History center dedicated
Late teacher Gwartney’s dream comes true As of last Thursday, it became official. What used to be the James Monroe Children’s Museum is now the “Ed Gwartney California History Center.” Madera Unified Trustees and Superintendent Todd Lile put the finishing touches on their year-long effort to honor the late teacher with a dedication ceremony at […]
Warbirds Reunion to be this weekend
Madera Municipal Airport will be humming with activity Saturday when the Gathering of Warbirds Reunion and Classic Car show join forces to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the “D” Day invasion of Normandy in World War 2. Opening ceremonies begin at 10 a.m., including the NAS Lemoore Color Guard and the Central Valley Barbershop Quartet. […]
Annual ArtsFest coming
Families are invited to attend the sixth annual Madera County ArtsFest on Saturday, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. This free event will promote art in Madera County in a carnival-type atmosphere. Madera County Schools Foundation and Madera County Superintendent of Schools are hosting the event at Madera County Superintendent of Schools. Children will be able to […]
Opinion: My goodness, look at all the candidates
It has become an exercise in futility to try to keep straight all the Democrats who are running for president. Most of them are goofballs trying their hardest to ruin the reputation of the Democrat party, as if those who ran for the office in the last election weren’t quite up to it. • The […]
This Mother’s Day, wear her flower
In the United States, we celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May, which is this coming Sunday. This is a special day to honor our dear mothers. Throughout the world, Mother’s Day is celebrated at various times of the year. A Mother’s Day tradition I remember as a child was to wear a […]
Letter: The great day of giving is soon upon us
Saturday marks the 27th anniversary of one of America’s great days of giving — the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food drive. Letter carriers walk through the community every day, often coming face to face with a sad reality for too many — hunger. So, each year on the second Saturday in […]
Stallions head to Valley Championship
With a resounding three-set sweep over the Edison-Fresno Tigers, the Madera South Stallions took one more step to claiming the program’s first Valley Championship. The top-seeded Stallions easily dispatched the ninth-seeded Tigers by a combined 75-44 in the Div. II Valley semifinals and hosted No. 2 seed Sunnyside-Fresno on Tuesday for the Div. II title. […]
Coyotes prepare for playoffs with rout
It took until the fifth inning for the Madera Coyotes softball team’s offense to show its force, but when it did, it was tough to stop in Thursday’s regular season finale at Zimmerman Field against the Sanger Apaches. Madera’s Alexis Galvan and Sanger’s Emily Fortenay were locked on an old-fashioned softball pitcher’s dual through the […]
Stallions run over St. Joseph in quarterfinals
With eyes set on a Central Section Division II Championship, the Madera South Stallions boys volleyball team swept through No. 8 seeded St. Joseph-Santa Maria Knights in front of a packed house at Madera South. The top-seeded Stallions won 25-6, 25-9 and 25-18 in the quarterfinal round of the CIF Division II Boys Volleyball Championships […]
Coyotes, Hawks earn home playoff dates
When the Central Section baseball and softball playoff seedings were announced Saturday, the Liberty Hawks softball and baseball and the Madera Coyotes baseball teams earned home dates. The Hawks’ softball team, who finished with a co-North Sequoia League championship after finishing 8-2 in league, earned the No. 4 seed in the Div. III playoffs. They […]