Anticipating significant increases in insurance costs that figure to boost the coupon, the GRF Board on Thursday approved fee hikes for 2024 for facility/meeting room rentals, Handyman repair services, residents’ golf rounds, and RV storage – in some cases, larger hikes than GRF staff had recommended. Regarding meeting room rental fees for individu...

Note: Lions Care for Kids 2023 Campaign articles explain the club’s support of vision, hearing, pediatric cancer, diabetes, and humanitarian causes that relate to children in need. The articles give residents an opportunity to donate to the outreach categories they feel drawn to. Supporting children with hearing loss is one of the goals of the Ross...

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 $145 per year (for first-class mail delivery), by Golden Rain Foundation, 1006 Stanley Dollar Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94595. Periodical postage is paid in Walnut Creek, CA. P...

An incorrect date was listed in a Mindful Living Club article on Page 24A of the Aug. 30 News. The club’s “How to Meditate” class will be held on Tuesdays, Sept. 12 and Nov. 14.

The MOD Recycling Yard will be closed on Thursday, Sept. 21 and Friday, Sept. 22, to allow for slurry sealing of the asphalt. The Recycling Yard is located off Rockview Drive. It serves residents, staff and contractors for recycling cardboard and green waste. The Recycling Yard will reopen on Monday, Sept. 24 at 8 a.m.

GRF will host PG& E officials on Thursday, Aug. 31 at 1 p.m. to discuss wildfire mitigation work in the valley. The meeting will be held in the Fireside Room. GRF asked PG& E to speak with the community as part of an educational outreach program, so residents can better understand the company’s fire-mitigation efforts in Rossmoor. Topics fo...

Campers reap benefits of trying new activities E ar-to-ear smiles while at summer camp aren’t just for kids anymore. That sense of joy and the fulfillment of trying something new shaped the experience of Camp Rossmoor for residents who took part in the weeklong event. From Aug. 21 to 25, Camp Rossmoor debuted with an array of activities that gave r...

Some Contra Costa County cities – Martinez, Concord, Antioch, Richmond and San Pablo – have said yes to storefront cannabis-related businesses. So too has Contra Costa County; there’s a retail dispensary in the unincorporated community of Pacheco. But so far, Walnut Creek has not allowed a storefront retail operation. One Walnut Creekbased business...

From test driving cars to sampling tiny spoonfuls of ice cream, opportunities to try out something before committing have long been a practice to get a feel for a new experience. Many activities and organizations around Rossmoor also offer opportunities for residents to take test drives before making that full financial or time commitment. A comple...

Eric Early, Republican candidate for U.S. senator from California, will be the guest speaker at the Republican Club dinner on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at 5:15 p.m. in the Event Center’s Tahoe Room. Early is running as a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Dianne Feinstein. He is pledging to work to stop excessive government sp...