Many of us associate Edgar Allan Poe with works like “The Tell-Tale Heart” or “The Raven” (“Nevermore!”). Indeed, Poe was the nineteenth century American master of the mysterious and the macabre, perhaps our first great horror writer, and certainly one of the finest short story tellers in the American tradition. This week the COS Great […]
The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) is proud to announce that Raquel Garcia (Fresno Pacific University – Visalia Campus), Phil Cox (Tulare County Board of Supervisors) and Kim Batty (KB Concepts) have signed on as instructors for the Visalia YEA! class of 2016-2017. YEA! is an innovative program that transforms local middle and high school students […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
For five years, from 1968 to 1972, Creedence Clearwater Revival was about the hardwest working band in rock ‘n’ roll. Bad Moon Rising, Born on the Bayou, Down on the Corner, Proud Mary, Lodi, Commotion, Green River, Run Through the Jungle, Up Around the Bend, all these original Top 40 hits and more, enough to […]
Spirit and Bravo Farms are excited to announce the first of a series of authentic evenings at Bravo Farms Smokehouse in downtown Visalia. You won’t want to miss this evening of local flavors and inspiration, happening tonight from 6-8pm! Spirit and Bravo Farms will host this exclusive event of tasting locally inspired foods presented directly […]
The Kings County Fair opens Thursday, June 9 with the special ticket price of $1/adult; free for seniors, students and children. Carnivals rides that day are also $1/ride. This year’s theme is Flowers, Feathers and Fun and the carnival area includes most of the same great rides as last year and more, along with games […]