Hanford Community Development Director Darlene Mata and Hanford City Attorney Ty Mizote arrived 10am sharp today for a final inspection of the Hanford Carnegie Museum to determine if the private nonprofit would lose its lease to the city-owned building. At issue was the fact that the 115 year-old former Carnegie Library was not being properly […]
Volunteers have shown up in droves to the Hanford Carnegie Museum to complete the repairs on the city’s “punch list” since city staff handed down a 10-day ultimatum. On August 23 the museum received a letter from Community Development Director Darlene Mata that repairs needed to be completed by September 3 or the museum would […]
The fate of the Hanford Carnegie Museum was discussed during a Tuesday afternoon meeting between Board President Sylvia Gonzales Scherer, museum lawyer Steve Alfieris, Hanford Community Development Director Darlene Mata and City Attorney Ty Mizote. The question was asked: if the Carnegie Museum got 95% of the repairs completed by the 10-day deadline what would […]
Hanford City Council and Carnegie spar over finances and maintenance during meeting A letter dated August 23 from the Hanford City Council, and hand delivered to the Carnegie Museum, informed museum Board President Sylvia Gonzales Scherer that unless a list of 18 repairs are completed within 10 days the city will terminate its lease with […]
It’s Called Litigation Terrorism Keith Raniere founded the self-help group, Nxivm, in the 1990’s. The group ended up to be a cult that engaged in illegal activities and he is now sitting in a New York jail. That was the only thing that stopped his army of lawyers from suing former members of his group. […]
When Alma Torres-Nguyen, Community Outreach Coordinator for Kaweah Delta Health Care District (KDHCD), heard there was a potential research project involving rural Latinas she didn’t just get excited, she participated in securing the funding. What piqued her interest was the fact that the study involved Central Valley Latinas with limited English, an underserved group in […]
August 16: Paint Nite in Exeter FoodLink for Tulare County at 611 N 2nd Street, Exeter. Tickets are $45 which includes food, at 5:30 pm -9:30 pm. Proceeds will go towards the goal of reworking food systems to produce greater food equity and providing more food to disadvantaged persons. Wine will also be available at […]
Rich? Yes, Smart? No Everyone knows California is one of the largest economies in the world, rivaling England for fifth place. We are rich, trend setting, diverse, scenic, innovative and have a $30 billion or so surplus in our state’s general and rainy day fund. But as the saying goes, money doesn’t always buy happiness […]
August 2: 18 The Odd Couple Visalia Players present this classic comedy and Tony Award winner about sloppy and super neat roommates. Icehouse Theatre, 410 E. Race, Visalia. August 2, 3, 9, 10, 16 & 17 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinees August 4, 11 & 18 at 2 p.m. Info 559 734-3900 or www.visaliaplayers.org August […]
July 19-27:Read all about it! Paper Mill Playhouse presents Newsies J. Williams Theater, 1001 W. Main St. in Visalia. Tickets are $8-$20. For more information, visit tcoe.org. July 19: Peña Planetarium CAPCOM GO! The Apollo Story To celebrate the 50th anniversary of NASA putting a man on the moon at 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. CAPCOM […]