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Community Fri, September 03, 2010

• Robin McKelle at Los Gatos Jazz on the Plazz

  Aug 11, 2010, by Jessica Fromm Community
  

  No more congenial way to enjoy music on a summer evening exists than Los Gatos’ venerable Jazz on the Plazz. The setting retains a small-town Americana feel, and the town’s many coffee shops and restaurants are easily at hand for pre-show snacking or an after-concert meal.

  The talented Robin McKelle will be featured at tonight?s event. Influenced by her mother who sang in a church choir, McKelle paid her dues in small R&B groups.

• 37th Annual Dammit Run August 14

  Aug 05, 2010, by Randy Frey Sports & SchoolsCommunity

  On your mark, get set, and ? for the 37th year in a row ? go toward the hills.

• Tennis, Broadway Moments and Cirque du Magique

  May 18, 2010, by Jessica Fromm Community

  From Family Fun Tennis Tournaments and Cirque du Magique at the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center of Silicon Valley, to Sunset Concerts at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church — Los Gatos offers citizens plenty to do around town this week.

• Galas, Bigfoot and a 5K Run

  May 11, 2010, by Jessica Fromm Community

  From helping fight blood cancer at Los Gatos Neighborhood Center, to viewing local art at the Los Gatos Town Council Chambers, to the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center’s annual gala — Los Gatos offers citizens plenty to do around town this week.

• Loma Prieta Winery

  Apr 05, 2010, by Stett Holbrook Community
  

  LOMA PRIETA WINERY’S Paul Kemp is a pinot pioneer. But not that pinot. I’m talking pinotage. The pinotage grape is relatively unknown outside South Africa, where it was developed 85 years ago as a cross between pinot noir and cinsault.

• Bee Shows, Excel Workshops and Chamber March Mixers

  Mar 22, 2010, by Liz Frantz Community

  From a hands-on Microsoft Excel workshop at the Los Gatos Recreation Center, to Uncle Jer’s Bee Show at the Library, to a Chamber of Commerce March Mixer at Moore Pontiac Buick GMC — Los Gatos offers citizens plenty to do around town this week.

• Los Gatos Runs for St. Patty’s

  Mar 16, 2010, by Liz Frantz Community
  

  Green dots the crowd of 750 runners lining up at the start line. Socks with leprechauns and four leaf clovers decorate the assembled. As the start is called, the group surges forward.

• Irish Celebrations, Knitting and Blind Pilots

  Mar 16, 2010, by Liz Frantz Community

  From Irish celebrations at C.B. Hannegans, to knitting groups at the library, to the Blind Pilots jamming at Number One Broadway — Los Gatos offers citizens plenty to do around town.

• Los Gatos Man Runs Marathon in Antarctica

  Mar 05, 2010, by Randy Frey Community
  

  Three years ago—overweight and consumed with professional pursuits—Roger Sanford was at a crossroad in his life. His mother had suffered a fatal stroke. Six months later, his sister had a stroke. Realizing he easily could be headed down the same path, Sanford did some soul-searching. He started to run. And Sanford has been running ever since. This weekend, the 54-year-old Los Gatan, a co-founder of the original Los Gatos Weekly, is in Antarctica to compete in his eighth marathon.

• Baseball, Softball Teams Hold Fundraising Events

  Mar 01, 2010, by Randy Frey Sports & SchoolsCommunity

  Balls, bats, uniforms and other equipment don’t come cheap, and both the Los Gatos High School baseball and softball teams are looking for help.

• Winery Tours, Blood Drives and Jam Funkshus

  Feb 25, 2010, by Liz Frantz Community

  From blood drives at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church, to Jam Funkshus at Number One Broadway, to tours of Testarossa Winery — Los Gatos offers citizens plenty to do around town.

• Los Gatos Chamber Flashes for Photo Contest

  Feb 19, 2010, by Liz Frantz Community
  

  Amateur photographers in Los Gatos will be snapping pictures all over town until April 16. That’s when entries for the annual Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce Photo Contest are due. The award is still being sorted out, but the prizes given out in past years have included photography lessons, bottles of wine and gift certificates to local restaurants.

• Simcha Fairs, Fitness Bootcamps and Story Times

  Feb 19, 2010, by Liz Frantz Community

  A Simcha Fair at the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center, Fitness Bootcamp at Mulberry School and Spanish story time at the Los Gatos Public Library — Los Gatos offers citizens plenty to do around town.

• Valentine’s Day Brunches, Live Painting Demos and DJ Tangerine Dream

  Feb 12, 2010, by Liz Frantz Community

  Valentine’s Day Brunches at Testarossa Winery, to live painting demos at the Peabody Fine Art Gallery, to dancing to DJ Tangerine Dream at the Lupin Lounge — Los Gatos offers citizens plenty to do around town.

• Free Ice Cream Gets Kids to Wear Helmets

  Feb 09, 2010, by Liz Frantz Community
  

  Police in Los Gatos are being followed. Kids biking around town keep an eye out for patrol cars in the area. They aren’t worried about getting in trouble, they just want a free ice cream.

• Super Bowl Parties, Wine and Stress Reduction

  Feb 04, 2010, by Liz Frantz Community

  From Super Bowl Parties at the Pavilion, to a pinot nior release at Testarossa Winery, to stress reduction classes at El Camino Hospital — Los Gatos offers citizens plenty to do around town.

• Two Deadly Car Crashes Shock Los Gatos

  Feb 02, 2010, by Liz Frantz Community
  

  Two recent back-to-back traffic fatalities in Los Gatos brought surprised gasps from the audience at last night’s town council meeting.

  Town manager Greg Larson addressed the accidents at the begining of the meeting, calling them “tragic and sad.”

  Mayor Diane McNutt said that these ‘‘horrific accidents’’ should be used as a reminder to town residents to slow down and drive more safely.

  ‘‘No one needs to be somewhere badly enough to endanger themselves or others like this,’’ McNutt said.

• Crab Feeds, Ice Skating and Spang A Lang

  Jan 29, 2010, by Liz Frantz Community

  From Fleming Jenkins ice skating parties, to Rotary crab feeds, to dancing to Spang A Lang at Number One Broadway — Los Gatos offers citizens plenty to do around town.

• Cougars Find New Cruise Lines to Prowl

  Jan 25, 2010, by Liz Frantz Community
  

  Singles Travel Company, based in Los Gatos, gained international attention last month when their first sold-out cougar-themed cruise set sail.

  275 single men and women looking for mates inhabited the Carnival cruise ship Elation for three nights in December 2009, garning a huge amount of press along the way for the local travel company.

• Obamarama, Science Safaris and an E-Waste Drop Off

  Jan 22, 2010, by Liz Frantz Community

  From studying cool animals at the Vasona Nature Center to e-waste fundraisers at Los Gatos High School to an Obamarama party at the Toll House Hotel — Los Gatos offers citizens plenty to do around town.

• Smiles Fixed For Free

  Jan 13, 2010, by Liz Frantz Community
  

  Been nursing a toothache, but can’t afford to go to the dentist? You are in luck, because Los Gatos dentist Dr. Richard Evans will be offering his services free of charge on Jan. 22.
  Evans and his staff at 14501 S. Bascom Avenue in Los Gatos will be performing complementary X-rays, oral exams and teeth cleanings for up to 50 people next week.

• Events Calendar: Jan. 13-19

  Jan 12, 2010, by Liz Frantz Community

  From Bingo at the Neighborhood Center, to student paintings at town hall, to cocktails and smooth jazz at Number One Broadway — Los Gatos offers plenty to do in the third week of the new decade.

• Feline Figures Soon to Stalk Downtown Los Gatos

  Dec 23, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community
  

  Hand-painted cat sculptures by 21 award-winning local artists will go on display throughout downtown Los Gatos on Jan. 5, as part of the upcoming Touch my HeART 2010 fundraiser for the Museums of Los Gatos. Families are encouraged to bring their children to tour the feline figures, who’ve been adopted by local businesses, to find the hidden heart on each sculpture.

• Gingerbread, Champagne and a Midnight Balloon Drop

  Dec 23, 2009, by Liz Frantz Community

  Looking for something to do around Los Gatos for Christmas and New Year’s Eve? Check out this community calendar for December 24-31, 2009.

• A Christmas Party, Knitting and a Coucil Meeting

  Dec 18, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community

  Looking for something to do around Los Gatos? Check out this community calendar for December 18-23, 2009?

• Art Lecture, Holiday Wine and Live Music

  Dec 09, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community

  Looking for something to do around Los Gatos? Check out this community calendar for December 9-16, 2009?

• Kids Count Traffic Violations in Los Gatos

  Nov 25, 2009, by Danny Wool PoliticsCommunity

  It took some fifth-graders from the Van Meter Elementary School to recognize the problem at the intersection of Kennedy Road and Los Gatos Boulevard.

• Karaoke, Second Saturdays and Happy Hoofers

  Nov 12, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community

  Looking for something to do around Los Gatos? Check out this community calendar for November 12-18, 2009.

• Chocolate, historic homes and antique cars

  Nov 04, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community
  

  Looking for something to do around Los Gatos? Check out this community calendar for November 3-11, 2009. This week includes live music, chocolate and wine tasting and a historic homes tour.

• 10 Questions With Nick Difu

  Oct 13, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community
  

  Ten questions with Nick Difu, owner of Los Gatos culinary fixture Nick’s on Main. What does this busy chef like best about the town, what does he do on his days off, and what’s his favorite spot?

• Youth Softball Teams Flock to Town this Weekend

  Oct 08, 2009, by Randy Frey Sports & SchoolsCommunity
  

  What started out last year as a small, intimate softball gathering has almost doubled in size this year as close to 30 softball teams from all over the Bay Area gather in Los Gatos and Saratoga this weekend for the Alexis Briski Memorial Softball Tournament.

• An Assemblyman, an Orchestra and Bike Art

  Oct 08, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community
  

  Looking for something to do around Los Gatos? Check out this community calendar for October 8-15, 2009. This week includes live music, a local artist lecture and a visit from Assemblyman Ira Ruskin and the California Pops Orchestra performing famous movie soundtracks.

• Los Gatos Couple Third at Calaveras Grape Stomp

  Oct 05, 2009, by Randy Frey Community
  

  They needed a long, hot shower afterwards, but it was all worth it for Dale and Jennifer Marcum of Los Gatos, who placed third in the 16th annual Calaveras Grape Stomp Saturday in Murphys.

• 25 Years of Drug Resistance Education

  Oct 02, 2009, by Laura Fishman Community

  After 25 years of service, Community Against Substance Abuse (CASA) still strives for a drug-free community.

• Garage Sales, a Harvest Festival and More

  Oct 01, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community
  

  Looking for something to do around Los Gatos? Check out this community calendar for October 1-7, 2009. This week includes a huge community garage sale sponsored by the town of Los Gatos and the city of Monte Sereno, as well as live music and some great events at the library.

• 10 Questions With Peggy Conaway

  Sep 29, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community
  

  Ten questions with Los Gatos Library Director Peggy Conaway. What does this very active resident like best about the town, who are her favorite residents and what’s her favorite spot?

• Annual Los Gatos Garage Sale This Weekend

  Sep 25, 2009, by Laura Fishman Community
  

  On Saturday October 3, the town of Los Gatos and city of Monte Sereno are holding garage sales as part of a community wide effort to promote recycling, reuse and community building.

• Fashion Forward “Green” Salon

  Sep 23, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community
  

  A small business in Los Gatos is helping to lead the green charge in Silicon Valley, and it isn’t the type of business you would expect.

• Disaster Drills Prepare Residents For the Worst

  Sep 18, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community
  

  A disaster drill is being held on Saturday, Sept. 19, by the Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) from 8am to 1pm in Los Gatos.

• Dredg Explores Rushdie’s Writing On New Album

  Sep 17, 2009, by Garrett Wheeler Community
  

  Dredg started the same way most bands do, forming at Los Gatos High, playing on campus, at parties, at the local teen center and then, eventually, at local clubs. “I can remember our first real gig, at the Cactus Club in San Jose,” recalls guitarist Mark Engles.

• Leanne Keltie and Bradley Cobb Wedding Anouncement

  Sep 16, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community
  

  Leanne Keltie and Bradley Cobb will getting married on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Los Gatos Methodist Church in Los Gatos, with Reverent David Wolf officiating.

• Trevese Closes Its Doors

  Sep 15, 2009, by Stett Holbrook Community
  

  Trevese Restaurant has called it quits after a two-and-half-year year run. Mike Miller said his eye-popping $24,000-a-month rent and inability to grow his local customer base were largely responsible for the closure.

• 10 Questions With Diane McNutt

  Sep 15, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community

  Ten questions with Los Gatos resident Diane McNutt. What does this very active resident like best about the town, who are her favorite residents and what’s her favorite spot?

• Second Saturdays, Newly Released Wines and a Jam Session

  Sep 10, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community

  Looking for something to do around Los Gatos? Check out this community calendar for September 10-16, 2009.

• 10 Questions With Barry Gordon

  Sep 08, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community
  

  Ten questions with Los Gatos resident Barry Gordon. What does this very active resident like best about the town, who are his favorite residents and what’s his favorite spot?

• Furloughs, Barbeques and Music on the Patio

  Sep 03, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community

  Looking for something to do around Los Gatos? Check out this community calendar for September 3-9, 2009. Some highlights of the week: Jim Stevens and Friends at Testarossa Winery, A Labor Day Grill and a Happy Hoofers outing.

• A Changing Of The Guard At Los Gatos High School

  Sep 01, 2009, by Laura Fishman Community
  

  Los Gatos High School’s new principal, Markus Autrey, is setting new standards and getting ready for a fresh academic year in a place he knows pretty well.

• 10 Questions for Jonathan Knowles

  Aug 31, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community
  

  Ten questions with Los Gatos resident Jonathan Knowles. What does this very active resident like best about the town, who are his favorite residents and what’s his favorite spot? And how does he feel the town can be improved?

• Assistance League Host Annual Baby Shower

  Aug 26, 2009, by Laura Fishman Community
  

  The League reached out to underprivileged mothers and newborns at a charitable baby shower.

• British Jazz Legends Close Out Summer Concert Series

  Aug 25, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community
  

  British jazz legends Dame Cleo Laine and Sir John Dankworth will perform at the last Jazz on the Plazz of the summer this Wednesday.

  The performance by the 82-year-old duo will close out the seventh season of the annual Wednesday-night concert series at the Los Gatos Town Plaza.

• Bouncing Babies, Table Games and Led Zepagain

  Aug 19, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community
  

  Looking for something to do around Los Gatos? Check out this community calendar for August 19-26, 2009. Some highlights of the week: County High School All Stars at Jazz on the Plazz, Joel Nelson at the Toll House, Preston Metcalf at the Art Museum of Los Gatos, Bill Brosseau at Testarossa Winery, Led Zepagain at Music in the Park.

• Canasta, Knitting and Fiesta de Artes

  Aug 12, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community

  Looking for something to do around Los Gatos? Check out this community calendar for August 12-19, 2009.

• Police Outreach Program Up for Two Awards

  Aug 10, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community
  

  From checking in on housebound seniors to greeting every new town resident with a smile and packet of information on their doorstep, the Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Police Department has made it a priority for the last year to reach out to the community.

• Ice Cream Bars, Puppets and Sippin’ Sunday

  Aug 06, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community

  Looking for something to do around Los Gatos? Check out this community calendar for August 6-12, 2009.

• Cat Calls: Texting While Driving

  Aug 03, 2009, by Mike Anderson Community
  

  Video: We hit the streets to find out what Los Gatans really thought about text messaging while driving. One woman said her method allows for “some vision of the road,” while another man said he stopped texting after nearly crashing on Highway 17. Text messaging while driving makes you 23 times more likely to be involved in an accident, according to research released last week from Virginia Tech’s Transportation Institute.

• Los Gatos Seniors’ Homefinder

  Aug 03, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community
  

  After experiencing the frustration of putting her father into a care facility, Barbara Smith decided to start her own company, Ask Barbara, to help seniors find the perfect assisted-care home.

• Forty-nine States in Nine Days

  Jul 31, 2009, by Laura Fishman Community
  

  Dave Schaub is about to embark on a journey that seems almost impossible. In his 1932 Ford Highboy Roadster, the 59-year-old Los Gatos resident will be traveling through all 49 of the mainland United States in a mere 9 days.

• El Camino Los Gatos Hospital Welcomes First Baby

  Jul 30, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community
  

  In a tastefully decorated hospital room, in the arms of a beaming mother and the watchful eye of a smiling father, slept Connor Kikuo Kozuki. His tuft of black hair matched that of his happy parents. Connor has the distinction of being the first baby born in El Camino Hospital Los Gatos since it reopened.

• Wine Bottling, Bingo and Happy Hoofers

  Jul 29, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community

• Poet Laureate Speaks in Los Gatos

  Jul 27, 2009, by Laura Fishman Community
  

  With a glass of red wine in one hand and a microphone in the other, Santa Clara County’s first poet laureate Nils Peterson spoke to a crowd on Friday night at the Los Gatos Museums Gallery.

  Peterson read several of his original poems throughout the evening and lectured on the relation between poetry and art to over 100 people.

• Poets, Friendship Bracelets and a Cake Tasting

  Jul 23, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community

  Looking for something interesting to do around Los Gatos? Check out this community calendar for July 23 through July 29.

• Cat Calls: Swine Flu

  Jul 22, 2009, by Mike Anderson Community
  

  Video: We asked Los Gatans for their thoughts on Swine Flu, which claimed its first Santa Clara County death earlier this month. Although it was declared a global pandemic in June by the World Health Organization, one Los Gatos man wasn’t worried, calling it “a waste of time.” And one student was excited her school might close down after a possible infection. There have been 40,617 confirmed cases and 263 Swine Flu deaths in the United States, 52 of which were in California, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

• The Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce Likes it Hot

  Jul 20, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community
  

  The Toll House Hotel in Los Gatos has probably never seen as much fringe and feathers as it did on Saturday night during the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce’s gangster themed 10th anniversary party. Though the “Some Like it Hot” theme did reflect back to the ’20s when the first Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce started, Saturday night remembered 1999, the year that the newest incarnation of the chamber was formed and the people who helped build the chamber to what it is today.

• Los Gatos Bar Scene Featured in Painter’s New Collection

  Jul 17, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community
  

  Los Gatos oil painter Riki R. Nelson will be debuting her new collection of jazz portraits, cityscapes and local bar scenes at Peabody Fine Art Gallery next Monday.

• “Some Like it Hot” at the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce

  Jul 17, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community

  The Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce is turning up the heat for their tenth anniversary. On Saturday, June 18, revelers will dress up as gangsters and flappers from the ’20s during a “Some Like it Hot” themed party at the Toll House Hotel.

• Lakeside Elementary School to Stay Open

  Jul 16, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community
  

  Despite rampant rumors that the Lakeside Elementary School will be closing, community opinion was almost unanimously in favor of keeping the school open at a public forum Wednesday evening.

• Arts Commission Presents “You Are Here”

  Jul 15, 2009, by Laura Fishman Community

  The Los Gatos Council Chambers are receiving a makeover with new art displayed on the walls this week, highlighting the town’s natural beauty.

  Titled “You Are Here,” the exhibit’s theme is “California Landscapes and Locales” and features photography and paintings from local artists Bob Newick, Ed Lucey and Nancy Martin.

• Oil Paintings, Mixers and a Jungle Run

  Jul 15, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community

  Looking for something to do around Los Gatos? Check out this community calendar for July 15 through July 25.

• Town Advocates Energy Reduction

  Jul 14, 2009, by Laura Fishman Community
  

  Though July is “Summer Energy Savings” month for the town of Los Gatos, local environmentalists are worried that the community is not taking advantage of the many carbon footprint-reducing services offered in town.

• Size Matters to Commission

  Jul 09, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community

  There were two points of contention at Wednesday’s Los Gatos Planning Commission meeting. One was the stature of a private residence and the other was a permit request for a veterinary clinic.

• Groove Kings, Ventriloquists and Shakespeare

  Jul 08, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community

  Looking for something to do around Los Gatos? Check out this community calendar for July 10 through July 17.

• Los Gatos Death Records Destined for New Library

  Jul 07, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community
  

  While it’s well known that the History Museum of Los Gatos is full of historical artifacts from back when the town was still called Forbestown, few people realize that the museum also houses an extensive collection of records listing every death in Los Gatos for over eight decades.

• Clowns, Superfoods and Blood Drives

  Jul 06, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community

  Looking for something to do around Los Gatos this week? Check out this community calendar for July 6 through July 9.

• Summer Reading Program Returns to Los Gatos Library

  Jun 30, 2009, by Laura Fishman Community

  The Los Gatos Library is encouraging children to challenge their minds and embark on reading adventures with the annual Summer Reading Program.

• Paper Airplanes, Incense and Music at Mountain Charley’s

  Jun 25, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community

  Looking for something to do around Los Gatos? Check out this community calendar for June 25-July 2.

• Video of Jazz on the Plazz

  Jun 25, 2009, by Mike Anderson Community
  

  People filled the Los Gatos Town Plaza Wednesday evening to enjoy the kickoff of Jazz on the Plazz. Concert goers sat in chairs, sipped on wine and listened to Dennis Rowland and the Full Spectrum Jazz big band. The weather was perfect as Los Gatans danced the night away or people watched with friends. Residents also weighed in on the new blanket ban.

• Jazz on the Plazz Back with Hot Tunes, No Blankets

  Jun 23, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community
  

  Jazz on the Plazz is back this summer with hot lineups of some of the Bay Area’s best jazz performers, along with new restrictions. The annual Wednesday-night concert series deputes its 2009 season on June 24 with the musical stylings of crooner Dennis Rowland and the Full Spectrum Jazz big band. However, attendees will have to abide by a new “no blanket policy” at all Los Gatos summer concerts this year.

• Community Wins Duck Race

  Jun 22, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community
  

  Fifteen thousand bright-yellow rubber ducks serenely floated down Los Gatos Creek at Vasona Lake Park Sunday, raising money for 20 local charities. The event was the second annual Silicon Valley Duck Race, which was sponsored by Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley. Other local charities signed up to be “duck buddies,” an honor that included selling rubber ducks to raise money for their charities. and having an information booth at the event.

• Business Mixer Features Cars, Girls and Tequila

  Jun 19, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community
  

  Hundreds of business professionals gathered at the Silicon Valley Auto Group dealership in Los Gatos yesterday for an evening of fun and spirits tasting hosted by Infobayarea.com.

• Wine Tasting, Live Bands and Rowing Classes

  Jun 18, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community

  Looking for something to do around Los Gatos? Check out this community calendar for June 18-25.

• Town Civic Events June 17-24

  Jun 17, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community

  Look here for upcoming Town Council, commission and committee meetings for June 18, through June 24, 2009. Agenda items will be updated as they appear.

• Vintners Fest Features Santa Cruz Mountain Wines

  Jun 11, 2009, by Eric Johnson Community
  

  Saturday and Sunday, one of the biggest wine events of the season comes to town as weekend two of the annual Vintners Fest, sponsored by the Santa Cruz Mountain Winegrowers’ Association, focuses on the east slope of the range. This year, 34 wineries are participating at 20 locations from Gilroy to La Honda. Much of the fun will take place in Los Gatos.

• Arts, Music and Rubber Duckies

  Jun 11, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community

  A summer entertainment calendar for the Town of Los Gatos.

• Los Gatos Couple Donate $1 Million to San Jose State

  Jun 09, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community
  

  A Los Gatos couple has made a generous donation to San Jose State University’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center. SJSU alumni and longtime Los Gatos residents Larry Arzie and David Stonesifer bequeathed $1 million the LBGT Resource Center, which was established in fall 2008. It’s the largest donation the center has received.

• Los Gatos Bigfoot Expert Releases New Book

  Jun 08, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community
  

  David Paulides, a Los Gatos resident and Bigfoot expert, introduced and signed his new book “Tribal Bigfoot” in Felton on Sunday.
  Paulides spoke to about 50 people who had gathered at the Bigfoot Discovery Museum off of Highway 9 to hear his theories on the mythic forest-dwelling biped. A former Santa Clara Valley detective who now heads the Los-Gatos based North America Bigfoot Search, Paulides says Bigfoot is far more human than mainstream culture is willing to believe.

• Los Gatos Author to Discuss Bigfoot Sunday

  Jun 06, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community
  

  Los Gatos author David Paulides will be discussing and signing his new book “Tribal Bigfoot” Sunday, June 7 at the Bigfoot Discovery Museum in Felton.
  At the event, titled “Bigfoot BBQ,” Paulides will speak on the relationship between Native Americans and Bigfoot sightings. A 20-year Santa Clara Valley detective and Los Gatos resident, Paulides is the driving force behind the Silicon Valley-based North America Bigfoot Search, an organization dedicated to the research and investigation of Bigfoot living in northern California.

• Vasona Vibrations Series Kicks Off Saturday

  Jun 05, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community
  

  The seventh consecutive year of Vasona Vibrations kicks off Saturday with the Avalanche Choir, purveyors of the finest Americana, folk and bluegrass tunes, featuring authentic five-part harmonies accompanied by guitar, mandolin, banjo, dobro, bass, piano and percussion.

• Help Shape the Los Gatos General Plan

  May 20, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community

  Los Gatos citizens who want to help shape the town’s general plan are invited to give input at a community workshop on June 6. Greg Larson, town manager, said he is confident that the general plan update will address the needs of youth, seniors, recreation, and environmental concerns in the town.

• ‘CineCats’ Screens Wednesday Evening

  May 18, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community
  

  This Wednesday, May 20, the fifth annual CineCats Film Showcase of Los Gatos will be taking place at Calvary Church. The theme of this year’s contest is “Small Films, Big Ideas” with three categories: K-8, high school, and over 18 years old. The films are less than 10 minutes long and were judged by a panel of regional film and video professionals.

• Bocce Beat Down

  May 08, 2009, by Jessica Fromm Community
  

  The Los Gatos Bocce Club will take on sworn rivals, the Scotts Valley Bocce Club, in a bocce beat down next Saturday afternoon. The annual Over the Hill tournament, which will take place on May 16 at Scotts Valley’s Skypark at 1pm, started three years ago as a friendly rivalry between the well-established Los Gatos team and the newbie Scott’s Valley players.

• Citizens Work on Los Gatos General Plan

  May 04, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community

  A group of experts came to Fisher Middle School Saturday to answer questions from the community regarding the Los Gatos General Plan.

• General Plan Meeting Saturday

  Apr 30, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community
  

  On Saturday, May 2 in the Multi-Purpose Room of Fisher Middle School, 19195 Fisher Avenue, the Town of Los Gatos is organizing four community panels to discuss with residents, experts and service providers the key topics in the General Plan Update.

• Swine Flu Tips

  Apr 29, 2009, by Town of Los Gatos Community

  People in Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, and Saratoga need to make sure that they’re informed about this rapidly changing situation, take it very seriously, yet do so without needless alarm.

• Great Race: Great Fun

  Apr 27, 2009, by Randy Frey Community
  

  I keep asking myself “What were you thinking?” My wife casually asked me if I wanted to run the Great Race with her. What the heck, I thought. How hard could it possibly be to run four miles? What I had forgotten was that I hadn’t run a race in nearly 15 years.

• Planting Trees on Arbor Day

  Apr 24, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community
  

  For its Arbor Day celebration Friday, Los Gatos added eight trees to the 20,000-plus that already live in town, which was again named as a “Tree City USA.”

• Sunday: The Great Race is On Again

  Apr 24, 2009, by Eric Johnson Community
  

  Once upon a time, the Great Race was all about competition between the towns of Los Gatos and Saratoga. In order to participate, runners had to prove that they lived or worked in one of the two bergs (or neighboring Monte Sereno). This Sunday is the 32nd annual Great Race from Saratoga to Los Gatos, which is now a legendary free-for-all.

• General Plan Meetings Scheduled

  Apr 21, 2009, by Town of Los Gatos Community

  The Town of Los Gatos is organizing four community panels on Saturday May 2, to discuss the key focus areas of the General Plan Update.

• Open Letter to Hit-and-Run Driver

  Apr 20, 2009, by Lisa Eileen Hern Community

  To The Driver of Silver 4-Door BMW Who Hit Ashleigh Jackson on Highway 9 on April 19. I am sure you did not mean to drive too closely to the bike lane. I am sure you did not know your mirror was protruding into the bike lane, and that it would hit Ashleigh Jackson as she rode her bike in the bike lane. I am sure you did not mean to gravely injure her with your car when you struck her.

• Bunny Fun Hunt a Hit

  Apr 06, 2009, by Colleen Watson Community
  

  “Three, two, one…” and hundreds of children burst from their parents’ grasps and tore into the Easter-egg-strewn lawn. Yelling and screaming, they ran around the field grabbing as many brightly colored eggs as they could reach. Parents tried to follow with cameras snapping away.

• A Message to Los Gatos Parents

  Mar 14, 2009, by Guest Writer Community
  

  As many of you have come to learn, the members of Los Gatos High School continue to grieve and mourn the loss of 3 students who have passed away recently. The most recent was a freshmen girl who passed away on Sunday.