Event coordinator, Hospice East Bay The July 26 Sneakers and Paws walk sponsored by Hospice East Bay and Friends of Hospice Rossmoor was not only fun but was a resounding success. This year, the event brought in almost $12,000 in sponsorships, registrations, memorial gifts and donations. This is an increase of almost $4,000 from the last Sneakers a...

The Dollar Ranch Golf Course will close to walkers on Monday, August 23, starting at noon, because of a golf tournament. Walkers can still walk all day on the Creekside Course and until noon on the Dollar Ranch Course. For information, call the Golf Shop at 1-925-9887861.

It’s hot out there With summer temperatures reaching the 100s, residents are advised to remember three basic items for car or golf cart; a bottle of water, a wide-brimmed sunhat and some sunscreen.

It was a lovely, albeit warm, Tuesday when about a dozen people found the cool of dimly lit Peacock Hall for a 1 p.m. showing of “Training Day,” starring Denzel Washington. All of them were wearing face masks, in accordance with a new county health order issued in response to the growing spread of the delta variant of COVID-19. A week earlier, they...

A number of paintings by residents went missing during the reopening of Gateway Clubhouse. Among the paintings that disappeared were some noted as “NFS,” meaning they were not for sale because of the emotional investment artists had in them, said John Hopper, president of the Rossmoor Art Association (RAA). “The paintings missing are very treasured...

All available by reservation, and most of them are free With a county indoor mask mandate back in place and the dog days of summer behind us, residents can find a welcome respite for social gatherings in the picnic areas and outdoor patios in Rossmoor. Many residents are familiar with Sportsmen’s Park and the Dollar picnic area, but those are just ...

Barbara May and Dee Reichert, at 94 the oldest members of the Women’s Nine Hole Golf Club, had a rare chance to tee off together last week during the Niners’ Tournament of Champions. May still plays four days a week and walks all nine holes at Creekside Golf Course with a pull cart on three of them. “I’m sure one of these days I’ll say I can’t do t...

Nearest bank machines now downtown Imagine Jerry Priebat’s surprise when early last week he went to use Bank of America’s nearby ATMs – and they were gone. And so were all the signs that a bank had ever been located at the corner of Rossmoor Parkway and Tice Valley Boulevard. “Yesterday, I went to make a deposit at the ATMs, and they were gone and ...

FROM SECURITAS The following are the major incidents reported to Securitas, Rossmoor’s security service provider. They appear here as they were initially reported to Securitas. After investigation, details of a case may indicate a lesser or different incident description. If the case warrants it, the News will do a follow-up story. Wednesday, July ...

Also answering residents’ frequently asked questions With the delta variant causing a rise in COVID-19 cases, the Bay Area counties imposed a new mask mandate for all public indoor settings – for everyone, regardless of vaccination status. The indoor mask mandate applies to all indoor Rossmoor facilities. Contra Costa Health Services Director Dr. C...