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Hamaji named new GRF Board president

Leanne Hamaji said she knows she has her work cut out over the next year (at least) in her new capacity as GRF Board president. A couple of minutes after she was chosen to succeed three-year Board President Dwight Walker, Hamaji praised her immediate predecessor. “You have an amazing ability to pinpoint issues, find solutions, and provide clarity,”...
Posted on May 21, 2024
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Judy Morton keeps impressing in swimming

By Mike Wood Staff writer How about swimming five or six events in one day? Judy Morton is up for that challenge. Morton, who turned 85 in March, is keeping up her busy master swimmer schedule. She’s been with the Silver Bullets Swim Club since its inception in 2010, not long after her arrival in Rossmoor with her husband, Bob. In March, Morton won...
Posted on May 14, 2024
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Studies front and center in Planning Committee business

Cost is the next question to answer regarding replacement of the existing Mutual Operations Department (MOD) office building. The GRF Planning Committee on Thursday approved recommending that the full GRF Board amend its agreement with a Berkeley-based consulting firm to add studying the costs of various alternatives to replace the current office s...
Posted on May 14, 2024
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Landscaping is a fertile subject at MOD Virtual Town Hall

Trees and pest control among topics addressed It was clear after the most recent GRF Virtual Town Hall program that Rossmoor residents take their landscaping and local flora seriously. Also, they don’t like “lollipopping.” More than half of the questions brought up at the April 29 online meeting with GRF General Manager Jeff Matheson and three mana...
Posted on May 7, 2024
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New CFO takes on big software conversion

Todd Arterburn jumps into his new role Todd Arterburn, Rossmoor’s new chief financial officer, is already immersed in the vitally important conversion to the NetSuite business and accounting software system. With considerable background implementing what’s called ERP, or Enterprise Resource Planning tools, across large companies in the business wor...
Posted on May 7, 2024
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Roy Yang wins GRF election in District A

Roy Yang won by a large margin last week to become the new GRF Board director for District A. Yang earned 162 votes to finish ahead of Diana St. James with 75 and Melanie Rose with 58 in the district. He replaces Carol Meehan, who was not seeking re-election. Yang joins Ted Bentley in District C, Leanne Hamaji in District D and Cheryl Hines in Dist...
Posted on May 7, 2024
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Remembering a Rossmoor Survivor

Sonja Christopher gained national attention through her stint in the first season of the CBS reality show “Survivor.” In Rossmoor, her star shined through her countless friendships and the joy she spread through gifts of music and entertainment. Christopher, 87, died in her longtime Rossmoor home April 26. Her friends remember her as a joyous, tale...
Posted on May 7, 2024
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GRF Board closes in on more restrictive demonstrations policy

Directors might approve the new rule in May Citing a need for increased safety while still allowing for some peaceful protests, the GRF Board on Thursday moved one step closer to approving changes to GRF’s demonstrations policy, which would limit most protests to the grassy area off Rossmoor Parkway near the pickleball courts. The changes, first in...
Posted on April 30, 2024