LOCAL CALENDAR

Wednesday Thursday Oct. 11-12

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CLUBS

WEDNESDAY SETCO Republican Women have a speaker and luncheon the second Wednesday of each month at El Nuevo Mexicali II Restaurant, 640 N. Prospect St., Porterville. Cost is $13. Reservations must be made by the Monday before the meeting. For more information call 793-2540.

THURSDAY Orange Belt Lodge No. 303 Free and Accepted Masons meets at 7:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the Porterville Masonic Center, 2440 W. Henderson Ave. on even months and Exeter Masonic Center, 128 So. E. Street in Exeter on odd months. For more information, contact Master Tim Perrotta at 679-0912, or Ben Hagan at 592-2836.

Happy Honker Model A Ford Club of Porterville meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the Golden Hills Mobile Home Estates recreation room at 720 E. Worth Ave. New members are welcome. For more information contact Carson Blaydes 5393815.

Tulare Kings Mensa, the high IQ society in the South Valley, meets at Panera Bread, 4103 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia, at 5:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month for coffee, bagels, sandwiches and conversation. Prospective members are encouraged to attend. For more information, call 280-9774.

The Valley Oak Quilt Guild meets at 10 a.m. the second Thursday of each month at Tulare Community Church. There is a $5 charge for guests attending the meeting, or $20 to join the guild. For more information, call Barbara Daniel at 534-2299, or Linda Toledo at 651-0706.

CLASSES

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

Pilates-yogilates classes are held on Mondays and Wednesdays at Balance by Design CORE Fitness,109 N. Main St. in Porterville. Call Michele Stewart-buller at 310-1155 for class times. Crack O’ Dawn Countrywestern 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.

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 782-4725. 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.

ENTERTAINMENT

WEDNESDAY Mexican bingo or loteria at the Senior Nutrition site is from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at 466 E. Putnam Ave. The game uses images on a deck of cards instead of numbers on ping pong balls. Lunch is available each day at noon. Call the day prior for lunch reservations. For more information, call 782-4725.

THURSDAY The Porterville Breakfast Lions Club will hold a drive-thru pulled pork dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12 in the parking lot of the Eagles Lodge building near Henderson and Main Street. The cost is a $10 donation. The dinner will include pulled pork, baked beans, coleslaw, barbecue sauce, a dinner roll and dessert. All proceeds benefit Local Sight Conservation. For more information about the dinner or to purchase tickets, contact a Breakfast Lions member or call either 7848459 or 781-1345. 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.

MEETINGS

THURSDAY CSR (California State Retirees) meets the second Thursday of each month at 11 a.m. at the Porterville Senior Center at 280 N. 4th St. Lunch is available. For information contact Carolyn 7565954 or Marlene 784-1616.

SUPPORT

WEDNESDAY A Bereavement Support Group — Understanding Your Grief — meets each

Wednesday morning from 10 a.m. to noon at the First Baptist Church, 101 N. G St., Porterville. For more information, call 784-1620 or 783-2183.

AA meets each Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. at Porterville 12-Step Recovery Club at 186 N. D St. at the corner of D and Walnut. For more information, call 5393814. A free kidney support group meets from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at Kaweah Delta Dialysis Center, 5040 W. Tulare Ave., Visalia. Information is also available in Spanish. For more information, call 6886804. 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 784-8636 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 5393814. 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 breast cancer support group for women diagnosed with breast cancer meets from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the Sequoia Regional Cancer Center, 4945 W. Cypress Ave., Visalia. For more information, call Sheri Leimbach at 624-3209.

ONGOING

The City of Porterville will conduct its annual “Food For Fines” campaign Oct. 1 through Dec. 31. This program is designed to exchange non-perishable food items for library fines. One food item equals $1 in fines, up to $10 per card. The cans of food and other nonperishable food items received must not be damaged or expired and all items must have an expiration date. Patrons who have library accounts that have been sent to collections cannot participate. The objective is to collect enough food to contribute to the needs of the local community. This year the library will partner with the Porterville Kiwanis Club, a non-profit organization that coordinates an annual family food basket giveaway. Patrons without fines who want to donate are encouraged to do so. For more information on services and programs, visit the Porterville City Library at 41 W. Thurman Ave., call 784-0177, or go to www.portervillelibrary.org and www.facebook.com/ portervillelibrary.

This month the Tulare County branch libraries will be offering craft

sessions on bookmarks, owls, pumpkins, and the Tic Tac Toe game. The schedule is as follows:

-Oct. 10 through 13 — Paper plate Owl

-Oct. 17 through 20 — Paper Pumpkin

-Oct. 24 through 27— Scary Tic Tac Toe Craft sessions are available at the Alpaugh, Dinuba, Earlimart, Exeter, Farmersville, Ivanhoe, Lindsay, London, Orosi, Springville, Strathmore, Three Rivers, Tipton and Woodlake branch libraries. Times and days vary with each location.

tthe Porterville Historical Museum, located at 257 N. D St., is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. Admission is $5 for adults and $1 for students. Children age 6 and under are free. Friends of the Museum and sponsors are also free. For more information call 784-2053, go to www.portervillemuseum. org ,or visit the museum’s Facebook page.