Chukchansis open 18-pump discount fueling station near hotel and casino
Chukchansi Crossing Fuel Station and Travel Center officially opened Wednesday by tribal officials at an event that included a prayer ceremony, a ribbon cutting and guided tours. The facility, at 32035 State Route 41, had undergone a soft opening for several weeks. The Travel Center is open 24 hours a day, with 18 fuel pumps […]
Fair receives grant for interactive educational ag venue at 2018 event
Madera District Fair was awarded the 2017 CalAgGrant for their proposed “iFarmers Market,” an interactive educational agriculture venue set to open at the 2018 fair. The activity center will house tablets featuring curriculum applications created by The American Farm Bureau’s My American Farm project. The second side of the kiosk will feature a play farmers’ […]
Chowchilla firm provides a surprise $50,000 for Bigs in Blue program
Golden Memorial Foundation of Chowchilla has made an unexpected donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central California’s (BBBSCC) “Bigs in Blue” program which will allow the volunteer group to operate in Chowchilla. Bigs in Blue is a one-to-one mentoring program that connects youth with police in communities throughout the nation, building strong, trusting, lasting […]
Madera Police Log
The Madera Police Department reported the following incidents. March 15 8:42 a.m. — Noisy music from party in the 1400 block of Segovia Court. 10:05 a.m. — Domestic violence in the 200 block of South L Street. 11:50 a.m. — Parking citation issued in the 200 block of East Yosemite Avenue. 12:29 a.m. — Driving […]
Why people are quitting Facebook big time
People are getting off Facebook as fast as they can, according to technology writers, many of whom have long warned Facebookers that they face serious inconvenience if not financial ruin because of Facebook’s inability to keep intruders from crossing its borders. Tech guru Shelly Palmer compares Facebook to a nation, one populated by some 2 […]
Women on top: Breaking the glass ceiling
Something interesting happened at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, at the end of January. The members selected the co-chairs for the 2019 sessions that will be held in San Francisco. All seven are women. At one time, those positions would have been filled by men exclusively. But, the times have been […]
Reflections on a rainy spring
While the rains this week made it look like what passes for winter in the San Joaquin Valley, spring officially arrived at 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday. When I was in school, we got a lot more fall rain than we have the last few years. I remember October and November as soggy wet months that […]
About to be hit with big increase in air district fees
I could use your help on something that should be blasted to every resident in our Central Valley. We believe the public should know about a proposed fee the people at the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District are considering. Central Valley residents pay a current fee of $225-$290 anytime it becomes necessary to […]
Liberty opens NSL with victory
In a game featuring the top two teams in the North Sequoia League last year, the Liberty Hawks made a statement with a 10-4 victory over the Kerman Lions. Last season, the Hawks needed to defeat the Lions once in two games to claim the NSL championship. The Lions swept the Hawks 10-0 and 5-4 […]
Buchanan drops Madera in the rain
Playing through the rain is never easy and playing against the Tri-River Athletic Conference’s Buchanan-Clovis Bears makes it harder. The Coyotes’ pitcher couldn’t find the strike zone and the Bears defeated the Coyotes 8-1 in a game shortened to five innings because of rain Tuesday at Zimmerman Field. Kaylee Dawson suffered the loss in the […]