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November 29, 2024

Youth learn leadership skills at Los Gatos event

Jordan Chan speaks
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...

Kids can become little archeologists at Anderson Lake County Park on Coyote Creek Habitat Day

teaching kids outdoors
You'll be able to say "Hello," to a California King Snake named Morticia and dig into Earth's history as part of a special event organized by the Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department. That's because the Wildlife Education & Rehabilitation Center and the Santa...

Aquatic plants are all wet

duck in duckweed
Home gardens and landscapes should be compatible with their respective climates. For local chaparral climates, plants that do not need much watering through the long and dry summers are appropriate. Aquatic plants are the extreme opposite. They require regular replenishment of the ponds that...

Locals launch supplement business; Civil Grand Jury seeks volunteers; theater major makes Montclair State Dean’s List (Local Scene)

Fuel 4 Ever
This week's "Local Scene" features a pair of Los Gatans aiming to make it big in the supplement game, the civil grand jury putting a call-out for new members and a thespian making the grade... Los Gatos residents launch supplement products Fuel 4 Ever, a family-owned...

Taste of Campbell, Mystery Lovers Book Club and Brubeck Brothers Quartet upcoming (calendar)

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Here are some events set for the coming days that you can consider adding to your weekly agenda... Taste of Campbell The fourth annual Taste of Campbell takes place July 30 from 3-6pm at the Campbell Community Center, 1 W. Campbell Ave. The event features food...

County’s $250K grant to go toward improvements benefiting seniors

Los Gatos Rec Center
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors recently approved a one-time grant for the Town of Los Gatos to help upgrade senior-serving facilities. The funds, part of the Fiscal Year 2022-23 budget, will be used for ADA-related improvements to the Los Gatos Adult Recreation...

Philanthropists give biggest donation ever to Los Gatos art institution

NuMu donation pair
New Museum Los Gatos announced July 11 that it received an unprecedented $1 million gift—the largest donation in the history of the organization.  The gift was made by Los Gatos philanthropists and longtime NUMU supporters Mike and Alyce Parsons.  The donation will establish the “Mike and...

There’s a lot to know about toxic plants in home gardens

foxglove
Oleander that inhabits freeway medians is poisonous enough to be hazardous. Two tons of Buick cruising at 65 miles per hour past such oleander has more potential to be hazardous. The risk associated with toxic plants within freeway medians is as limited as their...

LOCAL SCENE: Compass exec Shawna Borg joins Christie’s team

Shawna Borg Headshot
From educational achievements to a prominent real estate hire, to details about the downtown parking plan, this week's LOCAL SCENE is plenty informative... Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno welcomes Shawna Borg Los Gatos-based Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno has hired Shawna Borg, former Compass Regional Executive,...

Saratoga Car Show, Jolly 10k Fun Run on tap (calendar)

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Here are some things to add to your to-do list if you like... Jolly 10K Fun Run The Jolly 10K Fun Run will take place on July 24 at 8am. The course will travel up to the top of St. Joseph’s Hill, around to Lexington Dam...

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