Details lacking so far, except will focus on community services RWC leaders want to develop ways to determine whether Rossmoor’s various community services, programs and amenities are as relevant and impactful as they can be, and a task force set up to devise those methods met for the first time last week. That may be a harder ask than it appears a...

24TH ANNUAL HEALTH FAIR Large crowd waiting as this year’s fair opened The link between “bus transportation” and “health” is more direct than many people would think, and Penny Reed wanted to drive that point home. “There are three pillars to health – biological, psychological and social,” said Reed, manager of Rossmoor Counseling Services. “Bus tr...

Andres Osorio applied CPR to help save the life of a resident In the world of emergency medical technicians, or EMTs, stellar observational skills and quick action are vital, particularly when someone’s life hangs in the balance. Those attributes were evident last month when Andres Osorio, Securitas’ EMT supervisor, responded to a call from The Wat...

For Pat Stenson and Lynn Pilant, the Rossmoor Certified Farmers’ Market has become the focus of a new tradition, a bonding ritual. During market season, the two friends – from Rossmoor and Concord, respectively – meet every Friday morning in the Gateway parking lot to check out the market, to see what there is to buy. “I’m not looking for anything ...

Rossmoor crosswalks get signs to protect pedestrians Director of Public Safety Tom Cashion compares them to the iconic, eggshaped Weebles toys that wobble but never fall down. In Rossmoor, they are the latest tool to help ensure that pedestrians stay upright when crossing the street. Rossmoor Walnut Creek has begun installing brightly colored “Yiel...

Renovations will be a part of new culinary initiative The RWC Board last week approved spending up to $625,000 for renovations at Creekside Grill and Bar, ahead of deciding which of four applicants the Board will choose to become a long-term partner in whatever expanded culinary options come to Rossmoor. This is the most recent action stemming from...

Members opt for ‘fun concept’ for new rossmoor.com The recently reconvened Marketing Task Force chose an overall look and approach for the new and improved Rossmoor.com website, and formed a three-member “working group” to hash out various particulars and refinements about how the website will work and look. These were the latest moves in the ongoi...

A change of residence means a feeling-out period that is mainly dominated by unavoidable time dedicated to unpacking one box after another until the house is truly your own. Such was the case with the Danforths. But having completed that task and ready to venture out, the timing of the New Residents Fair on Oct. 29 couldn’t have been better for the...

By Sam Richards Staff writer Rosanna Radding hopes what started with a gift she made for an aunt several years ago can gain momentum at this year’s Rossmoor Fall Bazaar, which happens Saturday at Gateway. Radding, whose art is expressed through several media, makes what she calls “artful clocks” utilizing photos, paintings and other art she’s creat...

Giving the gift of life Carol Lewis is normally a “vegetarian who eats fish,” but four times a year, she meets the moment with meat. “A week before I give blood, I start eating beef – roast beef sandwiches, and a friend and I go out and eat a big steak,” said the 84-yearold Rossmoor resident a few minutes before making her latest blood donation to ...