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Play’s the thingSaratoga High School’s drama department won third place for its original production “A Stop in Time” at the Northern California Play Festival in January. Senior Ryan Backhus, who wrote and directed the play, was named “Best Director.”“This achievement is a testament to the creativity, dedication and talent of our students and staff, as well as the ongoing support of our Theater Boosters,” Superintendent Heath Rocha said in a release.

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Networking womenEternal Health Wellness Acupuncture Center is hosting a women’s networking mixer to celebrate its 25th anniversary on March 11. The event, set for 2:30-6:30 p.m., is an opportunity to build new professional relationships for the Los Gatos Women’s Networking Group. The center is located at 1066 Saratoga Ave., Suite 100 in San Jose. Visit losgatoschamber.com/events/calendar to learn more.

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Surveying the VillageConstruction surveying for a project to renovate the Saratoga Village parking district and the water quality in Saratoga Creek kicked off on Feb. 18. The project will feature a new public restroom, the installation of additional electric car chargers and new lidded trash enclosures, while also eliminating about 37 parking spaces in the city’s downtown.

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The town of Los Gatos will fund legal defense for Vice Mayor Rob Moore and council member Maria Ristow after weeks of closed session meetings discussing the matter. Lynley Kerr Hogan, a local activist known for her involvement with a far-right group that disrupted local meetings for months in 2021, sued Moore, Ristow and Los Gatos resident Lee Fagot on Nov. 14, alleging that they conspired to defame her and keep her from attending the regular meetings of the local group Democracy Tent.

1 month ago | mercurynews.com | Isha Trivedi |Grace Hase

The winds that blew through the Santa Cruz Mountains sounded like a jet engine the night that Sarah Johnston watched a tree erupt into flames from the window of her Aldercroft Heights home. It was around 3 a.m. on Aug. 16, 2020, and hundreds of lightning strikes had begun raining down on the region, sparking fires across San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties. It was the start of the more than 86,000-acre CZU Lightning Complex Fire that would burn for weeks and destroy nearly 1,500 buildings.