Code Club was funded by two grants; an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Code Club grant and the Developing MakerSpace in Libraries throughout California grant @TheSunGazette EXETER – The Exeter Branch Library proudly presents Code Club on Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Coding is a form of computer programming. Through coding, children […]

VEAC opens doors to its new food pantry just in time for Thanksgiving By Nancy Vigran, Reporter for The Sun-Gazette VISALIA – The Visalia Emergency Aid Council’s new food pantry opened last week to a steady stream of customers. The new pantry and warehouse are four times larger than the old, adding much needed space […]

County Parks & Rec reaches out for community comments on unnamed park By Nancy Vigran, Reporter for The Sun-Gazette GOSHEN – Approximately 20 Goshen residents sat down with Tulare County Parks & Recreation personnel in a forum on Nov. 8 to discuss just how they would like to use the local park. Yet, unnamed, the […]

@TheSunGazette LINDSAY – Published by Floricanto, Javier Aguirre’s Drops of Rain, Drops of Blood: An Experiential Journey is a powerful, heart-felt, and realistic articulation of narrative prose and lyrical chants and poems that shed light on the harsh realities of the farm-working poor. Readers can expect to be enthralled by the stories and poems of […]

Visalia Parks and Recreation opens ice skating rink at Garden Street Plaza on Dec. 1 @TheSunGazette VISALIA – It’s hard to imagine ice skating without any rain or freezing temperatures, but that hasn’t stopped Visalia from finding a way to provide residents with more than walking in a winter wonderland! For the fourth year, Visalia […]

Latin Grammy winners Mariachi Sol de Mexico play the Visalia Fox Theatre on Nov. 30 @TheSunGazette VISALIA – The Visalia Fox Theater wants to wish you a Merry-Achi Christmas. Mariachi maestro José Hernández and his world-renowned Mariachi Sol de México, 2018 Latin Grammy nominees for Best Mariachi Album, will perform Friday, Nov. 30 at the Visalia Fox Theatre. […]

By Nancy Hawkins, UCCE Master Gardener Three years ago, a garage remodeling project led to a landscaping opportunity; the establishment of a water-wise “cottage-style” garden in our front yard. Large shrubs (nandina, pineapple guava, Loropetalum chinense ‘Razzleberri’) and trees (crape myrtle, chaste, desert willow) provided the backbone of the yard. Among these trees and shrubs, […]

Exeter Woman’s Club will show the home of Stan and Tamra Bennett in Christmas Home Tour on Dec. 7 By Patty Hylton, Exeter Woman’s Club EXETER – Five years ago Stan and Tamra Bennett walked through the double doors of the house that was conceived by landscape artist Steve Cox and found to their surprise […]

ABC30 will live stream The Candy Cane Lane Parade on Facebook @TheSunGazette VISALIA – Nothing characterizes Christmas in a community quite like a parade. Churches sing classic carols from the backs of floats, bands play merry medleys of holiday songs, while buses and cars are decked as reindeer and Christmas trees. It is a seasonal […]

November  |   December  |   January  |   February January 1 – Three River’s annual Polar Bear Dip takes place at noon just off the deck of the Gateway Restaurant and Lodge, 45978 Sierra Dr. in Three Rivers. Free chowder and hot coffee or hot chocolate for participants. January 12 – Sequoia Symphony Orchestra presents “Winter […]