The Visalia City Council approved the configuration and preferred building elevation for the new Fire Station 53 to be built at the southeast corner of Atwood and Walnut Avenue. The 7,000-square-foot facility is estimated to cost a total of $3.24 million, which will be funded through Measure T, the quarter-cent sales tax measure approved by […]
The Porterville Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has announced the impending resignation of long-time Chamber President/CEO Donnette Silva Carter, effective July 31st. Carter has served as the organization’s executive for over 17 years. Previously, she worked as executive director with the American Diabetes Association and the American Cancer Society. Carter will relocate to Hollister […]
The new leadership of Tulare County Association of Governments started their two-year terms on Tuesday. Tulare County Supervisor Phil Cox is the new board chair, and Tulare City Council Member Craig Vejvoda is the new vice chair. Both were unanimously selected at the May 19th meeting of the TCAG Board. Supervisor Cox is a lifelong […]
Hannah Van Dyk of Tulare was selected as the 2014-2015 Dairy Princess for the California Milk Advisory Board’s (CMAB) District 9. The crowning took place before a crowd of approximately 225 dairy industry members and their families and friends, on June 20 at the Heritage Complex International Agri-Center in Tulare. Retiring Dairy Princess Elyse Borba […]
Eagle Mountain Casino continues its 2014 concert series with Bronco, also known as “El Gigante de America,” who will return to perform an 8pm show on July 13. Bronco is from Apodaca in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Their modern take on the Norteno style in the ‘80s and ‘90s helped earn them a number of international […]
Returning to Arts Visalia this week is the 2014 North American Print and Drawing Exhibition. A competitive exhibition with significant cash prizes, artists from throughout the United States and Canada were invited to submit artworks for consideration for inclusion in the show. In total, 84 artists submitted 235 artworks. Forty pieces by 37 artists were […]
Rocket launches, animals from Chaffee Zoo and panning for gold are some of the activities being offered at the Summer Camp offered by ImagineU Children’s Museum in Visalia from July 22-25. The cost for each class is $3 for members and $8 for non-members. Each class is limited to 20 children. Pre-registration and prepayment are […]
Tiny Ruins, which will headline The Cellar Door in Visalia on Saturday, July 12, is the project of Auckland, New Zealand musician and songwriter Hollie Fullbrook. Many critics liken her fingerstyle guitar approach and songwriting stance to the elegant Nick Drake. Born in Bristol, England, in 1985, Fullbrook learned the cello at an early age […]
Velouria Records will present a concert fundraiser for Adam Furtado on Friday, July 18, at The Cellar Door in Visalia. In early May, Furtado was the victim of an attack while taking out the trash behind Velouria Records on Main Street in Visalia. All money will go towards helping him pay his medical bills while […]
Americans love a patriotic Fourth of July party that includes lots of family, friends, food and loud fireworks. To our pets, especially dogs, however, it is a nightmare. Canines have a keen sense of hearing and the blasts from the fireworks can cause them distress and be disorienting. Your pet may try to escape the […]