When Diane Schwendinger moved to Rossmoor with her husband four years ago, they decided to do something that few living in a Bay Area suburb like Walnut Creek would ever contemplate: living without a car. So far, it’s worked out just fine. “We have never felt it necessary to have a car,” Schwendinger said. “We figure the positives outweigh the nega...

Replacing grass a priority as drought worsens There is plenty of incentive for Rossmoor to cut down on water use – higher cost, a supply that may dwindle, simply doing right by the environment. John Tawaststjerna, Rossmoor’s landscape manager, is mindful of all those things as he and his forces continue their ongoing campaign to cut down on water u...

Hands-on training helps at Dog Park Dog etiquette training sessions are one step toward making the Dog Park a more pleasant experience for all. The sessions that began in April and continued into July have fostered a greater conversation about why dogs bark and what can be done to alleviate excessive barking from dogs at the park, which has prompte...

The COVID-19 pandemic may have helped get people back on the golf courses again, but even with the pandemic-related shutdowns easing and more recreational activities once again at residents’ disposal, the two Rossmoor courses continue to see increasing numbers of users. Rossmoor’s courses hosted 7,285 rounds played in June, up slightly from 7,190 i...

Walnut Creek voters will decide in November whether the city’s sales tax should go up a half-cent. The City Council voted 5-0 at its July 19 meeting to put a measure on the Nov. 8 ballot for the half-cent increase that would bring Walnut Creek’s sales tax rate to 9.25%, which is what Pittsburg and Pleasant Hill residents now pay. It would bump Waln...

Soaring costs present reason for concern Saying more information is needed before a meaningful decision can be made, and despite a forecast of mounting costs, the GRF Planning Committee on Thursday voted to recommend to the full GRF Board to keep moving ahead with an ongoing study of building a wastewater reclamation facility to keep Rossmoor’s gol...

The City of Hope tours are back. That’s great news to those Rossmoor residents who love making the monthly casino bus rides that benefit important medical research. To their great thrill, those monthly adventures around Northern California resumed in May. Most significantly, this longstanding Rossmoor tradition raises funds for the City of Hope cli...

Passion” is a word that routinely comes out of Kristine Drinovsky’s mouth when talking about her career in the clinical exercise and fitness industry. “I have a passion for helping people,” Drinovsky told the Fitness Center Advisory Committee on July 13, upon being introduced as the center’s new manager. Drinovsky brings to Tice Creek Fitness Cente...

A shortage of news carriers means some homes may not receive the Rossmoor News until Thursday. Residents are asked to wait until Thursday at 1 p.m. to report a missed delivery. When we know about an absence in advance, residents will be notified in the newspaper a week prior. However, because of illnesses, we may not know all addresses affected in ...

Pool hours without lifeguards? ‘So far, so good,’ says official After some initial reticence, swimmers at the Dollar and Hillside pools appear to be growing used to getting in the pool without lifeguards around. It’s a situation unlikely to change anytime soon, as there’s no evidence the shortage of lifeguards in Rossmoor, or in much of the United ...