Three longtime resident advisory committee members, including two current chairs, will be stepping aside in the first wave of vacancies generated by a new GRF policy limiting how long volunteers can serve on such committees. Those chairs whose current committee terms expire at the end of June are Bill Dorband of the Finance Committee and John McDon...

GRF NEWS adequate parking, close proximity to restrooms, proximity of the Dollar Park open space and the Event Center patio for social gatherings, and that the site doesn’t interfere with existing outdoor activities. Disadvantages with the Event Center pickleball courts site: Residences within 250 feet on the west side that could be affected by noi...

An effort to make reverse mortgages available for cooperative owners in Rossmoor has a chance at success, and supporters are calling residents to action. The U.S. Senate Review Committee is working on a 2023 Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report that could require HUD to finally write guidelines for federally insured reverse mort...

said Mark Heptig, Rossmoor’s director of golf courses. Thousands of gallons of water a day were being lost, and water sometimes covered the golf cart path near hole No. 1. “It kept the lake a foot or two below” normal water level, he added. Fully repairing the pond liner, last done in the mid-1990s, would have cost an estimated $75,000 to $80,000, ...

Al Kaufman doesn’t know yet exactly when it will happen, but he will appreciate the planned improvements to the Woodshop in the Gateway art studio complex. It will include an expanded tool room, updated electrical and dust collection systems, a relocated entry and room for more machines, thanks to a revised layout. “We’ll be able to install some ne...

To steal from an old saying, it’s a whole new bocce ballgame in Rossmoor. That is thanks to the newly resurfaced bocce courts at Sportsmen’s Park. Work on the bocce courts began in early May, and the courts reopened shortly before Memorial Day weekend, Director of Residential Services Jeff Matheson said. The new artificial turf surface was develope...

Resident develops detailed, Rossmoor-specific instructions It can be a difficult topic for seniors to discuss with their adult children: what they should do with a home when their parent is gone. This goes deeper than dealing with home sales and inheritances, which are often outlined in wills and trusts, carried out by professionals or at least wel...

For the first time since 2019, residents and their families can come together again for the annual Fourth of July celebration at Dollar’s picnic grounds. The event will be held Monday, July 4, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Interrupted for two years because of the pandemic, the day’s events and activities – sponsored by the Recreation Department – retur...

Photo by Kathleen Solmssen While it’s not illegal to throw away an American flag, many view it as dishonorable. Instead, try donating to a flag disposal site. The closest to Rossmoor are the Veterans of Foreign Wars (1919 Wendell Lane, Pleasant Hill) and VFW Post 8063 (3780 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette).

Just two more events remain in the Rossmoor LGBTQ+ Alliance’s celebration of Pride Month 2022. The Alliance invites all of its members and Rossmoor neighbors and friends to join in the fun of these closing events. On Wednesday, June 22, at 4 p.m., the Alliance will hold an online Author Event, with Lucy Jane Bledsoe discussing her new book, “No Sto...