A new employee recognition program has launched as part of Rossmoor Walnut Creek’s attention to recruitment and retention of staff. Starting June 2, comment boxes were placed at the front desks in various clubhouses and offices where residents, guests and staff can deposit their nominations for employee recognition. Boxes are located in the Gateway...

BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETING DATES The Rossmoor Walnut Creek Board and committees hold hybrid meetings in-person and on Zoom. For remote participation on Zoom, use the online link or call one of the numbers below. Meetings can be rescheduled or changed at any time. The following are the phone number options for each meeting: 1-669-900-6833, 1-346-24...

Trial partnership with ride share company Lyft also approved The RWC Board last week elected to proceed with a comprehensive community rebranding effort, which includes making “Rossmoor Walnut Creek” the community’s formal name and a redesign of the Rossmoor.com website to focus strictly on marketing to the outside world – one of several adopted re...

Workshop focuses on what to do in a fall In Rossmoor, fall prevention has been a focus of educational programs and workshops. The flip side of falling – getting up again if you’ve fallen – was tackled in a pair of new Tice Creek Fitness Center workshops. These workshops on May 20 and 27 came about after a suggestion by Rossmoor’s Low Vision Support...

Molly, the fearless dog who lives on Saklan Indian Drive, has been through a lot in her 16 years. Most recently, Molly suffered an outdoor bite from a rattlesnake, but thanks to her attentive and quick-thinking owner, Catherine Ellison, Molly is recovering well. Vital to that recovery were anti-venom, IV and steroid treatments by local veterinarian...

Finance Committee impressed with new system The delivery to Rossmoor’s Mutuals of the 2025 financial reports through April marked one kind of progress. But that those financial numbers were generated, tallied and unveiled through the new NetSuite business software package is, in Todd Arterburn’s words, “a game changer” for how Rossmoor’s accounting...

Quan Yin is one of the most universally beloved of deities in the Buddhist tradition. She can be considered the divine feminine and is seen as the embodiment of compassion and loving kindness, also known as Kuan Yin, Quan Am in Vietnam. As the Boddhisattva of Compassion, she hears the cries of all beings. Many consider her as the Mother of Mercy, m...

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With federal entities Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac still not guaranteeing “non-qualified” mortgage loans for Rossmoor homes because Rossmoor Walnut Creek (RWC) has obtained only about half the insurance needed to cover all its physical assets, certain workarounds are being developed. Some financial service providers, using non-standard methods, are a...

Resident directs documentary on crew coaching legend Rowing has always stayed close to Jean Strauss’ heart. A member of the Ca l women’s crew team when the sport was in its dawn in collegiate female athletics, it has been a constant in this documentary filmmaker’s life. St rauss, who recently moved to Rossmoor with her husband Jon, has chronicled t...