News & Notes
This newsletter is published four times a year by the
MOUNTAIN VIEW HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 252, Mountain View, CA 94042
www.mountainviewhistorical.org
BOARD MEMBERS & CHAIRS
President: Candace Bowers
Vice-President:
Secretary: Jamil Shaikh
Treasurer: John Figueroa
Past President: Nick Galiotto
Historical Data: Eugene Sharp
Membership: June Casey
Newsletter Editor: Nick Perry
Ways & Means: Richard Espinosa
Director-at-Large: Lisa Roquero Garcia
Director-at-Large:
Hospitality: Helene Hughes
Programs:
Publicity: Marina Marinovich
In Memoriam
Olof Lennart Ahlkvist
November 17, 1924–May 24, 2016
Dominic J. Marchetti
February 17, 1913–December 27, 2015
Our wonderful BBQ volunteers hard at work! Kat Blankeheimer (left) had the
important task of making sure there were enough super fries (AKA Tater Tots) for
everyone, while Cliff Del Carlo (right) and family manned the grill. Thank you to
all our volunteers!
President’s
Message
By Candace Bowers
MVHA President
Greetings, MVHA members—
It was good to see so many of you at our annual summer BBQ at the
historic Adobe. As usual, we had a nice mix of long-time residents
who love to share their memories and newcomers who want to learn
more about their adopted city. We were treated to a screening of
the documentary “The Legacy of Arrow Development,” which tells
the story of a truly innovative Mountain View company that gave
us many of our favorite and world-famous amusement park rides.
Thank you Nicholas, Kimberly, Kris and Robert for sharing your film
with us. And thank you to our members who pitched in to help us
set up the room; prepare and serve our (authentically re-created)
Parisian burgers; and clean up at the end of the event—Especially
the Del Carlo and Blankenheimer families! Our Board members
always work hard to bring you these programs, but we couldn’t do it
without your help.
And if you would like to become more involved in the Association,
we are looking for members to join our Board in 2017. With several
current Board members retiring or moving into other positions,
the positions of Vice President and Secretary will soon be vacant.
Please consider this opportunity to play a vital (and fun) role in your
Association. You don’t need prior experience; perhaps this will be
your first time on the board of any organization. The requirements?
Enthusiasm for Mountain View and its history; attendance at our
quarterly Board meetings, held in the History Center at the Library;
and collaboration on some, but not always all, of our group events.
Interested? Send us an email, or phone the History Center at (650)
903-6890.
Our November event promises something new and different (while
deeply “Mountain View”): the food, the entertainment, the special
guest, and the chance for YOU to contribute in a unique way.
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