Speedway ready for big night
Up next for The Madera Speedway is a big night , with the 75-Lap Open Hobby Stock Race, The USAC HPD Midgets, BCRA Midgets, CSS/360 Super Modifieds, Legends of the Pacific, and the Legends of Kearney Bowl. Qualifying begins at 4 p.m., followed by heat races at 5 p.m. and main events begin at 6 […]
Dennis Brazil to run for Senate
GUSTINE — Democrat Dennis Brazil has announced his bid for the open State Senate District 12 seat, which represents Fresno, Madera, Merced, Monterey, San Benito and Stanislaus counties. Incumbent Sen. Anthony Cannella, R-Ceres, is unable to run for reelection due to term limits, having served in office since 2010. Brazil, a lifelong resident of the […]
My column, politics and contraception
Tonight 6 to 11 p.m. in Hatfield Hall the Madera Community Hospital Foundation is hosting its annual fundraising dinner. This year’s theme is “Harvest Hoedown.” A barbecue dinner, dancing to the sound of Cadillac Cowboys, live and silent auctions, dessert auction and a country store will help fund the work of the MCH Foundation. As […]
Coyotes roll past Sanger
The Madera Coyotes girls volleyball team is the odds-on favorite to win the County/Metro Athletic Conference and started the run with a four-set victory over the Sanger Apaches. “We haven’t been in this position where we’re favored to win the league,” head coach Meghan Haas said. “We’re not going to have to change what we […]
Stallions fall to beatable Bullard
For the first time in recent memory, the Madera South Stallions girls volleyball team had a chance to beat the Bullard-Fresno Knights, but fell in three sets in the County/Metro Athletic Conference opener for both teams. “You have to give it to Bullard,” head coach Travis McEowen said. “We may have played well in spurts, […]