MCCC student helping people across the state during pandemic
Madera Community College Center student Jorge Orozco has spent a lot of his time out of town during the coronavirus pandemic helping those in need. Orozco is a Staff Sergeant in the Army National Guard, and has served the country for 15 years. He has been in the San Jose and Central Coast areas for […]
Madera Police Log: April 10
The Madera Police Department reported the following incidents. 7 a.m. — Vehicle burglarized in the 800 block of North Granada Drive. 7:19 a.m. — Animal injured near East 5th Street and Lyons Street. 11:02 a.m. — Code enforcement inspection in the 400 block of South Madera Avenue. 11:18 a.m. — COVID-19 compliance in the 2000 […]
Charles Faso and memories of Madera
Charles Faso was a grand fellow. I will never forget that time I saw him on the morning of Oct. 11, 1996. He and his wife, Sophie, had been honored as Madera’s “Old Timer’s Day King and Queen” that year. It was Madera’s 120th birthday, and some of our kids from Sierra Vista formed a […]
Opinion: Take care of yourself — you may be the only one who will
The following good advice came in an email from a friend, Kathie Rossi, of the Claremont neighborhood shelterers in place. May their tribe increase. Isolation Well-Being HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF WHEN YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE DOING IT • Shower • Take your meds every day, on schedule • Drink Water • Clean one […]
Commentary: Work with animals helps develop vaccines against coronavirus
Scientists are working on dozens of potential treatments and vaccines for the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19. Virtually all of them have one thing in common — they’re the product of animal research. Indeed, the race to beat COVID-19 shows how critical animal research is to medical progress. Consider how mRNA-1273, the […]
Letter: SCCCD proudly gives back to the community
We at State Center Community College District (SCCCD), would like to thank our first responders, health care and other essential employees who are reporting to work during the pandemic. You are all heroes. SCCCD (Fresno City College, Reedley College, Clovis Community College, Madera Community College Center and Oakhurst Community College Center) felt the need to […]
Opinion: Cabin fever yet another contagion
Another week of the Shelter-in-Place order and many people are suffering from cabin fever. Since it is primarily a mental condition I have always wondered if it was really a malady or just a power of suggestion situation. Like when one person yawns and it becomes contagious, with many in the room suddenly having the […]
Opinion: Does the state really know best on almost everything?
It’s beginning to seem as if many leading elected officials in California believe state government knows best about almost everything in virtually every phase of life. That goes on both macro and micro levels. Over the last year, this state has threatened city after city with lawsuits for not authorizing enough new housing units to […]
Perez keeps it in the family
With her older sister a graduate of the school and her aunt the head softball coach, it was almost inevitable that Madera Coyotes softball standout Sofia Perez would attend York College to play softball. However, that wasn’t the case, but she ended up there after all. “It took a while to decide to go to […]
Davis decides to follow sister
Although it seemed natural for Madera Coyotes softball player Joslynn Davis to follow in her sister, Mariah’s, footsteps to sign with Bethune Cookman University, it wasn’t as natural as it seemed. “I was keeping my options open because I had time,” Davis said. “It came down to the nitty gritty and thought I wanted to […]