It’s that time of year as we lead up to the Fourth of July holiday, fire agencies from throughout Tulare County have partnered to remind residents that only Safe and Sane Fireworks purchased at approved fireworks booths throughout the county and cities are legal. Illegal, dangerous fireworks can result in fires and injuries that are […]
While Jehovah’s Witnesses have chosen to temporarily suspend their door-to-door ministry due to the pandemic, their activity was almost permanently banned by one U.S. village in the late 1990s — that is until the United States Supreme Court stepped in with a historic 8-1 decision on June 17, 2002, declaring the local ordinance unconstitutional. As […]
As an event coordinator for over the past 20 years, I have always enjoyed watching others prosper in their business endeavors. Our Springtime Marketplace event will be held on Saturday March 26th is specifically designed to promote our local, family, and home-based businesses. This will give them the opportunity to display their merchandise and help […]
Visalia Music School presents: A Night to Remember… Friday, December 3rd, from 7-9 pm. Attend and you can enjoy Music, Wine and Cheese. Everyone come enjoy the evening as we raffle off the infamous Christmas Wine Tree. CASA, the Court Appointed Special Advocates, are partnering with West Coast Academics, Music and Performing Arts to send […]
The Department of Defense (DOD) provides military funeral honors at the burials of veterans on request from family members. Funeral honors can be given at private or government-operated cemeteries. As provided by law, an honor guard detail for the burial of an eligible veteran shall consist of not less than two members of the Armed […]
September is Suicide Prevention Month and as such I am compelled to again address that topic here in Veterans Corner. Current statistics indicate the average suicide rate among veterans to be 17 per day, down from 21 per day in 2016. During Suicide Prevention Month and year-round, the U.S. Departments of Veterans Affairs (VA) and […]
Veterans or servicemembers who have specific service-connected disabilities may be entitled to a grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the purpose of constructing an adapted home or modifying an existing home to meet their adaptive needs. The goal of the Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant Program is to provide a barrier-free living […]
It’s been one year since Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide adjusted their hallmark methods of sharing comfort and hope from the scriptures due to the pandemic. For many, the change from ringing doorbells and knocking on doors to making phone calls and writing letters expanded and invigorated their ministry. “Witnesses have adapted well to these circumstances in […]
The California Holocaust Education & Resource Center (CHERC) has some very good news! We have continued to receive numerous boxes of buttons from all over the United States and are now estimating our number of buttons received at 5,200,000. Our goal of 6 million buttons which are needed to build the Holocaust Button Memorial is […]
When a veteran has a disability or disabilities that are rated by the VA at 30% or greater, disability compensation can be increased based on dependents. A claim for this increased benefit needs to be filed with the VA, if there is any change in the status of the veteran’s spouse and/or children. Every year […]