As the Tree of Lights marks its 40th anniversary this fall, this Monday’s program in Rossmoor will be the first in a series of ceremonies that memorialize friends and loved ones who have died. Rossmoor’s Tree of Lights ceremony is sponsored by Hospice East Bay and Friends of Hospice Rossmoor, the latter a Rossmoor club. Proceeds from this fundraisi...

The general election is this Tuesday, Nov. 2. Once again, the Event Center will be serving as a Rossmoor polling place for in-person voting from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. that day, as one of seven Election Day polling places in Walnut Creek. For those opting to vote in person ahead of Election Day, the Community Arts Auditorium at 111 N. Wiget Lane in Walnu...

As more than one person said on a recent Monday afternoon, death is the great mystery. At the Rossmoor End of Life Concerns Club meeting Oct. 19 in the packed Club Room at Creekside, four panelists of different faiths discussed the how they approach death. The “Spiritual and Religious Views on End of Life” event was co-sponsored by the Rossmoor Int...

small cellos, for instance), of varying quality. “One was left on my doorstep, literally in pieces,” Witbeck recalled. That delivery, and the fact several of her earliest acquisitions (all small WITBECK: She’s working to end cello rental-sales business – not ‘teaching’ cellos) were initially stored in a crib, prompted her friends and students to du...

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...