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GRF welcomes new senior manager

Kelsey Clyma takes reins of resident services It’s not unusual for people either within the gates or from the world outside to view Rossmoor as a city within a city, given its population, its own elected government and departmental structure much like that of a city. And all that makes Kelsey Clyma feel right at home. “The makeup of the community i...
Posted on March 12, 2024
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Home Show packs Event Center

By the sheer number of residents who packed the Event Center’s foyer on Thursday waiting for the doors to open, it was evident that the eighth edition of the Home Show would be a rousing success. By the end of the first hour, Realtors from Berkeley Hathaway HomeServices, sponsor of the event, were wondering whether they might run out of brochures –...
Posted on March 12, 2024
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Resources abound to prepare for and prevent falls while at home

When a 78-year-old resident of a manor off Running Springs Road fell inside her home Feb. 29 and couldn’t get up, she deployed a can of bear spray, thinking pushing the nozzle would make a horn-type noise alerting neighbors that she needed help. Neighbors who responded to the woman’s screams had a hard time breathing because of the bear spray; the ...
Posted on March 12, 2024
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STAFF SPOTLIGHT

Securitas provides safety, security and a helping hand Securitas, the private security company that provides Rossmoor with gate access, patrol, emergency medical technician and Stair Trac services, is based out of Stockholm, Sweden. Its name is Latin for security, points out Phil Kocher, Securitas’ lead administration clerk in Rossmoor. Worldwide c...
Posted on March 12, 2024
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Medical building large enough for staff, but many questions remain

Medical building large enough for staff, but many questions remain Though plans are far from firmed up, early indications are that the GRF-owned medical office building near the Rossmoor Safeway store will be able to accommodate most, if not all, GRF departments, including the Mutual Operations Department (MOD). But concerns remain about whether th...
Posted on March 5, 2024
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Preserving Rossmoor’s Landscape

First Mutual officials raise flag because of ‘resident-initiated damage’ to landscape Patricia Power insists that she’s only looking to get First Mutual’s landscaping looking as it should – and hoping to save her neighbors a few dollars, and landscaping crews some time, as well. Since December, Power has been landscape chairperson for First Mutual ...
Posted on March 5, 2024
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Leak scare turns out to be bear spray

Two residents hospitalized after being exposed Two Rossmoor residents were treated at a local hospital Thursday night after being exposed to bear spray in an incident that was originally believed to be a gas or coolant leak. ConFire Capt. Chris Toler said Friday that the 78-year-old resident of a manor off Running Springs Road had fallen SCARE: Two...
Posted on March 5, 2024
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Annual Home Show to put its unique qualities on display Thursday at the Event Center

There are many unique qualities about the Home Show, which returns Thursday, March 7, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., to the Event Center. For starters, it’s a huge showroom of home improvement and renovation possibilities here inside the gate. There’s the tradition of the hot dogs, an extensive variety of vendors – some veterans of the show and some newer...
Posted on March 5, 2024
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Residents invited to raise voices to Sacramento on insurance woes

The city of Walnut Creek is already adding its voice to ongoing conversations with elected and appointed leaders about finding solutions to the growing property insurance problems plaguing Rossmoor. Now, a Sacramento-based trade group is looking for denizens of Rossmoor nonprofit mutual benefit corporations (“Mutuals” in Rossmoor parlance) and othe...
Posted on February 27, 2024
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Quilters share advice, stories over three days

‘ ’ By Sam Richards Staff writer Until recently, Martie Marchetti had always done her sewing by hand, before finally giving in to (semi-) modern technology. “A whole bunch of people had told me, ‘You’ve got to start using a machine,’ and I did … and it does really go so much faster,” the Rossmoor resident said during a break on Feb. 16, the second ...
Posted on February 27, 2024