300 come together for National Day of Prayer
National Day of Prayer is observed each year on the first Thursday of May. The Madera Ministerial Association, in conjunction with Madera Chamber of Commerce, held its annual Prayer Breakfast in Hatfield Hall at the Madera Fairgrounds. There were about 300 people in attendance. Lois Leonard, Chair of the Madera Prayer Breakfast Committee, welcomed all […]
Sunny Nishimoto’s Silent Acts of forgiveness
Scattered throughout Madera’s past is something phenomenal. Our town is full of quiet heroes — not heroes because of some act of bravery, but heroes because they engaged in silent acts of forgiveness repeated again and again, not in the context of a formal asking but rather freely given to one another and to the […]
Proverbs 15:1
When I was in the fourth grade, my Sunday School teacher told our class one Sunday, “Open up your Bibles and read the first scripture you see.” Then, she called on each child in class to read aloud the scriptures we found. The first scripture I saw when I opened my Bible was Proverbs 15:1, […]
One more scam
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Opinion: Hats and horses
This is going to be an exciting weekend, especially for hats. I love hats. I’m sure I got this love from my mother, QuoVada Louise “Kirk” Hill. She thought hats made her look glamorous. What woman doesn’t want to feel glamorous? Her choice of hats wasn’t even the most eclectic part of her wardrobe. She […]
Opinion: In defense of two-year colleges
Earlier this week, the Associated Press published a column by Collin Binkley that was titled “Waste of Time: Community College Transfers Derail Students.” The author cites the case of a young woman who transferred from a community college to California State University, Bakersfield. The young woman said that the university rejected “most of her science […]
Coyotes complete sweep
After the San Joaquin Memorial-Fresno Panthers softball team couldn’t play its scheduled game against the Madera Coyotes earlier this season, thoughts were that game was not going to be played. However, after some negotiating, the Coyotes and Panthers met twice in a 24-hour span. On Tuesday, the Coyotes played their scheduled game against the Panthers […]
Coyotes eliminated from playoffs
The Madera Coyotes boys volleyball team was given the No. 7 seed in the Div. II Central Section playoffs, but the No. 10 seeded Pioneer Valley Panthers had other plans with a four-set victory in the first round. The Coyotes stumbled throughout the match and couldn’t keep any momentum and fell 25-21, 26-24, 25-21, 25-15 […]
Maderans help UC Merced to title
Madera South alumni Jaydah Aguilar earned a Cal-Pac Conference championship and helped the UC Merced women’s track and field team to the conference title. The UC Merced men’s and women’s track and field team, who is in its first year of competition, swept the Cal Pac title with 10 gold medals, eight silver medals and […]