Preparations under way for Nov. 4 pomegranate festival
The 7th annual Madera Pomegranate Festival will return from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Madera District Fairgrounds. Admission and parking will be free. The festival features a full day of local pomegranate foods and nuts, live entertainment, cooking demonstrations from local chefs, educational briefings on pomegranates, arts and crafts, and family-friendly […]
First responders: Madera County’s sheriff office
Two years into a four-year term then-Police Chief Jay Varney of Chowchilla was elected Madera County sheriff in 2014 and assumed the mantle of the county’s lead law enforcement officer and the county’s chief coroner. He took the official oath of office on Dec. 16, 2014, and began serving Jan. 5, 2015. Varney has 34 […]
Students to attend National Science conference in D.C.
Two Madera Community College Center students are among 50 students chosen from throughout the U.S. to attend the National Science Foundation-Advanced Technological Education (NSF-ATE) conference set for Oct. 22-25 in Washington, D.C. Larisa Salenik and Annalicia Arias, both agriculture business students, were selected in a nationwide application process and awarded scholarships for the conference registration […]
Letter: Where does the money go?
Supervisor David Rogers gave a vague description of Madera’s budget spending. The total gross amount was not mentioned, just percentages. Adding the percentages comes to more than 100 percent! Perhaps that is part of the problem. Roads get 7.4 percent of something and libraries get 2 percent. Seems like roads have a far more need […]
Editor’s Corner: Buick-sized cat pays a visit at night
I was coming home from what I laughingly call work the other night, and as I stepped out of my garage into the breezeway that leads to our back door, I almost jumped out of my skin. This giant black-and-white cat had leaped over the gate and zipped right past me as she headed for […]
Farmworker group awards scholarships
Four children of United Farm Workers members recently accepted $1,000 ¡Si Se Puede! Scholarships in Madera. Last month’s recipients were Abraham Garcia Farfan, Octavio Garcia Farfan, Israel Rocha De La Rosa and Alfredo Arana. Abraham and Octavio Garcia Farfan are both sons of Octavio Garcia Leal, a UFW member at the Wonderful Co. Octavio is […]