Some might think that 4-H is representative only of the Ag community. It may have started out that way. A gentleman named B. Graham is said to have started the program in Clark County, Ohio in 1902. The first club traces back to two names The Tomato Club or the Corn Growing Club. According to […]
While not a particularly large club, Mid Valley 4-H members are involved in many different projects. The club has several new members this year, and they, too, add different interests and more projects. During its first meeting of the year in September, club members were determining just what and how many projects they could take […]
Formerly known as Tulare 4-H, a small group of archery enthusiasts have moved their meeting location and changed their name to Foothill 4-H. At a Saturday meeting in the country between Lindsay and Exeter, the last day of September, some old and new 4-H member unanimously renamed their club. The Tulare 4-H leader quit the […]
The Elbow Creek 4-H Trap Shooting Team was the first California Shooting Sports team to compete in the 4-H National Shooting Sports Invitational, back in 2012. This year, members of the Visalia team would like to also compete. Three Elbow Creek 4-H members have applied to attend the 2018 National Shooting Sports Invitational, again to […]
The public is invited to attend the 26th Annual Tulare County Job Fair on Wednesday, September 27 at the Visalia Convention Center from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The job fair, the largest in our region, is known as the premier event for job seekers and businesses to interact and promote their skills and employment […]
The Tulare County Office of Education’s annual College Night will return to the Visalia Convention Center Tuesday, September 12. Representatives from nearly 70 colleges, universities and technical schools will be in attendance to answer questions about entrance requirements, tuition and housing at their institutions. Tulare County College Night is designed for high school students and […]
College of the Sequoias, English as a Second Language (ESL) program is offering Free Workshops to learn more about available classes. Workshops start next week in Room 156, Visalia campus, Sequoia Building. Seating is limited, so people are encouraged to arrive early. Monday, August 14, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (COS Info, Application, Placement Test) […]
College of the Sequoias (COS) today completed the refinancing of bonds that will save taxpayers in Hanford, Visalia and Tulare more than $12 million. Dale Scott & Company (DS&C) served as the financial advisor to help the district refinance the bonds and take advantage of lower interest rates without lengthening the payback period. COS refinanced […]
Masons of Tulare’s Olive Branch Masonic Lodge, the oldest active fraternal organization in the city of Tulare, held their 14th Annual Public Schools Night Patriotism Essay Contest on April 26. The Lodge sponsors the event each year for the entire fifth-grade classes within the Tulare City School District, supplying all of the prizes for the […]
“Wit,” which opens at the Ice House theatre in Visalia on March 3, is a beautifully written play about the metamorphosis that can occur when one realizes she is not immortal. Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize winning drama depicts the journey of a highly educated, academically overachieving woman who has been diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian […]