GRF Board District A Director Paul Moderacki resigned on April 18 because of “personal circumstances and family considerations.” He was serving the first year of his three-year term on the GRF Board. In accordance with the GRF Bylaws, the GRF Board of Directors shall appoint a District A director to serve until the next election in May 2023. “I wil...

The lockdowns, daily distractions and underlying anxiety resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic may have upped the irritability quotient among some Rossmoorians. But Leanne Hamaji said that isn’t an acceptable excuse for residents inappropriately taking out their frustrations on GRF employees. She said she and GRF Board President Dwight Walker will, ...

All residents invited to the meeting, which is a prelude to an evacuation drill in Mutual 68 Not that long ago in Northern California, there was a time of year – generally winter and spring – that wasn’t fire season. Thanks to climate change and persistent drought, those days are over – wildfire season is, for all intents and purposes, a year-round...

Grilling and smoking could face significant restrictions on GRF property after the Policy Committee signaled support for two new rules at its April 11 meeting. A new rule would prohibit any open-flame grilling in GRF open areas during red flag warning days. The committee unanimously voted to send Rule 117 to the GRF attorney for review and then on ...

A 64-year-old Rossmoor resident was killed when a vehicle driven by a suspected drunk driver jumped a curb and struck the victim and his wife on a Tice Creek Drive sidewalk Saturday night as they walked home from a Boomers Forever Club trivia event at Gateway. Curtis Gunn, a 12-year Rossmoor resident who was active in many club activities and serve...

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...