Summertime was no picnic in Madera
Today summertime means fun and games for many Maderans, especially the children, but it hasn’t always been that way. Once upon a time, Maderans, especially the doctors, faced summertime with a certain level of trepidation. It seems that July was a particularly fateful month. Just consider some of the traumatic cases Dr. Dow Ransom had […]
Petrucci’s opens for summer
The staple of summer in Madera includes hot weather, baseball in the park, people in pools and, best of all, Petrucci’s tri-tip from the Old Schoolhouse. Petrucci’s BBQ Pit at the Old School House (23527 Avenue 14) opened for the summer on May 11 and will be open for every Saturday until the end of […]
Pastor Samuel J. Alvarado retiring from Building For Christ Ministry
Pastor Samuel J. Alvarado was born in Shafter Mexican Colony, Calif., on April 18, 1940. His parents, who have gone to be with Lord, are Joe Guadalupe Alvarado Jr. and Jesse Nieto Alvarado Gutierrez. Alvarado was born into a family of believers and ministers. Ministering before him was his grandfather Joe Guadalupe Alvarado Sr. and […]