If you’ve had your finger on the pulse of the real estate market lately, you know that as of last month, the National Association of Realtors ushered in the most impactful changes in a generation. These changes will be evident when you next attend an Open House, as a looky-loo or a serious buyer. Buyers […]
On July 28 the Wall Street Journal printed an article titled, “Rural Towns Are Aging, Cash-Strapped, and in Desperate Need of Workers.” The article talked about rural towns in our country who could not recruit new, younger workers to take on the tasks of running local government. Nothing could be truer for the rural communities […]
This article originally appeared in the Tulare County Farm Bureau News, June 2024 edition. Tricia Stever Blattler, the Farm Bureau’s Executive Director penned this article to help members understand the recent death of her husband Robert Blattler, who died by suicide on April 28, 2024 at their home in Exeter. According to a Penn State […]
The following family history was compiled by Shelley Hyde, in acknowledgment of information gathered by Joseph L Vincente as presented to the Tulare County Library Annie R. Mitchell History Room and other news sources through the years. Ms. Hyde wrote this history as a tribute to her brother David who passed in April. The Hyde […]
In 1963, a group of individuals from the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Farm Labor Committee gathered at the organizing meeting of Self-Help Enterprises (SHE). These visionaries (pictured top left), were fueled by a shared belief in the power of mutual self-help housing. Little did they know that their humble beginnings would lay the foundation […]
Dear friend, It can be difficult to adequately describe the magnitude of the challenge that our clients and staff face as they do the work of the Visalia Rescue Mission. Isaiah 42:16 paints the clearest picture: “And I will lead the blind in a way that they do not know, in paths that they have […]
Autonomy, or the ability to make one’s own choices, an essential for human development and growth. It is especially important for students, who need to learn to think for themselves and make their own decisions in order to succeed in school and in life. However, many schools today lack autonomy, and students are often forced […]
Hello Visalia Unified School District Team and Community, Happy New Year! As we look to the new year, I want to take a moment to reflect on 2022. The start of the 2022-23 school year saw a return to normalcy with school operations and activities all proceeding without COVID-related modifications. While we celebrated this, we […]
Hello Visalia Community, As I wrap up my entry plan and first six months as Superintendent, I want to thank you for being so welcoming and inviting as I joined this great community. I have had the opportunity to meet many parents, community leaders, students, and staff since being named superintendent. Immediately upon becoming Superintendent, […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses will resume their trademark door-to-door ministry beginning September 1; the two-and-a-half-year suspension of the work will end just in time for the launch of a global campaign featuring an interactive program for Bible study. The decision to resume their door-to-door ministry marks the complete restoration of all pre-pandemic in-person activities for the nearly […]