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    Carol Green
    Photograph by Kathy De La Torre

    Carol Green was a shy little girl, but her vent offspring always speak their minds. Here, she chats with Katie-Lynn (left) and Sammy, who was created by Frank Marshall, who also crafted puppets for Edgar Bergen.


    Carol Greene

    Ventriloquist entertains and teaches with a cast of characters known as puppets or vent figures--but never dummies


    Carol Greene's extended family includes a wise-cracking rabbit named Reginald Rabbit and a dancing bird named Ludwig Van Birdoven V. They often say outrageous things the ventriloquist would never dream of saying herself. A one-time teacher, Greene now teaches teachers, but she still finds time to perform with her puppet friends.   More

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    Town Library

    Library board asks town to hire an architect to begin the work required for preparing Proposition 14 grant proposal.
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    Redevelopment Agency

    Town can borrow against expected increase in property values in redevelopment area created after the 1989 earthquake.
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    Affordable Housing

    Town gets creative to meet needs with real estate prices escalating.
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    Seniors

    Employers Interested

    Older workers suddenly look very promising to those who are hiring.
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    Around Town

    Sharlene Su

    Twelve-year-old Los Gatan wins two medals at California State Junior Olympics.
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    Taste

    Gallo's

    Los Gatos restaurant owners built menu around a great-grandmother's raviolis.
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Ventriloquist entertains with a cast of puppets

News
News Briefs

Library board will seek Proposition 14 funding

Town gets creative to meet affordable housing needs

Money becomes available thanks to Redevelopment Agency

Assemblyman Jim Cunneen plans town hall meetings

Town must wrap up three union contracts this year

Police Report

Photo: Wheels of Freestyle visit Fisher Middle School with thrills and peer-pressure message

Photo: Fisher Middle School students mummify a game hen in ancient cultures study

Letters & Opinions
Letters

Editorials: North Forty, KCAT

Elderly face 'last hurrah' election

Spring offers mulch ado about nothing

DeCinzo: Wine at Carwash

Around Town
The Prowler

Fiber artists appear in dual exhibit

Sharlene Su wins state tae kwon do awards

Concert Association sells 53rd-season subscriptions

Weddings

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Business
Entrepreneurs invent golf game dining at C.B. Hannegan's

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Pictures From the Past

Gardening
Improper pruning can lead to sunburn damage in trees

Seniors
Senior Notes

Older workers appeal to employers

Taste
Gallo's offers Italian faire for neighborhood crowd

Sports

Sports Briefs

Wildcats get back-to-back baseball wins

Mets beat Giants in Pony League

Mary Mullins has perfect day for Cubs

Bates, Hennessy win at Oakland Invitational

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