Tulare County Association of Governments

On this day in 1884, the first roller coaster in America opened on Coney Island. Reaching breakneck speeds of up to 6 mph, the ancestor of today’s increasingly daring rides was known as a switchback railway. Will you be revisiting your favorite roller coasters this summer? En este día de 1884, se inauguró la primera montaña rusa de Estados Unidos en Coney Island. Alcanzando velocidades vertiginosas de hasta 6 mph, el antepasado de los paseos cada vez más atrevidos de hoy se conocía como un ferrocarril en zigzag. ¿Volverás a visitar tus montañas rusas favoritas este verano?

California’s reopening today feels like returning to a normalcy not seen since March of last year, but a few critical requirements remain in place to ensure public health. Please continue to wear masks on public transportation and in community shelters, correctional facilities, medical facilities, and in K-12 classrooms. La reapertura de California hoy se siente como volver a una normalidad que no se había visto desde marzo del año pasado, pero algunos requisitos críticos qu...e garantizan que la salud pública permanezcan en su lugar. Continúe usando máscaras en el transporte público y en los refugios comunitarios, las instalaciones correccionales, las instalaciones médicas y en las aulas K-12. La reapertura de California hoy se siente como volver a una normalidad que no se había visto desde marzo del año pasado, pero requisitos públicos que fallan que la salud permanezcan vigentes. Continúe usando máscaras en el transporte público y en los refugios comunitarios, las instalaciones correccionales, las instalaciones médicas y en las aulas K-12. See more

The city of Tulare is well established as the heart of California agriculture, but the community did not have an easy time getting there. Named for Tulare Lake, which was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi, Tulare’s foundations began as the headquarters for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Even after burning down and being rebuilt three times in its early years, the community suffered once more when the railroad moved its headquarters, and the primary impe...tus for the community’s growth, to Bakersfield. Ironically, the death of Tulare Lake provided the means of rejuvenation for the city after which it was named: while the redirection of the rivers that fed into the lake for agriculture ultimately caused the Tulare Lake to disappear, it was the subsequent new irrigation systems that allowed the city to bloom as an agricultural powerhouse. Being centrally located nearly equidistant to every major California port doesn’t hurt, either! La ciudad de Tulare está bien establecida como el corazón de la agricultura de California, pero a la comunidad no le resultó fácil llegar allí. El nombre de Tulare Lake, que alguna vez fue el lago de agua dulce más grande al oeste del Mississippi, los cimientos de Tulare comenzaron como la sede del Ferrocarril del Pacífico Sur. Incluso después de incendiarse y ser reconstruido tres veces en sus primeros años, la comunidad sufrió una vez más cuando el ferrocarril trasladó su sede, y el impulso principal para el crecimiento de la comunidad, a Bakersfield. Irónicamente, la muerte del lago Tulare proporcionó los medios de rejuvenecimiento para la ciudad que le dio nombre: mientras que la redirección de los ríos que desembocaban en el lago para la agricultura finalmente hizo que el lago Tulare desapareciera, fueron los nuevos sistemas de riego posteriores los que permitió que la ciudad floreciera como una potencia agrícola. ¡Estar ubicado en el centro casi equidistante de todos los puertos importantes de California tampoco viene mal!

June is National Homeownership Month, a nationwide celebration to highlight U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) efforts to provide access to affordable housin...g for rural Americans. Since 1949, USDA has helped 4.7 million families and individuals buy homes in rural areas. Through out the month we will be highlighting families who we’ve helped reach their homeownership dreams. #homeownershipmonth #homeowner #usda #ruralusdaloans #affordablehousing #mutualselfhelphousing

Are you looking for a way to keep the children in your life entertained over summer? Enroll in Arts Visalia's six week Summer Art Kit Program! You can enroll in... as many or as few art kit weeks as you'd like. Week 1 will be shipped out the week of June 14th. Kits are available while supplies last and will arrive by mail. Full and partial scholarships are available. Visit www.artsvisalia.org/youth-art-program-signup/ to enroll now Here's What is Included in each kit: -3-4 activities per kit -Most of the supplies needed to complete the activities -Projects catered to the child's age -Detailed step-by-step directions -Information to help the child learn about how the project relates to a specific artist/art style #artsvisalia #visalia #visaliaca

Las rotondas reducen sustancialmente la contaminación del aire. Las emisiones nocivas aumentan cuando los automóviles se detienen y aceleran repentinamente, pero las rotondas mantienen el tráfico en movimiento, lo que mantiene bajos los contaminantes.

Did you know? Studies show that roundabouts like the one at the Farmersville interchange substantially reduce air pollution. Harmful emissions can increase when cars are left idling and made to suddenly accelerate, such as at stoplights and stop signs. Roundabouts keep traffic moving, which keeps pollutants - and frustrations! - low.

Ayude a reducir la propagación del COVID-19 haciéndose la prueba. Visite https://covid19.tularecounty.ca.gov/covid-19-testing-sites/ para encontrar ubicaciones gratuitas de pruebas de COVID-19 en la comunidad.

It’s Testing Tuesday! This is your friendly reminder to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 by getting tested. Visit https://covid19.tularecounty.ca.gov/covid-19-testing-sites/ for free community COVID-19 testing locations.

Join us on Monday, February 22 for the monthly TCAG Board Meeting. See tularecog.org for the agenda and zoom information. Únase a nosotros el lunes 22 de febrero para la reunión de la Junta de TCAG. Visite tularecog.org para obtener información sobre la agenda y zoom.

DEADLINE NOVEMBER 5th! Visit https://bit.ly/3i3wm9g for more info or email [email protected] with questions.

A special shout out to 4-Creeks Inc. - our very first 2020 Walk & Roll Art Contest Platinum Sponsor! Thank you for your generous support, 4-Creeks!

CALLING ALL TULARE COUNTY STUDENT ARTISTS!!! The Walk & Roll Art Contest is officially accepting submissions! Draw your ideas on how to help keep our air clean. Contest winners get a brand new bike and safety Gear! Visit https://bit.ly/3i3wm9g or email [email protected] with any questions.

Hey Tulare County students TK-12, enter the Walk & Roll Art Contest and draw your ideas on how to help keep our air clean. You could win a BRAND NEW BIKE! Visit https://bit.ly/3i3wm9g or email [email protected] with any questions.

Today is the last day to complete the Census! #BeCounted #BeCountedTulareCounty

Time is running out to take the Census and make a difference in your community! Take a few minutes to complete the Census - it's safe, secure and helps determine the future of programs for our kids, their education and our health care. Complete your Census today. Visit my2020census.gov or call 844-330-2020

Only four days left to take the Census and make a difference in your community! Take a few minutes to complete the Census - it's safe, secure and helps determine the future of programs for our kids, their education and our health care. Complete your Census today. Visit my2020census.gov or call 844-330-2020

September 21-27 is Rail Safety Week. For more information visit OLI.ORG #railsafetyweek #railsafetymonth2020

The 2020 Census is underway! The census impacts funding decisions for things like health care, infrastructure, education, and more. Respond to the 2020 Census online, by phone, or by mail today. Your information is confidential and can only be used to produce statistics. Your responses cannot be used against you in any way. Learn more at 2020CENSUS.GOV. #2020Census

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