Almaden Resident | 0421

May 27, 2004 San Jose, California Since 2003

Photograph by Erin Day

Smokin': Almaden Valley resident Harlen Pester, called a 'carnivorous manic' by his neighbors, barbecues as many as three times a week on one of his six grills. He admits that living next to him must be 'like living next to Burger Pit.'

Griller Thriller: These aren't your father's old charcoal barbecues

By Gregory Watkins

For anyone who hasn't paid attention to backyard cooking appliances over the last few years, grills have really advanced from the days of charcoal, lighter fluid and grandpa singeing his eyebrows trying to get the old barbecue lighted. More



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Airport bids tossed	Ceremonial groundbreaking	Community centers

Four contractors left city council chambers empty-handed Tuesday after the council voted 8-3 to throw out all bids for the lucrative $16 million airport northern concourse excavation project. More	As shovels were readied for a symbolic ceremonial groundbreaking celebrating the start of reconstruction on a joint library and community center, the diggers may also have been symbolically burying the geographical name of the current buildings. More	Women and children, one girl as young as 7, streamed into the council chambers May 18 during the first public budget hearing to beg the San Jose City Council not to close their community centers. More



	Griller Thriller: These aren't your father's old charcoal barbecues


	City council decides to toss airport project bids Almaden Branch Library holds ceremonial groundbreaking as naming dispute arises Nonprofits protest budget cuts to essential neighborhood programs Joint Venture Churches' Plant-a-Row garden provides needed food Families, youth beg city council to keep community centers open News Stand


	Letters Cartoon: DeCinzo




	School Briefs Students display real savvy at Guadalupe's Science-o-rama Los Alamitos students cry 'Eureka' at school's annual Gold Rush Day All-original opera ready for the curtain


	Sports Briefs Finney's hit lifts Leland to key victory Woodruff, Trovato toss Leland into CCS Division I semifinals Branham's Kaufman, Ingram to compete in CCS track finals Heartbreaking finish to a solid season for Branham baseball Foltz, Enko rip key hits to lead Branham girls to a CCS victory Raineri drops a hole-in-one, and it's worth $50 from Dad Doubles teams compete at AVAC



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