Brown to celebrate 100 years of a full life
Helen Showers Brown was born Jan. 6, 1918, in Kewanee, Illinois during a snowstorm with four-foot drifts. The doctor could not get to the house, so Helen’s father delivered her. She weighed only four pounds. Helen’s parents were Carl and Viola Showers; Helen had four older brothers and two older sisters. Helen’s sister, Lucille, is […]
Two die in accidents in year’s final days
Two Madera County men were killed by errant driving at year’s end. The first, a Chowchilla man, was struck and killed on the shoulder of Road 20, north of Avenue 22, as he checked on his cattle in a pasture the evening of Dec. 29, according to The California Highway Patrol. Crisanto Flores Ramos, 84, […]
Bringing in 2018
Welcome to 2018. There were many explosions at midnight on Sunday. I’m hoping they were illegal bottle rockets and not gunshots. It is hard to tell. My first New Year’s Eve, when I was going with Fred, we invited one couple over to watch Don Kirshner “In Concert,” on television. By midnight, there were about […]
Reader thanks editor for reality check
This is a very realistic perspective, which I appreciate, and thank you much for sharing Mr. Doud. Oftentimes, we get so caught up and influenced by the media year after year, being in our happy mood, that we just can’t help ourselves, but join the crowd and make New Year’s resolutions based on the fact […]
Writer considers Madera’s water rates to be outrageous
Upset about the water rates that you paid last summer? With more rate increases on the way from the City of Madera, how happy will you be with your water rates this coming summer? Do you know that you are paying the highest water rates in the Valley? Don’t know who to complain to? You […]
Coyotes open tourney with win
After taking some time off for the holidays, the Madera Coyotes girls basketball team opened the Yosemite Basketball Tournament with a 52-41 victory over the Kingsburg Vikings in Joe Flores Gym. The Coyotes wore down the Vikings, who only had seven players on their roster. Madera outscored the Vikings 31-15 in the second half for […]
Liberty gets home wins
Before ringing in the new year, the Liberty Hawks girls basketball team picked up a pair of wins, capped off by a 44-12 victory over the Riverdale Cowgirls “It’s a good feeling to see success on the court,” second year head coach Ashley Chavira said. “They are happy and excited to come out to play […]