FW: History of Almaden Air Force Station and Future of Mt Umunhum's Radar Tower

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This is on a Wednesday.  Any interest?

 > From: Stan <http://www.meetup.com/~info>
 > Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 19:48:54 -0400
 >  
 >  Your Organizer, Stan, sent the following message to some members of
 >  where-I-livempbell riding, hiking, and anything fun:
 >  
 >  This replaces the 6/14 session which is full. This one is in
 >  Campbell & does not require reservation.
 >  
 >  Please attend so you can hear more about Mt Um. Could the tower atop
 >  Mt Um be torn down?
 > 
 >  For more details, see the full listing:
 >  http://www.meetup.com/hiking-297/events/223112316/
 > 
 >  When : Wednesday, June 17, 2015 7:00 PM
 > 
 >  Where : Campbell Library
 >  77 Harrison Ave
 >  Campbell, CA 95008
 >  408.866.1991

"Learn about the history of this fascinating site, see key artifacts, and
enjoy a slide show of amazing historic photos of the radar station when it
was in operation between 1958 and 1980. Presented by Basim Jaber
(Historian/Archivist and founder of the USAF 682nd Radar Squadron Veterans
Association)."

Please RSVP "YES" for our headcount.

There will also be a brief discussion about the future of Mt. Umunhum. The
future of the landmark radar tower base AKA "The Cube" is in doubt. $1.2M
needs to be raised to permanently "Save The Cube". MROSD, the owner of the
Cube, is not using its funds to try to save the Cube, thus the Umunhum
Convservancy was started to try to save the Cube by 2015. For more details
& to donate, please visit http://umunhumconservancy.org/

Here's information about Almaden Air Force Station, "Mt Um" and the
Umunhum Conservancy:

http://www.almadenafs.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almaden_Air_Force_Station

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Umunhum

http://www.openspace.org/plans_projects/mt_umunhum.asp

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_24344660/fundraising-save-mount-umunhums-landmark-air-force-radar

http://umunhumconservancy.org/

Photos from previous events:

http://www.meetup.com/hiking-297/photos/23642452/

http://www.meetup.com/hiking-297/photos/25906117/

Please update your RSVP 24 hours before the event. Please RSVP only if you
can attend. Thanks!