Madera Unified invests in campus improvements
The Madera Unified School District Board of Trustees met last week to discuss several agenda items, including major upgrades to athletic facilities at all three middle schools, maintenance work at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, improvements to Matilda Torres High School’s stadium, renewal of a lease for a Child Nutrition warehouse, and a new billboard campaign. […]
Coyotes fall in four to Tigers
With a group lacking a senior, the Madera Coyotes boys volleyball team is taking its lumps this year, but are keeping things close. The Coyotes picked up a set in a 3-1 loss to the Edison Tigers on Thursday in Joe Flores Gym. Sammy McDonald led the Coyotes with 16 kills while Marco Gomez added […]
Book Talk: J.A. Jance, ‘Tombstone Courage’
J.A. Jance has written dozens of best-sellers. She became famous for her J.P. Beaumont series, a tough male detective. Because her publisher didn’t think that people would believe that she could write a mystery/thriller from a male point of view, she was advised to use her initials, rather than her name. The “J.A.” stuck, and […]
Yee Chung’s family secret
The year was 1865, and Yee Chung was headed for Gold Mountain, the Chinese name for America. He bid his wife and children goodbye and forever turned his back on Lung Yuet Tau, his ancestral home. Little did he know that many years later, the family he left behind, would become the subject of so […]