Stories both somber and light-hearted mark event Rossmoor’s fifth annual Vets Town Hall, held on Veterans Day at Creekside Clubhouse, featured the usual array of poignant, harrowing and somber accounts from residents who served in the military and experienced the harsh realities of war. But, as in past years, the tears of sadness and loss were inte...

About 130 people attend project milestone It was a gathering Bill Dougherty never would have predicted he would attend. On Friday morning, just south of the Event Center, Dougherty – the founder in 2010 of the Rossmoor Pickleball Club, and its first president – wielded a traditional gold shovel at the groundbreaking ceremony for Rossmoor’s pickleba...

Staff writer Ken Jonah, the chairman of the Rossmoor Emergency Preparedness Organization (EPO), kicked off Wednesday’s forum on scams targeting older people in Creekside’s Club Room by asking attendees how many scams aimed at older people were reported in the U.S. last year. “52 billion calls,” Jonah said. “It averages 50 billion calls a year. And ...

In what was described as a “good first step,” the RWC Planning Committee addressed questions and set priorities for the RWC 2026 capital budget at its meeting last week. Committee members did some early minor reprioritizing of planned projects, and went over proposed new capital projects, machinery and equipment budget requests and items transferre...

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...