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The Umunhum Conservancy needs your help! Please come to the April 16th meeting of the Santa Clara County Historical Heritage Commission and ask them to put the ...Tower atop Mt. Umunhum on the County's Heritage Resource Inventory. The Conservancy is working to preserve the Tower. Its owner, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, will demolish it unless we raise $1.5 million before October 2017. Thanks to you we have already raised 20% of that goal. Working together I am confident that we will raise the funds needed to preserve it. If the Tower is officially declared "historic" then it will be more difficult to demolish. Ultimately we would like to have it designated as an official county Historic Landmark. However, that process will take some time - and since the Tower’s owner would have to agree success is far from certain. In the meantime we hope to secure some interim protection for the Tower by getting it listed in the County's Heritage Resource Inventory, a list of historic structures in the County. While not as valuable as Landmark status, being listed in the Inventory will help protect the Tower from demolition. If you support preserving the Tower, please come and speak at the Historic Heritage Commission meeting on April 16th! The meeting starts at 6:30pm in the Board of Supervisor's chambers on the first floor of 70 West Hedding in San Jose. The Commission will vote on whether to recommend that the County Board of Supervisors include the Tower on the County’s Heritage Resource Inventory. Even with historic status, the Tower will still need repair. The funds for its preservation must still be raised. But protecting the Tower from demolition will be an important first step. Please come tell the Commission how much the Tower means to our community. See you there! Sam Drake, President, Umunhum Conservancy www.umunhumconservancy.org

New restaurant! Boundins SF opening at Almaden Fashion Plaza!

It’s April in Paris at Big Band Bash The Almaden Senior Association will be hosting a dinner dance with the theme "April In Paris" on Saturday, April 4, at the Almaden Community Center. The festivities begin at 2 p.m., and will feature a delicious dinner, raffles, and will feature live music with a multi piece band The Sons of Jubal playing tunes that will get you up and dancing! Join in celebrating springtime with big band music and a merry afternoon of socializing. Tickets will go on sale Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays only on March 18, 20, 23, 25 and 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 -10 a.m. at the Senior Sales ticket table located in the lobby of the Community Center. Prices are: $10 for members and $12.00 for non-members. See you there!

The Martin-Fontana Parks Association and volunteers were out in full force last weekend with a Turf Reduction Work Party. Kudos for keeping the parks beautiful!

Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday, March 8 at 2 a.m. Lose a hour of sleep but gain a hour of sunlight!

Our new posters are in! Please help us get the word out! Do you know of a local business that could display one? The posters are 11" by 17", full color, and ...look great! If you can arrange to get one displayed where it'll be seen, please either message us here on Facebook or email [email protected] ... we'll make sure to get one to you! And as always ... thank you for your support!

The memorial service on Saturday for Vallie Chan was a fitting tribute of a life well lived. A true creative, she will be missed by her family and many friends. Here is the obit that appeared in the Almaden Times. National League of American Pen Women, Santa Clara Branch

WESTFIELD OAKRIDGE WINTER WALK AND SENIOR RESOURCE FAIR--tomorrow! Mark your calendar for the 8th Annual Westfield Oakridge Winter Walk and Senior Resource Fair scheduled for Friday, Feb. 27 at Westfield Oakridge Mall in the Macy’s courtyard. Registration will be on-site and will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. There will be several new vendors in addition to everyone’s favorites from previous years. Also great prizes for the complimentary door prize drawing a crowd favorite! If you would like more information contact Michele at [email protected] or call (408) 535-4910. Hope to see you there!

You're invited: State of the City March 14