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Hundreds lend their hands to fantastic faux hair
More than 320 volunteers took part in the first local workshop hosted by the Magic Yarn Project, which seeks to provide cool wigs for children dealing with cancer and other conditions.
From cotton candy colors to princess styles, the resulting creations were nothing short of...
LGHS senior wins poster comp; El Camino offering at-home Covid-19 tests; Hwy 17 lane closures continue
Los Gatos High School senior Mia Bradbury was selected as the Graphic Design WeTip Poster Design winner, a competition held to promote the district’s anonymous and confidential reporting service, WeTip.
Bradbury unveiled her winning posters at the March 28 board meeting, where she received a...
Libraries to host opioid prevention workshops; Los Gatos’ community grant program opens (local scene)
Opioid overdose prevention workshops scheduled at libraries
The Santa Clara County Library District and the County of Santa Clara’s Behavioral Health Services Department are joining forces to spread the word about the opioid crisis.
Workshops scheduled from July 8 through Sept. 9 will cover drug education,...
Preventing overdoses; TB clinic opens; funds for student wellness (local scene)
Public Health receives grant to reduce overdose harm
The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department has been awarded $11,125,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to work with health systems and community partners on drug overdose prevention.
Activities will include:
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Senior nutrition program scores 35K grant; high school district adds to admin roster; free sandwiches (local scene)
Live Oak Receives 35K Grant
The Los Gatos Foundation for Older Adults to Thrive announced Feb. 29 a $35,000 grant to the Live Oak Senior Nutrition Center to address a shortfall in funding for senior meals in Los Gatos.
The grant came from the Successful Solutions...
Local Scene: Blood drive combats shortage
Local blood drive combats shortage
The American Red Cross has faced a “concerning” drop in blood and platelet donations this summer, according to the organization, and donors are needed to make an appointment to give in August to help prevent a blood shortage.
The decline in...
Women gather to prepare layette care packages for newborn babies
In the lead-up to Easter, local women gathered to package diapers, bibs and baby food for newborns, as part of the 20th Annual Lenten Layette event at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Los Gatos, March 30.
Since 2003, St. Mary’s has celebrated new...
Design pros offering free 15-minute consultations to encourage toy donations
According to the Marine Toys for Tots organization, its goal is to spread joy and hope to America's less fortunate children at Christmas by collecting and distributing—you guessed it—toys.
Now a local company, JAS Interior Designs, has come up with a unique way of...
Girl scouts retire flags; high school district gets 6-figure nutrition grant; College of Adaptive Arts hosting fundraiser (local scene)
School district awarded for serving healthy meals
The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District was awarded $180,018 through a state and federal grant that recognizes the district’s Food Service department for the nutritional quality of the school meals, practices in the cafeteria, and student and...
47 Years of Great Racing
The 2025 Los Gatos Great Race won’t get off the starting block until Aug. 30, but this Saturday is the deadline for early-bird pricing on registration. Already, sponsors are lined up for this very well-supported community event.
That support is coming from local hospitals, health...
