The topic of Family Swim time in Rossmoor is being addressed in a survey that residents are asked to complete. The survey is running in the News today and on March 2. Residents can fill out the survey online at https://tinyurl.com/28etfwsz or clip the one from the newspaper and return it to the front desk at the Gateway Administration building no l...

The Democrats of Rossmoor will hold their general meeting on Thursday, Feb. 24, at the Events Center. There will be a Town Hall social at 6 p.m. The club will provide snacks and a selection of beverages. Donations for the beverages will be appreciated. At the 7 p.m. meeting, Professor Bruce Cain will be the featured speaker. His topics will include...

The food truck lineup for March at Gateway is set with a few favorites returning. The trucks serve lunch every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot at Gateway. The lineup is as follows: • March 1 – Rosie’s Mexican Food, serving street tacos, taco salad, shrimp ceviche and more • March 8 – Roadside SF, featuring rotisserie chicken, spar...

Joe Rubay, a Republican candidate for state Assembly, will be the guest speaker at the Republican Club dinner on Tuesday, March 15 at 5:15 p.m. in the Event Center’s Tahoe Room. Social hour starts at 5:15 p.m., with dinner at 6 p.m. Cost for dinner (menu to be determined) is $42 for members and $45 for guests. Cost for members coming at 6:50 p.m. f...

Vaccinated can remove masks, starting today Residents returned to the Fitness Center to work out and swim, Peacock Hall to watch movies and clubhouses for their group events after a month-long closure of indoor facilities ended last week. With the county’s health officer recommending the move, the GRF Board voted Feb. 8 to reopen Rossmoor’s indoor ...

Solving the problem of filling job openings is perplexing businesses throughout the country. It’s no different at Rossmoor. Those staffing issues have been affecting some services that residents count on. Weekend bus services are temporarily halted until more bus drivers can be hired and brought on schedule. “We are just to a point where we can’t s...

Staying on the move does a body good at any age, and it can be an effective way to counter one of the common consequences of growing old: osteoporosis. As the years go by, the loss of calcium in the bones leaves them porous, one of the reasons they weaken. Madelyn Murphy, left, gets some instruction from trainer Emm Yee during an Osteoporosis Refor...

Pickleball expansion, street construction on Golden Rain Road, a new roof for the Fitness Center pools and continued renovations of Gateway’s art studios were among the projects approved as part of the 2022 capital budget. What’s not included is previously approved renovations to the Dollar Clubhouse bathrooms, and– at least for another year, into ...

Construction began Feb. 7 on the repair of a carport in Entry 7 of Tice Creek Drive that sustained substantial damage in a fire last March. Work on the carport is expected to continue for several weeks. Photo by Kathleen Epperson A carport in Entry 7 of Tice Creek Drive is being rebuilt following a fire in March 2021 that badly damaged it. Photo by...

A large group from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District prepare to clear and remove brush and low tree limbs near the power lines at the end of Stanley Dollar Drive. News photo by Dan Rosenstrauch CCCFPD workers remove branches during the fire fuel reduc-tion work at the end of Stanley Dollar Drive last week. News photo by Dan Rosenstra...