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A PROBLEM DOWN UNDER

Vermin wreak havoc on golf courses, gardens A seemingly booming population of vermin on Rossmoor’s gardens and golf courses has been keeping a golf course crew member and a “gopher wrangler” business busy as summer moves into full swing. “It’s been a banner year for gophers,” said GRF Board member Ted Bentley, commiserating with Golf Director Mark ...
Posted on July 2, 2024
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Dementia conference highlights needs of caregivers Speakers explore skills for coping

Speakers explore skills for coping For caregivers of people with dementia, Karla Fields offered this approach toward maintaining calm in handling difficult situations, such as someone repeating a question. “Change your perspective, because that is your self-preservation,” Fields said. “You want to stay calm because you’re in it for the long run, an...
Posted on July 2, 2024
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RODENTS: Booming population takes toll on golf and gardens

And depending on the species of animal and the type of plants, these critters can cause mayhem in a garden – which is why the Garden Club hired what Bentley referred to as a “gopher wrangler.” Garden Club President Barbara Wightman said the problem was serious enough this year that the club in April hired Got Gophers, a San Jose-based business, to ...
Posted on July 2, 2024
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Second Mutual grapples with insurance decision

Board votes not to go it alone Citing concerns including potentially being shut out of any insurance coverage for a year, the Second Mutual Board of Directors voted last week to keep its Mutual as part of GRF’s master insurance policy at least through 2025, rather than seek a different insurance plan on its own. But that doesn’t mean board members ...
Posted on June 25, 2024
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Golf cart owners urged to drive more safely

Tom Cashion has been working on improving traffic safety pretty much as long as he’s been Rossmoor’s public safety manager, about 3½ years. As part of this perpetual campaign, he appeared before the GRF Golf Advisory Committee on June 14 asking GRF golf officials and leaders of the four golf clubs for their help in convincing golf cart drivers to d...
Posted on June 25, 2024
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Driverless shuttle program to launch

Free PRESTO service begins week of July 15 An autonomous shuttle pilot program overseen by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority is gearing up for a launch in Rossmoor the week of July 15. The free PRESTO driverless shuttle will make two stops: one near the entrance to the Tice Creek Fitness Center and the other at a bus stop on Tice Creek Driv...
Posted on June 25, 2024
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Reflecting on meaning of Juneteenth

Residents share thoughts on racial progress As a child growing up in the small, two-stoplight Texas town of Giddings, Charles Etta Richardson would watch her family prepare for weeks in anticipation of the annual Juneteenth celebration marking the end of slavery in the United States. Her mother would make bowls of potato salad and other items to se...
Posted on June 18, 2024