Over 130 residents receive updates from Matheson GRF General Manager Jeff Matheson said he was “ecstatic” with the turnout at Nov. 6’s “Meet with the GM” gathering, where the main event was him answering residents’ questions about Rossmoor. One of those questions was why this session wasn’t booked for the Event Center’s main room, instead of the sm...

North part of lot fully reopens Arecent Tuesday morning saw a small squadron of trucks and other construction equipment under the new Gateway solar panel canopy structures make the short move a few hundred feet to the south. Welcome to Phase II of the GRF solar canopy project, in which almost all of the main Gateway parking lot will be covered with...

HLAA has helped Rossmoor residents over the years The 40th anniversary of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Diablo Valley Chapter is a testament to its longevity and commitment to serving and supporting those in and outside the gates of Rossmoor. Th r ough t he d e cades , HEARING: HLAA has supported residents for four decades the orga...

what of a celebrity for her reading to young students in Walnut Creek and Pleasanton. She was profiled in the Jan. 3 edition of the News this year and also by KTVU and KPIX TV news, she said. This effort ties together two things so important to Proctor: teaching kids and helping those in need. To get her message across, Proctor gently explained it ...

Barbara “GG” Proctor has a gift for storytelling and connecting with young students. That gift has led to an amazing donation effort by students at Indian Valley Elementary School in Walnut Creek. The Rossmoor resident, who reads to third graders at that school twice a week, told them about the need for socks for unhoused people who use the clothin...

Contributions to the Rossmoor Fund can be produced any number of ways, including check and online donations, as well as stock transfers. In addition, residents can enjoy the benefit of a tax savings by making their charitable donation through “required minimum distributions” from their traditional individual retirement account (IRA). As part of yea...

Rossmoor Quilters to present handmade works at town hall Debuting in Rossmoor three years ago, the Vets Town Hall has offered a unique way to honor and appreciate veterans each Veterans Day. Vets Town Halls, a concept created by journalist and filmmaker Sebastian Junger, were inspired by his experiences as a war correspondent in Afghanistan. Vets T...

‘Impact’ fee will affect only clubs needing services After several “reservation roadshows” and 37 follow-up meetings with members of 165 Rossmoor clubs about the overhaul of GRF’s room reservation process, there are still both unresolved questions and some outright misinformation connected to proposed changes. That was a key element of a presentati...

Two separate but related situations that have been plaguing GRF and Rossmoor residents – high insurance costs and low home-sales figures – aren’t expected to improve any time soon, GRF officials and committee members said last week. Officials from brokerage firm A.J. Gallagher have said they expect to be able to obtain between $1.16 billion and $1....

For anyone wondering how many newcomers Rossmoor has, the crowd that came to the Event Center on Oct. 30 for the New Residents Fair provided this answer: far more than you’d expect. Aimed for any residents who moved here since November 2022, a vast majority of those attending had moved in within the past year, based on a show of hands requested by ...