GRF Board member Dale Harrington “always radiated a moral concern with every issue he dealt with, and he seemed to be our spiritual guide and wise father-figure,” fellow director Neva Flaherty said. Beyond being a Board member, Harrington was chairman of the GRF Policy Committee and a volunteer member of several Contra Costa County advisory groups,...

Savers, which describes itself as a “thrift store where people can shop and donate high-quality second-hand merchandise,” has signed a lease deal to open its fifth Bay Area store in the vacant former Rite Aid store at Tice Creek Boulevard and Rossmoor Parkway, a Savers spokeswoman confirmed last week. Sara Gaugl, a spokeswoman for Bellevue, Washing...

Staff Spotlight Watching the Tice Creek Fitness Center humming at the peak of the day is fascinating. Take a sweeping look across the main exercise floor to the entrance and one sees engagement, encouragement, keen attention to residents, good cheer, smiles and fun. There’s a special bond forged between the staff and residents who come to the cente...

Even if the concept of being civil is pretty straightforward – being nice to people, stopping at the stop signs, exercising patience and grace – bringing that civility to life can be more complicated. In Rossmoor, where some say there’s been an uptick in disrespectful and boorish behavior in recent months, those who want to reverse that trend – inc...

One of the most important ways for residents to prepare for the unexpected is to have emergency contacts on file. That isn’t always the case. Securitas Site Manager Steve Bertolozzi estimates it is “a 60/40 split” between those residents who have an emergency information form on file versus those who do not. He said that in a lot of cases, ones on ...

GRF Director Dale Harrington, 84, of District G died on Sunday, Oct. 9, after a brief illness. Harrington, who was re-elected to his second term this year, had resigned from the Board on Friday to focus on his health. Harrington also served as chair of the GRF Policy Committee. His considerable experience included work as a probation department adm...

Residents of Rossmoor and surrounding parts of Walnut Creek and unincorporated Saranap who want to find out more about a proposed six-unit micro-home project on a Tice Valley Boulevard church campus are invited to a Wednesday, Oct. 19, community meeting about it. The 7 p.m. meeting will take place in the Oak Room at Grace Presbyterian Church, 2100 ...

Like working with people? Good with numbers? AARP Tax-Aide is looking for volunteers to become members of a team providing free tax preparation for individuals of all ages in Contra Costa County. Tax-Aide volunteer positions include tax counselors, who are trained by Tax-Aide and certified by the IRS, and client facilitators, who schedule appointme...

The article about the GRF Board meeting in last week’s News reported that club member Richard Rubin said prospective Republican Club members were too busy to serve as president. Rubin clarified that he said due to COVID, the club’s available volunteer pool has been stretched thin and he was too committed to performing multiple roles for the club to...

GRF portion of the coupon will increase 6.92% in 2023; surpluses preserved The GRF Board on Thursday approved a 2023 operating budget that will result in a 6.92% increase in Rossmoor residents’ monthly coupon, bringing the GRF portion of it to $329.92. The Board unanimously rejected a recommendation made two days earlier by the GRF Finance Committe...