Labor Day is just around the corner and with it, the summer season is almost over. It is time to start thinking about the fall, and there is no better way to welcome the new season than celebrating at Oktoberfest 2015 hosted by the Visalia Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Budweiser. Building on the […]
If you thought the Republicans had learned anything from their debacle of 2012 you are currently being shown otherwise. In that year’s presidential primary, the Republican party fielded a surfeit of candidates, each more cartoonish than the last, and all striving to outdo the others in terms of idiocy. Three years ago–finally reconciled to the […]
The Tulare County Symphony finishes its 2014-15 season by performing three powerhouse pieces at 7:30pm on Saturday, April 18 at the Visalia Fox Theatre. Two years ago guest violinist Lindsay Deutsch wowed audiences with her performance of “Rhapsody in Blue.” For this concert, she performs music from the 1998 film “The Red Violin,” which tells […]
Tulare County students in grades K-12 submitted their entries for Tulare County Farm Bureau’s 18th annual calendar art contest. The goal of the contest is to promote awareness about agriculture in Tulare County and the importance of an abundant and healthy food supply. From 750 entries, 14 students were chosen based on the agricultural content, […]
P. Kay Woods will exhibit some of her own images of “edges” as seen through her camera lens in the Brandon-Mitchell Gallery at the Spiritual Awareness Center in March and April. Artist receptions will be held on First Fridays, March 6 and April 3, from 5:30-8pm. Woods, who has lived and traveled all around the […]
The Tulare County Symphony’s annual Holiday concert on Saturday, December 20 is designed to be family-friendly. It’s really a pops concert filled with traditional Holiday tunes such as “Sleigh Ride,” “Little Drummer Boy” and the “Nutcracker Suite” (played Les Brown style). The concert will be performed twice—at 3pm and 7:30pm. The matinee will feature a […]
“Once Upon a Future,” the 2014 Exeter Fall Festival, will continue many popular traditions from the past 101 years – games, contests, arts and crafts, food and entertainment. This year’s Exeter Fall Festival highlights include: October 1-31 – Exeter Scarecrow Contest. The Exeter Chamber of Commerce has announced that “Scarecrows are returning to Exeter” and […]
In early December, Virginia Gurrola threw her hat into the ring as a contender for the Fifth District seat on the Tulare County Board of Supervisors. Gurrola, a Porterville city council member, faces off in the June 3 election against two-term incumbent Mike Ennis and recent entry Felipe Martinez, both Porterville residents. If any single […]
After three issues, we are proud to announce that the Valley Voice will begin publishing twice-monthly in September. Readers will be able to receive locally-produced news and opinion covering the Valley the first and third Thursday of every month online, in print, on tablet and on mobile. As we have, we will work tirelessly to […]