The Sept. 25 letter titled, “Letter ‘Cherry Picks’ Information” contained a program name and acronym that were capitalized. These should have been lowercase as this was not an official program but a label used to express an opinion. A Retail Roundup item on Page 13B of the Sept. 18 News incorrectly reported that Clocks, Etc. in Lafayette has closed...

Outdoor pools to remain open rest of year The Tice Pools at the Fitness Center will close on Monday, Oct. 21 and remain closed for two months while the malfunctioning roof panel system is replaced. The indoor pools will be closed through Dec. 31 as OpenAire, a Canadian retractable roof company that built the original roof in 2007, will replace the ...

Work will close the pool area starting on Oct. 21 The wait to replace the aging, malfunctioning roof panel system at the Tice Pools soon will be over. The target date to start the work is Monday, Oct. 21. The roof panels and the gears and motors that operate them will be replaced, said John Raith, Trust Maintenance supervisor. The work will be done...

Resident Spotlight Lynne Forrette specializes in connecting neighbors Hitting the hiking trails may be the best way to get the lay of the land in Rossmoor. And that’s one of the first things Lynne Forrette did when she got here. “I met most of my friends – my posse – in the Trails Club,” said Forrette, who has lived in Rossmoor, and been a Trails C...

Starting today, what has for decades been a binder full of reference information for Rossmoor residents will be easier to refer to. And it’s not just for Rossmoor residents anymore. Included inside copies of today’s (Sept. 25) Rossmoor News is the inaugural edition of “All Around Rossmoor,” a magazine with all kinds of information about the communi...

Fran Gibson, past president of the Rossmoor Emergency Preparedness Organization, was one of three people honored last week for their volunteer work to promote preparation for natural disasters like earthquakes and wildfires. The action was the Walnut Creek City Council’s nod to National Preparedness Month. At the Sept. 17 council meeting, Gibson, a...

Annual event to feature 17 ethnic/ cultural clubs Rossmoor’s fourth annual Diversity Festival will be held Tuesday, Oct. 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Event Center. Everything that made the prior three festivals so enjoyable and well attended (over 1,000 people in 2022 and 2023) will again be present with some new elements. It offers an opportun...

The following are the agenda items for the GRF Board regular meeting on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 9 a.m. in Peacock Hall and on Zoom. The complete agenda package will be available on Simbli at simbli.eboardsolutions.com/ca/goldenrain on Friday, Sept. 20, or follow the link, which can be found in Quick Links on www.rossmoor.com 1. Approve the proposed ...

Board tackles rising costs at 2-day meeting The GRF portion of the coupon for 2025 could go up approximately 5.86% from this year’s monthly payment, with further refinements to be recommended by the Finance Committee at its Tuesday, Sept. 24 meeting. The full GRF Board could then approve a final 2025 coupon amount, along with Rossmoor’s 2025 operat...

Repaving work around Rossmoor to cause road closures, traffic delays beginning next week Repaving work in Rossmoor will cause some road closures and traffic delays through early October. A section of Tice Creek Drive, between Singingwood Court and Stanley Dollar Drive, will be repaved on Tuesday, Sept. 24, closing that section of road to traffic in...