Liberty holds graduation ceremonies
While there wasn’t a band to play “Pomp and Circumstances,” the 2020 Liberty High School Commencement Ceremonies went along without a hitch while participants followed health code requirements. With 130 tables of eight scattered on the Liberty Hawks’ football field Thursday, the LHS Class of 2020 marched into the stadium with their heads held high […]
Former Coyote MVP signs with Concordia
Former County/Metro Athletic Conference boys water polo Most Valuable Player Austin Wade is keeping his water polo career active by signing a National Letter of Intent to play at Concordia College in Irvine this fall. Wade, a 2017 Madera graduate and was the 2016 CMAC MVP, spent the past two seasons gathering accolades at Sierra […]
Doss wins barnburner at Madera Speedway
The Madera Speedway has been the scene for many photo finishes and throwdown last laps in the MAVTV-televised Nut Up Pro Late Models and 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model Series, but fans watching online at ShortTrack TV this weekend were treated to another barnburner finish in the tune up club race. Saturday night’s race was held […]
Madera Speedway releases revised 2020 racing schedule
The Madera Speedway has released a revised schedule for the remainder of its 48th season of competition at the one-third mile oval. Among the changes are calendar changes for the MAVTV-televised Nut Up Pro Late Models and 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model Series, along with their young counterparts in the Mini Cup vs. Bandoleros series. All […]
Opinion: It’s all Black and White
The Los Angeles Times and some other newspapers have decided to start referring in news stories to the race formerly known as “blacks” as simply “Blacks” when referring to people of African descent in news stories. Believe it or not, such a simple change has been debated for years in newsrooms. It is though these […]
Opinion: Post lockdown realities begin to emerge
Patio seating is more popular than ever at restaurants that reopened when governments relaxed precautions against the spread of COVID-19, one feature of the during- and post-pandemic world. Senior hours at some grocery and big box stores are no longer strictly enforced, with sprinklings of youngsters now appearing among the silver-haired. Beaches are crowded, and […]
Celebrating the all-American way
There are many ways to celebrate our Fourth of July holiday, but being that this is a food column, we will mostly focus on how good food contributes to our traditional celebrations all across the country. I am not against trying new things (especially food), but must admit I hold a special place in my […]
Man lost his head in mountains
They should not have gone. They knew the Minarets Country would be dangerous that time of year. There had been storm after storm, and the depth of the snow could hardly be measured. Still, they decided to go; they would take the risks to find those tungsten deposits. They never dreamed that one of them […]