Birthday girl celebrates with drive-thru collection
Continuing a tradition that started a couple of years ago, 5-year-old Leia Garcia celebrated her birthday Friday with a drive-thru parade of cars to help benefit the Madera County Animal Shelter. Garcia began her philanthropy two years ago when she collected food items for the Madera Rescue Mission and than held another fundraiser last year […]
One dead in 2-car collision
California High Patrol units in Oakhurst responded to a two-vehicle traffic collision that resulted in possible ejections and, ultimately, a fatality. CHP units responded to the area or Road 426, west of Road 427 (School Road) on Sunday at about 9:15 p.m. Two occupants of a BMW were ejected from the vehicle and each sustained […]
Stallions win neighborhood battle
Madera South Stallions baseball coach Alan Sandoval used his game against the Matilda Torres Toros as a way to have some fun and give some of his hardly-used players some game time. “It was nice to see some smiles,” he said. “Baseball is supposed to be fun. It’s not fun when we’re losing. I was […]
Coyotes power a perfect game
While the Madera Coyotes softball team provided enough offense, pitcher Alexis Galvan got help from her defense for an 11-0 perfect game against the Madera South Stallions. The Coyotes got a pair of home runs from Erika Perez and a record-breaking home run from Brianah Hamilton for the six-inning, mercy-rule victory Friday evening over the […]
Madera completes two-game sweep
The Madera Coyotes baseball team completed a two-game sweep against Edison-Fresno with a 16-8 victory. However, it was a much closer contest when the two teams met a few days earlier. Tyler Zamora drove in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning to help Madera clinch a 7-6 victory in Tuesday’s matchup. […]
Opinion: Trying to pull off the old hat trick
First published in The Tacoma News Tribune, Tacoma on June 17, 1984. Even though it is not likely to result in my being pictured on the fashion pages any time soon, it has become my habit over the past few years to wear a hat. I wear a hat whenever the wind blows, whenever it […]
Opinion: Is the big housing crunch mostly fiction?
In some parts of California, there is definitely a housing crunch: small supplies of homes for sale, prices that escalate even when population has apparently stabilized and high prices that exclude most Californians as buyers. But a massive, multi-million-unit shortage? Maybe not. At least, so suggests a scathing springtime report from the non-partisan acting state […]
Have a berry good time
Strawberry season is in full swing, and if you are lucky, you have access to some farmers markets or roadside stands where you can buy the freshest and ripest berries. If you are very lucky, you can harvest your own homegrown strawberries. I used to be able to do that, but nowadays I just can’t […]
Birth Announcements: Dec. 2021
Clarrissa Yumay Oseguera Clarrissa Yumay Oseguera born at Madera Community Hospital on Dec. 3, 2021. Welcoming the 6-pound, 11-ounce, 18 1/2-inch newborn are parents Raul and Elvira Oseguera. Derek David Arreazola Derek David Arreazola born at Madera Community Hospital Dec. 23, 2021. Welcoming the 7-pound, 15-ounce, 19.5-inch newborn are parents Michael Arreazola and Kassandra Arroyo […]