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Youth Pitch-In for Service Club Clean-Up of Oak Meadow Park
About 45 children participated in the Kiwanis One Day Trail Cleanup & BBQ at Oak Meadow Park.
Volunteers came from around the area to take part in the initiative, which was held Oct. 23.
The event, a partnership with the Campbell Kiwanis Club, was held to...
Sugar cookies create sweet social impact
On a chilly Friday evening at Saint Francis High School’s 11th annual Christmas At Our House event, word spread quickly across the quad about the trays of sugar cookies and lemon bars that were selling out. Families went from booth to booth, supporting local...
Town holiday tree marks centennial year
This year will mark the 100th year that the Christmas tree has stood in the Plaza on the corner of West Main Street and Santa Cruz Avenue in Los Gatos. As is customary, the tree will be lit on the first Friday of December,...
Turkey Bowl organizers gearing up for 31st year
Over three decades, Los Gatos’ own Thanksgiving Day amateur football tournament has established quite the legendary reputation.
And on Nov. 24, the National Turkey Bowl League will celebrate their 31st year.
“We started in Los Gatos with seven guys, and it just grew,” said Matt Ober,...
Los Gatos High admin Kristi Grasty leads school district to Golden Bell Award with cafeteria menu shift (local scene)
Los Gatos High School administrator presents at international conference
Los Gatos High School Assistant Principal Kristi Grasty presented her doctoral research at the 13th International Conference on Food Studies at the University of Guadalajara in Jalisco, Mexico in October.
A presenter and panelist, Grasty’s leadership in...
Ballroom dancer prepares for Redwood City competition
When Karlis Treijs migrated from Latvia to the United States in 2016, he had dreams of making it big.
And while he ended up in Silicon Valley, those aspirations weren’t about the tech world.
Treijs instead was seeking success in the field of dance, something he’s...
Local Scene: Reimagining senior services; Covid testing site on Dec. 23
Los Gatos aims to reimagine senior services
The Town of Los Gatos has put together a committee for Senior Services that has one task: enrich the lives of the senior citizen population by “Re-Imagining Senior Services in Los Gatos.”
The committee is made up of representatives...
What’s it like to be a contestant on ‘Jeopardy!’ anyways?
Anne Martyn had a taste of show business when she graduated from college, scoring a job as a page at Paramount Pictures.
But eventually she settled into the pleasant life of a suburban high school teacher at Los Gatos High (she’s Class of ’87 herself),...
Saratoga HS alumna organizing run to fund ovarian cancer research
Sarah Hawkins, 42, says growing up her parents were always supportive, as they moved from Carmel to Monte Sereno—and then Los Gatos, when she was a teenager.
The Saratoga High School graduate says it was no different when she got pregnant with her first child;...
Town closes one lane along Shannon Road as recently-annexed hillside becomes unstable (local scene)
Town warns of shifting pavement on Shannon Road
A recent shifting of pavement along Shannon Road near Diduca Way and Santa Rosa Drive could create a hazard for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists, town officials warned.
Residents may have noticed electronic message boards along Shannon Road advising...
