Madera Unified to host winter showcase party at Warnors Theatre
Madera Unified School District visual and performing arts students will have the opportunity to perform at the Warnors Theatre, 1400 Fulton St., in Fresno on Saturday, Dec. 9, for the first time for the winter showcase party. You can expect to see performances from visual and performing arts students, which include folkloric dancers, bands, and […]
Stallions lose to buzzer beater
The Madera South Stallions had a chance to show the rest of the teams in Div. IV that they are one of the front-runners for the section title that eluded them in March. The first step was a double-overtime victory over Immanuel on Tuesday, the same team that beat the Stallions in the Div. IV […]
Madera hosts first showcase
The Madera Coyote girls soccer team will host the first-of-its kind showcase in the Central Section on Friday and Saturday in Memorial Stadium, Six top teams from the Central Section will face some of the best teams in the state in the 12-team Madera Girls Soccer Showcase, beginning Friday at 11 a.m. “It was an […]
Coyotes lose opener for new head coach
Too many missed layups and too many missed free throws curtailed the Madera Coyotes boys basketball team in a 64-48 loss to Clovis in its season opener and first game for new head coach David Lozano. The Coyotes shot just 2-of-14 in the first quarter and fell behind 16-5 and couldn’t get back on track […]
Holiday spirits for your kitchen
I hardly ever drink alcohol, and the bottles I have in my pantry are for baking and other forms of cooking food. I used to make my own version of Kahlua and let it age one or two years, but the past two years I just haven’t had time to make any. It is good […]
Strong powers Hawks past McLane
The Liberty Hawks girls soccer team blanked the McLane Highlanders behind two goals and an assist from Holly Strong in a non-conference match at home. “It was good, it was an improvement over Tuesday’s game against Fresno High,” head coach Erick Walker said after Thursday’s match. “We still have some things to work on, but […]
No punishment for corruption under Brown
On the day Gov. Jerry Brown returned to his office after 12 days wandering around Europe preaching the ills of climate change and the current United States response to it, a Los Angeles judge unsealed the latest evidence of corruption among his appointees here at home. The key revelation in documents made public after more […]
History from 25, 50 years ago
25 Years Ago Week of Dec. 3, 1992 OLDEST KNOWN RECORDS OF MADERA PUBLISHED — Writing history books through the Madera Method is no longer just for children. One local history project, “The Mordecai Papers: Correspondence from the Fresno Plains,” has been completed by adults through Madera Adult School. Material for the book came from […]