LOCAL CALENDAR

Monday Tuesday Feb. 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. 1048.

CLUBS MONDAY

The Porterville

Women's Club general membership meetings are held the first Monday of each month from October through May at the Airway Cafe. The social portion of the meeting begins at 11 a.m., a business meeting follows at 11:30 a.m., a luncheon is held at noon and a program follows lunch. Reservations for lunch must be made by the Thursday before the meeting. For more information, call President Deana Worthington at 784-8005.

The Porterville Garden

Club meets the second Monday of each month September through May at the Barn Theater, 42 S. Plano St. The social portion of the meeting begins at 11 a.m., a business meeting follows at 11:30 a.m., a luncheon is held at noon and a program follows lunch. Reservations for lunch must be made by the Thursday before the meeting. For more information call Shirley at 568-1547 or Bonnie at 781-4395.

Springville Senior Citizens Club meets the third Monday of each month at the Springville Veterans Memorial Building , 5944 Highway190. For more information, call 539-3438.

Cub Scout Pack 3116

invites boys ages 6-10 years to attend the monthly pack meeting the last Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at Bartlett Middle School at 355 N. G Street in Porterville. For more information call David Prestage at 361-1084 or Rick Meyers at 740-3909.

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 3100808 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.

White River Prospectors, the Porterville Chapter of the Gold Prospectors Association of America, meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Gold Hills Clubhouse at 720 E. Worth Dr. in Porterville. The meetings, and membership in the chapter, are free and open to the public. Members participate in gold panning, prospecting, metal detecting, outings and informative meetings. Teaching opportunities are also available. For more information, visit www.goldprospectors.org and click on the Porterville link, or contact president Yvonne Fiori at 559-361-3147.

The Porterville Democratic Club meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Pizza Factory. The business meeting is from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., preceded by no-host dining at 6 p.m. The Rollin' Relics Car Club meets at 6 p.m. the last Tuesday of each month at different locations. For more information, call 3596099.

CLASSES MONDAY

Exercise at the Porterville Senior Nutrition

site is from 11a.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 782-4725.

Crack O' Dawn Country-western Line

Dancing classes are held from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday at the Old Santa Fe Depot (Senior Center), 280 N. Fourth St. All ages are welcome. Beginners on Monday and Wednesday; intermediates on Tuesday and Thursday. Cost is $5 per day or $100 for 24 sessions. For more information call Sylvia at 202-9105.

Orientation for becoming a CASA volunteer advocate is held Mondays at 5:30 p.m. and Thursdays at noon, except for holidays. Call for orientation location. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates. For more information, call 625-4007 or www.casatulareco.org.

A Read to Succeed Adult Literacy Tutor

Orientation is held each Monday from 10 a.m. to noon. If the Monday sessions are not convenient, call 782-7493 or 782-7487 to schedule orientation on another day. Visit www. portervillelibrary.org for more information.

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.

Healthy Hearts Senior

Exercise meets at 9 a.m. each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, excluding holidays, at the Porterville Church of the Nazarene.

A Monday Night

Dance is held each Mondday at Golden Hills Mobile Estates, 720 E. Worth Ave., space 120. Dancing starts at 6 p.m. with music by the Country Friends. For more information, call 789-5244.

TUESDAY

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.

ENTERTAINMENT MONDAY

Bingo is offered by Porterville High

Booster Club each Monday night. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the games begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Porterville High School cafeteria. For more information, call 784-9293.

The Senior Citizens

Runners meet each Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at 27488 Avenue 150 in Porterville. For more information, call Bobby Powell at 782-8567.

TUESDAY

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. Bilingual Story Time is at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays at 41 W. Thurmond Avenue. Enjoy children's stories read in Spanish and English. For more information, call 791-7691. Bingo is offered by the Porterville Elks Lodge with the doors opening at 5 p.m. each Tuesday on the corner of Main Street and Morton Avenue. The earlybird game starts at 6:45 p.m. Buy-in is $15. For more information, call 784-1342. Mexican bingo or loteria at the Senior Nutrition site is from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at 466 E. Putnam Ave. The game uses images on a deck of cards instead of numbers on ping pong balls. Lunch is available each day at noon. Call the day prior for lunch reservations. For more information, call 782-4725.

MEETINGS MONDAY

A Read to Succeed Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation is held each Monday from 10 a.m. to noon. If the Monday sessions are not convenient, call 782-7493 or 782-7487 to schedule orientation on another day. Visit www. portervillelibrary.org for more information. Downtown Porterville Promotions meets the first Monday of each month at 9 a.m. in the Porterville Chamber of Commerce conference room. TUESDAY Tulare County Resource Family Approval, previously known as Foster Care Licensing, offers orientations twice per month for prospective Resource families. Orientations are held from 6 to 9 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays at the Professional Development Center, 4031 W. Noble Ave. Entrance is at the bottom of the two-story building next to Employment Connection. Orientations are held on the second floor. The door will be locked at 6 p.m. People who are interested in helping will need to attend one orientation meeting, and meet requirements such as being at least 18 years old, being financially able to support their own family, having no criminal record and a clear health screening and being certified in CPR and first aid. To schedule a personal orientation, or for more information, call 6230581. Tule River Parkway Association meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the Porterville Historical Museum. For more information, email tulerivergarden@ gmail.com.

SUPPORT MONDAY

Compulsive Eaters

Anonymous has a group in Porterville. For more information, call 310-8661028.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly has weigh-ins from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and meets from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. each Monday at the Sierra Hills Community, 2500 W. Henderson Ave., Porterville. For more information, call 784-0087 or visit www.tops.org.

AA meets each Monday from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Porterville 12-Step Recovery Club at 186 N. D St. at the corner of D and Walnut. For more information, call 539-3814.