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Board moves step closer to banning political columns

TV policy language is also addressed Action to formally ban political columns from the Rossmoor News is one step closer to reality after the GRF directors rigorously questioned a proposed policy change at Thursday’s Board meeting. In a related move, a majority of the Board also signaled support for adjusting an existing policy that prohibits “bi-pa...
Posted on February 4, 2025
 

Early News deadlines for Presidents’ Day holiday

The Rossmoor News will have early deadlines for the Feb. 19 issue because of Presidents’ Day. All columns are due on Monday, Feb. 10 at noon. All religion, club trip and movies articles are due on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at noon. All health, bridge and Mutual and GRF meeting articles are due on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 3 p.m. All other articles must be submitt...
Posted on February 4, 2025
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Still strumming around

Ukulele Club to mark first decade with Feb. 12 performance What started as a handful of ukelele enthusiasts strumming and singing harmoniously in the living room of one person’s condominium has grown to 157, and there appears to be no slowing the Rossmoor Ukelele Club. The collective is marking its 10th anniversary on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 3:30 p....
Posted on February 4, 2025
 

Rossmoor News

The Rossmoor News (927080), established April 15, 1965, is published on Wednesdays for Rossmoor residents and is available outside of the community at a subscription rate of $185 per year (for first-class mail delivery), by Golden Rain Foundation, 1006 Stanley Dollar Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94595. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Rossmoor Ne...
Posted on February 4, 2025
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Finance Committee gets update on status of NetSuite rollout

The first phase of the longplanned- for rollout of the Net-Suite software system went live as scheduled in early January. As is common in projects of this size, the implementation encountered a few early bugs, said Todd Arterburn, Rossmoor’s chief financial officer. One of the challenges involved entering customer information for residents with mul...
Posted on February 4, 2025
 

Trinity Center seeks donations

The Rossmoor Democratic Club’s Trinity Center Committee is launching a donation campaign to help supply much-needed gloves and warm hats to Trinity’s members, especially needed at this chilly time of year. Donations of gloves and hats (new or gently used) may be dropped off between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8 at the main drive-through en...
Posted on February 4, 2025
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Event will focus on scams and elder abuse

Optimum Wellness Lecture will take place Feb. 18 in the Fireside Room Rossmoor Counseling Services will have its first Optimum Wellness Lecture of the new year on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 1 p.m., in the Fireside Room. Daisy Gallegos of Adult Protective Services (APS) will be speaking to residents about financial scams/elder abuse and APS. Gallegos has ...
Posted on February 4, 2025
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New rental carts are a hit with Rossmoor golfers

Amenities abound on Yamaha vehicles that arrived last month For Moni Cook, there is a lot to like about the golf courses’ new rental carts. “They look sleek, and the (charcoal) color is great,” Cook recently said as she waited to hit the first tee on the Creekside course. The old carts, she said, were “getting rickety.” But the new carts’ secret we...
Posted on January 28, 2025
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AI adds new wrinkle to old scam targeting grandparents

AI adds new wrinkle to old scam targeting grandparents Resident, who was conned out of $12,500, believes artificial intelligence cloned grandson’s voice The scamming of grandparents is nothing new. But now, artificial intelligence has added a frightening new twist to this old con. Instead of a perpetrator simply trying to impersonate a grandchild w...
Posted on January 28, 2025
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Tax-Aide appointment sessions begin Feb. 6

Free federal and state tax return preparation by AARP Tax-Aide volunteers will be available at the Creekside Clubhouse Fairway Room every Tuesday and Thursday from Feb. 6 through April 15. This service is for anyone who needs to file a basic income tax return, with limited to moderate income and with special attention for those ages 50 and older. T...
Posted on January 28, 2025