In celebration of the National Older Americans Month in May, the Kings/Tulare Area Agency on Aging is sponsoring “Senior Day in the Park,” as it has for the last 44 years, at Mooney Grove Park, to honor the seniors in our community. According to the Health & Human Services Department’s Administration on Aging, May is designated as a month to appreciate and celebrate the vitality and aspirations of older adults, as well as their contributions to our communities. Come join us for the 44th annual Senior Day in the Park.

Who: Tulare County Senior Citizens

What: Live music, food, and live entertainment including an Elvis impersonator, games, and exhibitor booths

When: Friday, May 17, 2013, 9 a.m.–2 p.m.

Where: Mooney Grove Park, 2700 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia

For more information call (800) 321-2462 or visit www.ktaaa.org.

Attached are event images and English/Spanish translations.

A new National Park Service (NPS) report for 2011 shows that the 1,573,393 visitors to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks spent $121,892,000 in communities surrounding the park!

This spending supported 1,629 jobs in the local area.

The information on Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks is part of a peer-reviewed spending analysis of national park visitors across the country conducted by Michigan State University for the National Park Service.

Every day Tulare County residents go to work, school, and attend social events. Every so often the unexpected occurs; possibly a fire, flood, earthquake, an act of violence or some other type of disaster. We were recently reminded of this in January 2013 with the nightclub fire in Brazil. The fire killed at least 230 people. The most deadly nightclub fire in U.S. history was at the Coconut Grove Club in 1942, which killed 492 people. More recently was a fire at The Station in Rhode Island on February 20, 2003, which claimed 100 lives. Each disaster can have lasting effects, on those involved, whether personally involved or as a family member grieving with the loss of a loved one. They are also extremely devastating and costly with the loss of life and property damage. It is important that when people are entering any public assembly building they understand and are aware of what to do in case of an emergency.

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