Reprinted with the permission of the National Park Service Winter is a great time to experience these parks, whether you come for snowplay or a wilderness trip. Winter driving in the mountains can be challenging and tire chains are often required in snowy weather. Be sure to check with the current edition of the park […]
If you’ve been thinking about zip lining – here is some information to either settle, or unsettle your nerves. A zip line, or aerial runway, consists of a pulley on a suspended cable. Zip lines were originally used as a method to get around, generally in mountainous areas. But in the last decade or two, […]
The newest class of the Tulare County Farm Bureau’s Youth Leadership Program was seated in September, and has 25 young adults from throughout the county. The TCFB’s Youth Leadership Program began in 1983 as a unique opportunity for high school students to develop their leadership skills. Since its inception, the program has trained 605 students. […]
At its Governmental Affairs Committee meeting today, Tulare Chamber of Commerce Board Chair Kerissa Chapman announced the appointment of Donnette Silva Carter as the organization’s new president and chief executive officer. “After conducting a thorough employment search, we are pleased to announce the hiring of Donnette Silva Carter. The Board and I are confident we […]
Since 1981, the Visalia Rescue Mission has provided various services and ministries to those encountering homelessness and substance abuse addiction. For 35 years, VRM has served hundreds of thousands of meals, provided shelter for men, women and children every night of the year, and graduated hundreds of men and women through the Life Change Academy […]
The Tulare County Symphony is excitedly getting ready to open its classical season on Saturday, October 15, performing music by American contemporary composers on the Visalia Fox Theatre stage surrounded by a brand new wrap-around orchestra shell designed to enhance the sound. The shell’s mahogany finish not only provides a highly professional look, but it […]
Tulare County residents will get a chance to play surgeon on Saturday, Oct. 15, during an open house and tour of Kaweah Delta Medical Center’s surgery department. The free event, which will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., will give attendees a chance to suit up, get a guided tour of the surgery […]
The Olate Dogs, winners from Season 7 of America’s Got Talent, will appear in Visalia at the Convention Center on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at 2pm. The Olate Dogs Santa Paws Holiday Show, led by Richard Olate and his son Nicholas Olate is a high-energy, fast-paced canine theatrical act filled with amazing dog tricks, human […]
At the beginning of the 2016-17 school year, 12 young people became the latest class of interns at the SCICON outdoor education program. Arriving at the school in August to begin working alongside SCICON teachers and naturalists, the American interns, most of whom are recent college graduates, came from the Central Valley and as far […]
The College of the Sequoias is inducting three new Hall of Fame members on Thursday, October 13th: Debbie Bervel, Percy Carr and Tom Link. The induction ceremony and dinner will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Dr. Thomas S. Porter Field House on the COS Visalia campus. The public is invited. […]