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The Madera County Farm Bureau welcomed members, supporters, and friends of agriculture to its annual Ag United Harvest Celebration and Annual Meeting at San Joaquin Winery.<\/p>\n\n

The October 24 evening was filled with great food, laughter, fellowship, and heartfelt appreciation for the individuals and businesses who continue to support agriculture throughout Madera County.<\/p>\n\n

The celebration provided an opportunity for the agricultural community to come together, reflect on another year of accomplishments, recognize outstanding service, and look ahead to the future of the organization.<\/p>\n\n

Guests kicked off the evening with appetizers, refreshments, and a social hour before gathering for the annual meeting.<\/p>\n\n

Outgoing MCFB President Laura Gutile welcomed attendees, and led the evening\u2019s business, which included a California Farm Bureau update from Chief Operating Officer Dan Durheim and the introduction of the incoming 2026\u20132027 MCFB Board of Directors.<\/p>\n\n

Jason Erickson was announced as the incoming MCFB President, succeeding Gutile, who completed four years of leadership in the role.<\/p>\n\n

During his remarks, Erickson reflected on the past four years, expressing appreciation for Gutile\u2019s commitment to the organization, her leadership through both challenges and successes, and the hard work of Farm Bureau staff.<\/p>\n\n

In recognition of her service, Erickson presented Gutile with a commemorative crystal gavel, a fitting tribute to her four years as president.<\/p>\n\n

The evening also included two special recognitions honoring individuals whose longstanding commitment has made a lasting impact on the organization.<\/p>\n\n

Neil McDougald was recognized for more than 30 years of service to the MCFB Board of Directors. His decades of dedication, leadership, and involvement have contributed greatly to the strength and longevity of the organization.<\/p>\n\n

Michele Lasgoity was honored for more than 25 years of service as Chair of the Madera County Farm Bureau Scholarship Foundation Committee. Through her years of commitment, Lasgoity has played an instrumental role in supporting the next generation of agricultural leaders and helping provide educational opportunities for local students.<\/p>\n\n

Both recognitions served as a reminder that the strength of Farm Bureau lies in the people who generously give their time, experience, and passion to support the agricultural community.<\/p>\n\n

Adding to the evening\u2019s excitement were the silent auction, live dessert auction, gun card drawings, and 50\/50 raffle. Auctioneer Tim Sisil brought his energy and enthusiasm to the live dessert auction, helping generate support for the organization\u2019s continued work. The evening concluded with comedian John Datoy, who kept the crowd laughing and provided a lighthearted finish to the celebration.<\/p>\n\n

MCFB extends its sincere appreciation to everyone who helped make the event a success, including the generous businesses and individuals who sponsored the celebration.<\/p>\n\n

Special recognition goes to the event\u2019s Gold Sponsor, Laura\u2019s Nuts, along with Silver Sponsors Adobe Ranch, Harry Haynes, Madera Produce, TEP, and Western Ag Irrigation.<\/p>\n\n

Bronze Sponsors included Almond Company, Creekside Farming, D&D Ag Services, Garton Tractor, Inc., H&D Taylor, Helena Agri Enterprises LLC, Horizon Nut Company, HUB International, Law Office of John Garcia, Madera County Agricultural Commissioner, McKinney Family Farming, Midland Tractor, PR Farms\/Enzo Olive Oil, Valley Well Drilling, Vlot Calf Ranch, and Wonderful Orchards.<\/p>\n\n

Additional thanks go to Bar Sponsors Fagundes, Fagundes, Fagundes; McKinney Ag Insurance; and Panoche Creek Packing, as well as Gun Sponsor, Consolidated Insurance Service.<\/p>\n\n

The evening\u2019s auctions would not have been possible without the generosity of those who donated items, experiences, and homemade desserts.<\/p>\n\n

Silent Auction Donors included Cen Cal Trucking, Country Chic Floral Co., Friends of MCFB, Horizon Nut, La Playa Pumpkins, and Tree Barber\/Watts Up\/Caddy Shack.<\/p>\n\n

Live Dessert Auction Donors included Bobby Macaulay, Cece Gallegos, Christina Beckstead, Jordan Wamhoff, Kelly Menser, Leti Gonzalez, Laura\u2019s Nuts, Matt Treber, N&S Tractor, Sheryl Berry, and Tyson Pogue.<\/p>\n\n

A special thank-you also goes to the Dixieland and Howard 4-H clubs, whose members generously volunteered their time to help serve dinner and bus tables throughout the evening.<\/p>\n\n

As MCFB welcomes its new leadership and looks toward another year of advocating for farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses, the organization remains grateful for the continued involvement and support of its members and community partners.<\/p>\n\n

Madera County Farm Bureau thanks everyone who attended, sponsored, donated, volunteered, and helped make the 2026 Ag United Harvest Celebration such a memorable evening.<\/p>\n\n

Ag plastic container recycling<\/h3>\n\n

The Madera County Farm Bureau will host an ag plastic recycle event on November 16 at the MCFB parking lot.<\/p>\n\n

The event is provided by Interstate Ag Plastics and supported by Ag Container Recycling Council.<\/p>\n\n

To register for the event, visit www.maderafb.com, email office@maderafb.com or call (559) 674-8871.<\/p>\n\n

Accepted containers are triple rinsed pesticide containers (inspection is mandatory and containers must be clean; 30 or 55 gallon drums that must be cut into quarters; caps, levels and bungs must be removed; no bulk cage-type containers; and no trash or poly pipe.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Madera County Farm Bureau welcomed members, supporters, and friends of agriculture to its annual Ag United Harvest Celebration and Annual Meeting at San Joaquin Winery. The October 24 evening was filled with great food, laughter, fellowship, and heartfelt appreciation for the individuals and businesses who continue to support agriculture throughout Madera County. The celebration […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":50329,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,19],"tags":[25,26,36,46],"class_list":["post-50353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-news","tag-agriculture","tag-business","tag-environment","tag-organizations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50353","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=50353"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50357,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50353\/revisions\/50357"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":50351,"date":"2026-11-07T07:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpengine.com\/?p=50351"},"modified":"2026-11-06T18:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T01:23:11","slug":"litter-of-puppies-rescued-from-ponding-basin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/litter-of-puppies-rescued-from-ponding-basin\/","title":{"rendered":"Litter of puppies rescued from ponding basin"},"content":{"rendered":"

A litter of puppies and their mom are safe, warm and healthy after being rescued out of a ponding basin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers with Madera County Animal Services came across a scared dog three weeks ago at the shelter, but the dog eluded staff, and remained out of reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Animal Services team realized the dog was pregnant, and time was of the essence. A team of officers never gave up, searching for her daily, finally locating her in a nearby ponding basin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three officers climbed through thick brush and terrain to rescue her puppies before wet weather arrived. The puppies were safely placed in a crate while a plan was made to bring mama to safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this smart dog wasn\u2019t falling for the trap that easily. With teamwork, patience, and a few hot dogs, she was safely captured and reunited with her babies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Muddy boots, scratched arms, long days, teamwork, and refusing to give up when an animal needs us most. Madera County Animal Services Officers and Shelter team go above and beyond because every life matters.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A litter of puppies and their mom are safe, warm and healthy after being rescued out of a ponding basin. Officers with Madera County Animal Services came across a scared dog three weeks ago at the shelter, but the dog eluded staff, and remained out of reach. The Animal Services team realized the dog was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":50328,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,19],"tags":[46,47],"class_list":["post-50351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-news","tag-organizations","tag-pets"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50351","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=50351"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50352,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50351\/revisions\/50352"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":50349,"date":"2026-11-07T07:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpengine.com\/?p=50349"},"modified":"2026-11-06T18:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T01:22:12","slug":"coyotes-girls-advance-to-quarterfinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/coyotes-girls-advance-to-quarterfinals\/","title":{"rendered":"Coyotes girls advance to quarterfinals"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a dominant second period, the Madera Coyote girls water polo team easily dispatched the Liberty-Bakersfield Patriots in the first-round of the Central Section Div. III Playoffs at McAlister Pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Coyotes outscored Liberty, 7-1, in the second quarter, and cruised for a 16-10 victory Tuesday to send them to the quarterfinals. The Coyotes faced the Chowchilla Tribune in what has quickly become a rivalry on Thursday. The teams split two matches during the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emily Wattenbarger led the Coyotes with eight goals, including the last four Madera goals. Ari Gill scored three while Aubrey Tatro and Giselle Jimenez added two each, and Crystal Oregel added another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a physical match-up, Liberty was called for 12 exclusion fouls, and had two players disqualified for three exclusion fouls each. Meanwhile, the Coyotes were called for just three exclusion fouls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It only took one minute for a team to get on the scoreboard, and the Patriots scored for a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Coyotes answered 39 seconds later in a man-up situation. Wattenbarger got the ball on the left, and sent a skip shot into the right corner to tie the score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madera turned the ball in the middle, and Liberty got a breakaway goal with 4:38 left in the first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Patriots scored on another breakaway goal to take a 3-1 lead with three minutes left in the first period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With 1:13 left in the first, Gill, on the right with the shot clock winding down, sent a shot into the upper left corner for the goal, and a 3-2 Patriots\u2019 lead at the end of the first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the goal, the Coyotes scored 15 of the next 20 goals to take control of the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just 40 seconds into the second period, Gill sent a floater from the right into the left side of the net to tie the match at three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About 30 seconds later, Tatro came up with a steal, and got the pass back from Wattenbarger on a give-and-go. Tatro sent the ball from the left into the near post for a 4-3 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eighteen seconds later, Tatro sent a shot that went off the left post, but Wattenbarger was there to send the rebound into the net for a 5-3 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jimenez got the ball in the middle, and sent a long pass to the left for Tatro, who sent a shot inside the near post for a 6-3 lead with four minutes left in the half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liberty scored on a long range shot to cut the lead to two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, 39 seconds later, Gill got the ball on the left, but shot wide to the right. Jimenez coming on the weak side, got the ball, and sent it into the open net for a 7-4 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A minute later, Gill, on the left, sent the ball to Wattenbarger in the middle. Wattenbarger\u2019s backhand shot went to the right for an 8-4 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Coyotes added another goal before the half with a five-meter penalty shot. Wattenbarger found the left corner for a 9-4 lead with 17.5 seconds left in the half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liberty scored the first goal of the second half just 28 seconds into the period with a lob shot over goalie Katie Sanchez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Coyotes came back a minute later. Wattenbarger, on the right, had her shot blocked on goal. However, Oregel was there to push the ball into the open net for a 10-5 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two minutes later, in a man-advantage, Jimenez got the ball on the left, and shot inside the near post for a goal, and an 11-5 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In another man-advantage a minute later, Gill got the ball in the middle, and shot inside the right corner for a 12-5 lead, which gave the Coyotes an 11-1 run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liberty scored 30 seconds later with another long shot to the far post to cut the lead to six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With 27.5 seconds left in the third, Jimenez got the ball on the left in a man-advantage. She sent the ball to Wattenbarger in the middle, who shot to the right for a 13-6 lead into the fourth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Coyotes received a five-meter penalty shot 44 seconds into the fourth, and Wattenbarger sent a skip shot to the left for the goal, and a 14-6 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liberty scored 21 seconds later with a lob shot from the right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About two minutes later, Oregel came up with a steal. She fed up the pool to Wattenbarger, breaking away. Wattenbarger sent a skip shot to the left for the goal, and a 15-7 lead with 3:28 left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liberty scored a man-advantage goal with a soft shot to the right. But, Wattenbarger answered 28 seconds later with a shot to the right from the front for a 16-8 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liberty scored a pair of goals in the final 1:26 for the 16-10 Madera victory.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With a dominant second period, the Madera Coyote girls water polo team easily dispatched the Liberty-Bakersfield Patriots in the first-round of the Central Section Div. III Playoffs at McAlister Pool. The Coyotes outscored Liberty, 7-1, in the second quarter, and cruised for a 16-10 victory Tuesday to send them to the quarterfinals. The Coyotes faced […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":50331,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,23],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-50349","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\/50349","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=50349"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50350,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50349\/revisions\/50350"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":50347,"date":"2026-11-07T07:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpengine.com\/?p=50347"},"modified":"2026-11-06T18:19:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T01:19:54","slug":"coyotes-advance-but-fall-in-2ot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/coyotes-advance-but-fall-in-2ot\/","title":{"rendered":"Coyotes advance, but fall in 2OT"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Madera Coyotes Boys Water Polo team advanced out of the Round of 32 in the Div. III Central Section playoffs, but suffered a tough, double overtime loss to Stockdale in the Round of 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madera dominated from the start in a 13-5 victory over Yosemite on Monday in McAlister Pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That gave the ninth-seeded Coyotes a match in Bakersfield to face the eight-seeded Mustangs. The Coyotes found themselves trailing 7-4 heading into the fourth period. Madera outscored Stockdale 5-2 in the fourth quarter to tie the match at nine to force overtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both teams scored two goals in the first overtime. Stockdale scored a goal in the second overtime for a 12-11 victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaiah Camarena led the Coyotes with five goals. Brodie Wood and Josh Contreras had three each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, in order to play Stockdale, the Coyotes had to take care of business on Monday against Yosemite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madera, essentially, put the match away with by outscoring Yosemite 5-0 in the second period for an 8-1 halftime lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goalie Bryan Jauregui recorded 11 blocks in the win. Contreras led the Coyotes with four goals. Wood added three. Urbano Gutierrez and Camarena scored two each while Andreas Salas and Taran Cheema added a goal each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madera got the scoring started in the fifth minute. Gutierrez sent a shot on goal, but it hit the crossbar. Contreras came in to recover the rebound, and sent a shot into the upper fight corner for a goal with 5:30 left in the first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About two minutes later, Contreras got he ball in front, and sent a skip shot to the left side for a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yosemite scored 45 seconds later with a breakaway goal to cut the Madera lead in half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a pair of blocks by Jauregui, the Coyotes got a goal with about 30 seconds left in the first. Wood got the ball on the left, and sent a pass to Contreras in the middle, who sent a quick shot on goal to the left for a 3-1 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About two minutes into the second period, Camarena drove in with the ball on the left, and shot inside the near post for a 4-1 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Camarena later got the ball in the middle, and sent it up front to Contreras, who turned and shot inside the right post for a 5-1 lead with 2:50 left in the first half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yosemite was called for an illegal substitution with 18 seconds later, and Madera received a five-meter penalty shot. Camarena found the upper left corner to increase the lead to 6-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A minute later, Camarena sent the ball in front to Contreras, who turned and shot for a 7-1 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With 44.7 seconds left in the half, Wood came up with a steal, and sent the ball up the pool to Gutierrez, who got behind a defender. He shot into the left corner for an 8-1 halftime lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than three minute went by in the second half before a goal. Wood got the ball in the middle, and carried it on goal for a shot to the right for a 9-1 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With 2:20 left in the third period, Yosemite scored its second goal, almost two full periods since its first goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Coyotes closed out the third with a pair of goals. Juan Blanco got the ball on the right in a man-up situation. He sent a quick pass to the middle, and Contreras quickly shot into the net. With 32.5 seconds left, Wood got a steal, dribbled through three defenders, popped up, and shot to the back of the net for an 11-1 lead at the end of the third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madera scored two goals in the first 3:30 of the fourth period to put the match away. Wood picked up a steal, and fed to Taran Cheema on a breakaway to the front. Cheema sent a ball to the back of the net for a 12-2 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Less than a minute later, Wood got the ball in the middle, and fed to the left to Salas, who sent a skip shot into the far post for a 13-2 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the final three minutes, Yosemite scored three goals while the Coyotes ran out the clock for the win.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Madera Coyotes Boys Water Polo team advanced out of the Round of 32 in the Div. III Central Section playoffs, but suffered a tough, double overtime loss to Stockdale in the Round of 16. Madera dominated from the start in a 13-5 victory over Yosemite on Monday in McAlister Pool. That gave the ninth-seeded […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":50330,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,23],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-50347","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\/50347","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=50347"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50348,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50347\/revisions\/50348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":50345,"date":"2026-11-07T07:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpengine.com\/?p=50345"},"modified":"2026-11-06T18:18:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T01:18:54","slug":"vforce-dreams-readies-for-golf-tourney-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/vforce-dreams-readies-for-golf-tourney-2\/","title":{"rendered":"VForce Dreams se prepara para un torneo de golf"},"content":{"rendered":"

El proyecto VForce Drams es una organizaci\u00f3n sin fines de lucro dedicada a empoderar a los atletas para que puedan alcanzar sus objetivos gracias a la oportunidad, la orientaci\u00f3n y el deporte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VForce organiza un torneo de golf en honor al D\u00eda de los Veteranos el 11 de noviembre para recaudar fondos para apoyar a los atletas locales mediante becas, formaci\u00f3n, gastos de competici\u00f3n y otras oportunidades que les permitan alcanzar sus objetivos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hay otras formas de ayudar adem\u00e1s de inscribirse para jugar al golf. Existen oportunidades de patrocinio para hoyos o para personas que quieran patrocinar un hoyo en honor a un veterano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

El torneo de golf se llevar\u00e1 a cabo en el campo de golf Dragonfly, comenzando con un registro de entrada a las 7 a.m. Los jugadores individuales tienen un costo de $175 y un equipo de cuatro jugadores cuesta $700. Existen oportunidades de patrocinio desde $300 hasta $2.000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Para registrarse o patrocinar, visite givebutter.com\/veterans-golf-tournament-kds591 o llame a V-Force Gymnastics al (559) 447-1609.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The VForce Drams Project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering athletes to pursue their drive through opportunity, mentorship and sport. VForce is host a Veterans Day Golf Tournament on November 11 to raise funds to support local athletes through scholarships, training, competition expenses and other opportunities that help them reach their goals. There are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[46],"class_list":["post-50345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","tag-organizations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50345","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=50345"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50346,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50345\/revisions\/50346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":50343,"date":"2026-11-07T07:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpengine.com\/?p=50343"},"modified":"2026-11-06T18:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T01:18:08","slug":"letters-celebrating-annual-retired-teachers-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/letters-celebrating-annual-retired-teachers-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters: Celebrating annual Retired Teachers Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

The week of November 1-7, 2026, is California\u2019s 28th annual Retired Teachers Week. As a member of the California Retired Teachers Association (CalRTA), I urge everyone to find a way to give back to our community. Last year, CalRTA members statewide logged more than one million volunteer hours. Each volunteer hour is valued at $41.75 per hour. That\u2019s worth nearly $45 million in services!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anywhere you go in Madera County you are likely to find retired teacher volunteers. They tutor in the local schools, distribute food to those in need, drive seniors to appointments, and volunteer at hospitals and libraries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, our division awards nine $1,000 college scholarships annually to high school seniors choosing education as a career. This year, Nalleli Herrera, a teacher at Millview Elementary School, won a statewide CalRTA Teacher Grant for $100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 1998, CalRTA has sponsored Retired Teachers Week to spotlight our members\u2019 extensive volunteerism and encourage others to do the same. We cared about our students and our communities while we worked as educators, and that caring doesn\u2019t stop at retirement! Join our call to give back. You\u2019ll find the effort is well worth your time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like to join us, contact our membership chair at diannie_1999@yahoo.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Sincerely,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Pretzer,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CalRTA Communications Chair Division 79<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The week of November 1-7, 2026, is California\u2019s 28th annual Retired Teachers Week. As a member of the California Retired Teachers Association (CalRTA), I urge everyone to find a way to give back to our community. Last year, CalRTA members statewide logged more than one million volunteer hours. Each volunteer hour is valued at $41.75 […]<\/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,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[46],"class_list":["post-50343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion","tag-organizations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50343","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=50343"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50344,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50343\/revisions\/50344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":50338,"date":"2026-11-07T07:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpengine.com\/?p=50338"},"modified":"2026-11-06T18:15:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T01:15:49","slug":"opinion-the-golden-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/opinion-the-golden-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion: The Golden Visa"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I have a very dear friend who remarried several years after his wife died. His current wife is a wonderful woman who owned a house in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, and the two of them lived half of each year there and half in Southern California. A few years ago, my friend was diagnosed in Canada with a form of blood cancer, and he began treatment. Because he had permanent-resident status, he qualified for Canada\u2019s universal health insurance.<\/p>\n\n

When I spoke to him by phone, he sounded as if he had one foot in the grave. They sold the home in California and bought a house in Washington state. There, he began treatment under his U.S. health insurance. Within weeks, he was back to sounding like my old friend, and he\u2019s still doing well.<\/p>\n\n

While in Canada, he and his wife began investing in warehouses. I never inquired why. Earlier this year, they sold the house in British Columbia, but they now rent a house there. Again, I haven\u2019t asked why. I really don\u2019t like to pry, but I think I\u2019ve figured out their strategy after reading a column by Kevinisha Walker in the Los Angeles Times Essential California. They may want to qualify for a \u201cGolden Visa.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Leaving California<\/h3>\n\n

Walker writes, \u201cWhen it comes to fleeing California, the Golden State\u2019s wealthiest residents aren\u2019t only considering locations within the U.S. A rising number of them are using capital to seek residency and citizenship outside the country, motivated by fear of political instability in the U.S.\u2026\u201d Frankly, I don\u2019t think that \u201cpolitical instability\u201d is the sole reason that people are leaving California or the United States.<\/p>\n\n

Housing costs are a factor, even for the rich. But it\u2019s not just the cost of a house, it\u2019s also the property tax, state income tax, county taxes, city taxes, and the general cost of maintenance. For more than a hundred years, California has been a magnet, drawing people from other states and other countries. Now, it\u2019s almost as if the magnet has reversed its polarity.<\/p>\n\n

In 2025 alone, the Golden State lost more than a quarter of a million people. And according to the Public Policy Institute of California, \u201cOver the past 25 years, California has had its slowest rates of population growth ever recorded.\u201d Hans Johnson and Eric McGhee of the Institute write, \u201cIt is a remarkable turnaround for California \u2014 once the epicenter of population growth in the United States.\u201d They point out that the \u201caffordability crisis,\u201d especially housing costs, has played a key role.<\/p>\n\n

The super rich<\/h3>\n\n

However, extremely wealthy people have an additional reason for emigrating. Walker states, \u201cTech billionaire and former Californian Peter Thiel is pursuing citizenship in Argentina out of concern for where the U.S. seems to be headed, including a tax on billionaires\u2026\u201d This past week, there were three propositions on the ballot: one to establish the tax on the superrich, and two to obviate that proposition if it had passed. However, fear of the \u201cbillionaire tax\u201d is not the sole reason. Walker points out that interest in \u201ccitizenship by investment surged in 2020, when wealthy people felt trapped by pandemic lockdowns and the restrictions countries put on nonresidents\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Politics has also played a role. When Donald Trump was elected to a second term as President of the United States in 2024, interest in leaving the U.S. increased, especially in Democrat-heavy states, like California. And the urge to move out of the country continues to increase. For the superrich, the primary motivation seems to be finding a place where their wealth will be protected.<\/p>\n\n

The golden visa<\/h3>\n\n

The \u201cgolden visa\u201d is the ticket to residency in another country. Walker informs, \u201cWith the golden visa program, often called citizenship by investment, individuals who invest hefty amounts of money into a country, either through buying property or direct investment, can more easily become permanent residents or citizens.\u201d Apparently, right now the golden visa is seen as an option, but not an immediate certificate of transfer to another country.<\/p>\n\n

Walker cites Paul Williams, chief executive and founder of La Vida Golden Visas, a London-based company. He states, \u201cYou don\u2019t know if your house is going to burn down or if a plane is going to crash into it, but you take out the policy just in case.\u201d So, the wealthy are investing in certain countries as their insurance policy in case the tide in California \u2014 as possibly elsewhere in the U.S. \u2014 turns against them.<\/p>\n\n

My friend in the state of Washington is not \u201csuperrich,\u201d but he and his wife have enough to own their house outright, invest in warehouses in Canada, and rent a part-time home there. Actually, they probably don\u2019t need a haven for their money. I think they both enjoy just living there. I can understand that. I\u2019ve been to three Canadian provinces, and I\u2019ve enjoyed all of the people I\u2019ve met there.<\/p>\n\n

Foreign residency<\/h3>\n\n

By far, the most popular residency program in Europe is Portugal. Even people who have average incomes in the U.S. are finding it possible to live there and enjoy a better life on a median income, by U.S. standards. But for the superrich who desire a golden visa it\u2019s more expensive.<\/p>\n\n

Walker writes, \u201cIn Portugal, it is typical for a family to invest 500,000 euros \u2014 equal to about $579,000 \u2014 in a capital venture or private equity fund, with the requirement that a little more than half of the funds be invested in Portuguese businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

And establishing residency is easy. According to Walker, \u201cThe government requires applicants to spend at least two weeks in Portugal for the first two years of their residency visa.\u201d After that, it\u2019s up to the new residents as to whether they\u2019ll complete the requirements for citizenship.<\/p>\n\n

There are more than two dozen countries in the European Union, and requirements for the golden visa vary, but they all expect applicants to invest substantially in business. To billionaires and multimillionaires, that\u2019s not a problem.<\/p>\n\n

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Jim Glynn es Profesor Em\u00e9rito de Sociolog\u00eda. Se le puede contactar en j_glynn@att.net.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have a very dear friend who remarried several years after his wife died. His current wife is a wonderful woman who owned a house in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, and the two of them lived half of each year there and half in Southern California. A few years ago, my friend was diagnosed in […]<\/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,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[39],"class_list":["post-50338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion","tag-government"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50338","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=50338"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50342,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50338\/revisions\/50342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":50336,"date":"2026-11-07T07:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpengine.com\/?p=50336"},"modified":"2026-11-06T18:10:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T01:10:41","slug":"seed-library-check-it-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/seed-library-check-it-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Seed library \u2014 check it out!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It could be safely said that the simple act of saving seeds has propelled us through the centuries. Some of us may remember our parents or grandparents harvesting and saving seeds from their gardens and fields to be planted in subsequent years, while also sharing the seeds with their friends and neighbors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though seed saving has been a valued tradition, seed libraries, often located in public libraries, are a relatively recent phenomenon, beginning in the year 2000. Lucky for us, as Madera County residents, we benefit from three seed libraries in our midst!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madera County Master Gardener Shannon McCumber manages one of these seed libraries through the Oakhurst Library. If you frequent the North Fork or Madera Ranchos Libraries, you can utilize their seed collections as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intrigued after a chance encounter with the Oakhurst librarian and feeling a need to serve the mountain community in a volunteer capacity, Shannon\u2019s interest in seed libraries began in 2024. Building on a local girl scout troop\u2019s project of accumulating a cache of seeds to be held at the Oakhurst Library, she launched the Oakhurst Seed Library in March of that year. Her goal and the goal of all seed libraries is to educate the public about the importance of saving seeds, to build community, to provide seeds to anyone who needs them, and to simply spread the joy that gardening brings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Oakhurst Seed Library embodies all the attributes of a well run seed library:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Access to and use of it is as simple as checking out a book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 All seed packets are free, whether saved by those in the community or professionally produced packets donated by local businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Participants are encouraged to save seeds from their gardens and donate those saved seeds back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Varieties of seeds are divided into categories such as \u201cHerb, Flower, Vegetable, Native and Tree.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shannon says the Oakhurst Seed Library has been successful because its placement at the library allows for easy visibility whenever the library is open and is often frequented by families and local gardeners. She loves that children are particularly drawn to it. Since its creation, more than 3,500 seed packets have passed through, making up 426 distinct varieties of plants. Currently about 250 packets are available to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a world increasingly driven by dizzying complexity, seed libraries underscore the satisfyingly simple value of gardening and community. Take the time to visit one today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about seed libraries and seed saving, visit: https:\/\/ucanr.edu\/blog\/uc-master-gardener-program-statewide-blog\/article\/seed-libraries-building-communities-one-seed, https:\/\/ucanr.edu\/blog\/ucce-master-gardeners-san-bernardino-county-blogs\/article\/coordinators-corner-seed-saving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FREE WORKSHOP on Composting, Saturday, November 14, 10 a.m.-noon at Madera Community College, 30277 Ave. 12, Madera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a1Felices jardineros!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It could be safely said that the simple act of saving seeds has propelled us through the centuries. Some of us may remember our parents or grandparents harvesting and saving seeds from their gardens and fields to be planted in subsequent years, while also sharing the seeds with their friends and neighbors. Even though seed […]<\/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,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[25,36,46],"class_list":["post-50336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-agriculture","tag-environment","tag-organizations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50336","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=50336"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50337,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50336\/revisions\/50337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":50334,"date":"2026-11-07T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpengine.com\/?p=50334"},"modified":"2026-11-06T18:07:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T01:07:59","slug":"keep-your-nose-clean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/keep-your-nose-clean\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep your nose clean"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have heard the expression most of my life. Taken literally, it sounds gross but necessary, \u201cKeep your nose clean.\u201d It doesn\u2019t mean literally to keep picking your nose until it is clean. The expression means to stay out of trouble, to avoid illegal or dishonest behavior and maintain a good reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My grandmother, who we called Gammie, used to come and stay with our family during the winter months when I was a teenager. Our family had to adjust for that each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the things I vividly remember about her staying with us was her nightly ritual of going to the bathroom to brush her teeth and to \u201cclean out her nose.\u201d As children and teenagers, we privately laughed at her for that, not really realizing what that was all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My best friend in high school was Janet. We met when we were in the eighth grade, and were almost inseparable throughout high school. We went to the same church and the same school in Atlanta. Neither of us were popular. We both were a bit shy, but when we were together, we giggled and shared everything. No best friends were closer than the two of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We probably both privately laughed at my grandmother. I don\u2019t remember for sure. We were always respectful of Gammie in her presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Janet had a weird sense of humor. When she wanted to express something that she felt was the most horrible thing imaginable, she would use the example of getting diphtheria. I have no idea how that started, but she used it often. I didn\u2019t even know at the time what diphtheria was or how you got it, but I got the point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diphtheria is not a common disease here in this country now because of vaccinations, but many years ago it was a serious bacterial infection affecting the nose, throat, and often the respiratory tract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After my grandmother died, I learned that she had diphtheria as a child, and for the rest of her life, she had to irrigate her nose every night before she went to bed. She had a little hole in the side of her nose, which the nosepiece of her glasses covered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For sure, my grandmother kept her nose clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honestly, that is not the first thing I remember about my grandmother, but just like how our train of thoughts take us to odd memories, here is why I am remembering this now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the ballots of the election were cast and the results were revealed, I thought of all the politicians who campaigned so hard, fighting their opponents in such unkind ways. I thought of how nasty they were in accusing their opponents of things that may or may not have been true. It is surprising to me how effective the mudslinging was for so many of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For all who won the elections, I respect that they won by the vote of the people, even if I did not vote for them. I support them, and I will pray for them, asking for God\u2019s hand to be on every decision they make. The best advice I would give to any of them is, \u201cKeep your nose clean.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope each of them does that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Mi amor para todos,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nancy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Luke 16:10<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have heard the expression most of my life. Taken literally, it sounds gross but necessary, \u201cKeep your nose clean.\u201d It doesn\u2019t mean literally to keep picking your nose until it is clean. The expression means to stay out of trouble, to avoid illegal or dishonest behavior and maintain a good reputation. My grandmother, who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-50334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-culture"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50334","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=50334"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50335,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50334\/revisions\/50335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":50332,"date":"2026-11-07T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpengine.com\/?p=50332"},"modified":"2026-11-06T18:05:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T01:05:29","slug":"sheriff-justice-had-his-hands-full-in-1939","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/sheriff-justice-had-his-hands-full-in-1939\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheriff Justice had his hands full in 1939"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 1939, a group of about 140 Madera County farmers left their fields and came to town armed with ax handles. They thought they had endured enough agitation, intimidation, and harassment; they intended to settle the score on that Saturday afternoon in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Someone saw the farmers coming and shouted the alarm to the 400 people who had assembled in the park. The warning went unheeded. After all, it was almost four to one, and besides, if they were to have it out, why not right then and there?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This imbroglio began when the National Workers Alliance and the C.I.O. began to press for higher wages for farm workers. A concentrated effort was directed towards the San Joaquin Valley, with Madera as a major target. The national groups demanded that farmers pay their cotton pickers $1.25 per hundred weight. The farmers set their heels in at 80 cents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Oct. 10, 1939, the CIO called the Madera cotton pickers to come out of the fields, and the next day an influx of professional labor leaders held the first of many informational meetings in Courthouse Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prominent Madera County farmers were assailed at the meeting as \u201cmen who are making life miserable for the workers.\u201d When Carl Patterson, a \u201cself-styled volunteer organizer,\u201d took the rostrum, he proclaimed that, \u201cWe\u2019re not interested in what the farmer calls his cost of production, but in the cost of living.\u201d Not even Dr. Lee A. Stone was immune from attack, as Patterson charged the county health officer with complicity in allowing the existence of unsanitary cotton camp housing in the larger farms, while \u201cmaking the smaller farmer literally toe the mark.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patterson went on to assert that, \u201cThis strike was not called by the workers, but by the farmers who refuse to pay a living wage.\u201d He suggested that any farmer caught importing farm labor from other states to break a strike should be imprisoned for life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For all of their breast beating, the labor leaders did little at first to affect the cotton harvest. Less than 8 percent of the county\u2019s cotton pickers walked out of the fields. Clearly the situation called for extreme measures. That was when the professional strikers were called in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within a few days, Madera County gins were feeling the impact of the strike. Workers by the hundreds were leaving their jobs in fear of retaliation by the professional strikers. Caravans of 60 to 70 cars were reported roaming the county roads intimidating those who remained in the fields. By October 16, less than a week after the first call for a strike, cotton picking in Madera County was almost completely suspended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It all came to a head on that Saturday afternoon. The farmers decided to put an end to their crop loss once and for all. If the law could not protect their workers, they would. Armed with ax handles and clubs of various sorts, the outnumbered farmers laid into the strikers. Only quick action by the state police, using tear-gas, averted a real bloodletting. The strikers were chased from the park and their leaders were arrested. A.L. Wirin of the A.C.L.U. was escorted out of Madera by Sheriff W.O. Justice to the Fresno County line on the premise that his safety could not be guaranteed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the strikers in disarray and their leaders in jail, the strike was broken. The caravans of disruption moved south, sensing greater opportunities in Kern and Tulare Counties. The jailed organizers of the unrest put out an olive branch from their cells. They suggested reducing the wage demanded from $1.25 to $1 per hundred weight. Madera County was unimpressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the end of the month the storm had blown over. More than 5,000 workers resumed the cotton harvest in Madera County, and the farmers turned to more pressing concerns, such as the rain that had just fallen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In time, technology would render the human cotton picker obsolete, and the memory of the strife of 1939 would dim. Today, as one walks through Courthouse Park, there is no indication that the site was once the Waterloo of organized farm labor in Madera County.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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