Exceptional rain season brings joy for gardeners Springtime brings hope. As this spring nears after a rare abundance of rain, that sentiment is readily apparent within the Rossmoor Garden Club. While the extended drought remains a reality, those who love to tend a garden are downright giddy. January’s extended downpour prompted a cascade of joyous ...

Linda Stoehr had a pretty specific target in mind Thursday at the 2023 Rossmoor Home Show. “I’m looking for furniture, especially a chair that folds out to become a bed, or maybe a wall bed,” said Stoehr, who is looking to maximize use of her small Rossmoor manor. “And … an excuse to get out for lunch.” Stoehr was one of an estimated 70 people in t...

Never mind the chill of the morning air. Nothing was going to stop eager swimmers from heading to Rossmoor’s outdoor pools on opening day. March 1, a date that avid users of Hillside and Dollar pools circled on their calendars, had arrived. In a remarkable turnaround after a few days of occasional heavy rain and even a round or two of hail, clear b...

The front gate will once again test its new access control system, starting Wednesday, March 8, in hopes that the full rollout will come later this spring. The gate first tested the new system, called DwellingLive, in September but encountered issues with the Jenark software used to maintain the database of residents. After five months of troublesh...

Contra Costa County Sheriff’s officers Craig Brooks and Scott Wooden will be Republican Club guest speakers on Tuesday, March 21, at 5:15 p.m. in the Event Center’s Tahoe Room. The St. Patrick’s-themed dinner, catered by Creekside Grill, will be choice of corned beef and cabbage, or vegetarian casserole (vegetarian option), roasted potatoes, vegeta...

Congressman Schiff latest senate candidate to come to Rossmoor Did Adam Schiff need to be convinced to come to Rossmoor as part of his U.S. Senate campaign? “No, no, I was dying to come here, and I’m having a great time,” said a smiling Schiff, moments after talking to 500 or so people Thursday evening at the Event Center. After all, he told the cr...

GRF Board Meeting GRF financial officers found themselves in an unfamiliar spot on Thursday, having to report to the Board about Rossmoor suffering a month during which revenue fell shy of the budgeted target for the first time in quite a while. GRF revenue was 7.6% under budget targets in January. Revenue for January 2023 was under budget by $231,...

The seventh annual Rossmoor Home Show will not only give residents an audience with vendors providing myriad home-related products and services, but it also is a fundraiser for the Rossmoor Fund and – Catherine Myers hopes – a great place to hang out for a few hours. “We’ll have a hot dog lunch, tons of door prizes; we’ll have some tchotchkes to gi...

Residents soon will have access to emails alerting them about things happening in Rossmoor. Even better, those emails will be customized to their likes and interests. The new feature, called “MyRossmoor Bulletin Board,” is available on the MyRossmoor.com residents’ web portal. Residents can optin to receive bulletins – brief and timely notices with...

A 79-year-old woman was injured Feb. 22 near the intersection of Tice Creek and Stanley Dollar drives, Walnut Creek police said, in an area that has been in the spotlight recently for a series of accidents involving vehicles and pedestrians. The pedestrian, a Rossmoor resident, was trying to cross the street at the intersection about 9:30 a.m. when...