LOCAL CALENDAR

Wednesday Thursday June 13-14

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 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 539-3815.

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. THURSDAY 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 The Porterville Art Association gallery is located at 151 N. Main St. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and admission is free. Art work is changed every two months. The gift shop features items hand-crafted by members. For more information, call 784-4323. THURSDAY It’s a Grand Old Flag is the theme of the annual Flag Day essay contest. Entries of no more than 200 words must be sent by June 8 to The Porterville Recorder. Unlike past years when there were age categories, this year there is just one open category. In addition to receiving an American flag, the winner of the Flag Day essay contest will also be given $50. The winner will have the opportunity to read their essay at the Flag Day Ceremony on Thursday, June 14 at the Grocery Outlet shopping center on the corner of Olive Avenue and D Street. The event is a celebration of patriotism as the citizens of Porterville and Southern Tulare County gather to pay their respects to the American flag. It marks the replacement of the largest flag in town, an American flag that flies over the Olive Avenue parking lot. A new flag will be dedicated and raised proudly over the community. Porterville’s Flag Day event is a community collaborative effort by the Porterville Elks Lodge, Porterville Emblem Club, Old Glory Club, Porterville Chamber of Commerce, Alta Mira Chapter NSDAR, American Legion, VFW, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Exchange Club and Grocery Outlet Market. 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. Boppy Time is from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. each Thursday at the Porterville Public Library at 41 W. Thurman Ave.

MEETINGS

THURSDAY

TCSR (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 756-5954 or Marlene 784-1616.