State Route 99 to be widened
Groundbreaking held for expansion at Rotary Park A highway project nine years in the planning was begun Saturday with a groundbreaking at Rotary Park, overlooking State Route 99, which within a year is scheduled to be two lanes wider and much improved. The year-long construction phase, which highway officials say will improve traffic flow through […]
Local cooling centers active
Due to anticipated excessive heat, City of Madera Cooling Centers will open through Friday at the hours and locations listed below. Pan Am Community Center, 703 East Sherwood Way Phone: 675-2095 Open: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday Frank Bergon Senior Center, 238 South D Street Phone: 673-4293 Open: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday (Cooling centers are available […]
Frausto headlines MMA card
After two ACL knee surgeries — seven years apart and on the same date, November 11 — there isn’t a thing that can stop Madera native and MMA Champion Zoila “The Warrior Princess” Frausto. “Having to go through two (surgeries), made me more mentally and physically strong than I have ever been in my entire […]
MNLL falls in state opener
The Madera National Little League 10-12-year-old All-Star team couldn’t overcome a three-run first inning by Section 5 champion Sunnyvale in a 9-7 loss on the second day of the Northern California State All-Star Tournament in Castro Valley. Sunnyvale scored in every inning to secure the two-run victory Sunday and sent Madera National into the loser’s […]
Former Stallions star headed to LA
Madera South graduate and Stallions soccer star Christian Garcia capped off his final high school season with two titles — a Valley Championship and a NorCal State Championship. But the former Madera South product is looking for more. Garcia is looking for a chance to not only become the best player he can be on […]
Opinion: Lots of information on county from American Community Survey
Madera County, as is the case with other counties in California and throughout the United States, for that matter, is getting ready to take its decennial census next year. But it doesn’t look at this point as though the so-called citizenship question will be on it. However, that may not matter, since a question like […]
Ear worms
On Monday morning of this week I was at the 7 a.m. prayer group at my church. Just before we left, we all signed cards for the people who were sick. One of the ladies in the group was addressing envelopes, and when she finished with them, she said, “Walla Walla Bing Bang!” That started […]
Getting bowled over
When it comes to food served in bowls (usually over cooked rice), everybody seems to have a favorite. I lean toward the Asian types of cuisine, even though I like it all. But you can create your own rice bowls and don’t worry if you can’t exactly connect your creation with any particular culture. If […]
What’s in a test?
A couple of months ago, all of California’s public schools administered the state’s annual assessment tests. I think the battery is still called the CAASPP — short for California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress. We should be getting the scores pretty soon. I don’t know how much is riding on the results of these […]