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November 26, 2024

Los Gatos students honored at Puget Sound + UC Davis; Girl Scouts tour Heritage Theatre (Local Scene)

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Student named to Dean's List at Puget Sound for fall 2023 Alex Rossmeissl, of Los Gatos, made the Fall 2023 Dean's List at the University of Puget Sound for achieving at least a 3.7 grade-point average, completing all of their enrolled courses without withdrawals, and...

Los Gatos chocolate brand teams up with San Diego tea purveyors

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Chocolatier Michiko Marron-Kibbey, the owner of Los Gatos shop Deux Cranes, says she's enjoyed following how San Diego-based Amy Troung and Lani Gobaleza have operated their brand PARU Tea over the years. And now, for the month of October, Marron-Kibbey is rolling out a collab...

Utilitarian garden features are now aesthetic

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Gardening is fun. Furthermore, gardens are pretty. Some gardens also produce fruits and vegetables. Not very long ago, production of fruits and vegetables was more of a priority for more gardens. Some big gardens generated firewood and a bit of forage for livestock. Contemporary...

Remembering Merry Prankster Lee Quarnstrom

RIP Lee Quarnstrom
As a reporter, Lee Quarnstrom worked for numerous publications around the U.S., including the Associated Press, the Register-Pajaronian and The Mercury News. He was also editor of Hustler magazine and a bookseller in Greenwich Village, and traveled with Ken Kesey’s peripatetic Merry Pranksters on...

Documentary highlighting benefits of green eating draws over 100 people

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Plant-Based Advocates hosted a screening of environmental documentary Eating Our Way to Extinction at the Los Gatos Theatre, urging people to shift to a plant-based diet to address environmental destruction and improve human health.

CHoNC patients visited by performers; ArtNow exhibit honored; poet laureate search

CHoNC visit
Performers visit children’s hospital Young residents at Children’s Healthcare Organization of Northern California (CHoNC) in Campbell, an inpatient facility for severely ill or catastrophically injured children, were treated to live, musical performances on Aug. 9. The performance featured students from Starting Arts, a nonprofit that provides...

​​Mild weather inhibits summer growth

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The weather this year has been a cold hot mess! Both the worst frost since 1990 and the worst storms since 1982 occurred in one winter. Then, cold wintry weather lingered into spring to inhibit spring bloom. Now, cool and mild weather of spring...

HEART OF OUR TOWN: Developer behind post office projects keeping options open

Post office property
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” —motto associated with the United States Postal Service But developers might? Our little charming town of Los Gatos has had a post office since 1864. But...

Monte Sereno company helping female farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa (local scene)

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This week's LOCAL SCENE features a Monte Sereno company linking up with African women who farm, an inductee into an historic honor society, and an "antique" TV opportunity... Local company partners with international nonprofit to help end extreme poverty Health Bear Food Company of Monte Sereno...

LGS Rec holding Veterans Day ceremony Saturday

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LGS Recreation will hold a ceremony in honor of Veterans this Saturday at the Los Gatos Adult Recreation Center at 208 E. Main St. "We encourage you to bring in photos or memorabilia on the day of the event to display on the Memory Table,"...

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