insurance budget, to be paid by GRF and the participating Mutuals, for the master policy in 2025 will be about $19.23 million, about $6.3 million less than the $25.55 million that roughly the same level of coverage cost in 2024, said GRF General Manager Jeff Matheson. It hasn’t been decided how that unbudgeted savings will be used, Matheson said; s...

The Rossmoor News (927080), established April 15, 1965, is published on Wednesdays for Rossmoor residents and is available outside of the community at a subscription rate of $185 per year (for first-class mail delivery), by Golden Rain Foundation, 1006 Stanley Dollar Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94595. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Rossmoor Ne...

The Democrats of Rossmoor will hold their first general meeting of 2025 on Thursday, Jan. 23, at the Event Center. A town square social will start the evening at 6 p.m. The club will provide snacks; those who want alcohol at this event should bring their own beverage. After a brief meeting at 7 p.m., the speaker for the evening will be Brandie Nonn...

Fundraising raffle helps to benefit Rossmoor Fund The Boomers Forever Club is kicking off its 16th year of social events and activities with a dine and dance party titled “BOOM!” on Saturday, Jan. 11, at the Event Center, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. Hosts and board members Jane Witbrodt and Freddie Delamain, invite 2025 Boomer members, and gues...

The Third Mutual Board of Directors met in regular session on Dec. 9. Board President Tom Lauck gave the President’s Report, which highlighted the recent Presidents Forum wherein GRF Director of Mutual Operations Jeroen Wright presented new state law providing members the option to vote on Mutual issues by electronic secret ballot. At that forum, G...

BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETING DATES In-person and virtual meeting dates, times and locations are subject to change. For virtual meetings, Mutual members can click on the Zoom link available below or call in by phone: 1-669-9006833, unless otherwise indicated. Dec. 27 First Mutual board of directors............ 10 a.m. Donner Room, Event Center Link: ...

BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETING DATES The GRF Board and committees hold hybrid meetings in-person and on Zoom. For remote participation on Zoom, use the online link or call one of the numbers below. Meetings can be rescheduled or changed at any time. The following are the phone number options for each meeting: 1-669-900-6833, 1-346-248-7799, 1-253-215-...

1. Click on www.rossmoor.com 2. On the home page, use the pull down menu under What We Offer to choose Video & Photo Tour. 3. Click on the Play button on the Welcome to Rossmoor photo.

While listening to 2024 Rossmoor Scholarship Foundation (RSF) winner Amy Elbert tell her compelling story at RSF’s Sept. 25 donor reception, many in the audience shed tears. Among those audience members was Theresa Kuo, whose husband Ta-hsia had recently passed away. As she listened, an idea flashed in her mind; because he had supported education a...

“Even under the best of conditions, on some of these cold mornings, even to put on a bathing suit is very hard,” she said, adding that “it’s harder getting back into it. This is a routine that people find just energizing. On the days that they don’t come, they are sorry.” Lifeguard Shelly Daly sees a calming effect, especially for those with mobili...