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Can Rossmoor sell itself as a country club?

Policy Committee considers idea due to possible state legislation The GRF Policy Committee will keep its eye on legislation that goes into effect Jan. 1 and could mean substantially more renters in Rossmoor and fewer buyers. “This is a game changer,” GRF attorney Tony Grafals told the committee Dec. 14. A new section added to the Davis-Stirling Act...
Posted on December 22, 2020
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Golf courses closed on Christmas

The Creekside and Dollar golf courses will be closed on Friday, Dec. 25, because of the Christmas holiday. As with other days when the courses are closed, residents are permitted to walk on either golf course that day. The Golf Shop will reopen on Saturday, Dec. 26, at 7 a.m.
Posted on December 22, 2020
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Carol Gaiser takes building holiday gingerbread houses to new heights

Home Sweet Home Carol Gaiser first began making holiday gingerbread houses in her son’s kindergarten class in 1981. “I was asked to be a helper in his classroom,” Gaiser said. “That Christmas was my first exposure to making a gingerbread house.” But certainly not her last, as she’s still making gingerbread houses 39 years later. Her kids’ gingerbre...
Posted on December 15, 2020
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App helps notify people about COVID exposure

Last week, California rolled out smartphone notifications that can tell someone if they have been exposed to coronavirus, but its effectiveness depends on how many people actually use it. On Dec. 10, the state launched CA Notify, an app for Apple and Android phones that uses Bluetooth technology to send codes that can identify when two phones have ...
Posted on December 15, 2020
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More solar? Committee suggests lease/purchase

If the GRF Board decides to expand its solar power network, the Finance Committee recommends it be funded with some type of lease/purchase plan. Under consideration by the Board is the addition of solar panels at Gateway and the Event Center to help save millions of dollars in power costs. A solar farm near Mutual Operations that’s been operational...
Posted on December 8, 2020
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From Hawaiian shirts to colorful masks

Fundraiser is brainchild of Hawaii club member Stan Chin had never used a sewing machine before COVID-19, but this year he hijacked his wife’s faithful Singer – which she’s had since college – to make face masks. He doesn’t use just any old fabric to make the masks. Chin, a member of Rossmoor Hawaii State Club, is cutting up his collection of class...
Posted on December 8, 2020