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Paws-to-Share receives $17,400 therapy dog contract; 4-H’er places second nationally; election workers needed (local scene)
Therapy dog coming to Los Gatos High School
The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District Board of Trustees approved a contract on Sept. 26 with Paws-to-Share, an organization that will provide a therapy dog to the Los Gatos High School Wellness Center.
Fully funded through a...
Red Cross gives Los Gatos resident ‘Certificate of Extraordinary Personal Action’
Earlier this year, Bruce Richardson of Los Gatos saved the life of a man who had collapsed in a parking lot due to cardiac arrest.
For his impressive actions, Richardson received the American Red Cross Certificate of Extraordinary Personal Action in a ceremony in San...
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...
What does Earth Day mean to you?
On almost the most beautiful spring day, so far, Los Gatos celebrated Spring into Green at Park Plaza this past Sunday.
In addition to the smiles and sharing of information about what we can do to save our planet from further degradation by the human...
VTA teams-up with Los Gatos to get seniors on the bus
A group of seniors from Los Gatos met at the Adult Recreation Center to learn about the VTA bus route and how to use it
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...
DINAH’S EVENT LOG: Momentous February
“February is the perfect time to plant the seeds of gratitude and watch them bloom throughout the year.” —Sarah Ban Breathnach
February is also the month of love, Presidents Day, Black History Month and the start of Ramadan.
Girl Scout cookie sales have started. I don’t...
Dinah’s Event Log: Cool fall weather is here
Bundle up; take a walk; enjoy the cool fall weather; head to the heated library; or perhaps our cozy movie theater…Mayor Mary Badame will cut the Chamber of Commerce welcome ribbon for CǠRNICO Tools & Provisions, at 501 N. Santa Cruz Ave., #1, on...
Jill Hunter’s beautification work inspires impact beyond the world of flowers
As you approach former Saratoga mayor Jill Hunter’s front door, you can’t help but notice her blooming backyard garden basking in the sun.
Step inside, and her keen eye for plants is obvious. They are the center of attention.
What else would you expect from someone...
What’s a ‘Dragon’ doing in Los Gatos? Raising funds for families in crisis, of course!
On that one cold rainy day last week, I dropped by the Happy Dragon Thrift Store, the “Dragon” at 245 W. Main St. I had just read online that a person in Virginia had purchased a $3.99 vase at a thrift store that turned...
