[{"id":50353,"date":"2026-11-07T07:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpengine.com\/?p=50353"},"modified":"2026-11-06T18:30:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T01:30:05","slug":"mcfb-hosts-annual-ag-united-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/mcfb-hosts-annual-ag-united-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"MCFB organiza la celebraci\u00f3n anual Ag United"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"50353\" class=\"elementor elementor-50353\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e10d0c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54e10d0c\" 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-57005531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57005531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guests kicked off the evening with appetizers, refreshments, and a social hour before gathering for the annual meeting.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jason Erickson was announced as the incoming MCFB President, succeeding Gutile, who completed four years of leadership in the role.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The evening also included two special recognitions honoring individuals whose longstanding commitment has made a lasting impact on the organization.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bronze Sponsors included Almond Company, Creekside Farming, D&amp;D Ag Services, Garton Tractor, Inc., H&amp;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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The evening\u2019s auctions would not have been possible without the generosity of those who donated items, experiences, and homemade desserts.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Live Dessert Auction Donors included Bobby Macaulay, Cece Gallegos, Christina Beckstead, Jordan Wamhoff, Kelly Menser, Leti Gonzalez, Laura\u2019s Nuts, Matt Treber, N&amp;S Tractor, Sheryl Berry, and Tyson Pogue.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<h3>Ag plastic container recycling<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Madera County Farm Bureau will host an ag plastic recycle event on November 16 at the MCFB parking lot.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event is provided by Interstate Ag Plastics and supported by Ag Container Recycling Council.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To register for the event, visit www.maderafb.com, email office@maderafb.com or call (559) 674-8871.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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":"<p>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 [&hellip;]<\/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":"gata-de-cachorro-rescatada-de-un-estanque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/litter-of-puppies-rescued-from-ponding-basin\/","title":{"rendered":"Grupo de cachorros rescatados de un estanque"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un grupo de cachorros y su madre est\u00e1n a salvo, calientes y sanos tras ser rescatados de un pantano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los agentes del Servicio de Animales del Condado de Madera encontraron a un perro asustado hace tres semanas en el refugio, pero el animal se escap\u00f3 de los cuidadores y permaneci\u00f3 fuera de alcance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El equipo de Servicios Animales se dio cuenta de que la perra estaba embarazada y el tiempo era crucial. Un equipo de agentes no cedi\u00f3, buscando a la perra d\u00eda tras d\u00eda, hasta que finalmente la localizaron en un pantano cercano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tres agentes escalaron a trav\u00e9s de la espesa vegetaci\u00f3n y del terreno para rescatar a sus cachorros antes de que llegara el tiempo lluvioso. Los cachorros fueron colocados de forma segura en una jaula mientras se elaboraba un plan para llevar a la madre a un lugar seguro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pero este perro inteligente no se dejaba atrapar f\u00e1cilmente. Con el trabajo en equipo, la paciencia y unos cuantos hot dogs, fue capturado de forma segura y reunido con sus beb\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Botas sucias, brazos rayados, largos d\u00edas, trabajo en equipo y la determinaci\u00f3n de no rendirse cuando un animal m\u00e1s que nadie nos necesita. Los agentes y el equipo del Centro de Bienestar Animal del Condado de Madera hacen m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de lo que se requiere porque cada vida cuenta.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 [&hellip;]<\/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":"las-chicas-de-coyotes-avanzan-a-los-cuartos-de-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/coyotes-girls-advance-to-quarterfinals\/","title":{"rendered":"El equipo femenino de Coyotes llega a los cuartos de final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Con una segunda mitad dominante, el equipo femenino de polo acu\u00e1tico de Madera Coyote derrot\u00f3 f\u00e1cilmente a los Liberty-Bakersfield Patriots en la primera ronda de los Playoffs de la secci\u00f3n Central Div. III en el McAlister Pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los Coyotes superaron a Liberty por 7-1 en el segundo cuarto y se impusieron por 16-10 el martes, avanzando as\u00ed a los cuartos de final. Los Coyotes enfrentaron a la edici\u00f3n local de Chowchilla Tribune el jueves, que r\u00e1pidamente se convirti\u00f3 en una rivalidad. Las dos equipos disputaron dos partidos durante la temporada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emily Wattenbarger lider\u00f3 a los Coyotes con ocho goles, incluidos los \u00faltimos cuatro goles de Madera. Ari Gill anot\u00f3 tres, mientras que Aubrey Tatro y Giselle Jimenez sumaron dos cada uno, y Crystal Oregel a\u00f1adi\u00f3 otro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En un enfrentamiento f\u00edsico, Liberty recibi\u00f3 12 faltas de expulsi\u00f3n y dos jugadores fueron descalificados por tres faltas de expulsi\u00f3n cada uno. Mientras tanto, los Coyotes recibieron solo tres faltas de expulsi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Solo le tom\u00f3 un minuto a un equipo ponerse en el marcador, y los Patriots anotaron para obtener una ventaja de 1-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los Coyotes respondieron 39 segundos despu\u00e9s en una situaci\u00f3n de man-up. Wattenbarger recibi\u00f3 el bal\u00f3n por la izquierda y lanz\u00f3 un tiro a la derecha para igualar el marcador.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Madera convirti\u00f3 la pelota en el centro del \u00e1rea y Liberty logr\u00f3 un gol de contraataque a los 4:38 del primer tiempo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los Patriots anotaron otro gol gracias a una jugada de avance y se pusieron arriba 3-1 con tres minutos por jugar en el primer periodo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Con 1:13 faltando en el primer cuarto, Gill, con el reloj de tiro en marcha, lanz\u00f3 un tiro al \u00e1ngulo superior izquierdo para marcar el gol y los Patriots se pusieron 3-2 al final del primer cuarto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Con ese gol, los Coyotes anotaron 15 de los siguientes 20 goles para tomar el control del partido.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A los 40 segundos del segundo periodo, Gill envi\u00f3 un bal\u00f3n floater desde la derecha hacia el lado izquierdo de la red para igualar el marcador en tres puntos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alrededor de 30 segundos despu\u00e9s, Tatro logr\u00f3 un robo de bal\u00f3n y recibi\u00f3 el pase de Wattenbarger en un pase de gol. Tatro envi\u00f3 la pelota desde la izquierda al poste m\u00e1s cercano para obtener una ventaja de 4-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diecis\u00e9is segundos despu\u00e9s, Tatro lanz\u00f3 un tiro que sali\u00f3 por encima del poste izquierdo, pero Wattenbarger estaba all\u00ed para enviar el rebote al gol, dando un 5-3 de ventaja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jimenez recibi\u00f3 la pelota en el centro y envi\u00f3 un pase largo a la izquierda para Tatro, quien remat\u00f3 dentro del \u00e1rea chica para poner el marcador 6-3 con cuatro minutos de juego restantes del primer tiempo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liberty marc\u00f3 con un disparo de larga distancia para reducir la ventaja a dos goles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sin embargo, 39 segundos despu\u00e9s, Gill consigui\u00f3 el bal\u00f3n por la izquierda, pero lo lanz\u00f3 fuera al \u00e1rea derecha. Jim\u00e9nez, que ven\u00eda desde el lado d\u00e9bil, consigui\u00f3 el bal\u00f3n y lo envi\u00f3 al \u00e1rea abierta para obtener una ventaja de 7-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un minuto despu\u00e9s, Gill, en la banda izquierda, envi\u00f3 la pelota a Wattenbarger en el centro. El tiro de patada de Wattenbarger fue a la derecha, dando un resultado de 8-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los Coyotes anotaron otro gol antes del descanso con un tiro penal desde cinco metros. Wattenbarger marc\u00f3 el gol en el \u00e1ngulo izquierdo para poner el marcador en 9-4 con 17,5 segundos por jugar en el primer tiempo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liberty marc\u00f3 el primer gol del segundo tiempo apenas 28 segundos despu\u00e9s del inicio del per\u00edodo con un disparo de lob sobre la portera Katie Sanchez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los Coyotes volvieron al minuto siguiente. Wattenbarger, en el lado derecho, tuvo su tiro bloqueado en el \u00e1rea. Sin embargo, Oregel estaba all\u00ed para empujar la pelota al \u00e1rea abierta y conseguir la ventaja de 10-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dos minutos despu\u00e9s, con ventaja num\u00e9rica, Jim\u00e9nez recibi\u00f3 la pelota por la izquierda y la convirti\u00f3 en gol dentro del \u00e1rea chica, con lo que se lleg\u00f3 al 11-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En otra ventaja para el equipo visitante un minuto despu\u00e9s, Gill consigui\u00f3 la pelota en el centro y la convirti\u00f3 en el interior del \u00e1ngulo derecho para lograr una ventaja de 12-5, lo que dio a los Coyotes una ventaja de 11-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liberty marc\u00f3 30 segundos despu\u00e9s con otro tiro largo al poste m\u00e1s all\u00e1 para reducir la ventaja a seis puntos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Con 27,5 segundos restantes del tercer cuarto, Jim\u00e9nez recibi\u00f3 la pelota en la izquierda con ventaja num\u00e9rica. Ella la envi\u00f3 a Wattenbarger en el medio campo, quien la lanz\u00f3 hacia la derecha para un marcador de 13-6 al final del cuarto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los Coyotes recibieron un tiro penal de cinco metros al minuto 44 del cuarto per\u00edodo, y Wattenbarger envi\u00f3 un tiro de esquiva a la izquierda para marcar el gol y ponerse arriba 14-6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liberty marc\u00f3 21 segundos despu\u00e9s con un disparo de lob desde la derecha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alrededor de dos minutos despu\u00e9s, Oregel realiz\u00f3 un robo. Arroll\u00f3 a Wattenbarger y se escap\u00f3. Wattenbarger lanz\u00f3 un tiro a la izquierda para marcar el gol, y el marcador qued\u00f3 15-7 con 3:28 de juego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Liberty marc\u00f3 un gol con ventaja num\u00e9rica gracias a un disparo suave hacia la derecha. Pero Wattenbarger respondi\u00f3 28 segundos despu\u00e9s con un disparo hacia la derecha desde la frontal, con lo que se lleg\u00f3 a un resultado de 16-8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liberty marc\u00f3 dos goles en los \u00faltimos 1:26 para la victoria de 16-10 por parte de Madera.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 [&hellip;]<\/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":"los-coyotes-avanzan-pero-caen-en-el-segundo-tiempo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/coyotes-advance-but-fall-in-2ot\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Coyotes avanzan, pero caen en la segunda tanda de puntos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El equipo masculino de Water Polo de Madera Coyotes avanz\u00f3 a la fase de 32 equipos en los playoffs de la Div. III Central Section, pero sufri\u00f3 una dura derrota por doble tiempo contra Stockdale en la fase de 16 equipos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Madera domin\u00f3 desde el inicio con una victoria de 13-5 sobre Yosemite el lunes en el McAlister Pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esto dio a los Coyotes, clasificados en noveno lugar, una oportunidad de enfrentarse a los Mustangs, clasificados en octavo lugar. Los Coyotes se pusieron en desventaja 7-4 al inicio del cuarto periodo. Madera super\u00f3 a Stockdale por 5-2 en el cuarto cuarto, igualando el marcador en nueve puntos y forzando el tiempo extra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ambas equipos marcaron dos goles en el primer tiempo extra. Stockdale marc\u00f3 un gol en el segundo tiempo extra para una victoria por 12-11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isaiah Camarena fue el m\u00e1ximo anotador de los Coyotes con cinco goles. Brodie Wood y Josh Contreras tuvieron tres cada uno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sin embargo, para poder jugar contra Stockdale, los Coyotes tuvieron que hacer frente a un partido muy importante el lunes contra Yosemite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En esencia, Madera puso fin al partido al vencer a Yosemite por 5-0 en el segundo periodo, con lo que se obtuvo una ventaja de 8-1 al final del primer tiempo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El portero Bryan Jauregui registr\u00f3 11 paradas en la victoria. Contreras fue el m\u00e1ximo anotador de los Coyotes con cuatro goles. Wood sum\u00f3 tres. Urbano Guti\u00e9rrez y Camarena anotaron dos cada uno mientras Andreas Salas y Taran Cheema agregaron un gol cada uno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Madera inici\u00f3 el marcador en el quinto minuto. Guti\u00e9rrez envi\u00f3 un tiro al gol, pero la pelota sali\u00f3 por encima del travesa\u00f1o. Contreras se acerc\u00f3 para recuperar el remate y envi\u00f3 un disparo al \u00e1ngulo superior de la porter\u00eda para marcar con 5:30 minutos por jugar en el primer tiempo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unos dos minutos despu\u00e9s, Contreras consigui\u00f3 la pelota en el \u00e1rea y lanz\u00f3 un tiro de esquiva hacia la banda izquierda, logrando as\u00ed una ventaja de 2-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yosemite marc\u00f3 45 segundos despu\u00e9s con un gol de contraataque para reducir la ventaja de Madera a la mitad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tras un par de jugadas de Jauregui, los Coyotes anotaron un gol a falta de unos 30 segundos para el final del primer periodo. Wood recibi\u00f3 la pelota en la izquierda y la envi\u00f3 a Contreras en el centro, quien lanz\u00f3 un disparo r\u00e1pido al gol a la izquierda para obtener una ventaja de 3-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al cabo de unos dos minutos del segundo periodo, Camarena se lanz\u00f3 con el bal\u00f3n a la izquierda y marc\u00f3 dentro del \u00e1rea de penalizaci\u00f3n para poner el 4-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e1s tarde, Camarena recibi\u00f3 la pelota en el centro y la envi\u00f3 al delantero Contreras, quien dio la vuelta y marc\u00f3 dentro del poste derecho para poner el 5-1 a los 2:50 del primer tiempo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yosemite fue advertido por sustituci\u00f3n ilegal 18 segundos despu\u00e9s y Madera recibi\u00f3 un tiro de penal de cinco metros. Camarena encontr\u00f3 el \u00e1ngulo superior izquierdo para aumentar la ventaja a 6-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un minuto despu\u00e9s, Camarena envi\u00f3 el bal\u00f3n por delante a Contreras, quien dio la vuelta y dispar\u00f3 para lograr una ventaja de 7-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Con 44,7 segundos por jugar en la mitad del partido, Wood logr\u00f3 una recuperaci\u00f3n y envi\u00f3 la pelota a Gutierrez, quien se coloc\u00f3 detr\u00e1s de un defensor. \u00c9l la convirti\u00f3 en el \u00e1ngulo izquierdo para obtener una ventaja de 8-1 al final del primer tiempo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pasaron m\u00e1s de tres minutos en la segunda mitad antes de que se produjera un gol. Wood recibi\u00f3 la pelota en el centro del campo y la llev\u00f3 hasta el \u00e1rea para realizar un disparo hacia la derecha, con lo que se obtuvo una ventaja de 9-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Con 2:20 faltando en el tercer periodo, el Yosemite marc\u00f3 su segundo gol, casi dos periodos completos desde su primer gol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los Coyotes cerraron el tercer periodo con dos goles. Juan Blanco recibi\u00f3 la pelota en la derecha en una situaci\u00f3n de man-up. Hizo un pase r\u00e1pido hacia el centro y Contreras dispar\u00f3 r\u00e1pidamente al gol. A falta de 32.5 segundos, Wood rob\u00f3 la pelota, dribl\u00f3 a tres defensores, se elev\u00f3 y convirti\u00f3 el gol para poner el marcador 11-1 al final del tercer periodo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Madera marc\u00f3 dos goles en los primeros 3:30 del cuarto periodo para sentenciar el partido. Wood captur\u00f3 un pase de gol y lo entreg\u00f3 a Taran Cheema en un contraataque para ponerse arriba. Cheema envi\u00f3 la pelota al fondo de la red para obtener una ventaja de 12-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Menos de un minuto despu\u00e9s, Wood recibi\u00f3 la pelota en el centro y la pas\u00f3 a Salas por la izquierda, quien remat\u00f3 con un remate raso al poste derecho para obtener una ventaja de 13-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Durante los \u00faltimos tres minutos, el equipo de Yosemite marc\u00f3 tres goles mientras que los Coyotes aprovecharon el tiempo para conseguir la victoria.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 [&hellip;]<\/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-se-prepara-para-un-torneo-de-golf-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":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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":"<p>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 [&hellip;]<\/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":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like to join us, contact our membership chair at diannie_1999@yahoo.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2014 Sincerely,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Mary Pretzer,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>CalRTA Communications Chair Division 79<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 [&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,"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":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"50338\" class=\"elementor elementor-50338\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d411fb7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1d411fb7\" 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-503c08bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"503c08bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<h3>Leaving California<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<h3>The super rich<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<h3>The golden visa<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<h3>Foreign residency<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 [&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,"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":"biblioteca-de-semillas-conserveselo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/seed-library-check-it-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Biblioteca de semillas \u2014 \u00a1cons\u00e9guete una!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Se podr\u00eda decir con seguridad que el simple acto de guardar semillas nos ha llevado a trav\u00e9s de los siglos. Algunos de nosotros podemos recordar a nuestros padres o abuelos recolectando y guardando semillas de sus jardines y campos para sembrarlas en a\u00f1os posteriores, mientras tambi\u00e9n compart\u00edan esas semillas con sus amigos y vecinos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aunque el ahorro de semillas ha sido una tradici\u00f3n muy apreciada, las bibliotecas de semillas, que suelen encontrarse en las bibliotecas p\u00fablicas, son un fen\u00f3meno relativamente reciente, que comenz\u00f3 en el a\u00f1o 2000. Afortunadamente, como residentes del condado de Madera, nos benefician tres bibliotecas de semillas que se encuentran en nuestro territorio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shannon McCumber, maestra jardiner\u00eda de Madera County, administra una de estas bibliotecas de semillas a trav\u00e9s de la Biblioteca de Oakhurst. Si visitas las bibliotecas North Fork o Madera Ranchos, tambi\u00e9n puedes utilizar sus colecciones de semillas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interesado tras un encuentro casual con la bibliotecaria de Oakhurst y sintiendo la necesidad de servir a la comunidad monta\u00f1osa a trav\u00e9s de la actividad voluntaria, el inter\u00e9s de Shannon por las bibliotecas de semillas comenz\u00f3 en 2024. Construyendo sobre el proyecto de una unidad de ni\u00f1as exploradoras locales para reunir un banco de semillas que se guardar\u00eda en la biblioteca de Oakhurst, lanz\u00f3 la biblioteca de semillas de Oakhurst en marzo de ese a\u00f1o. Su objetivo, junto con el de todas las bibliotecas de semillas, es educar al p\u00fablico sobre la importancia de guardar semillas, construir comunidad, proporcionar semillas a quienes las necesiten y simplemente difundir la alegr\u00eda que trae el jardiner\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Biblioteca de Semillas de Oakhurst encarna todos los atributos de una biblioteca de semillas bien administrada:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 El acceso a ella y su uso son tan simples como consultar un libro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Todos los paquetes de semillas son gratuitos, ya sean los guardados por los miembros de la comunidad o los paquetes profesionalmente elaborados donados por empresas locales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Se anima a los participantes a guardar semillas de sus propios jardines y a donarlas de vuelta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Las variedades de semillas se dividen en categor\u00edas como \u201cHortalizas, Flores, Verduras, Nativas y \u00c1rboles\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shannon dice que la Biblioteca de Semillas de Oakhurst ha tenido \u00e9xito porque su ubicaci\u00f3n en la biblioteca permite una f\u00e1cil visibilidad siempre que la biblioteca est\u00e1 abierta y suele ser frecuentada por familias y jardineros locales. Le encanta que los ni\u00f1os se sientan especialmente atra\u00eddos por ella. Desde su creaci\u00f3n, han pasado por all\u00ed m\u00e1s de 3.500 paquetes de semillas, que representan 426 variedades distintas de plantas. Actualmente, aproximadamente 250 paquetes est\u00e1n disponibles al p\u00fablico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En un mundo cada vez m\u00e1s dominado por la complejidad vertiginosa, las bibliotecas de semillas subrayan el valor satisfactoriamente simple del jardiner\u00eda y la comunidad. \u00a1Dedique un tiempo hoy mismo para visitarlas!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Para obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre las bibliotecas de semillas y la conservaci\u00f3n de semillas, visite 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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taller GRATUITO sobre compostaje, s\u00e1bado 14 de noviembre, de 10 a.m. a mediod\u00eda en el Colegio Universitario de Madera, 30277 Ave. 12, Madera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a1Felices jardineros!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 [&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,"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":"manten-limpio-tu-pelo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/keep-your-nose-clean\/","title":{"rendered":"Mant\u00e9n limpio tu nariz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He escuchado esta expresi\u00f3n durante la mayor parte de mi vida. Si se la toma literalmente, suena repugnante pero necesaria: \u201cMant\u00e9n limpio tu nariz\u201d. No significa literalmente que tengas que limpiarla hasta que est\u00e9 limpia. La expresi\u00f3n significa evitar problemas, evitar comportamientos ilegales o deshonestos y mantener una buena reputaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mi abuela, a quien llam\u00e1bamos Gammie, sol\u00eda venir a pasar el invierno con nuestra familia cuando yo era adolescente. Nuestra familia ten\u00eda que adaptarse a ello cada a\u00f1o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Una de las cosas que recuerdo vividamente de su estad\u00eda con nosotros fue su ritual nocturno de ir al ba\u00f1o para cepillarse los dientes y \u201climpiar su nariz\u201d. Como ni\u00f1os y adolescentes, nos re\u00edamos en privado de ella por eso, sin dar realmente cuenta de qu\u00e9 se trataba realmente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mi mejor amiga de la escuela secundaria era Janet. Nos conocimos cuando ten\u00edamos 8 a\u00f1os y casi no nos separ\u00e1bamos durante toda la secundaria. Segu\u00edamos las mismas clases y asist\u00edamos a la misma iglesia en Atlanta. Ninguno de nosotros era muy popular. Ambos ten\u00edamos un poco de timidez, pero cuando est\u00e1bamos juntos nos re\u00edamos mucho y compart\u00edamos todo. Ninguno de los dos mejores amigos era m\u00e1s cercano que nosotros dos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Probablemente ambos nos re\u00edmos en privado de mi abuela. No recuerdo con certeza. Siempre nos mostramos respetuosos con Gammie cuando estaba presente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Janet ten\u00eda un sentido del humor extra\u00f1o. Cuando quer\u00eda expresar algo que consideraba la cosa m\u00e1s horrible imaginable, utilizaba el ejemplo de la difteria. No tengo idea de c\u00f3mo empez\u00f3, pero lo utilizaba con frecuencia. En aquel momento ni siquiera sab\u00eda qu\u00e9 era la difteria ni c\u00f3mo se transmit\u00eda, pero comprend\u00eda el concepto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La difteria no es una enfermedad com\u00fan en este pa\u00eds debido a las vacunas, pero hace muchos a\u00f1os era una grave infecci\u00f3n bacteriana que afectaba el nariz, la garganta y a menudo el tracto respiratorio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despu\u00e9s de la muerte de mi abuela, aprend\u00ed que hab\u00eda tenido difteria cuando era ni\u00f1a y que durante el resto de su vida tuvo que inyectarse agua en la nariz cada noche antes de acostarse. Ten\u00eda un peque\u00f1o agujero en el costado de la nariz, que el puente de sus gafas cubr\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sin duda, mi abuela mantuvo su nariz limpia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De verdad, esa no es la primera cosa que recuerdo de mi abuela, pero igual que nuestro pensamiento nos lleva a recuerdos extra\u00f1os, aqu\u00ed est\u00e1 la raz\u00f3n por la que ahora me acuerdo de esto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mientras se votaban las papeletas y se revelaban los resultados, pens\u00e9 en todos los pol\u00edticos que se esforzaron tanto en la campa\u00f1a, luchando contra sus oponentes de formas tan desagradables. Pens\u00e9 en lo desagradables que eran al acusar a sus oponentes de cosas que podr\u00edan o no haber sido ciertas. Es sorprendente para m\u00ed lo eficaz que fue el acoso medi\u00e1tico para muchos de ellos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Para todos los que ganaron las elecciones, respeto que hayan ganado gracias al voto del pueblo, aunque no haya votado a favor de ellos. Los apoyo y les ruego que Dios est\u00e9 con cada decisi\u00f3n que tomen. El mejor consejo que les dar\u00eda a cualquiera de ellos ser\u00eda: \u201cMantengan la cabeza limpia\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Espero que cada uno de ellos lo haga.    <\/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>\u201cAquello a quien se pueda confiar con muy poco tambi\u00e9n puede ser confiado con mucho; y quien sea deshonesto con muy poco tambi\u00e9n ser\u00e1 deshonesto con mucho.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2014 Lucas 16:10<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 [&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,"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":"el-sheriff-justice-tuvo-mucho-trabajo-en-1939","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/sheriff-justice-had-his-hands-full-in-1939\/","title":{"rendered":"El sheriff Justice ten\u00eda mucho que hacer en 1939"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En 1939, un grupo de unos 140 agricultores del condado de Madera abandon\u00f3 sus campos y se dirigi\u00f3 a la ciudad armado con tenedores de hacha. Pensaban que ya hab\u00edan soportado suficiente agitaci\u00f3n, intimidaci\u00f3n y hostigamiento; ten\u00edan la intenci\u00f3n de resolver la situaci\u00f3n ese s\u00e1bado por la tarde de octubre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alguien vio a los agricultores acercarse y alert\u00f3 a las 400 personas que se hab\u00edan reunido en el parque. La alerta no fue escuchada. Despu\u00e9s de todo, eran casi las cuatro de la tarde y adem\u00e1s, si deb\u00edan discutir, \u00bfpor qu\u00e9 no hacerlo all\u00ed mismo?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Este conflicto comenz\u00f3 cuando la Alianza Nacional de Trabajadores y la OCI empezaron a exigir salarios m\u00e1s altos para los trabajadores agr\u00edcolas. Un esfuerzo concentrado se dirigi\u00f3 hacia el Valle de San Joaqu\u00edn, con Madera como objetivo principal. Los grupos nacionales exigieron que los agricultores pagaran a los recolectores de algod\u00f3n 1,25 d\u00f3lares por cien libras. Los agricultores se mostraron inflexibles y fijaron un precio de 80 centavos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El 10 de octubre de 1939, el CIO convoc\u00f3 a los cosechadores de algod\u00f3n de Madera para que salieran de los campos, y al d\u00eda siguiente una multitud de l\u00edderes laborales profesionales celebr\u00f3 la primera de muchas reuniones informativas en Courthouse Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los destacados agricultores de Madera County fueron atacados en la reuni\u00f3n como \u201cpersonas que hacen miserable la vida de los trabajadores\u201d. Cuando Carl Patterson, un \u201cautoproclamado organizador voluntario\u201d, tom\u00f3 el micr\u00f3fono, proclam\u00f3 que \u201cno nos interesa lo que el granjero llama su costo de producci\u00f3n, sino el costo de vida\u201d. Ni siquiera el Dr. Lee A. Stone se libr\u00f3 de los ataques, ya que Patterson acus\u00f3 al oficial de salud del condado de complicidad en permitir la existencia de alojamientos insalubres para los trabajadores en los granjas m\u00e1s grandes, mientras \u201cel granjero m\u00e1s peque\u00f1o literalmente cumpl\u00eda con los requisitos establecidos\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patterson continu\u00f3 afirmando que \u201cesta huelga no fue convocada por los trabajadores, sino por los agricultores que se niegan a pagar un salario digno de vivir\u201d. Sugiri\u00f3 que cualquier agricultor que fuera captado importando mano de obra agr\u00edcola de otros estados para romper la huelga deber\u00eda ser encarcelado a perpetua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pesar de sus esfuerzos para presionar a los trabajadores, los l\u00edderes sindicales no hicieron mucho en un principio para influir en la cosecha de algod\u00f3n. Menos del 8 por ciento de los recolectores de algod\u00f3n del condado salieron a las calles. Es evidente que la situaci\u00f3n requer\u00eda medidas extremas. Fue entonces cuando se convocaron los huelguistas profesionales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En cuesti\u00f3n de d\u00edas, los destilados de Madera empezaron a sentir los efectos de la huelga. Cientos de trabajadores abandonaban sus puestos de trabajo por temor a represalias de los huelguistas profesionales. Se inform\u00f3 de carpas de entre 60 y 70 veh\u00edculos recorriendo las carreteras del condado intimidando a quienes permanec\u00edan en los campos. Al 16 de octubre, menos de una semana despu\u00e9s de la primera convocatoria a la huelga, la cosecha de algod\u00f3n en Madera hab\u00eda quedado pr\u00e1cticamente suspendida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Todo desemboc\u00f3 en aquel s\u00e1bado por la tarde. Los agricultores decidieron poner fin de una vez por todas a sus p\u00e9rdidas de cosechas. Si la ley no pod\u00eda proteger a sus trabajadores, ellos lo har\u00edan. Armados con machetes y palos de todo tipo, los agricultores, en n\u00famero inferior, se lanzaron contra los huelguistas. Solo la r\u00e1pida intervenci\u00f3n de la polic\u00eda estatal, con el uso de gas lacrim\u00f3geno, evit\u00f3 una aut\u00e9ntica matanza. Los huelguistas fueron expulsados del parque y sus l\u00edderes fueron detenidos. A.L. Wirin de la A.C.L.U. fue escoltado fuera de Madera por el sheriff W.O. Justice hasta la frontera con el condado de Fresno, bajo la premisa de que su seguridad no pod\u00eda garantizarse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Con los huelguistas desorganizados y sus l\u00edderes encarcelados, la huelga se vio interrumpida. Las caravanas de disturbios se desplazaron hacia el sur, sintiendo que exist\u00edan mayores oportunidades en los condados de Kern y Tulare. Los organizadores encarcelados del disturbio lanzaron una rama de olivo desde sus celdas. Sugirieron reducir la demanda salarial de $1,25 a $1 por cien libras. El condado de Madera no mostr\u00f3 ninguna reacci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al final del mes la tormenta hab\u00eda pasado. M\u00e1s de 5.000 trabajadores reanudaron la cosecha de algod\u00f3n en el condado de Madera, y los agricultores se volvieron a preocupar por cuestiones m\u00e1s urgentes, como la lluvia que acababa de caer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Con el tiempo, la tecnolog\u00eda har\u00eda que el cosechador humano de algod\u00f3n se volviera obsoleto y la memoria de la lucha de 1939 se desvaneciera. Hoy en d\u00eda, cuando se camina por Courthouse Park, no se puede ver ninguna indicaci\u00f3n de que este lugar alguna vez fuera el Waterloo del trabajo agr\u00edcola organizado en el condado de Madera.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. Someone saw the farmers coming and shouted the alarm to the 400 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":50327,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,17],"tags":[43],"class_list":["post-50332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-history","tag-law"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50332","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\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50332"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50333,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50332\/revisions\/50333"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]