Poinsettias, the classic holiday flower, are popping up in stores and nurseries. Here’s what you need to know to get the healthiest plant to last the whole holiday season. Poinsettias are a tropical plant, native to southern Mexico and Central America. They were discovered by Dr. Joel Robert Poinsett, a botanist and the first United […]

Exeter Christmas Parade lit up the night last Friday with lighted vehicles, bright smiles and cheerful music. Top: Happy Holidays from the Girl Scouts. This decked out semi-truck really decks the halls with a working carousel, Little Red Riding Hood and Big Bad Wolf, and Girl Scouts dressed as what they want to be when […]

Ongoing Dec. 8-23 – Candy Cane Lane is back! Powell Street will be open for the public every Thursday night through December and enjoy lights, carolers, EUHS Jazz band and refreshments. Every Tuesday – Watercolor classes taught by Kacey Fansett, at 5 p.m., at Three Rivers Art Center, 41763 North Fork Dr. Cost is $15 […]

Woodlake may be Tulare County’s smallest city, but it has a big heart. Each year, rival service clubs, senior citizens, afterschool programs, public agencies and private businesses come together to raise nearly $5,000 in donations during Woodlake’s annual Toys For Joy toy drive. “There is no more gratifying feeling you can have than showing up […]

With more than 300 attendees the Exeter Woman’s Club celebrated its second Christmas Home Tour on Dec. 6. EWC President & Event Co-Chair Rosemary Hellwig reported that early the next morning one homeowner, Michele Gann, called to express her “delight in being a part of the tour” and thanked the Woman’s Club. Hellwig recounted another […]

The Tulare County Symphony will perform its annual holiday concert on Friday (not its usual Saturday), Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Visalia Fox Theatre. It’s a concert full of fun and holiday favorites for the entire family. Highlights include a medley from “Polar Express,” selections from the “Nutcracker Suite” with an unusual twist, […]

Fine art and fine wine equaled a fine time for Christmas at the Gallery on Dec. 8. Rebecca Hellwig opened the auction by singing “Santa Baby” to Marty Weekly in front of a Christmas tree decorated with mini paintings on it, ready to be auctioned off to benefit the Courthouse Gallery of the Arts in […]

It’s not winter in a small town unless you have a parade to celebrate the season, and local residents will be treated to two Christmas parades and a New Year’s Eve parade this year. This Friday, the City of Exeter Parks & Recreation Department will hold its annual Christmas Parade beginning at 6:30 p.m. down […]

Twenty-five years ago Howard Joyner was among a group of residents who transformed Powell Street into Exeter’s very own Candy Cane Lane. This Saturday, Powell Street residents will turns the lights back on and invite the community to come and share in the holiday spirit. “It was a pretty big deal, something we worked on […]

Ongoing Dec. 8-23 – Candy Cane Lane is back! Powell Street will be open for the public every Thursday night through December and enjoy lights, carolers, EUHS Jazz band and refreshments. Every Tuesday – Watercolor classes taught by Kacey Fansett, at 5 p.m., at Three Rivers Art Center, 41763 North Fork Dr. Cost is $15 […]