Families, youth, educators, and local leaders joined together in a March Against Drugs and Gangs on Saturday. Community members marched from McNally Park to Courthouse Park, where they gathered for a celebration featuring worship, testimonies, prayer booths, music, and other activities into the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Barbers gave free haircuts to attendees, and there was also face painting, food, and fun. The event celebrated recoveries, salvation, praises, and unity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The goal of the march was to unite for a safer community, stand together, walk together, and make a difference by promoting peace, hope, and a drug- and gang-free future.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Families, youth, educators, and local leaders joined together in a March Against Drugs and Gangs on Saturday. Community members marched from McNally Park to Courthouse Park, where they gathered for a celebration featuring worship, testimonies, prayer booths, music, and other activities into the night. Barbers gave free haircuts to attendees, and there was also face […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":49247,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_angie_page":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,19],"tags":[29,46],"class_list":["post-49310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-news","tag-community","tag-organizations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49310"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49311,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49310\/revisions\/49311"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49308,"date":"2026-08-26T07:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49308"},"modified":"2026-08-25T17:49:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T00:49:19","slug":"lifetime-recipient-philip-oberti-passes-at-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/lifetime-recipient-philip-oberti-passes-at-83\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifetime recipient, Philip Oberti, passes at 83"},"content":{"rendered":"
Lifelong Madera resident Philip Oberti passed away on August 19 at the age of 83.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oberti and Klina Lyon were married for 61 years and were recently lauded by Madera for their longtime support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Phil and Klina Oberti were married in 1965, and since then, Philip has been working to help Madera grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two years ago, Philip and Klina were honored as Old Timers\u2019 Day Grand Marshals. Last year, the couple were named Lifetime Achievement Award recipients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are honored,\u201d Phil said in a 2024 interview. \u201cWe feel like a lot of other people deserved it before us. We\u2019ve traveled a lot. It\u2019s always nice to come back to Madera where your roots are. They will always be here. Our roots will end up in Arbor Vitae. I hope they keep the water going.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the Obertis weren\u2019t sure they were eligible to receive the honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t realize how old we were,\u201d Phil said. \u201cWe are honored. I\u2019m 81 and she\u2019s 79. We didn\u2019t expect or even think we would get it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oberti, who grew up around the Oberti Olive plant, went away from the ranch. He transitioned to commercial properties with holdings in Madera and Fresno. His reach went as far north to San Francisco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over time, Philip Oberti was a member of a lot of committees with a common denominator \u2014 growing Madera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was a member of the Madera City Planning Commission when I lived in town,\u201d Phil said. \u201cI was a member of the Madera Parking Commission. I was a member of the Madera Rotary and the Madera Community Hospital Board. I was on the Cal Poly School of Business Advisory Council, and an honorary alumnus in 1991. I\u2019m a member of the Madera Downtown Association and the Madera Elks Lodge. I go to the Downtown Association every once in a while.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of Oberti\u2019s biggest goals was to revitalize Downtown Madera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we grew up, downtown was a neat place to go,\u201d he said. \u201cThen, the shopping centers went in. This downtown has been a lot of work. I was a founding director of the Downtown Association. We\u2019ve tried to revitalize downtown. We are trying to have something like Visalia and Clovis. There are a lot of consultants involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was a founding member of the Madera Downtown Association and consistently supported the City\u2019s downtown improvement efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the City collaborating with Caltrans\u2019 upcoming plans to redesign East Yosemite with roundabouts and improved sidewalks, Oberti sees a strong opportunity for fa\u00e7ade enhancements and a unified color scheme \u2014 efforts that could give downtown Madera a fresh identity and vibrant new energy.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lifelong Madera resident Philip Oberti passed away on August 19 at the age of 83. Oberti and Klina Lyon were married for 61 years and were recently lauded by Madera for their longtime support. Phil and Klina Oberti were married in 1965, and since then, Philip has been working to help Madera grow. Two years […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":49246,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_angie_page":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,19],"tags":[33],"class_list":["post-49308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-news","tag-death"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49308"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49309,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49308\/revisions\/49309"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49306,"date":"2026-08-26T07:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49306"},"modified":"2026-08-25T17:45:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T00:45:55","slug":"hawks-dominate-in-first-home-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/hawks-dominate-in-first-home-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawks dominate in first \u2018home\u2019 game"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Liberty Hawks football team officially christened its \u201cHome Away From Home\u2019 with a convincing 37-7 victory over the Strathmore Spartans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liberty\u2019s home stadium is getting new turf and an all-weather track installed, so the Hawks will play their home games at Madera South High School. The Hawks treated their new home stadium with a convincing victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Hawks dominated on offense and defense. Four missed extra points was the only thing head coach Mike Nolte could complain about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liberty rushed for 345 yards, including an even 200 yards rushing by junior Henry Bilskey. It was the most yards rushing in a season opener in school history. The Hawks scored all six touchdowns from the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Liberty defense was equally dominant, allowing just 115 yards of offense, including -1 yards passing. Strathmore averaged 3.4 yards per rush, but also had 38 rushing yards at a loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Liberty defensive front had its way with the Spartan line. The line of Deegan Shandor, Brody Sisco and Felipe Chavarria combined for 13 tackles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Overall, Strathmore averaged 3.5 yards per play while the Hawks, with 419 total yards, averaged 10.7 yards per play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Until Strathmore\u2019s 80-yard fourth quarter drive against the Liberty reserves, the Spartans had just 35 yards of offense compared to 60 penalty yards against the Hawks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Spartans had to punt on their opening drive of the game. Tyler McCamey returned the kick 30 yards to the Strathmore 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
McCamey gave the Hawks first-and-goal with a 15-yard run. Bilskey took the ball to the one. Tristan Ruiz went up the middle to score Liberty\u2019s first touchdown for a 6-0 lead four minutes into the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tackles by Shandor and Chavarria resulted in no gains, and the Spartans punted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After a 15-yard penalty, Liberty started at the Strathmore 24. Bilskey gained 10 on second-and-14, and quarterback Brody Von Flue gained five for the first down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two plays later, Bilskey broke off a 44-yard gain off the right side on a counter play to the Strathmore 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two plays later, Von Flue found Ayden Wilhelm for a 13-yard pass, but a fumble, and a Strathmore recovery, ended the drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, on the next play, Strathmore had trouble with the hand-off, and put the ball on the ground. Shandor jumped on it for the recovery at the five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bilskey got the carry off the left side. But, he fumbled just before the end zone. The ball bounced into the end zone, and McCamey jumped on it for the touchdown, and a 12-0 lead with 1:31 left in the first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After another three-and-out, the Hawks went on a seven-play, 56-yard drive for another score. Von Flue found Bilskey for a 10-yard gain. Then, Bilskey broke off a 19-yard gain to get inside the Strathmore 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three plays later, Bilskey found the end zone for an 18-0 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shandor opened the next drive with a sack, but the Spartans got a first down. Strathmore had a nine-play drive, but it only went for 21 yards before punting on fourth-and-13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the next play, on another counter, Bilskey went behind his big offensive line, found a hole, juked a tackler at the 40, and went 77 yards into the end zone for a 25-0 lead after the extra point, with 1:54 left in the half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the half, the Hawks had 240 total yards while Strathmore only had 52 yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Hawks opened the second half with an eight-play, 74-yard drive to find the end zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ruiz started the drive with a 15-yard burst up the middle. Von Flue found Wilhelm for 19-yards to get into Strathmore territory. McCamey gained 11 to move the ball inside the 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three plays later, after a holding penalty, Bilskey found pay dirt for the second time for a 31-0 lead with 1:58 left in the third quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Spartans had another three-and-out, highlighted by a run for a loss of two on a tackle by Nick Yrlas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liberty opened the drive with a 32-yard pass play to McCamey, but the play was called back by a penalty. However, Von Flue found Austin Graham for a 23-yard gain, and a first down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then, it was a combination of Bilskey, McCamey and Ruiz to get the ball to the 25-yard line. Benni Loubandith got the carry up the middle, found a huge hole, and the end zone for a 25-yard touchdown run with a minute left in the third for a 37-0 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liberty got good field position after a punt snap went over the punter\u2019s head, but the Hawks settled for a field goal that hit the crossbar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Strathmore then went on a seven-play, 80-yard drive against the Liberty reserves. The Spartans scored on a 48-yard run right up the middle for a 37-7 final score.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Liberty Hawks football team officially christened its \u201cHome Away From Home\u2019 with a convincing 37-7 victory over the Strathmore Spartans. Liberty\u2019s home stadium is getting new turf and an all-weather track installed, so the Hawks will play their home games at Madera South High School. The Hawks treated their new home stadium with a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":49248,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_angie_page":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,23],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-49306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-sports","tag-schools"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49306"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49307,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49306\/revisions\/49307"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49304,"date":"2026-08-26T07:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49304"},"modified":"2026-08-25T17:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T00:26:13","slug":"turnovers-mar-torres-flag-season-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/turnovers-mar-torres-flag-season-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Turnovers mar Torres flag season opener"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Matilda Torres Toros flag football team was ready to open the season after scrimmaging Golden Valley-Merced earlier, and now played them in its season opener at Toros Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, four interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown hurt the Toros in an 18-13 loss Thursday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Toros had two chances to score inside the Golden Valley 10-yard line in the second half to take the lead, but turned the ball over on downs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Torres outgained Golden Valley 230-192. They limited the Cougars to just 48 yards on 18 rushes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Torres threw for 167 yards, and rushed for 69 yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amerie Lujan caught three passes for 61 yards and had two long punt returns to set the Toros up in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Golden Valley opened the game by gaining an initial first down on a pass play. Then, they threw down the middle. The Golden Valley receiver made an over-the-shoulder fingertip grab, and ran the rest of the way for a 38-yard touchdown. The point after failed, but Golden Valley led 6-0 with 8:22 left in the first quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It took the Toros\u2019 offense four plays answer the Cougars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On third-and-18, Adalynn Chavez hit Isabella Perez on a crossing pattern. She broke open, and outran the Cougars\u2019 defense for a 58-yard touchdown catch-and-run. Crystal Galicia ran in the one-point conversion for a 7-6 lead with five minutes left in the first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Torres defense forced a punt, but the Toros threw an interception three plays later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Cougars went on a 12-play drive to get them inside the 10-yard line. However, Jasmin Fernandez sacked the Golden Valley quarterback on fourth-and-eight to turn the ball over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, on the next play, Golden Valley picked off Torres at the 10, and ran it into the end zone for a touchdown for a 12-7 lead with six minutes left in the half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Toros got a 25-yard pass play from Galicia to Lujan off a tipped pass to get the ball deep into Golden Valley territory. A seven-yard pass to Fernandez, and a six-yard run by Galicia moved the ball to the six, but a fourth down interception stopped the drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With time winding down in the half, Golden Valley got a 13-yard pass play and a 15-yard run to get near midfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then, Golden Valley connected on a long pass down the right sideline for a 30-yard touchdown for an 18-7 lead with nine seconds left in the half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the first play of the second half, Torres was intercepted. But, the Torres defense stepped up, and forced a punt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A 21-yard run by Galicia moved the ball inside the Golden Valley 20. Galicia gained nine on third-and-goal from the 17, but an incomplete pass turned the ball over on downs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Toros\u2019 defense forced a punt after a third down pass break-up by Jocelynn Galindo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lujan set the Toros up with a 28-yard punt return to the Golden Valley 27. Chavez hit Lujan for 13-yards for a first down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three plays later, Chavez hit Karina Contreras wide open in the corner of the end zone on the final play of the third quarter to cut the lead to 18-13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two quarterback sacks by Jazmine Garcia forced another Golden Valley punt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lujan got the Toros to the 23-yard line with a punt return. The Toros got a first down, but an illegal block forced the Toros back and an incomplete pass turned the ball over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Torres defense stepped up to force another punt. Lujan returned the punt 40 yards to the Golden Valley 20 with time running out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chavez passes to Galicia and Contreras moved the ball to the six, but an incomplete pass on fourth down turned the ball over on downs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Golden Valley converted on fourth-and-one to run out the clock.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Matilda Torres Toros flag football team was ready to open the season after scrimmaging Golden Valley-Merced earlier, and now played them in its season opener at Toros Stadium. However, four interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown hurt the Toros in an 18-13 loss Thursday evening. The Toros had two chances to score inside […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":49249,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_angie_page":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,23],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-49304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-sports","tag-schools"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49304"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49305,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49304\/revisions\/49305"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49302,"date":"2026-08-26T07:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49302"},"modified":"2026-08-25T17:22:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T00:22:05","slug":"coyotes-pile-points-in-opening-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/coyotes-pile-points-in-opening-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Coyotes pile points in opening victory"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Madera Coyotes scored early and often in a dominating 62-21 victory over the Justin Garza Guardians in the season opener at Koligian Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Coyotes scored on their first play of the game and scored on their final playoff the third quarter before a running clock and two garbage-time touchdowns by Garza resulted in Friday\u2019s score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Coyotes scored six rushing touchdowns in gaining 364 yards in just three quarters. They also scored on a kickoff return and a punt block returned for a touchdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sophomore running back Anthony Estrada rushed for 130 yards on nine carries. Backfield-mate Darius Smith rushed for 112 yards with three total touchdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quarterback Elias Mena rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown, and Sebastian Owens gained 68 yards on four carries, including a 53-yard run on his first touch, through three quarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through three quarters, the Coyotes outgained the Guardians, 418-244. That also included a 61-yard reception, and a 68-yard touchdown catch. Take those two plays, the Guardians only gained 115 yards through three quarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Madera also took advantage of great field position to score on all nine of its drive. Madera\u2019s average start was at their own 41. Meanwhile, Garza had to start at its own 25-yard line with nothing within their own 34-yard line in the first three quarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Coyote defense was also tough. They picked off Garza twice and allowed just 2.5 yards a rush. In fact, of Garza\u2019s first 40 plays, 10 went for negative yards, and another six went for two or less yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After getting an initial first down, the Coyote defense stepped to force a punt. On third-and-two, Xsavier Elenes broke through for a two-yard loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the first play from scrimmage to open his sophomore season, Estrada found a huge hole up the middle, and split the Guardians\u2019 defense. He outran the Guardian backfield for a 77-yard touchdown run. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Carlos Ochoa made eight-of-nine point afters for a 7-0 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, Garza came back with a 68-yard pass play over the Madera defense for a touchdown, the kick was missed, and Madera led 7-6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the ensuing kick-off, Smith picked up a bouncing ball at the 27, after Garza was penalized twice. He went up the middle, untouched, 73-yards into the end zone for a 14-7 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Garza got an initial first down, but faced a fourth-and-16 from their own 26. Jayden Martinez pushed back his blocker, jumped, and blocked the punt. A.J. Chavez was at the right place at the right time. He caught the blocked ball at the 15 and ran it into the end zone for another touchdown, and a 21-6 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Guardians completed a 61-yard pass to get to the Madera five-yard line. A dropped snap moved them back 10 yards, and two incomplete passes turned the ball over on downs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After 23 snaps, the Coyotes took their second snap of the game, and Estrada gained 10 for a first down. After a holding penalty, Estrada gained 10 and Mena found Martinez for 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mena hit White for nine yards to open the second quarter. White then went around the left side, taking the option pitch for 27 yards. Mena then hit White in the flat on the left for another 14 yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Facing a fourth-and-10 from the 18, Mena went back to pass, and didn\u2019t find anyone open. However, what he found was a lane down the left sideline. He found his way into the end zone, untouched, for a touchdown to cap a 10-play, 89 yard drive for a 28-6 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After a sack by Brian Guzman, Garza got off a 13-yard punt. Mena converted a fourth-and-eight with a 16-yard QB keeper for a first down. Three plays later, White found the end zone for a 35-6 lead with 3:54 left in the half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Madera defense got in on the dominance. Guzman and Brian Qualls combined on a quarterback sack. Martinez got his first sack for a loss of nine. On the next play, Lawrence Flores stepped in front of a Garza pass for an interception. He returned it 19 yards to the four-yard line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two plays later, Martinez, out of the wildcat formation, scored off the right side for a 42-6 lead with 1:22 left in the half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Estrada opened the second half with an 11-yard gain and a 10-yard gain. Mena gained nine and Estrada gained eight. A face mask penalty moved the ball to the 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A bad snap lost 15 yards. On the next play, Mena threw a back shoulder pass in the end zone. Flores turned in front of his defender to make the catch past the left pylon for a 49-6 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Four plays later, Bubba Layton picked off a Garza pass at the Madera 40 to give the Coyotes a possession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
White got the hand-off, stuttered at the line, and cut to his right. He wasn\u2019t touched on his way to a 60-yard touchdown, and a 56-6 lead with 6:57 left in the third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Garza put together a drive with a 29-yard pass play to get into Madera territory. Elenes stuffed Garza for a loss of two on third down, and a fourth down pass fell incomplete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On his first carry of the game, Owens went through a huge hole in the middle of the line for a 53-yard gain. Three plays later, Owens went off the left side for a three-yard touchdown, and a 62-6 lead with 24 seconds left in the third quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Guardians scored a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns against the Coyote reserves for the 62-21 final score.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Madera Coyotes scored early and often in a dominating 62-21 victory over the Justin Garza Guardians in the season opener at Koligian Stadium. The Coyotes scored on their first play of the game and scored on their final playoff the third quarter before a running clock and two garbage-time touchdowns by Garza resulted in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":49245,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_angie_page":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,23],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-49302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-sports","tag-schools"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49302"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49303,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49302\/revisions\/49303"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49300,"date":"2026-08-26T07:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49300"},"modified":"2026-08-25T17:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T00:41:14","slug":"letters-thank-the-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/letters-thank-the-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters: Thank the stars"},"content":{"rendered":"
Thanks to Bill Coate for \u201cThe boy delivered the Tribune on horseback.\u201d Of all the people that have influenced me in my life, it was Ray Pool that is right up front.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m so thankful that the stars directed me to Madera, and into his friendship. It is because of him that I, and my son Mike, learned to love the Stearman Bi-plane. Thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know you loved him, too, Mr Coate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Bill Hoffrage,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Madera<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Thanks to Bill Coate for \u201cThe boy delivered the Tribune on horseback.\u201d Of all the people that have influenced me in my life, it was Ray Pool that is right up front. I\u2019m so thankful that the stars directed me to Madera, and into his friendship. It is because of him that I, and my […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_angie_page":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-49300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion","tag-culture"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49300"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49301,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49300\/revisions\/49301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49298,"date":"2026-08-26T07:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49298"},"modified":"2026-08-25T17:16:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T00:16:31","slug":"letters-an-ounce-of-prevention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/letters-an-ounce-of-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters: An ounce of prevention"},"content":{"rendered":" The president of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump, lost re-election in 2020 by more than 7 million popular votes and by 51.3 percent to 46.8 percent in the GOP-favoring Electoral College. He also lost in sixty court cases, including before the United States Supreme Court, in his efforts to prove that election fraud prevented his re-anointment. Why? Each of the judges said, \u201cNO FACTS.\u201d Attorney General Bill Barr testified under oath that he told Trump in 2020 that the DOJ found no proof to support the Trump claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Senate Republicans issued a 2019-2020 report concluding that foreign attempts to influence American elections had failed. No voting machines were manipulated. No votes were changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tampering with voting machines to change the outcome of an election is nearly impossible. The hacking of voting machines requires physical access to each machine, precinct by precinct, community by community, state by state. And then there are paper records of votes and verifiable audits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Who has been supporting the Trump conspiracy lies? As noted by GOVTRACK.us recently, \u201c Fox News agreed to pay voting machine maker Dominion nearly $1 billion in 2023 to settle a defamation lawsuit over Fox personalities\u2019 extensive fabrications that Dominion machines flipped votes from Trump to Biden in 2020. Newsmax settled with Smartmatic, another voting machine maker, and admitted it lied about the company\u2019s machines and ties to Venezuela. Smartmatic also won a similar case against Mike Lindell and MyPillow for their lies and is in ongoing litigation with Fox.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sadly, Trump, in addition to his speeches intentionally undermining America\u2019s belief in election security, has directly reduced America\u2019s ability to defend itself from those who, like him, try to interfere with the sanctity of our vote. He fired all the commissioners of the U. S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), the commission tasked to work with states to enhance election security. Trump cut funding and refuses to fill the director position of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within Homeland Security. The CISA provides cybersecurity support to state and local elections offices. Trump also closed the Foreign Influence Task Force at the Department of Justice. And yet he still practices the Art of the Squeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not only are there no facts supporting the Trump lies of successful foreign vote tampering, but there are also no facts supporting claims of widespread noncitizen voting. The U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services wrote in 2024 that \u201cit is extremely uncommon for noncitizens to vote in federal elections.\u201d The Department of Homeland Security has found no evidence of widespread noncitizen voting. The Center for Election Innovation & Research says that existing election safeguards work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But Trump the Whiner is pushing the voter suppression bill, The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act). The California GOP is pushing a similarly unneeded constitutional amendment, Prop 39, that Attorney General Rob Bonta \u201cbig and beautifully\u201d titles \u201cProhibits Citizens from Voting Unless They Present Government Issued Identification.\u201d (Republicans are calling \u201cfoul.\u201d Apparently, only they get to creatively characterize proposed laws.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The proposed laws are expensive, sloppy purported cures for a nonexistent disease. Trumpers say, \u201cSo? Why not pass it? Better safe than sorry.\u201d I say to them, \u201cWhy don\u2019t you get a lobotomy? An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Existing election safeguards work. We just need educated and informed voters to make our government work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do you qualify?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Chuck Wieland,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Madera<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The president of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump, lost re-election in 2020 by more than 7 million popular votes and by 51.3 percent to 46.8 percent in the GOP-favoring Electoral College. He also lost in sixty court cases, including before the United States Supreme Court, in his efforts to prove that election […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_angie_page":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[32,39,43,46,52],"class_list":["post-49298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion","tag-culture","tag-government","tag-law","tag-organizations","tag-technology"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49298"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49299,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49298\/revisions\/49299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49296,"date":"2026-08-26T07:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49296"},"modified":"2026-08-25T16:56:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T23:56:23","slug":"letters-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/letters-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters: Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":" Rick Farinelli deserves a shout out for his very good article, \u201cKilling of the English Language in America,\u201d and I believe it is very true. If you missed it, get the August 19 edition of the Tribune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I also will mention Jim Glynn\u2019s articles regarding the slow speed train most of us will never see. Thanks, Jim, for keeping us informed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Frank Bradford,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Madera<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rick Farinelli deserves a shout out for his very good article, \u201cKilling of the English Language in America,\u201d and I believe it is very true. If you missed it, get the August 19 edition of the Tribune. I also will mention Jim Glynn\u2019s articles regarding the slow speed train most of us will never see. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_angie_page":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[32,39],"class_list":["post-49296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion","tag-culture","tag-government"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49296"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49297,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49296\/revisions\/49297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49294,"date":"2026-08-26T07:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49294"},"modified":"2026-08-25T16:55:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T23:55:03","slug":"book-talk-jance-brady-series-8-9-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/book-talk-jance-brady-series-8-9-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Talk: Jance: Brady Series #8, #9, #10"},"content":{"rendered":" J.A. Jance has written 24 novels in her Joanna Brady series. These books are best read in the order in which they were published. Each book is a separate story, a mystery that has a beginning and an end, like the TV series: Law and Order. Each episode is a complete story, but the characters remain the same (for the most part).<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the Jance books, we follow the major characters, particularly Sheriff Joanna Brady, her daughter Jenny (who ages appropriately as the series develops), other members of her family (can\u2019t say more about that without revealing a spoiler to those who may not have read earlier editions), the key officers in the Sheriff\u2019s Department, and townsfolk who are important in Joanna\u2019s life, like her best friend Marianne and the dreaded gossip columnist for the Bisbee Bee, Marliss Shackleford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. Devil\u2019s Claw (2000, 465 pages in paperback edition) is the eighth book in the series. Joanna Brady is consumed with plans for her upcoming wedding (complicated by the interference of her mother, and the participation of her former in-laws, as well as her future in-laws) when fifteen-year-old Lucy Ridder goes missing. Lucy\u2019s accompanied by her pet red-tailed hawk, a bird that she nursed from birth and which has obviously become her protector. Lucy\u2019s mother, Sandra, who has recently been freed from prison is found dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the questions that emerges is: Did Lucy kill her mother in retaliation for Sandra\u2019s murdering her abusive husband, Lucy\u2019s father? Meanwhile, Clayton Rhodes, Joanna\u2019s neighbor and hired help, dies of natural causes and his will contains a bequest that takes Joanna by surprise, as if she doesn\u2019t need any more complications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. Paradise Lost (2001, 403 pages in paperback format), like all of the former books, is set in Bisbee, Arizona, a small city in a strip of land along the Mexican border. After Joanna gets her 12-year-old daughter Jenny off to Girl Scout camp, she and her new husband get away for their delayed honeymoon. But, of course, things are never easy in the life of Arizona\u2019s only female sheriff. First, Jenny\u2019s tentmate Dora convinces Jenny to break camp rules and go for a walk after hours. Not only does Dora bully Jenny into trying her first cigarette, but the girls discover the dead naked body of Constance Haskell, an heiress from Phoenix. Joanna\u2019s fear is that Jenny may now be a target of the killer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10. Partner in Crime (2002, 435 pages in paperback format) introduces the protagonist in Ms. Jance\u2019s other series, J.P. Beaumont, to Sheriff Joanna Brady when \u201cBeau\u201d is assigned by his boss in Washington state to go to Bisbee, AZ, to birddog local law enforcement in its investigation into the murder of Latisha Wall, who has been residing in a witness-protection program. Beaumont is a former Seattle homicide detective, who has become a Special Investigator for the Attorney General of Washington. Initially, sparks fly between the two cops, but Jance has to make things right to continue both best-selling series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n Puede contactar a Jim Glynn en j_glynn@att.net.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" J.A. Jance has written 24 novels in her Joanna Brady series. These books are best read in the order in which they were published. Each book is a separate story, a mystery that has a beginning and an end, like the TV series: Law and Order. Each episode is a complete story, but the characters […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_angie_page":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[44],"class_list":["post-49294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion","tag-literature"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49294"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49295,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49294\/revisions\/49295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49292,"date":"2026-08-26T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49292"},"modified":"2026-08-25T16:50:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T23:50:05","slug":"master-gardener-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/master-gardener-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Master Gardener checklist"},"content":{"rendered":" Fall planting begins in September but summer heat can persist, so you may need to wait until later in the month. September and October are great months to do major lawn renovation or consider replacing lawn with drought-tolerant plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tareas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Clean up around the base of fruit trees, and compost or dispose of all fallen fruit and nuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Apply pre-emergent herbicide in early September to prevent winter weeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Poda:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 While cutting and deadheading roses, prune lightly to shape bushes and encourage fall bloom. Always prune to an outward facing bud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fertilizaci\u00f3n<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Fertilize fruit and nut trees following harvest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Fertilize roses for fall bloom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Siembra<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 The fall planting season begins in September \u2014 wait for cooler days for best results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Perennials: Coneflower (Echinacea), rosemary (Rosmarinus), Mexican blue sage (Salvia leucantha), thyme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Annuals: Iceland poppy (Papaver nudicaule), sweet pea (Lathyrus).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Bulbs, corms, tubers: grape hyacinth (Muscari), narcissus, ranunculus, squill (Scilla), tulip, Watsonia. Purchase bulbs by Labor Day, plant by Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Fruits and vegetables: Asian greens, radish, spinach, sugar snap peas (plant from seed).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Trees, shrubs, vines: Abelia, Forsythia, palo verde (Parkinsonia), viburnum, xylosma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Disfruta ahora:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Annuals and perennials: petunia, gloriosa daisy (Rudbeckia), marigold (Tagetes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Bulbs, corms, tubers: fairy lily (Zephyranthes), dahlia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Trees, shrubs, vines: cape plumbago, rose, chaste tree (Vitex).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Fruits and vegetables: apples, pistachio, plum, squash, tomatoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cosas en las que pensar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Chill tulip and hyacinth bulbs in the refrigerator for 6 to 8 weeks. Do not store apples or ripe carrots in the same area. Plant in early winter (October-November) after garden soil has cooled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Dust on leaves reduces the effectiveness of foliar fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides. Before spraying, shake, brush, or rinse dust off plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 If installing a patio or other hardscape, choose water-permeable materials if possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n Source: Adapted from A Gardener\u2019s Companion for the Central San Joaquin Valley, 3rd edition, currently available from Fresno County Master Gardeners for $30. These can be purchased at our demonstration garden \u2014 Garden of the Sun, 1750 N. Winery (McKinley\/Winery), open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon, and via email at mgfresno@ucanr.edu. Gardening questions answered as well at mgfresno@ucanr.edu. Prepared by Terry Lewis, Master Gardener UCCE Fresno County.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fall planting begins in September but summer heat can persist, so you may need to wait until later in the month. September and October are great months to do major lawn renovation or consider replacing lawn with drought-tolerant plants. 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