Residents are invited to join community leaders from Rossmoor and area cities, as well as representatives of local water and water-treatment agencies, for a town hall forum discussion about the future of recycled water and how local interests may be able to cooperate to ensure supplies of it. The town hall will be held Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the La...

After a GRF Finance Committee recommendation to approve keeping resident golf fees the same next year, instead of a proposed 5% increase, the GRF Board on Thursday approved increases in guest golf fees only as part of approving the 2023 GRF operating budget. In what is considered to be an “amendment” to the proposed final 2023 budget, only guest fe...

Residents share experiences with the virus By Mike Wood Staff writer For some Rossmoor residents who became ill with COVID-19, the road to recovery has been long and arduous. Three women recently shared their experiences with the News after each contracted COVID this year. They have been vaccinated and boosted, careful and cautious of a virus that ...

For the first time in more than a dozen years, Kaiser Permanente is not planning a free flu vaccine clinic in Rossmoor in 2022. As a result, residents who want their annual flu shot will need to go outside the gate. “In my 22 years here, and at least the last 12 to 15, we’ve always had a flu clinic, even during the (COVID-19) pandemic,” Kelly Berto...

Afew minutes spent in the fast-paced work order office in the MOD building reveals folks working almost nonstop fielding requests from Rossmoor residents for maintenance jobs at their homes, assigning that work out to employees and answering related questions. An old, cumbersome and otherwise flawed accounting and property management software syste...

With new access control measures at the front gate, Securitas officers are enforcing rules about checking and verifying all guests coming into Rossmoor. Residents can no longer list “admit all” for guests at the gate. Clubs also must provide a list for their events of any attendees visiting from outside Rossmoor. Public Safety Manager Tom Cashion a...

Kindness of others reunites resident with dog Renee Medak is relieved to have her beloved dog, Madie, back with her. Through the good deeds of others and quick work by law enforcement, Madie came home to Ptarmigan Drive, reunited with her owner after a long, harrowing day. On the morning of Sept. 6, Medak’s 9-year-old miniature schnauzer was taken ...

Insurance costs will drive up 2023 coupon Several factors, most notable among them rising property insurance premium costs, are expected to lead to a 2023 coupon increase on the GRF side of just under 8%. Staff presented a draft budget at the combined GRF Board and Finance Committee meeting on Sept. 13 and 14 that called for a GRF portion of the mo...

Oct. 3 show sponsored by Berkshire Hathaway The popular Rossmoor Home Show is back for the first time since pandemic lockdowns, and it’s not only homeowners looking to spruce up their manors who stand to benefit. The event is free to residents, but the fees collected from vendor booths and advertisements all go toward the Rossmoor Fund, which provi...

A major overhaul of a proposed rule would significantly restrict smoking on GRF property and empower Securitas to crack down on violators. The Policy Committee unanimously decided on Sept. 12 to recommend to the Board that smoking be allowed only on irrigated play areas of the golf courses and at Gateway’s Lavender Garden. Smoking also would be per...