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Veterans & Active Military Invited for Free Lunch at Texas Roadhouse

Veterans & Active Military Invited for Free Lunch at Texas Roadhouse

   Texas-size Thank You For Service to our Nation

 

Who:              Fresno’s Texas Roadhouse invites veterans and active members of U.S. military to enjoy FREE lunch on Monday, November 12.  Every Texas Roadhouse location across the country will participate in the free lunch event to honor the men and women of our armed forces.

 

What:              All veterans - including all active, retired or former U.S. military -  can choose one of 10 entrees, including a 6-ounce sirloin and two made-from-scratch sides plus a choice of any Coca-Cola product, sweet tea/ice tea or coffee during lunch.

Recently Discharged From the Military? Here's an Event For You!

Recently Discharged From the Military? Here's an Event For You!

The transition from the military to the civilian workforce can be tough--and The Home Depot wants to help!

The location in Tulare will be hosting six Civilian Career Workshops on Saturday, October 27th.

The Home Depot, which employs more than 35,000 veterans and active duty military, recognizes the strong skills the military community has to offer – as well as the challenges that many service men and women face in marketing these abilities to the civilian workforce. The company’s human resources professionals, in collaboration with veteran associates, will conduct half-day sessions focused on job search strategies, resume optimization and interview tips that are applicable to a search in most any industry or with most any employer.

The workshops are open to any member of the military or veteran transitioning to any civilian career.

Jobs! China Peak Hiring

Jobs! China Peak Hiring

China Peak Mountain Resort is getting ready for the upcoming winter season and is looking to fill more than 400 seasonal positions at its annual hiring fair in Clovis.

Interviews will be held for a wide range of positions including food service, parking, accounting, cashiers, guest services, ticket sales, hotel staff, lift operations, grooming, retail sales, ski and snowboard instructors and even snowmaking.

Many positions are available for part-time hours including nights, weekends and holidays. Many positions require no experience and some housing options are available.

Employee privileges include free skiing and riding, free group lessons, discounts on rental equipment and food and sport shop merchandise, as well as some dependent privileges.

The hiring fair will be held on Friday, October 26 and Saturday, October 27 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the former Gottschalks building in the Sierra Vista Mall in Clovis.

Meningitis Outbreak Toll: 328 Cases, 24 Deaths

Meningitis Outbreak Toll: 328 Cases, 24 Deaths

An outbreak of fungal meningitis has been linked to steroid shots for back pain. The medication, made by New England Compounding Center, in Massachusetts, has been recalled.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been 328 illnesses -- including five joint infections -- and 24 deaths.

Local facilities that received products from NECC (list provided by FDA):

NAS Lemoore Jets Fly Over Game 1 Of World Series

Fans attending Game 1 of the 2012 World Series between the San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers were treated to a special sight.

Four jets from VFA-25 and VFA-122 -- which are based at Lemoore Naval Air Station -- flew over AT&T Park Wednesday evening.

Navy jets from VFA-94 and VFA-137 -- also from Lemoore -- will fly over the stadium for Game 2 on Thursday.

Coverage of Game 2 starts at 4:30 p.m. on KMPH Fox 26.

Local Organization Receives Grant to Improve Housing Conditions

Local Organization Receives Grant to Improve Housing Conditions

Agriculture Under-Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager has announced the recipients of grants to make repairs and improve housing conditions for low- and very-low-income rural residents-- and one local group will benefit!

"For many rural residents, maintaining a home with basic features such as indoor plumbing and safe electrical wiring is often unaffordable," Tonsager said. "This program supports basic repairs to improve living conditions for rural residents with extremely limited incomes."  

Self-Help Enterprises received $85,000 of the $4.4 million in funding provided through the USDA Rural Development's Housing Preservation Grant program.

The groups will then distribute the funds to homeowners and owners of multi-family rental properties or cooperative dwellings who repair dwellings occupied by low- and very-low-income residents.

Self-Help serves families in Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced and Tulare Counties.

NAS Lemoore Establishes Search and Rescue Unit

NAS Lemoore Establishes Search and Rescue Unit

NAS Lemoore’s Search and Rescue (SAR) unit will be officially established Friday during a ceremony that begins at 2 p.m., Oct. 19.   The ceremony will be conducted at NAS Lemoore’s Hangar 4.

 

The new SAR unit, dubbed the “Wranglers,” has two Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawks in its arsenal.  A total of three are planned to outfit the unit that will be able to provide search and rescue capabilities to support the open water training requirements of the 15 strike fighter squadrons based at the air station.  The Wranglers will also cover inland training ranges.

 

A total of 30 active-duty Navy pilots, aircrew and hospital corpsmen are assigned to the unit. 

 

Kay and Associates, Inc., is the maintenance and logistics support contractor.  The technical service and support company employs approximately 40 civilian personnel.