page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4 page 5 page 6 page 7 page 8 page 9 page 10 page 11 page 12 page 13 page 14 page 15 page 16 page 17 page 18 page 19 page 20 page 21 page 22 page 23 page 24 page 25 page 26 page 27 page 28 page 29 page 30 page 31 page 32 page 33 page 34 page 35 page 36 page 37 page 38 page 39 page 40 page 41 page 42 page 43 page 44 page 45 page 46 page 47 page 48 page 49 page 50 page 51 page 52 page 53 page 54 page 55 page 56 page 57 page 58 page 59 page 60 page 61 page 62 page 63 page 64 page 65 page 66 page 67 page 68 page 69 page 70 page 71 page 72 page 73 page 74 page 75 page 76
|
50% OFFSelectItemsMon- Sat9: 30- 5: 30pmMANYBRANDNAMES: ROXY• JUICY• LIZBEBE• OSH- KOSHBANANAREPUBLICPOLO117South" K" St.• Tulare• 685- 95061/ 4blocksouthofTulareAvenueClassyFamilyConsignmentStoreNEWSUMMERARRIVALSDAILY! 0000127702FashionsENCORE64| May 21, 2009| LIVING HEREliving here COMMUNITIES: PIXLEYStaff reportshere are plenty of soothingbenefits to living in and visit- ing Pixley, population 2,586. " It's a little calmer attitude," said Bill Van Scyoc, PixleyChamber of Commerce presi- dent. " We don't have crazy traffic goingeverywhere. It's your typical small- towncommunity." A new, affordable apartment complex, a new middle school, restoration of thetown's historic railroad depot and instal- lation of an artesian- well monument arerecent additions to get Pixley residentsexcited. As of press time, a team led by PixleyApartments Investors were putting fin- ishing touches on a 55- unit apartmentcomplex on the southeast side of townat 1167 E. Terra Bella Ave. The apartment complex will be like acommunity, with financial planning, English- as- a- second- language classesand first- time homebuyer classes to beoffered, as well as after- school programsfor children. The apartments were built through astate program headed by the Tax CreditAllocation Committee. Also as of press time, a new watertreatment facility had been built insouthwest Pixley and was to be fired upsoon. The new facility could lead to theaddition of hundreds of new homes. A boon to the community's growth isthe addition of an ethanol plant broughtto Pixley by the Tulare County Econom- ic Development Corporation. A cogen- eration plant and a carbon monoxideplant stand alongside it to processunused product from the ethanol plant. Pixley is also in a business incentivezone that provides tax breaks for compa- nies that move there. Pixley's a small, quiet town; the attitude's ' a little calmer'Ron HolmanDustin Bear and his brother Dylan sit with Blaze atop a 1902 horse- drawn steam fire engine during the CAL FIRE picnic at Pixley Park. Alkali Bullrush growsaround the Pixley NationalWildlife Refuge as a sourceof food for neighboringwaterfowl. Steve R. FujimotoT 0000127798 PortervillePutnam- VillaProfComplex573W. PutnamAve. 559- 784- 0662HanfordHanfordMall1679W. LaceyBlvd. 559- 583- 8393Fresno7391N. PalmAve. 559- 244- 6060VisaliaCarmelPlaza4006S. DemareeRd. 559- 732- 5905Y ?? ?? rHe ?? ?? ?? n ?? He ?? ?? thc ?? r ?? Pr ?? vid ?? r ?? ?? r ?? v ?? r60 ?? e ?? rs. C ?? ?? ?? today ?? ?? r ?? ?? ?? r ?? iagn ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? e ?? ?? ?? n ?? ex ?? ?? V. I. P. PETBOARDING& MOREWHILEYOU'REAWAY, LETTHEMHAVEACOMFORTABLESTAY! 438S. GODDARD, VISALIA, CA93292ForReservations, PleaseCall( 559) 732- 4803ALLPETSWELCOME! Visalia's0000127900LIVING HERE May 21, 2009| 65living here COMMUNITIES: PORTERVILLEPhoto by Ron HolmanKatherine Skiff, 17, walks among acres of iris at Sutton's Iris Gardens during the ninth annual Iris Festival in Porterville. Sutton's Iris Gardens is on Road 208 west ofPorterville. |