Facilities Master Plan In re-evaluating project priorities and funding, one thing was clear for the Planning Committee: a major rebuild for the aging Mutual Operations complex is a must. The committee put forward three revised plans at its April 14 meeting for the Finance Committee and then the GRF Board to consider. Each varies in how to pay for F...

Residents enjoy food and entertainment on plaza; the event will continue to evolve It was a special occasion on the plaza, and to help celebrate, Joan Jayko and her friends around the group table were prepared, enjoying Sutter Home chardonnay from metallic silver goblets that Jayko brought with her. “We’re here, and we’re outside – what could be mo...

Rossmoor leaders have alerted their regional elected officials about the importance of landing a $4.99 million grant to pay for creating a firebreak above the valley, and hope to know by August or September whether any or all of that grant comes through. The GRF Board in late Feb- ruary gave its enthusiastic formal support for an application by the...

John Tawaststjerna already knew the lay of the land in Rossmoor by the time he was hired as the new landscape manager. He and his previous employer, BrightView Landscape Co. in Pleasanton, had contracted with several individual Mutuals on landscaping projects. Tawaststjerna said he believes he’s already impacted Rossmoor’s visual presentation. “I’v...

With a heightened sense of concern due to the persistent drought, residents filled the Event Center for an April 7 workshop on water reclamation and irrigation for the golf courses. During the afternoon of the hottest day yet of 2022, residents asked many insightful questions after a presentation by Director of Resident Services Jeff Matheson and J...

The GRF Board voted to allow the outdoor pools to remain open without lifeguards. By Sam Richards Staff writer Rossmoor s outdoor swimming pools now .will have times with no lifeguard on duty, after the GRF Board on Thursday voted to open those pools even when there isn’t a lifeguard available to cover all pool open hours. The Board voted 6 to 3 (w...

hike up the waterfalls trail What drives the Trails Club’s hardiest group, the Scramblers, to tackle preposterously challenging hikes like their annual New Year Day’s trek to the Mount Diablo summit? It’s about being in the moment. “When you are outside and you are hiking, you are being in the present,” Shirley Wiegand, a member of the club since 2...

form bond on Trails VOLUME 56, NO. 4 • 50 CENTS Scramblers 6,2022 WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, APRIL Photo by Lori Wong weeks ago. Diablo two on Mount Continued on page 14A News photo by Dan Rosenstrauch

Kris Peterson has extensive background in property management By Mike Wood Staff writer Kris Peterson already is impressed with how effectively Rossmoor operates. “Everything here is so well organized, and everybody has their role,” said Peterson, who is taking on a vital position with the Mutual Operations Department (MOD). Peterson is the new MOD...

Scramblers form bond on Trails Club’s hikes By Mike Wood Staff writer What drives the Trails Club’s hardiest group, the Scramblers, to tackle preposterously challenging hikes like their annual New Year Day’s trek to the Mount Diablo summit? It’s about being in the moment. “When you are outside and you are hiking, you are being in the present,” Shir...