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Residents enjoy a stateof-the-art fitness center and a packed agenda of activities sponsored by more than 200 clubs and organisations. - ROSSMOOR cel From previous page The names of the California de- velopments in Laguna FIills and ever, the original inhabitants had Walnirt Creek were subsequently long since been driven from the changed to Rossmoor, which was azea by whites who came west be- [he name of Cortese's parent com- ginning in the 18th century. By pany. Cortese lost control of Ross- 1912, Joseph Naphtaly owned moor in Walnut Creek almost im- 1,436 acres in the Tice Valley on mediately after constmction start- which he grew apples, pears and ed in 1963, but the name endures. grapes. He also operated a winery. Under Rossmoor's unique gov- In 1930, the Naphtaly family emance sWCture envisioned by sold the property to R. Stanley Cortese, a nonpro6[ corporation Dollar, son of shipping tycoon called the Golden Rain Founds- ' ~ Robert Dollar. For the next 30 lion has managed the growth of yeazs Dollar and his son R. Stanley the community. As each phase of Dollar Jr. developed a lazge estate development was completed, -- and expanded their holdings to housing associations known as 2,200 acres. The Dollars raised mutual corporations were formed. show horses and bred Hereford By the tune the fmal housing cattle. Their two sprawling homes phase was completed earlier this - became favorite gathering places decade,.Rossmoor had 17 mu[u- for Contra Costa County's social als, each of vihich has a governing ~._ _.,,,„„ elite. board elected by its residents. In 1960, the Dollar family sold Mutuals operate like most its entire holding to Ross Conese, homeowners' associations, setting a Glendale developer who had policies for the developments they built successful retirement com- cover and providing a variety of munities under the name Leisure services to their residents. A[ the World in Long Beach and Laguna safie ;une, all Rossmoor residents Hills (Orange County). Cortese elect the nine boazd members o[ ', soon won approval for a Leisure the Golden Rain Foundation, World development inTice Valley which operates and maintains and started building what is be- community facilities and provides ~ lieved to be [he first gated com- services beyond [he scope of the munity of its kind in Northern mutual corporations. California on the 2,200-acre par- - ROSSMOOR: Next page