The Golden Pear moved much closer to opening last week when it secured the final needed permit from the county’s health division. The Golden Pear held its soft opening on Thursday and Friday, May 21 and 22. Earlier this year, residents were invited to email their name and address and the names and addresses of up to three other Rossmoor residents t...

Residents share feedback during Open House Rather than the three planned sessions, popular demand to attend a May 20 Open House to gather comments and suggestions about an ambitious plan to overhaul Gateway, Rockview and the Dollar House prompted Rossmoor Walnut Creek (RWC) officials to host a total of six sessions, each of 100 residents. “It’s goo...

Event teaches how to get up after a fall There is considerable attention paid in Rossmoor to preventing falls, to staying on one’s feet to avoid what can be an inconvenience at best, or for some seniors, life-altering injuries at worst. But when someone does fall, what is the best way to FALLS: Fitness trainers show how to get back up on your feet ...

Some residents came to the Rossmoor’s Dog Park on May 14 to check out the visitors. Some came to take a test ride. Others just needed a fix … of dogs. Contra Costa Animal Services brought its mobile pet adoption vehicle to the Dog Park for a couple afternoon hours to see whether it could make some matches between five dogs needing homes and Rossmoo...

More specific details about initial options for renovation of Rossmoor facilities at Gateway, at 800 Rockview Drive and the Dollar House were presented Thursday at the monthly Planning Committee meeting, ahead of today’s Open House at the Event Center to gather specific written feedback about those three proposed options. About 50 people came to th...

Each individual has his own unique story Just before 7 a.m. on Monday, as many as nine people will gather along the Rossmoor Parkway median just south of the guard shack. Waiting for them will be 11 American flags, hauled out of the guard shack where they’re stored by Securitas staffers, which will be set up in long-established polesized ground sle...

Golf Advisory Committee Golf Advisory Committee members want to understand why membership in two of Rossmoor’s four golf clubs has been going down in recent years, even as the overall number of rounds played on Rossmoor’s two courses has increased. The matter was discussed as part of Chairman Burke Ferrari’s report at the commit- GOLF: Rounds playe...

Most people want to stay home where they’re most comfortable as they age, two experts in home health care told a packed Fireside Room on May 7. But aging, of course, can be unpredictable, and health issues frequently interfere with people’s plans to live at home without outside intervention as they age. Lorna Van Ackeren of Aging Care Concierge and...

Ignazio “Nace” Ruvolo in District H, Nan Warren in District I and Sara Spence in District E have been elected to three-year terms on the RWC Board of Directors and were formally installed Monday during the Board’s annual Meeting of Members. In District H, Ruvolo had 272 votes, defeating Rober t Shiau, who tallied 166 votes. District I winner Warren...

Strawberry led to series of paintings Rose Wright gushes when talking about Rossmoor’s Farmers’ Market. Her fondness for the Farmers’ Market has inspired her to create a series of paintings for a special project. The Farmers’ Market’s opening day is this Friday at Gateway – exciting news for Wright and other fans of the market. It’ll be open from 9...