LOCAL CALENDAR
Tuesday Wednesday Oct. 24-25
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 TUESDAY Pack 139 Cub Scouts,
ages 6 to 11, meets 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Boy Scouts, ages 11 and older, meet from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The meetings are held each Tuesday at the Scout Shack just north of and behind the Barn Theater in Porterville. Call Jeannette Dees at 310-0808 for more information.
Breakfast Lions Club
meets at 6:45 a.m. on Tuesdays at the Elks Lodge at 386 N. Main St. in Porterville.
Rotary Club
meets at noon on Tuesdays at El Nuevo Mexicali II Restaurant at 640 N. Prospect St. in Porterville.
CLASSES
TUESDAY 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. Parenting Classes in English are at 4 and 6 p.m. each Tuesday at the Family Crisis Center, 211 N. Main St., Porterville. For more information, call 781-7462. Tai Chi class is from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays at The Center, 35621 Highway 190, Springville. For more information, call Jim Pyles at 539-3243. 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.
ENTERTAINMENT
TUESDAY The Porterville Historical Museum is having a Casino Bus trip to the Eagle Mountain Casino on Tuesday, Oct. 24. After this trip, the museum has one more casino trip scheduled on Nov. 28. Each trip is packed with fun and games, along with free items. Happy hour at Giovanni’s Pizzeria is from 5 to 6 p.m., with drinks priced at $1 each. A casino trip ticket is required in order to get the special price drinks. The bus has two picks up locations, one at Giovanni’s Pizzeria at 45 N. Second St. The second is the Casino Parking Lot Number 4 on Highway 190 at Avenue 248. The buses head up to the casino at 6 p.m. and feature games that are played on the bus to pass the time. People can drive themselves up to the Casino, but they must sign in and have a ticket. Cost for the casino trip is $10 per person and includes the bus trip, games on the bus, the museum-only slot tournament, a food voucher, and $25 Summit Club Card credit to use for gambling. The trip lasts from 6 to 10 p.m. A valid identification card is needed if a person does not already have a Summit Club Card. All monies are used to help support the Porterville Historical Museum and its continuing mission to preserve the past for future generations. The museum is located in the old Southern Pacific passenger depot that was built in 1913 and is located at 257 N. D St. in Porterville. The museum has been operating since 1965 and is dedicated to the collection, preservation, display, and teaching of local history. For more information, call the Porterville Historical Museum at 784-2053 or 350-0373 and check the museum out on Facebook.
tpreschool Storyhour is each Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Porterville Public Library, 41 W. Thurman Ave. For more information, call 784-0177.