LOCAL CALENDAR

Saturday Sunday August 18-19

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. 1071.

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.

ENTERTAINMENT

SATURDAY The Tule River Tribal Council and Springville Rodeo Association present the 7th Annual Stan Dandy Memorial Hot Summer Nights Bull Bash Saturday August 18th. Gates open at 5 p.m., Mutton Bustin is at 6 p.m., and Bull Ride at 7 p.m. After the bull ride, stay and dance to the music of Midnight Wine. Springville Rodeo Arena Highway 190, 17 miles east of Porterville. Admission for adults is $15, ages 6-12 Years old is $10.00, and 5 & under are free. You can also purchase your tickets online at www.springvillerodeo.com

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. 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 fat-burning 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. SUNDAY Tulare-kings PFLAG — Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays — meets from 3 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. the third Sunday of each month at the Educational and Cultural Center at Congregation B’nai David, 1039 S. Chinowth St., Visalia. Visit www.pflag-tulare-kings. org for more information. 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.

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 784-0177, or visit www. portervillelibrary.org and www.facebook.com/portervillelibrary. Clothing Closet The First United Methodist Chruch, 344 E. Morton in Porterville, holds a Clothing Closet event every Saturday from 3:00-4:30 p.m. starting from September 1, 2018 and running through till summer of 2019.

SUNDAY

The Tule River Historical Museum is open to the public from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays with no admission charge. The museum houses a collection of vintage lumber mill and farm equipment. Antiques from local families are on display in the 1860 Murphy House and in the main museum. For more information, contact Betty Harding at 539-6314. Veterans Benefit Breakfast is from 8:30 to 11 a.m. on the first Sunday of every month at the Porterville Elks Lodge on the corner of Morton and Main. Public is welcome. For more information, call 784-1342.

Porterville High School Class of 1958 is planning a 60th year class reunion on Oct. 20 at River Island. The information will be sent out to classmates soon. Anyone having any new additions of classmates are encouraged to call 534-2315.

Porterville High School Class of 1968 is planning our 50 year reunion, to be held on Oct 20th, at the Veteran’s Memorial Building, 1900 W Olive St. Invitations have been mailed. For questions, or information on missing classmates, call 559-781-3847, or 3597709.