Coyotes to host annual dinner
The Madera Coyote football team will host its annual Kick-Off dinner on August 16 at the Madera Municipal Golf Course Banquet room. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Tickets for the dinner are $60 per person and $450 for a table of eight. Tri-tip and chicken is on the menu. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner […]
Madera Grapplers earn awards
In a landmark moment for Madera sports and the advancement of girls’ wrestling, five young athletes from the Madera Grapplers Wrestling Club etched their names into local history at Turf Wars, widely considered a National Championship-style tournament. Competing in the 14-under division, Lily Soito, Janessa Canales, Evelyn Cortez, Emma Martinez, and Gigi Mirelez traveled to […]
The effects of hunger
Most of us take for granted where our next meal will come from. Safe in that knowledge, we perform our daily tasks, take our meal breaks, and move on to the next thing, ending the day satisfied as we retire for the night. That was me until one day I learned what it meant to […]
Maderan didn’t trust a jury
On March 2, 1946, a neatly dressed woman stood beside her attorney, John D. Boyle, and intently searched Judge Stanley Murray’s face for some hint of what was to come. She had waived her right to a jury trial, preferring to put her fate in the hands of one man in a robe instead of […]
Have a berry good time
Just before writing this week’s column, my husband and I shared some of the last home-grown blackberries of the season. Even though there are many recipes for creating delicious blackberry desserts, syrups, preserves and meals, my favorite way to eat fresh blackberries is to well, just eat them. Maybe rinse them off a little, but […]