Rossmoor Area CERT training to be held July 21 on Zoom The Rossmoor Area Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will have a training session on Tuesday, July 21, at 10 a.m. on Zoom. Members will receive “Just in time training” to help them with their assignment in an emergency. Section chiefs for logistics, administration, plans and operations wi...

Rossmoor Rotary Club meets Wednesday, July 22, starting at 11:45 a.m. via Zoom. The speaker is Ariel Mercado, government and community relations representative for BART. He will talk about current BART operations. He previously worked for Solano County Transit as community and external affairs officer, the U.S. House of Representatives as a field r...

Residents are happy to see children again Probably the toughest thing about sheltering in place is not being able to hug – or even see – family members. Phones, emails, FaceTime and Zoom are all well and good, but nothing can rival seeing a loved one in person. “I haven’t been able to see my daughter for five months due to us being sheltered in pla...

As the infection rate and death toll continue to rise in the U.S., California and Contra Costa County, there continues to be debate, defiance and even resistance towards one of the only effective means to slow the transmission of the virus – the wearing of a mask. Early in the pandemic, public health officials did not recommend wearing a mask unles...

Just as the community around it slowly comes out of shelter-in-place mode, so does The Waterford. Gradually, Rossmoor’s congregate housing condominium facility is bringing back amenities to its 340 residents as county health officials give the OK. The beauty salon reopened in mid-June when others in Contra Costa did, and the stylist is booked. The ...

When Bob Kelso joined the GRF Board of Directors five years ago, he compiled a list of things he thought could be changed or improved in Rossmoor. He quickly discovered, however, that every suggestion came with a familiar reply. “It got to the point where people would say everything in Rossmoor has been tried once before,” the Board president said....

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rossmoor Lions Club is not permitted to hold its annual fundraisers, such as White Cane Day, Antique Appraisal and Lions Breakfast. The result is drastically reduced funds raised for outreach. In the coming weeks, the club will publicize information about its programs and Campaign 2020. The campaign goal is to rais...

Directors also discuss how to reopen facilities Residents can continue to walk the Creekside Golf Course during twilight hours, at least for the time being. After reviewing hundreds of emails and listening to residents’ comments, the GRF Board decided Thursday to allow walkers to remain on the nine-hole course after 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday....

Fitness Center impacted by the decision Plans were moving speedily ahead to reopen the Tice Creek Fitness Center in early July before a spike in COVID-19 cases countywide prompted local health officials this week to put the brakes on the further easing of shutdown orders. Because of recent coronavirus trends, Contra Costa Health Services announced ...

Indoor dining was set to return to Creekside Grill, which is open daily. Diners were supposed to have a choice of indoor or outdoor food service starting today, July 1. But county health officials indefinitely suspended further openings in the county because of a spike in positive tests and hospitalizations. Creekside Grill was closed entirely for ...