So you don’t want to stay home on New Years’ Eve. Maybe you’ve decided it’s not as much fun watching the TV celebrations without Dick Clark (or maybe without Guy Lombardo). You want to get out and about and have some fun. What to do? What to do? Well, here are a few choices: GI […]
Galaxy Theatre officials convinced Tulare city planning commissioners last week to allow them to sell alcohol to Tulare movie-goers, despite concerns raised by members of the public. In a unanimous 7-0 vote, the Tulare Planning Commission agreed to a one-year trial to make sure Galaxy can exercise adequate control of customer activities inside the theater […]
As part of its effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save taxpayer money, Caltrans announced that the Philip S. Raine Roadside Rest Area on SR 99 in Tulare County has received the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification, the highest possible environmental rating by the United State Green Building Council (USGBC). […]
Kaweah Delta Medical Center has been designated as a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology (COEMIG) by the AAGL and Surgical Review Corporation. The AAGL promotes minimally invasive gynecologic surgery among surgeons worldwide. The designation follows an intensive on-site survey of multiple inpatient departments conducted earlier this year. The COEMIG program sets standards for […]
The Tulare & Kings Counties Suicide Prevention Task Force, in partnership with the Kings County and Tulare County Sheriff’s Department Coroner’s Offices and the Police Chiefs’ Association of Tulare County, have announced the launch of the LOSS Team to assist those impacted by suicide deaths. The Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors, or LOSS Team, was […]
Tulare County’s Information & Communications Technology Department (TCiCT) is hosting its Second Annual Digital Photography Contest. The purpose of the contest is to ask the public to help showcase the beauty of Tulare County in a variety of ways. Photographers of all ages and skill levels are eligible to participate. There are four different classes […]
Every Thursday in December until Christmas, Visalia and Exeter will be buzzing with downtown holiday activities. Visalia Downtown Open House season kicks off with a special showing of “102 Dalmatians” at the Visalia Fox Theatre on December 5. Moviegoers will be treated to a skit featuring Notorious Visalians at 5pm, with the movie to follow. […]
Zoning classifications and property descriptions are meant to organize and clarify, but they often just confuse. Land use in Tulare County is divided into thirty-one zone classifications. All zoning designated with an “R” is residential. For example, “R-1” is zoned for single-family residential and “R-2” is zoned for single-family residential or two-family dwellings (like duplexes). […]
We are in the holiday season and many of us think of what we might do to help others. There are many, many persons throughout the United States who are in medical need of a stem cell transplant after other cancer therapies have failed. Modern technology has made donating stem cells much like donating blood. […]
Last winter, I dedicated a column to an explanation of the new Common Core State Standards. In fact, I started with, “A big change is on the horizon for California schools: the implementation of Common Core State Standards.” In September, I read about a recent Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll of the public’s attitudes toward the […]