N atural beauty in focus Gordon Wing’s keen eye captures hidden wonders Gordon Wing sees the world in a way few do whenever he steps outside. Others might cast a passing glance at a garden statuette or a spread of clouds, but Wing studies his surroundings with the practiced eye of one who recognizes natural beauty. And for the better part of five d...

ACOVID-19 vaccination clinic is coming to Rossmoor next month for residents who are 75 years or older, in a partnership with Contra Costa County, Kaiser Permanente, John Muir Health and the Golden Rain Foundation. John Muir Health (JMH) will operate the clinic at the Event Center starting Monday, Feb. 1, for its patients and any residents who are n...

The Rossmoor News reshaped a lot of its content in 2020 after public health orders shut down most facilities and canceled many events in Rossmoor. We introduced puzzles, recipes, pages of reader photos and so much more. Since then, residents have called and emailed to tell us what they like (and don’t like) and what they hope will fill our pages ev...

If CPA Rick Chakoff’s parents hadn’t lived in Rossmoor, he probably would have glossed over the classified newspaper ad that sought someone for the Golden Rain Foundation (GRF) controller’s job. How many people know that GRF is associated with Rossmoor? Chakoff thought the GRF job might be right for him. “I’d had a variety of ac- counting jobs, but...

Answering residents’ most asked questions GRF working with officials to get clinic in Rossmoor As Contra Costa County fast tracks efforts to vaccinate more of its residents, confusion abounds about who is eligible, how to get an appointment and why having the shot isn’t an immediate magic bullet. The GRF Board of Directors, CEO and other staff have...

Past Trails Club president dies after short illness Longtime resident Sumner Walters is remembered by friends as a man of God, a good friend, an outdoorsman, a storyteller and a local historian with a quiet demeanor and good sense of humor. The Rev. Dr. Sumner Francis Dudley Walters, 96, died Jan. 9 after a short illness. He had lived in Rossmoor f...

Golfers now can make tee times online through MyRossmoor, a new web portal for Rossmoor residents that launches today. Golfers who are playing in doubles, threesomes or foursomes can book their tee times online through the new portal up to seven days in advance. Same day tee times and single players are not available to book online – those still mu...

Contra Costa Health Services is seeking volunteer vaccinators and support and logistical staff to help speed up the distribution of the COVID-19 as cases continue to soar in the county. Dr. Michael Wener, a Rossmoor resident and retired podiatric surgeon, said last week he was recruited as part of the effort and is going through the background chec...

Despite the upheaval that COVID-19 has caused, it’s not too far-fetched to credit the pandemic with a drop in the number of vehicle accidents in Rossmoor. “Overall, calls for service are down, and I think we can say that’s related to the pandemic,” said Public Safety Manager Dennis Bell, who oversees the contract with the retirement community’s pri...

Rossmoor residents 75 years and older could begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine in about two weeks as Contra Costa ramps up its distribution. County public health officials said Monday they have an aggressive goal of vaccinating 7,000 people per day and two clinics to complete first-phase vaccines before the end of the month. That will allow the c...