Astronomers offer a chance to stargaze
Members of Central Valley Astronomers, Inc., will present a star party Friday evening at Madera Municipal Golf Course, sponsored by Friends of the Madera County Library. This will be the second such party in a year. The one last year was held on the roof of the parking structure of the Madera County Government Center. […]
Chowchilla to play host at free events in city park
Thursday and Friday will feature two free performances at Veterans Memorial Park in Chowchilla. The country blues bluegrass swing sounds of the Hillbilly Jazz Band will waft through the park starting at 7:30 p.m. The park is located on Robertson Boulevard at 6th Street in downtown Chowchilla. The final show of the Music in the […]
Oliver campaign event scheduled for Saturday
Madera City Council Member William Oliver will announce his campaign for re-election to the third-district seat on the council at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Fastway Chicken in Madera. Oliver said he has the support of several business owners and community leaders. “Please join representatives from the Madera Police Officers’ Association and CAL Fire Local 2881 […]
Madera American wins Section 7
Next up is state championships on Saturday in Redding The best thing that could have happened to the Madera American Little League 12-year-old All-Star team after a loss to open the Section 7 championships was getting a day off. Madera American used that day off to regroup and then won three games in three days […]
Madera National falls in two at state tourney
In just its second year in existence, the Madera National Little League softball 11-12-year-old All-Stars advanced to the state tournament. The Madera National All-Stars found out how big the learning curve is with two straight losses at the Northern California State Tournament this weekend at Town and Country Park. Madera opened the tournament with a […]
Camp Fire raises funds for local animal shelter
A Camp Fire group of 4- to 6-year-old girls decided to bake and sell dog treats to raise money for the Madera County Animal Shelter. They sold them to friends and family members. The sales provided the shelter with more than $500 worth of items the shelter needed. The girls were given a tour of […]
History in the Week of July 15
50 Years Ago Week of July 15, 1968 65 DOGS PICKED UP UNDER LEASH LAW — Some 65 dogs have been impounded by the City Pound since the dog-leash ordinance became effective July 3. Police Chief Horace Dowell reported some of the dogs picked up were found wandering the city streets and some were turned […]
Hot dog! Some favorites for summer meals
There are a lot of different hot dogs available nowadays, made from many different things such as pork, beef and a blend of the two. Also hot dogs are made from chicken and turkey; and for vegans or vegetarians, soy-based products. I can’t say that I liked the tofu hot dogs I once had at […]
Low-income housing opportunities
There’s talk afoot, including last week’s presentation before the City Council and Housing Authority board, about turning part of downtown Madera into a location for new low-income housing, and that might not be a bad thing, because there are ways of turning low-income housing into an asset for a relatively poor city like Madera. For […]