The Visalia Planning Commission held a special meeting last week regarding the temporary warming center planned to open at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 120 N. Hall after an appeal made by Dr. Wayne Wundrum. Wundrum and other neighbors had concerns regarding safety and sanitation in the surrounding area, a consequence of last year’s warming […]
Dear Mr. President: I have been privileged to serve as our country’s 26th Secretary of Defense which has allowed me to serve alongside our men and women of the Department in defense of our citizens and our ideals. I am proud of the progress that has been made over the past two years on some […]
Just in time to work off some of those holiday calories, Evolutions Fitness and Wellness Center has added more than 45 pieces of fitness equipment. Operated by Tulare Local Healthcare District, Evolutions has installed 49 new pieces of fitness apparatus, including several state of the art pieces designed to make working out more fun and […]
Redwood High School graduate and Visalia native Eric Peltzer has stepped onto the national art scene with his kinetic sculptures. After years of sculpting for private clients and accepting public commissions, Peltzer just dedicated his largest work yet, a 30-foot, three-ton kinetic piece outside Baltimore’s University of Maryland School of Medicine. Peltzer created the winning […]
Community Services Employment Training (CSET) is now recruiting volunteers to assist with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA). VITA provides no-cost tax preparation and electronic filing services to Tulare County households with less than $54,000 annual income. Approximately 200 volunteers are needed for the 2019 VITA program year. Tax preparation services will be provided […]
Catherine Doe, Editor/Owner of the Valley Voice, received a hearty round of applause from a packed house during a recent community forum that focused on “Fake News.” The audience expressed their appreciation for the paper’s coverage of the problems at Tulare Hospital. Sponsored by the Visalia Times Delta and 210 Connect, panelists included both journalists […]
The emergency homeless shelter originally scheduled to open on the December 16 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, has been delayed until the 26th. The staff coordinating the shelter stated they ran into “administrative hurdles” but are confident in the new date. So much so, that the sign-ups for volunteers are live at: https://timecounts.org/ktha/events/10463 and the […]
Tulare City Council met Tuesday night to appoint newly elected Terry Sayre and Dennis Mederos to the council as David Macedo and Maritsa Castellanoz stepped down. Following their taking the oath of office, Jose Sigala and Dennis Mederos were voted in as Mayor and Vice Mayor of Tulare by the new council. Former Mayor Macedo […]
Margaret Gieszinger, a teacher at University Preparatory High School, was arrested Wednesday on charges of child endangerment. Gieszinger, 52, was arrested after a video surfaced of her cutting a student’s hair without their consent during a chemistry class at the high school. In the video, she appears to lunge at another student to cut their […]
The Visalia Chamber of Commerce invites you to get a free sneak peek of the beautiful trees on display at the 38th Annual Christmas Tree Auction, “A Holiday Affair”. The free preview will take place between 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the Visalia Convention Center Friday, December 7th. Bring your family and friends to view […]