Opinion: Take a moment to smile at others
One thing I’ve noticed since we’ve been wearing masks is that we are friendlier. How So? We take the time to wave to others, to speak to them, to smile at them even though masks may cover our faces. We wave to them from our cars and other vehicles. We say hello in the grocery […]
1920 epidemic closed schools and businesses in Madera
Only the family and a few friends were allowed into the church for the funeral. The monster that had taken the 2-year-old Hubbard twins was still on the prowl, seeking someone else to devour. Lying in pretty, white caskets, the girls were taken to the cemetery and buried in the same grave, side by side. […]
Madera County Academic Pentathlon Competition held
With many events throughout the country being canceled, the 2020 Madera County Academic Pentathlon was not one of them. The middle school competition was held May 1 and moved to an individual online format. Students were able to compete from home. Medals were sent to students at their home and a video awards announcement was […]
Letter: When you’re a stranger
I almost miss strangers during this stay at home, shelter-in-place time in our lives. I could go full bore and emphatically say that I miss strangers. However, that would not be true. I don’t miss that woman who sat behind my wife and me last year at a Gary Allan concert in Stockton who “sang” […]
Letter: Cancer didn’t go away; help still needed
So many things have changed lately, yet one thing that hasn’t changed is cancer. We were unable to have our annual Relay For Life event on May 2-3, but we are still fundraising! Many programs offered to our cancer fighters have been suspended and we need to help fund the ongoing needs of our cancer […]
Letter: Something fishy; doesn’t add up
There’s something fishy that doesn’t add up. There’s definitely something that doesn’t stack up. Wuhan to Shanghai = 839km Wuhan to Beijing = 1,152km Wuhan to Milan = 15,000km Wuhan to NY = 15,000km The coronavirus started in Wuhan, a city of more than 11 million people, yet there is no effect of coronavirus in […]
Linda Perez using Minot pipeline
Madera Coyotes cross country and track runner Linda Perez is using the little-known pipeline to North Dakota for her collegiate years. She signed a National Letter of Intent to Minot University in North Dakota. In addition to Perez, Kris Bueno (football, Madera) and Victor Ochoa (cross country, Madera South) are also on campus from Madera. […]
Ford running to CSU Fullerton
Two-time Div. II Central Section cross country champion Unique Ford is through tormenting the Central Valley. Instead she will try to do put Big West Conference foes in her rear-view mirror running at CSU Fullerton. “I just liked their campus and environment,” Ford said. “I feel like I can grow there.” Ford is one of […]
Former Madera Coyote Velarde chosen to lead UC Merced XC
UC Merced Executive Director of Recreation & Athletics David Dunham has officially announced that Vicente Velarde will be the head men’s and women’s cross country coach for the Bobcats. Velarde has served as the program’s assistant coach for the past five years and as the interim head coach since Feb. 1. “Velarde has been a […]