LOCAL CALENDAR

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 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. SATURDAY

The Porterville City Library holds introductory computer classes on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. For more information on services and programs, go to the Library at 41 W. Thurman Ave., call 7840177, or visit www.portervillelibrary.org and www. facebook.com/portervillelibrary.

ENTERTAINMENT

FRIDAY Lindsay Night Market has started for the 2018 season, and will continue through the fall. The market is held each Friday from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. in downtown Lindsay. It features food, vendors and other activities. Main Street concert series is held each Friday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Centennial Park across from City Hall. The concerts, which feature local talent, are free. Attendees are advised to bring a lawn chair or blanket. SATURDAY tporterville city library’s summer reading finale carnival Wrap up summer reading with some fun! Join the Porterville City Library for their Finale Carnival on August 4 at Centennial Park and say goodbye to summer. Enjoy funnel cakes and get to know E&M’S Reptile Family as they bring out some friends which include a python, tortoise, tarantula, and more. The event takes place from 9:00 am- 12:00 pm and the reptile show starts at 10:00 am. There will also be community booths, raffles, an obstacle course and rock climbing wall. The Friends of the Library will hold book sales on the first Saturday of each month from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. behind the gas company building at 301 N. Hockett St. in Porterville. The sales feature classics, fiction, non-fiction, travel, humor, history, Western, reference, mystery, large-print, cook, travel and text books. Computer manuals, DVDS, music, old records and videos will also be sold. All proceeds benefit the Porterville City Library and the Porterville Library Literacy Program.

SUPPORT

SATURDAY A free keto diet class and support group is being held from 2-4 p.m. each Saturday between Aug. 11 and Sep. 29 in the History Room of the Porterville City Library. The ketogenic, keto for short, diet is a very low-carb diet, which turns the body into a fatburning machine. The class and group is being run by a local registered nurse. Children are allowed, but they must be supervised. For more information, call 350-2475. 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. SUNDAY Pills Anonymous, a support group for people who have been using pills addictively, meets each Sunday from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at The Recovery Club at 186 S. D St. in Porterville. For more information, contact Carolyn at 920-1382.

ONGOING JUNE 11-A UG . 3

tregistration for Porterville’s Summer day camp is underway. According to a Porterville Parks and Leisure Services’ press release, the camp “provides children with a summer adventure and tons of fun.” Daily activities will include arts and crafts, games, skits and songs, sports and swimming. The camp is designed for children ages 5-12, and will be hosted at the Heritage Center at 256 E. Orange Ave. on Mondays through Fridays from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sessions begin June 11 and continue through Aug. 3. Cost is $95 per week and includes lunch and an afternoon snack. Half-day and daily drop-in fee options are also available. Registration is at the Heritage Center. Space is limited. For more information call 791-7695 or visit www.ci.porterville. ca.us.

City Pool will be open through Labor Day.

The pool is open daily from 1 to 5 p.m. for recreational use through the Labor Day holiday. Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for youth, ages 12 and under. 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 the latest updates. The Porterville Historical Museum, located at 257 N. D St., is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays until Sept. 30. 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. The Zalud House Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. Admission is $2 for adults and 50 cents for children. The garden is available for special events. For more information, call 782-7548 or the Heritage Center at 791-7695.