EPO fair shares many ways to be ready Oddly, there’s often a timely reminder of the importance of emergency preparedness. A few days before the Rossmoor EPO (Emergency Preparedness Organization) held a wide-ranging emergency preparedness fair, an overnight 4.3 earthquake centered in Berkeley woke many in Rossmoor and the surrounding area out of a s...

Staging for the first construction work connected with the new pickleball facility is set to begin the week of Oct. 13, and that will bring some temporary changes both to the 18th hole of the adjacent Dollar Ranch Golf Course, and to the parking lot that serves both the Event Center and Dollar Clubhouse. During the week of Oct. 13, the 25 or so par...

Rossmoor’s fifth annual Diversity Festival will be held Tuesday, Oct. 14 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Event Center. (Note the start and end times are half an hour later this year.) The festival is an opportunity to explore and celebrate the many cultures represented in Rossmoor that contribute to the richness of living where we do. All that ...

S ilicon Valley Paving will be repaving several sections of roads in Rossmoor from Monday, Oct. 13 through Wednesday, Oct. 21, weather permitting. The biggest impacts are expected Monday, Oct. 13 and Tuesday, Oct. 14, when crews will repave the inbound lanes of Rossmoor Parkway between the entry gate and Golden Rain Road, as well as Golden Rain Roa...

Billiards Club drawing more female players The balls on a pool table roll every which way, whether it’s men or women playing. Such was one lesson about the game that dozens who turned out for a recent Ladies Day in the Billiards Rooms at Gateway Complex gained from the experience. Organizer Carolyn Wan, a member of the Rossmoor Billiards Club (RBC)...

Increased MTF of $18,000 for new buyers is coming Even with a larger employee wage increase for 2026, a lower price for the Comcast cable/internet package than originally budgeted will help lower the RWC monthly coupon amount in 2026 – $351.51 per month per manor, down $3.01 from $354.52 being paid monthly this year. That coupon decrease was perhap...

Overhauled sites scheduled to go live in February Residents will have an opportunity to learn about, and offer suggestions for, reboots of two Rossmoor-based websites – Rossmoor.com and MyRossmoor.com – at focus groups to be held during the next two months. Originally the Marketing Task Force suggested holding a town hall, but Ann Peterson, RWC’s d...

In the years since October was designated as National Pedestrian Safety Month in 2020, a growing spotlight has been cast on the frightening number of pedestrians in the United States killed by motorists. In Rossmoor, the annual October recognition has the attention of residents, after concerns grew following three serious pedestrian injury accident...

Activities to move temporarily to outdoor pools The long-awaited Tice Fitness Center pool and spa replastering project will begin Monday, Oct. 6, resulting in the closure of the facility until approximately Dec. 1, RWC Recreation officials said last week. In the meantime, organized activities that normally take place at Tice pool will move either t...

Homes in Mutual 68 hit along with the golf course Wild boars have continued to destroy turf on Dollar Ranch Golf Course and subsequently made inroads in at least one residential area in Rossmoor, prompting the enlistment of a professional trapper to remove as many of the swine as possible. Rossmoor Director of Golf BOARS: More damage Mark Heptig sa...