Big turnout for 17th Lifetime Awards
The Madera community came out to support the 17th class of Lifetime Award Achievement recipients during the annual dinner at the Madera Fairgrounds’ Hatfield Hall. In addition to the four recipients of Lifetime Achievement, the Madera Chamber of Commerce also honored the third class of the 4 Around 40 awards. Chamber of Commerce President and […]
Top Chef Challenge celebrates Oaxaca trip
The MUSD Strategic Executive Cabinet met at Torres High School for our annual Top Chef challenge. Marianne Rock, the excellent culinary arts instructor at THS, has structured and guided each challenge with her vast expertise, and she stood ready to lead us again on July 11. There are about 25 total members of the team […]
Capital Improvement Plan discussed by council
At last week’s regular Madera City Council meeting, members listened to the second part of the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) workshop, continued from May 16. The capital improvement plan is a multi-year planning agenda used to identify project priorities and financing for improvements within the community. Public comment is received year round in the public […]
Former Madera QB is inspiring dreams
Vincent Espinoza, the former quarterback from Madera High School, has carved a path of success and inspiration throughout his football journey. From his time with Montana Billings in the professional indoor football league to his current stint with the Tulsa Oilers, Espinoza has risen to become a respected professional player and a beloved figure in […]
Book Talk: Patricia Cornwell, ‘Livid’
“After three days in the Atlantic Ocean during a heat wave, April Tupelo wasn’t recognizable to her family.” April’s corpse winds up on the autopsy table of Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta, the protagonist of Patricia Cornwell’s 26th novel in the Scarpetta series. Naturally, Kay becomes a key witness for the prosecution in “Livid” (2022, […]
Grilled cheese sammies
So many times during hot weather, I want to avoid making a big fuss over dinner preparation. I want a meal, but don’t want to spend all day in the kitchen, and hopefully, avoid having to go to the store to get ingredients. I spend a lot of time, however, standing in front of cabinets […]
Dispensing justice with a rope
Generally speaking, when people talk about lynching, they are referring to nightriders in bedsheets roaming the backwoods of the South spreading fear and intimidation among African-Americans. Seldom does a conversation on lynching include California, and even less often are lynchings in Madera County discussed, yet they did happen here. When one takes into account all […]