GRF Board shuts down indoor activities Rossmoor’s indoor facilities have closed down again in response to COVID’s highly transmissible omicron variant. In an emergency executive session Friday, the GRF Board unanimously decided after more than two hours of discussion to shut down indoor facilities through the end of the month in hopes of containing...

Amonths-long push by solar power advocates has helped convince more than 120 Rossmoor homeowners to move ahead with solar installations – 47 of them as part of systems being shared by small clusters of homeowners in three Mutuals, one solar advocate said. But whether most, or perhaps any, of those new projects move forward will depend on whether th...

There is an easy and efficient method for residents to pay their monthly coupon through Automated Clearing House or ACH. ACH is an electronic payment method transacted between financial institutions. ACH payments go through a clearinghouse that enforces rules and regulations while keeping account numbers confidential. Because of this, ACH payments ...

Patricia Teschner asked her Walnut Creek bank two weeks ago if it had any quarters she could buy – preferably four rolls. She asked again one week ago. No, and no. “They said there is a coin shortage, and that they didn’t have them,” said Teschner, a First Mutual resident who uses the coin washing machines and dryers closest to her home. “The marke...

A public forum to discuss a proposed micro- homes project at Grace Presbyterian Church has been postponed. The forum was to be held Wednesday, Jan. 12 at the Event Center but organizers canceled it because of concerns with spiking COVID-19 cases due to the omicron variant. The talk has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. in the Event ...

About 26 years ago, the Rossmoor Emergency Preparedness Organization started a CB radio network to have an emergency communication network. The purpose was to transmit requests for help to a specific entry after an earthquake or other emergency. The network operates on CB Channel 40. A base station to receive messages is located in MPR 3 near the C...

An article in last week’s paper should have said FEMA coverage for COVID-related funeral expenses is for anyone who died on or after June 20, 2020.

Muddy footprints on the lid of a dumpster are a clue that raccoons have visited. To ensure raccoons don’t become a problem, make sure dumpsters are not overflowing and consider locking dumpsters every night by pulling up the bar that hangs across the front. Photo from Sustainable Rossmoor

Owner hopes to return to five days a week starting May 2 The Creekside Grill will temporarily close the restaurant for in-person dining on Mondays, starting Jan. 17. Owner Stan Gedeon said he hopes the move is temporary. “Our business, just like most restaurants, has dropped off over 50% in the last week due to COVID,” he said. “I do not know if th...

On a recent rainy Tuesday afternoon, people expecting to hear a lecture by Mazin Qumsiyeh about socio-political issues in the state of Palestine instead walked up to the Vista Room at Hillside to see the lecture had been postponed. A posted notice said Qumsiyeh and his wife canceled a trip to the U.S. out of COVID-related concerns. In the nearby La...