Coyotes lose close match at home
So far, the 2021 preseason has given the Madera Coyotes boys soccer team a worthy test in preparation for a tough County/Metro Athletic Conference season, but also a chance to see where the Coyotes need to improve in hopes of securing a Valley Championship. That’s goal every season for the Coyotes who are starting to […]
Tragedy hit Madera 116 years ago
It has been 116 years since all of Madera awoke to the tragedy of Christmas Day. Four walls formed a strange background to the mass of blackened and twisted iron, which emerged from the offices on the second floor of the Madera County Courthouse. The granite building was only four years old, and now on […]
SCCCD honors MCC nursing director
The State Center Community College District honored the 2021 Muro de Honor (Wall of Honor) inductees during a special ceremony. This year’s inductees include Madera Community College assistant director of nursing Dr. Elizabeth Muñoz-Day RN, CHPN, CMSRN, in addition to Dr. Ray Ramírez and Dr. Mark Sanchez. The trio were inducted during a ceremony on […]
Madera struggles offensively in loss
The Madera Coyotes boy’s basketball team faded away in the late stages of against Sierra-Tollhouse in a 57-47 loss in front of its home crowd. While both teams initially struggled to get their offense going, the Chieftains eventually found their rhythm and put away the Coyotes for good Wednesday evening. “We didn’t hit enough shots […]
Doctor retiring after 38-plus years
For the past two years, Dr. Mazhar Javaid has been preparing for the moment that took place last week — retirement. Javaid worked his final day in Madera and Madera Community Hospital on Dec. 21 and will head into semi-retirement. He has three clinics, but will just work at one, and that will be on […]
The miracle of sight
Christmas morning dawned, and all over Madera new sight had been given to thousands. Those who had once been blind now could see. Some were young; some were old. Some were church goers; some were not. The miracle cut across all ethnicities, genders, and classes; it was no respecter of persons. Thousands of Maderans awoke […]
Book Talk: Attacking U.S. energy resources
Recently, I read an advertisement for “The Island,” a just-released novel by Ben Coes. The brief blurb informs us that the book is about a successful attack on Manhattan Island, isolating it by knocking out its tunnels and bridges. Until I was 16 years old, I lived in Brooklyn on the tip of Long Island […]
Primary election to be held in June
To the qualified electors in the County of Madera, notice is hereby given that a Consolidated Statewide Direct Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. The following offices are scheduled to appear on that ballot: Federal and state offices • United States Senator • Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State […]
New Year nibbles and sips
I have been to large New Year’s Eve parties and small ones, and I think my favorites are the small ones, where I have an easier time talking to everyone. Most of the time I don’t go to any NYE parties, as I am partial to staying home. Even when I stay home, though, I […]
Coyotes prove too much for fledgling Toros
The Madera Coyotes used a stifling defense and a wide-spread offense for an 81-35 rout of the Matilda Torres Toros in the first-ever varsity meeting between the two schools. Madera led 17-4 in the first quarter while Torres missed eight of its first nine shots. From there, the Coyotes cruised with a 39-13 halftime lead […]