Patty Smith broke barrier with company in the 1960s Work i ng du r i ng magical years in t he wonde r f ul world of Disney, Patty Smith has delightful stories to tell. As a groundbreaking female accountant and later in the growing computer division for Disney, she was there for several fascinating moments. Her adventures date back to when Walt Disn...

Arecent storm that brought Rossmoor more much-needed rain caused issues to be expected in a deluge: pockets of flooding, drainage backups, some ceiling leakage. But in one scary instance, a couple was startled when a tree crashed through their dining room window. Robert and Lily Lin had a frightening start to their morning on Saturday, Dec. 10, whe...

Cindy Silva said she thinks Rossmoor is a particularly important part of Walnut Creek, and not just because residents there tend to turn out in high numbers at election time. There’s another reason the city’s new mayor places a premium on what goes on at a seniors community like this one – almost 30 percent of Walnut Creek’s population (including R...

Golf Shop staff helps see Rossmoor through pandemic When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down most of Rossmoor’s amenities in March 2020, the two golf courses shut down, too. But while most Rossmoor closures went on for well over a year, the golf courses were back open after six weeks, and took on a significance they’d never really had before. “People c...

After a lengthy nationwide search, the GRF Board decided the best leader to move Rossmoor into its future is the one who happens to know Rossmoor the best. The Board unanimously voted to promote Jeff Matheson, director of resident services, as the new general manager, starting Jan. 1. He replaces retiring CEO Tim O’Keefe, whose last day will be Jan...

Rossmoor residents gathered Dec. 6 in the Fireside Room to say goodbye to Tim O’Keefe and show their appreciation for his seven years as GRF CEO. This retirement party featured words from residents and officials from Rossmoor and the greater community, with Executive Services Manager Deborah Rose serving as host. Like his early days as CEO when res...

As a follow-up to the town hall meeting on the “Future of Water in Central Contra Costa County” held in October, GRF’s director of resident services, Jeff Matheson, board president, Dwight Walker, and vice president, Leanne Hamaji, met with representatives from the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Central San) and East Bay Municipal Utility ...

Mark Heptig said replacing or rebuilding the cart path bridges over Tice Creek was being talked about 30 years ago, when he arrived in Rossmoor. And now, Rossmoor’s director of golf will finally oversee the first such project, replacing the bridge near Hole 6 on the Creekside course. “That bridge used to fully cross the creek, but the creek’s gotte...

Directors request artwork of pedestrian gate Acting on November recommendations by the GRF Planning Committee, the full GRF Board on Thursday unanimously approved a list of capital projects with an anticipated price tag of almost $6 million. The most expensive approvals included $916,000 for some costs related to replacing Rossmoor’s Jenark account...

Resident’s artificial tree taken, then suddenly reappears Call this the case of a grinch who had second thoughts. Patricia Carey’s holiday-decorating plans were thrown into chaos when she discovered that the artificial tree she and her husband, Sam Citron, had planned to bring inside was gone. It had vanished from the outdoor hallway leading to the...