After recognizing six exceptional California teachers as finalists through the Golden Owl Award, the California FFA Foundation, in partnership with Nationwide and the California Farm Bureau, selected Jason Ferreira, agricultural teacher at Hanford High School, as California’s 2022-2023 “Ag Educator of the Year.” Ferreira was formally recognized as the Golden Owl Award grand prize winner […]
The Sequoia Symphony Orchestra is excited to announce the return of American Icons – A two-week music festival, starting on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at the Visalia Fox Theatre, beginning at 7:30 P.M. This series of concerts is to celebrate the works of iconic composers, songwriters, and singers. Saturday, April 15 – American Icons I […]
Following a hiatus of three years, the Porterville Chamber is reviving its signature community event. Throughout the pandemic, the Porterville Chamber put the Iris Festival on hold, and in 2023, the beloved event has undergone a major rebranding – it is now known as the Porterville Chamber Spring Festival. While the iris flower has long […]
Exeter Union High School’s Gaby Rodriguez ended her senior year of mock trial by winning the J. Skelly Wright Constitutional Advocacy Award for Outstanding Pretrial Attorney at the California Mock Trial Finals in March. Rodriguez, who will attend UCLA in the fall and major in chemistry, won the award for her performance as defense pretrial […]
Community Services Employment Training (CSET) is proud to host the 51st annual Senior Day in the Park (Senior Day) on Friday, May 5, 2023. Senior Day is the social event of the year for hundreds of seniors in Tulare County. The annual event takes place 9 AM–2 PM at Mooney Grove Park in Visalia and […]
The Sierra View Foundation is busy planning for their spring golf tournament that is set for noon on April 28, 2023 at the Tulare Golf Course. The 2023 Presenting Sponsor will be Bank of the Sierra for the18th Annual Sierra View Golf Classic. “The support we receive for the tournament allows us to host one […]
On Wednesday, April 5, Kaweah Health recognized the lives of three team members during its third annual celebration of life in Visalia. The annual gathering is a chance to honor, celebrate, and memorialize Kaweah Health team members who passed away while they were actively employed (employees, physicians, or providers) in the previous year. “While families […]
Tulare resident Maria Grijalva will be receiving a National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Award in Austin, Texas on April 13. Grijalva has been the head of the Tulare/Kings Kidney Support group for over 20 years. A transplant recipient herself 36 year ago, she knows both sides of the spectrum of needing or receiving a kidney. She […]
On Tuesday, March 7, 2023, the Tulare City Council approved a new Economic Development Investment Program as an outcome from a 2023 Strategic Plan study session between City Council and management staff. City Council recognizes the City’s need to focus its efforts on economic development, which will increase private sector investment and job creation thereby […]
Months of heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding have dealt a new financial blow to California farmers as they come out of a multiyear drought that had them fallowing land and plowing under crops due to water shortages. They now face flooded fields, waterlogged plants, crop delays and property damage. From dairies and orchards in the […]