A 64-year-old Rossmoor resident was killed when a vehicle driven by a suspected drunk driver jumped a curb and struck the victim and his wife on a Tice Creek Drive sidewalk Saturday night as they walked home from a Boomers Forever Club trivia event at Gateway. Curtis Gunn, a 12-year Rossmoor resident who was active in many club activities and serve...

Facilities Master Plan In re-evaluating project priorities and funding, one thing was clear for the Planning Committee: a major rebuild for the aging Mutual Operations complex is a must. The committee put forward three revised plans at its April 14 meeting for the Finance Committee and then the GRF Board to consider. Each varies in how to pay for F...

Rossmoor Lions Club members joined Lions Clubs from around the Bay Area for the Rise Against Hunger event on Saturday, March 26. The meal-packing program was held at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Concord. The church’s gymnasium was filled with long tables housing the various stages of the event. Lions Club volunteer teams were assigned to the dif...

For any residents wanting to apply their years of shopping experience, Leftovers Thrift Shop may be the perfect match. The Thrift Shop is seeking volunteers to work three hours per week, Tuesdays through Saturday. Volunteers must enjoy people, appreciate excellence, and enjoy a variety of tasks. Leftovers Thrift Shop has been supporting the Contra ...

Xfinity Wi-Fi is a network of hotspots that keep customers connected to the internet at the highest speeds, located in places where people are most looking for fast access, like shopping and dining districts, parks, playgrounds, doctor’s offices, gyms and more. There are several hotspots located throughout Rossmoor. Xfinity Wi-Fi is available on an...

The Dollar Ranch Golf Course will close to walkers on Monday, April 25, starting at noon, because of a golf tournament. Walkers can still walk all day on the Creekside Course and until noon on the Dollar Ranch Course. For information, call the Golf Shop at 1-925-988-7861.

Residents enjoy food and entertainment on plaza; the event will continue to evolve It was a special occasion on the plaza, and to help celebrate, Joan Jayko and her friends around the group table were prepared, enjoying Sutter Home chardonnay from metallic silver goblets that Jayko brought with her. “We’re here, and we’re outside – what could be mo...

Rossmoor leaders have alerted their regional elected officials about the importance of landing a $4.99 million grant to pay for creating a firebreak above the valley, and hope to know by August or September whether any or all of that grant comes through. The GRF Board in late Feb- ruary gave its enthusiastic formal support for an application by the...

John Tawaststjerna already knew the lay of the land in Rossmoor by the time he was hired as the new landscape manager. He and his previous employer, BrightView Landscape Co. in Pleasanton, had contracted with several individual Mutuals on landscaping projects. Tawaststjerna said he believes he’s already impacted Rossmoor’s visual presentation. “I’v...

With a heightened sense of concern due to the persistent drought, residents filled the Event Center for an April 7 workshop on water reclamation and irrigation for the golf courses. During the afternoon of the hottest day yet of 2022, residents asked many insightful questions after a presentation by Director of Resident Services Jeff Matheson and J...