‘First Time Home’
Riveting film opens round 2 of Student Champions The sequel to part one of Madera Unified’s Student Champions course was set in motion this week from the gymnasium at Madera South High School. In the same way that part one, which was held in August, focused on developing closer relationships between the district’s staff and […]
MSHS students conduct research for historic Nishimoto project
I’m a proud Madera citizen, born and raised, but as an 11th grader this year at Madera South High School, I’ve had an opportunity to learn about a part of our town’s history of which I was not previously aware. In this selective class of 10 students, we are learning about Sunny Nishimoto, a strong […]
Dr. Ransom and the Madera Sanitarium
Many of Madera’s old-timers remember that brown-stained, shingled-sided building on Yosemite Avenue and I Street. It has a long and useful past, thanks to Dr. Dow H. Ransom. It was once the Madera Sanitarium. The Madera Sanitarium had its beginning when Dr. Ransom, returning from service as a surgeon in the Army Medical Corps in […]
Inside the wire: sappers attack Cu Chi Airfield
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Opinion: Widows Circle year two
The new year has progressed to the point where my resolutions are still waiting to be fulfilled. Fred has been dead a year on Tuesday. I’m not a fan of polite euphemisms such as passed away, gone to glory, or any of the dozens of other ways to state the obvious. My husband of 48 […]
Stallions get win, but teams help to build soccer community
Despite recording a 5-1 victory over the Matilda Torres Toros, for the Madera South Stallions girls soccer team, it was all about building soccer in Madera. “We are not trying to hurt each other,” Madera South head coach Ramon Delgadillo said. “We are trying to help each other. Me and Marcos (Gomez, Matilda Torres girls […]
Stallions pick up victory over Toros
Although only four players scored for the Madera South Stallions boys basketball team, it was enough in a 54-48 victory over the Matilda Torres Toros in the first game of the crosstown rivalry in the North Yosemite League. Isaiah Ford led the Stallions with a double-double. He had 21 points to go with 11 rebounds. […]
Stallions ride early start for win
The Madera South Stallions girls basketball team officially began its rivalry with the Matilda Torres Toros in a tournament in December, but began its North Yosemite League rivalry with a resounding victory. The Stallions outscored the Toros 19-4 to open the game and cruised to a 59-34 victory Tuesday evening at Matilda Torres. “We’re getting […]