LOCAL CALENDAR

Thursday Friday Aug. 17-18

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CLUBS

THURSDAY Porterville Exchange

Club meets at noon on Thursdays at Giovanni’s Pizzeria & Arcade, 45 N. Second St. For more information call 789-3929.

Porterville Optimist Club meets at noon on Thursdays at RJ’S Cafe, 81 W. Putnam Ave. For more information, call 781-5764.

Porterville Breakfast

Rotary Club meets at 6:30 a.m. each Thursday at Randy’s Bistro, 1549 W. Olive Ave. For information, call 359-2695.

The Porterville Emblem Club No. 82 of the Supreme Emblem Club of the United States of America has social meetings at 7 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at the Elks Lodge, 386 N. Main St. For more information, contact President Janice Huckaby at 789-9717

Porterville Quilters

meet at 10 a.m. on the third Thursday of each month in the annex at the First Congregational Church at 165 E. Mill Ave. in Porterville. The guild has a general business meeting followed by a monthly “show and tell” where members display their latest creations. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call Sandy at 559-310-3569.

CLASSES

THURSDAY Exercise at the Porterville Senior Nutrition site is from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Monday through Thursday at 280 N. 4th St. Lunch is available each day at noon. Call the day prior for lunch reservations. For more information, call 7824725.

Crack O’ Dawn Country-western Line Dancing classes are held from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday at the Old Santa Fe Depot (Senior Center), 280 N. Fourth St. All ages are welcome. Beginners on Monday and Wednesday; intermediates on Tuesday and Thursday. Cost is $5 per day or $100 for 24 sessions. For more information call Sylvia at 202-9105. Orientation for becoming a CASA volunteer advocate is held Mondays at 5:30 p.m. and Thursdays at noon, except for holidays. Call for orientation location. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates. For more information, call 625-4007 or www.casatulareco.org. Parenting Class in Spanish is at 6 p.m. each Thursday at the Family Crisis Center, 211 N. Main St., Porterville. For more information, call 781-7462. FRIDAY Building Trades Classes are held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Fridays at 27488 Avenue 150, Porterville. Beginner through advanced classes in residential electricity are offered. For more information, call Bobby Powell at 782-8567. Healthy Hearts Senior Exercise meets at 9 a.m. each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, excluding holidays, at the Porterville Church of the Nazarene.

ENTERTAINMENT

THURSDAY A Thursday Night Dance is held each Thursday at the Veterans Hall, 1900 W. Olive Ave. Doors open at 6 p.m. and dancing starts at 7 p.m. with music by Jerry Hall and Trick Shot. For more information, call 791-7695. Boppy Time is from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. each Thursday at the Porterville Public Library at 41 W. Thurman Ave.

MEETINGS

THURSDAY Mothers of Preschoolers meets at 9 a.m. the first and third Thursday of each month at the Porterville Church of the Nazarene.

SUPPORT

THURSDAY AA Springville meets Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Lighthouse Chapel at 35811 Rio Vista Dr. For more information, call 542-0800. Al-anon meetings are held Thursdays, except holidays, at 5:30 p.m. at 348 N. G St., Porterville. The Porterville Public Library has Al-anon and Alateen books available. Call 7848636 if you have any questions. This meeting is for adults only. AA meets each Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Porterville 12-Step Recovery Club at 186 N. D St. at the corner of D and Walnut. For more information, call 539-3814. Gamblers Anonymous meets at 6 p.m. each Thursday at Porterville Church of the Nazarene, 2005 W. Olive Ave. For more information, call Dave Snow at 359-1365. A support group for family caregivers is held the third Thursday of each month from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Valley Caregiver Resource Center at 201 N. F Street in Tulare.

ONGOING

City Pool will be open through Labor Day. Starting Thursday, Aug. 10, the City Pool will remain open on weekends only through the Labor Day holiday. Recreational swim hours will be from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and admission is $2 for adults and $1 for youth, ages 12 and under. The final Dive-in Theatre of the season will take place on Friday, Aug. 11. Bring your float and enjoy a showing of the movie “Kubo and the Two Strings” from inside the City Pool. Admission cost is $3 for adults and $2 for youth, ages 12 and under. Gates open at 7:30 p.m. and the movie will begin at dusk.for more information about the City Pool, contact Parks and Leisure Services at 791-7695 or visit www.ci.porterville.ca.us. Follow them on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for all of thelatest updates.