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Holidays Parade drenched in rain, smiles and optimism (GALLERY)
The rain returned in earnest Saturday, but the 66th Annual Los Gatos Children’s Christmas & Holidays Parade went ahead as scheduled. And what a spectacle it was.
“It’s fun,” said Eret Cresta, a 16-year-old Los Gatos High junior who was keeping dry under a tent....
Children lead environmental project in Plaza Park
A few months back, neighbors Maggie Contro, an 8-year-old third-grader at Daves Avenue Elementary, and Arlo Britz, a 7-year-old boy a grade below, were sweeping her home’s porch, when they realized they were doing something worth scaling.
Contro had been wanting to start some kind...
Local rabbi draws on personal experience while volunteering with Ukrainian refugees
Ilana Baird, 48, who works at the Jewish Community Center in Los Gatos, knows firsthand how traumatizing war can be for children.
Back in 2006, she was living in Haifa, Israel, finishing her studies to become a rabbi, when a war with Lebanon broke out.
“My...
50-year reunion of Los Gatos troop of Ambassador Girl Scouts
In 1975 a Girl Scout Ambassadors troop in Los Gatos embarked on a big trip. At the time, the term Ambassador did not mean what it has since 2008, which is a membership category for ages 16-18. In 1975, the Ambassador program encouraged girls...
Vietnam vet addresses the ‘elephant in the room’
When Clyde Horn got back from Vietnam, after fighting with the infantry during the Tet Offensive, he was a changed man.
But he couldn’t quite put his finger on what exactly was wrong.
“I didn’t know how to define it,” he told the Kiwanis Club of...
Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad Steam Engine #2 turns 120 years old
Engine #2 was hot and smoky, as the engineer opened the cast iron door carefully.
To kick-off this, its 120th birthday celebration—held Sunday at Oak Meadow Park—a small bunt cake was placed directly into its firebox.
“Woo-hoo!” belched its steam whistle in satisfaction.
On board for the...
Local Scene: Nature Center reopening; school officials honored
Nature Center prepares for reopening
The Youth Science Institute Nature Center is set for a grand reopening on May 28 from 11am to 1pm.
The public is invited to explore the new nature dioramas depicting the wildlife community living along Los Gatos Creek as it flows...
Is your plate full this almost-fall? Well, how about a side of fun—or chili?
Monday was Labor Day, and you know what that means—BBQ time.
And helping to organize that annual Chili Cook-off was Town of Los Gatos Parks Commissioner Matt Ober, with the help of Jethro Bledsoe.
Bledsoe told me he’s just one of the guys that helps pull...
Youth learn leadership skills at Los Gatos event
Youth from around the region descended on Los Gatos Sunday for a day of fun, workshops and volunteering during the Key Club Training Conference.
Around 200 high schoolers involved in the Kiwanis International-sponsored Key Clubs gathered in Oak Meadow Park for the event.
And it was...
The Terraces open house showcases community within a community
The Terraces of Los Gatos held a Spring Open House, last week, at its 800 Blossom Hill Rd. digs, not too far off Los Gatos Boulevard. This nine-acre residential campus has been welcoming downsizers since 1992.
Those who live here say they enjoy an active,...
