The California State Championships for Youth Football made its way to Visalia, and the Central Valley had five representatives in that game. The five players were from Tulare and Kings Counties and all played this year for the Tulare Tarheels under Head Coach Brent Beck. Beck also happened to coach their state championship team at […]
The debate between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones has been going on ever since they first crossed paths on the charts 53 years ago. The argument at the time, and one that still persists, was that the Beatles were a pop group and the Stones were a rock band: the boys next door vs. […]
The Visalia Chamber is offering the opportunity to explore the Colorado Rockies with an inclusive package featuring National Parks and Historic Trains. The trip is 9 days and includes 12 meals, hotel accommodations and roundtrip airfare from Fresno. The trip will depart on July 14th and return on July 22nd 2017. Join the Chamber on […]
To help brighten the Thanksgiving holiday for family members who have a loved one receiving hospice care, Kaweah Delta Hospice today (Nov. 22) delivered fresh turkeys and Thanksgiving fixings to 101 families – the most families ever to receive this gift. “These families are facing a tough time during the holiday. This is our gift […]
Why are people like John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, and Billy the Kid so powerful in our cultural imagination? All were violent criminals, but they achieved a notoriety and popularity not in spite of, but because of their crimes. Why do we sometimes venerate those whom, under different circumstances, we would abhor? This question was […]
The Lindsay Community Theater proudly presents a “Salute to the Kingston Trio” starring the County Line Trio on Sat. Dec. 3 at 7:30. This highly entertaining show provides a nostalgic trip down memory lane with the great hits of the Kingston Trio. The price is only $20. Tickets are available at lindsaycommunitytheater.com and can also […]
Since 1981, the Visalia Rescue Mission has provided various services and ministries to those encountering homelessness and substance abuse addiction. For 35 years, VRM has served hundreds of thousands of meals, provided shelter for men, women and children every night of the year, and graduated hundreds of men and women through the Life Change Academy […]
The Tulare County Symphony is excitedly getting ready to open its classical season on Saturday, October 15, performing music by American contemporary composers on the Visalia Fox Theatre stage surrounded by a brand new wrap-around orchestra shell designed to enhance the sound. The shell’s mahogany finish not only provides a highly professional look, but it […]
The Olate Dogs, winners from Season 7 of America’s Got Talent, will appear in Visalia at the Convention Center on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at 2pm. The Olate Dogs Santa Paws Holiday Show, led by Richard Olate and his son Nicholas Olate is a high-energy, fast-paced canine theatrical act filled with amazing dog tricks, human […]
At the beginning of the 2016-17 school year, 12 young people became the latest class of interns at the SCICON outdoor education program. Arriving at the school in August to begin working alongside SCICON teachers and naturalists, the American interns, most of whom are recent college graduates, came from the Central Valley and as far […]