“Once Upon a Future,” the 2014 Exeter Fall Festival, will continue many popular traditions from the past 101 years – games, contests, arts and crafts, food and entertainment. This year’s Exeter Fall Festival highlights include: October 1-31 – Exeter Scarecrow Contest. The Exeter Chamber of Commerce has announced that “Scarecrows are returning to Exeter” and […]
Exciting music by two of America’s most beloved composers will be performed by the Tulare County Symphony for their first classics concert of the season, Saturday, Oct. 18 at 7:30pm at the Visalia Fox Theatre. The program will feature Gershwin’s “An American in Paris” and Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story.” George Gershwin had […]
September 29, 2014 Tulare County Resource Management Agency Michael Spata, Associate Director 5961 S. Mooney Blvd. Visalia, CA 93277 Re: Comments on CEMEX Peer Review Report Dear Mr. Spata, The Tulare County Farm Bureau has served as a watchdog in the community for many years monitoring land use conditions, permit requests, development activities and seeking […]
Labor Day has come and gone and with it the summer season is almost over. It is time to start thinking about the fall – perhaps by celebrating at Oktoberfest Live, hosted by the Visalia Chamber of Commerce, from 5:30 to 9:30pm on Thursday, October 2, at its new location, Vossler Farms Pumpkin Patch & […]
Turning 21, in its broadest sense, is a cultural rite of passage. Remembering this special day brings up laughter, a gathering of family and friends, or the public display of enjoying an “adult beverage” – or maybe all three. The Visalia Waiters Race, a fun and whimsical sporting event, has brought our community together for […]
This year’s Farmersville Fall Festival, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Farmersville, will be held Saturday, October 4, on Farmersville Boulevard, and will include music, vendors, community booths, activities for children and a sidewalk sale at the Farmersville Hock Shop. In addition, there will be a car show co-sponsored by the Farmersville Youth Baseball League […]
This month, California Library Literacy Services, a program of the California State Library, celebrates 30 years of changing the lives of low-literate adults and their families. Since its inception, California’s Library Literacy Services has helped nearly a quarter of a million Californians learn to read and write. To mark the 30th anniversary milestone of this […]
Brett Doney, president and CEO of the Great Falls (Montana) Development Authority, representing the International Economic Development Council, formally presented the Economic Development Corporation serving Tulare County with the recognition as an Accredited Economic Development Organization, having successfully completed its third reaccreditation process. The EDC is one of the longest standing AEDO’s, having first been […]
Kaweah Oaks Preserve, the 322-acre nature preserve that protects one of the last remaining valley oak riparian forests in the San Joaquin Valley, is now 22 acres larger after purchasing a property that potentially threatened the tranquility of the preserve. Kaweah Oaks, located on the north side of Highway 198 east of Visalia is where […]
Gail Zurek, the tourism and marketing manager for the Visalia Convention and Visitors Bureau, has been selected as the new chief executive officer of the Visalia Chamber of Commerce. Zurek has been with the Visalia Convention and Visitors Bureau since November 2013. Her position involves implementing the bureau’s tourism, public relations, media and group tour […]