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

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 07:34:51 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 > I sent this to co-op people, maybe there could be overlap

Did any of your peeps reply?

 > On Thu, 11 Jun 2015, Robert wrote:
 >  > 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
 >  >  > 
 > 
 > maybe
 > 
 >  >  >  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!