The Golden Pear’s coffee and snack trailer, long anticipated as a presence for golfers to grab a cup and a pastry or sandwich before starting their rounds, is running into problems before it is even open. Several members of the Rossmoor Walnut Creek Golf Advisory Committee on July 10 talked about how they fear the cart’s location near where rental ...

Members back $3 fee for specialty classes beginning Jan. 1 Rossmoor’s outdoor pools may remain lifeguard-free until at least January, and possibly beyond. The Fitness and Aquatics Advisory Committee on July 9 unanimously recommended to the RWC Board to keep Hillside and Dollar pools without lifeguards, rather than shorten pool hours to pay for keep...

The concepts of dementia and Alzheimer’s are far more complicated than the idea one loses memory because of age. Gerontologist and researcher and care management specialist Beverly Kothare on July 22 spoke to the Rotary Club of Rossmoor in the Diablo Room at Hillside Clubhouse about the conditions, symptoms and causes of dementia. “My passion is al...

Jim McKenna has jumped right into his new job as RWC’s golf course superintendent. McKenna, who started July 13, takes over the vital role for Rossmoor’s two golf courses from Blake Swint, who announced last month he was stepping down after 22 years as superintendent. Swint, who has taken the course superintendent job at Turlock Golf and Country Cl...