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Bay Area health officers address rollout of COVID-19 vaccine

With the distribution of the first vaccine for COVID-19 beginning both locally and nationally, many residents are wondering when they will have the opportunity to get vaccinated. Bay Area health officers said in a joint statement last week that vaccines may become available for the general population by early summer. For the time being, the limited...
Posted on December 22, 2020
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Can Rossmoor sell itself as a country club?

Policy Committee considers idea due to possible state legislation The GRF Policy Committee will keep its eye on legislation that goes into effect Jan. 1 and could mean substantially more renters in Rossmoor and fewer buyers. “This is a game changer,” GRF attorney Tony Grafals told the committee Dec. 14. A new section added to the Davis-Stirling Act...
Posted on December 22, 2020
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Golf courses closed on Christmas

The Creekside and Dollar golf courses will be closed on Friday, Dec. 25, because of the Christmas holiday. As with other days when the courses are closed, residents are permitted to walk on either golf course that day. The Golf Shop will reopen on Saturday, Dec. 26, at 7 a.m.
Posted on December 22, 2020
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Comcast drops Norton for xFi Advanced

A few changes at Comcast have drawn the notice of residents, who have called GRF staff or written letters to the editor inquiring about them. Rossmoor’s Comcast representative, Brent Harrah, has helped explain some of the changes. First, residents were notified in October through their bill or their Comcast email – and in a second notice that went ...
Posted on December 22, 2020
 

News deadlines early next week

The Rossmoor News will have early deadlines for the Jan. 6 newspaper because of the New Year’s holiday. All columns, club trip listings and religion articles are due Tuesday, Dec. 29, by noon. All other club and organization articles are due Wednesday, Dec. 30, by noon. All ads and letters to the editor must be turned in by Wednesday, Dec. 30, at 3...
Posted on December 22, 2020
 

Holiday delays Friday trash pickup

Residents who normally have trash picked up on Fridays should note that this will be delayed by one day the next two weeks because of the holidays. Trash for Friday, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 will be collected on Saturday, Dec. 26 and Jan. 2, respectively. Anyone disposing of a cut Christmas tree also can place it outside the trash enclosures for pickup t...
Posted on December 22, 2020
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Carol Gaiser takes building holiday gingerbread houses to new heights

Home Sweet Home Carol Gaiser first began making holiday gingerbread houses in her son’s kindergarten class in 1981. “I was asked to be a helper in his classroom,” Gaiser said. “That Christmas was my first exposure to making a gingerbread house.” But certainly not her last, as she’s still making gingerbread houses 39 years later. Her kids’ gingerbre...
Posted on December 15, 2020
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App helps notify people about COVID exposure

Last week, California rolled out smartphone notifications that can tell someone if they have been exposed to coronavirus, but its effectiveness depends on how many people actually use it. On Dec. 10, the state launched CA Notify, an app for Apple and Android phones that uses Bluetooth technology to send codes that can identify when two phones have ...
Posted on December 15, 2020