Unique items available right here in Rossmoor Stumped for holiday gift ideas? Afflicted with Amazon box burnout? There’s an easy solution, right inside the Rossmoor gate. Check out these unique gifts from Rossmoor residents and clubs: Edibles Caramel chocolate apples: The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) Contra Costa is selling caramel choco...

For Rossmoor residents looking to change their Medicare Advantage or standalone (Part D) prescription drug plan, the clock is ticking. Monday, Dec. 7, is the final day of the annual open enrollment period in which Medicare beneficiaries can change their plans for 2021. And while it may be tempting to forego the headache of navigating Medicare’s com...

Mary Hurt will be appointed to the GRF Board as the District I director at the regular meeting of the Board on Thursday, Dec. 3. She replaces John Kikuchi, who resigned on Oct. 11 because he was moving from Rossmoor. Two residents from District I applied for the position and several directors interviewed them, selecting Hurt to fill the vacancy and...

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Unfilled positions help GRF build on surplus The $1.4 million revenue shortfall from the 2020 budget for the organization remained relatively constant through the end of October. Management has continued its diligence with essential spending to maintain a strong financial position for the organization. In GRF Operations the year-to-date (YTD) reven...

Starting Dec. 7, the Trans- portation Department will offer bus service to the Veranda Shopping Center in Concord, the Sun Valley Mall in Concord, and the Crossroads Shopping Center in Pleasant Hill. The service is available Monday through Friday only. Residents must call by at least noon the day before service is requested. Due to COVID-19 restric...

Restoration work on Tice Creek wrapped up earlier this month, with a little assist from Mother Nature. Building Maintenance Manager Clayton Clark was eager to get the long-awaited project finished before rains arrived. The construction work began Oct. 12 and finished Nov. 10, just days before Rossmoor got its first wet weather of the season. “The r...

Residents pause to give thanks during tough 2020 Celebrating Thanksgiving during a global pandemic is not exactly what anyone wanted this year. Plus, we’re still recovering from wildfires, the divisiveness of the presidential election, civil unrest and the crisis in health care, among other things that seem to have come out of left field this year....

Rossmoor charitable organizations are holding their own in 2020, despite having to cancel the vast majority of annual fundraisers due to the pandemic. The organizations say it’s the generosity of Rossmoor residents that’s kept them afloat. Leanne Hamaji, president of Rossmoor Lions Club, said the club flourished financially in 2020. “Rossmoor Lions...

Task force impressed by preview Asneak peek at Rossmoor’s soon-to-be rolled out web portal was met with enthusiasm by the GRF Planning Committee’s new Ad Hoc Communications Task Force last week. The new portal will make it easier for residents to sign up for Recreation’s ticketed events, such as movies, excursions and classes; golf course tee times...