State eyes June 15 as end to most restrictions Leanne Hamaji says that by late April, she will have had both of her COVID-19 vaccinations and be ready to get back to a state of near normalcy. That includes meetings of the Rossmoor Lions Club, of which she’s president. “I am greatly looking forward to full-capacity, in-person club meetings with mask...

Raphael Danziger’s blood is as good as gold. That’s why he gives it to people he doesn’t even know. He is one of the few people in the world with the AB blood type. His AB blood plasma can help save the lives of patients with any blood type. Like clockwork, every 28 days he donates his blood plasma to the American Red Cross at its Pleasant Hill sit...

Marilyn and Mark Weiss saw a need near the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when word went out that a food distribution program at Concord’s Monument Crisis Center was being severely taxed with three times the usual number of people seeking sustenance. The couple quickly contacted people they know in Rossmoor and beyond, and on April 4, 2020, co...

Rossmoor needs a strategy for its future facility needs. So said the GRF Planning Committee last Thursday when it decided to recommend that the GRF Board spend up to $150,000 to hire ELS Architecture and Urban Design to prepare a long-range facilities capital improvement plan. The Berkeley company laid out a 16-week timeline to gauge residents’ ide...

The Recreation Department sponsors monthly staff meet and greet meetings. This is an opportunity to learn about what specific departments have to offer to the Rossmoor community and to meet staff members. These monthly meetings are online instead of on-site until further notice. The next meeting is Monday, May 3, at 10 a.m. through Zoom. The speake...

Laura Lowe said she moved to Rossmoor in part to feel a sense of community, to have neighbors who will have her back and whom she can look out for. That’s why she and a number of Rossmoor residents and officials are wary of a law that went into effect Jan. 1 that creates the potential to add to the total of Rossmoor units available as rentals. “My ...

As more people become fully vaccinated, some residents are shedding their masks too quickly and bringing families into Rossmoor facilities, even though federal, state and county public health orders have not lifted all restrictions. Rossmoor Pickleball Club president Leanne Hamaji has fielded numerous inquiries from residents asking whether visitin...

As Contra Costa County prepares to further loosen coronavirus-related restrictions in response to falling case levels, Rossmoor plans to continue its cautious approach to reopening facilities and activities. The county’s anticipated return to the “orange tier” in the next week or two, reflecting the reduced risk of COVID-19, will bring with it grea...

Peacock Hall, some hobby shops reopen There was no fanfare, just the flip of a switch and the whir of an electric saw that signaled Gateway is coming back to life. After a year of lockdown, last week the Woodshop and Ceramics studios re-opened and movies came back to Peacock Hall. Over at The Waterford, residents were back in the dining rooms. Eliz...

Rossmoor Rotary is offering a dinner fundraiser Saturday, May 8, from Walnut Creek’s own Lokanta Restaurant. Rotary’s first fundraiser was so successful that it is doing it again while supporting another local restaurant. Lokanta specializes in Greek-Turkish fusion offerings. One Rotarian has pledged $100 for one lucky person, whose name will be dr...