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...

Updated plan unveiled to Board and residents While the community braced for a possible PG& E power shutdown of the western half of Rossmoor, the GRF Board was briefed on the draft of Rossmoor’s updated Emergency Operations Plan. The only surprise during the Oct. 8 Board meeting was the mention that the city of Walnut Creek wants a Rossmoor repr...

Stuart Coffey was out walking his English springer spaniel, Sundae, around 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 3 when he – and Sundae – witnessed a tragic incident. A small dog was snatched by a pack of coyotes. “We were walking down Rossmoor Parkway on the golf course side,” said Coffey. “Sundae and I saw this little dog, so small it was probably a puppy or miniatu...

Benefit concert will be on Nov. 6 The Big Band of Rossmoor and Rossmoor Scholarship Foundation (RSF) are holding a benefit concert and dance on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. in the Event Center. Enjoy an evening of wonderful old tunes, watch some great musicians, dance a little and enjoy a root beer float. The Big Band of Rossmoor was founded in 199...