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November 22 Christmas Tree Auction - Festival of Trees Tulare Hospital Foundation

December 5 Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony 5pm-8:30pm

December 13 Celebrating the Greatest Gift of All! The Gift of Family Tulare Emergency Aid

www.TulareChamber.org the UpdateUpdateNov. 2013

Published date: Oct. 26, 2013the

Save the Date:

Have a Jazzy, Jazzy Christmas with us!

The 2013 Board of Directors presents the following slate of candidates for elections in accordance with section 4.2.4 of the Chamber of Commerce By Laws. Additional candidates may be placed on a ballot as provided for in section 4.2.5. Please contact the Chamber office for additional information.

The Tulare Chamber of Commerce and Tulare Downtown Association are pleased to announce that we are hosting the 2013 Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting events on December 5, 2013. The lighting of the tree will commence at 5:00 p.m. on the corner of ‘K’ and Tulare Ave., while the parade will begin at 6:00 p.m. Following the parade will be performances, a Holiday Bazaar with hot choco-late, and live music. The evening’s events will conclude at 8:30 p.m.

The parade route will begin at San Joaquin and ‘K’ Street, pro-ceed down ‘K’ and make a left onto Tulare Ave., make another left onto ‘L’ street, and end on San Joaquin and ‘L’ (please see the map at the right for details).

We welcome all participants to please complete the “Jazzy Christmas Parade” form and return it to the Chamber by Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 220 E. Tulare Avenue, or send it in via fax to (559) 686-4915.

Crystal Cota (2nd term)Sherrie Bakke (2nd term)

Kerissa Chapman (2nd term)

Karen Bravo (1st term)Ben Martin (1st term)

Diane Mathis (1st term)

Don Schultz (1st term)Tony Cota (1st term)

Philip Smith (Appointed for the year of 2014)

The Tulare Chamber of Commerce exists to serve its members and the citizens of the Tulare area via the creation of economic opportunity and business prosperity via: Economic development • Promoting the Tulare area, its business interests and free enterprise • Facilitating cooperation between government and the business community • Enhancement of the community’s quality of life

2013 Officers

Art ClarkImmediate Past Chair

Kohler & Clark Screw Products, Inc

Marie PintoVice Chair ofMembership

2013 BoardPatrick Isherwood

Governmental Affairs Committee Head

Sherrie BakkeTulare Regional Medical Center

Kerissa Postma-ChapmanInternational Agri-Center

Crystal CotaM. Green & Co.

Melissa FreitasValley Business Bank

Shea GowinGowin Green

Dennis MederosLegal Counsel

Horswill, Mederos, & Soares

Linda NoguesBacome Insurance

Manuel Ortiz, Jr.Manuel Ortiz Ag Real Estate

Keith ReynoldsTAE Inc.

Ronald SmithSterling & Smith Funeral Homes

Lonnie TiesieraWill Tiesiera

Ford-Mercury, Inc.

Mike WatsonGolden State Paint & Body

Professional StaffLynn Dredge President / CEO

Sherry CarsonOffice Manager

Linda HowarthInformation Coordinator

Lauren RosenMarketing and Membership

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Philip SmithChairman of the BoardCitizens Business Bank

Crystal CotaChair Elect

M. Green & Co.

Mike WatsonVice Chair of Finance

Golden State Paint & Body

Megan MederosInformation Coordinator

Tulare Chamber of Commerce welcomes the 2014 new board member candidates!

Diane MathisDiane Mathis was born and raised in Chico

California and attended California State University Chico with a Social Science Major then she attended COS for two years and graduated with an Associate’s Degree as a Paralegal. For several years Diane worked for Sweet’s Drug Store then moved on to own and manage two Tee Shirt Shops with a partner. In 1984

she went to work for the Tulare County Court House for Tulare County Law Library for 21 years. She served as President of the Sequoia Paralegal Association in 1992. Diane is married and has five children with seven grandchildren and currently resides in Tulare.

Diane has been extensively involved with the Tulare community dat-ing back to the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. Diane was the Chairman of the Tulare Junior Women’s Club which was a very active and civic minded organization in Tulare for many years. She has been actively involved with the International Agri Center for more than 39 years. She was the World Ag Expo, Chairman in 1997 and one of the original volunteers for the Antique Farm Equipment Show and served as the Chairman in 2009. She now serves as the Special Events Chairman for the World Ag Expo.

In 1998, Diane was named Woman of the Year by the Tulare Chamber of Commerce. She served as a member of the Tulare City Council from 1990-1998, served six years as Vice-Mayor, and became the Mayor in 1998 of Tulare County. She was a member of the Tulare Soroptomist Club and was honored with the Woman of Distinction Award in 1993. In 2000, Diane was inducted in to the ‘COS Hall of Fame’ and received a Tulare County ‘Liberty Bell Award’ for Law Day in 2006. She is an original mem-ber of Tulare Cultural Arts Foundation Board and the Tulare Centennial Committee.

Diane is currently a member of the Tulare Volunteer Board and in 2012 she received the ‘John Conway Volunteer Award’ in 2012 and for the past-four years, Diane has been a member of ‘Community Focus Court Planning Team’ for Tulare County Superior Court and has participated on countless committees throughout Tulare County.

Diane enjoys spending time with her family and friends, loves to cruise, likes reading, and old movies. Mrs. Mathis believes in Tulare, in its potential for economic growth. She believes we need to support the citizens and busi

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Don SchultzDonald Schultz began his association with medical

care while attending the University of Colorado as a pre-Pharmacy student in 1966 while also working as a laboratory technician at the University of Colorado Medical Center. In 1967 he volunteered and entered active service in the United States Army. After train-ing as a medical corpsman and clinical specialist he

served a one year tour of duty with the 4th Infantry Division in Viet Nam providing emergency trauma care to combat causalities.

Following discharge from active duty he moved to Tulare in 1972 and started working at Tulare District Hospital as a Registered Nurse in the emergency department and ambulance service. In that capacity he attended the first EMT class in Tulare County, and subsequently taught the EMT program at College of the Sequoias. Almost since its inception he has served on the Tulare County Emergency Medical Care Committee. Until the upgrade to Paramedics he also served on the EMT-II Coordinating Committee. Both of these committees helped ensure high quality pre-hospi-tal medical care in Tulare County.

In 1980 he was accepted into the Stanford University Physician Assistant program and graduated in 1983 with certification as a Physician Assistant and Family Nurse Practitioner. Following graduation Mr. Schultz returned to Tulare District Hospital and the emergency department. In 1988 he became the Patient Care Manager with responsibility for the emergency department and ambulance service.

In 1994 Tulare District Hospital made the decision to sell their ambulance service and Mr. Schultz successfully purchased the service and started LifeStar Ambulance. Today Mr. Schultz is the President of LifeStar Ambulance, continues to serve on the Tulare County Emergency Coordinating Committee, is a board member of Tulare County Consolidated Ambulance Dispatch where he serves as Treasurer, and servesas a board member of the Ambulance Providers Association of Tulare County.

He and his wife Lana have 6 children and 10 grandchildren. The Tulare Chamber of Commerce is honored to potentially have Donald sit on their 2014 Board of Directors.

Ben MartinsBen Martins was born and raised in Atascadero

California and attended Mission College Preparatory Catholic High School. He is the youngest of eight siblings and enjoys coming from a large family. Ben opened the Atascadero location of Big Bubba’s Bad BBQ Restaurant and fell in love with the Restaurant industry. Ben moved to Tulare in 2005 and opened

a Big Bubba’s Bad BBQ throughout their opening process. There was an opportunity for Ben to switch careers when he was offered to open a Point Of Sale business in Fresno. Not long after, in 2008, Ben missed the restau-rant industry and was hired to re-open Cool Hand Luke’s.

Ben feels the community outreach and community involvement is very important. Cool Hand Luke’s sponsors many different events throughout Tulare year round. He sponsors many different High School programs, St. Aloysius School program, and partners with Tulare Regional Medical Center. In November Cool Hand Luke’s hosts Tip-A-Cop and sponsor the Special Olympics raising record breaking sponsorship funds! Ben also partners with the Tulare Chamber of Commerce each year to host the New Teacher Reception as his restaurant. The MS Lock Up is a great event where the Tulare Police Department arrests a guest “throwing them in jail” at Cool Hand Luke’s. This guest must call friends and family to “bail them out of jail” by sponsoring them.

Ben is very active with the World Ag Expo and has hosted the John Deer Reception for the past four years in partnership with Hampton Inn and Suites. He also hosts an employee appreciation night during the Holiday Season to say thank you to his team!

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Tony CotaTony Cota is the General Manager for the Best

Western Town & Country Lodge in Tulare. He has had the privilege of working at the hotel since 2001 and was promoted to General Manager in 2008. In this role, he oversees each department which includes Front Desk, Housekeeping, Maintenance, Lounge and Sales.

Tony grew up in Tulare and attended Tulare Western High School. After graduating, he attended college at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, where he obtained a bachelors degree in Pastoral Ministries. While in col-lege, Tony had to make ends meet, so he took a night audit/front desk position at the Best Western in San Juan Capistrano. Little did he know this ‘college job’ would eventually turn into his career.

It was at a Best Western district meeting where Tony met Jackson Tsai, the owner of the Best Western Town & Country Lodge in Tulare and learned that a position in Sales was available. Excited at the opportunity to move back home, Tony and his wife Laura, decided to leave Southern California and establish their roots in Tulare.

Twelve years have now passed. The roots Tony and Laura set out to estab-lish in Tulare are deep as they’ve been blessed with 3 beautiful daughters Lily, Evie and Megan ages 11, 9, and 7. Tony has had the privilege of being a part of Kiwanis, a board member of Tulare Community Health Clinic, an ambassador with the Tulare Chamber, current Children’s Director at Tulare Calvary Chapel and now looks forward to the opportunity to serve as a board member for the Tulare Chamber of Commerce.

page 2 — November 2013 tulare chamber — the updateOctober 26, 2013 Tulare Advance-RegisterNETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

NEW MEMBERS

Cline’s Business Equipment, Inc.Here at Cline’s we carry a full line of

Konica-Minolta Digital Copiers, Printers, Scanners, and office solutions. We are also an

authorized Samsung dealer/Service cen-ter. We are located in the heart of down-town Visalia, CA, and service a wide area of Tulare & Kings Counties! Whether it’s a Copier, fax machine or laser printer, we can meet any need large or small. Everything from small tabletop all-in-one

copier/printer/fax/scanner’s to high-end production print machines. We offer new or refurbished, black and white or full color. We can take care of a 1-day rental or a 60-month lease all in house. Cline’s also works on computers and computer networks - just give us a call!

Contact us at 559-733-9354 or visit our website http://www.clinesbe.com/

Please join the Tulare Chamber in welcoming Cline’s Business Equipment, Inc. as a new member!

Porterville Adult Day ServicesPorterville Adult Day Services’ (PADS)

mission is to provide continuing sup-portive services for caregivers, AND we

serve those adults 18 years and older who cannot stay home alone safely including those with Alzheimer’s disease and other related forms of dementia pre-venting premature placement.

Porterville Adult Day Services

serves the City of Tulare. We have the only California State Licensed Adult Day Program for Alzheimer’s Disease or other forms of dementia in Tulare County. We have a van that picks up your loved one and after they have had a wonderful day of activities returns them safely home to you at the end of the day.

Please join the Tulare Chamber in welcoming the Porterville Adult Day Services as a new member!

Suncrest BankWelcome to Suncrest Bank, estab-

lished in 2008 with branches currently in Visalia and Porterville. We are pleased to offer an out-

standing level of expertise to business and agri-business borrowers of all types. Locally owned, we are working to create

lifelong relationships in the communities we serve. Our customers benefit from decisions made locally and hometown service that our expert staff provides. Community is the cornerstone of who we are.

Please join the Tulare Chamber in welcoming Suncrest Bank as new mem-bers!

Smart & FinalSmart & Final is the smaller faster

warehouse store where businesses and households find great savings

on quality food and supplies. We have everything you need for cooking, enter-taining and cleaning-up afterwards.

Restaurant chefs and other culinary professionals shop at Smart & Final for our distinct, restaurant-quality product assortment and low warehouse prices. Households shop with us too and get those same great deals and products.

Our stores save you time and money. With our convenient locations and smaller warehouse design, you get in and out quickly. Our exceptional com-bination of low warehouse prices and restaurant –quality products provide you outstanding value, and we never charge a membership fee.

Our Smart & Final Extra! stores have all the features customers love about Smart & Final plus extra low prices, extra assortment, extra service and more.

Smart & Final Extra! stores range in size from 25,000 to 40,000 square feet, much larger than a typical 17,000-square-foot traditional Smart & Final warehouse store. With all that extra space, the stores are able to carry more than 5,000 additional items in family-friendly sizes. The assortment at Smart & Final Extra! includes a greatly expanded selection of products in key categories like produce, fresh meat, fro-zen foods, dairy, deli and grocery basics like cereal, yogurt, bread and snacks. There are also sections for baby food and diapers and health and beauty care. The stores also continue to carry a large selection of “Club Pack” sized products for stocking-up and a broad assortment of foodservice, janitorial and other sup-plies for businesses and organizations.

So whether you are stocking up, planning a party or preparing a meal for your family, visit Smart & Final in Tulare, located at 1019 E. Prosperity Ave, Tulare CA 93274. Please join the Tulare Chamber of Commerce in welcoming Smart & Final as a new member!

RENEWING MEMBERSn Donut Factory #2n Elements - Interior Design by Michelle Lewisn Lynn & Annette Dredgen Carver Pump Servicen Gist Farms, Inc.n Steven & Arlene Hettingan Iron Grip Gymn L & S Paving, Inc.n Tulare Sunrise Rotary Clubn Colleen’s Servicesn Cross Street Small Animals Veterinary Hospitaln Sunrise Farmsn Doug Anderson Real Estate, Inc.n Clarklind Farmsn Battery Pron Vermillion & Associates Insurance Agencyn Associated Soils Analysis, Inc.n Pat Loftis Farms

n SBS AGn Cardoza Companyn Sequoia Beverage Companyn Supervisor Pete Vander Poel IIIn Kiwanis Club of Greater Tularen Optimal Hospice Foundationn Encore Theatre Companyn Browman Developmentn Kirby Manufacturing, Inc.n Avila’s Tile & Cabinetsn Terra Linda Dairyn Greg Watt Ranchn Pena’s Disposal Inc.n T-Shirt Expressn Sa Recyclingn Sign Timen COS Career Technical Educcation / COS Farmn LPL Financialn Shannon Brothers Company, Inc.n Mario Simoes Family Dairy

KattleGuardSince 2000, Dairy Solutions Inc. has

focused on solving the problems facing dairy farms and dairy farmers. The company

was formed with a mission to develop products and services that address the issues that cause animal stress, result-ing in higher costs and lower profits. We also make a strong commitment to animal safety and protecting the environment. We believe that relieving stress and protect-ing dairy cows with innovative products makes them more productive – resulting in more profitable farms. In addition, it’s key that our products have a low impact on the environment. We accomplish this by reducing waste and runoff, so chemicals and toxins don’t get into the soil and affect milk quality or animal health. A win-win situation all around. The Dairy Solutions team also knows the financial implications to dairy farmers, which is why our solu-tions yield higher profits, shorter payback times and a higher return on investment. The KattleGuard Fly Control and Hoof Care systems fall squarely into this objec-tive. With animal health and welfare top of mind, the results have been remarkable. Not only are dairy farms more efficient and productive, farmers’ profits soar and

they know their prize animals are safe and happy.

The KattleGuard Fly-Spray System cou-pled with our proprietary chemical insec-ticide is simply the best fly control system on the market today. It unites effective, continuous fly knockdown and protec-tion with simplicity and automation. The KattleGuard Automatic Footbath System is the hassle-free way to keeps cows’ feet treated seven days a week. Unlike tradi-tional baths, your cows get fresh cleaning solution applied to all four feet each and every treatment. This self-cleaning unit eliminates manure build-up in the system and fights the cross contamination com-mon in traditional footbaths. This unique hoof care solution was called the “One of the Best New Products in 2011” by Dairy Herd Management magazine.

Although Kattleguard has been in the Central Valley for many years, our business office has recently relocated to Tulare from Raymore, MO. Please contact our owner, John Greeson, at (559) 686-4600 if you would like to know more about our com-pany or would like more information on our innovative products. Or you can visit our website at www.dairysolutions.com.

Trademark Product Name of Dairy Solutions Inc

St. Rita’s Catholic ChurchThe history of Saint Rita’s Catholic

Church starts back in the 1940’s. The need of a mission for the

Spanish speaking popu-lation that was living in the southeastern area of the city of Tulare was

recognized and finally the chapel was erected in 1945. Saint Rita’s was elevated to parish status on March 21, 1968 by the Most Reverend Bishop Timothy Manning, the first bishop of the newly created Diocese of Fresno. Reverend Charles A. Dorn was appoint-ed pastor and the new parish boundar-ies were finalized.

During 1996 the church capacity was increased to 450. Throughout all this years, Saint Rita’s was improved by different pastors and members of this community. Now a day Saint Rita’s has a Parish Hall, eight classrooms, a Parish Office, a Religious Education Office and three different parking lots.

Currently Saint Rita’s serves around 1,400 parishioners and offers services in English and Spanish.Parish Office:Address: 954 South O St.., Tulare, CAPhone: 559-686-3847Webpage: www.stritacatholicchurch.comOffice Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9 AM to 5 PM Friday 9 AM to 2 PM

Services schedule:

n Saturday 5:30 PM English; 7:00 PM Spanishn Sunday 7:30 AM Spanish; 9:30 AM English 11:00 AM English; 1:00 PM Spanish 7:00 PM Englishn Weekdays Tuesday 5:30 PM Spanish Wednesday-Friday 8:00 AM Englishn Confessions Thursday 5:30-7:00 PMn Blessed Sacrament Exposition Friday 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM

The Tulare Chamber of Commerce would like to recognize these members who have gone above and beyond membership investment in 2013. Their support is instrumental in the growth of the Chamber.

President’s CircleJD Heiskell & Company

Lagomarsino GroupLand O Lakes

Res-Com Pest ControlSaputo Cheese USA, Inc.

Tachi Palace Hotel & CasinoTulare Regional Medical Center

Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register

Director’s CircleFarm Credit West

International Agri CenterTulare Outlet CenterValley Business Bank

Ambassador’s Circle Acclaim Auto & Truck Accessories

Bank of Sierra

Citizens Business BankEducational Employees Credit Union

Horswill, Mederos & Soares Law OfficeKJUG Radio

Magnolia Health CorporationMerle Stone ChevroletSturgeon & Beck Inc.

Southern California EdisonWill Tiesiera Ford

Circles of ExcellenceA program of the Tulare Chamber of Commerce

Travel with the Chamber!Join the Tulare Chamber with Seabound Travel for a trip to

Scotland!• Details regarding the trip itinerary• Question and answer session• Sign up during this meeting and receive an additional discount

For additional information, contact the Tulare Chamber 559-686-1547

Slide Show PresentationTulare Chamber Banquet Room220 E. Tulare Ave.Thursday, Nov. 7, 20139-10 am

MartinsContinued from page 1

Ben has been married for 17 years and his daughter is currently attending Summit College Academy in Porterville receiving straight A’s. His daughter’s school focuses on high education and college prep. Ben loves to go white water rafting down the Mighty Kern River, enjoys cooking especially at

family events and BBQs. Ben finds the most enjoyment from training and developing employees. He loved educating his team on how to interact with people and sell not just food

but the experience of dinning in at Cool Hand Luke’s.

Ben believes in the spirit of the Tulare Chamber of Commerce that provides endless resources for employee relations, networking opportunities, and community involvement and progress. He feels strongly about giving back to your community. Community involvement cre-ates a Cinergy that promotes citizens and busi-ness owners to work together for the better good of Tulare. The Chamber is the flagship of the community. The Tulare Chamber of Commerce is honored to potentially have Ben sit on their 2014 Board of Directors.

tulare chamber — the update November 2013 — page 3Tulare Advance-Register October 26, 2013MEMBER NEWS

Tulare High School District inaugurates new Foundation with 5K Rivalry RunBy Dr. Sarah Koligian

New Education FoundationThe Tulare Joint Union High School

District kicked off its new Education Foundation to support the 4 A’s; Academics, Agriculture, Arts, and Athletics, with the first-ever Tulare 5K Rivalry Run fund-raiser. Each school within the district competed with one another by trying to garner the highest percentage of partici-pants per school enrollment. Participants included staff, students, parents, family members, children in strollers and even pets. The event had over 100 participants and raised over $2000.

Tulare Western High School won the perpetual “Golden Track Shoe” trophy with the most participants this year. The trophy will proudly be displayed at Tulare Western for the rest of the year. The Foundation’s kickoff extravaganza dinner-show is planned for the end of March. We encourage parents and community members to attend this gala event which will include a delicious first-class dinner followed by a special performance by our high school students. If you are interested in more information, please call Tulare Joint Union High School District at 688-2021 or check out the Foundation website link found at www.tulare.k12.ca.us.

5K Rivalry RunThe Tulare Joint Union High School

District Foundation and Rivalry Run Committee would like to thank everyone who came out on September 21st to sup-port the first annual Rivalry Run! Thank you to the following sponsors who helped make this a fun event.

Sponsorsn Buckman-Mitchell, Inc.n Educational Employees Credit Unionn Frank Fernandesn Fresno Produce, Co.n Giotto’s Alarm Techn Grissom-Wallace Communications

Inc.n J.D. Heiskell & Companyn Joe and Marie Pinton Land O’Lakesn Lane Engineers, Inc.n M. Green and Company LLPn Parul Gupta M.D. Obstetrics &

Gynecologyn RESCOM Pest Controln Tulare Community Health Clinicn Tulare Noon Kiwanisn Valley Business Bankn Valley Food ServiceWe also want to thank all of our par-

ticipants who came out and showed their school pride and were great sports. The official winners for each category are as follows. All results including times by age group and overall are posted on the web-site at http://ww2.tulare.k12.ca.us/founda-tion1/fundraisers/.

Winners:

n Female — 9 & under 1. Lauren Spellman 2. Rebecca Thomure 3. Gracie Marquezn Female — 10 to 14 1. Maria Garcia 2. Mya Hinojos 3. April Mascorron Female — 15 to 19 1. Emily Rising 2. Emily Fonseca 3. Alondra Alcarezn Female — 20 to 24 1. Jacqueline Delgado 2. Victoria Cota 3. Brittany Durann Female — 25 to 39 1. Alexis Frost 2. Tamara Dye 3. Sylvia Tenan Female — 40 to 49 1. Vicki Leoni 2. Gina Mechigian 3. Jennifer Sousan Female — 50 to 59 1. Sarah Koligian 2. Marie Pinto 3. Tracey Stanleyn Female — 60 & over 1. Anne Flood 2. Karen Hamilton

Rivalry Run Committee:

Janet StephensJanis EvangelhoMarie PintoMarietta MartinezScott PierceVivian Hamilton

Race Day Volunteers:

Beverley NagelBill EdminsterCadet Corps (crossing guards)Connor Martin (TU ASB DJ)Kiley Atlas (TU ASB DJ)Manuel CorreiaMary Lou CorreiaTheresa StaterVisalia Runners (Timing)

n Male — 9 & under 1. Evan Emanuelson 2. Jackson Bonnar 3. Frankie Fernandesn Male — 10 to 14 1. Abel Jimenez 2. Kellen Spellman n Male — 15 to 19 1. Danny Rios 2. Wade Sousa 3. Andrew Machadon Male — 20 to 24 1. Joey Fonseca 2. Max Hobbs n Male — 25 to 39 1. Joseph Yaeger 2. Daniel Enriquez 3. Roberto Vacan Male — 40 to 49 1. Dereck Domingues

2. Lucas Jones 3. Jose Perezn Male — 50 to 59 1. Randal Searcy 2. Isidro Carrasco 3. Douglas Cardozan Male — 60 & over 1. James Hollman 2. Floyd Van

3. Dennis Mederos

Rotarians give dictionaries to third gradersEach year the two Rotary clubs in Tulare

team up to give out free dictionaries to every 3rd grade student in Tulare and sur-rounding schools. This year over a three day span in late September Rotarians covered 16 schools and gave out approximately 1300 dictionaries. The goal of this program is to assist all students in becoming good writers, active readers, creative thinkers, and resourceful learners by providing them with their own personal dictionary. The

dictionaries are a gift to each student to use at school and at home for years to come. This program was started nine years ago to promote literacy and education in our com-munity.

For additional information, contact per-son Jennifer Pinheiro of Tulare Rotary Club or Daniel Enriquez of Tulare Sunrise Rotary Club. Email to tularerotary@gmail.com. Like us on Facebook!

Valley Business Bank, with five conveniently-located offices, earns a five-star ratingAllan W. Stone, President & Chief

Executive Officer of Valley Business Bank is proud to announce

that the bank was once again recognized as a 5-Star Superior Bank for strength and stability for the quarter ending June 30, 2013 by Bauer Financial, Inc., the

nation’s leading bank rating and research firm.

“We are once again very pleased to receive this esteemed 5-star rating. We succeed because of the efforts that have been put forth by our employees holding true to their principles of sound banking, and thriving without compromising the

banks set standards. Valley Business Bank is very grateful for the opportunity to serve our community, and we have once again proven our commitment by provid-ing a reliable foundation to meet our cus-tomer’s financial needs”, said Stone.

Valley Business Bank, a full-service banking institution, was established in

1996 and has been serving the banking needs of its friends and neighbors for 15 years.

The Bank operates through five conve-niently located offices in Visalia, Fresno, Tulare, Tipton, and Woodlake. They can easily be found on the Internet at www.valleybusinessbank.net.

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MartinsContinued from page 1nesses in this community and the Chamber of Commerce plays a major role in accomplish-ing this goal. She has been a member of the

Tulare Chamber of Commerce since 1990 and the Tulare Chamber of Commerce is honored to potentially have Diane sit on their 2014 Board of Directors. the parish of St. Rita as the Confirmation coordinator and youth minister. He enjoys reading and playing with his girls.

page 4 — November 2013 tulare chamber — the updateOctober 26, 2013 Tulare Advance-RegisterPROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

November CalendarNovemberCalendar

November 2 Little Kickers Soccer, Garden School, 9 am

November 4 Planning Commission Meeting, Tulare Public Library, 491 N. M St., 7-8 pm

November 6 Tulare United Methodist Church Men’s Fellowship, 228 W. Kern Ave., 5-6 pm

Tulare Joint Union High School District Veteran’s Appreciation Day, 755 E. Tulare, 8 am - 1 pm

November 8 4th Annual Veterans Day Ceremony and Luncheon, Tulare Senior Center, 201 N. F St., 11 am

November 11 Deadline for the Chamber Newsletter, Tulare Chamber

Governmental Affairs Committeemeeting, Apple Annies, 12-1 pm

November 12 Tulare United Methodist Church Women’s Fellowship, 228 W. Kern Ave., 10-11 am

Tulare Safety Council meeting, Apple Annies Restaurant, 1165 N. Blackstone, 12-1 pm

Police Citizens Complaint Review Board meeting, Tulare City Hall, 411 E. Kern Ave., 5:30-6:30 pm

Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, Claude Meitzenheimer Community Center, 830 S. Blackstone, 6:30 -7:30pm

November 16 Little Kickers Soccer, Garden School, 9 am

November 18 Community Game Night Bingo, Twin Oaks Assisted Living Center, 999 N. M St., 6-7 pm

Men’s Softball, Prosperity Park, 6:30-10pm

Planning Commission meeting, Tulare Public Library, 491 N. M St., 7-8 pm

November 19Ambassadors Meeting, Tulare Chamber Banquet Room, 220 W. Tulare, 8-9 am Co-ed Volleyball, Tulare Youth Center, 7-9 pm

November 21 Afterschool Soccer Games, Elk Bayou Soccer Complex, 5-8pm

November 22 Christmas Tree Auction, Heritage Complex, 6-7 pm

November 30 Little Kickers Soccer, Garden School, 9 am

2014 state, federal employment postersYou must post a compliant Employment

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Please reference the order form inserted in to this newsletter to order your 2014 California and Federal Employment Poster TODAY!

St. Rita’s gives thanks and gives back

The Salvation Army serves Food Boxes to Families with Children

for ThanksgivingFamilies can stop

by the Salvation Army, Monday through Friday,

starting on November 1, 2013. There are 350 Food Boxes

that will be available. They will be distributed on a first come first serve basis!

Saint Rita’s Catholic Church is hosting a Food Basket giveaway for Thanksgiving for the needy families of our community. The food basket will contain all the basic food that a family needs to prepare a Thanksgiving Dinner, including a turkey. If you know of any family going through dif-ficult moments financially or if you think that you qualify for this, please go to our Parish Office and ask for a Food Basket Application or get it online at: www.strita-

catholicchurch.com. We will take applications until 4:30 pm

on Monday, November 18th.In order to apply you will need to bring

your photo ID and be the person that will pick up the basket. Qualification is based on the family’s annual income. The distribution date will be Monday, Nov. 25th from 9 to 11 AM.

Note: We will have a limited number of baskets. If you do not qualify the Parish Office will contact you to let you know.

For more inforamtion, please contact Res-Com at 559-685-8989

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