Board reassessed options after potential sales fell through There has been much conversation in recent months centered on the former medical building that GRF owns near the Rossmoor Shopping Center. Most of it has focused on moving Mutual Operations Department (MOD) offices there, and whether the now-empty medical building is in good enough shape t...

A candidates’ forum for the GRF Board of Directors will be held on Wednesday, April 10, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Peacock Hall. The six candidates running for the GRF Board of Directors have been invited to participate. The candidates include Melanie Rose, Diana St. James and Roy Yang in District A, which will have candidate statements and ball...

To successfully “age in place” generally requires having a strategy for managing the health-related needs that come with getting older, and two people whose jobs deal with such things say that being proactive gives seniors the best chance to remain in their homes as long as possible. “Have a plan – do what you can in advance,” said Bryan Riddle of ...

Funds support wide range of hospice services The Sneakers & Paws fundraiser for Hospice East Bay is fast approaching. This annual event, sponsored by Friends of Hospice Rossmoor, will be held Monday, April 15, from 8:30 to 11 a.m. starting at Creekside Golf Course The walk, for humans and their pets, starts as early as 8:30 a.m. Leave from Cree...

The Rossmoor Al-Anon support group meets on Tuesdays from 10 to 11 a.m. in Multipurpose Room 1 at the Gateway Complex. This mutual support group is for anyone troubled by someone's drinking. By sharing common experiences and applying the Al-Anon principles, family and friends of alcoholics can bring positive changes to their individual situati...

Two First Mutual entries host a fire drill Rossmoor residents always want to feel safer, and firefighters appreciate being able to do their jobs better. So it was a win for everyone when, on March 9, about 20 Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (ConFire) firefighters went to a two-story residential building on Rockledge Lane with carport p...

After delays caused by the COVID pandemic and subsequent supply chain issues, the long-planned project to install solar panels above the Gateway parking lot may finally be nearing construction. GRF General Manager Jeff Matheson told the Planning Committee on Thursday that he hopes the “Gateway Phase II” construction, slightly updated from older pla...

Community services first up March 25 Aseries of monthly town halls will provide residents with an opportunity to meet with staff and ask questions about various aspects of GRF and MOD community operations. The town halls are an effort to enhance communication and transparency. They will be held on the last Monday of TOWN HALLS: Series will also foc...

A proposal that Rossmoor’s trails system be consolidated into fewer specific trails, none of which would be named after individuals, is headed to the GRF Board for consideration. The Policy Committee made recommendations at its March 11 meeting in two 4 to 0 votes for amending Policy 501.0 to simplify Rossmoor’s trail system. Thornier topics, parti...

Election integrity issues are a focus of April 7 event Local GOP activist Liz Ritchie will attend the next Republican Club Meet and Greet session to discuss election integrity issues and answer questions. The Rossmoor Republican Club invites all like-minded people to their meet and greet, to be held on Sunday, April 7, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Oak R...