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vol . I , no. 12 : november 24-3 0, 2021 : losgatan.com
bevmo! approved p 4 : athletes step up p 10 : giving thanks p 16 : ny times crossword puzzle p 21 Judy Peterson
INTERFAITH EVENT DEMONSTRATES UNITY FOR THANKSGIVING Attendees touched by story of refugees from Afghanistan
Reopening date is unknown after Goetz family donates facility
Drew Penner, Reporter
The eight churches 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 times. "Oh, it was just marvelous,” she said. “It was very uplifting.” The Thanksgiving service rotates between Baha’i Faith of Los Gatos, Congregation Shir Hadash, Jewish Silicon Valley, Los Gatos United Methodist Church, Presbyterian Church of Los Gatos, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—which hosted this time. Last year’s version was online-only because of Covid-19 restrictions. Starting at 7pm on Nov. 18, Latter-day Saints Bishop Jeff Cole gave the welcome, with Cindy Harmer playing the ➝Interfaith, 8
TOWN TAKES OVER ICONIC DOWNTOWN MOVIE THEATER Judy Peterson, Reporter
The Los Gatos Theatre has been shuttered since the pandemic began but plans are now underway for it to reopen as a town-owned facility. The Goetz family, which bought the theater in 2011, has donated the iconic moviehouse to Los Gatos. The donation was unanimously accepted by the town council at its Nov. 16 meeting. “This is a treasure for Los Gatos,” Mayor Marico Sayoc said. The theater at 41 N. Santa Cruz Ave. opened in 1915 and has been rebuilt several times: it burned down in 1929 and ➝ Theater, 6
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DOWNTOWN ICON The Los Gatos Theatre will be under new management when it reopens, as the Goetz family has donated it to the town, along with two adjacent retail shops.
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