In many instances, the answer to those questions dealt with what happens when a piece of equipment fails. If its replacement isn’t already on hand, then budgeting for, and waiting for, a new one can be complicated and time-consuming. For instance, referring to Director of Golf Mark Heptig’s request for a new fairway grass mower in 2024, General Man...

F councilmember rotation. “This year, I’m counting on something a little less interesting,” said Haskew, a (largely) retired certified public accountant. “But I already know 2024 isn’t going to be a piece of cake.” Already coming up, possi- MAYOR: Haskew’s last term, COVID and protests marked difficult year bly before 2024 even begins, is discussio...

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Safety pruning, drain clearing part of efforts This is the second in a twopart series on winter storm preparations in Rossmoor. While preparing for winter weather’s wallop has always been an emphasis for Mutual Operations, that’s been taken up several notches after last winter’s shockingly harsh, relentless storms. Storms over the first three month...

GRF Board: Could future of medical building be decided faster? GRF Board members on Thursday said they favor moving more quickly with the next phase of determining whether the Rossmoor-owned medical building near Safeway can be practically converted to useful GRF purposes, including as a new MOD building. That came as part of the discussion about d...

A Rossmoor resident avoided serious injury Dec. 5 after being hit by a vehicle while walking in a crosswalk on Golden Rain Road near Oakmont Way. The wife of the resident told the News that her husband was taken that afternoon to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, where he underwent a CT scan but was able to return home that night to rest an...

GRF officials hope that work to replace the old yellowing panels above Tice Creek Fitness Center swimming pool, and the associated equipment needed to open and close those roof panels, can begin in late January, when permits from the city of Walnut Creek to do the work are expected to be in hand. In the meantime, one of the old panels is stuck in t...

After much debate, Event Center opened 10 years ago as state-of-the-art facility To many, the Event Center still seems new. While its pristine design and décor remain fresh and aesthetically appealing, the reality is that it is now 10 years old. In that first decade, the center has hosted myriad community-wide events, from town halls, forums, festi...

This is the first of a two-part series on winter storm preparations in Rossmoor. Wet weather and colder temperatures are here. Being prepared for what might be ahead is important, especially given last winter’s onslaught of heavy rains, pockets of flooding and tumultuous winds. The National Weather Service’s latest Seasonal Precipitation Outlook, i...

Experts explain complexities of advisors and agencies The universe of financial advisors is vast and complicated enough that two professionals in the field said they learned a few new things when preparing for their Nov. 28 presentation to Rossmoor’s Financial Forum club. FINANCIAL: Experts present ‘The Alphabet Soup of Financial Advisors’ Shannon ...