Ficklin Vineyards ports, made in Madera, garner Gold as most honored in the U.S.
Ficklin Vineyards has accepted nomination for submission to the 2019 California Wine Grape Growers Competition. This competition, held in Sacramento, is not a competition open to entry. All wines accepted into the competition are by legislative nomination only. Ficklin Vineyards received one of only nine Gold medals presented in the competition for their Old Vine […]
Drunken driver has 3 times BAC limit
A 28-year-old Madera woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after police officers spotted the car she was driving weaving, and then witnessed her driving into oncoming lanes of traffic on north Gateway Drive, about 3 a.m. Sunday morning, near Jack in the Box. Vianey Jaramillo failed several field sobriety tests, according to officers, reportedly […]
Liberty students to hold fundraiser
A group of Liberty High School students is organizing an event to raise funds for Valley Children’s Healthcare. The event includes a spaghetti dinner and a murder mystery, which features a cast of characters and an audience which participates in trying to solve the mystery. Liberty High School students Sierra Steffenson, Emily Castillo and Andrea […]
Motorcyclist dies in collision
A 23-year-old Chowchilla motorcyclist was killed Sunday at about 7:30 p.m. after his motorcycle collided with a pickup. Two men in the pickup were not seriously injured. The victim’s name had not been released as of Monday afternoon, awaiting notification of kin, according to Sgt. Denny of the Chowchilla Police Department. Denny said the motorcyclist […]
Yosemite National Park suit settled
DNC Parks and Resorts at Yosemite, Inc. (Delaware North), the United States of America, and Yosemite Hospitality, LLC (Aramark) have settled the lawsuit filed by Delaware North related to Delaware North’s former concession contract at Yosemite with the National Park Service. The settlement involves the transfer of trademarks and service marks at issue in the […]
MNLL comes back to win Section
Ninth inning walk-off sends Madera National to State PORTERVILLE — In the Section 7 championship game against host Porterville, the Madera National Little League 10-12-year-old All-Star team had plenty of obstacles to overcome and it took a ninth inning sacrifice fly to win to send them to the State Championships in Castro Valley. Like he […]
Love finds Gerhardt Classic victory lane
Fourteen-year-old Jesse Love came back home to Madera Speedway and grabbed a surprising victory in the 17th Gerhardt Classic 50 for the BCRA Midgets. Love, the two-time 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model Series champion, added to his already long list of “youngest-ever” accomplishments, including youngest BCRA champion and youngest POWRi Midget podium finishe with the win. […]
Opinion: Facebook is facing $5 billion in fines
One surprising piece of news that came out on Monday was that Facebook is being fined $5 billion by the Federal Trade Commission, basically for selling the private information of its users to its advertisers, without the permission of the users. If you are a Facebook user, you may or may not care about that, […]
Singing in the shower
I hear lots of music in my daily life. Every Sunday I go to church and hear the beautiful hymns of both the organ and the piano. And of course the congregation sings many songs that are familiar to me. All my life I have enjoyed the inspirational hymns we still sing in church. I […]
Letter: For signs and for seasons
In Genesis 1:14, God created lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night and to let them be for SIGNS and seasons, and for days and years. According to Google, the moon landing happened at 0932 EDT (0632 CA) on July 16, 1969. This year on that date at […]