A couple of late-season rainstorms helped Rossmoor golf officials delay turning to its East Bay Municipal Utility District water supply. That spigot was opened May 6, Golf Superintendent Blake Swint said. Until then, the golf courses were being nourished by water from Tice Creek, from which GRF has longstanding riparian rights. EBMUD water is about...

Dr. Jane Hewitt’s medical resume didn’t end with her retirement. It just keeps growing. The Rossmoor resident has extended her medical career, serving as medical director at the RotaCare Pittsburg Free Medical Clinic at St. Vincent de Paul of Contra Costa County’s Family Resource Center. Her experience is vital for the clinic that provides free med...

There’s a reason people are only supposed to flush certain things down the toilet – things made to break down in the pipes and not break the pipes down. For reasons unclear, there’s been a recent surge in GRF public buildings of the wrong things being flushed away, leading to a spate of plumbing backups and other restroomrelated failures. “Paper to...

is “conditioned” is also being dehumidified, and that water wrung from the chilled air – at least to this point – has been a substantial aid in irrigating Rossmoor’s golf courses. The amount of water in the creek usually dwindles as rainy springs turn into dry summers, and as the temperatures rise. Although the creek rarely runs completely dry, GRF...

Drill for Mutual 68 will start at 7 a.m. There were a few late changes last week ahead of the planned wildfire evacuation drill this coming Sunday morning, most notably that inbound Rossmoor traffic will not be completely blocked off at any time during the early morning drill, and that the dog park will not be used as an emergency vehicle entrance....

Maxine Topper and Jill Alley joined the GRF Board as new directors following the GRF Annual Meeting of Members on Monday at Peacock Hall. Topper in District B, Alley in District F and incumbent Dale Harrington in District G ran unopposed and were elected by acclamation. They will each serve threeyear terms. Topper replaces Carl Members of the GRF B...

An accessibility town-hallstyle workshop last week gave residents the chance to voice their experiences and observations of issues that affect those with disabilities. Whether participants described issues with compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act or noted circumstances that the law may not cover, it all was fair game at the May 2 me...

A resident of The Waterford says she had her purse stolen in the parking lot on a quiet Sunday afternoon by someone who emerged from a vehicle that apparently trailed the resident through the front gate. Carol Collins, a 20-year resident of Rossmoor who has lived at The Waterford for the past 10 months, said she was returning from shopping at Safew...

Every year, the GRF Board searches for volunteers among the residents to serve on advisory committees whose efforts help shape decisions, policies and rules for everything from the coupon to the golf courses, pools and Fitness Center. This year, eight volunteers are needed for the five com- mittees, including two each for aquatics, audit and financ...

Saying the GRF Board needs a more robust and more predictable source of funding to complete a decade’s worth of proposed major infrastructure projects, Board members on Thursday – at the Board’s first live, in-person meeting in 10 months – unanimously approved raising the Membership Transfer Fee from $10,000 to $12,000 this year and by a minimum of...