The Tulare County Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC) is sponsoring the 8th Annual Cynthia Lockhart Mummery Conference on Thursday, November 7, at the Visalia Holiday Inn. The conference, “Shattered – From Tragedy to Triumph, Creating Trauma-Informed Communities” will feature Dr. Lisa Conradi from Rady Childrens’ Hospital, San Diego, and Sharon and Mia Behrens, formally from […]
The largest national day of community service is once again being celebrated in Visalia, as Make A Difference Day will be recognized on October 26. Driven on the national level by USA Weekend and Points of Light, and brought locally to the community by the City of Visalia Parks & Recreation Department and the Urban […]
The Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency and Tulare County Office of Education are taking a stand against alcohol and drug use during Red Ribbon Week by hosting the 4th annual Red Ribbon Week Celebration on October 26 from noon to 4 p.m. at the International Agri-Center, 4500 S. Laspina St., Tulare. Students and […]
Two Tulare County Library programs have received statewide recognition for providing digital access to teens and more access to books for all residents. The California State Association of Counties (CSAC) awarded Tulare County’s “Teen Digital Media Lab” with a Challenge Award and the “Your Library in More Places” program also received a Merit Award for […]
Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward, together with 51 other California district attorneys and two city attorneys, announced that San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge Linda L. Lofthus approved a settlement under which Rite Aid Corporation will pay $12,324,000 in settlement of a civil environmental prosecution. The judgment marks the culmination of a lawsuit claiming […]
Steve Nelsen first ran for the Visalia City Council on the premise that, while the city talks about doing things, “often they are put on a shelf and die and never get dusted off.” This concerns Nelsen, who, in bringing to office a desire to serve the public, has since discovered an even deeper love […]
The autumn fine art workshop from the Arts Alliance of Three Rivers, “Crinkly Inkly Bookmaking,” will be taught by Helen Shafer Garcia, a mixed media artist from the San Diego area. The two-day workshop will be held on October 19-20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Saint Anthony Retreat in Three Rivers. Participants […]
Westgate Gardens Care Center will host its Second Annual Classic Car Show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 12. This free family event will feature activities, food and music, as well as a 50/50 raffle and other prizes. Car clubs and enthusiasts from all over the Valley will show off their hot […]
Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward will host the 3rd Annual Justice Run 5K race/1 mile walk at Mooney Grove Park on Saturday, October 12, as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Proceeds will benefit Family Services of Tulare County and the Central California Family Crisis Center, which provide shelter and other services to victims […]
“Prison is quite literally a ghetto in the most classic sense of the word, a place where the U.S. government now puts not only the dangerous but the inconvenient—people who are mentally ill, people who are addicts, people who are poor and uneducated and unskilled.” Thus Piper Kerman, author of her memoir, Orange is the […]