It’s a four-member department laboring in a (relatively) off-the-beaten-path part of the Gateway administration building. But if you live in Rossmoor, or looking to live in Rossmoor, or leaving Rossmoor, you’d better have the phone number for GRF’s Member Records Department handy. “Nobody exists in Rossmoor unless they start here,” said Sofia Genov...

work that Joel began to upgrade the department’s tools, resources and processes to ensure we meet the growing interests of the Mutuals, GRF Board, staff and community,” Matheson said. Lesser has been with GRF since March 2021. During his tenure, he helped the Accounting Department weather more than 100 percent turnover and oversaw the promotion of ...

Due to the increased risk of wildfire, the California property marketplace sees a dwindling number of insurance companies willing to cover properties that might experience wildfire damage. Remember supply and demand from high school economics class? The fewer the carriers, the higher the cost – which is a clear challenge for property owners across ...

The caption of a photograph on Page 25A of the Jan. 25 News omitted the names of two members of the Ukulele Club who were pictured. They were Alex Gioulis and Aki Rasmussen.

By Mike Wood Staff writer It’s not a stretch to say that ukuleles bring joy. The Rossmoor Ukulele Club has found a way to pass that joy along to youngsters. Through a new program, the club has been donating ukuleles to fourth and fifth grade students in the Walnut Creek School District. Taking a break from a recent Wednesday jam session, members be...

The New Year’s Eve landslides on holes 5 and 3 of the Dollar Ranch Golf Course, which originally figured to close the course for a few weeks, worsened with the heavy rains on Jan. 14, especially on hole 3. Dollar course’s holes 3, 4, 5 and 6 figure to be closed for the near future, Director of Golf Mark Heptig said last Thursday. Originally, the sl...

At his first town hall meeting as Rossmoor’s general manager, Jeff Matheson asked attendees what attracted them to this community in the first place and what they see as the greatest challenges to their enjoyment of it. Tony Ghazal said he was drawn by the natural beauty of the area, among other things. “I looked it up and we came out,” Ghazal, a M...

Fact checking on next agenda for Policy Committee Starting with the Feb. 1 edition of the Rossmoor News, the political columns will go on hiatus and a decision about their future will go before the GRF Policy Committee at its Feb. 13 meeting. GRF President Dwight Walker suggested putting the columns on hiatus after Ann Peterson, the Rossmoor News’ ...

A celebration of life for Elayne Jones, a groundbreaking musician who lived in Rossmoor since 2005, is being held Monday, Jan. 30 at the Event Center. Jones died Dec. 17 at the age of 94. The event begins with a remembrance from 4 to 6 p.m. and a celebration starting at 6 p.m. A Caribbean dinner with vegan options follows the remembrance. The celeb...

The Public Safety Office has reopened on Saturdays for the first time since the COVID pandemic. The office, located in the Creekside Complex, is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. It remains closed on Sunday. Securitas still provides Rossmoor with daily security 24 hours a day, including gate access. This change affects only the Public ...