[{"id":48962,"date":"2026-08-01T07:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T14:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=48962"},"modified":"2026-07-31T18:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T01:27:08","slug":"hermanas-se-jubilan-tras-67-anos-combinados-en-musd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/sisters-retire-after-67-combined-years-at-musd\/","title":{"rendered":"Hermanas se retiran tras 67 a\u00f1os combinados en MUSD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despu\u00e9s de m\u00e1s de tres d\u00e9cadas, cada una, en el \u00e1mbito educativo, las hermanas Diana Gonz\u00e1lez y Cece Foley Gallegos se jubilaron del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Madera, dejando un legado de servicio, compasi\u00f3n y dedicaci\u00f3n que ha marcado la vida de miles de estudiantes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Para Gonz\u00e1lez, su traves\u00eda comenz\u00f3 hace 34 a\u00f1os cuando fue contratada por Don Knox en la escuela primaria John Adams. Foley Gallegos sigui\u00f3 de cerca, iniciando su carrera docente hace 33 a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s de ser contratada por Art Davis, tambi\u00e9n en John Adams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lo largo de los a\u00f1os, ambas hermanas echaron ra\u00edces profundas en la comunidad de MUSD, dedicando sus vidas profesionales a ayudar a los estudiantes a aprender, crecer y tener \u00e9xito.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aunque gran parte de sus carreras transcurri\u00f3 en la Escuela Primaria John Adams, su impacto se extendi\u00f3 por todo el distrito. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adem\u00e1s de ense\u00f1ar en John Adams, las hermanas tambi\u00e9n trabajaron con estudiantes en Sierra Vista, Washington, Millview, Howard, Dixieland y en programas de verano de MUSD, tocando innumerables vidas j\u00f3venes en el camino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conocidos por su compromiso con la educaci\u00f3n y su cuidado por los estudiantes, Gonz\u00e1lez y Gallegos han sido m\u00e1s que maestros. Han servido como mentores, modelos a seguir y fuentes constantes de aliento para generaciones de familias en Madera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La educaci\u00f3n y el servicio son pilares en su familia. Diana y Cece son hijas de Philip y Carmen Gallegos, quienes dedicaron 40 a\u00f1os de servicio a MUSD cada uno. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En reconocimiento a sus extraordinarias contribuciones, Philip y Carmen Gallegos fueron galardonados con el Premio Sal\u00f3n de la Fama del Campe\u00f3n Estudiantil en 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al entrar en la jubilaci\u00f3n, Gonz\u00e1lez y Gallegos esperan con ansias una nueva etapa de la vida centrada en la familia, los viajes y la participaci\u00f3n comunitaria. Planean dedicar m\u00e1s tiempo al cuidado de sus nietos, a explorar nuevos lugares y a seguir contribuyendo a la comunidad a la que han servido durante mucho tiempo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gallegos tambi\u00e9n es alcalde de la Ciudad de Madera y est\u00e1 reintroduciendo el Programa contra Graffiti y Basura en MUSD este oto\u00f1o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Su jubilaci\u00f3n marca el fin de una era para MUSD, pero su influencia continuar\u00e1 sinti\u00e9ndose en los muchos estudiantes, familias y colegas cuyas vidas han tocado a lo largo de los a\u00f1os. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continuando esta era estar\u00e1n Samatha Mascorro, Edgar Mascorro, PJ Gallegos, Kate Gallegos, Sunny Chimienti, Audrey Igler y Trisha Molina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diana Gonzalez y Cece Foley Gallegos salen del aula con la gratitud y admiraci\u00f3n de una comunidad fortalecida por su servicio.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After more than three decades, each, in education, sisters Diana Gonzalez and Cece Foley Gallegos retired from Madera Unified School District, leaving behind a legacy of service, compassion, and dedication that has shaped the lives of thousands of students. For Gonzalez, her journey began 34 years ago when she was hired by Don Knox at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":48935,"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":[46,50],"class_list":["post-48962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-news","tag-organizations","tag-schools"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48962","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=48962"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48963,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48962\/revisions\/48963"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":48960,"date":"2026-08-01T07:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T14:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=48960"},"modified":"2026-07-31T18:25:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T01:25:45","slug":"centro-de-sangre-de-california-insta-a-donar-sangre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/california-blood-center-urging-blood-donations\/","title":{"rendered":"Centro de Sangre de California insta a donaciones de sangre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Banco de Sangre del Centro de California se une al reciente llamado nacional del Cirujano General de los Estados Unidos, instando a los donantes recurrentes y a los nuevos a que prioricen la donaci\u00f3n de sangre en los pr\u00f3ximos d\u00edas y semanas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los centros de donaci\u00f3n de sangre en todo el pa\u00eds enfrentan inventarios cr\u00edticamente bajos despu\u00e9s de semanas de donaciones a la baja, lo que pone en riesgo el suministro de sangre de la naci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La disminuci\u00f3n estacional de donaciones durante los meses de verano, impulsada por las vacaciones, los viajes y la menor cantidad de colectas de sangre escolares y comunitarias, ha contribuido a una escasez a nivel nacional en un momento en que los hospitales contin\u00faan dependiendo de un suministro de sangre estable para atender a los pacientes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cada donaci\u00f3n de sangre ayuda a garantizar que los hospitales est\u00e9n preparados para emergencias, cirug\u00edas, tratamientos contra el c\u00e1ncer, beb\u00e9s prematuros y otras necesidades m\u00e9dicas que salvan vidas. Sin un aumento inmediato de donaciones, los hospitales podr\u00edan enfrentar decisiones dif\u00edciles, incluyendo el retraso de procedimientos no urgentes debido a la disponibilidad limitada de sangre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Todos los tipos de sangre se necesitan a diario para pacientes con traumatismos, cirug\u00edas, tratamientos contra el c\u00e1ncer, atenci\u00f3n de emergencia y beb\u00e9s en unidades de cuidados intensivos neonatales (UCIN). Se necesitan donaciones inmediatas para ayudar a garantizar que los hospitales locales tengan sangre vital disponible para cada paciente que la necesite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los suministros de sangre O negativa, A negativa, AB negativa y plasma AB han ca\u00eddo a menos de un inventario de un d\u00eda. La sangre O negativa es el tipo de sangre universal que se utiliza en situaciones de trauma cuando no hay tiempo para determinar el tipo de sangre del paciente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Se anima a los donantes elegibles a programar una cita para donar lo antes posible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Las citas, ubicaciones y horarios est\u00e1n disponibles en donateblood.org o llamando al 559-389-5433.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ofertas de agradecimiento a donantes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Dona antes del 7 de septiembre y recibe una pinta gratis de Umpqua Ice Cream y una galleta Brownie Baker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Recibe un vale para admisi\u00f3n gratuita a cualquier evento de APCAL Rock\u2019n Ranch en Madera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Participa para tener la oportunidad de ganar entradas para los partidos de los Fresno Grizzlies y otros eventos de verano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLos centros de donaci\u00f3n de sangre en todo el pa\u00eds est\u00e1n experimentando una importante escasez de verano, y nuestra regi\u00f3n tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1 sintiendo ese impacto\u201d, dijo Christine Hayes, presidenta y directora ejecutiva del Central California Blood Center. \u201cAnimamos a los donantes habituales y a los nuevos a que den prioridad a la donaci\u00f3n de sangre en los pr\u00f3ximos d\u00edas. Una sola donaci\u00f3n tiene el potencial de salvar m\u00faltiples vidas y ayuda a garantizar que los hospitales de todo el Valle Central tengan los productos sangu\u00edneos que necesitan para brindar atenci\u00f3n vital\u201d.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Central California Blood Center is joining the U.S. Surgeon General\u2019s recent nationwide appeal, urging both returning and first-time donors to make blood donation a priority in the coming days and weeks. Blood centers across the country are facing critically low inventories following weeks of declining donations, putting the nation\u2019s blood supply at risk. The [&hellip;]<\/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":[19],"tags":[29,40],"class_list":["post-48960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-community","tag-health"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48960","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=48960"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48961,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48960\/revisions\/48961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":48958,"date":"2026-08-01T07:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T14:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=48958"},"modified":"2026-07-31T18:21:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T01:21:54","slug":"finales-amargos-30-anos-en-atletismo-en-musd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/bitter-ends-30-years-in-athletics-at-musd\/","title":{"rendered":"Finales amargas para 30 a\u00f1os en atletismo en MUSD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despu\u00e9s de una carrera de 30 a\u00f1os en educaci\u00f3n que lo llev\u00f3 de entrenador a profesor de educaci\u00f3n f\u00edsica y luego a director atl\u00e9tico, y finalmente a director de atletismo del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Madera, Marty Bitter se ha jubilado. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bitter realiz\u00f3 su \u00faltimo recorrido en auto por la 99 hasta su oficina a fines de junio, pero no necesariamente quedar\u00e1 sin trabajo. Despu\u00e9s de jubilarse, Bitter ahora se adentrar\u00e1 en el \u00e1mbito de la Secci\u00f3n Central para convertirse en Comisionado Asistente de la Secci\u00f3n Central de la CIF. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMadera Unified es el \u00fanico lugar en el que he estado\u201d, dijo Bitter. \u201cEstaba en un partido de f\u00fatbol americano de Torres y hablando con algunos de los l\u00edderes. Les dije que pensaban que yo era el deportista tonto. Les dije que pas\u00e9 toda mi carrera en educaci\u00f3n y atletismo. Me encargaba del atletismo. Nunca tuve que lidiar con el plan de estudios, ni con ni\u00f1os que no se portaban bien. No tuve que saber todos los c\u00f3digos de educaci\u00f3n. \u00bfQui\u00e9n es el tipo inteligente ahora? Es muy raro pasar toda la vida en el atletismo. Me encanta. Tener ese impacto es genial\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bitter comenz\u00f3 su carrera de entrenador de 32 a\u00f1os en Kerman, donde creci\u00f3, despu\u00e9s de haber jugado baloncesto en el Kings River Community College (ahora Reedley College). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comenz\u00f3 con el equipo de baloncesto masculino de primer a\u00f1o y, para el segundo d\u00eda de pr\u00e1ctica, se sinti\u00f3 revitalizado. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEl segundo d\u00eda en el gimnasio, volv\u00ed a inscribirme en la universidad y dije que este era mi camino profesional\u201d, dijo. \u201cEsto cambi\u00f3 mi trayectoria. Varias veces a la semana, sigo hablando con los jugadores de ese primer equipo por mensaje de texto. Poder seguir este camino profesional y tener la oportunidad de influir en la vida de los ni\u00f1os es genial. Te metes en la educaci\u00f3n, puede que nunca ganes un mill\u00f3n de d\u00f3lares, pero el precio de tener un impacto en la vida de un ni\u00f1o no tiene precio. Pas\u00e9 de entrenar, donde tienes una relaci\u00f3n \u00edntima con los ni\u00f1os, a ense\u00f1ar, a convertirme en director atl\u00e9tico donde pod\u00eda supervisar una escuela, a supervisar un distrito. Ahora, me encargo de la secci\u00f3n. Estoy un poco alejado de esas relaciones cercanas, pero sigo teniendo influencia en un grupo m\u00e1s grande. Nunca podr\u00eda haberlo imaginado.\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCreo que todos tenemos una historia. Era un entrenador audaz y algo engre\u00eddo. Quer\u00eda llegar lo m\u00e1s lejos posible. Se abri\u00f3 el puesto de entrenador de baloncesto masculino y me postul\u00e9, pero no lo consegu\u00ed. Eso mantuvo mi trayectoria hacia Madera. El resto es historia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despu\u00e9s de que le negaran el puesto de entrenador del equipo de baloncesto de varsity de los chicos de Kerman, Bitter se convirti\u00f3 en entrenador bajo Brian Tessler. Bajo el liderazgo de Tessler estaban los futuros administradores de MUSD Bitter, Shandon Schwartz y Todd Lile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bitter comenz\u00f3 su carrera docente en 1996 en la escuela secundaria Thomas Jefferson como maestro de educaci\u00f3n f\u00edsica. Luego se convirti\u00f3 en el director atl\u00e9tico de la escuela. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLo pas\u00e9 de maravilla en Thomas Jefferson. Quiz\u00e1s fue el mejor momento que tuve\u201d, dijo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despu\u00e9s de ocho a\u00f1os, Bitter se mud\u00f3 a la Oficina del Distrito MUSD, donde pas\u00f3 dos a\u00f1os agotadores. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo me gust\u00f3 el trabajo en la Oficina del Distrito\u201d, dijo Bitter. \u201cEn ese momento, mi director, Jerry Staman, comenz\u00f3 en la Oficina del Distrito. Me dijo que trabajara en la OD y que terminara la subvenci\u00f3n de salud. Luego, te trasladaremos a una oficina de director atl\u00e9tico. Al mismo tiempo, le dijeron a Randy Blankenship que pod\u00eda ser el entrenador de f\u00fatbol americano de la MHS o el director atl\u00e9tico, pero que no pod\u00eda hacer ambas cosas. \u00c9l eligi\u00f3 ser entrenador de f\u00fatbol americano. Ten\u00eda la opci\u00f3n de Madera o Madera South. Para m\u00ed, como nuevo director atl\u00e9tico, ten\u00eda todas estas visiones, as\u00ed que era bueno iniciar algo nuevo, en lugar de ir a Madera y seguir a Randy con \u00e9l como entrenador. Eleg\u00ed el trabajo de Madera South\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c9l ayud\u00f3 a abrir la escuela en 2006 y permaneci\u00f3 otros ocho a\u00f1os antes de regresar a la Oficina del Distrito en otra funci\u00f3n. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCuando estaba en Madera South, Shane Riddle estaba en Madera. Las cosas fueron un poco dif\u00edciles. Ten\u00eda una gran relaci\u00f3n con Shane\u201d, dijo Bitter. \u201cLa oportunidad de abrir una nueva escuela en Madera South y crear cosas como Champions for Life es genial\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hasta ese punto, Bitter not\u00f3 algo que faltaba en la Oficina del Distrito y trabaj\u00f3 para abordar el problema. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMe tom\u00f3 un tiempo darme cuenta de que cada departamento dentro de un distrito escolar ten\u00eda a alguien a nivel de distrito al que acudir para debatir ideas, ayudar a resolver problemas, encontrar soluciones y otras cosas, excepto a la atletismo\u201d, dijo. \u201cHabl\u00e9 con el superintendente Ed Gonz\u00e1lez sobre la posibilidad de un modelo de director atl\u00e9tico de distrito. Tuvimos uno en un momento, John Denno. Eliminaron el puesto. Los otros distritos m\u00e1s grandes tienen ese modelo. Ed quer\u00eda recuperarlo, pero no sab\u00eda cu\u00e1ndo iba a suceder\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En el oto\u00f1o de 2013, Gonzalez le dijo a Bitter que la junta escolar aprob\u00f3 el puesto de Director de Atletismo para MUSD, y Bitter se postul\u00f3 para el puesto. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sin embargo, al mismo tiempo, el director de recursos humanos de Kerman Unified contact\u00f3 a Bitter sobre una vacante de director atl\u00e9tico en su alma m\u00e1ter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLe pregunt\u00e9 cu\u00e1l ser\u00eda mi trabajo en Kerman\u201d, dijo Bitter. \u201c\u00c9l dijo que yo pod\u00eda inventarlo. Habl\u00e9 con Ed sobre mis posibilidades de conseguir el trabajo en el distrito. Kerman es donde crec\u00ed. Es mi hogar. Madera es ahora mi hogar. No quiero irme, pero busco avanzar\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bitter habl\u00f3 con Gonz\u00e1lez sobre el trabajo, y Gonz\u00e1lez le imparti\u00f3 una sabidur\u00eda que Bitter a\u00fan conserva hoy en d\u00eda. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMe dijo algo que es una de las cosas que m\u00e1s he apreciado\u201d, dijo Bitter. \u201cDijo: \u2018Quiero que pongas tu nombre aqu\u00ed, pero no te voy a hacer ninguna promesa. Tendr\u00e1s que decidir t\u00fa. Si John Wooden entra por la puerta, tendr\u00e9 que hacer lo que sea necesario por los ni\u00f1os. Si eso va a suceder, probablemente no. Tengo que ser de mente abierta para contratar a la mejor persona posible\u2019. Decid\u00ed arriesgarme\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pesar de los frecuentes llamados de Kerman a subir la apuesta, Bitter consigui\u00f3 el trabajo en 2014 y se mud\u00f3 de Madera South. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMi primer objetivo, cuando me mud\u00e9 a la Oficina del Distrito, fue crear un sentido de comunidad\u201d, dijo. \u201cEst\u00e1bamos algo rotos por la animosidad entre las dos escuelas. Realmente intentamos que los directores atl\u00e9ticos guiaran a los entrenadores para que entendieran que todos estos son nuestros chicos. No somos nosotros contra ellos. La competencia nos dice que ganemos, pero la competencia es el objetivo, no el prop\u00f3sito.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En su carrera, Bitter fue pionero en tres niveles diferentes, y ahora asumir\u00e1 otra posici\u00f3n inaugural. Fue el primer director atl\u00e9tico en Thomas Jefferson y Madera South. Reestableci\u00f3 la Direcci\u00f3n de Atletismo en MUSD, y ahora se traslada a otra nueva posici\u00f3n, subcomisionado de la Secci\u00f3n Central de la CIF, despu\u00e9s de que el anterior subcomisionado fuera trasladado a comisionado asociado. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe dicho esto a tanta gente. Cada paso de mi carrera, no puedo creer lo afortunada que he sido\u201d, dijo Bitter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Con la carrera de Bitter en el ocaso, pudo pensar en algunos de los logros de su trayectoria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Mi mayor logro es poder ayudar a las personas a comunicarse y acceder a informaci\u00f3n de manera m\u00e1s eficiente.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MB:<\/strong> Cuando pasaba por Buchanan High School, siempre hab\u00eda alguien jugando. Era importante para m\u00ed que Madera se viera as\u00ed. Ver\u00edas ni\u00f1os por ah\u00ed. Ahora, cada fin de semana, y cada noche, en cada escuela, hay ni\u00f1os jugando. Estoy muy orgulloso de eso. Estoy orgulloso de que nuestros n\u00fameros de participaci\u00f3n sigan aumentando. Tenemos m\u00e1s ni\u00f1os participando en deportes que nunca. Estoy muy orgulloso de haber agregado Unified, f\u00fatbol americano bandera para ni\u00f1as, lucha libre para ni\u00f1as y stunt. Esas son m\u00e1s oportunidades para que las ni\u00f1as practiquen deportes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00bfEn qu\u00e9 basa su confianza?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MB:<\/strong> Espero poder apoyarme en las relaciones. Espero tener la capacidad de construir culturas y relaciones. Todos trabajan duro y se esfuerzan, pero necesitamos encontrar lo mejor en todos esos seres humanos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00bfQu\u00e9 tan dif\u00edcil fue lidiar con el inicio de la rivalidad Madera\/Madera Sur?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MB:<\/strong> Aplastar la rivalidad feroz se trata de las posiciones que he tenido. Cuando estaba en Thomas Jefferson, ten\u00eda muchos de estos chicos que ahora son entrenadores. Esas relaciones se establecieron. Ahora, puedo llevarlas a otro nivel y hacerles entender que est\u00e1n en un rol m\u00e1s grande y que tienen una responsabilidad mayor. Eso jug\u00f3 un papel importante. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00bfCu\u00e1les son tus opiniones sobre la inversi\u00f3n del distrito en las instalaciones deportivas a lo largo del distrito?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MB:<\/strong> Solo para ser parte del proceso para construir las nuevas instalaciones. Las instalaciones son lo que atrae a las familias al distrito escolar. Quieren una raz\u00f3n para ser parte de la comunidad. Las escuelas son una raz\u00f3n por la que la gente busca. Nuestras instalaciones no tienen comparaci\u00f3n. La gente nos busca por la forma en que construimos nuestras instalaciones. Pensamos de manera innovadora para crear espacio y oportunidades para nuestros hijos. No podr\u00eda estar m\u00e1s orgulloso de esas instalaciones. Cuando hagan la ceremonia de inauguraci\u00f3n del estadio, quiero estar all\u00ed. No pude verlo hasta el final. Miren nuestras pistas de escuelas intermedias, desafiar\u00eda a cualquiera a encontrar distritos en California que tengan instalaciones completas para escuelas intermedias con luces, pista para todo clima, c\u00e9sped artificial, gradas, \u00e1rea de fuerza y acondicionamiento, cafeter\u00eda y ba\u00f1os. Es inaudito. Creo que nuestros hijos est\u00e1n empezando a sentirse orgullosos de eso. Eso es algo en lo que quiero apoyarme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Durante mis 30 a\u00f1os de carrera, la parte de educaci\u00f3n f\u00edsica de mi trabajo ha sido fundamental. Inicialmente, me enfoqu\u00e9 en desarrollar programas de acondicionamiento f\u00edsico general, asegurando que los estudiantes tuvieran una base s\u00f3lida en habilidades motoras b\u00e1sicas, coordinaci\u00f3n y resistencia. Con el tiempo, la educaci\u00f3n f\u00edsica evolucion\u00f3 hacia un enfoque m\u00e1s hol\u00edstico, incorporando no solo el ejercicio, sino tambi\u00e9n la nutrici\u00f3n, el bienestar mental y la importancia de un estilo de vida activo a largo plazo.\n\nEn las primeras etapas, me centr\u00e9 en deportes tradicionales y actividades recreativas, ense\u00f1ando reglas, estrategias y esp\u00edritu deportivo. A medida que avanzaba mi carrera, me adapt\u00e9 a nuevas tendencias y enfoques, como el entrenamiento funcional, el yoga, el mindfulness y las actividades al aire libre. La tecnolog\u00eda tambi\u00e9n jug\u00f3 un papel importante, incorporando herramientas de seguimiento de actividad y aplicaciones para promover la participaci\u00f3n y el compromiso de los estudiantes.\n\nUna parte crucial de mi trabajo fue la evaluaci\u00f3n continua del progreso de los estudiantes, no solo en t\u00e9rminos de rendimiento f\u00edsico, sino tambi\u00e9n en su comprensi\u00f3n de la salud y el bienestar. Desarroll\u00e9 m\u00e9todos para motivar a estudiantes de todos los niveles de habilidad, fomentando una actitud positiva hacia la actividad f\u00edsica y ayud\u00e1ndoles a encontrar actividades que disfruten y puedan mantener a lo largo de sus vidas.\n\nA lo largo de las tres d\u00e9cadas, he visto c\u00f3mo la percepci\u00f3n de la educaci\u00f3n f\u00edsica ha cambiado, pasando de ser una clase secundaria a ser reconocida como una parte integral del desarrollo educativo y personal de un estudiante. Mi objetivo siempre fue empoderar a los j\u00f3venes con el conocimiento y las habilidades para tomar decisiones saludables y llevar una vida activa y plena. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MB: <\/strong>La otra parte de mi trabajo es el aspecto de educaci\u00f3n f\u00edsica. No podr\u00eda estar m\u00e1s orgulloso. Comenzamos con tres maestros de educaci\u00f3n f\u00edsica de primaria. Ense\u00f1aban en cuatro escuelas al d\u00eda. Ahora, tenemos 29 maestros de educaci\u00f3n f\u00edsica de primaria. Hemos desarrollado un programa al que Fresno State y Fresno Pacific quieren enviar a sus estudiantes. Hemos tenido la bendici\u00f3n de contar con l\u00edderes de distrito y de la junta directiva que creen en la educaci\u00f3n f\u00edsica. Tenemos un maestro de educaci\u00f3n f\u00edsica por cada escuela primaria. La mayor\u00eda de los distritos escolares tienen por niveles escolares. Estoy muy orgulloso de haber podido construir eso. Nuestros ni\u00f1os se est\u00e1n volviendo activos a una edad m\u00e1s temprana.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a 30-year career in education that took him from a coach to a physical education teacher to an athletic director, and finally an athletics director of Madera Unified School District, Marty Bitter has retired. Bitter made his last drive up the 99 to his office at the end of June, but won\u2019t necessarily be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":48936,"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-48958","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\/48958","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=48958"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48959,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48958\/revisions\/48959"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":48956,"date":"2026-08-01T07:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T14:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=48956"},"modified":"2026-07-31T18:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T01:14:24","slug":"torres-star-running-to-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/torres-star-running-to-utah\/","title":{"rendered":"Torres estrella corriendo a Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As one of the leaders of the Matilda Torres Toros cross country team, Benjamin Fernandez felt a little bit of responsibility to lift the team as high as they can get to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt felt amazing to know we can be a goal for them,\u201d Fernandez said about he and Hunter Hannah lifting the team. \u201cIf they catch up to us and get near us, it will help the team get stronger. It will push us to get further.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That push got Fernandez an unprecedented five Central Section championship team rings and two individual titles. He won four straight team titles in cross country and another in the spring in track. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI can\u2019t even imagine that. It feels like it was earned,\u201d he said. \u201cAll of those days we put in the work after hours at middle school and training through high school, it was earned after all of those long years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On top of those accomplishments, Fernandez, along with three other cross country running mates, will be headed to college. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s amazing. We set a standard for the underclassmen that shows through hard work and patience, they can end up like that in their senior year,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fernandez will now head to St. George, Utah, to become a member of the Utah Tech University\u2019s cross country and track team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey are a really good program,\u201d Fernandez said. \u201cThe coach was willing to offer me a scholarship, and they seemed interested in me. The coach seemed willing to put in the work with me and watch me develop for four years. I feel nervous going to Utah because it\u2019s out of state. I think I\u2019ll be ready for it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fernandez graduated from Torres with a 3.75 grade point average. He plans to major in engineering, either chemical or nuclear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also drew interest from Weber State, Utah State and UC Merced, but Fernandez wanted to get out of California, and the opportunity was there for him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think they are a pretty good program,\u201d he said. \u201cIt would be like starting at Torres. Begin at the bottom and build, hopefully, a legacy for future college athletes to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fernandez and his fellow seniors came into Torres with high expectations. They were one of the best running teams in the state heading into Torres, and continued that trend, placing third in the state the past two years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThose expectations were the main cause and drive for us to achieve and exceed those expectations, and go beyond,\u201d he said. \u201cI think my career was an amazing, outstanding high school career. There were some downs, but very little downs. Overall, it was a really good four years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fernandez officially signed his National Letter of Intent at a signing day at Torres for six student-athletes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt felt amazing to set it in stone,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m really glad I get to continue my running career in college and continue doing what I love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His parents were happy with the decision, but more importantly, that he made a decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey were happy that I found somewhere and made up my mind. They were happy I\u2019m going to college to do something I\u2019m really good at,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fernandez and his running mates leave Torres as some of the most decorated seniors in Madera Unified history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe finally realized the impact on Torres and the Madera community this year,\u201d he said. \u201cWe felt like a role model because we were the top dogs in the school. We were showing that, one day, this could be them. They can also win these titles, and set these records.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the end of the school year, Fernandez was given the school\u2019s Torres Award, which is given to a student that most represented Matilda Torres\u2019 values. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was a little surprised. I didn\u2019t end my track season the best. I was glad I got the award,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to have your name on the wall. It\u2019s about all the hard work paid off.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After six years, Fernandez, Hannah, Alfonso Del Toro and Azarel Barrios-Meza will go their separate ways after leading Torres to five Central Section titles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWho beats who is a little thing we have with the team. I think I have the lead, by not much,\u201d Fernandez said. \u201cI don\u2019t want Hunter and Alfonso to beat me.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As one of the leaders of the Matilda Torres Toros cross country team, Benjamin Fernandez felt a little bit of responsibility to lift the team as high as they can get to. \u201cIt felt amazing to know we can be a goal for them,\u201d Fernandez said about he and Hunter Hannah lifting the team. \u201cIf [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":48937,"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-48956","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\/48956","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=48956"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48957,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48956\/revisions\/48957"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":48954,"date":"2026-08-01T07:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T14:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=48954"},"modified":"2026-07-31T17:31:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T00:31:51","slug":"letters-ground-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/letters-ground-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Aguas subterr\u00e1neas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I read an article that was presented by KQED, a public station in the Bay Area. They stated, scientists reported that California\u2019s ground water is not sustainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, what do you know?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have been in California for 65 years, and every measurement has been lower. Eighty feet when I moved to Madera. Now? Two-hundred thirty feet. I am not a scientist, but I know its going down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ok, San Francisco by the Bay. Duh? Sea water. Desalinate! No brainer. San Diego has, and has had more fresh water than they can use. The Central Valley keeps planting high density houses with no real plan about tomorrow\u2019s water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s trees and shrubs along every road, and in the middle! Ornamental too! No benefit. Just obstruction of viewing for safe driving. New round about on Avenue 17. Not only trees and scrubs, but a mound of dirt in the middle so you can\u2019t see traffic on the opposite side! Wow! Engineers! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Give me a bunch of old farmers any day over \u201cengineers\u201d and \u201cscientists.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2014 Bill Hoffrage,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Madera<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I read an article that was presented by KQED, a public station in the Bay Area. They stated, scientists reported that California\u2019s ground water is not sustainable. Well, what do you know? I have been in California for 65 years, and every measurement has been lower. Eighty feet when I moved to Madera. Now? Two-hundred [&hellip;]<\/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":[25],"class_list":["post-48954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion","tag-agriculture"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48954","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=48954"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48955,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48954\/revisions\/48955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":48949,"date":"2026-08-01T07:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T14:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=48949"},"modified":"2026-07-31T17:24:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T00:24:04","slug":"opinion-morality-in-america-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/opinion-morality-in-america-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Opini\u00f3n: La moral en Estados Unidos, parte I"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"48949\" class=\"elementor elementor-48949\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1790ad5a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1790ad5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-584cce0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"584cce0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pew Research Center does ongoing surveys of the American public, and I\u2019ve frequently used the results of the Center\u2019s studies. Like the National Opinion Research Center (NORC), the Pew Center is independent and unbiased. And that\u2019s an important characteristic when tackling a subject like morality, because opinions on certain practices are often very strong.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morality rests on a doctrine of right and wrong. It is a guide to proper and correct behavior. It involves judgments that are often based on religious beliefs, and immorality is often seen as a threat to the common good. Writing for the Pew Research Center, Jonathan Evans and Manolo Corichi state: \u201cWe asked about behaviors that are, at least in part, morally debated in society today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The authors said that they did not include things that virtually everyone would find immoral (like cannibalism or murder) or that people would universally find to be acceptable (like picking up litter or returning a found object to its rightful owner). They wrote, \u201c\u2026 finding that Americans think many things are morally permissible doesn\u2019t mean the public thinks everything is morally permissible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<h3>Marital infidelity<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was one item on the list that a majority of Americans \u2014 regardless of politics or religion \u2014judged to be immoral: having an extramarital sexual affair. The authors point out, \u201cNine-in-ten U.S. adults say that married people having an affair is morally wrong. As expected, when survey results were broken down by gender, 91 percent of women found extramarital affairs to be morally wrong, and 89 percent of men agreed with that determination.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report doesn\u2019t attempt to explain the reasons for people\u2019s opinions, but I\u2019ll hazard a guess. For many, if not most, people, marriage originates with a solemn oath of fidelity, taken in a place of worship or before a Justice of the Peace. Therefore, a married person who has an extramarital affair is not only \u201ccheating\u201d on a spouse, he or she is also breaking a sacred vow. I believe that nothing else on the list is bound as extremely as fidelity within marriage.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Pornography<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Possibly because of the First Amendment\u2019s promise of freedom of speech (and expression, which was later added by a Supreme Court decision), pornography is difficult to define. In 1964, when trying to decide the outcome of Jacobellis v. Ohio, Justice Potter Stewart said, \u201cI don\u2019t know what pornography is, but I know it when I see it.\u201d Yet 52 percent of those surveyed said that it is morally wrong. Fifteen percent opined that pornography is morally acceptable, and 32 percent believed that it is not a moral issue.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Please note: Total percentage for this and other categories seldom add up to 100 percent because of rounding numbers and the fact that some respondents may choose not to respond to certain items.)<\/p>\n\n<h3>Abortion<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the United States, there has been a century\u2019s-long debate about whether abortion should be legal. In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution protects a woman\u2019s right to choose to have an abortion before fetal viability. This decision struck down anti-abortion laws in many states. In essence, the Court (in a 7-2 decision, Roe v. Wade) recognized a constitutional right to privacy under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, in 2022, the current Supreme Court, in deciding Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization, overturned the Roe v. Wade decision, stating that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion and that abortion is illegal. According to the Pew survey, apparently 47 percent of respondents agree with the most recent decision. Twenty-one percent think that abortion is morally acceptable, and 31 percent indicated that it is not a moral issue. In this case, when looking only at political party affiliation, we see a dramatic split. While 71 percent of Republicans find abortion to be morally wrong, only 24 percent of Democrats share that opinion.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Political divide<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than any other issue, it is abortion that exhibits a strong division between our two political parties. But it\u2019s not the only issue. Fifty-nine percent of Republicans believe that homosexuality is morally wrong, while only 20 percent of Democrats share that view.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we look more closely at the issue of pornography, we see that 65 percent of Republicans find it to be morally wrong, but 39 percent of Democrats agree. Members of the GOP are also more likely to oppose divorce (33 percent) as compared with Dems (13 percent).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we turn the tables, we find that 48 percent of Democrats believe that the death penalty is morally wrong, but just 20 percent of Republicans agree. Thirty-five percent of Dems indicate that spanking children is morally wrong compared to 12 percent of Republicans. And 29 percent of Democrats think that it\u2019s immoral to be extremely rich (e.g., to have more money than one can possibly spend, hence the expression, \u201cobscenely rich\u201d), but only 7 percent of Republicans share that viewpoint.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Seeing ourselves<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The authors point out, \u201cThere is also a divide between the two partisan camps on whether Americans, as a whole, are morally good.\u201d The survey instruments, based on a nationally representative sample of adults, reveal that 54 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents rate the morality and ethics of Americans as very or somewhat good. Democrats are less pleased with the nation\u2019s behavior. Only 40 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents share that assessment.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I looked through the other, seemingly innocuous categories, two drew my intention because I would have thought that they fit into the \u201cuniversally acceptable\u201d niche. However, eight percent of those surveyed had the opinion that using contraceptives was morally wrong, while 41 percent found that to be morally acceptable, and 51 percent believed that it was not a moral issue. And finally, apparently eating meat is a moral issue for some people. Four percent of the people sampled say that it is immoral, but 41 percent believe that eating meat is morally acceptable and 54 percent think it is not even a moral issue.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next week, I\u2019ll report how the views of our young adults compare to the elderly.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pew Research Center does ongoing surveys of the American public, and I\u2019ve frequently used the results of the Center\u2019s studies. Like the National Opinion Research Center (NORC), the Pew Center is independent and unbiased. And that\u2019s an important characteristic when tackling a subject like morality, because opinions on certain practices are often very strong. [&hellip;]<\/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":[32],"class_list":["post-48949","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\/48949","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=48949"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48953,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48949\/revisions\/48953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":48947,"date":"2026-08-01T07:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T14:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=48947"},"modified":"2026-07-31T17:14:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T00:14:32","slug":"was-life-simpler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/was-life-simpler\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfLa vida era m\u00e1s simple?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of us remember days gone by when we think things were simpler. Life didn\u2019t have some of the quirks and twists of today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A drug store was a drug store, not a variety store. If you wanted to purchase something, you got in the car and went to the store to get it. Milk was delivered in bottles to houses. The newspaper was delivered by a carrier, and people knew their mailman. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kids played in the front yard, and in the back yard, and in a neighbor\u2019s yard. Kids also played in the dirt, making roads with toy trucks and cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neighbors knew neighbors, and so neighborhoods felt safe. Kids were allowed to roam around the neighborhoods, because moms knew the other moms on the street. All the moms were watching out for their own kids as well as the neighbors\u2019 kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mothers cooked meals for their families, and families ate at the kitchen table. Sometimes people would stop by to visit in the home, sometimes unannounced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you found you were short on sugar in the house, you might grab a measuring cup and go next door to borrow a cup of sugar, or something else, because neighbors were neighborly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we think of those times, we may remember them as more simple times, and maybe in some ways they were. Without a doubt, our society has changed a lot since a drug store was just a drug store, and kids could play in the neighborhood without moms worrying about them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, we would not be satisfied with that simple life we had years ago. Now, we are used to more modern conveniences, technology. In fact, we are dependent on our devices and inventions, and they were designed to make our lives simpler. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don\u2019t remember a time when I had to churn cream to make butter, or use a wringer washing machine, but I do remember not having some of the modern conveniences we have today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I grew up in the 1950s and 1960s. Our family of five had one car. We had a refrigerator with a door that locked, and the freezer had to be periodically defrosted. I remember having to use an ice pick and a saucepan with boiling water to get the ice off the walls of the freezer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I remember not having air conditioning in our home in Florida, and having linoleum tile on the floor with no carpet. There was no air conditioning in school either. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had one phone in the house, permanently wired into the wall. Long distance calls were very costly. We had no family living in our town, so letters were our communication with our cousins, my parents\u2019 brothers and sisters and their parents. We didn\u2019t text or email, or have cell phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clothes had to be ironed, or else shirts and dresses had wrinkles. We didn\u2019t have a dryer, so washed clothes had to hang on a clothesline in the back yard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I learned to type on a manual typewriter. If I made a mistake, I had to retype or use correction tape. There was no auto-correct. I also had to use a physical dictionary or thesaurus if I needed to think of a synonym or definition of a word. I couldn\u2019t use Google or Wikipedia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are just a few of the things that have changed over the years. We didn\u2019t miss the modern conveniences because we didn\u2019t have them, but we could not eliminate them now and be satisfied without them today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neighbors can still be neighborly. It may take a little more effort, because we\u2019re now used to an expectation of privacy in our homes. People don\u2019t drop in to visit anymore. A phone call before a visit is expected, but if we expect our society to continue to be a caring and considerate one, we must remember to reach out to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get to know your neighbors. At the very least, know who lives on either side of you, and right across the street from you. It\u2019s important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enjoy your weekend with all your modern conveniences and devices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2014 Mi amor para todos,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Nancy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In everything, give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2014 I Thessalonians 5:18<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of us remember days gone by when we think things were simpler. Life didn\u2019t have some of the quirks and twists of today. A drug store was a drug store, not a variety store. If you wanted to purchase something, you got in the car and went to the store to get it. Milk [&hellip;]<\/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,"_angie_page":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-48947","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\/48947","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=48947"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48948,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48947\/revisions\/48948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":48945,"date":"2026-08-01T07:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T14:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=48945"},"modified":"2026-07-31T16:57:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T23:57:51","slug":"go-native","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/go-native\/","title":{"rendered":"Vivir como un nativo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">California is home to more than 6,000 native plant species that thrive in local climates, require minimal water and support birds, bees, butterflies and other pollinators. These native plants existed in the state before European colonization and are adapted to California\u2019s diverse climates, soils and ecosystems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The benefits of planting native species in your garden include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drought-tolerant and require less irrigation making them ideal for water scarce areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well adapted to local conditions and can often withstand extreme heat and poor soils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Require minimal fertilizers and pesticides which reduces their environmental impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Provide food and habitat for pollinators and other wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) provides extensive resources for gardening with California native plants. They recommend matching plant selections to your soil type, microclimate, and planting in the fall so established root systems can take advantage of winter rains. In addition, they\u2019ve compiled a list of The Big 43-California native plants with favorable garden traits which can be viewed at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/ucanr.edu\/blog\/bug-squad\/article\/big-43-california-native-plants-plus-one-studied-uc-davis-research.\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This fall, I\u2019ll be adding the following native plants to my home garden:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Common Yarrow-perennial herb with fern like leaves, blooms June-August, is deer resistant and attracts pollinators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christmas berry, Toyon-long lived evergreen shrub, has clusters of white flowers in spring and orange-red berries in fall that attract birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find examples of these two native plants (and more) at the 3 Sisters Garden located behind the Madera Community College 30277 Ave. 12. For those having trouble finding the garden, simply park in Parking Lot C in the back of the college and the garden will be on your right. Happy Gardening!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California is home to more than 6,000 native plant species that thrive in local climates, require minimal water and support birds, bees, butterflies and other pollinators. These native plants existed in the state before European colonization and are adapted to California\u2019s diverse climates, soils and ecosystems. The benefits of planting native species in your garden [&hellip;]<\/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":[18],"tags":[25,36],"class_list":["post-48945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-agriculture","tag-environment"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48945","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=48945"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48946,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48945\/revisions\/48946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":48941,"date":"2026-08-01T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=48941"},"modified":"2026-07-31T16:47:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T23:47:37","slug":"horticulture-outside-brought-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/horticulture-outside-brought-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Horticultura, de exterior a interior"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A houseplant is simply an outdoor plant brought inside. Light requirements vary for indoor plants, but most of them will not tolerate direct summer sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tasks:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Check drip emitters to adjust flow and unclog them if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Lightly trim lavenders after they have finished flowering to keep them compact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Support any heavily laden branches of fruit and nut trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Water citrus, being careful not to overwater. Continuously wet soil in the upper few inches risks root rot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pruning:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Deadhead roses, remove suckers and unwanted branches, and prune to improve air circulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Divide iris every two or three years and replant new rhizomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fertilizing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Lightly fertilize annuals and roses for fall bloom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Planting:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Any planting this month (including trees and shrubs) will require adequate water and sun protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Bulbs, corms, tubers: Watsonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Fruits and vegetables: lettuce, mustard, peas, potatoes, spinach, Swiss chard, turnips (plant from seed).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Enjoy now:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Annuals and perennials: petunia, annual phlox (Phlox drummondii), moss rose (Portulaca), sage (Salvia), Stokes\u2019 aster (Stokesia), verbena, zinnia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Bulbs, corms, tubers: lily (Lilium asiatic hybrid).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Trees, shrubs, vines: desert willow (Chilopsis), rose, chaste tree (Vitex).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Fruits and vegetables: cantaloupe, plum, tomato, tomatillo, squash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Things to ponder:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Do not allow vegetables to dry out \u2014 but do not overwater either. A consistent, even supply of moisture prevents bitterness in cucumbers and cracking and poor fruit quality in tomatoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Standing water, even in the very smallest container, can be a breeding ground for mosquitoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Browse fall catalogues or websites to order seeds and bulbs for winter and spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>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":"<p>A houseplant is simply an outdoor plant brought inside. Light requirements vary for indoor plants, but most of them will not tolerate direct summer sun. 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Folks had to climb the stairs to the second floor that night, as they had for the past six years, but this would be the last time. Madera was going to have a new high school at last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those commencement exercises held in Athletic Hall that Friday night were well attended. The audience was so large that some of the late comers could not find seats and had to stand until the ushers brought chairs from the outside for their accommodation. The gallery at the end of the hall was crowded with people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In contrast to modern graduation exercises, this one was rather calm and sober. County Superintendent of Schools, Estelle Bagnelle, presented the diplomas to the following graduates: Mary Alice Cunningham, Ella Reid, Myrtle Saxe, Ethelyn Westfall, Emelia Loinaz, Grace Loinaz, Annie E. Hussey, Mabel Metz, and Ruby Nell Metz. She then acknowledged that this was the last graduation to be held in Athletic Hall. The 1904 graduation would take place in a brand new building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Madera had always taken the education of its youth seriously. The town was not even a year old when the first school house was built in 1877. Shortly thereafter, a second school was built on the westside of the Southern Pacific tracks, and for years, Madera\u2019s young scholars attended either the Eastside or Westside Schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then the inevitable happened; the politicians carved Madera County out of Fresno County, and a whole series of important events followed, not the least of which was the formation of a high school district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the summer of 1893, two very public spirited women, Mrs. R.P. Mace and a Mrs. Wear circulated a petition in the new county seat calling for an election to determine the public will in the matter of creating a high school in Madera. This effort brought immediate results when the new county government, as well as the voters, approved the plan overwhelmingly. It was decided that Madera High School would become a reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ann Nicholson was chosen as the school\u2019s first principal, and she had her hands full. In the first place, she had to supervise the remodeling of the second story of the Westside School where the high school would hold classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hallways and cloakrooms were turned into laboratories, and the structure was generally made ready to house the class of 1897.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to these duties, Miss Nicholson had to prepare to teach all of the course work, since she was the high school\u2019s only employee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State law at the time dictated that the enrollment of any high school could not fall below 10; therefore, it was with a great deal of relief when Madera High School\u2019s first class of 10 was welcomed to school on the opening day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For ten years, Madera High School conducted classes in the old Westside School, and then, on Aug. 22, 1903, the Madera Union High School District was formed. One of the first actions of the new Madera High School board was to award a contract for construction of a new high school at 6th and L streets. The facility in the old Westside School was simply inadequate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The board decided to build a two story, granite and brick building with a basement. The first floor would have four entrances and would contain four classrooms. At the right of the main entrance would be a trustees\u2019 meeting room and at the right of that, the lady teachers\u2019 private room. The principal\u2019s room would be on the left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A private room for the gentlemen teachers would be to the left of the principal\u2019s room. A corridor would run clear through the building, and all of the rooms would be provided with cloakrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the second floor would be a large assembly room 56 x 40 feet, with a stage 40 feet in the clear, and anterooms on either side. A big skylight would admit light from overhead and eight windows would add more light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On this floor would also be located the library, a classroom, and a physical and chemical laboratory. There would be landings half way up the stairs so that it would be possible for the teachers to see onto the yards and classrooms from above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The building would of course be finished on the interior with yellow pine, since Madera furnished the best yellow pine in the world. Plans specified that the portico steps and buttresses would be of granite, and the building, when completed, was sure to be one of the most attractive looking school buildings in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the years that followed, Madera High School was added to \u2014 taken away from \u2014 doubled, and then split. Now the town has three high schools, with a combined population of more than 4,000 students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But that\u2019s not how it was in the beginning in that little frame building on Sixth Street and the commencement programs up on the second story of Athletic Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, Madera High School shares the joy of educating the local high school students with two other high schools, Madera South and Matilda Torres High Schools. Principal Robyn Cosgrove supports her 92 teachers as they engage the minds of nearly 2,000 9th to 12th grade students.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The crowd gathered at the Athletic Hall on Yosemite Avenue for Madera High School\u2019s commencement exercise in June 1903. Folks had to climb the stairs to the second floor that night, as they had for the past six years, but this would be the last time. 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