It isn’t necessarily surprising that three Rossmoor residents, along with Rossmoor Counseling Services’ manager, serve as volunteer members of the Contra Costa County Advisory Council on Aging (ACOA). More unanticipated, those four volunteers say, is how few Rossmoor residents seem to know how the council can help them – or that the council even ex...

Amanda Davis is the new accounting controller, part of a change in departmental structure in which she will oversee both GRF and Mutual Operations Department (MOD) accounting resources. Amanda Davis News photo by Dan Rosenstrauch A five-year veteran of the Accounting Department, she most recently served as accounting manager. Her new role was annou...

Two Rossmoor residents were hit by cars recently on Tice Creek Drive. Curt Gunn sadly died of his injuries in April; Becky Smith remains at John Muir Medical Center in very serious condition after the May 18 accident. In both instances, the drivers also were reportedly Rossmoor residents. To raise awareness of the dangerous driving practices in Ros...

The Dollar Ranch Golf Course will close to walkers on Monday, June 6, starting at noon, because of a golf tournament. Walkers can still walk all day on the Creekside Course and until noon on the Dollar Ranch Course. For information, residents can call the Golf Shop at 1-925-988-7861.

The Rossmoor News (927080), established April 15, 1965, is published every Wednesday for Rossmoor residents and is available outside of the community at a subscription rate of $55 per year (for second-class mail delivery), by Golden Rain Foundation, 1006 Stanley Dollar Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94595. Periodical postage is paid in Walnut Creek, CA. P...

Three new COVID testing sites have opened in Contra Costa, including one in Pleasant Hill, Contra Costa Health Services announced last week. The other two sites are in Antioch and Brentwood. Operated by OptumServe, these sites provide rapid antigen tests. Anyone who tests positive and is symptomatic are then connected to a doctor through a video. T...

Sustainable Rossmoor will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 7, at 7 p.m. The meeting will feature Jackie Garcia Mann, an ecologist with the Refineries Transition Work Group. The title of her talk is “Biofuels: Burning Food for Fuel, Coming Soon to a Refinery Near You.” She will discuss how the burning of food for fuel threatens to increase ...

REFLECTIONS OF AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY Theresa Chow’s story is one of beauty, artistry, kindness and peacefulness, enduring qualities through life’s twists, turns and challenges. Chow, 93, is a remarkable example of those who persevere and accomplish great things. Having lived in Rossmoor for 32 years, Chow, a beloved and treasured member of the comm...

Rossmoor’s first wildfire evacuation drill came to pass May 15 without significant hitches, providing residents and public agencies the chance to practice how they would respond in an emergency. Residents from Mutual 68 who voluntarily signed up to take part in the drill left their manors upon receiving a 7 a.m. emergency alert call and drove in an...

Asite behind the Event Center has officially entered the mix for consideration as the new location of a pickleball facility. But before labeling any location as a front-runner, the Planning Committee wants to see cost estimates for the three sites still in contention. During last week’s meeting, the Planning Committee asked Director of Resident Ser...