Bass Lake cancels 2020 Fishing Derby
BASS LAKE — In the best interest of the community and all participants, the 2020 Bass Lake Fishing Derby has been canceled. The Bass Lake Chamber of Commerce businesses join together each year to bring the area the much-treasured, seasonal kick-off event. For many, this long-standing tradition, which has been celebrated for more than 37 […]
Cal-Pacific sends care to MCH
After gathering all the items and putting them on a pallet, Cal Pacific Supply owner Mike Alamari was glad to be able to donate more than $1,600 worth of supplies to the place he was born. Alamari, with help from a couple of his employees and Hector Vaca of Pacific Orchard Development, delivered a care […]
Save Mart, Lucky and FoodMaxx offer shopping hours for first responders
MODESTO — The Save Mart Companies have announced all Save Mart, FoodMaxx and Lucky stores are dedicating special shopping hours for first responders throughout California and Northern Nevada as a way to assist and thank them for their service during the COVID-19 health crisis. Dedicated shopping hours began Thursday. First responders, defined as law enforcement, […]
Fresno Madera Farm Credit to distribute $12.5 million to members
FRESNO — Fresno Madera Farm Credit, ACA, located in California’s Central Valley announced today that it will return $12.5 million to their members in the form of a cash patronage distribution based on 2019 earnings; a slight increase from last year. Overall, Fresno Madera Farm Credit earned $23.3 million in net income for 2019, so […]
CIF cancels spring sports season
SACRAMENTO — Based on the recent statements issued by Governor Newsom and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, regarding schools turning to distance learning for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year, the California Interscholastic Federation does not see an avenue for the spring sports season to continue. As such, in consultation today with […]
Opinion: We all wear masks…
On Saturday, I walked into a drugstore and saw a woman I thought I knew. “Hello, Mr. Doud,” she said. Her voice sounded a little familiar, but she was wearing a facemask, as many of us do, so I said, “Well, how are you?” I’m just fine,” she said. “That’s a nice facemask you’ve got […]
Letter: Different strokes for different folks
Reactions to the coronavirus have been varied and interesting. Those reactions say a lot about our common sense, politics and, ultimately, how we truly care about each other. Those reactions focus on what we do more so than what we say. A Pentecostal church in Sacramento County has refused to comply with directives to stop […]
Madera murder was a family affair
The two women sat mutely beside each other on July 4, 1901, as the train pulled out of the Fresno station heading north toward Madera. The younger of the two — the daughter of the older one — was lost in reverie. She did not relish this return to Madera, but it had to be […]