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Lindsay Senior Center Reopens its Doors
Six down, two more to go. Community Services Employment Training, which manages eight senior centers in Tulare County, has reopened the Lindsay Senior Center as of June 5. That... — Updated 7/16/2023
My Voice Media Center Helps Local Seniors Cope
As Mental Health Awareness Month, May is a time to raise awareness of and reduce the stigma surrounding behavioral health issues, as well as highlight how mental illness can affect... — Updated 5/25/2023
CSET Reopens Woodlake Senior Center
Grace Villarreal looked around the new Woodlake Senior Center and smiled. "I kept asking when it was going to reopen," she said. "I like the dancing for exercise, and the art." On M... — Updated 5/25/2023
CSET Plans to Reopen Two Senior Centers
After 30 months of being closed due to the pandemic, two of the eight senior centers managed by CSET will finally be reopening, marked by separate welcome-back events that... — Updated 9/8/2022
Most Local Senior Centers Back in Business
Those who came to count on the multitude of senior centers throughout Tulare and Kings counties for meals and socialization are seeing those pandemic-shuttered programs return to th... — Updated 7/24/2022
SRES Designation Indicates A Realtor's Dedication to Serving Seniors
Today's real estate market is full of first-time home buyers, those who are moving up, and those who are moving away. But the segment of the market occupied by seniors is finally... — Updated 5/6/2022
Older Participants Sought for Cognitive Survey
Area residents now have the opportunity to participate in a national study of the effects of COVID-19 on cognitive function. Kaweah Health in Visalia is one of four locations... — Updated 5/6/2022
Visalia Ransacker Event Postponed
In true cliffhanger fashion, a much-anticipated event is being postponed in the hope that the recent surge in the Covid pandemic will subside by the time the rescheduled date arrives. “Obviously, I would have preferred to go f... — Updated 4/7/2022
Visalia Ransacker Presentation Scheduled for April 6
On April 6, Visalia may become the epicenter of the true crime craze. That's when John Vaughan, a retired Visalia police sergeant and lead investigator of the Visalia Ransacker... — Updated 4/7/2022
Kaweah Health Acquires the Ruth Wood Open Arms House
Covid 19 has claimed another victim, but this time it's a local nonprofit organization. The Ruth Wood Open Arms House cared for its final patient this past July, then stopped... — Updated 1/8/2022
Tulare Library Launches YouTube Channel for Seniors
Lights, camera, action! The Tulare Public Library has launched a YouTube channel designed to cover topics of interest to seniors, among other things. "The YouTube channel is there... — Updated 11/9/2021
Who's Your Daddy? Genealogy Surges During Pandemic
In the quest to fill time while in pandemic isolation, and more importantly find a sustainable senior hobby, we turn to the time-consuming yet injury-avoidant pursuit of genealogy.... — Updated 8/31/2021
Town Meadows Extreme Makeover Nears Completion
While the rest of the world battled COVID-19, Town Meadows was more than lobby deep in a massive renovation project at the senior residential apartment complex in downtown Visalia.... — Updated 7/9/2021
Open Arms House 'at a Pivotal Point Right Now'
You could sense the concern in Sabrina Jimenez' voice as she spoke. "Most people aren't familiar with hospice and all that it has to offer," she said. "Most people don't talk about... — Updated 5/1/2021
ImagineU Launches Grandparents Membership
Looking for something new to do with your grandchild? ImagineU Children's Museum may have the answer. The nonprofit opened in 2015 at its current location northeast of downtown... — Updated 4/18/2020
Farmers Markets Add New Locations, Double Vouchers
Shoppers at Visalia's Farmers Markets will be saying goodbye to a long-time location this year, but will double down in more ways than one when two new venues open in May. The... — Updated 6/11/2019
Medicare Changes Intended to Thwart Potential Scammers
In an effort to reduce identity theft and fraud, the nation's 60 million Medicare enrollees will be receiving new cards next year, and are being warned to watch for an inevitable... — Updated 10/9/2017
Do's and Don'ts during Medicare Open Enrollment
With a myriad of choices, and window that's open only a few weeks to make them, the annual Medicare Open Enrollment period begins Oct 15. Those new to the program, as well as... — Updated 10/17/2014
Secrets to saving money at Costco
While it can be hard to find a great deal these days, sometimes knowing a few 'secrets' can help. Even at a place like Costco. Although most shoppers know that buying in bulk on som... — Updated 8/21/2014
