Women of Excellence

March is officially Women's History Month and one local organization is celebrating by honoring women who have performed outstanding service for their community.

Happenings

--Art Camp

Hanford Elementary School Menu
March 15 -- 19

MONDAY -- Beef ravioli, bread stick, garden bar including fresh fruits and veggies and choice of milk.

Connecting children with nature

There's more than meets the eye when it comes to garden-variety ducks at local parks.

Then & Now: Episcopal Church of the Saviour, Hanford

The Episcopal Church of the Saviour was founded in 1880 as a mission and developed into a self-supporting parish in 1891. The first church was built in 1883 by a group of English settlers at the corner of 3rd Avenue and South Douty Street. In 1906, the wooden building was relocated to its present location drawn on logs by horses. Today the building sits beside the church and is used as the chapel.The brick building, at the corner of Douty and 11th streets in Hanford, was designed by the architectural firm of the McDougal Brothers, was built in 1910.

Looking Back at Kings County

Editor's note: The following are excerpts from newspapers going back as far as 100 years.

Society preserves Kings legacies

Did you know? When California became a state in 1850, there were 27 counties. In 1852, a group of adventurers from Mariposa came to the Kaweah Delta, known then as the Four Creeks Country. They formed the county of Tulare with roughly the same boundaries as the present counties of Tulare, Kern, Kings, Fresno and Inyo.

Happenings

--Oyster Feed

Servicemen

Amanda Stewart: Navy Seaman Apprentice Amanda Stewart, a native of Lemoore, is currently deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) which is currently helping the Haitian relief effort.

Mounting frustration over Blue Cross payments

It may be financially impossible for California physical therapists to continue providing care to those enrolled in Anthem Blue Cross insurance plans come Monday.

Becoming a Blue Devil

If you were to listen to Elijah Turner’s iPod, you would find more than just the usual assortment of popular songs that teenagers listen to these days.

Losing weight and keeping it off

The ups and downs of yo-yo dieting and of trying every quick fix that hits the market can leave many people feeling discouraged and ashamed of their inability to lose weight or to keep it off. Desperate to take weight off and be healthier, or to feel better about themselves, many people are willing to try whatever it takes to shed the excess pounds.

AP Enterprise: NASA, cruise line got flu shots

Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean cruise line, the headquarters of drug giant Merck, the Johnson Space Center and a Department of Energy office in Idaho.

WHO: Not sure if drug-resistant TB is worsening

The World Health Organization says it doesn't have enough information to know if it is winning the fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis.

Kraft to cut salt in its North American foods

Kraft Foods Inc. said Wednesday that it will cut the salt in its products that are sold in North America by an average of 10 percent over the next two years to appeal to health-conscious consumers.

Attempt stalls to ban smoking at Calif state parks

An attempt by the California Legislature to impose what is believed to be the nation's most far-reaching smoking ban in state parks stalled Thursday over objections it would inappropriately punish smokers.

Calif. board to study requiring condoms in porn

California's worker safety board voted Thursday to further study a proposal that would require porn actors to wear condoms during sex scenes.