The second annual Diversity Festival of Rossmoor was bigger, brighter and better. As the saying goes, you had to be there. A great portion of Rossmoor was there, packing the Event Center on Oct. 11. The event moved to larger digs after its start one year ago at Gateway that drew a large crowd despite overcast skies. This time, the weather came thro...

A pop-up COVID-19 booster clinic will be held in Rossmoor on Tuesday, Nov. 1 from 9 a.m. to noon at Stanley Dollar Clubhouse. Advance registration is required to receive the booster at the clinic offered by Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS). Residents only need to provide their name, address, phone number and email when registering. They can regi...

George Allen was on his way to a doctor’s appointment in April 2021 when the car he was driving rear-ended another vehicle on Pleasant Hill Road in Lafayette. Allen said he was going about 30 mph and that the other vehicle had stopped in front of him. “My car was totaled, and I think I cracked a couple of ribs,” said the Rossmoor resident, now 82. ...

GRF Board member Dale Harrington “always radiated a moral concern with every issue he dealt with, and he seemed to be our spiritual guide and wise father-figure,” fellow director Neva Flaherty said. Beyond being a Board member, Harrington was chairman of the GRF Policy Committee and a volunteer member of several Contra Costa County advisory groups,...

Savers, which describes itself as a “thrift store where people can shop and donate high-quality second-hand merchandise,” has signed a lease deal to open its fifth Bay Area store in the vacant former Rite Aid store at Tice Creek Boulevard and Rossmoor Parkway, a Savers spokeswoman confirmed last week. Sara Gaugl, a spokeswoman for Bellevue, Washing...

Staff Spotlight Watching the Tice Creek Fitness Center humming at the peak of the day is fascinating. Take a sweeping look across the main exercise floor to the entrance and one sees engagement, encouragement, keen attention to residents, good cheer, smiles and fun. There’s a special bond forged between the staff and residents who come to the cente...

Even if the concept of being civil is pretty straightforward – being nice to people, stopping at the stop signs, exercising patience and grace – bringing that civility to life can be more complicated. In Rossmoor, where some say there’s been an uptick in disrespectful and boorish behavior in recent months, those who want to reverse that trend – inc...

One of the most important ways for residents to prepare for the unexpected is to have emergency contacts on file. That isn’t always the case. Securitas Site Manager Steve Bertolozzi estimates it is “a 60/40 split” between those residents who have an emergency information form on file versus those who do not. He said that in a lot of cases, ones on ...

GRF portion of the coupon will increase 6.92% in 2023; surpluses preserved The GRF Board on Thursday approved a 2023 operating budget that will result in a 6.92% increase in Rossmoor residents’ monthly coupon, bringing the GRF portion of it to $329.92. The Board unanimously rejected a recommendation made two days earlier by the GRF Finance Committe...

Bridge clubs cater to different players Bridge is a game that has long held a special place in Rossmoor. There are three clubs here dedicated to the game that can be traced back to 16th century England. Many variations and styles have evolved over the game’s centuries of popularity. In Rossmoor, there are options for both serious and casual players...