A secondary headline on Page 9A of the Jan. 4 News should have identified the speaker at a Jan. 11 fundraiser for the National Council of Jewish Women as a professor and not a protester. nnn A story on Page 6A of the Jan. 4 News about Third Mutual’s December board meeting should not have included “discussed the legal status of Third Mutual vs. the ...

The popular Cousins Maine Lobster food truck returns for dinner on some Tuesdays this winter, along with lunch on Thursdays in the Gateway parking lot. The full Night Market on Tuesday is on hiatus until the spring. The Recreation Department will sponsor a dinner food truck on select Tuesdays from 4 to 8 p.m. The lunch truck on Thursday serves from...

Though most of Rossmoor’s power was restored about 1:24 a.m. Thursday, there still were approximately 269 manors without power on Cactus Court and Terra California Drive as of mid-morning, along with some homes on Ptarmigan Drive and Rossmoor Parkway. The Mutual Operations Department building was also without power, though a generator was in use to...

don’t help). For residents willing and able to give healthier living a fresh try in 2023, the Tice Creek Fitness Center is here to help them get and stay fit for the long haul. To that end, Fitness Center General Manager Kristine Drinovsky is launching a series of “Rocking Your Resolution” programs in January and February. Among them will be a heal...

Many Rossmoor residents recently received an email from Comcast titled, “Important information about Xfinity 2023 pricing,” which misled them into thinking their cable TV and internet rates were increasing. Julie Mason, a senior regional manager for Comcast, clarified that the notification applies to retail rate adjustments, not the bulk service th...

One of the goals of the Civility Task Force is to re-emphasize that Rossmoor is a small community. The various parts of the community, residents, Mutual boards, GRF and staff work together to make the community function. There is gratitude from the various parties for making it all come together successfully. Gratitude is a powerful thing. Making a...

The Tice Creek Fitness Center and bus service will be affected by the upcoming holidays. Below are the holiday schedules for both. Tice Creek Fitness Center The Fitness Center schedule will be as follows: • Saturday, Dec. 24 – closes at 1 p.m. • Sunday, Dec. 25 – closed all day for Christmas • Saturday, Dec. 31 – closes at 1 p.m. • Sunday, Jan. 1 –...

Outdoor dining on the streets of downtown Walnut Creek, borne of the COVID-19 pandemic, took a significant move last week toward a more permanent future, with the City Council approving measures to accommodate more durable buildings and to set more defined rules and regulations. On Dec. 6, the council approved designs for the “permitted outdoor din...

After a half dozen years helping prepare Rossmoorians to be ready for earthquakes, wildfires and other disasters, Marcia McLean and Fran Gibson are preparing to step back a bit, if not step out completely. McLean, the Rossmoor-area coordinator for Walnut Creek Community Emergency Response Team (or CERT), and Gibson, president of the Rossmoor Emerge...

Rossmoor Advocates for Diversity As days shorten and holiday decorations go up, many residents celebrate Christmas. Others will celebrate Hannukah, Kwanzaa, the Winter Solstice, or festivities to mark a new year. Rossmoor Advocates for Diversity (RAD) embraces and celebrates diverse beliefs and holiday traditions with a “Coexist” banner installed n...