News & Notes
President ’ s Message
By Candace Bowers MVHA President
Dear Members :
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 : Nick Perry Secretary : Jamil Shaikh Treasurer : Emily Ramos Past President : Nick Galiotto Historical Data : Eugene Sharp Membership : Lisa Roquero Garcia Newsletter : Cynthia Hanson Ways & Means : Vacant Director-at-Large : Vacant Director-at-Large : Vacant Hospitality : Vacant Programs : Vacant Publicity : Marina Marinovich
The new year brings us a new Board — some familiar faces , and some new . Nick Perry — well-known to most of you for his books about Mountain View and his overall skill with words , photos , pictures , maps , signs , charts , posters , and anything else you might require on the topic of our local history — has accepted the position of vice president . Taking over his role as newsletter chair is Cynthia Hanson , who ’ s always been a helpful member of our group and is now “ official .” Emily Ramos ( who always seems to be there whenever you need her ) is our new treasurer , as John Figueroa takes a well-earned retirement from that job . And Lisa Garcia , hardworking member in all areas but especially at our quarterly events , has stepped up as our new membership chair , as June Casey takes a break from “ more years than we can count ” of loyal service in that position . I ’ m looking forward to working with such a talented and resourceful group . They already have some great ideas for our quarterly programs .
As you can see on the roster to the left , we still have a few vacancies on our Board . And I ’ m sad to say we ’ ll soon be adding another as Helene Hughes steps down from her many years as our hospitality chair . Helene recently married and is relocating out of the area . Our February event will be the last one featuring her wonderful decorations and hospitality . Thank you , Helene , and congrats on this new phase in your life ! Should any of you reading this want to fill Helene ’ s shoes , or any of the other vacancies , we could certainly use your help !
The new year also brought us some sad news , when we learned that our dear member and friend Barbara “ Bobby ” Kinchen had died on January 1 . Bobby was a walking encyclopedia of Mountain View history , who served for years in the Association and in the history center within the library . While it ’ s one thing to be an expert in local history , it ’ s quite another thing to be able to share this knowledge with others . Bobby worked tirelessly not only to build our local history archive , but to make it an accessible , “ living ” collection . The index to the entire collection of books , newspapers , photographs , pamphlets , clippings , artifacts , and more , is an old-time card catalogue that no computer can replace . Drawers and drawers of Bobby ’ s handwritten cards , representing decades of work , can lead you to any topic or fact you could imagine . It is truly her legacy and will serve our community for years to come .
Thank you all for supporting your Association this past year , and here ’ s to more Mountain View memories in 2017 .
In Memoriam
Barbara “ Bobby ” Kinchen June 29 , 1920 – January 1 , 2017
Rembrances on Page 6
— Candace
Financial Report
By John Figueroa Treasurer
Checking Account Balance as of 8 / 31 / 16 : $ 11,310.67 Income : $ 12,301.67 Expenses : $ 2,206.98 Checking Account Balance as of 12 / 14 / 16 : $ 21,405.36
Certificates of Deposit Balance as of 8 / 31 / 16 : $ 71,893.83 Certificates of Deposit Balance as of 12 / 14 / 16 : $ 59,870.54
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