Christine Pelosi advocates for women knowing their power Tickets are on sale for the 2020 Women’s Conference on Monday, March 9, at 1 p.m. in the Event Center, sponsored by Rossmoor Counseling Services. The popular conference was launched in 1999 and has featured such guest speakers as filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom and journalist Laura Ling. The...

Golf doesn’t seem like a dangerous sport, but don’t tell that to players who have suffered heat stroke, fainted, or even been hit in the head with balls on the course. And getting help quickly can be tough, says Mark Heptig, Rossmoor’s director of golf courses. It can be a serious problem for emergency help, especially ambulances or other vehicles,...

Saddle Cats draw big crowd at recent performance About 200 residents soaked up the Western Swing sounds of the Saddle Cats at last week’s Spotlight in the Fireside Room at Gateway. Saddle Cats is a four-man “pocket orchestra” that performs swing, “cowboy and western,” blues, Tin Pan Alley, honky-tonk, polkas – and just about any other traditional A...

“ What would you say if you were told you had a ca l l f rom Human Resources,” asked Eric Wong, turning the tables on the interviewer. “Oh, no. I’m being fired?” That isn’t what he likes to hear. Wong is Rossmoor’s new senior manager for Human Resources. He believes that all of Rossmoor’s 250 or so employees, including those in Human Resources, are...

In compliance with Article VII Section 10 of the bylaws of the Golden Rain Foundation, the following information is provided for the CEO and the four highest paid employees during the preceding fiscal year. For fiscal year 2019 the CEO’s annual salary was $263,861.76, paid in bi-monthly increments through December, and was awarded 10 days additiona...

Donations help benefit Youth Homes Generous Rossmoor residents did it again. Their abundant donations of jewelry will be re-sold to benefit some of Contra Costa County’s neediest and most deserving young people, abused and neglected girls who have been under the care of Youth Homes. This long-serving nonprofit organization provides a full spectrum ...

Mt. Diablo Friends of Peace and Justice Center will sponsor a Social Justice Fair on Thursday, March 12, from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Fireside Room at Gateway. Everyone is welcome. Looking for volunteer opportunities? Want to learn about organizations that serve the community? Like to try some homemade baked goods? Find all this and more at the fair. Th...

Les Klein and wife Lori Miller-Klein knew even before they moved into their manor that they wanted to belong to the Boomers Forever Club. East Coast transplants, they wanted to meet people their age and enjoy what Rossmoor has to offer. The Boomers, which just celebrated its 10th anniversary, with some 650 members and two pages of events, filled th...

The first friendly face to greet visitors to Rossmoor Counseling Services is Florence Clifton, or Flo as she likes to be called. She began working as the department’s administrative assistant last December. One of her duties is receptionist, so she gets to meet and greet residents and others who stop by the Counseling Services office at Gateway. Pe...

Rossmoor responds to coronavirus Jenni Li is keeping busy. She’s catching up on her correspondence, doing computer work and planning an upcoming trip to Croatia. You wouldn’t know that she put herself under voluntary self-quarantine because of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The resident returned from a month-long trip to Southeast Asia on J...