Join Red Cross, EPO and GRF and donate “whole” or “power red” blood on Tuesday, April 30 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Residents are invited to sign up for an appointment to make a vital difference in life-saving efforts to give blood. Appointments are being accepted to donate blood on April 30, for Rossmoor’s quarterly blood drive sponsored by Norther...

Repair Café making a Rossmoor stop on April 19 The Repair Café, a worldwide phenomenon in sustainability efforts, is coming to Rossmoor this Friday, April 19, at Dollar Clubhouse. That’s where residents can bring one household item, ranging from an appliance, electronics, sew-able items, and more, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. At Dollar, residents w...

Insurance crisis cited as the top priority right now The proposed GRF study of a possible future sale of the Garden Club property off Tice Valley Boulevard and/or the east side of Terra Granada Drive at Grey Eagle Drive soon may be off the table for at least the near future, as the GRF Planning Committee voted unanimously Thursday for the GRF Board...

Proposed changes to policy regarding demonstrations on GRF property are heading to the GRF Board for a first reading, pending legal review. The Policy Committee voted 4 to 0 at its April 8 meeting to recommend changes to Policy 103.5, which has been in place since December 2020. A few more revisions were made during the meeting to the pro- POLICY: ...

GRF Board election One challenger may disagree, but the other five GRF Board candidates, including the three who are running unopposed, say the Membership Transfer Fee paid by all first-time homebuyers into Rossmoor is absolutely vital for funding new capital projects and for paying for necessary maintenance to community facilities. While all six c...

MUTUAL NEWS The Fourth Mutual EV Charging Committee is holding a Zoom town hall meeting on Saturday, April 20 at 10 a.m. to discuss plans and alternatives for EV charging. Fourth Mutual EV owners or those contemplating purchasing an EV are asked to attend this meeting as the committee wants to hear from them. Things have changed since 2018 when Fou...

First Mutual is looking to fill three vacancies on its budget and finance (B& F) committee. Residents in First Mutual Districts 2, 3 and 4 are eligible to fill their district’s vacancy. B& F assists the M1’s board of directors by monitoring the Mutual’s $22.5 million annual operating fund and $6.2 million reserve fund. The committee and boa...

Work needed as part of shaded fuel break project P rogress is being made in removing excess brush from the hills above Rossmoor, making the valley a little safer for every acre cleared. Tom Cashion, Rossmoor’s director of public safety, said crews led by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District are clearing about one acre per day as part of...

A glimpse into the past Residents of Rossmoor tend to know a thing or two hundred. They tell fascinating stories, amazing a listener with knowledge and anecdotes. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, then, that so many volunteer as docents. Whether it’s at a museum or historic venue, this is another way to take on a new challenge and add another subjec...

With a significant portion of Rossmoor employees at or nearing retirement age, GRF officials are discussing potential strategies for coping with what could be increasing employee departures in the next several years. Among the recommended strategies for dealing with this situation is increasing employee cross-training, to better prepare GRF departm...