For Adam Cleary, making the move from program coordinator to manager of RWC Fitness and Aquatics doesn’t feel as though he’s being thrown into the deep end. He said four years as swimming pool manager for the city of Fairfield means he isn’t out of his depth in the new position. “The title may be a little different now, but I have the managerial ex...

Head Golf Pro Jacque Vigil was speaking at Mark Heptig’s March 2 retirement celebration program when Mark’s son, Evan, walked into the packed Event Center, towing a suitcase. He parked the suitcase by the window and sat down at the table where Mark and other family members were sitting ‒ doing it with so little fuss, Mark didn’t even notice who had...

Possibility of moving library, computer center, Redwood Room upsets residents Despite a flurry of complaints from residents to the RWC Board about preliminary plans to consolidate RWC and RPM offices at Gateway, the Board on Thursday voted to pay an architecture firm up to $157,000 to study proposed renovations to Gateway’s main clubhouse and multi...

Jeff Matheson knows Rossmoor residents have a lot of questions about an ambitious plan to relocate most RWC and RPM management functions to Gateway that would unfold over two to three years, if ultimately approved by the RWC Board. To address those questions, and other potential concerns, he will host an hour-long Town Hall-style gathering on Frida...

Rossmoor residents have a new, nearby option for care for their dogs and cats. Rossmoor Pet Hospital opened Feb. 16 in the Rossmoor Shopping Center, next to John Muir Health and near The Hangout restaurant. The hospital is at the site that once housed U.S. Bank. The nearly 3,700-square foot facility was constructed from a “shell space” to create a ...

Golfers tired of 18th hole fencing from pickleball project What began as grudging acknowledgement that the 18th green on Dollar Ranch Golf Course would be compromised for several weeks has evolved into concern that the hole may not be fully playable by the time the first scheduled formal tournaments of 2026 are supposed to be played in April. The i...

RWC adjusts use of images on digital platforms To stay ahead of online software tools known as bots that search for potential copyright infringement, RWC is enacting stricter measures regarding photographs in online content. Efforts to stamp out potential infringement in this newspaper’s print and online versions recently have extended to Rossmoor ...

Celebrate retirement of golf director After nearly three decades of dedicated service to Rossmoor Walnut Creek, Director of Golf Mark Heptig will be retiring, and the community is invited to help celebrate his remarkable career. Heptig formally joined Rossmoor on April 1, 1997 (he had been head golf pro in Rossmoor for four years before that), and ...

When George Washington died, his body was laid out in his parlor for three days, according to former nurse, lawyer and medical ethicist Sharon Iverson. The first president of the United States dictated in his will that he wanted to make sure he was really dead before someone buried him. “There was no stethoscope at that particular time; it hadn’t b...

Staff writer There will be a couple of notable questions on the June 2 primary election ballot in Contra Costa County, and county Supervisor Candace Andersen came to the Feb. 11 Rossmoor Rotary meeting to talk about them, as well as some of the basics of county government. Andersen represents District 2 on the Contra Costa County Board of Superviso...