The massacre at Burton’s bar
In October of 1877, the Madera County portion of the San Joaquin Valley was almost deserted. Madera had just celebrated its first birthday, and its neighbors, Berenda to the north and Fresno to the south, each were only five years older. In between these fledgling communities were the sparsely settled “Fresno Plains,” so named because […]
Opinion: Later by SK
I have a favorite long-sleeved T-shirt depicting two of my passions — Stephen King and “Peanuts’” Charlie Brown. The screen print cartoon on the shirt front depicts a familiar pose featuring Peppermint Patty and Charlie Brown, sitting under a large tree. Peppermint Patty asks Charlie Brown what love is? He replies a weekend alone and […]
Opinion: Women architects helped design American style
March is Women’s History Month, and each year I try to recognize women throughout history who have cracked the glass ceiling in fields from lighthouse keeper to inventor. This year, I’ve chosen architecture mainly because some of our most creative architects have previously been hidden behind their male partners or men for whom they worked. […]
Guglielmana earns first All-Conference honors
Madera South boys volleyball standout Jared Guglielmana concluded an excellent debut with the UC Merced men’s volleyball team with the California Pacific Attacker of the Week honor. In addition, teammate and fellow freshman Ryan Kilgore was the Cal Pac Defensive Player of the week and teammate Tyler Vincelli was the Cal Pac Setter of the […]
Hernandez earns state medal
2012 With a school-record four wrestlers at the California State Wrestling Championships at Bakersfield’s Rabobank Arena, Madera South coach Jason Gaeth-Pearce was confident about getting one of his wrestlers on the top 10 podium. At 138 pounds, Josue Hernandez picked up wins in his first two matches and earned a trip to the quarterfinals. He […]
Being With The People – A Diary by Kirk Edwards: Leningrad 1989 — Saturday, June 24, 1989
In 1989, Kirk Edwards, a 1973 MHS graduate, had an experience unique to Madera natives. He traveled as a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Band to the Soviet Union — the first U.S. Band to do so. Throughout his stay, he kept a diary, an abridged copy of which is here published, in serial […]