Shannon Ranch Elementary School in Visalia received the most votes and won first place in The Toro Company’s “Ready. Set. GROW!” grant program. The school will use its $7,000 grant to install a drip irrigation system to help efficiently irrigate the school garden. The area is used by students throughout the year to learn about […]
You may have had a little more money in your pocket this year after buying all the ingredients for your Thanksgiving dinner. The American Farm Bureau Federation’s 28th annual informal price survey of classic items found on the Thanksgiving Day dinner table indicates the average cost of this year’s feast for 10 was $49.04, a […]
The Visalia Rescue Mission (VRM), along with about 150 volunteers, served approximately 300 Thanksgiving dinners at its Annual Thanksgiving Banquet, according to Jessica Cavale, VRM director of development. The annual meal, which featured live music, desserts and a traditional Thanksgiving meal with “all the fixings,” was held at the mission’s chapel/community center at 741 N. […]
On November 19, Visalia city officials, engineers from TRC Companies, Inc., and other dignitaries celebrated the grand opening of the improved State Route 198/Plaza Drive Interchange. TRC performed the planning and design for this $26 million project, which will promote economic growth across Tulare County by improving access to employment centers and enhancing the movement […]
Following the last few months of controversy, Porterville’s City Council and those in its LGBT community are looking ahead to the future. Proclamation Debate and Controversy Beginning in June, the council placed itself in the middle of considerable controversy over its LGBT Pride Month proclamation and the actions following it. In June, then-mayor Virginia Gurrola […]
The members of Visalia’s Enrico Caruso Lodge of the Sons of Italy will be hosting an open-invitation ceremony at the lodge Sunday, October 20, renaming the garden area at the lodge to honor the outstanding lifetime achievements of Visalia native Pete Giotta. The featured speaker for the event is Visalia Mayor Amy Shuklian. Giotta, 83, […]
No striking differences separated the group of five men running for Visalia City Council during the two voter forums last week put on by the Chamber of Commerce and the League of Women Voters (LWV), respectively. Both forums allowed for audience questions, and during the chamber event, the candidates were asked what makes them different. […]
In the ongoing discussion about finding solutions to the city’s homeless problem, the Visalia City Council held a work session last week about making improvements to Lincoln Oval Park. The five candidates running for city council also let their opinions be known about the Oval and the homeless issue in both the Visalia Chamber of […]
In 2009, Warren Gubler, along with nine other challengers, ran for one of three contested Visalia City Council seats. In that year of discontent, the three incumbents were not re-elected, and Gubler, in his first term, brought a business-friendly, tax-hostile approach to the city council. Consider, in a nutshell, that in excess of 700,000 square […]
Lawyers for Gov. Jerry Brown scored a rare legal victory, albeit a small one, in the state’s long-running battle with federal judges over prison overcrowding when a panel of three federal judges agreed to a brief postponement of a looming Dec. 31 deadline for the state. The panel issued a wide-ranging order calling for state officials and inmate attorneys to meet and seek a long […]