MUSD to cut ribbon for new school, program
Madera Unified School District plans to hold two separate ribbon cutting ceremonies on the same day later this month — one for a new school and the other for a new bilingual education program. The first ceremony on Sept. 27 will be for the new $32 million Virginia Lee Rose Elementary School, which is designed […]
Madera County voting system set for demonstrations
Madera County has planned a series of four workshops so residents can try out its proposed new voting equipment. “Our current primary voting system is nearly 30 years old,” said Rebecca Martinez, Madera County clerk-recorder and registrar of voters. “While the current system has served us well, it has gone beyond its useful life and […]
Stallions to host first Unified match
The County/Metro Athletic Conference’s first Unified soccer matches will be held inside Memorial Stadium, featuring teams from Madera, Madera South, Bullard-Fresno and Edison-Fresno on Wednesday. A Unified Team incorporates a Unified athlete (special needs student) with a Unified partner (general education student). The soccer teams will play on a modified field and will have five […]
Mexican society to mark 90th year
Guadalupana Society of Madera will celebrate its 90th anniversary Oct. 28 at Holy Spouses Hall at St. Joachim School. Tribute will be given to past officers and members of the society. There will be dinner, dance, and coronation of the society’s queen. Tickets are $30 pre-sale and $35 at the door. For tickets, call Leti […]
Letter: Tale of brother’s hurricane experience
Being from Madera, the risk of hurricanes never felt particularly real until I moved to Hawaii. Now I give particular attention to them. Even more significant was watching and following the path of Irma on television and social media, and later seeing its impact on Florida. My brother, Robert Russell, also from Madera, lives in […]
Editor’s Corner: Marijuana promises mostly unkept
One of the things we’re finding out about the legalization of marijuana in states such as Colorado and Washington, which are ahead of California in the legalization movement, is that many of the promises made by proponents haven’t been fulfilled. For example, we were told that legalization would get rid of the drug gangs once […]