It wasn’t the first time Robin Chetkowski had lost the diamond from the heirloom ring her father had bought for her mother. There was also the “vegetable bin incident” about three years ago, as she refers to it. “It had been missing for about two months when I found it in the fridge with the vegetables,” said Chetkowski, who with husband Richard mo...

Canadian author Charles de Lint once wrote, “I don’t want to live in the kind of world where we don’t look out for each other. Not just the people that are close to us, but anybody who needs a helping hand. I can’t change the way anybody else thinks, or what they choose to do, but I can do my bit.” The Rossmoor Fund theme for this year, “Without Yo...

Café Oasis will provide a special holiday dinner for pickup at Gateway on Christmas Eve. The entrée includes roasted prime rib with au jus and horseradish or sauteed prawns with lime and garlic butter. Each dinner includes au gratin potatoes, vegetable medley, garden green salad, dinner roll and butter and peach cobbler. They are fully cooked and r...

Maintenance workers prepped for next big storm Mark Heptig said the Oct. 24 storm that dumped more than 6 inches of rain on Rossmoor’s two golf courses, and helped bring down 10 trees on the courses, was the strongest he’s seen in at least five years. It closed the courses for three days afterward and prompted postponement of an Oct. 25 tournament ...

Place holds, pick up items from lockers As t he r e s t r a int s of COVID-19 gradually lift, Rossmoor book lovers once again can request titles from the county library and pick them up just minutes away from their front door. Contra Costa County Library staffers last week delivered the first batch of items after spending the previous week testing ...

Active Wellness will continue to provide management at the Fitness Center for another three years. At last week’s meeting, the GRF Board approved a three-year extension with Active Wellness, which has provided management service in Rossmoor since 2018 and before that consulted on operations, equipment purchases and facility layout during renovation...

The writings of Vine Deloria Jr., a theologian who wrote about traditional Native American earth-centered religious views and how they relate to Western Christianity, left an impression on Pat Devine. “His book was an awakening for me and planted a seed of sensitivity in me to the Native American view of life and spiritualty,” said Devine, a Rossmo...

As days shorten and holiday decorations go up, many residents celebrate Christmas. Others will celebrate Hanukkah, 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 near other holiday displays in the ...

The food trucks continue their Tuesday visits to Gateway during the winter months. Each Tuesday, they offer lunch in the Gateway parking lot from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Here’s the lineup for the remainder of December: Dec. 14: Best Food Truck Ever Dec. 21: Hella Mas Dec. 28: Roadside Rotisserie Chicken Truck

Residents will have another opportunity to weigh in regarding Rossmoor’s Facilities Master Plan at a town hall on Tuesday, Dec. 14. The town hall will be held at 1 p.m. at the Event Center. No advance registration is required and the event is open to all residents. All COVID-related safety protocols will be in place, including the mask mandate. Any...