Resident s throughout Rossmoor have the chance to help the Golden Rain Foundation (GRF) look for ways to enhance its communications through a survey being disseminated this week. “There is an abundance of high-quality GRF information available to residents, and we are exploring ways to raise awareness of its accessibility,” said Dwight Walker, GRF ...

One of Rossmoor’s native tree species is the California Buckeye, or the California Horse-Chestnut. While other celebrated California natives like Redwoods and Valley Oaks might be described as iconic or majestic, Buckeyes may be more accurately described as tenacious or determined. Evolved to make use of local climate conditions, Buckeyes have seve...

N atural beauty in focus Gordon Wing’s keen eye captures hidden wonders Gordon Wing sees the world in a way few do whenever he steps outside. Others might cast a passing glance at a garden statuette or a spread of clouds, but Wing studies his surroundings with the practiced eye of one who recognizes natural beauty. And for the better part of five d...

ACOVID-19 vaccination clinic is coming to Rossmoor next month for residents who are 75 years or older, in a partnership with Contra Costa County, Kaiser Permanente, John Muir Health and the Golden Rain Foundation. John Muir Health (JMH) will operate the clinic at the Event Center starting Monday, Feb. 1, for its patients and any residents who are n...

The Rossmoor News reshaped a lot of its content in 2020 after public health orders shut down most facilities and canceled many events in Rossmoor. We introduced puzzles, recipes, pages of reader photos and so much more. Since then, residents have called and emailed to tell us what they like (and don’t like) and what they hope will fill our pages ev...

If CPA Rick Chakoff’s parents hadn’t lived in Rossmoor, he probably would have glossed over the classified newspaper ad that sought someone for the Golden Rain Foundation (GRF) controller’s job. How many people know that GRF is associated with Rossmoor? Chakoff thought the GRF job might be right for him. “I’d had a variety of ac- counting jobs, but...

Members of The Connection are invited to a presentation by GRF CEO Tim O’Keefe on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. via Zoom. O’Keefe will discuss current items of interest, including the foundation’s plans for reopening Rossmoor facilities such as the Peacock Hall and the Event Center once the state and county ease or end the COVID-19 lockdown. He also w...

An item in the Security Reports on Jan. 13 incorrectly reported the gender of a driver who was injured Dec. 31 when the person’s car crashed into a tree at Tice Creek Drive and Singingwood Court at about 5:50 p.m. The driver was female.

GRF President Bob Kelso will continue his townhall Q& A sessions on the first Thursday of every month. The next monthly Q& A session will be held Thursday, Feb. 4 at 2 p.m. Kelso will answer residents’ questions live on the video conference website Zoom. Residents are asked to submit their questions prior to the session to grfquestion@rossm...

Answering residents’ most asked questions GRF working with officials to get clinic in Rossmoor As Contra Costa County fast tracks efforts to vaccinate more of its residents, confusion abounds about who is eligible, how to get an appointment and why having the shot isn’t an immediate magic bullet. The GRF Board of Directors, CEO and other staff have...