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By Computer Club

The Computer Club of Rossmoor announces October dates for Flash Classes. These classes focus on a single, narrowly defined topic and last 45 to 60 minutes. Visit the Computer Club website at www.caccor.com for more detailed class descriptions.

October’s classes are: 1. Managing Your Apps – Learn to set up the pages of your Home screen intentionally, creating files that work with the way that you use your iPhone. Learn to hide or lock apps that contain private information. Instructor: Sandra Houserman. This class for users of iPhone will be taught on Monday, Oct. 12 at 3:45 p.m. in the Computer Center. 2. What’s New in the Apple “27”

Updates? – Apple recently released the next version upgrades of all its operating systems. This class will summarize the new features, including the Siri AI, along with some useful tips and tricks. Instructor: Gerry Hornik. This class for iPhone or iPad users will be taught on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 1:30 p.m. on Zoom.

3. Seniors and AI: What’s in it for Us? ‒ This class will focus on artificial intelligence applications that can be used in daily life. What should users pay attention to and be careful about? Why are the giants of the tech world pushing their brands ‒ Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and Apple Intelligence? Instructor: Craig Pratt. This class for all devices will be taught on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 4 p.m. on Zoom

4. Siri – Siri is a voice-activated as

sistant that can be invaluable to daily life. The class will explore some of the many ways to use Siri. From making a phone call, getting directions, setting a timer or an alarm and reading a calendar, or setting a Reminder, Siri is a perfect enhancement to make life work better. Instructor: Sandra Houserman. This class for iPhone, iPad or Mac will be taught on Monday, Oct. 19 at 3:45 p.m. in the Computer Center.

5. How to Use the Free Digital Content and Apps from the Public Library – Learn to access the various Public Library content including audiobooks, Kindle books, magazines, newspapers, movies and much more. Digital Resources covered will include Libby (for books and audiobooks), Flipster (for magazines), LinkedIn Learning (for free train

ing classes), language training and more. Instructor: Harris Greenberg. This class at the beginner level will be taught on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. on Zoom.

These classes are free but are available only to members of the Computer Club. Class size is limited; if the class is full, there will be a wait list. Full classes are often repeated to accommodate those on the wait list. To enroll in a Flash Class, go to the Computer Club website (link: www.caccor.com). Registration for October classes starts Thursday, Oct. 1. Click the “FlashClass” menu item at the top of the website, then scroll down to the blue Enroll button. On the log-in page, members should enter their email address and password, select the class they want and click Register.

Computer Club’s Flash Class schedule for October released

By Connection Club

The Connection Club will present Janja Lalich, a foremost expert on cults, on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. in the Event Center’s Donner Room.

Lalish, a former cult member herself, has been studying cults since the 1980s, and has provided help to survivors, families and friends who have been touched by a cult in some way. When moving to Rossmoor, she thought she was retiring. But the COVID pandemic hit, and her email inbox exploded with people seeking help because of the

cult-like movements rising up on the Internet.

Lalish will provide a brief presentation and have plenty of time for questions and answers. All Rossmoor residents are welcome to attend what is promising to be an exceptionally interesting presentation.

The Connection Club’s purpose is to provide the women of Rossmoor a means of establishing friendships, promoting social and educational activities, and doing charitable outreach. Check the website at www. rossmoorconnection.org for more information.

Former cult member will speak to Connection Club

By Rossmoor Library

The Rossmoor Library at Gateway Clubhouse welcomes donations of materials, as well as monetary gifts. However, it does not have the space to accept large numbers of items.

The library respectfully acknowledges that sharing books can be very emotional and that many believe their books, or those of family members, are important, perhaps even historically significant. The library wishes to assure residents that its policy has been developed over time, and is a

result of its experience.

The library can accept: • Hardcover books published in the current or previous three years

• Rossmoor authors published in the past three years

• Recent audiobooks The library cannot accept: • CDs or DVDs • Oversized books • Mass market paperbacks (small, what used to be called pocketbooks)

The library asks residents to limit their donations to no more than a handful of items. Bring donations inside to the

Circulation Desk. Do not put them in the book return or leave them outside the library door.

All donations become the property of the Rossmoor Library. The library will add them to the collection or sell them to obtain much-needed funds. The library is unable to contact donors if they cannot use their donations. If it is something they would want back, it is best not to donate it.

Alternative locations for donations are the Dollar Library and the Lafayette Library Bookstore.

Rossmoor Library materials donation policy

Residents are reminded not to feed wild animals in Rossmoor.

While seeing wild animals up close is enjoyable, providing them with a reliable food source leads to unintended consequences, such as:

• Young animals who depend on a human-provided

food source may not fully develop foraging skills they will need when they leave their parents’ territory.

• Wild animals fed by humans often lose their fear of people. When they later approach humans, they can be mistaken as rabid or aggressive and be killed for it.

Don’t feed the wildlife in Rossmoor

• The food humans feed to wild animals is not nutritionally complete and can cause serious health problems, especially to young, developing animals. It can also cause mouth injuries, throat obstructions and death.

• A constant food source may attract many more animals than normal to an area. This increases the risk of communicable diseases and fighting between competing animals. It may also disrupt normal migration patterns.

• When an unnatural food supply is available, animals may produce more young, creating an imbalance in the number of animals an area’s food supply can natually sustain.

• Wildlife can misinterpret human actions. They may not know where the food stops and fingers begin.

• Many people do not think of the impact on their neighbors when they feed wild animals. Wild animals who have lost their fear of humans do not discriminate between one person and another and can pester the neighbors, expecting to be fed.

• Leftover food can attract rats and other unwanted rodents.

For popular events at Rossmoor clubhouses,

consider carpooling

or taking the bus

Cash Register Receipts The paper can contain toxic PHA. Dispose of them in the landfill bin. Touch as little as possible or decline them at the store.