Community supports O.L.I.V.E. Foundation
More than 200 people came out to San Joaquin Winery in support of the O.L.I.V.E. (Overcoming Limitations through Intervention, Value and Empowerment) Foundation for its biggest fundraiser of the year. “It went really well,” said director April Molina. “The people were great and very generous.” Molina said the foundation raised more than $27,000 and every […]
McNally Park to get new amenities
The Madera City Council approved a resolution to purchase new equipment and amenities for McNally Park. The Council approved purchase to replace outdated amenities, including trash bins, picnic tables, barbecue grills, ADA and pet water fountains, and two sets of playground equipment at the meeting on April 19. On February 15, Council approved a Resolution […]
Poythress honored by Council of Governments
Madera County Superviser Robert Poythress was honored last week by the San Joaquin Council of Governments, California’s Blueprint Award. The purpose of the San Joaquin Valley Blueprint Awards program is to encourage quality planning and development by recognizing outstanding achievements and practices in the built environment. In recognizing and celebrating projects that reflect the Blueprint […]
Cedar Creek honors former actress
Christina Hutson was born Christina Mears in Wakefield, Massachusetts, in 1930. She has one younger sister. When war broke out in Europe, her father moved to the West Coast to be further away from the Germans. He was a machinist, so they went to the shipyards in Seattle, and then on down to San Pedro, […]
Stallions swimmers capture title
The Madera South Stallions girls swimming team has done something no other swim team has done in school history — win a league title. The Stallions won six races Saturday at Sunnyside to propel them to the first league championship in school history. The boys team placed fourth, but the two teams combined gave the […]
Leach wins conference title
One year ago, walking out of the Westmont track and field awards ceremony, after placing second in the Women’s Heptathlon along and being a part of the first-ever Vanguard Women’s Golden State Athletic Conference Championship Team, Madera’s Penelopi Leach had one thing on her mind. “I have been able to do a lot of amazing […]
Letters: Semper fi
Sometimes in life, if we are fortunate, we get to experience a moment of clarity that reminds us what it means to live an honorable life. On May 14, a memorial service was held in Sonora for Ramiro Ruben Ramirez, who passed way March 28, 2023. He and his wife moved from San Jose to […]
Time for salads
Salads (in my opinion) are appealing because we can customize them to our own preferences. If a recipe calls for one or more ingredients that we don’t like, we are free to either leave those out or substitute for ingredients we do like. Don’t like kidney beans? That’s fine, just use some other types of […]