The annual Pants on Fire Barrel Race is back in Tulare at the International Agri-Center® Livestock & Equestrian Complex this Friday and Saturday. New this year, the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard will open the race on Saturday, November 20. To see the last remaining Marine Mounted Color Guard unit, please be at the arena […]
On November 13, the University Preparatory High School (UPHS) robotics team, Arborbotics, traveled to Madera for a two-day robotics competition. The team is part of the FIRST Robotics Competition created by For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST), an international youth organization that also created FIRST LEGO League Challenge and other competitions. The […]
From the office of Rudy Salas for Congress TJ Cox, the former Democratic representative for California’s 21st Congressional District, today endorsed Assemblymember Rudy Salas. This latest endorsement adds to an impressive and growing list of leaders in the Central Valley and across the state who know Salas will flip this critical seat in 2022. “There’s […]
A press release from the office of State Senator Melissa Hurtado Today, State Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) attended the signing of the historic $973 Billion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “President Biden has kept his promise to the American people, and Americans can finally see a glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel […]
The history of the first superspeedway west of the Mississippi capable of hosting NASCAR and USAC Indy type car races will be celebrated in an exhibition presented by the Carnegie Museum of Kings County beginning Nov. 12 and ending Dec. 19. Marchbanks Speedway, later known as Hanford Motor Speedway, started out in the early 1950s […]
A press release from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks The Foothills area of Sequoia National Park will reopen on Thursday, November 11, 2021, Veterans Day, at 7 a.m. for day use only. Veterans Day is the last fee free day for National Park sites around the nation for 2021. Sequoia National Park will reopen […]
In a press release today California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson today applauded members of Congress for passing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, hailing its crucial benefits for California’s agricultural communities. “We applaud Congress for passing this critical bill,” Johansson said. “This represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make the kind of investment we need […]
As California weathers another drought, tools that can help farmers and ranchers maximize the water they do get are being sharpened. The newest effort to measure such water use was launched last week by a public-private coalition featuring three federal agencies—the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and the U.S. Geological […]
California’s tourism industry is anxiously awaiting the day when international travelers will be able to again visit the United States. And that day will come in less than two weeks as on November 8 fully vaccinated travelers will be allowed to enter the U.S. through air travel as well as across land borders with Mexico […]
Each year the National Trust for Historic Preservation honors the distinguished individuals, nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and corporations who are doing important work in their communities with the National Preservation Awards at the annual PastForward Conference, November 2-5. China Alley Preservation Society from Hanford, California was honored with the Trustees Emeritus Award for Historic Site […]