“We expect to get more information shortly.” But she said seniors should benefit soon from one provision in the new Inflation Reduction Act, itself a scaledback edition of the Biden administration’s proposed (and rejected) Build Back Better plan. A change to let Medicare, the health care program for seniors, negotiate directly with drug-making comp...

A headline on Page 7A of the Aug. 17 News incorrectly listed one of the First Mutual districts that will mail ballots to members in an election for the board of directors. The correct districts are 1 and 5. nnn Due to an editing error, a story and headline on Page 4A of the Aug. 17 News incorrectly reported the date of the Rotary Foundation’s gala....

Tree advocates welcome GRF Board’s help Board approved $35,000 with more action to come later Leela McCullough and Neva Flaherty walked up to a big coast live oak tree near Dollar Clubhouse last week, and they were pained at what they saw. “There are a lot more brown leaves now … and it was just 30 days ago” when she had last taken a careful look, ...

Norberto Lopez has worked 35 years in Rossmoor Norberto Lopez is thankful that many Rossmoor residents are thankful for the work he does. That’s one of the things he’ll miss most when this 30-year golf course crew foreman and irrigation technician retires at the end of August. “People show me their ap- preciation all the time, leave cards and thank...

Though Rossmoor News delivery problems that plagued the paper in spring and summer have eased recently, GRF’s Planning Committee last week gave Ann Peterson, the managing editor, a roughly defined goal to move that publication to a mostly online presence in the next few years. At that same Thursday meeting, the Planning Committee heard about contin...

The Policy Committee easily took care of a straightforward issue at its Aug. 8 meeting, recommending to the GRF Board that Iris Park become the new name of Berm Park. However, where to designate smoking areas on GRF property for employees and residents is complex and will require more time. The committee voted 3-0 in favor of Iris Park for the park...

The Ukrainian crisis continues. Millions of Ukrainians have fled to escape the war. Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF) continues to help the Ukrainian refugees through its Refugees and Displaced Persons Fund. This international fund was established to provide refugees with safety, security and resources during the humanitarian crisis. The R...

The Rossmoor News (927080), established April 15, 1965, is published every Wednesday for Rossmoor residents and is available outside of the community at a subscription rate of $55 per year (for second-class mail delivery), by Golden Rain Foundation, 1006 Stanley Dollar Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94595. Periodical postage is paid in Walnut Creek, CA. P...

Starting today through Wednesday, Sept. 7, residents of the following streets will have later than usual deliveries of the Rossmoor News because their carrier is on vacation: Canyonwood Court, Leisure Lane, Ptarmigan Drive (Entries 2, 4 and 5), Singingwood Court, Spotted Owl Court and all of the Eagle Ridge streets. Residents of these streets shoul...

Town hall in Rossmoor U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier engaged residents Aug. 2 in his first live town hall in Rossmoor in three years, describing the complexities and strife in Washington, D.C., where, on occasion, legislation does get passed. After hosting virtual town halls during various stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, DeSaulnier, D-Walnut Creek, rel...