Staffing shortage leads to change in coverage Ashortage of lifeguards is once again prompting changes for the Rossmoor pools, this time ending guarded hours on the weekends at Tice Pools. Starting Saturday, Oct. 24, the pools and spa at Tice Creek Fitness Center will not be guarded on the weekends. Tice pools and spa will continue to have two certi...

Trip around Event Center resembles trip around world Ian Skone-Rees appreciated the chance to share his culture with the world, especially in a place where people appreciated the effort. “Caledonia is the Latin name for Scotland, and we’ve had a lot of interest from people passing by,” said Skone-Rees, director of membership for the Caledonian Soci...

Matheson awarded 4-year extension The Rossmoor Walnut Creek (RWC) Board decided to extend Jeff Matheson’s contract for a fouryear period ‒ similar to his current contract, which ends in December. The Board has completed the general manager’s evaluation and contract renewal a month early because the community’s focus on this decision has impacted th...

It’s growing closer, but as of press time, there still wasn’t a set opening date for the new pickleball building. “We’re shooting for early November, but until we finish all construction and the facility has passed all required inspections, we can’t give a formal date,” said Ann Mottola, Rossmoor Walnut Creek’s director of community services. Sever...

Residents packed tables at the Event Center on Friday, Oct. 2 to listen to elected officials and join an hourlong Right to Be interactive training at “A Day of Listening, Learning and Unity – Rossmoor Stands United Against Hate.” The event drew an overflow crowd, necessitating some last-minute changes to try to accommodate everyone in attendance. J...

The Communications Department is asking residents to share feedback about their communication preferences, how they find and want to receive information, and much more as part of the second phase of its digital transformation project. In this week’s newspaper (pages 5A and 6A), residents will find a front-and-back, two-page communications survey th...

Open enrollment for Medicare starts Thursday, and getting information to Rossmoor residents about changes for 2027 is in high gear. Contra Costa County HICAP (Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program), which counts a handful of Rossmoor residents among its volunteers, once again has in-person events here over the next few weeks, an informat...

Planning Committee A transit study subcommittee has been formed by the RWC Planning Committee as efforts continue to examine and solve Rossmoor transportation issues. The new subcommittee consists of RWC Board members Adrian Byram, Sara Spence and Nan Warren. Byram and Warren are also members of the Planning Committee, which voted 4-0 at its Thursd...

Nearly 40 services on hand at Health Fair Cicely Chin emerged from getting her blood pressure checked, beaming one of the brightest smiles seen during last week’s Health Fair. This was Chin’s first time at the Health Fair, after she moved here two years ago. She wanted to see whether her blood pressure that day matched what was taken by her doctor ...

With her last client retiring, Gail Strack is doing the same. This ends an adventurous work journey for Strack, 86, who carved out a career as a female business owner when that wasn’t the norm. She made her mark in medical transcription, as a traveling notary, and earlier as a teacher. When Dr. Gary Aguilar, a San Francisco ophthalmologist and Stra...