Katie Mayers, the Tice Creek Fitness Center’s newest trainer, has worked in some splendid facilities in her three decades in the fitness industry. Yet she was awestruck when she began working at Rossmoor’s sweeping fitness complex in March. “To be able to come here to this phenomenal facility, my jaw was on the floor for a week,” Mayers said. “One ...

After 59 years, Tice Valley United Methodist Church’s final Sunday service was June 26, 2022, with 15 people in attendance, including the pastor. The Rossmoor-based church was formally merged into Lafayette United Methodist Church five days later. Now, Tice Valley United Methodist is making what likely will be its final gesture to its longtime comm...

After 30 years as head golf professional in Rossmoor, Mark Heptig said it’s time to change gears. While he remains director of golf, he has turned over the head pro job to Jacque Vigil. Vigil, who has been first assistant pro on the golf team for 3 1/2 years, assumed her new role May 1. In a well-planned handoff, Vigil will oversee day-to-day Golf ...

Dwight Walker re-elected as GRF president One new face joined the GRF Board on Monday, as Carol Lehr was officially installed as part of the 59th GRF Annual Meeting of Members. Lehr, who will represent District E on the Board, succeeds Neva Flaherty, who opted not to seek a second three-year Board term. Lehr ran unopposed. James Lee, appointed to t...

In a past life as a developer in Colorado, Clay Dunning was overseeing construction of an apartment building that was 80 percent complete when an arson fire destroyed it. Fire-rated drywall panels, which weren’t part of the building code in Colorado at the time, may well have helped stop that fire from spreading. Dunning said he was all for approvi...

The Landscape Department will host a sandbag drop-off station for residents on Tuesday, May 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The station will be located at the end of the parking lot just past the Dollar Pool building. Residents who picked up sandbags during the recent storms can drop them off.

“Your Safeway gift cards will come in SO handy, especially with the way inflation has been impacting all of us. Like most of your (grant) recipients, I never thought I’d see the day when I’d have to ‘rely on the kindness of strangers,’ but here I am. Your lovely notes and the gift cards have really alleviated the pinch I’ve been feeling the past se...

FROM SECURITAS The following are the major incidents reported to Securitas, Rossmoor’s security service provider. They appear here as they were initially reported to Securitas. After investigation, details of a case may indicate a lesser or different incident description. If the case warrants it, the News will do a follow-up story. Thursday, April ...

Residents in Rossmoor receive the Digital Preferred cable TV package, one HD box and high-speed broadband Internet as part of a bulk package that is included in their monthly coupon. New residents who need to set up Xfinity/Comcast should call Comcast at 1-800-4072997 and provide the following information: • Address of manor; • Mention that this ad...

Board also discusses facility usage fee, MyRossmoor.com The GRF Board on Thursday approved moving ahead with a study to determine whether it’s practical, or possible, to convert the vacant GRF-owned medical center building just outside Rossmoor into GRF-related office space – perhaps as a replacement for the old, overcrowded Mutual Operations Depar...