Self-Help Enterprises, based in Visalia, has been recognized as a NeighborWorks Green Organization for its comprehensive commitment to sustainable operations. To achieve this designation, Self-Help Enterprises was required to demonstrate adherence to a set of green business practices across its operations and all of its program areas. This is the third consecutive year that NeighborWorks […]
Despite operating the fewest days of the past eight seasons, some milestones were set during the 2014 season of the Sequoia Shuttle. A new reservation system for the Gateway shuttle was launched, which allows visitors from other countries, out-of-state passengers and out-of-the-county California residents to make their reservations in advance. The Gateway shuttle ridership showed […]
For its work in developing a program to promote, integrate and support 21st Century learning into all areas of education both locally and outside the county, Tulare County Office of Education’s Educational Resource Services (ERS) will receive a Golden Bell Award from the California School Boards Association (CSBA) this month in San Francisco. The prestigious […]
With additional resources funded by the voter-approved Kaweah Lake and Local Storm Water Maintenance fee, the City of Visalia’s storm preparedness efforts have been expanded in preparation of potential upcoming winter storms. City crews conduct storm preparedness activities annually by checking materials, supplies, equipment, and storm facilities and systems in late summer and early fall. […]
Researchers at UC Davis and other institutions have found that diets rich in whole walnuts or walnut oil slowed prostate cancer growth in mice. In addition, both walnuts and walnut oil reduced cholesterol and increased insulin sensitivity. The walnut diet also reduced levels of the hormone IGF-1, which had been previously implicated in both prostate […]
December 1st was not your average day for Tulare County’s new Assembly member, Devon Mathis. That morning he was in Sacramento getting ready for the swearing-in ceremony when he received news that his wife was in labor. Members of the California Senate and the California Assembly took the oath of office on Monday at noon, […]
Edison International presented the College of the Sequoias with a $25,000 investment in the STEM Scholarship Program. STEM stands for the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields of study offered by the COS. Graduates from these fields are often recruited for employment opportunities within Edison International. COS students continuing at COS or transferring to four-year […]
The Tulare County Probation Department has been awarded a traffic safety grant for a yearlong program aimed at preventing deaths and injuries resulting from driving under the influence (DUI). The $75,000 Intensive Probation Supervision for High-Risk Felony and Repeat DUI Offenders grant awarded by the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to Tulare County will aid […]
Get out your new 2015 calendar and schedule some dates–it is show time! For many years, our community has grown accustomed to excellent high school performing arts productions. Everything from band to dance, we have wonderful performances all year long and school musicals are perhaps the best example of this longstanding tradition. “Guys & Dolls” […]
As part of its continuing effort to improve the quality of life in the communities it serves, California Water Service Company (Cal Water) presented contributions of $2,500 to the Visalia Rescue Mission, the Wounded Warriors Project and the Visalia Emergency Aid Council, through the company’s “Operation Gobble” program to help make the Holiday season better […]