The Wednesday morning hours at the Gateway Computer Center are changing, effective Wednesday, Feb. 1. The hours will be 10 a.m. to noon, consistent with the other weekday morning shifts. The revised schedule will now be Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The Computer Center serves all Rossmoor residents.

The Rossmoor Library will hold a book sale on Friday, Jan. 20 and Friday, Feb. 3. The library is located in the Gateway Clubhouse. The book sales are held on the first and third Fridays of every month.

A secondary headline on Page 9A of the Jan. 4 News should have identified the speaker at a Jan. 11 fundraiser for the National Council of Jewish Women as a professor and not a protester. nnn A story on Page 6A of the Jan. 4 News about Third Mutual’s December board meeting should not have included “discussed the legal status of Third Mutual vs. the ...

The popular Cousins Maine Lobster food truck returns for dinner on some Tuesdays this winter, along with lunch on Thursdays in the Gateway parking lot. The full Night Market on Tuesday is on hiatus until the spring. The Recreation Department will sponsor a dinner food truck on select Tuesdays from 4 to 8 p.m. The lunch truck on Thursday serves from...

Though most of Rossmoor’s power was restored about 1:24 a.m. Thursday, there still were approximately 269 manors without power on Cactus Court and Terra California Drive as of mid-morning, along with some homes on Ptarmigan Drive and Rossmoor Parkway. The Mutual Operations Department building was also without power, though a generator was in use to...

Many Rossmoor residents recently received an email from Comcast titled, “Important information about Xfinity 2023 pricing,” which misled them into thinking their cable TV and internet rates were increasing. Julie Mason, a senior regional manager for Comcast, clarified that the notification applies to retail rate adjustments, not the bulk service th...

The Tice Creek Fitness Center and bus service will be affected by the upcoming holidays. Below are the holiday schedules for both. Tice Creek Fitness Center The Fitness Center schedule will be as follows: • Saturday, Dec. 24 – closes at 1 p.m. • Sunday, Dec. 25 – closed all day for Christmas • Saturday, Dec. 31 – closes at 1 p.m. • Sunday, Jan. 1 –...

After a half dozen years helping prepare Rossmoorians to be ready for earthquakes, wildfires and other disasters, Marcia McLean and Fran Gibson are preparing to step back a bit, if not step out completely. McLean, the Rossmoor-area coordinator for Walnut Creek Community Emergency Response Team (or CERT), and Gibson, president of the Rossmoor Emerge...

Rossmoor Advocates for Diversity As days shorten and holiday decorations go up, many residents celebrate Christmas. Others will celebrate Hannukah, Kwanzaa, the Winter Solstice, or festivities to mark a new year. Rossmoor Advocates for Diversity (RAD) embraces and celebrates diverse beliefs and holiday traditions with a “Coexist” banner installed n...

Donations are much needed Since the inception in the Rossmoor Fund in 2009, more than 7,000 donations have been received from Rossmoor residents and organizations to help other residents having urgent financial crises. The number of donations has increased dramatically over the past 13 years. The dictionary lists three definitions of “community:” 1...