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‘Party on the Plaza’ marks a return to normal

The imminent return of Party in the Plaza is further evidence that pre-pandemic Rossmoor life is returning in slow but steady increments. Karen Marguth will perform at “Party on the Plaza” on Friday, June 10. Absent from Rossmoor since summer 2019, this short series of Friday night concerts in June at Gateway’s Peacock Plaza is being buoyed by incr...
Posted on June 7, 2022
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Rossmoor TV gets a high-tech makeover

Live streaming, video on demand, high definition and closed captioning have all come to Rossmoor Television. Smartphones, tablets and streaming devices can now view the station’s programming in high definition. Residents also can view a majority of Rossmoor TV shows on demand, whenever they want to watch, and with closed captioning. It’s a giant le...
Posted on June 7, 2022
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Bristow wins 2022 ‘Pride in Profession’ award

Dr. Lonnie Bristow said he was “thunderstruck” to be told he has been named this year’s recipient of the Pride in the Profession Award from the American Medical Association Foundation Board of Directors. Lonnie Bristow News photo by Dan Rosenstrauch Bristow, a Rossmoor resident for the past 30 years, said he will make the trip to Chicago for the Sa...
Posted on June 7, 2022
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Facilities Master Plan gets final tuneup

GRF Board Board also appoints a director in District A Going with recommendations made by its Planning Committee, the GRF Board last week approved several changes to its draft Facilities Master Plan, removing some projects from the plan, adding others to a project “wish list” and giving others a higher priority than before. At its regular May 26 me...
Posted on May 31, 2022
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Finance: $1.4 million should go to Mutuals

The Finance Committee is recommending that $1.4 million of a budget surplus –mainly due to the forgiveness of a Paycheck Protection Program loan – be distributed to the Mutuals. At its May 24 meeting, the committee also carved out $400,000 from the surplus for three projects: $110,000 toward an internal audit in 2023, an expenditure of $150,000 for...
Posted on May 31, 2022
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Hillside Pool passes inspection, reopens

After a replastering project punctuated by several delays, the Hillside Pool reopened Thursday, May 26 – just in time for Memorial Day weekend. T he Hillside Pool had been closed since November, when it shut down for the winter season. Difficulty in getting pool contractors delayed the start of the planned replastering work, which was further delay...
Posted on May 31, 2022
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Residents serving on county’s Advisory Council on Aging wish more knew about it

It isn’t necessarily surprising that three Rossmoor residents, along with Rossmoor Counseling Services’ manager, serve as volunteer members of the Contra Costa County Advisory Council on Aging (ACOA). More unanticipated, those four volunteers say, is how few Rossmoor residents seem to know how the council can help them – or that the council even ex...
Posted on May 31, 2022
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Accounting names new controller

Amanda Davis is the new accounting controller, part of a change in departmental structure in which she will oversee both GRF and Mutual Operations Department (MOD) accounting resources. Amanda Davis News photo by Dan Rosenstrauch A five-year veteran of the Accounting Department, she most recently served as accounting manager. Her new role was annou...
Posted on May 31, 2022
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Incredible Journey

REFLECTIONS OF AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY Theresa Chow’s story is one of beauty, artistry, kindness and peacefulness, enduring qualities through life’s twists, turns and challenges. Chow, 93, is a remarkable example of those who persevere and accomplish great things. Having lived in Rossmoor for 32 years, Chow, a beloved and treasured member of the comm...
Posted on May 24, 2022
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Evacuation drill is a success

Rossmoor’s first wildfire evacuation drill came to pass May 15 without significant hitches, providing residents and public agencies the chance to practice how they would respond in an emergency. Residents from Mutual 68 who voluntarily signed up to take part in the drill left their manors upon receiving a 7 a.m. emergency alert call and drove in an...
Posted on May 24, 2022