When a 78-year-old resident of a manor off Running Springs Road fell inside her home Feb. 29 and couldn’t get up, she deployed a can of bear spray, thinking pushing the nozzle would make a horn-type noise alerting neighbors that she needed help. Neighbors who responded to the woman’s screams had a hard time breathing because of the bear spray; the ...

Securitas provides safety, security and a helping hand Securitas, the private security company that provides Rossmoor with gate access, patrol, emergency medical technician and Stair Trac services, is based out of Stockholm, Sweden. Its name is Latin for security, points out Phil Kocher, Securitas’ lead administration clerk in Rossmoor. Worldwide c...

their chances of falling, and to be prepared in the event they do fall. “It takes a little bit of humility to recognize we have that fallibility, and every year that grows,” said Reed, whose office will organize and host another fall-prevention event in September. “We’re all going to fall at some point in our lives.” Reed said the Counseling Servic...

Weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meditation and discussion meetings are held three times a week: Saturdays from 5 to 6 p.m. in Creekside’s Bunker Room; Mondays from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Vista Room at Hillside; and Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. in Multipurpose Room 3 at Gateway and on Zoom. The Zoom ID is 441 759 4186 (no password). For more information, go ...

Medical building large enough for staff, but many questions remain Though plans are far from firmed up, early indications are that the GRF-owned medical office building near the Rossmoor Safeway store will be able to accommodate most, if not all, GRF departments, including the Mutual Operations Department (MOD). But concerns remain about whether th...

First Mutual officials raise flag because of ‘resident-initiated damage’ to landscape Patricia Power insists that she’s only looking to get First Mutual’s landscaping looking as it should – and hoping to save her neighbors a few dollars, and landscaping crews some time, as well. Since December, Power has been landscape chairperson for First Mutual ...

Two residents hospitalized after being exposed Two Rossmoor residents were treated at a local hospital Thursday night after being exposed to bear spray in an incident that was originally believed to be a gas or coolant leak. ConFire Capt. Chris Toler said Friday that the 78-year-old resident of a manor off Running Springs Road had fallen SCARE: Two...

There are many unique qualities about the Home Show, which returns Thursday, March 7, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., to the Event Center. For starters, it’s a huge showroom of home improvement and renovation possibilities here inside the gate. There’s the tradition of the hot dogs, an extensive variety of vendors – some veterans of the show and some newer...

Interfaith Council to show video and discuss ‘Do the Work!’ Committee correspondent Learn more about how to be antiracist by attending the Kate Schatz video presentation of the book she authored with W. Kamau Bell,“Do the Work!” on Wednesday, March 20, at 2 p.m., in the Club Room at Creekside This video and following discussion will provide an intr...

Contra Costa County Supervisor Candace Andersen will be the guest speaker at the Republican Club dinner on Tuesday, March 19, at 5:15 p.m. in the Event Center’s Tahoe Room. The traditional St. Patrick’s Day dinner will be a choice of braised corned beef; or stuffed cabbage, brown rice, pine nuts and Beyond Meat (ground), and truffle cream sauce (ve...