Members of The Connection are invited to a presentation by GRF CEO Tim O’Keefe on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. via Zoom. O’Keefe will discuss current items of interest, including the foundation’s plans for reopening Rossmoor facilities such as the Peacock Hall and the Event Center once the state and county ease or end the COVID-19 lockdown. He also w...

An item in the Security Reports on Jan. 13 incorrectly reported the gender of a driver who was injured Dec. 31 when the person’s car crashed into a tree at Tice Creek Drive and Singingwood Court at about 5:50 p.m. The driver was female.

GRF President Bob Kelso will continue his townhall Q& A sessions on the first Thursday of every month. The next monthly Q& A session will be held Thursday, Feb. 4 at 2 p.m. Kelso will answer residents’ questions live on the video conference website Zoom. Residents are asked to submit their questions prior to the session to grfquestion@rossm...

Answering residents’ most asked questions GRF working with officials to get clinic in Rossmoor As Contra Costa County fast tracks efforts to vaccinate more of its residents, confusion abounds about who is eligible, how to get an appointment and why having the shot isn’t an immediate magic bullet. The GRF Board of Directors, CEO and other staff have...

Past Trails Club president dies after short illness Longtime resident Sumner Walters is remembered by friends as a man of God, a good friend, an outdoorsman, a storyteller and a local historian with a quiet demeanor and good sense of humor. The Rev. Dr. Sumner Francis Dudley Walters, 96, died Jan. 9 after a short illness. He had lived in Rossmoor f...

Golfers now can make tee times online through MyRossmoor, a new web portal for Rossmoor residents that launches today. Golfers who are playing in doubles, threesomes or foursomes can book their tee times online through the new portal up to seven days in advance. Same day tee times and single players are not available to book online – those still mu...

Contra Costa Health Services is seeking volunteer vaccinators and support and logistical staff to help speed up the distribution of the COVID-19 as cases continue to soar in the county. Dr. Michael Wener, a Rossmoor resident and retired podiatric surgeon, said last week he was recruited as part of the effort and is going through the background chec...

Despite the upheaval that COVID-19 has caused, it’s not too far-fetched to credit the pandemic with a drop in the number of vehicle accidents in Rossmoor. “Overall, calls for service are down, and I think we can say that’s related to the pandemic,” said Public Safety Manager Dennis Bell, who oversees the contract with the retirement community’s pri...

Rossmoor needs a masterplan to help guide officials, staff and residents when they make plans and budget for Rossmoor’s facilities. So said the Planning Committee on Jan. 14, when it agreed on the specifics a consultant should follow to draw up such a plan. The GRF Board will be asked to approve the guidelines before a request for proposals goes ou...

With the exception of Tice Creek entries AA through 17, the plant replacement program for 2020 has been completed. If residents submitted a request that was not fulfilled or if they missed the original deadline, they can re-submit their request to plantreplacement@rossmoor.com. Landscaping apologizes if it missed anyone, and if a replacement is not...