A Oaxequeña says goodbye
Editor’s Note: Liliana Miranda was one of seven resident teachers from Madera who made a three-week educational field trip to Oaxaca, the capital city of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico in June 2023. Ironically, she was born in Oaxaca and brought to California when she was one-year-old. Here, she shares some of her parting memories […]
MUSD coach receives national award
Global nonprofit and leading social-emotional learning provider, Committee for Children, has selected Madera Unified School District School Culture and Climate Coach Marlo Diaz-Davis, as one of 10 educators nationwide to receive its inaugural Second Step Educator of the Year award for the 2022-2023 school year. She was selected for her demonstrated ability to build supportive […]
MCSOS hosts ‘welcome back’ conference
Nearly 400 staff members attended the Madera County Superintendent of Schools (MCSOS), “Welcome Back” conference at the MCSOS Conference Center. Guest speaker Phil Boyte spoke about, “Finding the Joy in Education” during Wednesday’s conference. The premise of his speech was to focus on people and building positive relationships. He reminded the group that more can […]
Lumber meant more to Madera
Although the search for precious metals brought the first pioneers to Madera County, it does not account for the establishment of civilization in the area. It took more than picks and shovels to provide stability. It was the lumber industry that gave the local economy its first permanent base. In the process, the town of […]
The dummy at the gas pump
My husband and I have two cars. The one I usually drive is a 2015 Buick Lacrosse — it’s a hybrid. Because I do a lot of running around town, the Buick is the more practical one. It takes any grade of gas, and it gets pretty good mileage. I have driven it almost exclusively […]
Opinion: Cliché behavior
We all have them… things that happen or stuff other people do that just chap our behinds. They can be as simple as the mispronunciation of a word or its incorrect spelling. I have multiple pet peeves, both those written as opposed to those spoken. The advent of spell check should eliminate the occurrence of […]
Opinion: Good news for CAHSRA bullet train
Okay. I admit that I have not been a fan of the California High Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA). Originally, California’s Proposition 1A, which passed in 2008, authorized close to $10 billion to build a rail system that would zoom passengers between San Francisco and Los Angeles in less than three hours. That sounded great to […]
Roberts is running to Humboldt
When Madera’s Mia Roberts began her high school career, she thought she would be going to college, but for academic reasons only. “The goal was to go to college for academics,” Roberts said. Another surprising turn of events for Roberts is that she isn’t going to college for the sports she’s played for the past […]
Sisil heads to FSU as a first
Liberty High School’s Sidney Sisil signed her National Letter of Intent to Fresno State University last spring for a sport that is not competed at the high school level — equestrian. In fact, Sisil said that there are only about 13 other Div. I colleges competing in equestrian. So, to be recruited by Fresno State, […]
County supes approve $500k for hospital
The Madera County Board of Supervisors approved a motion to redirect $500,000 to keep Madera Community Hospital alive for another month. The funds stemming from remnants of the American Relief Plan Act will be distributed in weekly installments of $125,000. It offers a lifeline to MCH and will help the critical care facility avoid liquidating […]