Though Rossmoor News delivery problems that plagued the paper in spring and summer have eased recently, GRF’s Planning Committee last week gave Ann Peterson, the managing editor, a roughly defined goal to move that publication to a mostly online presence in the next few years. At that same Thursday meeting, the Planning Committee heard about contin...

The Policy Committee easily took care of a straightforward issue at its Aug. 8 meeting, recommending to the GRF Board that Iris Park become the new name of Berm Park. However, where to designate smoking areas on GRF property for employees and residents is complex and will require more time. The committee voted 3-0 in favor of Iris Park for the park...

The Ukrainian crisis continues. Millions of Ukrainians have fled to escape the war. Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF) continues to help the Ukrainian refugees through its Refugees and Displaced Persons Fund. This international fund was established to provide refugees with safety, security and resources during the humanitarian crisis. The R...

The Rossmoor News (927080), established April 15, 1965, is published every Wednesday for Rossmoor residents and is available outside of the community at a subscription rate of $55 per year (for second-class mail delivery), by Golden Rain Foundation, 1006 Stanley Dollar Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94595. Periodical postage is paid in Walnut Creek, CA. P...

Starting today through Wednesday, Sept. 7, residents of the following streets will have later than usual deliveries of the Rossmoor News because their carrier is on vacation: Canyonwood Court, Leisure Lane, Ptarmigan Drive (Entries 2, 4 and 5), Singingwood Court, Spotted Owl Court and all of the Eagle Ridge streets. Residents of these streets shoul...

Town hall in Rossmoor U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier engaged residents Aug. 2 in his first live town hall in Rossmoor in three years, describing the complexities and strife in Washington, D.C., where, on occasion, legislation does get passed. After hosting virtual town halls during various stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, DeSaulnier, D-Walnut Creek, rel...

The Membership Transfer Fee, paid by new residents buying a residence in Rossmoor, will increase to $12,000 on Sept. 1. In April, the GRF Board unanimously voted to raise the MTF from $10,000 to $12,000. That fee also will rise by a minimum of $500 annually starting in 2023. The MTF is the primary funding source for the Trust Estate Fund, which pay...

AEDs placed at all clubhouses New automated external defibrillators are in place throughout Rossmoor. The new defibrillators, stationed with Securitas staff and at clubhouses and other facilities throughout Rossmoor, have state-of-the-art wireless technology. These defibrillators can save lives in a situation when someone is in sudden cardiac arres...

Twenty years of customer relations experience, including 2½ years as a service order specialist at the Mutual Operations Department (MOD), has put Sofia Genove in the best possible position to succeed – and to help the residents of Rossmoor when they submit a work order for a needed task or repair. “I feel like I’m really making a difference in som...

Group dedicated to increasing safety for pedestrians Two dozen Rossmoorians turned out and waved signs the morning of July 29 at the intersection of Tice Creek and Oakmont drives for the second Rally for Safer Streets. The rally by Neighbors for Safer Streets did just what it was intended to do – raise awareness of the safety issues on the sidewalk...