of their unused medication. More details here

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