As the mercury rises, you may be worrying about how you'll be able to pay your energy bills.

But, there's help-- and it's free!

The Tulare Energy Education Center offers a wide range of resources to help you make better energy decisions for your home or business. 

Attend classes and workshops, see the latest energy-saving technologies, learn about rebate programs, and get help through technical consulting.

You can stop by Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

If you are interested in pursuing a career in agricultural engineering, construction management, or specifically irrigation technologies you may consider applying for the Rain for Rent Scholarship program.  Students must apply thru their specific university or if they are a member of participating county Farm Bureaus (including Tulare) they can submit their application thru their local Farm Bureau office.  Submissions are due before April 30, 2013. You can find more information here.

Applications may be requested thru the local Tulare County Farm Bureau office, and the student's family should be a member of the Tulare County Farm Bureau to receive an application.

2-4 p.m. Thursday, April 17

Registration begins at 1:30 p.m.

Tulare College Center, College of the Sequoias

4999 E. Bardsley Ave., Tulare, CA  93274

Building B – Room 223

California Community Colleges Chancellor Brice W. Harris announced that his office has entered into a partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development to increase access to training and higher education for rural citizens, to support and enhance the agriculture industry, and to strengthen the state’s rural economy.