Journey through the African savannah with Simba as he overcomes his fears and becomes the king of Pride Rock in the Theatre Company’s production of Disney’s The Lion King, Jr. The musical will be performed outdoors November 17-20 at the Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center amphitheater in Visalia. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for […]
Winter Wonderland is coming to downtown Hanford this holiday season. Experience the magic with a 50 foot by 70 foot, real ice rink in the middle of Civic Park, surrounded by beautiful historic buildings. The preparation of the ice rink has already begun and we will begin seeing the installation begin on Monday, November 8th. […]
Jon Stemkoski’s Celebrant Singers, a Visalia-based internationally-known Christian music ministry, will present a community-wide concert, “An Afternoon of Musical Praise,” on Sunday, November 14 at 3:00 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 165 Mill Street in Porterville. The concert is free of charge, and a free-will offering will be received. Group founder, Jon Stemkoski said, […]
Performing Arts to specific academic subjects, the Visalia Music School covers all bases of a student’s need to be successful. With access to credentialed teachers, small groups, and private learning sessions, students have the opportunity to not only enjoy learning but become more successful towards a better future into adulthood. With your help, we can […]
A press release from Kaweah Health Kaweah Health, which has the highest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the State, called its second internal disaster, known as a Code Triage, in less than three months today. The emergency was called because Kaweah Health has more than 50 admitted patients waiting for a open bed to become […]
A statement from the Centers for Disease Control CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that children 5 to 11 years old be vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric vaccine. CDC now expands vaccine recommendations to about 28 million children in the United States in this age group and allows providers to begin vaccinating them as […]
The Hanford City Council agreed to continue the city’s subsidy to the Hanford Chamber of Commerce through the June 30, 2022 — but permanently end it after that. This fiscal year the chamber is to get $40,000. It has already received $20,000 and will get another $20,000 by the end of June 2022, said Amory […]
Visalia Unified School District has begun the process of redistricting its Board Trustee Areas based on the 2020 Census data. Board Trustee Areas are different from school attendance area boundaries and do not affect which schools students are assigned to attend. In order to provide the community an opportunity to engage in this process, Visalia […]
Hot Flashes, a hilarious musical, will have audience members rolling in the aisles when it opens October 29. Once a forbidden topic, menopause is described in the comical, if challenging, adventures of an all-women band who age before your eyes from 40 to 70. Director Susan Mathews is adamant about acknowledging and thanking the 2010 […]
The Department of Defense (DOD) provides military funeral honors at the burials of veterans on request from family members. Funeral honors can be given at private or government-operated cemeteries. As provided by law, an honor guard detail for the burial of an eligible veteran shall consist of not less than two members of the Armed […]