Circle Gallery’s 26th Ag Show opens to some 100 art lovers
About 100 arts fanciers gathered Thursday at the Circle Gallery on Gateway Drive for the Opening of the Madera County Arts Council’s 26th Annual Celebrate Agriculture With the Arts exhibit. Artists were introduced, cash prizes were handed out, hors d’oeuvres were munched on and wine was sipped by those in attendence. The exhibit, which usually […]
‘Madera’s Got Talent’ show has big night
The 4th Annual Madera’s Got Talent was held Saturday, Sept. 14. The Madera LEO Club (sponsored by the Madera Evening Lions) hosts this event to raise funds for their “New Coat Project” and the “New Shoes and Socks Project.” In past years, the Talent Show made just enough money for the LEOs to cover the […]
Opinion: ‘Forest for the trees…’
I think that I shall never see a global cooler as good as a tree Researchers in Switzerland have determined that there is an easier way to get rid of carbon in the atmosphere than trying to convince people to invest trillions in high-end autos and solar energy. The way to stop global warming, the […]
Opinion: School year will bring more anti-semitism
There’s been a three-month hiatus in the growing phenomenon of anti-Semitism on California’s college and university campuses, but students and former students were nevertheless involved in some of the most blatant and violent of the spring and summer’s hate crimes against Jews. Example A was John T. Earnest, the shooter who apparently killed one and […]
Defense carries Madera to Governor’s Hat
The Madera Coyotes football team has emphasized defense since the summer, looking to be a team that can consistently force turnovers. By causing four turnovers against the Merced Bears on Friday, the Coyotes proved that the message is clicking. Those turnovers included three fumbles in the first half and an interception late in the game […]
Hawks fall in home opener to Div. V champs
After three weeks on the road, Liberty Hawks football head coach Mike Nolte knew his team had to play its best game of the year against last year’s Div. V Central Section champions, the Kennedy-Delano Thunderbirds. However, the Thunderbirds scored the game’s first touchdown, got the ball back on a fumble, got the ball back […]
Stallions dominant in home victory
The Madera South Stallions girls volleyball team made quick work of the Reedley Pirates, finishing the three-set sweep in about an hour to conclude its home non-conference schedule. The Stallions defeated the Pirates 25-12, 25-10, 25-22 Thursday to improve to 2-0 at home before league begins on Sept. 24 against the Madera Coyotes. “It was […]
Get ready to roll those pumpkins out
It’s that time of year again, when bright orange (usually) pumpkins are available for cooking and decorating. And if you are like me, I don’t like to wait to cook with pumpkin, so I use the canned puree, which is available all year round. Be sure to get the solid pack puree and not the […]
Shenanigans on board of supervisors
Herman Crow was a business man who held fast to the principle of square dealings, just as his father before him had done. Herman D. Crow, a Civil War veteran, came to Madera from Wisconsin and established a merchandise store in Berenda. His son, Herman L. Crow took over operations of the store when his […]