Juneteenth to honor Olympian
What started as a typical Juneteenth celebration turned into so much more, including honoring Madera-born Olympian Lee Evans, who passed away in May. “It started tiny and now it’s escalating to be an amazing event,” said Madera City Councilwoman Anita Evans (no relation). “The veterans will be participating. We will have proclamations coming in. The […]
St. Joachim Church to open 100 percent
Saint Joachim Catholic Church will begin celebrating mass at 100 percent capacity beginning Saturday. The Diocese of Fresno Catholic Churches notified the pastors and administrators of the upcoming changes recently. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, churches had to make accommodations in order to adhere to the new restrictions. Many churches began celebration of their mass […]
Madera cooling center activated
It may have taken a little longer, but summer has hit Central California and it’s going to get a lot warmer this week. According to The Weather Channel, the high for Wednesday will be 102 degrees. However, it may seem cool compared to the rest of the week. Thursday’s high is expected to be 111 […]
Complete game sends Coyotes to semis
No matter the Fresno Warriors were the No. 3 seed. No matter Madera graduation ceremonies later that night. What mattered to the Madera Coyotes baseball team was banging out 15 hits and advancing to the Div. II semifinals with an 11-2 victory. “That was the most complete game,” head coach Andy Underwood said. “Even the […]
Coyotes stymied by top seed Clovis North
The Madera Coyotes softball team went into last week’s quarterfinal game with confidence knowing they took top seed Clovis North to the limit during the regular season. The ninth-seeded Coyotes gave the Broncos all the could handle, but couldn’t produce enough offense in a 2-0 loss Thursday at Clovis North in the Div. I quarterfinals. […]
Young Hawks earn win against Kerman
The Liberty Hawks softball team cruised to an 8-1 home win against North Sequoia League rival, Kerman, in the quarterfinals of the Div. III Central Section Championships. The Hawks opened up a 2-0 lead in the second inning and continued to add to their tally while displaying their prowess on defense. The Hawks scored four […]
Opinion: Wondering about tolerances for boredom
Originally published Friday, June 18, 2004. Don’t be too surprised if somebody files suit on behalf of spotted owls who live in old-growth timber. The suit would not be against loggers, because loggers haven’t been cutting much old-growth timber in the past few years, in order to protect the spotted owls. This wasn’t the loggers’ […]
Opinion: Low-cost housing? California keeps ignoring the new realities
From Sacramento comes word that the median price for a single-family home in California skyrocketed by 24 percent over less than one year, topping $810,000 in May, a rise of almost 30 percent from the previous year. At the same time, one developer of “affordable” housing in Southern California revealed that the average cost of […]
Desserts for Dad, too
With Father’s Day right around the corner, many families are busy planning Dad’s favorite meal, whether it be cooked outside or in the house. Once Dad finishes an array of his favorite dishes, I am betting he starts wondering what sort of dessert will be the finishing touch to such a fine meal. We are […]
How the woman faced the outlaw
The woman was alone in a strange land. She had been yanked from her beautiful, two-story home on Narragansett Bay and dragged to the desert in the San Joaquin Valley by her dreamer of a husband. Shortly after that, he had the audacity to just up and die, leaving her to face the wilds of […]