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...

A resident walking on a Tice Creek Drive crosswalk suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car on May 18, Securitas and police said – the third time a pedestrian has been hit by a vehicle in Rossmoor in just A Walnut Creek police officer investigates a blue Ford that hit a resident pedestrian walking in the crosswalk at Tice Cree...

For the past 40 years, the Rev. Andy Smith has been an ordained minister. His days of active ministry are coming to an end this coming weekend, as he’s set to deliver his final sermon in the Fireside Room at Gateway on Sunday. Smith, 67, is preparing to retire from Hope Lutheran Church of Rossmoor, where he has been pastoring since September 2019. ...

Because of the Memorial Day holiday, there will be limited bus service hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) on Monday, May 30. To schedule a ride for May 30, call Dial-A-Bus at 1-925-988-7676 on Friday, May 27, during regular business hours. Limited-service days include downtown service times of 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Proposed site is near Event Center Another site option has emerged for new pickleball courts after more than a year of contentious debate over possibly relocating them to Dollar’s picnic grounds or Buckeye’s tennis courts. Jeff Matheson, director of resident services, has proposed building a six-court, semi-enclosed complex between the back of the ...

A couple of late-season rainstorms helped Rossmoor golf officials delay turning to its East Bay Municipal Utility District water supply. That spigot was opened May 6, Golf Superintendent Blake Swint said. Until then, the golf courses were being nourished by water from Tice Creek, from which GRF has longstanding riparian rights. EBMUD water is about...