Library group to sponsor book club
Friends of the Madera County Library will sponsor a community book club called “Madera Reads.” The first meeting is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3, in the Galloway Room of the Madera Public Library, 121 N. G St. That meeting will provide general information about the club and will have […]
County, city support widening of part of SR 99 in Madera
The Madera County Board of Supervisors and the Madera City Council have approved letters in support of the Madera County Transportation Commission Trade Corridor Enhancement Program Grant Application. The grant application request is for funding for the construction phase of widening the State Route 99 from four lanes to six lanes from Avenue 12 to […]
Madera County Sheriff’s Log through Jan. 14
The Madera County Sheriff’s Department reported the following incidents. Jan. 9 4:22 p.m. — Deputy was dispatched to the 46000 block of Veater Ranch Road in Coarsegold regarding a male subject with a knife. A report was written and case closed. 4:16 p.m. — A deputy was dispatched to the 16000 block of Harper Boulevard […]
Madera Police Log through Jan. 23
The following are incidents reported by the Madera Police Department. Jan. 16 6:40 a.m. — Vehicle stolen in the 1900 block of Meadow Lark Way. 7:03 a.m. — Annoying phone call in the 2200 block of North Schnoor Avenue. 7:54 a.m. — Domestic violence in the 500 block of East Almond Avenue. 9:40 a.m. — […]
Madera South High hosts annual spelling bee
MUSD 2018 Spelling Bee Winners Top five Winners listed first -fifth place: First Graders 1. Joshua Cardona-Jose from Monroe Elementary 2. Edgar Hernandez-Ortiz from Rose Elementary 3. Amariah Ruiz from Adams Elementary 4. Leah Zuniga from Lincoln Elementary 5. Brianna Ayala from Millview Elementary Second Graders 1. Caden Warden from Berenda Elementary 2. Kyleigh Regal […]
Top recruit silences Madera South
The Madera South West Gym was buzzing to watch San Joaquin Memorial-Fresno sophomore Jalen Green go against the Stallions in a County/Metro Athletic Conference game. Green is the nation’s No. 1 sophomore recruit and is averaging more than 30 points per game for the rejuvinated Panthers. While hearing chants of “overrated” by the Stallion Storm, […]
Stallions’ get first CMAC win
The Madera South Stallions girls soccer team capitalized on two first half goals to down the San Joaquin Memorial-Fresno Panthers 3-1 to earn its first County/Metro Athletic Conference victory of the season at Lee DaSilva Field in Memorial Stadium. Coming off five-consecutive defeats, getting back in the win column was imperative for Madera South. Behind […]
TEC gymnast wins state title
Audrina Williamson moved up a level and won another state championship for TEC Gymnasics. The nine-year-old won a state championship last year on Level 3 on the floor exercises. This year, Williamson moved up to Level 4 and captured the state title on the uneven bars in the NorCal State Championships in Beyers in Roseville […]
Nuclear war: How close are we?
Are you alarmed by the drift toward war? Are you worried by recent U.S. blunders? These questions appear on the cover of “The Causes of World War Three,” a book written by C. Wright Mills and published in 1958. The book was required reading for a class in “Social Disorganization,” which I took as a […]
Recycle and reuse to keep our space clean
There is a lot of trash in California. In Madera County the Fairmead Landfill does what it can to recycle and then bury the rest. City residents pay for three color-coded receptacles to aid in the process. The grey containers are for household trash, the blue for recyclables and the green cans are for yard […]