The great mysteries – creation, eternity, fate, love – have been the subject of contemplation and discussion for centuries, probably for eons. Historians, philosophers, Rumi, Omar Khayyam, religions and indigenous cultures have all written and spoken about unknowable questions. How do the mysteries affect us? Can happiness occur in the “sorry schem...

Water will be shut off all day on Tuesday, Dec. 19, at the Gateway Complex as the maintenance team permanently repairs a valve that broke in October. This date was selected because the fewest events are scheduled that day at Gateway. Portable restrooms will be available between the Fireside Room and Peacock Hall while the water is turned off. On Oc...

Upcoming early closures and full closures The Fitness Center and pool will have early closing times and full closures during the upcoming holidays. On Sunday, Dec. 24, the pool will close at 12:30 p.m. and the Fitness Center at 1 p.m. for Christmas Eve. On Monday, Dec. 25, both will be closed all day for Christmas. On Sunday, Dec. 31, the pool will...

Legal advice offered Dec. 7 by appointment only Contra Costa Senior Legal Services, in association with the Rossmoor Fund, is pleased to offer its next free legal clinic for residents of Rossmoor on Thursday, Dec. 7, in the Bunker Room at Creekside Clubhouse. Residents will be seen by appointment only, and legal staff will be available that day to ...

The Rossmoor Lions Club held its annual food drive for the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano at Gateway on Nov. 16, and the club thanks the many residents who donated food and monetary gifts. Monetary donations for the Lions Club’s hunger fund will be accepted through the end of the year. The tax-deductible donations, payable to Rossmoor Lions C...

Rossmoor EPO tip: Rossmoor EPO worked closely with County Fire’s Public Education Coordinator Noell Crosse to develop a Rossmoor-specific “Home Fire Safety Survey” program for all Rossmoor residents that markedly helps to evaluate home fire risks based on current manor hazard sta-tus. Residents can complete this vital home fire risk survey online, ...

Rossmoor buses will have limited service because of the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, Nov. 23 and Friday, Nov. 24. Buses will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on those days. Limited service also will include downtown service times of 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. To schedule a ride for either Nov. 23 or 24, residents should call Dial-A-Bus at...

The Fitness Center and pool will have early closing times and full closures during some of the upcoming holidays. On Wednesday, Nov. 22, the pool will close at 3:30 p.m. and the Fitness Center at 4 p.m. On Thursday, Nov. 23, both will be closed all day for Thanksgiving. On Sunday, Dec. 24, the pool will close at 12:30 p.m. and the Fitness Center at...

Last week, an email was inadvertently sent asking residents who had an email address on file to activate their DwellingLive account. The email went out before GRF staff were ready to move to this phase. DwellingLive/Frontsteps is the front gate software-management program that GRF rolled out to make Rossmoor safer. While some features of the progra...

Rossmoor EPO tip: Close to 9,000 home fires are caused by grill fires in America, leading to close to 6,000 structure fires an-nually. Each year, grilling injuries send 22,000 Ameri-cans to emergency rooms. Charcoal or other solid-fueled grills are not al-lowed in any of our 23 Rossmoor Mutu-als. Propane grills should be operated outside manors wel...