A Press Release from Adventist Health Tulare The first baby born under the Adventist Health banner made her arrival at 1:49 p.m. Monday to the cheers and tears of an excited obstetrics team and a hospital family that could barely contain their excitement. Baby Alayah Rene Valdez was born to Jessica Rene Valdez, 24, of […]
St. Aloysius School, a Catholic school offering a faith-based education to students in grades transitional kindergarten through eighth, is proud to appoint Holly Zamora to the position of principal. “St. Aloysius is so much more than a school,” said Reverend Monsignor Rick Urizalqui, who serves as the pastor for St. Aloysius School. “It is a […]
The Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) appears to have made astonishing progress since re-opening its hospital late last year under the auspices of Adventist Health, say the facts that emerged at its most recent regular board meeting on July 24. While the mid-July census hovered at just under 10, according to Randy Dodd, Adventist […]
The president of Tulare’s Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has resigned following a dispute over how to treat dangerous contamination of Tulare’s drinking water. Jim Pennington–who joined the BPU in 2016 and was the sole board member remaining after a purge of the five-member commission in 2017–says he chose to resign following a contentious meeting […]
“We have reached a mutual agreement between Gerardo Ramos and the Tulare Public Cemetery. Both parties are happy with the final result,” said board president Xavier Avila. On the advice of County Council, Avila was not at liberty to give further details on the settlement. The Valley Voice tried to reach out to Ramos but […]
A Press Release from the office of Assembly Member Devon Mathis VISALIA – Last month, Assemblyman Devon Mathis (R-Visalia) announced that V.I.P. Pizza from Tulare was awarded the 26th Assembly District’s 2019 Small Business of the Year. Founded in 1985, V.I.P. Pizza was originally guided by the late Joe Gregory, a partner in the business who […]
The Tulare Chamber of Commerce welcomed new member The Real Mooney Grove Project, Inc. at a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 30. Hosted by founder and President Mary Bryant and sponsored by Samuel H. Hernandez of H & H Enterprises in Ivanhoe, the ceremony took place on the Veteran’s Freedom Bridge. “When we joined the […]
This article has been updated to match the version printed in the June 6 Valley Voice. Gerardo Ramos, former assistant groundskeeper for the Tulare Public Cemetery, is requesting an investigation into his lack of compensation for vacation, sick, and overtime pay. But when Ramos and his legal counsel, Luis Lopez, showed up to the regular […]
On May 23rd, a Tulare City Council ad hoc committee met to discuss a multifaceted plan developed to alleviate homelessness in Tulare. Guest speaker and director of Kings-Tulare Homeless Alliance, Machael Smith, discussed potential funding. The biggest chunk of funding will come from the state with a potential $250 million up for grabs for the […]
By the end of the two-day Life Hope Centers health clinic this weekend at Adventist Health Tulare, more than 350 patients had received free health-care services, including vision checks, dental treatments and basic health screenings. A small but mighty army of volunteer doctors, optometrists, dentists and technicians saw patients under a massive tent on the […]