Our forecast for the next week is mostly 80s with it being a bit warmer on Sunday. The new RHA Board of Directors is set and in place to step up on Monday, July 1st.
We welcome new Board members Christina Sokol and Tracy Lazar along with Student Board Member Kendyl Jeang to the Board. We also bid Denise Miller, Nia Hartman, Katrina Jeang and Sabrina Corbin a very fond good bye and wish them the very best as they leave our Board. The RHA Executive Committee has two new faces with 2nd Vice President Jody Roubanis and Secretary Indu Balakrishnan joining President Art Remnet, 1st Vice President Marian Last and Treasurer Lindsey Ludwig. The Board is looking forward to a great 2024-2025 year. Be sure to join us this summer. Our Summer Schedule - It's Hot and Booked Summer is always a bit busy here in Rossmoor
and the surrounding communities. Just in the next couple of weeks, there's free live concerts in both Los Al and Seal Beach, a HUGE fireworks show hosted at JFTB by Los Al and co-hosted by Seal Beach, and then two live Shakespeare plays at Rush Park. Let's kick off with CR&R's Bulky Item Pick Up & Compost Give
Away tomorrow from 9:00 to Noon at Rush Park... Let's get into the details!
June Community Conversation |
Our June '24 Community Conversation was a smash hit! UCI MIND presented at Bethlehem Lutheran Church definitely did not
disappoint! Over 40 members of our community engaged with Dr. Witbracht and her Research Associate Eunji Russ as they shared information on the most current research in the field, and why the research is so important. One of the most meaningful takeaways from the evening (at least from a community engagement perspective) is that UCI has done Alzheimer's research in OC for over 30 years, and is one of only 35 programs funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). They are the only NIH Center in Orange County, and they collaborate with many other Alzheimer's related partner organizations in the area. Returning to our point about why this is so meaningful to us, and why we are so fortunate to have this program less than 30 miles from our community. Currently there is no "cure" for Alzheimer's Disease and the treatments that are available now focus on quality-of-life management of the condition. UCI MIND aims to find ways to cure, and ultimately prevent dementia-related diseases, and to do so, their research needs healthy people without dementia, to enjoin with them. In other words, why is one person afflicted, yet another is not? You can get connected with some monitoring and trial opportunities that are available (with many more to come) based on
funding that is currently available for research. . Also remember, in order to receive money to conduct research, UCI MIND NEEDS PEOPLE, and the more people who participate, the faster their funding becomes available, and the quicker the research - and solutions - happens. Help
accelerate their programs and be part of the solutions - some of the opportunities are even web-based surveys and activities. Connect with UCI MIND today, then you can choose to participate in any given study - or not once the
study is presented to you. Rossmoor Community Conversations are driven by community requests. If there’s a community relevant topic that you’d like to hear more about, please let us know. We will do what we can to find a subject matter expert to share in a future Community Conversation.
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JFTB Fireworks Spectacular! This year's 3rd of July Firework Spectacular is going to be another great event! Held at the Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB) on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 in partnership with Los Alamitos and Seal
Beach, this annual event brings fun and joy to 1,000s each year. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets for the traditional event set up to include a family fun area, static displays, live entertainment, food and commercial vendors and the best fireworks show display in the area! With the Long Beach fireworks show being cancelled this year the City of Los Alamitos is expecting a large
crowd to descend on the event. Gates open at 4:00 p.m. and will close at 8:45 or when capacity is met. If you plan to attend the event, plan accordingly. The fireworks show starts around 9:00 p.m.
As the temperatures warm, the breeding times for mosquitoes speeds up. Now, is the
time to do another yard audit. Here's a 2 page home checklist from OC Mosquito & Vector Control that you can use to make sure you are not breeding mosquitoes
in your yard.
To protect yourself and your family from bites, follow these tips: - Eliminate all sources of standing water, including water in flowerpots, old tires, buckets,
pet dishes, and trash cans.
- Install screens on doors and windows and keep them in good repair.
- Repair leaky faucets and broken sprinklers that can create standing water.
- Follow label instructions to apply insect repellent containing an EPA-registered active ingredient such as DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus, or IR3535.
- Wear long sleeves and pants, especially while outside during dawn and dusk when the mosquitoes that can spread West Nile virus are most
active.
For more information on how to stay protected, visit MosquitoesSuck.org.
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See Shakespeare Live In Rush Park! Well, maybe not good old William himself, but a couple of his plays will be performed. I'm sure they will be more entertaining than William anyway. Friday July 5th and Saturday, July 6th at 7:00 PM King Henry IV (Friday) King Henry IV, having usurped the throne from Richard II, faces a rebellion against him led by the Earl of Northumberland, his brother the Earl of Worcester and his son Henry Percy,
called Hotspur. They join forces with Edmund Mortimer, a strong claimant to the throne though his relation to Richard II, and the Welsh rebel Owen Glendower. Adventures ensue with a robbery, plot twists, and in the end denial. Cardenio (Saturday) This is a new adaptation of
a lost play by Shakespeare & Fletcher. CoAdapters Jonathan Fisher and Anna Miles have written additional material to build a framework and context around this rarely-performed play: London, 1613. William Shakespeare has been commissioned to write one last play before his retirement and enlists his fellow playwright and protégé John Fletcher to
help him write it: an adaptation of an episode from Cervantes’ novel Don Quixote called Cardenio. Check out the synopsis and learn more about the Artists in SBTS' digital programs that includes everything you'll want to know: synopsis of the shows, performers, producers, sponsors, and how to support..... This is the 14th consecutive season
Rossmoor will enjoy Shakespeare the Sea family-friendly live Shakespearean plays in our park (excluding our co-vid year). All performances are FREE to the public, with donations gladly accepted - costs to produce have gone up astronomically. BTW, because of our long-standing relationship with SBTS, Rossmoor is one of only 3
Orange County locations presenting Henry IV and Cardenio this summer, and the only one to be performing both shows. Come picnic with us. RHA Adopt-A-Channel Signs This past week The County installed our Adopt-A-Channel signs in four locations in Rossmoor. These signs are part of the countywide program that helps to recognize the partnership between Orange County and the groups and organizations that help keep the channels free of trash and
debris. We are truly grateful to be able to help. Contest Time - Last Chance to Enter is Sunday As we mentioned, there are 4 of these signs in Rossmoor.
See if you can find all four them by the end of the month. If you do, reply to this email with the location (street and cross street). If you are one of the first 4 people to respond with the correct sign locations, by the end of June, we will get you a gift. Just a little summer fun from the RHA. (Update: one correct entry has already been received! There's still time to discover the sign locations.) Drop-In Pickleball - Free Since there is a lot of interest about pickleball, we thought we'd let you know about the free, drop-in pickleball sessions being hosted by
Los Al Parks & Rec. The sessions are on each Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to noon and again from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Gym on JFTB (it's next to the pool). Check out pickleball and enjoy open play for
free NOW through the end of July. The RHA is proud to once again sponsor the Rossmoor Family Festival series this summer. Please plan to join us for the July edition of the Rossmoor Family Festival from 3 to 8 p.m. this month featuring Stone Soul starting at 6:00 p.m. The Festival is a great event for neighbors and friends to relax and enjoy the opportunity
to picnic in Rush Park under the wonderful trees or out in the light from the setting sun. Bring the kids to explore the many rides and activities going on all day. And, if you'd like an adult beverage or two, the beer and wine garden is in full swing all afternoon and evening. The free Bike Rossmoor bike valet service will be there to
help keep your bike safe. Everyone who parks their bike with the Valet, gets an entry into the prize drawing too. It will be a great day to follow up on our 4th of July weekend celebrations from the week before. Going on a Trip? Vacation Check from the OCSD! With people going on more trips and vacations over the next couple of months, we thought we'd remind you that our Sheriff's Department will check out your home while you're gone, if you ask them to. It's
the easiest way to get more patrols in Rossmoor, just let them know by following the instructions here and you are all set to go enjoy your trip. The Youth Center ROCKS! Deadline Nearing Our community has a number of great ways for you to engage with your neighbors in hobbies and activities. While these are not RHA groups, they are great resources for you and your family members. Check them out. Our Rossmoor. A great place to live since 1957 |
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