On Wednesday October 1, 2025, Tulare County Library launches a new program to encourage teens to read 100 books before college. Teens, ages 13 to 19, are invited to read 100 books, a combination of new and older classics and choose a few as well. Sign up online and check out the reading list researched […]
Last week, TCOE and the Central California Chinese Cultural Center honored three teachers at the annual Confucius’ Birthday/Educators of the Year Awards. In March, Tulare County Superintendent of Schools Tim Hire and Wendy Jay, a member of the Chinese Cultural Center board of directors, surprised the three honorees – Alicia Bovetti of Rocky Hill Elementary […]
October is Teentober at Tulare County Library! Tulare County Library celebrates teens with an exciting bingo game and events. Teens ages 13 to 19 just swing by their nearest Library branch to get a Teentober Bingo Card. Check out the Library’s calendar at tularecountylibrary.org/calendar to stay updated on all the upcoming Teentober events. Complete a […]
Calling all those looking for frightful fun, Haunt the Home is back! Spooky season is here, and the City of Visalia is celebrating with Visalia’s Holiday Decorating Contest: Haunt the Home. Visalians are invited to deck out their homes for the citywide holiday decorating contest and then vote for the winners! Nominations are now open, […]
The Porterville Police Department encourages families and students to buckle up their helmets and lace up their sneakers for National Walk and Roll to School Day. This annual event celebrates the benefits of exercise and brings attention to the need for safe, accessible walking and biking routes. “National Walk and Roll to School Day is […]
Raids on businesses, masked law enforcement abducting people off the street, detainees packed off to detention centers … those dramatic images capture people’s attention and headlines. And the chilling effect of even the possibility of a visit by agents of ICE (was there ever a more apt acronym?) continue to fuel the hysteria. Those images […]
The 2024 Crop & Livestock Report is in for Tulare County, and the numbers don’t lie. The latest breakdown indicates an increasing consumer demand for the top five highest-grossing commodities produced in the county, despite a decrease in overall acreage usage. Tulare County reported an agricultural production value of $8.3 billion for 2024, representing a […]
The Carnegie Museum of Kings County, in partnership with the China Alley Preservation Society, is presenting a tribute to the Moon Festival on Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Carnegie Museum. The Moon Festival, with its lanterns, dancers, drummers and mooncakes, is an occasion of sthanksgiving for the harvest, feasting, and visiting with friends. The event […]
Don’t miss a thing this fall with Donna’s Calendar of Events! Theater “Dracula,” adapted by director Chris Mangels from the novel by Bram Stoker, runs Oct. 9-18 at the College of the Sequoias Theatre, 915 S. Mooney, Visalia. www.cos.edu/theatre “The Shai Ones,” an original play by Todd Mathenia about a doctor trying to find a […]
Don’t miss a thing with Donna’s Calendar of Events! Theatre “The Phantom Tollbooth,” about a boy who must save princesses Rhyme and Reason, runs Sept. 19-28 at the Ice House Theatre, 410 E. Race, Visalia. 559 734-3900 or www.visaliaicehouse.com “The Woman in Black,” billed as the most brilliantly effective spine-chiller, is on stage at Encore […]