Residents find harmony on Monday golf course strolls Monday walks through t he gol f cou r se have a magical allure, especially for a group of Rossmoor women who met and bonded – somewhat magically – through the enjoyment of walking around together amid enticing surroundings. Through a chain reaction of chance meetings and random invites, this walk...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 –...