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vol . 3 , no. 12 : november 29-december 5 , 2023 : losgatan.com
police blotter p6 : runner wins title p6 : ny times crossword puzzle p9 : upcoming events p11 Jonathan Natividad
RURAL SUPPLY WILL STAY WITH NEW OWNERSHIP Location to experience a rebirth as Ace Hardware operators buy building Drew Penner, Reporter
Ken Nelson, who’s coowned the Rural Supply Hardware store on South Santa Cruz Avenue for decades, had already begun the liquidation sale when he heard the good news. The party that had been trying to purchase the business from them before the landlord decided to put the property up for sale were stepping-in to purchase the building. “We really didn’t want to leave an empty store,” Nelson said. “It’s been a lot of ups and downs.” Nelson and his brother Tim had been leasing the address since 1995. This was renegotiated a time or two, but the basic terms remained constant. As Nelson approached his 70th birthday, he had begun discussing with his brother the option of selling the Ace Hardware location. “We’ve been talking for a couple of years,” he said. “We didn’t really move into sale mode until early summer.” As they began to look at what that would involve, including updating the lease, their land➝ Rural, 8
FUN TIMES Coach Mark Krail and the Los Gatos High football team celebrate their 49-14 win over Wilcox High in the Central Coast Section Division I playoff championship game on Nov. 24 at San Jose City College.
SWEET SIXTEEN! LGHS FOOTBALL WINS 16TH CCS TITLE Wildcats down Wilcox in D-I title game Gordon K ass, Correspondent
The Los Gatos High football team won its 16th Central Coast Section playoff football championship on Nov. 24, but
few—if any—has ever turned out like this. In a contest expected to be dead-even, the Wildcats came out on fire and demolished Wilcox 49-14 to win the Division I title. By virtue of the victory, Los Gatos earns a CIF Regional Championship Bowl Game
berth and hosts El Cerrito for the 2-A NorCal title on Dec. 2 at 6pm. The winner of that game advances to the State Championship contest. The Wildcats are certainly on a roll, the latest evidence coming vs. Wilcox. On a cold ➝ Football, 7
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