The GRF Board is confident that GRF will be relieved of its obligation to pay back the $3.57 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) forgivable loan it was granted to pay employees at the start of the pandemic. At its Thursday meeting, the Board instructed CEO Tim O’Keefe to apply for forgiveness of its U.S. Small Business Administration PPP loan...

Residents share do’s and don’ts of sorting items Thou shalt not toss plastic bags, candy wrappers or cardboard with a shiny coating in the blue bins! Thus sayeth a small group of environmentally conscious Rossmoor residents who have been sharing recycling do’s and don’ts with their neighbors. “We’re trying to convert people – that’s the bottom line...

The deadline for signed petitions from residents who are interested in running for the GRF Board in Districts A, C, D and I this spring is Friday, March 12, no later than 4 p.m. Petitions must be accompanied by the candidate’s statement of 300 words or less setting forth background and qualifications and views on the issues that are expected to be ...

Andrew Chu said he’s lucky to have turned an interest in all things automotive into a long, enjoyable and multifaceted career, first as a mechanical engineer, then as a chief executive officer and later as a college professor. “I’ve run into people who were nice to me and coached me,” said Chu, 80, a Rossmoor resident since 2010. “I like to say I’v...

Are stimulus checks taxable? Top tax questions answered When it comes to paying federal and state taxes for a year dominated by the pandemic, Rossmoor residents are worried about their 2020 stimulus checks. Did they get them, and did they get more or less than they’re entitled to? And do they have to pay taxes on what they got? Gary A. Smith is a R...

Dwight Stone says Rossmoor filled with opportunities The once and future Public Safety Power Shutoffs by PG& E during fire season, and the power-grid emergency last week in snowand ice-covered Texas, have shown Dwight Stone the power of power, and the value of having one’s own supply. To that end, in addition to installing solar panels on his m...

Mary Wheeler leads Bay Area Studio Artists With the Statue of Liberty as a backdrop, a somber Ruth Bader Ginsburg gazes back at viewers through the framed portrait. The late Supreme Court justice is wearing one of her iconic lace collars in the composite painting, except this one is overlayed with a black-andwhite image of suffragettes marching aro...

Not everyone is wild about calculating the taxes they may or may not owe to the government. They may not be handy with a computer, for one thing. Or can’t afford to pay a tax consultant. And may have no way to get their tax documents to and from a tax preparer. There is free help available. The IRS offers Free File. AARP Foundation offers the free ...

Second shots not affected; Kaiser clinic still planned John Muir Health learned late last week that it would have to cancel plans for an expanded vaccination clinic in Rossmoor because of limited vaccine supplies that have been an issue statewide. John Muir Health (JMH) officials said that any residents who received a first dose at the Event Center...

Black History Month Famed pilots influenced Conway Jones’ future The newly minted 25-cent piece depicts a Black pilot cinching his helmet strap in preparation for doing battle overseas as two World War II bombers soar overhead. The commemorative coin honors the Tuskegee Airmen, who broke racial barriers 80 years ago when they started training as th...