The Elbow Creek 4-H Trap Shooting Team was the first California Shooting Sports team to compete in the 4-H National Shooting Sports Invitational, back in 2012. This year, members of the Visalia team would like to also compete. Three Elbow Creek 4-H members have applied to attend the 2018 National Shooting Sports Invitational, again to […]
There has been a lot of speculation about Tulare Police Chief Wes Hensley. Recently, Tulare City Manager Joe Carlini announced he placed Chief Hensley on administrative leave. This becomes a personnel matter. and the city manager, city attorney. and the entire city council are prohibited from discussing the malter publicly. The Chief and his supporters […]
Sukkot is one of the three pilgrimage holidays of the Jewish faith. Passover – commemorating the Israelites’ escape from bondage in Egypt; Shavuot – commemorating the receiving of the Commandments; and Sukkot – the 7 day Feast to the Creator, on the 15th of the 7th month, when you have gathered the fruit of the […]
City of Visalia Mayor Warren Gubler has announced his candidacy for California State Assembly in the 2018 election. Gubler, a Republican, cites ineffective representation in Sacramento as the primary reason for seeking the Assembly District 26 seat. Gubler stated that Assemblyman Devon Mathis has become a “mere tool of the special interests and lobbyists.” “With […]
Living Care Lifestyles and local partners on September 7 celebrated the groundbreaking of Quail Park at Shannon Ranch, a new active senior living community in northwest Visalia. The event kicked off construction of the new community, which will ultimately close a gap in the continuum of services for active senior lifestyles, and raised money for […]
The Kings Art Center is celebrating its 25 year anniversary this month with a “Past to Present” exhibit open from September 23 to November 11 in the center’s Marcellus Gallery. In the Members Gallery, the center will exhibit “Internment 1942,” the 75th anniversary of the Japanese-American Internment with the work of Henry Sugimoto, a Hanford […]
The newly named Sequoia Symphony Orchestra (formerly the Tulare County Symphony) will kick off its 2017-18 season with its traditional “Pops in the Park” in Zumwalt Park in Tulare on Saturday, September 9. Begun in Tulare in 1960, the symphony changed its name this summer to better reflect its artistic growth and regional appeal. The […]
Night Ranger will bring its 35th anniversary concert tour to the Tulare County Fair on opening night, Wednesday, Sept. 13. Budweiser Stage concerts begin at 8 p.m. and are free with gate admission. Additionally, the Ohio Players will be featured on Friday, Sept. 15; Queen Nation on Saturday, Sept. 16; and Tower of Power on […]
In an effort to empower California’s Latino population to make healthier choices for their families, a Latino Health Awareness Month celebration will take place on Friday, Sept. 8, in Dinuba. The event will take place from 5-8 p.m. at Entertainment Plaza, 289 S. L. St., in Dinuba. It is free and open to the public. […]
Now that the recent recall election for the Tulare Regional Medical Center Board of Directors is behind us, it is time that we set aside the political division we have experienced over the last year and a half and move forward together as One Tulare to save our hospital and complete the medical tower. On […]