Sustainable Contra Costa will host the 13th annual Leadership in Sustainability Awards celebration on Wednesday, Sept. 22, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Join Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia and special guest environmental scientist Andrew Gunther in an interactive discussion on the latest progress on climate action. This online event supports and c...

Susan Scott recently shared one of her favorite hidden gems in Rossmoor: the Lillian A. Barrett Memorial Garden (pictured). As Scott explained, the garden is a favorite walking destination for residents on Upper Golden Rain. Like a Ruth Bancroft Garden in miniature, the Barrett is filled with artful arrangements of succulents, but its smaller scale...

Also, GRF sets fire season rules for grilling Residents should take another more critical look at a multimillion-dollar plan for Rossmoor’s largest Mutuals before greenlighting one giant solar energy project later this summer, with construction slated for early 2022. That was the upshot of suggestions made by GRF-hired consultant William Golove, wh...

It will take more than COVID-19, with its Zoom meetings and added reliance on internet tools and digital information, to make people forget the “hands on” feeling of turning paper pages with one’s fingers, touching the cover, even smelling the bookbinding. “Our patrons like to hold a book, and they chat about what they’re reading,” said Gay White, ...

Wildfire season The Bay Area has already seen several days of thick smoke clouding local skies from various wildfires hundreds of miles away. Its return to Rossmoor and surrounding areas is a virtual certainty. Particulate matter from that smoke can aggravate health problems for seniors, and others with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...

Rossmoor Emergency Preparedness Organization (EPO) and Rossmoor Area Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) are two resident volunteer organizations committed to encouraging residents to participate in the annual National Preparedness Month for September. This year’s theme is “Prepare to Protect: Preparing for Disasters is Protecting Everyone You...

The Rossmoor Lions Club is appealing to Rossmoor residents to give to Lions Campaign 2021, as the club’s annual campaign seeks donations to replace the funds normally raised from the club’s multiple annual fundraisers. D uring 2020, the first year of the pandemic, the Rossmoor Lions successfully continued their support of local charities with the g...

A story on Page 11A of the June 30 News about a Third Mutual board meeting incorrectly reported the range of individual coupons in the Treasurer’s Report. Individual coupons in Third Mutual range from $852 to $1,258. The weighted average coupon is $947.90 a month, the straight average is $968.08, and the median coupon is $956. An article in last we...

The Dollar Ranch and Creekside golf courses will be open for play on Monday, Sept. 6, because of the Labor Day holiday. That means neither course will be open to walkers on Monday. The Golf Shop opens at 6:30 a.m. and play will continue until dark.

Those with severely weakened immune systems are now eligible to receive a third dose of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, and all Americans vaccinated with Pfizer or Moderna can receive an additional shot starting Sept. 20, once an individual is eight months past his or her second dose. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Aug. 12 authorized the...