On what was the first day of school for many Tulare County kids, Ruiz Foods was busy handing out backpacks full of school supplies. The company worked in tandem with CASA of Tulare County for their 2016 Back to School Drive. Ruiz Cares is a program that allows employees to give back to their community […]
I have been amazed as I’ve watched Tulare, my community’s response to Measure I, the measure to complete construction of our unfinished hospital tower. The question is a simple one: Do we want to fund completion our hospital tower or don’t we? What I have been amazed at is how my community, including some of […]
Using an Alla Prima approach to painting, Penny Otwell’s work reflects her direct and immediate response to what she observes in the natural world. Alla Prima is a style of painting where, instead of building colors up with layers or glazing over an underpainting, the painting is completed while the paint is still wet. Strictly […]
As the students at A Place to Grow Montessori walked into the school 3 August, their fingers excitingly pointed to the big yellow tractor sitting in the school parking lot. J.R. Shannon, a local farmer whose children attend the school, approached Blair Vedenoff, Director for A Place To Grow, about bringing a group of his […]
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors approved Phase 1 of the Tulare County Tree Mortality Task Force Tree Removal Project at its August 9 meeting. The project will help protect county residents and visitors from the danger of dead trees falling on the roads that serve to evacuate people in times of wildfire. There are […]
The 97th annual Tulare County Fair will kick off with Gin Blossoms on Wednesday, Sept. 14. Gin Blossoms hit the music scene with “New Miserable Experience” in 1992 – an album that kept the band on the charts for several years, thanks to singles “Hey Jealousy,” “Allison Road,” and “Until I Fall Away.” These hits […]
The College of the Sequoias Training Resource Center is offering multiple Community Ed classes in Fall 2016. The Training Resource Center is committed to providing Life-long Learning opportunities to individuals in the community. These classes are short term, not-for-credit courses ranging from just-for-fun classes to improving a skill to learning a new hobby. Have you […]
With more than 18 years of experience working for the California Community College system, Fresno native Eric Mendoza will be the first Associate Dean of Athletics at West Hills College Coalinga. Mendoza will fill the position in August for the fall semester and comes to the role with many years of experience in athletics and […]
Calling all Tulare & Kings County high school baseball & softball players! The Rawhide Baseball Foundation for Kids will be hosting the first of what will be an annual Hitting Challenge competition for high school baseball & softball athletes on Wednesday, September 7th @ 6pm. Applications are now available at www.RawhideBaseball.com. The selection committee is […]
The Visalia Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting its second Central California Pickleball Tournament of the year on Friday, October 21st through Sunday, October 23rd at the Plaza Park Tennis Complex. For those not familiar with Pickleball, it is a sport that combines elements of badminton, tennis, table tennis and volleyball. It is played […]