Board discusses looking at older ovens, electrical connectons Afraid of another fire like the June 3 blaze that left four Golden Rain Road manors uninhabitable, one First Mutual board member said he wants inspections involving manors’ stoves, ovens and cooktops, along with their electrical connections. “I am extremely concerned that this could happ...

Nothing says summer more than an outdoor barbecue. There’s the aroma and sizzle of burgers and hot dogs on the grill, huge helpings of potato salad, beverages on ice and ice cream to finish things off. On June 29, it was time for Rossmoor residents to come out in the sun, get reacquainted, listen to some music from the ’60s and ’70s and enjoy a bar...

As is common during the hot summer months, ants are once again invading manors in Rossmoor. The Work Order Desk is receiving a high number of calls and emails, much like in previous years around this time. Rossmoor Pest Control Specialist John McPartland has some advice for keeping ants out of the home and handling them if they do get inside. The N...

Home improvement projects and preparing a home for sale can be a daunting and time-consuming process, which is one reason why Mutuals Administrative Services Manager Sharon Fees often directs residents to start on Rossmoor’s website. The Alterations and Resales A video on the Alterations and Resales page of Rossmoor.com details what requires a perm...

Sighting is reminder to be careful Several residents recently have sent photos to the News of coyotes lurking around Dollar Ranch Golf Course. Two residents even captured photos of a coyote after it had killed a deer. Sightings such as this are a reminder that residents need to be mindful of wildlife in Rossmoor. Coyote sightings most often occur i...

Sustainable Rossmoor’s Trash Talk (Recycling) Committee resumes its in-person meetings on Wednesday, July 21, at 10 a.m. in Multipurpose Room 3 at Gateway. The meeting is open to everyone. Participants will resume brainstorming solutions to such problems as how to make trash enclosures more user-friendly and what to do about neighbors who don’t sor...

The Golden Rain Foundation has contracted with a team of consultants led by ELS Architecture and Urban Design to create a long-term capital improvement plan to help prioritize community facility and infrastructure improvement projects for the next 10 years. The first steps in the process have involved gathering information from the residents of Ros...

Unsung hero Fran Gibson will never forget the Oakland Hills fire in October 1991 that destroyed thousands of houses and trapped and killed 25 people, and how close she came to being one of them. “I heard the rotors on the helicopter and someone yelling, ‘Evacuate! Evacuate!’ I knew it was time when the palm trees across the street started exploding...

A massive firefighting effort was launched after a hillside behind Rockledge Lane, Entry 8, caught fire June 19 at about 8:20 a.m. The fire burned about one acre and was very visible in Rossmoor. Residents received periodic Nixle alerts about the status of firefighting efforts. The fire started about halfway up a steep, weed-covered hillside and sp...

Consultants detail plan for Board After learning that the best place in Rossmoor for a $10 million, 3,000-squarefoot water reclamation plant is at the gateway to the community, GRF Board members had questions about location, cost and odor. This first in-person meeting of the GRF Board in 15 months on June 24 brought smiles from directors, but it wa...