College of the Sequoias Equestrian Team member Jamie Thompson placed 7th in the nation last weekend at the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association National Championships (IHSA) held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Over 400 schools compete as members of IHSA. Thompson, a Visalia native, majors in Animal Science at COS and plans a […]
Next Fall, which opens at the Ice House Theatre in Visalia May 13, is at heart a play about real people with differing points of view trying to make their relationships work in spite of or perhaps because of their beliefs. Luke and Adam, rather unlikely lovers since Luke is a devout Christian and Adam […]
Friday, May 6 saw the opening of theSOURCE LGBT+ Center in Visalia. The center provides the LGBT+ community and their allies with services, referrals, and resources, designed to improve the quality of life for LGBT+ individuals in Tulare and Kings Counties. Hundreds toured the new center, with many being part of First Friday, the monthly program […]
A lot has been written in this publication lately about Tulare Regional Medical Center, and unfortunately much of it isn’t true. We appreciate the opportunity to relate the facts about the hospital and it is our hope this publication will start to verify facts before publishing stories filled with mistakes, unattributed opinion and rumors. The […]
Kathleen Johnson states, “In order to complete the tower, we must ask voters for $55 million to finish job. That’s an amount previous administrations and multiple boards (including the one serving in 2005 when the first GO bond was introduced) knew it needed but failed to ask for.” Kathleen Johnson makes no reference as to […]
Porterville College in conjunction with America’s Job Center of California will hold its Fourth Annual Job Fair from 9am-2pm, Tuesday, May 3 in the Porterville College Gymnasium, 100 East College Avenue in Porterville. Priority service will be observed from 9-9:30am for military veterans and their families. More than 60 hiring vendors have already signed up […]
For more information on the proposed bond measure, please click here for an updated story. The Tulare Local Health Care District will hold a Special Board meeting at 8 a.m. on Monday, May 2, 2016 to decide on a bond measure to complete the Tulare Regional Medical Center tower. The special meeting will be held […]
Over the last few days many people have received mailers and “robo” calls rife with misinformation urging them to vote “no” on Measure H, a very important measure before voters through Tuesday, May 3. Measure H will allow Kaweah Delta Hospital to meet state compliance by making significant seismic renovations to ensure that our hospital […]
There has been healthy community dialogue about Measure H and Kaweah Delta’s need to meet the State’s earthquake safety mandate. I would like to respond to several persistent questions about this matter as follows. How is Kaweah Delta contributing to build the new acute care hospital to achieve seismic compliance? To complete the Acequia Wing, […]
Porterville College is pleased to announce that the 2016 Porterville Summer Strings (PSS) program for students, 4th through 12th grades will once again be held July 24-29. Now in its eighth year, the Porterville Summer Strings Workshop is a collaborative effort between the local branch of the American Association of University Women, student faculty from […]