Madera cousins win film award
What started as a trip to visit their ancestral village for four Madera cousins turned into a documentary that won the Rising Voices Award at the Portland Film Festival and will next be shown at the Smithsonian Museum’s Mother Tongue Film Festival (https://mothertongue.si.edu) in February. Noemi Librado-Sanchez, 17, Esmeralda Ventura, 21, Heriberto Ventura, 21, and […]
Hunter’s Drug Store lasted 100 years
The Dec. 6, 1926 headlines of The Madera Tribune shocked the town. They announced the passing of W.W.W. Hunter, owner of the Hunter Drug Store. He had died suddenly the night before from uremic poisoning from which he had been suffering for some time. He took a severe turn on Sunday afternoon, the day before […]
Nancy’s miracle; fear took flight
Among the multiple concerns which the COVID pandemic has thrust on the human family, the specter of fear could be the worst. We are afraid of contracting the disease. We are afraid of suffering from the disease. We are afraid of dying from the disease, and we are afraid of being afraid of the disease. […]
Appreciating sprouts
By now, many of you have probably picked up on the fact that I have some strange eating habits, even though in my defense, I stay within normal range most of the time. One veggie I am currently fascinated with is the often-scorned Brussels sprout. Whenever I mention it, I get a lot of suggestions […]
Hall of Fame class finally ready for induction
After waiting through the pandemic, the Madera F.A.N. Foundation will officially induct its 2020 class on Saturday at the Madera Fairgrounds’ Home Arts Bullding (formerly Woman’s World). In the biggest induction class of the Hall of Fame’s history, the Madera F.A.N. will bring in three teams, five individuals, a contributor and a coach. The induction […]
It’s simple: Stay at home when sick
The Fresno County Department of Public Health and the Madera County Department of Public Health are reminding residents of the importance to stay home when sick. If residents are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, or they have been in contact with someone who is sick with COVID-19 or had symptoms of COVID-19, please rest at home. If […]
MUSD makes COVID-19 test kits available
As school resumes after the winter break, Madera Unified is seeking to maintain in-person learning and to make it safe for students and staff alike to return to the classroom during 2022 by making available COVID-19 rapid at-home testing kits that are in short supply in the community. Use of the tests are optional, but […]
Book Talk: The universe — 2 by Tyson
When I started college, we students were required to take at least three courses in “hard science,” (i.e., chemistry, physics, biology, etc.). One of the courses had to be a “lab science.” At the time, my major was Literature and Creative Writing. That fascination only lasted about two years, but we aspiring young Hemingways who […]
Letters: Seeking fair representation in elections
I agree with our founding fathers, who came up with the idea of the electoral college, but ever since the Trump vs. Clinton election — where it did not work out for the democrats — they have been fuming and want to change the way elections have worked for 235 years. While I also agree […]
Opinion: Will state regulators kill solar?
If California’s often misguided utility regulators wanted to prove they are determined to favor privately owned electric companies over almost any other interest, they could not do better than with new rules they now propose to inflict on people with rooftop solar panels. To understand this ongoing dispute, take a look at how utilities like […]