News & Notes
President’s Message
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
MVHA Board of Directors
President: Candace Bowers
Vice-President: Nick Perry
Secretary: Jamil Shaikh
Treasurer: Emily Ramos
Past President: Nick Galiotto
Historical Data: Eugene Sharp
Membership: Lisa Roquero Garcia
Newsletter: John Cortez
Ways & Means: Regina Sakols
Director-at-Large: Marina Marinovich
Director-at-Large: Allison Hicks
Newsletter Copy Editor: Cynthia Hanson
Newsletter Graphic Designer: Nick Perry
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Help chart the future of your historical
association! Board Elections take place in
November 2018. If you are interested in
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MVHA Board of Directors
By Candace Bowers
MVHA President
Happy summer!
This year, we are trying something new for our summer
gathering: we are taking a hiatus from the hot-yet-rewarding
work of BBQ’ing, and are concentrating on all things apricot!
We are thrilled to have apricot aficionado Lisa Prince Newman
as our special guest. You’ll be able to sample treats from her
popular cookbook, while learning more about our agricultural
heritage. If you’re a fan of our beloved local stone fruit, you
won’t want to miss this event.
I recently spent some time in the orchard myself—last month,
I gathered with like-minded fruit fans to pick peaches and
nectarines in the San Joaquin Valley. (We do this as part of
an “adopt-a-tree” program, where we buy into a share of the
orchard and get to harvest our assigned trees.) We saw up-
close how unpredictable the harvest can be. A stretch of triple-
digit temperatures had actually slowed down the ripening
process—somewhat confusingly—to us city folks. And all
the trees were different— one tree might be full of ripe fruit,
while its neighbor was still holding onto fruit that was tinged
with green. Our nectarine tree, which gave us an abundance of
ripe fruit three years ago, was less generous this year. That’s
just how nature works, and not everyone realizes it. What do
I do with all the fruit I pick? Hint: you’ll get a taste if you come
to our summer event.
See you at the Adobe—
Candace
Email: [email protected]
Voicemail: (650) 903-6890
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