Help build orchard park brick by brick
Yesterday I realized something significant. After walking past a busy family of ground squirrels that had set up housekeeping under a lone fig tree, itself surrounded by apricot orchard, I turned down to "the pond." There, greeted by the shrill cries of the gulls, and the deeper quacking of the ducks, it dawned on me that I really loved this park!
I remember growing up here in Sunnyvale enjoying row after row of gorgeous trees covered with apricot and cherry blossoms. On a still morning, or an afternoon with a light breeze, a heavenly fragrance would waft its way to our noses. Our eyes were also treated to nature's beauty. Under the trees, almost as far as they eye could see, was a carpet of soft green grass topped by radiant yellow mustard flowers. Today, with the many cities in California that have covered their fields and streams with asphalt and steel, many children will grow up without these wonderful experiences that I was afforded--except in Sunnyvale!
It is comforting to know that in this city, the heartbeat of Silicon Valley is preserved. Saving Orchard Heritage Park enables people to savor a living, working orchard for generations to come.
As a fundraiser, donors have the opportunity to purchase bricks, which will be an integral part of the park exhibit. I've already purchased and dedicated my brick "VIVA POMONA." For $100 so can you! Please call OHPIE at 749-9848. Thank you; you'll love the park!
William M. Mathews
Sunnyvale
Demand impact report for tire-burn proposal
We are hearing that the Kaiser Cement company in Cupertino wants to burn more than two million tires a year as fuel for making cement, and also that a 90-day study shows this would cause significant increases in toxins that are already present, as well as release new emissions that are known to cause cancer. And that children in the Cupertino area already have a high incidence of respiratory problems.
Because of these factors, we are opposed to the tire-burning. We urge you to contact the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and demand that an environmental impact report be made before the tire-burning question is considered.
Glenn O. Martison
Sunnyvale
This article appeared in the Sunnyvale Sun, February 12, 1997.
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