Bylaws: An Open Email to All OVA Board Members and Candidates
Editor’s note: What follows is the body of an Email sent by Hugh Helm to OVA Board candidates and sitting Board members, on Feb 13, 2024. The Subject line read “Board Power or People Power”. Greetings Everyone: There is a recent article in the Oakmont Observer I wrote entitled ”Why OVA Bylaws Have Not Been…
Read MoreSummer Concerts, Movies, and Fireworks Return to Green Music Center
The Green Music Center at Sonoma State University has announced its Summer at the Green schedule, bringing concerts, comedy, films, and special events to Weill Hall and the surrounding lawn from July through September. The season opens July 4 with the annual Fireworks Spectacular featuring the Santa Rosa Symphony and Transcendence Theatre Company. Other scheduled…
Read MoreWildfire Risk, Insurance, and Oakmont’s Financial Future
As Oakmont members consider major financial decisions involving reserves, infrastructure investments, insurance costs, the proposed Berger Center project, and even the potential purchase of an aging OVA office building, there is another issue quietly influencing all of them: wildfire risk. Wildfire risk is often discussed as a homeowner insurance issue. In reality, it is also…
Read MoreSunset Socials kicks off Thursday, June 25th
Sunset Socials at Montgomery Village kicks off Thursday, June 25th and returns monthly through the summer 5 – 7 PM. Come early, stay late, and bring the whole family. Even furry friends are welcome at The Terrace. Can’t make it in June? Future events are scheduled for Thursday, July 30th and Thursday, August 27th. Sunset…
Read MoreBerger Center Is Only One Piece of a Much Larger Financial Puzzle
A Town Hall About More Than Berger The June 8 Berger Center Assessment Project Town Hall was presented as an update on proposed improvements to one of Oakmont’s most important community facilities. By the end of the afternoon, however, the discussion had expanded well beyond Berger Center itself. Residents heard updates not only about Berger…
Read MoreOakmont’s Indoor/Outdoor Spring Craft Fair – May 30
From Jan Decock Oakmont’s Indoor/Outdoor Spring Craft Fair is being held at the Berger Center on Saturday, May 30, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Our Maker list keeps growing – we have over 40! Included, but not limited to, are: Photography Oil painting & watercolor art Ceramics Birdhouses Body care products Jewelry Jams & fudge Delicious handcrafted…
Read MorePlant Your Kitchen Garden
BACKYARD GARDENS OFFER FRESH VEGGIES AND FOOD FOR YOUR SOUL A quick guide for simple ideas to start off your backyard kitchen garden. With endless health and medicinal benefits, combined with the beauty and enjoyment to be found, gardening is endlessly rewarding. Getting Started What to Plant Whether starting from seed or seedlings, you can’t…
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