Downtown Visalia Kiwanis Club

Get ready for Fireworks Fun at Shannon Village Marketplace! Kiwanis Club of Visalia is thrilled to announce that we will be selling TNT fireworks once again at our stand located on Riggin Ave and Mooney Blvd. from 12 pm to 9 pm.

When you purchase fireworks from us, you are not only gearing up for an exciting celebration but also supporting our charitable projects, including Key Club, Cub Scouts, and scholarships. Join us in making a difference in our community while enjoying a spectacular display of fireworks this season!

Tonight Cub Scout Pack 343 had their annual Pinewood Derby at Denton Elementary School. Our club did the judging. 6 cars participated.

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✂️ Kiwanis Rose Parade 2024 54 seconds · Clipped by Horacio Valera · Original video "The 135th Rose Parade presented by Honda" by Tournament of Roses®

Our Downtown Visalia Kiwanis representatives at the Linwood Terrific Kids Assembly today were Steven Sumida and Jeremy May. Linwood Elementary is collecting canned goods for the Visalia Rescue Mission.

Tulare County Library Book Festival

The first Linwood Elementary school Terrific Kids Assembly of the new school year was led by new principal, Mr Mike Yates, today. Our Downtown Visalia Kiwanis representatives were Mike Mayo and Jeremy May. Also Swoop 1, the school mascot, was retired and replaced by a cool Swoop 2.

We brought our giant games at Vossler Farms for the Girl Scouts Agrination event on Saturday.

We’re happy to support the Dream Center by providing snacks for foster care and homeless youth. The Dream Center is a one-stop multi-agency resource center.

Thanks to Olivia and Michelle from Miss Tulare County Scholarship Program for helping out today. We sold the Big Bang!

We’ll be selling fireworks starting tomorrow on Riggins and Mooney in the Super Taco, A & W, Valero Gas Station. 😊

SCICON is seeking enthusiastic young adults who want to make a difference in the lives of students! Just three more Outdoor Education Intern positions are available for the 2023-2024 school year!

Interns become members of the SCICON instructional staff, helping with lessons, activities, and leadership development. To learn more about the benefits of being an intern, visit www.tcoe.org/SCICON/Internships.

Apply online at www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1721655.

SCICON is the outdoor school of science and conservation operated by the Tulare County Office of Education. It is located on 1,100 acres above Springville. Thousands of fifth- and sixth-grade students visit the program for a one-day or week-long experience in outdoor education, natural science, and conservation. SCICON is a product of over 60 years of school and community collaboration.

College of the Sequoias Porterville College

Congratulations to all the students that won an award this afternoon. It was our pleasure.

We had a field trip to Castle Air Museum in Atwater today. Weather was great. It was Open Cockpit Day and we were able to step inside the planes.

This month, Circle J-Norris Ranch is seeking applications from high school students who want to serve as research technicians in June. Up to 15 students may be selected to help establish research plots for the program’s Long-Term Oak Forest Inventory – an ongoing project that serves both Tulare County students and researchers within the University of California system.

Students will work five hours each day June 5-8 using GPS coordinates to locate, mark, verify, and label study plots on the ranch. The internship pays $250 per student.

High school students interested in applying for a research technician internship are encouraged to email a letter of interest to Amanda Driver at [email protected]. The deadline to apply is May 19.

The Circle J-Norris Ranch is the field study site of the SCICON program and home to the UC Merced/SCICON Field Station.

Porterville Unified School District

Today’s Tulare-Kings Division 18 Miracle Mile of Quarters has raised over $10,000 so far to benefit pediatric trauma projects at Valley Children's Hospital. ♥️ Linwood Elementary, Miss Tulare County, and Miss Central Valley stopped joined us.

Our Downtown Visalia club representatives for the Terrific Kids assembly at Linwood Elementary school was Steven Sumida and John Cowherd today (4/21/23). An Odyssey of the Mind team at Linwood won 1st place at the state level and will be competing at the World level next month at Michigan State. Congratulations Linwood!

💜Our Emergency Domestic Violence shelter, Karen's House, is in need of these items! Visit https://amzn.to/3A3QiVP to view our amazon Wishlist or drop off New items at our Admin office located at 744 E. Douglas Ave, Visalia Ca. 😃

ATTENTION Rawhide Readers! Once you hit your reading goal and track it on the Rawhide bookmark, turn the bookmark in at Valley Strong Ballpark during the games listed to receive 4 FREE tickets!!!

Print out a bookmark below:https://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/upload/milb/ataa0uk6y4emzcgqmumk.pdf

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It's noon, and I'm on my second wardrobe change from pants to shorts. I wish I were cool enough to wear the pants with zippers on the pant legs for instant shorts because I know I will be back in pants this evening.