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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...
All that jazz, and much more at Saratoga High
Jason Shiuan, the music director at Saratoga High School, is this year’s recipient of the California Music Educators Association’s Byron Hoyt/Don Schmeer Band Educator of the Year award. Congratulations!
After several emails and calendar checks, I caught up with Shiuan on the SHS campus. I...
As scooter-rental industry matures, Los Gatos warms to shared mobility
While town officials have thought about introducing electric scooters (and other) shared mobility devices, it never quite felt the time was right to embrace them.
But now, that’s changing—as an e-scooter company comes a-knocking.
“We did have outreach from one company, from Bird,” Matt Morley, Los...
Vine-to-Wine; Adaptive Arts college founder recognized; Sanborn Park cleanup (local scene)
Vine-to-Wine event set for Nov. 4 at Mountain Winery
The Wineries of Santa Clara Valley will be hosting its third annual event on Nov. 4 from 1-7pm at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga.
Vine-to-Wine celebrates the end of harvest and highlights Santa Clara...
Festival pairs opportunity with wine
After all the craft sales, beer sipping and classic rock dancing, organizers of the Fiesta de Artes festival announced that they had successfully funded another year of Turnaround Scholarships.
And while sponsorships dipped from previous years, quick action by volunteers resulted in a big increase...
Local Scene: ArtNow exhibit; town recruiting for boards
Student art to be on display
New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) will host the 11th annual ArtNow juried Santa Clara County high school art exhibition from March 25 to May 22.
The exhibition and educational program gives high school students, from Palo Alto to Gilroy, the...
LG Art Association presents juried show; senior living home offering gourmet dining for residents with neurological + physical challenges (local scene)
NUMU holds juried art competition
The Los Gatos Art Association (LGAA) presents the juried fine art show: Greater Bay Area Open at New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU).
For this exhibition, LGAA invited artists to interpret the theme “Potentiality / Actuality” in their own way. Attracting both...
NC Boardshop dips its toes into the art world
Instead of simply gearing up for another one of their Memorial Day sales, this year, Los Gatos’ NC Boardshop decided to try something more creative.
But Mike Allen, co-owner of the apparel and hard goods shop that serves the skateboarding, surf and scooter communities, said...
‘Key to the Community’ bestowed on LGS Recreation
LGS Recreation honored for efforts
On May 5, at the California Park and Recreation Society (CPRS) District 4 Awards & Volunteer Recognition Dinner, LGS Recreation received the Key to the Community Award for the contributions of the 55 Plus Program and the Award of Excellence...
Campbell native builds on Seabees’ 80-year legacy
Since 1942, sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy’s Construction Force have been building and fighting around the world. Construction Apprentice Felicia Elms, a Campbell native, is one of those sailors.
“I hope to be a good example to my daughters by being in the Navy,”...
