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...

Fitness Center forced to close; heat cancels night food trucks Extreme heat that struck Rossmoor and much of the Western United States during Labor Day weekend and beyond provided lessons on how to prepare, act and react when conditions become dangerous. That meant quickly addressing hazardous situations and taking preventative measures. On Tuesday...

Crossing Golden Rain Road at Oakmont Way should be easier, and safer, now that pedestrian safety improvements at that intersection are almost complete. Two new solar-powered, push-button, illuminated crosswalk signs with rapid- flash beacons, along with beefed-up area lighting, were installed Sept. 2 at that intersection, where both curvature and e...

GRF Planning Committee Aspot near the golf course maintenance yard, just across Tice Creek from the Creekside pickleball courts, has been recommended by the GRF Planning Committee as the preferred site for a prospective Satellite Wastewater Recycle Facility providing recycled water for Rossmoor’s golf courses. It will now be up to the GRF Board to ...