Dollar Clubhouse pool will close for the winter one month early – on Sunday, Nov. 3 – so the pool can be replastered. The decision was made to replaster in November, ahead of possible winter rains. “We’re trying to avoid any weather-related impacts,” Jeff Matheson, director of resident services, said of the early closure. The other outdoor pool, wh...

For the month of September, operating results were $66,000 favorable to budget. Total revenues were over budget by $4,000 and total expenses were under budget by $62,000. Cumulative for the first nine months of the year, revenues were under budget by $109,000 and expenses were below budget by $225,000, for a net surplus to budget of $116,000. All a...

Third Mutual board of directors held its annual budget meeting on Oct. 23, presided over by President Arlyss Rothman. After a presentation by Paul Donner, director of Mutual Operations, the board unanimously approved the 2020 budgets for Third Mutual’s 24 Projects. Donner talked about the newly developed 2020 budgets for the 24 Projects. He address...

On Veteran’s Day – Monday, Nov. 11 – Rossmoor buses will run on a weekend Dial-A-Bus schedule. For Dial-A-Bus rides, residents should call 925988-7676 at least one hour before the requested time. Phones are open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and bus service runs from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Trips to the Walnut Creek downtown area are at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 1:30...

The News will have early deadlines for the Nov. 13 issue because of the Veteran’s Day holiday. All articles for that issue are due no later than Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 3 p.m. All ads, obits and letters to the editor are due no later than Thursday, Nov. 7, at 9 a.m. No extended deadlines can be granted. The News office and all Golden Rain Foundation ...

PG&E confirms replacement set for this month They got their hopes up, but for a very brief time. An East Bay Times article last week said that a PG& E official had announced that work started last Tuesday to remove and replace a problematic power pole off Golden Rain Road, Entry 16. Fires under the pole, which sits on Acalanes school distri...

Nov. 2 sale will feature 87 vendors It was a party for her son’s 40th birthday that inspired Sandra Slater to expand her repertoire of crafts. Her daughter-in-law decorated her family’s house both inside and out with tiny sparkling lights encased in wine bottles. “I saw it and thought, ‘What a clever idea,’” said the Rossmoor resident. Slater now r...

Employees of Rossmoor and employee children will be eligible for two new scholarships for attendance at a college or accredited trade school offered by the Rossmoor Scholarship Foundation (RSF). In the coming year (20192020), RSF will offer two $3,000 scholarships to employees and employee children of the Golden Rain Foundation. The first scholarsh...

A4.5 magnitude temblor that jolted some residents awake at around 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 14 is a timely reminder to be prepared for an earthquake – or any emergency. The quake, which was centered in nearby Pleasant Hill, came just three days shy of the 30th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake, a 6.9 temblor in 1989, that was centered 10 miles fro...

Work set this week for fire-risk area along Stanley Dollar and Ptarmigan drives PG& E announced earlier this month that the utility company will install “stronger, more resilient poles and covered power lines” in the open space along Stanley Dollar Drive and Ptarmigan Drive (see red line on map). “Approximately 20 poles will be replaced as part...