Tall, aging oak trees, have some residents concerned about driving along Shirk Road between Walnut Ave. and Highway 198. Tony Esteves said he travels on Shirk several times a week, and that his son drives it daily and he has concerns about roadway safety. Esteves recalled when a few years back a friend was driving […]
The Tulare City Historical Society and Tulare Historical Museum will present its latest ‘Sundays @ 2’ program on March 19. Richard Zack of Visalia will give a presentation and book signing on his book “Quest For Water, Tulare Irrigation District: Its History, People and Progression.” Founded September 21, 1889, the Tulare Irrigation District is considered […]
Terry Brazil did not grow up in Tulare, but she’s lived there since 1959. She never dreamed she would be director of a museum, but she served as executive director of the Tulare Historical Museum for eight years, and remains museum director today. Brazil, who grew up in Glendale, got married young, she said, because […]
Do you desire a place to sample delectable food dished out by the best chefs in Tulare County? A place offering off-menu dishes all with a twist of your favorite flavor – chocolate? Then you’ll love Chocolate Romance. Sponsored by the Optimist Club of Exeter, the 10th annual Chocolate Romance brings the best chefs under […]
The Kiwanis Club of Tulare will present its 57th Farmer of the Year award to Doug Mederos owner of Doug Les Farms. The award luncheon will be held Wednesday, March 29 at 12pm at the Heritage Complex in Tulare. Tickets are available for $25 in advance from Kiwanis Club members and various businesses in Tulare, […]
The Tulare County Department of Health and Humans Services Agency (HHSA) held two listening sessions during the last week in February to address citizen concerns for the new Mental Health Wellness and Recovery Center, located at 1223 S. Lovers Lane in Visalia. The new center comes in accordance of mandates of the Mental Health Services […]
Joey Airoso is a fourth-generation California dairyman, his son, Joseph is the fifth, and his grandchildren could be the sixth. His great grandfather, Charles, emigrated from the Azores to the San Joaquin Valley in 1912. Charles had been a dairyman in the islands of Portugal, but moved his family to the US, to live the […]
The Visalia Rawhide announced today that tickets for the 2017 California League All-Star Game and Fan Fest are on sale through RawhideBaseball.com. The festivities are going to be hosted on June 19th and 20th by the Rawhide at Recreation Park at 300 N Giddings St. in Visalia. The California League celebrates its 76th season in […]
New faces will be taking over the Visalia coaching staff in 2017, the Arizona Diamondbacks announced. Shelley Duncan will take the reigns as Field Manager for the Rawhide. Duncan has served for two previous years as a Manager in the Diamondbacks organization, having spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons at the helm of the D-backs […]
As an FFA SAE (Supervised Agricultural Experience project) Lemoore FFA students receive 8-10 week old Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers or Lab/Golden crosses, raise and socialize them for 14-16 months. The pups are bred and whelped at the Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. campus in San Rafael, California. Pups are brought to the FFA members […]