Details lacking so far, except will focus on community services RWC leaders want to develop ways to determine whether Rossmoor’s various community services, programs and amenities are as relevant and impactful as they can be, and a task force set up to devise those methods met for the first time last week. That may be a harder ask than it appears a...

24TH ANNUAL HEALTH FAIR Large crowd waiting as this year’s fair opened The link between “bus transportation” and “health” is more direct than many people would think, and Penny Reed wanted to drive that point home. “There are three pillars to health – biological, psychological and social,” said Reed, manager of Rossmoor Counseling Services. “Bus tr...

Andres Osorio applied CPR to help save the life of a resident In the world of emergency medical technicians, or EMTs, stellar observational skills and quick action are vital, particularly when someone’s life hangs in the balance. Those attributes were evident last month when Andres Osorio, Securitas’ EMT supervisor, responded to a call from The Wat...

For Pat Stenson and Lynn Pilant, the Rossmoor Certified Farmers’ Market has become the focus of a new tradition, a bonding ritual. During market season, the two friends – from Rossmoor and Concord, respectively – meet every Friday morning in the Gateway parking lot to check out the market, to see what there is to buy. “I’m not looking for anything ...

“Gratitude is our Attitude, Continuing Living Together Better in 2025” is the theme of the annual Harvest Festival on the Monday before Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, 4 to 6 p.m. in the Fireside Room. The Harvest Festival is sponsored by the Interfaith Council of Rossmoor in gratitude for the art and craft studios and clubs surrounding Gateway Plaza. T...

for the next few days on what I find here.” Those two, and others, at the Oct. 31 (and final) edition of the 2025 Rossmoor Farmers’ Market said they’re going to miss this small seasonal market, with its 20 or so booths, until it reopens next May. “I had to come on the last day to celebrate what we have here,” said Scott Burrell of Rossmoor. “It’s w...

Rossmoor crosswalks get signs to protect pedestrians Director of Public Safety Tom Cashion compares them to the iconic, eggshaped Weebles toys that wobble but never fall down. In Rossmoor, they are the latest tool to help ensure that pedestrians stay upright when crossing the street. Rossmoor Walnut Creek has begun installing brightly colored “Yiel...

Renovations will be a part of new culinary initiative The RWC Board last week approved spending up to $625,000 for renovations at Creekside Grill and Bar, ahead of deciding which of four applicants the Board will choose to become a long-term partner in whatever expanded culinary options come to Rossmoor. This is the most recent action stemming from...

Members opt for ‘fun concept’ for new rossmoor.com The recently reconvened Marketing Task Force chose an overall look and approach for the new and improved Rossmoor.com website, and formed a three-member “working group” to hash out various particulars and refinements about how the website will work and look. These were the latest moves in the ongoi...

that they are struck by a vehicle. (Cashion recommends that any driver who has trouble avoiding the signs re-evaluate their capacity for operating a vehicle.) The first one was installed Oct. 30 at the corner of Golden Rain Road and Oakmont Drive, in a nod to Pedestrian Safety Awareness Month, which was celebrated throughout the month in Rossmoor. ...