Jennie Mace lands in Madera
The young Madera County pioneer woman, Jennie Cunningham Gilmore finally settled into her new home on Finegold Gulch. She had come with her husband, John, on their honeymoon journey from Indiana to California in 1855. John mined for gold up and down Finegold Creek while Jennie kept the home fires burning in their “picket and […]
Opinion: Looking towards the New Year
I hope dear and faithful readers you are having or maybe had a very Merry Christmas, or whichever winter holiday you celebrate. It’s not hard to figure out why the political correctness police want us to say happy holidays. It’s much less cumbersome flowing across the mouth. Still, I find it annoying, so I will […]
Opinion: A plot to end American democracy?
Be afraid. Be very afraid. Is there a potential plot to dismantle our democracy? Let’s look at one indication of what might happen. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, appeared on television to honor CNN Heroes. She said, “We saw the good in people, in our neighbors and in entire communities coming together to say they would […]
Stallions take 5th in Madera Shootout
2014 In the 5th place game of the Madera Varsity Shootout, it was the Madera South girls basketball team that broke its two-game losing streak with a supreme defensive effort against Mendota. The Stallions held the Aztecs to seven second-half points in a 23-18 win in Joe Flores Gym. Madera South finished 2-2 in the […]