Travel, Leisure & Fun for South Valley Adults
Travel, Leisure & Fun for South Valley Adults
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The Visalia Senior Center is ready to kick-off spring with its annual Spring BBQ and Open House event, scheduled for Wednesday, April 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will take place at the Visalia Senior Center, 310 N. Locust St. and feature plenty of information, programs, activities and entertainment for active adults. The Spring BBQ and Open House is designed to bring local businesses and providers of programs and services for the senior population together to one...
Winning never gets old for the athletes who participate in Visalia Senior Games. The 4th Annual Visalia Senior Games return this spring, spanning the last two weekends of March (March 23-24 and 30-31). The Visalia Senior Games, sponsored by the Kaweah Delta HealthCare District, promote a healthy, active lifestyle for adults ages 50 and better. This is an event that not only recognizes active seniors but draws attendees from all over California and the Western United States,...
Kaweah Delta has officially joined forces with Cleveland Clinic's Heart & Vascular Institute, the No. 1 ranked heart program in the country, in an effort to elevate services for people seeking cardiovascular care in the Central Valley. The announcement was made at a January 25th press conference attended by over 100 people at Kaweah Delta. As an affiliate, the two organizations will stay independent, and physicians and staff of Kaweah Delta's heart program will remain the same...
Thomas Hinckley Thompson was born in Dundee, Illinois on October 1, 1841. During his life, this bright and talented man did many things and did them all well. He was an engineer, farmer, furniture maker, real estate developer and even served as an officer in the Union Army during the Civil War. But of all his pursuits, he is probably most known, in central California at least, for publishing his classic Official Historical Atlas of Tulare County, California - the gold...
In February, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) issued an in-depth investigative study on romance scams, describing how fraudsters target people who are looking for romance. BBB's follow-up study, "Fall in Love – Go to Jail: A BBB Report on How Romance Fraud Victims Become Money Mules," describes how fraudsters then exploit that relationship further. As detailed in the original study, romance scammers typically contact their victims through dating websites, apps or social media, often using fake profiles and even stolen c...
After 25 years as the chief executive officer of Visalia Medical Clinic, Richard (Rick) Strid is retiring and beginning a new career in teaching. Strid has overseen significant growth in the multi-disciplinary clinic, which now offers over 60 providers as well as on site imaging, lab, physical therapy and a sleep lab. Under Strid's leadership, the clinic was named Large Business of the Year by the Visalia Chamber of Commerce in 2014. He has been a member of the board of the...
Tulare County Library, along with the California Center for the Book, will present "Before I Die," a Book to Action program series, at the Visalia Branch Library. The series is based on the book The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson. Programs feature open dialogue on topics related to death and dying, and ways to prepare and overcome to find fulfillment. The series includes a book discussion group, guest speakers and programs that provide ideas on...
Dr. Otis Ledbetter, co-founder of Heritage Builders, will be the guest speaker at Gateway Church on Thursday, March 28 at 10:30 a.m. when he talks about “Extending Your Heritage.” Ledbetter, who holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Liberty University, is senior pastor of Sonrise Church in Clovis, where he has served for over 30 years. Widely known and respected, his ministry has taken him across the nation and internationally. Dr. Ledbetter’s talk will encourage and help equip adults who are either parents or grand...
(BPT) - Traveling, especially during peak times, can come with lots of hassles. Booking a flight, getting through a packed airport and getting to the gate on time are just a few things that can cause stress. Then there's those tiny on-board bathrooms, and hoping you get your luggage back in one piece. Travel is difficult for the average person, but now imagine doing all this in a wheelchair. "Problems for travelers with disabilities are extremely common," says Shaun Castle, a...
Older adults go to the emergency department more often than other age groups, stay longer and require more resources and medical interventions. The most common conditions among geriatric frequent users include diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, congestive heart failure and blockage or damage to veins or arteries, according to new research in Annals of Emergency Medicine. "Efforts to improve care for vulnerable older Americans should focus on enhancing delivery and...
As the 50+ market continues to grow, so does the market for the new technology that will make our lives easier, safer and happier as we get older. At the recent Computer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Samsung showcased a variety of new products in its "Samsung City" display in the heart of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Among the items on display was the Samsung Bot Care, the healthcare-specialized robot, which can measure user's blood pressure, heart rate, respiration and...
Measles, a highly contagious viral disease, is spreading, most signifi cantly in the American Northwest. The Washington State Department of Health reported 25 confirmed cases in one county. Measles begins with a fever that lasts for a couple of days, followed by a cough, runny nose, conjunctivitis (pink eye), and a rash. The rash typically appears first on the face, along the hairline, and behind the ears and then affects the rest of the body. Fortunately, however, if the outbreak manages to spread to Tulare and Kings...
The sixth annual Heart of Seniors "Spectacular Resource Event" Luncheon, hosted by the Senior Coalition, was held on February 14 at the Wyndham Hotel in Visalia. The event included a vital resource fair with vendors, a fashion show with the latest in fashion for the mature woman, and a luncheon. The keynote speaker was Cynthia Pahl-Johnson, Language and Communication Studies Division chair at College of the Sequoias, who talked about how to deal with stress and toxic people,...
Recently, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) formalized the process to update their appeals process. This process was the result of the Veteran Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017, also known as the Appeals Modernization Act, which became law on August 23, 2017 (Pub L. 115-55). Under the initial implementation, the VA had established both option 1 and 2 below. As of February 19, Option 3 has been implemented as well. The new law: • Modernizes the current c...
Wednesdays will be all about the long-time baseball fans at Rawhide Ballpark in 2019. The Visalia Rawhide will debut the Rawhide Rustler Senior Club, a unique ticket membership only available to fans 55 years of age and up, for the upcoming season. By partnering with Health Net, the team will be able to provide tickets to every Wednesday game during the season (excluding July 3) to local seniors at a heavily reduced rate. Rawhide Rustler members can also claim exclusive giveaway items and take part in unique experiences not a...