Ground broken for new building at college
Facility will expand agricultural program at Madera Center Ground was broken Tuesday for a new facility for agriculture and technology at Madera Community College Center. The facility will expand the current agriculture and manufacturing programs that are offered at the college. Welding, plant science and apprenticeship programs will be added. In addition to the classrooms […]
Scores reveal gains
MUSD students show promise; Sherman Thomas tops For the third year in a row, more than half of Madera Unified students have failed to meet grade level expectations on the annual tests administered by the California Department of Education. District-wide, just 33 percent met the state benchmark for English/language arts and only 23 percent were […]
Election’s importance for Madera
This year’s General Election is important for more than the usual reasons. We are seeing a level of public interest on the part of the usually lethargic Madera County electorate that we haven’t seen for years. Some examples: • There are challengers for every open Madera City Council seat, a phenomenon we haven’t seen in […]
Forum planned for Districts 4 and 5 of school board trustees
A public candidate forum for those seeking positions in District 4 and District 5 on the Madera Unified School District Board of Trustees will be held beginning at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8, at the Madera County Library, 121 N. G St. Participating candidates will be Phil Huerta and Joetta Flores Fleak in District 4, […]
Council says ‘no’ to benefit extensions
A City Council resolution to extend the existing salaries and most benefits of city department heads for another three years failed to pass Wednesday night, after much heated debate and residents’ objections. Had the measure passed, it would have become effective before the newly hired city manager would have had a chance to take the […]
Passion for art fuels calling
After spending 20-plus years at Warnock Foods in Madera, Dana Elliott began thinking of what was next for her in life. “I left a career in 2012,” she said. “After that, I was wondering what I was going to do.” That wondering turned into tinkering, which turned into work on leather, which turned into guitar […]
Plant Give and Take planned
The seventh annual Plant Give and Take, will be held Saturday, Oct. 13, from 9 a.m. to noon at Lions Town and Country Park, Pavilion Area, 2300 Howard Road. This event is sponsored by Community Volunteers Central Valley, a 501(c) 3 non-profit. This event is free to the public. All types of plants, seeds, bulbs, […]
Ready or not, cannabis may be in your future
“There’s a whole new way of livin’ Pepsi helps supply the drive. It’s got a lot to give for those who like to live ‘cause Pepsi helps them come alive.” Ellen M. Reimer of Appleton, Wisconsin, may have been more than half a century premature. She entered and won a slogan contest sponsored by PepsiCo. […]
Twelve years of Gravy
My favorite month, October, is finally here. The activities that make up fall, such as the Madera Fair, Old Timers Day and the final car show of the year have come and gone. At these activities, I enjoyed seeing many of my longtime friends and acquaintances. On Sept. 11 we remembered the horrors of the […]
Hawks fall in fifth set to Tribe
The Liberty Hawks girls volleyball team lost the first set to the Chowchilla Tribe and the match in the fifth set, but it was nothing new for first-year head coach Grant Clark. “We’ve been getting off to really poor starts,” he said. “We’ve dropped the first sets in the last three matches. It dug us […]