Lamppost Newsletter May 2026

Posted on May 7, 2026 by SusanB
May 2026 Lamppost website versionDownload
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April 27, 2026 OMVNA Presentation

Posted on April 28, 2026 by Robert Cox
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Neighborhood Meeting – April 27 at 7:30 pm

Posted on April 20, 2026 by OMVNA

A Reminder to all Old Mountain View Residents and Business Owners.

     The next meeting of the Old Mountain View Neighborhood Association will be held Monday, April 27, 2026, from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM via Zoom. 

     The proposed agenda for the April 27 OMVNA Steering Committee Meeting follows.  You can also propose additional items by responding to this email before April 27, or at the beginning of the meeting.

Advance Registration

Agenda:

(1)  (7:30PM) Call to order: Chair Robert Cox

(2)  (7:40 PM) Call for additional agenda items: (Chair 

      Robert Cox)

(3)  (7:50PM) Approval of minutes from last meeting: 

      (Robert Cox)

(4)  (7:55PM) Confirming the time and place of the next 

      OMVNA Steering Committee meeting(s): (Chair Robert 

      Cox and Newsletter Editor Susan Bickford)

(5) (8:15 PM)  Steering Committee Member/Subcommittee Chair Reports

(a) Chair, Robert Cox

(b) Vice Chair, David Lewis

(c) Secretary, Maureen Blando

(d) Treasurer, Carola Thompson

(e) Eventors, Kristin Bailey

(f) Downtown Committee, Jamil Shaikh

(g) Newsletter, Susan Bickford

(h) OMVNA CERT, Sherril Brennan

(i) At Large, Melanie Kaye, Shivika Nayyar,

(j) Historic Preservation, Jerry Steach

(k) Parking, Jamil Shaikh and Carol

     Lewis

(9) (8:45 PM) Adjourn meeting, Robert Cox

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GET A CLUE Coming May 17th

Posted on March 30, 2026 by OMVNA

Join us for a fun afternoon solving puzzles and exploring the neighborhood.

Sunday, May 17th
1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Starts at Mercy-Bush Park

3 levels of play – Sherlock, Scooby Doo and Blues Clues. Loads of prizes for all participants.

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Neighborhood Egg Crawl – Sunday, March 29th

Posted on February 27, 2026 by OMVNA

SIGN UPS CLOSED & FULL

Can you feel the anticipation already for the jolly good fun annual Neighborhood Egg Crawl? If you have not participated in the past, you will not want to delay another year. Neighbors can hide eggs in their yard, sign up as a Hunter or both! It is a delightful morning for everyone involved. Advance registration is required, with a deadline of Friday, March 27th, 2026 – 9PM..

Sign up as a HUNTER
Sign up as a HIDER

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Registered HIDERS provide treat filled plastic eggs and hide them in their front yard or parking strip. (more details below)

Registered HUNTERS will receive an EGG MAP Sunday morning. Maximum of 1 egg per hunter, per location. (more details below)

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Sign Up Today!

Sign up as a HUNTER
Sign up as a HIDER

You MUST REGISTER in advance to participate in the
Neighborhood Egg Crawl! Deadline is Friday, March 27, 9pm

   A community event of the Old Mountain View Neighborhood Association (OMVNA)

Detailed Instructions for HIDERS

  • Register by Friday, March 27 @ 9pm.
  • Commit to 48 (4 dozen) treat filled plastic eggs
  • Hide wrapped candy or toy filled plastic eggs SUNDAY morning BEFORE 10am the day of (March 29).
  • Only hide eggs in area you allow people to walk/hunt
  • Idea for small yards – Hide some eggs and refill as needed.
  • Your address will be supplied to registered HUNTERS only
  • Sit on your porch and enjoy (maybe give HOT or COLD hints)
  • HUNTERS are allowed 1 egg per yard
  • Mini yard signs will be dropped off at your home to designate your yard as a participant.
  • This event is RAIN or SHINE

Detailed Instructions for HUNTERS

  • Register by Friday, March 27th @ 9pm
  • EGG MAP with your color route will be emailed by 9am SUNDAY morning.•  Kindly respect yards and don’t trample or go in unmarked areas.
  • HUNTERS are allowed maximum of 1 egg per yard per registered hunter
  • Total number of eggs will vary depending on neighborhood participation
  • Route logistics will vary depending on neighborhood participation. 
  • This event is RAIN or SHINE
  • There may be multiple route colors, depending on neighborhood participation. Every effort is taken to make the routes as clustered as possible. Stick to your assigned route color on your map. Otherwise yards may not have enough eggs for all the HUNTERS. HIDERS are volunteers from the neighborhood. We encourage you to be a HIDER and to recruit neighbors to be HIDERS too! 

Send questions to social@omvna.org

Building community engagement, one event at a time.
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The Old Mountain View Neighborhood Association 

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