Annual collection starts Monday This week’s News includes an inserted brown paper bag for the holiday Food Drive. Residents are asked to put their donated nutritious, nonperishable food items into the bag and drop it off at Gateway Clubhouse on Monday, Nov. 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The donated food also can be delivered in boxes, bags or other con...

Installation of new LED lamps on streetlights and clubhouses at Rossmoor will begin this winter. The project is being funded through a zero-interest loan from PG& E that will be recouped through energy savings. “Contracts with PG& E, as well as Enovity, are pending and should be complete over the next month,” said Jeff Matheson, GRF directo...

The annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony will be held on Monday, Dec. 2, at 5 p.m. in the Fireside Room at Gateway. Kick off the holiday season with holiday favorites performed by the Queen Over Jacks vocal quartet, a community sing-along led by Dwight Stone and a performance by the San Ramon Valley High School singers. Queen Over Jacks is an a ...

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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...