Fury now serving own lemonade
When Marcel McAllister goes to bed most nights, visions of chicken tenders could be floating in his head. Most recently, however, those dreams have turned to lemonade. When McAllister wakes up after Christmas, the gift he will find under his tree is Fury Labs Lemonade. McAllister is known throughout the Central Valley for his Fury […]
New public works director announced
The County of Madera announced the appointment of Madera resident Dominic Tyburski as its new Public Works Director. With more than 27 years of experience in public infrastructure, engineering, and project management, Tyburski brings a wealth of expertise and leadership to the department. He is a licensed civil engineer and has earned a civil engineering […]
CRC receives $10M grant
The Madera County Board of Supervisors approved use of a $10 million grant for the development and implementation of the Madera County Community Resiliency Center (CRC) in an agreement entered with the Strategic Growth Council. In conjunction, a partnership agreement was entered into with the Madera County Departments of Public Health, Behavior Health Services, Sheriff’s […]
MCSOS inducts board members
Newly elected Madera County Superintendent of Schools Board Members Dianna Marsh and Wallace Nishimoto, along with re-elected members Shelley Deniz and Cathie Bustos, took the Oath of Office on December 17 at the Madera County Superintendent of Schools Conference Center. Madera County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Cecilia Massetti administered the Oath of Office, and honored […]
Different culture lifts Stallions to victory
The Madera South Stallions boys basketball team is a completely different team in the second year under head coach Colton Hafey. The Stallions are more dynamic and play with some grit, and it showed in Tuesday’s 70-58 victory over the Mendota Aztecs. The first time the two teams played, Madera South edged Mendota by six […]
Book Talk: Charlie Donlea, ‘Summit Lake’
Penn Courtney, editor of Events magazine, believes that Kelsey Castle has returned to work too soon after her ordeal. But, having had a month of healing, Kelsey asserts that she’s ready. After a bit of arguing, Penn submits to Kelsey’s judgment and assigns her to write a story about Summit Lake, a job that Kelsey […]
Richard Thomas: Madera’s 3rd fallen police officer
The pallbearers lifted the coffin from the hearse and carried it to its final resting-place in Arbor Vitae Cemetery. Anger and sorrow filled the air as they prepared to say goodbye to one of their own. Upon reaching the grave, Shirley Bollinger, Elmer Pavey, Ernie Fernandez, Woodrow Hefner, Denny Shannon, and Virgil Van Curen put […]
Snacks for party time
Many people gather for parties on New Year’s Eve. The fact that I have only been to two NYE parties ought to show that I am not exactly a party animal. And those two parties were decades apart. I did have a couple of friends over now and then, and we played board games until […]