Stallions still working out kinks
The Madera South Stallions boys basketball team received word to get started and quickly had to put together a team. Head Coach Jody Sharp’s coaching staff is still getting acclimated to the players before the April 21 season opener against the McLane Highlanders. The Stallions had a tough time with a more talented McLane squad […]
Opinion: The myth of a great California exodus
Rarely has the “big lie” technique been used against an American state as effectively and persistently as with the myth of a great and unique California exodus over the last few years. The Economist, a London-based magazine whose reportage on California almost always contains errors, reported last fall that California lost population between 2018 and […]
Madera Police Log: March 12-31
The Madera Police Department reported the following incidents. March 12 1:54 p.m. — Civil dispute reported in the 300 block of North N Street. 3:17 p.m. — Domestic violence in the 900 block of East 5th Street. 4:03 p.m. — Contempt of court order reported in the 300 block of South C Street. 4:20 p.m. […]
Birth Announcements: February 2021
Dylan Ramirez Manzano Dylan Ramirez Manzano born on Feb. 9, 2021, at Madera Community Hospital. Welcoming the 4-pound, 15-ounce, 17-inch newborn are parents Estiel Ramirez and Delia Manzano of Mexico. Grandparents are Josefino Manzano and Hortencia Lopez of Mexico, and Alfredo Ramirez and Domitila Rojas of Mexico. Angel Salazar Fuentes Angel Salazar Fuentes born on […]
Something fishy here
Usually, my food columns stem from some sort of inspiration. Sometimes that comes from holidays, at other times it might originate from discovering a pile of old favorite recipes I thought were lost, or from the seasons of the year, when certain fruits and vegetables are fresh and abundant. But this time the inspiration came […]
‘Soiled Doves’ refused to fly the coup
No one has ever pretended that Madera didn’t have its share of bawdy houses. Most assuredly it did. In the early part of the 20th century, its red-light district operated with impunity along F Street between Yosemite Avenue and 4th Street. However, it was always considered an eyesore and embarrassment by most members of Madera’s […]