Effective Saturday, Aug. 24, GRF will be suspending weekend Dial-A-Bus transportation service because of current staffing levels. “This decision has not been made lightly, but it is necessary to ensure that the department can maintain a reliable and safe service during the weekdays,” said Kelsey Clyma, senior manager of resident services. GRF encou...

Individuals with diverse backgrounds, experience sought AARP Tax-Aide is looking for volunteers to become members of a team providing free tax-preparation service in Contra Costa County. Tax-Aide needs individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences. While prior tax-preparation experience is beneficial, it is not a requirement. The program pro...

On Thursday, Aug. 22, the Democrats of Rossmoor will hold their general meeting in the Event Center. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for a town square social with snacks provided by the club. Following a brief meeting starting at 7 p.m., the speaker for the evening will be Mike Madrid. This will be a return visit for Madrid, a founding member of the Linc...

The News is looking to write articles on residents who make a positive difference in the lives of others and/or their community through their involvement in charitable, nonprofit and volunteer activities. If you would like to nominate a resident to be profiled in such an article, email news@rossmoor. com with some information about the resident and...

Planning Committee discusses 3 options for new facility Studies continue concerning how to best create a new home for the GRF employees who work in the worn out, crowded administrative wing of the Mutual Operations Department (MOD). GRF General Manager Jeff Matheson outlined for the GRF Planning Committee on Thursday cost comparisons of three optio...

Billiards Club members have a ball racking up friendships at Gateway Almost equally, you can hear the crack of billiards balls and see people crack smiles. Tucked in a corner of Gateway behind the multipurpose wing, the light green building known as the Billiards Room houses one of Rossmoor’s most enduring clubs. On this Monday afternoon, the Billi...

Shop around for liability coverage It was just a five-minute discussion, but it revealed that obtaining liability insurance coverage for a golf cart isn’t as straightforward a matter as comparing companies’ rates and making the call. As part of a July 12 GRF Golf Advisory Committee INSURANCE: How and when to insure golf carts meeting, Chairman Burk...

In this community, where social gatherings play such a prominent role, making them sustainable is a noble and important goal. This was what Sustainable Rossmoor’s Trash Talk committee discussed in a presentation on Aug. 7 in the Mulligan Room at Creekside. Led by committee co-chairs Rebecca Mason, Kathy Seidl COMPOSTING: How to plan a sustainable g...

While NetSuite is still set to go live on Jan. 1 as Rossmoor’s new business and accounting software package, replacing the obsolete 22-year-old Jenark system, the MyRossmoor.com residents’ portal will not be part of the new system – at least not right away. GRF staffers say some additional work is needed to determine how well the new NetSuite softw...

FIRE SAFETY IN ROSSMOOR Residents who have fire extinguishers in their manors can have them inspected and receive training on using them through a unique program in conjunction with the Rossmoor Emergency Preparedness Organization (EPO). A representative of a family-owned Berkeley equipment company visits Rossmoor entries on a Saturday morning to c...