Local organizers from College of the Sequoias in Visalia will be hosting the first ever Watchale Workshop, a free writing workshop blending student and professional writers. The one-day event is free to attend on April 6th and will include a series of workshops, lectures, and readings. Organizers intend to create an “alternative narrative” of the […]
A new organization is revolutionizing the way money is taught to children and one stop on their tour of change was Visalia. Pockets Change is an organization dedicated to teaching youth about healthy money habits and financial planning. They recently came to Visalia’s College of the Sequoias and conducted a one -day workshop on the […]
Sheriff Mike Boudreaux unveiled the Deputy Scott Ballantyne and Pilot James Chavez Memorial Highway Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, three years to the day after the Sheriff’s light sport aircraft, Sheriff One, crashed on a hillside near Lake Success. The Memorial Highway honors the fallen, Sheriff Boudreaux said. “The Deputy Scott Ballantyne and Pilot James Chavez […]
Eagle Mountain Casino plans to move down from the Tule River Reservation and build a new casino near the Porterville Airport. But the plans don’t end there. The new site will be upgraded to a casino & resort boasting a 250-room hotel, a 29,000-sq./ft. convention center, a 1,700-seat entertainment center, a wastewater treatment plant, and […]
Presented to the Sierra View Medical Center (SVMC) Board of Directors during their first monthly meeting of the year, the Sierra View Foundation (SVF) donated a $100,000 check for a 4D CT (computerized tomography) Simulator benefitting Sierra View Medical Center’s Roger S. Good Cancer Treatment Center. On behalf of the Sierra View Foundation, Debbie Landers, […]
Students in south-eastern Tulare often struggle with academics, but one group of concerned parents are working tirelessly to change that. The Sundale Foundation owns two homes in the East Tulare Villas, a low-income neighborhood just outside of Tulare. They opened the V-Center in 2010 and added the second home four years later. The Foundation uses […]
Temperature restrictions at St. Pauls’ warming Center were lifted last month and the center is now open every night. The decision came after the warming center staff expressed that restricting the shelter to operate on nights below 35 degrees would create confusion among the homeless community who typically don’t have access to thermometers. The uncertainty […]
Congressmember Kevin McCarthy, representing the 23rd District, issued the following Press release yesterday. McCarthy on the Deal to Reopen Government and Negotiate Border Security Congressman Kevin McCarthy released the following statement on the deal President Trump made to reopen the government: “Congressional Democrats have said ‘no’ to commonsense border security that would protect the American people. […]
SACRAMENTO – Yesterday, Assemblymember Devon Mathis (R-Visalia) reintroduced a bill to address the severe shortage of emergency shelters and feeding programs for homeless Californians in disadvantaged communities. The bill (AB 246) would authorize the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to lease certain properties to cities and counties at a cost of $1 per month to build […]
On Dec. 26th, our community was hit with a tragedy when a fire broke out in Downtown Visalia affecting some of our beloved local businesses. Many of us have shared memories in these businesses and they have become foundational parts of our lives. These businesses and their employees are now in need our support and […]