Traditions to be celebrated at Interfaith/Intercultural Festival
Members of international faiths and cultures will gather to share traditions of art, food, music and dance at the Madera District Fairgrounds. The Madera Coalition for Community Justice will present its 24th annual Interfaith/Intercultural Festival from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Hatfield Hall. “It celebrates the diversity of religious and cultural groups in our […]
Opinion: Feeling suicidal? Here are better options
If you are suffering from feelings of hopelessness and helplessness, and have contemplated suicide, help and hope are as close as your telephone. In Madera County, from 18 to 22 persons every year take their own lives, according to Dennis Koch, executive director of Madera County Behavioral Health Services. But those unhappy deaths could largely […]
Habitat for Humanity, City of Madera plan to build 5 homes in 6 months
Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Fresno Area (Habitat), in partnership with the City of Madera, Cal Viva Health, Noble Credit Union, and Suncrest Bank, officially broke ground Wednesday on the construction of five homes in the City of Madera. The $1.2 million project will be Habitat’s first time building in Madera. The Washington and […]