Capture at the Bulge
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Ho-ho-ho, got cookies for Santa?
It’s never too early to make holiday cookies. I used to make batches, then wrap and freeze them. During my busiest baking years, I was very fortunate to have a chest freezer that was in a small building separate from the house. In other words, I was lucky because it would take some effort to […]
Opinion: Santa’s coming
Thanxgiving has passed, so I have permitted myself to start celebrating Xmas. One of the first things I learned way back in 1995 when I first joined the staff of The Madera Tribune was spelling the holiday Xmas was strictly forbidden. Always Christmas, never, Xmas. Regular readers of this column know of my affinity for […]
Opinion: Moderation for this Christmas season
The Christmas season is here. It’s December. Cold weather is here or just ahead. The diet that we’ve been fighting for the past several months is no longer an issue. We won’t be seen in beachwear for another six months. And, of course, as Jack Frost makes his presence known, some people think that it’s […]
Coyotes pick up home win
A pair of goals from Mia Roberts gave the Madera Coyotes girls soccer team the cushion they needed in a battle with Fresno Christian in Memorial Stadium. Roberts scored her first goal in the 13th minute in Tuesday’s match. She received a pass from Atiana Piñon from the middle. Roberts took the ball on the […]
Coyotes fall in second half to Miners
The Madera Coyotes boys basketball team is having a resurgent season, but had a hiccup in its home opener against the El Diamante-Visalia Miners. The Coyotes were outscored 37-11 in the second half that turned a six-point halftime deficit into a 63-31 loss Monday in Joe Flores Gym. “In the second half, we got a […]
Toros run by Avenal for victory
The Matilda Torres Toros girls basketball team ran away from the Avenal Buccaneers for a 57-21 victory in its home opener. The Toros forced 41 turnovers and had eight different players score in Tuesday’s win. Freshmen Kaylin Perez and J’Lynn Mitchell led the Toros in scoring. Perez led the team with 11 points to go […]
Hawks’ second half goals leads to win
After recording a 3-0 victory the night before over Hoover-Fresno, the Liberty Hawks girls soccer team scored a pair of second half goals for a 2-1 victory over the Sunnyside-Fresno Wildcats 24 hours later at Liberty. The two teams played a scoreless first half on a chilly Wednesday evening. Then, Marissa Lopez opened the scoring […]