Ashow of hands at a falls-prevention symposium at the Event Center last week revealed that perhaps 40% of those in attendance had suffered a significant fall with the past year. A short time later, a woman in the audience asked aloud why there weren’t more people at this event, sponsored by the Rossmoor Counseling Center. Approximately 125 people w...

The newly merged Aquatics and Fitness Advisory Committee has recommended that the GRF Board adopt a series of fee hikes for personal training sessions and reformer Pilates classes taught at the Fitness Center, on the heels of other fee increases tied to the 2024 GRF operating budget. The Board, at its meeting Thursday, Sept. 28, is scheduled to vot...

Recreation hosts first of three food demos An Ital ian cooking demonst rat ion on Thursday brought residents to the Fireside Room looking to spark their culinary inspiration and engage their taste buds. Recreat ion Act ivit ies Coordinator Elena Ybarra led the demo and sampling, showing the entire preparation process. Audience participation time ca...

GRF portion would be 1.64% higher in 2024 Pending a few likely last-minute adjustments, the GRF portion of the annual coupon for 2024 figures to be $335.32, an increase of $5.40, which is a 1.64% jump from 2023. This figure – which would include cable television/internet – was revealed near the end of the annual joint GRF Board /Finance Committee m...

It will be much more expensive to properly repair all eight courts at the Buckeye Tennis Complex than originally thought, mostly because, for two of the courts, a full repaving and grading will be required. GRF Director of Community Services Ann Mottola and GRF Trust Asset Manager Martijn Lemmens told the GRF Planning Committee on Thursday that cou...

Members of the GRF Board and its Finance Committee said last week they favor spending up to $50,000 for a study of what bus service Rossmoor residents are willing to support, paying for it with money that had been destined to pay for another bus driver. The concept of studying residents’ wants and needs regarding bus service was approved as part of...

Rossmoor’s new guest access protocol is now permanent, as the testing phase which began in February ended in mid-August. Considering the front gate averages 3.4 million entries a year, this undertaking has been no small project, Public Safety Manager Tom Cashion said. “This has been done to make the residents safer, and also guests, workers, the em...

CALL TO ACTION Event addresses uniting against antisemitism Susan Lieber said she hasn’t seen any overt instances of antisemitism in Rossmoor recently – certainly not directed at B’nai Israel, where she is a member of the leadership council. But there’s no doubt the world outside the gates has seen an uptick in attacks on Jews, and other protected ...

The timing is “pure coincidence,” Martijn Lemmens said, but two significant roadway- maintenance projects will be done over the next two weeks, in the same time frame, starting Thursday, Sept. 14, with crack sealing work on Terra California Drive, Saklan Indian Drive and Cactus Court. The big work is scheduled to start Tuesday, Sept. 19, with total...

The heightened concerns among residents about wildfire risks and power outages were evident Aug. 31 during a packed PG& E town hall-style presentation in the Fireside Room. The event drew close to 250 residents and featured a lengthy Q& A session. The presentation came at the request of the GRF, as a means of community outreach. The present...