Former Senior Farmer to be featured on radio
Madera US. Navy veteran Kenneth Leach will be featured Sunday on KMJ radio for its nationally syndicated program Hometown Heroes. Leach, 95, is the 2015 Madera Chamber of Commerce Senior Farmer of the Year and has been a Madera resident since the 1930’s. Leach’s segment will air at 6 p.m. on KMJ 580 AM and […]
Altercation leads to shots fired in Parkwood area
A brief altercation led to five to six rounds being fired from a vehicle at a group standing in the 27000 block of Saunders Road, in the area of old Parkwood, according to Madera police authorities. Sgt. Mark Trukki said the shots were fired about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday from a small caliber handgun, and landed […]
The Democrats finally won
In November of 1884, Grover Cleveland was elected to the Presidency of the United States, the first Democrat to be so honored since 1856, and his party was jubilant. Joyous celebrations proliferated throughout the nation, but none like the one thrown in Madera. Most of the nation’s Democrats waited until the votes were counted before […]
Opinion: Countdown to Christmas
Christmas is a week away. The year 2021 is but two weeks from now. I am not alone in thinking the year 2020 has worn out its welcome, and it seems to have lasted about 450-days instead of the usual 365. I won’t belabor all the near unbearable things the planet has endured this year. […]
Opinion: A Christmas poem for 2020
‘A Visit from Dr. Fauci’ (Apologies to Clement Clark Moore, 1779-1863) ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the city Not a creature was stirring. Oh my, what a pity. The face masks were hung, by the front door with care, But the chances of using them was indeed rare. The children were busy, […]
Estela G. Torres: Resident since 1984
This is an excerpt from Neighbors: Oral History from Madera, California Volume 2 by Lawrence F. Lihosit, a local historian. It is available at Maildrop and G.B.S. on Howard and on Amazon.com Books. • • • The fifth of nine children, Estela G. Torres was born on November 12, 1958 in Zamora, Mexico (106 miles […]
Stallions put eight goals on Huskies
2012 After starting off with a grueling and unforgiving schedule, the Madera South girls soccer team surely needed a pick-me-up game after suffering losses to some of the best teams in the section. Despite being banged up in key positions, the Stallions came through with a near-perfect performance in an 8-0 victory over Division III […]