Yearly Archives: 2008
Critter Column: Marsupials
by Jack Perkins I’ve never thought much about pouched-mammals (Marsupials) until one lumbered into our family room last week. It was late, and while we were sitting numbed and trance-like in front of the TV, a small furry critter entered … Continue reading
A few minutes with…Bruce Karney
By Velva Rowell Bruce Karney and I met for a cup of coffee on Saturday morning so we could talk about his history of involvement in Old Mountain View. Bruce is the person who first got me involved on the … Continue reading
Leadership Mountain View Seeks Future Leaders
Leadership Mountain View (LMV) is a ten-month training program for emerging community leaders. It is now accepting applications for its class of 2009. The program consists of 9 1/2 day-long sessions. They take place one Friday a month, starting in … Continue reading
How Can Mountain View Become More Sustainable? How Can Mountain View Become More Sustainable?
The City Council recently established an Environmental Sustainability Task Force. Its mission is to provide suggestions to the Council on ways to make Mountain View more sustainable and to reduce our community’s emissions of greenhouse gasses. The Task Force’s recommendations … Continue reading
Notes from OMVNATalk
These are just a few of the many topics that have been dscussed on OMVNATalk over the past several weeks: Stargazing on Saturday, April 14th was a big success. Over 150 people came to view the stars under the guidance … Continue reading

