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Turkish actress selects Los Gatos as base for Californian adventure
Yasemin Hadivent strode confidently up West Main Street in Los Gatos, rocking a colorful, comfy coat she’d picked up while at a shop in Italy, her bright green eyes full of optimism and wonder.
Just a few weeks ago, the Turkish tabloids were abuzz with...
Students featured in ‘Be-You-tiful’ contest exhibit (incl. poem by Saratoga student)
On May 18, the Triton Museum in Santa Clara opened its new digital art gallery with poetry, video, essays and visual art from the Eating Disorder Resource Center’s “Be-You-tiful” contest.
Students were invited to submit pieces exploring how social media and the world around them...
Writer tells of Italian uncle’s Los Gatos exploits
One of my earliest memories is from the early 1970s when I visited my elderly Italian aunt, whom we called Zia Elisa.
The man who killed Sherlock Holmes and believed in fairies
May 22 marks the 165th birthday of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle—the man who gave us Sherlock Holmes…and then tried to get rid of him.
He was never particularly fond of his most famous creation. Holmes, he once said, was “a thinking machine without a heart,”...
Aphids savor fresh spring growth
Dormant pruning last winter did more than concentrate resources for flowers and fruits. It did more than eliminate superfluous growth, which many pathogens overwinter in. It also directed or concentrated resources for stems and foliage. Such growth now grows faster than some types of...
Book club digging into Wilkie Collins’ 1859 novel; National Diversity Day events planned (Calendar)
Our calendar for the week includes arts and crafts, literary-mystery and multimedia art events
Fall Family Art Day
LGS Recreation and New Museum Los Gatos are partnering to organize a day filled with arts, crafts and activities inspired by local history and National Diversity Day on...
Dinah’s Event Log: February’s hint of spring
We have a very active service club scene that I can hardly keep up with.
We also have a Community Emergency Response Team, known as “CERT,” and Disaster Aid Response Team, or “DART.”
We will be featuring these organizations in upcoming issues.
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Interfaith event demonstrates unity for Thanksgiving
The eight places of worship that make up the Los Gatos Interfaith Council prepared for months for their annual Thanksgiving service.
Coordinator Lorraine Hepworth said this year’s event—held a-week-and-a-day early, to allow people planning to travel to attend—was a powerful showcase of unity in turbulent...
LG Lions deliver scholarships totaling $11,000
The Los Gatos Lions Club awarded a total of 10 scholarships totaling $11,000 to graduating Los Gatos High School seniors at their “Awards Night” on the school campus, May 19.
The club hosted the recipients at their regular luncheon meeting on Wednesday, May 21.
The most...
Students picked for ‘ArtNow’ exhibit
The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District announced last week three Los Gatos High School students and six Saratoga High School students have been accepted to an annual juried Santa Clara County high school art exhibition. The educational program, titled “ArtNow,” is presented by...

















