Ruiz 4 Kids, the non-profit community-focused organization affiliated with Ruiz Food Products, Inc. has opened the application process for Teacher Grants for the 2015 school year. The deadline to submit an application is June 15. “Can you imagine visiting a museum in another state without traveling? What about bringing in unique educational tools that not […]
The Visalia Chamber of Commerce announced the 2014 Man, Woman and Emerging Leaders Year finalists. The winners are kept top secret until the Annual Awards Celebration on June 19th at the Visalia Convention Center. The chamber received many nominations for these prestigious awards, which honor those individuals who consistently go above and beyond to support […]
Critter Camp offers activities, crafts, guest speakers and fun for youth ages 5-12. The camp is scheduled for Monday through Friday from 9am to noon at Valley Oak SPCA Animal Shelter and Adoption Center, 29016 Highway 99, Visalia. Critter Camp for ages 8-12 will be held June 16-20, June 23-27, July 7-11 and July 14-18. […]
Kings and Tulare County officials met with Gov. Jerry Brown’s Drought Task Force last month to discuss and hear how the state’s present and pending water shortage is affecting local agencies. “This current drought is a dire situation that is going to require serious solutions,” said Mike Ennis, District 5 supervisor. “The impacts of this […]
The Kings Lions Club has announced that tickets are available (to those 21 and over) for beer tasting and food at 19th Avenue Park (formerly Viera Field) in Lemoore on Saturday, June 14, from 5-9pm. All proceeds from the Annual Kings Lions Brewfest will be used to benefit local charities and families. “Money raised on […]
Mavericks Coffee House will welcome Belinda Gail back to Visalia, her longtime hometown, with a 7pm show on Friday, June 6. The seven-time Western Music Association (WMA) Female Performer of the Year will perform songs from her new, critically acclaimed album, Granite Mountain. Now residing with her husband, Bob Lorbeer, in Prescott, Arizona, Gail is […]
A Celebrant Singers team leaves Visalia this month to travel across the United States and to France on a summer mission. This team of 26 young people, 10 from the Visalia area and 16 from other states and countries, will start this mission with two local concerts. As they travel across the U.S., the team […]
Clay Café is offering its annual summertime “Kidz Kamps” for children ages 5-13 years old. Camps will run every other week throughout the school break. The first camp begins Monday, June 16, and will have a “Mad Hatter “ theme. All camps include a healthy lunch and snack. Children will be introduced to ceramic painting, […]
Lance Canales & the Flood, which will headline The Cellar Door in Visalia on Saturday, June 14, are a roots-blues influenced Americana trio from the Central Valley, where Canales lived the life that so many songs have been written about since the birth of roots music – hard labor, one-room shacks and taunting ghosts whispering […]
Family HealthCare Network (FHCN) announced that it has selected three high school seniors, two college students and a FHCN employee headed to medical school as the 2014 Anita de la Vega Scholarship recipients. FHCN established the scholarship in 2009 to honor the memory of Anita de la Vega, a clinician with the network for 30 […]