Shoe store suicide mars expansion
In 1917, Herman Brammer and his son, Will, decided to expand their shoe store and build that three story, brick building that still stands on the north side of Yosemite Avenue. At about the same time, they determined to bring Jim Brammer, Herman’s stepson, into the business by placing him in charge of the new […]
Sharing the good stuff
About half the people in my family called it dressing, and the other half called it stuffing. I think as a kid, I used the term dressing, but now I find myself saying stuffing. No matter what you call it, it is the same thing. My family has prepared it every Thanksgiving for generations. There […]
The re-carpeting project
After living in our house for 34 years, my husband and I decided to re-carpet. The original carpet had held up pretty well, but we knew it was time for a replacement. We had discussed this project for many years, but held off, finally realizing the difficulty we might have if we waited much longer. […]
Champs to host annual competition
Three-time World Champions, MadTown Robotics and Madera Unified School District will host the 16th annual FIRST® Robotics Competition, “Madtown Throwdown” on Saturday and Sunday at Matilda Torres High School. The free community event will welcome 30 robotics teams from across California and two from Mexico, showcasing more than 48 robots in competition. Qualifying rounds begin […]
County buildings turn green
Madera County is turning green this week in honor of all veterans. Since its inception, the Board of Supervisors has passed an annual resolution to illuminate the Government Centers in Madera, Oakhurst, along with the Department of Social Services green. This marks the fifth year of the national initiative called Operation Green Light.
Madera Elks Lodge donates dictionaries
The Madera Elks Lodge No. 1918 is serving the community by promoting its annual Dictionary Project. The club raised funds to purchase dictionaries for third grade students for 27 schools in Madera and Chowchilla. This year, the Lodge also used grant funds from the Elks National Foundation, which is funded from donations by Elks all […]
Madera’s Mahil joins UC Merced Foundation
MERCED — The UC Merced Foundation has announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Trustees — Stephanie Gallo, chief marketing officer at GALLO, and Creekside Company co-owner Jay Mahil. A fourth-generation farmer and the first in his family born in the United States, Mahil grew up in Lodi and is a […]
MCH opens family clinic
When American Advanced Management re-opened Madera Community Hospital earlier in the year, the next box to check was to re-open its clinics. With the grand opening, consider that box checked as dignitaries throughout the Central Valley celebrated the opening of MCH’s Family Health Services Clinic. “Today marks not only the opening of a new building, […]
Letters: It’s going to hit the fan
Well, the elections didn’t go the way I had hoped, but they did go the way I thought. Proposition 50 was a given, or a Gavin. California voters are predictable. East Coast, however, is a misunderstanding. They think the “Robin Hood” theory is a form of government. Socialism and Communism is a smoke screen. Kinda […]
Opinion: A future without smartphones?
Let me say at the outset that I hate smartphones. But, I’m not a complete technophobe. I’ve had computers for 45 or more years. My hybrid car probably has more embedded computers than I have functioning neurons in my brain. And when I get ready to forward this column to the newspaper, I’ll do so […]