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...

Anew series of room-reservation fees unanimously approved by the GRF Board last week provides for 13 club rooms to operate as “no fee, no service” spaces that Rossmoor clubs can reserve for free, and that require no formal set-up. The adjusted fees, as outlined at last week’s Board meeting, make the following rooms “no fee, no service” spaces: • Cr...

Residents make the most of closures for indoor pool As the sun emerged on a chilly morning, the sounds of the Four Seasons’ 1962 hit “Sherry” kicked things off at Cathy Steen’s water exercise class at Dollar Pool. Fun and resilience were in the frigid air. With weather already turning cold before winter, a spirited band of residents has been ventur...

After Rossmoor navigated a strong storm the weekend before Thanksgiving, it’s a reminder of how important it is to be prepared. An atmospheric river storm wreaked havoc predominantly in the North Bay, with the brunt hitting this area on Friday, Nov. 22. Knowing this would be a significant storm, Rossmoor had prepared before the brunt hit, particula...

Grief doesn’t take a holiday even during these festive times that are all about family and friends gathering for celebrations of love, fellowship and joy. The holidays can be a stark reminder of a loved one’s absence, regardless of when the death occurred. Over time, these periods will get easier, but a void may still exist that some find hard to f...

“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...

Investor underwrites new co-op loan despite lack of full insurance coverage There has been a lot of hand-wringing in Rossmoor in recent months over how the inability of GRF to fully insure its $2.7 billion of residential and community buildings (and other assets) has helped lead to fewer home sales here. With Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac not willing ...

WIDE SSPECTTRRUUMM OOF F FAITH Rossmoor reflects one of the nation’s most religiously diverse counties Many religious groups operate within, or immediately adjacent to, Rossmoor – “mainstream” faiths like Lutheranism, Catholicism and Judaism to “alternative spirituality” groups like Eckankar, Center of Spiritual Cultivation and Ananda (related to B...

Go to any event put on by The Connection, and it’s hard not to notice the hubbub created by happy chatter, bright smiles and cheerfulness. Discovering that “connection,” which women who belong to one of Rossmoor’s most enduring and successful clubs have found, is what it’s about. This club’s name fits. When casual conversation leads to finding comm...

Technical problems have plagued current system GRF is open to finding a new online golf tee-time reservation system, after the current system went down for three weeks in late October and early November, forcing reservations to be made manually and inconveniencing both players and Golf Shop staff. At the Golf Advisory Committee’s Nov. 22 meeting, G...