Signups to participate as a vendor at the Rossmoor Activities Council Flea Market will begin on Thursday, March 23 at 8 a.m. at the Recreation Department at Gateway. The Flea Market will be held on Saturday, April 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Fireside Room, Oak Room and Peacock Plaza at Gateway. This event is for selling used household items and...

MARTINEZ — The trial for a 75-year-old Rossmoor resident charged with three counts related to the DUI death of a pedestrian in Rossmoor likely won’t begin until summer – if a resolution isn’t reached before then. Michael Markowitz, the attorney representing Rossmoor resident Stephen Miller Kiesle, filed a “995 motion.” That essentially is an appeal...

The candidates who have qualified to run for the GRF Board this spring are Carol Meehan in District A, Carol Lehr in District E, Carol Green and James Lee in District G, Dwight Walker in District H and Mary Hurt in District I. All candidates were officially certified to run for election by Assistant Secretary Deborah Rose on March 13. Since Meehan,...

Alterations and Resales guides residents through renovation and sales journey Navigating through permits, inspections and processes that come with renovating or selling a manor can be daunting. The Alterations and Resales Department has the answers for those residents. Thanks to an exceptional amount of know-how and expertise, the small, hard-worki...

It heartens Tice Creek Fitness Center General Manager Kristine Drinovsky that the number of people using the facility has been rising steadily as the years-old COVID-19 pandemic winds down. “More people are working out, and that improves their lives,” she said. “We’re glad we have so many returning people.” But as more people visit the fitness cent...

Mary Poffenroth plans to offer insights into helping Rossmoor residents get over their fears – be they overt or subconscious – and help equip them with some insights into leading a “courageous life.” This biopsychologist, a faculty member (biology lecturer) at San Jose State University, is set to lead an event, “Accessing Your Courageous Mind,” bil...

While lightning striking trees is quite common in other parts of the United States, it’s rare in the Walnut Creek area, Landscape Manager John Tawaststjerna said. “Sometimes, a tree can survive a lightning strike, but you can always see a spiral scar running down the length of the trunk,” Tawaststjerna explained. “The internal damage is often too g...

Harsh winter weather continues to impact Rossmoor, seemingly in different ways with each storm. On March 4, it was lightning, which split and sheared off the top of a massive redwood tree. Power was knocked out for a while in a northwest sector of Rossmoor as a strong storm came and went that Saturday. It brought lightning, which struck a common co...

premium. And some drivers resort to parking alongside the red fire-lane curbs – which is a no-no. “On some mornings, we have cars parked from up at the dog park to the (service) road behind the center,” Drinovsky said. “It’s a fire lane – it isn’t safe to park there. It’s a tow-away zone.” There have been times when Walnut Creek police have been ca...

Critical staff shortage prompted the suspension any kind since February 2022, when a shortage of drivers prompted a retreat to weekday-only service. Now, with full Dial-A-Ride staffing of eight drivers and a full-time dispatcher soon to be in place, what has been considered an essential service by residents will get a needed shot in the arm. “We ha...