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Limited Dial-A-Bus service will be offered for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, Nov. 28. Dial-A-Bus service will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Trips to the Walnut Creek downtown area will be at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. To schedule a Thanksgiving Day ride, call 925-9887676 on Wednesday, Nov. 27, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. On Friday ...

Gus Kao a regular at the class he once taught Gus Kao, who just turned 98, has led the Qigong exercise class at Rossmoor for a quarter of a century. But, he says, a bout with a stomach ulcer earlier this year has sapped his energy and he’s passed the mantle to other instructors. Peter Li, president of the Chinese-American Association of Rossmoor (C...

It’s that time of year again when the familiar sound of power blowers can be heard at most hours of the day. In order to address common resident concerns, the Landscape Department would like to answer a few frequently asked questions about leaf blowing: Q : Why don’t the gardeners use rakes and brooms instead of blowers? A : It takes many times lon...

Susan Williamson is being remembered as a good friend, loving grandmother, dedicated sportswoman and a long-time supporter of Rossmoor. She is also described as a strong, independent woman who was brave in the face of death and helped change people’s perception of dying. Williamson died Nov. 2 after losing a long battle with leukemia. She was activ...

All of the RVs now should be off the streets and back in the RV parking lot adjacent to the Mutual Operations Department (MOD). For eight months, the RVs had to relocate to Rossmoor streets while the solar array was installed at MOD and the parking lot was repaved. “We want to thank the residents who have been very patient over this past year with ...

Rossmoor has a small lending library located in Dollar Clubhouse. The library is to the right of the front door. Because it is a small lending library based on the honor system, there is no check-out process. Just select a book to read and return it when finished. Readers are asked to return the borrowed material in the same condition and not to ma...

Mutual 59 is looking for someone within the Mutual who has accounting experience to serve on the Finance Committee. The Finance Committee meet bi-monthly to go over the Mutual’s financial statements. This is not a board position. Any Mutual 59 resident who is interested can contact Lucy Limon at Llimon@rossmoor.com or 925-988-7718.

Fallen oak damages railing at Creekside Extreme winds recorded at more than 60 mph near Mt. Diablo on Sunday, Oct. 27, fanned fast-burning fires, uprooted at least four big trees at Rossmoor and tore off branches and limbs of dozens more. Compounding the situation, two fires broke out that afternoon in Lafayette, filling the air with acrid smoke an...

Only about 100 homes in Rossmoor were affected during the Oct. 26 Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS), but in its initial announcement, PG& E indicated almost all of Rossmoor might have lost power. As Northern California grappled with its second major PSPS, windstorms wreaked havoc with the Kincade Fire, leading to mass evacuations in Sonoma Cou...