RWC adjusts use of images on digital platforms To stay ahead of online software tools known as bots that search for potential copyright infringement, RWC is enacting stricter measures regarding photographs in online content. Efforts to stamp out potential infringement in this newspaper’s print and online versions recently have extended to Rossmoor ...

Celebrate retirement of golf director After nearly three decades of dedicated service to Rossmoor Walnut Creek, Director of Golf Mark Heptig will be retiring, and the community is invited to help celebrate his remarkable career. Heptig formally joined Rossmoor on April 1, 1997 (he had been head golf pro in Rossmoor for four years before that), and ...

When George Washington died, his body was laid out in his parlor for three days, according to former nurse, lawyer and medical ethicist Sharon Iverson. The first president of the United States dictated in his will that he wanted to make sure he was really dead before someone buried him. “There was no stethoscope at that particular time; it hadn’t b...

Staff writer There will be a couple of notable questions on the June 2 primary election ballot in Contra Costa County, and county Supervisor Candace Andersen came to the Feb. 11 Rossmoor Rotary meeting to talk about them, as well as some of the basics of county government. Andersen represents District 2 on the Contra Costa County Board of Superviso...

elected to that board in June 2012, and was the board chair most recently in 2025. Andersen was a member of the Danville Town Council from 2003 until she joined the Board of Supervisors. She served two year-long stints as that town’s mayor. On Dec. 9, the Board of Supervisors voted to place a measure to renew the County’s Urban Limit Line on the Ju...

Senior manager of executive services The community is invited to attend a Town Hall meeting on Friday, March 6 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Event Center to learn more about capital project planning efforts shaping the future of Rossmoor. During this Town Hall, residents will hear from General Manager Jeff Matheson and ELS Architects, who will share in...

Rossmoor Counseling Services will host a presentation focused on “Maximizing Social Security Benefits” on Tuesday, March 17 at 1 p.m. in the Fireside Room. This lecture is part of Counseling’s Optimum Wellness Series, and will be presented by Kinley Wong, financial adviser with Bridges Wealth Strategies. Wong will provide an overview on “Maximizing...

Changes will take effect beginning on March 1 Tice Creek Fitness Center staff are proud to offer a dynamic lineup of activities that support the health and wellness of the community, including TRX, Beachball Volleyball and Sit and Stretch. Over the past year, programming has expanded with several new free classes, giving residents more than 55 ways...

Dollar House also would see major renovations The future of Rossmoor could look quite different, especially at Gateway and Dollar clubhouses, as RWC tries to move its property management operations out of the overcrowded Rockview Drive offices. The RWC Planning Committee recommended to the RWC Board last week that an architecture firm be paid up to...

Power strips are an extremely popular household item, helpful when homeowners use more devices with electrical cords than the nearest wall outlet can handle. However, overloading a power strip can cause a fire. Insurance investigators determined that an overloaded power strip caused a Dec. 2 garage fire on Terra Granada Drive, said Jeroen Wright, d...