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...

Residents interested in improving Rossmoor’s aquatics and fitness programs, ensuring strong financial oversight or shaping Rossmoor Walnut Creek’s fiscal priorities are needed. Rossmoor Walnut Creek (RWC) is seeking qualified residents to serve on the following committees with openings this June: ● Aquatics and Fitness Advisory Committee – two open...

With the weather fully cooperating so far in 2025 – no major problems with flooding or landslides or downed trees of any note as of May 16 – and various segments of the golf community pitching in to make everything work, Rossmoor’s golf courses have seen a significant increase in rounds played so far this year, even as most aspects of course mainte...

Atimeline for how soon the pickleball project could come to fruition was revealed during a session with RWC General Manager Jeff Matheson on May 19 at the Event Center. This latest Meet with the GM event saw Matheson update numerous key issues and respond to questions both submitted beforehand and directly from the audience. Several questions focus...

Recycling rightly can save money Incidents of dumping unwanted household items, such as appliances or mattresses, in trash enclosures and other areas are more than a violation of Rossmoor’s recycling rules. They come with a cost. What’s referred to as “illegal dumping” has popped up more frequently in weekly Security Reports in this newspaper. Some...

Three new names on Rossmoor’s governing board, and one new name for the Board itself. At the 61st annual Meeting of Members and Organizational Meeting on May 12, the former GRF Board of Directors introduced not only the new trustees but also the new name for the body itself – the Rossmoor Walnut Creek (RWC) Board of Directors. Board President Leann...

As its last formal act, Rossmoor’s Marketing Task Force on May 13 approved a final report, the result of monthly meetings since August 2024, with a series of recommendations about how to best market this active-adult community to prospective residents, employees, supply vendors and others – and to unlock some of Rossmoor’s mysteries in the process....

Abig help in pool accessibility are aquatic lifts in all three pool areas in Rossmoor: indoors at Tice Creek Fitness Center and outdoors at the Dollar and Hillside pools. Aquatics staff recently had refresher training on how to operate the lifts, Fitness and Aquatics Manager Jackie Carlisle noted during her report at the May 8 Aquatics and Fitness ...

Club tables will now be found in Peacock Plaza The Rossmoor Farmers’ Market returns this Friday, May 16, with a new look when it comes to the presence of Rossmoor clubs and organizations. Tables for clubs will now be found around Peacock Plaza on Farmers’ Market Fridays. In recent times, the tables had been located across the main entry sidewalk to...

Program would partner with Lyft for short trips The Planning Committee has thrown its weight behind a new weekend ride service for Rossmoor residents. At its meeting on May 8, the committee voted unanimously to recommend to the GRF Board a weekend ride service through a partnership with rideshare company Lyft. The board will consider the new initia...