LOCAL CALENDAR

Friday Saturday Sept. 15-16

To have your event included, please submit information in writing at least one week in advance by email to recorder@portervillerecorder.com, Attn: Community Calendar, or by fax to 784-1689. For information, call 784-5000, Ext. 1048.

CLUBS

SATURDAY Tulare Kings Writers

Club meets in Visalia at 10 a.m. on the third Saturday of each month. A networking session follows the monthly program. For information on the meeting location and topic, call 280-9774.

CLASSES

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 7828567.

Healthy Hearts Senior

Exercise meets at 9 a.m. each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, excluding holidays, at the Porterville Church of the Nazarene.

ENTERTAINMENT

SATURDAY The 11th Annual Sierra View Foundation Gala will take place on Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Porterville

Fairgrounds with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. To register and learn more about the Foundation, go to www.sierraview.com/foundation. Individual registration and sponsorship opportunities are available to be a part of bringing the latest technology in infant security to the Porterville community. All proceeds from the Gala will go directly back to Sierra View Medical Center and the implementation of the HUGS system for local mothers and their babies.

The Women’s Ministry of the First Southern Baptist Church is hosting a Salad Bar Luncheon on Saturday, Sept. 16. The location is 1641 W. Henderson Ave. All are invited and admission is free. For more information, call Glenda Powell at 781-3607.

First Baptist Church Women’s Ministry will be hosting Bingo at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16. Cost is $10. Food, door prizes and fun. Proceeds from this event will go toward church projects. The church is located at 101 N. G St. in Porterville. Call 784-1620 for more information.

The Porterville City Library’s Adult Learning Center will hold a special Family Literacy Day event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16 at Centennial Park. The event is in honor of Adult Literacy Awareness Month and literacy tutors, adult learners and their families along with the community are invited. The focus of the month is to expand awareness about the need for adult literacy services in nearby communities and to recruit new tutors and other volunteers to support those programs. Activities at the event include the following:

•Face painting, obstacle course, raffle and music

•Hot dogs, chips and refreshments

•Children’s book walk

•Parks and Leisure booth with information, games and giveaways

•Taekwondo booth with breakaway boards

•Housing information and giveaways from City of Porterville, Community Development

•Galaxy Theatres Spin ‘n’ Win Wheel

•Hemoglobin, glucose and blood pressure screenings provided by Family Health Care Network

•Sweet Smiles Dentistry information and giveaways

•Porterville Library information and Spin ‘n’ Win Wheel

•Financial wellness information from Wells Fargo Bank For more information on services and programs, Graybehl said to visit the Porterville City Library, call 784-0177 or check out www.portervillelibrary.org and www.facebook.com/ portervillelibrary.

SUPPORT

SATURDAY A 12-Step Workshop meets from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. each Saturday at Porterville 12-Step Recovery Club at 186 N. D St. at the corner of D and Walnut. It is open to all 12-Step groups. For more information, call 539-3814. Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturdays in the Fashion Center at the Porterville Developmental Center. Weigh-in is from 9 to 9:45 a.m. For more information, call 784-9539 or 799-4291, or visit www.tops.org.