Los Gatos Makes a Spectacle of Itself

The 51st annual Los Gatos Children's Christmas & Holidays Parade was held Sat., Dec. 1 before a crowd of some 20,000 people. Thousands more participated in the parade, including schools, marching bands, elected officials, boy and girl scouts, Y Adventure Guides, service clubs, a huge barbecue, sports and other organizations, horses, marching bands, an Italian squash drill team, and a daredevil bicycle rider. The weather was chilly but clear, with one or two raindrops here and there. In other words, as usual, it was perfect.

Officers Todd Fleming and Kimbal Stanley of the Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Police Dept. cleared the way for the parade to begin

The Youth Citizens of the Year, Stanford Stickney, Jamie Lenihan, Jennifer Coe, Alex Nedde, and Andrew Gifford led the parade. Youth Park board member Bob Jones rides in front.

Boy Scout Troop #539 follows the "whistle-blowers"

Grand Marshal Elaine Daniels chats with parade official Frank Bonacorsi

Los Gatos High School Marching Band flags. Support the band: Christmas tree pickup day is 1/2/2008

Los Gatos High School Dance Team (Alastair Dallas)

Mayor Barbara Spector and her husband Ira, with neighbor Carson Smith, 5, driven in an electric car by Green Vehicles Manager Luke Clause

Vice Mayor Mike Wasserman, driven by his wife, Kim. The flames on the electric car provided by Green Vehicles match those on Mike's real car.

Councilmember Steve Glickman, driven in another electric vehicle by his wife, Judy

Councilmember Diane McNutt and her husband, Community Newspapers editor Michael Cronk

Councilmember Joe Pirzynski and his wife, Pamela (Alastair Dallas)

Unique wind-up car (Alastair Dallas)

Elected Town Clerk Marian Cosgrove

Town Treasurer Linda Lubeck Speicher and her husband, Dave

Santa Clara County Supervisor Don Gage (Alastair Dallas)

Fun family

LGS Recreation Governing Board and Los Gatos Union School District Executive Director Dr. Suzanne Boxer-Gassman (Alastair Dallas)

LGS Recreation (Alastair Dallas)

Santa Clara County Fire Department honor guard

Santa Clara County Fire Department (Alastair Dallas)

Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad float, with clanging bell and deafening steam whistle

Telescoping tree and Los Gatos High vocal group the Jazz Purr (under the direction of Diana Pleasant) make the Los Gatos Morning Rotary Club entry special (Alastair Dallas)

Community Hospital of Los Gatos

The Monte Sereno City Council acknowledges that the residential community is sleepy: "Monte Snoreno." Councilmember Curtis Wright (left) and Mayor David Baxter (right). (Alastair Dallas)