Madera-made ‘Ghettobusters’ gets a Hollywood showcase
After years of work, including during last year’s pandemic, Falcon Pictures’ Ghettobusters had a special viewing last week before a full house at the Grauman’s Chinese Theater. “We’re super excited,” said Falcon Pictures co-owner Danny Sauceda. “The team has worked very hard on it. To be able to get it out and show it to […]
Madera kicker headed to worlds
With the help of a 67-yard boot, Madera kicker Richard Lozano earned an invitational to the 2021 Kicking World National Showcase in December. “I’ve been following their page for over a year on Instagram,” he said. “I saw they were having a camp in Sacramento and I wanted to go. My and my coach helped […]
Opinion: Just so you know…
A few days ago, I received a phone call from someone at the U. S. Post Office in Madera. This postal employee had been asked by the postmaster to call me and have us remove our newspaper rack from in front of the post office. I was curious as to the reason, and so I […]
Opinion: The celebrity factor in recall elections
Many Californians laughed out loud back in 1998, when Minnesota voters by a wide margin elected longtime professional wrestler and sometime talk show host Jesse Ventura their governor. But almost exactly five years later, those same Californians by a wide margin made longtime movie muscleman Arnold Schwarzenegger their “governator,” and then kept him and his […]
Rice is nice
Maybe I shouldn’t admit it, but there have been times when a rice dish has been the main, and only dish I have served for dinner. I made up a recipe for fried rice, and since it has meat and veggies, that is a meal in itself. I love most types of rice, and my […]
Grub Gulch turned violent
Gold! The discovery of the precious metal along the Fresno River brought thousands of placer miners into the Raymond area, and by 1851, they were calling their gathering, Grub Gulch. Over the years, Grub Gulch emerged from its tent city status to take on all of the characteristics of a settled community. In time the […]