Issued March 11, 2015 by the Agricultural Statistics Board of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For more information contact Anthony Prillaman, [email protected], 202-720-2127 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is modifying the publication schedule for rice prices. The year-to-date U.S. monthly prices and marketings, as well as the preliminary marketing year […]
The Tulare-Kings Chapter of the California Women for Agriculture (CWA) is excited to announce it will award 8 livestock project grants in the amount of $300 each to any Tulare or Kings County youth (4-H, FFA, Independent) exhibiting at the 2015 Tulare County Fair or Kings Fair. Grant money may be applied toward the initial […]
On Friday, March 20, the Visalia Chamber of Commerce and the Leadership Visalia Class of 2015 will co-host the 8th Annual Leadership Visalia Golf Tournament at Valley Oaks Golf Course. This annual event raises funds to support leadership education in Visalia. The 2015 Golf Tournament will feature contests including; hole in one, closest to the […]
He arrived as a stray and as a large helicopter flew overhead the Animal Control Officer responsible for his intake bestowed upon him the name, Helo. He was a happy boy with a wildly wagging tail with a sweet disposition. Unfortunately, he was a member of a class of dogs often vilified by society and […]
The West Hills College Coalinga (WHCC) men’s and women’s rodeo team will host competitors from seven teams in the West Coast Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association on Friday and Saturday, March 20 and 21, including schools from California and Nevada. Teams from WHCC, Feather River College, Lassen Community College, California State University Fresno, […]
North Visalia has been known for poverty, crime, drugs and gang violence but this neighborhood is changing and hope is spreading. Parents at Houston School are joining together to make life better for their children. They are creating Houston Neighborhood park- a safe place where families can exercise, play, and be together. You can join […]
Taking a break from the more challenging works we have recently discussed, the Great Books group this week read two short stories: “Fat,” by Raymond Carver, and “Not a Good Girl,” by Perri Klass. Both are in an anthology of short stories published by the Great Books Foundation titled The 7 Deadly Sins, and although […]
The West Hills Community College District is now soliciting applications for service on a Measure T Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee, which will review and inform the public about expenditures related to the Measure T bond measure proceeds. The measure, passed in November of 2014, authorizes the District to issue up to $20,000,000 in general obligation […]
Friends of Tulare Animal Services is proud to present their first annual fundraiser Barks and Bourbon. The organization was established to support the shelter’s efforts to spay, neuter and rescue stray animals. It is a non-profit organization not affiliated with any county or city government. The Barks and Bourbon event will make its debut on […]
The Spring 2015 issue of West Hills Magazine is now available online. The fourth issue of the magazine highlights the district’s emphasis on student success, achievements by student athletes both on and off the field and the increasing role of technology in the district’s classrooms. “West Hills Magazine examines the results of our efforts in […]