LOCAL CALENDAR

Friday Saturday Jan. 12-13

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

The Sequoia Dutch Ovens club meets on the second Saturday of each month for cooking and sharing creations. For more information, contact Dwight Chaddock at 920-2210.

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

Scrapbook-making sessions are held on the second Saturday of each month in the First Christian Church, 1020 N. Prospect St., Porterville. The sessions run from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bring a current project or start a new one. For more information, call Minnie Castaneda at 920-0569.

ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY

The Porterville Art Association is once again asking for artists to submit their worst pieces for the second annual Bad Art Show coming in January. PAA will begin accepting entries on Friday, Jan. 12 between 1 and 5:30 p.m. at the PAA Gallery at 151 N. Main St., Porterville. The show will run Jan. 17 to March 17 at the gallery, with a reception from 5-8 p.m. on Jan. 26. There will be three categories: Rejected Work — honest artwork rejected by a gallery or show or self-rejected; Tongue In Cheek — done intentionally to be bad, good for a laugh; and Commercial Junk — ugly commercially available junk in bad taste, assemblage OK, no photos or copies. Entry fees are as follows: free for students; and $3 per entry for everyone else or $15 for up to three entries max in each category. For more information, call 782-9265 or 539-3243.

SATURDAY

The 30th annual Sierra Winter Classic Beef Show will be held this weekend at the Porterville Fairgrounds. The annual show is for young beef exhibitors and attracts more than 300 head of cattle and 200 exhibitors. This year’s show runs Saturday through Monday, Jan. 1315. The Sierra Winter Classic is a project of the Porterville Jr. Fair Board, a group of 16 4-H and FFA member’s age’s 14-19. The show allows the Jr. Fair Board the experience of running a Jr. Livestock show with the assistance from the adult committee members. Exhibitors from all over the state and beyond come to the show. The event is open to the public at no charge.

Valley Chapel will be holding a free mega sports camp on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at Springville School for all students from kindergarten to sixth grade. All young people are welcome to participate and parents are invited to come and watch. To register, visit online www. pvchapel.com.

MEETINGS FRIDAY

informational meeting presented by “Healthy CA” will be held at the Tulare City Library at 475 N. M St., in the Olympic Room on Friday, Jan. 12. The purpose of the meeting is to continue to update the public and generate support for a better health care plan for all. A Spanish presentation will be presented from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. An English presentation will run from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Snacks will be served. For more information, contact Sheila Bishop at 644-5375.

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.

ONGOING

The 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.

The Porterville Art Association gallery is located at 151 N. Main St. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and admission is free. Art work is changed every two months. The gift shop features items handcrafted by members. The PAA gallery is located at 151 N. Main St. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and admission is free. For more information, call 784-4323.

Sergeant Shepherd, the new costumed mascot for the Porterville Police Department, is available to appear at youth-oriented meetings and events. The mascot’s purpose is to spread the motto — “Stand Up and Speak Out!” According to the Police Department, Shepherd will be encouraging the community to “Stand Up” for family, friends and community, and “Speak Out” against drugs, bullies and crime. To check Sergeant Shepherd’s availability for events targeting youths in the community call Sgt. Rick Carrillo at 782-7563.

The Porterville Youth Center offers free recreation for youths after school. The center is open from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and is located inside the Heritage Center at 256 E. Orange Avenue. The Youth Center offers a stimulating environment for youths ages10 to 18 and there are no registration fees or monthly costs. The Youth Center’s game room features pool and pingpong tables, game consoles, foosball, board games and more. Members can also enjoy arts and crafts, organized sports and regular adventure trips. Access to the Margaret J. Slattery Children’s Library located inside the Heritage Center offers students a computer lab with Internet access. A quiet classroom is also available for homework assistance. Parents and children must be present when enrolling. Visit the Youth Center for a tour, or visit the City of Porterville website or call 791-7695 for more information.

UPCOMING JAN. 13

The 30th annual Sierra Winter Classic Beef Show will be held this weekend at the Porterville Fairgrounds. The annual show is for young beef exhibitors and attracts more than 300 head of cattle and 200 exhibitors. This year’s show runs Saturday through Monday, Jan. 13-15. The Sierra Winter Classic is a project of the Porterville Jr. Fair Board, a group of 16 4-H and FFA member’s age’s 1419. The show allows the Jr. Fair Board the experience of running a Jr. Livestock show with the assistance from the adult committee members. Exhibitors from all over the state and beyond come to the show. The event is open to the public at no charge.

Pleasant Valley Chapel will be holding a free mega sports camp on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at Springville School for all students from kindergarten to sixth grade. All young people are welcome to participate and parents are invited to come and watch. To register, visit online www. pvchapel.com.

J AN . 15

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sequoias has planned a small-scale but symbolic MLK Day march for local kids to participate in on Monday, Jan. 15. Kids from the Boys & Girls Clubs in Visalia, Ivanhoe, Tulare, Strathmore, Exeter and Farmersville will gather at 10 a.m. at the Visalia Gindick location at 215 W. Tulare Avenue to kick off the march and enjoy the day-long celebration. They will march and chant, hold banners, and work their way down the sidewalks along Tulare Avenue, Watson Street, then onto Main Street and over to the Garden Street Plaza where speakers and performers await their arrival. At 11 a.m. the program at the Garden Street Plaza will begin with speaker Ronald Smith, a Boys & Girls Clubs board member, opening the program. There will be musical performances by the kids, plus a reading of parts of the “I Have a Dream” speech, among other presentations.

JAN. 17

Helping One Woman (H.O.W.) will hold a benefit dinner and raffle drawing this month to help local resident Vanessa Winter. Winter and her husband, Wesley, have a son, Riley, who has a congenital heart defect that requires surgery. Riley is currently at Valley Children’s Hospital. The Porterville chapter of Helping One Woman holds a dinner each month to benefit a recipient whose name is drawn from nominations offered at the previous month’s dinner. H.O.W. attendees purchase their own meal and provide a $10 cash gift at each dinner to assist the woman being helped. A raffle featuring multiple gifts is also held. The dinner will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 20, at the Elks Lodge at 386 N. Main St. in Porterville. RSVP by Jan. 18 by calling or texting 202-3598.

Congressman Kevin Mccarthy has announced a monthly staff mobile office in Springville on the morning of Jan. 17. The mobile office will be held from 10–11 a.m. at the Springville Veterans Memorial Building, 35944 Highway 190. A staff member from Mccarthy’s office hosts each mobile office held throughout California’s 23rd Congressional District. Cole Karr, Mccarthy’s field representative, will meet with visitors in Springville and report back to the Congressman. This time provides an opportunity for constituents in the local community to conveniently visit and share concerns on important issues, current events and discuss casework matters regarding problems with federal government agencies.